iciuity,‘ Wouldit nature well to call ' upon the phone and protect your nine and valuables against this dunv or by placing a liltuu and let us reimburse you for “the loss. Telephone 1230. TAYLOR lb GOLDEN 74-29 Washington Street ‘. ‘ ‘ south Norwoik, Colin. All kinds oi1 insurance. public SicnOgi-opherf The Tea’mstcrs‘ Union will meet this evening in the Waist street quaitcrs. Mm... An excellent assortment of neck-. wear and haudhcrrhleis. See. J. l.‘ Balietto’s adv. -,__.——....._ liiiunbolt Lodge, No. 6, 0.1).}1 S.. will bod its monthly business meet- ing, on iiduy evening, Deputy Sheili’f John :Ii. Blake, Nonvuih, is spending the day Bridgeport on business. of in ifiuisa Lodge, Duughtes of Her- mann holds its monthly business meeting this evening in its hall, in Washington street. The «Hat Finlshers' Association Will hold, its monthly business meeting this evening in the labor lyceum, in" Washington street _.—-—-—-6—-... The weekly business meeting of Butler Lodge, No. 97. i. O. 0. R. will be held this evening in its hall, in ~ 1South Main street. The Hospital Whist Club will meet. with Mrs. ‘Frank Go'odchlld. 71‘) SOuth iMain street, Friday afternoon, De- cember 13th, at 3 o'clock. 'South Norwaik Local, Socialist Par- ‘ ' ty, will hold its semi-monthiypusiness ‘ meeting this evening in its hall, in Washington street this evening - “am The cemi- monthly business meeting of Ophlr Chapter. No. 62, Order of the Emma Star will be held this evening in its hall, in South Main street. 'llhe1semi-monthly business meeting of Court Lurch-Daughters of Castile, will be held this evening in the new Red Men’s Hall, in West Washington street Catholic Uan Conncil, :No. 46, ct Knights of Columbus held a regular semi-monthly business meeting last ev- ening in the Catholic clubhouse in West avenue and transacted routine business. ' Court Frances, Order of the Gold» .. ' en Sceptre, will hold a meeting this evening in Mystic chain Hull. it is requested that all members be pre sent, as there will 5% an initiation and election of officers, . lit Vvas announced this morning that ’the vaudeville entertainment recently given in Music Hall under lilo direc tion of Miss lame bone for the benefit . ol' the Home for the Aged netted the sum of $238.14. w At the meeting or Uncas Tribe, 'No. ‘20. l. 0. it. Ml; which was held last evening in the new Wigwam. in Wash- ington street, six npplicutimis for membership were received. The meeting was largely attended. Locomotive nuni’bor 1619 stopped on the Washington street “ bridge inst _ night, and allowerod down a stream at water upon the heads of several people who had the misfortune to be passing under the structure at the time. Captain J. Harry "Giben read the riot act to the engineer who pull- ed the engine of! the structure and let the reached have the benefit or the Wetting down. very opinion in and aroundl‘ihis‘ ‘ Burglary policy " * l Unique an \ 'Iet and ONE SET 15 ms. NEW illflllllll lRlifll} [ill Many Slate and Railroad Officials Ready to .fiivo Testimony WASHINGTON Dec. 10. ~Hearlugs upon the O'Shuughuessy resolution for aCongressional investigation of the al- leged New England traffic real tweentheN. Y.. N. H &H. ILR. and Grand Trunk Railroad, were begun to- dya before the House rules committee. With a dozen or more representatives of New England states and cities pres- ent to urge the committee to report fa. vorably 1). rule for the house to would or . th resolution, Representntlv O‘- Shuuglnicsuy oi Rhoda island, opened statement. He said: “It lg time for a complete and thor- ough investigation net holy of the re1 tlono on the part of this railroad comm puny (the New Haven) which has glv waterlogged corporation with a corres service. action of work in ode Island and oth- er New England 8 ates, of railway con structlon on the Southern New Illus- ll'Eosi .36th St "9’10 East 3212b St. New York City Christmas Gifts .1 at moderate prices. The exclusive house for French Art in Ceramics, Glass, Bronze, Etc. HaViland China 110 Open-stools Ppttcrns to Select from. Hovilond 8.0) ll'Eh‘sl 36th Si; 410 East 37th St New York City A $45 FOX FUR SET Salt 5 onto-u (wanted Fox Furs-u at 02?.60 We ship to customer: C.O.D. with privi- luo of min-non. 1. Write for particulate. BEWNGERpMOAK COMP“ Y. 60 Wall St. New York lb?» the hearing .by making a prepared cent exhibition of an ingrained and, vicious practice, but of all the transom on to the people the monstrosity of n pending diminution of effective public "The primary purpose of my resolu- tion for appointment of seven mom- liero selected by the house is to inves- tigate tliecnuocs which led to the cou- d Excluswe . ;;._.,.: A ; 4 .g...:. :1:' <, t;,_g '“bf 1‘ 15",: ::. 