M.
For Hominy. Tuesday cud Wednesde we offer forty FINE
v COUCHES. uphol‘ttered 111 nihe ne valours. silk reps and leather,
finely tufted; made and guaranteed by the best couch makers in
the country.
8 6.00 Couch, this sale, S 4.00.
S 7.00 Couch, this sale, 3 5.00.
S 7.50 Couch. this sale. 5 5.50.
$ 8.00 Couch. this sale. $ 6.00.
$ 8.50 Couch, this sale $6.50.
$ 9.50 Couch. this sale. 5 7.00.
$10.00 Couch. this sale. 3 7.25.
$10.50 Couch. this sale. S 7.50
$11.00 Couch. this sale. $ 8.00
$11.50 Couch. this sale. $ 8.50
$13.00'C0ucl'1. this sale, 3 9.50.
$15.00 Couch, this sale. $12.00
$16. 00 Couch. this sale. $12.50.
$18.00 Couch. this sale. $15.00.
$00. 00 Coach. this sale. $16.00.
Extension Tables mentioned in last ad. are all sold. The above
goodsare offered at prices stated during this sale only. Thursday
we offer you different bargains.
Don’t think we’re going'out of» business—we’re going in it—and
' if you will do your part by shopping at home. we will do ours. by
selling you goods at twenty per cent. lower than out-of-town houses.
OPEN EVERY EVENING.
W. S. STURTEVANT
North Main and Ann Streets.
SOUTH NORWALK CONN.
OPPORTUNITIES
I
We offered excellent values in LADIES' AND MISSES‘
GARMENTS. this season, but in order to close the balance, have
made a large reduction‘inthose prices.
IN CHILDREN’S GARMENTS we have a large variety and
have marked them down as liberally.
10 LADIES” AND MISSES‘ GARMENTS. (not this year‘s
purchase) at $1.00 each.
OUR SALE OF FURS has exceeded any previous year. Rea-
son?-—-Attractive styles and values. We have marked down every
piece still on hand. Now is your opportunity.
LADIES' FLANNEL WAISTS in popular colors and styles.
at reduced prices. Earliest customers will have the best choice.
A. Dickerman & on
84 Washinolon Street.
South Norwalk. Conn.
Xmas Slrppors
. in lateststvles for oh
500 to siI 5o.
Burt 05001110011)" a sheer for men. «motel! and foot above. ”.50.
Inunsbury. Mathewsoa's line Ladlea’ Shoes. which no the beat storm proof
and Inn kid. price 03.00.
more." Fine mo. Slippers. lined. 501». 851‘. u... 980.
[Adlefl' mm “11.980 m 11.11.
ladle! M WW9“. lll‘lofl CL“.
. Who’s Shoe Stforc,
. cross the track.m
III limiMPr IIIIII
Now lllrowiog 'l‘o Ii Close
IIII Probably. III" [liven u
The Jury no.
illioIl Marlo To lIIIIIooohllToolr‘s
'l‘o‘slimoIIIJ
The defense rested In the D’Onofrlo
lI-lai yesterday and the case Win go to
the Jury today. Judge Edwin B. G11
gar, before whom the case is on trlal,
in the criminal Superior Court. said
late yesterday afternoon that he Was
anxious to finish. The defense an-
nounced that it wounl close its case
with the witness, who was on the
stand at the limo court adjourned.
State's Attorney Fennondcn said that
the crossexamlnatlon ol' the witness
would reoulre about one hour this
morning. The counsel will then sum
up and the judge will deliver his
charge. The case will be glven to the
jury into In the afternoon. The 1111:!-
men were reoriented to leave word at
their homes that they might be do
lalned until later in the evening than
usual.
STENOGRAPHER HUGHES TESTl-
1 PIES.
The witness. who was on the stand
when court adjourned. and who will
probably be the last called in the trial,
In David Hughes. 11 slcnographor or
South Norwulk. "Did you take the
minutes of the inquest before the. cor-
oner?" was the first. question asked by
Attorney Judson. in direct examina-
tion. "ch." “And at the hearing in
the town court?" “You." “Did you
transcrlbn them?" “Yr-s." "‘ls thin 0
copy 0! them ?" ,
A copy of the evidence lakcn before
the coroner and in the town court was
handed to the witness, and he ldcntiA
find them.
