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EVENING GAZETTE.
l ENTERED AT THE POST OFFICE IN NOR-
WALK AS A NEWSPAPER.
MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS.
DAILY—One year, 83; six months, 81.75;
lbs-co. months, 31; one month. 40c.
WEEKLY—One year, in advance, 31; six
months. 60c.: three months. 350.
TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1898.
ms RAMBLINGS;
scMMENT AND GOSSIP AMONG
THE WOMEN. BY ONE
or "THEM.
Itistances of whole hallfuls of people
heihg unable to follow the words of
mneStar-Spangled Banner” are com-
mon. enough. .
Imoue town the other evening an
audience showed itself uncertain as to
what the-“The Star-Spangled Banner”
m. Ewes. at a “War Song C'oncert, ”
and-the-hall was crowded with citizens
m-allz‘sm'ts and conditions, buttzazll im-
W with the spirit of patriotism.
The prOgramme CompriSed'the entire
histof martial airs, anda line at the
Wm’of the sheet requested that the
Radiance 'wOuld please -'stand while
WStar-Spangled Bann‘er’" was be-
ing Sung, which request‘was' in itself a'
Tribute to the audience’s lack of know-
The number preceding; “The Star-
.‘Smngled. Banner” was “Columbia,
Whitthe "O‘cean,” and out of’ the
depths of its ignorance, so soon as the
{strains of this preceding number were
started fully half the audience rose.
Thentatisiight'cf-so largefla number Of
perspnsvstillfjseatedg half 0f_thQSe-=sta.§id-
MSat‘dOwna‘gain: , A ’
Nor. so thoseigofitheffronfi; rows, who,
‘}3,1¢Ippened‘;"°lfad"ri§i§n“ ‘éi'li’nOSt . unani-
mously and who didn’t trouble them-
selves to look—- around- --and see what
hikers. were doing. The continued
amnfiiileuceof the front rowsweven. pin-y,
spired some of the men and women who
Mmeaeated themselves’to once . more
fihgiawfiihhl in its turn inspired others.
Oficcunse; the similarly, continued
mnfidence ofgthiose who hadn’t risen
Small was another inspiration to Sit
domagain, so duringthe entire song
mutthat audience stood and some of
fleet, white all the time there was a
considerable contingent who kept
Rubbing up and down.- .
The leader’s back being to. the audi-
-e.nce,_he was, fortunately, spared the
spectacle, but the faces of the chorus
hymn. the, stage must have reflected
mething of what was going on, for at
the conclusion of“Columbia, Gem ofthe
meanwthe leader right about faced
and observed; “We will now sing ‘The
Sta-Spangled Banner,’ and all the
audience will please rise.”
At these words such a flutter of pro-
wmes as there was. and such looks
hf consternation as were exchanged
mung those whohad taken their stand
most confidently!
if it is bad enough not to know the
words of our, national air it is still
'mse not to know what that national
air, is. But it was noticeable that,
severed with confusion as some of that
audience must, have been, there was
neither hesitation nor embarrassment.
' At the first notes of the right strain
those in the audience sprang .to their
East with just as. much earnestness and
gusto as though there had been no
yevious mistake.
We Americans may now and then
make blunders, even in our patriotism,
'im there is'no nation on earth that is
Quicker to acknowledge itself in fault
as more eager to make gool its real or
'iancied errors.
cg! flay/lee a/(éaue.
m
Feminine Chat.
~One“-fiy in the morning can beat an
flax-mCIOCk all to pieces.
No other nation consumes such quan-
':'ities. of iced beverages as the Ameri-
cans. - '
The war- time bride receives as a
special wedding gift an insurance pol-
icy onher husband’s life. .
How many parasols are bought and
how few are carried. .
More even than the gorgeous bits of
millinery, the silken lining of skirts
makes. the garden party gay.
What becomes of the child ren’s cast-
ofi' clothes? You never see juvenile
attire in the Second-hand Shops.
One must have an inexhaustible
supply of handkerchiefs this weather
if they are not to soon look like floor
mops.
Some new deck ulsters are delight-
fully chic and will undoubtedly add to
the fascinations of the girl on Ship-
board.
The first of the month brings an
avalanche of bills, and unlike those in
Switzerland they make it hotter rather
than cooler. for you.
