Irtlst has has lit-cilily enm-
th 1 View to adaptability in the
yo parts of the play. it is an
talor'lliwcl. there i»
. Everything has been created
to please the eye and ear: nothing
or rude is embodied in it. only
”it “is xcoil, clean. wholesome tun.
*‘iiilahty oilt.
, ‘ LAND OF THE LIVING.
, The engagement at Jess Burns' and
Lillian Wanhhurn's “The Land of the
, “ring." which appears at lion's. Fri-
day and Saturday. ls.‘s..story oi human
‘iiis'in' varying phases; oi lore and lg-
‘ no; revenge. oi broad and harmless
”humor and ot tender pathos. set amid
buntiiul and picturesque scones
; Those are remarkable examples of the
acetic psinter's art There are tour
not: in thin play and they are said to
"hi lid! of dramatic situations. excit—
‘ ills climaxes and thrilling Incidents oi
realistic character. One scene easily
leads all the others for st tllng real-
', lslu. it iii an explosion me in the
south African Kimberly diamond
fields. from which a daring woman ren-
cuel' I hero. whom the villain has im-
prisoned in a burninx building. and in
which is stored immense quantities‘ oi
dynamite, and is blown to stoma. .he
author oi "The Land .0! the hiring"
has not. howot’t‘r. sacrificed his story
' [or the sake of sensation or ingeniour
mechanical elm-ts. liis play is said to
he a series oi creditable attempts to
picture the character. 0! every-day lite
and to point them naturally without
' hurlesquing them. as has been so otten
done by American authors. The re-
stlll of his oiiorts is a production that
not only pleases thr- eye. but satisfies
the ntellect. ‘
dhs' Ind thiidrens matinee Sat
y hoodlum at 2; 3t) uilorli (illi—
dren lilo Adults 25c.
‘ltlvou' BALL.
rchnac your tickets curly tor the
oily “Snow Bail." which is io he
under the supplier: or Grace
IW‘N‘LfiM at the Hawaii: Opt m House
and n-- y night it will be an «mortalit-
t oi merit. and those who miss it
use It dramatic trout.
III“! '4,
”i1. ‘ ‘
rowed 3
Wet
an
I
MY Hill-1ND FROM INDIA. ‘h
Waiter [-1 Perkins and ills mlupatly
appeired last night at iloyt'll Theatre
in ii"; laughable Iiu'rt' comedy, ”My
“4th from lndln." ’l‘bl- audio-non was
large. the laughter mutintlollll. and tilt
applause [limit liberal. all or whirl: will;
iully deserved.
‘ ' M4,"-
0 Atom Ml) lltilul OilAitlits
Corporation (ounuel Light «\ddn‘ms
. the timber». of St Illlhl‘llll' I l. ,w t um
St. Joseph's lyulltn llild its mulls:
meeting last night. Wild :1 large audi-
ence t‘lijityul the pl «crumble rendered.
The tlrst number wall -.I [Iiuliu tlilcl by
lion’s Allcl- O'Connell and Lillie
Proeb. Corporation t‘ouanl .ltllln ll.
Light dolllcrl-d an lliil'rl‘hlilix lm-ttm
on ”Oratory and Mail timims." .‘ll‘.
Light‘s talk loaded to prutu that a
chill Intuit rather prt-purv ilinlsril lliiiil
bin utm'h. (into when the lutc Hour)
. Ward Bewilcr made on midi-mm. n
irirud illiti’tl him how long it took him
to arrange it. Mr. iimn-bur's rI-ply was
"Flirty years." Mr. Light quoted at
part 0! Robert llayttr's .ldilrmul will-ll
‘ ill choke in luvor of, state iislltlt tor
.iioutlt Cnmiiun. and also uuvl- itnniul
Welltttcr'll reply in favor or the l'lilllll.
A great triblltc pull point In stud; lrillil
than all (iruttotl. t‘lll'rnn. iilwrillutl.
rite. O‘Connell and lithium.
Rev. John 1'. Winn-rs nilllwoml tum
«cations on “Why the tYutholli- church
Witter by initiation insta-ud oi iuluwl-
7 ?" sud "Wily does lllt‘ (:otbolii-
~ l arch awn communion in "or {arm
haunt! oi two?"
lAflfllNBRY FOR Tim
WORKH.
