1e following address was
at the meeting of the Norwalk
cc of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas I.
am, 1902.
\
delivered by Miss Minerva 3
Historical Society at the
Raymond at Hillside on
' many re’quests having been received fro
be same is being published herewith: m Sentinel readers
' 0 long ago when this
as young. its history an un-
, its poems yet unsung. the
one just as‘ brightly in the
loo sky above. and the silvery
as they floated by. cast no
shadows over these fair fields
.ucy do today. In that peace-
.9. the bright blue blossoms
,fiax fields reflected the celes-
we. of the heavens above them.
, the gentle wind wandered by,
their slender stalks they
their lovély heads as if in
This humble little flower.
is of its usefulness and, per-
or its beauty. ~was honored in
stowai of its panic—forever,
c—upou this historic hill. “
. pplying the spinning wheels
neighborhood it afforded
.g to the men. women and
n. and thus earned a place in
enlory. Oh! the charm, the
tion. which the days gone by
. golden glory of the days gone
have for us all. Imagination
or in advance of facts and is
'utrictcd by tradition. nor even
- stern reality of life. We like
.u or pre-hlstoric ages. when
ll race or untamed warriors
d proudly down these valley
on their way from Northern
g grounds to the Sound.
it you. it was in pursuit of
mi game only? Had they no
-tion of the beautiful. or of
.and in nature? “Then they
~ acrossthc sparkling watprs
- out before them, or stood on
.ICk-hound coast and listened
“restless and calling sca"’and
tho horny boom of the stormy
ashing in creamy {can} at
fry-L did no voice speak to
things? All we know is that
hrs-t the Indian is inclined to
colic. it not the religious. and
omc crude idea of the Great
r and the spirit World.
dillon teaches us that tribe
» war against tribe until the
man r-ame and concentrated
lluil‘uil mid distrust upon him-
our shore and also farther in-
may be found out in solid rock
indentations or concavcs where
diuns boiled their fish by heat-
5oncs red hot and throwing them
c water in these ‘bowls. One
is to be found on the west
. from five Mile River. and one
r fields half a mile inland.
you wish to know the hidden
-y of any ancient people you
dig down into the vanilla find
he sea never gives up its so»
and the waves ebb and flow
3 poaccfully over the noble ship
down as before; or. when some
submarine volcanic upheaval
akcn place. no sour is left to rc~
its awful mystcrics. But the
is madcrto unlock lior dOOI'S
give up her cont-eulvd stores.
various of arrow heads of flint.
-ese hills tell the story of the
Men; cannon balls. one found
9. _ grounds, in the garden spot.
am‘ s cccntly discovered in \Vash’
n stl‘ori tcll tho:- stm'yof the. in—
n of the British red coats.
's of stone remind us of the no-
c race that once roamed over
, hills and valleys. Bits of.iron
again and again with the never-
-forgotten story of heroic strug-
Ir liberty and of brave and per»
t defiance of tyranny and op-
on. Bits of stone and iron——
~- 02 the long ago- still intact.
.- races of men—the brain and
rawn. have long since crumbled
ust. In 1774 the Indians haul
lv disappeared from the town.
nine lemalned. History iciatcs
some fifty years after this date
scendant of a. tribe came to visit
graves of his ancestors... "As he
on Flax Hillpbls great height
d shoulders and Indian costume.
e absence of the men. frighten-
hc women and children of tho
hborhood." It was the close of
day. -He turned and looked tow—
the north. then to the cast. to
south. then turned to the setting
as if conversing. “'hcncc he
c and whither he wont. .no one
d tell.
his. in brief. is the account to ho
cl in history. His thoughts ~no
. could tell. but'can we not int:
c what. might have been his
itaflon and his lament? He turn-
0 ill": limitIcLss north. where his
. frce race had for uncountcd
' roamed the vast, trackless (on
. but no more should they burn:
fie-ct deer and the wild. fierce
s of prey! \‘o more from their
rttd wigwa'ms should ascend
- «oils of; smoke.’ To it all he
L a long farewell! To tire east
turned. the placé of the rising
somewhere in that direction
the bleak. rocky shore. where the
~ White man trod and ruled the
- where he could no longer stay-
?‘ue south, where shone the fair
“:1 islands, floating on the placid
e. s of the Sound, lit With a fairy
lance by the last kiss of the set-
5111 No more should Indian
0: cut. swiftly through its blue
“'5 and snowy billowsl To it all
long farewell—and everlasting
":33 To the west he turned his
face. when the sun was that go-
down; so had the sun gone down
n his tribe and race. never more
T196 again. Their light and glory
I forever departed? To the west
st he flee for refuge. ,tor some-;
crc amid its wide plains and wild
urtaiu ranges. he might: find a.
