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MERCER"!!!
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E.‘ K. Banks,
NAHAOKIMO HOTEL IILocII
wcs'r wuamerou srasm’,
SOUTH NORWALK.
iIIIIIIIIIIIIII.
WEATHER FORECAST. ,
ii‘or Norwalk and vicinity linsettled
wedther with local showers and slight»
Iy warmeI tonight and 'I‘IIuII.IIIiay An
aim of low pressure is central this
morning III Oklahoma. (‘ IouIIy weather
with local showers prevails generally
east. of the Rocky Mountains. ’Ihe tcnI~
pet-stare is low In New England. Con-
ditions favor for this vicinity unsettled
weather. with local showers and slight-
ly higher temperature.
Fresh fish at Cutbill's market. See
ad. ,
Miss Nina A. Lewis. of Norwalk, has
been visiting friends III Southport.
Robert C. Cottcr has been making II
short. stay at his home in Norwalk.
Another excursion is booked for lio-
tun Point next Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Mary E, Bennett. of 24 Orchard
street, has returned from a visit of
several days in Danbury.
Eureka Lodge, Daughters of Robe
kaII. will hold a meeting tomorrow
night, in Odd Fellows' Hall. .
Drnggist ZIIthIss has moved Into 0in
of Dudley E. Hoyt‘s cottages, in Pros-
pect street. South Norwalk.
Town Clerk Herbert H. Smith has re-
sumed his duties at his office. after a
short visit to Lake Waecabuc.
Mrs. Clarissa 13. Dates, of Orchard
street. is spending II few days at hot
cottage, Beach Croft. Fairlield Beach.
William 11. Guthrie, of Norwallt, who
has been spending the past. winter and
spring in Florida, has I'cturned home.
Mrs. Harry Bradley. of South Nor-
wallc, has been visiting her mother.
Mrs. iI‘rauk Perry, Wright street. West-
port,
Miss Marion Dreyfuss, of New York
city. has been the guest of her brother,
Adolph W. Dreyfuss, at the Mahackcnio
Iiotel.
A meeting of the Foreign Mission So-
ciety will be held at the parsonage of
the South Norwalk Methodist Church.
tomorrow evening.
Contractor Nathan Finch. of Dorian.
will resume work in a few days on the
addition to the residence of Daniel
Hoyt, in South Main street.
Mrs. McLean. of Benton street, who
has been sick for the past week. Is
reported seriously ill today, and a
trained nurse is in attendance.
Letter to Mathew Corbett,
Scuth Norwalk.
Dear Sir: A gallon saved is Stor $5
earned.
Two gallons saved Is $8 or :10 earn.
ed.
Three gallons saved is $12 or
eaIIIedI
Four gallons saved is $16 or $20
earned.
,Five gallons saved Is 320 or $25 earn-
ed. ~
It costs $3 or $4 a gallon to paint, be-
sides the paint; as much to brush~on a
gallon of worthless paint. as Devoe.
Mr. Ezra Rathmell. Williamsport.
l’a., always used 11 gallons of mind
paint for his house; Dovoe took (3.
Your truly,
F, W. Devoo I0 Co,
New York.
[‘I. E. (10!“
$15
1’ _‘.———Watkins & Dow,
ham and llubbeli 8; Staples sell our
paints
Good‘ Meat is the
Foundation of, -
Goodiiealth.
we HANDLE one»: THE scsr
coau FED onus. MILK rso
VEAL AND CANADA LAMBS.
we ensues voo no non:
THAN YOU PAY FOR THE INFER-
IOR., I.
PUBLIC MARKET
”tooth Main. corner Haviiund Street.
_ , IIldld
“HUM-ad's.
unripe. 31.49. and use
See ed.
A' very pleasing collection of shirt
waist dresses is displayed at. Read‘c.‘
See ad.
Manager Howard V. Duty and George
C Evarts, of the Conistock Brothers“
store, NIII walk have been spending II
couple of days In New York, purchas-
IIIII goods
Ole Olsen, the Bouton street grocer,
sails on the Cunard Line, from New
York Saturday. for Norway. to visit
his mother. He will be gone two
months.
