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The Weather.
“'0.th fowl. for Southern
New England: “ir taught and.
Wednesday; not much change in
temperature.
So. Not-walk. Celia. under the Act of March 8. 1|".
Entered as secondoela- matter at the post office at
souru NORWALK, CONN., TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1926.
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PRICE THREE CENTS
WILLIAM A. JORDAN TO SUCCEED
CARLTON GOULD AS TELEPHONE
CO. MANAGER IIERE ON JUNE lST
/ Present Local Manager Has Been Promoted To Head.
1 New Haven Office—Jordan Has Made Enviable.
; ' Record In Phone Business With 'Which He Has
Been Associated 10 Years.
A reorganisation-w of the personnel at the New Haven ex-
change oflloes of the Southern New England Telephone company,
made necessary by the retirement of John M. Hurlburt. manager
sine. May 1919, because of ill health, has brought about the sp-
pointment of Carlton S. Gould, manager of the Norwalk exchange,
to the New Haven position. His successor here will be William
.1. Jordan, now assistant manager at New Haven. The shift is
ff
/ .to become edective June 1.
‘ Has Been Here Two Years.
Mr. Gould. who has been mana-
ger here for two years since the
death of M. H. Nuttlng, was before
coming to this city the assistant
manager at. New Haven. At the time
of his transfer his place was taken
by Mr. Jordan. who in taking the
Norwalk managership is following
for the second time in Mr. Gould’s
footsteps.
The new manager, Mr. Jordan. is ‘
a young man. 33 years of age. and
is possessed of an engaging person- ‘
aiity and sound business Judgment; ‘
he is One of the youngest executives
in the telephone business but in his
ten years' serflce with the company.
has in many capacities demonstrat-
ed his ability.
of Mr. Hurlburt's long illness.
counting department.
Sorry To See Gould Leave.
Furloughed for military service in
1018. Mr. Jordan returned to the
.company as ledger supervisor in the
“same department and was promoted
.2 4.. 1919 to the position of revenue
, “vaporvbor until. in 1922. he was
' ed chief clerk in the office of
’ er Huriburt moving up to as~
slstant When Mr. Gould came here.
Yricnds of Mr. Gould in this city
express themselves as restctful of
his departure. He has been active in
civic affairs while manager of the
local. exchange since his arrival in
Msrch.192i.
While the‘ " present manager at
New. Haven is‘giving up his duties
because of ill health. he will not
Mediateiy sever his oonection
With the telephone company. He has
been in the service for 23 years in
various capacities.
POST $700 BOND
FOR McGUIRK
, Had Been In Lock-up 0n
Charge of Running
Gambling House Located
Opposite Police Station.
. Mrs. Margaret Storer. grocer. of
I 13. Madison street. South Norwalk.
posted a 3700‘. real estate bond for
the appearance of Edward McGuirk.
of Norwalk. in the first district city
court, Saturday morning. McGulrk
is charged with keeping a gambling
house opposite the first district po-
,. lice station on Wall street. The po-
" ‘ lice allege that McGuirk was run-
‘ ning» the‘nmbling place. raided by
‘5‘?» Officers HarryABrown and Conrad
. Miller two weeks ago. McGulrk had
been locked up since Saturday. be-‘
ing unable to obtain bonds.
Armed Men Attack Negro
Mmers G9t$34r000
NEW TORK. May 25 (AP)—
Thres armed men attacked David
Swinton. negro bank nae-anger. to.
day as he left the Bronx branch of
the Hamilton National bank and
escaped with "4.000 he was carry-
ing in a brown paper package under
his arm. Ehe money was being
transferred to the main bank on
we“ use street.
mien me Just attend out of
the ha'nk building when a large red
. touring Icar- a'ppeared. Two of the
from MD“ from the automobile
gnddppcoached Swinton. Without
one of tho men struck him
a. head with a club. He fell
« undo ous and the other men seis-
' .4 one package of money. Both
jumped into the automobile which
sped away
DmN'T'SEE DOUBLE-HEADER.
