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JOSEPH DAVIS'
, W’ASHINGTON. STREET
So. NORWALK.
JANUARY ~
SALE
Now in Full Swing
he Broken Lots Arc Priced.
n___.-.llnca 9! egg:
3 en‘s Hats .. . . . $1.50
Ribbed Shirts and . . . .
Drawers ....... . . . 656
Caps
Collars .
'65c Neckwear, 3 for m
95c Neckweax, 3 far $2.00
Come m and Look Around
‘14. home of Charles Sterling in
o ..\enue. is nearing completion.
regular meeting of the Nar-
Running. Loan and Investment
:ltion is to be held today.
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Chester Nolan. of Orchard
is suffering from a. painful in:-
'n her eye caused by a tooth
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"'irilnlnr and Hood
on Kuhn.
covers.
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l Estate owners should keep
insurance policies and
ullpnrtffl‘it papers safe from fire.
. and prying eyes by renting
deposit box at the South Nor-
mst Company.
‘» «is.
‘ walk. Saturday evening.
Alyce)! at the church. -
11:9!er Met Aid Society for which
,tui about 0:30 o’clock. where she was
. E. K. BANKS-
Dry Goods Store
Under Mabackcmo Hotel
80th News":
The Oriental Orchestra will hold a
dance at Community Hall East. Nor-
“. Waters. of Hickory Bluff,
has been confined to his home with a
heavy cold for some little time.
The dun-ml meeting of the South
Norwalk Congregational church wifl
be held on Thursday evening of this
A ball will be held at Elk's hall on
Thursday evening of this week by the
Sterling's orchestra 'wili furnish the
imusic.
—Rs.dlntor and
Anton. Km
Hood Covers.
Rehearsals have been held right
along and the cast is well drilled.
Tickets will be obtainable from. the
number: at the Council; on Thursday
of this week.
Children playing on Woodward ave~
nue made such a noise as to annoy the
neighbors. according to a report on
mo rni ng.
Mrs. Mary Kindelien. of Taylor
avenue. slipped and tell this morning
on the ice. breaking her right. ankle.
She was taken to the Nor-walk Hospi-
attended by Dr. Robert M. >Wolfe.
—-Buy your ‘Victrola at Donnelly's
on;eaqrweekiy.panixeu~ts. Store open
em until. a P. in.
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l» Dmmlm .
Nor-walk lost one of her oldest and
most highly respected citizens
:vening at 7:50 o'clock. when Richard
Norris passed away at the home or
his son ‘Willlam J. Norris. of 83 Alain
street. First District. Deceased was
36 years of age and had always en-
joyed the best. of health. He came to
Norwalk about fifty-two years ago.
the Nor-wall: Iron Works Company.
must of the time traveling for the
company. A few years ago he retired
to live with his sol. Mr. Norris was
{crmcfly a. member of the old New
‘x'or‘x vmer Fire Department and
he belonged to the Masonic order. He
was an ardent Republican and took
gride in having cast a vote for Abra-
aam Lincoln for president.
i
was very near his heart, and he led a
garded as one or Norwaik's W
citizens and his loss will be tel grat-
ly. He is survived by two sons. Wfiv
Ham. Jfixorris, of this city. and M‘
an! M Norris. of New Britain. and
rthree daughters. Mrs Coley Roscoe
and Mrs. W. G. LeCount. of this city.
F
last. i
and was employed for many years by '
and left his home mu Taylor avenue.-
where he resided for a long time. to go L
The First_ ’
Methodist Episcopal church. or wmcn '
the was one of fine oldest members. ;
consistent Christian life. He as re- '
IE ”is “SALAD
finent wide
cmmon 7
Continued mm First Paco.
’were signed w Grimes. unsatisfied
gm have an accountattfie hunk.
’7." for
breakfasgfor dinner,
'for- sup? er and five
o’clockv ea the Con-
BAD CHECK '. _/
Beam the peace audthclocal mer- .
chants being W in him where- L'
emu. his wife. m, Mrs. Ber--5
“‘1 M“- I- 1* WWW» 0‘ WWW-"- .tha Crowley. who lives with im- sis-
Tbe funeral will be held on Thursday ter. at 149 South mm street. is also
afternoon at 2‘30 °'°1°°k from the anxious to find out where he has gone.
home of his son. William J. Norris. at
213‘ Main street. Rev. John J. Snaveiy
Riverside cemetery.
. Mrs. Sarah A. War.
