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Mrs Nicholas Longworth Wants to
Be a Member of it.
A. Holland ‘orbcs of l1‘alrflel1l, :tct-
president 01' i re Aero (‘lub of America
1111: president of the Arm (‘luh of
America. returned l1!Sl'(‘\'1'lllllfz from
Washington, where he has been 111-11111:
as the official timer in the tests~
of the Wright aeroplane at Fort
Meyer. Previous to leaving Washing-
ton, Mr. l-‘orbcs promised to take Mrs.
Nicholas Ixtngworth on a balloon trip.
The cit—president‘s tlnugbtcr made
a request. for a 48-hour trip, hopini;
to land in one of the Western States.
Mr. Forbes started last evening that
the balloon trip of about five hours‘
duration would be taken. but the '24
or dichour trip would not be con»
siderod.
Congressman longworlb has given
his consent to the venture, and sug-
gested that the party he rrrnde 11p to
include Mrs. Forbes, who will 1:0 if
possible. Mr. Forbes said that the
trip would be taken as soon as Con.
grcssnrau and Mrs. loongwortlr return
t'rom Hot. Springs where they plan to
take a rest, after the adjournment of
Congress.
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I12. l‘. Webster, lillllgvlrttl'i,
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driving
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.l. 1‘. Donne. Hartford, typewritlng
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machine.
W. A. Widrner.
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Seyniour. beatn-
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paddlock.
two we
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.l. .I. lrrury, East Hampton. spool
of thread.
M. L. (‘ar'ringtotL Iiristol, chair-
strap for holding babies.
Trade Marks.
(1. i". lleublln 6‘1. Bro,
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INVESTIGATING DIPHTHERIA
OUTBREAK.
MERIDEN. .ltrly 31.—Count.y Health
()itl‘iccr lloadlcy has begun an investi-
gation to ascertain the cause. if pos-
sible, of the diphtheria outbr1~rak at
the home of George Knolli. u manu-
facturer. Three children have already
died l‘ro rnthe disease and another is
now ill.
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EAST NORWALK.
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$00,000.00 $117,000.00
Safe Deposit flexes, $15 and 85 per year.
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JOHN H. KNAP'P'.‘ ‘l'st' VléoPres.
FREDERICK H. ROWAN. and Vice-
WiLFl'tED EDDWELL. Cashier
DIRECTORS .
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John H. Knapp Ismuel Grumman
Josiah H. Marvin J. Wallace Marvin
Christian Bwsrtx John H. Light
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EREMT“ NURWA
Clayton L. Marshall and family are'
moving today front East avenue to
()uborii avenue. 1
The weather prophets were all will 1
Inc to say this morning that fire day.
would be a alzzler. 1
Miss May Either. of East Norwallt,1
is spending a few weeks with friends
in Mt, Klsko, New York.
The launch 11211111111, which stuck 011
the ways Thursday evening. was suc»
cessfully launched last night.
Ariel Cameron took out a party of
friends in his boat Edna last evening.
for 11 moonlight sail on the Sound.
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Baker, of
()sltoi‘n avenue will leave Monday for
.1 fortnightly sojourn at Aabury Park,
N1 w Jersey
Miss \da McMahon. who has been
visiting Mrs James M(‘.Miill()ll of East
Norwulk has returned to her home
in New York.
The peculiar shower which swept
about this vicinity yesterday after-
noon. left only a few drops of water
in litul Norwalk.
Mr. and Mrs. George Seller-k and
son lil't' expected to arrive in town to-
day. [n he the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
John R. L'lluirrruediett, of Osborn ave-
1111c.
Homemade lianncr llreud can‘t be
heat. Try it. lianner linkcry.
Mlltorr Elwood, of Rowan street,
will leave this evening for a two
weeks.“ stay at Bangor. Malno, where
Mrs. Elwood is at present visitlni: rela‘
lives.
liauicl
and I}.
l'xpcclt'd
from their
licrkshires.
The middle of the low tides have
been attracting the amateur rout: clam
dinners. A delegation went down to
the slror efrom Not'wnlk yesterday and
several more wero noticed today.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Alnawnrth artd
son, of East Norwulk. left lust even-
lu.: for Marion. Mass. where they will
:ilii‘lltl the camp meeting. at which the
ll1'1. Lester l1‘. Reynolds is at pres-
cut.
