The onal’ In the highest grade linking powder known. Actual can chew it amou- ttird further a... any other bind. Absolutely Pure ROYAL BAKING POWDER 60., NEW YORK. LocAL AND omen Nsws. The recent cold snap has interrupted bathing at the shore resorts. Mr. and M15. Joseph L. O’ Brien are visiting in Philadelphia. —Red, white and blue flag envelopes and stationery printed at the GAZETTE Ofl‘ice. Selectman Thomes and Town Clerk Smith are in Hartford tO-day, selecting fixtures for the new town vault. A son was born on Sunday to Mr. and 'Mrs. Peter F. Wood, of West Main street. Miss Carlie Schuman, of Dicker- man’sstore, is taking a. week’s vaca- tion. . ' Mrs. Fannie Emerson, of Bridgeport, was the guest of her sisters, the Misses Mather, of West street, Sunday. ——R_ed, white and blue flag envelopes and stationery printed at the GAZETTE. Oflice. 7‘ titties Ella McLean has removed from the Doty homestead, on West avenue, to the residence of Bernard McGovern, Elm street. The watering cart nuisance con- tinues without abatement and the streets are daily flooded with water. Miss Carrie Dixon, of Camp street, went to New York city, Sunday where she will spend about three weeks with friends. Mr. and Mrs. William E. Seeley, J r., and E',‘M.'Parker_"were the guests of Mrs. Frederick Mead, Sunday. Dr. and Mrs. .H0ward G. Myers, who spent last summer at Mrs Frederick Mead’s, have returned for the summer.- Miss LouiseUnderhill, Of East Or- ange, N. ‘J., is the guest of Miss Clara Marvin, of East N orwalk. ‘ —Red, white andéblue flag envelopes .and stationery printed at the GAZETTE Office. The unveiling of the Roger Ludlow monument on East avenue takes place this afternoon. The Friday Afternoon club will hold their outing at the Knob on Thursday. Miss- Nellie Flemming, of Brooklyn, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Mi- chael Powers. Mrs. Gordon Cave and daughters Mabel and Ruth, of Darien, were guests, Sunday, of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Weeks, of Main street and Union ave- nue. ‘ Selectman Samuel Lynes who has been enjoying a bicycle trip to Danbury and New Milford has returned home. Miss May Steele, OfN ew Ymk, is a guest of P1 of and Mis. C. A. Harstrom, of Prospect avenue. ' Miss Eva Ross, of Main street, is spending the week in New Milford. Merchants! The first of July is near at hand. Look over your supply of biilheads, statements, noteheads and envelopes and if you are in need of any printing bring your orders to the GA ZETi‘E oliice and they will receive prompt attention. I . . . The ngs Daughters of the South Norwalk Congregational church will elect Officers tO-night. The ladies of the South Norwalk Congregational church and the Chris- tian Endeavor society gave an enter- tainment ’and strawberry festival in the church last night. There was a good. attendance and the evening was pleasurabl y spent. ~—Pr0f. M._ S. Rosen, the well-known oculist Optician, can be consulted at his Office in the pa1101s of the Mahackemo Hotel, South No1 walk Tuesday from 9 a. m. to8 p. m Eyes examined freer f5- tf. The executive committee of the Young People’s society of Christian Endeavor of the South Norwalk Con- gregational church will meet next Monday, June 27, with Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Bailey, of 4 Bouton street. The annual meeting of the Poplar Plains school district resulted in the selection Of Edward S. Taylor as committeeman and William Hasse as treasu rer. 'RAILRUAD’WIIEGK. II ’ Freight I Iain Breaks in, Twain at Bridge- port. Traffic Over the Road Greatly Delayed. A freight train on the Consolidated railroad broke in two about 9 O’clock last night at Bridgeport, and coming together again on what is known as the _Naugatuck Junction bridge, there wasa crash and five cars were derailed and piled up in a heap on the tracks." " All through trains both east and west were blockaded and the wreck had not been cleared at noon tO-day. Trains weremade up at Bria report and the. local traffic between that. city and New York resumed. Through and excursion trains were put through via the New England road. The train was made up of fifty cars and the damage to rolling stock and freight .1111 be heavy. THE NEED CASE. Important Hearing Before Judge Gregory To-Day. The case Of William M. Weed, the South N orwalk cigar who is charged with violating the Sunday law on June 5th, last, is being heard by Judge Gregory in the Town Court to- day. Prosecuting