stove ‘ ‘ ,
WAiLIim ' Matti:
~ maladies has hsdstei
phone installed in his glsee
nose. The number. is It 9-31. _ .
A rehearsal of the (lunatius
will be held at 3.1 .II_'lpsons tonight
at 8 p. in. It is requested that all.
be present.
A meeting of the 14.1. U Whiatl
Club will be held this afternoon at
the home of miles Godfr97. of Grove
street.
special evangelistic services were
held last evening at the East Avenue
Methodist Church in place 9! the reg-
his class meetinz.‘ ‘
c of the residentli ate as usual.
very backward about using the snow
shovels and as a result thei9‘ are no
paths in front of some of the houses.
making It very diflcplt for pedestrians,
to navigate the streets
‘of people walls in‘ the trolley trucks“
The prophetic lecture derive. so last
evening at the Advent Christian
Church by Henry Case, of Patchogue.
formally of Rowsyton. was ve y
teresting and instructive. There
a large st:99,lisuce despite the snow
and those" who were present felt w9ll
repaid for attending. .
«Au-WM
ROWAY‘IDN.
The Happy Hour service will be held
in the Baptist Church, tomorrow night.
The usual prayer meeting will be
held tomorrow night In the Methodist
Episcopal Church.
Mrs. Mary Godfrey, sister of 'Mrs. ‘
William Huyler. died today at her
home In Rowaytc'ln avenue.
Mrs Charles. N. Raymond who had ‘
a severe attack of neuralgia of the
stomach. in somewhat better today.
DARIEN AND sonorou.
St reet‘s
Cash Grocsry is out with a
new sleigh which attracts much at-
tention. ‘
~Crsckers and oranges for the boil-
days at Street's Ctsh‘ Groom-y.
It was sadl at Darien yesterday af-
ternoon there has been little or no
change in the sendition of George 0b~
erlander. who was stricken with par~
aiysis, Saturday evening. Mr. 0her~
lander remains In a semi-conscious-
cdhditlon. '
-—Every family should have Its
household medicine chest—and the
first. bottle in it should be, Dr. Wood's
Norway Pine Svrup. Nature's reme-
dy for coughs and colds.
w EST at) R r .
C, E. Putnam. of Amsterdam. N. Y..
was a recent visitor in town.
Decorators are at work on the in-
A good shat s '18
asb'
.Ie'iil’ of op sing a road fro mthe Com
. million from tit
and with transfers on
(the road or one fare“.
the first of when. the
, p , flamed ruse of water
ten s d trio light rent. the
eitisens life thoroughly airing the
‘qator' subject, again. At the next
meeting of the fire district committee,
nstln of Samuel Wheeler.lii 0.
Sin tb s d Roderick Sol . will re
port es to the advisabilityiof the town
buying the Voter, coupon. l' plant and
“period t 9. price salt .l over one
hundred th urine scant If the
town does not purchase the plant
it an} citizens will decline to ay the
extra amount charged and wit have
the waterless electricity shot on. Will
thwtit‘iie" vsr come when Westbort‘
willm syn owsruetin'l
1,“ mm; “in“... issue
t West Bangstura
9 feet that there
lth . _ err. valuable land
which b necessitated by a highwa7
with Greens mill. will be on ideal
spot for some r cottages. This land
lies between Combo Beach and l’hlpp s
d If lets have already
the ably valuablep At
the on: town meeting a committee con-
slitting of William T Burr. Rufus
Wakeman and Edward '1‘. Bedford
was appointed to investigate the pro
po mill the Greens Farms park.
Mit sbKepdallo New York. has already
part used ion for. the purpose of erec.
ting buildings thereon for use as Fresh
sens of the town will be wide awake
and push this matter its it is certain-
ly for the good of the town.
KILLING Tl-IE GOOSE
‘ (Boston Courier.)
The Christmas tree In undoubtedly a
beautiful addition to the celebration of
the winter holiday. The Idea is not in-
digsnous; It is an Importation from
Germany, and its use of comparatively
recent-pinto. Few of the children who
grown no men and women
hold no Christmas tree among their
early recollections. But so widely and
so generally has It spread that the
provision of Christmas trees has he.
come a recognized Industry. with a
distinct. effect upon forest growth Al
ready the annual slaughter of young
spruce trees which precedes the ad-
vent of Christmas has begun and hilil
dreds of csrloads 0." t1 999 are finding
their way to the great cities of the
country for Christmas uses. In some
parts of the United States the-re hits
been such a.» demand for Christmas
trees that the supply Is decreasing.
while the demand continues to grow.
