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-LOCAL NEWS.
' I Ed ward Hawkins is homefrom Phila-
delphia.
Mrs. Sarah Sheldon is visiting or friends
in Troy, N. Y. ,
The steamer Belle Horton is being
well patronized.
Miss Mabel Hoyt of West avenue, is
visiting in Baltimore.
The Norwalk Police force are to be
provided with new uniforms.
The Misses Copertbwait of Danbury,
are spending a few weeks in town.
Miss Lulu Frye. of New York,
visiting friends and relatives in town.
Mrs. J. A. Richardson of South Nor-
walk is visiting in Grand Gorge. N. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. Franli. Bradbury are
the parents of a baby boy born on Sun-
day.
Harold Clark, who has been sufl‘ew
ing with a severe bone felon, is much
improved.
Mrs. E. M. Jackson and children
have been spending a few days at
Yonkers, N. Y.
Thomas P. McInerny has applied for
a license to sell beer on the W'ilton
read at Winnipauk.
The front of the Lincoln storage
building on Water street, South Nor-
walk 15 being repainted.
The Misses Nora Callahan and Anna
Bracken are enjoying a season of rec-
reation at Lake George. _
The Vernon brothers will give one of
their musical concerts in the N orwalk
Methodist church next Monday night.
Harry Blacken is taking a few days
vacation nursing an ugly cut on his eye
by 1eason of the explosion ofa small
,cannon.
‘ Miss Maria Pearson returned ”to her
is
heme in New York, yesterday, after a.
visit with Miss Laura Sherwood, of
Camp street.
Mr. and Mrs. David W. Raymond of
Crescent Terrace, entertained Miss
Eloise M. Nichols of South Orange, N.
J ., over the Fourth.
The steamer Belle Horton will make
an excursion to Huntington, L. I. next
Sunday leaving her nwharf at South
N orwalk at 2.15 o’clock.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Fillow, of Chest-
nut street, entertained Mr. and Mrs.
R. S. Converse and daughter, of Staf-
fordE xp1 ings, over the Fourth. '
The Misses Vena and Agnes Olm-
stead of Brooklyn will spendithe su m-
mer with their grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. F. W. Perry of Berkeley street.
Miss Augusta Johnson of Brooklyn
who has been a guest at' the “home" of
Mrs. A. E. Helmer, returned to her
home in Brooklyn, this morning.
The water supply is growing smaller
every day and unless restrictions are
made the South Norwalk reservoir will
have to be called upon for assistance.
The funeral of Louis D., the infant
son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert E. Win-
chester, of Girard place, took place
Monday from the home of his parents.
Rev. and Mrs. Rittgers, of New
Canaan, spent Sunday in Norwalk.
Mr. Rittgers conducted services at the
Baptist church, Mr. Robbins being in
Branford.
An enjoyable lawn party was held
at the home of Mrs. Botsford on Grand
street last evening. It was an invita-
tion affair, and there was quite a large
number present.
The Misses Julia Crawford and
Mamie Riley and Alexander Ross,
D. C. Nash and Joseph Hartnett, of
the Boston Store, are enjoying their
annual vacations.
Robert Bones, a well known war vet~
eran is dead aged 78 years. The funer-
al was attended this morning, the in-
terment being in the Soldiers’ plot at
Riverside cemetery.
Misses Ella and Lillie Sampson and
Charles Merritt and William Quigg, of
Paterson, N. J ., spent the holiday with
Mr. and Mrs. William Goodfellow, of
Washington street.
The proceeds of the Alice in Won-
derland and lawn party amount to
he trly $30. The Warner Library club
has still to raise about $30 in addition
to the funds in hand.
William H. Olmstead died at his
home on Union Park, Sunday. The
funeral was attended Tuesday, the
Rev. Scofield officiating. The in ter-
ment was at the cemetery in Wilton
The officers of the LaMont club are:
chairman, Howard A. Tilly; secretary,
Leslie Benedict; treasurer, James
Oertle. Everett W. Tolleg will enter-
tain the club this evening at his home.
