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WEAT‘I‘i-IiilR‘ Foanca‘s‘fw
For Norwalk and vicinity: ()ccns
tonal showers tonight and Sunday. fol
lowed by clearing. Cooler Sunday.
'l‘ho disturbance that was in the west-
ern portion of the Lake. Region yester-
day morning has moved very slowly‘
during the. past twenty-four hours.
Cloudy and rainy weather prevails this
morning in the eastern portion of the
Lake region antl the upper Ohio Yal-
ley. An area of high pressure with
low temperature prevails in the west-
ern sections. Fronts were
from North Dakota and Minnesota.
Conditions favor for this vicinity light
local showers late this afternoon and
tonight. followed by fair on Sunday.
Mr. lialein, of Yale, was among the
guests at the South Norwulk High
school dance, last evening. at the arm~
ory.
-~i)erbles, Dcrbies. Dcrbies. O'Brien,
The R & G baseball team is suited-
ulod to meet the tstronp.r Murray Hill
team, on the Decker lt‘ield, this after.
noon; .
Miss Mary ii). Wuolley, president of
Mount Holyoke College, is the guest.
of her cousin. Miss lit-lcn Ferris, at
the liotei Clifford.
The, Symphony Orchestra. of Nor-
walk. is planning to hold a dance at
the town assembly hall. in Wall street,
next Wednesday night. _
The Pine Ledge Whist Club will be
entertained Tllt‘is‘tlfl)‘ afternoon. by Mrs.
William lt. ilytngton, of llelden ave-
nue.dnstead of by Mrs, W, l“. llishop.
as has been stated.
The Helping “and circle of the Norv
walk Methodist church will meet Mom
day afternoon at 3 o'clock with Mrs.
Northrup of Main street.
The Connecticut Military Academy
baseball tram is scheduled to go to
Stamford this afternoon. and play the.
Manor School team, of that place.
The (lutertainment committee of the
South Norwalk Club is arranging for
a smoker and ladies' night during the
month. These will be separate func-
tions, and will close‘the entertain<
hunts for the season.
~Largest array tine candies at po-
pular prices, 10 and 200 for 3 day sale.
ill. S. Smith & Co.
if you have a dollar to spare you
should open a savings account with]
the South Norwalk Trust Company. it
will earn four per cent, interest. with
them, and besides you‘ll have the dot-
lar when you need it most. Start an
account tonight.
Charles B. Whittelsey. compiler of
the ‘:\\'liittclsey Genealogy," “Rouse
velt Genéalogy"nnd "The Ancestry
and the Descendants of John Pratt,"
copies of which he has, recently pro-l
scntcd to the state library. has also
presented a “muster roll of the Second l
company in the Nineteenth regiment of
Connecticut militia, September 22.
1795." Asabel Stiles was the captain
of tile'oompany, including the officers.
coventythrec names are enrolled. The
paper was found in the. attic of one of
are] Bancroft houses at East Windsor
il .
THAT BEAUTIFUL GLOSS.
comes‘ from the varnish in 'llevoe's Var-
ntnh Floor Paint: costs 5 cents more a
quart though. Sold by Watkins 6’; Dow
and E. E, Gorbam.
TE
wooto SUGGEST‘A FEW OF THE
FOLLOWING CUTS FOR YOUR SUN-.
DAY DINNER.
Roast Pork. .1 12: lb.
Choice Home Grown Chickens. 18: lb.
Primolebs at Roast fleet,
Blade Roast,
Lego Lamb. 16: lb.
Loan Pot Roast, 10c lb.
Native Veal, Calves Liver, etc.) '
rt‘i'Bi‘iCEA-Ritrr
12c lb.
”5m? ‘3 ii ,1; “so i!
reported .
\
1446c lb."
Cherry. near and whle trees or in
bloom. ». .lg -
, "Mrs. J. J. Goodwin is ill at her home
‘iu i-Iavlland street.
3 Many local gardun‘cra haw peas and
other small vegetable: several inches
above the ground. .
. Thursday was a holiday in St. Mary'u
,parochlnl school, hecauscrof the ob-
servance of Ascension Day.
1' Mrfa. Owen Kindellen. who has been
critically ill at her home. in ilclden
‘atreet. is slightly improved.
The spring timetable of the. New
YorkuNew Haven and Hartford Rail
‘ road will go into effect May 29.
