an excellent assortment.
by we can't baht ioilllor
. . ' .H. Dwyer. of New York is
this in Norwaik. ‘
rd Giulioa has left the employ of
it our Company
‘ W
in Henry M. Jonnlngs of 4 'l‘oiles
root. has an attack of illeiiinatlsili.
”7...
It (try one says We are on the
H 3 side of the sheet. Compare
goods and prices and see. if they
us. Clip rle E. Lawrence. low
it Silversml 34 Main St. Nor-
1'riié in. Ledge mi... Club will meet
Monday. the 17th. at Mis. Robelt Vila
Buren' s.
”w-“
~Vory Choice Turkeys
's.-- ~ . ~ .
140 lb.
The public schools of Nillwnlk wili'
oloae next l~‘iiiiuy fm the Christmas
. holidays.
.\’—w -v-,l—--- I
“Dunlap. Youmau Derby's. O'Brien. 1
Miss Lillie Yates. of South Mulu'
m. is entertaining Miss Helen Bel i
new. of New Haven. . I
—-All Ladiea' and Children‘s linis. at
half price. Ward‘s .Noruaik.
l
i
'Bllnfltia Renting: non of Frederick'
was the. banjoist at the small
ofBiitier l.odge;l . 0. O. R. There
also
stiltdi' or Moorcliniiinll and
, s are the' best we have been
it how to the tiilde. \\ heiplcl &
if) or cor. Main and Washington Sis
South Norwiilk.
The regular meeting of the lndepend
at Malian Society will be held toiiwi
row afternoon. at the llcadquaiters in
3 Ely avenue.
c.—
7 -'l‘he largest stock of Haiti‘s. Coi-
' aeta.Glovos. Hosiery and Underw'c ir to
be found at M. S Smith & Co's
,' TheJootbail game scheduled for
not y between Brown's Business
Coll team and Betta Academy of
‘ Stainford. was called off the Bolts
team having disbanded fol the season
‘” 2......
’3‘ ~a ills. of pure lard, 25c. at loseloirs
The can of the State Shell Fisher
les Commisaiun against Taimadget. '
Lyon. will be resumed in the Town
Hall. in Falrlieid Monday mmulng at
9. 30 o‘clock. A huge delegation will
"so 0\ er from Norw aik.
~15) styles of Handsome Sofa Pll~
town. 35c. ea: Ladies Outing Flannel
i 9mm. 29:. up. See our beautiful line
‘ of Silk and Giulia Umbrellas for gents.
ladies and children M. S. Smith 8: Co
" The case of Mi and Mrs. John Bed-
Ient ve. Harry Waterbury all of Wes
‘ tom has been adjourned until Decein.
her 22. Mr. Waterbury is a school
teacher. and chastised a soil of the
e“ Ni ‘
It” riaal doll is
was held lit the school.
in in. Lodloa' and
timbre
Gents.’ and Umbrellas for the Children.
All sizes. all prices. '1‘. J. Magnet.
" 1 no.1 colonial _for
will? 33%. of West menus. to
3 turned 'to ‘fiouth Norwaik. last night.
from a week’ a trip to his former home
in Non intervention. Virginia. where
he wont to rattle the estate of a rela-
tive. whom to» lie wits. .. f
"-Ghlclmlis. Hugo lb. Hayoa' a.
- Amma- ‘
The well known firm of lloggsou ilk
Robinson. printers. in Chapel street.
New Haven. for years. has been (lit-l
solved. by the death of Mr. l-ioggaon.
. Mr. nohinson will continue the busi
nose. He is o brotherlniiiw of Charles
E. Seymour. of South Norwalk.
ml. lb. Best Butter. 250.
The Chrlamas supper served ill the
Berkeley street chapel, last evening.
will not till) Woman’s Guild. of St.
Paul's-ehllreh. a neat iiiim. 'l‘wo hull-
dred and twenty-five suppers were
served during the tvcnillg. Thele was
music by the Twin City Mandolin Club.
~Cllrlsnlas tree trimmings and home
made candles. at Smith’s, Norwnlk.
noodner's.
u...
The sixth annual meeting of the im-
mediate Relief Association of Silt-r-
. mun Council. 1342, and Ponnssus Coun-
cil. 1268. R. A.. will be held ill the
council roof of Pomp-ulna Council; 12ml.
S. of T.‘Hftll. Gazett Building. Tuesday
evening. December 18th. at 8:1“)
o’clock.
~The beat assortment of Toys is at
llllikley & Wheeler's.