'ruvel Irtoward a :3th land.
’8 the crimson and gold bright- .
1y gleam.
Si: :clons walk ever by my side.
My frail bark rocks with the
heaving tide.
all I reach the ham 1 see in my
dream, .
. founder on some dw5md
tan"
knowledge of the earl hist
these hills is all secondyclassogkgfi
literally from history. for I knew
where to so to find the source of
information. and in this hasty
sketch I have trich to keep as close
as may be to the text books. It
cannot. be said too often that we as
a. town are deeplyi ebtcd to Dr.
Hall. Rev. C. M. Sell ck and to \V.
S. Bouton. To these historians, and
to family traditions. we owe nearly
all the knowledge we possess of
Colonial and Revolutionary times. I
cannot hope to throw anw new light
upon the past The historical facts
are as familiar to you as to me. but
should pe‘rhaps ask your patience
\\ hile I rapidly review the story of.
the skirmish or batle which took
place in this historic hill one bun.
grid and forty-three years ago next
u y.
At the outbreak of the war this
hill at more than one hundred
865195, was owned by Hezekiah Ray-
mand. father-in—law of Captain
Daniel K. Nash. At his death Cap-
tain Nash bought the estate of the
heirs and than the large white
house. since owned and moved to
the rear lot by Thomas I. Raymond.
present owner. At the beginning of
the war the Raymond house stood
near the road between the twin elm
t'. cos. They were planted by Mr.
Raymond and lived for more than
140 years. This house was burned
sby the British, after-nerd rebuilt on
same site. and year after torn down.
On the west of the house was an
oldofashloncd garden. with flower
beds of glass pinks. button roses.
liollyhocks and four oclock. tufts
of ribbon grass and clusters of
southernwood and fennel. There
wash long grape arbor. in the cent-
er a well. Small fruits grew near
by. And in an adjoining lot stood
a large barn with hop vines grow-
ing over its low sloping root.
Many (oars after the Revolution.
when Captain Nash came into pos-
session. and some years -after he
had built his house. while having
some excavation made. the men
digging unearthed several skele-
tons of British soldiers. One. tall
Hessian was seen to fall dead on
the day of the fight on this spot.
Partial truths are often mislead-
ing and unless one tells all of the
facts may easily give a false ini-
prcssion. This may be the reason
for some seeming want or accuracy
of detail. or lack of agreement be-
tween Trumbull’s history and other
historians as to date or the battle of
Norwalk. and other events connect-
ed “lill it. "Oh Julv 19th. 1779,
General Tiyon’s fleet of twenty-six
sailing vessels left Huntington, L. I .
and was discovered coming into
Norwalk harbor by the coast
guard. He gave the alarm by firing
his musket thicc times. the signal
being repeated from hilltop to hill—
top til the \\ hole town “as arous-
ed. \ romen, children and household
goods were sent into the forest
miles away. “‘hile the men. old
and young shouldered their nluskcls
and proceeded to the parade
ground, where they were detailed by
companies to watch the movements
of the enemy.
This. Iabrlet‘. is the simple and
direct way history reads, but )vhut
of the unwritten pages which might
truthfully have btcn told of the in-
per life and struggles of the bra\ c.
trueliearted people?
Thev knew no compromise with
evil, sclf-sacriflce' for conscience
sake that alone influenced them.
They stood valiantly for their coun-
try's welfare. regardless of the cost.
But think of what this must have
meant to the women. W'hlle busy
and intent about their househ‘bld
affairs, how the sudden and startl-
ing alarm must hays pierced their
hearts. How sad the hasty fare-
w'ell given to those brave defenders
who were to face a foe greatly sup-
erior. both as to numbers and in
knowledge of the tactics of war?
Think of the little children.
