I
mi—Vmous Other Item 0! Interest
lo Elsi Normlk People.
, The following are the entries for the
'7 nicer which will take place on the
around: 01.18. Randall, omorrow af-
ternoon at 4 p. 111. The biclcle race will
haircut Daniel L'Hominedi 11’s store to
1011's Point and buck.tl1rce and one-
1101' miles The handicaps will he
“follows: Eduard lsim no, it; 111..
A: Paddockdl-j mail). Benedict, 1,11; 1a.;
85. Palmer. )1; 111.; E. Rubinson, '2‘ 111.;
' lobinaou. 15 seconds; H.Lliobcrts.elifi
seconds: Frank Smith, 80 Mob The
" prize for the best time will be a bicycle
Judaic presented by H. R. Buckley &'
ucyclomcter given by Fox‘ Cycle com-
puny undo. pair of golfs kings by 1‘
B. Ambler Cycle company. The boat
mfromJ. 8. Randall’s mill to Dcr~
Inn’s and return will be contested for by
f. Frank Hoyt, F1ank Underhill, Fred
Raymond and Ellis Taylol The tub
ruccwiil be represented by, Burell Day,
lillurryHoyt, Edward Tronulren, Herbert
(Ethan, and F rank Underhill.
' -At the Fourth of J uly fpstivai. held
tomorrow morning, afternoon and
evening, on the grounds of ' J. S. Ran-
dall. dinner. including clam chowder,
ctc.. will be 35 cents. and supper for 25
cents. Ice cream, etc. LCompetitive
. games. bicycle races, boa- aces. and
tub race at l p. 111. l
Sunday morning. at .thc East Avenue
‘31. Methodist'Episcopal churcll, the soon»
meat will be administered. and new
5 members mccivcd by letter and on pro-
:17 bution. In the evening Rev. A. J.
Smith will preach from “The World, to
Whom it Belongs. to Idols, to the Devil.
Ol‘ to God.”
. The East Avenue Methodist Episcopal
‘ church has received an i vitation to
> unite with the Norwalk church in thc
excursion to Puwsou Park, July 29111,
‘ and will probably accept. - IA committoc
will confer with the Lomuittcc of the
oter church at a meritiugl Wednesday
night.
The annual picnic of lhc Swedish
Sunday school will take plzlcc tomorrow
' Lat Charles Anderson's place on the
Snugatuck road. There will be exorciscs
by the children, and Rev () chnsonL
the pastorn will speak
George S. Boll gives notice that. be has
sold all his inturcst in be business
known as George 5. Bell At (.‘o. to Isa-
bella A. lien. and that tho bushn-ss 1'1'111
. l
.hcrcaltrr bc conductml by her.
Justich cler w ill to ho, Soldiers'
Home, ycstcrday . and callod on Colonel
Tubhs, who is in the hospital. It is
thought that he cannot long; survive.
Mrs. H. \V. Gotham will visit friends
in Bot-ind and West-on overlthc Fourth.
Mrs. Anna A. l’arkcrtou. 1f Hendricks
avenue, has gouc to spendlthc Fourth
of July with her daughtcr. Mrs. Charles
Avery, inNcw Canaan. l
— |
Calf Pasture Beach is just now dotted
with tho touts of many “ounpers out."
the majority of them coming from
licthcl and Daubury.
Mrs. and Miss l'Jthcl I’igclm, who have
been Visiting Mrs. Alouz‘f tinnith, of
Henry sin-1,1- hive retort-1d to lln-lr
home" in Boston. __
Mrs. Arthur Keclci. 11 ho has bocu
very sick several months. at her home
in (kittagc uvcuuc. is grndulldly impun-
lug. ._
Miss Edith Mead. of ilranchviilo, has
been spending 11 few days lwith her sis-
' tor. Mrs. J. W. Banks, in East Norwalk.
Joseph Whittlcsey and family. of
Dunbury, are visiting Mr. 1 ud Mrs. W.
‘ ' 0. Thomas, East avenue. I
Mr. and Mrs. Rollin 'l‘ 'I‘ 11111, of Dan.
bury. have been visiting ll‘r . and Mrs.
