and ”Railroads”
peach season" in New York
‘ eastern cities begins
all continues to November.
‘ as, peoplewho sit at their
poachers and cream during
‘utumn months stop to think
he fruit comes from.
“average consumer, indeed, Is
’ be astonished to learn that
c or p district cilan all stead:
\ lib season, beglnn as In the
t
l
.‘il‘lihe succeeding weeks. no -
'ff . through the southern and r! ‘
0m. until it comes to a clos
r usachusetts. whose c"
l
" fruit, the
srd Is rea-
. peach crops
. Georgia. South
- ollna. West Virgi-
elaware. Maryland,
, ‘sw Jersey. New York.
nilt Massachusetts, ripen
,. sub meanwhile the la-
. ‘blasse’s‘of persons in Bos-
' York, Philadelphia or Wash-
are being supplied steadily with
t, irreppective of whether it,
, ‘rom Alabama or Connecticut.
up , , In Georgia.
. 3300: la is now the greatest peach
, , "this east. Last year the crop
V“ Mimbted at 4.000 carloads, of
about 600 baskets each. This is ll I0-
,lt)! 2,400,000 baskets, or. say, over
5400;000000 peaches. about five for cv-
ery‘ person in the union. This year.
‘ OROVQI‘, the crop was to a largc'cx-
tout ruined by heavy spring rains and
was scarcely half of the I004 product.
~10 tyear when the full crop is real-
food; the peach ill-vest season is the
busiest period of Georgia's agricultur-
aiyear. The crop comes to a head
rapidlyhand must all be harvested Ill
stew weeks. The railroads are press-
ed to the. utmost to transport the frltlt
, on tifne. ' Whole communities turll
‘. out towork in the orchards while the
picking, sorting and packing are ill
' progress, and on the larger farms hun-
, dr '8 of persons camp at night under
the trees. to be on the ground to rc~
sumo work as soon as the sun shows
.himiielf in the morning. it is as if
Gooygla had a great agricultural slanti-
ng army.
._ Attila close of the scason, tho ox-
pel't packers move northward with the
ripening of successive peach crops. as
“has Maryland. Thou many of them
'36 to California or Florida for orange
or. Vegetable packing. 'l‘llc nogrocs
, Insist in galllcring Illi‘ pouch
crop spend a week or so in “punk-I.-
, his" as soon as tho season has I‘lltlt‘ll.
and thereafter they set to work pick.
Tingcmton In the fields.
Sudden Changes.
‘To‘tho grower the pencil in a tickle
product. likely to make or break him
any year of his existence; to the con
‘,,‘sumer it is simply a delicious edible
. for the liable and to the railroad mun
: it is a problem in frillhlim‘lilllml as
definitions any he has to meet. The
peaph has to be plucked and shipped
cit-the instattl—~yestcrduy it was too
when. tomorrow will be too l‘lpc-w
and the railroad has to make its club-
orate preparations against. the psycho
logical moment for shipping. Changes
in the weather may advance or delay
this period for it fortnight, or after lhl-
railroad has estimated the crop and
brought a great number of freight
can from a distance and altered them
—-—for peaches are so delicate that the
cars musl be provided with shelves
for the baskets—a sudden blight may
greatly reduce the crop and force the
railroad to operate at a loss. 'I‘hlls late
in the present season heavy rains in
the Connecticut fruit bclt reduced the
‘ cropfrom 700.000 to between 400.000
, I. and 500.000 baskets, so that many of
the our! 0f the New York, Now Hllvcll
ind Hartford had ready wore. prac-
' “Gilly useless and the whole crop not.
M a. dead loss to the railroad of close
1Q‘85,000., Another way In which the
railroad is likely to lose Is ill the case
of; a’ludfiefl change to told \M‘lllht'l‘
’ after the road has got logclllcl' novel‘-
a] more of refrigerator cars for tho
inunportatlon of the fruit. The cold
weather makes“ the refrigerator cars
will!" and the shippers refuse to pay
”to extra expense for them.
,~ ‘ The Season Extended.
"But in spite of those discourage-
ments the rulirouds llil\‘t' i'oklcrctl anti
increased the scope of the pouch-
“airing Industry. Only by all inlclli-
jltlo‘ptlon of rates to meet. the
, dies of varying HOilt-IOIIB ililtl till-
3', t lumlllics have they been ahlo
a accomplish this. and this policy has
v possible under our ilexlblo rato
; Iyliom. when undcr‘ihc govcrnlllcul-
, " patrolled European system it nulst
‘ve failed. Thirty years ago the
on season" In cities like New
7 lasted from August it) to Septem-
15;,today it extends through near-
" off the year. Thirty years ago
~ wally no peaches were grown for
. roe outside of Michigan. New
.‘H
”F "peach helm" today the
, ,, industry In carried on In all
110090 Maine. Vermont, and the
Mom states beyond the great
looked to Market.
., gla peaches go not only to the
lollies. but also to England.
. of refrigerator cars and the
for. vaults of the hiefliiillllill
30 Id fruit specials. running on
1 train schedule. rush the
'of Michigan orchards, to tilt-
. ‘ his. and they are for sale
". “ drit grocery shops on the
, I'I ,aftsr they have left. the
“a ton on the fourth day.
we in the mellow orchards
elm out the fruit supply
{race In C
. Pitching,
"in Plasma“ H
a! litre
onnectlcut.
flight of Fair Was a
t. ..,;su¢°.83 .