.Such times as these tried men's
soulS. but we read of no cowards
:ibong them-Li? there were. they
has gone down to oblivion. “un-
wept. unhonored and unsung.".Tor-
1.95 and traitors there were. and to
them’ and to their treachery much
loss and suffering were due. In any
war it is the toe ln'the rear of the
army which has Often" the power to
prolong the struggle and do much
evil. But. the little hand of patriots
never looked back, never thought or
counting the cost of freedom; or Of
giving up‘ the conflict. The account
of this eventful day I have takén
from the history written by M”-
Benton. using his words as faras
possible. 1 have aisle referred to
Hollister’s history.“ On the evening
of July 10.1779.rGen. Tryon with.
2.500 troops landed at cow Pasture.
The next morning. 'July' 11th. they
made a landing at Fitch's Point:
here‘ they were joined by the Tories.
They camel-0 the toot 0! Washing-
ton street and disembarked» sewn!
on fire the Raymond house. which
was- the first house they came to.
There were less than 400 patriots to
resist them. 50 of whom were Con-
tinentals under General Parsons.
Hollister's history doubts the state-
ment that these ' “OOPS reached
Norwalk. They did not until July
teens were commanded by Captain
Bette and captain Richards. Get:-
.9121 Garth determined to dislodge‘
the patriots intrenched upon Flax
Hill before he joined General Try-
an at the Bridge. 80 he gllvld’ed5 his
re on and his left wng as a
tofu}? cutarged through the fields.
and ~thc right flied into the shore
road ,to Marshall an Ann streets to
wit with than." 5 .
13th. «The town militia and volun- ,
west street. forming .5: junction ct
Spring and West. dragging , _
. The "blcu" of the- horizon in
the color of some of the smartest
new coats. The simple lines of
this model are too graceful to be
mannisb, but a top coat with no
{:unty an air" cannot escape 50-
3 called bomb.
but the enemy“ gained the summit ot
the first hill, sonic of. them coming
up the steep cliff nov: known as the
Terrace. then owned by Captain
John Raymond. an old sea captain.
At the second ascent—Flax Hill-
thcfire from the patriots became so
sharp and so rapid that they became
panic stricken.
Captain Richards had intrenchcd
his men behind the stone wall on
the eastern slope of the summit
stretching from the main road to
Round Hill--—that is. the sand hill
near the turnpike. They had with
them an old iron ' four-poundcr.
which the British afterward spiked.
On Flax Hill the enemy lost three
men: several wounded.
"The British officer in command.
evidently expecting another attack.
filed his men into the field near the
,homeetead—which was years after
owned by Captain D. K. Nash—and
repeated the manoeuvcr. probably to
conceal the place of the burial of his
dead. At this juncture of affairs 8.
British _officer. mounted and in full
uniform. appeared at the brow of
Flux Hill. after surveying the situa-
tion a few moments hc flourished
his sword as it giving orders to his
troops to advance. This he rcaeated
several times to the great amusement.
of the patriots, who. with deliberate
aim. fired their muskets. whereupon
he stretched himself upon lils steed's
neck and gnliopcd out of sight. his
cocked hat and tall plumes appear-
ing as if transferred from the head
ofthe rider to that of the horse.
"General Garth resumed his march
through the fields of Round Hill.
Here be planted a. field gun. From
here he went to Cedar street. reach-
ing \Vest avenue through Garner or
the next street 'licyond. probably di-
vided his forces. but hold thcm‘well
in hand. But our little company of
patriots succeeded in outflanklng
them. and in reaching the center of
the town. and joining the company
under Captain Bette. This little band
of men had held their own tor five
hours against Tryon's forces. but
were at last obliged to retreat to the
rocks. near France street. and here
they intrenched. and held the place
until betrayed by a Tory. who told
Tryon ‘they were but. a handful.’
whereupon he made a general at-
tack and dislodged them!“
One of the two men killed here
was Jacob Nash, grandfather of Cap-
tains Daniel K. and Burr Nash. He
was a Continental soldier. home on
furlough. He lived in Ridgen'eld. but
hearing of .ihe‘approach or the Brit-
ish. came down and joined Captain
Botts‘ company. It is said that. after
he was shot he ranlike a. deer far
in advance of his company.,Picrced
by many shots. Captain _Betts
shouted: ‘fTheru is a woundedman.
take care of him.” He replied:
”Take care of yourselves. I am a.
dead man.” This is the , account
handed down from father to ‘son.
