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As usual, at the end of the month we make
Greatly Reduced Prices
on Broken Lines and Short Lengths that accumulate during
the month. We mention a few of the specials
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d. 9 Piece Goods
La leS Black and White Stripes and
. . Checks ........................ 100
Shlrtwalsts Regular price liligc.
‘ New Striped Vollee. Month-End
Price .......................... 250
SAMPLE WA'STS Regular price :lfic.
Somewhat Solled. at Half-Price Colored Scrim. Month-End Price...10c
Regular price lL'ligc.
$1.00 \Yaists ..................... 50c Curtain Swiss. short lengths ...... 80
$1.49 \Villsls .................... 750 Regular price war.
sias Waists .................... 99c Short Lengths Ribbons -~----~-18c
Regular price 250
STOCK SHIRTWAISTS Mercerlzed Seal-is. Month-End
Price .......................... 180
$1.00 Waists .................... 75: Regular piice 23c.
$1.33 Waists .................... 98c Fancy Scarfs. Month-End Price. . . .980
$1.49 \Vlilsin .................... $1.19 Regular price 81.49. ’
sins Waists .................... $1.49 Peron-Knit Seconds .............. 34c
Regular price 50o.
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Bargains in Small and Large Rugs. Month-End prices on
Short Lengths Linoleums '
A. DICKERMAN 81 SON
84 Washington St,
South Norwalk
Telephone 446
nut runturn sits ..
aunno ruptures
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The factory was entered as one of
the subscribers to Tho. Croker Nation-
al Fire Prevention Engineering Com-
pany. today, although the preliminary
inspection by one of the expert in.
apectors was made one week ago to
day.
The factory. as it stands today. with-
out any of the minor alterations, which
have been recommended. is perhaps
the best equipped institution in the
town. In regards to facilities for caress
in case of fire. A complete fire alarm
system. known as the water alarm.
has been in existence for some time;
on the exterior the factory is equip-
ped with a complete system of fire as.
capes. which are so constructed as to
insure absolute safety to employees
descending by reason of the fact that
they are in the form of stairs with low
steps with railings and supports on
each side, and with the outer edge
barred to a height for abOVe the tall-
ost employee’s head as a prevention
against jumping.
The (Broker National Fire Preven
tion Engineering Company. of New
York. was founded ‘ by Edward F.
(trailer, for twelve years chief of the
New York tire department and per-
haps the best known and one of the
highest authorities on matters appen
training to tires in the World. Although
realizing that fire fighting had reached
a hith state of perfection. Chief Crotc-
or still entertained the belief that morn
should he done in regards to preven-
tion. For this reason be funded tho
ebove'named company and only re
really resigned his responsible posi‘
lira. as fire chief to carry on the work
to which he has dedicated himself.
[inst Thursday. the R it til plant was
gone over very carefullyahy ox-Battni: big loss and he was slashing at them
‘ with his machete.
ion Chief i“. E. Show. inspector. who
recommended a number of minor
changes in the factory.
Under the direction of the company.
the factory will now be. inspected resu-
larly twice a month by uniformed in-
Ibootors. who will take care that ev-
tives of the company.
In an lntcrvlr-w with a reporter. this
morning. Mr. Dimond stated that al-
though the factory was equipped with
an up to—date fire alarm system at the
present time. ht- desired hat a new
system be introduced. the alarm sound
of which would diffor'so materially
from all other noises that .3 ‘tig
would be absolutely sure i» .uc
instant attention of ever; employee.
To this end. he is invostigating care
fully the different systems offered as
adequate by the comp v and hopes to
have the same installer in the near iu~
Illl‘P.
it is expected that the driilinu will
be commenced in the near future and
that in a very short time every em-
ploy-co will be familiar with what he
or she shall do in the event of tire.
A JAGUAR HUNT.
"Javelin! Javelin!" called Pope ox.
citedly waving his machete.
”Where?“ i yelled. glaring about. i
saw no moving thing.
Suddenly Pepe stopped short with a
scream of "Tigrel"
i heard swift thumps of padded feet.
a swishlng of a palm'lenf. l dropped
flat. A hash of wind awopt in my
ears. i‘rantically scrambling to my
knees. I saw the finish of a jaguer'a
leap. When he hit it was to linunch
his long tawny body and half turn. so
that i saw his face. At five feet the
sight of his open laws with yellow
fangs, his pain eyes of brute ferocity.
stopped my breath. Without raising
the automatic rifle l tired'twlce. the
two shots bellowingr into one sound.
Both missed. 1 would have fired again
without aiming. but the jaguar wont
into the palms at one spring.
