llsie Raymond, of South Nor-
Quill. lnes Kseler. Mr. and Mrs.
llhhell Hotebltiss, of Norwalk.
Intent the invited guests at one
hm: largest. and most fashionable
' In that has occurred in Ansonla
5. Wednesday evening. Miss
I hllnlibell Nelson. eldest daughter
Thomas A. Nelson. of that city. be-
m "I! bride of Dr. Benjamin harle
? .
MW, of New Milford. The cere-
o'clock. the Rev. William l“.
k, D.D., pastor of the Ansonla
Church, being the oin-
e‘Derby Daily News:
. ‘ The Nelson home is one of the larg-
‘ , in Anson'la. Nevertheless, it was
laid to its utmost capacity with the
1"" friends of the family that had
. “embled to do honor to the daughter
' of the house as she entered upon her
new life.
. The marriage ceremony was perfor-
filed In the drawing room. the bridal
party standing in the alcove of a large
'- bay' window beneath a bower of Smith—
’ ern smilsx and cut flowers. The prie-
/ died at which the couple knelt was cov-
ered with a white kneeling pillow. us-
' ed at the wedding of the late Mrs. A]-
cine Webster Hotchltlss The bride
‘ wasgowned in white satin, decollelc
and en traine, trimmed with chiffon
Ind point lace. She wore a wreath of
ornate blossoms and a pearl and dia-
llold necklace, and carried a bouquet
a white ts.roses
The bride was attended by her sis-
“tallies Susie Nelson, as maid of
honor. The latter were pink chiffon
over pink taffeta silk, decollete and en
traine, and carried a. bunch of La
France roses. The flower girls were
the Misses Alcine and Gertrude ilotch-
kiss, cousins of the bride. Thcir cos-
tumes were of white chiffon over
white tadeta. accordeon pleated. tlnd
they carried hats filled with white cur-
motions.
The best man was Dr. Henry Will-
laee, of Brooklyn. brother-in-luw oi the
bridegroom. The itshers ware John
Alvord, of Torrington; H. B. H. iinrd,
‘of New Haven; George Brynn, or
Bridgeport: Albert Erltts. of New
,Hilford: Malvin (3. Burrell. of Utica.
and William Nelson, brother of the
bride.
- Mrs. Nelson, motuer of the bride,
was gowned in black satin trlniineu
with chiffon and duchcss lace. The.
bridegroom's mother. Mrs. llostwlck.
was attired In grey ottoman silk. trim—
med with pink pannee velvet and point
e" "“*'-lace.
' The bride's gift to the maid of non—
‘ ' or was a diamond ncckluce, while to
reach of the flower girls she gave a go. .
heart set with diamonds. The bride-
gloom presented the ushers and best
man with heavy gold link cuff buttons
engraved with the recipient's mono-
in.
”An interesting incident of the wcii—
ding was the fact that it occurred on
the sixty-fourth anniversary of the
marriage of the bride's grandparents.
Abraham Hubbell and Hannah :.rnd-
1 .
a"’l‘be reception began immediately a.-
tér the ceremony. and then came a
chance to observe the beautiful dec-
orations of the house. The drawing
room, in which the ceremony was held.
was a fairyland of Southern smllax.
laurel and White asters. macs and car—
‘i ’ notions. An abundame of palms and
potted plants lent a tropical appear-
ance to the stem. still further bright-
ened by the brilliant-y of colored lights
The music anti dining rooms were
decorated much after the same fashion.
over the folding doors connecting the
two being a portiere of smilax Large
candelabra and yucca of red carnations
stood upon the supper table and fes-
tours of greens and roses hung‘ from
the chandeliers.
A very' large number of bridal gifts
were received They were displayed in
the large parlor chamber which they
completely filled. Besides these gifts
many others were sent. to the future
residence of the (miplc in New Mil-
fold. Among others Were a lovely set
of Limoges bouillon cupa sent from
Pang.) by a sister of Dr. Bestwick.
The set yes specially made for the oc-
culion and bore the family monogram.
