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aaaociarco prices “warriors, Ill-l.- cannon
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Fair tonight and
lRlRO liXINO OISIRICI’.
IIOltS t0 ISSUE BONUS 10 ,
tit lulu Of $73,000
Would Take This Amount of Money to Pay off the lleht
at the lltstrtct, But Special Act Will have to Be Put
Through the legislature Before This Can Be Done
COMMISSIONERS itSO/AIIIUORIIEO lO BORROW
SUN OE SII,5I5.25 SIIUUIU II BE NECESSARY
re: more;
Inilfli in Northampton. William
as Distric'ttlihuore. another brother, who killed
by lightning a few years ago. Git-
.cnore leaves a grandmother. Mrs.‘
jl.vdia ifieath. of Ty'rlngham. Mam.
and three uncles, Gites Gilmore. of
titration SUIOIOt
IttO SLOOO IN tun
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ladies of Victim of lriple Tragedy
lie is Gilmore Ilene
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WINSTED. Sept. sir-in his suit,
hanging in his bedroom, cash amount-
ing to 8700 belonging to Edward (lilo
more, the young titan who on Thurs,
day morning murdered his mother and
sister at their home in ’l‘plland.
Mass. and then committed suicide.
was found, An additional $300 was
found in a leather wallet in a bureau
ldrawer. Gilmore's father was a Well
.known fisherman. and followed his
ifaxvorite sport to the. time of his death
{last Nbvember. and his daughter.
IAnna. who was just slain. almost al-
iways accompanied him on these fish-
ing trips. even though the thermome-
ter hovered about the aero mark. ‘
The crime practically ‘wipes out
the family, although another sister
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Vote Passed to Employ Charlie/sill. lane. Jr..
Auditor ~Selectluau Fielding Offers to Take Over
Plant
Trlngllaill. and Edward and Martin
_ , , 'llodd. The three bodies were at the
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itu lliird Lining District til .1 81000 by math) during the incl mumm- ho"... "my and no “r.
apecicii meeting held in the hiarvinvlt‘arv and ”It” 850111 31000.00 littd not
Sch-vol last etching voted to borrow ;."t" Ilt‘t‘“ collected.
from the local banks a slllii of $ll.-I “1 ”211“"an this matter. Commie-1
5...:5 with which to pay the estimated 1 5'0"?" butffen said Ihlll on All ll '
f it.
t-iiperlsesof the district for the ensuing! WW- II"‘“‘ were 31.50000 in notes of
you. it also voted m bond the district indebtedness in the bank and at it
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range-moms had been made for their
burial.
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to the. amount of $73,000.00. upon the. WWII”: only 8t.100.00 “‘39 npproprlat .
passing of special pm by legislature. ed to he use-d in payment of the notes.‘
and to use the money obtained from ““d “"0“ ”W“ ”WY “’0"! not paid]
the sale of the bonds in the payment The interest when this budget was.
in the present district debt. illscns- “but“ amounted to $500.00 Which
:tion arose as to whether the amount "Wk" “ ‘0‘“ 0' "-“II‘WO- AS only]
appropriated for the meeting or the 31.100.00 was voted by the people tiiitl‘
Samuel upland Wanted Price of
expenses of the district should Bu ”1"" ""1 used In ”“3 matter, lIOWI
H“ h' . - .: . could it have been met? -
It «led y the laying of a sperm] tax, \ BC” and mSFO‘dd 0N AXIS BC-
or by borrowing irotn the bank and:
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giving as security the note of the dis-‘ (Continued on Third e . i
trict. By a vote of 24 to 21 it Wujj Rag ) 1 can
votetl to obtain the money by the last' .
Illt‘lltotl- I WESTPORT. Sept. 30.A~’Samuel
ROif RUIOMORRE ..
Igoods under false pretenses. On Wed-
AND GARAGE BURNEDI‘nesday afternoon the mllll went into
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Guyer's hardwarestore and ordered
7L. Mills in Easton. As Mr. Mills had
two axes which he had charged to H.
about 11; sent men there a number of times for
Iiuring the course of the ineetln .
