“will he run on an Lam in the house this week.
1' to buy these goods {it suchPslaughtsred prices.
'ijsTURle-IVANT'S BARGAI
my run
1‘. 8
mu m on nuts.
25 Per Cent. "Discount
' You will never have another such opportunity
N. Houses,
NORTH MAIN sun sun-emu“, SOUTH ,NORWALK.
g:
.‘,c
. hm“ hurl W Stills. Moo lluslrs ins slit to $3.00 it its lint bin. in its llsrl In tsp. C
ox BROTHERS’
Nor'walk, ,
urcoul 9!;le Will.
exempts lEB‘l‘lNil or m
rsrnsv smasoor. etna.
*'—""'_ l
The finishers Wonr Coats of Anna. Isl-
tus. Colors. or Products ol the States
Which They Beprsseatsdv—Otlser loci-l
lvants and Porno-at Paragraphs.
The Friday Afternoon club met yester-
day at the home of Mrs.. Frank
Camstoclr. 82 South Main street. The
subject was “Lincoln and the Civil
' War.” and the following very interest.
ing programme was rendered:
Duet— ‘
HIM iMlases Disbrow.
‘ Paper~“Abrahsrn Lincoln.“
Mrs. 17'. K. Quintard.
Vocal Solo- ‘
. . » . Miss Mabel Beers.
- - Paper—“Meet Bull Run.“ , .
Besdi ~"nr13i‘ii'r'luoiin'i'l'i':cow. .. .
”Sn“ N’t‘l'ou'lglimndln' '
Plum _.. r ..
rs. nint:rd nun-d Mrsfihl. 1‘. Batch.
Paper—“Jo ulricason "
rs. . Palmer.
Paper—”Merrimao and Monitor."
Miss Lizzie]. Tolles.
Vocal Duet—"Kathleen "
The Misses fisym»
Beading—"The Pickett Gust-c .
Miss M. K. Joann .
Vocaanet—“Battls Hymno Es Republic."
Mrs. Holmes sud Mrs. Kendall. with chorus
- hy the members.
The house was tastefully decanted.
and between the folding doors was sus-
pended the coat of arms of Connecticut.
the state assigned to the hostess. The
ladies were coats of arms. mottoes. colors
or products of the states represented by
them. The devices were various. and
some quite original. Kansas wore a
large sunflower; Connecticut. a wooden
nutmeg; Arkansas. the coat of arms
sent in a letter to her by the governor:
Texas. a “Lone Stan" Kentucky. the
famous “blue grass;" Iowa. an ear of corn.
Following are the names of members of
the club and the states they represented:
lire Palmer, Oregon; Mrs Keep,ltsss..
Miss Hendricks. Texas; Miss Hatch.
Maryland; Mrs. Hatch. New York; Miss
Stow, Illinois; Miss Julia Stow. Indiana;
Miss Couch. Virginia; Miss L. Couch.
‘ Wisconsin; Mrs. Kendall. Mass ; Mus.
:9
The New York Herald and World:
Committed an iniquity
All together:
Two robber barons, we.
We first put labor up a tree.
And then gave bread and clothing free.
The New York Times and Evening Pest:
We theorize and falsify.
THE “BORDER BABONS" REJOIOE.
We fix up figures on the sly:
All trade for England is our cry.
And will he till we inst or die.
The Wilson bill has passed. the time is coming fast.
When foreign goods. admitted free. in all our markets we shall see.
Light. New Hampshire: Mrs, Uornstock,
Connecticut; Mrs. Stillson. Michigan;
%. Swords, Arkansas; Mrs. Selleck. “5“" BOUND (Willi.
..t’holiness;idealist: .. ... ..... ......
aware; “Mrs. St. John. Alabama; Mrs. “m ""n‘ '° "m 0'"-
Allen. Missouri; Mrs. Quintsrd. Rhoda Chief of Police Vollmer returned to
“Md? M1" “I'm" NW9“ 1mm”: ”‘5' South Norwalh yesterday sfternoon.hav-
P .South Dakota; Mr. P T - .
