China Closets.
"ttoLIo OAK aeur cuss zuoa puss oooas
* luau, WITH AND Wtruoor masons.
ONE WAG $10.00 NOW 012.00.
ONE WAS 18.00 NOW 13.60.
ONE WAO 10.60 NOW 14.00.
Combination Cases.
,LA‘III'AND QUARTERIDOAK, mutton sacks,
ONE WAG 012.00 NOW 0 0.00.
ONE WAS 17.00 NOW 12.50.
ONE WAS 19.00 NOW 10.00.
ONE WAC 21.00 NOW 15.60.
DEALERFDON'T FORGET 0U R SPECIAL OFFER 0
CAN save vou FROM 15 era canr To 25 no on
Onitt
Free Delivertt.
SST
ill Main and Ann Streets.
We have just. opened a
of NEW EMBROIDERIES.
Select from.
dies ate especiailu {interesle
these goods. and then will
. I’OBULAR PRICES.
Come and see them at
DICKERMAN&
' ’It Telephone 143-6.
I EST THAT THERE IS ON THE MARKET
new»
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ADJUSTAILE
.ADJUSTAILE
LVEI, LARGE DESKS. CUPBOA 800 AND OIAWERB.
N FRUIT JARS.
INO0K8, CROOUET. LAWN SWINGS AND 'ALL SUMMER GOODS,
NT.
VANT
South Norwalk. Conn
‘
ease
and
these with our usual lame assort-
ment make an attractive vatiettt to
This is the season whenithe la.
d in
find
v ATTRACTIVE PATTERNS and
SON
84 Washington Shed. South Noflvali.
. . viral
. vvs mks no
" rt) muons rim 0000 ottAtrrms or OTHER. 0000 RANG-
m THE MAKERS or can HUB muons THAT WE CARRY Ans
firearms wrrn MAKING oooo RANGES—roam earner ts
LE A BEAUTY_
tilt RIGHT UP TO DATE CABlNE’l‘ BASE AND ALL 'rna rtNII
' or A rth RANGE. PRICE $21.09. OTHERS rams $12.00
' .
'hop ’l‘ierney'a epistopnte from till
. patty oi Vinocntisn priests from Crw
' floated and proceeded for Mr destina-
‘ was neve‘lopcned until the bodies an
«an m out: Shop ‘. pay, I...
morly III ‘,Norwttlk will” ohmvo
tenth anniversary oir iItII eta-Mott
intimwuigt meI-wnt awt?" ’IIII
in hit. .loAcpit' H cathedral III ltl o't
'1‘“) dub until he column
little dined! 0! 3m Harttor'd di‘ol
Item" pays the Catholic 't‘ranso ipt
mailer the a income Iot hm:
any has been Izhltpla 01k ally-
eight years to has “new
a priest attd aa a bin at) In thdtlinonaa
'l‘c . years ago when he named thq
duties. of bishop there were 800. 000
t‘uthollcn ltt tho state which in uracil-I
(lflIIy cotermlnoua with the diocese)
Now the population of the Illocdlc It!
no... 25,000 to 3700 000. III littli thorn
were 2N priests under the jurisdiction
of tho bishop of Hartford; today there
are 'ttll The number of parishes has
been increased in the ten years of His-
to
MT. The women in religious life In
the dim «Ito now number 840: in [SIN
there were only hill. Parochial schools
have been increased from III to 67 and
the pupils from 20 000 to 21. 000. These
figures show that to population there
has been ill the. ten years an htcrouso
or 371,5 per c.ent 50 per cent in parish-
cn. cletgy 38 per cent. and In religious
women over 00 pet cent.
Ten years ago there was a parish
for every 2.042 souls: now there) in a
parish for every l.tt70 souls. Then
there was a priest for every 980 Catho-
lics. now there in one for every 072.
in 1894 there was a sister for every
forty school children; now there is It
alstet for every thirty-.three
“Bishop Tierney has traveled and re
ttttvcietl the state. He has adminis-
tered tho sutrament of confirmation to
oration candidates. 03.000 of whom were
children. To these candidates for con-
ilrmatiott‘ he hits given tho pledge to
abstain from the use of alcoholic
liquors. He has founded and brought
into splendid developments s prepara-
tory ecclesiastical seminary. He has
(bonded and equipped one hospital. and
encouraged and seconded those who
are instrumental to building up an-
other. He has called to the diocese
the Sisters of St Joseph the Sisters
of St. Dominic the Sisters of the Good
Shepherd the Little Sisters of the
Poor and the Sisters of the Holy
”host. "
in all the large centers of popula-
tion In the diocese, Bishop Tierney
has established national churches for
the French Canadians and people froth
European countries who do not under
stand the English language. A com
cod. Poland. have come into the din-
I-cttu on the bishop‘s Invitation. Bishop
'l‘it-rnoy has been among the first
bishops in the country to ng0 practical
assistance to the apostolic missionary
movement
STEAM!!! WENT ABHORE IN FOG.
