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Mrs. Harry 0. Hoyt has returned
from a month's stay irr- Sea Bright,
' N. J.
Misses Jennie and Bessie Lowenthal,
of New York. are guests of Morris Va
gel, of North Main street.
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-—-A rare treat it you attend the
Photo Demonstration at Red Men's
Hall, Thursday and Friday. Stillson-
Powell Corp.
Mrs. Clifford Comstock, of Railroad
avenue. South Norwalk, is visiting
with relatives in Brooklyn.
'Miss Violetta Lingan. of Woodward
avenue. is entertaining Miss Sadie
Todd, oi’ Tarrytown. New York.
Regular class meeting 1 11the Sun-
day school room of the lr‘lr-st M E
Church tonight at 7:45 o‘t'l.ock.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles diver-sou. Of
Summer street, have been entertaining
Mrs. Merton and family, of Brooklyn.
Mr. and Mrs. David Shchan, of
School street. are entctraiuing David J.
Sheehan and daughter, of Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Lawrence,
of lsaacs place, are entertaining Pro-
fessor and Mrs. Paul Mitchell, of
Brooklyn.
Mrs. Elizabeth J. Arnold and Miss
Adeline Bouton. of 10 Berkeley street.
are spending two weeks at chdsport,
New York.
The Cannon Polish'Society, luror~
pointed. of New Haven, filed articles
of association with the state secre
tary yesterday.
Miss Julia McGlnn, a teacher in the.
Scott: Norwalk public schools, is puf-
faring from nervous prostration at her
home in Cedar stréet .
Thomas A. Collins and
Skidd, of the store 01' A. J. Collins & '
Company.‘aro spending their week's
vacation in Woodmmt. '
u
Town Clerk Herbert R Smith is ctr :
toying his annual vacation which he is
spending at Lake George. and other
places of interest in that locality.
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-All practical points in Amateur
Photography thoroughly demonstrated
at Red Men's Hail. Thursday and Fri:
day. You are inyitcd.
ell Corp. 0
Miss Booster Sample. of Tristram 6’: '
Byut's 11mm enjoying a two weeks'
vacation", which she is spending in New
Haven, Danbury and other places.
Joseph Bry.an the morning clerk in
I’aymes lunch wagon. and the, would- ' "
be preacher, has taken a contract to
paint a house at Comstock Hill.
started the job Monday.
‘ Washington'Camp, No. 11, Patriotic ‘
Order Sons of America, will meet in
regular session, this etching. in the
hall in Swartz‘ odor-beta block. and
will have installation'oi‘ officers, fol-
lowed by refreshments.
The Epworth League of the First M.
E. Church will so on a trolley ride to
Steeplechase islqnd. Bridgeport. tomor.
uw evening. A special car will be in
uniting in from of- tho church at 7
o’clock for all who wish to go.
M;
Joseph Davis is showing an excel
lent line of Earl and Wilson shirts,
which are maintain Item :2. .10 to
31.55. The show eartet’dlsplu'y, which,”
ft; the work 1113mm ,(Shger, the elite-
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Sleep, air, 11, i . 5e. cleanliness, th
your baby.
which can' be put on or taken of! in a
turbed slumbers.
use (an be folded flat.
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12- 18 North Main Street.
“‘11- 44 1ah51. 51
YARD, TEL. 96-21
tut metal and in more ornamental.
flashing In place of metal.
INTERESTED
, Port Chester
Pi‘iées, CS4. 50 Up
china 8: Co.
Stamford
at is what the Fairy Crib menus to
It is a child's crib, chair. walker and bath tub, a canopy frame,
moment's time, enables the mother to
drape a mosquito netting on this frame so that the child may have undis-
Thcsc cribs are, very“
light and durable and when not in
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1 South Norwalk. Conn.
i'i‘lre Hatch 8: Barley ”Co
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN
MILL TEL. 46-3.
brother and Milthirk for Everything
from a Piggery to a Palace
We would call particular attention to our Moulded Wooden Gutters.
made In two sizes of Douglas fir. the most durable of modern woods; will out-
Aluo we confidently recommend "Lincoln Roofing" for roofs and also for
Don not rust or decay and will Int 5 lifetime.
N. B.-—Durlng Summer months we will close Saturdays
promptly at
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AND LEARN HOW TO SUCCEED.
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the cheapgzfloprod of. that he Standard
‘ ell'iy
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T “July Clearance Sale
Continues All Week
Special values 111 Waists. Corsets, Muslin Underwear, Glows,
N. E. RYAN co.
“wWASHINGTON STREET
Etc., Etc.
