the Heine iol' Sunnmor. A (liw' prices:
Window Shades from 10c up.
Lace Curtains, from 50c up.
Mattingl, from We yd. up.
Carpets, from 25: yd. up.
Pl‘lfindvevorythlngv in Furniture to l) e found in a first-class Furniture De-
PI‘I‘PIANOS AND PIANOLAS.
OPEN EVERY EVENING. FREE DELIVERY.
‘ mammoth schooner barge of i 763 tons,
S. STURTE‘] NT
are. Italicized A: sci-“eels,
Bargains
Plain FPench Flannels. 3)Qc
Regular price 50c to 55c.
Fancu French Flannel. 500
Regular price 75c to'85c
IiKpriece Fencu Dress Goods, 55c
.Reqular price 50c
Remants. Dress Ends at Barcain Prices
25 pieces Medicated Toilet Cloth. 490
Sheri Lengths Gingham at
50c per yd.
We iIVIte your site tion to our New SIIIckIUt Wash
Goods.
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hand are as follows:
ulcnnflN a an
' IF «yell-Flirt
3 T0 REM) “THIS
WEFBDIH LOSE.
We lose a- possible customer and friend; you lose a chance to r
I» , become acquainted Yvitlr our re ‘iabie GOAL which your neighho. s
f are burning with scrunch stitl sfcctifion. ’Oltr coal looks good burns”
I better beats best. You will like it. If you order some today we 'il I
‘7 3. have the coal there promptly. .I
We are making new customers every day—and keeping tll '
d
I were built the steamers Sturin and No-
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South Not-walk I o
; River
I guwuy two c. Ir floats of Sill ions each
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IiNo l'IlI measuring 990 ions.
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'ililly ut the Noank yard. and the hold
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* puny New York. cur flout 840 tons ant
' schooner barge. 1,763 tons.
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"III llIIilil ‘l‘NrIIIII INII liIIIIIlNIl"
'l‘IIII lighters Ill land;
It lldivuui ll’nrdriuurcgllinn
“lillh I’illrls liIIIiIIII Ililill
NEW LONDON. March 22.—-—Whiio
tho countl y is listening to arguments
pm and con orl tho question of ship
subsidy rind the big and little ship-
yards of tho lrrnd are claiming all
sorts of honors in their spcI-lul lines
at industry the lt.’ ‘Palmcr it Sou
Shipbuilding (30.. of Nounk. continues
to do business at the old stand with
out great “howdy do" and the yard
is contributing a large share to the
Heat engaged cousitvise.
Tire ofl‘lco force of the firm have
been so busy tlInt.not until nowhar-r
It. been possible for them to make u
arrumury of the work done last your
The result shows a figure at which the
firm may point with justifiable pride
a total gross tonnage of vessels turned
out during 1901 aggregation i")..776
'l‘ho rallIoud companies scour tr
know where best to get vessels which
will stand the wear and tear of the
coal carrying business and in the list
the gloat railroad lines of the cast are
well represented. The work done last
year is srrriiuIIrrlzerl as follows:
Fm the Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad Company nine schooner bar.
you wcle built. eight of ll." )5 tons ouch.
respectively, Rutherford llobcsonia
Kimbortun Munitclm thrru. Salmon.
Longhorn and Betbayrcs and one
the 'l‘roverton.
lr‘or Ashbey & Brown. of Noank.
mad. of 17 tons each.
For B. M. l‘crguson. of l‘isher' It In
Hand thc handsome steam yacht Vega
I’ it} tons “out. overboard i‘Iom tho
Palmer yard.
The New l’orkrtlcntrul and Hudson
Railroad Company has her
lsulrplicd with four cur Ilouts of 81'
tons each the vessels being doslgna
ed by Nos 39 in ii.
The Eric Railroad Company tool
land the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
(‘orupauy took away onc cur fldat
r‘our coal bu cos of ill tons ouch
rvmc also constructed foI the [lulu
ware. and Lackawanna Railroad Com
parry. bI taxing the total tonnage to 15
(iii.
