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a.
wfl'
Ill scorn NORWALK.
‘Msgte be a Dieter is the Impley
area-ammu-aaerJ-mu
We ere-tr- r- eturn. an Worthless
When-AMWeat liar-e.
fisecbecksnsch for 9. purporting
"totbeordsrolE.E. Benedict,
0‘ ,, ,atfist bankyestsrdeyior
my came from the City
Bank of South Norwalk, where
, rm limited Saturday—one by
, . Brothers. the clothlers: an-
on: by Theodore Olsen, the shoe
“seem! the third by Homer Hoyt.
'tbsjewaler. Asllr. Prowitt basuoao-
count at the Feiriield County Bank it
"at onceappareut that his signature
W to the South Norwalk
‘ 'l'bechecks were pa-edat the stores
retard tolate intbe daylaat Friday,
byayutmg fellow who bedtheappear-
uses! being epeinter. At Contact
V. 0' he made a few purchases,
inalitoabout.l,andten-
“(the check in payment of them. It
, w- properly endorsed. and on the
face, beneath the name E. E. Ber»
diet, were the m "tor labor.” When
thecheekwse handed to him,lansger
hank Vail’e lint impulsewaetc send
around to the J. 'l'. Prowitt Co.’s South
Kuwait story and inquire if it ”was
all right; but the man’s face seemedso
familiar to him and his epparauce in
dicatedsc stronglythat bewes a painter,
that hetookthecheckaudbauded buck
the change.
The feilow’e procedure at Olsen's shoe
stmewss similar to that at Oometock
Brothere’. He bought a 32.00 pair of
~» shoes,paid (or them with a” check,
and received ‘7 in change. William
lounsbury, a salesman in the store, who
tooklhe check from the boy whosold
thesboes, knewtbe man by sight, and
seit bsebeen scintcm latelyto pay
employee with checks he did not ques-
tion the genuineness of this one.
When Benedict called at Hoyt's jew-
e'lrystore.lr. Hoyt ncognised bimss
null. Benedict. who lived with his
profits in South Norwalk several years
ago. The family occupied the old Al-
dermn Nash plwe, which then stood on
Wat avenue,nearCreeoent street Bene-
fict said he had been living in New Ea-
vn fince he left South Nor-walk; that
hehadlearned the paper hanger’s trade
and was now working for the J. ’l'.
Prowitt company; After conversing a
- few ruinous he bought a child's ring for
‘ .§,and asked llr. Hoyt to take his
‘ ’ yout of a check for .9, drawn simi-
lar to those he passed at thcotber stores.
It. Hoyt thought he could‘nt cash the
- “ck, but when Benedict said he only
had titty or sixty cool), the jew-
flsstaomeinconvenience to himself,
tick est 01.35 and returned the change.
Sobr‘ascanhelurned tbk weather:-
tent of thsyoeng forger's operations in
Boutbltwwalk. it issupposed that he
'p forged ignsturs was a very bung-
filmlhtiol 0! It. Prowitt’s writing.
H? . Prowltt signs his checks
”“3 . 'i'. Prowitt company” they are
drawncn tho Gen National Bank of
Wmndltlsnot bbcnstomtopay
an employee in that way. Ilr. Prowltt
hashadmennamedllenedict lnhleenr
ployfrontllneb tlme,but,sofarashe
has any recollectlm. E. E. Benedict
workedlorthepompany.
C ‘ nudist lvsd is South Nor-
“ waits wss employed cntbecosecll-
fi road a weasrbcy and neweboy.
otbsrrireutother
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mum mus: 10 our 100 l mum out 00..
TURTEVANT’S BARGAIN HOUSES
,, some rum asp m swarms. scum soswamr. '
.. 0r 0.. 0...... lu-++...:m $ '
is We List it its ill ' ‘
vets,
able Covers, heavy
heavy t2.
tulle-um
isr,dledathisbome.ed8prlng e
yseterdeyalternoonugedasvaara.
abouttbreemontbssgomnq
beeniniaillnghseltb. fished
fered from kidney disease. Int
edlnhisdeath. '
to kidney trouble.
Ir. Hoyt leaves a wile and live chil-
dren, the youngest only three weekscid.
PENN“. IENTION.
