Highest of all in Leavening Power.—- Latest U. S. Gov’t Report ABSOLUTELY purer: ,_—-———' souru NORWALK. Miss Hattie Firman. has returned from a five weeks’ visit with friends. Mrs. E B. Baker will entertain the Social Whist club tomorrow evening. Mrs. Emma Owens, of North Main street, spent yesterday in New York city. Dr. Cordie Cambell, of New York city, is visiting friends in this city to- day. The funeral of the late Captain John Lowndes willbe held to-morrow after- noon at 2:30 o’clock. ‘ The Bricklayers and Masons wrll hold their regular monthly meeting to-mor- row night in the Warwick Hotel. Druggist Tomlinson has had the front of his store painted green, and it is now one of the most conspicuous stores in the city. The J. '1‘. Prowitt 00. did the painting. 6% The Woman’s Exchange will remain in the Woman’s building on South Main street until Saturday night. They will open in their new home on We:t ave- nue next Wednesday. Under Judge Wheeler’s decision James K. Crofut is the owner of the largest amount of stock of any individ- ual holder in the Crofut & Knapp com- pany, but has not a controlling interest. —The record of James SextOn & Son in the past-is a sufficient guarantee that you will get your money’s worth. Members of Uncas Tribe will attend the feast to be given _ by Pauqusset Tribe of Danbury, this‘evening. The large green turtle to be served has been led to the shambles by the Beanites. Gustave Bouton was the victim of a surprise party at his home on Ely ave- nue, last eyening. About fifty of his young friends were present who in- dulged in dancing, games, etc. Be- freshments were served in abundance. . The Daily NeWs’ printers will cross bats with the Sentinel printers Good Friday morning at 9 o’clock. Editor Rodemeyer will catch for his team and Publisher Ackerman will occupy the box. For the Sentinel, Fidelis will catch and Editor Tolles pitch, Bert Freeman will furnish the music and “Zeke” umpire, The city post office will close on Good Friday at 11 o'clock. a. m. The fishing sloop Flash has arrived at the carriage bridge loaded with codfish. Lucian R. Bouton has purchaed the house on Crescent Terrace lately occu- pied by Stanley Smith. William Brickaman received a pres- ent this morning in the form of a mam- moth toy sailboat. It is nearly two feet in width and four feet eight inches in height. —James Sexton & Son have 1,000 grave marks which they will sell at $9. 00 each; worth $18 00. Mrs. Mary F. Brotherton died this morning, aged 49 years. The deceased had been sufiering with nervous pros- tration and was to have been removed to the Westport sanitarium. She leaves a husband, William F. Brotherton, and two_children. The engine on the Colonial express that reaches this city at 3:25 blew out a 'plug Wednesday afternoon just as the train was crossing the Washington street bridge. The accident put out the fire in the boiler and a freight en- gine‘ was sent to draw the train back to the depot. When the Boston express arived the cars were attached to that train and taken east. The Woman’s Missionary society of the Congregational church, met in the church parlors yesterday afternoon. The following ladies read very interest- ing papers: Mrs. John Henry Knapp, Mrs. A. Blanchard and Mrs. E. H. Gumbart. They also elected a commit- tee to take charge of the program for the coming year. The committee is composed of Mrs. Russell, Mrs. R. H. Plaisted and Mrs. Gerald H. Beard. John Flynn, of New York,a brake- man on the Consolidated. was thrown from the top of a car as his train was rounding the curve in Rowayton, at an early hour this morning. The train was stopped and the injured man picked up and brought to the depot and Dr.Burke summond. The doctor found that Flynn had received a bad scalp wound which he dressed temporarily, and had him removed to the hospital in the am- bulance, where Dr. Tracey now has him in charge. 