Another handsome gift was a large
bronxe statue of Mercury Among the
sterling silver was a large tray which
will be highly prized as an heirloom in-
asmuch as it figured at the wedding or
the bride's grandparents in 1835.
The caterer and orchestra were from
New Haven The latter furnished de-
lightful dancing music. which the size
at the rooms permitted one to enjoy in
comfort. The scene a short time aft-
er the ceremony was a bril-
liant one and it must be con-
sidered as one of the most im-
variant and delightful social functions
risen here in long time During the
evening a cabfegram of congratulations
from the bridegrooms sister came in
from Paris, France.
Between four and five hundred
guests were present. filling the spacious
union to its capacity The society
of Ansonla. Seymour. Derby and Shel.
ton was well represented
ARTHT'R HOLMES GETS 83.000.
The Shelton Street Railway (30.. yes-
tnb‘Iy. settled with Arihtlr Holmes. 0!
Word. He gets 83.000 for the loss
of his wife and his own injuries.
A UUMMUN DANGER.
If you em had a cold which you per.
fitted to "wear away' it may interest
in to know it was a dangerous pro-
“in. Every cold and cough which
; ls ugleeted paves the way for com
. notion, bronchitis. asthma or ca-
! , "It Otto's Cure. the famous Ger-
. . .- throst and lung remedy. will care
i“ . I" with and cold and save you from
ens-notion note by all drugflsu.
Islam Is and see per bottle.
Save Borne Fabulous Fortunes.
The Bank of’ England's strong room
. is one of the largest In the world. The
foundation. (iii feet below the street
level, is a bed of concrete 20 feet thick.
Above this is a lake seven feet deep
and above that thick plates of iron
specially manufactured to resist both
skill and force. Any one. attempting
an entrance from above would find It
similar bed of concrete. a similar lalte
and similar plates of iron. The walls
are impenetrable. while the doors are
one foot thick. weigh four tons each
and are made absolutely undrlllabie.
Mr. w. W. Astor's valuables are star'-
ed in tile ofllce of the Pall Mall Ga-
zette in one of the most remarkable
strong rooms ever erected. it is steel
throughout and covered with half an
inch of solid concrete. The door, also
of solid steel, weighs over two tons
and has the most remarkable lock
which the ingenuity of Cbubb has ever
constructed. The whole cost a fabulous
sum, but this is not surprising when
we are told that Mr. Astor locks up
about £8,000,000 worth of valuables
and money in this room.
The imperial Ottoman bank, Con-
stantinople, bad a marvelous steel fort
built upon a water heating rock, and
on top of the rock foundation is a four
foot bed of concrete. The height is
over 36 feet. length Iii feet and width
24 feet. The steel walls are surround-
ed by masonry and concrete six feet
thick throughout. while the whole com-
prises nearly 30 tons of steel.-—St. Patti
Globe.
Joseph Stockford, Hodgoon. Me.
healed a sore running for seventeen
years and cured his piles of long stand-
ing by using DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve. it cures all skin diseases. George
C. Stilison, South 'Norwalk; Ed. P.
Weed, Norwalk.
The new hats the women wear are
never pretty to the man: they have to
get used to them. the some as they
get used to the face of a new cook in
the. kitchen. But will they ever be-
come reconciled to the bats worn this
year? They are ugly enough to cause
horses to shy. big broad brimmed cow-
boy bats with a quill in them that
would tickle the heart of a fat old
squnw.
CASTOR IA
l'or Infants and Children.
IIII Kill You llau Allan Bought
Bears the
Signature of
I
Widows look well in their mourning
chiefly for the reason that women
dress in too gay colors and look gen-
teel for the first time in their lives
when compelled to dress in sober at-
tire. There are grandmothers in Atcb-
ison who dress as guy as a sixteen.
year old girl. it is their right. btit
there are some rights that alfoultl not
be exerc lsed.
The “Plow Boy Preacher.” Rev. J.
Kirkman. Belle Rive. "1.. says. “After
suffering from Bronchial or lung trott-
ble for ten years. i was cured by (inc
.lilnute Cough Cure. it Is all that is
claimed for it and more." it cures
coughs. colds. grippe and all throat and
lung troubles. George P. Stillson.