Miss Addie tivcrton, of Port Jeffer~
son. and Miss (‘ornelia Gliderslieve. of
Matllluch. 1.11112 Island, are the urn-slit
oi" tirelr aunts, Mrs. “'hlison Wheeler
and Miss .Iulia Hawkins, of 4 Rowan
:.il'1'1'i.
The
liciate
at the
Zandl
pastor.
in the
Dr.
l.'llourmctlieu and family
Howard Kim: and family are
ironic Monday afternoon
two Weeks' sojourn in the
Rev. 1". S. Ainsworth will of-
morning and evening tomorrow
Advent (‘lrrlstian (‘hurch in \‘an
street. in the absence of the
There will be Holy Communion
morniniz.
H. W. Allen. late of Philadel-
phia. who has been visiting tit the
home of (‘apiain .lolrn Ayers. of
blast avenue. has gone 0 Illinois to
specialize as pathologist and bnctct‘ltr
loglst in a hospital for tuberculosis.
A resident of Seavlew avenue ob-
jected this morning to the work of 11
man who went along the Scuvlew ave-
nue trolley track yesterday and show
l‘Il'tl the loose dirt and dust on the
crushed stone that has just been dis»
tributed.
The Past 111111111111 oysterrnon who
are tonging clams off Rowayton for
Long Life
Hose
Ice Cream Freezers,
Water Coolers,
Hammocks,
and all other seasonablc goods
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11: wneumovon eTREET.
muons ssz.
A Timely Subject
For All Hence-{Owners
This is the season for cleaning
up the in'emises. Soap and the
~ scrub brush for the house and
the who for the lawn are good
'htii'they dont’ go far enough.
You can clean dirt away, but
to make the house. the barns.
, stables and fences right they
should be froshened up with
rains.
We have everything for the
painting—linseed oil, tarps.,
brushes ,end
Atlantic Pure White Lead
. . . THE rumour.
ourcu eov rum-En BRAND
we can guarantee this White
111111 a purity
,Bee on about your painting.
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DEGORATDR.
' EAST NORWALK. CONN.
Get Your Mama
Filled 111 the
Bridge Pharmacy
Prompt and efiiciest service at
all times.
Personal attention given to all
prescription worlr.
Chairs for our trolley pawns,
Come In and wait for your car.
BRIDGE PHARMACY
.i. PARKER, Mariner.
‘ ' James W, Hawks, of Fourth street,
the Hilton 1111111111. will probably remain
on the job until the opening of the
new oyster sctrsou in September. They
include (‘harles and Sweet Tobey and
(idle and .lolrrr Erickson. 1
East Norwalk people who visit Long
Island during the summer will be in-
terested lit the announcement of the
date of the cross-island trolley liric
froru Huntington through Fitrnrtngdnle
lo Arnityvllle, which has been chang-
ed to \‘i’ednesday. August 2131b.
The retaining wall which the town
has been building at the foot of Haw-
l1lns avenue is nearly finished and
will prove a big convenience In milit-
ing 111.1 spot a good landing. The wall
will also keep a section of the. high-
way from sibling off into the harbor.
A youngster who is errrploycd in a
local store worked quite a trick on his
employer this week, though he was
caught. Reign-lug illness and knowing
that the boss did not take anythong
out of his pay for days he was ill, he
made doubly pay by taking a job pick-
in}: berries.
The explanation of the selectinen
that shortness of money will not allow
of the use of the steam road roller of
the town to roll down- the crushed
atone spread on the highways, in riot
consolin: to the people, who realise
that the method followed practically
wash-s touch of the stone.
Mrs Hudson antl'son, of l’hiladt-l-
phia. will return home Sunday after 11
very pleasant visit of two weeks spent
with her sister, Miss Silk and James
Silk. nephew. of East Norwalk. As
Mr. Hudson‘s business necessitates
his return by Monday. their visit has
been cut short. They spent yesterday
111 Long Island.
The (‘alf Pasture rent colony is now
apparently larger than e\'ei' and 1111111
lli'l‘ among them quite a number of
young women. wlrn have been tanned
so completely by the sun that their
friends would hardly recognize them.
Some 111' the families are from New
York, while others are from lianbury
and other points.
The selecttuen have been doing
some extcnlslvn grading in Winfield
street. but. First Selectman James A.
lirown announces that it will have to
he stopped shortly, before it is com-
pleted, owlm: to the (own fathers not
having enough money available. The.
work already done has improved the
highway vcry lunch.
