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An Epitome. of Happenings :of
of Ihtcrest to the Public. -' .
Garnered With Scissors and Pond“.
The public schools will re-open Mon-
day next. , '
The patching up of Wall street goes
bravely on. ' ,
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Mrs. E. Apell is visiting friends in
Jersey City. '
The Orient Cycle club race will take
place at Westport, tomorrow.
Miss Mamie Kelly of West avenue, is
making a three weeks’ visit in New, . _ . _ .
‘ ' , ~ New Orleans, are visiting friends in
' The Pioneer Hook and Ladder com-
pany will hold a special meeting this
evening.
The St. Paul’s Brotherhood of St.
Andrew will picnic at Long Island to-
morrow.
A trolley party that filled five cars
passed through this city on the Tram-
way line last night.
The Naromakes will go to Bridgeport
'on Saturday, and shoot against the
Bridgeport Gun club.
I John, or “Johnny” Harty, as he is
familiarly called, is seriously ill at his
home on Franklin avenue.
There is talk of organizing a foot-
ball team in Danbury. There is lots of
good material for one in Norwalk. '
Ex—President Harrison is booked for
a speech in New York city on Thurs-
day evening of this week at Music Hall.
_ Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Taft, of
Brooklyn are in town calling on Mrs.
Taft’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Gusow-
ski.
The attending physician reports that
Gen. D. N. Couch is improving quite
rapidly, which will be good news to his
many friends.
' War veteran and carpenter George
Shaw, of New York, is in town, to-day,
shaking hands with old friends and
acquaintances.
Let Brother Maples go to the Legis-
lature, by all means; it would tickle
him and wouldn’t hurt the Consolida-
ted railroad.—News.
i. The St. Paul’s church choir has ele-
gant weather for its picnic which takes
place to-day at Gregory’s Point and in-
cludes a sail on the sound.
Miss Nellie Dolan of Yonkers, N. Y.,
who has been 'a guest of her cousin,
Miss Mamie Powell, of Ellwood Place,
returnedhome this morning.
:The Arctics and Silvermines will play
bass ball this afternoon. The Arctics
hepe to keep their opponents at zero
during the entire game, and down the
Silver-miners.
Charles Bentley, son of Rev. Mr.
Bentley, who was pastor of the Baptist
Church, some years since, ‘wheeled
through town, t‘o-day, enroute to his
home at Orange, N. J.
":Justice R. M. Rose went to Wilton,
yesterday, to try. the case of the State
vs. George Hull, who is charged with
cruelty to animals. The case was ad-.
journed for one week.
,The Epworth League of the Method-
ist church will take a trolley ride to
Stamford and return, on the Tramway
line, to-night. They will start from
. the lawn near the church, at 7:45.
Mr. George H. Raymond of Berkeley
street who has been ill fer a day or two
is rapidly convalescing and expects to
be at the reunion of his old regiment
the 28th C. V. at Gregory’s Point, on
Friday. _
A little daughter of Charles Finch
fell through the plank covering over
the steps leading to the cellar from the
sidewalk Sunday night, at her home on
Water street, but she luckily escaped
serious injury. . " '
Little Charley Goldschmidt don’t
like crackers any more. Yesterday he
tipped up a barrel containing the
crackers, and as he did so a mouse
jumped out of the barrel and gave him
. a nip on his right ear, nearly frighten-
ing the life out of him. -
City Clerk E. M. Lockwood held a re-
ception at his law office in the Gaznrrn
building. He had sixty-seven callers,
to each of whom he gave an order for a
,neat little sum of money. ’ The callers
~w re men who have been engaged on
the city work on Mill Hill and other
.streets. The reception lasted scarcely
twenty minutes and occurred last even-
ing. ‘ .. ' . ,
Little May McNerney who lives ‘on
the Step Rock road, and who suffered
the loss of three fingers from a hatchet
fin the hands 'of her brother, saturday
afternoon, is getting along nicely under
the care of Dr. Walter Hitchcock.
' Johnny was playing with, the hatchet
and brought it, accidently‘ down upon
the fingers of his «little sister as her
hand rested on a chopping block. j
Charles F. Loomis of— Waterbury is
intown for a few days. , :
, George E. Curtis left town this morn-
ing-for the Thousand Islands.
Miss Vera Wood is a guest again to-
day of the Seymours at Smith's Island.
The Butterworth family is expected
back from the White Mountains on Sat-
urday.
The barge M. J. Brassen was towed
out of the harbor this morning by the
Addie V.
