noun“. annua- 13. 1917
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(WOLEST PLACE IN TOWN tyoung sooiety girl, and Jack F‘yTe,‘ ‘I‘iends and her cruel, cruel mother
. Regent Theatre E
39 Degrees C501” Inside Than :known players as John Burton, Al~fhl£h as one of the most delightfully
Outside.
3 Shows, 2:15, 'l:15 and 9
Today
KATHLYN WILLIAMS and
\VALL‘A‘CE REID in
“Big Tunber”
And Idealist-Pattie News
Tuesday
GEORGE BEBAI‘I
n he Grcn‘ Character Actor in
“The Cook of
human Camp”
Also a axe/stone LILJLu]
. Wednesday .
BABY MARIE OSBORNE. .
“The BabyEBei-‘nhar’dt In ~~ -.
Sunshine and Gold”
And Burton Holmes Travel
_l?ictures
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Palace Theatre
. First
in Quality, Service and
. Comfort"
Three Performances Daily at 2:15,
7 and 9 O'clock
oday
Fascinating World Drama
“The Divorce Game”
With Alice Brady
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ALICE JOYCE
“The First and Bit-st" in
“The Question”
Wednesday
‘Gmnvs BROCKW‘ELI. In “
‘To Honor and Obey”
mg!
.The Mightiest Drama of a‘ '
Century
“The Slacker”
The War Play Without a Battle
Scene
Friday and Saturday I
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m 8001'! IOWA“ mo m1:
'less marriage of Stella Benton, a
owner of the big timber.
The cast supporting Bliss Williams
and Mr. livid includes such well‘
tred Pagct, Joe King and Helen BrayE
The production was stageu'under the,
personal direction‘ot William H. Tay-E
tlor and the photography is wonder-E
Eiuuy beautiful. ‘
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AT THE REGENT TUESDAY
George Beban in “The Cook of Can-
yon Camp,” and 3 Keystone
Comedy
I George Bebsn's introduction in the
Itioror-zcs-Paramttunt production, “The.
Coof: of Canyon Camp," which will 1.3
“ seen at the Regent Thea‘rezon Tues-
day shows him as the (bet of the lum-
bcr cc . v arising in the cold. gray
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huh.
j”. cdrtwn, to prepare breakfasflfor the
(Emma. lie is seen shivering and rub-
lbiné his unwashed hands. Those
Iscenes were taken high in the main-
tains right after a blizzard. During
the showing of the picture in the din-
dio projecting room some one in the
Eaudicnce remarked. “That looks as fit
‘it was cold.” uCold is right," repliedE
’Mr. tic-ban. ‘It took us four minutes
tto take that scene and it took the four
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3 through."
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TGREAT FEATURE AT THE PALACE.
[Wonderful American War Drama “The
Slacker” Coming on Friday ’
and Saturday
, In “The Slacker," the “Metro pro-
duction de luxe starring the. brilliant
'actress, Emily Stevens, to be shown at!
the Palace Theatre, on Friday and Sat- ,
urdav of this week, will be seen an
Eexact duplicate of the flag that lnsplryl
jcd Francis Scott Key to write the na-
tional anthem, “The Star Spangled
, Banner." i
I This was the flag that floated over
Fort Henry at Baltimore, when the
1British fleet attacked the American
Efort. At that time the national em-
‘blcm con‘slsled of fifteen stripes and
fifteen ’ stars, and measured 40x30
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The Mighty Drama of the
Day and Hour
“The Slacker”
—witl1—-
Emily Stevens
—al the»—
PALACE THEATRE
Friday and Saturday
Bathing Ca 5
Be sure th '
Bathing c3335 .3? or: “513233.23?
1’08““!er “be prettiest Styles,EVitttgrttplt Blue Ribbon feature which l‘iunbury. The machine bore license
shapes and trimmings offered thisjwiu he the attraction at the Palace No. 6780 0.
season. Come in and look them
over.
250 to $1.00
1 H. A; MEAD
' Druggisl;
8 North Main St.
South Norwalk, Conn.
“no.“
Park
~~ ' .zm
oloan‘oinl
Butane
Admission—Week Days, 20c; Sun-
days and Holidays, 35c.
