known. Actnnl Mteotoohow it uncoope-
ltklrd further than our. other III-nod.
POW
Absolutely Pure
ROYAL BAKING POWDER 60., NEW YORK.
LOCAL AND OTHER NEWS.
Edward Kelly and wife are visiting
relatives in Derby. '
The annual meeting of the First Bap-
tist Church will be held to-night.
ELetter carrier Aaron R. Tyler, of
South Norwalk, is on the sick list.
Harold Stone bf. Grand street, is vis-
iting his grandparents in Brooklyn.
Joseph Goldschmidt, the G1eenwich
jewele1, spent Christmas day at his
home in. Nor walk.
~—-Fan‘(3y Perfume Atomizers, decorat-
ed and Cut glass at Riggs’ Drug store.
D 16. tf
J. Lewis Allen of Middletown is
spending the holidays at his home on
Cross street. .. .
The official board of the First Meth-
odist church met last evening at the
parsonage. ‘ ‘
Thomas McNerney won the pigs raf-
fled at the Saunders’ rifle-gallery, Sat-
urday ”night.
This‘evening the Sunday school fes
tival of the First Congregational church .
will be held at 7 o’clock.
Miss Edith S Gates and
visiting Hartford friends.
Mrs. Gerald E. Beard left yesterday
f01 Minneapolis, Minn. where she will
visit for a few weeks.
The harboi was frozen over this
morning and skatorial kings and queens
were correspondingly happy.
Mr. and Mrs. J ames E. Bailey and
family of Brooklyn,have been guests of
Davis Hatch of West avenue;
The engagement of Miss May Helene
Malley, of South Norwalk and Edgar
Mels, of New York, is announced.
——At the big fuiniture store, Ray-
mond & Sons, they have a full line of
Ladies desks and pa1101 tables; also
1atta-n goods in ioCkers and without
1 ockeis. D 18 tf
The Saunders Midgets will spar at
the “smoker” to be given by the Nor-
walk Yacht club on Wednesday even
ing. _L,__-_
George Scudder of Elizabeth, N. J .,
has been a guest of his sisters, the
Misses Scudder of West street, South
N01“ alk. ____
Mr. and Mrs. Homer F. Taylor and
daughter Margaret, of New York are
spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs."
R. H. Golden of West avenne.
Miss Grace Dickerman of VVheaton
Seminary, Norton, Mass, is spending
the holidays at her father’s home on
High street, South Norwalk.
Rev. and Mrs. H. E. Wing, of An-
sonia, have been stopping for a few
days. with Mr. and ers. Andrew
Thompson, of West street, South Nor-
walk.
-Come and examine. our line of up-
holstered Morris chairs and couches;
also our furniture, sidelioards, exten-
sion tables and Chifioniers 1n Birdseye-
maple, oak and Mahogany. Raymond
8: Son. D 18 tf
Mr. and Mrs. Waldo C. Briggs, of
New London, are guests of Mrs.
Briggs’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
A. Ferris, of Fairfield avenue, South
Norwalk.
John McPherson, foreman in one of
the depirtments of the Lounsbury
Mathewson & Co. shoe manfactgry, and
who has been laid up with rheumatism
for the past two weeks, <was able to be
out this morning and resume his’duties
at the fact01y.
——P1 of M. S. Rosen, the well-known
oculist Optician, canbe consulted at. his
office in the parlors of the Mahackemo
Hotel, South Norwalk, Tuesdays from
9 a. 111. to 8 p. m. Eyes examined free.
, f5-tf-
I The annual sale ofrpews in the First
Congregational church will take .place
to-morrow evening at 7:30 o’clock, to
be followed by the annual reception
given by the ladies to their pastor and
his wife, in the chapel.
Two vagrants who were in luck so
far as their appetite for drink was con-
cerned were unlucky enough to get ar-
rested Saturday night, in South Nor-
walk. They gave their names as John
.Conn'eis and Fred Raymond, both prob-
ably assumed. T‘hBy will be given a.
'~ hearing in the Town Court to-day.
Minions thoIIIgIIoot grnde bakingpowdor J ' ._. .. ,
_ W111 meet to-night.
Miss '
Bertha Adams, of South Norwalk, are
The Germania Sick Benefit society
James Corcoran is seriously ill at his
- home in East Norwalk-
The Christmas festival of St. Paul’s
church will be held this afternoon.
The funeral of the wife of Cyrus Sco,
field will be held in Westport, to-day.‘
Miss Henrietta Andrews of New York
is visiting at the h6me of Nelson Tay-
lor.
Mr. and M15. William B. Guyer have
returned home from their wedding
trip.
Thermometers registei ed seven de~
., goes above zero this morning at. 7
o clock.
