i / .everylmdy. «I AT -:- Laura's» ‘ ' Phone l65—5 m. . W 1 it .c ”clinic there Is no bet- fer Marathi M, than: not in our Home Made Can- dies. F. A. LANE. 5| Washington Street. Local News Notes ThI BuIIneII Directory will be fourtd on Page 7 today. Now its Dr. liick again. A. Pohlmnn, the harbor, is advertis- ing applies for the man who Is shav- ing inisolf, Read their advertisement and you will see that the word “reasonable" is indeed modest. Selleek & Price have made. a very deep cut in the prices of the. youth‘s clothing. lleml their III], A, .l. Collins & Co. are relating ln- teresting news about diningr room fur- niture in their advertisement today, liomstock liros.’ red tag sale eon- tinues and their advertising space pic.- lurea men's high grade suits at very reasonable prices. Read what Homer ii. lloyt has to say about made to order glasses. It is interesting as well as profitable to any troubled with poor night, ‘Aniuial Mask Bali, Arion Singing Society, Monday night. Chief of Police. Bradley reported this morning, that there , were no "birds in his gilded cage" at the police. station. to relieve the monotony. Mr. and Mrs. Reed ll. l-‘lyun will on- tcrtain the members of the Friday Ev— ening Whist (Stub, tomorrow evening. at their home iii Livingston street. Lane has the greatest sort of conll‘ deuce that there is no better material used than that, used by him in the man ufacture of his home. made candles. The first annuat but. of the dancing class conducted oy Ernest. l’latt will be held") his academy. Red Men's llnli. Washington street. tomorrow night. ,Wiliiani J. Mulvihill, night telegraph operator at the South Norwalk east- bound station, is expected home to night from a few days” visit to bi.c home in Blunewnter, N. Y. During hlt‘ absence Michael Coyle, of Westporl. one of the efficient operators in the South Norwnik signal louver, has sub~ alituted. The Retail Clerks“ Union will hold an entertainment and siuokcr this on oping. in Central Labor flail. South Main street, and invite all the clerks of The Norwaiks to attend. There will he. an interesting entertainment. fol‘ lowed by a slipper and a "smoke" for Several visitors from out Of- town are operated. --—Very few brands of Cigars hot. their own like the Imperial Crown. [I has been sold for 10 years and over and is now considered one of the stan dard brands. Local 227. Painters', Paper Hangers" and Decorators“ Union, will give an en— tertainment and smoker this evening in Elks Hall. South Main street. 'I‘lu Y. M. (3. A. Mandolin Club will play. and Messrs. Gordon. Littleton and By— llilfiwou 0! Norwalk will be heard in some of their vocal specialties. A good time is promised all who attend. _ Tomorfthw afternoon at 3: 'itl the Rev. I’nd‘l M. Slrayer will meet the boys and girls of the South Norwalk Congregational Church between 12 and It; years of age. These meetings are to prepare some of the young people:- for church membership and to instruct others who have begun the Christian life. The subject tomorrow is "The Holy Spirit." , The woman who is interested in fur- nishing her home will find trinity hand- some pieces of furniture at A. J. Col- lins & On. Their furniture depart- ment is filled with all that is new in the furniture world. Magnificent din- ing room sets are to be had by the . single piece at prices that make their store famous. it there is anything in dining room furniture you are go- ing to need. It will pay you to make their stone 3 visit. Robert-‘1. Ecles. of Stamford. ts. making arrangements forn series of skating contests to be held at the Cove pond. Saturday atternoon. Eccles says hewlll have a quarter-mile track clear. cd of snow and in good shape for the contests. There are three new sched~ uled»-'i‘wenty~ilve mile state cham- pionship event, mile open. and mile open for grammar school boys. A num- ber of entries have been received for the twentydivc mite event. some of which are Dewitt Wool, [frank Ennis. Frank accrehana. etau' Anderson and doom some Rook way Cigars To “3"” . for C. A. ll‘l‘H’lllHlI, the printer. and has ”.WAL'I'HAM | ' Lien! lord and cod liver oil. 