Mrs. William Belden, of Newark,
and Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Loomis
and Charles Loomis, of Waterbury,
Spent the Fourth at their parental
home on Belden avenue, where' a big
clambake wasserved.
Announcement cards have been re~
ceived in town of the marriage on June
30th at Oyster Bay, L. I. of Dr. Fred
L. Burgess and Grace 'Ainsworth,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Sidney
Earle, formerly of this city.
The Misses Lizzie and Anna Dough;
crty, of Danbury, who for the past two
months have been the guests of Miss
Maggie Larrigan, of South Norwalk,
leturned home to-day accompanied by
Miss Larrigan, who W111 make a few
J. M. Kilboy of New Haven spent
the Fourth in town. ’I
There was a good crowd at Pleasure
grove Monday night. ’
The u'nsailed races at the Yacht club
will be sailed.on Saturday.
The Old Well Cigar manufactory
has shut doxvn for a week’s vacation.
Miss May D. Smith of South Norwalk,
has returned from a visit in South
Carolina.
Miss Bessie Lyon of High street,
South Norwalk, is visiting friends in
New York.
Mr. and Mrs. “'11le Hatfield, of
South Norwalk, spent Independence
Day in Bethel.
Mrs. Smith Northrop and daughters
Blanche and Ida are visiting friends
in Stamford.
A number of the clerks in the Boston
Stet e an e taking thei1 annual vacations
in and out of town.
Harry J. Hypson and a number of
his friends sailed for New London to-
day on a. pleasure trip.
Mr. Fred Sitts and wife and Seymour
Hoyt, of New York, are visiting
friends in South Norwalk.
The propellers Vulcan and Eagle of
the New York and Norwalk steamboat
line are off duty at present.
Several hundred feet of rustic fence
made in New Jersey is being set out at
the Eno place in Westport.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis McDonald of
Brooklyn, have been guests of Henry
Selleck of Prospect avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. George Harris and
children,‘ of Danbury, spent Sunday
and Independence day with relatives in
town.
Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Price of West
avenue, entertained Mr. and Mrs.
James Fielder of Jersey City over the
Fourth.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bossa, of New
Canaan, spent the Fourth with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Beers of Mer-
win street.
The A.P.C. club held a “blow-out”
Monday evening. Ice-cream, cake,
drinks and cigars were had in large
quantities.
Daniel Hogan, a motorman on a New
York street car line, and who has been
ill at his home in this city for several
days, is reported as being convalescent
and able to be out.
James Humphreys, electrician for
the Norwalk Street Railway company,
has resigned his position.
to New York where he has secured a
lucrative position}
Miss Florence Nichols, a graduate of
the’Over'lftiver High school,"class of
’98, has successfully passed the en-
trance examinations to Smith college
at Northampton, Mass, without further
tutoring, and will enter that institution
in the fall.
Miss Marie Curtis, of Norwalk, and
Miss Florence M. Prince, of New
Haven, teachers at the New Britain
State Normal school in kindergarten
work, will take charge of kindergarten
departments of Brooklyn public schools
this fall.’
The Junior C. E. society of the South
Norwalk Baptist church held a lawn
party at the home of Miss Jennie
Guy onWashington streetTuesday even
ing. Games were the order of the
evening after which refreshments of
cake and cream were served.
Deputy sheriff Kemper of Westport,
came to this city last evening and took
charge of the young man who, as stated
in these columns yesterday, was appre-
hended by Jeweler Austin on suspicion
of being a thief.
The fellow attempted to dispose of
the watch, a gold one, to Austin at the
price of old gold. The watch was re;
cognized by Austin who became sus-
picious that all was not right, hence
the arrest. '
The fellow told conflicting stories as
to how he came in possession of the
watch. It was later learned that it
belonged tea party in \Vcstport and
had been left at Courtner’s jewelry
store in that place for repairs.
The fellow went into the store and
called for the watch claiming that he
had been sent for it by the owner.
Thinking nothing wrong, Courtner
gave it to him.
