“the Fakcsl”
‘Twas In our mail we found
the note, from a stranger in
our town who’d never seen
our name in print nor heard
of its renown; he'd learned of
us from: friends as one who'd
treat him right and proper,
but how to spell our bloomin’
name he didn't care a copper;
so when we took it from the
box this is the way we read it:
66
The I-‘alrcsl Coal Co.”
is just the way he'd said it.
He builded better than he
knew»a chance shot from his
battery—but who shall say,
and say it true, that there
was aught of flattery?
THE
FERRIS COAL,
COMPANY.
NEW STYLE STERLING
PLAYER PIANO
The M.Sonnenberg Piano Co
104 Washington St.
Established 1888
Easier Sale
PRICES ON ALL GOODS MUCH RE-
DUCED.
JUST LOOK
at what we keep in Watches, Jewelry,
Optical Goods, Clocks
SELLING AT SMALL PROFIT.
Honest Watches
Elgin. Waltham. Standard Swiss. Eto.,
\
which can be seen. open-priced,_ In our
window.
GENTLEMEN's LADIES’
$2.00 $4.00
3.50 5.50
5.00 6.50
6.50 7.50
8.00 8.75
11.00 11.
12.75 12.50
18.00 16.00
and up.
$1 Watches ................. now. 85c
$2 Watches ........... ....now, $1.65
Nice Jewelry
Gentleman's Chains, all kinds..$1 up
Solid Scarf Pins ...... $1. $150. $2 up
Solid Cuff Buttons ....$1, $1.50, $2 up
Solid Gold Rings ....... 85c. $2, $3 up
Tie Clasps ................ 50c, $1 up
Gold Wedding Rings .......... $4 up
Solid Gold Lavalliers ........ $1.50 up
Solid Gold Neck Chains ...... $1.60 up
Bracelets ................... $1.50 up
NO CHEAP ORi SECOND-HAND
GOODS!
Optical Goods
Pocket Magnifiers ............. 25c up
Reading Glasses ............. .50c up
Auto Goggles ......... 25c, $1, $2 up
Nickle Spectacles ... ......... now $1
Nickle Eye Glasses ..... .. . . .now, $1
Gold Filled Spectacles ........ now $2
Gold Filled Eye Glasses ...... now. $l2
Gold Filled’Nose-piece, only.now, $1.50
‘Eye Glass and Spectacle Cases.10c up
Thermometers—all kinds ...... 25c up
Good Clocks
Desk Clocks .............. $1.50 to $5
Shelf Clocks ............... $4 to $12
Wall Clocks .......... $3.50 to $16.50
Automobile Clocks ............ $3 up
$1.25 Alarm Clocks ......... now, 85c
$1.75 Alarm Clocks ........ now, $1.35
All Brand‘s Watches and Clocks have
been tested and found accurate.
PRICES ON ALL GOODS MUCH RE~
DUCED.
J-ST LOOK AT WHAT WE KEEP!
GREEN TRADING STAMPS GIVEN
ON ALL PURCHASES AND
REPAIR GOODS;
, 5 Chas. Brand
F WATCHMARER,
Rflihblr.
J'EWELER it
138 Washington St, '
CPTIL.!AN,
Scuth Norwaik
Green Stamps Given On All Repair
Work.
2x" 25;).
.i
Walls 6 Ceilings
mean solid condom—satisfying in
looks. warmth, cleanness and per-
manence. Easily and quickly put
up. Moisture-proof.
9 Use Beaver Board instead of lath
and plaster in home. office or store.
Ask usfor sample and information.
The llalch_& Bailey Co.
So. Norwalk
\
The Norwalk oystermen, both deal-
ers and the natural bed men, were
represented in good number at Hart-
ford. yesterday afternoon. to oppose
S. B. 247 (Wadhanls) relating to the
taxation and leasing of shell-fish
- grounds, and S. B. No. 376 (Wad-
hanis) concerning taxation of shell-
Itch ,providing for the method of tax-
ing shell-fisheries and‘ shell-fish
grounds. The hearings were before
the committee on finance. Senator
Human opposed the measures
, said the bills reminded him of
Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About
Nothing." That oysters first came
and .i
GAZETTE BLDG.
