. W 3“ ,3 3_,.,,._
" ‘ roway.
' 11101181 11111111111111
‘ Eureka Lodge
1111. will hold a. meeting tomorrow his
at Odd Fellows' llnli .2 . -'
éNorwulk's f
lemons and evening at Rotou Roll
3, .1. ...-....
The Central Ln 10r Union is scheduled
to hold a mouth 1; this evening at the
Lyceum in WasEilugton street.
Lincoln Councl No. 4, Order of Unit-
ed American Mmhanlcs, will bolda
regular meeting ltomorrow evening,
L__+—.—-_._..
Mrs. William Andrews and daughter
minus tenor, this .112 ‘ I,
.2,
‘Bcented with the true odor of ,.
' the toilet table; a necessity for f7
the baby. and delightful after
shaving. * '
‘
In our window.
250 a. Box.
Wider
3. 13131111131111 Minion 8t?! .‘”.1111 ass—a. ‘3
13L“
Viola. of Sound View 'l‘er1uce3. spent 3....
yesterday at Smith Rock, New Haven.
...—.1....“
*Beers' stationery stores open an
til 11 o’.clock 3
- A meeting of‘lbe lsnoda Club will
beheld tomorrow evening at the club
house on the 3 Washington street
bridge. ‘ ' " '
W
The W. C. T. (3.. will meet with Mrs.
Frank Merriam. :l Hawkins avenue.
East Norwalk Friday, July 5th, at 3
o’clock sharp.
.__._______._..
The Sou-lb Norwalk post office will
have but one collection and one do
livery. this molding, and will close
at it a 111. for the dam"
During July and August the office
of the town clerk closes ordinarily “3
1.115.111.111. ’l‘l closing hour on Solar
day afternoons is 1 o'clock.
....._..___.
~—Dr. Dick‘s cures malaria.
James Morton, of New Milford.
came. down Tuesday to spend the dny
with friends 11011 to see the Norwalks
and" the Dnnburys play ball.
uni—«......—
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Watch and P. K.
Seville. of Newark, N J.. are spending
the Fourth with Mr. and Mrs. Sylves
tor Bouton. of Loire street ‘
Mrs. T. 11‘. Foley. of Quintnrd ave-
nue. and Miss Helen V. I1‘olcy sail for a
four or five months trip to Europe Sat.
urdny on the steamer Furncssla.
Work has been commenced at the
Franklin street school upon the new
sanitaries which were voted at. the re
cent spectermeetlng of the district.
Miss Sarah' Valentine. of Fairileld
avenue received wmd Monday that
her lumber in llrldgepor,t formerly of“
Scuth No'rwalk, had died suddenly of
heart diseascl
Louis Stroliacr of Church street, rc-
turncd home'ycstcrday from a very
successful trip 13) New York city. This
was Mr. SWci zor’s first visit in. a
number of years but he met. many old
friends and reports a fine time.
Mrs. A. C. Cunco, of 250 East avo-
111111.11ccompu11iod by the children.
have gone to the Catskills whore Mrs.
(‘uneo will spend three. Weeks and
where the children will remain for
the summer.
The for factory of Martin Bates. .lr..
11ml Company. closed down yesterday
afternoon to remain so until next
Monday. in order that the employcs
may have proper time to celebrate
the glorous Fourth of July.
____2,____
Miss Bessie Anderson of Bedford
avenue, Brooklyn. and Miss Edith Wa-
terbury, of Waterbury, are the guests
of Mrs. W. A. Slwits of 'l‘alm‘ndge Hill
Mlsu Susan Street has returned to her
home in Dnrlcn after a visit with Mrs.
Swlts.
-—Norwalk‘s famous tenor. this of-
ternoon and evening at; Iloton Roll-
away. .
...—......
A trolley car bound for Winnipalik
jumped the track on the Wall street
bridge and turned almost completely
crosswise of theI r11lls.'l‘|1c wrecking
crew hustled to the job from the. Will]
street barn and but few minutes delay
to trulilc resulted. 3 . 1
~_1...,._______
Edward 01111-11211. of South Norwalk.
who is quartermasior on a large prl
vale steam ynch‘t which is taking par-
ties on tours 0111. of Naples, liuly, has
rcinci11l1ored his friends In The Nor-
walks with a largo number of postal
cards and interacting- letters. -
INEXPEN$IVE EEEDING
3;”; .