Daniel L'llommcdicu.
Dir-.0. W. Morgan, oil New York,
' will spend the summer ith Mr. and
Mrs. J. 15. Wheeler. T
Mine M.-S. l’arsclls. of ‘ifth avcnuc
and Cove strontucturncd fr 111 i’cuuYun.
N. Y.. last evening
Mrs. Super. of Long lslulid, is a guest
at Herbert V Carr 11 rcsidcncc in Cottage
avenue. _‘ . . ‘
Frank Smith In entered in the bicycle
races in Greenwich. tomorrLow.
Mr. and Mrs llarryl’ulch have re-
turned front a visit to 'l‘lticlts.
Master titcclc. of Iiullalo. is fishing
at William E. Marvin H. l
Charles W. but cant. of host uvnuuc
la vinlting in how York.
Milli! M.T.Ilu;1_.‘ ul
quite sick.
‘1
Pill street. is
“Uh, pa" exclaimed littlt Johnny.
the first How he saw a trtlut. "it' P got
thc utensil- .. ain't it ""
Co. The first and second prizes will be.
«dunno-y! 2.1.11.1.
along the Thomas Lebigh Goal com
pauy‘ s wharf It the Landing. when he
plunged into an empty barge lying
alongside the dock. Unable to gut cum
he remained there until he was dilltov-
ered by some workmen, yesterday morn-
ing. The men took him to Christopher
Flieluger's house, where he was cared
for until his death. Allen had been em-
ployed for some time by John D. Crim-
mins. and boarded with Charles Mc-
Carthyb
Captain George Oberlander was 6..-
gagcd yesterday afternoon recharging
the extinguishers on Eagle Hook and
Ladder company' 11 track. when 11 bottle‘
of sulfuric acid exploded, and flew all
over Mr. ()bcrlaudcr‘s trousers, burning
th‘emso badly that. ho had to procure.
another pair. Some of his friends pour-
ed two or three pails of water on him,
which prevented the acid from injuring
him Fernando VunScoy, who was
near by. also had his clothing dumn'gcd
. by the stuff.
It was stated yesterday that thc ‘latc
John Ferris was walking through“ the
gates when he was killed. This is
against :1 rule of the company, and .
Station Agent Hoyt is very particular to
see that it is enforced. Mr. Fcrris
walked to the end of the fences before
he started across.
Wilbur Reed has returned from a twu
\Vccks' trip through New York state to
Niagara Falls and Canada.
Carl Wucrz has purchased a new
bicycle.
Miss Spear, of New York. is visiting
at Edward Fairchyds’ residcnbe.
The Ladies‘ Guild of St. Luke‘s
church hclda meeting yesterday after-
noon.
Ea‘glc Hoe k and Ladder company will
have its big parade tomorrow morning.
Companies from Port Chcster and other
places will be in line. The South Nor-
walk Fife and Drum band will furnish
music. Thc new truck will be proudly
drawn by tlu- homo company.
WINNIPAUK.
Winnipauk. with its rugged natural
beauty; has :1 fascination for me which
I have never felt cxccpt at Niagara
Falls. Thcrc is that in the balmy air
which soothes and heals the weakened
ncrvc force and sends you forth strong
and vigorous to renew life‘s battle.
Among my most interesting and excit-
ing cxpcricm'cs horn was :1 visit paid to
the ruin of :111 old mill 1vbi1'1h for years
did active duty in itsline and ground
out food for both mun and beast. It ro-
clills some of the sci 111' s in thc popular
di lty of Ben ii olt. and brings thc Swoct
Alice spoken of to your mind‘ 5 cy o, to-
gcthcr with a host of villagers who used.
in gvucratious past. to make use of this
old mill for grist, and gather. in the
meantime. tin.- gossip of the day. While
investigating; the interior of this ruin. I
have had visionsol' a troop of ghostly
visitors calling for their grain and won-
dvring 11'hycvcrytl1ing was so album and
deserted. 'l‘his silt-niacin thomill, to-
gcthcr with tho int-casing roarof tlo
waterfall at thc door. fills me with an awe
that is quite Supernatural. and I am 1111‘
able to tear myself away.uud quitcsupcr.
