y nho i
a .tyelidr ago !on thlat
tw 1st a tug tint tie
it; & death arid
11 been about normal
have been added to the
ESQ July..1. 1900. 433 3??
g n the eleven m on s
‘1: been granted pensions
widows of the war of 112.
ws of the Indian wars, to
rvivors of thoscwars, 325
of the Mexican war, and
l snrv 'wors of that war,
wi town of othler wars
he cizvil war, making 466
asking them on account
prior to 1861.
.datothere have been filed
claims for pensions on ac-
t the war with Spain, and
he eleven months 2 .369
were granted to invallds
ut of 'that war, and to
pa ish war widows and or—
s Pratt died reoc‘lltly in an
workhouse. For £300 in
, at one time b911ght sever-
‘ sandga res of land near the
.pnpo*ri6 , iiicludiiig ground
enaciously claimed by the
1; gold mining companies ill
.orld. Pratt, however, was
{much a Britishcr for the
to stomach. and they dc-
him of chrything at the
of their risrng in 1880 refus-
_ o‘ restore the property until
circuld promise to become a
" vould 1,1196cr accede
1196196 in}. millions
lie striking feature of thc plic-
‘enally prosperous- times
this country is now enjoy:
‘ the large flood of ihiiiiigrn~
ttl‘acted to our shores, and
nusually large plopmtion oi
' s seeking final settlement
N til P collie coast states
l ‘1 ms 0 the North Pacific coast
show at between l‘cbru—
,2 and Apiil 1,25,000 settlers
"(1 over tllcii llllt‘s to new
in the far nofthwcst. ‘ Ini~
ration of, this character is ben-
it" to ‘lic country it is the
migrants who stop in the sea-
ard cities. already oycrcrowdcd.
at objection is raised to.
The fastest regular train ill
' lice is h 11 ed. by an Am than
comotive his fact" is‘mofitio‘n—
n a recent report of the Amer-
.111 Consul at Bordeaux, France.
very day in the year a‘ train is
wn one hundred and twenty.-
ree miles 111 one hour and tween.
ight minutes, which i§,.vcry
st of cogrsc. for a g l
it mus‘t‘ “he a call‘s’é of
iiiol‘tification to lircnch machin»
to to think tllulg when uglncthiiufzr
y fine in the way of alloooiho'.
vc, is needed. American shops
vc to be appealed to.
1,...
Sam Jones, the evangelist. is do-
good, and incidentallyl making
ttlc “money. He started out as
circuit rider at a salary of $100 a
r and now makes not less than
week, it is said. from his
' olic‘nl ial‘iors His wealth is
, at 3596.000 invested in
notations stocks and bonds. llc
cutly built and furnished a
hundsome residence at a. cost of
-4.._____.,..
‘B N. K.‘ WOODWARD ENTER?
. TAINB.
Nollie K. Woodward had a
day anniversary party Wednes-
. A'gbod time was ohioyed, .Thoéc
cent were Misses Tactile and Mar-
Bulklcy. Lizzie and May Gilmore.
Larson. ldn Graves. Annie and
ting. Margarbtinnd May Mill-
1‘... Woodward. Susie lrolnnd
omstock Vichy Qomat‘oqk. Mrs
11, Manor‘s. Jam‘l‘iti (lithium and
till-son. , .
Milo
Fromm hence.
, 01105
t and million. it c
or sorcrcly plain. no for an on...
do concerned. bu ti ,1 1111131wa portcot
fit and stylish in out.
Green“ own color that ho: been in
troduocd into men's wear you much
into women’o in proportion as there
opportunity to’ do 80.30618 of the
prettiest of their shirts; lind‘ very in
Wichita; boo. Are those With Muir green
ott'll‘ldswolthel‘ 1110119 o ottoman:
with other eclor‘o. '
There are. some at the linen paranoid.
that would do for more in light mourn~
his to carry. They have on embroldé
crud black dot. with lining and‘ handle
of black. This linen color to very
pleasant to the eyes, particularly when
lined with green silk ,
Taffeta in very fashionable. i‘or entire
gowns but Vogue says the taffeta
must lie of the most brilliant soft qual.
ity. and the costume made to pertec
tion. Consequently no hint or econv
omy enters into this choice. Black
Chin} and guipurc are the favorite
trimming lanes for thorn. In skirt and
jacket models they are the smartest.
