L
«S,
.1": Additional
taken suddenly ill last night, and it was
Here and There...
. Mrs. H. C.lByington of Lincoln ave-
nue, is quite ill. '
Owen O’Brien is seriously ill’ at his
home on Belden avenue. .
Mrs. Northrop of East avenue is seri-
ously ill. Appendicits is feared. _
. .
The Imperial Mandolin club "held a
meeting to: practice last night. ‘ '
Mrs. J. E. Plumb of East Orange, N."
J ., is visiting her sister, Mrs, E: J, Lit-
tell on Grand street. : ~
Miss Mai Curtis of West avenue, will
entertain a party of friends this even-
ing, at progressive whist.
Mrs. W. E. Jones of East avenue has
returnedfrom a>very pleasant visit with .
friends in East Orange, N. J. ;
The health of Mr. Frederick Mead
remains about the same. .. The cooler
weather, if anything, is improving his
condition. ’
Commodore Hubbell’s launch, the
Viola, accompanied the St. ‘Paul
Brotherhood of St. Andrew on their
picnic to~day.
Mrs. T. E. Howagd and Miss Sarah
Francis of Danbury, have returned
homefrom a visit with Miss Juliette
Gregory on Camp street, this city.
' William Moore delegate to the- Sons
of St. George cenvention in Stamford
gave an interesting report of his visit,
to Welcome Stranger Lodge, last night.
The William Schleinker cider mills
at Blue mountain was started up yes-
terday. , Joe Haley says that the cider
will be ripe enough to eat in abouttwo
weeks. ‘
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs: J csse
Colwell of Wilton avenue, yesterday
afternoon. This is the first arrival of
the kind at their home, and he owns the
entire premises.
In the case of Mary Allen vs. P. J.
O’Brien, yesterday, Judge Frost ren-
dered judgment for the plaintiff. The .
defendant, on the advice of his counsel,
Messrs. Hurlbutt & Gregory, took an
appeal. .
5 Bartholomew Hunt, of the Step Rock
road, father of Constable Hunt was
feared that he could not survive, He
is reported as being much better this
morning. ’
Alittle lad. perhaps 6 years of age,
fell from an apple tree in the rear of
Street Commissioner Kellogg's home
this afternoon and'broke his arm. Dr.
A. H. Baldwin, who only the day be-
fore had presented him with a baby
Iii-”other; rdduced the fracture. It would
seem that the little fellow likes small
green apples better than he does little
rad babies. -
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— failed to Work.
yesterday afternoon as the funeral
procession of the late Clarence Hunt
who was a former member of the South
Norwalk fire department was passing
up West avenue,Chief Engineer Prowitt
:as' a mark of respect to the deceased,
decided to cause the “tolling” of the
fire alarm bell and attempted to sound
rthe hell but greatly to his‘discomfiture
it failed to respond to the pulling
of the box. '
It is stated that the grounding of a
wire was the cause and that boxes 36,
32, 28. 24 and 21 were also inoperative
for the same reason. In case of fire no
alarm could have been sent in from
either box. This is a situation that
demands immediate attention. A
.Chief Prowitt has asked chairman
:Chin'ery of the Fire committee to bring
the matter before the Council to'the
end that the fire alarm system be put
inland kept in a first-class condition.
Unser Max. .-
Manager Mitchell has booked James
A. [Reilly in Unser Max for the Nor-
walk-Opera House, on Tuesday evening
September 1. Mr.,Reilly is one of the
sweetest singers and dialect, comedians
.now on the stage and [a rousing house
will no doubt greet him on his appear-
_ ends here. '
, Will Remove.
It it understood that harness maker
1?. H. Dwyer will vacate his present ,
“quarters in the Quintard building to
make room for the march of improve-
ments on East avenue, on Saturday,
.-and will move into the store known
as the American House restaurant, on
Main street.
O.
Mahsney-Veitch.
James Mahoncy of Stamford and Miss
Annie Vcitch of South Norwalk were
married at St. Mary’s church this
:morning by Rev. J. B. Dougherty. It
Was a pretty bride and a happy bridal
marty. -
O
mum
Yesterday was a'gala day for West.
port. The new trolley line to the
zfnrther end of Compo Beach was open-
ed, and cars run over the route, filled
with citizens and children. Two car-
.loads of the Band of Hope were of the
.‘ 5‘ number. Great expectations are enter-
. tained as to next year’s .share «91-1556.
" excursion. business.
. '56-.
’.
,.sours
' The South'N'orwalK Office of the Gazette ls, atthe store of New-
”man 85 Plnney. No. 12 North ‘Main
Street, where Advertisements and
orders for Job Printing, as wall as Items of‘News. can be leftfwlth
Homer M. Byington. Manager.
