'1 111‘ that "
coal fails—z ' ' ' ' '
1 1 take the trouble
9 ' South 'Norwaik
In-u—Q ' . .
(co-mm o'c- uni ”1'. l
.- i
set they were not so. but that tin.=
hwould be justification.
. me John 11 Light, assisted by At 1
tone] J. J. Cuneo. appeared tor tir-
omit: the we now pending be1 1 .-
lie re the courts for nine years. while i
gutorney John Pullman molded by:
1.1th W. Parker Seeley represent I
ed the defendant. l
At the moral session there were
three witnesses. ‘ vid 8. Maine, at de-I
ltoctive from Brooklyn. who was
lbrought to \'orwalk in connection}
lwi th another oyster stealing case‘ in:
lwhlch one Mills was convicted and
lsentenced to nine months in jail stat-1
cd that when he was working on the
- jdmbering up the
lease it came out that. Mr. Decker
, 3 ill as sure as
us hammer home
and in all colors.
Special at
K. CE. A. Claven
WAISTS
0f Striped Voile, with. large sailor collar-s. nicely tailored, 1
Regular 3]. 98 Waists at Si. 00
‘Bfe Little Shop
1bought some of the stolen oysters
from Mills. He said that Decker by,
1common talk did not bear a good rep-l
utation in South Norwalk. Charlies
and anot Smith testified to the fact
lthat Geib bore. a good reputation. 1
Captain Decker stated today that:
several other actions remain to bc'
Eheard.
+ ra H
Norwalk’s Leading Dry Goods Store
CANDLEMAS DAY
' “89 fat as the sun shines in today, so far will the snow bl
in before May Day.” '
20% Off on the Furs and Ladies’ Suits
10% Off on the Costs and Separate Dress Skirts
IIThe Best DollarUmbrella Made
1 ' Captain Degter Pleased.
1 Editor Sentinel: 1 wish to take this I-" . . . _ II
method of publicly expressing my HD' "....-1‘1":"" ..- _.... ...I-,-.-.- ‘ - .1- “WW-1"};
Hire-clarion to Attorney Pullman, of
Bridgeport Mr. Geib's counsel. for the
1courtesy ye showed me in his exam
lination and able dclensc of Mr Gcih;
1also to Judge Bennett and the jury,
1and my cou'rsel Attorneys John ii
gllight and JohnxJ Cuneo, for their
'admirahle presentation 01‘ my side of
Ithe case
55 NO- Mam 5" DAVID 13 DECKER
“NEW BRlTAIN RECORD" ‘
FILES ORGANIZATION.
J. L. Doyle ls President and Trcis
urea—Other Certificates. l
A certificate of organization was
filled in the office or the secretary
101' the stale yesterday by the New
'11r'itnm ltccord Company of New
'llritnin. Autlrorizcd cupnai was giv-
11111 as “00,000, diviucd into
shores par valuc 5:5. The amount
pnid in in cash was nothing, but the
”11111111111 paid in in property was
SOUTH MAIN 81‘.
“110,000. The i'lldl‘t’is‘ wcrc divided
8‘ LYON 5.1.;1'ol'lous: .l. l.. llaylc, 3.880; .\Iiary
Job Printing '
Sold on Creditj
1er & Brennan
l)o_\',lc 41i.’l‘lrc. oliict'r'u :lrc: l’t'm'c
I dcnt und 1rc .rsurc . l1. Doyle; vice-
1- 3‘" Work Best Price;' -'1111 1‘,‘Sltltlll 112 J. 1)o_\lc; necrclnn.1
floirn \\'.l1ockcrl; assistant sccr'c1
ORTH MAIN STREET £11111. Walter J. llovlr. 'I‘lrc 1111:1111
pylon] 901 01' directors is cornprisn d of J. l1,'
1llovlc. l). J. lloylc .1111] ‘1\':1l111' l'
llioylc. '
l -'t ('1 rtillt'nlc ot‘
jliicd by 1111- Ccdnr' ll1li Unix). (‘11111 .
Ipuny of Ncw lll'ituin Authorized.
