" rho... 189.5.
Ourlhone
ls‘for'use. It enables us to re-
ceive you!" ‘ordors without your
leaving your home. So don't go
‘ without your cream Sunday, when
you need only walk to your tele-
phone. .
51 WASHINGTON STREET.
. car to the Point was crowded.
‘ . hit 1190310 on line-or on may
rls 0 id ballad ‘Vood
planning.
”The telephone call for the branch of-
tics of The Evening Sentinel In Nor-
walk is No.44. ‘
The Arlon Singing society will hold
its regular weekly rehearsal this even-
ing. .
Butler Lodge met last evening, but
transacted only routine business. All
of the arrangements for the moonlight
excursion on the night of August 18 .
me now completed.
The Broad River Sunday school is
holding their annual picnic at Retail
Point today. The school went to the
'Polnt about nine o'clock this morning
in a special trolley car.
The annual picnic of Trinity Sunday
school will be held at Roton Point. to-
morrow. Special trolley cars for the
Point will leave from in front of Coni-
stock lirothers‘ store at 9:45 a. m.. and
returning leave ltoton at 5 p. m.
-Suprcme Court 10c Cigars are
”the limit” .of excellence. Try one.
Large crowds went to Roton yester-
day aftcrndon. and nearly every trolley
thu
the rain commenced late in the after-
noon. there was a rush for home. and
the conductors had a hard time of it
for several hours.
A unique specimen of garden culture
is on exhibition at John Drcscher's bar-
ber shop in North Main street. The
vegetable is a triple squash, the three
squashcs all distinct and yet grown to-
gether. The squash was raised by E.
ii. Sherwood, of Norwalk. ‘
Complaint is made of the children
who pongregatcevery Sunday evening
in Boston street. and make the night
hideous with their noise. Sleep for the
residents in tht vicinity is said to be
out of the question. The children
choose the Sabbath in preference to
any other night in the week to disturb
the peace of the neighborhood. ;
Terry McGovern, the noted pugillst,
came over from Stratford yesterday, to
Baton Point. He stopped in South
Norwalk for a short time in the of-
ternoon. shaking hands with friends
who wished him success in his bout
with Corbett. which coxnes‘ioif in New
London. August 20. Terry idiot present
in training for the event at Stratford.
Mrs. Charles H. Peters entertained
a party of iriends last evening at her
home in High sire? in honor of her
guest. Miss Lizzie ollos of New York
city. The. evening iwas very pleasant-
ly spent with whlst and dancing. A
line collation was served. The merry
party broke up in the small hours of
the morning.
Following out the innovation of Gov.
Cook's administration in 1897, the gov~
ernor's staff will this year go to camp
minus their full dress uniforms. The
business like“ impression made by the
stali‘lnst year in fatigue uniforms was
communion upon atlarge. and proved
that the staff members were willing to
do their work without show.
W
Charles B. DeKlyn‘s handsomely ap-
pointed steam yacht “Nylked” came up
the harbor. this morning. and put up
at John, H. Ferris' dock. where she had
her bunkers filled with coal. During
her stay several from South Norwalk
boarded her. and were shown over the
boat by the captain. Later she steam-
' ed out of the harbor for Larchmont.
Mr. DcKlyn intends to start soon on
an extended cruisein‘ the yacht.
Mrs. Salvator Charlott. of Wood
street. takes exception to the written
statementpi’ven to the Common Colin-
cll. at its meeting. Monday evening, by
Herman Qaltner. and others. that she
had be right whatever to use the drift-
way.j, Mrs. Charlott purchased her
prop firtymhioh is bounded on the north
by the drlftwsy. from Henry 0. Ely.
executor of‘the willplethsn O. my,
deceased, and in: enticed ia.tbe«tol«
lowing protision: g Together with the
ending. to hixhwllr '
Norwnlk on the way westward this at.
tornoon.
The Jerome May Banjo ,club furnish-
ed music for dancing yesterday after-
noon and evening at the Knob.
