,Tlle Norumlks. We have all the latest 'dcslgns and finishes in
MUSIC CABINETS
LaniesI‘ DESKS
oneseiue TABLES
nook oases
DINING. CHAIRS
PARLOR sun's
TUR‘KISH CHAIRS
Amorous cu'AIns
i O D SOARDS
BUFFETS
. ouiurourees
'joaessens
Vienna.
'f'tiotJCI-I'Ee
FANCY ROCKERS
wARo'Rers
DINING TABLES TABOURETTES
cHINA ctosE-rs veneer/Its
Thirty different patterns of Brass and Iron llcds and In fact everything ,
,, to be found in a first class Furnituro Department and at prices far below
Qihose of any other house.
I, . While In our store spend a few moments in our Curpct Department.
The new fall patterns and prices in In... .. 'IIIII. Brussels, Moouette, Wilton and
\ The "Armstrong" Cork Bath Mats size 27x36 inches.
, Ititlvlimax" Wood Stoves, from “.50 on.
Ten styles of Oil Heaters, from $3 .00 up.
‘ I. Home, Restaurant and Hotel Furnishing.
We are reads to do your Fall Furnishing
for Floors and Windows.’
., lNGRAlN. TAPESTRY-BRUSSELS. VELVET BODY-
WBRUSSELS, MARQUETTE, AXMlNlSTER CARPETS in
[Newest Patterns.
anLICLUTHS and LINOLEUMS. in Various Widths.
CHINA and JAPANESE MATTINU, Standard and spec-
'ial Styles.
”LACE CURTAINS and PORTIERS. Draperies and Me-
dallions.
SHADES of OPAQUE or HOLLAND.
I-snAnEs TO ORDER A SPECIALTY.
A Dickerman & ; (on,
“Q4 Washington St. South'NoI-walk.
”MN”
The superiority of Portland dyer or. ,
dinnry cements in well understand. '
The price is new so low that Rosen-
‘daie cement ll. to an extent, being
crowded out. We handle the "Atlas,"
which in concéded to be the beat brand , *
on up market Our sales of thin ce- .
ment have increued teu- fold within
a few yearn. it you are going to use
cement use "ATLAS." ’
Of course we have the “Ronendelo” .
also. and our line of masonl' building
materials blue atone. caviar pipe. etc, I
is complete.
. election day to work for the
I
a
{Women many. sane.
._ . 1"“ MW Imp
5m #24 co
Mont;-
T’I'lieee shoes are made or the best materials the market affords and be.
made in II factory gory tar y of roach higher priced shoes. we earn-
neat: that you airman-t em with any 35 shoe In any store. .
"POINTO ON OONBTRUGTION.
“Mater a the to. leather.
otidwlii'ool felt cushion prevents aquenking. Net-walk Shoes never
. n the sole:
m-Best unit inner sale, which does not draw the feet.
. i
V .‘vieckcr.
Thu-Din raked”
ucl J. lieu. Bridgeport; Henry A. (III:
bcrt. Bethe]. -
Credentials—~W. S. Gilbert. Ridge-
I‘ielrl; John .I. Cuneo Norwalk; E. It.
Meeker, Bridgeport; Wallace G. Olm—
stead, Dnnbury.
Secretaries—ww. ll}. Street. Wallace
Dunn. Jeremiah O'Leury, Wallace G.
Olrnstead.
-‘ The committee on permanent or-
mmimtion was divided as to officers
a convention. Half of the com-
IImatiminendcd Edward F.
of Bridgeport, for permanent
chairman. and Joseph IGIIccncy, of
Stamford, for sccrctnry. 'l‘hc othcr
members of the committee recom-
mended John Keogh, of Nor-walk, for
permanent chairman, and Micbacl .l.
Houlihan of Newtown, for permanent
nI-crctnIy
It was mowed to proceed to II ballot
ioI chubinuu.
'l‘hc balloting was by roll call. thc
delegates passingwthc ballotbox by
districts as their names were, called.
The ballot resulted as follows:
n.
.IIilici-I
Total number of ballots cast, 80
Edward F. Mcekcr, 49
lolin Keogh 40
."Ihe result. of this ballot Indicated
that Robert L. Clurkson had a niujor‘
lty of the delegates.
