3'A‘HEREninERE." An Epitome of Happenings of Interest to the Public. Garncred'with Scissors and Pencil. , James Lynch a veteran of the Mexi- can war is seriously ill. -—Alpha races, tomorrow, 250. Frank J. Moore a former resident of this city was in town to-day. A number of Danbury Red Men are taking a sail on the yacht Marguerrite, to-day. Mrs. Charles ,F. Loomis will attend a reunion of her old friends to behold in Oakville, to-morrow. - - Robert Cotter will taken regents ex- amination at the ”New York College of Dentistry on Friday. —Alpha races, tc-morrow, 25c. The ladies of the First Baptist church will hold a “self-denial social” at the church tomorrow night. Mrs. Nora Mokely is quite sick from ‘an attack of nervous prostration, at her home on Harbor avenue. Fred Hill, who arrived home from Washington on Saturday, is looking as bright as the’McKinley boom. ' John F. Taylor, a former employee at the Lewis Curtis store on Main street,is renewing old acquaintances in town. The will of the late George R. Sco- field was placed in probate before Judge Asa B. Woodward, this morn- ing. —Alpha races, to-morrow, 250. Capt. J aok James is doing some good ball playing in Danbury. Yesterdry he had another clean game credited to him. . , The final game between the Pioneer and Hope base ball teams will be play- ed at Norwalk Park on Saturday, June 27th. G. Hartman is doing some very neat work in the way of making wire scarf pins and puzzling rings. He handles the wire very deftly. The funeral of Norman Knapp was held from his late home in Silver Mine this afternoon. ‘ The interment was at Riverside cemetery. —'—"" " 0 ——Alpha races, to-morrow, 250. The Pioneer base ball club will eat a shore dinner at Gregory’s Point this evening. The members will take the Tramway car leaving here at 6:35." ' Members of the Alphas "and others willjoin the Twin City Wheelmen as they pass by the Norwalk hotel this evening on their annual lantern parade. T—Dinner and Toilet were at reduced prices, at F. J. Curtis 8: Co.’s 'The funeral of the late Edward Gormley was held from St. Mary’s church this morning. The remains were taken to Calvary cemetery for in- terment. Concord Division, S. of T. initiated one new member last night "and voted to pay Friendship Greeting division of Silver Mine a visit on the evening of June 25th. Captain Chinery of Phoenix Engine company entertained the members of the same after their return from the fire last night. Smith Northrop acted as toastmaster. -' —Alpha races, to-morrow, 250. The Ladies’ Prayer meeting in the Chapel Parlor of the First Congregation- al church on WedneSday afternoon will be led by Mrs. T. K. Noble—Subject “The Grace of Contentment.” The joint board ofgschool visitors and selectmen will meet to-night" at the selectmen’s office to take action on the estimates for the maintenance of the ' public schools for the coming year. William Adams is ingtroduCing a su- perior article of washing powder called “Blazon” which is meeting with a ready sale. He firmly believes that after a trial no family will be without ’a 'pack-' age of blazon. ‘ " ‘ —Alpha races, to-morrow, 25c. The regular Thursday Evening meet- ing of the First Cangregational church will be omitted this week to give all an opportunity to attend the C. E. Rally in the South Nor walk Congregational church on that evening. William Weeks died at his home in Newburg, N.,Y. yesterday, aged about 55 years. He wasfather of Mrs. Thomas F, Robertson of Harbor avenue, and in ccmpany with her husband shé' left for Newburg this morning. Among the latest victims to_the, bicy- cle craze are the Misses Helen Cahill and; Hannah Clune, who have taken Riverside upon which to conquer or die in the attempt of bringing their bikes .underfsubjection. ' *1 ' - .: ,. , Fr. ". c . COUNCIL-"Continued. ' chairman of the-highway committee with power. ' ' ~The committee appointed to confer with the selectmen in reference to the payment of the town’s proportion of the highway money. to the city, re- ported progress, and said that “Capt. Ike” had promised to meet them at an early date with the other members of the board to properly adjudicate the matter. - The council then adjourned and soon after Councilman. Hill put in an ap- pearance. ' ' ~ sourn NORWALK ccuNcIL. Mayor Lee called the adjourned meeting of the South N orwalk council together shortly after 8 o’clock last night, with all the councilman present. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Bills amount- ing to 3381.34 were ordered paid. The following bids for constructing Woodward and Lowndes avenue sewers were opened and read: P. Sweeney, Danbury ............ 8 3,801.00 A. Bach, ............................... 3,270.00 C. E. Williams, Bridgeport....-.. 3,904.50 Pierce Mf’g. 00., do .......... 2,773.90 A. Traub, New York ..... ' ....... . 3,076.50 S. Chariot, ........................... . 2,304.60 William Sheldon, ...... - ......... 3,107.00 Salvator Chariot being the lowest bidder the contract was awarded to him. The estimate of Engineer Briggs, for the work, was $3,081.20. Douglas Fowler Post, G. A. R. pre- sented an illustrated copy of Newark, N. J ., which was accepted with thanks. _ S. C. Palmer appeared and spoke up- on his hobby, the sinking fund and ' asked the council to request a report from the Water Commissioners. Coun- cilman Hatch stated that he had made a verbal report of the surplus and also said that the city now had $9,000 of the Water Commissioner’s money. Matthew Corbett resigned from the Railroad Ptace committee to assess benefits and damages and the Mayor ap- pointed Charles W. Smith to fill the va- cancy. Sanitary condition of Lexington ave- nue and Bouton street was referred to and the matter was left with the com- mittee on public health for action. The new ordinance relating to plumb- ing and house draining was read and approved." . - The conditidn of Day street we again called up and referred to the committee on public health with power. An invitation to attend the annual clam bake of Putnam Hose, on the eve- ning of July 3, was received and ac‘ cepted with thanks. Thecommittee on layout of Elmgrove Place submitted their report defining the new layout, which was approved. The city clerk was authorized to noti- fy the Electric Light Commissioners to place a fire alarm box on the Washing- ton street bridge. ,. The committee on library was author- ized to make the necessary repairs on the library building after which upon motion of Councilman Pearson, the meeting adjourned. o At Hillside. The festivities of the week at Hillside opened propitiously yesterday with a fete given by the Children’s Depart- ment. The parents of the little ones with the teachers and young lady pupils enjoyed the pretty spectacle of the chil- dren with their invited guests appear- ing upon the lawn, each little boy with a flag, each little girl with her doll. For the boys particularly was march- ing, flag in hand, and an appropriate recitation in which some of the little girls joined. The special delight of the afternoon for the girls was a tea party to which their dolls .had been invited. Prepartory to this, each little girl, her‘ doll in her arms,gave a pretty recitation with a doll for the theme. We heard about dollies of every size and degree, and dolls that had met with terrible misfortunes, but whatever their condi- tion all were cherished and admired. It was a rarely beautiful thing to see the radiant little faces gathered about the miniature tables. These were fur: nisbed with exquisite dolls’ tea sets and suppled with tea, wafers and confec- tions; decorated with roses, and a tall pyramid towering in the center, which was wrapped in red, white and blue and covered with silk souvenir flags. The children played well their parts as hostesses, waitress or guest, and en- joyed with the larger people the more 'substantial"’refreshments with which their party ended. 0 Harry Hanford Dead. I Harry Norman Hanford died at midnight last night, at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Levi C. Hanford, on Bolder. avenue in the 27th year ’ of his age. The funeral will be attended Thursday evening, at 8 o’clock, Rev. Charles M. Selleck officiating. The remains will be taken to Lansing- burg,'N. Y. for interment. ‘ O Killed by Apendicitis. Capt’. Charles L. ,Bissell, Company (3., First regiment, C. N. G., South Manchester, died‘there yesterday cf apendicitis. He was operated upon last Thursday. Capt. Bissell had been inlthe National. Guard about fifteen years and was 35 years old. He was a‘ very efficient officer. . sou-rH‘NORWAI-K 'The South Norwalk Office of the Gazette Is at the 'store of New: Homer M.'Byimzton, Manager. man & Plnney. No. 12 .North Main Street..where Advertisements and orders for Job Printinmas well as. Items of .News. can be left with Water at the Knob 60 ° . . . The Royal Arcanum will meet to night. , . Eleven car- loads of rails for the Tramway company have arrived. Miss Blair Smith, of Cresent Terrace, is spending a few days with friends 'in Bridgeport. , Watch out for the unique lantern dec- orations in the Twin City Wheelmen’s parade to-night. The wheelmen are beginning to ar- rive to-day to attend the Alpha races. All that is necessary in a clear day. Mr._and Mrs. M. A. Gifl‘in and, Mr. and Mrs. William Lester took a spin on their, wheels to Contentment Island and return Saturday. ' . 