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A complete assortment or! Dotted
cream corn and colored designs. ,
I White Ruffle Curtains at 30c and title
I Double Curtains with colored boa
tiers at .. 55c
LaceCurtainsirom 5011103330
i.E K. BANKS
Mahsekemo HoteII Block. 011. wanlk.
Swiss. sci-line and Madras in white, ‘
Smeer Number
”Standard
Fashion Book
'ch 1
Patterns free with each I
Embodylng; the very best values
we have ever been able to sub-
mit. Quarter sawed oak, all
mission finishes:
Price $22.50
J list out
book.
WM. P. BEERS‘
Book and Stationery Stove.
South Nomalk. Norwalk
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wllionis absolute saving of one-third the regular price This is on
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WEATHER FORECAST.
For Norwalk and vicinity: Fair to-
‘1 night, warmer in the interior; Sunday
, increasing,1 cloudiness; moderate
I fresh south winds. The western dis-
turbance has moved slowly eastward
during last 24 hours and 1111-11" forms
a long trough of low pressure cxtend- '
ing from Missouri northward to Min
nescta. it has caused unsettled
' weather with showers and
. storm1 1between the Rocky Moutains
and the Mississippi River Pleasant
weather has prevailed from the Mis-
sissippi River eastward to the coast.
The western disturbance will move
eastward and probably mass cut the
St. Lawrence Valley Sunday after-
I noon on night The temperature has
risen Iduring the last 24 Hours in
the central districts and is now cou-
' siderably above the normal.
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‘ WEATHER A YEAR AGO TODAV.
Temperature: Low 4.1; high. I12.
1 Clear.
~.De'rbies, six styles. O'Brien‘s.
Tile dance given by the Winnipauk
Social and Village Club at Red Men's
‘iiall last night. and1attended by
very large number of people. and s
@0011 time was enjoyed by all. I
William Krusth. the barber. has pur-
chased from Hubbcll, liail St Randall
the Osborn property. fronting on High
street and extending through to Knight
street. The land has 180 foot frontage
on High street, 175 feet on 'Knight
street, and is 300 feet deep. Mr.
: Krusch plans to» make extensive im-
11'o1'ements on the property.
——Special “Onyx" days, April 20, 21,
Men's and womens silk hosiery.
Joseph Davis. 8'1. 1‘. N‘ashlugton str.eet
south Norualk.
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The following permits were issued
by the building inspector today: To
‘II. V. Curr for the overhauling and
remodeling of live houses for the
IRSouth‘ Norwulk Trust ‘Company at
Fine Point to cost $1.200; to James
l’uollno. of 10 Leonard street, to '1‘c-
111-1.1.1111 his house at 11 cost of $100;
to Wilbur 1F, Smith to add to his bun-
galow in Ely avenue. 111111 '10 I1‘. M.
t‘ullen to wire, the house of Thomas
Lougslull’ In Stevens street I
CAN VISIT STATE PRISON AGAIN.
.IlAit'I‘lt‘OIil), April lli.»~’i‘l1c order
put in effect some months ago by the
vote" of the directors closing the state
prison at Wcthcrsllold to all visitors
I because of tho their prevalence of
smallpox and scarlet fever in this sec-
tion, has been rcscluded and the regu-
lzu' visiting day. (Friday) will be re-
14111111311.
MR8, WAKEFIELD GOING TO NEW
HAVEN JAIL.
(HARTFORD. April 18.——lt was said
' 111y Warden W. A. Garner of the state
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.1 prison at Wothersileld,yesterday. that
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11:: soon as the necessary papers arrive
."1ll‘11. heseic‘l. Wakefield. will be trans-
ferred to the New Haven county jail.
’ihe fact that her appeal to the Sn-
memo court has been granted takes
her out of the jurisdiction of the with
111 warden and places her again With-
.In that of the Superior court for New
Haven county. 11 flq
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' Photo supplies
Films Plates. Printing til‘rames De-
voiopina Trays, Graduates, Funnels.
and everything liar use in Photogra-
11171 ‘
Stillsom.PoweI_l Corporation
I2 WAIHINGTON CINE“.
