. ‘Opon Sundays.
Get a Piano Certificate with ::
every purchase. It will cost,-
you nothing. "
-; F. A. ‘L‘ANE
Confectionery
*and Path)" ’
51 Washin
I.I.I.I I.-,- I I I
l orwalk and vicinity: Snow or
rs , id warmer tonight. Wednesday
snow followed by clearing and colder.
The storm that was central in Colora-
do yesterday Incrning has moved cust-
ward and is new central in Iowa.
is prmlucing rain or snow in the cen—
tral sections and the Lake region. The
front edge of, the storm was as far east
this morning as Pittsburg, Pa. It is
followed by. quite. a cold wave. Condi
, lions favor for this vicinity increasing
clondinesa and rising temperature, fol
lowed by snow or rain tonight or Wed-
nesday, probably clearing Wednesday
afternoon and coming oft cooler Wed~
nesday night. " “ '
The Public Library will be closed ,
all day Lincoln’s Birthday.
Attend the odds and ends sale at
the Boston Store. Read. the adv.
Uncas Tribc, No, 20, Improved 0r~
der of Red Men, will meet this even-
ing. , ,
National Biank‘,‘ Examiner Joseph
Balch is looking over the banks in
Norwalk. ‘ ‘
Edwin L. Hoyt, of Wall street. Nor-
Walk, is having theiuterior of his
store repainted. _
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Dann, of
France street ‘NOI'Wlllk, are ,in New
‘York city, to ny.‘ "w _
Ophir‘, Chapter. No. 52." Order of the
Eastern.star, will have a meeting
Wednesday evening. ,
Hon. John A. Osborn, of West ave-
nue. is able to be out utter a several
days’ 11111858 at his home. ‘
Herman Quittner, oi? Franklin street,
has been entertaining his brathcr, Ed-
ward Quittncn of New Yor ;
Catholic Union Council, Knights of
Columbus, will hold a regular meeting,
this evening, at its quartcysflnlfior‘
Walk. ‘ “ " ' “
A business meeting of the Philnthea
Clase,‘ot the South Norwalk Baptist
Church, will be held this evening at
the church.
- -——l’roi‘, .ludd, High School, Wed, eve.
Six lectures, $2. ,
The Cai'pcnicrs' and Jolners‘ Union
will hold a regular monthly meeting.
this evening, at its quarters in the
Gazette building. -
isaacj-Bouton .has returned to his
duties as driver for the Holmes, Keel-
cr andBelleck Company, after a tow
day‘s’ illness at, his home in Camp
street Norwalk. ‘
Friends of Vernon H. Miller, a for-
Incr well known Norwalk loung man,
have received word that he is critical—
ly ill in Colorado, where he went a
low years ago [or the benefit of Ills
health.
The meeting of the directors of the
Norwalk Hospital, scheduled for this
evening. has been deferred until the
second Monday in March. on account
of the special town meeting called for
this evening. ‘ ‘ _
_ Gilbert Horton is ill at. his home in
Chestnut street. Norwalk, and conse—
quently was unable to play in the
lire police tournament with Will-lam
llcss, last evening. 'i‘ucir game will
be played off later. '
O. J. Clark, of Wall street, was in
New York city, yesterday, on busi-
ness. When coming‘np from the city.
inst evening, the electric current lel’t
vibe engine, and stalled‘the train near
Mount Vernon for several minutes.
The train was finally pushed up as
far as-New Rochelle by a steam loco-
motive, .whene they, .had another long
wait until the power came on.
At the regular meeting of Our Broth-
crs' Lodge, No. 10. held last evening
at the quarters in Wall street, the
third degree was conferred, and it
was voted to pay a fraternal visit to
l’equonnock Lodge. of Bridgeport, this
evening. "l‘be‘third ‘degree will be
conferred by the team of that city,
and their manneroi‘ working‘the de-
gree in saidlto be exceptionally fine.
Those going from Norwalk will leave
on the 6:50‘troiey it no Norwalk, and
a good time‘is promis (1 them.
