70 stones And articles "lo;- October Puritan 10 ceot§ IO cents—$1 a year—at news-stands, or of Frank A. Mnnsey, New York. ‘ ' ”Dal-.431 SOUTH NORWALK. An old man with ‘1jag”a fell through a window in Sturtevants store last evening, but managed to make his es.- cape before being recognized. Rev. .K. Huske and wife of New York, who are traveling through the country in a carriage, were the guests of friends in this city yeste1 day. A pocketbook containing t11 o of Lane’s coupon checks was found on the street last evening. The owner can secure the same by calling at the sta- tion-house. , Councilman George S. Trowbridge will celebrate his twentieth wedding anniversary Monday night. The Blossom club will, to—morrow, the weather being favorable, take a run to Rowayton on their wheels and being joined by others take a spin out into the country, and returning enjoy a luncheon at Raymond,s hall.1 will be side—dishes of roasted and boiled chestnuts. and steamed and fricasseed hickory-nuts,apples bananas and celery. The Turkey and roast pig will both .be carved by “C01. Hod” Saunders. ——P1 of M. S. Rosen, the well-known oculist opt-ician, can be consulted at .his office in the parlor of the Mahacke- mo Hotel, South N 01 walk Tuesdays .fr om 9 a. m. to 8 p. m. Eyes examined f1 ee . , f5 tf The fall meeting of the Connecticut Library association, of which Miss An: geline Scott, 'of this city,is secretary, will :he held in the State Normal T1 ain— ing sOhool at Willimantic, on Wednes- day, October 27th. ' 'The party who poisoned Thaddeus Guy er’ s Newfoundland dog may learn of something that will put him out of . harm’s way if he will call on the owner of the dog. A lad who gave his name as John An- derson and- his home B.ranchville, of- fered to sell his bicy cle for $15 yester- day. It was at fi1 st thought that he had stolen the wheel. He was inter- viewed by the police who later allowed him to depart with the wheel. Geo1ge Schaub of Germania hotel is an older man than yOu Would naturally think. He will celebrate his 65th birthdav' anniversary next Mondav night at Arion hall. . The funeral of the late Francis Far- rell' Was attended from St. Joseph’s -church this morning, the interment being at St. Mary’s cemetery. John A. Comstock has a scie foot that is causing him more or less dis- quietude and pain. , The ekecutive committee of the Christian Endea vorers having in char go .the work for the hOlding of the big con vention of C. E. at the Armo1 y, met last evening 'end reported on the prog- ress of the work of the several minor ’ committees. There was a rehearsal at the Congre- gational church this afternoon of Christian Endeavorers who are to take part in the exercises at the Armory “next month. The Old Well Hook and Ladder Company has postponed its proposed trolley ride to Rowayton until next Wednesdav. John Bender who yvas in custody at . Williamsburg on the charge of having stolen James Magner’s horse, has be en released. It isunderstood thatafriend of Bender’s made an amicable settle- . ment with the owner‘of the horse, and the Case was. not prosecuted. The horse will it is expected reach home to-night. . A valuable feline belonging to 801. James C. Crcwe waskilled by an elec- tric car last night. Arrangements for the celebration of the 20th anniversary of Douglas Fow- ler Post, G. A. R. are about completed. ‘ The Pest purposes making it a notable occasion. The Messrs. Beardsley commenced this morning, the work on their con- tract for digging out the harbor at Ro- , 1 wayton. The principal topic of conversation ,I on, the Streets to-day IS the capture of . Qwen Murphy, the v1trol th1 owe1, and the chances of his victim’s living. —A:,ll the successful Merchants or ‘ l'éthls ”AdverflselnTHE GAZWWrg, .is being enlarged to meet the accom- There ' . Holy LOCAL AND"0THER"—"NEWS;; ‘ - Rev. F. A. Scofie'ld will preach in Brookside chapel. to-morrow evening. The culinary department of the M. Ratchford restaurant on Main street, modation of an increasing patronage. The three selectmen are in session to-day at the office in the bank build‘ ing, discussing matters pertaining to town business. The case of the city of N orwalk vs. the‘Un'ion Manufacturing Co., involv- ing the condemnation of the latter’s water rights in the Silvermine river, is scheduled for a hearing before the committee, Monday. building lot on West Main street, from Mrs. G. Willis White. The Pequonnock and Center school elevens are to play foot—ball on the Adams avenue gridiron this afternoon. Horace E. Dann has secured the con- _ tract for “building” the new harness for the Pioneer Hook and Ladder com- P305" The will of the late Mrs. Ellen Rice will be presented for p1 obate next 1 Tuesday. A “Scotch evening” was held by the ladies of the Baptist church last even~ ing at the- home of Mrs. Edwin R- Sherwood on Camp street. N o decision has yet been rendered in the Hadden vs. Denton case. Work was commenced this afternoon on the laying of brick at the easterly end of Wall street. The store fronts in John O’Sullivan building at the foot of Mill Hill are be - 'ing repainted. Samuel Bertine is ill at his home on Wall street. 