so. «.156 and Si Gaifs' Financial: Robes at 500 I36" .. . A LARGE ASIOITMI ‘. LICT FROM iN ’LQI AT w“ E. K BANKS. OS 3. 47 WEST WASHINGTON ST. Mahaokamo Hotel .0th Net-walk, II WIATHIR FORECAST. l-orNorwalk and vicinity: Fair to night and Wednesday. Pleasant weatb or with low temperature continues II II" sections east at the Rocky Moon ialns. Conditions do not indicate any change III the weather for this vlclnl l)". Company P, will drIll at the armory this evening. Rev. W. W. T. Duncan held service in me chapel Sunday afternoon. (‘arnil (l. Hubbeil, of Bridgeport “as a visitor In Norwalk yesterday. Inventory was taken at J. C. WIIIOI, It Company's hat manufactory. yestei IlaI. Percy Kcyworih. of Betta Academy Stamford has been visiting at hl. home In South Norwalk. The funeral of Miss May KearneI was held yesterday afternoon. Intel most being in St. Mary's Cemetery. The Painters‘ Union will hold I Iegular meeting tomorrow night It their meeting place in South Mall street Louise liodge Daughters of Hot manu. will hold Its monthly buslnea meeting. tomorrow evening, In Mylti Chain Hall. e Norwalk City Council will boll a regular monthly meeting next MOI. Ii evening at the council- chamber I. ll street. Welcome Stranger Dodge Sens 0 St. George. of Nonialli. will hold I meeting tonight at the lodge rooms 1. Whll street. ; r, and firs. Robert s. Van Buren of West avenue, have returned from i hunting trip to Virginia and report I Ilelixhlful trill. I The annual Lodge of Sorrow. or mt mortal of the local lodge of Elks. wt. be held in iloyt' s Theatre ucxt Sunda afternoon at: o’.cloeli Butler Lodge. 1. O. 0. lI‘.. will boll its annual roll-cull. tomorrow evet ing. It is desired that each Incmbe be present or send a letter. The ladies of the \‘l'cst Norwalk Ulz- ion eliupIIl will hold it. social iii th home of MI. and Mrs. linch.Ison W on nestiay e'-\itiiug Dec-unlit r. ". Ml‘. and Mia. lbty mond Johnsot spc nt Thanksgiving with their son i‘harlos Johnson. Mr iolmson is em ployed in the Bridgeport Brass Works A rehearsal for the Chinese wedding. to be given in the South Norwalk Con urcgationai (‘liurcli IIII Wednesday ct citing, 1h Ieuiber 9, was held last eI citing. . The. fifth regular meeting of the Fri day Afternoon Club will be held at thI home of Mrs. W B. Nan, 5 West ave nun, on Friday, December It, at 3: 3t o'clo‘dlt. Albert Bradley and family who haw occupied the Burtls place on DrI Hill for the past six years. have m0\(.‘tl tc Strawberry Hill. the Iiiirtis place liav lug been Just sold. A special meeting of Old Will Hooli and Ladder Compton will bo held to night at 8 o‘clock. at the truck house In Iiavlil'nd street, “lilt' take action. relative to the departmcn oilicers. Mrs. llnrrlet Hoyt-Barnes and son Arthur. Jr.. of Meriden, returned home today. having spent the Thanksgiving vacation with Mr. and Mrs. James W. llnyi. of South Main street. Miss Alice Reardon. telegraph operI ntor at the Sautatutdt railroad station has just reenternd from an illness of a month with pneumonia. haIing been confined to her .home on Crescent Toi- race The Company F basketball team will play the Yale 'Varsity five at the arm ory next Monday evening. The “Men tanks will contest with the South Nor walkY. M. C. A. team. as apreiiininary game. Sheffieldon the Sound is to be cou- tluticd through the winter as usual. with Captain Wicks and tieorge Fin- no) in charg. The“1 owner of the is- .land has [Or an fiiifi sup- ply oi provisions. Awflflw Event D'a'li i’rioés Iron :vgavaonv. ‘ II.‘ Wail. i.»ii_a «lily Pig Pork, 12:4: in. , mm’ to}; 3% time lb. .. NM W Akita.- . . _ Lou Iaflratih win. Prices Still Laws} I was“ ”in rabbit“ wits venetian-III span. Lamb. » “I. III. Kiln am IBM” " aortas. last up... 2. I”. 3%.. , 1 SChflllb’S. [M deb ~ "can _ ‘ “b fin . , :81»! r, .. . - b'SéOf. 25c .aé! . f‘ Mimi?" 3 .. .. PW». ‘ It». It» '2 lb. Home Made Babbage. 250 I3; .... . 