Selectman Philip H. Fielding offerrfi
to take over the electric light plant.
If he could have the sole control of it.
he stated that he would put up it i)0illl
that the district would not go further ,
til debt. and would even pay part of Fire which broke out
the interest on the debt now ineurreddo'ciuck last night in the garage or things and had them charged. the
He believed that he could make lhei\\'illialn,Glashofh located at 6 pa]. clerk thought nothing of it until a
plant a paying proposition and that betstrpet' partially destroyed the garareitittle while later someone came into
the store and told him that there was
would d0 ”13 “”9301“ “““gs- alld‘and totally destroyed a five passenger;
talks over the Plant at an? thus. 5-“;Crow automobie, owned by Mr. one. a man out on the bridge who had
”"8 PI'OMWJOII could not be consul-4101f. \ ,iust sold two new axes to the men
eretl at the, meeting. it “'83 tubleu uu~f The origin of the fire is unknowni working there.for practically nothing.
“I a WWW data. infr. Glashoff and his family attendedI He immediately “'9'“
the question of the commissioners ; the mtoving pictures last evening ud‘found that thgv were the axes that”
1exceeding dtheir poweroalso fcatilile ilfl;rode home in the automobile. whichdhe man had got from him. He sum
or muc iscussion. ne 0 e n- was laced in the are e_
stances cited was the building of anlny rgured for theg‘nlggt.
iron tense around the Ludlow Mono-i l] o'clock the garage in the rear of was taken to the lull and
iiieiit. After; the question was thrashed the hotlse was discovered to flames. there over night.
out it. was decided that the. commits-.Mr, {linshoff telephoned to the Hope’ Yesterday morning when Sheriff
. stoziers had exceeded the limits Ol‘Hose department. in thllel' street,l Perry went to the lockup to take. the
their power. but that the fence was island a general alarm was turned in.man over to the local court he found
necessity and the conimiasioners did from tliat.place, the ‘belt ringing Boxithat he had either cut his arm acci-
ttie right thing when they built it. 52. which is located at the corner of| dentally or intentionally with a pen.
_:’Af10ther question of importance Main and Catherine streets. All oL—knife which he had overlooked wbcn
which came up before the meeting, the uptown companies responded on' be searched the until. Owiand was
was the appointment of Charles W. the Jump. and two lines of hose were;tnkcn to the office of ;Dr. Frank Mc-
liane, Jr., as district auditor. This trained on the‘ blaze, The Pioneer.l.nury wher‘e it was necessary to take
motion .was made at the instigation of Hook and Ladder Company fastened . several stitches to close the wound.
Commissioner Sniffen in view of the onto the automobile with a chain} When arraignedweforc Justice of
fact that the city auditor. w. E. Kels- and succeeded in dragging thejPonce Samuel A. P’urdy yesterday
for. is in the employ of the United machine from the garage. The canimorning. the man would not state
Electric Light and Water Company however, was redacted to a totfimow he cut himself and to all the
and might possibly give the company wreck. The garage itself was but'questions that were asked him be
some. valuable information which partially destroyed. owing to thetmade evading answers. It was evi-
.would be of value to them. good work of the firemen. The auto- dent that he was trying to make him.
The meeting was 0p, ed by Coni- mobile was practically Wildly coveredtself appear stupid and when it came
inissiouer William H. Sn ffen, and Ellis 'by insurance. to the question of a sentence the court
E Howard was appointed chairmant decided that the man was possessed
Inns
and about who placed the man under arrest.