1131;: m“ Nash. Georgia; 1"? ’ 3:: illqu charge Frank Darl.tbeyoungman
dall. Nebraska; Mrs. Lawton. North who stole Nelson Tuttle's horse and
Carolina; Mrs. Blanchard. South Cam James Ilchrlsud- .
liua;Mrs. J. H. Knapp. Kentucky; Mrs. lel W Shell uh before Jus-
E. E. For, California; Miss Ra mend, lice Barrett. and pleaded . He said
Florida: Mrs. J. fl. Jennings, sum; he took the horse from Rairosd place
Miss Natalie Diabrow, West Virginia; andflrstdrovetonetbel. From there he
Miss Joe Geller. Minnesota; Miss Mary went nearly to White Plains. where he
Jennings. Vermont: Miss firtler. Inuis- in“ “P '0' “‘9 “l1."- He attempted m
iana: Mrs. John B. Ferris. Washington; exchange the horse for another. and .10-
Mrs. Swartz, Wyoming; Mrs. (iumbart. hill did 00' make a trade. I! somethin
New Jersey; Miss Layton, lows: Miss wrong was stupected.and when thso -
Francis.lduho:Mieslhshrow.Mississippi; cars heard from South Norwslk he was
Mrs. Parsons, Colorado. placed under arrest. ’
At the beginning of Port ll of the Th}? Justice “Rd bOUdB M 3000 l0?
programme, the ‘Keep, witha {an up. Doris appearance for trial at the May
prophets words. prescutml the president term of the Huperior (curt. [is could
of the club, Mrs. S. (‘3. Palmor. with a not getahondsvnan sud wentlojail.
large bunch of roses and ferns. the gift a Pm;— Mt
of the ladies in commemoration of the .
anniversary of the president‘s birthday. The J' T’ ”0"" company h‘" “1°
. in Carl
Am uerade surprise party wasgivrn contract '0' peringand paint g
Mia 13:31am Smith. last night. at her Schaub‘swhuldlu on I‘l‘allrosd h
home on (iron etrret. Dancing was "W’h recent ”on “‘1‘ “I
the painters truce e ocurred the men left
the work in an incomplete state. and the
llrm sent to Bridgeport for painters
to finish the wort. A morn»
her of the courpan said this morn~
ing that some of t members of the
union tried to get their manta stop
work. but on t were unsuccessful
enjoyed until 2:30 o'clock this morning.
when an excellent supper was served.
The party then proceeded with games
and singing until 4 o‘clock. About
twenty-five couples were present and
Dealer’s orchestra furnished music. All
report having had a pleasant time.
flies Am Cox. of ltoton Hill. has gone
to Old oint Comfort. with her they went to Mr. hauh .“d requested
uncle sud cunt. Mr. and Mrs. him ”he “'9 M” lllllllfllkfl ,3
Allen Gray. oi Brooklyn. Durin Ml" ' men “km"; h
the absence of the latter Mr. an “l“ on ’ mom 0 l ’
Prowltt company and asked him to haul
off the «can. He was informed that this
could not he done unitss he call-
the job completed. This
Ilr. fichauh did not want to do.
The attorney for the Prowitt cornpany
advised him notmgst raised up in the
trouble and hsdscldsd to drop it. The
Painters' Union also consulted an
attorneyk . but no action has yet been
so.
Mrs. James Wood. .lr.. will have charge
of their home.
The Wilton correspondent of the Ridge-
tield Press announces that invitations
have been issued for the of
Bertha Louise. danishter at George W.
Adams.to(leorge . Candeldmn Wsd‘
outlay. Match Hill. at the bride's home
in llorwslk.
Waller Jennings. son of radionucli-
nianaud Ira. lease 8. Jennings. will
celebrate the twenty‘flrsl snulvsrsar of
his birth tonight. at his home on est
hm“.
”is...“ Judi: n3... "
Ell K. Street. at: old resident of Nor-
Thcsecond of the series of "at homes" walk. db“ at the residence ”l h“ ”0“!
to be ven by the dung ladies of lira. desrd Street. on Arch street. Muslin.