"When his father“ heard of his son’s
death. he took his gun. and mount-
ed his horse in pursuit of the enemy.
the old man inquiring of every one
he met: ‘Where are‘ they: W‘here
are the British 9'
“The patriots claim that the 'cn-
cmy were beaten at Flax Hill. and
at the ‘Rocks,’. while on the other
band Tryon declared it a victory for
his troops. He certainly set tire to
all houses on his line of march, and
destroyed all vessels at the wharf,
capturing some whaling boats there.
But according to his official report
'tlrére were ‘20 killed, 96 wounded.
32 missing. while the patriots lost
‘but 3 men and only one or two
wounded or missing." t '
Among the hbusee not destroyed
on Flax Hill is one now standing-
Hill road. ‘fTheu damage done by the
alien appointed by the General ’ As-
tired and sixteen thoh‘san' d 5 _
in consideratib at which it gen-
’the English-speaking people.‘
, pellf "to -.romantlc' fancy.
owned by samuel Ferris. on Flax ‘
enemy “as estimated by a‘comxnis; ,
sembly of the state to be of: bun-e.
6!. all 310' custom" observed ,by
none
are: older and none prettier: than
those which round the coming or
0! cold. darkness and
illn‘ess.’ The are or the first or May
was a. dreadinight. Sinister powers
" Thelbim’fipole was a
the triumph of humanity
iteration to generation over
With; the nothing at the Romans
the Druids” a group were destroy-
ed, but the customs and supersti-
v time «they‘came to be ob-
servcd not because young folks be-
lieved in them 'any longer but be-
cause of their beauty and. their ap-
. ‘ so am
ygpng folks ’kept on building the
protecting fires on'lliay Eve. Where
all thefivooda were waking. they
went forth to gather bought: and.
flowers. ‘ —
Ens Abroad on Mystic Eve.
At dawn a. wreath was left at
each cottage door by thestroop. o!
'Joyous .caroicrs who wakened the
more staid of the community to
greet the morn 0: May. Good fair-
ies and bad were abread on the
mystic night of May Eve. The good
fairies blessed the house which had
something growing before it or
something green upon the ”door.
Those rwhogbelieved in fairies put
out bowls'o: mill: tenths refresh-
ment 0! their-tiny visitors and in
the morning the milk was gone.
In the‘early morning of May 1
came the ceremony or blessing the
water. Tributes of fire and water
_ ; m:
‘ ahd’garland’ used to be brought in-
were recognition of the creative
energies contained in them. from
which it was believed that all phy-
~slcal life sprang into being.
elieved that if they w exiled
in-the dew at May morn-
would gain perfect cents
pole decked with timers
green and nearby-was
enchants a...” Queen of the May.-
the prettiest girl: the vifléxc. Her
subjects mug an danced before her
and in later ye the Maypole was
wound. Bedlsntoo. formed a si'gnig
ficant part of the May Day testival-
They were rung to a;ct.as_ a. sort or
alarm clock to wake; the soil to ac;
tivity and make all the salads and"
roots come forth and flourish. ' <
The hobby horse him its origin in
the legend of St. George and the
Dragon and gayly figures in a. real
English celebration.
We no longer set. witch tires to
keep. away illness. Less picturesque
but more emotive methods or achi-
evlng freedom from disease are in
use. But many or the old- customs
will be revived throughout the
.country this May Day. which is de-
‘ifllcated to 35, 006. 000 American chll‘v
drcn. as National Child Health
Ba}..55 . 5 . 5.
Many Mothers Git-cinemas. ’ ‘
" There is a tragic background for
the pretty teetival whichchildren of
all communitiesjfwili celebrate. The
American Child Health Association
surveying the middle-sized cities of
the~~country has found thattor ev-
ery 1,000 babies born in eighty~slx
cities. seven mothers give up their“
lives. '
investigation was made lose 10 per
center the babies born. Diphtheria
a year ago attacked nearly 7,000
persons. mostly children. in these
cities and only forty of thent had
material beg inning in educating the
public as to immunization against
this disease. In only sixty-seven
cities is the watt-5r suppb‘ above sus-
picion and only twenty-one have 90
per cent. or more of the milk pas~
tenrized.
“When Tryon entered.the town
his forces were met with a courage
and a. flrm determination.” so his-
lory tells us. "unsurpassed in the
annals of the Revolutionary war."
"The engagement may be said to
have been a series of skirmishes.