' Many mothers make the mistake of
dressing up their small people to such
an extent that the day’s pleasure is
quite marred by the consciousness of
their clothes.
It seems rather incongruous that in
the bath houses used exclusively by
women should appear the sign: “Bath-
ers are requested not to use profane
language.” '
The gayly dressed mOnkey that the
wandering organ grinder finds such a
winner of pennies has changed his
garb, since red and yellow were not
found popular with the donors.
T0 RENT.
O RENT—Six rooms lower floor in
Orchard street. Bath room,
kitchen range and boiler. Two min-
utes walk from West avenue trolley.
Very moderate rent to small family.
'_ InquireNo. 6 Orchard street. F28 tf
O RENT—A large hall in the GA-
ZETTE Building. Apply to Charles
Olmstead, Masonic Building. N30 tf
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 75x200; chicken house and fruit. W.
H. Byington, Insurance, GAZETTE
Building. M8 tf
FOR SALE—House on Franklin ave-
nue, water and sewer connection; barn
and hennery. - W. H. Byington, Insur-
ance, GAZETTE Building. M8 tf .
FOR SALE OR RENT—House on‘
Camp street; ,13.._,rooms, modern im-
provements; barn" and large carriage
house. - W. H. Byington, Insurance,
GAZETTE Building. M8 tf
FOR SALE—On Newtown-avenue, ‘a
fineihouse‘of 10 rooms, hot and cold
water, furnace-etc. Lot 95x400. .Will
be sold cheap if taken at once. W. H.
Byington, Insurance, GAZETTE Build-
ing. , _ . D29tf
I . OR SA‘LE—L-Three fine building lots
, , on Wilton‘avenue. 0. E. Wilson,
Insurance, GAZETTE Building. N 30 ti
FOR SALE—Two building lots ,on
Newtownavenucufioitmr W. ,H. By-
ihgto‘n, ’Ihsiir' at"; AZETTE Building.
‘ . . "~- .: “:3: I" .‘ D2911
OR SALEé-Ode‘ ofthe best building
lotséin‘ thecityg. five minutes walk
from Bridge. W ater. andgaS‘on street.
W.;E. Byington, Insurance, GAZETTE
Building; " -. * N30 tf
OR SALE—A- houSe on Wilton ave-
nue, 6 rooms, Will be sold cheap.
W. H. Byington, Insurance, GAZETTE
Building. ~ - N30 tf
J'.’\
"‘vfl‘f. u
WANTED.
ANTED—A good second hand
. Banjo, medium size, with raised
steel frets, at a reasonable price. Call
or address GAZETTE office.- In 26 tf
ANTED—Houses and Real Estate
to sell. W. H. Byington, Insur-
ance, GAZETTE Building. ‘ N30 'tf
‘ ANTED—Contractors to know
that the Fidelity and Deposit
Co., of Maryland, furnishes surety. W.
H. Byington, agent, GAZETTE Build-
ing. . N30 tf
DIVIDEND.
Failileli GiulLNtlinnal Bail.
Norwalk, Conn., June 27, 1898.
The Board of Directors of this Bank,
have this day declared a semi-annual
div1dend of three (3) per cent. payable
on and after July lst, 1898. ‘
' L. C. GREEN,
. Cashier.
Interest Notice
SOUTH NORWALK SAVINGS BANK.
South Norwalk, Conn., June 24, 1898.
At a meeting of the managers'of this
bank held this date, a dividend to de-
positors of into. est at the rate of four
((4) per cent. per annum. was declared
' for the Six months ending July 1, 1898.
payable on and after July 11, 1898. In-
terest not'drawn, will be credited to
accounts, and draw interest from July
1, 1898. GEORGE F. BEARSE,
Treasurer.
ju 30 2w
LEGAL NOTICE
Tax Collector’s Sale.
