0\ DAY AUGUST».- ATER QUESTION BECOMING SERIOUS THROUGHOUT COUNTRY nirs throughout the ..w tlm normal level. .illlI springs erasing to ‘ , 'lz-v prolonged draught - l 3.1. ow» not. supplied by 1.111;: forced to grout -» (tire water supplies. :‘ linvlay Post. verity. lit-1n asked to con- . 1 pnsSiiile. Milford has .11:1()n in the state.. 0(- ..v1. 11 dry reservoir and ' 1 1mm New Haven 1110“. pasture land has filt‘k of rain and eat~ 7 3.1111 on winter teed. h g1 tting worse daily. ml", the water at. the ~. 1.1 and Power com- . ten feet below the 4 . 1 .3! }‘(‘;il' at this time. 13,- a up and n brook not _,1-. stopped running in S 111) water at Monroe. 1 .. Krill id and Newtown ~1 triplies exceeding any ~I1|1Illlg a shortage. the only exceptions rc- 1:1311'JI county. ‘III |11Il It I‘ ‘)“ll III": I, T() 1~i \\l >1 HAVEN \\ AT]: 1‘. 1 Aug. 27.—Owing to l infullk'llt and excessive Ilirmnrh hose fixtures n illis at, shore resorts. .11-ly ill Milford and the 1:11 Oyster river. to the iivv-r is practically v-x- ._ l 1111- situation has reach- v.1gw. 'l‘he Milford \Vm has issued several nor wwlirivrs during the last ..'uini: cure in the use on axi'linut any nppartnt t-r. I was issued August . 1. arr consumers. ordering 11ml immediate discon- ll.n use of hose and R. t;.1?lt‘P t " 11\\l'.ill\'.\'\I.' .'Z'\I'I‘IB“ILI1 l \‘I' (f‘Tlli N1". KT \l‘RIL 0 00 The Sanford school reservoir. upon which the greater part of the upper Ridge is dependent. inches in it this morning. whereas. under normal‘codltions. it has ten feet. NO SHORTAU r. A ['PARENT IS lili)(;l-ZF[I~ZLI) Sl‘PPL‘i‘ RIDGEFIELD. .Aug. 27,—Itldge- tititl's \satci supply is still abundant enough to mect the town needs. in- vestigation discloses. ADEQUATE Sl 7|‘PLY IN GREEN\VICII. wich's water supply state than other cities and towns or and there is enough to according to Connecticut. last for four John Malwr. IV'T‘SIIICDI of the Green- GREENWICH, IS "LAD! ill—Gwen- :1 better mic. is in months. wich Water campany 0'0 000 0 0 00 000 000 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 00 0 0 0 ‘Iii. big. :7.—-"lhe city of ..11111 :1 114 to Inc In ,wsitmu today. This city l1.1-- y » itir in its rt-svrxujz ‘1‘» should have uh :1‘1- \\.i.'~'r while nonrby N: .1111111 11 mnpty.is11nki.' l' Ij.ln(,31)4I’ superinttnth .. mury \N'atcr down” L should it fail to ruin :1 3 ;1 111nm now until 111-.“ .\y “l” h ‘L\I 1. sufficient s1] . . ' r to Is it until that time. wire is plenty oi wa‘ur 111 ’1 1 so rx olrs. crops on (aims in a 1 “Viluli inn-e been seriously af- zhn '.!)llllnllf‘tl drought. and 111»: said to amount to tiollars. in some sec- particularly that near New ml, crops are entirely ruined. arms of tobacco urc withering ..vk of rain. Htle are also suffering from the light. being unable to obtain the . ‘n_ green grass. which means plen- 3 m milk. 'l‘im shortage of proper :1 has Iv-l to 11 shortage of mm: . Ii'ilIi the wholesale and retail 1; have luv r'n advanced two cents ion in tin: past three days. Hilfi in IICIJH'I. ilrookncld. Ridge- .nd other towns in this vicinity "m been seriously affected by :1'1n11m‘l drought and in many . \w lls 11ml strvums lime dried .. lLfl 51 31.1: (if vault cit-pr. in Bethel are sur- xrw utly because of the lack of i it to“ n. like Danbury. is well r- LSJI'iI no its water supply. the. 3 . 