SOUTH NORWALK
WOILING ”THE ROADS.
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How Fir-field H55 Preserved Its High-
1.1qu 1‘ ..
Two yeard list) the town of Fair-
iield spout 8141100 in building a new
road through the section. knowa as
the old post road I distance of about
three miles Today the: town can boast
of the finest road betwmeew York
and Boston..du,e‘1to.oarefnr and slice
live treatment. not of town residents
and motorists have been loud in their
prala‘c of the thoroughfare. and 1.151111
that 5 111111 road canndt be. constructed
inrthis part of the country for the
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,10'11 May 3891119181111 .Cltallen For
an iced. tile sprliik rig or Standard
Asp alt ol} @9‘1Illifiv‘rfitl‘etqh‘uf 1:11.11
In five days 51,511 expense, of $333, as,
in; {1.800 5511011530 ogeoil which is 11151»
kot Mod 553.9 3.9.110nts p r gallon. This in
011 com ban es, alt with it 1155
proved lush content in every in-
stance.‘ Selectman ..Fox, in an Inter:
view yesterday, stated that the town
had forlnd that the cost of riprinkllnrz,
the road 51% wator,‘ for one month
1509,91 equal a trout ot the 1.1.1....”
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hinge. the town horrified the, appara-
tu 115 which 5 read the first coat of oil
and it win; and. so cfllclcnt that h
mammals are tinder rat to punili‘r‘tpe'
a regulatlch'fize aprinlrcr. Annuiti-
coat will he dpread in the latter part
of next ‘morith, ‘aud still hlrulher In the
fail. Mints the. 111111111111 know
too acid, as this element am
i
cont-wally attire oil. 1111 WI
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iiONIi, Write or Call 011 as with a view of
P avinpyour Routing Work. Plumbing and
Heating done NOW when the work will
put you to no inconvenience.
laige or small the job, have it done now.
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No matter how
17 WALL STREET,
NORWALK. conn.
three coats every 508182111 :1 road may
be kept in excellent condition through
the weather months.
Besides the dust settling effect of
the oil on the roads, it has a tendency
to make them waterproof and shed
the rain duringl the spring months. if
a road that has received the oil treat
ment be torn up. it 1le be found that
the on bud gravel have mingled to
nether and formed a sort of cement
thereby insuring the proper condition
ofthe bed of the road
ORDER AHAVATH l8RAEL.
NEW HAVEN, July’ 20. ~Ai‘for an
all day sesjlidlr. tllc independent Order
Ahavath- firrnel, which began its 1111
411111111 convention fn‘ this (My Sunday,‘
adjourned late. yesterday afternoon
-.1 proposition to reduce the. death
heitcilt assessment from four cents
per member to three and a ‘haif cchts
was carried after a spirited debate
The secretary reported about two 1111‘)
titled deaths during the year, and the
payment of benefits to the amount of
1135th 3100500891115 order has 11' m in
berdhip ’of about is 000 It was do id
ed to Hold the next convention in New
,York city.
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azldhohcsusu‘ré Von? MlLrl'IA.
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our Premier Maura 11g: hastily muni-
Sing to the capital 1111 San Subunit 11,.
,In connection with the sending of
' iniorrements to Me ilia, whom 111in
fighting has been go m; on botwabn‘ till
,Mbms nird Spaniards Tho Spanish
1.111 eruutent in extrcislug the .tsirlttont
censorship over tell-grams mini Mel
gills. and also the 11111111111111 prras dir-
patchnfi relating to thc‘ 1111:1111»: in
Morocco. ,‘
1151», July all 415111"; andfifilr
Biiiill Dillillliil
ii iiili Billilliii
Greenwich Millionarc in Ranks oi
Road Relormcr
E. O‘Beue ct, recently home from
1911 parts, in viewing
with alarm, not numbrglod with Irr-
dlgnntton, the public highways of the
town of Greenwich, and he has quail
,ed for membership in the Road lid-
for inert-1‘ Association,
tGreonwlch, " declares Mr. Benedict,-
"has quite gcucnliy established it-
self in the public mind throughout our
country as having the worst roads
‘wltllin tho civilized limits of ally por~
lieu thereof.le press of New York
city has lately added its influence in,
extending ita bud re putatiou, and mo
lorists who are forced to parts through
our town are unanimous in dissolulnat
in; it.