U’Toole in the coroner’s record and see
If you see that O’Toole heard D'Ono-
frlo say: ‘Got out of the way.’ " "I
object." said the prosecuting attorney.
"You have not shown that the record
which the witness has is a correct
transcription.“ “is that a com-ct
transcription?” asked the attorney for
the accused. “l thins no." "i object
to that." said the state attorney. “He
only thinks so." “lsn’tlt possible.
said tho senior counsel for the defense
“to ask a question in this court with
out interruption ‘3“ "Not when you
are present," replied the prosecuting
attorney.
ATTORNEYS HAVE A TILT.
The attorneys had a tilt, and the
witness finally said that it was 11 our
1001 copy. Portions of the testimon:
W010 read from time to time as the ox-
amluallon proceeded "ilo you find ii
the coroner's record that O'Toole res.
tilled that he heard D'Onofrlo any to
Barry: ‘lct out of the way?‘ ” "ch.
”Turn to the town court record and
see if you find there that 0 Tools let
titled them that he heard D‘Onofrlo
say: ‘Keep your hands off.’ " "Yes:
What is the object of this line of or
amlnatlon?" asked the State‘s Attor
ney Fesscnden. "in order to prove
Inst O'Toole has made contradictory
statements. and to impeach his testi
many under a rule of the supreme
court." "Do you find." continued At-
torney Judson. addressing the witness,
“that in the coroner’s court O'Toole
testlllcd that he did not see Barry
cross the track?’ "ch." "Do you
find lhat O'l‘ool0 testified that he did
not see Barry place his hand on the
ltallnn'a shoulder?" “Yes." "Turnto
the record of the town court. What
did O'Toole say there about Barry‘s
crossing the track?" “‘1 saw Barry
road the Wildcat
from the record. “What did O'Toole.
say about Barry's putting his hand on
1110 ltallan's shoulder?" "‘1 saw her
ry put his hand on the ltallan‘a should
er.‘ " "Do you find in the records or
the coroner that 0'1‘0010 testified that
Barry told bun that D‘Onofrlo was an-
gry with him?" .00." ”Now turn
to the town court records where
O‘Toole again mulled regarding the
relations between Berry and D'Ono that
frlo. What does he say?" ""l‘heme
were no hard feella between hurry
and D'Ouoftlo."" you find all!
thing there Which are that nan-7 who
am with D’Onofrlo'!" “N0.“
GROSS EXAMINATION BEGINS.
{‘no you mean to on 12101be that
he'd nothing in that 100011! which
the: then were hard (Gallup
between ham and 13011011101" "Yes. "
“and when O'Toole acid that as did
WW one room mm
"Turn to the testimony of '
in:
111 red." "on
”i not think it
' "to Chief Voll-
there a mark
I “I" 43%;“, l‘r‘u
M 3.3 m
a a bruise?” “Noz
fDld the accused
meal?” 5 ll a bruise?"
"No; only a a0 “Didn't you
say to me that it w a bruise?" “0b
Motion.” Susmlnod."l‘l1is witnous
has stated to Mr. 0111100. " said Attllh
noy Judson, “that if. was a bruise. He
has said so many times, and not until;
now has he said that it was II acrnioh
I. claim the right to question him 011
that point. The question wan cxclud
0d and an exception wan taken. ”How
many times have you talked wlth
mo?" asked Attorney Cnneo. junior
counsel for the defense. "about the
bruise on D'Onofrlo's'forchI-nd?" “Ob.
Jnctlon.’ Sustained. "W0 bau- 0 right
to ask those questions." said Attorney
Judson. ‘Thlo witness was subpocn
aed by tho defensew" "He was not.’
interrupted the state‘s attorney. "He
was subpoenaed by me." "At tho re-
quest of the defence." added the 0011‘
ior counsel for D‘Onofrlo. "No. he
wasn‘t." sold the prosecuting attorney.
"Ho was subpoenaed by tho defense
before he was by the stale of Conncctl
out." sold Attorney .lnIiIIon. and after
an inter low withy him He said then
0. made his state.
that it was a bruise on the forehand of 1
the accused and 1101 a scratch. Now he
comes here and says the opposite. I
claim the right to ask him questionII
along the line of bin stalcrnontII. " '1 no.
question was excluded. “’l)idn I you
say to me." continued Attorncy Cunco.
