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a South NorWaIk.
Branch Office of GAZETTE No. 12
North Main Street
The Uncas tribe of Red Men met last
evening.
The city sidewalks were quite wormy
this morning.
—Sloop Flash with codfish 60 pound.
Washington street bridge.
The sloop Flash with 600 live codfish
reached this port last night.
South NorWalk young ladies are ex-
pected home from Vassar college this
week. i
The Lenten organ recital at the Con-
gregational church last evening was
greatly enjoyed.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Julia
Coleman was attended from St. Mary’s
church this morning.
T. F. Cooney of this city has been en.
gaged as engineer of the town steam
stone crushing plant. .
Messrs. Robert A. Trembee of New
York and John Williams of Providence
were in this city today.
Mrs. Tallmadge Baker is in receipt
of a telegram announcing the death in
Chicago of one of her neices.
Rev. Father Shortell, of Ridgefield,
lectured last evening in Music hall on
the subject of ‘.‘I‘he Middle Ages.”
The Ladies’ Sewing circle of the Con-
gregational church, met in the church
parlors, this afternoon, for the last
time this season.
Israel Davis has returned home from
an extended visit with friends in the
west.
companied him is expected home to-day.
The harbor presented quite a lovely
appearance at an early hour this morn-
ing. Among the oyster-laden crafts
were: the J. Howard Lowndes, Etta
May, D. K. Cole, Alberta, Freddie
Decker, Josephine, Medea and Mabel.
Charles Raymond and Isaac Hamil-
ton appeared before the committee on
Fisheries and Game at Hartford yes-
terday, on the bill to repeal Chapter 94,
Acts of 1895, regarding net fishing in
the harbor. The committee will give
the opposition a hearing later.
A stroll along the shore on both sides
of the harbor yesterday showed that the
late spell of warm weather had induced
a large number of owners to get their
crafis in readiness for going into com-
mission. Men were at work rigging
sails, applying all colors of paint and
generally improving their boats from a
skiff to a schooner.
Fred Coleman has purchased an
Orient bicycle, and is willing to wager
that he can guide, while wearing a pair
of boxing gloves and a back load of
base ball-bats, etc. provided “Tommy”
Dunn agrees not to sing out within
four miles of where the mount takes
place, the stakes to be placed in John
Herring’s hands.
Horace Saunders the wide awake and
affable agent for the Orient bicycles,
yesterday sold nine bicycles among the
purchasers being, Frank Smith and
William Gunther who purchased racers
of the Orient brand, J. L. Ferris, the
' Gnnzey Brothers, Miss Fahey and Fred
Coleman. A Norwalk lady purchased
two wheels one for herself and ,the
other a “boy’s dainty” for her'son.
The cages at the station-house were
pretty well filled this morning. The"
prisoners were Joseph ' Walsh, Ar-
thur Benedict, Thomas Goodwin, Miles
Leonard andJohn “Dutch” Monahan.
They were found occupying beds at
what is known as the “Moss Villa" resi-
dence and owned by the N. C. Ely es-
tate. The house is fully furnished
but has been unoccupied for some
months. The prisoners had no right
on the premises, hence their arrest.
There was a small railroad wreck at
the old gravel pit east of the Stamford
station yesterday afternoon about two
. o’clock. Two cars of a freight train
jumped a switch and. were derailed
blocking the eastbound freight and pas-
senger tracks. The accident occurred
lit the crossing over the spur track
which leads into the gravel pit. The
wrecking train from New Haven was
sent- for and in a short time the derailed
cars were placed on the tracks and the
blockade removed. Several trains were
delayed, the most serious hindrance
being the east bound Boston flyer which
was detained nearly an hour. No one
was iiJJured.
The annual city meeting was held at
Arion hall last evening, about two hun-
dred taxpayers being present: It was
voted to, lay a six mill tax and a special
tax of one-quarter of a mill for the
benefit of the library. The matter of
granting a permit for the erection of a
soldiers monument on the little park
near the Congregational church pro-
voked considerable discussion, but such
permission was granted and Messrs.
Ferris, Rowan, Mathewson, Layton
and Comstock were appointed a com‘
mittee to confer with Douglas Fowler
Post, G. A. R. as to the kind of amonu-
ment that should be erected there.