We would not think of giving up the
Christmas tree, but It is a pity that so
many young trees are annually cut
and wasted, for only a part. of the
whole number of trees cut reaches the
tel-tor. of the H. B. Coley house.
The F‘reshmau class of the High
school has selected blue and gold as
the class colors.
I. B. Goodsell and wife of Newtown,
are here for the winter and living with
their daughter. Mrs F. B. Hubbell.
Pioneer Hook and Ladder 00.. held
a special meeting last night and piano.
ed for open house on New Years eve.
The Norwallt Salvationists are mak
ing their annual visit here in search
of Christmas contributions to their
dinner fund
Grip is prevalent In town and there
are fears that it may attain become
epidemic. ’I‘l- one are several down now
With the disease.
St. Agnes Guild meets In the guild
rooms of Christ. church, this afternoon
and will pack a Christmas box that is
to be shipped to Morgsnton. N. 0.
There has been a cleaning up and
regulating of graves and plots in the
Congregational cemetery, Greens
Farms. that Is an improvement and
was badly needed
The Ladies‘ Benevolent society of
the Congregational church is to meet
in the persons 9. this afternoon, and
pack a barrel 9 be sent to the poor
whites of Tennessee. -
Tonight the annual nicotine of the
fire district In to be held in the opera
house. Little if any business has been
rotlafactorlly disposed of by it dur-
lng the year. Among the Important
matters to be considered is the report
of the special committee appointed
to Investigate the matter of purchase
of the Water Co. plant; the rescinding
of the former vote to lay two null dist
trlot tort. on the lists of 1001 and ’03.
and the laying of a tax for “Current
no se.’ 0
‘9 dancing class can by” billion;
on hum, of Bride , ;
reception in the near fit it I
of the merry weekly «out:
w ... aura. .
younger e 9
”men the number: the transmit"
Smith... Mira Toauet. .
of"; bilateral biorrls 8h .119"!
era. 0 Crossman. WIIls Mes. It.
Mill). and Mallard WI
Greens Farms flamers‘ tilub Is be
ginning to malts Itself felt in“ the coup
. maul y and more Is mason believe
‘ out will see potent taster ,i ll
: also in the laminar-9.1m
‘ , it plans to: Mote, the,
‘, certain reform
homes of the people. many, after a
glut of the market. being thrown away.
The greatest harm to done in the man
'ner of taking the Christmas ever
greens—ruthless collectors often tak«
log all of the supply that can be found
in one place and thus killing the goose
that lays the golden eggs. If those
who supply Christmas trees and out Ist-
mas evergreens would reap their an
nual harvest In a tuner fashion It
would be better for the whole coun-
try.
SUES DR. (MEDLEY FOR L088 OF
e
.———.—
William (lrusell Demands 850.000 as
Result of Operstllin for Club
Feet Which Resulted
Disastrously.
Suit has been brought againilt Dr
,Vlrgil P. Gibney of New York. for
$50, 000. by William Cruse! for al-
leged damages resulting in the lost
of the latter'a left leg.
Orusel claims that about Dec. 1.
1902. he entered Dr. Gibney's hospl.
tal at No 38 that Thirty-third street.
to undergo an operation for the cor-
rection of club foot. H9 alleges that
the doctor sar'eed to straighten the
foot for 9 fee of $60. The following
statement was made by Grunell:
“At the time of the operation I did
not get enough ether to render me
99%:er 99wslcious. and tails: midst
o e on sprang from o Oper-
ating table to the floor. Bleed poison-
ing set in and Dre. Haudeld and
Subunit“. of Rockaway, amputated my
Ieg‘ to use my life."
do]. Younxeutob attorney for Gru-
lieu said yesterday. um Dr. Gibney
gurugh hills. lawyers. Wilder d: Antler
muttered a settlement for $3.-
Youn‘xentoh says he refused to
or tbs, domnromise. The case
ultice K9971: for hearing
mil-r. ‘
or. tilbney admits performing the
operation. but denies that the ill ef-
'fects’ resulted fro it
. W
IMAnsll all APPOINTED.