- Courtlaad Van Duren. of New-
‘ gown avenue. iourneyed to 'New
rel-s City yesterday afurneon to
, mute double-header scheduled
{I
7‘ cm
‘ the Brooklyn Dodgers and
-. the New Torte Giants. The games
in“. called off due to cold weather
’ all month" came back home a dis-
eta-is“ ”m .
WI cumin
.45. We kind are always
'the same—wholesome. toothsosne
jug delicious tasting The! are no“
. best It materials. Grocery
A.
He was in full charge of the New .v
Haven exchange during the perléd .‘
.
entered the service as a. clerk in the
plant accountant's office at New -
Haven March 1916 and was the fol- .
lowing year transferred to the ac- f
New Phone Co. Official
‘
I
Who will seduced Cerium Gauld as
manager of local exchange dime i.
DIICATE NEW
86/le MOUSE
v.1»
Bishop McAuiiffe Assisted
By Score of Priests,
fici‘ates At lingo receive
Services In That ity
Auxiliary Bishop Maurice McAul-
iffe,‘ assisted by more than ascore of ,
priests. dedicated the new school'
building of the Sacred Heart Aca-
demy on Strawberry hill. Stamford.
yesterday morning with a mass and
appr’bpriate ceremonies. The Rev.
James C. O’Brien.‘ pastor of St.
Johns Catholic church. Stamford.
celebrated the' mass "in the convent
chapel.
Girls of the Junior. and Senior
classes sang during the mass and af-
terward a processionwas formed to
the new building which was blessed
by the bishop. Following the bles-
sing tho'processio'n once more form:
ed and marched to the auditorium
where the 81 pupils of the school
sang "Praise Ye the Father." ‘Bishg
op McAuliffe then delivered the
dedicatory address and the exercises
were closed with the singing of the
national anthem. Mayor John F.
Keating and First Selectman
Charles H. Martin of Stamford at-
tended the luncheon.
I
High SchoolGraduation
Day Is Set For June 23
Graduation Day at the Norwalk
High school has been set for June
28 and will be followed by the senior
prom as in past years. Class night
is to be June 22.
This year's graduating class num-
bers about 70. being the larger of
the two groups that have complet-
ed the courses since the inauguration
‘of the semi-annual graduation sys-
tem.
The program for the exercises is
now being formulated but no an-
nouncements as to the Sneakers will
be made for a couple of weeks.
Post Drill Team Will
Greet Nat. Commander
Members of the drill team of
the Frank C. Godfrey Post. No.
12. American Legion. will go to
Danbury. T h u r a d a y evening.
where they will greet National
Commander John R. MoQuigg
and act as his escort.
The team will stage an exhibi-
tion drill for Commander Mc-
Qulgg at the request of the Dan-
bury Post. when he dedicates its
new home. '
The team will leave from the
Norwaih armory. in automobiles
at 0 o'clock.
Judge Huxi'ord Taking
Testimony In Case Of
Morris Correnty versus
John J. Vena et al.
The case of Morris Correnty ver-
Ysus 'John J. Vena. et ai. was heard
in the special session of the Com-
mon Pleas court. held in Norwalk.
this morning with Judge Frederick
W. Huxford. presiding. Attorney
Paul R. Connery represents the
plaintiff and Judge Stanley '1'. Jen-
nings represents the defendant. The
action was a result of an accident
last December at the ‘corner of
Monroe and Chestnut streets.
There was some misunderstand-
ing among the local attorneys as to
the order in which the cases were
to be disposed of. The case of Walt-
er J. MacGuire versus Cornelius illi-
llvan was reported settled by After-
ney A. D. Slsvatshy. counsel for the
plaintiff
The cases of Mrs. Margaret Latte.
Mrs. .Ciara C. Smith and Clarence
Tobey. all against Russell Mill‘s. et
at. will come up at this afternoon’s
session of the court. Attorney Paul
R. Connery represents the plafdtiff
and Judge icy T. Jennihta is
counsel for th,
sns SEE Stone
1 he;
pWr’er:
Mrs. Rose Mary Holly
Starts Alienation 0f Af-
fections Suit Against
Nanette Bayne.
