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“THE POWER
OF DECISION”
CHARLIE CRAPLIN
In His Latest Picture
"THE CURE"
(Don't Miss It. It’s a Scream)
Mrs. Vernon Castle in 5th
Episode of
"PATRIA"
TUESDAY
BLANCHE SWEET IN
“THE TIDE OF'
BARNEGAT”
Also Max Linder (in “MAX
IN A TAXI"
WEDNESDAY
HOUSE PETERS IN
“AS MEN LOVE”
Matinee, all seats . . . . . . . . 10c
Evening, Children ..... . 10c
Adults... ...... T150
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, EPalace Theatre
“Hume of Best Vaudeville and
‘Feature Pictures
Today
World Brady Company
_ Presents
- CARLYLE BLACKWELL
and
IUNE ELVIDGE
' ' —ln--
“THE SOCIAL LEPER“
and
CHARLIE CHAPLIN
“THE CURE"
TUESDAY
Vii'agraph Blue Ribbon Fea-
ture with '
ANITA STEWART and
CHARLES RICHM-AN
_1n_
“The More Excellent Way”
and”
Charles Richmnn and Dorothy
Kelly in
“The Secret Kingdom”
AT THE REGENT WEDNESDAY
House Peters, the Folios-Paramount
star, who will be seen co-stllrred with
m~~d~fl9~hl
m the lore ulna-reel
“subcutaneous-uni
studies one ode-ewe” fulfills attic
inundation this Intel pan M.
lnlhecutouuoruulflllwt «at “can” “dunk oft!»
are such when players-es liltl.
oft Dexter, Tom Fornlan. llal'riloll
Ford, Lillian Leighton. Norma Nich-
ols and Walter Rogers.
1 Tomorrow the Regent will also have
an extra attraction. showing Max Lin.
der, the noted European comedian, in
his latest comedy, "Max in a Taxi," 9.
rapid plot full of amusing incidents
and pleasing situations.
AT THE PALACE TODAY
Starred in“‘The Social Loner"
Today. Chaplin in “The
Cure” ' ‘
Carlyle Blackwell and June Elvidge'
00.00100. baled on In in?
cord union 0! this amount.
in
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about half the country'straffic. dated
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was part ,
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and shops were looted. Troops
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today their share would be $142,000.-
sled-expenses for 1917, and increase,
respectively in millions of dollars:
Coal: 8104'. 8162; $90.
Wages: 8701; $720; 869.
Materials: 8210; $300; $90
Coal i. 3104; $162; 358.
Totals, $1,015; $1,232; 5217
Coal has advanced an average of
eighty-four cents a ton in the last
year, and eastern road's consumed
69,000,000 tons. The New Haven road
was cited as particularly hard hit by
its coal bill, the increase in which
' would alone absorb the additional in-
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The latest -W0rld-Brady: feature
which appears at the Palace Theatre
.today, stars Carlyle Blackwell and
'June Elvidge in “The Social- Leperl'
For a timely presentation, this .fea-
ture ranks first, and with the cele-
brities who appear- in the, leading
miss, the picture is a commendable
attraction from the start to finish.
'All of the forces of the World com-
pany have been mobilized to make‘the
'production and presentation of “The
Social Leper" effective and 'the we
cess is marked. This will belone of
the most interesting photoniays to
be offered at the Palace Theiltre this
week. in addition to the World fea-
ture, today’s seven reel show/includes
the new Mutual feature, "The Cure:
starring Charlie Chaplin. 'Chaplin
needs no introduction to ’Norwalk or
'to South Norwalk and the more an-
nouncement that he is to be featured
‘ts sufficient to draw out the populace
which has given more demonstrations
‘in his behalf than any other- comedy
.aclor of the screen. “The Gore" is
’prOduced by the Mutual Company
'which has been largely responsible for
all of Chaplin’s recent successes and
will he found to equal any of them.
«Today's shows will be at 2:15, 7 and
:9 o'clock.
!- PALACE TOMORROW
f ._.._. .
'Anita Stewart in Blue . Ribbon Fea-
ture. “The More Excellent
War—New Episode of
' Serial
come from a fifteen per cent, allow-
ance. according to the road’s state-
ment.
