' , on it's sure to grow with us.
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portafittbutllted Today Show
‘ll
be thence linibn for the program and
‘ entertainment which had been prepah
Was excellent and the weathet all
that could be desired.
The convention proper met in the
T. A. B. Hall at noon, the sermon at
‘St. Mary’s Church, which the dele-
:gates attended in it body, having been
omitted by the reason of the length
I cum service.
t. siness was the naming
, e committees by the president
Be Father Eity who had taken the
chair. ,"
Reverend President and Delegates:
To this. the thirty-sixth annual con—
traction of the C. ’l‘. A. U. Union of
Connecticut, in convention assembled,
Ibex leave to submit; by annual report
, as state secretary for the your July
1904 to July. 1906. as follows:
’ The year just cloned has been a very
bright one for our union and the
cause of total abstinence.
Every society in our uttion is dc-
servlng of some. praise in the Work
that has bean accomplishcd the past
year.
We have increased in mcmbcrshlp
and have addcd Itcw aociclics to our
ranks.
Our union is stronger today in
membership titan it over was and (lod
grant that it may continuolo cnlnt‘gc
so that. one your hence We may hc
able to report a. mcntbcrship of l0,l’i00.
The membership of lI‘airticld County
societies is as follows:
Five men's socictlcs, ntcutbcrsltip.
............................ 337.
Three boys‘ soclcilcs ............. 356
Two ladies‘ socictlcs, ........... at;
One girls' society, ............ anti.
Membership, July 1, 1905, 1025.
Membership. July 1. 1904. ...... .2:
Iain, .. ......................... :ttt'.’
Total membership, .luly. i907):
Men's societies, ............... HHS.
Ladlea' societies. . . . . ........... 1973.
Boys' societies ................ 2290.
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for voun noufvE m A are
In. I won't take wings and fly away.
It! it's in our SnVingI-I Bunk you will
I‘ always know where to ttnd It. As you
I” it. , ,
' KEEP DROPPING 11‘ ”Ni
. A first
, do it seems small, but times makes
It. 001: big as a mountain. Open an
account now. You can't begin too
I008.
IOU"! NOR WALK
.3] VINO: BANK.
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Girls” societies. 256.
Membership, July 1. 1905. .. . . . . 8707.
Membership for July 1, 1904, .. 7788.
Gain in membership for the year, .916.
Total number of societies. July 1.
1905. equals 100.
Total number of societies. July 1,
1904, equals 90.
(lulu . ............ .10.
Tito following new societies wcto ad.
ntitted to our union since the last con
volition:
Si Cecilias. ladies, of Norwich, nIcnI
Ibership ........... ......t50.
St. Marys, Portland, membership 30.
St. Regina, Last Berlin, membership,
......................... 26.
Si. Ceciliaa, Stonlngion, membership.
............................ 52
St Punllnus, Kenslngton membership
............................. "0.
Men's, St. Joint, Rockvillc, II‘HIeIIIbcI
ship“ . .................... till
Sacred lieatt East Hampton member
ship, ........................ 25.
Boys, Holy name, Middletown, mem-
bership, .................. .. lit)
Tcmpetnnce League Dunimty mctn
hership, ................... this
Girls.'l‘cmperunce league, DnnburI
Ittcmbcrsltlp. ............ 2%.
Men’s, St. Johns, Rockvllie, member-
ship, ....................... 97
Total, ......................... 914.
During the your we had one very
and event when the union lost one of
its best oiliccrs, one who St‘l‘Vt‘ll the
union as its treasurer for a quarter of
a century, brother Charlcs Fitzgerald.
of Middletowu. died Oct. 2:}, 1901. 'l‘iIc
statc officers attended ilrothcr Fitz-
gcrald's funeral and proper rcsoiu-
tions were drawn up and prcscut-cd
to his family in behalf of the union.
and pnbllshcd in tho (‘atholic Trans
(Iipt.
iirolhct John ll (‘ain, prcsbicttt oi
tltc St. Aloysius Society, of New ila-
cht who was a dclcgutc to the con-
vcntlon at Winsied, pttsscd away illll.
in: thc year. He was a vcry active
\vorkct in the cause utui will bc miss
cd v< ty_ lllll(h by tho soclcty in Now
llav-.tn
Our ilcid day, hold in lllddlctowu
June 27, was it rcd letter day for thc
total abstinence of (‘onncctlcut 'i‘ltc
sotlctlcs that took part in ihc [lfll'llilt‘
art-I ctttitlcd to all thc praise that
could be glvcu tlIcIIt.