Pleasant Who-t (hr and
‘ Other Me's m
Attorney John Perry, cl Bridgeport, is
in Norwalk to-dey. , '
lire. H. I". Ely. of Maple street, spent
yesterday in New Haw.
William J. Leland returned lest night
from his trip t9 the World's Fair.
Mi. Hamie Webber has returned to
Norwalk, alter a plea-ht visit in Ver-
mont.
Harry Bailwita and bride are ”peeled
home from their wedding tour to-mor-
row evening.
Misses Ritle and Hay Tandy, of Nyach,
N. Y., aretbe guest-cl their aunt, Ire.
D. Dunlap, Rotors Hill.
.MmW. Ii. Bates, clincnsrdstreet,
lett Norwslk today for a week's visit
with relatives in W
C. Bwarts and family returned to
South Norwalk lest night from their
summer home in Redding.
RogerO‘Gorman, at Providence. R. 1.,
is the guest of his son, Thomas O’Gor-
man. of the Norwelk Boston store.
James Bubbell. of West avenue. will
accompany the Norwalk delegation to
Detroit and the World's Fair tomorrow.
Ilse Alice 0. Layton. of Fairiield ave-
nue, returned yesterday afternoon from
a two weeke’ visit in East Orange, N. J.
Victor W. Ferris and Leo Davie, of
Bayview svenuc, started to day (or the
World's Fair, where they will remain
two weeks.
Him Laura L. Crone, of Berlin, has re-
turned home alter u very pleasant visit
with Captain and Mrs. W. ii. Bouton,ol
Ely avenue.
Mrs. S. B. B. Bimell end the Miles
Sally and Charlotte Bette, of the Green.
left Norwalk yesterday morning for tbii
World’s Fair.
Mrs. Sylvester Grumman, of Henry
stréet, has returned home after a five
weeks’ visit with her daughter, Mrs.
William Persons, of East Bridgeport.
Elliot Gregory, clerk for the Holmes
Keeler a Selleck company, will leave
town to-morrow for Detroit to attend
the Brotherhood of St. Andrew convert.
lion, alter which he will visit the World's
Fair.
lira. William Glines. of Kansas, who
hasboen aguest of Mrs. E. It. Jackson,
of Elm street, left Norwalk this morn-
ing, accompanied by her mother. lire.
Dora G. Weber. for a visit in Ellssbetb.
N. J.
ilAltilN.
Bamueicarropened bis newlieb mar-
ket in the Whitney building today.
lire. William laugdcnasd son Wil-
liam have stated for the World's Fair.
Fred. Waterbury. of Stamford, will
start a shoe store in In. Nortbrnp's
building.
libs limits and Ella Reed returned
t, last night trons a week's visit in New
W - York city.
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nettenbsrbsrsbepsndehoestorein Ire.
LOJerrle’bulldlngoeiteilrcsdaveuue.
ts hailed at the Baptmbsr FredJereberdmhohsebeenemploy-
mummmmm: edmaleiegraphoperatcrialiewYork
mom. mould: Pstrick forseveralntontbs. lsspendlngefew
weekswlth bis parentaflr. and In.
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auditoletlugmacbles
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Frederick 0. Eoyt.awell—known bat»
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llr. Hoyt bad a stroke at paralysis
hell since
alsosufa
flun-
day morninghesank intoaststs oi
coma.bnt rallied iaterin the day. A
recurrenceot the attack, in connection
withahemorrhagsof the atomscb,snd-
Ir. Boyt'e death gaveriae toasensao
tionsl upon. this, morning, that he has
committed suicide by taking poison The
members of thefamily. as well - chical
{Examiner Burks, who inquired into the
came of lir. Hoyt’s death, say there was
no ground for such a report. The direct
canseof hie death was urnmiccome, due
MRWMpursbasedthe
BarshA.leeksrpiesefromtheCoueoli-
adtambrdmanhascpanedaccmbi-
A we! town we; will beheld
mliTsdaynheisth lest.
the action rewarding theolorlsgof
mamas-01m
cos.
POLICE om: AN
rum WINGS.
mere-e light,
threerobberieeoccurrsd ln Béuth Nor-
betorelaycrhockwood and the uten-
msym'. ,
fault had been found with the force,
theywere accused of mglect of duty,
andhsdealred the council to hear the
storyottheoflosrsestowherstbey
wereand whattbey were doing Satur-
dsynigbt.
