~Tl’nrulauter lamb, lint,“ .
(Sm-go Romper n vagrant Ina looked
.np last night but Iran released this
morning.
.Y. M’k’t
I ' h , . .. .. '
’ w U “M M a. 3“ 7M «~See our etock of valentine» just
h larval, M m and Vicinity opened. it. s. Smith.
Orrin M m m ’
Slwrantn thinned. Royal Areanum,
Jain Richard». quurritt “WWI 1““ will giro nu invitation musical enter-
the mailer. tulnmont tit Boyt' nn Theatre. Wednesday
Roderick Weed. of Mart avenue, in! “‘81“.
. WW!“ {WWDIMW- -—VisI't l-‘ox Cycle Academy tonight.
w
Frank Dell'tireut hue left the employ:
of the Standard Oil mnpany.
7-.....”
Today in the thirty—fourth anniIer-
fnury of the battle of Roanoke Island
The Connecticut refimenta participating
A. Arison'u horse runaway on Wont were the Eighth. Tenth and Eli“ euth.
Main street this morning without dam-;
age. .
—Frnit- of the loom muslin, tic yd.. at
7 l
—Sporr,r and Dames Pork and Sausage ll 8 Smith 9 '
Adams 8"”. South Nnrwalk. l In the tantra court this morning Judge
. ‘ ’ . ‘ {Bubbellfiiodflnrryl‘levemadenf mute.
Mn. Young. of Hartford plllomm is en- 83.110 paid. Moore was intoxicated
tertnining Bias Annie Sohaller. of New and fell against a red hot store in the
York. lockup but night. and was severely
-—Band'wmo’linoof embroideriee and burned
lace“. "l M~ 3- Smith'e. --‘5hoo and clothing sale, Ill No. Main
at. ., So. N. oponsnttia. III. tonIomIN'.
Major U. W. Hendric has onierod a.
battalion drill of crunpuniod D and I" for
Tuesday “WM“K- m“ iOpera Singers." at tho Norwalk Opera
——Genta, liuhes"nnd children 3 “up, House. Monday eIeIIiIIg. It is a new
“01 underwear at cost and 1m to clme piece and a companion to “Hoyt s Trip
at M. a, Smith a, to t‘hiIIntown.‘ On Monday evening
The nttoamer Fuent. Bismark. wI'iti
Hubert E. Bishop. on beau], arriI ed at. ~
(yihnlter yesterday 1 -—.\ special skirt. sale :It Kricgnr's
‘ " ' " : ‘ i See ad.
7 —Mu~'lin underwear in great varie-
ties spwinItioe in night dresses and cor-
set cmerni, at M. 8. Smith's.
iIIlliIIIIIxxl’I-I Play era II ill present "The
for ten cents.
Thcrc “ill be orally of the Junior
Endem or soc ietios of the \‘orII all: C bris-
M tian EndoaI or Union, Friday afternoon.
Street (kimumniiouor Kellogg and “E February ’I, at the SouthNorIIulk Bap-
gangufmen m at. work filling in the l tit-ll church. Ri‘ V. R. 0. Shi'fliwll will!
washout OBI-lit! K9“ Canaaunxld today! giIe n stcrooptitxnn ethbitiou and re-
' . freshments will be non ed.
-Road Kriogor's new ad. on 3rd page. .
_._____ -—-l"rcoh hams, IO". N. Y. M'k't.
Companies II‘ and D Will haven but- ‘ ‘
tulion drill. Tliosdny night, at tho Nor- 5 .\ hearing Is to be given by the coun
' Ity conun'wsioners in the (‘ouneil (‘ ham-
wnlk armory. Major‘flendrie. of Stam-
ford, will be in command.
--E. Brennan. 50 Wall Street, has so-
enred the agency of the, celebrated Bans
Piano. (tall and examine. them. Be-
ware of immitntious. , -
n”... '_, .
