The Royal is the highest grade baking powder known. Actual tests show It .09. one- third tanker than any other hand. ' AIDSOIIIWIY Pure ROVAL BAKING POWDER 00., NEW YORK. ,LooAL AND OTHER nrws. There will be a lawn party on Earle hill Wednesday‘afternoon June 29th. A.§E. Blakeslee of the schooner Jamel K. Polk is nursing two brokenribs oc- casioned by a fall. ‘ J. T. Prow- ——Pennant Bicycles. $35. J 23 3t itt, 45 Main street, Norwalk. r-—— N orwalk bicycle riders and others visited Stamford to-day to witness the Stamford Wheel club road race. The long school vacation commences to-morrow afternoon. A daughter has been born to Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Burns of Union Park. —Red, white and blue flag envelopes and stationery printed at the GAZETTE ofiice. The St. Joseph’s T. A. B. society will hold a special meeting this even- , mg. The closing exercises of the Broad River school lwiil be 'held to-morrow afternoon. Mrs. John Lockaod is dangerously ill at the home of her daughter in Bridgeport and it is feared cannot long- survive. ——Pennant Bicycles. $35. J. T. Prow'f itt, 45 Main street, Norwalk. J 23 3t Trains over the Consolidated rail- road are not as yet running with any- regularity, the damage done by a freight train at the Naugatucx bridge not having yet been righted. The large water tank on stiltsat the C. &. K. hat manufactory is nearly com- pleted. '-'- ' ’ -' L. P. Treadwell of Danbury and E. AJBirdsey of Meriden were in town ' this morning. H ' ‘ The .annual meeting of'the East Norwalk school district will be held to-morrow evening. There was quite a hail storm at Bell Island. yesterday. The adjourned cas'e of the State vs. . Feinbe‘rg’was on trial' in the Town Cpurt this morning- Miss Maud Wo:~kman of Bclden ave- nue rides a new wheel. The fence that surrounds the Van Buren ‘residence on West avenue is being repainted. -—-Prof. M. S. R'osen, the well-known oculist Optician, can -be consulted at his office in the parlors of the Mahackemo Hotel, South N orwalk, Tuesday from 9 a. m. to 8 p. m Eyes examined free ' fl' f5-tf. Mrs. Dilazaun Norris, of Danbury, has been visiting her cousin, Mrs. , Solman, of South N orwalk. The Bar Harbor Picnic club“ has been reorganized by the election of a new set of oflicers. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Barthel, of South Norwalk. Miss McGue, of the same city. and Miss Emma Butterfass, of Ridgeway, Pa., will sail for Europe on Saturday next. The sch00ner J sin—es K.'Polk, loaded a with sand which sprang aleak and was beached on the mud flats opposite Ray- mondoBros.’ wharf is being lightened by the sloop E. M. Petty. Rev. F. E. Robbins’family have gone to Branford for the present. The household furniture has been stored. Mr. Robbins is staying at the Partrick residence in Cranbury. Thomas McGuire complained to the South Norwalk pol-ice . - yesterday that ~ some one had stolen a quantity of tools belonging to him. He later succeeded in regaining possession of the tools. A large number of the employees at the Norwalk Iron Works, Lounsbury, Mathewson 6: 00., R. 8; G. Corset, and other factories were at the railroad station this morning to bid good-bye to the members of Co. F as it started for Niantic. ‘ _ The attention of a' reporter was called to the fact that the stores on the south side of East Washington street, South Norwalk, were void of awnings of any description. The fact is perhaps of no moment other than to Peter Callahan whose handiwork_in ,the awning line has'become almost a househOld necess~ ity. . Bridgeport races nextweek. Concord. Petral. Raleigh. Boston. Baltimore. FIRST humor. The South Norwalk Club . Entertains in Their New Rooms. ’ ‘ A Large Company Présent and an En‘ joyshle Evening _Spen‘t.".' ‘ ' i The new business men’s~ club, at South Norwalk held their first recep- tion, last eveningkin their handsome club rooms-Ion Washington street; I ., The Sufi??? filled everypnookr and corner of ih'e’sévém apartmentsi’on the.“ lower flOOr, while the lov‘ersof terpsiv chore occupied the large dance hall up stairs,_ urer Col. Leslie Smith, the—latter ' in ’ full uniform of the United States-Army, received the guests as ‘they entered and bade them welcome. The gentlemen Werein evening dress and the toilets of the ladies were hand- some and varied, making the scene one fir fl... 1:... President J ohn, H. Lightwanditreas-é ' .f ' \ ‘ . Q- \\ \‘ _ .- V $\ \ \\ _\ :§. \ ._ .