Wages under the Adamson act add
$36,000,000 to the eastern payroll. ant
increases to other employes, declared
necessary to keep men fronl going to
other industries, amounted to $33,000.-
000, making a ten pelcent. average
wage boast since last year.
An average advance of forty~three
percent, was shown in cost of such
muterals us rails,ties. ballast, struct—
ural steel for bridges and stations,
other metal manufactures, equipment.
parts and oils. in addition the carriers
cited unprecedented increases, not in-
cluded ill the tables, in prices. of loco-
motives. souls of which hav gone
from $33,000 in 1914 $55.00 , this
year, and freight cars, whose prices
have jumped lll manv instances from
$825‘in 1914 to $1,800. . .
For the five largest eastern carriers
detailed reports of estilnated 1917 in-
creasese in expenses and increased re-
venues from a fiften percent. higher
rate were presented as follows:
' Pennsylvania, 351,900,000: 839,141.-
000.
New York Central, $2,700,000: $33,247,-
000.
Baltimore” and Ohio, “6.600.000;
$12,786,000; New Haven, 812.300 000:
55.101000; Erie 510000000: 86 915.000.
Last year‘s earnings, though the
largest ever recorded, made only a
6.53 percent. net income on invest-
ments, the eastern roads stated, and
the average charge for hauling freight
has decreased gradually for the past
fourteen years.
By intensive development of exist
ing railroad systems, the carriers
pointed out. they had been able since
1903 to keep pace in a measure with
the growing demand for transporta-
’ tion, but the diminishing l-eturn‘on in-
vestment had contracted the flow of
l Anita Stewart and Charles Richman.-new capital into the industry, and
tomorrow. Anita Stewart, heroine 'of
“The Goddess" and countless other
. big successes may be counted upon to
make a splendid showing in this fea-
ture. Supported by Charles Richman
Myrtle Stedman at the Regent Thea- and a brilliant cast, she makes a fea~
tre', on Wednesdsyjn the Panda pmlture that is far from the ordinary.
. duotion of Dots Zollner’s thrilling pho-' “Rum Cay"
todrama, "An Men Love," is now an 'Although it is not the most pleas-
. W stars of the Vitagraph cast. will play'seriously checked railroad expansion.
\I“The More Excellent Way," ll Blue
l Ribbon feature at the Palace TheatIrcI
, During the past five years the increase
in property investment on eastern lin-
lcs was stated as only 12 1-2 percent,
compared {with twenty‘three precent.
in the preceding five years. ‘
Hearings will continue through the
week and then he resumed May twen-
ty-thil'd. Many «shippers appear to
agree to a rate increase, but they die-
agree on the amount. The proposed
advance would go into effect July
first.
FRENC-l-l—v—ARMY SIX “MILES
000. The were the following summary. report .ddg, and fight persons
of operating expenses in 1916, indie-5W“.c killed. Later the troops ar-
lrested five hundred persons. l
lured 1n the deioonsrratranta, me ‘
LONDON, may 7.—-martial
law has been proclaimed through-I r
our bohemia, according to a
rrague telegram to Home news-
papers .transmittcd .by the n‘xv
change Telegraph correspondent? '
at Geneva; All newspapers of Bo-
hemia have suspended publica-I '.
tion, the message adds.
NEW OKLm-uvs, May 7.;— _
The British steamer Howlhheodi
was sunk by a German submarine
oil the Irish coast two Weeks agod ..
according to information received' i
here yesterday by agents. of the
owners. the Ulster Steamshipl
Company of Belfast. The Howih-’
head of 4,440 tons gross tonnagefl
sailed from here March 26 forl ,
Ireland with a $500:ooo cargo. 1"
LONDON. May 7, 12:05 p. m.' Th
—After sharp aghtloglhe British C
pushed forward west of Bulle- .3
court, according; to an oifiial _ III‘
statement issued by the War Ofv
lice today. . l
PARIS, May 7,—The Germans
have counter attacked along the
entire French from: and every-
where have been repulsed, accord-
United
*5.
