r's u.llssldo‘uee
idea‘s. sand .I-
I 5
V" .
r.“R. A. M. will I» held atlts
Mm we: .1309. are Bo'olnek
ernally yours,”
ROBERT M. WILCOX. Seo'y.
. I-I-n'vaVAL wAvé:
In, a more limited ileid Evangelist
W“ seems to bd misting with
same kind of success at Spring-
old “that attended his efforts in Bos-
loud in response to his appeals
undrnds are professing a desire to
W! the Christian life and to leave
their old paths.I No .doubt many of
a who take the- istep are swayed
the V'enthusiasm of the meetings and
b not consider what their action
but that does not change the
uttha‘t a” mlihty influence In at work
the city and that hard headed men
weIL as those of a more emotional
gamer are needing the warnings
that site being given and are deciding
‘tb' lead different lives.
The jzeuccess ot' the evangelistic
' l go _‘at Boston, Springfield ‘and;
elsewhere: are efv‘intg’rest outside of the
commpniti'e‘s that are most directly
belied The fact that such re
penises "come to the appeals of the
propellers showa that men and women
, ill need the gospel message and that
the; results of such special efforts are
nIilt'e. as satisfactory as they were is
the days of the famous revivals.
Nowadays the appeals of most 6:
e evangelists are directed toward
egically convincing men and womei
«thoVIVneed of Christianity. Year:
0 the fear of eternal torment was
the great feature of the sermons and
many were driven almost insane by
'e Ifrighttul word pictures that, were
painted by the ministers. Religion is
'nowhnlore, of a matter of common
use and in that form there is no
reason ‘why it should not be more at
:t‘rl'ictive than ever
7" INSTITUTE NEW SANCTORUM.
Ip Tlmo‘illioad Isr- mklnah. of
i Sodtir Nomlk. In Bridgeport
‘ Sherman Sanctorum, of South Nor
walk, has a big time in view for There
day night. The Shnctorumites of this
cl will go to Bridgeport and insti-
s new sanctorum. The Park City
has will meet them at the Bridgeport
« split with the Wheeler and Wilson
' and and a chariot drawn by two
camels which will be loaned for the
' cooled by the Barnum and Bailey
rcus people.
e‘klndh was the first sanctornm to
be inititnted in Connecticut and the
ocal lodge has had the honor or. in-
stin'uting' a number of others The field
the local ssnctorum covers The
Ner'wsllss. New Genesis and Siamfdrd.
DOUGLAS FOWLER'POST MEETS.
'i'h‘b; regular meeting of Douglas
wier Post, G. A. R.. was held last
night at the rooms in the Swartz and
Corbett block. John W. Crew was in-
stalled on Quartermaster in place of
Captain James L Russell. who re-
ed on account of ill health. James
Jennings, for” many years a mem-
Of an Albany. Grand Army Pest,
transferred his membership to Doug-
lu Fowler Post last night Plans for
state encamp moat. Department of
sought, to be held: here May- 11
d.13 are progressing nicely. and the
vent promises to, be a very successful
2
, resnhIToseph N. Pastene
,I'sdictm'ent for larceny in- this
ads known to the local auth-
by Governor Eben s.
be “had received notification
' arrest from the State Depart;
1 Washington. I: Futons. who
years was Vs, ‘promloent ltslé
' by inundated. Is:s_ilegedI-to
' nonsense ':,Iby, means of
Mtaii Most mg: ails“ d”
W on me
basilica iin Mien.
.. was {banned albums!
wrench} 3st lad livin in
me. was Invite a kite rs r-
en. he; venturedIIItoo-{nssr-the
etharbbr an IIrsllr'IeveI-he‘srd.
handsome sample of a. badge '
. , headquarters, came to Shakers Station
‘ collision today
FOREST CITY, Arie. March Ila-Ad
vices from Brinkley, Aria. today. are
to the effect that the tow. which was
cred was HI! to V , At 8 Va.
In. the reflection from a burning
fVijng nicould be seen here in Forrest
ty, 1'. distance of 20 miles. Every
dish sieisn here, accompanied by many
h as. hurried to Brinklye at mid-
night and other towns sent aid. Brink-
‘ ,lsy is a town of s. 000 Inhabitants and
iis the' junction point of several 1th
portant railroad systerhs.