Four applications for positions as
cleIks IIIIII cI'aIrIeIs ill the South Nor-
walk post office have been received by
Clerk Frederick E. Conley.. Examina-
tions will be held Saturday.
Gerard H. Weed Is having a nIIInIIcI
of improvements Inade to his apart-
ment house In Hamilton avenue. A
stone retaining wall is being placed
along the front of theI property.
South .Iorwnlk conclavc, I. 0. 11.,
will now a regular meeting, tomorrow
evening. when arrangements will prob-
ably be made to lessen the number 01
meetings during the summer months.
The president of Merrill College.
Stamford. testifies to the merit of Dr.
Dick's medicine as a remedy for mu-
larla and rheumatism. Read his letter
appearing III advertising column of to-
day“ 5 Issue.
EIIIcIIa Rebekah Lodge will hold a
IegIIIIII meeting on Friday evening,
June 3, when the grand ofiicers of tho .
state assembly and tno grand mastor
will be present and witness the degree
conferred 011 seven candidates.
Charles Beliwood, of New Canaan,
who received some notoriety II few
months ago on account of a charge oI
kidnapping his child, has moved hi:
household goods from New Canaan to
33 River street.
Mr. and Mrs, Robert Silcox. of 22
High street. South Norwalk. will sail
Saturday, on the steamship Lucania.
for Europe. where they will spend six
weeks visiting relatives and touring
through the country.
Lincoln Council. No. 4, Order Of
United American Mechanics. will hold
a regular meeting tomorrow night.
when the matter of forming an organi
zation of the Daughters of Liberty will
be further discussed.
The Scribner‘s Company? incorpor-
ated. of Bridgeport, has filed an in-
corporation certificate in the ofiice of
the secretary of state. The capital
stock authorizul Is $5,000. Howard
11. Scribner, Ida lI‘. Scribner. George II.
Scribner and Edwin W, Fruenbcrgcr
are the incorporators.
A memorial service to Rev. Janna
Montgomery, D. 1)., late presiding clch
of the New York East District of tilt.
Methodist Episcopal Church, will be
held tonight. at the South Norwalli
Methodist Episcopal Church. Address-
In‘ will be made by the pastor, Rev. W.
W. '1‘. Duncan. Thomas 1. Raymond,
Charles E. Hoyt. John Greenwood and
SI-th Remington. AII opportunity will
be given everyone desiring to pay II
tribute to Dr. Montgomery.
in an order from the IIIleItaIIt-geIIc-
rai’s ufiice. permission Is given to
Company C. Second Infantry, of Va
terbury. to leave the state from June
5 to June 15, to attend the Louisiana
Purchase exponition. Permission has
been granted by nIIjIItIIIIf generals
III pass through the following states:
New York, New Jersey. Pennsylvania.
Michigan, Ohio, lndIaIIa. llllnois and
Missouri; also by the Dominion of
Canada through the British,ambas~
sador.
Dudley Van Dyke Fl aIIk Keegan.
Philadelphia; 1 Atlas Yonkers: F‘. W
Murphy. Albany N Y.; R. M. Mount.
Fred Miles 0. Andre. Hcmy l. Silli-
man 1) M. Davidson E G.udeman E
E. Abiamt. D W. Plait and R. P. Vi-
dand. New York; Arthur H, Bronson,
E. H. Ondy. Hartford: Edgar T. Selden,
Mlddletown, Conn: A. C. Scott. W0r~
roster; W A. Holmes. l'dvIarIl C
GIeene.1}oston: 1’ H G Cunningham.
Stamforul fumes Conroy, BrOIktIIII.
Mass; Martin Lawlor, Bethel: James
Maher. Brooklyn. were ymtcrday's
guests III the Hotel Clifford.
