ransom. my e7. too!
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.. Strawb'eny
*‘Shor’t Cake ,
.“ with
Whipped Cream at
the Restaurant.
. Pure iCE CREAM at Store
LANE’S q
gton Street.
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waterline FORECAST.
For Norwalk and vicinity: Fair to
night; Thursday showors. The slight
disturbance that passed over this vi-
cinity last night is new central in
Maine. It produced: light local show-
ers in the eastern portion of the Lake
region and New England. A trough
of low pressure extends from Kansas
northeastward to Minnesota and is
producing warm, muggy weather with
local showars between the Rocky
mountains and the Mississippi river,
and in the western portion of the Lake
. 74 Washington :3.
. Tether or
- ore. Bollsfltl . worms. Ulcers. Scrotu-
' la' and Blood
} TH
is Your Boat
Insured Againét Fire?
If not. call on ‘
TAYLOR & GOLDEN
and get a Policy.
T.Is 165'2s
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CompoundSyrup of Sarsapa'rilla.
A rented lflor leplee. Poatnles,
tRheum. Blotches. Turns
”“08.
75s BOTTLE.
matures 's ‘
Launch Works.
Bost‘l'rsmos set up and use: to
plank.
All kinds of repair work.
.Inunches of all sises built to order
by competent workmen.
Oyster Shell Point. Norwalk
’l‘ho wil offlihe into Winifred Vogci
was admitted to the Probate court
yesterday morning. at I
The will of the late Mrs. M. E. Mctld
has been filed In the Probate court
III Norwalk, and will be heard Juno
2 at lilo‘clock.
Dorothy Brugge. nlnd years old. of
23 Third street, East Norwalk, was
admitted to the Norwalk Hospital.
this morning, for treatment for typhoid
fever.
John Mahoney. who has been ill at.
his homo In Cross street, Norwalk.
for several weeks, was able to I-csumtg
his duties at tho Norwalk railroad eta.
tion this morning.
William Mueller and Howard lione-
region. ‘Condltions favor fof this vl- dict, two South Norwalk young "w",
oinlty pleasant weather and not much
change in temperature.
The DeKlyn launch Nylkod has
been put In commission for the season.
A
George Singer has secured a posi—
tlon with the South Norwalk munici-
‘pai electric light plant.
Joseph Muller has secured a position
as assistant at Joseph (lhiotto's lunch
room in South Main street.
—~Great Atlantic 6'; Pacific Tea
Store will close at 12 o‘clock Saturday.
Uncas Tribe, I. O. R. M., of South
Norwalk, transacted Its business.
without conferring degree work, last
evening. .
William ll. Ilnlloltz. .Tr.. "Intends to
no on a trip to Long Island. Saturday.
in his launch Kathleen, remaining ov-
er Sunday.
Charles Stiles has resigned his posi-
tion as manager of the Mahackemo
pool parlor. He has boptrsuoceeded by
Fred Hulse. ' ‘
The lsthmlan baseball team of Nor»
walk will play the Overlook team this
afternoon at the lattcr's ground, III
East avenue. Norwalk.
The Knights of King Arthur of (trace
Church arc. getting their; new club
rooms in Wall street into shape and
the first meeting will be held titers
Friday evonlng.
Mrs. Arthur Whenter, of Issues-
street, Norwalk. will entertain her
daughter. Miss Delta iiuhbell. and her
sister, Mrs. D. V. 'l‘. Painter. of New
York. over Sunday.
Butler apter. R. A. M,. of South
Norwfik, orkcd the Mark Master do»
gree, sat night. and the same degree
will be worked this evening by Wash
lngtotr Chapter, of Norwalk.
‘ Themembers of Buckingham Post.
(i. A. R.. appeal to the public to send
them flowers Memorial Day in the
morning, that the graves of the dead
may be decorated, as has been the cus-
tom In the past. There are 279 graves
to be decorated, which will take many
flowers.
Charles ll. Christian. of Lowell.
Mass, who has sublet. Roton Point
from Anning J. Smith. Is ill. and has
appointed George Xanthay. ot‘ Stam-
ford, to take charge. The license for
the hotel was received today and the
hotel is to be opened by Mr. Xauthay.
this evening.