(Continued‘ifroin First Posed. g
oak and '2 rider: oom-
was follow-
f‘.
‘ solid bookamund color ls pur-
ple dill whitti ”ill need! bet as relieving.-
e not. Across thefront Is. a lame
electrical sign hearing the title “Stein-
ert's." Various potted plants add to ~
the attractiveness of thallisplay. ‘ 0n
exhibition are various lbs-keel of pi-
a co. and mechanical piano players.
the booth in under the suptlrvlsiou
of Miss Elizabeth irwin. the Stainart
10%
'A Trial Treatment. Just to Prove It.
mountain...".
Cure by til. Marvelous Pyre-
mld Pile Remedy.
Bent Free to Every One Who
fiends Their Name and
Adina.
are sending out thousands of
“ tCotltinlled from First Page).
M
settled down Io listen to the reports
of the grand lodge officers.
Grand Chancellor Gates in his re-
port said:
“in the name of friendship. charity
and benevolence, the watchwords of . “continualyincreasodfifo
8 TISFIEII GUSTOIIERS
id b b lit (1
D0 on think such ll? $33331 homily: goggaonalgalu‘; “Similar?
paw. as marshail, and h
ed by the Second Regiment Band. of
New Haven. .
Mayor George Ii.‘Buxton and Chief
J‘. Thornton Irrdwitt.
billionaires idsrrlsd the members of
the council "and Oityiblerk J. Beldcn
Hurlbuit.
ado made up of the members of the
Fire Police, Hope Hose Company, the
Pioneers and Phoenix
pany, on foot.
fire. the parade
Main and Wall streets and West ave-
nue to South Norwalk. where at Havi-
Norwalk Department were met. simil-
r'rly attired as the Norwalk depart-
. are marched to the Washington street
. firemen. also In parade uniform.
fllll
through Washington street
‘ West avenue to the armory. All along
the whole line of march were hun.
dreds of Interested spectators and fro-
qtlelltly cheers were heard.
ers entered the building
formation,
to the stage and after It had played a
selection, Mayor Bllxton formally dc.-
clared the fair open. about 9 o’clock.
Then came a landau containing
Other similar
The remainder of the par-
Engine Com.
To the strains of lively music by
be hand and amid the glare of red
proceeded through
and street. the members of the South
neat members. The augmented par~
and met the East Norwalk
The
coulltormurchcd
and up
fridge
parade then
Arriving at the armory, the march-
ill parade
The band was conducted
in a brief, well chosen address. The
mayor said:
Ladies and Gentlemen; Friends and
Members of the Norwalk Fire l'lc-
parllnent. '
'l‘hIt-l gathering tonight bespecks
the Interest, which the citizens of otlr
city have In its welfare. We are for-
tunate indeed to reside in one of the
most beautiful cities in grand old New
England. anti l mighnsay truthfully
ill the l‘nittvd States. the grandest
country ill the world.
We would be unwise and disloyal.
if We did not use. all our powers to
protect and faster our city, its homes,
and its ritizolls.
While wc are daily occupied with
ollr usual udvocalious, we must not
be lloctllcss of calamities \Vlllt'll may
befall us. and accordingly is Ol'gillllz-
cd ollr fire department.
It is needless for me to extol the
merits of this adjunct of our city.
Suffice it; that it has born, and ever
is. ready. willing, anti capable to meet
the demands. lltiwt-vcr imperative, ill"
duous, and grave the duty may bc.
Proud as we are of our fire tlcparb
molll. we cannot loose sight of fly.
grcull-st friend, who by his constant
care and devotion has brought the dr-
partlneut to its present high stato of
efficiency. (‘llizcns of Norwalk. you
have bot-n fortunate. to lllth' a ntur.
of Chief Prowltl's ability. slcadi‘ast»
noes of purpose, alld ulll-rring judg-
lnrlll at llli‘ head of your fire llcpurt~
mom: and I saw to you. who are
lilt‘rlllllt‘l‘s of tho dopurtulcnl, cmuilllo
him in your care and devotion. and
your city will be proud of you, as :1
fireman illlil a citizen.
That the city appreciates Its tlrc dc-
pllrtmcul is fully demonstrated by
this most clltllllsiasllc audience. and I
am confident that tonight's patrollugc
Is only a fair evidence of whtll it will
be lilo remaining nights.
Numbers of tho Norwulk lt‘irc lith
purtmcni. WP all wish you the great-
csl success. l now declare the fair
oi‘ the Norwalk It‘lrc licparttncnt for-
mally ()iil'llt‘ll.
As the nulyor t'Olli'lllIlt‘tl, lhoro was ll
burst of applause anti the fair slurlcd
ill earnest.
The entertainment program of “11'
th-nillg was provided entirely by ”W
ilalltl. which rendered a number of l‘ll-
torlalnlng selections. Lute In the eve»
ning the balld gave way to Svor‘s or-
chestra, which provided music for the
dancing.
Seldom has the armory approached
so llllntlsomo an appearance as It pre-
seats for this. the second annual full-
of the department. The interior of
the big building has qu-u transformed
Into a flllryland. with its profuse and
handsome decorations. Almost evory
available inch has been cchred with
some pleasingly colorcd ulutcriul.
Then there are the booths, which have
received the individual attention of
the exhibitors and are really works of
art.
