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’ ” LOCAL NEWS.
The Crofut & Knapp Hat‘Co. has
_‘_closed its factory for. 10 days. '
,.,_ Mrs. Henry A. Wood» of East Nor-
.walk, is visiting in Troy, N. Y.
' I Miss Mary Wood of East Norwalk, is
visiting in Westfield, Mass.
Miss Julia Allen of South fiorwalk,
is visiting friends in Massachusetts.
Ralph Bray of the Street Railway is
visiting friends in ‘Worcester, Mass.
Mrs. E. H. Hotchkissof Arch street,
has been spending a few days in Dan-
bury.
DElmer E. Hill, of Milford, N. H. spent
Sunday with W. N. Simons, of Union
Park. _
Mrs. Richard Voight and daughter
Viola, of South Norwalk, are visiting
in 'Danbury. >
Miss Nina A. Lewis of West Main
street, has been visiting Miss Lula M.
'Sniffin of Danbury.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hallock have
moved into one of the Cunningham
houses on West avenue, South Nor
walk. ‘ ‘
Mrs. George Robbins and Miss Mary
A. Robbins of Reed street, are Visiting
in Brooklyn.
Miss Carrie iVood of Prospect street,
East Norwalk has returned from a visit
in High Ridge.
A flag staff 86 feet in height was
erected at the Childrens’ County Home
on Saturday. . ‘
Miss Elizabeth Birchard of Spring
street, is a guest of her iincle, James
Birchard of Darien.
Miss Kate Tripp of West avenue, left
Saturday for a three weeks’ visit with
her sister in Massachusetts.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A; Richardson of
Chestnut street, South Norwalk, have
returned from a visit in Brooklyn.
Mrs. Richard Abendroth,Miss Louise
Abendroth and Miss Jennie Bump are
visiting in Fishkill, N. J.
Miss Mary Corgan, of No. 5 Camp
street, won the bicycle given away at,
the Boston Store Saturday night.
Miss Margaret Deppler of New York,
was a guest over Sunday of her aunt,
Mrs. F. J. Curtis of Mott avenue.
George Merritt, of Yonkers, N. Y.
spent Sunday at the home of his par-
ents, corner of Water and Chapel
streets. , ‘
Charles Morton, who has had charge
of the construction of the new Methodist
church, returned Saturday to his home
in Brooklyn.
Joseph Goldschmidt the Greenwich
jeweler, spent Sunday with his parents
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Goldschmidt on‘
Water street.
The home of Constable Goodwin on
Haviland street has been quarantined.
Mr. Goodwin’s son Victor is ill with
the scarlet fever.
The Epworth Leaguers of the Meth-
odist church are making arrangements
to give a “Midsummer Flower and
Fruit Festival” at an early date.
iMr. and Mrs. L. J. Reynolds celebra-
ted their twentieth wedding anniver-
sary, Saturday evening. A number of
their friends assisted in the celebra-
tion.
The red brick in the rear construc-
tion of the new Methodist church at
South Norwalk, has been painted a
huff color to match that of the front
and sides. .
The four-masted schooner Rachel
Stevens, largely owned by Norwalk
parties, and now being completed at
Bath, Me., will, it is expected, be
launched on or about August 1st.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Loomis,
Jr., and William Loomis, of Water-
bury, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Charles F. Loomis, of Belden avenue,
and returned home in the evening.
George Wood formerly of South
Norwalk, but now of New Haven, is
captain of one of the companies in, the
Third regiment which will soon em-
bark to fight the Spaniards. One
armed war veteran Caleb Wood of
East Norwalk is his brother.
The pupils of Thomas E. Perkins,
formerly organist of the South Nor-
walk Congregational church, will give
a recital to their friends Tuesday night,
June 28th, at the residence of Mr. and
Mrs, Nelson H. Hoyt, 20 Bayview ave-
nue. ‘
The running time of the steamer
Belle Horton, between this city and
New York will probably be the same as
last season. After this week you can
go to New York by boat. It is under-
stood that the leaving time at her land
ings will be the same as last season.
