SOUTH NORWALK.
Branch Office of GAZETTE No.12
' North Maln Street '
The Arions sang and otherwise en-
joyed themselves last night."
The Elephant club is arranging for
its annual Clambake and picnic.
Max Singervauldt is moving into his
new house on Clinton avenue, to-day.
The members of the Barbers Union
Will enjoy a shore dinner at Gregory’s
Point to-night.
Florence Jennings and her brother
Walter are seriously ill at their home-
on Gerard place.
There was a Hungarian wedding
feast and an Italian christening party
at Whistlevflle yesterday afternoon.
The brick building on East Wash-
ington street occupied by Grocer Sey-
mour is being connected with the
sewer system.
Patent leather shoes are selling in
this city at $1.50 a pair. It' IS patent to
some, however, that they are not the
best of patent leather.
James Platt caught a nine pound
blackfish yesterday. It' is not stated as
to whether he captured the fish with a
harpoon or an anchor.
The business at the Imperial Cafe
under the management of Harry Stone
.is reported as on the increase. Harry
is popular and bound to win.
The managers of the B. B. B. which
takes place at the Fair grounds on July
.28th wish it distinctly understood that
only Union beer and cigars will be sold.
This season’s crop .of flies and mos-
quitoes is unusually large. The latter
are feasting on the flood of city visi-
tors. In some instances they imbibe
until they burst.
Banker W. J. Becker and daughter
of New York were the guests of Nor-
‘walk relatives yesterday. Rosa will
enjoy the invigorating air to be found
on the shores. for several days to come.
The employees at Barthols hat shop
enjoyed a shore dinner yesterday. It
was one of the greatest successes in
that line held this season. There was
more than. enough for the large crowd
present. '
Dr. L. N. Allen was thrown headlong
‘ from his bicycleon South Main street
Saturday night, but beyond a torn coat
and a general shaking up together with
a few pounds of mud, the genial doctor
escaped serious injury.
Professor Carl Diel conducted the
concert given at Germania hall last
night by' the Seengerbund.
Commodore John H. Ferris took.- a
party of his friends on his launch, Eva
L., to witness the yacht races at Oyster
Bay on Saturday last.
The Belle Horton left about two min-
utes behind schedule time this morn-
ing for New York, and as usual, there
were passengers left who reached the
wharf when the steamer was half way
_ to Gregory’s Point.
The fire police will hold a special
meeting to-night, and may decide to
have an outing.
Miss Eloise M. Nichols of South
Orange, N. J. is a guest of Mr. and
Mrs. D. W. Raymond at the Mahack-
emo.
Carl Schaub is in New York to-day.
Miss Ida Cole who intended going to
New York to-day for the purpose of
being treated for an injury to one of
her ears, caused by an accident while
'in bathing, was among the passengers
who were a few minutes late in reach-
ing the steamer Belle Horton as it left
the wharf this morning.
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_ LOCAL AND OTHER NEWS.
Rev. E. R. Bennett preached in the
chapel at Cranbury, yesterday.
A youngster claims to have counted
150,000 pond lilies on the 14-acre pond
Saturday, “and I didn’t count half
- there was, either,” he added.
Mr. Edelbert Osterbanks and wife
have returned from a vacation trip at
Banksville.’
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. John Hanlon of Lewis street, at
an early hour Sunday morning.
Editor Bross of the'Ridgefield Press
was in town to-day en route to Hart-
ford.
Mr. and Mrs. George Taft and child,
of Brooklyn, were in town to—day.
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—Pr0f. M. S. Rosen, the well-known
oculist Optician, can be consulted at
his office in the parlor of the City
Hotel, South Norwalk, Tuesdays, from
9 a. m. to 8 p. m. Eyes examined free.
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There wasa lively scrap on Hoyt
street Saturday night. The combat-
‘ants worked themselves into a perspira-
tion, shed a small quantity of blood and
later adjourned for refreshments.
“Dr. S. H. Huntington was called upon
yesterday to dress the left leg of a
. wounded German who does not care to
.V have his name appear in print.
,had accidentally gashed his leg with
He
an edged instrument. The doctor has
him well in hand and hopes to have
him about again in a few days.