Mr. Keogh was given a vote of
lunnks for his services as temporary
chairman.
;,Mr. Mcckcr, on taking the chair
made a bricf spur-ch of acceptancc, ex-
prcsslng his appreciation of the honor
confcrrcd upon him.
M. J. l-ioullhun, of Newtown. the
opponent of oncph Grecncy. of Stain»
ford, for secretary, nominated Mr.
Grccney for the position. Mr. Grcency
was elected.
M. .I. lloullhun moved that each
town hcrufter how in thc convcn-
tion the some representation that it
has in the state convention. The mo-
tion was adopted.
Mr. iloulihan moved to rescind the
vote of four ycars ago making the
chairman of each town committcc a
member of the county committee.
Ilir. Keogh said that he understood
that (I movement was under way to
make the uremia-rs of thc state (‘l‘ll-
tral committee from thc county the
at bed
I, Every dropout blood every bonc
porvi‘a and than in the body can be
renewed in but; a 0 war, and that In.
from wholesome 0d properly digest-
e(i.'1‘hore is no other way and the
idea that a medicine in itself can purl-
fy tho blood or supply new tissues and
strong nerves is ridiculous and on a
par with the fol ducal that dyspepsia
or indigestion in a germ discuss or that
other fallacy that (I weak stomach
which refuses to digest food can be
made to do so by irritating and indam
ing the bowcls by pills and (Iatliurtics,
Stuart‘s Dyspepsia Tablets curs by
digestion. sour stomach. gas uud bloat
but after Incnls. because they furnish
the digestive principles which
stomachs luck. and unless the dcilc-
lcucy of pepsin and (llaataso is sup—
plied it Is useless to attempt to cure
stomach trouble by the use of
"tonlca," “pills" and "cartbartics"
which have absolutely no digestive
power. and their only effect is to give
u tImporInIy stimulation.
Ono grain of tho actirc principle In
Stuart' a Dyspepsia Tablets will digest
3,000 grains of meat, eggs and similar
foods and experiments have
that they will do this III a glass bottle
ill proper temperature.
it"): much more effective III the atom-
uc .
vorsally used as Stuart‘s Tablets be-
cause it is not only the sick and ailing,
but well people who use them at (Ivory
assimilation of the food.
People who enjoy fair health tukc
Stuart's Tablets as regularly as they
Iake their meals, becausc they wont
cure, and Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
do both; they prevent indigestion and
they remove it whcrc It exists.
regular
urtcr
use of one or two of them
meals will demonstrate their
other argument. ol 0 if
Mayor and Kills Himself.
SAVANNAH. (In, (ict. in.~r:. A.
Schroeder, of Now York. :1 tobacco
salesman and son of cx-lenyor l4‘rcd
county cominiitcc.
Mr. Iloulihan‘s motion to
was carried.
Stcphcn Hayes. Monroe. moved that
onc representative from each senator-
inl district and (Inc
Bridgeport,
Inlttce.
MI. Iluycs' motion was adopted.
Mlthael .I. iloulihan Inovcd tho
the convention tukc an informal ballot
rescind
be clcctcd a county com-
county
(halruinn .\lcckcr announced that
Mmor Mulv,lhill of Bridgeport, hnd
withdrawn from the contest for the
nomination.
Speeches nominating candidates
were limited to ten minutes each.
A. L. .Iudd placed in norninutlon the
ford. of whom hc spoke as one
most loyal licmocruts in Conncctlrui.
He rcfcrrcd to the harmonious fooling
apparent in the convention and said
that the determination apparent
among Democrats had already cast a
shadow of doubt over llcpnbllcan
success.
lohn I. Purim. of Norwalk progeni-
ndditlonnl l'ronII
name of Robert 1.. (Ilarksou. of Strat- I
of th( I
A. Schroeder. (if Ilronklyn. ('illllmlili‘d
l' Iuicldc yesterday, on :I train from
i lucksont‘.lllc by shooting
,‘ through the bond II» had taken tho
3 drawing mom on u slcupcr, and it was
till this that his body was (list-overcd
.uhcn thc (‘Iontluctor wcnt through in
l tukc up the tic hats (in tlic bodv was
found a letter addrcsscd to thc pul
:lic. in which was written:
itoinrnlltcd a grout tillllt‘ The In“
for A (.Iudidnte for sheriff 0‘ l‘nIrfleldQU‘IDTmt punish mo bomb | punish lllv-
i Auothci lottcr rcoucstcd that his
father and wife lit notiilcil. it is lIII
Nlicvcd the young tnnu was mentally
unbalanced.
