Get a Piano Certificate with every purchase. it you nothing. Confectionery and Pastry 51 Washington Street. will cost ’ - .F. A. LANE E: iiiili NEWS cvaamo cam-met. TELEPHONE CALLS Baa—Nam Department 92-3—Buainou Department 44 --Iranch Office, Nor-walk ISO —-Editor'o Residence 720-5—6Ity Editor’s RcIidencc WEATHER FORECAST. For Norwalk and vicinity: night and Sunday. talus. poratures in the northwest. nights over Sunday. The South Norwalk school buildings are being overhauled and renovated preparatory to the opening of the fall 0 term. -—Straw Hats. O‘Brien's. The Rev. J. R Adams, of Stamford, Methodist Episcopal Church on Sunday Aug- wlli preach at the First ust 22nd. The Silvcrmine baseball team will play the New Canaan team this after- These teamI are old rivals and noon. a good game is expected. The second excursion of the. season of the Arion Singing society to North Beach will leave South Norwalk to Inorrow morning at 9:30 o’clock. W . Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Wildman, iilbbard, of Fountain place, Bethol. Mrs. Thursday afternoon. -—Straw Hats. O'Brien's. Herbert Deloug and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Ashcroft and Mrs. Ashcrofts mother, Mrs. G. V left Bedding yesterday for Farmington the fo'rnier home of Mrs They have vacated the house in Redding which was the cause of the recent troubles between Dr. Samuel I). Clemens (Mark Twain) and his former social secre- make their Lyon.- Lyon and her daughter. tary. They expect to home In Farmington. —Sale of household goods at home of late Cordelia Foster 67 Osborne aIeuue, August 23, 24,9 .5. The contractors have begun tween Branchviiie and Cannon. walk. bury to Norwalk. —-Men’s Caps. O'Brien. ——-———-—— To antotnobiiists traveling ovcf the. roads leading in and out of Ridfle~ a field, with its exceptional wealth and number of automobiles main- tains some of the poorest main his“ ., ways in this section of the state. The Ridgcfleld t0 Danbnry. which would be a pleasant one for p Ilidgeflcld motorists, is spoiled by the ‘, condition (if the roads connecting the p main street of Ridgefield with the 1111111qu road at Sugar Hollow. Going southward from Ridgoflold, the sec- tion of the main road to Norwalk Ii!- . ting within Ridgefleid‘s boundaries in Wilton. through which this same road passes, has made an excellent highway of it Traveling out of Ridgciield to the east . or west the conditions are as bad as large run from ‘In wretched Iondition. Fair to- An area of high pressure, central over the lake region. is producing cool, pleasant weather in all sections east of the Rocky Moun- A slight disturbance, central in North Dakota. is producing high tem- Light lo cal showers and thunderstorms have occurred during the past 24 hours in ‘the cast portion of the lake region and In New England. Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather, with cool of South Norwalk. are spending a few days with their niece, Mrs. Frederick Harry Orendorf, of Bayviow avenue, attended a stocking shower tendered by Mrs. Ernest Beck, of New York, to Miss Emma Kempcr, at the home of Mrs. C. B. Doyle, in Westport, and Miss Viola Deloug, of South Norwalk. have broken up their camp at Lake Keuosiaé which they have oceupled since June, and have returned to their home in Danbury, at 330 Main street. the work of building a state highwaypppbe- he, work bah been started a short distance south of the railroad station at Bran- l'llVlllO and the new section of road will connect with the excellent state highway between Cannon and Nor- lt Is expected that the section of road between Branchvllle and Sug- IIr Hollow will be built this fall. mak- ilig a continuous highway from Dan- Tornado Insurance TAYLOR & GOLDEN, . TEL. ma. - - II 74 wIIMnmn sum. 80ch Nomik. " m Acker, Memii & Condit’s Week- End Candies "290 . Baxter’s Drug Store_ anemone . Launch: Works pBoapt Frunel not up and ready to p an All hint“ of repair work. LauncheI of all IiIeI built to order A by competent workmen. 2Oystchheii Point,Norwalk Norwaik Vacuum Cleaning 00. Cleans Residences, Hotels Public Buildings, lodge Rooms, Etc. Carpets. Rugs, Mattresses, Upholstery Cur- tains, Etc. Photo. 