The lilt‘)'(‘l1| riding on the sidewalks
durinc the past few days is attributed
largely to the spreading of the crush-
ed stone on the highways. There
have been so many complaints from
residents. however. that the, officials
feel that action must be taken. Fart
warning ls given that ni‘rests will b1h
win the first of the week.
M rs. John Cromwell. of Washington
street. received a letter yest‘rday
from her sister, Mrs. H. 1). Perry, in
Danhury. stating that Mr. Perry is
rrmclr improved in health. Mrs. Perry
came down from Daubury earlier in
the week to visit her sister. but. she
had been here but u w hours when
she was called back on account of
the sudden illness of her husband.
The big gasoline towing lnuncli
Ajax. owned by Leslie Gamble, is
about to go into commission again. af-
ter having been idle since the fire
about a year and one-half ago. when
the boat was severely damaged. Mr.
Gamble had the engine ptrt back in
the Ajax Wednesday and yesterday it
wus tested out. The boat is now in
better condition than before the fire.
Superintendent Richard Bland. of
the Advent Christian Sunday school,
received word yesterday from the pas-
tor; Rev. Lester F. Reynolds, who is
at Marlon, Mass. that the camp meet-
ing that is being conducted there. as
Is the annual custom, is achieving line
results. Mr. Reynolds also reported
that he and his family, who are with
him, are all well. The pastor and his
family are expected borne on Friday
of uext,Week. .
The yilcllt' Teaser. owned by Frank
M. Weeks and A. Smith Petty won a
race a few days ago at Bellport, Long
Island. This announcement was re
celved with interest by East. Norwalk
friends of Mr. Petty, who is a cousin
of John and Daniele'Hommodlon, and
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Everything Perfhininii
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Appliances of every description-—
goods always in stock for Motive Pow-
er, Electrical Advartl‘sl'ns. Decorative
Work. |Bella,a Cut Off Switches, Adjust,
ab 9 L tfl, ‘
0111111“ cam uliy 1111B promptly ox-
.ecuted— Jbrices rlslrtl' .1
The Reed & Volir Eieélricci Co.
86 WASHINGTON STREET.
SOUTH NORWALVK.
TIL. coe-
‘ed yesterday afternoon upon the re-
bmllter or the late in Es” Petty. .of
Rowsyton. Smith Petty. who is well
located ln~the insurance business in
New York. rowed in the Cornell Unl-
varsity eight a few years ago.
hi dilly just getting over a particularly
severe. sprained ankle which he sus-
tained n, number of weeks ago while
with his bic'ytlc in front of the Fox
Cycle and Hardware Company store
in Washington slrcct, South Norwalk.
He made a very simple slip as he at-
tempted to start off, at the curb. with
the result that he has been- inconven-
lcnced for a large part of the summer.
This morning he was able to leave of!
the bandage for the first. time.
The completion of the July lessons
will be celebrated at the Advent
Christian Sunday school tomormw
with special esoretsos. under the dlreo
tlon of Superintendent Richard Bland.
The program will be as follows:
Song—44y achrxrl.
Recitation—Jl‘ho Man of Macedonia,
Miss Elsie Moritz.
Ilecl'tatiolrw'l‘ho Prison Song. Mica
Gi‘nce Weed.
Solo—Misa- Lillian Farrlngton.
Exercise—~Two little girls.
llecltatlon—-'l‘he Unknown
Miss Gertrude Groeachnor
Duet—dill“ Jrllllnn Walsh and Miss
Theresa l’odzclnl.
Sidney E. Smith. of First street, who
has been employed at Half Mile island
for seventeen years. expects to resign
his position- soon. having been offered
a position at hiside work. Mr. Smith
entered the employ of W. G. Langdon
July Ill. 1892, since. which time he has
never taken 11 vacation or a day off ex-
cept on account of illness and two
holidays 11 year, July 4th and Christ.-
mas. Mr. Smith has been influenced
in his present decision on account of
the menace automobiles are to him.
lie frequently has close calls from be-
ing run down, man-y auto car driver-
thlnklug after they have blown their
horns that their duty has been ful»
filled. not realizing that he is deaf.