DANSENG
(thicken and Share
Dinners
FREWORKS. EVERY FRIDAY
NIGHT
M lle' lllllilllfi
AT THE REGENT WEDNESDAY
t. .
Baby Marie Osborne. the Creator of a
Million smiles, in “Sunshine
and Gold"
Another wonder~picture featuring
the Baby Bernhardt, the worfti’s
youngest gloom dispeller, the creaTdr
of a million smiles,‘Baby Marie Os-
borne, Pathe's five-yearold star,
to be seen here Wednesday.
7 It is called “Sunshine and Gold" and
tells theystory of a little girl kidnap
ped by gypsies. The splendid sup
porting cost includes Henry King, who
directed the picture at the Balboa stu-
dio in California, Daniel Gilfether and
Neil Hardin. -
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AT THE REQENT TODAY
Katthn Williams and Wflacc Reid In
I Paramount Feature, “Big
‘ Timber"
is I
' is being shown at the Palace Theatre
mom to do pith the love- ttce of the weal‘thx- yofins £1199an
..._....v. ‘ . . ~" at ca . . .
{screened I“ ‘The Sl‘lckel' men tr main streets. exhibiting
chactly the same as the 3 original,
which is one of the treasures of the
United States gorernment.
Under cover of a flag of truce, the
young composer had gone on board a
Iliritish war vessel to seeafriend who
Ewns a prisoner, and during the night
ithe British attacked the forli'ess. The
lsicht of Old Glory, battle-scarred. but
still flying in the morning breeze, lu-E
spired him to write the immortal song?
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AT THE PALACE TOMORROW
Alice Joyce in Powerful Vitagraph‘
Drama, “The Question"
One of the most forceful charact-E
err. in "The Question," the Greater
>'l‘lieatve tomorrow is a clergyman.
The Rev. Nathaniel Wainwright isE
the pastor of the largest church in
town and ilso is one of the city‘s lead.
crs in the forces .for reform. ills1
daughter. Martha, deciding the great-E
est question that. can come into a
Women‘s life. rcnounces society "and
defies convention by going to live.
unmarried, with the man she lovcs.‘
lie is restrained from marrying her.
by a provision in the will of his tutor
and patron. a scientist, who left him
a formulae on condi-
his
a fortune and
tion that he remain single until
7work were finished.
When the proud clergyman learns
of his dottuhter‘s act, he tries to dis-
suade her from her purpose, but. to
no avail. and the shock and disgrace
of the think break his strong.r cltarac’
for. Next he is dismissed from the
church because of the scandal and
this blow so weakens him that. he lie!
comes fatally ill. ‘
The character of the Rev. Mr.
Wainwright is one of the finest of a
clergyman that the stage has known
since “The Christian" and the por-
trayal by Edward Davis is an impor-
tant part of the. picture. The leading
roles in “The Question" are played
by Harry Morey and Alice Joyce, who
recently added to their fam'e by their
work iii “Womanhood" -and "Withiti‘
the Law," two of the greatest features
the \‘itagrnph company ever pro-
duced.
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AT THE PALACE TODAY
Alice Brady as Fascinating Young
‘ A merican Woman In “TheDi-
vorce Game,” World Fea-
ture Dealianith In-
ternational "Mar-
riage .
Taken from Leo Ditrichstein's fam-
ous play, ”Mlle Fifi," and even more.
'brilliudtly clever than that mightily
successful stage play, “The Divorce
Game." with Alice Brady as the star.
today. "The. Divorce Game" has been
staged and played in just the right
‘key to emphasize all the witty situa-
tione,‘ all the fascinating characteris-
Ewho will not give the girl and her
Emiss the performance has become a
girl, he:- noble French husband, hisI
Fire Hose Turned on
husband all the money they wish to
spend. “The Divorce Game" ranks;
entertaining offerings ever screened. I
R. T. RICHARD’S SUPREME SHOW:
The man who used to tell his neigh-E ,
bors that he attended the circus be!
cause he didn't want the children tol
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back number in these modern timesl
Healthy men and women whose mindsl
are young go to the circus because it
is the one wholesome form it? amuse-
ment that constitutes the year’slbest
holiday. The circus audience of today
Is not c gathri'nrz of any I nanciol or
social ccndition, not" is it made. up of
trike. of any particular age. The man:
ttfacturcr and his mechanic; fltc'
banker and it's clerks, rnd the (Wild-
rcn and grandparents of all of them!
make up a circus audience.
