l c 1“ . .- HE vanING'GAZETTn TIERE IND THERE. ”An Epitome of Happeningstor Interest to the Public. GarBered With Scissors and Pencil. Most of the children were at school to-day. Miss Edna Brown is Vii ting friends in Stamford. Our Brothers’ Lodge. 1:0. 0 F. Will ' meet to-night. Veterinary surgeons report consider- able distemper among horses. Mrs. Fannie L. Beers has returned from a visit with friends in Jersey City and Elizabeth, N. Y. Deputy sherifi' Lyon was this morn- ing subpoeiaing witnesses in the case of the State vs. James Steeb. ' —Eaving severed my connection w ith A. Goldberg, I am prepared to furnish my old customers with the latest styles in spring millinery. Mrs. Fawcett, 115 Main street. a21—tf Bishop Tierney administered the rite ' of confirmation to 300 children at St. Francis’ R. C. church, New Hav‘en,Sat- urday morning. Timber has arrived for the repair of the bridge over the railroad tracks on Wall and River streets and repairs will probably be commenced immediately. Mrs. Lillian Sherwood Newkirk was , unable to commence her engagement as Soprano in Dr. Cuyler’s church, Brooklyn, yesterday, on account of ill- ‘ ness. The Connecticut Federation of Cy- clists has taken up the cudgel against the bills requiring wheelmen to carry a lighted lantern, which will be consid- ered in the state senate this week. Prof. M. S. Rosen, the wel' -known culist-opt1cian, can be consulted at his office in the parlor of the City Hotel. South Norwalk, Tuesdays, from 9 a. m. t 8 p. m. Eyesexamined free f 55. Irving Reed, expressman Reynold’s right-hand man, has gone to Bloom- field, N. J., to superintend the unload— 121g and placing of the furniture con— signed to a relative in that city by order of the will of the late George R. Cow— lee.- The Mission being conducted at St. Mary’s church by the Jesuit priests, Fathers Smith and Goeding, will be continued this week. The evening ser- vices will be for men only as they were last week for women only. Masses will be celebrated at 5 and 8- -30 a. m. “Way of the :-:Cross” at 3 p. m. Children, 4 o’clock. O Nash’sLicense Refused. The County commissioners :have de- , cided to refuse the application. of Pat- ‘ rick Nash for a license to sell liquor at 60 River street, Danbury. There was a remoustrance against the application, and the commissmners sustained by finding that the place is an unsuitable one. The Acton Residence Sold. Charles A. Acton has disposed of his residence at the corner of Elm street and West avenue to Brooklyn parties. Mr. Acton proposes, however, continu ing his residence in Norwalk and will if necessary lease or purchase prOperty in the city to that end. 'C. Time Limit. The time limit of the Tramway Com— pany to have cars running to Westport, expires to—morrow. ’Tis motive power they lack and the Street Railway Com— pany will probably come to the rescue. 4*»— Two Million Dollar Fire. The wholesale grocery houses of T. C. Jenkins & Co., Joseph Born & Co , dry goods house, Mayre storehouse, Dusquesne Opera house and several other buildings in Pittsburg were burned early this morning. Estimated loss $2, 000, 000. AMUSEMEN I'S. ‘ O’Brien, the Contractor. The scene on the stage during the second act of “0’ Brien, the Contract- or” will be most realistic. It will be an exact reproduction in every detail, of railroad building, and as such will be interesting. Mr. Dan’l Sully as O’Brien, has a part that fits him like a glove. Hoyt’s Theatre next Saturday matinee and night, for the benefit of the ushers. . Groton Has a Blaze. One of the most destructive fires that has of late ViSlIled Groton was discover ed in the bakery of O. H. Slocum on Thames street, shortly before midnight ,Sunday night and before it could be ex- tinguished the bakery and an adjacent dwelling owned by 'lhomas Morgan and the residence of Mr. Edward Perkins, about 40 feet south of the bakery, were .ientirely destroyed, causing a loss of about 88,000, partially insured. I .9. —-No claims, no affidavits, but a GAZETTE advertisement gets there every 11m. . were not wise to venture out.” I- South _l_\l_orwalk. Branch-Office of GAZETTE No; 12 No<rth Main Street —Lane’s ice cream is pure. a2 tf The break in the water main is seen.