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UNDERWEAR
Women and Children,
Fleeced Lined and Rib-1
ckcmo Hotel Block.
Iouth Norwalk.
— ATTEND
,7 cake and fancy article sale. nivo
fig the ladies oi So, Nornnik llap-
Churcll. Hanl’orti blot-k. Fridtly.‘
1,2 to “7:30.
Mini meeting of Slicl‘lilnli (‘om
TV. No. 410, U '0. (l. t‘, hats
finned i.r this evening. All lllt‘lll-‘
m mounted to be present, inas-
'ss importunt business is to ch
“‘1 v ,_ W.
#Cai‘s for the boys. (love
. minute. $5.00. Kiddie Kars
ltnrsller children. :1 on to $3.00
‘ (July's Annex. 31 South Mnin
round it _.
hpiuguo ..__.w....-
I. ~ MA. Marcella Quinn. of New Ha-
(palm live a reading of the play
' Y bong-Legs"
”W 12th, 1917 under the aus-
tho Catholic Club, in the club-
“ West svanue.
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NW. forget the musk dance given
hummus in it's hall on West
11 street. Friday evening.
M
'1 ' or ‘evening at the Smith
Wilt/Methodist Cllul’fll Arthur C.
M of New York will present his
. _ more on the “Preservation
“a“ Dilute ’Iooe.” This lecture was
" 965th Iron: last week.
“Millie Caprice in ‘ The Mischief
Maker,“ 31 Regent tonight.
{Jo—5111113 “ Caprice in "The Mischief
“Hiker.” st Regent tonight.
Widohn H. Smith was summon-
ost Lee, the colorcd
“ ‘ who assaulted Kid “'11-
“ {the Second District cllfc own-
p and Omcer Smith could not
On his return in the after-
its
tleth century Christmas gifts,
or. will be a lasting: remem-
. You“ should have installed
tilts Duplex Alcnzar coal and
1', uold‘by the A. J. Collide
ranges in one. It takes the
your old style coal and sep-
‘rnnges. Read adv.
. tar business meeting of Di-
0. 1, A. 0. 11.. will be held
wig in the lodge rooms in
"LINONINE—
flotilthKColds, Bronchitis
oral System Builder.
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39c
lie 79c
IvI-IG-ousouol
;Hztll. ill lila‘ i _.s;treet.
‘ Maker," at Regent tonight.
‘ular int- ting
‘o‘clnt'lt in lied Men's Hall in Mail. the quickest,
lt‘lf‘.
on Pridn y (Weir:
.A "m...“W 'Wm— ‘0‘
as: rowdy“ ” infirm
[Ill Illillt‘tlSllllll (ill
SOUR, ACID SitiMltii
/ y : In Five Minutes! No Dyspepsia, Heart-
»Herman 1'. S. Aarlny shoes $6.50 burn or any Stomach my",
Elwood & Glover, South Norwalk. sour. gassy, upset stomach, indiges-
ilion, heartburn, dyspepsia; when the
Wanotua CUUHCi]. NU. 3L Il- 0f Pbrood you eat fermentu into gases and'
will inert this evening in Red M9!i"= stubborn lumps; your bend aches and
A” members you feel sick and inner-Able,» that‘s
1 when you realize the 111“].5'0 in Papa's
. imapepsin. It makes all stomach mils
7A DRESSY CHRISTMAS TO YOU cry vanish in five minutes.
to patterns to M)“ at $18.00. Dibble. If your stomach is in a continuous
'llp one" 75K “'nshington street. Irevolt—if you can't get it radiated.
' Eplease, for your sake, try Papa‘s Dis<|
St. Joliit‘: Lodge, No. 6, l“. and A. pepsin. It's so needless 1’) have a'
3d,. meets lilln (”.mlllllg in the temple bud stomach—minke your next meal a
in Wall street. All members are rc~ favorite food meal, than take a little2
quest *d to attend the meeting. ‘ Diapcpsin. There will not be any d‘s-l
- itrt~us~~ eat without fear. It's because
“1'1““ in “The Mischief Pape'at Diupepsin “really does" r9l§u~x
‘late weak out-olkorder stomachs that'
gives it its millions of sales :ulnually.‘
“T It. (‘.. held a r635 Get a large fifty cent case of Pope's!
”ll-r“ ultcrnoon at 2130 Diapepsln from any drug store. it is?
surest stomach reliefl
for the ensuing 3'9?” and cure known. it acts almost. likef
impair-it is a scientific, harmless and
Epieusant stomach prrlifimllm‘ th‘h
:truly lwlongs in every home—Adv.
