This is one of the old time s
1 gains. and we mean what w say,
We invite you to our store to
so Poster.
#ltichard Bland continues ill with the
A meeting of the lschoda Club will .
' be held this evening at the clubhouse,
Mine ililllam F. St. John is visitinii
Mills Evelyn Simpson, of Poelteltill. N.
The trolley cars were slightly delayo
ed this morning by the sleet and snow
which fell during the night.
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Quite a number of people walked
down the harbor yesterday, on the ice.
In several places the skating is good
and was enio‘yed by many.
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The lschoda Club will hold its
monthly business meeting, Tuesday
evening at its club house near the
_ Washington street bridge.
The regular meeting of Lucia Help-
on will he held at the home of Mrs.
liowhrd Doty. Thursday. February ii.
nit Edb'cloclt A full attendance is do
a r . .
M. S. Dal-trick is seriously ii at his
home in Winfield street. nd his
friends fear-that he may not recover.
lie was stricken several days ago with
pneumonia.
Miss Ethel Bartram led the meeting
of the Epworth league at the East
Avenue Methodist Church yesterday
The meeting was well attended Miss
Bartram 9 subject was "'i‘ he Enlarging
Kingdom. " Next Sunday the meeting
will be led by JOHeph Peuneli. The sub-
ject ftvlli be. “Christ 11 Servant and We
Are Sonnets." “.1. , |1;1I'1||
‘One of the local teachers who be-
lieves in the pure and classic use of the
Entilsh language met with a and blow
a few days ago Shaman giving the
children Words and the children were
putting them into sentences. Among
other words was “crust. " ‘Now. Wit.
‘llo, i wish to have you form a sentence
-1 having left the word ‘crust’." Willie
thought a moment and replied, "i'd
have a crust to butt in.",
None of, the steamers in the harbor
have tried to venture out into the
bound to get oy.eters owing to the
severity of the weather. The ice has
completely covered the oyster grounds
and it is necessary to cut a passage
way for the steamers. The ice has
become so thick, howover, that they
could not make headway against it.
and If the weather continues there
promises to be an oyster famine. Sev-
eral concerns are simply. out of the
bivalves. The Rude] company is still
opening, having had nearly 3,000 bush-
els on hand when the boats were oblig-
ed to abandon operations. ‘
ROW AYTON.
Mrs. Earle. Stevens visited friends
in Daricn. Saturday.
William DeMott. of Logan street.
who has been ill, is improving.
_ ’i‘he Rowayton Hose Company will
entertain their friends at Crow's lluil.
Wednesday evening.
There will be a special meeting of
Itowayton lions Company tonight to
hear the report of the building com-
mittee
bliss Pearl Stevens has returned
home from a visit with her brother,
Dr. Howard 0. Stevens, st Cornwall
Bridge. Conn.
Mr. and Mrs Thoophilo Euphrat. oi
New 'i‘.ork are spendin a few days
with Mr and Mrs. Wifiiam ’1‘. hey-
mood. of The Maples, Rowayton.
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The committee. who are to call in
the different districts of Rowuyton in
connection with the Methodist Evan-
gelistic lampaign about the whole
town. are as follow: Mrs. Kate Them
as for the northern end of the village;
Mrs. Mary Thomas at the center: Mrs.
William medium, at the south creator:
Mrs. Alfred Crockett. at the southern
part; Miss Maud Raymond Miii'aillll.
This committee will begin its Work
early in the present week.
DARIEN AND NOROTON.
The modal meeting of the Conueo
ticut (loll League will be held at the
. Graduates club in New Haven next
Thursday afternoon at 2: 30 calculi.
