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The membera of the American base,»
ball team are anxiously watching the
changes is the weather. They have
an 111W game to be played to
marrow afternoon on the Wicke lot,
and don't want yin to interfere.
All of the cottages on Marvin Beach
tract, and ‘m the Dorion Point colony
have been filled for the summer
months. Campers are arriving on
Call Pasture Beach, and everything
points to more than a busy and suc»
cessful summer,, so far as East Side
is concerned.
Richard Sweeney, a uelhltnown
East Norwalk young man. has been
added to the rcpol‘torial ntaff of The
Sentinel. Mt. Sweeney has mlnl'
friends on the East Side, especially
among the younger folks. and they
have all signified their intention of co-
loperating with him in the gatherlnx
lot news.
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Plans are well under way for the
lholding of races by the members of
lthe first part of July. Owners have
ithe rst party of July. Owners rave
oyerhuuled and repaired their boats
and this years regatta is expected to
be one of the most interesting in the
club's history. A number of entries
lat-e to be made in the race.
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George Dance is recovering from
rheumatism.
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Bartram were Water at the sup
per of the new“ Church Thurs‘
day 111th
Edwam Splat. manager of the lo—
cal AEP lore has been promoted to
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ill-a. Ballard, In. Steven and Mn; ~ gr WV_V;'“ ~
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the management of the store in Mil~
ford.
H. B. Cook’s class of the Congregav
tional Sunday school will hold a
strawberry festival today from 3 to 5
p. m., at the church.
The Epworth [league of lb; Metho-
dlr’l Church will be host to the lea~
goes of Norwalk Group, at a
Saturday evening. July 1.
Bids for the new pavement on
Mansfield avenue and on Middlesex
road will be opened next Tuetsday,
June 20. by Highway Superintendent
Greene.
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Mr. and Mrs. George H. Jelliff,
Jlx. have returned from their honey-
moor trip and are now occupying
one of Cornelius Taylor’t houses at
Talmadge Hill.
Salvator Rosco. who was sent to
Bridgeport jail, Tuesday, in default of
232,000 bail, pending his trial for the
gtlleft of chicken: from the Mhpes
lpoultry farm. was liberated Wednes-
‘jdai'. a bondsman having been found.
Mrs. Henry Smith and her son of
New York have returned home, after
.onjoylng a visit of several days with
ilrn. Smith's parents. ‘Mr. and Mrs.
‘Wllllnm J. Reid of Mansfield avenue.
V The committee arranging for the
1prewnlntion of "ll‘i Fl of the Toy
Shop," for the benefit of the library,
met in the pageant room, last night.
to lay further plans. and .lo appoint
,commllleets.
u. E. Richter was a vialtor
day afternoon. in Bridgeport.
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Tufi' Work was begun yesterday on the
permanent pan-mom of Railroad ave-
‘one. The trolley company is laylnu
new tics. Concrete will be laid, ac,-
cording to the Hananm formula. and
,Mack brick on the steep grades up
pmachlng the railroad bridge. This
will be a great improvement. as now-
adays Railroad avenue Is one of the
most travelled roads in the town.
Work on the Ring's End road is
progressing, and it will soon be” re-
opened.
EAST
NORWALK
! Darien Grunge had the New Cuu~
nan Grange as guests at their meet-
ing last night.
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Mr. and Mrs. Frank Delaney and Justice George W. Sherer was in
CI Charles. of Boston, Mass, are via. Bridgeport, on legal business, Wednes-
ting with friends and relatives on the day.
at Bide.
Considerable complaint to heard
that young men are annoying the
Chinese loundryman, Charles Wong.
slnco his removal to the building for-
! A daughter was born to Mr. and
James McGarry, a. popular ”uh“ Mrs. Henry Thomas of Mansfield ave
Illa. has taken a position with the one, last Saturday.
