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LOCAL AND OTHER NEVIS
Frank Sherman started yesterday on
a two weeks’ wheeling trip to Ansonia
and Woodbury.
John H. Ferris is having a flag pole
erected in the rear of his residence in
West street.
Mrs. George Weed of Milford, is
visiting. her mother, Mrs. Oliver
Kindelien of Belden street. -
Miss Rosa Smith, of Cross River, is a
guest of Miss Anna T. Par dee, of
Chestnut street.
Miss Edith Graham, who has been a.
guest of Miss Clara Ryder, of Lyn es
Place, has returned to her home in
Berlin. .
Miss Etta Solker, of North Main
street, has returned home after a five
weeks’ visit with her mother in the
Shawangune Mountains, Ulster county,
N.Y.
Among the passengers of the Cu-
narder Campania, sailing today, are
Miss Matilda Knight and Miss Maggie
P1e1son, booked to Belfast and Queens-
town, respectively.
Miss Clara Ryder, clerk at the se-
lectmen’ s office, _will start on a two
weeks’ vacation next week. She will
spend a portion of the time with Rev.
and Mrs. W. L. Atherton, at West
Woodstock.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Richards Weed,
of Roway ton, a1e sojourning in the
Adirondacks. - - .
F. O. Hanford and Wallace Ray-
mond will wheel to Coney Tslan'd to-
mmrow. '
The Misses Helen and Augusta
of Livingston place, . are
spendlng a few days 1n Fo1estville..
Rev. C. M. Selleck willpreach' 1n the
Lewisboro chapel to-morrow afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Comstock are
moving from Bayview avenue to'th'e
Ha1vey block, on North Main street
The Misses Sanford, of New Jersey,
are guests of Mrs. William R. Nash.
Miss BelleSturtevant, of. Danbury,
is visiting friends in South Norwalk.
The Catholic club and the Young
Men’s association teams will'cross bats
on the Baxter Grounds this afternoon.
William J. Wilcox has mOved from
70 South Main street to N o. 13 Hanford
place.
—Prof. M. S. Rosen, the well-known
oculist Optician, can be consulted at his
ofiice in the parlors of the Mahackemo
Hotel, South Norwalk, Tuesday from
93.. m. to 8 p. m- Eyes examined free.
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The annual meeting of the corpora-
tors _of.,_lthe Norwalk Savings Society
will be held at the banking house on
Wednesday, July 27th, at 10 o’clock
am. Polls open from 10 am. to 11
a.m.
A’n adjourned meeting of the City
council will be held Monday evening.
The Y. M. C. A. and Catholic club
base-ball teams are scheduled for a.
base-ball game this afternoon. '
James W. Story is ill at his home on
Armory hill.
Miss Charlotte E. Raymond and Mrs.
F. A. Hoyt, of Knight street, are sum-
mering in Darien.
Miss Isabelle Shailer, of Bridgeport,
is the guest of Mrs. John W. Sculley1
of Monroe street.
Mrs. V. M. King, of Fester street,
wife of Captain King, of Company M,
Danbury, has gone‘to Rowayton with
he1 children to spend a few weeks
by the shore.
Judson Berry, of Danbury, is spend-
ing a week’s vacation in Norwalk.
Alfred Cutbill. of South Norwalk, is
a guest of Charles E. Sherwood, of
Danbury. .
J. Irving Dibble, book-keeper at J.
H. Ferris’ office, was busily engaged
this morning in looking over a tourist
publication. Mr. Dibble commences
his annual vacation on Monday next.
Habited by a . Transpjring
Public.
Gregory’s and Rot0n as Well as other
Resorts Visited.
Last eyening was an elegant one for
an outing on the shore, a fact that
seemed to have been taken advantage
of by a goodly number of men, women
and children.
Bicycle riders were very much in
evidence, and it would confuse one to
attempt a recital of all their ex—
periences as well as the places they
visited. '
At Gregory’s Point,
several small parties, who enjoyed not
only the surroundings but shore dlnners
that-are-not likely to, be excelled on
the shores of‘Long Island Sound this
season, or any other season, for that
there were
matte1.
There was/a large crowd at Roton,
the main attraction being the aquato-
rlal feats of’Prof. Norm and sister.
Many went in bathing and the lesser
attractions were also well patronized
and enjoyed.
There was the usual amount of en-
joyment at Bell Island.
Calf Pasture hotel also had an influx
of guests but the good-natured landlord
was equal to the occasion and dinners
were promptly and satisfactorily served.
Other “outing points” on Norwalk.
shores were not without visitors on
pleasure bent. .
