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Vessels Were Caught in Hurricane
on lake Eris last Week
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of sailors, 'earing lifebelts stainpcdl
“Steamer Merida," were brought into:
port at 4 o'clock this morning. on tho.
f'rtug‘nt stearuer W. B. Matthews;
(lap! W. ll. Cunningham, from Tor-.
onto This is the first definite proo ,
of the loss during a gale last Friday,
of the steamer Merida with a crew of'
about 20 men. !
(Upti, (‘unningham reports that thel
bodies were picked up Sunday after-l
noon in the middle-of Lake Erie be-.
tween i'ort Stanfiy. 0nt., and Cleve-A
land A fourth body was sighted. butt
0'1 account of high seas the crew of,
the Matthews was unable to recover'
it.
(taut. Cunningham says that short-
ly before. the bodies were found, the
Matthew: passed the steamer Char-
lotte Breltung‘. and that the captain of ‘
titreitung megaphoned him that the
‘lircitung had picked up four bodies,
three bearing life’presorvers stnmped‘
-»“Me.rtda." and one wearing n lifebelt
of the whslsback steamer James Col-
gate. foundered Friday off Long Point.
liaise Erie.
The Merida, a 360 foot steel boat,
was bound from Fort William, Canada,
to Buffalo. She carried a crew of 25.
The Merldu is owned by the Valley
(lamp Shipping Company,
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NilRWAlN MAS ElSNi
CASES lN SUPREME 00!]th
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Smrsl important Actions Schedu-
ed to Come tip at October Team
Out of twenty-three cases which arc‘
to come up in the Supreme Court of,
Errors of t‘onnecticut during the 00
tuber term at Bridgeport, eight of them
are Norwalk cases. This is a large
number for one city to have. and oc-
curs but once in many sessions of
court. The case: that will be heard.
during this term are as follows:
‘Buffalo Steam Roller Company vs.l_
Elbert N. Sipperley, 2nd. Defendant’s!
appeal from Court of Common Pleas.i
liamson for defendant.
Harold L. Tristram vs.
trial from Superior Court. Keogh 8:
and John S. Pullman for defendant.
William H. Tristram vs. Horace L.
Shepard. Defendant's motion for a
““w trial from Superior CW"- Keogh; l. Prologo di Pagliacci .. Leoncsvallo
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llSliM 0E ASlNDENi
MAS NMRESERVISI
Medical Examiner Samuel H. Hunt
lngton has ascertained more particu-
,lsrs regarding the victim of the acci-
dent which occurred at the South Nor.
'wslk rsllroid station early Saturday
morning. in examining the dead man's
paper: it was discovered that his name
was Emil Julius Albert Horns.
was born in Scbobo
“tin. me. its undonbtodly‘foliowod
no on forum years and was “good mm}, "in“ in‘ 'mg
Cor-on mist. No olne to the
m‘nnflmmflhdbeowud.
mMm.wllisoutI-onothls
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Given Rousing Welcome
NEW HAVEN, Oct. 23.——Vt'ith the
cheers of thousands of persons ring-
ing in their ears. the first contingent
of New Haven troops, Troop A and
the First Connecticut field hospital
corps. arrived here yesterday from
the Mexican border. The soldiers
were escorted through crowded streets
in the center of the city by the First
separate company and band and the
New Haven naval militia. Buildings
were profusely decorated with the as
tional colors and hunting.
Long before the arrival of the troop
trains the streets were congested with
people. The trains were an hour he.-
hind schedule time and" there was a
further delay before the troops were
ready to parade.
Cheer followed cheer as the hospital
corps, in heavy marching order.
trumped through the ‘streets. The.
cavalrymen followed. The faces of
’ 0“ 23.-——Three bodiesY‘he soldiers. bronzed with the hot,
Arizona sun, were wreathed in broad
smiles, and that they were glad to be
on native soil again was more titan
evident.
On arrival at the armorlcs the men
1' were dismissed for the day. They will.
he mustered out of the federal service
as soon as possible.
The Second regiment is expected
back in the early part of the week.
and it is planned to hold a big parade
and celebration. The city has appro-
priated funds for the entertainment.