The British were repulsed at Flax
Hill. at Pudding Lane and at France
street. but the burning or the town,
and the loss or a few lives was
greatly deplored."
In these exciting and troublesonm
times of which our historian writes.
men held the plough in one band
and were ready at a moment‘s no-
tice to grasp the musket with the
other. And the .women at the tire-
side. busy at the spinning wheels
or rocking the cradle. could not for-
get the possibility at at any time
hearing the alarming sound or the
three musket shots—the herald or
danger. Mind and ear on the alert.
listening for the report to come
echoing through the hills. bushing
the cheerful and melodious song
and full chorus o: the happy birds
in the trees. 0:- else startled by the
cry. “Call out the guard."
It is said that a Continental sol-
dier home on furlough. exasperated
by the treachery and cowardice oi“
the Tories. met one 01 thhm near the
mill pond in East Norwalk. The
Tory made some insulting remark
about his friends. "Whose friend
are you?" asked the soldier. "King
George's" he boastfully replied,
whereupon the patriot shot him
dead on the spot. This incident in-
dicates the stern and unflinching
spirit or the patriotism of the time.
In contrast to this, a very am-
using story is‘told ot‘ a half-wilted
young fellow. whose name We will
suppress. but call him Nathaniel
Jones. commonly called Natty. One
dark evening he ran ~across the
boat or the coast guard station at
what is now known as bangdon’s
Beach. The sendncl challenged
him. “Who goes there?” "A friend."
called out the frightened young
man in a. trembling voice. “A friend
to who?"- sterniy ‘ demanded the
guard. A weak quavering voice out
of the darkness was heard to say.
"A friend to Natty June's folks.”
01 course that settled it and the
country waasafe. .
Not only did the‘people suffer
from war abroad. but at home they
were subjected to petty‘annoyances
and to depredations innumerable_
One good thritty ho‘hseWite who
had made. a barrel of isoft soap.
which stoodlet the corner or the
House; was horrified one morning
upon tindlng'the barrel upeet and
its valuable Contents spilled. She
had meant to give some of this sort
soap. to her friends and neighbors.
but not exactly as we do today, in
homeopathic doses nor with quite
the same object in view. But. now
alas! the soap was gone.
It is to be greatly rest-etch that
no record 0! the names of the pat-
riots who valiantly distinguished
themselves on this eventful 11th of
July has been preserved. At least I
have been able to find only the (01-,
lowing names of those who engaged
in the tight: Thomas Benedict. Na-‘
thaniai Raymond. Nathaniel Bouv
ton. Thomas, 'Walter and Daniel
Hoyt, Joseph and Major “‘arren
and Samuel Richards; ' ‘
Many Donations
. post-master. there because .0!
NEW BUS LINE
PLANNED FOR
N. Y. CITY ROUTE
Bridgeport Concern to
Have “Club” Cars~—
T 0 Make Stop at
Royal James
BRIDGEPORI‘. April 29.—To pro-
vide travel to New York in luxury
and comfort the Blue Club Coach
Lines. Incorporated. has been or-
ganize-l by a group of Bridgeport
men. and will start new Ge luxc
parlor cars running between this
city and the metropolis on a. rc'g-
uiar daily schedule Within a short
time.
The, cars are expected to arrive
any "dsy from the International 110.
tor Truck company. They will be
painted. a. striking blue color and
will carry :5 mmvidual cushioned
wicker chairs. The trip to New York
will be made in less than three
hours. the organizers plan. Express
service will be given.
Christopher C. “Falls. of tlie
Bridgeport-Trumbull line. u. veteran
bus operator and owner. will man-
age the new line. plans of which
have been under way for several
months. The firm ‘3 incorporated
for $50,060 and wilk have an ade-
quate number of coach cars to ban.
die a regular schedule. 7
The Bridgeport terminus .will“ be
the Stratfleid hotel. while at Nor-
walk the line will have the Royal
James hotel as a station. The New
York terminus, lt"“’£\5 stated. will
be a largehotei in the vicinity of
Times Square. The firm is dickering
with the hostelry at present for the
service.
Officers are: Frederick A. Cooper.
