Wears-sew ‘
* New Patterns
m cuarAth. l
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swlss, ETAMVNEs AND
scams.
LACSCURTAINS “
50a to $2.50 a Pair.
'E'. K. BANKS e '
Miha‘c‘komo Hotel Block g
. South Norwalk é“
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William Maiston was arrested last]
Electi'h plant in State street.
Attorney Joseph R. Taylor, who has local showers this afternoon or early
been enjoying a visit, in (.‘aiiaan, Conn,
has returned to South Norwalk.
The lloard of Electrical Commission
ers will hold its weekly meeting this
evening in the offices of the Municipal
A delegation of members of Nor-
‘walk Lodge, ii. P. (3. B, will go to
Iranbury, Sunday, to attend the annual
clam bake oi" Danbury Lodge.
Douglas Fowler, No. 15, Women‘s
Relief Corps, will hold its weekly
business meeting :this evening in the
G. A. R. hall, in Washington street.
——S'traw hats, 1-2 price. O’Brion's.
The weekly business meeting of
Lincoln Council, ON. 4, Order of ll'nit-
ed American Mechanics, will be held
this evening in its hall in Washingtou
street.
Rev. George D. Egbert, of Flushing,
L 1., former pastor of the Norwalk
Congregationalchurch and now pastor
of the Flushing Congregational church
was a visitor in town today.
Tomorrow, Saturday, is St. Barthol-
omew’ a Day. The services at \St
Pauls Church will be as follows: 9 a.
:m., morning prayer and Holy- Commu
plan; 5 p. m., evening prayer.‘
Labor Commissioner P. H. Con-
nolly was summoned yesterday as a
witness in the D. E. , Loewe suit
against the batters. the trial of which
is to begin in the United States court
in Hartford Monday.
The Norwalk Flred’ollce held every
successful dan'ce at Roton Point, last
evening.- The affair was largely at-
tended, and a good time was enjoyed
by all. Knapp’s orchestra furnished
music.
V.
Rev. W. H. Thomas, pastor emeritus
of the Norwulh and~ Stiuth Norwnlh
Methodist Episcopal churches, is an-
nounced to preach in the Norwalk
Methodist church next Sullday, Aug
not 25th. both morning and evening
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”Straw huts, 1‘2 price. ()‘Brlen's.
and “Printing
you will always remember till) place
for good work. ‘
South Norwalk.
.u-es low and the. weather unsettled in1
' to the coast.
5 The captain said this morning that if
Developing j
The best of worh. Try as optional!
.At Both Stores.
WM. P. BEERS”
Norwalk.
WEATHER FORECAST.
For Norwalk and vicinity: Probably
Saturday fair; slightly high-
The pressure contin-
tonight ;
or temperature.
the northern sections. Showers (reel
curred during the last 24 hours fromi
the Upper Mississippi Valley eastward :
The disturbance thutl
was central over Michigan yesterday
orning is now passing out the St, Lawn
rence Valley. The highest tempera~
ture reported was 106, Phoenix, Ariz.
Moderate temperatures continue in;-
all sections east of the Rocky Monti-i
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CLEARANCE
SALE
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of Furniture, Draperies and Housefurnlshlngs. Guaranteed price
reductions of from 15 per cent. to 80 per cent. The sturdy buyers of
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The Not-walks have learned to appreciate the strict truth of our state.
ments Our goods are thoroughly Well made and warranted in every
particular and include all that is best in high and medium priced
modern‘deslgns. We invite a comparison of doubt}; and prices.
A. J. Collins a Co.
A GOOD THING SELDOM “HAPPENS."
‘IT MUST BE MADE TO “HAPPEN."
My business and the confidence of my customers didnt come
by chance. We built them up very carefully, on the solid founda-
tion of fair treatment. hlV' rule is to give eveVV cusromer not only
the fair treatment he‘s entitled to, but if possible, a little better.
That‘s the way I've made my business and thats how I intend
to keep it. Fair dealing always, and a little better if i can. it
makes us new friends and keeps our old friends with us.
MANUEL T. HATCH.
First in quality. last in price, always in the minds of its custom~
ers——Bonnie Home Ground Feed for Horses, Cattle and Poultry.
Concrete, Cement. Flag
(llCurb 8. Gutter Reset
WALKS Old walks Recovered
(“Grading Excavating. Team Work
RAYMOND BROTHERS
"ritual in nu
”comm” den being May 9 opponent
www‘w.
MAW—W
ill Willliliil
Bssoltltlons at... all out... ‘
‘are Elected
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numonro‘a’r. Aug. 23.—Tho Joint
conventions of the Ancient Order of
Hiberniuns, ‘ and Ladies’ Auxiliary
closed last evening with the election ,
{and installation of officers. The Hi-
§ bernians’ officers are: President, Wil-
,llsm T, May, New London; vice-pres
iident, John T. Lccney, Hartford; sec-
Eretary, John S, McCarthy, Now Ha~
y;ven; treasurer, Edward T. Lyons,
ii-lartiord. it was voted to recom.