! The limit is lchIg held at Wow rose
for Instructions roIII New \ork.
i
‘ BURSTING OF BOILER TUBE.
IFatally Scolds M hael Scanlan and
Charles illiams.
, NEW BRITAIN hll . 13-... "lhc burst
ling of a tnbc in u litl lcr ill thc poucr
station of the millf‘t‘umil Railway
'illll Lighting p r station at 4. 30
I this afternoon futaliv‘smlded two own
I and Inc Iorlcs rcchI ink power from the
P ' are" and Tonicl ‘
wcak ;
shown .
but of coursci
There is probably no remedy so uni- I
mean to insure pcrfcct digestion and1
to keep well, prevention is better than I
The
merit and efficiency better than um"
“COMMITTED A GREAT CRIME".
So Writes Son of Brooklyn's Former'
lilmscu“
"I hurcl
In] [hp name ”(I William \onnuir ”my I c iI-t‘tlirfll (onIpnuI chc compcllcd to
of police of South \oi walk Ilc said *‘l‘IIli‘llii Olli'l‘flilolm
that ho \vantcd to lmplorc thc c'omcn- Mlt'hut‘l Smulcu and (‘hmlcs Wll~
tion to place in the way no candida! I ‘ II. ”"5- “h“ Wt I" in ill" imllt’r room at
who would be an onstuc lc III tho we) illli‘ llmt‘ "i ”l“ “Within“ “‘lrf' so S“-
of l)emo(rntlc success but one who
Would be weak nowhere. strong cvcry.
whore.
Mayor Mulvihlll, of Bridgeport. soc-
ondcd the nomination of Mr (‘liIIk-
son. and said that in nominating him
the convention would niakc no mis-
take.
[no bcsi irItcrcsts of thc party in the
county to nominate Mr. (llurkson.
Gait-n A. Carter. of Stamford. scc~
ondcd Mr. (‘larkson's nomination,
saying that he proposed to do so on
behalf of the solid Stamford (it-legu-
tinu, He spoke of his assuriatlons
with Mr. Clarkson. and assured the
convention that it would make no mis-
take in nominating him. lie urgcd
the convention to put a fair ballot III
the box, abide by its decision and on
(lutc‘s election.
cecded to ballot for a candidate.
The ballot resulted as follows:
'l‘ota. number of ballots cast, 80
Robert L. (.‘larksou. 47
James Lee. :2
William Vollnicr, 0
Mr. Clarkeon's nomination was
made unanimous by tuc.lttmatloti
The committco on rcsolultone re»
ported as follows:
Resolved. That the Democrats of
, l-‘ulrfleld county in convention assem-
bled heartily endorse the platform
adopted at the. Dcmorrntic state con~
vcntion. held III New Haven In Sep-
tcruhcr. 1902; and be it further
llcsoIVcd. That the dclcgatcu of this
conventipn .tlledzc themselves not
. only to support thc nomincoof this
convention. but to usc their utmost
of the whole state ticket.
ileforc going Into convention.
Bridgeport (lclcxatcs held a caucus, at.
withdrawal from the Inca III? said not
wantcd harmony. and believed that5
(Mould best be accomplished by nomnla-i
ting itobert L. Claritnon. When th
convention met the withdrawal wan
announced
Twelfth district. Galen Garter
Frank ii. Merrill. '1‘ ohm Spears an
Bouillon, of Newtown.
A committee to notify the admin
wits trained. consisting of David ii‘ene,‘
ion. of Bridgeport; .I J. 1%“th
INorwalk,A William Wilmer. flout
AIL. Juddg'o
Dennis Mulvlhill oft! (“mar
it Dnyid Pension
rt‘ famiioniion of the hour
Hc believed that it would be for 1
candi- I
At half~puet two the convention pm- I
endeavors to secure his election and '
thcl ‘
which Mayor Mulvlhlll announced his}, '1.
