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3111i: A. L GOLDEN,
?ROPREITORS.
03*33'
11.11%. ALMANAC FOR
TOMORROW.
DAY, iJEC. 17,1915
‘title 9320 3- r11; 9255 P- m
1m 7:14; sets 4:24.
ING BENTINEL TEL—E:
i PHONE CALLS.
eu Office—93
all! Branch Office—1388.
. . Residence—1225- 3.
’ Editg‘s Residence—7521.
anager’s Residence—.
i“an. '
's Residence—890.
”SONIC DIRECTORY
_——-—
lodge, No. 103. 1:. and A. M.
ml «11 Masonic Building, South
and August
All Master
. 32-11711th ul _1-
1 «at 8 o'clock.
114m, w. M. Robert .11, Wilcox,
tot-(No. 38, R. A. M.
*tfb month—July and August ox-
, one cordially invited.
'1 JOE,» Fl. P., F. 8. Lyon, Sec. '
QIDEEMING THE RIVERS.
fish“!
d development of our rivers.
thrown‘l'fito undeserved ob
1.611111. makes an eloquent tipped
the rivers in his annual i't'pott.
3,0110" he says,
cal conditions of the
without bung 11.- pi'1s=ul 1.1111
flip rivers within bounds and put
{ham to use. it is the
Judgment, the better.
‘tuiB country cannot
until lht1y
waters under
issesslng it,
' 31.: these
Add in doing so they will lit
111111111 upon it to‘dal'.
lobe staggering.
.MRen without the
o? he asks.
1 permanent lmprov.einents
hive been built up by govem-
than railroad building
'11 salon to devise ways
: I "N-f-r»
11 'rate in paying for such ini-
ats on a big scale.
Unfortunately river
rho past with local expendi-
~.
anyt ing to do with ‘pork.’
Uri-treat. 1st and 3rd Tuesday of .
ex- 1
cordially invited Sylvester.
Masonic Building. South
test. 2nd and 4111 Tuesdays'
on national defense, is general principles,
11111111 it gives to internal Im-
y lane, whose department 11;
of late by focusslng ofkpub-
'ttentlon on the war and navy do-
can surrey th tllriOdiilIl 0“ ”ita \11u1i
United has decided not to llllliil‘
ovarwhelmcti '111 111.1 iunuiilludc
work that must lu‘ tit-nt- 111 km p-
1th.,L1he gover111111111 must under
done? or later, and the sooner
’l‘lic peo-
regard
Lives as owning this land. real-
have
subjec-
ereate new land by the millions
3111111, 11111111 that will support hill.
1? people as against the thou:
o thh funds which will be tired
says, they mounHm'o such lig-
He does no
the desirable dredging_ bank-
Iidikstralghtening enterprises can
govern-
,ndwaaginz its credit and invest-
1'11. of-lts\ own funds. But. why
It isn't a question
ntenance but of investing cap-
The
. Milifihy not the rivers? Such
'nt creates value and pays.
~ if‘tnany times over, even more days in jail lather than part with $5
lm- ‘
lineal rather than conser-
eat rivers safe. and navi-
Mtheseststeswlth'a
gress progressing as in Ohio, nowhere
are there such crops grown, such
manufactures manufactured. What
with Tom Johnson the Serpent Mound
at Marietta and other interesting his-
torical features, no state is so well
worth reading about. All the people
who become famous in other parts of
lilo have
country will e found to
come, either themseltes or their fore
btal'n, from (lnio. .
' And yet. in this il()lllt1 ui' taillight
euinent and compulsory education a
father was fined and the child will go
school because she was taught there
that the earth was round.
ed it flat.
terpretatlon of the universe.
The judge before
was tried decided
lie beliet
He believed in private in
v1 bout the case
otherwise The.
lfuther was fined and that hiid will pro
to school. One hopes- that she will al-
l
1
:so learn that the stars are not painted
on blue tanl'as, and that tht1 earth's
rotation and revolution in is appointcdt
t
[Illnlllg pitture
.~-_._._. W -
1 The missionaries oti
local-e ship have fallen into disagree,
It will be recalled that
7 was a disagreement on sfilpboard, too
I
Henry Ford's
‘ lllt‘lll. fliers
iwhen Jonah sailed froFi’ somewhere
,or other lU‘IlOIlVBI'I Niiievah. And that
row was settled by 1111111111; 11 promim
lent member of the party overboard.
