—8sethscarhoucttcstlaewis
echrw’slk
helium in the
, ‘ ‘ y night.
Thebauchtersof III-Illa King. of St.
Pulls church will hold a meeting to
nlfiht.
The Ladies' society of St. Paul‘s
thumb will hold a meeting tomorrow
afternoon
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The Arctics and the Granburys will»
meet in a game of baseball, Saturday
afternoon.
The Broad River stem club will hold
a dance in St. John & Fiedler's hall.
Friday night.
Bernard Tully. of Norwalk. is today
serving asa juror in the United States .
Circuit Court at New fluven.
Au anniversary requiem mass was
snogatst.» Mary's church, this morn-
ing. for the late Michael Shields
A delegation from Buckingham Poet.
_G A 8., rain New York today attend-
ing the dedication of the Grant moun-
meat.
The South Norwalk Hardware com-
ptny has on exhibition fifty bicycles
III-i“ are to be sold this week at special
use.
The committee of the City Council of
Norwalklmving in charge the widen.
ing and repaviug of Wall street held
another wanton last night.
Frederick W. Rogers is aching the
two Renting bicycle at a reduction of 40
per cent. This is a bargain and a num-
ber are taking advantage of it.
A solemn high mass of requiem will
be sung by Bishop Tierney in St. Mary's
church, Thursday morni . for in
mother, the late Mrs. John ahey.
The Tcuchere’ Round Table, of the
Norwalk Congregational church Sunday
school. will meet with Mrs. Frederick
Belden. of East avenue, this evening.
Former Cit Clerk F. G. Benton. has
taken a posit on as traveling salesman
fora New York city concern. His terri-
tory will be New England. «Dunbury
News.
' Mr. Henderson, of Winnipauk. who
has frequently conducted services in the
Methodist churches in this vicinity, ex~
ifpcctuto go to Africa as a missionary
next year.
The Dooritocpers' Circle of King’s
Daughters, of the Norwalk Congrega-
tionnl church. will meet with Mrs. T. K.
Noble, in the parsonage, tomorrow evI-n-
ing at 7:30 o'clock.
Norwalk papers publish reports of sev-
eI-ul burglaries and attempts at burglary
in that town. early Saturday morning.
The work of the burglais so closely ro-
rumbles that recently done in Stamford
as to leave little doubt that the same
parties operated in both places. —-Sl:un-
ford Advocate.
ROWAY TON.
Major R. Livingston Lackey. oi'New
York. is occupying his ii Innner residence
in Main street.
George Wicks, owner of the sloop
Lida May. lost hi!l main sheet and broke
the spur of his boat in the gain at L. lug
Island, last week. .lohu ileWIIters our
(ad the disabled sloop across the fiIIuIIIl.
where repairs are being made.
James E. Stevens is having II large
addition placed on his house by (1M Iruo
Sherer. of Stamford.
Rev. II. B. Beach preached'twu good
sermons in the Methodist l-lpismpsl
.ohnrch. Sunday. Mr. Beach is at pre.
sent residing with his mother In Bridge
part. but will probably come here soon
The Epworth Lexicon serIiIu-s Wero IHI
by Miss Grace Weill. who has been the
guest of Miss Emma itilo
E H. White. of Prospect Heights. is
quite sick of pueIIuIOuiII.
Jopeph Insulin and wife were lilo
guestsof Mr Lassen II parents in it rulue’
port. ovor Sunday. W
Will Stratum III I employed by
Jenningad’t Waterbury. of Ihloll lllli.
hiamull WIIII has lI~I~II IIvIIIiIIIIkIIIg
his country residuals" and making pre~
mentions in retIIIwI- lrutn New York.
May lit. Hill IIIIIIIhIIIIIII arrived last
Week.
Borne Ixoitcmcnt was caused Thurs-
dIy, about noon. by Milkmen .lI-rome
tiainor II team of horses dashing through
town atabrsaknuk speed. The were
stopped by Will ilI-luillug. of 0: blue
.The horses broke away lroln Mr. (lain-
or'ssonsud driver in l-louth Not-wait.