'f'; arse-... ‘ -; " .. ...tsa. I». he. Pot m. to. . - waioii‘r' s.” ”Q”, ‘ In“ as: Tribe Rib Rout. 10° “‘4" "I ' ' l i" am. .' : ;... .. tam. thfif‘g , ‘ i l WWI on»; m. and "mum MI “’9 ' - Omani Bone. ' , . , m ‘V i m N I olfimtm v "*O a '5’ u Th.y‘c°“ m Freak Mama new f They Harlem i locum rustith’llsxr‘t muons-wow lint-now :MF‘V' L ‘at reasonable prices. It Wis” BEGIN. THE _, SHOPPING EARLY. .Iltcsc early days. the days. when holiday stocks are lull and bright. arc the dais to tililiNt‘ the liner gills. \ IIII tun I select Ii iiiic i'ur coat. or piece of silver. III a musit- -b0\ as you would cliotm it ncc-k tic III .’I pair of I'lIIIIw. ' it requires thought and tinIt—I and there is more time to take! thought now than tlicrc'll hc lat :r. Add to this the advantage ilic :arl} buyer has III choosingr from; he cxcius‘iic articles and-hut :\'t'l'\b()ll) can see the point. \Ime parts of the store are full. ready: others are getting ready. .it'ttiug ready means crowdingr Ioiucbotly else out. and one of the iomlioily clacs is the lllilllllcl'l Iiaiiuger. But ithrI arc huts icrc: thI Inilliucrv nIniiagI-i vants to sell them: so the-it s to' be a sr'iaiuso MILLINERY ‘ SALE. This is a sale that is many times Iiggcr in its size and in its.’ values, him it looks III type. It is. It snlc vhcrc original cost is not thought . If. a sale \lecrc bttt one idea cx sis—to get rid of stock. i we vet taken practically all tin-L trcct hats and marked tliciii 95c. [‘liey'rc jauntv. and stylish, and rracei’ul. They were $2 to $4 i‘his morning they go on tliet ta—I Ilcs at 5.CENTS U ntrimiucd hats. fclgts' In all col- i as and III Clt‘l‘) good shape, hats; hat IIcic $I to $2 This morning heir price is 39 CENTS. Children's huts. a large number ind all of good style and color. girlish and ill good taste. II crc 75c I. 'I ‘nl If. I patient gets worse! \iss. M. j. Noouasmi relief. I was run down with almost impossible for me first. Now I am well." Dr. Greene's Nervura is ind $I. On, sale this morning .it 111 reliable drtl iStS. . 25 CENTS. 8g ] ancy leathers and breasts. ighi mid dark cIiitcis, graceful in hope and pleasing colors. worth Ito lid .;50 this morning at 25 CENTS. One lot of pom—poms and dig- citcs. generous in size and good 'olors: this morning NO MORE BRASS CHECKS. Con-Olmsted Road wtu Adopt Card- board Transfer Slips. brass baggage checks, which have been used for many years on the Cote solidatcd road. will go out of use Dec. l0. Upon and after that date card board checks will be used. The principal reason for tho change is to avoid the occasional errors III the 19 CENTS. THE ' ROWLAND - DRY GOODS CO" Iiiecking of baggage which has taken place with the old brass checks. prov- Bridgeport. COM. lug annoying both to the passengers and to the railroad company. The new - cardboard checks will be used but once and It is expected that their use will do away with tiie I-rrora Incident to the transportation of baggage. It is stated that the only way III which errors i'iLll be made with the new checks Is on the end of the line where they are reI-eivmi, whereas under the old system everv truuiifor involved danger of baggage being miscarried. Cardboard checks have been In par- tial use at the local station of the Con- solidated road for about two years and they have Ill‘OVI‘n much more satisfac- tory than the old brass checks. There are now at least half a dozen varieties of cardboard checks for use, providing for transportuiimt between local points. transfers. delivery to any III- dress III New York or BrooklI’it and transfer between stations In Boa lleroiofore it has only been poaal it; first checks were. made of. load. but mutilated road, it II when then use of cardboard checks begins it will be pos- STICKING THE GROCER. A man with a high hat enters a. gro~ .Iery. lie is smoothand puavc. lie beta. the grocer. that the. high hat will Iold lire gallons of molasses. The :roccr knows better, and the bet is nade. The molasacs Ia poured into he but which runs over before the live gallons are exhausted. The man a mad because he loses. Hi: quar- rels with the delighted grocer and presently in an excess of rage claps .lic hat on the grocer‘s head and pulls t down. Then he. coolly cleans out the money drawer and hlI-s away: the gro- er meanwhile wildly struggling to re- 'Ieve himself from his sticky extingu- laher. This Is the. neat little game. that has been successfully played on an Eastci II trademan. and .grocera with molasses to want; and with title to tap are warn ed tolook out for it .