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Entered at the couch Not-walk Post
Office as Second Class Matter.
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JUNE 8, 1917
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Engineering Work, Poles
and Other Supplies Pur-
chased Have Cost $12,000,
and District Meeting‘
Votes to Continue the,
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PLANT HEEERREH
(I‘Lhis Would Have Entailcd 11
“Cost of $350,000 to $400,000
‘ ,War has not only llll. Norw :tlk in the
{1 ilar plexus by cold is; her young men
In duty, but has also brough to .. halt
like 1building of the pr mused new clcc'
Rflét light plant on the city shore lot.
itiecause of the high cost of materials,
xtverhead‘ charges and running ex-
\1ch-nse.s, the plant would show a deli-v
tell at the end of each yeat',. it VV'asI
noted. at a special meeting of the,
‘l'S‘econd District held last evening in‘
.liiic city hall. l0 hold the project in.
tulieyance until a more favorable time;
' At the same meeting it was voted to'
locations the construction of the orna-g
pietttal lighting system and a notionf
‘fio the effect, that the electrical com-‘3
missioners be authorized to do so VvasI
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1thoi voted to increase the amountI
Lhe oiiginal appropriation tor thisi
twork to $30. 772.13.,p1hich is $10 072. 43
Were than the original appropriation
The. meeting was a very quiet one
1111111 had 0an a smilll attendance in .-
uinite of the important questions which
iconic up betot'e it The meertng VV.'1.~i
called to order by Clerk \\1ll1.1111 J.
' liaabye and Commissioner D. W. llar‘:
it 11d was eletted chairman The c1l1
ml the meeting 111111 read and 1Vt:ccptctl.}I'
Ornamental highting Discussio
The question of whether to contninue;
1'1111- building of the ornamental light-
D111: or hold the work in .ibeya11cc.u.ts
411111 first matter to be considered V,
report of the electrical commissioners‘
Mas read by Commissioner Patrick 11‘. I
lih'ophy. In brief the report pointed}
om the increase of cost in fitting out:
the new system and three suggestions
more offered by the commissioners.
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’With plans for the communion VVltith‘
will acycompa'n. the actual laying 11!
the corner stone Sunng afternoon
completed. the committee in charge
(it the artangemonts turned its alien-j
lion Vesteiday to the. details of the
..1: ceremonial march VV Inch VV1Il precedeL
"1111‘s ceiemonies at the site.
The following organization of the
11111 tde was decided upon
Ceremonial March.
First District Division.
Form in Hour Square. time 1:43.
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Aide C. l. Byington.
l’olice Escort.
American Band.
Company D~Captain Freeland.
First and Third District Fire. De-
lUl’IlDtni.
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nor TO CALL NAVAL
COAST. DEF'ENDERS,
Acc'otding to the latest advices re-
ceived here. the Naval Coast Defense.
.itleservcs are not to be called out fur
active duty for some time ‘to come.
It seems that this branch of the serv-
ice was fully recruited that the gov-
ernment has not enough room nor em-
quoyment to which they may be put.
Several of the local boys wore called
.A few of the remaining members havel
. received letterli filch offer them a
, chance to do 11.111111111111111, work if they
we able to live on $1. 25 S day Since
it is impossible to do this few have
responded. A (It'll of the Nov Re-
. nerves will be 111.- iii Rdbdnér' 1L,'hall
1P1-lday evening; Englgn F:- W Mor-
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HPPHRTHNITI
to Demonstrate Your
Patriotism
IS HERE
The Service you can render your
country is vital, simply loan to‘
your Governinent a few of the.
dollars its protection has en-t
abled you to earn. '
Your Government; is not ask-1
ing for charity when it offers‘
you 11 Liberty Bond. You will:
receive at least 3 1 2 per cent.t
interest on your money. ,
The United States Govern-t
ment is behind the principal and:
interest—wan you ask a strong 1
er guarantee?
Almost any Bank or Trust‘
Company will render assistancet
in the purchase of these bonds‘
even if you do not have a bank.
account.
Don’t think that you are sink-1
ing your money!
Don” 1: think that your princi-
pal is out of your hands for that
next thirty years; there will be:
a market for 11 Liberty Bond 111.
fair weather and in foul; and:
the Banks will lend you money.
on your bond as security.