3 —-All the Successful Merchants of
711119 City Advertise, inTHE GAZETTE-V
Recent Deaths.
the- late Aaron Hendricks, and wife of
David M. Lane, died at her home on
Harbor avenue yesterday afternoon ai-
. ter a long and painful illness. Her hus-
band and one son survive her. She
was 68 'years of age. Her mother died
about one year ago aged over 90 years.
The funeral will be held on Wednes-
day:
Miss Mary B. Hubbe’ll, an aged and
life-long resident of Norw'alk, died at
her home on Main street yesterday.
Deceased was a daughter of the late
Mathias Hubbell and was 79 years of
,age.‘ The funeral will take place to-
morrow.
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Base Ball.
In the match game of base ball be-
tween the Xavier Deaf Mutes and the
Catholic club, at Norwalk Park, Satur-
day afternoon. the former club was de-
feated by a score of 17 to 5. The coach-
ing of the visitors was a feature of the
game.
In the game between the Arnold
foundry and the Charles Finch nines
at the Fair Grounds, Saturday after-
noon, the former nine was victorious
byascore of 11 to 6. The batteries
were, Arnoldites, Dowd and Whitlock:
'Finchites, Tully and Kensella.
The Arctics and Silver Mines will
play at the Fair Grounds, Wednesday
afternoon.
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Dead Dogs.
A pet dog belonging to M. Ratchford
was while gamboling on the tracks at
VVinnipauk yesterday afternoon, run
down and killed by a Street Railway
car.
Nero, a Siberian dog belonging to
conductor “Art ” Slauson of the Street
Railway line, died yesterday. He was
a brother of. the well-known “Ray”
the O. T. R. B. and Phoenix dog who
died some months since.
A {valuable bird dog belonging to
Nimrod Vet Taylor died yesterday.
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Contract Not Yet Awarded.
. The contract for the building of the
foundation of the annex at the Union
school at South Norwalk has not yet
been awarded. The bids of which
there were eight were opened Satur-
day afternoon. The architect has been
summoned and it is possible that, some
definite action will be taken this after-
noon.
Norwalk Wins.
In the match shoot between the
Naromake and Bridgeport Gun clubs
at Gregory’s Point, on Saturday, the
local team won by four points.
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For the first time in his life Motor
man Lane of the Street Railway line
struck something with his car. It was
.a dog and the dog is dead.
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BABIES HAVE TO BE CHECKED.
They Are Ticketed in Duplicate to Pre-
vent Pesslble Loss or Exchange.
A curious feature of a large relief
works camp in the Punjab, says the
Allahabad Pioneer Mail, where about
40,000 persons are at work, is the ar-
rangement just introduced by which a
large number of babies are looked af-
ter while their mothers are at work.
Previous to this about 700 or 800 ba-
bies of all sorts were all left in one
place, and the mothers, anxious in the
evening to reclaim their little ones,
presented a scene which is better im-
agined than described. It was not pos-‘
sible even for mothers to find their
own babies easily, and the authorities
were embarrassed not a little. The
officer in charge, however, has treated
the babies on the umbrella and coat
principle. He has provided each of
the babies with a string and a ticket
in duplicate, one being hung round the
baby’s neck and the other given to the
mother.‘
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Are Trusted for Their Car 'Fére.
It is perhaps not generally known,
even in Brooklyn, that persons of re-
spectable appearance may travel on
the street cars of that city when they
have no money. _ A woman who has
left her purse at home, or a man who
has spent all his change speculating
in stocks, if ordinarily dressed, has
only to tell the conductor the condition
of affairs. on boarding the car, to get
carried to any desired point.
The conductor gives the penniless
passengers an envelope addressed to
the office of the company, in which to
. forward later the lacking nickel. This
is done as a matter of course, and only
a passenger who locks disreputable
meets with a refusal.
The system has been in operation
some time. which is apparent proof
that the passengers who thus get
opes given them for the purpose for
which they are intended—New York
Sun.
Plain Sailing
“It seems to me,” said one young wo-
man, "that Harold talks mo1c clemly
on the tarifi than any one elseI have
ever heard.
"Yes,” replied Miss Cayenne. “He
has the advantage of not knowing
enough about it to get confused.”—
Washington Star. '
J ust the Same.
Smithby—Jiggers is dead broke,
since he broke himself of the borrow.
ing habit.
