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Evening sentinel, Thursday, October 29, 1925 · page 1

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untold u mood-clan matter at the post 11 1
So. Norwelk. 001111.. under the Act of Much I. 1 to.

 

 

 

ARE TREATED
IN HOSPITAL

Man, Wife and Three
Children N arrowly
Miss Serious Injury
011 West Avenue

'AUTO WRECKED

Trolley Car Is Badly
. Damaged —Machine
'1 ' Skids 0n the Wet
1 Pavement

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Norwalk Hospital following a. crash
‘betwcenan automobile and a trolley
' car in W est menus at ll: 30 o'clock
last night.
LThe automobile, driven by Frank
Putore of 1‘6 Chapel street, WastraV-
Cling north in West avenue and fol-
,wing behind a trolley 'car going
“n that direction.
As the trbilcy came to a halt. Pas~
”tore applied his brakes and his ma-
chine skidded on the. wet pavement
fined across the car tracks and into
., the path of another trolley car going
.in the direction of South Norwalk.
‘ 1 There was a terrific crash when
automobile and trolley met. Mrs.
_ Pastore and her three small children
who were riding in the Fusion: car

I were all out by the flying glass. Pas.

tore'i'eccived a had cut above the
_ line? cap.

411111-115, taken to the. Norwalk
' moribund where they Were tr ted by
Dr. iv, \1‘. ’l‘raeey, but were allowed
to go 111 their home.

The automobile was almost a com-
plete wrrek and it was a miracle that
some. of the Pastore family were not
killed or seriously injured.

 

The. trolley car, with Salvatore
Rlstivn as inotm'man, was badly

damaged. it was what is known as
a one-man type. car.

After being treated at the hos.
pital Pastore complained to the po-
lice that a. money bag containing the
sum of$ »,l1’1(i which he claimed was
in his aulotnnluiie at tim1: of the ac-
cident, was missing.

Pastors conducts a butcher shop in
Chapel street and stated to the po-
lice that this “as money he leech ed
in his market.

, Patrolman Conrad Miller investi-
gated the :11 chlont but could find no
trace of the money. No arrests were
made. '

' 11111111111161:
111111113 COLLIDE;
0111 is 1111111111

16 Cars Smashed, En-

?g i 11 e Demolished,

Wreck Blocks Tracks
Near Gaylordsville

 

 

 

 

 

‘*“""_‘_' A
GAYI.OI{DS\'II.I.E. Comm, Oct.
29. (AI‘.)—~.~\ heaVy freight train

from Pittsfield, Mass. bound over
the Berkshire division of the New
York. New Haven and Hartford
1““er f0? Harlem liiver, known
as the Q H~8, wllh 75 cars. was
crashed into by another freight
train bound from State Line to
Bridgeport, early this morning in a
railroad out about 1 and 1-2 miles
south of here.

Sixteen cars were smashed and
the‘ engine of the colliding train al-
most demolished.

0f the two trains of cars. the only

man injured was Fireman .ll.‘ .1.
Donlon of Bridgeport on the engine
of the train which ran into the ca-
' boose ahead and he was only slight—
‘ f 131 injured.
.. f It is estimated that the tracks will
be blocked for several hours. and
that damage to a considerable ex-
tent will be sustained.

The train which ran into the
'Pittstield freight is known as the X1:
No. 1. from State Line and was
made up of 47 cars laden with all
kinds of commodities, including

 

 

 

 

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BROPHY'S LAUNDRY.

Makes a. specialty of “family

1' washing w."ork it is called for
and delivered when finished. It is
carefully and correctly handled dur-
I, in: every operation—tho service
charge for "family washing work"
here is 12 cents per pound. (A min-
imum price per wash is 75 cents.)
Eliminate fuss and muss about the

 

. homec—havo the family washing
done at llt'nphy's 131
phone 366.

 

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Truck Skids, Goes Thru
Church Yard Wall'

WW-..

