T V TLVFT S
”i Ilglf Price.
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ADIES’ AND MISSES‘
‘ ' JACKETS.
,4 is means we will sell
' 3 5.00 Jackets for $2.50.
10.00 Jackets for $5.00.
moo Jackets for $7. 50.
e‘hsve a tow Garments from
5 son marked '
agile-Johnst- price $5. 00.
s.oo-idrmer price $10. 00.
" IIILDREN s JACKETS.
LADiEs' surrs.
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loco Suite-$5.00. ‘. .
moo suits—$5.00.
Balance of our
R BOAS AND MUFFS
at half prices.
M
"DIES FLANNEE WAISTS.
. obWelsts. “730 ”Cehts.
?-‘ L00. .
fl. 0 7W0l0‘tn. $1.95.!
seial Prices.
.00 Skirts, $3. 75.
. .75 Skim. $4. 50.
‘. Ins SEPARATE sxmrs.
‘ All at Reduced Prices. 7
LADIES’ EIDERDOWN
7 7 SACQUES.
1.00 Sscques, 69 Cents.
35 Such». 89 Cents.
Basques. 99 Cents.
‘ wsAprEss.
‘ . era. 0 Cents.
7 «Wright; 75 Cents.
m one purine ELANNEL
“prom scans.
Gowns; 65c.
Gownii. 7750.
NORTH MAIN ANn ANN ‘Srs.
SOUTH NORWALK.
" “it ETINE orIiIIz, urns ANp poussrrc
33‘... skim nice; warm we. ARE ENAEnEb
£7, FAR LEss IIIAN IHE cosI or main NAN-
from E3.0o to $7.00; ,. worthEfi. to E15.
50 CENTS; worth $.50.
35 CENTS. ”worth 75
89 CENTS: onth EI. So.‘
25 CENTS. worth 500.
39¢» 890-. $1. 35. $2.00 and 7073.00
Worth fully double the price. '
79¢" 3:05 and $2.75.
which is also half price.
To close out balance of our Winter Stock. we have
' made SPECIAL PRICES as follows:
Special Prices.
CHILDREN'S '1‘;ng 'O SHAN-
At 10 Cents. value 25 Cents.
At 25 Cents. value 50 Cents.
DRESS GOODS.
Short lengths and odd pieces at
a great reduction.
q..._I--.ai—s
LADIES’ SILK WAISTS.
$3.00 Waists. $2.00.
$4.00 Waists. $3.75.
$5.00 Waists, $3. 50.
FANCY UNDERSKIRTS.
Sample Lines at Wholesale.
Prices.
MEN’S HEAVY JERSEY
ovensxmrs.
35 CENTS.
Regular Price 50 Cents.
CHlLDREN’S TOBOGGAN
CAPs
——s———
25 Cents Caps. 19 Cents.
35 Cent Capers Cents.
‘ '50 Cents Caps'735 Cents.
TAPESTRY BRUSSELS CAR-
PETS
nub—o»
Short lengths up to 25 yards:
50c. and 600.. regular prices 75c
and 900.
Longern ien ccs in drop patterns
at reduced
CHINA AND JAPANESE
MATTINGS.
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Short lengths at Bargain Prices.
MATS AND RUGS
rop potterns st Reduced
in
Prices.
MEN'S FLEECED LINED UNA
DERWEAR.
so Cent Gsr‘r‘nents. 35 Cents.
sovs'ELEEcED UNDER-
~ EAR.
35 Cent cheese, Ip‘Cents.
A BARGAIN runner: row.
. - » : cps.» '
a for 35 camera.» :9 Cents.
issued.
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way mutilate. sellins out the controll-
glam city. the Trib on
o outings»,
“ Ifalid’vei simply it
move all' C T. Yerkes
to lbsrtransactionidn
6.0?th hi: on ii , . .
t y W 8 » YO
dorm dud ouioi the I'm I“
ship oi? the Lake Street
Northwestern Elevated ll
hoop Companies. ‘ ‘
"Mr. Yerkes admitted that the trans-
for of his elevated road piopertibs to
eastern capitalists is a. step toward
uniting all the elevated railroads in
Chicago.» The Union Traction Com
puny. he intimated, will become the
central controlling {enter at all the
city's surfeoe line‘s contemplatedrwheh
be disposed olihis holdings in the
North and West Chicago street rail-
roads two years ago. He discussed the
problem but offered no solution for a
change in motive power on the present
trunk wiinea
f‘Ccotinuing. Mr. Yerkes said: '1!
is true that this clears out my traction
holdings pretty well but i have other
property interests in Chicago and this
city will continue to be my home. »
shall always be a Chicnpoiin:i He. then
outlined his immediate‘ plans for the
future as toiiows:
“ ‘i shall go to London for it few
weeks '
“ i shall not enter Wall Street.
