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LOCAL AND OTHER NEWS.
Mrs. James Mitchell is seriously ill
at her home on Cliff street. ‘
The Criminal, Common Pleas court .
will ,open in Danbury tO-morrow and
probably adjourn to Bridgeport. .
The funeral of the late John Jarvis
was attended this afternoon at -3 o’clock
from his late home on upper Main
street. ‘ ' .
Councilman E. L. Boyer has leased a
house in Ridgefiel'd and will remove his '
family to that healthful locality this
week.
The funeral of Helen Augusta, widow
of the late Hon. David M. Read will
take place at the family residence in
Bridgeport this afternoon.
The road roller will be set at work
on Newtown avenue to-morrow and kept
there until such time as the work on
the same is completed.
The sign on the corner drug store
which for some months has been mis-
taken for a picture of a local and popu-
lar physician has been removed.
The funeral of Hazel ViolaPaul, the
16 months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Paul was attended in New Ca-
naan yesterday, Norwalk relatives be-
ing present. 2
—Having seVered my connection with
A. Goldberg, I am prepared to furnish
my old customers with the latest styles
in spring millinery. Mrs. Fawcett, 110
Main street. . a Zl-tf
A water pipe burst in the kitchen of
A. H. Camp’s residence, on North ave-
nue, Saturday night, and considerable
water was wasted on the floor before
being shut off.
The Pioneers and Hope Hose will
play their annual game of ball on Dec-
oration Day. The Hopes will hold a
special meeting to-morrow night to ar-
range for the game and their team.
—Advertise in THE GAZETTE.
~Prof. M. S. Rosen, the well-known
oculist Optician, can be consulted at his
ofiice in the parlor of the City Hotel,
South Norwalk, Tuesdays, from 9 a. m.
to 8 p. m. Eyes examined free. f5 tf
Deputy Sheriif Lyon was in this
city this morning with “papers to
serve,” but concluded there was noth-
ing to be gained and let the parties
upon whom the papers were issued se-
verely alone. - .
Thomas F. Clune of this city will be
in the pitchers box for the Victors of
Bridgeport in the base ball game at
that city. Thursday between the Vic-
tors and Derby’s. It will be his first
base-ball work of the season. . ‘
Coroner Doten went to Danbury Sat-
urday and held an inquest on the death
of H. W. Sturges the bicyclist who was
accidentally killed there the night pre-
vious i-n acollision. The coroner found
that death was due to accident.
In yesterday’s base ball match be-
tween members of Co. F and the Arc-
tics, the latter won by a score of 15 to
3. The batteries were Buttery and
and McKay for the former and Dowd
and Whitlock for the Arctics. 'The
Arctics made six home runs.
—Advertiae in THE GAZETTE.
A number from Grace church went
to New York On Saturday, to see Rev.
Mr. and Mrs. Watkins depart on their
long journey abroad. A committee
from St. Andrews Brotherhood present-
ed Mrs. Watkins with' a floral tribute
of a basket of beautiful flowers.
Members of the firm of E. S. Greeley
& Co., assigned, manufacturers of rail-
road and telegraph supplies, of New
York city, of which firm General E. S.
Greeley of New Haven is the senior
partner, have discovered indications
that a defalcation has been committed.
At one time this morning there were
twenty-seven men, three women, two
dogs and a cat standing on the Wall
street bridge watching, Commodore
Charles Riley who was swung in a boat-
swain’s chair over the rapids that
rushed under the bridge, placing a sign
on the west wall .of the corner drug
store.
Never before has the pigments as
laid on with plastic brush in deft hands
created such a change in the appear;
ance of a building as at the residence
of~Major G. M. Holmes on Main street.
White and green predominate, and the
“metamorphosis” is as startling as it
is pleasing.
.0.—
"Tobacco Goes Up In Smox'e.
Wilson, N. 0., May 10.—Fire destroy-
ed the big tobacco house of Briggs &
Flemming, destroying $70,000 worth of
tobacco. The loss on the building is
$15,000. The stock and building were
partially insured.
State Treasurer’s Son Weds.
New York, May 10,—George Randall
Swain, son of State Treasurer Swain of
New Jersey, and Miss Florence Harriet
Joy were married at Newark, N. J.,
Rev. Dr. Baker of Wilmington, Del..
officiating. >
‘3‘ Fatal Jump From a Train.
