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chilly. That is the reason
why we have bought a great many Blankets so early, as
we can buy them at auction prices every August, and
sell them to our customers at about 10 per cent. lower
than we can a month later.
Blankets,
Blanket was ever sold at, 49c a pair. .
, 12-4 Wool Blankets, from $1.95 to $9.00 a pair. Look
Look at the prices. 10-4
three different borders, at the lowest price a
10-4,, 11-4 and
at them and you will say they are the best values you
BVGI‘ saw.
BOYS’ KNEE PANTS.
Telephone Call, 57-4.
Boys are now about tired
ready for school. We have
and 490 a pair.
of baseball and must get
knee pants for them at 25c
Made of good wearing cloth; ust the
thing for school wear. Swiss embroidered
LADIES” HANDKERGHIEFS. .
We have a great bargain in
Handkerchiefs that cost {to
them at 25c each.
Swiss Embroidered Ladies’
to import. We shall sell
This is the best handkerchief ever
offered in N orwalk at the price.
THE STORE.
COR. MAIN AND WALL STREETS,
NORWALK, CONN;-
A. electing
. .I have two very desir-
able Building Lots.cen-
trally located, in a gen-
teel neighborhood,iive
minutes walk from the
bridge, that I will sell
at Slaughtered Prices.
to close an estate. Ap-.
plyto : :::. .
e. A. TEANKE,
AGENT.
PATENTS !
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FOSTERFREEMAN 85 CHAMBERLAIN
Ccuncelors in Patent Causes.
Mechanical and Electrical ex-
perts. Rooms 12, 13, 14. Bish-
op Block, Bridgeport. Conn.
30 years experience in Pat-
ents.
SOME MEMBER 01" OUR FIRM 18 11V
NORWALK EVERY WEEK.
Write for particulars to Bridgeport. _
SPE GIAL
ANNOUNCEMENT!
' _I have just
Secured the ‘
LATEST IMPORTATIORS l
Spring and Summer
.Suitings, which I will
make up at the lowest
cash price.
F-KOCOUR.
Merchant Tailor.
‘37 NORTH MAIN STREET So.Noawu.x. CONN.
4
J. D. Jennings.
UNDERTAKER
4 Knight street, opposite
Street Railway Depot.
NI GE T BELL A T OFFICE
Our
Constant
Study.
Eternal Vigilance is
not only the price of
peace, but it is the
price Of any successful
business efi‘ort. With
us it is a constant push
for new and popular
goods at, prices that
must please our pat?
rons. Every style we
show is the very latest
and satisfaction is guar-
anteed. This is our
reason for asking the
favor of your esteemed
patronage.
Clothiers and
F urnishers
For Men and
Bovs.
Store will close at 6
o’clock, Mondays and.
Saturdays excepted,
until further notice.
W. A. BENEDICT &
00., Sentinel Building,
South Norwalk, Conn.
BUY
Your meats of E. F. Baldwin.
and save money, at his market
No. 8 Henry Istreet, or his wa-
gon. which is on the street every
day. Note the prices. which are
the lowest in the city:
Shoulder Steak, 10
Round “ 12%6
Sirloin “ 16c
Porterhouse 13c
itib Roast “ 12%0
Pot “ 4, 5 and 60
Corned beef very cheap. All goods warranted
the best and sold for cash only.
3" Orders by mail receive prompt attention.
E. F. BALDWIN,
No. 8 Henry street, City.
GIVEN AWAY.
During the remainder of
August we will sell all
goods at cost, and thus
give you the profits.
Our stock consists of
House furnishings, win-
dow screens, refrigera-
tors and Yankee notions.
H. H. WILLIAMS,
15 WALL STREET.
Horace E. Dann,
EXCELSIOB
Lwery and Sales Stable.
W""""""‘\
Opposite. Danbury and
Norwalk Railroad depot.
Nor-walk, Conn. Stylish
Single or Double Teams
with or without drivers.
Safe horses for women
and children. .- .
SADDLE HORSES A SPECIALTY
Horse Shoeing.‘-—r
The undersigned has taken the shop in
the front of S. T. Bub ’s on Cross street.
orse shoeing in
John ’1‘ Lycett.