The R. & G. Corset manufactory wil
shut down on Saturday next for a two
weeks’ vacation for the employees.
This means a cessation of labor for
about 750 or more persons. Of the
manufactory, it may without contrOVer-
tion be said, for. a number of year’s
no factory in town has furnished stead-
jer employment for its employees.
Oyster growers say that shells for
planting will be higher this vseason.
The price last year was four cents a
bushel, and the prospects are that it
will be seven this year. Early next
month growers will begin their annual
planting. The gOVernment has been
buying a lot of shells for Chesapeake
bay, and in consequence there is a
shortage in the markets
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Mrs. Charles G. Ives, of Brooklyn, is
visiting friends in town.
A flagstaif has been placed on“ the
Norwalk Electric Light station.
Miss May Q. Smith of South Nor-
walk, is visiting in Ridgefield.
P. F. McMahon of Danbury, is visit-
ing friends in town, to-day.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Wright, Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. James Paul of Grove
street, spent Sunday in Stamford.
Mrs. Stephen Scofield has gone to
Naugatuck to spend the summer.
Martin Kearney, of New Haven, is
visiting relatives on Plymouth avenue.
Miss Hattie Reed, of Bridgeport, is
visiting Miss Edith Wilson for a few
days.
The quarantine at the home of J.
Linxweiler in South Norwalk has been
raised.
Miss Nellie G. Smith of South Nor-
walk, is spending a week’s vacation at
Boston. '
Fred \V. Walters a former resident
of Norwalk has enlisted in the U. S.
Signal corps.
Miss Lillian J. Keith and Miss Nellie
Disbrow of East N orwalk, are visiting
in Newark, N. J.
. Business is not booming at the VVin-
nipauk Mills, and a number of the em-
ployees are laid off indefinitely.
James M. Reed of Brooklyn, spent
Sunday with his brother Benjamin
Reed of Taylor avenue, South Norwalk.
M. D. Randall, of East Norwalk, has
been appointed trustee of the assigned
estate of Henry Taylor, of New York.
The St. Paul’s church Mission will
give a lawn fete on the lawn opposite
the Mission rooms in Winn ipauk,Tues-
day evening, June 28th.
Miss Grace Sage, who has been a
guest of her cousin, nMiss Florence
Bradley, of South Norwalk, has re-
turned to her home in Norwich.
Miss Eva N. Wyman, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. R. N. VVyman of Taylor
avenue, South Norwalk, will be mar-
ried to Bert Howe of New York on
Thursday, June 30.
The Buckley Elastic Web factory
proprietors are in receipt of a large
and unexpected order for goods in
their line, and their employees are
correspondingly happy.
The Butler-Dexter Company has been
organized at Danbury, to manufacture
hats. The capital is $5,000 in 50 shares
of $100 each, subscribed by the follow-
ing: Frank L. Butler, 20; Ferdinand
Dexter, 10; Frank P. Farrell, 10; A.W.
Cole, 5; Edward F. Davis, 5; all of Dan-
bury.
The president sent to the senate
Monday the name' of Bradley S.
Keith as postmaster at Norwalk.
Mr. Keith is a war veteran, a promi-
nent Odd Fellow, and has been an
earnest worker in the republican
ranks for many years.
His nomination is a popular one and
he will undoubtedly make an excellent
successor to William H. Malone, the
present incumbent, who will retire
with the best wishes and the highest
praise of the citizens of Norwalk for
his able and courteous conduct of the
office during his incumbency.
Mr. Keith will probably assume his
duties in August.
There was a collision on the Tram-
way line near Meadow street about 9
o’clock Saturday, but which fortunate-
ly did not result in loss of life or limb.
