..1 ' Iiiieresiing hiahshes Ill The
"» rli Illine 1111111111 The Year
‘11
193381111“, Librarian
annual report of the dim tors of
nth Nol'walk Public ].lb1arv and
d 3 Room for the year ending
and which embodied the report
librarian, Miss Angeline Scott.
; bmitted to the Board of Conn-
919 last night, by A. Blanchard.
.. ulcers are: President A BIEH'
., .vlce- president, John 11. Light;
m, John J. Cavnnaglr; treasur-
..llam C. Foote; board of three
llllam C. Foote Richard ii. (101
one S. Jennings, Leslie Smith.
,' .hNortlr, John J. Cavanagh.
e W. Benedict John H. Light
or Blanchard; Librarian Miss
116- Scott; Assistant Librarian
lllle L. Getler; janitor Charles
6 volumes in the accession
4756, prrbllc documents not
eabove. 364 total 13.120;
49; total, 322, and leavlns‘
1:, 4,798. Additions by pur-
..by gifts 156; by binding
“1&3 nme's repaired 135; volumes
at. 49; volumes destroyed by
,rd of lrealrlr,'orrra; 111lurncs
, 409. Borrowers‘ 1'1rr1ls—~'l‘11
. umber issued, 4. F103: now in rrse.
ed ..thls year, 196; subser'ip
lsltor‘s to ‘thc reading
Periodicals in the read
emIWeeklv. one: daily,
,fl1'e;for'tnightly one;
amounts received 11.111116 S11 111.1
timed over to City Treasurer Mat
‘1 Olheit, during the. year. follow:
‘ August and September. $18:
6 and November, $I2; Decem-
h donors of the various books 111111
‘ oals were Mrs W. .i. Wilcox
lllet', Hon E. J. Hill J.J.
Eh, Hon. J if Light State of
ticut, Dr. W C. Burke Dearing
"rd this Company. Mrs Edward
' hid Hon. 0 H. Plait Rev
ow Book Club. Angeline Scott.
years B. .',Gerard Canadian Gov
'11 cut James Golden Hour Publish‘
parry Westporter— Herald Com
N Bass Christian Science
(thing Society New Church Nor
' ll 1 on Works, Cook’ s Tourist Com-
ston Home Mar kei Club. I1 or
b‘r'ary. Stamford ‘
addition to the above are a map
nited States andF itsI Colonial
Hill, a
owl from Miss Marictlta Couch.
portraits of Tennyson Whit
.-:I§owell and Bryant from Mrs W.
1111 arson. and reports and bulletins
he New York State Lii1rar'1.
jute nstltute, Otis Library NOI‘Wrcn
6 public libraries of Hartford,
port and New York.
1 tér‘eatlng exhibitionsgwere made in
' ,ary twice during the year. the
stating of some choice Japan
flirts in color loaned by a coilec
5111118030 Matsumoto; and the
‘11 being a collection of books
lctnres relating to Norwnlk in
tlon of Its 250th anniversary
ter brought together a number
arcs books and prints and made
‘lhnlng‘: towards a blbiiograph of
mi literature While It was not com
)1 any means.
of the items are owned by the
“‘ there were loaned for the oc-
by interested friends. One of
st interesting events of the if
as the gift of 160 juvenile
s Jeannette Mathewson as.
‘f her. brother ladydn. The
people have thoroughly enjc1y-'
colts and it supplemented one
Ion of {avenue books suf-
make
hoped thaty his example
611011611 by fibers; and who
. better membrlol thant '
tn lying. One g‘n..,.
eddy been made' which with
or. the ,Eduvin Mathewson
.The .6yst‘em cf charging"
tinned Was. changed in June
71111121111111 of crash with a
gird and whic is therefore
t for the users of books
‘ .ndmlnistra,
An enumeration of these qualities
- goes:
.ment 0ft
‘ thinly" 1111111 “in 1a “finding-urea stand. '1
for books worn beyond repair. : This
is a recent state of things, for Only
books which have been repaired sev-
eral limes are quite hope] can. The
lack of runny ninrost lrrrllspcrrsibio
stnudrrr'd books will also be more up
parent when the books are classified.
