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New Easter Goods
Vivid Lilosl Titliit‘is
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lanai latrines.
A very stirring sale of most inter
eating books at Howlund a. See ad.
Lara Johnaonxof South Norwalk. has
been visiting in lircwstorrr. New York.
The ambitious boy in now earnittg'
apending money by picking greens.
Lawrence Mahrr. of Norwalk. la able
to be about again. aftcr a very act'iottr:
ilIlnct-‘s.
Home special values are offered in
umbrellas at.~:l.hc Bordon Store this
week. See ad.
The Norwnlit iron Works will close
tomorrow. on"ac‘c.ourrt of the funeral of
Senator Ferris: ‘
~—Don't forget Red Men‘s Dance.
iockwood's Hall. Friday night.
Patti R, (iutblll has mvered hir-r eon-
ucetlon with the R. a]. Cutbill ilnh utar~
iret in White. atreet. Danbury.
The Ladies' Auxill‘ry. A. 0. ll.. oi
\‘orn'alie. will hold a social in the lil-
bernian ilall. Wall street Thill’btlll"
r voning.
A regular business meeting of the
Cigar Makers‘ Union was held last
cvr-ning. - Routine luminous only was
transacted.
Frank Slazack. of New Canaan. who
attempted to commit stttrlda by cutting
lllii throat, int wock. is now able to
ho about again-
Thc entrance to the Norwalk Club
has bern draprd in mourning, out of
respect to the memory 0f the late Serr-
ritor John H. P‘crria, ~
B. litrrsehtleld and Sons enll nttr-n-
tion to the fine away of the coal they
handle. iltria clean coal and they car-
ry it in free‘of charge.
l-‘aion Hurlhut writing paper is rare
in quality and right in price. This and
other choice brands of stationery arc
to be found at M. ii. bone' a.
'llrc Connecticut .Milltarr Academy
baseball team and the Young Nor-
ualka. will contest on the ae:atlrrnr
grounds. Wrdnesday afternoon
Not long now before, mu will need
W-ilnll dresses. The beat fabrics from
abroad and the best- products of homf‘
markets. can be found at Rend‘ 5. See
ad. ‘
rifts. George D. lwoler. who had the
ruisfortuntc to break her arm rt short
time ago. is still at the home of her
daughter in Not-walk. She is getting
along nicely.
The caucus of the Republican elec-
tors of the Second Voting District to
t'hmifio delegates for the Republican
Mate convention. will be held in Arion
"all. next Monday'nighta
Special effort baa been made by it}.
it. ”minor to have the most. complete
t-‘ltwii of with papers and decorating
materials of all kinds this spring. If
your house needs painting call him on
the 'phonc and get an estimate.
James J. Tracey, formerly of Nor-
walk. who is in the hat. manufacturing
business. and is a clay dealer in M0:-
rirmwn, .‘ew Jerry—r was a brict‘ vist-
tor tin Norw lk. yesterday afternoon
rolling on hi mother and brother. Dr
W illinm .l. Mercy. "
Thursday from 5:30 to 7 p. m. at the
South Norwaik Baptist. Church. Mrs
Carpenter and Mrs. Sherer. of the so
cial committee of the ladies' Aasocia
tlon. will nerve. a slipper at the church.
Following thin the regular prayer meet
lag will commence at 7:30.
The. mlmtrclt mannittoe of L'ncni
Tribe. I. 0. R. in planning for a
big mm parade)d nhich wil equal that
of an) chow which has been in t0wn
for a long time. There will be hand»
of Indiana mounted on horseback. who
will pass through the turrets and scalp
people whom they can catch. '
BOPULAR AMUGEMENTS.
GRACE CHl‘RCl-l ENTERTAINMENT
The young India: of Grace Cl'tlrl’nt‘
under whose auspices two plays. “Pet-
rir'oat Perildy. " and "A Virginia Reel"
will be given this evenlng. at Lock-
wood 5 Hal'- are matident of scoring a
grand cameos. Tiokctt- have been sell-
lag excellently. and there will ‘un-
doubtedly bc a lame attendance The
cntln‘tainnrm has been in preparation
for a nu
mm” _finml insomnia.