The car was speeding along at a pretty
rapid pace at the time. Ahead of the
car was a man leisurely jogging along
in a two wheeled gig. As the car
reached him the horse shied, and the
driver was thrown out, but the horse
failed to take advantage of an oppor-
tunity to run. The car was stopped as
quickly as possible and it was found
that apparently the only damage done
was the wregking of one wheel of the
gig, and a lively shaking up of the
driver. Immediately after the acci-
dent the horse strayed over to the side
of'the street and commenced browsing
on a fine growth of grass.
Dr. Richard Channing Moore Page,
of New York, died suddenly in Phila-
delphia Sunday. He was fifty-eight
years old. He was a member of a large
number of medical and historical so-
cieties, including the New York State
Medical Society, New York County
Medical Society New York Academy
of Medicine, the Medical and Surgical
Society, the Virginia Historical Socie-
ty, the Fairfield County Historical
Society, the ‘Nomen’s Hospital Soci-
ety, Bellevue Hospital Alumni, the
Southern Society, the Society of Med-
ical Jurisprudence, the Sons of the
Revolution, New York Pathological
Society and the American Historical
Society. Dr. Page belonged to the
well-known Virginia family of that
name and was a near relative of Thom-
as Nelson Page, the author. He was a
practicing physician at 31 West Thirty-
third St., New York, and was a profes-
sor in the New York Polyclinic.
Dr. Page’s death was caused by con-
gestion of the brain. His wife and her
daughter, Mrs. S. H. Watkins, and a
niece, Miss Page, were with Dr. Page
at the time of his death.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. O’Brien are
Ivisiting in Philadelphia.
Miss Eva Ross, of Main street, is
spending the week in New Milford.
A son was born on Sunday‘to Mr.
and Mrs. Peter F. Wood, of West
Main street.
Miss Nellie Flemming, of Brooklyn,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Mi-
chael Powers.
Miss May Steele, of New York, is a
guest of Prof. and Mrs. C. A. Harstrom,
of Prospect avenue.
Mrs. W. Barnum, of Bethel, is visit-
ing her daughter, Mrs. E. H. Gum-
bart, of East Norwalk.
William E. Smith, of Annapolis,
Md., is spending his vacation at his
home in East Norwalk.
Miss Margaret M cKenna, of Boston,
is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Brown, of Union street.
Grover O. E. Wilson is in receipt of
-an appointment as Ka'ji from a New
York temple of Shriners.
Mrs. Fannie Emerson, of Bridgeport,
was the guest of her sisters, the Misses
Mather, of West street, Sunday.
The matter of the adoption by
George E. Blinn of a minor child of
Virginia Noble will be heard at the
Probate court Saturday, July 2.
Mrs. Gordon Cave and daughters
Mabel and Ruth, of Darien, were
guests. Sunday, of Mr. and Mrs. D. H.
Weeks, of Main street and Union ave-
rue.
The annual meeting of the Poplar
Plains school district resulted in the
selection of Edward S. Taylor as
committeeman and William Hasse as
treasurer.
The executive committee of the
Young People’s society of Christian
Endeavor of the South Norwalk Con-
gregational church will meet next
Monday, June 27, with Mr. and Mrs.
H. O. Bailey, of 4 Bouton street.
Mrs. Stewart W. Smith, president of
‘the Stamford Children’s Home scolety,
states that an offer of $5,000 has been
made for the Home, by a person whose
name is not made public, upon condi-
tion that a like amount is contributed
by another person or personsor raised
\in some other manner for the benefit of
the Home within a reasonable time.
The annual meeting of the joint
board of selectmen and school visitors
was held last evening. ~
Those present were Selectmen Lynes
and Merrill and school visitors Keith,
Bell, Tolles, Mead, Story, Olmsteadi!
Blanchard and Light.
The following appropriations were
made:
amount. increase.
South N orwalk, $18,030 $1,280
Over River, 6,980
Center, 6,675 150
East Norwalk, 7,500 80
North West {1,925
Broad River, 800
South Five Mile River,2,600 80
North Center, 1,200 25
West N orwalk, 635 50
Middle Five Mile River, 650 30
Cranbury, 670 50
School Visitors, 500
Evening Schools, 1,200
Asubsequent meeting of the board
of school visitors was held all being
present except Dr. Charles G. Bo-
hannan. .