‘ These facts together wvth the. derururd
,for' new and current bookswhlch pr essr
ed the library on all sides show the
necessity of having a larger book fund
in order to meet our public's needs.
‘It would be desirabhr to allow the nor-
rowers two books at a time one being
always 11f n non-fiction class. When»
ever this privilege is granted there. Is
1111 increase (if circulation in the non-
I11 tiorr classes.
The expenditures during the year
have. been as follows:
[looks and binding
Periodicals,
$171.80
174.90
Fuel and lights, 85.11
Repairs and supplies. 246.01
Salaries. librarians. 1179.011
Salaries. janitor. 160.011
Incidcutuls. 85.53
31.502314
The usual facts and statistics in re-
g'ard to the Public Library and Read
lug liooru will be found I11 other parts
of this report. In this connection ‘es-
pedal attention is called to the annrral
report. of the. librarian. The. figures
and statements there presented cover
in little space the work that goes on
1111111161 every day in the year. With
the exception of holidays both libra-
ry and reading room are open to the
public over week day and evening. On
Sundays. excepting the intermission
111‘ July and August, the reading room
is open three hours every afternoon.
The record of visitors. cards issued
and books circulated show the. steady
patronage of fire..institrrtiorr under our
charge and 11 visit. to the rooms is 1111
object lesson of its value to the com-
munity. The reading room has been
given special prominence from the first
and the list of periodicals on the to»
bles is unusually complete for an i11-
stitution having no greater resources
than our own Mention should her 11
111 made of the large number of r'cfcr
en1c books which are easy 11f access
to readers. This equipment. of the
reading room 1111111111 comparatively lit-
tle to be desired.
The condition nr‘r1i,g1'o11'rir of tire llv
brary itself are less satisfactory. There
Is. to be sure. a considerable accumrr
lation of Well selected books on the
shelves. . Purchases have. been made
with much care and lists have. been
made 1111 in such a way as secured best
to answer the purpose and needle of a
publir Iibr'uary ‘No department: of lit
erature has been altogether neglected
while efforts have been made to
strengthen certain irrrportarrr. lines.
Nev er'tlreless. runny books which ought
to that a place in a public library of
even rno‘dereatr size are not purchased
When our annual report shows an ('x
pcrullture of only about $1 it) for books
and binding. the reason for the unsat-
ista1tory condition and growth of the
library proper becomes 11pp111'crri.’l‘lie
remedy is a larger fund available for
books. At least twice the sum named
should be spent rind such small addi-
tional outlay would add greatly to the
influence and usefulness of the Ir-
l1rarv
Somd 111111.11 needed changes and irrr
pr 01 ements have just been made 111 ibc
rooms The inadequate shelving for
the books has been rcplar ed 111' slrcl:
ves of more modern and approved coir
str'prtion. afferdlug additional room
for books and providing for the needs
of the. library in this respect for sev
eral wars to come. - A partltlbn was
removed, thereby increasing the. size
=of thereadirrg room. An addition was
made to the main reading table 11111111
ling its capacity for readers. in con-
nection with this work recognition
should be made of the scrvims of Mr.
George S. North, to w hosellntelligenr.
planning and careful supervision so
much is due. The (eat of the work
that has been done. amounts to about
$200. 'As this expense has been in
curred .for permanent improvements it
shorrltlv be met by the general appropri-
ation Outside of the regular revenue ‘of
tire library
The duties attendant upon the daily
routine work and the general manage
ment of a public library are' not. al-
ways known or appreciated. To dis
charge these duties acceptably re
ires, oven in a sure library». it‘ iarke
)3an 9kg” intelligence. lufd ltln,
court.I 6y administrative a l .116
well technical knowledge withna-
tural aptitude and love 11111 the work
to firm up the necessary equlpr
6.1111111111111111 rarian. It. is a
pleasur, to noltlefihat our library Inna
in touch with the
the, approved metb
her no; salon and ..whose
total ngent efforts to 6611'
the p‘atron 1110166411111” deserve
recognit
Getler h
‘60 years past Miss ‘
hear, .
luiierers
'r or: 961161.166 6N. ‘
Because it 16 1119 Experience of a
South Norwnlk Citizen and Can
Readily 9‘. Investigated.