It is expected that the now am. mill
of Loth & Company, in Norwalk, will
cost but little less than $100,000. >
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Lawrence.
of Orchard street. are entertaining a
friend from Brooklyn, New York. _
A certificate of. dissolution has been
filed with the secretary of state by
the Garden Produce Company. of Nau-
gntuck.
Misses Tessie O'Brien and Begonia
Murray. of New York city, are guests
of Miss Florence Mac Kelley. of West
avenue.
Central Labor Union will hold its
regular semi-monthly meeting. thls
evening. in A. O. H. hall, in Washing-
ton street.
Lester Cargill, of, Unionvlile. is ill,
threatened with appendicitis. He was
' reported to be considerably improved
this morning.
Charles E. Hoffman, lately in the
employ of tho Crofnt a Knapp hat fac-
has secured a position.
Dr. Thomas F. Clunc. who was operJ
atcd on for appendicitis, at tho hospi-
tal several days ago. is reported to be
getting along very nicely.
Luther M. Wright is at the Fair
Grounds track this afternoon working
out his horse “Grip." which is being
driven by Harry Leonard.
The Edward Hathaway Company, of
Putnam, manufacturer of a brand of
animal feed, has filed articles of incor-
poration with the secretary of the
state.
-——Very few brands- of Cigars hold
their own like the imperial Crown. it
has been sold for 1.0 years and over.
and is now considered one of the stan-
dard brands.
Senator and Mrs. John H. Ferris will
give a cuchrc party not Monday oven-
lng at their summer home. Cobble cot.
tage, ilelle lslnnd.| Extensive prep-
arations are being made for the. event.
The Woman‘s Christian Temperance
Union will hold their cgnlar weekly
meeting tomorrow afternoon at 3
o’clock with Mrs. Joseph iRchards. The
report of the outing last week will be
read and a social time enjoyed.
Gershom H. Raymonr. the year and
one month old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Louis E. Raymond. of Chapel street.
died this morning. The funeral ar-
rangements have not yet been com-
ploied.‘
preparing to enter into the chicken
business. and Is spending his vacation
days in building a house and yard in
the roar of ills father‘s place of busi-
ness. in Washington street. l-lc intends
shortly to move his feathered brood
from his home to their new abode.
David Finch. the popular stenogra-
phcr in the employ of Raymond Broth-
ers, is the recipient of a bicycle. the
slit of his uncle. C. W. Finch, of
Kcrncy Heights. N. J. Mr. Finch has
not yet, appeared on the wheel. but is
waiting until the front wheel. which
was'broken on the way. is repaired.
The officers oi‘ District Division. No.
1. Ancient Order of Hilwrulaus. of
South Norwnlk. will attend the state
convention of l-libernians to be held at
Middletown, August 20 and 21. as del-
egates from the local division. The
oillcers arc Joseph Monohan. president:
Patrick ilaugh. vice president; Edward
Pierce, recording secretary: Thomas
Casey. financial secretary. and John
Devlne. treasurer.
The Manila Times. evening edition.
date of May lat. gives a history of the
the Seventeenth Halted States infantry
of which Henry N. Perry. of Norwnik.
was a member. The rcglment's his-
tory is one of much gallantry through-
out. Mr. Perry joined the Seventeenth
in the Philippines. and received his
honorable discharge from the service
at Fort Leavenworth. Kansas. This
regiment is now stationed at Washing—
ton. D. C. ’
.m—
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The oillcers otthc Norwaik Fire
Department held‘ an adjourned mach
lng last evening at the quarters of
Phoenix Engine Company and beside
transacting the routine coolness the
matter of a rec tlon of Chief Prowltt
was talked.up put. no definite action
was taken and it is now thouaht that
intent! of a reception upon his arriv-
al. a smoker will be given inthis honor
a little later. All of the oilicors were
not present at last evening's meeting.
