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Mrs.‘ R
‘ .senddlre. Justice lead Spdltl.
with Ir. and hire. John
, ‘” ‘ sis liar usi-
. treasures-11o for s visit with lire
r. and Hrs. W. Davis. of Stemfo:
have rented and occupy Joseph His.
fir and hire. Richard Leonard. of
Newton. are entertaining their son.
Harry
mess-11 case: of Southhold l..
returned home from a 'visit with
JacobSlawaon,oan dgn,hsnbeenv
curiously ill for a week with troop
'5an "is is fillingi
at Kate {I'm a. In Stamf
Ilsa Clara Stillman. of liew York
spent Thanksgiving with her parents,
with avenue. \
lire. James hi. Wllimott. hipster my.
1. rays last week with Mrs. George Kirk.
M n
m‘gc n: 4w“
m. in Wyoming. NJ .
or. House. In liein street. :'
leonard. of Montana.
owe me. Pi
Wu“ In bimelght hand.
. lstter's satisfaction. .
It in A. Hob le
.1 féedI lg with her fluid,
_P ems. Cove road, Stsmf d
18!. and hire. A. CSllllman. Badge-
“ hart and tiles Virginie spent a few
”gaunt at the Thanksgiving dinner
, , van by hfr. and lire. Henry Scofeld.
avenue. .
at" 1 Hr and hire. William Willtnott. .Yr.
entertained friends Wednesday ev-gn-
leg from Darlen. New York. Stamford
calibre“ liver.
-.IIr Young. of New York. and Rings
Ind has purchased the cabin yacht
. Wanderer. and has It In winter quer
‘ fare at the letter place.
Albert Ferguson and his frietd
Odorge Cral e. of Philadelphia. have
heehl Episcopal Acad-
vfromto their en visit.
or. and Mrs. 0. C. Bowen returned
home Saturday evening from New
York. having spent Thanksgiving
with their daughter, Mrs. Charles
Charles Williamson was very severe-
ly injured on the base-bell grouids
Thanksgiving day, by a blow on his
this was attended by Dr. '.I.
lie and Is now about again
“31¢ Misses Diary and unreal-ct Sc.‘
entertained at a line Thanksgiv-
ing dinner. lire. Sarah Desksm anti
guides. Ilse Georgie; Sir. and Mrs
n Deuchy and An Stylce
_ JStephen Hoyt. and sisters
. We Jennie end Meta Bircharl
' leave awn today! or 1"!th days' vis-
It in ailingford. ey will slnr at
the meeting at. the Second Adventists.
invitations have been received by
Darlen friends to the wedding of Hel-
silence. of Ir. ltd lire.
Stout Whitney, and John Elbert Hav-
d. at the home of the bride's par-
ln Port Chester, December ill. at 8
o'.-clock
John Simmons has been suniomned
to appear before the Board of delect-
' men. next Monday morning. to show
cause why he should not support. his
father, Charles Emmons aged seventy
snare. wbohasreechedtheagewherc
he can no longer take care of himself.
A committee of citizens has been dri-
wd to purchase and present in
rice T00kcr a pair of the bust rub
ber boots to be obtained In the state.
The presentation is to take place In
Charles Adams' a cafe a few days beforr
Christmas, and will be made a note-
worthy event.
There was another large audience in
the Town Hall last night. to witness
the hypnotic demonstration of C. \V
Baldy. The mmittee of Se :le Hook
and ladder Company In charve of ti»
onteflalnmenta were Charles Milly
paugh, Hanford Smith. Nathan 1'.
Flash and William Ogden.
The Rings Daughters met Tuesday
afternoon with lire. Alfred Moreht one.
Sr. The members are busy preparing
Christmas hoses for the Flower h'ls'
law of New York, and the Home 'o1
incurable Children of Hartford. The
hm to send these boxes ebo it
middle of the month.