‘mend for the approval of A‘Bishop
Nllan the name of Rev. E. Finn»
.ner. ofmi‘lazardvlllewfor the posttion
{of state chaplain to succeed himself.
I The Ladies’ Auxiliary elected these
officers:
, President~Mrs Katherine E. Foley,
,-' New Haven.
all
will
one
SOUTH NORWALK
DRY-GOODS C0.
2*8’30 8‘ 32 30' Main St» Cor. Haviland“
Our Opening was a Star and we are well pleased mid the public;
merchandise that the Norwalltsever had far the money.
Thursday or Friday.
Remember we have
MEET ME AT THE
Sauth Norwalk
went home happy and why? Because we put out the best line ole
These prices
continue thesaurus and many lines we run out ot’ will be. refilled-
no old stochnor no seconds but remember we have .
thing and that is the lowest prices in the Not-walks.
’1 Vice president—«Miss Charlotte Hal~
,loway, New London.
E Secretary—«Mrs. .l, J. Carroll, New
Haven
Treasurer-lliss lluiy Quinn Hait-
§ fotd.
William T. May, the new president.
lwas vice-president of the order for
{.the past four years. He succeeds
iPhnip J. Sullivan, of Thompsonvllle.
i There was a contest for the state
lpresldech, Robert L. Lodge of Meri-
The name
Fitzgerald of
ii,
of Attorney lJaV id E.
New Haven was plaeetl in nomina-
‘lon amid much enthusiasm. Attor-
’neV Fitzgerald declined to be consid-
eied tor the hiL, h office
May receiVed 40 Votes.
66, whereupon May‘s election
1 made unanimous.
Other Elections. .
.John T. Letch of New Britain, 1’.
H. Grillin, of Waterbury audio .Cole
Kennedy of Hartford were nominated
:for vice-president. Mr. Lecney re-
and Lodge
was
tha
we
can
pt 0
thu
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“Why tolerate the mosquito as a necessary evil?".
It is a disease breeder of the most formidable type.
breeding grounds.
way through our 0an system of drainage.
_ island,
mosquitoes.
“that he saw
llt‘l'"
pay
uttractirely reasonable. »
where real estate. developments, summer camps, etc,
where before there were mosquito swept wastes of
soggV meadow. '
send for us,
Get Rid of the Mosquito
it is a pest that you can light successfully but in one way, and
t is by extinction. Extinction is possible only by eliminating
This feat we do, and in a simple but efficient .
The method .is new, but
can quickly exterminate Vout mosquitoes to the last one. We
furnish the, endmsement of prominent men.
\le tan point to a considerable number 01 properties mosthlo.
ofed bi us. For instance, The Salt Mentions of Flushing. Long
for many Vonrs notoriouslV infested bV untold millions of
Our drainage, sy‘ em made a mosquito a term, and
t in one season. A correspondent to a Flushing newspaper wrote, .
his fifth mosquito for the year on the ltlth oi’ Septem- g
We are at present employed in five of the'Ai— . .
tic (Joust States. We will be glad to show Vou am of the ninety- '1
thousand acres we have‘ mosquito ploot‘ed' 0 date
(in areas eight square miles or me) we guarantee results and
meat for the work is contingent on this guarantee. The cost is ‘
of that summer.
We can show you
have sprung up
marshes anti
"llomulto Proofing“ is also land reclaiming.
\ppoint a committee representing a reasonablV sized area and
The United States Drainage and Irrigation Company
Battery Place. New York.
celved 30 votes to Mr. Griffin's 69, at-
‘ ter Mr. Kennedy had withdrawn.
talus.
WEATHER A YEAR AGO TODAY:
Temperature: LO“, till; high, 87.,
Partly cloudy.
“The A. J. AugeVlne and son ("om
pony, of Washington street, sent a
wagon load of furniture to Stamford
yesterday.
You are looking for full goods these
days. Stop in the Caranagh and Rose
'l‘oggery Shop. Their line is big and
new. Fall furnishings. See adver-
tisement, page seven.
Captain J. liarry Gibson apprehend-
ed the youths who recently stole the
baseball signs and gave them a good
lecture at the police headquarters.
any more cases of a similar character
were brought to his attention he!
would place the youngsters under an
rest.
information from the home of High-
way Commissioner James ii. Mac-
Donald, who has been confined to his
bed for two weeks, is to the effect
that he is slowly improving. The elev-
en bids for new highways, opened at
the commissioner‘s office at the capl-
tol Wednesday, were sent to him for
inspection yesterday.
