W S. STURTEVANT
EEM In and Ann Sis. .
South Nurwalk, Conn.
. LadIes wanna Skrls .
. on guru ~
Ladies Pidue Walloon Skirts
Ladies’ Pique Long Skuts.
ho. EcoEoI season has lessened the dcmAn‘d for these Donular
m Wether Garments. and we have some‘ ExceIIeni
as at the greatly reduced prices; : '
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A SPECIAL IN '. .
Smurnag Rigs 50c
Regular Prion 15c, For the Day Only
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BARGAINS IN ..
LadIes oloied Shut WaIsIs
cl
Lathes While :SliliI Waists ;
A. oIoIrERMAN s. SON
E‘W booth Norwalk
hIng on Strch
3, .
. in this otatc.
j StaIIou Mustor‘Willlim H. Collins,
who began his career with the New
avon imam Hartford road .
{Ilium
stati a. boys that who; iPQTit, ultra
trativa 'oi‘ the early (this of red roadihg
The collection contains
the old hall that was used ut the donor.
All”; on”- it.i this located our-“l ul body
‘8 re. t. it was rung ioguiar ry live
ruin to: before a truth atintiid; ghllué
ample warning of. this train' ii’departuré.
This old hell is a curiosity in its way
it would not he thought of for an in.
gallant on‘ account of lttfiiiihonoiono, «not
“lining half as big as an old New Elli;-
land academy boil] biII its tone is what
leads an moraine: Io‘at it was nus
‘ pended on ii. spiral wire. with spring
enough in it to hoop the boil sounding
for a minute or two‘- at a than. Old as
tho wire is. the spring has not been
lost. tho hell and its liolon‘ninira hiring
E ’aainlmbio as in youth. The city boun—
dariea wore not as extensive in= 1847
as they ate. now and there ‘was no diiii-
cultyi hearing the hell through tho
town i om boundary to boundary when
it was rung. ~
it was not until! 18-17 thai tallow can.
dlos were given up as a menus for
lighting carnal; night '0“ was intro
Iiucodmtrthnt time and with it came
thefirst: type or lantern. The first
luntcrrrueed on the'road betwuon New :
Haven and Harttord is still preserved
in the collection of rolled guarded by
Station Mastur- Collins it Weighs six
and one-half pounds. The conductors
lantern oi the present noriod Will not
exceed three-fourths of a pound in
weight. The ucrond typo oi conduc
tora’ lantern to he introduced was curl
ricd on the amt by means of an iron
bond atthe bottom through which the
arm wan extended. it was also a honvs
and, awkward: device. in the: third
type the position of the iron band was
changed. being at the top instead of *
the bottom or the lantern.
An old MIMIC“ model of tho ruilroml
Inidgc which led to tho Mulberry
uticot depot la owned by Dr. L. C. Tay
tor or. thin city having come dowr
him an an heirloo from an anocfitor
in Vermont it
ideas in railroad hridgu building. Sta
tlon Muster Cellini; has an interesting
collection of papers and photographs
giving the history of the New Haven
and Hartford road. Tho photographs.
pic turing the old Asylum street depot
and the construction of the new! depot
are particularly interesting 7
The wwk, which occupied years.
was carried out under the supervision
of T. ‘Aidou Curtis. the architect. us-
sistod by William D. Johnson.
LONG DISTANCE SWIMMING
Recon .
NEW YORK, August 21.—-—-Wiillam
J. Duil’, connected with the internal
revenue oillcc in this. city has made
what is believed to he a record in lo
cut waters in long distance swimming.
Accompanied hytwo men in a. boat
he swamtrom’ a point one hundred
yards below the Brooklyn bridge to
400 yards below Channel buoy No. 2].
nearly opposito the iron steamboat
plot. at Conny island. A conservatlva
estimate of the distance is 'elovon
miles; tho timo was four hours 10
minutes. Thetldo war; with him. the
wind against him. Mr. Dairy in for-
tymino years of use. and at one time
I”! well known as an amateur ath-
ete.
BILK 'MILL OPERATIVE STRIKE.
