wannasnav. HAY 3o; £93;
V'Vli w" .-
-<i AT'i- LANE’S D-
Phonc l65-5
WOO”.
Ice Cream that you
will enjoy eating.
Absolutely Pure.
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE
WITH WHIPPED CREAM.
«9me
5 I Washington St.
A meeting of the Barbers' Union was
held last evening. in Labor Lyceum.
A number of routine matters Were tak-
cI I tip.
The fltst bicycle race at the Italian.
picnic at the Notwalk l<alt Grounds.
Memorial Day. will tommcnte at 1:30
o'tlock.
Norwalk Lodgc. (I. ll. 0. Iii. will hold
a sociable in lied Men‘s Hall. Friday
night. the occasion bcing the. sixteenth
anniversary of tire organization of the
lodge.
There is a letter in the Soutlt Nor-
walk post office addressed to Mrs.
Ralph W. Murdock. Iii li‘ord avenue.
South Norwalk. (‘.onn.. which the oili-
cials are at a loss how to deliver.
(‘all at the mililncry store of Mrs. li‘.
it}. Coleman and see tlte line. of child-
ren‘s school huts she offers for. "5 anti
50 cents.
An effort is again being made at Wil-
llmantic to close all places of business
on Sundays and the police committee
have received so today complaints that
they have decided to take action in the
matter.
~—Ladies leave your order for White
Summer Hats witn M. S. Smith & (Io.
Nobblest styles, quick delivery.
Potatoes growers are commenting
upon the apparent absence of the po-
tato hug from potato fields at planting
time. The bags are said to be fewer
in number this year than at any pre-
vious time in tidyenrs.
Judge Joseph It. Taylor handed down
:I decision. yesterday. awarding the
plaintiff in judgment of Sill and costs in
the case. of Joseph Evon against An-
ton Naggo. lt wascharged In the stilt
that Naggc‘s dog had bitten illvon.
Next Friday's special at the Boston
,‘v
at
built It the NOI'WIIII
pany’a plant fot' a New York party.
The DeKlyu launch Nylked has been
owrhaulod and is ready to take me
water at the. Not walk Launch Works.
position as atenographcr in the law of-
flce of (‘loneral Phelps Montgomery; in
New Haven.
——'l‘he II. J. lleinz (‘.o.'s Representa-
tivc will call on you from N). L. II. (.o.
The patients at the hospital are re-
ported this afternoon as doing nicoly.
No new patients have been admitted
in several days.
Madam Vunderria. who has been
reading palms. at I6 Washington
street.fhas completed her visit to South
Norwalk. and has gone to New York.
Superintendent of Streets Samuel W.
Hoyt. Jr.. has placed abottt the center
of the city twelve galvanized iron rc-
ceptacles for waste paper. rubbish and
other refuse, which Inay be placed in
them instead of throwing. it in the
streets. This should work considerth
ble improvement in the appearance of
the streets, and their frecncss irotn
waste papers and banana peels.
——Entcrtaintncut and Sociable by Ian-
reka Rebekah Lodge. in Odd Fellows'
Hall. Monday evening. May 25th. Mu-
sic by Jesse's Orchestra. Admission.
If) cents.
Attorney .lohn .I. Walsh's auxiliari‘
Victor took to the water very graceful-
ly yesterday afternoon aIId was taken
down to her mooring opposite. Mr.
Walsh's Blackstone cottage under her
own mechanical power. which is a gate
ollno engine.
The Ladies‘ Aid Society of tltc Nor-
walk Melhodist Church will ltold a mus-
ical and strawberry festival tonight. at
which will be given It “feast of reason
and a flow of soul." Miss Yates. oi
the Over River School. will give an ac-
count of her European excursion last
summer. for the cdlflcation and pleas
are of hcr many friends.
NOT SURPRISED AT RUSSIA.
Attitude Taken of Manchurla Situation
by Japanese Journalists.
VICTORIA. ll. (3.. May 2il.~--Alfrctl
Cunningham. manager of the nong
Kong Daily Press. passenger on the
Kaga Maru. which arrived last night.
said in an interview that Japanese
lournalists do not regard Russia's ac-
tion in Manchnria as surprising or un~
anticipated.