"It”!
Justtood (lo-tel Less Than :1 Cent I
Must tori: thfl2 Baby. 1
The most 113 notnic: of all baby
10111111 is 3511 .1 no matter what size
is purchase it wbon‘ the large also
coating 81. ill) inl bought the food whet:
prepared costs 1 11 than onto men
for 11 little' 81111 314 M
Million 11111111 11’ old baby chit be fed
.1111qu for r a day, including the
,2 canto: the “’9"th while other foods coat
from tl'c to 131111. . a
1 niihoil'lni 111111111111y any cost it .2111.
dnscd' iniilt or ordinary
entitlement: lilo ,yetthis is not a point
VOMIS‘ of conch oration when one real/-
Jifb 51355118111 fact that tickles living upon
iii 1111111111111 ll.ysc uhdgrowto‘ lieu
strong sturdy c 1lldron autumn protu-
iiio of health an vigor. Our best pby-
sic 131113 lint/01mg scribed it for years.
., ’ootl. 2Irleitponsive. and no
epic! 11 30rd when weaning a
it to use anything else.
' .11 It by most drugglsts
1111118100.. Sample
infill. damned you.»
Be careful.
‘ Mrs. B, Bruilslrup, of 48 Spring
street is visiting in Chicago. 1
Postmaster E. E Crows, oi? South
Norwalk. was in Dnnbury, yesterday.
Miss Cassie liar ding,
of Yonker s,
N; eY.,
is visiting South No1 walk rein
the guest of Miss Culhelrne Hind, ot‘
Danbtn y
Miss Louise Barreiwt of Georgetown
lives in Nor;walk
Lester I). Beers, of Grassy Plain
and ilrldgepoit today.
.... ..."...
Mr. and Mr.s Andrw Little. of3l'10
Main street, Danbury. are spending
two weeks in Norwalk.
. Miss Mamie McLaughlin, of South
Nor‘walk, is visiting at her home on
Crnssy Plain siteet, Bethel.
Mr. and Mrs. William Day from1 Elm
burst, Brooklyn are visiting Mr. Days
parents, M1. and Mrs. James Day, of
Stuart avenue.
The steamer Isabel made a trip up
hem New York yesterday afternoon
and brought a party 11p from that city.
The vessel will make a return trip to
New York next Monday.
'Mlss Mabel“ Halsey. of Lewis street
i31idgcpott. is visiting friends in South
Noiwalk. This morning she will on
joy an automobile trip to White Plains
N 11.11111 in the,1 evening will Iiiit‘illl
a hop given by the Knob Outing Club.
Fredmick N. Smith, a student or
Kimball lliilou Academy, MUIIiIi—‘ll.
New Hampshire. is spending his v11-
cation selling maps. The ter'llory 11s-
slgucd to Mi. Smith Is in ltoddlutz.
001111., and ritually. Mr. Smith is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. ltul‘us J. Smith.
of Elizabeth street,
~Twenty- two new local views in
i’ost Cards. at liecrs’ stationery stores.
Many of the stores to Norwalk will
he closed all day today. Sonn- others
will be open for a few hours and some
will find it. ncccssmy to keep open
throughout the day. The banks and
all public offices will be closed all day
with the. exception of the1 post-Sodilc
which will observe the usual holiday
hours. (Then-1 will be one delivery and
00”er of mails.
William Deirlnger has resigned his
osltlon in the office of Bishop and
.yncs to take another position with
Burke, Dculclh and Company, con
crete connecting builders. The latter
firm is erecting a concrete residence
in Woodbury avenue for Mr. Deutrh
of the company. Leo D. O'Neill, also
1 of the company has purchased a lot
adjoining M1. Ilsutch's new residence
Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. l1‘roob Mrs.
Fritz Stock and John Novnk wll call
today on the slennnlr “Bremen” for
Germany. Mr. 131111111 intends to spend
the better part. of the summer at
his old homc._u3nd in oilicx parts of
(lcrmnny.- Mil-l. Edward B. Mnnvlila
ofJRrunklin.Pc11n,1'who h11s:been
spending several wccks in South Nor
walk 1'2le see her parents snil.‘11111l
then she will return to her home.
