FASHION uoLAssLs OAIIDY LANE’S 51 WASHINGTON IT. n...Laugh-..,..,.-.-'v..-..~ a...-,-, ton heuthhlti. .':I:Ifh_‘pfl,l'l u‘u p‘-‘v r n n n 1. Bargain day at Publidlllarket. See ad for prices. ‘ QChoice Turkeys. 22c lb.; Fowls 1255‘ to 18¢. llayos Market. ‘ The annual roll call of the South Norwnlk Baptist Chnrfli will be held this c3'.enlng Last day of the surplus sale Lit A Dickerman and Son See add -I3‘rosb Shouldl' 1'. Who lb.. at New York Market. The l‘bilathca class of the South Norwnlk liaptiat church is to hold a banquet next week Liggett'a Saturday . candy at the Bridge Pharmacy. 29c. There will be a roll call at the South waaik Baptist Church at 7: (10 oclock this evening. nggrtt's Saturday ' at Clitord Pharmacy. -—Small lean l'L'L'le Hayes Market. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Sturterant and Mr. and Mrs. .(‘LLorge A. Whepley spent the evening at Wallnck's Thea- tre and witnessed the production of “The Rich Mr. lloggenhelmer." Saturday sale of music at William A. Briggerman. the copy. ~—-Chickcn and fowls. l‘.‘1,«§ it) Hayes Market... A work train has been sent out from Stamford with stone to distribute to- day between Danbury and liranchvillo ' for what is known as Llff- -L'atling. pro. tooling the railway embankment where brooks wash awpy eaLth. Big stamp offers for Saturday at the New York Groceryvaoevad. Next Monday evening the annual meeting of the Sunday School Board of the. First. Momod' ii} urch will be held at the chnrmptl. officersfor the coming All ours teach era and mm tl swimwea- 3'éar t'creace CommIttcc are requested to be present. Complete clcan up of stock at tho IioatonStom ad. -—Stlff liats. Stiff flats. O'Brien. The South Norwalk Baptist Church will hold its annual roll call this eve- nlnx. There will/be a worm at the conclusion of the business session. Speeches are to he made by Ernest li‘opkins. lienry P. Morgan. Dr. Henry C. Sherer. Albert D. Morgan. Howard W. Doty and David Miller. Spring hats; to the. fore at, Rogers and Stevens. Read the ad. The young ladies' basketball team of the South Norwalk High School will ' tSamforLl this evening to play w 3i, the young laLliL-s‘ team of the Stamford High school. A team will come to South Norwalk on the fol- lowing Friday to play the South Nor- walk girls at tho Rollaway Rink. Special reduction sale at .\l. S. Smith and 'Compauy. Read the ad. -—-Cboicc. Ducks 18L: lb.:' Turkeys 22c. Hayes Market. Company F has boolLL-Ll LL basketball team for next. Monday night the Man nations Which are expected to be wor- , thy toes The preliminan game of the evening .33'ill be between the M011- tanks and L3 Mystic Chains. Tomor- row of Le Company F team will go to Jersey City and play the haulers. whom they defeated in Norwalk some time ago in a. good game. Sale sheet music to copy man‘s Your brain goes on a strike when you overload your stomach; both need blood to do business witb:\ut11tlon is what you want and comes by taking Hollistci' s llockv Mountain Tea. 3' cents. Tea or Tablets. l'laisted a drug A special meeting of the South Nor- waik Fire Department will be, held . this evening at 8 o‘clock, at the head- quarters of Old Well Hook and Lad- der Company for the purpose of taking action on the proposed carnival hear- Ing the report of the committee and questioning E R. Busey the represen- tative of the organization which is do slrous of conducting the affair here. All members of the department. are _ urged to attend. ' ——LL3LL.3L Spring Lamb. the ”1.. at New ' “York Market. iii-l Washington St. Guests at the Hotel Clifford yester- candy 'only title Read the. ad. hams. ltc lb. 1 tic all winter 'chd the at Cole- 'LatLenLlL-Ll him INSURANCE Taylor 81 Golden. 