It! car loads of machinery ill rivml ill
III“. Norvullt yuut-rdlty Iiil’ litt- Nor-
wailt iron Works company. Three of
than contained sections at the mulls-
tor electric traveling t‘l‘alw whirh llw
mushy provost-I to emit in ittl {Milk
(in 'i‘hc oiim' three, lmlldrll other
“my. contained a tour hundred
Winner rrmmmpound mine.
which will he «who! to In» air film-
W mauul’murm by this com»
”EON
’ tut. owmso’u lituuovsasur.
Winds oi lion ’Ilihti ll Dimiesd
will he pill-sad to turn that the bi now
thin to sound lu-rorai hours each day
ll W ”MW. chill!!! ll! lilo rm 0!
W With its iilll onto hm out
.. ind!” i‘. i: limnbo
habirlnulh around “mu m
Hr.
mam tit
" Intuitio-
illu’hltli
Inn with «are little till. swell.»
. ' . i
' not one dull momont in the whole ~
- noble passions. of honesty. selfishness '4
A his last. mom on tells
illllll Ml
Biliary Spends Them in Reading
Fiction and ill Scrolling.
“-..“... ....
ills llE lllll ME WITH NERVE
W
Beholncroutllatthlnmssotvu
oil’ohacoovilicauas any Wash-
m-l'ctaflibowa Hearted
point-Ira.- “
Charles B'olnay. th Trumbull mur-
derer. is spending h 3 last days on
earth very quietly. He was not. a bit
down—hearted at this gloomy fact the
morning of the New Year. when War~
den Woodhritlge called at hill cell.
“i wish you a happy New Year. war-
den." said Bolnay.
"i’ m sorry i can 't wish you a happy
New Year," replied Warden Wood-
bridge.
The pfluonor smiled a sickly smile.
He has taken to mailing works of fit"
tiotl. 'Some days ach"rmarknl to
the warden that the religious booimilr
had been reading up to then were rather
dry. and that he would like some light.-
el' reading. lie was handed a tattl-
lcgue oi the books in the library and
[ruin it Bolnuy selected novels. He
asked for a kerosene lamp during the
early part of the night so that. he wlld
continue to read. The warden could
not comply with his request lie thou
asked that a lump be placed outside
his cell door. He was told that the
light would nttrart the attention oi the
other primers and prevent than irom
ice-ping.
Boluay smoke» incessantly. A day
.)l' two ago Warden Woodll’rldgc rallml
hill attention to the eflfl'i of liltl con—
staut smoking on his nerves, and sing?
nested that he should umoite ill grant-r
moderation. . .
"It is the only t'li'l' you fill let me
indulge warden " was Bo nay's an-
AWN.
Warden “'lxldhrldge remarked that
hill objott In speaking to him about his
smoking was to guard against wealt-
am; of the nerves. '
"Don't you fear. warden. l'il ml to
my death ‘tlill no-rlro.’ nail tiw mn-
demand man's reply. ,. iiarliorul'i‘llnl-s.
“810].
Al the ex-parte council which was
i-allml to meet last week at. the Con-
gregational church. but which instead
held u wanton in the Town Hall on im-
ilnli of Mrs. J. S. lame. the following
t-lcrsynlon and delegates were present:
ltev. Charles Ray Palmer. 0! New lin-
wn. Rev. Dr. Russell. Rev. Mr. De»
new and Judge Norris it. Beardsley. oi
Bridgeport: Roth Mr. t‘lllltill, of Fall'-
i‘wld; Ht‘i’. W. H. iluiman, u! Smith-
port; RM”. A. i-'. l’lorrw. oi liuuilllry.
ill-v. Mr. it'runrin ntld Ill'lmalt‘, oi
lirooltflt-lti; Kw. ('. l'. Luther and ll
8. Osborne, oi lietldinx; lit-r Mr. ilnrli'~
us and W. H. Saxton. oi Wootport;
Georgi,- ll. St. John. of Norwulk. nud
iii-t. W. Ii. Hart. of Wilton.