A stranger lost in a large city would
place far more dependence on the 1111
rootlons given him by a local resident
" " than the guidance of another stranger
Pains elery
: (30111110111111
11111111111112 11.11511 III am
are harm
The extraordinary variable spring
ami curly summerv'weather of the pre-
sent year has been the cause of a vast
amount of sickness in every part of
our corrntr'1. Strong men and wom-
on have boon victims; the Weak, run-
down and sickly have suffered int‘cnse
i1'. rrrrd runny frrrrrilir‘n now mourn Ult'
loss of near and dear ones.
The nervous. Wonk rundown and
debilitated should now devote their
11111-11 1111111 glee and mention to health
building. so as to c'uablc them to
like himself. This Is a natural (3011801
1111111100 of experience it' s like a ship in
a strange port-rs. trusty pilot that is
familiar with the harbor is always
cam-d 11111111 touring her safely to her
11111111lngs So It .with‘ endorsement.
We doubt the sayings of people living
at distant points ccause we cant ru-
vestikrrle brrt pol) I11. expression of lo-
cal citizens can be depended on for
‘lis an easy matter to prove it. 111l-
1iencc like. the following Is beyond 1116-
1111111:
:Mr's. lames Jennings. of 3 'l‘ollesilh
street, resident of Soutb‘ Nor-walk
says: “1.111111 11 lot of other citizens.
got Dunn's Kidney Pills at Plaisted's
1i‘r"u.1,1 ‘st‘orc My back aclrcd at. the time
and although I had very little faith I11
proprietary medicines, i thought they
worrldui hurt .me arid .ilrey might do
some good i was surprised how
quickly and quietly tlrcv acted. When
I finished the box the backache disap-
poured."
For sale by all dealer's. Price 1’10
cents. l"osier'-Mill1ur'11 (111.. Buffalo, N.
sole agents for the United States.
llcrnembel‘ the name—41111111 swnnd
take no other.
11 ithstand the cum rating effects or the
appr;onrlrln_g hot 11 entlrcr
The use of l’nino‘ s Celery Compound
will soon bring a return of trrrc physi—
cal. strength; the nerves will 1111 foil
and braced; the blood will be made
pur'or and richer; digestion will be cor»
muted. and sweet. refreshing sleep “Ill
lake the place of insomnia and irrita-
bility.
Paincs Celery Compound is doing
11 rrrarvelous work for the sic k and out
fcr'lrrg of this 111111111. is the. only
preparation that possesses value and
vir-iue for recruiting the strength and
urerri.i.1rrcr'gics oi' Weakly and sick pco-
plc in summer time. The trial of 0111-
bottle will give you happy results.
REASONS FOR EMERY MUPRDER.
Danforth Girl Believed She Was Mar.
ried to the Man.
BOSTON. July SmA letter allcrrcd to
have been written by Andrew .1. Eur
cry. of South l-‘r'nrnirrnlurrn. to Nine
ilrrrrfor'th. the deformed girl. of New
11111. who last ‘illay shot and killed blur-
1rr'y at his home. has been found. 111111 11
is thought. it discloses the reason for
the murder. Miss linnforth and 111m
cry had been close friends. those who
knew the yorrnu 11111111111 oven claiming
that. sire had gone through a marriage
:21: 'cmony with him, The letter in the
misc was written to tell her that their
intimacy must cease. It said:- "Of
course i am very sorry for yorrfbut. i
have a wife and other women. too, and
11211111111. keep the life I have been lend.
1111: with you any longer. 1 do not
want to see you again and i do not
want you to come where I am. it is
'11] our between us." " With this let-
111'111 lrcr' lllllld Miss llrrrrfor'tb con»
fronted errer.y What was said has
not been disclosed. but the shooting
terminated 11111 interview. Miss llrrn»
forth, who is in jail at. East Cam~
bridge. pending trial on a murder in1
rli1 trrrcnt is under supervision by ex-
(ports to determine her mental condi-
rorr
WOMAN A CENTURY oLo.