Amherst, Mass, May 10.—William
’5 .. Planker of. Northampton jumped. from
.afireight 'trainat the Boston and Maine
depot; and was instantly killed. The
2 Sheep.”
.Divine' Master.
hotly w‘osiirightiuny mangleil._ - '
SOUTH £03me
Branch Office of GAZETTE No. 12
North Main Street
———Lane’s ice cream is pure. , a 2 ti.
The interior of'the residence of Mrs.
Sarah Selleck is being repainted.
Water and a telephone have been
placed in the Knob club house.
The employees at the Norwalk Iron
Works are taking a vacation.
The bids for the new post office in
this city will be opened to-morrow.
Max Krause, the janitor at Arion
hall, will be given a benefit on the 24th.
The Crofut & Knapp upper hat man-
ufactory will not re-open until VVednes-
day.
William Armstrong took a trolley
ride to Stamford in uniform yesterday,
and felt as proud as a new trunk check.
The concert given in Arion hall last
evening was chock full of melody and
the music was well selected for the oc-
casion.
The town road , roller will probably
again be brought into service on the
city streets next week, at a cost of $12
per day. . _
John Toothill “subbed” for Captain
Gladstone Saturday night, while the
latter was arresting a squall on Wood-
ward avenue.
a—Full line of Fish, Fruit and Vege-
tables, and free delivery at Frye’s
Washington bridge market.
The work on the Trowbridge box
factory is progressing rapidly, and ere
many weeks the employees will be back
in their old quarters.
,VVatch for Frye the butcher’s new
advertisement. The prices announced
will startle and surprise you, and at the
same time give you great pleasure.
Rev. Dr. Beard’s subject at the Con-
gregational church yesterday was
“Backbone.” A feature of the service
was the rendition of two violin solos by
Mr. Jesse Hopson and Miss Agnes Lit-
tlejohn. _ _
Dr. D. IV. Hart preached in the Bap-
tist church, yesterday. Mr. Hart is lo-
cated in Wilton and that place is to be
congratulated on the fact of having so
able a gentleman within its environ-
ments. Our Baptist minister preached
in that place yesterday and it is safe to
say gave eminent satisfaction.
Captain Gladstone appeared on duty
yesterday looking as fine as silk. He
had a neat fitting new summer uniform
that set his figure off to perfection.
This was not all that made the Captain
look so happy, however, as he had been
presented by Mrs. Gladstone .on Satur-
day evening with a bright little daugh-
ter weighing nearly eleven pounds.
—Special sale of corned beef this
week,and a special sale of-chickens and
lambs at Frye’s Washington street
bridge and Railroad Place markets.
Annie, the wife of Henry McKeever,
became intoxicated Saturday afternoon
and going to the home of her parents
in the vicinity of VVhistleville proceed-
ed to make things lively. An Officer
was sent for and Constable Goodwin re-
sponding the rum-crazed woman was,
after ‘some difficulty, the use of hand-
cufis and a horse and wagon being found
necessary, landed in the station-house.
Her clothing was somewhat torn in the
scuflie of her arrest, but whole garments
were provided and this morning she ap-
peared in court in quite a presentable
costume.
The new" soldiers monument to be
placed in the triangular park near the
Congregational church will be seven
feet square at its base, above the base
will be a column of highly polished
granite, with the inscription, “Erected
by Douglas Fowler Post, No. 48, G. A.
R., and the citizens of South Norwalk,
in memory of her loyal sons, 1861-1865. ”
This will be surmounted with the life-
size figure of a soldier. The monument
will be about eighteen feet high. It
will be a very attractive addition to
the park, and a credit to the G. A. R.
Post. -
——H. C. Frye will open a branch mar-
ket on Washington street bridge, May
11th. A New York meat cutter will be
in charge. Frank Hanford the cele-
brated fish handler has also been en-
gaged.
, At Trinity church yesterday the pas-
tor, Rev. Frederick ‘W. Norris conduct-
ed the services. In the morning a
large number of the parishioners were
in attendance and a letter from the Rt.
Rev. John Williams bishop of the Con-
necticut diocese was read. In it, the
bishop expressed his regret that he
could no longer attend to the arduous
duties of his office, owing to failing
health, and laid the situation plainly
before the people. The bishop desires a
conference of the clergy to be held in
the near future at which time a selec-
tion of a coadjutor will be made. After
"the reading of the bishop’s letter Mr.
Norris‘preached an eloquent sermon
taking for his text “I am the Good
Shepherd, I lay down my life for my
There is 1'. sweet and tender
lesson always to be drawn from this
passage and it is needless to say that
Mr. Norris extracted some of the most
touching illustrations of the life of the
The music was excep-
tionally good. - -. 2 '
' Conundrum. _
‘Why are chickens invariably liberal?