Tile call was read by the clerk of thei with plenty of brains and he thought
session. Stewart C. Marshall, and ac-‘ that it. would be a good idea for him
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cepted. The annual district report to be taken to. he County .latl. He
was about to be read by the clerk was taken the esterday by Deputy
when Attorney Leo Davis said that GUARD IN A "0]“. Sheriff Edgar {- Perry. Mr. Mills
it was unnecessary. and asked that it ‘ . in Easto'n w communicated with
might be laid aside. it was so voted. gland it was to d that he had not sent
Ilht- Town Aapllbly Hail.
out and he _
The tam-g moned Deputy Sheriff Edgar ll. Perl?A .
was to l. .. j
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IIINEI__B_U_S INJURIES
Westport lea Claim They Were
tlart and Wages Damaged iii
Collated
Antonio P‘rafto.‘ a Norwalk jitney
driver. has been made the defendant
in two suits, in which H.100 dan-
ages are asked. as the result of a
collision in which tits jitnay bus and
a horse and wagon owned by Hunt
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lies Ga,- Ial Oust-eldyi
“ *i‘ 9 E ‘7 Iand Downs. of Westport, figured on
“mi N. H ." f“P‘*.Illitverstde avenue, Weatport. on the
m - t afternoon of September 14. 1916.
w m3'IhSMI Morris Downs, driver of the team.
mm 'brings one autt, asking damages of
_ Hobo to compensate him for injuries
v.2 ssuffered. Hunt and Downs. in their
* 'action, request 8500 to cover damages
SEN“! I. :done. to the harness and wagon. as
. , ;well as for injuries received by the
" “ Morse.
camm WNMIIIEESI Due to “defective and faulty
ihrakes." it is alleged. Fratto lost con-
trol of his bus and. failing to give any
”'— iwarning signal of his spproaih,
icrashed into the wagon. The acci-
"I. “00‘ ”M Ml.‘ “.a.rtident happened on the Westport-Nor-
'walk detour. traveled over during the
BI“ w“ ht“ 'flv.fl“icloalng of the State street bridges
a.“ ; Westport.
It.“ 1 When the horse ran away. Mr.
”Eleni.“ from the local senatorialI Downs alleges. he was thrown "0'3
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district. including Darin, Wilton. New fififuxffififldug'flfifl dim, "$31,-
“E‘n‘m‘ and Kuwait. WWW" “i" wagon and harness were damaged to
"”3" E‘" ”‘9 W ”“3“”; Iain considerable extent. and the horse
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sum. and there nominated for tlietmm'e'v c"
third time. Hartford is. Weed. or NewI .
t‘aniian. for Democratic senator fromf
this district. I
Lust evening's meeting was called:
to order shortly after eight o'clock;
l'llll .John C. Smith, a delegate from .
the Fits! Ward, was elected chain; ,
man. liernnrd C. Peeaey. also a delc-I
tulle front the ll‘irlt Ward. was elected "fl“ c‘ifloffl {he Scum 0' ”Illa"
secretary. Gina by “GEMINI” & ”Infil-
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Nominations for senator were then,
elm Ila. Co.
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in order. and ,Hanford S. Weed. of;
New t‘anann, was nominated linined-I
lately. Mr. Weed arose and decimal}
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A motion was then made and car-I
rted that the convention hold a re;
cell (3 discuss the situation. A short
recess was duly held. and the date.
gates again decided that Mr. Weed
was the logical choice for the nomina-
f on.
Representatives and department
heads of the Rosenwald & Wimpfheim-
er that Company met in the Hotel
Clifford. last evening and enjoyed one
of that famous hostelry’s famous din~
uers. besides fraternilizing in a man-
ner which made the occasion one long
to he remembered. The banquet was
with the details of this well known
Norwalk batting concern. There were
twenty present. including Mrs. Rosen-
wald and Mrs. Wimpfbeinier. During
the evening there was interchange of
views on trade matters and a closer
bond of relationship was created be-
tween the employers and employee.