Joseph R. Taylor repre- Ients the state and'Hon‘. Levi Warner for Mr. Weed. 4 . . The state placed Chief Vollmer on the stand asz-the first witness," and he dealer, testified to seeing people going in and out of the store on Sunday. They were not smoking. when they went in but The door was unlocked but closed and not Open were when they came out. as on days when general businessj‘was Did not know whether they bought cigars or not. Upon cross-examination. the Chief being done. was asked by, .Mr. Warner whether__ tobacco was a necessity to which ques- tiOn Mr. TayIOr-‘Objected‘ and a long discussion followed and the question. .. ,, , , , i: .The Weather. was ruled Out;:and the Chief'excused. The state next placed Officer Walter, _ . . . . Hall on the stand, who gave similar testimony to that of Chief Voll m'er. ‘ Charles W. Stow _and George W. Eason 3bOth testified that they bought a cigar of Weed on Sunday. They were not cross-examined. Reporter R. G. Mitchell testified to seeing three men in the store on Sun- day, and was not crossexamined. W. F. Wardwell could not say whether-he had been - in the store on Sunday, June 5, and he was excused. This closed the testimony for the state. The defense placed Dr. on the stand for the purpose of testi- fying that tobacco was a necessity with certain people. Attorney Taylor strong- ly objected, but Judge Gregory allowed the testimony stating that the proving of acts of necessity constituted a de- fense. Dr. Huntington was followed by Dr. Warnes, F. S. Lyon J r., Capt. Russell, John Richards, J. J. Goodwin and Ferdinand VVardwell, allof whom testi- , fied that tobacco was a necessity. After hearing these witnesses the court adjourned until 4 o’clock. BICYCLE VOTE. Olive Gray, 1999 Vivian Soderstrom, 1911 John Murphy, 1875 Fred Smith, 869 Lester Comstock, 2005 Mary Dufiy, 151 Fred E. Conley, 236 Bessie M. Stanley, 366 Joseph Methias, 100 Lucy Wicks, 22 George Bertine, 59 R. M. Rose, 21 Annie Dauchy, 20 Willie English, 122 Edith Foster, 129 Arthur Evans, ' 51 May Smith, 23 Annie Clune, 12 May Williams, 8 S. Louise Sutton, 22 Charles Mott, 50 Thomas Hunt. 10 George H. Hewitt, 84 Hugh Marron, 53 Mena Ambler, 3 Eugene Davis, 3 J. H. Carpenter, ' 2 J. McNerney, 9 C. F. Osborn, 64 Tillie Spicer, 65 F. McNaughton, 59 Lillie Hyatt, 2 Florence Carl, 6 The coupon ca.1 be found in H A. Saunders adv. ' 4 -‘ V, - Our Brothers’ Lodge, I.0.0.F., will elect officers nextMonday night. Huntington ' Remember the Maine. “Like a thief in the dark, With an electric spark, _ It was done in the night by Spain: But [in God’s bright light In, an Open fight, Maine. ’ ” READY ,AND WAITING. Members of Co'F AnxiouSly Awaiting a Call to Battle With. Spaniards. A Miiture of Anxiety and Enthusiasm at . the Armory. The members of Co. F, c. N. G. is fully recruited are as it were “sleeping on their arms” at the Armory anxious- ly awaiting orders to march on to the annihilation Of the Spaniards. _ Captain Rose is in minute expecta- tion of such order but up to noon he had failed to receive the same. ' That the company will record cannot for a moment he doubt. ed if the enthusiasm now so apparent, continues to prevail. _‘ A telephone message received this noon from the Adjutant General, was to the efl’ect of an order that the com— pany be in readiness to leave town. to; morrow morning at 7 .42- O’clock. .' make a Go. F Going. CO. F. has received orders to leave for Niantic to-morrow morning at 7.42 O’clock. 4 ‘ More Honors. _ Grover. O. E. Wilson 151.111 receipt of an appointment as Kaji from a. New iYork temple of Shriners. . _ -A_ A. ‘1‘.- . V,.,,..,,._v ., 7", : ~ :_ \.: ‘ Fair toLnight and Thursday. ‘IIia' Bicycle Wrecked. --'. *- .: Fred Ganung and'a'. man named Har- vey coll1ded under the ‘Washington street railroad bridge this morning with the result that the rear wheel Of Ganungs bicycle was badly wrecked. . ————————<o.o>———~—— HomeAgain. arrived 1n New York, on the North Ge1man Lloyd steatne1‘,Aller yester- day, havingg.~spent several weeks in Naples, Italy. He arrived in Norwalk today. A ‘ A large number of Norwalk people have gone to New London tO-day to witness the Yale-Harvard-Cornell race. The ,matter of the adoption by George E. Blinn of a minor child of Virginia Noble will be heard at'the Probate court Saturday, July 2. Mrs. W. Barnum, of Beth'el, is visit- ing her daughter, Mrs. E. H. Gum- bart, of East Norwalk. 