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diam—Long Boy, one step
:- Indi‘snole, fox trot.
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Come in, and hear these hits.
BOYS
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16 So. Main St.
SOUTH NORWALK.
NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS.
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For box No. :2 has been moved t'rom‘
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cigar store to the railroad [abutment onl
Wanttinaton Street, beneath the hritigd'
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Town Clerk Herbert ll. Smith report-
, , ed this morning that he had resistercd
«1,164 male does. .‘llt females and t ken-1
Debt in all for this yt’ar and that the
income front this to the town would
be. in the nelahborhood of “.733,
(«Auction sale of premiums of Beck-z
,man 8: Company. Saturday. May 4. be,
ginning at to a. m. Vacant storc. iio-l
tel (llin'ord. Tables, chairs , lamps.i
many otlter articles. Bargains. 1
Arthur l-lull, ot' Port Richmond, 8
1.. 0th oi the colored men who failed ltt‘tnt‘ ol’ its presidrnt, Mrs. Henry C. “Wk“ “ll ”1“
to put in an appearance last 'l‘ucsdav~
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morning when he was to leave lot"
at the ofllcca or the Exemption Boardi
‘ at the hall
The Central Labor ,Union holds a
meeting in C. L. U. hall this evening.
Douglas Fowler Woman's Relief
Corps will meet tomorrow afternoon
in washington street to
sew. .
Complaints about children on Taylor
avenue breaking glass were made to
the police and Patrolman Lockwood
was detailed to investigate.
Butler Lodge. No. 97, I. O. O. F.. met
last evening and held a rehearsal for
the initiation ceremonies to be held
at the meeting next week.
Tho many friends of Mrs. Alice Lyon
of Chestnut “street. South Norwalk,
will be glad to know that She met her
daughter from Manchester, England,
The W. C. T. U. {social which was to
have been held at thehome of Mrs. Cy-
rus Roscoe on Westport avenue, has
been poatponed until next week Fri-
day at 2:30 o‘clock. '
Lady Jennings Lodge, Shepherds of
Bethlehem, met last evening and re-
coived three applications for member-
ship, initialed three candidates and
made plans for a box social to be lltld
at the next meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Iii. J. O‘ltrien of 12'
Hamilton avenue. have received postal
cards from their son. .I. F‘. O‘Brien, of
his safe arrival overseas. Private
(l'llrian was a former memhrr of ”to
old Sixth Company. who was trans»
t'errtd to Camp Green at Charlotte,
S. C. _
.l. lrvinsj Dibble. whose citr ran Iltt .
" the wooden pole in front of Tarlovs: ttmccr William Thompson's delivery dav's date. ltowevcr. have hccn rc»
attto at Franklin and (‘lay strolls
some weeks ago inflicting considerab in
damage to the latter. has been sued by
the latter to recover (innings: to the
amount of $300. through Dunbar &
Quinlan. _
Reverend and Mrs. William (2.. (iii-
l'in were the gut-sis yesterday of Mrs.
M. Andrews. ot‘ West avenue.
1Whiie here licv. Mr. (:iil‘m made ar the Norwnlk Library yvste‘z‘day otter-
ranaemcuts to have his household ci-
.‘crts taken l'rom the parsonaae oi the
First M. ii. t‘hurch on West avenut‘.
to Springfield Gardens. Lona Island.
where he is now located. 1
The Women's Association ot‘ the
downtown Baptist church not at tho
Shercr. .\'o. l Washington street. yes-
terday afternoon. and made plans {or
(‘ l‘ . lan Experience Social to be held at tho lions in farm work and tarot manage.
anti) ““0"" "h‘m‘d up ‘ us “1mm“ . home of Mrs. C. I‘. lloutwcll on ( res "NHL
ccni 'l‘crracc at the next meeting. Al
the enemy. 0n the southern legiof'
the salient, the German guns bevel
been active in the region of
Bethune. Southward, in Picardy,
only the artillery has been active.'