3 1-; . ‘ YOURS. ABSOLUTELY ‘lanid Railway Company." Mr. O‘Shaughnessy declared the new rejoicing and the fond expectations d‘btartod its work amid general that a real rival had a lost challenge.‘ the monopolistic supremacy of the New Haven road. “The diabolical hand of a monopoly which brooks no interference in reveal- ed in an abandoned project on which $145. 00. 000 had been spent and or ,which a total expenditure of $4. 00 000 had ’been contracted way of damages, condemnation suits for involved pro Iparty and repairs. “A striking coincidence of changed attitude of the Grand Trunk oiilclais is the recent visit to London of J. Pier~ pout "Morgan, which no doubt, confer red with the executives of the Grand Trunk Railway in that city." Mr. O‘Shaughnehsyfioclared that 2,‘ 300 men who‘iwere ensued in the con- struction work of the Southern New England Railway were laidoff on 24 hours‘ notice. The absurdity of a financial stringen- cy excuse is apparent when one real. izos that the Grand Trunk lo contin- uing its labors in the west and has on gazed six thousand men in its rail» 'road race to the Pacific coast. at a ire mentions expertise. “This ouppmuiou or corporate rt valrv by the Ne’w' York New Haven c Hurtioid is characteristic of that ruli- rond‘a management under President Mellon. ills gobbling up of railroads, trolley lines and- oloamohlp lines at cit- orhitant figures which can mean no. thing short. of a reduced public service has left one of the richest territories in the world at the mercy of his abso into and domineering grasp. i‘ A control committee is needed to in. veullgate the situation umlnst which n A Message to Smokers Never judge cigars by their outward appearance. Just no point covers up do- feels, so does many cigar . wrappers hide interior to bacon.’ _ 1 i In making my wollknowu “Supreme Court” ~ long suffering public revolts. The re- pacity of the New Haven mod audits insoleut treatment of reasonable dc- mando hallo provoked an situation which appeals to Congress tor relief " loosen PAINT ouwmao or Him chick on. , _1 , TORNNMON. so. Its-in the borough oour‘tycutordoy, manic but» her was convicted of the theft of to chicken: boionl'itik to Mn.’3herl(lolc oi acerbic street. 1 ,l i Th. owner took the precaution to “coup the under ' ’ ' 1 Massachuoetu Town From Whloh in- .out neori‘y halt. a million toy. drums every your .Granvlllo lads. ‘ vars nothing about drums. for they , 11 are too old a. story ' constant demand for now‘ models and designs, and o popular drum of today. may ilud no sale tomorrow years ago has never been duplicated. it was 'n‘iado for advertising purposes. ‘, and the hoops were eight feet in di- ameter. . ‘ ville for the biggest cattle, and a , whole hide was used for a head Be- fore the (turn was put togother a horse was driven through the barrel. so that an idea of its size can be ‘obtulnsd. graph poles!” to Boston and exhibited The build- ‘ ing in which it was displayed coi- lapsed. however, and the huge drum ,was ruined. But its memory still :: Silver in Granville and has become a ,Igl tradition of the place. , with the drums shipped to them- 1 cilio coast is that the heads. whicl: ,‘flro unable to stand the" dummies sale. The drums are first put togeth- ‘ labor that is shown in all modern " mode by a punching, which takes a log utrumcnto Arc Turned Out by Hundred ‘fhouuud Voorly. +1».