‘ WHEN:
I ‘When your feet are cold
2 And yOUr lips are blue,
When your ears are red .
. Arid your nose is too,
When your cough is bad
And you’re feeling sad,
When you’re taking pills
To cure the chills,
When your hands are chapped,
When your vigor is sapped—
It’s Nature faking toil,
You need A TON 0F COAL!
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.311 1t».
. i “£6.
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B 32
i Emerson Shoes .3.-
21$ for Men $-
High- Cut Shoes
“ Ifor Bovs and
Girls
CONNEALLY 81
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,I 8: Washington St.
'. 7' ' Tel. 363-4
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Boys ”Suits
and 'Boys’.
Ove rcoa t s
Ages 2 1-2 to 17. Will sell them al-
most at half the price. Come and be
convinced.
Gottlieb’s
l
Just meeivedsix cases of Men‘s
Sample Shoes
in Russia Calf and lilack. button and
biuchor, in all latest styles
at' $3.25
Every Pair _Warrnnted
CONNEALI Y 81 gr —- MAX LEVY ~—
169 WASHINGTON ST" BRIDGE
SOUTH NORWALK
Tel. Four 1- Four - One
nttlc
Ell ron,
We
Whenever you clean your
or collar, remember Wm.
313 Fort SL. East Norwnlk.
par lc lb. 101'
RAGS
and host prices i'OI rubbers, met-
nls and feather beds. ()rdcrn out
of town must. be sent a day ahead.
11111
*Hazelton
COAL
- AT
The B. Hershiield 81 Son C6.
161. 291. 122 wim- s1.
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SATUIRIQAY. up. 13. 19:2 '
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the armory on the rr o'clock car
and for a few minutes stood on
the west side of South Main
street, directly under 'the. 111111.
waiting for the East avenue car.
The young people. however. got
I so cold that they crossed over and
lwent into Baxter's store to wait
'for the car. No sooner had they
stepped into the store than the
i tank burst with a roar which Mr.
Hall said resembled the noise
caused by the passing of a heavily
'loaded freight train over the
.Washington street railroad via-
duct.
FIFTEEN BELOW ZERO.
wing. A Sentinel reporter asked Coun-
cllmen 'Hnrpy’w. Mather what he
thoushl: of it and. he replied 111111 the
tank would 11ve be rebuilt on that
spot i! he could prevent it. Mayor Wile
'lism F. Tammany Was not units may
to commit himself early this morning
as to what course he would follow.
Was an Eye Witness.
Homer Raymond, of south Norwaik.
was working at the time of the explo-
sion at the pool room. and saw the
whole ail’sir from the windows of the
pool parlors. Then the darknese came
on and further eixht Was imposible. ‘
HAS lilllllllil Hill
Ill lilllllll Hill
Residence at William A. Pryer
Damaged to Extent oi $50
The firemen of Norwalk were caliFd
to Union Place 111. 7:30 o’clockIlhin
morning to extinguish a chimney lire
111 the home of Willinm A. Pryor. The
dnnmne was. slight nmouuling lo
Outside of those who were in-
jured. those suii'ering most were
the police, linemen and other em-
ployes oi the municipal lighting
plant and the United Electric and
I Water Company. With the ther-
mometer registered the cold as be-' 1
ing 15 degrees below zero the
men worked all night long.
straightening out the entangledi
wires and clearing the street of
debris The breaking of the wires-
of the municipal plant blew out'
every circuit breaker in the Stfi";
tion and put an end to the scrviceI
until 8:30 o'clock this morning. I
I Repairing the Damage. . I
I Supm'lntoudcni .\ihc1i 1'3. Wincluwv
Iiw was Innuediutcir 1"1ll111l in 11.-l11 ’
1 hmn- and turned out in the bitter 1 ol1i.'
,.\I1' Winch1 111' st .11 k to the job d111-
II” to tilt l1ill11 cunt (Iltlnna 111.1111: with;
his eull‘minl. ' 1111111.'i‘h‘1 gonlnl sum-rin-
' l-cnduil lulornmd 1,1 '51 nllin-I r1 111111111
this month": that he refused 1o mnkih
lili‘ incn nilornpt to repair the 1111111111113.
qulli duyllg'hl. both on account of the‘
conditions and the~ dunner or handling
the wires.
1 The ofllclns 111 the (‘onncctkun {7.11111-
pnny and the lighting company were;
11111 nwuro of tho dunnrae done to 111911
lines until".\ir. \\'lucl11'.~111-rcalled them
by telephone. Their main food lim-
runs through Railroad avenue.
The danger ironil'niling wires and
the fear that the poles would snap,
kept the police on the Job from the
"lime ofltho wcident until late this
morning. They Buttered keenly from?
the-cold weather.