The Reform nesechrtion ~IIill here.-
aftor meet Sunday afternoon at 3:30 in
., St, Peter's (termnn'chu'rch. on North. pim Bulaimpimnqh p
H Mil“! street. . MW ShorwaId W!“ 195“! ‘ pastor III the mowing the pastor II Ill
{OUI’FNW- . #4; preach anIII “Paul s (nroII th in ”race. '
—-Great hargnms at the shoe and III the mounts the subject IIilllIe “And
clothing M10. JUNO. Main st 50 K When They Had Pray.ed' \ouug
.. ‘ ;. ‘ IYilullt: Peoph' s mee ting. thin, subjtot .
At the meeting of Pioneer Castle, No. "Baptismg. ith Mode and Meaning."
i.. A. 0. K. M. 0., two candidates took Rom. ii. 34. loader. Pastor Robbins.
the. first degree. The lodge will give}
another of their popular smokers in
about three weeks.
——Don't miss the shoe and clothing
sale. 19 No. Main at. $0. N.
the matter of Timothy Sullir'an s appli-
!Honso building. l‘f‘lllmlslnlllt‘t' against
the filming of it having been made In
'the (.‘itizens‘ League.
—Visit Fox Cycle (lo. tonight.
1'}. Robbins,
- ~IIr“- *-
.TohII Bradley a few “'t't'b ago accom-
I pained Mr. Elton. of lloIliII. on a hip to
jFlorida. TheI ill‘t‘ltlsltlll" Mr Bl“ adieu" to
1 grand patents, Mr. and Mrs. William
Sage. and are located about one. hundIod
l' \' 5 ll k l ‘miles south of Jaekmnville. Mr.
" * (rum art w‘ spea .Ittn 5"“- BIIIdlcy rcpoINthat therenreIIooIIIIIgI-s
"‘1 Borneo 0f the \onug MO" 8 Chris- in that section, the trees hating be on
"an League "t Knudsen s “2% Sunday I killed last winter but fishing in Lake
afternoon at 3:0” Subject. ”W to . Enstito. which is near by, is fine hunt
‘flGl'cat. “1 invited. ing is good for there are large num—
bers of wild pigeons. On one ooca-Iion
Th“ killed thirteen. Thev are picking
. . tomatoes, string beans peas and other
(.harles Famugton clerk at the Com!
' lIegetablcs and sending them North.
solidatod freight house in South Nor- lTlo 1‘ fl (1 f 1 1
Walk. is off for a week on account of ill 1 18m bis ”fan”; 0 . "n or 9‘“ ‘ ”W"
. health. George Lindobbrgmf East Nor- he,“ 1" ”l ‘uyun ‘
walk. is taking his place. —Log lamb. 100. N. Y. M'k't.
WINNIPAUK.
(Mrs. Ball. II ho has been spending a
few days with box mother. Mrs. ( roII
—Umbrellas and canes, at t)‘ Brien' s.
iThc “Tornado" 'will blow in soon.
!
Uncut-ck from next Monday nIght
ticnnnnia Szcngerbund will hold its
E Indies will be admitted to a reserred soot ‘
”WNW
count-it uh hut M at It clip”
Wee of Kit Me.
Inlet owning Mr. Henry A. Clapp. of
BIND”. yaw. in tho Sorwalk tlpera
" Human. the land of a series .of limit: lec-
tures in the.I Club Union [mt-lure worse
on Shakexpcaroan study. 'l‘iIiII is. we
believe, the fifth time Mr. i‘lapp has ap-
peared before a Norwalk audience. and
it may be tndy said that each success-
“'1‘ appearance has deepened the favor-
,able impression made two you: ago by
ghis lecture on Hamlet. Since then hint
'hoarent have! followed with delighted
interest his expodtion of a tragedy. a
. comedy and an historical play. eonelnd-
ing last evenmg with that most familiar
and plentxingof all Shakespeare‘s crea-
tions, “Tho Merchant of Venice." To
those who have attended Mr. Clapp'a
lectures there is no diniculty in account-
ing for the reputation he has achieved.
of pleasing addretu. ho is a natural ora-
tor, and his easy flow of eloquence
charms even those who are not especial»
! ly interested in his subject, ShakeupoanI.
