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’9! 861, Women and Glildren.’
es' Suiss Ribbed Vests i
.... 10c. 12 1-2c,15c and 251:}
fonts; .................... . 25c;
thildren' s ..... roc,15c and 25c
eats anr; Boy’s Balbriggan '
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EA Cmnglete Assortment at
: F. K. Banks
-IM'IAC¥'-'M" HOTEL BLOCK,
ooura NORWALK.
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New Line of
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Prices $1, 00 and $1 50.
Something Entirely New.
O'fN N E L L Y’S
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So. Norwalk.
WIFATI‘IIER FORECAST.
W’M‘
l For;Norwslk and vicinity: Fair
tonight and Saturday; warmer Satur-
flay. l
‘ ‘1 The storm which was central over
’ Pennsylvania yesterday morning
”passed over this vicinity in the at-
ternoon and Is now central ovor
Elasierh Maine. 11 caused heavy ‘lo-
pal showers in the eastern portion of
the Lake region and New England.
Many places reported more than an
inch of rain, The greatest amount
reported was 8.96 inches, at Portland,
3559 Local shOWers were also report
ed on the South Atlantic {can’t and
briween the Rocky Mountains and
die Mississippi river. A long trough
of lolw pressure extends 'from Mon
tans. isouthward to Arizona.
WEATHER A YEAR AGO
. TODAY.
Low, 70 high
l T mperature:
y8. qPartly It'zloud)
’ Thd Norwalk M. E. church Sunda
school is today picniking at Roton
Il’ointI .
!, ——l‘h‘eworks. Roton. Tonight.
1 Mrs. Jennie Howard of Merwln
' sires apd Mrs Frank V. Raymond,
L dot ford place. are today visiting
1n New York city
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, Miss Margaret Crlmmips, of New
Work city. has returned home after a
'11s eek's visit with Mr. and Mrs. John D.
Irlint. oIrNo. 8 Reed street,
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l With Town Clerk Hes rt R. Smith,
Messrs. Peter and V/‘llmas Demas
have filed an intention to sell their
restaurant on 37 Washington street,
to Frauen; R.Ilrw1n, of firidgepoytfiy
:1; . 1 Several permits, this morning, were
. issued, by the building inspector.
L fl‘hey Were to The White Electric
Company, to wire, for F. L. Dingler,
on Rocky Ridge, and H. Hughes, on
Sachem plaEe; to Sworby & Baxter,
to wire for J. P. Hopkins, Bell is-
land, and George Quintnrd, Westport
t avenue.
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- l The. streetdepartment have finish-
‘ en painting trailic marks on Wall and
' Main streets, uptown. for the police
Hernrunent’s convenience'ln handling
traffic. Street Commissioner George
1A. Sharron said this morning that the
heavy storm yesterday afternoon and
last night did not damage the Mill
Hill wforkahe workmen today on
Mill Hill are engaged in grouting the
blocks. Fairfleld avenue and Cedar
streets. downtown, are undergoing
improvements at the hands of Ith'e
1 atreet department.
, Camera Supplies
‘ Stiltson-Powell Corporation
' PRESCRIPTION onuools'rs.
. odaks, Cameras, Films, Plates, Paper
429m. ' a
1’1 _ ., I. 82 Washington Street.
.- abUTH NORWALK
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”The Practical
Business ManI
. realizes that a Bank has
- cellont opportunities tori
lug business conditions.
The Peoples Trust Com-
pany has every modern facili-
ty" for, serving you and
cordially invites your accountr
matrices to chock, or In in
Savings Deputms'dt.
BABY BOOKS "
Henry P. Price leittoday for Sea
Glrt, 1N. J., where he will spend the
week-end, joining his wife who is via-
iting Gov. and Mrs. Fielder.
An interesting and thoroughly satis-
factory neport was submitted by the
carnival committee at the meeting of
South Norwalk Lodge, L. 0. 0. M,
A small blaze lnklrefibam of David
Rudolph, junk-dealer tin Raymond St.,
« called the Central Station firemen out
shortly after 1 o‘clock today. The dam-
age Was small. . -
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Miss Emily Mildred Ostrander and
Allyn G. Golden, both of New York
city, will be married tomorrow at the
residence of H. R. Austin, 4 Mel-
bourne road.
were schedu'cd yesterday afternoon at.
the picnics of the Trinity, Grace and
St, Paul's Episcopal Sunday schools, at
Roton Point Park, were postponed.