The Western Connecticut Poultry As-
sociation has elected the following offl-
cel‘s: President. Charles Widmcr. Dilll‘
bury; vice-president. A. Ballard. Dali-
bilry; R. H. Holmes. West Reddlng:
John Lycett. Norwnik. G. B. l.illcy.
Darlen; A. N. Hit-mil. Bethcl: treas-
urer. Fred Barman. Danbiiry; seer»
tilry. .lohn Deans. Danbury.
.—._ hm
*Very Best Butter. 35c lb.
Jesse Hanson's clcilestrn of fifteen
bovs met last night at the lesiiienee of
W. S. Sturtcvant, ill Elmwood avenue.
Each little master played a solo. which
was a credit to the pupil. as. well as to
the teacher. There was a. huge assem—
blage of friends of the family. who
tllilmughh enjoyed the milsli. Re
fleshmellts were sellid aim the cmi~
curt.
.ioselofi .
--——P0ik Roast. 10c, Fresh I'IIilll. l‘le
I’otloast lilo. Beef LIVPI. tic Flesh
l Sllouldci. 10c, Leg Lamb lic. Tllllii ys
lilo. Chick ens lili Smelt lili. idols l2
Chopped Beef. 12c. at Schultzc‘s.
Rev. Paul M. Strayer. of Baltimore
who gave. much satisfaction to the nud-
ience when be supplied the pulpit a
fortnight since. will pleni-ii ill the
South Nora all: Congregational i‘iluri h
tommrow. at 10: 30 a in. and i130 ii. iii
Mr. Straycr is thoroughly all Ameri-
can. but has been supplying ii promi-
nent \‘lllli'l‘h in London for the pll<t
year. at the close of a rather extended
European trip.
—-Iili)0 tons Choice Lehigh Cool new
unloading at Raymond Brothers.
The wedding of Miss Kitty .\l. ill
Wheeler. daughter of Mrs Seymoili l
Buikley of Westport. will take place
in the W estpmt Congregational
Church. Wednesday afternoon [lecem
her 19th. at 3:30 o'clock. Jesse. .\
Stuart. a young man of the legal pm
fession of Bridgeport. is to be the Will
nor of this fair dalightar of \Vcstport.
The ceremony will be performed by
the pastor of the church. the Rev
Jabez Bacillus.
~~Siiver novelties. ilt Road‘s.
Governor Louiisburv and Adjutant
General \'an Keiiren. who took a prom
lnent part in the celebration oi the cen-
tennial oi the Capital. have returned to
Connecticut. The governor thx‘ pres-
ent at the exercises at the White
House ill the morning. reviewed the
parade ironl the reviewing stand at
the Capitol in the early afternoon. and
then occupied with the other governors
and their staffs the place reserved for
them on the floor of the House. in the
evening he attended the reception at
the Corcoran art gallery.
plaintiff who alleges undue severity.
~Men a boys winter caps. O‘Br‘len 5.
«Boston Hot House Lettuce iilc
l
J SPENCERSKCO.
THE JEWELERS.
A, illiel loll Christan Jewelry iloll.
li‘i‘ edging‘on Christmas.
my
flowing Willi Gift Suggestions.
be disappointed“ you delay.
Order your gifts now. You
Our stores are over-
”s.‘ Walthes, Rings, Chains. Clocks,
Mirrors. Jewel Caskets. Mirrors,
Umbrellas,
Well. m know the rest-come in.
v am dill
.i"
\
Tile bill Christmas trade bedius in earnest.
Some of the attractiOn‘s: 1
A fine stool; of Books for olddand uounql
Dolls. ions. Games, Handkerchiefs Um
biellas. Kid Gloves, Perfumed. Hen’ s
Furnishings. Hosts of other attractions
IYIVIIICII for want of space cannot be exploited
ere
You are cordiallu invited to make this
Store the base for now Holidau Supplies.
Fair prices and courteous treatment to
eveiubodu.
,
be thousands sold for gifts 'twixt
this and Christmas eve.
Ready for you when you read
mill the most comprehensive line
01 Handkerchiefs for gifts cvcr
shown by this shop.
Ladies“ and gciit's hemmed Handker-
chiefs. 5c each.
Ladies' and gcnt's linen hemotitched
l-iillidkcrchiefs. 121,3c cai- h.
Liidies‘ ciiibroldcred liilnillterchicfil.
handsome designs. 15c each.
Ladlcs' eillbroidered. plain hem-
stltched. also ladies“ and gout's all im-
en initial l‘liillillii‘i‘i‘hli‘ifi. 25c.
Ladies‘ flur- qunlity Ililcll embroider-
ed Handkerchiefs. some lace edged.
25 and file ouch.
Litdica' linen Handkerchiefs. three in
fancy box. 98c and 81.25 box.