The minutes of a previous meeting
were read and accepted.
It was voted that the Morse speller
be adopted in place of the one now in
use at the schools.
It was voted that the examination of
new teachers be left with the acting
visitors.
It was also voted that the regula
meetings of the board in July and Aug
ust be withheld. Voted, That all ap-
plications for attending school other
than their own be referred to the act-
ing school visitors of the school to
which the applicant belongs.
The South Norwalk post-office is one
of the first post-offices in the state to
receive a consignment of the Trans-
Mississippi ExpOSition postage stamps
recently issued by the government in
the interest of the great exposition
which opens at Omaha.
They materially differ from the reg-
ular stamps in size being i; of an inch
Wide and 1% long. In color and design
they are far superior to the Columbian
stamp, the medallion or center being
distinctive and on the different value
stamps being illustrative of western
scenes.
The 1-cent stamp is dark green, with
a medallion picture of “Marquette on
the Mississippi.”
Two c‘ent—Carmine;
“Farming in the West”. ”
Four cent—Reddish brown; picture,
“Indian hunting Buffalo.”
Five cent—Dark blue; picture, “Free-
mont Ou Rocky Mountains.”
picture of
Eight cent—-—Dark lilac; picture,
“Troops Guarding Train. ”
Ten cent—Light brown; picture,
“Hardships of Emigration.”
Fifty cent-éOi-ange; picture, “Mining
Prospector. ”
One dollar—Copper red; picture.
,‘ ‘Western Cattle Storm. ”
Two dollars—Sapphire blue; picture,
“Mississippi River Bridge.” '
There has already been a great de-
mand for the stamps at the South Nor-
walk office by stamp collectors and the
series will be valuable acquisitions to
their collections.
COUNCIL MEETING.
It was only an adjourned meeting of
the City council that was held Monday
evening, but it was as fraught with
business as though it was a regular
monthly meeting.
New ordinances relative to peddlers
and health were provocative of much
discussion, and other matters received
merited attention. .
The full board, with the exception
of Councilman Cotter, was present
when Mayor Glover’s gavel called. the
meeting to order.
The usual semi-monthly bills were
ordered paid, but not altogether with-
out comment.
The committee on the matter of the
acceptance of Springwood avenue as a
city highway was reported favorably
and the report accepted.
The bond of A. A. Betts as tax col-
lector was accepted.
Ordinances relative to health and
peddlers were presented. The latter
did not meet the hearty approbation of
Councilmen Meeker and Gregory, but
both were adopted by a vote of three to
two.
Councilman Gregory distinguished
himself- by several pertinent hits in
reference to and as against licensing
parties who bring their produce,
either milk, butter or berries, to this
city for sale, his main objection being
that if they failed to sell such produce
to the grocer, etc., they ought not toibe
licensed to sell it to other parties, or,
in other words, retailing such produce.
Councilman Gregory stuck to his
conviction even after the ordinance was
adopted and said “It is an unjust thing,
I don’t care how you voted.”
Councilman Meeker asked for the
cost of placing flowers in the city
mounds.
The question provoked more or less
discussion and was satisfactorily ex-
plained by Councilman Bates.
The city clerk was instructed to have
the health and peddlers’ ordinances
printed.
He' was also instructed to advise the
Consolidated railroad that the speed
with which trains of the road were run
through the city, more especially as
they approached the station from the
south line of the tracks, did not meet
with the approbation of the general
public. Furthermore that the cross-
ing or street leading to the company’s
freight house was a source of no incon-
siderable amount of danger to truck-
men and others.
Councilman Meeker, chairman of
the finance committee, remarked “We
have gOt to have some money,” and
explained that there was something
like $650 due for interest and that the
bills voted at the meeting would amount
to nearly as much more.
He was instructed by the council to
borrow $6,500 on the credit of the city.
