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The Bhtl'it‘fii days or the year come
next week.
Christmas trees and greens are
toting their ammo- n e in tht stores.
The ic- on tut plinth won t 0' -'-. u
ridersbly last night and“ in some
places is now from eight to nine in-
ches thick.
Ophir Chapter, 0 EA! will hold its
regular meeting this evening at which
time there will be the annual election
of 6mm... All are-requested to at-
“tend
~— 'This is in Jewelry Xmas."
Connecticut owners of motor bont't
are returning to the collector of inter
not revenue blanks that he. had serL
them relating to the taxes on their
craft.
Through Keogh It Csndee.
neyu. suit was irmtitutcd yesterday by
Lawrence & Phllcox vs. Mary C. Ham-
ilton, foreclosure action involving
property in Darien.
~—.\llxvd candies for
schooll at Wilkens'.
George Carroll who enlisted recent
ly in the United statea navy, reported
yesterday for duty He was accom
panied by William Wennericb uni
John Gallagher. who also enlisted.
Miss Annie itagonl of? Burbank
street. reported that she had left her
pocketbook containing 810 or til in a
jitncy. The jlmey- driver named was
questioned, but he reported that he
had seen nothing of the pocketbook.
c'turt best and
Itireka Retekah Lodge, No. 42, l. 0."
on
Friday evening. hold a sale of fancy
0. R. will at Odd Fellows Hall
articles, on entertainment with dono-
ins. and a «social time. and it is hoped?
that there will be a large number in
attendance.
~Cndy canes, baskets. heads. up
pics, ett'.. at H. Wilken’s. 17 North
Main street.
While the demand tor skates tell of!
somewhat with the. sheet and snow, .
of the past few days. the demand tor.
ice creepers has c0rrt‘4putnlinfly in-
creased. Several walks are still alip-
pery in spite of many efforts iU'TOllgh"
Although many persons
limbs
en them. .
have fallen so far no broken
have ben reported.
Fred H. l’onty is showing a new
line .of beautiful frame mouldings,
and is prepared to execute any orders
for picture framing with these new
and up to date mouldings in an artis-
tic and satisfactory manner, at short
notice Get suggestions for framing
your pictures in the latest styles of.
the Ponty Art and Victrola Shop. Pain}
ace Theatre Building.
—-—l’rlces on jewelry are law this
year. Brand’s‘Jewelry Store Washing
ton street, South Norwalk.
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' .the Smoke Fund for at? of the boys;
. save a on
0’ YOUR
mist-w one:
-- 4 P33. 03“.
m PAID
. mm
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Mm 1?:an
attor- ‘
- expected
vimembers feel that they can do their '
‘ nick“ Every man and“ human coa-
_ loo boy to the president, including
It. i)
nonro‘ STEEL PLANT. .
room
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Ambulances were quickly sum
moaed from Wilmington. while physi-
cians were also called froth this city
and Newcastle. Among the first local
physician to respod were Dr V. I.
llyner secretary of the Brand of
Health. and Dr Pe . ciey physi-
cian. who hurried down in a motor
car. as soon as the call came into the
health aloe. The‘vh'ewcastle physi-
cians responthd in force.
Due to this fact that through an ac-
cident on the trollev i e the current
had been shut .oc, about tire hundred
perilous employed at the Bethlehem'
Works had not reached the plant.
Many of them went in the car from 4
Wilmington which usually reaches
the plant at 8 o'.elock: but which wail
held up on the way.
it also was fortunate that the fire
broke out at 7. 55 o’ocbcl which was
five minutes before starting time. This
being the case. hundreds of operatives
were on their way to work at the time
w.
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but bod not reached te plant when the; 1:
hrs started.
The mill where the Ire started had
been temporarily closed down until;
'be first of January. For the time:
being thc building had been used only
for storage purposes. its chief funo-
tier in active operation however was
it“ had and assemble the shells, but
this work had been suspended for sev-
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Sleds, Skatethtck Knives,
ErectorSets.
For Mother
moons, m elm, memo IRONS:
TOASTIRB, canvass, III?” “B FORKS. 1333503 '
IBOHLII, ‘
roots. manner We moors, more, as.
.20: mars, mum ms, trimaran. macs
Boxes wrrn musics coma. '
“Queriity Shop"
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January Prices Now
RAYMOND BROTHERS
Phase iii-3 137 WW". St.
Just Arrived
‘ or COAL. IN Yt UR 0RD
HM? ’ cahlgprni'gfifiw ING Agbllj WEE?
