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fact-much better
_we feared. She sent
, some shining Coal to
“Mp pad out our bins—we
" give her credit for this fact,
1 '1 krget her other sins. We‘re
' " ‘ihankful to our patient friends
1 :who've’been so good to wait
Vlad now we'll fill those or-
tiers though perhaps. its
ourBusiness Policy
g . . someWhat late.
‘ We wish you all a happy
gyear, good health and money
1 too—a place in the sun for
/’ every One—Land overhead the
blue!
THE ‘
F ERRIS COAL
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Lifwi'i's AND OVERCOATS
. NEW MODELS
$10 $12.50. $15 AND.
L “$18 ,
[Copyr’ghtClolhingCo ‘
“W8 N. Main St. So. Norwalk.
_......5 __.._ .
12819 Bargins
A 'x Krannch & Bach -
To demonstrate that price is not 'costl That cost can only
be determined by the length and quality of service rendEr-
ed. To cooperate with our customers in securing profit-
able servrce which after all is what they pay for, whether
IMP“. floating. or shingles, the price is merely a consid-
eratlon for the article desired. You pay for the service the
article Will give. When we guarantee service, we mean
that it will be profitable to you—the customer. You are
. entitled to something more than the delivery of the
article you have purchased.
. This means quick, careful, intelligent and honest hand-
ling of every order entrusted to us. ‘
The Hatch GBaiIey C0.
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
'NuENE clllStllllf ’
January Clearance Sale
Hundreds Saved Hundreds of Dollars Yesterday in This
Great Clearance Sale.
_ What does it mean when record breaking crowds attend
this sale every day? Simply that the news of the remarkable
opportunity for saving has spread until all seem anxious
to take advantage. If you haven’t been here yet come to-
morrow. This Clearance Sale marks the clean up of all our
winter-stocks at deepest price sacrifices. Nothing has been
held in reserve. Every department offers its best at best
fivglgs. SUitS. Coats, Dresses, Skirts, Waists, Petticoats and
u s.
or: PARIS, Cloaks & Milliner‘y
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0i 00mm CRIMES
Report of county Commissioner
Shows lntemperance Chief Fac~
tor
That almost half the crimes in
l-‘airlield county for the year ending
September 30, 1916 were committed
t .
iTristran
by natives of other countries than the
United States is one of the interest-
ing points disclosed by the annual re-
‘port of that county commissioners.
The total number of persons commit-
tcd to the county jail during the year
was 3,868, of which 3,552 were malcs
and 316 females. Of this number
1,646 were natives of other countries
than the United States, 1.394 natives
of olhcr States and only 828 were nu-
fivcs of this state.
lntemperance a Big Factor. l
lntcmporance as a cause of crime
stands out most. prominently in the
icport ol' the commissioners. 0f the
3,808 persons committed to the county
jail, 3.053 were men and womcn who
been habitually inlcmpcrate,
and 1‘15 moderate‘drinkcrs. Not a
single person was committed who ac.
wording to the commissioners
. strictly temperate.
.‘ss lending to Show that it is most
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33 SO. Main Street, So. Norwalk
i Shoninger
1 Gordon
1 Christie & Son
1» Raven 8; Bacon i
$65.00 AND UP
StudWell Piano Co.
4,.Glass» and Opal Towel Bars,“
Shelves, Soap Dishes, Paper
elders. Tumbler Holders, Bath
Seats, Mirrors, Medicine Cabi-i
eta. Bath Tub Mats, Sprayers,i
to... 1 fit” Lowest Prices.
Albert F. Gehebe
‘ Phone 1069.2 5
W Washington St. so. Norwalli §
Prompt Delivery. ;
lllllllAN l8 MESSENGER
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The A. J. Angevine & Son C0.
FURNITURE
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gdlfllcult to check crime and criminal
‘inJlncta and that persons oncc crim-
iinnls either lend to remain such or
:rclurn to that precarious profcssion,
4tbc vii portshows that out of 3,868 who
occupied cells in the county jail lust
Hour, 2,844 had been in prison bcforc.
zone} were not having} any ncw 0x.