Forty years ago the negroes of the
South did not own a square foot of
ground nm a roof to cover them Now
there are 130. 000 farms owned by he»
groes. valued at 335000000015000"
homes outside. the farm township. vai-
ued at $2 05.000000 and peisonal pIop-
erty valued at $105 000 000. So start-
ing from nothing. here is an accumu-
lation of nearly 800,000,000. When the.
work began. not 1 per cent. of the ne-
gro .adults of the south could read or
write. Today 40 per cent..'can do so.
FRESH FISH.
. LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! .
Blue Fish,
Weak Fish,
Porgles. 5 lbs. for
German Carp.
30 lb.
7e lb.
250
7c lb.
Eels. 10:; III.
Steak Cod. 10:: lb.
Halibut, 12c lb.
“3W0". 7: III.
ALL OTHER KINDS OF FISH
SELLING AT RE—A_30NABLE PRICES.
CAPT. DUCROSS
nut End of Wuhluton Street Bridge
Old Salvution Anny Building.
CUT 1'0 FJHTLYSIZE
———_
Our establishment handles so much
beef and other meats th'lt we are pre-
pared to cut fine'rth bud other roasts
‘to make a meal-for a homily" ottwo or
a dozen. Note also that. you can get
here just the particular part of the
quarter you want. The advantgge to
J
THIN SILK.
Splendid special values in "lap"
Silk.
Hundreds of yards oi IIIIIIIlsIIIIIc
Jap silk that starictl from the ()r-
icnt when the war cloud was III)
bigger than a man's hand. To-
Ilay. such silks are not coming
here: other things keep Japan
busy.
liui these are ready for sale—..
and you may make a good sav-
lug.
\\'lll'i‘li.
20 inches wide ............ 25c.
22 inchcs widc ....... . . 29c.
.27 inchcs widc ...... . ..... 35c.
.27 inches wide ............ 45c.
27 inches wide ......... . 596.
.3 inches with ............ 80C.
3 inchcs widc . ........... goc.
.3 inches wide .......... $1.10.
30 inches widc .......... 45c.
3o inches wide ......... 59c.
3o inches wide ............ 65c.
3(I iuchcs wiIlc ... ........ 80c.
30 inches wide ............ 90C.
BLACK.
22 inches wide ..... . ...... 29c.
2.; inches wide ... .. ....... 35c.
.34 inches wide .. ...... . 45c.
.37 iuchcs wide ............ 59c:
..I7 inchcs widc. ....... .. 800.
.37 inches wide ............ 90C.
[for waists. for shirt-waist suits.
for the finest of cIIIIl underwear»—
dIIcsn‘i cvcry woman know the
worth of such silk.
Left aisle,
TAN SHOES FOR WOMEN.
.\nd they are low,
It's good buys. and you will he
prompt If you are wise; for fun
shoes arc about the scarccst thing
in town. .
Calfskin. stylish. staunch. ens).
'I‘hrcc sorts-«$2. $2.50 and $3.
And every size now.
Nllllt‘ for girls also.
Sprint: heel and good shape.
sixcs (I III 8.-—$I.25. 1‘
sizes 8,"; to Willis—$1.51).
Shoe store.
l't‘il 1'.
too.
‘ THE HOWLAND
DRY GOODS CO..
BRIDGEI‘ORT.
BOY'S ANSWER IN MISS ICN
SCHOOL. -
"When i still lived at Economy 1 was
Invited by a Pittsburg minister to play
my violin at a mission Sunday school.
In which he was interested." said Doss
the orchestra conductor of Venice in
Madison Square Garden, New York, the
other evening. “The day I visited this
school a tough young Arab had been
Ireshly plucked as a brand from the
burning. and was Occupying a front
seat.
“Beyond kicking his neighbors on
either side and pulling the hair of a
little girl as she stood up to recite. and
expectoratiug at a' cock roach which
was hastening across the floor, he be-
haved fairly well. Finally, III order to
get some. sort of an Idea of what the
boy knew, the sweet-fared girl teacher
asked him If he ever heard of God.
" Nit,‘ said the kid.
" “Dear me. has no one ever talked
of God with you?‘
“ ‘ti‘wan, now. 1 fold yer no.‘
“ 'Ilow many Gods arotherc?‘
"it was a chance and he took It. hop—
IIIg to make a lucky guess.