1.111 reservoirs having a. large in E'A‘l'ugt' at the present kill-11k“ .‘Nlh \"I'ILLS I’ltY I\ \‘IUINITY Oi“ MONROE ninth. Auc. :7.-—'i‘hc old set- ' .‘3Innroo say they have not in ‘3 . n such a continued drought. ~l1nwo1rs or late have hardly 111259. Everything It: dr, ."lc. H11 lll‘JI‘S have not in years had 1- ..iht-r for harvesting :1111 riport a quantity de- 1111 iii-mucus years. It is ul- 2; wsmi‘e to find sultnbe pos- l in runny cases. dairy men ‘llllla‘nLfltI to feed their cattle \1. vill‘r nods. ‘ Shiiflian for some years :1 mun: water in his barn by :1 pip».- inserted in s brook. 'uw tr 9111 ll spring. Mr. Sher- it-i :1. NW days ago that .3 r. [-aud to now from that 11 s the ,iirst time in 60 11.13 happened. Iii ~i lutrlli AT STAMFORD In“ tilt THAN IN YEARS 1‘11'. lILIl. Aug. 27.-—Although - rm danger of a water fam— w supply of the Stamford 1.1m uy is lower at the pres- .1-13. time in the memory of '1 11! management. it was de- oi'l. 1w reservoir. Meade pond. 1 drained dry and seven " 1- supply in Trinity lake. the f has been drown, offl- 13... ‘Wuter compsry state. ‘ 1:1 1:1.» ‘ms sent out notices rc- »- Hill‘ntfl to conserve thc .~" 1mm rd water supply 313° Shippnn Point company . I‘ r:nt and Itowayton. \l \\ l \\ iZST PORT PEOPLE HARD 1111 BY SCABCITY " % 1"7‘1‘11111‘, Aug. 21—111. dry ‘7 ’ 3» tun-r: ted the residents along ' "“1111 l'ust road from Light- 'anr to the Blacksmith Shop ' ‘11.- sio no city water pipe and the people have to de~ ‘ ;~vn wells. The wells on dry ' twople have to carry water Hung distance. "‘11 : iwn us WATER IV HEDDLVG RESERVOIR I I'MNG. Avg. 21—1110 droul'isl ' M‘m win-:h until lsst week was " ’3 l Willi some inductance bo- ‘-‘~ .111 felt. surt thnt “in would 3 11' come soon. has szsunisd ’~ W '1 proportions “roan ‘ 1nl sprints that have but 131'. I in m *8 um cows-s. ;\ rather, l-‘ Her [one dry baton, ml 00 c o 17’. 00 0 0 00 b 0 00 0 W ":63. 00 0 0 ”9.0- 3 o 00 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 00 0 0 00.00 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 «’90 0 0 0 00 0 0 j. 00 0 .0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 00.00 00 0 0 0 0 000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00.010.00.00 0 0 .00 00 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 0 9“.” 00 00 0 0 0 "o 0 0 0 0 0 00.00.00 00.00. 0 0 0 o 0 ”3‘0”. 0 0 0 0..: : 0..0” o e”. .\ 1'0: 00 99.4. oo 09 ..oo ’0“ u :«zoe’oe’oe’ 000 0 «ween». 00 had only seven s " . CONDITIONS ARE VARIABBB IN DISTRICT OF NEWTOWN NEWTQWN. Aug. 27.-—General conditions in this town. due ‘.0 the shortage of water. while alarming in some sections, are not acute. Numerous farms here have springs from which the cattle are watered and in some cases these spru~gs are low or completely dried up. nacessr tating the farmer to drive his flock some distance to water them. There are a few cases Where the conditions are more acute. it being no: ss:ir,v for the farmers to cart water. Pasture land is w-‘l‘ dried up and cattle are developing a propensity for leaping routes in search of feed in the adjoining mt unions. The corn crop here is gooi only among ‘izc tisv‘iculturists \v‘no (uun'ated their crops well. Potato-:3 slc [ht great- 1st sufferers. STRATFORD BEGINNING TO l“l‘;l‘:ll EFFECT OF DROL'GHT STRATl’OliD. Aug. :17.