{ pcrlcnco.’
l Marriage Not 3 Preventive.
; That marriage is not a prcwntirc
E": crime is proved by the fact that
1.0%” of the prisoners had been mar-
‘ucd It is significant lo note, how-
cri r, Unit‘this is only about one-fourth
‘of tho total numbcr who through the
3ihl‘.‘uclion of sonic law found them-
:sclvcs “one lllf‘ lnsido looking out"
'ut the county jail lust your.
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SPECIALS
Delicious Butter, a lb. ............................ 39"!
Pure Lard, 3 lb. ....... . .......................... 19¢
Selected Eggs, a dozen . ........................ .. 40¢
Fresh Roasted Cofiee .. ....... :1 lb. 21¢. 5 lbs. $1.00
Wheatena, 2 pkgs. ............................... 25¢
Duryea‘s Corn Starch, 3 pkg. .................... . . Sgt
A. STULL
24 Cottage Street. East Norwalk.
‘ot‘nmc, 1,555 out of 3,868 bcini: com—
‘millcd for this infraction of lhc law.
IPruicll of tho pcucc was llic nc.\t
‘uioel common. 615 coin; bcbind the
‘ burs for that. Stealing from lllc pcr-
ysou, including the picking of pockcts,
‘u'us tho third most common crime.
1nd 414 wuro deprived of their lib-
.lorty for that misdemeanor. Just 37
imurdcrs were committed in tho coun-
‘. 1y and 23 were jailed for lllilllSltlllRllL
gl‘l'. In all 298 \‘uiirunls or "pnulmnd-
xlcrs“ wure lukcn into custody. and
lproridcd with several days" and
'42 SOUTH more or. i
'1‘ Bath Form Pictures f
1;; rs. 371
[can Smoked Shoulders 16c lb
H. 0. Oats 2 pkgs. 250
East India TeaCo.
125. Washington Street
HARTFORD, Jan. 9.—-«.lustin 1;. lim-
into! Old Saybrookfimcmbcr of
slate bom‘d'of charities, was “‘0‘“.
$11 today‘ by the Republican presidcu .
' ale-electors of Connecticut as the
aner to carry the State's elcc-
an vote to Washington. The moot—
5:33 ‘85 held at the Capitol. Colonel
01118 'R. Cheney. of Hartford, prc~t
and; Deputy Sccretnry of» State
ieliard J. ,Drvycr was clerk and Miss
atherlno C. Dwyer, assistant clerk. I
’ he sum of $35 was voted to Mr.‘
yer‘and $10 cach to the presiden-l
'a electors. ,
iB‘will be Mr. liolnmnfs third ser-
38'3 commissioner's clcctorul role
en‘ger. He will curry the mic
the president of thc l‘nilcil States!
algae. Another copy will be filed
imuiJudgo Thomas of ihc l'nitcd.
or District Court in this city.
flail; thereturns otwthe Thanks-
ieve‘ Dance Showod that $270.13
,1: cleared up the young people
"flair, after all bills have been
is money will be placed in the
of the organization and will
. the members nee fit for the
l .the hospital. Other matters
usiness were transacted.
gwas enjoyed until a late
9 illusion the future were
'ljhe’nieetlng was any at
Schultz’s Wednesday Specials _
» FRESH SHOULDERS ....... . ...... 16¢
SHOULDER LAMB ......................... 1 my
RIB LAMB CHOPS ........... . ............. 13¢
LAMB STEW .. ...................... 10¢
VEAL STEW ..... . ..... . ......... 12¢
BEEF LIVER .. .. .................... 12¢
LARGE ORANGES . ........ 22¢, 28¢. 32¢ doz.
FREE DELIVERY TO EAST NORWALK.
Schultze’s Sanitary Markets
39 Main St.
- Norwalk.
32 Washington St.
South Norwalk.
niglils‘ lodglug at the expense ol‘ the
1 county.