.....-h-.-._.,_~
Aliwr‘l inm- hall returned to t'or-
ncil university. and Mills. l-‘iorotlw
Lane to Pratt lnstitilte,'llrmlltlytl, or.
it 2' spending the holiday \‘llt'illitlli with
limit" parents. Mr. and Ml'li. .l. t-i. imit-
Alias Maud A Williams and Eugnnu
llNirh. built oi thin plow. wel‘uulnrrletl
hm Wl‘t'li, m the rrslllcllt'l- of tho
llriilr's uralldmot‘br-r. Mr». Allin-y J.
William».
“to m-lollllit llilu-nlnn oi Nntuulk
has lisitul .I {Mt day“ with Mrs. John
llvhltili'L
u.
hint. linwlt-y Willinms‘is flitt'illllllii n
low day» with iwr ullm. .llistl llama, oi
Itmldlult.
Minn Estcllc Wllwier bull returned
llmm from it lilmlill'lv lluit lll timot-
livid.
Miss lcllltll Wuitcttlnn in utwndiurt
low wool"; in liprlugllnid.
fl
...”. .. ... ......-._....‘...
Mills Minnie Williams upon! part at
lulu wool: in Wnstpm't r
ll. K. Pitch ill still upon tho lib-it list.
m
ill-:li‘rlmlii iN ‘l‘lli’.’ t‘lii’ltt'llliil. ”
limtltllt tor pruyor will be bold cwry
night this Week FXN‘DI Saturday. ut
titt' Norwulit Methodist Episcopal
l-lllm-b. The Evangelical Allinncu top.
loll lire foilowoti in port. and the tutu-i.
inns so tar have tum woll uttcndml.
The reactor monthly meeting oi lilo
lt'pwurth lmue will be held i’ridlty
night. alter the religioutl meeting. at
tho Norwullt Methodist church.
The monthly olitrisi ixtsrd aiming
oi the Norwalll hinthodlilt chnrrh will
to hold ailm- the rolluulus survive to-
night. _
it". 'i'. ii. Noble will load the rum.
tug at the First tfmrslstlctull church
tonight.
'rlcltnrs run won rumor.
The rash prim given our by hi. it.
Glover. the shoe dealer, can hr obtain-
ed by those holding ill! tattooing noto-
btml: I“. tick-t MN: ”I. tieltst lb
5“: ”0. ticket "Jill: Did. tiohut 8.3“.
The mad prise ticket was held to
”in mus Mitch. «mo of
iridium Mos. ct Wittoa limos
am. William A. Apilliu
been critically ill it her holn
park. died at. 7: i6. o'clock this
lira. Amblerhad, host: an
malty yearn. but had borne h nutter-
lps with Christian fortitude. trustlnt
in her luster and awaiting His dc-
strtls. Illa was one at the charter
members of this N'rrralk Methodist
(2th
Mn. Ambler was born in Wilton.
allows- a dstlghtsro outs late Sher-
man Cole. and on at twelve chili
dren. Her husband. Willism A. Ami»
Isr. and one son. Frederick ll Ambler.
survive.
Her tiring brothers nail sisters are:
Mrs. W. ll. Osborne. oi Manchester,
Mich: Mm. Willis McDonald. oi
Brooklyn; Mrs. P. R. Dnstmberre. oi
Norwslli; bird. ii. 8. Sellsck. oi Nor-
wnllt; Lest" Cole. oi Brooklyn; Victor
Cole. of Bridgeport; Ira Cole and Al:
len Cole. of Norwalk.
Tho (Ilnoral will take place at the
house at 2 o‘clock Friday ailernoon,
Rm: F. A. licoileld will oiiiciatu. The
burial will be in the family plot in lln<
ion cemetery.
W
0 .. LEGISLATIVE REUNION.
t‘lillbcring oi legislators cl '9'} at tho
Allyn lions». in Hartford.
The mood rt'iillllln oi tho (lonm‘ni
Assembly of hill? will be held at tho
Allyn House. ilnrtlol'd. today. supple-
menting llm reunion held nt I'l-‘iuiiirt'
limit-b, Bridgeport. last summer.
hiriilllrl'll oi the imlslalun- untold
iliml at "W Allyn llouuu hi i o'iltnit
and till- ilnnqlwt was sum-d a: l:.'£li.