“ ‘i shall not take up permanent res-
idence in New York. 1 go there only
for rest—for my vacations, at it were.
" 1 shall not take a‘ yachting trip
around the world. '
"It shall now devote some attention
to my newspaper.'
" ‘it is understood that you have
disposed of‘your bondholdings in the
elevated roads along with your stock;
was suggested.
“ “Well: came the reply. ‘l have sold
out pretty woliwthe price? Well. it's
satisfactory to me. i shall now go to
London for a few weeks. but this does
notmesn that i am changing my place
of residence.‘
“ ‘What are the developments in
your underground railroad plans for
i.ondou.' was asked.
“Mr. Yerkes become cautious. 1 can-
not teli' you anything as to what will
he done over thore.’ he said. 'l‘ am not
talking about it nil.’ ”
PREST. JOHNSON IN' CHICAGO.
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Returns from Eastern Trip and Talks
of the League's season.
CHICAGO, February 28~Presldent
Ben Johnson. of the Ameri n League.
has returned to Chicago. . egardinsc
his eastern trip Mr. Johnson said: "i
was sick most of the flute and there-
fore did not go to Boston, but there
was really no need of it .Everything
is going smoothly for us in the East.
The grandstands in Philadelphia Wlll
be finished in a fortnight dud Connie
Mack will be in shape to begin the.
season at any time theieefter. in
Washington the weather will permit of
work on the grounds and stands being
done much more rapidly than any
where else in the League. Work on
the Boston grounds cannot begin until
after March 6, when our lease becomes
operative there. but everything pos»
sibic has been done to hasten the
work.
“Every team in the league is prac-
tically complete and it does not make
any difference to us what terms the
National league makes with the Play-
ers' Association. it will not affect the
make-up of our teams materially.”
CROSSED THE ORANGE RIVER.
General DeWet and Force Now Camp»
ed on Booth aide.
DE AAR. February 28~Latest ed
vices indicate that though a law or
General DeWet's men have succeeded
in creasing the Orange riser. General
DeWet, former President Bteyn. and
the bulk of their force. including Hort
sog’s commando are camped on the
south bank. waiting an opportunity to
cross. According to inhabitants who
reside sleng the river side this would
be impossible for at least four days.
The indications are that DeWct in
tends moving eastward with the object
of crossing the line between Norval‘s
Font and Nasuwpoort. Thorneycrcii
is pushing from the west. while sev-
eral columns are ready to meet Inr
Boers in every direction. innit night
there was a terrible storm. rain and
thunder extending over It wide arcs
and It is expected that the river will
again rise.
FOUNDGUILTY OF N GLIOENOE.
8AN FRANCISCO. obrusry 28—-
‘l‘he coroner' s jury holding an inquest
over the eleven bodies recovered from
the wreck oi the steamer City 0! lilo
De Janeiro. returned a verdict char?
lug Captain Ward who was drowns
and Pilot Jordan, with criminal negll
sauce. The Pacific Mili' steamship
Compsnyis censured for having had a
Chinese crew on the steamer. Second
Dinner Graham Caughiln is commended
for heroin conduct in ssving lives.
’ A—Wd—s—
MORTON]! you 8.000.000.
TOliillDD.’ Diehruery lill—Jl‘he Ameri
can Lin-sec Oil Company yesterday
filed a mottgsgo bore in favor of the
Moreton Trust Company for $0. 000 ,000.
The deodloov'ers is also pages. 'd‘he
mortgage secures issue at 00.000 000
in a series of 5 per cent. gold notes.
Only 04,000. 000 ct this amount has been
wnlltltllw newer-ans soup.
{WATER 0R3: n77llillli'ulry lie-unis
morning i_il Argyle-n. own
as by the "dime lemons“
su‘eoih to mills Atoms. e: um.
dill; s vellum trolley insults
who will take possession on listen 1. .