"Fine Key West and Havanna ci
gars, from $1. 25 to $6 per box, at Riggs’
Drug store. _ D. 16. of
J. A. Flagg is subbing to-da'y for
Letter carrier A. R. Tyler of South
Norwalk.
Miss Jean Gregory entertained a few
friends at Whist at her home on West
avenue, last evening.
Miss May Rigby of Hartford, is visit-
ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Rigby of South Norwalk.
The Bricklayers’ Union will meet
next Monday in GrandArmy hall, at
which time the annual meeting w111 be
held. .
. —Lubin’ 8, Lazell’s, Pinaud’ s, Rock-
secker’ s, Wrights, Londborg’ s and
Colgate’ s perfumes at Riggs’ Drug
store. __ D. 16. if
Miss Mary Evenden, of Garden City,
L. 1., is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Philip .
N. Knapp, of Bayview avenue, South
Norwalk. ______
Mrs. W. S. Crofut and daughter,
Bessie, of New Haven, have been visit-
ing Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Crowe, of West
avenue, South Norwalk.
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NATURE’S Fl NE PORTRAITS.
“'omen’o Pictures on Crabshells in the
Mexican Gnlf.
In the Gulf of Mexico all the crabs
of a certain species have women’s
forms designed on the backs of their
shells in has relief.
The portrait is very distinct, and it is
almost the same in every crab It
represents a. woman of handsome face
and remarkably generous proportions.
The head is near that of the crab, and
the feet near the posterior orifice of the
shell. The woman looks like one of
those German peasants who put on nu-
merous ancestral petticoats and. cum-
brous jewelry.
When the raised figure on the crab’s
hell is picked out with colors the effect
is very curious and according to some
notions pretty.
Mistress (to unsophisticated maid
fiom the country)—“I’ m sadly afraid I
shall have to dismiss you, Eliza; your
untidy ways—and then the things you
‘11-021:!"
Unsophisticated Maid—“O, if you
please, mum, don’t send me away yet;
my mother says if I stay here and learn
how to do things, I can then go to a
real good place in some high family.”
-—-Moonshinc.
Ice Not a Total Destroyer;
One of the most important communi-
cations ever made to a Board of Health
upon a milk question was by Professor
William T. "Sedgwick to the Massachu—
setts Board of Health at its meeting
last July. ~ '
The purport of this was that, while
ice will prevent the increase of the
acid bacteria and prevent the souring
by reason of which milk becomes un-
saleable, it does not prevent the in-
crease of other and deleterious bacte-
ria. The outcome of this investigation
and report by Professor Sedgwick, if
the laboratories prove it generally true
Iis likely to be legislation which will
revolutionize the entire traffic in milk,
namely, in' either requiring all milk
shipped from such distance as to re-
quire refrigeration to be pasteurized,
or to be shipped Without ice. That 18,
means will not be permitted which will
prevent the growth of the acid, or what
might be termed the check of bacteria,
unless measures are taken to prevent
the growth of the “other sort.”
, Another New Pledge.
Jiggs—«You know what I swore of:
last New Year’s?
Bi ggs—Y cs; you sw01e off swearing
off. ~
.liggs—That’s right. Well, this year
I've sworn off swearing off swearing
511'. But blame inc if I can figure out
how I stand in it
or our CLERK.
To the Honorable, the Mayor and
Council of the City of Norwalk.
Gentlemen: .
The following is the report of
the Clty Clerk, from March 1513,. 1897,
(the beginning of the Fiscal year) to
December 27th, .1897:
Receipts.
Balance from last year, 8 648.10
Balance pd. by St. R’way. Co.
on Mill Hill agreement, 3390.74
Money borrowed, 27500.00
City Taxes collected, 37900.00
Rec’d. from Town of N 01 walk
Expenditures.
The following amounts have been
paid out in the different Departments:
Administrative Department, 8 3156. 99
Finance Department,
Reg. Expenses, 8 5529. 41
Total amount expended,’ 873544.99
Of the above, orders to the,
amount of $246. 53, have not
yet been called for.
Total Receipts -_ 882, 307.18
Total Expendituzt 73, 544. 99‘
Balance in T1eas-~
u1y after payment
of outstanding or- - ' "
ders,
Wall Street Improvement
ing of Wall Street, the payment
land damages, the building of all Walls:
and masonry, the relaying of curd;
stones and sidewalks. and laying. .of
brick pavement, complete, is $21, 727. 82.
(This amount includes 89. 00 J.“
f1 om last year’s account.) 7‘ _§"-:_5
From this amount “ " '
there Should be
deducted as fol-
lows:
Assessments paid, $3990.00
From St. R’way.
Co. for Brick Pav-
ing,
Uncollected assess-
ments, on Widen-
ins.
