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' Ines "Rahal. kid 0! the hat
In or James Mar- ’
& Bra. of Fall Rivar. lass,
WM” night in Fall River.
an illness In several weeks‘ du-
Mr. Marshall, who was fifty-
‘years 01' ago. is survived by his
and by two brothers. Robert
and William Marshall. who
e been associated in business with
The lunar-Ii will be held at the
asthma] church, in Fall River.‘
7 ottoman, at two o‘clock. ‘
Ur. Harald! had many acquaint-
III M man were more widely
_ in tho hat manufacturing in-
. Ir. Marshall had visited
notion many times. He was a1
hint! of tho late John W.l
at Danbury. and was executori
at. will 1 Ilr. Green. At the time:
tho great fight a few years ago tol
tho retention of the protective:
upon American-made hats. Moi
II was brought closely intoi
"Jwith Daabnry manufacturers.
lwor‘ingnien, who took part inl
movement. and the energy itnd‘
mination with which he tout
at the work won-the admiration
ovoryone associated with him. It
very largely due to Mr. Mar-
. Jelorts that the tight. conceded!
have been one at the most persist-i
. of its kind Washington had ever.
banned. was finally won. Mr. Marni
l was atterwards given a tosti- 861” ll [OHM-1
. in appreciation of (his, wort
'lrthla practically every hat lid-jointed to teach him the work. Hat
. dim in the country joined. not 0 III! GI "19m kl M 0‘ ml
Witt-hull was. a ”flt‘ll-lllldeVibOYHM' M sac-tweet“
- ~ in every sense of the rm. His brill} lined the edge up all M‘
‘to a leading position orig the‘vnt tho hat hack on the rack and
nsaaatactnrers or the countrybva'sgweut back to his :own bunch; ' The
of the moat spectacular incidentallC-‘Wll '18 OVPF
the history of the industry. He "Young Marshall stood thinking:
the son 0: John Marshall. an about that hundred dolara l
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$1.00
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Pure Lard. a Pound
Best A&P Flour a bag
Jones Flour 3 bag
‘Pilsbury’s Best Flourabsg $1.00.
Gold Medal Plum a bag $.00
Toilet Paper 7 rolh for ' 25c
Sliced Pineapple 2 cans for 25c
Pretzels 3 Pound 7c
Saukrarut 3 cans for 250
Matches 7 Boxes for 25c
Almond Bars 3.for ' j 10c
Beets 3 cans for 25¢
Reliable Peas a can V10c
A&P Oats a Pkg. 7c
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The D. M. Read Co.
A‘s-x mum . ,
The New White (lotions
for gowns and waists
’lt is toxic to make selections now. especially in the heavier weaves, “hich ate intcnd-
t‘tl tor the tailor to make up.
Fancy Skirtings. l‘oplins. (.‘hcviots, Uahardines. I’iqucs, lla5l\Cl Lloth, llcach ('loth
Novelty Self-(blond Stripes and Checks.
l'l'lt‘t‘s from 29. 39. 59 to 69 cta.
l’iques in an especially large assortment 25 to 85 cts.
Modern Priscilla.
For March. Now on salt‘ at llrc .\rt Section. 10 cts. a copy.
Yearly subscription $r.oo delivered at your home.
. A New Veil? "
March Approaches
\larch usuall) being a turbulent and high-handed lllt‘lllllt‘l' ill lllt‘ procession of
Months. a veil is a positive necessity. and as for fashion. one can hardly go without a Vcil.
The brinis of the new hats are shoun fairly dripping with lace and fancy nct. Often
the queercr and more fantastic 3 Vt‘lllooks in the hand, the more captivating it is in HS
proper place.
Plain and Fancy Meshes with plain or dotted borders are in black. brown, taupc and
navy blue.
“Beauty Spots" in brown. black anti taupe.
Main floor.
Iy oflicer, who resigned his com
ion to enter active business life
tho'tlne arts. The family moved to
» - port and there James Marshall
um. the circus proprietor. Ho had
tor months. but during the sum-
condltlon that turned his thoughts
ward the hatter's tittde.
t front 86 to are a day was to be
.. l : '. turlliig in the lactory
\'.'il.iui lhowri. in Bridgeport. and
the halting trade was brisk during
summer. he saw an opportunity
earn good pay at that work while
ailing for the chariots to return to
winter quarters oi the circus at
at: end of the show season. He did
“gnaw how to curl hats. but he
“informed that he could get the
, opportunity to learn it he was willing
‘bo pay ills instructor 8100 and work
without compensation until he was
’ “foal: from under teach." which would
he in the course of slx weeks. Ha
I,“ to the terms, paid 350 down
and promised to give his instructor
full-
\ "l9 balance when he became a
lodged journeyman.
