ed, at.»
1 Piece Tea Sets.
ranted
~bifPiece Sets.
at
1 T-Piece Toilet Sets.
from
North Main and Ann 515.
Have just received our new ynport oi“
it mm 3111. and Saint State.
A iew of litany styles and ‘prices
to be found 1n our line.
Piece Dinner sets.
English orcelain. heady enameled all New Fall
Pattern .and 111111111111er against craztng. ,
New Patterns Enamel and Gold. fully warrant-
English Porcelain, all new patterns, fully war-
Enamel and Gold, new patterns. and guaranteed,
New Fall Patterns. heavy enameled, no crazrng,
We close at 6 p. m. Mondays and Saturdays excepted.
w. s. STURTEVANT,
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$23.50
$10. $12. $11, $115.
$11.75
$4. $5. $6. $6.50
$2 50 to $10. 00
South NOrWalk, Conn.
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Goods.
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Q4 Washington Street.
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For the financial benefit of the Dur-
the Public Library. by the request
and under tht1 auspices of tho library
association of which Dr Noxon is the
head. the Glenbrook Minstrels, com-
posed of :1 dozen of Glenb’rook’ a witty
citizens, voluntarily gave an old- fash-
ioned 1niustiel show. with new fashion
1»
ien Town Hall. before 1111 audienct
composed of as many residents of that
town as could "comfortably" pack
themselves into the comparatively
stunll assembly room ' '
The Stamford Advocate says of the
performance: But even though the
night was warm. everybody forgot. the
excessive temperature of the room in
the surpassing pleasure theylderlved
from heaikoning to and laughing at
the sound and unsound Darltelug
jokes of Br'othei Raymond‘s band at
liurnt- -qork humorists. Mr Raymond
when at his quiet. home in Clienhmok.
is a modest though jovial and ener-
getic man. but. if the manner in which
he expounded joko 11m in l‘hnion is
any criterion of his piissIVe nature it
must he admitted beyond cavil or
doubt that firm Raymond um do stuff
w'en it cums to pluyin' 'éoon. ills
sidesplittlng. rapid- fire asmrtmeut of
puns. jokos and oulgnms and good stor-
ies. ink-111 in connection with those of
the several fictitious Tnmlron. Honour-s.
Deacon JohnslogsPShortys rind fin-rs.
induced penl after pool of laughter.
The oxoitement (entertaininrut Would
not amply express it) began with tho
squeal of a cut. it was 11 live out. at
that. and was not on the program.
Pussy surreptitiously entered tho well-
ligbti'il liall' without buying at tiokot,
and took a seat under a chair. Just
before tho curtain rose. her Mine ninj-
osty evidently t‘lllit‘lllllt‘d she i'ould not
it‘( well enough under a soot. and so.
with one spring aligbtod upon lilo
shoulder of a fair damsel nearby. much
to tho damso‘is horror and amaze-
mnnl. .9
After the laughter orrnsionod by the
out had ('ensod. tho minstitls opined
'lli1 ulth a Soulhvm llit‘t'ltl \1l1ir li
.uni: in thorns “as ro'ally “‘13 good
lint-l1 mlnstrol was "corked 1111 anti ouch
wum either a. sunflou'or or" some other
mammoth horticultural einhlom. Rod
socks. largo feet and enormoos collars
uompletod the fantastic part of their
attire.
"Say. ilror' Sum. Raymond.”
ly ejaculated Brer' .lohnsing.
know ['51 got or no , job?"
"ls dot so? “'llt: kin‘ (er-lob has yo'
‘ now 7" -
"W‘y. l's er blacksmith ober
h‘nneher's candy store."
“Bror' Jolinsiug, whoobor yvot‘d ob
bein' or blacksmith in or randy
gloom?"
"\V‘y. yo' black simplermnus.
shoe—lug flios'.”
And with this oponing dialogue the
wordy panorama of jokes was on
Joke followed joko in rapid Siii‘cessloll.
until an almost steady pool of lnughtor
resounded through the usually still
ohnmbrrs of the Burton Town Hall.