\. \\\\§\ ll / . \ \E \§ \\\'\Q E I § ‘ §\ \\~_. k“ \ Olympia. wufllam. Frank Hum‘plii-ey of New Canaan Lost His Life Trying to Save .a "’Comrade’s ' News of His Death Reached His Home . Shortly After It was Learned He Had Enlisted. ‘ The following letter agreements; Tuesday by H. H.”Mead, of New Canaan: " FORT CHUa'oii,“ FERNANDINA, Fla, yCanaan, Ct. :+Sir: ‘ r're'g‘r‘ét‘ toha‘v'e to inform you that Frank Humphrey of Battery. -A,., Sixth, U. S. Artillery, recently enlisted. at Albany; N ._ Y.',~ was drowned 65 Fort Church "aha-.135 p. " m. to-day,-'whi=1e trying to saveanother; man from. drowning. His body has not yet been recovered. From papers found in his pocket it would appear that he was a member of the Order of Red Men. If you ‘know any of his relatives please inform them... Iii can giveanyjurth'er information to his rel- atiVes, "or can otherwise be of any service, I should beglad to do so. Very. refrspeetfully, H. .j M. INTYCE, Second Lieut.‘, Sixth Artillery. long. to be remembered. . At 9 o’clock dancing began in the dance hall up stairs and continued un- til. midnight, and was only interrupted 'to partake of cake and cream furnished by Caterer DeKlyn. The coupon can be found in H A. Saunders adv. ’ — -~ Letter carrier W. O. Merritt is tak- ing a two days’ vacation. - Large catches of weak fish are reported. Thomas Ward has-entered his horn Granite Wilkes in the 2:40 class at the Fred Many and Clarence Cram are riding in the ten mile road race at Stamford this afternoon: . . -. Mrs. Thomas E Mower and son Robert, of Elmwood avenue,”havego.r e BICYCLEVVOTE. l Olive Gray, , 2030 Vivian Soderstrom, 1911 John Murphy, 1875 Fred Smith, 869 Lester Comstock, 2005 Mary Duffy, 151 Fred E. Conley, 236 Bessie M. Stanley, 366 Joseph Methias, 100 Lucy Wicks, . 22 George Bertine, 59 R. M. Rose, 21 Annie Dauchy, 2 Willie English, 125 Edith Foster, 129 Arthur Evans, 51 May Smith, 23 Annie Clune, 12 May Williams, S 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 l Lillie Hyatt, .2 Florence Carl, 6 - 'Frank Humphrey- was~about twenty one years of age, and was well known in New Canaan, where his mother and four sisters reside on Harrison avenue. Frank went away a couple of weeks ago, and it was supposed that he was seeking employment, which he was ,un- able to obtain in New Canaan and vicinity. His relatives heard last Sat- urday of his enlistment in the army, but it seems that the very day this news arrived in New Canaan the young man lost his life. Frank Humphrey died a hero. He sacrificed. his own life in the effort to save that of a comrade. He was a member of, Ponus“ Tribe, Order of Red‘Men, and among the pa- pers found in his pockets was a receipt for dues ~signed by Mr. Mead. That is why the latter was communicated with. - V vA 7‘ Darien and Noroton. _ Isaac Bouton has entered his horse Addazetta in the 2:40 class at Bridge- port next week. Frank Govern has returned from a short visit in New York. / The Darien nine will play a game with the T. A. B. Society team of Nor- walk, on the Bradygrounds, next Sat~ urday afternoon- Many from Stamford and Norwalk are expected to attend. Monday evening Mr. and Mrs.- Wil- iam. 'Weed celebrated the fifteenth anniversary of their wedding, at their home on Main street. The interior "of the house was tastily decorated with flowers. and during the evening an orchestra. discoursed pleasing music. Mr. and Mrs. Weed were the re- cipients of numerous handsome presents. Bob Eccles has sold his pool and billiard business at Shippan to Louis Potter of Norwalk, and has gone to. the front. ' I - . IA hearing upon the appointment of a conservator Over Mrs. C Brady of Darien, which was to take place in the Stamford Probate Court yesterday was to Newtown to spend a week. with r'ela: tives. continued'to next Wednesday. ». ‘ . ”x. . .; June 18.. 189$.rf-H-Hetfbsl‘thad. N .BW- ‘-.recruits numbered 125 men, Spanish Ships. THE BATTLE OF MANILA—ADMIRAL DEWEY’S‘ SQUADRON SWINGING AROUND THE ELLIPSE. FROM HARPER’S WEEKLY. ‘. -- OFF T_,0__lI_VAli-. Co. F Given an Enlhusiaslio : Sendiiff as it .Slarls _ for Camp. ' Fronily'ifteon Hundred. to Two Thousand. glléhple Cheer the Soldiersgas They '- Rays-the; Swill": " . 