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Zgorts. Anything deserved sea-v
we have written hundreds
of advertisements. good bad
and worse. but not one of
them is better than the fol-
lowing extract from a letter
we recently received. It is
good enough for our business
epitaph if we ever have one.
“liar more than twenty
years we have had our coal
' from the Ferris plant and we
have yet to be disappointed
ip the quantity or qnahty of
the coal you send us.’
Truly the best advertise-
ment is a pleased customer.
THE Z
mums COAL
COMPANY
We Are Ready
With our new Auto Van. We
. can move you anywhere and
Equickly.
ANDREW TAYLOR
. Livery and Trucking
i Phone‘ZZ ‘ Darien Conn.
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.' SPECIAL. SPRING NOTICE.
All Kinds of Bedding Stock
Geraniums $1 and $1.20 a doz.
Culeons $1 a doz.
Vingars $1 a dot.
.Dracinea Indivisn 50¢ each
English Ivy- -- 20c each
Narigolds ‘ “Z“ ‘ 10c each
ilBoxwood We each
We fill window boxes and vases for
:cemetery use at reasonble prices, or
iany other work also special wreaths
.for cemetery at $1.25 and up.
South Norwalk' noun
.2 80. Main St . ' So. Normal}.
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Good Hammock's
8.9810 $4.98
Croquet Sets $.98 up
11101:de nos.
'Haniord North Main
B ock Street
u‘onAY‘ IN WALL STREET.
NEW YORK. June 1. (Wall Street,
l‘0230 a. m.)——Wall Street's point of
.. yiew regarding Germany's reply to
this government was reflected in a
number of sharp recessions on the re-
sumption of operations today. Losses
naturally scoring greatest declines,
ran fronm to 3 points, war specialties
but standard. railwas fell to 1%
points. All the trading was in moder-
ate amounts, with no indication of ur-
gent liquidation. There were fractiou-
al rallies after the first decline, but
these were succeeded by another set-
back, after which trading hcame dull.
WALL STREET, Noon—Trading in
(the first hour barely totalled 100,000
shares. and in. the second hour the
house and Crucible Steel, recovered
half of their early loss. but the move-
ment as a whole was entirely without
significance except in the easy. of
Missouri Pacific. which steadied flur-
a'lzher in expectation of the success of
Jim extension plan. S‘o indifferent
\' Was the list to routine newts that New
' liar en on a single sale, failed to show
any change from last week’s final -
«quotation. despite action adverse to
‘me company by the governor of Mes-
iachusetts. Bonds were steady.
cumss’e Queues HERE.
NEW YORK, June 1.——Twenty com-
- misioners appointed by the President
' ' f the Republic in China to -visit the
principal cltiei of the United States
began a week of inspection and visita-
am here today. Plans had been made
for their entertainment by a commit-
appointed by the mayor. ;
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‘o-SQUIRESZZ. RESTAURANT-BAKERY
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22 North Main Street
lFormerly owned by Mia. Owens.
ps, Soft' Shell Crabs. Steaks. Eggs.
Salads. Sandwiches. VegetableaZ Be-
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- market came to a complete standstill. '
Some of the war shares, like Wetting. ‘
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than’s lawful prey. is it
considered.
There is hardly anything in the world that some
man cannot make a litle worse and sell a little cheap-
Zer—ond the people who consider price only, are this
Our Mill Work is of the highest standard of grade
and manufaCture, and always cheap when its class' IS
LET US PROVE THIS TO YOU.
The Batch 6: Bailey Co.
Hi mi €25 11 111.,
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' South. Norwalk, Conn.
The Beers Meal & Provision Co.
6 North Main St, So. Norwalk.
13 Main St, Norwalk.
321 WASHINGTON ST.
SOUTH NORWALK.
Store will Close Monday at Noon
Schultze’ s Sanitary Markets
'1 39 MAIN ST.
NORWALK.
Modern
15 North Main Street. ‘
Small Fresh Hams .........18Zo
Fresh Shoulders .1........14o
Pigs (Knuckles ............14c
Z ,Home Dressed Veal from 16: up
fresh vegetables.
Oleoniargariue .. ..20c. 25c, 27c.
TELEPHONE 583- 2
COLLISION ATZROLLER seas-ran.
Two Cars Come Tooether, and Some
of The Occupants Are
‘ Bruised. .
A slight accident, yesterday after-i
noon on the Roton roller coaster, re-[
sulted in several passengers r‘eceiv“
ing minor bruises. The regular brakeZ
operator had left his position to go
to the Casino, and his substitute was
in charge at the time of the accident.
