'1‘- "n E E v E N 4N GbAZ ET I E \ Ravi! is the highest grade baking powder lam. Actual tests show it goes one- .. thin! father than any other brand. .‘x..‘..' Absolutely Pure . RO‘IAL BAKING POWDER 00., NEW YORK. LOCAL AND OTHER NEWS Fred A. Lockwood has returned from a huntingtrip in Virginia. Mrs. Sydney Jones of Tarrytown has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Clifford Sbmstock of Bayview avenue. John W.Fant and family have moved from High street to Bayview avenue. The Commissioners on the insolvent estate of John Hadden held their first meeting to-day. Women are not the only creatures endowed with nerves. To prove this statement watch any number of men sitting together in friendly confab and see if there is not more feet-wagging than tongue-wagging going on. —Prof. M. S. ltosen, the well-known oculist Optician, can be consulted at his ofiice in the parlors of the Mahackemo Hotel, South Nor-walk, Tuesday from it a. m. to 8 p. m. Eyes examinefd fxéee. 5-t . The Girls’ Literary and Social club which gave an entertainment in Knud- ‘Sen’s Hall, Wednesday night, netted about $12. it has been decided to do- nate. the amount to the N orwalk hos- pital, instead of sending it to Cuba, as at first contemplated. Miss Agnes Foster, of Norwalk, has arrived home from a year’s sojourn in New York state. TVashington Lodge, I. O. G. T., of Granbury, will hold a box social Fri- day evening, April 22-. William McMahon isxhaving the in- terior of his Reed street house repaint- ed and the walls decorated and papered. East avenue is in a terrible condition, and the street superintendent should turn his attention in that direction. The llowcr mounds in the several parks about the city are greatly ad- mired by strangers as well as by home folks. Dorlon Point was visited by a large number of wheelmen yesterday. Mrs. George R. Van Alstyne of High street. has returned from a visit in Brooklyn. ' Don’t forget the Crane Players at Hoytio Theatre to-night. The warm weather yesterday caused an exodus of people to the sea shore by wheel and in carriages. '~ A number of the members of the Nor-walk Yacht club paid the club house a visit yesterday. Captain Caleb Wood has repainted the Knob club house. Saturday and open cars on The warm weather of Sunday brought out the the Tramway line. Miss Marie Curtis who has been spending the Easter vacation at her h‘bmezin this city visited in New Haven Sunday and this morning returned to the State Normal school at New Brit- aTn. The defendant in the \Vadhams vs. Taylor casc'has filed a demurrer, which will be argued before Judge Scott. of Danbury, \Vcdnesday. May 20th. _ Mrs. T. K. Noble will deliver her third lecture on parliamentary law, to the LaMont club, to-morrow night in the east parlor of the South Norwalk eongrcgational church. The Norwalk Hotel is again open for guests under the proprietorship of Landlord Isaac Hamilton, who promises to establish a reputation for the hotel second to none in this section of the state. Ward, the young son of Mr. and Mrs. George 8.. Van Alstync of South Nor- walk, is recovering from an attack of mumps. Miss Alice May Sherwood accom- panied by Miss Sallie Betts, visited New York omThursday and sang for Walter Damrosch at Carnegie hall. It is said that Prof. Damrosch highly complimented Miss Sherwood on the richness of her voice stating that it was particularly adapted for Oratorio. Thisof course coming from the great com t, r and musical director can be grepply appreciated. THE Two RESOLUTIONS. -, One Recognizes the Cuban Government‘ and the Olhsr Does Not. The two resolutions which have brcn passed, one by the house and one by the senate are given here. The Cuban resolutions passed in the Senate late Saturday evening by a vote of 67 to 21, were as follows: Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States in Congress assembled: ‘ First—That the people of the island, of Cuba are and of right ought to be free and independent and that the government of the United States here by recognizes the Republic of Cuba as the true and lawful government of that island. Second—That it is the duty of the United States to demand, and the government of the United States does hereby demand that the government of Spain at once relinquish its authority and government in the island of Cuba and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters. Third—That the President of the United States he, and he .hereby is, directed and empowered to use the entire land and naval forces of the United States and to call into the actual. service of the United States the militia of the several states, to such extent as may be necessary to carry these resolu- tions into