'WEEKLY-Nmaw The committee for the coming Ath- letic entertainment have made arrange- ments, for the following goes: Jack Woods and Fred Sirett six rounds, Tom McInerny and John Morelock four rounds, and for a wind-up Jack Lynch and Louis Webster eight rounds. It will be remembered that Lynch knocked Webster out in one round at Hartford Monday night. New Webster is 'report- ed as laying for Lynch so an excellent go is expected. The committee also hone to secure Keefe and Monahan for a grand wind-up of eight rounds. new CANAAN. —-New Canaan people should make a visit to the granite works of James Sex- ton & Son, at Bridgeport. and see the great bargains they are'offering in mon- uments. The remains of Cornelius Henry Ayres, aged 62 years, who died at his home in Bridgeport, yesterday, will be _ brought here for interment. New Canaan readers of the EVENING GAZETTE get-eight pages of live reading matter for one cent. S. E. Ruscoe will supply you. P. W. Mead was the first in town to p10w ground for planting. ' tronttroqu Georgetown readers of the EVENING GAZETTE get eight pages of live news for one' cent. —Georgetown people should take ad- vantage of the great bargains offered at the monumental works of James Sexton & Son, Bridgeport. Railroad fare allowed to all purchasers. WILTON. Rev. G. E. Davis, of Silvermine, will preach in the M. E. church, South Wil- ton, on Sunday afternoon, at 3 o’clock. Miss Belle McKee and Miss Mabel Johnson, of Bridgeport, are visiting their grandmother, Mrs. Harriet Com— stock. ' Miss Florence Keeler, who attends school in New Jersey, is spending her Easter vacation at home. Miss Annie Winkler, of the New Ha- ven Normal school is spending the Eas- ter vacation in town. —If you intend to purchase a monu- ment or headstone call at Jami-s Sex- ton & Son’s works, at Bridgeport, Conn You can buy le' just one-half the usual price. GRAHBURY. “' -~If you want a beautiful memorial for your cemetery plot, visit JamesSex- ton & Son, where they are selling goods, - at 50 cents on the dollar. 'who have been visiting in New York a i. K Lee A z ET in}. ROWAYTON. Carl Raymond has recovered from a light attack of pneumonia and Joseph Raymond from the measles. Mr. and Mrs. William '1‘. Raymond, city, are expected to return next week. A prayer service, conducted by C. W. Bell, will be he'd in the Methodist church, Sunday morning. In the even- ing there will be an Easter concert. The entertainment tc have been held in the Baptist church Wednesday night, has been postponed until next Wédnes- day evening, April S'h. —Any granite firm that have a record of erecting (Net 20,000 memorials, as has the James Sexton Sr Son, is a suffi- cient share; the. q--.“ DARIEN. Darieu readers of the EVENING GA- ZETTE git eight pages of live reading matter for one cent. —After 26 years of successful busi- ness, James S! xton & Son are going to dispose of. their vast stock of monu- ments for Just 50 cents on the dollar. Nicrla Porzia has LDCVed. his business to South NorWalk. Dr. Guy Lombard will occupy his _ Fairly Farm during the summer. The bans of marriage of Miss Mary Fagin and Michael A. Stark were pub- lished in :t. John’s church on Sunday. ..>_.__._. WESTON. —Weston l‘eSlerTS can Save about 50 cents on the dodar by purchasing a monument at the works of James Sex- ton & Sou, Bridgeport. Railroad fare allowed to all purchasing. a . NOTES OF SCIENCE.1""” Oxalic acid is now obtained from sawdust. Matches have not yet displaced the tinder-box in the rural districts of Spain and Italy. A mortar composed of brick powder mixed with quicklime is now largely used in France. A street car in Glasgow with a neat oil motor in place of horses was ex— hibited recently. While on the trial trip the oil tank took fire and burned the whole exhibit. —— One who is induced by fraud to sub- scribe to the capital stock of a corpora- tion can rescind his subscription be- fore the insolvency of the corporation. An equitable title meets the require- ment of an insurance policy that the interest of the assured is the entire, unconditional and sole ownership. EAST NORWALK. "T‘ Q. Mrs. John L’Hommedieu is visiting New Haven friends. Mrs. Margaret Fisher of vanZandt avenue has moved to Dinbury. Miss, Hattie Barteau is visiting her uncle, William Bishop of New Haven. J. C. Hawkins and family, who have been in Iellp, L. 1., for several weeks, are expected home Saturday. —A chance of a lifetime to purchase a monument to mark the last resting place of your deceased friends. Robertson & Carr, the contractors and builders, have dissolved partnership. Mr. Carr Will continue the business. church Sunday morning. will consist of a short sermon by Rev. F. S. Ainsworth ' and the extending of the right hand oi fellowship to those baptized last Sun- ' day, followed by‘the communion Ser- vice. In the eveningRev. J. W. Davis, of Bridgeport, will'preach. wuulriur. Fine