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’ SOUTH NORWALK.
The little son of.Col. Russell Frost is
ill in New York. .
W. S. Sturtevant isspending the day
in New York city.
The Elite Social club met at the Ma-
hackemo last evening.
Medical Examiner Burke was
Southport this morning.
The Hat Finishers’ association met in
Mystic Chain hall last evening:
Butler Lodge met last night and con-
ferred the first derree on several can-
didates. '
—Jan‘ies Sexton & Son have 1,000
grave marks which they will sell at
$9.00 each; worth $18 00.
A bean bake will be given in the
in
Grand Army hall on Washington. street“
to-night.
Arion Singing Society will hold their
regular monthly meeting in their hall
to-night.
William, the 7 months-old son of Wil-
liam and Nellie Schaub died last even-
evening.
The Knights of Honor met last night
in the new Red Men’s hall on Washing-
ton street.
Sherman Council, Royal Arcanum,
hold their regular meeting in the Odd
Fellows’ Hall this evening.
H. O. Bailey, of the Post Office is
taking a short vacation and substitute
E. W. Clarke is taking his place.
The Norwalk Barbers’ Union will
meet tonight in Pohlman & Thomp-
son’sbarber shop on Washington street.
At the fire in the Wine Company’s sa-
loon this morning, driver M cGowan" of
Putnam Hose walked off the porch in
the darkness and badly sprained his
right foot. .
Shoe dealer Theodore Olsen, with the
aid of his man-of-all-work, “Dick,” was
busy yesterday afternoon cleaning OR
the cross walk [leading from Krieger’s
store to the opposite corner of Wash-
ington street. Mr. Olsen said to an
EVENING GAZETTE reporter, that people
would not cross to his side of the street
on account of the mud. He also went
. on "to say that he thought‘it was easier
to clean it-off himself than to make any
trouble about it.
Crescent Avenue,- Bridgeport,
One thousand and fifty barrels of
oysters Were shipped to New York, to-
day on the propeller City of Norwalk.
The police not having captured Frank
Littlefair, Joe Mulvihill was released
on his own recognizance by Judge
Hubbell this morning.
Miss A. Scott is in receipt of the
blank library report which she is to fill
out and send to the Bureau of Educa-
tionin Washington, D. 0.
Mrs. C: Swartz is expected home to-
day from her Southern trip. She leaves
her son Charles at Asheville'where he
will remain until his health improves.
Charles R Helmer, of No. 9 Hamilton
street, was found dead in bed at 10
o’clock this morning. Deceased was 54
years of age and the father of Reporter
Helmer.
The South Norwalk Hardware com-
pany has taken the agency for the Wav-
erly bicycle and now have one -of these
familiar wheels on exhibition in their
window. -
Just as scan as the roads settle _sufii-
clently for bicycle practice to be in or
der, there is going to be a whole lot of
tum—News.
Don’t give yourself away like that
brother Rodemeyer.
Messrs. G. H. Vosburgh, jr., Daniel
H. Dunlap, Richard S. Cutbill and A.
E. Winchester left for Hartford to-day
to attend the Republican State League
convention in that city. They go as
representatives of the Republican club
of this city. -
Charles Ferris appeared before Judge
Hubbell in the Town Court this morn-
ing charged with drunkenness. The
Judge fined him 355 but as he claimed
he wished to go to Bridgeport, the
Judge suspended sentence long enough
to allow him to get out of town.
The Christian Young Men’s League
held another athletic tournament in
Knudsen’s Hall last night. The tour-
nament is to ascertain the merits of
the respective contestants and at the
end of the tournament the young men
who have the best standing in all events
are to be awarded medals. The follow-
ing medals are to be awarded: A silver
one, a silver and bronze one, and a
bronze one. The events last night
were the high vault and the high kick.
We Offer the chance at a Decade to All
in the Purchase of
We must Sell practically all of our Immense Stock be-
' fore May I, I896, to save the expense of remov-
ing the same, as the Railroad Company has
purchased the. land for their right
of way, and we
must vacate.
on Work will speaker itself. ‘
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i rel: airs aerate? statistical.
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Newmandr Pinney’s window is attract-
ing a good deal of attention on account
of the red wall paper with which it is
decorated. This paper is sold for $5 a
roll and is going to be placed in Harry
Pefi'er’s house in Rowayton.
Madam Le Normand, the clairvoyant,
is stopping at the Mahackemo hotel for
two weeks. The Madam has visited
Norwalk at regular intervals and is well
known in town. She can be consulted
at room 10 from 1 to _6 o’clo‘ck in the
afternoon and from 7 to 10 in the even-
incr on all affairs of life.
