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Hartford R. R. .
O O O
H. Chaplain of South M '
ain
has recowred from his recent 1:73:
C . O 0
Arthur Innate” of Wood
. street has
resigned his positio ‘
Shoe company. :1 with the Jacob
Anthony 3:! . .
on oil” Ely av
has taken a peeitlon with the at
walk hat tactory.
O o 0
Miss Rose llarris
of Che t
street visited with relatives in 8312;:
lork City yesterday. '
O O C
Miss Helen Gunzy of 161 South
Main street has resigned her position
with tho “‘cbbln it ~
poration. g ml Edgina cur-
%
Mrs. Katherine Imus—i.
The funeral of Mrs. Katherine
Larrauri was held this morning from
her late home at 8:30 and from St.
Joseph’s church at nine o'clock.
Itev. Dennis Hurley officiating. Ed-
mrd Splan sang solo. “Ave Maria"
and "Face to Face." The poll bear—
ers were. James Cahiil. Mr. Curtin,
Richard McNaily. \V‘iliiam Ashler.
Flower bearers were Earl Thomp-
son and Joseph Larrnuri.
Ifl. ‘ii‘
I
' made of full
- with 2" green and white or tan and green
‘ will not fade.
:th two rows of
g :t. rtmforced at.points of st .
’, , ' , :~t:lin bound with braid is sewed around the
‘ "l DUBAN awnings and pomh curtains.
awnings are fitted with eyes along the top
z rope sewed in the hem for applying the head
:ug to the porch or window casing, and are
" 1:1. . , 2‘er hooks so that they can be put up or taken
The ropes are of first quality cotton and
ta'
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' 11l'e of the cloth.
made of a. high
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ill-HANG AWNINGS AND SHADES
‘.- the demand for high grade ready-made awn~
,tuns at moderate prices, the
_ :WlellgS for windows and pot
, 3, been placed upon the market.
, . « 9 - r' 48 years of experience in the designing and
-. . mu made awnings and canvas articles.
’ . amug‘ is made with scientific exactness, supe-
ship and finish. The roof or canvas part of
work in the window awnings is of a galvan-
All necessary fixtures are furnished com-
:mmcwork, beingrnst
:1 be recovered with new cloth covers when-
ANGEVINE
la .\l . ‘luin Street Phone 256 South Norwalk
BAN line of
and porch
This line is the
Ev-
weight, first quality, oil color
They are sewed with a double
stitching o the best grade of
An attractive
The frame-work in the porch
grade galvanised iron piping.
p‘roor. willlsst laden:
E COMPAN-Y
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mm mm PARTY WHEN?
THE ’ “BABY CARRIAGE” ARRIVED
FOR 0L1 WELL : HOOK AND LADDER
J. H. Willmot as
Frank Baxter; Bro-
ther of One of Chap”
ter Members, ‘ T e 11
About It 5
'A WONDER
Fire Laddies Uselt For
Hat Rack Too—An-
other Big iOccasion
When Horses Came
Since the story of the Old “'ell
Hook and Ladder company was
plblished in The Evening Sentinel
many of the other members have
been rvnllnisving. J. H. “'illnot. the
only charter member now living in
Nf‘l‘\\'illk. has "Gilli! forward with the
inf-lrnmtlon that he was the first to
Sign up as :1 member of the com-
- prmy. ills name was the first on the
.list of the volunteers. '
\\'illi:lm M. Baxter. another char-
ir‘r mmnber. who is now living in
lH‘l'l’zL‘lifirl, “as the one who chris-
tened the first. truck of the com-
pany the “baby carriage." Mr. Bax-
ter is the brother of Frank H. and
Fred l.. l‘nxlor of Baxter Brothers'
drug store.
Flu-Inch ll. Baxter, while never a
member of the company, has always
bw‘n keenly interested in tho organi-
zation. lb-vull'lnl: the good old days
he said that. v. ion the new truck ar-
riull :i t'Olilllll ice was appointed to
:0 dmxn to the station to meet it.
This \L‘as April El. 1874. \Vilmot.
When rvnundml 0: this. laughed
llvurtlly and admitted that he was it
mvmbrr of that welcoming commit-
to-ln The truck arrived in the sta-
tion on it flat rnr. After the com-
mittee llml :lllI-l'ulsml it and was
convinced til.” it was worth $173.
which lllul lumi paid {or it. :1 bun-
ner lu‘ui‘lllz the inscription "Small
but oh my" was locked on it and the
lire lallrlies proudly paraded it
through the city. livery one turned
out to that parade. The new truck
“us the nuu‘rrl of the age. Tlltlv'
hml mvm r run-ll anything like it.
