mum
To be Given Under the Ample“ of the
Norwaik Fire Police No. ‘1.
(coin)
Rich and llarrla’s successful scream-
ing farce Are You a Mason ?- which do.
lighted New York all last season and ‘
atlono ., for
' lpubllo mind with Masonry, ulthouuh
tr
ed to offer a premium of
Ipth of every child belong-
»fiioyoa. ’i‘lic olnployc with
roo children is to recoiw
once of $10 a child a
he Massachusetts leg-
for the submission to
. of on proposed constitu-
. no it upon the petition of
fty“"thousnntl voters. Among those
, "h preposition isthe Rev.
.Ezl stt Hale.
any author places. is
, , ,allpbx. In thirty-three
here have beenftiti deaths from
There were eighty deaths
est. Tradesmon‘are great.
Ibrrled‘ledt the epidemic. may keep
' tteuding. the coronation
ceremonies. ‘ l “ .
he late Dr. Samuel Rowena Gan
l'. the’, English historian, was very
.. 01.,‘retailingthe hackneyed old
crical anecdotes that garnish the
he col books, and he would commonly
”nd the comment: “Now, that
, is not true; i have reason to
how,indeed.thnt it to pure action, be-
; the truth cannot be rounded off
poliuiieil so nicely to suit one‘s
n ptlon of‘churncter or of circum-
tithes!” For. similar reasons he was
s at, in praise of historical novels.
‘enl‘us like Scott or George Eliot
specially in, ‘llomola‘),” he would
‘ ;_“has many advantages over the
, ding. historian, and can often or-
, ", by the intuition of genius, at
truths] Which the‘ most laborious re-
search could never reveal; and, on the
"hole.” heawonid‘add, "historical lie
is much more trustworthy and in-
most-ably more respectable than lic-
tlt as history."
Evidence otthc anxiety of M. Wal-
desk-Rousseau to solve the problem
euted by the threatened depopuia-
"n 0; France is afforded by the ap-
inttnent of a. commission by the min-
, of the-interior, the members of
7 ‘hieh form a notable representation of
tool science. lit-ofossor Pinard wall 5 Stole A Horse '
drhw‘np. arreport on prenatal influenc
,.~ Professor Budin will study the mor-
tality of infants up to one your old, Dr.
Variot of children up to fourteen years
(LDI‘. A. J. Martin will devote him
if tothe mortality of adults. Profuse
r Landouzy will deal with the mor-
‘ tor niaht, without missing a siuelo per-
‘was held last evening in theY. M. C.
, being .
'oi' the opera." The numbers are adupt- Jamil“ “t ““1" “liliiillllg- ll ‘5 iixll‘3“’iilil
‘ stole a horse and wagon belongingr to i
all summer at Powers Theatre. Chico.
go, willheve its first presentatiou in
this city Wednesday evening, April 2.
The piece is a farce. adapted by Leo ,
Detrlchstein from the German of’
Louis and Krntz. The force (tools as
the name indicates. The fun ’of the
piece revolves about the grips and
tomd‘oolcry that are associated in the
illit‘l'o is plenty of sentiment and do-
mestic couwilcniions In it. A young‘
{bridegroom on his wedding tour. is,
lsinrllctl by a letter which his wife to :
wolves, t'lllll'gllli; him with having?
3 dealt trivially with the infections of an. -
Iother woman. The bride is angeredj
,by the letter, but agrees to fol-giro
,‘her husband, providing he will join‘
ttho Masons. He. agrees to, but never
,Jolns. Still he gets home late on loduc 1
nights, and all that; many years intern
.their daughter is about to marry. the‘
imother insists on the young suitor
ijoining the Masons. but he doesn't, ho :
only pretends to join. Hero is moro‘
deception. This goes along until thoI
two gay docuivcrs run against a,
friend of the faintly who is really a i‘
jMason. The wives confer; the pro"
' tenders are nearly found out, and it is ;
only after a lot of breathless chasingi
that they escape the penalty rightlyi
‘: due them. This is only a venue outline i
inf a lively and multi-iaughed story.
tOnc of the features is a series of roe
jtnarkablc tests on initiate is put;
3 through . It is thirthfully Masonic. 1
5,;HAN n Plant-L.
i . .
