:«AASQUTH' ,NORWALK.
' Branch Office of GAZETTE No.12
North Main Street
Wilson Walsh if he can gain his
parents permission will. start for Alas-
ka next week.
Wesley Banks last night captured an
eel ' that weighed 5 pounds and 10
ounces, and three more that weighed
nearly three pounds each.
Ejectment papers have been served
.on a man named Harris who lives in
East Norwalk.
The steamer Belle Horton, owing to
the heavy sea did not come up last
night, greately to the disappointment
of a number of passengers this morning.
, Members of the Douglas Fowler G.
A. R. Post attended the funeral of the
late Edward Boyce this morning.
The‘you ng man in whose possession
a stolen watch was found is still at the
station house awaiting the arrival of
an officer from Fairfield where the
theftwas committed. The oWner of the
watch which was valued at $150, Rich-
ard Fitzgerald came to this city yester-
day and recovered the same.
A special meeting of the city council
will ‘be held this evening.
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LOCAL AND OTHER NEWS.
William Barker is again juggling
yglassware in the store of R. E. Gold-
schmidt on Water street.
Rev. F. E. Robbins is expected home
from Europe on Saturday.
———$75 in gold free, Aug. 23. Best
shoes: Lowest prices and chance at the
gold. A. H. Hoyt & Son, 37 Wall
street J. 23-.1wk
Rev. Father Barry, of St. Mary’s
church is taking a week’s vacation and
may incidentally step into Canada by
way of diversion.
Painter H. D. Cornell has secured
the contract for interior painting on
the steamship City of Augustus.
A Swede at work In the tearing down
of the Merrill building fell through
the floor and sustained severe injuries
yesterday. ‘
The work of widening the road near
the Ann McQuirk place at East Nor-
walk is progressing.
Nothing has yet been heard from
young “Sam” Story who suddenly left
town a few days ago.
The Selectmen would be pleased to
have» all outstanding bills or orders
presented before August 31st.
Miss Anna Mulcahay is dangerouslyl
ill, audit is feared cannot long survive.
Eleven year old Roy Heusted who has
been visiting friends at Silver Mine,
' drove away yesterday and caused his
friends considerable anxiety When he
did not return home as expected. The
police were notified and the boy found.
'being a stranger he became lost' in the
intricate windings of the city streets.
A lawn party will be held on the
Catholic club grounds on the evening
of August 3d.
There was a large crowd of disap¥
pointed people -on the streets this
morning, who had whetted their ap-
petites for a feast at the B. B. B. It
may interest them to know that the
.roast is 'still on and will be served to-
morrow, if it don’t rain.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Thomas
Farrell was attended-from St. Mary’s
church yesterday morning.
Rev. ' A. S. Chalmers officiated at the
funeral of the late Peter Chalmers yes-
terday afternoon.
A hearing as to the acceptance of
the last will and testament of the late
Mrs. David M. Lane will be held in the
Probate office on the 2d day of Aug-
ust. Mrs. Lane’s son George ~ it is
understood is the sole legatee and he
is also named as executor. It is said
that objection will be made to the
young man’s appointment.
WILTOII.
We are told that several of Wilton’s
energetic young men think of seeking
their fortunes in the Klondike regions.
‘_ This brings to the mind of some of our
,Ireaders the days of ’49, when many of
. Wilton’s then young men went to dig
gold in California. S. B. Middlebrook
and Howard Sturges were among the
number and give graphic descriptions
' of their trip across the "plains which
was beset with perils equal to those of
. the gold seekers of the present day.
M1ss Helen Middlebrook will enter-
tain the Reading Circle to-morrow.
Harold Weston of New York, spent
Saturday and Sunday at the Pines.
Rev. I. C. Sturges of St. Cornelius,
New York, spent Monday with his
parents.
‘ - Dr. and Mrs. Many of Norwalk were
guests of friends in Wilton-on Monday.~
/ New Canaan seems to be “looking
.backward.” Next Sunday we‘are ' told
iguherewill be an effort to enforce the
field blue laws. Riding and Sunday
ij'papers will be prohibited'in that tOWn.
in North Wilton.