Too much cannot bc said ot' llll‘ la
dics' sot-ictics, tltcir floats \vcrc tltt‘
host that could bc bud and the ap-
plause that Ihcy rccclvcd along thc
lino of march \vcll rcpnid tlIcItI t'or
thcir cndcuvors.
'l‘lIc Mititllclown soclt-tlcs arc to bc
ccttgrntuialcd on tho muuagcmcut oi
tltc cxcrciso of thc lit-id titty. lit-i tlIcy
wcrc perfect in cvcry Ilclttil.
A grcal many or ottr societies itavt-
lucrcascd their Intunbcrship during thc
past ycttrs and some societies havc
doubled thcir membership, at) that thc
opposition that our lctttpcruucc socio-
tics had to contend with, we all ought
to bc crutci’ul for thc blessings wc rc-
ccivc. as the lncrcasc i'or otIr union
has bccn Vcry satisfactory and shows
that out mcmbcrs have been ever
\Hlltlllill to bring in a new Iuombcr
\vltcu opportunity present itself
lA‘l Its coutlnuc on with the good
work wc arc cnuugcd'in and we will
bc rcwurdcd with tho blcsslngs that
total Itbsilncnt c brings to cvcry homc.
as ttImptIrnncc \vot k is God a wotk lli‘
will blcss us in our (‘Ililt‘li\(lli.4 for thc
urcut good we tttu doing lot out fcl
lowntun, all of which is respectfully
submitted.
tSignt-dl
WILLIAM .l. (tilthlN.
State Sccrctury, t‘. 'l‘. A. it. of (You
nccticttt.
Water at sctt lcvcl bolls at 212 do-
:rcos. but at a higher elevation it
boils at u lower temperature. At tho
hospice of St. llornnrd in the Alps.
wltlclt is 8,tlt)0 feet above thtI ecu, it
will boil at. 200 degrees, and on some»
of thc peaks in the Himalayan it has
bccn known to boil st 180.
"lo a woman there in sun- to could a
time when site tools tho tlttili or Nil-
tsi'uctlnn own a triumph tiutt ht only It
vanity.
I
. BOTTLED BEER,
Telephone 37.
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Fighting Organization of Fair-
field Coutdy Holds Annual
Election anti Enjoys a Shore
Dinner
The annual reunion of the Twenty-
Eighth Connecticut Volunteers was
held today at Gregory's Point where
the veterans enjoyed one of Land
lord O'Sulllvnn's shore dinners. 'l‘lmro
were about 100 present. including a
large number of ladies.
The annual business meeting was
held during the morning and the fol-
lowing othceru wore elected:
l’rcsldentwb‘tophcn Smith. -
Treasurer—Sylvestor Scoileltl.
Vice-Presidents—Company A, Char-
les J. Brown; Company H, William H.
Taylot; Company C, Thomas Glynn;
Company D licnrv Sonic; Company E,
Reuben Rossltcr: Company 1“, Edward
Fonn; Company G, George ll. Ray-
mond; lompuny H George Olmsteud.
Aivnh Purdy was elected chaplain.
The meeting opened with a prayet
by (‘hapluln Putdy. followcd by a sa
lute to the ting. The report of the
ircasuror showed that there. is 28.67
ill the treasury. ’l‘hcre haveI been six
deaths during the past. year. Speech-
es were made by Representative The-
mus lioyt, of Stamford; Retiring Pre-
' sident ll. F, Marsh. of Waterbury. and
Joel (i. Foster 01' Dnnbnry.
Handsome buttons wcte Icc civcd
front Mts happy 0 Fcrtls widow of
the late Col. Samuel P. FtIIrls, who
commanded the rcgiment.
ion bore an excellent likeness of (‘01.
Funds. A vote of thanks was passed
and a telegram sent to that (Ilfect to
Mrs h‘ott'is who is at Wltcaton, lll.
Among thosc ptcscnt w‘ctc (‘bnplaitt
Richt'tld Wbcnllcv, of Cold Spling. N.
Y.; (‘aptttin Lucius B. \‘tht-Ilotk, Capt.
tlcomc \V. Middleton, of Brooklyn:
l.icutcmtnl l.. li. Vt’hcclcr, of Wlnsted;
liictu: (ittlcb l’. Ncwman. of Wlsntod:
l.icut_ Jonathan (.3. Taylor, who was
uoundcd and taken prisoncr at Port
lludsou. .
lliuncr was scrveti ttl' noon and all
enjoyed it Iltorotlghly.’