Eila . J
ins ow c‘r'ship ct his em on roads in . .
n the? it no
. to l‘
alertinli line fend
- dlmcui tied.
The lettlihoe‘
Ii' satin; udexpe‘c
shall hays plenty or refitting
on the other side Inn In-hoIeonii
dent tha‘. whether it ers‘ to keep the
original this or not. we shall be given
time to set the vessel ready.
“ "So for as the start is concerned we
should. of course, have been well pleas-
ed if the start in generdl use in (treat
Britain had been adoptwmmeiy. one
starting gun and make the best start
you canu-but i do not "consider it like-
iy this change will be agreed to
“in . regard ‘ to the pieced! measure-
ment: it Was my' impression that it
was our American friends who had oh-
‘Jections to the measurements” being
taken in the Erie Basin. it seems to
me that these are all questions regard
ing matters of details. and i see he rea
son why they should he mngnified into
’ Eppens we
"i certainly see no reason why the
answers. whatever they may he. should
disturb the racing plans in the sushi
est degree. ” »
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T. L'HOMMEDIEU KILLS HIMSELF.
Shoots Himself in Bed After Being
Called Yesterday Morning. »
GREAT NECK, N. Y. February 28-
Theodore L'Hommedieii. aged thirty. o
son of the late James H. L'Ho‘mmedi'eu
a builder in New York shot and killed
himself here yesterdisy He was csli
ed at 8 o‘clock by his brother. and he
replied that he would arise in a few
minutes. At 9 o‘clock he was found in
bed dying of a bullet wound in his
head. lie was unconscious and he died
below. a doctor arrived
His brother George} Enid the family
knew no reason for suicide except that
he had had grip several weeks and was
discouraged. lie is thought to have
shot himself in n lit-‘0: dcspondency.
He was a member 0! the firm oi‘ 'l‘hoo
dare is James L'Hommedleu. of Long
island» City-until two y errand, when
he retired on account tpoor health.
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mas. NATION supposrso.
Ex.-Gov. In. John out?“ that she was
Justified in smashing Joints.
KANSAS CITY. MI.. February 28-—
ExGovernor John P. St. John'. of ken
su ngm interview" defended the
rel“ 5! Mia: Carrie Nation in her
crusade against the Joints In Kansas
He acid that Mrs. Nutlon' 3 position on
the honor question was like .lohn
Brown 3 position on the slavery ques-
tion. and although her methods are
unusual and unrefined she is instilled
in using any menus to chain the joint
nuisances in Kansas. While she may
be. technically guilty“ of trespass in
destroying the iointlsts property. he
said. the destruction of property much
is being used notoriously in violation
of the law is no crime.
Ex-Govcrnor St. John was governor
of Kansas when the first constitutional
amendment restricting the liquor traf-
lic in Kansas was passed.
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KIDNAPPERS OFFER 020.000.
Gold to he Trying to Buy the Prosecu-
tion in the Cudshy Case.
OMAHA. Neb.. [February 28~The
Cudahy kidnappers. it is currently re‘
ported. have made a direct offer to Ed-
ward Cudnhy to return 520.000 of the
ransom he paid for the return or his
son, provided he will call oi! the Pink-
ertons engaged on the case and BLOD
the prosecution Cudahy and Chief
Donahue refuse to deny or niilrm the
report.
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PAID $1,000,000 FOR RAILROAD.
TOLEDO. Ohio, February 28-—Jl‘he‘ .
Toledo ll: Ohio Central Railroad Com~‘
puny at midnight last night. took»
charge of the Columbus Northwestern
Railway. a line tiftyelght miles long
extending from Peoria to St. Mary's
Ohio. The ’I‘. & 0. C. said 01.000.t..‘
for the road. while W. B. Strong. Jr..
at New York. the former owner. pur-
chased it for 3250.000. The jurisdiction
of the Toledo 0 Ohio Central oillclais
is extended over the new line.
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CAPTAIN GILCHRIST DEAD.
NEW BRl'i‘AlN February slim-Fran
clue W. Gilchrist captain of last year' II
football team hnd a popular member -
of the senior cities at the New Britain '
High School, died this morning from '
plneunionia. lie was twentyone years
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GOLF ASSOCIATION ’MIETINO.