Francis R. Cools of the llsrtlord Golf
club. the prosl out. still prowl do. An
new executive and new handicap m
mitten will be appointed. The ques-
tion of the annual tournament next.
summer will come up and the inset»
law may choose the course. The club-
.: teen-hole courses are in this city and
New Haven and the tournaments haven
alternated between these cities. The
tournament was held in this city last
There is a possibility of some
m with a wood- nine hols course silo film
lift for: the tournament The Break
in chili of andsebort and the who
ifihcemn
tells you to mu it's L
if tide is. them
also and an advertisement of Ban
inspect and decide for ymirself
sour respite:
tournament Willa iii probably W
, in July,
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WESTPORT.
Mrs M, A. Adams is visiting in
New York.
0-
1 Rev Kenneth Mackenzie is ill at his
home in State street.
Walter Manchester and family have
moved to Southport.
A daughter has been born to Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Godfrey.
Mrs Elizabeth Cooper is visiting
friends at Orris Mills, N. Y.
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Robinson of Stamford, has
ford, has been visiting in town.
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Rev. 0 W. Barbydt of New Mil.
ford. has been fretting in town.
Miss Mary Donahue is spending a
few days with friends in New York.
Jesse Hayden. of Brooklyn. has
been spending a few days at his borne
in town.
way-
J. M. Chol‘weli. of New York has
been spending a few days with friends
in town.
Robert Gibson and wife, of Siam
ford. have been recent visitors in
Westport 1.. *
Rev. William Long otllcinted at the
services in the Congregational Church
yesterday.
Miss Nellie Radcliffe has gone to
‘Poughkeopste for the remainder of
the winter.
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Mrs. Nolan. of Elmshuret. L. 1.. is
the guest of her daughter. Mrs. Os-
born. of Casino.
Dorie Chapter. 0. iii. 8.. will hold it
“heals social in the chapter rooms
tomorrow evening.
Mrs. Klttel. who has been visiting
friends in town, has returned to her
home in New York.
Miss Winifred Kemper. who has
been visiting friends in Pennsylvania.
has returned home.
CRANBUR'I.
Alfred Saunders and family are vie-
itlng William ’1‘, Gregory and family.
Clarence Smith and Andrew Perry
spent Sunday at their homes in Wes-
ton.
A dance will be held in Washington
Lodge Hall on Friday evening. Febru-
ary 17.
Rev. 1.. R. Moore. of the Norwulk
M. E. Church. preached in the chapel
yesterday afternoon. -
The weekly‘prayer' meeting was had
at the residence of George Benton on
Wednesday evening.
The dance given by the Young Ln-
dleu' Social Club in Washington Lodge
Hall on Thursday evening proved a
success. A large company was pres-
ent. ice cream and cults were served.
Music was furnished by Shepard and
Bloom, of Norwallt.
-Curos croup. sore throat, pulmon-
ary tmubleembfonarch over pain of
ave y sort Dr, Thomas' Eclectrlo
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COAL MINERS RETURN To_ WORK.
Oil-slain [melons Believe that Gov.
ammont Bill Will Resilient Matters.
BERLIN, Felt. 6.""TWO or three
thousand coal miners who struck in
the Bilesian district returned to work
today, believing that the government’s
bill now; in preparation: will readjust
their relations with their employers.
The government's proposed law limits
the working day to it hours to mill-
eries where temperatures are about
70 degrees Farmulieit. including the
lime goals In and coming out of the
minor. in temperatures of ill dances
Farrenhoit. and hi her only a six hour
day Is permitted. itllin two or three
years the nine hour day is to be shor
tuned to 8% home. About nine-tenth»
of the miners of Germany coins within
”.mmml'd'm l f tire of
ow u; e on can
steakhouse of the presence of «foo
eigu substances iii to be forbidden.
Rim may be assessed. but these must
exceed four to six mart.- lti to
93h) per month. Overtime is to be
paid .for at the highest rate
Wo’rltmen' s committee» shall be roe
(ignited by value owners as represeiu
ting the men. Making the present con-
ditloii or the miners worse in any
tldiila‘r than it is new is forbidden.
milieu Basilio, a member at the Reich.
