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UCEG AUTO lirtE FOR 8H0!
SOLID.
till it
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and-sass in the We: and m1
Mutant uses are expected any
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Why the Price of film to
Soaring.
. Perhaps no single item in the con-‘
, thine-d rising high cost of living. has
i‘ecelved more notice than shat-s for
which the price has been soaring vrttlll
—-T'HEY‘RE “UP 00“ FLIGHT”
5" m it Dl'hs Mamba, no promise of a halt in the night].
cent. of. Dibbh, 7‘ Wash [J “The Danbury buying public as:
azu- m i been paying the continual rising Prli e
. bu. has been grumbling to the shoe
i dealers tally.
loathe but”. wu transacted ‘“ I. “When the buyer understands that
ill cunt-fl nicotine of Cockenoe! it is the general conditions of the‘
m No. , 1. o, R. I, ,shoe trade and the world at present
fl __ i0” account of the upset in the leather
market, that am responsible for the
"4”.”- “AD! ,UP_A FLIGHT {increased cost of shoes, he will b"
W“ ‘0‘“ “' ”3‘”; more considerate when sitting down,
W” Hm 1° W cent. 0! 011m: ‘ to purchase a pair of shoes. the titer
m. M, 7' Wilmington 8t. chant said. "The profits of the local
_. ., 3shoe denier: are itot increasing with
It II I | the high cost‘ of shoes; they simply
.- Tflnl'l“ Pingisg‘sg' must bring up their prices in ogder
"can, pun: nod ‘- to keep up with the rising w ole.-
'11:. I0' machine "”Ved Wednesday. ‘ sale cost of shoes. And Danbury shoe
;mtrcltants, in some cases, have held
.035 - d Mom-nit: Bands} down the selling price of certain
mum, an ‘ ,: kit-d5. of shoes which they have had in
M's. . stock, for some time after the market
I “ '_ _ 1 value of that particular kind of shot
The wise shoppers are flailit'ling ”1 had gone up. ’I‘hc ;'ihlic benefited by
And out of consid .
‘cratton for the local merchants wh'
are llunbui'y residents, friends and
"GENO in YOUR ORDER Now citizens, their friends feel that the!
19 per cent. of! all suits and coats. PUW“ Sllfltl‘d (:Pilbt‘ t‘l‘llk‘ltllng them"
in patterns at $18.00. Dibble to Warn. '0’ ”l” él‘c'" WW“ 0’ "1°" Mike" ‘
ut Up Old Auto Tim.
1M0“ streel. A slioc drummer making a business
, *—‘-‘-"' ‘trip to «mo of the lat-til uhoe stores
The directors of the Norwalk i‘uuu .rcpuits the case of a shoe maker up
id . rc iur inertia; last _ in Maine who is buying old automo-
Y'Lfi: :21 “unfilled routine bust. bilc tires, cutting them up and tack-
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the real bargains and the chum- of such local prices.
tilt Ilock those days.
¢ mg tint on shoes in place of leather.
i“ course. with the knowledge and
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’l‘hc li‘lillllliilll t‘os'y t‘omforl BOH' bt‘lllg resoled.
ulio tends it.
irtiiigtott. N
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[than leather. So We have the spec
Ituctc in these days of high living of'
The bi,w(-pk|y dance of the Sprint mankind wearing the “ilbl off “shoes"
dale lt‘irc Company was :tttt-nticd last 1 of a machine. I
night, by about 15 persona 'l‘llc titU why Prices Soar.
a" was very enjoyable. Splr—ndid, A clear exiimitlon of. the situation
muric was played by (‘rilbb -‘s orchcs-i at prcsent in the SllOQ‘ leather trade is
lord & uBl'nham 00.,
Y.