One mtnstrel then asserted ho had
mire gone to sleep in rt wooden house
and woke up in the morning to find it
turned to stone. He said a gale had
1
suddmn
“(loos yo‘
in
[Is
and Wrappers.
p“. DICKERMAN 6.15.0111.
South 'Norwalk.
i . “intro
to .olnlrn for it.
their
on April 22nd said:
t one bol
b.
in nines Without Alcohol.
yd 35.1.1111 win no" _.
8019' s the
Kit. Kaitlin Fields. of Man
tin of Kenton 8 Nerve
01 Oil from a men last summer
‘ ’ the boot linirnent i over no.
i one such a sufferer
fl oveiitnrrdn my test and.
, Unruly so. That in the only
11m om did me so much
M “cont bottle took the
”(my feet and legs. " it;
_ a with; Vanillo Furor it
CONDUCTORB HAVE HOLIDAY.
Gathered in Full Force in New Haven
-—An Enjoyable Program.
NEW HAVEN,‘August ~1-The rail-
way conductors of New Herein. their
when and families and many guests
from other cities gathered in full force
ybotérdny in Odd Fellows‘ building in
QQrovru street. The day' a pretrial ho
gun with a meeting of the Order of
Railway Conductors the first mention
no.1 by the order in its new quarters
in the Odd Foliows‘ hulldintt. Thu old
meeting place of the order has been
found too small to accommodate the
membership. This meeting was hold
at to a. Ill. and was largely attended
Three candidates were initiated.
M l unlock the hills: Auxiliary
air! a henna-1111111- both the Order or
In} Conductors. which in purely a
labor urn-Influx: and Wm inde-
pendent Order of Monty Conduction
which in ii minus! benefit organization
About 150011111 to the elaborate
dinner and“
eons! ‘m. frog“ “frfid‘lfli’h‘mfi
TIP . 1’ It
aridxopoi‘t. invited Norton and
New York. ‘
.hmnm
Ammrhnilltmt, I 11:1
W or the
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melanin”. 19.111120111111115st
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- A , mum
in. sumo duties on: not loom (aria eol'
sprung up during the night and rocked i
yrbo house
W'nt am an oesophagus.‘ suddenly
asked 'Bouos" of Sam" Raymond
'The oesophagus" in gun the latter
1 in pure English. “is that portion of tho
.1 human anatomical construction 1
iillruiittll whirl: food and drink phases 1
1from the salivary glands of the mouth
lio the digostiw organs liolow. It is
iiho gullet at the opium"
“Eight pot-ks?" interrupted ‘lionosf
i ‘ At the apex of whiihm"
1'l)id yo so) eight perks make a
E witch?"
"No. no Bones. let me iinish.’ con~ .
tinned Mr. Raymond: ‘ ~11 hirh there in .
rt little clapper. When the clapper isé
: turned one way it admits the food and i
keeps out the drink; when the other
way. it admits the drink and keeps out
the food."
"Ah. dat's it, reltmtod “Bones.
“w’ou do, clapper am cloud dis hem
Why. it 'lown do food to pairs into do
interior nn' ya on it urn closed dis here
way it 10113 the waters to pass. an
o'losos up do restaurant. Ha! Ha“
ill-er Raymond l‘d like to are dnt rm» .
«dapper at work w'en yo’ am eatiu'
mush nn‘ milk. ”
F‘ "1 Just Can't Help From Lm'ln' 1m
titan. “ “8hr- ls My Bamboo Que-en. " and '
many other negro noon were sun; 11.3.1,
i
1
1
I
dialogues. to the pleasure or the assem-
New listen also rendered mam also»
in: musical selections on the mantlo- .
lln.
z
. 11m Raymond " untied
‘Shorty: “w’ttt makes a phirsieian?"
“w y. Dr Norton."
me. it [also bottom: to more a pity.
summons-mime, III her
streamer. Oiled”
or tried in :11th all“
ml!
