' 1%:ng museum! Full firms”, 75c to $5.09 I m. We; at slit?“Ir *0 53-59» imlfor WI Childrenanducn. " “ EK Banks Heineken» Hotel Bloch Io. Wilt. Winter manna: WEEK SALE The “six book or the following ser-. ies will bb séld for too Per copy, Regular Price 25c. owing Picture Boys; Motion Ple- ture Ohms’ First Adventure; Onto door (alums; Boys of Columbia High; Tom Swift and His Motor Cycle; Out- door Girls of Decpdale; Girls 0! Con. trui High; Moving Picture Gil-is; Bob- INH Twins. DONNELLY’S .___......,...-..-. ; “'— WEATHER FORECAST. 'For Norwalk and vicinity: Fair to- night, with freezing temperature; Wednesday fair and continued cool; fresh northwest winds. Local show- er's'and iiurries‘ot snow barg‘occurred during the last 24 hours in the Lake region and New England. An area or high pressure which is central over Katine is producing pleasant weather with low temperatures in nearly all districts east of the Rocky Mountains. Freezing temperatures extend along the northern border from Montana to airline, and 'Ill Yer south an Oklahoma and 'I‘ennellsee.a Atlanta Ga., and Meridian, Miss" were only two de- grees warmer than New Haven. WEATHER A YEAR AGO TODAY. Low, 56; high, Temperature : 70 Fair. Untrlmmed shapes, one- half price at . Mintz' s. ‘ Building inspector Clarence l. Finch is spending the day in .atteadance at anr‘eiect'rical' convention, being held today in .Harttord, Conn. Lady Betty corsets at Boston Store. The‘commlasio‘ners of the third dis- trict transected regular business at their regular weekly meeting held last night in the electric .plant on Sea- view avenge. . _ ‘ Kinkled krepes, a new tabflc of silk and wool and very stylish at Reed's Bee adv. An. argument in a Springwood sa- loon ended with ”the proprietor ”beat- ing up” a customer. Patrolman John H. Smith investigated. but the matter was dropped when the man who had been hit. withdrew his Charge. Charles Brandt, of South Main street, complained to the police or a “peeping. Tom”, who has been operat- ’ ing in [his neighborhood. The cul~ j-prit is a middleaged man, who spends his evenings “peeping" in windows. Harvey Sheffield, will known char- acter oi: downtown, was arrested last evening by onicer John H. smith, tor drunkenness and vagrancyr His case was nailed this morning by Judge Keogh. . , 4': 1W . Yesterday the local police donned their. winter suits, a feature of which are the extra long Croats The ap- pearance of the men is decidely "natty" and the length or the new style coats make them appear quite tall. . . a ' ‘—-, spasms Ems WEEK. ‘ Warwick's Odd Linc Oil, $1.00 67c : store closed its doors today. ‘ lied been planned to close this evening 9 Wilberflpflilrfl' elm sm_ ‘ «Easel... .El - Qwsdyaman sale. aoc.- » Bream. ,- WM. P BEERS 800KB MD BTATIONIRV STORE» loath Hamlin Bonn. No other cotton blanket that is “just .as good’” as Beacon‘s. For sale at Tristram & Hyatt’s. Superintendent Elmer Lingard, of the East Norwalk Municipal electric light station is spending the day in Bridgeport. -—Personal Taxes should be paid this week to save further expense, Frederick Pratt, of Bayview ave? one, was admitted to the Norwalk hos- pital this morning and operated on for adenoidsmnd tonsils! Progress Forum, No.1. Fraternal Forum League, met at their rooms on Washington street, last evening, and transacted routine business 2-,, A pool tournalbent will open in Wil son's pool and tobacco room on Vail Zant streét. on October 27th. am Side players will have a chance to show their "skill, also result». 3. ._ Judge John Keogh was nominated go lijthe 11th Gisela! October Ion repro- S‘ tativey find “his name obculiies this .‘1 place on the omeiai ballots. which Keely goes to show fate may be on the Judge's side at that. ‘ :A large number of irate residents or Danbhry passed through this city today on their way to the dread Rap- ms Furniture Company's store in Bridgeport, where they're going to do aloud their money back or get genu- ins $17. 60 value. The Grand Rapid Spencer Rider, recently connected with the Connecticut Company, has been engaged as clerk-lat the Nation- al Bank of Norwalk, lining the vacan- cy made by the promotion of Horace Richards to assistant bookkeeper vice Harry Earle, who resigned, An important meeting of the local Democrats will he‘held this evening. '1‘qu gathering will be held in their headquarters in the Central food building, and plans will be discussed for the holding of a giant rally on' Saturday evening of this weelg, at which speakers of national proml-_ hence will be heard. ' -Cleaning, Pressing “Scourilfg and Repairing, also Steam and Dry Clean.— .tng for Ladies and Gentlemen Prices right Work guaranteed R. E Dibble. 78 Washington St. Call 12944.. / It iras decided at the regular meet- ing of Our Brothers' Lodge, No. 10. ‘I 0. 0. F.' . last night to go to Relief lLodge, New lichen. 100 - hundred strong, where they will exemplity the first degree-.1 The date tsuxovember 9th. and the local members will leave South Norwalli on the 7:09 train, re- turning from New Haven on the 1-2. 