The Mayor was instructed to sign deeds
for the transfer of certain property be-
longing to the city and originally pur-
chased ‘for use in the water .system.
The water commissioners were com-
plimented upon the thoroughness of
their report. It was voted that a commit-
tee of three be appointed by the Mayor,
two of the same to be expert account-
ants, to devise or introduce a more
completesystem of book-keeping in the
city accounts. The meeting then ad-
journed. ' ‘.
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His daughter, Theresa, who'acs
- WILTON.
Orders forAdvertising, Papers and
Printing Will Receive Prompt
Attention by Addressing
Box 104. Wilton.
Clinton Hurd, of Bridgeport, was in
town on Tuesday. _
The veteran whist club met as usual
on Saturday evening.
Wakeman Burr has recovered from
an attack of the grip. '
The Waterbury family have removed
' from Cranbury to Cannons.
There will be services at St. Matthew’s
.on Friday evening at 7:45.
G. W. Ogden is making his spring in-
spection of our local schools.
Miss Lizzie Miller, of Norwalk, spent
Sunday at her home in Belden Hill.
Mrs. S. M. Fitch is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Télford, in Norwalk.
A cottage prayer meeting was held at
the house of Mrs. Broiherton, last e‘vc-
ning.
R. H..Fitch has returned from New
York, where he has been a guest of
Laurence Hulton._
Miss Tucker of New York, was the
guest of Miss Isabel Folsom, of .Ridgely
Farm on Sunday.
Miss Seymour, of South Norwalk,
spent Saturday and Sunday with Miss
Miller of Cannons. ‘
It is reported that Silas Olmstead has
_“swapped” horses with Charles Knapp,
of Huributt street.
Miss Maud Keeler, of Norwalk, was
the guest of Miss Bessie Keoler, of
North Wilton over Sunday.
Rev. Mr. Hooker, held Lenten ser-
vices at the house of Mrs. J. C. DeWitt
of Bald Hill, last evening.
Mr. Charles Dann is now wearihg a
heavy beard, which has so changed his
appearance that many fail to recognize
him.
Robins, peepers and R. C. Ear.-
ford’s floral catalogue, tells us more
plainly than words that spring is at
hand.
One of the latest arrivals in Belden
Hill, is a little eight pound girl at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. George Bar-
ringer. . .
The poultry yards of Orville Brown,
D. B. Ogden and Mrs. Ellen Nolan,
exhibit large numbers of prospeciive
broilers.
Howard Bloomer, George Woodward
and Will Post of Norwalk, enjoyed the
entertainment at the Chapel on. Friday
evening.
The. Auxiliary of St. Matthew’s
church meets at the rectory this after-
noon, there will be a service of prayer
at 4 o’clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Ackerman, entertained
a number of'friends very pleasantly on
Monday evening, with a number of
musical selections on the Graphiphone.
Mrs. Caroline Dewess, who will re.
move to Fishkill next week, holds an
auction of her household goods, at her
residence at Joe’s hill, On Monday. A
large amount of handsome furniture
will be disposed of.
The entertainment given by the so-
cial committee of the Y. P. S. C. E. at
the chapel on Friday evening, was a
great success. Songs were sweetly
rendered by Miss Zelma Thayer and
Miss Ethel Chichester, Miss Susan
Dana recited the “Ideal Church” in an
animated manner; a bright little farce,
the "Mad Cap,” was charmingly acted;
Miss Annie Winkler, Miss Alice Keeler,
Clarence Jackson,James Comstock and
Ernest Hurd taking the characters.
Several artistic tableaux preceded the
laughable pantomine “Mm-y Jane,“
that closed the evening’s program, to
the regret of the audience.
HURLBUTT STREET.
Miss Edna Rider is on the sick list.
The snow is gone and the mud is fast
drying up.
Partrick Bros. aressawing chestnut
shingle at their: mill.
George Barnes has bought the Chas.
E. Sturges place for 8800.
John Marbach will remove to his
place he bought of George Barnes on
the Mines road.
If you want to see some novelty pets
call at the “Welcome Farm" and ice
the little Angora goat kids. They are
little beauties.
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New Railroad Commission It Work.
Albany, March 24.—Colonel'G-eorge W.
Dunn of Binghamton today assumed
the place of state railroad commissioner.
