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MONDAY; AUGUST 20.71923.
Fair ms: .n'a '
crate temperature.
High tide 6:58 a. 111.. 7:81
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PRICE THREE cm
6SENTI‘NEL DA ”
- NORWALKG
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Chapzrons and Children
an Lights
Fiery Cross at
Calf Pasture?
a Inns 20 Feet High Near Bath
6‘ (‘ampers See It—Curious Norwalk Lads Inter-
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NHRWALK BGAI'
CLUB ENJOYS
EIHE CIIHIHIHE
e
d
a
an:
I‘m 3 wrdrr l mnmlu-t‘s rind i’ri' rds
“. :v’y l-l ‘lv :‘mmntl ('lnmlva'w of the
. .501 r .le< .l‘ {i club in Til _\'~. stwl'duy .it
ISI‘lIII'Lw '5 g'wnw. \ Sty-crt an =:I:»~.
Houses but only'Tlm him an a H meM Success;
Ivcoolu‘J tr) pitfl‘ct by (‘lu 2‘s l’l. (‘lmli
‘ , Ian-I ll. Lamb. "T34." lliltirry Il-‘illl-
I Three Men—One Had Camera—P cw Dorlon S_jmi w vmmno»: in «nurse or 1:.-
ihnke.
‘ Dunn": the nflvrnrmn. n prncrnrn
3 all Residents, Attracted by Blaze, Imagine It Is
t
~ the Bathers.
K-i Kluxers. or- men giving an imitation of Kluxers, gave
2 Cali Pasture beach and the nearby surrounding coun-
of a fiery cross late Saturday night.
Many residents
wry Boulevard, including those at the Norwalk Country
e light but few of them believed that the burning was
: Klan.
r bathers.
' we of East Norn‘alk
r1: nrur the new
In: houses. '10! only
wrong but inventi-
"‘r-w" men. one with
mt; nervously nlnng
'4 !\ Iihin lWO hun I-
l4‘.\t"h and Within
' l {wt of the new
.rrlhn the cross ru-
~.".".' fur-t high, :.'.e
.v ‘ fier‘n feet up. The
M .tno by ~fo-I'rs.
' It \y-re oil soured
\ ilghtwfl and it was
H'rrictml the campers.
vr to the spot Iand
men. ‘Thny dec'atu
" 9h the camera. was
' ' ‘c other two WLPQ
l rigs burned bright-
rorn except the right
-r.t man took three
u. as it burned.
'< asked the camersl
Iwn‘mg was for and
,1 no answer. he in-
': vining. trying to get
., “7..
‘ \s
' cry.
«,rtlzor two men asked
lht-Y came from and
rum», could 50 m-
'Il“d out. the men 'eit
will». parked some dis.
said. made the
.rrlnc cross was a Klan
One man thought it was several electric lights
IICHI HEADS
so. NORWALK
LIBRARY BOARD
The regular monthly 'mccting of
the directors of the South Norwall;
public library was held Friday ove-
ning at the library.
The following officers were elected
for the coming year.
President. Judge John 1!. Light;
vice-president. \V'illilm P. \V‘ard;
secretary. “’illiam E. Matthews;
treasurer. Robert G. Mitchel.
President Light named the follow
ing committees: Committee on re.
path an dsupplies. “'llliam .P. Ward.
William E. Matthews and Francis H.
Northrup: committee on library ind
reading room. William F. Tammany.
Borgia Jennings. Robert G. Mitchel.
Joseph J. Linxweiller. George H.
Vosbursh-
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m'rsmomcnr}.
An automobile operated by Charles
lace. Vhile proceeding lrom Wall
street into Hails street collided
with a. oneqnan trolley car operated
by wmm- Keller. .42 Butler street.
sat-ray nicks. The automobile was
l
t
n.’ sports \ins in nrtl‘ r.
