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FRIDAY; JAN. 1. 19:6
'5 title is Insurance in
‘ Bonds "'
woers‘iiebiiity "
eat “
lass “
fire or House “
lie “
Welling Mouse "
"E. mployees' “Compensation”
1Not a single kind of insurance
that we cannot furnish you
if you will calyus on the
31 phone 12 o
‘ Trust Climpany Bldg.
We have a few broken lots of
PATENT RRHTS ISSUED TO GON-
N‘CTlDUT INVENTORS.
41915. Lint: furnished {counties in
A. M. Wooster. solicitor of patents.
IBridgeport. Conn:
; Henry A. House, Bridgeport. mech-
1anism for making sheet metal links.
Isaac L. Jones. Bridgeport. combin-
ed "mask and light-concentrator for an-
tomobile headlights.
Basil G. Austin, Hartford. harp de
rice for organs.
Solemn“ VI. Cutter, Hartford, horse
nail machine.
Philip J.
tin-y motor.
James Monks, Hartford, slotting ma-
llarlington Hartford. ro-
This Clearance Sale is a real bargain sale. Every garment
is radically reduced. in mOst instances the sale prices are half
chine.
of former prices. 11........111 (l. t‘ollins. New Haven.
plane.
(lrurgle \i'. Fink. New Haven, loik
joint.
Thomas (‘. Johnson. New Haven,
military shoulder arm
t‘harles R. l'uderhlll. New Haven,
winding machine.
Gordon Williams, New Haven, lock
oint.
liaui'itz W.
socket alien.
Albert H. Guess Waterbury swiilfi'
Coat Bargains
Anderson, Waterbury.
The following centered Jan. 4. .
OVERCOATS
left from 1914. No two alike.
$10 i
formerly $15 to the. Sites at to 40.
A splendid oporhrnlty to get a good
overcoat at very small cost.
prices are the lowest they ever will be.
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1 ~ Surt Bargains
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my... $9.93 1 $10.98- 11.98 - 12.98
lug pleasant weathorwith low temper-
atureil~in the northern district. A
shallow trough of premix-o extending.
mm Alabama northeastward to Tir-
ginia is causing unsettled weather
with rain as far north as Virginia. and
snow from Virgin to New Jersey.
The temperatures continue below zero
along the northern border. The town
eratures range this morning from 74
almve zero, at Miami, Flo. to 62 below
lero. at White River. Canada. A dis-
turbance of considerable energy is cen-
tral this morning on the north Pacific
wast.
Conditions favor for this vicinity:
linsettlod. followed by fair weather
with mid-winter temperatures.
35.98-36.98-$8.98-10.98-$lZ.98
A TIMELY EVENT, FOR WE ARE YET TO ENJOY COLD
WEATHER.
’i‘hesc (touts offered in this sale are all this season‘s moth-ls
and of the latest fashions lllt'lt‘lV wanted fabric and the
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’l‘he season's most fashionable materials and colors are ill-
cluded in this sale, and every suit is so radically reduced in prici-
as to stamp each and every on- as “unusual value.”
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Dress Bargains
T
$.98-Si.9fm38-$8.98-$10.98
both
Values unltcn rd of~ Models
that are practical and
WEATHER A YEAR AGO,
TODAY. ‘
Temperature: Low. 30; high.
_ lH- Clear.
om‘vo'
mm
:1 ~\-'WM
. Candidates will be initiated at
‘ . meeting tonight of the members
Eureka Rebekah Lodge. l. 0. O. F.
without Beef, 14c ltb. N. Y. Mkl.
«Clearance Sale of millinsry. honor.
Illllinery. South ‘Norwelk.
Deputy Great Sachem Rowe, of Nor-
walk, will go to Daimury on January
12th, to install the officers of Paugur
Iott Tribe. improved Order of Rodl
Men.
e—Sirloin steak, 18c lb. N‘. Y. Mitt."
A meeting of the creditors of thei
Edwin A. Short Hat (30.. Inc.., was‘
held yesterday at the rooms of the
Butters Mr Exchange. 23 Washing.
stylish and priced to meet the pocketbook of the must prudent.
