‘m ‘icr advance over coat than those referred to. if this appeals
eally and you are interestdn in there $001111. it will cost you but
111171111116. IN Foam-runs. TH Ar'e Fr'r TO SELL.
amuse-«THE eee'r ON' EARTH.
11.1.1.1! GLASSES—ALL sizes, A 1.1. remorse.
Asou June-‘4 DOZ. 1N7oAsa,7wr'rH nuaaaus AND coveus, 50c
N. ‘
§TRA‘ RUBBERS AND COVER 5 FOR ALL STYLE JARS.
PRE§ERVE JARS AND KETTLES IN TIN. AGATE AND IRON.
w. s. ST‘URIEVANT.
Nerth Main and Ann Sis. South Norwxalk, Conn.
LadieS’ Welkine Skirts.
.Ladies’ -‘ Linen. Long Skirts...
AT HALF PRICE
ladies? P'ique Walkinu Skirts.
Ladies’ Pique Long Skirts.
be cool season has lessened the demand for these popular
in Weather Garments. and we have some Excellent
les at the greatly reduced prices.
A SPECIAL lN
Smurna Rugs’ 3501:
Regular Price 751:. For the Day Only
BARGAINS IN
Ladies’ Colored Shirt Waists
and
Ladies’ White Shirt WaiSls.
A DICKERMAN 8: SON,
7 Washington Sheen" South NotWalk‘.
MZILIAN BALM is 11 Lightning Germ Extermlnmor. It
31 thing‘ in the we 1111111 lyto mankind that Ablolutely
11111111111111; 1‘. 1111 For twenty years
11111an hold and I'm-let fe-
‘ e hide triumph
, kill than
I the seed: or terms
11111111111111.1111:
, sill Tilt holdup
lithe Tuesday]
‘7 .11....th
' By the death of captain Charles H
Nichole. which occurred at 0 o‘clock,
Tirouday evening. at 11311111111 Home, ‘ ‘
Nuroton, Stamford 10118117 an interesting
personage. .
Captain Nieholo had 111111711710 in the
Home hospital for some months. and
bin death was not altogether nu‘expeeb
oil. Iiu 3mm noventywovon years old,
(111 the 24th I‘nrit Twp eons Charles.
employed in the Yale to Town: works.
Stamforrl.un11 another said to be in the
West, and a daughter, M111. Charles
Lockwood. of Stamford survive him.
When the war broke out in 1861,
he polluted in Company 1). Sixth Con-
nootieut Volunteers. He was commits-
sioned lirat lieutenant of his company!
in August, soon after enlistment and
left Stamford for the South early tho
following month He Was promoted
captain in July. 1802. in this com-
mand he was an excellent officer. with
a steady courage in action. Prior to
his promotion as captain he won do-
, tailor! to organize a guard by General
W. T. Sherman and served on an aide
' 1.11 General 0hu7tficld while on James
island. At the expiration of his term
of enlistment in 1864 he returned to
Stamford. and remnliuted shortly after,
words. together with forty-two men
of his command.
tor hi~1 bravery In notion and 1111 a
token of the regard in whir I1 he and
M0 e'omradou were held by Stamford
citizens, on the evening of his second
departure for the field of brittle he was
presented by the citizens with a
sword. and also with a purse contain-
lny $1.050 to ho distributed equally
among the othcr ire-enlisted men.
(lnptain Nicholé and oevonteen of hit:
man were taken prisoners on June 17
11104, while in a trench in 1111 open hold.
and were sent. to Libby prison. lie
escaped on n raft while being convcy‘
ed to Charleston and was pl1 Itcd up :11
sea by a Northern gnnbont.
Following thin rho woo appointed
provoat marshal of the city of Dream
fort, South Carolina, where he did
vnluublo service for the. flag.
At the clone of the war he returned
to Stamford. Since that date he has
held several positionu In the manage-
ment of town affairs. being a deputy
sheriff and filling othenpouitlonu. ‘
Some years ago he took a liking for
non life. He secured a fishing smock
and followed the water until two years
111:0, when the hardships of his early
days in the Southern battlefields bo-
gun to fell upon him. Then he took
refuge in the Soldiers‘ Home.
NO CONTEST OVER FAIR ESTATE.
Mrs. Harriet E. Nelson Said to Have
Received $500,000.