The decoration to the armory prop-
or was done by the. members of the do
purlment and Is ll rclllly very rrotllt-
able piece of work. Many hours were
spent. on this work. Wide blue. white
and yellow bunting Ill suspended from
the beams to pretty effort and luslrly
obscure the top of the building. l’rom-
intuit ill the decorations of the big
ball arc. the flags of all nations, which
wore ullspelldt-d from various points
of vantage. The national colors and
emblem naturally predominate in the
scheme of decorating,
The stage is a generous sized one
and is located at the opposite and of
the building to the main entrance.
This Is gully decorated with American
flags anti hunting and standing otlt
prominently are an electrical sign
and a pretty banner containing the In-
ilials of the department.
Iipon entering the floor, the first
booth at the right Is the soda water
department, which naturally does a
rushing business. Next to this comes
the ilsusrhildt rigor booth. The main
color scheme here la red. A largo
quantity of smoking materials were
disposed of here and the purchasers
were provided with It plans to smoke
down stairs.
The two adjoining booths arc main-
tained by the firemen. They have
been liccorllfall with the American col-
ors. The first one contains the horse
racing apparatus and It is a well pat-
ronized booth. Members from the
several companies will be In charge
cut-h evening. The booth adjoining
ill presided over by the members of
Phoenix Engine Company. The at-
traction Is a cane-ringing stand. Jutla—
ing from the number 03 cause that
were v-tiltltribuud idol. cyanide. bull.
used must have been architect.
Many believe that the next booth.
that of Bteinert k. bond Company. Is
.it.
,. is. Finally. the battle-
the handsome“ booth lif‘Ihe am. It
Company's South Nth-walk
manager.
a pretty booth. Red is the prudent-
Inabing color at the booth. but in addi—
tion are white and blue.
exhibition of Hub ranges.
on this side of the floor and Is a lion-
branch
A. .l. vflolllns if: Company also have
The lloolh
Is given over principally to a fine
The booth adjoining Is the last one
bloione. On sale are many faucy' sr-
ticles. 'l‘his booth is conducted for
the benefit of the department. in
charge last evening were Mrs. J‘.. D.
Milne, Mrs. H. V. Worden. Mrs. Amsel
Sherwood. Mrs. lda Seaman and '.Mrs.
Samuel Worden. The booth Is dec-
orated with the national colors.
To the right of the stage is a tit ess-
Ing room for the artists who will :par»
ticipate In file entertainments of the
week and at the other side of the
stage are other booths. The first two
are maintained by the department and
they are decorated ill red. white and
blue. The fish pond occupies one. Tat-
rous haul fish out of a pool of water
anti receive articles indicated by the
number on the fish they catch. The
fish pond promises to be a good [pay-
ing venture.
The booth adjoining is devoted to
souvenir postal curds. Last evening
Miss Rita Nattefcrd and‘Mlss Elsie
Sollulnutl sold a large number of cards
here. in the booth Is a United States
main box. where purchasers can mail
their cards. They are soul out early
the following morning often being
dropped ill the box.
The office of Chief J. Thornton
Pruwitt, who is cashier of the fair, is
ill the corner. Here the officers and
members of the department meet and
talk over business connected with the
fair. *
Many people are patronizing the fill“
tuno lclllug booth. Here the palm Is
road for the modest sum of ten cents
by Mrs. Qlllllltll‘tl.
'l‘hore is always a crowd about the
booth of the l’yro Art Novelty (ioni-
pany, in which l"l't‘ll W. lloyl Is the
moving spirit. The booth is prcttily
'tlccorulcd in pink and green. A largo
variety of burnt leather articles are
shown and many postal cards, etc.
ilud their way to purchasllrs. Mr.
Hoyt sits at the booth and does the
tit-col‘allng ill plain view of everybody
The Sludwvll piano display comes
next and Is a pretty booth, the gen
trul offer-t being lll white. Several
makes of pianos. and the mechanical
Illil}'l'l'H ill't' shown. A largo quantity
of souvenirs in tile shapc (if Silt‘l.‘
music was given out during the (Willi-
lug.
Tlli‘ lloolll of Willis ii. Seller-k
should not be forgotten. It is very
proliy lll its dross of groan lllltl while
(in exhibition arc lull-st lltll'i'lflt‘h' ll‘
Ilulwrdllshtry and (llllt‘l' various ar~
lll‘ll'h‘ to be found In a clothing ninl‘h
Last owning souvenirs. small but:-
couiuiuillg mirrors, wcro lliilllll‘il otlt.
'I'llo rod, while and blue candy booth
A Illlo display of“ canned goods, full
i'_\' crackers. t'll'.. is shown at the club-
olaic lititilll of tllt- NI‘W York (il'ot-cl'y
t‘olnpully. which is Iwcomillgly decor
ulcd Ill while and blue. 'l‘llis lulotl
Is also an especially aiIrul-livo ollc
Samples of Iva illlIl coi‘foc were dis-
ll‘llJlllitl lust cvclling. 'l‘lllt coffoo wu:
ground ill a lull] (llit'l'ilit‘ll by all clcc
irit- motor ill from of tilt» public.
The last stand on this stdc of flu
ball is lllilllllllllli‘tl by tho dcpurtulolli
illlll is ilt‘\'lili‘ll entirely to llll' Hillt' of
lI'I' cream and cake. Zilonliwrs of flu
llrpurllnout act as waiters and lust
.volllllg served a large Illllllbl‘l‘
patrons.
built a grutld'stutul, for the use of
dancing. The stand Is decorated prlll
rlpully lll rod.