The harness which the thieves who
took William ll. Nash's horse stair.
wee the property of Undertaker James
Sireherd. lt wee stolen from the barn
the same night llr. Nash's horse die-
.but Ifr lilmhsru did not
. The rep-
and why Hr. Blrchard' s doe horse was
“nuke! menace to Dir. Nash'u
was probably bereuse it. would have
newesary to drive him over the
bare floor and out the driveway along-
side Dir. Dirchard's hound.
James Trowbrlrlne. the wealthy mi
mar resident of (loll-tildar's Point. has
decided to place a see well around that
section of his property which lsnot
y bounded In this manner. About
half the dlstsnre is now walled. leav-
tohedone 1.100 feet. Theoso-
been awarded to Contractor
kslton and Its arveyore are
k laying the lines. Work will
the lob will he complet-
wiater is ended. Then
of cut stones
more will he
i
are 3
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it
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15
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5‘
art calendars beautiful rec-
members of the family were '
ords oh the manage of the
All that is best in the
. .5. ‘ 8 ug'. . u!-
' in M: Intiest art mmrkltth; nl‘quén
chronological records that
bavp ever been included in
our stock.
Among the new fancies are
Japspesc calendars wuh dc.-
signs in pyrographic work-
etched out by the artist with
a small red-bot1poker—otbers
woven of a material much re-
sembling fine bamboo 1n ap-
pcarahce and still ethers of
rice paper. Others are por-
trayals of the natural beauties
of that wonderful region; the
redwood. forests of California,
while still others illustrate the
interesting phases of 'life in
the famed Chinese district of
the metropolis of the west—-
San Francisco.
Imported novelties from the
famous art studios of Raphael
Tuck 81 Sons, beautiful crea-
tionsfrom E. P. Button 81 Co.
and the selected designs of the
International Art Co. are all
included in the display. be-
yond a doubt the most excel-
lent wc have ever made.
This list gives a faint i11-
sight into the prices and dual-
ities. but words and figures
are powerless to portray the
beauties and attractiveness of
our offering.
At one cent
Small calendars for the pocket and
the note-book. neat and plain. Other
designs. and better. two and three
cen .
At five cents
Twenty dilerent sorts of smell cel-
endsrs decorated with cats. dogs and
floral designs.
At ten cents
8111s“ fan and screen calendars. most
of them embellished with floral decora-
At fifteen cents
A very neat pod plain oIllce calender,
fan and calendars. calendars
bearing quotations from your favorite
author. drop calendars—You know they
tell one section below the other as you
hang them on the well. Similar de-
signs but slightly larger. 18c.
Al twenty-five cents
Larger and more artistic calendars
than have ever before been obtainable
in the city for the price.
Sweet Violets.
Pastoral.
Merry Birds.
Bouquet of Roses. '
Heartsease.
Fair and Sweet.
Poet's Gallery.
Author's block calendars.
At thirty-five cents
l-‘orty sorts. Including
Musical Favorites:
Celve.
Sun-dial.
Bright Dogs.
(haunted Cats.
At fifty cents
lsiody of Thought.
Bright Dream.
Sailor .
Soldier Boy.
Garlands of Beauty.
Cathedrals.
Admiral Dewey. Oh. no he has been
hoesbtcoreetothlsk.
At seventy-five cents
lie Home” for you.
Phillips Brooks.
Nature' 11 Garden.
Golden mu from lusklu.
Fine Art.
MAI ninety cents
Music. Art and Port".
Melba. Paul
a sun-s em
Others up to 83.
Center. rear.
Tue Howuun
DarOooos Co
Bridgeport
lire. David l'slkm. of 0:"
visiting Ir. and “reason
Samuel Davis. of
Iflil. yesterday. The season
unusually successful
lies Annie Jarvlu. who lives witii
that Iy of Charles Ii. Guidar. has
mm from s v‘ at with friends
In yll 81.1.11“ inclination
in certain quarters to connect the
rec 11g lady with the disappearance of
Frank Crockett Is unwarranted 181's
Guider says lites Jarvis went to wa-
terme wirh liar atoll Inrowledm and
senses
cemr.