Small l'nys l'elvns-‘d their hold on
their mothrr’s skirts and ran out to
tough it with grimmy lingers. “bite
the firemen threw out their chests
and took turns at pulling the "baby
Cilfllllxfl’u': livery stop they trod
St'f‘llli‘d to shriek. “bring on your
llroszi"
“ith the arrival of the "baby
carriage" the boys decided to bc a
real lira department. Accordingly
they adopted a uniform. It consisted
of u rrd iluunvl shirt. :1 patent leather
belt and a. rubber hat. Now you
couldn't expect them to wear a red
tiunm-l shirt while they toiled in
factories or stores. And they could
not very well run from their work
in their homes for the, uniform when
an alarm sounded. \\'hat to do was
a. perplexing prnillrm. liowcxer.
the “baby carriage" offered a solu-
tion. They could”hang their hats
on it, so that. when they dashed out
to H. fire. they at least would be
wearing one article of the prescribed
uniform.
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New
"tiring Coats at $18.86 would gbe. 1111-, ,
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Mill‘T.
.Kl.
fill at this specill
iMme tomorrow 101‘; ~
: Black, Platinum, Grey. , ..
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But now, with
Hwy are extraordinary. “The um-
,_ ri'feois, Greenfi‘Tsn '
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.~.l:.\' SHOWN BY USE. .-
ln the display _ ,
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The "baby caringc" was equipped
with a couple of ladders. some rope.
rubber buckets and a
hook. The
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ladderswere short. The! wen not
the extension type. Although “10
buildings in those days were rarely
more than two stories. upon many
occasions the short ladders were of
no use. “'hen lire broke out in the
Lauder building the ladders were in-
adequate. so Wlllsam _M. Baxter
dauntiessly volunteered to scale the
side or the building. M‘hen he was
halt way up the side of the structure
caved in and he was buried under
the debris. He was taken to Pcck's
drug store where he was revived and
it was found that he was little the
worse (or his experience.
And the hook on the ‘fbaby car-
riage." what do you suppose that was
for? Some may think that is why
the company was called the Old “'ell
Hook and Ladder company. Mr.
“'llmot when asked about it shook
with mirth. “That. MGR." he said
between chuckles. “well now, at-
tached to that hook was a chain and
tied to the chain was .1 ion: piece
of rope. “'1th there was nowvater
near the building on fire. or when it
apeared that the conflagration was
getting beyond our control. why We
Just threw that hook up to the root
of the buildir;:. fastened it there and
then the whole department would
grab a hold of the rope and pull and
pull until the side of the building
was pulled down,"
l-‘rank ll. Baxter speaking of one
of the fires to which the volunteers
responded said that One day a fire
broke out in the home of a. Mr. 1‘30:
in Elizabeth street.
"The. boys." Mr. Baxter said.
“tllrcw bucket full after bucket lull
m' water on the names but to no
avail. The fire. however, was cen-
tered on the roof of the dwelling.
Fnaily one of the fellas-shit upon a
bright idea. 11»: rushed into the
house. ripped up the from room
carpet. soaked it with water and
threw it on the root and put out
the, lllafl‘." .
The lwll in‘the Congregational
church “hich “as localrtl ml the
present sir of the Palace llll‘flll‘t‘.
sounded the alarm. \\llh its first
knell, the Volunteers would rush to
the fire house. get the “baby car—
riage" and dash away to the fire.
)Vhen they arrived on the scene. the
first \ueslion asked was "where"
the nearest well?" “hell it was lo-
cated the “bucket brigade" snapped
into action. The first man took up
his place at the well. the s-‘cond
mun fell in line near lulu. The
man at the well filled the. buckets
and passed them down the lme to
the man who was upon the ladder at
the burning building. There is no
question about it but that these {ire
laddics \vvic adept at "passing the
bucket“ and it might not be smile
to add that by the time the bucket
rrached the man who was to throw
it on the blaze. it was at least halt
filled.
The second truck which the com-
pany bought “as :1 tontlcr type of
vehicle. ll. had four wheels. The
"baby carriage" had only two. “‘hcn
the tender nrrlvml the men took it
for granted that it was propelled in
the some manner as the cherished
“baby curiagc." but with no fireman
to guld the rear wheels 3. great ca-
lasirophy was threatened. Consc-
qucntly‘ ono of the boys was ap-
pointed guardian of the erring
wheels. lie would run along after
the truck and it was his duty to see
that his charges made the corner
on all two and in Just. as irre-
proachuble a. manncr as the trout
wheels. _
And when the department bought
its first pair of horses. My! but the
boys were proud. ‘l he first day the
two “black beauties" arrived, they
kept them prancing around the
square all day.
A story is also told about how one
day when the boys were wheeling
the baby carriage back from a fire
they got as far as the cigar store
which was located in North Main
street. near “'ashington street. when
they decided that they needed a
smoke. Hanging their hats on the
"baby carriage" they all flocked into
the store. They either lorgot all
about the waiting “baby carriage"
or else were too tired to roll it home
for it remained parked all day in
front of the cigar store.
Frank Baxter. speaking or the
volunteers said:
"Give the boys credit. They had
crude implements but they certainly
did wonderful work with them.
They were a happy-go-lucky, merry
crowd. And to their credit it may
be said that they responded to every
:tlarm. They had the right spirit."
