,H‘flwasafightunlesscopyis sent 'cfihgso'elook in the afternoon of the . The First National back is draped 7heavily in black in respect to the mem- cry of its late president, Dudley P. Ely. John W. Weston, the ellrkoown Moon, will begin a cab usiness in thevvioinity of the new depot, next Isn- ' :Sternford lodge. N. E. 0.1)., has so- fun“ an invitation from Charles Jones behold the next meeting, July 23, at his cottage at Bell island. ’ «lowest prices, N. Y. market J. T. Hayes has on exhibition at his store on Main street, Norwalk, a one dollar bill of the Fairtleld County Na- f ‘ tional mt. dated 1353. W. Weaver has amigned four-fifths in- terot in a patent pipe coupling to W. A. Curtis. D. Hitchcock, A. C. Wheeler and C. Lepham, of Norwalk, Edward Sheehau, who some time ego severed his connection with A. Solmens' stable, isnow driving a team for Con- tractors Foley dt Coughlin. Governor Collin has engaged quarters in the Norton house, Niantic, for the 'stets encampment, which is to be held there from August 12 to 17. Hrs. Bray. of Hillside cottage, has found it necessary to lease the Hillard cottageon the south, to accommodate hers rapidly increasing number of boarders. Theelm trees at Manice do F. Lock- wood‘s, on Well street. are not ravaged bythe beetlesthis season, owing to the judicious spraying of the trees with Parisgreen. Contractor Arthur Waldron is making changes in the display windows of J. W. Studwsll's music store on North Main attest, quite an improvement being estimable. ‘--For Job Printing, go to Gardner, corner Wall and Water streets. The league and general prayer meet- ing of the First Methodist church to be held this, evening, promises to be very tolerating. Rev. A. S. Kavanagh and Kiss Minnie Godfrey will lead, and there ‘will be readings and special music. The report that ameeting of the Fourth Regiment officers was to he held in this city tomorrow night is incorrect. It was to have been held in South Norwalk, but owing to illness in Col. Crown's family it has been postponed a week.—-Bridgepott Union. The topic of the prayer meeting at the South Norwalk Congregational church, tonight, will he: "Courter as a Christ- ian Duty"—-ll. Timothy ii., 24 26; I. |Peter iii., 8’11. Why specially obliga- tory upon Christiane; diiierence between courtesy and refined worldlinese. Complaint is made of sneak thieves who are operating on West Washington street. The residence of Dr. L. If. Allen cocaine to be the most important scene of their operations. He has had numerous articles stolen from his barn and about the premises, and an endless quantity of milk and other provisions taken from about the house. -Ths best loin steak. ill cts. a pound; round sunk. 12 cta.; shoulder steak, 3 pounds for 250.. at Bayse' Market. "Captain Jack" James. of Norwalk’, is known to every baseball crank in Con- neoticut. and he is probably the oldest .player upon the diamond this season, Not long ago Manager Stanleypf the Y. I. O. A. mam, had occasion to write Ir. Jam and address him at Norwalk a“lr. John James.” No reply was rsosived andatslegrarn was sent. This was returned with the information that the person was not known in Norwalk. My the telephone was resorted to and Mr. James was communicated with. Mr. stealer told of his diflculty in find- iaghlnt and "Csptain Jack" Mined lb card. Eb name h William L. James. altbongh for years the baseball public has known him as “Captain Jaek."—- Dmhury News. to. note. or mum m annals underadootos’ssere, siekwtth , ‘ gastric fever. Theatreets outside the city limits cl 7 Norwalk need a little attention from tn town authorities. ,The Retail Clerks‘ Recreation club, of Norwalk. will have a olambske at Cell Pasture Beach, tonight hire. William Sevlcé'liés at the point of death at her home on Franklin ave- nue, with so attack of appendicitis. —Purgies, 70 per 1b., N. Y. market. The Bridgeport Y. M. C. A. baseball club will play the Norwelk Y. If. C. A. ball team, at Seaside Park, at 8:80 o’clock Friday afternoon. Edward Price, of Norwalk, who was injured by falling from a Consolidated railroad train several weeks ago and who received treatment at thL New Bav ven hospital. has returned to his home.