NWHEATLEY Arie. March 9.-—Resi-
dents of Brinkley. Arkg. which was
dbvebtatod by a tornado. last night.
are arriving here. Six white people
. are known to be dead and probably
‘iifteen'were injured.
. Tho‘desd:
Porter Boots.
J. L. Sterrett.
Henry Stovsll, in
Mrs.‘ Phillips.
. Two‘unldcntliled men. _
Brinkleyls a town of over three
thousand inhabitants and the refugees
say that the entire business section
was demolished by the storm and DH)-
bably 80 psi ceIIt.I of the residences
were razed torthe ground or rendered
unlnbsbltahle. Relief trains have ar-
rived at the scene, but all wire com-
munlcatlon is interrupted
Reports from Southern and South-
eastern Arkansas say that a heavy
windstorm passed over those sections
”sat night, doing considerable damage,
rut no loss ofllfe is reported.‘
L. M. Klmmell. a railroad operator
at Brinkley. one of the first to reach
a point of communication to summon
Iid lfor the devastated town graphi-
caliy describes the scenes immediately
‘olloinng the passing of the storm. To-
,ether with several companions Kim-
nell was in- the Rock island depot
when the storm struck. As If it wcre
they the substantial structure was
mined and broken. the occupants bo-
'ng caught among the fallen timbers
sadly bruised but otherwise unhuIt.
Oxtrlcatlng themselves after half an
hour's effort, they found the town in
larknees. the streets illled with II tel-
‘or-strlcken throng. their shrinks
singling with the moans of the injur-
ed. Intermittent flashes of lightning
revealed wreckage everywhere. As
Illusion and his companions made
heir way ,throu‘gb the streets they
dentliled two of the dead and stum-
bled over others who were wounded
Huddled about the ruins of their
homes families were standing in
troops. clinging together in terror
vhile hero and there a searcher was
{roping about in quest of a missing
nember of the household
As the party started to leave Brink-
-ey intending to walk to Weakley. the
Icarest town. the added horror of fire
Ipp‘eared. ‘ When I.,two
Brinkley Kimmcli and party were fore
id to retrace their steps because of the
role. As they returned the fire had
rained headway aifd. fanned by the
:tii! wind was spreading. but the
orcmpt work of citizens suppressed
he conilagration ‘
Boarding an engine. Klmmell and
his companions. J. M. Wojtanski
Richards a lineman. and Conductor
Gale, made a quick run to Weakley,
l bringing the news of the storm and
appeal for old.
MEMPHIS, Tcnn., March 9.--Ad
vices from Brinkley, Aria. received
here at 11 o‘clock today show that
‘irst reports of death and damage by
’l. tornado last night were not over
irawn. The death list has reached
s‘toialof ten white persons and four
legroes. Fifteen or twenty people
were more or less seriously injured.
HOLY JUMPER INSANE.
u—u—c
Thempsonvllls Man Taken to Hartford
‘ for Treatment.
THOMPSONVILLE. March 9.—-—
Driven insane. it is alleged by his
tfrlcuds. through his zeal in following
the teaching of a religious sect styling
themselves "The Pillars of Fire.” Les-
ter Galloway, 22 ye old. was taken
to a sanitorium. in nrtford. for treat»
ment. When Galloway‘s condition be-
some known a selectman notified a
member of the Pillars of Firesthat they
would have to leave town and re-
solved as an answer. "I will go when
the Lord sends me."
Members of the Pillars of Fire. givI
ing Bound Brook, New Jersey. as their
some live Weeks ago and began hold-
ing services. A part pf their service
in which they Jump and sing and
about is more or lassspectacular and
they have secured units a 'follewlng.
Galloway attendedthe meetings and it
is alleged became a convert. entering
into their serviceewifli so much seat
that his mind gave m.”
The members of the hand. some sev-
en in number are still at Shakers Sta
tion‘ and what further action the autha
critics will take in the matter is not
sent decided.
'NEADvVON COLLISION.
V Three Men Injured When Light In-
“gIIIVe Runs into Passenger Train.