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in Many were present from Slam-i gut” in a lcttcr to a local shoe mer-
mr.‘ Norwalk and Norototl. Sltllll';t'll:‘lll fmm it big wholcsulc housc.
foiu Advocate. -'I‘le letter explains the mattcr. and
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"‘l)'.ln't. forgot dancing at. Afton Hull1
Saturday night under new manage?
ml-nt Svcc‘a orchestra. Ladies free.
not: up the contrasted priccs tall/rpiy
mutt rinls‘goittg into show a year ago
with those. all thc time llic letter watt
written. No doubt the prit‘f‘ hits rlnctl
M y 1 ‘ somcwhat since the lcttcr was writ-
Hart Pharmacy Inc. “f “9” 9‘“ " It'll onlv a few days anti vi‘lic lettcr
has filcd a petition of bankruptcy “lid, is as. follows:
mo first hearing of the creditors willt "t‘cntinuctl scarcity and further
be held hcfone Enforce John \V, Banks. larcc advances in, prices of wru- ma-
: tl'tilhed 50 pct all.
‘ ‘DQIC his money wisely. Having su'
isomething made possible by our NY-
lcoiiscnt of the mun whose shoes tire' orable social and educational institu-
'l'lic shut-maker says lions, by the faithful labor of his sub.
er is (‘ahy on coal and easy on the one that the old automobile casing malted ordinates. He should feel his hidebt
a mic that will wcar almost as long cdtiess to the community in which it
as lrnthcr anti it is much cheaper money is made.
by coliipurilig iii ilt‘lltll the cost crux-p... and £11ch early this year, if
. —‘ sun‘s}-
Ufim
fur-i . .
THIOUéH who is
Mme».
The Mist obvious result of the tut
Mahcshift of Cobbler Reported Hcre— munition and supply business its tht !
, Brut. litmus in wealth of 1-. com
‘patttu‘vely small number
of people
income tax returns show that
lithbcr t-f int: me between $50.0“
illt. 5%.th has doubled during tht
i-uzl )‘tal'.
cutest of $20,000 to $50,000 line in
Tilt-
Vii;
hen! evidences of iulury are to be
st‘c'i on o-tery hand. All over tht
cot ntry y at hm Mil are fillt't
to ("tt‘i‘flOM t'lu. Ti. food ad Will
may not lu- much superior. but lbv
stamp of :tylo is found everywhert
iron. the i-lty parlor to the bootblwh
Tlii‘ most t-xntlislvc motor can on
selling more freely thsn ever be”
Millions of mom-y are being mud. and
a new race»! mum-millionaires infest
tht land. '
What are all these newly rich poo
ole going to do with their money"
Tncy will build palaces by the sea ani
in the mountains. bowing road. out
of rook and omtiu‘g you! mail»
to their superfluity. it will oil out
ploy a great deal of labor at excellent
figures. and make it dilult for or-
dinal-v penis to «of work done. BM
all the money will Ind its way out
tually into the hands of the common
pct-pk.
The new rich man does not usuollv
tel-ed: from limited means all his life.
he rebounds to extremes of foolish
business. where. the man who In-
herits wealth would use it with less
display. The sight of money belnr
thrown away tends to increase class
bitterness.
The man with a now fortune should
not consider it wholly his own. He
should look at it in part as the area
lion of a whole economic system, us
Let himsivo liberal
ly of his new golden store for public
causes and prlvste charity. and be
well have done much to establish it on
a t-table foundation.
CHRISTMAS TREE SUPPLY _MAY
BE SHORT THIS YEAR.
Prices Likely to be About the Sam.
us Last Year, Is Opinion.
Place your order for (‘hriatmaa
you want to celebrato theiday with
propcr ceremony. This call‘ss been
lhucd by dcalertt who have found it
ncccssary to send agents as far as
Cape Breton. N. 6.. because of the
ink of suitable firs. hemlocktt and
balsamic at nearer points.
Fifteen carloads of greens are now
, ‘ h
H . ‘ Mr 18. Al llle‘ ""“M '"mllllt‘l "N to “fill." tnprpngpd
in Bridgtport on ”New, 0‘. ill "a. lll‘ll‘t‘> for ottr shout. in tact. wc look
some time. the. final hear ng a 3 ml.
dilors of Simon Militia will be held.
. :tw‘c tinw it) PlllllF‘.