After the nomination was model
there were a number of congratulatory I
and ratification speeches, and later all
banquet at one (If the Danbnry Iiotolsi _
e county committee appointed lad .
H. Poster. of Brl import and M. J, :
~I .
ofifilratlord, ,andi
Ivcrclv rcnldcd that they (no not or
period to live. (Inc of thc evcnlng
papcrs in the city, ycstcrduy. was no
ublc to publish a paper.
:SOLDIERS' MAIL TO BE FORWARD
ED
Washington Octolur l."»-—~~'I‘hc posi-
Ioi‘tlcc dcpurtrucnt has directed that
\Vlll‘ll thc addresses (If pcrsons In the
civil_ military or naval scrvice of thc
Il'nitcd Sluice arc chirnill‘li as ill“ W‘-
suit of official order, their mail of thc
,sccond. third and fourth classes, can
be forwarded likc Icilcr mail. without
Iulditionnl chargc, if such persons nott
fy the postmaster at tho forwarding
oiIlcc of such orders and' show thc
branch or department of the govern-
IIncul In which thcy arc serving.
i w'Tler‘t safe to bc a day without llr.
'l‘hmnus's chlcctric (ill in the house.
NeIcr can tell what Inomcrit an accl-
jIdcnt is going to happen
': WILL SELL COAL A1: COST.
i NEW YORK Ole)lW‘l'15*“N0il(‘P
,wus sent today to all station agcnts
,(m the Harlem division of the New
.I'York Central. requesting thorn in for
want names of heads of families among
tbc crnployccs of the division. who
would like to get a ton of coal at cost
from the company.
COPYRIGHT TREATY RENEWAL.
MADRID. October iii-«Tho cabinet
has agreed to the renewal of the lit-
erary copyright treaty between the
United States and Spain.
I
’di“ M!“ *ii. ll “3 i" "
TA B L E TS
are by far the most attract-.
ively put up tiéniedy I have
ever seen, and the immediet 'I
favor they have found wit .,
'my customers surpasses auyw
, thing in my experienceu
can also speak most highiyl
at the medicine itsalf. u,
I licortiiy wish you the shot“
cm Whieh I out sure you Will
have "an. H. Gunman,
'ngst, Brid eport, Curing
i
A.
i
Ufnrkpon adher
Bails burial
[in SIIIIIIIIII lust His lift and
[Ill] 'ilIhIIIS‘ Weill liilllliillllli
bind ll’IIslIrd ll" Angry (iris
ilIIIi lliIiIlIlII House Slut III
cI'iI-un i'Olll mutated ship Sill‘llillllliliili
arrived this morning from San Fran-
oisco. after a passage of 123 days of
, IIIoItI than (voutl’ul iIItcrcst. The ship
Hump in (-Ilpplcd, (Inc lllilll I'cll I’I'qu
inloit and was klllcd and two otlIcI-u
lworc iniltrud. The ship had several
combats with tth I‘lcmcuts that (turn-
11H (1 her sails and (lock house.
I The Shenandoah hnd iinc,
'uutlI July :37.
wcuthcr
On that (lay in a slight
1 rule, ,wbile i’urlng thc uppor mnlulop~
.snu. William Varncy. It sournnn. foil lo
the (lock, brokc bulb logs and fractur-
acd bis shrill. He lived thirtccn (lays
in grcut agony. and died August I). Iic
was burlcd ill urn. Vurncy was twcn—
ty—scvcn years phage. and canto from
I Quincy, Muss. chcrul (lays bcforc his
death thc ship encountcrcd a hcuvy
southwest gain. in which a son board-
cd thc ship, stovc the mltlshlp house,
filled the half of the (lock with water
I and started the bulwarka on the. star-
bourd side. On August 9. a huge sea
struck the cabin boy. washed him
Iaoulnst the rail, breaking his leg.
On September 23, In latitude 30.44:
longitude 30.24, thc rudcr luicd was
twisted off and the crew thereafter
were obliged to stccr by tackles on u
monkey tillcr. tfudcr this jury rig
tlIc ship ('urnc Into port.
This morning, while taking In the
forceail. Mr. Taylor, the male. was
struck by a heuVy block, on the bond.
and knocked scnsclcss.
EARTHQUAKE AND TIDAL WAVE.
Did Great Damage to Mexico and Cen-
tral America Last Month.