Wet Pavement At Mortuary Turn Causes Bad

Smash Early Today

 

Some time after the hull and wind
storm blew over last night. a seven
and a half ton Mack truck, driven
by William E. pShannon, Thorn
street. New Haven. for the firm of

‘ilen'; lpbach of East Second street.

came down Westport Hill avenue at
i021tl A. M. today and skidded on
the wet pavement while making the
turn into East avenue. The truck
crashed into the stone wall of St.

Paul‘s graveyard breaking the wait.
The front wheels of the truck rode
over the broken stones.
Shannon was Jarred out of
seat; but suffered no injury.

his

The truck was loaded with heavy .

steel and cast iron machinery and
went through the wall like a. knife
through paper. Several headstones
were upset, and the truck is ,still
half on the side walk and half over
the wall.

 

SAFE FOR SOME

TIME VETS HEARA GAME WARDEN

Gen. Hines, After In-IResigns Because He

 

.ALLINGTOWN IS . IGUSTAFSON HAS

Five persons were rushed to the'

I

spection of Hospital,1

Sees No ' Immediate.

I

Actlon

NEW HAVEN, Oct. 29.-.-\lllng-
town hospital, if it is to be aban-
doned by the Federal government.
will not. be immediately closed. len-
eral Frank ’1'. Hines. director-genen
al of the U. S. Votet'ans' bureau as-
suredh committee of the Veterans
of Foreign \Vnrs who conferred with
him here yesterday. If it is decided
to discontinue the. hospital as a

 

igovcrnmcnt institution. this will not

be done for two or three years. be
indicated.
Discussion at, Conference.
Gcncrnl Hines, following' an in-
speetion of Allinglown hospital, had
a special eoni'cr1'11cc at the Taft. 1111
tel yesterday afternoon with State

Commander John ll. Nelly. Deputy
Judge Advocate Joseph J. illrinc
and Attorney James E. Murphy,

past commander of
Harris l‘ost. V. 11‘. \\".. all of “rt-lg.»-
port. The conference 11115 kin-u
over completely to a discussion or
the hospital.

the' Raymond

Allingtown hospital, in “'11s! lla-
ven. also known as L'. S. Veterans'
Bureau hospital. No. 41. is under

lease to the government until July
1.1926. Opportunity for renewal
will be given at that time. it is said.

“General Hines said he

said Attor-
neys Murphy and Devinc. after the
conference. "11‘1'0111 hit;~ attitude he
led us to believe he would favor r11-

tention of Allingtown with the end.
Home. sponsored by the local lodges

in view ,of eventually building a
general hospitabadjolnlng the pre-
sent buildings."

First Via-it.

<There has 1.00.11 considerable. talk
about the abandonment of Ailing-
town. General limes made his first
visit to the Institution yesterday and
stated he'was very much satisfied
with the way the institution i51belng
conducted, members of the special
committea said.

The committee'members laid be-
fore General Hines their reason for
the government retaining the hospL
ml. the attitude of the organization
they represent. They told him there
are about 650 cases at .~\.lli111:lmvn
and about 400Vof these are t'onnec~
iicut men. They pointed out there
are many Connecticut men in‘other
hospitals throughout the country
who would rather be in a hospital
in this state so that their friends
could visit them and that they
would thus have more contentment
of mind.

Cite Size of Plot.

The veterans‘ organlzdtion also
favors retention of Alllngtown as a
hospital for tubercular patients.
The committee called General Hines
attention to the size of the plot on
which the institution now stand5.
stating there would be sufficient
room for erection of another unit to
be used as a. general hospital. L'n-
der :1 recent act. men who saw ser-
vice in any war may apply for
treatment to government hospitals
whether or not their ailmtnts are
traceable to service. The Vet :11'a115'
bureau head was infonnt-i .iliat
there are more wounded .cvservice
men in Falrlicld and New Haven
counties than in any other tounltrzr'
in the state.

 

—.VI['LIJGAN‘S COOKIES.
the old-fashioned kind. and Mulli-
gun's famous Crullers are for sale in
stores all over this vicinity. The old-
fashioned Cookies include the follow-
ing varieties: Ginger, sugar hermits,
molasses, chocolate and oatmeal.
Univ the br- st of ingredients ate used
ducts ——AdV.

