SOUTH NORWALK Branch Office of 0.1125111113151842 North Malh Street Orton‘s circus and animal exposition has been secured for the Auditorium at Roton Point for the balance of the season. The Salvation A11 my took into their fold a number of junior soldiers Satur- day night The usual religious services were held at Bell Island yesteI day. A subscription dance will be held at the Yacht club house to-night. Ridgefield Sunday schools will pic- nic at Roton Point on Wednesday; August 11th. Rev. A. S. «Kavanagh took for his subject last evening, “The Klondyke Gold Fever.” ‘ —P11of. M. S. Rosen, the well-known oculist Optician, can be consulted at his office 1n the parlor of the Mahacke - ‘ mo Hotel, South N011 walk, Tuesdavs, from 9 a. m. to 8 p. m. Eyes examined free. f5 tf Bethany chapter, Woman’s Guild, of Trinity Church, Will hold their regular business meeting Tuesday evening. Rev. C. M. Selleck conducted the service yesterday morning at Trinity church, after which the Holy Commun- - ion was administer ed. The :Sunday closing law was put in effect in this city yesterday. That it was odious to many goes without the saying The drug-_stor es some of them for the first time in over years were closed. That they, the own- ers enjoyed the ~ innovation is not in evidence, but that some of their would be customers were put to trouble and expense goes without the saying. As before remarked the 1estr ictions are not only odious but mighty incon- venient. Yesterday some practical joker set out a dozen or more tiger lillies in the middle of Water street, in “honor” of the’Sunday closing law, put into effect yesterday. . An infant daughter of William and Elizabeth Bloom died at her home in East Norwalk yesterday. It is authoritatively stated\that for fully‘one hour last night the light at Smith’s island did not revolve. For- tunately there was no storm and it is not learned that any particular damage resulted to mariners or their crafts. -. William Johnson, who is now located at alake resort not many miles from the Danbury railroad Station, was in this city Saturday, announcing that his wife had the day before presented him with a 14-pound boy. Lars Johnson of the Mahackemo was one of the excursionists to Coney is- land yesterday on the steamer Belle . Horton. His attempt to purchase an elephant for 50 cents at a circus in Stamford some days since was noted in this column. Yesterday be dis- - tinguished himself on the chutes at the island by insisting on taking three rides for five Cents. As he was leaving . the island ,it is asserted that he threat- ' ened' shooting a Dutchman costumed . as an Egyptian because he would not ' sell him a camel for twenty-five cents. Fiiends of Lars’ _came to his rescue and hustled him on the boat 1n time to escape arr est. . Busmess of importance will be trans- ,acted at a meeting of Douglas Fowler Post, G. A. R. to—night. An up-town ice cream peddler did >quite a lucrative business in this city last evening. Messrs. Leonard and Hamilton are exercising their steeds with the avowed purpose of winning one or more of the prizes offered bthhe managers of the B. B'. B. on Wednesday. Members of the Arion Singing so- ciety enjoyed a clambake at Burchard’s grove yesterday. . A large party of South Norwalk peo- ple' enjoyed a shore dinner at Cove Pond yesterday and returned home fully satisfied that Landlord, Beck has .a resort worthy of a liberal patronage. Two men much talked of to-day are Mayor Bohannan and Chief Vollmer Both good men and true. “And may , they live long and présper, ” and pros- per and live even. after that. The work on the new Methodist church goes bravely on and something of an idea of the beauty of the struc- -ture when finished can now be gained. Fred Baxter’s condition is reported as not being for the better. But then Fred is blessed with no small amount of vitality and courage and it is safe to predict that it will be no fault of his if he is not about again within a few days. , Thomas H. Powell for the past two . years employed at Baxter’s drug store, leaves’to—day for New York where he has secured a situation. The peach trains will soon commence running' over the Consolidated Ioad. At present a number of cars of the fruit are being carried daily. , “Eddie” Laidlaw well and favorably known in this city died in Springfield on Saturday His demise will cause genuine sorrow among his friends here by whom he was held in the highest - - esteem. The front of Dibble’ s new store on, _North Main stteet is receiving a coat of white enamel paint placed with a brush 1n the hands of Artist Wilson. .ing goes slowly on. twelve , -how seldom they puncture. . . THE EVENING GAZETTE The dowwnfalloof the Merrill build— St. Paul’s church choir will picnic at! ' Cedar Point to-morrow. Regular meetings of the fire compan- ies will be held to-morrow evening. . 