--CleIclIIIId Plain Dealer. sible to check baggage front ocean to ' ocean, B E -~ The old brass checks have been in use for nearly half a century. The tirst checks made of lead, but these these were displaced by brass. 1-? , POPU LAR AMUSEMENTB. RYAN COMPANY‘S OPENING BILL. Don» Ccasers' Return was the open- ing bill of the Ryan Company at Hoyt's Theatre. last night. and it was pr-osent ed lni way to please the most critical 0! audiences Daniel Ryan. as Don Ceasar. gave an excellent portrayal of that charcter mingling comedy with the-Ion serious parts in a truly artis- tic ‘manncr. Helen Raymond, as The Queen was.” leak-ail w e Henry W IS KI g r u: lay bee lsh pple as Martians. the street daucI or. later-Del Gelaors' wife. tarotta Wells panic Marchioncaa. do Rotunda. .. adathat chat-wept: In an excel- brnt. mgana‘fr and- variousl other mem- 9'30 ‘9 (WWW. filly ““900 them. The specialties were of a Iii? class, The sqngry. was mod and the play was well stayed in every iar WTQ In the comm will lbw sin a famous It av. “A Gt ‘ mefllmflhflom- Fission. Smelt, Blue Fish, Weak II‘iah. Eel IlI‘lounders. Mkt Cod, Haddock. River Shad, Fresh Herring, German Carp, Deep Sea Blues, Silver Frost, selling . Qi'ncrs “Home..." . -. ...... Isl «methane... OAPT; WMSS. ”.54" « "I ”In '5an chm Is 94:” End End of Wuhllstonw Strut DIM ..... ~0|d Ignite: agenda-a.- Doctors "argue—rascals Die. While the doctors argue and experiment the different doctors did me no good. to take Dr. Greene’s Nervura 1 improved from the Dr. Greene Write to his office. tot Fifth Ave. N. Y. City. _ Lee, Mass" was cured of serious stomach trouble by the use of Dr. Greenels Nervura The World’s Greatest Tonic after three doctors had failed utterly to give her 1 MRS. NOONAN says: stomach trouble. It was to eat anything. Three. When i began recoinernggidcd and sold. by 5 advice is free. fit THE HUNTING season. Closes on Sonic Game Monday—Mora Violations Than Usual.’ The season in which partridgos. (mull. Woodcock and gray squirrels may be shot closed Monday. inquiry among hunters and men closely III touch with hunters shows a divergence of opinion as to the success or the season. judged from the hunter's standpoint. One man who hunts a grout deal in it! open sea- aou and who In the close. season is out in the woods much of the tlinc. break- lng III dogs, declares that there have been much lower quail this year than usual. This is attributed in the wet June. One man reports having fotiud this fall uear (‘olchcstI-I six quail nests with the. ll‘nllllliis of on young birds and old bird in its in 'I lit re was etery indication that the families had been overcomi- by inclement weather. Partridgea have been more in evidence. as far as can be learned. although of course the reports differ somewhat ac- cording to the section or the state lI‘Oln which thev c-omi. An instance or this IlifiIicIInu of opinion is that one huutI-r says he has seen this year five lillll' s .is main quail as he has at uni time in the last live years and that he bellows the part- ridges have been llltlti: plentiful too The season for Ilutli has been better than usual and it dealer in sporting goods savs that he has sold more am- munition than usual this year. He thinks Iiiore nicn Ito hunting but all- other man lcels sure less wcnt this year than usual through fear of the trespass law. Games Warden John M Foote has had reported to hint thus far this sea- sou sixteen violations of the game laws in this county. There. having been one. case of sparing. one of shipping out- side the state one of shooting song birds and a number of cases of kill- lug robbins etc. Siiilleld Berlin. South