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local insides.
tBuskt-tball. State Championship.
tonight. 00. F vs. Middletown. i’re-
liminury game and dancing.
Mn, Eben Bosse has recently mov-
ed to 9 lsaac Plate. Norwalk.
Miss Helena A. Keane, of Bethel.
spent Sunday with Mrs. Robert G. illit-
chell, of Lowe street.
Court Mahackemo. Foresters of Ame-
rica_ will meet tomorrow evening at
the hall in Washington street.
'-‘-Basketball. State Championship.
tonight. Co. 1" vs. Middle-town. Pre‘
liminary game and dancing.
A meeting of the l’astors‘ llelpcrs
of the South Norwalk Baptist Church.
will be held this evening at. 7245.
Miss Francis Fay. of Yonkers. is
spending her Easter vacation with MI".
and Mrs. J. 'l‘, Hayes of Beltien ave-
llllt‘.
Miss Alice Clark, of Spring lllllI
wlto has been undergoing treatment at
the hospital, lett the institution yes-
terdsy.
A meeting of the Further Lights' So-
ciety. of the‘ South Norwalk Baptist
Chutch, will be held tomorrow even-
ing at the church at 8 o‘clock. l
The regular meeting of the Lttcia
Helpers will beheld with Mrs. William
R. Thompson or The Franklin. South
Main street. Tuesday at 3:45 p. m.
Sewing. ‘ I
A sale of Easter goodst was held
at the home of Miss Julia Byxbee in
South Main street Saturday. it was
well attended and a large amount of
fancy goods was disposed of.
William Lauder, who went to Wll-,
liamstown. Mass, has returned to
South Not-walk. suffering with a sore,
' foot which has incapaciated him from
coaching the Williams collegeteam int
n time. , I
The Grace Church branch of the
Girl's Friendly Society will not meet
tomorrow’lpight, but on the following
Tuesday melting. April 2. Miss liar-
tmm will give instruction in millin-
ery. '
—“.\ly Pretty Factory Maid."
wonder what it is'.’ (let one.
Samuel (lrecnstcln. ot' the firm of It.
Krieger a Company, has awarded to
liurry M. Met-win. of Milford, the con-
tract. to erect a title summer cottage
at. a cost of upward of $3,000, at Fort
Trumbull Beach.
Services were held .at the Town
Farm. yesterday afternoon. by a dele-
gation from the South Norwalk Meth-
odist Church. the pastor, Rev. \V. W.
T. Duncan. otilclading. Another gath-
ering will be held next 'Week.
-—-“MY PRETTY FACTORY MAID."
The panic is near. it you have not
bought one you won't have motley to
get one. soon. All music stores.
Robert Stogg, the composer of My
Pretty Factory Maid, will sing the
piece in illustrated entertainments in
New York on Wednesday night and in
Bridgeport on Friday night. The com.
position has made a decided hit wher-
ever he has prodttccd it.
Dr Adams. of Stamford. thc prest-
ding elder of his district, preached
Sunday morning at tile. Nordwalk
Methodist Church before a good sized
congregation. Last evening the pastor
lietv. Frank ll. Torrey pwached and
was assisted in the. service. by the tnalc
quartet.
The new are light in Wall street.
near tltc tunnel. was put in operation
for the first time Saturday night, and
had already proven a. very desirable
addition to the point in question, which
is the center of the city and has al-
ways been dark at night. except. when
the moon shines. ’l‘he'presont rigging
of the light is only temporary. The
lamp will be suspended from a long
iron arm. , :’
'i‘he postponed annual meeting of
the Hat Trimmers” Union will be ht‘ili
Thursday evening, the. Zillh, in G. A.
R, Hall, South Main ’otrect, at. which
time the officers" reports for the past
six months will be rend, and officers
will be elected for the coming year.
The annual meeting was postponed on
account of the lllness’bf the president,
Mrs. Joyce and the itrcasurer, Mrs.
Bedlent. : . .
mFarmers, mechanics, ruiiromt-r'.
laborers. rely on Dr- Thomus’ Eclec-
tric ll. Takes the sting out of cuts
burns or bruises at Once. Pain can-
not stay where it is used.