I. E. sad‘s Elli esetninsr will b. stsnearly hour thismornlng. linsmet
held out Tuesday afternoon yu'mi ever» run; in the ty-fcurth year of his sir.
i . was due to the
mam Emmet club. of Nurwhll.
will celebrate the anniversary of the
ldshrtrlots birth by giving a dance rled
neat ends nigh
Mir-h. y ymond returned yes. a
from a visit to
J..sccompanlsd by '1'
lbs Pearl Whittaker.
la-Iayor and tin. William ll. lived,
of Iiaaford plate. left south llovwsla
thh min: for s visit with relatives on
lllatsn island.
Its. Edwin Fitch. of Main strait. has
returned horns from a visit with her
tor. Mrs. Hubert Tsylor. at
an. mime llussdl at Orchard
w. moroniysrtsros from a month‘s
la flaw \‘mlt. llroo lyu sud Fough»
ab Eleanor ll. drum. of itsw Yuri
hasbssn ssurst of Mrs. F. l. Journal
Ore-attest Norwsllt.
Mrs. W. f1. Wsrdwsll Mr town today
tours for her bier. whole lll st her
hmnsln Clam. sow.
Ir. and Mrs. W. l’. Bundle. of High
t: gun a srasll whist party last
Herb-um
of Non-lb. left town
tsisy. for s trip tlouth.
Monday
. Rev. ll. B Pond.
ting. The funeral will be private.
Isms-u stir-nu“ ”Winn?“
The M Paintsrs' assixrlatlon of
3‘
f».
c:
3r .
i .
i
£12
in
t. 2;}
.,l.
is,
m ii?
[15d
’ I‘
is l
onmon or ii "Elihu;
Sillilllllli RESULTS CAUSED Ill"
ELECTRIC STREET RAIL-WATS.
The Timmy for as Ob Destruvsr of Water
and Gas Pipe Systems by Electrolytic
Corrosion—Prompt Iaaanrss Necessary
to Prevent Farther Dam-gs.
One of the features of the annual cou~
ventiou of the National Electric Light
association, held in Washington this
week. was an able paper by J she 11
lathon "The Importance of Complete
Metallic Circuits for Electric Railways."
a subject in which South Norwslk is
Electrical
{out now. very dce ly interested.
all. who is a we l-known New York
electrical expert and a member of the
American Society of Mechanical Hugh
users and of the American institute of
Engineers. denounced
trolley car as a destroyer of water and
gas pipes. giving at length his reasons»
The double trolley of two overhead wires
was. he said. the early day theory of
trolley Inclination, affording a complete
metallic circuit for the outgoing and re.
turn of all the electric current required
to move the motor cars. but this has
been superseded by thesimpler single trol-
“h wh ch ccnveys the outgoing current.
w lie the earth and buried pipe system,
have been depended upon to complete
the circuit. it was streamed h experts,
in the early days of electric ral way con-
struction. that the earth and buried pipe
systems would. when combined, form an
ample return for the electric current. but
they did not appreciate the immense
quantities of current that would require
to be carried. and therefore did not torr-
aseltliat these currents when disseminat-
ed would promos the serious results that
have been caused by electrolytic action
onsystems of pipes buried in the earth
and owned by other comphnirs.
water ,
dues ssrioups‘l’gpa
fartursvs
3
antlrs current
u
8;;
less
that
3%
ii
of construction.
iron and lead pipes. being better con-
ductors their earth. said Mr. Vail, must
of necessity carry the current. if no
superior path is offered by the method
The natural moisture
of them hastens thedestructive action
of the muse! on these pipes. the rapidity
of action depending u
accentuated! the sol and the leakage
oflllumiustlog gas hastening still fur-.
ther such destruction. In cities provided l
with electric railways destructive elect
tie corrosion is now acting u
and will iuevlta ly pro-
lrmsnt of all such on
wound pa systems within a brief
, an mps measures are
when to prevent urthsr darn
Various cases that have
i- «hurt the year were nod n
momentum he did not w sh to
but. in grave
alarm.
the clot-trial manu-
and mind he surmounted.
