' All we have left.
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INORTH MAIN STREET,
Ir'
In 1Il the popular grades.
CHINA AND JAPANESE
Nieil'ole Will
.1, shunt... cine. D. 1).,
u on my the eoniisel for the
go tlfy' 1n the Evil Super-
1.316110 érday. in
e' appsel‘ probate.
3 11min faVCi- of‘ the ap-
12m to prove that her
ichol was or blue
30%?“ which
' refus-
.3
. :.. -
est
3' \hdeavorrto hoist theI derailed loco
, more and
all control
.ieadwfliernewgpa era.
_ “I e u a“ n .
somethtng' of a
, ”they Goodwin Stoddard
' k d that you think
“witness replied
bout ten years
:11!d: ‘ "i no reason
tint!“ Whaundneee of
*s'fiiwm-LEWW enact-W name—sum
‘1'fi'mi3o‘aooton who
My“; t1 fgw articles left, so are offering
y rice to c can 'up theil ine.
'tws. itAMiiocrts . . . . ...... . 32.25.
ism hhtiirocxs” ..... . . ..... $1.50.
Smile 'HAMMocxs.. . . . . ..... $1.25.
tr.73NAuMocxs ................~ .79.
6N3: sisoo crrrrro NIER ........ $11.00.
hull slam HALL RACK ......... s s- 89
ONE 818. no CHINA C LOSE’I‘. .... $11.00.
ONE $12.00 COMBINATION CASE. 3 7.00.
”itssslNo TABLES. LADIES D'ESKS, MUSIC CAB-
t. PAl‘tLOR TABLES FANCY ROCKERS, TAB-
OUNETTES AND 1NDIA SEATS
‘ a’t I‘ully half their regular price.
. “My odd bits of CHINA at less than cost of import.
Sim Rhiannon oi BRUSSELS AND v'ELvET CARPETS
. po1ln'g of the Balancenow on hand, and hence do not
cost in our eiiort to wind up the business.
'3 » FNIB DELIVERY TO. ALL Tl-IE NORWALKS. ‘_
W S. bTURl‘EVANT
Love ring 3-
We Are now prepared to show a large line of Carpets
VELVET. TAPESTRY BRUSSELS, BODY Babs.
LARGE VARIETY ANDD ATTRACTIVE STYLES.
China Mattings, 12 /zc to 35¢.
Japanese Mattings. soc to 50c.
‘ ‘ DlL CLOTH AND LINOLEUM WE snow ALL
WIDTHS AND VARIOUS QUALITIES
f NUDS AND MATS IN LARGE VARIETY.
-siiADEs To either: A SPECIALTY.
*: leiin liMAN & SON,
84 Wae36hgton Street. South Norwalk.
Telephone 143-6. "
‘ store.
'. .Dhlotof?oiicene .of
. ' tillers:
‘- to'nnderitend end rda‘d so?”
"mm
. are shreds-do this.
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
_.‘.‘,,._,1_,|‘.,l,,,,,
r
Consisting of INGRAINS.
MATTINGS WE HAVE A
SLOWING DOWN TRAINS.
Sines B'yram River Fatality They Must
Might 00 too Feet.
Division Superintendent Fennell, oi
the New York division of the Consult
dated railroad has issued an order.
rinse the fatal accident at Byram river
of Tuesday morning directing trains
passing the switch in question. when
on tracks No 3. to slow down to 10
miles per hour 11 Is claimed that had
the. train which jumped the switch
there Westley been Tumult: at alumi-
.ats ohsseed the achident would not
have occurred Wrecking gangs rronv
new Haven were still at work yester
lay 'at the scene of the' acclaim in an
native back upon the. rails: The acol-
lent is one of the worst that has hep
:ened on the Consolidates-l railroad oi
ate.
DO NDT'BE IMPOSID UPON.
Foley & 00., Chicago.“ orllinnbod
.imrev and Tar. as a throat eand lung
vmedy, and on account of the great
no tit and popularity of Foley’s Hussy
sud Tan mmrimltations are offered
for the ‘genalne: Ask for Foley's-
Honey and Tar, and refuse any subset
lute uttered none other: resolution
will "give the acme satisfaction. It: in
:nlldly laxative. it contains no opiates
and is safest for children and delicate
persona. For sale at Pleiated’e drug
MUST UNDERSTAND”: ENGLISH»
’ ,WIJ.