Ilul'lng Ihc wock Illol'c will
lino vaudeville program. with u rllltilgt
of bill t‘ili'll Monitor.
for the various ulghls Is as follolvs:
'l‘uostllly nlgllt—«llculolllo & licll
acrobatic t’Olllf‘Kly loam; Add Hoyt
black fat-c comedian.
Wednesday lllglll~'-'-“’lllt)nR & Cass
lcr. musical comedy; (‘lluutrcll
f: opt-ruled by ”W ili‘liill'llllf‘lll. Miss ”“1 “(ll)“"mll'l‘m- CONN!” “0 "I“
llllt‘ll lllllllc and \ilss Allllu» Child ““‘3- ”I" Sl‘llllillt‘ h‘ “I u yvllolv
wore ill l-llal'go last night. :aclluge. Rufus:- NllbfillllIIP-H- Sold
oi
ill the router of tho lltlll has been
the musicians who furnish music for
be ii
The program
0‘.-
treatnlsnts of Pyramid Pile Cure. ab-
solutely free and at our own expense,
to sufferers of piles, because we have
such absolute confidence In it. and its
past success has pro‘ven its wonder-
I‘ul virtues.
Pyramid Pile (lure gives instant re-
lief. as a sample will show. It stops
congestion. restores normal circula—
tion. heals sores. ulcers and irritated
spots with great rapidity, and cures
the cause of piles without fall. In ev-
ery case.
No surgical operation is necessary
for the cure of piles. because Pryamld
Pile Cure will card without cutting.
‘All operation makes matters worse.
backing to pieces the delicate muscles
which are relied upon for a satisfac-
tory and permanent cure.
Pyramid Pile Care Is put up In the
form of suppositories, easy to use, and
applied directly to the affected parts.
It requires but a small amount of
treullllenl, as a rule. to produce a
cure, If directions are carefully follow-
ctl
After you have tried the trial treat-
ment. and found it satisfactory, as you
will. you can get a rcglllar‘slzo puck-
ago of Pyramid Pile Cure at your
rlrugglst's for 50 cents. If your drug
gist hasn‘t. It. send us the money and
We will forward you the treatment.
Send your name and address for the
treatment at once. and we will send
'ou the same by return mail, in soal‘
3d plain wrapper, on receipt of.your
name and address. Pyramid Drug
CtiL, 8033 Pyramid liulldlng, Marshall.
M cll.
WAS A POOR MARKSMAN.
Seymour Laborer Charged With At-
tempt to Kill Hie Bose.
SEYMOUR, Oct. ll.——Gaetuno Ber-
tlaoi, an Italian laborer. employed on
lllc new construction work here by
Ila, New York. Now Haven and Hart-
ord Railroad, was bound over to the
superior court yesterday afternoon by
llilllf‘e (lamp on the charge of assault
with llllcllt to kill. Berllaci was dis-
:llurgcd Saturday by it‘orclnall Wil-
llulll l‘iili‘l‘lligloll. ulld Monday as Har-
rington and another man Wore return-
ing froth the work to tllczr homes. he
.llot at Harrington twice from a
dump of bushes llclll‘ ‘illc railroad
rack. Neither Harrington nor his
rielld was hit, and the arrcsl of Bor-
uacl followed. .lnsticc Canto found
probable cause yesterday afternoon
llltl illc llullllll was held for tho upper
ourl under bonds of $600 which he
uilcd to procure.
‘A CARD.
This Is to certify that all drugglsls
lrc authorized to refund your money
t' Foley's Honey Illltl Tar fails to cure
our cough or cold. It stops the
-ougll. lu-llls lllc lungs and prevents
mrious results froth a cold. Cures la
:rippe cough and prevents plll‘utlllonla
ll. l’lnlslcd's Drug Slore. ”
ANOTHER EXPRESS
LOSES $5.000.
ltl'l. PASO, 'l‘t-x., (lot l'l'.-—-'l‘llrougll
.u illyt-sllgulloll lii‘gllll yesterday lll
file criminal court at Juarez, Mcx..
lcross river from Itll Paso if transpires
lllll $0,000 in Mexican pllpor tnolr
'y was rumored from a package given
u care of Wells Fargo Express (lolli-
may for shipment. On Friday bib.-
l00 was consigned by the Bank of Mind
*l'a at (.llliltuultuu to Its branch at
rtlurcz. On arrival the package was
found to be short one-half the amount
if the original consignment. 'l‘hc
culs were llllill‘Olit'll and the package.
lad apparently not lit‘l‘ll tllmporod
with. Other llltlterial had been snbstl‘
ruled for lilo missing 35.000 in bills.
ltllclals of the (‘llllluullull illlfl .lllllrrz
tanks, express Illcsncngcl‘s and others
vcl'c cxululnod ycstvrdlly. lull illt‘ ros-
ultlslliillly has not llt'f‘ll tIXcd.
COMPANY
DON'T BE IMPOSED UPON.
Foley & Co. Chicago; originated
loncy and Tor as fl throat and lung
‘IPlllt’Ily. und on account of the great
uorlt and popularity of Foley's Honey
our beloved order. lbltl you. one and
all a most cordial and hearty wei-
collie.
pension another year has been added
to the march of' time and we are call-
ed upon to scan the pages which mark
its progress. and to gather therefrom
enable us to grasp the present and
improve the future. l
"We assemble hero. today. my
“in.
