‘ Vof West avenue. and Leonard street
01 ii is avenue. suc-
“Bullhead as clerk
ocery store at Nor-
—~Gerrnen. ioc fiIkI'BV. III” .
Application 11111111111 made to the
Norwalk Probate Court for the admis-
sion to probate of V1 0 last ill of
Dwight M. Seward, in e of Ben h Nor~
walk.
The W C. T ii. WilWid its regular
weekly 1Vncctlng Friday 1113 3'.ocioclr
with Mrs. Joseph Richards. 21 Chest-
nut street All are welcome to these
,mc'etings. ,.
”7......”
Tire funeral of the late Patrick Muh
queen was' held ifrom- St. Mary' s
Church this morning. The deceased
was one of the oldest members of St.
Mar‘y s Church.
The Cobble 11111111111111 Club. fearing
that the 1111er is' to freeze up and
stop cruising. has voted to 1111111111111.
The sloop 'yacht‘ fie1ibug lell be dispost
oil of at n‘ raffle.' .
Iota—7......
~I-80imon steak,120 lb.; blue flsiri I
1212; weak fish. 8c; smelt '11:; dry 03‘:
callous” 1.11.; mag; herring, 5c; oi;
Schultse’ ’sam‘ 311% 1.
rue c'ennrn‘pr ' ml Vistra‘tlon 0111111
state Departméntifli" as. will 111111111
at Hartford Saturday. February 2. to
111 range the 1111119111111 State Encamp
meriti' “handle'yf'fi e'ltoltlt. 07 1111111111.
is a member of the council.
Mrs. Robert Van Buren. with Mrs.
Robert's. Vim Burenfire entertaining
at their home i West avenue. this at
tern00n ii. is t 11 second of‘ a. series
of at homes given by Mrs. Robert Van .
Buren, in honor of Mrs. Van Buren. J1.
The Lighting Committee of the Coma
mop Council. of Mount Vernon. has 11
bill prepared for a municipal electric
light plant. .to be the first in Westches-
tor County The resent charge made
for lighting the. of y by "the United Gus
improvement Company... Which owns
the local gas. and electric plant. is
about $25, bill) a your. The Lighting
Committee believes that with 11 munl
1-lpni plant the work can be done for
loss than this figural
M...
~ii cans Magnolia Milk. 21311.. at Jos
eloff‘sr.
Tax Collector Addison A. Belts. of
rwalk sold the one third interest of
' .10 n A. Doly in' property at the corner
yesterday. for taxés and costs. amount
lug to $2 3. 36. The. purchaser was Rev...
J. J, Furlong. The owner has one year
10.xcdccn1. otherwise the purc'hnsor
holds the amount of the tax interest he
purchased in the property with one. .
year '11 interest 11179 per cent.
—Brazllian B m for
Baxtcrs' 111111 Pia Isted' a,
.u—urqw—c-
that cold
M1211 Erlward 11.111111111001101 Camp
street,w1m tendered a surprise Tues-
day evening, by a party of the mom"
~ horn of the Norwalk Baptist Church
The evening was spent in a social man
1 per, and relréshments were served.
There were vocal solos by Miss Ella
Byxbee. Miss I'lisura Sherwood. Miss
Belle Donne. Chester Benedict and
Louis Scoheld. There wer also phouo'
' graph selections. and Mrs. Edward G
Aiken recited “Marv' 11 Little Lamb "
....._...
_ One of the linemen in the employ of
the New York. New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad Company, is manufactur
ing 'a railroad bicycle. The building
operations are going on near the White
street railroad 11 tion. and are being
watched by the is low employee of the
builder with liif‘Oile'l- The machine
cohslts of an or inary blcycie.. which
is'cnlculated to run on one roll. being
kept in. place by twolron rods which
run .to a small wheel, which runs on
the opposite ralikphllanbury News gI‘
Iv-vAv
condition to he at business
ck. bonds.
