tend keeps us alert. I The Hatch‘fia’ Bailey CO. LUMBER & MILLWORK ’ Agents—Sheetrock and Cornell Wall Boards, Gelotex Insulat- ing Lumber, McNair’s Shingles, guaranteed for 50 years. ’t " ‘ ‘7. ‘ ' ’ ‘ " ~ . p ‘ Just e. few years ago it made little difference what you paid for the articles you bought. You had s. nice fat pocketbook and felt kindly toward every merchant you patronized. You could afford to “be generous and buy the beet. Within the last few months this atti- lslde has given away to one of careful and judicious selection. barked change pleases us. For we like to sell lumber to careful More. They know and appreciate good quality. They do not buy so much but they pay enough to get a good grade of lumber and are never disappointed. We've had to be more careful in our own buy- lélng. And that's a good thing too. This It makes us study our business STATE POLICE l" "f- ,lllil-l‘ ”tyne 5? 8121213 LIQUOR ~ WATERTOWN, N. Y.,~ Sept. 15.— Wines, whiskeys and thousands of quart bottles of Canadian ale, valued at $50,000. were seized in the most lansational raid in the history of the mirth country. when Capt. Charles J. Broadfleid, commander of Troop B, New York State Police, visited the Thousand Island Saturday night with twenty-five of his "Black-horse riders." two score federal prohibi- tion agents and members of the Border Patrol. Alexandria. Bay, the principal re- sort in the Thousand Islands, has been declared wide open for 'weeks. Sporadic raids have been without affect. For two weeks agents have been gathering evidence upon which search warrants were obtained for the raid. when a boy. rNorwalk People You ‘ WM. R. PENNINGTON—Police Came Here 39 Years Ago from WOOdbury, and Began Career inxLock Shops —— Made Pa- trolman Thirty-one Years Ago -— Captain for Twelve —— His Hobbies ' " ‘ Most everyone has read the 31ng tery-melodrama type of story in which the Chief of Police fastens his shrewd gaze upon the criminal and begins to speak about some« thing or other in measured accents. The gentleman is usually described as being bluff and burly, with keen eyes. a mOuth that closes in a. thin, hard line and a disposition that would have been the despair of Pol- lyanna. William R. Pennington, chief of the local police force, is the very antithesis of this figment of the author’s imagination. ,He is not bind but courteous. his eyes smile and his mouth smiles and his disposition bordering on Jovial. Back of it is the Quiet sincerity and cordiality that has won him many friends and few enemies in his thirty-one years on the local police force. Chief Pennington has lived in Norwalk for thirty-nine years, com- ing here from W'oodbury, Conn.. His first employment in the city was with the Lockwood Mfg. company and from there he drifted to other lock shops, inter- ested in his trade and having no as- pirations toward a blue-coated. club swinging kingdom as do most boys of that age. For a period of eight , :‘7’1‘1'. ’ Jill 4"], ' One Policy maeTfimdlv OLDEN TALES, a. fiimdly brougbtprotectimandmargch m 'l‘HE SOUTHERN NEw ENGLAND; TELEPHONE COMPANY BELL system e Chief 1 years Chief Pennington worked in. various local lock shops. . About that time Councilman John F. McMahon casually inquired as to~ whether the young roan would like to be s. patrolman and Chief 'Penn-f‘ ington replied quite as casually that he would. Two days later Mr. Penn. ington was Patrolman Pennington . . nontoxic n. sent. 15.... Born with curley hair that reach- VWInder. ,‘dsughter of Kr. and .sm. Norman ”L. .W'Inder of this ittygie exciting the interest of the medical profession here; ' At fifth the child's hair was set-long itwes cutoff by her nurse. , Before Ashe -wes three weeks old it was out twice more basilied six hair cuts. Doctors “-ythesehiid has as much hair nowas the average child of six. My do not know’why t is so end~tmnkly admit it. . Tb child _, is very pretty. her_heed being :1- with a beat and a. uniform and a niostperfectly rounds blackjack. The police station was then locat- ed at 11 Haviland street, the equip- were long. sometimes covering ten and eleven hours at a stretch. Tic street lights went out promptly.“ 1:30 A. Miand as - there were no flash~lights as there are now the pn- trolmen had to rely solely upon matches to guide them when they needed light. . - For a. period of eight years, Chief Pennington walked his best, did his duty and made friends. At‘the end of that time he was appointed Cap- tain. a position which he held for twelve years. Later he was made Chief of the old city of South Nor- walk and when the towns'coneoli- dated became Chief of’ Police of Greater Not-walk, the position which Genie Chis ' 5 One System - Unsung! gem. he now holds. Chief Pennington is one of the six- gl’znt’ . - meal? Todayagrezclland stretches across this Stabsandoontinmt, Ema cumiecmdby'cnc workof‘tallrwaysWothepcophindl‘nStam, and ash W is a pm: of: me ,millicntclephmas. Thebminessmanoftodzy,Whetlzr-m' . facturerorfimer,mkespactialmc&this maymafmm. Islam WM.MW.' ML! ment was‘limited and the -hours teen charter .mesnbers, of the 'llnter- national Police Anocietlon. or- ganintion which) was start. by Chief of .Polioel Enright of ' New Yorkfeuryesre ego and which new numbers mono its members. po- lka-owns from every corner of the civilised world. He has two hobbies: baseball games and boxing matches and one strong belief; that the men who comprise his force are the most loyal. dependable and con— scientious that can be found any- where. !‘or himelf and the record he has made in the past thirty-one years of service he has nothing to say. “The easiest thing for an auto to run into is debt.”-—Toledo Blade. Ask any pedetsrien what he thinks. -—!ows Legionaire. wed her shoulders; little Alice Sue , and now'ettwo months old she. ‘ Wall Street r A TéIST xi ' ' FrOsty Nights ’are Here ’ Better Buy An Extra Blanket ' / ' THE FAMOUS KENWOOD BLANKETS Absolutely All Wool. Regular and’l‘win Bed Sizes BEACON BLANKETS'OF MANY KINDS ' Wool Comfort At A Cotton Price ii‘ , Bed Blankets, Plaid Blankets,gIndian Blankets, i‘Crib Blanket, ._ BEACON BATHR’ OBE BLANKET SETS COMFORTABLES that COMBINE WARMTH; and BEAUTY ‘ . are you nervous? Do you become irritated at triflcs, start at sudden noises, lie awake nights? 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