74 Washington It. Toi. 213-2. min eggs 25c a dozen at A. Stull‘s. The Misses Grace Elwood. Emma Dumb and May Sanesome. of Bridge port, were guests yesterday of Miss Rita Sheehan, of Wilton avenue. Evm'dny necessities at special prices at Joseloff‘s. Read the ad. The llarstrom-Yale Club, Yale men who have attended the llarstrom School In Norwalk. held a very fine banquet In New Haven. Wednesday night Dr. Carl Axel Harstrom attend- ed. Captain and Mrs. Leonard D. Wild. man, who have been spending a pan of their honeymoon in Danbury. at the home of Mrs. Wildman's parents. Mr. and Mrs, A. N. Wildmun, will leave next Tuesday for Omaha, where Cup- tain Wildman is commandant of the military pest. Specials in the .l. \3'. it. ELL-Mayor ALtlLuL' C‘ Wheech . chair- man of the recent mass meeting which was addressed on the subject of a state technical school for Norw alk as p10\ idcd by a bill now before the. leg- islature has not yet announced the. tuaems of the committee, whiLh is to appear when a. hearing on the bill is held in Hartford shoLtl3 but will pro- bably do so tomot'r'.033 l The entiies for the pool tournament of the Norwalk Club will close tomor- row As yet there are one enough en- tiles but it is expected that a suffic- lent number will be secured before the time is up. as many who haw not yet put down their names have signi- fied their intention of entering the tournament The first game will pro Lbahlr he pla3cd Monday ‘ Captain Thomas Hunt ofth Nor- wallL police force aircsted LL mun giv- Ing the name of John Rose, for pau- 'bandling last night in Wall street. the case will come before the local courtthls afternoon ..Iudgc M. Lock wood and Prosecuting Attorney Leo Davis having been in lhldgeport on business this mor.nlng Ernest Parks a driwr meloyed by Ra3mond Brothers met with an acci- dent last l‘huLsLlLLy in West avenue. He was on the trolley tracks when a air came along. As he attempted to get l.)oLli:.'c ad. ltcnll out of the 3va3, the wagon slowed mound and threw him out. 0m» of the hunt wheels passed over him, breaking his band and hurting him quite. badly in othel places. Dr. Bean “1' Parks boards at No 74 WatcL street South Notwalk .anLi is expected to recover in a few 33' ccks. LIFE S'AVEHS AT BLOCK ISLAND. --3r-— Rhode lullnd Leolslatdrsbcnsidera Ad- ding Qteamli’r tulips fiprvice. riovmnxca n 1. March 8—-I‘Iuns for making Block Island the ceutcL tot ' xtcnslt'e life saving operations arc L313- bodied lLL a bill‘ Which ha sheen drawn f'm the consideration of the Rhodc is land legislatmc urging the action of CODEIE‘IH in the matter. At present the island has two i? to amino stations with the usual euuiment. but ”u new plans propose adding a stout stculncr to the service which would be libIt-‘ to go promptly to scenes of accident or in case of collision far off in the occult. such as occurred in the sinking of the steamer Larchmont by 1ch schooner Harry Kuowltonon February ll. with L1 terrible loss of life. To 11111ch such a plan effective the plans call for the fittingr of all vessels of consiLlcrahlc size wilt wireless telegraph outfits and the establishment of :1 wirc lL-ss station on the i 'lanLi. FL'an Point Judith to (.‘npo (‘Lyl is one of the most dangerous portions of the Atlantic scabomd and .11 the same time one of the most Il‘IIVt'It'II. TL'LLnsAtiantic liLLL-L's pass to the south of Blosk Island, too far away to he aid- ed in case of trouble under the present conditions, but with the help of wirc~ less telegraph and the propL'iscd po- vcrument steamer invaluable aiLl LLLiilLi be ncndered in time of nerd, .u—qvw W...