4 ‘A= Churches. . FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.-— Rev. Thos. K. Noble pastor. Services at 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Rev. Charles W. Shelton will occupy the pulpit morning and evening. Subject for the evening, “Missionary Homes.” The pastor will conduct the opening exer- cises. Junior Endeavor at 5 p. 111. Senior Endeavor at 6:30 p. m. GRACE CHURCH—Sunday services. Communion 8 a. m. Morning prayer and Sermon 10:30. Sunday school 12:15. p. m. Evensong and ser- mon 7:30. Rev. J. McClure Bellows, will Officiate.- __~__ NORWALK METHODIST CHURCH.— Rev. Frank A. Scofield, pastor. “Con- fession the only Path to Forgiveness” will be the subject of the morning ser- mon. In the evening the topic will be “The Evolution of a Father.” ' Unclaimed Letters. The following letters remain un- claimed at the Norwalk post office, 0ctober 23rd,1897: ' Mrs. Wm. Andrews, Johanna Dob- bins, Bessie Hartford, Mrs. J. S. Holmes, Dr. E. B. Hooker, Miss Mary Klein, Mrs. M Rose. - W. H. MALONE, P. M. —No claims, no amdavns, out a GAZETTE advertisement gets there every time. —-—r——‘_0.0>——-—— NEW CANAAN. Rev. R. H. N eide and wife have re- turned from their vacation. Robert Barker, of this town is now an inmate of the Soldier’s Home at N oroton Heights. James Guthrie,“ who left the Town Farm several months ago, has not yet _ been heard from. He ran away several times, the last time. going to New York. After a two week’s illness with' a severe tussle with the grip, E. B. Crane is now able to be out again, and is slow- lIy recovering his strength. The Woman’s Foreign ,Missionary Society of the M. E. Church will meet at the home of Mrs. A. F. Jones, Wed- nesday afternoon, at 3 o’clock. ‘Dr. H. G. Provost, of West Winsted, and George L. Provost of Bellows Falls, Vt;, are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Provost, West Street. H. L. Noble, who has been book: kgeper and typewriter for- Stephen HOyt’s Sons for a year or two past, 1'1 ft this week hav1ng secured a more lucra- tive situation in New Jersey. He will be married in the near future. A neat twelve-page pamphlet. con- taining a complete list ofHannah Car- ter Chapter, Daughters of the Ameri- can Revolution, of New Canaan, has just been published. Miss Eva Horton and brothers of Stamford have been spending several days at their former home In Pound- ridge. . C. J. Davis, the Evangelist singer, has been visiting several days with E. .B. Crane and family. Mr. and Mrs. Alva L. Dickens are visiting in Scranton, Pa., with Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Bower. ' : A-= -A GAZETTE ad. will pay yen. sasasaasasasm ' . every pa1t of the urinary passages. i ' and DRESSE HoW to Cloth the Children- OUR CLOAKS for young girls and misses, 5 made by Children’ 3 Special-. 1315, have a distinctive style that is always noticeable and becoming, and ‘1‘ it is not confined to the expensive grades. 1 We are showing a large assortment of . School Dresses, from $4.00 to $9.00. and School Reefers, from $6.75 to $12.00 ng 311387010 Alfred E. Austin has purchased a ‘ The one like cut is made of navy blue chinchilla, fly front, fitted box back bound with mohair braid lined through with plaid taffeta silk, $l2. 7. at, So far as anything in Child— ren‘s Clothing is concerned a. visit here makes shopping ,' elsewhere quite unnecessary. DABIEN. Mrs. Andrew S. Waterbury 'is spend- ingafew days with friends in New York. - Hanford Smith has moved from Nor- walk to his residence in this place. The roadbed in front Of G. H. Tilley’s property is being covered with a layer of crushed stone. It has been lowered abouta foot. - The Middlesex club have placed a new desk' 1n thei1 rooms over the post 1 office. John Shipway is building a large breakwater on the Stevens Point p1 op- erty, which he recently purchased. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Cushman have taken possession of their property On Mansfield avenue. ‘ V V DROMEDARIES THAT SMOKE cue/1.11:. I‘ravelers Resort to It to Control and Kcrp the Beast Up to Its \Vork. There is no reason why a-dromediry ‘should not be partial to a good Cigar. Most dromedaries, according to a me- nagerie proprietor, are particularly fond of tobacco smoke, and can be made to do almost anything under its influence. ~Trave1ers in Egypt,” he asserts "rely more on tobacco smoke for their control over these huge beasts than anything else. When traveling on long journeys the dromedaries are in. many cases required to travel night are kept up to their tasks by smok- ing ciga1.s angular piece of wood, which is pierced at one point like a- cigar holder” This. ls inserted in the mouth of the beast, the cigar being lit and pressed into the. hole in the same fashion “followed by man. Answers. Miss Oldbird (aflianced, somewhat sadly)—-Ah, Count, you love me now, out will you after our union? The Count (ecstatically)—Loaf! Why, mein tarling, I vill be vun g-r-r- 1nd loafer all my lifel—Judge. Bingers—And were you married on .ime? “ _ Ginger—Oh, no: I had to pay iarson cash—Yonkers Statesman. i‘n: A MAN OF HIS WORD. ",1 "Stutts is a man who sticks to his word. ' “That so. "‘ . :5; he Slammer-s terribly. '/ HOW TO FIND OUT. Fill a bottle or cOmmOn glass with urine and let it stand twenty-four hours; a sediment or settling indicates an unhealthy condition of the kidneys When urine stains linen it is evidence of kidney trouble. Too frequent desire to urinate or pain in the back, is also convincing proof that the kidneys and bladder are out of order. WI! 11‘ TO Do. Thele is comeI t in the knowledge so often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer‘ s Swamp-Root, the g1 eat kidney remedy fulfills ever y wish in relieving pain in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder: and coriccts inability to hold urine and sealding pain in passing it, Or bad ef- fects following use of liqu01, wine or beer. and overcomes that unpleasant necessity of being. compelled to get up many times during the night to urin— ate. The mild and the extiaor-dina1y effect of SwampRoot is 30011 realized. It stands the highest for its wondel ful cures of the most disuessing cases. If you need a medicine- you should haVe the best. Sold by d1 uggists, price fifty cents and 'one dollar You may have a sample bottle and pamphlet both sent free by mail. Mention THE GAZETTE, and send your address to Dr. Kilmer & 00., Binghamton, N. Y. The pro- p'r i'etOrs Of this paper guarantee the genuineness of this affair. _ _ _ and day without rest, and the beasts. The driver carries a tri-' ‘The dromedary immediately closes ' lts eyes and puffs away through its_nos'-fj_ trils untilthe cigar is burned away.”—— .— , rado ? It. She Abli'Tam-led the Question. ' A lady who is a city missionary be- came much interested in apoo’r but apparently respectable Irish family. named Curran, living on the top floor of a great tenement house in the slum district. Every time she visited the Currans the missionary was annoyed by the staring and the whispering of the other- women living in the building. One day she said to Mrs. Curran: “Your neighbors seem to be very curious to know who and what I am and the nature of my business with vou.” “They do,” acquiesced Mrs. Curran. “Do they ask you about it?” .. “Indade they do, ma’am.” “And do you tell them?" “Faith, thin, an’ Oi do not." “What do you tell them?” “Oi just tell thim you are me dress- maker, an’ let it go at that.”-—Harper’s‘ Bazar. BLUE PEOPLE BRIGHT. The business man’s friend, Bicola Pills, are a scientific remedy and the only perfect cure for the diseases of the nervous system. A remedy ad-Lpted for the banker, lawyer, doctor, preacher and merchant. W‘hile Bicola Pills are intended for all who are afflicted with nervous weakness, they are particular- ly adapted to women suffering from a weakened condition of the her vous sy s- tem, with p10stration, faintness, etc. Bicola Pills give immediate relief—for rheumatism, all blood and ne1 vous troubles. Discovered and Perfected by THE TURNERS, of Philadelphia. THE TURNERS also make TARZINA— ahe only ointment fer skin troubles. ‘ Cui es piles. > TURNERS’ LITTLE LIVER TURNERS—- A very small pill. Turns your liver. 