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DO,YOU NEED ANYTfiNG IN
' THE FURNITURE LINE?
, COme to See Us Before Uou
Go Elseufhcre.
“To Have a Fine Line of Furniture,
§tovea and all Housefurnish-
ing Goods.
Prim To Suit Everybody
W Main Street. Phone 419
, .' Opp. Congregational Church.
.‘MG my Second-Hand Furniture and
i , Stoves
alt-H ‘
du-u—‘r
1
" ’Coal
harmonised
leL. :04. 122 wuss s'r.
90 WASHINGTON 8T.
PHONE 410.
w
t of Ranges guaranteed to,
d best, that we will sell
, 14.50 upward. Come and
them over before going else-
» For honest'dealing and
fair, none with Mr. Roses
Few. Revolution
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; ; > , , Prices,
OUR POPUIAR SPECTACLES'
“AND EYE GLASSES 0F
1.- - miner mum
wcliel Spectacles or EyeglassesJLEfi
l, .Plzrtedfipectacles ........ $1.25.
lied Eyeglasses only. . . 32.75
lasa'Thcrmometers ..... She up.
lass Barometers. . ., $3.25 up
vote *iioose
iiuui which
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/ Read by Dr. Samuel H. Hunting-
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Wo-whmwiw~m’
Ions roams moon!) that Ira-snubs,
that ”mountain miscarriage!
whamudvompromtmandcm and lumber
“autumnal ,i' asehdsy. wanna be.
ammo-snarummm Masai.
uy. cincardeld-amhanun am cry-ab
The Hatch & Bailey Company
Mr
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IEW Mill“ IIIIIISE
PLAN PIIMEOTEI)
plant in the effort to solve the serious
problem of sanitary garbage disposal.
As a result of a petition presented the ,
council last evening by Attorney Leoi
Davis, acting on behalf of -a large
number of residents and property
ion at the fleeting of tho
. to the street department.
.GeorSOW.BteveiistothOBoardof" -
Roller. .
A'request was received from Louis
Udelmam of Sam Main shoot. to
place an ‘electric also over his 'stors.
Tho‘matter was referred for attention
smmmmmmm
department.
bury: whose horse slipped on the
pavement on West avenue. some tpe
ism-Warmth tom-shew .
was liable, but Corporation Counsel
not the case.
The petition received'from Rows!-
ton residents to the effect that some-
thing be done about. the dangerous ‘
owners in the vicinity of the city;
dump off Water street, Scoond Dis-
Fairtisid County filed-
ical Association
iv
At the one hundredth and twenty
second semi-annual meeting of the
Fairiieid County Medical Association
held in the Elm’ Club, Stamford, yes-
terday, at which fifty or more physi-
cians were in attendance. Dr. Sam-
uel H. Huntington read the following
paper on the death of the late Dr. R.
1" Higgins: that this street he accepted or‘in
ROYAL LACEY HIGGINS. M. D. some way be made passable that she
(By s. H. Huntington, M. D., .‘orwalk. . may be able to set coal. groceries. and
Conn.) [other necessities of life to her home.
Dr. Royal Lacey Higgins was born There is an unsafe bridge on ”the
August 10, 1341, in Roxbury, Conn. lsti‘eet, which would be necessary to
He was the eldest son of Lacey and repair, but Corporation Counsel Wil-
Priscilla Silliman Higgins, and was of Mom F. Tammany said that the road
old New England stock. His ances- 18 a private Way and its maintainance
tors were people of intelligence and should not be assumed by the city, as
integrity, of high standing in the the street has not been accepted.
community. He was,a.direct decen-i An approriation will be asked by
dent of Daniel Silliman, who came to the street department. in its budget
America from ‘Italy in 1640; of Gen- to the Board of Estimate, for the pur.
eral Gold Seilich Stillman of revolu- pose of continuing the permanent ce-
tionary fame, and of Benjamin Silli- ment pavement, which has been start-
man. Sen. the distinguished professor ed on south Main street, under the
of Chemistry and Mineralogy in‘Yale Meadow street bridge and thence
College. Lachariuh Lacey who served .. down Wilson Road to the top of Thom-
as corporal in the Revolutionary Army as Hill. A resolution to this effect
was his paternal great grandfathehh” presented by Councilman Wolfe
The Lacey's were of Norman decent. and passed by the council.
the name being originally .DeLaceyJ Richard H, Golden, Minor D. Ran.
committeeman and city engineer to
look up the prices of installing these,
plants and to petition an appropriation ]
from the Board of Estimate in the:
street department's forthcoming bud-,
get.