1 The price charged for the grounds spoiled what might have proved to be a closely contested ball game Saturday afternoon. ‘ , The Phoenix," boys will probably to- morrow night arrange for a trip to Oyster Bay a date being set for the taking of the trip before the harbor is closed with ice. The Over River school district com- mittee will meet Friday evening. EASTINDRINALK. Samuel Benedict and wife of Wilton, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bates, of East avenue. Miss Annie Loth of Bridgeport ‘who has been visiting Miss Edna Ainsworth, on Cottage avenue, has returned to her home. ' Mrs. C. H. Godfrey and daughter of Rowayton, spent Sunday with Mrs. C. L. Ainsworth of Cottage avenue. The sacrament of baptism was admin- istered at Seaside place Sunday morn- ing, Harry Roberts and Frederick Ray- mond being immersed. Nearly all the probationers were received. into full membership, after which two were baptized by sprinkling. In the even- ing the pastor spoke to the class taking for his subject,“ A Light to the W011d. ” Harry Ainswor th..who has been vis- iting on Long Island, returned home to-day. V‘ ‘v‘ '7‘. DABIEN. The monthly love feast and celebra- tion of the Lord’s Supper, was. served in the Methodist church, yesterday. ,Several from Darien attended the picnic of the Congregational Sunday- school of Stamford at Roton Point, Fri- day. Rev. S. J. Austin and wife will take a two weeks’ vacation trip to the Adiron- dacks, leaving Tuesday, August 10. During M11. Austin’s absence Prof. Walker of Amherst College will occupy the pulpit. Rev. Dr. Walker and wife of Am- her st are in Darien spending the month with relatives. Their son, Claude Walker, is; said to be the youngest man to receive the degree of Ph. D., obtaining it when twenty-two years of age at Yale, where he took a post-graduate course of three years after gr_aduating at Amherst. He is _now an instructor at Yale. WES'I'PORT. A trolley car jumped the track be- tween Saugatuck and Compo yesterday afternoon, which gave the passengers a lively shaking up. One Westport lady was reported quite badly hurt. A A r TIRES THAT LEAK. The Morgan & Wright single-tube quick-repair tire must be regarded as a distinct improvement in bicycle tire construction. vantages: While punctures in it can be re- paired with plugs, or semi-liquid in- jections, as well as in any other single-tube tire, it can be pemanenfl} repaired by using the quick-repai: strip inside the tire. See cut No. 1.. No. 1. 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 repai: No.2. strip inside' 1s 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 layers of rubber. The Morgan & Wright fabric is proof against moisture. Everybody knows how comfortable Morgan & Wright tires are, and yet This is due to the fabric. Ask any bicycle dealer whether other tires last as long as Morgan & 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. N. B..-—When_ you: have a puncture, get right off. Riding a tire flat, when it has a tack or nail in it, may Iamage it considerably. ‘ Brandreth’s Pills The difference between these pills and all other medicines is.- told 1n the following statement of facts . Ist. They have been to active demand In the markets of the world since I770, _ ' or for nearly one hundred and thirty years. 2d. They are purely vegetable, and are made of the purest and highest ' class drugs obtainable. 3d. They are kept for two years in our storehouses after being made, and no pills are sold until they are TWO YEARS old. This allows them to become thoroughly mellowed and makes of them the very best and safest cathartic medicine that it is possib‘e to procure. 4th. They never become inured to the system; that is, the same dose will always produce the same efiect. This cannot truthfully be said of any other medicine. There are others who claim it, but demonstrations show it to be true only of BRANDRETH' s PILLS. 5th. They never produce griping or pain unless the stomach is in a very acid condition, and then only if the dose IS a large one. In doses of one, or two pills. they never cause pain or other inconvenience. 6th. One pill taken after a heavy meal will relieve distress immediately. 7th. BRANDRETH' s PILLS are composed one-third of the best extract of sarsa- parilla that can be 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' 5 worth of any liquid preparation in the market. 8th. One or two, taken every night, will cure rheumatism" In almost every instance. 9th. They are a pOSItive 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, foul breath, headache, pain in the stomach, etc. Take one or two pills every night—one IS usually enough-and be certain that a 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 sallowness and pimples will disappear. BRANDRETI—I' 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 15 usually sufficient. No medicine is made with such infinite care as BRANDRETH’S PILLS ——no medicine but BRANDRETH'S PILLS is kept for Two YEARS before they are boxed to be sold. 1 . Except in sudden andacute sickness, when the dose should be from four to eight 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. 