Mrs. Sarah A. Haefner. niece of
Peter Haefner. died yesterday. at the
the police plotter at headquarters this"age at 82 years. Funeral services will
be held at 12 o‘clock Thursday from
the home of the deceased's niece. Hrs.
George Othame.‘ Jr.. of 10 Jefferson
street. Rev. Louis B. Howell will of-
ficiate and burial will be in Lakeview
cemetery. Bridgeport.
Funeral of H. W. “‘ells.
The funeral~ of Henry \V. V‘Veils.
former contractor. was held at noon-
eime today from the late residence. 1
Grumman avenue. Rev. Louis B.
‘The _ Traveling Salesman." the
'1' Night." will be held this
dl the South Norwalk Club.
vrluillfllPlit to be given by
Lyn-lie. baritone,
for which Spcidel's orchestra
l mix the music.
wrnl.” meeting of the I). A. R.
mm) at the home of Mrs.
.mnk, Jun. 19. leing the first
of the year several Knitterfi
1.» brought up and a full 9.1:-
. is urged. An important
. of the board will be held at
‘l Mich member is requested to
.. lit.
Hal at lowea prices. Harris cud
‘ m-st regular monthly meeting
. Nor-wall: Council, B. S A.. will
ii in the Hotel Mahackemo.
«lay evening January 25th.
preceded by a. dinner at 7:30
The, Council will hnvc us its
. Lorne. W. Barr-lay. Director of
updrtment of Education. No-
l'uuncil headquarters. and llu-
uutnmsters and assistants. .\lr.
is one of the most intervxt-
. ».lur.~z on scouting and the
would like very much to
him with a 100 per Cvnt.
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TRUSSES
FITTED
at Nisan—Powell Corp.
South N orwalk
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FOOD
1*buy it with thought.
2-~cook it with care.
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3—serve just enough.
‘ save what will keep.
1‘
S—eat what w o 11 1d
spoil.
i 5,825.
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“4.1.. . Thu-nfijfin‘smf"
B‘home-grown is best.
5.351%
DON 'T WASTE IT.
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This message is Just as
. mod now as it was in war
flmP. ’
it helps to keep savings
accounts growing.
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South Norwalk
Savings Bank
“Open Monday Night."
and Joseph)
.n. humorist, to be followed by'
. . . , - in the arish house.
. a. hwal‘lz. (A \Ve-st Awnue at' p
1
comedy to be) presented by the South
Norwai'k/Council. Knights 01 Colum—
bus. will not be presented on January
30th. as first planned. but will be giv—
en .01) W'edllesda); evening. ,Ft'bruary
Ist. at the Palace theatre.
A “spread" featured a meeting of
Castle Camelot. Knights of King Ar—
thur. of Grace church. 1.0M last night
There- was a good
attendance and a jolly time was en-
joyed. Plans for the resumption of
basketball were discussed.
—Buy your coal at Harris and Guns.
State Referee Joel Reed is hearing
the ancient and somewhat musty case
of Joseph A. Gray vs. the estate of
Sarah Davenport in Bridgeport today.
Attorney Horace Gray appears for his
father, while Attorney Albert Gold-
nar of Stamford. appears . for the
estate of the late Miss Davenport,
l
Arguments for the defense were
heard at the resumption of the civil
case of Harlan L. Phillips ct (ll, vs.
Joseph Giovanni in the downtown
court before Judge George H. Vos-
burgh, this morning. The case was
mntinued until this afternoon. Judge
Edward M, Loukwood represents the
plainlifi while Attorney John J. Cuneo
represents lhe defense.
Judge George H. V'osburgli has de‘
filed the motion of Attorney John T.
hwyer. representing Adam Steinwald.
for the setting aside of the verdict of
the jury in the case of Chris Lucas
and others against the Steinwalds for
the possession of the premescs adjoin-
ing the South Norwaik lunch on South
Main street. Lucas was represented
by Attorm-y Cranicr C. Hegemun.
Olaf E. Anderson. of 60 Connecti—
cut nvenuc. driving a Federal truck.
Ill'llul‘tt'd to the police that while com-
‘ing down North Main street. near
Ann street. yesterday morning. the
rear of his truck skidded and smash-
ed into a Dodge. suburban type auto
standing at the curb. breaking the
running board and bending the mud-
: ‘guards.
——Coal at Harris and Guns.
'l‘herv will be a turkey supper. a
community song service lead by Mrs.