'Edwin B. Curtis is spending a part of
his vacation at the home of his parents
on Union Park.
The cruiser Brooklyn, on her prelimi-
nary trial trip yesterday made a speed
of nearly 21 knots. '
Charles Frederick Belden and wife of
this city.
Rev. Dr. Walker. of Hartford, was
stricken with paralysis at Brattleboro,
Vt. yesterday.
Thomas Mason of Harbor avenue is
again laid up on account of a trouble-
some abcess on one of his feet.
Conductor Harry Richmond of the
Street Railway service has returned
fromhis vacation and is again on duty.
John Newman is removing his house-
hold effects from Chapel street to Rye,
N. Y., which place he will make his
home.
The party who won the coop full of
chickens at a rafile a few weeks’ since
has traded the same for a horse and
wagon. '
Constable Hunt arrested John T.
Smith of Glenwood avenue. last night,
on the charge of an alleged assault on
William J. Lynch.
Yesterday President Cleveland an-
nounced that David R. Francis, of Mis-
souri, had been appointed Secretary of
the Interior to succeed Hoke Smith.
The Daughters of Liberty held an
enjoyable lawn fete at the home of C.
J. Ferris on Chestnut street last night.
There was ice cream, dancing, cake and
joy 'in abundance.
A young Zaccheus arrived at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Zaccheus Ben-
son on Leonard street, this noon, just
in time for dinner. Dr. A. H. Baldwin
was the first one to bid him welcome.
Chief Bradley arrested Mrs. Herman
Wiegand of Knight street, last night on
the complaint of Nellie Deagon who
claims that she used insulting language
to her. The case is set down for trial
this afternoon.
Err-Minister Phelps has written a vig-
orous letter reiterating the statement
which he made last week of his inten-
tion to vote for McKinley and Hobart.
It is a letter which all Democrats should
read and carefully digest.
Constable Hunt this morning ejected
Professor Anderson from the apart-
ments he and his family have been 00-"
cupying on Park street, and also served
summary process on Mrs. Areno who
lives in the same building.
The committee appointed by Judge
Andrews to reassess if deemed advisable
the benefits and damages awarded by
the city to Miss Mary Honnecker by
reason of the widening and grading of
East .Wall street, will meet at the City
Council rooms to-morrow.
The force of workmen on Mill Hill
was reduced this morning and will not
probably be increased until such time
as the new water main is laid. Work-
men are engaged in getting Smith
street in readiness for the dumping of
gravel thereon, and the raising of the
grade of the street.
Messrs. Raymond & Sons are deliv-
ering the new furniture for the city
council room, this morning. It is the
neatest furniture of the kind ever seen
in Norwalk. It will be in entire har-
mony with the council chamber with
perhaps the exception of the reporter’s
table. '
Constables Morehouse and Hunt wont
to Wilton last night, after Charley
‘McMullen wli'o was wanted for theft.
Charley was not there. As will be
seen in another paragraph, he was" at
home on Wilton avenue, and was sur-
rendered by his mother, this morning.‘
Charley seems to be quite an artful
dodger.
H
The Sugggn are Seen.
Bos'roN, Aug. T3 dispatch from
Lowell observatory, Flagstaff, A. T., to
John Ritchie, Jr., of this city, announces
that the polar snow of Mars has been ob-
served ln latitude 76, longitude 36, about
2 degrees in diameter. '
Return a: Professor Andree.
TROMSO, Norway, Aug. 25.—‘-Professor
Andree has arrived here.from Dane’s is-
land on_ board the Virgo, having aban-
doned for this year his attempt to cross
the arctic relgons in a balloon.
Adv—M..-
A few years ago nearly all newspapers
published, at this seashn,‘ recipes for summer
complaints. Now such items are seldom
met with. Publishers have Fleamed' 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 havin a. bottle of this
remedy in the house nee; fear an attack of
bowel com laint. It can always be depended.
ripen and rs pleasant and safe. For sale by
. P. \Veed, Druggist. .
Homer M. Bylnzton, Manager.
Water at the Knob 70°.
‘ The public schools willre-cpen Mon-
day after the long summer vacation.
The Barbers’ Union held a very en-
joyable supper at Gregory’s Point last
night. ' '
The meeting of the’Imprcvemeut So—
ciety takes place at the Yacht club
house to-night.
Mr. and Mrs. T. 1; Raymond, of this
city, left this morning for a visit to the
Thousand Islands.