The commission, which is composed of
Frank M. Baker, Colonel Ashley W.
Cole and Colonel Dunn, will reorganize.
Grant’s Birthday 8. Half Holiday.
Albany, March 24.—Governor Black
has signed the bill making the after-
noon of April 27, Grant’s birthday, a.
legal holiday in New York, Kings and
Westchester counties.
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The Lincolnshire Handicap.
London, March 24.——The Lincolnshire
handicap of 2,000 sovereigns, in which
18 horses started, was won by J. C. Sul-
livan’s Winkfleld’s Pride, at the second
day’s racing of the Lincoln spring
meeting, today. The Lincolnshire han-
dicap is for 3-year-olds and upward.
Greater New York Charter Passed?! I
Albany, March 24.——At 2:53 p. m. the
Greater New ,York charter bill was
passed, in the assembly.
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THE
TAXINGWCHUROI-l. PEBPERT'YF
Rev. Madison C. Peters Takes on Unusual
Position Against Exemption.
The pastor ’of the Bloomingdale Re-
formed Church of New York, Rev.
Madison Cul’eters argue- ’iOl' the tax-
ation of church property .in this wise:
“The American people wuuld rise
up in rebellion against direct taxation
for church support, but what is ex-
emption from taxation but ari- indirect
State support of the church, a virtual
subsidy for its support, and at the ex:
pense of the general public? Taxes
have to be paid, and the property that
is exempt or rather omitted from the
tax roll, is simply spread upon the oth-
01' property. Everybody’s tax goes up
at least one-tenth in New York city be-
cause of the exemption of church prop-
crty.”
“The churches enjoy no immunity
from the operations of the laws of
God. They place roofs upon their
buildings to keep out the rain, and put
up lightiiing rods to prevent the light-
ning from striking them. If God does
not vary his laws for the benefit of the
churches, why should the State be ex-
pected to do so?” '
“It is argued that many churches are
not Self-sustaining at present, and that
to tax them would render them still
less so. Thousands are less able to pro-
vide for their children because of the
tax collector. Why should the laborer
pay taxes upon his humble home and
the religious cei'poration be ex-
empted ?”
“The saloon keeper by force of law is
compelled to help pay the taxes on my
church, in the use of which I denounce
his infernal traffic. If the saloon keep-
er is taxed to support my church, in
all fairness he ought to have some-
thing to say in its management. “N0
taxation without . representation.”
“Churches are undoubtedly a public
benefit, but if the doctrine of benefits
be furnished as a reason for exemp-
tion on behalf of religious corporations,
it refutes itself by proving more than
the State can admit. without bankrupt-
ing itself, for there are other institui
tions which are public benefits. It
costs the community something to enjoy
property, and if the Church paid taxes,
it would pay only its honest share to
secure its enjoyment of the use of
property.”
“Taxation of church property is to
the interest of American principles,
and in harmony with the experience of
nations. Taxing one man for the pro-
pagation of another man’s religion is
admittedly unjust, and, moreover, it is
a relic of the principle of Church and
State alliance inherited from the Old
World, and not yet eliminated from
our political system.”
PEOPLE OF PROi‘viINENCl—I.
Mrs. John Sherman, wife of the Sec-
,retary of State, is an elderly woman,
well read and deeply interested in cur-
rent events. Next year she and £52ch
tary Sherman will be able to celebrate
their golden wedding.
Mrs. Miles, the wife of General
Miles, and Mrs. Cameron, the wife of
Senator Cameron, are two very well-
known and distinguished women in
Washington society. They are sisters,
and are nieces of Secretary Sherman,
their father being Judge Sherman, of
Cleveland, Ohio.
Mrs. McKinley is extremely fond of
children, and has many loyal little
friends and admirers in different parts
of the country. '
little daughters more than twenty
years ago has been a ceaseless grief
‘to both‘Mrs. McKinley and her hus-
band. Mrs. McKinley’s health has
never been entirely restored since the
affliction came upon her. Her little
nieces and nephews are great pets with
her, and the White House will still
echo with the patter of little feet and
the music of childish voices.