ALBANY. March 9.49m a beacon
between passenger
train No.1 3. which left Albany for
- Binghsm'to‘n at 7: 40 s. In. and a light
I engine on the Delaware at Hudson
troll ram. at Kenwood Junction. lust I
> south of Albany. three men were so-
verely injured, necessitating their re-
were slightly hurt.
TOBACCO HANDLERS STRIKE.
NEW MILFORD. March 9.—-Slllce
I ”the batters here have been on strike
the tobacco handlers in the were-
houses have been restless and a strike
has been started at one warehouse
among the forty-live slzers. Those
hundred pounds for asserting the
packages. They went ~65 cents a
hundred pounds. There have been sev-
eral other small strikes in the past
es in as s‘ but without
‘ and Its apparently none the
“stove store. I. .
few weeks on practically the. same
basis. V
e r“ mum—Vacuums. on“ “I‘ll
(commonsense: pit.)
t'”‘.i'......"‘°"i..‘:2t‘ .23.
R38 tape I
bliss lulled V mm or in-
mlles from '
moval to hospitals, and several others .
alters have been receiving 55 cents a
leaves and bundling them into uniform -
goes farther than
or other kinds.
COOPER~SHARP TRIAL. ‘
cur-un—
Crowd 80 Great That Building Was
Endangered.
NASHIVlLLE, Tenn, March 9—80
great was the throng which tried to
crowd into the court room today to
hear the arguments in the Cooper.
Sharp trial for the murder of former
Senator ill W. Carm'sck. that the ar-
chitect of the building appealed to the
Judge and declared there was danger
of a serious accident. Judge Hart hur-
riedly sent deputies into the corri-
dors. and soon cleared them entirely.
.Iudge Hart again admonished the bud-
ience lo‘refrain from any kind of de-
monstrations, and Censral'Meeks be-
ganthe opening argument for the do-
louse. General Mocks has be? ill.
and he seemed scarcely able to land.
He said "The state has appealed to
yen to enforce the law. And‘ the
state’s idea of enforcing the law seems
to be to convict some one. innocent or
guilty. I want to say to you, gentle~
men, that in all my life, and in a broad
practice. 1 never saw a witness so
shamefully treated as was Colonel
Cooper by Captain Flishugh. The
prosecutor seemed careless as to who-
ther ho acquitted or convicted Colonel
Cooper of the murder of" Senator Car-
mack. but he did seem determined to
‘bosmlrch his character. He accused
him of not paying his debts. What has
that to do with the killing of Cormack?
They tried to make you believe that ho
embezzled funds as clerk andmasior
of chaucery. What has that to do
with the killing of Carmack?"
WORK ON new BATTLESHIP.
——
Keel Plates of the Florida led Today
at Brooklyn Navy Yard.
NEW YORK March 9. ~While "Star
Spangled Banner" waIs played by the
Marine Band. the keel. of the battle-
ship Florida was olaid today at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard. The ceremony
took place in the presence of the
yard's commandant. Rear Admiral
Goodrich, and as the initial plate was
placed imposition all the whistles III
the yard sounded a salute. The laying
of the Florida's keel plates. although
an interesting ceremony, marks only
an incident in her construction. For
some time between 250 and 900 mark
have been at work on the vessel and
it Is estimated that the work upon her
is five per cent. completed. This
force. it is expected will be increased
rapidly as the construction progresses
until 700 or. more men will at times
be employed in the work. The Brook-
lyn navy yard hos 32 months from No-
vember 24 last for the completion of
the Florida. Her cost Is estimated at
86.000 000. The Florida is to he a 21.
825 ton vessel carrying tou 1' winch
guns. capable of being fired in one
broadside. and sixteen 6-inch guns.
DRESSMAKERS‘ CONVENTION.
CHICAGO, 'March‘ 9.—~'l'he annual ex-
hibition of the dressmakers' conven-
tion, which begins here tomorrow. will
be signallsed by important edicts
deeming the directolre gown and kin-
“tired styles and endorsing costumes of
the tenth. eleventh. twelfth and ill-
Itcenth centuries. The.“wa.lstline," is
is lilinouuced, will be near the knees.
which means that there will be no
such thing as a waistline.
CHEAPER MEAT TRIO SUMMER.