In the wild run the horses struck the
hack wheel of ii. Hitts' bus”. damag-
in it slightly
Ill-a George i-‘oott and IlInghter. Miss
Jennie, were Durion v sit )l‘ll Inst week.
[has been III Believes.
Eben .1. time has Iransfevred the
“we of his cooeutricitlrs from Roi-walk
to the metropolis. According to linu-
Ilay’s Bun. he was in the insane pavilion
at Believes. having been sent there
from listen Market mlloe court for
amnion. Eben pin a bottomless.
mimics the songs II bird-I. replies
9 does a variety sketch in
as he i ricotta II crssy mun
sacrum ossthn sketch vIIil. null
notdrollsrlsbelngussd on.
could only be manifested for the chloi
ceaslou as will be in the line of march
GRANT’S MEMORIAL.
DEDICATION OF THE MAUSOLEUM
APRIL 27TH.
Of these ceremonies. General Horace
Porter, treasurer of the Monument As-
societion. says:
I "We purpose to make the dedication
~A Beccptionbyl'mident McKinley as great in American history as the
The preparations made by the an. French made the transfer of the re-
thoritlee in charge here heIe reached ,mains of Napoleon from 3: Helena
proportions to insure n solemn pageant I The representatives of foreign (ioverm
such as the new world has never seen
in honor of II military hero. and such
as will put in the background even the
great anniversaries that have illus-l
trated the civic life of the metropolis.
The ceremonies that. will begin with
the marching of soldiers and civilians
towards the heights of Riverside drive;
that will be shifted to the bosom oi
the rludson when the war ships of. all
nations thunder their salutes amid the
evolutions of the merchant marine:
that will reach their culmination in the
addressee about the tomb where will be
gathered the representatives of foreign
powers and the most distinguished citi-
zens of America. and that will close
with the evening reception to the
President and nls Cabinet, will mark a
height of national gratitude such as
General Outline of the Ceremonies—dwelt
oration for the (transient Water and
Land I’aradea Ever Given in America
send war Iosscls and special ofiiccrs to
further honor the occasion. There will
be militia. from all the Northern and
many of the Southern States."
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ll?a b‘“ :‘Lh’l Q‘s
ill)! a}. ix W “It?“ “RANT w A); BORN.
At l'IIiIIl l'iI-nsunt. (‘irrmont (roomy. “Ill"
April :5. 152:. lirautwas born.
The President of the l'nlted States,
figure in the greatest war of the cen-
tIII-y. The noble temple in which the
ashes of Grant will iiud their last i‘cdl- .
to take part in the ceremonies. The
“mom I: l'll their nliliiut‘y staffs.
l’resiIII-ul McKinley to New York sinn-
lIis I-lIIIuIioII l‘i lilo I’I'csilll'ncy.
’l'bo nwlwy for tho I'l't'rIIUll of this
tomb conic from own who had fought
with (hunt, from tlw widows and or-
grados of society.
H. IIIiill".lll. in its compactness and
syiuuloti'y it in typical of llruul himself.
It has :I ilqlllll‘l', liIII-II' base. II I‘Il‘i’liliil‘
cupola and a stocplcd dome. The ex-
ll‘l‘Illl‘ is of granite, the interior of
white marble. Entering at the porch
upon the southern side the opening of
”II' I'l‘ypl is soon. thirty fret wide, In
the water of the chamber, where the
sarcophagus will be placed. Overhead
lIIc lIItrIlor lulu-s the shape of a mum.
do. The pIIrI-h without is approached
by u lliuht oi II'II-ps seventy 'W'l. wide.
PRESIDENT IIIIIN'I' led-t.
lug place and which will then be IIIIIll—
l‘lLIFd, will stand as the most Impressive
memorial ever roared by the voluntary
gratitude of u people. .
Enough is known nlreudy of the
scope of the celebration to warrant the
announcement that more regular sob
dlers and marines will march in the
parade than have been called out since
the close of the war o! the rebellion;
that more militiamen will come out
than at any previous pageant; that
never have so many Governors. with
their military malls. appeared in pro-
rcmuins of General Grant will rI-poIII»
lo cut from II single block of Montclio
granite. It In NH feet long. .Iu li'l'l
wide 4 inlet high. and weighs ten Ions.