Nose of these men
we and-«tee s
not it-istun
m .
L-u-.._--u
FORMER
many
some 0
pleas: fiend)“
sty s an s
cred p
style and mate.
goods are Union
s: “TE
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lN' PRICES or
”5 screens 25*“
6
Boy. 3’ Suits.
REASONS wsr
for Rsoucrou
chther backward—people
haven' i purchased— manu-
facturers overstocked—too
erments—~lheso are
the reasons for the
drop in prices. Better take
advantage of this sale. You
don’t need thewhole am oust
stones—lust a dollar and
then the balance in weekly
payments or any way you
rments are
mildly tall-
and every one a a ring
WITH SIXTY-SEVEN STORES-no a purchasing
power of a MILLION DOLLARS we ought to be-
able to give lower prices and extend better credit
than feeble linitators. T R Y U S A N D S E E
,1 ass in
. 80th .1 Wind 1N iSTREET
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Connecticut People Have a Vital ln- ‘slick Stranger Gets Away with 82C
tel-est.
WORCESTER. May 13. ——-A fortune
of 825, 000 of which almost' 315, 000 is
11 cash, which has been accumulating
'or years under the watchful eye of a
Mention mlser. was 'roveaj'ed in the
Worcester county probate court to-
day when Judge William T. Forbes
opened an old trunk supposed to con
tain all the worldly possessions of
Charles S. Harris, who died in Mendon
April 6
The discovery was intro through
the application for Lydia P. Harris of
Coventry, Conn, for the Appenitmeni
of Henry S Parker of Conventry as
Administrator of the estate of the dead
man. who was her brother, and whose
onlv heir at low she is.
After the filling of the petition the
matter of fixing the administrator's
bond had to he considered by Judge
Forbes who asked for an inventory of
the property.
During most of his life. Harris
boarded at the home of Albion A. (las-
kill in Mendon and Gasklll was ordered
to p10d1’1ce-ilarris' personal effects in
Court today. because it was believed
the dead man had no estate of any
value: The only visible (property Har-
rte left was an antiquate trunk which
Catskill sent to Won-oester by express
It was opened in Judge Forbes pri-
Nate omce today and those present
’ including Harris‘ sister, who is near-
ly 30 years old were surprised when
they discovered the old box contained
cash and bsnknotes to the amount of
$25, 000 .
. As the contents were spread 'out on
Judge Forbes' desk. the surprise turn-
ed to ovonder. Nine bankbooks were
revealed. showing that Harris had do
posited in Mas1schusetts. Rhode Is-
land and Connecticut banks amounting
to. {8.279. and in addition to this there
was more than 114.000 in bills end coin
of all, denominations.’
Some of the money wa's- csrefully
wrapped in chamols bs'g'o while the
bills were carefully arranged and pack-
ed nicely in an old box.-
The discovery of the' fortune. was
the most unusual happening in the his
tory of the court. and when its value
was slicer-telnet], the valuables Were
immedilttely trensferred to one or the
Worcester banks for safe keplng In-
stead of iixin‘g thendministi‘ator s bond
at a nominal figure. the court flared it
at. $26. 000 and the aged sister, who
thought the most she wield: get would
be a few personal trinke'te finds her-
self heir to 11 Torture that will keep
her in case the. rest or her life.
W
JUMLINQ ‘WITH IDVNAM ITE.
len'o’hloi'gm is to neglect
kidney disorders?“ 'i‘ey's Kinney
corrs‘bts
cured many 'sev'bre cases after. other
terstn‘rentnes {filled it builds up the
worn tout tissues and restores health‘
and vigor ,"i was troubled Willi kit};
ney complain-(ore t twozeers
Mable Stairm
{0|}. 3--
MI. tide
irregularities and has
..... «A- .1,
‘ l
wih‘l‘Dfi MAN ennoobp.
- fl...-
and Horse and Carraige.