EEAMES DESlRill BARN
REERRE NEAR ARRINES
locket Brigade Forstpti fun into to
Extinguislt Blaze—:leieved to
be Incendiary
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WESTON. Oct. 23.7— Despite the in-
defatigable efforts of a bucket brigade
made up of neighbors, the barn of
John T. Fitch. of this town was burned
Thirty
tons of new hay, one young heifer and
a quantity of garden tools were con-
sumed in the flames. it is believed
that the fire was the work of in-
cendiaries taking advantage of the ab.
sence of Mr. and Mrs. Fitch who had found that the cause of the exciton
gone to Guilford to spend the week-
The blaze was dis-
end with friends.
covered by a sister of Mr. Fitch who
was alone in the house which is 01)., icnls overcame the blaze and the dim-i
posite the born. but it had alreadyluge was less than $50. The cause of‘
gained considerable headway. and by I
the time the neighbors were aroused
the fire was beyond control.
damage is estimated at 82.500.
About a month ago the. large barn of
the, Waterburys herd burned, and the
cause of this blazé has never
determined.
MONS. ENNIS SRANEURE’S
Autistic sun nun
, _ About one hundred iind fifty people
lnnxweiler and Hegeman for plaintiff; , were guests of Mrs. Charles Monson
Joseph R. Taylor and Bowers 8: Wil-; *
Raymond on Saturday
was as follows:
3. Hungarian Folksongs (in English)
Play! Only Play Ont
Roses in the Gordon.
the Black-draped Bier!
Father Was nf‘i‘hrifty Man.
Shepherd. See Thy Horse‘s Flow
lug Mann!
0. Lovely Night .......... Rona
A Bag of Whistles
is all probability his mum-.11 a a.“ m up 3.0.“, m a.
, tivity in the city's transit systo- tlnl dock sided so follows in tho five words:
pm guests stilts «uncommonly rum-d tom, when poser-l m sultan-‘0 flnthrd If. ficondWsrd 83.1mm entrenched “33 I ton It“! W
. nvoono olevstodtrstuworo muons Word 48.. MW»! it and fifth heretodly..2.¢5nmn higherthu the
,Geomue crest-Jul muuauomm-nfrn-mfuoo nun-om wmnmumdwmrnunnds,mmmrr price It!!! prob-N! the
cmwbouohtodhor.vmoua1hlkmdm Mpooooo- mummwmv-mnnemm;ntnsma over
”mm a do!" 'nolhotthoooloouhlouonfle motocnodtM-ocoinooflut
loud mound WmMnM mawvmgmwc—mmuuummmmnm-
“been tum-mwaummmm Illthololhtbo mm.mntwmutum.omem
mmunmmmmmmmmu “on”! snow thrush-mas. ”mm-nor
”unusual-sou noon-us” plan should" nttbmmmmosenmiocwoum
“at” ”sundown. ransom .
.uniti'nn titlit
scorn uoawsut. mausoleum“. OCTOBER 23. ms
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Copy of Count-int Show: Inny
Mentions oi (fruity and
decoration nflapropor Conduct
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S. Frank Wyckoif of Stamford, who
has started divorce proceedings in Ne-
vada against Ella Vera Wyckoff, who
Tho‘in the building in back of the house
~‘gBAPlISi Rllll SAll
been ‘ t‘ompnny responded.
evening at,
iGrace Parish Hall, at a song recital}
. 'Horace 1" given by Louis Graveure, the New
Shepard. Defendant 5 «motion for new 2 York City baritone, wlib has achieved
‘such ularit during the last few
Candee for plaintiff; "95 & Km“1‘3.ne.asonl.:mTlie ticssion was the seven-
ty-iift ‘ irthday of Mrs. Raymond. The
prog m which gave flat pleasure
They Have. Laid Him Dead Upon
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................ Bsinbrldgc Crist
Pleading ........... Edward Kissi-
, Life and Death . . Coleridge-Toy!“
The artistically decanted hall was
{the work of Robert G. Hartford. sud
, Hemofreshmsnts wore served by Ilr. De-
~ Germany. Awntxiyn. ‘Mrn. Raymond. who necked
lhad already sued for a separation,
alleges his wife treated him with “ex-
treme cruelty" and was guilty of in-
:fldelity, naming “one Dr. Candy" ot’
IStamt'ord, with whom Mrs. \t'yckoff
{said she would “go anywhere in the
' world," according to her husband's al»
legatlons.
Mr. Wyckoff said that once on the
, street in Los AngéTes she slapped him I
1on the face, in the presence of a bum
lber of people, thereby canning a com
motion and exposing him to "great
,humilistlon, distress and disgrace."
.011 another occasion. he says. Mrs.
1Wyckofi' upbralded him, while in r fit
:of anger, on a railroad train tflveling
between Stamford and New York.
Quibbling over a money loan. the do
fendant alleges his wife used to him
and his mother "vicious and unwo-
maaly language." The couple‘s two
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Society Bursts its Cannot Assist
in lo-Elocting the Republican
Candidate
Charles ll. 'Merty, president of the
EfloflsWfl SN SN. ”‘3' American Chemical Society, and a
, lifelong mocrat,-has written the fol
W ”M “I'm-z lowing l or, commending the service
an tins Prong!
