cold it not be well to call
tho "phone and protect your
valuables against this dau-
placing ‘a Burglary policy
it let or reimburse you for
Telephone 1230.
LEE 8: GOLDEN
unison.“ sum,
South Norwulk. Conn.
,_ kinds of. insurance.
nubile Blouonropner.‘ ‘
selected stock.
POTA’I‘OESw-Extra fancy it
Tel 871.
088200 ap60k433
East India TeaCO
25¢ peck
ativc stock . .
125 Washington Street
prcmiun’is.
We give Premium Stamps—the stamp that gets the
Grows, Jr.. of New Haven, is
,t‘ol? his aunt, Mrs, George ‘
u Alstyne. .
‘ Cecile, .‘o. 105, o. of c., will
regular business meeting
an evening.
, will hold its regular meeting
day evening.
thdllc UnionCo uncil, No 46 K. d ll r to on ~lt r . ill:
, will hold its legular business 30 STAMPS WITH 1 LB. EL RYAD """""""""""""""""" cipoints involved 1“ the ”filled“ new'igoamsombeinif ill; 3.30:3; bid ”1::
mg this evening 25 STAMPS WITH 1 LB. AMBOSA ....... . .......... . .............. 3:6 lscllcdule. “Hill these individuals inisenate or House who win correctly
_ " _._ .20 STAMPS wrm 1 LB. SULTANA ...................... . ......... 30c {dignified retirement and with not a answer ten questions pertinent ,6
he Norwalk Hospital Association 10 STAMPS WITH 1 LB. VERY coco COFFEE .. . ............... 28:: single cotton goods We” ‘“ ““3 "‘B'VScheduie i..‘ these queries to be, out».
hectors will hold a regular business 5 STAMPS WITH 1 LB. GOO') COFFEE . ............ 25c ilm‘" ”my 1“ 0mm" “W” “pm”. mltted by some recognized expert. ii
, Allg‘ this evening.
dis. iEdgar Demmon. of Raymond
:P-rot'hers dock office, is spending her
atlou at Elmira, N: Y.
,Welcome Stranger Lodge, No. 364.
Sons of St. George will hold its regu-
-moetlng this evening.
in
M.
. ,IA'new sidewalk is being laid
front of the property of Luther
iWright in Madison street.
I
n.—
IMPS, Clarrlssa B. Bates. of Madison
stfrbet is spending the week in Dari-
bury the guest of relatives
fiblligses Alice and Elizabeth sievcns.
of 54 West street. are entertaining
Miss “Bertha Hasler, of East Orange
Pride of Court Nairuk Circle, No
‘801. Companions of the Forest will
'hold‘lta regular meeting this evening.
The regular monthly business mach
dog of 1‘11.me wallcybledical Assogl
ion. will held tanioxf'bw evenly.
Miss Hazel ‘Savagc, who has been
visiting'friends in Norwalk, for a few
days has returned to her home in Mar
lden.
James McSully, oi‘ Falrview avenue,
was operated on yesterday, at the Non
Wilkfli‘oapital. for an attack of appou-
dioltls.
The regular meeting of the United
Brotherhood of Carpoiiiers' and Join
ers' of America, No, 746, will be held
this eyeulug.
W_~._
Sherman Council, Royal Arcuiiuni.
Will be visited by the grand regent
this evening, and all members are
urged to attend.
gaptain J, Hurry Gibson, of tho
fidllth Nol‘wnlk police dopui'lment, is
llama from his annual vacation and is
back on the desk.
John. E. Reynolds, patrolman in Lilli!
.Boubh Norwalh polloo force. is enjoy-
8 his annual vocation. 'l‘lio police-
.mon plans to who a roinplvio rust.
V, rWilllam ‘ilurlioy ond ’l‘lioodoro
mlth, drlvoi‘s for the local branch of
his Staudnrd Oil Company, are plan:
5 to spend a portion ol‘ their pay-
1 and u sliuro of Sunday at Conny
d!
’l‘hs losses by fire to and in
idling of John H Knapp ou idly ave
he, have been autism torlly lidiustod
paid, both with tho ownor and
ts. by the insurance companies
W1 J. M. Layton & (30., line.
tho
NOTICE! NOTICE”
you‘a‘ro a subscriber to The Ben-
‘brliur or send in arid. and get
.of the most popular magazines,
it’s. Fashionable Woman and
tropolltau, for three months.
are not a subscriber send or
i. Ind The Sentinel and
is“ ill bo sent you for three
. all. if you prefer to bars
or deliver your-paper send us
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The Sentinel. The man
With till tho current tuba
“MW e...