"1 r1 teutl) motored 2.500 hum. in
northun ltaly,l1,r1uue and England.
a d l regret, to say that the Worst
p 01,125 of road for any (answerable
length which 1 there lrnrersod Were
all good i not 11111051111111 the best
stretch of road in this top 11 Thorou-
ditious preyhlliiig on the root'- 1 took
twirlch i was careful to observe) were
not more favorable, on the average.
lo tho making of good loads or keep-
lng them in rrpulr than exl5t here.
The comparison was disheartening to
1111- when i found on my return, that
gardening had been pretty generally
resumed on orlr principal streets. Tire
‘enorurous outlay during the past two
111' three years on the Boston 'i‘uru-
a decent thoroughfare. i can recall
the condition of that road nearly sixty
years ago. when the Boston ’i‘urn
pike Company, with the more pittance
it received at it~1 loll-gates furnished
a bellrr road for the 1mm: of that
day than our colossal expenditurcq
hare furnished for tho travel 01' today.
[‘lblnk, If this plate of things is to
continue, the trolley colnpauy would
find if to its advantage to furnish plat-
form cars at a entail charge, to con-
yey automobiles through that untu-
yals pas where, I am informed, more
tiiartstr-rs happen to antol oblles‘thau
in any other section of o r country
when: they are in general use
"Road! to Ruin."
“i have wondered for 11111111
pant how long that tuxpay‘ers of this
[own would stand this profilaute
waste of money and constant increase
of taxes and debt without adequate
belteflt.‘ Nothing is luore sure to
depretlnto the value of our properties
than the continuance of our I1 condi-
lions. i hear there is a prosrreet of an
improvement in this line. and when
those who hau- had thargt- of our
roads lose their jobs. i think the tax-
pa) 1'5 of Greenwich would give them
a draft-lass returnmeudation an eon-
structure of ‘l'ouds to ruin.’
"Were l responsible for lilling their
places, I would not hesitate to import
a few common laborers who have
spent their llws working on the roads
in France, «gland and even in
northern lt:1l,1,and put them
e'balge for they do not know how to
make bad ones. I {1111 sure, by their
employment. that for 2!. per e1 ht of
the present cost ue (ould get anion!
tIIfl roads in place of the
(\Ill‘i-‘r We now hat-e.
"l lately asked a contractor who
l1nd~1nade a fairly decent road in :1
frightful
neighboring town it he could not
come over and help 1111 0111. He
answered in amazement, "Don’t you
know lll.1i no outside contractor is
permitted to enter the town of Greeti-
\\'lcl1'.’" This may account for some
‘of our troubles. i think the majority
of my fellow citizens will agree with
lilt‘ that our (ontl‘aeiors lune gener-ai
ly turned out to be c\panders.
Doesn't Get Run for His Money.
“For many years i have. had the
painfully conspicuous position of I11»
li‘lg one. of the largest taxpayers in
town, and for the past fifteen year .
when l have paid the most. 1 have
been rewarded with the magnificent
piece of road front the railroad track
down to my premises. A few days af-
ter building in my check this year for
taxes and feeling entitled to a small
run for my money ,1 tailed the. attcn~
tion to one of our selectmeu to the
condition of the. short road from the
electric. light station to my premises.
and asked to have it repaired. l have
been unable. to use it in safety and
comfort for much of thc time since. it
longer routcio the station.
a few loads (if-broken stone have, been
dumped 011 it and .well oiled, so that
and be more readily cut into ruts by
wheels and Into holes and scattered
about generally by horses hoofs. it
man
“Sonic statistics have
penned from official sources stating
that this is dbont the third richest
iowh in F‘airfleld county Most of the
rtsitma to our town conclude that it
is aboht the poorest for w'e do not
seem to be. able to afford a steam
roller. -
churches Might Help.
The strongest supporters of good
,roado abroad arc the farmers. for
with their may grades and good roads
one bot-sq, will acromplis
two or three will here. he farmers
of our town should come to the. sup
port of other taxpayers in 5 move-
ment for a lunch needed réfnrm in
road- making and our churches him
should lead their aid. for the throne
,of graca is being «instantly removed
ogréat distancps from .those who are»
ablated to use our highways and are
fur'c‘ed ihto violent spasms, of pro
faulty, which M. Dooley says, 'come
as first aids to 5 injured. ' "
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181-19 .AND LEATHER CONVEN-
F 1‘ ON.