(:rpilal \1' .114 $.’10,000,dividcd into 500
1slrnrcs. par valnt1 Sltlti. The ccrliii-
..1tc\\n11 signed by Theodore A.
iSlarrlcy, James 112 Cooper and lohnl
\. Klrkiram.
A certificate of incorporation of
thc 'l‘. G. Smith (oirrpnny 01‘ Water l
bury \vns tilcd. Authorized tapinirl
was given as 25,,000 divided inl.(‘.-
1.51) lirarcs, par value ,snm 'l‘hr1 in-‘
c'.orporators worn Thomas G. Smith,I
Albert E. Gifford :md .i:rrrrcs \V.‘
1 ‘arlzrvin.
. The Cronin t‘onl Conlpnm ot'.\'ew1
Haven filed 21. certificate of inc-or- '1
i'poration giving thc authorized caul
‘llai as $50..000 divided into 5011
.'slrarcs, pnr \uluc $100.1‘hc ccr'tif;
lcntc was sinncd er William J.
1(‘1onin. Alil'c .ll. itmvcu and Edward
lm-or'pm'nlion \1115'
l
"I tenogrnpher
ale) Wanted
efiookkecpers and Stcnog- l
- ers, male and female. l
'; . I
ALL and let us tell you
V ' the Splendid Chances
>1 open. . a
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ENTERTAINED’AID SOCIETY 1
College
" South Norwalk
” Don Chance
IMrs. Lena Briggerman and Mrs. Lou-
isa Thornton Hostess“ ’
The Ladies" Aid Society of St. Pel- ’
gor's Evangelical Lutheran Church was
entertained yesterday at the home of
ers Lena Briggerman and Mrs. Low
The
meeting was held,
of the work provedI
Several new 11.9m-I
were taken in bar unanimous vote
I'I ~»1f}"1'v isn Thornton, ”Fairfleld avenue.
'.R~ TRUCK TIRES Ilmonthly business
fall 1‘1! a large stock of Solid «11111 the reports
r Motor Trucks~have the very gratifying.
nipped Press in the state for' ,ber‘s
Irantee 10,000 mile!.
low as anywhere.
4.00011
.'-"-'\ ll
‘1’. 0' Mount. 1'
'\v all. or the Nulnn'ar
STATE POLICE ViSIT GEORGE
TOIWN.
.'~ .;.—~.
Three Arrests made Defendants
Found Guilty of Crap Playing 1
and Selling Booze. i
'luesday the slate policc \lsltcd
(lcor'getown and arrested Harry l'lar-
roll to: alleged playing (rap and unit
11 in his lunch \vrrrzon A line and .
curls. amounting to M5 “on “updgslullons and in store's “hose proprn:
. ...1i11sl him 1111“.” 1111.1 “11111111110111 opcncd their doors to them. .
11111. 1.11111 1111.1. 1;. 111;. amount 01 311! Patrick l)onolru.1,nu nssislnm lira.
to 11.:y .11. :1 11151111 111' 11 111111 Stllrtlu11lllm'5h‘ll- said that when he 11w l111d
11.11111 line 5091,10 u arcirt flame of gas was
Ar.l.111' Sod: 11111111 and wife ucn llcrIlIlling across West l1‘onrtchnllr l’incc'.
1i111'11'l v 11!. scliin; 111111511 'lirr-yl "A lot of ”'03" M‘ODL'" l1“ 51“"
11111.,1 $1111, -"wcr'c in bcd 1111111111, and had no
(11.1-11.1.1111115 “filmy ~11“. \1.|.‘.|cilarrce to csca11c.\\ln'1c gas and
“mug“; :1 11mm... “.11. 11m” llunrcs did not cut [in 111 off tolling
l‘our". urns hcld in liclln'r't Kcrlr'r' sl.rir\\.1ys and crumbling “3'1" ‘hd'I
nor-.11 (lr'und Juror .Iohu liohnrnll. oi, A 5‘30?“ 0" “101'“ 1” lH‘l‘éllllIh" “1“?“
liHlllillL, :1111.":1r':'d in the roses iridium?”red m adjoining structurts 1y
11.- 1.11111 brokcn glass, or in tircrr rush to cs-
- ---.__W_.._.__..._ cape into thc slr'ccl .
