“Lake Ice
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: Sheet Music
7wooo woon
Hard and Soft Wood,
R The Big Hit—“Somebody That i
“ per la cord.
, “runner—2.
WW *r” On Eve Hand
, ' ’. . .
' .j , . Especially here, where we are hand-
ing out the finest. spring and summer
clothes for men and young map you
will see anywhere.
freely indulge their fancy among our
stylish fabrics In greys, blues. browns
ol‘ all
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all?
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Make Your Husband
Young men may
descriptions, blacks of all kinds.
,ihibols, 18 ounce clay diagonals and
plenty of quiet fabrics for quiet dress~
era. Only ‘7 and $10.
'1 _ Store open until 9 o'clock; Saturday
' until 12 o'clock.
< - Copyright Clothing Co.
HARRY GOODWIN, Manager.
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Buy You a Home.
Tulli him tlrcd, ‘iill you get it. You
can find what you want and can afford
The J. B. Lawrence
Agency,
2 gOUTH MAIN ST.
Men’s Suit-'—
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0
Were 312.00; now...............$7.98
Were “4.00; now...............$9.98
Wore 810.00; now...............$0.98
Fabrics are the Latest Style, in ‘ hadcs of brown, grey and blue Serge.
;j_ Latest Styles in Oxfords, Ties and Shoes.
D. GOTTLIEB,
.11 NORTH MAIN STREET..
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PURE
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Wh olesaie and Retail,
Brookside Lake Ice Co
Office—Foot of Ann St.
TWO ’PHONES—lo-3; 752-2.
FOR SATURDAY ONLY.
Know and You Know, Too."
At 9c a Copy.
W. A. Briggerman’s
MUSIC STORE.
Donovan Block, 132 Washington at.
Agent for Crescent Laundry.
A. CARMI BETTS.
DEALER IN
Sawed and Split Ready for
, Family Use.
89ft Wood, $6.00 per cord; $1.50 per
1.6, cord.
Hard Wood, $7.00 per cord; $1.75
Split Wood 25c extra per $6 cord.
{Yard N0. 74 Newt0wn Ave.
. NORWALK. CONN.
i' of ‘ Healing
ch in now receiving the attention
many ladies in society, who have
, ted this reform method of healing,
‘ markedly improved in health
, ”Bamboo have they become
f.- aifn encouraging others to follow
rumble. No one should live in
lid sadness, of heart or limb,
they milivo in. health and ban
by going to the Chiropractor in
Washington at, i-iavlland Black.
' adorn uonwaut.
IO TREATMENTS GIVEN.
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SOUTH NORWALK.
Glover’s The Place
IS THE TIME FOR
ow
Shoes
An examination of our SPRING
STYLES will show you the-
, proper thing for Summer.
Phone 542-2.
Wear Shoes T hat. Fit.
iv
E iiii Si
wooo Ashes
Potash, lime. and phosphoric acid
are contained in Hardwood Ashes in
desirable forms for plant growth. and
ashes have been well named “Nature‘s
Plant Food." But they are really
more then a simple plant food. be-
cause. in addition to their fertilizing
properties. they act -as a solvent oi
the soil, and form combinations that
enhance the value of latent plant food
already in the soil. The plant food
contained in Hardwood Ashes gives a
direct and prompt result, while the
action on the soil shows permanent rc
suits. Pieces of land where ashes
have been liberally supplied have
shown the effect for years after.
FOR SALE BY THE BARREL AT
149 Washington St.
The Ferris Coal Co.
Eli—i”; ‘7 if Ni
”0»sz
" outMoney Deposited Here
‘ loaned oa’personal notes,
nor put into promoting syndicates
seem. .
, ‘ “Ilflmtiil invested in first mortgages on real estate and in the.
,"d‘iit‘illt edged eecui‘ltioa under the strict limitations of the laws of
connecticut governing MUTUAL savings banks.
.i.