Bridgeport ,archltcct. president;
Russell'W'. Smith. Bridgeport. secre-
tarv: Christopher C. “‘ells. Trum-
bull, treasurer and manager. Direc-
tors and stockholders include: Wil-
liam \Vinttei. Bridgeport; Edward
S. Bray. Bridge port; Alonzo A Reis-
sner. Bridgeport and Counsel \V. “2
Bent, Bridgeport:
WASHINGTON, »Aprll
mailswere opened today to the two
magazyies published by Harvard
University undergraduates. the Lam-
poon and the Advocate. which hays
created something of a. sensation in
Boston and were held up by the
" the
character or some of their contents.
the scars of censorship.
Acting Solicitor H. J. Donnelly. or
the Post omce Department. inform-
ed the Boston postmaster late yes-
terday that he should not refuse to
‘ accept the magazines for mailing.
He pointed out. however. that per-
sons mailing them accepted full re-
sponsibllity (or any violation at law
IJBRARY WANTS
‘ 29.-—Th’e t
The Lampoon. however. will 'bear .
ROWAYTON
‘7 State News,
BOOKS RETURNED
7 New Committee De-
sires to ClaSsify and
Rte—arrange All Vol-
times—Church Rally
The members of the Rowayton
Book alumni-e urged to return all
books to the library this week.1!n-
_ der the efficient supervision of the
new library committee the books
new on the shelves are being classi-
tied and rearranged. Space for the
club books is now ready. Owing to
the fact that it takes some little
time to mark and classify these
books before they can be put on the
library shelves for circulation the
committee would like the books as
soon as possible. it is desired to
have the books on the shehes by
May 9. The annual board meeting
of the Rowaytou library will be
held late in Inlay. ‘_ .
t C 3
Mr. and Mrs. A. 0., Hart . and
daughter. Miss Kathaleen of Ronny-
ton spent the week end in Oscaw-,
ans, New York.
0 t
The returns of the Ladies‘ Aid
membership campaign of the Meth-
odist church will be handed in at
the meeting today.
C C I
“A ‘Vhole Church" Rally will be
held at :he Methodist church this
evening. '
0
:-
C
The Deft Finger Sewing
will meet‘ thisrerening with
John Johnson; ’
O C 0
The Baptist Ladles’
I C
Circle
' Mrs.
Aid5 met this
latternoon in the church.
some of the cities in which the‘
Women Voters Ready
For Monthly Meeting
Owing to the fact that the month-
ly meeting of the Fairfield County
League of ‘Women Voters. being held
tomOrrow in Sound Beach. is to take
place in a private club. the Shore-
ham. it will be necessary for those
intending to attend to make reserva—
tions so that the committee will
know. just how many covers should
be laid for the luncheon. Reserva-
tions may be made by calling Mrs.
Benjamin T. Brooks of Sound Beach.
telephone 656. or Airs. A. M. Foch-
heimer. tclephonc 324. At. the very
latest those reservations should bcin
by $130 tonight.
The business meeting will open in
Sound Beach at 11:30. Luncheon
will be served at one o'clock. At
1:45 Miss Grace_l\lurray will read a
report on the national convention.
held in Richmond last week. 5
The aftrcnoon session will convene
at. 3 o‘clock at the Masonic temple.
Greenwich. ‘Womcn in Politics"
International Suffrage “alliance. will
make the principal address of the
afternoon.
To Give Garden
Dance at Rialto
Eight pupils 01‘ Bus Mildred A1-
lcr will'glvc a garden dance at the
Ilialto Theatre as a part at the pro-
gram to be gfivcn with "Sans Gene"
which is showing- at the» theatre. for
the first four days of the week be-
ginning May 4. The dancers will be
dressed in costumes of the French
Revolutionary period which is por-
trayed in the picture. and very much
like the ones worn by Gloria Swan-
son the star of the picture. Mrs.
Peter V'aast will be the accompanist
for the dancers. Those who will
take part in the garden dance are:
Miss .Consuello Dawson.
Miss Catherine Yeast.
Miss Elizabeth Lane.
Miss Lillian Barman.
Miss Henryetta Brown.
Miss Helen Kay.
Miss Madeline Griffin.
Miss Helen Sigsw ay.
All of these dancers me well
known in Norwalk where they haxt
appeared in many benefit concerts.
postmaster sent a copy to “'ashing-
ion with a request for an opinion
dor the postal laws. The Post Cities
department xuled that it should be
barred from the mailing privilege.