SATURDAY. m :1. «or!
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THE/LEADING DRY GOODS STORE
NORWALK
‘from Virginia, and that was the only
to the waters of Connecticut, which
were ,1 no use, and by the
laws of this state, the oyster indus-
world. 1'" read a letter which he
wrote to Mr. Perry and his reply,
showing the attitude of the Shell
Fish Commission. He said that Vir-
ginia and Maryland both had the
Special Prices for S
I kcd M t productivity tax, and were now
! m0 ca S changing their policy and were.
' Sperry and Barnes’ Hams. . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 170 23321125: Connecticut laws ”flame to
.ltolltl Plants 17C Senator Mead, of Greenwich, spoil]:
Small I icniks . . . . . . . . .. ..... . . . . ...... . ...... 12 1-2c against these laws and showed how
lacon .. ..... 18c, 22c, 24c ”‘9 90"““01‘ 0" Long ”land Sound
Small Fresh Hams .. . . . . . . . .......... . . . . 16c had decreased the number- or men in
Small lire ‘h 9h 1 1) the oyster business In his section.
.1). ) S .. 011((1’5 . . . . . ..................... . I2 X-2C He was of the opinion that the oys- .
lg l ork Lam ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14c—16c tel-men were taxed enough, and were ;
llcavy 11mm» Roast Beef . ... . . . _ _ _ .. _ _ . _ . . _ 14c up i. struggling along under adverse con-
S will Lamb, Native Chickens and louls. dim“
l l g ' Mr. Beardsley and Mr. ‘
Home Dressed Veal. F00” 9*!
y .. . . o ’ ”mined the conditions and laws _of
. lit d‘l"( (Wind Pork . . . . .‘. . . . . .: ......... .‘ . . . . . . . 15C 1b. :(he neighboring states in detail and
y .- ll kinds of Fruit and hrrsh Vegetables. stated that the oyster men were will-
, 10 lbs». ( orlictl llcef for ..... .. ...... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75c ling '0 DRY ”‘9‘" “ham and ”‘3‘ 03"“
i Strictly Fresh Eggs . . . . . . . . .. 25c doz. it" land ““0"“ h" ””9“ to" “hm it
(‘roul ( , ‘ . . x ‘ . ,_ ‘could produce and not what it did
. ll liOllkS for tliicktlls.. . . . .. .................. 3c 1b.- ,produce. ,
()Icoiiizirgariilg . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 18C. 20C. 25° I
MARKET
TEL. 5 8 3-2
I CHARN K’S
FREE DELIVERY
. Representative Hcgcinan stated
that thgfoyster industry was it very
I,llll|)0rlall one in his town, and he
felt it was his duly as :l representa-
tive to oppose bot-h bills. It is ii dc-
siriiblc industry {or the town und
finnny of the people of the town se-
.cure their living.r by it. The Euro-
pean war will hit. the oyster mcn
hard on the export trade this year
,nnd the conditions of the water, due
to pollution. has also handicapped
‘the oysterluen. He. said that there
,tirc some three or four hundred men
'who oblain their being from tho‘lul-
ilral beds. and under this bill,
, BchTcndcrloiiis,lurkeys, sqhabs. broilers,
t roasting chickens and ducks.
1
I would, doubtless. deprive them of
: 1llleir living. as they have nlwliyn
.WOI‘llt‘ll in the oyster lmslncss and
iliiivc. no other means. Some who
Sch-ultze’s Sanitary Market
TEL. 1371.
have to have town support,
I Many of those men have come to
Hartford today at great expense and
left the. work in ("131689 this utens-
ure in order that they may not be
cut of! from their. source from which
they have devotedwtheir entire lives.
.and would work many hardships tip-
‘on them and tllPll‘~f1\nIlllGR. Hc dc-
sircs to go on record as being oppos-
ed to both bills.
2 lbs. 25c ‘mf‘il‘ZE 23.5°hif£§lll¥“.I.§$I-3f'°§§3
2 lbs. 25c
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Shoulder steak
Pol roast
he and Attorney Goodhardt. who
ll‘lflimfl to represent himself, had
jimmy a tilt during the hearing. and
‘vonictlmes were personal In their re-
marks.