Windsor and this vicinity have furnished most of the cases. Only one deer case came up for investigation. in the town of Glaswnbuiy but noth-, lug came of it. No direct evidence that a deer had ech been killed could be obtained. The violations reported are more numerous than usual. Ward! on Foote aid There. have been aev oral cases of Sunday shootinz. and two of Illegal fishing during this period. No ferretlng of rabbits has been re ported and no illegal sales or serving of game at restaurants. etc. have been complained of consequently there have been no prosecutions. «oat—.D-m WILL LIST lTS STOCK. Consolidated Road Has Made Applica- thin to Exchange. Application has been made by the New York New u: it" and iiuruoni’ for the listinz of some 86.753100 of stock authorised last April for no: In on the Ne w “ u! .- k exchange. This portion of the stock issue which was authorized last April will be issu- we on Janina "I but It .qu be de- livered as soon after that date as prac- tical. This Is not a new issue but lite application is made for the purpose of having it listed along with the otter maul Ive been made sonic tlnn ago. m IINIS START MWl‘l'l'l NONIUNION —1'he mines the "Denver and mnmyeaiom Bail. th non-union memand spacial depa- aa under commission Ii UM’Imtr are guiding m m HMMI’IM unite mad. Application count; ‘ monsoon I . T9. IMPROVE HIQAW‘YI. - _ i Commllelpgr luau clrdIIiaI: Relative fitting True. The setting out of trues is to boon—I couraged by the state highway depart- ment. Commissioner MacDonald has Issued a circular to selectmen and oth- ers who are interested. The state is go lug to give assistance in this method of . Improving the highways. The circular MW! Provision has been unide in the law W the improvement of the state high- iwaya to take care of tho quostlon oi planting trees npoii tlip roadside. The necessity for the planting ott [all seqtloua that are iInpruvd with isiaie assistance Is especially enjoin- ’eIl upon the commissioner. We are now entering uuon iliI ar- irangomeuts for the expenditure of the iapproprlutlon of 1903. 04. to m be loaded upon to survey and In I: D upon some qt the sactidus id. be im- proved under our state law. Will .you kindly remember in making your orig- inal survey. to locate so near Iii-poa- stblo where an opportunity lee had for the planting ofa shade . Th5 spot upon which we would plant those items should be sullicient back of the ’iluliel' lino so as not to interfere with Ithe future working of the road. ii hi i the purpose of the state to call for the Iplanting of trees upon the roadside not less thau‘tltl feet apart This Ills- Lance will not always govern because |condltionIi are not alw avs favorable to i the planting of trees; there may be ob iataolos such as rock or low lying land. which would preclude the possibility of - planting auv shade trees upon the sec- .tious where these conditions exist. But where long. open swatches exist upon which it would be well to plant trees. .the condition being favorable. I wish each engineer would locate such places when he is taking his original notes "cud theu indicate them on the plans. The government. oftbiu question will rest considerably with the mind of the selectmeu in whose town we are work log Inasmuch as there may be many 0 people in the state who might make ob- ‘ iection to the planting of trees In front of their houses. You will understand that these are things which an abutting owner uiizbt obiect to. So It Is left to the discretion of the selecttuen and the ,state highway commissioner to say 1where these trees shall be planted. However. it would be well for your ‘IIIIItlIIiIeriI to make noteit of all p‘lces suitable for the planting of trees upon sections to be Improved by state aid. and the indchIte such places on the plans. We will then plant the trees or leave them out as the case may be. i find that the. suit-..board of trade is unite interested in this matter, and there are many citizens and organiza- tions Interested also. i write this letter to