Several variations in weather have
been served upon to the people of The
Norwslks since Saturday. Saturday
afternoon the mercury in the thermo
meters climbed .up to nearly 70 and
over-coats were a burden. This other-
esl spring mlldness was brought to
an abrupt end by a thunder shower
about 10 p. m. This resulted in a cold
rain yesterday and last. night snow
fall again. leaving a thin coat of white
for the sun to dispel this morning.
SATURDAY
CHOCOLATES.
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ITILLOON-POWILL CORPORATION ,
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IN“! Hamil:
Engineers Must Uu Caution And Out
Spud.
proceed with caution.
These orders are at present strictly
enforced and in addition the speed ti-
mit is cut to forty miles an hour on
lam " ATE
~T manager.
Haven road have received within the. les an hour where
past two weeks a set of very stringent:
orders regarding the. running of en-
gtnes and the observance of caution as
Tel. 2132. ilpociiiii)’ at this season of the year.
ves are frequent.
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Taylor 8o Golden. i,
14 Washington St.
spread the rails. and the New Haven
lroad does not intend to take an chanc-
.......,.__. a. . 0m. gtacfion of ”1,. new order ““"ViWW of wrt-cks. These orders, it is
strictly ttnttl
Everything in Ship ChandlerY-iaccount for the late trains patrons tifIfililtt'dI Vii“ "‘7‘ enforced
:locomolive engineers must not under, Engineers 5“"? ”‘3‘ “'0'“ Mott ”1"
Best line of Spring Goods ever shown. ii’y , - . .
Another order nmkes lt imperativelto orders that remote low speed and
Goods delwered free. Tel. 2433. zone doing away with a previous order , sent electrifying lllt‘ Sl'hii‘m “t ”'"i‘l
.the road have recently experienced. 'settleti warm weather approve, when
Paints. Otis and Varnishes.
zany circumstances make up lost time you to New York they are forced to
: HARRY RIDER. that two train going the same direo-tt'untitm. This is necesh‘tll‘)’ ltlll‘lil' Oll
tstipulating that when entering a block ' points.
iportion of this order stipulates that arelaxationmaybbc allowed.
Denatured and Wood Alcohol. . .
increasing Iho speed. ,drop two minutes on each trip ownig
612 Water 8L. BRIDQEPORT, Conn. ,liun must not be in the same block at ! account of lilt- work going on at pro.
ilnthe Approved StylestorSprln
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If you want to be absolutely sure of getting
garments of unquestionable style, fit and smartness at
'tnodcratc cost. then you should let us make your
clothes.. We show all the styles designed by the
best Broadway tailors and offer for selection hun-
dreds of high-class worsteds and woolcns of the new- ,
est weaves and colorings. f :om which you can make
a selection for a Suit, Overcoat, Rain Cost or Trous-
ers at a price that can't b: matched elsewhere.
We are always pleased to show the new goods.
If you give us an order you will positively gct ex-
actly what you want in garments that fit you per-
fectly. Come—let us prove it to you.
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Rogers& Stevens,
14 South Main Street. Tel. 632-2.
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BOSTON DRIVERS MAY STRIKE. ‘, POWER STATION Is WORKING.
. Division superintendents of the New 1 straight a“'ay track! an thirtyvfive m}.
The coming of spr n5, when the .frost'
leaves the ground. has a tendency to
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behind a train the latter train must.
lltoso Matte llousokoeplua
Effective.
CLEANING HELPS.
Borax will reduce the labor of clean-
ing wood work, glass, etc, by one
third, and in addition to its cleaning
properties is a gertnicidc. Ammonia
is prcfcrted by many. Mixed with
water and used for cleaning, will re—
move grease and dirt with ease,
INSECTICIDES.
When the house cleaning is being
'done is the best. time to get after
vermin of every kind. For the pro-
tection of your l‘urs, woolens and blan-
kcts, Motlrbalis. (‘umphor, Naptltn-
line Flakes, etc. For roaches, bed
bugs and ants, We have cxtermlnators
that never fail.
DISINFECTANTS.
(‘icaning should be followed by a lib-
eral use of disinfectants. We have all
the good ones. (‘llfford ()hlorldes, Car.
bolic Acid. Formaldehyde. (‘opperas,
Cresol. Sulphur Candies, etc.
