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so. Norwalk. Conn.. under the Act of March 3. 1879.
SO. NORWALK, CONN. THURSDAY. NOV. 26, 1925.
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WEATIHGII -- 'i‘miny:
It armci.
Itn in
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Chapman Gets Reprieve; To Die Ma
Gloom Dispelled by Hopel
At Distribution of '200!
Baskets for Thanksgiving:
4;. St. (for. liavllund South Norwaik
‘ Corina-Adv,
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' afternoon.
GIVEN H‘N‘OTHER
, EXTENSION OF
‘ OIVS TO LIVE
Bandit Notified of Par-
don By President,
Says He’ll Not Ac-
cept Commutation
NEW ANGLES
His Counsel Expects to
Go Before U. S. Court
for Decision on
Points
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HARTFORD. Nov. :5. (A. P.)—
Gerald Chapman. under sentence to
die in the States Prison at Wethers-
field December 3 for the murder of
I. New Britain policeman. has had
another extension of his days upon
this earth.
Governor John H. Trumbull will
find another reprieve which will fix
the date for death as March 3. next.
This announcement was made fol-
lowing the official action of Presi-
dent Coolidge in commuting the
long federal term of Chapman in
Atlanta, for the robbery of a mall
truck.
Chapman was notified in his cell
today‘thut the President‘had coma-.-
Inuted his Atlanta sentence and he
immediately announced that under
no consideration would he accept
commutation.
There are several new angles to
the case how and under the stay of
exécutiou these will be investigated
.and representatives of Chapman's
counsel expect to go before the U.
S. Superior court for a decision on
yartoms points which they will raise.
Two of “’30 points will be based
on the refusal of Chapman to ac-
cept ‘the President's commutation
of. the sentence in the federal peni-
tentiary for mail robbery and the
other will be based on the scope of
rights under the Constitution which
are to be claimed at the hearing on
a writ of habeas corpus in the state
before Federal Judge Edwin S.
Thomas of Norwalk. Monday.
HARTFORD. Nov. 25 (AP).——Gov.
ernor John II; Trumbull consented
tonight to stay the execution of Ger-
ald Chapman for three months until
March 3. 1926.
That was the date agreed upon
this afternoon by State's Attorney».
Alcorn and Joseph Friedman. of
counsel for Chapman. to allow. time
for the Superior Court of the United
States to decide whether or not
Chapman’s refusal to accept the
I‘r.sident's commutation of his Fed-
eral sentence will nullify that com-
mutation.
OIO NISON I
llAS BAD FALL
IN NEHTEHRIE
'Andrew J. Crossman
Bruised Hip a n d
Back While Inspect-
ing Lodge’s Home
Andrew J. Crossman. of Webster
street. was severly injured yesterday
Mr. Crossman slipped and fell on
the floor of the new Masonic Tem-
ple of the Old Well Lodge. in the!
Roodner-Terris building. Washing.
ton street.
He bruised his hip and back had-
ly when he struck the floor.
. Mr. Crossman is one of the old-
est Masons in the city. and has been
the Tyler of the Old Well Lodge for
many years.
He has taken a. great interest in
the new temple of the lodge and was
inspecting the new quarters when . i
he fell.
It, was thought at first that he
was suffering from a fracture of
the hip. but Dr. Theron Bradley
who was called to treat him stated
that he did not think that the hip
was broken. '
Dr. Bradley had the injured man
removed to his home.
-—Ladles and Gents. your old ball
will do. bring them to us and we
make them IQ“) new. Gates 8: Sol-
viesz. Furor-Swirls to Redway. Water
Charles H. Harris Gives
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Dinners for More Than 1
1,200 So That we Less Fortunate May Be ,
Thankful Today
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There is Joy and real. lit-artielt
thanks in many homes in Norwalk
today. . where there might have
been sorrow because the lfll‘tltl‘ was.
bare.
There
smiles.
Children who Inbght have gone
hungry on this Thanksgiving Day
is happiness; thrro are
know that they will experience the'
same joy of a big dinner that their
more fortunate friends always have.