"UNITED BANK BUILDING.
ie SouthNorwalk Savings Bank
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
-i
CAB LINES TIE” UP,
flan Believe They llave Been
Discriminatoii Against, and
2,000 Employee Are iiilo
CLEVELAND, 0.. May 16.-—Cleve-
land's street car system WRL tied up at
5 o‘clock today by an almost unani-
mous vote of the local union of the
Amalgamated Association of Street
and Electric Railway Employees.
To reach this conclusion meetings
were held last night beginning at 8
o'clock and lasting until 3 oclock this
morning. At the conclusion of these
sessions international Vice-President.
Ilehncr, of the Street Car Men's Union,
said: "The vote stands as an evidence
of lilo feeling of our organization. Of-
ficially 1 could not declare a strike. i
put it up to the men in meeting as-
sembled, and they agreed '1: 'll the
time to cease quibbllnz had i ' .~|,
therefore. the strike is on. The. cars
will cease to run Just as soon as we
shall be able to got word to the var-
ious burns. The men feel that. they
have been discriminated nxulusl and
take this means of emphasizing the
act."
Enthusiasm marked the sessions of
the night. Approximately l,ii:.u men
voted. according to official slaiteim-ut.
Only at rare intervals was a negative
vole. registered.
Vuriouiily estimated three and four
hundred thousand patrons of the urban
llncd‘ began this morning to seek u
tin-ans of transportation. (lily officials,
it was stated, had um made prepara-
tions to crunbul the situation. i'niou
men. however, unsorted that for two
wceks President iluponl of ilmMunch
pal liuiiwuy. had begun negotiations
for additional help. They claimed this
assistance would be inefficient. Nomi-
uuiiy the strike of the street our men
declared today involves 2,000 men,
The nirllu- bud its origin in the in-
slitutlou of the three cent lure. a sub-
ject of ,yolliicui contention in t‘lci'c-
land during seven years past. Follow-
ing the municipal election last Novenr
her, the principal issue of which won
the question of municipal control of
the iruciiou companies and an ultimate
lure of three, ct'tliu within the city
limits. consolidation of the street car
linen came about.
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Harry I. Smith.
Harry 1, Smith died last night IIIIUIII
it) o’clock, at his home in Fair street.
Norwuik. ills many friends wr-ro
shocked to hear of his domino this
morning. as be had been in very good
health oi‘ lute. 'l‘iiursday morning he
complained that he did not loci well,
bill insisted on going to his work In
the Norualk iron Works, but in the
'iiloruoon lie was compelled to return
to his home and bud failed since iliiii
lime. I‘I\'i‘l‘_\'lililig possible was done
for his help, but without iiviill. iic Was
forty-three years of use. and is anniv-
ed by u widow and three daughters,
Miss Minnie. .‘iilss Florence and “flab"
Sililiil'. his father and mother. Mr. and
lit... 'i‘iu-odore Smith. of Norwulk, uuii
:wo broihcrs, Frederick S. Smith, oil
\‘orwullt. and M. A. Smith, of South
\‘orwulk. The deceased was a prom-
uonl member of the Odd Fellows, lm.
irmcil iirdcr of" llcd Men, Masons and
ii' the Phoenix Hillziliil i‘oiupuny. iit'
was it faithful i-Iiiployc ut llii'~ Norwuik
lroii Works. baring been employed
there steadily lor about cighicvn
rcurs. Funeral seniors will luv hcld
from the late Iiomc ’l‘uesiiny afternoon
ill 1!:ilil o'clock. itch. George I). illn-
bert will oliiciulw. interment Will fol-
low iii Riverside cemetery.
Mrs. Karl M, VOQBI.
Winifred booming \‘ogcl died on
Thursday, May Hill. at her home, 80
East lifilli street. after an Illness of
three months‘ duration, She was the
laughter of the lute Thomas L. imcin‘
mg. of llrooklyn, and was born in
Montreal. (‘unudw July 29th. lhlii, hilt
had lived the greater part of her life
lIl New York. She was graduated from
Smith College with the class of 1900,
and was married In liillii to Dr. Karl
.\l. \‘ogci. of this city. She is surviv-
ed by her husband. her sister. Mrs.
Smith Ely .lcilil‘l‘e and her brothers,
\Voodruff Looming uud Thomas 1;-
Looming.