Exports of corn in the fiscal your up
to date amount to 25,015,521 bushels.
valued at “6.211.757. against 177.817.900
bushels valued at $82,527.!” int'year.
and 209,348,284 bushels valued at $35.-
206.400 two years ago; The current
tenure,
yam, re action in total‘oxportsw-
Rocha tor Democrat and Gino ole.
tory, has gone to Danbury, where he
year's falling cit. due to the . crop
re thadaeoountr for the,
A caravan orgypsles passed through
I .
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Harry Lane. of Crescent Tcrrape. is ..
Inexpensive
14 South Main at.
South Norwslk.
Tel.. 32-2.
A$I0ankd so Suits for $6.89
$1.00 Negligepi Shirt for
$l and $|.25'Straw Hats for
Comstock Bros.
.79
.59
m
$8.27 I
\
But Good
Malonlc'auildlng
Norwalk
TOL, 76-12
When i went into the
my whole heart and strength.
grain business 1 did so with (
One of my first business promises was to "give the
best service and best grain.”
\
We base our claim to
things—quality and price—quality first.
We believe in buying
holding our customers from year to year; . i
your patronage on just two
the best grain andfitberofore
i
Reliability is everything ln.business.
Buy Oats That’s
Clean.
MANUEL T. HATCH. ‘
Telephone Connection.
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Huilbutl’s
Here's More Than Your Money’s
,. .-. a... ._~—,._-WW..._.
Worth.
Kelso Bond. Paper.
48 Sheets and 48 Envelopes,
25m.
A Good Box oi Paper and Envelop‘es...5.cis.
William_ P. Beers,
Bookseller. Stalloncr. Engraver.
use PONG“
and
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wa'mawmes
Clienanhifilien “Sand
10 North Maié‘st. .‘ ‘ 00. Norwalk.
,Nm...................-.... ....
f SHIRTS
FOR THIS
SWELTERING
WEATHER
RAT CATGHING IN MANILA.
A Successful Trap'comlatl of a Smell
Boy With a Big Snake...
Have you seen the big snake and the
small boy? Well. they willbe around
to see you. it is a dlspieosing combine-r
tlon. but one, whose. aim: . poorest.
quadruple qualifier-may be likenedxto
a gems of cards—ublgh lack, and the
some. The minioutptgboyand snake
is nigh-ethereal: nation oi thumbs
health. the onlli low—ribs cumulus oi
ratswthe boy’s aims is Jack. undithe
some? fWéll.’ it: isboth {rodents and,
beauty. 3 p ’ . s
‘ The ms or _ in also the, boy.
‘throndh‘th snake dons. com sin,
personalization: an botanists, on due...
'1‘. boy withth thei cable-arm
. _ e
h Milli". “incessant:
. miseries d Ni
40 Wall Street. Norwalli.
Wives are still obtainable by pur-
chase in parts of Russian Europe. In
the district of Momyschin. on the. Vol-
ga, for example. this is practically the
only way in which marriages are
brou ht about. The price of a retty
girl mm a well-to-do family r ages
irom $50 to $100, and in special cases a
much higher sum is obtained. in the
villages the lowest price is about :15.
it is customary Efor the father of the
intending bride: and bridegroom to
baggie for a long time over the price
to be paid for the lady. A young far-
mer whose lather cannot afford» to pay
for a wife for him need not think of
getting married—Pearson's Weekly.
Oar Bolt Boson) Shirts are in
great variety. Borne rather plain:
others otherwise.
000 $1.00 31.80.‘
i
ring! a d'thats and “d rtb forth
from munl lts.iorkod~ to#ue, Jack.
by omits do ,tcrity. places t 0 not over
the reptile?- baud andpecureiy fastens
it with sides! ' . ’ ~ _ .
his done. he snake manner it:
a in bold and is conveyed to one 0! the
in ion. The boy scouts and forces the
bend of the creature inlet a hole. The
snake. by, some . unkno ,, force—in-
dither of something tine-dip
apprisedjoi list its .’ m
"Wilma,“ 0 , ' .,
runs to the other 119
ionssmhatwilhtbehu
his countenance. ’
._.fiometimes the boy I‘
capitalistic , triumph
ratsiocmper into i
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lied: is ,aalnetxpensive Outfit!