Later. a censored copy was for-
warded and today one of the Re-
publican officials conferred with the
solicitor. Further censoring or the
publication “as agreed upon and
be admitted to talto mails.
’priated $1.000 to be used in enter-
taining the veterans
*heart attack about a week ago.
will be the subject 01> the meeting-.55
Mrs. Corbett-Ashby. president. of the'
as to whether it was mailable tin-5
Wilmthese specifications met. it “ill ;
, Children Honor Bishop 7
HARTFORD. April 2’9 .——Mor'e
than 2000 school children at-
tended pontiflcal high mass at St.
Joseph’s Cathedral at 10:10 o'clock
yesterday morning in honor otthe
fifteenth anniversary of» the conse-
cration or Right Rcv.\John J. Nilan,
D.D., Bishop of the Hartford Cath-
olic Diocese. It wasjalso the'fitth
my 5
10-12 South Main Street
South Nor-walk ‘
anniversary of. the consecration of
the Rt: Rev. John G. .Murray. as
auxiliary Bishop. About 100 clergy-
men of the. diocese were in the pro-
ccssion.
G. A. R; Convention
BRIDGEPORT. April 29.~0ne oi
the most notable conventions in
' F.
Jon
s. ' LYON: .
PRINTING
South Nor-walk
Bridgeport this year will be that of
the Department of the G. A. ll. to
be held Thursday in the Stratticld.
or the 30.000 men from Connecticut
who served in the Civil “’sr only
750 now survive. During the past
year 150 veterans have passed away
and it is expected that not more
than 1'20 of the surviving numbers
will be able to attend the conven-
tion. This will undoubtedly be the
last department meeting. In view
of that fact the city recently appro-
at a. banquet
at the Stratfleld hotel Thursday.
Decorations will be in red. white
and blue flowers, tulips, tvnweck
stock and iris.
Dies in Doctor‘s Office
DERBY, April 29. -— Miss Annie
Domoski. twenty-one. 49 Raymond
street. Seymour. dropped dead in
Dr. \V.‘= H. Treat's cities on Main
street shortly after noon yesterday.
as he was about to perform an
operation for the removal of her
tonsils. Miss Domoski. who was a
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85 Lowe St.
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well known young woman of Sey-
mour. the daughter of Mr. and Airs.
Joseph Domoski. had 'suftcrcd a
At
Dr. Trent's office the doctor adminis-
tered an anesthetic, and the young
woman collapsed, dying- within a
few moments.
New Judgcship Test .
IiRTFORD. April 29.,“ Unfavor-
able report was returned in the Son-
ate yesterday by the Judiciary como ‘
mittee on the bill providing for an
additional judge for the lv‘airflcld
County Common Pleas court.
Fairl'icld .Lt-g'ion '
l-‘AlRl’lELD. April flit—Theodore
Locks
and Keys Fitted
Umbrellas Repaired
Baby Carriages Re Tired
JORDAN ’S Q
The Shop
or a Thousand unused
We Call for and Deliver
('2 River Street
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Phone 363
xorwflli
Ii. Burr was clccicd Monday night
at :l. meeting; of the George -tli‘rcd
Smith post. Arnericnu Legion to fill
the vacancy of ndjutant. made by
the resignation of George Anderson
A new office, that of personnel of
floor was also created l9 vliich \\ il-V
li'am A. l{.ll$0lla. Wns elected. It
was decided at the meeting to equip
the Legion field as a public play-
ground for the children of Fairlicld
during the summer months.
Chapman \\' itncss Hold
HARTFORD.Apri1 L’S.
Kubcck. of \icridcfi,
the Old Colony Inn, a witness for
the state against Gerald Chapman,
;wus in police court yesterday charg-
‘cd with criminal negligence. 1113
case was continued for two weeks
to await the result of mi invtsi'bgn-
tion by Coroner Calhoun.
Kubccls's truck ran 0\ or two
Hartford boys Sunday and they died
later at the Hartford hospital. Ku-
beck's testimmiy at the Chapman
trial dealt with the story of Chap—
mand and “’3er Shaun Stfln‘illlg at
the Inn the night bvfcre the Skel-
ly murder
Louis
Silver “'cddlng
STAMFORD, Apia. 3:i.—-Council-
man M’illiam F. Joyce. and Mrs.
lJoyce celebrated thcir Sllx‘t‘l‘ wed-
ding anniversary Monday. 'l‘lmy
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