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.rcndered by Congressman Ebenezer J. .
', Hill in support of the dyeslulf indusw
3try. The letter is as follows: '
RAVE“ m AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
Fair HI! Flt U ilrgod in Sermon My dear Mr. lilliz— ,
t l sending you under seplti‘nle|
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A Office of the President
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.Chnrles ll. Herty
President.
Chapel Hill. N. 0.. l'. S. A..
, it October, 1916
iHon. Ebenezer J. Hill,
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was shameful? neglected by that
mother, who often left him hornet
alone. Mrs. \‘i'yckoff several times?
Iher husband claims, declared
would like to kill him and expressed
a wish that the was divorced.
and Stamford “Dr. Candy“ 16 the
only one named. Mr. \l‘yckoff asks
,for the custody of the child. ills wife
lhas applied for an injunction restrain-
lmy Presidential ad ess at the recent
scllltotts ,snnual meeting of the American t‘hem- ;
V :lcsl Society in New York. and contain-
S'l‘ DOUIS, Oct. 23.-Elfurts to log slw the resolutions passed by the.
:Dyestuff Conference held during that
lBENEEll, DANCE EOR
. infidelity is alleged in New liavetil
change. the nuns of the Protestant
l<‘tuiacopnl Church have been shon-
doned in the convention in session
5"" hero, lenders of the Itagbf the churchi
advocating the change snnounced yes-
terday. 'l‘his follows the action of the
House of Deputies of the convention
yesterday in adopting without debate
a title page for s new hymnnl which
*reallirrned the present name of tho
tchurch. ‘
;ing his bringing a divorce action int For several yeitrs a change of name
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’a resident of that stnte. He says be
it for pix months past.
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A Fire in the basement caused con~
lalderable excitement in the Southern
.‘ New England Telephone building.
1 Washington street. Saturday after-
noon. and was responsible for the (‘en-
Itrnl i-‘lre (‘ompnny being called out
by a silent alarm. When it arrived at
tthe fire, thesmokc arising from the
lbullding was very thick and for some
‘ time it was thought that the structure
twa's doomed. However. after the fire-
jmon had broken into the cellar. they
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tequlpment and that this had caused
. all the smoke. A few gallons of chem-
.thc fire is unknown.
1 Fire broke out Saturday afternoon
‘occupied by Charles H. Pearce, 2t
‘(‘ove avenue. The alarm was sent in
and the flower Hook and Ladder
After fighting
l the fire for a few nilnuiesT’they quick-
ily subdued it and prevented it from
spreading to the larger house. The
damage was slight.
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Under the sdpervlsion of an able
season was given yesterday by the
Ischods Club. The bake was very
successful and over seventydive men
attended it. The sheep was delicious
and was done to a turn. as were the
other trimmings. which go to make up
a sheep roast. That the roastrwas so
32. Wis froh and frisch ...... Brahms successful is due to the efforts of
Therese .................. Brahms Charles H. Ferris, Augustus Kleine,
Apaisemcnt ............ Chuusson George Clark and Fred Warm. who
Mai .................. Saint-Sachs made up the committee in charge of
this affairi There was one- more
member on the committee, George
Tobey, but owing to a severe illness
he was‘unsble to be present.“The
bake will go down ”in the history 0
the club as the “best ever."
SlRlliE Aiilillil‘.
' Nevada. on the ground that he is not,
has been advocsti .i by n faction in the
church on the gr and that the word
"Protestant" in t 0 title apparently
allies it with thos‘ denominations hav-
ing‘thsir origin I, ‘h the Rotor-motion.
Thermostat v, Conant ..
so “Lid-tori to the tins of Christ.
they assert. :
Tons of thousands of people out of
day. persons of excellent character and
religious parentage, ore to be won
back to the church by fair. play. it
sense of justice and a life of willing
sacrifice on the part of the clergy, the
Right Rev. William Lawrence, Bishop
1,
sermon of the General Convention
yesterday.
Speaking of social Justice, the
Bishop urged a larger consideration
of socialism.”
"When such at mph rises up tho
church. or Christian people. may not
condemn without hearing." he contin-
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um church in um United States mt
of Massachusetts, said in‘ the official‘
for the man touched with “the spiriti
ued. “Fair play is what the people de-
.meeting. There are some. matters in‘
this whigh i think will interest you. 3
i am sure all the chemists of the;
country will wish they could reside in.