'9 . In a sketch of Mr. Marshall printed
Vilatho American Hatter at the time
,- d tho testimonial. to his tarilf work.
[his firstlosson in hot curling wasde-
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asa. a
' a painter of chariots for P. T
at his trade in plenty during the.
lie hoardi
"”Sayl' he finally called out. ‘Why'
did you put that wet cloth on théi
hat 1" ~ “-
Jim Conway was slightly annoyed. "
" ‘1‘0 soften the shellac. of course.
he answered. without looking around:
“'And what is the shellac l'or.’ per-
muted the boy?
, when the circus was on the road.’ “To Kl“ 50d! 10 Ill.- hat.’
. was nothlng to do. and it was‘
“ ‘And why do i have to soften it'." 1
Jim Conway saw that he was in
for it.,ao he put down his curling
iron. came over to the boy. and tin-3
swored qtseations for half an hour. At
the. end a! that time he had taken his
place in history as the teacher of
James Marshall.
“Young Marshall found curing hats
more promising than painting chore
lots."
The young workman soon become
to export that some of the other work-
tnen were unwilling to believe that he
was a beginner and accused him of
being a spy. He was able to prove an
alibi. however. and continued at his
work. One day he saw an advertise-
ment to the effect that six finishers
were. wanted in the factory of Jacob
J. Seeds. in Philadelphia. lie thought
he would like to go to Philadelphia.
so he. telegraphed that he could bring
six finishers it the firm would take one
curler. The answer he received was
to come along. and he. went. in Philao.
delphla he continued to curl hats and:
mess.
‘cession of battles and triumphs, say
The Grain it P. Tea Co.
134 WASHINGTON 81..
‘ Tel. No. 909.
learned tinishingorilhesldo. ‘lio had
not been there a great while before
.he rt-delved'trom' William Browrmot
Bridgeport. an otter to return to on:
city as superfntendmt of the Brown
factory, at a salary of $75aweek. lie
went. The business did not prosper
and finally the owner of the shop, who
was lii financial dimculties. offeredto
turn the business over to Mr. Mir-
shall it he would pay the wages due
the men and cancel his own indebted»
Mr, Marshall was equal to-thls
emergency and he became the proprie-
tor of the factory. From that point
his progress towards Massachusetts
and fins ownership of one of the
largest and best equipped hat manu-
facturing plants in the world was
rapid. ‘. ‘
Mr. Marshall‘s whole life was a suc-
man- who knew him well When the
news came. about two years ago that
‘he had disappeared from the. Grand
Central station. in New. York. while
in: and it moms-shamans“
.ing mark of the owner'or custodian 0!
SOUTH. NORWALK.
' ' Fro. Delivery.
through ill health. doi- l.irgely. it was
believed. lqibo we a aners) he
had put inli) everyti list he un-
dertook. not est-opting the tariii‘ tight.
there was general regret throughmi
the batting industry. Mr. Marshall
was lound a day or two later. broken
in health but still resolute. He never
fully recovered his former health. al-
though “AMINO able to return to
his business.
MARKING 0F POLES FOR WIRES.
HARTFORD. l-‘eb. 25.-—-’l'lto Pulill.
Utilities Commission lssuoi an order
today. based on the report of a com-
mittee of public service corporations
in the state. on the subject of the
marking of poles {or wires tor the poo
pose of identification. The only mark-
ing that will he mutt-ed in the future
are the atanciiod initials or destinat-
the pole together with tho stenclled
serial number of the pole. Each com-
pany interested is given thirty days in
the commission its method of comply-i
ing with the order. . .
mm: ISAiwCKX
our AT THAT ;
. be:
which to submit for the approval of .311
"Well.
she'd give notice.
to be nodded to: and ii' i winked ati
you‘d be annoyed."—Plastng
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-—~Ailrartiao in 'l'he Sarrtiaal. it pays 5
Men’s Silk Hose
.\s attractive at line as any man
would like to choose from.
Striking (*tict‘ts in twwtont-il
weaves for young men.
Quiet shades. for the ntatt with
conservative taste. Novelty
Stripes may. “at y. white. black
and Palm Beach.
'l'tvo-ttmcd and tlot‘n‘.
5o cts.
Knickerbocker Voile
.\s dclicatc and filmy as Coot?
gcttc crcpc and as truly cxclu-
sivc and ari~tbcratic as the mono
itiiplics.
60 cts. a yard.
Seeded Voile
in floral and striped designs.
beautiful t-ll'c'cts iu larcndcr. pink.
corn colot and sky blue. «laintil'.
.‘lcckccl.
35 cts.
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"Christopher!
log your hat to our parlormaid?"
"Yes. my dear." l
“Christopher! " l
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my dear. it 1 ignored her'
She‘s too smart
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