mil to
.. IIMI‘DIII of Visit
us. of Georgetown-I1
.‘Im. conferring .oi' the M.
Will out. a special trill»~
Nomlk “not of 7' 45
‘ lac. morning will leaivo'
1' P. mil
bitty Charles F. Mills will
it Official visitation to Ark.
{this occasion.
. ime "Plated. .
Fr‘stornally yours.‘ ‘
#1037. M. iwmcoa, asc'y.’
"II Ihen Aplll 1h.lThe pros-
, “wright Maltese Proposi-
op‘ to Rebuild the Old ’Truck.
,I Where the city stands on the
1' Well Hook And Ladder truck
pg‘sition has not yet been definitely.
it making up their estimates
card of estimate and taxe- »
9 city council provided I2. 500
new inch. The apportionment
right. and one of the members of
ortibnnieht board. at least eon-
it an attractive one. it calls
wheels with rubber tires, new
in Air Bui Two Hours. Six Men J
.I, _
. r.
: mountains brought the first word of
\ . ed and little Information Iegardiug
"guesses concerning its close
, tonight.
' briel
. Strawberry Peak In the third range
.itoesrth
. on the north side of Strawberry Peak
, in what is known as Little Tejugga
f itation far from any road, and without
f communication with the outside world.
tion has been made by Luther
Wondered in”: 20 Hours.
, IN! Blast-Ill
r
we ANCELES. March 24. ~—After
one of the most harrowing experiences
on in the Sierra Madre mountains, Sat- .
orally. and arrived on foot at Switzer's
Camp. on the slopes of Mount Wilson, .
unharmed, yesterday. Many search.
era had been scouring the mountains
for the aeronauts. ‘
The men passed through a series of .
hardships, the details of which have
not reached Dos Angelou. Alli-lying at
Switier's Camp yesterday afternoon". .
they were provided with horses. and
began the descent of the mountain
(trail to Pasadena over a tortuous and
slippery way.
A single telephone wire across the
their arrival at the camp to relatives
in Pasadena. The telephone then fall
their hazardous tr could be obtained
until the men reached Pasadena late
The balloon was in the air less than
two hours. it was carried by the
strong nerth wind over the mile high
summit of Mount Lowe. and swept on
across the intervening peaks and can
Yons to the lofty summit of Mount (in-
There ballast was thrown out,
and the balloon soared away Inward
Crossing this at a low altitude. the
balloon encountered'a strong current
of cold air, which brought it rapidly
A successful landing was effected
canyon, about 5 o'clock Satdurdat at-
their ascension‘ at Pasadena. The dis.
tance covered was less than 15 miles
in a direct line but by any possible
foot route it was many times that die-
iahce.
The aeronauts wondered aimlessly
'over the mountains until 1:30 Sunday
afternoon when they unexpectedly
came to Colby' a ranch an isolated hub-
in the meantime a terrific snow storm
had swept over the mountains. and for
hours the men suffered from cold. The
meagre supply of provisions which
they carried was sufficient to guaran-
.‘ in theihlstory of ballooning, Captain A.
\ ,A. Mueller and five companions who
-;sacended in the racing balloon "Amer- ’
.- lea." at Pasadena on SaturdaY. landi ‘
tax-noon least on two hours afteI it.
h officer lighted a lamp. Moeller claim-
ed he had been there but eleven min~
nice and was preparing to go home,
having simply accompanied the girl to
the room as an escort.
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”swam
big section of the crowd being unable
to gain admittance.
Proprietor Bradley informed the po-
lice that Mueller in' hiring the room
for a week had stated that the room
was for. himself alone, and the young
man admitted on llio witness stand
that he had thus misled the proprietor.
According to his story. told Judge
Lockwood, he had met the Zitt girl b‘ri-
day night, and she telling him that she
had lost her employment. he had felt
sorry for her and had hired a room In
which she might stay, because she had
no place to go.
Captain Pennington and Oilicer Ray-
.mond were accompanied to the room
by the proprietor and when the latter
knocked on the door. Moellcr opened
The room was in daikness and the
Proprietor Bradley stated this
morning that his attention had been ,
called by a friend to Mueller and the
tht girl being In a room at his hotel.
and though he declined to say who the
friend was. he, declared positively that
the friend was not a union hatter or
a union man it having been exlcn~
sivcly reported that union batters had
shadowed the pair because young
Moelloi was Working in the C. and K
but factory.