Hart on Board 100 9......qu and Life
Boats and Tags are in Attendance.
tnumtv. he). I9.-Tllo Belgian
steamer Phillppcville, which left Ani‘
worp yesterday for the Congo with a
hundred passengers on board. Wt‘nl
ashore oIf thingeness. Kent, in a fog
onriy this morning. Life boats and
ttIgII are in attendance upon her.
The British steamer lake Michigan,
(lapt. Owen. from St. Louis. N. 8.. Feb.
5. and Halifax. Feb. 8. for landoa,
which passed the isle of WI ltt yester-
day has been in collision w th an ttn
known vessel and is anchored ncsr
Dttngeness. awaiting tugs. 'l‘I‘e vet
set with which the Lake hitchigan col-
lided is reported to have been sunk.
The. Philippe-vote was subsequently
tion.
The Lake Michigan is seriously dam-
age'd amidshlps. tier engine room and
HIOIII' hole became full at water the
captain signalled that the, water was:
gaining on the cargo. and the steamer
-wst-I tinslly beached in It sinking condi—
timl.
it has now been ascertained that tho
vessel'with which the. Lake Michigan
collided was the British bark Matter-
horn (Cunt. Wurten, from San Fran-
I-.iec0 Sept. 18 for Antwerp) which
has passed Dover in tow. with her
head gear gone and her bows damaged
——.—»
FAIR WILL CASE HEARING.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. l9.——At the
hearing of the F‘hir care. now in prog
who performed the 'autopsy on the two
victims of the automobile disaster. tes-
tified that in his opinioh the death 0t
Charles L. Fair occurred at least a tow
seconds hitter that of Mrs. Fair. The
witness attuned With Dr. Perri net,
the French physician, who exam to
the bodies in France and who said he
disoover‘ed a break in the cerebral en-
velo lit Fair‘s head. According to
allwey this would be impossible.
fr Dr. Petticoat had never performed
“coup? a alto ay. The reretirat en-
entail. and the skull
Hvédlnt ‘ _
II AT marina. as are
r a. . none
0 0.0
bluegill ‘0! the‘ s pacinl grand: ury in-
dairy into the trhnttoitt Theatre" Illa
been the summation of W.
ankle . a some at the theatre.
”than of the t rm“ held by
“coroner? itry‘. no decision to.t
a“ao bill“ in theeaaeof the new“
«as followed by e issuance of
Itafor Sailors 0 appear as a
' .. . film W149?!
the
It IeIIrnictI with it poniititlti high mull
rests before John A Heather. sitting as .
‘ court commissioner Dr. John Gallwey.
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As Soon as the moist Season‘oawna
Upon Us,
All eyes are now on the weather. The
green question of the day in us to how
much longer it will be before the pres-
ent period of intense cold. which has
stalked abroad for so very many weeks
willcomc to an end. Nothing like the
present prolonged period of ice—bound
weather has been known In this section
since 1851.
There has not been an honest thaw
since last Christmas day.
The. continuance of the unparalleled
cold means a IOMI of thousands of dol~
taro daily to tho revenues of the great
lonaolldated railroad, and means a loss
or .ntnny thousands daily to the great
fleets of coastwiso vessels which are
held up here and there along the At-
lnntlc nesbtutrd. "in icy fetters bound."
waiting for the release which will be
ntiorded by the waiting of genial our-
onto of air here from tho ntmtit The
season In so rapidly drawing to the
time when the. sun will "crow the line",
that the weather oracles any that We
can have but little more sustained
cold.
The faint-hearted. on the other hand.
however, do ttot iwticVI- this. They
claim that now the weather has become
need to blowing ('IIII inc-re is nothintt
to indicate. mat it “I” not continue. to
do so.
to railroad circle» it was said today
that tot soon an the backlwnt- of win—
tcr was broken the :xlNllfllil of freight
from the great south and west. which
arc now hold up about thetrowu piers
of New York city, Its transportation
in log almost impossible. will break
icost. again. and that men and trains.
which have been recttttiy laid off in
swarms. will be put to work. and
wheels will hunt as merrily an betore.
it, all depends on the weather.