"litag.i apostles tau immense meeting
ohm inure at nymterday. said that
government’ nbill only concerned
four out of fourteen demands of the
elitism and was not fully satisfactory.
or you
”a
may ask for the
7' ‘ eight wineries and there was it
‘ is motorboat“ as usual at twelve col-
1 ‘ t
doba have offered» submit mambo
condition that their lives he soured.
President Quintana has rep lied,
did. that their surrender must be
unconditional and that the courts vriil _
deoid e. the fate of their revolutionlsts.1
transport Sarita Cruz has sailed; .
outer harder- with political
for tinned
prisoners _
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POPULAR AMUfiIMINTB.
llOLT's TOMORROW NiGii'i‘.
"Escaped from the Harem" is the
title of a new sensational melodrama
which will be so
ill...
tre tomorrow in the climax of
, this piece the heroine escapes from the
harem on the back of a trusted ele-
of her master. The play is full of ex-
citing events and the scenic equipment
is said to be elaborate.
"HUMAN HEARTS."
"Human lioarts." the melodramatic
success announced at lloyt's Theatre.
Saturday. appeals to every class of
playgoer. it deals with a story that
teams with heart interest from boxin-
nlng to end. Torn Miran. an honest
young. blacksmith in the Arkansas hills.
falls in love with and marries a re-
formed confidence woman. The dull
country life soon nails on her. She
accidentally meets her former lover
and “pal" Without any lust cause.
they conspire together to ruin Toni
and kill him if necessary. The woman
calls him while her accomplice cun-
coals himself. The father of Tom re-
encode and is mistaken for the young
blacksmith. its is fatally stabbed by
the ambushed man. Tom. coming out
to see More is father is. is accused by
the adventurous and her "pal" of the
murder. lie is finally sentenced on
that charge But his it lends ultimately
establish his innocence and he ls ro-
leascd. Retribution overtakes his vil-
lainous and murderous accusers. No
plsy‘ol its kind possesses a‘strongor
plot or more‘senslttionai‘incldents. The
serious element is mingled with com-
edy, forming a combination that never
fails to touch a responsive chord in
the hearts of playgoers.
11E ARTS 05‘ OAK.
lit Hart's Their .
pliant. pursued by the Persian slaves.
Hearts of Oak was the attraction‘
at l-'loyt s Theatre, Saturday afternoon
and evening and was presented to two
large audiences. The various charac-
ters were in the hands of efficient art-
ists and were well portrayed in every
instance. The selections rendered by
the male iquartette were especially
plensln and were heartily applauded.
Tumor ow night Escaped from the
Harem will be presented and Saturday
night Human Hearts
WILL TAKE MILITARY EXAMINA-
nous.
General Russell I-‘rost will be In
Hartford Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday of this week. as a member
of the board to examine officers of
the Connecticut National Guard for
commissions. Foss Norwalh oillcers
will take the oral inationrv—Laptuin
Edward P. Weed of Company D Third
Infantry, on Tuesday; First Lieutenant
Henry T. leowlti of Company I) on
Wednesday; second Lieutenant Char
lea l.. Wing. battalion quartormastor.
Third lnfantry, recently elected cap
min of Company F, on Thursday. and
Secoml Lieutenant Howard H. Mosle-
rnau, of Company D. on the latter date
MEETING OF THE EGBERT CLUB.
The first regular meeting of tho
ncwiyorgnnlzed Egbert club was lucid
at the horns of Edwin 8. Austin, Isaac's
place last evening. Owing to the libs-
once of the president Frederick Buyer.
only a short session was hold. A let-
for from Rev. 0. I). Egbert. expressing
his appreciation of the work wan road.
The club is composed of Miss Me.
Orouther’g Congregational Sunday
school class and Is of n semi-religious
u‘id semi-social nature. The officers
of the club are:
Proaidentwl‘nederlck Boyer.
VicoPrealdenv-dndwln 8. Austin.