.1.
upon April 27. in the matter of nIIIIIi-
cipei decoration the occasion is likely
to he unprecedented. and the display
upon the water will be such as could, ; ..
only be possible udou New York's uII-'
equalled harbor.
Gen. Horace Porter. the newly op-
poinled Minister to France, will be the
crater oi the occasion. and one of the
addresses will be by President McKln~
icy.
The parade will be formed in three
grand Illvlslons. First. the Military
Grand Division composed of all tulli~
lsry simulations, the linguist Army,
United states Marin“. United Hinton
linemen, National Guard and Naval
Reserves and independent Companies.
to he commanded by Major-lien, wIn-
ley Merrill. United finite-II Army. fier-
und. the Veterans“ (lruud Division nonh
posed of the Grand Array of the lie-
puhlic. Union Veteran llniou. done of
Veterans. and all other army \‘blt'i‘lili
organisations. and commanded by
vile MRI-Includes.
it is a triumph of monumental art. plain
be imitates the feathered nonunion
almost as well as if he were a bird
lie-III folks stoned, to believe I‘ll I.
x ' III-mm m
3 film:
«an Isles-willow Huron and
Mn. 5!: Iridium”. iii: listi-
latsrw ry. l0; Holden. 7:
“Mich. 191 orwioh illitew Lun-
sonata III. II Kernel-LI '
Karen
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2.,l IWa olbury.
Inflow]! Britain,
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Divlalonl composed (if all civic nl minim II
In. summary 0! the Usummlsll
fertile Whack mahulbsi
Ind massive and polished as smooth as
I mll'l'm'. The stone is of II rich, dark
red color. only slightly variegated by
Ihe spots usually found III granite. and
Its resistance to crushlnr lli’nfllli'd III
much creator.
The total cod. of General Gum's
{limb will be about mono. This has
Helm-Gen. 0 0. llowsI-d. limo-II
Imam Army. Third. the (‘lle- llIunIl
lions.
meiot- General amnvllle M. Dodge.
who fought beside Grant will have
«harm of the amt parade (inn
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mom‘s will be numerous. and we have ‘
assurances that several nations will I both shim be appointed to settle terms
phans of those who fell beside him, .
from workshops and banking houses, . '
from I-lIIIrI-hcs and schools. frum all .
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GRANT AND BUCKNER.
The l‘nion (sonar-l would not Compute
raise, lint PEI-rod Ilia Pram.
it was in 1862 when General Simon
B. Buckner; a former class-mate of
Grant. had, In following the orders of
his superior omens III the Confederacy.
become hopelessly entangled at Don—
aldaon, that Grant wrote his famous
”unconditional surrender dispatch."
Buckner had sought to extricate his
troops from a very serious dilemma
pressging utter detect. by proposing to
General Grant that commissions from
of capttulat ion
To this Grant replied: “Yours of
:thls date proposing armistice. and ap-
? pointment of commissioners to settle
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the \‘icc‘l'resideul and members of the §
Cabinet, the Justices of the Supreme
(‘oIII-l. the members of the Diplomatic ,
(blips. and the Senators and lleprvscn- j
taiivos in Congress ‘l’lllW‘ boon IIIVIII’ll i
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Governors of many Slutcs‘wiil also be T
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occasion IIiIl mark the fuel visit off
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The llluilllllll'ilL was designed by John :
terms of capitulation is just received.
"No terms except an unmoditiouai
and immediate surrender can be accept—
i propose to move immediately
upon your works."
it is a matter oifiiiatory that General
Buckner surrendered before the time
limit indicated by the word “immedi-
itely" had expired.
After the surrender, and when (len-
erul Buckner had gone aboard the
transport that was to convey him
North. General Grant took him aside.
and said, in his gentle, half—diffidenl
“flitckner: you Indy be going
among strangers and i hope you will
lilou me to share” my nurse with you."
illuekner thanked him for his kindness,
use. .II'IIA mew onasr.
Ind told him that he had made provie~
one so that he would not require litmu-
‘ial assistance.
