truckwuomlonedtntheflopeuooe
quarters in Water street, uptown.
this morning, in View of the fact that
the Hope? Hose truck is. temporarily
disabled.
1Y0 " Cdal
Ddllars
will go a long way just now.
Coal is cheap. but the indica-
tions are that it will go up
soon.
The more of it you buy at
the present prices, the more
men: you will save. Our
Coal Is ready for you.
The young pcoIIle of St. Mary's
Church, in Stamford, presented It pla.v
"'Shamus O'Brien," before a packed
house at the Stamford Theatre last
night. Many Norwalk people attend-
ed the affair.
Marvin's Ridge, in Cranbury, was
swept by‘a fierce brush lire this morn-;
ing. the smoke from which blew- down
over Norwalk and led to the belief
that a number of buildings werc on
fire. l
A passing nuwist, noticing cloudsl
‘of smoke issuing from behind it rest,
demo in Hazel street this morning.‘
believed the house to be on fire, and
telephoned an illal‘l1l3lo the Phoenix
and Pioneer companies. «The iffPill'L’ll
responded, but found nothing' but LI-
__ l pile of rubbish ablaze.
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Tel. 3572:
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" WEATHER FORECAST. - . - .
————-——— A special meeting
'Hospital Association will bII held Fri-
l‘orIII-Ist for Norwnlk and vicinity:
up
fair tonight; Wednesday partly dd!“ 9‘91“"32 f” 3 (”Wk 1" ‘1‘“
cloudy. ‘-n zuea of high prfissute cen- 40“" (0‘1” “’0‘“ “‘ “mm “m“ ‘h‘
ital 0‘“ Pennsylvania is ptoducing‘ Boatd of I it Ictma will ask lot :'-IuthoI
pleasant winner, with tenlporaturesll‘y W “1‘“ "m ””“m‘” m m" “’1
somewhat belc VV normal in all the east-1s““m3°“ 0‘ ”“1 new hosprt.tl,3tlie (‘0 I
emdietritt Considerable cloudy and 0‘ “mm 5m” "0‘ “we“ 51...),000.
unsettled “rather Iprcvails in tho con-i
txal an l w- ilt‘lll districts Local show i
m occur“ I duII Ig the last 24 lIoIIIs‘
1mm lt‘lonzina castqud to Michigaan"
aromas. for .outh its Mi:st)llll. ,\ ucll
vyrdellued disturbance. is central this
turningr GV'I : Ital). Freezing temper-Ir
hirer. (ontiz-IIII. along the Canadian
border from Montana to Maine.
WEATHER A ‘YEAR AGO,
TODAY.
'l‘cmpcraturc: l.,ow " lIiIrlI
5" Pair. I
5".
[City News
WORK ON DOCK STARTED.
st District to Have Place to Land
Materials Needed in Construc
tion Work
\l’oIh on the now First District dock,
which will be c'Itt‘ItIIl :It the tool of
‘Slllllll strcct, was commenced this
morning, by contractor (‘lIarlcs 3i.
Wells, of Rowayton. . I,
Dredging operations are niw \t‘IIII‘I
under way, and work on the pier itselt3
will probably be started innuediatclyj
The new structure is being erected
principally for the use of the water (i923
partIncIIt of the First Distrlct. At this
present time the commissioners are
experiencing some dithcnlty in finding
a place to unload cargoes of pipe and
other supplies which come in by boat.l
After the district pier has been com~l
plctcd, however, the water department.
will have a pluce to unload all sup’
piles, and also it place tor storage. Tho;
dock is It ntuclI-nccdcd necessity which;
the (lt'pal‘llllelll'lltts wanted [or II mun-l
her of years. l
Pistol practise. will beheld on the.
Evemide range this afternoon by It
head of auxiliary police.
~—Peggy Hyland and XIItIc MchI-
unit in “TWrigue " :It the Palace
today.
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H. C. ROWE OFFERS BIG OYSTER-
PLANT TO U. 8. GOVERNMENT.