- ingly greater than was supposed; Cer- tain it is, that the repairs will not be finished to-day. Minot Partrick the batter shoemake r- j-Ick-at-all-trades poet has secured a situation at the Whittaker hat shop. on Raymond street. It reported that Goodwin, the Wash- ington street clothing merchant,iis soon to removed to a place where there is a greater demand for his bargains. Ernest Barthol is credited with. having. on a wager, swallowed a plate of ice cream in eight seconds, Saturday night, and it is said that two spoons are also missing. ’Twere perhaps well for people to dis abuse their minds of the idea that the Street Railroad cars will be run to Baton Point this season. It is a possi— bIIity but not a probability. _ There was so much water in the air and under boot yesterday that the Ger- mania Seengerbund held no meeting, the members preferring to remain at home and get acquainted with their families. John F. Flynn the plumber has the contract for the plumbing to be done on the proposed new residence of Gen. Russell Frost on West avenue and pro- poses commencing the preliminary wOrk to-day. The firm of Taylor 8: Golden through the active member of the firm, Rich' ard H. Golden, has placed an attach- ment for $100 on property in this city belonging to Theodore W. Swimm, of Brooklyn, for $100 to recover some $30 for an alleged indebtedness. The bi-monthly meeting of t. Joseph’s Lyceum will take place in Music hall, Tuesday evening. An ad- dress will be made by Father Maher, who made an address at the laying of the corner-stone of St.Joseph’s church. His subject w1ll be “the Catacombs of Rome.” The choir will sing several selections and the Mendelssohn quIn- S ' tette will give some of their sweet musi- cal selections. Theodore “Specler” Smith got out of bed at 3 o’clock this morning and donning his hip boots and ducking coat slyly slipped a fishingrod under the same, glided out of the house and to a place where he was well satisfied that trout were to be had for the catching. At 8 o’clock he was on Washington street and had in his possession six handsome trout, not a one of which was underweight. . It was a decidedly uninvitiug day on Sunday, and even church-goers seemed to be imbued with the idea that “it But the Pastors were all on deck rather in their pulpits setting an example that was worthy of proper recognition. It is said thatone of the pastors preached to a congregation of not more than thirty, and that those who were absent missed a feast that would have brought great comfort to their hearts. Street Commissioner John McMahon was all smiles Saturday night, Mrs. McMahon having presented him that afternoon with a bouncing baby boy. John Informed a GAZETTE reporter that the new arrival was so large he was afraid to weigh him. But, added the popular Commissioner, he will make a first-class street commissioner. Mother and boy are doing well, while the father is receiving congratulations and buying choice Havanas for his friends. MEETINGsz—The regular monthly meeting of- the Germania Saengerbund will be held to-nlght. Red Men will'meet to-morrow night. The. Heptasopht will meet Wednesday evening. Butler Lodge, I. O. O. F. w-w meet Wednesday evening. Colfax Encampment will meet to-night. The Aw on will meet Thursday evening. 'In Legion of Honor will meet to‘mor- row night. Old Well Lodge, F. 8.: A. M. will meet to-morrow night. Douglas Fowler Post, G A. R. will meet to- night. 0. S. Fevry Command Union Veterans will meet to-night. 