‘ t Einteresting. : go Washington St. FLANNELE'l'l'E GOWNS Those Who contemplate a trip through the l mountains and for people who are camp- iging out, this new lot of new Gowns will be ‘Good w e i g ht cloth, neat stripes, double §yokes, long sleeves, wonderful value at $1.25 THE N. E. RYAN CO. :South‘: Nor-walk . 4— £ Andrew Leary Old Days in Driving a great lumbering coal cart In the mines of Duchess county. New York state, at the tender age of 11 years. was the start of the career of Andrew Leary. veteran aewadealer. who has In turn been Has No Regrets Phone 527 “11'. mail I! m 800“” a M S; ”o Fine thin china cups and, Queers with floral decorations. .9. ............. d for .1. la _ .25 Pure aluminum tea kettles, ' .ylae t. 0 ans V . GEHEBE’SM... "m" ‘ ‘1 Number of Articles That Are Needed in Every. Hem. m Odor-ad In This Week-End Sale at Lowered Prices. tl.9s compieu- set or «Hy decorated nappie sets. a to set. assorted designs. 0 ~..... Cl.“ “.98 White enameled medicine :abinets with mirror and two ihelves. size 18x10“. 0 .. $8.” :flc Fly-Tex. kills flies. moths. , 2. 25 Low 'l‘oaehes. fleas. ants. etc., 0 500 . i'd v. 0 .50 BI-ell‘e ball bearing carpet . eepera with rubber bumpers K d niokle trimmings. o . CM!) _ 5.10 Fine twine dustlesa floor o pa. chemically treated, 0 Dec "y .10 Medium else galvanized Iron 3 ash tube with wood handles. . . s e . . l . ............... ”0 WASHINGTON STREET tr cases see style wame Irons either for gas. coal or oil stoves. ................ . . . . . .1. 1e 31. 25 White enameled dish drain- sra with compartment for dishes. .000 $3.98 Good size round brass bird cages, 0....... ..... [1.25 Large size galvanized Iron garbage cans with cover. o no , ..... sass son'rn NORWALL. CONN. ANDREW; man I" ‘ insur- ance agent. storekeeper. postmaster. newsdealer and stationer. and menu- facturer. In 1898 Leary opened his little shop in Railroad. avenue. Nineteen twenty six finds him "back In the clockmalter, newspaperman. game again." with his son Ralph. in their new store. Just a little above the old. on the same street. ‘ Old Stovepipe Club. Tells Us Something Of the Good So. Norwalk . Veteran Newsdealer, Who Has Also Been Cloekmaker, aperman, Insurance Agent, Postmaster and acturcrv If He Had His Life To Live Over, Would Follow Same Course—Raiph's Big Secret! club." that center of art. eloolltion asd popular political The South Norwalh newsdealarwas the leading light of this circle. mean- bera of which gathered nightly in his little store to discuss geology, ae- trcnoiny. literature. art. politics clean and other kinds and whatnot. "I think it I had my life to live over again. I would put my money into the same kind of said thoughtfully as he leaned his elbows on the counter and discu-ed "old times." Born In Moon. In the little town of Thomaston. home of the famou lath Thomas deck. Leary flint saw daylight. and It was In the clock factory of that town that he took one of his prem- Ier "grown up" Jobs. A grammar school education was all his parents could afford. the rest of his learning he has gained through I 3 extensive reading. ‘ 1h ms he slgnednp with the Met. ropolitan Life Insurance companyvln Waterbury and claims the distinction of being the first resident Insurance agent ever assigned to Ctamford. After eight years In this line of work. Leary transferred his activi- ties to Naugatucit where he shortly opened a little "five and ten cent store" on his own book. Wrote lice Papers. At the same time. be commenced writing for the newspapers and a number of his artiqu on popular lubiectl ensured in the Waterbury papers. Then South Norwallt loomed up In Leary’s mind as a fertile field for five and tea store endeavors and In less he moved here. occupying the very store which new houses Char- nok's meat market. “That line of business was good for the small dealer In the old days." the veteran said. "It didn’t cost an Remember the old "atoveplpe awful lot to run the shop and of _, we . YOUR SPEEDOMETER WILL TELL THE STORY '1 —-'And Norwalk has a complete line. 1. NOBWALK HEAVY DUTY BUS and TRUCK complete in sizes 30x3yfi, 32x4, 32x41fi. 40x8 inclusive. 2 NORWALK 01mm HEAVY Dim" PASSENGER CORD in since 3018 to ~e eents the greatest return in miles do 3. NORWALK BALLOON CORD all standard sizes. Carcass strength plus rid. ing comfort ~ 4. NORWALK LETO STANDARD PAS. ' if” ’ 1‘” "Wlwlv‘msrv 9”" , u we “we €.M13Wa;,4tm .. glam steams- ht! . . The tire which gives thevuser full value for his money. 5. NORWALK TUBES. More rubber by. actual laboratory test in. five tubes ,than other manufacturers put Into six. a», .39» .21! any." n 9 .jZ-‘ei NORTH Mam s'rnEEr NOR ' 3515-4 Passenger Car Tire which‘repre:- SINGER CORD' in sizes 30:834. to 37:5.- ' f' total sales of I AM BUILDING MY REBUTATION ON M. ALK TIRES rolgbly equalled the Last year my tire salesr all other deal3 aers bined. Most of this business I did on NORWALK TIRES. be Shops. It is e over the coming holidays your tires. Stop‘ in fOr a free inspection. ' know thatyouneedanewtireinake '_‘ it a N RWALK this time and come into Dan’s to There are two reasons for this “success. First: N ORWALK TIRES satistm in greater mileage and less tire tires than NORWALK are not made in America. That NORWALK TIRES he] keep friends' is roof ositive is in N ORWAL TI ES—“quite a dillerence". Second: The reason for the success of Dan’s 1 Tire Shops is a service to the tire buyer not to found elsewhere. There is a guarantee of 10,000 miles for every new tire sold. There is free repair serv- ice during theolife of any new tire p stone cuts, bruises, etc, are