NEW YORK Auguat 21 .midovcnty-
live girls at a silk winding plant in
Patcrsondbl J. .; "are on atrilic liccauae
, two of their number had been dis»
charged for not obeying a rule oi a
new foreman. The girls have been in
tho habit or mating when their ends
are all u Add or waiting until their
spools ar refilled. The now foreman
did not like to ace the girls loaning
against the wall and issued a rule that
it he found any girls a ding agai at
tho [Vail alio Would“ to tilt liar ii
‘ioreman saw two girl 3‘ in ‘the ob boatloa-
able position and pant Diem boino. The
atriko of the ”other film tollesyod.
cmocnonw WWW” KING vIo.
ROME... spot 21—«Emporor Wll.
iiam W. “I a intuit. to King Victor
Emmaniidi exprml as the plenum-e
which he anticipates at tho approach-
r‘ingtmcoiiu'dn Harlin; Itudihg that he
mm In . .t .
“ waiW’cit
own the originai'
Nor whim endowment.
Road the statements oils
“”1! . .
oldu
litrwawaln o
E‘ by nonhuman
int
a BMW
Plum: ‘II and?
: . morn good than
. d. and not only lion-
sy VG. ditto mi. for 'l'lmEe 0E1! During
“ Natlohal Eric-nip merit. a “
WASHINGTON; August Elrw-Thé fol
lowing communication was addressed
to tho piodidbnt at: oyiitar Bay, by the
citizens' committee of‘tho .0: A. 11.: . _
9t‘l‘hc- wcltlzcus’rc‘oxootitlvo: Committee
on the sour national encampment ot
he 0: A l! pasacdlh resolution at its
last meeting directing me to roquout
that you issue an oxcnutive order our
milling members or the Grand Army
it tho Répuhilc employed in the nor‘
vice of tho United states in Washing-
ton and throughout tho country. to at.
tend this onchmpmcnt, which will he
held in this city during tho wool: com
monclng Octohcr 5 next.- whouovcr
Ethcir interests and the public service
will permit without loan ct pay, or
Iwithout: haying the time no occupied
doductod from their annual Icavow
."Thlsiwill; in all probability bu tho
‘ast great gatheri'uu of the veterans of
the civil war ‘at tho national capital
and a largo number of thcin are com
ing here for the purpose of Locating
their comrades in reunion at camp
Area. in a social way: in fact many oi
hour will make hacriilceo in ordor to
he proson ':
“We sincerely trust you may sun
vour way clonr to comply with this In
quest which will be In tho line or on
ournging patriotism and devotion to
the flag of our chun'tr-y ~
“You will he gratified to know that
on this occasion a large number will
also assemble here who worn soidicra
In the Confederate army. us well as
several thousands of your romrudos
in the war with Spain.” ‘
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BOYACA Is NOT suNK.
m
Fought for Two Hours Before She
struck Her Flag.
I PANAMA Colombia, august 2:14-
Tho former government sailboat Boyr
aca, which lo‘tt hero my 29 to carry
300 soldiers to Agua Union and which
was captured by thewtlolomhlnn revolu
tionists.’ is now at and flying the rnbol
ting. any“, rumors that tho Boyaca had
air are. therefore, refuted.
eiore she loft horc Gen. Salazar
. Egovornor of Panama, ordered the com
thunder oi the lioyara not to tire the
guns on that vessel, because. he retired
the bad condition of the Boyaca would
endanger those on board it her guns
were discharged. llcmiutlonary ro-
ports of the capture of the gunbdat
are that she {ought two hours beiore
being captured and it is believed in
government circlc‘s that some accident
to her machinery or ladder forced the
unequal I) flip until further roaiathnco
who impossible. Tho [when was a
veI'y old uhip and hru machinery and
iii ii word in vcry had coridltion. She
was built in l883 at Wilmington. Dol._,
for tho Colombian gmcrumont
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MAJOR PORTER RETURNS HOME.