CapteinColegrcve said he wenton
duty on North Iain street at 11:80
o‘clock, his beat being from the lla-
haekemoliotel to the corner at Nash
bieheat tromthat time until 4 o’clock
was about lic'clock. what he went to
poiiccheadquarters to wake up Others
Gladstone, who wee oi! duty. About
3 o'clock, he said, ltr. Davenport. who
keeps a grocery store in “The Hollow,"
called to him, saying there wee some-
ouesick,audrequestad him to go lore
physician. He went alter Dr. J. I. Go-
burn, butashe resides on the beat be
lost but a few moments in awakening
him. 0 ‘ "
Mayor Lockwood stated that Rte. Baa.
sett, who keeps a restorant opposite Cro
fut a: Knepp’s upper factory. had made
astetement at a previous investigation
that she heard her clock strike 1le) and
soon ufterwardtherewas acraehse
though a picture had fallen. As she had
been bsnging pictures during the day
she arose and went into an adjoining
room. She found it wee not one of her
pictures which had fallen. looking
acro- the street she saw two men stand-
ing in front of Bturtennt’s store.
Captain Colegrove said that at 1:30
o'clock he wee standing on the corner of
Union and North lain streets, and wee
only a few feet above that point. in front
of Cmfut & Knepp’s factory, when the
electric lights went out at 1:45 o'clock.
He did not notice the two men or hear
any unusual sound dui'ing that time-
Several people going toward uptown
passed him, end be supposed they got oi!
the midnight trains. They were all
strengers to him. He met omcer Haney.
be said, in front of Trowbridge‘s cigar
store between S and 8 o’clock, but was
positive they did not talk over a minute.
He did not know how long it took him to
go over the best. but lrom questions put
to him it was shown that he was nearly
an hour making the rounds at one time
during the night.
OliicerMauey testified that bedld duty
in Springwood until 11:15 o’clock, when
he cares to headquarters and was assign-
ed to the beat on Wobington street,
from the railroad track to Water street.
He said that neither Ounce nor Bodweil
left alight burning in his stors,snd it
was very dark. The only time he left
theieatwastogotc tbedepotrsstaurent
alter a drink of water. He went over to
Ferris' coal oiilce and locked in the win-
dows three or four times. V’l'be trains
made sucbanolse that while one was
going by a window could be broken and
scene would hearthecrasb. Alter the
city lights went out. be mid, it was very
dark.
Themayor thought the police should
notbeceneuredunlwetbey deserved it.
iiesaldtberewssonemanisss on duty
THEY TELL THEIR STORY,
ACCOUNT 0P
Questioned winetuetwedndth
mes ”Melanesia“-
keratin to ram whereabouts nu.
Captaincll’olicecoiegroveend Spec-
Ofllcsrllansy.wbowaeon duty in
tllscentral part ol the city when the
walkearlyflnndaymcrning,appsaud
bersoftheBoardofCouncllmsn, at
poliosbeadquartsrs, interning. in
responsetcaenrnmonsisruedhythe
Beststedtbatoonslderable .
iirothers‘etore. The only time he left
thatnightthenuecal. During the pest
and
_ mam rant-w _
Howwsillremsmbwlashttellatlhsrslli-
lmarehedlnibe line wid the workln' min.
m
Andfelttestssapruudssa klnaet beheld-
i
It - .
Thefallcftberlcbeadtberlsecttbem.
here. that’s what they took! rnewasmlstby
thevietorr.
Andnowsalsrthatlwassletsdatthst.
Aelstensdtothemuslelustvllkean old
““v '
Andworeebigroosterontbemo'luvl-
ilnvisd theboss wldhierlchssandocrnlcrts.
Nosbatsottbeprodtei‘dutitegis
lvotsdtoksepnpthetarlflthatonly
Ah,sure.!'llntevseeowwtdrs.slyhoneys
l‘llvcteisstaesureaanrnamsltlsi’at. ._
l'orBrover,andtbln.at the ratification.
l'llwearablar‘oesbtercnthetopo'mehat.
ldonelhbndlucktothsdayan'theheur.
i'dliketoreesllthatsamevutslliconld.