The tables were prettily decorated
with flowers and the following menu
was served with dispatch to the dc»
light of all present:
Celery and Olives
Cream of Chicken a la “Reine
Filet of Sole Au Gratin
Pommes Natural
Filet Mignon Champignous
Parisienne Potatoes Asparagus liol‘
landaise
Waldorf Salad
Fresh Peach ice Cream
Assorted Cakes
Cream Cheese
Toasted Beats Crackers
Demi Tasse
After dinner-there was a delightful
session of speech-making and when the
time of departure arrived all left for
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Democratic Candidate for Senator,‘
w'" “2"" "‘ EIUIICE SCUII’S DECISION
Twenty-cum District.
I ing'a festivities.
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The meetingwwas again called to
order by the chairman, and Mr. Weed
was again' nominated from the floor.I
Mr. Weed flied rib answer at thlsI
time. and it was moved and voted that
tendered to those who are in touchI
*home highly pleased with the even-
" ROI i__t_l_l_l_t .sultlsi
Sunday.
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RED CROSS EIRC USEO'
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Idorc :‘uulidcrs. president of the New
‘f‘aiiaan Hospital. was summoned to
ithe United State-s (‘onrt here today to
:pleud to an indictment charging vio~
flitting of the federal law which pro
'hibita the use of the Red Cross flag
iby private persons for commercial
- purpose. ,
y The allegation is that Saunders on
last Memorial Day displayed in front
ignite place‘a [hinged States flag, the
Orion 3 aBritish flag. It
I ls‘underetood‘tfiial the Stratfora branch
got the Red Cross demanded that
Saunders take. down the Red Cross
flag as he had no right to use it.
Saunders was here today. but the
applicants for
its expected to
plead not guilty. This will mean a
How trial at a later date. So far as
known here the complaint was made
:by the Red Cross Association.
' Saunders formerly lived in South
iNorwat‘R and went. to New Canaan s
tfew years ago and tried to get per-
' sons interested in the incorporation or
. the hospital of which be is the head.
I NEW CANAAX, Sept. 30.——Thcodoro
tSaunders, of this place. who has been
I summoned into the United States
I Court at New Haven on the charge of
I violation of the law concerning use of
the Red Cross flag. came here five
months ago to start a hospital and
,training school for nurses. Mr. and
ers. Saunders and a nurse took a
I house in East avenue. but‘it is under-
{stood that their efforts to found an in.
.stitution have not succeeded. the local
{physicians sending their patients to
i Stamford institutions. it is understood
that the New Canaan Civic League has
-objected to the use by Saunders of the
Red Cross flag at their house. Nothing
was known here today of the court ac-
tion.
Stanford Organization Object to
to flee Canaan idea's Methods
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‘court‘ was titled with
. naturalization papers.
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The decision of Judge Scott in thei.’ David Jone,“ of Raymond street, Was
jitney case meets with the approval of arrested yesterday for. drunkenness‘
RRIilSH Siiiliit
SUNII 0ft lIIt
AMIRE OR sun
Preach llave Made Further Progress North of
court by Grenade Attacks, Says Statement
From the War ,Ottice Early 'fcday
BRIlIStI w ROSSES ititlthiil—tiilh llfltl g.
RtPOthO tO Rt it. till hit up u:
Bulgarian Troops Altar Repulsiug Serbian, Attack. _
i‘ a Counter Move and Capture All important Ir a , 7
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Lloyd’s 'Agcricy reports
the British stwner Rollin
been sunk.
tons, built in 1914. She no
cd by the Cork Steamshlp' _
pany. \ Her recent .rno -
have not been reported.
’ The French have made
progress north of Rum
grenade attacks. accordingt
official statement iseuodahy
IFrcnch War Office today. 9
British losses in ‘ .-
were at the rated rm
3.800 a day. The casualties
fronts reported in this
were: Officers. 5-439; man.
no. «3
The following official _
from the Macedonian i ..
made public in London
"On both the Strum
Doiran fronts than his
usual patrol activity on
sides. The Royal Navy
and dispersed an enemy“
east of Neohori. and a .
of the royal air Icrvi'ce
ed the Angina railway I ‘-
Thcre were no events ,‘bf
portancc on the western 'or .
casian fronts, say! todaz'l'
munication from the
War Office. »
Bulgarian troops the
pulsing 3 Serbian attack on?!