Everything is ready for the event of.
the Wi‘n‘fhn Ih‘ow line. This is ill
bathe“ mural entertainment of tin-
eaa Tribe. lmprovnrl Order of Red Men.
wild will be bold in Boyt' a Theatro.
non nook. “outlay and Friday.
Thor-g will be at poop» in the cast.
and many many
dancing and other métatttos.‘ ..
good music,
wao than _. '
tea turnout:
‘Mixed Affair. of Hartford Mlo Who
| Wan in Wantport unit-clam.
'ihc \Iciaaitudes which attended the
last yearn of tho life of John P. llrottll.
frrrmctiv privatu acctotary of Prcairlrmt
James (1. Rnttcrson. of tho TI"“ll\(/lt'lil
lirauranec Company. of Hartford. were
again ht'ou ht forward ycstrt'dny. iii a
hearing br. ore Judge Freeman. in the
probate court. itt Hartford. on tho
granting of letters of administration on
his aatatc.
The lvutcu brn‘u‘ghI before Judge
i‘rroman were an to whether Mr. lir'ouk
left a will or not: alre- whether a di-"
vrrrr-c granted to" Mr. Brottk itr Florida,
from Autiic T. Drank. of Hartford will
a. legal divorce. About twenty-fiver
yearn ago Mr. Brouk married Annie 'l‘.;
Robert». of Hartford. and a son. Fred-l
crlck lirmtk. wan born to them. firth-
sequontly Mr. lironk Wt'lll west and rat-
cr to Florida. and obtained a divorce
from his wife. flotilla married Mrs.
Lililc 1.. i‘. llennett. formerly of
Illrlrigcport. The first Mrs. ilronk
lbtouuitt a «hit to how the (“who not
1airidr- on the grounds that iltonk lrarl
lnct obtained a legal maiden are in l-‘lor-
lria. After living rvitlr him for a time.
Itht- am-nnrl Mrs. Hrotrk brought Flill
against her husband for support and
ltrralntctrancc. Rho also sued the fit-id
Mrs. llt'onk for dander. the sulfa being
brought iii the Florida courts. A fur:
,ibrc r-'runpliruiion war-t tnarie by the
tzr‘rrnstrt it) ihrrnk of all hbr property
to his son P“rerlrt'-,lrk .\l:.~' Lillie i.. l’.
lltonk “its present at the hearing yc>-.
ter‘rlay. and was represented by .iamcn
P. .\ll<lt'u\\'.~' as counsel. l’l'ctlr‘l'lr'li'
liroltk was also present ills counsel
luring Ian-lure l-‘. Robinson. l"rcdet'lck
lirottk testified as to the last years of
bin father‘s life and said that although.
be war nervous atrrl excltablc at titttm.
he was: capable of transacting bus'ncun.
Mr. Robinson testified tltat rm otrc or
motion be had met Mr. lironl: at the
Allytr iloursc. in 'llartforrl. as counsel
for Frederick lir-nnk. ,At that time
Mr, llrnrtlr wanted Mr. Robinson to
(”Mt n will for him. brtt Mr. liohir.»
non refused. an lll‘ was the son's inu-
ycr. 'i'ltr~ ru‘t‘tlllll Mrs. lironk wru at.
the hotrl at the time, hrrt not at tho
lntcr-rlcw. During the conversation
Mr. llronk told Mr, Robinson that Mrs
lirnnk had a will and he did not know
what sirr might do with it. Brook
said she ‘ 'pcslcted" him about it.
Mrs. Btonk was called to the witness
stand by .\ir.'.t\nrlrews and testified
that the first she knew of any will lilt-
Hrouk had told her of rlt. This was
when he was at. a sarritarium at Wont-
port and she. had gone there to RN,-
hinr. "He could not bear to have me
out of his sight." she said, "i was
about the only friend ho hntl iii the
world."
Mrs. l‘ironk then said when llt‘onk
told hi‘l' of the will he was itt tr bath-
room at the sanitnt'iurtr. lic took the
document front a pocket of his bath-
robe and handed it to her. saying.
