Providence this morning. j ,vestry, , was in South Norwalk yesterday after- ‘noon calllux on his uncle, Albert M. _ its annual election of odlcors this ova 1111.. Edwards. 0! Chestnut confined to her home with a A ‘ Agnes Chopourlan ls spend- ‘weeks' vacation at her home ‘utll Main street Thompson, of the G. N. Mc- Killian Company. is in New York today siness tor the firm. res. Harry and Miss Clara of Woodward avenue, have been ptfi'guests of Mrs Samuel Fisher, of reenwlch. Harry. Lewis, of East. Norwalk, has d a position as foreman in the ‘ department of the G. N. McKlbb’in Manufacturing Company. The installation of phloem or Sher 'manCouncil. Royal Arcanum. will be lleld.next Thursday night. following which. there will be an entertainment. Charles H. Glover, son oi! Mayor Charles I... Glover. of Norwalk. started this morning for Baltimore. Md.. to re- some his studies at the Baltimore Med- 1- icnl College. ' Peter Bugby. of South Norwalk. re- . coivled two lacerated scalp \wounds. Saturday in Bridgeport and one incised wound which were dressed at the emergency hospital. , : John Wilkinson, of Academy street. Norwalk, Who Was injlired by falling from a ladder some time ago. has re- covered and has resumed his position , with the G. N. McKibbin Company. At the Methodist Church, this even- ing. at 7:30 the, poster will speak on . Jonathan Edwards. This will be me first service of the week in celebration of the Week of prayer. Mrs. Eaton will sing. I The annual Christmusd‘estlval of the» Brookside chapel. postponed for var- ious reasons. will be held F‘Ilday even- ; dug. An interesting and entertaining ‘ program is being prepared for the oc- oaslon. . w~1er Wood sacred and split mend Bros. .- The monthly meeting of the Wow 1 given a Guildlof Trinity Fplscopul Church will he held this evening. The annual meeting and election of officers of the Guild will be held one week from to— night, The regular monthly business meet ing or the Ladies Aid society. or the First M. E Church. will be held at the residence of Mrs James Golden. No. 14, Falrfleld. avenue. Wednesday attornoon. 3 o'clock. Miss Kate Graham. daughter of Mr and Mrs. Arthur A Crahan1,oi West street returned, yesterday. to her stud ice in Wright's Oral School. New York city. after having enjoyed a holiday va- cation of two Weeks at llcr‘homc. Major Eben Hill, Jr.. intends shortly to sell his present automobile and pur chase another which will be any nor centllarser and have some to:- six persons, His present machine cost lathe neighborhood .:o 821.030 but the .— Ray. is ce.k first Wednesday of the month and the meetings are held on the second and fourth. As there were live Wednes days in December there will be three. weeks between the last meeting in December and themeetimg next week At the close of tbc‘servicc Sunday evening in the German Lutheran ‘ . church in North Main street Gustave ll‘rlederloh road his annual report iii 1 1 treasurer. The report showed the y" church to be on a good sound. dunn- '- on basis. Mr. ll‘rlcdcrich also ten- tiered his resignation as treasurer nm’ trustee of the church. Nona was 1111 pointed to succeed him. M. D honey. oi the firm of Carroll ‘ Leahcy. attorneys. at Seattle. ‘ W hinaton is the guest of his sister. Mrs Bernard MMcdovsgkgl Roldan m !_ MnLo lento several mollusk comns’ni havinlr amass 9 Benton. He will , oral Igoblin hero 11111111.. to THE ~- sou H .1 .. MWQmwvmnwwM—ukq‘qh ceivcd a large shipment oi clams tr‘om Tho church council t. the South Norvmk‘ Congregational church will Inset this evening at 8 o'clock in the William Meaning, of NW Haven; Pohlmau’ Captain Lucius J. Stevens. of tho aehoonor "Rachel W. Stevens." is in town today; the guest of Senator John ll. Ferris. The [ladies’ Temperance Society of St. Joseph’s Church will hold its an- nual elocliou this cvtnlng. at its hall in South Main street. Schiller