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would '
' make a. fair recommendation to the
'Hospitalization board."

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Water Sta in making Mulligan: Bakery pro-. .~~pi}.1:1s(1:1n be “noted.

QUIT JOB OF

Cannot Give Enough-
Time to Office —- To
Name New Deputy

Richard Gustafson has resigned as
Deputy Game Warden for Norwalk.

hlr. Gusiafson in his resignation
stated that he could not. give the
time to conduct the duties of the of-
flco as they should be conducted.

County Game Warden Diobrow
will name a. new deputy within the
next few days and in tho titeantintc
all complaints should be referred to
Robert Van Burcn the chairman of
the Gallic Committee of the Nor-
walk Fish and Game Association.

 

’5

MERCHANTS
NDISCUSS;
THE. .
Miiitiakéai'a‘tiifii

and Start Newspaper
Campaign

MANY TALK

Committee Is Appoint-
ed to Bring' in Report
At Next Board of
Trade Meeting ’

The itinerant vender (-111111» 111 for
considerable discussion at the meet-
ing of the Board of Trade in the
Council Chambers last evening.

The inutter was brought up at. a
meeting of the merchants‘ commit-
tee following the regular meeting. at
which time every one “as given a
chance to be heard.

As a result the, matter may be
taken up with the City 1'n11111-il and
:1 campaign may be started against
the peddler and itinerant wudcr.

.lolm M. Miltisie presided at the
meeting of the committee. He exi-
plainet‘l that the itinerant vendvr was
the one who came into the city, ob-
tained a store and opened 11p 11 few
weeks before the holidays or on spe-
cial occasions and cleaned up and
left the city.

He stated that the city received no
revenue from these. 1111-11 and that
they hurt the business of the local
merchants. who paid 1111115 for doing
business in this city 1hr year around.
He thought that. lI1< 1' 5111111111 be tax-
ed. as in the other I.’IIIt 5.

Samuel Alexander, South Main

 

 

 

 

 

 

IFINAI. MEETING' ;

 

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OF COMMITT
FOR CONGERTI

 

 

 

To Complete Arrange-1

ments for Shrine
Band Music Treat at
Tabernacle

A final meeting of the 1111111111111-
under the chairmanship otJ11dg1i
John Keogh. which is artatmini: th1 A
beuc'm conceit tomorrow 1-111111111:'
for the Norwalk Hospital Nursea‘

of Masons and chapter of EasternE
Star. has been called at the, Taber-
nacle at 8 P. M. tonight. 1
All plans are completed for to-
morrow's concert which will be giv-
en at the. Tabernacle. The Pyramid '
Temple Shrine Band of Bridgeport
sixty pieces sttong. will play an ex-
cellent program. spccally arranged
for the evening.
Aliita Fmpson. soprano of wo1l1i5A
wide repute who atthe present time1
is living in Noxwalk, w1ll be the .5'0-‘
loist at the concert. She too has
prepared a special treat for local .
music lovers consisting of interpre-
tive songs of various nations. I
\Vomen members of Eastern Star
Chapters hero who will act as ushers '1
tomorrow evening will be assigned
to their sections tonight and in gen- I
eral will be rehearsed for the duties .
they are to preform. '

 

BURIED; LEGION I
PALL BEARERSA

The funti'ral of Harold Hanks. who
was shot and killed by bandits
while riding on a. Mismurl-Pacifie
freight train. in Colorado was held
at; two o'clock this afternoon, from
Ganunu’s funeral parlor's in South
Main street.

Members of the Frank C. God-
frey Post. No.. 12. American Legion
acted as pail bearers. Interment. was

 

in the family plot in the 1131151011
cemetery.
-—MASON SUPPLIES.

Whatever your problem. we have
or can supply the material needed,
however large or small the quantity.
Fancy brick for fireplaces. face brick
and cotmnon brick for buildint work
1111- 111111'ie1l here and interesting
\lf1 ed Blown.