Louise Lodge, Daughters of Her-
mann, will ’hold their monthly meeting
to-morrow evening. ‘
Mrs Campbell of Van Zandt avenue,
E. N., has her Sunday school class out
for a sail on the Sound, to-day.
Miss Margaret Hasbrouck, of Hobok-
en, who has been visiting with Mrs.
Homer F. Bucknam, returned to her
home this morning. .
Mark A. Hanna, chairman of the re-
publican national committee, passed
through this city last night on route
from Boston to New York. ‘
It is reported that Charles Hayes is
to bring suit for $30,000 through Howe
& Hummel, of New York, against a well
known gentleman, for alienating his
wife’s afl‘ections. ‘
The Orient Cycle club, of ,Westport,
will hold their races to-morrow after-
noon at 2:30 o’clock- A party is being
formed of local wheelmen who intend
to ride over to witness the race.
The regatta committee—E. E. Brug-
gerhof, chirman 52 :Broad street, New
York city; J. R. Whiting, jr. . Stamford,
Conn., and Stewart Smith, secretary:
117 Worth street, New York city.
The Norwalk Pharmacal Society will
hold their regular monthly meeting in
the parlors of the Mahackemo Hotel to-
morrow afternoon. A large attendance
is expectedas important business is to
be transacted.
John J. O’ Brien. . the insane man,
who was removed from a Consolidated
train on Friday last, and locked up and
on Saturday sent out of town by Judge
Hubbell, turned up in Stamford that
afternoon a raving maniac.
John Popp appeared before Judge
Frost- in the Town court, this morning
charged with breach of the peace. He
was found guilty, and fined $1 and
costs, which he paid. The arrest was
the result of a family quarrel.
The dance at the Yacht club house
last evening was one of the most enjoy-
able of the season and a large number
were present and danced “away the
hours until midnight when’a‘ Specialf
Tramway car conveyed them to their
homes.
The singers who will compose the en-
tertainment of the Public Improvement , _
Society’s mnsicale at the Yacht club’s
house, this evening, will take the Tram-
way car, leaving South Main street
switch at 7:30 O’clock, and be conveyed
to the club house in the Governor’s
car. Special cars will also leave the
the South Main street switch a 7:15
o’clock. .
_ The annual regatta of the Stamford
Yacht club, Stamford, Conn., will be
sailed on Saturday, September 5. ' The
events are for all classes of yachts
from schooner to catboats, and they
are' open to the yacht clubs of the
yacht Racing Union of Long Island
sound, also to all other recognized yacht
clubs.|Entries must be made in writing
and filed with the secretary of the re-
gatta committee by noon on September
3. Entry blanks will be furnished upon
application to any member of the re-
gatta committee, and must be accom-
panied by the Yacht Racing union
measurement certified to by the owner.
Policeman Foley. of the Stamford
force, had a lively tussle with a drunken
stranger at the depot in thatcity on Sat-
urday night. The man was looking for’
fight when the officer .met him. A
catch-as-catch-can struggle followed be '
tween the two men during which the
,“drunk” almost stripped Mr. Foley cf
his uniform. The officer was obliged
to use his baton, but even then the
prisoner refused to Submit until he was
almost blinded from blood which flowed
from the cut on his head. In the police
court yesterday he gave the name 'of
James Ellis and was fined $10. It is
belived that he is the notorious Jim
Ellis of Cobble Hill for whom the police
of this city havea warrant. Jim es-
caped from oflicer Decker by swim-
ming the Norwalk river before the ice
left the banks.
09
General \Vinslow‘s Wife Killed.
WATEBTOWN, N. Y., Aug. 25.—Mrs.
Geraldine M. Winslow, wife of General
Bradley Winslow,'was thrown from her
carriage today and fractured her skull,
(lying within 20 minutes.
One Day's Government Receipts.
WASHINGTON, Aug. tau—National bank
notes received today forredemption, 8307,-
401; government receipts from internal
revenue, $417,426; customs, $305,898; mil-
.cellaneous, $7,934. . - - -- .
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‘Mr. L. Hayden of Wallonia, Ky, is en-
thusiastic in his '
Colic Cholera and iarrhoea Remedy. He
says he has Used it in his family for. years
and can safel recommend'it to the public as
the best me icine in the world for bowel
troubles, The 25 and 50.cent sizes for sale
(by E. P. Weed, Druggist. -
raise. of Chamberlain’s .
' SOU I H NORVVALK.
