2.. -r g 3- as..-" , hatreets. .V Vnmssuge from another and a fairer .. Egret thoughtful and far-away. 17) , outflow ' . eveigmo’ GAZETTE. . Inga-taicat'ch the car and regardless THE EVENING GAZETTE 2’anREli‘AT‘ THEPOSVT OFFICE IN NOR- IwALK As A NEWSPAPER. ‘ MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS. DAILY—One year, 83; six months, 31." .5 no. months, 81; one menth, 40c. ‘WIEKLY—One. year, in advance, 81; six months.690.; three months. 350. MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1898. ‘EEVE’S RAMBLINGS. 1111111112111 AND—LIBSIP AMONG THE WOMEN-BY 0111: or THEM. He was well past middle age, he was finely, and his soiled and shabby. clothes didn’t fit. 'Evidently he was of the great mass of toilers, workers by land rather than with brain, and his ptient, lined face was of that dull, putty-colored pallor which comes from exhausted labor in an atmosphere Mted beyond common endurance. m sat in .an open car, bent and. my, and toil-stained, but there was a pleasantlight on his dull face, as of a unfille- hiding somewhere behind lips and eyes. In one grimy, thick- -,fingered Wmailed hand he held, tenderly anfleuressingly, a tiny, apray ofIgpink geranium; ' ' It, was-moo. big for a buttonhole, it “too slight and unpretentious to M been bought singly from stall usiore. Evidently it had dropped from ..a boquet somewhere on the m9: and this son- of the ‘soil had fund it and was taking it home. How carefully he held the pink blos- sinus in: his 0111111st hand, balancing the spray: ‘I‘oosel’y between the first and second fingers of one hand, that it Imigm. not get over-heated or rubbed, ud shield it With the other open palm We hbteglare IOf sIothe. sun when the uni-bobbed past the Open crossings of I thiaklh'e; was dreaming a little, too, 2 perhaps 2111’s woman or a child to whom thaslight pin-k blossom would come as hbld‘, for the unseen smile seemed to Mar more brightLy, and his eyes “ Then, suddenly With a rustle of mskirt, a nodding of wonderous phones and flowers, a fashionably (Erased woman sprang past the toiler. d anyone-in herway. Her rumed‘sleeve caught the fragile -- . slalkmnd brushed ofi some. of its pale» napalm, snapped the delicate. stem. Thomanz tried in vain. to ”save his treasure. It was too late. The pink -:-yetalsl‘ay on theflOor of the car, and ‘the gayly cla yoman was arranging Leu- laces with nemr so much as a word I suppose she thought it of no account, flsfle thought of it at all. But there was 310,011 in the toiler’ 3 eyes I did not like 31133091 .The smile had gone, and the was like one I once saw on the m of abeggal when a brutal passer- 1.33M kicked his Only friend, a little mgrel our, but his. Sometimes life W hardly just and fail, in spite of mefshappiest philosophy. Flowers are the one ’a21tistic joy of the, .poer. They are what pictures, we,- theatres, jewels are to the rich. Illinois nothing else, and knowing this, is almost seems sometimes that allow” mission organized in .large critics is,one of the noblest on earth. ' M gutsy/40. ¢%%uc. =v THE MODERN BEAUTY Thrives on good food and sunshine, with plenty of exercise in the open air. Ber form glows .with health and he1 “lice blooms with its beauty. If her system needs the cleansing action Of a" laxative remedy, she uses the gentle :nndfpleasa-nt Syrup of .Figs, made by the California Fig Syrup Co. only. A A-‘ THEROYAL BLUE LINE Offers the finest and most perfect train service between New York, Philadel~ ghia, Baltimore and Washington. ‘All mains