1 Only one person was confincd for
lscducllon. rind lburc was no cases of
fllnspltcmy. comvmpt of court. liousc
‘fbrr-nking. illcuul vming'r. making or
irnsulng coumcrfcit moncy, poisonlu:
{or H'lllllg fires. Arrcst on civil pro-
!ti‘sa \rns ‘Sparln‘gly uscd. only 1-! por-
cons being lmprisoncd in thul mun
Six Escape From Jail.
('onccrning tllc disposition of pl‘i.~'~
tillf‘l‘s. lhc report shows that 78 wcrc
ipluccd on probation. 29-werc soul to
‘ Il:c rmlc prison. 35 to tho rcforr'nnlurl'
and MK escaped from institutions, and
wnro not rclnkcn.
. 'l‘Ih" principal i‘cvcuuc for support
of tho jails, the inmates of which
wow all. according to the report in
; (cuipcrnncc in some dcgrce. and nonr-
ly half of whom Win-c there for
drunkcnncss. came from tho 16 pcr
ccnt.-rcccivcd by the county forliquor
licenses. Tl)“ cost of thc jails Was
$35,040.76. The 10 per cent. rcccivcd
by ”10- county from liquor licenses
:mnountcd to $47,483.98. From the
stale $20,643.90 was received for the
board of prisoners and $83.19 from
the Ifnited States.
1 Earn Three Per Cent. of Keep. ‘
The total productircncss of the
prisoners while in jail was only three
per cent. of the coat of their main-
!tcnuncc. The mnountreceired from
‘ the earnings of prisoncrs was $1,500
and from sale-slid. the jail, $105.85.
or Slightly more than three pcr cent.
of the $55,640 which represents the
gcxponscs of the jail and the main-
'CQRNED BEEF SPECIALS ‘
PLATE. CORNED BEEF ...... ............ . 12¢ lb
RUMP CORNED ‘BEEF ..... 16¢~20¢ 1b
BONELES‘S CORNED BEEF . ; . 18¢ 11..
Profit Sharing Bank Coupons. Free. Delivery.
Beers. Meat & Provision to.
‘ ' , (2 Stores.) 4'
6 nonrii‘ MAIN ST. ‘
satin. Norwalk. Phone use. ;; , .
‘13 MAIN ST.
Nor-Walk. Phone 881.
14 1-2 per cent. interest 0175248000.
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itcnance of the prisoners. ‘
Tlic indebtedness of the county is
378,000. its .Obll-fllt'lolls being ‘130
”1,000 bonds at 4 per cent: interest
ior $130,000 any 248 $1,000 bonds at
Dream Cakes "
Dreams-melt 1,5 cup of grated.
cheese and add to it 1-3 teaspoon par"
prikn, 1~8 tenspodn salt, a. few gralns
0f cayenne and. if not. thin enoughf‘in g the ensuing year.' They are as fOI-‘l A'l automobile taken out of the Kar-
add cream. to make a smooth paste.
Cut fresh bread in very small slices.
spread a slice with the cheese mix-
ture. pre'ss another slice on quite tlrm-
ly and saute in butteg. _When brown
on one side turn 0%? abdbrown the
,»
I llrunkcuncss was the must conmion
Jholders'~ §§§5i91351h9 directors held :2“ 9,413an .1119" ”3.5th ,,
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Norwalk’s Leading Dry Goods Store
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A Big Chance to Save Money on
F‘ U R S.
20% REDUCTION _
On Our Big and Varied Lines, Including the ”
Children’s Sets
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BANKING HOUSES .1 ‘ 5;.
H01!) NNNNN EucnoNs: *
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Norwiilk Trust Company was held" 3
this morning. llccausc of the pros-l
West Washington Street 1
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porous season just past, it was. I};
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thought :ulvisublc to incrcaso the cup- .0 . .3.
ital lo 5100.000. Tllc surplus Was in-, :9 GDON’T MISS OUR 9f.
r-rcuscd to $50000. $9.000 more than 90:9 ‘ . 0‘0.
it was formerly. The undivided pro~f¢¢ ’
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fits arc 340.0425: It was voted 10.3.F l Cl 10 no Sale
issue more stock which will be sold}. Ina ea 8 e
at $75 a sliurc. , '
'l‘hc ofllccrs for the cusuiug your 0:. o ,1 o ‘ l
:1” be lhc some as last _vcnr. ““1"":‘0 Of ngh Grade Winter Appare
; ~c:
Richard H. (loldcivPrcsidcnl.