PLYMOUTH Bill} “’5“
Stores Jr Fam
H'B'EASONAlBLZElBATESl
and is prepared to do
first-class manner.
ities Supplied
Read the
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New Advertisements Today.
llN EPlllli_M_l0__0F FIRES.
Townsend Railroads Endangered by
the Blazing Forests.
PHILLIPS IS OBLITERATED.
Not a Building Left In I: Once Flourishing
Little Place—Many Families Home-
1°”. -—- Deplorable Condition
of Wisconsin People.
CnIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, Aug. 31.—For—
est fires in this section Of northwestern
Wisconsin have been intermittent for two
months, and the aggregate loss is not less
than $3,000,000 among the pine land
owners and sawmill men, besides loss to
individuals. Reports today are that fires
are raging on the outskirts of Prentice,
which was almost wiped out a few weeks
ago, and fire apparatus has been sent there
from this city. The village of Vesper in
Wood county was completely demolished
yesterday, and 20 families are reported
homeless. At Mason City, 100 miles dis-
tant, citizens are exhausted by continu-
ously fighting fire, and little is left of the
village. ,
At Lafayette forest fires devastated the
homes of six farmers. Fire is raging in
Phillips, which was almost destroyed in
the last fire. A fire engine and crew sent
from this city are now engaged in the out-
skirts keeping back the fire. Fire is at
present burning at Silver Spring park,
four miles distant from this city, and the
plant of the Chippewa Spring Water com-
pany, a large concern that ships to all
parts of the country, is in danger. The
home of William St. Louis has already
been burned at Nobogomain.
Every Town Suffering.
Fires are booming along the Chicago,
St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha, be-
tween Chippewa Falls and Spooner, for
200 miles, and every town is suffering to a
greater or less degree, fire protection being
out of the question.
At Mason City the Jump River Lumber
company lost its plant, 1,000,000 feet of
logs and 2, 000,000 of sawed lumber. Fires
are raging with great fury through the for-
ests of Burnet and Washburn counties,
close to the railroad tracks, and passen-
gers report the country is like a sea Of
fire. The Wisconsin Central and Omaha
railways have been very heavy losers by
fires, their tracks being burned for miles,
and a number of freight ears were lost by
the latter road at Mason.
Phillips is the greatest sufferer by the
fires, not a building out of 280 being left.
The principal losers are the J. K. Dover
Lumber company, Jacob Leinerkugel and
Owen Lappin of Chippewa Falls. The
most extensive cranberry farm in Wiscon—
sin, five miles from this city, owned by
Aglum 8:. Donovan, was completely de-
stroyed yesterday, their loss being $5, 000,
with no insurance. The Chippewa. Lum-
ber and Boom company of this city, one
of the biggest concerns of the kind in the
United States, of which the lumber bar-
on, Fred Weyerhaeuser, is the head, has
lost in the neighborhood Of $1,000,000 in
standing pine.
The losses to the lumber companies are
mainly standing pine, on which there was
no insurance.
A stifling Smoke.
BAY CITY, Mich., Aug. ESL—The forest
fires northwest of this city are becoming
a source of alarm to the residents of that
portion of the county, and unless rain
comes at once gaeat suffering will be en»
tailed on those who have homes in the
path Of the fire. Dr. MeTavish drove out
into the country and reported that the fire
had reached the Beaver road near what is
known as the Chip road, and eight fami-
lies had to take what little household and
personal goods they could find and move
into the village of Kawkawlin.
The prairies between Bay City and Sag-
inaw have been burned over, and the fire
is now confined to the black loam surface,
which burns like punk, and the stifling
smoke that is produced is blown over both
Bay City and Saginaw, which have been
enveloped all day, owing to a gale from
the southwest.
A resident of the southeast part of Bay
City was informed that some timber land
belonging to him, near Midland, was be-
ing damaged by fire. He drove in that
direction, but on account of fires and
smoke could not get within two miles of
his property. In Monitor and Beaver
townships farmers have been fighting fire
steadily for 48 hours. Reports of the loss
of life have been brought in, but are dis-
credited.
San Juan Island Flame Swept.