Mr. Cunningham says that while at-
tention is being maintained in the
north by Russian aggression. a matter
of more importance to America. Great
Britain and Japanese was overlooked
:n the south. The report is that of the
I-zgrcsslon of France in the southern
Irovinccs. lie was of the opinion
that France anti Russia were acting in
concert. the former in the north and
lilo latter in the south. He says
"‘rance has bribed the officials of
Iy to pour troops Into tltal province.
Store will [,9 womens white mttslln The south. said Mr. ('IInuiItghtIm. is
Itndcrskirts valued at 31.25 for till now on the verge of II for greater in
teruationai crisis titan now on in
cents.
Luther M. Wright. who has chaarge
of the horse races at the Not-walk
Fair Grounds, next Saturday aftcrnomt.
has received a number of entrees I'or
the north. although at present. the re
‘wilion in Kwungsl is practically bri
Iandage on a larger scale. The re-
‘Ielllon in South (‘hiuu is another face
or. There is no dottbt bttt that the
the events. and they promise to bc
the most interesting of any held on the
track in some time.
Dennis J. l)owd.rthc rear brakcman ,
on the. freight train which crashed in2
to the passenger train; May 2. is still ,
confined in the local lockup. lie. says
that it is the coolest place in town.‘
and that this is the kind of Weather
to thoroughly enjoy prison life.
——’l‘he II. J. Heinz ('o.'s chrcscuut-
llvc. will call on you fr m RD. L. .~ (‘0.
Frank M. Chapman. a veteran of tho
(‘ l\il VI or and a for'mct member of the,
'i‘wcnty- seIenth Regiment Company A.
died at the Soldiers‘ Home at Noroton
Heights. Monday. He was an uncle to .
Harry W. Chapman the engineer who,
was killed at Waterbury about a month
ago. _
Now is the time to lay in your sup-l
ply of coal for next winter.
Ferris is ready to supp’you with this!
necessity.
Little has been said ficcdfltly legatd ‘
Ihc Dunbury and Harlan Railwayp It
is stated by those interested that work
wm begin in three. or four weeks. At
tor the last meeting of the stockhold-
ers there was a necessary delay of sev-
eral weeks owing to certain provisions
in the New York state laws regarding
the new bond issue voted for.
James Ev.on of Windsor Place
Springwood has a case of scarlet fevre .
of ‘
in his family Harry Evanlskcy .
It Raymond street. has a case of diph-
tlIcria.
the attention of Health Oflltt‘u Shcrcr. I
The scarlet fever patients .
yesterday
in Ely avenue are all gutting along
nicely.
*Flavor with Vanilla Crystals—and
tell your friends about It—lilc.
.will break out.
John II. >
These two are the only cases 1
of contagious diseases which came to.
III-formers ltavc organized the bri-
zands and a rebellion which will be
far greater than the 'l‘aiplng rebellion
2ver was will break out before long Ill
South China. Large quantities of
arms are being shipped to the rebels.
chiefly from the United States, and
headed by the lieformers il movement
pro-foreign in Its na-
ture. to overthrow the cIIIprcss downg-
"r and reinstate Kwangsu. He said
he has It on the best infotmatlott that
‘l movement organized on an immense
«mic and including many provinces
which will have immediate and far-
rcaching results is liable to break out
any moment.
Mrs. It‘lynn »lt mus hov bin a great
. blow whin llinny Illcd. Mrs. Murphy.
Mrs. Murpby~Yis. bttt Oi r—rcmitn-
IIT'H’TI we are all in the hands av an
unscrupulous Providence.
PAINT YOUR BUGGY FOR 75C.
.to fl .00 with Devocu Gloss Carriage
‘ Paint. It wc lghs i‘ to S ozs. more to
‘ the pint than others. wears longer. and
- gives a gloss equal to new work. Sold
by Comstook. Watkins & Dow. E. E.
‘tlo‘rham and ti. 'I‘.‘Pro\vitt ti (‘0.
For Sale.
(incl 12 foot Black Walnut Counter.
Two ti foot Show Cases.
Baseball suits tompletc St 50
Chest Ptotcc tors, 32.
