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MERRY TlMES
Postmaster Crowe, Leo
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H. Wilmott Charter
Member
Monday. the Old “'cll Hook and
fiftieth anniversary 0: its found-
ing and will celebrate with a two-
day banquet.
“'ay back in 137‘. when South
'Xorwall: was scarcely more than
a tiny hamlet, this volunteer organi-
zation was formed and it has been
fighting the tires in the dly ever
since.
The history of the company down
through those fifty years is indeed
interesting. Enrolled upon its
escutcheon are the names of many
of our leading citizens In fact. the
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Ladder Company will celebrate the '
DAY ” minim
J. H. “11.31013
only living Charter Manhu-
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hotel. a seething mass of names
which seemed to taunt and challenge
the little group of helpless firemen
l with their hundred or so or rubber
buckets. _
The Committees
At this meeting a committee was
young gallant of a generation ago as
religiously sought admittance into
PRE-LENTEN DANCE
GIVEN BY THE EMPLOYEES 0P
CROFUT & KNAPP COMPANY
Under the Auspices of
THE NATIONAL GUARD UNITS
Stationed at the Norwalk Amory
FOR. THE BENEFIT OF
NORWALK HOSPITAL NURSES’ HOME
NORW'ALK ARMORY, MARCH 4, 1924
Tickets Admitting Couple . .‘f. . . . . . . . . . . $1.50
Ladies' Tickets ................ . 75c
Tickets on Sale at
DONNELLY‘S—SO. NOBWALK AND WESTPOBT
HAMILTON SHOP—NORWALK
u. ii. Johns,
launder of Old “’dl Hook & ladder.
j the company as the youth of today
lcouns membership in athletic and
§ social clubs.
5 In the shadow of every formidable
lstructurc usually is the demoninat-
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32c lb.
13c lb.
22c lb.
SirloinSteak
FreshShoulders
Lameores ......
FOR ASH “'EDNESDAY
BuckShad ........ ...............40clb.
Fresh Mackerel 22clb.
No.18melts......................30clb.
Schultze’s Sanitary Markets
Washington Street and Railroad Avenue, 80. Norwalk
39 and 43 Main Street, Norwalk
Wmtport G-orgcxonn llaricn Stamtord Black Rock Bridgeport
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and Ladder company is the figure of
the company.
Mr. Jones. who had but recently
lrnored to South Norwalk. was a
?!ormer member of the New York
: lire department. On Sunday morn-
. ing. February 2. 1574. fire broke out
,l" the Old \\'ell( hotel. which was
located on the site of the present
gliotel Mahackemo. Because of .in—
‘ adequate tire fighting apparatus the
: bull-ling was razed with a total loss
of 350,000. Mr. Jones declaring
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‘. this needless destruction of valuable
2. prcperty sought to interest the peo-
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i the city with some effective means of
firming fires. The apparatus, at
that time. consisted of a. few or-
dinary ladders and a hundred or so
‘cf rubber buckets. Firemen would
'fill these buckets with water. dash
1 into the burning building. empty the
:contents of his pail on the flames
and then dash out again and re-flll
his bucket.
On March 6. 1874. Mr. Jones sent
out notices to the eflect that a meet-
ing would be held in the Council
Chambers. Tuesday evening, March
1". for the purpose of organizing a
fire department for the city of South
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iNorwalk. A large number of the
residents turned out to the meeting.
They were enthusiastic about the
forming of a tire department. No
doubt because still fresh in their
minds “as the scene of the Old Vic"
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Rheumatism is easier to avoid
than to cure. states a. well-known
authority. \Ve are advised to dress
warmly, keep the feet dry. avoid” ex-
posure. and above all. drink plenty
MAH-JONG SANDALS
The newest style in low heel footwear. Made of patent colt
with kid lining, in a most elaborate cutout strap pattern.
[adorately priced at $7.00
triplctoe Silk Hosiery in grey and nude for wear with these,
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of good water and avoid eating
sweets of all kind. .