stitious enough to fancy tlo‘ form of the
old 111illcr.outlinwl in the cyrio shud~
1111's. with Ia‘cu eyes Willt'lllllg Inc as I
go about in thc dusky twilight.tmitcl1-
ingthn grain bin. the hopper, or tln-
many little appliuuccs once so dcar to
the old man's l1:‘;1rt;aud llll‘l'l' 1: ones a
questioning look in thc old millcr's Pyo,
that scclus to inquire why I thus in-
Irudc on tln‘ siluncc and solitudc that
strrouuds this ruin. As tho impression
of this uncanny presence grows strongcr.
[fool 1111 awful influence pI'I'VIllll‘ my
being. and a certain imlcscrilmblc senior
tion takes control of my feelings, which
exhausts while it fascinates 1111': and 111.
though longing to line and cscupo tho.
cll'oc.t of this iulltu-ncc. I am by some
hypnotic power pcrsuadcd to remain
and Wltllll-lti past scones enacted. by
ghostly forms. which arc as rcal to my
abnormal visiouus any of thc scones l
witncssduily, and I fccl as our of tin-
111inor pools says-—
”lwm-ly In a «pot uncanny.
standing dark and grim and still.
Moo-grown win-cl and rn-tml shutting.
l» llu' old tlo'sn't‘it-Il lulll.
"Only biasing. looming watcr~.
Dashing. ~1v|rllng In lilo row.
(It llln hmd HI lulu-Ir uwlo-l.
llrcuk the album» round tho plur'c.
"in Ibo mill In dusty worm-r...
linings lhu spider's nllkn-n Mutts.
Clings llw but to Idackcnvd rafters.
Illkll ltlmw ilw III'Ukllll "lllll'.
“in the night the olnwlc rustic
Illil'l'lli“ by with norm-vs lln Ill.
l‘ccring backward o'm his shoulder 1
For llw glow! that haunts llw mill."
.1111“). llsmrn.
L'nmklvn. N. Y
Vllll Tall: lo the lagoon on Alonay.
The regular monthly bunincss mout-
ing of the Epworth lwaguc. of the Non
walk lilothmli-tchurch. was bold alto-r
thenrnycrtumtingiuat night. lion I).
J. Hill will give a lecture on "Money,"
for tho hem-lit of the Is-agnc. in a short
limo. Mine Mionic Austin woo appoint—
cd a delegate to thc «correction at IICl'illl
Grove, with ll’htihcr Vanliooacar an ab
lcrnato. 'l‘hc unculwrship of the
League is now forty-nine.
i
He was milking ‘
AllllllNll llllWAYlllN
DAILY lllllIlIIlJIP llFL ITEMS FROM
OUR IIIIIIFTY 80IITIIEIlIl Sllllllllll.
Arrival of Summer Sojourners from the City—
The Oystermon thrhlullng their son's-—
llotes and Notions. ‘
Miss IE. A. Carpcntcr. formerly a
teacher in the town of Norwalk. who
has been visiting her brother. Silas A
Carpenter. of Rowayton. will Icavc
town today. chronic for .Washiugton.
I). 0.. Gettysburg. Richmond, old
1’0th Comfort and Baltimore. She is
to attcud the National Christian
Endeavor convention at Washington. in
the interest of the "Sabbath Rccortlcr"
and ‘ ‘ The Journal. ' '
The now gospel tent at Bell Island
will be open Sunday. Sunday school
will be held at 11 o't'lnck. and preaching
services at l p. 111. Thu smatkcrscxpcct
cd are Rev. 1“. V. Atkinson and licv. II
C. Whitney. of Rownyton, and Rev.
William James, of New York. A
Christian Endeavor nicotiug will be held
in the evening. vouductcd by tho young
people.
John i). I’ultcr, ‘Jr.. and family 111'-
rived from lirtviklyu. ycstcrduy after-
11(X)11.tospendthc Fourth with rich-cl-
tnan and Mrs. I12. Tbmucs.