" "1‘w0.' he snarled. and the other
children tittered. .
“ 'Oh, no. little boy. you are wrong.‘
said the teacher.
“ ‘Well. den, dere's four.‘
"The children la'ughed aloud andI'the
teacher looked stern. She started to
correct his impression. when he let
forth such a torrent of profanity that
every one was horrified. Ho engaged
In combat with the nearest boy for
laughing at him. and the result was
that ho was finally put out of the
building. somewhat worse for the en-
counter: 1 followed to the door, and
saw the youngster dancing on the
curb, not In the least disturbed by the
events of the few moments before. A
good little boy, headed for the mission,
was hailed by the unrogenerato one
with:
“ ‘Say. kid. w‘ere you goin‘?‘
""1‘II the mifiion Sunday school.‘
{altered lhe good boy as he tried to
pass. I
" 'Jest. answer the dis one question.
How many Gods is dry?“
" 'One.’ responded the good boy.
" 'Oh. say. You-“are easy. Take me
advice an} go home. i went up against
‘dat game. an! "i told denI adore was
four, an' dey beat me nearly to‘deat‘
and tru me out. if you go up dare wlt’
I... yer little one‘oid God, dey won't do a
tin; to you but kill yiu. Talu- me
advcel pan] and go‘ home. We been
up against dat game an' dere’s nottin'
In it. See?’ "
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CONSOLIDATED BRANCH. RE.
OPEN D.
E
The Consolidated railroad yesterday
reopened in‘ northwestern Rhoda la.
land, the Pawns branch of its road.
There are several miles of one track.
running from Mon; to Douqu
Junction 0n the main 1100 of the old
ltietit York and New mud: Why the
line was abandoned no one seems to
know. ltln anniherwgpnnectlon
Is enough for
eat and
MEN'S
ncs and
ltun In and take
pay us later,
Are
garments
will plcacc them.
department.
Io SOUTH
“A Friend
in Need is a
Friend indeed.”
Just when you want clothing we
are ready to supply you.
Ing, no Investigating.
us.
will pay us in "never
noticed-III all" payments.
LADIES' SUITS
AT $12.50.
Are great values.
in all the popular colors and Inn-
terinls and are tailored as II swell
garment should be,
AT $15.00.
Are offered to you as models of
good workmanship, splendid val~
satisfactory
BOYS' AND MISSES'
SUITS AT $4.00.
which
and delight the youngsters.
the children in and see how
Don‘t overlook our shoe and hat.
Everything
ably priced and no trouble to show
No wait-
Your Word
You are hon-
'l‘hcy come
SUITS
garments.
your choice and
will
VIII-Hf
Iiring
we
l‘t‘l‘illll'
MAIN ST.
DROWNED IN SIGHT OF WIFE.
Tragic Ending of Dr. Bartlett,-th
Married Miss Lily Balding. of
Norwalk.
Mrs. S. .i. Ilartlcti. wife of lir, S, .I.
ltnrtlcti, Who was tragically drowned
in Silver Lake, New York. was former-
propI'lI-fnr of the Hotel Nor-i
walk. MI's.,1IariII-tt Is roIIIcnIbech
by many Norwolk peoplp, ,A New
York paper gives the following version
of the drowning of Dr. Bartlett.
MIIIIIEIITON. N. Y.. Monday.~—In
view of his wife, who stood helpless!)
on shore and witnessed with agany his
fruIItiI stiugizlcs. Ilr, S. .l llurilett. of
Amcuiu N. l'. was drowned last even-
ing
The accident occurred on Silver
Lake, where the doctor and a friend, 1‘}.
.I. Sprncuc. of Albany. were bathing.