Miss Lillie Hort-her, of Bridgeport. its
spending the MI liner with Mrs, Lena
ilriagcrman. of airfield avenue.
-Cane.n and mourning bands. O'Brien
1 Mr. and Mrs Walter Wyeth and mm
:lly have moved from 12 West street
South Norwalk, to in Grand street
' Norwalk. '
Work has been at a standstill on Her
,man Quittner's new building in Hall
'rnatl avenue. the lack of brick having
forced the contractors to quit.
The committee on St. Mary's Ladies'
Aid Society festival, to be given at
Lockwood's llall. May 25th held a ses-
sion last night. to arrangeka program.
The annual retreats for the Catholl.
clergy of thin diocese will be held at
St Joseph's seminary. Iliunwomllc, N
Y.. during the weeks of July 11-15 and
18-23.
. The engine. which was in the wreck
lat Greenwich. this week. and in which
i
t
l
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the engineer and fireman were killed
has been taken to the repair shops in
New Haven.
Alfred Goltlscliniidt._ of the firm of
Maples’ (it Goltlschmldt, the stock brok-
1”" has left town for Simoudson, Va.
:to join Mrs. Edmund Zoloft and Mist
{Nina Zelnff for a few days.
i «Hundreds of things in our base
itnout. for the 3 days' May sale. M. S
i Smith Kr. lilo.
l Mr. Littel. representing the. Penney!
vanla. railroad, was in South Norwalk
lycsterday, on business. Mr, Littei i:
in relative of John W. Little. of flay-
view avenue, on whom he. called;
Mrs. Homer F. liuckmau, of South
, Main street left today for l’arksttul. N.
i'., where she will join her husband.
who has been enjoying the fishing facil-
ities there for the past few weekn.‘
Miss Mabel Sherry. of llridgoport.
is the guest of her cousin, Miss Gertie
,(tolemtin. of High street, South Nor-
iwalk. Miss Sherry attended the High
5 School dance, last. evening. at the Nor
1walk armory.
i Tlli‘ new rules issued by the (Ionsol
.idated road state that conductors are
lto be responsible for the appearance of
innunhera of thetr‘crews. Superinten
.denta will from ‘tituc 'to time. inspect
inniforms. and must see that only utan
:durd unifomts are worn.
l. —~llosiery. underwear. corsets. ruch-
. incl-i. collars, leather gooda. belts. etc.
iall in the 3 days' sale. M. S. Smith 8:
Co.
Deacon Nelson Dickerman; in the an
notice, of Rev. Lewin Frank lluell, 0.1).
lwho will be in SyracttSe. will lead the
family meeting at the South Norwalk
iCongregational Church. Thursday ev-
ening at 7:45 o‘clock. Tile subject
tivill be. "The Man Born Blind". John IX.
l Lewis C. Green, adminstrator. sold
at public. auction. Tuesday afternoon.
iover 100 acres of land, in New Catmar
.belongiug to the. estate of the late
lCharlotte Hawkins. on Ponus avenue
llbe purchaser" being Mrs. Mary Sen
lfield. daughter of Mrs, Hawkins. The
[price paid was $6.350.
; 'i‘iie‘nlneteenth annual meeting 0’
‘tlm Woman's Home Missionary Unloh
.of Connecticut will be held with the
First Church. ilierlden, May 25th. Dr
fliicbards. of the C C. il. 8.. Dr. Sarah
r.l, Elliott, who has been at work among
tmormons for some. years, and lion 0.
Shelton are among the speakers. ‘
~Boys' caps. boys' cape. O‘Briena'..
Pythian lodges are tanking plans for
the observance of their memorial day
which will be June ”kin accordance
with the official orders of Grand Chan-
cellor William Fuller. That officer has
requested the various lodgcs' in the
illonnectlcut jurisdiction to meet on
that date and hold a memorial service.
Bridgeport business men are contin-
uing their fight against trading stamps
in that city and up to the present 230
merchants have signed an’agreement
to use no trading stamps after June. 4.
The Danburyinusinesa Men‘s ”socia-
tlon hangiven the Bridgeport associa—
tion its assistance in the tight and now
the Derby association has offered to or»
operate with the Bridgeport men.