Observer Tarr would not give great
encouragement today as to the break-
lug of the backbone of winter. lie said
there might be warmer Weather to-
night and snow. and still warmer welt.
titer tomorrow. The great northwest.
however in full oi cold. n cold. how.
over. which may not vouch us dually.
A NIGHT ALARM.
Worse than humans (It tire at night
In the brassy cough ot‘ oroup, which
tittulltllt like the children's death knell
and it means death unless something
is done. quickly. Foley‘s Honey and
'l‘nr never fails to give instant rolls!
and quickly cures the worst forms or
cronp. Mrs. P. l.. tiortiier, of Maw
nlngton, Ky. says: “My three year
oltl girl had a severe case of croup: the
doctor said she could not live. i got
a bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar. the
first. dose gave. quick relief and saved
her life." Sold at l‘inisted‘s data
store. '
EULOGY OF LORD ROIIRTE
King Edward's Tact Raacuad Ministers
From Awkard Dilemma.
LONDON. Feb. the-The royal out-
ogy. at Lord Roberts contained in the
special army order Issued yesterday
evening in which King Edward took
leave of Lord Roberts as commander-
in-chtef of the army. is commented up-
on as another instance where the tact
of his notably rescued the radiators
from an awkward dilemma. The curt
manner in which the War Glee dis-
missed Lord Roberts deeply unused
the late commander In chiet. and this
feeling was shared by the public to
such an extent that it thousand to
told to a serious attack on the govern-
Idiot in Parliament. The king's itrlt
intimation of his disapproval‘l ‘0! the
War Once treatment was to invite
Lard Roberts to Buckingham Palace.
where marked attention was shown to
the held marshal This has now been
0::ng by the general army Order.
it was sent out by the king person
ally. not as usually. through tilt! War
Ionics. .
. HAVE You momentum
It ynn‘ttave Tndtgéathm. Rode! Dyr:
It has our-
“ Janey hour. You
‘ f to give it a trial. will
4 than blnatlolt
’ a that 0mm
within. :Kodnl see-boo
spasm rebuilds.
Manhattan” sack. " "
all rgaéntative
new
" Ito sorter u I 30066111“. tt'en' II human 0
' '30 “u of «the Miami
rebuild at Ifie' filth?“ rinse mum“:
1(0th
sent
0000 action IN not landfall-0.“
Sommlaatonor MacDonald says con-
nectlcut is Almost UnanimOIIa.
The states which new made the.
greatest progress in road building are
Connecticut. Massachusetts. New York
and New Jersey. and in these states the
interest In highway improvemutti is
greater than anywhere else in the
country. These states are working on
what is known as the state aid plan.
the state co-opcrating with counties
and townships in building the roads
and bearing II large share of the ex-
purse
”-lht past week has been a very im~
,Iortsnt one [or the friends of good
roads in New England. Two great and
harmonious meetings were hPitI, that
of the Massachusetts Highway unso.
cintiott at Boston. and that of the
Atoerltan Roadntslters at Hartford.
Hun. Martin Dodge. of the good roads
.-)lIIte oi the [Mind States Iieptttimeut
of agriculture. addressed both meet-
Ings. At Boston be strongly commend-
ad the great work done. by the state.
highway commissioners whom he deo-
.gnatcd Its the “three wise men of the
rust." lie declared that the Bay state
had set the pattern for all the states
of the Union. and that others were fol-
lowing hcr example In the adoption of
the state aid. Chairman McClintock. of
the commission, also déllvercd an ud-
drcas. in which he took strong ground
in favor of national old. a sentiment
which the association received with
approval.
The meeting ot the American Rond-
makers st ilsrttord was national to
ehartutcr. and wan very largtlv at-
tended 29 8181038 behg represented in-
eluding Oregon and Csltfornia. Mr.
’l‘ozier. of Oregon, told the convcntion
he. had crossed the continent in his
youth. traveling 2.600 miles in a “prai-
I-io schooner." and now be had returned
in n [litlllct' our to lift up his voice in
favor of feds ral aid in the improvement
0! the nation‘s highways. Many other
addressed the convention, including
Director Dodge. President Earle. of the
Roadmnktru. and State Highway (inm—
ntlssloner J. H Mactlonttld. oi‘ this city.