'All of our local dealers are holding a special sale of Japanese lanterns to-day on account of the Twin City Wheelmen’s lantern parade tonight. The Building & Loan Association will hold their regular monthly meeting to- night in Taylor &. Golden’s ofiice on Washington street. . ‘ Schiller Stamm, U. 0. R. M., will meet to-night in the Mystic Chain hall on Washington. street and hold their semi-annual election of officers. The track of the Tramway company’s Darlen extension is’laid nearly as far as the Stamford town line. The setting of the trolley pole arms is also well ad- vanced. The special car containing the crew from the University of Wisconsin, which is to row the Yale freshmen on Lake Saltonstall, passed through this city yesterday. , George Govern, the popular night clerk at Lane’s, is an enthusiastic bicy- clist and this morning gave up his usual day’s sleep and wheeled to Stamford, to call upon several lady friends in that city. . Captain Joe Lockwood has completed the ten new bath houses at the Knob and laid 200 feet of board walk from the club house to the bridge and 150 more up the hill on the other side of the bridge. Chief of Police Vollmer arrested a man for drunkenness this morning. At the station house he gave his name as Charles Ferris and said he was a shoe- maker by trade. He will be given a hearing to-morrdw morning at 9 o’clock before Judge Hubbell in the town Court. Rev. R. O. Sherwood celebrated his wooden wedding last night in the par- lors of the Baptist church. ~ Mr. E. R. Bennett in behalf of the ladies of the church in a very eloquent little speech presented him with two very fine rocking chairs and a neat jar- denier stand. A musical program was then begun. The. Autoharp club ren- dered several fine selections as did also the church choir. Mr. Frank' Stutte- vant delivereda piano solo, Mr. Her- bert Tilly a cornet.solo, Mr. George Hirst a tenor solo, and Miss Lena Tay- lor a soprano solo. The whole affair was a decided success. Special men. tion should be made of the artistic man- ner in which the parlors were decorated with palms and cut flowers. WESTPORT. ‘ ' East Saugatuck school district annual meetingewill be held next Friday even- ing. _ The Children’s Day exercises at the Saugatuck Methodist church were post- poned on account of the unpleasantness of the weather, Sunday. The body°of Mrs. Treddle, who died Saturday, was taken to New York on the 6:44. train, yesterday morning. Her body will be interred there. Michael Maloney was buried yester- day from the Almshouse, where he had been living for some time. His death occured Sunday morning. Deceased was about 60 years of age. . Historical society met last night at Secretary Coley’s house. There were more members present than at any pre- vious meeting this year. The society will not come together again till au- tumn. . i . The ladies of Christ church have ‘all in readiness for. their friends to come and see them in the church parliors to- morrow night. There will be a supper at a low price, strawberries and cream, and a number of tableaux by the young people. Some of the features will be suggestive of the day‘s significance, it being the anniversary of the first battle of the Revolution. . -»—. “Is there a Kalamazoo machine at Roton Point?” asks a. Correspondent. The writer probably knows whether or' no she is asking a question that she can-' not answer. Chief of Police Bradley shot and .killedacanine which was believed to have the rabies on Brook street, this morning. ., - ' “Do at Rome as Romans do” is cred- ited to no less an authority than St. Au- ' gustine, who advised a. convert, doubt- } ful about the propriety of some custom observed at Rome, todoasother ole did. , ’ . ! Pep ... -4 64.53-4qu . . r31 . Decrease In Seal Catch. OTTAWA, June 16.