NOTICE is hereby given that the
undersigned, Collector of Taxes,
under and by virtue ofa certain tax
warrant, duly executed and signed by
proper authority and directed to the
underSIgned, commanding him to levy
and collect of
SYLVESTER BROTHERTON
and' other persons named in the
rate book, on the list to said warrant
' in 1892 ‘by the inhabitants of the
annexed, their several proportions of
the sum total as therein stated, said
sum being a tax or assessment laid
upon the assessment list made
town 'of N orwalk, regularly and legally
assembled to witz—on the 28th day of
December, A. D., 1892 met for the
purpose of providing for the indebted-
ness of said town, levies upon the fol-
lowing described real estate of said
SYLVESTER BROTHERTON situated in
town of Norwalk with buildings there:
on, and bounded as follows, to wit:—
being in quantity about 30 square rods
and bounded northerly by land of__
Michael Barber, easterly by highway
called Harbor avenue, southerly by
highway called Orchard street and
THE ' E V EN1 N. G. GA Z E T T E
TE MDT“
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01“ NEW 30:31:.
. RICHARD A. MCGURDY, President. _
westerly by land of estate of Sterling ’ ~ . I p .
W. Wilson. -. , ’
And I shall sell at Public Auction,. '
on the premises hereinbefore described, . .
. ‘ l j I
on the 13th day of September A. D.,
1898, at 10 o’clock a. In. so much thereof
as will raise the sum of Fourteen Dol- ’
lars and Twenty-five Cents, ($14.25) that _
being the proportion of- the said Syl-
vester Brotherton of the sum total in
said list. together with the charges of
levy, sale, etc. GEO B. ST JOHN, .
Tax Collector, List of 1892. '
Dated at Norwalk, June 30, A. D., 1898.
Tax Collector’s Sale.
NOTICE is hereby given. that the
undersigned, Collector of Taxes,
under and by virtue of a certain tax
warrant, duly executedand signed by
proper authority and" directed to the
undersigned, commanding him to'levy
and collect of ‘ - -
SYLVESTER BROTHERTON.
and other persons named in therrate
book, on the list ,to said warrantfan-
nexed, their several. proportions of the
sum total as therem stated, said sum.
beinga tax or assessment laid'upon
the asseSsment list made in 1893 ‘by the
inhabitants of the town of Norwalk,-
According to the Standard of the Insurance Department of the State of New York.
Received for Premiums
From all other Sources
ENCORE].
. 842,693,201 99
. 131,469,406 2...:
$54,162,608 '23
DISEHRSEMENTS. _
T0 Policy-holders for Claims by Death . .
T0 Policy-holders for Endowments, Dividends, etc.
For all other Accounts ' '
' ASSETS.
regularly and legally assembled to
Wit, on the 28th day of December: A. United States Bonds and other Securities .. .
1).. £893éhmqt fdmgghg purpgse qfdprtovid- First Lien Loans 0n Bond and Mortgage . .1
111g 01' 8111 e e nesso $31 9WD _
levies upon the following described Loans on StOCks and Bonds 0 . ._
real estgte 0% said Syllgesterlgrothefi‘totili, Real Estate ‘ . , _ , ."_
situate in own 0 orwa wit ~t e‘ ' ‘
buildings theron, and boundcd as m1- ~Ca§h in Banks and Trust Companies . .
1W5 ‘0 Wit: in quanmy aboui305quare Accrued Interest, Net Deferred Premiums, etc. .
rModshaniigougded northlerlyl; byh'laEdOf ~ _
~ic ae ar er reaster y y» 'Ig way .
called Harbor ’avenue, southerly by. Reserve for Policies and other Liabilities ..
highway called Orchard street and. Silt lus .
westerly by land of estate of Sterling p .. . ' ' ° . ' '
W- Wilson. -> " " Insurance and Annuities in Force . ._
And I shall sell at Public' Au‘Ction',‘
on' the‘ premises hereinbefore” d’ef
scribed, on the 13th day of Sept’r., A.”
D., 1895, at 10 o’clock fore noon, so
much thereof as will raise the sum— mf
Fourteen Dollars and twenty-five cents,
($14.25) that being the "properti'on-woft
the said Sylvester-Brotherton of the
sum total in said-list, together withthe
charges of levy, sale, etc.._ .,
Tax Colle‘ctO"',"Li"st Of 1893;"
Dated at N orwa-1k, ~J unset, ‘A'D. 11893."
\
yd ' Taxi Collector’sSale
. .1‘ » .. .- 5:,- ,.r. .. hag}, _.