We call to mind one of his auditors who.
confessing an inability to read the great
dramatist for any length of time without
yawning, has thoroughly enjoyed the
,course this winter. TlIiIIia not surpris-
j ing when we consider that a cont-nun up-
i on Shakespeare tends to become il eom- ;
‘mentary upon human life itself. To
those who nnIreaders. or utudonts, of
Shakespeare. the charm of these lectures
, is pmportionally inerotused.
‘ Mr. Clapp shows. we think. a remark-
:ahio power of lnIninoua exposition. but
7 his power does not end here If his loc-
ltures are illuminating, they are also
{stimulating and suggestiIe. and will
naturally result In an increased inter-mt
LTD
ll Sweet Oranges,
l5 “
m
250
knelt». tee. “
Apricots. tau. "
20 Ionian-‘9. :50 “
I l
FANCY GOLDEN DRIP SYRUP, INQHNNT“
r. n. uwrou a. co, 22 South lath Street.
Hard to Drive
our customers away from our market.
They know It good thing when they see
it. TholII-ighteat people in town deal
with us uimply imam. they ray. that
they have new-r been treated no well be)
fore.
We have the finest stock at the lowest
prices always. Free Delivery.
New York‘Market
m, FRANK S. AYERS. Prop.
DONOVAN BLOCK, WASHINGTON STREET.
EDWARD STREE
Spring Goods
NEW LAOESH
NEW OAHBNICS ! !!
in ShakespennI. I'nder the IIIanratIou
of the lecturer his auditors II ill be IIIoI — '
ed to read the great dramatist for them
! aches !
' .\llUll|t‘l pointi regard to \II Clapp's
. eeturea ought not\t‘nese ape notice He».
'has a religious an mom] oarnestness
II lllt h make him :I \i'l'} offer the preach-.g
Ir of pranticnl righteousness and the'
fundamental nuthsot‘ religion. Does a!
l
.'y the ethital and IIIligious iIIfeIIIItees:
thatitdonIIsdespitI the assertions of a
it‘l‘l'lll eomspondeut III your columns to‘
the contrary. 0f the moral I-mIct of :I
ntudy of the noble charm-tors ulmundiug ‘
nu Shakespean-‘s plays there can be no
lucstion. If the II II kednees of otheI
~eharae ters has any cti'ctt except .to rend !
WW 'I' hide Ins and repulsiIe our reading
A. If Shakespeare has f. tiled to tlth"()\t'f‘ it
“e are not en'I-InuIIIed to evuse any
IIchIIiahI-s which may be due to the bani
uuumers of Shakest-nn-‘s time. but we
suggest that in your corn-spondent's
I'IIlllllllllllt'liiltill they \Vi't‘t‘. IIIoIIslI-ounly
exaggerated. A few words from a critic- !
I Ism of (.‘oleridge are Ier much in point
He says. ‘ IN the mot Ility of Shnkcs-‘
pcaur be e'onttasted pub that of the.
writer's of his own or the sun-ceding age. ;
or of those of the present day. who
boost their superiority in this respect.
Nooue can dispute that the result of"
illt‘ll a comparison is altogether in favor
of Shakespeare; even the lettersof wo-
men of high ranknfhis age. were coarser 7
than his writings. [fphe occasionally"
disgusts a keen some of delicacy, he no-
Ier injures the mind. he neither excite‘
not liutfors passion in outer to ilt‘ grade
lthcsubject of it: he does not use the
:faulty thing for a faulty purpose nor
rent-nos on IIaIfaI'c against \iItunI. by
:causiug wickedness to appear no
flyickminoss, through the medium of a
' morbid sympathy with the unfortnuattr."