3;.thei 1' mar . . 3
and cigars over the wire from fitnmé
. lord and Glenbrook. The artTeles were
'lntorost centers in the play for the
new no seaward!-
1mm}. $100,000.00
_mm. $100,090.00
3'" m!“ {'13: "WEflfiPo,
tween the plethora of jokes and john; .
bled multitude nr. Rothschild of .
“No. yo” am wrong. mot-ii Rayvf
non. w'm ms menstrual" no: ”
then taken from the interior of the in-
riti'umén'tiri Before the performauue
closed, an assortment of norm rudisheu.
turnips, 11111.. was given to curb niiuj
stroi by the management. One ,fi'ug-
rah‘t bouquet of pinks was in (warrant
to the others. .
The last joke of all was the banding
to I..)r Noxou of a check (mo yards
lougildruwn in favor of the Barton
Public Library for several thousand
dollars.
Steamer. [in hit
(Continued tram, First Page.)
M ,.
tain Sylvester Decker, and the Vindex
by Captain Frederick W. Decker.
Thoronwns $2.800 insurance on the
Decker, carried by the agency of Juc~
ob M. Layton.
The home had but recently been ov.
vi hauled and worn both in good condl- '
tion. There was no fire in tbotboiier
of the. Decker and it was impossible
for the flames to have started from
that source. They are supposed to
have been of incendiary origin. Victor
Saunders, who sleeps on heard his
sharpie in the harbor, said he went on
board his boat about 11 o'clock. and
overything was all right then. and
there was no sign of rpflra anywhere.
PLAY FOR BRIDGMAN CUP.
NORFOLK. August 4-r'l‘he eighth
annual tournament of the Norfolk 'l‘on.
his Assoeiutlon was begun today on
the courts of tho Eidriduo Gymnasium
under tho auspices of the. National As
soelation. The entries are more uum
o‘rous than in previous years there ho.
tug thirty three contestants this your.
Bridgman cup which her-omen the
property of the player winning it three
times. William K. Gillette, of i’r-‘huih
Manor. N. Y.. and William Perry. of
Willinmntown. Miss. both of whom
havo won the rum twir-o, are among
ihose entered in the tournament.
KING ALFONQO'S TRIP.
MADRID. August 4. King Mfonso's
11 time) to Oviodo yostr-rday was a
r'lmtllilml triumph. Tho town was deo-
oi'ntod in honor of the king's visit
POSTMASTER AT GRISWOLD.
WASHINGTON A1111. 1 «Charles it.
Morgan was today nbpolhtdd postmas—
ter. fourth plans at fli'lswold. (‘onn
. Q a ' 1 ' .
on the tidal ”wave of prosperity very
aoon indeed if we cultivate habits of
noonomy and open a
SAVINGS ACCOUNT.
Our business hours are: Daily 9 to
12 l to 3. Saturday owning ii to 8.
THE SOUTH NORWALK
SAVINGS BATIK.
umrso BANK aurtbmo.
Bolero Closinti llOlii‘
home for the
Summer
Secure a Safe lioposit Box in the vault
of The So. Norwalki Trust Co.
papers from lire and burglars.
Home from 811 per your upward.
The South Norwalk 1
Trust Co.
93 Washington Street, South Norwattt.
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COUTH NORWALK CONN.
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Tllil Bunsnlidiiiui iiiiill‘ililil T11
'prinolpal distributing points of the sys-
1 way for this truffle to be handled in to
..\ud protei't your Towolr)‘ and valuable .
Fibs changing of the runs at the onion
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Thor is one of wills most interesting
matters pertaining to railroad ooono-
rules that has ever come up in Cannes.
ticut in tho ‘onsolidated roilroad's
lritest more or rearranging the runs of
111;" trunk lino locomotiVo then east of
New Haven. which is to take effect a
week from next Monday, August it
Under the new schedule those men
on all of the express passenger trains
maven: MW Haven and Boston will
make. 11 rorind trip one day. and lay
off the next. lloretofore their run»
from New Haven hnvo terminated at
New] London and fresh men there have.
run the trains between New London
and Bunion.