Mothers and fathers of these chil.
dren are happy too—simply because
of the delight of their youngsters.
And it is because last evening
Charles E. Harris. local glass manu-
facturer. made his annual distribu-
tion of Thanksgiving baskets to the
needy. . i
it is difficult. if not impossible to
paint with words the scene at Mr.
Harris' Main street otllcc between
the hours of 5:30 and s o‘clori:..last
evening.
Young and old. men and women.
were there'in answer to the pub-
lished announcement that he would
distribute Thanksgiving baskets to
mass (lecithin? families who ot‘lier-‘
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wise might t‘wl lb.- [lllll‘li Hf want:
today.
All Ilt‘qllt‘nls lmcsilixntvd
Litters were mailed to him.
All requests “on: investigat-
ed because while charitable
fault. Mr. Harris rci'uSes to be im-
posed upon.
tlucl.
that someone be sent to the factory
last M‘rning to carry hon.» a real
’i‘lIanlysgiving basket.
It was pathetic to son, :I tot of flu-
or six or seven lug away a bundle
crowded with good things in cat
which measured as high and often
higher than the child.
To the question, “is it too lll'IH)’
for you?” would always come the
wry. smiling reply:
"I'll get homo with it all right.“
Every woman who called for a
basket. was met with a big-hvurtI-d
smile on the part of Mr. Harris. Ill:-
inquired how many WI'l‘l‘ in the.
family and if a lamentable talc i'ol-
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WIFE’S COLOR
OIONT WORRY
RHINEIIINDER
Chauffeur S a y s He
' .Told Him and Got’
Answer “I Don’t Give
a ”
MOTHER 0N STAND
In Tears as Lawyer
Forces Her to Reveal
Secrets—Never Ask-
ed About Color ,3
WHITE PLAINS. Nor. 25.——'i'es-
timony that Leonard Kip Rhinelau—
der had declared that he didn't
"give a. damn" when told that the
father of Alice Beatrice Jones.
whom he married and from whom
he now seeks: freedom by annul-
ment in White Plains. was the
daughter of a. colored man. was
given today by a. surprise witness.
Ross Chidester, a. chauffeur sudden~
ly called to the stand by Leo Par-
sons Davis. the defense counsel.
Chidcster was it chauffeur em-
played by Rhinelander's father,
Phillip Rhinclunder. It was he who
drove Rhinelander and Alice to the
Marie Antoinette Hotel in New
York on the now celebrated occ.-
sion when they stayed there before
their marriage.
Chidester testified that before
they started he said to Rhineiander:
“Don't you know her father is a.
colored man?"
“I don't give a. damn.” he testi-
fied that hhinelander answered.
Earlier two sisters and the moth-
er to Alice had come. to her defense
on the witness stand.
Mrs. Elizabeth Jones.
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2.3 “one
S“OV?\\\6 DAYS
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Wétll‘igma 9‘:
desire. at North Main street.-—Adv.
z GONN. ROVS
HAVE GAY TIME
IN NEH YORK
New Haven fads Used
Stamford Protective
tltvt
majority through The livtniut; Sen-I
to :il
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.ed Mr. l‘rowiit dead. The dutc-
Ass’n to Cash Bad
Checks, ’Tis' Said‘
snow GIRL TELLS 1'
And the Youngsters
Are Jailed —— Night
Clubsv—One Posed As
Greenwich Youth
NEW YORK. Nov. 25.~——'i‘wo 19-
year-old Connecticut boys appeared
in tho Yorkvillo Court today. repen-
tent and crestiallen. after a week's
spree on Broadway in which chorus
girls. night clubs and three forged
checks figured.
The girl who got most of their
nioney—lilOU—gavc them away
when a detective threatened her
with publicity. She is said to be a.
well known show girl.