. BASKETBALL MONDAY ElPa‘lzl‘l‘ of all kinds,
' I'- » Norwulk.i “'"I‘tm'tlo‘m voltmm unit twice ill at)-
ntithi. New On. nva hmnmh "H "mm m ”I“
nclnlt. Armor!- i
frellmlnsry game
Donticlly'a Stit-
Mrved seat so l.
uonory store. ’
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-—A DRBSSY 3,1,3?“
to patterns t“ . .
"up one" 78 Washington street.
htttct' In addition to lllls ”to govern-
olt ilt skins and hides. thus urcutlv
,t-ultztiiin; tht~ normal production of
MAS TO YOU . tloli'tstit- llillnl‘l‘lt‘k'. Atlllctl to tltiii, lli
“8.00. Dlhlllt‘,:llll‘ grcutly stintttlnlcti dcmnnd for
. :thotr in this country.
i “in vicw of th'sc conditttms and
“'"""- ‘ . ihu utilization that. il “‘l“ tatltc yours
P‘lllllit‘l'l County irlt‘l'W‘l A3" to rmtlnce animals whose hides are
soctation will hold [Lb annual lllitt’l'I it"ltltittbll‘ for leatltcr. in: .-\v that we
ing at St. Paul's Church on‘Mml‘laE can We no prospect of lower prices
afternoon. and [The 1;”:th Lyiwretge' for u long pct-iod of tint". cvctl after
Chauncey . rew's er. ‘- -. ,tlu (“15.0 of" llic war. 'i‘lic supily
Bishop of Connecticut, W‘" condm‘ttof cotton or \vhcilt ('llli hc iticreuded
3 Quiet Day for “‘0 members “f 'h°i in it your tindcr favorable conditions.
association, bcnlnmnfl Willi “ “mm but thc supply of leather cannot.
Monday lllghl- “198le there will be "For these Masons We have found
'T‘. r
conu'durtlhlv higher [ll'lt‘t'fl for]
5di‘liH‘l‘)’ ill the market fiorllts declare
"the fort-inn ticmutitl for finishcdi
continues in nithc population the name shortly that
twill: keenly felt that yhlr in likely
foreign illmlll to be experienced in Bridge-
.lllt‘ltll’ at! War litivc tilittt-tl wnbm‘izoosi
on their way here by rail front t‘an-
add. and with only a small supply of
lot al trees reported tut possible to
that with an unexpected growth in
port.
Owing to the fact that special
agctits have to he xcnt into t‘anatla
front Bridgeport iind Ncw Hatcn. two
Ccnuectlcut cities that combine in
"Mr buying, Septembcr in the month
when the month the aclcctlon of tho
trcrtt is made in the faraway land.
Estimate of the quantity is then made
that the supply In increased as
Christmas day approaches. Unlesa
dealers here are acquainted with the
possible demand those who wait until
the last moment to purchase in this
city will run the risk of keen dill
appointment.
Florists in this city assert that the
a corporate. Communion ot7130. with it impossible to buy lcatltcr of any
threc other services during the dill" kind in alimt-lcnt qtlantltlts to cover;
our trends for our cxtcndctl pcriod,’
supply because the lculhcr was not’
available. The result is.,thut wc have,-
to misc our prtccs from time to time
on the basis of prevailing prices, nil
it becomes ncccnsnrv to [so into the‘
mmhet for raw material. ‘
“We add u siltall table showing ll
coniparltton of prices paid a year ago,
and prices paid today. This com-
parison holds for every item (uttering
into the manufacture of a slloc. '
___ Col. Kid pcr foot ......... 50c. to $1.25!
A stated convocation of WashinS-l Calf per foot ............. 28c to 65c!
m Chapter, No. 24, R. A. M.. will bet Blaclt Kid per foot ........ 286 to 60ci
hold at 8 p. 111., Wednesday. DecemJPutcnts per foot ........... 32c to Site:
Soles per pair ............ 240 to 45c
“1' 13. 1916- The degree of M‘" Hair, Linings per yard '7 15c to Me
tor Mason will be conferred. Right ' """""
Sheen per foot ............ tie to 18¢
mcellent Edward W. Avery. Deputy "We have gone into thls matter in
Gland High Priest of The Most Excel- some detail, in order to show you the
lent Grand Royal Arch Chapter of conditions which the shoe manufac-
turer faces today, and to malts it:
c'onnoctlctg,‘ mallow]- mafia: clear to you that the incre in
with an 0 ca ' Mb“ . prices from time. to time is not.