SAN FRANCISCO. October 15-—
(Ii‘cat damage was done to various
ports on the Mexican and Central Am»
(Irlcnn coast by an curthquukc and Il-
(lal wavo Scptcmbcr 28 and 24. Captain
,Von Iliyogcn of the German stcanicr
Ilcuerdah. says to was unable at some
1 of the ports to makc a landing owing
, to destruction of tlic piers. At Sultan
I (bum in ’l‘cbnunlepcc. he says the loss
Iwus greater than unywhcrc else and
;V('Sfit‘l8 \vcrc I‘iil'l‘lt‘ll inland OVI‘I‘ 100
fccl. The damage to tho port and city
will amount to millions. The (Ilinkc
and tidal wnvc wcrc fclt as far up the
coast as Illnnzanillo.
LIPTON‘S CHALLENGE DUE.
Commodore Ladyard Has Called Meet-
ing of New York Yacht Club.
NEW YORKJ'h-t. lb.~lluc today Is
Sir Thomas Lipton‘s challenge for an-
otlu-r series of races for the America's
cup.
Commodore l.cd,\'ui'd, in ordcr that
tho chullcngc may suffer no (ii-lay. has
callcd for a general meeting of the
Now York Yacht club tomorrow night
to tnkc action on the chnllcngc. I'n-
til then no details may be made known.
lfythc prcccdcnts of former years are
followed. the club will elect a com-
mittec and lnvcst full power to act.
GREAT PACKERS’ COMBINATION.
CHICAGO. ()c‘ober I5—-~'I‘hc grout
packers‘ combine will be launched Dc-
cembcr I. if the money market is cosy,
says the Chronicle. Kuhn. Locb (it
Company. the New York bankers. will
head the underwriting syndicate.
\l'bcrcvcr there are agencies of sev-
eral packers in a city or town they
will be abolished and only one gcncrul
ugcncv will be established. Among
the firms in the combination arc Ar-
Nclson Morris 6‘; Company, Schwarw
child and Sulzbcrgcr and others.
PLOT UNEARTHED IN HUNGARY.
BUDAPEST. October III—A work-
man having informed the police
that n. plot is on foot to blow up the
president. of the lower house of thc
iiunguiy paillnnicnt by placing a bomb
beneath his chair. the detective force
on duty at the house has been ’In-
crcnscd. L
APPROVED BY GOVERNOR.
Governor McLean has approved the
following bills: Connecticut lloapitnl
for tho Insane. for the month of Scp~
Lumber, $8,612.08; Retreat for the In-
sane, for quarter ended September 30.
$045.56; Board of Education of the
Blind, bills contracted, 33.06840: Dan.
bury Hospital, appropriation for quar-
tcr cndcd Septcmber 30, $1.250.
People seem to have become carc-
IesI-I and nogllgent~at least, the many
accidents rcportcd point that way.
Spralns, bruises, burns and cuts are
instantly relieved and quickly cured
howcvcr. by tho use of llnmon‘a Nerve
and Bone Oil. 25‘ cents. It. ll. l’lnls
ted. "
BDER GENERALS LEAVE PARIS.
PARIS. October Ih-n'l‘hc visiting
Boer generals left Paris at 2 p. m. to.
day for Berlin. The crowds outside.
their hotel and at the northern rallv
road station cheered the gcnerais on
their departure.
Wm
GOES LIKE HOT CAKES.
“The‘fastcst selling article I have in
my store." writes Drngaiet C. '1‘. Smith
of Davis. Ky” “is Dr. King‘s New Diu-
covery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds. because It always cures. In my
'st years of salon. it has never failed. I
have known it more sufferers from
Throut‘and Lung diseases. who could
get no help from doctors or. any (other
remedy" Mothers. rely on it best phy
sir-inns prescribe it and F‘ H. Baxter
guarantees satisfaction or will refund
price. Trial bottles free. Regular
sites. 600 and II.
...._....
1.50"” Inuit possess a "true" eye to
bonnie to stitch a skirt or waist after
. the prevailing mode. The contrast in
u—
' , color makes a crooked linu conupiqu
Dill.
Ilnw lOItK (lt'ttlliil lfim'l‘hc All“
monr & Company. Swift & Company.i
"THE (DIM. READ Co.
i
-EItrblt'shed I 657.
