film LE'ren-s FROM SOLDIER sou.
flu. ‘lobert Thdmpsan Receives Two
“Immunisation: from Walter, Her
8011. in France.
{file following letters v|ere received
.1 Mrs. Robert ‘C. Thompson of 54
'm street, from her son, ”Corporal;
.mer C; Thompson, yesterday after-
m at 4 o'clock. The first letter is
“find May 3, and the second letter isJ
and May 5. The more interesting"
Ms of the letters follow: 1
mewbere in France, May 3,1918.
Dar Mother and Dad? *
Al is on fatigue duty today. he has
gone to a village about seven or eight
miles from here with about a hundred
of the boys. They haw g' 111' 111 l,” 12'.
powder-and from this 1 think we are
going to begin artillery practice very
soon. I ’
I wrote a letter yesterday and 1
shall write as often as I can so you
will know how we are getting along.
All the batteries are billeted in dif-
ferent villages and I haven’t seen A] 011
Ernest Brennen in quite a while. It
certainly is but over here and I am
going around in the sweater you knit-
ted me. When we first came here it
was very rainy but now the weather is
very pleasant. '
We have the village pretty well
cleaned up by now and I think we will
soon be starting artillery drill. Our
summit-ins have come and now we are
waiting for the guns. then we will be
haptfpretty busy.
flowers all thepoopie in East Nor-
walk. Give them my regards and tell
J‘ust came back from an eight-mile them 110t to forest the East Norwalk
9* and had my dinner, so I though! boys in France. Every time we boys‘
I would write you a few lines First get together the topic is always of
‘ 91.11 1 am going to 1911 you that 1 home and God h‘asten the dnv Mum wei
my; received any letters for about shall start for the states. I have. seen
“knocks Harry Fudge has received and heard 8 800d 1113an things the
several letters and it makes me feel Germans have donethat I would neVer
rather by“... not to have gotten any 0f have believed when I was home but
1mg I know it takes a long time for believe me, ‘MOthcr dear I don’t like!
1 sun to go back and forth but 1 think to say this but every word is true
M the mall sen we could be better. i This is “‘9 heat GXDPTIPDCP ’1 young
We are. having iegular summer {SHOW could 80 through and I wouldn't
”mther and it sure 1. some hot Al change places with any of the boys at
and I are getting a fine coat of tan and F0” T0113 for any postttbn ill?) COUIG
live get home soon, 11lnch I hope we Off" 1 113‘? heard from smelal Of
my; you won’t know us. 1 the boys from the old 35111 company.
. We mOVed into anothcrsmallvillage“ W9"- 1 have. 801118 more letters to
andbelieve me we were regular street write and 1 “'“1 010‘“ now With the
cleaners for the place was filthy, but best of wishes to all my friends in East
my it is m to 11w in. Norwall; and with lots of love‘lo you
Everything is going along nicely and, both.
111 the boys me in good health 111111,:
good humor. . i
Quite a few of the coiporals, ser-
geants and privates 11111 going to school
101' different things in our line on (filly.
Aland I didn't get a-chunce at it but
perhaps Something will ornit- up so we
can so later on.
»"lie in back of the big guns knocking
daylight throu1. ii the Hons and the
when I come back [I can toll you what
I now, not what I heard somebody tell
about.
Your loving son.
WALTER.
E. E. Hendricks is having some
work done on his home on East avenue
in the Way of an addition.
_ . Charles Swint who has been on aI
I would just as 300" leave of nhsenc e at his home l1me.has‘
retutued to his duties aboard the U S. 1
.Seilltle
This evening the regular monthl)
' _ i ,] 1110111i11g of the Sunday School Board
We are lot.1.cd 1n “ haunt ful pace 01 the East AVenue M E.1l1111'1h will
right near the foothills and mountains. be held at the. church
Certainly is nice, but I would just as __ ‘
noon be sitting on our front porch tak-
ing things in on First 'slront. ‘E Johnson, Jacksonville. Fla, spent
The aviation camp i“ only 11 short 11 twenty four hour furlough at his
way from where we 3" “a " one home at 4 \Vinfield street.
lots of aeroplanes Tbev certainly a1. a. l
I great invention. W11 are getting lots:
of infantry work and believe me when ‘
night comes I don‘t go very far away
trim my bed.