At the regulahmpeting of Concord
Division, sons ‘of”Temperance. held
last eveningpt the.‘:qdart,ers in Wall
street, it was voted, to hold a Lincoln
memorial servicemen“ Monday even-
ing. at themeeting rooms of the or-
uer. Abraham Uncommon a member
of the Sons otn'lfemperance, and great
Preparations ‘are. plain . made torthe
» 100th anniversary“. , rand “ Worthy
Patriarch onward F. Marvlni‘ot Bridge-
port, will be present, also Grand Chap-
lain W. S. Braiding-Id“, vldgeport.
Prolerlptio'n "D'ru/ngiitl‘
South, Normik
n'
. ‘10 North Main st. .
LET U5 WRITE YOURS,
TAYLOR 8. GOLDEN.
TIL. 155-2. ‘
'1 14 Washington Street,'80uth Norwalk.
Burs! r
once .
HOTPODA
. T -
'_'B'AXTER’S ‘
‘ ANDERSON'S _
Boat Frames set up and ready to
plank.
All kinds of repair work.
Oyster Shell Point,Norwalk
Lounsbury.Lodge, New England Order
of Protection. will be held this even-
lug.
matters.
morninb betrore Judge Henry W. Greg~
cry, in the Norwalll probate court,
10 a. In.
Charles Mchrncy, of Discsa Court,
Norwalk. driver of Hawkhurst's milk
wagon, i‘ell yesterday morning and
sprained his riglit‘nuklc quite badly.
Mr. McNerney Will be laid up all; his
home for several days.
Inn All] Nillllllilll.
Howard Willmbtt is just getting
around again after a severe attack of
the grip.
.Mrs. John‘ 1’. llrummcr returned
home yesterday afternoon from n scv~
eral days' ‘vlsit Willi relatives in New-
ark. N. .l.
Selectman Hiram ii. Taylor took a
trip up to Middletowu last week and
inspected the e. insane asylum. The
popular scleclman is of the opinion
that the place is every nice one, but
all things. considered, he would rather
be on the. outsidoj‘looking in than on
the inside looking out. ‘
The funeral of Mrs. Patrick Flan-
nngan. of Daricn, was held this morn-
ing from St. John‘s R nun Catholic
Church, Noroton. and: nternicnt fol—
lowed at the Catholic Cemetery at
Springdale. Mrsifll‘iannagan. whose
death occurred Saturday. had been
criticallydll for several days from
pneumonia. She was 5'). years of age
and is sincerely mourned .by a large
highly respected resident of Duricn
for the past thirty years, A husband
and two sons, Thomas ll. and .lohn J.
F‘lannagan, and lone daughter, Miss
Elizabeth C. Flannagan, survive
MIs's MARY WHELIHAN‘SURPRIS-
ED. .
Last Saturday evening Miss Sarah
Burns gave a surprise party in honor
of‘Miss Mary Wheiihnn. at her home
in Franklin avenue. The house was
tastefully decorated for the affair, cs-
pcclnlly one room, in which .losupn
Warjcnikl furnished music for dun-
cing, which was enjoyed immensely
by every one present. Singing and!
games were also enjoyed. At mid~
night supper was served. The young;
people departed in ihccurly hours or
the morning, after spending a most
enjoyable evening. “ Among those
present. were Mr. and Mrs. A. Sta-
bcll, Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Elwood.
Mlnsses Elizabeth Harkins, Agnes
()inistcnd, Anna Barry. 'l‘hcresa Sew.
Molly Ryan, Frances Cullen, Lillian
Smith. Beatrice Coleman, Grace Smith,
Mania and Anna Keeling and Sarah
Burns; A. J. Colliii_s,‘()harles Smith.
Fred Stabell, Abe Flags. Frank Smith,
Arthur Ferris, Herbert Smith, Arthur
Carrier, Thomas Murphy, Waller Mc-
Carthy. Joseph Waricniki, Jack Sara
held, and Robert Burns. Among the
out. of town guests were Misses Eliza-
beth Whelihan, Mildred Ncnry and
Louis Neebel. of New York; Miss Kit-
tie O'Brien and Mac,‘ Neary, of Siam-
i'ol'd, and Mr. Youngs, of Bridgeport.
_________.____,__. ,
FERRY STEAMER BURNED.