The now move will not lessen the
number of men in the mall's employ.
0n the contiaiy' tho change Win in-
crease the ('11 plugs of the engineers.
on they will have more mileage. The
change is made because it is for (no
interest of the Consolidated system to
work its ioi'ornotivos hard and con
stnnily in this sorvloo. Thus while
the locomotive men making the runs
today will be given a rest tomorrow.
the poor lorornotive will not. That
unfortunate machine will make the
some runs on the marrow undor the
zuidancv of n fl'osh not of men. and
it will work every day until it gives
out. This murno will be followed
out. undvr tho theory of modern rail—
roading, that it a railroad company
van got out tho wear thorn in in n l0('.t)
motive in tho yours or loss. it is but
to r than to not it out in ten years. for
tho mason that the money invosted
has paid for list-if quiokor, and also be
cause, by this means, the railroad of
today can keep up to date in its oquip~
meat of this sort of rolling stock, as
it will ho getting improvements in its
almost mniiirrml purchases. The
road r'nu also get on with fewer loco-
motives.
Those through run" for the locomo-
ilvo men between buw Haven and
Boston havo already been touted and
found fr-nslhld on tho 8 o'clock express
out of New York in the moruiui: and
on the Bay Shore and Knirkvrbor-kor
"flyors."
Another swooping i'lmngo amour: the
im-omotivo men on tho main line to
llw oust. of Now llavon is tho r-utllnz
out of New London as a division tor»
minul wltr-ro the freight, engine men
have been in the habit of 1111111111: tlwir
runs from New Haven and also from
Boston These men under a new
schedule which has been prepared for
them and all of thorn now running to
Providence from New Haven going
there one day. and back the next. This
is a run of ill miles and. as it is done
ovor a douhlr1 trnokorl mud. and first
class road. bed. the engine men are
said to like it.
The principal reason for this r-hnnrzo
is that this strip of rail between i’rm'i
dense and New Haven is regardod as
the main freight route iwtwoon the two
tern. To use a smile given the repro-
sontative of The Hartford Times by a
railroad omeial: "The whole system
may be likened in shape. as far as
freight carrying purposes are concern-
ed, to a gigantic dumbbell. The lines
lwtwoon New Haven and Prorldenoo
form the handle of this boil, and the
too cities the ends or the heliw—tho
grout distributing points of the road
Thorn art1 many ways for frr-ight to so
nttor it reaches New Haven and there
on: many ways for freight to go after
it roaches Providonco. Tho. natural
do as is now holng done. run your shut.
the trains between Providonro and Box-1.
ton. and between \‘ew Haven and liar.
lom lifter feed your tributary branch
or of the system from thee» and also
your through freight: between New
Haven and Providence "
incidentally it may be stated that
men as above and the taking of the
locomotlwa away from \‘ow London
as a terminal point will ham no effort
on the city's hopes for becoming an
important railroad center. Our. rm.
son why the Consolidated people were.
willing to cut out New London in this
reopen. in because? there is no room
thorn for tho ammmmlntion of tom
motives and freight trains. ’i‘hr truck
ash is cramped and there is no way to
intercom.» it and hoot-to It will he with
relief that the freight trainmon will
make a way station of the place and
press on to clear tracks and plenty of
elbow room The great switching
yards at l’moonoc just east of New
London will figurb as importantly lw
over. hirvorer. as a plum for spare.
motions, soul and water for the tom-
motives. and also for the Irina of re
$1.th earn ln fart reMxorator
dos containing périshnble goods in
trailer!” for shipment by steamer from
‘ anion boot: to Phenom
1111‘ the litter at
Miami to 1111113 any are 11mm
They are thus
hack for this purpose of keeping
loll Mt.
plows protected by a properly equip
THE D M.
M new
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.3
In one of our Main street
to inspect them.