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Miss Carrie i. Crane.
Miss t‘urrlc 1. Crane, of iiigblu‘idgc,
N. .I., who has been spending a time
with friends in t‘runbury, died this
morning about 2 o'clock, after an ill-
been of typhoid fever. The deceased
was :i-i yours of ago. The body will
be taken to her home in iiighbridgo,
.\'. .i., diouduy morning for burial.
Infant Mine.
The ilve-dayri-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Frederick Mills, of Iicits Place.
lvliisi Nor-walk, died last night. The
funeral services were held this after-
noon, the Rev. ii. B. Carpenter, pastor
of the South Norwnlk lluptist t‘imrcli.
liliciuiiug. and interment occurring in
tile i-Zusl Norwalk (h-melcry.
FAMIL FOUND MURDERED.
Three Rersona Dead and infant Hart
80 Badly’lt Mayv Die.
MATAWAN, N. J., May Iii—W. B.
Sheppard. a farmer. who lived about
four miles south of Mutawan, his
wife and a servant. named Jennie Den-
dy, wer found dead in the farm house
today. it is believed flint they were
murdered. "’An infant. still alive, hill
badly injured, was found lying near
the bodies.
HILDA GOT OUT OF PAPER BAG.
Hurry Oherlnnder, Stuart Youngs
and Artiuir Hoyt went on the stage at
Music iiou last night, when an invite-
. ilon was given for a committee to view
the, work of liilda'.from close range.
The three young men were completely
mystified over llildn’s method of get~
ting out of the. paper bag, but Mr.
Hoyt was of the opinion that she. got 0;
out, the same way she entered, as he
was refused permission t seal the
During the
course of Hilda'a act, the audience was
considerably amused when Mr. Youngs
accidentally looked a. hundcuff on him-
self. 'i‘he "professor" came along and
attached the other cuff to a chair. but.
finally released the victim with a key.
knot with sealing wax.
Little runaway-rust it will Affect
The Norwsiks.
Men in this city in positions to un-
derstand the situation fully, said today
that there was little if any probability
that the lookout that has led to the
suspension of hilt making In Orange,
N. ., would affect Norwaik in any way,
eitccpt that some business will be
turned ieinporarliy from range into
this city.
The factories in Orange have not
been as busy,of late as those to this
city, and there Is doubt if any large
volume of business is turned here im-
icss the trouble is prolonged for spy-
eral weeks. ‘
The situation in Orange bi natural-
ly of much interest to those in this
city connected with the hut trade, and
the outcome of the trouble will he
watched closely.
holiday evening, fluid of the situation:
Following a conference last night,
the Orange lint iiunufucturers’ Asso-
ciation decided on a lockout of the we.
men employed in the factories In the
Orange district, This will make it illl«
possible for any of the other depart
meats to operatic, and the plants will
be shut down us soon as the Work now
on hand is cleared up. About 3.000
builds will be thrown out of employ-
meal.
The lockout is ulmcd at ”W women‘s
organization, which Includes thorn-
who wurk in the trimming department
and the forming mills. There is no
trouble at present between the manu-
facturers and the men. The latter are
organized ililtlci‘ the United llattero of
North America. and their organization
is not affiliated with that of tho wo-
men. lauds stellpliug, iiecreiary of
the Orange Association of the United
ilnilcrs. said this morning that the
flight did not concern his union in any
way, and It did not propose. to inter
fern.
"We have the mailer of our own
agreement, to take up in June. and that.
in Munich for us to think about at ibis
limo." said Mr. Sicilpllug. who added
that. he did not believe there was any
irouble bclwct‘u lilo bosses and the
men.
Apparently Iii r trouble has been me
cipliuled by Ilic ' failure of the women
to reply to the communicnlions of the
imiiiufuclurcr's, According to the cm-
players the (vuurovcrsy is‘oue of sev-
crnl monihs‘ standing. 'i‘hcy declare
that they asked to women in urblirnio
certain points iii issue, in accord-
ance with the provisions of the aural»
int-bl brim-cu the mo. They were met,
thy any, with u curt refusal and now,
the Mecca declare, there will be nolh.
lug doing iintii the (image lint Trim-
mers“ Associaiiou makes advances.