Rheumatism is caused by body
waste and acids resulting from food
‘fcrxnentation. It is the function of
the kidneys to filter this poison from
the blood and cast it out in the
urine; the pores of the skin are
galso a means or freeing the blood
or this impurity. In damp and
chilly cold weather the skin pores
are closed. thus forcing the kidneys
to dodouble wor'; they bepme
weak and sluggis and fail to blim-
iaato this waste and acids. which
'amsrnm
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keeps accumulatipy and circulating
mrough the ”steam. eventually aet-
tllng in the joints and muscle. caus-
ing stillness; soreness and pant.
called rheumatism.
At the first twinge of rheumatiun
get from any pharmacy about four
canoe. or Jad Salts; put a table-
spoonful in a d.- of water and
drink before breath-t each morn-
ingtoraweek. muhelptul to
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SEMI-SOLID BU'I'I‘ERMILK
hens and baby chicks. '
In has of 140 ills. and M'lb.'cam.-—rull directions
with a all
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and by practical poultry people with great success for laying
neutralise acidity. remove waste
nationalsoto mutants the kid-
ing figure 0! the man who made it:
Back of the 0m Well uook‘
\V. 11. Jones the man who organized-
appointed to select a suitable name
éfor the prepooed department. an-
2 other committee was named to drawr
up the by-lawa. while a third was;
lappointed to solicit funds for the
i furnishing of a meeting room. The
meeting room was on Haveland
street.
The second meeting was held on
the following Saturday, when the
officers were elected. Mr. Jones was
chosen foreman. D. H. Fairbanks
was named first assistant; R. E.
Kenney. second assistant: C. D.
Disbrow. secretary and J. W. Dake,
treasurer. Others Who joined the
company included, W. H. Baxter,
W. H. Lavalce. R. Brown. jr.. C, H.
Adams. E. Crissey. Frank M. Smith,
Fred Lyon, David Carson. S. C.
Brinton. F. M. Knapp. J. H. Wil-
mot. William Robinson. 1. A. Tuck.
Charles Diver. H. M. Cooley, Henry|
Hon'man. Jr.» Philip N. Smith. 8.;
“2 Bradley. E. F. chtis. A. J.’
Brotherton and Bryon Lobdell. 0f
the charter members only two are
living. J. H. “’llmot of 10 Chest-
nut street and C. D. Disbrow or
Itioomfleld. N. J.. the first secretary
at the company.
The. first fire to which the new
volunteers responded occurrnl March
:4. at 5:40 o'clock in the morning.
it broke out in the basement of a
building on “'ashlngton street. Every
member answered the alarm. Their
apparatus had not arrived but by
luse of fire extinguishers brought
:from the Crofut and Knapp and
other lactoried they saved the
building. The new fire truck arriv-
ed April :1. It cost 8‘73 and. was
described as "light and substantial
and quite handsome. well calculated
‘for quick work." It was duly
Christined the "baby carriage" and
lwhen as time went on and it out-
‘grew its usefulness it was sold to,
a small city in South Carolina. The»
company then purchased a truck
from the .\‘ew Haven tire depart-
ment.
The Old Well Hook and Ladder
company functioned as a volunteer
gorganization until Nov. 2. 1593, when
l a petition signed by George S. Trow-
.bridge. Amos G. Judson. Mathew
yCorbett, John ‘W. ‘Vehle and Richard
’11. Golden was presented to the
Mayor asking for i paid tire depart-
ment. The petition advocated the
appointment of a chief, 2 drivers.
2‘.‘ men and an appropriation of?
:6 Mo. ’
A Paid Ere Demrtmt
On December 7 of the same year.
Albert E. “'inchester. who was
prominently identified with the Old
“'ell company voiced his approval
of a. paid fire department. Mr. “’ln-
Chester said that he had just re-
turned from a “sit to New York,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania where
he had made an extensive survey oi
the fire departments. Iic declared
that the Old “'ell company com-
pared favorably with any one of
them but he felt that the city
should have aa paid department.