A division of the signal department
of the New York. New Haven and
Hartford Railroad has been located in
lDanbnry. At present the force in
icharge comprises a foreman and two
,r’non. but thio 'will 'be increasedsoorl.
i'l‘liey will have an office and workshop
l.“ the old Highland division passenger
station and will have charge of the sig.
l
l
l
lnai system of all the branches running
|nnt ofDanbury and also Liloiatcbfield
lbranoh., “ ‘ '
l 'Wlldilowcra noted to date. says one
of the plate p erg, include liepotica.
,blnet. clnquefol.‘ ’red maple, 'nnk
,cabbage. leather leaf“; pla‘intafn‘d‘ he'd
; ever-lasting. early sedge. common
inn-sotail. sweet; item. “wood 93nd “rno'
tancmone. small flowered and early but-
,‘tercup, March: .marigold. bloom-oat.
lSWeet willie .lt'hwqqt'krcqmmon blpe
{and downy yellow; violetpparly 535?.
ifrd'gc.’ dwarf 'biticberry;‘ apicobuah’.
'dandcllon. _Arnorlcan hornbeam.
lgroundout. strawberry. wild oats, pur-
lple tril’ltu'm,‘ jackLIn-thépnlpit‘, ,iiy ho’a-
‘ovsueklo. bobble bush, yellow'and gray
,blrch. i r , »
WHEN THE APPETITE
GOES ' WRONG. . .
and nothing tutu. good, try a nice-
ly broiled ohm or “up from Schaub'u.
Our meats are, always of the but cuts,
fresh, juicy, tasteful and appotlzlng,
and we know if you will try them Once
you will be "happy.ever afterwards."
Sohaubfo figrkai
22 maltreated Invalu-
MW...“
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'” . -HOMLAN;lII$ ‘”°*“°” *°"°”" “3““ . ‘
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3' “5"” Atwood’l Agent Seems to Havcmark.
plain cotton. gauze lislc. lace att-
‘doeb not hesitate to recommend Ko-
. "Plum, m
t ed Up the Wrong Tree.
Judge Taylor, of Stamford, said
this afternoon that up to noon totlayi
but four canes-oi alleged delay in fllli g‘
lnvuntories in Stamford had been call.
ed to’ his attention. in all but one of
these cases, he said. an inventory has
been filed. in the other case it is al-
lcgcti there wan no estate left. The
hereon who made the search of the lo-1
cal probate records for the mysterious
“Atwood“ evidently wasn‘t “on to" the
system in vogue llt'lc. ciao he would
have known that the inventories hatt
llt'Pn'lllt‘ll. Since illt‘ publication of
the fuels ctmctu'ulnr, Atwood and ills
Hilts. there have been several upplb
cations from :ulutinlstrators or execu-
tors for an extension of time in which
to file an inventory. in all t.us0~;
where there is good reason for such
extension. Judge Taylor has granted
it.‘ ‘
Deputy Sheriff C. \V. lieudrle. who
has been extending the courtcsies to
Sheriff iioolan, of lridueport. served
papers on five or six Greenwich par-
iie;-; this afim‘noon,
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TO GET RID OF A TROUBLESOME
l CORN
snrar-waxsrs Alli)
SHIRT-WAIST SUITS.
it seems like tclliny,r tlic sanic
.tory over. to say that never were
~ucll pretty shirt-waists in wait-
.ug'. .\ntl every" woman knows
now waiststtits are more and
now important in the summer
wardrobe. lint the collection is a
.lcantiiul one and the best thing
we can say for it is simply to in‘
.itc you to see its scope for ytiur-
~clf.
Do you wish a shirt-waist nu-
.ikc anybody clsc's? Here are ex»
elusive liltltlt'lS of white lawn with
rich trimming at $13.50, at $12.50.
and so on down the pricc~scale
And from $1 to $5, the assortment
is the greatest. and for every pen-
iy invested there is an admirable
return in style anti beauty.
Would you have a colored
waist? At $i and $1.50. a quan-
.ity of pretty ones—anti some
‘llauncd especially for service are
out 50c.
0t shirt-waists suits. there is
tiniest equal show beginning with
silk and ending with plain busi—
icss-like lawn.
Silk ones are of rich pongcc, or
illllC)’ silk in checks, guumctal cf-
iccts, hair-line stripes, and such.
mm are rich with insertion,
wtiiilt‘ arc plain but handsome,
tonic have the effective sunburst
<kirt. $25 to $i:.5o.