"Thli'o it is take it." She refused to
receive the paper and Brook then tori
it into small pieces: and throw it init:
a euaplrlor. Mrs. lironk said her rec-
cilr-ctlon was not distinct. brtt Ell“ be-
lieved that sho herself took the etrspi-
rim and cmptled its contents.
in reply to Mr. Robinson. Mrs
lironk said that she had sued lilr'.
llmnk for support. itt Florida at our
time. lie was a very sick man durint:
his last yer rs. having a drop’sical tron-
ble. At lit ca he was natural and at
other tlntr-n not. .When ho tore up the
will be secured to know what ire war
about. She had no curiosity at the
time as to the contents of the will. She
knew that his property had been trans
ferred to "Fret.“ She was married tc
Mr. lironk in March. 1897. This was
after he had obtained a divorce in F‘lorv
ion from hia first wife. 'tfter suing
ilk“. for support she had gone back to
[in .
Iln the armtments made in the law
ynrn before Judge Freeman tho validity
of the Florida divorce was brought in-
to question. as. if this should be hold
to be legal. the second Mrs. nr'ortk
would not have n widow‘s elalnt rrpon
the estate. .ludgo Freeman reserved
hla decision.
NEW YORK. April l3.—-Tho resoln.
tlon asking the general conference to
restore. the time limit for pastoratce
was defeated in the New York eonft'ir~
cure of the .‘lethodint Episcopal
Church today by a vote of 105 to 100.
PAINT YOUR BUGGY FOR 75c.
to st .00 with llmoe'n Gloss Carriage
Paint. it which: :2 to 8 our more to
thr. pint than others. wears longer and
gives a gloss equal to new work. Sold
In Comatock. \\ atkins k’Dow and E
..(‘l.oriram
Mandala Viciin.‘
Guitar and Banjo
Strings
COLEMAN'S
to North Main Strut. 000th Nona-lit
Agent‘for A. G, Splulding’n Ilubali
and 00003. ' '
Inn A:
“w.
On‘r Cull Charmin-l snrlsfnoflan' or Money Back.
ery Dressy
Tap 00a is
.0 M. "“f“op «pats mattress tho power to make a man look his
ll
Ilmat The) arc r-to fashioned that they give illli nrarr it good figura—
\rlde shoulders noug- netting collata. long r-lusalyiug lnpcln fttli boxy
rut—and they are correct to the lord tit-tail.
You may pay a swell tailor 850 or more for it top coat. and get no
better fit or no better coat than you may choose here at
$15 to $20.
Not all top coats are short; we have mcdirtnt length ones. in black
and Oxford at the name prices, ‘
The distinctive
2t'r.
(lttr ruitteoata are all-round rltlll-tirhhllll‘ garments.
swing and iii of ii. S. & iii. r-lotirc‘i l~¢ itr titr-nt. Slit to
We‘re ready with everything irt rpriug wears for man and buy-~—
everything but shoes.
IRogersStStevens
Successors to Comatoolr Bros.
court-t NORWALK. TEL. CALL.32-¢.
(lur- int-rearing business proves we are getting
better acquainted. “Quality guaranteed d‘attd
are bringing results, bttt we want to do hot-
"fair
dealing"
tor. We guarantee quality by taking it nutty if not
as represented. This applies in everything we handle.
BUY OATS THAT'S CLEAN.
MANUEL T. HATCH. J '
We are tr‘cttt'---irttrt as for
an the uetIr‘L‘t-‘d letter-box
or telephone. .
Latest
Production,
The“-
VERTEGRAND
(Trade Marked)
While In appearance an upright piano is In reality jurtt what its
name implies-attuned grand piano.
At last the long sought result has been achieved of embodying all
the superior attributes ofagrand piano in a compact vertical form.
suitable to the limited dimensions or modern mdrawnlgI rooms and
boudoirs.
Owing to the simplicity of Its construction and design we are eu-
abled to offer ilrc Vcrtegrand to the public at the iowvai price at.
which a new Stolnnay piano could be purchased in 1th last thirty five
\‘eara namely.
$500 lN AN EBONIZED CASE. 9550 m A MAHOGANY CASE.
TlME PAYME NTS ACCEPTED.
'THE .
CHICAGO
TYPEWR‘lTER
$05. 00 7
MM P Beers...
Stallonnr.
49 Wall ‘stral.
unnwaale.»
Plfivltn With and
53%... m. 9.9:. DIEM-E ...... mm
- {if Broker. 2;
iron m ‘
mm. 951 Washington smar.’