, n... “some 0 a no use MM M“""“"“’
’ i
le.‘ Singl».
m‘I‘ n trL‘nmv l iii-2 Mirrimi Men in CH
Vivi" ‘1! Sim“ If: tl‘~ .‘LOI‘i‘ 0f 16 ‘0
G. lir-vvvirr. il=~ l‘u-twdicts (‘11th
int :m S'I‘cln lion's sworn was the
rlirm t ‘i‘fi'.'.l (if the Hriplrin': (if
l‘h.-: \ (1':.Irni- Ii. l‘..ilpli Lni‘mm
Irmvl in") )ll‘ll‘r w. ro t‘m lmttv-ry for
the :‘n‘r'r .‘lun and .\rc‘;_1':li:il«l Cur-
rii r :‘llil l-Irr' :2! I.‘.i:wl“ll for ll:n 3hr-
riwl lion.
Th'i’o “as a score of tree‘s from
Bridgn‘port which rrsn‘tml St a ing-
of-wnr between Norwalk and the
Park City. The local team won;
vlrnzcing the visitors all over the
groan The frtt man's race was Won
by (:""‘t§ \‘nn Cora who Ilri'catc'l
Hoary PI". of Ilri-lzhprkt. “falter
.\’r.rn::tn :mrl \‘Vn‘tcr Provost won the
one hursirml y'nrd flash or well as
the fifty yard (lash. Han ”some prize:
w 'ro nwardml winners of the various
contcsts.
CHRIINER III
,PRGBE EEIIH
0F IIs. LYNCH
The» inquest into the death of
James II. Lynch. 13 School street.
will be held by Coroner John J.
Phelan here tomorrow. it was an-
nounced this morning by Dr. Samuel
H Hmtington. medical examiner.
Lynch died from injuries sustained
when the automobile in which he
was riding turned turtle on Riverside
avenue. “’illiam Stuart Van “fart.
of Ridgefleld. formerly of New Jer-
sey. who is in the Nor-walk Hospital
uttering from injuries sustained in
the accident. is held by the police on
a manslaughter charge.
Funeral services for Lynch were
held at. 2:30 o'clock this afternoon
from the late home. Rev. Low 8.
Ready for Picnic
NEH CINIIN IVE i‘IIIHIR BURNS;
IIREHEN CLAlM s; 0. POURED
- 7,500 GALLONS OF OIL THERE
I Blaze Started Early Sunday Morning—~15 Still Burning
—Flames Light Up Sky -for Miles—Firemen Turn
Tons of Water on It Before They Learn of Oil—To
Complain to City Council.
1‘th tlié S‘awlard Oil compony
3H Hrvl 'le gallons of thick oil,
:‘I 'llmtmts {Ii-m :I Itlf: I“; Him: tank.
0n lI‘,“ New Canaan il‘~‘\'llllf": dump
nus «xhnrzwl this morning by officials
of Ilw Nor-walk lI‘iro dcpurtmont.
Tl)» dump caught lire shortly after
midnight Saturday nizht lighting the
sky for miles. The tire was still
burning today.
.-\t 4 o'clock Sunday morning. the
uptown apparatus was calla-ii out ly
a central alarm turned in from box
53. For two hours. water was pour-
ed on the blaze without any eflcct.
Scores See Blaze.
Scores of people watched the fire:
men fight the. flames. having been at—
tracted to the scene by the reflection
of; the flames and bclicxing that the
Muller Gloria. Silk Mills were afiiro.
Deputy Chief \Villiam J. Powell.
wondering why the flames did not
subside after tons of water had been
poured on the dump. questioned
some of the residents of New Canaan
,\
avcnuo. llis investigation disclosed
that tho (lump was covered with a
thick oil. rviusc :iispnsnd of. it is
claimed. by the Standard Oil com-
pany.
Firemen Quit.
l‘pon lefirning this. Chief Dwell
ordered the tire apparatus back to
fire headquarters. l‘lamos from the
tire continued shooting into the air
for hours; the smoke was so don
that it was impossible tot walk
the dump on New Canaan avcuue.