The South Norwalk reservoir is,
even full of water, according to a
statement made this morning by Wa-
ter Commissioner Stephen S. Hatch.
In spite oi the recent heavy rains,
the downtown reservoir is not losing
water by it flowing over. .
—Fireworlrs. Reton. Tonight.
_ Myers Reed captured a baby seal
in Augusta, Me., and is train-
ing it to do tricks. The seal displays
not only great intelligence, but strong
affection for its owner, crying every
» time he leaves it, but leaving him ev-
ery day for a long swim from which it
has never failed to return promptly.
A SIMPLE 1SAFETY DEVICE.
. The hammer is a useful tool-but it's
use is not quite tree from dangerto
the usel- or from injury to materials.
The flat, highly polished surface is
likely to glance off the nail unless the
blow is squarely delivered, and when
the nail is all cast metal its head of-
ten flies- off and inflicts quite severe
injuries.
. Che firm, says Chambers’ flournaI,
had innumerable accidents f
cause. and some of the man are pilo-
Due to the rain, the sports which.
l”inmates the past year being some-
’Osbor'n‘ and Salmon and Warden Gar-
" ing eyes. I'_
N0 Battle is, Ever bust Until
the Last Gun Has Been Fired,
No fight is over until the last blow has been struck. And that lat decisive blow may
strongest against him.
stick to it long enough.
tumor, with my compliments,
my usual way and satisiaztion
CELL CONTRACT AWARDED. l
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mate l’rloon Directors Award it ‘to;
Cleveland Concern-Colonel Os- 1
born Chosen President of '
Board.
At the regular monthly meeting 011
the directors of the state prison, Wed-
nesday afternoon, the usual routine!
business was disposed of and oilicersj
elected, the president, vice- -president'
and secretary being for two years am!"
the others for one year. .
The contract for the erection of newi~
cells, for which the legislature appro- .
printed 830,000, was awarded to thel
Vap Dorn iron works of Cleveland,i
Ohio, the lowest bidder. Their bid%
was $375 per cell; the board contemw
plating adding sixty~iour new cells to]
'the cell house completed three or iouri, ~
years ago. The addition of these cellsI
is made necessary by the increase 1111
commitments, the average number of
thing over 500.
The health of the prison'lnmates has
been exceptionally good during the
year ending July 1. Not a single
death has occurred in that time.
The oflicers elected were as follows:
President-Norris G. Osborn, New
Haven.
VicesPres'ldent—W. 0.131111, Hart-
ford
Secretary~Frederlck M. Salmon,
Westport.
Auditors—4Rohe‘t Post and Freder-
ick M. Salmon, both of Westport.
Executive Committee —. Directors
Osborn, Burr and Salmon and Frans
C. Sumner of Hartford. .;;
Officers of the parole board, which
include the directors and warden,
were elected as follows:
Président—dNorris Gs Osborn.
Vice-President—W, 0. Burr.
Secretary—Mderick M. Salmon.
Investigating Committee—Directors
ner. , , . ‘
, HOW COULD HE TELL?
George was told to draw a line on
the ‘bllickboard and write a sentence.
Instead ofbbeying instructions to the
letter Zhe 'wrote the sentence first
7 “George, why didn't you draw the
'llne first, as I told you to do!" was
the teacher's impafleht‘ inquiry.
George regarded her with wonder—
ways of women
Then
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Pair ct $5.00 Pants Free
Those of you who have taken advantage of my business-getting offers in the past will
recognize that this is a bona‘ fide offer and one that has no strings or drawbacks attach-
ed to. It is made solely to .get business now, when I need it. All these garments made in
guaranteed.
