"" Table Damask-walla. m. 50¢, 75o and $1.00 a yard. 1 'C‘ Hometitched Table Govers- 1 $1.00, $1.25, ”-50 and 82.00 . All Linen Table Sets, ham» . stitched-43.50. ‘ Huck Towels-10o,12 1.2:: " and 259. 1 Damask Towels-”256, 50c. l 75c and 31.00. Large assortment of Troy Cloths and Doyiles. . . l 1 MW 1 1 1 E. K. BANKS Mshsokoino Hotel Black Death News": 3 iini'di it“ do .3. ii» it“ ’8' . ' .‘ . WEATHER FORECAST. For Norwalk and vicinity: Fair and colder tOnight and‘ Thursday; moderate Westerly winds. The dis~ turbance which was central over Michigan yesterday has moved rapid- ly eastward during the last 24 hours and is now passing out the st. Law- rence Valley. It has caused cloudy ‘and unsettled weather with high ' winds in the Lake region and slang the New England coast. Other distur- bances, central near Galveston, Tern. lacaueing cloudy and rainy weather .1, in the mwer Mississippi Valley and 1 along the Gulf coast. An area of‘high ”pressure, central over Montana, is producing fair weather with low tem- . peratures in the .iorthWesternl dis- ‘ triers. ‘Tempél‘atures belOvv zero were reported from North Dailiota, South Dakota and Minnesota. ' WEATHER A YEAR AGO TODAY: Temperature: Low, 43; high, .58- Partly cloudy. ‘ Bernard Nattefcrd, 011 Bridgeport. 1 1 come over with the Bridgeport airless- V tion to status! the “lights" last night George Loonard Gale, of Union. Park Basket Balls 1 Striking Bags» A Complete Line of Each. onions 31.00 ro $5.00. ' Arm j1~ South Noirwslli. Nomlk.‘ 1 . _... illiliilllliATi’s usurious WITH L088 (”$1,000.01") (Continued from First Page.) tel, in the rear of the building, which had been partially torn down to per- mit of construction. A workman‘s torch or neglected bonfire, used to warm laborers, is believed to have been the cause. The tire spread with remarkable rapidity and in a few minutes licked the, wood of the wall, built citing the back of the Gibson i-lo- toil proper. From there, it spread to adjoining stores. timates its losses at $350,000; digso—Ifithmann, $100,000: ciiic'itallroad offices; $18,000; the: Un- ion Trust Building. #200,000. Union Trust Building were destroyr use up to 81,000,000. u—u—nn New Haven" Hui-3100.000 Lou. 1 has returned to his dutiesiat this Cro- tut and Knapp company plant after unending a short vacation. Mr. (isle had a week's vacation, according to ‘1 , report and returned to work earlier ‘ than he expected Neleoli Benedict, the Norwalir but cher who was taken suddenly ill yes terday with acute indigestion. is feel- ing much improved, although he is not' feeling any too spry as yet. Roy Ben- edict, his son is assisting in the mar- ket during his father's absence. ‘His friends are extending the best wishes for an immediate recovery estimated at close to $100 000 resulted from a. fire this morning, in a four- story brick block on Park street used 'for manufacturing purposes largely. The tire broke out on the top floor in the section occupied by Ledener and Company, makers of toilet articles. and spread from there to theNColonial Brass Company. Bother these con- cerns were burned out. the entiretop floor being gutted and the roof burn- ed off. The floors below were occu- pied by .the Bassoon and Peitls Man- ufacturing Company: the Carleton Printing Company and Semons ice Cream Company. These three latter: concerns suffered a heavy loss 'by' Maggie Siui‘fle oi South Norwaik, lives arrested yesterday afternoon by Special Patrolman Richard 15‘ Moore, on complaint of the station agents at the Norwsik dorm, Howard Wood Ellie was before court this morning on a charge of intoxication and Judge E. M. hockwood continued her case for 3 weeks which time she will sillsn‘r at the Aims iiiouso. Thom was trouble at Etiorott's boarding house last night. when Wit iiam Whitehead persisted in tilio use of bad ibinguage in the presence of ladies while playing cards with it Mr. Otieniielmor. The latter finally put a stop to the (low of obscene language most effectively. Whitehca then made it complaint to the polite do» partmont, changing Ottenhelmir with ‘ veatixotcd iind found that‘Ottiinheim or was justified and advised White- head nogto‘preas the case. rionas 'ro cHooait can '_ "rumour. PRINCETON. N. J., Dec. il.