This. he thought. could be main-
tained at. a. cost of not more than
82.600 3. year. / ‘
The following year, the company)
asked the city to purchase some
new equipment. On November 3,
a meeting was called in thaCouneil
Chambers to take action on this
request. The Company asked tor
a hook and ladder truck. one parade
carriage and one :owheeled tender.
The purchase would entail an ex-,
penditure of 81,150. E. A. “‘ood-l
ward taxing the floor called the as-;
sembly's attention to the fact that;
they did not know what they were
going to purchase. He said that
81,150 was a lot of money and that
he thought they ought to know more
about the apparatus before they ap-
propriated the money. He also want;
ed to know it the old truck could
not be repaired. E. V. Barker. who
was then chief of the company, re-
plied that he did not think it would
pay to alter the old truck, He said
it. wag too old, dangerous and of no
one. She city. he stated. had bought
it to? ssoo, u yeariago. Chi-ism
Swartsythen' asked it a. new truck
could be handled more my than
the 'old one and be gotten: out of
the :truck hopse without. fiamge
and danger. to life and limb. And
when it. was finally decided to up
prove the purchase: Kr Ewart: want.
ed to know if the old truck could
be saved and placed on the hill.
In 1902 two horses wer‘purchased
lurch 24. 1903.
build an nddiflon to
quarters. .,
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‘ ’Whflo acquiring an enviable re-
Mummemembeu
0‘ thatch! wen Hook and‘udder
it was voted to
new:
it .
Alli. .
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or the procain-
misc of great omatorical powers. At
an encore he gave
bythe cityforthé company and on f
the .
impersonations of Post blaster E. B.
Crows was the outstanding feature
Attorney Leo Davis
was another in his youth gave pro-
the dinners. he usually favored with}
recitation. At the second ann
ism: he recited Well Cake.”
“Old _
While at the 20th annual dinner he
favored with
"O'Grady’s Billy Goat”
which 'was loudly applauded. 3s
tion On a Cow" which delighted the
Fate usually pertained the are-
men to enjoy these attain undia-
turbod. but on April :8. 1891. while
they :were attending a muslcale in
the theatre. tire broke out in “’rlght
and Flynn's carriage shop on
Franklin street. The tire laddies
had to rush out of the theatre and
they didn't like it. A newspaper
clipping states that because they
were forced to respond while listen-
mg to the “exquisite strains brought'
forth by Mlle. Bignardi from her vi-
olin. it caused general consterna-
tion."
The second annual dinner which
was held January 31. was called
"The Feast 0! Reason and the
Flow of Soul." The 20th annual at-
fair was held in Music Hall; Blarch
15. 1894. where. according to a
clipping." the caterer and the flor—
ist an d the artistic lieutenants had
completed the elaborate ornamen-
tation: which were delightful alikefi
to the eye of the aesthete and the
palaote of the epicure.
A Great Sight
"The tables were laid with that
degree at puctilious nicely and pic.
tum-due blending of colors and
toothsome meetness that gave evi-
dence of the fact that Caterer Mead
understood the lack in the full con-
sciousness 0! its overshadowing un-
portance. -
"The guests." the item goes on to
say." were seated without confusion
and the principal business of the
evening. the discussion of the menu
was promptly taken up and prose~
cuted to the bitter end.
"Around. the table," the article
continues. "joy was unrestrained.
Wit flashed. teeth gnashed and Lo-
tharios mashed. Everybody was
happy. even ex-chief Sam McGowan
managed to enjoy himself notwith-
standing Tommy Cavanaugh, Howard
Hatch and Charles Dimond co-ou-
erated with pernicious activity to
thwart him in his speciality of con-
structing cheese sandwiches from
broad and turkey stumng."
At the dinners. Judge John J.
Light invariably was elected to be
one 0! the speakers. Judge Light.
at one of them, while he was City
attorney Was introduced as the
Henry Clay of Connecticut and very
fitting2y responded with an address
on the law.