Mr. Stratton. the’Cripple Creek mil-
lionaire, who used to be a. day laborer,
refuses to go into any monley~making
schemes on the ground that he wants
to keep his income down and not in-
crease it.- He doesn’t seem yet to have
learned that many so-culled money-
iiiaking schemes urged on millionaires
are admirably calculated to reduce in-
comes to zero.
General “Joe” Shelby left ii most in-
teresting collection of relics of the
Confederacy. One of his prized pos-
sessions was a‘ daguerrc-otype of three
boys—Shelby himself, Frank Blair and
B. Gratz Brown. It is recalled that
Slielby’s mother was both rich and
generous, and when she sent her son to
school in Philadelphia she sent the
other boys, who were poor, with him.
THE WAY OF THE WORLD. '
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Party with Basket (on left)~—Ah,
that’s the way of the world! Yester-
day I had chicking in my basket an’ be
was my willin’ slave; today she’s got
turkeyand cold puddin’. in ' her basket
an’ he don’t rockernise me i—Truth.
I .m ~——-¢e_;~..-. 3......‘1...
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The loss of her two ’
EVENINGHGAZETTEV
How to Choose a. Puppy.
In order to make choice of a puppy
from a number of others, it is best to
leave, the choice to the mother herself.
In carrying them back to their bed,
the first the mother picks up will 31-
ways- he the best.
SHE WAS A BARRED“ BIRD.
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Auntie Plymouth Rock—Look here.
sonny. didn’t you say I was debarred
from the chicken Show?
J oshaway—Nit. I merely said Ididn’t
see how you could enter, because you
are barred.
WHOS
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FAULT lS—IT ?- '
A Local Occurrence that
‘will Interest Many
Readers.
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If when a foghorn warns the mariner
to shear ofi‘ the coast, he still hugs the
shore and wrecks upon it, whose fault is
it P . If the red switch light is up and the
engine driver deliberately pulls ahead
and pitches into another train, blame
the driver. If a careless workman will,
in spite of'warnings, try to find out how
many teeth a buzz saw has, and the saw
tries to find out how many fingers the
workman has, blame the workman—not
the saw. If a sick man knows that a
certain medicine is doing him good, and
he carelessly neglects to use it, blame
the man not the medicine. If Norwalk
people who have kidney complaint and
backache will not take Doane’s Kidney
Pills, when they are endorsed by scores
of Citizens, blame the people, not the
endorsers. .
Mrs. Joseph \Vhitley of 61 Belden
avenue, says “I was reading the papers
one evening, and came across an adver-
tisement of Doane’s Kidney Pills, at the
time I was annoyed with a pain in the
small of my back and was thinking of
trying some preparation to see. if I could
get relief. Doane’s Kidney Pills seemed
to "me to be above the average judging
from the cures they had made and I got
a box at Hale’s drugstore and took‘ihem.
They produced decided and satisfactory
results. I recommend them to my
friends.”
Donne‘s Kidney Pills are for Sale by'
all dealers. Price 50 cents. Mailed by
Foster-Milburn Company, Buffalo, N.Y.,
So .e Agents for the U S. Remember the
name Doane’s and take no other.
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GRAY HAIRe'RESTIJREIl
to its natural color by LEE’S HAIBGMEDF
CANT, no dye.harrnless fleasant odor. $11!) a bottle
OLEE’S HAIR Toni c removes dandrnfi, etc a
hair from fallingout andsromotes 1.00 a bott 0
LEE MEnIcAN'r 0 ins Fu ton at... ,an
Inustrated Treatise on Ban- on application
For sale by E. P. WEED. Druggists.
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J. D. Jennings.
UNDERTAKER
_ Opposite
Street Railwaleepot.
N1 HR T BELL A 1' OFFICE.
tinsinrilui Sale
MILLINERY
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Fiwctits.
Everything to Be So d
Regardless of Cost on
Account of {Removal
Commencing
Saturday, March - 3,
and Continuing Until
Everything is Sold.
.Slore
Open Every Evenins.r
Until 8 o’clock.
Bea Estate.
To RENT, 7— Apartments,
Houses, Farms, Stores,
Barns, etc.
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on SALE, —- Dwellings,
Farms, Many Places.
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NOW is the Time to Buy, as
When Times Get Better,
(which they will very
soon) Prices Willi
' Go Up.