you that vou may understand the wishes of the state and overn yourself aceordluitlv when makl II; your survey of any section to he Improved under good roads law. Very respectfully. JAMES H. MACDONALD. h‘iute Highway tlmnmlssioncr. DANGER IN FALL COLDS. Fall colds are liable to hang on all winter leaving the seeds of pneumo- nia. bronchitis or consumption. Fol cy's Honey and Tar cures quickly and prevents serious results. It is old and reliable. tried and tested. safe and sure. Contains no opiates and will not con- stipato. Sold at l’laisted'u drug store, South Norwalk. and A. i‘. still .9 men's, Darien. —_—.—————-¥—— CONSPIRACY TO IMPORT CHINESE MANILA, Dec. l.~—C. E. Richardson. of the firm of Richardson and Com pitny. of Amoy of which W D. Bal‘euI tlnc. an lnspoctor of customs at this port and John ’I‘. Millet, ex inspector of Immigration. charged with con- splracy to import Chinese coolies in‘ to the Philippine islands disguished as merchants, werc'nicmbere, has stated as a witness and has produced letters from Balleiitine which say that Carl Johnson. vice-consul at Aniov, would sign any certificates the firm issued. Collector of Customs Sbusier secured at the time he unearthed ilio conspiI racy lll October last, a number of pa- pers among them a contr-att signed by Miller and Ballentl.ue The contract mentions Carl Johnson, vic.e and at. that time acting ‘United States consul at Amoy. his interpreter lliltl secretary us beneficiaries. l ilworih $5. 00 and $5. 50 at $2 29 ‘M i951 Wrappers We' be got a wrapper attainment hm that you should look into. Had: of dark cambrlcs and males. Made of pretty printed flanneletts. Madrid the most careful manner andpi‘lcm to please you Women' s Percale Wrappers in brocade: or strip”. braid trimmed. deep floancmt at on Women 's Reliance Corsefle Wrappers in stripes and data. ’1. 25 Wom‘m s Flanneletle Wrappers in the newest patterns. it $t.00 Women .3 Reliance Cassette Wrappers. fancy braid trlmnid. . made up in the latest style. at $1180 77:: Ideal Huey Flannelette Wrappers. handsome patients and latest style trimming and cut. from $1. 60 to $2. 98 A full line of long and short Kimonas from 59c to $3.2 . at 83-85 Washington Street, . South Non—valid. Conn. .. . S—w—m. t... - -- .- . m unfit Sprig; ~ SHOES ~ 1M PERFECT 32.2.9. Ladies’ patent colt Goodueai' wells Iiévei! cracks. Ladies’ vici kid. patent tips. extension spies. wells. Ladies patent colt hide button. vein stulisb A chance for non to ban Good Fall Shoes Olseri’ 3 Shoe Store. , j IF You DESIRE a wrapper of percalc or ilanuelotte. come here and make your selection _ front out new stock. We told the manufacturei who made them for us to put In every penan worth of value for the price and he did It. What you get Is Just as important as what you pay. 4 as Washington mu. South moms. . S S. Tillotoon. ' '- ... lmltes you to her ' Annual Clearance Sale or Trimmed Minnow also by inductions in untrimmcd huts and trimmings. beginning November 27th. Sauth Nor-walk. Conn. as Washington Street, A Chance for you to save‘lniiniI'y lies iii giving us It chance to estimate on auy:bulldtnk‘ work you are thinking of doing. We Have the I «\II .M . I‘ Furniture . in the Ial‘ast 'fK‘d‘l's‘I admethltn‘g wé are taming out carloadti of vastly. makcyomtoryw'l . .. 1.}; lb} , L . l3...“ I lag. ror sale by It III—rumours .nfiuoaaoe‘w 9: Ross our or PITTSBURGI Pt. Doc. L—The Boa- ton Ivor and its! works at Melts» tam bu sane an tadmita shat don and hand of, that. Vi“ .N thrown out. at work. To a new Lisa. B. Hilliard. of III- . Ilia: “Brazilian Bah lar- y boy's life. He began last like one we lost with cronp Wags a few doses. Ho quickly dropped sleep and was all right in the morn boswmi-I “latices unpaid: There waso no morning Trinity Episcopal Church in; Sunday owing to Greek! ,_ When lbs Week! rive it was found to be frlgh lit? and a search failed to M . _ He was afterward! elsewhere. The oh that no union ' of the church and whorls“ _ Janitor received his di 'II 1 n .304 Til. Clint. any} “9"?" ‘