Mrs, liartlcit and a Miss Kcutpton. Who
was one of the party remained on the
shore of the lake \thIe the illt‘ll went
out in II boot. The doctor's friend
was attacked with cramps and III an cf.
fort to reach the boat and go to his
rescue llr. liarilett was drowned
“1‘. and Mrs, liIIrIIIIti. Mr. Spraguc
and Miss Kempinu have been visitIuI:
here. Last evening they went III the
lake and thI 1111‘“ decided to go in
bathing. After seeing Mrs. llnrtlctt
and Miss Kcinpton comfortably seated
near the shore the doctor and Mr
Sprauue olIIaiIII-d a boat and rowed
Hill on to the lake,
As both were good swimmers neither
III the Women felt any anxiety and wav-
Id IIII III II smiling goodby as the boat
shot out mm the plat id squace of the
waicr. litilc Incoming that to one it
was II final farewell. After rowing
some distance from the short.- the men
donned their bathing suits and dived
Into the water. As the evening was.
calm and there was apparently no eur-
rcut. they did not think of the possi-
bility of the boat drifting out of their
reach. They swam around for some
time II;njo dug the cool plunge.
Suddenly the women. who had been
chatting on the. shore were startled by
a cry that came. over the water. They
recognised the voice as that of Mr.
Spraguc. and the tone of terror in it
brought them to their feet in fright.
Out on the surface of the water they
could see. the heads of the two men.
They were some distance apart. and It
was almost impossible to distinguish
fornII-I'ly
one from the other at first. At, some.
distance from them the boat was
drifting. _
Then the horrified women heard an-
other on! for help, and one of the
heads disappeared beneath the. sur-
face for H moment and arms were
thrown wildly, III the air as the form
went under. It appeared again" in a
moment. and IvIII ' mew that Mr.
Sprague was probably drowning.
"Help!" came the cry again.
Then they saw that Dr. Bartlett was
swimming rapidly toward the boat.
“Quick. quick!" involuntarily gasped
Miss Kempton. wringing her hands in
her anxiety.
The man In distress had now ceased
his cries and was struggling weakly to
reach the shore The other was mak
ing swift progress toward the drifting
hoat.'1‘hen he reached It, and the
watching women uttered another cry
of horror. When almost within touch
of the gunwhaie of the boat Dr. Bart-
lett uttered a sharp cry. threw up his
arms and punk IM'rs. Bartlett covered
her face with her hands for a minute
to shut out the sight and then sank
fainting to the ground.
Mr mSprauue. other i desperate strut
$9,!!! to reach)“ shown 01"
hanctodr In
aid VIII auditioned on shore;
what-tint woo sued for by friends
.\lr Spiaenc soon IIIIovIIrIId III'IIII hilt
II“ II experience. and in II in ”w sI-IIrI II
lot his fIicnIl:I bod) whiIh “as lt‘
covered.
llr. llarllcfi was It III’IIIIirsi. lie was
lWi‘lll‘VII‘It'Vt‘ll years old. His body
was removed to AIIIIItIlII today,
Iv Miss Lily fielding, whose father was EW'RELESS 0” SOUND STEAMERS'
Consolidated Railroad Now to Equip
AII Its Other Passenger Boats.
ii is asserted today that the t‘IIIIIIoli-
dated railroad will at once equip all
of Its long run passenger steamers
through the Sound with \IIIclcss leie»
gIIIph nppar,atus
'I he Work of Installation will be be
gun ImmcIlintI-ly, and II was stated by
llll oilicial of the road that the {domain
system. which has prIrvI II so successful
on the steamer Plymouth will be made
use of on the other boats.
The Puritan. Priscilla IIIId Pilgrim
will all be I'IIuipprIl within the next
twu weeks, the Puritan first. After
this the frilgnt steamers III‘ the line
will be equipped. it has not been de-
tcrnIiIIIId as _\'It :Is to when the Nov-
wich IIIIII New Haven lines will be fit.
led out.
It is said that ”III New Haven oili-
clIIls in thr marine district have been
sufficiently impressed with the value of
tin \vlrIclIss sI-II'IIEII- III Ionncction ulth
their wink as to realize full) the ne-
ccs>iiy of Installing it. This Is said to
be the most important more in IIII field
of the wirelens since Its adoption by
the transAilanliII sIIIIIIIIcrs. it will
Ilonbibss he followed by other coast
steamship lines
The land IIIIIIIIIIIIIII-IttioII for the
boats at the lawn Ind of tlIII Sound
run. will be at Point Judith us hither-
III. and It is expected than another sta-
tion will be established at the head of
the sound. so that the steamers will be
In communication with the shore con-
tinuously during the passage.