UWAIKIN GTON. Dec. lieu-President
Roosevel ‘ has. decided to rte-appoint
dilute Madhouse"; dialled States
:- tun. ‘9?“th District of
err. ‘M or ill monopolist re-
Intihent was indors‘dd by tile two
You: senators
- this;
" is
usual speed. ‘
A local sw eh religion wash pulliudp
of Berkshire freight bill or the hyer
surrealism 9‘ the old grain elevp
the trap
ll‘hs ‘Berl‘temiit freigiiniai ‘ ’
no a as s o
I do‘lvnwthr It.
it was buckles
rinses Ketch o LWIW freight
against hint and
did, not see 9 III
went right hang;
The Berkshire. freight,
down. and the Helium freight, going
through,,came tone or with a crash
that shook the sushi signal tower as
if it had been on springs. Joe German
supposing that the crash was on track
No. 1, next to the signal tower, and
expecting every. second that a big car
would crash 1qu his house. set all
dense r signals In every direction and
told"3 his assistant that there was no
escape and that they could Just wait
and take what was coming to them.
Both inert expected to be crushed by
the smashing of their house. As the
wreck was on another trunk away
from th9 house and as the cars an
1H and protected themselves east.
Ware. 5 in inc a. goal tower were in
no danger.
The crash of the two freight trains
outing together was heard on Main
street. There was a. rush down Union
street. As the crowd was ruminu
.oward the viaduct a horse was seen to
comc leisurely from under the “Bathe
work. walk up on to Water street.
ind feeling at liberty began to run.
The horse was later captured and tak-
on to a livery stable on. Water street.
That the collls on of the trains was
severe to shown by the character of
the wreck. Engineer Kcacn saw the
danger before the crash came and
pdt on the air brakes. The Harlem
freight was just beginning to slow
Jown perceptibly when It crushed In-
no the Berkshire. The blé Mogul en-
gine inst telescopes into a large no:
car. pushing its boxes of freight out
unto the car ahead of It. There was a
Jumble of cars. 15 of them, and most
of them left their trucks anu spread
themselves over the four tracks and
blocked the road for the rest of the
night.
The big engine and the Berkshire
freight came together about'ioo feet
from the trestle work. The. worst
part of the wreck, however, was in
the cars following the engine and on
the trestle Work. The belt car that
held the consignment of horses for
New York was the sixth after the Io-
comotIVc, and was the worst broken
up in the general smashup. It shot
outward toward the harbor. the sides
broken off. and also the bottom. This
allowed the six horses to be scattered
under the general debris and on the
trestle work. ,
‘liow these animals escaped Is one
of the mysteries that Is found In every
wreck. But the horses. while they
(9808.de death were helpless. They
Were dropped onto the trestle work.
and their legs went through the tics
and thty fell down and were unable.
to rise. While five of the horses ware
muttered on the trestle work a sixth
horse Was found standing-upright on
the solid viaduct. protected by the
shell of the box car. It: release this
animal it will be necessary to lift the
car and then lower the animal to the
street below
While the llaihmon were looking
after the five horses on the vioduct
and attempted to make them as com-
iortablc as. possible one of them sud-
dculy disappeared. “It had slipped,
hind feet first. through a hole In tho
trestle work, and dropped Into Union
street extension. it was found that a
heavy truck had smashed and broken
some of the tics under the horse,
winch made a hole large enough for
It to sllpghrough in the manner de-
scribed. fter the horse had fallen
on solid ground it erase and shook
Itself. Then it ran into the harbor,
which shoots off like a slip there
Finding the Water too cold for ethn-
fort It ran back again and up late
Water street and took a run being
captured later. The escape hi this
horse is one of the remarkable fea
tures of the wreck.
The condition of the other horses
was pitisblc They erepnsble to rise,
and the winter will instant and chilled
everything on the trestle work One
of the animals had a broken leg, but
as there was no one there to give or-
dare to shoot it. and also some doubt
as 'to the character of the injury, it
was decided best to wait and have it
lifted up before sheeting it.
While a number of peeple were at-
tracted by the noise of the wreck
there were very few on. the viaduct
to make a personal examination of it.
The snow on the viaduct was knee
which might prove serious if not into
There was a lane case of Connecti-
viaduct; which was Watched by cited
the railroad men. A rest deal of the
tobacco was bustle . all over the
packs and it was also found under
the trestle work at “the Union street
exte
'i'llum «were arrived at the scene
at 1 o‘clock this morning. and Im-
medialely begun the worlt‘ of clearing
tracks Noel! and it on the harbor
side ;Before the written: touched the
smitelied‘ cars they issue an effort to
tilt the bums from erilcus positions.