. etc" depended 1111' vibe Safe Deposit
Vault‘s in New York'- City are red 11n-
lVault of the National 1111.11 of Norwalu
age resulted. and repairs were made
~Germea 100 111111. F. D. L. dz Ico .
1 . 4' flier-
nip..but la in no
11.111.11.11 11111111111111.1111, 1
hightlng and Railway Company. who
intake after the agoi halite about the
t‘ 1' x . . V
superintendent of
the Norwalk boa'VConpaay. who in
lured his spine. by all attire factory
some weeks 1.36.. and has since been
laid 11 at his horrid in Danbury unable
to we. . is h i"' slowly regaining the
use of his limlrs. ., .
Frederick Blu-
A spacial meeting of the Norwalk
fire department will be held at Pioneer
head uarters Tuesday evening, at 1
claim to consider matters to be are
seated any. the chief engineer. The reg
ulafr monthly meetings of the coupon
les will take place afterwards.
41mm property. tho
der the law of the state of
though the owner be resident of an-
other state This ca be avoided by
renting a safe in the Safe Deposit
ew York
A portion of this air brake apparatus
011 the locomotive of the Pittsfield ex-
press; due in Southalilorwnlk from New
York at “4: 3'0 shindig; broke yesterday
ftornbon. at the gitraiu was passing
3111111111; Riversidem'd‘be train was
flrprilhtl'; at a high rate of speed and
the dangling iron tore up the plankint
on the crossing.il‘he1tralrr was b1oug111
to a standstill before any serious dam
so that only twenty-live minutes were
lost latherunnlag'timo.
POPULAR VAMUBEMENTSI.
U‘ cle Tom’s Cabin.
Al. W. artin's production of liar
riet Beecher stowe' s legacy to poster
ity. will be the attraction at Hoyt:
Theatre. Friday. matinee and at ht
The matinee will not. begin until 3: 30
allowing the school children to attend
the porfbrinanco. Mr. Martin ha
spared no expense in providing his at
traction uiith a lavish amount of 1m
best scenery that two of the most not
ed studios in the country could supply
The settlnas are taken from actua'
scenes in the for South. and are Ball
to be marvels of beauty and accurate
n’ess nlmIost. transporting one to. tht
fragrant grooves and cotton fields 0
Sunny Dixie" Land; To add to the
realism a large troupe of colored per:
formers is carried. also donkeys. once
and horses The cast is in the hand
of goodaepntable dramatic. artists. and
nothing has- been ove1lookcd to make
this the heat production of "Unch
Tom' the stage has 'over soon. ‘
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Luci—un-
THE PhE‘thlA Pnoctauavrou.
Dcliberately Designed to Promote Con
cillutio'n luv the Transvaal.
LONDON, Jaiauary. ’ii-~lt is now
generally ucccp ed that the wordinz'
of. the proof on at Pretoria do
scribing Kii'iCi 11rd 1111' “Supremr
Lord of and vaer the Transvaal ” ws'
deliberately designed to promote co'n
ciliation. Special significance is at
taohed to the fact that the Time:
prints 1'1 letter from Sir Henry Drum
mohd Wolff (formerly British ambas
sailor at Madrid). in which he declares
it is difficult. to exaggerate the impor-
tance of this wise and houcflccnt stop
The title. he says. it likelicr than any
other‘ that could be devised to lentil
to paciiioation. it establishes the sup
remacy 'of the British sovereign and
recognizes the m'o'r'al entity of the
Transvaal keeps it separate from the
constiutional‘ empire and places its an
clout laws customs. traditons. rslig
ion. genes gy-aad private property
lo
protection of the king
The proclamation. concludes Sir
Henry, was inspired by the genius of
conciliatomstatecraft and the result
must be outfit .
110v. ‘ '
111.11- 0 gr‘ with you, fearless. elli-
‘ "dilg
ii
our countless self.
cs. little childl
"ii
the: land hoes.