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_' 50 Snail: Main Sinai. I:
certainly.
e sulta'tban ever before.
raumnnutv
shown I
so: warm.
ANDGWS
JWTHWE
Tin. Sheet Iron. Copper
and Zinc. ‘
South Non-walk, Conn.
smemuo common-rim.
House of Common: in London Still
Agitated Over the Subject.
LONDON. August 7~Replylng in the
House of Commons today. to a request
of Lord Charles Beresford, for assur~
once that nobinding agreement would
be concluded between the government
and the shipping combination with-
out the agreement belng approved by
pairélament, the premier. M. J. Balfour.
sa :
“I do not think it possible to negoti-
ate. on this or any other subject if the
proposed terms are to be publicly dis-
cussed bc‘i‘ore the government has
agreed to them. The government.
however. is most anxious to take the
House into its confidence at the car-
liest possible moment."
Mr. Balfour's reply has particular in-
terest. as Belfast despaichcs today.
announce that the government accept-
- ed J. P. Morgan's offer to give the ad-
miralty claim on all the combine's
it, is said that the government has
chartered the Corlnthic, the first ship
built for the combine. which has Just
been completed at tthai-iau—Wolf
shipyards.
inquiries mode by The Associated
Press show that belief is general that
J. l’lcrpont Morgan's offer practically
has been accepted by the gov .rnmcni.
. 'i‘hc. Belfast despaich may all htly an-
ticipate the technicalities required to
close the agreement or may not allow
for changes inserted when the. offer
was originally made. but there appears
to be little doubt that the spirit of the
scheme is acceptable to the cabinet.
J. S. Morgan & Co.. when asked con-
cerning the reported agreement. adopt—
ed the same non-commits] altitude as
the premier. Mr. Balfour, in the House
of Commons.
GUESTS AT LUNCHEON TODAY.
Several Connecticut Politicians Enter.
talned by the President.
OYSTER BAY. August 7.—~Presidcnt
and Mrs. Rooacvoli arrived at Saga-
more soon after 7 o'clock this morn-
ing. The Sylpb reached the bay late
last night. but no attempt was made
to land her passengers. The trip from
lilock island Sound was made without
incident.
The. president had a number of
zucsts at luncheon today. Senator
Plait, of Connecticut, Mr. Phelps. sec-
retary of the governor of Connecticut.
and liir. Clark. of the Hartford Cour-
ant. came to talk over the political sit.
nation in their state with the nrosh
dent. Representative Jesse Overstrect,
of indiaun. one of the members of the.
congress campaign committee discus-
sed with the. president. the political sit.
nation generally. so far as it relates to
the congressional elections in the fall.
He talked to the president. too. regard.
ing the. Iattor‘s proposed visit to in-
diana in September. Senator Stow.
art, or Nevada, discussed briefly with
the president some western matters
In which he is" interested. Others pre.
sent were General James S. Clerkson.
of lows. Representatives B. C. Sher.
man and.'i.ucinn N. Lotiauer. of [low
York. and Formsrftate Senator John"
Laughliu. of Donia .
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PEACH osowmo Is OLD.
Many Vuro Ago Quantities of Brian.
dy Wu Made From Fruit. "
One tiller of the soil. ,who is pretty
well acquainted with the past history
or this part of the land, says that. al-
though people seem to think that
peach growing in something new for
Connecticut. this idea is. far from
true. He says that back in ‘formcr
years. when brandy making was much
more largely carried on than it now is.
there were many pouch and apple or-
chards that yielded loads of fruit. and
that was turned into peach brandy and
elder brandy. This trade gradually de—
clined, and the apple trees, being long.
lived. are often still to be seen. gnarl—
ed and knotted. where they have stood
tor a century or two.