.-
navy
’A‘ihdlta wanes
{.1 Mode in u Iblfluit‘l.
”9)
j]... 4;
3 THE, l..l'l"l‘l..E MINISTER. t
l The Little Minister, 9. beautiful:
ibeartllliina,r story in the original whichiCaned for Next Tuesday at Hotei
l
Garde, New Haven
_ STATE LEAGUE MEETING.
I l. M. Barrie, its author, has successful-
! iy transferred to the stage. will be pro- l,
lsented at I—loyt's Theatre. tomorrow ; ,, , ,
! night. The comedy ran through an en- ; tors has been called for next luosday
: tire season in New York, having exact- . at the Hotel (tlll'lk'. in New
ily three hundred performances. every
‘one of which was given to a standing
room audience.
tie Minister accomplished it, has any
iplay succeeded inattrncting night of-
llavon. who is engaged in the
dominoes. in order that the soliednle
tbuiidor may have something to guide
formance. audiences that claimed ah-
solutcly the capacity of the house.
EGYPTA REHEARSAL.
The first rehearsal of the adult chor.
us of Eeypta to be glven'nnder the ans.
piece of the Y, M. C. ‘A., April 4 undo.
: Ladd.
{declared that‘hc belongs to Hartford.
A. rooms. In spite of the stormy won. ; Manager Reisliug Is not worrying over
thor a large number of singers, Wu”. tthc outcome and the blow London man»
present and expressed themselves as ;agcr and SGClT‘till‘l’ 0 Rourke can light
delighted with the neural” out. The umpire attention will be
ad from the compositions of the best i that higher salaries will be paid to our
known composers and are all melod- [pires this your than formerly. and that
‘ ions. This chorus will meet aunln tori the league will be more generous about
night at 7:30 o‘clock. and Summmqallowing for expenses. l-leretoforcunr
evening. The chorus of girls will meet , plres have been reprimanded if thov
after school and on Saturday “my, {cents a night and the result was that
will be made of this chorus and sev-f! between thoumpircs and the directors.
and hundred ulrls from 3 to 15 yours‘ Manager itcisllng is in favor of giv.
of age will mm, parts in it. i log the umpires a littlo boito‘r trout-
imont.
THIEF VHAS DiSAPPEARED.
AMERICAN .100st VIN OLD
M
Bldeot ndWe‘nt. FOR
Dnnb‘ury Wayloy'ffigel: geaarching. g LONDON, March Ell—«The American
.~ . ‘ Vijockeys started at the Liverpool
Ihtdncport ofllceis we” in ””5 cit) taming meeting today with some dis
yesterday i“ search of a thief “h“ 5 play of their old form: They took the
liirst two rows. The initial event, a
lprivnte sweepstakes was won by Olivia
ion which Muller had the mount. The
iMolyneux stakes (of it) sovereigns
ouch, with 200 sovereigns added. for
Reuben Stowe from the streets of that
city, Saturday nieht. says the Danburv
News. They traced the rig to Brook»
ficltl Junction where they learned the
y of professional persons in popu-
,._cshtérs, Professor Labbe will,
give his attentihn to the army. navy}
A"; ‘cdlonials forces, Dr. Borne willi
thief traded the stolen wagon at Toy,
‘Or's Hotel for another vehicle. That
was on Supdav and the man then "Sheets" Marti .
drove in tilediroctlon of this city. Ac- ..( . .. . ) n ..
i
Aimeeting of the state‘lenguc diroc. :
FOR MOTIONS.
= Causes of Short Calendar List of Civil
- Court of Common Pleas. ‘
The causes which follow are noted
ENTERTAINMENTS
! Hovrm THEATRE
3 Four days, Commencing
i , MONDAY, MARCH 17
a
m-
Mntiuoos Tuesday. Wednesday and
Saturday,
. I
The Favorite
iiarcourt Comedu Co.
and
Concert Orchestra
nmrwtoirc of ulumlard plays.