Than 1 became aware of a trampling
roar in the dry glado and of hoarse
shouts. Wheelinz. i saw Pepe sur-
.rounded by pacaries. They were at
it I had not known
how wonderfully a nulliro could use
a machete i would have discovered it
than. i dared not shoot. because they
wore close about him. but i edged too
and fro. trying to find a point from
which i could safely fire. The little
“WM“ 5! in ”861368! fill" an emef- gray gristlin-g fiends suddenly left him.
leaner. and will keep the fire fliiitlo! driven off by his slashes. and as their?
situation at all plunged into the jungle 1 sum the four
rmpifincos in working
times.
Under the direction of ‘neae inrpow
tors. allrof whom have soon at
3 "twenty years' serving.” fire "n
"employees, most of whom.”
-. trill ho thoroughly drilled; an
idiot out of the shot) in the unrest and
uuiehest manner and without anyt'oni
'si‘oil. The shop will he tlivitled.~itilo
fire drill districts and each one taught
ndcordintly. Until this drilling? has
' same lot to , tho fabricators. the
* williliii‘ harrinduonjgunderths «up
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reunited illusions of tuirfoottoo which ’
3 remaining charges from my rifle mash
int; into the brush after them.
93393.3 i watched for the his; jaguar arguin.l
.1 , ' and at stinsot the next availing he
_ .lth'lfi. mulled out of his runaway and tapped
that? was water of the stream. it was with
a sure am this time that i looked at
him ovsr'tbe rifle sights and let drive
tire thundering social-“Zane Gray, in
Harper's Weakly.
fluent (looking at portraitii on walls)
wTheee are your-Illustrators. i suppose?
. I‘IOiitt-éth you: hominid} IMM'VIIIi
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' mania ultimo
Ill All ALIEIATIDI SUIT
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Fearing that litigation might in‘
volye his property as a result of the
divorce suit Mr. Mather made over his
property to Mrs. Jayne. Hence the stilt
of Mrs. Mather against her.
Defendant in Court.
Mother is a carpenter and is about
5.. years of age. hiri. Jayne sat in the
court room during the testimony holds
inn a young child. Mrs, .‘ilathur's
daughters were. also present. Lino
wore a beautiful creation in the way of
bat trimmed with large black plumes
and with a light. black boa about. her
shoulders. The daughters are mild to
side with the mother in the present
controversy.
Mrs. Mather was on the stand agood
part of the morning. She testified to
Mother's neglect of her and his family
were ctlllcet‘nfid. She said he hadn't
provided for his family as he ought in
several years. She said he wan accus-
tomed to paying the grocery bill but
never gave her any cash for other bills
She worked at sewing and in other
Family Troubles.
In reply to questions but by Attor-
ney Joseph It. Taylor. representing
never thrown a bed out of the window
except it was to air it. that. she had
never refused to get her husband's
breakfast and that she had never nerv-
od steak on the table for'hereelf and
other membore oi” the family and let
him shift. for himself to not a meal.
She said some nights he had been
accustomed to staying out all night
and other nights a large part of the
night. ‘ .
When he left her. she said he wont
to Darlen where she heard Mrs. Jayne
was living.
Attorney Keogh a Canoes represent
Mrs. Mather and Attorneys Joseph R.
,Taylor and W. 0. Rangers appear for
Mrs. Jayne.
The three daughters. who were ei-
ther living at home at the time of the
separation. or were frequent visitors
at the house. were witnesses to the
3 assertion. and corroborated their math-
‘er'a story. that the fault was all on
testified that their father
living with him. Jai‘no. One of the
daughters. Mrs. Elizabeth Wilmington.
of New York city. testified that her
mothsr is now living with her.
by
. at noon ERIAK.
The shopper (in onion shop to’aales
manim'ifhii adult» break. this» saint
moraine. '; ’ ' ‘ ' “
so far as providing food and olotliing‘
the side of their father. The ttirls all
was ‘11on
new no -. ;
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Look for this Sign on Leading Garages
You cannot here what a good tire is
until you by a Michelin properly inflated
IN STOCK BY
W. A. HANFORD
42 NORTH MAIN STREET,
NEW FIOTOBY PLANNED
l FOR WILSON AVENUE
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which has born in existence some
lime. and at the head of which islmy-
is H. Nash. of South NorWalk. has been
coudticling busincss and making a
another of important experiments in
its place of business in the Taylor
block. Watt-r sit-met, South Norwalh
.The local manager of the company is
lrvinx (Y. Jennings. of South Norwallt.
The present quarters are lnadeuuatv.
{and estimates are being received for
in line now fntmry, Which it in propoa
jed to erect on land acquires! some lluw
logo by Mr Nash. in “1530!) avenuc.
iTlle bulidiuzz will be located in close
j'proxlmlty to Village Cl‘ct'li. which
gwtll be. dredged out. making tho duct:
easy of actions by calling: and steam
. vessels if desired.