STAMFORD. May —- (AP).
Mrs. Rose Mary Kelly of this city.
2' :nerly of Greenwich. wife of
Leonard M. Holly. ‘oday brought
suit in the Superior court in Bridgc~
port for 3100.000. claiming damages
for alleged alienation of affections
of her husband. against Nanette
Bayne. wife of Jasper Bayne.
wealthy resident of Greenwich.
The document tiled set forth that
1 for to July .192 Mrs. Holly and'
her husband were happily married.
o-‘
as”
that in the month mentioned Mrs. .
Bayne became acquainted with Hol-
ly and "alienated his affedtions."
Mrs. ayne is all to be as years
of age and Holly 23. Mr. and Mrs.
Bayne are said to be living apart
and each also is said to have con-
templated seeking a divorce in Pests.
France.
Mrs. Bayne lives in an apartment
in New York and her husband. at
the Yale club in that city. They
have been married 11 years an!
have a child three yearfof ago.
Mr. Dayna was formerly 'a member
of the New York Stock Exchange.
Mrs.'Holly is a daughter of O.
G. Gude of the Billboard Advertis-
ing company. Her husband is the
son of the owner of Elm Inn in
Greenwich. ’
RECEIVEDIN
The mystery surrounding the
stabbing of Walter Meyers. Riverside
avenue. Westport. has been solved.
He was taken to the Nos-walk Hospi.
tai with a large gash in his throat.
Sunday afternoon. and at the time
stated that it had‘becn indicted- by
someone at the Grand Union Hotel.
Wood street. Hem was roleasad in:
the hoapltslyom
placed under arrest“ the charge or
Intoxication.
Motorcycle Policeman Martin Den-
gysi star-tad an iavestigatlon of the
“masses-had
must.
(”all
MYERS’ “STAB WOUND” WAS
ANAUTOCRASII
Police To Ask Warrant For His Arrest.
legsd to have been operated by him.
crashed into a telephone pole on the
Wilson Point road.
The man who brought Meyers to
the hospital stated he found him
standing up against a telephone pole
*bfitde the wrecked ear. bleeding
throat. as then
see the ant its taken in Yeast
Brdthais garage. Ghostlut street.
where it was fouad by Ollcer nea-
em. a compute wreck. .
The. police as, today they will ask
for a warrant for the arrest of
Mayors on: the charge of operating
fecmthe cut-la
FILEDINRENO
Rom
Meet During War.
The romance of the society heiress
and the self-made chemist and law-
yer, and a Rhodes Scholarship win-
ner. has attracted widespread atten-
tiou on two continents. Their first
meeting was when Glendenning was
working as a chemist in the du Pont
plant in Maryland. during the war:
their engagement followed several
years later; their fashionable Lon-
don wedding took place in 1024; the
birth of their son occurred a year
later: their separation. last summer.
and now their pending divorce have
filled columns in London and Amer-
ican newspapers.
During the winter Mrs. Glenden-
ning took up her residence in Nova-
GLENDENNING DIVORCE SUIT IS
COURT; MENTAL
CRUELTY CITED AS ONE CHARGE
*-
ee of Society Girl and Heiress To du Pont Mil-
lons With Local Boy Definitely Shattered—Glen-
denning, Son of Mrs. May R. S. Glendenning of
Cannon Street, This Had Brilliant Career.
The long expected divorce suit of Alicia Maddox du Pont
Glendenning, heiress to the du Pont millions, against Harold S.
Glendenning. son of Mrs. May R S. Glendenning and the late
Percy H. Glendenning. letter carrier, of 1 Cannon street, this
city, has been filed in Reno. Nevada.
do. with but the one object in view.
The complaint of the adopted
daughter of Alfred J. du Paul was
sealed by the Reno court, and her
exact charges against her husband
will not be known until the case is
called for trial. It is understood
menial cruelty and incompatibility
are t‘Iif‘l‘l.
Glendenning. who is a graduate of
the Norwalk lligh school. has just
(‘omplcird his studies for the bar in
New York.