—Returns to the fish- eries department of the spring’catch of seals by Canadian vessels taken off the British Colum bian and Washington coasts show a decrease of nearly 1,000 skins. One Day’s Government Receipts. WASHINGTON, June 16. —-National bank notes received for redemption today, $571,- 764; government receipts from internal revenue, $742,747; customs, $419,801; miscellaneous. $73,727. The Amateur Oarsmen’s Regatta. SARATOGA, June 16. —It is ‘announced today that 75 crews will participate in the National Association of Amateur Oars- meg! ’1s3regatta at Saratoga lake on Aug. 12 an . § Price List of Chamberlain’s Medicines. Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera. and Diar- rhoea Remedy. The most successful medi- cine m the world for bowel complaints, 25 and 50 cents r bottle. Chamberlain’s Cough~Remedy. Famous for its. cares of coughs, colds, crou and Whooping cough, 25 and 50 cents per ttle. Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. For rheuma- tism, lame back, sprains, bruises, cuts, burns, scalds, frost bites and chilblains, 25 and 50 cents per bottle. For sale by E. P. Weed, druggist. . SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. ct" __ ~—Prof. Albert Koebele, of California, has made a. three years’ contract with the Hawaiian government to destroy the insect pests of theislands. His method is to get insects harmless to man to kill noxious insects. -—X rays are to be applied to prac- tical agriculture. Dr. Gractz, of Mn- nich,, has taken a picture of a. one-day- old pig, showing its bony structure. By continuing 'to make pictures of the pig the action of food on its growth will be shown. . '—-New possibilities in the use of the Roentgen rays have been discovered by Dr. Frenzel, of Berlin. Twelve sheets of bromide of silver paper laid one upon the other were placed in the holder and the picture of a frog taken. The image was equally well defined on each sheet. ——In Germany last year ships of 101,- 402 registered tons were built, against 117,621 tons [in 1894. This is a. consider- able advance as compared with 1892, with but 48,208 tons, and 1893 with 66,- 474 registered tons. The report does not include the ships built. in the gov- ernment yards. —Russia is publishing the construc- tion of the Tifliis Kars railway as fast as possible, and will probably have it completed by August next. It will en- able her to carry an army from the Caucasus to the doors of Turkish Ar- menia] The line is 190 miles long, and is already built as far as Alexandrapol, 50 miles from Kans. —Dr. Pize, of Montelinar, France, has discovered-"a. new anaesthetic. He has found that. by injecting gualacol under the skin in small doses operations can be performed without pain. A com- mittee appointed by the academy of medicine has inquired into the value of the discovery, and has congratulated Dr. Pize upon his achievement. ——Each instrument excels in some particular passage, the piano in scale passages, the harp in arpeggio, the mucu- dolin in the rapid repetition of one note, the’ banjo in the rapid playing of broken chords, and so with other instruments, but the violin can beat. them all on their own ground, while there is much violin music that can be played on no other instrument. ~English is the language that has altered most. Regarded merely as a Teutonic language, it is farthest re- moved from the parent. stock. It is de- scended from the Saxon. which is the parent of low German and Dutch, and, as it were, the. grandparent of English. But besides the Teutonic part, which is the groundwork of the language, it has suffered all the effects of a. lengthy Roman occupation. The Yukon Miners. The United States does not recognize, protect or control these mining com- munities in any way. No geological explorations or surveys have been un- dertaken, and there are no official re- pOrts upon the location, formation, de- V81 opment- or yield of this rich placer re- gion. There are no military posts and not. a territorial or federal. officer in Yukon, Alaska, save one customs in- spector and postmaster. There is no law, save as the miners maintain-their own unwritten code. Church mission- ary societies have provided for the few peaceful Indian tribes, but even spirit- ual comfort is withheld from the miners. “Heaven is. high, and the. czar is far off,” despairing Russian colonists used to say long ago. Since the military occupation of Alaska. ceased, in 1877, frequent appeals have been made for the establishment of a. garrison at. Chil- kat and the construction of a military road over the pass traversed by Yukon ‘miner-s for the last 16 years. Gen. Miles ‘ once considered the matter to the ex- tent of detailing an officer to make are- conuoisance.