Secretary and TreasurerwAurellus
Heath.
HAVE ARMVED AT DAVTONA.
Captain and Mrs Moses if. Wilson.
of Seaviow Avenue, East Norwolli; and
Mr. and Mrs. EM .,'f‘ollea of South
Main street. sailed for Florida last
Wednesday evening and boys arrived
at Daytona all right word having
been received to this effect by friends
in this place.
COLORED GIRL AIDED ROIIIRB.
CHICAGO. Feb ll.-1~ln the arrest of
“Birdie" Brooke», alias Spears. is 19
your- old colored girl, the police believe
they have solved most of the myster-
ious burglaries that have taken place
In Hyde Park and Woodlawu residenc-
es this winter The method used by
the "woman burglar" was to hire out
as n washerwoman for a few days.
The night lifter she left the house
would be rifled of idwelry. iii the
room where the girl was found was a
quantity of stolen property. To his
gout robbery with which the lee be.
have the girl was connected involved
property worth 01.600.
BODY been PILI Off scene.
can . Utah. Feud “Buried
death a pile of melt» in a secluded spot
near Little Mountain. ll miles west of
here, with the back of is head crush»
echoed otherwise mull “343% body
of a man supposed to ho o'dh D.
Jenkins. has been found by u buntius
Thu persoal effects had been
stolen. it is believed the man came
from Fblsom, Chill.
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natural will!” I‘l'lllltl.
pm We Fob “vi-"Aid
a mu of the deals of the Miners’
Congress route by to declare a zen-
oral sir-lite to
completely suspends dthis morning at
1“
art:
tiai strike at thirteen others.
sets? mm or 1}: .
I... a. “if
Of. M WW4?“
“a
a
it Mr. with true -
DI! cocoon. ,
“0.0.0.!”
TH! ctiflonp‘ EHARMAGY.
were" A lrsdloy. Mops.
coauaoricur seasons.
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Why the Berkshire Trolley Line w:-
Bougbt—Another Voter-an duper-in?
tandem Panalonad.
it is announced in New Haven that
lilu Consolidated road managers will
not merge their recently-purchased
trolley line, the Berkshire Street rall-
wuy. in Massachusetts. with the Com
solidated Railway company. which is
the holding company of the street rall-
way propertles‘ncquirtsi in Connecti.
cut. Such: merger is not possible ow
ing to the Massachusetts laws regu
lating street railways. The Berkshire
road w,iil therefore, be managed inde—
pcndeutly. with Calvin 'l‘owniey as its
manager. Mr. Townley was recently
aplwlnted as assistant to President
hibllen. The statement is made that
the purchase of the Berkshire trolley
was in view of protects of the New
York Central to extend a line from
Copaite to Great Barrington.
Frederick c. Payne, who for several
years was superintendent of the Dan
bury division of the Connolidated. with
headquarters in mnbury has been
placed on the road 9 pension list. Mr
Payne was until fluently, station as
out at New bondon. lie was called
to New Haven on Tuesday and infom-
cd of the action of the company and
handed his first monthly pension of
860. lie will receive that sum month
iy during the remainder of his life
Lorenzo Bentley, superintendent or
the. New hondou Strcct Railway com-
pany, sent his resignation to the Con-
solidated Railway company. Thursday
Superintmtdent lloratio Bigelmv for
nearly superintendent of the Norwich
and Montvllle street railway and tho
Willinmtle line, has- been appointed
as successor to Superintendent. lieut-
loy. This action is said to be the re-
sult of the retrenchment policy of the
Consolidated company.ln placing the
three systems under 0“!) management.
The new superintendent is now 3011'
manager of the lines from Willimantic
to Ocean Bench. New London.
Consolidated road stock sold at 205
in Boston on Friday.
Three new locomotives numbered
520. 821 and 822 arrived In New llav-
on Saturday evening attached to the
9:35 train. They were built by the
American locomotive Co of l’hiisdei
phin. for the fast passenger sersicc or
the Consolidator! road.
