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An EpitoIne of I Happenings of
Interest to the Public.
Garnered with Scissors and l’encil.
The City Council will meet Monday
evenina. _
Councilman A. B. Hill is expected
home from Main tofnight.
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The meatmarkets will close at noon
to-morrow. ,
‘Ihere were twenty-eight deaths in
Norwalk last month.
Main Street, near the New Canaan
road, is being placed in repair.
There will be a dance at the Lawn
Tennis club Casino this evening.
SpeCIal policean have been appomt-
ed for duty to-night and to-morrow.
To-day is the quietest day before the
4th of July, in Norwalk, on record.
The front of the Ratchford cafe on
Main street is being painted white.
The great Cranbury bicycle race will
take place at 5 o’clock this afternoon.
—Vegetables and melons at Gregory’s
Wall street market. ,
Cola Perry of Danbury will be a guest
to-morrow of Robert Oustead, on Union
Park. ~
“Jim” Bette has the finest “cabbage-
head” lettuce ever seen in the Norwalk
market.
Miss Addie LaCost of New York is
visiting at George S. Gregory’s on
East avenue. ‘
M. Lyons manager of the New York
Store leaves to-morrow for a week’s
stay at Asbury Park.
Patriotic services with special music
will be held at the Congregational
church Sunday evening.
The Twin City council, Daughters of
Liberty met at their hall in the GA-
ZETTE building, last night.
—A large stock of fresh fish can .be
found at Gregory’s market on. Wall
street.
. Miss Emma Englehardt of Cranbury,
is‘mastering a bicycle, and has it under
fair subjection. '
Mayor Wheeler has issued the usual
4th of July notice which will be found
in our advertising columns.
Fire damaged a barn on the D. M.
Bead estate in Bridgeport yesterday to
the extent of $500. Insured.
H. H. Williams, the Main street hard-
ware merchant, will Joelebrate the
Fourth with friends in Westport.
Captain A. J. Wilcoxson of this city
was an eye-witness of the horrible death
of John Ferris at Darien, yesterday
afternoon.
—Gregory’s market will close at 12
o’clock, noon, to-morrow. Place your
orders early.
Cyrus J. Crabbe will celebrate the
glorious 4th of July at his home on the
Turnpike with an attack of the chills
and fever.
Miss Jane M. Hyatt, clerk of the board
of selectmen, will take a well earned
two weeks’ vacation commencing this
afternoon.
A Main street cat has a coat of white
hair, a head of black hair, one pink eye
and one gray eye. It is altogether a re-
markable feline. ,
The Connecticut Commercial Trav-
elers’ association will hold its summer
outing at Compounce Lake on the 25th
of this month.
Miss Byxbee who has charge of the
floral garden at H. E. Williams’ store
will celebrate Independence day in
quiet Cranbury. ‘
Louis Turk of New York, and a for-
mer pupil at the Center school,will en-
joy the 4th at the Blue Mountain farm
with Thomas Cornwell. ‘
Captain Clark will take the Thomas
Osborn family out for a sail and picnic
to one of the islands, on his yacht
ffl‘hree Brothers,” to-morrow.
Thomas Cornwall Balcom a grand-
esn of Thomas Cornwall has secured
a situation at Pinneo’s, bookstore and
will commence his duties next Monday.
—-The best of meats can be found at
Gregory’s market on Wall street.
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Camp, Mr.
and Mrs. H. W. Gregory, Herbert B.
Smith, Annie E. Smith and Clarence
F. Osborne will take a sail to Oyster
Bay in the yacht Marguerite. to-mora
row. »
Just forty-nine .years ago to-day
Charles Gehebe of this city, was born
in Mengeringhansen, Germany, and
was welcomed by his father with a oh
you “Kleiner spitzbub.” To-day,
Charley denies, the soft impeachment.
DURING NATURE'S ODD TIMES.
AT Crawfordsville, Ind., in the sum-
mer of 1890 there was a shower of fish
and angleworms. The fish were with-
out eyes and all about two inches long.
THAT lightning does sometimes strike
twice in the same place is proven in the
case of a windmill in Bates county, Mo.,
which ,was recently struck by a bolt in
exactly the spot where it was similarly
struck three years before.
