. but tactic of St. Paul's
'du M be held this even-
" u lol New York,
.- if! time in North
um ‘ outlay school
, old a: the church at
to David B. Ogden
tie Norwulk Probate
spending the boil-
florists in town.
in. fresh flush nu huddle.
turgeon. smoked salmon at
nus lady who lost a pocketi
taming $8 advertised in The
last evening. has recovered
it was found by one of the
the Boston Store. and r-etm n
;Dupu‘y dud fdmlly. of Sue.
. ‘ho have been viaitIng
- niandIMrs. John Dupuy
Baviland street. have returned
In . atoning anroute at Min-
Iltbré Mt Dupuv has bust
no.
Joseph ‘Puilm‘an. the pro.-
lll preach in the East
Emmilet Episcopal Church.
‘ . 45 ociook'. After the scr
Ill hold the dim teI iv confer-
- members are urgently re
be present.
. fiuslc committee of the South
' Baptist ChurchIhae engaged a
., rs the: Mrs. L F
o militia. Miss Laurette Ains
ut’ralto; George H Hirst icn-
Bates. 0‘
lto‘ has been criticallv in at
' byterian Hospital. New lotk
oratloh for cancer. was
. . to? inatorday afternoon.
, is somewhat Improved. but is
' ' vor‘v weak condition.
man E J. Hill has in tbs
on!“ He ademt some of the
" it. the cuntotu house rcucw-
quaintances anti conferring
Igmneter W. H Marigold and
I.“ II Frank J. Narramorc —-l.’oi‘lllgv
' lllbh.
ial meeting of 0. S. lIcr‘I}
for tbt pu'
uttering in recruits uili lw
y evening. December 25‘ at
. Knighta of Pythlas llail.
‘& Corbett building. All com
wt be in their place without
its almost epidemic among
‘ in llridueport. The water
In been urged to abut oil tlII
water from the public drink-
-. In about thc citr an it i:
the diam is balm: Hillt'lttl
g- A lam ntt‘muer or lltll‘bt‘n :I.Ic
6M. and new cuucn aIII
Mill minorcred
We...
IIK lnvoatmttut- II bualucau lzlz‘Iz-‘ll‘
Brown it (.olicitc tlIc plum-
4 Centre pout amt... i
it once.
m0“. meow ol'llclul no
N?”
, l. lltlll all mail
. Iron d be pout to tin-
Huntinzton Con
,hp ahllahcd
With Illa-continued.
with rooms on
that pnrooa’o.
‘M It)i the
are having
Poul mnstcr
nt ill It
oi B rinswo‘od Venue are It ti
‘ ‘Clevgland. Ohio . ' It!
Miss Sadie man is up . ..
week in New orb. the guest of 8Ni .
' ‘. lama Ackermanr.
The Falrfleid County National Bank:
‘ has declared ita usual semi-annual div-
ldend or three per cent ‘ «
Mr. and Mrs Frederick W Hoyt
residence in East avenue.
a Christmas guest at the Cram real-
deuce in Eapt Wail street.
The case or James Hefternan. chug.
journed until February 26.
l .uwm
Miss Minnie MeNicholl, of New Hav-
en. has been a guest of Dr. and Mra.A A.
H Baldwin. of West avenue. _
“II—"Wm” .
The funeral ‘of the late Mrs. Margot"
at Bennett was hold [1qu St. Paul‘s
Church at 10: 30 o'clock. this morning.
Grimu mothers. or Shelton. have
been Christmas guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Theodore Knapp of Union étreet
—-'l‘ho doll at A. J. Collins & Cola
store was won by red ticket No. 4.8.
December 2let. aalealady No. 6. chair,
09c.
The National Bank of Norwalk has
declared a dividend of three per cent,
and an extra dividend of one-half per
cent. '
Howard and Herbert Saunders. of
New York. have been spending a few
days at their home in Connecticut
avenue.
A bearing upon the administration
of the estate of the late Moses Hoyt.
of New Canaan. will be bold in the Nor
walk Piobute Court. Jununly 3. at ii
a Ill.
.luInes Fitzpatrick. son of Mr. and
\irs. i3. Fitzpatrick of 125 East 108th
street. New York. died last week. The
ilcccaacd were a nephew of Mrs. Thomas.
Mason. of ”drum-avenue.