Mrs. Tyrreil, who resides on an on
accepted street running bit Perry ave-
nue, First District, appeared before
the council last evening and asked
l
trict, the council instructed the streety
Rowayton avenue itself, was referred
for attention to the street depart- ..
‘ment. ' ‘ '
Jeremiah Egan, Democratic Regis- f.-j'
=trar of voters of the second district. '-
appeared before the council in regard i
to the finding of a suitable pollingi,
election. ; ‘
i
place for the forthcoming
Mr. Egan said that the old City Hall;
iin Haviland street was entirely unilt';
lfor this purpose.
The finding of a
voting place for the second district
was left in the hands of Mayor F. l.
' Burneil, who will look the matter up..
Voters in the first district are to cast?
itheir ballots in the old Town House},
and in the Third District in the May-i
flower ii. & 1., Company quarters oni
Van Zant street. ,
; A humorous incident which brokei
the monotony of last evening's lengthy
meeting was the call-down adminis-
'tered the council by Levy Podelefskyi
{of East Washington street, who has!
' faithfully attended every council
'mceting for the past several months,
to determine what the council intend-E
! ed to do with his petition referring to!
lthe water on his property damaginsi
ihis house. A drain, for the purpose:
iof running this water off. is closed,
said Mr. Podelfsky, and he desired it
‘ opened that the water may run away.
' “i have asked Mr. Sharron manyl
ltimes," declared Mr. Podeiefsky, in-
’ dignautly, “to fix this, but he said heI
i
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fiWDiOQiflasdetht -
m I'm be illld oat, improved
“Grandad. Also referred tostnest 3.
a letter was was from George w”
. Baxter. of Worcester Heights. Dan-
Cnb'- Bl“ hot
and severely injuring him. My. Bat j," an ,‘s
ter was ‘of the opinion that the city
Tammany told the council that he had . :
informed Mr. Baxter that such was
Brnndage Corner, on Rowayton ave- - .
nue, and also the poor condition of III
iiiilllliiliiiii
Asks to Have Slay Upon Appeals?
from the decision of the Public util-
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Beacon...
'gray or white,
children, 50c, 75c, $1.60.:-
cords and frogs, $2. 50.
_ LADIES’
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H.
ill flPili Billllii
‘ 'Beacon Blankets
The kind that give wool warmth at a Cotton price. In
$1.75, $2.25, $2.50, $3.00, $4.00.
in. many attractive designs and
‘ colors, $3.50.
Dainty CRIB BLANKETS that will surely please the i"
Bathrobe Blankets. for
New patterns and color ‘c’anibination. Complete with . -;
GLADSTONE coins and Cuffs
Madeof stiff white linen.
ri'eger 8. Co
s
Men and Women
“s
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some Set
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Suspended—Hearing is [his
in Two Weeks
" KRIEGER
'l‘hcrc .wus {Ill important hcnriiig’
before Judge Burnt-o yesterday upon,
the motion of Judge John J. Walsh:
counsel for the Norwulk bridge com-'
mission ior‘un order which would
suspend the operation or an appeal
iilcs commission as a stay of pro...
ccdure.
Nor-walk is building a bridge. It
wonts‘fthc Connecticut company to
Buy Your Clothes for the Whole Family,
on the, 3 "
~(inc Dollar a Week will
Settle Your bill
Men’s, Boy’s, & Girl’s clothes, Shoes &
Dr. Higgins was justly proud of his
lineage, and his life and. character
showed him a worthy decondent of
doll and William H. McMahon appear»
ed before the council and asked that
some action be taken in the laying out
Elias no money. All that he has money,“ part of the C08, and also de.
itlie city wants a chauffeur, why do‘ths bridge with grooved rails.
' 1
PM is gasoline for his automobile. ~ 11' Ecidcs [hilt double trucks be laid on_
~ 2 H
.The Utilities ('oliimliision found in:
II?