effect. Fourth—~That the United States here- by disclaims any disposition or inten- tion to exercise sovereignty, jurisdic- tion or control over said island, except for the pacification thereof; and asserts its determination when that is accom- plished to leave the control of the island to its people. Following is the Cuban resolution adopted by the House of Representa- tives last Wednesday evening by a I r vote of 3‘22 to 19: Resolved, By the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, that the President is hereby authorized and directed to intervene at once to stop the war in Cuba, to the end and with l the purpose of securing permanent admins FOB. BILIOUS AND NERVOUS DISORDERS such. as Wind and Painin the Stomach. Giddiness. Fulness after meals. Head- ache. Dizziness. DroWsiness. Flushings of Heat. Loss of Appetite. Costiveness. Blotches on the Skin. Cold Chills. .Dis- turbed Sleep. Frightful Dreams and all Nervous and Trembling Sensations. THE FIRST DOSE WILL GIVE RELIEF IN TWENTY MINUTES. Every sufferer will acknowledge them to be A WONDERFUL MEDICINE. BEECHAM’S PILLS. taken asdirect- ed. will quickly restore Females to com- plete health. They promptly remove obstructions or irregularities of the eye. tem and cure Sick Headache. Fora Weak Stomach Impaired Digestion Disordered Liver IN MEN. WOMEN 0R CHILDREN Beecham,’s Pills are Without a Rival And have the LARGEST SALE litany Patent Medicine in the World. 25c. at all Drug Stores. in 00,000 000.. The Scene Wilton and the Buildings the Hoffman Boarding School. One of the Buildings a comparatively New Structure of Three Stories. The buildings occupied by Charles E. Hofiman as a boarding school were burned to the ground at an early hour this Monday morning. I The place was originally known as the Ebenezer Betts place, but is now owned by George and TV. E. Comstock of Bridgeport. ' About the only thing saved barn and its contents 3. part and parcel was a of the property. peace and order there and establishing l by the free action of the people thereof a stable and independent government of their own in the Island of Cuba; and the President is hereby authorized and empowered to use the land and naval forces of the United States to execute the purpose of this resolution. Darien and Noroton. Miss Grace Bell is home for the Easter vacation. Henry Tristram is seriously ill at his home on Main street. William 'Willmot is home from New York. Charles Vandine has returned from a trip to New York. Miss Ida Northrop. of Norwalk, who. has been visiting in town, has returned, home. A large number of bicycles passed through town on Sunday. Fred Smith of Darien headed the list 01’ contestants. for Hod Saunders’ bicycle on saturday. Captain Rafferty has given up all hopes of ever prevailing upon “Hamp’ Smith to work a garden. The old vets at the Soldiers’ Home read the war news these days with considerable interest. Business in Darien is beginning to pick up. Darien sidewalks are still used for leading horses upon. The several churches in town had large congregations at their services yesterday. Smith Northrop was in town Sunday. Eugene W’illmott is better of his ill- ness. ' Scott Williamson is recovering from an attack of grip. A special meeting of .the King’s Daughters will be held at the residence of Mrs. N. E. Gleason to-morrow after- noon at 3 o’clock. As the meeting is to be in the behalf of the suffering Cubans it is hoped all friends of the cause will attend. Frederick Waterbury died at his home in Noroton Sunday, aged about 50 years. Deceased was some years since employed at Brown’s shoe store in South Norwalk, but later opened a shoe store of his 'own in Stamford. He was a member of Old Well Lodge, F. & A. M., of South Nor-walk. ’ ,.__.,,-..,,.~. ._ Funeral of Henry Trowbridge. The funeral of the late Henry ’l'row- bridge will be attended from the home of his brother, ex-mayor Charles S. Trowbridge on South Main street, South NOT-walk, tonight. The remains will be taken to Bridgewater, Mass, for interment. - m— . Special Communication. A special communication of Old Well Lodge, No. 108, F. & A. M. will beheld at the lodge rooms. to-morrow at 12:30 sharp, after which the members will attend the funeral of the lat Freder ick Waterbury, who died Noroton, yesterday. ‘ . ~ VF v‘V’ which there is an insurance of some- thing less than $5,000. ‘- OBITUARY. J. HARVEY BETTS. News was received here yesterday of the death of J. Harvey Betts. Jr., at his home in New York, aged 19 years. He was a son of James H. Betts who for a number of years conducted a gro— cery store in this city, and was a very popular young man. and whose early demise will be heard of with sorrow by scores of