and loss. .
1;, "Finch 100
Gram to
, Order at
Laws
,. .
Street
is
tempting 31M
are an: utter
at Howlsnd's.. See
Buttons are selling aural!
sale at small wares.
Dig reduction in dress goods at
Road's. 'iais Is a choice collection.
and the value is great. See ad.
A steamer hydrant has beenplsosd
at the corner of Main street and Union
avenue. by the Norwaik water com-
missioners. ‘
Mrs. and Miss Kirby. of Brooklyn.
are guests of Colonel George D. Rus-
sell, at the Norwalk Hotel. They were
guests last evening, at the Company D
dance. ‘ ,
Yesterday was the fifty-um anniver-
sary of the bad railroad accident, when
a train Wont through the open draw
bridge, and a number of lives ware lost
in the Norwuik River.
51 {Washington St.
Local initiates.
W
Mrs. Charles Seymour. of West street,
is spending Sunday in Danbury.
A regular routine meeting of Lincoln
Council, 0. U. A. M., was held last
, evening.
A. regular routine meeting of South
Norwalk Conclave, improved Order of
Heptasophs. was held last evening.
Four candidates were initiated last
evening. into Eureka Rebekah Lodge.
Amoéig them were Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Fiei a.
Robert McAllister. J r.. of South Nor-
waik. started yesterday for St. Louis,
where he will spend a week at the Ex-
position. .
Miss Margaretta do F. Aunts. of New
York. is visiting Mr. and Mrs. T. Mar-
shall Andrews. of 11 West Main street,
Norwaik. '
Rev. and Mrs. Bucll will receive. the
members of the South Norwalk Cou-
gregational Church. Friday, at their
home infl‘aylor avenue.
Lincoln Council, Order of United
American Mechanics, held its regular
met-ting, last night, but transacted
nothing but routine business.
The regular monthly meeting of Old
Well Hook and Ladder Company will
~bc held next week. A supper will be
3 provided for the members of the com-
pany by the officers.
Wheeler and 3Wilson's band, of
Bridgeport, has been engaged to as-
sist and furnish music at the planting
of the white oak tree, by Butler Lodge,
1. 0, O. F.. on Tuesday next. ‘
The members of the Epworth Leu-
gue are requested to meet at 7:20
o'clock tomorrow night to ‘march in a
body- to the First Methodist Episcopal
Church, toatteud the anniversary excr.
clses. '. »
The Misses lvicClave, of Edgewater.
New Jersey. arrived in South Nor-
walk, yesterday afternoon, to visit Mr.
and .MrsHEdgar H. For, inland/est
stregt.
,Samuel, W. Hoyt, Jr., has recently
purchased] ”a lot on Elmwood avenue.
owned by Lewis H, Nash. of Brooklyn.
Mr. Hoyt has conveyed a portion of the
property to F. irving Smith,
Mr. and Mrs.- Edgar H. Fox, of 11::
West street,l’will 'leavs South 'Norwslk
in a few days for their summer home at
Heron Island. Maine. They have rent-
;eld their place here to a New York fam-
y. ~ -
~in‘ days of old, When knights were
held and barons held tull sway, the
public did not need in those days a full
stocked. grocery storeto fill their lard-
er. Such an up-todate store i heap at
No. 1, Boston St. and in order tordo
business successfully today it is neces
rary to sell the best .goods‘at the low-
cat prices, which I do. _i defy Jew or
Gentile to contradict this statement.
Give mea trial and_beselt'—convinoed.
. , ,- LE OLSEN.
The. Endeavor. Circle 3 of ..~, King's
. Daughters of the SouthNorwalk Con~
gregatlonai‘ Church will ineot Thurs.
day afternoon. at suo’clock, with Mrs.
Milton Elwood.>No. 12 Rowan street.