 

Merritt. street. Phone 2393- 2.——AdV. ~~Adv. _1 "

1

' lingers and Stevens

A111111'c e and

street furnitun .11-.11e1.51.11ed that in
Aollnr citics 1h: 11 they 11111111. required
It) furnish :1 l11111111'111l that it should
I111 ”11' 5.11111 in tl12511itv.

There 11:15 11111511111111l1' discussion

1on the Slétllillg of :1 11111251131191. cam-

paign against the 1111111111 rs and \en-
Am and it Was 1111111 to appoint a
1 lllllllllll 11 to 1111»t111n1l bring up the
1111111111 f1111h11:1t :1 f111111'c. meeting
of tl11]11111t1l1:1111.5,

.i 1.111(11'1' 31111115 111' the firm of
1111,1011 rbt up the
111: llIf‘l‘ of the 1:111:11 number of neck-
He 5 iii 11 “'111'111'11c1ntly sent to a. mu-
purity of Ihl‘ lllllIl residents of the

i1'i\. by the. \I:15I~ r

pany of New ll: 111111, and which tho
local people were asked to keep and
return $1.50 for four of the nook
IIl“'~. '

Mr. Stevens stated that ho had
111,111 it upon himself to investigate
tl1i5 cone-1111 in Nut liaven and that
\1l1111 he went there.
11111i ilhm listed 1itl1er in the city or
1rl1- phone ditc 1'101').

lb 111 at to the Chamber of Com'-
aftet considerable in»
testigution the. firm was located in

I11 1111111 51111». street.

“1'. Stevens went in and u‘as'greet
1d by the head of the firm who “as
:1 young man and 11 foreigner and
115'k1-1‘ him the. price of 10 dozen
necktles. lie. quoted him $3. 60 per
1107111 and when \lr Stevens asked
him if he made the tics he stated
1h. 1t he did not and took him across
the. street to the company that
“1n:111nlact1n'e11 11111111. There he found
that the. wholesale price was $1.75
per dozen.

lie was informed by the head of

Ithe, inauufacturlng concern that the

tics were being shipped out by the
concern calling itself the Master
Knittingtotnpany at the rate of
sexen to ten gross a. day.

Mr. Simens stated that. the tie

‘was a wry low grade and thatlocal

HAROLD HANKS'

merchants would not dare ask Ol’cr
5 cents each. while the other con-
11'c111 was paying 15 cents each and
iasking over 35 cents.

ASKS FRENCH
TO GUARD U. S.
IN DAMASGUS

WASHIN i'l‘OX. D. C.. Oct. 29
(AP) .——Ambassador Herrick in P65
ris today made representations to the
l1 rcncit Government for his protec-
tion of American life and property
in Damascus.

 

 

 

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—-BROPHY‘S LAUNDRY
makes a specialty of family washing.
Its organization and facilities are
able to handle this important feature
of laundry work correctly. It you
knew what a convenience and sail!-
faction it is to have the family wash-
ing done. here you'd be. a Brophy'l
Lanndrv patrons.

tnlh 11 for and delivered Phone 336

I u...—

PEDDLERS

Knitting com-n1

he. could not1

 UREAU
Needcd'tofllaudle Ship-I

is? and From
d1"_Ci y Board Is
COMMITTEE NAMED I
Meetinr Hears Two
Firms Want to Lo-A

rate . ories inA
Norwalk

limay have a ttaffie bu-

 
 

 

 

Notwal
roan.

This bureau will handle tum-por-
tation of goods being shipped to and
from the city. .

The matter was brought up at. the
meeting of the Board of Trade by
Ernest Hopkins of the Hirshtlcld-
Transportation Company.

Mr. Hopkins stated that there was
great need for such a bureau in
Norwalk. He said that there was
considerable money being lost by
local concerns. in shipments over
the wrong route, overcharges. des—
truction of property and other
causes.

He pointed out that there was on-
ly one concern in the city, the Nor-
walk Tire and Rubber Company
that had a. traffic department. lie

I

.Poué Manufacturing Co. Wants Building to
Produce N civly Patented Clock

 

Norwull: may soon have a new
|ind ustry.

According to reports being circu-
lated today the Poole Manufactur-
ing Company of Westport may soon
move to this city.

