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engravings, and a world of de- O.
lightful reading in The Puritan ,,
for October. ‘
10 cents—$1'a year—at news- '
stands, or of Frank A. Munsey, ‘*
New York. ' It
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SOUTH ~_rquALK.
A dinner will be served by the ladies
of the Congregational church tO-mor-
row, the proceeds to be for the' benefit
fund to be used in the purchase ofa
new carpet. -
There are several cases of scarlet
fever in this city, but all of the houses
~where the disease is known to the phy-
=sicians have been quarantined.
Members of the Epworth League
.held a sociable at the home of A. F-
Minton on Golden Hill street last night.
'The atmospheric conditions outside
were not congenial but certain it is
that all was sunshine in the house, and
a pleasurable evening was spent. by all
present.
——Prof. M. S. Resen, the well-known
oculist Optician, can be consulted at
. his ofi‘i ce in the parlor of the Mahacke-
mo Hotel, South Norwalk, Tuesdays
from 9 a. m. to 8 p. m. Eyes examined
free ‘ f5 tf
The annual meeting of the Norwalk
Tramway company, for the election of
directors, will be held to-morrow af-
ternoon at 3 O’clock. '
Miss Genevieve Smith, daughter of
the late Captain Theodore and Agnes
.B. Smith Of Smith’s Island, died sud-
denly on Sunday of heart failure. The
- “funeral service was held to-day in 'the '
church of the Transfiguration in 29th
.street, New York, at 12 o’clock noon.
Captain Jack Crawford will give an
entertaimnent of talk and song under
the auspices Of Douglas Fowler Post,
\G. A. R. tOenight.1 ' .
Jacob Raymond for many years an,
(employee at the Hoyt nurseries,“
brought to this, city yesterday one of
the largest hOrnetS” castles ever seti
hereabouts. It is on exhibition at t‘j
Warwick house. ,
The hard rain last evening prevenfld
nnany from attending the comet’j bf.
“‘Little Jack Horner” by the Jamfi B. I
.Mackie companyatHoyt’s Theatre, '
and the audience ‘ was consequently
.small. Mackie was as good as ever
and has a company that will undoubt-
edly improve as the season advances.
Sylvester R. Tripp has removed his
household belongings’to-Danbury. ,
The. engagement of Miss Mamie J ar-
dine and William M. Saunders Jr., ‘of
Francis & CO.’s store, is announced.
Contractor Hoyt is putting up an
iron fence around the W. S. Becker
”property.
A team of horses attached to the wa-
gon of A. A. Sehwab, dealer in provis-
ions and choice name at Bridgeport,
Started to run away. from in front of A.
Malmo’s market in the “Hollow,” this
morning. They dashed down Railroad
square and were finally stopped by Con
Ryan at the corner of Clay street be-
fore any damage was done.
Druggist Tomlinson’s ‘cod man'was
out this morning bedecked with a red,
white‘ and blue necktie.
The Consolidated railroad has paid
into the state treasury as a state tax
this year the neat little sum of 8816,-
442.50. ' -
Rain did not deter the Blossom club
. am having a grand good time at the
home of Edward Kelly last night.
“Col. Hod” Saunders was presented
ith a cake made of clam shells and
icycle tires, which he proposes keep-
ng until his golden wedding anniver-
ary.
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A poet, my friend, is born, not made !'I ...
'Ah. now, don't ye\gii~gyin1;’t_o airings
“gloat-email? _ — "‘— F"
lime Shit
' Lee surrendered?"
give up the sword?
tried ter take it fum him, but he made
a. pass at one er two of dem, en dey
lef’ off—I _tell you!”
tol’ em, he did:
. is secretly photographed. 1
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The Engineers ball which was, to
' have taken place last evening Was post-
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poned until Thursday night.
The bids for'the filling in Of the pond
hole at East Norwalk were opened yes-
terday and the contract wag awarded
to D. M. Finch. . The bids per square
yard were Bach, 22c; Sitts, 25c; Finch,
1811rc and Hanlon 190.
about 150 yards of filling.
