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’ Step But Jim. _
We’re Going Galhng on
tho Killer.
74571—Tbe Song That Touched
My Heart, by Wilbur.
18473—8miles, fox‘l'rot.
Rose moors, rox Trot.
A complete stock of the lat-
est songs and dance records al-
ways on hand.
DONNELLY’S ‘
is So. Main St.
,. it“
L’iiy News ‘
,. ‘M. B. Cary. Jr., son of Hon. Mel.
bert B. Cary, and of Ridgefield's great-
ly respected citizens, who won a cal)-
tnin's cpmmission in the U. 5. Heavy
Artillery, is in active servicc: in France.
a
, .
Word has been received that. Hon.
George Pratt lugersoll. Uus. Minister
to Bangkok. Siam. has sailed from Yo-
kohama and is expected homeyon La.
"onDay'. We understand Mr. Inser-
soil has been very ill. and it is hoped
that he may speedily r‘ecov'ei'.
Postal cards are being received from
Harry Keene, who is representing
Norwalk Aerie. Fraternal Older of Ra-
gles. at the grand convention beins
held this week in Pittsburgh. Pa. lie
is having a fine time, and his friends.
think he deserves it.
“ Madam Henriette Wakefield's young-
est brother. Lincoln Sumner Wilson,
left last week for Pensacola. Florida.
“Link" has received both his wings
and has been made an ensign in the
Naval Aviation corps. He has had the
honor'to be the first man of his dl'li-
sign to take up the new and heaviest
type of livdroplane. ”
Putnam park is a most attractive
place for picnic parties within, a ra-
dius of twenty miles and scarcely a
day passes but what aparty of pic-
nicker bound for the park goes
through Bethel. They buy much of
their eatabler- here and consequentlir
local merchants profit through the at-
trac‘tlveness of the, park.——Danbury
Nerve.
Uncertain reports as to the value at
old tin cans have been floating around
for some time, but visible evidence, in
the shape ‘of a coal car loaded with
old tin cam.- and other scrap tin, would
seem to confirm the report that old
cans are valuable, it they can so
obtained In quantity. ‘ The car In
question passed throush Norwalk
shortly after‘l four o'clock. Yesterdfl)’
afternoon, as part of a. west bound
freight train, and/elicited a great deal
of comment from people who saw it
pass. ’ “
George W. Lynch, former railroad
bridge lender is this city has writ;
ten an interesting letter to :1 Norwalk
man. The letter is from England. and
mentions the fact that Mr. Lynch has
a
made his seventh trip to England and}
he is now in the'south of England tak-
inga needed rest. He speaks of the
fact that there is no more air raids ov-
or London and ascribes the reason as,
being. that the British made it too hot
for them. Every time they eerie over
they lost more than‘they gained, says
'Mr. Lynch. '
:51?
“in The South novels m
.llomrmr- ._ Wis:
, i enter the pen. and then there would be.
' .yoke of oxen and a horse or two, would I. _
11 . nan»...
to treat no hands. "
Belden Hill still i
ARE GONE FOR GOODI The shop on the flat legs of rocket
ion Beiden Hill was long a profitablel
place. George Lynch ran it for a cum-f
her of years, but he had acted as car:
3 tier in a circus'and seldom curbed his
roving disposition for a long period of
time. He fell into the river from the
railroad bridge, just below Cannon
Station, one winter night, and was
foundfrosen to death on the bank the
next morning: He. at that time, had a
shop near the residence of George E.
Taylor.
Then there was a shop in the lower
end of the Kent district, which Was in
connection with the old bolt factory.
Sylvester Taylor, commonly known as
t“Vet,” was the last one to conduct it
successfully, and removed to Nor-walk,
fully 30 years ago. '
The HurlbuttAStreet Shop.
The llurlbutt Street shop was the
last one to cluse. Originally run by
the Abboits, of whom George Abbott is
still living. at an advanced age. He
was succeeded by his apprentice, Sam-
uel Scofield. who conducted it until the
past year, when he closed it. for the
simple reason that he could make
more money in a factory, with less
labor and with much shorter hours.