And to-morrow the Belle Horton
makes an excursion trip to New Haven
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S. _of T.
District Division, No. 2-, will meet
with Putnam Division: at Greenwich
on Monday the 18th at -2 p. m. D-ele-;
gates from Concord and Minnehaha
Divisions will attend.
The representatives of Concord
' Division who attended the National
Division at Burlington Vermont, ar-
rived vhome-v lastlnight, and , report ..hav-
ing'had'a fine time.
Young- Wlfe, Suicides. '
Haven yesterday by taking-d. dose of
chloral. Her husband found her dead
in bed on his return from work at
night. The young woman had been in
poor health for some time, and it is
thought this made her“ deependent.
She leaves, besides her husband, one
child.
Residence Burned.
The handsome residence of the late
Congressman Frederick Miles, at Lake-
ville, leased for“ the present summer
seasonby William E. Seeley, a Bridge-
pOrt banker, was totally destroyed by
fire: yesterday morning. The loss is
total, in figures reaching probably
$8,000. Insurance $5,000.
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-—-The Time to Invest.
When the first rich discoveries of
gold on the Klondike were proclaimed,
the topic at once became of absorbing
interest. People were over-powered
by the magnitude “of these riches.
Every one will want Klondike mining
stock this year. N 0 company offers
better chances than The Joseph Ladue
Gold Mining & Development company
of Yukon. This company owns placer
claims yielding $12 per cubic foot, and
quartz claims assaying $300 in free
milling gold to the ton. The exclusive
timber. right fifteen miles on both sides
of the,.Yukon, with a saw-mill earning
$1350 a day; some of the best lots in the
City of Dawson. They also own a line
of ocean and river steamers running
between Seattle and Dawson, via St.
Michael. All of our readers who are
intc1 ested in the Klondike region
should read the advertisement in this
issue, and also write for protpectus.
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To Compo Beach. '
A party of about thirty young ladies
and gentlemen enjoyed a trolley ride
to Compo beach last night, where they
indulged in a sea bath and othe1 en-
joyments.
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Edward \Vhalen and
N. J .., are
Mr. and Mrs.
Mrs. McMahon of Newark,
in town on a short visit.
An asphalt floor is being laid in the
basement of the new Franklin street
school building.
Jones of Philadelphia, are among the
out of town people in town to-day.‘
ing been stolen" at Roton Point last
evening- It was maroon color, and
belonged to a young lady living in this
city. ___._.»__. I
A party, among the same being At-
torney Taylor and Manuel Hatch, took
a sail to Locust Grove on the,.“Ed.”
Smith launch yesterday, where-they
indulged in a clam roast.
\
Mrs. Nettie Caley, aged 24." years,__
committed suicide at herL hpme' .111 New.
J. G. Tuttle of Hartford, and C. E.-
A Geneva bicycle is reported as hav- ,
Thomy1o1, ,.
111111 SALTBREEZES.
The Shore Resorts .Thickll’
Bell Island Notes. .
Miss Mary A..Sbep1rd of ,Bathel, has
returned from a visit to Bell Island."-
>Mrs. John W. Green and family and
Mrs .John Green. Jr., of Danbury, are
atthe Island
L. A. Austin and family, of Danbury,
a1 rived at the Island yesterday.
Recent Deaths.
Mrs. Mary Elwood—Ellmore~Oliver
died at her homebn Ellwood place
last night, aged about 80 years. The
deceased was an almost life long mem-
ber of St. Paul’s church, and had
scores of friends in town.
-—Glen Island.
I ’The 1st Congregational church, N or-
walk, and .the Congregational South
Norwalk will have an excursion to Glen
Island Wednesday, Aug. 3d. ' Boat to
leave at 8 a. m. '
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The funeral of the late Thomas
Mason will take place 'to-morrow after-
noon. _
A meeting» of the Y. M. C. A. will be" -
held this evening.
_ Mrs. Annie Weller of Hartford, is
visiting friends in town.
Algy Searles,‘ who was formerly em-
ployed in Morgan’s news store, and
"now-Of Norwalk, is in town to-day. He
returns to Norwalk to-morrOw, after
spendingatwo weeks’ vacation with
hisfriends.-—Stamford Advocate.
The Tomlinson soda water fountain
is kept busy these days.
The Blossom Bicycle club wiil wheel
to West Farms, to—morrow. _
The annual collection at St. Mary’s
church takes place to—morrow.