'Itond Bchnuh's Market advertisement. Frank Becker. of Wusblnaton street. spent yesterday In New York city. George G. Durant. of Bethel, was In South Norwnlk youterday calling onl friendl. John P. chcrhauncr. of Stamford. formerly of Norwalk. spent last night in town. Furniture Dealer A. ‘J. Collins Is in New York today attending the furni- ture exposition. liotlrund Snyder. of Franklin street, is about again, after a several days' Illness with chicken pox. George A. Cotustock. of the law. roncc jewelry sun-o. Main street, is confined to his home today by illness. WushingtonCump. No. 11, P. 0. 8. of A.,\wlll hold a regular meeting this evening in Mystic Chain hall, Wash- ington street, Arthur iAudeberg, the special deliv- ery messenger at tho South Norwalk postulilce, is quite III at his home. in Pleasant ctr-,m- South Norwalk Division No. I An- cient Order of Hibernians will gives dance February 20th in their ball in Washington street. -Two games Basketball, night. the. Mrs. J. .1. Moore, of blast OrangehN. .l., has returned home after a visit. with Mr. and MIu.’A. W. Smith, of Woodward avenue. Norwalk Lodge of Elks held its reg- ular meeting last night and initiated one candidate, August Roettecher, of, North Main street. Otherwise tho business was of a routine nature. Fred. Williams, of Taylor avenue. has resigned his position as foreman Monday gone to New York, where he. has taken a lucrative position at his trade. 'l‘homas Grimes. of Washington. Conn. is now employed as team driver for Raymond Brothers. lie is board- ing at the Union Hotel. corner of Wuslilnuthon anti Nort.. Water streets. A new delivery horse and wagon haw been added to the working force of the South Norwnlk branch of the New York Grocery Company, and liriv- er Sweeney Is the happiest man in town. The Y. M. C. play tonight at tho Patnters' 'Union smoker and entertainment in Elks" Ilall. Every member is expected to be on hand at It o'clock at. the hall, ready to play. Itev. ll. ll. (‘ari‘wniei “i” entertain the young people at the South Noiwulk liaplisl (‘ hurch over fourteen years or age tomorrow evening with a round table talk and ”social time, at. his home in West street. Ralph l. Bennett, the popular night operator III the South Norwnlk office or the Southern New England 'l‘elopboue Company, is augmenting his training by a course in lelegrapby at. the llrowu Business College, - Handsome Costumes, good music. Ariou Iiali, Monday night, The Shakespearian iteading Club will hold its next meeting Saturday . evening, with Mr. and Mrs. J. II. l.a,\v- renee. at their home in West street. At. this time the fourth act of .lulim. (Inl'h‘lll' will be taken on. J. P. iheuuan, of New Haven, pro prictor of the (lately A'v Brennan store in South Main street, was in South Norwalk yesterday calling on local Manager E. E, Pierce. Mr. Brennan expects soon to start on a business trip for the purchase of a spring line of goods. The repairs to tlmi‘v’ashingtou street drawbrtdge, which included the re— placing: or a cog in lill‘ machinery, were completed yesterday afternoon, and the bridge was opened for the passage. of the propeller Eagle," which went. up to Nor-walk for the first time in three days. at it o‘clock last night. Eight members or Company D prao lived for tho relay race. at the armory last night. This race will be. one of the features of the company's athletic meet. The. four men to represent. the. ‘company will be chosen next Wednes" day night. The cops and medals to be given the winners of the events at the, meet are on exhibition in one of 'lbo Windows of Coleburn & Lander' 8 Nor walk store Judge. Taylor this morning commit- ted Viola and Nettie. Kelley. axed nine and seven years respectively. to the County Home and (‘hief of Police th~ Ilam Vollmer took them to that instl. tulion. The girls‘ mother is dead and