The deluge carried timbers of con
sidorablo size down Hmiland street to
the bottom of the hill and 1111 for down
South Main 111111111 as 11111 (311110111 No ’
tel. The Ito high on the buildings op-
posite the tank show somewhat the
. 11 hi1 I1 were being extinguished
about 850. Two smaller and one of
the larger chomlcnl tanks were used
but no hose was laid. ’i‘in' chum 111111
11 still 011131411111 in lo become 11 general
alarm by llrlvor l'lnnlci i. Corcornn,
of llopc lloeo t“'1‘11np:111},\‘o. It was
Ibo quick 11".oik or 1hc ill’l' mcn uhh l1
snrrd the house from total (lemme-
lion for 11 ll1'ei1 hlnze wns kindled 111-0
1l1cy 11rri1111i.
The chemical iluid passed 1lo\\‘u the
1hinmc1 to the iuinuco whore. 1111111111
11111110 in clouds (111111 the hot coals
'lhls
Ililillliil‘f‘ll tho lII‘t'liltll and added 111
1.11-1'11111111111 of 1111 dnnnluc.
51111111111- limping out frozen w1111-r
1111»- untiei .'l11l111so11 11 anionu in \‘l’nim
>1r-'.1111 '.\'1111111il1. 111-1 111'1111.1ll11~11111e111
11nd ihc Iirumcn 1111;1- zuudn culled out
nbmn ten o'clock. :4. W. ilrotherion
11nd lulu-r (Z'orcumu niiutlwd tho
Ilnuns pith pulls 111 11111111 and 1111'-
141dc1l in putting iln- live out before.
1hr vullrc dnp’niinnnl rrnchcd 1.1111
M‘Onl'.
Iii.
Y.”
EAsILY ANSWERED.
"These kids 1 leech aren't 11 bit
slow." observed 11 school teachers. "In
Incl, i’m nirnid they road. the pnpcrs.
The other day 1 proposed the (allow
i111: prohlmn 10 my uritinnotlc close:
“‘.-\ 1i1l1 1111111 dies and louver Si
111111111111 111111411111 isI to no In his with.
one sixth in his s1'11.gnc-Bm12111l1 to M.
daughter, hue-eighth lo 11111111111111.
'snd the rest 11) foreign missions.\\‘h111
does each get?
”A lawy‘or. snld the littlest boy in
the clues promptly."
M070” OTEADiLY DIME
HORSES.
Change Gradual 11111 For This Mn
Not Noticed an it Would Be It
Sudden.
lion many of us realize. asks Popno
isr Mechanics that we are daily the
- 6%
I ’ '
form of 1m. deluge "r Miler. wmph observers of history making; 1imtti1e
Episuered “3 high up “3 the second 1runsltion from horses to motors Is
sim‘)‘. the water freezin-r the instant it actually “Id rapidly “Milli place, WI
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TWO csufl~
TS
&HYATT
our condemn}:
N01 WALKS... . LEADING
3 and 5 Gazette Building
NORWALK. CONN.
50c quality. now ................
60c quality. new ............
Odd L0ts of Underwear at
~- ' CUT PRICES
Children’s Plain Merino Vests and Pants at One-half Price
Ladies’ Ribbed Pants, Springfield make, sizes 3- 4- 5 at' 2 price
31. 00 quality . ....... . ...... 501: Si. 25 quality ............. 62' ‘21: $1. .‘10 quality ........... ...75c
LADIEB’ PLAIN MEIRINO VE8T8 AND PANTS. WHITE OR GREY; 75c quality, now ................ 59c“
LADIES' FLEECED LINED VESTB AND PANTS. extra value ....................................... 39c
MEN’S FANCY CABHMERE HOSE. 50c and 751: quality, now‘ .................... , .............. 1.251.
CHILDREN'S WOOLEN RIBBED HOSE. 391: quality, 251:: 500 quality ............................... 350’
MISSES' PLAIN CASHMERE HOSE. 39c and 5°C quality ............... ............................ 25c
.......... .....25c
............ 30c
75c quality. new ........................ - ....... 37cI
$1. 00 qualitv, now .................. ........ 60c
Columbia 6%
Real Estate Bonds
I‘nr interest promptly cnrh six
months. interest pnld from 1111111 oi’
investment to 110111111 dole oi withdraw-
.1l. ('1111 withdraw ninth. with lull in
trrcri after three yours if desired.
\‘rrucs 111‘ snllsllvd ilond holders in
1111.1 1111111 ll‘nll inspection invited.
D. S: HULL
LOCAL AGENT
Room 1 Heviland Block. So. Norwaik
Phone 411M.
u. . _...,.. .u... _
.1
Homer S. Beers & Co.
22 W. WASHINGTON 5T“ 80. NM
26 WOODWARD AVE.. 80. NOR.
13 MAIN 57.. NORWALK
4
m M.
Recent-1311 To 112v. HARTLEY.