Barnaby—But he was always dead
broke when he was- borrowing. so
what’p the difference 'l—Philadelphia
Press.
“Mrs. Mary J. Hendricks, daughter of,
trusted for their fares use the envel-.
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_ FATHER'K’NEIPP. ~
A Priest Known Throughout the World
by Beacon of His Water Cure.
Sebastian Knelpp ‘was born on May
17, 1821, in Stefansried, Bavaria.
was a weak and sickly boy, and was
expected to die of consumption in his
youth. He became a weaver, and
followed that trade till he reached
his majority, when he turned to the
Church and to medicine. .In 1848 he
began his experiments according to
the ideas that have sincemade him
noted, andsucceeded first in restoring
himself to perfect health. Then he
began treating the country people
about him, and with a success that
caused his reputation to spread rap-
idly. His work in this way was con-
tinued for many years without pay.
A few years ago,he published an ac-
count of his treatment, entitled, “My
Water Cure,” which made 11-1111 still
more widely known. He had all these
years attended to his patients per-
sonally, giving them baths himself and
personally directing their treatment.
So great were" the demands on his
time that finally the Kn.eip=,:-—Vcrr-in
was established, supported by charity,
to take charge of the work. Two years
ago, the Pope sent for Dr.. Kneipp to
come to Rome and treat him for all-
ments that arose from a disordered
stomach, and in his case Dr. Kneipp
was highly successful. The Kneipp
institution is now an immense afiair,
caring for twelve hundred patients,
and with all conveniences, under the
direction of twelve resident physicians.
Father Kneipp’s system was intro-
duced into this country last summer,
when a sanitarium according to his
methods was established in New Jer-
sey. The chief elements of the sys-
tem are application of sunshine, fresh
air and water. Its most, striking feat-
ure is the early morning walk, bare-
footed, in the dew, or even in the snow,
that is required of patients.
this has attracted the most attention,
there are other more important mat-
ters insisted on, such as baths of cer-
tain kinds and frequency, the use of
clothing of a sort to admit light and
air, the prohibition of alcohol, and
the limitation upon a meat diet—New
York Tribune.
HE ENJOYED THE BOOK.
He.
Though .
And was Deslrlous of an opportunity to '
Read the Second Volume.
The Prussians tell a good story of ,
an aide-de—camp to the King, Colonel
Malachowki. The man was an exceed-
ingly brave fellow, but very poor, and,
the King, noting this, hit upon the fol-
lowing plan for presenting him with
some money without wounding his
feelings.’ He had'i‘a book hollowed out
and neatly bound in morocco.
he deposited five hundred crowns in
gold and then sent it to his aide. Ma-
lachowki met the King not long after,
and in response to the question “How
did you like the book?” he made the-
following replyz, '
“Sire, I enjoyed the bookimmensely.
It was so excessively interesting that
-I am more than impatient to receive
the second volume.”
The King was much pleased at the
reply, and when the oflicer's birthday
came around-he sent him another book
similar in every respeCt, but engraved
upon the front were the words, “This
work is complete in two volumes.”—
Harper’s Round Table.
Blind \Vatch- Makers. ‘
There have been blind watch-makers.
In former years there was one living
at Holbeach, in Lincoln-shire. His
name was Rippin, and although com-
pletely blind he could take to‘pieces,
and put togethex again watches of
most delicate construction with sur-
passing case. He was robbed once
51 some of the tiny belongings of his
trade. such as wheels, hairgsprin'gs',
etc.:tl1e Illiel' was traced, and Rippin
identified and swoxe to his property,
by the 1.0111 h
At. Barnstaple too, in the early pait
of the mesent century, them was
another such prodigy. His name was
William Huntley; be was'born blind,
and was brought up by his father, who -
was a clock and watch maker, to that
business. The inhabitants had great
faith in 111111, and ‘he had plenty of
employment; musical clocks and
watches even were repaired by him
without difficulty; and it is said that in
some cases where other tradesmen
had failed to discover a defect, be de-
tected the fault, and set it right.—~
'Tid-Bits.
. Accomplishments 0! Royal Persons.
The Prince of Wales is said to have
learned in his youth to make stockings.
His son, the Duke of York, learned
the trade of rope-making. His late
cousin, the Czar
plough, sow, and reap“ The Emperor
William is a practical typesetter.