The work under contract so for for
the present your assured continued no
lag of the force of men employed than
to about 500 men. The contracts ir
For ll. W. cur flout 980
tons.
For the Star 'lI‘I'uIlsportniion‘(lom
Palmer.
For the. New York. New Haven and
Hartford Railroad Company. two car
floats of 1,100 tons each.
For the Eric Railroad Company. tryc
car floats of 310 tons each.
For the New York Central and Hud-
son ltiyer Railroad Company, two car
floats of 1,200 tons each, and four car
floats of 810 tons each and four our
floats of 810 tons each.
For the Central Railroad of New
Jersey three car floats of 9ro tons
each.
For the Manhattan Lighteragc. Com
many of New York. six lighters. one
230 tons. one 220 tons and four of 200
tons each. .
For the White Star Towboat Com-
pany of New York. two tugs. one of
150 tons and the; other 120 tons. ,
The Palmcrs have also a contract. to
build a steamer of 650 tons.
OIL WELLS lN CONNECTiCUT.
Carlee Much Excitement.
FORESTWME, March 22.—-—’l‘hc dis-
covery of oil in the springs on the
‘nnd of E. A. Taylor. has resulted in
the calling of at meeting or the prop
erty owners in the yicln.ty by Mr
Taylor a'nd M B Barnard. A stock
company was formed at the meeting
which was held last night to make fur-
ther‘iuvostigatlon of the discovery.
I'An. agreement hasralready been sign
ed‘by the owners 'of the farms in the
vicinity of the Taylor place not to sel‘
their property unless all sell at once
Professor Wells, of Yale: ls‘expe‘cted
here today to make examination of the
oil. Several experts about the Country
have pronounced the oil pure petrol
euro and say there is no geological
reason why oil should not be proour
ad here. . ‘
psuosscow swan rerLL - memo
million it is a doe
article.
Discovery in Foreatvillo Which. Has.
Our-o Secures National
I uld§lty In tim Than on. Your.
Throughout a great nation of eighty
'Iorato struggle to no
cure I oven a ran: Irtnltlp‘n for It now
to any nothinn of achieving
popular favor and yet within onc your
Stuart's Cdtarrh Tablets the now cp-
lurrh (lure hua‘ mat with such success
that today it can be found in every
drug store throughout the United
States and Orlando.
To be sure It large amount of adver-
tising was necessary in the first in
stance to bring the remedy to the at-
tr-ntlon of tho public but everyone in
minor with the subject knows that ad
vcrr’lsing alone never made any urti
clo pormanently successful. it must
have in addition absolute, undeniable
merit. and this the new cuinrrh cure.
ccriuiuly possesses ill a marked do-
grcc
Physicians who formerly dcpendod
Irpon inhalers splays and local \yushos
rI ointmcnts now use Slum-1' Ir Catnl'rlr
l‘nblota because, as one of the most
Imminent stated thcsc tablets corr-
bin in plousunt convonicnt form all
he really efficient. catarlb Icmedica
uclr as red gum. blood mot and slim
'ar untieopties ,
They contain no cocaine. nor opiate.
Ind are given to little children with
Inilrc safety and benefit
DI. J ..l Daltiser of oningiou Ky.
aye: “i suffered from caturrlr in Int
Lread and throat I-rery full with stop
“ago of the nose and irritation in the
hrout affecting my yoicc and often
«tending to- the stomach. cousins oa-
‘arriI of thc‘siomach. i bought a fifty
cut package of Stuart's (luturrh Tab
'91:; at my druagist's. carried them. in
my pocket. and used them faithfully
ad the way in which the}; cleared my
dad and throat was certainly remark
rubl: i had no caturrh lust rvlrrtcr and
bring and consider myself entirely
do from any taturrirnl trouble?
Mrs. Joromc lailisou of \Vllt’t‘lllli!