£8 o’clodl‘ All Royal Arab “1: hope no such fate will befall the'
Charlel Jonah of the. peace ship. litit if
1 he
should be jettisoned may a kindly
whale get him, instead of a subman
the.
most unfortunate thins: about ' U._ W . -_
ihasis now placed, and perhaps
Whether it is or is'not desirable, on
for United
States government to take over
the
the
i’flfilnlll.:lf‘l
eGneral llurleson‘s recotmnentluiion to
that efl’ect will bef‘o‘llowctl immediate-
l'ncle Sam is to obusy now doing
1 his Christmas shopping at the urina-
tlirkering for anything; so prosaic.
l - _ w. 4 .. , . ,
’l he Ntii’bcgii 1n puiltumcnt. which is
peace prize.
i this: year. It didn't make any award
'.I~l war, eitliei‘. Probably it is wait-
of
with the intention
in: to see the outcome
l‘ortl‘s expedition,
largest of giving him all three prizes together
nut your, if he makes good.
And ll he turns the trick, he'll 1le
serve them. all right.
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The Berlin lloersou (inrette says the
pursuit of \tcutfii is the lliil’llhsl Am-
11"1i1 1111 ideal Mebhc S11.A11\11l10w,
the success ueve had in that purlit:~'t‘l11il1 llcrln-it ll
ulur ought to make the reel of the
world feel glad that ottr national ideal
isn't a place in lhe‘un to be won by
biute. fotce instead of hone t tompe
tition. '
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the
remarks in 11
t‘ Count von Revenllow, German
naval uritt1r,reccut
.newspaper article‘ One is astonished
to learn from a New York dispatch
that the Lusitania affair ls’ not 'yet
‘ fully settled."
were able to get news iii their news
papers without waiting till it dribbledt
1m from America, it wouldn’t be
the Fatherland.
__ “—4 ._ _ . -
A man 1111 nil} chose to spend two
.as a penaltv for unlidincss in his poul-
mum as 3 preliminary step, try shOp "II’ S more economical, " he.
and‘1-aaid. Of course it is!
which states, private lana-
After a 1'brief
necessary "tidying up' '1 has been tione‘l
‘by his wife. And hell still have the
suggestion of a program of 85-
1111:; cry of "pork" inevitably:1
.4....__’._.-L-,_ ._._
A perplexed reader wa‘nts to know
‘ 1.11m been too much asso— how to pronounce “Xmas" He says
.he has always beenuised to pronouns
gins -it just as he would if the word
1
8‘“ the plan basnt were spelt out in full, but when he
saw a newspaper headline, "‘An Xmas
Present.". and insisted on reading it
"An Christmas mm," the whole
, family jumped until-him. '
__,._+_.._»-_ ,
Presumwly 1 the're‘ will be no lack- of
rulers in China hereafter. Yuan. Sill
Knl the nesw 111111191111. 11111: thirty-
three children.
cittnse were the tuuse of tilt originah
nit-nt counter to lukc Illlll‘il interest in;
C 1
it try :1 ward 1
Henry,
Maybe if the Germuus'
so ‘
had Nine to an understanding with;
_vacation with board and lodging freo:
‘ “d the national government he can return to his shop in which thel
THE soum NORWALK EVENiNO Slammer." _ .
RAILROAD CRIIISIRR
NEAR GREENS fARllS
(Continued from First Page).
Drawhead Pull; Out. 1
Express train .\'o :71, due in
Greens Farms 111 ;‘ l0 o‘clock. ai'i'ii i
911 there 11 few minutes before 11
o’clock Trouble in 01111 of the par-E
lnr 1:‘i:.~ caused the conduclor to stg t
rial the engineer to stop the train
When some adpisluienl to brakes had
been made the train was started
again, The druulieutl on the parlor
1-11r. houeter, pulled out and just as
it did Local ,\‘o. 287 crashed into the
1.\press, hitting the parlor cur. lie
111111511 both trains were trawling tlit1
effect of the impact was lessened.
Conductor's Head Cut.
Passengers were buried i'i'oiu' lilt'll“
seats on both trains and those in the
parlor car on 11.1: express Were sev-
11rely shaken up, 'lhe conductor on
the local train was thrown to the
floor and 11 deep gush was opened in
his head The buggagrmastet 111i [lit-1
moral also struck the. floor of the 11111
11112111 111's! and 11:15 butlly cut about
the bead and 1111 arm.