South Norwulk: Ed. P. Weed, Norwnlk.
"You'll have to speak to the Tingling
brass band." said the Filipino gent-ml.
Iii it tonc of grout irritation.
“They are intensely anxious to please
you." .
“Yes. ’l‘hey mean well. illrt
time We come into town on it dead l'lll'l
after :t masterly rctrcat they strike up
‘h‘ee the (‘onqtlcrlng Hero f'omes.
Tell "en! in still) it. it. sounds like sur-
citsni.“
OASTORIA.
n... .3. its find in live Always littrr
I
More
of
"My friend." sold the caller. "on be—
half of our society 1 am soliciting :15-
cent subscriptions to enable us to wage
war on the cigarette evil. and i felt
sure we could rely on you in the battle
to the. death."
"Yes, ill give no quarter." said the
business man. promptly. ' iood day.
sir.
SAVED A BOY'S LIFE.
Mrs. Captain H. Hubbard, of hill-
ford Del, says: "Brazilian Balm sav-
ed my boy's life. He began just like,
the one we lost with croup. We gave
him a few doses. He quickly dropped
to sleep, and was all right in the mor-
ning."
For sale by R. H. Piaisted and 1'. ll.
Baxter.
"Help!" shouted the’ victim of the
highwaymcn.
"it won't do any good." they jeereo.
"Some of our best people are offering
35 a week with two afternoons _out. and
c'anl get a single application.
Anti they went leisurely through his
other pockets.
ONLY CURE FOR DYBPEPBTA.
Hrs. Franklin Bush, of new Castle
Dei., says: “i suffered for years with
dyspepsia. Used to have great distres
and belching. i tried everything i
could hear of. but nothing helped me
till i took Brazilian Balm, and one if)
cent bottle cured me completely."
For sale by R. H. Plaisted and F. ii
Baxter.
A sweetheart and a mother manifest
their interest in the football player in
distinctly contrasting fashion. The
former is always eager to know the
score; the latter asks first: "Was any
one hurt?"
so Care—lo Pay.
That isthewaysilmssll
Grave's Tasteless Chill Tonic for Is-
larla. ('hilla and Fever. it is simply
iron and Quinlne in a tastele- form.
Children love it. Adults prefer it to
hitter. annealing tales. Price, soc.
There are two particular forms of
mania that attack women after they
are 2.3. one is for attending auctions.
the other In experimenting with n
chafing dish. One is quite as hard on
the husband as the other.
. , . {31‘9"}?
"2'!” «artist, ,‘ .i. 3.5 .5
‘ t" -. was -
Remarkable Bxpedients Adopted to .
"Bisilnltmiiil
.
every
Willis
is [luau lea.
Bllfliilllllflilll
ANDTBE
THAT YOU
EVER DRANK.
AT
Silllll
lflIISlfllKJll
72, No. Main st..
80. N orwalk.
'l'stsrnous
138-3.
Gran; central
Market......
RAILROAD PLACE.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
F isll, Oysters, Clams,
Esoallops, Grabs.
....—_—_
Blue Point.
Sent out on the half-shell
long Island Oysters
The finest to be bad.
Soups
0! all kinds.
Heina's Baked Beans.
Leggett's Canned Goods.
HUNT & ZELUFF.
’l'eJ. 35-4.
Drive Horses
from
Baker’s Stables,
Cor. Washington I
and Spring Streets,
Tel. Call. 139-3.
THE PRICES
INDICATE
What our goods are worth to us.
You'll find they're worth much
more to you than you pay for them
We've made a reputation for giv—
ing big values for little money and
intend living up to it. We would
rather lose a sale of it‘dozen of
them than to have anyone leave
our doors dissatisfied. , '
. . 0 ms
8t CO.
Funeral Directors and Embalmers.
12 NORTH MAIN ST. 80. NORWAle
1 _- -_._ ,._. ,.
P. D. STANNAR‘D.
(Successor to J. D. JENNINGS.)
Funeral Director
and Embalmsr.