33am roman; Conn.
hula--
h 'I" ”.‘F STOC‘KO. ICND CHAIN AND COTTON MUCHT CI .0190 ON GO“-
..
manna IR {on CIA!“ rain on a acorn" tumor.
K0001. ant-rpm
cunt.
Every norm guaran-
food or my" refund.
0d. '
. .'
Till) Blii‘iillill'i’litilliliil
The Prescription Store.
All car: pm the door.
Night Calla Ahiwaru.
Telephonn Gill, 1“
.,«
PREMIER MAURA ATTACKED
Would- Be Alnanln Mind and impria.
erred—la an Annrcbiat.
BARCELONA. April l2.—--l‘remier
Maura was attacked and wounded to-
day. by a Would-br-mssaasln. annou-
wirh, a dagger. while entering the pill-
ace of tho council grwcrnnrcnt. Senor
Mnura‘s wound in not serious. '
'i'br- prcnrlcr hurl just rcturucd from
attending a rr-rtulem trervlcc, celebrated
for tire repose of the soul of the int?
erccn lsrrbr-lla, and was entering the
pillar". wlrcn rt yotrtir, ttinctw'n yearn
old. unnrcd Joaquin Miguel Artao. ap-
proached, and. shouting “Good day!
Long live anarchy?"struck the pre-
litter in the chest with a dagger he had
concealed lit a lrandkerchlcf. Artun
was immediately sr-izcd and imprison-
ed.
The premier was».~ ubie lrimar-lf to
send to iiarirlrLthp no as of the attempt
on his life
TODAY m WALL s‘rnur.
NEW
Company
glnaon & Company
purchased front the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company. 821»
000.000 of “W per cent. titrr-c-ycar gold
coupon notes, tinted May I. 1904. These
notes are secured by 825.000.000 of four
per cent. bonds of the irlrplronc and
telegraph company.
WALL STREET, 10: lo rt. nr.~l’rir~‘s
of stocks today lilil‘llPll :t traction low-
r-r titan last night. ignoring the high-
er range lrt London: The government
report on the wintr'nwhczrt crop waaihe
depressing lrrilur-ttce. li‘tttll‘ thousand
shores of l'uitctl States Steel. pfrl..
sold at an (’Xll‘l‘lllt‘ advance of h. btrt
immcrlintriy run off to a fraction be-
low last night The gettvrnl dealings
were not large. . -
WALL STREET, ii a. ru.»~(‘lrznet‘rrl
buying act in after Ilrc initial lrcavi—
lll'hh'. Conspicuous bidding [or St. Paul.
l'nlon Pacific and Sugar. under which
the lust named advanced 1"». contrib-
iilltll to'thr; recrn‘s‘rr' l‘ldr‘Wllm't', Sell-
ing orrlersvwerr r-pcotrntr-rcrl again. and
the. market receded. Brooklyn Tran-
sit and Amulgatnatrd sold down to the
lowest. but the general market held
‘hetter. Consolidator (lair lost Hi, and
Mrtropolitun Smuritirs and Wabash.
pfrl.. gained 1.
\VALL ST REIIT . noon. ——l'ni0u Pael-
fir- nus rtrn Itrp tortiil? where hoax:
offerings were. met. cart: lot.' the price
back to 89 and the wholr list to a
fraction below last night. Amalgam-
‘atcd Copper aurl Rock llnnd pfrl..
lost 1 and Realtr par" 1,. The lead
stockr‘t wrrrc ln’riemand, the common
gaining iii. and the preferred- ". Kan-
sas City. Fort Scott and Memphis/pfrl..
and Keokul and Des Moin‘es rose. 2.
l'nited Staten Steel 21rd,. 5's were bear-
ily dealt in. One block of 9100.000 was
sold at 79%. After touching 79%. the
price fell back. The bond market was
irregular.
“'ALL STREET. 1 p. "tr—Lesa oppo-
sition presented itself to the selling af-
ter 12 o'clock. honess reached a point
in Atehiaou, lmtlsyille. Baltimore d:
Ohio. Mexican Central; Metropolitan
Street Railway anti Brooklyn Transit.
Offerings diminlrthed toward luo'ciock.
but there were no recoveries of conse-
quence.
TODAY'S QUOTATIONS.
Reported oyer tho private wires of
Maples & Goldschrnldt. Commission
Brokers Swan: 9: Corbett Block.