NOTICE‘R hereby gi'yen' mature:
undersigned, ' Collector of ' Taiées;"'
under and by‘virtue 'of a‘c'e‘r‘tain-‘tax-i .
warrantfdu‘ly’ executed and‘si' ned by. -
proper aut-hority'r'and directe lto; the:
undersigned; commanding him to, levy,
and collect of . ;. 4 ,5 . 3., .5
SYLVESTER BROTHERTON . "
andother persons named in' the rate
book, On the list to said warrant "ant
nexed,'their seVeral proportions ofthéi
sum t‘Otal‘aS'therein stated, 'said sum
being a tax: or assessment laid.;upon.
the assessment list made in_1894. by the
inhabitants of the. town of..No_rwa.1k_,_
regularly and legally assembled, "tc
wit, on the let day of March, A. Dip
1895, met for the purpose of ' providing
for the indebtedness of said ~ town,
levies upon the following described
real estate ofsaid . .. I. -
SYLVESTER BROTHERTON , p:
situated in Town of Norwalk, with the
buildings thereon, and bounded as fol.-
1ows to wit, in quantity about 30 square
rods and bounded northerly by land ‘of
Michael Barber, easterly by highway
called Harbor avenue, southerly. by
highway called Orchard :street and
westerly by land of estate of Sterling.
W. Wilson.
And I shall sell at Public Auction,
on the premises hereinbefore described
on the 13th day of September. A.D.,
1898, at 10 o’clock forenoon, so much.
thereof as will raise the sum of Four-
teen Doilars and twenty-five cents
($14.25) that being the proportion of.
the said Sylvester Brotherton of the
sum total in said list, together with the
charges of levy, sale, etc.
GEO. B. ST. JOHN, ,
, TaxCollector, List of 1894.
Dated at N Orwalk, June 30, A.D., 1898.
Tax CollectOr’s Sale. '
NOTICE is hereby given that the
undersigned, Collector of Taxes,
under and by virtue of a certain tax
warrant, duly executed and signed by
proper authority and directed to the un-
dersigned,commanding him to levy and
collect of '
SYLVESTER BROTHERTON
and other persons named in the
rate book, on the list to said warrant *
annexed,their several proportions of the
sum total as therein stated, said sum
being a tax or assessment laid upon the
assessment list made in 1895 by the in-
habitants of the town of N orwalk, regu-
larly and legally assembled. to wit:——on
the 20th day ofDecember,A.D., 1896,met
for the purpose of providing for the in-
debtedness of said town, levies upon
the following described real estate of
SYLVESTER BROTHERTON
situated in town of Norwalk with.
buildings thereon, and bounded as fol-
lows, to witz—being in quantity about
30 square rods and bounded northerly
by land of Michael Barber, easterly by
highway called Harbor avenue, south-
erly by highway called Orchard street
and westerly by land of estate of Ster-
ling W. Wilson.
And I shall sell at Public Auction,
on the premises hereinbefore described.
onthe13th day of September A. D.,1898,
at 10.45 O’clock a.m., so much thereof
as will raise the sum of Fourteen Dollars
that being the propol-tion of the said
Sylvester Brotherton of the sum total
in said list, together With the charges
of levy, sale, etc .GEO. B. St. John,
Tax Collector, List of.1895.-.
Dated at Norwalk, June 39., -A.-,D.,.1898.
liabilities calculate
toyerify the same.
date "of the said reference and
by, the Treasurer, .
and: .hav’e carefully gone over all th
have examined and counted every cer
the priCes, at which the same are carrie
such quotations—in
property held by the Company,
pany
have counted t
sary in such examinati
the same are accurate,
and methods adopted by the .
All of which is respectfully submitted.
NEW YORK, January 21, 1898.
SAMUEL D. BABOOGK
RICHARD A. MCCUBDY
JAMES C. HOLDEN .
HERMANN- ‘ G. VON PoST
WILLIAM J. SEWELL
. OLIVER HARRIIIAN
ROBERT OLYTHANT
GEORGE F. BAKER
DUDLEY OLCOTT
. $13,279,630 66
. 12,712,424 76‘
. $10,132,005 57
$36, 124,060" 99
- ' 3132.017.34I 45
- 69,423,937 3!
. 12,880,308 00,
. 21,618,454 88
. . 11,705,195 82
. ' ‘ 6,141,200 20‘
.. , $253,783.437.“ *
. ,. 218,278,243 07"
. $35,508,194 5.9
- $936,634.496 6.3
lhave carefully examined thoforogoing'statoment and find the same to be comet:
d by the Insurance Department. CHARLES A. PRELLER, Auditor.
