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LOCAL AND OTHER NEWS
Mrs. Peter Miller and children are
in Kingston, N. Y., making a return
visit with Mrs. Joseph Riley, who so- ,
journed here for a week.
Miss Mollie Kiley, of Yonkers, who
has been a guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
Hayes, Wilton avenue, has returned
home.
Michael Barry, of Middletown, is a
guest of Vincent Dwyer, of Chapel
street. .
Mrs. Mary Coon, of Washington, is a
guest of her sister, Mrs Cox, Roton
hill.
—Prof. M. S. Rosen, the well-known
oculist Optician, can be consulted at his
ofiice in the parlors of the Mahackemo
Hotel, South N orwalk, Tuesday from
9.1. m. to 8 p. m Eyes examined free.
. f5-tf
The Archdeaconry of Fairfield coun-
ty, are in session at the Berkeley street
chapel tO-day.
Joseph Ells, of Norwalk, is taking 3.
Harry English is
E '1' Mrstohn McAllister and family, Of
Danbury, are guests of Thomas Cooney,
of Harbor avenue.
Rev. F. E. Robbins has notified the
official bOard of the Norwalk Baptist
church that he will sever his pastorate
here on or before October 1.
During the absence Of Rev. S. B.
Pond of St. Paul’s parish on a six
weeks’ vacation, Rev. C. M. Selleck will
take" charge gof the. parish. “
Miss Angeline Seottof -,th_e South _
N orwalk library is sojOur'ning at 'Am-i
herst where she will spend a month.
MissJNellie Weeks is substituting for
her.
. Miss LenaParker, of Danbury, who
has been'a guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. A-
Benedict, of Union Park, has returned
home. -
Mr. and Mrs. Winfield Scott, of Nor-
walk, who have been visiting ' w th
friends in Ridgefield, have returned to
their home on Elm street.
'Mrs. Charles H. Seymour, of Rosen-
dale, Wis., is visiting her sister, Mrs.
. RL. Watkinshof Day street.
Isaac Church and fa—mily of Toledo,
Ohio,'is visiting relatives in town.
J. Howard Mackey, has returned to
his home in Trenton, N.J., after spend-
ing a week at the residence of Dr.
George R. MacGonegal.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank N. Ferris of
Elmgrove place are entertaining Mrs.
Addison Mason of Ripley, N. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Powell
have returned from a 'visit in New
Haven.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Millard and
children, of Cleveland, 0.,' are guests
of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Betts, Spring-
wood avenue.
Edwin Bennett, of Madison, NJ, is
visiting at the Bennett homestead, in
East avenue.
Miss Katie Hines has returned home
from a visit with her brother at Bing-
hamton, N. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Blanchard are visit-
ing in Peter-sham, Mass.
Miss Eva Williams and Joseph Mon-
' showed me,
sell spent Sunday with friends in Rye,
N. Y. ’
Horace Root, of the Holmes, Keeler I
& Selleck Co , is taking a week’s vaca- }
tion. -
The Hat Finishers association will
.meet tO-morrow evening.
Eugene Laflin,of South Norwalk, has
returned from a sojourn at Atlantic
City. N. J.)
The town steam road roller ploddcd
its way down Water street, yesterday ‘
afternoon, for fields where grass is not
supposed to grow.
The officers of Our Brothers Lodge,
I.0.0.F., were installed last night.
An election Of officers of the Carpen-
ters’ Union will take place to-night.
. Messrs. Charles Adams, of Green-
wich, and John E. Adamant Middle-
town, N. Y., were in town. on Monday.
There will be whist at the Yacht
club Wednesday. I .
John Cassassa of New Britain, has
been a guest of relatives on Haviland
street, South Norwalk.
Fred. .Weisheit of South Norwalk,
has been visiting in Stamford.
"Ben”Murray was in town yesterday.
A regular meeting of the Old Well
Hook and Ladder company was held
last evening.
Miss Effie Mason, of Ripley, N. Y.,
is visiting Miss Bessie Corbett at her
home in Rowayton:
Captain J. Decker of Allmondville,
”V3,, and Miss M. Kneis of Mariners}:
Harbor, Stat-en Island, are the guests
of George H. Allen of this city.
