““*- ‘ 4am. LSouth Norwalk. . taining to the ' church edifice. ' The party directly ITHE EVENlNhI «.14- 1? 11-31:" _. (’1‘. Branch Office of GAZETTE No.12 North Main Street. . Patrick L. Fitzgerald died last night, aged 49 years. ' Theodore OI sea is in New York to- day buying shoes. Anew fire hydrant isb ing placed on Washington street. A leaky ' gas pipe on Washington street has been placed in repair. I Old Well Lodge, F. & A. M. held a stated communication last night. Ben. E. Andrews returned to his studies at Wesleyan College yesterday. The Ladies Auxiliary of the Get— mania Saengerbund met last evening. ;. The Christian Endeavor society held a box sociable at theBaptist church last night. '/ Assistant Postmaster Coley has sac- rified his mustache on the altar of good looks. , A new walk is being laid on the west 15. do of the Austin building, on Wash- ington street. Robert A. Tremble, of Paterson, N. J., a member of the Vo‘lk Hat company was in town to-day. A photograph studio will soon be opened in the H. C. Ely building lately vacated by the News. Carl Schaub was 32 years of age yes- terday and one of his admiring friends presented him with a $10 bouquet of flowers. The condition of that section of Water street running northerly from Washington street is a disgrace to any community. . The vestry of Trinity church met last evening and discussed matters per- enlargement of the The directors of the New Britain In stitute have removed the New York World from its files and substituted the ‘Sun. The J onrnal was never admitted. The police found a headless boy standing in front of Francis & Co’s store on Washington street at an early 'hbur this morning. They took the youngster to the station house and provided him with lodgings until friends took him home. ' .A woman who gave her name as El- len Matthews and her home Bridgeport, 'was in the city this morning trying to locate a Miss Annie Casey, who she claimed robbed her of $10. .- Miss Tessie Hendricks and Charles Kenney won the prizes at the poverty sociable given by the Douglas Fowler Relief corps last night. It is stated that the law firm of Light A: Taylor has been dissolved by mutual consent and that the heads of the div1d- cd firm will carry} on the business in office ~on oppOsita sides of the street from each other. BJth are reasonably . sure of success. The police have been asked to look out for a 16 year-old boy who is miss- ing from New Rochelle. He is describ- ed as wearing a gray sweater and cap to match and short trousers and coat. interested in his disappearance is Roy B. Cheneworth. E. E. Crowe has been engaged as tenor in the Presbyterian Church quartette in Stamford. Mr. Crowe sang there on Sunday evening, and en Monday received word that he had been chosen from a number of appli- cants. The other three members are: Miss Frances C. Cook, soprano; Miss Mae Beager, alto; and Everett Noyes, basso, have been re-engaged for the en- .sning year. The annual meeting of the Twin City Wheelmen was held last evening. The reports as read showed the club to be in a prosperous condition. It was voted to have a road race. The matter of having a racing team was considered but no action was taken. A balance of over $100 in the treasury was reported. The club has a membership of 136. “Besides thOse elected on the mural committees, the officers for the coming year will be George E. Vosburgh, jr., President; James W. Map‘es and Frank Lauder, Vice Presidents; H. Wilfred Bodwell, Treasurer; R. 8., Frank Mad- den; Cotresponding Secretary, Robert E. Dudley; F. 8., Edward S. Laidlaw; Captain, F. O. Hanford; 1st lieutenant, Frank L. Smith; 2d lieutenant,CIarence 'E. Miller; Directors, Joseph Dav1s, Francis Burritt and W. C. Foote. on ,Grand Operatic Concert. The people of Norwalk will have a great treat to-night. The grandest con- tralto in the wo‘rld, Madame Sofia. Scal- chi, will be assisted by "the following famous artists: Mlle. Marie Toulinguet, soprano; Thomas McQueen, tenor; Signor A. Alberta, baritone; Signor A. IRomili, solo pianist and'aceompanist. captain ”canon washed Overboard. Plymouth, April 7.—The British steam- er Azalea, Captain Deshon, from Balti- more on March 17, for Southampton, passed the Lizard today and signaled that her captain was washed overboard at sea and drowned. Large Fire In Springfield. ' Springfield, Mass. ., April .7 7.——A fire which broke out in the Gilmore Ope1a House gutted the block, causing a loss of nearly $100, 000. _ A Rival to Bryan For Nomination. Topeka, April 7.