— Tho town (it Granville. ,Maso. bonds it is no wonder that however soldierly, ‘Ad in other businesses. than is a A unique drum made a number, of A search was made all about Grain The “drumsticks? were small tale- The drum was taken A peculiar feature in connection and heat of a tropical sea voyage, are sent across the country by rail. When the parts arrive they are set up again, and the drums are ready for or before leaving the factory. and each part titted. so that the reac- sembllng is an easy matter. The process of making drums re- veals the some minute subdivision of manufacturing. How minute this is maybe shown by the fact that a single workman is able to turn out more than 2.000 pieces a day of some of theparto. The making of the heads is an interesting proceso. The sheepskins arrive in a pan tlaliy dressed state, and are at once scraped and dried. Cutters are put to work and circular pieces cutout. Part of the waste is used in mak- ing onarodruml and the, root is shipped to the glue factory. The floor drumheado are made of calfskin. stretched and dried by a special pro- cell. The wooden barrel of the drum in of wood and peel: from it. somewhat on o cilia ll peeled from an apple. Ono Who NOVOI' HII a Holiday. Whoa everyone in getting ready to take a oummor outing which shall be free from “cam and bothers. or at my rate from the bother. they no acouotomod Etc. We must all behold with dismay the prospect of the moth. or of a family who, when she «to out, taken all bar was with her and [on- craily collects a few extra ones by the very fact of going away. Recently a young mother. having her children and bums with her. arrived on c ulubrlouo mountain peak. only for a fortnight. And even this unfortunate July was spared the bother of keeping house. which is» the fate of oil those who. hire other would! ,country houses or who go into expensive apart- ment: by the no. it in solo to any that no man would out out on o. holl~ day with thoproopoct in store of do- ing precisely the some kind at work which he had to do in all tho other month. Mothers. indeed. should be carefully placed in comfortable inns. or on board chip, or on inaccessible islands. there to recover at leisure from the anxious: of the root of the your. ‘0’“ W Medicine Dropper. Medicine so strong that a done must be limited to seven drops had been prescribed for the men with unsteady hands. His family also hull shaky bonds, and no there “who no medicine dropper in the house it looked II if somebody would have to take a mid- night trip to the drug store. But a visiting relative that they had put up for the night luxfiootod so alum» live. “Take the half of that row eggshell n—raw. mind you; cooked eggshell.“ the brittle and crumbles too sully-- tbat i saw lying on I nuoor in the cupboard. drill u hole in it tho also of o pinhcud, and lot the medicine trickle through that. it will be sure to fall out in drops of the required Illa, and you couldn't make a mistake if you noted to." To comfort and Relieve. “You, " said Mrs. Mambo. in telling all an illness from which hor husband bad just moral-co, "Dan rm «tut bad! Me and him both thought he dim! Afici- the doctor had boon and want the first time in I!” to lilo. ‘llfomlo.’ be m. 'wbct’ dool the dune tor think about any out? and of oourlo the moat contort i could gm blui will to mi him the me: his not typhoid favor tautI that ' some inside information That Will use person least once a day, comparativcleew . understand the steps incident to the completion of it local telephone mos sage-éthnt is to say the call in the some Exchange. 'm‘Boiioving this will ' be of interest to our readers we have obtained the iollowing information ing for Mr. 'B., Mn ring three. book. this act lighting a small ciec- 1 inc lamp directly over the jack or. before her and inserts the plug,“ on .erator connects her head not and ‘to succumb entirely and lie on a sofa » was going to did. its no lust soared m‘iuxooewmmu incur. TELEPHONE. CALLa. reg-mm Provo of interest. In spite oi: the mutt that the avci. uses the telephone at from the local ofilcc of The Southern New England Telephone. We will assume that Mr. A is coli- A.’ a telephone number being four and Mr B’s two Mr A. removes the re- ceiver, on his telephone set, froin the hole ~ln‘ which it‘s telephone line tor- minatsa in the switchboard. The op- erator): upon seeing the light, takes the rear cord clone of the pair of cords in the ledge of the switchboard the end or the cord, into the jack over the light. This extinguishee the lamp and cOnnects the cord with ‘Mr. A's line; by pushing down 11 key the op- asks, “Number?" Mr. A asks for two ring three. In front of the operator and above the bank of jacks in which she has one- wered is the multiple. Perpendicular strips divide this