VICTORIA, B. 0., Aug. 31.——Reports of
all kinds have reached here in regard to
the forest fires in the vicinity Of this city
and across the straits. One report stated
that the whole of the island Of San Juan
had been swept over by the flames, and
that the settlers had great difficulty in
escaping with their lives. People on steam—
ships that have passed the island men-
tioned state that they could not see any
flames,and that most of the smoke seemed
to be coming from across the straits. Cin-
ders also came from the direction of Wash-
ington, where forest fires have been burn-
ing from Cape Flattery to Dungeness.
The smoke is very thick on the straits,
and the wind is blowing it toward Van-
couver island. On Vancouver island the
largest fires are along Snook lake road
and on the Leech river range. Two gen-
tlemen, who arrived here from Snook lake
Tuesday, said that they had to drive
through fire that was burning on both
sides of the road. A large fire has been
burning at Cobblehill since Sunday. A
great amount of timber and cordwood
has been destroyed. It is claimed :that
most of the smoke that is hanging over
Vancouver island is coming from a neigh-
boring state.
Fires In Puget Sound.
SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. 31.—-For the
past two days the entire Puget sound
country has been enveloped in dense smoke
from forest fires, the most extensive in five
years. Navigation on the sound has been
rendered somewhat dangerous by reason
of the thick smoke. Several towns on the
sound have been threatened with total
dmtruction, but so far the damage has
been light.
The fire departments at Whatcom and
Bellingham as Well as citizens have been
constantly fighting fire for the past 48
hours.
In Whateom several houses on the out-
skirts have been destroyed and many
bridges burned on the country roads. The
dhmagc to standing. timber which has
been destroyed by the flames cannot yet
be estimated, but will prove heavy. The
worst is believed to be over, as rain, of
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months, is threatened.
The coast of British Columbia ad—
joining the island of Vancouver has also
suffered severely from forest fires during
the past few days.
Raln the Only Hope.
fires, which have burned with intermit-
tent vigor, have pretty thoroughly swept
rail of the locality lying between this city
and West Branch, 84 miles distant, along
the line of the Michigan Central railway.
Many families have lost everything and
are suffering from the exposure and hun-
ger. Crops, fences and entire sections and
townships of valuable timber have been
swallowed up, and. the only salvation for
the little property remaining is rain.
Nominated For Congress.
ROCKFORD, Ills., Aug. 31.——D. F.
Thomson, the present county treasurer of
Stephenson county, has been nominated
by the Democrats of this district for con‘
gress. ‘ .
SAGINAW, Mich., Aug. 31.—P. 0. Cros-
by was nominated for congress by the
Eighth district Populists.
HOLLY, Mich., Aug. 31.—-Samuel L.
Kilbourne of Lansing was nominated for
congress by the Democrats of the Sixth
district.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 31.—-—The Republican
convention of the First congressional dis-
trict was held at Ocean City. Joseph
Malalieu was nominated for the short
term and A. ‘Lincoln Bryden for the
Fifty-fourth congress.
WILMINGTON, N. C. Aug. 31.——The
Populists of the Third district have nom-
inated Dr. Cyrus Thomasson for congress.
Commonweailers Stalled In Nebraska.
OMAHA, Aug. ESL—Several hundred
commonwealers en route west are stalled
in Omaha unable to secure transporter
tion. The county has also refused further
food to the returning army. In view of
the present call for aid and the indica-
tions for the future, the commissioners
seem Of the Opinion that they have about
reached the point where a new method of
treating the problem of county relief must
be inaugurated.
ltIasked Burglar-s at Beaver Falls.
BEAVER FALLS, Pa, Aug. 31.-—Masked
robbers broke into the residence of Dr. A.
Mercer of this place, and after beating the
doctor and his son into lnsensibility ran-
sacked the house. The doctor is in a crlt~
, ical condition, and it is feared will die.
. His skull is fractured and his right side
paralyzed. His aged mother, who was
kept quiet at the point of a revolver, is
also in a serious condition from fright.
Glass \Vorkers' Conference.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 31.——-At the meeting
of the Window Glass Manufacturers’ asso-
ciation of the western district to consider
the demand for wages made by the work-
men there was some talk of starting three
or four nonunion factories and giving
them‘ the moral and financial support of
the association, which would be a star-
tling departure from existing conditions.
N 0 action on this point was taken.
One ltaliaanllls Another.