—Sena.to'r Harris is being urged as a rival of Mr. Bryan for the piesidential nomination in 190'). WI L «l ON. Orders for Advertising, Papers and . Printing Will Receive Prompt Attention by Addressing Box 104. Wilton. Frank Disbrow, a farm hand on the Raymondestate, is very low with pneur monia. - “Dick” Fitch, the Wilton corre- spondent of the Westporter, is a great lover of the camera. Miss Catherine Sturges, sister of the late Isaac M. Sturges and Mrs. George A. Davenport, died last evening, aged 81 years. She had been ill for two weeks with pneumonia. Contractor Banks is making. exten-': sive improvements on the Turner place, which has been rented to parties from Norton. . Justus Raymond, of Belden Hill, has lately purchased another trotter. The funeral of Chas. A. Ambler, who died on Monday evening, will’be held Saturday afternoon at 1 o’clock, from his late residence on Hurlbutt street. David J enks, while driving one of his young and spirited horses on Satur- day, experienced an upset. Fortunate- ly he escaped nnhurt, but his wagon was badly broken. Mrs. Susan Anderson, who so pluck- ily stood up for her rights against the town of New Canaan on the road ques- tion, has some off victorious, the case being recently decided in her favor. John Connell’s oxen have lately re- ceived much. attention, having been transferred to canvass by H. G. Thom- son, and being among the exhibit of the Academy of Design, N. Y. _ James Middlebrook, one of Wilton’s enterprising young business men, has decided to make Norwalk his future home. Mr. Middlebrook has won a reputation for energy, honesty and in- dustry while in town, and his friends in Wilton‘ wish him success in his new field. Mr. James Davenport drove his four year old ox;n to the scales at Silas Olm- stead’s last week and found their weight a little over two tons. There is no doubt but that they will be able to get through the spring work. Mrs. Clarence Lyon, of New York, is visiting with Mrs. Theodore Jelifl's. Miss Helen Middlebrook was 'the guest of Norwalk friends for several days last week. The Mission Band will meet with Mrs. Augustus_ Merwin, on Friday after- nOon. . H Mrs. Eliza Dewing, of! King’s Park, is stopping with Mrs. David Lambert. Mr. Hoffman, of Drum Hill, spent Sunday in New York. I . , _ H. D. Benedict, of Belden Hi1], wheeled to Fairpoit on Saturday. ' The Reading Circle will meet to- morrow with MissFlorence Eurd, of Ash College. Miss Lena and‘Ida Miller spent Sun— day with friends in Norwalk. Mrs. John Chichester has been visit- ing her mother in Silver Mine. A cottage prayer meeting will be held at the res1dence of Theodore Jel fl‘e this evening. It is reported that Harry Olmstead and family, of New Haven, will return to Wilton and occupy the cottage of Miss May Brown. Lenten services were held at the house of Mrs. Bradley Sturges, on Monday evening, and at the house of Mrs. Brady, of Belden Hill, on Tues- day evening. On Friday evening there will be services atthe chuich, commenc- ing at 7 :45. Little Louie Verlin who has been ill with pneumonia is reported better. The funeral of Mrs. Seward the wife of the Rev. Dr. SeWard was attended by several from Town on Monday. M18. Sewmd was well known in Wilton where she had many warm friends. A very harmonious meeting was held” at the town hall on Monday afternoon. George W. Ogden was appointed mod- erator. The conservative party was in the minority and a nearly unanimous Vote was cast for a ten mill tax on the grand list. Fourteen hundred dollars was appropriated for working the high- ways and the same amount for the grav- el road Commencing at the Norwalk line and extending as far as the appro‘ priation will allow. Died at her home in Wilton April 4th, Catherine Sturges in the '81st year of her age. The funeral wilt be held from St. Matthew’sichurch to-morrow after- noon at'half past 2 o’clock. Miss Stur- ges was born in Wilton April 16th, 1816, of fine New England ancestry. . Her father, Erastus Sturges, icing well known in Connecticut at the beginning of the present century. Isaac M. Stur- ges the eminent jurist was one of her brothers. Miss Sturges lived all of her long and useful life in her native town, happy in the possession of a strong and active body. Her death was the result of pneumonia against which her iron constitution made a Vigorous resistance. She leaves two nieces, Mrs. Mary White of ‘ Cannons and Miss Sarah Davenport, both of whom have been with her since her illness. Her nephews allof whom are now in town are Benjamin Davenport of Minnesota, Daniel Davenport «of» Bridgeport and Timothy Davenport of New York. J AMUSEMENTS The Old Homestead. will be seen again as “Joshua Whit- eomb,” after an absence of three year! from the cast. R. ' J. Rose leads the double quartette- Their musicial work will contain many new features in soles and harmonies, and is always a lead- ing feature of the entertainment. The new features are exceptionally clever. One of them is an electrical storm which concludes the'first act. Hi Henry’s Minstrels. Hi Henry’s Minstrels will hold the boardsat Hoyt’s Theatre on next Sat- urday, matinee and night. The very enthusiastic manner in whcih this at- traction has been commented upon by the leading press of the larger cities in- dicates that there is enough in novelty and variety to fitly cater to the popular taste, and the engagement should be a successful one. —-<.