4—— Very Special
$l.50 lap Silk Waists, for tomorrow only
980
Unusualy big bargains in
Girls’ COATS and DRESSES
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of
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ton place, New York city. ! oil‘s“ gr 1" vi ,1 - . " ~ .
pinning ‘1'... he... 1 .. .1 '
‘ 104 WASHINGTON s'r.
SOUTH NORWALK
Judge Martin J. cunnmgnam, of this
city. past state deputy of the Elks, has
, been invited to speak at the banquet
of the Norwalk Elks, on February 22.
which will follow the dedication of the
new Elks' home in Norwalk. Several
members of the-Danbury lodge are,
My...”
. th dedl -' 1
"W“ ‘° ”° 9...... .. ° “. mm... .0 u... mama... 1.. ”museums: Ill APPLICANTS
e . , )
Sm: exercis a b , Y-Mk }case of Philip Rubin of Naugatuckw
Tame.“ mm pork, we I ' 3' ' t' 'and nine other defendants, charged3
‘ “,‘with conspiracy to conceal assets of-
corrou, ‘oAqu 1-4.9.3088“: coupons at N. v. Mkt.
BANDAGES- :n bankrupt. will be heard by Judge
Stiflgon.Powell (intimation ; Thomas in the United -fltates court 'town post office by the largest number
i masonic-non unbeaten. gin Hartford. Fridays Demurrer will al'lof foreign-born New” residents who
1so be argued in the bankruptcy case
i 1:2 Worthington onset
_ idesire to become naturalized citizens,
1 _ ,of Joseph D'Ella. itllllin he has examined in some time.
2 . t v . .
> m W M 1 m 1m: 11 c... D... w... War: as“: ‘il:.if“°:.:‘l°bl:l
Willimantic from the order of doporla- Imore naturalised citizens made than
lion issued by United States Commis- heretofore. In the group that awaited
sinner R. F. Carroll. was assigned for(Mr- ChurCh in the lobby of the post
hearing in the federal court. today. but 103m this morning were noticed men
.- . who had been living in this city for
1,1. ‘ 11mm. ”“40, the .went 0"" for ”Ma‘nm‘mt' on I"*lpci-lods of ten, fifteen and twenty
Iquost Of AHSWUHO DOWN“ and years. but who had not before enter-
,‘lt‘rancis H. Parker. counsel for the , trained the idea of securing their old-4
Chlnamnn. who is accused of being an :‘ zen's papers.
lawfully in this country. f ‘
{—Freshshoulders. lie lb. N. Y. Mitt. - FOUND DEAD m ALLEWAY.
1 , Acting on the advice of the at- NEW BRITAIN. Conn. Jan. 7.—
tomeyieneml the state highway John Swanson. 45. of 211 Main street.
commissioners has apportioned the wits-found dead in an alleyway in the
1 expertise, dmonnting to 811392. 'for center of the city early today. Alco-
Filll lllllllAllll'llllll PAPERS
m
lnaturaiization agent in this district.
cry New m
helium and exposure were responsible
. theWoolvlllo river in .Litchflold scam, no.1, Swanson ls'survlvod by‘hlii wife
" ,ty on roll :..0no-hal! tobeniaid by. .and'..s,_daushter. He had no steady
m m,, onlborholfto..bo 1’15“, ‘-I‘0fi..btttfdid odebh! around-livery
..
Allan F. Church. of Boston; Mass.,:R89m€‘nl1
was this morning met at the down-1
“10 mm“ the “tin-WWM his condemnation! examiner-
ing die cap for heading machines. ‘
l1] irool- East llayen. ca
lint handle.
John J. Hogan, West Haven,
coupling.
Joseph l’Pfrillo, \lcritlen. clock.
Robert R. Kin”. Mct'ltieu. handlel
for spoons. forks or similar articles.
John ll. Albert, llnnbury. leaf turn-l
t‘l‘.