3. a, C; N.' G. left for :camp at Niantic this morning, amidone of "the liveliestasyvell as tearful leave-takings eveifiiifitnessed into-Wu... «2i 4 The. leave-taking was not of in annual order- .when the eonfiianylleaves stownwfor the vacation and. drill of one 7-week, but was made with the belief thzit the boys ‘wEr-ei'to engage in actual war. _, The-édfiiijahy, ‘which with the new with "Captain Reuben M Rose in command, left .the armory at 7:05 o’clock and, preceded by! the Norwalk City band, marched "to: the ,railroad’station at South -N onwalk, "where had gathered a concours’eiof nearly 2,000 people. The Whistle on the electric light station near the depot kept up. an in- cessant blowing as the soldiers ap- proached and with the music of the band and the occasional firing of a mortar, the seene was an 'enlivening one. utes from being on time. The soldiers quickiy boarded the cars provided for their occupancy, and as the train pulled out of the station a cheer went’up from the mouths of the spectators that vied in; volume of sound with the report, from'the mortar. V ,i Mothers, sisters and friends were moved to tears as they parted 'with theiraloved ones, and in this respect the scene was a "touching one. ‘ It is believed by some that several of the members will be returned home as being unavailable as soldiers. However, an honor to the brave lads, and may each of them make a splendid record. 4“ ‘v' license to sell intoxicating liquors at Pleasure Grove, on the Connecticut turnpike. A man hailing from Wilton and Who gave his name as Henry Smith was ar- rested in South ‘Norwalk yesterday afternoon on the charge of drunkenness and breach of peace. The first thing he asked for this morning was a pack- age of cigarettes. ‘ I Daniel McIntyre,,who was transfer- red from-South Norwalk .to Harlem ,River several weeks .ago. to run a " - through freight train,'will return here to-morrow. and is‘ expected to' again take charge of the South N orwalk an 'éBridgeport special; ., ’ ' . . —Aa'v'mxst._,inirrnniomm .-'L;_..:...v.‘_ ..... ..». ,... mu 9- .. - A - I _. unreality. " i p . ' New,"however,‘we are beginning to the h The time of leaving was set at 7:42, and the train did not vary three ~mins' Robert H. Crosly has applied for a- -& Arum A Shares MADE on rm: Dasrucn-Boar “ MCCULLOCH " BY JOHN T. McCorcnros. Reproduced from Hal-pews Weekly. l3y Permission. Copyright, 1898, by Harper 8: Brothers. 4 The Battle of Manila. A certain dramatic interest att iches to Dewey’s recent victory in the Paci- fic, due to the remoteness of the scene of the battle, and to the great difficulty of communication with it: 7 In these days of the telegraph and other nu- merous facilities for instantaneous transmission of'news, it seemed strange to wait‘for a report from Manila as long as London did for'tidings of Tra- falgar. Suchi‘a delay, coupled with' ’ the vagueness of-L'popular knélvle‘dge " regarding the Philippines, clouded the affair'for a-time‘iné'a'romantic mist ~of ‘receive'the ‘ reliable" accounts of eye- witnesses, and are" able to” form a truer iidea ofthe happenings of that historic alst of May.~ ' The scoompany-ing picture ' is a reproduction of,.an. illustration in __, Harper’s. Weekly, which was elaborated bxW. ,A..Rog,ers from? She-$911.1)! John . . .T.;M’_Cu‘tc;lieon, .3th was onthe revenue cutter McCulloch during the fight. It represents the line ”of United States cruisers swinging intoaction ofi‘Cavite, _ headed by'the intrepid commodore on . hisflag-ship, the Olympia, andfis a vivid and accurate portrayal of a scene which will ever be remembered with patriotic pride by all Americans. It is hard to predict the ultimate re- sult of,.the work of Dewey’s guns in driving another wedge .into the com- plicated and portentous question of foreign domination in the East, but the immediate effects of his victorywe can all see in the world’srecognition of the efficiency and strength of our new navy, and of the dashing courage and trained skill of its men. -—Everyhody Talks of the Klondike. With the approach-of Spring and the opening days of navigation and trans- portation in Alaska, the interest in the wonderful gold mines of the Klondike ‘ is increasing. Those of our'readers . who contemplate the long journey," should put themselves into communica- tion promptly with The Joseph Ladue Gold Mining and Development Com- pany 9f Yukon. This Company, which has been organized by some of the . most prominent financiers of New York. . runs its line of steamers to Dawson City via St. Michaels. It actually owns some of the most valuable placer and quartz mines in the Klondike. The attention of our readers is called to a tatement of the Company printed in his issue. 903 31110118 AND NERVOUS DISORDERS such as Wind and Pain in the Stomach. Giddiness. Fulness after meals. Head- Dlzziness. Drowsiness. Flushinzs of Heat. Loss of Appetite.“ Costiveness. Blotches on the Skin.‘ 001d. Chllls.,-Dis- turbed Sleep. Frighttul Dreams and-all Nervous and »'.l‘rembling Sensations. 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