To renew marred furniture we have
a FURNITURE POLISH that hides ev-
ery trace of age and wear.
illll tlilltttl Plillllltl,
THE PRESCRIPTION STORE.
TEL. 15—2.
FREE DELIVERY SERVICE.
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BOILED CAT ALIVE.
New Britain Boys Wanted to Get
Wishbone.
"We went up in ‘lloko‘ Boothi‘s lot.
boiled a cat alive to get her wishbone
so we wouldn't be caught, and now
were arrested," cried “Joe" Saraphin,
sum of Mrs, Sarapbin, in the New Bri-
tain police court Saturday morning. in
unity and investigation revealed that
what the boy said was correct”
Thursday morning the police were
informed by Glen itlddcll, who runs
the Casino Bowling alleys, that he
was robbed of about $2. Detective
English traced the crime to boys, and
"Joe“ Sarnphin Wits cot-rolled and put.
through the third degree. He. leaked
on his chums and they were rounded
up. Saraphin “Joe" and “Steve" Saltns
amt “Joe.” Grahk. all about 14 years of
age, or less, were brought before Judge
Cooper in chambers. Saturday motn-
ins. Their cases were continued un-
til Tuesday.
After court the boys told the story
about the eat. “We caught a big black
cat and went up on the hill, where we
made a fire.“ said one of the gang.
“When the water boiled We put in the
cat." “Was the cat olive?" “Yes."
responded one. “You're lying." said
another, “Well, we boiictl it until we
could takeout the wishbone." "What
did you do that. for?" “VI! was told
if we got that. out we could steal any~
thing on earth and Sherlock Holmes.
Nick Carter or Detective English could
not arrest us," said the boy as he be-
gun to cry. “Here we are caught
again, the black cat's wishbone‘s no
good and the rabbit‘s foot never was
any use. l'm going to rcform.—Hart-
ford Times.
MRS. MENARO GETS DEGREE.
Wife of Polo Player- ls Divorced From
Her Husband.
mm, It'ord. it is a certainty that trains will
\E’ectric Trains Will Soon Be Rum. be running on this division in very
, . ning to Stamford. 1 short otticr.
"d High" Wants. _ 1 Engineers of thc'electrical depart-l Several locomotive drivers have
BOS'I‘ON., Mim‘h 3"?”‘W‘h 1‘_"""l“",tttettt of the New Haven road re-‘v, been shocked while passing over the
"f 5“ ”‘W'hi‘m‘ ““LE‘ “"‘V‘W “l “,‘M 'tpor: that the power station at (‘oscob‘ system by the power which was turn-
i‘hll‘" "03m“ it‘lllt-‘Hd‘l‘u- "l" i'x“f’}"“"‘ its working, that the trolley wires are‘ ed into the rails. but so far no serious
C‘llllllllllf‘t‘ “l ”W G“““"“‘ Till?“ "'“m' l strung, the connecting wires from injury has resulted. -
SH'X'S' limo" NU- ‘3 “1‘3 “1“” WW" i‘” irail to rail known as “bonds" are in, One. of the electrical experts for the
authority in “1" i“ ”l“ “‘i“_“"-'~ 1“ “ ‘plarc. anti that. the current has beent road said Saturday: “We have prac-
"“Ni"g “f the "“”.’" 11"” ““i'l ” ”“' tutnetl on to test the circuit. iticaily completed the work and when
“l‘i'llilll-‘i "0‘“ m ””‘i in!” ““5 ”“2” i All that remains to be done is the l the current was turned through a few
'l‘llt' ('H'N‘ “i ”W “"11”“ “Flo ”l“ "“5” completion of feed wires, the signal 3 days ago the wiring and the power sta-
5.11 ”f ”iii "“"“""‘ “'“m(“‘I'V‘Wl‘i'qul 513'; .wircs and the, testing engines upon ‘ tion was found to work admirably."
the wor ng agrceuuu or- . l t
1908 presented to them by the lczttul
drivers‘ union. The new asreem-ut I_
calls for onedtult‘ ltottr less in a day‘s
work- and a relief from Sundays andt
holidays, which will necessitate thcl
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6.000 Teamsters Want Shorter Hours
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employment of additional stablcmtn.I
The new wage demand is for an ill-
Cl't‘llSt- of $1 a week for all classes of-
ail teatnsters. the vases in the seven
classes to run f'ont $12 to $lil weekly.