“1.5.,
SOUTH NORWALK CLUB COMMIT-
TEES
,The directors Of the South Nor-walk
Club held a. meeting Saturday even-
ing, at which time a number of inter
ing to an official statement issued eating matters were discussed, and
by the War Office today. the following appointments announc—
..BETROGRADE,, May 6.—-—via' °d=
London, May 7, 6:55 a. m.—-Gen- House committee—i". J. Flnnigan. J.
eral Gurko, cozmngnder 0n the n. Slater, n. w. Fitch and J. w. Olm-
western front, has issued an order ““-
declaring that the fraternizing of Entertainment commiliocml‘]. ll.
Russians with the enemy troops Fitch, S. 3. JanS and 0. IA. 300*
must be stopped. He declares that “Vi
such, action. which has become 3' Billiard committee—em. ll. Nuttinll.
commop. practice, enables the G. W. Stevens, Thus. Benedict and F}.
enemy to learn Russian military 19- MWndes- ‘
disposition and also, by causing Bowling connultlcr- ~W. him
a lull on the Russian front, leaves thaws, L. K. Paul, F. 1). Match, 6. S.
the Germans free to concentrate' Velsor and A. N. ‘l‘hcriuult.
against the British and French, I A letter" was rectiv-z‘d from the sec-
General Gurko warns the troopsl rotary of the i.\'or\\’nik Club advising
that if the fighting comes to I that the directors had voted to tender
standstill in France, the Germans the privileges of the club to the oili-
wil throw all their forces against‘c‘ers Of the Soul‘l Norwulh Club. it
the Russians, who will not be in was voted to accept the privileges of-
rfldincss to repel the attack. He fared and to extend the some courte-
says that three divisions of Ger-isles to the ofllcers of thc Norwalk
mans have already been transfer-l Club.
red from the Rusian front and ~
that others are following, includ-
ing artillery and aircraft.
The order concludes with an
ardent appeal to the .troops, in
the name of the emancipation of
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NOTICE
Probatc Sale (f Real Estate
Under and pnrsnurt to an order of
the Court of Pi‘oll"l" authorizing him
Ordered Yet ?
You get have read MHBIOOASWA‘I‘IR KIA?-
IIIALIforthie-ondlonly and the
camera. The «deem
. wiaeto laceyoarorder quicklyaudhave your heater
installed
'1: there is time.
Water floater Sale
is [or May 0nly!
After June rat the price will be $18.50
owing to increased cost of the gas heaters.
Special Sale Price $16.50
No Money Down °
' $1.00 Per Month
NO Charge for Connections.
Get Your Order . ill Quickly!
li'cclriclighl milliliter Co.
enslaved nations, to do their duty
toward Rusia and her allies. ” It
says: . ..
“Write the first “77‘!" "t‘ t‘“
history of new FreeRussia with
lhercunto, the subscriber hereby oi-
fers for sale all such right, title and
iintercst as Cori Sclmlb, late of Nor-
walk, in said district, deceased, llllll
at the time of his death in and to the
. alerted!
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MAY GIVE PANDORA
iN STAMFORD
Delegation' from That City Delighted
With the Presentation in
This City.
The question is being agitated in re-
: 6 North Main Stair
and
..I win shelves.
3o. Nomi} . Ct.
Men’s Swimsuits
An ‘Attractive Showing of
Smartly Tailored Models ' 1
$12.50, $15.00, $18.00
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HARDWOOD MCKEE ' 7 .
REFRIGERATORS’ '.L -
Made in all the popular styles.
convenient sizes, round
comers, removable drain pipe ant!
Prices $28 to $35.00
Albert P. Gellebe
Phone loose
as Washington or. so. lions-lip
Prompt Delivery.