14th. BRANDREIH s PILLS are sold throughout the world, with and without They never fail to do their work. Ioth. IIth. 12th. I 3th. sugar coating. It has the following ad- DIAMOND FRAME IIIIIIINT TANIIIIM $35 COMBINATION IIIIIIINI' TANIIIIII III] SECOND-HAND WHEELS IlT ABAIIGMN. Talk quick while I am in humor. Yours Ilnlil Dealh, II. II. SAUNDERS, Expert in Bicycles, l2 North Main Slml, Soulh Iloljwalk. SPECIAL SALE: PENNAJNf Icvcuzs’ $38.00. A first class high grade Wheel, largelubing and all 1897 improvements. celebrated Stormer bicycle. A chance to get a fine wheel for ltle money. THE J. ‘l’ PBOWIT‘I’ CID TO RENT. The fine Office formerly otcupicd by Police Headquarters. (Suitable, for Insur- ance, Real Estate, 1&0. Possession ~ July 1. Terms moderate. Apply at GALETTE 0FF ICE Made by'the Acme Mfg,, Co., makers of lhe‘ 111. v.. ;. . . = Stack and Mutual Management For a Quarter- Century 00 M PA R E I). am LIFE- AND CONNECTICUT MUTUAL. 1. Comparative History showing the re: ‘ suits of the twenty five years’ administration of the present conservative management of the leading Mutual life insurance company in New England in contrast With the progress made in the same period by the greatest exponent of Stock management in the United States. ‘ Statement of the Relative Standing of the Etna Life and Connecticut Mutualyon 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] ETNA LIFE. $|7,592,504 Assets, [6,759,938 Liabilities, JANUARY 1, I 897. $45,557,272 38,368,920 ASsets, Liabilities, Sur. to policy-holders, Increase in Surplus to Policy-holders, $465,740. (1872) Insurance in Force, (1897) $97, 653, 682 (Insur ance in Force, $I4E ,635,94I Increased Insurance in Force, $47, 982. 259. (1872) Premium Income, (1897) $4,750,6I0 [Premium Income, Increase Premium Income, $47,982,259. $5,56I,350 (1872) . (1897) Total Assets to each $1,000 Total Assets to each $1,000 of L1ab111ty, $I,049 l of Liability, $I,I87 Increase in Assets to Liabilities, 5 I38 per 5 I ,000. (1872) . (1897) Ratio of Expense of Management to Premium Income, 20.88 per cent. Ratio of Expense of Management to Premium Income, I3.82 per cent. Increase Ratio of. Expense ofMafiagpment, 7.06, per ct. b 04—— CONN” MUTUAL DECEMBER 31,1872 JANUARY 1.1897. $34,936,! 4| Assets, $62,947,270 29,875,362 Liabilities, 54,684,I 79 Sur. to policy-holders, $5,060,779 Sur. to policy-holders, $8,263,09 I Increase in Surplus to Policy-holders, $3,202,3 I2. Assets, Liabilities, (1872) Insurance in Force (1897) $|8_I, 735, 488 lInsur ance in Force, $I57 ,422,626 Decreased Insurance in Force, $24,312,862. ll (1872) Premium Income, , (1897) $7,7l5,068 ‘Premium Income, 4,743,236 Decreased Premium Income, 32,97 1,832. (1872) Total Assets to _each $1,000 Total Assets to each $1,000 of L1ab111ty, $I,I69 of Liability, .. $I,I5I Decrease in Assets to Liabilities, $18 per $1,000. (1897) 9 . (1872) (1897) Rat1o of Expense of Management Ratio of Expense of Management to Premium Income, I3. 27 per cent. I to Premium Income, 24. 73 per cent. Increase Ratio of Expense of Man. I If“... per cent. 517111011515. .ZETNA LIFE. CONN. MUTUAL Increase Surplus to Increase Surplus to . -. Policy holders, $6,355,786 Policy-holders, . 3,202,312 _ or 7 63 per cent. Increase Insurance in Force, .' ' . 47,982,259 Increase Premium Income, . . Increase in Assets to 'or 63 per cent. Decrease Insurance in Force, . Decrease Premium , Income, . . . 2,971,832 Decrease in Assets to each $465,740 each $100001 Liabilities, ' $138 ,, 81, 000 of Liabilities, $13 Increase Ratio of Man. Increase Ratio of Man- ~ agementExpenses, ’7 1°06, per ct. agement Expenses, 11“ ,0“, per ct. Extract from a recently published letter of the President of the Connecticut MutualtLife Insurance Company: “WE KNOW 0F I0 BEASDII III" THE PAST'SIIDIILD IID'I' REPEAT, IISELF.” Warranted Solid Gold. 1 Beautiful Chased Holder. $l.00 l' the “Lincoln” is a $2. 50 pen reduced to $1 00 It is durable," always ready to “go" but never drips, the ink flowing steadily and uniformly. Thev are in use in 11119 oflice, giving the best of satisfaction, and they are in use in the he 8, insurance and business oflices and among all classes of users of pens in Norwalk and vicinity. Orders are receivedofrom all parts of the country. Samples to be seen and orders received at the G ZETI‘E OI" "'IUE. d '7‘ $832,566 Sur.topolicy-holde11s, $7,|88,362 ' $24,312,862 1,111.00 7 '3'. You may think it cannot possess merit of durability, the price is so low; but '
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