23 ~ Business is rushing with the Croiut d5 Knapp hat factory at this city. It for a short period to take inventory. but the orders are so numerous and urgent inventory can be taken on Bub—j days only. It is also reported that the tale a Towns ‘i’l‘i'ctory, ot scented are unusually rushed, many of the em- ployee Workihg over me to catch up. ‘ Tonight all units“ 11y interesting Will be Distributed to .Our riReaders Practically ..._.racE r This Large, Illustrated $2.50 Volume "‘ FREE The Causes and Issues '.-: of the Great war ~ We are enabled to offer this remarkable book to put read,- , _ , era, by special arrangement with the publishers, in such a . The of the present titanic struggle of the European nationals 1 So great that an unusual effort has been made to place a comprehensive and reliable volume in the hands of the public, through the medium of public-spirited newspapers; Way that they my secure it NOW practically FREE,’ as explained beldw. Exact'sizeoi Book (7 e9” inches) 64 full7 page half-tone illustrations. Map inroldrs. 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Gut-oi- Town Readers Clip todays coupon, which will be found on another general desire for a book laying bare the came-3 L This cut gives but a faint idea of the "harmful cloth . binding and colored inlay. Nearly soc pages: ' ‘ sulll ulllllllll h | « States senator, the state olficers, state “is a week from today, the town com- headquarters in Washington street. lLfll ill llllll Those Who on list Know How To Vote Should Get Busy 6‘ 9m Former Voting Has shown That There is Need of Eternal Vigilance to ‘ Make Ballot Properly and '6“ It Counted as [Illa Intended—Some Defects of Voting. Sample ballots containing the names of all the. candidates for United senator. iudge or probate, county sheriff, and town representatives and justices of the peace have been re oeived today by City Clerk Joseph J. Linxweiler. The ofiicial ballots have also arrived and will be deposited in the vault for safe keeping. There are seven columns on the state ballot this year. The Democratic party occupies the first column, the Republican the second, the Progressives the third, the Socialists the fourth. the Prohibition the litth, Socialist Labor the sixth,- while the blank column occupies the last space... From now until November 3rd, which mlttee members of the various parties will be busy instructing voters how to use the ballot The local Democrats have established.headquarters in the Central Food block. and here these who so desire will be shown how to correctly mark their ballots during election. The Republicans. also, will be busy instructing those who are not fully cognizant of the matter, at the. Qhouid Recoil/e Instructions. it will be a good idea for voters who remember that they have possibly not voted correctlyrand those others who are not so sure about the way the bal- lot _ehould be used, to receive some in- structions on the same. And it has been suggested that the person who deeires information try and ilnd a per- son who is an authority on these mat- ters. The need of instruction how to use the ballot is evident frmn the number supposedly intelligent persons who are known to make a had mess of marking their ballots. which. if mark- : ed wrongly. are thrown out. Some or the ballots containing writing in a hand which shows the voter to have been .a line penmsn and in outer cases , ,the- 'counters have found where the voters have apparently been only . partly acquainted with the method of voting the ticket. ~ The Australian form of ballot has been used for several years now, yet there is every year a number or bal- lots thrown out on account of being wrongly marked. The principal trou- hie seems to be among those who try to split their ticket without knowing the first thing about how to do it. ap- parently. About voting. As usual lit state and presidential elections the ballot is quite large and to the unlnlatsd is generally contus- lug when it comes to splitting the ticket. A good many do not under- stand yet that it they desire to vote a split ticket no cross should be placed in any of the circles above the party columns. Instead a smell cross should be placed in the square to the left of each of the candidates for whom the . voter desires to cast a vote, remember- log all the time that only one candidate for each oiiice can be voted for. To vote a straight ticket, that is to vote , tor all the candidates named by any particular party, the voter has simply . column of candidates he desires. Once a cross is madam-any circle the names in that, column are voted for and "to candidate in the same or any other column after having placed a cross in. - the circle means that a voter is either voting tWice for the same man or vot- .‘ ing for two men for the same allies and the ballot is void and thrown out. vby‘the counters on that account. It a mistake is made the only thing to do is to return the ballot and get another ballot. which will be furnished upon the delivery of, the first one. It ethanol: is torn, defaced or mutilated return it and get another. There are apparently a number or people who lose their vote Every year . because they desire to vote the entire lparty tick: with one or two excep- .Zti‘on ‘These voters try to eliminate Salt‘Ma'ck’arel 3 for No. 6~Bioolns Each Crisco a call Best Family Flour a bag Bulk Cocoa a lb. 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