-'rhs Princeton foobbsli captain to next year wil be chosen at a meetin lg lie/rs tonight. Only those players 0 took part in the Yale oi Elwood games mdigibletovoto. it is hellel in» the honor will go so «the: desires: lain assault. ()ihocr John ill. Reynilds in-‘ , blocks around and started ‘s lire which water. Owing to the situation of the build- ing, surrounded as it was by other tall structures, the presence of the ‘flre was not discovered until it had gained conbidorahle headway. When. ' the firemen arrived they were also hampered by lack of proper water pressure for a time and this gave the tire a further chance to take better hold of the building. The flames were ,hrouvght under control after a light of an hour They did not spread to ad latent buildings. m Mon Killed by Explosion. NEW YORK, Dec. 1l.-~F0rty thou- ‘sand gallons 0! oil in the still house 0! the standard Oil Company's Brook- lyn plant exploded today with a roar that was heard all over Brooklyn. or five men, eating their breakfast in a shanty twenty feet away, one who hurled iifty lost and killed instantly; the others were untouched. The explained shook the earth for did tomcat damage. lions oil 800 oth- er Workman at the plant was hurt. r l > > ‘. A i Tar-'1'. some so abortion. ' WAialiiNG'l‘Oi‘i‘, Doc. liwel’resident ‘ ‘ PROF. aroussiinu or rule CONNECTICUT AGRICULTURAL the RendigsoLothinann Building, and .. then to the Union Trust Building and I. The Gibson house management es: ~ Ron I: Douglass :1 Shoe Company, 325.000; Missouri Pa. -_ ed; and this-loss may bringthe dam- I' 1: GARAGE—«RIVER ITREET. NEW HAVEN, Dec. 11-4-D8mage‘ if you will pardon the suggestion. We are all the opinion that” , no gifts will be more appreciated by the good housewife every, l 'dsy' oi the year. and year miter yount than a labor saving; energy and money. You could not make a more acceptable? gilt nor one that would be mine appreciated 1 ‘ if you purchase one of these you will be thankful many times it» our suggestion. 1 ‘9‘ 1w COLLEGE -- tells us that Dry and Wet Mash are of equal value Practical ,‘poultrymen are almost unanimous in their belief that best results I. .‘Vfrom poultry feeding are secured when a portion of the ration con- "slots of a mixture of ground grains and their hy—produots. Such a ' mixure is called “mash" Two logical reasons why lfowls should re- ' ceive a portion of their grain food in ground form, is that heavier ‘ egg production may «be inducedvand that cost production is decreasg ed. It is not‘difdcuitwto select feeds. selling at same price. one or which contains twice as much value as the other. Buy “Bonniofl (home ground) Poultry Mash, which means—More Eggs~Bigger ‘ Profits. ' MANUEL T. HATCH. ‘ rim is quality. last in once. always in (the minds of its custom- ary-Bonnie Home Ground Feed for Horses. Cattle and Poultry. DISTRICT l8 FIBESWEPJ' W RAYMOND BROTHERS. COAL ..... Ask theOwner of MOYER CAR As tolls easy running and satisisctory service. Buckwheat, Pea. Nut, Stove, Egg, 'T'Broken :l‘ 1 " .P‘AL1L.BOAPS_ARE LEVEL 1'9 A NEWER" he 2'. content: at numerous offices in the ;; Automoblioe‘to Rent by the Hour. Day or Week. 1 . 1.. . ‘3 ‘ OSCAR HM iiNii"m;,iKg3.1 as WALL eraser noswstx. Poona «a. - o. 15 Jackson optic‘i an Eyes Examined Free SPECIAL SALE 1?KG.800ML TEAS ...............................-........ 8o 1 PKG. NABISGO .. ROYAL GROCERY vsIslslIce-Iocl.«0'sIIOUUIDIIOOOI.sO-llnos t ‘\ 'M will leave wit-him st sic-1 ' ' W Tel. 1264-3. 22 South Main 8!. ® EXlllA SPEEIAS @ $1 00 . 75o $5. 90 10° “TAMPO WAVH' 1 “A" BAKING EDWD‘R AT own-unuuuni. '00 The Great A&P Tea Company 191m. Granulated , Sugar Beet Flour, Large; Bag ' Best Flour, per Barrel 0 ‘ Mist Wumud'ron or from we when money saving, sanitary Kitchen Cabinet. They save steps, time, A J Collins 8: Co. Everythingn the Optical Linea, '1' “WWW-roil- aLBs. eooA CRACKER8. 25a 3 Les. MILK caAOKsae . 25c sneeemosn aNAPe ...... 