HILL'B TRIAL CONTINUED.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. l7~“'l'llt‘ trial
of .Iollll W. Hill, forlllt-r chief of tho
flllriillou burctlu. who Is charged with
forgery and falsifying tho records oi
his burcllu. which was to have begun
today, has been posipoucd until tiller
tho November election. Judge. Mc-
Mlchucl said that so much publicity
had been givcn to the case that he
thought It unfair to call It at this
time. Thu poatpotlcltlcni Is regarded
as a victory for Mayor Weaver and
his private counsel, fol-mot Judge flor-
don, who have urged that the case
ought. not. to come to mill in the ab-
sence of District Attorney Bell. who
was seriously hurt by the full of fill
elevator two months ago. and who is
now recuperating.
FRENCH COUNCIL VIBITB LON-
DON.
LONDON. October If.-~Somc sixty
members of the Paris municipal coun-
cil wholnrc now guests of the London
Municipal councillors. were rccclvml lu
audience by King Edward ill the
throne room. Buckingham Palace. to-
duy. Foreign Secretary Lunatiowtlo
and Ambassador Cambott wore pres-
ent. The king. who wore the uniform
of a field marshal, shook hands with
each visitor and exchanged a few
words of greeilns.
,,_CON,NEOTICUT POITMAITIRS.
'5 WASHINGTON, October 17.-»‘f‘he
following fourth-class poetmssters
ware appointed 10-day: Connecticut.
Hillstown. Douala MOI'f‘OIly; Westoxus.
fill!)
of
null
tion
the
cat.
A
Il’lili
fact
1‘
W.
the
' , tea or Previtloace aegis «balmy Wit, dammit planned
Percy A. Fleet. till.
Schuyler. .tgmmlang -ud Tar many lmilutionu are offered
Thursday llighl--—|’ricc fl‘z Slcclu. 'Ur lllc genuine. Those worthless Im-
(ierlnun mmcdpmg; p... ”HI-(“mm fallout-l have similar sounding names.
monologue. Ilewarc of them. The genuine Fol-
Fl'ltlli)’ lllgllt—»Rosonl. lll'llll't‘ of jug HV'“ “0003' Mid 'l‘nr ls lll ll yellow DIN?-
m..,-..; Haley it. Band. "om." mm, .lagc. Ask for if and refuse ally sub-
l’illilllfl “llllli‘. ll IN llli‘ lief“ remedy (or
Sltlllll‘fliiV""NllllO & Slit‘l‘ii.'t‘l‘. llflfli" ‘Ollilllil [illtl C(lllffl. Stilfl ill PlIll-‘ilefl'fl
urn; l'oumtl. .Illpllucso Ingglcr. Drug Store. '-
AMERICAN MISOiIONARY ASSOCIA-
~1-
WORI‘JES'I‘ER, Mona. Oct. 17.~»l’ro-
A three days' program of much Inter-
nlon being not for this afternoon. Tho
nrrungolllcnts for today called for ad-
drcssos of Wolcolnc by Mayor W. ll.
Illollgcit.
flour and Rev, Dr. ll“. J. Van Horn. and
a response by the president of the an
soclution. Rev.
ford, of New Jersey.
treasurer and executive committee and
general business were to follow.
complaints that. are curable are quick-
ly cured by One Minute Cough cure.
Olears the phlegm. drawn out Inflam-
Wli‘illi off pneumonia.
pleasant to take.
ford Pharmacy.
BINGATIONAL
well~kn0wnrtrawliiig nlbn. met.
account. It ll claimed, accused Glenn "
of cheating In a game of cards. filter
out clorgyluon lltul Illiutcu. clllclly
the (Eollgrcglllloual denomination.
lorcd Ill this city todlty lll prepara-
for the bulb uullual mcctlng of
American Missionary Association.
had been prepared. the first kos-
longrouumsn Rockwood
Dr. Amory Ii. Brad-
Repoi‘ill of tho
*nmlw
WAHOO OFF PNIUMONIA.
ll coughs, colds and pulmonary
“Since last we met In Gland loose
but wisdom and knowledge that shall
brethren. for the purpose of counsel-
ling one with the other, and to legls.
late for the future of our beloved or-
der. . Let. all our deliberations at this’
time be marked with a true fraternal
spirit. pure brotherly love and friend»
ship for all. Let our only ambition
be. ‘The greatest good for the great-
est ullnlbcrs.’
“I feel that we are to be congratu-
lated today upon the prosperous and‘
happy condition of the order In this
grand domain.
"1 am very pleased to be able to re
port to yell that. the your has been
marked with good and substantial
gains, both in wealth and in numbers.
and that peace anti harmony llrcvtlll
throughout this jurisdiction."
During the year there has been a
net, gain of 233. the membership on
July 1 last being 7.0002. The invest.
cll funds have Increased by $3.020.
New lodges have been formed Ill For-
estville, Plalnville and Hartford. T.
W. Brown lodge, of Moosup, was dis-
sol v od.
On the matter of the endowment
rank, good progress was reported, the
50 sections ill the domain having 962
members carrying Insurance of 31.424,-
000. The rank has paid out half a
nlllllml dollars. on 275 claims In this
state alone '
Good words were spoken by the
grand chancellor for both the uniform
rank and lilo Ratllbonc sisll'rs.