CHICAGO. August 28——A special to
tho Record-Herold from San Francisco
ave:
There will be 1111 contests over the
estates of either Charles L. i1 all or his
wife. by Mrs. Fair‘s relatives. Mru
Harriet E. Nelson mother of Mrs. Fair
on behalf of herself and her children,
has rolinquinhod for a sum in cash
all claim to the estates of Fair or hie
wife. Tho attorneys interested would
not discloun the amount paid, but it In
said to ho $500,000.
1 lly the terms of the compact the on
into 111' Charles I]. Fair noes entirely
to his relatives Mrs. licrmnn ()olri’chu
and Mrs. ‘W. K. Vanderbilt. .Ir., who
will also receive all Mru. Fair's prop~
orty. The only pouulbliiiy of any fu
lure trouble lion in tho dlucovory of n
Into will of Charles It‘air. lcuvinu prop
urty to othoru‘lhun hlu kin folk and bin
wife. That such a will cxlotu or did 1121..
Int at one than In uiuicd In positive
Icliuu by several of li‘ulr'u friends who
find they have recolvcd no part of his
millions.
Mrs. Nolaon has announced her in
toution of making her homo in Culi-
fornia.
GONNEGTIGUT CHIEFs O‘F' POLICE
Their Annual Meeting and 0
“via Rook Venerday.
nnw HAVEN Augu’ut 211-4731111113 of
pollen from all over the state enjoyed
their annual meeting and outing at the
Sea View Hound at Savln hook you-
tordny afternoon. The prourum int-ind
ml a hualnoua meeting at. noon. follow
an by 111111111111 and apeoehoe. The not
able address of the day who delivered
b‘y Chief Glnty. ‘oi‘ Danbury who on
1111111111 the t ,, of offendinu pollen
1111111115111 1111111- martlal rather; than by
a board at dommioalonor‘n. Dinah}
was marred at 3; 1131111111 and the onion
had as their Mayor Btudloy, the
liking It
the sea
, 11 unit 111111
11111111111111 711011 uporintuudlng‘ porno»
uiar bratuoh It
111 my 11 troubling 11111;
1117111111 1 111111. kidney complaint
long 1111111 11111! 11111111111111; to one
a
,. dy and run a care all 1’
ad confide ' enough In them to not
a box at l‘inibtod'a drug store and
try 11111114111 first box convinced mo-
they wore just what I needed, so I
took another. ‘I did not requlr7o any
more after that; for my back become
11111.1 proaorlhed them for my eon.
and they cared him. "
For 11an by all dealers. Fosterdliil
burn (10.. Buffalo. N Y. sole agents
for the Iinlted States - ' . 1
R'omombor the- nainoMDoan' s—waad
take no other 9
CHALLENGE FOR AMERICA’S CUP.
Will be beupatohed Here In Sept-
1 ember.
LONDON Augufit 28milincuseiug7
Sir Thomas Lipton' 11 forthcoming chal-
tango for Amoriea' s on which will be
Iospntchod in 01111111111 7111' the Yacht
11111; World remarks: b
"To give the holders of the cup long
or warning would be to present them
with additional opportunities for pre-
paring their defence. ”
Then confirming the Associated
Press desoutehca regarding the for-
war‘rons of Sir ’l‘hornna’ prcparutlorm
the holding World unyu: . .
"When the challenge i9 officially on.
trounced it wlll surprise most people to
find how forward the arrangements
really are."
The Yachting World concludes ita
comment no follow:
“Now that he has entered his third
year of work for \mcricu a cup honoru
Sir Thomas may feel ariSlil‘t’Hi that all
the sportsmen in Great Britain are
with him.’ ~1
MONTANA'S TWO NEW RESERVES.
HELENA. Mont. Angus-t 28-—'i‘ho
rouletei and receiver of the liclonn
lland other: have received notice that
President itooucvolt has created two
additional1cnervesiorth state (1110.
will be known as the Mud non reserve
and includes a tract of many thous-
ands of acres of timber lands almost
entirely ithin Madison County. The
other wil be known as the Little Belt
forest reserve. after the range of moun-
tains of that 111111111 and will Include n
forested urea in untral Montana. As
both reserves at u made up of entire
ly unsolveyorl lauds it was Impossible
1"111 the officials of the land 11011113 to
151an how many acres would be Inclu-
rlod in either.
”w...“ .a—u-w
MGR. GUIDI APPOINTED.
ROME, August BRmMgr. Guldi. who
has been appointed apostolic delegate
to the Philippines is expected to trust
on his departure for Manila in 1111111111.
quench of Information received at the
voilcau of the organization of 11. 111-11111.
mnlle Catholic Church in tho l’hlllp-
pipes.