In these. days of big amusement cn-E
tcrprises the circus has become an cn-'
tertainment for “grownups" as well asE
children, but no astute circus mam:
who expects; to win continued success,i
would neglect to cater to the younger;
generation when preparing his arenicE
program. ‘
When R. T. Richard's Supreme,
Show of the World exhibits liere,l
Friday, August 24, it will be See that
the management has recogniZod this
fact and has provided abundant‘ I
So desperate did the children of t
York f‘ity become during the hot w oath-Er that they begged firemen of
en"
tertainment for th ‘ t e '54.
co N I'll )9. m: :0”; 0f? ncarby engine houses to turn the w
““9 ““3 “‘ ove “9 eeI’I‘HEts'Huany places. This photograph show
the herds of lcelandic and East Indian welcomi- streams.
Shetland ponies, the comedy bears.‘
Sweltering Children
he thickly populated east side of New
ater on them and it was done in
s hundreds of them playing in the
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Your Chance to I Replace
* That Old Gas Range!
If your gas
you are getting only fair result
you to replace ti with a new on 3
exhausted.
compelled to pay present mark:
Don’t neglect to give this .
prompt attention.
nge has bee 1 in use for a. number of years, and
A‘ BIG ADVANCE IN PRICE 3
is positive when our present shck is sold out, as we will then be
s with it. would it not be well for
before our season’s supply
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matter .serious .thought .and
ALL RANGES SOLD ON EASY MONTHLY PAY-
MENTS, BUT YOU MUST ACT QUICKLY.
The United Electric Light £7 Waller Co.
the clowns and the c0ntedy.acrobats.« w”
And what child doesn't love to see the yesterday.
bespangled men and women flying _
through the air from high trapezes?
Dances will "I‘ontinue at the Nor-E
As for the gm‘m folks, the pro walk Country Club during the months
gram of big- mOdern features is bound "I September and October. SI’PI‘M'“
to hold them spellbound when it Orchestra, Of Bridgeport, will render
classes to make them hold their sides music for ”1“ weekly affairs.
with laughter. I "-
The free street parade on the morn-'MORE OFFICERS
in; of circus day will be a EIOI‘IOUB,
procession worthy to herald the mostE
modern of all circuses. It will start;
from the showns near 10 o'clock asE
possible and will proceed through the
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. Second
11 10M! “’19 (‘orps, National Army:
of beautiful wagons. horses, 0D9m~EAka'll. liotyoke, Mass.
es of wild animals; floats carrying“
. ' s ) led .
beautifully gowned girl , mtun Fort Niagara; N. Y., Camp,
bands, bands of wagons, calliopes and , tion to ”mm. residents of Penn
all of the other things that go to make ' and New York.
tip a modern circus parade plus the Captain, Infantry; Oflicixrs' Reserve
manv new features carried only by the ( ""l's': 1‘4"“ C utimger, 50““
Howard W.
sylvanla
. ‘ , .. , . ass.
R. T. Richards Suptimc Show of thel Second Lieutenant infantry-Otllcers’
“oi-Id. -iti~.-.Iru~ (‘m-ns: Maurice Waldron,
The performance will start ltI two liyili- i‘ar‘n, Tut‘s: Thomas S._lngham.
Lee, Mus-5.: Jacob Bates Abbott, llos-
ton ‘
l-‘lrsl
o‘clock in thc afternonn and will be
repeated again in the evening at eight
o'clock, the entrances opening one
hour earlier to permit lnSpection to
the zoo.
Lieut count-Cavalry.
film‘s.
t lv‘irst Lieutenant-Fold Artillery. Olll
H . . . l ”.\“:tiilt‘ir'k. "motif. Muss. ‘“~
Ihclocal unit?" but“ WNW“ '“ \‘Cill I‘ll“ assigned to dot
of the theft of a Ford runabout from rcirnltir army.