Baseball Shoes, $1.95.
Cheapest place in town for Baseball
Goods. at
Coleman 5
Miss A. A. Chopourian. of South Nor-l .
walk, will ”9 the. soprano soloist to-
night at the concett to be givon by
the Euterpe Club of fifty voices in
the First Methodist Episcopal Church.
in Hartford. Miss Chopourlan will
sing Gounods
with violin. piano and organ accom-
paniment and two ballads “Bonnie.
Sweet Bessie," Old Scott-.h anti
"Daddy." Old English.
The D. M. Read Co. a'dVertise beauti-
ful fabrics for summer dresses at ex-
ceptionally attractive prices. Read
the ad to get the varieties and prices. .
One. would presume from the lavish
use of water in West street. between
the residence at John H. Ferris and
the Elm Grove store. that there can-
not be. much of a shortage of water.
The driven of the sprinkling cart evi-
dcntly tried to form a river at. this
point. and did not come far from suc-
ceeding. Some people think this street
does not need sprinkling nearly as
much as others in th‘o vicinity.
E. H. Roberta. M. Dndler. G. M. Ber-
tram J. M. Silvers. F. A. Muses W.
T. Stinghnm. W. A Huwood New
York: James From. Bridgeport Lila
M. Hnmlston. Bernard 3 Lynch New
Haven; 0. a William! and wife. Low-
vtuoc New York: M. I". Stone, Gold-
1. Middle-
Agent for Spauldlng's Baseball and
Spotting Goods
10 NORTH MAIN STREET.
I
I
'0 Divine Redeemerfii
LADIES' ACCOUNT.
are. too often neglected. Their cash
is retained at home and put in some
secret place. the security of which is
doubtful.
THE SOUTH NOR WALK
TRUST COW!”
solicits deposits from indies. The
A good oiled cabin launch II being
Launch Corny
Miss Elizabeth Iiarrctt has taken a.
Kwangsi and is waiting the PHINII‘IIIRIA ‘
managementhu 7 population.
”lawman. “in
OATISFAOTION OR MON-IV IACK.
Snappy Shirts.
Here' 15 such a satisfying exhibit of the. nearest and
best' In negligee shirts that every taste can be gratified and
(bevy purse as will. The pick ofpiclted patterns in strip-
ed and figured effects and plairi "while; plain or plaited
bosoms: cuff: aililched or detached.
We give you, the pick of famous makes, "Star,
"Monarch. " “Manhattan," and shirts bearing our ohm
label.
79c, $1 and51.50.
The "Giant" shirt is a tough proposition 'l‘bhen it
comes to wearing it out: but it's the easiest shirt to sell
at 50c we ever snip. Any 'man can see the value in
“Giant" shirts. I
This is the home of smart Spring suits. hats, neck-
wear and hosiery.
Right-weight underwear when you are ready for it.
cos GREAT GUARANTEE:
II
NORWALK.
Tel. Call, 444.
SOUTH NORWALK.
Tel. Call, 32-2.
FOUL TR Y FEEDS.
We have just unloaded a car of Barley Grain which is
a most excellent hen feed and it's cheap. It' s a good food
for cattle or hogs. in our opinion. better than corn. Other
feeds for poultry are:
\,__/
H-O Poultry Pratt's Food
Hamloy Millet Seed
Wheat Corn and Cr. Corn
Gluten
Sun-Flawer Seed
Chick Manna :
Itat any time what I have to offer Is not what you'd
like to have, I will endeavor to obtain the goods and On-
Iy charge the price you ought to pay.
BUY OATS THAT'S CLEAN.
MANUEL T. HATCH. ‘“
at .
Who is your Photographer? \ . .
JACKSON’S STUDIO .
will produce for you- .I; .I '3 it
Art Photonrabhs
IN SPECIAL DESIGNS.
“Not how cheap—but how good."
Sittings by appointment or 53 Wall St., Norwalk.
frotn 10 to I: In.; 2 to -i p. In. Opposite Hotel,
. . . . . I V
“on Line
QIMROQI 39h“: “on“‘s 3ust1tcs'wtd
undo-Dim and 'Oerg thlstic
WILLIAM P. BEERS
Photographic Supplies
49 WALL STREET. NORWALK. CONN.
PHOTOGRAPHS.