260~ 1mm. comm concusae................................ Be 1, Bo . LadicS’ &MISSBS ? $30. 00 , Coats $7. 98 to WHY" NOTVV' OPEN AN ACCOUNT? nitrous... $la week s... ts__ m up Pays the Bill to $30 00 Men’s and Young Men’s Suits and Overcoaisl ‘~ FRANK JACOBY Opp. Hoyt’s Theatre $7 up to $25 ' 11 llEilEl Will i - President Anxious to 60 Before Federal Grand'iury Probe l Committee 1 l A President 0. s. Mellen or the New York, New Haven and Hartford road has asked that he be summoned be- fore the United States grand jury in New York which is now investigsb lag the relations between the New . Haven road and the grand Trunk. in ‘ the-letter which he has sent to Uni- ~ ted States District Attorney Henry '1 A. Wise he waives all claim to im- .2 immunity from criminal prosecution :' which might arise from the fact that .. he will have testified before the grand 2' Jury. " His letter is as follows: “New York city, Dec. 8th. Hon. Henry A. Wine, 1 United States District Attorney for the Southern District of New 3York: 1 “Sir: lI understand that a federal grand jury, sitting within your dis- tween the Grand TrunktRnilway of these negotiation, the New Haven road who has per- sonal knowiedie of the root's. I desire to be allowed to testify regarding this matter before this grand jury. "i wish it distinctly understwd that l waive all claim that it might have to immunity from criminal prosecu- tion on account of my teslfying con- cerning this matter before the grand iury. "l have to ask ot you that my re- quest as embodied in this letter be laid before the grand Jury for its ac tion thereon "Yours rospeotfdiiy. (Signed) "c. s. MELLEN, ii m NO POWER. SAYS WIBE.‘ Forward. Molten Letter to Wicker» sham For Action. NEW. YORK. Dec. ll.-llnited Btutss District Attorney Wino says that he received Tresidont Moilen’s letter on Friday night. “The investigation,” he said, “is un- der the direction of Attorney-Gen- eral Wickersbem and I am in no way concerned with it. on Esturdawmorn. ing 1 forwarded the letter to the at. tot-nay oil-arid and whatever action is him." , in regard to Mr. Moiien'n otter to weird“ immunity ”tram cilminai prose ‘ 1, cation Mr. Wise slid that. lddfidibl, to the interpretation of the Chateaux 1 ill BE iiiliil The South Norwaik trict. is investigating the relations be- -' Canada, and the New York, New Ha~ .. van and Hartford Railroad company. ‘ 1; “As all negotiations between these :- two companies have been conducted I on the port of the ‘New Haven rall- jj road by myself and as I am the only 1: person connected with the New His -. - ven whee-had anything to admin. :1 ' or was present. '1 while they were going on, and am.‘ ,. theretone, the only one connected with " V'Pl‘edldal’il. ” 1 taken n the matter will come throush Dry Goods Co. (INCORPORATED) 28. 30 and 32 SOUTH MAIN STREET ~ Visit the So. NorWalk Dry Goods '; Co. for Xmas Gifts 8‘ Here you will find displayed for your inspection the largest line. of useful Xmas Gifts, including: 1 i“ -l . UMBRELLAB HANDKERCHIEFS SUSPENDERS MESH BAGS . TIES \ LADIES’ NECKWEAR MlLlTARY SETS GENTS’ KID GLOVES STICK PINS SILK SCARFI HAMMERED BRASS FANCY CLOCKS Come and look over our line before buying elsewhere. We go notes to save you money. . MANICURE 8151's LADIES’ KID GLOVES The Hatch & Bailey Company NUT" NORWALK, CONN. Lumber and MiliWork forEverything j" Walloon. u. BEAVER BOARD ls plains rapidly in popularity as a substitution: lath and plaster and wall-paper. It is susceptible at an infinite variety of artistic designs ilor wells and polling, and permits oi a wide scope for individual profsrmoat militate. We are Wit and keep a large supply on hand. ——...._....—_.-.—. ‘H. Quigley. Detroit business agent ot'tlnltedfitates marshal. the Carponbers' Union. tOdAy was held or the district attorney that he had come the talk of the" town, tell about committed [perjury as a witness at the through a Sentinel "W " As. a...‘ ' Elle-st 8: lilo A Fascinating Display Children s Playthings \1 incur Toy- n partinent 10 Com m ”libs ted Catalogue A W! or “ ‘ ~
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