The lll'tfit'ill il'.l't‘l‘llll’lli expires on
and as the grtut majority ot'I
the toutusters have fl'Ii't't‘ti to stand by |\
the union ill case the new agreement - I
is rejected. it is bt'lit red that a slt'ilw
cannot be avoitl.d. -
BEST GRAIN—BEST senwcat
You want your horses not only in good condition, but
you want them able to work and ltcep in good condition.
This Can be done by giving them proper feed. There is
a difference between oats and oats, You'll never realize
it so thoroughly until you see our stork. You can‘t buy
better-—for we buy the best.
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\ i MANUEL T. HATCH.
i am near-—jnst as far as the. near-
. ' est letter box or telephone.
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CHOLUTECA. HONDURAS, TAKEN.
Nicaraguans Expect a Victory at the
Capital. Tomorrow.
l‘AlilS, March Lil—The Nicaraguan
lcg’ation today reorived the following;
dispatch from Senor (lonttz. thctbttu
aruguau minister of foreign affairs.
eondrming the previous reports of Me.-
arugua's victor“ at (Tholuteca:
“(‘Iltolnteca. tliontlurasl taken. Al»
lied armies of Salvador anti Honduras i
routed everywhere. President. lionilll l
(to Honduras) has sought refuge at
San Lorenzo with 200 men. ()nr ships
have sailed to capture them. '
“'l‘citucigalnu (capital of -ll«')nrluras) i
will fall ltittlt:t‘l‘ou"' .
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GERMAN SURGEON DEAD.
WINSIIADEN, Getmany. aMrch 25,——
l’rot’. yon Ilcrutnann. the famous sur-t
goon, (lied here today. He was op-
cratetl upon yesterday for appendici-
EASTER '
PUS’I‘ tililiS
10,000 to Select From
COLEMAN’S
NEWS STORE
10 North Main BL, South Norwslk
Agent for A. O. Oplldlng'o i
Mall and Courting Goods
‘ The
1 Modern Way
I: to keep your cash In the bank subject to check.
when it will be safe and convenient.
Your Account .
‘ Will noolvo careful attention at the
So. Norwalk ‘
Trust Company.
aback-bookslfrwln dendrsl,lhhninn Dept.
[Opoutlaturdonlfllguiss «.3
E temperance.
' Elil'lCC‘.
Mrs, Harriet D. Mcnatd once Hattie
Belknap, who married Eddie Menard.
the polo player. on Christmas cve.
189i, secured a release frotu the mari-
tal bonds Friday. the custody of two
minor children and R change of name.
Judge Ralph Wheeler gave. the decree.
it scents from the testimony given,
that Menard did something besides
play polo while out West anti Mrs;
Menard objected when she found pho—
tographs of him and another woman
in his pockets when he returneti after
the scason of 1902 and 3. When he
went away he said he wasn't coming
back and he kept his word.
Frank Sutton, of the Waterbury polo
team, stated that he knew Menard and
had been introduced by him to a wo
man. not the petitioned, as his wife.
They were keeping house.
Lottie N.’Wilmot, better known as
Lottie Hollistor. secured a decree of
divorce from Wallace E. Wilmot, on
the ground of dcsortion. dating from
1893. one your after her marriage. She
secured the custody of the child.
Bertha l.. M‘eekins. of Stamford. was
given a decree frotn Thomas H.
Meckins on the ground of habitual in-
They were ntatried in
March. 1899, and the husband, accord‘
ing to the evidence celebrated by got-
tlng drunk and has made it some-
what of a continuous performance
WANTS MORE TELEPHON-ES.
The Peach King is Busy Working for
Two ,Syotems.