Senator ”flWli'y will lll- lil'm'ill nil/l
Tliilltt‘ no address and it in lixpi‘t'la‘tl lilzll
senator l’litil. t'tmxrclullllan iii-pry and
:writaps ifongrcsunlim Sperry. Rum-ll.
itli‘l' "ill will ll" prom-tit. Thom i:~
.Iim home expectation that ritwrrtnry
l’otwr‘wiii romp on from Wanhlngton
to ultnnd Ibo i‘rllnluli. Bm‘illit‘l' liar-
llttlll‘ will be the ttmtmuier.
”8,.
lii'SlNi-lts‘ri FAILI'Itt-Jti iN (‘ONNEt'Tv
~ iCl'l‘.
Tho business iuilurul in t‘onncrtinll.
with t'ompiuic i'l‘lllflll given by Brad
«root's Mt'i‘t‘alllllt' money during ll.»
mnlbor, number meaty-live, with an-
eu-tl; or 8.145%. and liabilities of 883.-
mm. in lieu-tuber. ltilltl, llll'l‘t' wen-
twllntrlilr- lzllllii‘l'f‘. with onset» oi
tiltixllitt and liabilities oi 8197mm,
'i’hc failures in the state during tilv
war or m? nulnlwrwi 330'. uuetu. 3i.~
1'40217; llitllilliim. $2.03!.60tl. ltl lli’u‘
there, unn- L'ul‘l iniluros; Insets. Sim-3'.
'Jlt‘i; iluilllillcs. blillltxifnl.
$100 REWARD!
'l‘lll' tlil'lo'hlulit-Il. Nll'l‘lliil‘ll Hi‘ Ill!
tlmll nl N-Iruullt. limb) ull'vl' :I t-~
until all lllll‘ "illi‘ll’t'tl Iii-lino- l’nr ill-
ll‘i‘t‘-| lIIIIl l'nliilt'lmll ni lllt' lllil’i} ui
.vlt‘i‘lir- “how! “I'll lulllr l‘CII-l .Vnntulii
lump which lllm- rlwutly iron do»
rlh'yI-tl.
FRANK ll. MERRILL.
lil‘lliiAill 'l'lIUMI-‘fi
r-Ztlll'lfil. i.\ Nit".
Soil-ribbon
" DIVIDEND.
l’llll'lllltl County illiblltl Bull.
Nolwnlk. t‘onll.. lieu. L‘". litit'i.
The Board at Directors oi this ltimli
llitt'fl Ibis «lily din-lured s semi-annual
‘llVllll'flll oi thrm» till plvr cunt. payable
on null nilvr .lnullnry 3d. llillii.
l.. t'. ("till-ix. t'asbir-r.
1‘23 l W
SDUYN NDNNALN SAVINGS BANK.
INTERHR'I' NOTICE.
South Norwnllt, Pomp. lieu. 211. liiiil.
At ll. ttlctvtinlt'oi lilo muuagvrs of this
lulnil. lwld thin «into, ll dividend in do
positors oi lillt'l'mil nl Illl‘ rule oi tour
po-r cent. per nunllm was dot-laml’ior
”i" sit liltllllllil «ruling January l. lllllli.
pnysbli- on and uni-r January lit, thus.
interest not drawn will bi- crmlllml to
urvounls and draw lull-rest from Jun-
Imry Hulls.
.liiliN ll. KNM'l', 'l'runsurI-r.
tiill'cw
Ii :- uI-II
Wt- llnw ll lurin- Ilwurtml-ut lol’
Rmtricsu
Gut
Ethos.
tlur prim-s arr vary but.
...”... M“...
"or line of
Rationing
is tho tanned and trout Ill-undid
in tho twin ville».
WE WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
we shall giro a parting salute to tho-old year.of~l897. and tilt! glad hand of welcome
to the now year of 1898, by a
Grand ”New Year’s Gift Sale.