A LAKE containing fresh water on
top and salt water on the bottom has
been discovered on Kildin island, Lap-
land. The lake rises and falls with
the tide, and the salt water evidently
comes from the sea by an underground
‘ channel.
A HEAVY shower of diminutive toads
little larger than potato bugs fell at
'Farmington, Me., a few days ago, dur-
ing what the people there call a “cloud—
burst.” Thousands of the creatures
fell in the town and the neighboring
fields. .
GEORGE W. Gear, of Punta Gorda,
Fla., is becoming a new man. His age
is ninety, and up to a year ago he was
partially deaf, wholly blind and almost
bald. Some months ago he recovered
his eyesight, his hearing became per-
fect, and now his crop of hair is black
and luxuriant.
A PEOULIAR fish, the species of which
has puzzled all of the expert fishermen
Of South Dartmouth, Mass, and vi-
cinity, was caught in a fish trap there
a few days ago. It is somewhat over a
foot in length, beautifully striped in
the water,with a sucker-like appendage
on its back, instead of underneath.
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SCIENCE NOTES OF ALL KINDS.
SEA shells murmur because the vi-
brations of the air, not otherwise Ob-
servable, are collected in the shell, and
by its shape are brought to a focus.
M. J ANSSEN recently informed the
French academy of sciences that he
had’ determined the existence of water
vapor in the planet Mars by means of
the spectroscope.
IF the Atlantic ocean could have a
layer of water six thousand feet deep
removed from its surface it would only
reduce the width of that great body of
water one-half.
MORE is Said about strilulating
spiders in Nature, by S. E. Peal, writ-
ing from India. The sound of the
“bear spider" can be easily heard at a
distance of ten or twelve yards, and is
like pouring small shot on a plate.
THE temperature of the bottom of the
Atlantic ocean, as determined by the
resistance of the Atlantic cables, is said
to be thirty-eight degrees Fahrenheit,
which is a mean for the. whole year.
That at the bottom of the Mediterran-
ean, measured in the same way, is said
to be fifty-seven degrees Fahrenheit.
THERE seem to be two possible ways
of totally eradicating disease. One is
to destroy all the bacilli; the other is to
strengthen the system so as to enable it
successfully to resist their attacks.
Neither of these plans can-probably be
carried out fully; our safety lies in a
judicious combination of them.
HAP AND MlSHAP IN AFRICA.
M. GASTON DONNET is preparing an
expedition into the Sahara in search of
the survivors of the Flatters mission.
Large sums of money have been sub-
scribed in Paris to help him. .
IN the ancient ruins near Buluroayo,
in South Africa, a great find of antique
jewelry and gold work has just been
made; over two hundred ounces have
already been taken out.
KHAMA, the Bechuana chief, who
was LO Bengula’s principal native
enemy and led a contingent of fifteen
hundred to aid the British in their
fight against the Matabeles, is about
to visit England. ,.
NEWS is received in London of the
death of Makololo, one of Livingstone’s
most faithful followers in Africa from
1851 to 1864. What makes his taking Off
the sadder is the fact that he left forty-
five widows to mourn him.
TWO FRENCHMEN, M. Versepuy and
Baron 'Romans, have left Zanzibar,
with twenty-eight Europeans and a
large body of native carriers, to ex«
plore Mounts Kilimandjaro and Kenia
and the country about Lake Rudolph
for the French government.
PUBLIC OFFICIALS OF ENGLAND.
SIR WILLIAM HARCOURT has taken to
driving mules; he rides through the
New Forest in a phaeton drawn by a
pair that has been presented to him.
WILLIAM KENNY, Q. 0., who was re-
cently appointed solicitor general for
Ireland, is a Roman Catholic unionist,
a rare thing in Ireland. '
MR. R. B. FINLAY, Q. 0., the new so-
licitor general, is a Scotchman and.
practiced medicine before becoming a
lawyer. His appointment makes the
number of liberal unionists in the gov-
ernment fifteen. '
AMONG the new members of the Eng-
lish house of commons is the Indian
Bhownagree, who has had an unusual
career. He is the son of a Bombay
merchant and has been a lawyer and
an editor in England anda judge in
India. '
HENRY M. STANLEY made his first
impression in the house by a fierce on-
slaught on Sir Charles Dilke and by
saying that England should evacuate
Egypt-,but not before the Soudan had
been reconquered. His style in speak-
ing is declamatory, bluff and effective
from its earnestness.