" finnnectlcut Company for th slum
lira. Arthur Phillips of Tokeneke
hi returned from a trip to the Mobe- Aw“
.pn Lake School. Her son. Judson
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have been thrown through the win-
dow. and a few nights ago there lads
propped a heavy iron bar against the
door in web a way'that, when Charlie
Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Norman
fund their son. Francis, sailed for
England. this week to visit friend‘s.
soU'rH nonwnfkwcmzué‘n
comes TO THE FRONT.
injuring it neverely, and
nullps, is a pupils there.
lira. Samuel Kelley. of Seaside
‘Iaoe. next Thursday afternoon will
ntertaln the members of the Wom-
an's Auxiliary of Christ Episcopa.
church.
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{Tell- Hla
‘ Hla Experience.
Every South Norwalk
‘nhould read what a neighbor says.
His testimony can be relied upon.
Hero are his own words:
Friends and Neltlhbora of
resident
missing his head.
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in. Brewster a quite in at
home on 51“ empire avenue.
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Mrs. Lillie Austin has been the
his
glycol of relatives in Silvermlne.
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George Pit-knell is having a Deloo
electric plant installed in his home.
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3 , John Jonson a Sari-Iliad. plus.
rally,
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mcrly occupied by the Moroton Water’
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Company, on Railroad avenue. Blonen‘
came out in response to their hoot‘sJ
It dropped inward and struck his foot. Nina“. is «pending afew days at
narrowly the homo of her mother-ln‘law, Mrs.
The New Haven railroad in plan-‘
ning extensive improvements at
local station. The ticket olflcc at the
(not bound elation in to be removed
from the bay window in the center, to
the weatern and of the structure. and
a door cut through into a baggage‘
room, so that Station Agent Carter
' John Borat, 78 Spring street, South
Norwalk. says: "I suifcmi from inac-
tive kidnm and backaches. ‘Doan‘s may find it more convenlent to look
Kidney Pills, which i got at Plainted's after both the express and She rall-
Ilrug Store, curcd rue. Another of the road coda of in, business. tn... new
family had various symptoms of kid- ucket office will be larger than the
hey trouble until Donn‘a Kidney Pills piogem quarter of Mr, Carter and Mix“:
.were sued. This medicine gal'e com-,Ryan, the Western Union operator,
‘pleto relief in that case. too. We ”fund will also be aqulpped with new
pleased to renew the public endoerrur—nltum and nxluros. ' it will extend
ment we gave them 501119 time film iacrons the entire end of the. station.
Price. 50c. a! all denlm- Don't slm- It in believed that the equipment of
NY 33k tor a kid“?! remedy~get the station with electric lluhtu will be
Doan’s Kidney Pills—the. same that . nccompllshod at the game tlme.
iMr. Borsl had. Foster—Illilbum C0.,
Propa, Buffalo, .'. y.
Jr‘s. Charles Byxbee, president of
‘Uo W. C. T. U., at her home on Fort
mt, yesterday afternoon, entertain-
an the members of the local branch. A
flaring social time was enjoyed, and
hairless of a routine nature was dis~
,Joaed of.
flundrcds turned out, last night, to
me of the biggest meetings East Nor-
ialkcrs have attended in years. That
It was a lively and interesting one
throughout. is shown by the complete
‘ account elsewhere.
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spent the wockahd with (mods
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Miss Mary lockwood, of Meriden.
spent the weekend at hcr home on
Silvermine avenue.
George Frey is spending a
days on businesa in New: York.
‘Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Buttery enter
tallied friends tron Wes'm at their
home, Sunday.
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Mr. and Mrs. John Mackay are
spending the week with relatives in
New York.
Mr. and Mrs. John Cancel, of the
Mill Road are spending the week
with friends in New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bur-ha, of
Bridgeport. spent the weekend at the
home of Mr. Burna’ mailman. Mrs.“
Anabelle Burns, of this place.