~. NORFOLK, Va., ,Feb. 9.»—'l‘he Nor.
folk and Portsmouth Transaction Coin.
pnny‘sierry steaiiler running between
Willoughby Spit and Old Point Com-
fort, was burned totho water‘s edge at
her Williughby pier, early today.
Three of her crew were burned to
death in their bunks. 'F e pier was
also destroyed. The c of the tire
is unknown. The loss is
to the steamer, and $5,000 to the pier.
Miss WALSH'S CONDITION.
-. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 9.——-’1‘,he condi-
tion of Miss Blanche Walsh, the ac-
tress, remained unchanged today. The
attending physiciannt the hospital
said that Miss Walsh had not spent a
very good night.
ILLINOIS BANK CLOSED.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 9.—The comp-
troller of the currency today announc-
ed that the Coal Belt National Bank
of Benton. 11]., has been closed by or-
der of the directors. and that George
C. Bell h‘as’heen appointed receiver.
Launch Works
.. Launches of all sizes built to order
, by competent workmen. .
An important meeting of P. C. ,
There will be initiation and other
The hearing iii the Minnie T. Vogol
estate, which was to have been this
has been continued until March 1, at .
unniber of friends; she having been a ‘
Out. $35,000 ‘
you want to pay:
‘ ' , i
, $1.50 Trousers,
$3.00 Trousers,
$3.50 Trousers,
$5.00 Trousers.
86.00 Trousers,
o v
_,I..
, 14 South Main Street 8
' N‘ THE BEST .,
T ROU . .. ;
1 5 Ever Offered Here in February.
Telephone Call 632-2 ,
While this February Sale of Trousers is an annup,;event
with us. yet we strive each season to raise the level of values
still higher and to present a widormvarlety of the moat, popu-
lar coloryand patterns than over before. ‘
This season We have outstripped our province boot eflorts
—-valuos are the highest ever—variety ls broader than over
beforewsiyles are correct to the minute.
ere, you need wait no longer. Here they are, at the, prices
ROUTFiTTE-RS .
VALUES IN
.u
If you need Trous-
for $1.19
for $1.98
for $2.48
W. . for $3.93
for $4.48
The remainder of our Winter Suite and Overcoata i: melt-
ing away under the fire of extreme reductions.
_' 1
.-
already on the market.
and tender will so frequently p uy
lipid of excellence. Quality
Proprietor
ilonuio lloraw Feed
llounlc Dairy Fc'cd
llonnio llouilry Prod
lionnlp Little Chick Food
liounic Scratching Fred . .
Vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
AAA‘AA‘A‘AAAAAAAAAAA‘A-A.
Deposits, Dec.
GEORGE M. HO mas. -
STEPHEN H. H was,
FREDERICK A. ELLs,
FLOYD T. Roscoe,
LEST
the best mediocre. and often “01‘8” than
there is not only room. but it real demand for it lccd composed of
nothing but purc. clean. high—gratin totaling Innlcrlnls tlmtgnwili keep
animals in prime coInlltion'nud always come up in the
Norwaik Savings Society,
‘ 44 who. STREET. N0IIWALK.Q . , ‘
INCORPORATED 1849.~
l, 1908,. - $3,614,000.62
DIRECTORS.
ER HVATT. ,
.1.
0”.WOOOO“MOOO«WMW“W
In offering home ground foods to the trade, wholesale and re-
tail, l have not overlmikcd the large number
On the. contrary. the
(If I‘t'utly-llilxcli‘ feeds
i‘lII-t, that both dealer
high prices for foods that are at
that. convinces me that
me stain
First, Last and All the Time.
MANUEL TORO HATCH.
MOOWWMWOOO9009”...”909099W9m
3 n err-r
WILLIAM A. CURTIO.
MOSES H. GLOVER,
LEWIS C, GRE «
HENRY F. C
49 WALL-STREET.
NORWALK,
a
crcl. Haddock. Finn
callops. Long and
Cutbill’s
TELEPHONE 108.