Lieutenant John E. Green, of the
Coast Artillery Corps, C. N. 6., left
the Dunvbury hospital yesterday morn-
ing, after having been a. patient
there for nearly four weeks. Lieuten-
ant Green accidentally shot himself
in the knee when Walking in the
woods, his reVolver going off when he
u WALL eraser
NORWALK.
PHONE 43;.
0.13. Jackson
Optician
,EVer‘ythihg in the Optical Line ,
Eyes Examined Free
‘ John S, McCarthy, of New Haven;
:and Major Edward T. Lyon of Hart-
.ford, were. elected by acclamation to
Ithe oftices of secretary and treasurer
respectively. .
V, This is McCarthy's second and Mn-
Iijor Lyon‘s eighth tehn in office.
Resolutions were adopted praising
the hospitality of Bridgeport and
‘ words of praise were embodied in the
‘paper for GoVernor Baldwin and
fBridgeport for the entertainment or-
‘ fered.
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_ The people of lreland were congrat-
ulated on the prospect of their obtain-
' ““ dor arrest.
‘ lnadv rteutl dro i it
tfi‘nptuin (‘hurlca F‘. Craig. oi the e y ppct
medical corps of the United States
army. has been ordered to report at
Washington. 1). C... an a member of
the board to moot in Washington on
September fl tfor the examination of
candidates for appointment as second
lieutenants. llr. Craig is a Dnnbury
man. .
Mrs. Antoinette Wright, of
Hill avenue, linnbury, who has been
/
night by Officer Wallace A Sammie.
charged with intoxication and with
driving an tuttomohlle while under the
influence of liquor. Mansion was
found in West granite asleep in his
car which ,was standing on tho trot
ley track. Officer Sammie not danish
once and the automobile was pushed
off the track and Mormon placed un~
The trial was continued
until Tuesday and Mar-stop released
under $50 bonds
the Gulf Refining company.
fore the job was accomplished.
t‘r "WW HAPPEN.
0"! WEEK SALE.
31.90 W “W sun-sun 300
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“in,"
l‘leor
confined to her bed since August a.
when she sustulncdfinlurles and a bad
shock in an accident“ which occurred
to the automobile of ii. Frank neKlyn.
in which she was riding from ltoton
Point to Danbury. is gradually improv-
ing in condition. and is now. sitting
up for a short time each afternoon.
The but automobile tank truck of
Which
makes frequent trips from Bridgeport
tozDsnhury. left the road near South-
port on Monday afternoon and ran
into a swamp, striking a telegraph
polo on the way and breaking it. off.
Hydraulic inch: were used in getting
the heavy machine out. of the swamp
and it was late Tuesday afternoon be-
"My {other has bought me one of
s'l‘houund Islands.” boasted one
Must! another pampered pot.
"if! {other is min: to buy m on ,
«clout _, the ,
The Moyer Automobile
The car that takes you any distance and brings you back
again in peace and comfort. ‘
19:3 MODELS
Now Ready for Demonstration, at Our Garage.
OSCAR H "BANKS
RIVER STREET Telephone 081.8 NORWALK, CONN.
log home rule, and the understanding
1 between the A. 0. 1-1., and the German
nation was applauded, and the hope
‘expressed that Similar alliances with
other nations be consummated when
ithe same can be honorably entered
into
Give $260 to Home.
The sum of $260 was votedm.
Agnes' home and $50 to the Rev.
;Fathre Sweeney of Bridgeport. The
state board was authorized to levy a
:per capita tax sufficient in their judg-
lment to meet the needs of the order.
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installed by the state chaplain, Rev.
E. J. Flanner, who had been dele-
ICE CREAM
THE BEST IN TOWN
HAVE YOU TR!!!) IT?
We have our new machine working now and are making good
ice cream. Our delivery service is prompt.
RUNDLE’S BAKERY
NORWALK.
EMT NORWALK.
gated for that purpooe’ by the retiring
,president, Philip J. Sullivan.
After listening to a very instructive
and interesting address from Rev.
Edward Downs, of Mt. Carmel, the
convention adjourned at 2:45 p, m
, ) Prize Awards.
Lawrence J. Gill, James Feeley and
James Byrns, the judges of the A. 0.
,VH. parade last Tuesday announce the
following prize winners. For the best
flout, New Haven first prize; Shelton
second. Derby, third and Norwich,
fourth, the Bridgeport 'Ladles' auxil-
The " Paris Cloak “a
515 Main Bt..AStamford.
Suit House '
33 So. Main 8a, South Norwalk “
Thin-k what you save in this clearing sale.
Suits. Dresses, Costs, Skirts. Walsts over into the next season. We
prefer to claw out what we have left at 9. ion rather than have
them left on hand. The woman shrewd enough to figure ahead
and invest a dollar when it will do the most good will at once recap
also in this offer the opportunity to supply her clothes needs at a. do
' olden saving.