Hats' a? no extra charge for. this accom-
‘ time of 'his deatli‘, a member of Mun-
' with pneumonia, on the 15th of april,
such ancestors. His early education Of Garner street, running off West
was acquired in the public schools of avenue The large barn, hanging over
Roxbury and Munroe and in the Win- this street was objected to. and, as the
throp institute of Winthrop, Conn. city some time ago bought a part 01'
' Before beginning the study of medl- this structure, it was requesed that
cine, he taught in several schools and this part be cut off.
spent a considerable tune in the studyf The hearing an Meadow street was
and practice of civil engineering in- opened. A number of property own-
teuding to make this professiofi his ers on this street were in attendance
life work. His medical studies were demanding to know howltbe commit-
pursnsd under the preceptorship of ‘tee of freeholders of this street arriv-
Drs‘. Robertiiuhbatd of Bridgeport ed at some of their conclusions in the
and James ii. woods of New York. awarding of benefits and damages.
fie “(dusted from the Bellevue some of which being claimed unjust.
Hospital Medical College, March Int, The committee.will be requesied to
1867, and came to South Norwalk, appear before the council at their next
Conn.. on the same day, beginning
there immediately the practice of med-
icine, and continuing practice in the
same town forty-seven years. The
last patient he attended before his
death was one, whom he had attended
duringthe first year of his practice.
He was one of the consulting staff of
the Norwalk Hospital, at one time a
member of the Board of Health of the
City of, Norwalk, and a member of
the Falrfleld County Medical AssOCia-
tion since 1867.
Dr. Higgins was an earnest and en-
thusiastic Free Mason, being at the
assessment. ,
The hearing on Triangular Park
was opened. No one appearing to be
heard the matter was closed. The
third district asked that the street de~
partment make a survey of the
grounds surrounding the Ludlow Mon-
ument on Gregory Boulevard, the D.
of R. Monument on East avenue. and
the triangle plot: on Fitch and Win
field streets. This request was grant-
'ed, .
I A hearing will be opened at the
next council meeting, October 27, in
reference to the Connecticut Company
request that they be allowed to change
their 9 foot cents? tracks, on East
avenue from Mill Hill Junction to
Westport avenue. to 10 foot centers.
City Clerk Linnweiler read the hills.
which were approved with the excep-
roe Lodge, No. 93, F. & A. M., of Mun-
roe, Conn. Butler Chapter. No. 38.
R. A. M., of South Norwalk, Clinton
Commandery, No. 3, K T. of Norwalk,
and Pyramid Temple A. A. 0.. Nobles
of the Mystic Shrine ‘of Bridgeport.
He was buried with Masonic,honors
by St. John's Lodge, Nb. 6, ‘ of Nor-
vvalk. , ,
In the iirst year of'hls residence ‘in
South Norwnlk, he became a member
of Trinity Episcopal Church. His
marriage to Elizabeth Watkins, daugh-
ter of James Young and Catherine
Wanusley Watkins of-New York, took
place at the iaml‘y residence in that
,city on the evening of»; February ’3.
1870. One child, Mary Jerome Hig-
gins was born to'them several‘year‘s
later. The writer personally know Dr.
Higgins for more than thirty years, as
a physician of marked ability. Cau-
tious'snd. conservative but always a
Student keeping well abreast of mod-
ern tbpusht and. practice. After a
seven nays‘ courageous battle for‘iiie
trars for four fountain pens, at $1.00,
,|.books, guides and cabinets. Council-
man Hipson declared he did not know
thihmppropriation these bills could
be paid from. It was votedthat they
be paid at the" discretion. of the com
mittee on finance. The reports of
City Treasurer Wilfred Bodwell and
Building inspector Clarence I. 'Finch
were read, approved fand. placed on
file.— ‘ ,
‘ 1A number of requestswera’ receiv-
led by the council from C, M. Webb.
‘One.wsa fora catch basin on‘iindson
street; and a hydrant on Word street.
and another was for the am out»!
"Ohio street and establishing sac foot
building line .on ~amongr'n-m.-vosnese
were referred to the proper commit-
tees for action . . ' '.
he’ealmof .An ordinance? regulating mine, in
. 7 ithe City .of Norwalk was~presented.by
' What seems so 'qui'oe Commissioner-QR". M Wolfe.
' The. ordinance contained many 800d
suggestions about the «runway. to
1914, as. the sun was ' rising.
lypassed to rest. '
"Tupi-’9 is no death!
is trantltlon;
«This lifevolb mortal. breath
15 but a suburb'of a. life eiyalsn. .
Whose portal we call death." W” passed.
- , v. n . -Maygr..1ifrancesi,BurnellvconilrmEd
wanton: tax-ream manna-or» nirmnnoinimm of‘William usher
. , r. 0. mm.
' an?