—In lawns burned brown. vegetables wilting and ponds practically gone dry. Stratt‘nrd is beginning to see the effects of the present drought. So far as house- ' 000 «Wuuuoezoozoozuzu ° «’uwzeoooooeooooouueo.”.nnuu. hold water supply is concerned Stuttord finds itself in the some position as Bridgeport. the some pipes which furnish Bridgeport with its supply also furnishing water-Rn Stratford. Residents of the town are economlzingrin the use of the “city" water, in line with the recommenda- tion of Hydraulic company officials. This economy in most cases is being practiced at the expense of the lawns. I FAIBFIELD HAS NO SEVERE SHORIAGE FAIRFIELD. Aug. 21—»... this town secures its matter from the Bridgeport Hydraulic company. the situation is about the some as that city. there being no shortage at the present time and no special warning of one given. In many ”ectinns of the town. especially back from the main roads. the only water supply is from individual wells. T‘:ere have been no reports of a shortage Lon) this source either. Johnny Leonard, Pennsylvania's Rialto Theatre fast. junior lightweight. and Emil Morro. the Cuban fighter. will col- , 0 00 0 0.. WEDNESDAY .1 THURSDAY — FRIDAY lide‘ in a 12 round contest Columbus Sporting Club in Thursday night. A ten semi—final and the usual 'I 00 :00.” u :«:«:»: 90: 99: w ”09:” 09 at the Yonkers round prelimi- naries will precede the main event. Hill Roodner of Putnam avenue is m at his hom‘e. 0 0 :00H0000z00. 0 00’ 00:09:00}. 00’ The Fairiield County Savings Bank HAS FORECLOSED THE MORTGAGE OF $11, 500 ON SIX HOMES AT \VEST ROCKS MANOR VALUED CON SERVATIVE- LY AT $40 ,009, "nn FF? vsouuu II A 11:1 S” DEE‘R‘T 3m“ 7‘ “I “II RV Ll mar n u ”I THE FAIR. suuu COL TKTTY. S MOVE \VHICH FORCES “US TO A QUICK TURNOV PER—THEREFORE WE ARE SACRIFICING OUR PROFIT ON THE 320 IDEAL HOME SITES AT WEST ROOKS MANOR NORWALK, CONNECTICUT in In homes no“ nildit iml pun Iiascrs a Valued at Kitchen cabinet- $2,500 Worth of FREE GIFTS To Be Awarded Purchasers Dur- ing 60 Day Drive awarding: standing on tho propcrh to the pa rsonS allotcd these rcspcctiw lots w c v. iII also give to some fortunate Star Touring Car Ward Player Piano Bench and 12 music rolls. Clarinola Phonograph And six records. Valued at $90.00 Four-Piece Bedroom Suite Valued at $150.00 Living Room Suite Comprising ~settee. tlinir and locker. Valued at $05..00 RED CEDAR CHEST BIRDSEYE MAPLE DESK 6 FLOOR LAMPS 6 BRIDGE LAMPS 6 CONSOLE SETS 6 DINNER SETS. 42 pieces 6 MAHOGANY CLOCKS 14 FRAMED PICTURES 4 CHINA TEA SETS 3 ELECTRIC IRONS 2 VELVET RUGS Porcelain kitchen table and stool Aluminum set- Table mirror - Mahogany table lamp Every purchaser will receive a special gift. - the six $515.00 Valued at $500.00 pedestal FOR FULL PARTICULARS 111111 This Coupon Today to West Rocks Manor omce, _ 63 Wall St. Name .......... WEST 11 a: Wsil St. Noam, Up One 11113111.; d‘-~--—.- ing a NOTE A ‘7'I'KT I) V 1“ GS BANK——- A W e are determined to stick to the popular Allotment Plan of sales, but} in order to quicken sales and pay off our mortgages we are inaugurat- 60 DAY DRIVE At the end of which we will give 67 lucky purchasers the Free Gifts described—4 the aggregate value of these being $2.509 00 and every single purchaser will receive a special handsome gift—FREE. West Rocks Manor lots are 50 x 150 set WATER, GAS AND ELECTRICITY ARE ON THE GROUND; IDEALLY LOCATED WITHIN TEN MINUTES’ WALK