Tensor XMAs ooeatsas.
Initially Birds Eu: Today.
In onsequence of a shortage of the
all, ly of turkeys for the Yuletide
In the coat it is found that
has been an tinprecedentediy
expand for these
from the west.
:Adams aprons Company,
its general office, in New Ha-
haI felt this demand more keenii
t has been noticed elsewhere.
bps been obliged repeatedly dur
pant 48 hours to call upon lie
in _ rag l'tation agent the Conaolidat
.. iroad for more express cars to
[ti a this product
I of these turkeys come from
K lucky. Ohio and indianu They
April this birds, white skinned. corn fed
and plump.
.The company has forwarded about
15 tans of them through this city to
day by rail, and it is expected that
a finale will be maintained for at
least three days to come.
NO MORE SUFFERING.
if you are troubled with indigestion
let a but is of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
lit! m how quickly It will cure you.
r30 A. Thomson, of Spencer. la..
in: ' "Have had Dyspepsia for twen-
years. My case was amost hepc
Kodol D spepela Cure was rec
a mended and i used a few bottles or
and It Iii he only thing that has re
lured me. Would not be without It
also at Chicago .and even went
Norway with hopes of getting some
a. of, but Kodoi Dyspepsia Cuie is the
I up and I heartil: recommend it. Ev-
eison euifcrn: with indivestirm
or berm. 1a rhmi' ti use it." Sold by
The Clifford Pharmacv
HARTFORD MLSESES SUNDAY PA-
The paper train which leaves New
York early Sunday mmning for Con
1 pecticut points dioppcd Its Hartford
your iii New York tunnel. The car
was on the extieme rear and the loss
was not discovered until the panel
W train ieached New HRVMI Hartford
. people did not receive their New York
papers Sunday until well along
the afternoon.
, A FRIGHTENED HORSE.
Running like mad down the street
dumping the occupants or a hundred
other accidents, are eveiy tlav occur-
. kennel. ll. behooves everybody to
have a retiab. 9 Sa ve bandit and
‘ there: none as good as iiucklen' a Al'-
, {pica Salve. Bums. Cuts Sores L‘x-
, assent: and Files, di- appear quickly on
i liar lie eon hin~ e'Yect. 260. at F. H
miner's: Draw Store. ”
«W
“ 5H ‘4.“
contains Neither Opium, .
italic.
nod lflntuieuoy.
I loam: uompany la Ruohiog,
loathsome A
Viva dootorad with local physicianelel'l having filed his bond 1’0? 310-000
‘admln‘atcred by President J. D_ Walt
uni rented that has done the any,
y y .tm‘neyGeueral King, and the Pacific
‘ASuioty cempan. became surety.
a» ‘aftei taking the oath.
in ‘
The Kind You Have Always Bought. and which has been
in use for over 30 years. has homo tho almiotnro of
and has hcctimiuloumlcr hit-l per-
ennui NIIDGI'I ision aim-o its infancy.
AJIINVHO one to deceive you Iii this.
AélI Oohntcrl‘cltu. Invitations and “Jllut-nu-gtmtl" are but
xpetlmento that. trifle with [Hill (illil. tliixvr the health (if
lni‘nuto and Childrenwliixpuricnco against Experiment.
What is“ CASTORIA
‘ Outoria is a harmleiio anhotitute for Castor Oil, Pare-
' .zo'rld.‘ Iii-obi and sodium Syrups. It; in Pleasant. It
orphlne nor other Narcotic
unbalance. [to one hi its guarantee. It ileiltl'oyfi
iiilil alloys Fe Vflflfilllleflfl It chi-cu Diarrhoea and Wind
Iii relieve! Teething: Troubled, out-es Iz‘titiiltlpution
It naeiiiiilittca the Food. regulation the
3 Shown and Domain, giving healthy and notary] slew.
.iiflio Children's macaw-Tho Mother 'i-i Friend.
Nomi: CASTCIRIA ALWAvs
A Ilium the Si nature of
In.