“PW" “9‘01“: ‘ ban to the Board of Assessors ”and
i
i
meeting to explain their method ofI
’tion of a bill presented by theregis-
~ drive ‘through thé'lcity’s-‘streets, .lt
hey pay him engineer‘smvagesf"
Mr. Podelefsliy said that when law-3
were .got up at council meeting and,
"‘spoke pieces" they were listened 10,.
; but they wouldn‘t listen to him. ML.
Podelefsky .had been referred to so.
many people to remedy the matter,
he demanded to be told “Who was the}
boss?” His remarks were accompan-i
led by eloquent gestures, and Mr. 'Pod- I
elefsky had the satisfaction-of hear-i,
ing the city engineer ”quested to,
have the drain opened. .Tnara is don?
nor of the this backing up and flood-i
ing this property. and surroundinsj
. land, but Mr. Podelefsliy said he takes:
[that responsibility upon himself and
will stand any expense occasioned by;
it, i
it was close onto midnight before:
the council adjourned,
i
CHILDREN'S ROOM AT Nonwauty
LIBRARY. 1
The children’s room, at the Norwalk
Library, has been fitted with low book-
shelves of IFlemish oak, matching ,the
specially designed furniture, and all,
'the juveniles and the supplementary‘
reading are now placed where there is
plenty of light and space. This gives.
'much needed room on the stocks for
books other than juveniles.
The Connecticut Library Association
is to meet with the Norwallt Public‘r
Library. Tuesday, Oct. 27th. The ses-
sions will be from 11:00 ,to 12:45, re-
cess for luncheon and ,meetings again:
from 2:00 to 4:00. Though the sub:
jects discussed are, for the most part.
jtschnlcal, thee public are always wel-
i come, and part of the program is given
'to purely literary speeches onpapers.’
‘The main subject for the meeting this
year is the relations existing between
the public library and thepublic school,
and a noted school librarian, from
Brooklyn, will speak. '
SPITZER—HANCOCK- .
- Announcements were“ received by
relatives and friends in South Nor‘
walk." today? of mi marriage of Mrs.
“W“- ““3 city, CW“ War “tel?“ “,d ; train, and were escorted to the Hotel
Enid-time circus man, died at midnightgi Clifford, where a supper was served,
favor of the town on the matter of 3‘
double tracks and grooved rails and
from this milling the trolley company
has appcnled. The commission did
not charge up enough of the cost to,
the company and from the decision
on appeal was taken which went to,
the Supreme court. the tow: win-g
ning. ‘ ----
.\‘ow there are (two appeals pend-{11's- W
ing. The one regarding the rails holds i
up the work of the bridge. Theb cloli‘n- : William 1-. Sturgel.
mission wishes to finish the r of
by December 1. but the appeal pre-i M'illiam 1" Sturges, ‘ Westport.
\‘euta n. and the commission through ,dled yesterday at his home. Funeral
lie counse', has moved foi‘ action. .services will be held Friday afternoon.
’ 5“" “93”“! "'9 “lots “'38? B“?! at 2 o'clock p. m., from the Church of
modation.
a
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1‘:
erts,‘0f Hartford. ‘
W" said h" “0“” 3‘“ the ‘°“'“ "‘ the Holy Trinity, Westport. Deceased
special assignment. on tie two ain .
pom mm. pending and Would also was 42 years old and is survived by a
decide this matter two weeks from lwife and two sons.
today.
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”in.
om. inoiiiuii'
m EITEBTiililEll
i Seventeen members of Our Council.
iRoyal Arcanum, of New York City,
Prominent Painter and Decorator, Cir: came to 5-,th Norwalk. last evening,
V" W" Veteran and Forms; ‘ ion a fraternal visitio Sherman Coun-
Cim' ”my - ! cil, and were royally entertained while
of Mush.“ . here. The visitors arrived on the 7:10
on
omits Allll Fusions?
muss 6. JENNINGS.
James 0. Jennings,
last evening, at'the Noroton Spldieniiand then all-repaired to the council
Home. “It” a short “he“ {rooms in the Odd Fellows building.
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the part of the visitors and members
of Sherman Council the carpet bowl~
ing teams settled down to business.
The visitors proved adopts at this
sport and trimmed the Sherman Coun-
cil team four straight mes. and al-
so defeated a team ‘. m Poiiassus
Council, of Norwalk. for one game.
Needless to say the visitors were
pleased with their victory over the
local men. Frank Goodchild made an
efficient coach for the New York
team. .