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The Oplin Chapter, .\'o )2. O. E. S..
will hold a parcel post social in the
huquct room tomorrow evening.
E. It. Drumm, of Elizabeth, N. .l.,
was the guest yesterday of his sister,
Ira. Frank J. Finnigan, of c’tlibson
Would Help Defense Council Solvoi
Food Problem-Oyster Industry Cov-
era 3 States-Plant Ready for Fed--
oral Supervision in Move to Keep‘
”rice; lDown
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. Grurt. .2 nounccd IIt dhc otllcon of II. t‘. llowo
3 3 3- 3 3 it Company today that. tho I-ntlrc
-Vfludc\'ullt‘. VIVllm Mill'llll ”I “The .nltIIIt ot‘ the company in tlIrI-c states
hull III-In put III the disposal of the;
Spirit of Romnnct‘g" and the. Mix Li r
l'nittd States gmct'nntcttt III III: opcr-j
dor comedy at the Regent tonight,‘
9:30. Prices 15c, 25c, 30c, I‘cacrvcdi "”1 "“‘lfl‘ ll-I‘lb‘lfll sulnflnision hitst‘tD
in thc idczsi ol'tlII-(‘ouncilofN tional
. Ilct'oInso, The. III-Itlon of tho C(ll many
is lIIIsId on the bullet that tho “or
may hIIJaI'gcly. lt' not ultiIIIIItely, de-i
'ltlt‘tl by food suppli. limit") (I, Itowc,
head of the big olater platkl, belieVes‘;
that It Ino-vcnIt'nt to put iItIluslIiul
plants at the disposal of the gown-
er-IIIIIInt during the plcscnt crisis‘
would do much to facilitate the Ilu-I
lie." of bIIInches of the goxciumcnt
nothing on the food problems.
.\Ir. Roue has sent the tollouing;
communication to the Cintncll of NII- '
tional Defense in Washington: _ i
The (‘ouncil of National Defense, ,‘
\I‘I'nsh'ington, , l). t).
I lentlcmen: l obfieivo that lhol
, , sectetnry of agricultute tunes all
John OBrIen. 101‘“ Brennan ““d3'faI1nI-Is to increase as IIIIIIII as pos- t
, 309391": McCormack WEN: atrcsted yes-ii Ii'olo IIII"'3'II output. 'of food poducts
3m”. for drunkpmiesg TI‘lIeiI cases I in \it:\V‘ ot' the Impt'eoctlcntcd (13-;
me up btlore Judge George \l Vos- Illilllll i‘ot food that tho. uorld war
has (united and \Vill thcnfteI cause
high 1“ the oily 90“” ”“3 morning]; to :I much greatci (legion, and thatif
and fines of $5 finch \\ are imposed ’mnnl industrinl plants have been
‘ fplIICcd at the dispoar .l of the lulled;
seats.
I A meeting of the Executive Commit-
ion of the Falrfleld County Farm Bu.
mu Will be held tomorrow morning III. I
10:30 o'clock, in the local offices of the
association.
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.The April meeting of the D. A. R.
Mtcr will be held with Airs. l.co3
“via, Rowan street, East Not'wallt, on
Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock. It
will be an interesting meeting and a
lull attendance is asked tot. ~
'7 '~—l’alnting and decorating, firstIi
‘ (lass work and best of maverials. J}
I. llalloran (10., care of Lawrence &‘
[hilcom‘ real estate agency. at? 3t
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' Attorneys Davis and Dunbar arguedi
‘ Ilse case of the Ridgefield Savings'
Bank vs. Thomas L. Sherwood, before
a sitting of the Supreme Court in
' Ridgeport today. The Norwalk attor-l
Have a
Garden
NEW HAVEN, April 16¢ It was on:
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“Sgéégfg 93%;(1 flew
cigarctfen zoom"
3 It isghcstcrficlds or noth-
III.3g—-—Ii you want this new
I-kmd oicmoymcnt In cigarcttc
smokyng.