Mrs. Glendenning will probably
seek the custody of their child. who
was visiting his grandmother here.
some months ago, when the the first
rumors of marital strife in the (lien—
denning household became known.
[donor Served Hot In
Odered $300 To Say
At Party.‘
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rel thaw.hut that she
litiuor'servsd her’iii' theatre
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NEW YORK. May :6. -(AP). The
government sprang a surprise at the
resumption of Earl Carroll's "bath
tub” party trial this morning by
calling I. Cobb. writer and a guest at
the party. to the stand. It had been
announced yesterday that today's
first witness would be Joyce Haw-
ley. show girl and the alleged occu-
pant of the bath tub, from which
drinks were said to have been serv-
ed.
Cobb testified that as he was
about to leave the Earl Carroll thea-
ter. early in the morning of last Feb-
ruary 28 Carroll urged him to
remain, as he was “going to put on
a stunt of a girl in a. tub."
On cross examination by counsel
for Carroll. who was charged With
perjury in connection with grand
jury investigation of the bath tub
incident. Cobb said that he was a
close personal'acquaintance of the
theatrical man and, that so far as
he knew. Carroll’s reputation for
veracity was excellent. '
During his direct examination
Cobb did not make any mention of
having actually seen a girl in a
bathtub, nor was he asked concern-
ing this incident. Under cross exam-
inhtion he testified that he drank
nothing but near beer and mineral
water and that. measured by Broad-
way standards. the party. as the ob-
served it." was perfectly proper.
Guyer Tells Police
He Is Ready To Ap ar
Whenever He’ s Wgaented
. "'"'—'7'
Royal Guyer. of 2 Prospect street.
stopped at the first district police
station last night and asked the of-
ficer ou duty if he were wanted. Gur-
er was accuased by‘Garland R. How-
ard. of Newtown avenue. as being
the man who assaulted. in at the
Gulf Gas Filling Station. sat ave-
nue. early Sunday morning.
Guyer claimed that Howard struck
him first. Howard told the police
that he was sitting in his car when
Guyer came up and struck hi'm. No
waraant has been i-ued. The Do-
llce referred Howard to the prose-
cuting attorney forfurther possible
action. Guyer told the police that he
will ”but any time he is notified
to dose.
Tw mm. A to
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wmcuns'rnn. has... May :5
(APi-eTwo men wee-alluded when
an‘autemcbiio carryingta party of
Me crashed into a telephone pole
here early. today. Two others who
escaped with minor initiates were
srmsted charged with drunkenness.
The dead are Thomas F. Mold":
and Boy Hayes. both of Boston. who
«is. pissed inuder‘the car” after the
automobile while under the is-
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JOYCE HAWLEY nus GRAND
JURY sRE OCCUPIED BATH TUB
on End Of CARROLL THEATRE
Alleges She Was Drunk .. .
ere wt. No Champagne
NEW you. W 35. ”l- Joyce Ilawley testified to-
produoer. that
tub on the itase of the Earl Oar-
iwas drunk when she got into it from
. Shealaoiestiiiedthatshehad
associate of Carroll, if she would ap-
Grand Jury and say there was no champagne
Volunteers Are Needed
For Sale Of Poppies
; In Norwalk Saturday
Plans were completed for the
sale of poppies by the American Le-
gion and the Veterans of Forela‘n
Wars Saturday. at a Joint meeting
of the committees of the two organ-
izations. held in the city hall. last
evening. NR.
There will be headquarters in the
First and second districts. A plea
has been made by the committees
for workers to assist in the sale of
poppies. Anyone wishing to help out
in this work is asked to report to the
city ”Jill. s o’clock. Friday evening.
The proceeds of the sale will be
used in the relief work of the two
organisations.
Cock'enoe Tribe Ready
'To Do Battle With the
Members of Uncas Clan
The Cockenos tribe. No. 32. 1m.
proved Order of Red Men. will pack
it! tomahawifs. bows and arrows.
and take to the warpath again. The
first district lndians will invade the
confines’of the Uncas tribe. No. 26.
and attempt to regain the points
lost in the last sitting of the
pinochle tournament between the
two tribes. This will be the fourth
sitting of the two pinochle teams.