Representatives of that concern
lhave been~ conducting negotiations
for the past two weeks for the pur-
chase of the former R and W Hat
factory in River street. .

This concern at the present time
is rushed with orders for a new

 

clock on which it has the patents
and it is necessary for them to 10-

they have in Westport.
The clock is run by batteries and
does not have to be attended to at-
ter it is started other than the
changing of the batteries.

It seemed a certainlty this morn-
ing thatdeal would so through and
the factory that has been vacant
since the R and W Hat Company
went out of business; would once'
more become a. temple of industry.

 

WATER 11110111
T0 BE MADE
11113 EVENING

“assassins

ond District Meet-
ing ' .
The adjourned Second District

meeting will be held tomorrow evo—
111113 in the Council Chambers. in.

 

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thought. that every concern hooded
(itch 11. 11121111115111.
He wants

of Weight losses.

He asked that the Norwalk Board
of Tunis create a traffic blueau. He
said that this not!“ in no way obli-
gate. the Board of Trade but would
simply be carrying out the planI
followed in other cities. 1
r.l. l'Jntory Stevens and Thamas
Shelley stated that they were in fu-
ror of the formation of such a bu-A
1'e:111.A

.l‘ohu \oungs of the \‘otwulk 'l‘lrcA
and Rubber Company thought tltatA
the matter should be given carefulA
c11115i1ieration and that a precedentA
should not be established.

it was voted to appoint a com-
niitlce consisting of J. Emory Ste-I
11115. Thomas Skelley and ltobettI
Ii111edlet to investigate the matter
and take it up with the Exocuthc
Committee of the Board

] 1esident Charles E. Hoyt report-
ed that ho had received two lnqulr5
ics regarding the obtaining of tac-
lo1ie5 in this city and that both of
them needed bc'tucen 1.1000 and
20.11011 square feet of floor space. He
said that these propositions were,
being gone over. One of them was
from a chemical company and he
thought that they should go slow
on this matter. because of the pres-
ent condition of the oyster industry.

it was voted to leave the appoint-
ment of delegates to the New Eng-
land Conference at Worcester
Mass. with'tho president.

11111111111111.0112
SHOT; 11111115
111111111 $113,111

 

such a bureau to gichsa
the correct. routines on shipments. Hill will make his report on
to obtain the correct rates. to audit water pressure of the Second Dig.
fraught. bills. and obtain adjustment trict

IHE FINALLY

stead of. tonight. as was stated in
yesterday's lssus of the Evening
Sentinel.
At ”that time Engineer Nicholas
the

it is expected that a. large
delegation of citizens will be pres-
ent.

 

GETS HIMSELF
IN THE LOCKUP

Callahan, East Ave. La-
borer, Creates Dis-
‘turbance —- J u d g e

' Suspends Sentence

John Callahan. . 33. Murboro.
\iass. laborer on the state road on.
East axenue was found guilty on the
charges of intoxication, and breach
of peace in court this moining by
Judge Caprice and given a. suspend-
ed sentence. '

Callahan obtained a bottle of
whiskey last night, drank it and
became properly “lit up." He wan-
dered about the iri'ighborhood of
Main and Wall street. and .then
went into the Police station in Com-
merce street and asked for a place
,to sleep. lie was usliered out by Of-
ficer Conrad Miller and went into
several of the lunch wagons asking
for coffee and food.

After having obtained some coffee
in Montgomery‘s Lunch wagonand

 

 

demanding food in O'Neills for
which he had a food ticket, but
was told it wastoo late, he went

down into the colored section on
Brook street and began to pound on
the doors. Officer Miiler who had
followed him took him into custody.

 

One Messenger Dead
and Two Others Are
Wounded 1'11 Buffalo
Robbery

BUFFALO. N. Y.."‘Oct. 29 (AP).—
Robbers today shot and killed one
Bank of Buffalo cmployc and wound-
ed two others in making away with
money obtained in a bank auto.