1 Rain street. Norwalk. Conn.
Telephone Call, 114.
Vii
7n
erai Life insurance Company for sever- 5 nae-sun of liongkong and
al years managed by the late II. n tbeadnilnl bytbsjnnioro
L'llommedieu will for the M be Olympia, who have othemmlvu each or-
continned by his brother,
llllommeeieu. vines will roman the enhtsdtnkesptheufl‘sewwkfwsame
same In the United link Building, l the.
mys-
b
Mend lattes
INSURANDE
Rid AI. ESTATE AND HOUSE AGENT.
Ocean Steamship Tickets. and Sterling
Drafts. loans Negotiated.
and Stocks Sold. ,
OFFICE, 5 RAILROAD PLACE.
SOUTH modulator. - - - - CONN.
Notary Public. Acknowledgments
Taken.
C. BOR‘DA
liPANilIIIBPBINlEH
Printingofanyhlndand
on a parwith any work
done in th- ssetlon of
Terrible llronl of Wit-hes.
A letter resolved heretbe other day-from
swoman mlsdonary living in lonrovla,
the capital cl Liberia, gives some Interstate
lug nus from that partof the world. She
Is a medical missionary, and portal her
usefulness in Africa is to care for the sick
among the natives. libs writes: “The
discuss here are simple and not so com-
plicated as they are in the United States,
and they are not of the nervous kind.
There are always plenty of sores. Every
little abrasion of the skin runs intoa sore,
eating the flesh to the lions and occasion-
ally resulting in blood poison. The food
her-is not bloodtttakiug. Rice and fish
are the main diet, and fish is eaten when
. too long out of the water. The natives
bathe once or twice a day. They and the
Libel-lane, as a general thing, are cleanly.
Just now the grip is a prevailing oom-
plaint. " .
'l'bis missionary is not much lmpr~sd
with what the negttitis from America have
done for the nstlvcs‘around them. She
says: "Monrovia, all you know, was set-
tled by ex-slsves from America,’ whom
their masters had set free, and this town
was named for President Monroe. The
American negroes in turn treated the na-
tives ti. o. heathen) as though they were
nestle-t their slaves. in all these years they have
Con done nothing to speak of toward civilizlng
the tistlt on, so that within bearing of the
SENTINBL BUILDING lchurch bells there are several thousand
. heathen. "
south Norwaik. 00135- ’l‘be following gives an idea of the busy
‘life a mcdical ittisuionnry leads in that
5 1 part of Africa: “1 have is children in my
" " ' a“ ’ ‘ltoitic whom 1 feed. clothe and touch. Oth-
ers come to the house to be taught. At 9
an p. or. looks the boys to the native town
‘lnd teach there. When at home they study
”iamphy, arithmetic, oral grammar, and
My room painted or covered In a 1 him tutohthein physiology to get into
hllffY- their howls some idea of the human body.
This everybody is crying now. Thislsttitmtiitttulrtilnt. fol-now, when they
Jobs of this kind cannot rush so are Illl'k. they say ‘soine one has bcwitcbed
fast but that I can handle them to us. 'and if they die It is because some one
ev Icrybody' a satisfaction, prices and compliant-tr their death by witchcraft. 'l‘his
txnistnnt furrof wltchu is a terrible op-
IUNIUS BROWN,
praisiou. A sick person is often taken
PRINTER.
aw by at night to some secluded place in
the hope to throw the witch off his tract
i Haviland Street. South Norwslk.
”10W" iii Old (fulnbar it is even w.orse
'i' w ins and their mother are put to death.