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come from the sturdy arm of a man who has fought on and on even when things ran
In other words, you can usualy carry a fight to a successful issue if you will only
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Just BOW I am fighting this 501'! of a battle in a business way” Four weeks of more _
remain to be bridged over until the real opening of Fall business.
not expect a substantial volume of Fall trade until approaching that time, and yet I have
the responsibility of fixed store expenses and a force of workmen who must be kept em-
ployed as a spur to make me fight on and hustle for business. And I am going to make
that fight now, when it looks like a hopeless proposition.
I realize that I can-
Here’s how I am going to fight. I have taken all my regular $20 Light Weight Wool-
ens and all the Advance Styles of Fall Goods that have arrived at the store in the past
few IdaysW and, without regard to “price,“ I ofi'emr them beg: .nIning tomorrow, at
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For Your Choice of Any
Sunt Made to Measure
And to make the proposition still stronger from your viewpoint, I will give each cus-
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1 SOUTH MAIN ST
SPECIAL
conspicuous-Io
59c Middies . .
cocoon-ooh.-
25c and sec Drawers .
98c and $1. 49 Lingerie Waists
25c “Elsie” Hose
M. MOLTASCIH and SON
VALUES
.s-uunpu-ou'”
POPULAR AMHSEMENIS
CASTOR THEATERS.
. A Cholly Chaplin Day.
Today’s special nttracthn drl’leas-
anl Hour and Lootihood's Hall will
be a strong military drama,‘"Broth-
er~ Officers," produced by the Para-
mount Company ior lis theater pa-
trons. This feature, which. was's‘elect-
ed for the Strand initial run in pre
ference to an Elsie ‘Janls play, is 0.
highest order and will be ‘sure to
please the large audiences which are
expected to see it. For , tomorrow,
the second installment of the "Who
Pays?” series will be showu with a
Broadway feature and a Pathe Week-
ly. Of special interest to Norwalk-
era will He the arrangements now
being completed to observe Cholly
Chaplin Day on July 19. As a spec-
ial attraction for that day, the pro—
‘g'gm will include it’ltim reel Chaplin
feature and at Lockwood's Hall (only)
. on Monday evening. July 19, there
will be a" contest between amateur
' Cholly Chaplin's for three cash prizes.
The audience will be judge'of. the
winners. ,
open to Norwalkers but other Chaplin
imitators, of which there are scores
hereabouts. Other details of the con
test will be announced later.
1.0m POINT,
"The Island of Regeneration"
be at. Roton Point this and tomorrow
evening. This wonderful picture is said
" ‘ to be tile gm ever taken for the
and
old.
has
on that will delight young and
The open, ali- theatre at Rollin
111.11.111.11 via} 'two machines
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The’contest is not only 1
will.
'sh‘d
OUT OF THE ORDINARY.
The chief of police of Greenburg.
Pa., istrying to lind some way of pre-
venting householders from selling the
coal found under their land. Many
have done this and the city is being
marred with cellar holes' where
coal has been removed.
Two young deer have joined them
Mass" and grass with them/in thepas-
ture. They sometimes leap the fence
into the grass :by the roadside and
show no fear of children or teams, but
leap ba'ck at the sound of an automo
bile horn. ‘ '7 ‘I I7:
The ‘puplls of the Latin High ‘hchool
in West Springfield, Miss; have built
a bridge in exact imitation of the one
over the Rhone described in Ceasar's
xl‘terrizblo chapter." All the bridge is
made of wood and is fastened together
with ropes.
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Mr. and Mrs. ‘Royden Jensen, of
101 Washington street, have return-
ed irom their honeymoon trip and re
port of having had a pleasant time
While away, friends and relatives re-
ceived views of Somerville and var-
ious other parts of New Jersey.
-A young lady in Nantucket 'was
awakened from her slumbers last week
by the sound of win falling heavily on
the root. The "rain” proved .to be the
dying embers from a-nespby Inre.
ulatlons upon the birth of the first girl
baby born in the Parson' s famlllelIs
since 1866. . ' 1 . ,
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. Sheriff Wiossndanger, of, Westches-
tor manta-1N. its. has mor millionaire
the -
selves toa heard of cattle. in Oxford; 1 -
‘IMLCand Mrs. William 1,113th of -,
Gronloch, N. 1., are receiving congrat- I
Entrance on Main Street, Fairfield Avenue and Cannon 3. .A
Bridgeport, Conn.