Alexander Cone Well known to Non
London railroad men, one of the oldest
passenger conductors in the employ or
the Consolidated on the run from New
‘xork to New Haven, has been pen
sionod off on half pill
Charles A Page. a well-known con-
ductor on the New York division of
the Consolidated road. has been ap—r
pointed instructing conductor on the
western division.
After a term of service with the
Consolidated Railroad, in the Motive.
Power department, tinting from 1870,
(Noemi Foreman David Gibson. of
Bridgeport. has resigned his position
, to take a much needed rest. Mr. (lib-
son entered the service of the road as
a machinist in the New Haven shoe
under the late plaster mechanic, ‘
Ilcury Kittendori. where. by his
faithful work. he was from time to
time advanced until he was sent to
Bridgeport in 1885 as master mechanic
of the Nougatuck railroad, taking
charge of the Bridgeport shops. Later
on, when the Naugatucit were about!»
ed by the Consolidated, Mr. Gibson
was retained as general foreman. hay-1
lug charge of the engine men. loco
motives and their refill". .1'
A large force of plasterer-s, marble
workers and demrators is at ,warli. In-
side the new Bridgeport railroad sta-
tion. now heated by steam from the
borhilroad company's porter plant in;
the mood door of the structure, and
are making rapid progress. The meta
«tillage have been installed and are
being decorated, the plasterera are
{grime wainsootlng of the snare nia-
r a .
The interior of the station is it plus
of Ichhoidina. resulting from about
ten feet above the iiwr in tiers up to
the selling. So far as the public view
is concerned there will be but one
floor in the new station.
Aooitizmo nuan-
healed. by
ltivenbar in, flour. Via, writes:
Iii burnt in medially! that it
intend hi ever Monica's Amie:
liar ye stopped the pillsi and healed it
without a soar." A wheels htl
ViLwouuds and m. tile. at li‘.
,tar i. drawn.
“ng
well along with their work and the H
work of putting in the marble bases ~
are instantly relieved. and perfectly ,
Bucklen'l Antics halve. o. '{
DANG! WHERE THE HIGH CAN-
OLE PDVVIR
ass same base. ‘
is a tame Licht
Little Money
fl"i" Blilldluh
'Phone 68.
The Cold Premium
elven with the
Richardson sis
is qualiiii'.
u-uu—n-q.
YOU GET THE PREMIUM IN THE
CUTTING WEAR 011‘ EVERY ONE.
Charles 'E. Dow
HARDWARE.
112 WASHiNdTON ITRIET.
Phone 143-0.
iiiltiillilll
PL UMBING.
STEAM.
HOT WI TEE.
IND MS
FITTING
i Tin. Shut Iron. Copper
and Zinc.
80 South Main Street.
sum an.
an iii'ii'iii tilt
sour» NOIWALK, cons.
osomizso 1m.
WITH
J
Capital Il00.000.00
Surplus. SIOGOODJO
”of Milli. 360.01.70.00
Iollolta accounts of Individuals. inap-
stadiums, merchants and corporations
am lover-biota
IDVIIN It: “063:5". ION"...
time. moo.
raindrops. ‘
Mathewson John ll. Light
John ll. Knapp Henry
J hum-win 1 II l
an atlas Owen: J. vial,
and. if Rowan.
, calamari sun tins”
nor sees no .
are it old!“ ,
V3 ..
1 Hand repaired
. be safely reinvested through this con»
m
0 Marvin .
CLOSING nineteen or :-
1 exam «was arr 008T. ,:
. some or ream Lass. ~
‘ sonar BARGAINS or :.
sense rovs AND Nova»,
:sniio Sherlock Holmes and Pit).
