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Gonna urns WE s WILTON 1 Devoted to the Load News of lViIton, Cannon, Georgetown and Bram-11121716. RICHARD H. FITCH, Editor. . . . . . ‘t’ Ebe - Nonwnnn - ~earnzn'm‘is. EDITION, ‘ s Wilton. Conn . Wilton. Deacon T. F. Gilbert entertained Rev. W. D. Hart and wife, Deacon Ed'- ward Olmstead and wife and Charles Knapp and family, on Wednesday. Mrs. D. S. R. Lambert and David B. Ogden were in Bridgeport, on Thurs- day. A number from this place are attend- ing the “Vendue” at the Dr. Roe place Olmstead Hill to—day. Local fishermen are storing their pickerel outfits and preparing for the trouting season which opens in this state on April lst. Little Agnes Ogden, who has been the victim of a mild attack of scarlet fever, is again at. liberty and her home has been thoroughly fumiga-ted under the direction of Health Officer Gor- ham and the quarantine removed. Little Theresa Verlin is riding a new bicycle. A troupe of genuine Alabama ne- groes gave an entertainment at the town hall, on Tuesday evening, to a large audience. The singing was ex~ cellent and the dancing as good as the size of the stage would permit. The large attendance shows that a good class of entertainment would be well patronized in this town if it was well advertised. Miss Mabel Post of Norwalk visited friends in town on Monday. Rev. Howard McDougal, of Kent, was in town on Monday. S. W. Olmstead has been busily en- gaged this week moving the household effects of Frank Comstock from South Norwalk to the Comstock homestead near the Wilton Congregational church. ’It is rumored that Mr. and Mrs. Comst-ock will make their per- manent home in this place, which is good news to their many friends here. Mrs. Harmon Gilbert who has been visit-lug relatiwgs in Pougth-cpsic, re- turned on Friday and is the guest- of T. F. Gilbert. Head clerk Harry Olmstead who has been seriously ill for several days is again on duty at. T. F. Gilbert's store. Mrs. N. M. Belden of Jamaca, L. 1., has been visiting friends in town. Edward S. Fitch, of New York city, visited his mother Mrs. S. P. Fit-ch over Sunday. John M. Belden and family, have re- turned to Danbury after a short stay with relatives in town. Arrangements are being made by members of the Wilton Library asso- ciation for an Easter flower sale at the library rooms Wednesday afternoon, April 6th, Adams 8; Canficld our en— terprising florists will furnish the flowers which Will be sold for the bene- fit of the book fund. Mrs. George P. Miller of Hartford has been visiting her brother, H. G. Thomson. C. H. Bcdicnt and family removes from the Haincs place to Norwalk Tuesday, as Mr. Bedlent .. s secured employment with a contractor in that city. Rev; William E. Hooker, attended the regular monthly meeting of the. Fail-field County clerical association at. Grace church, Nor-walk, on Monday Charles Hart has returned from a business trip to New York. The beautiful display of Northern Lights, Monday evening attracted widespread attention in this vicinity. Across the Northern horizon was stretched a luminous ribbon of silver white light which rapidly changed to yellow, blue, green, pink, and u bril- liant rose. The display lasted several hours, and was the most brilliant seen in many years. Miss Sarah Middlcbrook, President of the Wilton Golf club, was in town on Saturday looking over the links and forming plans for the season. flurlbutt Street. Mrs. Charles Geopplc isconvalescing from a severe attack of the grip. Services will be held at the School house on Sundav evening, at 7:30. Miss Tucker of New York. was in- specting her cottage in this place on. her usual summer sojourn. James Bedient is driving a fine de- livery wagon recently purchased. Harry Jackson has purchased a new horse. Selectman Jackson entertained Rev. L. W. Holmes and family on Thursday. Percy Knapp has added to his well established popularity among the fair I.x, by the purchase of new harms.” and a fine carriage for his team of step- pers. A special meeting of N orfield Grange was held on Thursday evening, for the purpose of installing, the Ambler broth- ers of this place, and Mr. and Mrs. John Gorham and the Finch brothers of Chestnut Hill. Saturday and making preparations for April 151; will be observed by a num- ber of our residents as moving day. Mrs. Scofield will remove from her present home to the old Smith home- stead, and the place vacated will be 00- cupied by William Stewart and family- Mrs. Sarah A. . Smith will make her home at the Hanford homestead, Chest- nut Hill. ‘ -— ‘v' North Wilton. John G. Lord and wife of New York, were in town over Sunday. Miss Florence Keeler is visiting rela tives in East Nor-walk. It is rumored that Miss Katie Keeler will have charge of the Ridgefield Inn this season. The Browning Club held their regu- lar meeting with. the Misses Comstock on Friday. _ Mrs. Belle Scllcck has been the guest of W. L. Keeler. Mrs. Arthur Benedict has recovered from her recent illness. Mrs. Anne ’Whitlock has been visit- ing her sister, Mrs. Frank Brady. George Bari-eager has sold his team of horses to Orville Brown.