~Because they, give a peck wrhenmhey
lane 'a_ grain i ' g .. 2
' mated,
What the GAZETTE Would Like to See.
Lan'dlbrd Walz shoot a pistol.
The street commissioners ride over
the city streets of South Norwalk on
bicycles. _
The red cars run to Roton Point.
The people of N orwalk'buy at home.
The paving of Wall street com-
menced. .
A new hotel and opera house in N or-
walk.
r'A yellow journalism editor tell the
truth.
Chief Vollmer capture the South
Norwalk burglars.
Company A the finest organization in
the state. '
More industries brought into town.
A good base ball club in town.
A grand firemens’ parade whenthe
Pioneer boys get their new truck.
. Merchants place their advertisements
in the GAZETTE where they will b
read. .
No license saloons closed.
The white cars washed or painted.
The throwing of papers into the
street stopped. .
New hose purchased for the South
N orwalk fire department.
More hustle and less talk about hard
times. ’
The gang of loafers infesting Adams
Bros. market corner at night driven off
by the police. ‘
Readers of the GAZETTE are invited
to offer suggestions for this column.
FEMININE CHAT.
The postal card may be a convenience
but it is certainly very bad form.
_ Crying never does a bit of good, but
it seems to be a great relief at times.
Bright red neckties with white polka
dots are much beloved by the summer
girl.
IVhy is it you always expect a stout
person to be good natured?
The apple orchards are like gorgeous
bridal bouquets.
The summer girl’s belt gives her
more worry than any other portion of
her attire.
. The caterpillar will soon be making
its furry presence known, to the an-
guish of the gentle summer maiden.
The woman who goes to market with-
out buying at least one bunch of posies
can be said to have a soul above temp—
tation.
Afternoon card parties at the Knob,
followed by a pla’nked shad dinner.
would be especially delightful functions
at this season.
.Lilies of the valley are in high favor
With brides and debutantes.
The front porch will soon be the ren-
dezvous for youthful lovers.
The woman who desires to keep her
neck plump should not wear too tight a
collar. .
Do not kiss any one through a veil.
It is said to be a sure sign of a deceitful
nature.
. The fashion of the smooth face con-
tinues to increase, and moustaches are
daily sacrificed to a fad which is not so
well adapted to every man as a great
many men evidently think. The style
came from England which may account*
for its seeming popularity.
Bicycle Tires.
Never of a Sunday were there more
Wheelmen out than yesterday.
P. Skidd met with an accident on his
wheel yesterday and was towed home
by “Billy” Gunther.
There were several bicycles wrecked
yesterday, and the unfortunates found
relief in many cases at the Saunders’
agency.
J. L. Wallace and George A. Mc-
Guery wheeled from Danbury to South
N orwalk yesterday and remained over
night in that city.
Thirty-five Wheelmen from Stamford
passed through South Norwalk en route
to Bridgeport yesterday. Several of
the members met with severe accidents,
in some cases the services of a physi-
cian being necessary to dress the
wounds received.
Thomas O’Brien received a badly
scraped arm and face by being thrown
from a bicycle while Wheeling to
y, .
2 ..:_To SCHOOL CHILDRENL...‘
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E, ‘Do you can a Lincoln Fountain Pen will) a wdrmnled
’ solid gold pen and bountiful coaxed bolder .9 Alf you do,
{,2 read lite notice “For School Children” in another oolnmn’.
Bridgeport with a friend on a tandem .
yesterday. A broken pedal was the '2
only damage done to the tandem which
was secured at the Saunders’ agency.
About twenty members of the Twin
City Wheel club took .a run to Tarry-
town and back yesterday. A report
that several of them were badly bunch-
ed and mixed up coming down a hill
is denied by a ‘member of the party.
“There was a cloud of dust that might
have led up to such an accident” he re-
marked. '
Cadet Rims In Record Time.
Annapolis. May 10.—In ,the annual
day six. :1s m? the United States naval
acaden 3, here. Cadet Henderson, a third
year li-itll. ran 220 yards in 21 1-5 sec—
onds, equaling the intercollegiate and
amateur Z‘CL'Ul‘dS held by Bernard We-
fers of Georgetown university. 4
Four Children Cremated.
- Charleston, May 10.—.—A special -to The
News and Courier from Laurens, S. C.,
says the cabin of Laurens Tucker,
White, on the plantation of W. S. Gray,
was burned, and four children were cre—
Thenfather, and ‘mother ‘had
/
gone fishing. " _ .