All of the. old Weston snops are
gone, including the famous Bradley,
axe factory. which made the product‘
of nation-wide fame for just a century
until the factory burned a decade ago.
I
momma-unnotis ‘
(Continued from Page One)
ltime, was an unto-date slot: for that
period and stood at the corner of the
main road. and the road to what was
then called (.‘annon's Station, and the
-old Hubhell homestead, just south of
the present residence of Hezekiah Us-
borne. his south-law, was converted
into a cozy little shop which Mr. Roy-
nolds conducted until his death at a
Ilipe old age. He was christened N9?
g hemiah, but was always known as (In.
cle “Allah."
' Sam Fancher’s Shop.
in the early 703 of the past century
‘there was a good sised shop that stood
just south of the present anveway to
the estate of Henry W. Harden, near
. the Congregational church. Samuel B.
5 Fancner was the Pooh Ba of Wilton at
{that time. He taught the district,
lechool. adjudicated the neighborhood
ldisputes 01' his- i‘ellow towsnmon as a.
‘ justice of the peace, was an authority
.on real estate and genealogical titles
lot the town and. at odd times, after
1school hours and on Saturdays, ran the
. blacksmith shop.
I Well does the writer recall thaTold
shop, which was torn down about. 1350.
At the north end was the chimney and
'forge, with its cumbersome bellows,
loperated by a hickory pole, which it
iwss the delight of the youngsters to
wield. until the little bank of coals
was in a glow and the horse shoes or
lother pieces of iron shone red, when
lit was grasped with a pair uf‘tongues
and hurried to the anvil, where sturdy
blows from the big hammer sent the
'sparks flying in all dircciions until.
after being shaped, it was plunged into
a tub,of water, when there would be a
sharp hiss and a puff of ;:tesm that
'mystiiled if it did not frighten his
young audience.
The Ox Gallows.
At the south end of the shop u as the,
:ox gallows. A pen. made of sturdy}
itznibers, with a long leather apron. in .
.which the ox was suspended while it,
was being shod. Sometimes the bigi
animal proved unruly and refused to:
3a great snapping of the “cart so " and:
‘much shouting, with more or loss pro-1'
faulty sometimes; until "Buck" or‘
“Bright." as the case might be, flunllyl
was induced to enter the long". narrowl
framework. when a stout bar was:
.placed at each end. Then the leather.
apron was passed beneath the animal!
and fastened to a wooden roller on the
. other side, which had a cog wheel and‘
go ratchet at. either end. Then thei
roller was turned by means of a long;
iron bar until all four feet were clear
or the floor and the? shoeing began,
often accompanied by much wireesing
and bellowing from the poor beast,
who could not understand what ii wast.
all about. Oxen were only shod in the
winter time. to prevent their hunts;
from breaking on the hubs and ice. not‘
only on the’highways, but in the rough,
Apathy to..t‘hei,wootis.o. .. _ <. ,
l A horse, being built on dittorent,
plans and specifications. was casilyl
trained to hold up a foot while the;
paring and scraping went in. Part of;
the paraphernalia of every well order-g
ed shop was a horse's tail nailed to at
broom stick. and it was a pretty easy-
way to earn a penny. just to keep that .
brush a-swisbing every time a fly lltt
either on the horse or man.
“Shootln' the Anvil."
Then when the night before the;
.Fourth came ‘round, we youngsters}
i used to follow the big fellows up the;
hill. and somehow the door of the,
blacksmith shop always secured tone.
unlocked. Some one would light il‘
match and then, as many as could get
_ els. Ooneid
lonehls in ex
‘.
wmmmchsn
hold of it, would carry the anvil out
in a vacant lot and make ready to
“shoot. it." First. a quantity of gun-
powder from a powaer horn, would
be tsmued into” the square hole in the
top, which served as a socket, where
the various cutting tools were placed,
and then a wooden pin; with a grove
in one side. for fuse. would be driven
in, and everybody would scurry to the
shelter of the nearest stone fence,
while the leader would touch the light-
c-no-A'r‘sis BARK
Rockwell E: Co.