Haw
The South Norwalk Fire Police kept
open house last evening at their quar-
ters in Washington street. Refresh-
meals were served dining tho evening
one a very 1.111111511111111 limo resulted
The fourth of July this your marks
the centenary of the birth of Gulseppe
("tar ibuldh 211111'11111111111911 "Washington
of ltnly. " and his compatriots who are
citizens of this i’epubllc‘, wilt therefore
have a double celebration.
....
A WORD. rOKEN 1N SEASON.
(Chicago Tribune)
He was a man with a large roiuml
personality. and he stood at the bend
of a 10113 has of impatient men, women
and out dren who were waiting for it
chance to pay their fares and get past
the turnstile of the elevated railway
“at. Maditto'n 111111 21111111111111. 2 1‘
pockets fer the necessary nlgkei. and
wun't in any of them
Finally he produced a. mill 1.111.111.1111
no slowty 1.11.11 methodically unfolded
and passed over the monopolist tn-
slde the ticket office.
"Dom his 1111111er bidet" fervently
exclaimed a an with n 1211111ch1111
perary accent. all way down his lion:
.30. w111313é
1111111119 voice direct banana
81., 91111131111111, N.Y
3 Alina; “but thank ybu,e3vc313f so little
‘ violets. An excellent article for j. '
Miss Mamie lilirty. of Notwalk Is .
has returned from a visit with rain-
street. Bothel, is visiting in N01 walk 2
111 11111
unlit
meow concerts.
A" "3‘113003, WILLOW
Horse 9901111 013131113 dryer ‘ ..
LM
North Main i'Sti'cet.
Norwalk. All cases will receive
his honest opinion of the state of
glasses unless pocItJVely necessary.
21 Office hours from 8: 00 a. 111.
Have your eyes examined by this specialist. while 31103 in here.
Come in and get acquainted.
He was searching leisurely in 1111'
idithiI’t talk tiliiIJW. 3y! ”it i '
United American Opticians, Inc.
111111113 1111111111111 stock.
11111111111 wont!) hivE
shall not KEPT 1311 311331111:
11:1111'
Calislhe Custom of Changing
Legislators idiotic.
Publicity. 11. publication which has
appeared pc1lodlcully dutlug the pres-
out session of the geneinl assembly,
in thc Interest of good goutluncnt in
general and honest legislali. 1;.1 11 111101.
mil. in Its last. issue with 1111 1 11.111111-
lul articlc in support of retaining in
olilcc legislators who him- pruvoo
lIlf‘Ii capability and iuiegiily on the
ground that experience would render
them more effective and useful. The
article is headed “All ldlollc (‘11sloni.
01111 of the Ways in Which the Voters
Are to [flame " The article is as fol
lows:
Did you ever know a merchant who
by preference chose green 111111123118
clerks. hookkocpcrs 11nd salcsnmn.
and made it his policy after the initial
six months, when those
learned smoothing of the. business. to
discharge them all and fill their placesr
Willi another set. of perfectly green
men? 01' course you never did. Such
1131111111 would become 11 bankrupt. it
the lunatic asylum (lid not claim him
before affairs could go so for. Did
you ever hear of 1111 ofilcer recruiting
his regiment who announced that
service in a previous campaign would
be a disqualification for admission to
his army? The end of an army re
crultedi on those principles would be
easy to foretell.
Yet this is thl1 exact policy of the
good people of this state in five cases
out of six in choosing their legislators.
One sixth of the members of the
house baye seen service in the legisla-
ture hot 19. About the saute proper
tlon of 111 senators have seen service
in the senate. although a numbo1 of
them have had the comparatively in
l'erlor expoileuce of the house. More
over; this is always so. it is the es-
tablished and acknowledged custom
over nearly the whole state. it is a
custom so unattembly foolish and dc»
fended for reasons so silly when it 111
defended at all. that ‘il is hard to dis-
cuss it in polite language.
The first thing to bring home to
the1 Connecticut voter Is that the bus
lucss of legislation is a diillcult and
intricate one; that it requires not
simply intelligence, honesty and pub-
lir- spirit but an immense amount of
experience. The Connecticut voter
enjoys to the full the iucstimablo priv-
ilege of criticising his Iilfiifliflinlifl'l it
is a privilege he has absolutely no
right to exercise. an loop,1 as by 1111
vote he helps to send absolutely inex-
perienced men to transact such bust-‘2
' 2" 'It In said '1'" '1 and '1‘ “'1' again or this
nous.