depart fromiNew York stations :bot of Liberty street, N. R. and from South Ferry, foot of Whitehall street. A new time schedule just arranged in- cludes all the pi eVlous desirable feat-' ares, together with two five hour limit~ ed expless trains that make the run to Washington 1n the very fast time of: five hours. They leave New. YOrk ”at 31:30:». m. and 1 p. m. Parlor cars on all trains and the very best service throughout. Stations convenient to . Feminine Chat. ’ Asparagus parties are in vogue. There are some persons in this world who need never have any fear that they will die from brain fever. Children are so imitative that" many evidentlythink that, like the hen, they can Clean their clothes by rolling in the dust. The woman who never once gives in to the temptation to go without gloves in this weather is, indeed, a martyr to good form. If you wish to understand the real meaning of the word fatigue, endeav01 to acquire the new figure which 15 the latest feminine fad. how many of them can you get to carry a sun umbrella, even when danger of prostration from the heat is imminent. And now- the woman who does ' not wish to sit in the sun in the open car makes her sister passengers do - some feats in climbing that would pass mus- ter on the Matterhorn. The fad for burnt orange has extend— ed to some awful floral montrosities that no botanist could classify. leads to softening of the brain, but . there are many who think that it is the reverse, and that softening of the brain leads to bleaching of the hair. A clever woman, when she kno’ws herself to be in the wrong, generally endeavers to square matters by assum- ing a grieved air and thus making those in the light feel absolutely con- science-smitten. N 0 one ever believes the country- man’s fiction about being obliged to sleep under blankets while the city dwellers toast in roasting insomnia. Yet it is repeated joyously every year, just the same. And now the woman who had all her summer gowns made during blizzard weather smiles in a satisfied and su- perior way as she listens to the tale of woe of the unwise virgin who is franti- cally endeavoring to get a dressmaker to put her in readiness for the summer campaign. Darien andNoroton. V 2 Christopher Cooney of Brooklyn, formerly of Darien, is at the Norwal‘Ik hospital suffering from pleurisy. Mrs. Cordelia Brady of Damien, has been summoned to appeal before Judge Taylor of the Probate Court, June 22 to show cause whya conservator should not takevcharge of "her affairs. The citation was issued upon the petition of one of Mrs. Brady’ 3 daughters in N ew York. About nine o’clock Friday night there wasa hurried call for Dr. Bo- hannan to go to the "place of J. V." Hecker, Norot'on, to attend a' Swede in Mr. Hecker’s employ, who had a vari- cose vein burst in his leg. As Dr. Bo- hannan was absent, Dr. Cloonan went and stopped the bleeding, for, without prompt action, the result might have proved fatal. Although rather Weak from the loss of blood, the invalid was much improved this morning. The Star Vaudeville company was greeted with a good. house on Saturday evening, and gave a very satisfactory ~ entertainment. V. Rob Smith, a butcher, at Cantrell’s, has resigned his position and thinks of locating here in the business for him- self. William Northrop has about com- pletedthe barn for Mr. Hoffer. ,Miss Burdlck Of South Norwalk, and Mrs. Jennie Lovejoy of Norwalk,.were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hanford Smith last week. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hindley and his brother William, and wife, spent a few days in New~York,- last week: The foundation for the new drug store ' Dr. N oxon is building is completed and the carpenters are at work, Mr. James Gorden of Norwalk, was visiting in Darien, Saturday. - The Darien base ball team defeated the New Canaan team by a score of 23 t) 1 Saturday afternoon. Wilbur Bates takes the place of Bob Smith, the butcher in .Cantrell’s mar- ket. Mr. Bates has been employed in the grocery department at Cantrell’s a number of years and is very highly esteemed. Auction. The uncollected accounts of the estate of William H. Meeker will be sign post in this city, at 10 o ’clock on Saturday morning, June 25. “‘ ‘vr Welcomed at me Hammock. Messrs. Charles Raymond, Arthur Keyworth and Howard Remington, who are camping out at Cedar Hammock. yesterday, entertained a number of theig friends with a shore dinner. ‘ Clambake. Captain LeGrand Jennings took the ‘I‘Martin party” out on the Clark yacht “Three Brothers” this morning, for a clam roast and a season Of weak and black fishing. The Weather. Partlyl cloudy weather to-nighi; “more and trains f1 om New England we I J I Tuesday showers. Talk about men not being proud— ‘ They say that bleaching the hair, sold at public auction‘ at the public Thunder and Lightning. This town was visited by' a severe thunder storm at an early hour Sunday morning. The lightning was vivid and the thunder thunderous, but the rain- fall was not heavy. 2 During the storm the lightning struck and split two tele g1 aph poles near the lesidence of Jacob Raymond at Rowayton and on the line of Tlamway company. ' ' LOST.- OST.—-A boy’s Open-face silver ably rewarded by returning it to the Central National Bank. WANTED. ANTED. ——A good second hand Banjo, medium size, with raised steel frets, at a reasonable price. Call or address GAZETTE Ofiice. m 26 tf ANTED—Houses and Real Estate .. to sell. ance, GAZETTE Building. —... N30 tf ANTED—Contractors to know CO. ., of Maryland, furnishes surety. 'IH. Byington, agent, GAZETTE Build- ing. T0 RENT. O RENT-Six rooms lower floor in Orchard street. Bath room, kitchen range and boiler. Two min- Very moderate rent to small family. Inquire N06 Orchard street. F28 tf O T ZETTE Building. Apply toCharles Olmstead, Masonic Building. N30 ti FOR SALE. OR SALE. —Eddy refrigerators, the finest made. Examine them be- fore purchasing other makes. South Norwalk HardWare company, 42 South Main street, South Norwalk. OR SALE—House at Broad River, 6 rooms and basement, new barn; lOt 7511200; chicken house and fruit. W. H. Byington, Insurance, GAZETTE Building. ‘ ' M8I tf ' FOR SALE—House on Franklin ave- nue, water and sewer connection; barn and hennery. W. H. B yington,“ Insur- ance, GAZETTE Building. MS tf , FOR SALE OR RENT—House on Camp street; 13 rooms, modern im~ provements; barn and large carriage house. . H. Byington, Insurance1 GAZETTE Building.» .. M8tf FOR SALE—On Newtown avenue,§III nneihouse Of 10 rooms, 0t and col water, furnace, etc.- L'ot 9511400. Will be sold cheap if taken at once. W. Hi Byington, Insurance, GAZETTE Build: ‘ing. .I, , ., ,_- .