No serious injuries were suffered.-
Arthur Becker, occupied the second
seat of the car, received a cht and sev-
eral bruises on the left leg. Henry
Deysenroth, in the same. seat with Mr.
Becker. was thrown violently against
the corner or the seat ahead of him,
received an injury to his left sldel
and a bruised kneecap A bruise onl
the right instep was sustained by
‘ Theodora Busing. and John Brown,
or the East side,- had trio Zeoohobotnd~ .
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'Our Service
All kinds of-cold meats. delicatessen, and fine groceries.
Gold Medal Butter . ...... .3811
CHARNOK’S MARKET
esence and flnegroceries, fruit and,
ls Prompt
. We fully realise how shoes-M“
nary prompt delivery service is.
The average housewife likes to
have her moot sent jut when
she wants it.
Small things count in a sus-
cessful business; more 1.11..
log you good meat comes right-
oervioe. Weird bound to haul“
you if you care to try us.
Market
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——Saturdav SPECIALs—
Native Chickens and Fowles
Sperry- & Barnes' Hams . .. Jae
Bacon in strips .181:
Best quality beef.
fruit and , f
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strictly Fresh Eggs .281:
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JUNE PETE AT HILLSIDE.
An unusually beautiful outdoor fes-
‘Zrtival will be given by the Hillside
school. on the school lawn, on the are.
ernoon and evening of Saturday. Junel
5. The program includes Ben John-
son's masque, “Chloridia,” the Greek
myth, “Endymion." and a number of
aesthetic dance! Special costuming
‘and lighting effects will add to the
beauty of the fete. Proceeds for the
gymnasium fund and for the school
'scbolarshlp at Maryville college.
Daily rehearsals are being held, and
those who have passed the grounds
lately have already had suggestions or
the beauty of. the coming performance. "
In case of rain or cloudiness,
fete will be given on the first cl
day of the following w ek.
Tickets at fifty cents may be obtain-
ed from the school or at Baur' s.-
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T—‘DAVID BALZLAMQZ
marsh
,mcnwnns
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mend. he ordered all back to their
Ms.
Dr. Beret Not to Blame.
Dr. G. J. Boost, superintendent of
«schols. explained yesterday that be.
was not to blame for the opening of
“Z . the schools yesterday. 111‘. Borst'had
come In for considerable. criticism
from parents or children. the parents
evidently thinking that it was by Dr.
Borot'S' orders that the schools were
keptvopen. It was announced that Dr.
Borst had taken just the'opposlte el-
titude on the matter. and that he had
recommended to the committee on
schools that there be no sessions to
day.
School Board Issues Orders.
"I merely'obeyed my instructions
,from the town school board and have
inothing to do with ordering the school
.to be kept. open," said Dr. Borst.
“I see no reason why anyone should
consider it a personal matter so far
as I am concerned, for i personally
had no part in it."
The school board decided to keep
the schools open because the Memor-
ial Day parade was held Sunday.
CASE AGAINST NEWSPAPER
HEARD. .
NEW HAVEN. June l.—-’I‘lle 'Su-
preme Court of Errors began its June
sitting for the Third Judicial District
in this city today, Justice J. M. Thay-i
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formerly $5. NOW
Red red to
GAZETTE BLDG. THE LEADING DRY GOODS STO RE
Most oi'thelnflbave jersey tops. and a number of ibeiavorlte Pussy Willow.
Taitetas are included. In black and a wide thoice oi colors.
A iew more oi those tailored cloth Suits
All are light weights and of very attractive models.
NORWALK
A- = Bargain in Silk Underskirts J "
$3.110 -
$5. 00
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wow 00 10 111311
Willing to links a Big lamp to Sev
H. Krieger 1.00,
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MNAMA, May 29.—-—(Correspond SI ECIAL
ence of The Associated Press )—,
Many of the workers on the Panamal
or acting as (‘hicf Justice in absence 041““ ““9“ 59‘9”“ years Of "01110111
of Chief Justice Prentice, who is in- Zlm’ are now 33310115 [0 80 10 Alaska
disposed, and Judge W. L Bennett, where ”19 131'“le States Government
of the Superior Court, sitting with the
Zedurt. The dockets of F‘aiifleld and
:New Haven counties were called, and
the first cdt-‘é'daken up was that of
‘ George Burns against the Telegram.
Publishing Company of B1 ldgepo t.Z
plaintiff‘s appeal.
Other cases assirned fo1 loda1 were
these of Edwin A. Bows vs.tl1e New
York, New Haven and Hartfmd Rail
road Company; Wilhu1 S Heck 1's
Chester H. Brush et al. .and Homes 8.