their father went away about six years ago, and has not been heard from since. They have lately been living with a family by the name of Com- stock. in Cedar street, who claimed that they could not properly care for the two xlrls, eSheel Music Free ~ One WEek Onlu‘ In order to introduce my line of McKinley music. I will gIVe with each copy of music bought. one shoot of tile- Klnley manic free. Ask for McKin- icy catalogue. Coleman tins Stand ’0 NORTH” MAIN STREET. o WATCHES Riverside and Royal Grades“ i i A. Mandolin (Tlub will i, The Suits are from our regular at rinsed. They would not be here slundi‘trd of quality and tailoring. All sizes in a great range of In strit ted choke. price r-eduttlon: Young M Young men can find here all t these Suits now nilced about half, still here. Reductions: FROM 312 AND 315 DOWN j —-—1 SOUTH NORWALK. Tel. Call, 32- 2. OUR GREAT GUARANT N: SATISFACTION 0R WNIN BACK. ‘ TheGreatRedTagSaie. Men’s High-Grade Suits fit Very Favorable Prices. Now Is the most favorable opportunity offered you to buy good Stilts. Prices could not Well he lower—from no to kill per cent. You will be wise if you come 'wlthout delay. under value. ticks and from our own factory, now if they dill not come up to our high hat you are asked to pay no more than cheap unreliable Stilts are sold for. almost unre. Note till! it art fahr it s presents FROM to AND $3.50 DOWN TO 8469. FROM $10 AND :12 DOWN To ease. FROM $12.50 AND $16 now f“ FROM $16 AND 320 DOWN. ' 09. 69. 311.69. or s Suits. ho style and quality they demand in A host of (‘XlillOlliiililH bargains FROM $6.50 AND $7.50 DOWN TO $3.69, FROM 37 AND 310 DOWN TO $5.69. T0 38..“ 'i‘ be sale continues to interest men in need of ()ve reoals iteerers nml lilsters Furnishings and Hats and also mothers of boys lll scat l h of won- derful \nlues at very small ptltes. New baigains on the liununnge Tables, too. Cams tack Bras. NORWALK. TOI. Call 44—4. we sell. They‘ re carefully And we sell it. Nothing that we can “t “stand by" comes in- to our store or goes out of it. Our reputation stands behinds everything TAKE OUR OATS FOR EXAMPLE: dirt and chaff sifted out. crease the number of wind broken horses. Give your animals wholesome food—they deserve it. BUY. oars THAT'S éLEAN. MANUEL T. HATCH. screened—all the dust. We dontwant to m- William 49 WALL STREET. Valentines NOW READY. P. Beers, Bookseller Stationei". Engraver. ,.. .- NORWALK. CONN. VPI'RP. Ill-fitted Glasses are nearly al never. ~ HOMER REFRAOTIN Roam 9 United Bank Building], omce houls 8 to H: 4.»; 13:45 to Special Appointments at convent monoculture-onsets. Eye Glasses are not worn as an ornament, but they need not be. the. re- ways disfiguring. Perfect titling ones 8. HOVT. G OPTlClAN, South Norwaik Conn. (i: 30. Saturday evenings ‘79. race of patrons is now it FINE PHOTOGRAPHS ——HIGH GRADE Jackson's Studio. ' JACKSON’S STUDIO roduclnz BEAUTIFUL WATER COLORS CHOICE INDIA CRA YONS. wosx ONLY.— ' Our PLATINUM PORTRAITS are the best productions of the Art. 53 Wall so. Norw-lk. i l l l i i .L Health bv Good Living The new sugar pens are better than even; the only drawback Is the scar» city. Prudent housewives will lay In their winter's supply. Besides. they come cheaper by the case. At all the Health Brand stores. Don't forget the label. and watch for the new consign- ment of Library Books. w! 3!: _ 15. ONE WAY TO STOP A HAT. "A whole. lot of ideas with which we. grow up change when we get into an- other country" said a New York man who had just come back from a three months', trip in the southwest, to a York Sun reporter. "Now one at the ’thlnss We have heard of all our lives is that if a mafia hat blows c1, he is I fool to run after it. for there is always somebody "gnarl polite enough to pick it up and bad It to the owner, If he has to 'wm Illdock to do it. «a "I have Icon it done. i have read about it more times that I have bad. nts sand Illa-II whirled through the air. “Thom of I. eithe- to: ram and “But it