Consider ih'o positiou of a new man
in the legislature. be be over so clever
and publlc- 1111111111. in the first. place.
he finds lumen one of a grant crowd
of strong 1'11. This of itself is an al-
most. lusuperublo handicap; for. con-
sider how important it is in tile work
he has to do that he shall know what
"man be call trust. What 1111111 lie must
watch. 111 the dangerous lobby'l to
111.111.1111 ( y the way. We do not b or
of the great. summations adopting
this beautiful policy and sending 33111333111319
men to represent: them in the’
at each session.) its not only has' an
acquaintance but he has no position.
What- could be more absurd than to
giro the important committee pout
lions to man who hardly know their
way about. the capitol? The 11111111
11111111 knows nothing of parliamentary
law. The tricks of the old hands are
on Greek to him.
We have heard an able, industrious
free of charge. Glasses. if needed will be supplied at prides as?
' low as $1 per pair for ONE WEEK ONLY. Dr. Godfrey will give you
men had ,
Special Announcemh.
3 Dr. James T. Godfrey, our specialist. has arrived from our New,
Work Examining office. and is prepared to make. 11111111111 examinations
of eye defects at our office and store in the 01111111 Rouse Block. So.
his personal attention nbsolutelyl
your eyes. and will not prescribe:
to 8:00 p. to Saturday until 10 p.111
* Factory 1136 11111132311 81.. 111. v.7
, MTTWJ’
lesieTnbor tell his
experience at tin1 beginning of his
first. and ulna! probably his only son
stop He was host. anxious to do his
duty; he had 111 suspicions in regard
to lobbyists and poiiticlnns; be hull
had great. experience with men and
with business affairs. “th." said be,
when some smooth-tongncd mambor
arose and moved that the rules be sus
pended and the resolution passed. i
didn't even know enough to object. it
would havo2beci1 humiliating to hate
to explain that. l was objecting only
on general p1lneiplcs. I had 1111 1111
co111l‘ortnblc feeling. however. that the
next morning sonic old-timer outside
of the Il-1glsluiui'e Would slap me on
the shoulder and say. ‘Wcll. they work-
cd you felloWs yesterday. didn't
they?” .
if such 11 man has committee work
to do. his difficulties are greater still.
‘ lor the outwitllng of the experienced
31111111 mpresentlng selfish interests, the
detection of the little jokers in tlir1
bills proposed. requires skill that can
come only from long practice.
if this were a maltcr‘of law. It would
he comparatively easy. A law can be
repealed. Custom is a harder outlier.
We can only hope to get at it by poi
sistcnt hammering With the hope that
owing to such hanuncrlng the exper-
ienced men in both houses will form a
larger proportion of the whole as time
goes on
The lesson for this custom is even
stiller than the custom itself. it is
that such an honor plight to he passed
around. A has had his chance. and
now it is it's iurn.'l‘l1c,a11swi-r is. of
course. that we did 11ot'choose A for
his platinum or his honor. but because
he was the host man we could get for
the place. We chose him for the good
of the state. if he was the proper 1111111
for the last session. he must be vastly
better fitted for It. now. and his super-
Iority to it must be immense When
n senatorial district. Includes several
towns. then it is supposed to be only
Justice that each town should have its
turn. Once llIOl‘f‘ then treat this trey
mendously important function as if it '
were 11 plc‘or cake. and each man or
town should have a piece In the main;
nchver. there. is no reasoning about ’
It at all.'1‘he custom is taken as part
of the 111w of nature. 111111211 accepted
as such by runny who have thought
about it and has disapproved of it.
llui. 1.1111 iilty of it! The waste of
good 111111111111 11110 of legislative expel it
once!
enthusiasm in the session itself! Cont
nectlcut practically says to a good citti
zen who would like to help his state:
"Go to tile logisiuturo; it will be good 2"‘Mmllllion1260: 011111111111 under- 12. 10°.
expei'lcnce for you. Don't 1111111 your;
will. 11110111111111. ill 11.112111111111111 liiisiuossi
301' we never .expoct to send you there '
iti.’
legislature. that it 1.. 1 1 honest body at
man. 01' course it 01.3
n11 11110111116111 ot1o.‘t00. lint. like all of
our legislatures, its members were al‘
most entirely without experience.