Kaimakcalan hciflitl. on ,.
Macedonian front. made a c
tcr attack and captured a - .
forming a part of the prin
Serbian position. the War O!
at Sofia announced today,
statement follows: j
“In the Florian Valley
wee weak artillery activity.
“On the Kaimakcalan he
the cannonadinz was sham.
repulsed a night attack by .
enemy and, counter attacking.
lcupied a trench of his mind
tpoeition. »
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and mine combats. .. 7
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,and or. the Belalclu‘ 'tza'I? .,
”there was calm. ' ‘
‘- “On the Strum charisma. .
or artillery, activity and patrol
The "39°“ 0' “1° "“5”" “'33 the anyong 1° Guyor's for “93' » the secretary be instructed to cast the public generally 33 It W35 ‘0 be be'.aml assault on his wife. by Officer
nest matter to come up before the
meeting. and the clerk. in behalf of
the treasurer, Myron W. Osborn,
it. inane Church‘asked whethe'
3250 used in the building‘ of the
fence around the Ludlow men
was authorized? In answer to tbs
‘ question Commissioner iSnii’fen said
MOUNTAINVILLE. N. H. Sept.
lid—Frederic L 'Stnsll. who was ar-
rested yesterday after the finding of
wife's 'body_‘tn the ruins of his
(1 cottage here; remained under
at. a ‘hotel early todayn, pend-
ng a heart to be held in the dis-
trict court t is afternoon on a charge
that the commissioners were author- of‘murder in mg first degree. Attor-
ned a year ago to spen .000.00 on nay-General J“ 8 P“ Tutttc.‘ and
« the improvement and simmer of County «Solicitor Walter E. H il a -
' 4 rived here early in the day t take
the‘Triangle park, and: t. they con-
, sidered that they were working for
. ' " the best interests of the district when
they built the fence. He further stat-
charge of the case.’
Dr. B. Frank Home, medical ref-
eree. who examined Mrs. Small’s body
tlate yesterday. said today that the
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CHICAGO. Sept. 30.—Two more men
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Mr. Weed was nominated.
Delega‘fe‘s present were as follows:
Michael P. Shea. John J. Farre
,Joseph Claucey. .
Wilton—Sherman Morehouae (as al-;
, ternate for Frank O'Neillanddmiifa;
and a woman were arrested by agents Green. I
of the Department of Justice tna raid
on a private apartment here early to M. 0_ Gregory,
day and» held in connection with the
operations of the Mann Act on the present at magnum
New,Canaan——M. E. Crawford and,
Darlen—No Darlen delegates were
one vote for Mr. Weed’s nomination.
The secretarytbeu cast anemia, and
Norwalk—John G. Smith. Bernard C.
.Feency. D. W. Harford. James Flynn.!flnd ma
ll and‘lleis-
, thus mamfdouhted in 'many quarters and. Judie
7 lieveti andnopportunc time to pass 719 . Stratton. Jones struck his wife over' gaflemenfs ‘ . .. y ‘
ordinance in the shape It “'9‘“; the head twice, With a meat cleaver.’ “Off the Aegean littoral tit!
thiough the Board of Councilmen. The; cutting 3%,. severely. He was hound' emv fleet continued V!" __
11m “8'10“ 0t “19 General AsmmblS’Tover to the Superior Court by Judge' “Along the Dumbo (31m ‘
undoubtedly will take up this matter George H. Vosburgb and held underi . I D . . fit
k; a general law governing jit- 3500 bonds. ivallsa ‘11 051114” 1.. . . gre-
lt cannot be ascertained what The cause of the assault was about minor artillery Ich‘ntv
lacuna it? city tilltfgllowfilglt midis; quarrel between Jones and his wfifei. "Russianwgrghiopinefi
eports, “9* a om 9' ' 9 over the former‘s drunkenness. is ' -
taken to the Supr‘étne Court. and other wife said um her husband 3r bbed hzwbnrdhes the Village‘s;
legal lights believe the matter ought her by mum. and forced er a to“! » one km!!!