Morris Feldmnn janitor or 1111.-
H'TTlNG THE MAP' ES. building, said that sixty scvcn persons
“" "4‘" "" ”1”) b”: “l" "‘1”“ wcm or should innc llcln ill the
1““"' ”W “WWW!“ “l ”‘9 Nlll'm‘ii ‘lUD' building last night 01' tllcac. he snid.
1’ 1‘ “'M'i‘ll" “N mill" 1" ”l" N1)I‘.'forly were missing and probably (lend
walk nllcvs, in two straight games; To extinguish 11,0 fire 11 was “pegs
l'ld. Gr'inrod, of llrc Nul'wulk club dis-$1.11”- 1;, 111;; (1011-11 10 1111. gas 11min _
1111-1011 “11' DN t'mm duxins the ev~cn "111111 owing to the frozen ground was
i“? ““11 Elwin!“l high single Pilrinlllslow work and 591911 hours litter the
“"111 181i, and high total with .lll.1.1xp10510n 111;- mm“ 111111 not 1,11,.“
The scores wct'c 111-1 l‘olirms:,rm1che(L
Nutmeg Club Firemen attacking tlrc ice corwcrcl
117 11'1 wreckage pcnclrntcd through the our,-
38 72icr crust til 10 n m. and declared 11111)-
101 1101 could distinguish what seemed to be
122 152':voices beneath them. Efforts to re-
-—v'— —-«.nrovc the1 debris was rcdoubied, and
378 lio’arnbulnnccs were sent for in the lropc '
ithat victims still alive might 'bc res-
111:1l cued. '
.G5i After working for an hour 111. the ;
184 wreckage where the moans came from
143 firemen came upon a man and :1
——~- woman in a send-conscious condition. , .
1"?" " 495,Thc firemen said that the voicz/ Iwcr'c ‘
'l‘in llolligai Musketeers“ three-'becoming plainer and that a number ’
1'..:r'. icon: 11': d like to arrange :1 of persons seemed to be imprisoned .f.
duck 11in match with either the Nor'.l‘ln a sort or :1 wreck-choked grotto .,
club tc 1111s ’ .nrchcd ovcr' by fallen tlnrhcrs. '
.\1'r':1nectncnls are now boing' com-l A call 118111 11173113110111 “11’ lliSll‘lCl ,
nhlml for tho opo 111m, o_t__ H111 (in brought :1 number or physicians who ; .
thunpionship grunt-s betwccn tcnnrs volunteered to care for the scores of
1"111111 the horwalk. Palace and Ccdrn homeless pcrsons who tied froru their
511' rel alleys. 'wrecked rooms scantily clad
This afternoon was ladics' 1111111- ' \‘latl'r freezing almost as l\=t as it
noon at the Nor'wuik 111111”, and ailell, formed :1 thick glaze o‘er lhc
lar'cc number of high school youn'glwi'eckage. and still further hanrpcrcd
ludlcs enjoyed an afternoon's 1.11011. llhc \\ ork of the rescuers and firemen.
“7—— Cries heard gave rise to 11 belief 111111
a number of persons might be 1111111
NEW. CHUSIEMEEIECRET'ARY underneath the wreckage.l’by;11clutrs
.\ continuation rt“ the annual lll('l"l said, however, that they could not “m“
5111' of the South Kor'wnlk Congrega
llxrnslor or us .
crusrs 1111101 1111
(Continued from l‘ir'sl Page)
i'llt
pilllu
Ambler ................. 'L ..
t" ..1 rill
.\'o.-rtk
Norwnik Club.
111': cnu'ood
llt'l‘n (llCl
1:1'1111'od
Cop!”
ion
70
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v
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vive long in the zero tcmperaturc.
The force of the explosion was it'll
.,,
~/-/- 4' d;.v/u.".- 1,4,- 7”“ v u.~.v.v,‘-.v1~ '1'."A\:1:11‘ WM.
H. Krieger & Co.
After Inventdry Sale
We find ourselves with a little more Winter
goods than we care to have on hand at this
time of the year.
We are ready to sell anything in our store
irrespective ,of the cost. Coats as low as S5, $8,
$10 and $15, worth more than double. 'Also
Girls’ Coats at very low prices.