Second l.ieutcnant-lnfantry. omcei-s'
tltt‘st'l‘i‘u ("rivpsz Arthur Warren Nudge”
Jr, \i'iiwliestcr, Muss: (‘hnrles E.
Eleni-its. Providence. R. l.
Austin. of Union I’tli‘li,‘
in tho foilnwittL' students at Fort Snel-
IIIIIL'. .\linn.. camp.
\\'ill be assigned to ditty at the reg-
ubtr urmv:
Francis D.
spent the. week-end with friends
Newark, N. J. ’
The uptown police had an unusually
quiet. day yesterday. No arrests were ilcwrvc ("nrnq:
made, and no accidents were report: MEI ““1““, ““99-
cd' , fainttiisitions have hec unwanted lo
‘ Ethe following students at the Fort life»
il’lierson. Georgia. Camp:
(“blot of Police William l’enningtou‘ (‘nplain-infantry, Officers’ Reserve
and wife. ()ll‘ictu' Frank Raymond and (1011”: I-PWIS llemcnway Boil, 7\VPSt
Wm" tolicrt liilduft‘ and wife and nAcwtou. Mass: James Edward “clch..
l‘oston.
.i. It‘lahcrty and wife motored to l‘ut- 1mm, l.ieutcnanl~lnl‘antrv, Ofllcct's'
nam Park and spent the day
there Resort-c Corps: lawrcnce Grinnell,
_. South Dartmouth, Mass.
Second Lieutenant-infantry. OTdcei-s
Reserve Corps: Adrian Barnstein
Fink. Providence. -Rt l. , "
(‘i'tlllf'tlll'ClenIl‘L Officers' Reserve
ECHICHESTER STILLS
Francis R. Kenney
THE ABSOLUTE PERFECTION AND GEM SUPERB
o no: or comma crowns
fiiif‘hfcimnns
*SUPREME SHOW“
0F TIIE WORLD
/ ‘9 srrtritcumt
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Tlll‘: DIAMOND BRAND.
Ladle-l Ask your ”refill". for
CIII-I‘hw‘ltf’. Diamon- mud
I'Ille In Red and (gold metallic
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boxes. sealed Ribbon.
Take no other.
Dru at. Ask for .
INA 0ND "RAND PILLS. for!
years Lnovmls Dut.§3fest. Always I“. climb
(.‘orps, Joaeph Burnett Choate , South~
Ihorougli, Mass: Harcourt Amory, .ir. I
lioston.
Second Lieutenant, Field Artillery
pliy, Concord, Mass.
Will be assigned
regular army:
Second Lieutenant, Field Artillery.
Benjamin
OOfllcers' Reserve Corps;
Lufkin, Medford, Mass. .
ROTON POINT
OOtflcers‘ Reserve corps: Duboae Blur.
to duty with the
,local lodge took motor trucks to Bar-Eeralbe; C. Oddo, assistant Venerable;
ry's Grove where an outing \tts en- G. B. Bucci; Orator, F. Cawo; Herald,
ljoyed until about 10 last evening. A M. Colba; treasurer, ,S. Chariott; F14
{string orchestra. furnished music dur- nancial secretary, F. Andresini; Re-
Eing the day. ThOse in charge of the cording Secretary,
«,5
G. Marino; true
jaffair yesterday were the newly elect- tees, N. Nardi, E. L‘liarioti, G. Masino.
The day at Roton Point yesterday:
was an ideal one for all
yet a few were out around the light
(‘oiiituissiins were nwarder to the house and other DIM” where ”‘0 fin—
t’ollowlng students, among others at “Y denize if ”19 (199D “"9 Smosed to
in add.‘ lurk. The bothers. while they were
rathered scutered in the
sorts of
, - sports from boating to fishing, and,
Lieutenant ' Quartermaster although the fisltei'titetl were not munyl
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morning, ’
picked up as the day went on and by"
u'R'
quite a crowd there. The “Monta
ampton, 5 or'll in the afternoon there wasE
landed quite a few people who patrom-I
ized the rostaur
at the point.
out and the aximlonsE
Many of the the people,
were. evidently at this faililly resort:
‘ Offll‘era' for the first time and while they rG-.