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8AUGATUGK POST OFFICE
RENOVATED.
Poatmanter Jellffo Maia-a Some De-A
cided Changes by Paint and
Varnish Applications.
The Saugatuck 1309.: Dillon hits lln
dergone a sort of renovation this
week. and the appearance Is very
pleasing’to the eye. Paint and vam~
lab has furnished a prominent part in
the change Postmaster Arthur Jel-
llffe in certainly looking out for the
interests of the office in good shape.
The Sauzatuck office is one of the
neuter; of Uncle Sam’ is oiilcea and the
postmaster should be congratulated
for its tidy appearance.
DOCTORS COULD NOT HELP HER.
"i had kidney trouble for years, 'I
writes Mrs Raymond Conner of Shel
ton wash, "and the doctors could not I
help me. i tried Foley' 5 Kidney Cure!
and the very first dose gave me re
lief and I am now cured. 1 cannot!
say too much for Foley's hiduei I
Cure " it makes the diseased kid-
neys sound so they will e: iminate the
poisons from the b‘ood Unless that
do this good health is impossible. Sold
at Plaiated‘ a Drug Store
TUCKER ABSUM ES OFFICE.
Filed Bond, Took Oath and Began Du-
ties at County Commiuioner.’
Reuben H. Tucker. of Ansonia. is
nhw a full fledged county commission
and taken the oath of office. which wa;
er, of. the board. The mind was given
according to the form adopted by At-
Mr
Tucker began his duties immediately
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablet.
'All druzeiets rain 0 the money If I
fails to cure. E W Grove'e signaturA
is up eaéh box. 25c
MORE STEAMBOATB.
Capt. Anninp J. Smith Takes on the
Norwalk Line.
Aiming J. Smith. of this city. has
secured the charter of the Norwalk
Steamboat line. which piles between
Norwalk and New York city. daily.
Under the old management the line
was not a. profitable investment. Cap-
tain Smith was formerly in charge of
the old People‘s line of this city. He
has a number of stoatnhoata under his
control at thy present time. the Isabel,
Roaeda‘e. John Silvester and others,
and will begin active opera ions of the
new undertaking in the near future.—
”.33 "New. Post
eWoriiiii
BOLP EVERYWHERE IN BOXES.
v
Ice. and ‘ 250.
GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS.
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‘Can Be Found not. Store of A. J.
Culling a. Company. .
The hunt for suitable and accepto-'
bio Chriatmao presents in now on in
earnest, an the days before the festival
are drawing to a close What he and
aha would like are the all important
qestions at this time,
The Home are filled with handsome
magenta and remembranccs. One good
thing to bear in mind when buying a
present is to get something useful as
well an ornamental
In this matter A J Collins and Co.
are Just the people who can solve the
knotty inoblem for you and It Would
indeed be a continua critic who could
not be united front the splendid stock
which they carry at their store In
North Main street.
0n the the ground floor is a mag
' niiiccut display of toy a, just the thing
lot the young folks. There are ino-
clianical toys which do almost every-
thing, but speak. The doll counters
are veritably crowded with the pi etti
est dolls thnt children could ask for.
One can certainly provide fox the
little folks at Celine and 00's.
But hot; about the grown up folks?
There are three more floors of the
big building devoted to goods which
they may use and a big storehouse to
draw from as well
Tables, chairs. furniture of all knds
may he fbund in profusion and at all
sorts of prices. ,
A few of those articles may prove
to be useful hints to you. How about
a morris chair? Wouldn't it pretty
rug be an addition to the home? Hm'
about taking it look at the big line of
pictuiea which A J Collins and Co.
sell
Perhaps a labor-oi. a book case.
a new ulnno stool, or it nice couch
might be Just the thing
Space will not permit to mention
M N a l but. a stroll through the store
will reveal a host of thiurs that would
be “Just tight" anti-yen know [We BfiLlH
faction of giving a present that. Is "Jim
right.”
ONLY CURE FOR DYSPEPSIA.