EVENlNl‘IH:
'l‘uosdnywSaplio ‘
in n
, Wednostiuy-«-~l(nohs ti"i‘onnosnoo
Sntiu‘duym’i‘urn of tho 'i‘ido
MA'l‘lNFllilPi:
‘ 'i‘ucsdny~l)ou Caesar do llazun
\Votlilcstluy~—A 'l‘horoughln'cd
Suturdoyw'l‘hr SitiWiiwuy.
,1 lletwccn Acts new and novel special-
' ties by the host of vaudeville talent.
Special Attractionm'l‘he celebrated
Primal. lionnn Soprano, Madame ldfll'il'
tlo, will be heard at all performances
in choice selections.
The l-iarmurt Concert Orchestra
will give half hour concerts of latest
popular music before the play.
, PRICES:
Evenings, .10, 20, 300. Matinoca, lO-fltlc.
Seats on sale Thursday.
‘ Ladies’ Tickets, Monday Night, Limit.
,L‘il‘l’l‘llli iiili‘lllllllilil l’. lliliiSill’
i“THE HERO OF THE MERRIMAC"
i Will speak in the
E First M. E. Church, Bo. Norwalk, Fri-
‘ day, March 21, at 8 p. m.
ed to 200.
UNDER PRICE.
departments. .
departments.
This store maintains the
greatest . American stores.
‘ 'lodau begins the third dau of our
Brest ; ¥
. Modular earn Sale.
All goods advertised rare actuallu
ONE-THIRD AND ONE—HALF
us to coin call llOUl attention to a few
You will find an abun-
dance of wondrous bargains in all
._
Yetiaccats
highest ‘ ‘
standard for the best line of Petticoats
to be found on the counters of the
We have
Space will permit .
llavcn. .
i’l‘hero has been a delay because Sec-j
E rotary O'Rourke has been awaiting the ’
Never until The Lit- ,- return or Manager Candi/an. of Nclw 2
on o .
: on the short calendar list of the oiviii mama
. court of common pleas for tomorrow:
.Iudgc Curtis will preside. 1 Seat, . . . . . 50 cents.
ll‘rank Pieter rs. .Iohn Paul. Plain, A reconfirm will follow the address.
tliT’s motion for amplification of state-l, Music will be furnished by the Y. M. (3.
‘2 moat. , , 1 A. Orchestra and the Mandolin. llnnjo
John 10. lion-t and Guitar CIub.‘ '
it‘l’l‘ OI“ THE LOCAL Y. M. C. A.
Admission ,Inciudlng Reserved
laz-ntson (it licut'ltort vs.
. his.
lhlm, the. league will have to docld'o;
tlllloil the holiday and Saturday dates. I
j'l‘licro are several disputes about. play. i
furs to be settled, including the lunch;
,rnootcd question as to who owns iii!
New London says that ii must j
Ihave. ill and Secretary O‘Rourke has
at the Y. M. C(A, tomorrow cven‘ins ; stopped in a hotel that cost. over 50.
noon at 2 o'clock. A special foaturc ‘ there “'85 Will“ Wile esprit (l0 CUI‘DS‘
two year olds: five fnrlongsl went to 1l
the Golden Wines colt, ridden by ll. é-
pariicnlars. .
Anna lino vs. (3, June Sherwood.
Judgment for want of answer.
Motion forspcoinl hail.
Motion for special bull.
Motion for special bail.
lictumon.
lion. _ .
William J. Wells. .Ir., vs. William M.
ilishop. Disclosure of defense or judg»
ment.
Whalon.
wor. , , _
Catherine M. smith vs. the Connec.
Plain.
Judgment for want of anal
. ilcut Railway and Lighting Co.
this motion for default. for
in damaged. a
howling til lloiiomloy vs.
Iilridgoport.
answer.
> city of
Judgment for want of
. The Stamford abridge Bank. vs,
5' George. L. snowman.
i
Foreclosure."