Willis melwurd and family, of New
York. are at their t'ulf.l;.{|' at l’inc h‘dgt
for the summer.
The rim of Earle Stcvous' whccl hrokc
the other day. dud is now in lllt' rcpair
shop. '
Louis C. Parker and f.11u‘1ly,of New
York, arrived at tln'ir sutuun-r cottagc
in (.‘rockctt avenue. yesterday.
Mrs. l’iuknoy. principal of the lion-1c
of Industry. and hcr sister. Mrs. lion-
:lldson, of Now York. are at “.11: cut-
tagc. Boll Island. for the 501150”.
John T. Hoyt and Edward (fushumn.
of Columbia collcgl‘. New York. 1m-
spcnding the sutnnu'r at their home
ln't‘c.
Mr. and Mrs. ”l):1nb11ry Jack" urn‘
among the visitors hcn- ycstcr-luy.
Frank Avery has rccurcd a pusllltlll
as driver with Constabb- Edward latrin-
gun.
The oyster steamer “C. Ii. lnwudcn"
has been repainted, and presents a good
upwumncc.
\ Captain W. I. Htcvcus’ steamer. "Mu-
bcll..Stcv1-us.' wont on tin-dry dock
inCosCob. ycstcrday. for a thorough
overhauling.
Clmrlcs W. licll'u residence in boxing
repainted by (.‘usluuau and Stevens.
The stu'ramcut of the Lord's Huppcr
will be adminisluml I11 thc Methodist
church. Sunday taunting at “1;:ch o'clock.
In tho evening llev. ll. (3. Whitney will
preach.
Mrs. William '1‘. Raymond. of The
Muplou, ls spending 11 low Will'k at
Aubury I’nrk.l'.ll11'mn and lung liranch
BIIIIAD RIVER.
”n .. M.
Charles til. John, of liroad River. will
entertain fricudu on July 4.
The dancing pavilion which was
rcccutly t‘rcctcd in thc grow ncnrtho
residence of Charles II. lit. John. was
formally opcncd lard night. for the
sumuu-r Willi)". l’rofcmrs rim: and
HI. licorgr- diutmnm-d inspiring "undo
11ml I'rofcsuor tit. (lcorgc at‘lcd as
prnmptcr. Tln- llmr munugcrs wore
W. i.. .‘Imncn. Fl‘l'tl l’cidh-r, Edward
V01 rhccs and Edward Ullcn. About
twouty—llvc t‘umplcs‘wcrc on the limit.
Thu surrounding grounds were gully
dworutcd in honor of thc ll‘l'ifll'm with
Chinese luntcrns. 11nd teem-11m was ml
solo at a nearby stand. Them will be
u clambokc on the grounds Fourth of
July. and in tia- evening then. will be
' darc'ug.
Absolutely Pure;
“BRANCHVILLE.
David Mead has returned from Rox-
bury and is stopping at Mrs. Theodore
Mead's.
Mr. and Mrs. U. l). Mohr and mother
with Mrs. Ed. Thompson.
Miss Katie Willimus is spending a
few days with her sister, Mrs. C. M.
Gtxlfrey. in Stamford.
School closed last Friday, June with.
for the summer vacation. The ladies
of the district furnished refreshments
very abundantly. and all present enjoy-
ed the occasion.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Roscoe were
taken by surprise. Monday evening of
this week. by :1 number of their friends.
Music, singing and gamcs won- thc ordcr
of thc cvcning: also :1 line supper. All
loft at l'.’ p. 111.. wishing the young
couple lots of joy and happiness.
Mr. and Mrs. .I. ll. Williams will
spcnd the Fourth with their daughter,
Mrs. C. M. (Iixllrcy, at Stamford.
John \V. Banks and family. also llcnry
Mead and family, will spcnd the fourth
1f July at the Mead homestead, in
this plum
Mrs Mary Wilmurth left here for lnr
home in Normilk- Wutlncsdny, having
visited with Mr. and Min. .icrv. Imus».