W Va writes: “I suffered from c-Iu
tuIIII nearly my. whole life and lust
Ivrnlcr my two children also suffered
‘um cutanhul colds and sorr- throat
II lilil(‘ll thm {yore out of school II
i'lgc portion of the winter. My bIotlI
1'. who was c‘lrII-d oi catarrlral Ilcaf
rush I I using Stuart' 3 Camrlh Tablets
Iraid Inc to in tlurn so mulh that l
‘ld so and am truly thankful for what
boy hare done for myself and my chll
'rvn. i always keen a box of that tab-
ers in the house and at the first up
caravan of a cold or sore throat we
in i: in the bud and (Irltnrrlr is no
‘lli' or n housébold affliction with IIs.’
l-‘uu sized our new. of Siberia t‘u-
'lilll ’lrtlIlcte are told for fifty I‘t‘liltl
It all Ilrlrrgglsts.
Sl‘il'l'ffll‘ hook on cause and curc ul‘
Illurrh nlullodiroc. Address, ir‘. A.
Stuart (‘1... Marshall. Mich.
m20—22
Hillbilll lednrr
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too are not going to rccedc from it
is said he did not believe that howcy»
\r much we might diner us to the
conduct of affairs in the Philippines...
here was any manual American who
'ould be willing to turn (nor ii 000,
00 Filipinos to u i'lulopnnn monarchy
tic said it uas the duty of Americans
f one geneIatiou to dociam that the
'tlonroc doctrine should be extended
ryer China in the rust opening up
If that' nation the United States has a
ight to an equal chance with other no.
tlons for trade. if China was parti-
tioucd this could not be. PIospcrlty
ind happiness go hand in hand with
tut). it injures the world to have
This nation should assume the role
of the great peace arbiter of tho
‘arth. This country can have an ab
olnte deciding voice. by its position in
any controversy and its voice would
be for the wor'sid spenco. In speaking
of China Captain Robson said there
vero ominous conditions pointing to
"far. Hero is almost a third of the.
human race soon to be doubled and
'ruhdrupled in numbers.
and oustirupled.'1‘here lies the dau-
of the world. One nation has already
=ecurcd a foothold there and it
mains to ‘be seen MIcther' sire will
withdraw even in the face of the .lnp-
”vines? alliance. When the partition of
“13'0““ of “8 portions m countries were occurring at the rate of 21252
“Tm“ The chief agent-r of {“3"}; per year. it gives it up with deaths
5 war occurring at the rate of 5720. per
Their pro-
ductive capoity will be equally doubled
oer tnereds the threat to the peace
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but iiIIIIIIIrI Marital ii" luv
SIIIIIINI ill lIIII'IIlIIuIl IlIIIIIu
SIII'IIIII i‘luuul llII Fires llIrIIl
llilii’i’ thrillers;
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The report of t‘orouol Citation A. Do
ten for tho (lilililt r ending Mulch lls‘
i902 is an unusually "tquo'; one, or:
puclally ills tar as Bridgeport is corr-
corned. 'l‘llo l'opolt shows that but
IlIiI:iy-oighi dcnths ono rcpmtcd to
the coroner for the three months and
of that IIuInb’cr but olcven were l'lOlli
unnatural causes. 'l‘lrelc were five
deaths from accident including the
death of n workman who fell from the
Moigs bu ldiil‘it. lilo death of 't litborul
on the r llroud improvements by the
falling. of a derrick and death rom
shock as the result of injuries sustain
cd by belup: struck by trains.
Two children died from burns sus-
tained through playing with bonfires.
one old woman was burned tc'dcatlr in
a fire on Strutford avenue, and a man
died from the result of burns rcoclycd
while lying in bed. tbc mun having ro-
tircd under the influence of liquor and '
left the lamprburning. There, Were. two
suicides during the quarter. both of
males and both by clrl'holio acid polr‘r
onlng. -
0f the other sudden deaths, seven
were caused by convulsions, scvcn by
heart. disease. six by oedema of the
lungs and other lung disuuscs. There
were in the county about 111 deaths
lcpolicd to the coroner. Them werc
about u down cucb reported from Dan-
bury wauik and Stamford and from
tho rcmaluing towns in the county. ox
clusiyc of iiIidgcpoII 27 \chc report
(all
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spectators. ‘especlally the ()xonians.
were not slow to show their resentment
at the somewhat rare spectacle of a
naturally "right“ lilllltlilitll'ly rowed
out.