M
men Will
[The
d alias finance is worn by wo~
filth)!» with jersey silk top
large hips greatly to the hu-
5 movement of their figures. i
One reason given for the extreme
Is to of the paraaoi handles is that
are so high as to require this or i
ti'a le’n‘kth.
of Tariar
Grapes-—
7 so cool and comfortable for
rent many women are as partial I
to at k tor all their gowns as they are
‘ for underwear. and this season they
have no difficulty in finding as my l
. beautiful silks for their tailored suits
“ III for their dressy gowns
. truly a silk season.
This is
Even though it soils quio y.w
delight is the obstacle glove that can
. be washed with soap and water as of-
ten as one wishes and so always clean-
Dlor traveling there is no glove quite
warm
weather, but as they dry slowly one
should not try to get along on a. single
' pair at a time. it is economy to have
" at least tWo pair and alternate them.
MOB A OUT BAHAMA ISLANDS.
”
A Correspondent Writes of Nature and
th e Natives.
Nassau. N. 9.. Bahamas,
March 19,1909.
Dear Old Connecticut: .
One more letter from the domain
of kings. it seems so old- tlIney. like
the middle ages. going. back to where
they have kings They do not seem
to conespond with the resent rate of
progress to our idea. We have'drlvon
all around Nassau which though this
island of New Providence looks so
small, on the map, is quite spacious
when you come to. drive over it. ‘
There s a great deal of uncultivated
wild-inn . with 'mau‘y‘ivillages of the
blacks scattered through It. They
squat down anywhere in this wilder
ness of tropical growtha in thatched
novels, like Patagon One‘ wou-
deraihow they me. i 'w one woman
making lime. There is a weed called
lisai that grows in the brush in wild
abundance which they gather to make
ropes. One cargo. of 60.000 boxes
brought :1 a box. it is used for var
ious purposes where strength is need
ed. as it is practically unbreakable.
This is one product that needs no at-
tention. except in gathering. and is
therefore clear profit.
Nearly all these islands of the son
are of coral formation. the bodies of
these tiny creflures being of linte. it
is marvelous what these little things
have accomplished in the many ages
they have been at work. Slabs are
cut from the sldam ofithis stone.
which Is soft at first and then harden:
”:31 is used for building houses and
w s.
Almost as handsome as the heavy
silk pongees are the linens of smooth.
reavy wave and high lustre. At least
one of our local stores has them in all
colors.
Not alone in suits but in costumes
are the severe tailored lines seen.
There is no concealing the bad
points of a figure in a gown of one of
the satin cloths. consequently it is
easy to iigure out that with the styles
as they are a women must have a goOd
figure to wear a gown of satin cloth.
How disturbing itmust be to the
woman who had part of her gowns al-
ready made with a high waistline to
near that this line is now to drop to
normal and below And what a lot or
bother the woman avoids who instead
of trying to keep up with the latest
fancies oI' fashlon season after season
tries always to dress as becomes her.
Why not provide- the children with
shoe trims, coat hangers, and the like
and teach them to care for their cloth-
es properly when young just as you
get them into the good habits ‘of using ’
their tooth brushes regularly. caring
for their nails. etc. ,
A fine handkerchief linen frock in-
stead of being trimmed with lace has
all its edges hand embroidered with
simple scallops and polka‘dots.
The younger the per 11 the
becoming the poke hat r bonnet.
sh Irringa seem to be a much-used
method of making and trimming the ‘
new hate.
“(on see cuffs pictured with most
of the handsome wide lace collars in '
the illustrations of the latest modes.
but you see only the collars worn.
More and more elaborate grow the
parssol handles; they are seen in con-
nection with tailored as well as elab-
orate covers. ‘-
ON
(Wednesday, Thursday. Friday
and Saturday,
March 24th. 25th, 26th and 27th
(I Our display will include many‘rflibeau-
tlful Hats which can be offered our .
customers at prices from $5500 toy$15.00.
and our asshrtment is very extensive.
(I A cordial invitation is‘extendedgto all.