Mrs. Franklin Bush, of New Castle
'lol. «ova: “I suffered for years with
dyspepsia. used to have great distres:
and belching. I tried everything I
could hear of. but nothing helped “Ii
until I took BrazilianABalm. and one 5-
ent bu tlo cured me completely."
For sale by R. H. Piaistcd. F. ii. Bits
r lilld tho (‘lli'l’tirti Pharmmy "
GIFTS ON REASONABLE TERMS
-~...——-
Can he Secured in Abundance at H.
Kriegor a Colo.
Perchttncc at this Christmas season
your funds may be temporarily low
and on feet that you will have to OI-
crlobk some dour friends to whom you
Would like to gille a handsome present.
'Did‘ it ever occur to you that you need
not do it? Just stroll down to
Ki loger and Co.'u on Washington
street and see what you can got at
suth reasonable terms that you will
timer feel paying for them.
A single look at the exceptionally
handumtie display In the wiudowu will
continue you that you can find thcie
lust tho ptcsout you want to givo.
'Ilioio nro iliiiniondti nutl jewoliy of
all kinda and surely those the ulwml-
in t optnlilo pi 0550qu
You can ill out tho boy from top to
too on those nutty Iiirnii llII to are
clothes for cliihlion, for xiriu and,
boys. youlliu and men. uiiesuu and lad
Itvu hamlwmm satiric, handkerchlofs
shoes. umbrellas; hate, cups and a
utocral assortment all handsome as It
to large.
The ladies must not be forgotten. A
line set of furl for them a new and
becoming but, a new jacket 6nd in
fact all aorta of things too nuniarouil
'to mention individually may be found
here inspect this stock and there is
no doubt that you will ihid what you
want there. Above all thingil do not
form that. the scheme of liberal cred-
it allow ion to pay for the prevent at
your leisure.
”a?”
OF INTEREST To MOTHEIRB.
Thousands of little ones die over)»
your of crbup. Most of them coulri
have been saved by a few doses of
Foioy’ii aiioncy null Tar. and cverr film
.113 with children should keep It in tlli‘
ihmiae It containu no opiate: and 1.
lrnm and sure. Mr George H Pink
It" Sort F‘rahoiiico Cab. writdti: "Mi
baby had it dangerous attack of cram
and no thought the would choke to.
5 death but one done of ii‘oloy'e lionei
other remedies had failed We am.
never a minute Without It fit this.
house." Sold at Plaintod’a Dl‘iI"
NEW 30kt.“ LIN! OPENED.
51'0de N; boui‘iii a now
.A iii A, ‘ ordinate
I. ”loam
' -,x. ,,,. -. .
u .. W .
, , , ~ ,
are dead and two .ixiug from thot .
H. they arenol. all of one party, either
. Amiwu for higher honors.
and Tar. re‘ioved her at once alto»:
I ..
.II. .r,‘i‘?'~l
EXCEPTIONAL PIANO 'orraa.
Many Bargains at Steinert'o Ware.
militia, Wanhinptou‘ 8t.
At Sioincrt's piano warerooms.
Woehlnutou street. exceptional pro~
Christmas bargains are offered in pl-
ouos which are well. worth investiga-
tion. The reputation of this house In
known to all. What they guarant'ce s
a bond that you get what you pay for.
Fe the holiday trade they bite of
t’erin a number of slightly used in-
comments. Ten do] are takes a piano
——then email monthly payments if
you desire to purchase this way. The
‘ltm of instruments they offer includes
Steinways, Woodburys, Jewetts, Shou-
in'zers. Hardmaus. Manon & Hamline,
Sincere and other wollkuown and re-
liable makes. Every one of these
planes is guaranteed not only by the
u anufarturerc but. by the selling
house. Prices range from 8575 down.
with something; to suit every put-co.
Some organs are also included In the
rule. as well as Piunolos All the in
strumcnis are in perfect order, and
some have seen but slightservice and
are to all Intonts‘aud purposes new
instruments.