American troops in Picardy east '
of, Amicns have engaged the Ger-
man infantry for the first time on
the; great battlefield and have
entcrged victorious. After shelling
heavily the American positions
near VillersBrctonncux south of
tire Somme. and in the direct route
to Amicns, three enemy battalions
attacked Tuesday night. Sharp'
fighting took place all' along the
line anti the Germans were rc-
;pu|scd. having sustained severe
losses and leaving: dead and
wounded on the field. The Ameri-
can Ins-sex are reported as “rather
scvcrc. "
Although ('onstantiuoplc ahd
Berlin recently announced the re-
pulse of the British westward
across the Jordan, General Allen-
hy.‘s men east of the river have cap-
*illretl ncarly ‘2l()() prisoners in a
successful attack against the
,Turks south of Es Salt, toward
which the British are advancing.I
Mczrah, west of the Jordan. has
been occupied and Arabian troops
along.r tltc lladjaz railway rcccntly
have taken more than Slit) prison~
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May Day apparently passcdx
ouictly in the t‘cntral Empires
It‘cw news dispatches of \Vcdncsu
ccivctl from within Germany and
.\ustrid-Hungary.
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I’RM‘TICAI. WAYS
‘ .TO CONSERVE FOOD
A most“ interesting and valuablo
tut-ut‘ng or the Home Economics com-
mittee was held in the auditorium oi
noon and “as a most interesting and
instructive s. ssion.
The chairman, Mrs. J. t}. Gregory.
presiding. ami introducing the weak.
crs most gracefully after a Short in»
Irtrlttclor) address.
hire. it. (t. ll. Schench, ol‘ \Vlton.
him has been so prominent itt Farm
Bureau work throughout the state
"Nerds oi‘ the. Ilour."
characteristic
practical sugges-
onc oi‘ her
with
and save
talks replete
Mitts liaycs ot‘ the Economic lic-
aoswsnr Ame mm
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in ‘N’orwalk. and arrangements are be. social time was enjoyvd following the llfll'llllt'm “I ”W lefll’fllfllll AHI‘lCUI-
;turul Collette. spoke on "The Necessi-
, . ‘~ w. .. meeting. . . .
it“: made? i" send “U“ W ( amp WNW“- ; ties of llcaclum: the “onion in Her
«DANCING
Arion llall. \‘lr'cstport.
night. Victor orchestra.
Saturday
"lveryone uses writing paper in
these days or high prices. Il pays you
to look around and see where your
money goes furtherest. Fred H. i’only
is showing a his special box or 48
, shecis and envelopes. tine linen paper.
Just double the quantity for the price
0! one regular 60 ct. value for 39 cts.
See his window display. Palace Their
tre Bid. South lNOl‘Walli, Conn.
”— VOAMERAS
FILMS
1, PHOTO SUPPLIES
' STILLSON-POWELL
CORP.
y8rtl Liberty
Loan Bonds
iéat TbisBattk
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, smothering fire of tltc Allied air-1
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l The (‘luett Peabody Company an-
lnmtnccd today nnothrr raise in wages
of .1 per cent to start immediately
This is the second raise of like amount
to he made since February 1 of this
year. anti this coupled with the it) per
lo: nt raise previous to February L
makes a raise in wages of 20 per cent,
' the first raise or such an amount to be
‘llltltli’ in the city. ;
Committees from (‘onrt Mahncknmo, .
,(Iourt Nurruk and Court Edmondo on.
lAmicis. met last evening and voted;
lto hold it mass meeting of all three‘
lcturts at lloyt‘s Theatre building on,
Sunday afternoon. May 5. Plans will
then be complrled for the final action
t in tltexlr‘orestcrs' Drive on Saturday, Klllflhld 0! (‘Olllmblll‘ '0 be held at
GERMANS PREPARING
E FOR OFFENSIVE AND
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1 ACTIVITY ALONG THE
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l May lll No doubt next Sunday‘s
lmcetim: will bring out all local mem-
1 bers- of the order. l
SOMM E BA'I‘TLEFRON 1
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As the first ln'cak in the hard
lighting.' was followed by stronger
'ailacks. it is probahlc that only the;
Etliiiitrttltit-s of transport and supplyl
it‘ttllipl'l tltc cncnty to withhold fur.x
. lllrt-ttassaitlls against the Allicd po-
sitions i'rom tltc Mount Kcmmcl
region westward.” Execpt for
Mount Iv'cnnucl and "a small Strip
to the castb including the Mes-
Sincs Ilidgc, the (let-inane are outE
much lower ground than the
,lt‘rench anti British and must eith-
icr light on or be compelled even-
tually to withdraw before the
tillcry.