/Fl
FTY DOLLARS IN GIFTS
( liven away Saturday nightudanuary 8th, at 9 o ’-(-lot it
WONDERFUL PRICES FOR FRIDAY ONLY.
Ladies Jackets.
it has been It “‘itl’lll full. lull ul- lili\'t‘ .
llu- till-n l'llllli'hl Illllnlll! in fun Us
Take ilil\"liilllifill‘fli ”ll" till) A Hill‘ and
Inn ll Julltli. l‘tll Illt‘tttlllu' -lliI-llu- of
our pnirntns \u clivialwi our .‘llNL ul
Jfil'kl'lflllllt\ym ll I."l|'.>i
m NO. 1.
\li out ltuiilm' jlltkll-«l ltl'uk
Is-uu‘l ll‘l'tli tin-i1... mull
tllllli. olt’. l'It'vl'yllIillu alt-ll-
Ill); fl'l'l'l'V llt'rt-lu i'llr $1.1M.
“mild l’lltlll’l'.......... ,1 .. ,. .‘3.50
m N0. 2.
All our lmlit-s' iiil'l liliflt'r'
inc-ink lllmk hour-in grub
llllli'lt. Ill“) and block lu-I-
~il. I‘J'mllillifl that will
nil «limit for Milli". )ulil'
i'lllllt'l'..,......., .. . . “.00
M NO. 3. ’
hull". ull'riltttu. lull ktlwy.
rid loo-it. ilruutl kl‘l‘fli.
l'llll lltN\ in M} llllllmll :III
will lrnm -*l' in H I \ullr
t-lllutllilllll) int :llllll'illilli .1000
LU! NO. 4. _
l“llll“l llrniitlrllllll. lav-«l ind-
a»). for lritmilmi. lirfll‘li'll.
luml lillt'll. Jllt‘lu'b- Nilll :lll
lmi mlwtl loun Ninth p.
is". yt'lii‘ fl'lt‘t‘l t'llull't', ._w,.l4 98
Children s Jackets.
lltll ’Ii‘ll' t-
$3.50 ”D .650.
'-l‘lII\ tum-mill ilmll l«intuit-H2" ' in
Flannel Wrappers.
. .-VL.~.‘4._
H AlulithIJhulu-s' _\'lllll‘tlinltt 98c
Umbrellao.
”ill llltltllml llllilltlllxtn. l'liw—
\l lltl {l :5. :liitl.l ill. intirqltuiu
ill llll ltd . . . ,. 750:
' SIX GRAND GIFTS.
W
All you lmw to do is to Illnkt- il pur-
vim-I- and now your coupon.
ms? om.
lllll. llt‘st lliix. l“lilili’, 3 ill-Nil
sitcom om. ” ‘
Sowing Alucllillt- ..... 20.00
rump om.
laiiilli’s' .liu-kct: ..... lllJli
mourn om.
l.:Illit-.-t' Mackintosh. - l'lJNl
, m om.
Lamp .............. 4.50
tum am.
liox Laundry Soup .. 4.50
Total ...... $50.00
All in Inc ultrll :Ilt‘uy all it n'rlut'k,
Fill in Y, lil’lt '. Iii~t.
i'ollnv In this grunt gift sulr. 'l'ilc
prion no. illlno-t t'lll ill tu'n. ullll you
may \\ in our or munmitlll- pith.
BOSTON STORE,
NORWALK.
Hosiery . Underwear.
i'ut prim-s for Friday only.
2')” pain lmlim.‘ black lihllilll'w
hl‘ll kings. nil pun- \ltltil,ttill‘l't1{il-
.II 2» «taking Votollrtllm
pull» in u l ll~lolut r, at .......... l2ic per pr
no tln'l. mu II' It gmv mtulltw Mix.
|' wry pair north J'lt'. \ot owr
tin» puir~ to :I "mil, .It. ..Olc pd! pr
H do] in») a jut-nor rilllml blili‘lri
ullvl drum-m pitta: fill in .4. will
ill ilu stimuli In l’zu Sol lllilll)
ull llilllll. l.:li'|_\ prim on Flidnl 17c
lliiiuz. luvl'ls willtir shirt-i ulul
drun- -:r- at: u silw missing; m:-
Illnr ’ll’llt" Illiulld 0399'; tln- glint-
wt \illlil' lll Milt rut-tin \I r olll r-
m;l r'm ll ....... . ............................... 34c
Dress Goods.
f Now for :I New \'I-:Ir'- will.