A very interesting feature of the
dinner in 1894. according to a clip-
ping. were the toasts assigned to City‘
attorney Light. "The Press" and
James Golden. editor of The Sentinel,
"The Law." "Both pretensions." the
article stated. "were handled with-
out gloves and it is quite unneces-
sary to say that they didn't mean
what they said. Editor Golden spun
out yarns by the yard and made the
profession 0: law appear as email
as it was possible for him to do.
Mr. Light. also had a bountiful sup-
ply and belittled journalism to the
best of his ability. The bout be-
tween the two gentlemen was much
enjoyed.”
On August 7, 1595 the company
also held a picnic at Roton Point.
The cars which were to take them
to the park were delayed. A clip-
ping explaining this stated, “while
they waited the band played and
the firemen played. sang and ad-
vanced and quenched their thirst
at a neighboring rciractory."
: Day Celebratm
The 35th annual dinner 0: the
Old “’ell Hook and Ladder company
was held at the Hotel Mahackemo.
Leo Davis. then prosecuting attorney.
was the toast—master. The 45th at-
!air was held at the Cliflord hotel.
while the 50th anniversary will be
observed with a. two-day celebration
in Oil I-‘eilow's Hall. The first day.
March 11‘. will be ladies night, while
the second will be stag night Many
prominent speakers will be here for
the anniversary. Among them are
Clifford B. “'ilson. former mayor of
Bridgeport and ex-lieutenant gover-
nor 0! Connecticut. Chief Daniel
Johnson of the Bridgeport Fire do-
partment and Col. J. H. Wade also
of Bridgeport and a former mem—
ber of the Old Well Hook and Lad-
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March 3rd to March 8th, 1924
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Do not fail to look over the wonderful line of patterns Which
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der company. D. W. Barton! will
be toast-master.
The present members of the com-
pany are Charles B. Watkins. Ed-
ward F. Smith. Charles E. Smith.
Aaron Martineau, Horatio L. Finch.4
Sylvester Decker. Frank Nash. G.
W. Stevens. Samuel L. Jones. Bonnier
ham. Funk Day. George ‘-
gfiific William s. Tate. E. E.
Crowe. Gilbert Bogart. Henry Hon.
man. George Harvey. F. C. Craw.
David H. Hitler. Reed Haviland.
Warren 1’. Smith. Frederick G.
Benedict, James H. Lester, Frank
Lauder. George H. Vesbu/rgh, Wil-
liam F. Tammany. Sylvester Hunt.
Charles F. Mills. William O. McLean.
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Paul Soltex. Charles A. Baur. Robert
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Larry Bass. Geargo Sullivan, Ben-
jamin R. Reed, Ernest Tallrnadge.
George W. Hoyt, Charles Nichols.
Jesse M. Ferris. Richard Voigt. D.
“1 Harford. Leo Davis. Howard
Lowndes. Howard Zelufl. Joseph
Davis. A. E. W’inchester. R. M. Wil-
son. Samuel Norris. F. LarraurL
Charles A Walters. Altred Brown.
“film A. McPherson. “F. Edson
Lewis. M. Li. Lee, Robert hutchell. A
Theodore Guyer. A. J. Collins. Ed-
ward Proeb. Joseph R. Taylor. James
T. Powers. Thomas Robins. Harry
Peters. James Conklin. John F.
Stadler. Charles Hamilton, Howard
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marriam. Albert Hamilton. Homer
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'Williun Hazard. Frederick Dellus.
Manuel Policy. William Duffy. Rich-
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l-‘ellon. Frank O‘Orio, John Murphy,
John C. Eula and Clitlord Avery.
Byways 01 Efficiency
(Clarndnle Journal.)
In our humble opinion the ener.
gy men waste in pulling up trousers
when they wear a belt would pro-
bably. equal Niagara Falls. if har-
nessed. ;
New Water System Wed
(Alma Enterprise.)
Several of our citizens are feeling
quite cititied; they have already had
the water pipes frozen up.
Harmless Means .
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Many fat people tear ordinary
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Hero is an extraordinary method.
Extraordinary because while per-
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send ,prioa direct to the Marmoia
company. 4612 Woodward avenue.
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