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KINGS AND QUEENS OF EUROPE.
KING CHRISTIAN of Denmark is the
oldest European monarch, while King
Alfonso of Spain is the youngest.
QUEEN VICTORIA saves her dining-
room carpet at Balmoral by covering
the space-1 around the table with strips
of drugget that will wash.
ANOTHER king who finds himself hard
up is the ruler of the Belgians, who is
trying to dispose of some of his real es-
tate to a cash purchaser. '
QUEEN VICTORIA once wrote some '
verses which were forwarded to a pub-
lisher under a nom de plume, and were
promptly returned “with thanks.”
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SOUTH NORWALK.
The South NorwalK Office of the Gazette Is at the store of New-
man 3,, Pinney. No. 12 North Main Street, where Advertisements and
orders for Job Printing, as well as
Homer M. Byington, Manager.
Items of News. can be left with
Water at the Knob 67°.
"Rob” Wherle will ride in the races.
at Greenwich’ to-morrow afternoon.
F. H. Quintard, of Washington street,
is confined to the house with sickness.
There will be a club dance at the
N orwalk Yacht club house at Hickory
Bluff to-morrow night.
William Persons, of this city, will
ride in the one mile novice race atSeaé
side Park tomorrow afternoon.
A number of N oroton and Stamford
young ladies are planning a trolley
party to Roton Point on the Tramway
for some evening next week.
Newsdealer F. B. Coleman has not as
yet heard from the balloon which he
sent up last night with the usual letter
for fire crackers attached.
The Board of Councilmen will hold
their regular monthly meeting in the
Council Chamber on Haviland street
Monday evening.
The post office will close at eleven
o’clock to-morrow morning for the rest
of the day. There will be one general
collection and one general delivery in
the morning.
A large number of people congregated
at the Knob yesterday and enjoyed the
bathing. ‘ Tomorrow the bathing
houses will no doubt be crowded to
their utmost capacity by the members
of the club.
It is expected that the exhibition (f
fire works at the Knob to-morrow night
will be very fine. Eutensive prepara-
tions are being made to make the even-
ing’s pleasure a grand success.
The passenger trains on the Consoli~
dated road already begin to show the
effects of Fourth of July travel. Extra
cars have been sent down the road to
accommodate the heavy afternoon travel
out of New York.
Insurance Agent Arthur D. Ferris,
of Riverside avenue, insured the bicycle
belonging to the Norwalk Police force
this morning. This shoWs the City of
Norwalk, intends to take good care of
its sprinting steed.
Much complaint is made at the un-
safe condition of the roadway to Wilson
Point in the many places where the
Tramway Company has found it neces-
sary to tear up and obstruct the road-
bed in its double tracking operations.
The Arion Society will go to Point
View, L. 1., Sunday in the steamer Isa
be], which will start from Roton Point.
The car to connect will leave the N or-
walk Club’s house at 9:35 a. m. and the
corner of Main and South Washington
streets at 9:55 o’clock.
Owen Gallagher, aged 39, of New
London, a shore Line brakeman, was
killed at New Haven yesterday morn-
ing. He missed the signal post put up
to warn train hands of the nearness of a
bridge and the top of his head struck
an iron truss of the bridge, crushing
the skull. Gallagher leaves a family.
It is stated that therStreet Railway
company has generously and patriotic-
ally consented to aid the Tramway
company to transport its anticipated
multitude of passengers to and from
Roton to-morrow, by supplying it with
any needed extra electric power. Such
fraternity of feeling and spirit of he’pi
f Ilness, is most commendable.
The third of the series of games be-
tween the base ball nines of Chicago
University and Brown University wss
played in Chicago yesterday. William
Lauder, of this city, played in all three
games onjthe Brown nine. Each team
had won a game and yesterday’s game
was to decide the championship.
Brown won by one point the score be-
ing 6 to 5. ’ The Brown boys will now dis-
band and Will is excepted home either
this evening or tomorrow.