There will be a‘ dance .at the Knob
Saturday evening as usual.
Eben Hill Jr. took a party out for
sail in the Carrie yesterday.
Rev. J. B. Lawrence and family left
today for the White Mountains.
The M. E. Sunday school went to
Glen Island to-day on its annual vaca-
tion.
The Stamford Ghost club- will enjoy
another Tramway ride to Norwalk to-
night.
The Knob Whist club is holding its
fertnightly meeting at the club house
this afternoon.
,A party of Stamford young people
etij oyed a‘straw ride over the-Tramway
line, last night.
The Norwalk Pharmacal Society are
a
meeting this-afternoon in-the- parlors of
the Mahackemo Hotel.
Mrs. William Staples and her neigh-
bor Mrs. Olmstead, of Westport, we're
among Norwalk’s visitors yesterday.
Mr. B. M.Andrews, and son, Ben.
F. Andrews, of West avenue, left yester-
day for'a, short trip in the Catskill
Mountains.
The members of the Old Well Hank
and Ladder,‘ Putnam Hose, and the
Fire Police attended Clarence Hunt’s
funeral in a body yesterday afternoon.
One of our city athletes and most ex-
pert wheelmen, took a double somer-
sault from his baulky wheel yesterday,
but fortunately escaped without serious
injury.
There will be another of those popular
excursions to Block Island Friday.
Tickets are now on, sale at the West
bound depot with Miss Florence Brown
the ticket agent.
The ladies of the Knob Outing club
are enjoying their whist games in the
club house. this afternoon. The tide
is high for bathing and- the club
house and grounds, will no doubt be
well patronized. ’
It is announced that Labor Day is'lo
finish up the season at Roton Point, af-
ter which, that delightful shore resort
will‘be closed until next year, when ar‘
rangements are to be made for a daily
New :ork steamer to run there. _
The ‘Wiednesday Afternoon Euchre
club met "at'the Knob ypsterday jniornfi;
ing and played their favorite game."
Mrs. George B. Byington won the first
prize' and Mrs. Isaac Jennings the
booby. After the games they enter-
tained their gentlemen friends at. din-
ner. ' ' _ .
The Methodist excursionists‘le‘ft this
morning on the . Myndert Starin, for”
Glen Islan‘dwto” spend the day. They-
sold about seven hundred tickets and
the boat was filled. If (they havens
jollya time as on the e'xcursion‘last'.
year, they will indeed spend an enjoy-
able day. .
Ex-Mayor Swartz has the most pro-
lific farm in all Bedding. In addition
to the chip-mu‘nks, minks, muskrats,
mud-turtles andbull-punks that abound
there, his boys captured and killed
twenty-two water snakes one day this
week and it wasn’t a very good day for
snakes either. '
I. M. Hoyt has leased the Stamford
Grand Opera-house for three years,
beginning September 1. This insures
Stamford the best of attractions that
can be secured, as Mr. Hoyt is an inde
fatiguable worker and a number one
manager.
The meeting of the South No'rwalk
Improvement Society, at the Norwalk
Yacht club, last evening, called to-
gether a large audience. The exer-
cises were opened by the President,
John H. Light, and were followed bv
excellent musical selections. Mrs. J.
Milton Coburn read an ably preparld
paper on "The Work of the Committee
on Streets and Parks,” and Mrs. John
Winfield ScOtt' described ' the methods
of the Improvement Society of Orange,
N. J. ' ‘ ~-
The Consolidated railroad made some
interesting tests yesterday with a view
toimproving the railway mail service.
Tests are being made of the latest in”-
ve'ntions in the line of mail catchers
and deliverers, with a view, presum-
ably, to equipping the road with im-
proved apparatus for this branch of the
service. Chief Clerk M. A. "Butricks of
the railway mail service of New Haven
said yesterday the service was practic-
that the system of delivering mai
pouches at stations where mail trains '
do not stop was in a measure dangerous
to both property and persons. There
is no fault to be found with the system
of catching pouches at such stations,
butthc mail clerks are now compelled.
to throw the pouches off at such'stations
when the train is passing at a rapid
ally perfect with the single exception Brandenburg Gate.
- rate, which, when the pouches are
heavy, is slightly dangerous! The test .
made yesterdaysvasto provide an ap-
paralus for receiving the mail pouches
as well as for catching them at stations
where trains do not stop. These are
the first tests of the kind to be made in
this section and if the apparatus proves
to work well and is put in operation on
the lines 0! the Consolidated road, it
will be the first‘railroad in the country
:
eEh."“s'iIERuXfix‘N'fiW.