~LUNCHEON ls SERVED
every Friday at the Country Club.
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Harris & Gans call attention to the-i
grade of coal that they are supplying»
Read their advertisement elsewhere.
will please be present
5~June
lilit'kiliglinni
()flit‘t‘l‘S
were ‘ciet'i t‘ti.
>1 l‘t't‘l
~~CH RISTMAS BOOK LETS
:tild post cards, senia lugs. l‘l‘d hells, ‘
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illtlllc'ilu it
The Women's t‘hrietittn uni Temper 1
auto l'iiion lit—ls parlplillt’tl the so! 111i; OYSIERS CONSIDERED
“hich “us to be given tomorrow llI’.-"r 3
‘lioon iii the home of .\ll‘.l ltln {\Icek‘t
’cr of h‘ Reed street until u M it from:
n! 11‘:
lll‘iuuel'ntun iii‘tii.
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let: it‘ll ii‘t“ “" ""“ :ll it tlmntivuntnflf‘
in: :-lllIif‘I re it" -“-t‘ nit know his nth“
l tlmi is ""v 41w? t‘ity Were all
i “VSH‘WPH (ll‘flilf‘li"" “WV “"l"‘ tin"
to patterns at $18.00. Dibble 7R Wnsllv 1,4 important or mm “M. t-ltl.
He first l‘n""“"‘"' ' 'tiittltie
lllg’ton street. rum
’ “‘ toward
~~SEND tN YOUR ORDER NOW
10 per cent. off illi stilts and coats.
Hi. fin.
to your advantage.
You avoid the crowd.
Neckwcar
Hosiery
Suspenders
Initial Handkerchiefs
Underwear
Mufflers
Belts
chclr
Caps y
Garters
Full Dress Waistcoats
Sweaters
Night Shirts
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Norwalk
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Marshall 1’. Richards. real estatt‘i ”in,tnwfl‘fwmmfv,"3, :n':;t:‘tl‘:‘.jfl.gomi
broker of liuricn. has recently com i33:41:»‘hilihnil‘it: we: mmuml in Hm
pletctl a sale of the property owned‘tmt....tn- "mt."- tum-uw-lmt and that it
iby A. (i. “”111 on the shore at Dor-J was doing! all in it's power to no
lion‘s Point, to Mr. Mnnmvinocs, 39ch "1010 1111‘ industry.
. "°"\"‘I“ venrs into" said “comm“
l‘t' r- . le (‘l‘t'ik t‘on‘su ute, .\ow ‘ .
Y mkio'll ii I t [Colin “the llonrtl new the n‘cl-tullv of
or' My.
flittit’illL’ Iill‘ f‘O'Nil'l'V‘él l"“\"”“""‘
. will. til-l ovstcl‘ lminstrv. in
-—lion't forgot tbs“ quality of omim nlxtnln the I‘POPRKFFV data. t
Xnnts postcerds, it for he, you know‘ l'wi Hurt-Wit Iii-“t“; 0"“: :‘I‘ "’2': “ .
. sin .\ mt lid is. "a t""‘
the quality we have always given you‘ gir‘vlt'lt‘f “Luiww’ M "WW "M“.
ut Thinneily‘rl, 16 South Main street. 1mm” Mm“, ”w “m, n, “WWW”-.. t..-
tntniidin-d of m-sters sold in (‘N‘V‘M‘L
~—Ytlae Murray In "The Plow Girl" lit rnt However. in this work "my "‘4
.lllo Regent tomorrow. liloi but» the mmnnrt of tho oyster-
‘m. n mid could do hill ”1”“ "
. Tim chemtcnl evnart collt'mmd hie
. Butler Lodge. No. 97. l. 0. 0. F..‘ toll. bv divusfitw. it“. condition-I of
conferred the initiative decree on six mum in thin. ind-Iatvv_ Ho tnld of
icnntlidntes lust evening. The first dc. flit‘ crisis which tutti just been pointed;
nree will be conferred on Wednesday H" described ”.10 0m“ of m" discov—
eveninu of ncxt wt-ek tuid the first my thnt typhoid “v” inl.zht h" my
. . ' ' .rlell by the oyster and how it affected
.llOl‘lllllhllon of officers will be made.