Many of the local oystermen and
Beers M931 & Pl'OViSion CO. inntnml hen-men were on hand to
' . Maud against such legislation, among
5 North Mam St. So. Norwalk- :3 Mam St. Norwalk. idiom were Mr. Sweet, Charles Ray»
:mhnd. Sylvester Decker, Chill-lea
Bell. Captain Anderson and Charles
' iPldgeon.
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' Phone 1352-3.
Very Best Creamery Butler
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.IliflI BIIIlIIiIl Ill H080
346 "n. IIIII, IGAIII IN A Bill
‘18 CalIIornIa Nav. Oranges I .-.._..-
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Efor Bridgeport. and told of Deek‘s
3 cans! mu welflmp Cond. iwhereabouts to the jail ofllclals.
‘ MARKET .. H d One Jo rldo. Anytim-
Hayes’ BIOCk " - I Milk 25c Upon receipt of. the tidings Jaller
; O‘Neill and Keeper Saunders. accom-
ho admitted
Hayes
NEW CITY
other jail. rushed to Reddlng Ridge
Easter Cards
and
Easter Gills
:Bllltlllllillll Bills. : '
80‘ Norwallt.i| In an automobile.
‘ ; too soon to intercept Desk, for he had
1arranged to get pay for three days'
. s - ‘ .
S p r' n g S "'15 i “'Orks and push on this afternoon.
‘ ' After Mr. Clark had seen that the
Fresh Arrival hobo had had a good meal, a haircut
[
22 South Main St.,
MORE CALLS FOR GRASS FIRES.
and a shave and had paid him the re-
ward of $10 the hobo went Ills way.~
7--1 0--12 50
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GOTTLI E B’S
The Hope Hose automobile chenil-
cal was a busy machine this morn-
.ing. It responded to it call from Mrs.
' 11 N. “a," 5'" So. Ndrwalk. Vi‘tircenwood. on Riverside avenue.
‘ Hartford 64 North Maine 3 A " "”"“ "‘“ -—-—'—' 5There was a grass fire in« progress
3 BOCk Street ”Eel-IVES '[0 and she was afraid it would ignite
0 ' . I [OWER her house. After several minutes‘
Work the firemen left only to be re-
called as the fire broke out again.
This time they were out two hours.
After putting out that fire they burn-
ed off Tindell Hill. '
‘LBSl night a call from the home
of the Congregation of Holy Ghosts
was received about 8 o'clock and the
chemical went out there. A 'stiif fire
in the. Woods was burning nnd it had
crept so near to the home that there
was danger of it going. The Hope
Hose men pubthe blazing embers
and slirubbery out.
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A good ad. piiya best In the best
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ill iii loll
BOSTON, . arch 27.——Werner Horn.
was brought into the Federal court
yesterday for arraignment on indicti
merits charging Illegm transportation
of explosives from New York to Vance-
boro, Maine, where he attempted to
destroy the international railroad
bridge. On the representation of his
counsel that he was not prepared to
plead at this “time, the proceedings
were continued until April 5.
The court denied a motion .to de.
crease the amount of ball, fixed at $10,-
000 by the Federal court, st Portland,
Maine.
We Are Ready
With our new Auto Van. We
can move' you anywhere and
quickly. ‘
ANDREW TAYLOR‘
Lively and Trucking
Phone Darien Conn.
paper,
r.
'iii'.
place where they were a natural pro- 4 j:
duct, and they were taken from there ' .
liberal i Z:
il’
ipanled by the hobo, w ‘
0y rocery ' that be, too, had escaped from an-
They were none.
MEDIUM WEIGHT VESTS .....
try has become the foremost in the i “
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SLEEVELESS VESTS ..........