1 Indiana, the expenditure for this 111111. be born on?
toI
thunder-(1
Call and be convinced.
exceptional money saving oppor.tuuity
A. J. Collins & Company
FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS
Telephone 747
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lacoby’s
' Opp. Hoyt’s Theatre
’Ladies’ Suits
$12.50 to $35
Men’s Suits
$10 to $35
NEW T-IIDLLEY PROP-III
OSITION A GEIITIIINTY
(Continued from first page)
_ ertilizers L
IGrou nd Bone. Ash'es.’Super-phosphatc
.Land Plaster. Muriate of Potash. Nitrate of
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the last meeting. These were read,
after which President Cavanugh
made a brief, formal resume of the
work that has been progressing dur-
ing the past week or ten days through
1both the Chamber of Commerce spec-
ial committee and the incorpmmatms
The ball was set rolling by Dr. A
ll. Baldwin, who made a motion to
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the eifect that the acts and recommen
dations of the Chamber of Commerce
committee be accepted and approved.
Harvester
On Sale at Our Store.
Wednesday For
4 5 dis
Been Selling at $1.313.
DONNELLY’S
S'IATIGNERY AND BOOK STORE
ss WALL‘ eraser
, NORWALK.
PHONE «a.
It
i. O. B Jackson
Optician
Everything in the Optical Line
Eyes Examined Free
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.Attoruey Louis (loldscbmldt offered
Ian amendment, which was acceptable,
Ithui the Chamber of Commerce c0111.
‘mlttce assist the i111 orporutors oi the
\ol11aik and New Canaan Street Rail-
way (‘0 in securing subscriptions to
the amount required. , This lnotion as
amended was carried without a dis
seating voice
I lit will be recalled that the (‘ham—
I her of Commelce special committee at
Itheir meeting on \\"ed.'1esday, April
I 111 scum MAIN eraser. r
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LOWER couurnv 501-1001. AT- .
TEINDANCE writ-.1111: ROADS ' Electric Electrical
ARE er. ertnsfor EVERYTHING SuPpIIeI.
I \i'ASHlNGTON, D. 10.. AW.” 17:; Liam and Power. ELECTRICAL Mbtor Repel".
You want 1our house or store wired
You need an electric motor
You want an electrician In a hurry US
I We will not overcharge you and will guarantee the work.
THE WHITE ELECTRIC CQ
Watered) 1.11:
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS-OUT I
Census reports show that in 1909 there
were 24,000,000 children in the United
States of school age. but that only 17,-
100, 000 were enrolled in the public
.Ischools. This would indicate that
there are several million children who
:ar' deprived, for one reason or anoth-
er. from obtailriiigf'an education. and
there is no 11611111 that a large number
of those are pre1entcd from attending
school on account of bad roads. Fur-
thermore. many schools in the country
‘districts are closed for varying pc«
riods on account of the impassable
condition of the roads. and many or
the schools «which urenot closed have
a. nominal percentage of attendance.
1 While it is true that various factors
‘contribute to increase or decrease the
attendance at schools in given sections
of the country, it is worthy of com!
mom that in the States having a high
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Moy er Automobiles
Cornbyne mechanical efficiency. with good looks and
ease oi riding. that is not excelled by any car made.
Demonstrations on request.
FUURS, $2. 500
Price includes complete equpimcnt.
SIXEQ, $3,250
_N9IlWALK ‘
ilbth recommended the acceptance of
mIa proposition to subscribe for $10.-
I‘000 worth of the common stock. This
‘inonoy. which will he held in trust by
two representative banks. will not be
turned over to the promoters until the
road is built and in operation, Ac-
cording to the terms of this contract.
IConkllng a McGralh are to begin the
work of construction within thirty
days of the date of completion of sub 1
scriptions.
There were a number of questions
asked and 111111111'11reii.I~ Tile matter oi
'route will be naturally determined by
Itho subscribers. It. was ordered at
.‘Ihc meeting last night that the route
‘ known as the Wilton 111'cz1uc route be .
1110111111111111dcd‘.
~\ form or subscription blank 11l111h
bud bced piepul'cd in advance and
sulunitted to the meeting last nilzht
was. read and accepted. This form
reads as follows:
The Norwalk and New Canaan Street
Railway Company.