- S. B. Fancher our genial supplier of household wants has opened his spring campaign, and among other useful arti- cles has laid in a large supply of fine toilet soap which he is offering to his customers. Miss Bertha Brady is visiting friends in Staten Island. Robert Benedict who has been at- tending the Center school Norwalk, will graduate in the class of ’98 and it is whispered will be valcdictorian of his class. Miss Lena Miller will graduate from the Over River school, Norwalk, in April. .. <0-..— .. New Canaan. George H. Stevens of Norwalk, has rented the lower floor of the reading- room building, where he will open up a bicycle store. He will keep the Colum bia. Hartford and Vedette bicycles, and is preparing to do a large busineSS this season. ’ ‘ ‘. The men employed in the turning room of Fancher 8: ”C0.’s shoe factory decided that they would not. adhere to the cut in wages, made by the Messrs. Fanehcr on Tuesday and left the shop in a body. They say that they have been cut down so much. of late, that it was time to call a halt. .0» Darien. About April 1 a new market under the management. of J. A. Holleriu will be opened in Noroton. Mrs. Fred Chadderton has purchased a. wheel and joined the ranks of Dari- cn’s fair wheelwomcn. Capt. and Mrs. Louis \Vaterbury are entertaining James Waterbury of New Rochelle. The Alabama Troubadours are book- e;l at the Town Hall to-night. Several veterans from the Soldier’s Home visited Norwalk on Tuesday. Summer boarders will soon make their appearance. It is on (lit that a Daricn lady will soon wed a South Norwalk gentleman. Miss Hattie M. Jones. Noroton, will take part. in the entertainment to be given about March inst by the Bridge- port Oratorio society, of which she is a member. 4 . A furniture store has been opened by E. B. Lawrence. \‘Villiam Fairbanks has secured the ‘ services of John Finerty, who formerly drove for George Bailey. “Tilliam Gaffney, of N oroton, who fell and broke his leg on Tuesday last, is getting along nicely. C. Ernest Lounsbury was in town last. week. Candidates to succeed Representa tive Gregory are beginning to crop up Good sidewalks are what. Darien needs most. A number from Darien attended the Cuban meeting 1 South Norwalk, Sun day night. The members of the Eagle Hooks chowder club have decided to wait for a new crop of onions before giving their first supper. Miss Ella 'v-Vilmott, of Norwalk, thus been a guest of her cousin, Miss Grace VVilmott of this place. Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Dauchy are entertaining Miss Harriet Tuttlc, of Stamford. ' Ivanhoe Castle will be visited Friday night by Grand Chief Mast, of Dan- bury. The war news from Spain is anxious 1y read and discussed by the old veter- ans at the Soldiers’ Home. It is re- ported that. John Lockwood of N orwalk, an honorable member of the old 17th3 C. V., is talking of organizing a. com- pany at the Home and will offer their services to Gov. Cooke should the oc- casion arise. DAndrew Weed of White Oak Shade, died at hisfhome on Saturday. He was in his 70th year. E. B. Lawrence has opened a first. class furniture store. and undertaking rooms on Railroad avenue. He extends an invitation to Darienites to visit his store and inspect his stock. Dr. White will have a telephone at his office and can be reached by phone at- Silliman’s drug store. The doctor has just received a handsome horse from Kentucky. Mrs. H. H. Seeley, of Noroton, has been entertaining Mr. and Mrs. J. A Thomas, of Chicago. Miss Emma H. Dclafield, of Noroton, has returned home from a two weeks’ visit in Key West, Florida. Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Weed of Kensett Lodge, Contentment Island, are enjoy ing the mountains of North Carolina. Justice Koch seems to be kept. busy quashing cases upon payment. of costs. N croton cows are fighting shy of Young America bullet-s these days. It. is now said that the members of the Eagle Hooks chowder club will shoulder their guns and go to the front in case of war with Spain. Druggist Silliman promises to brew the best. soda. water in Darien this sum- mer. The members of the Royal Social club attended a party last Thursday evening at the residence of Rev. Mr. Sands, his son, Henry, being a. promi- nent member of the club. Refresh- ments were served and an enjoyable time had. The following are the club memberssziss Jennie Cameron, Helen Goodeve, Ettie Tooxer, Maud ' Van Dine, James Goodeve, William Flem- ming, Henry Sands, Fred Tooker, Charles Van Dine, Arthur Southwick. 4..