Miss Mahala Terry. of Simlbury, Cele-
brated Her 1001b Birthday.
HARTFORD July {Sm-Miss Mahala
'l‘cr'ry, ot’ Simsbur1.1vlro was 1011 years
111] on Friday Was able to receive a
number. of. (11111ch during the day. She
was dressed in a brown silk dress of
‘be fashion of main years ago ‘ilcr'
photograph was taken by two differ-
1ut parties during the day Miss 'l‘cr r1
was born and has alwaysl lived near
the house. where she now resides. She
is a true Daughter of the Revolution.
Her father was Samuel Terry, who cu-
listed in Captain .lob Case's compam
from Slnrsbury in 1776 With the ox
ception of being somewhat hard of
hearing and lame Miss Terry retains
bcr faculties remarkably for a per-
son of her age. Among the caller's from
out of town were \irs. Charles Terry.
Sr'.. and Charles Terry and Mrs ’I‘err'v
from Lafayette, Ind who are relatives
of Miss Terry.
W
NAVAL OFFICIALS ARE HAPPY.
STRUCK BY A POLE.
William McLean, a conductor on the
Milford line of the Bridgeport street
railway system, was struck on the
back of the board by a trolley pole nerrr'
Board‘s cor'ncr. Milford. yesterday.
while on the running board of his car,
but was not seriously hurt. He was
taken to his home in Freeman street,
this 1lty and 11 physician summoned
lie will be able to return to work in a
few days. . .
OAMP ORDER! OUT SOON.
Troop: will Proceed to Niantlc Au not
11—Flekl Work to be Arrange.
Orders from the ruljutant general’s
office at llart'ford to thei.onncetl11.ut
National Guard will I111 issued in a day
or two. The or-dors wIll not describe
the extr'aordiuary line of duty. such as
has been anticipated for the past three
months. but will contain only the us-
ual instructions for routine Work.
The troops will‘ go into camp on Au
gust II.
General 0016‘ ‘snld yesterday that the
plans for the work of the militia dur-
ing (.‘Ilfllli week‘lurd not. yet been dell
1111er arranged and that announce
meat of the plans would probably not
be made rrrrtll lrbout two weclls before
the time. for thé troops to take tl'reir
departrrr'efor Ninntic. ' Repaid that It
was probable that there Would be
rec or four days of field work ar-
Irauged for tire militiamen. All the
itr'oops 'will go direct to Ninntic. and
'tbere will be no dlsembargatlon of any
body of the part of the state milltln at
any place other than at! Ninntlc.
_._._.~
..N SECRETARV OF STATE’S 0F-
FICE.
'l‘lrc Goetz Bakery. incorporated, 11f
Manchester, has filed a certificate of
organization with the secretary of
state. Its capitalsrock authorized is
“00.000; subscribed $100,000, and paid
in cash $90,000 and prrld in property.
$70,000. The officers are: President,
John. M. Greene, Philadelphia; vice
president. Arthur .H. Lamborn: treas-
urer. Frank (ioctz.
The H. (.‘. Wooster Company .of.‘ Es-
sex has flied a certificate 11f the in-
crease of its capital stock from $15. (100
to 82501111 ‘
"the Mallett ilnrdw'are Company of
New lia1cn has filed a certificate of
organization. its capital stock arr-
'rborized Is 1111111111. which has been
isrrbscrlbcd and paid in cash Its ofll
ecrs 1'1'211 President. Samuel 8.111111
ilett; treasurer and secretory, Fred W.
Stevens...
..aw "Nevin. 11.1
‘TRADIrMimtwut from the WMPWAILI.
"MINE
lWASHINrr
WE WILL ACCEPT 'I‘IIIS ENTIRE ADVERTISE-
MENT'JAS ONE TRADE MARK 10F EVERY
' TWENTI‘Y-FI‘VE
Beautlful Presents Free.
‘ (25) SENT US.