.your District this fall, so that thayl
‘:could aid in returning you to Con-’
green by an overwhelming majority.
We all appreciate your consistent and
earnest efforts to obtain effective legis-
lation for the encouragement and up :
building of the American dyestuff in;
dustry. and i want it) any to you that.
in these efforts you played the legisiaw
. live game fairly and squarely in every'
detail, Qnd it gives the pleasure to
:think of you as a fellow American
cittsen.
With boot. wishes, I din
Sincerely yours.
(signed) CHARLES}!
SNRSSRlBiRS l0
NEW GYMNASIIJM
The list of subscribers to the new
gymnasium organization in South
Norwnlk is made public today. Head-
quarter; have been secured in Rood.
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‘ Samuel vaOde. D. F. Magner. F.
lJ. Angevlne, Ralph E. Dibble, J. 1),
1Derby. F. A. Giorchino, Dr. A. NN.
tClark. A. F.
lWardwell. Harry Tarlov. A. J. Collins,
James E. Flynn. James Donneliy, John
‘.\. O'Connor. Dr. R. M. wmre. Dr. n.
N. West. N. \Vigglesworth, H. C.
Smith. T. J. Gouc . G. F. .‘ttoulton,
Charles A. Volk. Charles E. Abbott.
William Casey. Fred W. Taylor. Fred
, cons
lihal hour on. Light refresh!“ems “'“l mans. the German Wat. ' ".
(leheb‘e. George W. ‘
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Putty cloudy tonight and Thou-y. m .. ‘
RIlMAlilANS ion or
CONSiANlA CAPilIRiD
u illifiltlle m
Troops oi the Central Powers liave Crossed ll?
line and the River Danube East of Mariana-4'
mans and Allies Are Approaching Tchcrnsvodn 4" ‘,_
AllACNS lAllNilliEll iii “if RRIilSN AND
ERENCN ASAINSl GERMAN PASlllilNS Ni
British Bainel Forces lisve Met Willi Success on?
Egyptian Western frontier and Captured Prisoner;
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5 Field Marshal von M
i campaign in Dohrudjs has _
led in the capture of 01‘ cf
RED CROSS w0RK’ principal objectives the city
,Constanza. p 3,
"""""'" _ l The occupation of this
A big benefit dance for Red Cross an: Black 3:. port and
work is to he align in 31:- firmogoo‘p terminus of the railway an.
“""'t‘l ,.oveme . g . . .
Elf-Egdt‘ifttlicnllt‘fisl bunch of the Amer-{term}. Rumm .15 ropo .
icuu Red Cross, who have been work- Berlin today. It announced
mg every Wednesday morning all‘that the troops of
summer in the Armory, have made powers have crossed a” 'V‘
over six thousand bandages and snap to the cast of Maristlcr i
cal dressings, paying for materials inland. g ‘
from their dues and contributions. .,
There is now need of additional funds On the westerly Will!
to buy more material t9 carry; on this Mackcnseng haw hit
a le did work. sthhe commit ce 9, or: an in Tam
D deringwsys and moonsfhds ameffinubzh g his of.-
to the conclusion that thebost way to . Win“: .
give every one in the community a importance from; mili‘
chance to help in the work and have a . pomt than Constanzn by
good time tn>iil(tliet,)ilsl tonhttilllt‘ia 2218!:ng “1:221:- of the bridge on Which ..
etit concert on a , o - ma 6 from Conan“ M
7 A t‘iler Band , '
tioned. The toast H y two: there. . N
(which in itself is an attraction) will _ .
give a concert from eight to nine The Rummy: {on of, ..
o‘clock. and play for the dancing from za has been captured by,“
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be included in the price oftlckets. .
it is possible to hold the dance in announced 1m)“
the Armory. because the object is a Troops of the Central P
national one. and the State gives the have crossed the railm
cause. ltnrzngztréisgith the rest of “Sport of Cons . a m
____. .Danubc at a pomt to the
CHURCH RAISES $200 . lment says. The fortress
. , ,Constanza was taken by
On the left wing of Field
shal von Mackenscn’s arm
‘ At the regular church “Wife YE?" their allies are approa .