The boys are Harold G. Stagg of
4!? Fountain avenue. New Haven
and Richard Jacobson of “:66 Edge-
wood avenue. New Haven. They
are held in $1.000 ball each charged
with forgery to await action of the
Grand Jury. '
Jacobson was a clerk in the Mer-
chants Proiectivo Association in
Stamford. which investigates finali-
cial standinigs and credits in that
sectidn. Stazg. according to the po-
lice. thought out a scheme whereby
they could make use of Jacobson's
job in the credit burem.
Select A-f Credit
First they selected the name of
Crosby Boyd. a young Princeton
graduate. now employed on the
Washington Star. His mother Mrs.
Miranda. Pomeroy of Greenwich.
Conn. is part; owner of [the Star.
Boyd's credit, was A-l.
Then Stagg went to the Hotel
Biltmoro on November 9 and reg-
istered as Crosgy Boyd of Washing-
ton. Thrce days later he opened a
credit account at the Biltmore and
deposited at check for $300. signed
with Boyd's name and drawn on the
Greenwich Trust Company. The ho-
tel sent this to the Merchants Pro-
tective Association. which referred
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IN THE WINTER. .
The heating comfort of the home
is mighty important indeed. To pro-
cure tho maximum of heat for the
fuel consumed your "heating plant"
should be in proper order. Nelson
M. White's experts can make an m-
spection now and recommend what
should be done—and do it if you so
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I. T. PROWEI'T
DIES SOOOENIV
IN I HIS HONE‘
Wife Finds Bank Pres-
ident Dead in “Chair
-—Had Complained to 3
Her of Illness
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WAS WORKING [
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Stricken While Fixing
BOx—Was Old Time
.. Fire Chief in Nor-,
To all families who were. found [Ill
be deserving a note “as sent nsltlnc'
walk .
.l. Thornton l‘rowltt. 84. of Elm- 1
crest Terran-c. President of tho‘
Central liaiia'lvltl Trust Company
and director. in the l-‘airfleld County
Savings Bank, died suddenly in his
home, at 420 yesterday afternoon. of
gastro-entrltis.
Mr. l‘ronitt was fixing a box when
he became ill. and climbed the stairs
up to his room to rest. He met Mrs.
l’rowiit on the way and told her
how h) fr-lt, JI-l then enicrvd his
room and sat down in his easy
Chair. Mr“. l'ruultt found allm dead
in his chair.
Dr. Dexter Hitchcock. the family
physician. was called. lie pronounc-
of
the funeral has not ylt been an-
nounced. Efforts are being made to
locate llcnry 'l‘horton l‘rowitt. the
son of the decased, who is on an
automobile trip to the Bouth watn‘
his wife. Several telegrams haw!
been dispatched and word is eNprc-.
ted shortly .
J. Thorton Prowltt was on». of,
the most prominent citizens of Nor-
walk. l’nr twenty five years he was.
chief of the old city of Norwalk fire;
dcpIIrIIIIt-ni. llc resigned in 1806. I
licsides his son and wife he is sur-I
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\lved by Jack llcntty a xrniison.
son of a. daughter who diml several
\‘enrs ago. 4
Besides his banking interests .\lr.z
I‘rowltt was a vestry man of Grace!
church of Norwalk and a Insulin-r;
of Our Brothers Lodge. 1. U. U. l-‘.:
lie was born Dec. 9. 184:: atoll
would have. been Ra'- nr.\t WedIIes-l
day. He founded the firm of J. 'i‘.}
l’rowitt. painter and decorator. and}
continued in business for fifty years. E
The business was then taken Ovurl
by his son Henry Thornton i’rowilt. ‘
and later sold to the Norwalk‘
Hurdwaro company.
He was president of the Central
Trust company till the merger oft
the l-‘airfield County National ".atzki
and the Central Trust company in;
19:}: when it became known as the‘
Central li‘uirflcld Trust company.
LOADED TRUCK
IS UPSET AT .
HORTONRV TURN
t
In attempting to avoid an auto-E
mobile that ‘cut in front of him as'
he was coming down Westport ave-
nue hill at 4:15 P. M. yesterday.