3 William E. Smith, 30f Annapolis, Md, is spending his vacation at, his home in East Norwalk. Two bicycle riders collided on NeW' towu avenue last evening. The ex cles. The South N01 walk club reception takes place this evening. 'Miss Margaret McKenna, of Boston, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. Brown, of Union street. A regular meeting of Buckingham Post, G. A. R. will be held to-night. "Delve made them ‘1'emember the . , y ‘ .disposed of the same to New York ; parties 3attended the funeral of Dr. - .shtfiikaze. Of the'. .,.one coldness and inelasticity of the other; Frank Lemongelli Of South Norwalk, ' damage done was confined to the bi-; A, Rippowam Lodge, I. O. O. F., of Stamford, will visit Butle1 Lodge, Of No,rwalk to- night. . John Showell was before the town court‘this‘. morning on the charge of 1n< toxication. ,He escaped with a light fine- Catherine‘Remson Harris died at the home of her brother-in-law, C. A. .Haviland, in this city, this morning, aged 45 years. The remains will be taken to Newton, N J., on Friday for interment. The forty-five clubs i of Saugatuck, South Norwalk and Norwalk 'will con- test for card hOnors tO-night. Mr. Sofie, the proprietor of the Knight street carpet laundry denies the published statement that he has T. . W. Marriweather Richard C. M. Page .in. New-Yorkyesterday. Mr. and Mrs. The concert given by the Haydn Musical club of theCenter: school, last, night, in Lockwood’s hall, met with the hearty approbation which it richly deserved. Mrs. M. L. Ward, Danbury’s visitor 3 to the Fairfield County Home, accom. ‘ panied by Mrs. ~Westerfield, matron of the Danbury Home, paid a visit to the home in Westport avenue, yesterday. The annual meeting of the East N or- walk school Friday night, will be in the old school house. Officers will be elected. atax laid and the report Of the ,building committee on the new school house will be accepted, and other properibusiness transacted. W11 WILL POSITIVELY PAY 1102: si 00 If one bottle of Smith’s Green Moun~ tain Renovator does not benefit yen in cage you are troubled With any blood'. rheumatism, or It' 1s endorsed by disOrd er, chronic neuralgic affection the best physicians in the countr y and is warranted to do what is claimed for Iohn A. Riggs, Norwalk, Conn. . . 7 NEW FLOORING MATERIAL. ‘ Hill Qualities That Render It Desirable ' for Hospitals or Schools. “bidder the name of ‘fpaperlith," new floOring material has been put on the, market. Papyrolith, or paper stone, is. a description of papier mache, hardened and toughened for its: special applicatidn. It is a Chemical combina- tion or vegetable fiber, paper pulp and minerals from which are produced a very tough. material, which has the. ad— vantages of the hardest. wOOd and of atone, -without the drawbacks-.01 If. 18 'a nonconductor and impervious to water. It .will not swell or dry up, and neither shrinks nor twists, as other substances of the same class will do. It is laid in a. lanquid state, and is like a. Jthick paste Or cement, so that on a slbping floor it will take the incline required, and present a smooth face without:- joint or crack. For this rea- son it is well adapted for hospitals and school rooms, as it provides no room in which hurtful bacteria gtrms can find lOdgment. It will take any color, or any combination ofcolors desired. It is: claimed to be fire-proof, and from its " ' as an a reeable feel to'the , elasticity h g '-the second $20,000. tread, and deaden's sound considerably. Being unaffected by vibration, it is suitable for factories or work rooms where, engine power is used. It is man- ufactured as a. powder, and after being - brought into a. semi-liquid state by the addition of water is laid, like cement, ’ on a solid foundation of brick, concrete or wood. -A coarse and a fine layer are used, the first being allowed to lie 3abOut twenty-four hours before the top dressing is spread and smoothed 01! :with a. trowel. The two applications flare about half an inch thick 'when «thoroughly beaten down .—St. Louis Globe-Democrat '5‘ “‘3‘.- Artlflclal Beauty Laws. During the reign of Charles IL, in England, laws with regard to artificial Lids ‘to beauty were very strict. 