\\'liitc suits of lawn and of 5'0-
:allcd liucn—~$3to$15.
Colored Stills in tnonotoncs or
ill white with colored dots and
.igitt'csmiig and more.
Second floor.
NEW STOCKINGS.
'l‘lierc's to be a merry war bt‘r
First soak it in warm water to soften
it, then pare. it down as closely as pos-
sill’lo‘with out drawing the bllflll].‘fintl
apply (,tliatnberlnln’s l’aln flalrn twice
daily. rubbin‘g vigorously for five min-
ules at each application, A com plast-
er should be worn for a few days to
prbtéct it. from the shoe. As a. general
llnlincnt for spralna bruises. lameness.
rheumatism. Pain Balm is unequaled.
For sale bv Stillson Powell Corpora-
tion. Clifford Pharmacy, Plerces'
llrldge Pharmacy. W
. WNW.
“ONLY A PRINTER."
‘fllo is only a. printer." such was
the sneertng remark of a leader in a
cirblo of aristocracy—«Kidfish quality.
Who was the Earl of Stauhopc? lie
was only a. printer. What were Prince
Edward William, and Prince Napo-
leon? Proud'io call themselves print.-
crs. 'l‘he Czar of Russia. the Crown
Prince of Prussia, anti the Duke of
liattenberg were printers. anti the. Em-
pci‘or of China worked in a private of-
tlec almost every day. William Cax-
ton. the father-of English literature.
was a practical printer. What were .l.
1'. Morris. N. l’; Willis. .lalnes Parker.
Ltvccli blue stockings and fan for lidrace ”mm... Charlea Dickens
the favor of woman this snnnuct‘. James pilgrim)“, Simon Cameron.
Schuyler Colfax? Printers all. and
practical ones. Mark ’I‘ualn. Anton .i.
Cummings. iirot linrte. William Dean
Howells, Joel Chandler Harris. and
(info. 1‘. Read were plain practical
printera, as \Vcrc Artemus Ward. Pe~
trolenm V, Nasby. and Sui Lovinggood.
Senator Plumb, of Kansas. and James
.l. ’iioau. (ax-Governor of Texas, were
all printers and the. leatlcr of science
and philosophy in his day made it a
boast that he was a "jolli‘" printer.
in fact, thousands of the most brilliant
miltds in this country who are, printers.
are. to be found in large cities and
townp. It is not every one that can be
a printer—brains are absolutely neces-
sary.—~-Contury Magazine.
LADIES.
Safe. apwdv re
Bodkin free
liacb color is out in many delight-
l'ul patterns, each one is to be
.voru with the fashion—favored tau
iotv shoes.
Blue in lacc ankle. all—over lace,
irattzc lisic. and silk~ctubroidcrcd
,iaitct‘tis.—«3i)c. and' sec.
Tan in several shades and in
.(lt‘. or ali’ovcr lace.-—3oc. and
50c.
Left aisle, front.
THE ROWLAND
DRY GOODS Ct)
BR'IDGEPORT
on. LaFRANCO'S
oompooao.
ilator‘ 25 cent». Dru gilt. or lnlil.’
)il. Ln‘mxco. Philadelphia. Po.
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“HELD BY THE ENEMY."
“Held by the Enemy," presented by
members of the Cadet Corps in the
operailmuae. Ncwflnnaan, Thursday
evening. wanlgroeted with 'a full house,
Maracer Fred ll'oyt put. the. play on in
good shape/and thetenllre cast deserve
treat credit for their excellent acting,
especially the leading characters. Mlsa
ll‘lorencc Sammie portrayed the digni-
tlod southern lady to perfection, and
Miss h‘iot‘l‘mce Ruseoe and Miss Evelyn
ilossa, as her nieces. supported her in
an admirable manner Wallace Woun-
dy, an “Gen. Siambern." Carl Raymond.
a::"‘Col Prescott." Benjamin Weed, as
“The Spy." W. O. Mlddlebrook. Jr., as
“Surgeon Fielding." Lewis Griobol. as
“Henry Beau, special reporter.“ and
Geo, Woundy. as "Uncle Rufus," were
all worthy ‘of ' special mention. The
specialties between the ucta by Benin-
mlt‘. ~Weed seemed to take. well. The
New Gannon band rendered good music
both inbfrontvof tliehail and after each
POPULAR AMUSEMENT 5.
COMING OF A GREAT Slid'tt'.