— Palladium. Mr. and G. W. Merritt, Ifrs. Frank Skeels, Eugene Merritt, Mr. and Ira. Albert Lane, Mrs. Theodore Brush, Miss Anna Brush and lies Eva Brush are in Milford today. attending the funeral of the late Ephriem Brown. The Ladder brothers, of South Nor- welk, played with the Ieridens yester- day, in a game with the Victore, of Bridgeport. George took care of short- stop, while Will covered third base. The score was 6 to 2 in favor of the Meridene. —You can buy 5 lbs. of choice break- fast bacon, for 50 cents, at Hayes' Ii’k’t. Quite a large party from this place took the trolley to Dorion’s Point last evening, where Purdy & Freeman fur- nished music for dancing. Our people thoroughly appreciate the kindness of Landlord O'Sullivan in supplying such pleasure for his patrons. Sherman Council,Royal Arcanum, will ‘ hold its regular meeting tonight, at the rooms on -Wsshington street. District Deputy Wilcox will make an inspection, and there will be candidates for initia- tion. All members are earnestly request- ed tobe present as special business of importance will come up for discussion. Rector W. B. Lewis, of St. John's Episcopal church, Bridgeport, is organiz- ing the boys and young men of his parish into a brigade and they will undergo military training. He says this work should notbe left to parochial schools and Catholic institutions alone. Episco- pal churches throughout the state, he says, will follow his example. —Telegreph office now located at ’74 Washington street. Quick service to all points. The period during which protests against the employment of convicts at the state prison in shirt making could be made expired Tuesday. Warden Woodbridge has been instructed by the directors to complete the arrangements for the contract with the New York Shirt‘company. The contract will be signed at the meeting to be held next Tuesday. Joseph Busch, who was one of the crew of the oyster steamer C. W. Hoyt, on her memorable, trip from Bridgeport to New London acouple of weeks ago, and about which so much was said at the time, arrived in South Norwalk safe- ly. He camstothe conclusion that be had bad about enough water for a short time, and this week began his duties on landas teameier for Contractors Ship- man a Daly. The county commissioners visited the county jail the other day for the purpose of making an investigation of Anthony Scblcsky's escape from the jail last week. The commissioners found that the bars on the windows were of wrought iron and were in such condition as to make escape so easy matter for the prisioners. As a result of their visit the bars of the jail windows will be replaced by steel lmmedietly to prevent other prisoners escaping; At the meeting of the archdeaconry of the Episcopal church of random county, held in Newtown. it was decided to re- duce the apportionment of the churches from a total amount of 311,000 to .10,- 000. Ilany of the churches, particularly the smaller parishes, complained that they were unable to pay the amount as. costly they were asked to give, and in consequence their share of maintaining various hunches of missionary work, etc., has been cut down. «Six pounds of extra salt pork for 50¢. at Bayes‘ Market. You believe in pure food, you buy the best flour, the best eg 5, the best sugar, yet you have not tried the best barging powder unless you have used Cleveland’s. " Pure and Sure." i cenlswiil be submitted to the lodges W 4 humanism... 3...... Excelsior, 1 _“ “ 1 cent. . . F. n. Law-ton & co... 22 south Main Street. BEEF IS DOWN and no one will let you know it quicker than we. If you want your money's worth trade with upoto-date people- We are ever on the lookout for bargains and when we get a bargain our patron get the benefit of it. If you continue to pay high prices it is your own loss not ours. Come and get our prices and we will guarantee that you cannot beat them any wherein town or out of it. FREE AND PROMPT DENVEBY. FRANK S. 'AYERS, PlillPilliTilll OF THE NEW YORK MARKET. DONOVAN'S BLOCK. WASHINGTON STREET. SOUTH NORWALK. J ACKSON’S PHOTOGRAPHS Combine the LATEST It“! All) vrrtrsrr. Our aim is to give satisfaction to our patrons. and to furnish them with the finest productions of the PHOTOGRAPH!!! Alt‘l'. LARGE COLLECIION 0! CHILDREN‘S STUDIES. E. M. Jackson. Photographer. (Over F. Mead’s Confectionery.) 53 Wall Street, Norwalk, Conn. EDWARD STREET, For a Founh of July littering We intend to give you a surprise that you might expect the first of August, when stools are low and sizes broken, but not in the height of the season as we propose to do. Commencing today we offer you our entire stock of Lsdies’ Shirt Waists: 50c line, at 42c; 75c line, at 000.; 98c line, at 75c; $1.25 line, at Si. . The stock comprises the very choicest styles and makes in the market, and would advise those that can, to come early as pomible, so as to avoid the great crowds of later in the day. EDWARD STREET, N0 5 GAZETTE BUILDING, - - NORWALK. Silllllll Sililliilll‘lrllé "THER'THE FLORENCE B. Hill EXCURSIOIS. corner of all and Water at walk. Call and see the latest styles hate. caps. etc. The“!’lorence Tl." Captain Roy Cnmstock. can be chartered for excursions. Good ac- commodations. first class cabin. charter reas- llr. William: Henry 1 liumleton. Organist and Director South Norwalk enable. Apply to the captain.cr William P. Beers. 182m Congregational church. teacher of ” Piano. 0rgeu.’.lisrmrmy. 20 Bayvifgga‘ve ~ —---.~——_-_-—__——-—._____.—.