HOW HE SCARED TWO—WEST eomr
CADETS WHOM HE VISITED.
ne Feund Their-“Contraband or War" in
the Chimney, but He Kept Quiet About
It and Consequently They Were Rot
Courtmartialcd. ‘
Anecdotes of America’sgreat generals
are always good reading, and the follow-
ing new story, illustrative of one of the
best traits in General Sherman’s charac-
ter, is no exception to the rule. .The
narrator thereof was Lieutenant David
Du B. Gaillard, of the Corps of Engi-
neers, U. S. A., who told how the hero
of the famous march to the sea once
paid a memorable visit to himself and
his chum while they were cadets at
West Point. - '
“You know,” said the Lieutenant,
“that all the rooms occupied by cadets
in the barracks have big open stone fire-
places, with correspondingly large chim-
neys. In these chimneys the ‘boys,’
ever since the Academy was established,
have been in the habit of rigging up
shelves as storehouses and places of con-
cealment of luxuries in the nature of
food and drink which are forbidden by
'the exceedingly strict military regula-
tions imposed upon us. This smuggled
provender we were. in the habit of de-
vouring with great gusto late at night,
.after final inspection was over. . '
“Now, it so happened that my room-
mate and myself occupied the quarters '
which had once sheltered General Sher-
man when he also wrestled with his
conic sections and military engineering
at the ‘Point.’ One June afternoon, just
before examination time, we were both
surprised by a smart rep at the door. I'
opened it, and in walked the illustrious
former occupant, with a. party of ladies
and gentlemen, who were anxious to
see what a cadet’s quarters looked like.
Of course my chum and myself saluted, ‘
and stood at ‘attention’ all the time the
old General was bustling about showing
his friends around.
“The veteran looked happy enough
as he pointed out the hard mattresses
and iron bedsteads which constitute the
young West Pointer’s sleeping accom~
modations and illustrated the manner
in which we folded up our trousers and
slept on them, to keep them from be—
coming knee sprung, closing his ex-
planation with a. detailed account of the
cadets’ method of sweeping out and
keeping their rooms in order._ 'We both
thought he was through—but 'he wasn’t.
“J net as the party was about to leave
the room their experienced guide went
up to the fireplace and said in an exas-
peratingly cool way: ‘When I was a.
.cadet the boys used to secrete all sorts 3
of plunder that was contraband of war
in their chimneys. I wonder if they do
it. now.’ Then, .he took._his cane and
poised it aun‘the Chimney. .. 01111111111?
eyes and nearly had a fit.
“The eminent strategists reconnois-
sance was one of the most successful in
his career. He knew just where toilook, ‘
and his cane hit the mark at almost-the
first poke. The pics, cakes and bottles
of prohibited fluids fell on the hearth '
with a. clatter and dull thud, breaking
to pieces. By this time Chummy and
I were ready to faint. The old General
must have observed it, for he turned to
us with a hearty laugh and merry twin-
kle in his eye, saying: ‘You needn’t be
afraid, young gentlemen. It was all
my fault. I shan’t say anything about
it.’ .
“We were on tenterhooks for several
days, fearing court martial and dis-
missal. But our distinguished visitor
religiously kept his word, and we heard
nothing more about the incident. Sher-
man’s bummers burned my grandmoth-
er’s house, at Columbia, South Caro-y
lina,” concluded Lieutenant Gaillfird,
refiectively, “but I liked the dear old
fellow all the same. He was so genial
and considerate of others.”—New York
Herald.
MARY ANDERSON’S BOOK.
She Is Content to Be Forgotten Except by
‘Frlends.
Mrs. Navarro, formerly the wella
known American actress, Mary Ander-
son, has a note introducing her autobi-
ography, which was recently published.
She writes: .
“I am content to be forgotten except
by such friends as I hope will always
keep a. place for me in their hearts.”
She expresses the hope that the book
will be useful to young .girls who think
of going on the stage, and says her ex-
perience may show that the glitter of
the stage, even to the successful, is not
all gold, but that stage life is really a
life of hardships, ,, ' -
What It Is to Be Tall.
An orderly of the Berlin Cuirassler
Guards, of gigantic stature, was wand-
ing his . way from the palace to the
As the pavement
" covered with a thin coating of ice,
e fell to the ground while passing
along Unter den Linden. A shoema»
ker’s apprentice went up to the man as
‘he lay sprawling at full length, rapped
him on the shoulder, and said:
“Two more tumbles like that, and
you are at the Brandenburg Gate.”—
Zietspiegel.
She Doesn’t Understand.
She—Did you have apleasant evening
at Gayboy’s? ‘
He—Glorious.