A few years later. the funeral cor—
' ego of the great general who had hurl-
III the successful oulumns agninsl the
Iloulhern lines along the crest of MI»—
Ilunary Ridge. and who had brought
inul defeat in the Southern arms in
Virginia was followed by no more aim
we mourners than the Southern gcli~
male who came from far away Ilutlll's
The great suII-opiIngIIs in which the $
0 pay II last tribute of friendship in
he merino-y of Grant.
()no of lhese Southern generals. who
Iervod as a poll-bearer at the funeral.
was (lene‘rsl illlnou Bolivar Buckner.
If Kentucky.
can. (team's DARK save.
to Incident In Ills Lila Ten Years I've-
leIIIa to law'- iinrrcnIisv.
"I have not a cent to my name: will
Ion allow Inc to sleep twilight on that
cause?"
"You need not do that." Was answer;
'here is $1 for your lodgings."
"i am greatly obliged. but i will savu
he dollar by sleeping on the lounge
Ind use the dollar for my dinner and
Iroaklaal.
no this man who you penuileas slept
In a rickety old lounge in a back of-
It'll in San Francisco and the next
nothing said he had slept well. lie
mood, with a pleases! look. that he had
Inved his dollar. Ten years later this
Ibubby and pennlless mun. buvlus‘
manned his fortunes by his own mom
ions and Iain-animate genius. received
he surrender of (ion. Robert It. ism.
ur the shabby men was no other than
llym it. Great.
The story wan told.» lien. w. n. l..
Barnes to an assemblage of army and
any nah-era. active and retired. rcpv
mention the regular and the youth.
our service. mostly men whose beards
:III
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Dollar is one of the olden ltvlns amps
commanders who served under (ion
Grant in the Army of the To .Inusoc
lie was for a loss Inns closely lllcmb
its! M (Isa. cum container. and
sinus tho M at (is! film he
Melissa M of the Society of the
mrcftbs‘i‘m. its was tor l‘ll
Mill:- in
1le hair have become sllvorod IIllcc
been contributed by $0.000 ciliscus in
mm: rsuslus from one cent to tnooo. he! W“ l _ Oil” In the air. nearly
tlosl In It Isms incur New York. him-W all). when bee capltu.
'l‘ho site is the lift of New York. one 1'11“! DWNMIHI- The meeting
was one of the llaiiforula commendery
If the million (lulu of the bevel w
don of the United titular. and the m5.
Iaslotl Was helm as a "Grant
Amber ‘ e A ,
“an... N.
:If the three pm General aunt indi-
mm to his family is orb/m Insular»
suds. Whidh M W for his (rave.
became the caudal city be-
.m , ., threw-II" '
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iug merchants to the United States.
most oomfmteble skirt manufactured.
We are showing a very large line of samples of the Ilifl’ ,
materials, and ladies can have their Suits made to order wItIi ,
any extla charges, and we guarantee periect fitting suits and ~
very reasonable prices.
H. KRIEGER, Mahackemo Hotel B
NovIIaciays»
No one need go to Europe for a
watch. The best are made right here
in America by the American Waltham
Watch Company. Two watch move-
ments particularly recommended—
“RivcrsiIIc” and “Royal." Can be
found in goIIl,silvcr and gold filled
cases at
A. W. Austin’s. 39 Wall Street. Norwelk.
Ba rga :15 in Bicycles
III-:w MID SECOND-HAND!
CamerasdPhotographic Supplies!
iN NORWALK.
RICHARDSON BROS” 19 North Main Street.
You’ll hope to use the wheel often. Bur intelligently:
with your eyes open. Examine. COMPARE! All
wheels are “best," of course-Juli "there are others."
We want you to see OURS!
WI GAIRV IN ITOOK:
Humbert, Wolff Americans, Daytons, Envoyr, FIICI'
wings Template, Atlanta: 'quI the .38. oo 8.31 ll.
Leader, $38 co.
. rem.
Saar-3° & Hoyt, 80 Washington street,
~Wedding andw
Society
no- . .,_ u... ........ .- Av... .... . ._-.........
non-r ouv A VIII-Inn.
A. Von Would a Lomon.
ENGRAVING
azntlncl' Office.