Sand for Premium List
\ DAVID S. BROWN & CO»
«5161 Street and Nortthiver, New York City.
1119mm
1 :12 mini band '66.
111111 11669111111113 arm-ammo; mil
Boys Canvas Leather sole bals.
Misses’ Kid Oxfords, at A
Don’t forgét we have the Lounsbur‘y Mathewson
& Co.’ s 01111111115, at $2. 50 and $3 .00 warranted Pat-
16111 [$1115 anew pair,k if they crack.
..,19
F on the market 0111' 69.166
:' 1196111: 116116 lneredqed ten
- site‘w years. If‘ ‘
'Vudor
Porch Shades.
Something new and very artistic. A
big improvement on the slipt bamboo
shades. They are. weather proof. light
prcrilly colored and very lasting: In
fact. they are the most satisfactory
Porch Shades of which we know.
8120 4x8 feet at $1. 60.
Size 6118 feetlat $2 25
Size 8118 feet at $2.75.
We also have a complete line of
Spill liarnboo l’orclr Screens in all
sizes from 'luc up.
,. Porch Rockers from 7131‘: rrp.
'Adjustablc Window Screens.
Scrccn‘ Doors one up
We carry the best line of Refriger-
utor's. Economy in ice by rising one of
‘our "Progress" Refrigerators.
A. J. Collins & Go.
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
AND EMBALMERS.
SQ. Norwalk.
the 11p.
‘ 75c
of this ce- ‘
Iold within ‘
.1999“
flitato of Olrlo, 66., City of Toledo.
Lucas County.
Frank J. Clrenoy makes oath that be
Is the senior partner of the firm of F.
.i. Cheney 8:. 00., doing business in the
City of Toledo, County and State afore-
said, and that said firm will pay the
sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for each and every case of Catarrh
that cannot be crrrod by the use of
liall's Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
I11 my 111 tsen1 c. this 6th day of Decom-
ber,A ..,D 1886
A. W. GLEASON.
Notary Public.
Hall's Catarrh Care is taken later
bully and acts directly on the blood
and rrrrrcorrs surfaces of the system.
Send for testimonials. free.
F. J. IIENEY. & (10., Toledo, 0.
Sold 11 Dr'rrgglsts, 75c.
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
"The Book Of the
- Presidents”
By Gen. Charles H. Grouvonor.
20 years member of Congress.
honored the most sumptuous and mag-
nificently beautiful book ever issued
Pro-
in the United States. Contains 27
large full page Photogravure l’or
traits reproduced from the best paint
ings in the White House, the Congress
lonal Library the Capitol Building and
the Corcoran Art Gallery. of Washing
ton.
and Department of Armorial Bearings
and Genealogical Notes. These two
features have never before appeared
in any book ever issued
dent Roosevelt posed specially In the
White House for their portraits to be
used only and exclusively in .thls work.
in this ”country.
credit upon the Nation. Every patrio-
tic American citizen will buy it.
Sells at; sight. . Small
being made by
and large fortunes will be
next three years. High class men‘ and
women employed on commission or
part salary and part commission. :1,-
500 guaranteed yearly. Also. Manager
wanted to open small office at home or
in home town, to have charge of as
cuts and correspondence. look after
the advertising and other work.
Write for‘terms And circulars. Ad-
dress
TIIE CONTIN NTAL PRESS.
CoreOran ildlng, opposite
U. S. Treasury.
Washington. D C.
AUCTION SALE OFTHREE DWELL-
ING HOUSES
to be 1".en101ed The South Norwalk
Union School District desiring to use
the land belonging to the Knudsen
property recently purchased will one
tion. July 5. 3:30 o‘clock on
premises, house at 33 Chestnut
street, 10 rooms. water and
closet; house at 35 Chestnut- street
14 rooms, water and closet; house 37‘
Chestnut street. Brooms, water and
closet. - Particulars and terms of
JAC‘OB' M‘ ‘ LAYT’ON,
Real Estate Agent.