ATLANTA GIL. March 9.«-—“Maat
will be cheaper this summer." said J.
Ogden Armour, who passed through
Atlantic in his private ‘car on route
from Palm Beach to Chicago. yester-
day. "Most is high, too high. at pres-
ent. " he continued. "but this Id be-
cause of the increased cost offending
stock Just now. This summer were:-
pact the price of corn to go down, and
meat will be cheaper."
. ........V.............._..
, UNKNOWN MAN KILLED. I
TORRINOTON. March Ila-via the
pocket Iofr‘s. coat on the body of the
man found on the Tor-ringford read.
last night. was s- ps‘per bearing theto
words fit. 0. Hawthorne, 69 Capitol
avenue (upstairs)? It is likely that
the man. who was colored. had been
directed to that piece. presumably
lilartferd.
.-
NTANDARD OIL MOTIONS OVER-
RU LEO.
.l‘lllll'FiditSON CITY, Mo.. March 9.«
The motions by the Standard Oil Com-
pany. or lndiana, and the Republic Oil
company, anOhio. for a hearing of the
ouster null: recently decided against
them. and for a. modification of the
Judgment. were overruled by the Mis-
souri Supreme Court today.
BATTLE?! WISCONSIN AT
BOND ' ’ '
THI‘
roarsmoom . ., March 9.—
Steamiu briskly In tram sea after an
uneven i run. the battleship Wiscon-
sin, of the world circling nest. air-rived
at the anal yard loony. for purposes
Isles.
a heaping spoonful
cue oftbosenateandhmue.
. Try it and see. 4 I
You will be surprised at - the saving.
Clam... I‘ll]. ”I... O... I" tort.
Pilllllll IIIllSillilllS
—~_‘
iiOY'PS THEATRE.
An unusual bill of. attractions was
presented at Hoyt'a Theatre, last eve-
ning. The star of but magnitude of
the vaudeville constellation was
Charles Drew and Company in "A
special Train. " The act opens with a
beautiful scene of the interior of the
Grand Central Station. New York. The
plot of the act is written around an old
lrlshman. who was a soldier in the
Civil War. He is trying to catch a
train for unleyville, but he loses.
Then the station grafters start to
fleece him of his money. and there is
fun galore. it lea most commendable
comedy playlct. 'Whltmsn Bros" con-
tortionists. have another splendid act
with their half a dozen scenic drape.
One can almost smell the atmosphere
of a. southern swamp. There may be
other contorlionisls.’ but none will ever
equal Whitman Bros Leelalr and
Ventor have a pretty little sketch of
making love. which is true to life. and
their Joint efforts were most pleasing.
Miss Rose Lindon. the dainty come-
dienne, win another splendid act. Vsnd
with her hard position of the pmgr'am.
caught on immensely. Genevlono
Day, the new singer of illustrated
songs. must have become Ilrcd, she
was forced to take so many cncores.
Tho tonoscopc. with several interest-
ing pictures. closcdhi most pleasing
program.
eIx DAY Race scone.
a”
French Team Still in the Lead at 11
o'Cloek.
NEW YORK. Mulch 9.-Cibot and
Orphee, the French whirl were still
in the lead of the III I go-aeyou-
pleasc race. at Median Square Gan
den, at 8 n. to today They had cov-
area 204 miles. 8 laps, and were more
than five miles ahead of Olnoen and
Proulv who were in second place.
The II 3 ill. some: I
Clboi null Olpbco $04; Dinoon and
Prouiy. 2132 Dm and Metkus.
202 9; b‘eegau and Curtis, aha-4:10“-
leln and Klnberianr. I918; Cmey and
Hegolman. 181-0: Shelton and Fraser.
179 ll: Gulgnard and home. it“: N»
van and Adams 171 Ii. zililake‘ and Kel‘
lar. 164-;8 Quackenbuh and Edelson.
1624; Hartley and Pallantl.160~6; 3.
Omdran and Whiledge. 155-0.
At 11: 30' Blake. of the Afro-Ameri‘
can team. and dams. of the recon
structod team w thdre‘w. News and
Keller then formed a team.'thelr Joint
distance being made 167 miles and 8
laps. beginning the thirty-fifth hour.
nIvI-z‘sw sIe sentence. .