monuments that were sold last ‘May in other yards for $200. are being sold at James Sexton & Son’s yard now torone- half. Miss Anna O’Donnell leaves today to spend Easter with her sister, Mrs. J William Kent in New York citv. fl Rives. - o Baoau Mrs. N. Knapp is entertaining her daughter, Mrs. S. A. Grumman, of Bridgeport. Miss Whitlock is acting, as principal of the public school during the ab- sence of Principal Walkley. ~—Beautiful sarcOphagus monuments selling at' 3100. Give James Sexton & Son a call and see them. Mr. and Mrs.John H. Platt have re- turned to their Comstock Hill home 1' after a visit in .udflg Island. S. B. Walkley, principal of the pub- lic school, has been called to Haddam by the sudden illness of his mother. NOROTON. Noroton readers of the EVENING GA- ZETTE get eight pages of live reading matter for one cent. —-The people of Noroton should visit the monumental works of James Sexton & Son, in Bridgeport, and look at the bargains they are offering. Railroad fare allowed to all purchasers. 00. Subscribe for the GAZETTE and Trib- une, ’ List of Patents. List of Patents issued from the U. 3. Patent Ofiice, Tuesday, March 31st, .1896, for the State of Connecticut, fur- nished us from the ofiice of Earle £6 Seymour, Solicitors of Patents. 868 Chapel street, New Haven. - F. Egge, Bridgeport, methml- of cov- ering lacing studs;0. B. Billbbs. Bridge- port, tuck marking attachment for ma- chines, ’l‘. S. Gilbert. New Haven, co:- set; J. H. MacDonald, New Haven, Street car tender; 0. C. Merrill, Harv. :ford, vegetable peeler; C. (i. Perkins, Hartford, electric switch; J. St Gibbs, Hartford. snap switch; G. J. Campwell. Hartford, vegetable peelei;0. A. Cut- ter, Waterbury, metal bracket; H. R. . .Hinckl -' W . ' The services at the Advent Christian ' 8‘" aterbury game m paratus, C. E. Sacket, Danburv, machine for plucking hair from pelts; J. G. Noyes, Milford, elect.ic car heater ;T.'Corsca~ den, New Britain, shelf braket; H. E. Heath, Windsor, rheostat;J:..J. Murth Norwich, bottle; A. F. Rockwell, Bris- tol. bicycle hell; F. Blaiiding,.Putnam, ' boat detaching apparatus; A. Woodman Lisbon, wrap-sizing mach n. . DESIGNS. F. Chase, Waterbury, till-0115;"V- A. Dobson, Bridgeport, curling iron .heat- er; C. Snow, Meriden. table knife; W. H. Taylor, Stamford, key. TRADE-MARK. Ansonia Brass and Copper company; Ansonia, rods sheet wires, eic. ' ABOUT THE HOME. A tablespoonful of flour to a. table- spoonful of butter ism. cooking rule for. all sauces. Fish should never- be turned while‘ broiling. Put the inside next the'coals or gas jets and let it cook through- An easy way to prepare croutons or crusts for tomatoror bean soup is to but<~ ter one or two slices of bread on both sides, cut in small squares and brown in the oven. For cleaning- faucets :‘ Use equal; parts of fine sand and salt mixed with vinegar to polish, and when thoroughly dry rub a lemon over it to keep from tarnishing. This will be found anvex- cellent remedy for cleaning all kinds of copper pans,etc., that are used on stoves for cooking purposes. It is worth while to recall, with the trying winds of autumn upon us, that a. baked lemon is an excellent remedy for hoarseness, and one often resorted to by singers and public speakers. The lemon is baked like an apple, and a little of the heated and thickened juice squeezed over lump sugar. _ A good way to clean lamp chimneys is to hold the palm of the hand against one end of the chimney and‘bréathe into the other, then wipe it carefully with a. dry cloth, which removes, all' black 01‘ other stains. After this a better polish can be given by rubbing it with a cloth . moistened with alcohol. ' Cresent We Offer the chance of 'a Decade to All -r- :3,«..._.-. in the Purchase of We must Sell practically all of our Immense Stock-be- fore May I, l896, to save the expense of remov- ing the same, as the Railroad Company has purchased the land for their right of way, and we must vacate. - Our Work will Speak iorltseli. BY DEILIHEEWITH US DIREGT . 0 YOU SAVE lltiEllTS’ GOMHISSIOH. \ ’ s i S“ I , III" ”III/(’57,; lélllll "I 1" l’ . ,r' I’ll '/ ’j'v'll'l’jl’ll/Ill/llfi Ill/III" ridgeport, Conn. lllllllSTlNliS, § : lflPlNflS. llS'l”. # 11311 M‘ ' Sllu ,EI. .cALi. AND SEE son YOURSELF. $50,000 Worth of Beautiful Memorials that, will go for liMEStEXTti-i. li. Proprietor“. ' about Fifty Cents on' the Dollar.-