Besides the black taffeta long coats,
the “latest cry" is a black silk pnlctot,
long enough to pass the hips some
inches and dip in front a few inches
miigelr. Theleuyu pig taffeta collars
and over them lire wbrn as large col
lam of corn batiste and icon, with loin:
. black moussellne plisse courts in trout.
sometimes for fastening both collnru.
the neck or thocu jaunly coats being
rather low
- ”gnaw“...—
SPEAKER LIGHT on THE. rvcea
- AMENDMENI.
lie printed yclrtcrdoy an interview
with Speaker John H Light. taken
from the South Norwalk Sentinel. in
which tho'apmker gives his opinion
upon. the Fylor amendment and its
chances in the present legislature.
Speaker Light remarks that the Fyler
amendment is in the nature of a com-
promise and that all rudicalreforms
are likely at first to be of that charac-
ter. Certainly ho is right with refer.
ance to this particular case. for it is
as certain as daylight that n. more
radical mecnlirg;o cold not on a, and it
is not stlre yet even this no will
lii‘lin who no toirlccept of any
.. Compromise and with Will not take the
lnt'orn'icdiate steps to the end dashed
because they Lari not bridge the chasm
at a jump. bolonlinhustwty‘wa classes; the
impractgir‘lblo relgfiinerilv who ikilbw 01
no ivily utltlielr minim reject over-y
thing that is not of their originating.
and the politicians who want a hold
over grievance torwork upon the pub-
lit‘ for their party ends. Those last
have no more heart in the reforms do
riled than they have had in‘ years gone
by, when the never made a move fol
netting existing conditions. and they
have lately taken iip the (11/ of ionic
imitative icfoims fol partisan oil'clt
mainly. When they saw in it what
‘lioy thought to be :1 winning emu
they jumped to. secure, it and they
have played it, with an nssumptlon of
Portior and honesty, that might puss
ware not their record against them. .15
”to 'tlic-prospectsiot ,tne ulylcrinincnd-
merit. Speakorhlght docs Well to to
cull 'tlie fact that public sentiment
glows oven in the towns whole the
opposition to any change in oil. basls
lot ropiouentntlon has b no ong-
t. end he cites the posts ol 1. .. two
constitutional amendments at the pro
sent session. affecting elections nnu
representation, as an evidence of that
improvement among the people. let'-
t'alnly it is encouraging and ii‘ the li‘y-
‘cr amendment can bopaiised at tho
present session by the blue majority
hat it now calls tor, there is reason
believe that the requisite twd: :tllirds
naiotlty can be secured lol‘ it two
The growth lll these mat-
matters, once talily started and minis
tcrod to propel .is likely to be rapid.
and with the e licntlon of public scu-
tlmcnt in the right direction during the.
.lnterini there would be little question
on to the result. We presume that
sneaker Light is in touch with the
House, and is able to fairly forecast.
its present feeling, and certainly no for
its the logic of events for the future.
is concerned hi! cannot bo‘far out o.
the way.~—Bridgoport Standard.
CONSTITUTION RIOGI NG CLEARED
Work Being Ruched Under Hereahoii’o
Direction.
IllilSTOL. ll. 1.. June ti—Jl‘bc cut.-
tiilg ol' the rigging from the twisted
most fittings of the Conctltution was
resumed early this morning on the
Horreslioft pici. Hill! a dozen men.
all that. could work at one time. were
engaged on the Job. The most will be
free of all its tangle by tonight, nil the
men are being rushed at top speed
under the direct supervlc on of Unp
lain Nat Horroshoff. Wh o the cut-
this of the rigging in going on, a num-
bcr of new plates are being bent into
sonn- circular chops and 1111310 bin-ll lo.
the splices are being cut the desired
length. When the new sections or an
gle frames are inserted in place or the
but are now being removed. pint.
hip;
w
new tbphllilil. will be shaped.
The work or refitting the Constitu-
‘glvo nearly all of the c ow u vireo
tlon About thirty- ilv‘o‘ o the collars
in Deer Isl
land. Ltbor y Was granted them
tho first of next week. Some
other men will leave the ship. .
ill blight. but it is probably that I,
' migrate will be Moduli; before next
The oparmakors today begun laying
out the stock of pine train which the ‘ ' .
, tlon has enabled Captain Rhodes to
left this morning to visit their honlcll '
11 Mo, and in Lonfx 1:1“
Aunt] ‘
1
v ,. Mr Arthur had been deposed
«magic position 911 motor or the
in this first coulil“ he calls for bl
salary to April 1. 1898, and claim
damages for a coo donation party.
while ll be cold ulna procured him and
newer given. lh tho second count, ..6
(1)2318 church, did its from April 1.