into sccthns com- posed of banks of one hundred jacks 1 numbering from zero to ninety-nine. Selecting the bank opposite a metal plate marked zero the operator in- serts the plug on the front end of the pair of cords she is using, into jack number two and rings three times. Had Mr. B’s number been oneoevcn- twofive ring three she would have selected the bank of jacks opposite the plate bearing seventeen and in- serted the plug in the jack number twenty~iive. As soon as she has runs— tbe operator cuts om‘frOm the line. On the shelf of the switchboard, di- rectly in front or each pair of cords, aretwo small electric bulbs. When the connection has been established and Messrs. A. and B. are talking both lamps are out. When both“ Mr. Ayand Mr. B. have hung up the“- receivers both of these lamps are lighted, and the operator, knowing that the conversation .has been com- pleted. takes down the cords that have been uo‘ed, without going, in on ‘ the connection again, thus leaving case but one lompcomeo‘in the opera- tor ace. in on the line to see if one m of the parties is waiting or denim to put in another call. it will be- soon from this that’the only time when the operator is in on the connection is when she asks for the number de- sired, the call being supervised" the root of the time by means of these lamps known as supervisory lamps. in connection “with handling the 10- cal cells there are two distinct alg- pills which the operator receives from time to time, One is when the called line is “busy" and the ‘otherwhen it in “out ofordor," 'botb”of these slg» nails being known as, tests. The oper- ator receives them upon placing the tip of the plug on the and of the cord in the multiple jack and each is no distinct in character that theme is no difficulty in distinguishing them. HITOHGOCK PARCELS POST PLAIN. m Ponmutoneonoral Apportiono Money “and luau instructions for E9 bliohmont of Now Syncm. January 1, 1913. Postmaster-General Hitchcock at“ Washington has. apportioned among 1,600 postoliices having "city: delivery $800,000 of the parcels post appropria- tion to be used for shipment for the delivery of parcels poet business. ~The amounts allotted to the 10 largest ot- flees oi the country follow: Chicago. 315 000 New York. Boston and Phila- doihia each 310.000; Brooklyn $111000; St Innis, $5.000; Pittsburgh, $4.000; Baltimore, Cleveland and Han From 3 “ Costs and Suits at Reduced‘l’riccs 1 Bale oi Hats-fill, price Great Holiday Stocks I Christmas Gifts, Toys and Dolls Avaid the big rush and SHOP EARLY .5 333333 $3 both, Wires open for further calls. in, SPECIAL XMAS ‘SALl ~Rnincouts and Capes ' At the Nor‘Walk Furniture House allure, nmo Dodo, Stern and mm Matti-cones. Cash orc’rodit. at you get th Best there is if Morris Chairs. Let us show you .0 Many Styles liltl. J. littilllt ll Sill [ill 184-130 WASHINGTON 81". FOR MEN. WOMEN AND CHILDREN WE: are offering our entire stool: at ABSOLUTE WHOLESALE. PRICES Will sell regardless of cost. A splendid chance to give a. nooful’llmu ip‘rosent at a. low cost. Sale Starts Monday, December 9 interstate Rubber Cd, 83 Washington St. 1440 Wall on. Not-walk Bonn. 1 You can not a Range of your own choice. Our line of Perfection ‘ Oil Heaters in the largest in town. Come and see our dull line of Fun , cloco ouch $2,500. In addition to this emergency allowance. the postmaster- geucral has authorized Posimacters to employ as many temporary and auxil- iary clerks and carriers he may be no- century to handle the increased vol- ume of business. - After the parcels post system has been in operation 16 unit from Jan- uary 1 the obstruction are directed to submit report» showing the volume of the pores“ balloons; the ,uhditlonai cool. bud an outline of the piano for “includingl the new basilica. Through thou report: Mr. Hitchcock expootl to 1 CANDY. obtain a clone estimate of the cent at I, the pimp pool, so that he may in- , Min Comm what appropriations , will be amt-y tor tho operation. iii m the ”Wimmbbt oil “to; much! Sunday SchoOI Societies We are prepared to furnish Fancy Boxes of Candy for your Xmas celebration at very reasonable prices. Samples cad prices cheerfully trimmed. RUN DLE’S BAKERY NORWALK U‘i'OIfl. BAKING PRODIIGTGi d i0! Ofllkflvf
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