No money yet. Did you receive any
or the allotment yet? I thought of my,
Insurance but as l huvcn’t rot'eivcf;
'W pay I Can't send any as yet. 1 . held this afternoon at the residence of
“landitissomehardjo b E‘Mrs. A. Hyde Cole. Sasquu Road; a
lam writing on the cmer of my large number of ladies from Norwnlk
mess kit and 1‘ '5 some hard 30" and vicinity being in attendance. .1. i
Best regards to the neigubors and _.__.__ '
late of love to you and dad. 'The ladies of the East Avenue .\l. E.
.. ~- , Your loving son, ‘ church met at the church last evening
' WALTER. to do Red Cross work. Much work
The second letter follows: I was done and the ladies together with
_ May 5. 3 those other ladies who are not mem-
“mr Mother and Dad: bers of the parish but who may wish
‘ Today being Sunday and a beautiful to do this work ‘qu meet at the church
day, of course. my mind wanders Friday afternoon.
H mm home, and!. the doings in door. -.. 1
‘ old East Norwalk. I am writing this. The Kiwanis Club, 0’ SWDTOM. 11“
, Jobber in an open fl id and everytime organization of the business men of
I look up I can see" the mountains that city, are planning to hold a. shoref
1 not about at me. It certainly is 11 ("“9“ within 11 short time at Dorlon's
'mumi country und‘it don't seem as Pmm It i‘ 0‘99““ that an announce-
W God could let this war go on ment will boamade wihina 1"“ d9" 35
M destroy nature the wav it has and to the date ”f the ““5" l
.4: doing. 01' course God moves in mys M ‘"
Mons ways and sometimes we don’t
understand.
Corporal ltoy Downs from (‘ump dos:
The district commissioners met. at
the offices of the plant on 1111111111..-
iPlace last evening and received the
regular reports. Things are gomg
along nicely at the plant.
A Suffrage liridgo party is being
Harry Middleton, an employs of
the Strawberry Hill Dairy. is recover~
ing at his home from a broken ankle,
AFTER Tm which he sustained about a week ago.
when a dump cart run over his foot. 1
”WAGAND‘STS! The Ladies' Aid Socefty of the East
[Avenue M. E. Church meets at the
'Libcrate yourself from thethraltdom church tomorrow afternoon.
it! that whole gamut of minor bodily _
evils—an one of which will cloud the "‘—‘—“‘
most per cct day. St. Agnes Guild will meet at the
Whnieels good when sucléprodging ;home of Miss Elizabeth Martin on Win-
bodt tormentors are sprea 111g 1c1r ,
dimganizing propaganda of ill- health field street this eeming.
through your system! How can y1 11 ~—-'--
see the bright side otthings when cor.- The Women 5 Auxiliary of Christ
agamugllsfixi;tfisltll‘gfiudisieaesgs 2: ' Church has decided to postpone lts'
, can't be done until you cleanse your meeting th1s week on account of the
Internal body 13011.11 now by going regular meeting day—Thuxsday—be:
to the drugLsto‘renalngEglggflEEprfé ing Memorial Day. The Auxiliary will
CHARLES A . ,
'flm splendid preparation is als’gdin- meet next week, howeVer. 1
. “table in routing ‘t use on mg
devils oi dyspepsia. headache. gastri- , The Que ES Chlb met at the home of
and also most effective In the treat- tilliss Dalia Van Coevering 011 Gregory
lien! of 811 liver and bowel irregu— Boulevard last evening, at which time
The pellets are safe and mild no plans for the entertainment to be giv-
1' pmg nor any bad efiems results front on this coming month—June—were
an user You may relyo DR. discussed and a business session held.