"that it was a bruise on ll'Onofrlo'
forehead '3“ “it was 0 scratch." rcpllrd
the witncsa. “i must say." said the
senior counsel for the defense, “that
W0 are surprised to this witness:
“Have you any couvursntion win. Offi-
cer Gladstone relative to this bruise?"
“Objection.“ The objection was nus
mined and an exception granted. Did
you know that Vollmcr was gatherinz
evidence for the stnlc in this case?”
HObjectlon “ Sustained. Have you
been in consultation with Vollmor and
Gladotone about this case? “What is
the object of that qucsllon?" .
the state's attorney. “To snow the
hostility of the witness," was tho rc-
oly. ' 10“ cannot do that." said Judge
Gazer. "He is your Witness.“ The
clnlrn regarding the scratch or brnlso
on D'MOnofIloa forehead is that it was
naked .
w..._..._._.
Members on Booliooiog Tho
, Muluol lloIIIl’Il llssooiolioo
Majority lll lowers Endorse
The Proposal l’lon
NEW HAVEN. January 8—— ~idnouth
members of the Masonic Mutual Benc-
lit Association have replied to the db
cular letter sent out loot week to wan
lrnnt the assertion that the t‘ISOCMUOD
lwlll be IoullnuoIl in some form. Just
what shape tho mor'ganlzatlon wIII
take in a matter of Illncusslon now.
llul the association undoubtedly will
I be continued. and Ihcrc will be a moot
flog called soon to consider a plan or
'a‘ctlon .
1 Circular [otters worn soul. out by
(Mr-.3510 Farm worth of this city and
Mattoon of Waterbury. last week I'
iget tho opinions of members rcgnrd
ling a continuance of the association.
i'l‘hc (locations were on'blnnku to be
returned lmmodlatcly to the commitr
100. So for Mr. runsworth has board
from :1 large number of members and
the majority reply in fnlor of contin-
'ulng the bcnoilt mganlzailon in some
form.
it Is I-vcn probable that the organiza-
tion may he Iontlnucd and revcntab
‘llnhed without the appointment of a
pcrmnncnt receiver. it depends a
great deal on the attitude of those who
now have death claims ngalrII-‘Il the an
sorlntlon. if they are willing to no
5 . rcpt a settlement on a pcrconlzl :0 bass-
Vls, the association may then settlo for
:10 ro-organlzo on a better plan.
all claims, and then be in a position
in
such a case, we affairs of tho nssoula-
jllon will be withdrawn from tho
courts. On the other hand. if the
a bruise caused by a blow struck by 3
Harry immediately before the tragedy.
"Was this scratch on the forehead'
Was the first question asked in the
woos-examination. "ch: just over
the left oyo.“ “What do you lllan
"arise-d lt?‘ ‘Ohjcrtion Sustaincd
"Hare you said that it mluht have
been caused by ti brush?’ “l mnv
have said so.“ 'I'm Ion think it might
a brush?" "i do
havo been caused ix
not. think it was. = lilo you think that
it might have been so canned?" “No;
I do not." "Would a blow cause lI‘?
“There was on nbicclion. but it was
withdrawn. "No." replied the witness.
“Would a full?“ No." “\\ out
would?" “llunnlnl: against something
mild.“ "What color was it?” “Rod.
The firm witness or the afternoon
was John Seaman a stablcnmr. ills
‘llrccl testimony was relative to the-
reputation of Barry. He was not com-
munlcatlve and apparently knew not
much about the dead man His most
important reply 11: :‘s to the last ones
tlon he was asked [lid van sex after
vou were SllbDOl nnI-d' as..cd the
state‘s attorney. ‘ but no for as vlou
know the repulali ill of Barry was-
”nod?“ "Yes. uhcn ho was sober."
“What did you mean by tellln'. Mr.
Cohen that you lm' w nothing about
the murder." “l "room that I knew
dolhlnz about "11‘ murder." "What
was Barry 3 condition when he was In-
toxlcatcd?“ was a and in rel-direct ex
nmlns‘tlon. "He was disorderly”
Thai is the reply for which the dc-
'Puac has been my nor: for three days.