King Humbert is not only an excellent
shoemaker, but cobbles also to per-
fection. Oscar of Sweden handles the
axe with dexterity, like an approved
woodman, not yielding the palm in
this respect even to Mr. Gladstone.
Queen Victoria is exceedingly fond of
knitting. Not many (I s ago she fl’n.
ished a woolen coverli
it to the oldest and ,
the inmates of an as , m for disabled
working women in'the .Isle of Wight.
Unconsciously Solved.
First Chappie—I wonder, now Chol-
lie. how the donkey ever came to be
used as the—«31‘, emblem of stupidity.
Second Ohappie (with -a yawn)—
Don‘t know. I'm sure,~ deah boy;
must have been before our day.—
Brooklyn Life.
The Bushnell. for Him.
Mother—I wonder what we can do
with Johnny, he has such a way of ex-
aggerating everything. ”He is always
making a mountain out of a mole-hill.
Father—I think, my dear, we had
In it
Nicholas 11, could.
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better make him a. real- estate agent. -:——
3 1xNew York world
_ THE TOAD AS A PARENT.
A Peculiarlty of This 1.11m Anlmal . ne-
garding Its Young.
It is remarkable that the toad, lov-
ing water as it does. should wander
away from watery regions to dry
ground, where it can never see a drop
of water, except at rain time, and leave
its water rights to the undisputed pos-
session of its ranal neighbor, the frog.
How the toad loves water must be
known to every garden lover. When-
ever there is a shower, the creature
leaves its cool retreat under the piazza
or shed, and stands, as far as his fore-
legs will let him, erect in the rain, ap— .
parently' enjoying to the utmost the
shower bath.
Our remarkably observant corres-
pondent, Mrs. Wilhelmina Seliger, of
Hartford, Conn, placed shallow pans
of water in her garden during a rain-
storm last summer, and soon a whole
bevy of toads were disporting them-
selves in the water as if they were hu-
man beings in the surf at Atlantic
city. Whenever they are near the wa-
ter at breeding time they deposit long,
slimy strings of eggs, and the young
toad has to go through the tadpole
stage in common with his brother
frog. But, when they are wholly ex-
cluded by distance from the water,
they seem to have the power of being
viviparous. or bringing forth their
young alive. In the water fertiliza-
tion is effected in the same manner as
in fishes, but the method in the land
life career is not known. About all
that is known is that confined toads
are found with little toads, no larger
than house flies, about them after a
time; and in walled gardens, and
places far removed from water, little
toads, no larger than peas, wandering
around on their own resources. and
which could nevei have been tadpoles,
are within common experience. ——-Mee-
.han’ s Monthly.
A Japanese Prisdn.’
The prison, six miles from Tokio,
seems to be a model in its perfect
management. We approached a lot
of handsome buildings, and I. asked if
they did not belong to the university.
"No; the prison where we are go-
ing,” the guide said.
And we entered the beautiful
g1ounds‘, laid 01f artistically and
planted with floweis. The buildings
me of biick, one story high, and are
filled with. many comfox ts.
Every prisoner saluted us.
In the shops all are required to
work, and are supplied with all the
necessary materials by the govern-
ment. Some ‘do exquisite Cloisonne
and wood carving; others make useful
articles, such as shoes, buckets. bas-
kets, etc, until you can find almost
any article you wish. The articles are
sold for just what the material costs. — I
Atlanta Constitution.
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:’ Get There..
31‘irst Drummer—A few days ago a
locomotive lest its smokestack in a
collision. I'Vell. sir, they just stuck _'a
barrel over the hole and went along as
if nothing had happened. ‘
Second Drummer-~That reminds me
of an accident. that happened to a train
1 was on recently. The engine jumped
the track 'and was smashed all to
hinders; but in five minutes we were
moving along toward the next station,
where we arrived‘only a little late.
“Hum-phi How could that be?"
“We got out and ,walked."—Ne11'
York Weekly. .
TIRES THAT LEAK.
The Morgan & Wright singleztu-be
quick-repair tire must be regarded as
a distinct improvement in bicycle tire
It has the follOwing ad-
Vantages: ~
While punctures in it can be re.
paired with plugs, or semi-liquid in-
jections, as well as in any othei
single-tube tire, it can be permanently
repaired by using the quick-repel:
strip inside the tire. See out No. l.