Mr. and Mrs
New Canaan were in town on Sunday.
P. S. Ackerman has returned from
an extended trip South, stoppingat
Charleston and other important cities.
The ladies of the Zion’s Hill church
are making preparations fo1 an ice
cream supper next week.
The Kansas papers report eggs at
40 a dozen. Wilton grocers can beat
that. - ' '
Mrs.‘ John Cummings who has been
visiting relatives in Wilton, left for
Kings Park, L. I., on Monday.
‘ The Sunday school picnic of the
Congregational church, has been post-
poned until next week. '
Will and George Turner of Brooklyn, '
spent Sunday with friends in town.
Mrs. G. W. Ogden the Organist at
St. Matthew’s was absent Sunday on ac-
count of illness.
Conti actor Blondel of Stamf01.,d with
his gang of wo1kmen, is making a fine
piece of road. Wilton people are look-
ing eagerly forward to its completion.
Mrs. Asa Holt and Mrs. Granville
Hoyt of Danbury, were in town on Fri-
day. ‘
Miss Kate Keeler was the guest of
Miss Annie Hall of N orwalk, last week.’
On account of the weather the Wac-
cabuc party did not materialize and
has been postponed indefinitely.
Mr. Bascomb of New York, was the
guest of Frederick Middlebrook over
Sunday.
The Misses Hart were guests of Miss
Bloomer of N orwalk during the last
week. ~
Miss Maud- Jones of South Wilton,
has been entertaining a friend from
out-of town.
Despite the weather the golf links
are well attended. An, exciting game
was played on Saturday with H. G.
Thomson and Frank Gilbert against H.
L. Sturges and H. S. Ogden resulting
in a big victory fer the latter.
Farmers about town are not in a
pleasant state of mind. Many of them
have had large fields of hay down for a
week and acres of grain which they re—
port as spoiled. David Whitney of
North Wilton reports a similar spell of
weather in 1852, when it rained for
forty days and the harvesting was de-
layed till September.
The families of Arthur Benedict and
Clarence Lyon, of Belden Hill, are an-
ticipating a picnic at Compo.
David Ogden has added a binder-«to
his farm implements, which does re-
maI kably fine work. ,_ _ .
Wilton people who have been enjoy,-
ing a trip to Long Island via the Stim-
ford and Northport boat regret to
learn that its trips have been discon-
tinued.
.Mr. Constable of New York city --
spent Sunday in towu, a guest at
Meadow Crest. Mr. Constable. it is re-
ported is locating a site for a New
York club in Wilion.
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TIRES THAT LEAK.
The Morgan & Wright single-tube
quick-repair tire must be regarded as
a distinct improvement in bicycle tire
construction. It has the following ad-
vantages:
While punctures in it can be re.
paired with plugs, or semi-liquid' 1n.
jections, as well as in any other
single-tube tire, it can be permanent!)
repaired by using the quick-repair
strip inside the. tire.
No. I.
By injecting M. & W. quick-repair
cement through the- puncture, and
then pressing down on the tire with
the thumb, as in cut No. 2, the repaiI
No. 2.
strip inside is picked up by the cement,
thus closing the puncture, as in cut
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 rot, because water gets
into the fabric between the two lay‘ers
of rubber. The Morgan & Wright
fabric is proof against moisture.
Everybody knows how comfortable
~Morgan 8; 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. , .1.
N. B. -—When you have a puncture,
. get right off. Riding a tife flat, when
it has .a tack or nail in it, may
Iama.e it considerably. .
Mrs. John Johnson of Bridgeport, 1s: -'
stopping at the Comstock Homestefid
Thomas Folsom of ‘
. 5th.
The difference between these pills and all other medicines is
told in the following statement of facts. '
They have been 1n active demand' In the markets of the world since 1770,
or for nearly one hundred and thirty years.