Dr. Crossman’s Specific
FOR BLOOD DISORDERS
CONNECTICUT PATENTS.
The following were issued May 31st.
4904. list furnished from office of A. M.
Wooster. solicitor of patents, Bridge-
port. Conn.
Charles 1", Ritchcl. Bridgeport.
ley pole.
William R. Webster.
grinder.
John T. Smith.
scope cross bar.
Ellzabeth‘ .TiiIingha-It. New Haven.
pains’ol fin children‘s t' IIIIagI s
Edwin J, 'l‘Oof, NI'Iv nnvrn.
machine. -
Lewis It. iIIIiIII, Ilanbury, picker roll
for lmttingnnd for refining IIIaI-hinery.
Charles .I. Coley, New Britain. and N.
W. Crnndall. Morldcn. flush bolt.
Timothy F. Collins, Meriden .muslc
roll.
Andrew B. Todd, Me-riden.
baby carriage.
William J. Dsiy Bristol clock case.
Benjamin L. Bailey Danielson. loom
picker.
PlIillpC Arnold East Hampton. bell
George H. Reynold Mansfield Depot.
rope drive apparatus. -
DIED FROM INJURY BY BlQYCLIST
MIDDLETOWN June 2..-W ile
riding a wheel last night. E. T. Sage.
of this city. accidentally run into IJoc-
eph Middleman the slxoearaoid son or
David Middleman.
trol-
llrldgcport, roll
New Hiu‘t‘ll. Stereo—
sewing
folding
ed his feet.- and continued on his way
home apparently tinhnrt. Today. how.
ever.” own «attached with nausea
and died IIIIIIu Imm- inter mm
The boy wwu‘
knocked down. but immediately regalhi
AGENT FOR MAY MANTON'S PATTERNS.
ables.
Your Sumneudutfifiing
Your summer outfitting can he tiOllo III mission: to your complete sat-
isfaction, and It‘s IIIII a bit too early to mako selections.
strongly emphasize the worthiness III-our equipment of warm weather wear-
CIIII’t tell you about the whole stock. so we'll just hint here and
there and cordially invite your earliest Inspection.
We cannot too
WHITE WAISTS
There's more style. more comfort
and more. economy III II shirt waist
than In any other garment In II wo-
man‘s wardrobe. Here‘s news about
our new white wailia.
Ladios' wlIItc lace lawn shirts waists.
tucked back and front. 98c.
Ladies' white lace lawn shirt waists.
trimmed with Val. lace, made with
Bertha effect, $1.50.
Ladloa' white shirt waists, made of
fine lawn, tucked back. from and
sleeves. $1.09.
'Ladies' white lawn shirt waists.
lace fronts, tucked backs. largo bishop
sleeves. $1.98.
BEST TIME TO BUY
WHITE GOODS
Got a white goods show here that
will please you in all ways Sheer
lawns satin damask designs. and l’.
K.’ s at such prices as below.
One lot of short ends of white P. K.
from 3 to 10 yard lengths. regular 170
quality, to close at 121,40.
White Persian lawn. very fine and
sheer, with new silky finish. 3:: in.
86 WASHINGTON STREET,
The
86 Washington Street,
Interest
'N. E. RYAN.
wide.
yard.
Fancy Madras. with merceriled.
stripes and figures, 27 in. wide. at 250
and 350.
MEN'S NEGLIGEE SHIRTS
’l‘hc season's collection is complete.
We can suit any taste and fit any
price. Perfection of style, fit and
finish mark every shirt In the stock.
New line of pereale and corded
Madras shirts. with pair of cuffs.
these We are showing In a large as-
sortment of colors and in all sizes, at
600.
We call special attention to our fine -
Madras shirts III all the leading
stripes and figures. all sizes. no better
shirt made for the money; price 31.