IIeavy artillery firing and thc1
usual outpost actions ‘conliuue,
lalong the front. Around the im-l
portaut sector of Locrc, the French CITY sues CONTRACTOR ROBINS. he will be with us again soon.
have been shelled very heavily by:
Get the
Woke-zit
Smile
You Will Enjoy Your Meals
In Table Form Only.
At All Dntwisu. 50c.
Moises
Home," bringing out many practical
ways lo conserve food. not only by
using toothsotne substitutes for wheat.
sugar and other vital necessities for
our armies. bill in the preparations of
everything in the fruit and vegetable
ine.
About ilt‘ty oi'th’c housewives oi Norv
walk were. preSent. and gained a Store
of home knowledge that M'ill make the
home title more attractive. anti case
up on papa's purse.
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K. OF C. NOTES.
Edward J. Splan. deputy grand
knight. and Past Grand Knight Edward
J. linyes have been elected as dele-
gates to the state convention of the
Norwich May H. William F. Tani-
many and William P. Ward have bet-n
chosen as the alternates.
The various ltnms in the member-
ship campaign drive will make their
first report on lbc’r canvas at the
meeting. There L: every indication
that the captains will have something
interesting to report as considerable
rivalry has been developed bethen
some of them. - There will also be an
exempllllcation oi the first degree.
The local Knights are planning for a
smoker in the near future. An invita-.
tlon to the anniversary celebration oi‘,
(‘ourt Laurel. Daughters of Cnstile. has ‘
been received. ‘
CHANCE TO SECURE BARGAINS"
l‘coplc of this city are offered a;
number of rare bargains at the once
liuil sale which will be held tutor—
day morning. beginning at 10 o'clockl
at the vacant store in the Hotel CIII‘.
ford. South Main street. Premiums
of A. l“. llr-ckmann & Company are.
to be sold at auction by Deputy Sher-;
it’t Edwari llK Doulcns. Tables. chalrs.i
violins. banjos. electric lamps. chat-1
ing dishes and a score of other tlilngsg
Will be disposed of by Mr. lloutens. l
The company recently ’went out o[
the premium business and the Slo-‘k‘
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Lutynght lien Schaiicr Marx “
T/w Sty/c Book ((rl‘i'l’ for Sfring ' _ .. ll
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The Hart Schai’fiier 8r Marx ,
Style Book tells you how
HIS Spring you want to make your clothes money go
_ further than ever before. The Spring Style Book tells you
how. Be sure to read~your copy carefully—then see the new
economy stylesat this store; they’re ready for you.
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I If you do-nt get a copy of the Style
Book, tell us. We’ll see that you do.
. ROGERS 8: S’If
ENS
so. NORWALK
The home of Hart Schafl'ner & Marx Clothes
NORWALK " Two Stores"
will be disposed oi at bargain prices!
The auction will begin promptly at 10
o‘clock and those looking for bargains
are urged to be present. ' l]
The city of Norwalk through Cor- 1
poration Council Quinlan has brought!
.xtit in :th 3411110!“th against» ThOIhfdstl‘VO WPeks and mud, no name for it. all them.
reittrnable in the Court ofison mud, Way over our shoe tops ..t
recover damage 3 some plat-cs
2‘ :l.i.is.
Common 'I’lras. to
awarded against the city to Francit J. l
Blackweed. who fell into a hole in theipapers dated February 28th. March 5.1ing. They were twa good men,
.and the three magazines that you sent,
pavement in August, 1916.
Mr. Robins, who is a mason builder . me. and believe me, 1
at 23 Putnam avenue. downtown. had
weeks. Gee! I miss him. but i guess. reading in them-and not only that it!
have not seen him for over four, get. them {01" there “'35 "91‘? good 1get the Salvation Army. ‘ I Mr. Jack Frost of parts unknown.