Charles E. Johnson, fornicrly of
Norwalk. is In the flooded district of
Texas. Mr. Johnson is at Waco, twcn.
ty-iive miles north of Dallas, setting
up an engine. Mr. Johnson‘s sou.
Charles E. Johnson. Jr., has. not heard
anything from his father since the
floods began and is anxiously awaiting
word.
A hearing is to occur. this afternoon,
before Justice of the Peace William
A. Griffin, Jr., on a motion to dismiss
the suit of Kenney Rnffan against
Nicholas Wilson. The case areas over
a board bill. Neither of the parties at
interest are at present in the state.
the plaintiff being in Norfolk, Va.. anti
the defendant In New York state.
«Followthe crowd on Decoration
Day to Roton 'Point to see the Alpha
games.
The final rehearsal for the Lady Min-
strels of South Norwalk Council.
Knights of Columbus. tobe presented
Thursday evening. at Hoyt‘s Theatre,
was held last night hi. the council
rooms InaWasiIington street. That
ihe affair wiiI‘be a his success, may
be judged from the large crowd that
gathered in Washington street to hear
the music (1 stayed until the rehear-
sal was tin sited. «RM 5' ,
SamueiL‘ynéi' French racing launch
Labianola has been brought to Captain
Miller’s shipyard ‘in South Norwalk.
She was towed to that place from New
Rochelle, satire result of a little so-
cident, Sunday. while ‘ enroute from
Peekskillfil. Y., to Norwalk, with Wil-
liam McHugh.loquouth Norwalk. at
the wheel. The boats bottom came in
contact with the rocks of Little Hell
Gate and the shaftwas bent.
took an intorcfling trip ycstcrday.
They walked to Stamford and back to
Retort Point, and then quIIpod over-
board and had a swim.
Arthur thntor has rccoutly I'csign-
ed his position in the office of the
Crofut and Knapp Hut Company, to
take another position as Inmkkoupcr
with the Nichols Underwear Corpora-
tion. in North Main street.
Norwalk has been full of music to-
day. This morning a street. piano
was playing most of the limo. and. in
the afternoon a colored quartet and a
violinist and banjo player struck town
and attracted a its a crowd of people.
Councilman iathcis slated .thts
morning that the barge load of crush-
ed stone which just. arrived will all
be spread on West avenue, and the
work will take all his appropriation
of 86.000. And If Plaid, nvonuo or NcW~
town avenue is finished, another ap-
propriation will have to be granted
him. He will request it al the city
meeting which will be held in the near
future. » ,
The Girls‘ Friendly Society of tho
Grace )plsclopnl church llcid a moot-
ing that evening at the home of Mrs.
Henry it. Price, in West avonuc. which
closed avery successful season. The
evening was very pleasant. spout with
games. cic., and refreshments warn
scrvcd. A fine time was enjoyed lI.\'
all prcscut. and the evening will bc
long rcmombcrod by the tut-Inbcrs of
the society.
GREAT SACflEM MILLER lN SEY-
MOU
South Norwalk, attended the twculy~
first great sun anniversary of iill‘
founding of Nonnnwauk trlbc, No. it,
I. 0. It. M., at the 'I‘Inguc opera housc
and at Nonnnwauk wlbwnm. in Scya
moor. Monday evening. d.ilreut SoclIcnI
Miller said that be had‘como prepared
to speak to lied Men, but ho was navel,»
ably surprised to see so many ladies
present, and would dcfcr his remarks
until the tribe was gathered around its
council fire. where he hoped to address
them mcasionally during the present
Great Sun. lite expressed pleasurgul
being present upon such occasion and
congratulated the tribe upon Its pros-
perity. He said that he was down on
the program for a “short talk." which
he would out still shorter in deference
to the loading exponents of, Itcdman~
ship who graced the occasion.
PRESIDENT TUTTLE A DEFEND-
A
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BOSTON, May 27.—-—Pnpcrs in the
suit of the United States Government
to prevent the merging of the Boston
and Maine Railroad with the N. Y.. N.
H. and H. R. It. were served on l’rcsi-
dent Tattle, or the Boston and Maine
road today_ that corporation having
been named as a defendant.