Beautiful horses, lovely ladies. com
.c clowns. brave riders and daring gym-
lnsts constitute the make-up of the
.Velsh llrothers' shows. Wherever the
\‘elsb llrothers appear their tents arc
crowded by a public whose faith in
their exhihtion is firm. and is never
zltaken by poor programs. For this
.easou a bill of more than pleasing
platitios has been arranged, and lovers
if qualitatiil that style of performances
have in store a big treat. The pro
gram contprises the newest and llt‘Sl
acts of the. best-known arenlc artists of
this country, including several feature
lets that have lately been head-lined
with the leading largest shows of Am-
erica. The list. of attractions is
headed with the sensational acrobatic
oars. the Melvin Troupe, a coterie of
:letr‘cr' peoplevin fact itis‘clain‘ied for
them that they are the recognized
champion acrobats of the entire world. . ,
They accomplish the most difficult. 1K". Till-‘1? 8t-‘i'l‘1‘305 "VP-1‘9 gratuitous.
tlanéerous‘and original fonts with up The Cadets WI” WIMP about $50 net.
parent ease. and without any of the ,
tiresome display indul ed ill by the ma-
jority’of acrobata. '1‘ one artists have
inst concluded a successful tour of the
world. having appearc in the principal
cities‘ and towns of ngland. Ireland.
Scotland, Germany and other foreign
countries. Other'cholce acts are. pre-
sented by the Miles Orton Company of
cqnestriané’: Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cous-
ins, star bareback riders; “Ajax." the
acknowledged rival of Shadow; George
t‘olby. champion hurdle" mule. rider;
the Flying Valenicens. novel mid-air
performers: Best 8: Zanta: T. .1. Mad-
den; Sisttrs Anderson; Prof. Alex. Rix-
ton; Mackey & Clark and Prof. Gre-z-
oryfs floral Milrine Band are the, rest
of‘the'entertal’aers. ‘On the day of the
perfomnnccra: big free street parade
will be given. it is said to be an tili-
nsually Elaborate affair: ' The show
will pitchr‘ienttifatfiottth Norwallt. on
day ongfi‘g'rlday, fiayfio.‘ . -
'THE CLIFFORD PHARMACY.
Sour ,
Stomach
. ’ » \
No appetite. to: of strength.
naval-non. headache. constipation,
bad breath. general liability, hour I’ll-
lngo, ond‘cptp'rh of tho stomach are
I“ duo to indigestion, Kodol cum
indigestion. This new discovery "prov
wants the want juices of digestion
no they ext-t in I healthy 'ltomnch.
combined with the greatest knofi-i ionic
and roéonilructlve proportion. "Kodol
Dyspcpgia pure does not only, cure luv
dlgoptlbn'iud dyspepsia. but this famous
romady euros Ill stomach trouble. by
cleansing. purifying; sweetening Ind
mengthening the incubus membranes
haul; the stomach: "y
at. '
dot Dyspepsia Care to their friends and,
customers. Indigestion causes more
ill health than anything else. It do?
can ’s_the.‘stpmach, and brings on all
run nér‘bf disease. Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure digests what you eat. cures indiv-
gestign, dyspepsia and all stomach dis-
orders‘.‘ Kodol in not only a perfect
digestant but a tissue building tonic as
well. , Renewed . 1 health. perfect
strength and increased vitality follow
its use. ' "
CUNNING TEA SCREENS.
For the. woman who serves utmoon
tea on the broad piazza of her country
name or in the too breezy dining room.‘
there is a new convenience in the shape
office on the 'tubl‘o‘ mound
of hammer: to ii
the tea things tojkeop of! the winds ”lulsrs want You EAT
that blow out the light and “cool ‘the
are
l.
.4 t
leathers in billinlllIIOIi
j(Cbnti‘iitietlmfrpnl‘first page.)
richmon‘t‘of llll: curriculum has come
better schoolgovernment. We have
now added to the school work manual
training. domestic illlll fine. art, We ‘
have added literature to the primary
work and in some schools We have
aytunaaiums and physical training
with music paid much more attention
to than formerly. Each study now but.
far more topics titan it used to have.
”We are struggling to build it mort
tonI-l’ete foundation with u‘larucr ba-
sis of detail. in short. we favor mort
application of thought lllltl have ad
tied details without limit. We bt‘lluye
in more i‘illtlll’fi with more topics it.
cacti and more llf‘llllll‘ to them llrturli.