{505111541111 20. ——-‘More than two
0 hundred members, representing
a varied 11:11 numerous branches of
the. hires and Mather trade in the
mantra were thcrcd in this city, to-
day, for the opening of the National
leather and shoe llindcra' Associa-
'ton's fifth annual convention The
rouvoutioa will be in 555111551 for 10hr
clays.
pike, road did not result in giving us‘
\V'HS
in‘
was opened, preferring to take a much ,
1 find that i
the material can slide around easily 1
now awaits the arrival of the husband.
lately so ‘
nitric, than ,
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. (Continued from First Page)
, This law is the substitute for the
{1111111115 “five slgners" acts which at-
fortleri so runny opportunities f‘or the
tllritiy ones to do a little profitable
business and mulet the saloon keeper
who has not secured his signers in
[tool neuron.
Town Clerk: Notified.
'1 he (outruirsalonei 11 hurt:
{her town clerks regarding the
guru of application which is to
11 oil l’l13d
new
be
'l‘wo
old
lied out under the latest law.
sentences rue stricken off the
form of application
The old paragraph in which one
chance I11 made used to read as fol-
lows:
, Change Mada in Law.
“We, the undersigned cle1 toes and
taxpavors as defined by law of the
town of iblauki hereby endorse the
application of the above nanredwthen
follows the 11 tine—401 51K l1 license
11nd we do severally certify each for
himself that we are taxpayers owning
real estate situated in fluid town of
(lilnnkl and that we have. not endors-
ed the applitnlion of any other person
for a license 111 sell spirituous and in-
toxlenting liquors during the ensuing
liecnso year."
All the sentence after the last blank
is stricken off.
Second Change,
, Then in the second paragraph
which used to read; "1 hereby certify
that the above named entlorsers, are
electors and taxpayers, as defined by
law, of (no town of (blank) and that
they have signed for n11 other appll~
cunt." All the words after the blank
are stricken off.
By the terms of the new law any
l‘oal estate owner who is also an elec-
for 111111 com!) for as many licenses
as be tit sir,cs so that there will be no
111 rnlriru; around for names this fall.
and those who were getting enough,
sometimes more than enough, to pay
their taxes will lose quite a bit of
'reyt'lille.
Old Law Never worked as intended.
The "five signers" law never worked
as ills. fathers imagined When it was
panscrl,twr1 1'1crl's 111111.112: advocates
thought the ysnw in it a great blow to
the saloon. with much riiiilr'utly in get-
ting licenses.
it is true that runny saloon keepers
Were put to a considerable expense and
much trouble, but there is not an in
ntnuce known where it reduced the
number of saloons. All that it acconl'
piished was to provide a way for per
sons who were looking for revenue to
get. it without much trouble. The sa—
‘loon keepers called it “graft." but it
hardly ranked in that cutagory. as they
were not obliged to pay the demand
‘ruade.
‘Reat Estate Ownern Did a Big Busi-
nus.
In some towns real estate owners
did a big business and it is said that as
high an 8100 has been paid for a name.
Fire. and ten dollar Jobs were. of fre
quent appearance. .
'i‘he temperance people finally came
to the conclusion that such a business
would in the end be more demoralizing
than the actual liquor business itself
and no they did not seriously oppose a
repeal of the law.
~M‘any ills come from impure blood.
Can't have pure blood with family di-
‘gestion. bury liver and sluggish bowels.
Burdock illnod Hitters strengthens
stomach. IIOWI'IS and liver. and part-
fies the blood. .
THREE- PIECE
MISSION
'1 ‘ SUITE
Bungalow Style
For the desk and living room.
Unheard of price,
$9. 98
1‘. A. MITCHELL
00R. WALL AND HIGH 8T8.
NORWALk. CONN.
The Recreation Tours
W
BLOCK iSLAND, Iii. WThrce day
trips, Saturdays July 3rd,17th. 27th,
311d: August 7th 14th, 215t, 28th.
sAnArofo‘A sPRlNos. s15. 00 and
SIS. OO—it‘our day trips, Mondays,
July 19th. 26th; August 9th.16th,
23rd, 30111.1
wm'r‘e MOUNTAINS. tthco—rlve
day trips, Mb’nduyn, July 19th; Aug
ust 21111, 16th, Mint ,.
'NlAdARA FALLS. Isaac-Five day
trips, Monday, August 0th.
THOUSAND isLANDs. ”mo—Five
days trip, Tuesday, August. l’fth.
ROYAL TOUR, «7.0041111811151111 [5-
lands, St. Lawrence River, Mon-
treal, Ausablo Ghana and 8515111511;
ten rim trip, Tuesday. August 17th.
MONTREAL AND 011155116, 50.01)—
Seven days trip, Friday. Aut'ust luth.
NOVA SCOTIA, ”COO-Eight days
trip, Monday, Auzust 2nd.
Above rates from .Now i'lav'sn. For
rates from your station call on 0. w.