The peach trees. however. being less
The raising or peaches was dropped
quickly. For a. time the old trees bore
in such {abundance that the trait was
‘ ted to theapixs. but done now trees
were planted. this condition did not
no long. After a generation or two
more has passed over this soil. the
n andlett to‘the Southern States.
to the factitbntgood peaches can be
' ' raised in Connecticut. andthecultlvm ‘
y; ties of. the ‘deliciousliruit' in, bytes car.
ma on Minnow .cnreand better re- .
; rhllmophieL-Pooi‘mhnwm's
Mania: 1 was a. Russell base or some-
thing." .jdummsnyer-‘Hubl he‘s“ Worse
cit." 119‘ ’iiardvto be economical it you
ovate ' in howmuoh harder it
in! " W G i
ships. As evidence of the acceptance. '
hardy. have all disappeared. long ago. ,
gluing,“ «peaches was almost forgot- ‘
Now the people are again awakening ‘
, hard. .
lobe/economical. Many at! o i get
Ill? to)?“ , A
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‘NewGoods at‘IO-pei‘fie
Redactiotl.
'All clothing goes in this. our first sale. . .
. Sack Suits, handsome and «durable; Flan‘hel 4
Crashes and Homespnns. Boys’ Suits. Children’s Sui j '
50c. Fancy Hose, cut to‘ 35c.. 3 pair for $1.00. ;
Linen'Crash Pants, $1.29. ‘ g '
$1.50 and $2.00 Shirt Waists for men, to windiup.
Wash Vests for men,$x.25, $1.50, $a.oo. . p L ' ‘
50c and 75c Stocks at 25¢. each. ’ 2 ’ R
Straw Hats. all shapes. 15c, 19c.,-5gc., 980.. $1.49.,
Duck Yacht Caps, 15c.
Bathing Suits. 75c., $1.00 up to $2.50. ‘7.
$1.00 Belt at 59c. ..
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again-'2. .
Sellec‘k 8 Fri l
98 wasmsorou eraser.“ '
South Norwalk.
I“ II
For Saturday. August 2nd. ‘_ t I
FINEST QUALITY PINE AP- warsrainstorm,~
PEACHES . . .,
PLES, g , _ . .
w° 25° swear POTATOES, "
ROCKY roan MELONS. e to 10¢. ‘
PLUMS. - gr
FINE corneas, 20c Pea PECK. . ' 't ,_ ;. .‘
SMALL POTATOES. 15c PER PECK. ' ‘ ‘ ""3" I
No other too like my tea. Why? That is a secret. Thoctaste'for tea is ‘
an acquired one. “is true the some flavor can't be had elsewhere. I am ‘
speaking of Mixed Tea. My teas please. Try them. 14c quarter lb. '
DRIED BEEF. Have had some trouble in keeping a supply. Pledty _'
now, and will try to keep a full stock hereafter; None as good as ours. «
Lore-122 Eli
Wise People‘Realize NO “I
that the proper fitting of Glasses should never be guessed at.
if there is any trouble was your eyes, come to us and haven that. .
.. . , .
ough examination made free. \ve guarantee satisfaction.
0. B. JACKSON. _
OIADUATI OFTIOIAN
u want. eraser, nonwnhxgooinv' ‘
cayenne
ASPHALT
csusar . c, »
Altruism. mun
and run '
Curbs Reset. Gutters Paw
_ Andrew Carnegie says: "No man can become rich merely on a sold
He also says that any man with a small amount of money should invdl .
The only question is where will your Investment be *safe and yield the in '
est results. . We odor investments th at are absolutely safe and at the some “
time yield largo results. stocks. Bonds, Mortgages. Loans. Real Estate. ’
A. L. DUNCAN a 00.. Investment Securities.
soon 1. banana spoon. scorn snows“.
Blue Filth ni.-...J.ua-.-aoaoolsopg
Weak Fish...” " ’
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iawot‘ilflsh .la-nuoouso‘ng'I-lil‘ds‘
. Mackerel .ar....,....=;...’|.o.'., A
Soft Shell Crabs. Lobster!
Inn-can‘tllovo‘b‘lt,
rut»-
have
. , GRAY BROTHE
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