The ratio 111 profr incl: not to 111111-11
ruuc lr importnurc to the mor current and
dccloreu it “(‘unuot develop under the
I1 ndcrahrp of [lol'tmns whose sole runs
one for organizing in because thoynro
excommunicated from the Catholic.
Church.
VWH—m
WOMAN KILLED IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Ann: :38 vvvvv One woman
was killed and act-oral others suffered
from shock and burns. an lilo result of
'11 fire which uturicd on the lira-1t floor
of a five story lint house. In Wont 121
about. early this morning. 11.111 dead
woman, was M ra. ldvu Arondt; who liv-
ed on tho fourth floor of the house.
She jumped from :1 window and trod
in a hospital of her injuring. The
at women who 11'1-1'111hurt will re-
co The money loan \vuafilbdulo.
FIRE DESTROYS LUMBER MILLS.
HARRISON. idnho, Auguut 28-4011:
mills of tho Conwrou Lumber Com.-
puny have been doatroyed by the to
gather with nearly 3.000000 loci of
choice [author The estimated Ions in
between $80. 000 and 300. 000. With but
320, 000 insurance liorolawbrk by the
firemen hurl a bucket brigade in which
both women and chlldron anointed ouv-
ed the town from destruction.
11111111111 111111.511 from a spark from an
engine.
I'.
m.m
WINSTIDII Conn. A1111. zuw'l‘ho
plant of 01117117111111 brothers, lumber
dealers. wad partly doa’troydd by fire
early today. Ono from building wan
riotiroyad with a loan of about 811.000
the plant is situated on tho 11111111111111
of the town and by tho time 1.111: ilrd
111111 1111111111 7
111 part of 1111 1‘
id by Pills advertiaod to no 1
i the position
v
The 7
wruerab LUMBER PLANT 11111111 7
VIUTOTIA. 17370.7 1111;721:4111: opl
domle of 11111111111111 reaching ularmiu...
Vbiophrtlohu on the 11111111111111 of tho
15111110150111 outbreak extending forth
or and having 1110111 victims than over
hriforo reported. It extends from tho
Island of. Java to bump and turnout
over y city on the count and many from
the interior tire affected The. dis-
ease. too is being contracted by Eu-
roponnn as well 1111 natives. in Iiong
Kong. from the flrat of tho outbreak to
August 0 there. had been 532 cases. six
of the vntlcnta being Europeans and
fill deaths of whom four were Europ
cone. in 'i‘lon-Taln the lust reported
plot: I the number of cases for the
you at 1049 and 744 deaths within
the city walls and 71015 cases and
5031 deaths outside the city walla. in
oihei places in China. the proportion
of reason-11nd deaths in just as 1.1 out
A dispatch trays hundreds how died
in7 Java A wrlt7oi from Knollu Kwan-
oi provineo 1111111: I write from a city
11111111111 with a violcub epidemic of
cholera. People are dying by bun
diode daily Outside the city over i..-
000 have died.
ported to' have dlod.
In Japan the disease
fearful havoc.
American engineers are in Shanghai
propurim: for 1111 curly start on the
cormtructlou of 1111111 Cantonl-Innkow
railway, for which 1111 American syn
dlcnie has a concession. 1
According to a telegram from 12111111:
Rim. anti-Chriutlon disturbances have
broke. out in the. prefecture of Yum:
Chow F‘u, Nu Non province, reuniting:
in the destruction of n chapel. It in
said that the. order to Wu Ting Four:
to remain at Worthington was. issued
at the suggestion of Viceroy Yuuu
Shih Kai. who "momorializod the
throne saying that since the appoint-
ment, of Wu Ting Fungi to tho minis-
try ho had done things to the great
benefit of China. that in his opinion no
other official was better qualified for
and that. tberforc. be
strongly. recommended that Wu be giv-
en another term of ministry.
Storm and floods visilcd China and
Japan during .‘inly and the early purl
of August. The greatest damage was
by floods along “111,wa rivers. Severn
al villages: were entirely swrapt away.
runny persons lost their lives and
thousands were rendered hmuclcuu.
The. water in many places reached the
room of the houses.
in working
EBENEZER GRAY.
lie thought he was 711 Christian,“
llld old I‘lu'uczm' Gray
lie never misucd church meetings
And was always glad to pray.