Miss Gertrude Bromfield and Mrs.
A. Schaaf who have been visiting Mrs.
A. Botsford of Grand street, have re-
turned tO their home in New York.
Mrs. A. F. Minton and son have
returned home from a trip to Newtown.
Mrs. M. J. Allen and daughter J en-
nie, of Newark, .N. J., are visiting at
the home of M. J. Reardon on Pine
Street.
Charles S. Somers, Jr., of Baltimore
is visiting friends in town.
Captain Oliver Clark of the yacht
Three Brothers went to New York to-
day on the steamer Belle Horton. , He
had in his grip 250 round clams taken
out of their beds yesterday, and which
heproposed presenting to his son who
lives in New York.
Mrs. A. Botsford and children, of
Grand street, accompanied by Miss
Gertrude Bromfield of New York, will
start Thursday for a two weeks’ sol
journ at Rockaway'Beach.
House Set on Fire by n Poultice.
Fire insurance companies have all
sorts Of experiences and their officers
can tell many curious stories. One
of .the queerest fires fell within the
business of the Connecticut Fire Insur-
ance Company of this city recently.
A house was set on fire by a bath-
tub and the tub was set on fire byra
poultioe. A man in a. Western city
was suffering from a bad “cold, and his
wife, at the doctor’s orders, prepared
a poultice for his chest. When she
started .to put it on it proved too hot.
--ACcordingly she took it (tothe bath-
room and set it into"7thé bathtub to'
cool. This happened tombe afine tub,
lined with eellul'oid',”whiéh served as a—
sort of enamel. The heat of the poul-
ticestarted the celluloid afgoing, and~
the burning tub set' things’ going gen-'
erally. The department was called
out, and the house was well wet down,
for which Ithe company had to pay.
This, so far as known, is the first in-
stance on record where a. bathtub set
a house on fire or where a poultice kin-
dled a bathtub—Hartford Courant.
Amputation by Machinery.
A four-inch circular saw for the am-
putation of limbs has been installed at
the Emergency Hospital at Boston. An
electric motor furnishes the power to
run the device. The saw is mounted
on a flexible shaft like that which a.
dentist uses, only larger. The bearings,
in which runs the saw arbor, are at-
tached to a handle by which the sur—
geon is able to direct the saw at any
angle. Dr. Galvin and his assistants
are able to save considerable time by
the use of this appliance. Not only
'does the saw out much faster than a
hand tool, but the heat of its rapid cut-
ting s-ears the flesh and blood vessels,
and the healing processes of nature
are advanced to a stage which by the
old method is reached only after an.
hour or two—Philadelphia Record.
Carlyle Deferred to His Wife.
Some interesting anecdotes of Car-
lyle are contributed to a contemporary
by a lady who once stayed in the same
house with Mrs. Carlyle. The writer
says: “Mr. Carlyle was with his rela-
tives in Scotland. Letters came from
him every «day, and they were read
with eagerness. One of those letters
contained a small pat-tern of tweed
cloth, which she (Mrs. Carlyle)
saying, ‘He wants my
opinion on this, and to know whether
I advise him 'to have a suit made of
it.‘ Generally, 'she said, such matters
were entirely settled by her: so much.
so, that when the tail'or’s man came
to try on a frock coat, he always
asked for her decision. Turning ltO her
he would say, ‘S‘hould you like a vel-
l vet collar madam?’ ”
Smallest Man on the Supreme Bench.
Chief Justice Full-er is the smallest
man on the Slfioreme bench, and he is
flanked by the two largest men, Jus-
tices Harlan and Gray, both being very
tall » and broad—shouldered. Justice
Gray is the oldest man on the Supreme
bench, being nearly 70, and the young-
est, Justice White, is 53. Justice Brew-
er, who was born in Smyrna, Asia
Minor, where his parents were mis-
sionaries, is the only member of the
court who was not born in America.
Names of Denmark’s King.
Denmark’s kings for 384 years have
all been named Christian or Frederick.