5 Railroad Place,
Fir-o Inourar'rc‘o
seems to be about the only commodity
bought without regard to quality
There are. as many grades of Insur-
once as there are of merelrandlr‘re
You are undoubtedly paying} for the
best quality: are you quite sure you
are getting It? Better. to know now
than after the fire. Our fifteen years'
experience on the subidct' hare fitted
as to do this well. '
Taylor a. Golden,
Telephone Call,107——4.
1347. : ' H 1902
Piumblnn and mm Hear
”Want ' ‘ "‘ Yif"
‘..r
' Hot Water (trusting.
Hot Mr ”comm.
W' .'. 1'.
STOVES AND RANGES.
SLIETE Alngt TIN gytgFlNG.
Gas an earn ins.
Gas Fixtures, Metal ceiling, etc.
" Hays reuse errorir stricken
. Riel-1M?” 1115916592
-' mmnlotclrldssm
imam. strands «entrant.
33 «5-3.. ‘2
CARE WILL KILL A CJIT
The above does not apply to your
watch.'1ddthé‘rnost careful work and
guarantee results. .
H9M£R B. HOYT.
on‘sn‘bh'rs swarm-
Fina Watch Repairing.
u
' Room 9, United flank Bldg. 89. Nor.
Office hours 8. to 11:45;12:46 to 6930
Saturday evenings 7-9.
1111111051110 suit
1" “916511 "Sen" “ ’
Contains Department of Autograph .
Letters showing an autograph letter 1
of each President of the United States ‘1
Both President McKinley and Presl- I
This is the greatest honor ever con- 1 .
(erred on any publication ever issued -
This work reflects ,
fortunes 4
men and women.
rnadeon‘ this publication within the ;
That tells you: of good wall
A paper. People who know good quality
come here for what they want. They
say they like our designs and the col-
orlng.
OUR DISPLAY RACKS
PRESENT A GOOD VIEW.
You can tell how it will look on
your walls. All prices of paper are
here for yourluspectlon.
PAINTERS’ SUPPLIES.
ARTISTB' MATERIALS.
PAINTING'AND PAPER HANGING.
WINDOW SHADES.
Any size, make or thickness, to
Order.
ROOM MOULDING
to match your Wall Papers.
PICTURE FRAMING.
We make It on art.
..-—n—-—
' 1
87 WASHINGTON STREET
South Norwaik.
{Telephone Contraction.
r a".
25...... ..
'Jnnias Brown
Painter and 11111111 linger.
Pure White [and and 21119 '1‘
mixed by hand will wear twice
as king and cover double sur- ‘
face as machinery mixed. The
house of William Stevens and of
then Wilcox, both on South 1
astroet.‘ were painted by me ‘
In this manner over- eleven years ’,
ago. They are still "send. »
Your house will stand as well
i! l paint it My office. 62 South
Main street. My residence, 2“
Elm Grove mm ‘ ‘
A Flush
Valve.
Noiseierrlr, closes without in or an
ter hammers Has Ino'tank.
.TflElDEAL ‘
VOLUMETER measures limo.
LATING FLUSH VALVE.
Aself adjusting pressure regulator.
applied to 9. 113111611 Volvo operated by
direct pressure. Discharges the some
amount ofwnter in the surre- length of
time, regardless of the head or 111'er
sure in service pipe.
866 it in operation in 9111' display
1111111111 flash
liar. llorthlleraarrriWestStreets
Narhaliiiiilllillaiis,
NO. 40 WATER STREET.
..i—o
SOIOMON :SCA‘M Manager.
Gold, Silver. Nickel and Copper
' Plating
. rsi'
Chandeliers,- Hand Irons, Fender's,
Bird Chaos and all’hrnds of
Metal wan: Repair-ed
and Refimshed.
5.
‘AN'YJQUE BRONZING.
Metal Signs of every description.
Brass Advertising Signs.
ibeaeflrdesgs 61111111112.
. , .
Darlyfrarght Line
mun
. MW soak.
NORWILK‘IND
scum nor!
Steamers Eagle and City of
Norirvalk leave New Ypr Pier 23,
East 31116133 krona ‘9tr ét‘,“ 12m.
N orwalk South 1110ka Eur-
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