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ith» attitude of the public toward illiui
foot: lie said: “The oysterincn, wlion
“The Misphlnf they found that this discovery hurt
, their business, did not seek to removal
the cause of the contamination of mow
. tor.- but tried to disapprove, the
thttry. This they have alone. for sov-i
out yearn. and have up to date been
vcrv successful. 'llte “Mild of lleullhI
wishes to restore the tonildence. of
the public in the oyster cud In onlert
to do this has considered two pluns.".
Tllf’ first plan rttlkctl cvci'bv Pro!
tenor t‘onli provided that :1 state law"
bn put into effect which would p‘owt
hillit the sale of oysters which did
ntl bear a ccrtlfit-xttc of purity issued.
by the lonrd‘of llcuitli. llc declared
filial this would be veiy expensive and.
\vt-nld put it heavy burden upon thc.
littl d. as it would have to do police
duty in all parts of the. Mole in order
to 991‘ that no cycle s were 8011‘. that
did not burr n puriy soul.
The other method. which would prosi
mute the indu'ury vmuld be for the
State Board of Health to issue a seal
of‘ upprovul on oysters which were
grown in clean water. Profcssor Conn
stated that in his opinion this would
prcve to be the most practical. He
would have the State Board of Health
clamp all containers of oysters which
contained this food grown in pure and
clean beds. "Thus," sold the pro-
test or. "the. public. would much rather
buy food which was approved by the
Board of Health than that which bore.I
no proof of it’s purity. In that mom.
nor ,the other oystcr‘mcn would have.
to fall in line in order to protect.
thcl‘ business." t
Professor Conn also dwelt upon the
use of the chloride of lime in the
purification of oysters. He said that;
while nothing definite had been decid-
‘ed, it looked as thounh this nhemlml’
would destroy all germs which might
bp ln‘. 9" (rum h» i- r“*"‘.‘ rush“ is
contaminated oyster fit for human con-
».Tune Caprice in
Maker," at Regent tonight.
In view of the fact that many water
rents iii the First District are long
0\1‘-l‘(illt‘. it vote was passed inst even-
ing by the First District Commission-
cls that all consumers of wn‘er in the
Fit-st District who are in alff‘al‘fl on
water rents in or prior to May lat.
1916, be notified that unless the
amount due is paid 0 nor bfforc De~
(“miter 20th, 1916. that th1 water sup.
plv on their premises will be shut off.
Other matters of routine business
were transacted during the meeting.
HA urns; nl Wnterman's Fountain
pelts always in stock, making it con-
venient to select the pen point best
sllitcd. Donlielly's, 16 South Main
street. "
While. driving along Ward street,
yesterday afternoon, in a horse and
,wagon. David Camp, of Perry avenue,
urns suddenly stricken with noonlexy
and as a result sustained a had fall
from the wagon, which was loaded
with corn stalks. Mr. Camp's condi-
tion was first discovered by Oscar
.Walleur, who was working in the im-
‘medlate vicinity. Mr. Walleur placed
the sick man in his motor truck and
carried him to his home. Dr. Frank-
lyn G. Brown was summoned and med-
ical aid was rendered. Mr. Camp is
in a serious condition today.
i -—Mae Murray in "The Plow Glr " at
Powell-Corpo'afim
the Regent tomorrow. sumptlon. He gave drinking water as
an example of a product which was
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pl‘ iflcd by this method. .
overything in its place,"
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:Place for Everything
your risking your valuables in pigeon holes, bureau ‘
., ‘ in I trunk. between mattresses or behind the clock.
South Norwalk Savings Bank invites you to place
- . you are assured of absolute ssfety snd privscy
box in mi- modem vaults.
He closed his remarks by stating
‘ a «nut.» rm and to hear from
any of the audience and that. he would,
. ‘v ' ~ “swcr any questions
brtughtforwnrd. Professor Conn is,
in vevv~fluont talker. and was over.
. flowing with facts connected with the
oyster industry. and 111343.11: was its
,tfinéfl to with much {interest .by the
local tan-owns who were “resent,
A‘ reml‘dlseusslon followed and
more: accented the privilege given by
the. professor Ind one‘ one of interest.
were answered by him. A molution‘
which 117m the local state uproot
muslin-i to belottt‘o outsmart tn.
‘holewdustv-v m._p§nsed Without s‘
disappoint you. Jar. Francis 1. ifhsmr
oil. Pammentnttm r Nehdmlpflh Can-t
dot- and fitrim ‘I’C'W Vt. .. this W
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is another 3,th which argues
two
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Early in the month, early in the week, early in the day, it is
You get a better selection and more individual attention.
Go to a man’s shop to shot: for men.
Look at our list of presents that men appreciate.