At the conclusion of the mating of
the nuinufuciurcrn last night, Joseph
W. Eilor. the president, mire out a
statement of “but iho iiltiiilifntflurcrn
urc uniting ihi uonlcu lo concede, as
follows:
"That any manufacturer mugl br- “1‘
liivu-d to use any machine that he may
desire, Nu pruiubllory price shall be
pill on work done by any machine.
"'I'liiit n foil-ludy iic pct‘iniiii‘d to
trim bars or do any other work that a
manufacturer may wish her to do. per-
taining to the trimming department.
“When Ihi.‘i(‘iiil‘_\’ is Working full time
there Nilllii in- no division of the work.
‘ln iiii‘ «mm of ii ulioriuge of trim.
more In any factory, the '1‘.l;lmmcrs‘ As-
sociation is requested to register a suf-
flciciil number of trimmers in supply
the shortage in‘ahid factory,
"A trimmer registered in a factory
shall in- obliged to remain in the the
fury in which she was registered for
at least six months, unless a clearance
from the firm or factory with which
she Is rcclselcrcd is milled her.
"That all bills of prices made with
the different mnnufnciurcrs expire on
May lb of each year, and all bills of
prices tiuit i-xprlo in the full of 1908
mmqu iii force until May 15, 1908."
The firms rcpn‘sonlcd at the confer-
ence wm- E. V, (‘onnett and 00., C. B.
Rama and (‘13,, Elior bros. & Hail, F.
llcrg a t‘o, No Name liai Mumil’actur
lug t‘oiupuiiy, Austin, Drew and 110.,
(,‘rowc, Quinlan, Moore & I'Ilil'i‘up and
(lucid and t‘o_
Mr. Eilor said last night that his or:
gaiilaiillon ililli presented these. propo-
sals to Hill trimmers; that ii bud rt."
celwd no answer, and that an alien
tion was paid to the manufacturers
when their representatives waited on
the trimmers“ organisation. lie added
that he thought the propositions were
perfectly reasonable. lie declared flint
there was nothing in the demand that
called for the violation of any agree-
ment or change of wages. So for
as employment. of forewomcn rii. lib."
bills designated in their departments
was cmicerucd, Mr. Eilor said his col-
leagues did not think that it was fair
for a small manufacturer to hll\'r‘ to
employ an extra amnion to do the Work
thut ilic forewomen could do just as
well. He said that the manufacturers
had no objection to the women ili\ld
my, work in duli.timcs, but they did
'ihjl'i'i to it in full time. The cmpiuy
era also complain of the slioiuge m
trimmers, and also stale that npprcu
llccn should he required to work at u
factory at least six months after learn
ing.
Charles R. Wilmot, of the mainline
furors‘ association, hold this morning
that, in aceordnuce with the agree
ment at the conference last night, no
bats were served to any of the hands
today, and he expected lluit all the
work would be cleaned up this after-
noon, offer which the shut down would
come. lie said the manufacturers were
in good shape to stand on indefllnlti
suspension of business.
in the Orange Valley section, among
the men cperutiy'ea the feeling seemed
that the women had made a stake
by refusing to acknowledge co muni-
rations from employers or to arbitrate
the differences.
Miss Anna Kearney, vice-president
the Orange lint, 'i‘rlmmors' Assn
elation, declined io make any state
ment concerning the situation until
were not altogether hammering, and
trimmers. She would not say when
such a meeting was to be held.
‘ Connecticut river shad will be found
at cuthiil'a Bridge Market. also all
other kinds of fresh fish. .
Tlll‘ Newark Eircning News, of ch- ‘
to be that the demands of the bosses
there had been a conference of the
as i . r
l'iiiic.
,
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uncommon cocoons eras.
TRISTRAMHY
MUSLIN UNDERWEAR.