The council then adjourned.
Miss Louise Underhill, of East Or-
ange, N. J., is the guest of Miss Clara
Marvin, of East Norwalk.
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Seeley, J r.,
and E. M. Parker were the guests of
Mrs. Frederick Mead, Sunday.
Dr. and Mrs. Howard G. Myers, who
spent last summer at Mrs. Frederick
Mead’s, have returned for the summer.
Miss Carrie Dixon, of Camp street,
went to New York city, Sunday where
she will spend about three weeks with
friends.
Miss Ella McLean has removed from
the Doty homestead, on West avenue,
to the residence of Bernard McGovern,
Elm street.
The concert given by the Haydn
Musical club of the Center school, last
night, in Lockwood’s hall, met with
the hearty approbation which it richly
deserved.
Mr. Sofio, the proprietor of the
Knight street carpet laundry denies
the published statement that he has
disposed of the same to New York
parties. '
Mrs. M. L. Ward, Danbury’s visitor
to the Fairfield County Home, accom-
panied by Mrs. Westerfield, matron of
the Danbury Home, paid a visit to the
home in Westport avenue, yesterday.
Several complaints have recently
been made to Prosecuting Liquor Agent
Lockwood that Chris Larsen was
illegally selling liquor at his house on
the Stamford turnpike.
The complaints becoming more
numerous Attorney Lockwood on Sat-
urday issued a search and seizure writ
and gave it to Officer Hunt to execute.
The ofiicer enlisted the services of
Deputy Sheriff F. S. Lyon, Jr. and to-
gether the two officials visited Larsen’s
Saturday night. .
They were readily admitted by Lar-
sen, and upon making their business
known were given a lamp and invited
to search the premises.
In one room was found a number of
boxes of bottled beer and in a tub
filled with ice were a number of other
bottles of beer. A search down cellar
disclosed an empty demijohn.
Failing to discover any more liquor
the officers came up stairs and were
preparing to sieze the beer when Lar—
sen calmly pointed to the wall'upon
which hung a County beer license and
an United States liquor license.
The two officers were non-plussed
for the moment, but soon recovered
and bowed themselves out wiser but
sadder men.
HILLSIDE ‘ COMMENGEMENT.
Commencement at Hillside really be-
gan yesterday noon when twenty-eight
eon. The decorations were yellow car-
nations and smilax, graceful festoons
being draped from the chandelier
above, and these with the bright and
happy faces of the girls made a charm?
ing picture. Toasts to the principal,
the faculty, the absent friends, the
class of ’98, the Vassar girls, etc., were
proposed and the whole ended with a
rousing cheer for Hillside.
Immediately after luncheoncame the
Alumnae meeting where plans of work
for the year were laid out and routine
business transacted. ' he election of
officers for the incoming year resulted
as follows:
President —;\lrs. Walter Harvey
\Veed, ’92.
' Vice President~~3iiss Grace Bying-
ton, ’96.
See. and Treas.——.\liss Grace Havi-
1and, ’94..
The class day exercises were held on
the lower end of the lawn. The friends
of the graduating class Were already
seated there when at 4:15 o'clock the
class of ’98 led by its ushers, the Misses
Mary Seymour. Julia Knapp, Elsie
Hill and Alyse Gregory, and mar-
shalied by its president Miss Vira
Slack, marchei down the long drive
singing the class song and entwined
with a cunningly woven chain of green
ribbons and daisies. As they came to
a standstill} Miss Seymour and Miss
Knapp fastened a huge ’98 of white
sweet peas to a bank of ferns just back
of them.
Miss Slack made the opening ad~
dress, after which Miss Alice Cole
gave the .class history. Then came
Miss Moran’s prophecy, which was
unusually original and good. The
presentation of gifts was a pleasant
feature of the afternoon, the class pres-
ident receiving a large top because,
they said: “It 15 always skipping,
always humming, and tip-top in every
way.”