At press-time today the flame-e
were still smouldering. Several em-
ploycs of the Sstrcot Department
were at the dump endeavoring to
extinguish the fire. Fire Chief Geo.
Boga‘r'ls said that he intended to
take the matter of the fire up with
Councilmen Mills and Robbins.
It is understood that the Standard
Oil company intended to dispose of
more refuse oil at the dump. but it
is probable that city ofl‘lcials will
take action to prevent this.
Two G. A. R. Men Die
in Noroton Home
Two civil war veterans died over
the week-end at the Soldiers’ Home
in Noroton. John H. Stratton. a. pri-
vate. Company 1, 6th Conn. Vol-
unteers. passed away at the age of
so years. William W. Fern L‘ijes. a
member of Company E. 20th Infan-
try VOL. and. of Company G. 56th
Inf. Vol. was the other victim. The
bodies were taken to Bridgeport
today for burial by Raymond and
Sons.
Yic Ferris Is In ~
New Haven Hospital
Victor W. Ferris. city editor of the
Nona If Hour. was admitted to the
New Haven hospital today. He Is
to undergo an operation. His
many friends hope for a rapid re.
‘Alfonso Defarity .
* Hit by Automobile
Alfonso Dcfarity of Lexington ave?
nue. while crossing “’est avenue at
the Nofwalk armory. was struck
Saturday afternoon by an automOc
bile operated by Joseph Henooky of
294 Cove avenue. Stamford. Detaritsr
was taken to this Norwalk hospital
for examination and x-ray. He was
found to be uninjured with they so
ception of minor abrasions. Hen 3*
reported to the. police. but was not
held. ‘
csrrrmsr Km
MIAMI. Aug 20.—-C. J. Hangman.
Pittsburgh capitalist. and developer
of Hollemnn park. Miami. was killed
early today when his automobile ran
off the road, crashed into a pile of
brick. '
m5 LABSE‘S u
Charles'fWesley Larsen and. lies.
OroThommbothottnhcstym
KIDDIES AT
MISS JENNINGS
THERICNIC
Tho full list of the children who
recencd tickets for the Sv-nlincl's
Iloton Point picnic follows:
Margaret Hornlck. Albert Hornick.
Joseph Tnpstick. Ella. Garfield. th-
tie Garfield. Mildred Dietrick.
Antoinette Pinto. Sara Marsano.
Margaret Checkey. Mildred Grace.
Margaret Toth, Marion Keeska,
Josephine Peccerello. llet. Stcta.
Catherine Stets. Dorothy Stets. Paul-
ine Stats. Nellie Ashs
Mildred Gaiodoski. Anna Kudla.
Irina. \‘erup. Elsie Snifflin. Olga.
Redway, Grace Peccerello. Dorothy
Griffin. Edward Gi‘iffin, Mary Grif-
fin. Margaret Czaka. Bertha. Kish.
Mary Kurenseky, Helen Boros. Clara
Pesto. Elsie Cinque. Ethel Yoczik.
Helen Yuhase. Frances Christo-
pher. Sara Ash. Lillian Grossrnan.
Nuzle Peppifomc. Anne Peppitome.
m\‘o. Soucls. Rose Sander-again-
beth Sanders. Julia Tcsta. Susie
Virgulnk. I Virgulak. Jimmie
German. Est er Ash, Rose Ash.
Helen Ornvcz.
Ethel Oravez. Irene Klein, Helen
Szendrey. Margaret Szendrey. Louise
Tuchy. Evelyn Erdos, Margaret- Dic-
trlch. Mary Michus. Ethel Thomas,
Betty Benjamin. Margaret Benjamin.
Mary Kovac. Eileen Hull. Mary
Lummicer.» Margaret Lummicer,
Isabella Pauliclt. \
Emma Mead. Carrie Mend. Ber-
tha Bercs, Mariette Bomolloa. Jo~
sephine Bomoll. Mary Kravarik.