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LOCAL AND OTHER NEWS.
The directors Of the Norwalk club
will meet this evening.
Mrs. C. M. Saunders is seriously, ill
at her home in Cranbury.
The town‘ and city assessors, have
completed their work so far as the re-
ception of lists are concerned.
To-day is recognized as All Souls day
and it will be so observed at St. Mary’s
church.
The Street Railway company is run-
ning special cars for the benefit of
those attending the Christian Endeavor
convention at the Armory.
The cases of the State vs. Kelly and
McCryne were adjourned this morning
until tO-morrow. ‘
Henry Cornell has been awarded the
contract for the repainting of the town
farm buildings.
The night schools were opened last
night with a fair attendance.
There was a landslideat the east end”
of~ the Wall street Bridge last night
which will necessarilyndelay the com-
pletion of the sewer extension, the
earth having fallen -On and filling up
the same. '
The funeral of the late Mrs. Stiles
W. Curtis will take place tO-morrow
afternoon.
There wasa fair attendance at the
concert given in Lockwood’s hall by
Professor Peck, last night. After the
concert the party to the number of
thirty enjoyeda dinner at the Hotel
Preston restaurant. ‘
,‘m REASON. .
,'~Why_d6”you‘n!uee me, In. mvnym_1gi_ad
3071111»? in me to object to!“
No; _do_noi_sec_any¢_h_ing in':y3'\}.3'
There will be ’
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OUR CLOAKS for young girls and glissei,
at made b Children’s pecia -
’ ' and DRESSES 1191:, base a distinctive style
.that is always noticeable and becoming, and
it is not 'confined'to the expensive grades.
We are showing a large assortment of
School Dresses, from $4.00 to $9.00,
and School Reefers, from $6.75 to $12.00
- S ' ‘co The one like cutis made
of navy blue chinchilla,
I'M : l I fly front, fitted box back,
. ~.. . , bound with mohair braid.
lined throu h with plaid
taffeta. silk, 12.75.
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So far as anything in Child-
ren’s Clothing is concerned a ..
visit here makes shopping ,j
elsewhere quite unnecessary. '
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Ci, _lnance.
PLUMBING AND DRAINING.
Be it ordained by the Council of the
City of Norwalk:
SECTION 1. N 0 building intended for
human habitation-shall be erected,or in
any manner materially altered or re-
paired, and no building already erected
shall be in any manner materially al-
tered or repaired, unless the owner of
such building, or the person having
charge of such erection,alteration,or re-
pairs, shall have first submitted theplans,
specifications, and details thereof, in so
far as the same shall relate to plumbing
and drainage,to the Health Board of the
City of Norwalk, and shall have re-
ceived from said Health Board an ap-
proval thereof. Said Health Board
shall have power to approve, modify or
reject such plans, specifications and de-
tails, and' to issue such written instruc-
tions relating thereto and the work to
be done in connection therewith, as it
shall deem proper for the protection Of
health. '
SECTION 2. No plumber, or contrac-
tor for plumbing work, or any other
person, shall construct any plumbing
work in or pertaining to any building,
until such approval of said Health
Board has been obtained; and in the
construction of all such work, the plans,
specifications and 'details thereof ap-
proved by the Health Board, and its
written instructions in connection
therewith, shall be strictly followed.
Before any plumbing in' any such build;
ing shall be covered or concealed in
given by the person or persons having
the same in charge, to said Health
Board, and said Health Board shall
forthwith cause said work to be inspec:
ted,and may approve or reject the same.
SECTION 3. When the plumbing- and
plumbing work in or pertaining to any
building requiring inspection and ap-
HURTNO‘ONE‘ANONo ONEHun’rHIM
He Willingly Stood a Target {Or the En-
emy but Wouldn't Return Fire.
At the, battle. ofChickamauga' a felt
low was shooting straight up in the
air and praying as lustily as ever one
of Cromwell’s roundheads prayed.
The Presbyterians of 1646 prayed
loud and sang hymns in battle, but
they shot straight at the cavaliers
every time. This fellow was blazing
away at the sky, and when Lieut.