’i‘ht improved nicthodt of tcaclitllt: al-
lows us to do more than We \l‘t‘ll‘ tllllll‘
twenty years: ago. While seeking to ill.
this, We are tloiul: too much and the
time has come will-n we must leave out
certain things. We have been work-
ing too long on the twin theories of tin
harmonious developuu nt of all the fac-
ulties and truth taught for trutll's sake
We can trust the parents lu‘tfct‘ us it:
what to omit than M'e can many teach-
('l‘s, We fiat-hers fall to find a stand-
ard for letting things no.
"l'tllity is the first and greatest
reason that should iv: used in deter-
mining' omissloh'iz. For instance. \\‘t
believe new more in emotion. it‘br-
mcrly We were too intellectual to in-
terest cnllllrcn. Music is a practical
tutthod for arousing their interest.
We need interest. too, and enough dif-
lt‘l‘t’lll’f"llt‘IWl'tll theory and I)l'll(‘,i|(‘t
in ordtr to make u.-: alert to thosr
things. What wr want is theory pltn
practice. i believe that all this fad:-
ln education have come to stay tun
tiuit they are standing for a broatlo
kind of utility.
"Studies that tend plainly in
illl‘ct‘litill will be retainid, and
those that do not stand this
must. go. Mtntui Ability must, b
liliiiittltfllld. The child of- today it
lending: a fttlltr and freer life that.
.-ver before with more temptation.
“The utility i advocate in not the
of the future so much as that of in.
I).'t‘$i‘lii. The present motives of tit
child must be considerrll. The Sun
day school of the day is fur'la-liiut
the public school in its trachini
methods. 1 maintain that religion.
instruction should be of the ll’ISi, am
that it should be well paid. 'l‘lius util-
ity and inertial ability must be lll‘.
chit-f struniards by which the topic:
are in be (‘tlliSlthf‘t‘tl.
"l‘he largrst. number of omissitin.
.nust. be made in the topics l'flillF‘
than in the istudles, European coun~
ll'lt‘S do an teach no many things a:
we do, but“ they tuttli them well am
till y lillOW where to step."
Here the speaker took up the. sub-
jects of grammar, arithmetic and
geography and showed what topics in
them be though could be omitted
without harming the general study
of thrm. l-ie illustrated his remark.»
with some pointed humorous persona;
experiences.
Continuing he said: "’l‘in- teacher
is often misguided by a mistaken idet.
.lt‘ thoroughness: as there is :1 area
.ilfi’errnce in the way of studying ant
itacliing.“
Then he. took up the subject 0i
"Cato" as laid down in the naturt
.dudics for the New York schools ant.
showed how it should not be handle.
ind the proper way to treat tilts and
\vcry like subject, saying:
“We should get at one or two at
he chief problems to be solved am.
.neu lead up in that way to tilt
...rpic. We pay too much aticut..oi.
.o \an‘lhlufiS details as a rule
.hus waste valuable time. We shoult.
handle tciit books as intelligent peo-
ple rcatl nmvspnpcrr, llll'k out tilt
.ttain storits and items of news ant.
let. the little items (:0. Our man.
.ault. is we do not know what to re.
thin and what to let go of.”
Fodow’ing his address was an in-
.ercstlng one by Supervising l‘rincl~
pal Edward ii. Gumburt, of East
Norwalk, on ""l‘ho Teaching i’rol‘cs-
stop," in which the speaker laid down
what should constitute the main equip-
ment of—a teacher and how he should
acquire, and use the lame.
l‘p stairs into the Sunday school
room then ucnt all the teachers in-
tertsteci in primary school work
where they were well entertained by
Mrs. Mary R. Gates, supervising prin-
cipal of the Bridgeport (".ziy Normal
school. who had a fine exhibition of
manual training, seat work and graph—
.c work in geography. language and
reading, all done by the pupils under
her; charge. -
M’iss Euphrosyno Brown, supervis-
or of geography in the same school.
gave a shortaddresa upon “Some
Features of Graphic Work in Prim-
ary Geography.” showing how she
taught this most intercatlng‘study to
her pupils. Miss Frances. Coggsweli.
teacher in the Nichols street, Bridge-
port, school, also gave a crass exercise
In language‘and rc‘adlng‘that was very
fine". ‘
President Comatocit called the after-
noon scssion to order shortly after
1:30, and the. first half hour or so was
devoted th‘bus’lncss. 'The report of the
nominating committee. H. B. \Vigham,
of Norwalk; 1". S. Camp, of Stamford;
and Mary“ 1". Flatten. of Danbury. roc—’i
ommended the election of the follow-
ing officers who were chosen without
any opposition:
President ll
tilit
at
for}.