Valentin
'RllilKll L M lllNil w
,h‘i'tisi'iish. 1001b; Whiting. tic 1b.: Mullet. 8c 1b.: Herring. 8o
llt).:‘Sl.ill111till Mlu'lrm'ol. inc 11).;1100 and Buck Shad, Flntllsh,
Steak Cod, Smelt. Silver Salmon, \Veukfish, Pike, Fresh Mack-
I Huddies. Corp, 1. ng Island and Son Es-
.Illd Clams. .luck Sh Ii. 20c, apiece,
ridge Fish Market.
I!
v
es
William P. Beers’
- BOOK AND STATIONERY" STORES
6 SOUTH MAIN STREET.
soETH NORWALK.
ll lMS. Bile ill.
FREE DELIVERY.
5 iNCHES WIDE. 3 INCHES HIGH,
INVOUR BURGLAR—RROOF
'. ~- , ‘ DEPOSIT
257.; DISCOUNT?
. ”on .. .
cations
Agent for A. G. Spaldlnnlo
meali ind Sporting Good. 1»-
gs
Valentine” roe Cards
' South Norwaik
‘EbND’ON' AND PaaIaQExcHANGI-z.
LoNliON. Feb. 9.~‘—-At,ftne petition
,of'the creditors, the‘court today is
‘sued‘ an order {or the ,. compulsory
duh and Paris Exchange, one of the
. biggest. outside brokerago‘nflrms in
_ Englahdf‘that went into the hands at
a receiver January 25. The condition
of; the company's aflalrs has not been
disclosed beyond the intimation of. the
receiver that the amount of cash at
his disposal is barely sIImcient to cov-
er the buck rent. Rumor. however,
,lplaces the loss or the company's cli-
windingpp or the attairsoil’the Lon-,1
. ._.._..._.._—
goons——
22 INCHES LONG, ARE‘RENTED
ll llllRllll lARS l‘YEiR. »
VAULT, BUILT SPECIALLY‘FOR THE SAFE
BUSINESS.
enta anywhere from".$1,250,000 to fir
500,000. These losses are chiefly in
small amounts, aswthe concern has
nearly 20,000 creditors. The exchanxe
did a large business :in the provinces.
and employed 1.000rclerks to carry
on Hrs-correspondence. All the mem—
bers of this force have been relieved
of their duties by'the receiver.
Washington Chapter, No‘. 6.1%. A. M..
will hold a regular convolution tomor:
row evening, at its quarters in Wall
street, at which time the most excel-
lent degree will be conferred.
, January 27, and on Wednesday. Petr
Remedies . . - w, _
SEE OUR WINDOW DIsrLAY” or
. «one Fon‘ syanv ILL."
“REX” means hing. {WW appro-
priate name it is. as REXALL more
also are recognized everywhere :15
“KING OF MEDICINES."
“ALL" means that there is a differs
out cure for every or all ills.
A guarantee aspect] as gold behind
every remedy with “REXALL” on it.
THE CLIFFORD
PHARMACY
QUITTNER a. CANTY. Props.
Telephone Call, 15-2.
We Deliver Goods Free of Charge. ,
lllllll Ii Will Sillill.
WALI. S’l‘ltldE'i‘, 10:10 a. m.—-Ad-
vancesot a point inIConsolldated (his
and of '% in Denver and Rio Grande
were the only conspicuous changes
shown by the opening prices of stocks.
Otherwise trivial fractional gains were
shown on an insignificant volume or
dealings. ‘ ,
WALI. STREET, 1] a. m.—,'i‘he tone
of the market grew better and there
was active buying of certain groups.
lmrtlrularly the llarrimnn and ‘
Goultis stocks. Afloat prices had risen
a substantial fraction the demand be-
gan to lessen until it had about died
out. '
WALL STREET, Noon.——'l‘he elec-
trical equipment stocks made good
advances, but the languiddemand in
the general list allowed prices to slip
back. Noun prices showed it number
not declines from last night. Westing-
house Electric rose 3%, Gen '
trio and Sloss Sheffield Steel i
wore iirm. ‘
WALL STREET. 1 p. m.-—(icncral .
Electric and Westinghouse Electric
reacted 1%. Other stocks did not
sou much. although the general tone
was heavy. ‘ '
a
(I Including [150 pairs of our $8.50ia'nd
$4.00 standard lines. that must go. The
greatest BARGAINS ever offered; ,‘In-
, eludes Patent Colt. Velour, Gun Metal -.L , J
and Russet. in Button and Blueber. 52.80
will move these quickly. Den't delay.