East Norwnllt. The subject will be
Life and “sewing will follow the. dis
COSBlOPlTI",";' ,' , 3' » '3"
Strawberries have dropped in price
in, the local markets, baskets or the
luscious fruit now selling for twenty
cents, The trait is of a good quality,
and, more berries will soon commence
to arrive: Other varieties have not -
as yet made their" appearance in the
markem‘ :‘ ,2. .. I, ' ,
Joe Colgan, wh, standingln tront
of Plainted's store, ’thl ’ orntnghfelt
rather sleepy. He dose off for a min-
ute. andwhile doingleo his lest said
out from" under him andf‘down, lie-went
to a sitting position. on' theqsldev’mlk.
lie woke up andggot outfol’, sight im-
mediately to, escape the . laugh which
was had at his: assesses ‘ n1;
National ‘Gu_dsln , t roughest”
therState are awaiting th'~»i_ntorest
the Goreraor'e action onitheinvltag
. ”titan he receivedrecently~ f" the Cons
necttthstkmaI ii" '
in ‘ the; regular a y‘ ,‘manoeuvr‘aha. in
Virginia...“ is, ..
emor .agiil‘he hear,
inmm. All?“ '
comejas the Flbwers in May, Dixie
Girl,
Turns to Gold, Latest Two Step,
an’s 'l‘riurnphal March.
lower-m Main armaments somatic.
and, he'll"!
' utirdttli’ll‘tlétpa’te
ted thatths Oov- .
A meeting of the dance committee
of the 'l‘. A'; B, societies of St. Joseph's
Church was held last evening. at which
plans Were made for the dance which
is to be held on May 18.
Notice is given that the South Nor-
wuik Council. at its next regular meet-
ing, June 6th, proposes to appropriate
$150 to the miscellaneous department
of the city for current expenses.
Mrs. Berrcll, of New York, who
spends her summers In Weston. has
been spending a day or two here Visit
lng her summer home. Site is the
guest of Miss Marjorie Hallorun.
The Clifford guests yesterday were
C. W. Park, J. H. Corry. W. F. Rey-
nolds, Miss'Dayton, D. H. Day, F.” J.
Burden, E. ilourse, R, W. Evans, New
York; 'J. H. Hurlbat, Stamford; M. 'i‘.
Berger, Philadelphia; E. W. Whltcomb.
Plttsburg; J. W, Davis, Meridon. Ct.;
J. A. Talliafeno. Boston; E. S. Buck-
Iey. Southport; C. B. Lamb, Hartford.
Ct; R. W. Chapman, New Haven.
A regular meeting of Buckingham
M at‘
ad.1
pri? at,
the Boston Store during the three sys’
"tandem ‘ «as
3 Ne w,
3r Money Bait.
Neglect to come for your negligee shirts now will rob
you fat theppick oi the season's belt and smartest patterns.
Never before has this town been treated to such a display of
smart shirts as you'll find here now.
Stripes and figures on white and dark grounds; plain
and platted bosoms. cuffs attached or detached—from 50c to
$3.00. _ l l " ‘3‘?
Better come in soon and make your selections. It'll pay
you to do 50' . ' uh:...trjli‘i.-XL'VI‘TVVI3M'Z{V
Don’t jump from heavy to thin underwear—cemeteries
grow because people take underwear chances. Get good med-
ium-weight for now—balbriggah or wool, 50: to $I.oo.
Spring suits are on the go, here; ours have lots of "go"
V in them—that’s why they’re going out lively.
accaasasravaus
Successors to Comatoolr Bros.
Post. (i. A. R., of Norwalk, was held
last evening, at which arrangements
were made to attend the G. A. R. en»
campmcni and reunion of the Army of
the Potomac, which will be held in
Hartford. on May 18th and 19th. Fifty
members of the Post signified their in-
tention of making, the trip. The Nor-
walkers will be present on the second
day.
Harry G. Blatchlay. the resident
Boaton representative of John C. Wil~
son & '00., is a most popular New Eng-
land salesman. and has the faculty of
attending strictly to business. and con-
sequeutly' gets business. His many
friends and patrons who read The
American Hatter will no doubt prize
highly; the picture of “Harry,” which
appears on page 5 of this isaue. where
in a view of a corner of the New Eng- ‘
land cities of John C. Wilson & Co..
at 44 Bradford street, is shown.~'l‘he
American Hatter.