The tintivcs my. 'Oiio child be nproper
child. No more. ’l'otitli-r lxallcfll.’ Sothey
put both to tit-.uth 'l he babies are thrust
into a large mouthed jar, token to the bush
and let t to be tit-Vonn'd by driver ants or
0. w. RAYMOND, eaten by wild tittittiitls. ’l'he ittotlicr is ins-
; felted to billtihoo sticks so that slid may be
carried to the bush and abandoned. The
“ROTDVD‘TMDT [mics to which she is tied make it unnec-
‘fid sm‘\mm. riblc crinm, llsi the has given birth to a
demon (ml- of tho first things I try to do
'3 WUDIDK‘OD 31-. 30““ NW3“ Is to lllNIllllh‘I tho nntlvoniind of the old
Mldflluy 9 0'03“!“ TOM- prevailing faith in wittb poter.’
l‘elephone lit house. 344. Silt' gocs on to any that she teaches only
-___ English in her school. All her pupils are
very anxious to learn English. lit-r chil-
J_ 0‘ ’JBNNINGS. dreti are much intcrcsled in events in the
i nitctl Stilton and ran tlp rbeAmeriosn
‘m m", W" hm"? ting t-vcrytiure they heard of a victoryover
cssnry to touch hcr. which would be is tore
the Spanish -—\'evv York ~‘un.
7'9". . .
”.11 P‘FCI. ‘3‘ Border. The Angel of the Cows-to.
' ’l‘bcrctlictl in Edinburgh a few years
1 NORTH ”MN STW' anon c bet rfttl, happy looking old woman,
South NONML who sold sweets iotbc thlidrt-n of the
3.919“ Books 0‘ 14“?“ Style. 9' (i'IlvRttlI. that. \Vfl'ftwhinl squalid spot of
9399" Home" ”“1 Gilt Holding the Scottish capital. ilcr \\ holostock was
akt-n to how for Inspection. on 130' wurlh about u muplc of shillings, and she
1'09 b! 9031‘] Estimates cheerfully ont-ctuld nictltnt when at thetndof the
'l"-n» (lily sire bud tumiv b or ii punco profit she
Wm. qtiitt- slillnlll'il.
Aim, there are runny chiltlrcn in the
Con gritt- who never felt In the hollow of
their bonds it lmlfpi-nny or even a fur-
tliitrg. illltl who. on lwholdingtbc oltl wont-
nii's hfln‘kl'f: fiill of shiny white. pink and
rust.- candles. would throw a side glnucc of
envy Illitl pass on. and and dejected. or stop
ll {t-tv H‘f’ttllilfl with their fingers in thcir
itiotitlrs. Scltiotii was a child who could
not Miami to pay licr illlth‘tl to pass that
lliL-lit‘l without nt't-ivlnpout- for love. One
tiny. t't‘llllllllt out of school, the children
looked for the old \vulnnn itt vnin. She
WIN tit-ml. .-\t hcr futlcml hundreds of
Iron foot-d little bins and girls in rags
Di
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189
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Plumbing and Steam Heating
llot tier Heating.
llol Heating.
svovns AND RANGES,
SLATE AND ’l‘lN itoortsio,
Gas and steam Fitting,
Fixtures, Metal Ceiling.
Have you seen our stock of
ins etc
RICHMOND RINGES , followed their departed lrlt‘lld down the
hdoneiiiHotclilisiG
17 WALL STREET. NORWALK.
(' ow irate
\\ ht u that olti woman arrived at the
gait-:- of heaven. there were more angels to
. meet her and take her to the throne of the
Almighty than tlrr-ro would be for the ar-
rival of all the dukes in Christendom. if
tlicronri- initial sets in heaven, i guess that
old uoinnu l.~ it lcntlc r of fashion among
the l otir Hundred there or my idea of
limit it is tilttrgt- lllti’ Wrong. —hlnx 0 Bell
' in North Aint-ritnn ilciiew.
DORLON HOUSE
m3" roan,
When Iv‘rnlltll- Pulled.
m m A res-cm critic, writing of some one's
“new version of the book of Job," says
" l’ MAI. that. we have Matthew Arnold' s authority
m II. ____&I-l- fortlio great difilculty of improving on
that tnitslcrplm- of literature.