BARGAINS in RUBBER BOOTS?
‘ AND ARCTICSQ
Price’s Clothing Stare... ~
9? Wellington Street... ‘; _
‘Phone 165-5 .,
‘ I
some. "
WEDNESDAY,
, FEB. 10th
FRUIT SAUCElR.
In addition to usual checkl with, ‘ \"
Extracts, Chocolate. Cocoa,
Cemstarch, Tea, Coffee, etc.
”1135 . “Stimuli
’ sIIIII . ‘
H
SNOW iN THE‘WEST.
ST. PAUL, Minn, Feb. Sir-Another
heavy snow storm is descending in Mill-
nesota and North and Souterakota,
with a strong wind that is driving the
snow badly. in the extreme north-
west the temperature is very low.
Sduth Norwalk .-.
" Board, of ' Relief. ,
Notice is hereby given that the
Board of Itclici’ of the City of South
Norwalk will meet on Wednesday,
ruary 3, 1009, at 7:30 o‘clock to 9 p.
111.; Saturday, February 6, 1909. from
2 to 5 o’clock p. an; Friday, February
19, 1909, at, 7:30 to 9 o'clock p. m.,
in the Council Chamber in Haviland
street, in said city. for the purpose
of hearing and determining all appeals
from the doings of the assessors of
said city on the list of 1908.
Dated at South Norwalk. January
front lookiug‘into the L it . . .
emperor and the empress ‘and‘ King '
Edward and Qiie‘en'AlexandI-a had ,
informal luncheon together at 150-
clock. . "
The visiting king and queen were!
given a public reception » otur. much .
greater hea‘rtlness than had been. an~‘ .
ticipaied, and alarge percentage (it
t
Will's sow/mo I, . BERLIN.
”-—
leen a Warm Welcome by Emperor
William and. German Authorities.
BERLiN,' Feb. lie—King Edward, oi!
England, accompanied by Queen Alex-
andra, arrived in Berlin. this morning,
from London, and was givena warm
i .
22. 1909. . . welcome by Emperor William and the the people of Berlin gathered
AIABERT M. POHIAA‘TAN, G‘ir‘nan auulornjes.‘ ~V1‘he City “rag 811'6813 1)m‘t101pl11._8d 1111.113 de
MATTHEW CORBETT. gully decorated in honor of the visl- “011$ 01 “7910““?- ,fl‘hfilecepflq
122 27t - Roller. tors, and large crowds gathered in the entirely l‘esoecttul..,and north,
there a. counter demonstration.",Kl
Edward was evidentlylpleased attire
welcome, and seemed“) be 109. ‘10"?! .
mood. _. ' ‘_ “ , .‘
MISSIONARY} cousspspce. '
Being Held at the scuth‘ Nol‘wa’lkaap
tist Church Today, ~
The missionary confer a. bolus.
held at the South Norw'alk. BaptiSt_'
Church this atternoon...and;; veiling;
has some or the best: sneakers-lathe
denomination. A large representation
from the1 churches or thali‘airflj d
County Association’ are inrattendan
and a, remarkabieoplrit obenthusiasm
prevails. ‘ The service this,eyéni 3‘, es
pecially, will have many features he
usually found in nusslouar ' ‘ _ f‘
ences.‘ Dr. P. S.,Henson,.who,l“ u .
in .this church early, la‘gtlrrdall. ‘o’
“Fools,"gwill b =the»ohiet‘speak
this evening. .,
PeerleSs Henson," ,
rare opportunity to. he _ j
best upon a topic of throbbingin
Rev. M. D. Eubank, MLD. ' '
ary to China and acting ‘
or the Baptist MisSiona
also speak. He.,.,hasy
identified with medical;
number of years. He ,
dons grip on missionary In,
China, and is described dB or,
wind" in the presentation or .. j " ,
ary data. The churclr‘1 ua‘zrtette Wi
have charge of the moisten? ‘
evening service. The, mission sbci
ties ‘of the local cbu hellfire 1
invited to attend ' '
beilagged streets to witness the pro
ccssion to the palace.