Two diamond rings and quite. a sum
of money was found in his possession
when allestcd.
He was conftonted with (.‘ourtner
but denied having overseen him. The
days’ visit in that city.
latter, however, positively identified
him. ‘
He gave his name as Weiss and his
home Brooklyn, but later on gave sev-
eral other names and addresses as
belonging to him, and on being asked
as to how he had so many aliases said
that some of them were his
names.
He was given a hearing before Jus-
tice Smith, of Westport, who placed
him under $300 bonds for trial before
the Superior court.
His description tallies with that of a
party arrested by Chief Vollmer about
a year ago at South N orwalk, who was
attempting to sell a $150 gold- watch
which it was found had been stolen
from a man in Fairfield. .
The fellow is evidently a slick rascal
as well as an accomplished liar, but
like many others of his ilk he made a
mistake in attempting to work his
trade on N orwalk merchants. -
stage
He will go .
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Never before did young America on
an occasion of the celebration of the
“glorious Fourth-of July” ever enthuse
to a greater extent than was the case
in the birthday independence anniver-
sary of 1898.
The news of the victory at Santiago
had been anticipated and the cannons
were given an extra charge of powder
that threatened to burst them. But
like Sampson’s battle the whole was
dene without so far as reporter learns,
a single accident.
The enthusiasts, both young and
old, were wide awake as the last ring
on the clappers of the different bells in
town made known the passing of one
day to its successor, and there was a
clanging of bells, a booming of cannon,
and explosion of fire-crackers that
would cause even the stars to blink.
Bonfires were built in different
parts of the town. notably 011 West
avenue and \Vashington stl eet, and the
projecto1s and their helpmeets w01 ked
with a soldierly discipline that put. to
rout the rather faint efforts of the
special police to throw water on their
enthusiasm.
Preceded by a drum corps acrowd of
young men and boys paraded the
several streets in the town and awaken-
ed everybody on the line of their march.
And the youngsters one and all had
a merry time. The various summer
resorts were well patronized and there
‘ was quite an influx of people from cities
who came here to get air.
People enjoyed themselves in divers
ways, some by way of an excursion to
New York on the steamer Belle Horton,
others by a private Clambake in the
woods, vet others by a trolley ride to
Boton, Gregory’s,CalfPasture, and the
Diamond Islands in the Harbor, and
many more with private clambakes at
their own homes. '
At Roton Point the day was one of
merry activity despite the despoiling
tendency of Old Sol who cuts no ice in
that precinct.
At Gregory’s Point there were in-
vigorating breezes, and they were
taken advantage of by something like
2,000 people.
At Calf Pasture. landlord Hubbard
gave his guests a satisfactory layout in
the way of a shore dinner.
At Bell Island, there was the usual,
routine, with perhaps that there were
a larger number of the sojourners at
Roton to see what the steamers b1 ought
in.
There were several sailing parties
out and the ha1bor, hguratively speak
ing, was a “symphony of sails and
beauty.”
Aside from the afternoon storm the
day was all that one on pleasure bent
could wish for.
.It was a glorious Fourth of July and
gloriously enjoyed.
There was a fairly well contested
base ball match between the Catholic
club nine and the St. J oseph’s. The
score is reported as 16 and 17, and
also as being a tie at 16. '
Probably one of the most furious and
short lived Fourth of July storms that
ever visited N orwalk was the one that
reached and ploughed its way through
this town Monday afternoon.
Glowering clouds announced its ap-
proach, quickly followed by the storm
itself. There was rain, 'hailstones and
a. wind that swept everything in its
way. -
Trees were laid low, flag-poles hurled
to the ground, and in a few instances
small buildings thrown from their
foundations.
W'sst avenue was a picture of the
force of the wind, it being strewn al—
most its entire length with branches,
both dead and alive, rent from .the
- trees on. that avenue.
The lightning was vivid. and almost-
inccssant. It played with telephone,
electric light and telegraph wires as
if more toys, and considerable damage
was done.
