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VOL-VII. No.1641.

NORWALK, CONN, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 22,1897.

" PRICE ONE CENT.

 

ADOPT , i_HE_ SURVEY.

The City Fathers ”Meet and
Pass Several Wall Street
Resolutions.

 

The Bond of City Tax Collector A. A.
Betts Accepted?

The hands on the clock had reached
ten minutes after eight O’clock, Mon-
day evening, when Mayor A. C.
Wheeler called the council meeting to
order. The minutes of the last three
meetings were read by Clerk Lock-
wood and approved, after which bills
amounting to $602.53 were ordered paid.
Among them being one for $48 for the
use of the road roller.

This ended the regular routine busi-
ness of the board whereupon Council-
man Boyer presented a resolution
adopting the modified assessments and
defining the new layout Of Wall street
on the south side, as printed in these
columns some weeks since, and it was
unanimously adopted.

Mr. Boyer followed this resolution
with another instructing the Clerk to
publish the assessments and layout
three times in the EVENING GAZETTE
and give the interested property own-
ers due legal notice, after the date of
such publication and notice the assess—
ments to be due and payable in thirty
days.

Mr. Boyer also introduced another
resolution to pay damages so appraised

' within sixty days after such notice,
and if any were refused the money to
remain in the city treasury subject to
Order.

The bond of city tax collector Captain
Addison A. Betts was presented and
accepted by the Board.

The finance committee was author-
ized to borrow $4,000 on the credit of
the city, and on motion of Councilman
Kent the committee was also authorized
to pay the interest on the bonded and
floating indebtedness of the city when
it became due on July 1.

Engineer Wood who. had been in-

structed to see that Water and gas pipes”

were properly connected before Wall
street improvements were begun, re-
ported that on this side of the Bridge

connections were all made excepting at ‘

the Danbury & Norwalk R. R. depot,
but that this would be made this week.
On the other side of the bridge there
were several connections to be made
but all property owners had promised
to have them completed by next week.

Councilman Smith, committee on
Wall street paving, reported progress
and stated that he would have a definite
report to make by the next meeting.
He also remarked upon the method of
street sprinkling, but made no sugges-
tions. In this connection Mayor
Wheeler stated that he had received
several complaints of the present sys-
tem of water carts.

Clerk Lockwood stated that he re—
ceived a communication from Burr
Smith, administrator of the Doty es-
tate, refusing to repair the sidewalk in

\front of the West avenue property ow—
ing to the same having been used as a
driveway by the city when the sewer
was laid. Engineer Wood stated that
the sewer laid in 1888 did not extend
to the Doty property, having stopped
in front of the residence of O. E. Wil-
son, and that the other serer was laid
twelve years prior to that, which made
it rather ancient history. In laying
the Leonard street sewer Mr. Wood
stated that he was present every day
and the Doty sideWalk had never been
used as a driveway. -

Councilman Hill, committee on
sewers, was authorized to construct a
catch basin on the south side of Water
street; the railroad company paying
half the cost of same.

The report of the railroad commis-
sioners were read, which instructed the
Consolidated railroad to erect within
forty-five days, gates upon both sides of
their tracks at Cross street crossing
and place electric bells at the Cather-
ine street and Nash street crossings.

Mayor Wheeler stated that he had
had an interview with the Tramway
officials and that the city would prob-
ably receive a cheek for the company’s
contribution towards the Wall street
improvements in a few days.

The meeting then adjourned until
Monday, July 5.

' —With Malaria Cure.

You should always have Riggs’ Ma—
laria Cure at hand. Taken at the first
symptoms the ~ cure is easier. Don’t
bother as to the how. If malaria poison
is in the system, Riggs’ Cure will search
it out and kill it out—if you give the
Cure a chance. J , 10 ft,

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—All the Successful Merchants of
this City Advertise in THE GAZETTE.

FIRE Ill_D_ANBURY.

A Big Double Tenement House
Partially Destroyed.

Threw the Stove Out of the ‘Window Upon
the Porch.

The big double tenement house, at
35 Griffing avenue, Danbury, owned
and occupied in part by Edward Panci—
roli, of the firm'of Bianchi &. Panciroli,
saloon-keepers, was partially destroyed
by fire shortly before eight O’clock yes-
terday morning.

The fire started upon the first floor,
on the east side of the house, in the
kitchen of the apartments occupied by
Panciroli. It was caused by a curtain
blowing into the flame of a- gasoline
stove.

The inmates became excited, and in-
stead of trying to extinguish the cur-
tain, threw the stove out of the window
on to the porch.