Some weeks ago a fine sppearln
nan called on Rufus ll. Rust-0c, of
North Wilton. and entered into no
citations for the purchase of his
'nrm. He represented that he was a
breeder and dealer in line horses am
represented that be had some (went
read of horses that he wished to ion
out to posture of once A burgal
was finally struck and Mr. . Russo:
who by virtue of being the honvics
man in Wilton is known for -:1u Will
\1 “Bony" RtIscoe drove to Tow-
‘lrrk Chlclrester‘s on Tuesday. with
his supposed purchaser to have the
deeds drawn up. When nearing the
rinse the stranger said that his 311th
ll containing the money for the pur
5base. was at a house nearby and that
he owed $20. and requested Mr R119
*00 to advance this amount until his
return which Mr Roscoe did. llc
’hcn asked permission to take tht
earn which was readily granted, and
saving Mr. ltuscoo at the town
‘lerk's he drove down the street. Mr
Ruscoc and Mr. Chlcbcstcr had the
lends drawn up and waited for smu-
little time, but finally becoming sue-
uicious 11 general alarm was sent out
by telephone, and early in the after-
noon the team was lucutcd at West
wort. No traces of the wily stranger
have been secured at this writing.
Later developments in the RilBt‘O'
buucocase show that the engaging
stranger had also bargained for the
fine Finch . Brothers“ property in
Chestnut Hill. and the Ebenezer Coley
farm. He had a week a free board at
Mr Coley's and had enjoyed life in
Wilton free of expense for several
weeks. While the “guest" of Mr.
Rust-on he attended services at the
Bold Hill church and his planner act
was to borrow a cent from Mr. Ruscoe
to put in the contribution box. The
horse was found at s Westport livery
stable in good condition
CASTOR IA
1'5! Inhale and Children.
its list You no Alva‘p Burgh
Bent-s the
Sinatra of
h
ILLUMINATED SIGNS FQR TROL-
LEYS.
Passengers desiring to "The trolley
cars for points along the line of the
old Tramway Conipsny can now dietin-
tell these cars by the tilumibnted
s ghe on the dashboards Passengers
have hid much trouble in disposition-r
in cars since all of the cars of the lo-
system were painted one colon.
LA”: on. unseen-s
liortnutsia the air...
Pleas court. Lawyer J 11. Toornoy st-
guea a test case for '6 Preston At-
wood against one Mention, of South
lion-well; under the following aeolian
of the statutes:
"if any executor. administrator or
trustee shall not, within the lime atom
still return such Inventory to the court,
he shall forfeit to him who shall sue
therefor :20 for each mOuth until ht!
shall return such inventory. unless be-
fore suit be brought ire make an ex
cues for such doluy acceptable to the
court "
in the case Judgment. was glycu for
Atwood for l2 mouths. default hgulnst
Lockwood. amounting to $240.1nd the
“flute was upheld From this test
easeall the other suits have sprung
hid in them all the name D:‘Prestou
Atwood is the plulnllh’ and Mr, Tourney
is his counsel. lie ls said to beef
Bridgeport. but his name is mi in tho
directoryytIOr is it in that or l-‘alrticld,
Southport or Stratford.
._ Those disturbed are making efforts
to learn the identity of Amped and
lawyers are being called upon by ex-
ecutors and administrators to tell why
a man they never ltncw or benrd tell
of should sue them. Atwood has come
In for much denunciation in Water-
bury. wbere n reporter of the Demo
crat gets this as 11 result of his investi-
gallons:
”There In only one person in Water-
bury who seems to know anything
about D. Preston Atwood. lie is F. H.
Lewis, of F. H. Lewis & Co., music
dealers. in East Main street, and he
cluims to burs-his note for about $1..
000. in 1892 tho note was for some
$700, but A few years ago. when it was
111 the verge of being outlawed, Mr.
Lewis happened to meet Mr. Attvood in
New Haven and had him renew it. This
Is assuming be Is the same Mr, At-
wood. The nsrne'on the note is Dwight
P, Atwood, but Mr. Lewis thinks he
is the same man."
in Hartford about 100 suits In favor
1f the 1). Preston Atwood were, placed
11 the hands of Deputy Sheriff Stink
o be served and the scheme was
mocked out there by Probate Judge
~‘rceman. who issued an order extend-
ng for 60 dnys, the time for theflllng
if such inventories as those described
11 the statute. So the writs were not
rowed.