There was one place where we stop- visited Norwalk last night and cut.
ped tier night and thereiwas a Sal- “9“" early vegetables, flowers, ““1
vation Army lint. They had four 1 tender plants in a very ruchless way.
lSouth Manchester,‘ Conn. girls and i W11“ the damage Will b9 l0 budding
' . three men from the same place. When fruit and shade ”“5 cannot. be 3509”
Gee! .1 tclt blue when I heard orrthey found out that. we were Conner-i tained. Up Wilton way. many there
‘saw the news about two of our “19111.1 ticut boys they treated as great. “-9' momeiers marked well below theireeze
Say. mother dear. I got mp Norwalkl bers of our lodge, the 0. U. A. M, t‘.y-,.bought some eggs outside and they ' ing point and - ice formed in many
cooked them for us anti We had some places. The sudden drop in tempera-
Andv CharlexAdams was one hard , line cbffee. . ture followed the rain of the afternoon.
worker for our lodge. and believe me,l - -. . , . . ‘ which ended with a petting squall of
we will miss a good man like him; . Bdi Eade is around with us and ..c »
was the first good American readiugt
hope 50‘ 1 . 11 had seen in over a week and all oil
We haveshad bum weather the lastflhe boys in our company got a look
at least 1
was glad to
~ is t‘ el‘ ~. , ~ renew and hail.
.1. Also got the pictures you sent me. 9 mg fine I'led Moore is 0. ls...
the contract for the repuir'ot' this par-I
ticular bit or pavemenl'and many lo- .'
cal legal lights were of the opinion‘
that he should have been included as
a defendant in the suit which Mr.
Blackwood brought against the city
and recovered $450 and costs as balm
for his injuries. This was not done,
however, and now the city is seelfing
to recover the amount from Contract-
or Robins.
SALVATION ARMY",
don‘t know it. Some never discover,
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applrffor ”kinematics! The kidney“ their note bit. They are very good
are working all the time. filtering poi-1am! brave;
sonous waste out or the blood stream. “81“ "D in "‘0'“ “"1 the 3°C“ Shell“
'snd when they become weakened or.
{deranged backache, pains in sides and
groin, ao-called rheumatism. lanquidndo» it.
use. swollefiolnts and other symlrl"
toins develop. .
Ark. writes:»“Eoley Kidney Pills m1
.‘lteved me ptzsever‘e kidney troubles 6t
- lb l I ' . ’ .—
AFTER ,THREE YEARS they are great and I‘ “Item ilk-Int hilt rr§°ilhsfrin§lils§1 mhliiihhlftihls
Many men and women are sick and he“ ‘0 my hearts“ the time. Hooking O. .K, and felt the same. - 2‘
1‘ Say. mog‘hersdear. I am writing iliigl How are you. motherhoar? iii-the"
, . etter in e alyation Army ut an best of health. Were you out. On Eav-
hey have kidney trouble until meytbelieVe me mother. they are dome ter Sunday. it was one Easter Sun-l
day‘i will never forget and 1 wish}
I could tell .you all about. it. and what '
we were doing, that-day, but cheer'up.
i will tell you, tor this boy is coming
back some day“ Belore another Lam.-
er Sunday. loofget tint. _
This is the first letter that l have
written in some time. but i will write
you as often as i can.
Well, good bye. apd remember me
micell‘ the‘folks anvil-my [friends when
PM 503 menu}? '1 ‘5‘? .
Your- lov
The Newest Fashions in .
AFTERNOON DRESSES
Georgette, Charmcuses and Taffeta
SWEATERS
'Ot Shetland Floss. Attractive and
Low Priced
BLOUSES
Georgette Crepe. Washable Satin
and pingerie. medium priced
one for every occasion.
NECKWEAR ——A full line of upto-
the-Inlnute styles in collars. and
venues.
THE LITTLE SHOP
"60.8.11; street Smith Norwnlk
Why. they heye, their huts fl
‘bnrsting all 'around them. but they
‘don't seem to mind “it. as long as they
can help the soldiers in any way they
They give out hot‘cocoa every day
land believe me it is the best that you
can get. Anytime fellow is broke
and wants nut-ink or hot colesi'ux;
‘ cocoa they-qu give it to yon-.90
" nether-d ittw yer to
“X 8.11088. Ogden,
Norwalk Chronicler