Mre. Harm I'urdy. of New Canaan.
ls amudlng a few day: at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Brew-r
liter. ’
Edward Grindrod, of Norwalk, spent
Sunday at the home of his grandma
enta, Mr. and Mrs. William Ward,
well, Sr. ‘
lag “I‘m a W The'fdiad at her home in the Lyon's Plain. Captain Stevens knows the water:
program Wed of song and roetta-’
lion and bent of without a single
hitch and won credit. not only to the
committee, who worked up the pro
gram, but t9 those who look but in
it as well. A red letter testament
wan given to the scholar bringing in
the largest collection for foreign mis-
sions Chester Buttery was the high-
est, and Benson Boring second. 0v-
er ten dollars was raised and will be
sent to the board of foreign missions.
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Mrs. Nelson Croasman, who has
been seriously ill, is improving.
Mica Eva Ferris is spending some,
time in Norwalk. l
The annual ‘(lhildren'a Night' 'pro
gram will be presented \3t Norfleld
Grange. on Friday evening, June 23.
Building operations have been be-
gun on Horace C. Hurlbutt‘s new
house in Nordeld by Contractor John
Kernslock.
George Reed, formerly of Weston.
is seriously ill. at the home of his
sooth-law, Charles Seeley in Norwalk.
Many children in town are still out.
fering from whooping cough.
Carl liildering hula entertained
fricnd from New York.
Mrs. Jackson. of Jacksonville, Flori-
da. and Mica Hard of Bridgeport, are
guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Mor-
ris Nichols.
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"State Road work which is to extend
from tho \Vcatport line, north to Hill-
side street, near the former Growl”?
Ellsworth Lockwood. who baa been
quite ill with the grippe at his home,
is now quite improved and is able to
return to his work.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Robinson,
who have. been spending the past
month on business in New York. have
returned to their summer collage on
Silvcrmlne avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. ilnrry Kink. who
have been rpcndlng the past week in
New York City. have returned to
their home on the Mill Road
8910:: ii. Bot-glam and daughter-p
Monica. of Rocky Ranch. Sll"'-rrulne,.
are spending the week at air. pot-33
lum'a studio in New York.
Mrs. Frederick iMllor, of Camp so.
Conrad Miller.
Mrs. Charles Pabst and daUghtcr.
”H. .Mlas Laura. of New York, are spend-
ing the week at the home of Mrs.
Pnbst‘s son, John Pabst.
Shackleton
have
Perry
Mr. and Mrs. Charles
and family of Cleveland. 0..
moved into their cottage‘on
avenue. for the summer.
Mists Amy Andrews, of Bridgeport,
la apcnding the week at the home of
her grandmother, Mrs. Annbelle M.
Burns, of Silcrmino avenue.
The regular annual Children's Day
services by the Sunday School were
held last Sunday evading. and despite
the threatening weather was largely
attended. The church was beautiful;
ly decorated with daisies, primrosea:
and summer lilies. The
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’rnamopemmon.
volt-v GET
‘Treadwell of this place.
store, has started.
llclatlvcn here, attended ill South-
port. Thursday evening. the wedding
of Francis Brady Treadwell». and Miss
Cornelia Buckingham at the home of
the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Con-
rad Buckingham. Mr. Treadwell is the,
cldml son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W.‘
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Mlss Gertrude Craft has returned to p.
Sit-puny and Mlas Gertrude Groaoshw-
‘er. to East Sorwalk to spend the;
summer vacation. Mira May Martin-
on returns to Dan‘bury nexr week.
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Banks and
family of Norbeld. attended on Thurs-
day. the wedding of Mr. Banks’ neph~
cw. Foéley Jennings of Greenfield.
and Mlsn Edna Day, at the home 0!,
the bride in Greenfield. ,
The monthly business meeting of
tho Norflald improvements Auaocia-l
tlon will be held in the town hall on
Tuesday evening June 20. The Asso-
clmlon will also give 3 Strawberry
festival in the town hall on the oven
ing of June 30.