Passengers Te1ror Stricken.
lli'. Haskell. oi' llridgeport, was 111
the parlor cur” lit was thrown to the
floor and sul'ft red 2111 injurt to his left
11111, and ills lift knee 111111 wrenched. ‘
Screaming 11 omen 111i ror strit k111i
men, )clled from fright .is th1'_\ toll 1
ed on the train floor
No Doctor: Nearby
Despite his injuries llr Haskell at-
tended to the nine prisons w.ho \\'1"111:
most seriously 111i 'l‘herc “etc no
doctors in the vicinity of the acti-
dent who could be summoned. Qu1ck
.ly the local physician cared for the
wounded and then he left the train
and retuitied to llrltlgt 1porl. not feel-
ing well enough to continue to New
York.
final of the passengers “I111 “"9111
icut were. \tw \ork people 11nd with
:tl11- temporary dressings to their cuts
and bruises they remained on the
tram 01111 of the passengers who .1
'that city suffered 11 b1 okt 11 amt. The
larm, which had been set,
Women Badly Hurt.
Two women were badly cut. One
1nuilcred severe lacerations of the
t‘uc1~ and pili'lit,‘ll|ill‘ly of her
The other hesnles‘goiici'al ‘latwratluns
to 1hr1 head and units had her teeth
lotinaned. The two women stayed on
the train.
Floored by Rebound.
'1"\vo falls ucrt- suffered by the pus
1st tigers. 'l‘lit1\' were in their i't1t1l. ol
lululout ito,ul111it tht1 rebound clinic
in Ilti sent llu-ut bait-k on the car
|llooru, int-lensing their fears and
inclining 1;»11111rul alarm.
Car Is Disabled.
’I'lu- parlor car “1111 put out of 5111
I 1|(‘t‘ and after 11 short wait bitlli truiiH
.111! on. Situlit tilllllllzl‘ 11111141111111 to
'lic engine of the local that struck
the t’klli‘t‘rh. 'l'lte cng‘inccr 1l11l not
M‘t’ lllt‘ tt'uin ahead and did not be
lit' --11 that there “its any truth
tight in [11111 liiin 'l'l1111'1\pr11sn “its
ullllpllotti to be some (i‘hlillH‘t' ll\\l1l)'.
1>iiiiials \11-1'1 out of order till day
land the trains \\t'l‘t' tiatcliug 111 :i
win“ rule of speed.
1
1 REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.
l Nuiucious sales of rcttl estule have
bet u “piste-11d 111 the oilit \' of Town
Smith during the
‘pust M1” 1.1l tl:l\.~. Antoni: lilr‘ liitus
nyI'S i. ”W sale of the lot and build-
itus 111 litii't'ttt 11nd Qtiintttt'd inclines
'1by Mrs.t‘11rric ’l‘t'istrum Lullut'c to
[Henry A. lit-geline.
illic full list of real cstute tt'utisfcrs:
l (‘urric 'I‘ristt'um lathlurc in Henry
'A.Il11-11,1linc lot and buildings. Ilttrrill
‘1titd Quintitrtl avenues War.
I W t'allnliun ltt h‘llontciia (‘li1tt'iott,
ilol and buildings. flutes Court. ‘1\‘1tr.
Edwin L. Hoyt to Lawrence A} l’hil-
'l‘lie. followiuu i1
it1ox, land and buildings, t‘ruitbury.
\
War.
_I The Hatch 1\‘- lluiley (‘outpt’tuy to
Oscar ll. Scott and wife, lot. Roton
Point avenue and McKinley street.
George D. Clark to I. Goldbert, lot
anti buildings, Spring Hill road. War.
Wilbur’F. Smith to' Benjamin F.
Stevens, building lot. Sound View
Park. War. A
Emily B. Smith to Annie I\. John
son building lot. West Norwalk. War.
Sarah E. Studwell to Frank H. files
.8011 and Louis S. Beers, lot and build-
ings, Marshall street. War.
0tRobert F. Scalzi to Earl F. Thotnes,
.Rowayton avenue. War.
‘ ONelli-e 17. Morgan to John I’ Bowker,
'lot and buildings Rowan sti1.eet War.
1 Bridgetfluonahan st 1111 to Martin
E. icklos, two lots, Glenwood ‘avenue.
:War.
HICKS WINS ELECTION CASE.