This is not the result of accident. It
is the law of Denmark that Christian
must he succeeded by Frederick and
Frederick by Christian. To attain this.
- end without the changing ofp-names in .
case‘ of death or other reason every
Danish prince, no matter'uflhat other
names he may receive, always includes
Christian and Frederick among them.
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, , ,
' Dewey made them ‘remember the
Maine.’ ”
COUNCIL MEETING.
Important Adjourned Meeting
of the South Norwalk
City Fathers.
A Special City Meeting to be Held at an
Early Date.
An adjourned meeting of the South
N orwalk council was held last evening
primarily to take action in reference
to the sprinkling of streets by the
Tramway company, but other and more
important business was also considered.
In the absence of the Mayor, Coun-
cilman Hatch presided.
It was shown that the Tramway com,-
pany was complying with the wishesof
the city in reference tovsprinkling and
it was not thought advisable for the
present to take any action as to a re-
duction of the speedin which the cars
are run in the city limits.
The matter of the continuation o.
the brick pavement recently. commend
ed on South'Main street, from a' point
at Monroe street to Woodward avenue
was fully discussed. An approximate
estimate of the cost was $10,000.
It was voted that a city meeting be
called, probably on Monday. next, to
itake‘ necessary action in the. phefiiises. 1
A portion of the tax assessed to Mrs:
ThOmpson was abated, on the plea that
there was an error in the same,
The sum of $1,500 was voted to the
Street Commissioner. and the, council
adjourned. .
' —Everybooy”?aiks oftlie Klondike? "
With the approach of Spring and the;
opening days of navigation and transf .
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 themselvesiinto communica:
tion promptlyw‘ith The Joseph Laduei
Gold Mining and. Development Com-
pany of 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. '
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A Grand Attraction.
Professer Norin- and his sister did
some startling feats in the way of
swimming and high diving and jump-
ing from a scaffold at Roton Point, last
evening. The feats were witnessed by
fully 1,500 people which number will
probably 'be \largely augmented this
evening. ’Tis not often one’s privilege
to see a man all ablaze with fire leap
from a height of seventy~five feet into
the sound. ' ’ '
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Good for Wallace.
Captain Dann found Dan Hanlon
staggering up Water street at 9.30
o’clock this morning and promptly
placed him under arrest and locked
him up. HanlOn on Monday forfeited
a bond of $250 for the same offense,
while another forfeited bond Of $150 in
the Superior Court still remains unpaid.
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Haylofters.
The following Uncas Haylofters Were
installed by Deputy 'Messenger Of
Stamford, last night:
P. M. C. H.—-_J.x Weiseit.
C. H.——William Miller.
A. C. H.———A. Pohlman.
O.—John H. M. Lowth.
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Municipal Plant.
A test of the new municipal electric
lighting plant at South Norwalk will
be commenced tO-day. The full open-
ing of the plant for public use will
probably occur on _or - about August
1st.
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Hooked Lots of To.
Capt. John F. Bennett,‘ 'in‘ company
with his brother Edwin,:an:d some Other
expert fishermen, went down the bar-
bor yesterday on the yacht LeGrand L.
and hooked about seventy-five pounds
of blackfish. ‘ ’ .
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.. «Advertise in the GAZETTE
~'in;’=Cuba.
fever-
‘ islijtorpedc-boats sailed for home yes-
T n E Ev EN IN GGAMZ (:4; T 'r E
SPANISH LEAVING SANTIAGO.
Many of the Volunt-eI-s Fleeing. A Deser-
. ter’s Ropnrt.
At General Shafter‘s Headquarters,
July 10, via Port Antoni-O. July 12.-
Deserters from the Spanish ranks this
morning included one of the non-cim-
missioned officers. He said the situa—.
tion in Santiago was bad, but by no
means hopeless from the Spanish point
of view. He said the troops had food
enough for their present needs, were
in good health and would make a good
fight When they were called upon.
He said the men were given $4 each
on Saturday, and as it was the first
money they 'had received in many
months, they were feeling very cheer—
ful. The water supply for the Spanish
troops is getting quite bad and the am-
ount of it issomewhat limited, al-
though up to this time there has been
no serious distress on this account.