NEWS ABOUT SUMMER RIBBONS
Ribbons will again be largely worn
this summoi. Iuink you should
take a first chance at such lots as
these.
Plain taffeta
belts and neck
Fancy sHk
cream and rep. 2
All qualities. from 15c to 600
ribbons, suitable for,
wear. 25c per yd.
ribbons in pink, blue.
5c per yd.
83:85 Washington Street,
South Nor-walk. Conn.
Special Sale of Trimmed Hats
Will begin Monday, May 23d.
COME EARLY AND SECURE BARGAINS.
s. ,SI‘TILLOTSON.
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
‘ #5
OF EVERV WOMAN, TO WHOM
SUMMER COMFORT IS A MAT.
TER OF CONCERN, WILL BE
ATTRACTED BY OUR ASSORT-
MENT OF PRETTY SHIRT
WAISTS.’ THERE IS A CER-
TAIN DASH, SNAP AND STYLE
ABOUT THEM WHICH CARE-
FUL DRESSERS ARE NOT
SLOW TO RECOGNIZE. YOU'LL
SURELY WANT TWO 0R
THREE WHEN YOU SEE
THEM.
South Nor walk.
ll JOYFUL ACCEPTANCE
is always given to an invitation to
handsome rigs.
comfort-
of our
are stylish.
horses Well
When
you wish to enjoy an outing you will
ride in one
Our vehicles
able and sound. and our
kept and ready for business.
find our prices low, our service first
class and our rigs satisfactory.
Sohaub': Livery Stable.
TELEPHONE CALL 322—3.
THE HATTERS' CONFERENCE.
Danbury District Begun Today.
The conference between committees
representing the Fur Hat Manufactur-
IIrs’ association of Danbnry and Hethcl
and the board of directors of the Unit-
ed Hatters of North America, for the
purpose of adjusting the differences be-
tween the two organizations in regard
to the operation of factories in this dis-
trI.iIt was begun in New YOIk city yes-
terday mor.ning
The Manufacturers' association
represented in the conference
Charles A. Mallory. Edward VonGaI,
is
bury. David ngson. of Bethel, and W.
G. Green of New Milford.
The committee representing the
United Hatters is as announced on
Monday. composed of President John
Mofiitt, Treasurer James P, Mahcr and
Directors Frank Keegan. of Philadel-
phia; Hugh Shalvoy and Peter Galla-
IziIIIr. of Danbury. and John CIII'IL.
Ilethci.
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side who vies called said an tum-Ito
the head caused death. .
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FRIGHTENED BY LIGHTNING.
The Iailroad siation at Long Hill
Discussion at Matters Pertaining to‘ was all but. struck by a bolt of light~
luing which buried itself in the ground
‘ beside the house during the
by ‘
'Jnhn W, Green and Frank Lee. of Dan-v
thunder
storm about 0:30 o'clock p. In. Mon-
day. The small waiting room was
crowded and almost without exception ~.
everyone felt the shock of the electrit ,
cal fluid. A panic nearly ensued but -
was prevented by one or two cool ,.
heads in the crowd. With the. oxcep-.
tion of giving the crowd II. good fright,
the damage was confined to the burn-
ing out of the telephone and the tele-
graph connections.
CAT YACHT
“CHIC" ON- THE
ROCKS.
Harvey Gilmore‘s cat~yacht “Chic"
broke from her moorings near Hoyt’s
Island. In the easterly gale of Wednes-
ereek. Mr. Gilmore reports that the’v
rocks or. the west side of Village
creek. Mm Gilmore reports that the
storm was very severe. lie-does not.
know how much the boat Is damaged.
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: “HUB“ RANGE HOVSIWIHHI
tam Debonair—it mum, cation. quickat, with the fun
whinmyiiitodwbamohhue who («hayride
All HUB RANGES are made
red Inc wIImIIIeII by
SMITH a ANTHONY (50.. BOSTON“
III' .as he. has not made a thorough examia,
nation.
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Inmringthe.
Norwalk Chronicler