!' Mr. Clapp‘s presentation of themer—
chant of Venite quite justified expecta-
llS
.Oro-t Value In Towel. at to,
. sixteenth annual masqueraulc ball. at its
hall on the. Washington street bridge. 1 for a two weeks
The society intend to make this or ca-'
sion the banner one in its histtny.
thor. has rctmncd to heI home III New - ! "011-" “UM! i5 Silfilllis' a "00d deal in-
:Irk N . J Miss Helen 13,111 will remain torcstine; prolhninurv remarks upon the
visit neurons of the pill) were followed by a
R powerful portraIal of Shyloc k as tiIIIIIlI
The regular weekly pl‘u‘t‘l‘ meetin
the impersonatimn of pure hatred the fruit
was held in the Sons of Temperance,l
.5110‘1171“ 5.0;), 5.11,. Adams Bros halllast eIeIIing. II II 'Is led by Miss
’ SInIihNorwnlk. ’ Agnes Holt-
Alexander RossWs I‘lll[)lti\‘t‘(l on thr
.soctinn of the railroad w here the Blistoln
disorder took place. His relatives im-
rangementilt for an entertainment in the ! modiately telegraphed to that place but
their fears II ere dispelled by a l1‘[)l_\' that
future. Ltst night's “as the. fir. .t \\ ork; i s t [I k'
7 \ ’ ' V
the lodge ha: perfoimod, and it “as . til" ‘2" (1an ntnt‘lm't' ‘0 nun “or m" on
'lonom.Ihtghlrerothtabh.manner.1L u I: d n ma.
Eureka Lodge conferred the Rebekah
degree on two candidates, and a eom-
mittee of ten was emulate-d to make ar-
——lI‘reshl" ish 'n," lln. ‘Adams Bros. South slight illness.
N orwalk.
.. _ . , \ Misunderstandiug— Isay. strang-
l'.IglIteeII inlays of tihexiouIIlg Pooplo' s‘ or 'IIhispered a W esteru "m" “1'” had
InstItuto or he so“! 1 "m" k Long” “atrayed into an up to“ II theatre II here
gntioualthureh assembled at thehome the play of '.‘Romeo and Juliet' II db
0‘ Charles 1" Jonuingmlast "WM and [I'oing on. ‘I can't make head nor tail
passed “W hours m aplensant manner. of this thin". What's the name. of this
IIrofessor Hoydriek gave an exhibition! ,plaI’ anyhow? . “an‘leo ""1 ,“1;otu
barbell drill, 'md M" and Mrs P 3' l““'ell if I'd know II that." said the dis-
Lynn flute 'nnd piano ducts. Gnmesigusml Wosteruer “1 “0mm“ hII'c
. f l t
“"01““! elljoyed and mfreSIIIIIOIItsltIOIne In. I understood the fuller at the
“WW door to say it was something :.qut
—Chickens. 12 ! Omaha and Juliet.
l
aggro In M'k't.
. “ Pure and Sure. "
I; ~ Veland 5
BAKING Pewmsn.
o'edllyrlzv‘fllereiandc Biothcrs. Albany. .\' li...
ingl’owder Company. hewY ori:
Alarnfeuurcd uri
new tny the tin
, 5...; beat used by American *hoI‘ISewiIIes‘ for tu’entI-‘fiIIc
- years. and those who have used it longest praise it Iuost. :
taunting." sud-undue... Cleveland BeltingPewdche.,N¢wierL
’0
! keenly appreciated by his audience.
! Miss Ada Hoyt has room cred from a
of etuturies of religion and race preju-
1 dice and oppression. The chat .Icterim-
tiou of Portia “as more hurried and
imperfect. but was distinct and riI idas
"fm as it “out. The Ieeturet held his
lbriof for Bunnuio with wood cifeet
' while the moral lessons of tho plav II ere!
not fotgotton. Well understood allu-
. sious to modern acting of the play were
!
Shakesporoan doctorsnro not seldom
I, at variance among themselves. and lllr.
.3 Clhpp is perfectly free in expressing his
dissent from; as well as his “Kl'tK'llli‘llD
with, the views of different critics.
‘Some. of Mr. Clupp's positiousmny be
assailed with the. hupport of _ II good
weight of critical authority. From cer-
tain standpoints. too. we may argue an
inadequate or disproportionate presenta-
tion of some phases of his subjects.
[II calling to mind. however, his differ—
ent lectures, faults of jnngIIent. or of
methods. do not readily occur to us.
He has not stirred us to dissent or left
inns in that Inriety of a rritieal mood
§ “hie h In on tho ale-It to disem or defects.