The class planted a white birch tree,
Miss Bloomer giving the oration, and
then came Miss Gregory’s humorous
presentation of the spade to ’99 and
Miss Keeler’s senior charge, to which
“alums” sat down to the alumnae lunch~ .
new oEPufvtouecmss
The Men Who Wigs—sigh Collecting flu
I War Taxes.
The Hon. Thomas A. Lake, collector
of internal revenue, has made the fol-
lowing appointments of deputy collec-
tors under the new war revenue law,
who will assist the regular deputies in
collecting the taxes under the law:—
Sidney A. Brown,New London.
Samuel S. Ambler, Bethe]. _
Emil C. Margrafi', VVatertown.
Edson L. Bryant, Ansonia.
Edwin A. Kenyon, Carolina, R. I.
John M. Brewer of Norwich, ex-de~
partment commander of the Grand
Army, has been made a special deputy
under instructions from the collector’s
oflice. The appointments go into effect
at once.
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An Exciting School Meeting lnlhe Suburbs
One of the most largely attended
school meetings ever held in the
Broad River school district was that of
last evening, it being the annual meet»
ing of the voters in that district.
Unfortunately, it is said, there has
been for some time past a “feeling” in
the district which was not altogether
conducive to the purposes for which
the school was established. This feelé
ing was very much in evidence last
evening.
Mr. Harry Payne was the former
committeeman, and to his actions in
the premises exceptions were taken.
There were about sixty vote rs
present, and Mr. E. Buttery presided
After the reading of the reports which
received the usual attention an
election of a committeeman was in
order.
Six ballots were taken for the selec—
tion of a committeeman and finally
resulted in the election of A. A. Free.
On thefirst ballot the vote stood:
J. J. Nolan, 24; A. A. Free, 17, and
Harry Payne, 13. The sixth ballot
resulted as above stated, a majority of
Miss Ethel Slater responded.
that they had had a delightful af':er-
noon.
for the alumnae, graduates and former
members of the school. There were
several musical number
Beard spoke on the “Ideal Woman.”
After the exercises ices and cakes‘
were served and every one left saying =
In the evening a reception was held
sand Dr. ;
the Payne men voting for Free.
George Mills was re-elected clerk
and J. J. Nolan collector.
Other business of minor importance
was transacted and the meeting ad-
' journed.
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Gown 0. Dotted Linen.
A dainty gown of polka-dotted ecru
linen with the spots in white silk has a
very deep straight flounce which is set
on the sheath top of the skirt with a
double row of undulated white silk
cord. The cord passes up one side of,
the front, where the skirt is open,
having for ornament pearl buttons
encrusted with cut steel. This manner
of arranging the skirt is a new point,
being made to open at the side or
directly in front. Some tailor skirts
are closed with a double line of bone
buttons and button-holes in front, im-
itating a redingote, as there are buttons
on the jacket apparently a contin-
uation of those on the skirt. Gowns of
silk and thin fabrics are often studded
with buttons of the most elaborate
description.
The back of the skirt is closely shir-
red at the waist line, and there is no
many of the latter imported models'
FROM HARPER’S BAZAR
UNEN
The low-cut corsage, arranged in
three pleats each side of the front, is
trimmed about the shoulders with a
deep collar, which continues in fichu
fashion across the bodice, edged with
abroad linen lace, and is caught to-
gether with a cravat bow of white hem-
stitched silk lawn. The tucked lawn,
chemisette is adjustable, enabling one
fto give variety to the toilette by the
f use of other colors.
The back of the waist is without
seams, and the sleeves, small at the
top, are slightly full at the cuff, which
is straight and finished with a tiny
ruffle. Such a waist may be made
unlined, and the entire model is pretty
for gingham, batiste, or cambric. The
proper cut of the gown can be obtained
only from the cut paper patterns pub-
lished in Harper’s Bazar, where it
appears.
Quantity of material for gown—10
yards of linen, 2 yards of lace, 1 yard of
lining. The entire width at the hem
is four yards. . .
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