We are agents for the STAR BICYCLE SUIT, the only
bicycle skirt ever put on the market and indoreed by all the
The suit as represen
our ad consists of Jacket, Skirt, Belt attached, and leggme.
Figure N O 2sh0ws the shut as itappears when closed ,thep
is seen by openiogall the buttouholes on right hand side of t
and fastening same to the buttons on opposite side: the eflh” ‘
obtained 18 soon in figure No. 3. ’
Figure NO. 4 shows the skirt as it looks when women the we
giving a most graceful appearance to the rider as Welles being
/ I-uuro mm b labor will be saved whoni
‘ for about one your.
milled III Full ctamntt.‘
Washington, April 21—!!!“
i'lillll’ tllvtnliers of the “W ,
Irv will not arrepl the proposition
by their Republican colleagues
IIIII lIII lurifl bill to be WWW
lo the senate without paéalnx I _, ,
the bands of the full comm!“
IIIIII: r0 notified the IIBDHBW
bent. senator While, a member
lllInIIII- Iotmnillee was ngd ha". I.
”carding the matter and I!
l» but» IIIiI-I-d lhI- views of all
in --IIIIII ratio llltfi'illn‘l‘fl in his reply.
said:
i uuuid be glad to gratify illé 1
soual inI linulions of any senator,
speaking for myself only. I am . 4
to punk» iiII- propriety of such?
course and cannot mquime In ' ‘
It in II the bill is h ported to the l0 ‘
the lIrIIIuI-rutll- IImIIIbers ought (0‘
am» In lilllllrillulcly lay hetero that:
I'IollI-agum II comparatively full I.
men! of flu IIIllIIIIlticII of the pro ‘
"mature. 'i‘bis I-nnnot be done till '
the subjml is properly discus!“ ”I
L'Uillnllllt-‘I' and if examined there will;
ulnpnrillnii is IIIIlIIIIillLd lo the send
Died While at Prayer.
Trenton, April 2Im—lmc N ‘
It well known moIIhaul a} Hill cl (11
use found lIl'ud on his times by 5%
old. of his sons grow. He had . . .
I-mly Illul uhllc praying. air. II"
had been a sufferer from heart I , y
for some time. His son has been '_ f
Mr. Hound WI
Iery mm b climbed to him. and It 5"
every day and plum flowers. all - ‘,
grate. He left home on his
for that purpose. He had not ‘ 9
plIIIIII-Il of feeling ill.
Well Known (‘lubnian M ‘
Troy. N. Y.. April 27.nl'rmk
llulllt. a number of the local lodgs'
Elks and III" Laureate Boat cluhd _
ill iIlII homo in Philadelphia.
Iqu II trawling salesman for the
of IIIIIIII' ilI-ifsnyder. “on & 00..
dealers of Philadelphia. lie WI.
the beat ltnoIIn ournmm of till.
liy. "1' has “on many single _
lanes. and with his partner. Van v
IIIIII the national and Canadian c 1
plonshlps in illilll in th! double’loull'
pair oat-ml raves. .
Val. mallet.“ list using.
New Haven. April» fir-Tho
Yule students. members of the 1‘
class crew. who were "MIN a.»
noisy Input for the alleged .. _
selauu- of an onpresn reason on
one Thomas Hyiaud. wore in tho
mm: to answer to II charge or "
of the peace. The mun be
dismissed the cases from the
the mound III“ on lurledlutlot'h"
IIIIII h as the ““9““! offense. It
loll. was committed in Hamdslb ’
A Mysterious D's-III.
Blugbamlou. N. Y“ April I?
«rick llultuau. aged 2 years.
death in II mysterious mulls
child was lound iyina on t“ -
front of his home breathing m
rally. lie was carried Intel”
and everything possible was
save “In life. but all Mom
vain. Au lnveullnetloushowsd I
boy's skull Will fractured. ll
jl'l'lul'l'd duo the child bed been
by'u bicycle.
m ”III!“ M” W
Toronto. lint. April I! «The
Falls uIntimIsIloII has untitled m
are Fails Electric may on
It must commence choral
nudlsn plum MI. later tum W
W .
lime called for by It.
company applied to the
an sstsuslsu of than c u‘
charter. but the application . '
I ' I .
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