. icy, administrator.
‘, of answer.
i .
l
Judgment for want
$6.000, FOR 8. N. E. CONFERENCE.‘
l llOCKl’illlild March till-ell)! the will
i of the late Asa Jacobs, which Was tiled
yesterday. the Southern New England
itiouferencc is given $6.000. The in.
frame of that sum; is to go to the T01-
. oclety exists “when it will revert to
éthe conference. ‘ 7 '
Motion for more specific bill off
Emiddo ()loppa vs. Michele Lubrino‘. ‘
Frank Fonsilll vs. Michele inlhrlno..
John it‘auzilli vs; Michele l.uhrino.f
Mary Iluws‘on vs. Marsh. Merwln a,
Motion for stay of cxoctr"
Thomas I“. Stanton vs. Mrs. Michael ‘
hearing
Ellen Stray VS. William G. Kimbcr-i
and Methodist church as long as that i
Reserved seat chart opened at Com.
, stock Bros.‘ Norwalk and So. Nor-walk
rotoros, 'i‘uosday, Mar; 18. at ll a.' m.
i mid tit
HOYT’S THEATRE.
FRIDAY, MARCH 2].
Charles Frohman’s Original Version of
the Great Comedy Success,
a
3"an LITTLE
‘ * w MINISTER.”
with
, FRANCES STEVENS
p , as .
LADY BABBIE,
And a timipany of WclI‘Known
‘2‘ Players.
Princes—450, 50c, 75c.
At Joseioif’s
, Strictly Fresh
Country Eggs
received a quantity of new styles for
this week's selling. The Styles are
the smartest this country produces.
The prices are exceed giy attractive.
During our Annivcrs. 'y sale we will
sell, two numbers onththlrd tho rogtr
lar price,
N0. 1~~Bntterworth‘s Italian Mercer-
ized Cloth, three different styles trim-
ming, value $2.50; Anniversary Sale,
‘ $1.95.
, NO 2.~——'lllic nearest to silk that is
made.‘ Looks like silk, but wears bet
ter. Made with stylish ruffle and grad-
,uatotl ileum-o; Anniversary sale,
$2.98.
' fiadored [Suits ’
An exquisite collection of higbvclnss
'l‘nilorml'Sults, from the best ladies'
tailors in New York. Made in clean.
sanitary worko‘ooms, from the most
practical Parisian models, motl-
cratetl to meet the American tastes.
We are showing many different styles
in colors and black.
l lot of Tailor-made .Suits, ladies'
and misses' Sizes, Eton, Blouse and
'Nor‘folk Jacket styles, mostly sample
Suits, worth from $12 to $15; choice
of. this line at $9.98.
laidies' Black Cheviot Suits, ilounce
Skirts, Silk lined Jacket, finished with
moire silk rover-es, a good $15 Suit, at
rordinr to the calculations made by $12.93.
bit a. unimparntivo Study of the laws i
Franco and other nations for theg
action ohpublic health. while Dix?
l'lzillénkwill‘investigate the relations .
theideath and birth “rates. ‘
Mil-IAT dens” ARE some.
The ribbon, departments in our
tires necasforially show sortie bea,u-‘
ash ‘rlbbdps in ' Persian designs.
be lit ‘ i‘lsare going ,to wear,
is dresses of white niadras , and
, mall boy, will rave. his blouses
made oflt'.’ , . _ .. .
, out. many of. the new ”spring
aokets'fare ‘collarléss—nll the ldtons.
" rhttps ‘1 should say. that all collar.
