it; ‘ purc fruit is?"
‘ ~ ~ it diatoms.
J. M. Benedict is in New York today.
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I ' William Mitchell is ill at his home in
issues Place. ‘ '
The date of Company D‘s smoker will
probably be June 21.
. Washington Camp. R. A. M., will
hold a regular'meetlng tonight.
Frank bloke. of Cranbury. is spend-
ing a week’s vacation in Bridgeport.
_: The committee on invitations will
report at the, Historical Society meet-
ing. this evening. ‘ '
7? The district (ieputy of Bridgeport.
visitediWashington lodge. l. 0. G. T..
of Cranhury, last evening.
The adjourned bus ens meeting 30f
the South .Norwalk outlet. Church,
will be held tomorrow evening.
“The" freight boat now will only to
South Norwalk,‘ and lip—town mer-
chants have to cart their goods.
h...—
Prof. F. 8. Lyon, of High street. has
a large number of ripe strawberries in
his garden. Yesterday he picked a
pint.
A church will\. be consecrated in
Brewsters. tomorrow. by Bishop Pot»
tcr. Rev. II). M. Selleok hopes to al.-
icnd. . H '
" The Carpenters Union held a meet-
ing, last night. and, tiutgo four cau-
dldntes. Routine huh peso was trans-
acted.
Harry G. Comstock, of New York, is
spending the summer with. his father,
George C. Comstock. of Broad River
He commutes every day.
Work on the repairing of the Grupe
dam will not be started before the ear-
ly part of July. The cement will prob-
ably arrive next week.
St. courted osmium hold their last
meeting for the season on Friday, at
3 o’clock. Dues are requested to ht
sent in to carrydn the summer work.
Members of). “Welcome Stranger
Indge. Sons n: gt. George, will go t.
Stamford, this evening, and witnes:
the installatiou‘hf Officers of the Stem
ford lodge.
There will be a big time in Knight:
of Pythlas Hall, in Washington street
this .eyening. when about two hundred
visiting Elks will come here to instie
lute a lodge of Elks.
A meeting of the Nutmeg Glee Ciul
will be held this evening. at the horn:
0M. 0. Byington; in Westport avenue
and every member is requested to be
present and bring music.
The time for filing an application fol
examination for clerkship or carrier-
ship. in the postf offices. closes this
evening. The examinaitons of appli-
cants takes piace‘Weduesday, June it]
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shepard and
family slept, last night. on the second
floor of the Union Hou o. in Union
street, which was gutted y fire Mon-
day morning.
.u‘
The Center School district will hold
its annual meeting this evening for thr
election of a district committee, a
clerk. a treasurer and a collector and
to‘ hear reports and lay a taxi! deemed
advisable. . my . » (1v
nevgiw. H. Hubbard. pastor of the
South, Norwulk baptist Church, deilv~
ei‘ed au‘address at the Sunday school
rally, in‘ the Methodist Church. at
Stratford. last night. ,ile'choso for his
subject. “Character‘of Teachers Essen.
tial to Success."
The Barbers’ Union will hold a meet-
ing of great importance. Thursday
evening. at which time the Sunday on-
ening of the uptown members of the
Union wilib'e discussed. it is said that
there will,’ be no further complaints
againstt their keépingsopen, but that
their, cordti will *‘be withdrawn.
lid-W
initial ulna.
‘ THE JEWELERS.
‘ ‘ ‘3‘ MAIN. ornus'rmbnwauu.
{no waoumerou or. so. nonwnas
M“
will admonition»
uncommon and eyeglass
most improved methods
, tiou‘ guaranteed. ,
united by not in-
. lowing talent will give a delightful
. A iiiab‘ins‘party isoutlontbo Mar-
gugrlte today trying to lepton black
: 1“ s ' ,1 pi
The directors oi the Piersonubianu‘
- ' Com any held a meeting yes-
bliss Ruth Greta «attended, the lunch
at Vassar College, Pouxhitecpale. you
it . i y ' ‘ “2“».
tcrday.
-‘ wdshinctoo Chapter, n;f.t. it, _qu
hold a session tonight and work the
M. M. degree. ,
m—
”Mrs..ll. Ii. liar-roll, of Norwalk. is
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. 'I‘.”(irauville
hart, of Mill“ street. Daubury. -'
“llAn‘ anniversary mass for. the late
‘ Mrs. John Kilboy will be held at St.
Mary's Church, tomorrow morning.