7' For sale only in Norwalk by E. P. Weed, druggist, R. H. Plaisted, South N orwalk . A 1 a s k a ' KLONDIK 1mm... get your share of the great fortunes ‘to'be realized from the wonderful dis- coveries already made and to be made in this New Klondike— Alaska— Eldo- THE WASHINGTON GOLD FIELDS EXPLORATION COMPANY 'unde1 its charter is authorized to p1 05131801: for and acquire Mining Claims and Properties in the wonderful gold fields of Klondike and. Alaska. Im- mense fortunes have already been real- ized and millions more will be made there. Will you allow this golden op- portunity to pass vou by? A few dol- lars invested In this undertaking may .be the foundation to your fortune. The rush to this wonderland necessi tates immediate action. The first in the field the first in fortune. No such Opportunity has ever been presented to the people at the present generation as is olfered in the Klondike—Alaska Gold Fields. All shaieholders get their full p1 oportion of all profits. N o dividends are made on stock remaining unsold. Send your orders enclosing One Dollar for each share of fully paid- up and non-assessable stock desired di- rect to the WASHINGTON GOLD FIELDS EXPLORATION COMPANY Tacoma, Washington. The following Tacoma dealers in supplies for the Klondike and Alaska trade are Stockholders 1n the company and will inform you regarding the re- . liability of its officer: Monty & Gunn, Grocex 1es A. F. Hoska, Harness Co.‘ , Morris G1 oss 00., Dry Goods and Cloth- g:W G. Rowland, Outfitter , Hugo Felitz, Tents; Tacoma Hardware Co. A Cll‘Yj ‘_ Ass'essfl Nolioe. We hereby give notice to all persons and corporations liable to pay taxes in the City of Norwalk, that they are re- quired by law to deliver to the Asses- sors or either of them a written or printed list. dated, signed and sworn to, of all the property owned by them 'on the first Monday of October, 1897. liable to taxation. Otherwise it will be the duty. of the Assessois to make out such list acco1d1nrr to law, to their best judgment and knowledge and adding 10 per cent the cto, which they by law, ' a1 e compelled to do, and f1 cm which list so made there' 13 no appeal. Lists may be 1 sun ned to the Assessors at the City ( ‘ouncil 100m on the second floor-- of the F.111he1d County National Bank building, from and including Oc-_ tober ll l h to and includingOctober30th, 1897, (Sundays excepted) from 10 O’clock v a. -l‘..l. to 12 o’clock noon and from 2 o‘clock to 5 p. m., and on Saturday evenings 1mm 7 to 10 o’clock. CHARLES OLMSTEAD, WILLIAM H. BYLNGTON, CHARLES N.- WOOD City of l\01w.11k October 8th, 1897. Assessors. Piano 12111153559133.» V“. -. his’fi \\ ' 1', ‘UMII! 91w ' I'l' the late Wm. 11.1mm '\ 1:13;" L 3.:- .. - a-ld astisiac 01111 lhsr-ructinzie .11 _. -. . l not home ‘41:. 1913, \I'lxiri- filkr - ’ v":.'I.-1' '1 ‘1 ‘-» J! TIlE WlllTE SllIIE STORE LEllls THE! ALL. Given Away MONDAY EVE. JANUARY 3’.- 98 $105 in Gold otSilvorl rwr PARTS. 150. 25, 15,10,111”. A ITICKET WITH EVERY 50c PURCHASE. Our new lines of School Shoes have ar rived, consisting of all the new toe shapes and made from the best grades of wear-resisting leather with good stout soles. Prices from 750 to $1. 50. The most complete and up to date stock of goods at The Lowest Prices in Town. REMEMBER, we Offer you larger values in shoes, and more prizes than any other store __.—-—-‘ The White Shoe Store, 3 GAZETTE- BUILDING. Olsen Eros. "A GOOD THING,l PUSH IT... ALONG." I 89 7 RAMBLEB BICYCLES, @‘T Reduced prices for the balance of the season. 11111 J. 11. 11110121111111 oo. 'TO RENT. Pelioe Headquarters. anoe, Real Estate, 810. Terms mederate. The fine office formerly Occupied hyi Suitable for Insure Possession J ulv Applyat . .I GAZETTE OFFICE. ——bAILY-—_—— FREIGHT LINE BIE'I' W EEN‘ NORWALK, SOUTH NORWALK [I AND NEW YORK. PEOPELLERS 111 or 1111111111111111111111. Leave Norwalk, 5 p. 111. Leave South Norwalk, 6 p. m. Leave New York, Pier 23, E. R. (Beekman St.,) 5 p. m. *OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO999000090¢000090000900004>OOOOO* II*66666666666§66666666666666666¢6666666660 '. TENOGRAPHY, Bookkeeping, Banking, Correspondence’ 2 \‘1/ . etc. thoroughly taught, by new and exclusive methods <> Six months with us equal to a. year in any other school- <> wanted. Unemployed Young Men, <> whose education has been finished in Public SchoOls, f: ’ Academics and Colleges, to writef Or our plan of instruction o :by mail. We train for practical work and always secure sit»: New York Business 81 E. 125111 $1.. New York: 3; ? or the Institute 00 REWARD to any one for first information of a va- ¢ 1 cancy fora Bookkeeper, Stenographer, g . Clerk or Telegraph Operator which we succeed in filling. Busi— : ness men supplied with competent assistants without charge. If you are seeking employment and willing to study, send ten two-cent : stamps for five easy lessons' In Shorthand. Students commence work g. any time N o vacations. Board and otherexpenses moderate. Railroad ¢ fare paid. If you expect togo to College write for our free catalogue. 3 Address (mention this aper er), CLEMEN C. GAINES, President, Poughkéepsie, N. Y. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO90¢¢¢Q¢¢0¢9¢9099¢M009¥ _
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