Although Mr. C] app is an enthusiast in
Shakespeare, ho' lH not giIen to eccentri-
cities. and so is not a Shakespearean
,‘erank. His judgments are same. his
methods of presentation well considered
land judicious. With all his brilliancy
as a lecturer ho is still a safe guide. as,
’ well an an inspiring teacher. It is to be
[hoped that h'orwalk people will event-
!unllj have the opportunity of Hearing
his mammogram.
’ Brrn 3mm,
NEW OlNGHAHSl! l!
SPECIAL SALE 01‘
HEISTITOHED SHEETS
PILLOWD CASES!
9 and 10“ Sheets. 6'!" . fnxt Pillow ('nsos. Inc.
on Pillow t'ases. luv. sill llost Quality.
IS, 20 and 250.
her Monday morning at I" odock in m... .,.,,]..N,,,,.1,.,g,,fq..,.k...,,,,n.ju.,.,. i EDWARD 31!“!er Guano Building. Nor-walk Conn.
L cation for a “10"“ “WM“ m the ”in" which the lee-tarot nlruIInz’: We“ IhIIIk J A c K s O N, s P H O T o G R A P H s l
i'ntuhinethelate ~t Styli and finish. ttur him Is to giIc ~flil~fflcfiu||
tumtrpatriots.andtoluruiv‘ihthent with the the tlIIn-st productions of
the l'hotnzzntphic All. large collection of i'lIihirn-II's Studies.
E N. JACKSON, Photographer.
that 1‘. “end s t '-onft I -tion-~ II.
NORWALK. CONN.
LOOK OUT!
53 WALL era-near.
Shorty Sherit'ded, Hatter !‘
()ccupiesuportion of E. Gusowski'e
utore corner of \\ all and Water Sim. |
Norwaik. Call and sea the lntenV'
styles in Bats, Caps: etc. , a 23 rt ' 6° To
‘ MEAD’S
' ‘Saturday.
Fresh
Made
Candy!
A hundred different kinds,
9 Cents to 50 Cents-Per Lb.
A whole ton of
R. H.
Plai ed,
Druggist.
WE
WANT
YOUR
A Special Sale in Bakery!
Coffee Cakes. Sc. Chounlate and
Cocoauut I..ayer-20c..nnd 200 differ-
ent kinds at 8c per dozen.
Look in our window Saturday.
'FAlRFIELO COUNTY - -
J_
: 3 - - NATIONAL BANK.
z . A'r'l' ENTION' “E, ‘3 Wall Street, Norwaiit, Conn.
I
; Til Incorporated, 1824. Capital, $200. 000.
W Q EDWIN 0. KEELER. President.
0 m PAL} [(l)I TINHI'LTT' Vicel’rost.
\ - A. . rill: Tablet.
Ill These Pr'cos DIRECTORS.
D. g Roms (IT ll‘itnnuzn. Muslin‘pl. Uneven,
' ,II'IIn . turn: I . . . lCiCKHII,
D. s P EAK Z l“.ST.JtIIl‘.\‘ Locawoon, Tum: E. 5mm,
1 N IIIA COLE, Cuts. lv‘.’l‘I:Is'rI:.I.II.
I mu 0 Accounts of Manufacturers, Merchauu
0 . i and Individuals Soilcitcd.
. Safe Deposit Boxes
Themselves ! .
m 0 Free to Deposutors.
fl , m t) S ly-
m, . "T‘T Fl ___.___.__._1 ..._...-”_. ‘ '—‘ ’—
‘ >
3 Hood‘s Saranparilla, tifno g . . , .
353;; _ 5; . ,3 To Advertisers!
t‘uticum lit-solvent. Sin!
Changes cannot be guar
I )clerv Com and 8.30
P‘ "m s ( ‘ po ’ antecd the same day copy
. ‘l'V'lll'Il, ‘: . _ - ‘
(chwftnfEansiou ’10): Is handed In, lavery rea-
l“ 5- m l , '- sonablc ctTortwilllIcmadc
(.Instorla. 200
to acommodatc ‘ patrons,
but changes cannot be in-
sisted upon as a right un-
.-\twood‘s Bitters, the,
thI for 2.1!