Friday. July 9. 1915.
Special lot
silk bathing suits
suits for “omen—$5.
Lut on a new model; [ash from the maker 5 aggres-
siv e factory
Ham the latest slcmc which runs
shoulder to the lllltltf arm and yet is {traccftillt short
linishcd with a tollar of white pique and
same pique at 11 31st line.
Math from li' gilt \'\'t‘l"l’lt lustrous
satin.
a» Second floor.
New sports dresses;
two-piece style
} orwi1iszquitc the smallest new
sport style with skirt of white mile and
of unique coatcc model in fltirZitll\(‘ c.010r
'1 he skirt .15 pleated and hung from an under- \taist.
A wide band of color encircle .5 it at 111111
similar band at about the knee This band is of the same
is dotted \liih large white
color as the coatec and, like it,
dots
Coatce waist is made uith distinctive slashed bottoml
and hcmstitcllcd sailor collar
A voile sash gives rim or finishing
“Humans
$3.75
Limited number of rich iookiny black satin bathinge
Colors are blue, green and rose '1 here 1.: all nhite as A '
outward {10111 the
a 11ml of
black bathing-suit
$3.75
dress is a semi—
scparatc waist
with another
touch.
“'9” Sizes 16 a
nd 18—— -
$8.50 ,1 .
Second floor. Ik‘l-y- .4
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New Workers and
other neckwcar .
Candy stripes and great big (lots niakc new Wind— Tl- .
sor tics attractixe to all women who love life and color. ‘ "
\Vhat a bright and cheery air they do give!
The quieter ones of crepe de chine
colors are rich too. Either sort—50c.
and silk 1n plain-
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New guimpes 0" net and organdy have long sleeves, 13 ,
are very attractive $1 and $1 50.
Vestces with colored edge are strhing to excel those 1‘
of plain white Each sort is tasteful.
organdy—soc.
Pretty new collars have pleated back: rolling
standing shapes. Organdk lawn and otgandy voile 251'.
Main floor rear.
Cretonne-trimnled
' boys’ suilsl
Nobody 15 going to get ahead of the boys. They will .
kccp right up with the fashion procession. "
There 15 style to those new cretonnc— trimmed wash
Yes, greater style than 111 the cre— -‘
suits for little chaps
tonne coats or neckwcar for w.omcn
Little middy suits and little Tommy Tucker suits.
Pure wliltc or good tan—and with pockets and belt "
and hem of trousers and even coat. lapels finished with
cretonnc. ‘\
Front Basement.
Boy’s milldy suits
extra value—.41
All the Quality and style and good looks that sell 1'
regularly for half a dollar more!
Pure white, white trimmed with
trimmed with tasteful tan or blue stripes
\icelyI made with
Good 'stout fabric.
straight trousers. In most sizes
_ « , - Front Basement.
' Boys’ Indian suits
special price $1.
Heap Big Chief yty le '
Bright and feathery and Indian- like in every way. '
W eli- made stout, will stand the racket that alWayIs"
goes With playing Indian.
Samples, not all sizes, regularly sold at $1. 50 and
__chen more—
front Basement.
Porch blinds maul”
Stand rough usage
— No rushing out in gusty showers or half a gale to
pull up the porch blinds-if it is this special linden blind.
It will withstand all but a rip— tearing blow.
The slats of even thickness and width and of selected
linden wood are held together by a warp so close and
strong that it will hold a weight of 100 pounds for each
foot of its width.
For example the 10-foot blind will
‘I1,Iooo pounds! Naturally it Will stand
ing shower comes hurrying along.
Painted green or brown With pure lasting paint;
poles fitted with special grip. to hold warp and slats firm»
iy; with furling ropes of heavy cotton that draw
Strai ht up instead of pulling diagonally.
idths 4, 5, 6, 7; 8 and to feet, all of uniform depth '_
' of 7 Ift. 8 1nches,——accord1ng to width, ' ‘ " Soto $6"
Third fIloor. ' '
Lawn voile and
or '3’
$1.50
solid color, white,
the
15'
$1515.}
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hold a weight or.
up when a whirl- . —
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