1' ll MAIN B'l'lIIIII‘l" NOIWALK
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You war 1I11l1I1 cblnnlots
ou' Idlvt and dart
11131111011111 space
It. it dealt
1111.11 shareholders.
a. cherub's cool!
little time ago ,_ ,_
l's sweet centre
V. .Villifotelknow
V Us yiisrs for 1111
r. or of slave
itdrhs‘l‘" ’
’wrtylldo m .
Yet life a
. 11111111 most 11111110111111 to the recovery
. 11111111111101 tuberculosis patients are
, ‘p‘oor Every one of these user 11111. lie
.lents
.mauy. nonbinding: 110a“, manageme-
under the supreme separate rule of the
tsetIs IIare strange and .1
111111 in your eyes.
allows health‘s‘
laundry 0‘
v uiy. 1111‘s 1111111111
whiloI
. lying' in 'this
his conditions.
Ito itli he 00”!
ditlonlr 11‘ 111111111111 :11 result.
however. re not 11v labie to them as
individuals 1111111111 11111111111 public ban.
elections, provisions made for their
care and' treatriront correction. .The
plea is especially made for the
who because of their poverty. wl 1111'
necessity continue to live- in oven
crowded habitaions and 111 1111 environ
111 such patients. Unfortunately the
is. by reason 07 his' circum-
stances. unavoidably and inevitably a
source of .lnfectlou to others. Those
who- are unseciated with him in thi-
intimacy of family life can rarely es
cape the fatal conseaueaces of such
associations. and. thus they in turn be
come new centres of future infection
to their companions.
"This pro sition to' provide at the
public coett 11 means clearing for and
treatiagthe indigent victims or con
sumption is not 1a fanciful and novel
conceit o'f,.vlslonar.v enthusiasts. in
Europe the‘practlce has passed the one
perimontal stages. and has demonstrat
ed its claim to wise. prudent and score
ornlcal statesmansbip. The czar of
Russia. the emperor of Austria. the
Kings 01‘ Saxony and Sweden. the
Queen of Viiollaud and the empress of
Germany, have provided In greater or
less degree this sort of contribution
to the welfare of, their people. (lor-
1.1
over thirty senatoria for the constraint.
his poor. Now they are nearly douh
led. Among the advocates of these in
.stitutions found the higest snui
tury author Ves known The longest
experience of' consumptive hospitals
has been had in England. One. indeed
was established as early as 1791. the
10an sea on in“ inilrmnry for scrolu
‘s. The fire hospital in the United
States for”. the treatment of consump-
tion was smiled by the private color-
prisc of tire: A Lnio‘ot‘uls land in it
Trudeau with the benevolent aid of a
few ladies and gentlemen in New
York. it was located in the Mill-om
ducks, near Burannc Lake. in 1884 it
Is conducted on the cottage system
Still others have been established.
stimulated by philanthropy, or as a
profitable business venture. But bins
sachusetts, accustomed as she is to
lead in such beneficient undertakings
was the first state in the union to es-
tablish by an act of Legislatune a hos
pital for consumptives. As a result
of which. the state was able to un-
nounce thaton 11111 first day of October.
1898.1hc hospital would be open for
the reception of patients. but after all
the. practical direction is. for what good
are they? They have demonstrated
their usefulness very positively and in
three distinct ways They have prov
ed' beyond question the durability oi,
the discuss and tho arenas of curing.
~ "For every patient fronted in them
one sour cc of danger has been remov-
ed from the. community in which he
*lived.
V “They are object lessons and practi
cal schools of public instruction. are
teachers being in large part the recov-
ered patients. who go back to their
friends living illustrations of the fol-
lacy or the 01d belief that consumption
is incurable.
’ ' “Bit better than 11.11.11.111 are well
inst i by personal observation and
111111111111 experience. in the special prc
motions and conduct which they, must
oserve both tor their own an ety, and
that of others. .