Albert G. Benton. of Broad River
who is on the U‘. S. S. Mtluonguhclln
will start on a cruise to the West in
dies shortly. The vessel is scheduled
to arrive at San Juan, March 23.
Oscar Anderson. one of the sailors
on board thc Maine when she was
blown uu in Havana harbor. and Atlas
iicllc Hutchlu. were married at River
sidc. Christmas night. by the Nov. Wll
lllllt) Davidson.
The Sunday school of tho Latter Day
Saints. held its Christmas icstlval iu
the chapel ut Broad River. last ovenI
lug. There was an entertainment of
carols and I'ccitatlona. with a distribu-
tion of confectionery anti gifts.
Miss Clara Floyd. who went to
Wiuusboro. S. C.. in July. to viat her
uncle. and to take a position as an art
teacher. has read seriously ill in that
city. She is slowly improving. though
unable to be removed to her home.
---Full lli‘t' fresh llsb. flu huddle.
smoked stnrgcon, smoked salmon. at
Scbuub's.
’l‘lIc lurcutury of the factory of Fun-
clicr it Co. of New Canaan. which was
rcccutly adjudged bankrupt. shows
unchinciy and stock vulucd at $3,974.—
iil; chnnca in ncuon. “294.43: chosen
in action idnubtlull. $5,180.75; cash in
hand. Slidil,
(‘Ttw ll‘slllt‘lll't' of First Sclcctman l.
.\l()l'.l‘lh in Newtown “an burnr‘d
lltc ground cuIlv Cbrlutmun lumping
the iirc lll‘lllg Iliscochcd in the attic
abortiy nftcr tbc lumily bud rctut-und
from :I mldnicht Christmas service
No t-uuac has been usaignod for the
blnzc. 'l‘hc loss will :Iugrcgatc 86.000.
partially con-rod by luuurancc.
'l‘in- fIIIuIrnII. of John liclly and \V|l~
llI‘ llull. the boys drowncd at tho Uu
ion lI‘iIt‘lory pond. Christiana tiny. wcrc
illlt-iltlcil from St. Mary'u
l‘lIurclI. lbb. nun-nine. ’l‘lItIrc were .I
munlwr ”l bountiful flowcru. Thu
burial wnn ut lit. Mary's ccmctery.
'l‘hc llIIli fnucrnl was at 9 o'clock and
thc Kcliy funcrul wan at 10:30 o‘clock.
'l‘ltc lutc him. Sherwood. wife oi Syl-
Vcctcr Rhcrwnml.
20th. in Duricu. wait a member of the
Woman‘s (‘hrlettan Tcmprrnncc iiniuu
of South Norwulk. from almost lie or-
aanlmtiun. She won a faithful. earnest
worker in thc mum of temperance. al-
wnyII ready and willing to do what aha
mnld. For lurornl 1mm: aha had not
pct-II able in utttltu
through continued alcltnm.
Mrs. (loot-go ”union. of Btrntford.
was bold in tho City Court. Bridgeport,
for trial Friday. charged with alIopllfb
lug. She lli urcsldenl of the mission-
aI-y board of the Nolahborhood Church
at Bttatfortl and in well connected in
town. mm won arrested in tinI How
. laud tirv gtmdo store Saturday or coins
were found under her wrap. Show“
New York city, are guests at the Hoi’t ‘
ed with intoxication. has been ad-
who died December '
the meetings
and It number of articlpn ot little value .
excited and attempted no animation. .
Everett Cram. of New York city, was V
A BIG CHRISTMAS BOOK
SALE. ‘ '
Our book selling for gifts' Is a
big feature of our holiday busie
nose. It ll be bigger this year
than ever before bv reason of the
stock being large! and more v'ar-
ictl. You should by all means in-
vestigate the book stock. Read
on:
Cloth Covered Books. a full
the most popular WOI'kB.1oC
Cloth Covered NoVels. by famous
authora handsomely hound, one.
A full line of G. A. ilentya works
for boys. also popular works for young
‘adles. both books cloth towered nicely
bound, 29c each.
Favorite Poems. éelectod from the
writings of American and Foreign Au-
thors. 690.. ‘
Children’ a toy, books “let to 25c. each
Children' a atory Books. board corol-
ed. from 1255c up.
THE DOLLS.
THE GAMES .