was not the custom It Reno. 4 Okla. .1 was sitting on the veranda of z“ the h.otoi In that town. watching it: various artich- wbieh one of those ,. NOBODY KNOWS BUT MOTHER. Nobody knows of the work it makes, To keep the home together; Nobody known of the steps It takes, Nobody knows—but mother. Nobody listens to childish woes. Which hiatus only smother: ' Nobody’ a nod by naughty blows. Nobod ly mo thcr _ .I r, N011“? than of the sleepless care neutered in baby brother; .. . Nobody kn of the tender Myer. Nobody Iv no In.» , choc; ‘ - or on ”item .0“th Nobody-ml: mother. ‘ bride W iiiiiiii ii. ViiiiSliii PLUMBING. nun. HOT'WA rm. AND an: nrrava. Tin, Sheet Iron, Copper and Zinc. , 50 South Main Street. ' Booth Norwaik, Conn. ' Telephone, 137-3. CIOWW ENGINEER DAVlB DEAD. Central Railroad OffchIII Make I Statement Regarding Disaster, l”l.AlNh‘llI3l D. N. J. Jun. 29~—Engin- oer James H, liavis of the Reading Railroad express which ran into the. Easton express near Graceland Tues day night. died In the Mnhlenberg hos- pital today. The other victims of the wreck who are in the hospital, are re ported to be doing as well as could be expected but it. is feared several of them may not recover. The body of one victim of the heel- deut has not yet been Identified. The friends of Harold Lalioyoeenux. a resi- dent of l’laiufleld. were afraid that it was his body that was in the morgue. but he has been found uninjured. (,‘harles S. Dolley. an insurance brok— er, of Whitehouse, N. .l.. who was re- ported missing, is with friends in Brooklyn. lie did not start for home on Easton local express on Tuesday night as it had been thought he did. Mayor 0 l.. Jenkins of Plainfitld and Mayor M. It. Smalnv, of North Main— illld will issue proclamations setting islde tomorr'on as a day of sorrow. The bodies of most of the dead victims of the. wreck will be buried tomorrow. ml places of business in the city will be closed. and special services will hold in all the churches. NEW YORK, January 2ii-(lcneral Mamiger liester. of the. Central Rail- road of New Jersey, denied today that u.lrnin order sent to (h'aiiford for No, It‘ll. the exprms which wrecked the ldaslon local ’l‘ursday evening, was re— ceived too late to be delivered to the express train. Mr. liesler said that tlu order was receiver! in time, and a red signal was set as usual to notify the engineer that there was an order for his train at flint station. The order Was for No. 621 to ports No. 13. the Bus- ion local. nl iiunellen. beyond where the accident occurred. A duplicate of this order has been received in time by the conductor of No. 13. and was in his possession when the express ran Iliio ii. ' “The red light at Cranford was two miles from the scene of the wreck." said Mr. litaler. “Yet it was disregard- ed, as well as the red lantern swung by a crossing lender further on. and all the red lights and warning signals» «wen of them. “I understand the fireman of the ex~ IIN‘SS says he was shoveliing coal at the lime. and knows nothing about what the engineer was doing." Mr. Healer said that the county au~ lhoritles had secured statements from the fireman and engineer and that these statements were locked up pcnd‘ ing the beginning of a legal lnvrstign— lion. lie knew nothing of their con- tents. A LESSON lN BREEDING. Taught by the Chief Justice of the United States. Not unlike some other great men, Chief Justice Marshall gave. little at— icution to dress or to personal pulchrl- tude, although his -fuce was unusually handsome. A story is told of a young man who had recently removed to Richmond. This newromer saw In the market a rusty looking old man mak- ing his way slowly through the en- trance, and, walkhg "p to him abrupt~ ly asked him if he would not like to make. a nine-pence by"carrylng a tur- key for him.