J‘s . .- a ‘ his Aim mm. An Epitome of Happenings of of Interest to the Public. 5 Garnere'd with Scissors anthencil. Is it hot enough for you?— _,___—-—— These be hard. days far horses and dogs. . . A thing of pebbles and patches: Wall street. . The Central Labor Union will meet Thursday evening. _ ._— The new Wall street pavement isa thing of the future. i The foundfies in this city shut down to-day owing to the extreme heat. Mrs. Ball of WiL-nipauk is moving into the Green cottage at Bell Island. The building firm of Savage & Smith, Bridgeport, have made an assignment. —-All Gasoline and oil stoves to be clbsed out at cost. H. H. Williams, 17 Main street. MichaelMcGown aged 29 years, died iu'Danbury, Sunday, from an attack of the black measles. The St. Johh’s Sunday school of Lewisboro, are having a picnic at Ro- tcn Point to-day. The City Council met last evening and adjourned until to-night. No spec- ial business was transacted. ‘ Entfy blanks for the bicycle races to be held at the Danbury Fair in Cote- ber, are being received in town, Among the many other improvements at the Norwalk Savings’ society’s bank- ing rooms will be a newfllefloor. Au Orchard Snappers are biting. street lad caught seven yesterday, that. would weigh nearly half a pound each. The train on which companies D and F will leave ‘for Niantic on- Monday next will leave South N orwalk at 6:10 Ga- m. . > .William Hubbard, colored, who suf- fered a collapse yesterday by reason of the extreme“ heat is reported as being himself again to-day. Miss Maud Holt returned to her home in Norwalk yesterday after a‘ brief s‘o’jou’rn with friends in this city. -—Bridgeport Telegram. lW‘illiam Kirk won' the twelve-mile roadracerun off in New Canaan, Sat- ui'day afternoon, in 33 min. and 18 sec. There-were four starters. A return game between the Norwalk and Danhury libation artists will soon be played in this city. The game will be followed by a shore dinner. ‘The Sons of St. George will meet to- night; William Moore represented the local organization at the meeting of the Grand Lodge in Stamford, to-day. Buckley’s Elastic Web factory on River street opened again this morning to the delight of the employees who have “beenfishing” for several days. John E. Nyle‘n, foreman of the sizing room in E. A. Mallory 85 Son’s hat faétory, 'Danbury, died very suddenly Sd'nday morning of hemorrhage of the lungs. The hand-hold gasket on one of the engines at the Electric Light station blew out last evening, causing the put- ting out for a time, of several of the city lamps. _ G; Fred Austin closed up his restaur- ant yesterday afternoon and invited all ofhis help to Gregory’s Point to see Emmett float. It was a great afternoon for all concerned. H. E. Williams the Main street hard- ware dealer has something in the line of picnic baskets that will make glad the heart of any one who proposes going on a picnic. ' Humane Officer Morehouse shot a horse belonging to James Middlebrook, of Wilton, yesterday. The animal was suggestive of an animated hat-rack. And there are others. A valuable. horse belonging to the W. M. Terry Beef company wastafken sud- denly sick yesterday. The veterinary surgeon in charge feels confident that he. can save the aminal’s life. Oflicer Kenney arrested Edward Wes;- ley of Wilton, early this morning and placed him in the station-house. Wes- ley was sulfering from an alcoholic stroke. He will be introduced toJudge Hubbell this afternoon. ‘ Thomas Farrell. who has occupied apartments in ' the Batchford building for nearly twenty years is moving to School street. Mr. Ratchford and fam- ily will occupy- the entire building. They speak very highly of their tenant and his long occupancy of the building attests to the good feeling that existed between tenant and landlord. .» ‘ I night and arrange for a clambake. ' ' The steam-launch Minnetta took out quite a large party for a sail this morn- ing. Charles 3Cummings has returned home from a four days’ trip up the Hudson. . . Charles Cummings, delivery clerk at Gregory’s market has returned home from a trip up the Hudson. . A son was born to ex-Governor Bulke— lay and Mrs. Bulkeley at Fenwick yes- terday morning. This is their third child, two boys and a girl. Kate Field never said anything nearer right than this: “The worst thing you can do for a woman is to