Cummings. State's Attorney _vs. John
J. Looney, et al., sclecunen. New lla-
ven county cases will be taken up be-
ginning tomorrow.
The court was opened with play'eI
by the ile1nSte11art Means. of this
city.
' W,
Mrs. Thomas ensuing.
Mrs Thomas Gogglns died at her
home on Butler street Sunday. Fun-g
eral senlccs we1e held at 9 o'clock
this morning from St. Mary' 11 Church.
interment will be made in Calvary
Cemetery, New Yerk, the remains be
ing taken there today by Director A.
J. Collins. of this city. _,
Funeral of Baby Henneoosy.
..The funeral of baby Hennoasey, in-
that child of Mr. and Mrs Michael
Henneasey, formerly of Norwalk, who
died Sunday afternoon in Bridgeport.
was held yesterday. Interment being
made in St. Mary' s cemetery.
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CIVIC LEAGUE INVITES PUBLIC To
HEAR ABOUT PLAYGROUNDS.
Friday afternoon the Civic League
DEATHS .AND FufiaRALsfi
is untertaking to build a railroad. A
SALE OF
Room Size R, U‘G S-
short time ago when H. P. \-\ arren,
representating the Alaskan Railway
Commission arrived on the Isthmus1
to purchase machinery no longer use“
Zip] 011 the canal work, he wasZ
9 x 12 Grass Rugs ”lat
' Worth $10 and $12
$6.98
swamped with applications for post
tions in Alaska. "" l
; Many of the canal workers are thed
of the tropics, or what is the same.
belie1e they are and are willing to risk
the rigors of an Alaskan winter fort ‘
9x 12 Jap Rugs
Nice Patterns, worth $15 for $10
ithe sake of change Immediately at-g
[or his arrival howev er. Mr. War-
fren made it plain that there would
gnot be many positions open in Alaska. i
Z‘He also frankly told canal workers
that living conditions are far from?
Zeasy and that the construction gangl Z
.Zwouid not find the same treatment in
Alaska that they ba1e received at Pa.
.Znama for the «last eleven years 9.1-, BLAZE.
-; though working for the same govern-Z DAXBURY. June 1~A forest fire
ment. Positions are going to be scarce starting just east of the Gun club
for a while, he said, because not near- \ quarters at Tamarack threatened to
l)’ 80 large a force will be needed as Ispread to the Danbury hospital Sun-
was employed at Panama. ‘ ' {day afternoon. and. although the pro
The government already has sent out yZ is Outside of the city 1111111, the
a warning against any rush Into the tea] was sent to the scene.
territory this season as the work" by . p.“ fought the fire for more.
no means iustifles one Moreover. the than two hours. The chemical had to
great majority of the workers will Imake a run back to headquarters for
have to be prepared to return to‘tbe more chemical. The land is owned by
iUnlted States eat-F fall as the winters
are so se1ere that little outside work
can be done.
Many of the locomotives that were
used in the _construction of the Pana-
lhla Canal and were daily employed
.In pulling the thousands of spoil trains
from all along the route of the water-
lway eventually will do added duty
on the Alaskan project. They will how
9 x 12 .Axmi
lunches who on doud’saouS
fire was set purposely by some one.
Several boys were» of great assistance
to the firemen. The fire threatened
Kellner's ice house and'also a private
residence and proved the worst forest
fire the local department has fought
in years.
John Doyle, and it is believed that tho'
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will hold Its regular monthly meeting.i to be altered from a the foot gauge
meeuage
gaged director of tbe’tlrst and second
district playgrounds.
League is most dnxious to have the
men and women of the city hear Mr.
Osterhus. because the success of the
Z playground involves not only the work
of the director, but the interested co-
operation of every citizen. For this
reason the league members are urged
to invite their friends to attend on
Friday at moon 9nd an invitation is
cordially extendéd to the whole city to
be present in the Library Auditorium
at four o “clock
Mr. Osterhus has a number of slides
which he will show with the library
lantern. He is a manpf' great enthus-
iasm as well as much rpractical ex-
perience, and promises to give to our
city a most successful playground der
mvelopment
The Civic League, standing for all
good Work for. our city begs the sup
port of every Inhabitant. and urges
upon all the duty of attendance on Fr1~
day a meeting. Many suggestions will
he made showing means of co-opera
Osterhus' talk.
‘ DIRECTOR BAZLLIN NO? ILL.
NEW YORK. June 1.——The receipt
of 11. 1:11le denying the truth of
published statements ithat Albert Ba]
lin‘. Director-General of the hamburg-
Madcap Line; had been takenxseri-
*ously. In. to a. nerve clinic at mk-
fort-on-Moin was uncapped here today
on behalf or «Directors at the line.
as to-
tion. and no one can afford to miss Mr. .
shipped north to begin their service.