Shall we use the 11111111111111.1111 t uy have
acquired? 'N’Mtii we. for alliance:
throw way ‘nll. that Butterworthl
Chose. arre: and Luther could give
till after ‘2 patriotic ,iubors of this
constant. . lone 11111111 we may bit'
sure: If on 11111311 votes and work
strictly for , good or 111.1 state. rc~
1111111111 seltistu‘, events and motion him.
all up till) 21111 thereby. there wit:
a plant politicians to instill 11111
It. 1311 so e in site“s turn next time;
11 611 out 1111 them a weapon
they 11111111311111 louse. '2
111.121 mun tithe imrrovis'fiinble is He V
.. nanoseconds
its better than the 01111 who makes it.
, 1mm iii the end the War
loses'ni‘ii but 31.1111. 31110111111911.111st more.
‘2 3' Try Us and Boo.
' WEAR PERFECT LENsEs.
arm Wagons lust tinned :
One horse-$.15”. $55.00 and 805.00.
TWO horse—$65.00, $75.00, $835.06 and $90. 00.
Also Sole Agent for the RAQYCIJE BICYCLE.
CARRIAGE BUILDER AND DEALER.
‘goods our methods, and fill!
11111111.
The «banner on industry and THURSDAY «‘i'r haw—Potomac v31 '3 .
No doubt It In ’
Wit 111111111 all our 03191. lenses
and can film stars save you mon-
ey On your 3
Pusscmrrlou worm.
'HOmcr B. Hoyt,
Retraining Opticlnp,
78 Uriitcd Bank Building. ~
I 3 3 Till. 8933132.
into new business and acquiring new
customers daily because our early pa-
trons have spread the fact that our
p1 ices
hays given complete satisfaction. Our
customers. then fore are our best ad-
vertisers, and it? know when we in-
',3ducc a new pat on to enter the store
that he or she will leave it as an
ambassador mm as to send us furth-
': or trade. When are you going to make
your first call?
lite 1.111%... ii 801160.
constructs. are 2
tall. Washingtdh Itrut. 2 ‘
2 338330091 Not-walk. Conn
"MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
' r
WE ANNOUNCE A SUPERB COLLECTION OF ENTIRELY NEW,
MODELS IN DATHING B3U|T383 FOR WOMEN MISSES AND CHILDREN 3
IN MOHAIR AND POPLIN, INCLUDING E3X3CI-UBIV3E STYLES. THESE
ARE THOROUNHLY PRACTICAL BATHIG SUITS' ALL MADE WITH
VERY FULL SKIRTS WITH DEEP HEM. V
COMPLETE RANGE OF- SIZEBIN NAVY, BLACK, ROYAL BLUE,
ETC., VERY TASTEFULLY TRIMMED, 3AT 81.98 TC 85.48 THE 8UIT.
BATHING SHOES AND CAPS IN ALL THE ACCEPTED AND PRAOTl-3
CAL 8TYLES3 AT MOD3E'.3$T PRIO3E8.
33285 Washington 35111311111.
Eye's Examined Free
as WALL crnE‘E'r. NOW I-
THE PARIS CLoAKa
surr House:
33 SOUTH MAIN STREET. SOUTH NORWALR, CONN.
<1 AMUSEMENTS 1>
HOYT'S THEATRE.
Every Evening This Week, Excepting
Tuesday.
MATINEE SATURDAY ONLY.
lMPERlAL MOVING PICTURE 60..
Presenting All the Latest Moving Pic-
tures and Illustrated Songs.
NIGHT PRICES—Ladies, 10a to any
part of the house Gents, Orchestra
the, Balcony 10; Children under 10
years of “0,511.
MATINEE. PRICES~Adult0, 101:;
Children, 50.
"soseban
11ml? am 4%» NW1; will. in”
urn/ant Amusement :11"; ,2
wens
‘2 iwnik. Trumbull pitching.
NOMIIRI. Meanth on the slab.
SATURDAY-moments in: Dublin: of
Moulded. 22
Ladies free to in: grand stand.
