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adios ; SIlk. Hos
gm rm, won» and slalom? .
_ ”at 25o
. .Gonts' Bsibrlsxan Under-
wsar.‘ali sizes at
25° and 500
Iiionts' Dark Gray and Light
“ Gray Underwear at .. 25°
WEATHER FORECAST.
For Norwalk and Ifi-nvicinity Local
showers tonight; Friday fair. A-dls
turbauce which is central this morn- ‘
ing over Lake Erie is causng cloudy_
and showery weather in the Lake re-
gion and Ohio Valley. Pleasant weath-
er prevails generally in other districts
east of the Rocky Mountains. The
temperature continues high between
th Rocky Mountains and the Missis-
sippi River. The Lake disturbance
will move slowly eastward and proba-
bly cause local shooters in this vicini-
ty late this afternoon or night. Par.
ties in small boats on the Sound
should be on the watch for squalis.
WEATHER A YEAR AGO TODAY:
Temperature: Low, 68; high, 81.
Cloudy,
Misses Anna and May McMahon. of
'West. avenue, have gone to‘Guiiford for .
a two weeks’ stay with relatives.
, mink Goodchild and family sailed
on the Adriatic today for England.
where they will spend several weeks.
At last the temporary bridge has
been made ready for pedestrians and
the relief from that “nickel crusade”
is general. I
Master Percy Islngewalde was taken
to Dr. Nutt in New York last week:
for treatment again. and this time his
hip was put in a plaster cast for five‘
weeks. l'
'Mr. and Mrs. Gustave Friedrich and
Gustave Ruick sailed. yesterday. on
the steamship President Grant, of the
Hamburg-American line, landing at
Hamburg, Germany. They expect to
arrive in Hamburg about July 22.
Their tickets and reservations were
made through J. M. Layton & (10.. inc.
_-.
That “liar” in East Nbrwalk is only
a temporary visitor there each morn-
ing. and not only is there one but
there are two such Ananiases. Yes-
terday one claimed that the aviatoric
and aquatic cat was dead. but such was
not the case for. as everybody knows,
a cat has nine lives, and this parti-
cular pussy has expended bpt six of
her leases. Elbe was around bright
and early this morning, having suc-I
Izosafuliy escaped the clutches of the
flying fish and has given over to the
pleasant pastime of sleeping 'nentlv
the old stove in the. electric station.
Nico kitty. She has tired of fish and
game qui new dog meat is per hobby.
A, big. innocent bird dog unwittingly ’
approached too close to kitty youton
day and lost a choice loin as he turn-
ud to run from the fury.
II Birthday Cards
l .
Tus Kuos obus.
coUTNI'rnv own. I
satusflsbauo.
roususks,
scum NORWALK.
‘ noisztLK.
«nab-'4 ‘
KonliIK AND st-‘Iflousnv mes
II souru MAIN eraser. I
New line of 'Birthday Cards of all
kinds just received.
Post Cards ..................... 1c
Post Cards .............. 3c, 2 for So
Post Cards ................. So each
Engraved Cards with Envelopes 5: ea,
Engraver Cards with Envelopes 10c ea.
Engraved Cards with Envelopes lgc ea.
Engraved Cards with Envelopes 25c ea.
DONNELLY’S
Stationery Store
1‘ SOUTH MAINIISTREE‘II. _
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FRED. H. GANUNG.
Funeral Dimtor and
Embnlmor.
Office and Ronidonoo
Telephone 904.
I II On. Main St. Bo. Norwolk.
YOU CAN PIN YOUR FAITH
on any Optical Work. Go into the
Eyeglass question carefuly before
you buy glasses. it is as dangen
can to wear glassec prescribed by
one but a Registered Optome-
oo it is to wear glasses fitted
some one olse's eyes. Should
Do filtering with Eye Trouble
consult no on any Monday. Wod-
new or Friday evening. 6: 30 to
WILLIAM J. MOORE,
Iyooight Specialist
Keoiov'o Building, Room 6, Wash-
inoton 8L, opp. Hoyt’o Thom-o.
N. Y, 727 8th Ave. Daily 0 to It.
Botvnon 45th and 46th on.
It:
Follow the Crowd
E‘EE
DANCING
O I
PavdIon
Dancing Every Night and Saturday
Afternoons.
u»... M"...
OVBTERMEN FORM PARTNERSHIP
For the promotion of the oyster trade
P. G. Larsen and Harry Williams have
legally entered into a partnership and
MR. meson Arrests.
Joseph Discos, through his attorney.
John J. Ounce. has entered an appeal
from the decision of Reform John 7W.
Banks in the matter of titophsn J.
Buffs. bankrupt. in which the claim of
tho said Discos was rejected. The no:
pool in to the Circuit court, at Mart
lord. for which no judge has as yet
been appointed by President Woodrow
Wilson.