‘ The old man quiet ly took the turkey and walked he,- hlnd the newly attired citizen without a word until the latter had reached his own gate. “Catch." stiid the young man. toss- ing a ninepence to his birellng. The old man caught the nine-pence. and as he turned to walk away a gen- tleman passing by bowed deferentinlly to him. “Who is that shabby old fellow." asked thedurkey buyer. "The chief Justice of the United States,“ was the reply. “impossible!" stammered the bitin- deter. “Why did he bring the turkey~why "To teach you a lessen in good breed- ing." interrupted the gentleman. “He will give the money away before he gets homo. but I have no doubt he is enjoying the joke you have so con- descendi given him. “~Llppin- cott's mama 9% AV erH THE same. In man of the border counties of England the, quaint old bridal customs of hand ”to ”are use are still in value marinate carefully IbItIln from ”posting at the marriage note- It: to the idea. that the tics away on I. fount- in: stead fitn’r‘ “anticipation him a be ' We have made an unusually deep cut in the prices of» our 1" Suits and Overcoata and Boys' Short Tron-era EnitI. Every fl manufactured for this season‘s trade by reliable manufacturers, Don‘ t hesitate to bring that boy here as soon as possible 0" YOUTHS' SUITS (Igen 16 to 1D.) 05.00 to $6.50 QuIIitlIl. cut to 03.98. I 00.50 to 010.00 Quailtlel, cut to 00.49. . l i ll YOUTHS’ OVERCOATS. . -" i" $6.00 to $5.50 Qualities cut to $3.99. \ $8.50 to $10.00 Qualltlen, cut to $6.49. ‘ ‘ L, aovs' AND‘CHILDREN'S Mixensmrs, ' ‘t Formerly Priced 02.00 to $3.50, cut to 81.49 to 02.59. ‘ . : MEN’ 8 BOSOM SHIRTS. All of our newest patterns in Colored Shirts also a lot. of platted ho- ' sorn M’h hltc Shirts that were formerly priced st to $1. 50 cut to 890. " Iroquois snug fitting Wool Ribbed Underwear that was reasonably. priced $2 .00 per garment, cut to $1. 25, Many excellent Mens Suits and ()vcrconts left at greatly rcduc‘ prices. . . _..,_... 1“ id Ii mum 3 OPEN MONDAY AND SATURDAY EVENINGS ONLY. ' 7. Salient I Price, Wills H. Stiltti 98 Washington Street. 48 and 50 Wall ‘Slref'l SO. NORWALK. NORWALIN.’ i Wm ' Deleon rumors. HONEY—Pure Ind undefiled, from SCHEPP’S COCOANUT 10¢ ’ G. Hoyt, of New Canaan. Pints, 30c; We are overntocked and bound t d“ quartI, 50c; also bottles, 22c. Pint Cat. Every package good. he pkg. Ifcrnla Honey to screw top tin can 23c. EI3GS—-We have sold two I:- m Remember we have MAPLE SYR- hundred dozen of those 25¢ per UP. Quarts. 25c; pints. 15c; l/z pints, Egcs with satisfaction to the ., 10c. Bottles. SurpriIingly good. Try. Wuri‘ A few CRANBERRIES at 10c qt all good. ' Elegant SWEET POTATOES 15c PARSNlPs~Some nice ones, 3 2 q'uartI. 5c. . SWEET RUSSET CIDER—A new THE BEST CO KING POTATO Itock right up to our high standard. in this market are he Long Island 22c gallon. tatoes. 25c pk. Try them. . A SALMON BARGAIN—Columbia Try my new stock of TEA;- P River Flats, at 18c tin. and fragrant' sweet and Itrong. A NEW CAN OPENER—Cuts round pics given for the «king. Firm or Iquare tins; regular price 25c; our Chow. at 40c. Fine Formula 00 ll Lorenzo Dibble Only Eye Strain. Only eye strain indeed. but it. is responsible for more Headaches , Nervousness and general Discomfort than you give it credit for if» your eyes give you the slightest trouble, is it not the best policy to find out the cause! ()ur examination is Very thorough and costs you nothing. If glasses are needed Proper Glasses, Properly Adjusted, ll , our guarantee. ’ O. B. JACKSON OIADUA‘T‘ I OPTIOIAN 58 WALL STREET, NORWALK,’ CONN Best Quality Hickory. Oak . Chestnut and Pitt w o o d Sawed‘ and Split. Raymond Bro H.--“ ..._..._.........._. war. TNAM and their will... have no super: Samples of various grades In stock: H. S. Rood, 16 South Main _Street. ‘ ARRIVED FRESH TODAY: —_——.... BLUE FISH. WEAK FISH, SIS GOES, PIKE, FROST FISH, SalELT. OCEAN BLUES, SALMON. OYSTERS AND CLAIMS. KALE. 15c pk. R. J. CUTBILL. wm Ind wminytoii emu cam vol. III. We Want Ten Young Men. , Aces of l7 and 265.16 Telecraphit. We Gila. Them Posrlton5. We have just completed arrangeme‘n ’
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