EKA‘I‘ING R j
is ’12.; «1,1,11th
Recon“ Po
'13 313i! W3
lit» ”11121111 i1
Open every afternoon and evening. ‘
Hours-«8' to 8.11111] 8 to 10:45 p. m.-
zxY-fmnbury vs. Norwatlt 1 .
ury. irKricdldr’ Will pitch. -
THURSDAY A. M.-‘~lnei1 Bells vs. Nuts 2
2' 111101111250 pair.
Clearance Sale. of Suits, (50115.31111
Waisls. Dresses and Corsets“ ‘
Corset Covers formerprlcetllic, now . ............. ....... 258
Name Corsets ..... 1... ..... .. 981:, $1.48, $1.88, 82.48, 82.398
Skills, former price $5.00 new ...... . . 82.88
White and Colomd Shirt Waist Suits . . . . . 81.883111)
FlueNelDwsses, from .............. ........ .811083 up
Walsts, regular $1.50 and $2.00, for .. 9380
Ladies’ Suits, 11151101111110 $1113.00. 1111. 828.031).
Ladies' Suits second lot up to $40.00 for . ... ................... .. .. . $20.90
Ladies Suits. 11111111011111 to 131100.101- ............. $15.00
Indies' Coats, former 11111111111111.1012 . . ... . .. ... ..... 3 3. .. . . $33.98
Ladies' Coats, former prices $15.00 an 0 $20.00, for . ..... .. 83-88
Girls“ Dresses at all prices and styles.
SALE IN BOTH STORES. 3
515 MAIN STREET, STAMFORD. 33 SOUTH MIAIN 81., 80. NORWALK
113111 HATCH & BAILEY 0
1111121111111 1111 Mill werk for Everulhlqub
2' 1111311111 A PlilGEltY to 112 115111111113.”1
Timber. 11.1.1311... lath. all kinds 111111 grade! of beveled aiding, 1111011111:
and finishing lumbar. All kinds of hard 110111., Tu paper, list who
‘rooung paper. sheathing 11111105. 3311' insulator and 11111112111111: 11W 2%“ :3
11111111111 extension ladders. Doors. 80838. blinds. interior hobby Mme“!
Pine. Redwood. 11:111-911. 111111111- 01113! chestnut. Straight in! are; 3
int, tuniint. dinning. inept-10111311113. some work, 1011091190 11111111. flut-
dl‘yln‘ Militia-i. 3 "-' ‘ ”'l " ‘2 '21 F1111 11pm 1 1m 3
Mill foot of Marshallj' Street. TelcphonQ4g-‘3. 3
Limbo: Yard. Water Strut. Telephone 4112-.
‘ Hm .—mn I22~—l- t—g— “—Wm
been 211111111 ”ill
3121111113511
minim 1 .. ”' ..
it is onlytliro‘utli 111111.15 way back list £611,3- ‘th'iitm‘wd il‘re 11m _
those spi‘llndid Slooiftl ‘36 at such irro sihlib m1rcs.’i‘hé‘“dyeit1ufli -
and faultless. the designs varied and numerous. ‘2' willow
shupedg cprrectiy tinted ’niill 83011511133151 1111111111.. 3 .3 ,
We. mnkc spacial 1111111th of our 11111.1 1111111110 llsIo 31111111111111. white. 21111 ‘3
or black at 2511 the pair. I! we had to purchase these today they could not
be sold under title. '-2 ‘ r. 1 1‘ 1:11 ‘
.- We also have a good assortment oiiplaio llnle, all over lace, lace boot
and embroidered. Stockings from We to 8] .50 pair. 1
Silk Siccklhgrwiack. Illuminati. white, tan. 1.11.3.2 and champagne 11111.11.
Every 11:31! 2
new slitting surface. Ample :1
sic every afternoon and evening.
special 1111111111 91111111111 eventual. 2:3
' WUMDAY, JULY 4;
Pull arenas afternoon and even-
ing. Moving pcturés and lilastratn
gangs by ucsepb Mutilation 11113.8
p. m. 331
ADMIBDIDN, 100i :8IU1T838, 160.
FROPRIITDRII 1
1‘13 girlie: $134,332: 2: .2 1’
.seat in: facilities for encounters. Mu-
BII'
6822? Washington attest. Ah
Norwalk Chronicler