Skates and Cutlery ground
ll. R. BULKLEV
521 '0. MAIN IT
Motley now drawing 4 per cent. can
when)! at 5 per centmlncr i
come 25 per cent cos n the in
Description of methods and all do
sired information on request,
investments bear earnings from
gay-Jocelvod. to day withdrawn. ‘ -
u a ..... 1,700.
Surplus and Profits ........’ 80.8.03
Endorsed by the most conservative
authorities upon investments.
State Supervision of New York and
Connecticut.
BRANCH OFFICE, 16 so. MAIN ST.
lie-ideal Directors. Resident Manners.
Mortimer M. Lee R. i..coburn
Charles E. Dow John 3. Lawrence
latitudinal.
Fresh Herring ........ 10c
Haddock ......... ... 7c
Weakllsh ................. . . . . . 10c
Blues large and small ....... .12c
Whole Salmon .10.:
Froelllsh . ........... 8c
Clscocs ......... . ............ .. .. 10c
Whitefish ........ . .. . . ........... 10c
Pickers-i ........... ...... lilo
Smelt ...... . ....... 15c
Native Eels ....... . .......... ....1’dc
Halibut, Spanish Mackerel, Steak
Cod. Sliced Salmon. Pike and German
Carp and all other kinds of Fresh Fish
at reasonable prices.
THE PEOPLE'S FISH AND OYSTER
MAR RK, E.T
Old Salvation Army Building.
East End of Washington Street Irldgo
_ South Norwallt. .
CAPT. CHARLES DUCBOBG, Prop.
f
Miss Boarunr.
DERMA TDLOGIST.
CHIROPODIST.
Look Woed’ J Hall.
..orwaik. Conn.
Office Hours:
9 to 12 a. m. l to 5:30 p. m.’
Telephone
Connection.
'FWSMBANKS‘W
Carpenter. Builder and
General Contractor
ESTIMATES owes was Joe
emu. cultured as new imp its
scheme or our srnuoruau.
m on our-or-rowu ascend-av
MAIL PROM’PTLY' synapse To.
mRESiDBNCI-e
7| MAIN STREET. NORWALK.
Surety Bonds
or an Kinda.
Liberal Policy for Automobiles with-
out restriction to storage of Gasoline.
Jason M. LAWN
R. R. 11!...»th Murmur.
, rot-chose m. ,
55 If” You Want
7 dress
‘ « as Wall Street.
_. , clean, of at and durable.
‘ 10 ”INT IT.
your morally. whether it 1 twin
aheaaoandiotintonorreelulfi!
of any description quickly, call or Itiv
W. B. DeGAMlo
humor. with.
it will be of advantage tp‘ you also
to see melt you are denim of burr
ins any kind of probdrty,’ 1
HOTEL VICTORIA
MON
Newly furnished
comfortable and uptod‘
city Electricity and", belt in1 pretty
room. Baths in connection
feet sanitation. Rooms abolish!
appointed. Always comfortable agil
due
Cafe carrying a full of chef'-
Merrill and Condlt’s line lisquorl
nad. cigars Beet stool: ”so: in tllb
c
'r. J. SULLIVAN. prop. ft
TELEPHONE CALL, ”H. ,
“we
Use STANDARD FIXTURES
for your Bath Room. They are
con. 'N. MAIN mo war” are.
so. noswaut. cows. 1
Our stock of new good! just in
is a little larger than em baton.
Wonderful how low youesn
we do the work' in the .vtry beat
manner. '
contracts for house painting and
will be glad to submit figures foe
your work. . m ,4
We try to carry in stock mm
thing you need for the ionic: i
of your house inside or out. ,4
'r “NONI.“ sum
‘0 i U- “0wa
I‘i it}; .
24 COTTAGEAWWE 11 '
; yeasr NORWALIC,“ Conn.
GORNIR RAILROAD 4w NU! Alli)
ESTH T. .
meal millet: '
We have taken a gdbd mum
“Nah.
buy nice goods here. Well hndw _
Norwalk Chronicler