The pastor of the First Church, ii
Norwaik, is to exchange pulpits‘tomor~
row morning and morning with tin
Rev. H. C. Mesciye, pastor of the First
Church. in Danbury. At the evening
service. at the request of Mr. Egbert
Mr, Meservc will give his addresa 01
Shakespeare, the poet of Humanity.‘
I‘he renewed interest in the study oi
Shakespeare, so noticeable in all!
schools and in the various literary
clubs as well, will make this lecturt
.rspocially attractive to those who arc
looking over for new light upon tht
life and work of this master of English
A WONDERFUL SAVING.
The largest Methodist Church in
Georgia calculated to use over one
hundred gallons of the usual kind oi
mixed paint In ainting their church.
,They used only 32 gallons of the
Longmaa & Martinez Paint mixed with
24 gallons of linseed oil. Actual cost
of paint made was less than $1.20 per
gallon. . » g
‘Saved over eighty ($80.00) dollars in
paint. and got a big donation besides.
EVERY CHURCH will be given a
liberal quantity whenever they paint.
Many houses are well painted with
four gallons of L d: M. and three gal
tons of linseed oil mixed therewith.
Wears and covers like gold.
These Celebrated Paints are sold by
Comatock, Watkins & Dow, South Nor-
walltr‘llabbell & Staples Hardware
Co., Norwaik: W. S. Guyer a Son.
Westport; Northrop Bros, Southport
fifteen com 5310 of
‘3 ‘ ~ ‘Sheet Music
' Saturday and Monday
Navajo. Instrumental; Your Dad
Gavel-its Life For His Country, Un-
cas, -‘Laughlng “Water, 'xYou’re " As Wel~ »
Our Boys and Girlshiarch, Oh.
Shining Light;“iWh‘en the Blue Sky
Jap-
For Sales—Two second-hand Bicycles.
COLEMAN?
Agentwi'er Aug; apauldlnh's Daub-II -
w.- ‘, V in. - :
TERESTB are at stake when we say,
blue allure 'gualities Strenght, Durability and Fineness
' sentiai to
rat. CALL. 32-2.
SOUTH NORWALK.
GOOD CLEAN OATS
is a hobby of mine, because i know how to do it right.
«believe in it. and have faith that you will. i made up my
mind long hgo to lead in this sort of business, so i am
giving it the best quality and care For capable of, just
to induce trade my way. There is no house in the trade
that devotes so much attention to quality as We do.
However, don‘t take our word tor it, you be the Judge.
‘ BUY OATS THAT'S CLEAN.
MANUEI. r; HATCH.
' Only One Reason,
J
for the great number of
WOODBURY PIANOS
we sell—~MERlT——you get the finest instrument. tram every stand-
point, that can be offered at the price. Nothing but the best mater-
labia allowed to enter into its construction. and you can buy it. DI-
RECT FROM THE MANUFACTURERS. We take a. special pride in
our factory out-put. and we want to impress upon you that YOUR IN-
.l‘
SEE THE WOODBURY. .
We have‘one of these famous pianos, slightly used, which will be
sold at a reduction of $76.00 from original price. ‘
' ‘ ' ' ' casu on easy amateurs.
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NING AND REPAIRING.
3' a
TU PIANOS asurso.
«Balsam c.0333 ”
These papers are manufactured expressly fortypewrl‘ting pork.
the? we?
or texturermost ea?
:1 u e; " ‘
do good work on most writing lmaehinesnow i
Soaring Shirts l
An Attractive» Method Prescribed fol“
state has a physical basis. but it has
remained for Dr. AlbertrAbrams. of
San Francisco. to discover the cause of
that. distressing aftilctionnknown as
f‘the blues.” ' "
published a book of, proofs of his .
. theOry. the blues are merely what he
calls ‘splsnchic neurasthema," that is.