The loot is estimated at 593.000-
Thc man killed was Charles W. Clif-
ford driver of the auto.
was being transported from the Ma-
rine Trust company at Seneca and
Main street to the Bank of Buffalo
at North Division and Main streets.
Both banks are in the downtown
business section.

L. M. Yarrlngton, bunk messenger.
was shot in the face and bodY- He
was rushed to the hospital. where his
condition was described as critical.

 

 

—DU[LDING MATERIALS.
mason supplies and bricks for fire-
plac are lniportant features of this
csta lishment. At this season of the
year the above mentioned materials
are in demand—and this concern has
large stocks. right prices and a serv-

 

Your work will be ice that means prompt deliveries. Itnke tlfip opportunity of thanking the

Alfred Draw 11, Merritt street. Phone

111111 2.—-—Adv.

Th0 money :

In court Callahan said he was
steadily employed as a. laborer
loading cement onto the trucks.
AJudge Candee decided to give Calla-
Ihan another chance and suspended
{his sentence from day to day. He
1' as paroled in the custody of 0:5
ficer Murry.

 

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TZANKOFF ASSASSINATED.

VIENNA. Oct. 29 (.\P).——Danoso
Tzuukofi’. brother of Premier Alex-
ander Tzanoff of Bulgaria, has been
shot and killed in Sofia while walk-
ing along the street. The dispatch
from Sofia stated that the motive for
the crime was not known. The slay.
er escaped.

Tzankoi‘f was walking along the
street with his wife and sister-indaw
when he Was shot. The Tzankoff
.brothers were estranged.

p.--

 

—-0NE YEAR AGO
The Clifford Pharmacy, on South
Matti street. changed ownership. It
was announced at that time that
new stocks would be added. that a

ity goods would be the endeavor of
the new owner. These things have
been fulfilled and this business has
Igrown and prospered. for which I

 

superior service. courtesy and qual- .

 

AUTO ACCIDENTS

Fatalities Occur Near.
Rye—Lumber Truck.
Running Without
Lights Is sought '

- warm ensues. N. Y,, bet. 29.
(AP.)-———A mun dad a M'om' n were
killed and 111111111111 man an a: two-
man Wore injured in three cutouts.
bile accident- which took lace on
the Boston rest Road just 1111111111 of
Rye last night during the short
space of two hcurs. , .
A lumber truck which the police
allege had no rear lights is blamed
for two of tho accidents. An effort
is being made to find the owners,
_who are believed. to be a. lumber
Acoacern in Stamford. 1

Lewis Coffey of Brooklyn died and
state, Motor Vehicle Inspector Earl
lngcil of Mount Vernon was injured
In the first accident.

lngell had stopped the, automobile
of Edward 'Kozlowski of Stamford
and ordered him to put on his rear
lights

Coffey, who was a passenger in
‘the Kozlouski automobile was stand
‘ing in the road with logo]; as the

 

 

driven by Ernest Scoficld of Port:
Chester struck the two men.

Coffey died a. short time later and
Ingcll was taken to the hospital
where it was salt! he had a possible
fracture. of the skull.

Two hours later, Miss Yetta Co-
hen of Port Chester was killed when
the automobile in which she was a
passenger struck the lumber truck
which was being driven without any
rear lights.

A short time before, Gladys Stan-
ton. 1'! of le'e. was injured when
the auto in which she was ”a. pas-
senger struck the some truck.

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WASHINGTON D. C. Oct. 29.—
(AP). (.‘ol. William Mitchell’s plea
of immunity from military trial
against the charges pending against
him were overruled in the general
court martial proceedings now in-
stituted.

The Court's law officer ruled, that
when Co. Mitchell charged the War
and Navy departments with both
criminal and "almost treasonable"
conduct tn'the administration of its
air forces. he committed an offense
against the "military discipline and
could not take refuge [tom punish-
ment in the constitutional guarantee
of free speech as he sought to do.