In. D. W. Pillow has gone South.
lire. H. M. Fillow is visiting In Port
Chester.
Rev. J. W De.vis will much at the
Crsnbury Chapel. Sunday afternoon.
Hing ids Gmne. of Riverhesd, L. 1..
Is a guest of Air. and Mrs. IF’red Greg-
cry.
a
A be: social was held at the reai~
dence of William T. Gregory. Wednes-
day evening.
Mr. and hire. George Soutoa and son
are visiting lire Bouton's parents. In
Perth Amboy. N. J.
Mrs Jane Smith has closed her house
and Ill spend the winter with her
daugh r In Wilton.
Mrs. Julius Pruney and hire. Josie
Olmsteed have closed their house for
the winter and will reside in Norwalk.
Mr. and lfrs. Fred 0. Gregory en-
tertained a party of friends last even-
ing. Iluslc end phonograph selections
:dere rendered and refreshmentsserv-
A meeting was held last evening at
Washington Lodge room for the pur-
pose of forming a mag. Speakers
were present from Green Id and New
Canaan. Twenty-two names were tak-
eln. One month was given for e decl-
e on.
remnant melee wens.
Interesting Review of Geesedleet Ilellv
reed sure bv Ir. lie-lag.
Clerc-nee Deming. of Connecticut in
general and New Haven in particular.
contributes to the current number of
the Railroad Gazette. a most enter-
taining article under the title of "The
Mr
Deming begins as follows: -
The retirement of President C. P.
Clerk of the New York. New Haven ls
Hartford (Consolidated) Railroad
Company closes an epoch of two”:-
years In the history of that comra-
tlon filled with events which in drain-
stic and picturesque quality we shall
probably find unequaled in the annals
of railroading within the same limits
of time and geographical area. .It is
the story of an ultra—conservative pol-
Icy abruptly chengod into a radical
one. of swift and extensive consolida-
tion of lines. of vastly expanded ter-
Retirement of President clerk."
mlnsls. of sharp conflicts In the Legis-
latures and the courts. of electrical
competition met and to a large degree
mastered. of supremacy In the boat
lines of the Sound. of Improved service
and cheaper fares—and all this
through the dominating character of a
single men who In h if has been
practically the corporaon
The opening of the first year of the
epoch takes us back to the company
and its plant as they were early in
1887. The policy of the corporation had
been for years so quaint and slow as to
be almost reactionary. The time Is
within the easy memory of young men
when the sign "no freight received af-
t.ertp m..' weebigleturedouthc
freight depot at New Haven. The cor-
poration directors expressed lofty
acorn of freight ssbelng business which
had to be "handled" while pes-
eengrr trellc‘ handled itself" A story
of tinquestioned truth comes down
from the administration preceding that
of President Clerk and hits off well the
old and conservative regime. The
“Consolidated" Railroad directors had
been discussingap new pse-
senger t was bitterly opposed
by a di r. Quoth be: “if we put on
that train. It won't be a week before
geopls will be crowding It; then we'll
eve to put on
The ire-celled "Coasolidetsd" Hell~
road of those days was relatively a
meager thing. it had a single track
mileage of 524. now 8. 988. it had a Her-
lem terminal but undeveloped. and
cestwsrd end northward the lines of
the company ended at Northampton.-
Springfield. Wlllimantlc and New Lon-
don. its stock was eadhed bernsfor
years 818.500”. as contrasted with
854,641. on now. Gross earnings were
88.204577 in 1887, as contrasted with
840921 848 in Ill”. it owned no Sound
best lines and was hurt their coul-
pctltloneim It took In tw on as much
money ram W as rem
frrlght. it was, unpopular with the
people. “Inns phylag dividends oil 10
per cent. was Will“ su ill
but had no broad sndorecsstl I'ppo
try
The article then outlines the recent
growth of the mum. the devel eat
Its fans and the adoption of the thinl-
electric method. it says that Ilr.