Kiliingworth remenstrated with him
about it he paid no attention to him
whatever. Capt. Joe Billingsley threat?
sued to cut him down with his sword
if he didn't shoot at the enemy, for the
woods in front were full of them. He
merely remarked to ' the Captain:
"You can kill me if you want to, but
[ am not going to appear before my
God with the blood of my fellow man
011 my. SOUL" , ..
He never flinched, but stood square-
ly up, exposed to every volley of the
enemy’s fire. When the sun set on the
evening of Sept. 18, 1863, Capt. J. C.
Billingsley and Lieut. Allen Killing-
worth both lay dead on the battlefield
of Chickamauga, and R—went
through without a scratch—Galveston
News. .
ieé’n Surrendé‘i.
When Hamlin Garland was gather-
ln-g material for the life of Grant he
spent a day or two in Atlanta, where
he met an old Virginia negro who said
that he had witnessed Lee’s surrender,
"I
garland was interested and questioned
him closely. " .
“You say you were present when
' “Dat I wuz, suh?"
“Did you see Lee give up his
Tsword ?”
suh, I didn’t. Gin’rul' Lee
Not him! Dey
“N9!
“And' where 'was Granrt all that
time?”
“Oh, he wuz rlg‘ht dar, sur! En he,
A Trick of the Bank of France. '
When a suspicious looking person
approaches one of the tellers in the
Bank of France a. private signal is giv-
en to a concealedvphotographer and it.
'a few secondsvthe suspected individua"
proval as aforesaid shall 'be- completed
to the satisfaction _of said Health
Board, said Board shall issue a written
certificate of approval, a record of
which, and of all other proceedings in
the matter; shall be kept by said
Health Board. Until such certificate
has been issued, the owner, manager,
or agent of said building, or any peter
son having the“ same in charge, shall
not allow the same to be used or occu-
pied for human habitation.
SECTION 4. On or before J anuary
lst, 1898, every’plumber carrYing on
his trade in the City of N orwalk, shall
appear in person at the office‘ of the
Clerk of said City, and‘ register his
name and business address in a book
to be kept for that purpose; and after
said date, no person shall carry, on the
trade of plumbing in said City, or do
any plumbing work therein, unless his
name and address shall be registered
as herein above stated. It shallbe
the duty of every plumber in said City,
to give to the City Clerk, immediate
notice of any change in his place of
business.
SECTION --5. Every person who shall
violate any of the foregoing provismns
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and'
shall be fined not less than five nor
more than fifty dollars, for the use of
the City. -
vember 1st, 1897. .
I hereby approve the vote of the
Council in the passage and enact-
ment of the foregoing ordinance.
Dated at the City of Norwalk, No-
vember 1st., 1897. . ‘.
ARTHUR C. WHEELER,
Mayor.
I hereby certify that the above and
foregoing ordinance was duly passed and
enacted, and approved by the Mayor in
writing, at a regular meeting Of the
Council of the City of N erwalk, held
November lst, 1897.
Attest: EDWARD M. LOCKWOOD,
- City Clerk.
reasonable notice shall .be.
Dated at the City of Norwalk, No- .,
We Refund
: If you
' Ask it.
.., It is as easy
“(for your money
.2 . a. ' ‘ 0 get out of this
,éa store as it got in.
17;; ‘ ,_.;-- Dissatisfaction
is the passport to our check
book. We are dealers in sat-
isfaction and take money for
nothing else.
Top Coats, Covert cloth,
silk lined, style $
and quality 15
magnificent... ' °
Madras shirts, n e a t,
colored patterns; a l s 0
black and white 0
effects. . Link 9 8 °
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cufls to match. .
Outfitters to Men.
IHREE 3279 Broadway, Near cm»...
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>- NEW YORK CITY.