Spe:ial rich patterns in cravattings, just arrived—picked
out in New York by our Resident Buyer. He knows.
Shirts in hea’vy durable silk—43.50 to $6.50.
Gloves—kid, fur and knit—50¢ to $6.00.
House gowns and jackets—$5 to $10.
. Rogers and Stevens
Umbrellas
Pajamas ,
Hats
Leather Novelties ’
Walking Sticks ’
Traveling Bags i
Suit Cases - l
H. S. & M. Suit or Over- '
coat 'i
Raincoats
Full Dress Suits
Tuxedo Suits ‘
Fur Coats ‘
South Norwalk
colliiultllhtu ,
Hill PENSION Bill.
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Sill! Teachel's' Association “03*. the crops of the northern provilicct
ing on Measurs to: General ls.
sembly-
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A contributory bill to secure porn
atoms for teachers of the state Will;
be. prosentod st the next session do
the Genet-n1 Assembly. This bss’
been definitely decided upon by the‘
State Teachers‘ Association, whosc'
committee met yesterday to draft n;
lliensul’u for the coming
Principal Charles 11 Amen of the)
B'town School said that the pension
bill illitl not been perfected. although
it has been carefully drawn. The
ll"\I«" will not be asked to pay the.
full amount called for by the pension
inctl..tirc. According to present plans;
the teachers of the state will con-5
tribute s certain percentage of their1
salaries toward the pension fund.
Three bills were. before the pen
slorl committee yostcrtiny. The first
iwns for a straight pension for the
teachers with a provision that the.
lstnte should bear the. entire. expense._
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The somnd won a contributory oys
tem and the third system was known
its the Massachusetts plan, providing
for an actuarial basis for nonil’o'in
This plttn is otherwise all the inertia,
nnec annuity system and provides
”it:
the state,
to It.
The straight pension plan was
basis of the penal
in the. measure. which passed both
houses of the General Assembly in
1913, but which was vetoed by Gov-t
ornor Simeon E. Baldwin.
At the. committee meeting yester-
day the following, besides Mr. Amen.
were present: Principal Henry T.
Burr of tha, State Normal School in
Willlmnntlc; Principtl Philip Howe
of the Rockvllle High School: Prin.
clpnl Strong Comatock of the Dan‘
bury High School: From: E. “sit. su—
perintendent of schools in Winstod;
Miss Elizabeth Cairns. princlpnl oi
the Washington Street School, this
city: Miss Ella A. Fulton, supervisor
o' nr'wa'v schools in New Britain:
Miss Euphrosyno Brown of Bridge.-
port. Miss Jaimie O'Neil. principal at
the Dugvan School of Waterbury;
Charles B. Jennings.
of schools in New London; W. H.
Whoetley. superintendent of schools
of llliddletown; Edwin C. Andrews,
superintendent of schools in Green-
wich: Miss M. H, Smith, princlpfl of
the Washington in Now fin-
ven. and the seem tt’_the oom-
mlttee, Mrs. L. A. Cummings. a. mom»
bar of the board cheducotion of
Southlngton. .
The committee of the State Teach-
ero' Assoclstlon will meet next Sot-
urdny at the Capitol to make a final
report on the drafted measure.
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BRISTOL PRESIDENT DEAD.
BRISTOL. Dec. 8.—-«-Hsrrlson 8.
Judd. s prominent resident of the city.
voter-nu of the Civil wu snd_for my
years until“: moment. from native
lift seven! purl I80. first Mum
orthotown; disdtstthsnoiuoofs
daughter-mt mandamus om.
l5“9“l‘““",'tliltt n stream extending over 2m kill
it shall be supported to port byi
the teachers contributing;
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the. i
on system provided ‘
superintendent
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LCCUST PLAGUE-WORKING
SOUTH IN ARGENTINES.
Insects Threaten to Reduce Crops by
0:: Hall in Some Sections.
Iil‘iiNOS-.AlRES. Dec. Gm'l'he
plague of locusts that has assailed
of the. republic is slowly working
in: way southward. These lnsccts.
togtther with an unprecedented
drought, threaten to reduce the crop:
by half. and income sections. by even
greater percents”. .
The locust comes from some part
of the unexplored region. of southern
Ilruzil and pours over the country in
mat streams so thick and ions' as
to often darken the sun. From Pena
todily them comes n despatcll suyiul;
meters has settled upon the fields Hll‘i
left no Kh‘fll thing in that part. The
young. hatched front the inlllioiis\of
culls depottitetl, have in places cove
ell 1hr railway sothlckly its to impede;
t
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aw
t'ntllc and trains have been stalled
until tlic insects have been elioveled
from the tracks and burned in ditches. '.'