pat her on the head for her success simply because she is a woman." ' The tickets for the Newport excur- sion to-morrow are on sale at the depot. Purchase at once the number your party will require, as the number as- signed‘forssale~at~each station is lim- ited. ‘ , There were five real estate sales in Norwalk last week. The mortgages *amounted to 815,240. _ For the corres- ponding week last year there were four scales and the mortgages mounted to 34,700. A stone crock or a box of tin, with a cover, preferably the first, is the only safe place in which to keep cloths that have been dipped in oil or turpentine and used for polishing floors or furni— ture. ' ' A lady passenger on the N. Y. Central lost her corset from her sleeping berth .out the car window. It had sewn up in it a lot of costly jewelry, her gold watch andall her money. The conductor tel- egraphed back and it was recovered. —Attend excursion to Pawson Park, by Catholic Union Council, K. of 0., Thursday Aug. 13, steamer Isabel, leaving South Nor-walk steamboat dock at 9 a. m. Tickets, 50c. A search light is being used at Lake Kenosia, Danbury, to the “great en- joyment of the crowd and the discom- fiture of others.” It might possibly have a good effect if used on some of the streets nearer the city hall. Miss Nellie Ells of this city, and who is located in Waterbury has been tak- ing a'two weeks’ vacation in the Green Mountains. On her way back to Waterbury she stopped for a couple of days at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Elle on Camp street. A report that William Abbott was in- jured in an accident at Bridgeport is denied by Mr. Abbott, who, while ad- mitting that he saw an accident in that city, says that he was “not in in it,” and that he reached his home in Wilton without even a dent in his hat. The GAZETTE is indebted to Mr. Wil- liam T. Olmstead, the bright young son of General Charles Olmstead, for a copy of; beautiful Salt Lake City pub. lication, full of illustrations of the charming scenery of our ‘latest new state, of which young Olmstead is a resident. Humane Ohicer Morehouse went to North Wilton yesterday afternoon, where he placed George Hull under ar- rest on the charge 0f cruelty to animals. The accused furnished bonds in the sum of 35, with Rufus Ruscoe as surety for his appearance for trial on Monday, August 24th, before Justice Rose. A little girl approached a certain re- porter the other day and with a win- some smile asked him to buy a ticket for an “ulcerated lecture” to be given at the church where she attended. Of course the reporter invested as he thought such a" lecture would be a 'de- cided novelty. With a “I thank you,” the little girl tripped away. porter then looked at the card and saw that it was for an “illustrated lec- ture” on life in India. O The Cotton Crop Average. WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.—-The August returns to the statistician of the depart- ment of agriculturenshow a. reducriun in the condition of cotton during the month of July from 92.5 to 80.1, or 12.4 no KISS. The condition at the same time last year was 77.9, which was the lowest average for August ever given. Severe Storm In Maine. SKOWHEGAN, Me. Aug. 11.—-A heavy storm visited Athens and vicinity. Thun- der and lightning. rain and a heavy wind Were the features. ‘More than 100 trees were blown down on the stage road be- tween Athens and Skowhegan. The farm buildings owned by Charles Duntonvwere destroyed with their contents. After Brooklyn Gas Companies. ALBANY, Aug. 11.—Attorney General Hancock gave a hearing today on the ap- plication of John C. Lester for permission to bring an action to annul the charters of the seven Brooklyn gas ”companies un- der the name of the Brooklyn.Union Gas company. ' . A few years ago nearly all newspapers published, at this season, recrpes for summer complaints. Now such items are seldom met with. Publishers have learned that there is nothing quite as good as Chamber- lain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for these diseases and as it is in general use everywhere they have quit publishing these recipes. No one having a bottle of, the remedy in the house nee fear an attack of bowel com laint. It can always be depended u on andis lensant and safe. For sale by .' . P.'Weed, ruggist.