These bonds are non-taxableli
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SAN JUAN DEL SUR, Nica-
ragua, June 8.—-—San Salvador, the
capital of the Republic of Salva-
dor, with a population of ‘ more
than 60.000, has been totally de-
stroyed, according to a dispatch
from San Miguel, Salvador. No
the city was destroyed have been
(received, but it undoubtedly was
the result of an earthquake or yol.
conic eruption.
A dispatch from Tegucigclpa
Honduras, says that in addition to
the wiping out of San Salvador,
the towns of Quezultipeque, Ne-
japa, Suchichoto, Paisnal, Arme-
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Don’t Wait to be Urged——
ATTNIIW
HATTER3’ HHH3E3
ARE TH'RE SHLH
Nine Places in Norwalk and
a Large Number in Dan-
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The sale of the properties: in the
famous llanburi llatteis' case to sat-
isfv. 11 judgmtnt obtained bV D. l3
.oeue will ctiVer .3 period of several
EDUCAHH AI
BHDHE 0f
31 J59 04
Payroll for the C mmg Year
Shows an I crease of
$10,796 Over est Year
and Other [to Also Ad-
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LITTLE INTEREST
IN NIIiHT SCHIIHLS
Many Other Towns Nearby;
.Fuel Has Increased and Coal
May Be Bought Direct
‘ From the Mines
As was mediated at a council meet-
ingone week aso,.‘the board of esti-
mate and taxation held. a thorough.
but brief hearing on the school de-
partinont budget last night, but could
appaiently find nothing in the ex-
penses therein listed to use the shears
on. The entire budget as presented
I I _ why Superintendent phapman amount-
detetls as to the manner in which!
ed to $172,359.04, and ‘got through
without In single 1item.ireceiving a
out. Last night's session was a calm
one compared to some past sittings
of the board on the same budget. and
the meeting adjourned at an early
hour.
'lhe pay roll item amounting to
31:12, 006 was the first number to come
below the meeting. and after an ex-
planation by Mr. Channel) was up.
proved by the board, although ilt is
an Increase 0ver last year's expenses
to the amount of $10,798.
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nice and Mcpicanos also Were dc...
strayed. Mejicanos was a suburbIl
of San Salvador.
At 9:50 o clock this morning;
there still was no oommunicationi
between San Salvador and Teguci-‘
gulps
WASHINGTON, June 8.—Dis-I,
patches from American MinisterL
Long at San Salvador, sent at 9g
o‘clock last night while the vol I
011110 of San Salvador was erupt I
ing, said part of the city had been;
destroyed by fire, but that it'wasi
under control Great damage wasl
done.
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weeks Tito sale of the property of
Ilotal people who are concerned in the
suit will commence on August 8, and
the properties to be sold are as fol-
lows: ~-
Thomns F Saunders Frederick Tay-
LAW IN 29 THIINS‘
Commissioner MPhelps Issues
.tural Order of Isabella is organized
lor Susie B Davis, James Kinnane,
Florence '.\l Beers, and Mary lei. Kent
ing. 'Ihen next day the proper'ty of
’lhomas Lavhe Peter \‘lard and John
Rooney will be auctioned off
The properties to be sold in ,Dan-
111' and Bethe] are as follows:—
On July 16—:Laura Booth, Estate of
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(Continued on pug, Twelve) recinding the muzzling order that
went into eii'ect during last winter
because of the epidemic of rabies.
COURT CECILE LThe orders atl'ects Beacon Falls, Har-
winion, New Britain.‘ Burlington,
' JOINS RED CROSS Woodbridge, Bristol, Barkhamsted,
Court Laurel, No. 106, Daughters of
Castile, which is affiliated with full
membership in the Daughters of Isa-
bella, have joian the Red Cross in
11 body. As there are over 100 mm- -
bérs in this organization, it will be
rteen that the step is an important
one in the local Red Cross. The Na
in 37 states in the United States and
has a. membership of 30,000 and morwi
who have. pledged alliance to the
President and at the request of the
Supreme Regent, Mrs. G. Walsh. of
New York, each court is to take up
some kind of public work. There are
no slackers in Court Laurel, and so
the organization joined the Red Cross
in a body The organization will at-
tend the laying of the corner stone of
the 'Nor'walk hospital in a body Sun
day .and will meet with the Red
Cross on Wednesday evening, 11
Order Rescinding Quaran-
tine
Jeffrey O. Phelps, jr., commissioner
011 domestic animals, has issued an
order to the first selcctmen of twenty-
nine Lcities and townsin the state
Woodstock, Ridgefleld, Bethany, Hart
land, Thomaston, Litchl'ield, Norwalk,
Westporl. Pomfret, Oxford. Woodbury
Daricn, Weston,11\'liddlebu1'y, Eastt‘ord.