fer-day morning in the South Norwalk Danube town of Tm m'
use of its building for the good of the running between the Bil
AMurfatler, the official ;
EilR lllE ARMENIANS‘“d “3““ “m
# A, statement adds, the Ge
Congregational hurch, 'Dr. C. D. Constanze was one of am
Greenwood, Rev. Frederick A. Cole» ugsher, of Van, Turkey. spoke on can”
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, ' map, Alexander Baunnysrteco, W. in that country during the
Last night the South borwslk Bap-Sven“. D. Bliss, l-ienry lreiand, sg‘ififnspr, Ussher was in Van during
tist church held its nnni't'il roll cali.;D_ Randall, Lawrence Paul, J. Emory the taking of u by up «assume. and
The plan 0‘ having it on Sunday even"Stevens. George Woodward. Edwin he satd‘that he was tb physician in
ing was new. but proved to be a 500‘! t Talmadge. T. H. Leonard Rooms. C. . a territory which was a, large as New
. innovation. The company that gather-,v‘ Cleaning. R. .\l. Fitsgersld, W. J. , England, and the stateyti New “m;
cipal objectives of Field '
von Mackensen in his c
in Dobrudja. It is of
importance by reason of
that it is the eastern to
. committee, the first sheep roast of the '
nuns a lift! on
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SAPiAlN ANDERSON ,
ed was enthusiastic and optimistic, and]
heartily enjoyed the opportunity to in-
crease the fellowship of service. Onei Lindeburg Gordon Cave
hundred and twenty-five members re», SIoman thn Troy ’
sponded to their no es at the calling? ’ '
Thompson, the pastor of the church.
spoke very triefiy "on the Shepherd;
Psalm, emphasizing the fact that we!
could not claim the care, protection
and provision of the Shepherd unless
we were willing to give him our best,
as the sheep gives its fleece, to re-
main not“ him and obey him, and to
make the supreme sacrifice for him
as the‘sheep is sometimes called upon
‘ EMiERiAlliS ElSNERMEM
Weber. Girvlomo Sgpiro, Joseph I-‘ullin.
iStephen Harlan. Earl Bailey. Chas.
Dr. Joseph H.
S. Artell. Dwight
Keep. B. Mason, Freeman Light.
of the roll Miss iller brought l“Hill Samuel Velsor James Kellev ' ‘
.. a . - - . 2 better been dead. ‘
message léheéog" in Thee, 0 Lord. Wu flour/3. Kelsler. W. R. Cartwright. 3' At the close of his talk, a collection,
DO LP“ h 7 r!" ‘- 1! d “ . Alexander \Roberts, w. 0. McLean, CAM“ taken and $200 was collected and
After t e ro 5 ea c ' ‘ “lb. Baker, B. 0. Weekes and Fred Kym“ be added to the Armenian relief
Shepard.
NUMBER 0E.N0lERS
NAM MARE IS 282
Voters are being made at the aver-
age rate of one hundred and forty a
day by Selectmen Philip H. Fielding,
Philip Csstellsno and Jacob Wolfe,
aided by Town. Clerk Herbert R.
Smith. The number of voters made at
Friday's session was smaller than in
‘ln past years and only 119 voters
were made. On Saturday. it picked up
and 14 more than the prccccdmg day
were mode. or in all 163. Thus in two
days. .388 voters were made in tho
five districts.
no number of voters made were do
E-:tion from starvation that they
the only railroad betw’em
Black Sea and the Dana
. it crosses at Tchcrnavodii
the railroad runs westwn
Old Rumania.
Attacks launched by
'and French forces agamot‘
,German positions betwc'
gSars and Rancourt in the
gre 'on, were repulsed y
lthh sanguinar‘y losses, as
Eoificial statement issued
1thsGerman Army Hca
fin Berlin. .011 the north:
ithe Somme the tremendous
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land Pennsylvania. During that siege
Dr. Ussher stated that over 666,000
. people were killed and those who were
{left unharmed were in such a coiidi-
tad
Afunds which are to he sent to that
country.
liiiiE SiEEL MANE
.- NEW HIGH RECORD tary battle was continued
.NEW YORK. Oct. 23.—-United Stab? Successful operations '
es Steel made a new high record ln’is‘h came] corps on u“ E §
this morning‘s strong and active stock? . ,
market, a block of 3,100 shares changyi we“? iron?" haye ’3‘ i
ing hands at 120 3-4. This exceeds its the C eating 0 belittle to
previous maximum by 1-8 of a point. large'areas and the ca-
Luge; Steel! finalising; particularly some ‘75 Prisoner" ”y"
or n u . - - .
the'Steel and iron issues. Sugars. Con-Arm“l statement “3"“
trot Mother and modcrote-prlced mm 0“ opefotims
rstls, were higher by two to six points] Armored cots mud in ' \‘
ttion within: of the W
cost. can UP AT THE muss. indium. ‘
”momma. Oct. 2!.-th On ”,9 Walnuts
Romanians undo Much
do.» camellia A
commanded. imminegoqfififlo
iloidntds. the ‘o - .
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