Desertions' from the ranks of the
Spanish volunteers continue, and it is
now said that fully 5,000 men, who
have agreed to fight for Spa-in are out
of the city.
A. party of 500 cavalry left the city
Sunday morning, marching in the di-
rection of Holguin. The Spanish infan-
try have removed all light articles from
the trenches -to facilitate the move-
ment in caSe the abandonment of the
city is determined upon.
SPANISH ARMY MUST NOT ESCAPE.
Expliclt Instructions on This Point Sent
to Shafter, -
Washington, ,July 12.—Notice from
General Shatter to the effect that he
proposed to renew the assault and
bombardment of Santiago yesterday in-
tensified the interest with which news
from the front is being awaited at the
war department, and there were many
inquiris at the office of the adjutant
general, for the latest dispatches. TO
all of these, but one answer was re.-
turned. To General Shaffer had- been
given a free hand to deal with the
situation, subject to but one condition,
namely, that the Spaniards in Santia-
v-go-‘mu'st be captured, and he had not
informed the war department as to the
details of his plans further than was
from him Sunday.
The president himself was so much
concerned over the possible escape Of V
the Spanish force that he, directed the
sending of explicit orders to General
Shatter to prevent it at all hazards.
NO- YELLOW FEVER IN CAMP.
Country “'liere They Are Stationod Is
Not Subject to the Dreaded Scourge.
. Washington,rJu‘ly 12.—Surgeon Gen—
eral .Wal'fcer Wyman of the marine
hospital-service said yesterday -that
neither rhe‘nlor General S‘ternberg had
received any report from their officers
indicating 'that there was any yellow
fever among the American troops now
Allihe "'Weunded 'and sick soldiers
_'wli‘o"'have been brOught to the United
.Sfit’at‘es for treatment-vhavebeen careful-.
is? examined}. for symptoms, of yellow
General Wyman said that the only
fever among them was malaria. Gen-
eral W'yman said that at this time of
year there is always a large number
of; cases of yellow jack, but he further
gmaid that the disease was not preval-
ent in: the~ country surrounding the
camp of the troops on- account of- the
high bills and mountains. ,
-., ;_ Individuals Get the Bonds.
. Washington, July l2.—Subscriptions
for the $200,000,000 bond issue, which
will close on Thursday of this week,
continue to come inrapidrly, and the
loan will be subscribed several
over.
The intention of Congress to make
a popular loan will be carried out, and
the, present indications are that it will
be distributed among at least 200,000
individuals, the average amount of
bonds allotted to any one person being
$1,000. ‘
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Vanderlip stated yesterday afternoon
that be individual subscriptions would
amount Ito more than the entire loan,~
and not a bond would go to any bank,
corporation or firm.
Schley Gives Credit to Sampson.
Washington, July 12.——Commodore
W. S. Sch‘ley has cabled to the navy
department expressing regret at the
controversy which has arisen regard-
ing the officers who should have the
credit: for the victory off Sanltiago de
Cuba on July 8.
The credit properly belongs, he says,
to the commander-in—chief. He says
it Rear Admiral Sampson, in his of—
ht.a.l reports, will distribute praise to
those deserving it.
Rear Admiral Sampson has cabled
to the department declaring that there
is no friction between himself and
Commodore Schley.
All Expected '0 Live.
Tampa, Fla., July 12.-——All of the
wounded soldiers left in Tampa by the
hospital strains are getting along very
nicely. and the surgeons in attendance
do not anticipate the wounds Of any
of them will result fatally.
The men were carried to the hospital
in the camp on Tampa Heights, and
the change from cramped quarters on
shipboard was greatly appreciated by
all of them. There are net more than
a dozen who are unable to walk
around a little, and, therefore, the
change is certainly for the best.
_ In Special. Session.
Albany, N. Y., July 12.—The state
legislature convened last evening at
their chambersin the Capitol, pursu-
ant to the call issued by Governor
Black. Both houses .were called to or-
der at about 8 O‘clock, and after or-
ganizing an adjournment was taken
until 11 o’clock this morning.
Col. Bryan’s Regiment Receivm Orders.