John H. Dclmuth. of 241 Has
Broadway. Milford. lost control of
his one-ton truck. loaded with fur-
niture. and the machine turned over
in the middle of the East avenue
car tracks. at what is known as
Mortuary Turn. The auto that
caused the upset. with a woman
driving it. sped away. up East ave-
nue before the number could be
taken.
Dclmuth noticed the touring car
coming towards him as he was com-
ing down the hill in his truck. and
expected the car to slow up and
give him room to turn. instead
the woman driver suddenly cut in
front of him and he made a sharp
turn to the left. The slippery road
caused the truck to overturn and
the household furniture was strewn
all over the road.
Traffic was becoming blocked and
the motorist: from many machines
got out. righted the truck and help-
ed pile back the furniture. Del-
muth and his helper were uninjured
and there was no damage to the
truck or its belongings. e furni-
ture was being moved from Milford
to New York city.
The investigation was made by
Dace:- 1!on .. ._
body to Bridgeport. ,
HNSGI‘VRHNS
35 MEMBERS; TO
GET _G_HARTER
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Will Go to Bridgeport
in a Body—Rev. Ja-
cobs Makes Address
On Thanksgiving
At the met-tint: of the Lions t‘luh
of Norwalk held at the Royal Jam-w
lnn yesterday afternoon at lSIlTI l’.
M. the announcement was l‘iliitlt.
that the necessary quota of 35 Char-
ter members had been filled. In em-
cbration of she event the members
will go to Bridgeport Conn" next
Wednesday to lunch with the Lions
("lub of Bridgeport. which spouse.-
cd the Norwalk organization.
Members will meet in front of lhl‘
Rui‘al James inn at “:30 .\. In.
next \V’edii‘csday and travel in .1
The entertainment committee
chosen for the month of December
consists of: Dr. Fred J. Morrison.
Will Martin and Ben Andrews. A
nominating committee was also cho-
sen.- Its members aret—lrloward fl.
Hell. Anson lCeelr-r and William
Lyons.
tev. l‘y'llt‘i‘k‘k Jacobs of the
South Norwalk Congregational
church. addressed the members on
Thanksgiving. and the spirit in
which it was taken; 1. By those who
accept without thought. 1‘. Those
who believe everything should come
to them. Ii. TlI'oso who were deeply
grateful and appreciated all that
was done for them. and expected
nothing for what they might do for
others.
The new members admitted who
helped fill the quota arc: A. Parker
Belt of Newtown avenue. Mar-s
Hunt of 8 Coutland Place. Gerald
G. Taylor of 33 Falrfield avenue.
Walter R. Collins of four Sycamore
street. Edmund P. “'eed of 20 Mor-
gan avenue. Robert T. Griffith. of 3
Hudson. street. Dr. John D. linugn
of 27 Elm street.
General Morris B. Payne. 23rd
Division. Quartermaster General of
Connecticut, was the guest of Philip
Jakob President of the Lion Club
at the luncheon meeting. General
Payne is the organizer of the Lions
Club of New London Cont; ,
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ANOTHER THANKSGIVING
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. STOLEN
‘ CARS IOGIITEO
{ IN SEARGH
lt‘olored Ill-lawnm—Arrested
I ——Was Trying to Sell
} 1925 Coach for 3300
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When Nabbed
HIS STORY
Says Two Strangers
l Left Car With Him—«
Leonard St. Man’s
' Auto Taken
'HI-r local ;:;:-Iun~mvrld o
sloltn .‘tllltilllfillil’h’ _\‘-.~'l“l'il:1_\.
Jam's Nichols, v-vlol'rd. '2” llllr-
bank sil'wl. l< lllllil r arrist in. con-
IIm-tion “llll Vim.- tlinilm; of Iln- ma-
ebims.
lie is charg‘ Il “lil‘l rmlnl: a stol-
en car in his lll'SSIS\lI-ll and with
ldltlll'llllt‘.’ with thn- motor numbers
on l]lll0lll0bll"\
Tl": llllv'lllll'll (‘l tl.. puller “as
valid to lbw cw: ’l'uw'dtty l‘\t‘lllll[=.',
\t'll'll l‘.IiI'olIIl'III Billion Lockwood.
was "lippml” of: that Nichols had a
MS?) llIIiclt coal-h in his lvoswrsion
that he was trying; to N'll tor $300.