'l‘ltc ’l‘thIIiy—t‘tglllh was tltc lust
(‘onncctlcui chltutnt organized uudcr
tho call for ninc mouths' \‘oluntccrs.
it was rccruiicd in the Fourth (ion—
urcssionai District. and was compowd
of only ciizht t‘tilllllltl]l(,‘.‘~‘2 livc from
lI‘nirllcld u’nd thrcc from ,i.itchiit-lti
countlcs. Samuel P. lI‘tIrt'is. ot‘ Stunt~
ford, a graduate of Wcst Point. was
contmlssioncd as colonel. holding that
position during the entire scrvlcc of
rho rcglutcnt. and was a great fav-
olitc with the men.
The 'l‘chtiy»clglttlt rcutiezvouscti
NllllWl K PAHK
(lamp Torry about two months.
The lmt- ,
bout September 15,1862. at: New Ha.
you, and was in tents and barrackikat
0.
vembsr til it the regiment was on
dot-pd mus etéd into the service or the
United States, and three days later
took leave at New Haven and Uon~
nectlcut by boat. 0n the next day.
November ill, the tcuimont went into
camp at ticutor tile. 1.. I for tcn dos
only. as it hr autumn November ‘9.
and six companies want on board the
steamer “Cite Kiting," with a portion
of the Twenty hlrd Connecticut, un-
der the comm oi of Colonel Holmes
The two companies not on the "t‘hc
Klaus" were sent by steamer. and
joined the re nt after many dis-
agreeable expe cut-cs.
The “Che Kiting" sailed from New
York on the. 3d of December, 1862.
and had a 'ver rough passage, on-
countering a terrible storm oil' Hut-
turns but reached (‘lty lalttnd safely
on tile 12th. The regiment remulnttl
time only long enough to recover
from seasickness, and then re- -omhnrk-
ed and sailed tI‘om Ship island, Dc-
cember 17th. 011 December
landed at Camp Parapet. at (iarollton.
Lao but remained there only for u
short time, leaving for Pensacola, Fla,
on the 20th, ‘and‘urrivlng there on
the 22d,
At Pcnsucolu, tho ’l‘wcutyrighth
made u long and plcasant stay. 'l‘h‘c
various companies Were quartered in
'houscs abandoned by the owners when
the Confederates evacuated the place.
Drill anti guard duty occupied much
of the tlmc but the uotk was just
about enough tot health, and the sa-
lubrious winter climate added to make
the sojourn there memorable, and the ,
most pleasant of any of its stopping
places. Expeditions into thtI interior
and along the coast were Occasionally
made. serving to brcuk the monotony
of onion and guard duty, and once ill
a while the cry of “Steumcr coming!"
would cause the boys to hurry to the
houseiops in order to catch a glimpse
of tho Wcicotne visitor; but too oltcn
the cty was raised by u practical Jok-
cr. When the stcumcr came with the
mail them was a busy time,
the news from homo. and, until the
steamcr's departurc, writing to friends
and loved ones.
Pensacola was evacuated March 20.
and the 'l‘wenty»elghth moved to Bar-
rnnccs. anti into tcttta. May to the
regiment ici’t lbIrram-"s by steamer.
and on the
(lily, l.:t.. and lctt flow with regret
on May 23d, artitlttg at Springfield
Landing May 25th and at l’tm llutl-
son on May 26th. W llllt! at this placc,
and until the snrrendcr was tnttdc by
the ("onfrtlcratcyutho 'l‘wcniy-clghth
was coutinuuliy~undt r tire, and Its-~
slstul in all the vatlous siege opera—
tions and in thc it'cnchcs. in the tts~
suult on June 14th, it furnished one
hundrcd of the two httndrcd and fifty
men for the storming party, or “for-
lon hope." its lms lil killed and
wounded was scvcrc in this engage
Incnt.
At the nurrcndcii thc 'lwcnly- eighth
mowti lIISide the tortiiicutions and
ruttulncd at this ‘Itlztcc until its dc-
purture for home'on August 7th.
oral died on thc way home,
bctorhc cnfccblcd by the climate and
by discnsc previous. to cmbatking for
HlllllllWE [Ill
Sev-
‘50X1OO ' . '
For Sale at, Auction
on the grounds,
4:30 p. m.,
and. if a rainy day. sale will take place the following Saturday, same
hour.
These
Grand Building Lots
are unequalled anywhere in Norwalk and are really the only avail-
able lotu left in our city.
For terms and further particulars apply to
W. B. DeGARMO, AuctiOneer,
or to Leo Davis. Esq, who is empowered to draw up and guarantee
all Title Deeds.
1 mm CANNOT OBTAIN ANY SECOND GRADE mom us.
THE C.
WE MAKE BUT ONE GRADE AND 'THAT THE BEST
I
19th lt
reading
12th inttdcti at lirashear
having
THE LEADING DRY GOODS STORE.