Wrist-the ly system one
' adorths well insu tori and com-
mmhc circuit of low tv-slstance.
will give an ample path for the
, platstuurestrictsd circulation of the
on
frompolotopole
the new underground ml
with its tins-ough mutation. “is;
ucognlasd the fact that mil-
wers invested in railroad
the chemical
asl-
' ,
developed
arien
Mr.
the cumin
0|)
noon.
held.
and
choral
Thy
mom I
0|.
Curry
lie
ville.
lie
our
list?
loch;
the
prover.
the
rent cred.
The Rev
jsqust‘d hooks
lover.
inn; rsmusrrm orrosrrros.
llownrton People will ONO". it Is slid.
to a Proposed Saloon.
Residents in the vicinity of the depot
at Rowaylon were somewhat surprised
Besierday by the up
n:
sign-post. wb
license to sell spiritious liquors in the old
Colonel Ra moud residence on the
neartheh dge. The reputed owner of PM
this property is at present Alexander
Raymond. and his name and that of
George Everett. of lichen, is signed to
the application.
. The residents on both sides of the river
are unanimous in expressing their dis‘
approval of the scheme,and the most
vigorous opposition will be made.
probable that a remonstrance will be put
to circulation in the form of a
and this will no doubt he started the
petition.
week.
The caption of a saloon in the neigh-
borhood indicated would
atlront to the iiowsyti-n maple. as the
Baptist church and the school house are
located but a short distance awsy. Pub-
lic sentiment is being nrmml since the
appearance of the application fir license
the appli‘
cunts will encounter opposition of astub~
born nature in the furtheranve of
scheme.
sign-post. and
it
not... unite; ”
The Church of Our Saviouron Berkeley
street. Norwnlk. was opened for tilt-inc
servin-
for the tirst time yesterda
At quarter to four mice
There mu a
mellow
evening serVice.
Mr.‘ ‘
sorvu'os will
Paul‘s c lurch.
”EXQJQM no...
The following were l-usd Felxuary '27.
idol. List furnished from ofllos of A
ll. Wooster. solicitor of patents.
lirury lieutsls cher.
a rains for dry up beer vats;
.csrcoufilug: Alfred A.
cw. sic and chsmfsr
plane George .Albre. ow Haven. in-
trsucing toolzl'llllla'n Gates. New lis-
veu, extension attachment for laddm:
Francis ll. Richards. Hartford. thrss
tents valve body turret
an!!! ' srtfnrd. valve: John
Brld
.Bt
.furuscs
llus Blrsey.
Dsobory.clotbes line
I Mu .
linoleum Richmond. Norwall, section-
sl vsclllsti
Water
Kitchener Hill. South
.msolrius '0'
tin. Norwslh no .
trade mark- smssbwsnmgmwsr. csra
poster's
The following it the
and wood waning
Weather Dummy.
weather for titsmodthof
George C.
will!
. and written often b
oarsncs on the
. is located near
the residence of Frank Lynch. of an ap-
plication made jointl by a South Nor-
walkandDarien l uordsalcr, for.of
hill
ltla
ban rank
the
..
after-
Rev.
5. ll. Pond. rwlor of the parish. blessed
the altar and sanctuary furniture. after
which} the regular Lenten service] was
The rusrvice is simply one of
rge attendance.
lig t which came
through the stained glass windows lent
much to to the soletnnity of the occasion.
(in Sunday evening then- will be a full
' liurnett's
M ’tlcat and Hunt: Dimittis will be
‘ Thu anthem in “Send Out
ht."hy Gounod. Several hymns
from t c new it mnnl will also be sung.
ond will preach. The
be twirl in tit.
Ml? gum rswssblancsof the to the
:Addm lu vy -
boa machine; Idwsrd A. 'Jsdd
llrltalu. two patsntc. m. trunk
f d l rstlgsr‘s'tlon tidied:
rate it name :
Fl. ' Ilinty Britain. manufacture of
orscsstslor tvmhftsrstwmlsra fl.
Dsymn.’i‘orrlu
in needle hiss 3A. ll.
barn. esrpst beater: him-st It: Ass:
wstsr
W PLlCE 0F STILL WITEB
, olltllh AND IlleNti 0|? 'l‘liF.
out KOIWALK.