{for Chesterfields, besides
doing the usual thing oi pleas-
mg the taste, do the ‘OI‘.C thing
you vc alway ws/ch for in
a Ctgnrctfc—
(.‘lIcstcrfields III! you. lrnmc you
are whaling-they ‘ ‘51 T1 SPY " 'I
But they’re mild, tool
It‘s 9. m‘zc (I’l'llll of Nature‘s own,
ptIIc tobaccos, imported llll(l§3,3l)0'
mestic—that s how it s donc. And
the blend cnn t be copied.
, .’ Try Chesterfields. 'l'odoy.
3 kwl‘rmm Tl
‘ 20 {Bribti
Alum-tint! moi lOOCbeu
low“ not. are I on
main! of 60 canal if you:
deck I conno‘lu
4:311“. “sustain, an '
, [new 6-3.2 I4;
Am. New Y uk City.
CIGARETTES
ofll‘I/‘TPGM‘ED and numeric tobaccos «Rotated
joys represent the plaintiff.
Inf yOIIr own
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35' ~Masquerade ball by Cookout»!I
, nine, 1. o a. m Red Men's Hull,
Iain street, Wednesday evening
Video's orchestra. Admission 2509
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We have the proper tool for I
digging, planting and cultivat-
ing, for the small garden 0:-
one of large acreage.
Come and see our” line and
ask its about anything you 3'
may need. We especially call
attention to file Iron Age
Cultivator. '
H3153 Bullock, who had charge of the
men work in this city last year;
filler the auspices of bite Civic Depart-
put of the Community Club, arrived
.5 Nor-walk today. and will bekln thin
W's garden campaign immediate-
to complaint was received yesterday.
III-t Oronbury which accused Joseph
Mo tinder Harry Blues m.- at:
tign3tlon and found that the com-
powwow-mum " ' “
States gov ernment.
gfood shall be kept down to as low3- I31
figure as practicable:
be largely, if not ultimately, decided
by food supply.
' IptaquIat the disposat’lor the m.
It. ls also desired that the price 0f eminent. our entire plant lin three
states for the propagation and culti-
vatlon of dysteta to be operated un-
der its supervision, on may be
thought best. by the Council of No.-
tlonal Defense. '
Our plant is capable of pioducing
TION
Special Meeting 3,
Notice is heréby given that thorCI
will be a special meeting of Norwalkt'
Hospital Association to be held in the
city court mom in the towu nonempty;
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It appears that this world “or may
In vtew of these facts, I desire to
alipfenclose with So Ion'd mail it'
May & (to.
Chicago, 1311.. Writing your mate and
address clearly.
return a triallpaeliage containing Fol
oy'o Honey and Tar ammo. for
' 31291181153, colds, and croup, Foley Kid-
tiny Pitta, tor paint
cur THIS our Iii-Its WORTH _
MONEY
oysters' sutficlent to supply annually
many millions of people. During the
past; two years of increasing prices
the prices of system luwo not been
increased enough to' pay ordinary in-
terest on our capital and We offer tol
operate our plant under government
pupervislon and to sell the product
at such prices as to pay no profit to
tap legal interest on or upon our cap-
ital actually employed to be allowed
Our business is mnaming unner-
water. yster tar as is Strlcl
analogous to turning on land, and a: _ In pursuance 0! vote at a direc-
Idea and back.“ the production or «311.ng food must tom'- meeting. Am. 1.40.1 4917
3e. duality and be promoted. we our rot-v cos 1 . ‘
I! II and that {flit will“? “ ’
building, Wall street, city of Noni
walk, 'on Friday evening, April 20th,
Don'r Miss mi. om out thin
to
Sheilield' avenue.
of authorizing the directors or the as
soclatlon to take all necessary steps,‘
which, in their judgment, are In the
best interests of the association,
construct a new hospital. the cost noti
to exceed an amount to be fixed by“,
the months.