~ . D29t FOR ISIALE—jThreIe fine budding on Wilton avenue. ' 150D} Insurance, GAZETTE Building N301} ewtown avenue, 6011200, VW. H. By;- ingtoIn, Insurance, GAZETTE Bulging. FOR SALE—One 0f the best buildihg lots in the city; five minutes walk from Bridge. Water and. gas on street. W. H. Byington, Insurance, GAZETTE Building. N 30 tf OR SA LE—A house on Wilton ave- nue, 6 rooms. Will be sold cheap. W. H. Byington, Insurance, GAZETTE Building. N30 ti NOTICE NOTICE, is hereby given, that pur- suant to an order. of the Court of Pro- under-signed will’sell at Public Auc- tion, the uncollected choses in action of the Estate of WilliamH. Meeker, an insolvent debtor, at the public sign post in the City of N orwalk on the 25th day of June, 1898, at ten o ’clock' 1n the forenoon. A list of the same may be seen at the office of the undersigned. Room 6, GAZETTE Building, Norwalk. Norw alk, 2Conn, June 13,1898. H. W. GREGORY, Trustee. CALF PASTURE :BEAGH HOTEL. C. A. HUBBARD, Proprietor. SHORE DI’RNERS! SEAFOOD 0F ' -ALL KINDS. Special attention to Parties, Clubs and Societies. Conveyance connects with Tramway Cars at 5th Avenue. REGULAR SHORE DINNER, 75c. RUP'I‘URE CURED R. E. M. BEARDSLEY. Monroe Conn.. suffered seven years frEom Ru up V ture and Trusses. Tried S SH MN S unfailing method of CURE and new“ recom- menus it to all suflerers, Send 2c. postage for H EY R M AN Specialist. 20 E. 42d St. 2N-Y \sis \\\\\“ WM“ ~\\\~ ‘T\\\\\ N. \\§:*o§§\\\\\\\\\ RS“? a Kent 8: Son, Pianos. A HIGH GRADE PIANO 5 DIRECT FROM THE FACTORY. 30 Days Free Trial. GUARANTEED FOR 10 YEARS DO not pa. fancy prices 1’ it your P'anos erie 11:. Semi for catalonue. KENT 81. N. 4-9 Flatbush Avenue. / Brooklyn, N' Y ’ :\\\\\\ “Add; wmw‘: \\\\“’\\\\\\\\\\\\ WAWQA \\\\\\\“..\ RESIN V \\\\\\\\. TEENS“ V 2/“.x\\\\\‘. &\\ \‘\\\\ «talent and core 08- ‘ L’ tchru Helga. .' “#1::ch ale cred female PLYMOUTH ROCK Ilili 22' S‘I’lllllTLTPllllEl I Stores and families supplied. Lowest rates. ELLS d: 00., 1 . -2 Norwalk: 'P W. H. Byington, Insur—. that the Fidelity and Deposit; W.V N30 tf. utes walk from West avenue trolley. 2 I 1 North Ave. watch. The finder will be suit- ' Statementfor the Year Ending Dec. .31,’ 97. RENT—A large hall 1n the GA- OR SALE—Two building lots on bate for the 'District of‘Norwalk, the. ‘ Book of Information to S. J. S . . OF NEW YORK’ RICHARD A. McG‘U'RDY Prat-Eden’s According to the Standard of the Insurance Departmentof theState lof New York. INgom 11);. Received for Premiums . . . 2 L. 2 ' . .. $42,693.20! 99 Fromall other Sources I . -. - . . I . 1 1,469,406 24 I . 2 2 $34,162,608 23 DISEUBSEMENTS. T0 Policy-holders for Claims by Death I . . . $13,279,630 66 T0 Pelicy-holders for Endowments, Dividends, etc. . 12,712,424 76 110,132.00; 57 For all other Accounts . . . . . ’ $36,124,060 99 :.. ASSETS. use-wr- United States Bonds and other Securities 2 . . $132,017,341 43 First Lien Loans 0n Bond and Mortgage . . .2 69,423,937 31 Loans on Stocks ”and Bonds . . ‘ I . . 12,880,308 00 Real Estate . 2 . - 2 - - 1195181454 88 Cash in Banks and Trust Companies . .. - . . 11,705,193 82 Accrued Interest, Net Deferred Premiums, etc. . 2 . 6,141,200 20 2, _ $253,183.437 66 Reserve for Policies and other Liabilities . . MM surplus - 2- 0 o 0 . I V o I . $3595089I94 ’9 Insurance and Annuities in Force - - . 3936-7634496 63 _l I have carefully examined the foregoing Statement and find the same to be correct . liabilities calculated by the Insurance Department. CHARLES A. PRELLER, IA‘udltIoIr. FrOm- the Surplus a dividend will be apportiOned as usual Report of the Examining Committee. .- , Office Of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New “:19- I To T1111 Hosanna, ’Inn Bomb or Taverns or 2 ' 2 . ' A .. 