Veterinary buttons aisle wail nailed
urination of
. yihtt one or
it two pastes.
its ,1 (was (faster
' and ”5'9: it. The horses were
ills of Reach.
o‘t tam emotive
On account of that train hang _. . .
ti “TIE: . .
h I) N“ ”'19
backing .
ward and away from the house. the '
deep. The million on the ties is dau- ,,
serous. and one clip would mean a are? '
out. secs last tobacco scattered on til .
flied,
from ‘be with work it 2 unlocks . ,
who has climb
of the buried;
Willis the yard northward I. ‘
kiiériltlli to trick it will obliged .
don't: to- the crossover, ‘ -
$0 ,. ti
“D3000
In ‘ mum of Individuals m
ufeotui'broun metabolite and commits
_ em favorable “Pine. .
IDWIN. N.- "A?
'| “ 5J0. u N N‘
or. tn. lenders. Are light. hfll‘fl' dur-
able and the dentist, prettiest" ate on
liable In every Ne‘pect. Ar. mom i‘id
jultsble than others and In ease“ yell
have an accident and break down we
are Intersted In getting repairs and
this we can do quickly as we hurdl-
reot from factory. We carry nlljolson
and prices and would ask that yell look
them .over before buying.
Watkins & Dow
112 WASHINGTON STREET.
Phone 14345.
SPECIAL
SHOES.
IOY" ROUGH ON BOOKS,
NO COIN. I!‘
31.25 AND 150.
aIanKldTJhLe inputs,
on. a .
01.25.
YOUTHB' sATIN CALI.
Elk Lined Soles,
01.26
Try I pair-of any of these shoes.
they will outwur any other makes.
400 PR. LADIIO' KID OXFORD'S,
Low Heels. at
080. ALL SIZII.
“.000 NEW OTYLIO I'OR FALL IN
NORWALK HEALTH 8H0!
FOIL ADI El
Olsen’s w
Shoe Store:
News”: and 39. Nor-walk.
W
glut IIIII‘SIIIII ii”. for lists.
Your savings Invested with thun-
dnstrisl savings and Loan Co. are free
from speculative dancers-«am ii per
cent. per haunt
--e profit consis-
tent wlth safe
methods-and sl-
wsn subject to
your control. ii
gar cent. per an-
. um paid for ev-
ery ds7_,'invested,
mthdrswsble at
your pleasure.
lists lupervlelen of
mounts Bill.
IRANOH OFofolci, 10 IO.
Resident ell-Isidro. Resilient M
Mortimer mm .a. is. on» “mm"
on on. I. new,
fifteenyem and «saw them lie I“! no. I
l unsorted by the most oonmative .
authorities upon lam
mm or. ,-
nuance-mm- *
ROOTFIBH CIIOII4|DOII'DII7°‘r‘bU
.MLVIHFISH ..........‘.....Jelli.
'fiREBH'HEBRING ..........79 “l-
, UCI'IDIOI:::::::Iié; 'h‘
ceases-7|
‘................10dl
'3‘ ................109l,b‘.
SALMON ...I.10It,l,b.
NIH-MO 149i!»
109i”.
is an .Illll nouns-urn It).
PIKE
GERMAN oARP ...........se‘ lb.
ALL OTHER KINDII 0F rites»
Hon AT REMONAQLI, FIND“.
THE Handle 9in AND QYIl'I'In
‘ ‘ “ MARKET. “ " .
Old Solution Anny Building.
East End of Wilmington treat Bridge
South Nomllks . .. .
cap-r.” cusaLss‘ oneness. Prop.
mm
“a. Fox,
res LAblEaf‘TAlLOR also run-
m as.
ocean's-ti
- setters»... o...
Clothes made to order. guaranteed1
perfect at. You can not my reference
everywhere that my work is perfect.
My prides are according to my work.
at your money's worth at my stone.
9, plan have, a nice line in skirts,
tso. furs and waists. My rises
.not be cheaper but my at up is
{be r thtin elsewhere and we also give
tasteless. , -
(flashing and ropairlng neatly done.
MAIN 8T.. NORWALK. ‘
F. I
“There oultht to be a box of
A. B 9. Capsules
in every family about town.
These Capsules are the promth
vans and the grip.
They are guaranteed to contain
neither cuisine not opium, nor other
poisonous and narcotic drugs.
n
i‘ . 259 A BOX
at the
Tile leiifuss Pharmacy.
8 NO.‘ MAIN 3T..
80. NORWALK.
THE JOHN 8. LA WRENCE
AGENCIES.
ALL mausssces sent. urns
sosrosose Horsey, s‘rsm
eon-r ricks're,
2 SOUTH MAIN STREET.
(“nihfld—G ‘
Tokc
Miss Boerum,
DERMA TOLOGIST.
CHIROPODIST.