repaired without cost to you. This is a b ice crew in the city s maintained by ipped and math to reach and help pyou out 0 some unexgected read adeide dif- ficulty—a flat, no gas, a dea What are you pl inth If get it. i1. saving. The engine to be towed . Betterbesu‘reo n the city com- a customers Better me to make and at there actually urchased— ’s Tire thc‘wayotstri business. . ~ newsdealer and atationer. " Mr. Leary‘ Right On the Job item. is man! course wages were low. If a man was getting “.50 a day he considered himself lucky. As for expenses. Just think. when I started in. It was pos- sible to get a piece of freight here from New York by train. for as cents! "Today—l Well, I guelie almost any amount can be named." Little by little Leary branched off into the ncwadealing and stationery more profitable. until he finally dia- pensed with the five and ten store altogether. Postmaster in 1!“. In 1914 he was named postmaster. which position he held until 1922. At‘thnt time he purchased the Al- pha I'iziting works. running the same for several years. The lure of his own newsdealing and stationery business. however. drew him back and today he is with his son Ralph at 5 Railroad avenue. Ralph started in the game at an early age. of six." he answered laughingly. "Would I enter the same kind of business. if I had it to do over again? “Well. yes and no. I should like to tackle the wholesale end of It. Can't tell what the future will hold, yet. Ralph's swrct Outi Here's a secret. Ralph has always had a leaning toward dentistry. How. ever. never having been in a position to study for that profession. he is going to see that one of his children has that tery chance. Son? No His seven year old daugh- ter. Ralph is going to look out for his girl and he feels that dentistry is a very awake ung woman. Interesting tales Andrew Leary tells of the old days when he with Fred Coleman. the Briggerman bro- the first tour newsdenlers South Norwallt had. in ms dim. Leary first came here. not only were the newsdealers more or less In the minority but all other businesses aeemd to be in that ' condition and the city's center Just more or less "wasn't." Houses With Gardens. Houses with large gardens on Washington street and North and routh Main street have slowly been .mplaoed with office buildings and ’ «ores. Know the little cottage heels of iho poatofflcs which still boasts a ‘ i‘ront yard? In Leany‘s early days in : lhll city that house stood on Wash. , inston street but was moved back 3‘ when the city needed more business . growing room. “There were few stores of any kind and little amusement in the early 1900's," said Mr. Leary. "Perhaps that was why our stove. pipe club became so popular. What discussions we used to have! I really enjoyed them for they were well worth listening to. More, we had such a varied group too. Among the members were two sea captains. Captain Roddy and Captain King. both of Long Island and both well versed In geology. astronomy and other subjects of that nature. Chan- cellor. who was head of the public school system. was also 'one of the gang‘ and he certainly entertained in nights with his talks on different subjecte. Enjoys Life. "Tel. those certainly were great old days." he mused. “Not but that A body cannothave lust as much fun nowadays. I enjoy life and I like this business. Why shouldn't I? It has been my life's work.” Informal Worshi .Ursed —-There is no need for anyone to don his best attire in order to wor- ship in St. Paul's church here which overlooks the Hurst Park race course and also the River Thames. ' Writing In his parish magaslne the vicar tells holiday makers not to we!” about their dress. "You can worship just as well in your dannels as In a morning are. or a lounge suit." he says . Padraic Colum’ a Play Has Unusual Premiere COme I. C. (APl—Ths permioge production of a play by a world-hofli dramatist was achieved by a little theatre emulation rs- oentty. when the Town theatre of Co- lumbia gate a performance of "The Betrayal.” ensue dra‘ma of Irish life by the Irish playwright and poet, 2a Collars. . w_ Tboflll the drama had been pub- ' of the Allied cause a guide explained and of the business, as he found It . "Was peddling papers at the age sod profeuion for a pide- ; there and H. E. Bodweii comprised , gy Pastor 3 EAR! HWY. England (AP) ‘ ran ovum murmurs—scorn NORWALK, c0NN. PAGE ELEVEN Gorinsns More Popular Than Americans In France These Days German tourists in Franco—and they swarm the capital and all the pleasure resorts—«hue far have ee- Pure Natural Ice - Courteous Service -- Hoderate Price Phone F. H A I N muons rum, war or- ANN s1. 9 85 SOUTH ORWALK 1 COAL -- 00D .-. ICE caved the animosity shown Ameri- Cllla and English. despite the misery their countryman caused France I" during the World War. Notwithstanding their high ex- change rate, the former enemies of France receive greater courtesy than nationals of the Allied and As- sociated countries. A striking inci- dent Illustrating this attitude was witnessed at the Mir punoruma. "Pantheon do In Gucrre." which has been exhibiting continuously In Paris for the past eight yours There be- fore a canoe depicting the triumph the picture to a group of German tourists using their native language and without a word of protest from . TO CLOSE OUT OUR SUMMER MERCHANDISE Women’s Slips, Stop-in Drawers, Cross- bar Batiste Union SPECIALS Suits, Glove Silk Bloomers and Vests quants’ White Dresses. Children’ s Overalls and Crepe Pajamas. 88 WASHINGTON STREET And Many Other Bargains. .l. l. 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