‘ ‘ . . ‘15 The Barbers’ Uniou‘will meet to- ‘is spending her vacation at Asbury The 16-. was deluged with water. trickled down the sides of the wall in 'THEEVENINGVGAznrrn‘ " ' soufrH NORWALK.’ The South Not-walk. Office of .‘the Gazette is ‘at' the store of'New- man & Plnney.‘No. 12 North Main orders for Job Printing.‘aswell as Homer M. Byington. Manager. Street, where.Advert:sements and [yams of News. can be left with Water at the Knob “73°. Don’t forget the excursion to New- port to-morrow. Evening bathing parties are all the rage at the Knob. . Mr. David Hunt of South Main street: is visiting in Yorktown. Palestine Castle, A. O. K. of M. 0., held their meeting last night as usual. ; An unusually large number of bathers enjoyed the water at Dorlon Point to- day. H. Wilfred Bodwell, of the City Na- tional Bank, is enjoying a week’s 'vaca- tion. Capt. George A. - J ennings, of the yacht Daphne, has a party out sailing to’daye Miss Lottie Bosch, of Gimrd Place, Park, N. J. The butchers of this city are in at- tendance at the big barbecue in Bridge- port to-day. .‘Mrs. H. Krieger and Mr. and Mrs. Sambel Greenstein are enjoying a trip to Niagara Falls. When riding on the Tramway it is 16 to 1 that you will have to stand up, and wait on all switches. ' Is it not about time for Editor Bode- meyer to make up his mind as to whether he will follow the silVer craze? Manuel T. Hatch again had the mis- fortune to lose his gold eye glassrs, while in'bathing at the yacht club last night. - The ladies of the Matinee Euchre club will entertain - their gentlemen friends at supper at the‘ Knob to-mor- row evening. ' -One of the wires which support the trolley wire, broke near the Rowayton junction yesterday afternoon, but was soon repaired. Arthur Andersen appeared before Judge Frost in the Town Court this morning charged with breach of the peace. He was found guilty' and fined 36, which he paid and secure-l his liberty. , ' . Miss May E. Smith, who has been visiting in Danbury, has returned to her home on Biyview avenue. ’ One of the generators gave out this morning and the Tramway cars were delayed for some time. They were supplied with power by the Street Rail- way company until repairs could be made. « “Gil” Finch the popular young Stam- ford racer has received:=question blanks from the L. A. W. Racing Board. He filled and returned them. ~Professor Heydrick, of the Young Men’s Christian League, has gone to Utica, N. Y , to spend several weeks at a school for physical culture. The members, who wish to use the club house during his absence, can secure the key from Mr. Richardson’s house, number 32 Chestnut street. STATE mom/wee. Pennsylvania. is' called the Keystone State. Kentucky is known as the Corncrack- or State, from a. game bird enjoying the same name which was formerly found in most parts of the State. It is also called the Blue Grass State. Delaware has been called the Blue - .Hen State. J - Ohio was early called the Buckeye ' State. New York was long ago denominated the Empire State. Iowa almost from the day of its ad- mission has been called the Hawkeye State. Hawkeye ' was the name of -a noted Indian chief. ' Michigan is known as the Wolverine State. _ Tennesseeans are Butternuts, from the color of the.clothing worn by the Tennessee volunteers during the civil war. Wisconsin was early dubbed the Bad- ger State. . Texas is called the Lone Star State from the single star in the arms of the commonwealth. Indiana is called the Hoosier State. Maine is called the Pine Tree State. Nevada has two nicknames—the Sil- ver State and the Sage Brush State. Georgians are Buzzards, from a State law protecting these birds. ‘ North Carolinians are called Tarheels, from a. leading industry. ' Marylanders are Craw-Thumpers, a slang name for the lobster. South Carolina. is the Palmetto State. Delaware people are called Musk- rats. The people of Oregon are Webfeet. West Virginians are Panhandleites. New Yorkers are Knickerbockers. Texans are Beefheads. Nevadans are Sage Hens. Kansans are J ayhawkers. The Retort Courteous. The investigators whose names ap- pearin the newspapers in connection with the Roentgen ray experiments are . a good deal bothered by applications from people who imagine they have bullets, or other wpleasant foreign sub- stances in Various parts of their anat- omy. The story goes that not