to boy Home-made Pair. No. 1 Got- k. tonight and last week to fill its seereteryship oi ltev. . . ‘ luv. Henry S Roberts, ‘ Ill: at West Hart- W and will begin work at once. fromGoorgla recently. mafia.- put his hand into the ‘ . The snake hit him on the in- iln‘diir of the left hand. and be rushed listle- and coatlese to Belle- or... "W an: “new ._ m on c o e m0! WWW the wound. The We have hopes of saving his 2w .sr . '3' ‘1’“; if 2, .‘ ‘ IIIB“POIT. Ioi homes will be made Ithis Xmas by the gift giv- ecan do much to help you Isuccese from the start-— Ig here for everybody. I ‘ Every ”’13. wee: we advisei carry 'FW crowegetoutnthe and to all that can. we say ' acids the torenoon. Como anyway «the e II large. Noah’s Ark is full to overflowins 4 with Christmas things. you'll find pre- " ~ seats (sure to please them all. We couid tell you a story about . . handkerchiefe every day and then not halimil all we have to say. nanomciuars FOR cums‘russ r“ ' 'rris msrunr iS A GRAND one: An Improvement In the giving of handherchieie this Xmas Is buying four and six in a fancy box. making an easy way to people sending out of town. . Boxes of handkerchiefs for children, ‘ .. Price lilo per box . Doses of Swiss embroidered hand- kerchiefs for ladies. Price 60 and 75c a box. Some special values in the real Dutch III lace hendkerchiefs. . " Very. pretty Val. lace cornered hand- i ' karchieis. Price $100. . (50) My plaid soft silk mufflers. Im- goods. Very desirable for Ia- diee' war and always sold at 81:50. W ”°° iseenoe lace ties. Some very handsome designs. Prices $1.50 to :5. Windsor ties. Prices 25c d ribbons for bows and ties, No. i 50 width. Price 25¢ a yard. I . l ”Fun." ‘s Auschscerforamuil.afurset. There's no better gift to your lady irlend. Every kind of a for represent. ed. Forests for children. i ' —-————_ ”My handles and natural and glances. in gloria and Ill silk. A present to any of the family. Prices from the to 810.00 5.‘ you with your purchase. fines: " we ‘ green. brown. navy and black. korIey. noon. “MAIN. ”aromas-ale. Whirliicu “lDOIPOITs w meetiu oi the euca- litteof'oi the Connecticut BI- “it. Gilbert on account of ad- orrlngton, was elected Boswell. an actor. husband of the neat Norwelk snake- , brought a copperheed snake and 60c (in! and consult us. We will help reported purchased from a mean- shoot me high class Jackets in d the. lined with very due strip- teletI; some at them have been his to sell for Oil. your choice 86; Malachi?“ New York . Minor. 3— "You weren't up this way the other night when they captured Mamie hislendoi" said the conductor of the Brie train ‘ which reaches Jersey City at midnight to a Sun reporter user Ramsey's last night, "They all got on my train at. Paterson. two girls and two men. when the girls had picked up at Peterson. The party had been traveling back and forth all day between Peterson and Newark and the men had been buying drinks. was making and at Peterson the men said: "Let's make one more trip to Newark. and they bundled the girls on heard my train. which was going the were “-1 "Between stations they were quiet enough butwhen wcwhiatled for a stop the men would begin to sing end hold their hats up for one of the girls to kick. That was In order to keep the girls from noticing the stations "Finally one of the men took me aside and said that he was Detective lieCalsrty. and showed me his badge. He told me whet his lay was and asked metotell bimlnatassooneewegot over the line into New York state. Finally we came to Suiiern and lie- Caiferty said to me. 'Thenk God. we are In New York It last.’ Then he turn- ed to the girls and said. 'We' re on the wrong train. Let's get oil' No soon- er did they reach the platform than he touched Mamie on the shoulder and The touch 'We're in said: 'I waht you. hismie.’ sobered her in a second. “ 'Not much.’ said Mamie. Newark.’ “ 'Oh, no.’ said ilcCaIIerty. 'we're In Suilern, New York state.’ "She looked at him a minute and then lumped hack and grabbing at her hat, drew a long hat pin. He slapped It out of her hand quick as I ilash and then he and the other men bundled into a hack and didn't Ihe screech and yell. Those fellows played a cute game." SUIT TO NEWER LAND. Kansas City. Mo.. December lib—The utter extinction of freight and passen- ger traflic on the Missouri river is the underlying cause for a lawsuit tiled in Kansas City. Kan. Involving 300 acres of land. valued fully at I million dol- lars. In 1859 the township company that projected the original town oi Wyandotte. which has since been mer- ged Into Kansas City. Kas., donated the land in question for public levee. With the decline of st hosting the city began to graduall Ive the land over to the incoming railroads and oth- er purposes. Sult was filed yesterddy by the original donor's heirs. who to recover the land. claiming the It has been diverted from the purposes for which It was given to the city. SIGNS OF AN OPEN WINTER. There were brought into Winstcd on Thursday a lot of red fox. gray fox. min and niuskrat pelts. If there is anything in the fact that the fur oi the animals thus far brought in Is not as thick as It usually is at this season of the year. then an open winter is pretty sure for the winter of 1899 and 1900. An old weather sharp says It's a sure sign and although there may still be three months of winter. still the pleasant weather thus Isr may hold out for some time yet. and. the luck or extreme cold and snows and Ice may account for the fact that fur hearth! animals are all wearing their light fall overcoats. the some as the two legged animals. POLICEMAN FELL INTO THE CEL- LAR. Hartford. December lav-Policeman James F. Havens was badly Iniured at a fierce blue in the saloon of Michael Clifford In Windsor street. He had been sent to the place to prevent thiev- Ing As he stepped inside the door the flooring gave way and he was precip— Itated Into the cellar, a distance of eight feet. In his descent his head come In contact with the jagged edges of the flooring and inflicted an ugly gash in his head. The cellar was filled with about two feet of water. and It was with diillculty that the policeman waI extricated from his perilous posi- tion. Ropes were thrown'to him and he was pulled to the door above. gnu—- SPECIAL SESSION OF MICHIGAN . LEGISLATURE. Detroit. Mich. “December Iii—it is that Governor Plugree will call a special session of the Legisla- ture. Those who are close to the gov- ernor declare that one of the objects sought is to provide for the calling oi a constitutional convention to amend the old state constitution. Among other things, It Is believed an amendment to the constitution to permit municipal ownership of street railroads is In con- templatioa. DEAD IN HIS STORE. ' Hartford. Mather ls—Itephcn D. Crane. proprietor at a cigar store in Pearl street. who has been missing for several days. was found dead In the store. His family thought he had gone hunting. and in order to satisfy them- selves they went to the store and found it locked. The door was broken in and the missing man lay dead in the middle of them. lieertdisaaseishelieved to have been the canes eidsath. Described as a may,” by that This was the last trip that l , , "3": In secures Mufflers. and, the assurance of a... properly: attired. and tilt kmadedxe that your . Ciothingwas sold. you at an advance on the whOlesaie price of only i it imatc' profit strenxiltens your content ,7 car the trade demands a much beiieri y of goods than ior the past W0 years. l m a consequently our stock' is correspond- ingly better. We aim to give you jusi What you want. .. The Imperial is very popular. both the lined and unlined. , ‘ some tie for evening wear. while it you j desire the same effect in a tie you lie for yourself. the Ascot is your choice. We desire you very much to inspect our 25 cent Four-ln-Hand Ties. They are ex- ceptionally good for the money. so The Phil is a hand- "f It makes no difl’erence how heavy a collar “ a coat has. it seems to be the tendency of the cold air to get‘in around the neck. and makes it hard to keep warm. the draft with a Muffler. very fine and pretty designs. You will want one if you see dim. and when you see the prices you will buy. Shut off We have some FRANCIS di CO. Prim” the MM 98 Washington Si. 50. Norwalk. . 1 We Bring You Tidings of Great Jon! Flannelette Night RObes '3 -:. -:- ':- The New Store, 45 and 47 West Washington Street. We Give You the Choicest and Best of Merchandise! Getting Ready Christmas. Our store is. brim full of good things suitable for gifts for the coming Holidaus. Fur Scarfs and Collarettes " "- Ladies' Robes. In Electric Seal, Opos- ' 59,91 750, 850‘ ‘l'w‘ sum, Stone Martin and Gents Robes. Russian Sable. All fine at 50 etc. selected furs. Gloves '1' '9 '9 'i- 'i- *- Ladies’ silk lined Mo- cha Gloves. in the most desirable colors, 31.00. Gents' and Boys’ Chin- chilla Gloves at 25 etc. E. K. Maliackemo Hotel Block, South Norwaik. White Aprons -:- -:. -:. Over one hundred pat- . terns to select from, 25 to 60 cts. BANKS. BRAZILIAN BALM will drive away that frog in your throat and that cold in your head; yes, it will even do your inflamed eyes good. in at. 3., a ll. PIAISIED sad i. a. sixrta. Ilreggiets. Wehavcelsoeddodtoourstocke . alias of Ladise' and Gent's SILK popular as Holiday Gifts and are use- ful and sensible presents. Mr. Charles H. DIIworth will give his attention to line watch REPAIR- ING. DIAMOND SETTING. INGRAV- LK Gllllll llcliill. Wives ! . . . The quickest way to a man's heart is through his stomach. Keep ‘Hubby filled with wholesome food and your life will be a bright and happy one. But. of course, you don't want to pinch his pocket~book too hard. Elgin Creamery Butter ...... 