We the subscribers, in l'ousid
oration 1
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Percentage of imp o1ed reads a 1111 1 Inf the subscriptions by 11111. 011111.12“
larger percentage of the students 1211- 1 I , .
rolled. regularly attend the schools 11 b ' IhIIremflm” 111111111, heron "gr“
)strl utor for I1” 1i1 field Conn , R 't 1' l 11 I . l . he the, number
than in the States having a small per- 3 h .3. Strec, \orwalk,(o11r1. IMUM '11s 1111 H .
1sl1urcs of tho (111111111011 11111111 ()I the
‘ccntage or improved roads In live N 11 ill 1'1d New Canaan Street lluil-' I1
'Iflastern and Western States which ‘"‘—"'_" 1 '- ~ ~» ~1 "" j-qI‘VUI' so"; 11 set 0 osite our ”1 I
have a large mileage of improved “1‘ ' p“ y pp tlch
roads. the average attendance of en-
rolled pupils In IIIIlil-tl was 80 per
cent; while in four Southern States
and one Northwestern State which are
noted for bad roads, the average at-
tendance for the same year was 114 per
cent—~80 per cent. I11 the hood rouds
States as against til per cent. in the:
ball mud States. in the “States firstI
named. 3:) 11'11' cont. 111' the roads have
been i111provod, while in the latter
group of States there are only ‘% pcrI
cent. of the roads improved.
That improved roads would boucilt
our country school system. there?
would seem to be no doubt. 11111110111111
roads make it possible to consolidate
or centralize the schools and to estab-
lish graded schools in the rural dls‘I
tricts. Such schools centrally located
will accommodate all of tho childronI
‘within a radius of from four ,to five
miles. In many (11‘111111‘11111itlnu having
the ndvuntogc‘of iinurovedIIroada. com
modlous buildings have been provided.
more competent teachers have been
employed, and modern facilities for
teaching have been supplied at a min-
imum cost. 'Il‘oi' instance, since the
improvement of the main highways in
Durham county, North Carolina. the
number of school houses have been re-
duced from 05 to 42 b, of which 17 are
graded and have two or more rooms,
and employ .two or more teachers.
There are at the present time about
2.000 consolidated rural schools in the.
United States. It appears that ‘Masau-
chasetts, Ohio and ludianu have made
the greatest progress along these lines.
and it is rather significant to note that
A Vacation for Everybody
,FOur DayS’ Trip $18
x1111? York to Old l’oint Comfort, \‘11,, including‘
bcrih on steamer, luncheon at Hotel (Tintinhcrlm
\‘iu'bt lino siclunui to Richmond, 1’11
meals and
11k bmond or Murphy ‘lu ltlchmoudpl1-"11o lilt'lllllund
«11111111111110 Norfolk
the following "I1111o1nin‘1§; noouduv luncheon 111 Norfolk on ship;
-'1111cl-\l111i111z tcxccpt Sunduvl 7 p m. .'I‘ol New Yorlt.includll11., 1111111111
:1111111'110111 l1111'tl1,111'rIvl1111 New York lollou-Ing afternoon about 1 11.111
Hitalhcrs suil every 11111111 tliiy 11t‘l 11 111 from I’ll-r3 N. Ii...\
toot oi N Moore street. I
Ht-ild tor Illuulmtod 11111111011110,
sumo 1-1' oping
Tour lk111111',1mcnt
W. i... WOODFIOW Traffic Manmoi‘.
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expenditure for 11'1111s11111'tullou 1'11- I
llocis. I11 11 141111-11” 11 111p (111.1 t:.\'t11nilltlt|I
prourcvli 111 this now educutlonul 11111111- I
most. It 11111111 not I111 undolstood ibutI
this In 1111 additional burden, 11111 the
1,1x11111111it111'11 thus ”111111: I11 111111111 11111111.
or directions tthut is. by the Iliét'l‘t‘afltlI
in the number of schools and economy
in thcil' optu'ullun.
I11 Imlluuu. Mlmsnchusctte. Ohio and
other Hinton, the one room. ouotoucln
or :r1tl1ools are being replaced by cen-
tiul schoolhousos with 11. llulIIdozcuI
rooms and 1111 many teachers. W11
11011111 are sent out every day to author
1111 the children and to take them home
again In the evening. All of the chil-
dren within a radius of severul miles
IF
You are Not
Eni irely Satisfie
with you table board try a few
inculs. Everything well cooked
and served properly. We al-
ways b11110 satisfied customers.‘
(FORMERLY mac's)
888 Miles of Travel-—-——-All Water
stateroom
them 1- 1'lti 1111111111 Rllcr
intludlng tilldlllilr. ir-tuttroom berth
'11111 Int-ultinsl the following mor11l111.: noonduy luncheon at Hotel Jefferson.
vlu.