(.ltliu r IIIH‘linmI “‘cllt lo the
hour: of .\ivlwl.~' ill vi .111. die-Hell hint
about llil' lilili'llllivu lit; lll'll brought
him to ill-z dunntown police station
Readers Is to
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Today. Tl‘hanksgiving Day. is go-
ink: to be a day of days at the Town
Poor Farm. also known as the Na.
ramake Home. for the radio set.
subscribed for by readers of The
lliveuing Sentinel. will be presented
to its 35 aged men and women in-
males at it o‘clock this morninig.
General llusscll Frost will make
the presentation in a short address.
which will be characterized by a
note of good cheer.
There is going to be in addition to
a. special Thanksgiving dinner. cake
and ice-cream. candy and soft
Farm for the day will be surround-
lugs and atmosphere of the Poor
l-‘aram for the day will he submer-
ged by a spirit of jovlality and its
outward manifestation. smiles.
Superintendent Gray and his wife. '
'RadioBought by Sentinel
be Presented
To Poor farm This A. M.
who is thw matron. are cooperating
to the best of their ability to make
today an outstanding one at the in-
stitution. Every inmate will be up
bright and early and after brcak-
fast will put on his or her party suit
or dress.
School children members of the
'llygienc club of the Franklin Jun-
ior High School. will be at «the
Home this morning to help make
the day just as happy for the folks
there as it possibly can be made.
They will be under the supenision
of Miss Anna Moonshine of the
school.
The $130 needed to purchase the
radio set for the Poor Farm was
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OVER 300 Al
‘ ARNORV DANCE
littlwv‘t‘ll three and four hundred
young folks attended the ball given
at the Armory last night. under the
auspices of the Norwalk National
Guard.
Dancing was enjoyed until mid-
night to the music. of the N. Y.
Nighthawks Orchestra.
2ND WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gearllardt of
4 Hawkins avenue are today observL
lng their second wedding anniver-
sary.
THANKSGIVING EVERY
DAY.
and the modern housekeeper chants
a hymn of praise as the laundry
representative calls for her bundle.
All the evils of the old-time wash-
day—achtng back. frayed nerves.
upset household—are wrapped up in
that bundle and taken out of the
house for good. Just telephone
Bropby's Laundry. we will call for
your family washing—return it
clean and white. promptly and at a
“'ASIIv
reasonably cost. Phéne 368.—Adv.
’$100,000 FIRE
DESTROYS HOME
' IN GREENWICH
Gill-ZENMCH. Nov. 3.1. tAl’)
Fire of undetermined ul‘l .L. tnnilrlli
destroyc ‘ the North street resident-c
of E. Burton Harton, yachts-man of
the lndinn Harbor Yaul clul e
residence was unoccupied. Mr. liar-
ton and family III-int: in Sound View.
Darien. for the winter.
Firemen were able to prvvrui the
fire from spreading n the neigh-
boring rcsidences. Damages in the
Horton house “'9‘: estimalwl 1
$100.00“. .
MULLIGAN'S COOKIES.
the old-fashioned lzlnd. and Mulli-
gan's famous Crullers are for sale in
stores all over this vicinity. The old—
fsshioned Cookies include the follow-
ing varieties: Ginger. sugar hermits
molasses. chocolate and oatmeal
Only ins best of ingredients are uses
in making Mulligan's Bakery pro-
illicit—Ad“
ulivr‘n hr “:15 unveilmiul flirtlirr by
. I‘lIiv‘t' of l‘oliw" William ll. Penning-
ton fillll {Stratum l-‘I'auk Raymond.