They are purely vegetable, and are made of the purest and highest
class drugs obtainable.‘
They are kept for two years in our storehouses after being made, and
no pills are sold until they are Two YEARSAOId. This allows "them to
become thoroughly mellowed and makes of them the very best
and safest cathartic medicine that it is possible to procure. ‘
They never become inured to the system; that is, the same dose
will always produce the some effect. This cannot truthfully be said
of any other medicine. There are" others who claim it, but
demonstrations show it to be true only of BRANDR‘ETH’S PILLS.
They never produce griping or pain unless the stomach is in a very
acid condition, and then only if- the dose 15 a large one. In doses of
one or two pills they never cause pain or otherinconvenience. 'i
One pill taken after a heavy meal will relieve distress immediately.
BRANDRETH’ s PILLS are composed one-third of the best extract of Sarsa-
parilla that Can he made. It' Is highly concentrated and it makes of these
pills the best blood purifiers that you can get, one 25-cent box con-
taining more of the active blood-purifying principle of~sarsaparilla
than a dollar's worth of any liquid preparation in the market.
One or two, taken every night, will cure rheumatism in almost every
instance. ,
9th. They are a p051tive and effective remedy for constipation and for all the -
long list of ills that follow in its wake—~such as dyspepsia, dizziness,
drowsiness, coated tongue, feul breath, headache pain in the stomach,
etc. Take one or two pills every night—one lS usually enough—and
be certain that :1 cure will follow.‘ -
They are the best complexion pills. After you have taken them for a
few nights, your skin will assume a wholesome, healthful color, your-
eye a brilliant lustre, and Isallowness and pimples will disappear.
BRANDRETH’S PILLS NEVER injure—you are always in better health
after taking a dose—they are the safest medicine to give children and
women in delicate health. One pill is usually'sufiicient.
. No medicine is made with such infinite care as BRANDRETH’S PILLS
—no medicine but BRAND? .ETH ’s PILLS IS kept Ior TWO YEARS before
they are boxed to be sold. .
. Except in sudden and acute sickness, when the dose should be from
four to eialit pills. the best results are obtained by taking one or two
pills every night for a week or two. They act on the liver and leave
that organ in a perfectly healthy state, and when your liver is right
your blood is pure, and you are well. Don't bully your liver with
' powerful medicine, but coax it with BRANDRETH S PILLS.
BRANDRE'iH’ s PILLS are sold throughout the world, with and without .
They never fail to do their work. '
Ist.
2d.
3d.
4th.
6th,.
7th.
8th.
10th.
11th.
14th.
sugar coating.
Talk quick while I am in humor.
See cut No. 1.
DIAMOND FRAME
IIIIIINT TAMITII $85
COMBINATIO‘I
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3151:0111} HAND WHEELS 1171 BARGAIN
Yours Unlil Oealh, .
II. A. SAUNDERS, Expert in Bicycles,
l2 llorlh Main Slreol, Soulh llorwalk.
SPECIAL. 'sALE: 1
PENNIINT BICYCLES $38. 00.
A first class high grade wheel, large tubing and all 1897
improvements. Made by the Acme Mfg,, Co., makers of the
celebialed Stormer bicycle. A chance to get a fine wheel for
[tie money.
THE J. T PBOWITT CO
TORENT.
The fine office formerly occupied by
Police~ Headquarters. Suitable for Insur-
ance, Real EStatc, 87c. P0sscssion July ,1.
Terms moderate. Apply at . 1
Assets,
Liabilities,
Sur. to policy-holders,
Insurance in Force,
' ’ the “Lin¢oln” is a $2 .50 pen reduced to $1 00.
Stock and Mutual Management
For a Quarter-Century
COM PARED.
.ETIIA LIFE AND CONNECTICUT MUTIIAL
Comparative History showing. 11.. re-
sults of the twenty- five years’ administration of the
present conservative management of the leading Mutual life
nsurance company in 'New England in contrast with the
progress made in the same period by the greatest exponentof
Stock minagement in the United States I
Statement of the Relative Standing of the
Etna Life and Connecticut Mutual, on
DECEMBER 31. 1872, JANUARY 1, 1897
[The information below has been gathered from the
sworn statements filed in the
Insurance Department of the State of Connecticut for the years 1872 and 1896] \
_Z_I-II'I'N_A_ LIFE.