MRI-ES LAMTIVE FELLETS A social time was enjoyed following
d
~"“a“?éhififi’gflljygfififfi" the meeting. There will be no meet-
tut eelingtof healthy ydjoy that can on y ing next week.
me from ucleunsc normally func-
. system. , Next Sunday evening at the East
' "CE 25 CENTS A BOX Avenue Methodist'Church Rev. James
m M33 or m diuct h M. Yard will be the special speaker.
4 Mt of pm. Mr. Yard is a missionary from West
' . “.11: 11° - China, one of the most difficult mis-
” _ slouary fields in the world. He is it
~ mmwnfom very forceful speaker. and brings «11
. tised shooting on the rifle range at
1 earning the mono
‘mortgages of $9.250.
curring message of the opportunities.
awaiting the Christian Church in the
imru-t of (‘bt-istinulty upon the Re-
public of China. All are. invited to
hem him. '
111 he 1ping “lib the President’s picc-
lamation for Memorial Day, there will
be 11 1111111111111 prayer meeting at thei
East avenue Methodist Episcopal;
. church Thursday morning from eight to l
‘nine o‘clock. Several interesting fen-l
lures will he introduced into the ser-‘
vice. among them being extracts readt
from letters received from young men:
whose names are upon the war hon'or. t
roll of the church. Any persons having ,
sons. brothers. husbands. lovers, or!
friends in the sciatica. and who have.
received letters from them are invitedi
to read those portions which may be'
of moral interest to the congrega-
tion Thursday morning at the service.
It will also "be of interest to many
members of the church to know that
several prayers will be read from a de»
votional book, entittled “with God and z
the Colors." This little book has been‘
written by Mrs, 'Leila Atwood Faust.
who is the wife of Rev. J. J. Foust, a
former minister of East avenue church.
DARlEN
AND
NOROTON, '
.I. G. Burroughs of Bridgeport has
sold a repair outfit 10,“. S. Rockwell.
Mrs. Edwin 11111011 11011111 has been
for several duys in New York at the
home of her sister, 111110.111 husband.
ion. Amos ISIickney. has been serious-
ly ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Frances Howard. for
mcrly of the Post Road, Noruton. who 1
have. been spending the winter in:
southern California. are now in New:
York. I
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(“onslahlct leot'gn Dante was on dutv
Sunduv us trvutllt'otiiur :11 Il111 1'11il1'1-1111i
bridge on the Post Natl. it is 11::
ported that he will mum on ML’IIlO
riIl Day his dutv. .15 lusl 11111121111 not
fit utiic,er owry day.
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Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Hiram vim 1111111 >
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of Norman are greatly enjoying tlIcirlt
new Ford coupolct. The rector hits
just received his operator’s Home. l 1
The Darlen‘ilonm Guardsmen prac-
111-1111111111 Sunday 1111111101111.
1.
The meeting of the school superin-
tendents of Fulrficld county, called for
11th Saturday at Center school, was
called off into in the week, because so,
many of the superintendents, pressedJ
with the extra duties laid upon them'
by the. war activities. could not bu!
present. ‘
Darlen boys prayed Satutwday that.
although Uncle Sam has taken so,
many of them into his service. there?
are still enough left in town to put upl
as good a game. of baseball as in for 1
met years. In the first game of the,
season. Saturday afternoon on tboj
Noxon lot, they trimmed the Colour,
. bians of Bridgeport. 8 to 5
For the past two Sundays, the local
trolley cars have run on 20~minute
headway in the afternoon. 11 has been
stated that the cars would not main-
tain the usual 20-minute summer
schedule beginning Memorial Day. but
would be run as usual at (0-minute in-
tervals. except when traffic to Roton,
Point is heavy. when extra cars will '
be put on every 20 minutes.
An interesting feature of the pre-
rentaiion of ”Niche." the three-act
comedy given by young people of the
Congregational church last Friday and
Saturday nights. was the introduction!
to the audience from the platform, be-
tween the acts. ofboys and girls of the
seventh grade who had bought over
$25 worth of in t stamps last week,
in various ways.
There were four sales of property in
Darlen'last week with mortgages of
$8,0000. For the third week of ’May.