,Inclhdlug 111111111111. sluicrpom “(Fill and breakfast
li’iH'l' Norfolk
11nd
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OLD DOMINION LINEI
J J BROWN, Gen. Pass AgentI
'Ftipwsliestaurant
I.tive names, each share to be of
lunar value of one hundred ($100) dol
‘lurs. and further agree to pay lor the
Isumo I11 cash at the time oi our sub
scriptions for such stock. The total
'unlount to be issued is to be $125 000
in preferred stock and $12 .1000 in
common stock. The amounts sub-
scribed by the undersigned are to be
paid over to Frederick A. lfllls an
Henry 1’. Price both 01' \‘olualh and
to bo htld by them until said Street
liuilwoy shall 11111111 been completedI
and in opclation in 111 ('Illdtl'lit‘ with
the our roomcut lhcrolor.
1 \11111111-1 Amounts
I It Is loll that there will be no dilll
Iculty lu 211111111111: the. 1'1'1111i111d 11-I
mount $111000 within 11 111-1111 (11, at
the latest 11111 days.
'Iho t‘llmnbor oi 1'1'11111111111111 1111111111
committee hold 11 short meltl: 11: prior
to the tiller regular meeting (it tho.
(‘l111111bc1'11'itl1 11 full attendance 11.x-
ocpt lullao \\'slll l1.11h(1 was compelled I
.'" be in 1111otl1or11u1'i oi the city. At I
1111111 meeting 111111111 feature of tho
Iproposlliou 11111-1 11111111 01' or c'utotully noI
tllut ll1111'11, would ho no hesitation l11'
their1111111111inundatio.111. I
The 1111111111111'11 present. at this 1111,1111.-
lm: wore: President John (Tavandgh.
fund Messrs. II, P. Price. .11. .i. litm-
dun. Samuel Lynch, it, 11‘. t‘oleburn.
11‘. A. File and Attorne) Louis (lolli-
I1.s1hmidt.
it was voted at this 1111111“: 111 to hold
11 apot'lul meeting at the Chamber.
1rooms tonight at, 7:30 to arrange a,
Ideiluitc plan for securing subscrip-
Itions and systomutlzlng the work.
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are thus provided with the most 1110111
ern trainlng. agriculture and home
economics have been introduced. scI‘I
entitle apparatus utilized. and teachers
having special qualifications and train
lug employed.
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in those States about one-third of the
roads have been improved. According
to. statistics» of the Agricultural De
pertinent, there was expended in 1800,
$22,116 In Massachusetts for the con.
veyance of pupils to consolidated
schools. but in 1908 the expenditure for
this purpose amounted to 0292.213. In
'S'l‘. JOHNS, 1N
day
In the sealing fleet and has about
men on board.
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coup-11111111 .111 11115 1111111111111 day to
pose 11 1904 amounted to 886.000. while .Inck«t‘1mt say. I've only' tried
in 1908. 3290 000 was expended. This Ionaul’loston Transcript. ‘
. the advertising.
‘ ”KITEI" SEALER, I8 SAFE.
,Ailril Isw'l‘he Merrill and George F Foote. who were
Hauling steamerlwflrom which no added to this committee; were notliied
tidings had been received for more Saturday 11101111111111 and will meet 11itb
than a month, was reported safe to- them this evening.
The Kite Is the smallest vessel
Good tenants are to be badwior proposition, gentlemen, have consul
‘Messrs. Christian Sivarts. Frank ll.
President Cevansgh expressed him
70 self very forcibly at the meeting1 last
night. Said be:
“We have worked hard
on this
fthe class of cities- competing for rec
=y ANDFAMOUS.
wsrAMPEDE
have met with the promoters and Igone
over carefully e1'e1y form of agree
ment. and believe that your committee
has finally hit upon the only feasible
plan to secure this road. Ilt certain-
ly seems our interests are properly
safeguarded. The entire amount. $10,-
000 will be retained in the hands of
your fellow towusmen, Messrs, H. P.