Daily Line toN. Y.
street). every day (except Sunday) It
' Albert F. Gehebe
33 South Main St.
here right away-toduyhaud tui lo a
to be found anywhere., Come and
=44va
Our Coffees are the Boston the Market, Once Used. Always UsedE
For FREIGHT Only
Freight Propellers leave Pier 28,
East River. New York (foot of Dover
3 p. m. Freight received at Norwalli
up to 4 p. m. and South Norwallr up
to 5:30 p. in
Norwalk Steamboat Company
Annlnu J. Smith G. c. Recursion.
Lease. General Agent
\ I
The New Science
Ifinirion or cmaoraacrio
Chiropractic is the definition of the
cause of the disease and the art of
adjusting the same Disease in cans
ed .by a wrench. twist or sprain in
the back. Even if done in childhood
it creates pinched nerves and pain in
later life in the different organs and
limbs.
Chiropractors remove the cause of
disease and pain. health is restored
through harmonlslng the nerve sys
tems in your body Female troubles
given special attention: also curva
ture of the spine You will never re
gret giving the Chiropractor a. chance
in help you.
Magnetic treatments given also.
T. FRANCIS. D. C.
94 Washington St. So. Nun-walk, Conn.
Graduate from Palmer School, the
discoverer.
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Garbage Cans
All Sizes, 3% up
as West Washington St,
South Norwallt.
Phone 397. Prompt Delivery.
w.......x..%.. . .. owl...» W“ -...bm.._w
KILLED BY A ELAB'I‘. l
'I‘Olll‘thG’llON, Aug. law-John Plor‘
um. 55, or this place. was instantly
lulled yesterday morning by a blast
on the Toningtou-Norfolk road. where
he was employed on a highway job
A fuse which no bad lighted seemed to
have stopped burning bud he approach
ed to investigate. .‘rlio blast suddenly
”Webb on and he mulls-own a dis-
tance of. 25 foot.
money 11V“? 4".
ii... rain Cloak a sin lipase
SALE SALE SALE
if we could make you daily realize what a saving it menus to you
to supply your summer Wearing apparel needs now you would come
gains this sale offers. ll‘lner goods are not made. lowar prices me not
Sale in «both stores~~stalniord and South Norwalk.
EXtra Stamps ®
With COFFEES
The Great “ ‘A&P Tea Company
V24 WAumNGTON 31“.. OOUTH NORWALK
Deliveries 8:30 I. m.~ and 2:” p. m.
Your “out property is costing
A flannel mat
.Soulh Norwalk
i
dvautage of these exceptional barb
investigate.
i
Pr.- I'llvon
A
vertitablo laudlside of vaudeville
luminaries in this show. A novelty
and comedy program as refreshing
and breezy as the blooms and buds
of summertime.
At the playhouse that promotes prog-
ress and South Norwalk's greatest.
amusement center today, tomorrow
and all the time.
Hoyt’s
Where Everybody Goes.
Engagement Exceptionally extraordi-
nary
playlet,
I‘DlNKEL-BPIEL'S CHRISTMAS."
A realistic and bountiful story, inter-
preted by a company of vaudeville's
most ibrlllant players. The greatest
legitimate hit in bingo history.
Special added feature. The Merry
Muddlcra of Magic.
MARTINI AND MAXMILLIAN,
In “Straight and Crooked Magic!“
You ll laugh at this great not and
wonder.
Another exceptional feniuro.
cu's ipromloi' tenor soloist.
SAMUEL ASH.
Delightful lo a varied repertoire.