The opinion of the Supreme Court
lays down the broad proposition: the
ecclesiastical lawn and usages of a
par toulnr religious denomination on-
trnct‘. under which the status of the
pastor of a church of that denomlna
tton is created. "
The circumstances of Mr. Arthur‘s
trial by a. church meeting are then re
viewed. The meeting was held March
1 1898,111111 28 persons were present.
or men‘s 21 were .-.nggrioved members"
and two were not. Evidence was in
troduoed to prove that Mr. Arthur’s
wife had secured a divorce from him
in Michigan on the ground of cruel
ty A vote was taken at the meeting
declaring that Mr. Arthur was not a
proper person to remain on pastor or
a Congregational Church. Hie dis
tutorial followed. ,
The 0 inion ot' the Supreme Court
states. t at “the Court of Common
Pleas 'flnds fairly that 'tho trial was
fairly conducted ' accordtrlg to tile
usages of the denomination! "
With regard to the $50 donation
pnrty which is claimed by Mr. Arthur.
the Supreme Court upholds Judge Cur-
tis's contention that one such donation
mirty was to be given during the your.
and no the. society was not. bound to
give it before May 31, it did not neces-
sarily come within the pastorate of
Mr Arthur. and could not be claimed
by him.
The case excited a good deal of in-
terest on the collision of its trial
and when the Rev. Mr. Arthur up-
pcaled it to the Supreme Court. the
opinion of the latter was awaited with
interest.
~MW‘
BEST HATS.
Never lose sight. of the fuck—or ill-
low anyone to mislead you—~thnt Am.
orican hats are best for everyday trade.
everywhere in America. ”They are
best every way. and are the hats with
which retailers cnn,,surely give full
value to consumerswtho- only eondl
tlon under which a successful business
can be created. it would be well to
remember all this in buying. ruthoi
than learn the lesson from a study ot
selling
complaints nftor
goods.
C 0 A L
$5.751ie‘rton
DELIVERED IN YOUR BIN.
w
i111 ported
We handle only one glndc of Coal.
and that is tine 1513181.
Place your orders now. and take ud-‘
vantage of price quoted above.
Best in quality, cleanly screened,
competent drlvors. prompt delivery.
No matter what your experience has
been ln the past, glve us your order.
and we will please you.
living tllkwnl J. in.
Successors. to B. Harm.
Cool Yard and Chloe Water street
Branch" Office corner Woohlngbou and
Main streets. South Norwalk, Conn.
. relevance Cali. 31-6.
.....,—«,.7..~.._.... o. .. ~...... my..." ”a... .W.
Mitchell 81 Son Auctioneers.
Builliii‘ Lots
Meadow Street,
i"
lilil‘l
o'clock. p. 111.,
‘ on
EASY TERMS. ,
..
.mu‘mf‘ at:
Arc you in)! 1......“
1 against [on by (Inf,
on...“ a. years urn Minnelli an nectar , "
tor into and form a part of Mary con- ,‘
Auction Sale
Saturday June Jill,
L-.
The three klnda ‘6‘! Trade
must be presented for wagon.
All rim-clan stores sell the Oxonc
goods.
Marks
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ENTERTAINMENTS.
Lockoiood' 3 Hail.
Wednesday Ehcning. June 12th
“ BARBARA.”
BY IEROM£.§.‘ IEROME.
an
“A Dramatic
Evening, ”
BY IOHN KENDRICK BANGS.
will‘be presented ’
Under tile {1,31,1ch of the
WOMA 3” Gimp of
GRACE CHUli’C-‘H:
Tickets. 50 Cents.
{Reserved Seats. without extra char 9.
at Pinata“ and Glendenlng’ s. a far
lune 5th. «12.1.5.
Fol} SALE.
First National Bull Building.
W
13y authority I tll Board of Dirac
torn. tho buildln of tie Fill; Notional
linnk of South Nbrwalk and
which it ntatnlmmwlll be sold at puhlli
auction on 'l‘uo’flliy. the 25th day oi
lunc. 1901.11t 2 o'clock p. in.. on the
premises.