Price and Fred Elle, as trustees until’
the road is completed and in opera- 1 EAST NORWALK HR! ALARM '0’“.
tion. It devolves upon us now 1111111131.".a headquarters u “n zen: a,“
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to get this money. Let us be up and Telephone 170
doing” i—Fitoh School (private).
1 Private boxes will only be pulled ton
Judge James T. Hunbell in his brief I “A ‘e‘”‘hm‘e mean“ ‘0 Elf-“m“ station
05) between the hours of’ I p. m an!
and characteristic way said that tth
on Stl.
S—Msrvin School (private
221~East Washington and
reputation of the greater cltv is now 214——.-Van Zandt St. and Osborn A110
at stake. That Norwalk is now in 2&7 31111311131111.1111! Rom 8“
I223——Fort and Charles Ste.
22 i—«East Ave. and Fitch 81..
I 225—51. John St. and none on
332—Seavlew Ave. and First St.
335~Boulevnrd and Second St.
silo—Cove Ave. and Fifth
337~Boulevnrd and Blackstone It. (Til
week.”
At the meeting tonight at the cham-
ber the special committee, to be ang‘
mented as suggested, will meet, itc-
ceive their subscription papers, and
everything will be in readiness for
beginning work Monday morning,
April 20th,
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ognition from large centers in a busi-
ness and social 11 ay, and that she cer-
tainly has outgrown the country dis ' '
trict class. Trolley roads penetrating 341~Keyser St and Pine Hill Ave. (1‘01
42—Keyser St. and Duclk Pond rd. (To!
every important avenue of ingress and ”111.4110“, Haven. e a”
, ll 11 m ving Iocat on of tire. all mn-
egrcss are now a necessity 101' cities M“ .be yen of “we“ box.
of our class. 'II‘ we cannot get this fire on (premises where ‘loctuteél.
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small‘amount of. money together in 11.1ng..tuninrtdldw‘i. 3113113313,:
1 1 . , at the an.
the time stated we had better go Into spool-1811mm
the hands 01' a roceiv er' l—One blast at odd times. testing or lilo
M l. Riordan talked along the some 1 14131381111111“ at 3
lines. He recalled that a gentleman 111;1T_T&%§;2;‘?w0'° m 3 ‘1' m no more—
whom he had met the other day stated 1118,.599210" 0' Wm“: "MOI
li- ll-— twenty two, at 12.20 p. 111., no I!-
tl1at he thought he, alone could secure 1 tenoon session or public Ischool
the necessary amount within No or U 3,3,1: 5333,3339 muck" all- the
three days, and that ”it would be to ""1
our e1erlastlng shame if we as a spec I Home seekers watch Sentinel Want
ial committee of this great body I Ads for light on the “where to buy”
would not be able to do it. within a puzzle.
fi“
X.” m.. u'standnrd time.
re
Phone 1069-2
Phone 1069 2
Ash Cans
$1.10 to $3.50
Garbage Cans
25c to $1.50
ALBERT F. GEHEBE
25 West Washington Street, South Norwalk
Next to Telephone Building
'Freo Delivery to All Parts Phone Orders .
10' city or Country. Promptiy Attended To.
Why Not lie 1h: Fin-t One to Wear the. Really New Stylesl
ll CIORIAL REVIEW
PRESENTED
THE "MINARET" STYLES
three months before any other pattern.
The first Draped Skirts
were displayed in
I'ICTORIAL REIVIlflVjW
for March, 191.:-——7 11111111lls‘1"" I
before any other pattern of-
icrcd drnpcd cilccts.
l"IC’l‘ORl/\L‘ REVIEW
offers now as the latest from .
Paris
The "JAPANESE" Collar
.i‘m' 1111111101159 and nussos'
«In-secs, waists, costs, etc.
Now is your chance to
choose and want this. ibc 1111-.
est style from ‘llris first.
At 0111' Pattern Counter,
you may inspect this clfsrm.
1 lug fashion.
Costume. is ct‘mtl (211111111111. 15 Mill;
cred many propositions and plans,
For Sale at consume, 16 South Main St.
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Norwalk Chronicler