' A word in regard to our
right.
ets.
l
Special in Vests.
cts.
ro cts. 3
formerly $1. 50 and 31 ..oo
wrev'vwwr
Established 1857.
there is nothing made to sell at a bargain. Whatever bar-
gains are to be had are reductions from' former markings.
There is no slighting of workmanship, and every piece is
There are attractions in the Suit Rooms.
Wrappers of Lawn and Dimity. at 98 and 75 cts that were
READ CO
yr 4-1."
This store closes daily except Saturdays, at five o’clock. 1
SOME FURNITURE ITEMS.
windows will be noticed
some new pieces of Colonial 11 urmturé A Chins or Glass
Cabinet, Desk, Inlaid Table, Pedestal and Parlor" Cabinet.
These are of Mahogany, beautifully finished. and tho? most
perfect speéimcns of their kind. In our wareroon'is on the
fourth floor may be seen other pieces, and you are invited
Furniture. In .6111 our stoék
We can supply good and worthy Furniture for mod—
est homes, and we have elegant and classic styles for
those who demand richer furnishings.
A number of Rockers and odd chairs, for which there
is always a place ready. are selling at. very low prices.
The Mission Furniture has all been r'c-marke‘d". There
are some very artistic and desirable pieces in the .way of
Book Racks, Cabinets, Library Tables, Chairs and Tabor~
What Porch Furniture there is left will be cleared out
regardless. This is a wonderful chance. for the Porch Sets
this‘Season were artistic productions. Call and examine.
Take the Elevator.
OFJNTER€ST T0 WOMEN.
The hot weather has arrived and as a natural result
we are selling hot weather clothing. ,
There «'5 a demand for black cotton and lisle Under-
vests to wear under thin black gowns.
line. in price 13. 25, 39. and 50 cts.
Lisle thread.
lace shoulder straps, very dainty and pretty. which ear-
lier in the season were '50 cts are now offered £11.25 cts.
Great value. Plain or fancy Vests. 13 cts each, 2 for 25
We have .1 large
lace trimmed. with
Lawn-necked sleeveless Vests of open work cotton,
for 25 cis.
Summer
Bathing Suits. in popular styles and at popular prices.
THE D. M. READ COMPANY,
Bridgeport, Conn. 3
lNVESTiGATtNG MONT PELEE.
Geologist Jaggar Believe: That Danger
of Eruption Still Exists.
(Correspondentsr, of Moderated P11111111
FURT UE FRANCE, Murtinuuo, .liily
lO~intr~rviewod today by a reprosen
tativr- of tho Assm-lattd Press, .l. A,
.lagtzar_ J11, assistant gooiogist to tin»,
United States Geologival Survi-y. who
has been investing roli'auic conditions
in the West indies. said:
"i have been fortunate in sot-11w. a
real eruption before 1 1:11. and the crop.
iion of last night. July it. seems to
have TIM!" it very (illtll'ai'l'ti'lrlllt' one,
Mont l’o'lv-i: has lmprt'rtz-tml 1111' as being
mllt'll inorr- vonomouu looking than illl'
Soufrlore of St. \‘im'onl. 'i'hr: our-.stiou
has been constantly asked 1111:, 1111 you
think it is finished now, is not the (tan
ger ovor?‘ l have always answered.
‘Tho ronntain' at ibis moments ap-
pears aim. and the dust columns that
one soon from time to time are largely
due to landslides from the crater into
the head of Itiviero Blanche. The erup-
tion of last night was to he expected.
We may expect many before so hot
and vigorous a steam engine as Mont
Pelee comes to rust.‘
“A diagnosis of the real diminution
in activity can only be made after the
mountain has boon, watrhml a year. and
all its movement» moordod. After
watching events here 1111111111 May 21. i
do not think a single habitation north-
west of the line from lloliefontaine to
Visa in sale to live in at present. 1 do
lmt think tlintCarhet. Fonds St. Denis,
Morat- ltouge or Basso I’ointr.1 are rate
at present. Not that thorn in any it'll
mediate danger but i hollow that the
«not: of Mont Pulse is too uncertain
for no to he assured that a forum orup
tinny!!!” not «scour to windward.