~Htvos. «creme, itch or salt mourn
sets you. entry. don‘t hear the touch
of your clothing. Dunn's Ointment
com the most obstl sis oases. Why
suitor? All draws soil it.
u- Marisa.”
Films and
PHOTO PAPER
Fresh Every Week
will continue to pursue the trade in
the future. Williams owned twa tracts
of oyster ground and Larsen owned
the "William M. Horned,” an oyster
host. Those were joined in the part
norship.
”I
P Beers
I" ‘UP-to-dsto Service !Iil
I that are Worth While. . *
efrIgeraors
To close out our entire lot of refrig-
craters, We offer all sizes at a saving to
you of from 20 to 33%. You should
‘ not fail, to take advantage of this special;
Offering. I
Porch and LaWn Furmture at prices
I
‘I‘I'I'I‘n‘n‘u'u‘n‘u‘r-‘r-‘n‘IZ- IIII:-."D:I;‘:'Z'1':‘.‘:I:IZI:I:':.:':‘:':
Asphalt, Tar. Cement,
Flag. Gravel Cinder.
The A J. COllilS Co.
alks ..
any MIO N D on o (1' HE as
Everything In the Optical Line i
Eyes Examined Eree i
.MMWMMMW
See The Moyer “Six”
Seven passenger 48 H. P. “U. S. L." Electric Starting and Light-
lng System, finished like a coach.
Complete With Full Equipment [$3. 250
Demonstrations on request.
W*%%%*W%Eddfh
*1"
30- D- Jackson .. more“
’1‘ I PHONE 435
Optician
OSCAR H. BIANKS
GARAGE. RIVER STREET. NORWALK. CONN.
W.A.HANFORD
GARAGE
Stanley Steam Cars
Rambler Cars
AUTOMOBILES ,TO RENT
ROTON POINT
Six-Piecesof Music ~
Mating Construction Co. .Cl’l'ii'dil'u
Estimates furnished on oil uni! olibufldin motion. on .~ ’
otions and repair work.
123 WASHINTON STREET. , IOUTH NORWALit.
Ill. our-Is.
Crackers
For This Week :33;
roe pkg. Graham, Nabisco or Baronet. per pkg. 7c
FancyNowPotatoes.porpk................................ 95c
Home Telephone Peas, half peck 25c
LarchunchHomoBeots.por bunch 5c
Musk Melon. Watermelon, Wax Beans. Cucumbers, Tomas
toes, Currants.
United Grocery Co.
20 North Main St: Phono 1“.
Ar
.. Al eratlon a ale
you will find Unhmd of Bargains“ in the Furniture Line. We are forced to sell at Illn-
preccdonted Prices. in order to get room to make intended situations. Come In
M Gutkowsky
I
At former Audit Ag"! Building
: r0 KEEPIPOPIULAR KEEP
. his duplication for a position “turned ‘
. union or fail in getting a better one
.' Fire Department men
. with such good héfuccsss, but the em-
: ployes of the Lockwood Manufactur-
.: ing Company and the Sealshlpt Oysteri shop "0t yet estimated
- Company. each with a line of hose and!
'I a force of about forty men did excel- iKnapp.
‘ lent onk.
j ing to appreciate the need to reach the
_ through the ordeal without a ilincb.
'.' almost immediately and the fight be-
‘ on! one: no outlet town “63660111
? ? H Al . ilRNlNiiBREY *
AND ll MAKES Yilll [00K All]
This is Not the Time When
Old Age is to be
Desired
because you are old lookin --uss Ha I
Hair Health now. 5 y
Those who are using Hsy's Hair
Health recommend it to their friends,
because it is genuinely good, always
restores grey hair to its natural color;
destroys dandruff. keeps the scalp
clean and healthy. You begin to note
the difference at once The few grey
hairs disappear and never return.
Why look old when you are young?
Get a bottle of Hay's Hair Health at
once. 'start using it and see what a
difference a fsw.applioations make.
Free: Sign this adv. and take it. to
following druggists and zeta 500. bob
tie of Hay's Hair Health and a 260.
cake of Hurflna Soup, for 60o, or $1.00
bottle of Bay's Hair Health and two
25c. cakes of Harlina hoop Free, for $1.
YOUR; APPEARANCE OF YOUTH
A young Imiaed toIhave
down " us was better equipped for?
the position than the fellow who got‘it.
He discovered that his grey hairs
did it. He was “too old” looking. It’s
the some everywhere. There is no
doubt but that grey hair does make a
man look old. Therein no use waiting
another minute~don’t lose your po-
spo‘nsibility fail on him.
well in his trying position and demon-
lie stood upI
wms ‘srsrt‘r suun- '
Isss ntsrnovrn
(Continued from first page.)