2535.
You will receive in
boo
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1917, at eight o'.olock for the purpose I[)30ll‘lt5 to a steady l‘lSC in price.
.‘i‘fink or Mu!“
HOWLAND’S
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Quite the best
suit news yet!
We offer choice Iof a fine assembly of women’ It sniff"
.1 new styles and wanted colors pt unusual price. I
North $25to 535, ready "Tuesday ¥
$19.50I
Sonic Ittztnut'ztctut‘ing tail;
«Is-to women have :I t'oolish'.
idea that their business in
nice suits ends with Easter!
' Oddly Bllt)ll"ll, some of the
men with this idea .ne makers- .-
of flilCSi,Sllll (It suits! ' ‘
Ull‘C such maker sold this.
slit-sci; Il tot {ll suits to US. H5; 3'
was not llllilklll“ III gettinc "
piotit; he \"ilS thinking : I get- ‘.
ling rid of the suits!
We bought them,
Stlttll as we saw them. 3 .
For they ill'C beauties, of
splendid value, the very soft 1
of suits we knpw \l't'llllCII are
seeking! '
Suits to be worn with dE—'.
light now; because of late
fine style. '\ "I
Suits to be onn on weeks
and even months to come;
. because they are serviceable .
. - medium-weight Iitzuerials.
Suits, to meet many preferences; because their styles
.n..,.= -.... _~wu~ r-
just as
I Ire varied, their IrimmiI g diversified, and their colors ,
pleasing. . ' _ ,
Rich \V'ool poplin and scryc 3%;
Skirted coats, and plcatcdc colts and button- 4 {3
tIimnted coats ' l
Graceful skirts, pleated or plain or with pI'et- i
‘ g ' ty trimming n' l:-
Navy bloc, and biight blue, and black, and Iii
green, and tan, :llltl' gold. -3’.i333323 ,
, Some $25 suits, some $35 suits, many
$27. 50 and $30 suite—choice of them all
. Tuesday
$19. 50
u
second floor.
I V‘Rich and beautiful 3
' hard-to—iind silk
flocking-"$1. 135! ' ' '
Yes; :I f’létll big fine lot of
lustious tirm silk stockings .It
a special price—and plenty l3?
beautiful colmecl ones :Imon .
Lind coral
them!-
Bronze is here!
and flesh! And blue and gray
and green and ptIIplel White,
too, and deep handsome black!
If we could only whisper .l
. secret, you’d know there are
I no finer silk stockinos made in all Itmct'icrl than in the
Yiactory wheIe these were made.
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2 And these are here at a special pIice just because of
2‘tlte excessive pride and can: of the 0mm of that factmy
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He will not let a pair of stockings sgo out as first qual-
§ity, if his inspectors can find the slightest tault in them.
And he pays those inspectors to FIND faults; not to over-.
look them.
l They found some little faults III these stockings—and
lthey became irregulars. .
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We’ve inspected a numbCI of them and it Icquircs very
keen eyes to find them imperfect.
Loft aisle. run.
It'c a saving 3
to buy blanket‘ol
The price to be paid lot a blanket now and here is
less than its today’s value—because we bought a quantity
lfrom a merchant who had a surplus. ;.
'3 That price is still less than the price of that very same
,blanket is quite sure to be next Antonin—far everything
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Here are soft warm light wool surface blankets, ,
sizes to fit various sizes of beds, ---each at a_ saving that
tolr'nakes it wise to provide for the future. .
1 White with pink or blue border, .56
by 78 Inoh‘u, worth
Bo ft blankou, w bite, blue or
tbordor. 830 by 80 inches, worthwhil—
l - $4,755.“ on
mum. tint mouur‘o '10 by— 3,0,9
on... wool. white with border of
”I‘ll: $338.15
Iworth :6— ‘ "
worth 6.530 3‘ "
Extrariorgo white wool blink
re 73 {On or 10 ”35334
“‘0: blue. .
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Norwalk Chronicler