Many Weston, and also out of town
friends, were in attendance on Wed-
nesday evening. at the wedding of
Miss Ethel Doty and-Klwood Marlin.
which look place at the Good Hill
residence of the bride's parents, Mr,
and Mrs. Stephen Doty. the ceremony
being performed by Rev. Kenneth Moo
Kenzlc. of Trinity. Church. Westport.‘
Many flue gifts of silver. cut glass.
linen. household furniture. etc., wore.
received by” the young couple. I
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section of town Thursday morning,
Miss Scodeid was 89 years of age. be—
ing one of the eldest residents of the.
town and the oldest member or the
Norfieid Congregational church. She
was much respected and beloved by
all who knew her and her death is re»*
gretted by many friends. Miss Sec
field was the only sister, of the late
Deacon Hiram Scofield, and leaves no
immediate family, her nearest rela-
tives being several cousins, residing
out of town. .
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Mrs. Crowley of New York is via-
iting her sister, Mrs. H. L. Sturges.
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l.rs. H. L. Sturges. and Miss Kath-
trioe Sturgvs attended the play giv—
en at Hillside on Tuesday evening.
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Mr. Edward Dewing of Brooklyn.
New York. will be a weekend guest
of his aunt, Mrs. D. R. Lambert.
Miss Sally Middlebrook took a
business trip to New Canaan on Mon-
day.
John Davis. in, who is employed in
Bridgeport is visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Davis.
The Summer Whist Club will meet
Wednesday. June 20th with Miss l‘ar-
llentcr.
Mrs. Charles A. Marks attended the.
dance exhibition given by children L.
Stamford on Weducsday, under tho.
direction of Miss Mary A. Marks.
Nathaniel F‘rumnn has secured a
position as chaudeur for Dr. Morrison
and has gone to Ridgeneld to take up
his new duties.
'l‘ne Consolidated Railroad ha'l pla
ed a new signal aim at the station for
greater convenience. The color la a
brilliant orange.
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A spoiled snake it is said. three
feet Long. was seen Wednesday even—
ing on the road to the posgotllcc; es-
caping however, from the attacking
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Mra. D. R. umbert has received
an invitation to the wedding of Miss
Olive Morgan and lrvlng D. Brolt,
which took place Tuesday night, at
8- o’clock in Trinity Church. Hartford.
Misc Morgan's father, Mr. 3'. Morgan
was one time editor of the Traveler’s
Record.
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1Rownyton was drugged hit of Long
island Sound beachway seventy years
ago, when aenlor “Captain Stevens first
~13.“th out to wade in the. water, at
seven years of use, and reach, dour
and gather into a basket the clams
. r mussels that were to be seen every-
where, at that time.
Now. at 76 years. ripe in salt-wa-
ter wisdom. halo as any deck hand.
working early and late, fond of a good
cigar and good of hearing, ready of
sight. he is proof that salt air in
healthy. the “simple life" leads to;
longevity and integrity, and that
greatest comfort. after all. in no?
millionth: money, but the affection'
,and devotion of your own neighbor-l
American tamed a paralytic shock, last week. hood; , l
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eleven and one-half inches
only two and a quorler inches wide.
and hottoma of bug istauo pound ah
most as well as his folks klluu tho
trout gate and parlor floor. He has
fished, dnhci and raked ondraléaed
over the bottom of the waters he-
Home!) the two states o many )Pail!
that he knows all the eddies, new.
holes or best beds o1 oystels and claim:
that have been Vacalli or prolific chem
fish spots since the long ago “forties"
and "titties: 'wben Connecticut was
mostly woods and post math, the old
Conturd coaches truntlltd by on creah.
ing straps as the only means of tram
sit between Not» all and Bowen.