”ms—1....
tenth Norwalk Baptiste Formally Ro-
celve Now Faster to Their Fleck.
.The occasion of the reception to
Rev. ilaipb G. Hartley. the new South
Norn'alk Baptist church I pastor who
came 11m from Willimuntic. was 11
most enjoyable one. A large number
or the members at the church and
lrlends or the church were. present to
meet the new pastor and the‘eveniug
H. Krieger&Co.
' “Our Annual .
Half Price
of Readvtowear (goods
' for Men, Women and
Children is Now . .
in Full, Swing
E
Everyone is acquainted
with the stock we carry. , ,
THE SMDKEII l8 BOIIIIDI
Boner Ludlow .
' Twin City “A
Little Gem . '
ALL DEALERS .
Til BE SATISFIED WITH
Nugnelor
‘f’iifmlildffié. -- 11111.
he brains IotI some peOple,
1111': out to need a chaperon.
should see an improvement in
he utility of beer. There should be
‘ hope in leap year.
In impediment in his speech until he
is erupted to praise othexs.
__——_
Just when amen has nothing to say
: he is asked to make :1 speech.
'~.
. -—-—-1:'-——~————-—-—-
. dd. some of our oldest colleges still
‘ in their faculties.
a majority of umbrella thieves are
wen'ln disguise.
I
7 f 11111111111111.1131. autopsy to lécete'
IWhIm a El!“ ““39 ‘3 her fortune mains of Jane Elizabeth Van Arsdsle
Many a man doesn't realize he has ‘0“
i
DEIIHS Illll Illlliillii.
Funeral of Mrs. Selleck.
The funeral services over lhc ro-
amins of thelnte Mrs. Andrew Sol
lock were held in Sn'ati'ord this morn
mg 111 ll o‘clock. The remains arrived
in Norwalk this been and interment
took place In the Norwnlk cemetery nt
7:30 o'clockr Rev. Louis B. Howell,
rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church
otilcinied.
Jane Elizabeth Van AMIie.
The funeral services over the re-
will he held Monday'sfternoon at 1:30
o'cloek from her homé, in East Nor-
walk. Rev. William W. Gillies will of-
ficiate and the interment will follow
in the St. Mnthew's cemetery, Wil-
C
Iit‘irs. Wayupp»'l‘hey say she lnur
ried her last husband for religious
reasons. Mrs. Blase—His now was in
a more fashionable church than her
. other husband‘s. —-Puclt. ‘
IO? ,4 LAR
-. MART?!) AN AQCOUNT IN
Norwalk Sanngshank
rate or interest help. it new. A. dollar deposited from
1111911.. will yield a voryI xooIIdI 1111111 or money. by the- Iend.
There's one good thing about poli-‘
tics—you can get out. A
Many a day dreamer hns attracted
attention—by snoring.
r 4.,
131111111111 to have the railroad o'o
touched the building. ,
The restaurant which James F. Rob-
prison hoops In the Eagle llotel was
Rucilcnily undamaged and ”11» proprie-
101 was able to Iced his patrons as us-
uul this lumping.
Amour. those 11 he were 111 the scene
within 11 short time after the explo
sion wore (‘sptsln Gardner Crockett.I
Mr. Crockett was awakened by the
crush and hurried to the scene of the
accident. He described the scene riv-
idly. saying that uvo'ythiun'wns cover.
ed with Ice and wnter. The noise,or
the explosion resembled the rumbling
of thunder. '
Entire Tank Wrecked.
The whole tank has disappeared.
This morning only splinters remained
wherthp tank was joined to the por-
tion below. When the first hoop gave
way at 10 o‘clock. on employee or the
New Haven 1::onpnny was notified and
it was exported that he would notify
the proper nuthoiites. it appears that
he did noI. however.
A Sentinel reporter interviewed
Ralph E. .DeWItt, whohus charge of
the local division or the New Haven
copany. Mr. DoWltt stated that he
wasnot In town at the time of the ac-
cident, not coming 11' until 12:10
o'clock. So far as he knew no official
of ‘the company had been warned of the
. condition of the tank untilaitér the ex-
.ploslon occurred. Mr. DeW‘ltt was on
the around this morning. taking notes
and getting ready {or the higher oth-
Irelalp, who were" digested to arrive in
town rods; ' -.
' .IFIr'omen (filled Out.
The "calling out china tire company
I Iis up do Joseph 1111135111115 who pulled
Box 25. The d1; 'nen assisted in clean
inx may the debris..snd stood ready
1.. for any emergency that mlhht (recur.
I‘ Took May as dementia .
«.‘ 01111 resultn i1! illilil explosion
pm
hombre the tank to 11111111111 settled oi!
. only In our big cities. but everywhere.