HARRIS, ticket agtmi, N. Y., N. il., 81
li. a. R. 00.. or nddroiur.
THE nccnrrA'rtoN rounrar '
COMPANY.
15: En: 01-51155 It. New Haven. Conn.
11111qu till ‘ T
Headqua
LADIES’ SUITS ...... ....
" BATHING SHOHES
BATHING CAPS, Special .
.J.M1nrz 8.11
92 Wuhlnltonfitreet, South 111.114.11.515,
Bathing Salts
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rters ** for
...... $1. 98, $2. 98, $3. 98, $4 .98
............... $1.49 1
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............... 15¢
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Size 2
Size 13
We’re Veritable "
Johnnies '
on the spot for carriage repairing. we,“
fit and fix ally part in a true workman-J“ .
like manner, supplying the best nub
terial and executing the work with
lightning rapidity. Charges most rods
unable. Think of our name and 11d-
drcss in little of need.
Luther M. Wright
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
Canvas Shoes
Solid Leather $01.11 and HEEL '
Just the Shoe for Vacation Days
1-2 to 5 l- 2,- $1. 25
i0 2 $1.001
Flynn 8: Ryan,
so wumnotrou. smear. scum unaware?
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TAPIOCA, CORNSTAR
SPICES, EXTRACTS,
In Addition to the Usual Checks
WEDNESDAY JULY 213T
DECORATED BOWL
lTH _
cH, TEA, COFFE E, Etc.
:CHOCO LATE. COCOA.
GRAN. SUGAR.
Bargains This Week ,
RICE, in cotton bags,
19 lbs., $1.00
7c lb
14c can "
INVESTIGATING HOOK WORM.
Pest Found to Exist in Large Num-
bers In the southern states.
WASHINGTON. July 20.--'l‘lie hook
worm, or "lazy hug," as it has been
shown to exist in the Southern State};
according to investigations of the phy-
sical conditions of army recruits, will
form an interesting chapter in the
forthcoming report of the‘surgeou‘gen
elal ut the army, and pmbabiy will
lead to a, widexpread effort on the part
of boards of health in the Soother 11
States to orndieateihls disease, which
11 few years ago was brought, prolul:
neatly lo the attention of the, world in
connection with the Porto Rieaus.
When the hook worm. referred to in
the medical unrld .111 one lual‘lasls. was
declared to bo pr'erulcul. in l’olto Rico,
resulting in 11 tendency to indolcuce on
the part, of the patient who otherwise
appeared in usual health. there was no
suggestion that this peculiar parasite
infected people in the United States.
Through the careful methods that
hare been adopted in the United States
Army this disease has been shown to
exist to a large extent This investi-
gation has been progressing, quietly
during the last six or seven months.
so that when Euraeon- General Thor ncy
itlfikeii up his annual report he will
have data to prove the prevalence of
the hook worm auirug aoidlers unlisted
from Southern States, The recruits
passing through the ariny dopotu at.
i"'tui Slot-inn. N Y, warr- examined to
the number of one hundred and {art};
rlrnro hullidrrfd “I‘d trlno loi‘ them wind
11 ecto: wt in: particle, “W115
.aluru. virgltlllt. 1112mm ‘Uaibllutt‘. {Colitis
Carolina. Georgia, Florida, Alabama
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’ MILK, Eagle Brand. ,
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and Tennessee all supplied 11111111
that were infctted. In only ”M, I‘
stances in this series of investigation
was the anaemia sufficiently severe
cause theli rejection. After ,‘belli
treated all of the infected soldiers gain
ed in weight and improved in physicl
condition generally. ‘ .
Following this investigation 01‘ too.
eruits, it. was discovered that the dill-
ease was a. common one throughout the
Southern States.
The surgt on general may llama
the possibility of instituting someci'n‘n
paigu against. the disease in the South
but. under present conditions it is mi
but little can he done, except throng
the agent?“ of state government.
M.
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C A‘ S T o B I ,
WATERBU RY PASTOR REBIGN
WATERBURY July 20.-’i‘ho, W
lamos E Rees has resigned as “VIEWS
of the Union Congregational,
Oahvtilo fo'acoept a 'call to‘ 't
war no: my rill;
‘We want eve with W115
ailments, even {Tim 9111:):
spotir, 'to try Rani 1.9? {ink-iii
W11 exact no promise or 'cb lgdtlo‘o‘,
use alugo bottle. Then if not“
tell us. and we will refund tho 11111115,
115 for if. ,T wo aim, 5c:.:.rurd$1‘.d,h.1
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