("11“? "HIV" II- Harrington, MWIO‘L nllzed that it did not. have all the at-
tructlons of Its older sister, t‘oney In
place where they could sit down
so chose.
Many of Uncle Sam‘s boys were pre-
to Ilomej 3
flying
(“III"V'IS-‘I'rm I‘M“ 1’9“" awarded m‘tucn and medical corps men, and they
sent front artillerymen
Guardsmen, from infantry to
again and to enjoy themselves.
Most always you could sw ". soldiz"d
Sccond Lieutenant-(‘nvalrv, Officers’ with some young girl. w" '..tts either
bls wife or else his ‘».'t.'lIl(“tII'l and
they cut on their
the grove here they sat down
talked of things that. did not concern
the other people thert‘allottts and the
attempt, as they
might have in former years to pry in-
otber people did not
to these things.
The cars gain: to Norwnlk :ts well
as to Stamford were well fitted and
the incoming cars were also well fill-
ed, a goodly crowd coming and point'
all day.
SONS OF ITALY INSTALL
The Order of the, Sons
at Ariou llall yesterday afternoon, a
gmfifigyfi, . delegation from the Bridgeport'lodge
Working the degree. After the degree
.iy to the pier 'or
and
of ltalyE
Lodge held an installation of officers
INTROD'UCTORV
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a m
A .,
monummmwommrts
5m. ELECTRIC-LIGHTED
WORLD "'
One oft-cent tlcket admits to every- "
tam. Children and I! yr ”C‘URE' '
noon open It l'nnd flint. m'iniflfil BRAD _ MADE ‘
”3W1. of I” “a; manager-Io and
t on one or. no
bell! at s and I r. u. ""°""""' . Alfie E y .
u ; ' o "h. . 5
Battier Grounds
'So. Norwalk,
- \blmu‘ 53137”
from, fur-bu
£30 .1:
mm
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{Elfin I'm ‘
alarm»
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a. 3.1““... II.I-.'.;..;-.'.".Li.-i
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lcct‘s' “pg-"mop (10mg; jumps K F‘ltz— land. they also realized that it was it’
and.
F Will! lllf‘ rest and also have :t good meal if they}
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seemed glad to not among peop'e OUIMET TAKES WESTERN TITLE
‘—--Fraincis Ouimet of the Woodlundt ‘ E, .
Golf Club of Massachusetts, randeISulurdnys) 9'
by the I'nited States Golf Association,
as u [ilOf‘FLiSIUllttL won the umuteurlg:
championship of the Western Golf;
Association.
dcfcatrd K. i‘. Edwards was a. thrill-‘75”. 3:03,, 9:58x.
hit: one. Figuring on past perform-.Ngw YORK TO SOUTH NORWALK
unces (inimct was the logical winner.l
The final in t/hich he
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UNDERTAKER
Tel.. Office. 1069-3; House. 693.
27 WASHINGTON ST.
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[Nicotine Sulphate]
' ' A. M.——12:25x, 4:33x, 4:53x, 5:30.. '
For Plants 6:50,8:05,8:30,9:41x,11:00.
i P. M.——12:17, 2:13x, 3240):, 4:35. ~
. '5:13x, 532:, 5:37, 6:11x, 8:53.. T
9:18:. ’
Shrubbery etc ~
' A. M.—4:35x, 4:53x, 7:55, 82302.. ,1,
NothingiBetter
01‘
More Effectioe
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Albert. D. Morgan
wasnincrbu STREET. .-
. Black Lead
50”) III mum's“ FVEII'MIIEIIE had been worked the visitors and the l
9.1mm. 3:43. 7; 8.13
ed otllcers: Deputy Daggio Salvatore. C. Vingo. W. Gocchia; Master of Ger-t
Past Venerable, Oscanio el’nce. Ven. emonies, J ,Benttducci; assistant Mas.
ter of Ceremonies, C. Plaintani; Sen-
» gtlnels, W. Dattalo. V. Tisto,
CALLING DRAFTED MEN SEPT. 3.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.~Prov03t
Marshalt’leneral Crowdcr announced
today that 30 per cent of the. men.
drafted for the National army would
hing inovementontllatday;an other302‘
he called to the colors Sept. 5, begin-
ning movement on that day: hothlr
Super cent on Sept. 15, a third 30 per
tccnt on Sept. 30, and the remaining 10
per cent as soon thereafter as possible.