Clark favored the of the Can
1%.“ ".‘l'fll 1111-1: mm“ "’
Fl"
sllel ht in 1888. it puts the asI
tumef strut 8m l'n
ckssing “that says that whatever may he
the fate of the road: --
The work of President Clark stands
Instead sure as that of s rsllroad er-
ehiteet. who. whatever other criticis-
iimcd aadwho.asspsr-
seasiity.was blesadgree
lous.eever thelertlaatandin
matters of discipline
Srookslde 11:11”j
mateworkialtemiordfortbewia- .
forthcpmentesseunol:
of its terminals and the reduet on of 81‘
i
paid i111 them.
weeklu until paid.
account with evembodu.
genuine article will alwaus be worth what uou pan for it.
sell it for less than some slo1es sell the infe1ioi goods.
To make this a sale which will long be remembered bu the people 11 The No
we will make a sweeping 1educlion on even] article in on slow. '
few items of inle1esl.;
' SPEClAL NOTICE.
[age of this special sale, can come in and him the goods on Credit. .
You can take the goods with non, worn it, and thou? “
Remember, uou wear the goods while pauing 101 them the
amount of $1. 00 weeklu.
tits ‘1"
nbemer & Co., 22 W. 11111 St., at
We have put the
People Who have not got the readu cash to [like
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URDAY, DECEMBER 9th
Havlbp 101111 the entire stock of samples of Misses’ and Cbild1e11’ s
the wellli110wn WholeSale firm of Rubel, Wile d Co., 59 E. 12lb St.. N. Y ., ‘
a. [side Stock of Ladies’ (301115 from R '
101111.111: are in a position to offer
ancients ever b1ouobl to South Norwalk.
them in plain fiau1e5,A PRICE THAT WILL MAKE THEM SELL QUICK.
OUR FUR DEDARTMENT is second to none in the slate.
weie bought last Julu. and whaleve1 We have 11 stock 15 worth just double the '1
Although the matkel1sfulloi cheap, shoddu and imitation 1 ' ,
We sell none but the ‘ r
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price on evelll
All of
Below we Ill
Wewiilk‘.“ -
IthlNllY.
Velvet Baby Hats. with large silk
bow, .98.
About one hundred Trimmed Hate.
marked down to 8L9! and 82.98.
All of our 81. 88 and 810 lists mark~
ed down to 85. 88 and 87.
in our Untrimmed Hat Department.
we have made a sweeping reduction.
Golf Hats and Alpine Hats—Every-
thing has been reduced in price.
All-wool Toboggans for school wear
from the to 75c.
HOURNING HATS AND VEILS.
We make a specialty of this depart-
ment. We always carry a large assort-
ment of Trimmed Mourning Hate in
stock from 82. 98 t088
Mourning Silk Veils00 for 81.50. 82.,50
88. 60. 85. co and 81.00
Bonnets for Babies from 25c to 81.50.
REEFERS.
Heavy Beaver Cloth. blue brown and
red. with large sailor collar, 83.98.
KRRSEY CLOTH REEFERS.
Scalloped Sailor Collar, trimmed
with little black buttons. Red. brown
and blue. A big bargain for 85.88.
KERN" CLOTH RRIFERS.
With Larges Sailor Collsr. trimmed
with black braid. Green. tea. red and
brown. for 81. 98.
COVERT CLOTH COATS
For girls ill to ill years. velvet edging.
86.88 to 81.98.
Klimt“ CW"! COATS
For girls 14 to l8 years. old strapped
"We. black. brown and ten, 81.98 to
means ascxnrs.
Jackets for Girls 12 to 16 years old
made in the latest fashion. for 82.98
and 83.98.
CHILDREN'S EIDERDOWN COATS
lied and white. Seller collar and
trimmed with white or black fur, for
1.99.
LONG COATS FOR CHILDREN.