South Norwalk Telephone 153.
YORK. April 12.
of this city. and Lee. tilt;-
of Boston. have
—-Spoyer A-
Ch. M. it St [145% 146 145%
Col. r. a 1.. mg mg 321,;
can. Gas. 198% 198% 197
net. a End. 1554;. 155% 155
Erie. - 27%.- mt. 27
Erie. lat ri'..r 05% 65% 651,1.
Gen. Elem, 164% 164% mm
in Central.130'% 13m 130%
Mu.&Nuh.109% 100% 109%
Inhlfian. 103% “33“ H3
qcscny. tics/.117 us
M.“ Central, org _ 9y.» 9% m
MRkT-Dt.. am 99% am am
Mot Pacific, ms 94%,948‘ ms
Not.bead.16% 1731 16% my
N. r. Central. 118 11816-11?“ 117
final. 5m 59% am so
on. m «tun. alumni“ 91
Mir: , um trait-.11»; 110st
. Gas. 90% " 97 ;
rr tag 4 45;:
Open. Ingb.14w. .:
Amai. Cop . ~. Sl'rh' 503A 51
Am, Ice. pf. 28 28% 27% 27%
Am. l.oco.. 21% This 2114 2154
Am. Sugar. 1:139 19!! 1.7% 128%
Anaconda. . 80 ' 80's.» I
A T &. 8 F0. #7239 "r? 74% mo
A T & S‘Fe pf.. 99% 90% 94% 94%
Balm. &. Ohio. 81% 81% 81% 81%
B'klyn. R.‘T.. 48 48% 47V. 47%
Cites. & Ohio. 33% 33% 83% 83%
Ch. or. West, 17y. 17-}; rm
- a few months 91”.,"
“Z feel like Inuit. and pull liken
Young Man of .
Moderate Income -
"twill 1'9 but." , .
mrraunfiuh'ofi .
uocu ultritl‘ml‘fi .
aouanr an cur . *
Duct: 9r. 0&5!!!th ..
manta fir a mile r17; :
. ran wont: rat run: -
i run smtv new '9"th 9
‘ or ouurrr. '
We all "run Smnrr c“, In
any can allow to m in claim
”moment a! spring and Sub-
mor Style: In all maria“: 99‘ ‘
farm. marina and norm, ‘9 ‘
flu but wdrkmnmlnnnml . . "-
9d Into organ out n‘nJ brain" J .
Ilnu by 99 ”19er roller-9 “H“..- * ' ~
be found in lIIiIl9 “army .
SELLECK it; Pm?!
av "' Clothicra and amnion. i all“II
IB Washtngton Street, SouIih Norwalih
Out of respect to the memory of the into John H. firm '
.. r .‘I:. nufr
Ila ordnr to attend hi. funeral. we .ball cl‘nu thin In‘tn‘r‘n 9n WOC-
1'“.
a
;t «..r
neldly, April 13th from 2 o'clock until 4:30 p. m.
Lorenzo
arm. new“
Into: Hammett!“ ,.
Look at .
arm . .. .. 3y."
9. VIII .. ' ‘ '
th'tér nuok- air-it 10a
er Rod Mild 12c it,
can We lb NatlvaI h
Hadock 5: lb. ,.
nanruasa IARu.
Strain?
Priceless bcrond all other poaaosaibm is the eyellg ”1...".
serves your highest consideratibn. .i r.
DON' T TRIPLE WITH YOUR [YEN IXAMINMICN‘
u wau. 9771;an
: r
_ it!!! ”lain W15:
is far moro' likely to be the ndnit WITHO
little fellow whose e an m not given timely.
the naturally lefc‘ct 0 eye of youth and you
ll..:nrn‘ hie; W
in mor- life. Aim-a the mmull‘fit‘un at.“ it will unoccupi- m
”£1.30 at Child‘s; a: 0m '
norm a. surf 80mm
Mom 0 Malta! Dank norm .
maniac: 19:99.0:
*W"
.!
LEAN OATS will all‘ and alloy tin marina 0t Jmfii
cannot get THEM wad-haunt nominate
ova 0a no maximum 91.1an n-
ti
lt‘rtr-nrdnurk and admmbodonrgnnniu .‘
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