ier closed. Colonel RUM“ Wm 9"" ran on our part but absolutely n
a lunch. “97“ "
‘ 1912'
. motto
Yduwould be happier
iii you [had a Xmas
\V.l.ll(lll M. Merritt, of Norwalk, who
has boon employed in the mechanical
department. of tho Dorian Review for
over two years. will never his conned.
(inn with that business today. Mr.
Herritt is the last of the force of the
pill-er employed there. while (3. ill.
lichter was editor and publisher. The
new manager, John F. Williams, has
an entirely new force, which now
timbers six persons.
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Citib .
1916
immense
been asked by the town in name. three
~ Chrisas ,
prices Iplcvai‘tiug at this time are
about the some. as last. year, good
symmetrical trees ranging from $1 to
$3. laurel tit 10 cents a yard, and
chrapcr country greens at lower its
urea.
Though unloads of Cliristmsli trees
am pnsslng through this city enroute
to New York and the South. none is
evpccted in this city much before Dec.
o, p
ASKS COURT TO FIX JUBT PRICE
FOR SITE OF STRATFORD
scHooLt" ‘
in order to procure. land on the
Honeyspot road which is desired for
a. school site the Town of Strutford
has started condemnation proceedings
against Elizabeth Burritt of Sluttond,
C. H. Burritf of New York and Mrs.
E. H. Smith of Brooklyn, owners of
the property. ‘
The plot has a frontage of 800 feet.
The town has been unable to agree
with the owners regarding the pur
chase price so the superior court lint
ant-ringers who will fix the val
’ .. 1913
The rocoiptis from in'
and it in with the greatest dttllcuity ‘
; ~ :ElwoodB‘tGlover
‘Keep YourEye i
_ Upon our advertising space for any i
" change in coal prices
We are leaders in our line of goods of all descriptions
Hay. Grin. Coal. Feed, Cement and everything needed in
the building the.
RAYMOND BROTHERS t
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Silk Underwear
_ regular $l.75 at $1.45
Shooters regular $2.50 at $.95
Camisoles regular $1.50 at $1.00
We Little Shop
K. CI» A. Clavcn 56 No. Main St.
Vests.
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The great tenor was invited to a demonstration of a new
hnglcd talking-machine attachment which “improved" the
music by making it louder in “spots",whcnevt-r the player
took a notion to make it 50.
Being good untitled Caruso, went. But the "loud blast"
memo! didn’t meet with his artistic approval.
“Ovin'g ovur to a Victrola, he grasped the modifying
doors, and opening and closing flit-tn he exclaimed: “That is
the way to do what you are trying to do."
It it desirable that you should be able to control the
volume of sound and that is done by the modifying doors
of tho Victrola—no makeShiR device is flecc>>dry.
Everything that is best in talking-machine mmtrurtinn
ls incorporated in the Vicirola.
Escallops--Watranted Dry
All Kinds of Fresh, Salt and Canned Fish
long and Round Claus and Oysters -
We Have the Best
BRIDGE FISH MARKET
'Phoou 100 and 10.
7‘ North Main It.
The modifying doors are among the numerous Chilflsjvt
pltcnbcd Victmla features, and with the Victor systctil‘oi'changc-
able needles they give you full control out the volume of
sound without it any way interfering with the artist‘s
W lotion.
Come in and It: us show you how (ILSlly tilt-y cnablc
you to increase or diminish the volume of sound. Thur you‘ll
sppndaic what a valuable feature this is—how much it adds
to your enjoyment of the instrument.
“mobs L815 03.33.09; Victor: 310 to SIN.
m your arm“. ire-M.