'l‘lle rccolllmcntltltlolls were, that the
grand keeper of records and soul con-
tinue to receive $100 for lllileage and
expense; that a like sum be given to
the publication of the order. In con»
clllslou the grand chancellor thanked
his brother grand officers for the as-
sisiance given him during the your.
Grand Keeper of Records and Seal
Horace O. t‘usc, of Hartford, reported
Incrcuses in membership and funds.
The resources for the term were $4;
“7. and the balance on hand $3.221.
There are 70 subordinate lodges which
have $3.020 on hand.
’I‘hc financial statement in detail
was sullmillcd by Grand Master of lhe
ldxt-hcqucr W. N_ Potter, and tho trus-
tct-s, W. (i. llllrkc. (l. E. Brush and C.
I. Gaylord reported on lllt' property
held by the grand lodge.
Odd Fellows' Meeting.
NEW HAVEN. Oct. iii—«All llli‘ thir-
Iynl'our subordinate encalllplueuts of
tho Indepcntlclll Order of Odd Fri-
lows of fflt,‘ stale wttro rcprosl-ulvtl ill
tllr sixty-third lllllilllll meeting of tho
llraud t‘llPiilillllllt‘lll hold today In Odd
ll‘cllows‘ Hall. The llllnlllt‘l‘ of dclc
dulos was about 200. Wallcr l‘ond.
of New Haven, lllt‘ grand patriarch.
lll‘t‘SltlI‘ll at the sonhltill. ill delivering
his annual rcport, the grand putriurcll
said among other filings:
“While patriarchal Odd FI‘llOWSllll)
should awaken a lively lillt‘ri‘Sl ill lllt‘
Ill-arts of all who llil\’t' taken Its sub-
llllu- dogrccs and rccclvc instructions
ill ouc's duty to his fellow man. the in-
crease ill mclnllcrslllp has not been
wind I had ournvslly dosll'ctl."
Fluvlcrick Ilolsi‘ord. of Now Illlvou.
tho grand scribe, reported 34 cllcump~
lnonts Ill the jurisdiction, all illcroasc
of one during llli‘ your. The total
membership July 1, 100?», was 3.931.
The total fund of the. subordinate
lodges July 1. 1904, was 849.204. and
receipts for the following your illll‘
ounled to 815,706. For expenses illltl
rolicf, $13,800 was paid out. leaving a
balance of 35H“) ill lllc treasury of
tho lodges. 'I‘hc lolul rccclpts of llit‘
grand .rncampmcllt for file your t'llil>
ing October 1, llllltl was $1,317.
The grand scrllic calls attention ill
the report to the number of suspcn-
slons as being the most scrlous and
Important of any before the order. The
report says:
"Ill the journal of 1004 we found that
for thrco successive terms illcro had
been It reduction Ill suspensions, and
W0 congratulate ourselves that wc
ilud found it cure for this great drain
on our lnclnlwrshlp. Wc rcucwvd our
cfforts in this direction-Wino gruud
patriarch was encouraged, and hoped
that he could make u still Iurlzcr ud‘
vullcc during the year. Every possi-
ble plan was ctulsldt-rcd with tile lliillf'
of sllccl-ss. illltl w.- kllow that llll'
grand pllirilll‘cll has labored faithfully
to accomplish flip dcslrod result. but
till» figures Show a failure. Compar-
Iug with the prcccdlng your. we have
lost Ill Initiates this your fifty, utld
llllriy-illrcc more by suspensions. so
that. we are still at sea on the cuusc
of suspensions unless it may be ll
cut-closeness Ill selecting our cuudln
dates, or In not following them llficr
Illlllliitiloii. interesting and Instructing
them In the beauties of tho dcgrov, or
by u commlltco, who shall urge them
to keep their dues paid up. btlt more
especially by cvlnciug fl brotherly in.
forest and friendship for them in their
daily life. .
"Every member. from the highest to
the last Initiate. should at once give
to its work his sincere effort, of hand
and heart. with a determination to
succeed, ilniess we all wake up and en-
icr Immediately upon this work We
Ion fillfl heals and soothes the of-
Ni parts. strengthens the lungs.
.iitlrmissn and
Sold by The Giff.-
W
Pf 0L
KILLS T053.
CHOUllA, Mills" Oct.
OUIL
if.--ln a
sensational pistol duel here last at fit,
A. sprattlll and Jack Olson
it
we
nth.
two men met on the principal
street. of ill! town and both from I!"
.l . ...... Agatha...
will bo lost. lot there be in every
cut-umbilical a conlmliieo of from one
to twenty. to see that. this working
up lo the interest and welfare of fill
shall be lullliotlltllely Inaugurated tlt
once: let It, be stalled right. here in
this grand encampment before It titl-
Iourull: let there be a spirit of en-
lhusiasm generated that will result in
u crllsbing out of all suspensioas and
Do you think we coal
‘* reputation for data
Do on think
. S. Senators. Forel
, HAYNER WHISKEY if it wasn’t all ri
Do you think doctors wou
; .. "i have found Reynol- Whiskey exceptional
. .
ru L
QUABTS
VOIIB OFFER
. will pay the express charges. Take it home an
. fest It~overy bottle it you wish. Then if you
don‘t risk a cent.
[aid or ’30
THE HAYNEB ”STILL
Dayton. 0. St. Louis. lo.
100 Dts'rlmlav. Tear. 0.
GO TO INSANE ASYLUM.