.AEAST NORWALKQ-
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert V. Carr spent
Sunday in Stamford with Mrs. Carr’s
brother, Edward Tichenor, of that
place. 4 l . . ,
The services in the East avenue M."E.
church yesterday were well attended.
The new order of worship adopted by
the last general conference made a
slight change in. the services. In the
evening the pastor, Rev. A. J. Smith,
exchanged pulpits with Rev. F. E. Rob-
bins of the Norwalk Baptist church. '
The frame of Platt Beers new house
on Cottage avenue is being raised to-
day. L. W. Doty has the contract for
the carpenter work. ,
The Epworth League prayer and
' praise meeting of the M. E. church, will
be led this evening by Frank Merriam.
After the meeting a short business ' ses-
sion will be held. ’ .
Harry Ainsworth while wheeling
along Riverside avenue,Saturday after-
noon punctured the tire of his bicycle.
Mrs. E. W. Godfry of Rowayton, is
visiting Mrs. Charles L. Ainsworth of
Cottage avenue.
TACOMA’S EARLY. MONEY.
Money that Passed as \Vell ' as Thong)
Stamped with Uncle Sam’s Fiat.
Tacoma once had a mint that coinet"
all of the money in circulation where
the City of Destiny now stands.
. Back in the early seventies the Ta
coma Mill Company, not being able ‘l'.(
handily secure gold and silver for llSl
in trading with and paying ofi till
Indian laborers and early settlers, lii'
upon the novel plan of issuing tlieii
own currency, and to this end set theii
blacksmith to work to fashion f0]
them. out of scraps of iron and brass
pieces of money, or rather tokens
which could be used as a circulating
medium. The pieces consisted of 4d
and 45 cent iron tokens and brass $1
pieces. The 40 cent pieces Were abou:
an inch in diameter, and the 45 com
pieces were about the size of the pres
ent silver half-dollar. The $1 pieces
wcrc oval in shape, about an inch and
a quarter long, an inch wide and o
sixteenth of an inch in thickness
Tilt-:1") pieces were stamped with the
figures showing their value, and read-
ily passed current all over the country
tributary to the mill. '
Nearly all of this old “mill”
has passed away.
The coins which are still preserved
are roughly made, just‘such as any
blacksmith with ordinary tools mighl
make, and as a matter of fact during
the early years of the mill company’s
existence formed practically the loca.’
circulating __m-edium of exchange
Wheu‘ihe Indians who were employed
0011’
in the mill were payed” for their labor
this coin sufficed, as all-the trading
they did was with the little store run
in connection With-the mill. The iron
and brass pieces, were, " of courSe.
passed among the Indians in‘trading'
with each other, and as’ anything iii
the ivay of supplies was purchased by
them at the mill store, the pieces were
fully as good'to them as if they had
borne the stamp of the Government.—
Tacoma Ledger.- .
- Chewing: éh‘xnrin Othei' Countries.
Chewing gum now forms an impor.
tant article in commerce. It was first
used in America but the habit of
chewing it has rapidly spread in Eu-
ropean and Oriental countries, and a '
’ busy industry has been called into ex-
istence and rapidly developed till it
has now attained astonishing dimen-
sions. It is used by all classes and is
equally in demand among athletes and
sedentary. workers and in hot or cold
climates. It ischewed with avidity at
the gold and diamond mines, and has
found its way to the merchant’s count-
ing house, the clerk’s desk and the of-
fice boy’s pocket. Somewhere about
thirty-five thousand people are en-
gaged in the preparation,- selli-nig and
advertising of this curious luxury.
4 Th: h{Airmevo‘f flyonepsia.
San Francisco seems to be the nat
ural home of dYspepsiu. Physicians
there say that ten out of twelve of the
inhabitants suffer - from indigestion.
The only explanation suggested is the
fact that the climate allows fruit and
vegetables to be had almost the year
around, so that there is not the en-
forced change of diet that residents of
other regions have—New York Jour-
nal.
His Point of View. ,
Jack Dashing—Why do you refuse to
marry me? _ .
. Penelope—Because, Jack dear, I
know your failing, and I fear you will
never be able to get the best of whis-
key. ’ '
Jack Dashing—I ought to, anyhow: I
pay enough for it. ' ‘
A Question of Priority.
Simonsbee—I have a chance to mar-v
ry two girls; one is pretty but a mere.
butterfly, as it were, and the other,
.'erot.tY-‘._999;..;§§iit:7. '
though plain; is°an excellent house-
keeper. . _ .