At the height of the storm the flag-
stall’ which for nearly forty years has
graced the top of the GAZETTE building
and from which has floated the Ameri-
can llag in times of victory or dcfen '1,
'was hurled liberty cap, Old Giory,
weather-vane and all 011 to \Vall street.
How, in its [light it escaped contact
with the myriad of wires over the
street is something remarkable. But
such is the fact
Parts of the liberty cap and sections
of the pole were quickly taken posses-
sion of by the relic gatherers, who
braved rain and hail to get possession
of the same.
A barn at VVinnipauk was practically
wrecked by the wind.
Several large trees on Eliot-rest were
stripped of their foliage, and in two or
three instances the trees were razed.
Trees in front and about the A. E.
Austin place were dismembered of sev-
eral branches, and. this was true of sev-
eral trees on Mott avenue, notably
those in close proximity to the Metho-
dist church, the damage done necessi-
ating the entire cutting down of the
trees.
The flag staff at the lawn tennis
g1 ounds was laid as flat as a length of
a ill oad rail.
A window at a house on School street
was blown out and the furniture in the
room hurled about like cockle shells.
Several sheds at James Toner’s home
were laid on the ground like pancakes.
. A large elm tree in front of the Mary
Church place. on the Westport road
was blown down, impeding travel on
the Tramway line.
The lightning entered the telegraph i
office at the depot and not only burned ,
out the switch-board but set fire to the i
woodwork, and threatened to such an i
extent that a still alarm of fire was
sent in. The damage done will prob-
ably not be in excess of $100.
The gale sent a window flying to the
floor at Raymond & Sons store on
Main street.
The lightning struck what is known
as the Stephen Henry Smith place on
Newtown avenue and besides frighten?
ing the inmates did considerable dam-
age to the building.
A chimney on a house occupied by
John Tinckler who lives near by was
knocked down by either lightning or
wind.
Large trees at the homes of Ge01 ge "
VanHoosear and Julius Partrick, the
North Center school and Rev. Hamil-
ton’s place were razed as if but straws.
Lightning also struck the house
owned by Mrs. Hannah Johnson on
Merwin street. It went down the
leader pipe and out into the ground
without having done‘much damage.
Trees at the Dr. McGonegal resi-
dence were denuded of their limbs, in
fact there were many other trees in
town that suffered in a similar manner.
Lightning struck a chimney at the
home of Edward McGrath on Straw-
berry hill, and ploughed its way to the
base of the same where it buried the
bricks about the room, one of them
striking a scion of Edward’s, named
John in the back of the head, and then
shot out of a convenient doorway bark-
ed a large tree and was gone. All of
the members of the family received
more or less severe shocks.
The storm also played sad havoc in
Westport but the damage done was in
the main confined to t1 ees and chicken
coops.
During the storm 3. tree at William
McCormack’s was blown over and in
115 descent it fell on the roof of Mr.
McCormack’s shop badly crushing the
roof. It, the tree, now lies on the
Center school house lawn.
The “carousal” at Compo beach was
struck by the gale and four horses
killed as to usefulness.
‘
An adjourned meeting of the South
Norwalk board of councilmcn was held
Mondayevening.
Mayor Bohannan and Councilman
Boutwell were absent and it was 9
o’clock when Councilman Hatch called
the meeting to order, and the pointer
0n the clock indicated the hour to be
10:30 when the board adjourned.
Bills to the amount of something over
$900 were ordered paid.
After some discussion the sum of $3,-
000 was voted to the Electric Light
commissioners to be used in the
establishing of commercial lighting,
and a further sum of $350 was voted
them for current expenses of the plant.
Councilman Scofleld gave the result
of a four days canvas as to the number
of teams, pedestrians, etc. passing
from east to west over Monroe street,
and the average per day was over 4,000.
No action was taken in the premises.
The matter of the failure of the
Tramway company to comply wit-h the
order of the Council in reference to the
sprinkling of the streets was a subject
of much discussion. The city attorney
was instructed to confer with the com-
pany in reference to the order and get
the'company’s reason for non-compli-
ance, and to report at a meeting of the
board to ,be held on Monday evening
0‘ next.