.A splendid variety to pick from.
llcart gladcners these im the lit-
tle folks. Pays to pick now from
those lines“ Better choosing al-
way 5 when the stock is at its best.
Undressed Kid Dolls. 15c.
Nicely dressed jointed Dolls Bisque
heads. 26c.
Satin dressed jointed dolls, 49c.
Jointed sleeping kid Dolls, undress-
ed. 59c. ..
Hondaomely dreased Sleeping Dalia.
trom title to 83‘. 98. I
Snap. Honda and Tails. Old Maid.
Peter Cobble‘s Trip to New York. and
hosts of other small games. do.
Apple Ple. Jack Strawa. game of
Shoppers Round the worm Joe. ltobln-
eon Crusoe and scores at others. 10c.
Large games, 1.2% 15. 23.33.491.75
and 98¢ each
FINE snowmoor
HANDKERCHIEFS
A pivotal stock at Christmas
time is Handkerchiefs. lllt‘l‘t, ll
'ne of
be thousands sold for gifts ’twixt
this and Christmas eve.
Ready for you when you read
with the most comprehensive line
of Handkerchiefs for gifts ever
, 3 shown by this shop.
Ladiea' and gent'a hemmed Handker»
chiefs fit: each. - -~
Ladies' and gent'a linen l.‘hetnstitohed
, Handkerchiefs, 12%0 each
Ladiee' embroidered handkerchiofs.
‘ houdaome designs. 15c each.
Ladioe' embroidered. plain hem-
stitched also ladloa' and south; all up-
en initial Handkerchiefs, 250.
cd Handkerchiefs, some lace edged
25 and 490 each
Ladiea' linen Handkerchiefs. three in
fancy box. 980 and $1 26 box .
KID GLOVESFOR GIFTS.
The Kid GloIvc‘Istock has been
amply reinforced lor the Christ-
mas selling. Best kinds, full color
and size range. and prices abso-
lutely right
Ladiea’ wool or Aatralthan Gl‘ovea.
lilo p.alr
Ladie5’ Kid (Home "The Orleans.
silk stitched backs. 79c pair.
Ladies celebrated ‘Hlelop" Glace
Gloves every pair warranted. full one
of sizes and new shades 98c pr.
Ladiee' Mora Gloves. heavy silk
stitched bucks. pitta-Tit cihsps all new
shades. 31 pair: ‘
GIFTS FOR ME
Stylish Neckwcar.
Suspcudcra
\\ bite shirts.
Collars. . zl. .’ '
bull‘s.
l‘lull lloec.
\iakc an early and cart-in]
im csiigatiou of what we vc done
for Ixou ill the on) of Men‘s l lil-
nits-lungs. .
Men‘s silk or satin four—lu-uand.
Tech and Bow Ties. latest putterna
"hr each.
Mon“ 3 till silk or Iintln imperial. Tech
and Puff Scarfs in light and dark col-
ors rich effects 49c cat-h.
Mcu‘ a Suspenders. Harris wire buck-
le. 25c.
Meus fiuc Suspcndcru. Harris Pat-
ent leather cnda. 49o.
Fanck silk Suspenders
boxes. in and title box.
Men's pure Linen Collars. all styles
and sizes. iEléc each.
Men‘s pure Linen Cull's. warranted
four plv. 23c uair.
HUNDREDS OF OTHER
ARTICLES
for ornament. use and wear may
be found in (Rift-rent sections of
the store. \\'c have only space
hero to Incntion a few. but you'll
fiml tlIc}'ll fit a gift giving Itccd
smucultcrc
Wat-ranted Gold Plato and Celluloid
Novelties from Loo to $1.198
Fancy Basket Novelties. Painted Cel-
luloid and ribbon trimmed 25c to
$1 ""
all.
box.
in fancy
Box perlumhs 15. 25 and 500
i-‘uncy
Largo assortment .of Pictures. gold
mounted frames. 19c to it .00.
new 0
our goods and compare
quality oats.
mm M 8 Rosellmcullot and north
gfimkmmgcdmla the parlor-o (it
an o o . on
on To ‘
"4' WASHINGTON STREET.
SOUTH NORWALK.
' "Many men are credited with being.r gentlemen.
. when its only a case 01 hidden meanness."
Many stores sell grain that is credited with be-
ing good when its only a case of modem ooorness.
“Get back oi the scenes.‘
Call and examine
You will soon learn of
the. hidden goodness III our hand screened. best
‘ Buy Otis Thais dean.