1111 did not lot religion
liurt hiu business through the week,
int on 11 Sunday morning
He won righteous and meek.
llo used to have n ma or
That would make u Iown
“011111;" .
He. used to chill his neighbors,
And his homo won chilly too.
But In the church on Sunday
You could never find him late.
And when It came to rooting
In religion, be was grunt.
(on!
He mind to rakin all comers
'I‘hrouah the work. and liked the
game:
Yet claimed to run his luminous
Iu the Master's Holy 111111111. \
Ho novar lot tho doctrine
[land on Sunday. umloraiurul,
Affect. upon 11 Week day
Any deal he had on hand.
Some pcopio called him “brother,"
And uroat numbers called him names.
'iho latter people being
Those who faihumed all lilo aims.
lie died In proper nonuonm .
Irouacd another shorom 1
And this in what St. Peter ..
Told tho fellowrat th11'71lhor
“While you were good on Burninyd
Through the WWII. Eh. you were
tough; 1 :
Hence when l opouk your 11111111111121:
Do not think that i run rouah.
Now, you can apond your Sundays
Horn 1 heaven very woll,
11111 1111 I: dare. Ebenezer.
«'Wo’ro going to 1111111 you mm." 1
men. Jouooh (3112111111.
A GBNTLEMAN.
Show n7 regard for 11111 11111011311 or
children.
Knows how far to go to compliment
"1 1
:31 it 11111117111111 out the 1! sense.
13 bottle that 111 11.
.E 0‘ M ,
police com port: and
th
1 11111111111011! 111111.11 the roof of the burn
that building had fallen in. 1'1'ho‘ lord
”I 11111111111111 by hindrance. 'i'hc
1111 'f the 1110111 11111111111111. ,7
11111 11 Women.
Nuvor iltnros to offer advice unions
ii: ih‘ mile
111
him; on a lady.
that manuallglona 10111111119011:
Whole families are 111- .
ter7 7 7
dam: :
and
177 wing
1fetas.some e qu‘isit
colors. othero Tart
tion of blue and green whit
y 0 epherd’s Cheeks
f hard to. get we have
71111 lie. and blue and
hair been at: popular , this' 111
the small check is very 111111111111 zit‘tractive, and no doubt
.will continue in favor.
It is impossible to
Taiictas, they should b“ or:
Section will be 0,
In price they 'a 11: ot e7
r“!
cts. to $1“. 513 a yard ‘
v 11111121 of the beauty of these _
therefore a visit to the Silk
pensive, runnink from 75
SUPPOSE SEPTEMBER SHOULD BE HQT.
It might be. after 11111310711 imow. If it is you will be.
glad you availed yourself of the wonderful offerings in
our Wash Dress (30117
The Dainty Lawns
on the counters for 12% cts a
tractive patterns.
are very tempting.
If it turns out cool why
vided yourself for next year.
action. 2
Dimities, Muslims and Batistes
which hove been 19 and 25 1:18 a yard, have been placed
yard.
Among them are many of our choicest and most at-
It is truly a harvest time for you, they
you will be glad to have pro-
WHITE WASH GOODS.
As we told you yesterday. this is a remarkable sale.
Lawns open-work Dimities,
and Striped Piqut". Ox-
fords and Mercerized goods that were 19 and 25 uts, are
selling 101 10 cts a yard.
DINNER WARE.
This sale has been in progress for three wcelrs; and
there are still some wonderful values.
If you need 3 Din-
ner Set you cannot afford to let this chance pass. Think ,
of a hundred piece Dinner Service for $8. 50.
”Wy‘vm
THE D. M. READ COMPANY.
Bridgeport. Carin.
The lied No doubt
(Continued from First Page).
with a few ubecnleen, before the end of
the week they were ublc to report 100
per cent. present. a result that never
and been attained in the past history
of the. organization. Every oillccr and
man of the 2111!. the maximum strength
allowed by the 1-11111c;_(08 men to a
company) was present for duty. Nor
were the other companies in the 1'ch-
moni far behind, most of them hav-
ing 11 full quota and reporting few
absentee-11. ,
The Fourth infantry was the only
regiment that compiled strictly with ‘2
1 ordcra relative to thopitching of tents.