John R. L'Honrnrcdlcn ran across an
interesting photograph yesterday. it
was a picture of the L‘Hommedicu
grocery store before he became a
partner with his brother Daniel and
at It time when the store was located
in the building in which James lary-
deu now has 11 saloon. The picture was
taken more than twenty years ago, but
even at that tinte the Washington
street bridge was evidently not morn
nightly titan rrt present. in the pic-
ture are shown the L'llomedleu lirolh-
crs' father. Richard L'Honmredletr,
who died about fourteen years ago,
and J. Herbert Wheeler. the Ice deal-
cr. who at that time was a clerk for
Daniel l.'llornntedleu.
Sorut- little consternation was caus-
God.
turn of the steamer Hungtlngton with
the Errol Norwalk Methodist Sunday
school excursionlsts. when it was
found that one of the boys of the
party, Harold Richards, was misslurz.
Telephonlc communication with the
Grove was secured without delay and
it was found that Master Richards had
been left behind. At this juncture. the.
New York excursion party who were
at the grove performed an act that
was appreciated. They took the boy
with them to New York and then pla1'-.
ed itlm ,on board a train at Grand Cert»
tr‘ul depot for home. Young Richards
arrived homesufe and sound last
evening.
The annual picnic of the East Ave
nue Methodist Sunday school yesler
day was 11 delightful outing in every
respect 11nd was eminently successful.
As has already been mentionad the ex-
cursionists made the trip to Valley
Grove. near Huntington, Long island.
on the steamer Huntington. which
made special stops for their benefit.
The grove is a pleasant spot and the
East Norwalkcrs made the most of it.
Th1: diversions of the day were num-
erous and of special Interest to the
boys were the athletic games. In the
svi'lmnting race, Alfred Ferris was
first with Russell Day second. Fred
Greenwood won the hundred yard
dash. Baseball was played with en-
cnrslonists from New York and the
nine front the city was victorious.
Lunch was served in the grove.
Many water consumers of East Nor-
walk are affected by the notice of the
Norwalk water commissioners to the
effect that the water of the. Norwalk
system must not be used for sprink-
ling sidewalks and highways. The
commissioners say: "Consumers of
water are hereby notified that the use
of hose for sprinkling of streets and
sidewalks is positively forbidden. The
use of hose for other purposes will be
alloch only between the hours of
13:30 and ii p. m. and hose must not be
used at any" other time for any pur-
pose whatever. if the present drought
continues. the use of hose will be for-
bidden for all purposes.“ One resident
of Seavlew avenue stated this morn-
ing that this hits him quite hard, in
that laying the. dual of the section of
roadway in from of their homes ls
about the only thing his neighbors and '
he use a hose for.
11111111.
Geogre Lifts of New York, to visit-
ing friends in this place.
Tony Xanthancky, of Roton Point,
was a visitor to Savln Rock recently.
The West Nor-walk Sunday school
held itsannunl picnic at Roton Point
on Thursday.
Charles Carley of the Retsof cot l
tage, Belle island has been making a'
visit in New York.
Miss Alice Jackson, of Danbury, has
been staying at the Retsof cottage
Belle Island, for the week
' Rev. Carlos Martyn.
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in Indigestion
Use your teeth 011 your food or your
stomach will stiller. Quick lunches,
hurried eating. bolting food, are sure
to end, sooner or later, in some
form of indigestion, more or less
troublesome.
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quickly relieve the distress caused
by hurried eating. They act direct-
ly on the stomach nerves and actu.
ally help the food to digest and
assimilate They are particularly
good for nervous dyspepsia, bloat—
ing. hiccoughs, bitter taste in the
mouth, and flatulence. With rea-
sonabl'e care in eating, Beecham 11
Pills will soon
Put an End to
Stomach Ills
30” Evan“; In boxes lie. and 15s.
dent of Belle island, and a prominent
comet pluver. will be heard at the
twilight service at the island, Sunday
evening.
Ben St. .lohn was in town Tuesday,
having just returned front Vermont
and New Hampshire. He went to New
York on his motor-cycle to spend Sun~
day with a friend.
Miss Irene Walsh, who has been
stopping lit the (‘obble Cottage, Relic
island, as the guest of Dr. and Mrs.
C. lrvlnr: Ferris, has returned to her
home in New York.
The service at the Rowayton Metho-
dist t‘hurch tomorrow morning will be
for the children and those who have
not forgotten they were once children
are invited as well. There will be the
usual service in the evening.
There will be interesting races from
the Rowayton Yacht Club‘s wharf this
afternoon. starting at 3 o’clock. The
ladies will steer the launches and con.
slderable fun is anticipated by the
members and their friends.