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HAVANA IS BURNING
When you smoke an ”Exception"
Havana filled 5e cigar. Ask for it.
Retailers supplied by
THE C. E. SLAUSON 00.,
Norwalk and Stamford
”Lu“ ..._._~___‘l
EN. Y., N. H. d: H. TIME TABLE
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ESOUTH NORWALK TO NEW YORK
, A. M.-—1:39x, 5235):, 5:49x. than.
.6:57x. 7:18x. 7:40, ’i:55x. 8:21): 8:46;
Hiltondays only 8:59); 9:24 (except
tMondaya) 9:39, 10:33); 10:52x.
I P. lti.—12:03.,12:52 (Stamford only)
I1:09x,1:38x,3:02x. 3:29, 4:32x. 5:27;.
'5:46, 6:02x, 6:26x, 6:47 Stamford on-
I
ilv) 7:02x, 8:06, 9:20x, (except
58x, 10:07x.
Sunday:
A. ltl.—-—12:25x, 5235):, 5:49x, 8:59.
19x, 10:33x.
P. lit—12:03, 1:09x. 2:4lx, 3:122.
I4::l2x, 5:46, 6:02x. 7:02x, 7:12, 7:45;.
10:07x. 10:40.
A. M.—4:10. 5:30, 0:34,8:00x,8:51x.
9:15, 10:03x, 10:06. 10:50x.
P. M.—12V:03x. 12:45x. 1:06. 1:09!.
(Sat. only, 2:18x, 2:57, 3330):. 3:53.
4:13x, (except Saturdays) 4:23, 513:,
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11:15x. 12:00x, _
Sunday:
A. M.—6:00, 82003:, 9200:, 9:21;
10:03x, 10:50x. ‘
P. lit—12:10, 1:03x. _2:00x, 3:352.
.5202. 5:25x, 6:00x, 7:10x, Szlox, 9:001.
10:00x, 11:51x. 12:00x.
SOUTH NORWALK TO NEW
' HAVEN
A. ills—12:2“, 1:13x, 5:37. 6:02.
7:15, 9:19, 10:22x. 11:11x, 11:58:.
P. M.——1:20, 2:20 (Bridgeport only.
(Bridgeport on-
1
'Saturday only) 2:34
'ly, Saturday only). 2:47 (Bridgeport
Ionly, except Saturday), 3:30x, 4:23;.
I5:19. 6:21, 6:51, 7:08x, 7:32 (midge-
port only) 9:25, 11 :08.
' Sundayls
A. M.—12:26x, I? 3x, 7:43, 9:19;
10:19, 11:12, 11:58x.
P. M.——2:10x, 3:11x. 4242:,
6:48. 7:08x. 8:33, 9:25x, 102%
11:16): (Bridgeport only). t.
NEW HAVEN TO SbUTH NOR. ,.
WALK
6 : 331.7
9:41x. 11:00.
P. M.—-12:17x, 1:55x, 2:23, 3:402, ,T
4:35, 5:13x. 6:113, 7:05x, 8:53, 9:13.:
9:35, £12301. . ~
South Necwalk t29Danbury
M. :13,.8:27, 9: x.
IA’: M.:I:27,.1:54x, 2:43 (83th
only) 4:39; 5:27, (Except Saturdays),
6:26. .‘
Sundays .
A. M.—9:25. 10:29x.
P. M.——-2:15, 7:20.
Danbury to South Norwalk ‘
A Its—43:00. 7:25, 7:55x. (Monday;
only) 8:35 (encept Monday), 10:05:,
11:60. ,
7:07, 8: 3‘61. (exec):
Sn
P. n.—~I:33x,
Sammie").
A. 1—726“
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