It seems that this is not the first
imc in this state that an attempt
ras been made by men to make a pro-
it out of a statutory penalty pre
cribcd in buses where the plaintiffs
hemselves bad no interest whatever.
"About twenty‘flve years ago 11
701mg lawyer in New London county
reveled very generally through the
tale investigating the railroad pne-
euger stations to see if the companies
vets neglecting to maintain suitable
vaterclosets at tho statiorls. for the
reglect to provide which the statute
described a penalty of 8100. Having
rbtsined a list of the passenger star
ions which were not so provided. he
hercupou brought a large number of
units against nearly every» railroad
ompany operating rsilroads in the
date.
Pious in abatement were Sled in
hose suits on the ground. first. that
here was but one penalty; nometter
ow mar-y stations were at, the so n
free without waterclosets, under the
tatute.
”The pics. in abatement also alleged
but as the six suits were served sim
ltsneously. no one bed uric-"t" M“
be others and all abated. Several of
he railroad companies settled. ll. W341
index-stood; with the plaintiff. The
-ases against the Connecticut Valley
ollroad (‘omnsny. however were u
sided by a justice of the peace in Nor-
with before whom the cases were
argued, against the railroad company
no appeals were taken to the court «1-
mnmrm "long: In Now I nnl‘nvn ,.,......
end the cases were subsequently with
drawn very severely criticised for do-
ng that which was considered unpro
“10- al and he soon after moved on
of the state.
“Some few years later. a young law-
yer brought suit against a very prom-
.cnt citrsen ol the state m lailiiiiit‘ .
nuntv under the statute providing a
penalty for neglect to file an inventory
The statute then read substantially as
fqllows:
If any executor. administrator or
trustee shall not within the time af0re-
said (two months) return such inven-
tory to the court, he shall forfeit to
nm. who- sball sue therefore $20 for
unh 1730"”) until he rhnll return gyro
inventory unless before suit be
brought. he make an excuse for such
iolsy acceptable to the court. 3
"in the thcbfiéld county case, the
statute provided a penalty [for each
month, and therefore the penalties
were cumulative. The members of the
legal profession were very indignant
at the action of the plaintiff, but. were
unable to find a way to abate the suit.
and a settlement of the case was made,
but the plaintiif made himself so ob-
roxlous to the members or «no pron.»
stop and the public generally, that hr
ilso moved‘uway."
ADOPTED FUTURE HUSBAND.
LESEUER, Minn, May 13.--The
marriage of Miss Myrtle Thyme and
Albert Grayland occurred under pecu~
liar conditions. The groom is only 20
years or use. and being an orphan with-
out agusrdian. was unable to obtain a
license The young lady. though near-
'1' two years younger Was still over 18
and of lawful age. so she formally and
legally adopted her sinsnoed. and then.
as his guardian. gave the necessary
consent to the marriage. ,
GOLD COMES FROM JAPAN.
SAN FRANCISCO May 13. ”The
steamer Doric. which has arrived from
the Orient brought $2, 250, 000 in gold
from Japan. On board was lilarl B.
Show, son or the secretory or the
Treasury, who went to the rite East
some time ago on a government mis-
sion. As soon as the Doric dropped
anchor. Mr
the Golden
‘»:'xv\
land train.
M
(Shaw was taken aboard,
We and hurried to the;
011le pl'ef‘ whet-chi: cahght anOver- :
‘ Lining sum. ,
"Yami~Mai" and “Boxbay Never-tear" are decidedly
the leaders among the little-priced Silks. Both are strong,
durable. and guaranteed‘not to break} All colors are in-
cluded in the list. both street and evening shades, as well
as black and white. 9
Though these have not the lustre of the higher priced
taffetas they are quite as satisfactory to wear under all
diaphanous summer fabrics, either wool or cotton.
Yarns-Mai. 19 inches wide. 39 Cts.
Boxbay Nevertear, 19 inches wide, so cts. |
In connection with these may be mentioned the ‘59
and 75 ct. taffetas, both unexcelled for the price. Altoge-
ther it makes a collection of Lining Silks second to none.