0.. Cycling Record Book. We are in tenant of the “Up-to- Date Cycling Record Book” of the League of American Wheelmen, for 1897, a publication which every cycling editor, race offic1al and rider will an- preciate. This handy and useful little volume is of vest-pocket size, printed on fine paper, bound in leatherette cover, and, in addition to all the correct records made by amateurs and professionals, contains blank spaces to Compile'the records to date. ' It is published by Emil Grossman & Co. of Cleveland, Ohio, and is sold for ten cents. Outlaw Newcomb Captured. ’Wichita, Kan, April 30.—A special to The Beacon from Newkirk, O. T.. says: Ed Newcomb, leader of a. noted band of' outlaws, has been caught and lodged in jail and the band broken up. The story of his capture reads like a dime novel. Log Driving Commences. Saratoga, April 30. —The annual log driving has commenced on Sacandaga. river, and 150,000 markets of logs will be floated. Log driving on the upper Hudson will begin on Monday. There is an exceptionally large output this year. --All the Successful Merchants of \ Uncas tribe of, this City Advertise in run Guerra. , ' POLICE WERE READY. But Father Prehyl Was III and 'No Services Were Held in the Bridgeport Slav ' onian Church. The Slavs. Shouted With Joy When They Heard the News. About 200 curiosity seekers gathered in front of the St. John’s Slavonian church, on Brooks street, Bridgeport yesterday mornIng, to , witness the trouble that was expected when Father Prebyl should make an attempt to hold mass against the wishes of the disgrun- tled members of the parish. They were dIsappointed nevertheless as Father Prebyl was taken ill with an ulcerated Sore throat Saturday evening and was forbidden by his doctor to venture out into the stormy weather. Therefore the services that were to be held had to be abandoned and no attempt will be made until next Sunday. Bishop TIerney had asked Mayor Taylor of Bridgeport for protection to the church property andagainst any attempt to break up the services. This was promised and 24 patrolman were detailed to preserve_the peace and pre- vent trouble. Anumber of “Slave” put in an ap- pearance as early as 7 o’clock and re- ported to the others who were in Sad- ler’shall on Willard street just what was going on at the church. ‘When theylearned that no services were to be held they hurried back to the hall where the news was received with shouts ofjoy that could be heard for blocks around. A meeting was then held at which they denounced the priest and made further threats of what they would do when services were held at the church. Unclaimed Letters. The following letters remain unclaim- ed at the Norwalk post office, May 3d, 1897: Mrs. Mary Curran, Mrs. Adele Gone, Mr. Doc McNiel, Mr. George Nelson, W. O. Staples. _ W. H. MALONE, P. M. IIEIIE’S YoIIII‘cIIIIIcE. ,. . A fine building lot on Wilton ave-- nue. If you intend to build, look at this before purchasing. Water, gas and sewer on the avenue. Will be sold at a Bargain. W. H. BYIN’GTON, " Real Estate and Insurance Room I..Gazette B'I’d. V Wanted ”CHILDREN’S Wagons, Carts, :Barrows, Hoops, Iiarden Sets, Kites, Marbles, Tops, &c. School Supplies We have the biggest Tablet. in town- for 5 cents. Real Estate and Steamship Agent. .1011 T111113, 5 MAIII STREET. - - HDHWALK. THIS SPICE ‘ IS GDHTIIIIITED FDII BY IilIlDIIlEIl 81 MITCHELL. RELIABLE MAN .0. WOMAN. ASSURE!) lmmedialel mm T° .’ RIGHT PER- SON. THE BBS PAY EVER OP. PERED FOR SIMILAR SERVICE The Cosmopolitan Magazine,edited by Jame ' BRISBBN WALKER, wishes to add a quarter of a million to its clientele, already the larg- est, of intelligent thinking readers possessed by any periodical in the world. 11‘ IS PREPARED To PAY HAND. BOMELY FOR ASSISTANCE REN- DERED. It wishes the services of one reliable man 01' woman in every town. village, country district, or manufacturing establishment in every State. All that 111 required of any one in reliability, earnestness and work. No matter on what other ' work you are engaged, it will pay you to examine into this ofler. Apply, statin Oosiéioni Icapability and refu- Inces, to THE OPOL ITAN MAGAZINE Irvingthfm-on-the-Hudson. New Y Luther M. Wright, CARRIAGE BUILDER AND DEALER, IMDISDII MID FHIHKLIII STREETS, SDIITII HDHWILH, Agent for , Pierce, Rochester, Amos, Buffalo, Lenape Black Diamond and llorlhhamplon BICYCLES. Prices from $37. 