Morrison, and an entertainer at the
South Norwalk Congregational church
\\’e~rlnesria_v cV'eniixg'.lJa.nuary 18. The
supper will be held promptly at 6:30
p. m. Only those will be served who
have purchased tickets before coming
to the supper. The song service and
entertainer will he in the Sunday
School Auditorium at 7:45. Everyone
is cordially invited to attend this serv—
‘ ice.
Department Commander John Wil-
,A. E. F.
llama. of Bridgeport. attended the
meeting of Mulvoy—Tarlov Post. No.
603. V. F. W..
Plans are being made for a. minstrer
show to beheld in the near future.
lthe plans to be left in the hands of
Walter Ceilings and J. Gunther as a
committee. This will be an “old fash-
ioned over sea. mime " and Nor-walk
people will have their first oppormn- .
ity of seeing the form of amusement
popular W the members of the:
The next meeting will be
held on Febmry 6th.
Two Papers for One Price—3 Cents].
,In addition to the regular Daily
Edition of the New York American.
you get a. Ill-Page Piccorial Section.
For sale at sum ,
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COMBAT TRAIN WWW. ,
Federal inspection or the comm
Train will be he!!! oi: the NM’
Armory on Thursday night. Several
State officers will be present.
On January 30 there will be an ill-7
spection otBaitery C.
held last night. Sergeant O'GradY and
Corporal Lyman. both of whose ens
listments expired. rte—enlisted. ,
Girl Scouts. together with many
other guests. watched the Battery so
and burial was in
iSctauke-t. L. I. The services were
very largely attended by scores of
lgriends and relatives. «There were
many beautiful floral pieces which
mutely testified to the. esteem
deceased was held by former busi-
ness associates and friends.
church. officiated
Funeral of A. A. Adam
The funeral of Augustus Alfred
Adams will be held tomorrow morn-
ing from'the Soldiers' Home in Nora-
ton. Burial will he in St. Mary's
cemetery.
Today in Wall Street
W‘AJJ. STREET. 10:30 a. m.——
Conflicting price changes recorded at
the opening of today’s Stock Market
were attributed in part to uncertainty
arising from yesterday's sudden ad-
vance of call money to six per cent.
Special issues were strong. however.
Gulf States Steel. Industrial Alcohol.
“Fells-Fargo Express. Virginia Caro-
linzi Chemical and National Cloak and
Suit I’rcfcrred g‘aining one to two
points. Crucible Steel was under fur-
ther pressure declining 11/11 points and
‘renernl Asphalt. American
Locomotive. I'I‘PSSr-(i Steel Car and
Coca Cola. Rails gave no early imii-
c.iiion of following ,\csterday's upward
(rs-ml.
WALL STREET. Noon—Traders
for the long account were not much
encouraged by the 4% per cem open-
ing rate for money. that figure being
the- highest initial quotation of the
new year. Standard shares made little
headway. activity and strength being:
largely confined to stocks controlled
by pools. or the better known issues
Studebaker and Industrial
were most prominent with several of
'hc iolmcc05 and motor specialties.
Wells-Fargo extended its rise to 31/;
points and Adams and American Ex-
press gained 2% and 3 points. Louis-
ville and Nashville‘s rise of 23-:Q
points was the only noteworthy feat-
ure among rails.
trolcum.
Howell. rector of St. Paul's Episcopal.
the ‘
heaviness was shown by Mexican l'c-l
Alcohol ‘
He left Monday morning. telling her
111121 he would have‘ta take a. business
.wfl! otflciate and interment will be in “'19 for his firm. and that he didn't
know when he would return. He
would write and let her know.
The couple were mum in New
York city last. Julia and Mia Nor-
walk. where Grimes immediately
made himself solid with friends of its
wife. who had lived here an her life.
He worked this friendship to good
advantage. on Satin-dry when he puts:
‘ed these ram checks. He also took
advantage of this friendship to en-
deavor to sell land in Mexico. where
it was said that to procure oil. all one
had to do was to stick a crowbar into
the ground. That’s how much all
there was there.
He claimed to have been a rich man
and to have owned a lot: of land in
Mexico. which he lost under the for-
mer administration there. He stayed
at good hotels in New York city and
came here for the week ends. Thus
it was not surprising thathc should
,wife when he left yesterday.
Grocery Company; the F. & K Sta-
Parlor. Ric-hard Roach. and many oth-
lhit. they cashing a. check for
Grimes never made the checks out for
'blg sums. they ranging from $10 to
$35. the usual amount being :15. He
relied on the fact that. he had been
seen in company of his wife to secure
him identification when he presented
the checks.