' The plans call for a cont‘rrtr‘ nii‘llc-
lure 135 feet in length and 45 foot
wide. and four stories in heluht. but
tho omin- structure may not be erect-
od all at once. as Mr. Nash has not yci
received estimates for the work. The
factory will cotnalu all modern tin.
.provoments. but just at present mac
3tora are at a standstill on account of
the lack of city water lilI‘OIlfll this acc-
tion of Wilson avenue. The property is
Just outside the city limits. and flit"
water main does not extend below the
i(.touncctlcut t‘nmpany's power house.
an would require vary little work to
‘make the extension desired by the
lNdsh (.‘ontpany. and It is believed the
:water commissioners will make a rec-
gommendation to have the work done
i in tho near future.
i The Nash Engineerinx Company
makes a specialty of hydropnonmatic
)preueure blower vacuum pumps; ‘trat
iproduccr cxhnnsters. air compressors
and pressure blowers and micrometer
iplug plunges. Those are inventions or
inir. Nash. who has been uttceeasiul in
ways to provide for transit and family. ‘ securing more important intent: from
the United States government thau'
jprobably any other individual in the
icountry. lie ranks next to the for
earns in this respect.
That the proposed plant will be of
item conclusion. The hydropnounietlc
bump in a rotary displacement do
vice without iolnbmehlno metal cou-
tect surfaces or loose working parts.
All the displacing and ioint-formln;
functions am performed by a liquid.
The rotor is a simple casting having
blades formed intanel therewith. The
casing in of an elliptical form and no
the water and wheel «we thrower.
the water follow: the Willem the can
log and first recedes from a rotor.
leaving spaces between tho blades.
into which the air is drawn. the air
entering through ports in the chain 5.
then the water is forced back into the
wheel spaces. compressing and deliv-
ering the air into the outlet ports.
The driving force is imparted to the
water and the water in turn compress
as the air. therefore the air pressure
is determined by the impulse «given to
the water and the milled of rotation
of the device is that due to water tar.
blues. Those-opera are just rightful-
direct permeation to electric motors.
it. is a powerful machine» in a small
. space. All the. parts are very strong,
there are no loose or sliding parts to
wear and not out of order. and the new
are balanced upon-tho rotor. ‘i‘i‘io’slinti
' radiali
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Shoat benefit to the tovvn is a furor!
vine is double eating so that pressures.
been, naitin
and wear. The durability of the do?
vice and its readiness to do work at
all times can be depended upon.
it follows that the cost of repairs
and maintenance will be reduced to
the minimum. for the only parts sot».
jam to roar are the shaft hearings.
and since these bearings are not can
lei-led to side pressure and the short.
runs ill bronze bushings of large area.
the wear on this member is very small
and Hire bushings can be renewed at
small coaz.
New Concern for Nor-walk.
Ii appcars likely that Norwalk is to'
have a new cup making concern locat-
ed within the limits of the town. Sam-
uel Lehman. of New York. and other
members of" the firm were in Norwalk
yesterday afternoon looking for an
available site. The new concern has
among its members the capital and
the brains necessary for such an enter.
prise. Whether they found a suitable
piact or not could not. be learned as
late as this afternoon. ‘
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WILL HAVE SUPPER TONIGHT.
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Knights of Columbus of Stamford and
Nor-walk to he Entertainer! Here.
Tonight tlic South Norwalk Knights
of Columbus will entertain the coun-
cils oi Norwalh and Stamford. Thisds
in connection with the recent card .
tournament. which was won by the io-
tui council. A short time will be spent
with cards and then all will partake of
a bountiful spread. to which each mem-
ber is a contributor. Each member
is expected in be present and help to
make the ovt-ningu very enjoyable one
for the visitors.
The committee in charge of the eve ‘
ning's routine comprises John W. Scul- ‘
ley. Daniel Hogan. John .I. Molrath
and .l. Ledwith. '
0n the day following the retreat
opens at lirysor island lor those who
desire to attcnd.‘
HIS BIRTHDAY GlFT.