50 to $100 FIRE, FIRE, FIRE! On account of the fire on Sunday our market Is closed 10- «lay. As soon as the' Insurance is adjusted, we shall reopen ‘ with a full line of meals, fish, elc. . E. J" WADI-IAMS. PEOPLE’S l3 llorlh Iain Street, Free and prompt delivery. 111113an, 811th Norwalk. Telephone call 18 2. Use it. M LADIES I want to have a little serious talk with you about bicycles. Of course you believe your present wheel is perfection and that no other ma- chine rivals it, but you ever noticed that while riding your bicycle, ‘either slowly, at good speed, or on a windy day, your skirt is continually drawn between no doubt have been throWu off by this disagreeable catching of your skirt, or have torn it until you are disgusted with wheeling. agent selling bicycles will tell you your dress is too long or not the Your dress is all right and becom- The guard does not extend back- ward far enough over the wheel, nor has it the right pitch. The only two wheels on the market that will not catch your skirt are sold by H AV E . the guard and rear wheel? YO U AN proper style, but this is not true. ing. The fault lies with the wheel. _ ~ . me. One is the Ofll E N T_ and the other' 15 the Saracen. To be convinced that I am right, stop at my store at any time and try either of these wheels. Yours Ilnlil Death, II. II SAIIIIIEIIS, Export in Bicycles, I2Horlh lain Slrool ,Soulh IlorIvalli. l PALMER 00X ._ BROWNIEBOOKS REGULAR PRICE 1 5 CENTS EACH F O U R FRE TO OUR. 311111111135 (THE EVENING GAZETTE.) Be autifu1 111 umin rate d. Covers ' . I_IIS QIIAIHT GDIIDEITS HAVE NEVER BEEN EQUALLED ALL HIS BIRDS, BHDWIIES, AID DEASTS 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 PISTIIIIE and STORY; enough to crack I y our sides w ith merriment and SET "IE GHILDHEI WILD WITH DELIGHT. He Never Was ”i‘iiiiisrPalmer Coil He Is the Most Brilliant Juvenile Artist in the W011 Ain’t they Comical y? 1.. lungswmxu. '4:..Al~.‘.‘.r,n,-.“.,.l. .445 ~._..<., 1 , :IHI ..,.l.. l I'. JI 1111.1' ””1 ’IPrloo 16‘ All the children love Palmer 0011’ s Brownies. town to have aset of these, so they will be given out FREE'TO FOUR; We want every tot in ;‘ READERS. All we ask is that you send this order to the publishers. It Gets the Books. IlllW III GET THEM llulThisIlul I QBDEE leocmm Free. HUBBARD PUB. CO.. 102 3 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, Pa. _ Please \mail me the Following Four New 3 Palmer Cox Brownie Books: Gock Robin Busy Brownies 1:1,.“ : Funny Faxes Birds’ Weddmf Enclosed Please find 10c. to pay Wrapping and Postage. (STAMPS ACCEPTABLE.) Name, .......... ' .................................. Send this ‘SOrdeI-"directito' the publishers“ and books will be sent You by return mail Address,............................ ........... . .State ........................... Charge to Account EVENING G IZETTE, Norwalk, Conn. Warranted Solid Gold. Beautiful Chased Holder. $I.Dfl i ISLOD You may think it cannot possess merit or durabilit , the rice 15 so . the “Lincoln” is a $2. 50 pen reduced to $1 00. It is duZable, Elways madly-70:) ;“gb1:": but never drips, the ink flowing steadily and uniformly. They are. in use in this office, giving the best of satisfaction, and they are in use in the he 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 OF FIUE. SPECIAL OFFER! ‘ Five 26 in. Boys and Girls Bicycles, Regular price $50, ' Will Close out atl$25. ONLY FIVE LEFT. z—A Large Stocklof— assesses ’ . . . . . . , . . 'sso, srosusss . . . . . . . . ~ 60' IDEALS . .. . . . 2 - - . 56‘. 26'111.STORMERS . . . ' . . . . so. 24 In. sroausss . 10 F1111 Line of Sundries. WHEELS SOLD ON EASY Ili‘lt'ltMS. 11111111111111:— A Wise Man Keeps ‘ _ his Home Insured Against Fire.__— f THE BEST cumulus REPRESENTED w. H. BYINGTON, 1100111.“sz nuIIIIIIIe, . . IIoIIIvIIIImnIIu, T
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