The steamer Eagle is running be-
twoen Northport and New York, while
the Northport is being overhauled.
i » won—m-v—v—t—q—
Major Frederick A. Hill, of West ave.
nuo, spent yesterday in Poughkoepsio,
attending the Vassar College dinner.
Governor McLean has signed the
special act. incorporating the flatbed,
Bridgeport nud Nor-walk Traction
Company.
A fourteen pound fluke, ensured by
George Hendricks, was on exhibition
yesterday at the Central Food Com-
pany's market. . ‘
Miss Jennie Jones, of 6 Grandvlcw
avenue, Dnnbury. has returned home
from a week’s visit with friends in
South Norwalk.
A dciemlon of Dnubury Elks will
go to Norwalk tomorrow hi hi to nt~
tend the institution of a 10 go of the
order in that city—Danbury News.
Jerry Cavanagh. Alfred Paproth and
Mrs, Martha Gross and son, of New
York, are visitors with Mr. and Mrs.
August Roatteclier, of North Main
street.
A hearing will be held by the so
iectmon tomorrow morning at It)
o'clock, of all persons interested in
the proposed change of grade of Fifth
avenue, East Norwnlk.
Last night District. Deputy Charles
Holt installed the officers of Welcome
Stranger Lodge Sons of Si. leorge.
'l‘ho appointive oiiiuors will be install.
ed next Tuesday evening.
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Recent promotions of Connecticut
men in the army announced at Wash-
ington. are Arthur Hadsell, of New
Britain. from second to first lieuten—
ant. and Walter G. Pcnlield, of New
Haven, second to first lieutenant.
“MW...“
0. R. Smith, who conducts an em—
ployment and renovating business in
South Norwalk and New York city,
will open a branch office at 258 Main
street. Danbury, in a few days.
~Don't forget big Auction of house
hold furniture at E. K. Bunks‘s, 30
West avenue. South Norwuik. Friday.
lune 14, at 10 n. m. Mitchell & Son.
Auctioneers.
u...—
The Norwaik Historical and Memor—
ial Library Association will hold a
meeting tonight, at which all the mat-
ters before the committees on the col-
obratlon of Norwalk's 250th will be
brought up.
Edward Shechau. sixty years old. a
porter, was found in the Connecticut
river. at Hartford, last night, and it is
thought that he was drowned by the
capsizing of a boat while fishing. His
upturned boat was found in the river
below the city.
The Kennedy Guards, of Donbury.
has decided on Roton Point as the loca—
tion for its annual encampment this
summer. The company will go the
week of June 29. A drill was held last
evening, on the parochial school
grounds, Danbury.
Sennt.‘ Kenenley, of Stamford. guvo
an informal dinner to a number of his
friends in the Legislature and several
newspaper men. at the ii‘m‘miugton
inn, Hartford. last night. There were
about thirty in the party. The speak-
ing was informal.
A number of young ladies in this
place have been answering “personals"
of otheryouug ladies and signing only
their initials. causing the other young
ladies to think it was young men who
were writing to them. hi this way
they have caught some of the young
ladies of this place.
Solomon Scam. supreme treasurer,
of South Norwalk; John Waterbury
Smith. department supremo command-
or. of Springdaie, and George W. Cof-
fin, supreme outside guard. of Stum—
ford, left yesterday morning for Har-
risburg, Pi)... to attend the Supreme'
Castle Congress, Knights of tho Mys-
tic Chain. which opened yesterday and
closes tomorrow. .
A lire in the Baldwin block. Water-
bury, at 12 o‘clock, last night, in a
basement , under the American iv‘ur
Company‘sstore. did damage of about
slam) to the building. The blaze start-
ed in a pile of boxes and rubbish. and
had it been allowed to gain headway,
would have proved disastrous. The
loss is partiaiily covered by insurance.
m
This evening Dr. and Mrs. Willis ll.
Crown, of 106‘ Whailey avenue. will
give their ilr'st“nt home” since their
marriage onAprilJO. Mrs. Crows, it
will 'be remembered, was Miss Grace
McDonald, daughter: of Highway ‘Com‘
missioner James H. Macdonald. For
their first at home Dr. and Mn. Crown
have arranged a musicals for the em
etrtsinment of their guests. The role
programme: MissAm‘y Austin, pinn-
lat; Hurry Mozaalous. baritone; Miss
Funny Fern Folk. render: Mrs. .C. W.