The lot is twenty- -slx and a half toot
limit and rear and seventy six let-l
«loop. The building is twoilty- -slx and
it half técl: Well-111d my feet deep.
it is centrally l ted; has four stories
in?‘ n basement-Ms well and strongly,
bu t:
stoiv. iii-ended brick and granite our
cars allow
lined. the and bulglilly proof tank
with new. modern time look. and is
under lease to the South Norwnlk
Trust Company to April 1.1902. with
light to sublet. 'lhc second and third
floors are occupied by desirable ten
nuts. Title, clear and scours.
C‘HARthS E FERRlS
Cashier.
ll-rl
HARRY“ JGOllDlllll,
Pant
Praising
There is added attractive-
ness in well-pressed cloth-
ing. This continual damp,
ilcss takes the “press" all
out of clothing. ,
All clothinm purchased
llL‘lt‘ we will press free of
Llizlrgc. Trousers purchas-
cd elsewhere 10 cents per
pair
Keep your clothing
pressed it's the only way
to gct the, fullest possible
service out of them.
For this summer's wear
byes. the warm weather
will be here, dont lily
awake nights thinking it
won t—wc mention:
Underwear, at 25c.
garment.
Flannel Suits of very nan
ty patterns .md reasonably »
priced And here, we men-
tion with the best of race, ,-
5 our line of Negligcc‘ him, .
overflowing With the sntis~
factory vicaring qualities.
'lhe connecting link of
the trouser and the soft.
. shirt during warm weather,
'tlie belt, you know. Well.,
' ..helt (supply is n‘
pcr
" ml... unconfined
the Wectv o gardener, acid that his
. young woman exclaimed after
he lot on-
ornamental iron from. or: first:
The banking room has 11 large. stecli
in... t
p,“ on greatly 1.1.1....
m“). A. N Earnhalu . ., ’
It is a wrapper with a. dctnchnble corset it combines the comfort or a
wrapper with “.9 59......“ gluon by a corset. The lecture: or the coisotinc
are:
sunwbc Mo all right: so for. at
' c o is somewhat into our
11 outlier. Ordinarily the
growers of riiwberrlen in this sec
tion are able to start picking the latter
part or May, but Mr. rainbow docs
'l
tat-11 supper“ the m...“ n‘nd glvcs perfect chaps Without 11‘. use of an;
not expect to start this season until other col-pill. . .. "at. .3 EM
some time next wock. “ ’ .
in other places including Hnmden aid—Clasps in front like any ordlnlir‘y count. 6 "‘1
and vicinity, will? one is reported to be
great doused tilt the crop will no
blighted. 'Elevcrnl of the growers to
port that their crops are not looking
promising and that nothlnx will save
them except the finest kind or June
weather The Atwntcr 13199 in North
Haven said recently that thus for their
berries have escaped damage. although
they are slow in ripening owing to we
lack oi sunshine The crop looks good
now. however, and the firm in cooll-
dent that they will harvest the usual
number of berries. , _
.On the Hamden Plains the growers
fear heavy losses. The lack oi rain
and snow last winter combined with
the deluge this spring rendered the
soil in some places unlit for the culti
vntlon of strawberries and severe loss
as may result. Thus for, however. the
largest growers ,ln this part of the
country say they have nothing to fear
unless the weather goes against them
this month. .Tho strawberry crop in
this section in a valuable one each
your and a blight Would mean the loss
of a great many dollnra to the farm-
era.
arc—Buttons to the wrapper Ilnlng on each side of the garment.
0nd floor.
We tile also offering 11 flue ascortm out of ‘ the‘ L pop or ll‘Snrotona" wrap
porn. the best made wrappers we know or the regular “um quality this week
at 98c Sizes 32 to AS. . . . . .
Children 3 Hats.
All the. named shapes in children hats and clings at remarkably low
prices. , .
Misscs’ Shirt Waists.
We have a complete line of finely made shirt waists. for Misses, sizes 12
14 and 16. .
Colored Chambray Wafers at 93c.
,Wlilte lawn waists with tucked
ehcmlsctte and sailor collar, $1.50. '
I
PLENTY OF WHITE PAPER.
“Oh Mr. Bardslolgh" the beautiful
the
handsome pool. had hung his 880. over-
coat on the hull tree and permitted her
to conduct him into the parlor "it was
so kind of you to send me your new
book. i want to thank you for it."
“It was a pleasure and a privilege l
assure. you." he replied, "for me to
send it. Do you like it?"
"Very much." she answered. sweet-
ly. “The margins are so nice and
wide."
Linen Shirt Waists.
were, never so tnoltianable as they are this season. We have a great many.