Hartford Mm odi- From Five to Ten
Years In Prison.
HARTFORD March' 9-Tiie jury in
the case of John W. Myers. charged
with the contamination or young girls.
yesterday afternoon brought in a ver-
dict of guilty after being out twentyI
live mlntucs. Rivers was immediately
sentenced to from five to ten years in
state‘ a prison.
PULP PAPER INVENTOR DEAD.
WATERTOWN. N Y., March 9.—-A’.
D. Remington, aged eighty-two. died
at, his home here today. He was the
pioneer of the wood pulp industry or
Northern New York and the Reming-
ton Paper Company was the ilrst to
manufacture in this country paper or
elusively made from wood, that is.
ground weed and sulphlts, thereby
greatly decreasing the cost of paper.
manufacture. This was acobmplished
in 1887. in the Remington mill “3."
now 0 ed by the International I’aper
Com y. He built the first Reming-
ton mill In this city in-1856.
SOUTHEAST STORM :WARNINOS.
NEW YORK, Mamh 9-s-The‘ follow-
ing special has been received by the
local weather bureau from Washing-
Southviest storm warnings or
dered. displayed at 19: 4be a: m. along
the coast from immune to New
York. Southeast storm warnings or-
dered displayed at 13 noon along the
New Eugland coast.- Steins ever East-
are Missouri will move eastward. Rig h-
south to east winds will shift Wednes-
nssday In westerly.
TWO ICENT FARE BILL KILLED.
TOPE‘KA. Kane. March 9.-The sen-
ate today adopted the report of the
railroad committee which recommend-
ed that the twu cent tare bill be not
passed This ends the two cent fare
legislation in the Kansas Legislature
at this session. _
OLIVER SUCCEIOO' KNOX.
HARRISBURG. Pt.A March 9:-
Ceorge T. Oliver Of Pittsburg,was . _
today named as the Republican osn-
b...— I
ENTIRE CHANCE OF PROORAM ‘
.- i VVMDNVDAVYV. AVNO TI'VIUVRVIDVAYVV. 3‘.
didate' for United States Issues to
succeed P. O. Knot. hythdlointcbo-
A W
1 segues ssurtucso‘ TO raIs‘oI'II.
.-.
.m—
.,llllaroh 9 ~iibl'0‘ld
I}. Meadows. the broker who was con-
victed on Fridby last on charges of
grand larceny, was sentenced today to
not less than three years and six
months. nor more than six years and
three months in Auburn Prison.
Nsw LINE or V
# =
BRASS TlilMMED‘
Enableled
Beds
Mott up-todste Iftyles, Vat silica
ishingly low prices
M
F. A. MITCHELL
con. MAIN AND WALL era.
uoawatx.
WESTPORT'
SMELT
2 lbs. Steak Cod. 25o" .
All Other Kinds of Fish
John (181100):
181 Washington Street Br'nlge
TEL. 931. FREE DELIVERY.
NOTICE '-
South Nonvalk Union
School Dittridl
Notice is hereby given that on us-
scssmcni of the real and rumble our
late, within the said district, has been
made on the town list of 1908, and that
said list has this day been deposited
by the clerk of said district at the
silica of tho selectmen No. 5 Railroad
avenue, South Norwaik, Conn. for ex-
amination. and that the board of re-
lief will meet at the office of said as-
lectmen. No. 5 Rallmad avenue. on the
Mill day of ‘Narch,IA. 1).. 1909. at 2
o'clock n. the to hear and determine
all appeals made to them for the
equalization and perfecting of said'
assessments.
Dated at the City of So'lnh Norwslk.
Conn” this. the bill day of Mouth
D. 1909.
Notice is hereby also shell that an
assessment of the real and ratablc *-
late of said district which was so
situated that there was no distinct
and separate values has been made by
the assessors, and this day filed by
the clerk of said district at the allies
of the selectmen. No. 5 Fat lroad
avenue. City of South Norwalk. ,Conn.
Dated at the City of South Norwalk.
Conn" this 6th day of March. 1909.
JOHN H. LIGHT.
EDWARD BARRETT.
RUSSELL FROST.