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‘I‘he lire. starting at the rear of the1
building, apparently inside, was fann-
ed by a southeastsriy breeze. What
was a very small fire when discovered The buildings burned were all own-
soon grow to be It terrific blaze before so by John H. Knapp and their dam-I
the firemen had arrived and begun? age is fully covered by insurance
fighting. The wooden structure was! The loss on the building totally 09
all a blaze and doomed before any;stroyed is figured at about $8, 200, in ‘
real werk had been started and that no sored entirely by J. M. Layton ll: Com I
greater damage than that recorded puny. That on the Miller building is
was done is due to the efforts of those estimated at $250, although water dam-
who so valiantly and heroically work- age may increase the total. l‘he
ed to save property. IKnapp box shop damage by fire was
Soon a Roaring Furnace. ’about $250. the interrio being but Intu-
Soon the building was a roaring fur~ utely injured Taylor & Golden have
rinse and none could approach it close. I insurance on both, but in connection
ly on any side. The firemen however. with J ‘1 ILayton & Company. on the
rushed in with lines of hose and by his. box factory The damage to Raymond
teruntlug sprinkling the fire and Brothers sheds was probably $100’I
themselves managed to keep cool covered by insurance with Taylor &
enough to withstand the terrible heat. Golden, and on the Water street house
At best the work was diilicult and melabout $2 5 similarly insured. l
heat unbearable and all who worked Taylor & Golden had the insurance
are deselving of great credit for their on the Stirling Oyster ,Company build
endeav.ors Iing. but the damage here was very
Not only was it the South Norwalk Islight. This firm cover the loss or a
labored probable damage of $1, 000 to the
stock of the Miller machine shop. and
'also the stock of the ISeaishipt point
i
stratcd his ability as a fire fighter. He.
was ably assisted in the work by ex
Chiefs I'Lutlisr M. Wright, A E. Win
chester and D. W. liarnford and blade
gular officers.
Loss Covered by Insurance.
who
A smaller building owned by Mr.
a sort of shed. was practically
it is practically admitted destroyed, and the stationery engine
that the Lockwood men saved the west: and other equipment sto. ed inside do
.I side of the street and the Sealsbipts Mstroyed l
i
I Wires Burned or Broken
The linemen from the South Nor-
Machine Shop Savgd. walk City Electric Works and the
That Miller's machine shop did not Southern New England Telephone.
go is considered as remarkable as the “Company were on the ground early
fact that the men were able to pmQuad as soon as the spread of the
vent the flames from destroying tm‘lfiames had been checked, busied them-
Knapp box shop. Both were very IBelves repairing lighting equipment
close to the building leveled by the and telephone connections broken by
flames. and each is a wooden struc- 'the flame“
turn. Both were attacked by the heatl Charles J. Pidgeon. oi! the SealshiptI
and flames. but the valiant efforts of Oyster Comedy, in connection with
hardy and (“Hfleiil workers saved them his large force of oyster openers, dis-
gwm destruction. . tinguished himself in lighting the
It was also a close call for Hersh:
fields office building. but the firemen
with a line of hose prevented serious
damage. , l ."r :1
When tile fire apparatus reached the
scene Water street was practically
alive with the flames. Nothing daunt-
ed the fire drivers urged their horses
through the very heart of the blade to
the hydrants beyond. the horses seem-
force the Knapp Box factory and the
Sealshipt paint shop.
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l
factory. While William H. Knapp;
hose, Mr. Smith braved the heat and
fought the fire from the outside with a
big line of hose.
Several Pinmon Injured.
I
further side of the blaze and going
I118 attempted to rip out a window in
the paint shop. it was necessary for
him to see a physician. to have the
injury dressed, although he was tem-
lporariiy treated at the box shop.
Louis Bogardhs. son of tho lire chief,
‘Bovornl Buildings Abiuo.
Eight or ten lines of hose were laid
gun. There was but little need to
work on the building then entirely
ablaze, and with but enough men to
keep it down, the remainder turned
their attention to saving surrounding
property. as the hockwood and flash
shipt men were then preparing to do.
Despite all the efforts of the fire light-
ers the roof was practically burned
from the Miller shop and the sides of
the paint shop and box factory were
charred badly. as was the Lockwood
fence across tho stroot.
Cost Sheds Caught Firs.
Sparks were carried in all directions
and the roof of Raymond Brothers
coal sheds was kindled. This was soon
extinguished and the firsmcn's atten‘
tion was, turned to another piece of
dioymond Brotherly property. a house
further up Mister street, whose root
had been set ablaze. A line of hose
and a ladder soon settled this place.
Meantime a flying ember had not the
root of the stifling Oyster: Company
going. but it was discovered in time
to check it with two extinguishers.