“Nimble:
S film'fihotoovaohtemork
mattutitmfiorttaltt"
hthe unnatural-till hammer pity was» .
. «Inimith . .
Ladloe' fine quality linen embroider-V
. lug Htundurd today says
I Huldflh Knapp tllat appeared a bun
night‘s sentinel was an error and re-
liected improperly on the character of
the estimable woman. It appears that
Mrs. Knapp. who is nearly eightyvtwo
‘ years old. went to-cali at. the house of .
Min. Mouth. a nuighbor. ”lust; after .
dark. and crumbled over the stone
stops in the gateway. Her eyes! lit to
see her wav elderly. The story of the
conflict with a grandson is pronounced
entirely wrong.
ions-953pamino
LONDON. December 27—Tho fellow-
luv. desuatch has‘ been received from
Lord Kitchener: .
PRETORIA. December 26~"Knox.
with Barker. Pitcher and White. is en-
gazed with DeWet'e force. holding a
position in the neighborhood of ILeuw
OD
"DeWet hence. to break through and
go south again."
"The Bocra’ eastern column in Cape
Colony. in apparently headed by our
troops about Reltnort Sprult. The
Boera' western column is reported to
have gone north In two portions. one
towards Prieaka and the other through
Strydeuburg. They are being followad
ttp.’ .
CAPE TOWN. December 27—A
small party of Boers attacked Burgers-
dorp on December 24. They were re.
pulsed after heavy fighting. The.
Boers are active and skirmishes in sev-
eral places have been reported.
IN TOUCH thl-l KRUITZINGER
Bttaouna‘enonp Cape Colony
Wédnesday. Decomber 26—Oolouel
Grenfell continues in touch with Kruit-
zingcr‘s command of seven hundred
men who are carrying off the British
prlaoners. Kruitziugor has abandoned
his Maxims and darts. An attempt of
the Ninth Lancers to turn Krultzingl
er‘e dank at Plaisterheuvel. December
24 resulted in eight casualties among
the lanccrs including Lord Fiederick
lllatltwood who has wounded
POPULAR AMUSEMENTS.
Who is Who.
No more. original or comicalddeae in
four comedy hero cver created, it is
said. that the German singing society
in "W ho is who." the laughable con
ccrt to be seen at Hoyt‘s Theatre. New
Year's day. matinee and night. All the
till-[O'ilule‘ coon songs and rug-time dit-
liea arc remit-rod in the lcrmnu inn
guano. and Churics A. Lotlcr directs
the cil'ects of this comical sacngcrl’est
with all the seriousness of the old Ger
man school} lljncorc :Il‘tcr encore iu-
variably rcsultn and the ludicrous
make-up of the singcre. taken with
their serious Inoin, la the sourcc of
more of luIIIzhter.
A Guilty Mother.
The scenery and since settings of
the emotional scenic play, "A Guilty
Mother." has rcccivcd nothing but up-
plum-1e and admiration wherever thin
magnificent production has been seen.
Nothing is lacking in costumes. pro-
portion and mechanical effects that
would aid to make this a moat perfect
presentation of the beetunclodrama
that has been given the public since
George R. Sims gave up play-writing.
"A Guilty Mother“ will be rccn at
lloyt‘n. Friday night.
DEEPENING THE EAST CHANNEL.
Work in New York Harbor That Will
Cost Five Million Dollars.
NEW YORK. December 27——Tbe
work of deepening the east channcl
at the entrance of New York harbor.
was begun this mornlg by the big new
dredge Thomas. which arrived yestcr
day from the bulldera' yards near Bul-
llmore. The cut will be about eight
miles long. 2.000 feet wide. and forty
feet deep. The work in being done for
the United States government. by the
Metropolitan Dredging Company of
New York. and will coat Sn 000 000.
CAPTURED YEOMANRY RELEASED
LONDON. December 27~Tlte Even-
lt underI
ataude that the squadron of ycomanry
which. as announced in u deapatch
from Cape Town yesterday. was en-
trapped and captured by the Boers.
whom they were following from Brita-
towu. was released after the men had
been relieved of their hornets and other
equipment. Ten of tht.I yoonunry. the
paper adds. were wounded.
TRIANGULAlt CHE!!! LfiAGUE.