As the season advances Muslin,- llnderwcur iiccomes it very necessary and important part of a woman‘s Wart 1
We have three lines of Manila Underwear that we think are the beat values that can be shown anywhere i.
and we how so many customers tell us that this in true, that we make this dissertiou with confidence that it i .
absolutely correct. We location below a few of the many bargains which we are offering in this line_
.
CORSET COVERS.
t
Corset Covers of fine nulusook, trimmed with three i:il rows of lucc inserting and ribbon. 50c quality at 39
(iorscl Covers of extra line nalnsook, ilaiiilily trlnuucd with lace inserting and ribbons; many sli'll‘B- Sl-Bl
quality, 280. .
. DRAWERB.
Drawers of line cumbrlc, nuiusooii uiulu‘cilu iulllo with tucks. bili‘ (illfl'lll'. 50¢ Pair, '
ilr era of extra flue ceramic and nuinsook. iiciuslitt‘iii-d tucks, trimmed with dainty iucc iiml liambur.
rullius. 1.25 quality, 98o. ,
GOWNS.
(iownii, low neck and short slur-yes, of liilinsouk. 7hr,- (puilily, 59¢.
Gowns of line iiuiiisook. trimmed with Hamburg and ribbons. “.75 quality, $1.25.
Gowns of cXiru quality indusook. dainty lut'c yoke and ribbons. 82.08 quality, $1.98.
CHEMISE. ’
t‘lieinlsc of fine nainsooit, hcmslliclied ruffle. int-o trimmed. 81.25 lillfl'llY, 93¢-
t‘liemiai- of cxiru nulnaook, lucked ruffles, lliu- Hamburg edgc and insertion. $1.50 uuuiill. $1.25.
Chemise, liiiu'gueille SUI“, beautifully triuun:ad,~$i.98.
SKIRTS. ..
Skirts of line cumbric. hemsiitclied, tucked Millie, 98c to $1.98.
Skirts, trimmed with tucks and wide Hamburg ruffles, $1.25 and $1.50.
Skirts. beautifully trimmed with line lace and inserting. $2.25 and upwards.
unique “DISTINCTION
or A GEORGIA SCHOOL
Claimed That it Is iheOnly Mu-
nicipal School Building in the
United Slates Equipped with
Automatic :Spriniders ann‘
Chemical Extinguishers
t'iu.i'.\ii‘u's, (ii... Mli)’ iii-wrin- up:
itil‘llfliiiifi claim is made for ii i-iiorului
school building that it is probably the
only municipal public school building,r
lu ihc l'iillrd States that is thoroughly i
and absolutely protected by lilliiillifiiic‘
spriuki: is and cheiiiicui exilnauisbcru.
The structure in filil'rillilli is?
Columbus" inucb-tuliwd-ol Sociuiiliily
Industrial School, which has been so
widely discussed in the l‘iilll‘iliitivlifi,
periodicals of the country he the mic
institution in Aumrlcn where the
members of both sexes are given ro-
culiomil training ill iin» expensi- of the
municipality in which lhcy “side in
recent yours the idea of imllmtiiul cli-
uuiiilou has become extremely popular
in l‘oiumbus, where there is a miller,
remarkable industrial div-dupiucui.’
(luv iu the iiiliiaoiliui of llic ,l'l‘t'ill uni-i
l'l'l'l‘W'T hi‘l‘c. uuii the school repre-
shuts the climax, of it Iiilth'iiis‘Ill
which. beginning with manual training
in its simple, forms, has iii-conic more
and tunic ambitious t'iil‘ii your in its
iililit‘idliiiinfih und uccomplisl.incurs,
Returning lo the subject of the
‘firo protection system at lili' Secon-
dary Industrial School. norm- of the
dciulls will be interesting. owiui: lo the
fuel that this is one of the llvcst sub-
jt‘l‘ll" before the school similarities of
Anterica today. The Collinswuoil (‘illlith
Irupiir- is ilii- one disaster that is ini-
prinicd most Imiclibiy upon the public
Here’s Just What You
Have Been Looking For.
1907 Sm‘cilii F‘cl‘i'i) Miliiii‘ filil‘fi with
1908 iiitliii‘cu, 31,5 II. I'.. 5‘2. 7‘4, ii.