‘ v7 Feminine Chat. Why do women laugh so much more than men? Sickness is the interest we pay on death’s mortgage. The letter containing the check is always the one longest in reaching its destination. The ice man will soon resume his regal sway if the thermometer keeps on in the even tenor of its way. The man who knows he makes mis- takes, but will never acknowledge them is going to have a lot of unnec- essary suffering in his career. Lingerie as well as outer garments is beginning to show the effects of the ruffle craze. The next thing we will see ruflies on hosiery. / The lovely colored wicker furniture now being displayed makes us want. to immediately tear out all our winter be- longings and get. fixed up in true sum- mer shape. The man of 40 may be more finished in his courtship, but he is nomoi-e sin- cere than the youth of 20, and it is a. foolish girl who begins making com- parisons between the polished and all too often unmeaning compliments of the one and the ardent but less culti- vated methods of the other. OLD AGE When people get old their blood becomes It gets full of acids and impurities, and those things cause Rheumatism. Kidney. Urindry and Bladder Diseases come also. and aged men and women suffer untold aches and Premature death is nearly always due ,f Life can be prolonged without y question if a little attention is paid to th : old, too. pains. to neglect. symptoms which plainl tell of danger. Dr. David Kenna y’s Favorite Rem- edy drives every taint of impurity from the blood, and thus Rheumatism is overcome. Its mild but positive effects upon ailments of the Kidneys and Urinary Organs are widely known. It is sold at druggists SAMPLE BOTTLE FREE—11f there is a Sediment to your urine after standing 3. while: if you have frequent desxre to make water. especially at night, and there is pain in passmg it; if your urine stains linen—.these are sure signs of Kidney and Bladder Dis- eaSe; or if you have Rheumatism or are Constipated, send your name and address to the Dr. David Kennedy Corporation, for $1 a. large .bottle. Rondout. N. Y., and mention. t/ze name of tlzz'spaper, A sample bottle of Favorite Remedy, with circular of valuable information , will then be mailed free. - This odor is genuine. BOSTON Fain-field County’s Greatest Store. ESTABLISHED ek- ALWAYS...— TEN . ADVANC- ..___YEARs: I HE . . . INGl STORE! Spring OPENING ~——OF—— Styles! 1 FOR LADIES READY MADE SUITS ————AND——— FOR CHILDREN JACKETS. Petticoats 3 doz. Linen ones, 75c. 2 doz Perkasilk ones Roman stripes, $1.50 to $1.98. 3 doz. Black Satine ones Corded, umbrella flounce, $1.25 to $1.08. Separate Skirts You are invited to look at our line of skirts. We carry the greatest line out~ side of New York, $1.25 to $15.00. Ribbons A beautiful line of plaid, beyaderc, Roman, moire ribbons in all the latest coloring for Easter and spring wear. Gloves We have received our Easter gloves. We have the best one dollar glove in Norwalk. Kitchen Dept New globes for lamps, etched ones for 980. Cerise glass globes 89c to $1.98, shade frames, any size or shape, 10c. New lines of pictures with frames from 250 to $4.50. New lines of J ardiniers from 10c to $198. New dinner sets from $7.98 to $75. Wrappers It is wonderful the many wrappers we sell; Well it is almost a. waste of time to make your own wrappers, when we can fit any lady in Norwalk, sizes we carry, 32 to 46, 75c to $4.00. Winter Jackets We have about twenty good jackets that we won’t. carry over to next sea- son you can have them at. $5.00 each. Domestics 1 case «of unbleached Muslin, the 60 kind, for 40. 1 case of 45 in. pillow slips 220 per pair four pairs to a customer. 1 case of 10c Outing flannel 60 per yd. 1 case of new Ginghams for dresses and shirt waists 100 per yd. 1 case of fine batiste for dresses and shirt waist. Hire. 1 case of white domet flannel the 80 kind for 50. 1 case turkish bath towels the 12%c kind 2 for 190. Spring Unmar- 1 case of Mottled Merino underwear for men 250. 1 case ladies ribbed vest and drawers, vests with long or short sleeves, 25c. Lease light weight wool underwear $1.00 per garment: 1 case light weight wool underwear for men $1.00 per garment. Hosiery ~ 1 case of fast black doubled soled la~ dies hose 12ic. 1 case of men’s socks, fast black, two pairs 25c. Dress Goods Never has N orwalk seen a. greater variety of spring dress goods. No house in Connecticut can show a. better line in medium and high priced fabrics. 10 ps. all wool checks, that are pretty and serviceable, the same texture that. we asked 50c for, this opening sale, 29c. 12 ps. of as nice 3. line of colorings in plain and fancy styles that you ever looked at, 500. ' 8 ps. French soliel cloth Lentina fin‘ ish high lustre will not spot 75c. ‘ 7 ps. two toned whip cords that make a. beautiful tailor gown 98c. Look at Our Easter Egg Novelties! THE BOSTON STORE. United States Official, City Official, establishment, -:- WE BECOME SOLE SURETY ON' ALL BONDS. If You Want a Bond As Executor, Trustee, Administrator, Guardian, Re- ceiver, Assignee’ or in Replevin, Attachment Cases, etc, As a Letter Carrier, As a Contractor, As a As State, County, Town or As an Officer of a Fraternal Society As an employee of a Bank,Corporati0n or Mercantile The Fidelity 131 Deposit Company. - 0F MARYLAND, ll NV‘xM/vm WILLIAM H. 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