ALBANY, N. Y... Dec. 17.——The
Court of Appeals today decided that
Frederick C. Hicks. a Republican, was
the winner of the Congressional .elec-
tion in the firsbdistrict in 1914. and
that .his plurality of three-votes over
Lathwp Brown, his Democratic op~
vaSs and correction of the 11.1.1. ‘ -
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I;
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. _ was thrown ‘ 0
cents. One Of the things 3“” country’s telegraph and telephone sysdum of lililfl’ by “promptly ., 11 r..“
311' much from the diversion 11f 19mg. n isn't likely that
1‘.“ng for armament is the con-
nose. .
oo’
pungent should be increased. to teak"
The: decision was handed. down 1111‘
three appeals of Brown for a recam ,p.
guess was the final lodge of who?
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FRIDAY, DEC. 17, 19l5
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The Store of Practical ‘ Gifts
Thousands upon thousands of useful and desiteabie holiday gifts
From basement to attic the whole store is alive as never before With the greatest Showing and most
varied assortment of Gift Merchandise—and best of all, at the smallest prices.
Unusual Values In
Jewelery
Remarkable in
price and Beauty.
Petticoats
A collect ion of
Silk Hosiery
Fe 11 Christmas gifts
Petticoats are
quail! y.
as
as certain to please
silk hosiery.
We have 11 full ruuue‘t‘of
shades in all the latest
styles and prices are the
that includes models in?
every style, color and ma-
VANITY BOXES
Sterling Silver. with our It'l‘iili, ranging from the
bossed, or colored enamel , .
“é""rv “Min and ring, fill- most serviceable peticoats 10““!
1 with \vd r if - . -
. mirror. §°pect§1 D" ”d 0' “"111 1° “"1111 111111 WOMEN’S SILK
98¢ beautiful silk ones, Price's BOOT HOSE
I . Extra nne (unlit , block.
HAT PINS invariably and lowest in . « .1 4y . .
St . 11111 white and all ptlpuldl
erling silver; pretty dc- ‘_ l' P .
signs. 2 In 11 pretty box. ”‘9 ”‘y' 1001‘s. or N"
Special /' 50¢
pETTiCOATS MEN‘S SILKI HOSE
SHAVING SETS
t‘ttp in Sterling silver
frame, and brush, put up
in fancy but. Special
98¢
BUTTON HOOK AND
NAIL FILE SET
Sterling silver handle. in
pretty Xmas boxes, Per act
49¢
l’ure thread silk. All colors.
Double heels and loss. For
pair
50¢
MEN'S FIBRE ,
SILK HOSE
All colors. A pretty and de-
rlraflle hose. Per pair
25¢
of mesaaline and DlISsy wll»
low silk, all the new sale
urs. Good deep ruffle. Spe-
cial each
$1.98
PE'I‘TICOATS
of taffeta, changeable and
CRANE Sn'f‘A—‘IZIONERY fancy [fluid silks in 11 prev CHILDREN'S
ltox containing 24 sheets LY assortment of models. LISLE HOSE
line note paper. 24 cards
and ill envelopes. A use
fill and pleasing gift.
P11 1' box
I 1 75¢
Regular and extra
Special curb
Nil“.
$14.98
bt1ll1‘l‘
P9?
251‘
Ingram yam. no
wearing hose made.
pair
Leather
Goods
'l'lu-i'c are so many gift
suggestions here you could
surely pick with your eyes
shut and still 1111 sure that
111 style and quality the. III"
ticlc you pick up would be
correct and of value tluit
cannot be questioned
TOYLAND
HOME OF: HAPPY HEARTS
l‘tllo-l 11 11h countless pluytlilnxs. Nothing lacking to bruit»:
the brightest (‘hrlnttnus they e\"er had '11 thousands of little
boys and girls.
Plenty of dolls of all description—plenty of toy soldiers.
plenty of railroad trains; plenty of gumcs; plenty of every
My that Is dear to the lit-art of every child.
It's our best toy gathering. See it. Above all, bring lllf’
children.
THE MYSTO ' DOLL BUNGALOW
WRIST BAGS ‘.
ERECTOR .\ beautiful doll house that
Seal and morroco, in all ,, , i will delight the heart of
the popular new shapes, llu- tuy whose girders r11- | My little girl.
and fashionable sizes. senlllle structural steel.1 Special tomorrow
000d looking and will and can be worked in bun.
1 11 . 98¢
(re s of deem!!! KITCHEN CABINETS
wear. V'ulue $1.50 each. . .