Edwin H. lx’cclor-«Vico l‘rcsiilcnt. .
(‘burlcs Ii. llow—Secretary unil
'l‘rcasurcr.
'l‘l‘ll‘slt‘t"5~lilt‘lllll‘d ll. (loldcn, Asu
ll, \\'oodu'nrd. Edwin O. [(W-lcl'. 'l‘hontv
as l. Raymond. Matthew l‘orbcti, llm‘!
id ll. .‘lllll‘l', Franklin A. Smith, .lo-"e
scph R. Taylor nud (‘burlcs E. lloyl. l
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0 to give all a chance to make good use of their bargains.
Boys’ Mackinaws and Overcoats are included in our
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Charge Acc0unls Opened
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’l‘lu- annual mcctingol‘ thc (‘ity Xa-E o i. . . . . O . . . . . o . . 0 . . . . . . ‘ .0 .
lionnl llunk of Smith Noru'nlk was ye”:W”o”o”e”e”e”e”e”e”o”e"e“o”e”o”e”o”o”o“e”c"§”e
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hold this olicrnoon and tho Inflow-.5..-
inc, board of directors was rc-clcctcd: ‘ _
W, L D O U G L A 1:;
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'l’lcnry S. Lockwood. John ll. Knapp,
5 $4.00& $4.50lifigfi 1:; |
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(‘hrisliun Suznrlz. Samuel Grumman.
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.l. Wallacc Marvin. John ll. Light. l‘
l-‘rcdcrick ll. llownn. Lcwis ll. Hull 1‘ lESTABJ: $3.
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butt. llcrbcrt .\. Mutthcwson. Tho fig-’15
board will mcc} Monday morning for u
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oruuuiiatiou purposes. 1,; ‘ ' ‘
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Fairfield County National Bank . E _ ‘if
The reculur annual meeting of tho “I: ._ ,' l“
1. i ‘ v r
stockholdcrs of the Fairficld (‘ouuty iii : ,t .
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and the following: directors clcctcd. ‘ |
Edwin 0. Kimlcr. Tru Colo, Aurelius i.
.l. Mcckcr. Charles I-‘. Trislrum. Frcd- . ,. ‘
crick A. Lockwood. llcury l“. (‘olo- “ , - -.
burn. Samuel J. Miller, Frederick A. , - ‘
l-les. .
Upon the adjournment of the stock- KEELER’S SHOE STORE
holdcrs’ meeting, the newly clcctcd di-
rectors llSsQllllJlNl for the annual di-
rcctors' met-ting and rcclcctcd lidwi-n m-..» ..-. -..- L
0. chlcr presidcnt. The office of vice- thgil‘ annual mpefing, and clcctcd the!
president which has been vacant since following officers for the ensuing l't‘m‘, 2 M“ .
President—E. J. Hill. l UNDER ARIES-g
the death of Moses .\l. Glover, will be
Vice President-J. P. Trcadwcll.
.5; foreigner whose mime was not.
Nutionul Bunk was held this mornimz {Erin
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filled by Charles F. Tristram who was
elected to that office. Cashier—Henry P rice. l
Cushion—Chester S. Sclleck. TPllGl‘--C. Otis Fitch. l t b l B 'd t 1.
Te ‘1”“Ni91 Pierce. Bookkeeper—«Charles W. (lager. ‘EJVCH 0u y tie, ri 30001: home:
Bookkeeper—Chester P' Meeker, . Assistant Bookkeeper—Horace C.‘ EélSJfll‘Cljrtiidt-ggdw'lgfiggg le (2:35??-
.-\s.:lsta.nt. Bookkeeper—Donald ll. Richards. £161.51. evening. on the charge of 1mm
Shcpard. Clerk-C. Leland chor. doc ,committcd in that city three
Clerk~Donuld Campbell. (weeks ago. The omccrs were in an .