Stnmm U. 0. RM holds 11an in the shop of Franz Kocour. in North Main street Louis .loselol't has a very neat and attlactivo exhibit of crackers in the north window of his grocery store in North Main street. Some :lction ought to be taken to compel tllc contractors. who have been laying water pipes. to put the cross— walks in the streets which they have opened, in passable condition. General Russell Frost and family have IetuIIlcd from New York city. where they spent the holidays at the Waldorf Astoria and are again at; their home in West avenue J. William Vollmer will return to New Haven tomorrow morning to re— sume his studies in the Yale Medical School, after spending the holiday va- cation of two weeks at his home in U11- ion street. A. C. Millc1. of I’ougbkcepsie, N. Y. and Charles ltcdileld. of the some place. who have been guests of the for- mer's brother, Deacon William Mlllol of Madison street returned home this arts-1 noon District Deputy Stephen J. ,O‘ Brien A H, Merrill, of Witter snout. re» 1‘ 'uud Bath Robes we had Ivcrc token. will go to Stalnfold this evening and install the newly elected ofilccrs of St. Joseph's T. A. B. it i). Society of that place. Tho cclcmony will take plluu ill the society's hall in (lrcyrock Place. Tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 the Woman's Missionary Association of the ~ outh » Norwnlk Congregational church will hold :1 bible reading and devotional selvicc at the home of its president Miss ilclcn l‘clrls 213 l‘llll- held avenue. The. item in another paper that. Chur- les Rhinehurdt wont, to New Haven yesterday to attend the annual nicel- ing of the State lizlrbors' Protective Association was incorrect. Mr. Rhino llardt will visit Elm City for this pur- pose nextMonday. Miss Helen Swurtz. daughter of oak Mayor and Mrs. Christian Swartz. in company with Prof. Mary Whitney ulld Prof. Furness. attended the sessions of the Association for the Advance- ment of the Sciences. hold at washing- lon, D. 0., last week. -—Very few brands of Cigars hold their own like the Imperial Crown. it has been sold for 10 years and over. and is now considered one of the stan- ‘lard brands. The Barbcrs' Union will hold its reg- ular semi-monthly meeting this even ing at 8 o'clock in Central Labor l.,v- ceum. South Main street. At this meet- lng further arrangements for their bull to be bed about the middle. or the month, will be made. The annual business meeting or the Bethany llnlid with election of ofliccrs. will be held in Trinity guild room. on Friday 'ovcning at 8 o'clock. Each member is expected to be present. on the Guild hopes to complete arrange» ments for an entertainment to be given in February, Denney S. Hull, Charles 'l)uilclloy and Gustave Pitzer, auditing commit- tee for P. C. lxlunsbury lodge. Ntw nnglnnd Order of Protection. will meet tomorrow evening in Mr. Hull‘s ollice. South Main street. to examine the ac- counts ol the financial secretary and treasurer of the lodge. John Conroy. the barber. who, with. his iamlly. has been Ill the past few days, the result of ptomnlne poison- ., lug. returned to work this morning in , Pohllnnn's barber shop. . Mr. Conroy states that his wile and daughter. who wore also victims of the canned meat. are getting along nicely. Mr and M1s.Fr dcrlck William Tooker. who were ma rlcd New Year's night. have returned from their honey~ moon and are now residing with the bride's parents Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pearson nt- ii Spring street. Tbolr wedding tour was a short one. They went away New Year‘s night on the 10: 24 train. but surprised the family when they arrived home again at. l o'clOCk. having gone to New York. turned around and came back. 11...... Sticks. lfiand‘liiic Sticks 25c 250 Sticks 16c lOethicks . 