___——- PM The Woman‘s Christian Temperance Union will hold their weekly meeting with Mrs. Makin. Dsy street, Friday at 3 o'clock. spri James Hamilton, of Washington street. who applied for a license to sell liquor in the Ely building in the rear of South Main street, had the bar fixtures trans- ferred to the new place yesterday, by Expressman Connors, and is now en- gaged fitting up the place. Prosecuting Attorney Carter, of Stem- ford, entered anolle in the case of the State vs Henry A. Blackmhn, charged with manslaughter in causing the recent epidemic of typhoid fever in thatcity, by contaminated milk. The reason given for the nolle was that l’rofemor Prudon, of New York, who made the bacteriolog- ical analysis, absolutely refused to come to Stamford to testify.end the case could not go on without his testimony. —-ice cream soda at lane's. The Shell Fish Commissioners, consist- ing oersere.8wartz,ofNorwalk;ilallock, of Danbury, and Waldo. of Bridge- port, met and organized in New Haven. Commissioner (leorge C. Waldo was chosen chairman for the year. The new law having put upon the commissioners the matter of assessing oyster grounds, hitherto dons exclusively by the clerk, they felt compelled to retain the services of one familiar with the business and re» appointed Frederick Botsford, clerk for one year. ............................................. s..-. . EHEALTH HINTs.g ................................................. Cleanliness Its next. to (i odlinerss. No two persons think alike sboutsoap—ons favors perfume soother no scent at all,acd so, _ on. Thereatstwo bestsoa in the market: The best wit ut scentend the best with scent. Trial on it. ilali.vlcs-presldent of the New York.New Yaten and Hartford Railroadwas asked.“l)oes the New ilav- sn road now control the New England?" ya'mmflxfl; “”0. or “it does not. and it does not control choosotosult the fancy. Hernia a price or two: Pesrs' the h wls of the steak brokers and of the o Soap. 10 cents a cake; Butter- newspspers about owning the New Eng- mlld Soap. 5 cents. land.” he responded. “The New 'Eag- land read." he oootinued,"was bought by Rs 11- I’LAISTED, Ir. Iorgan for his own use, for the use DRUGGTBT' of his friends, to sell. to give away or to do what he wanted to with. He bought it just as an ordinary man buys a horse and wages. and he will dispose of it as he sees fit." A movementisoow on foot for the sstabilshmentof a Knight of Pythias homela this state. To bring this about thsqnestioa of raising the per capita tax from twesty~llvs seats to thirty-live throughoutths stete.alsoths laying by of sesrtelnpoetionofthe. per mu tar forabosssfasd. There is not much doubtthatths majority of the lodges willepprovsofths louse-foe such a laudable peeps“. ‘i‘ks Greed ledge ofhesrshsvsths statute under advise- rnsstsaddsdoiss action will soon be taken. Tkswhskunsof the protest havessauhtesfdwirsblssltwiaelswfl, hasnflauasaalsafls-atarsmst. W Boys’ — Long - Pant .- Suit 0 THIS SUM DOES NOT REPRESENT Another LOt at $3.48 We have all sizes from 15 to 18 years. - All we have to say is, they are just as big value as the men’s we are selling at ' 310.00. Did you see them? Anyone in need of clothing should come to our Great Mid-Summer. UNIT-HALF PRICE Clitllilli Silt. Every Garment Guaranteed. If you are not satisfied with your purchase when you get home bring it back and get your money. llllMSTlllili Bills. TWO STO RES. 14 South Main Street, Masonic Building, South Morwalk. Norwalk. - . _ Makes a clean animal. Make a restful bed for the horse or cow—use due clean straw to make it so- and you have a cleanly-looking horse or e cleanly- looking cow. Don’t neglect good feed—it’s all im- portant. Good feed and a good bed make both man and animal healthy. Your own common sense will tell you where’s best to buy, after you’ve traded here awhile. MANUEL T. HATCH, 15 MARSHALL STREET. iThe Leading Grain Dealer. 95,, ; BEST FEED BRANCH OFFICE, ‘. $3 FOR HORSES SOLMANS' AND CATTLE. LIVERY STABLE. TO THE BICYCLISTS: Have You Seen it ? ' \ BICYCLE NAME PLATES in Sterlin Silver. it. Can be attached to any wheel ever made. FOR SALE BY A. W. AUSTIN, lEWElEll, OPERA llllllSE Bliliili. lflfllll. Boll. Two - Difl'erent - Meanings. LOW PRICES l CHEAP GOODS i We have always combined the former with goods of a high standard of quality, and will continue as we have in the past to entirely ignore the latter. We especially refer you today to a few broken lots of LIGHT SUMMER SUITS, that formerly sold at from .10 to .16 now marked .$7 .30. Come and see them now. They will not be here next week as we have put a 00 price on them. Just the weather for that BALBRIGGAN UNDERWEAR, 260, 60c. Open every evening until 9 o'clock. Davis, the Tailor, lllll‘lllliil. lll'iTEli and FlilllilSliEil. "3 ' meanness-salaries] “I E-HALF THE DlilllllllL PRICE}. ‘p r i 's A r x The newest. most useful and dressiest article in the market;\ ll Can have 3. your name and address on your whee , thereby identifying ‘ M a
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