“The State Board of Health desire in
this connection to express in strong
terms its approval of any act of our
Legislature. 100M111? to' the establish
ment Dishes itai- for the treatment of
consumptive poor. erected and con-
IIllrlletnd on modern sclentldc principles
suitable imltaio'n of similar institur
lag '
s .
‘ ' dill. number i
. after joined General Greene.
,. ill 11111111111111
can boot straight '
MM”..““"" 11 as emf
most importanms in r a '11
but being advised of Lord hawdo in
rapid approach with a large British
force. be withdrew across the Salads
River. and was pursued by 111111111111 10
the Emma River. . .
Rawdons forces were reported 111'.
fried. and Greene considered it lmper
alive to communicate with». General
Sumter. who was stat nod 11'. the
Wstroe Riven so that; limited. the two
minor make an attack on ”the '“iIi'rltiIsh
honorai 1111111111 was over it hundred
miles away. with many rivers" and for-
cats. intervening. . More ldrmidable
than these were the BrltIisiI soldiers
guarding every road leading to the
south. and the Tory lnirsbl sale of the
country between the two patriot
forces. There was some dilllculty in
finding 11 than willing to undertake the
mission but a girl of eighteen came
to (ion. Greene. and offered her ser
vices.- 1
She was 111.1111, daughter of John
Geiger. an ardent patriot who Wna
crippled and unable to bear arms, and
she begged an opportunity to do some
thing for her country She was a
good horsewoman, and knew the roads
for many miles.
General Greene hesitated
this defenseless gixl on 101111111131... a
learner. but finally her insistence puc-
veiled. lie gave her a written mes.
cage to Sumter. 11111011111111 memorl
beforbV'hefiinhihf’hwiWWW I“
On the evening of the second day
after she had crossed the Salado Rin-
or and was approaching the broad
Congmco near Columbia. three or
Rawdou‘ s scouts appeared in the road
in front As she came from the div.
action of the enemy and gave evasive
answers. Emily was taken into 1.0111
Rnwson‘s presence. lie was auspic-
ious and sent for two Tory women.
living three miles distant. to search
the b1 iaonor
During the few minutes that she was
left alone Emily torn 111111111 swallow.
ed the paper on w ich General
Greene’s dcspstch was written. and
her secret was solo, although erriryI
scent of every garment Was rippod’
open by the women searchers.
When Lord Bouillon permitted heir
to continue her way, be furnished her
an escort to the hduss of a friend sov
oral miles distant. and there a fresh
horse was given her by the patriot
Setting out again as soon. as it was
prudent: Emily coutlnu her ride
through swamp and fore .where the
darkness was intense, until daylight.
when. with the exception of the time
lost at. British headquarters. she had
been twenty-lam hours ln‘the saddle.
At 2 oclock ml the afternoon. of the
third tiny iire bl are girl rode ihtb Shift
ter' 11 camp. ii-llll although almost faint
ins from fatigue and hunger. delivered
clearly the message from General
Groonem'lt is said that in one hour
Sumter was ready to march. and soon
in con
sequence of this union of the Ameri-
can-forces. Rawdon was compelled 111'
rdtrcat. to O 11goburg.-nn1l later do
spniring of s recess. he. sailed for Eur
one
Two weeks after her' rido Emily
Geiger returned home. Gen. Greene
presented 1101 with 11 pair of earrings
and a brooch that‘ are still in exis-
tence. as is 11 beautiful silk shawl prel
scaled to her by General Lafayette on
the occasion of his last visit to‘thls
country. ~Youth's Companion. ’
That nothing loss than strategy would
win her i on ined.
And so in gulls i said. though with
the air of ruling still:' .
"You' ll never be my wife. too obstin
ate are you i find!"
Deflautly she stamped her foot and
tions in the states of Massachusetts
You might Mink that be keen hammering too If I
persistently at the quality question, but that's
how, you best judge this sforc’ s usefulness.