The government is waning :- vino—t
roux: tight but seem to be making lit-t
tie lientlwuv. The Department tori
Agricultural Defense has 20 nittitltlo»
meters of inctnllic barrier for theii
purpose of penning swurmo which urett‘
thcli burned, trampled by farm uni-‘7'”
innit. or buried. This is necomplishedj
because the young locust is ,vvithout‘
wings. lt much resoiiibles n yotllll'. .-
g‘usshoppel‘ except its colorinl: is
much brighter. red and yellow, black-1'
1' .
and green. predominating.
lt‘mm the eggs of the living locusts»
which are always deposited or: the
hard roads. millions of these hrinllt’
hnetl. hopping insects come to assault
the fields on either side. Besides the
wiro barriers the government Is also
using an apparatus which resentb‘twt
a gasoline blow pipe. Til". tarniersv
are being Instructed to dig trenchesi
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locusts into them and With the M":
of the gasoline blowpipe burn‘ the
mass. Millions have alrondy becnl
thus destroyed but telegraphic rest
ports from all over the northern hulfi
of the republic report other millions;
Tl‘~\'ln£,'.
. so serious has become‘the situationi.
that the govemment has threatened:
to fine ml farmers who fall to main-'
taln corps of men for the purpose of:
fighting the pest, and the railways?
have been asked to transport free of '
charge all locust fighting apparatus.
Devastated fields threaten to occa-
sion the citation of rnny'head Ofi
cattle and the railways, lit the request
of the government. have made it 25.
per cent. reduction in the rates for the
transportation of live star: to remain
eflectlve until Febninry 8 of next
year. By this in us stock can be'
hailed from the d v med regions to1
provinces of tb so th. The lives of:
thousands and th ussnds of animals‘
will thus be sued. . ‘
The progress of the swarms of fly
ins locusts lo dolly bolus telegraphed
about their flt‘lds, drive the hoppiiiv. .._- .-..,_ .. .. ._. .. ..
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’AGE EIGHT 1
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NWT WAIT A MINUTE!
1 he Sterling Club is Open
The Sterlings are Going
Don't Lose Your Chance
The “Scientific Sterling" is the most wonderful kitchen
range you ever saw. The amount you lay your eyes on it‘
you recognize its wonderful value.
The Sterling Club Will give m the “Scientific Ster-
ling” Range at the lowest ends price for $5 membership fee
and weekly dues of only So, with a] Club privfleges FREE.
Nothing extra and no interest. join now. It is better than
“cling sorry. " ”"‘ .
The GAS Range Thu Bums COAL.
When‘did you ever but of ‘. range that was so perfect
that it would place at your dips-l the kind of fuel you
want for the purposc.—gn orml. instantly at any time?
It is so simple snd saisacbildcsn use it.
It saves miles of steps. bonsai time and dollars worth
of fuel.
Sterling Furniture Co.
Phone 105 127, 129, 131 Washington St, 80. Norwalk
.—
Ssnta Claus no longer use: sledszndrcindcm'.
The aeroplane is 1110th
Housewwes need no longer In old style coal or wood
stoves and separate gs: ranges.
THE DUPLEX ALCAZAR
~ TWO RAN ans in our
Is madc for the modern ham or the “rennin: century".
It is an ideal Xmas Gi't, '5! phase the whole family.
The Duplex Alena: simply umpires the pushing or
pulling of a lever. Either fuel a: be used separately or
both at the same time wherever desired. It is two ranges in
one. Surprise the family with a Duplex for Xmas.
Come in and let us Show you fix points of advantage
an the Duplex Alcszar ”stand by no other Combination
angc.
Buy Your Boy on Erector Set.
An education/11.3” tilt in: fining-inventive abili .3.
SETS ARE OF VARIOUS m ’ . . '
We will gladly M In
ahead, direction sud speed of night.'
being given at) first the turns shoutL
to be stacked om prepore. These
Jolegrspblc notices on published in
the press and but iron to occupy
column. ~ ‘» '
The linseed. crop has nlresdy. gone
A: time- s million tons of Wu lm
been expat-Qt! sun's-ll! to. tho United
autos. fine when shortage 9! tbs
wheat who” u considerable
around and the
petitioned the
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A. D. MORGAN .. 4
amt may mwluusmé
f. _ W; amass.‘ '1
Norwalk Chronicler