Vishnopsoprnno: ,J. maritime, bari-
tonoéeiviiss gmamavhgrvkgmint' E3;
mun ‘ e an i r.»~.deor
harden. tenor. ~Tbcr§wiii be about
gallon York, received a decision over
i‘ i : O A i
‘ “i don’t want my boy to look like a little old
man." said a mother yesterday. That's how he
looked in "an iii-fitting ”cheap" suit. lie wore
one oi our boyish suits away, a real boy again.
Don't make YOUR boy intoa little old man.
Put him into boyish clothes. Here they are.
good. strongsuits, at prices you can afford. ,.
A good two—piece suit for as little 2155100;
from that up to $6.50. ‘ , .
Russian Blouse Wash Suits, at 75c to $2 00. "
CometOok
Bros,
Norwaik Store:
Masonic Building.
South Norwaik Store:
14 South Main St.
The most expensive course through life is taken by
those who continually buy the cheapest of everything.
It isn’t the rule here that the highest price must be paid
to get the best grain, but the kind you should buy, nat-
urally ought to cost more than the kind you don't want,
and will certainly be worth it.
BUY OATS THAT'S CLEAN.
AGENT FOR “CROCKER'S FLOUR.
I am nonrpjust as far as the nearest lcttcr box or
telephone.
Manuel T. Hatch.
I
”#4..
fave»: W" ”’5‘?" Jackson ’5
fnot. osoatonce. Studio ?
and you will see the Latest Deductions
of the PHOTOGRAPHIC ARI : : :
Our Platinum: Last Forever.
' [ACKSON'S STUDIO.
53 WALL STREET. NORWALK.
OPPOSITE HOTEL
B. G. I.
Got
Also Spalding, Vardon. Mac Gregor and Morristown Clubs,
Henley, Ocobo, Mussclburgh, Silvertown, Practice and Re—made
Balls. Morristown Golf Clubs, $1. _ 4
WILLIAM P. BEERS,‘
49 WALL STREET, NORWALK.
It costs you nothing.
w. A. BENEDICT.
Room 1, Masonic Building,
118 Washington St"
Norwaik.
So. Norwalk.
Norwalk, Conn, June 12, 1901.
Dear frciud: ,
You have mentioned the desire to purchase a Prlucc Albert
Suit. Come in and look our samples over; but (iout overlook the
prices. They assist you immensely in becoming the owner of the
object of your desire. i
Wily. really, if you will only call in and have a glance at 'our
goods. we will ulost agreeably surprise you.
' Faitlllully yours,
W. A. BENEDICT.
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honour 1N T.
i
. The Finest Summer Run" on m Sound.
Excursion: Noddy Every Day.
Good Music and spacialm‘truo-
‘ ‘ flan: Dally.
harm: "ORE biannual; SPECIALTY.
my: stern
LAST OF QEASON. ‘ne of the foreman
Holden of New York, Putt Smith to
Sleep.
MIDDLETOWN. June 12~Tho last
boxing bout of the season was held
before the Sampson Athletic Club. last
night. Tommy Holden. of Now York.
put Johnny Smith, of New York, out
lathe first round of what was to have
been. atop round so anddobnny Regan
Solomon Scam
at the Norwalk l
tory, is on chip through Pennsylvania.
Frank Woiiyung. proprietor of the
Germanic Hotel, is spending the day
in New York. ' .
W
The two rear wheels came off the
do on the trolley tracks Rhombus.
The street was pretty well watcrod‘be-
seventy-Moments present—«New How
savour-salad ' it
‘ able clothing. it will not cost you so
, ry Goodwin, the tailor, today.
'ck Company’s feel ill
watering cart near the Norwaik Ll»
brary this morning and bidcited trots. -‘
“those policemen!
The‘mounds” in the cit
are being filled with dog!
is Just been
received at Glover‘s. Read the ad.
of Norwalk
era.
'A new 'lino ofXVOxfords
puny took on thrsiyimoroubanda today.
was Mae Winterizing: union street
is spending two weeks in New Haven.
.The barge May has arrived in the
harbor with a load of coal for John H.
Ferris, ' ‘
The Bridge FishGMarket has some
prices on fish in today's ad. that will
interest you. ~-
‘W. A. Benedict’rhaegsomething more
tosoy today about Prl‘nco Albert suits.
in his letter.
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Benjamin St. John. Jr.. of Dorian.
took a bicycle ride to South Norwoik
this afternoon.
Leon Cannon, of West Main street,
is expected home fromthe Pan-Ameri-
can Exposition today.