1:1 is x nteresting to note this curious act of .iarliament which - was passed in the rear 1670: “That all women, of what— 1ver, age, rank, profession or degree, vhether virgins, maids or widows, that _hail, from after the passing of this act, mpose upon and betray into matri- n'ony any of his majesty’ 5 male sub- sets. by scents, paints, cosmetics, wash- 1 's, artificial teeth, false hair, Spanish vool, iron stays, hoops, high-heeled shoes or bolstered hips. shall incur the 5 uenalty of the laws now in force against vitchcraft, sorcery and such like misde- neanors, and that the marriages, upon 'nnviofinn shall stand null and void."i OLD AGE pains. to neglect. symptoms which plainly tell of danger. widely known. menlr'on like name of this paper. “v... . I .. “ VI. hen people get old their blood becomes It gets full of acids and impurities, and those things cause Rheumatism. Kidney, Urinary and Bladder Diseases come also. and ' aged men and women suffer untold aches and . Premature death is nearly always due /'_‘/ Life can be prolonged without _/ question if a. little attention is paid to the Dr. David Kenned ’5 Favorite Rem- edy drives every taint O impurity from the blood, and thus Rheumatism is overcome. Its mild but positive effects upon ailments of the Kidneys and Urinary Organs are It is sold at dru'g‘gists for $1 a large bottle. SAMPLE BOTTLE FREE-.-.-—:_If there- is a. sediment to your urine aftpr standing a while, if you have frequent desire to make water. especxally at night, and there' is. pain in passing. it; if your urine stains linen—these are sure signs Of Kidney and Bladder Dis. ease: 01; if you have Rheumatism or a1e._Conatip_ated_, send your name and address to the Dr. David Kennedy Cor A sample bott e of Favorite Remedy, with . circular of valuable information, will then be mailed free. Q'Tliis Offer' is genuine. \I" / 1:311“ ration. ROndout, N. Y., and ’and' eittreme ‘ EXPEDITION MAY SAIL SATURDAY \Vork of Getting; Thomas" and Transports ~ Into Shape Ii'Neurly Completed. ‘ San Francisco, June 22.——W’it‘.. the addition of 300 recruits for Minnesota. 150 for Iowa and 100 men of the As-:-:r battery, the force of troops at 0.11.. _. Merritt has been increased to 12.2.“. Three hundred and fifty-two rem-11.13 from Kansas and Tennessee ai‘rived yesterday and a. number of ‘1'9-131'1333 from Idaho and Iowa were looked for last evening. On Thursday 261} men. recruited to fill the Seventh California regiment, will reach Camp Merritt. The First regiment of California vol- unteers has been recruited up to the: maximum and to-day the 300 new men will be turned over to Colonel Berry of the Seventh regiment, who will take them to Manila. Work on the third fleet of tnans‘rports has progressed so favorably that they will all probably be able to sail Satur- day. The monitor Monadnock and the oollier Hero are expected to start for Manila at thesame time. Afiter the departure of the next ex- pedition the remaining troops will be brigaded by Major General Otis. The work on the cruiser Philadelphia isvnearly completed. The ship's main battery of 6—inch guns hasgbeen swung" aboard and set in position. The ship has. been-palnted__:t-he war color. She will be taken out of the dock the first" of next week. The new deck of the United States steamship Adams has been about com- pleted and that ship will soon be ready for commission. The old iron cruiser Ranger will be hauled into the quay walls shortly and convened as rapidly as possible into a. modern gunboat. Work on the Yorktown is being ex- pedited as much as possible and as fast as the men get through with the Phil- adelphia they will be transferred 'tO the Yorktown. A LAUNCHING DISASTER. Twenty-seven People Drowned at Black- wall England. London, June 22. -'—An extraordina1y disaster occurred yesterday at Black- - wall. During the launching of the new British tint-class battleship Albion; of 12,950- tons, under the auspices of the' Duchess of York, a. ceremony at which the United States ambassador. Colonel John Hay, and Mrs. Hay, and Lieu- . tenant Colwell, the United States naval attache, assisted. the displacement of water by the hull caused an immense mass of water to rise on all sides, com- pletely submerging one of the lOWerv stages of the yard and immersing hun- dreds of people. The bodies of twenty-«seven men. wo- men and children have thus far been recovered, and it is estimated that 50 persons were drowned. , Another report, which was discredited in London, said that he warship sank. The Duchess of York- and Colonel and Mrs. Hay, and the remainder of the distinguished guests were unable to see the accident which occurred at the moment when three cheers were called for the successful launch, and the cries and so: some of the victims were drOwned by the outburst of hur- [‘8th and the- steamers' sirens. . sreAMsnie PANAMA SOLD. Bought by Uncle 5.11. for .dl,ooo-May Be Um! no a tron-port. New York, June 22.