1!, iwu cylinder: i? ii. i’, three cylin-
der. “While. they last," at prices
I-3'T off list.
SALES AGENT.
C. L. ST. JOHN,
STEAMBOAT PLAC :2.
Roger Ludlow
Best 10c CIGAR,
IN THE MARKET.
iluy one, and you'll smoke no other.
MANUFACTURED BY
B. J. REYNOLDS,
’ NOTICE
Special School Meeting
The legal voters of the Snulli'Nor-
walk Union School District are how ba' .
not lied and warned that u Spi‘t'illil
inc ling of said district will be held at
the Franklin School Hall. on Monday
evening. May is, l908. at 8 o‘clock.
agreeable to the petition of .lohu li‘.
McMahon and others, “to consider the.
present condition of the management.
tuition, and requirements of the
schools, and~lf deemed advisable to
appoint a cmnmltteo to Investigate and
inquire Intotlie conditions of ,tho
schools relative to the superintend—
ency, tuition and management, and to
make such recommendations as said
committee deem proper to secure the
best results therefrom, at a meeting
called for that purpose, and also to“
take such action as said meeting may
ii-em proper to conserve the best in-
terests of said district.”
Dated at South - Norwalk. Conn.,
May 11th, 1908.
JOHN H. LIGHT.
MATTHEW OORBETT,
RICHARD H. GOLDEN.
Committee of the South Norwalk Un-
mil. 7t if d
ion School District.
TRISTRAM 8r HYATT, NORWALK, CONN
\
H. Krieger‘Sr Co.
Monday will be the last day
of our
Half Price Sale
-—-0F~——-.
Millinery
WE have given this sale
33: a great deal of publi-
city and, if you fail ,to at-
tend and take advantage of
this great bargain offering,
it will be your loss.
lmnd. but git; ii limiter of fact, there
have hci n all iircs in educational insti-
iulions in the United States and Cunn-
dr since January . accordiu: to auth-
(:1 tie insurance records.
The automatic system installed in
the Secondary industrial School in this
city is of a ihcroughiy modern type.
the product of the factories of one oi.
the lrudihz extinguisher companies of
the country. it has connection with
both the city wuiciuworks and with an
independent innit supply. it has stood
the luspecilon of insurance experts,
and a low iiite'of lusuxance is guaran-
teed thereby. it not only pays as a
business proposition, but beyond all
this, hundreds of children within the
walls of the building are protected.
There are many portable chemical
extinguishers on the different floors,
but it is to the splendid automatic lilo
extinguisher system that the board of
trustees look principally for protection
to the property and the lives of the
children. - .
.___._._._....__.
“i wish i had Rockefeller’s money."
"It would only cause you endless
trouble." 1 g
"I guess you're right. He'd never
sire me any 'reet."-;Washlnston Hor-
H. Krieger& Co.
29-31 West Washington Street,
SOUTH NORWALK.
THE. ALLEN'S ESTATE $350,000.
That is the Estimate Made by His
‘ Lawyer.
NEW YORK, May lli.w"i‘ile funeral
of The. Allen was held yesterday from
his lulc home. l7. West Eighth street.
The services were attended by a few
oi" his relatives. lilurt Allen, Egauk,
Will and George Allen. Thole hall‘
brothers were absent.
According to Emil Fuchs. who was
Allen‘s lawyer. The. left between 8350,-
bill) and “00.000. Almost the entire
amount goes to 'l‘hc.‘s adopted daugh-
ter, Mrs. Clarence Owens.
Of his home life with his stand-
daughter and his wife, The. once said:
“Ninetenths of the world Is a cheat
and a lie, but I'm safe at home. I‘m
in a desert all day. but when I'm home
i'm in an orchard with green trees all
around me and those who do not. cheat
or lie are at my side."
LONDON, May iii-Jay Gould won
his first, second and fourth sets and
the championship in his ninth match,
today, with Eustace Miles, the English
player, for the world‘s amateur court
tennis championship. Miles won the
third 1set. The scores were 0-8 6-0.
1-6, 6- .,
Norwalk Chronicler