M. Saxe, of New
(Mullah: vi adeni, Jl.llll Ii. Per-
kins. of llanburyz‘secretary, Miss Lily
A. Fairc‘atlzl, of Bridgeport; treasurer,
Schuyler P. Williams; of Bridgeport;
executive committee, Robert L. Zlnk.
Bridgeport; Edward H. Gumbart, East
Norwalk: W. "‘J. Guebolio, Sound
Beach; ex officto. Superintendent C. D,
Northrop, mnhury; Superintendent
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‘onu- common interest.
being llllltlt' to safe-guard you an
SALE OF MUSLIN UNDERWEAR
“era are some special lots of under and MRS.
muslius that uill interest you.
made. “““lll' trimmed garments. “Illllrutlle also buttouhole stitched rufllei.
much below regular prices, ' ‘ ‘
CORSET COVERS
. Ladles‘ muslin corset covers, tut-lt-
ed and lace. trimmed. also lace inset" tucked mm... food quality and WW
doll, all sizen, at. ‘ ' ’ ’
liatlteo' muslin corset. covers, trim-
med with tort-hon lace edging and tin
scrtlon. extra fine quality. till cents.
with
three rows of lace insertion anti lace.
trimmed. very pretty and neatly made
ttiit. ‘
mm FOR MAY MANTON'S PATTERNS.
disc at right prices.
impress you with the
you think it is to your int
135
cents.
Ladies muslin corset covers.
1t 5t) and fill cents.
DRAWERS
Ladlos'
muslin tlruu'ers.
in. at 25 cents.
29 cents.
Ladles' muslin drawers, with
made. at 50 cents.
SKIRTS
Ladies' muslin skirts, with
'it $1.
Ladlcs' muslin skirts, with
very full. at $1.
This store pulls withxtho, buying public to w
It is our lulf‘t‘tinl to supply you with right morehan
To make the. stori- lllllllt'lllifl illltl inviting;
fact, that your custom is appreciated: in use
orallle and intelligent effort to win and retain your confidence.
crest to npcnd your money where
ainat tradlut; dissatisfaction of any
Wolli
tucked
‘utiled and made of good quality mus-
l.adles' muslin drawers. hemstltch-
~tl incited ruiilc, extra good quality, at
line
embroidery ruffle. very neat and well
deep
-mbroidery ruiilc. also lace trimmed.
hom- ‘
ditched tucked rutllc, fine quality. and
Ladics‘ muslin shirts. with torchon
Pulling With the People.
liich it enters. We haw
to try and
every hon-
Now don't
every effort to
sort? .
t lace insertion and lace ruffle. at 81.25
Ladies” short nlualin akirta, tucked
1at, 50 cents.
NIGHT GOWNS.
, Ladies' muslin nizlitgowna. with
ii'ull, at 50 cents. . ‘
Ladies' muslin nlalitgowns. with em-
,broidercd yokes and ruffles. also hem-
stllched yekes. good muslin. it» cools.
Ladles' muslin ulchtuowna, tucked
and embrtndcred collar, extra good
quality. at. $1,
Ladlcs' muslin ntnhtnowns in
squari- and empire neck, lace and em-
broidery trimmed. prices from $1.19
upwards.
‘THE NEW SEASON’S OPENING
SALE OF HOSIERY.
The stocking stock is at its very
best. We‘ll throng. this section with
pleas-ed buyers by such offerings an
i the following:
lltltlit’s‘ fast black hose. 121/30. »,
Ladies." ilaie and cotton hose. fast
block. in plain. also fancy embroider-
ed at 25c.
Ladles' gauze li:;le hose, fast black.
in plain and fancy lace. at Silo pair.
Children's fast black. cot‘nn hot-7e
,in fine and heavy rib. lL’bgc pair.
bJ=t55 Washington Stree ‘.
“outh Norwaik. Conn
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The Kind
‘.\ .7 .
ld li‘latiilency.