We will carry no;
iary was fifth. and the Bridgeport
Brian Bord’ was sixth. Dunbury was
seventh and Waterbury eighth.
h Reports of Onion,
The report of . the state Treasurer
shouted receipts from all sources in-
oluded’ybalance on hand at last re-
‘rport, of $10,180.80. expenses for all
purposes tit-$9,728.28, and a balance
“on hand of 8404.57.
The state secretary‘s report:
The membership report shows that
Jan 1, last. there were 8.247 members
in good standing. and since then three
divisions with about 500 members
have been added melting the present
membership 8.760.
ventlon were from initiations.
lots. $92,503. 58; trout interest and oth-
, of $184, 969. it.
sting, leaving it balance of “2.00“
Wants amounted to
. to ,
which
Are
One
tofy was progressing. He said that
there were 18 schools in the state ,
12 schools used, theabo‘ok for supple-
mentary reading.
schools in the city which use the book
for; reading. ‘ '
Hurray of this city regarding
ltary branch of the order.
are six uniformed companies all well
drilled.
of each was steadily on the immense.
has been very gratifying to the dais-
gates is that the grievance committee
has been without any work.
STATE BEALEIS FEM!
NEW HAVEN, Aug. 2tCoal dealers
Juckof—all—trudes failed because he coultlnt learn
to Specialize, Focused effort has made the Ford
“the universal car.” Our tremendous producing
power is centered upon the buildin of inst one
good car—“the world-beating liodel '1; S. L. Bene-
dict, agent, 98 South Main street. .,
DANBURY CHOIR eovs“ MOVE...-
made a. study of the history and They Are Now Encampsd on Shefflield
Island.
The choir boys of St.».‘lanies’ Episco—_
pal church who left this city on Mona ‘V
day for their annual encampment nea‘r,‘
Wilson point, South Norwalh, trans-
ferred their camp yesterday to‘ Shot-g
field, a. beautiful spot in Long Island
sound, just off South Norwalk harbor,‘ .
saVs the Dnnbury News. a,
The change was made uccessaryvby *
some very unusual circumstances,“
friends of the boys who visited them:
yesterday, say. Arrangements had
been made to occupy a cottage hear
the club house of “the Norwalh Yneh.
club and everything proceeded smog
ly until. soon alter the arrivalr‘of {h
party at the cottage. some new ’Y
people who occupied p. neighborln'o
cottage began to manifest in harlot)
ways their displeasure at the pros»
There are four
port was made by Col. J. M. Me-
the
There
and he said the membership
thing at this convention which
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The receipts or
, the order during thétwo years ending
' with the holding of the present con-
dues,
or sources, 326 3360.26; balance from
rm report. (67,105.45. making a total
The total disburse
meats during the two years were 3111 a‘
o disbursements trial: and fuses.
in New Haven say,that“ if the ship.
merit; of coal here from the mines do
not come faster there is likely to be
a big shortage of coal when the cold
weather sets in. The shipments of
coal to New Haven, as well as also
where in New England has been slow
ever since the cool strike. 'At this time
of the your the local coal dealers stock
up for the winter demand, but they
are barely getting enough coal to sup-
ply the present demand. New England
is said to be more than a million tons
behind in the supply of coal. The New
Enxland dual Dealers' association to
which New Haven retailers belong has
started to malts an investigation as
to the causes for the shortage oi coal.
They any that they are not getting
a square deal from he cool operating
concerns who are shipping all the cost
by out w the west for higher prices
‘snd neglecting the New Ed land trade
The Coal Doolers’ Annuals ion moor
hm say that they will go to the fed-
oral government with their appeal it-
ths operators do not gm them sells»
faction. “i
once of so many young people "in tit
neighborhood. It was explained that
the boys were members of '9. ohms
choir and that they were accompanio
by their choir master anti two clergy
men, which in itself should be a that?
anteo that they would be desirahl
neighbors during their brief stay
the identity. The objections confirm
ed, however, 'und several prominetl
residents oi: the locality. including dill
cars of tho Norwallt Yacht club, too
the side qt the choir boys and even of
fared them the use of their lawns; 1
they desired to camp there; Appre l?
ation of thee offers was expressed. till’
it was-decided to accept an lnvitstiu
to go across to Sheffield Island. Mild
to one of the most attractive untitled!
able places in the locality. it will b
somewhat more difficult for thei
friends who desire to visit them,
reach their present camping ,1)
The ROW’GGOI'EO W. Davenport til
my F. H. Mennonite, who-ere
shallow, may be reacheuhcm
necessity through domain '1‘ (it'll ‘
at the Norwaik Yacht club.
no lumpodlao s remit of the shortage
...... onsti silos «use: ‘ ‘
in the supply of tits local ttendees were (I p
nausea. attrition. lea
Antietam storm“
Norwalk Chronicler