NEW PUMP-ER
IN ENORWALII

The new fire pumper for East Nor-
walk was unloaded this morning.
It was brought to the East Nor-
walk station in Van Zant street.
where it will be kept. along with the
Barker chemical truck. Tests will
be made in the near future.
f
—YOUR HEATING SYSTEM.
is it. in good shape to give the
maximum of emclency during the
coming winter season: Now is the
time to have this important matter
attended to. Nelson M. White’- or-
ganization is at your service for heat-

 

 

 

cato in a. larger factory than the one '

111'11 er ilxed the lights when an auto .

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Sparks from the chimney
openfire place at the homc'o
A. “Lehmaier. East Boo
ignited the .roof and started
that did damage estimated it
yesterday afternoon. $6.9M)
building and $2 500 to turn
The upper part of the.
bungalow was burning brisk!
Mrs. Lehmaler was preparing
eon rot-guests who were a
a deminishing card party

guests seen that the house w,
firomuntll her chauffeur. wh' ‘
driving up the road in the dire
of the house and discovered
blazg, burst into the midst of
part: yand stated that the house:
on fire.
A call was sent in for thefts-d. ,
paratus from the First Distrlo . , 1
apparatus from the Main 'i
house respdnded and a call 1 _ '
in by Deputy Fire. Chief Wit 1
Powell for the apparatus from
Hope 111' house.

Mrs... inhaler had started
in the firemlnco yesttlliddflI
temoon and had left the
started to prepare the luncheon;
the guests all of whom had 1191
rived.

The. blaze worked‘ dow'n th,
the roof. eating away the gm
part of it. onto the second flee
the bungalow. which floor it. 1111111111.
completely gutted before it was
der control.

When the firemen arrived they,
fached a line of hose to a, hydral‘l
that had been installed on Mr. [AB
maier’s property. but the preamp!
was not great enough, and Deputy
Chief Powell ordered two line
hose run across the property to the
street. where they were connects
onto a hydrant with the pamper at.
tached. After this the blaze. can
soon under cdntrol.
It was necessary to use consider»
able water in extinguishing the fl
and there was a. large amount 01 W9
ter damage on the first floor.
When the firemen arrIVed the sec.
and floor of the building was a 1196131
ing furnace and it was with consid-
erable difficulty that they were ob]
to get at the blaze. Several hole.
were cut through the ceiling 6 ’11
streams of water shot through. " ,
There. was a. considerable amotm
of furniture. oil paintings and cost
linens stored on the second floo
Some of this was removed but M'
of it was destroyed.
Nearly all of the furniture on tit
first floor was moved out into $11 ,
open and was not damaged. :5

The bungalow. sets on the site-of

\fr. Lehmaiers former home that
was destroyed by fire. the years a. .
The damage at that time amoun
to $65, 000.
. The blaze occurred on a ‘c'oldf
night in December. Shortly after
that Mr. Lahmaier erected the bum
galow which caught on fire yesteb
day.

.He was residing there pending the.
construction of a palatial residence
a short distance from the bungalow,
This will be completed in the near
future.

A total insurance of $18. 000 we»
carried on the building and its
tents.

The firemen were highly comple-
mented for their fine work in say
in; the house from total destruction.

—THE PRESCRIPTION
DEPARTMENT

at The Clifford Pharmacy in Its
volume of business has shown I.
healthy Increase dutlng the put
year. it is this branch of this busi-
ness that is the most important 31111
with prompt service. the very best .
in drugs and the employment
very competent help which this' .
tablishmeut is sure the public-:31-
preciates. it is hoped it will ”P
tinue to gain in patronage. WIIM
M. Paisley. Proprietor.-—-Adv.

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—CARNIV AL.

Mayflower Carni1al.Commuflb
Hall. Dancing and door pm
Oct. 24th to Nov. 2nd. —-Adv. "

Made by Mulligan—who 1 '
the famous Mulligan Crull
now for sale inlocll stores in .
111111111: in 111. following vsrtotl
ginger. sugar. hermlts. oat
molasses and chocolate. Made
the best :1 materials and wrap
with waxed paper—a dozen

 

 

 

 

public.

\\ m. 111. Paisley . pp -
Ad'. E»

in; work and heating prqtlems. Ill
North Main street—Adv. ,

package. Try them-yo‘ull liltgi’i
them—Adv.

 

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