1917. there was one sale. of land and
The property
changes were as follows: J. H. Brown
to Mary I. Wood, Springdale; Jennie;
A. Mullett to J. F' D. Rohrback of Jet‘
sey City. land at Tokeneke; E F. Phil-
lips to G. N. Thompson, Holmes ave-
nue: J. E. Richards to Ellen G. Shee-
han. of New York, highway.
,i As an unfortunate sequel to thel
jvmore serious accident Sunday morn-
ing, near the golf links. a driver of a
New York car. headed cast, was so
unnerved by the spectacle that. when
he reached the railroad bridge'on the
Post road,” he lost control of himself
entirely, and became ffilnt, instead of
taking the narrow portion of the road
now reserved for traflic. plunged into
not §fim K9834.“ mu m
‘peurs that Stephen Torok is probably;
’ husband
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the excavation made for the new dtain ters, and in the very hearts of bysy in TODAY IN WALL STREET. bacco 5 recovery of the greater part of
age system, where water and mud (lustrial cities. there floated the’ service
111111: and in almost every window the
were hub-deep. This and other barrl- R ed Cross. the Hoover Pledge and the
codes encounteIed stopped the ma- ‘ Liberty Bond token.
chine without .injury to the driven; cred history of a great spiritualawak- general rebound of the noon hour.
whose name was not ascertained. A- 11ning when the people were of one ac minor rails like New Haven and St.
101d in one place, and history repeats pm”
itself.
lady accompanied 111111.
Darlen' 8 service dog has two stars in
its red border. for two who have made]
“the Giant Sacrifice. From advices 113-;
celved during the “past few days it 8D-‘:
a prisoner. as he is reported "missing." 1
Augustus Newmann. also of this town,
and a member of the some company.
has written that the company was in?
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The only Rowayton boys
left in
the trenches three times, and was at- Camp Devon
5 are thr .
.tackcd by the Germans the third time. ‘1 sinned oflicers- Co ce non commie. '
The Americans charged the Boches moral Francis 3
IJohnson, I
_wilh bayonets, and repulsed them. but' C0" 3“ Infantry; Sergeant
I Edwar
Steve was not. with the boys wheni d Tinker,Dep01 Brigade and
they returned. New mnnn had been de-
is tied to guard baggage, and was not} ineer ' .
engaged in the encounter. Relatlvse 5g S “111 be most 1111er l0 80
and friends of Torok ‘are anxiously} across this summer, While Corporal
awaiting for further news. ' Johnson will have the toughest 11mm-
__ sition of any local man if his regiment
Second Lieutenant William Ziegler reaches the firing line.
QLCollench s Point has just been
trunnen ed from duty in the office of. .
the Chief of Ordnance in Washington James A' Farre’ll of Hickory Bluff
to duty with the War Credits Board. South Norwnlk, president or the L\’
Mrs Ziegler is in Washington with he r ed States Steel Corporation, will not!-
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accept a position as director of the;
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3520 Engineers. it is thought the en
Bo d of th E n '
Although the American people are or e merge cy Fleet Corpo1
asked to conserve gasoline by giving ation for the reason that he intends to
up joy “ding, one is often able to com 1 denote all his time and energy in 115- '
binclzusgmans‘ andffteasgrttehand “3,?" 51911ng the production and delivery of
an ex en e our roug e coun v _.
On a recent automobile trip through. Steal for government needs M” F”
villages and some big towns, it was nothing at the present time incredu—i
made apparent how. unanimous is this portant to the military necessities of
state in its patriotic feeling. In re-
1moteold-fashioned country lanes, upon the govern} out than the production
and delivey of steel.
the highwayss suburbs of great. con--
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SMITH BEATS HOUOK
LANCASTER, Pa., May 28 rduhl’n'
its eleven point setback was the strik-
WALL STREET, 1:30 p. nix—Sub mg feature.
It is told in 511- stantial rallies were made on the
prelemd leaflinx the 1189'! boat Smith outpotnted Leo Houck 111
Among magma, :1 @m '1” six munds here last night.
. - .1 W. flew
;ISeI'geant Clifford N. Jennings, D 00.. '
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