Duelr‘omTiamwav
1Co. f01 B1 101. Pav-
-1993. 86
1400. 00
1449.36 '
Uncollected Pav -
ing assessments,
1077.12 8 9910. 34
Net cost to City of Wall St.
Improvement, 811817.48
The Library. I
There has been collected on .
account of Library Taxes,
and other sources, $4813. 33
The City has pd. on acc’t. of
the Library from the time of ,
its establishment in Novem-
ber, 1895, to date, 4331.31
Leaving balance of Library -
Fund on hand of, 482.02
There still remains uncollected
of Library Taxes, the sum of $393.62.
The floating indebtedness of the City,
the City has run in debt since July lst.
1895, and includes the building of
Sewers on Spring Hill, Prospect Ave-
nue, and Stevens Street; the total ex
pense to the City on the Mill Hill im-
provement; and the cost in full to the
City on the Wall Street Improvement.
Sinking Fund.»
Unda a Special 1esolution oi" the
Gene] a1 Assembly, passed at the J anu-
ary session, 1886, autho1 1zing the Bor-
ough of N orwalk to issue bonds,“ it was
also provided that the Borough should
.1 ' provide a Sinking Fund, by paying to
NOT ALWAYS TRUE.
SHE—They say that extremes meet)
HE—Do they? I can '.t
SHs—-Can' t What?
HE'Make ends meet,
the Treasu1 er eaCh year $2000, for in-
vestment. That p1 cvision has been
ca11ied out, and the amount of the sink-
ing Fund, at the time of the last pay-
ment was, $24, 281. 81.
In conclusion, it may not be inappro-
priate to add, that the close of the year
1897, hike the, Icompletion'ofitwo, long
for nghways, 1757.40
Assessments collected—~Wall
St. widening, 3990.00
Paid by St. R’ way. Co. for
Brick Pavement, 1993.86
Sewer Permits, 120.00
License Fees, 140.25
Small amounts from. different
sources, 53.50 ’
Libraiy Taxes, for Library
Fund, 4813.33
Total amount received. 882307.18
Notes paid, 21181.13 26710. 54
Fire Department, ' 4022. 21
Highway “ 4025.99
Lights “ 5809.54
Police “ 4320.85
Sewer “ 1343. 91’
Wall Street Improvement 21718.82
East Wall St. Improvement, 494.99
Nor-walk Library, , 1941.15
38,132.19.
The total cost to date for the widen; g ..--.
amounting to 828351.08, is the amount '
cantefiiplaftbid‘impmovements in the cen-
tral and business portion of our City,—
one the cutting'dow'n and . widening of
Mill Hill, and the“ other, the widening
and paving of Wall Street, and when
the magnitude of the Work is consid-
e1 ed 11'. would seem, that the fact that
the: city has run. indebt only about $28,
‘. .000, for the last two years and a half,
cdvering the periods when these im-
provements have been made, that .' the
City has occasion to feel. well satisfied
with the woxk of the Mayor and Coun-
cilmen who one about to retire f1 cm of-
fice.
Dated at the City of N01 walk, Dec.
27th,1897. ,
Respectfully submitted.
E M.- LOCKWOOD, .
City Clerk.
NORWALK, DEC. 27th, 1897.
To the Honorable the Mayor and
Council of the City of Norwalk.
Gentlemen. V
This is to certify that I have exam.-
ined the accounts, for the fiscal year to .
date, and the foxegoing report of the
Clerk of the City of N01 walk and find
them con-cot to the best of my know-
ledge and. belief. .
Respectfully,
" H. CHASMAR,
City Auditor.
The Lesson or the Pradigal.
The lesson was from the Prodigal
Son, and the teacher was dwelling on
the character of the elder brother.
“But amid all the rejoicing,” he said,
“there was one to whom the prepara-
tion 01' the feast brought no joy, to
whom the prodigal’s return gave no
pleasure, but only bitterness; one who
did not approve of the feast being held,
and who had no wish to attend it. Now
Can any of you tell me who this was?”
There was a breathless silence, fol-
lowed .by a vigorous cracking of
thumbs, and then from a dozen sympa-
thetc little geniuses came the chorus:
“Please sir, it was the fatted calf!”——
Aberdeen Journal.
, 7 The Faitifnl Got tlIe'Money.
a An. Irishman who died in the early
part of this century, in one. or the out-
lying parishes of London, undertook to
test the devotion of his friends and ac-
qua‘intances by making out a list of 400
, of thém, who were- redueSted by writ-I
" .tcn invitation to attend his funeral,
which was held at 7 o’clock one cold
winter- morning in the .paiish church.
Only twenty-nine persons appeared.