HALF CABINETS,
$1.90 doz.
doYOU CANNOT GET BETTER QUALITY.
LEWIS. 1! Main Street. Norwalk.
CABINET dSIZE
82.75
"Ilene Makes haste."
Ilul there are “exceptions to every rule." Haste to have your
rcctcd. is the bright and shining exception to this one.
HOMER a. HOYT, REFRACTING OPTICIAN,
Room 9 United Bank Building, south Norwullt. Conn.
Oflice hours 8 to 11: 46; 12: 45 to 6:30. Saturday "onion 't-o.
Special Appointments at convenience of patrons.
Weddtng Rings
Plain, Oval and Tiffany Styles.
H. S. ROOD,
16 South Main Street. ;. South Nov-walk. Conn
For Thts Week only.
Special Bargains in Dress and Walking Skirts. One oi the
Bargains a Fine Spring Melton Walking Skirt. worth Si 98,
at SI 00 '
the Fair Cloak and Fur Store.
ISRAEL PROPRIETOR
68 Wpshlrvgton Street
eyes cor-
RECENT ARRIVALS 0F VESSELS BRIDGE AND CAR WENT DOWN.
SOUTHAMPTON May 20-Arrlvcd: BINGHAMTON. N. Y. May 20.—
Steamers Menominee and Philadel-
phia from New York.
miw oax. May 20.-Arrived:
Sumner nboussa Join Bremen.
QUEENSTOWN. May m—Arrived:
W Teutonic, from” York.
10:10 women who-humi- society
burnt. in this city. has gone down
with an electric car containing the
passengers. It Is not yet known
whether any were killed.
;
It. I; 'one sin of Approaching
identofhsinunblotoglnthollfl-
when can no what-Iron have
his .
forts! to exhibit their polish at home.
hers. Swartz & t‘orbett lilIN~k,,SoIItiI
Norwallt:
Open High Low szlu
Maul. (‘nlillt‘l‘, at“, I.-t|3_. 6:11,; ruin.
.\m. l‘. a l-‘.. as .'..~‘. am. as
.\m. (‘or (ill. :II'. zit; 3t: :bi
American Ice. 1th,, I“;- X‘J; N“;
Am. Ice pfd.. .35 12’. 3.3 2:?»
.\nter. Loco. L'i',. Ill” 2313; it“.
.\m. Smelt. is. will“ 4NK2- Is":
.-\In. Sugar. 2::7t IJI 122~ l2:i
Anaconda. loll-l. Iona, too too
A. T. & S. Fl‘. 7:” i“. 75‘); IRES
.-\.'l‘. a SJ". pf. not,» not. 9.23. 10.13.
llalt. & Oitio. out; 901,. 88". 887;.
lacs. 8: Ouio. we." IIN, 40's., illim
, \ ..i. (it. Wet-IL. :1 21'. 207,. :07,
t'. M. & St. I’.. [Twila lilo-K lid-’5- 1.6le
(.‘oi. R. a l., on“ till am at“.
t‘ol. South. Lib-"Va iii?!“ 21 2|
t‘onsol. (ins. i204. 1304 L103 130::
Del. u Had. ITJI I73”; l7: l7‘.’
Ilt'li‘tlII. South. li‘é’ 14‘; It"; HM;
Erie, :I::~‘:», :u :‘.:l u 131...,
liric. Ist pfd.. ti? ti? Gill,“ the...
III. Central. Lil LIT-"s. Lilli. liltil‘
Lou & Nash. III“; Ila Ili‘m lll‘.
Manhattan. Idxlq lash 13st,. 13qu
Met. St. Ry. 1.19"; Villa; 1383; 123915.
Mex. antr 2M. . 27 265,. .3655;
Mex. N t els ‘3:‘. '13 :2“. 223-31.