Everybody knows woudcriul
Ameri-
tbc so
j sand dollars to the member of the ma
lorlty in the llllitdd Slates iSonata or
House of Representatives who can
coriedtly anchr ten questions port!
neut to the cotton schedule of the pro-
posed 'Underwoodafilminous tarot! bill,
is the unique odor roads ins letter to,
The Daily 'l‘i'ado Rccord today.
clidlilonge is made, according to the
writer of the letter. in iscognltion of
,9. widespread belief existing in the
cotton goods trade that the schedule h
in question contains 'many items and
provisions that the thrill makers them i
SENS would be at a loss to explain‘
l
tors of the proposed tuilff are tossing}
figurative coins to settle mooted vltul'
points. ”
where in members of Congress have
been flatly cliullonged as to their con-i
cl'eto konwledge of .tlio technicalities
. {of legislation in course of enactment!
it in tho more Stl‘ [king in that no men
tiou is made directly or indirectly of
lolly particular phase of proposed m- f
" ill’f changes further than an expres‘:
. lsion of curiooity as to the degree of
mm...“ _ ---—----ilaglslativo intelligence displayed
framing essentially vital law.
lobby" talk to William“ from Wash
llngton the few cotton manufacturers
who had attended committee hearings
at the invitations of congressmen who’
acquired; exposition of obtuse trade
1' tion baaconunued to grow as to Just
‘COH‘OCHY answering questions orally; 'CHANGES MADE ON THE SHORE
V'audcvllles supreme comedy ‘
group of manufacturing lute
lslgulilcant in that it porno
beat a. virtually universal tooling oi *
skepticism prevalent in the cotton
gods industry. The sucoeTibful con-
glossiuan. if there should be one, will '
be entitled to name any chuiity as '
the beneficiary of the aW‘i d.
. tor follows: .
To the Editor of the Daily ’l‘i'ailo lioc.
0rd: ‘ ,‘
Most of us who move in nude cir-
‘clos have heard the plain! that the;
‘l3.—~0oe‘ thou-
i
The
unions of the pending Unilniwoodi :
iSiiiiinpns Tariff Bill lilo proceodlngl .
with no too great knowledge of mm '
{technicalities embodied in the unions.
lsilicdulcs. l '
’l‘lietextilo schedules particularly, ll
1 we take the protestants sellousiy con Ii v
! talus many terms and provislom that i '
the thrill makers themselves would bell
,al a loss to explain in a classroom. Ill
:thls belief be as well groundcdns ll .
is ultiesproad. if tlic voiy 0: 'cu ois oi'l‘
the proposed mm) are tossing ilguiu i' '
tive coins to settle mooted vital'- :
pointer—then a school for COllgl't asiuen _ '
would seem to be in order. ' i
To narrow the case to consldn ration:
of Schedule I., which perhaps l lessfl ‘
ilntolligiblo to laymen than is my nth-if '
Ier schedule, I find that cotton goods:
linen are especially emphatic in cla-
.morlng for a more able unulilils of
their claims than can be conducted”
,by Congress as now constituted
l One individual in the cotou goods
trade has convinced me of his sincer-
ity by offering to forrci‘t one thousand
a class rooin"-—-and that ”the crea
This extruoiuinory communication
:4 perliapstho first instance on record
in
Always notably staid in their moth-s
dds. it required but little "insidious
.am taking steps to see what interest
individual congressmen will display in
this unique challenge.
1 1n the meantime some of your road-
l ers may have suggestions to offer as to
$23; glutitéldwiemfl “k9” tto rents: (:1 the most experienl manner of conduct-
u e n is even 0 a 9P0‘ ling such an examination.
sition of any of the challenged [6313- i .. ‘ n
l CURIOUS
lators to accept the gauntlet and, by (S 5116(1)
what wires of technical information
has lately been available to the law-.
makers. Discussion of this heretofore
confined to the trade itbelf tor the
\
Ww—w
submitted by a recognized expert, vin-
dicate the Democratic idea of enact-
ing trade legislation without the old of
a paid board of exports.
A cursory reading of Schedule I.
sutilcea to satisfy anyone of its possi-
bilities of embarrassment to a son. For the post eighteen months the
dent who had loot spent some ymglrlew York. Nb‘w liaison and, Hartford
of his life delving into the intricacies ‘Railroad Company has bran enmed
of jacquard», y‘m counts and convey. llii making extensive improvements at
slou costs After a glance at the scho- Western. R. 1. ThlB work is now prac-
dule one is inclined to consider more’tlcally completed and the result has
seriously mo recent utterances of urban“ a decided Change in the main
minority senator who declared that line between New York and 905w“
“the rates are out of balance. They at this point.
are Just. the capricious and haphazard One feature of the improvement
result of a. desire to do somethinsmndlsch ems has been the elimination 01' a
in the shuffle cotton got the worst of dangerous road crossing at this point.
it. very much more than was meant Bcsidos this the curve of the road a
or understood." this point has been lengthened the
The gentlemen most likely ”rlouo- tracks raised four feel. a new station, ‘
ly to consider the wisdom of putting freight yard and freight house have
themselves on the examination rock been built and automatic electric 818-
uro Senators Hoke Smith. of Georgia; nals installed.