NEW YORK. February “Slia'l'he un-
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A:
mini meeting: and election of officers of ., I
the Unitedlfltstes‘ Golf Association will
be held tonight in this city. The most
important business will he to decide
When And where the three big‘ chem "
pionship tournaments shall be played:
. The Atlantic City-County Club and the ‘ “
Nassau County Club are both anxious
to secure the amateur championship]
contest Bolton-oi the
country Club and tho Onwentsis Cluh'
men's ohsmpionshl tournament. is
so for no known Id
gionshib tournament. The orssniss.
0
II is compo-M at tweutrtnvs sum.wuxr ““pr "Av: roE on
lode births and "About thirioonsi
closes. it is only the associate club
9V0“... '
bullion 'illltll
Olflltllll
YW‘ :llllll bulb to some ill
“Alumina.” ‘ queried
Brockilne “trust we the' store in the shy tori"
"llsch stat” in s world illid'ours.
its all desirous of securins the we" deem" replied
This attention. snaps in the family
members who have a vote and are oh every 0
mole to» bid for any of the important Try Joli
assert. Prepared
o boiling! so bsklns!
The sir isn’t let entirely out of the water sad setto cool
the use on. on
sf”.
1
» sway. " oasis: termed the maiden
pie Hunt Club In Ethel. i‘l man“
the only Invllcsnt tor the open client holes to let that rain hrough‘. ..
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lions
treat and? one that will well repay ll visit.
ter Pieces, Pillow Covers and Table Covers. all superbly executed are shown and will remain
» on exhibition for a few days. . ..
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Them In always something
lovers of art in Needlework The present
display of beautiful specimens of Silk Em-
broirlery is however, more than usually a
ii i. . h": .
Interest
Large pieces. designed especially foI framing, Cen—
.A.
Large assortments of Houitou and iiattcnhurg Lace Patterns and all the new. styles of
Braids, linen color with gold cream. and white, will also he oi inicrcsi.
Doyiics. Squares, Scarfs. Lunch ( lcths cm. and novelties in: Sula Pillow Covers and Table
Cloths, together with Spring! cs Gold liucnils, Couching Colds. lcwcls liiiihroiilery inunda-
“Duchcsse” Hoops and othei materials are here.
ll
rile sprout sues.
Blankets.
it is about. the Inst there Is to be said of
Blankets for thié‘. St‘llSOll—chrtllllll} at these
prices
40 pairs ii/J; Blankets of n giudc worth
$3.25 and $3.50, full size and weighi. reduced
in $2.75,
25 Pairs, from grades worth $2.85 and
and $3.00 I (hired to $2. so.
in ii Main Street show window.
Stumped Linens for
Ruined Net Curtains.
way at $3.00 per pair.
sale. which will last one week. iliey will
“ 100 pairs iwu and one-half ‘ynrd Ruffled
Not Curtains with 3 inch Reuhissafince
and insertion.
.‘Edgc
Made to sell in the regular"
They are displayed
During the I
be
priced at only $2.50 per pair.
JOIIN 8. BROWN 8 C0. TAB“? llNEN
lliric is now on sale down stairs :I liiilc lot of fine lahlc Hollis :mri Napkins limn one of
The D. M DEAD Co.
v «- Established 1857. c- «-
ihc best known makers—John S. Brown 8: L‘o.——at prices wlllill 3nd tan hciicr Iimieistand
\I'hcn we say that they are :I bit snilcdw—iiir Cloths and Napkins “'l‘ mean. I
I dozen, I; Napkins. Wcrc $6.75, nmr l Sci—3 yard Cloth and I Iloz. M C
$4.23 Napkins. Was $21.00. now $12.59. E ,
I ilircc yard (‘InIlL Was $3.75. llUW
"OWE”.SQ I Sci—3 yard Cloth and l ilOZ. §5 ""
I three yard Cloth. Was $12.00 now Napkins. Was $13.00, now $8.00. 1 'i;
$7'00' ' . t » z y .
I Cloth. 23/3 x 3 yards. Was 33mm. » ' 5i““3 .V‘U'd “01" and l ('02- 94 '
now $6.03. Napkins. “152516.75. now $i0.50.
Those are amonglhc fiiicsi high grade Lint-us. 1' Vial]
,. s: no
we.
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Wmum
Francis 6’; Co.