’I‘lrlu work won ordered to be done of—
tcr the arrival of the troops In camp.
to give them the ncc'couury prnPtIrc in
pitching 1prarteru.lnsiead of doing
that details from rnglmcntu other than
the Fourth 11111111 into camp on Sunday,
the filth inst.. and pitched the trots
of their organizations. directly at vari-
ance with the order-u and wishes of
the general tourmnndlng. At brigade
lruurluunrturu more was much comment
on this and It was proposed to have
one of tlrcuo organizations at least told
their tcnta during the march and pitch
thorn that the necessary practice might
be had but the idea was eventually
given up.
”The Firm and 'I‘hird infantry left
camp at I p m.. 1111 Monday. being
ordered to take up- their match 1111 it
In an enemyo country. and after ur~
rlving at the place of hivouae about six
miles north of (lamp Koelcr. to en~
tnhllah Interior glliil‘lili and utpoata In
11 tactical manner.
7"At 1 p. 111.. on ’l‘ucuduv ho 8111111111!
and Four th Infantry, nude cornmdnd
of Colonel licudrlo. of the Fourth. left
camp under similar orders. meeting the
rural; and Third about two miles from
the camp ground
ordered to break camp and return to
Camp Koclor, louvlnu their place of
blvonao at l p. 111. ., and taking up the
march iii! though anticipation the up
prounh of an enemy on their front.
' <“Whlla thorn wan pcrhup‘u a cent?
armor. an authority to wh m 11111:
that had burn called In or
chart 1111111 111111111 1,11 111111011111 11111
11111111111111 the tidbit, and there “
ad to in: more 1111' glint: than 111111117111
; on the contrary
1 1t 111111 Fourth
; 11111111111:
out 1111
they having boom '
1 5:
gm! not. to remain “m long {glance of the {urination prcucribod by
these bodies which occupied much time
late at night Colonel I'iendrio returned.
to the place of bivounc.
“Wednesday morning by command
of Colonel Hundrle, Major McCube.
Second infantry, in command of 11
provisional battalion. made up of corn-
pnnies of the Second and Fourth regi-
ments. reconnoitercd the country to
the north of the place of bivouuc for
about three miles. At 1 p. m. the rc-
turu march to Camp Kecler was taken
up. again In‘ a strictly tactical manner,
Euler MoCobc, Second infrt‘ntry.‘ corn-
audlng the advance guard and Major
Hurley. Fourth Infantry,‘ the rear "
guard, all reuniting quarters at the pro—
per time, and in excellent condition.
"011 Thursday. under command of
Major J J Hurley. Fourth infantry.
that oi'gunizatlon was exercised in con~
atruetlng hasty entronchmentu 7111! in
that the regiment again oxen be
work of any other organiaatlon. o-
fore completing the enirenohmenta Ma.
jor Hurley caused 111111111 bushes and
undergrowth to he cut and stuck in the
freshly thrown up earth. giving at 200
yardu distance the appearance of
shrubbery growing on a slight ridge.
and so effectually concealing the men .
in trenohoa that 11 mounted officer at
that diatuuce could not detect ono of
010111.80 throrurhont the week In th.
practical work of an organization in
camp and on the field the effluent and
men of the Fourth demonstrated their
ability; equalling in all respects and
ceiling In some, the work of other
rudiments;
" 'pomparlmno are odoroua." and
yet compariuoue have been made by
others. 0111: writer during the week in
camp nomplaluad that In certain forum
and 'e’ercmoni a the Fourth Infantry.
an compare Ho the run and 31111111111.
111111 11111., in there "complement
marlin 11 read 7t" are very pretty and
no doubt thou holiaervrid. yet other
item are 11101613711 $031111 in the main.
1 a of a roglment radiieal worth
An example of 1111011111 11111111 given In
Sleuth Africa. 1111.111 do 1511111 ceremon-
loan of 1111111111171 out 15%;: one of the
moat. only yielding to raid. superior-
ity oi' numbers and 11111111111111. .3 ,
"h‘ulrllrid 11nd Iiiichfi’cltl ophntieti
1111111: In the Fourth infantry a7 regiment
111111111 1111 presentirabnrlltlon 1111112111111
:1111 1111111111 to be aahnmcd 51. and this
:_eondltlon has been brouzhtabo
but the print three years. Tit mourn
commandant on taking; 1111111 1111111111111
:11 In a demorallzod 1111111. on account of
' lbs partition during the Spanish
:It 171717111 111111011111 Work int
n the part of 11111 11111111 too 111
311 to 1111 1111111 11111111111110 111111111-
11': 07
1 '7 " orient
dint“ for
‘ . 1111111111111
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