~ From; the Surplus a dividend will be App‘éiuqned as usual
To THEHONORABLE, THE BOARD-TE TRUSTEES or-
. . . . In: llll'lllll. .._...-:.a.su.....---‘{Elam- of new you.
_ .Iv-lThe-undeteiénodm Commi _
second day of December, .I_ 897,1:0 examine th
respectfully—--
s
That, pursuant to the po
’s holdings of real estate an
And the Committee
the Comptroller,the Auditor,
fact, in many eases b
and find the same to be as stated.
REPORT
CHAS. R. HENDERSON
S. V. R. CRUGER
......- me; E... committees
Office-of a... mud Life Infilimmifi 9911111311}? of NewYOrk. '
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the appointed. by-your. honorable body, on ’t'he‘twe'n‘t’y;
9‘ Annual Statement of the company and
wer and authority thereby conferred, the Committee have, at various dates between the .
the date of this Report, attended at the office of the Company, and have been waited on
and the Cashier, together with the reSpective assistants of such eficers,
e items contained in the said Statement, and have found the same to be correct. They
tificate of stock, bond and other obligation held by the Company; and Compared
d in said Statement with the market quotations, and find the same nOt exceeding.
elow them. They have examined and cOunted the bonds and mortgages on real
. They have also verified the valuation of the Cam-
d [have verified the deposits of money in the various banks and trust companies, and
he cash on hand held by the Cashier.
. And'the Committee certify that all the books, papers, documents, and evidence of title' of eyery description neces-
on have been freely submitted to the Committee by the said officers and their assistants, and that
in good order, and well kept. ,
further certify that the investments of the Company are of a high order, and that the system
Company in recording its transactions and caring for the assets are entitled to commendation:
ELBRIDGE T. GERRY
J. HOBART HERRICK
A. N. WATERHOUSE
JAMES C. HOLDEN
Board. of Trustees-
FREDERIC CROMWELL
J HLIEN T. DAVIES
A. N. WATERHOUSE
S. V. R. CRUGER
CHARLES R. HENDERSON
RUFUS W. PEOKHAM
J. HOBART HERRICK
WM. P. DIXON
ROBERT A. GRANNISS
HENRY H. ROGERS
WILLIAM BARCOCR'
STUYVESANT FISH
H. WALTER WEBB
JNo. W AUCHINCLoss
THEODORE MORFOBD
AUGUSTUS D. J UILLIARD
CHARLES E. MILLER
WALTER R. GILLETTE
GEORGE G. HAvEN
ADRIAN ISELIN J B.
GEORGE S. BOWDOIN
WILLIAM C. WHITNEY
WILLIAM ROCKEFELLER
JAMES N. J ABVIE
CHAS D. DICKEY JR,
ELBRIDGE T. GERRY
JAMES SPEYER
_ROBERT A. GRANISS, Vice-President.
JOHN A. FONDA, Assistant Treasurer.
WILLIAM P. SANDS, Cashier.
JOHN TATLOCK, JR , Assistant Actuary
. WILLIAM W.
CHARLES A, PRELLER, Auditor.
HENRY S. BROWN, Assistant Comptroller j
GER, Acuistant Auditor.
C. CLIFFORD GRETSIN
JOHN
WALTER R. GILLETT
ISAAC r. LLOYD, 2d Vice-President.
WILLIAM J. EASTON, Secretary.
EMORY MCCLINTOCK, Actuary.
E, General Manager.
DUER du-P. BRECK, Corresponding Secretary
ALBERT KLAMROTH, Assistant Secretary,
FREDERIC CROMWELL, Treasurer. _
JAMES TIMrSON. 2d Assistant Treasurer.
EDWARD P. HOLDEN, Assistant Cashier.
RICHARDS, Comptroller.
C. ELLIOT, Superintendent of Domestic Agencies.
ED WARD LYMAN' SHORT. General Solicitor.
ELIAS J. MARSH, M. D-
MEDICAL DIRECTORS:
G. S. WINSTON M. D. Consulting.
GRANVILLE 11 WHITE. M D
Nrcuons c GTLRERT, General Agents. A
A. H. GAME, Local Agent.
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