Connecticut Editorial Association‘
Holds Session There. I
MIDDLETOWN, Oct. ll.—~Many oil
the willors who mold the policies of";
weekly newspapers in Connecticut llllill
who are members of the Connecticut:
Editorial Association, met at the ill-l
sane Hospital In the home of Dr. Heir |
ry S. Nollie, yesterday, and listened lo
[lie reading of papers on special to-
plcs.
George C. Woodrllff, of the bitch-
field lililllll'i‘r, A. C. Worlcy. of the
New Milford Gazette, and W. C.
Sharpe. of the. Scylllour Record, were
the spcukors.
A tribute. to tho Itllc J. A. liollcs. of
New Milford, was read by Mr. Worlcy.
At noon lunch was served and lllt‘ll the
visitors were cscorlctl through the bus-
Illllll.
FOR ALL KINDS OF FILES.
To draw lllc hrc ollt of a burn, heal
a out without leaving a scar, or to cure
boils, sores. teller. eczema and all skill
and scalp diseases, use DcWItt's Witch
Hazel, Salvo. A specific for blind.
bleeding. itching and protruding piles.
Stops the pain Instantly and cures ptr
lllllnelltly. Got the genuine. Sold
by The Clifford Pharmacy. "
CREEVEY GOES TO YARMOUTH.
Bridgeporter
Former to Leave
Glallchau.
WASHINGTON. Oclobcr I‘D—Ed-
ward A. Crocvoy. of Bridgeport. Conn,
lltlS boon appointed II. S. Consul at
Yurmoulll, N. 8., being transferred
front (’llllllrllau, lcrlllally.
Mr. ()l'ccvvy was appointed to Glau-
I'llllll hr the lflll‘ l’rcsldclll McKinley.
His new appointment is considered in
Illt' line of promotion.
MAKES HOMELY WOMEN PRETTY.
No woman no matter how regular
llcr features lully he can be called pret-
‘y if her complexion Is bad. Orino
Laxative Fruit Syrup aids digestion
and clears saliow blotcllcd complexloua
by stimulating the liver and bowels.
til-inc Laxative Fruit. Syrup does not
uausoalc or gripe and Is mild and
pleasant to lake. Rclllclllbcr the
name Orino and refuse to accept any
:IllllSllilllif. Sold at l’ltllstcd‘s Drug
Store. ”
BAPTIST CONVENTION.
MERIOEN. ()riohcr 17.———Ahoui 100
llupllst ministers anti their wives were
in attendance wllcn lllc twenty-fourth
t-ollfcrcut-o of tho Bubllnt clcrgymcu
of Connecticut opened yesterday at-
loruoon Ill the Main stroot Baptist
church, of this clly, for a llll'i‘l'“ duyu‘
session. Moro tlclcgates iil't' expected
Ill-night to swell lllt‘ monitor to three
or four hundred, The program this
uflcrlloou t-ouslulcd of ll business now
'-~lIlIi at which rolunliltcou worl- named
and new lucl‘ulwrs roceivod. Rov. 0s-
l'lli' lluywuod, of \Vulcrliury. tlud llcv.
l“l‘f‘ill'l'll'k lx-ul \rorc lhc apt-Ilkt‘rs of
lllt' ufioruoou. ,
'l‘bls owning the annual convention
of tho Ilapllal Young People's Iiuiou
of ill" Kliilt‘ will be held with several
lluudrl-tl dclcglllcu In iflit‘lltlillif’l‘. The
convention will close chllostluy two
ulug with a banquet at which covers
will lil‘ laid for 500.
A PLEASURE TO ALL.
No l’ill is as pleasant and poslllvc
as I‘leil‘s Lilli.- Ellrly Risers. ’l‘tlcso
it‘lltnoull lililic I’IIls are no mild and of-
Icctlvc that children. dollrllic ladies
and weak people enioy their cleansing
cifcct. whilc strong people say they
are the host livor pills sold. Sold by
The Clifford Pharmacy. “
ANOONIA BURGLAR BOUND OVER.
ANSONIA. October l?.~-l’robablo
cause was found by Judge 'I’uokcr. of
the (lily Court yesterday in the case of
Joseph (9. Higgins, charged with bur-
glary. and be was bound over to tho
Supt-riot (lollrl. for trial. Higviml la
accused of coloring the apartments of
John Moore. on Liberty street and
sounding a stove. “
6 hold the trade of half a million people. if out
exactly what we say wasn’t firmly establlnbe
and Pro essional men in every section oflhis country would hes
1d recommend it and hospitals use it.
wasn't absolutely pure and unadulterated?
Just think these things over carefull on
"Your money back if you are not satisiie .
United Intel Senate. Washington. D. C.
We will send you in a plain sealed case. with no '
. marks to show contents. FOUR FULL QUART
BOTTLES OP HAYNER PRIVATE STOCK RYE FOR $3.20. and we
and perfectly satisfactory.lbip It back to us A'l‘ OUR EXPENSE and your
80.20 will be promptly refunded. How could any offer be fairer? You
Ovrvdcrs for Argo. Cal‘s. Gish.i l“l‘fhf'(¥:::§§?v"§i&xfi Ore.. Utah. Wash,
or o..mlls cool e as s o , or .
y m. for "IBM. by Freight Pro
Writs our nearost allies and do it NOW.
3!. Paul. llnn.
d?
Ambassadors, Bankers. Business
p on using
If if
a then send as a trial order.
gilt?
table and mesh el purposes."
M. maid. ‘
control "we,
11. line for W
it” .uft UM. £0
i :. .