—The Spanish prize steamer Panama. was sold at auc- Ition yesterlay to the United States gov- ernm'ent for 841,000.11: is likely the vessel will be utilized as a. transport. Many persona were on. hand to bid for the big prize. was the auctioneer. In opening the sale he said the vessel was well sun- plie-d with linen, mattresses and sil- verwane and that she had a'carzoo: 200 toms of coal on board. The first bid offered was 85,000, and Bidding was spir- ited until the sum of $30,000 wasreach- ed. and then it blackened until $41,000 was offered by Macy 8: Dunham Of No. 46 Pine street, who represented the United States government, and at this sum the prize was knocked down. THE HAVANA’ BLOCKADE. Occasional Shots from Maria Castle and the Land Batteries. Key West, June 22. —A vessel which has arrived here from the blockading fleet Off Havana reports that there have been no incidents worth noting excepting occasional shooting from Morro Castle and the land ba/tteries. Three seairch'lights have been mounted on the font-mentions, one at Cojimar, one at Mvorro Castle and one at the Reina battery. ' Last Friday three Spanish gunboats. and some larger vessels, apparently. merchamtmen. left Havana harbor and proceeded eastward, clues in shore. The auxiliary gunboat Maple fired upon them and they returned to port and have not since attempted a sortie. A Monument to Huxley. Raleigh, N. 0., June 22.—The plan of erecting a monument to Ensrgn Worth Bagley wrth popular subscrip- tions, limited to one dollar from each contributor, has resulted in the receipt thus far Of about $2,000. Something over twice that amount is desired, and subscript-ions to any amount will here- after he received by the secretary of the Morning Post of this city, the orig- inauox of the mo 'ement .One New Y-Olk gentleman, moved by a published appeal in the Evening Post, has for- warded $250 through a banker, who is- instructed not to reveal his identity. Saga-ta May Resign. Madrid, June 22.,-v-Ti/.ére are rumors current here that the Cortes may sus- pend its sessions during the coming week. when Senor Puigcerver, the min- ister Of finance, will resign, in which event it is thought the premier, Senor Sagasta, will be' compelled to submit to the queen regent a question of con- fidence in the ministry. . It is possible, therefore, that Senor Sagasta will resign, in which case, it is added, a national government, pledg- ed t~o the most energetic course, ’will succeed his ministry. A “Steamer Foundored. St. Johns, N. F., June 22. ——.The Brit.- ish steamer Para, Captain Gausden, from Swansea, June 8, for Tilt Cove, N'. F., has toundered near Tilt Cove from ,contact with -.lce It is also stated that the crew were uvedn " .—' o. -4... Your Last Mr. D. H. Burdett . Summer’s Suit— Can be made to look as good as new.- Repairing, Altering, Clean- ing and Pressing a Spec- ialty. , Trousers from $5. 50 up. , Fit and WOrkmanship' Guaranteed. FRANK COCA, 36 Main Street, NORWALK. D~0r1011H0use firegofyis Point. ShoreDinners. Rhode Island Clam-bake. Bathing, Boating,Fishing @Electric cars to Hotel (every twen- ty minutes, connecting with all trains outheNmYNHfldtHflRRand branches. JOHN E. O’SULLIYAN, MANAGER 'ROTON POINT- GROVE! Many New and Importan- Improvements and "3 Attractions.- 2 First-Clam“ Hotel :3 and Restaurant. on... c.......: Dancing! SHORE DIN N ERS AND Rhode Island Clams-bakes; 31011111111 1111101111111 co... w. u. HAYWARD a. co. 9111111 llllllfiil all Solicitors . 109 East capltol Strut, .WASHINGTON. D. C All classes of claims prosecuted before the Interior Department Rejected pensiOn claims a specialty Correspondence solicited. RUP’I‘URE 01111111) DR. E. M. BEARDSLEY. Monroe Conn., sufl'ered seven years from MBup- ture and Trusses. Tried . . SHEBM NS unfailing method of CUBE, and now recom- mends it to all sufferers. Send 2c, postage for Book of Information to S. J. SHERMAN. Specialist. 20 E. 42d St.. N. Y. CALF PASTURE :BEACH HOTEL. C. A. HUBBARD, Proprietor. SHORE DINNERS EDSEA FOOD OF ALL KINDS. Special attention to Parties, Clubs and Societies. Conveyance connects with Tramway Cars at 5th Avenue. REGULAR SHORE DINNER, 75c. J. II. JENNINGS, UNDERTAKER! No. 7, MAIN STREET. 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