were 5.75.
_ 95; Were 6.75.
4.95; were I 7.50.
6. 75 . were so. so.
our PRICES
oUR SILK AND wQOLsN WAISTS
Ca’r iRre on 35.00 purchases or over.
WOOLEN WAISTS
$ .98; were $r.5o.
1.25; were p.00.
1.50; were 2.50.
1-95: were 3.00.
a .95; were 5. 00.
I
!
iheilremen had to tight.
fs not room enough to stand
agent Mr. swnrtz and Ar-
ron. the carpenter, were
1:] this morning, getting an
i
d
the former held $2.175. and
.. r $2. 000
, tiuel reporter had a talk with
the firemen this morning. and
that if they had had a
engine. it would not haiebeen
. to use any water in extin-
he homes. This would have
at saving to property. The
did; very efiectlve work, and
landing the inconveniences the
» Hook and I dder Company
1: getting t air truck to a
hymns remarkably good time
‘ ,d, heudwork was used by the
lee in not making an opening
which-the wind could circu-
Tiih recall was sounded at 6:30.
that time. so thoroughly had
ed everthing In their eager-
, 'nilne the flames. there were
' has of water over the lower
he first lire at which D. \V.
d Dreaded as chief engineer.
only assumed omce on Satur-
,ii‘his conduct of he tire was ex—
and won the ad iration of all
healed it He desIIes to can-
the to to be particularly
at the present time about tires.
matches or other Inflamahle ma-
li a blaze had obtained good
repetition of the Waterbury dis—
IOLARC ROB BTOhu.
131)., February 3.—-..Ic
Roadie? A Hutchinson was
by burglars early yesterday
and nearly a wagon load oi
eons, articles w‘as carrhd
on. There Is no clew.
exit with blown from the resi
Oohld Hoyt on Spring Hill by
wind storm. Luckily the
7“ iirs 4mm system was not in
“ed. The electric
. . $119!“.
last night there might have
a few pennies wore in the“
telephone wires, however.
V. M. C. A. ENTERTAINMENT.
Junior Rally Saturday Night—Nestor.
day Afternoon's Interesting Meeting.
The junior members and their
friends wem out in full force on Satur’
day evening. in spite of the unpleasant
condition of the weather. Miss Eva
Bartram gave two piano selections. and
Miss Alice Burnham was heard In three
reading selections. and a large class of
the boys. under the leadership of Phys-
IcaI director. Kraut, furnished the gym-
nastic part of too program.
‘ The monthly Boys‘ Rally Sunday.
was attended by seventy‘llve boys and
young men. who were greatly interest-
ed in the exercises of the afternoon. A
spirited ten»minute song service aided
by live members of the orchestra. was
first on the program. and then the
lights were turned chi. and the twenty-
third Psalm was ‘repeated by all pres-
ent. while six steneopticon viewa iliuw
trated ..Ie same: “My Mother’s Pray-
er" was sung by President H. .l. Hlp~
son. while seven very appropriate pic-
tures were thrown upon the screen.
which made more real the word picture
of the song. The topic for the after-
noon was “Beware; or the Effects of
Gambling." and the story. which was
one from real life. was read by Princi-
pal W. C. Fonts. and twenty-four beau-
tifully colored slides were used to pic—
ture the events as they occurred. The
story aelated til-3 eaperienoes of a
country youth who went up to London
to begin lite. fell in with evil com-
panions, was led into the vice of gum-
hling. although not without being
warned by some friends. was finally ar-
rested and put in Jail for trying to
sell articles {or “a friend." which prov~
ed to be his downfall. because they had
been stolen. His country pastor at-
tended his trial and with other friends
succeeded in securing his acquittal.
but he. was glad to return home a sad-
der but wiser young man. At the close
Mr. Foote drew some very helpful and
practical lessons from the story as to
the effects of gambling.
Secretary Norris related some obser-
vations that had come to his notice in
connection with his work among men.
The Mandolin and Guitar Club will
meet tonight. at‘?‘ o‘clock. Arrange»
ments have been made whereby the Ori-
ental Mandolin. Banjo and Guitar Club
of Westport. with Professor W E. Col-
line as director. Is to give a concert in
the 1’. M. C. A. rooms. on Wednesday
night. February 12th.