— MIDDLETOWN ACCEPTS CHAL- LENGE. Has Defeated Company F Twice This Season and Will Try Again. Editor Sentinel. l" Having received a challenge from Mr. Godfrey t"oL a ser ion of two out of three games for the championship of the State, will say in behalf of the MlLlLllctown State. cham- pion basketball team l‘ll accept his challenge. We have defeated Co. 13‘. twice this season. but as Mr. Godfrey claims his team is playing better ball than ever l'll give him L1 chance to prove it. but unfortunately I‘d can't play them at ,MiLlLiletown, as the Ar- mory is engaged, but will play Co. I" at South N01 walk two games. the guar- antcc to be the '11an as I received he- tore, on any Lions i haven't taken that will suit him. youts truly. CHAS. CARLSON. RECENT ARRIVAL OF VESSELS. SABLE lSILAXD. N. S.. March 8.”— Steamcr La SarolL. Harrc for New York. was lliti miles southeast. of this , wu'c p_ H. Gavin, Worcester, point at 6:20 a. 111. £385.,” H_ 33' March wouwsuu.’ NEW YORK. March tl.~Arrlchl: Mass 0' B Arnctt E. 'A. Q‘figgs J Steamer Baltic. from Liverpool and LE. DnnahLL-r. B. A Ludwig, Robert W . Dyes New York: G. Dulfey. J. A ills "lop. Stamford; 1). ll Lawrence New Rochelle: T, G. Abbott Jr.. James ‘ Conroy. Brockton: John Mnr.dock E. , K. Jewelt. D Humphreys Boston: Mrs, Amy Long. New Haven: W. A. Poster f“. H Kellogg,ll';artf01d Wll. llnm F. Ross 'l‘arr3town. Special sale of lace and ruffled cur L, thins. at A. J. (‘ollins and Co. see the ‘ all. .. 29c cHocOLA'rEs. » 25c. .. , Dragoon POWELL donPonA'rLou Emrlptlon brunt”- tally-L heath Not-walk l Queenstowu. Big Sale of Sheet Music SATURDAY ONLY. Do a Copy COLEMAN’S 3 NEWS BOTORI 10 North Mlln 8b. South Not-walk Agent for A. G. Oplldlng'l Mall and Sporting Good: , To the Fore. You‘ll find the best signs of Spring in our hat window-31! the new and correct shapes of stiff and soft hats—all ready for early birds who want to sport new head pieces. 1’. ‘. Men who’ ve bought their hats here for years know we re as carc- ful about quality as we are about style; that we sell the very best hats for the money. and that's a reputation our present Stocks will main tain splendidly. Ihe Dunlap $2 and $3. Illti llarrington $2 and $3 lite forest $2 and $3. the Adjutant $2 illid $3 Young fc110ws will find our collection of soft college shapes holds nothing but ripe styles, and at the right prices—$2 and $3; I would like very Lunch to talk to you personally, but finding #1th iLLLpossiblc, i take. this means of saying: I am Iii business to sell you grain, food and lLLLyw-cvery- thing of the best. i"\cL'3'liLing of the. best value i give. my personal IIIILIIIIUII to the business and all grain is carefully InspLL'tcd to see that it bits but 11 properly sc- Why this it is pcrnmucut trade that is 'l ILLLl's why I do It Cats ’l‘lmt's t‘lcan. MANl‘lL‘iL ’l‘. looted. screened and loaded. cfl‘orl? valuable to 11113. liuy all this care, liccuusL- It pays. HATCH.’ Special Sale of Letter Files ‘ l5c Each. Wm. P Beers’ Book and summary Stores . 49 Wall St.. Norwalk. 6 So. Main St. So. Norwaik. ~m Roe andBuck Shad Long and Round Clams. Blue. Weak. Frost, Flat. Cod. Srnelt. Large Herring, Salmon, Mackerel. Pike. White Fish. Porgics. Had- dock, Eels. Finnan Haddic and Spanish Mackerel. Greenport Oysters, Hard Crabs. Long Clams for baking. Cutbiil’s Bridge Fish Market. THE HATCH & BAILEY CO. plumber and? Mill Work for Everulhingn FROMA PIGGERYLTO A PALACE. Timber, shingles. lath, all kinds and grades of beveled Siding, flooring and finishing lumber All kinds of hard woods 'lar paper flint coated roofing paper, sheathing paper. Huh insulator and deafening papers, ordlL nary and extension ladders. Doors. sash. blinds. interior house trim in Pine, Redwood, Cypress, Poplar and Chestnut. Straight and fancy say:- ing, turning, planing, shop jabbing. cabinet work, veneered work. Kim- drying facilities. Mill, foot of Marshall Street. Lumber Yard Water Street. Telephone 46-3. Telephone Afi-a The ~ odem Way I: to keep your cash In the bank which! to epoch. whore It Will be safe and convenient. NI‘L‘WMM_I Your Account WV!!! resolve careful attention at the So. Norwal‘ aback-book: fru In mural Banking Dam.) labia saturdn "Infra. ‘ ' Spnrig % Hats.w ‘tlnctly . her his disdain of all courtesiea offer- : son “you“. 