Friends of John W. Pennell are in
receipt of souvenir postal cards from
West Point and other places of inter-
est tip the Hudson River. Mr. Pennell
is making a trip to Rochester. as the
guest of the Chase Brothers Company.
Mr. l’enuell is the'r‘cprcsentative of
the firm here and handles a large
quantity of their trees, plants, etc.
flilllill hilllllllllllllll.
in: Alice Lyon Fitch has been quite
ill recently.
Miss Mildred Peterson has been ill
for a few days.
T1111 Methodists held'n picnic
Rotorr Poltrt. yesterday.
The Darlene will go to Ridgefleld.
Saturday. for a ball game.
Hamid Cantrell is taking a week's
vacation at Huntington. L. I.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Mackey
spending the summer in Canada.
Miss May \lexander is with a party
of fr'-.lcntls camping at Locum Grove
L. l
Mrs, Mary V. Hoyt and Miss Ella. l.
Bates are spending a few weeks in
Northfield. aMss.
Mrs. Edward Panshnw has
entertaining several friends at
home in the country.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Weaver. of No
rotor), are enjoying a week's tour
through Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Henry Sconeld and daughter.
Miss Annie, are expected home from
11 visit, at Lawrence, L. i.
Tax Collector W. W. Ballard and
family are at. Outside inn, Scott's
Cove, for a two weeks“ outing.
Mrs. Horace Whitney and her
daughter. Mrs. Green. spent one day
this week in Huntington, L. 1.
Mrs. Angle Morfey has been visit-
ing friends 111 New Jersey and New
York, with Mrs. Louise Long.
There will be an entertainment at
the town hall, August 4, for the benefit
of the Darlen Children‘s Home.
Mrs. James Craig, of South Nor-
waik. was a guest yesterday of her
sister, Mrs. Hartford Smith, of Dar-ten.
_ Mr. and Mrs. William Corner, of
Brooklyn. spent several days last
week with Mr. and Mrs. James M.
Willmott.
St. Agnes Guild. of St. Luke's
Church. Noroton, held a meeting with
Mrs. E. Franklin Weed at Content-
ment Island. last week. ,
There was a popular lecture at Fire-
men'a Hall, Norotoo, last night. by
His subject was
"What Men Think of Women."
Walter Holley, Herbert Willmott.
Charles Johnson and Harry louudes.
of Barton are to go in camp for two
weeks. at Scott's Cove.
Mr. and Mrs. Schllcbtlnvg; of Wil-
ton. entertained Herman Peck and
Miss Susie Wlilmott. Sunday. that be-
krg the birthday of Miss Susie.
8i
been
her
William 11. Thompson, of Belle is} M. 111111 Mr, Samuel Grumman.
land. to having his lnunchléverhauled
at the Norw alk Motor Wor
Frank DeWaiera and Preston Hart
have returned to their homes. after I
a trip of several days up the Hudson'
River.
Mr. and Mrs John Reynolds, who
have been stopping at the Belle island
House. hAVe returned to their home
in Newark; N. J.
The annual picnic of the New Ca-
naan Congregational Sunday school
will be held next Thursday, August 6.
and will spend the day ntRoton Point.
Clinton Sturlevant, who is o resi-
Mr. and Mrs R. L Gllette. Miss Ella
Bates and Miss George Whitney have
been visiting Lake chhewan.
Mr. Mc-intooh died recently in
Georgia. where he remoyed from Dir.-
rlen not long since. His daughter is
now ill there of typhoid fever.
Horace Whitney left. Monday. for
South Coventry. Conn. where he will
vlislt Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Clock. Mr,
Whitney will also visit Sag Harbor.
The Dar-ion baseball team goes to
Ridgoficld this afternoon to play the
team representing that place and in
their absence the Eagle Hook and
are '
r and Engine Company nine will
pin the team'rsprosonting Putnam
no a Company. of. Port Chester.
George 'W. Raymond. seventy,
years obese, met with a. painful acct.
dent,‘ a few days since, by falling
down a. flight of stairs and injuring
his lag
Mr. and Mrs Albert H. Scofield
have retumed home to Darlen from
a two weeks‘ visit with their sortin-
law a d daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Rindl'i’.
At the Darien M. E. Church. next
Sunday evening, Rev. George Benton
Smith will continue his talks/on, India.
Subject. “How We Entertained an
Angel Unawares."
in Norman, Thursday evening. Dr.