HEAD 'ON COLLISION DOES MUCH
DAMAGE.
DAN BURY, June.1.—-With a head-on
colli’s’ion near Peekskill Sunday after
noon between a motomycle conveying
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Krank, 56 Wash~
ington avenue, Danbnry, and an auto-
mobile from Peekskill, N. Y., Mrs
Krank, who was riding on the réa r
seat. was buried over her husband's
head onto the hood of the automo-
bile while Krank was thrown to the
ground. The accidenti happened at a
short tun in the roadway. Th3 auto-
lsts said to Mr. Krank: "This will
cost. you $100.” Mr. Krank was taken
in a passing automobile and Mrs.
Krank in another car from New York
to lake Mah‘opac where their wounds
which were of a minor are were
dressed, and then they wer ‘ token to
Danbury in machines. There they
were attended by Dr. William Stahl.
. PROF. MERILL DEAD.
I SALT LAKE CITY. Utah June 1. —-
Prof. Lewid’A. Morlll, a widow-known
agricultural expert, died today of in
juries received last night,” when his
automobile rah all an embankment.
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BOY DROWNED AT PLAY...
lly, twelve years did. was didwneu in
on. nevucasoto'lly' an o! a
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flAR’DF‘ORD, urine 1.-—M't‘¥tin dosh?
mmmruvarmmwss Writ M! m cm
HOLCOMB on NOTE. 3.‘
comment upon the German note said
he thought it was "arlittle evasive”
and thfit in his- opinion Germany was
"sparring for time."
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NEW LONDON PLUMBERS STRIKE;
NEW LO\DON. June 1.——About 25
.journeymen plumbers went on a strike
her todav, because of the refusal of
their employers to grant a minimum
.wage of $4 a day and a 44 hour week
TRICKS OF SPIES."
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Apparently Innocent Drawings Have
world of Meaning. ‘
One of the surprising features of
the War is’the elaborate and extensive
any system thathas been disclosed,
particularly on the part "of the Ger-
mans. Some of the clever tricks prac-
ticed by these parties is told in the
Scientific American in a genuine let-
ter from the firing line, Zwritten by
an Aide-de-Camp of the French Army,-
who tells the following incidents: »
It has just been discovered that the
spies who kept‘ the army of the fa-._
mous Gen.~ von Klucls informed were
using a very old way of proceeding.
very romantic, indeed, that of the
gypsies. the vagabonds and the
tramps, who, Zos' a means of corres-
pending with such other draw varied
e- a of the farms and
5% {hemmed One. thinks
flier-es
doeflldfwbllotbou ostkwoplmilyeyfZ
ninster Rugs
Worth $25.1.» $15;
Boys Clothing
~ Childreus’ Suits -.
210 lOsizea $4.00
Regularswd values
""G‘O TTLIE B
11 No. Main 8!.
37410—81250 Suits.
Hayes
NEW CITY
MARKET
label alter the necessary business, will to the standard of four feet. 8 inches . "‘""‘ ' ; l g ‘
Governor Thinks Germany Is Now i H ‘ Bl k. ‘
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may“: .1... 1.... be“ imbued 1. “A“??? Ti” 1. 1 “$3”? (19 North Main Street
The Civic by Mr arren and already have been urcus ocom w on as e o
STORE OPEN HALZF A DAY, MON.
ZDA_.Y
smallest detail is full of meaning.
Moreover, the German spies
lately copied it hurglar’s trick, and
this is how: On the—walls are seen ._
some simple drawings, whichado not
attract attention, and before which
no one would stop. The design for
instance, represents a cow, the face:
is artlessly drawn. 2»however‘«-easliy~
discernible. Sometimes the cows are
of small dimensions, or medium. or
very big. Some are looking one way,
some another. Some of them have
the head raised toward the sky These
cows are drawn by the scouts. ”A
small cow meant that the road was
poorly guarded; a bigger one that
there French troops. in- the neighboré
“hood; and the still bigger cow that a
fort or some important won: .of de-
forms was to be fodndZ near by to ren-
der the information more precise. the
orientation of the cow 's‘head gave in-
dlcations as to the dangerous spots‘ to‘
be avoided. or to be watched“ ‘As for ‘Z‘ .
sky. , ..
the Lowe looking toward the
their meaning was that before ad-
vanctng any further it was necessary .~
to explore the burroundlhg country.
rd’rpbahly' ‘a lot bf people way no
greater ability than you have held
Mabel deluded ”positions-«having
marched their services" thro
ntlnel want advertising. Z
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