EWhen his will was opened it was found
that, having no natural heirs, he order-
edlhis fortune to be divided among the
persons who attended his funeral.
”.7.
A Presentiment.
“I know ” said the somewhat irre
sponsible friend, “that you don’t be-
{lieve in sign in the ordinary sense.
lBut don’t you sometimes find you1 self i
in circumstances which cause presenti-
19339;;st evil?". '
“Yes, ” was the reply, “I do. It’s one
of those superstitions that can’t be got
rid of. Every time some people ask
me for a loan I feel as if I were going
to “lose Imoney."———V\7ashington Star.
He Didn’t 'Understand Bees.
A Greene (Me.) man, who evidently
was unacquainted with some of the
ways of bees, took fifty pounds of
honey from the hives at his farm and
left it in the packing house, with the
door open. When he looked for it a
fews days later every drop was gone,
nothing but the comb being left. The
intelligent little insects had promptly
discovered the honey and carried it all
back to the hives. '
._‘_.i
,' The Good Not Always Beautiful.I
“To be good,” remarked the offhand
philos0pher, “is to be beautiful.”
“Wal,” replied the man who was try-
ing to sell him a mountain farm, “I
dunno. Mebbe it’s the exception as
proves the rule.” .
‘1 “What do you mean?”
3 “I Was thinkin’ ’bout a ’possum.
There’s no denyin’ that ’possum’s
mighty good; but ye can’t never make
me think it’s purty. ”—Washington
Star.
Returned Tourist.
Mr. Hayseed, I met your runaway
He has become a.
I
Indebtedness. son in the west.
very successful Chicago drummer.
BONDED DEBT. Farmer Hayseed—Must ’a been some
Water Bonds, $250,000. other fellow, mister. IMy son had no
City Bonds, 2502000- _ / ear fer music, and couldn’t keep time
“‘“ $0009000'00 :o a tune ter save his neck- He hadn’t
FLOATING DEBT. ‘ 'nmmn’ 'cept cheek an' impudence.
Water Notes, 8 6,000.00. New York Weekly.
City Notes, 28, 351. 08. 34,351 08 1 . .
———- -— ‘ A Domestic Interlude.
Making the tom indebted- Marriageable Daughter—I think, Pa,
ness, $534, 351.08
. that y on do Arthus injustice when you
ay that he is penurious.
P1ecocions Brother—What’s penooriI-
nus, Pa?
IPa—_—Why, Bobbie, penurious is close
Piecocious ’ Brother—Then
right; Pa. Mr. ,Penrose is awful pen-
:orio'us. whenever he comes to see Sis.
—Boston Courier.
Uncle ‘Walcs Insists on Politeness.
While'the little. boys of Princess
Henry of Battenberg and tiny Prince
. Edward of York were playing one day .
in one of the palace courtyards, the
Prince of‘Wales noticed that one and
all omitted to return a sentry's salute.
His Royal 'Highness immediately call-
ed t-he children to order, and sent them
back to the soldier to remedy the
omission—New York World.
It is said that some of the Venetians
—-those who have never been to the
lnainlan'd—haVe never seena horse in
all their lives. A showman once
you ’re -
New Direct resist Line
——BETWEEN——
Nell York and the Mediterranean
Regular Passenger Service
—BETWEEN———-—
New 10111 Naples and G.enoo
During Entire Year.
OUTWARDS - PREPAIDS.
To Naples $18 ' . /_ .‘ . From Naples $17
“ Genoa 18 . . . . “ Condo [7
“ Messina'zo ,. .. . “ Messina 19
“ Palermo 20 . .- . . . “ Palermo 19
TICKETS CAN BE RBTAINED AT THIS OFFICE.
THE WHITE SIIIIESIOIIE 'LEAIIS ITIIEIHLL. f
Given Away
MONDAY EVE. JANUARY 3, ’98.
$105 in Gold or Silver!
In FIVE PARTS. $50. 25, 157, I0. ANDS.
A TICKET IWITI-I EVERY 50c PURCHASE.
Oui new lines of School Shoes have 111 r1ved consisting of all the
new toe shapes and made from the best grades of wear-1esisting
leather with good stout soles. PriCes from 750 to $1. 50. The must
complete and up to date stock cf goods at The Lowest Prices in. f ‘
Town. REMEMBER, we offer you larger values in shoes. and
more prizes than any other store. _.._.———‘ ‘ -
l 1 White Shoe Store
3 ooze-rm: BUILDING.
Olsen Bras...
9
The fine ooice formerly occupied by
Police Headquarters. Suitable for Insur-
ancc, Real Estate, &c. Possession Jul" 1.
Terms moderate. App at
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where in New York or its vicinity.
All persons are forbid trusting any of the employees of the boats of this line
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