She—What did you do? . _ ,
He—That’s just like a woman. How
could it have been a glorious time if I
could remember anything we did?
“Love'Will Eind 3 Way.” ‘
Pauline—I, dreamed ..,last night that ..
Reggy. was about to kiss me, when we
were separated by a. wide river. ~. '
and I‘iooke‘d‘at each cth‘er‘with anxious: Eifit‘e‘ ‘.W“éil’l"‘s‘tréét.‘ 'Norwa‘lkl'f Goli-
to adopt'it, though tests have beenmade
on ,othet roads. N I " "
_ get a boat? ;
Josephineé—Gotidnes’sl '
‘3‘ I (skull.
Couldn’t you ‘
" T "H DEV EN 1N G * G} a zE T on .7 ,
FOR SALE.
One nearly'new ICE BOX or COOL-
ER. 6x6, 9 feethigh; also meat and
fish tables; with sundry tools consisting
of Saws, Knives, etc., used in a meat
market, are offered for sale at half
their value. Apply to
F. Sr. JOHN Locxwoon, Trusttge.
. a2lt‘ '
SCHOOL - SUPPLIES.
The Schools will open again
soon. J nst bear in mind the
LARGEST and BEST line of
Tablets,
Pads,
Pens,
Pencils,
s I ates ’ ' I
Everything used in the School
can be found at
JOHN T. HAYES'
NO. 5 MAIN .STREET. NORWALK '
Best Goods. Lowest Prices.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE or -
COMPTROLLER or run Cuanescr.
Wasunvcrozv, D. 0.. Aug. 21, 1393.
WHEREAS, by. satisfactory evidence prc.
sented to the undersigned, it has been made
to appear that THE CENTRAL NATIONAL
BANK in the Town of Norwalk. in the County
of Fairfield and State of Connecticut. has
complied with all the provisions of the “Act
of Congress to enable National Banking Asso-
ciations to extend their corporate existence
and for other purposes,”iapproved July 12th,
1882. 'r- ‘
NOW. THEREFORE, 1, George M. Collin.
Deputy and Acting Comptroller of the Our-
rency, do hereby certify that THE CENTRAL
NATIONAL BANK. in the Town of Norwalk
in the County of Fairfield and State of Con-
necticut. is authorized to have succession for
the period specified in its amended articles of
association, namely until close of business on .
August 21. 1916.
.x. IN Tnsrmoxr Wanner, wit-
{ L. 5.} ness myhand and Seal of ofiice
this twenty-first day of August,
‘Y‘ 1896.
GEORGE M. COFFIN.
Deputy and Acting Comp-
troller of the Currency.'.
NO; 2342: 8.22825
GOIIEG'I'IGIIT - LIIIIIIIIIY,
IIavIIand Strut. -, ;
Everything is now running
smoothly at the new Laundry,
and the quality of the work
turned out is'commented upon
quire favorably. .
The standard of excellence
aimed at is high, and it is in-
tended that it shall be attained
and maintained.
Bring in your bundles, or
send address and wagon will.
call.
, "IE-1'.
‘Receivingmdepot at Pinnebjs,
lections twice daily.
countenan- uunonv,
‘ IIaviIand Street.
SOulh.Norwalk, Conn.
,sons liable to pay taxes to the town of
. paid.
f’TA‘X COLLECTOR’S ~ '1 '
NOTICE}
NOIICE is hereby given to all per-
Norwalk. in the County of Fairfield and
State of Connecticut, on the Assess-
ment List of 189‘, that I will‘meet them
to receive saidtaxes, 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 lst. 1896, from 3 o’clock-
unt114:30 o’clock. , 1»
At the store of Alphonzo Dibble, at
South , Five Mile River, on the evening
of Tuesday, September lst, 1896, from
7:00 o’clock until 8:30 o’clock.
At the office of the Collector, Room
No. 1 Mason-icbuilding, 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 Comstock
Bros., Norwalk, and Mr. J. M. Layton,
at his office, Railroad Place, South N or-
walk, are authorized to receive tax
for me. ‘
On all taxes which shall remain un-
paid after the let day of October, 1896,
interest at the rate of NINE PER CENT
will be charged from the 31st dav of
August 1896, until the same shall be
Guondn B. ST. JOHN,
Collector,
Norwalk, on»
July 8, 1896.
MISS BAIRD’S . .
INSTITUTE.
25TH YEAR.
15th Year in Norwalk. .
In and for said, Town of
. the List of 1895.