“4...... .,..._...-a——-—
GOVERNOR M’LEAN'B ADMINISI
T°DTION.
l“'l‘rumbull“ in \‘w York Herald.)
It is not the tilt“ to write the history
of the 0101401111 administration. and l
1111 not undertaklnk it nor antlolpallnx
the task. It would bu ungracloua how-
ever not to say this much of the year
about to close. in mnnectlon with Its
uolltlcal achievement: lwIII simply
shy that thus far the nrornloos made of _
mmlve and good government in.
W have been redeemed. His
\bpolntmenla to public office have
'llctnted by a profound respect for the
this to be performed. in no portion.
tacit"3 bu he done so much for the future
Omneetleut as In his judicial ap-
continents. They have been more then
doubt-ml admirable: they have blade
It in: le for those who hereafter
diehara‘e! with mandamu-
lastbedlnlty ofthe henchtolowerlt
moat-lilac anuolntmnta. The
value of this will come? day be
no" thoroughly spoonful“. eh
hall .Wol‘
W“
l
I
l
claimants refuse such 1111 agreement.
the affairs of the old association will
be wound up, and there will bc the
formation of II new Masonic Benefit
organization.
Just as noon an all the answers have
hccu rocclvod and tabulated. Monnrs.
il'ornsworth and Mnttoon. who are
looking oftcr the matter. will call a
mooring for the members.
c...
NEW LONDON FOG SIGNAL.
Report of Light House Board Recom-
mends Improvements in the State.
The annual report of the light house
board contains a number of recom-
Incudnlions and reports upon work in
('ouncIliI ui. The most important rang
Igcsrlon pI-rhnps is the one to estab-
lish a light. and log signal at New
London Tho row I claim that
numerous outlying shouts and lodges
surrounding the entruuu lo this in Ir
bor make the approach to it dangerous
in thiIlI 00110101
The location of the
New London
‘light and fog-signal station is w for
‘llnlly
inside tho obstruction as to in-
D81"
lncfl'mrlivc us
on aid for the
purpose of safe navigation of this
entrance. The commerce of the port
0! NI 0 London has In inI‘Ircnsei slurp
the erottion of the [ill out light as to
change the conditions materially. in
view of these facts and toe further
fact that n naval station is in opera:
tion on the 'lhunes ri\'.1*r it is sug
roasted that a light and fog signal sin
lion be established on the southwest
ledge of Ike eastern side of the en-
trance to the harbor. Tu. board esll
males that the work as prices are at
tho present flow. will cost $60 .000.
For the work at Peck’s Lodgc Nor
walk harbor. Ihc board rwomrnI-nda
an appropriation of 829,000. in addition
to tho 310.1100 appropriated in Wily
This additional appropriation in ne-
I-cnsari‘ because it has been decided to
make this light large enough In accom.
modulo two leaner-a instead of one as
originally intended
The appropriation of Willi made in
ilBl‘lE for
lrassy Hammock Round
twitch, Fitch's Point and. Willie Rock
I
Reef lieacons.N01-v.1lk harbor. has al
so been found lnadmuate for the (011
strurtiou of those browns and the 11d ‘ U
dltlonnl appropriations of 3400 made
in I901 did not make use sum will
clout]; large to meet the lowest but of
$1,100.1‘hese beacons will. thereforc
be built by mechanics to the employ
of the light house engineer.
Work will soon be commenced to
catnbllah 11 light on the Long Beach
Bay Beacon. News": harbor for
which an propriaoon of It. 690 was
made ln 1 l.
The report also gives a summary of
the work done during 1.110 year whlch
includes repairs and lmproveraonta .I
3101111131011. at Runner: inland New
Haven outer breakwater New Home
hon: Wharf. .Peaneld Reef and
Green' 0 Wm.
SWIM TM? MUST GO
levitate of W Hymnal Cut out
Some of charm Viewers Verona.
film of fiber-no
lloV‘IIIIiIIIlioII
All Wool Ingrain
" Wan one; now
Tapestry Brussels
Was 651'; now 500.
Best Tapestry Brussels
500. ‘
W011 850; now 1350.