The South Norwalk Office or the Gazette Is at the store of New.
.man 8; Plnney. No. 12 Narth Main Strieet, whérefidvgrtisements and
orders for Job Printing, as well as [poms of News. can' be left with
-‘ SUPPLIES.
The Schools will open again
soon. Just bear in mind the
LARGEST and BEST line of
SCHOOL
Tablets,
Pads,
Pens,
Pencils,
Slates, ‘
Everything used in the School
can be found at
JOHN T. HAYES'
NO. 25‘ MAIN ZSTREET. NORWALK.
Best Goods. Lowest Prices.
ocunscrlcur ’- umnv,
Ilaviland Street.
Everything is now running
Smoothly at the new Laundry,
. and the quality of the work
turned out is commented upon
Quite favorably. '
”The standard of excellence
aimed at’is high, and it is ,in-
tended that it shall be attained
fund maintained
I Bring in your bundles, or
,send address and wagon will
;' call.
‘ Receiving depot at Pinneo’s,
.49 Wall street. Norwalk. Col-
. lections twice daily.
consonant - uunnnv,
llaviland Street.
South Norwalk, Conn.
Fairliald county National Bank.
' 44 Wall Street, Norwalk, Cams.
NUORPORATED, 1321- Capital, $300010
EDWIN C. Kenna. President.
DAVID H. MILLER Vice-President.
1.. C. GREEN. Cashier
DIRECTORS .
Enwm 0. Known M .
DAVID H...Mlm.au, 11.0.? .E Mgnghgnn
. F. Br. J onx Locxwoon, Tunonoau E. Sum!
Ina Conn. Cnas F. Tarsraur.
Accounts of Man f t '
Individuals solicitleldic “rm merchants and
Safe Deposit Boxes free to Depositors.
PEYMOUTH ROCK ICE.
Stores and Families Supplied.
" Lowest Rates.
J. D.Jennings. .
, UN DERTAK E R
1 Knight street. opposite
Street Railway Depot
NIGHT BELL AI OFFICE.
I i NOTICE
NOTICE is hereby given to all per-
sons liable to pay taxes to the town of
Norwalk. 1n the County of Fairfield and
State- of Connecticut, on the Assess-
ment List of 1893, 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 Tuesdav.
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
I - 7:00 o’clock until 8:30 o'clock.
At the office of the Collector, Room
_ N c._ 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 Comstock, of Comatock
Bros., 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 un-
paid after the 1st day of October, 1896,
interest at the rate of NINE PER CENT
will be charged from the 31st dav of
Augiust 1896, until the same shell be
pal . ,
GEORGE B. Sr. J 031v,
_ ' Collector,
In and for said Town of Norwalk, on
the List 01-1895. ' .
Dated at Norwalk. Ct., July 8, 1896.
MISS BAIRD’S
INSTITUTE.
Norwalk, Conn. ’
5571‘? YEAR.
._ 15th Year in Norwalk.
solnomo m on $0il00l.
Primary. intermediate, academ‘ic'and college
preparatory classes. Specialists employed for
physical culture. elocution, music, art and the
languages.
manners.
and special students admitted. Send for cir-
cular. Early applicationdesirable.
Miss Baird'is at home'to visitors on Thurs-
day and'Fridav of each week until 5 p. m.
Successorsto George H.3aymcnd.‘ '
Furniture Dealers and General Funeral
‘ Directors. ' '
16 and 48 Main Street Norwalk Ct
Residence, Berkeley‘Place.
Telerhore Nu 7 7.4
Piano Lessons, I
38- GEORGE W. BRADLEY d
Msagifslnetgl‘g’e'Wntl'uBE'NaSh’) fiié'éséu 2:161:
the we r c 1011 on '
her home No. 193 Main street: 9 lane at
Examples taken from 00mpany’s
due in four years would now be issue
cash payment required, $59.12 (only
. ' Issued in 1880 (matured in 1895).
this p .
$136. 9 for each $100 paid out.-
No. “1,544. 35,000 Ten
Originally issued in 1868. Total
cash paid, leaves net cost for Whole t
- $1,000, $6.02.
7~ihe.leunnlne
J. o. WEBSTER. Vice President.) a. w. an
" ’ BE T Asst. Secretary,
3.1:. HALLocK.oenera1 Agent, 5
THE BEST RESULTS
_IN.._
'Liinlled Payment and, Annual Life Policies
. C E. GIL ,
RD , 1,1,, , ,, lD' e tor. . _
GU.- .ONW RUSSE It D Medics. ‘1: gJAMES CAMPBELL,M.D.,'Medical Examiner.