477. Prices Reason- able. Phone or send postal and get an estimate. Satisfaction guaranteed. CHAS. H. DOWNES, Prop. 9 Courtland Place. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Whitiock of Weston were visitors in Norwalk yesterday. . Mr. and lilrs. E. G. CllIII‘t'h, of .\‘or- walk, spent yestcrday in Bridgeport with friends. August 31st is the end of the iiiscai year and the solI-Itmen are busy get— ting in bills and paying their]. Dr. William F. Acton, of Norwuik. has gone to the White Mountains for a two weeks automobile trip. Mr. and Mrs. Chester S. Selim-k. of Norwalk, have returned from a two weeks' visit in Plttsfleld, Mass. --Straw flats. O'Brien's. Miss r‘anllleiioilc Curtis, of Norwalk started today for Northficid, Mass. to attend the alumni conference held there. Miss Mary Keys and Miss Mary Wiscmau. of Fall River. are um guests of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Hayes of Bciden avenue. McKinley Command. Spanish War Veterans. met in their room at tin- Armory last night. Only routine that ters were discussed. Cockenoe Ilaymakers held their regular meeting in their loft last night, at which the regular business of the lodge was discussed. The fireworks display which Wits to have been glvcn‘ at Roton Point Tues day night of this week, will be giv- en there next Tuesday evening. -—Tr_v llnnner bread, cake. etc. uer liskery, 220 E. Wash St. evenings, lid 11‘ Open A number of young men got busy at Compo Beach the other day and fix- ed the float that has been out of the water for so long and put it out in the usual place. The work on the foundation for the new St. Ladllaud Hungarian Roman CatholicChurch in Elm street. is pro- gressing nicely. As has been before mentioned in these columns, It is plan- ned to build a handsome edifice. The new church will cost about $25,000. Rev. William H. McDermott. of Row- ayton, will preach tomorrow in the Norwalk Methodist Church. Morning worship, 10:30; subject, “it a man die he shall live again." Evening wor- ship. 7:30; subject. “Prayer." Sunday morning class meeting. 9:30 a. m.; Epworth League devotional service, 6:30 p. 111.. W. I. Lowndes leader. Tuesday evening class meeting, 7:45, I“. T. Roscoe leader. Thursday even. lng prayer meeting. 7:45. The music for tomorrow will be rendered by Prof. Alex. 8. Gibson, assistedby Miss Emeline Johnson. A WOMAN and her check-book were once a source of amusement, but are now a source of profit, both to her and her bank. Some of our most sat- isfactory accounts are women's accounts. You are invited to open an account and pay your bills by check. Small accounts wel- coined. So. Norwaik Trudi Co. — ,i' they are in the direc tlona of Danbury WNOI'WIIE SOIIIII rfldnwflk Belle / and Norwalk. -W. on”. / Saturday Chocolates, ' 25c Island Roton Point. Romy- ton. Tokeneke and Darien A COLEMAN’S N (W. ”OR I New Views 10 North Main It. loath Norwailt. -' I 10,11 , 14 So. Main St., So. Norwalk. them Proprietor Bonnie Chick Feed Bonnie Horse Feed Bonnie Dairy Feed Bonnie Poultry Feed on I x m x use. 49 WALL ST., NORWALK. Rich Suit Bargains! Red Tag Prices on s tits are always low; but this sea- son they are lower than ever, compared to cost: compar- ed to what prices will be next ceased. they re about half a what you‘ll pay then. The Wool Trust has raised prices to beat the hand. So you see these are really rich bar- Red Tag Prices $10.00 Suits. . . .. $15.00 Suits. . . .. Bonnie Scratching Feed .$ 6.85. .$ro.85. l l l l gains in saith—bargains you can' t afford to overlook. $25.00 Suits. . . . . $17.85. The Same Argument Applies to Boys’ Clothing For this week’s special we have taken all our broken lines of boys’ suits that formerly sold for $3.50 and $4. on and put them In at one price, $1. 45. Come and see them. rrwo sroass: l l l l l l l Masonic Building, N orwalk. l"'_' ...... _‘T_~m .3 _ __.__._.... ‘— Wc take it for granted We never buy a lower grade than we Quality First, Laat and All the Time. MANUEL TORO HATOH. DEVELOPING—Sizes up to 3% x 5%, 151. 