Mary anak. Jennie Caruso. Elinor,
Autuor. Jennie l-‘edar. Margaret Le—
vay. Lucy Pencrello. Julia Suech,
Rosie Sharkany. Grace Galte. Doro-
Cogsweli. Katherine Smith. Eleanor
McCauley. Annie Olvair.
Jennie Barbare. Tessie Veno. Julia.
Barber. Amelia Barber, Slyvin Horn.
Do thy “’ilmot. Rhercana. Olsen.
luth Ash. Nettie Ash. Dorotry \‘I‘nit-
“Wk. “Nut I‘rIr. iTrz'ry 'I‘hos..' .
Geofge Hands. Mun-en Sunonssy.
(Continued on Page Two.)
III BRIDE
Bertha. Jennings. daughter of )Ir.
and Mrs. Edward Jennings of 145
South Main street. and Dauglas R.
Newman. son or Mrs. M. Kcmman
of 21 “Feet Main street. were marri-
ed Saturday evening at 8:15 o'clock
at the sidence of Rev. L. J. Shep-
ler ot the South Norwalk Baptist
church. '
They were attended by the bride's
sister, Mrs. Charles Clarke. and
Herbert Howard. a cousin of the
bridegroom.
The bride was attired in a grey
duvetyne traveling costume. with
hat to match, and the bridesmaid
was attired in tan crepe with hat to
much.
The bride's gift to the bride groom
was a mahogany smoking - cabinet
and the bride groom‘s gift to the
bride was a pearl necklace.
Immediately After the ceremony
the happy couple left for Salisbury.
munch Where they will spend
their honeymoon with Mr. and Hrs.
H. Ford.
111*. Ford seas recently superb-men-
dent of Cluett and Peabody's shirt
unfit Upon their return‘ they will
take up the mydertes of housekeep-
ing at their newly furnished apart-
ment in I-‘airtleld. avenue, ”ford.
where they will be at home to their
many friends after September 16.
‘ ' W at Cluett and Peshody’s.
while Mr. Newman is ’nployed at
the Word Electrhesl Contraaing
Co.
‘ Iiannon.
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Singing, Happy. The
Leave Washin on S _
in Seven Trolley Cars
WAKE UP THE BUSINES
CENTER WITH NIHsnEs
GIVEN BY LOCAL HERCHINI
Noisy, Happy and Good-Natured—Chaperons and Po;
lice Do Clever Work to
Peaches Arrive at La
of Jelly Beans. '
SOUNTRY CLUB
WINS 2 CAMPS
Beat Bell Island Nine
10t06 and 6to4—
Three Homers Enliv-
en the Afternoon
The double-header baseball game
yesterday afternoon between the
Norwalk Country club and the Bell
Island club was won by the Norwalk
Country club. first game. 10-6:
and game, 6—4.
The line-up wages follows:
Norwalk Couflry club : Mayer-s.
catcher; P. Burfi, center field: 13.:
sec-
pitcher; R. Malltin. firstl
baseman; F. Burns. second baseman; I
I-‘. lander. third base: i
J. Holly-
wood. left field: Ty \Vood, shortstop: I
Schang, right field.
Bell. Island, club: Leonard. catch-‘
er: Joe McLaughlin. pitcher: George
Smith. first base; Al McLaughlin.
second base; Hayward Smith. third
base: Ryan. left field: McGrath. cen-
terfleld: S. Hopkins. right field. .
In the first game. the Norwnlk
Country club scored two home runs.
made by Lauder and Hollywood.
Bell Island scored one homer, by
Hayward Smith. who sent it over the
thgpole‘on the lawn of the :lub, and
thereby caused loud cheers. This
was a. flue-inning game. The second
game was seven innings. The umpire
was Mr. Donnahue.
OVER 1M AT.