“Human nature is a queenmiature :
‘l‘he average man. next to good for-‘-
liirs. Jayne. Mrs. Mather Mild the had i mm“ “Wilntthouse and Edison l‘On' tune for himself. is heat pleased to souf
ill fortune befall his friends.“ 1
Th! Illeaker. George Barr McCutoh-i
eon. Wits responding to a toast on;
"titan” at the Athletic club in Chicago. .
lie resumed: ;
"Once. bicycling in Georgia. i heard
a terrible hullabnioo in a cabin. Yells3
and slirieita. solar and groutinw-ii was
evident that a half dosen pickauumies
were getting properly whulod. i stop-:
ped. and eight plokauinnlea came rue-«3
fully from the cabin. rubbing their eyes?
with one hand and rubbing tenderer'
parts of their small persons with the;
other. i
“Then out hounded a little chap with ‘.
loud. gleeful laughter. and while his}
brothtrs and sisters wept. he threw
handepriugs, cartwheals and somer-i'
sanlts all over the garden. I
The father of the brood, appearing;
later, made things clear to ma. ‘
"’v'es. rah." he said "hit was Rastus‘
birtday today. sah. sn‘ Ah hadn't «no:
chill in buy him nudin'. and hit made!
me so mad ter see lil bruddsrn our sin.
tern all 393' as gay as he was dat i. too".
naohetiy guv 'em all a good trouncln'
while Rosina looked on. Yo' sao hon-3
pleased he in. sahwjes‘ as planned as if‘
yo'd guv him tl’ cents on celebrate dei
day, sail!” , i
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Probabiyibo very bargain you‘vel
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Bridgeport Advertisements i Bridgeport Advertisements 1‘
Elite E. III. Iirah Summing.-
Eatohlialirh 1357.
LACECURTAINS AT $1.89 A PAIR.
Marie Antoinettes in effective designs.
THERE ARE B‘OTI‘I ARABIANS AND WHITE
IN THIS TEMPTING SPECIAL OF CURTAINS.
FIVE DIFFERENT DESIGNS, BUT ALL WITH
DOUBLE HEMMED EDGES FINISHED WITH
STRONG NOVELTY BRAID. THE NET IS OF A
PARTICULARLY GOOD WEAVE AND THE AP-
PLICATIONS OF BRAID AND NEEDLEWORK
ARE IN SCROLLS AND ARABESQUES OE) SIGHT-
LY STYLE. ‘ '
.. SHOWN IN A FAIRFIELD AVENUE WINDOW.
THIRD FLOOR FOR EXHIBIT. .
PORTIERES OF JAPANESE RICE. Quite recently
arrived. and designed for either windows or doorways.
They are extremely artistic. consisting of a thick fringe
of beaded threads. shaded green in color. on which in cer-
tain lights appears some large-petaled flower. such as a
poppy or lily. Most people use them instead of screens
at windows. because the lightest moving air will stir the
beaded threads. and that tends to keep out wandering in~
sects. Cool looking and very suitable for summer rooms.
Upholstery Store. third floor.
CARTER UNDERWEAR FOR WOMEN
A superior weave. very even and firm. but thoroughly
elastic and perfect in fit. Th m: is much variety and many
grades. enough to suit every taste.
AS AN ATTRACTION. TO EVERY PURCHASER
OF CARTER'S UNDERWEAR THERE WILL BE
GIVEN A DAINTY LITTLE CORSAGE SACHET. OF
SMALL AND CONVENIENT SIZE. t
UN-ION SUITS. LOW NECKED AND SLEEVE-
LESS. CLOSE FITTING AT KNEE:
Gauze cotton. $t.oo. Extra size. $1.25
Gauze lisle. $1.50.
Merccrized, $2.00.
Pure silk, $5.50.
UNION SUITS. LACE TRIMMED AT KNEE:
Gauze cotton. $1.00. l
Gauze lislc. $1.50. Extra size, $1.75.
VESTS. LOW NECKED AND SLEEVELESS: -
Cotton. 50c.
Pure silk. $3.00.
TIGHTS. IN KNEE LENGTH.
50:.
CORSET COVERS. H—IGH NECK AND LONG
SLEEVES:
Cotton. soc.
Mercerized. $1.00.
High neck and sleeveless. cotton. 50c.
WOOL BANDS. 50c.
Don't forget the Sachet.
EXHIBIT OF NEW SHEFFIELD PLATE THIS
WEEK. Silver Section.
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Ellie E. till. Iilruh disrupting.
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Linens
it is time nm to be thinking of linens for the
June bride. Wo have a hood variety of fancy
Hearts, Doylioi. Center-pieces. Ttiwcis. .‘apltins and
Table Sets, so that rlioosiutz is practically unlimited.
If you want superior liincna that have style and
quality, conic bore.
, The N. E. Ryan Co.
as Watehingion Street
a fill ‘3“! advertised who i
You. Should Come to Us for
K garisuGLASSES. ‘
for. by so doing you are absolutely
- sure of getting what your eyes ro-
‘ quire. ‘ We employ experienced Oeu»
lisi,swi:riirittatc physicians-"to ex;
sImino‘ eyes and guarantee satisfao
i. on. "
. 87 ATLANTIC SQUARE
Stamford. Conn.
Open Men. it but. Evenings.
(THAMER
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