The papers were served by Chief
United States Deputy Marshal Morse.
at the office of President 'l‘uttlc at.
the North Station. in accepting the
service President Tuttlc remarked
that he. did not. see how the Boston to.
the stock of the company had been
sold to New Haven road stockholders.
in his opinion a stockholder could sell
his shares to whomever he wished.
REAL ESTATE SALES.
Cl‘arcnco Hawkins. lot and buildings
Seaside place. War.
John it.
two lots. Ivy street. War.
fred Smith, two lots. Ivy street. War
to Charles It. Stevens, building lot
Meadow street. War.
Great Sachcm William Millcr, of ..
Maine was a party in the case because
James N. W. Cook and wife to J.
Morton to Wilfred Smith,
Michael Powlovz and wife to Wil-
Charles 1. Rogers. James E. Stevens
straws r‘ phi“ felts on all
and gray—you can find in
$20 and $25.
wwmtm‘
AR Readying“
It’s a case of “follow the leads
straw in pears, it's'a short but l‘vely time before
low-crown sailors-40ft Milena. Ml
news with flexible roll brims.
This is headquarters for Sergl
fitting. best-tailored and best-wee
Boom ,N ow. Wasting ws
“thmm- W
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Men’s blade.
Suits—the best-
ing sergcs—bluc
town at Sm. $12. $15. $18.
WOMAN‘S COLF’ CHAMPIONSHIP.
ORANGE. N, .l.. May 37_--. ’lay In
the Metropolitan woman's golf chain-
plonshlp was resumed at the Essex
(‘onnty (.iolf Club's links today. The
loading night who qualified yostcrday
were. tin- first to too up. The draw for
thc first clutmpionship rouIni follotvs:
Mrs. S. 'I‘. lmffcrts. Illnglnwmid. and
Miss Elizabeth llurry, Apawntnis; Mrs.
L. W. Calida. lllnglcwmrlfund Mrs. it}.
S. Sanford. hisscx county: Miss (learn-
inunin Iiishop, llrcuiklyn, llliii Mrs. (‘.
1.. Tiffany. Nassau; Mrs. W. ii‘voiitiwv.‘
Morgan. liullusroi. and Miss .lIIiia it.
Mix. linglcwmd. 'I‘bc other two nights
nrc playing for two minor cups.
“birth.
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YAL ARCANUM CARPET
LING TOURNAMENT.
1 practice game of l’onassus
rill bc played tonight. To-
iaht llw host name will be
llolon l'oiIIt. l’onnssus vor-
llrilnlu, The name will com»
it o'cimk. After the game it
nor will be served and tin-
intcd to the winucrs. Mcur'
‘icnds limiting tickets should
iili' t‘cuucil room of l’onas-
\il tonight. as no tickets will
oIIIorrow, , elemttious from
tho nittir wli be present as
iron! is being taken in our“
fun and both learns have
unis who Iicalro to see the
THE RC
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The inn
(,‘ouucil i
Inorrow I
played of
sun New
tncuco uI
shorc dill
cup prcsl
born or fl
apply at
sue Conn
be sold i
all ot‘cr
areal int
pct howl
many frl
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cont and an mnpty htomach‘.’
support. horse or mmi ihrmtah llfc.
you food your animals is as important oathc duality of the fluid
you eat. ,-
liowkers Ii‘ortilitc
For Lawn. tlartlcn'nnd h‘lcld.
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The in at blonds In any horse's ltodigrl,
food and hay. With plenty of good. cicnn plain and has».
water of courac. the aromas nninmi will turnout a good hormonal.
be his Hire and limit what they will.
blood and brooding, andfiwry little to fool and euro: yct what
would any or our horses ct’cr acconlplisinld on aristocratic derr’
l'odlnl‘cl. only is a hunk stuff to
Buy Oats That.
9 .
ancr all are , “.
warm
We uivo lots or credit to
And litt‘ duality of the grain
.
MANUEL TORO HATCH.
49 WALL arses-r.
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2. £2!"
Phys 4 Po Cent. ;
Gleason's
Uniermented
Grap J ice
is one of the most delightful and sat-
isfying beverages at our fountain.
‘ We haw this Pure Grape Juice, in
bottles for home uso. Half Pints, 15
cents; Pints. ‘25 cents: Qusrts. so
cents.