24c per lb 20 lbs. Granulatdd Sugar .......... $1.00 8 lbs. Buckwheat .................. 25c Prepared Buckwheat. 3 lb. pkg ...... 9c Grandma's Pancake Flour ....... 8c pkg ii lb. pkg. Street's Hominy ......... 12c 4 cans Solid Meat Tomatoes ........ 25c Best Sweet Cornuiujxuuynulic can GOODS DELIVERED PRO A. STU L. :4 Cottage avenue, - - East Norwalk PTLY. W Paper those RM“ ow i i I . 1 . ”a en‘d you will We cause for Christ- mas. Your relatives. friends. or neighbors, If they come to see you. will have a better time—they'll feel right at home e'nong new and pleasant sur- roundings. You'll take pride, trio. in showing them around your house. Why not make the home as pleasant End at~ tractive as possible? You've anticipat— ed It would be; it rests with-you to make It so. The coming winter even- lngI will be long. make them cheerful with our pretty Wall Coverings. We have many appropriate designs. well worth a call to see. It will profit you to select yol‘ Wall Paper here. Our ‘prices are reasonable. E. E. consign, 10 ., irst Avenue. rift N orwaik. Telephone Call. 135-2. I Want My room painted or papcred in a hurry. This everybody is crying now. Jobs of this kind cannot rush so Inst but that I can hadle them to everybody' a satisfaction. prices and JURIUS BROWN, PRINTER. 8 Haviland street. South Norwaik. STOVES AND RANGES NEW IND SlCONDJlINB. A'l‘ ROCK-Em I PRICES. Stores Pet II ii Repaired. C BLACK, in Street Bridge Douala Norse-1k. I HENRY CHRISTI“ Will It be to every home. wherein the family welfare has been looked after and protection secured for every mem- ber. There’li he no worry—nothing to ' mar their pleasure. They'll enjoy "that peace of mind" which TRUE PROTECTION such as we oiler gives. TIIE CONN. CSN‘L LIPS INS. 00.. United Bank Building. South Norwalk. Con Prank L'Holimedieu. moral let. "ohm "3'3... We. RELLAB which have become very . is always clean. "ng3 37.95% g tai- his: “00 Paindtllillll ”.OOALI rom aileron MPERFEGTV . FAMOUS FOR BOTH BISCUITS More of It. THE EEST MA__|.__T BEVERA HIGHLAND BRIE NBS: HIGHLAND .BRANDS ARE STRICTLY UNION. HIGHLAND BAVARIAN. HIGHLAND MALT EXTRACT. and Melt with Iron. PUT UP EXPRESSLY FOR FAMILY USE. as carefully as a physician' I prescription. THE PUBEST MALT TONICS MADE. 1HIGHLAND ON THE LABEL MEANS HIGHEST STANDARD. The Hatch & Bailey Co. Edward F. Bailey, Pres. Smaller. Dunbar and Shingles. Planing and Steam Sawing. OT-PIE D CAKE. Ask Him. . , ~ nsq. HIGHLAND PILSNER. HIGHLAND CREAM ALE. Stock Ale and Pork They boil the weak and are unsurpassed in any partlcskt. loons furnished at reduced prices. _ B FREETOFMI“ . .‘ . r " I ISAAC G. MILTON. Sole Eyelet. 23 some mm eraser. xoawanir norm Tel. Call.- 136- 2. South Norwallt. Telephone call. 149-5. ‘ THE HIGHLAND. Winnlpauk. Stephen S. Hutch. See and M ”NAHUM 0' AND mums n Doors. Still. llllliill. Illidlood Itiliili. Cliilitl. lit. Plain. Cathedral and Other Glasses. .HIA‘I’HIN. PAPERS. Mill and Oiiice foot of Marshall sh. Sag—— Norwalk. ELEVATOR "We never make excuses for charging high prices." . because it is not necessary. We sell the choicest unity and feed at the lowest price. Grain and Feed from second hands ? Why buy Hay, Sirew.‘ Raymond Bros. RAILROAD ELEVATOR. It Pays to Get the Best. It is a well known fact that the best of workmanship and style in Sign and Wagon'Paintiug Can be found at TILLY’S Sign and Carriage Works. GOAL .3 COAL! vingpurchasedelergssupplyofuial psavioustothsreoent advenoeinprieeJm' uowinepositloutoglvemycutmn-Itho benefitoitheeavne. lystook consists of lrst-slass Goals eely. both Lohlgh asd lrsohareleg, lesbian and Jeddo. Egg. Stars, III and Fee. Special attention given them and ofall coal modem-y. andds- "used by careful and experienced-ell. “JOHN H. FERRIS. in WM“ " ”“c 0"A“""'"i_ ....... The comIort of home assured. Warm house, ‘ 1‘ wife and children to greet you at night; nocook with meals on time, all because you order ‘ Raymond Elevated Grain