Hnbinger Bldg., New Haven. .
J GEN I.- HUTCHINSON, General Accident Agent. 1
Life, Term and. Endow-
ment Insurance _— *3
ARE GIVEN BY THE
Aetna Life 1“?“Taicec.‘...;..'y,
01' Hartford, Conn.
Records. _ .
y Year Endowment.
Issued in 1870 (due in 1900). Total premiums to date, $2,735.63. A paid-up policy
d for $4,487. Cash dividend in 1896, $95.53
about 40 per cent of the original premium).
llo. 10,l|6. $5,000 Twenty-Five Year Endowment.
Issued in 1870 (matured in'1895). Total premiums paid, lessdividends, $2,932.56
making a net gain to the insured of $2,067.44. Had death occurred during the
twenty-five years, the full $5,000 would have been paid.
llo. lll,660. $5,000 Twenty, Year Endowment.
Issued in 1875 (matured in 1895). Total premiums paid, less dividends,
$3,534.69. Had the insured died .during the term of the policy, the whole
$5,000 would have been and. Having survived the twenty years, he receives
for $3,534.69 paid out, 8 ,000-3. gain of $1,465.31.
No. l28,04l. ‘ ~$l0,000 Fifteen Year Endowment.
Total premiums paid, less dividends,
$7,33I.82. The insured was furnished .fifteen years’ insurance for $10,000 under
olicy without cost and was given a net: gain in return of $2,668.18—or
Year Endowment.
Issued in 1885 (matuged in 1895). Total premiums paid, less dividends,
$4,175.87. Ten years’ insurance, and a gain of $824.13 on the investment.
premiums paid 'in twenty-eight years,
$1,675.52. Net value of paid-up policy entitled, to $831.90. Deduct this from
erm, $843.62. Average cost per year, per
Upon Equally as Favorable Terms.
Issues every desirable form of
Life, Term, Endowment and
Accident Insuuance.
MORGAN .o. . BULKELEY. President.
JOHN. Actuary. J. L. ENGLISH. Se 1: ,
W. C. FAXON, Asst. Secretary. cre ary
Careful attention to morals and.
A limited number of day pupils-
Ravsaeedé Son;
TAXCOLLECTOR’S’ .
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D. M. [Bend]
@ompnny.
THE
EVERY DAY
HAPPENINGS ‘
Furnish any quantity- of glorious
shopping opportunities—lively think-
ing,. pretty choosing. active buying»
And the downward tendency of prices ,
create new possibilities that Wouldn’t)",
happen at any other time, of the year. '
Whether a woman ‘ is" staffing upon a
journey or returning from one, whether.
she is out walking. driving or wheel-f
ing, she stops in- to see what new
changes have taken place, What new
reductions in price have been made;
and as a consequence ”we are more
or less busy, for.she invariably buys
something—even trifles count. ‘
Shirt Waists. attract everybody,
they're so pretty and-sowell made/so
cheap ;’ high grade- qualities that have
been marked down to‘795and 50'
cents—with detachable collar. ‘No‘
matter how many we sell, there’s
always handsome ones remaining to
"select from. ‘ " " '
, Comfort Powder, Small size 21
cents, large size 39 cents; and it is
just exactly what it's called—COM-
FORT powder. Comfort Tooth Pow-
der, 10 cents. ‘Red Seal’ Bay
Rum, 19 cents. Very large cakes
Castile Soap, \vhite’pnd mottled, 25c.
size for 17 cents. A Flesh and Bath
Brushes—good ones for 25 cents.
Big values in Stationery—ladies’ sorts
and tints. Photo. Frames, singleor
folding.
For a sample or two of the splen—
did chances in wash goods we’ll
mention Fine Lawns, always 15 and
17 cents, now 8 cents.» a yard. Or-
gandies, Batiste and Irish Dimity,
always 25, 30 and 35 cents, now
down to 19 cents a yard.
Blankets and Comfortables 'took
quite a start when the cool nights
struck town. And we Were all ready
and waiting—had been for quite a
while—right weights’ and right prices.
Jackets, Capes, Skirts and Suits
have quickened their steps quite a
little in the last few days, sensibly so.
They don’t cost any more than rea-
son allows, no more than good judg-
ment dictates.
Gloves look fully as well on as off,
especially mornings and evenings.
Assortments are complete.
Norwalk Chronicler