(lcorpe Amborn. (‘llllpiiil‘ille, bur,
holder for lathes. ‘
Nils H. Anderson. Middleton-n. type-g
uritinit machine. ' ,
Raymond Q l'nionvillc, cou-
duit for electric wires.
'urrls E. ('lark. Platnville. metal
working.
Frank liuos, .lr Norwich. drinking.
it‘mmtuin for poultry. '
Julio:
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t‘o-‘i-
Elinor E. Neal. liristol, hall-gaginc?
machine.
Henry t‘. Wright and l. H. Andrew;
“""stnl. lllni'lllllt' for cutting and
grinding helical compressing springs,
Adolph ll. 1.. Liubcm, J. R. Andrew
and H. t‘. Wright, Bristol. automatic
spring making machine.
James l’icklcs. Ansonia,
setting machine. -
l John A. l'oirie. Wi-styillc. telescopic
combined portable flashlight and writ-
,ing pad.
5 , Charles W. Sadlcr. Windsor Locks.
ilroning machine.
i Trade Marks.
The llrlstol Mfg. (‘o.. Bristol. sleep-
;inn garments. ,
The Capt-well orsc Null (‘0.. llnrt-;
1 The (‘apcwcll Horse Nail (‘o.. Hurt-i
fastener
v.
WOMAN TELLS WILD
STORY.
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'Mre. Ellen Stone Claims Her Husband
Poisoned Brother-In-an—Then
l Collected insurance.
1 NEW HA\'EN.. Jun. 7.—-Aficr re.
ilntlng a remarkable story to the no,
licc. in which she declared that tho.
.man whose arrest she had secured on!
.n charge of non-support. had poison-l
led her brother-inlaw. Hiram Davis;
’in Chattanooga. Tenn. and collected
"500 on his life and that she and her‘
husband had subsequently burned
ithcir borne in Clinttanoogii. and that
ihcr husband collected insurance ofl
lSlST on the property. Mrs. Ellen
’Stone. proprietrcss of it rooming house
in Hartford. was taken to Hartford
today for further oxniuinntion by De-
tective Tuttle. Her husband. Julius}
,Stonc. was held on a charge of non-‘
1support for further examination. The
man denied the story.
Jealousy of another woman is said
to have prompted Mrs. Stone‘s alleged
confession.
lHARTFOllD
l
N. H. ROAD KNOWS NOTHING 0F
STRIKE.
Everything Serene Between Company
and Employee According to Offi-
1 clal Report.
‘ \‘RW pnvlcN. Jan. 7.——New Hit-
ven road oflicials said today here that
inoiblng was known of the reported
strike poll of the engineers. conduc-
itors and truinmen on the system. al-
lihough it is presumed that it has to
itio in some way with the general
intovcment on all railroads throughout
fthe country for an eight-hour day and
ten hours pay and time and one~half
for overtime.
1 The road‘s contracts with the em-
;ployes make provision (or conferences
:wiih the road on matters of this sort
ffllld no demand has been received‘
gl’rom any of the employcs, the oili-
;cials say.
i They also declare that relations
:with the. employee are most harmon-
ilous at the present time and that no
motion would be taken by the men
glooking toward a strike without first
linking the matter up with the man-
WAOHINGTON NOTES. _
WASHINGNN, Jan. 7.—Consress-
man P. D. Oakey has presented in the
diouse a petition of certain New Brit-
ain retailers advocating a revenue tax
on concerns doing a mail-order busi-
ness. ,
, Mrs. Joseph R. Ensign of Bimsbury
is visiting Senator and Mrs. George
P. :MoLean at their Washington home.
Congressman James 1?. Glynn on
hednesdaynattended the first organl.
nation meeting of the palent's commit-
tee to which he was recently appoint-
'edi
W.
BILL To PAY MAN HURT 0N
CANAL JOB.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 7.—-Congrcss-
man Ebenezer J. Hill has introduced
a bill for the relief of Francis. .N.