When absolutely perfect instru-
ments can he. bought at ouch prices.
and upon such catty terina. there is n'
reason why the dealrc for a flue in
atrumeut in the honié‘ capitol; be arat
iiied Nothing could be more appro
print» for a Chrivtmaa gift. and
nothing can so well prolong the 10‘
of Christmas givinir. There are gift“
for a lifetime. ootiatatit reminders ‘0'
the love of tho givers.“ Iuapection of
these instruments at. Steinert‘acahnot
tail to be interesting to all who are
seeking such pumbuees for the h0l.di1y
season.
WOOD ALCOHOL AGAIN.
. F—‘PO'P
Ten Dead and Thin Mining After
Drinking Drug.
ASHLAND, Ky” Dec. 20. “Ton mm
a
fates of drinking WOOll alcohol at. th
mouth of lionwr rim. at Big Saudi
Tltl't‘e others of the party are missin"
"lirrc pushbonts, with a crew of sev
«ntooii nion. ware on route to Pikevillt‘
ii lion at the mouth of Beaver river tw'
of them sunk and the men wnder
.ushore. A jug of wood alcohol we
on». of the articles HDVI‘Il. it was ill“)
"ml the iron were chilled and wo‘
Ono mun Snlll: "Loi' a drink illn tilt"
llill. " Alloillt‘l 9i! ii: “If. will kl"
us: soc llir: poison i bei ' One of ill
crctt boron mixing i ticks and he anit'
“Como on, let's have our Wraith"
now. if it poiiouu us we will all til
together." They drank the Ftu"
and while at supper they became v'r
iently Iii. Two doctors wore cutie
but could not relieve them.
POLITICAL ASPIRATIONB.
It is said that Fairilent county or
more candidates for gubernatoriu'
honors in training than any other. and
Then there are aspirantq for other
honors, from the Uni cl States eennt'lr
'lle to anything else that might be of
fared a
When the next legislature medic
Ibeiic booms will he more appnrcn‘
than they urc now. it is hinted (1111'
‘Im lion. lore Donovan, of Norwalli
hut: hivlici' nepirotinus than a. utat’
'Plliiifiiilllll to uliltli llo unit a ‘eatr‘d in
1 Republican (ll e rut although ll' 19'
llomoiriit lint them were c'Iioum
‘Iililf‘l‘s thiii coutrlhutud to hill MN
”on that might not count in a cam
But Mr. Donovan but: become lllOI‘
nucblv imbued so it is said with th
idea that his popularity. po itlcailv, ox
tends far beyond the confines of Not
walk, where he amassed a fortune in
the honor buaineaa he conducted for
many years In lair Washington street
atom and then retired from that 'bilill-
noon and entered the political iield.
Then. on the Republican aide, there
iv Elmore S Bonito, of Foiriield. He
has dono heavy party work and there
are hints that be In looking for a to
ward. Coming out there are not In“!
firidaéoo‘rlerti who arolonkiuv for any
thinly. They appear to be content with
such Ilium: no they have.
From Strutfnrd. Stiles dilution. in
will bu not. to bc hoard from; it. all
hours that he and Mr Fiiiilii’nili‘n, oI
Stamford. have burned to bury the
Michel and work towothei- In harmony
How much of on ndvontaue that. will
lm in Mr Woegnndop ii wiii take time
In lI'II/e great ambitione.
mo and watch fir DDOmlotIl. And and
watch for sométli in: elite Allan W.
ivowing Wood. " i‘
“We
"rowmo euaMaaoao Miles.
OllK Death, ail-eh standout
to foil. hot it cerminlv will prove no .
vontagoous to Mrs .iudtton. who is said ,
Keep your two on the next legislar ‘
Fatwa In not saying much, but no la
Cracker Hotel in Minolta oils
Wrecked by the collapse or
a Building Which Was Dam-
aged by Fire. Last Tuesday
Night, and Leif Standing
MINNEAPOLIS Minn" Doc. 10-—
Four or live and posaib y tab or: elcvrn
persona lost their lives early today in
the Crooker Hotel. on Fifth tilt-rel.
through the failing of the high emit
wall of the 0. H. Peck hul' dim. which
was damaged by fire laat Tuesday
night.