Carlos Martyn told an audience, com.
posed i’ the elite of the town. “What
Men flrkcf Women." The lecture
was full of wit and wisdom, and the
distinguished lecturer. who spoke with
characteristic eloquence, was heard
with rapt attention.
The picnic of the Darlcn Methodist
Sunday school was a big success in
that all who participated had a most
enjoyable outing. Thursday the school
had a. arterial trolley car convey them
to 1101011 Point, where the day was
spent and where lunch was served in
the grove.
Grabbing is just beginning to be
popular over at the Cove Pond, and
it, will not. be many days until the
pond will be ftrll of boats, each hear-
ing a party engaged in this genial oc-
cupation. As yet. the crabs are run-
ning rather small, but In the course
of a week or two they will be large
enough. 1
1111111.
The Reading Circle met. Thursday
riternoon with Mrs. C. J. DeWitt.
Miss Sallie M. Tucker was the guest
of Mrs. Fessenden at dinner on Sun-
day.
it 11-1 reported that Jacob Kunz has
sold his place In North Wilton. the
former \i'bltlock homestead, to Dr.
llolrannan. of South Norwulk.
Mrs. Charles Goepplcr, of Hurlbutt.
street. has recovered from an illness
of several weeks and la visiting Mrs.
Charles Hawkins, in Norwaik.
Miss Josephine Law, who with her
parents and sisters have spent several
seasons in town. returned to New
York on Saturday, after spending a.
few days with Wilton friends.
Mrs. J. M. Bette recently gave an
afternoon tea to give friends no oppor-
tunity to meet Mrs. L. R. Lambert and
Miss Mary Olmstead. Miss Olmstead
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Edward Olm-
stead.
According to reliable report, the
first shrill note of the katydld as
heard the evening of Tuesday, ly
201b, which will bring the first frost
about. the first of September, if tra-
dition speaks true.
The roads in front of the residences
if Badarne Fessenden and Edward
'lodfrey, in Cottage Row, has been
oiled under contract. Crude all do
prlved of the kerosene element was
the dust laying medium used.
A mother grebe and flock of little
ones has been located on Bethel Hill
Lad
pond. This bird is seldom seen with-
111 50 miles of New York. Did the EM
ped mistake the wildwood faatnesses
of North Wiltm for the wildness of
Maine.
Rev. M. Strayer is expected home
.‘rom New York next week.
Mrs. Samuel Elwood has been the
west of her son, in Bridgeport.
Mrs. W. S. Putney. of Milford, has ,
been the guest of relatives on Compo
qtreet.
Mrs. Homce Mills. of Cross H151-
way. is visiting friends in Ansonia and
Shelton.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Mceker’five
licen- entertaining relatives
Stratford.
There will be the usual Sunday
morning services In all the churches
tomorrow.
Miss Ethel Falrchild has returned
Cram 3 visit with Miss Edith Brad-
ley, of Weston.
Miss Gertrude Barnes, who has been
the guest of her brother, in Stamford,
has returned home.
Miss Martha Mills was the guest of
her mother. Mrs. Alfred Lewis, on,
Dingee‘s Hill, yesterday.
Mrs. William Bulkley, of the Farms,
has been . entertaining Miss Add
Hempson. of Bridgeport. 5
Mrs. Nell Mitchell and daughter re-
turned yesterday from a visit with‘ .
relatives in New Haven.
A Jewelry store has been opened by
out- of town parties In the Quinlan
building. on Main street.
Mr. and Mrs. William Krieghoi‘f
will give a large dinner party this
evening at her handsome home on
King street.
The elm beetles can now be seen
in large numbers crawling down the
trees getting ready to lay eggs for
next year's destruction. _
The children at the Friendly Aid
home enjoyed a picnic at. Green's
Farms park Thursday. and had 1 a
grand time, catching clams and crabs.
besides enjoying the fine bathing.
One of the trolley feed wires of.
Harris's switch broke Thursday caus-
lng much delay for several hours. A
small car was run from Westport to
accommodate the west, bound pne-
trousers.
The large tent has arrived from ‘.
New York and will be erected and put
into readiness for the revival services
which will begin tomorrow evening.
A large chorus choir has been organ-
ized to lead the singing. .
There will be two Interesting games
of baseball played in can tomorrow.
One between the rubber factory boom.
of lrfield, and the Green' I Farms, lit,
the Farms. and the other between 1111.,
moaned and single men in Snow
tuc . 1
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