" “The groator part of destruction
wrought b)‘ thn Shitlrit'ro in Si. Vin
cent was on tho windward or eastern
tilde and Mom l’olrzo is in many rm
poet: a twin sister to the ill Vincent
Mann. i new the some advion with
limitation at St Vincent. although tin:
Were there: was much quieter than
familial Pom. i know well that man
iii: people to more from all these vii
and habitation will produce
lire“ inmrenienm but the aileron
mo in a roar of human life When lino
"mountain lit entirely ooh! and the W
pied experiment station with devices
to signal danger, they may with car-
lh mdetlon.m1tnrn to the volcanic
15min No city should ever min. how.
river. be built on the northeast end of
the island I do not think that Fort do
I in any danger from the vol
tbd‘tom in the West In»
‘ ritually in diam from tidal
mission! a! nun:
rim "Mona hilt:
" ”M’m‘iml
' an n m
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HALLE ELECTROCUTED.
Shot Mary McCarthy Because She Re-
fused to Marry Him.
()SSINING, N. Y.. August lwAaron
llilllt} was put to death in tho electric
chair 111 Sing Sing prison today for 1qu
miirdor of Mary McCarthy. whom ho
shot and killed in a New York depart-
mi‘nt More May i‘r‘. loop.
The oloi-trir- current was applied at
13:03 a, m, and soven minutes later
llnllo was pronounced (load. Hallo,
who was a lmrtondor, killed his sweet-
heart, borauno she had returned to mar.
i'y him. iii: sought her at work for a
final interview. Hr.- was soon to Wlllil.
1101' to lior and 111m roplil-d.‘ "No, no."
Thou Hallo drew a revolver and fired
.1 wrul lil’ll" 11. After 511:.- toll h:- calmly
aWaltml arrr 111
Blue. irir inn ll. P‘ Davis was in charge
of the execution assisted by F. B Cur
ric-r. of Boston. When the third shock
was applied fir Arthur l.. Newman. of
Paterson. our,- oi the witnesses, tainted
and ho was married from the death
chamlwr. lie novor had been on also»
ll‘Ol:llll0ll boloro and tin.- sight was trio
much for him. .
8HATTERB ALL RECORDS.
Twice in hospital. F“. A. (lulledgo.
Verbena. Ala, paid a vast sum to doe:
tors to can: a severe cans of "pilots,
«rousing 21 tumors. When all tailed.
itueklou'u Arnir'a Salve soon cured
him. Sundries inflammation. conquer»
.‘lt'hnx, kills Pains. Bent Balm in‘tho
world. 2.3!.- at F. ii. liaxter‘s drwr
store. ' "
GASOLINE STOVE REBPONMBLE.
8'] A “FORD August t-—-A twmmry
frnmi dwelling on Brown street, own:
all and oeeupiml by Patrick Gllvlll.
was gutted by fire Saturday The fire
started from an explosion of a saw-
iine atom in thr- hilt-lion Tho lost» it
‘rmtln’miod at $2 $00 and lit may cover-
art by hindrance.
I
0 Y yr 1
elitist there is in the timid, infill
you can gr it for 2 cent: :11 mm 1111.
fisnit it! {my What your cli' 115
in summer is a serious thing.”
the: complaint is dangerous. . ,
probably do not know of :11th
which they mu drink all iii. ’31., wall! with-
not harm. but we can to .ygn. we
know that man. woman of tilt!
whims 1mm. drink all mine
Williams R
.‘ wiry-Lit Is matte from that law
more and herbs. in. the «the
forefathers med to in kit it. Slit!
Wife! of army that beyum
only as a delicious his ,
1.1111. around: and b0
heather. and jot an. d
:onntrraetgm
your bl ‘
More at Williams ..
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