' FRED H. PONTY
37 Main St.
Easy team up
Women’s Dress Shoes
New high cut models in grey
‘ suede, or mahogany calf
, Hasiery to Match
ll splendid Line of Children’s"
Shoes
CONNEALLY 8t BRACKEN
st wssumtrrou svusuv rust-nous toss.
White Pine Compound
W..--w. ..._ - w-.fl
WELLINO IEATS BLOOM.
Palace Theatre Building
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A“ ”R m ont- ‘ Mrs. Ethel Virgin o'm
HORLI‘CK’S vow. mm
m ORIGnlAI. “ “‘8' Avenue.
South Nortvalk
For particular!
inquln u , '
Phone no.
usurp MILK. 3
M m “ YOU am. ' Fridays
. ” 10-12: 3.5
George W. Coffin. p
UNDERTAKER .
Silk—t-Underwear
Vests, regular “.75, at $1.45
Bloomers, regular $2.50, at
$1.95 "3:15;. is? Residenco‘
Camisoles, regular 3:603:20 : l’hone 91““; ace, NM
Lady Alt
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The Little Shop
K. d A.’ caavsu
so no. mun 31'.
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The Reed 8: VM
Obtains Duct-Ion in Fifteen Round
But to New Haven.
NEW HAVEN. Dec. 9.~Joc won.
inn- of Chicago was given the refe—
m's decision over tPhil Bloom of .
Brooklyn. N. Y.. in a fifteen round
Willi Tar
FuhutColdonoull'
Elm
bout barn last night. Both men are d
it .htwc gills. .
vThe contest was well fought we se“ Red‘ Oakcoan
throughout. Bloom’s aggressiveness ‘
3 bit. No. 2 Nut Coal $1.00!
“I“. EFFRON C0,, Inc.
forced Welling to battle at top speed.
Weillnz WRI "m7 flavor-ar- ni' 'h-- Own
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UN DE Mint
10!. emu. MN; How, 603.
n wsaumorou or.
w no new: BUILDINI
--THE PROBLEM-'—
but us help you
solve it.
Our neck of the following is
' sow-plots
Ladi’eo' Laos Boots
Men's class
Boy Scout Silo"
., Boyu’ winter Shoes
Children's High Cm
infsnfi' Son Soles
,lul
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F .- S. LYON .
Good Job Printing
int Paper, But Wot-k; loot Prim
sad .
\ "ti-mm . a mourn mm Il'l'ttldf
Indian um» 'I. widow. , , our» 0
mum Him
hit and m- trimmed Slipper.
All colon and dyin-
MerchantiPioflt
Sharing Coupons
in titanium 8t.
New 1917. Kim; Clair
opens Dec. '23,, 1 pup...
time a chcclr’ncxtysafi
'3: bismuth“ it.
mam
With all. Gash/Silos.
ition that a rubber plate is comin-
* uall making it sore, and keeps
. L ER, I 3 R‘W‘n 3*- youyin a nervous statifialldthc
- . rtimc because you are 0 lg: to. CHRIS V,
G 0v S I . ‘ "" “" live on soft foods and oftentimes1 REMITTribliilggs
.. EST 1897 . _ ‘1 on liquids? Iii—uhiterc is lain“ to the .
. what you nee w t yOu ave
' . ’ 0"“! w I“ often felt the need of—A PORCE— OLD COUNTRY ..
1‘?
a
Porcelain
. Plates ‘
Are you one of those persons
whose mouth is in such a condi-
Electrical (20..
The Only My mm
ELECTRICAL 811017
In the Town "f
AUTO SUPPLIES ‘
WHITE STAR
CUNARD 1.3m mum
J. M. Layton ii Co
LAIN PLATE. The most saniy
lacy plate made. Come in and let
me tell you about it.
“Dr. J. H. Mallory
I Do. Main BL. 83. Norwullt, Conn
holidays by sppotnuuent can.
m.to|o.m.:7to!b.n
THE GREATEST
FOOD VALUE
.Frisbie’s Pics
The most economic
dessert-Sold at all
storesfl‘u them
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‘5 fl‘HB SELECTION or
' sarcasm want. '
Norwalk Chronicler