Johnson, of Maine, and Hughes, of in lengthening the curve at Wester-
iNsw Jersey, comprising the Bub-com~ ly it was necessary to move the
mittee which is considering the cottonllll'ldlm 0V9!” the Pawcatuclr River a
schedule it is noteworthy that" all, distance of 125 feet, After the abut
three are counsellors at law. no one of mania had been completed the bridge
thorn being on record as having uiepvas moved by hawssrs without inter-
allghtest experience in the manufac—‘ruptliig a single train The Canal
lure of merchandising of textiles. Ex-I street crossing was eliminated by
borionced as all of these legislators raisins.r the tracks four feet and do
are in matters of pleadings and states- ipiessing the street to pass under
manshlp, they would seem to be su-‘ilicm. A portion of this expense was
pcrmen in the event of their demondshurcd by the city of Westerly.
LINE.
Extensive improvement. at Westerly
Just Completed by the New
Haven
canines.
PROF. CARL’B DOG ACTORS.
smiling intimate knowledge of manila Tho construction of u frolglm'yard
They were born and bind in South
Norwalk and have been tho sonsn
lion of vaudeville cvoryw.lioro
A charming girl and a gifted urtlsicn
MOLLY WOOD STANFORD,
\‘oculisi. ulid violinist extraordinary.
The Recreation Tours
Block Island ............ ..... $1160
Civility irlpu, Saturdays, Aug. 18,
in). JO
Atlantic City ............ .92100
buoy irlps..\10iidn)s. And. 8. 25,
Sept it ill, 22.
Amory Park .............. .. 918.50
(Hilly trips, Mondays, Aug. 1mm,
So ll... ii. lb, 32, 29.
Whlt‘o Mountains $25.00
5-day trips, Mondays Aug. ill, 25,
Sept 1.
Nova pectin 542.50
inlay trip from lioulon, Monday,
Aug. 25m.
AUTUMNAL TOURS.
White Mountains .......
fix day trips, Mondays. 3an 8.
Old Point Comfort, Baltimore, Ann
spoils sod Washington, D C. $29.00
7-day trips from Now York, bout.
6, 20, Out. 4. “iii.
Gettysburg, Liar? Caverns and
wt.” WM! Mung-inn” i
naturally. Oct. 11. from New York.
For (lll'cillhj‘ describing all tours.
call on 'I‘lchot Agent at Depot or ad
dress The Recreation Tourist 00.. 191
Orange at. ‘Now flown
. o
BIWT.
NEW HAVEN. Am“ Him-MM.
her some hire is lost clubs by buns
W. Will m M? 10“ into
who
$21.50 ‘
woman, 795mm“ assists 10'
Mary Crossbardt committed suicide at
his much from bsdposi. also you
factoring Conditions in the Loxtlle‘noccssllated cutting down a hill and
5 world as wcll. tho cxcavatlon at 15, 000 cubic yards
The lottoi containing tho challenge of niutorlnl The yard will have eight
1'31“ {‘9 Ollcn tho mutter of exact pro- itrucks null a freight liouso ill) by 250
‘coduro of conducting the «nomination, i fact i scvun truck briduo ovcr Wootl
including on it docs an invitation to street and it four track bridge oicrl
plumbers of tho trade to suggest the lilgli atroct were part of tho. liuprovo
best method iii the meantime. nos mom.
lcoldlnu to the writer, Wushiugtonaen Thu station at Wosiorly is strictly:
ltlmcnt is being uoundcd to noon: 'iulu'roprosontullvo of the non typo of otu~l
lilio ilnuroo of favor that is likely to tlon architecture adopted by tho Now
'bo uoculdod the lost in the Capitol' Huron a typo Whlih conibincs tho-
rlty. practical with tho artistic and mom
At a time when most people scum Iof the railroad station n ducldud land
to accept an inevitable the pusuogo or ‘PlCilpl‘l fen lure sum to liuriuoulzo with
Him soliodulus no tlioy now stand, it in tho i‘ ity Bountiful idea, about which
9' inioroutlug to note ilio trudlilon bruuh- loo much is board today.