Refreshments were served later in
the banquet room, and greatly enjoy-
ed. Then there vvss further carpet
bowling, and later all adjourned to
the South Norwalk Club, where cards
and pool were enjoyed. The visitors
departed on the 1:15 train,‘ express-
ing themselves as having-’had a de-
lightful time, ' '
The local reception committee con;
sisted of William F. Hoyt, Frank
Goodchild, Sylvester PwDecker, 'Wil- ,
i
M“ Jennings was an °m and highly After a season of speschmaking on
respected citizen of Norwalk, and has _,
had a remarkably interesting land'
eventful career.
At the tender age of ten years the,
lure of the circus possessed him and
he ran-away from home. joining P. '1‘.
Barnum’s famous shows. Mr. Jen-
nings touredvmurope with this. attrac-
tion for many years, enjoying the novel
distinction of being the first coachman
for. the famous midget, Tom 'Thumb.
From Barnum‘s to Buffalo , Bill's,
George F. Bailey's, Forepaugh's and
back:
Clara E. Hancock to Daniel Splines.
nmb'us, 0,, on, Saturdayr» October
iota; Both Mr, and Mrs. spam were
,1
§ly swell-known hat manufacturer, in
New reinstate,”trematonmhm
employed in this city-flu content,»
,, platss:..engaging in. b idessjin Ohio,
land an; friendsw extend wishes
for his-success. 1 ‘ ‘
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~31“; caps, 33
. O'Brien's. .
The ceremony was pet-torsion in. 06%;
for amber of yearsmidsnts pneumonia Douglas Fowler Post. G.
South ,Norwalk, and 11,1339) 3h“! $.58.“ ,1, . . . , . .
frhndshons. The {twins dormer. . normally years
i
as a palates. and one
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War “ Bullet' '
, 7, , . ins _
LONDON, Oct. 14, 4:183: in.——Iii a dispatch dated
Mondayhthc Daily Mail‘s correspondent
France says: ‘1The great. German plan to hold the Depart- '
.mcnt of Pas de Calais and deliver a "crushing blow to
the allies? left wing has failed thus far. Yesterday and
on Saturday our armies dr0ve the enemy still farther
“The German army which lextcndsirom T urcoign to
no ., .
, -i.a..»u._...c’..-.. _ “gal
liam Baker, in 0. Gregory.
in N orthei‘n
is
other shows went Mr. Jennings. ‘
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sai‘iivxzii-tKchridiieXfieElli-2:323:33}: Armentieres and was forced-from its position last T ucé— ‘
' ii... boy‘ionv‘eine showman's'iife.sent (133511515 again met with heavy, defeat and been beaten 5
him marching to then-out in the ranks back northward. 1 *, , _ . ~-
bf Company H18thc. V. I. He was , “The battle which has been raging at intervls near .'
woundedinflieheadst‘lfortfisrflsom Arms blazed out a sin testcrda I hear and once more .
a rtii ted‘inmanynoiable en- . . g 3, y, . ,. .
an Biotin”! much um am,” we forced the Germans-back to‘theéast and north. " The .4
inthis giant warqsomeifew yearsaso German" losses are ' Said-:tobc heavy. @116 force which ad- ',
Hr.fJennings was elected senior vice- vanced last week. from‘the northeast on Bailleul (near the ,
Belgian frontier), has,“ bail, to turn tail, and, aslong ago, “i
., . .h°,me d in the . as last Wednesday, its columns wet-cheating a heavy re- ['4‘
min; and: wring business in this ‘ treat back whence they [cant e, to ‘join‘their supporters’at‘ “i "
nitric. " ,g =; ‘97 v’ ‘i Yprcs., , , " , 'r.‘ a, -_ ‘
23‘3“", Militifififits akindty m“: . “ifypr’eswas occupied 'Wednesday_‘afternoon by 'a “
.7122; ' mefltzofimgiga .hg'i' moderate detachment ‘oi Ger mart cavalry and‘ "infantry, .
this:°°mfimw53§éfissufiived 1y :7 . ,but if they have notyct cvac stated, it they, must dose in ' , :,
WW"- °“° “”5 WW Jennings, . the next ieWI‘liourB, a's ulfl~f~~pOSlt101l18 untenable, with- ‘ti
03399-* “1‘0”“0'“ ‘i‘ihmfiméi’ffi‘fmmfl out',very‘ large reinforcementsand these if they exist, can- 9 ‘.
“3‘3““ ““1 , not reach’themnow.” ' ‘ ig;'_.'
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