‘suee "’ Tone and
Groceries
tee against hunger until the arrived . A
at the ranch. ' y coflees LIQUOR ‘
At the ranch the party remained
until Monday afternoon. when the
storm ceased. They immediately took
up the snow- -choked trail across the
mountains toward Pasadena. The par-
ty traveled through Monday night.
and until yesterday afternoon. when
. “113W crashed Switizer's Camp in the
ATHER PBUNKETT IMPROVING." 3 B 8 mean a 118. about ten miles ing a jail sentence. and had an unsav-
llsm Howard of Norwalk was in» from Pasadena by a. direct route. A my reputation. Moellcr, he stated.
~ rd a’ few days 88 and visItcd party of rescuers on horse back was had been arrested about a year ago as
gliter, who is a album at ’the at Switzers, having 1118! Ieturned or i a result of his remarks to some young
‘ or? of at. Josephis College, and $2113 20.bour search for the missing wlomc$n near a threnirg and has forfeit.
. _ (‘( a 10 bond. he irl b can or
0' 33:321.? .1332? 13%.??? “:1“! Gil-Dial“ Mueller in the “Moon cations for many years ungalimks gou-
ochted at at; Mary's Hospital in ice, were L. B Gilliam, Richard Hal- siderably .older than her given age.
tel city Father Plunkett who sled Sydney Gray, HMO“ Pfirket‘ and She' wore a worried expression when
ong time was so critically ill, Edward Dodschutz, all residents of arraigned.‘ The girl Is hardly more
improving finely. and takes a ”We“ glflfilfwr fig“ ‘1?" 830 gllghtg‘ bglld‘
. oeersa weneaoereto
”PM ”I: ggggiififlgfgrfifit g: ANOTHER TRQLLEY aurr. get her a room she had told him not
13 get down this way again --- to bother and that she had had to
to make another trip to Dr. Wesley Russell's Case Now in the au- look fora place before. She had even
isanitarinm. In New Canaan. ‘ PM” ROW" 8:0” In a bag“ he ”PIM' 6““ $10"ng
lane to stop here and renew old; The superior court convened at the “"3 was q“ 9 “ea .y ”a“ b
A‘ He has a warm spot county Court House inDanbury again W91.” a 1:8” striped contliand adark
heart for Norwalk. and his boat yesterday morningmnd the trial of the glean 8“ rt and on her ght brown,
case of Wesley Russell vs. The I~Dan
ends here certainly hove one in head of hair was a brown hat. Moeiler
bury and Bethel Street Railway J00 towered above her. being over six feet
was commenced before Judge Milton all. ‘ .
A. Shumway and a jury. Charles W.
Murphy is counsel for the plaintiff
and Samuel Tweedy. of Tweedy 62
lves, is conducting the case for the
defendant company. Among the was
selected for the jury panel of the term
for the trial of this case is AaronG
Stevens, of Norwalk. ‘
"Russell is suing the railroad copi-
my for 81,000 damages for forcible
. sjeo tlon from a trolley our October 10.-
. 1908, for injuries received in being
ejected, and for false imprisonment
and the mental anguish caused there
by. The defendant claims that Russell
ind been making a disturbance on the
car and that he was legally arrested
3y the conductor. James P Jones. who
was a pouceman regularly appoints
the like tats
One afternoon we Went in a launch
to the sea gardens.- You have to,”
in a rowbost when yr i 2 ‘ ere that
has a glass window l I ‘13.. 111.1 an. The
water of the' ocean here is so clear
that it looks as if the bottom were
quite near. though it scien feet be
low _.you Here veil as all that is
growing in the white sandmhundreds
of. varieties: of sea flowers. or sea
weeds. as we familial lg eili thorn. sea
fans, bunches of (7 ri Il iuanv fan-
tastic shapes spouses and many more
growths whose names i do not know.
Bill to pursue this chat an interesting
study for u nuturulislt Then i despair
of giving 'ybu an idea of ihc color. the
beauty oi‘. the water around these. is.
lands. is a blue or neither the ocean
or the sky, but a sort ‘of r'obius eg
.blue. sparkling as can; to before you
enchanted gone, the u ihe sky is
the faintest tinge «I lose. mingling
with the sapphire. the scene becomes
like amethyst.