The Howlund Dry (loads Company is
cutting prices on fine hats. The ad.
will tell you about it.
if you want your room to look nice,
call at Becker's store and consult Mr.
Decker. He will tell you what to do.
Roy. R. li‘. Humphries, of Trinity
Church. will hold service at the West
Norwalk Union Chapel Sunday, at 3:30
Tomorrow Street Commissioner Kel-
logg will start work on the Wilton
avenue hill. A cinder road will be
made.
Miss Anna Witter. of Brooklyn.
Conn. is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. J.
Milton Coburn, at the Colonial Cot-
.agc.
Edward Lassen found a row boat
adrift down the harbor yesterday of.
ternoon, and so far has been unable to
find an owner.
The banquet of the Norwnlk Board
of Fire Underwriters will be held Tues.
day, June 25in. probably. That is the
date favored.
Tho Misses Mamie and Nclllc ilnw-
ley have returned to their home in
Bethei after spending a week with Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Duffy.
St. Joseph's 'l‘. A. B. Society held a
regular meeting last night and trans-
noted regular business. Nothing ini-
portaut came up for action.
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if you will clothe your boy in wash-
much for clothes. Read the ad. of Hur-
h‘runk 0. Handle attended the musi-
salc of Madame l-iuwley Davis. the
contralto at the Masonic Temple.
Bridgeport. on Tuesday evening.
The bill validating the title to the
oyster grounds in Southport harbor to
’l‘. G. Lyon and E. W. 'l‘allmndge, was
passed by the Senate, yesterday.
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Mrs. C. M. Arthur. of East Norwnlk.
wife of Rev. C. M. Arthur. will start
Monday for lion i'iomme, South Da-
kota, where her father is quite iii.
Today is the hottest day of the sea-
son. The thermometers in some
places in the shade register more than
eighty degrees above zero fabreulielt.
Quartermaster Harrie Coburn spent
yesterday at his home in South Main
street. returning today to the steam-
slhilp Arizoia, which sails for Havana.
u )a.
an...
A very diillcult operation was per~
formed on Mrs. Sylvester Sterling. yes-
terday afternoon. at the Norwaik Hos-
pital. Mrs. Sterling is getting along
comfortably.
Second Lieutenant Albert R. Scofleld.
of Company F. Fourth Regiment, will
take. an examination before the Board
of the Connecticut National Guard. in
Bridgeport, on July 11th.
Captain Theodore S. Lowndes, owner
of the hut factory in Maple avenue.
East Norwalk, offers a reward of $26
for information leading to the arrest
and conviction of the parties who have
committed injury to the building.
Attorney John J. Walsh will speak
at the commencement exercises of the
graduates of Brown‘s Business College
on the 26th of this month. The grudu~
ate: will hold a meeting tomorrow
n g t.
A. J. Collins it Company are showing
an elegant line of couches which are
easy to lie on, but not in price. as they
are all marked in plain figures. They
also have a complete line of porch
goods and go carts.
“St. John's R. C. Church of Nore-
ton will give a Strawberry Festival,
entertainment and dance in the Town
illall. Durien,.i.onight. Tickets of ad-
mission, 26 cents.
nun-
Tho wedding of Miss Emma Spiosko,
the violinist, well known in Norwalk.
daughter of .‘Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Spiosko, and William H. Miller. a ‘cpilo
player in Hartford. took placo at it
o'clock this morning, at the home or
the bride. No. 77 EdWards street, in
Hartford.
«3....
Company F‘ transacted routine busi—
ness and paid billb. last night. The
gymnasium co. mittee was given au-
thority to rent a company chairs. and
it was voted to establish a school for
e non-commissioned officers. to meet
artery Thursday evening. The recruit-
ing contest between the two teams
will close next Tuesday evening. and a
meeting will be hold then to decide on
the winner.
ON THE BEAT.
Jamey-Milieu, well, the greed of
awn...—
i
Conkley~+Whath the matter now?
Tucker of Jersey City, on
coin; foretho we now lacked upped the
command to ‘5‘ hi it it ' ‘ ~
at.
il'l‘bo Pierson Mhbufncturing 'Cpm-
BEFORE GOING ELBEWHEHE TO PURCHASE Y0
on
MER OUTFIT. '
lF BTY.LE,,FIT.AND EXCELLENT smwdo o
coon-r eon nuvrumo, lr WILL PAY you To I5 sou
voun’ctoruluo HERE.