The vapor took fire at once and the
inflammable liquid quickly spread the
flames over the porch and siding. The
fire found its way between the walls
and the siding of the house, to the gar-
ret. where it communicated with the
roof. '

The windows were all Open and the
draught caused the fire to burn fiercely,
making an intense heat, which drove
the occupants out of the building.

'When the cry of “fire” came there
was a panic, and the families who oc-
cupied the premises, made haste to va-
cate. Several children also added to
the confusion. None of the men folks
were at home,which only made matters
worse.

The neighbors were more collected,
and began to remove the household,
furnishings to places of safety.

All of the occupants were Italian
families. The first floor was occupied
by Mr. Panciroli and family, consisting
of a wife and one child, and Felix
Waltz,wife and two children. Upstairs
were the apartments of John Ungaro,
who has a wife and two children, and

‘ Cresci Corinto,‘with a wife and threw

children. Corinto and Waltz are hat—
ters, and Ungaro runs a shoe shop at
103 White street.

A large crowd of spectators gathered
and watched the progress of the flames.
An amusing feature was several excit-
ed Italians, who gained entrance to the
building after the fire had been practi-
cally extinguished, and commenced
firing furniture from a second-story
window. I

The loss upon the building will be
upwards of $1,500, as many of the walls
Will have to be taken off. Quitea little
furniture was also destroyed. Mr.
Panciroli is partially insured.

The other tenants had no insurance,
but are damaged from $100 to $200 each
by water and breakage.

 

Took a Spill.

As Thomas Leatherland was driving
Dr. A. H. Baldwin’s horse- on Wall
street yesterday afternoon, one of the
carriage wheels caught in the trolley
tracks upsetting the vehicle and throw-
ing Leatherland out. The horse. ran
upon the sidewalk and into the iron
fence in front of the residence of Mrs.
William K. James. Strange to say no
damage was done to the wagon other
than taking a cap off the hub, while
Leatherland escaped injury although
both wheels of the carriage passed over
him.

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To Gettysburg By Wheel.

William H. Savage of Harvard, Mass,
a veteran of the late war, arrived in
Norwalk Monday afternoon about 4
o’clock on his wheel en route to Gettys-
burg. To a GAZETTE reporter Mr.
Savage stated that he left home on Sat-
urday last and hoped to have the-pleas-
ure of riding over the battlefield 'npon
which he fought as Sergeant of Com-
pany C 15th Mass. Vols. Mr. Savage
although well along in years was in the
best of health and spirits and appeared
to enjoy cycling as well as the younger
people.

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To Meet in New London.

The Army and'Navy club of the
state of Connecticut, will hold its nine-
teenth annual banquet in the Fort
Griswold House, New London, on the
25th inst. Mr. S. J. Fox, of New Ha-
ven, has just completed the arrange-
ments for the ’meeting. Judge Tor-
rance will be toast-master and the
other speakers will be Joseph .L. Bar-
bour, William E. Simonds, Judge A. B.
Beers, J. B. Burbank, U. S. A., Col. H.
H. Adams and Col. George D. Bates.

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" ‘ mfort common sense Ties A. H.
Ho ‘& Son, 37 Wall street, $75 in-

 

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ISA WLLEL

The Consolidated Railroad.
Likely to Oppose the West-
port Trolley Line.

The Bridgeport Traction Company Pre—
paring to Ask Superior Court to
Approve the Extension.

Westport people have been getting
anxious because the Bridgeport Trac-
tion company has not made any move
toward extending its line from the
present terminus in Southport to that
town. President Radel, of the com—
pany, said yesterday that the surveyors
were now at work preparing plans, and
as soon as possible the company would
bring a petition to the Superior court
under the section which requires a
finding by a Judge of public necessity
and convenience. While there is an
open question as to whether or not the
extension from Southport to Westport
is a parallel of the Consolidated road,
the company will bring this position.
The steam road runs from Southport to
Saugatuck while the trolley line will
go to Westport. If not a direct parallel
it is cOnsidered a commercial parallel.
It is probable that the railroad com~
pany will appear in opposition to the
extension.

President Radel said that it is hoped
to complete the line before the summer
is over, and this will be done if legal
Obstacles do not prevent. The exten-
sion can be finished and ready for oper-
ation within thirty days after the re-
quired permission, providing there is
not an unexpected delay in getting the
material. The proposed line will be
about four miles long, and the company
intends so far as possible to conform to
the wishes of the selectmen 'of West-
port in building it so that there may be
no difference which may delay. There
is less than half a mile of track to be
laid in the town of Fairfield, and al-
though much has been said about the
demands of the authorities there, it is
likely that a satisfactory settlement can
be made.