long ago a certain local scientist received the fol— lowing letter: “Dear Sir: I have had a. bullet in my thorax for seven years. I am too busy to come to Cleveland, but hope you will be-able to come down here and locate the bullet, as I am sure the case is worth your while. If .you can’t Come yourself, send your apparatus, and I will get one of the doctors here to use it. Yours truly, ” Here is the local man’s reply: “Dear Sir: Very sorry I cannot find time to visit you. Nor will I be able to . send my apparatus. .. If youcan’t come to, Cleveland yourself, send me your thorax by express, and I will do the best i can with it. Yours truly, ” And there the correspondence closed. —Cleveland Post. . AN ENTHUSIAST. Mr: Li Hayden of W'allonia, Ky, is en- thusinstic in his praise of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He sayslie 'hnsused it in his family for years and :Can' safely recommend it to the public as the best medicine in the world for bowel troubles. The 26 and 50 cent sizes for sale A large number of the members and their friends attended the dance at the . Yacht club houselast evening. Despi e i the intense heat quite a number par- ticipated in the dancinrr. Others en- joyed the cool breeze from the “bridge” whileseveral went in bathing. A spec- ial Tramway car'brought the happy party home at midnight. Horace A. Saunders, the veterans racer, has rented the store which is occupied by the firm of NeWman & Pinney, and will move into it. in tLe near'future. He has secured the agency for the Orient bicycle 'and will boom the trade in this city. The Orient Cycle club, of Westport. Will hold a bicycle race in thatcitv on the 22d. Mr. Wilcox of the firm of Wilcox 55 Gibbs has offered the prizes which are very fine and will be announced later. John Meehan, a resident of Daly-- ville :and a member of the Stamford gravel-train gang, died of sunstroke Saturday at New Rochelle. Meehan had been working all day in the hot sun. He complained of not feeling well during the afternoon, but con? tinued to work until four o’clock, about which time. he was seen to suddenly drop his tools and fall to- the tracks. His fellow laborers immediately ran to his side and found him unconscious. Medical assistance was summoned, but he died shortly after. . There was a miniature cloud-burst in Lauder’s block, .late last night and early this morning, and no little dam- age was caused. One of the flush basins in the closet on the second floor overflowed and the whole floor below The water Trowbridge’s cigar store, and damaged alarge amount of cigars and tobacco, but it come downso slowly that it made no noise, and the police were unable to hear it. About six o’clock this morn- ing, when one of the proprietors ar- rived to open the store, the water which had been collectingbetween the floors all night, suddenly broke through, and the water rushed into the store. Trowbridge & Co. say they are unable, as yet, to, estimate their damage, but think it is very heavy. Mr. Dunn, of Western Union telegraph cornpany es- timates the damage to the paper in his by E. P. \Veed, Druggist. Raymond & Son. ‘Successorsto George H . Raymond. m culture Dealers and General Funeral Directors. '26 and 18 Main Street Norwalk m , Been ience, Ber keley Place. Telephone No. 7 he ' Wheeling at night. ‘ With the “ Search Light" —IS A PLEASURE. Apropos of the saying: “ You can fool some of the people part of the time, but not all the people all the time," the 1896 mm ~--a. on the contrary, never fools anybody at any time, its make-up being - «a. ' Correct in Principlefand Free from Defects, H insures that faithfulness .in perform- ance which holds the confidence of the any user. ‘V ‘9: -. » Price $5nd§il§13$ddg§fér€te BRIDGEPORT BRASS C0. Bridgeport, Conn. ( r19 Murray St., N Y . . v 35-87 Pearl St., Boston. Send for\ 17 No. 7th St., Phila. Catalogue No.16; ///////////////.W/////////////////////I W \\ \‘b\\\\\\\\\ \\ l2 North Main Street, storelto be about $10., - - , ,. 