rnussusv, AUG. 36, Eur;
A little top heavy.
To keep fa: lever
head we we out the
prices on every
straw lid in half.
Igwwwrmvv 'l
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miss Anna Hanan: has returned league season'has been selected. It
follows:
_Chrisiy Mathewson,
from .Jewett City.
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NEW Jim Ail-8m .,
: instants
.. NEW YORK. Aug. Lia—The all-star
National league team which will tour
lthe Northwest at the close of the big
Jack Coombs,
Grover Alexan-
PitCllérs,
mum. Bill
We still have a
Enigma; visiting in their cottage on v
Constable Hartford Sm'th f
h Tract. i 0 Main
street. was in Bridgeport yesterday.
on business.
I Ml Mead. of Ediie avenue; is
”ed in the U. M. C. factory, in
,_ mm as an electrician. '
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Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Walker, of.
King’s Highway are entertaining rel-i
ativu from Woodmont. ,
tp ’
The Ladies' Aid Society of the now-l, l
ayton M. at church will moot this as" NORWA‘LK
teruoen. in the church, for special *
It!!! Keeler. of Rowan street, who business. 3—5-0
1; m an electrical shock Saturday A large automobile
Uhiflzeek. ‘5 reported ‘0 be ”PM” Mr. and Mrs. George H. Reckson of into the driveway in front of the rest
.W" 5 plain street. have returned from a dence of All on 15an on State
'5 A black dog. whose owner is no!
.- lane. was killed yesterday afternoon
iv an automobile on Seaview avenue.
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Job: it IzaflommediIeu. 0' 033°“ chusetts and Vermont. crbly damaged the stone pillars.
mmnhissdutiefiznllli: nfgoglciixi iThe truck driver escaped and efforts
. The ladies of the Noroton Heights are being mails to learn his identity.
Millers grocery store Fire Company are making arrange
_ . meats for an organization that will The managsinent of the Saugatuck
Ill." Henry Harris, of First street [provide a series of\ entertainments baseball teaai is arranging with the
van. a visitor yesterday in Stamford during the fall and winter. There Longfellow A C. team of Bridgeort
. A boy was born this Week to Mr will be dances, plays and other forms to play off the game which resulted in
and Mrs. Bennett. of Bridge stmet lof entertainment, the purpose being a 1.1 tie several weeks ago. to he
to raise funds for the aid of the com- played at thi Coin groan
Ensign and Mrs. Edwm J. Perrstt. Imy ‘Im l; no ds, Sun
formerly of this city now Salvation , ....
Anny workers in Hartford, will this A cefimcme 5; arguing”, was hiary Vonderlin. aged taree years,
evening lead the mid week prayer, im°d by the Eduwood Contracting who received a fame
,, muting in the East Avenue M. iii. Company. incorporated. of Gregnwlcb. accident at Hisrrls' corner on August
. fall“... . Iwhose 03mm 310.: 15 ‘2000_We].11.‘l8 rapidly improving at the her-
come R. Steinmetr. od Dorian: is dis walk hospital and her 0 . I o w
“Joe cream and 08k, sale is in president and treasurerf‘ John H. covery is expected limo-l”: Vo-
_ No- this "wins it the home of Steinmetz. Sr.. of Corona. L. 1.. is the derlln. her mother; has completely re
" firs. W 3- Sniflin. 0“ Edlie "9““9- vioo- president. and Samuel Steinmetz covered from hél‘ limit“!!-
The adair is being given under theI of Corona L. l. is we secretary Wel-
Baymond lieardaieo of Stanford.
who has bed spending several
labial! 'of the Woman's Auxiliary or come R. John H. rind Samuel Stein-
m Episcopal ”“1“" mats are the directory l
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Interest is lively in the forthcom- m-I .VW-‘v .e ...“.
...‘er “our! fair of the East Norwalk é-
short visit oil the home of Miss Emily.
imvement Association. The aflair ;WESTPOI WLTII;
Mohanry on Myrtle avenue.