'lhe high wind of last night loo~onrd
the bricks in the; ua‘i and tone of
brick and stones cinshed down upon
the roof of Ike three storv hotel next.
door The roof was carried through
to the basement Several persons are
misrinu. presumably dead. as follows:
William Cracker. anlel'il.
Mrs. Maggie Leclaire,
Jennie Morris.
\N 'I am llilnim‘mall.
William Bray. carpenter and con-
tractor. - ‘ - ‘ "
Charles Kenyon.
Will‘am Lillybled.
Seven men and women‘nre unacA
counted for. The iniured are:
Mrs. Jennie Murray, hip badly
bruised.
Mrs. Eve‘yn Williams, badly cut.
him William Cracker. '
Willie Crocker.
Hannah Crocker.
Mia Frank Boyce; ‘
Chalice Smith.
The crash came when almost every
one in the hotel was arloep. In a mo-
ment the building was a wreck. A
number of persons asleep at the time
of the accident and who were not im-
mediately in the path of the fallinr
brirka, oscupcd. Iliou'vh badly itiiurod
The fire department t‘eauondc'l
wuickly. as (N also a large share of
the police department. who act to
work rescuing the iniurod.
hire. Jennie Murray. a cook. was the
“rat to be taken out. Propr‘etnr
“rocker is probablv dead. He was in
he flout of the hotel and has not been
web since.
William lmmerman was sick in hell
end unable to help himeclk
Mrs Williams, daughter of William
Crocker asleep on the top floor. was
buried beneath the debris but was
*rcscued.
NO CASE OF PNOEUMONIA ON REC
We do not know of a single Instance
where a cough or cold resulted in men
monin or conaiimp Ion when Foley's
Honey or Tar had been taken. it
tires coughs and colds perfectly. so
In not take chances uitli some up
“'tuouu preparation which may contain
vuintes which cause constipation. a
‘ontliiltin that retards recovery from
'1 cold. Ask for Foloyls Honey ant
l‘ar. Sold ntl’lnlstcd’s Drug Store.
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CONFIDENCE MEN IN JAIL.
El. PASI‘), Texas. Doc. 20.——Tlir0uai
he action of the authorities Ill Jun:
‘1, Mexico, taken upon the urgent. no
"out of the State3 Department a‘
"uriiitiriimi, a number of Amuricu‘
‘nuildont‘o men. who had court-crater
at Juarez to prey upon tourists, bavr
= "on soul. to jail undoi- lit‘flVYAllne
T‘hov il‘iti robbed American touriu'
if thousands of dollars in two llimilll'
~iETHODISTS TO HOLD A REVIVAI
The official boards of the Norwulk
‘Aoutli Norwnlk. East Norwalk and R0
vai'loti Methodist Cliuichea will hold
a Joint. meetina Wednesday cvenlnv
at the South Norwalk Methodist
Church. for the purpose of confelrim
with Rev. Mr Henderson the evangel-
lei. with whom arrangements are be
In; made to conduct it “genotui ro-
vivai In town the first of Fchrtiai y
Idr. D. habit- of Mr:- W. 91‘. hr
Nevadaou om lot of I-IIIII
cured by Kodol . ,
of stomach
trouble which.
had «(footed
A hem.
. VIclouo Hobo Demanded Mono
. Standard oil
' money
, had. i would not give it to you," re-
We can give you some big especial bargains In Din»
net Sets, selected ff0m 'our regular stock Withugrlces low-
cred for the Holidtiy selling Of course dill 7h Fatty
Chitin mzikcs fine prosecute, but if you are look" 3‘ ’iorg,‘ a“
gift that will be long rcmcmbercd, three finial; a ddy,i it“.
‘ look at those.