OF MAIN AND WALL STREETS, NORWALK, SELLING AT A Flat Price of $385.00 Each PAYABLE $50 DOWN, $25 A MONTH FOR TEN MONTHS, AND BALANCE OF $85 ON DELIVERY OF DEED Each purchaser is guaranteed delivery by a Surety Band [or $300 ‘ representing the total payments made prior to issuance of deed; these bonds are issued by William 0. McLean of South Norwalk, representing the \ Commerical Casualty Insurance Co. oiNewark 1011 CAN’T 1.05131 .1011 MAY WIN A 110M111 Six of the lots have 5, 6, 7 or 8-roo'm homes erected thereon and the persons aSSIgned these lots will also receiVe title to the homes Without gigglgr obligation, in short, SIX HOMES WILL BE AWARDED One Home to each group 0153 purchaSers LOTS WILL BE ASSIGNED AND DEEDS DELIVERED ON THE POPULAR ALLOTMENT PLAN ABOUT JUNE 1,1924 AT A PUB- [GIIFI‘IISEETING FOR FULL PARTICULARS AND INSPECTION OF. ‘ .00:00:00.0¢ 0“. 4 .g: 0:0 00 00 0 0 o 0’.’ 00 0 00. g 0 00 0 0 ‘09 ‘9 00 0 0 0 0 00.00.00000 0 0 0 0 00.00.00.00. 0 0 o ’9” 0i 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 o”.”e”o 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 o o 9”. 0’00 0 0 00.0 0000 ”00”.. 0 0 00 0 0 o o '1 ”o”. 1:” 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 00.00. 0 0 00 0 0 00.00 0 0 0 00 0000000 ‘0“.“o”ooao o o 0 .90.»; 0 «.00 0 A 00 0 109“...” t e 9 ”so 0 0 00.00 0 0 0 0 .00 ~:« ”0 0 0'0 00:» o o o 0“.”0 00 o a o”c HOWLAND'S‘ Entrsncs on 111111 Street, Fsirfieid Am c‘iiisis Eflftswyft. 9631‘s ‘ as. Wmhctb-Fgg. get 1nv131bles .. “lnvisibles”—-— What on earth is an invisible? Why.“ something which iS ,but which you can’t see, of course. Sounds like magic, doesn’t it? Vi ell, that’s just exactly what it is. Your magic wand is a water-moistened brush. You' wave it lightly over a black and white picture, and prestoi~ out comes the forms' in the prettiest colors. interesting—well, you can imagine! Some are to? Cut out and arrange in the most fascinating ways. They ' are instructive too, as the back of each card tells you some interesting and instructive facts about the animals birds or butterflies—nature studies to work out in play” _ , Get yours this week—they may be had for the ask- a ing—boy‘ m the Boys section basement—Girls in the- girls section, second floor. Then each week come here and get a different one until you have the entire set. They are free to every boy, or gir . _ School opens . ’ September 10th And in Monday .papers we shall have some very 1‘11- ‘ teresting news for mothers and fathers and for boys and girls themselves. . Every section catering to the needs of the rolicking school boys and girls is ready as never before—with just the things they like to wear. Buy your furs before" Sept. lst We have sold more furs so far this month than all of any previous August. There is a reason. We doubt if ever we have shown so attractive an assortment—we 'know the prices are lower—we know our special terms . charging on your December bill or the Christmas Club plan will be withdrawn September lst—Act now. _ Seen the new angora sweaters ? Or sport coats—They are very pretty either in‘ snowy white or buff or with an overplaid. ’ Long of line in regular coat style and patch pockets —they are ideal for all out door sports——riding, hiking or golf— price 57. 50 Second floor. rear THE ROWLAND DRY GOODS C0
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