lug toudenclcs of all ranks and class- 'l‘lio“ now ignition is 123 foot long
«a of the cotton goods industry. Upon and 49 foot wide, with monolithic
tho absolute withdrawal or mullufiw- train platforms 750 foot long. 'l‘houo
vturors and tholr representatives from platforms ronluln upon olr iihollors
the tariff conforoncss, there has devolai with seats in tho ulylo or. country
oped o romarkuliio attitude of recent, houses. The station in of stucco with
most among distributors of goods. as fournfoot brick bass and has a roof
The recent petition signed by one hum of Spanish rod lilo with open timber
dred commission merchants rsproseuta corniccs The main entrance is in.
in; practically the entire output of the form of a portion with stone gran l
domestic cation condo. nos been emf-lite columns and arches. The labor
untamed as the most impressive do for has a hard wood trim and tho
monatration against; partial” mouse» waiting and toilet rooms have promi
one ever witnessed in this countrY- shade the floors. A circular driveway,
The oompiulnt of the merchants is with flower beds completes the land»
the more Wfklbla in fill“ it MW”! gcgpe feature ,'
no specific legislative theory or touch- MM
is: on protection. free trade or the GENERAL JONES ovum“,
mulled competitive system: but ml» BINGHAMWN. N. Y., ling. inflow
or follm lino» of prom: mind this n o. Jam in am this morning, but
alleged disposition of the lawmakers steadily Wills washer.
to proceed stubbornly in their hopnw
on! costs. It s tremendous rill: of
confusion, which could many um»
voiced by p 111th
rem
FOR
t accidenlily
Section 2,,419 with the word “polls"
omitted because of the recent person
a1 ltax. _
The not carrying a list of property
exempt‘ from taxation is altered by
adding to the list church houses on
campgrounds.
made in the laws regal‘ding tho tox-
atlon of woodland, providing for a
graduated yield tax, which runs from
2 per cent. of tho yield upon ten yours ,
from the time of planting to 7 pcr‘
ceui., after 50 years.
its introduction.
‘I‘hu let ‘ . ’
Extra .Goo
WEDNESDAY
(1 Values
9W
Cial attention
and Large Line , of Early
Ready to-wear HATS. All
Colors; White
at 59c and go
See Window Display
~Fall. Hats
We wishito call (fiyour spe-
to our New
Hats Start
up to $3. 50
illill ill on ii
PlMPHlEl Hill
l
Stale and Local Finances
Two pamphlets have been issued
from the office of Tax Commissioner
William H. Corbin,
legislation of 1913 regarding state
revenues and the other the changes re-
garding local
which is the more bulky of the two.
gives the text of the new acts, and
both compel the seeker after light to
compare the enactments with the Gen-
eral Statutes and with the Public Acts
of 1905,1907. 1909 and 1911.
to see what has happened. A law
regarding the levying of school dis- Tnflua To “A“
trict taxes permits the district totax i
the personal property of persons liv-
ing in it at the time the tax is laid
and to tax the property of any manu-
facturing business subject to taxation.
located in the district, ‘but not includ-
ing any real estate belonging to such
a concern not located in the district.
Another not permit. an usessor to
add to a district's list any real estate
one giving the
revenues. The latter.
in order
it is virtually
omitted
Slight changes are
Tax collectors in towns are to pro
servo carbon copies of receipts paid,
the clips being numbered and taken
from bound books
purpose.
iuioctinss. are authorized to fix the
compensation of assessors,
of the board of relief and auditors.
Itho power being vested in the select
”man it the town inoctlug falls to not.