But I must turn from the beauties
of nature to some of the more prosaic
accounts or the natives. The colored
people here in .many oasesare of
Otrong Bud stately build. 0 lug. no
doubt. to their habit the we nen oe-
pecialiy. of carrying all burdens on
their heads. one woman having been
seen carrying a live pig on her head,
another a live chicken. All these they.
carry balancing them perfectly withé
out putting a hand to their head. There . . ‘
is a green prickly fruit that grows on a
tree called “sour sop." They make
Ice cream of it. But for us it must
be an acquired taste. no one liking it
at first, as it tastes like ice cream
that has turned sour. w. :“ _,
We are now turninfiour faces home.
dhe‘w truss ladders. all at a
otter any estimates yet scour--
me” of the members of the
Asian inclined to go thorough~
Ve‘proposition of an automo-
us.
has not announced when it
next meeting, but it will
bile session ' ..
The nail being under' age. Judge
Lockwood appointed a guardian for
them. in order to advise with them on
the question of mussel and their plea.
They were not otherwise represented.
Judge Lockwood asked Prosecuting
Attorney William F. Tammany. about
the pair's record and he told how the
Zitt girl had been arrested before. serv-.
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or mar many” a face. the other
features may be ever so comely.
a pair of weak. red. Inflamed or
twitching eyes will spoil its ‘
beauty. PropeIly adjusted
. glasses will cure most of these
troubles by removing the cause.
But don't get the idea that any- \
body or everybody can do the
' "proper Indicating." We have ‘
made a study or: the eyes and
will give you a scientific exam-
inst tlon. . .
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successor
HOMER B. HOYT. .
We have all of his prescrip-
tlons which we can an at short
, notice.
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seams school. vacmoa. ‘ ' "‘ ‘ ‘
lie sane schools of the town will CH'MNEY “RE "4 330““ “WER-
ilroad River was-again visited by
the last evening, about 6: 30 o'clock.
but fortunately no damage resulted.
When discovered the homes were eat~
.lug their way into a ma tel piece over
an unused fireplaces the base of
the chimney. in the home of Mr. and
Mrs: William Newcomb. An alarm
brought quick assistance and times at.
John, the nearest neighbor... responded = ‘ ~
with his new extinguisher and prac ward and all these tropical visions *
tically mienchc‘d the names. Robert will soon seem like a dream, .
Carruthers and son Janice arrived soon . ,_ -. :i. .L. C. w. .
afterward and emptied the contents ‘ . j . V .
, LORD. IBEREFORp RETIRES.
RoundnguLFiIty Years of Active Ber-
. yiee In the British NaVy.‘
:‘ LONDON March 2i .-—A.diniral Lord
Charles Beresford. commander of the
channel fleet, hauled down his flag at
Portsmomh today. that! bringing to an‘
and fifty years of active service- He.
.v‘ras given a rousing send-oi! by some
10,000 enthusiastic friends and admir-
ers‘ who had gathered around the dock
yard gates. The admiral is. no a
free lattice. and it is expected the he
in the agita-
whisk will be of a, week’s dura
iii be over before Easter. This
, thent is made in order that the
m ,ém'ay be of; equal length The
llib'ut a v'a ation. in that the
e no session Good Frills
Wall Paper' Wall Paper l j.
10.000 Rolls of New Wall Paper Direct from Factory
Du‘r‘ mcilities‘ifor hanging papers
are the best in the [Drum W011
. control patented appliances which 3
enable us to do work Quicker, let- ,
ter and Cheaper themothers. , , «
Let us demolish-s. stetb this to you.
at our oilice or on your “dark; ‘
uPainting and all Interior Decor:
a ng '
Telephone or written comment. " ~
gallons will receive prompt atten-
on.
Over 80 patterns of- Kitchen and
bomber Papers, at tram 4 to To
per roll. V
Tapestry effects. Hull and Diu-
lug. Room, with 18-inch Borders.
at be per roll. ,
Gilt Parlor Paper from 10c up .
We have the largest selection
’ of Imported Papers aver shown in
this locality. also sanitss. Burlaps,
7 Linorusta. Crass Cloth, etc.
Murphy Decorating Co.
» 2% 78 WASHINGTON-8TBEE1“
._ Upstairs, near 'l'lII‘y's‘ Art Btu; .,
.. ad I the adlutaut general, First
to not William H. Marigold. Jr..
rtillery Corps. of Bridgeport
retired f in active duty on
is fan cause to that end
of their extinguisher down the chim-
hey. A quantity i sootyvas removed
and all signed a ti
. a abort thus.
Anthony Gsronlmou .Gonersi Ma Open Evenings. .
Frank case‘s. ......Resldont Men
Wm. H. Gloom... ‘
do service ' '
labor. . My chief th
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