And they will be merry this year
when they celebrate the 50th anni—
icrsary or the founding of the Old
Well Hook and Ladder. This will
take place next Wednesday arid
Thursday at Odd Fellows’ halt.
W;
MRSBECKIUS
TALKS 1’! MUSIC
Declares A, t Baptist
Church It Is Insepar-
able Front Religion
—-’0tller News
At the community heetlng Md in
the nmmn Baptist church not
night, Mrs. Alrred J. C. Becki“ was
Mrs. ’Beckius' subject
was “Music and religion" Ira.
Becklus, who is choir leader a! the
church, sought to'lmpre- upon her
,audienco the tact that ran-to and
religion nimble. memumm-m
finance l‘htbomg ‘~ C01- '
armistice. mom
mum“ _
noun-asst.
tumes.
see there.
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UR store is in full Spring regalia and the
spirit of Spring pervades aisles, counters and
all -the people in attendance.
. Floor the Display Of Fashions is taking place.
Fourteen very real
wearing new summery frocks, coats and Suits.
Large numbers of women interested in up-to-the-
minute fashions have crowded in to see these cos-
On the Second
people are each day
ecu: u»? - “3-3.3 6P; 5 rsa'irer‘: ‘
..
:“Ksn'
On Washington’s Birthday a huge ball was
given at the Royal Poincian‘a Hotel.
sand guests attended.
Three thou-
:This news reaches us:
“Probably half of all the dressQ choose.
to be chiffon.” . ,
“Books on The Table”
People interested
courses in Psychology will be anxious to have his
recent book “Mobilizing the Mid—Brain.”
Other books just received are: - ‘
“Hazard.” by Nancy Barr Navity, ‘
“This Woman," by'Howard Rockey,
"Easy,” by Nina Wilcox Putnam,
“South of the Rio Grande," by Clark,
Historical and Travel books are:
“Queer Things About London,” by Harper
“HighlandClans of Scotland.” by Mackintosh.
Come in and browse among the books.
in Frederick Pierce's
Main floor.
Saturday, Candy Special
Everyone likes these Bittersweet Peppennint Patties
{Then there are assorted Cream Mints for those who .‘cnjoyn variety.
jugsgzgfiga. 2 lbs. of either for 75 cts. .. g
‘ 9 ‘- _£msfzsudl.zzg7aa' (0
Our Free Telephone Exchange—Sifiply Ask the Operator for Not-walk 3035.
I Fashion Greets The
We hope you will come.
Chiffon as Seen at Pahn Beach
Our fashion scouts are in Palm Beach send-
ing us news of all the latest style notes that they
SS 'ng
The fashions‘are authentic and we have as-
sembled costumes which will show not only pres-
ent modes, but styles seen in resorts here and
abroad—forecasts of what will be the smartest
apparel for the coming season.
The Spring Display of Fashions will continue 7 ,.
on Saturday from 10 to 12 in the morning and 2 -- t
to 4 in the afternoon. _,-__: g
,1.
it is a glorious fashion—this chiflien—so
light and airy for Spring and Summer (fittes—
so bewilderingly feminine. Yards and yards of ,
beautiful new Princess chifl'ons are here—all the .
delicate evening shades as well as darker colors
for daytime wear—yellows, greys, blues, orchids,
tans, flesh—these are some of the colors of which
there are numerous shades. $2 yd.
New,.vividly printed chifions are also used.
You really can’t resist them. $3.95 yd.
Main floor.
Mah J ongg' Prizes
in the Book Shop are ever so many interest-
ing different things acwmulated for prizes. They l
are moderately priced and you can come here and
pick up just the unusual little article you have
been seeking. ,
Black patent case all decorated to carry your
racks in. $1.50
Pa 8: Ma Jongg—Jewcled 'dicc, black or red
crystal ..:_ $2.
Little Chinese vanity bags
. Mah Jongg table covers—very good tooli- ,
ing ‘ _7 , , _. $3 5
Main floor. 5
sacs-.5.
39:18.15.
Main/floor.
"Mustc was always a part of the
religion; or the primitive race and
it was not until the time o! the
Puritans that the Anglo-Saxon sepa-
rated thern.” .. ».
Mrs. Becttns also declared that
music was an important and as ea-
sentiai to lite as road and drink.
“When mode is degraded." else all.
“it is became it is not need PM P
At next week’s meeting Rio-liar!
Sniflen will speak’oa “Ramon in
Daily lite."
C O 0
Aconcertillbeglveaattherto:
warton’ lleth'odlot church at 8
o‘clock. lira. H. B. Bennett has ar-
ranged the program and—tho ad-
jvnncenla o! tickets inflated!“
alargeanflencowlllhoflhuf‘to
mun-Wheat. However.
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Wmdonumm The
Itowayton Baptist church will meet
Honda! atternoon at.the home 0:
Mrs. Katherine Sconeld on Highland
avenue.
0 O '0
There will be a. meeting of the
Community Brotherhood tn the R0-
wnyton Baptist church, Holiday
night at. 8 o’clock. '
0 O
visiting
0
Rev. Victor 1". Scalise is
in New York City. 9
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