PRESCRIPTIONS are given special
attention and filled by competent rog-
isicred clerks. Our careful checking
system Insurcs against mistakes.
THE CLIFFORD
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Telephone Cell. 15-2.
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TODAY IN WALL STREET.
WALL STREET. 10:10 a. m.--'l'bc
opening price movement showed a mix-
ed tendency. Tho gains were, amongst
the Induulrlals and specialties, but lin-
Iou Pacific and Bonding advanced sol»
stantial fractions. National Loud gain-
ed 1 Hi and lntcrborongh Mctropoii-
tan old. 1 1-4. Atchlscu dcclfncd not
and Brooklyn Transit 1 1-2.
WALL STREET. it u. unwilcnvy
liquidation of Missouri Pacific. which
dropped live. gradually affected the
other tiould stocks, and the rest of
the market. and there was a sharp do-
clinc.
WALL STREET, Noon-Missouri
Pacific felt an oxtrcmc six and a
quarter before the decline was on
rested. tho gcncriti list continuing
downwards in sympathy. Tradlun in»
€1an WV! dull at small rallies. Bands
were cosy.
WALL STREET. 1 p. m,——-A rally of
236, in Missouri Pacific induccd mod.
crntc buying of othcr stocks and they
hardened to within a fraction of yes-
terday's closing. ,
NEW YORK. May 27.-l.azurd
li‘rcrcs today took snowman gold for
export: Goldman. Sachs and Company.
Shannon; the National City Bank.
thutuluo. and lieldelbzlch, lckclheimor
as company. SWOJJIIII. This makcsn
total of titular-Jpn) engaged in tho
prcscni movement.
INTEREST IN FIRING TEBT.
Army and Navy Officers Present at
Attack on Monitor Florida.
'l'IiIMIlLi-l SIIOAI.. imwcr (‘hosa
pcztkc liay. May 2?~—'l‘ho ccchI-d ll-
Incb stcci armor plate of the monitor
Florida bears a bi}.' black wound. the
first shot from the Arkansas‘ big gun
having struck her at. 10:42 o‘clock. The
naval and army exports at once board-
cti tho Florida to investigate the rc‘
result of tho oxpcrlmcnt. The shell
shot struck the turrct on the right
side of the starboard gun and knocked
out all the metal botwocu the gun and
the rim of the turret.
WASHINGTON. May 2?.lend and
weather permitting. the ordnance oillc»
ore of tho navy will begin today an
experiment which they believe will
have far‘rcaching results. lndwd some
experts believe that the outcome of
the lessons that will be taught by the.
«lostruciiw attack of the monitor Ar-
kansas with her big twclreiuch'guns.
and by tho torpedo boat Morris. with
her Americanized Whitehead torpedoes
door the monitor Florida. will be the
mos radical changes in naval con
struction, if not III the ball. then cor-
tninly u the armor protection now
afford .
The experiments will be most. costly.
and without doubt sovcro criticism
will be directed at the Navy Depart-
ment. not only‘by publicists identified
with the "little navy" party. but by
economicallymindod legislators.
The startling experiment conducted
a year or two ago at 33le Book by
the army ordnanceolliccrs really make
this lost of today necessary. On that
(nonstop high explosive shells ripped
armor plate (If-various thicknesses into
fragments. As these plates fairly rep
resettled ‘the armor of a protector!
deck. the naval officers saw that if
these shells would do the same work
upon a floating ship not a vessel in the
navy could be regarded as safely an
stored. This explosive was the! dis-
covery of a West Point graduate in
there was no telling when some of the
creasing the armor protection
gun and its projectile.
First It became necessary to ascer-
tain.whether the shells would func-
tion when fired at a vessel 'as they
nadehen directed against the armor
Nothing would do
And this
plates on shore.
‘but an actual firing test.
could not be conducted with any‘pro
12-inch navel rifle.
The feature of the Florida test wil
thoroughly face-hp
and
Kru
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the ordnance corps. who made it over
to the United States government, but
foreign governments might evolve an-
other expiosive of equaljor greater
power. so It behooved our naval con-
structore to seek some means of in-
to
match its splendid development In the
at on some old hulk. but exact battle
_ conditions must be reproduced. That
. is why the president and the secretary
ofiithe navy gave their sanction to this
regarkable test .of placing a million
ad a half dbilar monitor at short
range before the muzzle of a modern
Ibethe firing of a 124mb shell loaded
with alhigh explosive at. that point
betWeen the two 12~ineh gun ports“ on
the inclined face of theFiorida's for.
net. where the armor Is 11 inches thick
new bar. we
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Closed Saturday.