1108 MAIN ST.
‘BRIDGEPORT. CONN.
i Announce Their
Annual Fur Sale
Beginning Monday. August 5th.
For One Week Only
Now is the time to select your Furs.
Prices subiect to chance
after this week.
Brass and Enameled Beds
We have a big and varied stock in Kali sises and many mod-
ng the present state of the
value stout price. ‘ . ..
PLENTY OF r0303 BGRBENS, GOUGH “M0038, COOL
AND COMFY" FURNITURE, LAWN BENOHES, ETO.
RAYMOND 8t SON
Sale on Summer Dresses .
The Little Shop
. 60 N0. MAIN St, So. Norwalk
0. .AMMIC COAST
(Continued frornFirst Page.) ,
that; , '
it is believed that the U-boat which
destroyed the Porto may nave been
the same vessel that appeared cit—Ten
days ago oi! the Massachusetts coast
and shelled a tug and the home: under
tots. after having planted a mine which
destroyed the American cruiser San
Diego ofl' Fire island.
The Portuguese skipper reported
that the bath was sunk by bombs plac- ~
(d in the. cargo of cotton. All hands
were permitted to leave in .he hurk's
busts.
Naval intelligence officials who got
the story of the Portuguese yesterday
declined to make it public. They will
utilize the information obtained to as-
sist the patrol which is looking for the
elusive submarine.
it is probable that the men of the
Porto may have been drifting two days
when they were picked up. The first?
rumor reaching the water front was
that the British had found the crew of;
a German submarine sunk by the big.
freighter's guns. Inquiry at various!
British offices failed to verify this.
The Porto was noted vessel of 1,097
gross tons. She originally was Brita
ish grid was built at Dumbarton in!
1885. She hailed from Oporto. l
V
metal market, every
"“4 ‘
,p. I
‘t
[with
ed end of a piece of “punk" to the end
of the fuse and hurry to join us. ,
Then there would be 1:. breathlese
wait and, finally, there would be a tre-
mendous noise. that we were sure was
quite .as loud as the largest cannOn
could produce.
Bill Paddook’s Shop. .
Up in North Wilton, near where theI
Cometock store still stands. was anoth-,
i
Quarter of‘a century ago. wasthe last
Ytenant and did a thriving business.
: in those days the blacksmith shop;
was just as popular as a meeting place,
“farmer. who would come from a dis-
as the country store, and often some,
‘tance of from five to 10 miles, with a'
New Victor Records for August
They Were All Out. of Step But. Jim, by Billy Mumy.
Paul Revere, by (Sharla! Han and Shannon Pour.
Hello Central, Give Me No Man’s land. by Edna Brown.
Smiles, by dos. O. Smith ‘s Orchestra.
Skeleton J angle, Originailisie Jess Band.
l ' d still owned'
~el‘ famous shop. bill“ an i G v Md ‘1 H W
. Comatock family. "Bill’ Psd- runny 5 y! y “g 93"
2 3301212110 removed to Bridgeport, al The Song That Reached y Heart, by Evan Williams.
Hear these new records, which we will gladly play for you.
A. J. Collins.- Company
-m~——-.—.4 _-
lie to watchman in o. Building
Material tine? ll so. call on
RAYMOND BROTHERS
Phone gno- 137 Washington 5:.
Who Carry a large Stock 19‘ All Kinds ‘
O. B. JACKSON
aprons-rarer
plellltuer. limit
“Wm-WW node‘s-
“Mandates-loudly.
‘ Wmusheqnwm'm
“MMMW
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All 01d White Shoe
Spoils the Effect of the Neatesi Costume.
Buy the New Pair Here.
We have all kinds iorail occasions; for i
all kinds of people.