“hike in Norwalk Grimes took ad-
vantage of the fact to spread broad-
cast cards bearing his name and that
of the firm of E. George s; Co.. Inc...
409 Broadway. New York city. He
represented himself as a commission
broker for this company.
Inquiry at the office of E. George S:
’ .o.. Inc. revealed the fact that
.Griml-s had not been heard of at the
.office there for about a week. and that
he was not connected with the firm in
any way. The company handles pc-
trolcum supplies. and it was Grimes
business to hustle around. find some
one who would be mien-sled in the
particular line sold. and then collect a
commission on the sales made.
Th:> company denied that he had
'gone on any business trip for them.
IIt is believed that he might have
!sturtcd for Mexico. and warnings have
{been sent to the police of New York.
.nnd other States. through which he
might pass. Steps have been taken
also to prevcnt his obtaining a pass—
9port for leaving the l'uitcd Suites.
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DEPARTMENT or same soup
’ ISSUE
PARIS. Jan. 17.——Thc Journal Offi-
lciai today publishes a decree author-
'izing the Department of the Seine to
issue in New York bonds to me
“amount of $27,000,000 at seven per
cent. interest. payable in twenty years.
not have aroused the suspicions of his ~
Grocery stores. such as the Modern ,
tioners. the Champion Shoe Shining .
ers. were the victims or Grimes. The ‘
F. & K. Stationers were the hardest .
$35. -
WALL STREET. 1:30 D— m.—EX- NEW YORK, Jan. 17.i—An interna-
Cepling Crumble. and Lackawanna. iUnlional banking house which floated a
dependent steels developed markedtseries of French municipal under-
Sirength at midday With specialties 0i"writing during the war has concluded
Lhe food and merchandising groups. negotiations for a loan of about $25.-
Gult States Steey made . a furthexwofloooo to the Department of the Seine.
held last evening. .
At the drill. '
overnight gain of four points. Sloss
Sheffield. Virginia Iron Coal and Coke.
May Department Stores and National
Biscuit also were strong.
”A"...
lir was learned in “’2“ Street today.
lFormal announcement awaits the
early settlement of certain minor de-
‘tails.
Real Estate-
Owners
Should keep their Deeds, Insurance Policies and
other important papers
f. Safe From Fire, Binglars }
and Frying Eyes: .
by renting a
‘ jumpers. It' is a civic
Glue-Shirl] to One—Half
Mintz’s Quality Shop
.NORWALK LOW
IN. ILLITERATES
(Continued from Page Ont!
Y
the static was 6.0.
cents.“ of 6.2.
Due entirely-to the semanhicai
and industrial position 0! Connecticut.
it is the only State in the Union that
showman increase in the permtage of
This year the per-
illiteracy during the past ten years.
The U. S. Census Bureau cuisines
has illiterate any person 10 years ‘6‘?
rage a: over who is unable to wrne in
any language. not necessarily English.
remake-so! may to read."
These figures have no relation to the
number in the state who cannot speak
English. Such. a number might be es-
timated by min-paying the number of
inner-ates by four.
CLfiSSES 5m} STARTED.
‘E‘ifty M d Girls’ and “’mnens’
Club Join the Millinery, Dress-
mkhlg and Embroidery
Branch.
Last evening 50 girls and women
came to their club at 68 Wall street,
to register in classes for Milinery.
Dressmaking and Embroidery.
Miss Tennant of the Manual Train-
ing Faculty will teach dressmaking
and embroidery and Miss G. Parr a
professional milliner will teach hat
making.
The classes will be held every Wed—
nesday and My evenings starting
tomorrow. New pupils may enter at
any time.
Sewing machines are greatly needed
at once. If any one will loan one for
a few weeks please 'phone the club
1538. or Mrs. Chambliss 1229.
The club was a, busy place last even—
ing as a. Red Cross class with about
20 members was learning how to care
for the sick. also.
After the business was over many
members played colds. danced ann
ordered coffee or chocolate and had a
jolly time around the crackling fire.
YOUNGSTER WANTED TO GO TO
ITALY
NEW‘ YORK. Jan. 17.~——Nicholas
Clementi (ii Scholte. aged seven. today
ended a prospective Stowaway voyage
to Italy in a Staten Island police sta-
tion. waiting for his daddy to come
and claim him.