The national aid proposition was til-
thread with great enthusiasm.
in ii recent report. State Commis-
sioncr Murdonnitl says that this state
is “almost unanimous for road im-
provement." Since 1895, when state
aid watt adopted. 102 ottt of It possible
hilt towns have had impt-ovements
made under that plan. The approprla’
lions made by the state have steadily
increased, successive legislatures hav-
lug appropriated 8150.000. $200000.
8350.000 and “50.000. Over 500 miles of
road have been constructed. He says:
“Our work in Connecticut is so simi-
lar to character to that embodied in the
various bills for national aid that i
must express my gratification that the
e matter has been taken up by the
United States government. i believe it
In the right and duty of the govern-
ment. I have always taken the posi-
tion that the public highway is u put)“
lie possession, and that the public in
genetral should pay for its improve
men
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Housman AND YACHTSMAN
0! LAD
MILTON. Mass.l-‘eb.19.——J Mal-
colm Forbes. widely known as a patron
or light harness racing add» a yacht»
man. died today at h residence here.
llr. Forbes had been inflating from an
internal malady for about a week. Two
operations patterned as a last. resort,
failed. Mr. Forbes wan nearly stat!
years at age. He was very wealthy.
and tor many yét't‘rs was a try share
holder in the American Ba Telephone
company and other lea. As a
horseman he was pro neat both aaan
owner and broader 0t tamous racial
stock, and as a yachtsnian he had so
their participated Innateroauonat cult
noes.
L! c I! GMT! DISEA‘
OHICANO. gait. 19,401! is a Inge;
cure ofBri t‘a Disease. accord
.Dr..,E.N _ta.sh.who«hfiamadéthe
statement
meetingfim or the Hornp-
patit it Medina!z . Nash sult-
at late benefit
the
rut eon air to
which the exercise:
, “:7; It It! In. MM". expert acohatants. and competent into- i
‘ faint
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Four “scam Blur: Gowns.
The light weight fabrics take the lead. First' In Chil-
ton Voile both In silk and wool. the dainticat of dubs ma-
erials. rich and lustrous.
. $1.50 and $2.00 a yard.
Next is Spider Web, Voile. a very tine. soitty finished
weave covered with a web-like pattern in silken threads
which appears lustrous over the back groundwork.
$1.50 a yard.
Other seasonabie novelties are Nub Voiies. Lace
Voiies. Seeded Voiies. Crepes in various qualities. Silk
Japan. Silk Warp Clairette and all the long list of Veil-
, tugs.
Black Mohairs are also pushing towards the front.
both Brilliantines and Sicilian 3. some of which have been
cravenetted.
‘ Sale of Fancy Leather Boys.
In this important Sale are collected a number of Fan-
cy Wrist bags. Chatelaine and Carriage Bags of the finest
grade. Some of these are imported novelties and very
choice.
Wrist and Chatelaine Bags of genuine walrus. ooze. '
and lizard. also carved and burned leather and embroider-
ed Satin Bsga silver mounted. Formerly from $1.95 to
$7.00. Sale‘ price $t.00.
Bags of Russia leather, ooze. and carved leather, rang~
ing from $3.00 to $7.00. Sale price $2.50.
Wrist Bags of seal. walr us, and novelty leathers of
exquisite quality from $2.50 to $5.00. Sale price $1.95.
Carriage and Automobile Bags of walrus seal. and
monkey skin. mounted in siIVer and gun metal. exclusive" W
novelties and very desirable. from $6.00 to $9.00.
_ Sale pric $5.00.
An inspection will please you. ‘ .
Outlay Flannolm-Speclal.
Twenty pieces of light and medium colors. 10 ct. qual-
ity. 8 cts. "
Thirty five pieces of light medium. and dark ground
Flannels. best teazled quality. worth 121/; cts. to cis. ..,.
Special Sale in Outing Flannel Skirts. short and mcd- I ‘t
ium length. at the Wash Goods Section. I I
MD M READ@i“‘"i‘-3§f
iise
y"!h0W.-_
hematite. RAILMMDS
I FIN
11th
Mm“ at aim 5::IIIII4. -:
9 0T ”‘10ng hlned Graduate out oi work
We have. " ti 3 M m{dons now to hit but have not M
minimum,“ return posiUOn In 9'0? Dewar.
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