Coiebrook, Plymouth, Watertown,
Seymour, Ansonia, Derby and Shelton.
When the epidemic was at its
height, Commissioner Phelps issued
In sweeping quarantine order that af-
.fected over thirty cities and towns,
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FAMILY OF THREE
KILLED AND
HOUSE FIRED
FLEMINGTON; N. J., June 8.—~Wil«
iiam H. Queen, his 'wife and their
daughter, Eleanor, were murdered in
their home at t. Pleasant near here,
last night An apparent effort to con-
iell will be in char“,
.. affair will be a big success.
card party and dance-"Will be held in coal the evidence of the crime was
Redmen's hall It plans made. are made by setting tire to 1110- house, and
carried out as- they surely shall, the outbuildings on the farm; which were
destroyed. ‘
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AIR EHR CHAMBER
HT HHMIIERTE
Committee Appointed to Stirl
Up Some of theVAId-Timel
Enthusiasm for the Or-
ganization
At :1 meeting of Norwulk business
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'room, for the purpoSV of determining
“hethet or not the Noruaik ChamberI
of Commerce should continue use
local business organization, the gen
Ieral concession of opinion scented to
Alaor the continuance of the trade
beard, and the working up of a larger
membership. An effort will be made
bv :1 committee appointed last night,
to stir up some of the enthusiasm
which marked the beginning of the
chamber of commerce 0 number of
years ago and in this way it is hoped
that the organization may gain the
support of enough business men to
again put it on a firm basis.
Last nights meeting was called to
enter at 8:13 ocloclt by George Foote.
en last night in the uptown eourt‘
L350, 000 REAL
ESTATE HEAL
Harris & Gans Company,
Purchases Two Blocks in
Washington Street Busi-
ness Section
EHANHES IN HLH
REH IIEN’3 HALL
Dudley E. and Ely Raymond
'Dispose of Important
Holdings Here
1 Activity in South Norwalk real en'—
date, particularly in the. buAiness 56:“
tion. appears to have taken on a
lively aspect The latest deal to be
announced and one of the most im-
portant in years. is the sale of the
old Red Men's block occupied bv
Woolworth on last Washington
street .and the block on West Vt ash
lngton street adjoining the Mahackfl
emo hotel occupied by Irwin‘s 1-es
taurant and William Miller. Edward
M. Grins. secretarv and tteusurei of
the Harris & Guns Company. is the
new owner. the purchase having been
made from Dudley E and EIV Ray-
round.
It is said
changes will
that some impmtani
be made in the Red
Menu hall property the upper .iloori
being converted into offices. but the ‘
ball will remain intact. The building
en and The Sentinel was published
'there for many years. Both pieces
of property are on the busy thorough
fare of the city and are finely located
tfor the growing business of South'
INorwalk The assessment on the
property as appears in the tax 1"feco1ds L
is $49, 875.
3HN3 HE ITALY
LHHHE EHRIIEH
gOnc Hundred Local Italians
Already Enrolled and 0f-
ficers Elected
\'c1'walk has a non otganization
which is known as the Sons of Italv.‘
It is composed of local ltalians and is
conducted on the beneficiarV plan.
Preliminary work of organization has
been completed and a chaiter drawn
and sent to New Haven for approval.
The institution of the new lodge will
be on Sunday, ulJy 8, in Arion hall.
At that time there will be a big cele-
bration in which various
throughout the town will participate.
\lteady many hands have been ex-
tended towards helping the success of
the new organization.
The lodge has alreadv taken in near~
11‘559 present mime James T Hubbell, ly 100 members and present admission
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MR. LAMSON SPEAKS
TO CYMBA .CLUB ON
A social evening was thoroughly en-
joyed last night by the members of
the Cyma Club and their friends when
they gathered around the table. and
heard Mr. Lamson in his eloquent
manner explain everything one should
know about 11 Liberty Bond.
He outlined the subject so thorough-
ly and expressively that the members
of the club ale planning “Todo their
bit” and anyone whose understand-
ing is 'not clear in regards to these-
bonds should immediately consult a.