..wlll be one big step further toward
AND '
, Cmunity Hall. it will be held in
l i l Aims: mil. of Stamford was sues
SSAUGATUCK
\
th‘Oltl Mill" on Seaview avenue.
I .65 'snd costs by Justice on the Peace
(L \a. we a a “a-“
Irateraed to his home yesterday.
i Miss Jenn ‘IWaik'er of Summit. _N «J.,_§
has returaedi to her home after a
I
" ".0- Wm:j
l
lHyatt yesteldsy morning on the
Iheadlight laws Grave was arrested
a~»~
..
and was driving a large automobile
»~. \. Rowayton exhibition of paint— Ilfllcli owned by the Palmer-Lockwood
- jug will open on Friday evening at Miss Ruthie Allen of Compo street company of Stamford '
theiquarters of Reliance Hook & Lad- is spending the day in Bridgeport.
Espent the day in Monclnlr, N. J.
ms, of New lurk city, who are terday
wring at Sea Cliff, L. I. spent'
street on Slbptember 1 At a recent
. . ___.___. Imieting of the club it was decided to
”may with Mrs. M. L. Vincent, of Miss Marjorie Spicer, recently up how another dance at the Compo
My!“ avenue. lerated upon for appendicitis, is rapid- pavilion on the evening 0! semen“?
lly improving '6. Ui'. Elias; conducting the dental
so; B. 1. Smith of West Side ave- Ioflices of the late Dr J. H. McArdie
Rowayton, has been entertaining Mrs Clark N Kirk ’1 Myrtle “6' on State stritet was admitted as a
h '9; B Richards and Mrs Arline one. has returned from a visit with member
‘ Wilson. of New York, and Mrs friends in Ansonia.
Mes Chamberlain, of New Roch- l
Ni.
Another big band concert will be
Miss Gertrude Fable of Ssugatuck, held in the Hotel Square next Tues-
» !has returned from a visit with rela- day night, August 31, by the Coast
Mr. and Mrs. Earl P. Stevens andItives in New York. ‘Artiilery band of Bridgeport ThiaI
daughter Emily, and son Earl, willi * Iconcért is toI be even bigger and better;
..hu-tly move to Grecnport, L- L. toi A high class vaudeville entertain than any other that has 6 or been
Ilnake their future home. The Stevens ment will be held at the WestporLI given in We tport A number of well
Enter company will move their open-_ Country club on Friday evening. known singifi’s are to be present to
in plant to that place. Mr. and Mrs. l irender some fine vocal selections and
Glenn‘s friends in town are sorry to A. D Whiteside of New York has the band mbmbers themselves will
'.them but however wish them purchased several building lots on sing various numbers on the program.
. luck: in their new. home. ' isylvan avenue and’will begin building The progrs is to.be arranged with
’ immediately. a. view to s eryone’s taste and liking
Look at this list--
hm Straw Hat's
66.00 Straw Hats
33.005810: Hats . . . . $2.50
$5.ooPauamas
of sulit's at half price.
Rogers Cd. Stevens
“ SOUTH NORWALK.
truck mm‘
Ithreo week! motoring through Msssa~ street Mandel afternoon and consid-
skull in‘am
dnys several weeks ago.
-. at the home «if Mrs. Austin WOKCW” DIetc'ctivs Virelli.
charge of violating the qutomobila.
i
Emory Bristow of compo street. Monday evening by Constable Sturges
,. The Westpprt Club will move from,
_ 1 Joseph Morton of Saugatuck. was its present quarters on Main sires. tai them Of “We “31le .
in. A. B. Calisher and Mrs. F. a businessI visitor in Norwalk yes rooms in the Hurlbutt block on State
- WWI and
John Karl spent the week-end with
his parents in Milford.
see
\I. A. Bradley and family are now
$1.00 stopping at Soulbold L. I. v
315° , hold a ceremonial meeting next Wed-
outlay.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bertine have re-
turned from a vacation s eat at Hick-
good assortment 0,, 3..., 9
Fred R. Scofield has been quite iill
during the past week or so at his home
in Scott Corners.