—Oue hundred bushels of roasting
clams; lobsters and soft shell crabs.
Leave your orders early for the Fourth.
Hunt & Zelufi‘. j2 2t
An Italian named John, who is em-
ployed by Podmore at his furniture
store in the Hollow, met With quite a
severe accident yesterday. He started
to deliver a refrigerator in company
with Mr. Podmore’s son. The horse
started suddenly and he was thrown
backwards out of the wagon striking
on his back and head. His back was
Quite seriously injured and a large gash
was cut in his head. Dr. Beau was
summoned and rendered medical as-
sistance. He was obliged to take sev-
eral stitches in John’s head. However,
if nothing unexpected happens, the
Doctor thinksJohu will be out again
shortly.
LITTLE CULLINGS.
A‘ NEW restaurant was opened at El-
linwood, Kan., a few days ago by Mrs.
Feeder. ‘
THE color of snufi depends on the ex-
tent to which fermentation has been
allowed to go. ,
CAMELs are probably the only ani-
mals that cannot swim. Immediately
after they enter the water they turn on
their backs and are drowned.
PHILADELPHIA vegetarians are going
to form a colony in the city limits,
where they can, by cooperation, be
enabled to live according to their die-
tetic ideas.
A PHILADELPHIAN who regularly via-
its a barber shop on Ninth street has a
hirsute horror in the shape Of a mus-
tache which measures twenty-two
inches from tip to tip.
SEVERAL Georgia watermelons weigh-
ing more than fifty pounds have been
brought to market this season, but it is
likely the record will be carried by one
weighing a trifle over seventy-five
pounds, out recently on a Thomaston
farm.
11‘ is said that cut flowers will keep
very fresh if a small pinch of nitrate
of potash or common saltpetre is’ put
in the water in which they stand. The
ends of the stems should be cut Off a
little every day to keep open the ab-
sorbing pores.
ANATOMISTS to separate the bones of
a skull frequently fill it with small
beans and place the whole in a basin
of water. The beans swell and slowly
split the skull. The force which beans
are capable of exerting under these
conditions is equal to the average press-
ure in the boiler of a steam engine.
MRs. ZOE MARCOE, aged seventy
years, of Fond du Lac, Wis, has just
brought suit for breach of promise of
marriage against Francis Pellant, aged
eighty-one years, or Mitrtinette. Mr.
Pellant avers he is and always has
been ready to marry the lady, but there
seems to be some difficulty interposed
by his Children.
/ THE OPERATIC STAGE.
'HERB GURA, the baritone, the orig-
inal Wotan in “Dér Ring des Nibelun-
gen,” has been discharged from the
Munich Hoftheater, as his voice is no
longer fresh enough. He will confine
himself to concerts.
, “LI MASC,” a five-act comedy in
Provencal, by Alphose Tavan, one of
the founders Of the Félibrige, the so-
ciety for the renewal of Provencal poe-
try, has been given with great success
at V'ancluse. ,
SAINT SAENs has composed the last
two acts for a grand Opera Fredegonde,
of which his friend Ernest Gueraud
had written the first two at the time of
his death. It will be given soon at the
Grand opera.
AT the Theater Libre next season
Operatic pieces will be given as well as
plays. A curious performance of King
Lear is also promised with a novel ar-
rangement of scenery that will make
possible the sudden transformation
necessary to present the scenes in their
original sequence.
“TANNHA‘L’SEB” was given nine times
out of the fourteen performances of
grand opera in Paris during the month
of May, the receipts averaging 22,000
francs a night, 5,000 francs more than
the average of the other operas, which
were “Faust,” “Sigurd” and “Samson
and Delilah.” '
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SAVINGS SOOIETY.
NORWALK. JUNE 11, 1596
Interest at the rate Of four (4) per cent per
annum, for the current six months, will be
credited to depositors J 1113, 1. 1896. and paid to
them on and after July 10.
Per order of Board of Directors.
GEO. E. MILLER Tress.
FOURTH OF JULY. FIREWORKS
Fireworks are like everything else, there are different
grades and qualties, "
THE BEST ARE THE CHEAPEST.
All fresh this year.