“as tickets are Etons. ‘ . .
a late enters largely into the make-
' be new phrasols. This is a
provision because so many of the
,h’s.’ gowns will be'bf this sheer
,teribl. .They are usually made
it the material laid in tiny tucks
‘ ng overrcolor. or white.
e of the prettiest molrecoats No
this sprlughas. a panne velvet
This material is very pretty
ming the coins of lighter
't being less heavy than velvet
es and silk strappings. ,,
6 French piaits seen on
so heparasoisof plain color are
redid mart. Indeed, they
in dare done the correct mode‘
. accretion for .sillr. gowns and
a ten. A theatre peat noticed‘at
, e qfsmatural-coloredzsilk, out
,ght back-and front (rather long).
the entire garments was, covered
‘ . wide. plalts running. horl~
Ya . « , * ' '
.1
are k jacket is seen not
. not until three-unarters of an hour at
_ _ was defeated; ‘ Then the committaa of i
.tkthemhole adopted thesection. No. . ‘
_. h ~
.y‘elvet dots appli‘q d on.«
”Matt hss‘eol- , .
with mnivolvet, 1;
the people who saw him leave Brook i , .
field Junction. he should have arrived
in Danbnry about 10 o‘clock. it. was __‘fil
ter that time that Sereeant Dittmar.
who was on day at the Police station.
received a telephone message from
llridrenort giving a description of the
via and the supposed thief. The thief. ‘
If he came here, had ample opportun-
ity to set well on his way tmblewi, ork 1
state before heirs of the theft , has
reached this city, j. .2
”The Brld snort oilieers‘ took the;
trail 'at Broo field Junction yesterday
and traced a team supposed to have
been the. stolen one, west throneh the
‘own or Brewster and Carmel: Police.
man Mend. of this city. went to the
iJudson river yesterdav afternoon and?
returned last night without havinc se-
cured onv trace of the mission prop:
"rty. -'l‘hs Bridgeport‘oflleers became
movinced last night that the ‘ trail
Which had taken them to Brewster and
Carmel had been a false one, ,
. The man suspected of having stolen
the tie is known to be a professional
horse thief and it is said that at least
'1 (lunch of just such crimes have been
‘rnced to him but he succeeded each
,time in eluding} theauthoritles. '
Are falling in price.
£605
COFFEE
BOSS MILK 10c lb.: 3 lbs. for
amass . ~ ~
Ivzwmptz
some ,
DAVENPORT FARED NO BETTER.
His Amendment in. Matter Of Jury
Trials Also Defeated.
HARTFORD. March 20.—'—After the
iefeat of the Waller amendment as to
turn: trials of damage suits in the con-
stitntlt‘mal convention yesterday an
,‘aptpndment offered by Delegate Dav-
enport of “Bridgeport. was taken up.
which provided that civil cases ,miaht
be decided by not less than nine of a.
lury. This was, defeated. Then Dele-
zate «‘Maltble,lof Grenby, offered an,
omendmsnt providingthst in damage
cases where the. defendant defaults,
the“ judge shall pass only. on the am.
aunt of damage to be assessed. This.
LeadingGrQCer.
i Interests you Oil"
«in
f the bill 13! flights
‘ fable focuses of .
, [This swaseunder discussion. E . as ifiacfin, lb“ d
a... comment meane- ' its season. its.
' ‘ ‘nsanssnottsmiu j '
Cured Shoulders,
. cyflf
rvlvo’r or their»
‘ From 25c lb. up. Find goods.
2.212, g
HEADRICE Fancy Head Rico, lilo ll). ‘
TOMATOES Sear‘ce and high. l’tnost grade, 15.30
. can.” ,
Finest quality. lti'c lb.
, is Rena Stores t ,
1F mount is
_ ' Tlilll l‘lfillltitlll‘u ifioneveryobox of the genuine
C % é .a to we romo= uinine rabies
”W
the r4 molly that euros a cold in mm «luv.
'eittsa.
TEAS
Fancy
annexes:
xrmz
l
l
t
.i
, i.
i
S TRENG TH
SPICES
‘n' WILL PAY you [To use can scans.
arles E. S eymo "I? *
i - ‘
i DOUBLE
l
i
' ‘ 15‘fof’i‘25 cts.
72 North ‘ Main Street.
Comments on the Market.-
Fine Formosa Teas, 40c lb. up.
. The largest assortment of dainty fresh
Crackers from the ovens daily, to be
found in town. \
First class tub and print . Butter.