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to be dropped for the present or until dovm on the bed and then struck her minutes.” ‘ . ‘7
"’9 ”3‘5“““0 93,559? on the question. twice over the head with the' cleaver. The defection to tberevol "
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Theyalidity of the ordinance has been She said she had to flglfi with him to
save her life because no one else was
in the house with her. and she cried -
late of the Greek warship
edtbat the children at the time. weret'ku“, m fractured apparently by
tearing up the sod around the mum. .
malttpand were “putting it in wretched 3:; gug‘: 21:; 31:13:53,“ gytgg
condition. .
Attorney Davis objected to Mr. Shir mm $313132: 81%)" $330 gt! hr :31):
teat’a statement and claimed that‘thé
commissioners shad exochod~their wokunfuxgzrfogggch of the ashes N‘of
, powers and film It "8 “me" 5‘09 the ..oottage during the night reptile
3;: ml“! °l~ Wendi" m0“? ‘0' admin the discovery oi an. Bmall‘s
er roman” wedding ring. and a guard ring. with
John Cavamb agreed with Mr. another unseat! a watch.
‘ ‘ ' : The garage was not insured how-
blackmailers’ msyndicate recently tug only eleven delegates out of thel
brought to light by federal officers. . thirteen. ‘- ' »
Put-cums their anOllllB‘uOll o! the Following )lr. Wood's ~ nomination uovoncvcuar' is my HURT.
case of a "I"!!! merchant of Cedar two committees were appointed. a' TORRINGTON. Sept. so.-—noilt ~ r..
Rapids. Iowa. who is alleged to MW committee on campaign consists of Wsnceln. 22 tears old. is in seriousl
been done out 01415300 by the syndl- John C. Smith. M. E. Crawford and'oonditlon at the Litchlleld Cotmty
cafe. team! 050131! Jodi? took 905‘ John J. breathli senatortaicommittoei Hospital. Winated. as the results)!
session of a‘ packet Of letters laid to consists of Ward C. Feeney amt] collision on the road between here
have been “1&9!th thamerchant to' John Chianti ll. -- .. ' land Litehileld between a. motor-eyelet
two . Chicago sins whom he arses; aurora s. We“ has been nominal-e be was riding and a horse and wagon
with lining lured him ~l0 their EDI-timed three times for the senatorial Oneal driven by George Nobel of Utchfield.
meat ‘in Chicano where the blackmail and on» one occasion defeated Benin-I Nobel's horse is blind and he is alleged
Scott's decision is not a surprise.
for , help. Odicer Stratton heard
about the assault and arrested the
man.
[fakes Man to conical-tum.
Officer Stratton took the deranged
colored man. Roy Olmstead to Dr. Ru-
land’a unitarium in Westport. *for
treatment yesterday. Olmstead had
become erased about a white girl liv-
ting on Putnam avenue and was or-
rested yesterday. Arrangements were
Tuesdav night. vac .
boarded at 3 o‘clock W”
mousing by I am of. m
civilian visualise lovali .
second in command w.- ‘
frfi-n his bank outwith.
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ever. the insurance, on this ailtllal reconciled. *Attorneya for the girls mln‘Pflfieflotof New Canaan. -ois ,to have been without a light. He is made tor him to be taken to the West. , , p
having expired about two w . amt contend that the lows man mused, was-in ms. in ms in. Wood m. h at the police station. He was port Sanitarium and once: Stratton at his head, was M
,_ , 7 . 7. The insurance on memorabilia would hi! clients aud‘paid than $15,000 In nomination and against Hubert B.‘ was nomtbe wagon but was onlyt acodmiiautedhtm herein the after- .7 . .""'..""7*
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