We'll! built up a large business on the basis
of‘ "qualify first," and you; 'I
firmly vowed. “i will!’ ’
11.
Iquired'. T a above
I , 5311x255. Thlshat was flrstlntroduood
. by Knox and has been an excelled
quite some call for fancy colors. such
to
are certainly
I him!" {01'
use 'lra
shown so
far are good “safe" hate the catch
“one proving the rule. and afar our
observations have silica us no reason
to change our opinions on this subject
published in these columns in Novem
1111. 1800 when it was said:
"We feel safe in saying. that the
leading styles issued for urine. 1901
will he very conservative in design.
The popular and proper derby will not
be 7111‘ from a 5 11mm young men.
A round crown will 11 safe. and alto
nether there will be little that is r-adi
cal ‘11. the design." -
There seems, however to be some
little difference of opinion between the
East and West. Buyer's from the lat-
ter section evince a desire for some-
what higher crowns than prevailed last
season. but in the Eastern States buy-
ers have purchased largely of hats run-
ning 511195—63, and 51411151.
There Is some call in city trade for
a derby that is best described by the‘
word "dinky." but this result is obt'a'ln
ed oftoner by a close rolling of the
brim than by a lowering of the crown
As a cold matter of fact dealers will
be. perfectly secure in buying a mod
orately taller rouudcrown hat 5 by 1%
and 1.95 and 5% and 1% A few 4%:
1‘53 and 1%. a few 5115x1715 and 2 and
0‘ very few ~54); by 2% may be needed.
coording to the different sections 01’
‘lwrhmm ' 7‘ h‘- “
WM whir-
authentic and safe
Dealers who reel like taking “lly 011-1"
on odd styles must be guided by their
constituency and their surplus. always
remembering that on the average they
must sell nine bats out of a dozen to
get their money back. leaving three for
profit
it is a noticeable fact that few
D'Orsay curls are seen and when they
are employed they are rounded and
raised. The round curl seems to have,
been most popular with mm but do.
signers.
A Metropolitan style that is selling
extremelvaell is 1110 t easily describ‘V
ed as being on the " eachmaa" order.
and while not entirely new is being
introduced under the name of the
“lush Landlord. " it is a tuner square
crown with raised tip and is made
Militia and 5%x2l6. with a ll. inch
round curl. The brim is rolled high
on the sides. and altogether if is quite
a noticeable shone.
its popularity with young men is
probiematicnl unless the wearer hap
pens to be large of stature with lmpos
ing‘ physique.
Spring orders show almost an en-
tire absence of colored stiff hats.
While no doubt buyers are actuated by
what they consider aood judgment.
they must not forget that a light- color
ed all! but is often an extra one. it
does not conflict with straw hut sales.-
and therefore to cry down colored stiff.
hats entirely and try to confine. busi
noes entirely to blacks Is to perhaps
lose sales. This Is a point worth con-V
sidcring by the buyer. who refuses ab-
solutely to buy colors
t.hem. but representatives of stiff hat
port not only increased interest in
them. but represntatlves of stiff-hat
meals with enlarged orders.
The buyers of soft bats seem to be
unable to break away from either the
regular. golf and tourist shapes. ’or
what is generally known as the Pana-
ma shape. with its flaring brim. Most
of the trade. in soft hats is confined to
these or similar shapes
The generally accepted golf shape
seems to be either a 493 inch crown
with mm from 2% up to inches. or 11
ii deep with brim from 2% to 8. Home
6%,- inch deeps are bought. but com-
pdratively few. Fully one- half of the
gel shapes are unbound.