The extreme best not Contractor
{Harry W. Mother's carpentry shop
smouldering. but men from look-
”wboo's swim vulva bucket hands
out down tho scorching wood and pro-
vontod any damage. '
it was unfortunate that Ohio: George
I'W. illegal-dos. of the fire department.
was onioying his day's vacation yes-
‘tordaylond thstho know nothiulof the
line until About two hours after it. had
Whit out. me Mllltlnt Chief 11o!!-
fire. A pick-axe fell on his arm brute
ing it pretty badly. Dr. Rev
bert E. Purdue dressed the injuries at
the Central 'Fire Station. mulling Mr.
Bognrdus as comfortable as possible
considering the nature of his injury.
All through the fire a huge gas pipe
in the old :Beolahlpt building contim
nod to emit a high volume of flame.
and it was not untiivtho tire was prac-
tically out that tbs gas was turned off
and much illuminating mntcrlui saved
the United Electric Light and Water
Company.
The building in which the lire was
started was the property of John H.
Knapp. although the Bealshipt Oyster
Company recently disposed of the
stock and lease to Louis Josoloff. of
North Main street, the former grocer.
Years ago it’ was the old Dennis it
Blanchard straw bat factory, but on
Mr. Blanchard's death, some ten years
ago. was discontinued as such. Then
the Benishipt company started the
Truswovo factory. Their holdings
were disposed. of to 'Mr. Josoloff. who
thought to manufacture rice cream
freezers of the old containers, which
formed the principal built of the stock
at the time of the fire.
it. is reported that Mr. Joseloff car“
rlos no insurance. file could not be
reached today for a confirmation of
the report. »
sin for on can be learned there was
no one in the structure when the firs,
iGeorge 13. Montgomery is deservi
.and handled the complicatiu con
names which attacked the Know boxl
kept Harry Smith cool with a gardenl
'heart." and disturbs the valv
Although many of the firemen were:
burned. as were other fire flgliters,l
none was seriously hurt. Arthur Snif- I
fin, the discoverer of the fire, had his;
right hand out by a piece of glass asl
lheart action
I .
was injured toward'the close of the
The boiler resin was con ,
brick and although the int
consumed the walls stood
latter part of tho fire. when
ordered pulled down for go .
ty.
it is fortunate that tho lira?
in the middle of the day. 1
ed that had it come at night.
ness Would have caused a much
or and more widespread loss.
There was four for a time ,
sparks would set the to the Crbtdl
Knapp Hat. Factory and a. {old
employee was ready in the event
such a turn of affairs was taken
the fear proved unfounded'for
spaiks did not Clilly as far up
street.
Wanted Fire Steam I
Il‘ was suggested when the. to
at its height tbs: the Norival
Depattmsnt should be called
with the American-La Fraud
steamer. The water woman I
the six- inch main in Water 8 .
not sufficient for the needs of be
men. but added equipment
needed and no word was so
ly to the Norwalk departme
praise, however, rm he is report’s
thoritatively to have stated the
needed and permission could be
ed from the mayor, his men
come to South Norwalk to give aid
the extremity.
Th e South Norwsik departm
ertheless proved sufficienl unto it
ration with the utmost-credit o
selves. They were hamperéd _.
ways, and they were aided lI .,
but they worked long, hard. indhill
ously and .well and the city she
be proud of her volunteer force
Much Water Used. , . ‘
At one time at the fire there
in use thirteen public and priyat
tory fire hydrants, besides inn
his garden hose attachments
cets It was learned from the W
Commissioners’ office that for and
3,000 gallons of water per minute I
used. This is twice the normal
used by the city, making the; ra
delivery nearly to the capacity on
12 and 16- inch mains at tho Goon
cut turnpike.
i
HEAVY FINE FOR TRAVIS.
Samuel Travis, of Greenwich
was arrsted last Saturday night for
ing drunk, committing a brew
the peace and assaulting Gondu
Frank DePierne. filed a demur‘r
the South Nor“ alk side of the T
court. This was overruled by
'Jobn Keogh, and he found the accu
guilty. and imposed a fine of S
drunkenness, $5 for breach of
peace and $25 for assault. An up
was taken under bonds of $75
The cases of Luke Montague. ‘J'
Senna. Charles Sigsway and John
'chak will come up in the Smith
walk side of the Town court...
day morning at 10 oclock
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RHEU \lATISM AND .THE
Don't overlook the grave lad
rheumatism easily "settles in
tion. The cure consists insight
the cause. Foley Kidney Pill‘g I
up and strengthen‘tlre kidneys
they keep the blood free a:
and uric acid crystals, that
rheumatism. swollen jointa,‘
urinary irregularities. and‘ ,
Try them Fo
all druggists."
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