Nit-ho‘, llt.l the machine
Illi-l born illt‘llLfIli To him by two
i~tr.III;‘»rs \Ilm wantvll him to sell it
for 3 and that they were to
mrrt him at ill" Soulll Nor-walk
railroad station IN'l‘A‘f'vll nine and
It‘ll O'I'lolrli Ibis llll'll‘lllllg; and r4:—
rob“ the lllClll"‘)' for the machine if
lit" hull sold it.
Nil-hols “as sent to th.
this Inornlnlg illUlli: \illll tour (It?-
ficrsrs in plain cloth-s. The police
‘ waited at the station for somrtime.
but the llll‘ll failed to Show up and
.Nit‘hols was. taken back to the
. police station.
Winn qIIr-stiunml by (”‘lIiv-f of Po-
:ltvl
filmy
station
lien. Pennington, I‘Mt't‘lih‘ Sergeant
_ John L. liolu: l'lS and othvr officers
’at headquarters. Nichols at first
of
“hr-re tin machine came from.
After awhile he changed his story
:and stated that the machine had
§ been stolen from It. New Jersey city
land that it had been brought here
i 3y two men and lIiIIIsclf. and that
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'Iicnicd hating: any knowledge
' the two men had gen-:2 on to another
.cily.
Yesterday Nichols and one of the
men \isitcd a local law office where
they intended to haw .'l bill of sale.
drawn up for ill-z ear. but after
waiting: for the illiOl‘ll"X' for some-
time left the office. without it.
He described the men as helm?
dangerous Characters and carrying
guns with them at all times.
_ in his statement to the police be.
told them that Louis l‘crrlno of
Leonard Sll‘~‘f'l liml :I I'nztrhlnv in his
possession that ll" b'I'l Illll't‘llilS‘Ll
from strangers,
l'l‘rrino was l-l'nilL‘lsi to luvaduuart-
ers and it was: found that be had :III
UVerlnnd coat-l1 That he had pur-
chased from inn men. lie
that the man \\)]t‘ sold the i III' to him
had given Stamford as liIs home and
't‘xhlbitcd a bill of sub.» drawn up by
a local attorney for The machine.
The motor lillllllvt'l's on I'Olll
Ithe lll.’\t.‘llllli.<t had been tiled off and
new numbers stamped in their place.
I“l‘i‘l‘l‘.l0ll‘tlllt‘ll an old Anderson
machine and fan'v $131) for the Over-
lflnd when Ilv purwlI'IsI-Il it from the
I Sll‘allgI-l‘s.
'l‘lm t‘.'il' ua.‘ Ialwn by the police
and plan-«l in .‘t l-wal aarane and FW-
rlno was alloy-kl l.i.~ liberty for the.
presein
Allolllit‘ luvnl man was question-
ed regarding machines that 'I‘i'l‘t'
stored III his garage by strangers. but,
iltnied that ho know anything about
the tlIIfI. of lllI' automobiles.
A thorough investigation is being
conducted in the case by the local
police and tln- police of sevtral other
('lilf'. llllll it Is t‘Xlll‘l'll'tl that further
arrests; will folio v.
.\.\’ti Gl~2.\"l‘.\‘. your obi
llrlnc tbrm to us and
Gates (\3
LADIES
l hats will do.
“'1: main- tlInm 111.3; new,
Suites. Fljt't‘IAFSHI'S to lit-dway. \Vnter
S1,. Cm: Illl\ll:vlll. So. .\'or\\‘:Ilk.——
.‘Illi'.
“It'l’l‘ DRINKS .\.\'l" SANDWICHES
At the Clifford Pharmacy. South
Main street ”0' Chocolate and
"real good" he: cuff-c. can be pro-
,cured lit?" and at this Stirling ham
land also chm-so sandwiches. This
is a new department here and as the
demand for other good things to eat
in light lunches into it place-lhe
Isame will be addxd. Sodas. sun.
lilacs. milk shakes I’d-x. u ill I!" con.
tinued at this popular soda foun-
tain. William M. Paisley Prop—Adv.
of
stated. ; ”i
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