The. defeated crew included the hill
burn brothers. This was me first time
on rccurd that two Americans partici-
pulcd in an Oxford«lunibridgu bout
race.
The Mllburu brothers are sons of lion
John G. hillburn. of Buffalo. N. i'.. at.
whore residence President McKinley
dicd.
CUBA'S HEALfH IMPROVED..
Recent statements show What Ameri-
can Occupation Has Accomplished.
\t’ASH‘lNGTON, March :2.~—.'.n In.
"(creating statcrrrent concerning the im-
provements in health conditions in
Havana since the American occupation
or .Cuba with special reference to the
vital statistics for the calendar year
19m has been made public by the in-
sular division of the .war department
’urtiyulnr attention is paid by the
city from yellow fever during: the past
your by tho. destruction of infected
mosquitoes. it is of vast importance
the stutmcnt says that ‘ these 'I'acts
should be made known to the. world
extensively and as rapidly as possible.
During tlruwuast 45 years,- with scarce-
ly an exception some deaths have oc
curred from yellow fever in every
month of the your; the lll3\lmllm.v ii.-
058 deaths taking place In 1857
minimum 51 in 1806 who the. average
751. The number of other infoctltious
and contagious diseases has been
small during the calendar year 1901
There has been very little diphtheria
and typhoid fever. and tho tuberculm.
mural» Is about that (It most of the
cities of civilized countrtics. A great
decrease has taken place since Ameri
can occupation. A marked decrease
in malaria also has occurred since the
moshnito‘ work began
The statement concludes as follows:
"The army took charge of the health
department of Havana when deaths
year. it took charge with Smallpox
epidemic for years. it gives it up with
not a single case baring occurred for
the city for over 18 months. it took
charge with yellow fever epidemic for
two centuries. it found Havana fear--
ed as II. thing unclean by all her neigh-
bors of the United States and quaran-
tined against as too dangerous to
touch or even to come near anything
that she had touched. to the. untold
financial loss of both’Havana and the
United States. It has established the
fact that yellow forer is only trans-
mitted by a certain species of mosqul
'to, a discovery that in its power for
saying human life. is only excelled by
Jenner’s great discovery and as time
goes on it will attend in the same class .
temporary relief.
THE 1) M. READ co.
Established 1857.
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spams HOSIERY.
This season marks a radical change in the style of
Hosiery. The fancy seems inclined toward Black almost
exclusively, though a few solid colors are seen in neat ei-
ects.
There is no lack of ornamentation; the Lace Work
, and Drop- Stitch Stocking are beautiful. and delicate. ,,
There are Silk Clockings and Embroideries as Elab-
crate and handsome as one could wish for; the Black Lisle
and Black Cotton come clocked with silk both black and in
colors. Black with White or Scarlet Clockings are very
pretty and stylish; plum Black with Lace Ankles, or Lace
Work Instcps- will be great favorites. The prices below:
Ladies' Lace, Lisle in Black, from 25‘ cts. to $r.25.
Ladies’ Black IHosc. Silk Embroidered and Silk
Clockcd. in white orcolors. Cotton or Lisle. ‘
5o cts;, 75 era. and $1.00.
Ladies’ Black Silk Hose, Plain or Lace‘Work, from
. , $1.00 to $2.50.
IMcn's Black Half Hose. Embroidered.
25. 38, and 50 cts.
Ladics' Gauze Cotton, 25. 38, and 50 cts.
WOMEN'S UNDERWEAR.
We have received some new Underwear for women
and children, which is unusually good value for the
money ’
The warm spring weather rs on the way. even if the
past few days have been discouraging. In the following
list you will doubtless find something you need:
Women‘s Light Weight Cotton Underwear; long
and short sleeved Vests. knee and ankle length Pants.