'gard to repeating the charming Oper-
etta “Pandora" in Stamford in the
near future. A delegation from that
enterprising and wide awake city at-
tended 'the first performance Friday
night in spite of the inclement weath-
er and expressed great pleasure at the
artistic rendering of Iie_=.\fassena's Op-
eretta and also expressed great sur-
prise that such a production, with such
a cast and with the composer himself
wielding the baton, . in a town or
town's (city or cities rather) the size
of The Norwulks. should be so poorly
attended and remain so dead to what
was going on around, and in the midst}
of them and at the smallness of the;
audience. in a city of this kind and ati
the seeming lack of appreciaiion of thei
bettcr class of entertainments. Doubt-i
loss the bad weather had something to
do with it. but the Saturday matinee,
Iwhloh was given so that the children'
'could see llawthorne's story become a
lroality to them, was no better patron-l
izcd, and so it cannot be laid to the'
weather in this instance. Then had
.ono attended the “movies" at .tho
Esamo time they would have found them
crowded. ,
i it could not have been a question of
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[prices because they were in the range
‘ _ authbrlly oh infantile paralysis. Mr.
Peters is not medically inclined», but
rather had his informatioa concerning
this dread disease, thrust upon him.
It was necessary during the taking of
the picture for him to test child to
see if he was stricken with paralysis.
In order to be able to‘present this in
a manner which would not draw forth
criticism from physicians, Mr. Peters
induced a physician. friend to take
him to visit a paralysis case and there
carefully; watched the doctor's method
' of procedure. The physician friend
. , entered enthusiastically into the in.
P”: struction of Mr. Peters and supplied
I" ' the star'with books (in the subject
which he compelled him to read. much
“ to Mr. i'etcrs' disgust.
AT TM 2 3:7 TIONIGHT
. {three and Pictures Featuring Frances
Nelson, charlie Chaplin an'd
- ‘ hm. Vernon Castle
~ ' A‘ five reel problem-photoplay of con-
siderable strength and dramatic
Worth,""1‘he Power of Decision," with!
ili‘rances Nelson in'the leading role
will be the headliner at the Regent
tonight. ‘ The fifth episode of "Pat‘
‘ its" will also be- shown; in this epi-
sode is a thrilling aerial flight in
which Patric. kills the pilot of a. pur-
‘suing machine, the aeroplane falling
_ “' on a storehouse of explosives which
" _ :"903 up in a great explosion. h an
g: idod attraction, Charlie chaphu, the‘
t“
s
370.000 Mutual star will be seen in
ant experience in this world, the hon-
dred extra negrors who were engaged
to portray the savages on the desert
island in “it at Cay," the eighth elli-
sodo of Vi' 'u'aph's ‘romantic serial.
“The Secret Kingdom," which is at
the Palace Theatre tomorrow, were
forced to submit to pails of hot water
being thrown upon their bare backs
when they attempted to climb aboard
the sloop.
When the savages are sighted com
ing towards the ship. the deckhand‘s
fill all available pails with hot wa-
ter and then as they attempt to climb
over the sides they jump up from the
floor where they have crouched and
with one accord spill the hot contents
of their pails open them.
~_______...
If your tenant is delinquent anr
destructive become a Sentinel clonal
llied advertiser or one.
—-
lili luluuu .
* lllitl or illilllil
Any Corn Will Dry. Up and Lift Out
Says a Cincinnati Authority
Let folks step on your feet hereaf-
terf wear shoes 3. size smaller if you
like, for corns will never again send
electric sparks of pain through you.
according to this authority. ‘ _
He says that a few drOps of a ‘drug
called freezone, applied directly upon
FROM GERMAN STRONG:
HOLD AFTER SEVERE
FIGHTING
(Continued from First Page.)
blood if need be."
Representatives of the Belgian
and Serbian embassies have pub-
lished an appeal to the Russians,
recalling the sufferings of their
respective countries, and asking
the Russians not toleave them to
their fate. The council of Depu-
ties has voted support of the Rus-
‘ian “loan of freedom” by a big
on ;o,;t‘, n
‘ ‘-
within the town for its posses-
sion. _
Giving the Germans no time
to. bring up reserves from ,the
hard-pressed Aisne front, where
the French are driving throng}-
the Siegried line for Laon by the
back way to that stronghold, Gen-
eral Haigs troops began today to ..
widen the breach they have made
in the Hindenburg line in the Bula
lecourtOreg‘ion.