CARNIVAL 0F ’
' LOCAL EAGIB
A splendid attendance marked the
arm 1 out-door carnival of Nov-walk
Aerie. No. 538. Fraternal Order of
l
Eagles. which opened Saturday night
on the gram of the Eagles home
in m avenue. There were over one
thousand paid summons to the
The lighting arrangements were
very attractive: the score of booths
being arranged on either side of a
mid-way. Among the booths were:j
(Continued on Page Two.)
OY;
. PAR
Full Possession of Roton Point and Make Manager
Bayley HaDpY—Food a Plenty
of Norwalk Merchants—Eight
st Minute for Them and a Pail’
Hearly 900 Harwell: children are at Baton Point today. II.
990 kiddies are the guests of the Sentinel, Rotor: Point, the Cm
trout Company and the Norwalk merchants. With shouts of (hp
they took possession a! the park and '
staff declare that. they have never seen so much excitemm I.”
so much enjoyment at Baton Point in ten years.
Keep Them in Line—Take
Through Kindnus
Baskets Full of
".1
Han-set Baler and m.”
For over a week the children havo'
besieged the Sentinel office for tick.
eta. Soart‘ly had it been annow
that there would be a free outing.
when scores flocked to the office.
Big Sisters and Brother;
_ Big sisU‘rs and brothers came to:- ‘
take-ts for their young brother-3:-
"little" mother." of twelve and this-
teen. many of whom have never been
to lioton Point. came in and asked
it they could bfin alo ‘
charng 3 11; their young
Mothers and fathers telem‘
and paid personal (2113. to ”.4.
that their children would be M
looked after. This The Sentinel C.- I
surcd them would be done. no
children. they were told. would .0 "
divided into groups and placed w
the car or the Norwalk women. '3‘:
con5v_nt-_-d to chaperone the m; 4
livery day during the past .
Tho: Sentinel has been forced to ~
away disappointed yvnnm
the supply of tickets was ~ -
the middle of the week. But 1”
were nearly 900 fortunnte 5”.“ I
girls. who had secured tho ”I“
bit or cardboard 1nd who '38. he
structcd to meet promptly at m
Sentinel office, this morning—is so
o'clock. And they came bright. an
and noisely. '
The First to Arrive.
George Sakacs. 1: yarn 0M. “
Oxford street wasn't tam;
chances upon betas lato. N. u I
need much calling on the "rt 1
mother to get him out o: bed‘ ,
“as up at 5 o’clock and W ‘
in a Palm beach suit and n v“
duck hat. left there at 6;” ‘
and was at the arse: at"! do“
He was the first oneJth/
soon they came in stout- st " ‘
and threes and then
them—little kids. big m'
kids, fat kid! ,and In in t“?
day best. ' ‘
At 9 o’clock the 900 worst
and it took much agility 0. it."
of Officers Frank W I“
“foothill to keep them a a.
walk.
“'hen they were than! it O . .,
line. Officer Stratton. who m' ,
be enjoying himself as all. .
kids. broke into their “ 4
holding high above his bad I»
whistla which had been ~
names-l- Parker of 0s! 3“."
macy. told them ‘0 come out.
how they did m w
Nine hundred w .- - “
which; up rm "
And what 3 WC- ‘ "
street never bird. "H‘- “H: .
daystobesurs. - #13:“.
Whistles everywhereifi '
kiddies blowing m .
Good natured? Witt"
and girls were the ”I ’
kids in all the send. 8.. -
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.. mum few could see it. m‘bfln ”a _ m. headlight! pal Church. odiciatcd. Burial was in hustle! Cumin! tonisht. Basins was}!!! w; {W .6»sz stepn‘ ‘ en -—Free dancin’ g tonight. East —-Soecifl features at been Car-
: T30” ”film“ m" 3"": ll ' the neural: cemetery. hall. e Xett avenue. mu. '4 I. .. mm, a use: .m niui tonight. 0 Hott avenue.
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