3‘s. . ""=‘i"i’"' ‘ . . Adm—7 MWNE ' sons liable to pay taxes to the town of Norwalk. in the County of Fairfiald and State of Connecticut, on the 'Assess- ment List of 1895, that I will meet them to receive said taxes, at the following times and places, to wit: At the store of W. S. Hanford, East Norwalk, (Down Town) on Tuesday September 1st, 1896, from 10 o’clock forenoon, until 12:30 afternoon. _At the store of J. C. Randle, at Win- nipauk, on the afternoon of Tuesday. September 1st, 1896, from 3 o’clock until 4:30 o'clock. ’ At the store of Alphonso Dibble, at South Five Mile River, on the evening of Tuesday, September 1st, 1896, from 7:00 o’clock until 8:30 o’clock. I At the office of the Collector, Room No. 1 Masonic building, in the City of Norwalk. in said town of Norwalk, on Wednesday, September 2d, 1896, from 9 o’clock forenoon, until 3 o’clock after- noon, and from 7 to 8 o’clock in the evening. Mr. Stephen Comatock, of Ccmstock Broa, Norwalk, and Mr. J. M. Layton, at his office, Railroad Place, South N or- walk, are authorized to receive taxes for me. On all taxes which shall remain nu- paid after the 1st da of Odtober, 1896, interest at the rate of NINE PER CENT will be charged from the 31st day of August 1896, until the same shall be pai . GEORGE B. ST. JOHN, Collector, In and for said Town of Norwalk, on the List of 1895. Dated at No’rwalk. Ct., July 8, 1896. MISS BAIRD’S INSTITUTE. Norwalk,‘Conn. earn YEAR. 15th Year in Norwalk. noinnmc MlllllAY scnooi Primary, intermediate. academic‘and college preparatory classes. Specialists employed for. physical culture, elocution, music, art and the languages. Careful attention to morals and manners. A limited number cf 'day pupils and special student's admitted. send for cir- cular. t'Earlv application desirable. Miss Baird is at home to visitors on Thurs- day and Friday of each week until 5 p. m. HERE’S YOURT- GRANGE. , ' A fine building lot on Wilton ave-- nue. If you'intehd to build, look at this before purchasing. 1 Water, gas and sewer on the avenue. _, , Will be sold at a Bargain. W. H. BYINGTON, Real Estate and Insurance, Room I. Gazette B’I’d. HAVE ARRIVED. My new line of Spring and Summer Suitings, which Will be made up in the latest styles and at the lowest possible price consistent with good. work. Call in and inspect them. F. KOCOUR, MERCHANT TAILOR, I? North Main St. South Nurwalk. RUMMAN , ' BROTHER —- MANUFACTURERS 0F —— IMPRlll'El] SODA in Mill- . ElllL- unis. Flavoring Extracts Also the Syrups and . Olden Time Fruit juices, Root Beer. 5‘5", Lemon Soda, Soda Water I Sarsaparilla, Supplied in Birch Beer, Steel Fountains. Seltzer and Vichy in Siphons. Address I II. .I. i c. s. enuuiiin, . 41 Main Street. - - . Newman ; Norwalk. Conn I mportan t '=.' Notice x ' ' _ A Great Sale of W _'A_LI_- PAPERS- '. $3,000 Worth of Wall Paper will be sold AT'oosv During the next Thirty- Days. .6" Pinn‘ev. , 5 ,L'South ' Noiwalk TAXbOLLEcroR’s ’ NOTICE is hereby given to} all per- i l ‘ Fwy-u ..... .BRIDGEPORT, 3 Th@ 0 o o c ' , D. M. Reed @®mnuuy. d BLACK FARMERS’ .$AT.|N. .. UNDERSlSlRTS ‘ ~ ‘ With fine dimity ruffles,,_for $1.48; they’ve been selling forl$Cj25r Quite ’ a mark-clown. . .- A ‘ ‘Then we are selling those skirts with three dimity ruff-lesftrunmed " with two rows silk:lace‘,lf0r,“$l.9_8.: .. Plenty of good values in'underskirts just now. - - . REMNANTS of Scotch Ginghams and other wash stuffs; such goods that. have'sold lively. They have from 2 to~8 yards in the-piece. and they’re only 121;. a yard—half and more than half off in price. ' Tooth Powders— I.R’OYAL., . » _-Qbivisoa'r, CALnsR’s. RED SEAL, ,ALTHEA, S'riLLiMAN’s COLGATE’S, Lyon's, sozonour— and something like a dozen others, including the different pastes and washes. ' ' . We also have a powder specially prepared for us, put up in bottles under our own label, that we think is about as good as any—19c. a bottle. t The ention we have made of . Wrappers—$1.25 and $150 cries for.75 cents and $i.OO—-doesn’tbe§ gin to convey sufficient. knowledge of the extraordinary offer}; it's ’great. They are not only handsome to look‘ upon but they are beautifully made—- made to do good service. ._— Large people should not forget our in Muslin Underway,— drawers, skirts and nightgowns. Neither should medium-size folks. overlo'ok our regular sizes. I outsizes «V. .g -, 5“,: ‘-v. ct» “w > ’. ..: r .. . _ ”b' ' am ‘15-. an . iii a .. r ‘ ‘z 1 . "’s' ... '. ' a w . -. ’v' := .9 v . . ‘ ' .~ on : . 3 1 ~- ( .‘ . n , if: . ' I 't; q ' ‘ . A .1 at} ‘ 3 .. . - ‘ . ,. -' I ‘ «Samuel C :P‘l‘u-M «’I'"~’".-‘~..J' 2‘ 5-", v. "fl”? Owen“ Ch- . I .. , .
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