1 “110013113 " Saturday Candy ;" 50c QUALITY FOR 290 ' OUR SATURDAY 7 FOR 259 SPEC- lAL CIGARS. $1.75 BOX.' ’ We have just received some delic- ious Pigs in glass Jars. These are the. best We have ever seen. Large. clean and fresh. liig jars, (the. You will be surprised at the fine quality of Box Paper we are selling at 19c. You never bought better for a quarter. lllli lilllnl Pliilllilii, THE PRESCRIPTION OTPRE. TEL. 15—2." " ‘ FREE DE] LIVERY SERVICE. JEFF DAVIS'S SKIRTS WEHE LONG OVERCOAT. Maine Man Tells “True” Story. of Com federate President's Capture. “'lhe true stmy of the captme of Jefferson Davis. the leader of the Southern Confederacy, has never been told.“ declared 1.. C. Butatnnn, of Au burn, the well-known lecturer. poll< tlclan and special wLitcr, to the ilcrald L'Ln'respondent. Mr. lktteumn, in the official records of the war department, bears the dis- tinction of being the youngest man enlisted from Maine as a soldier in the. Civil War. in speaking of some of his war ex- peL'lan-es. Mr. iiatcman said: ”The story of the capture of .Iet’fcl'< son Davis has never been correctly told. Malice, prejudice. and a mis- taken notion that LLLlsL'epL'esentLLtion added to the glory of the Northern cause, while serving to belittle and make ridiculous the Southern cause, have made up 11 curious .carlcalure callcd history. Advance showing of Spring Derbies. All the new shapes. in Soft Hats. Negliee Shirts, new Spring colorin‘gs, at 51. 00. The leader for this season is the “Rosco" Shirt at $1. so & 82. A very fine white pleated Coat-Shirt, at $1.00. if .3 . . First showing of children’s-1“]ack Tar" mesa. $4.30: Children‘s Suits. new Spring shades, from $1.50 to $6.00. of, A few heavy weight OVcrcoats at $4.98. $9.89’and814‘98fl ' SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY. Youths‘ Suits, sizes 16 17,18 and 19,- that were $10 00 and Prices Clothing Shirl HEAD- TO- FOOT OUTFITTERS 98 Washington Street, South Norwalk, Conn. '.l Coal l Koal l The difference in the high grade C031 we sell and the Koal hand- led by other dealers Ls in comparison with the spelling of the above. Moral: We sell real Coal; no mixture heal and slate. _ Extra large No. 2 Nut $5. 00 per ton. 'l , [he llaniel heugh Dual bumping Tel. 548. 74 SEAVIEW: QVE W $12.00, now $4. 98. Phone 165 5. .N 3 AT swam “The general belief in _-Ll1o Notth. eVHl today. in that Jefferson Davis.I when captured, wore the clothes of a woman. Just who started this story It is difficult to say. But. in the in- tluuLeLi condition of the public mind at that time it pron-d a rcpott which found ready cledencc. The. NLLLllLLLn mess took 1ch Lnot-leL up, and the story was sent broadcast. “Now, let me tell you theJLLets. I can tell you the facts because it was! 1113' fortune to be in the. city of Au- gusta, (la. when Mr. Davis and Alex- ander Stephens were brought into that city within a few hours after their capture. l Was a member of the. Four- teenth Maine regiment: 1113' brigade May, 1865, and marched l‘ifi miles to Augusta. We reached Augusta about, the 1st of June. til dusk and lane-l diatcly went into (11an in. .1111 old to- bacco warehouse in Sand Hill. The! next morning Mr Da3ls was thought. into the city a captive lib had been. captured the 111L33'iOLts evening by a small cavalry