KID GLOVES FOR GIFTS.
The Kid ('lliwc stock has been
amply reilli'nreed‘i'ur the Christ-
mas selling. lit-st lililds. full color
and size range. and prices abso-
lutely right.
Ladics' wool 01‘
rifle pair.
Ladies' Kiri Gloves
silk stitched bucks. 79c pair.
Ladies‘ celebrated ”iiislop" Glace
Gloves. every pair warranted. full line
of sizes and new shades, Ellie pr.
Ladies’ Morn Gloves. heavy silk
stitched backs. paicui clasps. all new
shades. 81 pair.
GIFTS FOR MEN.
Stylish Necku'car.
Suspenders.
\\‘Illic Shirts.
Collars.
i‘uiis.
Ilnli llilsc
Make an early 3 and careful
iil\‘t‘>llg’allilll of What we've dnllc
TOT )0“ ill the way oi .\iell’s I-‘ur-
llislliilg‘s.
Men's silk or
Tech and flow
351‘ Pill‘h.
.\io-ii's nil silk or solid imperial. Tech
and Pull Scurfs ill light and dark col-
ors. rich effects. lilceach. 1
Men's Siispeiiilel~s,'il:li‘i-is wire buck-
le“. '."li‘
Idols flue Suspenders.
ellt leather ends. lilo.
Film-k silk Suspenders
boxes. 73- and one box.
Men's pure Linen Collars. all styles
and sizes. linge- each.
.\icn's pure Linen Cuffs. warranted
{our ply. 35c pair.
HUNDREDS OF OTHER
ARTICLES
for uni allleilt. use and “car may
I): liiililil ill dlil'erclit section» iii
the \li‘rt. \\c have nul) spncc
lit‘l‘i‘ to lil‘rntiml :1 low. but you'll
find tllry'll fit a gift giving need
M'lilit‘t'l‘lit‘i't‘.
Will-ranted Gold Plate and Celluloid
.\'ovrlties. from 25c to Sills.
Fancy Basket Novelties. Painted Cei-
liilold and ribbon trimmed. 25c to
$1.25.
Fancy Box perfumes
(‘7 “\'y‘ Asirnkhnil Gloves.
A BIG CHRISTMAS BOOK
SALE.
Our book selling for gifts is a
bit: feature of" our holiday busi‘
llcs.~. It'll be bigger this year
than ever before by reason of the
stock being larger and plum var-
it‘ll. You .\lilliilil by all iilcnlls ill-
vestigatc the bunk stock. Read
(in :
Cloth Covered Books, a full line. of
the must popular works. ifw.
i‘ioth Covered Novels. by famous
authors. handsomely llilill‘itl. 25c.
A full line of ii. A. Iienty's works
for boys. also popular works for young
ladies. both books cloth covered. nicely
bound. title. _cuc.il.
Favorite Poems, selected from the
writings of American and Foreign All»
there. :3!“ .
Children's for books 2c in 250 cilNl
Children's SiOl'F Hooks. ililul'd i'milln
oil. i'mm Huge lip.
THE DOLLS.
THE GAMES.
\ splendid variety in pick Iriilil
ilcuri gliiilellers thew [or tile litr
ilc lilll\‘\. l';l_\'< to pick lill\\' iriilll
lllt‘\t‘ lines. letter choosing zil~
\\;i) ~ \\llt‘il l'li- flock i~ iii its best
I‘niirossntl Kid Dolls, lie
Nicely dressed jointed Dolls, Bisque
liczids. Bo“.
Satin dressed Jointed dolls. «we.
Jointed sleeping kid Dolls, undress
Oil. 590.
liutlilsoiiiely dressed Sleeping Dolls.
from (one in $3.98.
Soup. Heads and Tails. Old .\inlil.
Peter (‘obble's Trip to New York. and
hosts of other small games. be.
Apple Pie. Jack Straws. game of
Shoppers Round the World Joe. Robin‘
son (‘l'ilsue and scores of others. lilo.
,iiiii-gi- games. mg. l3. :3. 33. in. :5
and 98¢ each.
FINE SHOWING 0F
HANDKERCHIEFS.
.. ‘k . .1 . lbox
_ ‘\ Plimal “"8 f“. L. ""t'm‘fil i..iigc assortment of Pictures
time is Ilaiidkerclileis.
I here ll mounted frames 190 to $1. 00.
“4 WASHINGTON STREET.
SOHTH NORWALK.
”The Orleans.
satin
Tics.
fourin-hand.
latest patterns.