Made iii Round Neck,
UPON llJlINPllIE
Hurry l‘orilen, one of the lessees
of the lloodiier Block, in North Main
street, reports that he was held up
1in Connecticut avenue, near tli'c lla-
lricn town line, last night about
yltlztltl o'clock. Mr. Forlicil was on
:llir‘. way to Stamford, when ii innit
Esteppcd from the side of Ihe road
land waved his hands. Mr. (‘orncn
Women’s Spring
Underwear
Made in Low Neck, Short Sleeves—Dutch Net-k, Short Sleeve< Sleeveless.
.................. 1232c,
and \'-shaped Necks '
SLEEVELESS VESTS. Lace trimmed. ................................... 15c, 25c, 35c, and 50c to $1.0;
DRAWERS—Knee length, tight knee, and lace trimmed .................................. 25c and 50c
UNION SUITS—‘Sleeveless with lace trimed wide knee .......................... l...39c, 50c, 75c, $1.00
UNION SUITS—Sleeveless with tight knee ............................. . .......... 39c, 50c, 75c, $1.00
w H. Kriegcr & Co
slowed down, bill when he saw that
l .
the fellow had a revolver lll one
llilnd. he put on all speed, and soon'
Mr. Cornell is.
left the man behind.
of the opinion Ilizll he was hit by the
mud guard of his car.
TDEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Death of Ellzabeth McGuire.
Elizabeth, wife of John E,
, luire. saloonkeeper on River street.
.(llEd lit the Norwnlk Ilospitiil at 1
o'clock this morning after a week's ill-
ness from pneumonia. The deceased
was about ~18 years old and leavesibe-
sIde her husband. one 5011. John. Mrs.
,MoGulre was brought to tile hospital
;last Sunday. The funeral services will
:be held Monday mornhlg at 10 o'-
'clock from St. Mary's Church. Rev.
,T. .I, Finn will officials.
Funeral of Mrs. Sullivan.
The funeral of Mrs. Catherine Sul—
:livan, who died yesterday morning at
iher home, 3 Plymouth avenue, will be
3held on Monday morning, of next
week. at 9 o‘clock from St. Mary's
Church. interment will follow In St.
I Mary's Cemetery.
to...
Up
The entertainment committee of the
l Norwalk Country Club has purchased
'a Vlctrola which will be used in the
dance hall on informal occasions.
E Rev. Joseph Byrne. C. S. -S. P.. will
lpreach at the evening services at St.
.Mary's Church. tomorrow night, clas-
Ing the Lenten course.
1 A motion to set aside the verdict in
“he Wright vs. Lawton case will be
1argued before Judge James H. Webb,
3 in Bridgeport. next Monday.
. John Malloy, who has served time
ibecause of his drinking lrocllvlties,
i was again picked up, yesterday after-
noon at two, by Sergeant Thomas
I Hunt, at‘tlie corner of Plattsville. and
New Canaan avenues. absolutely par-
alyzed. John Mills was-pressed into
’service with his automobile and Mal-
:loy was brought to the station. In
‘court, this marning, he plead guilty
:and Judge Lockwood continued his
:case from day to day.
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i Dug Warden Thomas F. Walsh is ill
' receipt of several complaints concern-
‘Ang dogs in different sectlons of the
city. The dog of James Maunlng,~ of
Hamilton avenue, was reported as not-
Iilc- 1
4 The Special Hats at.
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Don't fail to come iii all
i
i thing you are looking for.
Out Sale Of Shapes
that has started to-
day will continue.
Straw lists on exhibition. Here, you will find almost
................... 25c and 50c
15c. 19:, 25c, 350, and 50: to $1.
~
(I see the \volitlci‘iiil variety of
.my-
,85e and- $1,25.'
1 Are Worldllcaters.
I
Garden,
i SHEEP MANURE
SCALECIDE AND LIME
I
‘ THE BROWER 8: MALONE FEED COMPANY
l ‘ 20-23 Main Street, Norwalk
‘ ECKFORD SWEET PEAS.
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iloiiciiini ill Will
It lulu EXPENSE
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obliged to and not because we
'want to." .
| Mr. Homnn said that Virginia was
lonce the oyster state, hilt Yankee
brains! saw that the oysters might be
brought here and developed and they
were finally grown herc'an hitherto
- ‘unproductive ground when the state
tlaws were. liberal. “No state," shout-
ed Mr. Roman, " is'less adapted tot
.oyster culture than Connecticut." .