KLONDIK i ““1“"
J W h y n o t
get your'share of the great fortunes
to be realizedfrom the wonderful dis-
coveifiésalready made and to be made
.in thi‘sNew 'Klondike—. Alaska— Eldo-
ratio 5?. THE» WASHINGTON GOLD
FIELDS EXPLORATION COMPANY
undjn its charter is authorized to
prospect for and acquire Mining Claims
and Properties in the wonderful gold
fields ,of Klondike and Alaska. 1111-
l-mense fOrtunes have already beenreal—
ized and millions more Will be‘ made
there, _Will youallowthis golden op-
portunity to pass you. 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
oppertiinity has ever been presented to
the people at the pre cut generation as
is oifered in the ; londike—Alaska
Gold Fields. 'All shareholders get
their full proportion 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 in the company
and will inform you regarding the re-
liability of its officer: Monty 85 Gunn,
Groceries: A. F. Hoska, Harness 00.;
Morris Gross 00., Dry Goods and Cloth-
ing: W. G. Rowland, Outfitter; Hugo
Felitz, Tents; Tacoma Hardware Co.
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' That you can save money
by buying your Meats
and Fish at
F. W. SMITH’S
55. laln Strut.
Everything First Class.
OPEN EVENINGS
.I. n. .IElllllllliS,
UNDERTAKEB!
No. 7, MAIN STREET.
NIGHT BELL AT OFFIOB.
I have used
‘Well, boys, let him g
keep de weepon. He can’t do much
damage, kase he done whipped any-
how.’ ”—Atlanta Constitution.
for 00
It is so ' g like
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150 s Cure
for Consumption, and can
' recommendit above all others
he and'GOlds.
hot cakes.
715;?” '_m . , GUSTAV FALKIDruggist, ‘_ _
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Wé% Augustgl, i897.
N'I'IIEJVIIIITE snot STORE mos rm Au..- 9
Given. Away I
MONDAY EVE;J’ANUABY3,’98.
$105 in Gold or. Silver!
IN FWE PARTS, $50, 25, l5, l0, mus.- '
A TICKET WITH EVERY 500 PURCHASE.
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Our new lines of School Shoes have arrived, consisting of all the
new toe shapes and made from the best grades of wear-resisting
leather with good stout soles.
promplete and up to date stock of goods at The Lowest Prices in
own.
more prizes than any other store.____‘
"The White Shoe Store, 8
Prices from 75c to $1.50. The most
REMEMBER, we Offer you larger values in shoes, and
\ e GAZETTE BUILDING.
Olsen Bros.
“A GOOD‘THING, PUSH I‘T'ALONG.”~
1897
RAMBLER BICYCLES,
* $65.50! ,
' W Reduced prices for the balance of the season.
THE J. r'rnowirr co."
Police. Headquarters. .
ano’e, _Realtii‘state, 35,0 Possession July, 1. .
TermsmOderatej Aspen V
GAZETTE 0mm.-
the field the fir‘St in fortune.- No such _,
TO RENT- I}
The fine Oflioe formerly occupied by
Suitable fOr Insur~
FREIG
: NORWALK, i SOUTH NORWALJ
. Leave Norwalk, 5 p. m.
——DAILY”—+1 '
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BETWEEN
AND NEW YORK,
PROPELLERS
on u NORWALK. men and EAGLE.
Leave South Norwalk, 6 p. m. Leave New
York, Pier 23, E. R. (Beekman St.,) 5 p. m. .
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you are seeking em loyment and willing to study, send te‘n‘two-cent
stamps for five easy essonsin Shorthand.‘ Students commence work
any time. No vacations. Boardand otherexpensesmoderate. ad
5:11:16 paid. If you~expect toga to College write for our free oatalbgue. ’¢
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TEN OGRAPHY, Bookkeeping, Banking, Correspondence, :
" etc., thoroughly taught, b new and exclusive methods' ¢
Six months with us equa 'to a year in any other school- <>
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Wanted, Unemployed Young Men, X
whose education has been finished in Public Schools, ¢
‘ Academics and Colleges, to write for our plan of indtruction ¢
by mail. We train for practical work and always eecure sit. ¢
. one for worthy graduates of the-Business and Shorthand Courses of ¢
1 New York p
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