William's Pi uk Pills, 40¢.
Carter's Pills. 150. two for 25¢
Benson's Plaster-s. 1.1-,
two for one
We '
o'clock in the afternoon of
the day before change is
\ desired.
.\leoek's Plaster-s.
.____.0____
R. H. PLAISTED,
A RARE CHANCE!
A Paying Business
‘3 Wismflfli’" St- Consisting of Grace Bakery d Ice
‘ ,. Cream Business. Wil be sold Iexchenp
- So. Norwalk. ‘;- - -. Conn. on account of ill health. i-Irerythl about
u . . ' 1 ‘ - the business In in sh we. omit It: is a
’ ' ' ‘ ‘ rmowortunity art the rightperson. An-
fly It thin office or of JAMES GOLD '.
, -
taunted mood”. II .
WWW
«WWI
TOOK B”
PUT , ; .
us TO
THE -
TEST! ..
livery Week we shall! tell you of sonic wow
dcriully yin-d \aluvs. if you have any
doubts as to the correctness of our” state;
ments. don't say it: impossible and staynway
and
will go away convinced.
but come examine carefully and you
We. believe truth is stronger than fiction.
This week we are Offering
Men’s Ulsters!
A fine Shoat! Ind licm'm $I7. 00. former price,
$24.00.
Au all-wool liluc l’riezo. Fast Color, $Io.oo;
have sold the coats for $I5.oo.
A Brown Ericze. Fast Color, 83.00. ""
Frieze Cloth mmbiucs all the tIct'cst‘nuI'y qual-
ities for a good coat : warmth, durability
and style.
South Norwulk store open evenings.
Comstock Brothers,
CLOTHING.
l4 SOUTH MAIN STREET, MASONIC BUILDING 1
South Norwallt. Norwalk.
MILFORD A. GIFFIN, Manager.
.xaflbm_. , w. ...__-, _.__. ..__._ ~“_v___.===35
Agent For ' ' ..
“gnu, THEIR PRICE
GLUTEN
res-o BETRAYS THEM!
FOR .
CATTLE thus with dirt. dust and foreign seeds
Chlckon‘ in them. make IIIIII‘hnIlesquo food, and
."d IIooIII-huriug regard for the health of
HORSESI their animals. should use them. (lots
‘_ sold at :I luwvr price than I sell. are in-
BEST ferior in quality. no charge being made
GRAIN . ‘ ,,,,, . . . ... ~ . .
loI Nltt mug. [buy the bes. .Illtl delIIeI
FOR t-II'ou in the lwsl condition, and my
HORSES I . _..1_--._
AND prIInI Is .Is on .Is .lll)tvlli Ian ngmtnatt-
CATTLE. ly sell the some grade. ~
M H H t h
orrtce; anue ' . a c I ‘e
SOLMANS' The. Leading (irain Dealer,
LIVERY
STABLE. t5 Marshall Street, 50. Norwalk.
ASH MONEY
Purchase$-
—'—u-uwu—u—
More Bargains!
SOUTH NORWALK. - .-
lcss copy is sent in by 2 .
Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry In
Or your “.Itchcs Clocksand Jewelry Repaired and Cleaned, cali'or
ufltf Opera House Block,
Pride of the Kitchen Souptlnc lIcst Sculll’lflg.$0itp
made, 3c per cake. ’ 7 .
“A nimble thpCllSL‘ is better than :I slow shilling."
For one week we will offer all Winter Goods at a mo
duction of 25 per cent. Among other things it in-
on Sleds,
C.;manyodds aml ends of specialfialcs,
eludes llorso Blankets. Heaters, lioy§
Skates, ct
still left, at prices below cost of manufacture.
W. S. STU RTEVANT
N. Main and Ann Streets.
f—
'con.
EERHAPS YOU DONT ’
But ifn you should want .In_I
Silverware! ' . ..
send at. once to
A. W. AUSTIN,
NORWAnK, or. b
1. .
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Norwalk Chronicler