No.1
By injecting M. & W. quick-repaix
cement through the puncture, an
then pressing down on the tire with
the thumb. as in out No. 2, the repah
No. 2.
strip inside is picked up by the cement,
thus closing the puncture, as in out
No. 3.
The Morgan & Wright single-tube
quick-repair tire is guaranteed not
porous. This is'on account of the way
in which it is made. Nearly every'
rider has heard of tires that “leak
like a. sieve. ”
Many tires ret, because water gets
into the fabric between the’two layers
cf rubber. The Morgan & Wright
_fabric' 15 proof against moisture. -
Everybody knows how comfortable :
Morgan & Wright tires are, and yet
how seldom they puncture.
This is
due to the fabric. \
Ask any bicycle dealer whether.
other tires last as long as Morgan 8:
Wright tires. Ask, also, what the
Morgan &. Wright guarantee means.
’ Morgan & Wright tires are repaired
free of charge, at the factory in
Chicago or at any of the Morgan &
Wright. free repair shops, located in.
the principal cities. “0111*;
N. B.-When you have a puncture;
get right off; Riding a tire flat; when
it has a. tack or nail in it, may ,'
.1 damage it considerably.
DIAMOND 11.114111E
IIIIIIINI‘ TANIIEM $85
COMBINATION
III-T IANIIIIIII $70
SECOND- HAND WHEELS AT ABIIIIGAIN
Talk quick while I am in humor.
[Yours IInIil Death,
II. A. SAUNDERS, Echan Bicycles, 3
12 North Main, Street, South Norwalk.
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improvements.
ltle money.
SPECIAL ~ SALE:
PENNANT BICYCLES $38.00.
A first class high grade Wheel, large tubing and all 1897
Made by the Acme Mfg,. Co., makers of the
celebrated Stormer bicycle. A chance to get a fine wheel for
THE J ‘i’ PBOWITT 00.
$I.00l ,
Warranted solid Gold.
Beautiful Chased Holder.°
ISLUU
You may think it cannot possess merit or durability, the price is so low; but 4
the “Lincoln” is a $2. 50 pen reduced to $1. 00.
but never drips, the ink flowing steadily and uniformly. Thev are in use in this
ofilce, giving the best of satisfaction, and they are in use in the be
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.
It is durable, always ready to‘ ‘go”
5, insurance
Stock and Mutual Management.
TEN ~YEARS’ BUSINESS
1 IN THE.
NINA LIFE AND CONNECTICUT MUTUAL
-. COMPARED.
New Insurance Issued Amount ofEllr'Igug-gnvcemn Force at
Year.
11211111 LIFE. CONN. 111010111. £11m LIFE.»~ corn. MUTUAL.
1886 $92,262,969 $150,528,923 '
$14, 486, 886 39, 369,874 I 887 97,372,334 ' 150,992,498
: 16,233, 553 9,068,990 1888 102 904, 303 , 151.361,913
20,399,689 9,245,204 1889 110,669,719 151,739,494
21,406,821 10,620,245 1890 117, 656, 382 153, 234,742
23,370,242 11,811,087 1891 124, 907, 218 155,043,055
25,471,105 12,291,824 1892 132, 778,466 157,737,302
23,381,374 10, 649, 485‘ 1893 135,450,723 156,994,498
17,956,460 10,331,207 1394 135,907,796 156,686,871
20,744,230 11,518,525 , - 1395 140,027,261 158,042,056
22,342,948 10,355,237 1396 145,635,941 157,422,626
ZETNA LIFE,
Mutual ,
ZETNA LIFE,
Conn. Mutual,
Connecticut Mutual,
fETNA LIFE over Connecticut
TOTAL NEW INSURANCE ISSUED IN |0YEIIIIS
$205, 793, 358
. 105,261,678
$100,531,680
GAIN IN ~1NsuRANc1—2 “IN FORCE.
. $53,372,972 01 57%..
6,893,7 03 or
Per Cent.
P11 Cent.
57
100
‘1 I ‘O REN‘ I ‘.
1 I The fine oflice formerly occupied by
Police Headquarters. Suitable for Insure
31109, Real Estate, 870.
Terms moderate. Apply at , ~‘
Possessim July 1
GALETTE OFFICE
Norwalk Chronicler