- 1121:. you Dbepnuu abylug. Berlin,_ April 7. — Dr. Von Stephan, the imperial postmaster general, who was to have been the chief representa— tive of Germany at the VVashtngton postal co11g1ess,is dying. Professor Bergmann recently amputated Dr. Stephan 5 right leg below the knee and he has been giadually sinking evei since. . Austria’s Cabinet Crisis. Vienna, April 7. —Emperor Francis Joseph has sent an autograph letter to Count Badeni, president of the council of ministers, declining 'to accept the resignation of the cabinet. His majes- ty says the government ought to devote itself to the general interests of the state, undeterred by party difficulties. Jefl‘ries Gargvie Dead. London, April 7.—Jeffries Garvie, an American millionaire, who lived in East Park, Southampton, died suddenly. Mr. Garvie was seized with a. severe chill last week and never fully recovered from its effects. His body will be em- balmed and sent to New York for burial. Spain's Latest Bluff. Madrid, April 7.—It is semiofficially denied here that the Spanish authorities have entered into negotiations for the submission of the Cuban insurgents. The government had ordered a. vigorous campaign to be pushed until the rebel- lion is crushed. DIVIDEND NOTICE. FAIHFIELD OODNTY SAVINGS BANK. NORWALK. CONN. .. March 18 1897. The Board of Directors of this Bank have this day declared a. dividend at the rate of f ur per cent. per annum, from the earnings of the eiuient six months. to be credited to depo itors April tst and pay able on and after 111111110111 VICTOR S.SELLECK Sec y. Hoyt’s Theatre. THE GREATEST EVENT OF THE SEASON! WEDNESDAY EVE. APRIL 1. MADAME some ‘ SCALCHI. The Greatest Living Contraitof, as- sisted by singers from the Metro- politan Opera House, will be hoard in a GRAND CONCERT and selec- tions from the greatest LIVING COMPOSERS and the ing... POPU- LAR OPERAS. Sale of tickets open to-day. PRICES. $1—750—50c and 250. “Hoyt’s Theatre. FRIDAY, APRIL 9. The Standard Organizatidn of the Country. LIN...— DENNAN THONPISON’SI' Homestead THE ORIGINAL... SUPPORTING OOMPANY, AND . , THE ORIGINAL. DOUb _.E QUARTETTE. Seats on sale at Plaisted’s, and Pinneo’s. DO YOU KNOW That you can savemoney by buying youtn Meats and Fish at F. W. SNITH’S, .55 Main Street. Everything FirsIt C-IIIass. 0915191 .I EvIENINCs III The most popular play of the age, ' the one written and made so famous by ‘ Denman Thompson, will be at ‘Hoyt’s ' . Theatre, Friday night Archie Boyd PEOPLE WE _-__|(NOW. They are Norwalk People and What They Say is of Local Interest. When an incident like the following occurs right here at home it is bound to carry weight with our readers VI hen so many strange occurrences go the rounds of the press, are published as facts, when the intelligent reader knows they cannot be true, there is no wonder that people become skeptical. On one subject- skepticism is rapidly disappearing This is due to the actual personal exper- ience of our citizens, and their public ut- terances regarding them. The doubter must doubt no more in the face of such evidence as this. The public statement of a reputable Citizen living right here at home, one whom you can see every day, leaves no ground for the skeptic to stand on. Mrs. John G1 ace of .3) Plattsvilie ave- nue ,:says “I am well up in )ears, and for quite along time I have suffered with my back and kidneys The pain often extended down into my limbs and was frequently so severe that. I supposed I had rheumatism. I was adViStd to use Deane s Kidney Pills, and began taking them. I think the pills are a good thing, they cured me." For sale by all dealers Price 50 cents per box, or six boxes for $2 50 Sent by mail on receipt of price by Foster—Mil- burn Co , Buffalo. N. Y Sole agents for the United ht'ates. Remember the name, Doane’ s and take no other. I-ont’s Theatre. ° 11111111111: AND NIGHT. SATURDAY. APRIL IO. HI HENEY’S REFINED ' MINSTRELSI —All-— 50WHITEI50 THE NEW YOiiK PHESS SAYS: HERALD—“A Competent Company Fun Makers’ WORLD— Henry’s Minstrels was a 'lreat.’ JOURNAL—‘ ‘Nearesr Approach to Good Minstrels Seen nNewYorkln Years.” PRESS—“A Clever Organization. A Highly Enjoyable En- ertainment.’ EXPRESS—“H1 Henry’s Minstrels are Great. 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