John H. Hale, of Glastonbury. “the
peach king." is busy informing that
members of the Bridgeport Business
Men's Association by mail of the ad-
vantages of the independent telephone
system. Mr. Hale is a member of the
state grunge and of the pomologicai
society. but not all the members of
either are heartily in accord with his
.ldeas of the telephone question. it is
'understood that incidentally Mr.
llale's great interest in the dear public
arises from an interest actual or in
prospect in the independent telephone
compnnv which is hold to be ready to
put up $10,000,000 to bttild a system to'
“buck" the Southern New Engllnd
Telephone company, if the legislature
will permit. '
Mr. Hale asks members of the nusl-
ness Men’s Association to use their in-
fluence to secure a change from the
present system. The proposed system
is of the “atticmatic” variety. doing
away with the “hello" girls. Mr. Hale
does not state the advantages to be
had in “clinging" an automatic when it
gets out of order. ‘ . ‘
Ills proposition is worthy of consid'
station and possibly be can show the
merchants the advantage of the sys-
tem and the change he advocates, but
many who have lived in the'tw‘osys-
tern town will probably disagree with
him in his sunny views of the situa-
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Never before. outpide of the
see. but which is most important
We realize we can only keep
and that we mean to do.
Our Spring models are now r
best, the cost to you no more than
not: not so thoroughly well made.
98 Washington Street,
Phone
Special
Book and sun
49 Wall St. Norwallr.
ROE SHAD,
BUCK SHAD,
No. 1 Smelt,
have ventured to‘oi‘fer this season.
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PRIGE’
MflltilitlSS Easter Shutting
leading New York shops. has any
store dared to show such fine fabrics and surpassing styles as we
Perfect in cut. style and fit,
and m the details of fine tailoring. the inside which you don’t
in the long run.
your trade here by deserving it,
eady. The tailoring is the very
is usually asked for similar fab-
Price’s Clothing Store .
HEAD-TO-FOO T‘ OUTFITTERS
South Norwalk. Conn.
165-5. i W' W
Salomot W . A.
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tonery Stores. ‘
”ammonium i.
1335
140 lb
2 lbs 250
'3 lbs 25c .
Oysters, Clams and Escallops.
Gutbill’s Bridge Fish lliarltet
Fall-field County Shows improvement
in Its Crime Records.
Fairficld county has never in many
ycats experienced such a moral wave
as at present; at. least there has not
been such a dearth of serious crimes
and so, fewboarders at Sheriff Haw-
lcy‘s North avenue, Bridgeport, cara-
tansary. This is a source of Worry
to the superstitious, who believe it is
the calm before the storm. but the
optimistic think ltis a sign of improv—
ed conditions: The world wise call it
chance. but the fact remains.
At. the present time there are only
Hi inmates in the jail as against 215
two months ago. Very few of them
are doing longr‘terms, a year is the
limit of a jail sentence anyway, and
ntost of them are. in for from 30 days
to six months.
Coroner Doten reports the last quar-
ter to have been unusually quiet in his
line, audithere have been fewer mur-
tiers and deaths from violence than at
any time during his term of office.
This mitrked decrease in crime is a
l5 GROWING VERY GOOD. imatter for‘ congratulation and the hope
is expressed that it will continue, .but .
with the advent of summer and over-t
heated blood the good work of the win.
tre may be overcome. -
Still there have been remote‘periods .
in the county when there have been
such hills in the annals cffcritheéex- .
tending over nearlyg‘a year.-
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TELEGRAPHERS WANT Rates.
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l The grievance committee of the'Or-
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tier of Railroad Telegraphers assemb- '
led in New Haven yesterday for its .
(annual conference with thetofficials of
the New Haven road.
quest that was presented by the com-
mittee was for an increase in wages
or 15 per cent. The conference will
probable last several days.”
it is the custom to have one meet? = ‘i ‘4
:ing of this committee with the off]-
clubs in a year. inaddition'w increas
ed pay there are several minor inat-
ters to be taken up including the re-
arrangement of somevof the classifb
cations of men. The new schedule for
the coming year will be adopted.
wearing
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find a suit to your liking with all t
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CLOTHING OF T
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Df Particular. Excellence, 1
0r Easter Wear.
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Ordinary cicthihg can be found in abundance, but here you can "
tion of the high priced custom tailor at half the cost.
Come in and feast: your eyes" on our showing of W"
48-50 with Street, , Norwallt
Apparel~
he snap, style and tailoring perfec-
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Smart Suits from ,$l5l*to. $25
The new Spring Overcoat; are lien. . . .., - ,...
. White and Fancy Vests, Gloves. 'Nockwear, Hats,
Shirts and Hosiery for. Easter Sunday wear. A, l. h, .v
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