detachment some thir- ty miles from the city and was talL'v ed by mule tc'Lm to Augusta. The paL'-' Ly trav elcd all night. and reached ALL-' Mr. Davis was confined in the Baptist church and my regiment was detailed to ward him. “Within a few minutes after Mr. vis‘s arrival, Ila- l saw him and can die:- remember his appearance. From the. time of his c'apftire. the previous evening, until I saw‘liim at 6 o'clock the next nmrnln‘g‘,’hquDavis had had no opportunity to change, clothing 01 make his toilet. He. wore what our g1 andt‘tthcrs called L1 smj.tout :1 long ochcoat which came, down to his feet and was L--'losL313 buttoned lie also had on cavalry boots, and when his overcoat was unhottoned, it could be seen that these. came to his knees. it. was undoubtedly an afterthoughtr and a jest to call the long coat a wom- an s mesa. At the time no one thought of doing this. I talked with his cap- tors about the capture of Mr; Davis, and not one of them mentionbd such L1 thing as a disguise or a woman‘s dL'.ess Would this have been the case if he had been disguised when captur- ed? 011 the contrary, it would have been the principal theme of conversa- Hon. time did not hear any mention of dis- gulso until weeks afterward, when the news came through the Northern er pers. “Mr. Davis was kept in Augusta till the next day. and was then taken to the steamer Planter, a mile away. He was gLLaLLleLl by my regiment, through a long line. of acowling faces ,and at one time it looked as though there might be a repetition of what‘oCL-ur- red when the Sixth Massachusetts regiment. marched through ‘Bultlmoro However, we were organized and mm- lit]. and winder discipline, while the 7,— 000 people of Augusta were but a mob. During the march Mr. D'a'v'ls’ sat in a carriage. and there was’ii peLpétnul scowl upon his dark face I ratnem- ed him, and his refusal to answer any questions which the officers put to him. "Cotnpany A .of my regiment, went aboard the steamer and guarded Davis to Fort'Monroe."—-stiston tMe.) Cor- respondence Boston Herald. NICARAGUANE DEFEATED PUERTO CORTE'Z, Honduras,' Mar. 8.~—Advlces received here today con- firms the report that President Bonilla of Honduras. defeated the Nicarnxn~ an: at Numnslque. March ti and again defeated them on March at Yuaxure’. Even excuses that are IINIIIG to or- dét' are .nct always. “downturn” had left Savannah the into-1' part of. , xusta about 6 o'clock ILL the morning? Those who were there at. the ‘ 3t \DL\\ You “on TO INVEST A LITTLE MONEY in I'LSUIT or OVERCOAT for next winter's wear. Many Suit» “4- ._~ Overcoat: in conservative Style: at end of season prices; " ' ‘5‘ 533233 . «'7 3," ‘3';'L‘ We have gathered together a lot of Odds and End. Mloy’c School"... ,._ , Suits, both light and heavy weights, value $2.50 to 85. and'hhvijl, priced them $2. 1 .. r. ‘ . In our Custom Department, Spring Suits of pure wool or worsted i ' 3.3L! fabrics to your measure, $20 to $45. Custom Shirt: in exclusive patterns at reasonable prices. CLOTHING OF THE RIGHT SORT. PHONE, 120. 333,2: , L . L 33 South Main St., South NorvvalkL. SALE or . 1 3.: 3 Spring Suits. Skirts. Walsts . Suits from $12. 98 to $50.00. . Skirts from $1. 98 to $25.00: Waist: from 39c to 810.60. . 1 We sell more Waist: in this; town In‘ one week than the root of tho novel , together sell in a month, inti- two can prove it. Bcclule we glvc bolt" VII- ‘ ues, nicer styles, and better tailorinyr 3 Li be convinced. , ,3‘ _ “ ALE m BOTH swung. « 33 South Main omit; souru uonWALKL, 'o' , - ‘_ 513-515 Main 3113»th -' ' "meow; .- , .3 O. B Jackson, ‘ Optician, Everything 1n the Optical Lino.” Eyes Examined Free. ' I 68 WALL STREET. 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