. .Counter attacks of extreme vio-
lence rapidly repeated had failed
to shake the British grip on the
line here have not prevented
them from striking again whén
they were ready. Bullecourt had
been hemmed in on all sides ex-
cept on the north, the British, says: “i was in a rundown. ‘feeble
having worked well to the east of condition and had lost .flesh. A
the village. Driving back toward neighbor asked me to try Vinol; and
it, they have fought their way in- after taking two bottles my strength
1
taillight
Run Down and FeebIe—Made Strong
By Vinol
.80 many people in South Norwalk
and vicinity are in Mrs. Wickersham's
condition we ask you call atour store
and get a bottle of Vinol and if it fails
to benefit wo’wul return your money.
in her eightyaecond year Mrs. John
Wickersham. of Russellville,, Pa.
desperately resisting Germans. buildup my health and 1 am feeling
..On1he FrenCh front northOaSt'flne for a woman of my age. 80 1
0f SOiSSOBS and along the Chemin. get around and do my housework."
des Dames. the Germans 11“” The reason Vinol was so successml
hem forced to employ ins“, in Mrs. Wickersham's case .was be-
am” in an effort *6 stem the cause it contains beef and cod liver
French advance. 'Last night thev peptonea. iron and manganese pepto-
drove massesof men against “1°; notes and .glycerophOSphstes, the very
lmes all along this front. b'“ were elements needed to build up a weak-
unable to Shake General Nivellc’s ened WNW system and create
of all. Evidently it. is the same old
followin described real estate, to
g story'of “nothing good coming out 0’:
ML:
"“All that certain tract or r' ‘..l
land, with the buildings “ .eon, sit~
noted in the town of i‘ igcfield, ‘Fuir-l
field County, Conrrl-tirut, at Brunch!
villc Station. so-csllcd, bounded and
described as follows: northerly by
land now or formerly of William W,
Beers; easterly by highway and land
of Abijah N. Pillow, now‘or formerly;
southerly by land now or formerly of
said Abija-h N. r‘lilow; and westerly
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helpfulness and co opt-ration. ln thisl
excepted. llut it is very discouraging
(to create a demand for the best in
music and the art world to be met
with worse than half-hearted re-
sponsc. in some cases actual opposi~
tion and the spirit ofantagonism and
by highway. Said property is subject jealousy. lt “9““an will not dlfi'
lto. the right of the ,ra’ilroad company ’courage people of the "artistic temper-
to draw water from the spring south ament” 01‘ ability to locate in The
of the dwelling house through- a threc- Norwalks, for theJ'i-‘Oille Seem to for-
quarter fich pipe and to’ enter on said lgot that that is a profession as legiti-
land to repair said pipe; ,mate as any other, and the ones fol-
Alsotwo certain “I...- Iy‘i‘ “my 53! lowing it must earn their “daily
“an,“ in we m“, or “03mm, bound- bread" as' well as the manufacturer'or
‘ed and descrlbr'l as follows: the “0‘0” employs, and is under no
’ pint anon—Ming situated on the'more obligation to donate their time
'westerly side of the highway called and services than any other working
(railroad avenue and bounded northerc 'man and woman. Therefore the pee.
- ly by lands now or formerly severally ple of Norwalk should realize that a
of the estate of James Flynn, decear: good production is worthy Of patron!
‘ed. estate of Dudley P. Ely, deceased, age. in itself, without asking the aft
t0 the place’ ””55““ bad‘ the "mm“; ‘ 3'“ “mug "3 "e5!” “ ““3 William Lllchhlau, estate of John 0:. repeated question: “Well, who-t is it;
Powell and Willinnlgl‘: and Thomas II. for?" No one questions the disposition
Raymond; easterly by highway called 'Iof the funds when they attend the
Railroad avenue; "southerly by landvtheatre or‘ the Opera in New York. In
now or late of Jeremiah DonoVan'; this particular instance it had beonthe
and westerly by land now or late of intention of the management (who are
the estate of I‘ud'ry P; Ely, decline-hops and Daughters of the Revolution
ed. the width of said traefbeing 26.nvlrl public-spiritedcltizens) to con-
feet and ii inches measured at right tribute a part of the proceeds to the-
lRed Cross, but meeting with no rc-T
angles with the "HO lines thereof; .
