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‘ and a delegation from the Capitol
‘Baleer were: Alfred J. Omar; Wil-
Juxt u the automobile has "sup-
3. plied the transportation
med: of every family. the
laundry of today supplies
teary sanitary need from
' the mmughest wash to the
finest finishecl fabrics.
on: Telephone is 790—call as
cell and explain our differ-
ent services that we can of-
fer you.
Normal]: Steam Laundry
_7 343 Day 8t. 80. Harwell:
and a. representative will"
_ rate which remains unexplained to-
Fix Up the Back Yard
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comes the neeesextyyof fixmg things;-
up a bit.
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An interesting description at penal
conditions as existing in Cannecfieut
was listened to by mempg’rs o! the
Nor-walk Kiwanis club st the weekly
luncheon held yeetérdiy at the
Royal James Inn.’
liver-ed by William Gs. Baxter of the
Hartford mam: club who see-
retnry otfihe Connecticut Prince
Amhflon 'ana president of the M-
tional Prisoner-3’ Aid Association. .
' Mr. . Baxter was the :Ipeuker '
brought here to represent the Hait-
tord club. 1% was Hartford’s Day
City club furnished the prqmm.
Other: in the delegation beehiés Mr.
liam J. Desmond and see Bailey.
Dr. Cewinfi of Melton, Mm. a‘ne’w-
1y organized club, was another guest.
In the opening of his address, M15:
Baxter took his listeners way back
to 1707 when the first penal system
was established by the Puritans who
had come from ‘Honand bringing
with them a series or inherited‘pung
ishments; He told of the estabmlh‘
ment in 1165 of the Stale—house
“here the stocks, branding and iron
here and other tortures were set up
for use.
institute was at Newgate where an
old copper mine was purchased for
that use.
"Conditions at this penal institute
were beyond descriptionfjéesaid Mr.
Baxter. “Men and wor‘nen were
subject to abominations undescrib-
able. The prison was filthy; we.-
ter dripping from the wells. It was
worse than the notorious Libby and
Belle Inland prisons of the civil war.
But, one unusual feature agile 1n-
stltnte was its low mortality rate: a4
day. x,\
“It was not until 1827
Thetal'kwiude- "
He said the first real penal 7.
YVethei-sfleld Prison was cons
ed. This prison 'was guilt 01 stone
with galls six Ieet ”2113
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are not bad. . ., en you Itop to
think the tonne I on out 'or 1,905.-
000 inhibltants o! the ”to are lit
penal institutes. condit come be
worse. There Hone: 113: i be-
Have in capital punishment; In
Michigan the: have abolished. 3: am; 1 1
u a reinlt- 1mg owes-Bee in a pet»
son have been killed by liters.
“Suppose there I: no genial 9'}:an
ment and I am a. liter in prison. It
I have a. gun. and you are the war-
clan! Do you {think :1 am gems to.
let your lite stand between me am
out at ‘the presgnt time
nestled: Wu association at which
I are fortunate enough to be seem
Cary ‘and went is doing much 3005.
When. the fiends unearemue .
clothing and sees the.
city they desire to so to, ‘
seated .
that th’ have a. were to flee
of the inmates who have :3
ed have azaleas '
:eighzmted lavender»
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Elorfde. Is Jean Lejes. e
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ville Norwalk
.9 Agency, Inc.
Samuel J. Keeler
Real Estate and
Insurance
.61 we] 81:. Norwa’
Telephone 185
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