The Women's Auxiliary will hold an
adjourned open meeting. Tuesday after-
noon. st 3 o'clock, All ladies are cor-
dially invited ‘to attend the meeting.
which will b‘e of an Intonation chorus»
tor and a tea will be served labour 5
o'.clocit
The orchestra will rehearse on Wed-
nesday night.
REDUCINQ DUTiII 0N QTIEL.
Favorable Repert Ordered on War Tax
Reduction bill.
-WASHINGTON. February ilw'l'bo
ways and means committee or the
house by unanimous vote. today order.
odrod I favorable report on the war
to: reduction bill A surprise occur
red when Representative Hancock. 1194
hllesn member (literati his hill ism
tutti-son them
NORWICH. Coho. F
the result at a drummer over his
working on annuity. Polar Lone. our
played no a hardener by Mrs. Abraham
Plant oi Ills West Thames street shot
his employer. yesterday iorenoon.
Three shots were tired from a iii-call
bis revolver one taking direct In the
left side The other two shots entered
the wall or the kitchen where the af-
fair took niece.
lions. who is under arrest at a no
the gravity or his crime. He admits
having had a quarrel and says he was
not willing to work seven days In the
week. lie gives his~age as «titty-live
vears,and says he was born-in Bau-
ior. Me. He has rbanied around most
of his life and says he has lived In
Baltimore. Md. and In New London.
He talks like a man partly demented.
Mrs. Plant who is the widow of a
prominent Jeweler In this city. was
resting comfortably last night. and her
wound ismot‘ believed to be danger
ous. ‘
TOWN IIN WALL-STREET.
WALL STREET. 10:10 a. m.~—Pric;
in sugar. M. I‘aui end United states
as of all atoms rose on opening sales
but the gains reached a point only
in Sugar, St. Pitui and United States
Express. Amalgamated Copper rose
up and then ran all to below Satan
day' 3 close. The dealings were in lair
volume and well distributed.
WALL STREET. 1 . —-'l‘he mar~
ket became feverish s the time up
preached for the Supreme Court to as-
semble. When it was announced that
no decision was ready in the Northern
Securities Company case the morning‘s
gains melted rapidly away. and were
gone in a few minutes. Prince of rail-
roads generally stayed at about Satur-
day's closing level. but Rock island fell
a point under and recovered later. The
market became very dull.
TODAY'S QUOTATIONS.
Reports over private wire of E. A
Bohme. commission broker. Swarts A
Corbett's block South Norwsik.
Open High Low 1:30
Copper, 78 78%; 75% 76
Locomotive. as 33 '32“ 32175
Am. 8. R. (30., 126% 127% 125% 126
Alchison. 767$ 77% 76% 76%
Atchison. pm, 979;, 97a and 97%
Bait. &()hio 103136. 103% 103 103
Bkyu R 16612 6614 66 66
Cues & Ohio to 46 45% 45W.
(‘hl. a N W., 214% 214%
(‘ M. it St. P. 164%, 165% I64 164%
Chi. R. i. & P. 1621/. 163% 162 163
C.C.C.& St, 1.99% 99% 99 99
I}, 8. Steel. 43% tilts 431.;
U 8, Steel pid. 93% 93% 93V.
Gen. El. 00.. 281 282' 281
Don. & Nash, 103% 104 103%
Nor. & West. 56%
Man. Consol._ 136 136% 135%
Metropolitan. 171% 171% 169%
Miss, Pacific, 102% 103% 102%
Nat, Lead 00., 19
N Y.. C &. H “2
N. Y. 0 &W. 333: 38%
Reading,2d . 63 83%
Pennsylvania 149% H916
People's Gas 100% 100%
Phil. it 1!thth 56 a.