NO omen MAKE can EQUAL oun arcing
WHOLESALE TAILORED HIGH canoe senor-To;
CLOTHING. "v
$TEiN-BLOCH aussIAN BLUE canes sun; A
omen BLUE senor. surrs, ALL suns wmusss in
ones. AT 37.50.310.312 AND :13. ‘
‘ sTEiN-aLocH FLANNEL cone AND mouse, ' -
PERFECT FITTING, LIoI-I'r WEIGHT GARMENTS'WERE . ,
ER BEEN BEFORE. PRICES 310412, 515. ~ 1
THE new you: NORFOLK FLANNEL coAT, WITH‘TR
ens TO MATcH. AT 010. . ' '
THE FELLOWS HAVE ALL GONE CRAZY OVER
“VARSITY" STRAW HAT. &. t
WILLIS a. smack, *
CLOTHIER AND FURNIISHER,‘
.r.
.1 4a and so WALL en,— NORWAL‘K " " '5
l ‘ .
Open Monday, Friday and Saturday evenings. .
At theModci 9......
Cottage or Poi Cheese, fresh .
made even! dab. Clean and ' Wholeso-
Do Not Despair
of getting your eyes comfortably httou
biecfause others have failed to give re-
s .
We have the best arranged and best
equipped optical room in the Nor-
walks, and Guarantee our work.
EXAMINATION FREE!
0. B. J HCKSON,
Graduate Optician,
58 Wall St, . Norwalk. Ct.
HAZLETON. CROSS CREEK. BiG VEiN
COAL.
Delivered In your cellar at . $5.75
- H u u u M $4.50
The coal'wdl be carefully screened and delivered b"
ful drivers. Hickory. Oak, Pine and Chestnut Wood sew
anfi%YM_9NP__PR&
THE seine: FlSil hanks”
Telephone Call 97-2.
SEE ‘II-Isse: y,
FLAT FISH. '
ClSCOES, 3'
WEAK FlSH.
BLUE FISH.
all
R. J. CUTBILL G0. a
Washington street. Next to ‘J. Hr remu- _O'ou H
M mm. ..__....
cans first entered Babel/they
prised to learn that the “re
llohoi" was about being “
Aguinaldo’s pictui‘o hung- p
in the provincial ‘ bulididgiéa‘
holinns believed in . himran
out of Spanish tyranny.
The island of Leyto. ha ;
badly from the ravages offwur‘
consequent idleness o to bite
the aggressiveness of
infantry; and .the rapid a
federal party in the islandr‘iia '
blood to bring about inmost. a
peace. Fine now jrbprraoii
quarters and a, hospital in ‘
erected on'the .water fro
town appears compulsion
soon... “on.'i‘N’t‘9msieet‘"
Are Keeping the Soldiers Guessing in
Several Loaniltias.
(Correspondence of Associated Press.)
TACLOBAN. Leyte Province, P. 1..
April 24~Although the war in the
Philippines has for some time been of-
ficially described be "practically over,"
the recent operations of the United
states Philippine Commission have
been about the edge of localities which
are still nothing more nor less than
"enemy's territory." The commis-
sioners had heard all about the doin
of Maxllon. the Cebu insurgent, w ,
still manages to keep more than a real-
ment of soldiers confinedrto the coast
towns of Cebu; of Samson, Tagalog Crossing the narrow.
lender ofthe island, of Dubai. who. ‘tWeeh Levin and minus
with several hundred foiloware. keeps forent state of allairtaawne
the peaceful inhabitants and the Amer. was known that the i u
icon omcars guessing as to his whore. Bionaily took some the a, at i ’
abouts and of Moiloa, the chietdisturv from the adiacent hillsidoil. . ~‘
her of Leyto. But when the represon- most surround theyui‘tyfibiit
tutives of the United States faced the tors Ware quite amazed to,
real conditions in Samanthey saw. a the defiant waving ‘iiagiio
very serious situationminsurgont bans was a common one fretted
hers haunted on the hills round about the garrisons no, Ca lulu
Outbaiogan. chief city of the island; Samar towns were sh
shots fired into the towns garrison“ that little was really‘t 0 ti:
by American troops, a very common snip dent. Onytii, var " '
occurrence. and the inhabitants bowed arrive ‘ ottho commission '
into inaction by, fear of vengeanoc ‘of-wns ' ’ to ‘ ‘
_ Joakioii/rwy.‘ haven't you he
has “I. «um um
bullpen. til militant incur strum.
m s when fish 1
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