”I
mi
You Have Always Bought, and which has been
in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature ot‘
and has been made under his per-
sonal supervision since its infancy.
Allow no one to deceive you in this.
All Counter-felts. Invitations and -'-’ Just-as—gootl” are but
Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of
infants and Children—Experience against; Experiment-
What is CASTORlA
Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Paro-
gxoric, Drops and Soothing Syrups.
lontains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic
«balance. Its ago is its guarantee. It; destroys Worms
ill alloys li‘everisbncss. it cures Dial-clued and “find
die. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
It; assimilates the Food, regulates the
memoir and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sic-op.
z'ltc Children’s Panacea—Tho Mother’s Friend.
enema CASTOREA ALWAYS
Bears the Signature of
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It; is Pleasant. It;
The Kill You'Hare Always Blight
In Use For Over 30 Years.
"I GINYAUI OOIPINV. n IUIIAV "It!“ "(W van: om.
FIRST MODERN SHIP CANAL.
. ter. Eng. with the Sea.
In these days of ship canals we
times. namely. the Berkely
Gloucester ship canal. '
afforded by the canal.
plated in the year 1827.
Begun in 1793, It Connects Glouces-
bear
little if nothing about the earliest eng
terprlse of the kind during modern
and
Although Gloucester is situated (in
the Severn. access to the port is really
Owing to the
dangerous condition of the river. an
act was shtzinadin .1793 for the con.
struction of a ship canal commencing
at Berkeley, some 16 miles lower down
the Severn. and the works were com-
.A.,; .,.
This waterway follows the vale oil.
iBet-kclcy, originally commonclng With
a tidalbasin and lock or Sharpness
point and ending at the dock! .inr
communicating with the Severn-
siderable outlay hasheen lncurradrin'
opening .a new entrance half a mile
Although vessels of more than 600
icon cannot pass up the canal to the
port. ships of 2,500 tong can enter-tho
outer basin. where cargo is transferred
lto -bargee.——Bpllder.,,,; , 1M.“ - .
. 1..--.. .. .
_._:;-,,~: ..
Charles W. Deane, Bridgeport; Supc.a
intendent Everett (2., Willard. Stam-
ford; bureau of educational informa-
tion. for one year. Miss Euhphrosyne
Brown. Bridgeport; for three years. F.
S. Camp. Stamford; E. H. Lane, Ron'—
ayton; H. “28am, New Canaan. l
Following the 1:30 o'clock business
meeting. Miss Mary Abbott, president.
of the Federation “of Women's Clubs;
spoke on the "Aims of; the County
School Teacher'a League."
Ph. D.. editor of the Newfi'orh §cliool
Journal; who‘epo’tto' fol" fan- hour; on 3
"Educational Research”, At the con-1
cluston of this address Dr. Curtis Hid-i
den Paige. of Columbia university;
tea. They are” delightfully pretty ' Hw‘”n' ll
m at 0!!
things of cretonne and Japanese grasa . ,.
cloth. in forge. broad ifolds, o‘nd painted W h “w“
w h'pretty, oral den ans. here have ”at. 81.00 Stu m an a...
ugh“ foreman umei'o‘laborfitozscreens ,.. #w‘uwfllfwm
of a ver an (:th or t ,5 and like Malt 1.0.“an , *
purposes. not use use scrim no ‘qulte . " ‘ °" ' m
within the ~ unity whose . 7 _ . . .
puma do not Willie” more .10 . FOR GAL! BY
l. Bill 891 a VII“ miller mil. THE CLIFFORD PHARMACY.
spoke on ”American
She was followed by Osean if. Lang. '
realmrtvom-‘tt.
Are the brightest mm in the who“ M
tion of ranges. '1‘!cher him uni In“
sad the best known -tlic héok'o hm. ..
MAKE COOKING A PLEASE!
Manufactured and Warranty! by _
SMITH a ANTHONY 00., am. my. "
For Sohhy'
A, J. COLLINS I; 60.:
‘ 50TH ‘NORWALK,‘C
- ~ M $---O“éua-n.»g.. ..,
one.
all"
The original cost was about‘fljjd’b‘a
000. but within the last ”yearn-cone:
the .
Gloucester, where there isanotherdmi.
lower down the river. with additional,
dock accommodation. . These“: worn "
were finally completed in 187% 'e-‘ri :1 ‘
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