I Ire. ptto 8chmidt entertained her
uncle. Lewis Saunders of Waterbury,
lover the weekend.
, I The electric-light company has been
imaged the past week in making re-
dangsr, being so clots to the bridgg' pairs to the service line.
that they are in a position to bedam-l . . *
aged. when the bridge foundation is‘ 3“" Gena Burlaaon 3“ returned ‘0
being laid. Jewitt City. after spending several
There [3 much preliminary work '0; mkfl with in“. Anita NRaymond
be done before the actual work of __
construction begins and it will require. Miss Anita Raymond of Railroad
several days for the Connecticut Com- 'Ivenue la enloylns a two week's vaca-
may to remove its poles and wires tion with relatives at Stonington.
fioai the bridge. it will also be nee-I
essary to erect a Mum, for mu. Miss Susie V Osborn of Greenwich
iriaas before the bridge is raced Ispent Monday with her sister, Mrs. G.
.... ‘IE. Brinkerhoff. Railroad avenue.
Justice of the‘ Pence, Joseph G.’ ,
Hilatt was taken seriously ill, while Mrs 50““ V Macaulay ‘3 N Pine
hearing the case at the State versus “’0'“ ”5°" “‘9 V“ “9““ by ‘ mes-
George 3““. of Greenwich. in the huge telling of the serious illness of her
Town Boll yesterday morning “a fathom—Mr. Hashing.
was removed to his home bu Wood ‘ fl '
side avenuea in an automobile The The Misses Ethel and Gladys Jelifl
hearing had been in ' progress for hire enjoying a visit in Philadelphia
about 30 minutes when Mr Hyatt was The, will spend several days in New.
seized. Brigg is charged with reck- ark. returning home Saturday.
less driving and failing to stop his -.
machine after it struck one driven by‘ Cool-gs R. Brown has been confined
ii‘alwnrd Meltecver in Green Farina to his home on Richmond Hill durint
wag-M has put wan with stomach trouble.
a stud police fir. Hofleclur is in attendance. '
The hearingNI'NtI continued. g?"
I _ ’ I Miss Alice M. Hawkins of Bingbaia-
um formerly of New Canaan. and Ziba
Sign“; u'm Inf iN. Shoemaker of that place. were mar-
[1888M lililillillil Alli l .... A“ .. 2° .. ...... N Y
i
'- > 1 by a large rat. last week while trying
110‘ ion it. The Wound became infected
(condom 'l'm "I." Pu", land was cauterized
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1 force.
John Waterbury, the fourteen-year-
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Rutherford
lWatcrbury of Main street. was bitten
(
who sent 62 aeroplanes over "bl. "‘"“
German arms fut“? m the northl A work train has been on the elec-
of Saariouis, in mm Prussia. trio branch, this week, gathering ties
More than 150 bombs. thirty of m“ ““9 50°" sold to the railroad
wm dfoll‘i company and stored on the company' s
ped “with precision." the French property for inspection. it was said
name says. yesterday that the number of ties tsk
. ‘— on away from here amounted to over
ragga: é; “m‘g‘aguet’ef‘g' 2 000. These were distributed at var-
shells as M bf her plan to give :12 points along the New Haven rail-
increased assistance to her allies ‘
in the war, advices from Tome
state.
i indications are multiplyinz
that a new coalition cabinet of
national defence may be formed
in Russia. The subject is beinzl
daily discussed by members of
the various parties in the Diana:
Unrest of northern tribcsnien
in India is causing disquietude,
acording to advices received in
Japan. but the belief was ex-
pressed that. any outbreak which
might occur could be handled by
the available forces. .