Terms reasonable. m, In“ M
. r. Arnold reminded the world that no
Will M M w w W loss sensible a person titan Benjamin
I. Will I.“ m on “I N. 1.. N. I Franklin once attempted a revision of
a“ I. I. I». 5. Job. The old version, Franklin said, had
bccrmlc obsolete and therefore less agn-c-
m‘m nblc. i giv.c ” be said, ‘a few verses
T309. ISLAND M m m wltith may serve as a sample of the kind
[non Dim of version [would recommend ”
"7— MM ‘m-pttaivcrsltin:
QUIU‘. r ‘ Then sutan answered the Lord and
All!" "U” ‘snld. Doth Job fcor God for nought?"
Ml“ TABLETS. Franklin tnndo this road in his “more
x” ,m and 0mm" sin: a "D005 your majesty imagine that Job's
mm-Ia sire “am-did on good conduct is the effect of met-p personal
“hi.“ My” mum “‘.”, u, s, m attachment and affection?"
Swan's-p” I- -1 he'- sample
"m '9" chm . said, "i vvcll reinciubt r how, when i first
imntl that, films deep breath of relief.
inntl tinid to myself. After all, there is s
victorious good scuse.’ "—Youth's (Jon-
panion.
T S .t E I d A Italy Ilene Review. .
o I“ v____e_ry y. the London Chronicle, “sends us a little 2
shilling book and, lest we have ‘no critic
\Ve have them coming by 5 who is a an am of this matter,’ obliges us
, with a rmdy made review, from which we
the carbload every
g the Marine. A handbook- of all being so
imnrkable of the German Navy. with a
comparative description of the naval forces
M. I I l A 0v from very competent hands, and there
9 ‘need no hesitation in pmnonnciug this
work the most authoritative that exists on
mu: m tho-unset. ... ThopricaI-verymoda
Ionth Inuit.
_ j \‘i n all remember a famous veins in the
:STHM V! we '0' ago-cable vcrslon:"
As an observation on this, Mr. .Arnold
HORSES 'stt-t-t h of humanity beyond Franklin's
“A firm of German booksellers," says
extract the following. ‘The little Book of
few days.
~ of the other countries. ‘ ‘ ‘ This book is
ate, viewing the contents (us page and
numerous illustrations) and the very nice
find soildeovsr; it is only 8 sh.’ "
NOTICE. E A Plot-n ll Dena-l.
r In Admiral Dewey's cabin hangs a pie-
he agency or the Cosmetics: Gen- tundthe linoleum-nus done by. Chi-
tedto
ofthe
Frank dared-mo! thwwk-I contracted-
._ ~~w~
ft m, e‘ h“.
. I
Cloak to Stir Store »
From Makers To Western.
Big Variety
in newest styles of well-tailored
Statics and Moses” Sockets,
Suits, 90“ Chili and"!
but Capes:
AT MAN UFACTUR llit'i’ PRICES
I. Wrubel 8- Co.,
68 Washington street, South Norwalk.
1 "Everything from a needle to an anchor." I
NOW
it" Till-J TIMI”.
,,.,PAINT
3 01' it liilUHE
WI DELI.
5s w. JDHNS’ LIQUID PAINTS.
’iliEl .l‘\ltil TUEHDH'. \VIIITI. l-ollt' .'\l‘AI.l)fiUl-' ANIJ I’BICI'H.
‘FOX CYCLE Gt HARDWARE COMPANY.
Small Profits.
“ quick Soles.
Sold Exclusively
in
South Norwuik. Court.
by
. M. ii. GLOVER.
The Manufacturers of the leading shoes
have agreed to the above.
«IGLOVER’SI»
‘ The Place.
By the Looks of the Front of his
Store, Theodore Has Been to Boston
Again.
I have bought a large stock of
Shoes from Lynn manufacturers at
one-half price, for July and August
sale and I think it is the best lot of
goods ever ofiered on this earth for
the money, and will overshadow-any
sale I ever had, in quantity and
quality.
Theo. Olsen.
DAILY FREIGHT LINE I
BETWEEN
NORWALK, $0. NORWALK
and NEW YORK.
, PROPELLIRS
City of Norwalk, Vulcan and Eagle.
Leave Norwalk s'b. m. Loavo South' Nor'
walkc p m. Loavo New York. Flor 23,
' [out River. Benin-nan st . 3 p. m.
Norwalk Chronicler