I The business here began to decline
‘in 1891, owing to‘ the increasing pol-
Ilution of the tidal waters of the state
fiand the state is not necessarily, be
said, an oyster state just because it
happens to produc
‘secdister Is a feeble criIt
Honian explained, and is a risk for
five years when it is ready for the
llnarkel. Now the oystermen carry the
seed to Rhode Island or Massachu-
setts waters to develop because of
,the pollution of Connecticut waters.
I Rhode Island, Mr. Homan declared,
jis losing its prestige because of thei
Itax which the state imposes and Is
inow “attempting to stem an ehb._tide..’
{Connecticut is now a selling state.
‘ he oyster ground‘here, he said, was
originally bought from the state or
‘the towns "and the original cost
.should not he considered now.
i Both the productivity taxes sug-
-gestd. Mr. Homan said, were "of-
ifensive beyond imagination." Both
iare utterly impossible, he said. be-
:cause if the oyster born were forc-
ied to measure their catches It would
imean a double crew and increase the
texpense 100 per cent. while, If the
l'boals had to come to the wharves (for
iinspcctlon they would be forced to
‘await the pleasure of the inspectors
and in the summer might suffer the
lions of their entlre cargoes.
l Mr. Homnn Initiated that. the oyster—
'men alrendv pay R tax to the stale
Grass and Lawn Seeds.
e. seed oysters. The .
er. Mr. ‘
. lng strangely. and snapping at objects“and they also pay a tax to some of
QWarden Walsh is investigating. Anathe towns, New Haven and Orange.
recelved tr0111:1’or instance: He said that the shell-
: nxton, at West avenue, who re- . flsh commisslon every year squeezes at
‘ Ha ry P flittle more from the oystermen. ‘Why
:ported a strange dog has been hang-mot treat. us," said Mr. Homan. "like
zing about his home for several days. ithe peach growers or the tobacco
other complaint was
Sec Window Display.
AND FERTILIZERS.
SULPHUR FOR SPRAYING
.2 ,
igrowers. Tile state. does not .ml and
the idea of a higher tax is prepost-
erous." '
. "We come," said Mr. Homun in:
iclosing, "asking nothing except to be
let alone. and to be vindicated from
lthe charge of being tax dodgers; we
lhave been vilified and termed' tax
Idodgers and we ask only simple jus-
itice at your hands."
Representative Hegeman of Nora
walk said that he didn’t. think the
tax a fair one. He knew of many oys-
iter dealers in his district who were
inot making any money. They‘re. just:
hulking a living out of the business
land are paying enough taxes now, he
iclaimed.
' I
. OFFICIAL ORDER TO
MUZZLE boos
‘ Thomas E. Walsh to Impound All 0a.. '
nines He Finds Violating the Law.
All dogs must be muzzled in ' Nora
iwalk. starting Wednesday incrning of:
inert week. That is the sbbstancc 0:
Ian advertisement found elsewhere in
iTlle Sentinel today, issued by Com-V
lmissioner' on Domestic Animals, Jet-1
' frey O. Phelps, Jr.. of Hartford. 1'
! Warden )Valsli will impound everx
i dog he finds roaming about the street.
iminus a muzzle. The ruling ot' Come
lmtssioner Phelps will be in force for,-
3 three months.
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i ‘ BUILDING NOTES. ..
l St. John & Key’ser have blushed 1116,:
‘foundation of the Case house, in Rug
wayton, and are starting on'ihc frame:
, work. R. L. DeFores‘t has started-
gwork on the Thompson house. on R04"
3 wayton avenue. The Albert M, Pom-V
‘man house, at the corner of Golden
fill“ and Summit streets has been,
lcompleted. Extensible and attractin
improvements have been made, to the'
'lale Gen. Nelson Taylor housemh
.West street. Decided and slightly-im-
provements are belug made to the}
property of Frank Svec, on Stuart, ill/e:
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—Tlie Scirtliicl has all, tho Itlm
lncws, both local and general.
‘ DUE.
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Norwalk Chronicler