P it it pfd 82% 82%
Sou. Railway, 83% 33%
Son. Ry. old. 95% 95%
Son. Pacific. 82 ._ 63%
Tenn. (‘1. A i., 63%
78 Leather 11%
U 8.11ubber. 15 ~ 15 Hit
Union Pacific, 102% 10314. 101% 1017.5
Ha Pac. pill. 89% 691‘ 89- 89
Wabash hid. mt, , on
911‘ 91 91%
West. Union 91
DEATH or stone: w. SMITH. ‘
George W. Smith died yesterday it
ternoon at his home in Walloon are
one at the m at 84 years and four
months. He was the oldest member
ofOurBrothers id‘s. i’. 0 0. F. The
funeral will be held Wednesday after-n
whoa at 1 o'.olocit Maud is sur-
vived by a wire and one «debtor. In
Charles D. laekwood. llr. Smith was
lathe grocery business in South For
walk a great my years. Mrs. saith
ls seriously lit with pneumonia.
162%
W
salted ‘VIOILANQ GOMM‘I'H’II TO MINT.
no grouhdhog
top is ended
lice station does not appear to realize ‘
' DELAWARE IREA‘KVIATIR DISAS-
indications oi fiendish“- Are That
Will”? AI awn
The Melina oi. mundho day is on
event ciao no! interest on as roster.
day was in It is sale to any that
.u’or any other sort or
has. in this section saw his shadow
Consequently the little animal was not
i hseould not
1st baseline or the
.5“ settle it In ac
to not again appear
during till r.
Th ‘ shim rhymes agree with
the grouudhoe predictions ea for In-
stance: .
.. Conditioner day be fair and bright.
Winter will have another night
But It poi-chance. should snow or rain.
Winters sow-«wow t come again.
The My titted the predictions on
around; Itnd it now remains for the
weather and the predictions to meet
on common ground.
um because the mercury persisted
in remaining a» few degrees above
freezing Norwaik experienced as
disagreeable a Sunday as it ever hitu
Rain. which should have been snow,
fall in liberal amounts all day long
It was not a warm spring rain either.
it was one 0! those rain storms in
which each drop seems colder than all
the snow that ever red. Then once
drop had such a searching way about
it and always managed to penetrate.
clear through every protection that
the unlucky people were. it was bad
enough to have. the rain no what: a
pocket edition or a gale came on to .
word evening. the cup of misery was
tilled to overnomng
For just about lire minutes early
in the evening there was an abortive
attempt to snow. A few his flakes
came down and if the mercury had
only been well behaved enough to
drdp a little more there might have
been a good snowstorm to finish the
day‘s uork. As it was the little gale
developed strength and blew the
storm away Windowr rattled and
doors slammed all through the town.-
Words cannot uo usrice to the real
disagreeable weather conditions that
existed yesterday it would take a
man with the toothache and chil-
blains added to an attack or the grip
fairly and impassionately to say some
thing In favor of the. variety handed
out to the people here ycatorday.
What is to come in the future ls
only a matter or conjecture but as
people retired last night there was a
general feeling that there could he
no worse sample of weather than was
given us yesterday. '
W
APPLICA‘FION.‘ 1'0 AMEND.
Connecticut Western Railroad Takes
Another atop.
HAR'I'FCRD. Coon; February 23~
Attorneys Perkins and Maltbie. counsel
for the Hartford Connecticut & West—
on Railroad. took still another step In
the Tarilfvllle branch extension today.
tiling with Judge Case. in the Superior
Court on application for leave to amend
the original application for approval of
the road. Judge Case assigned a bear-
Ing on application idi‘iSuturday at 10
0‘.clocl,t After stating that all the for-
mer proceedings were under the act of
1817 In the mended application. the
applicant avers that the location first
made still exists in name. yet that the
applicant has no power to take the land
owned by Wagner and construct Its
railroad thereon under that location,
and cannot obtain such right by sgroe~
meat with said Wagner. so that said lo-
cation Is 0! no practical value and the
applicant ohnnot complete its road
thereunder.
It theroi‘ore brings this application
under the general law passed In 1899
for the purpose or obtaining such loca-
tion of sold road as it will enable it to
retain a right of way over said land of
said Wagner and complete its road.
M
TEE.