25. 35. and 50 cts.
Medium Weight Cotton Underwear, 50 cts.‘
Light Weight Merino , 7‘5 cts.
Women‘s Ribbed Umbrella Pants. 25, 50 and 75 cts.
Children’s Wool GauzelUnderwear. 65 to 95 cts.
according to size.
Children‘s Medium Weight Ribbed Cotton,
sizes 18 to 26,
28 to' 32.
SPECIAL IN MEN’S UNDERWEAR.
These goods are the celebrated “Star” make and are
great value. Spring weight, and 75 per cent. pure wool.
~ safe to wear.
Will be sold for 75 cts. though well worth $1. 00.
MEN'S PAjAMAS
Regular $1. 00 and $1. 25 Pajamas a small lot, will be
sold on Saturday for 75 cts. each These are fine quality,
but there are not many of them.
Fair Week commences Monday.
‘THE D. M. READ COMPANY.
Bridgeport. Conn.
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25 era.
30 cts.
Love is the angel that rolls‘ tin,r stones I
out of the pathway of duty.
The things that go without saying
arc oftcrrest;srriri.~
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FOR THE COMPLEXION
The complexion always suffers from
billousness or constipation. Unless
‘tho bowels nrc'krptopon the impuri-
ties from the body appear in the form
of unsightly eruptions. lchltt‘s Lit
tic Early Risers keep the liver and
bowels in healthy condition and' re-
more the cause of such troubles. C. E.
Hooper, Albany,‘Ga.. says: “i took
l‘IcWitt's Little. Early Risers for bil-
iousncss. 'l‘hcy were just what I need
ed. 1 am feeling better now than in
A SENSIBLE MAN
Wou‘. (I use. Kemp’s Balsam tor the.
Throat and Lungs. it is curing more
‘oughs, Colds. Asthma. Bronchitis,
Group and all Throat and Lung Tron-i
bios than any other medicine The;
proprietor has authorized any druggisi
to give you a sample bottle rice to con
vlnco‘ you of the merit of this great,
eremedy. Prlcc' .:5c and title.
The girl who Ilscscxtrayagant ion-I
gauge is often made feel cheap.
yours." Never gripe or distress. Safe
31-op3 THE COUGH AND woaxsjthorough and gentle. The very best
on: THE com. Bills
Laxative Bromo- Quinlnc Tablets _ "
cure a cold in one day No cure no Day .1 A dude is like a mushroom—of quick
Price 25 cents. growth and top— ”tender
6%7
If you expect to succeed. don't be‘ to
continually squealing, but root.
“I HAD THE FIDGETS"
.. This signature is on or cry but of the genulnt
says Mrs. Mitchell of Newark N. J i ‘
couldn't out; i couldn't sleep and was , Laxative BIOMO‘QIlIfllfle ’Inbleta
nervous and miserable. There seemed ‘ "'0 “may that PM“ fl 6010 III one “-3
to be a sort of gnawing. nagging fcel- ‘ M
ing in my very bones. Nothing helped
me until i used the new medicine Cal-
cura Solvent discovered by Dr. David ,
Kennedy of Kennedy Row. Kingston.
N Y. That set me right." For sale
by all druggists $1. 00.
The trusting shoemaker is apt to get
beaten out of his boots.
unm—
COULD NOT BREATHE
Coughs. colds; croop. grip, ’oIonchi-
us other throat and lung troubles are _
quickly cured by. One Minute Cough)
Cure. One Minute Cough Gore is not I
a mere expectorant which gives only :
it scems‘to bc a great relief to some
people to descend to trifles.
CAN’T KEEP iTtA~ SECRET.
The splendid work of Dr. King's
New Life Pills is daily coming to light.
No such grand lemedy for Liver and
Bowel troubles wits ever known before
Thousands bless them for curing Con-
,stipatiou Sick Headache Biliousness
Jaundice and Indigestion. Try thorn.