It was voted to place a fire alarm bell
at Solman’s stables, and to purchase a
swing harness the same to be kept in
readiness for the team that responds to
fire alarms.
The balloting for assessors resulted
in the selection of Franklin A. Tolles
and J. R. Raymond.
Messrs. John McMahon and Matthew
Corbett were elected as the board
of relief.
The council then adjourned.
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The “Hay to Brand Cattle.
When the Venezuela cowboy wishes
to catch a bull or cow for branding. or
for any purpose, he rides alongside it,
and with horse and bovine on the dead
run, stoops from his saddle, grasps the
creature’s tail, and with a sharp, pe-
culiar, twist sends the animal rolling
on its back. From the force with which
it fails, the creature’s horns almost in-
variably pin its head to the ground,
leaving the vaquero time to dismount
and sit on its heat, holding the ani-
mal helpless to 115e, while a com
panion tics its legs.
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IA Profitable Business.
New York. June 28,—Spike Sullivan.
who defeated Dal Hawkins, the much
heralded lightweight boxer of San
Francisco, in twenty—two rounds at the
Lenox Athletic Club last Friday night,
received for the winner’s end $2,343.50,
while Hawkins was presented with
$714.50, which was the loser’s end. Sul-
livan, besides carrying on: the winner’s
end, also won over $2,000 in bets, which
swelled his winnings to over $5,000, all
of which, with the exception of about
$200, was put in the bank.
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Kind Lady—If you need clothing I can
Boy (at the window): “A hair,
momma. Teacher said in Sunday
school that the hairs of our heads are
all numbered, and I am looking for the
number on this one.”
She—~Do you thin-k tho north pole
will ever be discovered?
. He—Not as long as people are will-
ing to pay to hear me-n tell how” they
_ didn’t find it.———Ch-icago News.
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MORAL EFFECT OF saunas.
Said to Have a Soothing Effect on the
Nerves—Useful as 3 Medicine.
European authorities on dietetics are
discussing the discovery of “a. well-
known physician of Chicago,” who
claims that he has proved the prune to
be a moral agent. He; says that he
has made the prune the subject of spec-
ial study and has conducted a series of
experiments with a view to testing the
prune as a preventive of crime. At
'one time connected with a school for
the reform of unruly boys who had re-
belled against allnformer attempts to
civilize their conscience, be fed them
for a. week once a day, and at the end
’of that time they were mild-mannered
and bidable. The prune, he claims,
has a certain medicinal property which
acts directly on the nervous system,
which is where the evil passion-s have
their seat.
However good the physician may
make his claim, one thing is certain,
that the prune in Germany has been
a household medicine for the last half
century. There is daily at the disposal
of the members of the family a stone
jar of very nicely cooked prunes, from
which the household eat a few at any
time in the day, dipping into it, as one
may say, as a lady in France does her
ornamented box holding sugared al-
monds.
It is well to know_ that for grip
prunes made into a drink are very
good food and medicine for the patient.
They are prepared for medical practice
and'nursing thus: They must be of a.
good (but not “fa11cy”) quality, wash-
ed in a. sieve under running water.
Then put them in a basin and cover
with cooled boiled water closed from
air and dust, allowing them to stand
until swollen. T'hen cove-r them tight
in the same basin and let them sim-
mer for three hours. They will be
sweet enough.
The prune drink for fever is made in
the same way, but to every pint of
prunes a. quart of boiled water should
'be added and they should be allowed to
simmer to rags. Strain and then give
the patient to drink. Lemon juice may
be added if desired—Chicago Times-
Herald.
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"Do you like that ’Salesladies’ Home
Journ-al?’ ”
“Yes, it’s lovely; this last number
tells how to make a grand piano out
of a cheese box—New York World.
cooking!
has been made a. sergeant. —New Yoxk
Journal.
Army Corps of Skaters.