JOHN T. HAYES,
l5 MAIN STREET, - - - Insulin
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Beautiful Illuminated Covers ‘1‘-
HIS QUAIHT GONGEITS
HAVE NEVER BEEN EQUALLED
ALL HIS -
BIRDS, BROWHIIS, All! BEASTS are ar- '
rayed in varied garments, much as .
ordinary human beings dress. Walk .
on two legs, think as men: and women
do. talk to each other. go to house- .
keeping, dance at weddings, etc., etc.
These books are crammed from cover
‘ to cover with the quaintest conceptions ’
in PIGTURE and STORY; enough to crack ' .
i your sides with merriinent and SET THE
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All the children love Palmer Cox’s Brownies. We want every tot in V
l town to haveaset of these, so they will be given out FREE TO OUR
READERS. All we ask is that you send this order to the publishers. I‘l
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I Send this “Order’hlirectlto the publishers
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HUBBARD PUB. 00..
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Funny Foxes Birds’ Wedding
Enclosed Please find 100. to pay “Mapping and Postage.
(STAMPS ACCEPTABLE.) ,
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Charge to Account EVENING G lZETTE. Norwalk, Conn.
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Warranted Solid Gold.
Beautiful Chased l-lolder.
$I.00i
You may think it cannot possess merit or durability, the price is so low; but
_ the “Lincoln” is a $2.50 pen reduced to $1 00. It is durable, always ready to “go”
but never drips, the ink' flowing steadily and uniformly. Thev are in use in this
ofiice, giving the best of Satisfaction, and they are in use in the be 5, insurance
and business offices and among all classes of users of pens in Norwalk and vicinity.
Orders are received from all parts of the country.
< Samples to be seen and orders received at the Gazette
Office. — .
OLSEN BROS. _
,NNUAL FEBRUARY SALE, , 1_
WE SHALL ENDEAVOR T0 ECLIPSE ALL FORMER EFFORl‘e
AHBMAKETHIS THE GREATEST SHOE SAL-E
EVER KHOVHI III NORWALK. -:- -:- -i~
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200 Pair Ladies’ Colt skin Shoes, worth $5.00 a pair ............................... at $2. 75
75 u .Enamel Button Shoes, worth $5.00 apair ........... ' ...... at 2.50
100 u Seal Goat Button Shoes, worth $3.50 a pair............ .........at 2.50
200 .. Opera Toe, Heavy Dongola Button, worth $2.50 a pair ...... at L25
150 . ‘ ‘ Twentieth Century Walking Boot, worth $2.50 a. pair ......... at l 25
200 .. Sample ShoeS, sizes 3 to 4% ....... ................. per pair, ’75
50 .. Dongola House Slippers, worth 90 cts a pair .......... at l' 'l
75, Pair Boys’ Tap Sole Shoes, sizes 5 and 5%..." .......per pair, 75
100 Pair Youths’ Half Spring-Heel Lace Shoes ............ .. ............... . ....... at 75
200 Pair Childs’ Shoes, Pat. Tip, Spring Heel .per pair, 50
93-, rMisseS’ Pat. Tip. Spring Heel Shoes worth $1.25 .......... . ..... ...at 75
200 Pair Men’s Shoes, Lace and Congress, worth $1.25 ............. . .............. at 89
Our Men’s $5.00 Enamel Shoes ....................................... . ..... reduced to 350
Men’s First Quality Hip Rubber Boots, worth $3.85 ............................... at 2.85
H .. Storm King Rubber Boots, worth $3.50 .................... at 2.50 I
H “ Short Rubber Boots, worth $2.60 .......... ............. at 2.00
On April 5th we will give away another beautiful Stow-
er Bicycle, your choice of either Ladies or Gents, 'and
REMEMBER, you get a chance on this beautiful Wheel
with every 50 cent purchase made at our Store. .
flttfll tits: was not this
3. GAZETTE Billtllllti, - e - llOliniLIi.
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That you can save money
Ravmond &Son.
Successors to George H. Raymond.
by- buying youi Meats
indFish at
F. W. SMITH’S,
55 Main Street.
Everything First Class.
.OPEN EVENINQS
Furniture Dealers and
G e aeral- Fu nc ral Dirc c for s
45 and 48 Main St, Norwalk, Conn.
Residence, Berkeley Place.
Telephone No, 77- 4.}
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