At present the indications. are that
the line will be ready for OperatiOn be-
fore fall, although it is impossible to
foretell what delay may be caused in
securing the approval of the Superior
court.

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FRATERNAL NEWS.

Secretaries of fraternal, or secret so-
cieties are invited to send to the
GAZETTE, the elections of officers and
other news pertaining to their lodges
to be printed in this column. The
names of officers should be brought in
on the evening of their election and
all other news with equal promptness.

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On Thursday evening next, a delega-
tion from St. John’s Lodge, No. 6, F.
and A. M. will visit Temple Lodge of
Westport. They will start on a Tram-
way car to leave at 7:40 o’clock, and
will return on a special car. A good
time is anticipated, it being the occa-
sion of an official visit of the District
Deputy.

The Catholic club will meet this
evening and perfect arrangements for
their coming picnic.

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~Economy W. L. Douglass $2.00 and
$3.00 shoes, Hoyt’s 37 Wall street, $75
in gold free, Aug. 23. ‘ - j18 5t

 

Death Races Cupid.

George W. Hawkins, aged 65, a re-
tired newsdealer of Branford, went to
Bridgeport on Sunday to make arrange-
ments for his fifth marriage. His
bride to be was Mrs. Annie Lyons, a
widow of 60 years. During a ride with
Mrs. Lyons that evening he was seized
with a stroke of apoplexy and now lies
at the point of death. I

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Wedded in New York
It has just leaked out that Herman
Leopold, the well ~ known Bridgeport
bicycle rider, and Miss Alice Lotty of
that city were married in New York a

.week ago.

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Broke His Collar .Bone.’

Alfred Sturdevant, a Danbury hatter,
is laid up with a broken collar bOne,
the result of a fall down stairs at his
home. The accident occurred last Sat-
urday evening. -

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A Draw Game.

The game of chess by telephone be-
tween Dr. A. H. Baldwin of this city
and Mr. Dickerson of Westport, yester-
day afternoon, resulted in a draw.

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No Dress Uniforms.

General orders for camp duty on Au-
gust 16 were received this morning.
The order also stated that all dress un
iforms be left at hOme. '

WHO 0wN_s THEM?

6A Brown Derhy Hat and a Set
of False Teeth Turned
Over to the Police.

Sergeant Kenney Anxious to Find the
Owner of the Articles.

While patrolling his beat at an early
hour this morning, Sergeant John H.
Kenney was approached by a working—
man who had just walked up West ave-
nue from South Norwalk on his way to
work. In one hand he held a brown
Derby hat and in the other ”a set of
false teeth. .

As the man held them out towards
the Sergeant, the latter backed away,
but upOn being assured that they had
been found upon the sidewalk, the of-
ficer accepted them ‘and locked them
up at police headquarters.

A search of the 'spot where the arti—
cles were found, failed to reveal either
the owner or the impression in the
grass where he had reclined during the
night.

It being plain that a murder of sui-
cide had not taken place during the
night, the officer returned to his beat.
He awaits an owner for the ar'cles and
insists that the hat and teeth must fit
the claimant before they are given up.

\THE GAZETTE‘WOUED LIKE TO SEE

 

The Tramway cars wait for the Stam-
ford car when the latter is a few min-
utes late.

Chief Vollmer stop the street sprink-
ler from flooding the city streets at
South N orwalk.

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Cashier Green catching blackfish
from off his back porch at Roton Point.

John Kirsch and Joseph Matheis beat
the track record on a tandem.

Benches placed on the dock at Dorlon
Point. '

j Captain Riley invite the children at
the County Home out for a sail on the
l‘ie‘t‘rguerite some Saturday afternoon. .
. " The man who left his hat and false
teeth on the West avenue sidewalk last
night call fOr them.

A; week of warm, . clear summer
weather. _ '

The Fourth of July fittingly celebrat-
ed in Norwalk.

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FEMININE CHAT.

To some people loss of sleep is
equivalent to a fit Of sickness. I

Wings and tulle-figurelargely on all
the latest millinery creations.

The tinkle of the ice in the pitcher is
a refreshing sound these days.

White orange phosphate is consid-
ered the summer drink-par excellence.

A woman feels as foolish coming
home at night carrying a parasol as a
man does carrying a cane in a driving
rain-storm.

A few stray gray hairs and an attack
of rhumatism combine to make a wo-
man of 30 feel that old age is creeping
on apace.

The next best thing to owning a
country houSe oneself is to have a
hospitable friend who does.

A man thoroughly enjoys introduc-
ing a woman who has refused him to
one who has accepted him.

The woman Who" lives alone particu-
larly revels in those evening callers
who insist upon telling her all the most
harrowing burglar stories they know.