’ Charge Accounts Soiicited'
awn-rainfa- ‘- a h a a
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Final Clearance Sale- oi
WOMEN’S AND MISSES’
,WINTER COATS, SUITS & DRESSESi
The annual report of the birthday club
s.l'10\\ed a substantial balance on hand. tionulh church was held last evening
3 . . . .- at \v ich lime the unfinished busl
l ,Mlb' Adam Schmidt ruined the 8.0' was “'11 irrurscntcd. 'l‘hc treasur'
0191.1 to 1hold Its next meetmg m 1-1-‘1. r'ep 'l showed the church to be
.March at her homt1 in Fairfield aw- in .1 highly prosperous condition. it
_‘nue. The 11111115111011 was accepted is in better condition than in the
with thanks. A new number of the mfg.“ fllreev‘mllilus'ires 1 it
. 1U . . . L 1" 1'11 5 comni ee was
parish ”up” was d‘smbuled' A fine elected for 11 tcr'nr of three years Innd
collation was: 'er'ved to which all did 1.. :11. follows: Christian Sunrtz
.amnle justice. Rel. Mr. Stenp led the l'rank Lauder and C. H. I'lurlbut.
meeting and all had :1 pleasant altar- i “r E. 11.61111“)an was elected
noon. . ' . 11.15.11 or of the church and Mrs. H.
A k ,np. ty. .1} b . 1'” \‘1illinn1s of 11 Rowan street, was
' pac a p“ “‘ e gncn :1 mac-r. church secretary to succeed
the home of Mrs. 11311:). Briggernran,1 1.1” 11; H Lane, who resigned 1.1‘Ist
No.10 Fairfieid avenue, on Thursday Hi‘ptclnber
evening, February 81h. at S oclock. . . “f“
DGE RT CONN ' Every guest is requested to bring a} HOSF'TAL~“N°TES
r'Bookiet on Parents package. All are wekomc. . , . .
- . 41111111059 present ware. Fran Well Dischargedr yesterday: “illiam
nitz, Schmidt, Groeshner, Reis Engle Gum. of Sausatuc‘x; Miss Dorothy
lrnrdt. Meverholz, 'Stnck. Schumann ThOmas, of New Cdnnan.
\‘vlhcr‘e.rZin11.erla, Jacizer. \Volner, Admitted yesterday: Miss Jennie
Rank", Docring, Dora .\lillcr, 'Schroe Ianco of 3] Ely avenue; John Tier-
Nut 0 . .¢ . . . . . . $1.00 (101‘. Cordell. Homes. Killlmi’l ‘Pecklnld a... of “hm-milk '1"""“.e;MI‘S ITGHG
Nut ' ' ‘ ' ' ' ' ' ' ' $130 Carl Schmidt, Louisa Frederiaks, Blan Keogh, of East Norwalk.
FRON coo Inc. dina, Ilcrclrer Ed. Schneider, Carl Discharged today; ‘Harold Winter
E. Norwalk Schatrb Fraulein Lillian Butzer, 1135- of Broad Ilher. ' . -
Tel I441'31ter Frederic-ks. Raymond and I'th' ”.77?—
SALE OF RES CROSS SEALS
HARTFORD. Feb 2.~Announce-
ment Was made at the oiflce of “he
State Tuberculosis (Commission today
that 3,600,000 Red ‘Cross seals We
sold for the bonctit of the cause
Connecticut during the recent holiday
This :11 '11. mllli‘ more um
‘BA'RKER FACTORY
.1. gr&’liowersock
Attorneys at Law
,ATEN TS
oester,‘ Late Examin- _
. 8. Pat. Office '
Bowersock,‘ 13 years
ctice N Y. City
Bail ing, 1115 Main
'vIerj AllOver Town A 1
.. . ..
STOCKS OPEN QUiETLY.
NEW YORK,l1‘elr '2\-——111 contast
11 yesterdays wide opening mad 0;-
rzc—tl trading. tired prices on ll»:1
tock Exchange today ! flowed only
fractional changes.
off from H} to 1 point.