’l‘own treasurers and tax
are required to socuro bonds from u
suroly company at the cxpvnuo of the
town.
prepared for the
'l‘owna, at their annual
mombors
colluctora
'llio now not giving china and bori
:oughu tho powor to issuo bonds uuilur
loortaln rcotrli. lions, without
‘mjpm‘mlfllllilll of the lmgluloiuro, lu ulv
on.
the taxation of land toimn by munlcl
politics for wuior supply provides that
tho land shall no taxed "at tho over-
due imsoxocd valuation our hero oi
iiuprovnd forming loud in tho town
whom it is locuiuo," unload tho luhsbl»
(onto of such town have the right to
use the water on tho some torms as
tho municipoliiy controlling it
spuollli‘
A choose in the law rcuoidluu
An not provided that solootmon' v on
den; on tho trousuror shall ho mono
in carbon duplicate, like the luv. col
loctor s rocclpts, and it is ordomd that
the board of equalization shell proa
lucriuo the blank form for all m
Hints.
‘ocl. regarding the collection of a per-
sonal to: tho chanson roisltlng mostly
to the appointment of collectors in
boroughs.
Minor chooses are made in lbs
The pamphlet recording stats
rovonuulir areas with a change in the
unanimous: law, ovary Moisture
having mile some chooses in it silica!
“WW ‘rho word "hams. pip.
Sentinel Want «in. will introdm M19" It“ “60‘ to film? W of “Hi it vote of 41 to 11. W m
some poopi- to each ethos tutor or it until“ "an is sins muscular indium. dim mm m
to ml: 19me mm
which 79"“
companies 3 per cent, on car com»
'panles, 3 per cent. and on telephone
from the tax.
Section 2.424 of the General Statutes.
is amended, so as to require railroad
companies to pay a tax of 11 mills up-
1011 the valuation of their stock, as
fixed by the board of equalization, The
statute, as it stood, imposed a tax of
Commissioner Gives Acts on 1 percent
A new tax is imposed, in lieu of any
existing ones upon the gross earnings.
ioi’ express companies, telegraph, cable
'and telephone companies, dining,
sleeping, chair or parlor car compan-
ies and refrigerator, oil, stock and
fruit car companies operating in the
state. The tax on exprcsa companies
is 2 per cent, on telegraph and cable
companies 4 per cent. The pamphlet
also contains the provision for a 1~
mil] state tax on the lists of 1912 and
1913, this not being printed in both
pamphlets.
-——.;———
our map}!
ilEPIlBLIoAlls
(Continued from first page.)
should it be definitely agreed that the
Senate would not take up the currency
bill at the present session. No assur-
ances, it was stated, were given as
to a definite time for voting on the
tariff. but it was asserted by minority
leaders that such an assurance un-
doubtedly would lead to earlier action
on the tariff.
Certain suggestions also have been
made as to possible amendments at»
feeling wheat, barley and other am
cultural rates. but minority members
were not disposed to bargain, because
they could receive no assurances of
conference action on amendments of
this chamctor.
The informal negotiations gave rise
to a rumor that currency legislation
lwould not he insisted upon at the
special session, but this was declared
to ho entirely without foundation inso-
far as the vlcws of the President and
a majority of the democratic sonsloru
worn concerned.
Little Progress Made
Moanwliilo consideration of tho bill
drugs on. Today llttlo prouroua was
mndo, several paragraphs of tho moth!
schedule bolus; undur discussion.
chloily loud and rust iron plpo. Cunt
iron plpo, which the Souuto floundo
committee transformed to lbo frco list.
striking out tho lloiiso rain of 12 par
cont. was discussed by Souotor Clarita
of Arkansas. ilo sold this product
was so conircllcd by combination
that uufulr prions word artificially
mulniuinod. llo uracil thud u froo
martini ho given to {promo manufac-
turoro to brook up tho controlling
Amoriruu combination.
Cummlm Has New Plan
clonator (:umrnlno said no did not
hollovo iiioroavnn a monopoly in con»
trol of dis manufaoiuro of cool. iron
plpu. Jic assoriou. liowovor, that tho
lluilod hiatus cool iron pioo company
r nttomptod to sxorchio the power of
monopoly insofar as it could do so. ‘lio
omirod a onbplllulo, proposing a duty
of to a ton on out iron plus. Ilo dew
01min ho lntoudod to offer an amends
moot to tho bill. which would permit
it clilson. when ho bellman compou-
tion he‘d cmsd with relation to any
commodity, to filo a complaint in a
compoiontpourt. should the court do-
used that competition did not ”in.
tho secretary at the treasury would be
suthorisod to transfer tho article to
the free list.
The demolition monument putting
on tho free list was We! by‘
of infill“
Norwalk Chronicler