The Cockenoe Indians are leading
by a scant margin of 80 oints.
William J. Powell wil lead his
Ibraves. dressed in fresh war paint.
after some big scores tonight. The
ltwo tribes are playing for a dinner.
which will be the stakes of the tour— _
nament. Great interest has been
shown by the two tribes and a large
number of fans will accompany the
Cockene Red Men to the Uncas wig-
wamu ‘
Mohammedan Easter,
' Defense of Local Man
In Danbury Court
When George Saba. of 10 River
street was being tried in Danbury
City court. Saturday afternoon.
charged with the sale of liquor to
two investigators during the week
of April 11. he stated that he spent
the week in South Norwalk cele-
brating the Mohammedan Easter.
To support his alibi. Saba. brought
in twelve witnesses: all of whom.
testified that Saba was in South
Nos-walk every evening during the
' week of April 12.
The court reached no decision and
willunet pass judgment until the an-
act date of the Mohammedan East-
er has been determined.
-George Eager and Robert McCar-
thy. the investigators. testified that
each evening at s o clock. during the
week. they li's'd purchased can.
WWII-m;- ’_ u-A
. such a tunsfer is not likely to have
Local Vets Can Fill A
Out Insurance Tonight
Not-walk veterans will have an
opportunity to fill out their in-
surance papers this evening. A
squad of American Legion work-
ers and Miss Joan Todd will be
at the Red Cross headquarters in
the South Norwnlk Library
building for the purpose d fill-
ing out papers for the renewal
or conversion of government in-
surance. It is hoped that a num-
ber of veterans will take advan-
tage of this opportunity.
BOSSES COME
TO AGREEMENT
Beginning June lst Hair-
cuts To Cost 60 Cents'
and Hair Tonic 15 Cents
-Shaves Resist Increase.
All is now harmony in the ranks;
i
of the Bai'bcrs' union. according to,
President Henry C. Seltzer. who said
this morning that the Durham are
eminently satisfied ulth the incept-
once of their uage demands in iheI
Master Barbers' agreement to $30 a
week plus one-half of all earnings
over Sis a month made for the shop.
The new wage scale is to go into ef-
fect June 1 and at the same time the!
prices on all masculine face maul-
curing will also be effective.
From then on the men at Nor-I
walk will pay 60 cents for a haircuifi
a. rise of 10 cents: 40 cents for a‘
beard trim. an increase of five cents:
55 cents for a. combination of the
two. an increase of 10 cents; and 15
cents for an application of hair
tonic. that was formerly 10 cents.
The only figure that has not suffer-
ed the general inflation is the shave
price. which remains at 25 cents.
At a meeting of the union last
night in Mr. Seltzer's short in East
Nor-walk. the union formally accept-
ed the scale and endorsed the
Master Barbers' proposition to close
shops throughout the city all day the
Monday directly after Decoration
Day and thorFourih of July.
REPORTED SALE
OF POST ROAD
LAND DENIED
Rev. Marks Says Laddin’s
Rock Farm Has Not
Been Bought By Realtor
For Development.
Word from Stamford to tile effect
that Walter F. Mullen. nationally
known real estate operator of Buf-
falo. N. 1'" and Florida. has made
contracts to purchase the Laddln's
Rock Farm in Stamfrod. owned by
the late William M. Marks. from
Frederick Berg. of Stamford. for a.
sum said to be 3400.000. was denied
by the Rev. Charles Marks. of this
city. brother of the owner and ex-
ecutor of the estate, today.
Rev. Marks declared that the es-
tate has not yet been notified of the
sale and that the possession of the
property has not yet legally left its
hands.
Mr. Berg. it is understood. has an
option on the farm lasting to July
15th and can by law transfer the
option. The advice received from
Stamford. however. states that the >-
salo contracts were made under out-
right ownership by Mr. Berg and
does not mention a transfer. That
been made is the contention of Rev.