3111‘: r6 wit
throughout the entire west side of the
city. and Trove rise to rumors that 1111
earthquake had occurred Every room
in the"'Gartleld Public School. on an
1opposlte corner. was damaged by the
Home of the1 explosion. whilr1 struc-
1turcs nearby were almost completely
‘ 1' Sacked In many instances the cm
tirei fronts of houses were crushed
in and the streets for a mile around
wore littered with broken glass.
Stories of survivors being cared for
at rescue stations tended to‘xsuhstana
tiaie the ienrsci a heavy loss of life.
'At the Ho‘m'y. Booth .Settlemcnt
House; a. block away, 113.330.1519 Kat.-
‘Itowsky said she believed her husb’nnd.
gson and daughter but] perished Til-1 ;
Icntire family was chught beneath tho
Wreckage, but Mrs Kutowskv was
.taken iron: the wreokzige unconscious
lJoscplr Blelk. .- twelve-yearsol'). amt
lhls rather. George. his mother, two
ih'rolhers and :1 sister were in rooms
adjoining his sad that he believed
they were. killed.
Stanley 'Petris, who at: Herod Dal“
in] injuries from flyinrrglass and tho»
hers asserted that two of his children
were lost. two others being rescued.
Neighbors of Samuel Friedman it:
the tenement told the settlement
1v rr'kers that F riodngansudrhia family'
of tourhnd been buried hen atli'tho
wrecked timbers as they we in tho
'1111't of the building which collapsed
nrstu
Following an investigation/ by a
1"” _.\- .
i.
$3.9; m
y
2..
“a. ,
1’» ..~\
--.~v
Sink
it was said that a gas main which '13::-
tended throu
wrecked 11511222911th ”burst
the basement with
WINTER COATS
NOWI$8. 95, $10 95, $12 95
Formerly up to $25. on.
These styles include full fla'eand belted models. Some with plush collars and others trim-
med with bands of beaver plrsh or fur. Many are full satin lined; others half lined.
9
Women’s and Misses’
DRESSES
:Now
. Women’s and Misses’
SUITS
Now
$7. 95 and $10 5.95, 7.49, $10
Formerly up to $25. 00 . | Formerly up to $14. 50
BLOUSES'
Now
$1.49.» $1.98. $2.49
Ferrncrly up to $3.00;
I“ VOILE WAISTS
Now
69¢
Formerly $1.49
SKIRTS
Now
$1 ”as s2. as so. 93
Formerly up to $5.110
. '4’
41—4. A
The employee; of the gas
worked vainly for some time. in
tempts to-shut off the gas.
in the building across
from the wrecked structuw. tire to] 1
lowed the explosion and the occupants1 to the place and we caught three chil-f
tied in their niglttclothing to the rear dren thrown over the railing of
"TC
working crew from the gas cbmnany, {“1 Navies .
Calvin F. Davis.’ a. uwitemrar work-
the cellar of 11:6 ihg nearby. said. the explosion felt we arrived except for the light made \‘1 'ltcn the
filling ll
.1 (1
J
:01 Washington .St. South Norviaik
company slat: had died away." hc soil. ' lodgerrr aircntion was attracted to pilc'
at- then suddenly a big blue flame 11'" filled of powdered brick and. plaster
ihlfih in the. air and thc whole build-l .m' which turned and from which came
the streetf inn crumpled up and collapsed. . l'unds 3:111 011.511.1011”). 11 100p
"\\-itl1 four other switchmen I ranlwc. dug out "
Davis and his companions succccc-
ll cd in extrit'allng fifty persons" from
porch\ ““1 1‘ ”'1‘-"1' the wreck one. He said that 1111111111111»:
when These collapsed, precipita‘t— {second-story
I in; them to the Maud causing pain- istruck me 011 the head and knocked: gained such rapid headway that 1.11,.
91111111111111 and his crinrnmrior.‘
lure. down. lct‘torts
"The place was in darkness \vherr were or little. "‘!1'ufii1 against the fire-
police nnd firemen nrrivc
' lei: ppnrcntly was however. they. Were caring for 111
earth like. ,.‘.‘Flames shot 1: from the blaze,
V (ii! p ' f' ‘ 11111111. Willi? than a 1:22qu children you. 1111:;
s side of the buildlns
1er the rtiin‘bl tit-awe ashram-111111
some
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