Prices range from $1.50 to $3" each. '
different styles in linen waists.
(‘3‘:le 58-2.
The Ladies Will Talk.
l‘ 1c1_\ lzillt who sccnrcs one clout gifts from 0111 store is a living talking advmtisement for our
place ofhusincss. \\ c an up- to- date in the advertising line. What s our interest is our customers' iii-
terest. rWe have set aside a certain amount for judicious advertising which will p1 ovc beneficial to
each oilicr.
"Deacon" William Miller, who has been in our employ for the past fourteen years, will again
cnlcr Upon his duties as manager f. r the “Leading Grocer ’. on Mon (l'lV junc 3rd. He will then he
lcady to meet and cater to the wants of his friends rind the general public. in the same courteous man-
ner as in the past, and prove to a multitude, what pure, wholesome goods can do to build a prosper-
ous business
Visit 0111 store and see what vie are doing. and you will go out feeling as guy as a bird.
Remember WC ale purveyors to the people of First Quality Goods at Lowest Cash Prices.
YOUR TRADE SOLICITED.
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Fmiw TEA "Something Doing in the W612; Line." :::1:;:
corms llJSl llllll lll llllllll llllflllllll llli this lllllllt _‘ .......
l '4‘lll‘lli ‘lit
lg; Il‘
$4.40 PER BBL.-MAUD S. FLOUR-«55c. PER BAG.
VICTORY BAKED BEANS, 5 CENTS CAN.
' " 5 LBS. CREAMERY BUTTER FOR $1.00.
/
5 lb. box Honilny, 14c . Golf Brand Bean, r‘fitnn, ' 10c
13 Cakoc‘ Oval Soap, 25:: FRESH STOCK Evaporated Penche‘. .‘Ipdl’ ll?» 100
Cream corn, can. 7c 0‘ Enhmcllne. per boil,l , ,, ,, 30
Root Bc‘cr Extract, bottle, 10c HAMS SHOULDERS BACON 6 1b.. Lump enroll, for 25.:
Magic Your, box, 4: ETC Lima Beam, par qt., 1211
Magnolia Brood Onto. package, 9c ‘ Largo Jan Dally'l Jain. 100
' ‘\‘ 2 LBS. FULL CREAM CHEESE FOR 25 CENTS.
unnvns'r BRAND MILK (Full weight can) 11 CENTS.
_ CALIFORNIA PRUNES FOR 25 CENTS.’
“ . 3111111111.: 611062113.
TELEPHONEVCALL 133-6. ,
nonovnn BUILDING, scorn NORWALK.
SPECIAL SALE‘ OF STAPLE GROOERIES
. pic‘s” 1.13.; 5 LB. FOR $1.00.
53c. PER BAG; FER BBL. $4 25.
NDS GRANULA SUGAR . . . . . . $1.00.
-G 6th onnrro’nnrn Pn‘unns . . . . ”cums.
2 pkgn. Or‘o‘om or What. ‘ i ”ll- 3 largo cam Bartlett For", 251:. to cake: Lion loop, 250.
I pkal. Fluke Rico, . '2 3 can- ally-r com. 200. 7 clkll Iibhltt’o loop, 260.
' inky... on... Nuts, ' ' as... a on... Milk. 2011. 2.400 Mitchel. \o.
Mixed Elan“. ally. kind. , tall. 2 «the will salmon. 260. ram Brand Milk, Mo.
‘ b‘ul: Bouillon“ Godd‘dlt, " ‘ 3 1b.. 289. 2 accolade-ad Mackerel. 26o. Corn‘iuiroh. Mr baritone. do.
_ 3 lb. Glow Burch , 129. a Ill" lm Jam. 2611. 2 Mini. Gold Bull, 111.
FRE A‘llnrgc white Glilnn Cup and Saucer, with one pound Coffee. In addition will give
diet. on Eriday and Saturday t l parchment of one pouiui Celine or ever, one pkg. Opera Note.
.3
l9
understood that some of the Long to
land men may not return to the (3011- .
' nutrition again. '1 here are only action
or eight seamen remaining on board
the yacht ct presentwj‘uct- enough to
keen strip. They are umbd in paint.
inn: ind vnrnlahln no ”there its little 3 "
sgifiiL‘iLfantly to s'atiiil'y c‘y
, -,JACOH M. LA 71‘0”. ri ct bfiltv , .5.
‘No. [Railroad or...
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Norwalk Chronicler