NEW YORK. December Tia—Play in
the triangular cheer leuue between
Brown. Cornell and llnlvermty of
Pennsylvania. was continued this form
noon. The following was the order of
play
Edition. B vs. IChapin l’ French do-
feline.
Karptuolti. C. III. Nickle”. ll. French
defeuue. .
Francis. P, u. model. 0. Roy lam
MINING GO IACK TO WORK.
rrrra'ron iboeember 27w'l'ho
41500 employees b"! the thltth li’ulluri
(Tampons at the Hoidelborlt. narration.
Proupeet and Franklin colliarim not
ntt'lclt alone last Friday lacunae M
were not receiving their day every two
tantra They have been muted the
poor.raud in the darkness aha Kai ed to '
back to work today lifter being on .
largo. although we have some very nice ones. .
OTHER SUITABLE GIFTS. ., . .'
Fundy Hemline. Cardigan Jackets; 1‘ '
SearfuPidt. ’ Cult Buttons. “ ‘ . .‘ .
Fancy Arm‘BandI. Men’ 5 and Boy 5 Cape.)
Silk Handkerchiefs. Mufflers.
Colored Shirts. White Shirts.
Fancy Vesta. Etc. Etc.
Clothier and Furniaher.
48 AND 50 WALL STREET,
union 5
Dissolution Sale Closes Decent
Your last chance to secure High-tirade '
Milllnery and Ladies’ Furnishings at
ROCK BOTTOM PRICES.
86 Washington St.$out\\1ior\ua\\t
Wm. P Beers
Spill Eye Glasses
Carelullv fitted to the lace alter a thorough.” scien-
tific examination of the eyes.
Complete Optical Room. No Charge for Examination.
0. B. JACKSON.
GRADUA'lE IOI‘IIICIAN
58 Wall Street Norwalk. Conn. _
Have In"; “Hobb,
we simply purchase the Bear HAY STRAIN. GRAIN '
FLOUR and other goods, at the lowest spot cash prices, and give
our customers the advantage of our thirty yeara' experience. by
selling them these goods at very low prices. Quality guaranteed ht
every instance. l
Raymond Bros
they renort to pita and dladfslll,
SPORT lN (:HlNA.wan . .
l It In not generally known that the
Most of the Colestiala’ Guns are Traps' mountains of north Chlha‘ abound
—Huntlng Tlnflrl- lbcanndboth blaflt and bt‘ovn. and ’
The Chlueae abotxun or Klugal him :lmlmgnzoznd-Ilhgemmfiglafi ngI‘m'fi'
never reached high enough Ilovolutr ltigor, which III the mall mania-m
ment to be of much service in hunting. tunecimon of the cat family. far annih-
Tho burrela are cunt. and many of the. slug even the royal tlxer of Inuit...
cheaper rhea look mt if made of pot' really a native of the molt 11$qu
metal. They are mounted on utoc kill that lie between the plains,
that look like oxmerated pinto! hau- laud Manchuria and the plain! that!
dice. But the Chinese have never lil- Pekin. where the. allies at: 110wa
vented anything like the percussion ing. in early days tho him
cap. Their sun» have no trigger» ot‘ileouardn and tint-II an t
hammers: lnuteul there in at tin,- bum-I the royal hunt. which a ,
of the barrel a email vent and llanhlarcateat popularity in a rd
pan. Over the stock in a holder uhau- interim! dmadty‘dlitinfi‘tlio
all like our bammora. mode of winnud fourteenth centurion.t ”The.
um! and split no no to hold lwtwc. In dynaaty which militia!“
the two linger. a piece at lighted in- found many devalue of tlI'o‘I
ecu-o or punk. In order to one this. they confined their huntinz to tho
weapon the Chlnnmu moat illl the dangerous punniit or." .
nub m with froth powder. blow Hit-{clubllllloll the munlllo'ont our
nation oi! hi: Intuit. take aim. and than whichl‘aro now to be found nor
with his thumb noon the holder to: l'l‘lw. fathom dmmrntion of the .
valid. until. chanted end of the punk Feather which harm my .; ‘ 4m
touch on the odor in the flash out, of no manf ind-mallow mu .
uncertain in the yeapou that tho auction iii hi lino; .
rarely use it. went in pot iacket. was originally normed
incite: tor mantras. blldle‘dl nut members of m- rmt suite
“in am recited in and. It
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