DECEMBER 31 , I872.
$I7,592,504 Assets,
l6,759,938 Liabilities,
‘ $832,566 Sur:to policy-holders, $_.7, I 88,352-'
Increase in Surplus, to Policy-holders, $465,740.
JANUARY 1, 1897.
$45,557,272
(1872) (1897)
$97, 653, 682 (Insurance' 1n Force, $I4E, 635, 94f
Increased Insurance in Force, $47,982. 259.
. (1872) (1897) '
Premium Income, $4,759,6ID {Premium Income, $5,56I,35,0
Increase Premium Income, $47,982,259. '
T , . (187-2) -. ._ F (1897) .
otal Assets to each $1,000 (Total Assets to each $1,000
of L1ab111ty, . . ' SI, O49 I of Liability, SI, I87
IncreaSe' m Assets to Liabilities, 5 I38 per s l .000.
‘ (1872) (1897)
Ratio of Expense of Management Ratio of Expense of Management
to Premium Income, IS. 82 pm cent. to P1 emium Income, 20. 88 per cent.
Increase Ratio of Expense of Management, 7 06 per .ct
CONN MUTUAL
DECEMBER 31,1872. . JANUARY 1,1897.
_Assets, ' ._, , _. $34, 936, Ml Assets, . $62, 947, 270
Liabilities, I . . 29, 875, 362 Liabilities, 54, 684, I79
Siir. to policy-holders, $5 ,060,779 Sur. to policy-holders, $8,263,09l
Increase in Surplus to Policysholders, $3,202, 312. »
(1872)
Insurance in Force
_ (1397)
$l8l,735,488 (Insurance in Force, - .
Decreased Insurance in Forc’e,..$24,312,862.
(1872)
Premium'lncome,
(1897) . . '
$7, 7I5, 068 (Premium Income, . V 4,743,236
Decreased Premium Income, $2,971,832.
(1872)
Total Assets to each $1, 000 Total Assets to each 81, 000
of Liability, ‘SI, I69 of Liability, SI |5|
Decrease in Assets to Liabilities, $I8 per $1,000.
(1897)
(1872)
Ratio of Expense of Management
to Premium Income, I3. 27 per cent.
(1897)
Ratio of Expense of Management
to Premium Income, 24. 73 per cent.
Increase Ratio of Expense of Man. I11”... per cent.-
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SYNOPSIS. .
CONN. MUTUAL
[ETNA LIFE.
Increase Surplus to Increase Surplus to
Policy holders, $6,355,786 Policy-holders, .
3,202,312
or 63 per cent. .
Decrease Insurance
’ in Force, '.
Decrease Premium
Income, . . 2,971,832
Decrease 1n Assets to each
or 7 63 per cent.
Increase Insurance in
,Force, . . 47,982,259
Increase Premium '
Income, . . $465,740
Increase in Assets to
each $1.000 of Liabilities, $138 $1, 000 of Liabilities, $18
Increase Ratio of Man- Increase Ratio of Man-
agement Expenses, ’7 1°06, per ct. agement Expenses, 1141060 per ct
Extract f1 om a 1ecently published letter of the President of the
Connecticut Mutual Life Insui ance Company:
“VIE KIIOVI OF IIO IIEASOII WIIY THE PAST SIIOIILII IIOT REPEAT ITSELF.”
Warranted Solid Gold. ,
Beautiful Chased Holder.
$1. cm 1 $1.00
You may think it cannot possess merit or durability, the price is so low; but
It is durable, always .ready to‘ ‘go"
but never drips the ink flowing steadily and uniformly. Thev are in use in this
office, giving. the best of satisfaction, and they are in use in the be S, insurance
GALETTE OFFICE.
and business offices and among all classes of users of pens in NorWalk and vicinity.
Orders are received from all parts of the country. .
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1 Samples to be seen and orders received at the GAZETTE OFFICE.
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38,368,920 '
“57,422,626 H '
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' $24,312,862 '
Norwalk Chronicler