Saxony Axminster
Was 8|.llll; now 750,
. Moquette
Was $1.00; now 751:
Velvet
Was $1.00; now 751-,
Worth from $3.5
CHILDREN‘S LONG COATS
Worth $5.50 and
Priced $3.98 and
MISSES' JACKETS of Kersey
Worth $4.00 and
Priced at $2.50.
ATE SKIRTS
At from $2.00 to
than value.
ELECTRIC SEAL JACKETS.
At $30.00 and $3
Mail‘s
Worth $2.50 to $
$3. 50.
CARPET PRICES
MONEY SAVING Price Cuts are a feature of thile week In
" the Carpet Section as win as in every other part of the «store.
Judge of the possibilities open to you from the following list:
AI $1.75 to $10.00.
l Body Brussels?
Was $1.15; now 900,
l Extra Axminster
Was “.25; now $1.00,
Best Body Brussels
WIIII 91.25:
Wilton Velvet
WIIII $1.50;
Savounerie l
Will-1 $1.50;
now SI .1111
“WW 51”,.
now his
READY-lo-WEAR GARMENIS
In the January Solo
CHILDREN'S JACKETS begin the showing—of Kerscys.
Cheviots Covert: and Mixtures. for 6 to 12 year old girls.
a to $8.50.
Priced .at $1.00. $2.98. $3.98.
57-75
$5.00.
and Cheviots.
$s-oo
WOMEN’S SUITS. JACKETS. LONG COATS and SEPAR—
$5.oo less
Worth $40.00 and $45.00
5.00.
SCARFS and MUFFS—Naturai Marten Scaris with Tails;
$7.00 kind at $5.00. Imitation Marten Scarfs; $5.00 kind at
12.50
C‘,‘
now "It. Ilse; conulnlng lilo hymns Io‘
one of the very best
Dllc Icunlu the Methodist hook with.
It: 1.20M: hymns. he ran:
a collection of the best secular Emile?-
lyric! you would hardly include more
11011 000. rattan-"s Golden Trou-
ure‘ bun you. Many of our hymn:
are 11011 In mod
“The ring» for excluding any
hymn are. that it In procalc and does
optimal my my chord of feel
(11.11. or doom-01 exams in moving all:
our» W phase of rev-101100.000:
tones. “9W love or decline that
fill in not
. main
to mode tho World
in. on linear
”Mimics-ribosomes-
mine. . [tenant be 010010
Moe
yr“ Miller limiters
' Madonna-r: ~
‘ in maklnu l
org 1). M. READ ..
CLYDE LINE
4113
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CHARLESTON.~S* ‘C.
JACKSONVILLE...
Mama Rivet Service between jacksonvflle "
\ Sanford. 1n... and lntemodhu Imam
it: FutuodemSteamahipeQFinestService‘
l! I ‘. I ,
I f I. WM P CLYDE a 60.. 6011'! Adamo
I; . . mm. 0 0003.021:
Ems»? f 19 81010 Street. New York
I .. «.AL‘ 7.. . . . ' .7 n.4,). ,
'Locat‘uoeu'r: 050110: F. as aass. South «emu: uvrm Bank:
Forth .to War. Stones. The Church or
.000 Foundation is Jesus Christ the
I born Blekmtlth's O (lad the 110011
of Aces and Peace. Perfect Potter 150»
her a version of Psalm xxlll. Tl.» King
of Love My shepherd ls. Bonar’s I
l Bless the 0111111 of 000 and Washinx'
1.011 Gladden' s O menu-1.1.01 Me Walk
WIth Thee.
“The nethodlat bymnai needs more
pieces on the alimony of Christ mean
tested in his humanity, of which we
now nave only nine-4 moan hymn:
about the peroou of Christ all til! min-
lstrlce and teachings. such as Wino
tlcr's Orr llutcr~moro 11 111110 on
Christian life in It: outward mullet.
rations of duty 111111 rvleo. We llkva
too lurge n proporazn 110w dull" ‘
with sum of our are he»
and. loathed of outward and upward.
“only one or two of John Western .
”anagram be left out. negro do“ 1:
Cl «our! W“
m on" Inn Marni “1.5. 111 do our
MI in i W
41011:! this in WI. and should“
humerus-rummage W" m“
mum
Norwalk Chronicler