Since 2 to 5 years. made out of
'g‘zeavy Boucle Cloth. fur trimmed for
.98.
CHILDRENS' LONG COATS.
Cashmere Cloth. blue, Goblin, Royal
red. brown. large cape. trimmed with
white braid and fur for 83.25.
LADIES' COATS.
Beaver Costs. half lined. cut in the
latest fashion. for 85..50 This is the
cheapest jacket we handle. as we do
not like to guarantee one for less than
that price.
A ve1y flue Lady 51 Cent all lined. six
rows of stitching around bottom. and
sleeves. for 88.98.
KSBSEY CUOTH COATS.
Sines from as to It. all lined. strap-
ped seams, trimmed with little but-
toas. a big bargain for “.98.
Do not fail to examine our 812. 00 and
"6.08 Jackets. There Is Ito concern in
the world that can give you better
values for your money than we can
give you.
CHILDREN'S CLOAKS.
ere. Boucle Cloth. brown, blue and red.
large sailor collar. trimmed with braid.
for 82.98.
CHlLDREN'S REEl-‘ERS.
Beaver Cloth. red. brown, blue and
green, with sailor collar for 82.50.
PLAIN SERGE SKIRTS.
Tailor made. from 82.50 to 85.80.
ALL WOOL SERGE SKIRTS.
Box plaid beck. splique front, very
stylish. price 86.98.
OXFORD HOMESPUN SKIRTS.
Appllou from. box plaid back. but
tailor med . 86.98 to 87.98.
OXFORD HOMESPI'N SKIRTS.
Habit or sesddlc back, tailor made
85. 98 and 86.98
SILK MlXED CREPON SKIRTS
from 84.50 to 89.50.
SILK SKlRTS
made by the best skirt manufacturers
In New York from 85 50 to 820. 00
SILK WAIST-S.
lllnck Tsfleta Wallis. made very
nicely. silk corded for 83.98.
HEAVY TAl-‘FETA WAIS'I‘S.
All colors, corded front. back and
slecvru. 88.98.
\ SKIRTS.
All-wool Cheviot Skirts. this sea.
son's goods. velvet binding. 82.98.
BLACK TAWBTA WAISTS
With combination fronts. white. blue.
rod and lavender fronts. for 87.08.
I." BRILLlANTlNE snare.
izsom «18550.
"— 111.1110 1111.11 waters.
Yoke back. from 8298 to 84 50.
In this department we have always.
excelled competition. Children's Reef-
' ALL-WOOL FLANNIL WW
Braided front, lined
blue. black and red. for 81
FRENCH sunset. W ,
Braided. colors. red, blue
black.
Lined throughout. 81. 88 to 1
Electric Seal Clusters. with six tails.
for this week. 82. 98.
BALTIC SEAL Clam
With six tails, from 84.68 to 81.88.
llllTATiON SABLE COLLAR!
With tells. for 84.98.
HUDSON BAY SABLI 00W“
With oh tails. from 85.00 to 885.00.
REAL MINK CLllmv
With eight tells. 814.88.
SABLE COLLARm
With long tal1s.heevy fancy I! lie:
33.031511: and fro falls. from 80 to
We can match all and every one of
our Collarettcs with Rule. We carry
a lgrgii,0 assortment of lulu. from 81..
to lo
nionnnowu sitcom
We carry a large assortment of these
”arenas. We have them from The to
84 t
CROCHET JACKETS NR INFANTS.
Wecurryegoodsssortmentoftheld
little costs from the to 88s.
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PETTIOOATS.
A full assortment of 11m
from The to 83.50.
We cum a lame assortment of Golf Capes, Plush Capes, Boucle Capes...
Cloth Capes for old ladies, Plush Jackets, Electric Seal Coats, Wrappers, and: a
menu other articles suitable for woman’ s wear which for want of space we i
i
enumerate lll the list above.
Thanking non for past favo1s, Res
pectfullp Yours, 1
H. KRIEGER o o ‘
Norwalk Chronicler