—Eliza R. Scidmore, in” Century. ._———————-——'— The people have long since learned that the most disagreeable medicines are not nec- essarily the best. In fact, as a rule, they are not. .What is wanted is something mild and sure, such as Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. That is really pleasant to takelwhen reduced with water and sweetened. Then it is acknowledged .‘everywhere to be the most successful remedy in the world for bowel complaints. Ask any number of druggists for the best remedy they have for diarrhoea and fully nine out often will recommend Chamberlain’s. In speaking of this medicine, ‘Mr. B. B. Bufl‘um of Friendsville, Susquehanna Co., Pa., says: - light and give them a. good beating. . her another hoist.” Then a shrill voice one gallon of water, then adding two 'FIGHT'IVNGfMOTH’S ”tonnes-its. “ Liquids Which are Repugnn‘h'tto thence ' stroyer; offliflwen Goods. _ Carpets were never- cheaper nor bot: _ ' ter than now, but until times are better we shall have to take care of our old car- pets. The moth is the great enemy to be fought and defeated. There are ef« ficacious remedies. One is to steep one- fourth of a. pound of cayenne pepper in drachms ofstrychnia. powder. Strain and pour this into a. shallow vessel, such as a large tinned-iron milk pan. Roll the carpet up and set each end a1; ternately in this mixture for ten. min- utes, or long enough to insure the sat- uration of its edges for about an inch. Do this after beating the carpet. The ‘ ends should likewise be treated. Be sure the carpet is dry before tacking down, as the wet poison might injure the fingers while tacking. When dorie, with the liquid throw where it possiblyi cannot harm anybody, or bottle and label for future use, marking it “Carpet moth poison.” This preparation will not stain the carpet nor corrode metals in contact. with the carpet. Another mixture" calls for one pound of quassia. chips, one-fourth of a pound of cayenne pepper, steeped in two gals Ions of water, strained and used as above. , When the carpet to be treated is not to be taken up, spray ends, edges, mar- gins and corners with the atomizer. Perhaps two or three applications might be better than one with the atom- war. The carpet moth loves the bindings and margins of a. carpet. Ingrains or three-plys may be treated successfully - while down by wringing a cloth out of hot vvater, laying it over the bindings and edges and ironing with a. hot iron. This will destroy both moth and eggs. This method is not effectual with mo- quettes or other heavy carpets, as the heat will not sufficiently penetrate them, besides which, ironing injures the pile of velvets; still, the tacks can be drawn occasionally and the carpet laid over on its edge, one side at a. time, and steamed on the wrong side. Then wipe the floor under the carpet as far as the arm can reach with hot cayenne tea. Also wipe the edge and bindings of carpet with a hot rag, rubbing hard before renailing. Some recommend sprinkling salt around the sides of the room before nailing down the sides of the carpet, but this seems wrong, be- cause the salt will surely attract too much moisture. Be on the lookout for the Buffalo car- pet beetle as early in the year as Feb- ruary and March. .Look out for them on the windows and window sills, and over all woolen clothing not in frequent use. The moth has a. special liking for red carpet. But the pest comes also later in the year, being sometimes brought into the house in flowers. It has a. par- ticular love for the blossoms of the spirea. It is a good plan, where the moths are unusually bad to saturate the floor with benzine, or preferably, we think, with spirits of turpentine, which is not so inflamablenor volatile, and then lay newspapers down under the carpet. This prevents an attack from the underside. It is important to remember that the moth always abhors the light, which is death to the eggs and larvae, and is really the best thing with which to circumvent them. Corrosive sUblimatc and alcohol in the proportions of 60 grains of the form- er to onepint of the latter is