Sh:- 11'as «ho present 111,,th waldiug
of ln‘r grandson, W. It. liuscm. (lthcr
uncuts from Norwulk at the wedding
were Mr. and Mrs llarucs and Mrs
( nshow d: tughh rs of Mrs. Wilmarlh.
WESIPOIIT.
Mrs. A. Ii. Stouc is visiting friends at
Jersey l‘Ity.
Thor: is an uxnlaitucd Icttcr at the
Westixirtpostoldv'u for William Ann
~trong.
Thc stcauwr Atlantica will go on an
orcursion to (lion Island. tomorrow.
Thu dru-ss cutting school conducted by
Mr. Pimp and daughter. M11111 Bertha
I’icm- of .N'nuth Norwalk. has moved
from tho 'I'.'1_vlor building to room over
Kirk t'i' Hall's.
Tho .‘lls‘fil'h Story and Iicnshnw.
Bridgeport. :11'1‘ 1‘hillugtltt‘ Allows Bol—
dcn. of Wright strcct.
Tln- new cabin for tho Southcrn New
England 'l‘ob-phouo company was laid
acrosstbo rim-r. mar thc titatc strut
bridge. ycstcrday afternoon.
The Misscu Mary H. and Anna A.
l’urdy and Mrs. II. I’. IaIystcr. of New
Yorkcity. urogucsts of Mr. and Mn.
Samuel A. Partly."
The funeral of William ll. McCrcudy.
who died suddenly Monday morning,
took place from his late n-sidcncc. this
afternoon. I’unvrul private. ling
Kcnucth Mm'kcuzh- olllt‘lutcd and inn-r
mom was I11 tho fondly vault in Clirlnt
church ccnu-tcry.
A sum Illll llouu lumd.
'l‘hc n'nidonce of Umrgo Ilrowu, on
Holden ilill. Wilton. was destroyed by
lire yuan-rainy morning, together with
its contents. The flumcn had their origin
in a defective flue. The loss was
Mario. insured with William lsrkwood.
of Norwalk.
l)l-‘l'l‘lllll“ "i i}? Nlll' \I \LI. Kl ”HM. I'IlilIiA'I‘l.
Eaton-lull iluywl litadlll‘l. lulu of N-vrtvulk.
In unid- let M dtu-m-md
Unit-ml. lml flu udmlul-Imlrit MMI-Il hr'r
wlmlninlmllnn nt'mnnll u llni-I-vvmt Int ud
I'MUHMI.MHW pmlntnufllaclll Nolwulk. M1
II" I'll «I111 Ml . ull IWII, 119 111 mp”.
Ittrl’ilmlllfuurl llmf all |« rannx- III."I’"*I’"I lll
WHIP-5.1"“"m"II“IIVIIIIII‘IIIIII'VI‘I'I."N‘N‘IIIIIII-
l-lt'ulur “illmom- lhIw't-Icrtlnlu pulll In lit:
11 powwow buying 11 lb: ululiun lu «uni lb-
lriut and 1.1.1 :-'1--vp1 lb: lIHI I-nllo «go p at
In nnl I \nnmlk. noun-t llw plum 11b- 1: Ibu-
III-cowl host or" at Imp-l lmulmwb-lnrs
mlclll'llh-Iuiul 1b was
WA ll. “INIIH‘AHII Judge
To Vlho‘m It lay concern!
Vail: r- In hon-hr given that “Mr!” H Iiv ll
bun «will nll Mu interval In "M lob-inc #2 known
on llcoruo 14. llclld 1":omnum and that tho
tut-dun .1. will but! honrmllnr umdnciml b" I' .
undol luuml. Ivmlmm tvlllu oohlnndlnc « m I l
lmpnm umlrlllolulfllfl ngulnsl “Hill company
spent Tuesday afternoon and evening
of ‘
s can": IUILDIMP.
special sun Sale!
ladies’ Separate S
Ts"!
All at One
For the next live days we will make a _s cciai price on our entire stock of line skirts. They are made of ll
the very best materials, perfect a shape, and made' III the very best manner. 1 - ' ' fl
Fine all wool sa'
‘ Fine all wool Diagonal Serge,
Fine all wool Crepon,
Fine black Brilliantino,
Fine all wool Armour, " . 1.50 , ‘ .