A Former Beside» sfilss 'l'own Isles an
, lac aisles late the list! Delusion! lit--
alias Mommlatnrs and throws loin-.-
Light on a Inch Hosted Question.
Laauou, N. l1. Feb. to, 1804.
Mr. Miler: Some months ago I saw
an interesting article in your paper from
, 'l'liectlcnrsli‘asll. whom, .I. remember ms
sboy somewhat younger than myself.
lfound thst the origin of the name of
lion-walk was still in doubt. and still rs.
tuned to the lndlsn’s "uonh wslk."
Both Dr. Hall and Dr. Benton confident-
Iynj'wt this origin of the aims. and
they were right in so doing. in the
, lndiandesd to (‘apuin Patrick neither
northnor walk sre mentioned. but the
e is "as fsrr up in the cuntry as
an ad can gosin a day." in the
Ludiow deed oul walk occurs. “from
thsssaads 'sw k into the country."
How. an edlhn's day's journey at that
tlmcsignltlsd a somewhat definite ’dis
tense. like the Jewish Babbsth ds 's
journey. It was rscktmsd about two ve‘
miles. and loan testify out of my own
«parlance that one must be diligent to
go that distance in the virgin forest
"from sunvrislngs to sun-settings." Mors-
ovet‘.theuame existed before the deed
or the "w ."
Circumstances. as well as my own in-
clination. have led me loan investigation
of the origin and msaningot Indian geo-
graphical uames in New En land, and
the come of my native town as had a
absrsof my attention. and concerning
which I have arrived at a very positive
conclusiai. “that that rt‘raggcluoiou ls I
propose s toycur are.
it shouldberentensbersd that at this
early period the indiaus had no written
language. and these namu were caught
from the lips of the natives. and written
downss they sounded to unskilled ears.
those who had
little phonetic shill. t should not su-
prlse us to find that the «me name dif-
ersln spelling quite widely when thus
written.
The word mm was in common use
since the Indians. the first a having the
soon ofa in fall, and thus nsturally
written nor. Thus we have Narragansett.
also narrn-nts-wsc, the lndian name for
what is now called llorridgews‘lk. a town
in Maine. the derivation and meaning of
which is identical with that of Norwalk.
They alsoulcd several words at the end
Which , "loom
the Issued called them.
these words is “nuts." Let its
words together and we have
narra-auhe. Let us see how the name
was anciently spelled: i ll Norwaulte.
(2) Sorwake. l3) Norwaake. (ll Norwnk
No one can doubt but that all these
forms were attempts to represent the In-
dian words narra-suke. We see that
Dr. Hall (Records p15) was correct in
cup ing that the ancient pronunciation
of t e name. to wit., Norruck. was the
true pronunciation. which I remember to
have heard from old people in my outh.
To tuivance another step: in ndiun
noun-s. made up of different words. it
Will! lllt‘ custom ‘0 insert a consonant Ul'
consonants to make them casiertospcok.
Thus the name of the town Norm-unki-
would become Narmwaukc. Porn like
reason a syllable would he cut oil. thus
Narwauke or Norwauke. As time plus
ed the nuke would be undorsbxxl its walk.
giving the present form or the word
What is the meaning of the name? The
ludisn names are all descriptive. nauall y
of some physical festurem of something
which interested him. Thus the word
namas. fish. is found in numerous in-
dian names. because they ilshsvl often
and at many places Narra denotes
smooth or quiet water. Norm-subs
means the place of still wstrr. This dc~
com the harbor in contrast. with wnter
of the sound. ltlnink it is a more do
finite lmolity. Probably no point in the
town would mutter known to the in
dlan than the place where the river on
tore the harbor. The river in those days
had a volume of water probably double
that which it now curries. and as it come
roaring and rushing down the falls tothi-
quiet loam) level of the harbor. the con-
trast between the two was a physical
learns which aged: inevrtia'llily ind tar?
totssignatet easst water. s
also must have been their place of cross-
ill fromone side of the harbor to the
or mail this making its noted locallt
for which they would have a suitsbs
name. Narrsauks.