Dated at Norwalk. Ct.,
soinolnomousonooi
Primary. intermediate, academic‘and college i
preparatory classes'.‘ ‘ Specialists employed for ,
physical culture, elocution, music. art and the
languages. Careful attention'to morals and
manners. A limited number of day pupils
and special students admitted. Send for 'cir-
cular. Early application desirable.
Miss Baird is at'home to visitors on Thurs-
dayand Friday of each week until 5 p. m;
, . . . . ‘ . . .-. _ . 'L—
harmed;- as so...
successorsto Georg-epH..leym,’ndI .
Furniture Dealers and General Funeral
Directors.
is and 48 Main Street saws. Ct
Residence, Berkeley Place.
TelezhcneLN-i 7 7.4
Piano Lessons,
. GEORGE W. BRADLEY. dau hter
Mfigf the lateWm. R. Nash.) aivés e cent
and satisfactory instructions on the Piano at.
her home No. 193 Main street. '
THE, BEST RESULTS
__IN_
I
Examples taken from Company’s Records.
Ito. 69,945. 85,000 Thirty
- Issued in 1870 (due in 1900). Total premiums to date, $2,735.63. A paid-up .olicy
due in four years would now be issued for $4,487. Cash dividend in 1896, 95.53
cash payment required, $59.12 (only about 40 per cent of the original premium).
"Ito. 'IlI,Il6. $5,000 Twenty-Five Year Endowment.
Issued in 1870 (matured in 1895). ' Total premiums paid, less dividends, $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.
IIo. III,660. $5,000 Twanty‘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 aid. Having surv1ved the twenty years, he receives
for $3,534.69 paid out, S ,OOO—a gain of $1,465. 31.
No. [28,04I. $0,000 Fifteen Year Endowment.
Issued. in 1880 (matured in 1895).
$7,331.82. The insured was furnished
this g _
$136. 9Ifor each $100 paid out.
Ito. ”1,544. 85,000 Ten Year" Endowment. '
Issued in 1885 (matured in 1895).
$4,175.87. Ten years’ insurance, and
No. 54,495. $5,000 Renewable Term.
Originally issued in 1868. Total .premiums paid in twenty-eight years,
$1,675.52. Net value of pend-up policy entitled, to $831.90. Deduct this from
cash paid, leaves net cost for Whole term, $843. 62. Average cost per. year, per
$1,000, $6.02. ’ -
leitsd. Payment and Annual m. Policies
Y
‘ The Aetnilile
MORGAN c J BULKEL‘EY, President.
I H. W. ST. JOHN. Actuary.
J. o. WEBSTER, vice President. '
BE Asst. Secretary,
. . . er
~ .. . ' D' e t . ‘ ' - .
GUBDON W,RUSSELL,M 1: Medical 1r .chXMES CAMPBELL’M. DflfledwflExmmr.
Hnbingcr Bldg., New Haven. .
JOHN I. HUICHINSON, General Accident Agent.“ _'
E. u. nannocx, General Agent, ‘5
ARE GIVEN BY THE
Acme Life
olicy without cost and was given a net gain in return of $2,668.18—‘or
Life, Term and Endow-
ment Insurance;
01‘ Hartford, Conn.
Year Endowment.
Total premiums paid, less dividends,
fifteen years’ insurance for $10,000 under
Total premiums paid, less dividends,
a gain of $824.13 on the investment.
I
Upon Equally as Favorable Terms.
Issues every desirable form of
Life, Term, Endowment and
Accident Insunance. ~
J. L. ENGLISH, Sec t ,1 '
W. C. FAXON. Asst. Secretary. re ary '
swag-r * "
V
BRIDGEPORT,
Th@ e o e e. “:
D. M. Read
Company. ,
THE
EVERY DAY
HAPPENINGS
Furnish any quantity of glorious
shopping opportunities—lively thinkh
ing.~ pretty choosing, active buying.
And thedownward tendenCy of prices
create newl'possibilities'lha’t wouldn't '
happen at any other time of the year. ,
Whether a..woman is starting upon a
journey or returning from one,_w_het_her
she is out walking, driving or wheel~
ing, she stops in to see What new I.
changes have taken place, what new
reductions in price have been made;
and as a consequence we are more
for less busy, for she invariably bhys
something—even trifles count.
Shirt Waists attract everYbody,
they're so pretty-and so well made, so .
cheap; high gradc'f'i lilies that have
been marked down to 79 and 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, white and mottled, 25c. ,
size for 17 cents. Flesh and Bath
Brushes—good ones for 25 cents.
Big values in Stationery—ladies’ sorts
and ,tints. Photo. Frames, single or
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, SO and 35 cents, now
down to l9 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.
Cloves look frilly as well on as off,
especially mornings and evenings.
Assortments are complete.
Norwalk Chronicler