Wu Woundod in this Hip During the
gogaucm‘cnt of say/an. ‘
EClliECAGi‘). August "lmlf or. Ralph
S.‘ Porter, tilil‘iiwu or the Uni icd Staten
voluntocrs has returned to his homo
in Chicago. on sick leave, for throo
mouths. Major Poi-tor was aev'c‘roly
wounded at tho storming of Dayan in
Mindanao on May 2. being shot
turnout: that iii p
“Tho Moms." said Major Porter.
“numbering betwc‘ a too and 600; who
intronchod in a strong fortification.
With walls 12 toot high surrounded by
three trencheii. Our oxpedition num-
bored 3704» We abortion the worha.
find Lillian ensued the florccdt light that
a: token piano in the island orM
tetnoon and it was not until in the
thn‘ no natured tho tori. thorn were
but till out or 500 left"
I.“
‘I PALMER PARK hivcu T0 coco:
oomhAIJo gl’lglNiiS an
; Aux
I i Sun Eunlnutii Bil
columnar! :- of the Bowen to accept -
dwifh‘o ilirht Eoommonccd at 3 i the at ‘
morning that thin Moms numudcrod. ,C
vet d
m
E5E.;4E
tumult
I The annual reunion or the Sixth reg. ‘ -
.\ imcnt’. Connecticut Volunteers, held at
Plcuhurd BL ch 13 iii report. Rotterdam
Ivan attcndd‘d by aalight one hhndred
votorans. The ideal titty proved Lion)»
y ins o‘xlilln‘ratiuig as tho gyaali of coul-
rudcn' hands and with the fraternal
Incling which enists between old col-
diers, tho annual reunion passed plena-
hntly.
. The businrsh inaction was called to
older by the willing prealii‘cnt; N. E.
Woidlu, who dcilvcrod tho nddrcuu oi
Weld the and called upon Secretary W
F. S lth for his report. : .
The report 0: Secretary Smith con-
tamed but little or .general interest.
and besides the minutes oi! the last
meeting guy-i the list of dead as loi-
lawn: Comrades J. P. council II. C.
Hull; G. Hartman, C. C. Walters, M.
Morgan. 0 Reynolds. E.Winton.1) 14‘.
Andrews, W Pottei F. Scrihy, F. 0
Dodge and E. WnkclEce. '
The following officers were elected
for the cunning your: I’resiidnnt B. S.
Lewis, of New Huron; prouident a!
hold and stuff, Dr. Myron W. Robin-
sou Norotou‘; Vlce-pmsidents
puny A J. K. Siliicy, oi Southlngton;
Marin: company ll Stcphcu Roper
New Britain; (iornpnnyt‘ J Miller
New Haven; Company D N Provost
Stamford; Company E. ii. Nelson
Olikvilie Company F. A. Bounds, New
Biliain Company G l-.i iicrgliart,
loinuuny H. H. thstock; Company I.
R. 8. Doors Bridgeport; Company K.
George Miller.
Letters of regret worn road from
James Young. of Montreal, Can” and
H E. Dennison of Anuapolih Md. The
monument committed reported favora-
bio prognisu. It is the intention of the
regiment to erect a monument on the
site of the old camp ground in Now
Haven but there was nothing of par-
ticular novelty to report in relatIon to
the matter.
At tho conclusion of the business
meeting a soul; untitled ‘ A \ our Ago. "
romnosod ivy Cummdiat‘ E Moore was
cling to the air or 'Mnryiund. My
Maryland. " it is as follows:
Can We forgot the time we spent
A year ugo~a year ago
To reunite was our intcut
A year ago—m year ago
The invite we could not ruler-t,
To Laurel park we nimio ouI true it
And more We got lt~~in thi- neck
A year, ago~a year ago.
We took the halt—dike any Jay.
A year «gov-a your 1:30. _
in solitude We spent the day.
A year ago-41 you: ago.
i kept (lose hatch upon my tick.
For fear they would my nochct Dlt'll.
And wondered if they'd do the trick,
A your ugo~a year ago
A line shore dinner served in state,
A year ago—a your ago.
With canned corned boat at
plate.
A year ago—a your ago.
Thu clams smelled loud of doubtful V
birth.
Boiled yellow cord at little worth.