2.3:. "THE “ION”. LIFE IISOIAIOL OOIFAIVIY OF ILI YORK. The undersigned, a committee appointed by your honorable ,bOdy, on the twenty- second day of December. I 897,1:0 examine the Annual Statement of the Company and ...... 9‘“! to verify the same; respectfully—-—II—Ir - REPORT That, pursua1I1t to the power and authority thereby conferred, the Committee have, at various dates between the date of the said reference and the date of this Report, attended at the oflice of the Company, and have been waited on by the Treasurer, the Comptroller,the Auditor, and the Cashier, together with the respective assistants of such omcIers, and have carefully gone over all the items contained' 1n the said Statement, and have found the same to be correct. They the prices at which the same are carried' 1n said Statement with the market quotations, and find the some not exceeding such quotations—in fact, in many cases below them. They have examined and counted the bonds and mortgages on real property held by the Company, and find the same to be as stated. They have also verified the valuation 'of the Com- pany’s holdings ‘of real estate and have verified the deposits of money in the various banks and trust companies, 92nd have counted the cash on hand held by the Cashier. And the Committee certify that all the books, papers, documents, and evidence of title of every description neces- sary in such examlnation have been freely submitted to the Committee by the said officers and their assistants 31,3 that the same are accurate, in good order, and well kept. And the Committee further certify that the investments of the Company are of a high Order, and that the System and methods adopted by the Company in recording its transactions and caring for the assets are entitled tocommendation. . All Of which is respectfully submitted. CHAS. R. HENDERSON ELBRIDGE T. GERRY A. N. WATERHOUSE NEW YORK, January 21,1898. S. V. R. CRUGER J. HOBART HERRICK J AMES 0. HOLDEN Board. of Trustees- GEORGE G. Havan‘ '2 , _ADBIAN ISELIN J11. GEORGE S. Bownom WILLIAM C. WHITNEY WILLIAM ROCKEFELLB J1me N. JABYIE Henry H. Rooms , Jno. W Aucumcmss THEODORE MOBFOBD WILLIAM BABGOOK STUYVESANT Flsn FBEDEBIC CROHWELL Jonas '1‘. DAvIEs A. N. WATERHOUSE S. V. R. Caucus , Camus R. Hmnsnsou SAxum. D. BAncoov RICHARD“ . A. MoCunm JAnEs .’ HOLDEN Hnnmu C. VON POST WILLIAM J. SEWELL OLrvsa Hummus Ron-us W. Pnoxmm Auoosrus D. J UILLIARD RODERT OLYPHANT - J. HOBART HERBIOK CHARLES E. MILLER Cm D. DIOKEY J3” GEORGE F. BAKER . Wu. P. DIXON WALTER R GILLETTE ELDRIDGE T. GEBBY H. WALTER WEBB ‘ROBERT A. Gmmss J mus Spam-n Doom! QLOOTT 1 2 ROBERT A. GRANISS, Vice-President. WALTER R. GILLETTE, General Manager. ISAAC F. LLOYD, 2d Vice-President ‘ DUER du-P. BRECK, Corresponding Secretary WILLIAM J. EASTON, Secretary. ALBERT KLAMROTH, Assistant Secretary ' FREDERIC CROMWELL, T1 easurer ' JOHN A. FONDA, Assistant Treasurer. JAMES TIMESON.,2d Assistant Treasurer. WILLIAM P. SANDS, Cashier. . EDWARD P. HOLDEN, Assistant Cashier. ~ EMORY MOCLINTOCK, Actuary. JOHN TATLOCK, JR , Assistant Actuary. CHARLES A, PRELLER, Auditor. WILLIAM W. RICHARDS, Comptroller. C. CLIFFORD GRETSIN GER, As~-istant Auditor. HENRY 5. BROWN, Assistant Comptron . J GEN C. ELLIOT, Superintendent of Dbmestic Agencies. E‘DW ARD LYMAN SHORT, General Solicitor. ' MEDICAL DIRECTORS: ELIAS J. MARSH, M. D GRANVILLE MI WHITE. M D G. S. WINSTON M. D. Consulting. NEGECLS do @ELBEET, Eisner-all Agents. . ' A. H. GAME, Loon! Agent. have examined and counted every certificate of stock, bond and other obligation held by the Company, and compared 'V ‘4