ALBERT D. MORGAN
ersl days
' neeanse the loading buildinz in .
which the fire broke out was isolated
itrom the rest of the plant and pro-i
.iercted by earthworks other parts of
the plant wer1 comparatively safe
lo‘tht‘ugh several small frame strut-t
urea in the immediate vicinity. such as
emu houaea guard othee and a new
payroll office were in the wake of the
destruction and tell a prey to the
flames and the bombardment also.
l The loss is not known. but it is esti‘
mated that it may be close to 8200. 000.
The burned building was an inexl
'oensive affair. but it contained value
Me mac. hinery. in addition to the 15.-
0M loaded and 10mm unloaded shells.
Nobody can ndvunt e any definite idea
fcr the oricin ot the tire but the in!
century theory is prevalent No 1113- |
.hctnery was in operation at. the time
and there Wat-t no fire in the. buildingl
Nhich was treated by the steam fromi
the main power plant some distance.
“‘71,,umcruy1u not Now“.
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Dolll, Automobiles, Vital“, Ilodl, Velocipodu, Doll
Carriages, Woodman, Tool Ghosts, DollBodl, Ito.
M Chino, Dot Gian, hunch Dom, Aluminum
lave tor my years been the iavoriie
shoe for well dressed women because
Moo-local! the qualifies at a well
made slice.
Dune and See the lat-a1 Bun Module"
Hosiery of 'All’ Grades
CONNEA LLY 8t BRACKEN
a: Warm Street. loath Norwalk.
Edwin C. Burt’s Shoes
(if; ”ALBERT F.1GEHEBE E
Phone 1069—2.
25 Washington St.
Cooking Utensils, Cutlery and the like 1
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Prompt Delivery,
South Norwalk.
anav; therefore. it is not likely there!
was any fire in the
lociiiitv that could have caused tr-ic
tion
body of a suspicious appearance was
seen about the place before the fire
i Nearby residents. including the. in-.
babitants of \‘ewqastle and oiling
cities rind towns as for south as Dela-
ware (‘ity and Port PennsylvaniaJ
along the river. wore terrorized for a
Etime. in view. of thi- ' t'uctession of re
rrrts caused by the rxplodinx shells l
)innv persons and many houses hadi
narrow estnpes from the hurling mis-
sites which flew in all directions. 1
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CONCERT OF WAR
MUSIC AT ARMORYt
(Continued From Pago'Onel.
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the tlrofut «iv Knapp t‘ompnny of the.
(‘ity of Norwalk. will be unfurled withl
impressive ccremon es including 811-.
dreds-s by Mayor Donovan and form- '
ier Mayor (‘av.anagh An added at-
'tr.u-tion will be the singing of the
Slur Spnmled liortner by Norwnlk'sr
Itamous soprano. Mrs, Lillian Sher-
wood Ncwkirk.
Invitations have hm-n‘extcndcd tot
prominent people all over the Unitedi
hiatr‘s and the affair has taken on a
building or anyl ‘
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Silk Lingerie
The “Girl Friend”Gift
Practical and most desirable gifts may be chosen from .
there exquisitely beautiful garments. {
h ENVELOPE cam, (“11180138. BLOOM!” and 1
NIGHT GOWNB in a variety of models designed of crepe do
chine, washable satin and Italianaiik
A Very attractive collection of MUSLIN "mna‘fifli
prettily trirnmrl with hand embroidery and mic laces; some
Porto Rico hand made placer—all at very reasonable prices.
SHOP EARLY IN THE DAY, WHEN POSSIBLE.
mm .zmof Mi’ptynuottt’ W "
88 WASHINGTON 8T.
National aspect through the interest?
We have a supply of United States War loving! certifi-
cater“l Stamps and United States Covenant Thrift Stamps for
c.
The United States War Savings Certificates Stamps are of
spar-value ofleOandare roldforulsfcrthefirattwo
months and one cent (1c) additional each month thereafter.
The United States Government Thrift “amps are soldier £50
caehandwhenthe'fhriftdardirfilledwlthaixtoanflbostampl,
thememadylbeexchan‘nd fcroncoftbeiomm
We ab be pleased to furnish these stamps to those de-
The“ City National Bank
8mm Donn.
E5
o . B. JACKSON
OHOMETRIST
50me
[£1me LENSES—Folding Oxfords in Gold or
Shell Shut-0o and Other Mountings.