7c so Sticks to snare; 50o to $011. UWIATIHO. House Coats that were SN .10 $5 00 and 56. now ..... . . . . . ”1...... Bath Robes that were $3.50, $5.00 and $0.00. now ................ son». that will be snapped up quickly. SOUTH NORWALK. \__/ \__/\._./\_/\_:_/\ Tel. Call. 32-2. they would do you no good. value quality and price basis of intrinsic merit. Buy Oats That’s Clean. GREA TL Y REDUCED Holiday buying 1- as gratifying, but not all the handsome IIouso Goals The man who did not get one of these home comforts now has an opportunity to supply himself for very little money.I $l. 98. , ':1 $l.98. Don't neglect this opportunity; don’t delay coming. These ulc bargains sams tack om. NORWALK. ‘ “roman 444. TO HAVE BEEN FIRST PROVES ONLY ANTIGUITY; TO BECOME FIRST PROVES MERIT. A dollar is worth just what it will bring. it you were stnlving on a roll in mid ocean and had a bnlrel 0! dollars 1 candidly believe that there is no place in town where 11 dollar brings you more real value than at my granary. I refer to qualities and values. I‘ve got the combination that‘ 5 required to giv'e good It’s my ambition to transact business with yOu on the These are the honest and hon- orable methods on which we have built the business. MANUEL T. HATCH \ DIARIES AND CALENDARS i903 William P. Beers, Bookseller, Stationer. Engraver. NORWALK.CONN. 49 WALL 8TREET. Christmas Photographs JACKSON' 8 STUDIO: A Fine Collection of Choice Portrait. in all . the Nowoat Stylus, now open for In-pootlon. Jagkoon'oStudlo. our Resale mm vzron on: New YEAR. as wulfise... Norwplk. .. . \ Health by Good Livlniz The new sugar pens are better than even; the only drawback is the scar- clty. Prudent housewives will lay in their winter’s supply. come cheaper by the case. At all the Health Brand stores. label. and watch tor the new consign- ment of Library Books." Residual. they Don't forget the , 1101 mun. All} can ”from and Zinc. '50 South Main smut. : . loath Nonlvalk. a... ‘ Telephone 187-!- ileurllllghl l’lanl hearing Municipal llunenllip illusion Cones [in in luvicll hurl Cummlllul Tu Arrange For Trains in lllilils Ami Eleciric l0 NORWICH January G—Tlle special of (be supcl 1m court to arrange or the sole and transfer to the city of the Norwich Gas and lllcctric Company‘s p out began its oheurlng yesterday. 0 commission consists of Henry C. White and Hon. (‘hnllcs S. Mcrsick of New Haven. and John M. Holcombc, oi Hartronl. The city is represented by Corporation Counsel Joseph '1‘ Fan- ping. and Gardiner (l1'.ceuc of this city, and Nathan Mathews, Jr. of Boston; the Gas Company by Frank T. Brown of this city. and Judge Henry Stod~ dard, or New Haven In June. 1902 the city voted by a large majmity in accordance with a law of 1893 to establish a municipal lighting plant. Under the law the lighting plant then in operation in the city must be purchased. The city took no further action in the case. but the' Gas Company immediately voted to sell its plant to the city for 8800.000. The city Ieiused to pay this price. The matter was brought to the Supellor Court. and Judge (111ch appointed the commission to arrange matters. Shortly 11!th the hearing opened. Gardiner Greene. for the city. made a motion to dismiss loll account or lack of lurlsdlction. Ho. days in his motion that this commission has no legal jur- isdiction. and that the provision of the statute which made its appointment possible is unconstitutional and void. and that a statute which makes it pos- sible for the company to demand such an excessive price from the city is il— legal. The motion was not argued. court immediately taking a recess, durinc which time the gas p‘ant was visited. ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS. How to cure and to prevent the bar~ ber's itch is the them» of A. Pohl- man's advertisement, today. Frank A. Van Karen has ben ill for several days. of grip. at his home in West aVcnuc. He is now considerably improved. New Haven yesterday. to see his fath- cr Cyrus Avery who lies sfriously ill at his home in Day street. Glover's the place for boy 3 and alri's shoes. Roan lids sdvcrliume’ilt it will be well to mention right here that this iii-In halve installed a phone In their South Norwalk store. The number is 157-6. Hanlord Jones. who resides at No. 9 Day street, but Smith Norwslk sudden, ly Monday morning. and has not been seen since. He ion a wife on a sick bed and three children. aged twelve. seven and five years rospectivaly. His most intimate friends think that he will show up again in a low days. A host ol.‘ trienda in The Norwalks will regret to learn of the serious ill- non: of Robert J. Doyle. former cap- tain of Company D. John Doyle. of, Roma Hill. the young man's rather. was summoned to New York city. Bun- day. by a telegram stating that his son was seriously ii. and it not‘known how lonr; he would so ivc. He im- mediatolv went to the city in response to the telegram. Mr. Dovl e was well ‘ known and weliillmi in The Norwalkl especially among the yonlu‘: men. in whom he was niwoyll interested. ‘ 1 very amusinu incident, and one ' that kept the audience in resin or 11111 ’shtor. was Withstand; last would”. ' at the basketbllll some at the armory.‘ o wflleknown Winni acuity 1111. Sheet Iron, Copper l - n;-;-;s;-:-,-,-;-:-Z commission appointed by Judge Cu or, , Frederick Avery came over from 84. 00. 85. 20, $6 80 and $8 00. .31ch i Price, 98 . Washington Street. 50. NORWALK. Many or our lines or YOUTH'S SUITS are badly broken. have decided to close out all or our Fancy Cassiluere, Worsted Cheviot Suits at ll REDUCTION OF TWENTY PHR CENT. . ' Many men. a little undersizc. can be titted nicely in these units: , , THE SMALL BOY who is so hard on his clothes can be fitted, out at our storsjwitll‘ til right kind of clothes at ONE- FIFTH LESS THE ORIGINAL PRlOE Hats and Furnishings. «i Potatoes—When in want remember that we have Long Island Potatoes grown in sandy soil, dry, mealy, white cookers. Finest to be had, 25:: pin; 95c bu. in 5 ho. iota. A few small Potatoes. good but small, 201: pk. Armour’s Star Pork without bone. The best Pork put into barrels now on ca e. Dried Beef—We rise to remark ii there In one thing more than another that this store excell: in, ii: is the goodness of its line out Dried Beef. I have been told by salesmen “on the road" that we cut more Dried Beef than all the stores in Norwalk com- bined. We propose to keep the lead by getting more to try it. Once tact. ed always liked. We sell from 5 cents worth up. of your eyes. No charge for examination. Open every evening in December. - ' o.B.JAcKsoN1f .IADUA‘I’I OPTIOIAH 58 WALL STREET, .called for and every Egg in can Eggs-Last fall bought I let End at a price to be dblli'l’ good or to be made good. them off i have decided to o as and out deep. Sold guarantee as boll ’ not' good. ter at 30¢ a dot. .1 proved good. .w 23o doz. ter sold. Pure 3 Right price too. Cider, sweet did yell «kl i We it's sweet an audit! be dogma. made from meat apples. the price? 50 qt. 22¢ gab. 5 gal LORENZO DIBBLE. 1- 1 AFTER THE HURRY and worry of Xmas perhaps you will have time to attend to the need Do not keep on straining them when perfect relic! can be so easily secured-«and at such a moderate cost. Fi"1‘: uonwsLK.;-co ' . Best Quality . Hickory, Oak; Maple. Chestnut and Pine. ‘ Sawed and Splits Buy your jewelry hm. LOWEST PRICED POIDIILI FOR BEST FIBH. ALL 0000! WARRANT- :lbl MONEY BACK IF NOT 8ATl8~ D. Haddock lie “1.: Native l'l'lat Fish Sea Trout. dmelt. I’lckerel and Halibut. Long island Oysters tile on, hound (llama. Hard Oflhl, duo dos; Dry lilo~ canons. 40s at ., I‘Lo , “f Clams. 30c qt; Spinach, 29c pk Al Fresh Stock to You will-not M1111 H. S. Roocl. Show...“ Frost Fish. ll lbs, 250: God. in ii»: “ 15 Sontfl Main no!
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