I'llrw pit-v on Si Lulu-«gulch- ...... 90¢
Muir pit-I'm .l .0" tlrm-s maul-L. 63c
Fix trim w ill» ill‘i-s- L'lltltl! ............ 50¢
f-ltrlmmlunts. from iloloiunlw. Wu
ill. III III lllt'lu gout but till the thrill."
Mittens.
‘W 3-nir~ Imiin‘ :Itld I'llii-ln-li's
lfllllt'li": our twillur '.'."w mitt; it
good gill. :Il .............................. . 15c
Handkerchicil.
tilt llullallterillilh for MN" and
noun-zit -liulltl) lnllmwl; lllt' mum
u: milinl lilnnd liu- nil fur ........ 100
Brushes.
(in: 1mm imir llrll~lit~f 'n’uuinr
\llllll' .‘W .l'nt' llll~ ~ult'. 17c
New Year Announcement.
Our experience has taught us that most people prefer to pay a fair price
for a firstwlalls article. rather than buy a cheap article at a cheap price.
i
No house In this town can duplicate our prices and quality combined, as
WE SELL AT CRSH PRICES,
and cater only to such trade who pay promptly at “time specified.
iiur hin- \ I-‘lll him-4' mum rt illlth in tho tlumt ‘ I
within pnulllm-zci tllmii- inn-ll toil-c ml ll Wt‘t'li. utill
bu.» .li-“t't’lill‘i- ilitll t‘liiilitll do an and in hold
1'1
"tunic.
l"-itn t' l't‘illlit‘n lllltlvr . , . .
lutml "lllllt
Allulbu inn-in ut llllm Mow-l. .lnii ,l
ti‘tl. lll ., . .
I'llm 'Itllllltl- lim- \llllt 1 rolls. mu ,.
i llflll I» “lift “I'-
“u how lilt lineal l'rtllluls tllnt l‘illl Ill unlimimt lfilcib
“Hint-1"» l'IIIlIlI-ll l'IIIllpitiIl ur Month. 2 ran- ibr 25c
‘ lipo- I'tltl' I 'Wltillln'rllt-s, . . ”10¢ QC
980%., 8 lb! :llc‘lob “to l inc-i I 'ull'n- to in. found from ............. 200 lb tip
, .. 29c lb ltlll l‘holi'llltudi "-lm in in ll lil llulur nlI-l liquor. A
H! "Wk "ltll lilcllclml “.llvn ui ..80clb
, 7‘. each illluunriull r-illi-m» l‘luilr . . . ,. . ...7iicbac
the l'Ilv m- llilillt llill l-‘u-liioll N. M (Mr 'tlilh .\l damp-l. A
iOcih iluul llllit'lt t'iilillttl lwl’nullll.
it has and Will be our aim to give our patrons the Parent l‘OOil Prk pets
at the Lowest Pouible Prices.
C. E. SEY MOUR, Leading Grocer.
3’l Washington Street, South Norwaiir, Conn.
Telephone cell, 68.2.
To the Housekeepers of the Nomalks:
Wu tortliully thank you for your splendid und gellcrous Holiday pat~
l'iillllflt‘.
W 0 will iltllllilt' our effort» for tlii' year to t'llllii‘ Ill
\‘lu llill our boat in lll'scl'vc it.
”i but you appreciated our
tiouvor to prove
uliorts wnu ltrttli'll by tho grclltest business done on. *c at ur location here.
to you by strict attention in your want» that ymli‘
been Itllspiuvod.
Very Best Creamery Butter. 25c lb.
Sugar Cured Shoulders. 7c Ill.
uoufidcnm llliit not
Sugar Cured llama. l0c ill.
20 lbs. Granulated Sugar, “.00.
Jones or Maud S Flour, 75c has. 55. 75 per barrel.
ew York Grocery Co.
Dormvan Building.
8M7 Alain M
Norwalk Chronicler