Mr. Russell of, 0111an
oeTake tho
Luther M. Wright,
‘ CARRsAcE BUILDER .ANDDEALER, * ‘_ ._
MADISON AND rniuxun STREETS, souin "0min.“ ' 7
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Agent for ..
Pierce, Rochester,
Amos, Buffalo,
Lenapc Black Diamond _
and Norlhhampion, ‘ ..
,. . . . BICYCLES.
‘ Prices from $37.50to$100. ’
OLD mum HUBBARD SHE WENT TO THE
GUPBOARD ,
But not after bones, Ever since she began trading with us her meat has been sent home
Without any bones in it. _Not even the liver. She felt terribly out up (so did the sausage) be-
cause she wasn’t quicker in putting in her guess. Might have had that turkey Just as well as
not. Never mind. try again. The customer who can guess nearest to thepumber of Steaks ,
and Chops we sell out of our show case next Thursday Will be presented With a Slx pound Roe
Shad and a bunch of Lettuce. .vh'e next nearest. 8. six pound Blue Fish and two Cucumbers.
The winners Wlll receive their prizes Friday morning. Without D0t106.. Hurry up with your .
guesses. The first one rr‘ceived that‘s nearest IS a Winner. . Frank Hanford says he Wishes he
had a hammock. then he’d sleep here; the store looks so nice and tidy he hates to go home
nights. Have you seen it ?
E. J. W ADI—IAMS.
PEOPLE’S MARKET, '
l3 Norlh Main Sheet, 0 ' \ South Norwalk.
Free and prompt deiiVery. Telephone call 18 2. Use it.
$100 main!
That is what I am doing, by selling $100 No. 7 Orient
Wheels for $7 5. -
Also selling $75 Saracens for $60
HEPAIBlNG AND RENTING.
A large assortment of first-class second-hand Wheels
from $20 up.
Yours Ilnlil Death,
ll. A. SAUNDERS, Expert in Bicycles,
. l2 Norlh Main Sireel, Soulh Norwalk. . ~
Fambler Bicycles, popular list price, $80.
Stormer Bicycles, reduced to $50. Unequalled by any medium priced
whee]. ‘ '
Ideal Bicycles, $50. 26 inch Stormers, $45. 24 inch Stormers, $40.
THE J. r. riioimrr 00.
SPECIAL CASH RATES.
lusuninca ’ “ ";
ins/Etna. Life . DDIPANY.
Node the Following Gains in the Year I896:
Increase in Income,
$ I ,057,8 l 6.28.
Increase in Assets,
$ l 997,23 4,42.
Increase in Surplus,
$ l'98,8 l 6,8l .
Increase in New Life Business,
$ l 598,668.00.
Increase in Life Insurance in Force,- ,
$5.608.680.00.
' Increase in Accident Insurance in Force, 2 .
$2 I ,736.500.00 k. ' l
Increase in ACCident Premiums, . l
$ l 75.086.72—or 62 per cent. ' . l
Increase in New Life Insurance Written in Connecticut,
‘ $3 I 0,642.00. ,2.
Increase in total Life Insurance in Connecticut. 7 ,
$472,569.00.
From the increased Surplus the usual increase of dividends lo
policy-holderswillho paid in IBM, making the Twcnlv-‘Fillh Regular
Annual Increase of Dividends lo the insured, and a record unparalleled
in the hlslory of life insurance.
Nolwiihslandingiho m‘alcrial increase of nembusinoss on which
the. expense in Life Insurance ischiclly incurred, the ratio of expense lo
income on the Life business of this company, excluding the Accident
business, is somewhat lower than last year, and Is 23 per cent. less:
than the average expense of the ten loading “purely mutual” companies'
for the Year l895.
‘ Their llguros
for “396 have not been published.
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?"- NDREAN Ii. BDLKELET, President.
J.O.WEBSTER,Vice-Pres. . J.L. ENGLISH. Sec. H.W ST.JOHN.ZActuary.
C. E. GILBERT, Ass’t, Sec. 1W. 0. FAXON, Ass’t. Sec. Accident Department. '
G. W,‘.BUSSELL M. D.. Med. Director J AMES CAMPBELL M.D.. Med. Ex.
E. E. HALLOCK, General Agent, ‘5 Hubinzer Bld’a. Neyv one...
, ,51 1 go. I. HufrcHiu'soniconorol Accident a gem. strand. f '
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