5,000 ,Packs’fl A-No, 1 Golden Chop
Crackers. Firecrackers in all sizes. Roman Candles,
Sky Rockets, Paper Caps, Cap Pistols, Etc.
A Full Line of Fireworks, Wholesale and Retail.
PRICES THE LOWEST.
5 MAIN STREET,
JOHN T.-
HAYES.
NORwALIgcouN‘.
."GAZETTE
MISS BAIRD’S
INSTITUTE.
Norwalk, Conn.
25TH YEAR.
15th Year in Norwalk.
aoIIIIIIIIc IIIII IIIII scIIooI.
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Primary. intermediate. academicfand college
preparatory classes. Specialists employed for
physical culture, elocution. music. art and the
languages. 'Careful attention to morals and
manners. A limited number of day pupils
and special students admitted. Send for cir-
cular. Early application desirable.
Miss Baird is at home to visitors on Thurs-
day and Friday of each week until 5 p. m.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
_Fairfield Oo. llational hank.
NORWALK, CONN., JUNE 29. 1896.
The Board of Directors of this Bank have
this day declared a semi-annual dividend of
three per cent. payable on and after July 1,
1896.
L. C. GREEN. Cashier.
HERE’S YOIIR OIIIIIOE.
A fine- building lot on Wilton ave-
nue. If you intend to build, look at
this before purchasing.
Water, g-Is and sewer on the avenue.
Will be sold at a Bargain.
W. H. BYINGTON,
Real Estate and Insurance.
Room I. Gazette B’l’d.
The Saddle
Question.
-' This is all illustration
of the old style saddle.
If you will observe it
carefully you will note
that it fits like a glove
(and a saddle should
not). It presses the sen-
sitive parts, causes sore-
ness, stiffness and chaf‘
ing, and has made cycl-
ing to a certain extent
injurious, because few
could enjoy a long ride
a,» without fear of injury.
All this is now changed. 1 Here is repre-
sented the perfect saddle—the Christy
Anatomical Saddle,f V
showing the pelvis as it ,7
rests on the pads. “The
Christy Anatomical
Saddle is the only
saddle that is ‘ built
right. Made of metal,
of light weight, cannot
warp or change its
shape, has pads that
rest the entire body,
does not press the sen-
sitive parts, prevents ,
stiffness, and m a k e s
cycling a pleasure.
Price. $5.00
FREE BOOKLET ON SADDLEs.
A. G. SPALDING & BROS.‘
New Yorérs. Chicago. Philadelphin.
NOTICE. ‘
CITY TAXES!
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Shows pelvis as it
rests on the or-
dinary saddle.
Shows pelvis as it rests
on the Christy
Saddle.
NOTICE is hereby given to all per-
sons liable to pay taxes to the City of
Norwalk, ini the County of. Fairfield
and State Of Connecticut, that the
undersigned, Collector of Taxes for
said City, on assessment list ($1895, has
received a warrant in m the Mayor for
the collection of the tax laid by said
City, March 2, 1896, on the ratable es-
tate liable to taxation therein; that
Said Tax is Payable July lsi,
And that he will be present at the
Council Room in the Fairfield County
National Bank Building, every week
day from 9 a. m. to 12 m., and from 2
to 5 p. m. from July I, 1896 until Sep-
tember 1, 1896. Saturday evenings
from 7 to 9 o’clock.
Also, that upon all of said taxes re-
maining unpaid after the'1st day of
August. 1896, interest at the rate of
nine (9) per cent. per annum will be
charged from the 1st day of July, 1896,
until the same is paid.
ADDISON A. BETTs,
1"“92'1‘19gt0? of City Taxes, List of 1896.
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FLAGS
.. Come here. Muslin flags, mounted.
by the gross, dozen or single one.
Cotton bunting flags, mounted or un-‘l
mounted, 50 cents to $5.00.
Wool bunting flags.
Best standard bunting flags, felled.
seams, 45 stars sewed on both sides
—warranted best made—sizes 2 x13,
3x5, 4x6, 6x9, 6x10, 8x12.
10 x15,12x18,15 x 24, up to-25x
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Silk flags, any size—2 x 3 inches
to 36 xv60—mounted or unmounted-
All flags mounted on staffs have a
staff ornament. This is FLAG head-
quarters.
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