Cy ma Club member or go to any bank
‘ or post' office in the city before June
14111. They will explain and tell you
of an easy and less expensive way to
obtain 11 Liberty Bond
_ At the conclusion of his remarks
Mr. Lamson was given a rising vat
of thanks for his kindness and the
club was honored of his accepting th
appointment of the r eighth honorary
vice president.‘
Refreshments were served while the‘
club’s orchestra favored with many
patriotic selections.
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DARIEN TO HAVE
NEW SCHOOL HOUSE
Seventyfive thousand dolla1s was;
appi opt iated for the building of a new.
school house last eveningfl at special.
meeting of the town of Darlen. TheL
new building was built in the vicinitV
of Noroton Heights, and will be a
modern building in all 1'.espects ItL
Iwill cost in the neighborhood of
$50,000, while the icinaindet of the
appropiiation will be used in the en-
largement of the Center school. Bonds
,to the amount of the money were
authorized to be issued and sold.
Specifications for the new school
house are now being prepared and
It will not‘be long before actual work
on the construction will be started.
Once it is finished Darien will have
one of the most modern school houses
in this poll. of the state
.At the Same meeting, it was voted
to increase the salary of the new
Superintendent oi" HighWays and
CONSTRAINT
Edward M. Gans', of the
was originally etected by James. Gold-1
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NAHIR GENERAL PERSHINH
AND STATE ARRIVED AI
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Alienation Suit Introduce! '8 “HELENE”.
Small Boatsw Shelled as Mem-
—""" bers of the Crew Tried to
Escape
'lhat after she learned of the mar
iriage of her son, Charles R Frizzell to
l1lizabeth Roberts, she telegraphed
and wrote every day to the couple and
begged, implored and cntreated them
to come and live with her in Norwalk
was the keynote of the testimony
given yesterday in the Superior court-
1befcre Judge tReed by Mrs. olec Men
du'son, who with her husband, Mark
M Henderson, to being sued for $50,»
i000 by Mrs. Robert Frizzell, the Ten-
nessee beauty, for alienating the at . ,
factions of her son. (lt‘SIlO) “LS
Mrs. Henderson told of the intimatel A hémt‘ “ cIcomc “ as amended:
m9 of Mm FIIZZPHI and N19,, decent, to the Americans In official repv
111 her 11112111111: apparel, w-hich she resentntivcs of the Admiralty, the
termed extremely PXDGI‘ISI\’,P to its \V1u-()ffi¢9 and thc municipal an-
minutest detail, giving the costs of the 1 1 1
,various articles Illltillllt’s. Pitt 33 .11 Office has as‘
Here in Mrs. Henderson's oun signed a Iirigntlicr general 0f the:
11,ords is me ”1311”,.“ mm me on; British armv an aide to General
zeli brought to Norwalk Slit)! 11v aftet Pershing He took up his duties L
'0 VV 1th the commander in chief 111le
her marriage in Nashv,ille Tenn”
h" 50“ Isoon as the alter reiched here
“One black velvet gown, $125 ‘ '
“0 110 crepe de chm 5mm ”5‘ IL The formal welcome to the
"01111 We “meta silk um,“ 5:5, Americans on the landing stage
“One tailored suit, $33. ‘ Iltcre “118‘ a stirring scene. A guard
' of honor compose of Royal Welsh
’Fnsileers was draVVn up at the
V Iandiuc.VV1iI1111e1ri1nc11taI band
IDISAGREE OVF R LAIterItiIeneraI Pershing had been
111t1ot 111 cd to the military officer
WOODEN SHIPS in tillllililllltl of the port he inspect~
ed the guard of honor, the band
meanwhile pIaVing “ the Star
Spangled Banner.‘ ' "
The only civilians who met Gen-v
etal Pershing VVcrc repr cseutatives
of American press associations and.
newspapers. General Pershing
wild to The American Press: 1
“The, trip has been (IclightfulL
particularly the latter stages,
A BRITISH PORT, June 8,11 12
111 .--1I'Iajor- General Pershing and“
his staff arrived here this morning
Iafter an uneventful trip. All the ,
members of his party were in goat!
health and spirits Their ship was
escorted into port by American
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I YtlajotuGcneral Goethals, General
5 Manager oi" the Emergency Fleet Cor
Iporalion, today dismissed F. A. Bus!