Necks done up all day in stiff collars
positively need a rest and the' woman
who desires to preserve the contour of
her throat will wear a low-cut gown in
the evening. '

On thOse occasions when you an-
nounce that you are “not at home to
anyone” you can safely gamble that
some one will call that you would have
given anything to see.

And now a woman tries to get fifteen

_' gOWns and four hats into a steamer
' trunk and then growls because even

with the aid of every man in the family
she can’t close‘the lid down over the
protruding finery. , '

Colored slips of lawn can be bought
in the shops in various sizes and won-
derfully reasonable. These are a
boon to the girl who wears organdie or
thin-muslin frocks and enjoys a change
of appearance at little expense.

The Y. P. S. C. E. of the Congregaja
tional church, will give a-lawn party
to-night, from 7:30 to IO‘o’clock, at the
residence of Miss Fannie Clark on

‘Merwin street.
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4N0 claims, noilaflidavns, out a
GAZETTE advertisement gets there

 

every time. : - I .- a!!! .

 

wummngn NEWS.‘

The End of the Tariff Bill AI-
most in Sight.

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The Hat Section Reached and Passed With-
out Opposition. ,

GAZETTE BUREAU, l
1235 NEW YORK AVENUE,

WASHINGTON June 21. i
The Republican Senators in charge
of the tariff bill begin to feel that the.
end is almost in sight. They do not
hope to conclude the censideration of
the bill by the close of the present
week, but they expect by that time to
be able to say when they can complete

the work.
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The wool and silk schedules were
reached in the Senate to-day and passed
over for future consideration, and the
Committee rushed forward and reach-
ed the “Miscellaneous” schedule, be-
fore adjourning. '

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The item of greatest local interest to
NorWalk, hats, was reached and passed
this p. m: without opposition or amend-

ment. The following. is the Hat section
as passed:
Sec. 422. Hats, bonnets, or hoods,

for men’s, women’s, boys’, or children’s
wear, trimmed or untrimmed, Includ-
ing bodies, hoods, plateaux, forms or
shapes, for hats or bonnets, cOmposed
wholly .or in chief value of fur of the
rabbit, beaver, or other animals, valued
at not more than five dollars per dozen,
two dollars per dozen; valued at more
than five dollars per dozen and not
more than ten dollars per dozen, three
dollars per dozen; valued at more than
ten dollars per dozen and not more than
twenty dollars per dozen, five dollars
per dozen; valued at more than twenty
dollars per dozen, seven dollars per
dozen; and in addition thereto on all
the fore-going, twenty per centum ad
valorem.
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The hat manufacturers of the coun-
try owe Senator Platt a lasting sense of
gratitude and abligation for his inde-
fatiguable labors in getting that in-
dustry sic—Effectively protected against
foreign made goods.
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The wool schedule will, of course,
give rise to an animated debate, but
the Democratic Senators saythere is
no disposition on their part to needless-
ly prolong it.
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Treasurer Roberts has notified Mr.
Morgan that he desires the latter to
continue in charge of the U. S. Treas—
urer’s Office until the end of the fiscal
year on the 30th of the present month,
when Mr. Morgan will return to Bridge-
port. -
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A lot of correspondence rot sent from
here to a New Haven paper to the
effect that Secretary Porter was run-
ning a muck with our Congressmen in
regard to appointments, is adequately
refuted by the sending in Of Messrs.
Lincoln and Turner for the Consulates,
for which the delegation had endorsed

them.
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Congressman Hill is expected to be
here at the sessiOn of_the House on

Thursday.
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Mr. Allen Lewis Seymour, stock
broker, of New York city, the sixth de-
fendant in the sugar scandal cases, who
had previously been arraigned under
the recalcitrant witness statute was set
free by Judge Bradley.

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I’Acting under directions from Presi-
dent McKinley, arrangements are be-
ing made at the State Department for
the reopening of negotiations for a
treaty of arbitration with Great Bri-
tain. _

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Commissioner of Patents Butterworth
has made a ruling which Will be regard-
ed as the most important action of the
present admistration of that office by
every attorney having business before
the department. He has set aside ex-
Commissioner Seymour’s new set of
rules of practice that created such se-
vere criticism at the time of their issu-
ance and the rules of practice that were
in force April 1, 1892, are substantially
reinstated. The rules of practice, as
amended, will be publsihed in pamph:>
let form at an early date.

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PERSONAL NOTES.
Mr. Charles Fitch of East avenue,

is spending a few days with his mother -

in Ridgefield. . .
Judge H. W. Gregory is in George-
town tO-day on legal business. \
Archie Offen, one of New Canaan’s
best bicycle riders, was in town to-day.
Chief Bradley and Officer Hunt are
in Bridgeport to-day..