Llohnston of Bridgeports providing
compensation from the public treas-
ury of $10,000 compensation for the
loss. of an eye and other injuries euro
mam-intu-
'Among the bequeksts in the will
‘of the Hartford diocese, or his
‘ private charitable bequests.
last Monday. i
l Bridgeport
tallied white withstoomnniantrein- ;_' ,
ploy as toromant on th1»Pm:10m-I 1 1
- Congress Vi’no. .4
i
Fritz Seder went down to Newl
York to attend the. auto show last
night.
There will be a meeting of the
Boys' Athletic Association on Monday.
January 10, in the assembly hall at
1:15 o'clock. l
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Miss Amy Clark. a graduate of 1915,‘
and her chum. Miss l‘auliue Miliei'.l
left yesterday on the 3:16 train for
Northampton, Mass.. V'lll‘l‘t' they arei
attending a girls' boarding school. af-l
ier having spent th. iv ('hristmas hoh-l
days here. i
Our baseball manager. liuwaiii (‘om-l
"l(’(‘.ll. has l‘t‘t‘t‘l‘tt‘ll a letter iniurutiilfl
him that the Anson'ra. llridueport,|
llaubury. tii'eenwiih and Staniforill
High Schools intI-ud to form a blih't‘l
ball league, and that they “ant Nor-l
walk High to join it. The object of the‘
league is to promote ilcan sport. andi
i ,
“to arrange a M-l‘ll-s of games amouu|
the High Schools just mentioned. The:
Him".rcpreseiitatires ot the proposed league:
will meet Mr. (‘onutock and tilt-l
facility director of athletics at the
High School on next Saturday at 10,
I o'clock.
NEW BRITAIN MAN’S BEQUESTs.l
NEW BRITAIN, Conn, Jan. 7.—‘
of:
Hugh Kerwin. tiled today in the Courtl
of Probate, are the following: “True-l
ices of St. Mary's Church, this city:
81.5.00; Rt. Rev. John J. Nilan. blshopl
suc-
cessor, ”,000, to be used at his dis-1
cretion for St. Agnes' Home in West,
pllartford; Sisters of St. Joseph's Con-i
rent. this city. $1.000; Little Sisters
of the Poor, New Haven, 8500; townE
of Newlngton for the erection of a
public library, $1,000. John ll. Pres-i
ton, of Hartford, a friend of the it's-l
tutor, is bequeathed 81.000, slid his,
two children 8500 each. To his house-l
keeper. Mrs. Mary Johnson. this city,,
Mr. Kerwin left 31,000. Other be-l
quests are made to relatives in POW
,Iuntl. Oregon. and Edinburgh, Sew-l
land.
.\ir. Kerulu uas known as "the
Hermit Farmer.” i‘ntil a year ago)
he owned a farm in 'chviugton. where
he lived as a recluse. During the
last year of his life he made many
He died.
.ILL ONLY AN' HOUR; FRITZ PFAU.
uses. 1
i
Widely-Known Bridgeport Reeldentl
Succumbs
to Sudden Attack at l
Oedema of the Lung.
BliIDGi-Ii'Oli’l‘. .lan. ?.~An hour til-1
tcr he suffered an attack of oedema]
of the lungs. Fritz Plan. a well-known,
resident of this city. died at the’
hospital about 8:30 o'clock
inst night. He was taken with a fit
of coughing about 8 o'clock and was
immediately rushed to the hospital.
but died shortly after he reached
there.
He was born in this city 51 years
ago. and for a number of years con-
ducted a cafe on John street. where
the Morris Plan Loan company is now
situated. He. later sold the business
and colon! the employ of his broth-
cr. William. who conducts the Amn-
zon cafe on Fairheld nvenuc. At the
time of his death he was employed by
his brother. Julius, in his cafe at 1262
Main street. ‘
He was prominent in fraternal or-
ganizations in this city. being a mem-
ber of the L. O. 0. 1L, Bridgeport
local Bartenders' union.