not only friends of a simi- lar age to his own but by older ones who anticipated for him a successful life. The deceased was a member of Grace 'church and was at one time a member of the choir of that church. and was largely identified with the success of the same. interment this morningh'andjmhurch choir and club were largely represent- ed at the obsequies. —-—————-<0-o>—————— Town Court. Noah Joyce fell into the hands of the police, and was summoned to appear in in the Town Court, this morning. The case was continued for a few days. A well known young man became intoxicated and went to sleep on' at Chapel street lawn He also was gather- ed in by the police and this morning andhe was discharged. ———-————<c.0>———-— Ready for the Enemy. George VanKuren has mounted a cannon on a large rock at his home. in East Norwulk. The mouth of the can- non commands a wide range of the bar- bor and woe bctide the Spanish vessel that gets in front of it with hostile in- tent. '1‘hc piece is backed up with an almost never ending supply of ammu- niliou. --~——<o<.o>————— Wall Street Bridge. Tho. arrival of the "stringer" to be. used in the widening of the Wall street bridge, drew together quite a crowd a majority of whom found time dragging heavily upon them. There were as many suggestions as to how it ought to be handleu as there were bolLs in the "stringer.” M".-I>—-—-———— Hendrick—Owens. Charles IT]. Hendrick and Miss Mar- guerite A. Owens were married Sunday evening at St. ery’s rectory liy Rev. J. J. Furlong. Miss Anna Owens acted as maid of honor. and John Troy as best man. ———————~——<0.0’-———--——- W'hilc coming out of the Boston Store this morning, Mrs. John S. Sey- mour, made a misstep which caused her to fall. As she limped when. she gained her feet and walked away,}it may be that the accident is of a more serious nature than appeared at the time. __ ' Miss Birdie Parker of West avenue, «,Aavs‘rmn ll. tn'é‘ new ‘a. f has returned from a visit "in Brooklyn. The loss is estimated at $8,000 upon 1 He belonged toa select social club . in this city'kno'n'n as the S. S.}club ' o \ The remains were brought here for‘ ’ was fined $10 which his friends paid, z DOES ADVERTISING PAY? A Gazette Ad Brings Large Returns to a Philadelphia House. The GAZETTE a short time ago in- serted an advertisement in its columns for a Philadelphia. house. In forward- ing a check in payment for the service, the advertisers state that they had re- ceived just 106 orders as a result of their advertisement. Such a record as this proves eonclu~ sively that the GAZETTE cannot be ex- celled as an advertising medium,which fact should be recognized by every merchant in town having goods to sell. ——<o.o>——-——— AMUSEMENTS. The Crane Players. 4 _ The Crane players, headed by the talented actor, E. M. Crane, opened a week’s engagement at Lyon’s opera house last evening and were greeted by a large and enthusiastic audience. “Legally Dead” was the play and it proved to be just the kindofa play that afforded the star and entire com- pany a chance to show their ability, which they did to the entire satisfac- tion of every one present. Besides Mr. Crane and the strongly-balanced com- pany the wonderful child artists, the little Elmore sisters. are tfeatures—they are artists of more than ordinary ability, and captured the house by storm by their clever work. Considering the way in which the entire company was received last night crowded houses will be the order of the week. “The Boy From Boston,” specially featuring the produced to-night.—Sunbury Pa. Daily. Opening play to-night at Hoyt’s theatre. w«c-o>——~————- Two Accidents. The party who lost his false teeth Saturday night found them again yes- terday, but some one had stepped on them to the effect that they didn’t fit worth a mouthful of boarding-house hash. _ ReporterFerris and his bicycle collid- damage done being the wreckage of a cyclometer. and a loss of confidence on ing how to ride a bicycle. The Nor-walk Musical Union held a regular meeting Sunday afternoon and ance-to the Union. (The two years old child of Mr. and Mrs. David Ward died in East Nor— walk this morning; ' The election of officers of the Con- gregational Sunday school will take place to-morrow evening in the W051: parlor of the church. ' ' Harry Goldschmidt formerly in the employ of Riggs, the Main street drug- gist,’ has secured a situation at Tomlin— son’s drug-store in South Norwalk' and commenced his duties this morning. Mrs. William Vollmer and sons, re- turned home from a few days visit with relatives in Newark, Saturday evening. The public schools opened to-day after the Easter vacation with nearly a full complement of pupils. The pupils at