Among important real estate deals
lntown this week haagbeen the pur-
chase by Willie B. Banks of Norfleld‘
from. Charles 0. Perry of the property.
on Jagvis Corners opposite the rest!
deuce of Frank W. T.’Amis, conslm
buildings and 14 acres of land, ' which
Mr. Perry lately acuuh'ad by purchase
from Mrs. Eli B. Meade of Westport.
WANT FRENCH finance,
Howard _E. Brown is visiting in lg“-
' limiter, Frank Snyder or on» Hitler;
. shortstop,
The Owenoke Campfire girls will'
A Harris and Nelson. who are
ing of a dwelling house and other "
alums? Wens vounc GIRL.
ncssrsn. Mass, Aug. -26.—Ino- 7.
defy‘circles in Kentucky and Massa-
.. its note with interest the wed.
flit-12ers today of Judge Walter
Evans. or the United States District
Court of Western Kentucky, aged 73.
m Illiss Louise Wood of Worcester.
may years his junior.
"m MiLES FOR GRAND MAR-
» SHAL. . .
ASKINGTON, Aug. 26 .—Lieut-
“ . lNelson A. Miles, U s A.. re-
”‘is' to be invited to serve as
., marshal of the National G. A.
1Encampment parade, to be held
Sept-29.
was a little girl who had is
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Miss Anna Wheeler of Riverside
avenue. Séugaiuck. centinues serious-
ly ill at her home. Trained nurses are
in attendance at all hours of the day.
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The paving of the State street hill
is expected to be finished before the
middle of next week and the bricks
have already been laid half way up
the bill.
I C
Granville Coiyafof Riverside ‘avev
one, has resigned his position with.
the Embaliners' Supply Cbmpany and
will be employed in Harris' shoe store,
commencing September 1.
Jacob Emmanager of the Comps
inn. 09ers $60 for informationi
that will lead to i menuiy of the
persons who too ‘ ‘ reading "Conn
90 inn}. from i poles along‘ the
“state‘road Mr. . ‘ hill! permission
to place the signs ’on os‘ poles of the
compani sue it lb pmbablo
and will behannounced later.
The big ityfest and carnival to be
given by th Combo Life Guards to-
night will be a huge success from
start to finish if the various signs
of interest showed by the townspeo-
pie can he believed; Lights have been
strung alonthhe beach on polesrand
Also on the avilion, presenting when
lighted a very preety scene. Nash's
Pavilion has; also received its share
of decorating and things look very
have the timeout their lives.
Lineman slmpioyed by "the Southern
New Enghilnd Telephone Company
started yasiI rday to sneak the huge
cables. will”: lie in the sanguine!
river bed,.ni mhr the State street bridge
and indicati s are the WV!!! be
no delaylflnI the startin of the pro-
posed Statelstreb rigid
. Tosxoirnncs'suciimnns
much as if all those who come will »
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PARIS. Aug. 26, '11 :3 a m.—-—
{Financial writers of the press.
propose that the government in-
vite French holders of readily
.ncgotiable American securities to'
exchange them for national de-
fence bonds. This the Treasury
might avoid the necessity of
transferring gold in payment of
supplies purchased in the United
St‘ates.I '
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LARGER AUTOMOBlLE RECEIPTS.
It is reported at the nutrient Seared
iaty ufSteteC. D. But-nestled thoro-
~cilrIits from the registration of automo-
bliss since August liihav'e amounted to
{012.500. which is 32.000 more than the
receipts for the entire" corresponding
month last year. ' -
' 090 alliomobilbi
Mr. Buchanan alreadyistarted repairs
and improvements upon the buildings.