3 tin, of Boston. Assistant General Man-
i ancr and F H. Clark, oi New York,
1 the too engineers VVllo miginnted the
“ooden tleet idea.
The dismissal of Rustic and Clark
todaV followed thelt ‘.action of last
night in issuing statements VirtuallV
Li ch: 111nm: General Goethals with bold-
ling tip the shipbuilding ptogram i11\\llcll ch \lt‘l't‘ esc'oltctl through
ILLHL nation‘s emergency. Ithp (Ling-pp “mp L’.‘ mn- own des- ,
N‘ASI‘ELNGTON June 8. —‘Th(‘ dlS-L llI)I\"'IIS.- Spi'dhllllr fi)!‘ IlleeEf and. .»
laEICPlllOnl between Major-General l'tl'l' “I I‘I gl‘l LIL I) I
Theorge Goethals, general manager oi s ‘ l '“L‘ “f P 0 PM, 1
”H, ”Home“, Hm Corporation. 111111 standard beat-111s oi America 111
his aides over the wooden shipbuild- this E'l‘i‘ill WtW‘li)!‘ t‘lViliZation.
,ina 11'011111111 “as considered today at’ “The tipptillllllllV of landing at
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board. with the prospect that F. A.
Eustis, assistant general managet of
the. corporation. and F. Huntington
Clark, his assistant, originators of the
11 llritish port and the welcome we
received are V'erV significant, and
are deeply appreciated. We expect
in the course of a VerV short. time
lodges ,
wooden ship plan, would offer theirIto be 111.1V1111r0111 part, which, 1am
resignations. confident, “ill be a vow big art,
Statements issued last night bV p
on the western front.
General Pcrsltinv' and his stai’Lf
proceeded toV'atd London. Before“
leaving the step .mcr the general
thanked the captain and crew for
Eustis and Clark virtually charging.
General Goethals with. blocking the‘
building of wooden ships by demand-
ing an impossible form of contract
openedanew a controversy as to the
Value Inf wooden Vessels as fcargo their ('Oill‘tesics during the YOJL’
vessels. General Goethals was ex-
., a. . .. age.
HELLER: hoaijnnounce hm DOLLLLLOLL 11111 I The British dislocation which. .
Chairman Denman of the, Shipping welcomed the Porsliiu" party on ‘
130.1111, who is known to poor wooden board the deck of the liner consis-
ships 119018de tOday he 1‘11“" “0‘“ ted of Rear Admiral Stileman, Lt.~
'ing of the Eustis and Clark statements ) 7 1 ‘ -
,until after they were made and that G' 11 Sir William Pia‘dim Camp
the board membms had not illsmed bell and the lord mav or of Liver L
on either steel 01 wooden Ships. pool.l‘l1e. ship docked at 9 o’clock
After the band had played the
GEORGETOWN TO 'American national anthem, it.
. CELEBRATE FOURTH
rendered “God the Save Kind ”~ .-
all present standing at the salute
. . . throughout. ,.
Norwalk will not be the only place The voyage. V1115 a quiet one. The
to have a big pat1'1ot1c celebration on time was devoted by General Pelt;
the Fourth of July. Georgetown has h- 1 I I t ff t l d k,
also made plans for a big patriotic S mg ant “S S a 0 1111‘ war
display on that day. In the morning VVith close concentration on till;
there will be a monster parade in study of Fr each by all the oflicet‘sp
which all of the organizations of that During the. trip there was a com
town will participate. The parade ccrt at Iii h _
will end ..t the ball grounds where' w c General Pershing
speech making will take place. A pr 0-
lmadLo an address. There was great;
«mm including singing by chimren'cnthuaiasm on board when throne
and addresses has been a1ranged for‘Amel‘iLCfln dGStI'Oyei‘S came up to
and will be presented at that time. .Iact as escorts
In the evening, moving pictures will PARIS J n 815 10 ..Th i
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be thrown. on the side of the Catholic terpcdoing of a big Antcri lit
Bridges, Horace B. Olmstead,' from church for the entertainment of thoI
'fl, 800 to $21100. general public Altogether the pro- Steam? and the Shelling 011d 51
Rev. Herbert S Brown was the gram is an excellent one and will era-1118 by the 8111311181110 0f the HTML
chairman of The meeting and Stephen cel any-thing of the some nature whlohl
,l‘t Heyt clerk. t has taken place ht that town.
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