Lockwood's Hall.
Norwallr. Conn.
. Office Hours:
9 f9 12 a. m. .f to 5:30 p. m.
Telephone
Connection.
W W
F.S.BANKS
Carpenterand Builder
PLANO AND SPECIFICATION8.
‘ sesame.
BEFORE BUYING WEATHER
states FOR DOOIB AND WIN-
oows BET ESTIMATES OF ME.
No MATTER How SMALL YOUR
ORDER. '
In or out of town orders by mail
promptly attended to.
~RE8IDENGE—
VII MAIN STREET. NORWALK.
W
Health
By Good living!
Have you tried the Health Brand
Ooi'feof Better drink Health Brand
Cocos; but if you must drink. then
try this mild rich Coffee. that has
all the loud qualities and none of the
bad eii'euts of the heavy South Amati-
gankhem‘es. Satisfaction or money
so .
Surety Bonds
or an Kinda.
. Janos M. turns.
a. s. Ar... soon: Homers.
Tourism 3M.
vetoed-its.
rosin. amvdm,
m , ,,
aAntoolt
carried In ems.
1, moves resume.
Plésse give us a call and you‘ll surly .
Remedy for all colds, headaches, fe- “
oAmrv cuss was‘s.’
In Odd Designs. 10c to 209.
PRETTY IMPORTED GERMAN
29-“ CHINA. ‘
' Cups. Saucers, Bread Plates, sauce
Dishes, Chocolate Cups Cream Pitch _
ers, etc., fronl 109 to 20th
lu-OWfi.
rss’usomcru‘se‘s.
at the mm pmi
(low).
(800 “It win»
PICTURE FRAMING.
Bring the Hitters with you when
you wont to choose 9 Frame. or let us
send for It. ‘
nun—a
SPECIALS. ,
1White Curtain Poles‘. with fixtures,
Brass Extension l‘tods, lilo.
Cloth Window Shades. flood fringe.
o
.————‘
Wall Papers, artistic materials.
.mn-u
We give the Hunt .Btsinps.
crun—a
i. H. Becki
87 WASHINGTON STREET,
south Not-walk. Conn.
MMaMMMe
Iiu’ll Birgit
THE COLD. IF THERE IS
‘ A NICE WARM coke FIRE
eunnmo IN THE House.
seomumo 05¢; 12m, '04,
we WILL asouce rue PRICE
TO 89 PER cu, m LOTS
or 25 au.'os moss, AT
THE ass WORKS.
SMALLER QUANTITIES]. we
WILL BELL AT 99 PER su.,
AT THE WORKS.
oer 'I'HE HABIT Ann 'rav
some or was FAMOUS FUEL.
lull. R’y lilgllinlll.
'Phone 68.
Mommas-em
-.M,_ .m.-._nm_~—-_.—_———-
, ,
FRANII. VIN Sill
PLUMBING.
smu.
Herman.
into our
rmma
«illic- '
vmwv.mrotv v
‘99 South Main .rmu.
Telephone, 1!":
, south smut m
‘1 . .
-THE
NORWALK STIIIAMBOAT CO.
. ‘ (Incorporated)
rid one i" .. = ,
Dropout“
“City at Norwsllt" and “sum"
(Erel‘gb't any.)
’ Leave New York (Pier 36
'1R§
Freight received from 7 s. m.
The finestfls‘sortment‘ln‘the city " .-
Esst River.) and Norwallt every
. week day at 5 p. m.
escalate “
meadow ‘ s'soolt
some CAN. , ,
a «SAM sous Molt
M .
satiny am we so
dress
, many
I} WALL .1."
d p- ‘
ow. Elects-lea and b‘ a.
room. Baths in 99'
feet sanitation. 300.0! f.", .
appointed. Always 99 ms
QUIINs
-Cafe car-Irv? a full 1
Merrill an ondlt’ewl
and cigars. Best etoeit,
city. Special harpslnp
days.
Use STANDARD Fixtures for
your Bath Room. Trev :iie
Clean, Neal and Durable. ‘
cos. N. MAIN AND web? on.
, NORWALK80.. c‘oN'lI ‘
oun melt or nits poops
war m to A Lotta Lanai
runs Ives" Isms. '
wean-arm. new no
can our nice 9099‘s iii“. veil
snowws pornkwottit terse ,,
vsnv mt nausea.
ws nave mass A Mil
unnv portraiture Mm
UUIMI‘I’ rieussa M
wean. crawl
penetrations or will:
mean on our.
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Norwalk Chronicler