Miss Baird's Young Ladies" institute returned from their Easter vacation Saturday night, and are again busily engaged in their several studies. A train of cars belonging to the Buffalo Bill aggregation attracted at- tention as it passed through South Nor- walk at an early hour this morning. Home cinema ‘ A Pleasure at Last. «I? J: ViI"hWidd’fllWfiWWWiNfiiflfiWfiWfiWfiWfi ETGII ‘ f ls! ' cm 5 i‘ —‘ ~\.. . ._ -M No MESFNN ’N Mable. .. ' i ”This”? W - SDAP f. - .mw ', WASH ES mpyes AT om: OPERATION) ~ ; \fANY cows. fia‘v ' . The Cleanest, Fastest Dye for Soilcd or Faded Shirt Waists; i 3;: Blouses, Ribbons, Curtains, Under- ' 31inch, etc., whether Silk, Satin, _. ' 5 Cotton or Vle. :u'fi‘s‘t'f " " III! in .x. l’ - Wive- h ESo/d [ILA/l Colors by Grocers and Druggisfs, or mailed free _ for 15 cents; Am TflBMAYmLBSOAPDEPOT. 127 Donna Staci. New York. ' "microfilm . :a‘ . dint-um" Elmore sisters in strong parts, will be ‘ ed with a canine this morning,rthe only. I the part of the dog as to Ferris k-now-., transacted business of much import~ . wuo WILL wm TT. ll A; Saunders will live a Bicycle lo the 7 Most Popularlady or 0000000.. Chance to Get a Wheel Free .r—v ' 'ORACE A. SAUNDERS has been selling bicycles for ' f over seven years. , - i In that time he has sold thousands of wheels, and his guarantee has ever been found as good as a bond. Every wheel sold by him is of first-class workmanship and of the highest grade. ' For nearly two years he has been in business at his present store, No. 12 North Main street, South Norwalk, been most, successful, his large sales increasing each season. One reason for his success is that be is firm believer in printers’ ink and uses it freely and to the best advantage, believing that keeping everlasting- y at 1t 18 bound to bring the desired result. His. business thus far this season has surpassed his most sanguine ex pectations, his sales being something enormous in the bicycle line. He is not yet satisfied, however, and proposes to stir up the riders of the silent steed by giving away one of his bicycles to the most popular wheel- manor wheel woman in Fail-field county. HORACE A. SAUN'DE RS. 4 To this end he will select a new wheel from among those in his stock and put it up to be voted for, and the lady or gentleman receviing the highest number of votes W111 be given the'wheel. In order to compete for the Wheel it is not necessary that you should be a Jider at the present time, but that you receive the largest number of votes by 8 o‘clock on the evening of July lst, when the ballotingcloses. To accommodate contestants in the Twin Cities two boxes have been prepared for the reception of the ballots; one in the shoe store of Olsen Brothers, in the GAZETTE building, and the other in Mr. Saunders’ store at 12 North Main street, Norwalk contestants can deposit their ballots in the box at Olsen Broth- ez's shoe store, and South Norwalk contestants in the box in Mr. Saunders, . s ore. The ballots will be counted daily and the standing announced each day in the GAZETTE. The ballotingwill close promptly at 8 o'clock on the evening of July lat and a committee will be selected to count the votes, and the winner will be announced in the GAZETTE of July 2. . NOTICE To CONTESTANTs—V‘T’rite your name and address on the blank lines, cut out the coupon and deposit it in either of the~boxes above re- ferred to and it will be counted. ' All coupons sent by mail should be addressed to H. A. Saunders, 12 of the conteSlflntd LE BLALOT. 9 Name Address Ballots can be left at Saunders’ Bicycle Headquarters, 12 North Main Street, South Norwalk, and Olsen Bros. Shoe Store, Gazette Building, Norwalk. WWW The Vote. 'a Fred Smith, Darlen. 169 Miss Olive Gray, N orwalk. 164 Lester Comstock, Broad River. 160 Miss Vivian Soderstrom, South Norwalk. 147 Mary Duffy, . South Norwalk 131 Fred E. Conley, South Norwalk 93 Miss Bessie M. Stanley. Norwalk. 82 Joseph Methias, Norwalk. 81 Miss Lucy Wicks, N orwalk. 22 R. M. Rose, Norwalk. :1 Annie Dauchy, South Norwalk. :20 Willie English, Norwalk. 31 Miss Edith Foster, Norwalk. 59 Arthur Evans, Winnipauk. 23 May Smith, South Norwalk. 13 [6 Miss Annie Clune, Nocwalk. .1 May Williams, South Norwalk. 3 Miss S. Louise Sutton, N orwalk. '3 Charles Mott, N orwalk. 7 Thomas Hunt, Norwalk. 5 George H. Hewitt, Norwalk. 12 Hugh Marron, Norwalk. 4 Frank Fitzgerald, Norwalk. - 3 Miss Mona Ambler, South Norwallq" \ 3 Eugene Davis, Norwalk. 5.3 .T. Herbert Carpenter. Norwalk. , ‘2 Harold McAllister, Norwalk. _ ,1 Thomas Mclnerney, Winnipauk. ‘1 Joesph McNerney, Norwalk. . Clarence E-Daborn, Roi-walk. , _,§;l§9 M iSs.Tillie ISpicerglslorwalk,
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