when the big. Ul'el’Spl‘n‘itdlng ttees OE
the famous Pest Road of the now. _
were very much smaller. ‘
Today l‘aplaln n: 17 Sit-\T'BS, senior,
is the (21,? ..:.“,: :1“! t "l worker ‘
of the \l'. 1. Stevens ()yslcl'iog Conl-
pally of Rouaylozl. His $011,133“
W. l. Stelena, .lr., is pilot and
master of the steam oyster travails:
Mabcl Stewlls; Captain Frank Slevq
ens l5 pilot and master of the strain
oyster trawler, W. 1. Stevens. The
other son, Earl, is engineer of one of
the steam boats and secretary cl !
oystering, corporation, of which, my
urally, the founder of the whole group
its presidv-m and treasurer.
Captain Stevens is ol the old-school
citizenry-c0urteous, trusty, good
friend. good neighbor. lie has one
of those oldfasllioncd “Whatnots‘i'
in his office, besides his business desk.
and the contents of that collection is
very interesting to him, the result 0'!
decade after of collections.
Sea shellfish from aulparla of the
world are tin-re——Japanese scallopr
that grow gigantic desk hulde, often,
weighing two pounds. They are ten
timrs the size of the scallops that
grow on the eastern waters oi Lung
island Sound. .
Any unusual 0ijch brought up from
the bottom of the Sound has been
cherlsh‘lfd by this Ancient Mariner of
this time. A bottle of Colonel llup.
port‘s beer, that probably went (”“h-
hoard from some yachting party. ‘h'lt'
stopper yet intact, beer inside pm‘u‘
ably good yet, though brought up
ll‘olu the depths two yealu ago, Filllm’
hundreds of oyster “sets" clinging 1")
the bottle and stopper. SlrdllI—"ly
enough, two years later, the trawl
,llmught up a beer glass from qulm
lltc saute spot, and the amount of Hya-
ler “spat" 0:1 the glues gate tho it”-
pl‘ession that both might have utnlil
overboard at the some time.
Captain Slevens has shells of
tho
great oblong "Shanghai” form
«if
‘oystcr, that once gave Dat‘ien its up
tllation, because those wonunlfully
long, white, inviting oysters were lllo
plide of epicul'eatta in the “lifliosfl
\Vhl‘ll our mantlpltreuts wore art-at
'high \vllitc silk hats, and the women!
pzll'ndcd with llll‘ll‘ crlnoline four tent
across and eight feet around. Tlll‘l‘u
are no more "Shanghai" oysters.
They were exterminate-d coon alter
the dcmalld of them made Darleu the
word that had the tootllsome .lml
tempting note.
Captain Stevens knew the beds of
these wonderfully white, fat and suc-
culent bivalves. He made a fortune
longing the great big, heavy-shelled,
tempting salt-water treasures. Nuno
ltiave' been gathered since the “scvezl‘
as.
Captain Stcvcns has hundreds 0!
novel things that he brought up in tho
.lbouaunda of raking over the beds or
bottoms of Long island Sound. lie
has a group of oyster ahells linked lo.
gether exactly like the three blades
of a propbllor. Six oyster shells in
radiating form resemble a marine ro-
sette with singular closcn'lcs to a pa-
per rosette.
One of the famoua but now extinct
Dar-ten “Shanghai“ oysters had a shell
long and
white as limcatone.
Am old-time llrdlnn arrowhead,
brought up from the bottom, bad no
end of oyster sheila attached. probably
having been shot into the waters dur-
ing a battle between rival tribes on
the Long laland or Connecticut shores,
when white men were scarce.
Captain Stevens can tell the age of
any oyster by counting the ridges on
the shells. He has a monster son.
star with 13 lingers, three being the
usual number. He ban the jaw bono
of a bellows fish one foot long, form‘
erly caughLin Long Island Sound.
A large polished and bean from the
Indian Ocean was hollowed out by a
seafaring friend, a solid silver [09‘
and malclucrntching bottom put on
it. and that serves the Ca tat
his match box. » ' p a for
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