~ a congestion of the intro-abdominal
. , reins. The taniclty of the abdominal
muscles. Dr. Abrams nethhecomes im~
paired by toottght’tight clothing. lack
-, of; exercise and fresh air,“ and a slug
giah conditioner the digestive appara~
, tus. Congestion of the veins follows, ‘
‘- and the victim has an attack of the
blues as "screen“: of reflex. action upon
the brain. g, r : . ' . :9 ,
“That thimtheoryds correct :we may ~~
The modern tonic Reconstruction
VINOL
We guarantee every bottle 0!
Vinol to do Just as we repre-
sent. or we will refund money.
umuutittuuui ’
Tlu PresuipiiutSiore.
All cars pass the door.
Night Calls Answered.
Toiephon. CI". 15%
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TODAY IN WALL STREET.
WALL STREET, 10:10 a. m.--Ten of
the twelve stocks dealt in, in the first
five minutes of trading today, were
quoted at unchanged prices from last
night. A gain of V. in Lead and a de-
cline of if, in Western Union were the
only changes. The market was stag-
nant. ,
WALL STREET, ii a. m.-—-No trans-
actions were made during the first for,-
ty-ilve minutes in either St. Paul, Un-
ion Pacific, Southern Pacific, Missouri
Pacific or Reading, besides many other
stock of a secondary importance. This
neglect of the iorcmost active stocks
Shows an utter absence of interest In
the current market. A rise of 5;; in
Lead, and a decline of a point in Unit-
ed States Rubber wcre the’only fea-
tures of the dealings.
WALL STREET, close—The mar-
ket was proioundly neglected, but
prices sank slowly after the appear- .
once of the bank statement with its
ten million dollars' depletion of, the
surplus of reserve. Brooklyn Transit
declined 74., and United States Rubber,
Md, and Chicago Union Traction, Md,
1. Consolidated Gus rose 9’. and react-
ed 1%. The closing was heavy.
TODAY'S QUOTATIONS.
Reported over the private wires oi
Maples Sc Goldschmldt, Commission
Brokers Swartz a Corbett Block.
South Norwalk. Telephone 153.
How TO cuss rue. stuns.
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w‘:
Escaping From the OOIdI‘uma.
it is well-known'that every mental
According to this physician, who has "
sure when we consider thatchildren
are
wise ._ . air..;3ilnd‘..‘tn:mnae-
' h Gilliam floanerer suf-
elmalilfeln his ‘
it alums
massive"
Something”
Branches-+20 ~Whlte 8L, 'Da‘nhury'; . 75
3 ”wanna:
‘ no You REALIZE {the serious Consequences or
3mm ,_ - ~
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¢mgly.,rmflg.tmmgflog Ottoma-
snd trash .
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' nan READY TO PUTON
I Today, tomorrow. some day within a few days.
a sudden dislike for your Winter Clothes.
Then you'll want to have a new Suit ready tot pitt
you’ll be uncomfortable until you get it.
We have a fine collection of smart new 8
show you.
w
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We have a broad variety of patterns 3 for your fueled ,
shapely and made to keep their shape through long so, “
SINGLE AND DOUBLE-BREAST h,
SACK SUITS AT $IO,$12, $35,318. squalid
“- I V' ~'
SELLECK a Fair;
98 Washington Street. SouthNorwtl
TELEPHONE CALL' 324-2." fl;
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We are putting forth our boat effo rig to serve and"
you good people to know snout‘lt.
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' QUICK SERVICE.
Lobster is growing scarcer and coarser.
intuit??? ”
New Lobeters.
4...“. g
_ some fine now, which we are able to sell at 35c. Has been 49%. _
“my copOpeniwéiig‘lifiéLogg 029,59? Yacht Club Salad Dressing Is a superb artlcle which-you WI it
Am Ice pt' 19' 193/. ' 19 19% mm" New?“
Am. Loco. "pf. 49 49 '49 49 New Boneless Sardinea,finest, 300, large can: ; , ‘ ‘. " -
Am Smelt 337% 127% 137% 127% Pineapple, canned. [mill cans, 12C. “1‘ fa.“ ‘-
Am. Sugar, it) 76 7’6 76 Pineapple, canned, Ia‘rge cans. 18c. . I. ', ,, , ' ,
Anaconda ’ 73% 72.4 72% 72% LIGt chance to buy nice. sweet, but small Florida Orl‘ ,I'at'iflo ox.