Andonoeegalnheartbeouldahtatuewhletie
aoundln‘ '
That called me to work when the times they
were
Thebesehsiookaworrled. the loremanis
W
Theouldlhlii‘sdsssrtedaudgloomyatthat,
’Andalllhavsllfttormesbarsottbeglory
is tbeooidbatthered rcoshterlworeonme
‘ hat.
lmuetered opoourageonedayfnspaketo
him
And ask hinbowlongwe‘dbetdle. Yonsaa
The mill bad beenchsadmramlsbtaa'
loaua' '
Wld not aelnt comln' was tellin' on me.
Bessctome.“i’at.you audiwill both ruler:
Its blim- Iecrlppled. me credit is flat.
But it yes git hungry. yes know." he said
slyly.
”Yes. can ate the cold
your hat."
So there's the whole story. and none can deny
it.
The truth must be tould though the heavens
should (all. ,
We made a mlsbtake in defeatiu' the party
That gave unprotectlon. goodmoneyandall.
in four years from now yes may talk till
you‘re spschlsm.
An' sully until you‘re asgreyasant.
But it that party is again triumphant,
Thedevil a rooshteryeu'llseecn mehat.
~40. C. ii. in Bloomington Paatsgraph;
MW yes wore DI
as tie-ts will Bey avme
or mother a bottleol Dr. Hand's Colic
Curest anydrugstore. new,
llerrill, ol Fairdale. N. Y., says: "Dr.
Hand's Colic Ours is farinadvanceof
any remedy of the kind 1 ever used. it
will quiet babywhsn sheie sunning
with pain.” Ask some motherwho has
used thisremedyabout it. Whenycur
baby is cross and frstlul while teething
apply Dr. Hand's Teething lotion to the
gums. Sold by all drugg'hts, 25 cents.
Among the incidents of childhood
that stand out in bold relishes our mem.
ory reverts to the days when we were
young. none are more prominent than
severe sickness. The young mother viv-
idly remembers that it was Chamber-
lain’s Cough Remedy cured her of croup.
end in turn administers it to hercwn
oflep sndalwe with the best re-
sults. create by . Stillson. Drought.
._..—___..._—
have all the latest suicides in
comsro 31203-»,
.. and
URNISHINGS, also a full line
Rock
"Bolton
Prices.
s
Saturday -
and
Monday.
-——‘>——-—-
yds. Beet Indigo Blue Prints. 10 yds. to a customer.
tic per yard.
yds. good Unbleached Muslin, tic per yard.
2,000
1,000
1,000
2,000
2,000
300
25
0 1'7
George Vanllstyne. Proprietor.
83 Washington Street.
Medium colored Calico, best 64x65 cloth, sic per
yard.
yds. Shirting Prints, «tic per yard.
Fancy Decorated Vases. Stand 9 inches high, 100
escli. .
Small Japanese Decorated Rose Vases, 30 each.
Ruby Berry Setts, 0 saucers and lor e dish to match.
Regular value, 01.98; sale price wil be, 81.19 per sett.
T Ellilllli H. OLSEN’S
Bankrupt Sale
$10,000 W0llT|l 0F 01000!
to be Closed Out in the next Sixty Days.
W
Having purchased a Bunkru tStock of u Boston Manufacturer, 1 will now show on the largest
stock ever offered for sale in t is town and convince
you that you can save from fty cents to a
.OW PEE'I’SARED‘PTosEOW Tunis ENTIRE ,LI
STOP l '
w...—
LQOKll
Mo...—
READu
..—_—.»..__—.
0. H. Harvey, the old estab-
lished shoe dealer, owing to fail;
ing health intends to
Close out
BUSINESS
l Will Sell My En-
tire STOCK at the
LOWEST PRICES In
Town.
—— : ~BEGINNING— 2 —-
Saturday. llugusl 2001,
1110 0010110010 Ullfll
0000: All! All
3010. ‘
0. "Till“,
008T“ MAIN STREET.
OE
Overcoatsror the Fall Tr * j
. .. e respectsfis more complete and varied than ever, and their prices, when wot .
style are considered are as low if not lower than any similar establishment in Connecticut. ‘3, ‘
E of sums HATS in all the latest shapes.
‘ Masonic Building. . , _
No. l4 South Main”8treet. South Norwallt.
Norwalk.
““0““"m..f
JTPI’Owflmu
9E6'Washlngtéh St.