The special train bearing the uncle
of Emperor William and his wife ar-
rived at the Lehrtcr Railroad station
at 11 o'clock. There had assembled
to meet the king Emperor William.
the crown prince, his eldest son, the
other princes of the royal house, in‘
cluding Prince Henry of Prussia, the
emperor‘s brother; Chancellor von
Buelow, Foreign Minister von Schoen,
and a number of other members of the
cabinet and high officials oi? the court.
A squadron or the Queen Victoria Reg-
iment of Dragoons, or which King Ed-
ward is honorary colonel, was drawn
up within the station, and the band of
this regiment heralded the arrival of
the special train. with music. ,
King Edward and Emperor William
greeted each other heartily and re—
peatedly, kissing sach“other on the
cheek; ’ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
These ertchanges over. the proces—
sion‘mr thema’rchg to the palace was
i'orniéd.’ At the head was the squari-
ron or dragoons, and then came King
Edward and Emperor William in one
carriage, with Queen Alexandra and
the empiess and'Princess Victoria, the
empress’ daughter, following in a sec-
oxi‘d.‘ The route of the march to the
palace was lined with large crowds.
The weather was cold and nipping, but.
still the people ,stood patiently to wit-
ness the progress or the emperor and
his guests.
Within the Brandinburg gate. the
mayor, Herr Kirschner, and the elder-
man of Berlin welcomed the visiting
royalties. The mayor‘delivered an ad-
dress otrgreeting. to which King Ed~
ward replied. The mayor's daughter ,
then presented Queen Alexandra with.
a bonnet. The Parlser'leatz, where "
these greetings were exchanged, Was
elaborately decorated With'evergreens
and garlands ‘oi' oilicinl‘iiowers. ‘
The Germannnd Bl'l't’iShfiO’Nl‘S play—
eda conspicuous, part‘ in therdecora‘
Meat and ,
' Provisions
All kinds of Bologna and Darren...
sen. Fresh Frankfurters and Sausage
made daily. Try them. ' L
F. KARL,
76 NORTH “MAIN smear
NOTICE ,
Special mu Meeting
The inhabitants of the town of Nor-
walk, qualified to vote in town meet-
ings, are hereby, notified and warned
that a special town meeting will be
held in the town hall, in the City of
Norwalk, on the 0th day of February,
1909, at 8 o‘clock p. m., for the pur-
pose of authorizing the selectmen of
said town to issue bonds or said town
ofNorwalk, to an amountnot exceed-r
ing $225,000 par value, to providei'or
appropriations heretofore made and
debts incurred by, said town of Nor-
walk, and of paying the existing float-
ing indebtedness-,0! said -town, said
bonds to be eitherreitistered or with
coupons , attached, payable at such
times and at such annual; rate oi? in-
terest. payable, hnnuallyl or semian-
nually, as the ,,‘rneeting shall‘ deter-
mine; and to designate the mannerin
which said bonds shall be issued and
the person or persons by whom they
shall be signed, and provide for keep-
ing a record or the some; and totake
any other and further action in rela.
tion to such isspe as the meeting inay
determine. , ‘ .
And also for the purpoeeptheai'ing
a report of the committee on the pro
,‘poaed new bridge on Washington
street. ‘ , .
Dated at Norwalk, this 4th day or
February, 1909. ,‘ - , ‘
‘ JAMES A. BROWN,
ALFRED AVISON,
JOHN DEVINE, ‘
‘Atter‘ th welcome here‘ 9 royal
processionvmov‘ed up Uhteriden Lin-
den no the.‘palace. The boardstreet
wasthronged with people who dis: ,
‘ enthusiasm, and the
_ . fth sidesctthls Splen-
did avepue ere-filled with soldiers
who preseu d arms as their majesties
drovoby. ,
As the procession neared the pulses
a battery posted in the Luatgarten ar-
ed a salute of one hundred guns. The
crowds at this point broke into cheers.
Upon arriving at the palace, Emperor.
Williamescortcd King Edward to the
ing and talking actrfl
novelty musical corned it)
centric line ot'work; _ “
the merry-newsb‘oy,
.,£~16 9‘
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