SanOSmDhGr~Miss Marian Stuart. ’ ionic-mobile when they came across 1
. _'_.__. lthe man who ui‘rpcurgdllmlflediizee.i
' ' .l'non boin rues tone r to r c are
Central National Bank {GlASIofl-BURY IOBQCCQ 1111'.” he hid‘bccn assaulted in the
The regular annual meeting of the! 1 e r il’ark city. The local policemen we”
t‘cntral National Bank was held this: . lsuspicious, however, and picked him
morning, and the following directors. WAREHOUSE BURNEDi up and took him into Bridgeport for
clecrcd for the-coming real? I - . itlcm‘llmenl 1and (loimniiiattiion.I While
' ‘ " ' " . 2 c. is ' lie )0 ice S u on, to was
J. Thornton Pionltt. H‘ariey 1:1,; illicci‘i‘giiizleli‘l by In Bridlgchl‘L 10mm...
Kent, Stephen H. llolmcs, Samm ‘ ‘H‘ASTONDURY' Jan. 9"”‘The 10“ us :. man who had committed ii llllll“
Lyrics, Clarence 3' Sinusou. John T. bucco warehouse, barn. garage and} dcr three weeks ago. He was locked
Hayes. George S. Raymond. :carriage shed in which farming llll~l up and will be tried later.
The annual meeting 0f ”‘9 directors plcments were Sturgd'. bplonami‘; (03 L' p to press tlmo, his-name had not
' a 1 1d tomorrow morning at Christopher Handel, m Colchestcr “VS“: l‘t’-t‘£i given out, but he wins a for~
will b“ m ' . ' , one. were burned today. The loss islnmm.‘
which time Ofllciirs will be elected. between. $15,000 and $18,000. Insur-l . _. ‘
and a successort :10 the late \hlliam anvil-1i:§2¥2§2u§§m§iflli (Kiotgha‘sgg COMMUNITY CLUB TO HEAR
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A. Curtis appom e ' -worth about $9,000. This tobacco was, YOUNG CHINESE STUDENT:
National Bank of Nerwalk from twenty acres of the leaf. I Mr. Joshua Ban, u native of China.
' . .. .‘ Thoufire began in 3 Stile“ 1‘00?“- un advanced student at- Yale Univer-
At the annual meeting of tin, stock ; _
. . . probably from a. lantern left burning.r all will 5 eak in the Community‘
holders of the. national Bank of kor'ithcrc. In the barn were lost a pony.- ‘ Y. ‘ D . I
walk. held this morning, lhe some; a pair of mules and sovcn head ofiLIub rooms on Thursday afternoon 0
board of directorsrfivho were elected i. ‘Ellllle. Three cowa broke away fromgthis week at half past three. Mr. lion
last year, were reelected to serve dun, mp6s by which they were being led' has been in this country sevel'fll-yeurfl
2 from the barn and Were burned badly.' and has had an unusual opportunity
lows: l . . _ t n ed. ‘to compare conditlons in the Orient
E. J. mu. _D. w. Fitch, w. r. Bir.;“*3h‘;fi.§.‘;‘i§ £2023? ”12“,“th VJ; n. and the Ocident. Mr. Bau's subject for
hop. J. P. Trcndwell. A. C'. \VlicelerpWilnams’ Soap factory were used in the afternoon is “The New Woman in
W. (3.. 3mm, Lester 'Hyatt, ll. plgfighting in: tire. and the house wns China." Members are privllegod to
Price, and Ebenezer Hlll ,‘ .:ggggcgifieézfleg:riirwem several bring guests under the unusnlarrangor
Upon the conclusion 0! the stdck- m. ' , , mentsaand the talk will undoubtedly j
.. prove niost interesting; . .7.-. p . ‘
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