The Norwegian corps 'ot skaters. I.
force peculiar to the army of that
country, is a'body of soldiers armed
with rifles, who can be maneuvered
upon ice or over the snow fields of the
mountains with a. rapidity equal to
that of the best trained cavalry. The
skates used are admirably adapted for
traveling over rough and broken ice or
frozen snow, being ten inches long.
In ascending steep slopes the men take
a zigzag course, tacking up the moun-
tain side as a. sheep does against ”a.
head wind. As an instance of the
speed at which they can go, it is men-
tioned that a. messenger despatched
from Roerass at 3 o’clock in the morn—
ing arrived at Drontheim at 9:30 in
consequently accomplished 123 miles in
quate supply of them cannot be had.
eighteen and one—half hours—Boston.
Traveler.
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l’reachers Unlucky,
Preachers are supposed to bring bad;
luck to a. ship. The late Dr. Deems of
the Church of the Strangers told this
story of an ocean voyage: “There were
several priests on board, and even?
moment it was believed that the shin
would go down in a terrific storm that.
arose. The priests in a body callgdmn
the captain and informed impact-the
panic among the cabin passengers.
The captain replied: ‘Go forward {9.
the forecastle and see if the crew-awe
s‘wearing.’ Tlhe brethren were shocked!
as they peeped into the saihobs'ouaru
ters by round after round of the West
fearful oaths, and when this W55 re?
ported to the captain he said: ‘Go back
to the cabin and have nothing to fear;
there is absolutely no danger to the
ship. When .the crew get to praying «I
will let you know.’ ”—New York Press.
A Uniqum Bride.
The parents of a Bethany (Mo.) girl
objected to her suitor, and to keep her
from running away locked her in her
room. Her “deadly beloved” was not
to be outwitted, and remembering that
she had a few weeks before taken a
scarfpin or ring belonging to him, He
had a. warrant issued for her arrest
and sent the officer to serve the paper.
While the officer was taking her to
town the lover met her on the road and
having all perparations made went on
her bond and drove with her immedi-
ately to the preacher‘s house, where
they were made. one—New Yor’
Dasherly—Bridget’s improved in her ’
World. W .A ’
Palette: :D'Auber is very eccentric,
even for an artist.”
Brush: “Yes?”
Palette. “He signs his pictures so
VIrs Dasherly—Yes; her policemamn ' legibly that anyone can make out the
flame.”
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FRENCH BLACI.’
Black and White Foulard Gown.
Black and white, which still holds
its popularity, is the combination in a
graceful costume of foula1'dfvvllite pat-
tercned with black, and trimmed with
lace and black velvet.
The skirt has three shaped flounces.
The one at the foot is quite narrow
directly in front, slightly wider at the
sides, and slopes gradually higher
toward the back, its fulness slightly
trailing behind. On the front one
flounce describes one side of a long
apron, and when it reaches the bottom
becomes a part of the lower rufiie. The
upper end gradually tapers toward the
waist, where it is fastened just below
the black velvet belt. by a French
rosette, which is composed of, pointed
ends of velvet ribbon inserted airily
between double bows, and held by a
jetted buckle. '
A similar rosette fastens the second
ruffle, which curves below the other at
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2‘45) CO‘v‘u'l FR
. a graceful distance.
1&1 El. RPER'S BAZAk
_ It is a Paris fancy
to use several flounces arranged in this
manner on one side of the skirt, mak-
ing a line of four or five rosetts. The
ruffles are each headed by a narrow
bias fold of white satin foulard, of
which also the foundation skirt is com- .
posed. The skirt is a six-gored model,
three and one-half yards in width.
White 51111 muslin, the fabric of the
season. is used for the full waist under
a little square jacket of black lace over
white silk. Three circular ruffles form
revers and surmount the close tailor
sleeve. which . is trimmed with a
narrow circular ruflile from waist to
elbow. The proper cut of this gown
can be obtained only from the cut
paper patterns publised by Harpers
Bazar, where it appears.
Quantity of material for gown—'—
Foulard, 13 yards: black“ lace, 1 yard. _
velvet ribbon, 3 3- 4 yards; silk muslin, L
[3-4 yard.
Norwalk Chronicler