Sweet, rosy and, delicious, at lowest
market prices. ‘
Our Spices are,“ the. finest . quality
grown, One ounce is worth $4 lb.
bought elsewhere, you to be the judge.
it. a“ r; ., . . dl‘thf'd' woman;
as west Washington St, So. Norwallt.
, 1 canton
.‘PUREILCmER ‘
. vindpamzsc;
_ a manometer}.
A
: . Fairbanks’ Gold‘Dnst, pkg"
j 2 ibis. Evan. Apricots for
shins-Evan. Peaches if
comings: Spaghetti, for
I i 15 Retail _.Slores
AVl
lid" well to read the items mentionedherc. Best quality u M great values {hill W951i; '
Mano s.’ FLOUR ran charisma westerns out... $4.40; can sacrame-
“ may, BUTTER.
‘ 180
25c
25!:
250
t—
200
. .. 91'
4. packages Macaroni, for
Evaporated Apples, 1b.,
:in renames .1oc..~s encapsulates BISCUIT, 25c- own some. 2 for 25¢.:
pa causes “PEAS’TW-fi cans anchorwoman. _ 3 CAN ' tum BEANS, 25c;
., aloud and Pnclflc
biases Sprint; wane.
the hobbiest arrivals here.
and front, worth $2.50, at
market, at
Ladies‘ Black Eton .lucket, lined with best quality Romaine, well made
and perfect fitting, regular price, $5; at
' \Daits’ts
Stylish as to fabrics, and smart in
makeform a most attractive showing.
We mention a sample of two among
Nun's Yelling Walsts, blacknnd all
the popular shadei finely tucked hack
$1.98.
Ladies‘ Madraswmsts, stripes and
plain colors, the best 75c waist in the
$3.98.
‘._,...-,_..~..-._... .... _...._.
scALE uovvs'r ARRANGED.
Committee Did-Not Report To Miner’s
Gdnventlon This Morning.
SHAMOKIN, Penn, March ZO—The
third days’ session of the Miners? con~
vention began promptly at 9 o’clock.
Business was transacted behind closed
doors. Although-the scale committee
have devoted most of their time since
their appointment. yesterday to «arran-
‘ glng a wagescaie that will prove sat<
isfac‘tory to” all athe delegates thelrlre
port. was not ready. when President
Mitchell‘oalled the, convention to or-
der. , The publishedstatemeuts that
the operators to President‘Mitchell‘s
request for a conference might be con-
strued as a. virtual recognition of the
Mine... Workers Union. Mr. Mitchell re~
gar-do as incorrect. Referring to the
letters, of the presidents operating the
companies. Mr. Mitchell said: “We do
not regard them as recognition in any
degree". n » i .
a.
w. a.“ Lanes auvs or'rsa socks.
NEW YORK. March 20~William 13.
Leeds, president, or the Chicago. Rock
railroad. has put;-
' ' Hi .
1‘th
MEET ONE MONTH LONGER
.—-—.—
Delegate Warner Doestot Think Con-
vention will Adjourn ‘Before April 15. ’
HARTFORD, March 20—At the us:
uai conference of'the small town del-
egates before the constitutional, con—
vention opened yesterda’y‘there was
some consideration}! the, probable
time of sine die adjournment of the .
convention. Afterward Delegate War-
ner_ of Salisbury. informed a reporter
that he did not think it possible to ad-
journ before the middle of April. , Mr.
Warner spoke of several matters
which are likely to come up and which
he believed would; give rise to consid-
erable debate. Among these matters
are the questions of ‘specialjleglslation,
the governor’s veto, the pay of‘logls-
labors and the elegibility of members
of the legislature to appointment to .
civil offices. “ - .
CHAIN MANUFACTURERS .GONFER
PITTSBURG, March Bod-Sermon
chain maufacturers r representing .the
largest concerns loathe country “yin ,
session at the hotel Uncolnfihis city
discussing trade matters arid’thehd~ ,
visability ofadvnneing'prloes ' 13ml
ting i “
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