He is survived by it widow, two
brothers. William and Julius, it sis-
tcr. Louise, and his mother. 1
The body is at the undertaking par-l
lors of Michael (launch and will later
be taken to his home. 1482 Main
street. Arrangements for the funeral
have not yet been completed.
105 mm snxa 0N
OUR CREDIT 0N
Good, Clothing
We Are Never “Undersold
(lately & Brennan
4'2 South Main St.
LOOK
I share profits with you by giving
you the lowest prices on'15 years guar-
anteed tin made into loaders. hand-
made. painted inside. tin rdodng,
plumbing and heating. .-
"Stem Tight" rooting. guaranteed
5 years. 1 ply. $1.40 per roll. 2 ply.
$1.65 per roll,
HENRY A. HEGELEIN.
to Water at. Phone 1106-12
"' a;
eerie of Eagles. and a member of thui
HOWLAND -
Entrance on Main St, Fairficld Ave” and Cannon St.
Bridgeport, Conn, Friday, january 7, igrfi.
Overcoats -
From Sampeck tailors and with unusual style and smart~ ‘ »1 ‘1
ness, one of a sort only,
$6.75.
lllls is iiiicst iicn's in many a (lay >10 l)U_\‘.\ and their
muthcrs: especially to lm_\ s \\lio haw llt‘t'll longing for an
orcrcoat not mactly like 1hums'.
lirom Sampcck tailors. uc'xc jun bought a quantity
of ovcrcoats: cacli coat out at the ordinary; siycs 3 to lo. l
of lingllshy
It's a splcnilid production or; lioys' lllll‘S, oi the
\inl thc
For cxamplc. a little scm i-fittctl coat
tweed!
swaggcr coat of tlic season ‘ior mcn. tailoringr . i H.
upon it! .-\nd the cilcct it has!
Military coat of liantlsonic gray laud its cmnpanion
of army bluc) have all the little soldicry touchcs. .‘\ll(l thc i
comhioctl with
11,,
military alt-rt air! .\llil thc spruccncss
scrviccahility too.
llcrc arc coats of splendid ilouhlc-tcxturc \molcns
(with rich plaid liackl. and of chinchilla as soft as a 1*
lamh‘s own coat. and of clcrcr plaids and mixtures.
llcrc arc coats with yoke and broad l)t'll. coats of ' 1'»
box style—on grcat collcction of individual styles for
no ’ i
lmys‘l 5
llcst of all—llcrc lllt')‘ are at special pricc. 1
.\ny coat in thc lot is worth $10; sonic are worth 3' "
more. l
lint—\Vc clcai‘ctl up tltc curl-oi-scason
gatlicriupr at Sampcck House: and ' i . {it
pricc is $6.75 '
Front liascmcnt. I
Mourning hats
of subdued beauty .
.-\ grcat tcst of a millincry store's ability: its mourn-
int; hats- {be
If it succcctls in producing grace and beauty, working .
with somber materials, it may be ilcpcntlcd upon for satis—
factory service in cnch (lctail.
Mourning hats hcrc display tlic rcsout‘ccs of the
store's force to truc advantage. The handiwork of our
skilled. folks shows plainly in thc subdued style and quiet
grace which marks them.
just now-—sucll hats in illt‘ new lines and models of
the approaching spring are being fashioned.
Large, medium and small shapes, simple and grace-
ful—$5 and more; and lcss.‘ '
Mourning veils. a large. large collection—75c to $10.
Second floor.
Heres to clear out
dirty handkerchicfs"
Lets be very frank!
These are haudkcrchicfs dirticd during the holidays.
To be surc, nothing sufiers less because of that than
a 'kcrchicf—for nothing is more—easily laundered.
But they’rc dirty—and we want to sell them—so here
they go.
5c 'Kerchiefs—3c. 12 mm ’kerchicfs—8c.
25c ’kerchieis—x 5c. ;
Main floor, center.
The um. Shop,
1 _ ~‘CONTlNlllNG'l‘lllSWlilili . ,
A Special Closing-out Sale * 0f)”
Winter Coaisfand; Suits; g; -
The: bet .v til-168595 therein-t;
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