The chuugewis. of course. 11 nrndunl
one. A horse drops 0111 here. and 11
team there. and "0 one gives it 11
thought; but if the horses winch have
been taken off the streets of 11m lurg:
1Itv had been removed in 11 single drn'
Islmt 11 lot of talk it. would make.
It is the gradual chank‘e like spring
merging Into summer, whlchIcauses us
to full to notice. However, there on-
casionally appears 11 real milestone on
the course. such as happened in 1.911
don the last day at October. when a
big motor company took over this
horse-omnibus company; the exit or
the last horse bus being duly photo-
graphed nnd i‘ecordod' for historical
purposes. The hnnsom cab. over 11
most unstable vehicle. is iikewtse lit.
ernily on its last wheels, and a few
..mon1.hs hence will know it no more.
in 11 verv ' few years we will see
11111111 in prominent streéls througumIIt
all our cities ‘Iiiorses not nilowedm
1111s street." ' «
Nor is this condition confined to
the city. The country roadster twen-‘
ty miles out or London, in all dire--
lions. tormerit were crowded with
track farmers driving their one horse
carts daily to and here the town
markets. Now the horses are so few
that scores or resting places where
ijeireshmenin wer'e'iiold for man 111111
beast have been obliged to so out on)? 11.11.111.111 said:
business. in Europe. where the street
car has never been any too popular,
they are already 1.1111111111111111; the time
when that means of transportation
‘will be turned from; the streets Into
subways - .1 .
J M W— ' 't‘
Friend-«What about the rent of
niece like this? 1 puppose the land-
lord asks a lot in ' ‘l I... '
Hordew‘las. 111 1' He‘s always
1
selling in lit-flooded 111111111. II ‘
. {latch 'a bout
a‘. '1
11nd most successful nnd pleasant. in
very detail.
An chairman of the affair H. P.
Morgan gave 11 neat speech oi wel-
come to the. pastor on behalf of the
church which Rev. Mr. Hartley res.
pended to In 11 low well chosen words.
Rev. John ill. Zelter, the now First
Methodist pastor and Rev. John std.
piston. the new South Norwnlk Con-
gregational church pastor, 110111 1111.
disused the gathering with speeches
of welcome for Rev Hartley 011 be
butt 0 film churches the1 represented.
Mrs. J. Wesley O‘Connor of the
church choir, rendered a solo in heir
most charming manner and E. E.
Crowe also (stood with 11 solo which
was likewise appreciated by all. Lat-
er refreshments were served.
The Smith family furnished orches- -
trnl music throughout the evening.
prices.
WHERE“. "“
Apropos New.York's fashionable ho-
tel that permits ladies to smoke. Mme.
Simone. the actress, said: ~
"Those who object to smoking
among women have never. perhaps.
seen smoking done decorously. Their.
Idea 0! smoking is that of an Old PI‘O- trading in Reading continued when
vencnl woman the stock market opened. The first
"‘A society slri calling on this old transaction 11113 6,000 gum-.15 at 154
women in her cottage. took a cigarette to 151m. compared with v'esteldnl' s
111111 her geld case, titted it in a tube close or 153%. The market in gen-
' " 1* ersl was Irregular. cansdihnv Pacific
if? i T111511.
11111 11 £111 111111
do has under considerable pressure and
broke 2%. A number of the special-
'7 “You don't mind
you?
“Why. of course not; WWW ties were strong. General Electric 1111-
court not!" 111111 the (oldmomun vanced a DOM
«1111111111111: she added to :herxfiranf. “so ~~--—-sr“"“"-‘*“"""‘
II)
WWW?!" 1'
Adirondacks this year."
1
pie used to have 11101111le in ;
"I accept flint as 1111‘ indication 111111 Harald.
some at 11111111 11111111 used to .1111". .
brain”--l)otrol‘ m cm
‘I ‘Iury ?"
didn’t tit."-—IPlttsbtlrsIIlI IRIIJIIllIt.I
WALL STREET. 10.11) 11. in .——l~leavy
“They say guides areI source in the
‘ “I am not
”I want W“ 319 know 111111. or poo-I surprised. The next thing we know I.
guides will be extinct "4—Waehington . .
"What wall the verdict of that iadyI
. "Thkt‘ flie 11111111111111 win wearihs I ..
‘3' a {right of a hat. 11111 that her gown .
Everybody knows what it
means to attend our sale.
No need of going into de-
tails and quoting alluring
If you have a lit-
tle ready cash to investm
come and look around.
The gain will be yours
Kneger 81 Co
| .‘ ‘ ' h ‘
Our Send-Annual
‘ o7 e ‘ .‘
Rev1s1on
or prices on Clothing and broken
lots of Men‘s Furnishings isnow. 1
taking place. Twenty percent.
oil all ClothingI 1
$1.15 for $1.50 shirts
$1.45 for $2.00 Shirts '
131.15 for $2.511 31111111. ‘I ‘
ones for $3.00 sum-.1
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