Tnov, N. Y., Aug. 31.—Antonlo Colet-
to, an Italian, was fatally shot today by
Alexandre Ciofii, a. fellow countryman.
The former had come across the river to
pay a dot of 50 cents to the latter, and
both were apparently friendly. The in-
jured man in his. antcmortem statement
declares that Ciofii was cleaning a revolv-
er, and that he (Colette) turned away, and
the revolver was discharged.
Raport Reported Ahead of Time.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 31.——J. M. Report,
who left New York May 10 to fulfill a
wager Of $5,000 and a side bet Of $2,500
that he could walk to San Francisco by
Dec. 1, arrived here two days ahead Oi
time. Report is perfectly well and ex-
presses confidence of winning his wager.
He left today for Omaha, whence he will
go to Ogden, finally making San Francis-
co by way of Portland, Or.
A Philadelphia Sergeant Killed.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. :31.-—Patroi Ser-
geant Andrew Hamilton of the Nine-
teenth district, who was accidentally shot
in the groin yesterday afternoon by Dan-
iel Callahan, died today in the hospital.
The shooting occurred in Martin Rich-
ards’ barber shop. Callahan was fooling
with the revolver of policeman Joseph
Young, when the weapon exploded.
Smlth Was \Veil Fixed.
FORT WORTH, Tex, Aug. 31.——A de
tective has arrived here from Denver for
Hubbell Smith, who is under arrest for
forgeries committed in Colorado, aggre-
gating $3.0l)0. Smith had $500,000 in
bonds and mining stock on his person
when arrested. He will be taken to Don-
ver as soon as proper papers can be secured
from Governor Hogg.
An Accused Pension Agent’s Suicide.
BATAVIA, N. Y.. Aug. 31.-—E. H. Par-
malee Of Bergen, who was arrested on a
charge of transacting a fraudulent pen-
sion business and released on bail, com-
mitted suicide today by throwing himself
in front of the west bound St. Louis ex—
press. Both logs were broken, and he died
in horrible agony. Deceased was 60 years
did. '
Glass Llanufuclnrers Reject n Proposition.
PITTSBch, Aug. 3 .-—-‘Tho Window
Glass Manufacturers' association, which
met in Cleveland. rejected the workers’
proposition. conceding a reduction of
about 20 per cent. The manufacturers
still insist upon a 40 per cent cut. A con-
ference betwoen the manufacturers and
workers will be held here on Monday.
Texas Republican Ticket.
DALLAS, Aug. 31.—The Republican
state convention here nominated the fol-
lowing stute ticket: W. K. Makeso for
governor, A. H. Colwell “for superintend-
ent of education, J. M; Hurley for attor-
ney general and C. A. .Tomlinson for
comptroller.
A Mill Town Burned.
GLADWIN, Mich., Aug. 3l.—Stevens
Station, a small mill town between here
strayed by fires which have been raging
for the past 10 days. A train which ran
. I through the place was set on fire in several
nieces. and many windows were broken.
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HARRISVILLE, Mich., Aug. 31.—Forest'
governor, R. B. Rentirow for lieutenant-
and Pinconning._has been practically de- _
enumerated?
An Ex-Priest Loses His Head ‘ For
Having Committed Murder.
PRAYED FOR FORGIVENESS.
The Final Scenes When the Once Respect-
ed Abbe Was Led to the Place of Exe-
cution—Story of His Brutal Kill-
ing of an Aged Priest.
LAVAL, France, Aug. 31,—The execu-
tion of Abbe Bruneau, formerly vicar Oi
the Church of Entrammes, convicted Oi
the murder of Abbe Fricot, passed oil
much more quietly than the authorities
anticipated.
A large force of troops was present at
the scene of the execution, and there was nc
disorder beyond tumultuous singing and
yelling, which compelled the soldiers tc
drive the crowds farther back from the
surroundings of the jail. All the win-
dows overlooking the place of execution
were packed with spectators throughout
the night, and a large number of then.
passed the time away in drinking and
laughing, for the execution of the priest
was undoubtedly made the occasiOn for
much brutal rejoicing.
The order for the execution was not re
ceived until 5 O’clock last evening, and
Deibler, the executioner, and his assist-
ants did not commence erecting the guil-
lotine until 2:15 a. In. From that time
the crowd increased until fully 8,000 peo-
ple were present.