',The pending sale of the Lennard
Dibble property on Chestnut Hill to
Mr. Bailey of Croen‘wich, is again re
tar-dad; this time by this discovery
that many years ago the late David
Wood. a former owner, granted a
warrantes deed of 16 1-2 feet in
width of a certain section of land-
boundsd by land in the town of Westi
port, to the Westport Water company.
than acquired to another corporation,
a fact unknown to Mr. Dibble or the
heirs of Mr. Wood until it develdpea
in a. title search of the town records.
it is expected, however, that this mat-
ter will also be amicablymljusted as
was the claim of s certalnv'tel'sp'hune
, company to erect poles upon any part
of the property. at any time.
‘Vlilcll
which later disposed of the right ..
and Jim Vaughn;
first base, Jake Dauberi; second base,
John Miller; third base, Heine Groh;
Hans Wagner: outfielders,
Wade. Killifer, Cosy Donna and
George Burns.
The team will he piloted by Frank
Bancroft, bums-s manage of the
Reds. Eughey Jennings. who will di-
rect the American stars. has an.
pounced his roster. Games will be
played through the Northwest with a
probable windup at -San Francisco.
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BRATTLEBORO. VL. Aug. 26.-
Frcd 1-! Harris. of Brettlsboro. wrest 1
ad the state tannin championship irom
J. 6. Nelson. of Concord. N. H, yes-
terday. by defeating him in the final
round in straight sets. 6—1. d—«i. 6—2.
Harris also won permanent possession
of the trophy in: which he had two
legs. i
the'
present doubles champions. defeated
C H Collector of Gardner. Mass, and]
C. T. Porter of Worcester. Mass" in
the semi-final round of the donblesl
yesterday and will play C. J. Dexter!
of Philadelphia. and A. N. Wilder oil
New Haven, Conn.. for the title to
day.
Willi“
RWWES
‘ NEW. YORK, _Aug.I.26.-I—Bivery one
of the sixteen clubs which comprise
the Wanton-American Athieiic
league will pave rcprescutatives u‘. the
championship meetidg of the organi-
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CANADIAN RIFLES LEAVE BER-
"“ MUDA.
new vomgy. Zafiassengerc
fil'rlvithfi'E my. on the steamship
Bermudian from-..Bermnda said that
the Royal Canadian Rifles, sent to Be:-
niuda for garrison duty last Septem-
ber. have been returned to Hawaii.
The Rifles, passengers said, have been
replaced by a battalion of Canadian
volunteer infantry, afiout 1,500 men.
This battalion is made up mainiv of '
young men. Guard duty at the forti—
fications and coaling stations is again
in the hands of Bermuda volunteers.
WOMAN KILLED BY THAJH.
SPRINGFIELD. Mass, Aug. 26.
Anna Znoy, aged thirty, 0f Chimpet‘,
was killed by a north-bound passen-
ger train of the Boston and Maine
Railroad near the Cbicopee Junction
depot today. She was crossing the
tracks on. her way to work.
RUSSIANS Wirnnnnw
DURING BOMBARDMENT
PEITROGRAD, Aug. 26, vii
London, [:26 p. m.— —The garri~
Ison of Novogeorgievsy during
the last stage of its defense dill
not exceed a divrsiou according?
to the Reich, which adds that th.
greater proportion of the defend»
ers of the fortress withdrew dur-
ing the bombardment, and lit"
ciares that while the number 0F
survivors is unknown, it can only}
have been small. It is statcll’
:that the commandant of the fort
:,ress General Bobyr, was serious
ly wounded before the capitu n—
‘ tion.
The Bourse Gazette puts thi-
garrison at "considerably less!
than one army corps.’
BREST— LITOVSK HAS
BEEN CAPTURED
BERLIN. Aug. 26, by Wire-
lcaa Telegraphy to Sayville,N
Y.-Thc Russian fortress of
Brest—Lilovsk has been captured
by Teutonic forces. Announce-
day by the German Army Head-
quarters’ Staff.
MARSANS OUT OF GAME Two
WEEKS.