Marks. who said this morning. that
he had been introduced to Mr. Mul-
len on’ihe day the deal was sup-
posed to have been made and no
business was transacted at the time.
or even mentioned.
The property extends about 200
acres and has a 1.560 fool frontage
(Continued on Page Two.)
reatened By Fire
FLAMES DISCOVERED BY A sun
TROOPER 0N DUTY IN BARRACKS
AND 2 ALARMS
ARE TURNED IN
Fire Broke Out In One-story Shed Back of Hardware
Store Owned By Frederick Bradley, Main Street,
Westport—Six Lines of Hose Subduc Blaze—Bon-
fire May Have Started
It.‘
The business center of Westport was threatened by
a two«
alarm fire at 6:15 last night, but quick work on the part of the
BARBERS AND I firemen stopped the blaze before the damage amounted to more
‘than $2,000, ,
Wonders Never Cease;
Someone Slips Hootch
Into Mike’s Pocket
Someone eased up alongside
of Mike Regan. a knight of the
road. and placed a half pint of
"hooich" in his pocket yesterday
' afternoon. at least so Mike in-
formed Judge Nehemiah Candeo
in the downtown city court this
morning.
The next thing that Mike kncw
he was resting in a cell at the
downtown police station. where
he had been taken by Patrolman
Edward Williams. upon the com.
plain! of Captain Bevan of the
Salvation Army. He had cre-
ated a disturbance in the Salva-
tion Army building in West
Washington street.
Mike informed Judge Candeo
that he would walk the straight
and narrow and make sure that
no more bottles were slipped into
his pockets, if he were given an-
other chance. Captain Bevan
agreed to pay his fare to Hart-
ford county. where he said that
he oculd secure a job in the to-
bacco fields. He was allowed his
freedom.
NORWALK TAKES
llS PLACE lN
THE BRIDGE SUN
ATwo Members Of Norwalk
Clubs Held Perfect
Hands -- Happens Once
In A Life-time.
T\‘orvvalk again occupies a promi-
nent place in the limelight. for two
members of the Norwalk club. in a
recent bridge card game held por-
i’ect hands.
This is said to be the first time
in the history of bridge that such
an occurrence has been known.
Members have communicated with
different bridge magazines and other
sources of information to find that
Norwalk is the first place to claim
such a. distinction.
Arthur Maury. of Daricn, was
playing with Merrill Barker. of
Berkeley court. against Arthur
Charpentier. of 33 Isaac street, and
Horace Burr. of 19 Arch street.
The four men had played one
hand of bridge and were starting
on the next round when the unusual
occurrence happened. Mr. Maury
was the dealer. He held 13 spades.
Mr. Charpenticr held 13 hearts.
The diamonds and clubs were mixed
between the other two men. The
game was won by Messrs Maury and
Barker, but the evening's result was
(Continued on Page Two.)
Wednesday Closing To Be
Discussed By Trade Bd.
There will be a discussion of the
plan to close the retail stores of the
city Wednesdayeafternana and re-
main open Saturday afternoons dur-
ing the summer months at the
meeting of the Board of Trade to-
morrow night. Other business of the
session will include the hearing of
the report by the board of directors
on the committees appointed for the
year
RIGHT TO USE ROAD TO WATER-
FRONT IS THE BIG POINT IN SUIT
. Oidtime Residents Interested In Injunction Case..
Considerable interest -is being
taken by oldtima residents of the
Second district in the injunction
suit of Joseph N. Klaff. Water street
plumber. against Marcus and Roth.
owners of water front property
there. ,
"A temporary injunction was
mated sometime ago restraining
Marcus and Roth from erecting a
fence across their property on the
grounds that it would cut of! a
right-ebony leading to «aubulldlng
oecdpiédjby the plaintiff.
it has been stated by the defend-
ants that M “in!” to Milli?"-
>. p..- .._
the roadway opposite the end of
Havlland street. leading to the wa-
ter, front. and allow only tenants of
that property to' use it.
This has raised a question as to
whether the roadway is public or
private. A number of old residents
have been summoned to the trial
and will testify as to this point.