Maitre Dominique, counsel for the pris-
oner was in Paris yesterday trying to‘in-
duce President Casimir—Perier to commute
the condemned man’s sentence, but he
was unsuccessful in his appeal for mercy
and arrived here last evening. The people
Of Laval were so indignant at Maitre
Dominique’s action in appealing directly
to the president that it was feared he
would be attacked, and consequently he
left the train at astation outside of Laval.
His Last Moments.
Abbe Bruneau was awake when the
public prosecutor, the examining magis-
trate and other officials entered his cell
this morning in order to inform him that
his last hour had arrived. Unaided, the
condemned man quickly donned the ordi-
nary black trousers of a priest and then
put on his shirt. stockings and shoes.
When he was dressed, Abbe Bruneau wax’
led to the chapel of the prison, where the
representatives of the press were already
seated. In passing the holy water font
the abbe dipped his fingers, knelt and
crossed himself fervently. He was then
led to the altar, where he prayed for a few
moments, and afterward, with the prison
chaplain, retired to a corner where the lat-
ter heard the prisoner’s last confession.
This lasted 10 minutes, after which mass
was celebrated, Abbe Bruneau following
the prayers with great devotion. He was
then led away to breakfast, apparently
deeply penitent. After breakfast the pris- ‘
oner again communed with the prison
chaplain and asked that the clergy might
pardon him for breaking his vows of chas«
tity. He then informed the attendants
that he was ready and showed great cool-
ness until he arrived at the foot of the
scaffold, when his fortitude seemed to de-
sert him. Upon the guillotine platform
Abbe Bruneau kissed the crucifix held up
before him by the chaplain, murmured a
short prayer with his eyes turned toward
the sky, 'and then at a signal from Deiblel
he was overturned upon the baseule,
thrust rapidly forward, and at about 5:05
a. m. the knife fell, and the priest’s head
dropped into the basket. The death oi
the priest was the signal for loud cries Ol
“bravo” from the assembled crowds.
Bruneau's Despicable Crime.
Abbe Bruneau was found guilty of the .
murder of Abbe Fricot, cure of Entram-
mes by stunning him, throwing him into
a well, pitching blocks Of wood upon the
old priest as he struggled for life and
finally holding him, with a. long pole, un-
der the water until dead. He was also
shown to have committed a number of
robberies, to have spent much money in
fast living, and he was indicted for the
murder Of a widow named Bourdois, who
kept a fiorist’s store. Mme. Bourdais was
found stabbed to death and her place 01
business ransacked. Some of the stolen
money was traced to the possession Ol
Abbe Bruneau.
TlieEituation at New Bedford.
NEW BEnronn, Mass, Aug. 3l.—As
Labor day draws near the interest Of the
striking Operatives is mostly concentrated
on that, and preparations for a. grand cele-
bration are going actively on. There will
be a mammoth parade in the morning,
followed by a Clambake, band concerts,
dancing and sports at Palmer’s island in
the harbor. In view of the labor troubles
the celebration will be greater than usual
this year. The strike situation is un-
changed.
To Close Up the Kow-Bhung Amlr.
LONDON, Aug. 31.—-—A dispatch from
Shanghai to The Times says the Japanese
newspaper published at Shanghafldemands
a special court martial of the commander,
of the Japanese cruiser Nanlwa in sinking
the Kow-Shung, whihh, the paper believes,
will show that officer’s action wzfi strictly
within the rules of civilized warfare.
Catholic Clergymen Sail For America.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 31.—Twenty Catholic
clergyman, just ordained for missionary
work at St. Paul, Dubuque, Omaha, Chi-
cago, Kansas City and Duluth, sailed for
the United States todar.
Carriage Man tincture“ Will Resume.
AMESBURY, Mass, Aug. 31.—George
Adams 8.: Son, the oldest firm of carriage
manufacturers in the state, settle with
their creditors today on a basis of 2 cents
on the dollar and will resume business
immediately at their old factory in Merri-
mac, Mass.
Rainmaker Melbourne Not Dead.
DENVER, Aug. 31.—The identification
of the Hotel Hope suicide as Frank Mel«
bourne proves to have been erroneous.
Melbourne is believed to be in Australia.-
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