Another locality having the name Ro-
ton,anc|sntl written Rood-u. Noewsu-
ton. and proton, evidently suggests
uavrsss s of its composition. to
which add Indian otatilcnlllags. and
wshsvs the stlll water village. The"
were abundant «muses thst in the
locality designated the ludlsns had their
habitation and our l .
Cookout)”. the name of one of the it
lands. hsdastraugs fascination for mu
lnnry childhood. This, like the otiwr
canes, wss various! written. One
was Kaunas. of the ledlsn
words often tuned in names of pisses
is this: so coca. meant an owl. The
givsntelhslslsndlstoociossmsopposs
thatlt is accidental. The name ems
from lbswnsrmnd it was very com-
mouforlndlsns to basr the names of
room orders» I: u s
same so ,ssusu , as
may forms. A theta is Santos.
”W written bank. is
is lsdlannams
names
tire,” as
Am
s
O
s
t
a
chimney; Ballast i). Iss
'1
i
summaryotths
mm
W sit “mama”
srsturs. f: inhuman: sssspsratsrs h
J;
MW
Seth: minimum We
‘ and
mum—yap
South ‘ No -
There is nothing languid about our Lace sale. No lack
buyers‘for our Lace Bargains. ’ We seem to have strana po _
want and the rush for our Laces is quit exhilarating. When, ,.
announce a sale you may rest assured that'the Laces are here"
great abundance and at the right prices: ~ ' ‘
. Black Laces, White Laces, Cream Laces, Ecrn‘Laoes. ,
One lot Ecru and White Guipure Laces, 4 inches deep, oul
l2 I-2’ CENTS a yard. ‘
Two-tone Guipuro Lace, 14 inched deep, just the thing for
Scott's, only 49 CENTS a yard, worth 65 cents. ' ,
Ono lot Ecru and White Laces, in Point dc Venice, Point {l
Sprite, etc, [-4 inch to 2 inches wide. Prices range. from I! l-‘I
CENTS to 25 CENTS a yard. . .
Extra good values in Black Deutelle Bourdon Laces, from 1'
inches to 9 inches deep, with Insertions to match. ' I I
MAIL ORDERS
Arcalways welcomed and carefully filled. Inquiries elicit 0.
best. ideas. Requests for samples are responded to promptly uh“
fully. ‘
The Norwal‘k Boston Store.
CORNER MAIN and WALL STE». NORWALK. CT.
Telephone. 57-4.
THEODORE OLSE
8| Washington Street, 'Soulhwllorwalk, Bonn.
n-vd.-.-.>c....__......__.
A Special Sale to March Ill
m ladies’ and Men’s line Shots. 387 9...
ti ladies’ Iurn Shots Worth $4.50 it till with.
THE ABOVE IS THE
pairs of Louusbul'y, Mathewson 8t 0035 Fine Lad
BlllflEST BARGAIN llll EARTH.
Shoes, made for a lar 0 store on Broadway, New-Y
4"“ (lily, that failed just slow the goods were chi
Lounsbury, Mathewson & Co. says: “This is positively the ,
lot of Indics’ Shoes ever turned out of our factory.” I that
bought them, and ior 60 days will offer them at half price,
follows:
200 pairs ladles';butmri and lace. welt. pat. tip, worth $6.00, ”32.50.
100 pairs Ladies' button, welt, pat. tip, worth. Milo, at 30.25.
loll pairs Ladies’ buttonm. 8. tip. worthwto, at 02.00.
Also another lot from Parker, Holmes & 00., as followllt
loo pairs Leidles’ welt. worth saw at 01.06. . s
100 pairs Ladles' pct. tip, worth 3.00. at 2.00.
not pairs Ladles’ sample Oxfords. sires ill to ti, worth 2.00 st 1.00. p ,
too pairs Ladlss’ Satin Oxfords or Sandals, all colors: sites 9} to 4.}: worth 3.50 for l f.
200 pairs Men’s due shoes. st 1.00. '
e00 pairs lion’s Muslim. worth 3.00 at Mt. .
200 pairs lion's Goodyear Welt Double Bole. worth costume. > z,” ,1
mo pairs lion’s Police Shots, worth il.00.at 1.60.
T EON . H , * OLSEN
£. y.
“f .
Norwalk Chronicler