CHICAGO, Aug. 26. ——Armando Mar-
sans. the Cuban infielder with the St
Louis Federals. will be out of "
game for at least. two. weeks..pbysl-
clans attending him said today. Mar-
sana‘waa a'piited'iin the game with Chi.-
nation. which will be held on Sunday
morocco. More than one hundredI
athletes are entered and among themI
is Hans Kolehnisinen. the world's
champion amateur distance runner,
who will carry the colors of the Kal-
evs A. C.. a Finnish club. Swedes.
Finns, Danes and Norwegians will be
strong team.
POPULAR AMUSEMENTS
. Olga Petrova Today. ’
The second Metro picture offered by
Popular Plays and Players will be
seen at Pleasant Hour and Lockwood’s
Hall today. being the presentation of
Olga Patron, the stage's most. beauti-
ful and talented star in “'i‘hsiiesr‘t of
a Painted Woman}! The iirst Metro
picture to appear in Norwaik. played
last Monday. Valli Valli in "The High
Road." was satisfactory that the com-
plete service was at once arranged for
and the features will be scan here on
Mondays and Thursdays. Today’s spec
ial is an especially line picture and
cannot be too highly commended. Ol-
ga Pet‘rovn needs no introduction to.
Norwalkers. and those who see the
picture will speak as highly of it as
we do in urging everyone who can to.
attend the show. " For Friday. Pars-
mo'uut presents Ins Claire and Carlyle
Biaskweii‘in “Puppet Crown." This is
another notable Paramount success.
sTAMF‘oso THEATRE. _
"Just Outside the Door," 0. new
play in three act's which goes‘ into
New York next Monday and which
the first three days of this week is
an interesting production. The en-
thor. Jules Ecltert Goodman. has pro
vided some strong scenes and created
several excellent character parts. The
popularity of the Stamford Theatre
was clearly manifested by the sub-
stantial audience of last night after
the play has already hsiIl three per
formsnces. _ ‘ . -
ARABIC CARRIED
NO GOLD
p. m .—Thc assertion in press dis;
patches from Germany that the
steamer Arabic carried ‘goltl on.
her last voyage called: forth to’c
White Star Company It is stat-
no ”penis whatever.
played at the Stamford theatre for
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 26 l 205‘
(lay a reiterated denial min the '
., that the Archih’iiu'd on bohrd , .
cngo on Tuesday. it was the fourth
game he had played in nearly two
seasons. ~
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GREEN IARBED WIRE.
PITTSBURGH. PL. Aug. 28.-—B0r-
bed wire painted a foliage green is
- now being manufactured here for min
among the contestants. The Kaitlyn“,f the armies in pe. Barbed wire
A. C. will. as in former years, enter “is ordinarily galvanised. but because
of the scarcity and high price of
speller. a local manufacturer devised
a scheme to paint 1t. Steel men any
that reports from. abroad show that at
a short distance away. it is impossible
to see the green wire.
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CLEMENOS GOES TO ST. LOUIS.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. Aug. 26.~Ver-
non Clemenos, for the-past three years
catcher for the Louisville American
Association Club. has been traded to
the St. Louis Americans, it is an-
nounced.
M
”We want some one 00 play Bum-
son." explained. the movie manager.
"Do you think you could wreck
the temple?" ‘
“Gaul? Well, I've been n bag-
gage-mun for eleven" yenrs."—Buifalo
Express.
Children’s Dresses
‘ .Childreri’s Pelisse ' Crepe
Dresses in broken sizes to
close out at a reduced price.
These dresses are made of fine
white crepe, trilhmbd with
Contrasting bands of pink and
blue crepe, some with white
, embroidery and narrow leer.
‘ Now 75¢, former price 986
J. l. Maudie
he Sure its A
FRIESBIE’S
‘ on from the best fresh fruits ‘
merit to this effect Was made tor
PIE?
ffi'MadIc ia' the cleanest Piano 7;.
fillhable. “"3 W"
~ fir.
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