useful for treating the edges of the seams of the carpet where the pest is bad, but. the poison is so deadly that great caution is required in its use, especially where babies are around. The moths deposit their eggs in the early sprung. This, therefore, is the sea- son to put away furs and woolen goods for the summer. It is not the moth, but the larvae, that does the harm. Thoroughly beat the goods with a. rat- tan and air them for several hours in the sunlight if possible. Wrap up in a newspaper perfectly tight. If this work is done properly the-re will be no need of an air-tight chest or cedar chest, Moths do not have any fear of cedar or moth balls, but they will not go through paper or cotton textiles. Indeed, a. cot- ton bag or other wrapping is just as good as paper. Once a month take out the goods and examine them in the sun- W'hcn the moths are not so bad, as in some seasons qnd localitions, this monthly inspect-ion may not be neces- sary. But this is really the fur dealers’ secret of preserving their stock. Cam- phor is bad for fur, as it impairs their beauty by turning them light. Camphor may be sprinkled among the woolens, but secure wrapping in paper or cotton is good enough. The above method may be used to preserve feathers also—Good Housekeeping. - , ' _ .‘ airman. Science to the Rescue. The curtain was up on the first scene,. but the characters did not appear. In ' their stead the stage manager glided in and looked over the footlights. “For years,” he pleasantly remarked, “we have talked ,of elevating the stage. You will now see it. done.” He waved his hand toward the prompt side and al- most instantly the stage slowly rose. When it had reached a. height of perhaps . sixfeet the manager, with another ges- ture, stopped it. “If any gentleman in the audience is still unable to see the stage,” he affably remarked, “let him speak right up and we’ll cheerfully give arose from the back row'. “Just a couple 0' feet more, Mr. Manager,” said the voice, “an’ I’ll have the ha—ba. on this (1 um aigrettc in front of me I ” Then the play went on.—Cleveland Post. Appreciated. “I owe more comfort,” said'Mr. J ohn- son, “to my shoemaker than I do to any other man.” “Why, how is that,” said Mr.‘Billings, “when you are always complaining. about tight shoes ?” ‘ . “Well, every evening when I take off my shoes and put on my slippers, the “We have usedit in our family for him in. - . . - n the stomach, colic and diarrhoea an found gqmfiorgiguf‘eel 15 amp” intense. — it to be a most efl'ective remedy.” _ For sale y ‘ ‘ ’ ' . by E. P. Weed, druggist. , - 7- - ‘1 a _. .1: g. all as .- ‘1! h ‘1 a; l i i. n it? BRIDGEPORT. v}. ThilS o o o o D. Ml. Rood} ' @ompuny. FASHION SH EETS FOR JULY, ' Including ‘ Standard ’ Designer and Magazine. Full of pretty thoughts and graceful ideas—meney saving ideas. The time will never come when a progressive woman can get along without such helps 'as they render; she wouldn't if she could. SPECIAL. There’s a great special sale of Fancy Lace in progress, corn and white, 5 to 12 inches in- width, at 8..., 12 and 15 cents a- yard. ~Three lots of choice goods at prices which care- ful buyers like to see once in a while, like to avail themselves. Seasonable snap! What in P Corded Dimity. And then the Wash Goods mana- ger out of pure enthusiasm went on to- tell what a sheer, light-weight and correctly finished fabric it was—right in line with what the people want this . summer; 15 cents a yard. English. Percales,‘ full yard-wide, in black and white and blue and'white stripes and checks, for 12% cents a yard. _ French “Crepon Plisse, in blues, pinks, greens and yellow shades; regular 25c. goods for 12lc. a yard. Brilliantine Skirts—slates, tans, iinens and changeable shades—for $2.50 each, worth double the price. We know them to be a line of the most serviceable underskirts made; and the price l, Off. Men’s Underwear, gray Shirts and Drawers and white Shirts and Draw- ers, for 25 cents each. 'Ribbed Shirts and Drawers, the 39 and 50c. grades for 25 cents eabh. This is without exception the greatest value in men's underwear ever shown in this city, or any, other for that matter. They couldn’t be sold at the mill where they were made at that price without losing money. Balbriggan Shirts and Drawers, for 39 cents.- Others in either long or short sleeves, 50 cents each.
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