"A New Enoland Winter has never
been known to rot in the sky."
Expect cold, disagreeable Weather: it‘s surelocome i
it’s tardiness. nevertheless. leaves us with slarger .
stock on hand than weshouid have at this hum of ‘
the year.
WF. MUST MOVE THEM.
lF THE WEATHER
WON'T. WHY THE PRICES MUST
Every piece of Winter Clothing reduced in an
Be convmced.
incrediiiibie level. Cali.
98 Washington Efroot
l7ig7§
.l‘m‘
i
”unis: Villlllcl,‘
a mother. “3! " ‘2)» length.
the were just ‘iittie
Let us answer it
.1 delicious and bull tul
in two in indies.
and boiling
Flavors: Lem
rinse. lie-sherry and tin-stylish“
timer m 10c hex
rele-
till It ttwl‘ecw
My .. 1,]
Willie. aged three had accidentally
cut one of his shoes with a hotshot and ‘
his {other scolded
Finally the
i'Mv rl-‘vIIA
him at
fi—EEFJ .
grout
{lttlo fellow said:
“Papa. if you don't quit talking ilkeo
that 1'" get mad. too"
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owtv curls roll ovePsPsiA.
Mrs. Franklin Bush. of New Castle.
Dot. says: “i adhered for years with
70mm ‘Used to hove [rest dis-
tress s‘nd belching. i tried everything
i could hear of. but nothing helped me
it inn Bela. and one 60v
.3 fr 7“»
cred his completel ."
i- s‘sle by. It ll. {foisted says E. II
lFURNACE EMPLOYEES ORGANiZE.
YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio, February 28
wEmployed . of the blast furnaces
throughout the Mahoning Valley have
perfected plans for an organization of
a union with the American Federation
of Labor. Labor representatives of
the several furnaces assert that the
intention is to bring all furnace labor
into the union in order that concerted
action may be taken on wage questions
and hours of labor. 7
WORKING OVERTIME.
Eight hour laws are ignored by those
tireless little workers—Dr. King's New
Life Pills. Millions . are always at
work. curing Indigestion. Billousness,
Constipation. Sick Headache and'all
Stomach. Liver and Bowel troubles.
Easy. pleasant, sate. sure. only 25c
at F. H. Baxter's.7South Norws’lk;
John A. Riggs's. Norwsilr. drug stores.
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LARGE LOCOMOTIVE ORDER.
CLEVELAND February ZS—The
Lake Shore Railroad Company has
purchased fifty one or 'the' largest ideo-
motives ever constructed, eleven are
for passenger and forty for freight
traffic. The engines will be of uni-
form weight of about eighty to 3 each
with eighty- inch drive wheels a (”9%
by 27 inch cylinders. ’The tendei’il5 Will
have a capacity of six thousand ghllona
of water and twelve ions of coal. The
new locomotives are {rm 0 Breaks
Locomotive Works at Eunklrk.
PNEUMONIA CAN BE PRFVE TED.
This disease always results out a
cold or an attack of the gr .end may
be prevented by the .tlmey use... ol.’
Chamberlain‘s Cough Remedy”. 'i‘hat‘
remedy was extensively used during
the epidemics of Le. Grippe of the past
few years, and not a. single case use
ever been reported that did not recov-
er. or that resulted in pneumonia.
which shows it to be a certain Ere-
ventive of that dangerous disease.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has
gained a world wide reputation toi- its
cured of coins and it‘ll). For sale by
George C. Stillsonin South Norwaik:
it‘. P. Weed. Nomadic. .. .
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“And is you husband quite well?"
"Oh yes. thank you; he says he has
entirely reooyered from my Christmas
shopping "I .
A FIREMAN’0 CLOSE CALL.
”("1 stock to my engine. although ev-
y iolnt/ 2011M}, and ever no a was
rscke'd will: pain.” write 01-mi-
lsmy. a locomotive droning.“
ington 10"."! was we one who.
without any appetite and all run it n.
Al I was about to give 00. i use A
tie of Electric Bitters. si‘tet' tell-
his it i felt as well as dever did in
lli’e. " Week. sicld . run down poo»
is sl'e ysal'n new is. strength an
ill . tr
rm 7°“ _ them
.0090 y,
000th Norwsllt: .iolIh A. Rises Nor-
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