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A good sized audience saw Richard
‘Golden in Old Jed Prouty, at Hoyt’s
Theatre last evening. It is needless to
say that the performance was first class
and that Old Jed kept the audience in a
continual roar by his down east'actions
and sayings. His support was excellent
and could not have been improved up-
on in any respect.
The War Song concert in Music Hall
last night was a decided success a large
number being present and every num-
ber on the program being nicely ren-
dered. There were 18 pieces in the
orchestra which was composed of the
Philharmonic and additions from
Bridgeport and Stamford. Quite a
neat sum was netted for the O. S. Ferry
Command, U. V. U.
The Social Whist club met at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. James Golden
on Fairfield avenue last night. The
players secured their partners by lot.
Flowers with the names of famous men
and women attached were distributed
and thus the partners were matched.
Mrs. George Van Alstyne, or Martha
Washington, won the ladies’ prize
and Mr. James Golden, or Abraham
Lincoln, won the gentleman’s. Re-
freshments were served.
Professor W. Gilbert Newells dancing
class met in Arion Hall last night for
the last time this season, and many of
the pupils were heard to remark on
leaving that they wished it was the be.
ginning instead of the end, as they all
enjoy these pleasant evenings of danc-
ing. The class is an unusually large one
and all of its members are now looking
forward with pleasant anticipation to
the great event of the season, the Pro-
fessor’s grand annual resection, which
is to be given in Music Hall on the 17th.
The Professor has kindly sent invita-
tions to all of his old pupils and as near-
ly all of the dancers in the twin cities
.have been instructed by the Professor
a large attendance is expected.
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BROAD RIVER.
~Beautiful sarcophagus monuments
selling at 3100.
Son a call and see them.
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Give James Sexton .Sr
wrsrponr.
Westport readers of the EVENING
GAZETTE get eight pages of live reading
matter for one cent.
—_—By visiting James Sexton & Son,
Bridgeport, and making a purchase of a.
cemetery memorial they will allow you
your railroad fare.
> Mrs. Fillow, the housekeeper for
President Horace Staples, died yester-
day of the measles. ‘
The Fifteen club give a reception at
Tocquet’s opera house to-morrow night,
which promises to be the swell event of
the season.
Ambrose J ewett, of,Hopkins Gram-
mar school, is home on a vacation.
Mrs. Dr. Eno's sister, Mrs. J. Wood-
ward, died suddenly at her residence in
New York, last Sunday morning, and
was buried, yesterday in Greenwood
cemetery.
While David 'Slurges and George
Hill were out trout fishing last Satur-
day, the hook on Mr. Sturges’ line
caught in Mr. Hill’s car as it swung
around and buried so deeply 'in the
flesh of the car it had to be removed by
the aid of a surgeon’s knife.
And now Westport will have to dive
down deep into her pocket and pay for
the damafge done by the government
mud scow to the drawbridg‘e, herself.
The selectmen have waited patiently
for Uncle Sam to apologize, and offer
to pay up, but they find he is not that
kind ofa chap. Instead he stands on
his dignity and demands significantly
of poor shivering little Westport how
it is that she has presumed to place a
pier under the drawbridge without the
approval of one of his official engineers,
and Westport had rather lay out two or
three thousand than explain, for she
~ can’t.
—Qoo
__ murmur.—
Fine monuments that were sold last
May in other yards for $200. are being
sold at James Sexton & Son’s yard now
foroue~half.
calisunr.'
-—If you want a beautiful memorial
for your cemetery plot, visit James Sex-
ton & Son, where they are selling goods
at 50 cents on the dollar.
width
——Weston residents can save about 50
cents on the dollar by, purchaslng a
monument at the works of James Sex-
ton & Son, Bridgeport. Railroad fare
allowed to all purchasing.
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NEW CANAAN.
New Canaan readers of the EVENING
GAZETTE get eight pages of live resigns;
matter for one cent. S. E. Rusco ill
supply you. " '
—New Canaan people should make a
visit to the granite works of James Sex-
ton & Son, at Bridgeport. and see the
great bargains they are offering in mon-
uments.
Rippowam Lodge, I. O. O. F., of
Stamford will come to New Canaan on
the first Monday in May to confer the
first degree upon several members of
Wooster Lodge, and Wooster Lodge
will visit Stamford shortly afterwards
to work the second degree upon mem-
bers of Rippowam Lodge.