25c at I‘. H. Baxter’ a drug store.
The man who works for applause on-
ly, is soon deniedthat.
It (1 SAVED A BOY'S LIFE.
' It 5° 9““ 3:: id- Mrs. Captain H Human-r. or run-
ultiea the mucous draws out e n Iford. Del. says: "Brahman Balm 5“.
animation and removes “‘0 “‘23: 2: ; ed my boy’s life. He began just like
BANGOR Maine. March 22. —The
Penobscot river at Bangor had not
stopped "8i“ today and lower streets back when such spoils are to be di-
of the town section of the city were "vldetl War is inetltablc ““1955 our
. flooded. The ice jam above the pump It if one in as the one to W‘Olk for
lug station was still solid but it- was In closing Captain ffiobsou,
“ ”‘3‘ “ml?“ 9‘3”“ “Y mm d that the ethod used to make
will} "The “mm“ '35“ 3‘ meeting a indi‘v’diua‘i ‘Etl ccessfui should lie
8 o‘clock this norms; when it rims
mated to attempt to’ break the ice in
the narrovia three miles heroin Banter,
with brilliance“ it such action was
thought: {Minimum an Investigation
tymm ruinous nulldivorr'i‘hoin
len‘d may g“ been agile: ,
a rent -
tiring: hummin- commitments:
the disease. Absolutely safe.
once; lfCine-liliuute v Cough Cure will , l3;(PP!Pagedysgsrxgécg‘ilfkl3:30:33
do all that is claimed for it. " says Jus- ; to sleep and was all right in the mom-
tics of the Peace J. Q. Hood Crosby lng." For sale by R..H. ELPiniated and
Miss "My wife. could not not her 1,. H Baxter.
breath and was relieved by the first
dose. in. has been a benefit to all no ;
family."
China begins then the world will be
as that great boom to mankind. The
set on fire for no action “’iln ha‘hg
army has stamped out this disease in
its greatest stronghold-tbere having
been only five deaths to the. last nine'
months of the past your and no deaths
and no cases during the use three
months or the same year; and it has
demonstrated a éyr‘teni’ by watch 'vei
‘low revel- crui— he certainly controlled
without the interference to coni-
'mefle: VI H .,
WANT‘B‘OER WAR EN 0
Jahn H Ferris
A train of thought that carries no
freight is useless.
' The steeple inch is one kind of high 'v WOULD SMASH THE CLUB
““01“?“- ‘ ; It members a; the Edg‘gever so
adulation” wont use 3’: New
ONLY CURE FD.“ DYSPIEPSM- Discovery for Consumption, the club!
firs. Franklin Bush. or New castle; would go to pieces for italv‘rnys gem
, Del" ml: 3‘1 suffered for years with Ithis malady—anti “more. the kill
aristocratic lined to have great die that names the doctors-it yr ‘
free: and belching. i tried ,evorythinc' ;driv‘eri from the system. Tb ’
“n d by the individual to make his
untry the most succespful and the
W prohpei‘bns. “ '
.0»qu Hanson was greeted with
great :91] use ' th conclusion tit his
it)
I I I re I
the Colorado legislature
contours an“ the Brewer side which
. . d . tom- 1 could burnt. but nothing helped—I In: loam-hopeless sufferers front Consular).
“I m M Harbor branch. >. coitus (films :ngcgtedryen ttionifltmgg 0;; till i. .Iamuuns tantra. and one 50 lion Pneumonia. Bronchitis owe their“.
’ ‘ to ‘eigh milasan hour within. tlr cebt bottle care are dumb lately.” » Hives and health to it. It conqhera :
=JGrtp. sures little ones mm crew had
W _ lWhooplug? cough and Is mdittve
= ' ' {dammed for all Throat and
Th‘ stopped—up geyser loanexspurt trbuhies. sec .1200 . W
" litres at‘F‘ Ii. Bh:tcr‘s
Flor solo bYRL’ H. Plaisted and EH _
an ,hitlos‘ d tyres miles
1“ ne'er at”... will“
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