Keogh and ,Candee represent Ms.
mi! and the defendants are repre-
sented by the law drsn of Light.
Dunbar and. Quinlan. The case is
being heard in the Court of Com-
.mon Pleas in‘ the first district court
roombefore Judge Frederick Eus-
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Store nml Bakery Damaged
The fire broke out in a. one-slow
shed at the roar of the hardware
store. owned by Frcdcrick Bradley,
1011 Main street. The fire was con-
fined to the war of the building.
Smoke and water rr-sultrd in some
damage to the iirccnbcrn depart<
mcnt store and Hugo's bakery.
State Policeman Charles J. Quig-
It'y discovered the tire. lie was sit-
ting in the state police barracks
across the Saugntuck river from the
Dyadic-y store. lie saw the building
.burst into flames and turned in the
{alarm Fire Chief Francis P. Dun-
‘bigau quickly took in the situation
and saw the flames making great
headway. cuting through the dry
wooden building. Th:- blaze was
fanned by a high uind from the
river. V‘hief Dunnlgan turned in a.
second alarm and the four fire com.
panies responded in record time.
Run Hose Over Building
As there is no entrance to the
rear of the building. except from
the “'rstport. library on State
street, three lines of hose were run
over the tops of the one-story build-
ing on Main street. Three other
lines of hose were directed at the
flames from the rear of the library.
Willi six lines of hose played on
the flames. the firemen had the
blaze under control in less than half
an hour. The fire was stopped be.
fore it reached the old Holden block
and other stores on Main street.
The flames were checked at a. good
spot for if they had gotten into the
main part of, the hardware store
they would have reached is. consid.
erable quantity of paints. tar. tur-
pentine. pitch and other lnfiamabls
materials.
Quirk \‘t'ork Saves Center
The firemen had great difficntly
in fighting the flames, due'to the
buildingsbeing situated almost on
the river. They had little room to
work in. If the fire had five min-
utes more headway. fire officials be.
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BOURNES ARE
RECONCILED
Plan Secondfl Honeymoon-a
Husband, Son Of Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur K.
Bourne of Greens Farms
Arthur K. Bourne. Jr.. son of Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur K. Borunc. Six. of
Greens Farms, heir to the Singer
millions. and his wife, Mrs. Beatrice
Clancy Bourne. have been recon-
ciled and will plan a. second honeya
moon. The Bournes have been sep-
arated since last March by a. Su-
preme court decree. They met at a
luncheon in the Park Lane hotel.
New York city, and the reconcilia-
tion was effected by Dr. ire. A. Hill;
family physician.
Following the luncheon it was an‘
nounced that the Bournes plan to go
abroad for a second honeymoon.
The separation decree aroused na-
tion wide interest as Mrs. Bourne
claimed her husband deserted her
and became interested in an actress.
The Bournes were married in 1922.
when Mrs. Bourne was 19 years old.
Mr. and Mrs. Bourne. Sr.. have a
beautiful Spanish villa situated on
the shore road in Greene Farms.
near-the summer home of Edward,
'1‘. Redford.
C. & K. To Give Dinner
To Desmond and Holmes
The heads of departments and the
sales force of the Crofut and Knapl’
company so planning a testimonial
dinner to James J. Desmond. who
recently resigned as superintendent
of. the. straw hat department. at
Weisheit's. Miller’s bridge. Darien.
tonight. The dinner will have a two
fold purpose. being a farewell party
for Mr. Desmond and the extendlns
of hen voyage to R A. Holmes.
vice-president and sales manager of
the company. who sails June 5 for
Eut‘o'pe.’
Mr. Desmond severed his connec-
l
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- tion with- the company to enter into
business for himself in Bridgeport.
where he has established a plant
that is at the present time employ-
ing about 50 hands in the manu-
facture of a line of medium srsde
straw hats. He still retains his
Nora-ails residence.
' ‘ Vienhg With ant-m.
No doubt old Methuselsh had day!
when he eouldn‘ t'd‘eelde which risinl'
TOD.
seneration to worry about most.-- :
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