PHILADELPHIA. Februayy 8.»—
Only one serious disaster in shipping
between the Delaware Breakwater
and Barnes-t up to lo ocioelt this
a four-muted schooner during the
diglht near the big steamship Clever-
: e.
IOI'I’ON flAMITlanghfl‘wktfi
BOSTON February era :
usher“ in the illird week 01 the W
stere' strike with a
In the smmifio
shores!- tflolt. it Brine (lemony?
All!!! lmflth.
has been reported to the maritime ox. I
change from the life saving stations .
morning. This was the grounding of ,
mm‘gfm ”cm 9:“
also a weakening, while use 5
no. a seize-m nuxnnrno.
y,
b l‘
HALF PRIDE CLDAKASALE
OUR HALF PRICE CLOAK SALE WILL COM NCE ON SATURDAY FEBRUARY
1st. EVERY GARMENT AT ONEfflALF OF THE ORIGINAL PRICE. FIVE DOLLAR
COATS FOR TWO FIFTY; TEN DOLLAR COATS FOR FIVE DOLLARS: TWENTY-FIVE
DOLLAR COATA FOR TWELVE FIFTY
CARPET DEPARTMENT
WE HAVE IN OUR LACE CURTAIN STOCK A NUMBER OF ODD FAIRS AND
BROKEN LOTS WHICH WE ARE ANXIOUS TO CLOSE OUT BEFORE INVENTORY,
AND ON WHICH WE HAVE PUT PRICES THAT WILL INTEREST YOU.
HDUSEFURNISHING DEPARTMENT
SPECIAL PRICES ON TOILET WARE AND CARVING SETS:
« $2.00 TOILET SETS. $1..” $1.00 CAR’VING SETS. .75
$2.50 TOILET SETS. $x.95. $1.35 CARVING SETS, $1.00.
$3.00 TOILET SETS. 3245- $1.95 CARVING SETS, $r.fi5.
$4.50 TOILET SETS, 33-75. $2.25 5CARVING SETS, $1.95.
$5.50 TOILET SETS. $4.75. $3.50 CARVING SETS. $2.95,
Tristram 8. Hyatt,
NorWaIk, Ct.
Glover’s the Place
Economy is a good thing gem
orally. but there is always a "In.
It in pricesbelow which it is no,
safe to go.
We are confident that We buy
‘a close as It Ii; possible. If you
cure to investigate we don‘t ob-
joct. . : ‘5: , I," .
The lowering temperature The LB'd'ng Outfitters in Ready-to-
suggests
Wear Goods. for Men and; Women.
WARM wean " '“ ‘ ’
FOR THE FEET.
Closing Out Bargains
ln'E‘vsry Department.
Children’ s Coats. long and short cuts, at sacnfice prices.
Ladies‘ Iii-inch Bo; Calf Storm
or skating Donia-It's a Surosis
wthat menus hobby, service-
able, and $3.50.
Ladies“ iii-Inch Box Calf Storm
or Skating Boot-wwclted solos,
full edges: stylish as well as
warm, $3.00
Indies‘ Storm Boot. Winch. Ladies Coats, long and short. at sacrifice prices.
very good indeed the price. _
$2.00. For Collars anti Boas. at sacrifice prices.
Ladies' Pat. Enamel Int-e Shoes,
full toes. heavy soles, dull mat
tops and a very swell article.
3200.
Ladies' Box Cali Shoe, full toes.
.,especially adapted for rough
wear, $2.00.
Wen Shoesilut Fit
HARKIE oooowm
The Cioihier
Ladies‘ and Mens‘ .Underwear. at sacrifice prices.
Men's and Boy' 8 Clothing at sacrifice prirts
GREAT REDUCTIONS
iN OUR A
SHOE DEPARTMENT
Our entire winter stock must be closed out before the new
spring goods arrive.
fl.“
...__......... m.“ -ML. a... A..-
Do not envy your neighbors because they wear good clothes.
You can wear just as good if you trade with us.
ASH 0R 0 EIIT
Accounts Opened with Everybody
«ma mayhem“. a.
‘wsinldmhoforo;we vilinot
, carry m on? Winter stock,
as wehovsmtfiom ”
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