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Pure Extraéts at 25c.
Cut Price
Groceries
Pure. Lani, 12¢ a pound; price this week ........e. 100
French Oregon Prunes. loo 3 1b.: price this week "In
lona. Tomatoes, Ice 0. can; price this week ...,.’°.l. fie
Singapore Pineal.) pie. 16¢ a can; price this week. .4. 11
60 Stamps Free with l 1’
Tea at 70c.
5" Stamps with 1 lb. Tea. at . . . . . . BOO
til Stamps with 1 lb. Tea at ..... . 50c
3o Stamps with] lb. Tea at . ..... 40¢
‘30 Stamps with 1 lb, Tea at ...... . 35c
EXTRA STAMPS WITH TEAS AND COFFEEO.
30 Stamps with 1 lb. Coffee at . . .o
25 Stamps with 1 lb. Coffee at "t. .
20 Stamps with 1 lb. Codes at . ,f. m
10 Stamps with 1 lb. Coffee at . awe»
EXTRA s'rAMPs WI
10 Stumps with 1. box Shaker Salt.
at .......................... .. 10¢
10 Stamps with 1 pkg. .lclly Powder ‘1
at.......i..... .............. 100
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Soup, ouch .................... 5c
TH GROCERIES. .
10 Stamps with 1 pkg. EggOSee
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no Stamps with 1 pkg. Corn Flakes ~
10 Stamps with 1 can Sardines at... 10c
10 Stamps with 3 cans Gampbell’rf‘
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10 Stamps with 1 can Spinach at. . ,1
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Regular Hams. per lb. . . . . . . . . . . 13¢
Shoulders. per lb. . . ............ ayzo
Green Onions 31:
Native Asparagus . . . . . . ..... 30:350
'49 Fort'Sta East Norwalk.
Phone 319-3. . -
which was in direct charge ‘of Rear
Admiral Newton E. Mason, chief of
ordnance. This bureau was also rep-
resented by Commander W. LCham-
bet-s, assistant chief, whovmade the
preliminary arrangements. Other of-
ficers present were Rc.~.r~[..huiraiRich~
ard Clover, president» of the board of
inspection and survey; sneer-Admiral
W. L. Cap s, chief navel constructor:
Capt. Re and P. Rogers. chief intei.
ligence officer; Liam-Commander
George B. Bradshaw. inspector of tar-
1 Robinson. formerly on the Connecti-
cut. and Prof. Philip R. Alger, a morn-
ber of the board on naval ordnance.
Secretary Taft for the. army detailed
Capt. Hermann W. Schuli to observe
the test: Butthe interest of the army
was furthervrhanifeeted by the prob-
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Nation's Storekeeper and Home ofPuI‘e Food
Products. Pull Weight and Honest Trading.
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124 Washington St. South Norwalk.
DICK’S FISH MARKE
, 180 Washington Street Bridge. ;
Buck and Rec Shad, Salmon, Bluefish, W L
' fish, Halibut. Eels, Haddock, ,
, Rockaway Oysters. Etc. ‘
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Very FIne Sweet , Butter. per ‘lb..
iMAGNOLlA, otovan AND HEALTH BRAND MILK, can
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Home Radishes. 2 for . .. .
Rhubarb. bunch ............
New Potatoes at a veryvlow pri
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Another point upon which ‘ . ..
constructors expect to be into“
by the shooting at the turret-VJ.
effect upon the‘turning mechaiti
that great mass” of steel and”
ions e cell and Mar devices.
sidego‘f ,~ loose! the 2-inch,“
the cuts! a! t isfipprehended
ship out of action.
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ADMIRAL CROWNINSHIELD
PHILADELPHIA. May in
.AhmtmIA. s. Crowninahield,
retired. died at the it?
till here today. The a aural
It the hospital for about‘
andan operstton’waeji
him ‘foran affliction of t I,
nettle.a from
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