 

Congressman E. J. Hill left this noon
for Washington, D. C.

I of James G. Weed of Darien.

EAST NORWALK.

fie funeral of little Harry Beecher
son of Charles Beecher was held yes-
terday afternoon. The. burial was 'in
the East avenue cemetery. The little
grave was completely covered with
flowers and a "photograph of it was
taken by James Worden.

The Epworth League prayer and
praise meeting of the East avenue M.E-.
church last evening led by Rev. F. A.
Scofield pastor of the Norwalk M. E.
church, was both interesting and help-
ful and was largely attended.

Miss Lottie Rose of Cottage avenue,
goes to Darien to-day for a short visit.

Miss Emilie “Osborn of Brooklyn, is
visiting Mrs. Charles H. Rider on Cot-
tage avenue.

The regular Tuesday evening class-
meeting of the East avenue M. E.
church will be led this evening by
James L’Hommedieu. ’

A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. V.
Wallace Bates of Cottage avenue, yes-
terday.

The residence of Herbert V. Carr of
Cottage avenue, is receiving a coat of
paint.

Mrs. Milton Elwood of Henry street,
will leave Monday for Orino Maine, to
visit her parents. I

As Capt. Thomas Wright was re-
turning from his work in Saugatuck
yesterday, he was knocked down by a
bicyclist and received a bad injury to
his arm. The name of the wheelman
could not be learned as he immediately.
mounted his wheel and rode away.

The Advent prayer meeting will be
held to-night at the home of Morris
Saunders on Howard avenue.

E. Everette Gorham returned to
Katonah, N. Y.,yesterday having spent
a week with his parents.

Miss Georgie Burdick of New Haven,
is visiting at the house of her uncle L.
H. Burdick of Fort Point street.

Lauritz M. Smith is ill at his home

on Henry street.
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, Farewell Reception.

A farewell reception was tendered
Rev. and Mrs. T. K. Noble at the old
Congregational parsonagelast evening. ,
The parlors were beautifully decorated
with roses and potted plants and avery
large assemblage of the s’ociety were
present. A delightful evening was
passed in a social manner. Mr.. and
Mrs. Noble together with a. party Of
friends leave here next week for Cali-
fornia, and upon their return will oc-
cupy the Cowles residence lately be-
queathed the society.

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The Rev. Arthur's Hearing.

The hearing in regard to the stand-
ing in the association of Congregation-
al ministers of Rev. C. M. Arthur, pas-
tor of the Norfield church, is being
held in the South N orwalk Congregas
tional church to-day. Attorney J.
Belden Hurlbutt who holds the neces-
sary papers to acquit Mr. Arthur was
refused admittance, the hearing being
held behind closed doOrs. .-

Lane Recovering.

William Lane of Danbury, who was
injured at the Alpha bicycle races, was-
able to get out for the first time on Sat-
urday. He is badly bruised and is un-
able'to use one eye. He will probably
be able to remove the bandages the lat-
ter part of the week.

 

 

BIRTHS.
BATES—In East Norwalk, June 21, a
daughter to Mr. and Mrs. wallace
Bates.

 

 

MARRIAGES.

WARREN—KNAPP. — In Danbury,
June 17th, by Rev. R. W. VanDyck,
Augusta M. Knapp and J Ohn W. War-
ren, of Brookfield. '

CHAMBERS—SHEARS. — In Danbury,
June 19, by Rev. Dr. Bowdish, Charles .
S. Chambers and Nellie E. Shears, both
of Danbury.

PECK—RURR.——In Monroe, Miss
Ruamy, daughter of Mr. Miles Burr, to
John Howard Peck of Brookfield.

CONDON~LESTER. — In Newtown,
June 16, Miss Nellie Lester and.Wil-
liam Condon.

 

DEATHS.
BENNETT—In Danbury, June 20,
John H. Bennett, aged 66 years.

COLLAR—In Danbury, June 18, Mrs.
Prudence E. Collar, aged 72.

DUNN—In Bridgeport, June 20, Pat
rick J. Dunn, aged 20 years. '

HIBBARD—In Ridgefield, June 14,
Edwin W. Hibbard, aged 72 years.

O’BRIEN—In Bridgeport, June 20,
John O’Brien.

SMITH—In Ridgefield, Charles A. .
Smith, aged 73. ‘ ‘

TERRILL——In Newtown, William L.
Terrill, aged 69. ’3

WEED— At Sing Sing, on-the-Hudson,
June 18, Charlotte Mott Miller widow