Harris; Pat-
in fancy
95
15. and 50c
gold
Our old hobby again—giving
good, weli~scrcened oats. This
ought to be a matter of course. but
it isn‘t. and as long as we do it bet—
ter than any one else, we’re going
to talk about it.
“Buy Oats That’s Clean."
Manual 1'. Hatch.
Christmas P hotographa
Jackson 5 Studio.
sitting: tor Jillian. this mix only.
M atria. all very ulcer. OPEN “BRINGS.
‘; mam-unborn“
9
peril. no. a. sprained wrist.
county Commisiiioner Miller a candle 1
. tion is quite serious.
Hé is suffering
from inflammation which started in his
legs. and today was reported he warns. ‘
aim» mm
"Silk Umbrellas. Iadleo' and treat a.
sold and silver mountings. at Rood. a.
16 South Main street.
m
The Christians; festival of the Nor;
walk i‘ ongreixat‘iooal Churohpwui be
held December 271.1‘he primary de-
pariment will hold its exercise in the
afternoon: the senior department in the
evening. .
u-rp-«y’m
~i lb Dost gutter. 25c. Rood‘iler'e.
Captain .1in 'l'.,, Taylour. eightylnflve.
a veteran of‘th'o‘ Mexican War, died
yesterday. at Mill home in New Fair-
field. Old age caused his death. Cap-
tain Taylor had been blind acverni
years.
~Chrlstmua Cards. 9c. per doll. up;
for the children nothing. at 'l‘. J. Mug.
ner's.
The Rev. W. H. Hubbard will deliver
a patriotic sermon to the members of
l". 0. S. of A.. tomorrow evening. Mem-
bcrn are requested to meet at the
rooms at ilzilil p. m.. aild attend in a
body.
—-.'l lb. box mixed candy.
Smith's. 39 Main St, Norwalk.
The limits festival of St. Paul' 9 Mia-
sion at Willnipauk. will be held on the
evening of December 24. The East
Norwnlk Mission on December 26. and
the festival of St. Paul‘s Sunday school
on the 27th.
“"0
.0
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——Spring Chickens. 121/30,.
Hayes‘s.
At the meeting of the Norwnlk Board
of Health. last night. resolutions were
adopted favoring an amendment to the
city charter. so that the Board will
have more. power. At present they can
only abate nuisances.
«(Tandy and fancy boxes at whole-
sale prices to societies. i'lilii'i‘llOS
schools. etc. at Smith's, 39 Main St.
Norwalk.
Four automobiles belonging to mom
bolus of the. Automobile Club of New
York passed through Norwalk this
noon on their way to Bridgeport. Two
of them were made in France. One
has a record of ninety-one miles Ill
one and Ollt‘dlfllf hours.
-A representative of Biilkley &
Wheeler will go to New York early
next week. and will gladly fill special
orders for Holiday goods. without ex-
tra charge.
The prayer and praise meotng in the
idpworih parlors of the Norwalk Meth-
odist Church. tomorrow morning. at
9' fill o‘clock. will he led by Charles lien-
neti. The public is cordially Invited to
itllt‘lltl these services. Come and lli'lllg
your friends.
——Rlilics. Testaments. Prayer Books
and Religious Articles in any language
at T. .l. .\ingncr‘s.
mouthful—lull.
Continued from “rat loge.
The newspapers see prenl-l-ailgemellt
lift the recrudescence of Boer activity
everywhere. Uli‘ oiiiect being to
strengthen Mr. Kruger's hands. while
the fact that the news of the fresh dis-
order comes on the anniversary of the
battle. of Coleuso furnishes the editors
with an evruse to demand the head of
General Hillier The St. James Gn-
zettc declares it has reason to credit
the National Reviews recent state
meat that Hillier. after his first failure
to drive the Boers from the Tilgcin.
counselled General White to surrender
imiysmlth.
The St. James anett holds Bu‘lier
alone Illanlenblc for the disaster of the
'l‘ugclu campaign and says:
“When coilloarnble blunders occur
red in the navy a court martial immo
diatcly meted out justice. Why. there-
fore. should not the some l‘llli‘ hold
good in the army?"
The public apparently is little of»
(Mind by the fresh troubles. Soldiers
are still eager to no to South Africa.
the news from the Magalieuberg hav-
ing resulted in offers from volunteer
regiments to proceed to the front.
In contrast with the apparent insuffi-
ciency of the troops to master the sit-
uation in South Africa. comes a revela-
tion of the military resources at home
still at the disposition of the govern
ment in today's announcement that 46.-
000 troops will be sent from Alilershot
to London to participate in Lord Rob
erts's triumphal entry. January 3.
LONDON. December l5-~Loril
Kltchener' message to the War Office
, is as follows:
"Pretoria. December H.