' ‘. , for 25c. Nice for cutting up. ' ” * . .
A 'l‘ & S Fe. pi’,, 79 7d 78% 78% k?
Baito. & Ohio. 061/. 46% tang, 45% Duck Eggs—A small, but this lot. If youwant any anionic Ic ,
Chi. & N. w._ 15%. 15% 15's 151,9 ' g - ' "
on. Gt. West, 142% 1423414255 142% , ~ 0 3 .,
Col. F. a 1.. 15% may. 15% 15% ore! . O ‘ , ”w
Cu]. South. 208% 208;}; 2B3 '208 I . ,_. '«
Detroit South.. 20 :35 241,4 241,4, J , ‘
5mm . 1:3?“ .333? £33“ .332: “m““"‘*‘“"W‘~“*"i“‘*‘*“~“"“*‘"'*“WWW”
1en- ecu I‘ll, ‘ ‘ mt '. . ‘t w '31- 1: . , i .. ‘ ' . . . . ‘
lows Central, 108 109 ice 108 - ‘ , '
......3.3..3.,..3.. 3.3.. 3.33. ..3.. Three Pounds Best Tea.all kinds.
blanhanallil. 1031“ 1'03 108% 103% ‘, . z , 1 ’ 3 , "'
let. St. y. .' a m. 3 it ' f. ‘- a
M. K. a r, .3693 can 36% 30% Five Pounds MOCha and Java COf Ge
ll'-Ka&.l"”"'l§li 5”? iii? it“ ' ‘ ‘
0, so a. . ,4. '4) . . ‘ k.
Out. a West. 21% 2195 21% 21% FIVO POUlldS B65lBllll0l‘. - . .
Penn. R. it. my. 114% um. um, - . ,
Reading. 43% 431/». 43%, 43%, ‘ . .
run a TEAAND a r v
.Rub. Goods. is; 16 10 . is , 3 . 3 .
at .ac ‘ .c as iii 3 , ‘ . . .
on y. 0;). ,4 p _, ..
v3.3... 0. 3. 3., so .35 35 33 17 NORTH mm smart: romantics
"“l°“ 3‘3“" 3 ill/3 31% 3‘.“ 3t“ ' " ' “ ~ '
Up on ac. p .. lg 55 “W‘“"""”"""7' ‘M““‘~““‘“W~~
U. .Leat .‘DL 7.5 7 731's 97!. it 1.3 1 ' ‘ ,
U. z. gunner, 161/5 10% 10 10 , , ‘ J' 111th 5 . 3 QB . S '
U. . tool 10% 10% 10' 3.10 " ’ * ,7 ' .
$ 3, afiealé‘p? 23% 53% 53% 53% . Quality Firsts ;, Price no
est. a. e. “ 8 its 8. 8 1,5 , ‘ ‘ _~ ‘ ' , , .. .
Got Tin-Best. costs.» No- liore‘ 'llui P3
R o yes, a c..‘ 10,420,050 , , ~ ‘ " ' . . :3:
,Iiifiifdeic“ e $2,333,333 goon. Silva; geeksgr‘,’ 1102:: 'l: Rookport Fresh Cod. “
cans, nc.. , , one. vs no a o .
Specie. can, , . $4,585,600 Extra lilac Fm, ' 10° In felléck. no head.
Iggggggfidngbdecn , ‘fiwgggggg salesman, Fish. 8o lb. Fiat rah. ns, .3
Circuiatlhn, lilo. ‘ ’ 35:90,, other kinds“ Fish, Oysters and._6lame. Fresh Mackerb
LWE ‘ Loam-arts on SATURDAY.
, ' ALI. cocoa waaasurso. . - . '
or sun wasumsrou eraser: won't. John, H. screw
Misses-es ,stami’orc
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whereas: ~i
, ‘ consequences
Priceless? beyond all other possessionals tlieefllldll. “a
some your highest ommlderatlon. _ .. . j . , _ .
WITH vouaavsst sxsmuartou ‘ ls:
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