Souvenir Plates 0! Bridgeport. ,
Several views are on these beautiful China plates. the
first of the kind we have ever had. The coloring is a rich
flowing blue. The Soldiers' Monument is the center plc~
ture, and around it on the edge of the plate are arranged
medallions showing views of Seaside Park, Bridgeport
Harbor, Main St., etc.
Price 50 cts. each.
The Bier-rift Clan.
The very sight of this Glove recommends it for the
purposes it is intended. It is a gauntlet, very soft and
comfortable in feeling. The colors are red, tan. and brown.
For driving or automobile use. for golf or any out door
sport it is perfection. It is heavy enough to keep the
hands soft, 11 protection from sunburn. and exceedingly
stylish. $1.50.
It is quite time to put away heavy winter Blankets
and adopt the light, cotton-filled Comfortables. We have
them from 98 cts. to $3.00, in dainty color shades and pat.
terns.
Send us your Blankets for cleanin. They will be re-
turned to you. soft, fluffy. and white. hire new. For clean-
ing, $1.00 a pair.
. New patterns in Net Top Laces, repousse, snowdrop,
and Venice designs, in white, champagne, and French
gray.
CHILD DIED 0F STARVATION, 1
.L_r-!s=_-a
AN UNUSUAL EVENT,
Mr. and Mrs. Jeei L. Rockwell Have
Little Jesephine McCahlll Probably I
Fall into chimney stud Could N°t Enjoyed 54 Years of Married Life.
Ge Out .
NEW YORK May 13'. —Alihougb the Mr. and Mrs Joel L Rockwell
pollco express the conviction that ur- quietly celebtaled the fifty-fourth en-
te Josepumu MtUutm. ten 111w um. DIVGI'SBI‘)‘ Of 1110” marrlage at their
chimney where her body was too no home on East Ridge, Ridgolleld. lest
last night and died from starvation. it I Saturday. May 7 Some 01 their friends
a probable that the case will be thor- from out of town and in town called to
ougmy investigated by the coroner offer their congratulations it lb not
The c‘bllds mother and many friends often that 3 COW” journey 108913197
. of the family who have been interested through life this length of time and the
in the case since the little lrl disu h°5i5- 0' M“ and “79- Rockwell-
‘egred “in days ago “"115? that ‘1); I M lend“ congratulate them most. hm“?
would have been impossible for her to -V "d “811 they may enjoy many more
have fallen into thre narrow opening “DIV“BWOB'
in the chimney. hey advance the .._..__.._>
hosiery tlzlat igslepbinetvvas lured swag 1 1:5 370:: 051.60.le (:AtRE- 'ly
an mur ere y a A range man. an e secon n e nor on o wen -
lminute sermons will be breached at
that her body-was jammed down the flue
to conceal the crime Bcéeuse of the the First Methodist Church by the pas-
insistence of the family, it is believed tor the Rev. W. Wofford ’1‘ Duncan,
that an investigation by the coroner Sunday evening next The topic will
will be ordered. be “The Story of ’Don’t Care' " The
.service begins promptly at 7: 30 and
~Scrntch scratch scratch; unable continues just about one hour There
to attend to business during the day will be special music. The quartette
or sleep during the night, Itching . consisting of Mrs. Frances Heath-
pilos. horrible plague. Dean's Olnt- Eaton‘ Miss M. Elizabeth Rood. George
ment cures. Never fails. At any R Hirst and A i“ Hathaway will sing
drug store. 50 cents. “Come Ye ‘Disconsolatel' by Dudley
~—-——— much. The choir will render the an-
A sneeze is said to be explosloulthem "Jubils'te" Harry Griswold will
of an undeveloped idea. * ‘ be the violinist.
Test Sunkist as you will. us”! it as yeti ”wish
W
AT WOOD iN BTAMFOND.
“an, 0! rt.» came to this city
“sesame to serve nor- in slimy- five
, _ Atwood‘aro'f
wit-neutered! m
sTAiiho . 1 in 'r-‘
be” my a—Sher Don
compare it with ether soaps. and you will then
know the real merits of this wonder-worker in
the h°“§°l'°i Act: like magic on dirty clothes
54,.
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Norwalk Chronicler