NOROTON.
Noroton readers of the EVENING GA-
ZETTE get eight pages of live reading
matter for one cent.
—The people of Noroton should visit
the monumental works of James Sexton
A‘s Son, in Bridgeport, and look at the
bargains they are offering. Railroad
fare allowed to all purchasers.
EAST NORWALK.
-—A chance of a lifetime to purchase a
monument to mark the last resting
place of your deceased friends.
Conductor Barnes of the Trams ay
has moved to South Norwalk.
Miss Almeda J. Hawkins, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Hawkinr,
was married at 2 o’clock this afternoon
at her home, 12 Maple avenue, to Louis
W. Tichenor.
GEORGETOWN.
Georgetown readers of the EVENING
GAZETTE get eight pages of live news
for one cent.
~Georgetown people should take ad-
vantage of the :3 rent bargains offered at
the monumental works of James Sexton
&. Son, Bridgeport. Railroad fare
allowed to all purchasers.
COO
BITS OF KNOWLEDGE.
It is estimated that the rails of the va-
rious railroads in the country weigh
altogether 83,000,000 tons.
When a. pound or a. bushel of corn is
burned it yields about one-twentieth of
its original weight in ashes. -
It is said that a. room 24 feet in cubic
dimensions would hold all the gold
there is above ground in the world.
The onion is a historic vegetable, hav-
ing been used since the dawn of history
by the Greeks, the Romans and the
Egyptians.
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Always fold a. dress skirt right side
out for packing, as it will not wrinkle
so much. . "
Half a teaspoonful of sugar will near-
ly always revive a dying fire, and it is
always a. safe thing to use for this pur-
pose. ' * ' '-
Kerosene oil is the best of furniture
polishes. It cleanses, makes a. fine
polish and preserves from the ravages
of insects.
Fat will not. burn if it has some-
thing to do, so if it has to be left idle
for a. few minutes put a. crust of bread
or a slice of raw potato into the kettle;
Yellow stains left on white cloth b'y —
sewing machine oil can be removed by
rubbing the spots with acloth wet with.
ammonia. before washing with soap.
A few drops of tincture of benzoin
in a. bowl of water is an admirable tonic
for the face. The benzoin whitens the
skin and prevents it from wrinkling.
A tablespoonful of the best whisky
added to a cup of beef tea. for an in~
valid is an excellent. way to give a. stim-
ulant. This is especially good for any-
one recovering from grip.
. Do not put a coat or dress away with
dust- in the folds or plaits. Shake the
garment well and brush with a. soft
whisk broom, for dust is never so easily
removed as at first.
Chemists say it. takes more than
twice as much sugar to sweeten pre-
serves and sauces if put in when they
begin to cook as it does if the sugar is
added after the cooking is done.
Soap used on the hair is apt to make
it brittle. If any is to be used, tar
soap is the best, and after using- rinse
the hair in several waters in which a
little powdered borax has been dis-
solved. *
IN SCHOOL AND COLLEGE.‘ 1-
Miss Helen M. Could, the eldest
daughter of the late Jay Gould, has
presented a. $7,000 scholarship to Welles«
ley college in memory of her mother,
Mrs. Helen Miller Gould.
There are 2,287 foreign students in
German universities this semester, out
of a. total number of 28,600. The for-
eigners are chiefly at Berlin, Leipzig,
and Munich;
Seventeen years ago Rev. Rhys R.
Lloyd was working with a pick and
shovel in a. Pennsylvania. coal mine.
To—day he is professor of Creek in the
Pacific theological seminary at Oakland,
Cal. ' -
Mrs. Anna. M. Harkness has given $50,-
000 to create a. chair in Biblical literature
in the women’s college of the Western
Reserve university at Cleveland in
memory of her daughter, and. . to be
known as the Florence Harkness foun-
dation. ~ ~~~-' ' ' .
All the founders of McClure’s Maga-
zine are recent graduates of Knox col-
lege, Galesburgh, 111., and the'editor,
Mr. McClure, is a. trustee of tliis col-
lege. They have undertaken to assist
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the college in establishing “The Ahm-
ham Lincoln- School of Science and
Practical Arts,” as a. worthy memorial
to Abraham Lincoln.
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CALL AND SEE FOR YOURSELF.
{ESQQGG Worth of" Beautiful
Memorials that Twill go ‘for
about Fifty Cents on
the Dollar.
f' 1 ; JAMES SEXTUN. a. Promise:
Norwalk Chronicler