6 1511.; 1'2 EL, 2512. 3% x 5%, 200, 6 Ex; 12 Ex, 30c. FILM PACKS—Ali altos. 300. PRINTING—«2% x 31‘. 30; 2% x 4‘,’. 4c; 31,5 11 3V, and 3% x 4 3% x All, i x :‘1 is. x 654; tic eath. POST CARDS—be each. William P. Beers - KODAK DEALERS. ill «soul on 0 80. MAIN 87., SOUTH NORWALK. 0 SOFT SHELL CRABS Bluefish, Weakfish, Sea Bass, Snapper Blues, Butterfish, Steak Cod LOBSTERS AND CLAMS Cutbili’s Bridge Fish Market. TELEPHONE 108. FREE DELIVERY. ._~_....¢=-_-E...-—:=_——._—____— to think that Patrick was employed at WOW Now Is the Time to Buy Old Oats To those who have. not purchased, we say, SEND THAT ORDER. TO US. We promise you prompt delivery. careful attention. courteous treatment. best grain, complete satisfaction. you WANT to buy GOOD oats. are willing to feed to our own homer—and we think a great deal of I 5C; .200 Expert Stitchers WANTED AT THE STAR SHIRT FACTORY .aarocspoa'r. CONN. STEADY WORK ALL THE‘1 YEAR PLEASE APPLY ON on AFTER AUG. 2, 1909. night, on the Blue Mountain road, out . Fancy Evergreen Com For Saturday, per Dozen, 200 Green Lima Beans,_'Cabbage, Tomatoes. Sweet Potatoes, Beets, cu- cumbers and Squash, Peaches and Muckmelona.C United Grace mascara MAIN srars'r ”ECO A HONE 143 To Property OwnerS! ‘: ' When the Sun shines your roots are not leaking— ' in summer you don't start your Furnace-—But—- Rain and Cold Weather are sure to come. prepared for both? We are at your service for Wag and Heating Why not be ‘ 7. watched I Winning WALL STREET. 10:10 I. tit—Tho , opening transactions in Union Pacific amounted to ten thousand shares II. from 207 to 208%. compared with 20W- at yesterdays’ clone. There were a number of material advances also in other portions of the list, Great North- ern Ore Certificates and Western Un- ion going up 1% and American Car and Allis Chalmers pfd. 1%. There were large fractional gains made in Reading. New York Central, Rock island, Southern Pacific and Amalga- mated Copper. w WALL STREET. Ii a. m.~-’I‘ho pace in Union Pacific was too fast and a lot of stock was dumped on the mar. ,ket which caused a reaction of 1 1-4. Other active stocks sold off in and pathy and the market became the dull. eat of the week. A wide assortment of industrial stocks were advanced to a confident manner. At ll o'clock the advance in the important stocks was being renewed and New York Central, Reading and IV. S. Steel were ruling about a point above yesterday's closing and Union Pacific was selling at its highest again. 1’s Bargain Days ‘fl . , i One of the features of this sale is BOYS? SUITS which have been marked at Just 1-2 PRICE Other features are Men’s Cloth- ing, Hats and Shoes PRICE’S TELEPHONE 165-5 98 Washington St. South Norwalk CHARGED WITH GRAND LARCENV. Charles Patrick Placed Under Arrest in South Norwalk. Al the request of Inspector James McCaffrcy. superintendent of git-tec- tives. at Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, Chief of Police William Voll- mcr detained Charles Patrick in this city this morning. In a communication to Chief Voll- mcr, Inspector McCaffrey stated that Patrick is wanted for grand larceny and he had Information which led him the C. & K. hat factory. Chief Voll- men went down to the company's of- fice and explained the situation, after which Patrick was readily called down to the office. Patrick,” who Is 35 years old, had previously been working as a chauf- feur. He told the chief that he had no definite idea what the charge re- sulted from. but said that his former employed had given him a check and he had cashed it. He thought possibly it was over the check, though he claim- ed he came by it rightfully. He. told a story about being given only one meal a dav while working on the auto 10b “a 0 Chief Voliruer has notified InspeI tor MICafI‘rey of the capture. Patrick was also given an opportunity to tele- phone to his father. explaining his plight. __...