To Panama shape most popular is
Soft hats have seemingly followed
.I the lead of stiff hats. so far as colors
‘ are. concerned. for blacks are in ex-
V celleilt 'd
‘ well this
amend. and have not only said
winter. but hid fair to be vary
as a spring but. There 11
popular
as nutrias and drnba. 07 course
11111.11 various shades will. sell.
litter” have not sold «for spring. nor
0 they well considered.-—-Tlre Amer
Ml = l
he 111111111111. chair as:-
morass .. 11178.0 011 sites a.
increased.1 _ :.b if "a
. .aesrno'oi other deposits'
311157711011. public 11111111111-
£111 001‘. notes.roseryo;~ln
' Wm 1.1111. sushi neat:
There is every indication of a big I
men who have been in all sections r1- .
Wmanufacturers back up their state. '
" Oysters.
." those who talk
. about him. though it dues not particu-
, I 1 11
, than 1'.
I 1M 'M Kills 11
'11 rune are
so“ stapes
$3.00 11111111111
PAY DAY SALE
rill lotion 175" ”(My
.' J l ; . Murry,
I$3 so qualities are: ow I
$4. 50 qualities are now I ,
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BOYS' OVERCOATIS
The kind that will please parents V111 bothstylcau
’ 13.111111111111115 reduced to
$5.00 qualities reduced to
$5. 50 qualities reduced to .
$Ii500 qualities reduced to
UIp-tO-date Clothier and Furmsher. ,I
48 and 50 Wall IStreot, Nor-Walk;
Read Friday's Seniiriel+~lhc
pay day. vcu know.
13 North Main Street.
.ii'
, .
Complete Optical Room.
0. B. JACKS.
11111111111111: OP'l‘lIClANI.
53 Wall Street
11111101111 _ .
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prices.
Salmon, steakcd, ,
Scallops, (Long "Isl‘:"1n(i)
Large Smelt,
Washington Street Bridge,
SECRET OF MSEK TlNAlN'G BUC-
B .
Mark Twain's literary hold on the
world is so innocent of 1111 1111111611
an: logic that the challenge to explain
th situation is an irresistible one to
about him .or write
larly worry people when they read
him. Tbevgcntlsinen who have ads
'0 study of such matters have sai his
literary style in peanut; that hlsismr.
ice are ill-constructed according to th
catholic 11111111111111; that his have}
11.11111 are inconsequential
acrhllilYl that 1111 historical 1111116111 1111
. not crests the atmosphere of their
time. and' no forth-«yet these same
gentlemen do not deny that he is u
Jrimllmn A?
curiously.“ tartan
ld
Carefully fitted to the iace. alter a 111511111111.htm
iific examination of the eves. ‘
Will Arrive This Week
PRIME TIMOTHY as
a quantity of celebifa ‘sd
RESCREENED wit
CHOICE YELLOW CORN
which we are offering to all”: outoIin
to be delivered 111111111 71711111 0 VJ
No Charge for Bird i
a few cars or
fro rom Michi any:
0
,.1
Cir ol'V
1
small quantities ‘
AT CARLOAD PR E"
Fmih iii
WeI are in the fish business. Our whole time is
therefore We are able to give you the best to be had- ,
Try us and see if we can’ t. We have arrivals 'I'rIlIsily
125/30. lb Large Hjcrrin
25c. qt. 111051 Fish,
251:.qt. Live Lobstcrs
80. lb. Eels,
BLUE FISI-‘I, WEAK FISH, W HITE FISH. IRIEDjS'NA
IETC» ETC. AT PRICES PR (DPOR'PION‘A’I‘Ell-l:Y L01
R. .1. OUTBILL co)
ng .
note of everything it on
is his enmity to sham. hill)“
uncommon? vibratin'itz
i
onus. n‘wi‘let'lm wilting F2“
writer or nott
lvlth the hi cII‘It 1119””
arena 11
and 11111111111119 lm'ow‘V
tore. his IlI must'
his 11111111111111 is.
he 11‘ 1101 111111th
There 'is no 1111111111"
1111111 11, does 1101‘th
he does not undo
has not lived.
isct. be it 11 iii
village/belied .
mentality. w‘ltI
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