TRISTR
l
.. no. 2 AND 5 GAZETTE BUILDING.
AUGUS T SALE.
Our-Annual August Sale‘ of all lines of Summer Goods is
now in progress. as it is our custom never to canu anti seasontr
ble goods over from one season to another we have made prices
with that end ill view.
Colored Wash“ Goods.
Fanny White Goods.
lawns and Organdlu.
1‘
White Shirt Walm.
Colored Shirl Waters.
Wash Sum.
Wash Skirts. .
Linen Suits" and Skirts.
ARE ALL lNCLUDED 1N ‘TiilS SALE.
-
Councctlcut.
Mississippi River to Cairo, and thence
by rttil.
On August 28th, the survivors were
mustered ottt at New Haven.
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THE WINNIPAUKS WON.
Defeated Bethel Y. M. c. A.—-—Rubber
Game With Stamford T. A.
3. Team.
The Winnlpauk baseball team scored
quitc an easy victory Saturday at the
Polo Grounds, Winnipnuk. over the
Bethe] Y. M. C. A. The home team
was victorious by the score of 12 to 3.
Britt anti llouton were thebnltery ar-
tists for \Vlnnipauk and Johnson and
Fcuncll for the visitors. Winnlpuuk
outbnttcd thcir opponents, 12 hits to 6.
There was a good sized crowd on
hand to soc the contest.
'i‘lIc \t'ittnipauks expect to play one
of thc hnrdcst, games of the season
ncxt Saturday, whcn they will play
lhc “rabbcr” game with the T. A. B.
team, of Stamford. Tho Winnipauks
won thc first game and the 'l‘. A. 13.3
the second.
MAY HAVE COMMITTED SUICIDE.
Two New Haven Men Held Under
Bonds for Higher Court.
NEW HAVEN, August 2N.——-’l‘wo
tut-n who are llkcly to face chargcs
of either nutnulauglttcr or murder.
nvcrc taken into the city court to-tlny
us a matter ot’ form that thc cascs
against them might be retmtndcd for
hcurings at later dates when the.» out~
coIIIc of injuries to their victims is do.
termlncd. linrry Mitchell, who shot
Timothy lironson, during a saloon
quarrcl ovcr the paymcut oi’ drink:I
Saturday night. was lit‘at.tItIllcd. llron-
son is in a critical stntc so a hearing
was not for Sept. 4, and Mitchell’s
bonds were plttccd at $5,000. Mitch-
cll \t‘cnt to jail in default of bonds.
llcrt Schnppa, who is charged with
llrutully kicking Mrs. Elizabeth Carr,
was continued until Scpt. 7, the bonds
being Iuadc $1000. Mts. (tan may die.
for she is lit a dcli‘ atc state anti the
blow inflicted by Schappa have came
ed sovcrc shock. a
TENNESSEE NATIONAL GUARD
LEAVES FOR TRACY CITY.
(‘llATTANOOGA, Tc.nu., August 28.
~~Thc battalion of the Thitd 'i‘cnncs-
soc Notional Gutnd ordcrcd from
camp at ilttttlmau. to Tracy City let’t
towun. at the foot of Cumberland
Mountain, today. The rldc is some
twenty milcs and will bc made with
duc citation and a pilot engine as all
units of throats have hen made to dy-
namitc culverts.
The oiilrcrn n com-
mand are veterans of the Spanish
War. Men who are posted in the alt-
uation conaldcr the outlook very grave.
All is quiet at Tr'ncy City this morn-
lug.
HOLMES GIVES HIMSELF UP.
SWAriiith'i'l‘ON. August 28.—~Edwin
8.,ilolmcs .lr.. (ormor asaoclttto statinl
tlclnn ot the Auriculturai Department,
who was iudlctcd in connection with
”In cotton lcak investigation to~dny
gnvc ltlittsclf up to the Unitcd states
marshal.
-wuw
Naturally. thtI girl who frankly ad-
mits that site can toting firmly believe:
that aim has It keen sense of humor
v
MOST BREWERIES MAKE TWO OR THREE GRADES OF BEER. '
' IAVA
OUR CUSTOMERS ARE OBLIGED TO SERVE YOU WITH THE BEST.
The route homo was via
lRlSTRAM & HYATT,Norwalk,Conn.
GREAT
CLEARING SALE
OF
NOW. GOING ON.
CHARGE ACCOUNTS—SULIOITED.
Buy your Bargains now
and pay your bill in con-
venient WEEKLY PAY-
MENTS. ' ‘
H. Krieger & Go.
Wont Wnnhlngton Street.
Norwalk Chronicler