___} GRAND ARMY ASSOCIATION. I Coal at $3.50 Per Ton. WILL BE FURNISHED seasons suvmc A a]. Steam or Hot Water HEATER . OF THE "'1'; Heating and Plumbing Company 23 MAIN srassr.noawm.1c. cons. ' w: cm save THE NORWALK 01.00 015000 new season :1 we can save rm: NORWALK LIBRARY $150.00 sacs «no, we can save THE MABONIC 01.00. usuoucu on we can save we so. NORWALK cLua 0150.00 sack an we cAN sava THE cursono HOTEL we can save TH: MAaacKsIIIo HOTEL $150.00 tacit “Ania We Guarantee a Saving of from 25% to 40% on $8, 000.00. Do You Want to Save It? PARTICULARS WILL BE FURNISHED BY , ' llliilll | .IIJIIIS. In Hlillllil it Pilllllilliil III First Annual Outing and Field Day at Lake Compounce, August 28. This Connecticut Grand Army Assoc- iation will have its first annual outing and field day at Lake Compounce, Au- * gust 28. The program‘for the day fol. lows: Comrades will report to the secre- tary upon arrival. Amusements—Smoking allowed any where and at any time. Whlst may be indulged in, so do not forget your Wards. Eating—Every comrade will bring to the dinner what he pleases, and all fare alike. Baseball—A game between nines from different posts, winner to take bat and ball. Foot racesJ-Open to all members. An entrance fee Will be charged. win- ner to take all. Boat race~Losers to par boat hire. Business meeting at 2 p. m., at which any suggestion for the good of the association will be acted upon. Members are expected to amuse themselves in any rational manner. Comrades will bring their ladies and make the day a grand reunion. Should the day prove stormy. the following Saturday will be the time. MVSTERIOUS SHOOTING. zo’POUNDs, . . . 10 POUNDS, . . v. 5 Pomona . Believed That Burglar. Were After Cranbury and Winnlpauk Ragldenta. There is considerable mystery about a.shooting affair in which nobody appears to have been shot, Thursday Cranbury way. According to the story, a Cranbury mun. whlirwn his way home about midnight. was shot ‘ai from ambush. but was not hit. What the motive was could not be ascertain ed. though in one quarter it was thought to have been robbery. H. B. Godfrey, who is employed at Pink» Stamps . A. F. Beckiuann & Co. Pink Stamps . . :plpipe 1Sampson flshpprprprparkefp ptpmpp thpppep MAUD a, FLOUR ......... sac. $0.75; BAG, 870 as ngton street r 59, 11 on the story. and about midnight l8.“ FANCY SWEET CORN, DOZEN . ..... . ................ .¢.. “.18.“ night. while he was en route afoot to wALTsR-aAKER's cocoa. CAN ......... . ..... 100.: work, he heard a sound by the road- side Just above Winnipaulr, which he did not like very much. He replied PINK STAMP OFFER to the groan, but got no answer. He was not molested.’ ‘ “H u v 10 STAMPS WITHI, ’4LB. GROUND Musraao ........ --.---“°! ions ogatcgrllic’rfll .1553? cygulwfirgfim 10 STAMPS WITH 1 PKG. CAPITOL soounmo SOAP ' ‘L opinions?" “I don‘t'want to reconcile “em." answered Senator Sorghum. “My desire is to. keep them so- far apart that they can be considered as Ostrangers."——Washington Star. 10 sTA‘MPs WITH .1 BOTTLE muaraao ...... 10s 10 crimes wrrI-I I pan. sHasooso cocoAsor W205 Io/arAMPa WITH 2 PKGB. MIXED can“ as. I _A.F. 3.18100. ‘Piety," said Uncle Eben, “II sump pin like yoh Sunday clothes. You git! do moa benefit fum dem wehn you wears ‘em every day In do week. oven if day doesn't attract so much atten tion."-—-Wasi1lngton Star. . VIPhOne .440 A-EB’kcfi’ , . ' Hubbuim—nsno, Suhbubm. Have you agood cook now? Subhuhs-l really don't know. i haven’t been homo since 8 o'clock this morning-— Philadelphia. "I hope you never nag your hoa- band." Only when he's beating the rugI. Whoa thoroughly irritated he deal a much better Job."——Lonlavillo magporiouma tin-what do 1111’ norm “r aw Reformer-l wish I could do some thihg to make people take my advice Friend—Try engraving it on the ban die of your umbrella. —Boston Trans- cript. -~1 don't know what he's worth midi“ I bought him once when he was will" starting out for $75 and railway pl «Chicago Tribune. “80 you enjoyed my Hamlet,“ laid r. stormington BarneI. “cl? ‘ cred the woman who trial complimentary. “i an»; So many people nowadm Joy shakosnoar." “f m the way you pioyp it. it. but 'hit like The Insurance Agent—Sure your heart isn’t weak! The insured One-- on. no. yes. 'i'l1I Agent—Ever toll ltf The lnsuroduresip indeed I be more i tulle-*1