.K It? . .,. 247. 24!. em
.\I K k 'l‘. pfd. 7... .'.;’. 5:: ill
Mo. I’at'itit'. I‘lll‘flz limb,- HIT“.- 108
Nationalflmad. this. lab; 19%,. lull;
N. Y. Central. Idol/g 12W; 125 1251.2
Not-I. & West} law. on. dill»; (Iss3
om. a West.. has. 275,; 27k. 27~'
Pacific Mail, 2973 '23l7g L‘il ' :39
Penn. it. R... 137% I273». ”til; liltiV;
People's Gas. 100% lilo». 997.. 9971]
Press. S. (for. 58 ' I'Its‘ 57‘... SS
Reading, ‘ l» 507;.“ full... 49% Still;
Read. 2d pfd. till till 67% Mil;
Repub Steel 1.7 711; 16% I?
Koch Island. tut/4. (II/3' 3911; “9%
Rock ISIAnll' pf. 7. Til 7255. 726..
Rubber Goods. ‘.’4 241.4. 23% 24%.
Son. Pacific. 52 5.2 5054 505,3
Sou. Ry. (‘o 28% "8% 28 2a
Sou_ Ry. pfd.. 911.; 91%. 9I‘A 91%
Tentt. C. & l., 5M; 59 58 hilly;
Texas Pacific. 32% 32% 32 32
Union Pacific. 87‘». 873i; sot/2 87
I‘ll. Pae. pfd., 90v; out; too 90
II. S. Leather. 131,4. lily. 127,. 127“
l'. S. Rubber. 14% It‘ll 14% Hit;
l'. S. Steel. 38-31. 33% 3%. '21:
U. S. Steel pfd. 83 83% 82% 8234'
Wabash. 24 24 L; 231i. 241..
Wabash. pfd., 46% 4? 46 tom
West. Un. Tel. 83% 83% 83119 83%
Wiscon. Cent.. 221,4; 2214 221.1,. 22 '
BODY FOUND IN THE SOUND.
Rock Bottom bridge over the antique—I
lit Night
Prescriptions dispens-
ad or drugs furnished
at any limo you may
" PUSH mom? on L.
and them.
Clifiord Pharmacu
PHONE 15-2.
mm '
.. ._._.--.._._._.+
TODAY IN WALL STREET.
WALL STREET. l0: l0 s. m.—0pcn-
lug prices of stocks Were small and
mixed. but there was a fair volume of
business. In a general way eastern
railroad stocks were inclined to ad-
vance and those of western railroads
to decline. An advance of half in New
York (‘entrul and a dcclitte of as much
in Atchisou measured the largest
changes.
WALL S'i'RlGlC’l‘. II a. nix—Further
engagements ot' goldfor shipment to-
morrow. am. the news of a surgical op-
eration upon it}. ll. ilttrriman had a
momentary depressing effect on the
market uttd New York Central. Rock
Island. St Paul. .\tchlson and Southern
Pacific receded sharp fractions. liuy.’
ing orders came In at the lowest level
and pritcs ll't meted Iathet easily in
spoil-5. Louisville rose a point over last
night. 'I‘ tailing was quiet on the rally
and a decline of a point in Atcnison
turned rlrices down again. Minneaptr
Ils. St. Paul & Sault Ste Marie preter-
red declined I. 'l‘oledo ltallwny and
Light li-‘lr. Kansas & 'I'cxas preferred
I“; and MI'II‘I)IIIIIIIIIII Securities a
point. ‘
WALL S'I‘RI‘IE'I‘. l p. In. Liquida-
tiott was rcsutued on a large scale 21f»
ter the midday pause and priccs were
depressed considerably lower titan in
the forcnoon. Atcbison. St. Paul. Read.
lug. Pennsylvania and the I’HI'IIII‘S bore
tltc brunt of the selling. but large
amounts of other leading stocks wetc
also let go Kansis & lcxas loss was
increased to ill... AU'IIISIIIIS to ‘I-k and
St. Paul and Southern Pacific‘s to 2
points.
TODAY'S QUOTATIONS.
Reported o\cr private wire of Mn-
pies & lioldscltmldt. ('tilllmlsSIOll*‘HI‘O
Off the Madison Shore.
The body of an unknown middle
ageo man was found floating in the
sound off Madison. Monday afternoon.