0! fruit there was a icariul dearth,
A year aao~a year ago. ~
We took our leave without dolly. .
A your ago—1i your 1430
For iiartiord, seven miles away,
A year ugo-a year ago,
in haste we sought scrurc retreat,
And ordered grub that We could out,
Then We walked nicokly down line 2
street
A year ago——a year ago.
We took the iirut tram going wont,
A your ago-n your ago.
And vowcd‘rwith niIIny a; llvcly lost;
A- your ago—m your ago.
At catering we hadllcalilcd II knack“
That wo Were fortunate llllit‘Li '3
To save the clothes upon our back.
A your ago-«a year ago.
Foilov'dnz itho mndition of tho cons.
the veterans tiled into the dining room,
where Kiley “room-veil with one oiL
’Menagor Biheaus iln‘cat charts in the . E
‘illnner line.
our
.. whom moat at tho member» oi the
commons who root was
gave him made him tool that they wizro
:hia ditto”. no they were in tho. tiara
do i“ for“ , “$50 will! A' B'
W hortucnlistmi in tho
foothill undo Captain Thoma»
. W Notional and atQ‘ho
our on a can q.
boom
our] captain Dom ‘
flniur honor-cm
mcly recruited in
Coup ‘
cvcry j
martini. ol' Guidaboimi Ni ‘ E
regiment Milo not than since the clone '
, of the war. Tho‘rou’slnu out: onto they
i
This store closes dailyEeIEIccnt Saturdayg. at five o'cldck.
1 —W»E.v o‘ka—rr'm—vv. ..._ Mawv <-
A SHORT Gating
, Inasmuch as a few. men atiIl cling to the notion that a
deparImdut glory; is unruly tho place to buy correct styles.
let us describe an actual occurrehcc that took place at the
Haberdashery co'untcr billy a fiay or so ago: .E ,
One of the best known and must correctly licenced
baldness mcumtown‘wns making a selection of collars.
That he was well informed upon loll modlph Shanon cwas
plainly apparnpt, an be Cailiid them by homo whoa ask-
ing the obiiging clerk tmsubmit first one then another for
inopection. When ho concluded his purchase. .the writer,
who enjoys a speaking acquaintAnce'. and who had observ—
ed tho transaction, cxprcssed mild surprisc that a gentle-
men of his excc‘ptional taste should choose collars where
other men seem afraid to trust themselves. in a depart-
ment stare. Hc rcplied:— “That’ .9 whetc thoy make a big
mistake I have been buying my collars here for a long
time, and not only do I get the; styles I want, but I get
them for less than what scams to be regular prices at
other places; enough lean to- halt keep me in neckwear.”
With this he struck a business gait and started out while
we struck a line of thought undo-you vc just read it.
MEN'S NEGLIGEE SHIRTS
Choose as you will, you Cannot help but save money.
Sizes from 14 to 17, that have sold all tho season for $i.oo
each now marked down to 79¢ each. It is the biggest and
best Shirt value that has been ofier‘jd anywhere. In the
language of trade they are a big ari
MEN ’5 UNDERWEAR
French Baibriggan, fine quality. 5°C the garment No
store would ever think of such price for such goods. ex-
cepting as a clean-up and closing out otter—genuine Aug-
ust bargain. E
MEN'S BA THING SUITS AND BOY’S
TIGHTS. -
Two-piece Bathing Suits, fine grade. 75c and $I.oo.
Boys'.Tights 15c each, 2 ior 25c.
TIIED. M. READ COMPANY,
BriEdpepart, Conn.
Tho superiority of Portland over or-
dinary cements in wall undoratood.
The price is now so low that Rosen-
duic cement is. to an extent; bolus
crowded out; We handle the “Atlu;"
which is’conceded to be the best brand
on EIhe market. Our sales of this or.»
meat have Increased ton-told within
a 1ch years. it you are going to use
cement use “ATLAS."
Of course we have the "Rosendalo"
ciao, and our lino otE masona’ building .
«nightclub Dino atone, sewer pipe, can,
do complete. p .
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a tummy .de ‘ ,_
win mate to any till
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