Nazareth," or a. lack of the spirit of“
resbect in four public spirited lndivid- Because We Have ‘No Cm
uals and the wide awake press must bel “
Ito newcomers or people who would like , __-,..
a. tender, aching corn. instantly re-
lieveg soreness, and span the entire
corn. root and all, lifts out without
pain.‘ , '
This drug is sticky but dries at. once
and is said to simply shrivel up the
, . ,corn without. lnflamingbr oven irri-
A'rnjlls' asssnr russnav 'tating the surrounding tissue.
L. Blanche 'SWeet, mw¥momt it is claimed that a quarter of -an
star, will bosses at the Regent 'l'llea- ouncoobtai'nell at any drug store will
the tomorrow; in the Jesse L. may can very little but. is aumcient tore-
ph'otddrnmstio . adaptatibn of F. Hop- niove every hard orsoft corn‘or callus
" ‘tll‘e famous story. ”The from oue’s feet. Cut this out. espec-
" l‘be Cul‘e'.” in which he offersa very.
"wet" comedy to cheer the hearts of
._ the opponents of the "dry" movement
' sweeping til-a country, and at the Same
time promoto the "drys" they are
moving along the right trail.
Won ground on the plateau over-
. looking theAilette river, the not,
lying defense of Leon. Every-
where the French heldfastmow-
ling down the Germans with their
I In the new battle: which de-
veloped late last week. the French
have taken more than 6.200 pri-
soners, bringing flieir‘totol since
April r‘fiuup'tosome 29.006.
one lifetime
m" mice We?
hold upon the valauble and hard‘
A minor military int-idem. hm 'I
mterest, was a Ger .. '
strength. ”
. Right here in South Nor-walk we
have seen such excellent results from
Vinol that it is a. pleasure to know it
is doing so much good for old people
in other parts of the countWFFrank
H. Baxter. SON". Nor-walk. .Also at
the leading drug stores .in all Conn.
former-Adv. ‘ T .
Second tractzwbeing situated on the
Inastcrly s’do of high-“fay called South
Alain street, running through the high-
tway called Wood'wlr-l avenue, being
bounded northerly by land of Sarah
Fitch; easterly by said highway call--
ed Woodward avenue; southerly by
land now or late of Addison H. Mer-
rill ln part on in part by land .now
or lateofAnnieE. Merriam and nest-
orly by highway called South Main
31ml; ‘
.3 For particulars and tel-ins, apply to
WAX comm
sponse from this chapter, it was decld;
ed to'donate it to the New York Chap
tor. but we regret to say that censuses
were hot cleared. I wish to' person-
ally thank every person. man. vitamin
and child. who contributed in any way
to the great artistic success of "Putin
dorzl." , .
l ”Signed,
1 nrnnovmom o'mnn
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The downtowll police—Quiver! o
.complaini. yesterday that a m of
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"(ME SilillY
Too often done by garligbt
causes children’s eyes to be,-
come strained. and defective
eyesight follows. Study 3’ I
children's interests by havaigs‘
us examine their eyes,
‘ should glasses be necessary,
supply them to overcome
EYESTRAIN. '
Why not attend to this .to'-_
day? We have registered
physicians to examine eyes;
No charge for examination. \‘j
THAMER
Oeulllte. Optometrists, OpthlailO}
“The Home of Good clones.“
87 Atlantic so, Stamford, ConlL.
Open 8st. till 9 o. to. Est. 1891.;
If You Have ‘Any .
SECOND-HAND 'AUTOu'O-js‘
BILES OR A LOT OR SCRAP
IRON, METALS, MANILIJ-
ROPE, and you want to get
highest market price for , m
send postal or telephone to
L. EF FRON
Rowan St. * East Norm
sun-«Agents ‘
. Tel. r906...
FAST FREIGHT use. 1'0 as
you. ‘ . ‘ '
THE ANNINO J. SMITH TRAI
PORTATION LINE. inc. .
Freight bolt leaves Pier 2’ m
River, New York (foot of Cotho_
8t.) every'dly empt Sunday. at O.
m. Fulfil recanted at "M.
5 p. on. about South Nonesuch.
5:80 p. I ' , .. '
Tel. r906
a" harming .
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