Coroner Mix is investigating the case
of accidental drowning. .,
The man was about 5 feet 6 inches in
height had a smooth face. and dark
hair streaked with gray. His clothes
had the union label on them and con-
sisted of a gray coat and vest and dark
stripped trousers. A pair of Douglas
Unknown Man Picked Up Yesterday
shoes. sized 6. were on his feet. In
his coat pocket was found a ticket
dated May 15 and good for one passage
from New York to Fall River and Pro;
vidence on a bout run by the Consoli-
dated railroad company His linen bore
the laundry mark 8 75. and the name
Bulln was stamped on his underclothes. ‘
We have a TAR CAMPHOR with IIlV-'
enact flavor, put up in poand and '/2,
wand pack-90s, which loan elegant
thing for putting. away winter Insuring
apparel. Prion for In. 15:. y, lb... 10:.
mun. cameo.
»W was.
tonal-slaw. comma
‘ 's.
THI
Th roe-Button
Sack. '
Suit
which we sell; possesso's'ivory
point of fashion.'tlt and finish that
the most particular man orly'Ou‘hx
man desires. The shape of the
shoulders is Just right, the set-Of
the collar is perfect. the‘tingle Of
the lapels is correct and the length
of the coat exactly " ’
WHAT THE U'P-TO-DATE
. MAN WANT8..
We have a special line of‘these se-
lected from our stock that cannot
be equalled for anything near the
price. in this part of the country.
On this spetial selection we have
made the ptlte
$10 $12, and $16.
We have other grades from $16 to 3'20.
find special values
and at each price you will .
'I .
DON'T FORGET THE LITTLE CHAPS.
Their clothing needs much attention. Get. them stylish. well-fitting
Stilts, but at the same time look out for the dependable quality—It will
pay. We want to show you a special assortment this Week for boysfl to
It; years double and single-breasted styles, worth 85: our price, $3.50.
Also little boys' Fancy Suits. from ll to 10 years. at 82. $2.50 and 83.
THERE ARE MANY LITTLE THINGS
in our Furnishing Goods Department that you need right now and we
should be glad to show them to you at any time and tell you how much
money you will save on cac h.
x
We have a great variety of Summer Hats and Caps at prices that.
are worthy of more titan passing thought. . ‘J.‘__
SELLECK & PRICE,
. 98 Washington Street. South Norwalk.
.-... -A ~‘-—._.__..'-——_
Saturday May |6th We
Can Help You To '
Two 5c packages of Washing Soda '
for the price of one. 50. .
Cider for Spring Tonic; a- sample to
taste for the asking.
Golden Rod Baking Powder with the
nice prizes, excites a good, deal of Irv"
Fine New Potatoes, at. 15c 2 qts.
New Cabbage.
New Wax Beans.
Fresh Cucumbers.
New Stock of Bananas at 20c doz.
Fresh Pie Plant.
Strawberries.
b
Fresh Home Laid Eggs. terest.
French saving. Large pa¢klge of Try the new Milk and Honey- Oak".
this Washing Powder at so. Each 14° lb.
package contains a nice tumbler, worth 5°I'cml‘9 YW' orders, you“ t.0 com-
about a: much as the powder. mand, “an“..i.
s . . .. . . ., ‘
01.21120 ‘ l 2.;
.-_ - —- ..,-...__ ,- —"-~-— _.=!!=3
W”
If You Cannot $66
as well as you should.
Set-:20. B. JACKSON.
THE OPTICIAN.
He w-ill give you perfect vision if such is possible.
No charge for examination. '
Matching of lenses. and all repairing done without delay, in .
58 'WALL STREET, NORWAL‘K. 09“; I
. . .,__.... -
10,000 Bean Poles,
Fertilizers, Barn-Yard Manure,
Land Plaster and fishes,
AT
I’h‘one I08. P. .y ....
Gutbill’ 5 Bridge Fish V Mark
Don't Be Dcceived.
some. DEALERS MAY SAY THEY HAVE CONNECTIcufjiI,
snap. we ARE POSITIVELY THE ONLY MARKET IN TOWN TEA.
RECEIVES CONNECTICUT mvaa snap mean EVERY DAY
R. J. CUTBILL’
West End Washington St. B Idge. South Nor
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