South Norwslk. ‘ p
odor their entire stocklof‘ “ “~- -.-.
,Wall Paper
at wpercent. less than regular
price.
Sale to commence
Thursday, 100029 ,
THE ,
W0lll0’8 FAIRM
But lfyou cannot go do the next beetthhc
and secure one of the
Souvenir Spoons
Nonh’; Studio
by sittlugioradossnofklsbat .1.
SOUTH NOHWOLK.
only.
few months oneoftbaeapsrnsmersrlss dollar on everypetroi shoes purchased at my store. _
had been working from 11000 to . .
4 “my I, m a” m 000 pair Esdiee’ Turn Shoes all sizes and widths,.......... ...st 02.00 former: pncedyaagg ,
75 Opera'i‘oe i1 1.70 .
“mm ”W“ W” ‘° “'° 100 “ Pat. 'l'i Shocq 1.00 .. 2.00 .
n“ a m” “ ‘I" m m" 95 “ 80w orde......... ............. ...... 1.50 -' 3.00
W”""‘"""”" "' '" “5"" so “ get. (is! " 100 ‘1 3.00
“W“"mmm ‘ 70 u will“. fOxfords..........‘............. 100 ~ 2.00
""""‘°"°“" W" “' °°°"‘ so " Russet Goat Oxfords 1.00 " 200
°"'“'°"""““"““' ‘“ W “’ 130 “ Wine Rania Call Blucher Oxfords.............. 1.15 " 0.00 ‘ ,
“WWW" '9'“ ”l“! l“ 110 " Chocolate Roads Cell Edison «Oxfords.......... 110 “ 2.00 TIANDSBWED
M" “W 100 “ Wine Binoher Oxfords 1,00 “ 1.50
” sec “ Wine Russia Oaif Oxfords 1.00 " 1.50
"“112‘” so u s Heel Russet 0:10:00 1.00 .. 1.75
'mam“””"" n" 100 " is“. . Pat. Trim n ....... 1.15 “ 2.00
m no " Square'l'oe st'l‘i on 1.00 n 1.00
“" so “ 0:? 1.00 “ 2.00
Mflmmm'mhm 400 u .. 00 u 1.00
neatlcadsysight. —--nso—-——
Tnsllpworthlaegceofihe lettere- 500 pair. the cream of WW“§O.¥I"P &.1(;g.’:oflan& gnaweg‘ghoes, slightly km W. .7
WWW will '0“ from . . or rem . . r .
2:. Friday evening attbe boats at 400m en’s Cordovan Hand Bowed; Lace and Congress.......st 03.00 former. price 00.00 ““8 thousand
'm'uknmlmm % z: m m Wess-tseyeoo‘rnsosaesfe-res-oseterse 3-3;) H as:
bun- M W 0006 . ................ . u . _
"" 183 13 mwmwmmmm 3:88 .. 2:83 Cider Barrels
m “ MseseeaseeeeeIs‘e‘teeeesselseaeeseseesseessveeeessrrs 1.50 H 2.00
I” “ PMMIOIIIOWIOIIiIOIIsIOUDDOOOOIIIICODIIIID :03 :: g.% H g
‘l M Sufid r mdibiilaillibIC/JIIOO’eIeOlIlbOI I '
ig II M“ Mm. gmm‘..'.i.n.'......'.'... 3-7“? ll 39% £08.}
100 II M tesssssarsasweesosesrre r ’ . , ,
1” “avg“, “u 11 hi, m."...‘§;i""“"""...'.‘. :03 :: :3 FOR SALE,
m ‘ I, M m a'"" spam Ihltltiloidfieldlbl. . ; :
.Ocrnessemsendycuwllitblnkycuarelsa einrteadolalleteiletcre. ' «new,
mm mm
7 0, more room“,
Goodyear Waits, at $3.00,,
AT ouesrons ouLv. , - . g
u 020 slim. 000000001. 000‘s. ' ‘
CIBINET PHOT0lill|Pl£§. .
IMPORTANT TO 17017, V
We sell, in our own stores, Shoes of our own make
That simply means all the profits taken from the
Shoes but onc~the‘proflt of the maker. ‘
Grumman —--You cm But
“no.
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failtsrntmm I.“
newt-ante d mm
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