"Clements brought in his force to
Commando Neil, unopposed. The call-
ilalties were. i regret to say. heavy-
killed. five officers and nine of other
ranks; missing, eighteen officers and
five hundred and fifty-five of other
ranka. These latter were four com
ponies of the Northumberland Fusil-
lers. who were stationed on the hill.
and some Yeomanry and other details
sent up to support them. Names and
nature of wounds are being telegraph
ed from Cane Town.
“Brmdwood's brigade took no part
in the engagement. The Boers suffer.
ed severely. Know drove De Wet
north to the 'l‘habancba-i‘dybrand
Une. which was held by our troops.
De Wat's force. about three thousand
strong. made several attempts to get
through during the day. Isolated by a
force of Been operating from the
north. These attacks were driven
back. though some of the Boers. from
him south were able to get through the.
no."
Wiring later. December 14. Lord
Kitchener reports that While passing
the lines in the neishlmhood of Thai
bauchn. DeWet‘ll force lost consider-
ably- The South African Light Horne
and Thorneyrroft'a Mounted .lnfantry
captured a linen wander. milieu It
Matador, “a pontoon. metal nil-
mm “my-two pr]:
«WWW
mm
/
3. 0i Norualli
Old Santa and His Reindeer
Will Soon bo“Spoeding...........
\ cs. Christmas is just around the corner. But the problem V
buying somethingr ‘ior him” is here—facing you. -
\'I" but will you givc him? Rather puzzling till] i it. r
We have plenty of givciiblcs licre—
NECKWEAR. MUFFLERS.
UMBRELLAS. GLOVES.
BATH > ROBES. CAPS.
JEWELRY. FANCY ARM BANDS.
SILK SUSPENDERS. ‘ HANDKERCHIEFS
and lltllllcrous other suitable gifts.
TWO CLOTHING SPECIALS.
Youth's Oxford Frieze Overcoats, $8. 50 quality. at $6. 50.:
Youth’s Oxford Raglan Overcoats, made up just like the men ’3
at about half the price. $10 buys one.
WILLIS H. SELLECK.
. Up-to-Datc Clothier.
48 AND 50 \\'. \LL STREET .\'iJRW .\LK. CONN
, YOU SHOULD SEE OIJR WINDOWS. .
Tillotson 8- Mills
DISSOLUTION SALE
Commencing Saturday. December 8th. .
Ending Saturday, December 29th. ‘
id, 000 Word liilliillly and tour furnishing tools.
will be sold regardless at cost. .
This means Genuine Bargains of High Grade Merchandise;
'3'l\\o’tson E) pit-mg;
86 Washington Street. South Norynmi
THE MODEL GROCERY"
LORENZO DIBBLE.
Fresh Egg3Ԥ4c'dozan'
They' re scarce, very: nevertheless we have them.
Dried Beef 300 poun‘
Selling lots of ii means it 5 popular. Ii you have not yet
tried it. do so. you’ll like it. Also hand shaved,
thin sliced.
Holiday Goods 2W
Up- to-date Store and Up—to—date Prices nu
lily tutlal don t put it all lilltl‘ tomorrow". “e have a vei‘y
large variety. but not iiiflii} (if tacli llild. .
LATEST BOOKS AT PREVAILING LOW PRICES .éFANCY
, CHRISTMAS BINDINGS
ileiiilenilillxilik ’ I
.\'()\ EL IIFS l.\" ( \i Ii .\'DARS. I"
i llRlxl .\i \S i .\R Us.
l.l7..\l IllZR ililill) S.
l’ilCKi-Z'l‘ llOi llx’S .\.\'D CARD CASES.
I‘IilLES. I‘ R \.YTZR BOOKS
.\Nl) Ill .\i.\' \LS
THE LARGEST LINE OF FANCY BOXES OF WRITING
PAPER IN THE TOWN.
W \TERM. \N'S 101?. .\i. l-‘(ll' \"i‘ \IN PENS.
EAST-MAN KODAKS 20 PLR CENT. DISCOUNT.
WILLIAM F. BEERS, “
49 Wall Iatrcct, .. Norwnlk. Conn.
Do Your Eyes
Trouble You ?
If so. consult us.
We have a completely equipped
Optical Room, make no charge for
examination. and guarantee a per-v
feet fit.
Open Evenings.
D. B. JACKSON,
Graduate
5!! WALL 3’12.
Optician.
NORWALK.
We believe that not only no hint Iii an
I: a good Judge of ennui. but mtg 1”
Imam what In trams and who" 13 “
chase It.
aymond
am new all than n to aim
points“. the Ru Onto, Hay.
Norwalk Chronicler