Special 3‘0- 1 51110. .\n. 1.1. 32.110.
.\'11. :1 43.1111 x0. 5_.;5_00_ Made of hardwood. natural
98¢
finished fitted with kit-
cltcn utensils and package
01 groceries.
Special each
DOLL CARRIAGES
Made of il'iiltn.
rubber tire 111111
painted and
Special nacli
lilicr
.11'cly
ll]:111i,~.11r0d,
$4.98
WRIST BAGS
A specially H'il'l‘ll‘d lot of
pin seal, walrus and mor-
oco leather, fancy dresden
silk lining, fitted with
purse. and mirror or lustde
"frame. panner handle and
back strap. \alue 83. .00
each. Special
$1.98 . ‘f_
SUIT CASE AND Gloves
TRAVELING BAGS
What woman will not be
Hundreds of equally great
values.
China and
GI 188
Special
Our basement offers many
rateful for th - .1
$4.98 1 , ° ”mm a pretty gift thing. Bril-
brance? Thousands of .. liant cut glass pieces for
Tan cowhide, leather lin-
ed. Value 36.00 each.
the 1111119111111 other uses.
. Ladies
Neckwear
G 8.
The widest possible varie-
ty of Women's 1Holiday
Neckwear. suitable for
Xmas gifts. Some already
boxed and any others you
select will be boxed upon
upon request.
EMBROIDERED;
COLLARS
In up-to-the-minute styles
many designs and shapes
to select from
25¢. and 50¢:
COLLAR AND
CUFF' SETS ........... 1
crepe ' and -‘ orgasms.-
In
with dainty embroidery
50¢ to $1 00
pairs will be purchased for
gift making. We are ready
to supi‘fly every demand.
WOMEN’S
KID GLOVES
Real French kid gloves. 2
clasps, wrist. All c'tilgrs
embroidered back. Every
pair warranted. Special per
pair. .
\ $1.25
Good. serviceable pieces of
fancy china and all of
them thing‘s which please
the housewife.
BERRY AND
SALAD BOWLS
Pretty floral decorations
on white and colored
grounds. Special each
39¢
CHINA TEA
’S'l‘RAINERS
With bowl. Regular value
29c. Special.
19¢ 1
Umbrellas
MAKE A GOOD GIFT
Quality—Without 1111mm
gum price— is \\ but our
department offers iit these
specially selected (‘lirist
Umbrellas. livery
your choice
mas
kind here for
1—tlit1 cotton
inexpensive
one to the fingest silk. and
typical
and every one a
Boston Stare Value.
WOMEN'S
UMBRELLAS
l'rinon taffeta, serviceable
quality, with plain mission
handles, or silver, gold
or gun metal trimmed.
Special l‘ilf‘il
$1.50
MEN’S UMBRELLAS
natural. mis-
gold or sil
strong para
Taffeta silk,
aion, stagltorn,
ver trimmed.
gon 11111111111.
Special, each
$2.00
Other t‘llllilil) good values
zit Slot) to $11110.
Many Dainty New
Handkerchiefs
"\\l1\ not buy yours in the
sum that tlilt‘l's‘ the
greatest variety, lllc pref 1.
fleet and the Best Values.
lllflllt‘rlit’llltlili) lilill store
is lltt1 lloslou Store
WOMEN'S
HANDKERCHIEFS
All pure linen. hciustitcli-
11d. embroidered corners.
lit-utilur 11111111 l711. each,
only
1211‘
MEN’S
HANDKERCHIEFS
,All linen, hemstilchcd.
dainty embroidered initial.
A special value for tumor»
row, each
“ 1121319
MEN‘S AND
WOMEN’S
HANDKERCHIEFS
Pure Irish linen, hem-
stitched, men's with hand
embroidered initial; wom-
en's with fine initial and
wreath. Special each
' 25¢
CHILDREN'S
.HANDKERCHIEFS
Pretty little 'Kerchiefs".
All white, or colored bor
tiers: lienislitched.
3 for 25¢
Waists
FOR THE HOLIDAY
Hundreds of handsome
new waists arrive daily. to
add to our already large
assortment V of attractive
styles. '
Pretty lingerie _, neat
tub silks—and crepe de
cygnes. Attractive Georg-
ette crepes, rich
and beautiful laces.
Prices ranging. 1
..98¢ $1. 98’ $2.98
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