.39, EXPRESS ..
PREPAID ~
d sample It. have your doctor ,
don’t find It just as we say
It IW Ill u
‘l Win-mutant ‘
'W ”a
4
Woods
. I
to... ,
Ex tell Pre- .
paid. 1:
lfifl 0001M“, .
Ail-nil. OI.
EETABIJSBID 1800. '
RODE NUDE ON TRAIN TOP.
Curious Performance of Dr. A.\ S.
Knudsen, Harvard. Graduate.
NEW YORK. Oct. l7.——Dl'. Arthur
Sinclair Knudsen, a young man of for-
tune. dined on Saturday at the City
club. spent the late evening and up to
1:30 o'clock. Sunday morning. at the
Harvard club anti then drove away ill
a cab.
He was found four hours later. stark
naked, on the roof of a freight car
below Yonkers station, on the New
York Central road. He was siii‘l’ with
cold and unable to give a clear account
of himself. The Yonkers pollco aunt
him to St. Joseph's Hospital in that.
t'lly..
He had taken off his clothes undcr
the Washington bridge. at the t'ilgl‘ ol’
the Speedway, ten miles from where
he was discovered on the train. There
they were found Ill the early morning
by a New York policeman. To get to
the freight. car Dr. Knudsen must
have walked barefoot up the Spccd~
Wily and through Dyckman street to
lllwood, have swum the» Harlem Rlv~
or, or else have walked up the sit-op
bill on the Manhattan side of the
Washington bridge. crossed the bridge
and walked several hundred yards
back to the Central tracks on the
Bronx side. Whichever of those
filings he did he cannot or will not
full.
FAITH NOT NECESSARY.
You may be just as skeptical and
pcssilllislic as you please. Kodol will
digest what you eat whether you out.
or not. You can plll your foot in a
bowl. pour a little Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure on It and it will digest It. the
same as. it will In your stomach. it
can't help but cure Indigestion anti
Dyspepsia. It Is curing hundreds anti
thousulldswsome bad faith and some
didn’t. Kodol will cure you if modi—
ciao can cure you, whether you have
faith in it or not. Sold by The Clif»
ford Pharmacy. ”
BOSSES TO SEE MELLEN.
Do Not Think He Knows of Their
Summary Dismissal.
NEW HAVEN. Oct. i7.—II was re-
porlcd yesterday morning that tho sov-
cn bosses Ill the railroad car and mu.
chino shops who were summarily dis-
(’llill‘m’il by Master Mechanic Illbblls.
onc day last wuck. will lake the mat-
ter to President Mellon, and two If he
can cnliglttell them as to just why
their services were dispensed with.
They do not think Mr. Mellon Is fam-
Iliur with the facts Ill the case. Sumo
of the bosses have been in illc clu-
ploy of the road for many years.
DON’T BORROW TROUBLE.
It Is a bad habit to borrow anything.
but the Worst think you can possibly
borrow. is trouble. When sick, sore.
Ilcllvy, weary and wormout by the
pains and poisons of dyspepsia, bil-
Iounlless, Bright's disease. and similar
internal disorders. don't sit. down and
brood over your symptoms. bllt fly for
relief to Electric Bitters. lieru you
will find euro and permanent forgot-
fulness of all your troubles, and your
body will not be burdened by a loud
of debt tilt-tease. At it“. If. lluxtcr's.
South Norwulk. land [9. l'. Wood's.
Norwulk. drug stores. Price tutu.
Guaranteed. "
CONFIGCATED LIQUORS.
TERRYVILLE, October iii.~~'l‘ho
stale police with Constable Frank C.
Barnes. of Plymouth. visited the Torry.
villa Drug Company's plsrc yoatnrtiur
and reallocated a quantity of liquors.
which It is alleged were lllcgaliy hunt
them and sold. The hearing will ho
on Baiurllsy next. .
NEW CUIII #0! CANCER.
All surface cancers are miW known
to be curable. by Bucklcll‘s Arnica
Salve. .lss. Wailers, of liufllcld. Van
writes: "I had a cancer on my lip
for years. that seemed incurable, till
Btlolden's Arnics salve healed ii, and
now it in perfectly Wail." flunrlmlsod
cure for cute and burns. 20c of If. H.
ONLY cuss POR oversaw.
a doubling of Initiates. admissions by
card and reinstutomsniu.”
new mm: ItLVIil COMPANY.
HARTFORD. Oct. l?.-»Artlcies of
incorporation were filed with the Bec-
rettlry of State yesterday by the New cent bottle cured me completely.” ,,
Haven Sliver Company.
The capi-
tol stock is 030.000.
...-.. .. it“ and tile Clifford airplay:
Mrs. Franklin hash, of. Newoestls.
inch. says: “i sufferedforyoers witbl
tlyllpesis. used to have great distress
snd‘vbeioblnm. ‘ igtrilli: everything-J
could hear Marmot lights: trained me
until i took Brazilian ha. and one 60
For sale hymli. Planted. if. H. as}.
I
Dexter’s. South Nap/lift. and iii. P.
Wood‘s. Norwaik. drug stores. “
cores on W
' AR’f'ii‘o
. NIOIIIIW ELECTION
. RD. Oct ‘17.»Oougrcsstnan-
liliect iii. W. Higgins. from the Third
District. filed it certificate of his el-
ection expenses with the secretary or
state yesterday. “crumbled to
11,714.“. .. . »- ...
an . ... .
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