' Committee of the South Norwalk Un-
Iion School District. ms 3t
llllilllilllllillli
HQYT'.5V THEATRE
MfllIERNVARIEIY
3—DAYS~3
Commencing March 8
Anthony Geronimo. . .smm Manapsr
lrank Obese. . . . . . .ResIdent Manager
Wm. H. Oluna.. .....Musleal Director
—.——‘
A Real Headline Attraction. _ ,
CHAS. DREW AND 00..
Presenting “The Special Train."
Oil-set from Hippodrome. London. I
’ “meridians." '
NeveltyWhlrlwind Dancers and OM
Juniors. I
The Petite .
MISS ROSS LINDON.
Dainty English Comedians.
WHITMAN BROS” .
GENEVIEVE DAY. I
Singer of lllubtrated Songs.
VVMVOTION escronss CHANGED
« DAILY.V II I
”—-
PERFORMANCES DAILY
Matinee. 2: 9d Evenings. 8:15
ADMISSION 19c
Reserved amassed Dex Sash. 35o V
Telephone 112
I
l
and Lmolcums
We have just purchased from the Thee. Potter
Sons 8: Co. nearly V100 rolls of Oil ClothsIanIl
linoleums. Thc‘best end largest sssorhnent of
Floor coverings ever shown here. Almost every
popular coloring and pattern 13 included' In this lot.
making a variety large enough ‘to suit every taste.
A Big Saving in Price
We bought thesegoods direct from the maniac-
turer at a price reduction sufficient to enable us to
RETAIL SAME AT THE JOB-
BERS’ .LIST. THIS MEANS
At Leaéi 25% Lower
Than Regular Prices
Come and see what we can offer you and
HOW MUCH MONEY WE CAN SAVE YOU.
Eggs. Eggs!
FANCY FRESH EGGS, DOZEN ..................... I ..... 29c
VV‘BECKMANN'S OR BAKER'S COCOA. PER CAN ...... ,. ......... 19c‘
'FANCY CALIFORNIA NAVEL ORANGES. DOZEN .............. 300
V 20 LBS» FINE GRANULATED SUGAR FOR ... ....... .... “$1.00
10 Pink Stamps I... with Any of Following Articles:
2 lbs. Large Oregon Prunes...250 1 Jar Apple Butt ...........12c
3 lbs. California Prunes ...... .25: 1 Jar Apple Jelly ........ “.120
1" lb. Pure Ground Mustard...10c 1 pkg. Our Pie . ......... ...10‘o
Maine Potatoes, a Peck.
1 in Best Shredded Cocoanut 20s
1 pkg. Monarch Washing Pow-
der . : .. . . ................. the
Headquarters for All the Leading Brands of Wines and
Liquors at New York Prices
George Ehret'l Famous Bottled BO", 24 Bowel. . . . . . . . . V. ..
arsscmmaco
:89 and as Washington at. I Telephone 440. South Nerwslk. V
2 lbs. Fancy Mixed Cahos.....zfio
1 pkg. Apltezo ...............lae
'. 41.15 '_
_..—_..——-
it Only the Lanip Is Left
we can come pretty near building you
an auto around it here. We have
never seen a Job of auto repairing be-
yond our skill. Bound :us your- car no
matter new bed the break; If it]: ll:-
abie at all we can repair it. .No snake-
_ shift work either. ~ W10’ll fix It so it
will be as good as new. I ,
Luther: M. Wright;
. Phons'CenII'oVotlsn ' ,
MAIN nonrandom NORWALK
MAIN. or. srAVIsosao-
3 lbs. Fancy Evaporated Peaches, 25c
V3 pkgs. Farley Seeded Raisins.:VVV.V..25Vc 10 Cakes Soap.25c
bibs. Prunes.'....... ............2ilo 20 lbs Sugar..........--........Oi.oo
H. 0. Pancakefleuqugm...” 7e 8 Cans String Beans.............29e
3 Nice Salt Mackerel.............25¢ 3 Cans Corn.“ * ' ‘ .25o
Florida and Californlll Oranges ..2§o. ”6,8854% pOrV dos.
. hfi‘ .
Sugar ' at Cost
Norwalk Chronicler