One hundred piece Sets at $7. 50, $8.98 and $0.00.
Min 5 Bath Gowns, special
Fine all wool Eiderdown “Bath Robes, in red and
white. and blue and white, at ripes,a also gray, bump and
blue effects. 'lhliese are made in generous sizes, nicely fin-
ished with cords and tassels, regular $4.00 ahd $5.00
Robes for $2 98 and $3. 98.
Kt ilit d Wool Gaunt ills ’
Shawls and Fascinators knitted of zephyr and ice
wool are In most bewitchiug styles. At this season of the
year the we constantly needed and of course appropri-
ate for gifts.
Cardigan Jackets, Sweaters, Golf Vests and Etdns
ate in numerous fashions. These convenient little gar-
ments are worn so much with rain coats that every wo-
man needs one.
Children‘s “Tams.” A lot of warm worsted Tam
O'Sliantcr Caps in plain colors and mixtures, 50 and 750
values, special at 25c.
‘ o ‘ o ) . W i
Bargain» in book».
All the Early Books, the delight of boys, 15¢ a vol-
lime.
Works of standard autho '5, the best sort of books that
could be placed in children‘s hands. at 250cach.
Popular Books at 150.
Under Two Flags
Monte Christo
Scottish Chiefs
Micah Clarke
Green Mountain Boys
An Egyptian Princess
Romoia Stepping Heat onward
The Pioneers The Second Wile
At 250, neat. dark red bindings. I
Kcuilworth Last Days of Pompeii
Heart of Midlothian Dream Life
Hypatia In the Golden Days
Child's History of Lamb’s Tales from
England Shakespeare
For the Boys.
Nice warm Sweaters, all colors. $1.00 and $1.25.
Outing Flannel Pajamas. aged 6 to 14, 750.
Mocha Glox cs, gray and tan, Ilccce lined, 50c.
Astraklian Glox cs with kid palms, sec.
The D. WRead C0.
Ribbonsfifflaw-
Ribbons.
Ribbons.
ron HOLIDAY PURPOSES, avatar own USES mucous AND WE
[AVE DEVOTED A common mu A row oars TO A SPECIAL eALn
)F‘ PLAIN mucous or nxrnaouomanv VALUE.
wmrus nos. 5. 7 9 12.16 A'l‘ iic.‘
WIDTHS N08. 22 40 60,80 AT 100.
HOLLY mucous, WIDTHS nos 2. 3 5 7 AT POPULAR PRICES.
A rum. LINE or SATIN GROS GRAIN lN NARROW WIDTHS.
REGULAR are... or morons AND LIBERTY SATIN iiv FULL
ARIE’i‘Y.
in
.i. DICKERMAN used
84 WASHINGTON ITREET, SOUTH NORWALK.’
TELEPHO in: 14H
GROGER'B GLERK HELD UP.
m
a ‘I‘At “up” MN 1; en.
WASHIN TON. Dec. 20..”
tor Fairbanks announced ,
day that, hill rooianatiun would
worded to the governor of ihdl a
January 9. the (III of the mouth: got
the leaialatul‘e. to’ no effect Natl: ii.
next when he will be intuitiriod
Vice, Preoident. Uiit’l recently It: had
been Ilia intention to delay mica»
tiott till eeriy in March. A main
plied the young man to the bobo, who ,rtudy of the propellants In oath can:
atooti at the head of the limo holdimzj ed to that the p on do-
the ‘britlle. With that he gave the "iii be entirely molar.
horse it out with the whip. and the! . ,. “*-
animal almost lumped through the,
harden: The vioioua hello wail 6.1-, .
moat, thrown to the. around. “lie did
tofuiiow the team tall;
first of the way with
Near
‘ OII Work: of Jot-via Woo -
Jarviii Wood who drives M. D Roa-
our delivery wagon. wan hold up at
8 oolock, Saturday .6 citing. near the
static on the Wilson
helm. road by a tramp who demanded
“l have no money. and if i
Norwalk Chronicler