While Stockings of all Grades.
CONNEALLY 81 BRACKEN
81 Washington Street. South Not-walk.
m w-
CENTRAL norm
l'ins room by the day or week. Steam heated, electric
11st and gas. Fine. Oats attached; also Restaurant. Italian
and American style -
(loner Honroe and Chestnut Sta. ' Tel. 1555.
ll. DISESA. Manager. 3.1118381, Proprietor.
was names
assure, which sell for «.17 or. month and lo additional
”poem-Woman”. ‘
Imvnmmms TO WIN mm
YOU! 311'.
The City National Bank
South Norwalk. Donn.
. Silk Underwear and» 1
' — Gloves. ‘
Van Rosita “Niagara ids-id” Vests of pure glove silk—dainty,
shapely and durable, in white and flesh color, hematitched
and embroidered . 32.00-42.25
The double tipped, for double. wear, Van Rosita Gloves, in
black, white and grey soc—$1.oo;$1.25
A line of Gordon Gloves in grey, white and black, with self
stitching, also stitched in contrasting colors.
J. I. MALLETTE
ll WM”! 31'. IOU? NORWALI.
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bring firing of older and enbugh lunch:
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enzyme sun ouronné .- . .
Winter m was .. row the lost. opportunity; for
lanthanum and Black. advancing daily. ‘ L
lie nation is compIEte with .g ‘ ' '
pair of Rubber soled
N ‘ . f .
._ Mid-Summer Willie Sale
* ; All This Week
'Hereistheland elaborating Feminine Pineries, Snowy. V“
Waists,’ Dainty Usidermusllns, irrigation. Envelope chansons. ‘
If’you‘ do not, will bytldsiowht :yolfwlllheve reason to
allusion; i our 1.. . --...
i
, WALL PAPER Strand 10c, Roll
ALSO rmsm ”IRISH A'Il LOW PRICED.
- rants-rite. yarns, memo ‘ ,
1n wellington street ' ,_South Norwalk.
s
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prices on. cotton clothes are . '
I
somarnrtm'mnn
tor porch; lam summer house,
bungalow. camp. etc, niay be
had from us in. any style or
tom desired. Just "now we
have a lei-in stéck from which
to’ till your ’summer needs,
Chairs. tables. benches. ere,
"settees. lounges, \ colts. "
everything ifor’w not: i'vresther‘
mini-thyme «senor-aorta
“it ‘ ' We not
EwnrrnPrNEco. ~ -_
iii till“ "i“.
afford to insure yourself:
wismyou would not load
ales. The same M
prompted you to any ~ -» '-
should. “on due mm. X
ish you perhaps to take out ,
insurance. because of the 1 .1
ed cost of building new
bar and nearly every oils!
of expense entering into {In
of making repairs, or r ~
after a fire.
ruiaytoos'co.’
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scorn HORWALK,
cdr'é‘fit'iicod By
Takinit
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sold. .
repaired. Ream
per month. ,
sold at 85 m '
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Till-I raw Sensor
osriumou on Window
Chiropractic is the definitions
cause of the disease spirits
Idiultlns the same. Discs“.
by s wrench. twist or s _
back. Even if done in e
creates pinched nerves and
later life in the diluent
limbs. ‘
l
«hoe;
t.
Chiropractors remove the
disease and pain. health ll.
through harmonizing the .
tems'ln your body. Female
given special attention: also
ture of the spine. Yon-will
gret givlrg the Chiropractor t
to help you. ,
Hosnetlo treatments stun
l’. FRANCIS, ll. 1”
at Washington St. Bo. N ‘
Graduate from film-r}
our. on In!
and we will rush our “will.
right around when comet!"
this happens In your home. I “
PLUMBING
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or worn 0 have us m
I"! oIronic. or install I
tern .
transits snmnt
Jossme A SPECIAL
HORACE an
, plumbing Initiating
Tel. 18“ '
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. soars. sgj
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