WHEN you BUY AN OIL HEATER
buya good one even if it does cost a trifle more than
you think it should. We claim to have the most satisfac-
tory line of Oil Heaters made. We are paying niore'for
them than we did a few weeks ago, and the next lot will
‘ cost more than the present one. Prices have advanced
several times this fall.
We can sell you a first class Heater for $4.50. and
from that up to $10.50 which is an extra large size rising
at I 5 inch wick.
We warrant every one of our Heaters to be perfect.
They are each equipped with up- to-date appliances and
are safe and satisfactory in every respect. ‘
If you wish to save from $I.oo to $2.00, don't wait un-
til the next shipment.
NEW ROPE PORTIERES.
These are used so extensi‘vly for interior decora-
itons, doorways and small archways, that the demand
constantly increases. In the new lot just arrived there is
variety enough to suit any taste. The Orientals in par-
ticular are rich looking and effective. The prices are ex-
tremely moderate.
$2.00. $2.75, $3.25, and up to $6.00.
In one of the Carpet Store windows is a display of
Ruffled Muslin Curtains, a great variety and very inexpen-
sive.
They are plain, figured, and tucked.
Prices from 38 cts. to $1.00 a pair.
New Pillow Cords, silk and mercerized,
cts. a yard.
Pillow Cords and Tassels, 25 to 50 cts. each.
Silk. and Cotton Fringes, 8 to 12% cts. a‘yard.
Curtain Loops, 5 to 50 cts. a pair.
Rug Fringes, Gimps, Slip Binding, and other like ne~
ccssities at the same department.
HALL CLOCKS.
In the Furniture Store are some new Clocks made of
Weathered Oak in the Mission style. They are hand-
some, stately looking pieces standing six feet high, with
dark sombre faces illuminated with brass figures. De-
signed for Halls. Dining Rooms, or Delis.
On the Fourth Floor. Take Elevator.
10 to '25
THE D. M. READ COMPANY.
Bridgeport. Conn.
Contagious
Diseases
Prevented
.and ured
BRAZILIAN BALM is'a Lightning Germ Exterminator. It
is the only thing in the world known to mankind that absolutely
prevents and instantly cures contagious diseases. For twenty years
it has been preventing and curing measles, typhoid and scarlet fe-
ver.c chicken pox. diphtheria, whooping cough, etc. .Cureumumps
in twenty-four hours. The small-pox germ is no harder’tdt ’kill than
the typhoid or scarlet fever genus. It will kill the seeds or germs
and stop the contagion. We say try it and stamp out the' disease.
was refund the money on every bottle that fails. '505: and $1.00
at druggists or sent quick. SAVE YOUR FAMI .IES..
B. F. JACKSON & CO., M’i'g. Chemists, Indianapolis, Indiana.
"i had a dozen children in my Roaming House last April when two of
them were stricken down with SCARLET FEVER. Tenor rcignod of course,
but I instantly give 10 drops of Drazlll Iui Balm to each child, sick and when
ory hour., The sick quickly recovered and not another child was touched.
though constantly exposed." Mrs. Mary ltoblnson iluut. Indianapolil
"When the SMALL~POA raged inthin city we were greatly exposed
my father especially, but we kept the disease away by each taking 10 drops
of firaziliarn Balm every two hours. It did not enter one family where the
Balm was used and there were hundreds of them ”
. Mrs. Victor it. Pyle. Wilmington, Del.
. I‘WHOOPINO oouaI-I has been raging all around us. People are wonder.
lug why my children do not take It. We give them Brazilian Balm. that's why
This invaluable remedy has kept all contagious diseases out of my family
for five years.” Mrs. J. A. Smith. Gibraltar. Pu.
.“One ftlIe girls working in my store was at death's door with TV
PHOID. , hrec doctors In consultation said she could not live on hour. A0
Imptliian Balm had never failed me I decided to try it. i gave her 10 drops
ever: five, minutes. The effect was magical She instantly revived and
quickly reéovcred." Mrs. L. B. Bradway, Wilmington, Del
For tale (it. Baxter'n,'l’lalsted’s and the Clifford Pharmacy,
«good (his to Sick Friends
Norwalk Chronicler