Maybe-diaries of the eyes. Dentistst prescrip-
“My“ m We
Norwalk
and attendance or men and women(
from beyond the city and state. 'l‘he'
enthusiastic reception of these invita-
'tlnns is not by any means confined
to batters and the allied trades. Let-t
ters are coming in comme ding theI
enterprise and energy of t e citizens
of Nor-walk in furnishing the'oppor-'
trinity for' the exhibition of the pet)
pic's interest in everythinz‘ironnccted
with the war Splendid military mu-
,nic instill" ngly played is just as ef-
fective in bringing home to us a real-!
ization of the job we have on hand
and inspiring us with the courage to
face it ill-l any of the harrowing toles'.
of experience in the. trenches. ¢
The patriotic concert is given und-;
‘tit Association of the employees of.
the Crofut 8r Knapp company. In
[List years the association has held
In dance and the attendance of a limit .
'ed circle of friends was all that was.
in these war times the.
bit in a large way. Twothhds of the.
iaross receipts will be turned over to
from the Norw.alks Hitherto smoll;
funds have been raised for various'
groups. but this is the first effort to;
Leather Bags for .
Christmas-Gifts ?
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An attractive line of Leathe Hand England Pocket Books” i
in various styles. .
ThanksgiVing Is Past and
Christmas Is Coming
_ LOOK FOR ,
A. HASSAN’S
somrranrnm for m Honour.
A full line of has Ornaments for the ~litileiolks.
Fresh Fruits and Vegetableaand afnll llneof Groceries.
Genuine Walrus Leather Hand Bags ................ $0.50 . i
Genuine Seal Luther-hind Bass with safety lock :2. co to 33. oo .
Genuineblorocco Leathernand Bap $3.00,
New Beaver Leather Bags in gray, brown and tan $2 .,00 $1.25
Strap Pocket Books' in black and fancy colored leather,
'1. 00, $1. 50; $1 .75, 82. 00
Children’ s Hand Boga in all colors . .; ............. 50o-‘-59c
Black Satin Beaded Bags with colored silk linings ...... 84.98
J. I; MALLETTE
take care of our boys without regardj
oswumml or. com rostrum,
to their previous allliatlons. Out of
the remaining third of the gross re-
ceipts the Association guarnptees the
expenses. Aside from the plenaure
and inspiration of the ‘yconcen and.
dance every man and worn who at-
tends may feel that :a d lte con-I
tribution has been made to a war
cause.
i rl‘he yMutual We!!! “Association
has been in existence less than tWo
years and during that time several
thousand dollars have been distribut-
ed to relieve the hardshipd of sev-
eral hundred members who have been
nected with The Crofut & Knapp
Company is a member. *from the of-
the stiles force travelling all over they
United ‘Stnten and South American
lthe employees of the branch once: in
1‘
New York. San Francisco; Denver and
_lioaton. and the people of Boobs-l
(‘0. 0:0qu I. Kern's mo ‘
Big. and little Gills-
Practicalpmentssretheonesthotwillbaappreciatedws
year.
We have two immense floors crowded with every kind of .’
Furniture from a complete parlor suits to a kitchen dab.
A‘NewamlittmilveStockotM
' museum
ammo ”or"
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WANTED
one Million Women
'TO- REPLACE MEN
Thenwilwyheonenrillion
men drafted filo the Army
hav‘mgooefllionpoaifiusto
baffled. Wommaetfiltlram.
PIGTOIHAL REV lEW
For November on Sale To no,
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Any Store
or Stock of Wise
Bought for Cash:
Address 0. care Scanner
The Banner Bakery
Tot“?
atom with muesli.
ordereuhtioyi. Wool-elem"
coon BUN! and 00?!“
monumomrw
that.
M‘ w... a-
REED DIVOLK
WE C0.
The Only My Iii-ind .
mention error
In a» town
mo sperms:
Phone soc—co So. no; or.“
so. Norwllk, lune Ball lib.
m..--
scum Circles ’
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PARK & WORD ‘\\
on" DIAL
RUSSELL!
F. H. BAXTER
13100018!
Motor Truck Tires
All regular sires carried in
Quelity and prices right.
no ram TAMI}
Pine island Street, Non-alt
THE
liliililu.
BUSINESS CW
otters! Post Graduate
who wish to quality:
tor special or higher
positions.
" Merrill " Business:
College
South Nomalk
Word.
F. S. 1.70M.
so. Nor-wont
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