Protesting bitterly. Nicholas was
hauled from beneath a. forecastle hunk
of the steamship Constantinople. yes-
terday, just in time to be sent ashore
with a pilot.
He said he wanted to go to see his
:zmndma. who lives in llaly.
Police said the youngster has sev-
eral runaway trips to his credit. but
his limit heretofore was Philadelphia.
David W. Raymond
UNDERTAKER
Talc—Office, 1103: House. 893
NEW RED MEN’S BUILDING
{ was E§€5§£FMENT£
Judge Christopher L. Avery of the ; Ofmxmgnfinflgilb.‘ h. an- G. PI John
superior court has passed an order for M m .. 1.31:3.” ' m ‘f;‘.",..‘“"‘"' 7‘
the sale of the personal pfoperfy of; F1. .. ‘ . g m mm L!" of £01m:
the vanal Hot 00. of Danbury. whichl .‘h‘mipn‘t'nf. mm mm 'ivemng the
is in receivership. This will include roilowlnit oiucr~rs were installed into
the machinery. goods and materials in' the" T‘ ‘P“~‘“\"‘ chairs M l). D. G. P.
the company’s factory. Loughhn and z-tai‘f. of Stam-
Judge J. Moss lves. counsel for thelfo
receiver, the Danbury National bank.§
said this week that the machinery,‘;
hats, and materials and other property'i
waguld be sold piecemeal, a: private:
5 e. ‘
it is probable that the factory pron!
erty will be disposed of to the highest'
bidder, at a later date. At least one
pvt-shrew]; but manufacturing concern
has inspected the plant as a prospect-
ive purchaser, it is understood but at
the present time there is no ontstaud-l
lug offer for the property. i
John ll.
rd:
1‘. l‘.—- Louis R. Reunion.
ll. l".—\\‘iili:nn ll. Volts.
T. \V'.——Arthur I. Meade.
J. “iv—Edgar WV. Howell.
Scribe—ll. R. Reach.
Treats—C H. Gchrman.
List W.——John \K'. Smith.
2nd \V.~—-Tiiomns Riley.
3rd W.——I<‘..I J. Bradbury.
41h W.—P. C. Benedict.
lst G. of P.——\V. C. Jesse.
2nd G. of P.~——.l. H. \Yiimot.
a
l. G.——Benjamin P. Sugden.
O. (Er—George Klock.
Is In Full Swing
Honest-to-Goodness Savings—goodness in quality-—
honesty in reductions
Such low prices on such fine Clothing and Furnish-
ing goods make men doubt there ever was
a war.
Rogers and Stevens 4
Norwaik Two Stores South Nerwak J
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PRE-INVENTORY SALE
50 PER CENT REDUCTION
1922 Calendars and Holiday Stationery
The Hamilton Shop
49 WALL STREET
OPEN EVERY EVENING UNTIL NINE O'CLOCK
CLEAN UP SALE
On Women’s and Misses Coats, Dresses, Suits and Millinery.
Comparing quality. our prices are the lowest in town.
THE PARIS
33 South Main Street South Normlk
ESTABLISHED 20 YEARS AGO
WANTED
More fathers to help us encourage the young: pvnple of
our community to save by giving lilo support of their example.
Of course. you business men have your commercial and
personal checking accounts. but them) are little.understood bv
the children. '
Have a SAVINGS Accorxr. m—n need not i.» a largg
oncwand set a pace in regular dcpusits for them to fond};
Start an account this mnillh—~m)\\'——zalld try the plan out diffr-
ing the coming year, 2'1: 1%:
+5"(
Fairfield County Savings 3%.].
Norwalk, RCorm. /
Safety for AIL—First of Air
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A
Town Asset
This bank aims to be
a town asset. Its object
is to promote pros-
perity and security. It-
HIGH GRADE FELT MATTRESSES
at the price of Cotton
Constructed from a sciontific standpoint, with only one View
in mind—~to-give comfort and satisfpcton.
50113. Compatmentll‘eit Mattress
”50 1h. Layer FeliAMattress,A grade
$211.00
$15.00
‘pr-ospers as. thejtown
~ force.
5011:. Buyer thMaMBgrade....... $10.50
iflfifidtonMatti-ess $9.00
-35«&.~Pm-eSilkFlossMattress .. .. $18.00
These mattresses are covered in attractive ticks and are
the best. money can buy. "'
Come In and See Them.
” LINSCO.
"lo-72 NORTH MAIN STREET
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Norwalk Chronicler