Omaha,“ Neb., July 12.—CO‘IoneI Wil—
Iiam Jennings Bryan's regiment of Ne-
braska volunteers 'have received or-
ders to 'move at once to Jacksonville,
to join the command of General Fitz-
hugh Lee.‘ -
Torpedo Boats En Ron 0 for, Spain
Messina,.Sicil.\-', July 11.-——The Span-
terda 5'.
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times .
is due not only to file originality and
simplicity of the combination, but also
to the care and skill with which it is
manufactured by scientific processes
known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
Co. only, and we wish to impress upon
all the importance of purchasing the
true and original remedy. As the
genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured
by the CALIFORNIA Fm SYRUP Co.
only, a knowledge of that fact will
assist one in avoiding the worthless
imitations manufactured by other par-
ties. The high standing of the CALI-
FORNIA Fro SYRUP Co. with the medi-
cal profession, and the satisfaction
which the genuine Syrup of Figs has
given to millions of families, makes
the name of the Company a guaranty
of the excellence of its remedy. It is
far in advance of all other laxatives,
as it acts on the kidneys, liver and
bowels without irritating or weaken-
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' nauseate. In order to get its beneficial
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the Company—
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NOTICE.
CITYTISIXES
' . Notice is hereby given to all persons
liable to pay taxes to the City of Nor-
walk, in the County of Fairfield and
State of Connecticut, that the under-
signed,Collector of‘ Taxes for said City,
on the List of 1897, has received a war-
rant from the Mayor for the collection
of the tax laid by said city, March 7th,
taxation therein, that - .
,_ , Joins, I898,
' ,And thatfhe will be'. present at the
Water , Commissioners: Room, in the
Fairfield county National Bank Build-
ing, every week day from 9 a. m.,- -tO
:12m. and from 21to 5 p. m., and even-
ings after'July 15th, 1898, from 7.30 p.
m. to 9.00 p: m., until September 1st,
‘Also, that upon all of said taxes re-
maining unpaid after the 15th day of
August, 1898, interest at the rate of 9
per cent. per annum will be charged
from the 15th day of July, 1898, until
the same is paid. ' ,
ADDISON A. BETTS,
Collector ofyCity Taxes, List Of 1897.
ntnrs‘voun ell-Inca.-
A fine building lot on Wilton ave-
nue. If you intend to build, look
at this before purchasing.
Water, gas and sewer on the avenue
Wlll be sold at a Bargain.
w. H. avmcrou,
Real Estate audlnsurance
Room I. GazetteB ’l’d.
J. o. lemmas. V
UNDERTAKER!
No. 7, MAIN STREET.
NIGHT BELL 41' annual.
1898, on the ratable estate liable .to
,. snom Is, PAYABLE
‘Pleasurelmve.
Between N orwalk
andwestport on the
- Tramway Line.‘
- DANCING --
Monday, Thursday and
Saturday Nights.
Good Music i
All kinds of Drinks!
'BOTON POINT-
GROVEI
Commencing
i Saturday, J Ill)" 9111:
I commencing .
. Monday, July‘s-fin,
The Greet. '-
Londunllircus
Dorl'onflouse
Gregory’s Point.
ShoreDinners.» .
Rhode Island Clam-bake.
Bathing, Boating,Fishing
Q‘Electric cars to Hotel every twen-
ty minutes, connecting with all trains
on the N. .Y. N. H.'& H. R. R. and
branches.
JOHN E. O’SULLIVAN,
MANAGER
STEAMER—
‘ Belle
LEAVES NEW YORK:
DAILY TRIPS - ;
BETWEEN
South N orwalk and New York
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Leaves South Norwalk at 7:30. a. m.
' Beekman Street, 2:15 p. m. [1:30 Saturday] _
East 3lst Street, 2:40 p. m. [2:00 p. m. Saturday]
- FARE: Single, 400. Excursion. 70c.
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Propeller “GITY 0F IORWlLK” Freight Only.
Leaves New York, Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 5.00 on
U eves Norwalk, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 5.00 p. m.
. Freight ~rcei'v'ed from 7.00 a. min 5.00 p. m. .. ‘ "
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