Fine all wool Diagonal. ‘ l ‘
Fine all wool Cheviot.
Berber Skirts. former price, 59. 75
‘ ll 8 50
u m (I 8.50 . , ‘LL
" " 7.50 . .
7.50
7.50
Price, $5. 00 Each! .
in this line.
Hammocks. 500 to $3. 00.
HOUSEFURIISHIIG DEPARTMENT.
It never pays to sell a customer a poor article, nd matter how low the price. The customers will never
get over the feeling that they have been deceived. They will forget the fact that the article was cheap
BUT THEY WILL ALWAI S REMEMBER THAT IT WAS POOR.
lightning Fruit Jan. pints and courts.
Special In Toil'bt Soto, l0 poo, $2. 50.
' . THESE ARE TO GOODS SHOWNJIM OUR WINDOW.
We sell only the very best things
Famous oil stoves. l, 2 and 3 burners. . . . .- . ...
, ; . ., . . " ‘; i‘
Ice Cream Freezers. White Mountain and lightning. ‘ .1 ’ ’ ‘ ‘ , ., ., ' . 2....1
Nor-walk. . ' .
Bag, .
VALUE!
.3
.111.
1'" :'5”':; C? a} :J
. .. way.
The lost
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THEY ARE ALI.
15cc; tusc they 11 our our easy titling, doilifortalilc Clotltiu".
"lix'AlJL with us and you will Fl" L‘L Tlllz‘ SAME!
1H5!) VHF” on" ‘3
caedSPRING CL
{Iv trading with us .jy on will always get the best with prices guaranteed.
LOWEST
PRICE l
“H? l 15!
f
It mil-i
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ES,
All our customers feel this
41. l"lll1i .‘
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i’l'fi
11)-;
“c have now in stuck
] Ever [Shown
I This city!
flit t
ltfit‘jti. .. 1'1. 1'
Bicycles
GIVEN AWAY l
mu
CASH.
Norwalk Pattern
IVlorks. . . . ..
GVCLE HALL!
los‘sons
n!
EASY TERMS!
llcwuro nl tlu1 Inru [11111 of a cheap harm tho
blur! port nlmhmpmulo and all parts of. 11
I'buul- his role. _.
O. H. AIS'I'IIORPE,
first rlul HI bridgn.
Egby garages!
for first cost by Buying at the
Factory.
All nodes. from
$5.00
Up. No boiler made.
spoclaIDoolgns
muIIPInnr'II'l’ lhlivermllrm Call and m-
lhl'm at "I" lw'lnrr.
F.F.Boylston,
“One minute lrom lblnrtrm Ilullmud stu-
«m.
c.11. Ilium
OITV EHPLOVHENT AOENGV.
Indie-s and gentleman Ila-Irina first Inns
I11 lulu any-Hutu "1 11111 "Main "1-- mm» M
lhuu Intounnv' y; Ill-nllom-wlihltm"Willem".
n| lwr mult- or lumulr. 1 on «m urwmolnvmont
“uttlml 'l'wu tutruerr maids two cooks
and hm waiters.
410 Ill .m l
"' ”It" "' 111111111111 hm.
l‘uam .11 Nurwullt. on. no an of any,
. i
I'm.
0. H. NAIVI&.::nn-y'n In»
10 North Kain stun. south Nornlk.
FRANCIS 81 CO.
as wasuluoron srnztr
South Norwalk.
3.9. Po
IN ABOUT TEN DAYS 1.
We shall take our
emi-Annual Inventory
We had .'1 great deal rather count cash than
goods, and further, we are prepared to make
a good big sacrifice in order to get the cash.
We shall. from now until the day we take
stock. place on rude in each department dil-
lcrcnt lots of desirable goods. that we find
any surplus of stock in. To go ahead and
give you :1 detailed list of what the bargains -
are to bc, mmltl use up the whole paper and
more too. We would state and with empha-
sis-- L
You Save Money by calling on us this weeks
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Norwalk Chronicler