A horse belonging to Newsman Mag-
ner ran away last evening but was cap-
tured before having. done much dam-
age. _________ _
The Annie M Hayes residence, on
South Main street has been attached to
recover on a claim for $450 sworn out
by John W. Stebbins of New Haven.
The Writ was served by Constable
Goodwin. .
Concord Division, S. of T. will go to
Greenwich Monday night to paya
fraternal visit to Putnam Lodge of that
place.
Governor Cooke approved the bill
vgsterdav granting General II. A.
Dickinson, treasurel 61‘ the Soldiers’
- .Hospital Board, $10, 000 for the care of
soldiers at Fitch’s Home at Darien.
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¢
v—Coal $5. 00 psi ton, delivered I I
ought to haVe that pr ice patented. B.
Harris .- J 16 2t.
ter of Chicago, are visiting 1elativés’
and friends in South N orwalk
Druggist Riggs is in possession of a
few scratches which he picked up while
riding a bicycle in a, New Jersey city.
er. and Mrs. W. S. Miller' and Mr.
and Mrs. George E. Mars were " mem-
bersof a trolley party that visited this
city from New Haven yesterday.
The work of. brick-laying on South
Main street, South Norwalk, is pro-
gressing finely.
C. E. Ramsey of Wilkes Barre, Pa. ,
and Messrs. G. S. Wright andB. Huhn
of Boston, we1e in town to-day.
Panic in Barcelona.
London, July 16.--A special dispatch
from Barcelona says that the inhalbir
tants of that city are panic stricken.
They believe the Americans will se-
lect defenlceless Barcelona as the first
port to bombard. '
The local banks are removing their
specie to the country, the merchants
are sending their goods to places of
safety and many of the citizens are
leaving.
The governor of Barcelona has
formed the people that they cannot ex-
pect help from the government.
The Mines Are Being Removed.
New York, July 16.--The task of re-
moving the submarine mines in New
York harbor was actually begun yes.
terday morning, under the direction of
the United States engineer corps. For/
the past month or more frequent pro-
tests. have been made to the war de-
partment at Washington and to army
officials in New York regarding the
presence of mine fitlds in the channels
of the bay, the objections being based
chiefly on the claim that there ,is no
longer any need for such stringent de-
fence measures.-
A Capllve British Schooner. ’
Key VVe-st, July 16.--The British
schooner E. R. Nickerson, which was
captured on June 30 by the Hornet, Hist
and Wampatuck, off-Cape C‘i-uz, While
attempting to run the blockade into
Manzanillo, was,broug‘ht here yester-
.day by a prize crew under Lieutenant
Dougal. She has a. cargo of provis-
ions, hogs, goats, etc.
She had a crew of negroes. Two pas-
sengers were on board. She was bound
from Jamaica. '
Dlfllctllt to Get Ships fur Deportation.
_V‘Vas.h-ington, D. 0., July 16.'-:-The.Wa_.r-‘
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department expects to' experimce:,con-
siderable difficulty in getting" steam?
ships in which to convey the Spanish
prisoners of war to Spain. A few pro—
positions Were received yesterday from
foreign steamship companies, but the
lowest bid was $4 a head for the trip.
in-
‘Rsmemher the Maine.
“‘Like a thief in“ the dark,
With an electric spalk,
It was done in the night by Spain:
.But in God’s brig rht light
In an open fight,
Dewey ,made’ them
‘remember the
Maine.’ ”
Darien and Noroton.
Thel e will be a drawing contest for a
'prize on the Wee Burn Golf links to-
day.
Cha1les W. Knapp, of Stamford, has
been removed to the Soldiers’ Home
hospital at Noroton. He is suffering
from a second attack of paralysis.
Clarence Grant and Chester Row~
land, Rowaytou boys, ,who ran away
from home Tuesday, have returned safe
and sound. They said they had been
in New York, going down from Stam-
ford on the boat. Winfield s. Grant
went to New York just before the are
rival home of the boys,‘ and made an
effort to locate them.“ J ohu Coflin, who
accompanied Grant and Rowland, is
visiting his grandmother.
The test station of the American
Telegraph and Telephone Company in
sDarien will be discontinued July 20.
Harry Hindley, for many years in
charge, will be employed thereafter by
the New York Telephone Company.
The house will be sold.
The county commissioners will, the
Bridgeport Standard says, undoubted-
.ly refuse to giant a license to Mrs.
Addie Gluck 1n Darien. The applicant
asked for permission to establish a
sideboard 1n a new summel boarding-
hpu’se recently opened by her in the
town of Darien close to the borders of
RpWayton. The people in the latter
tow'nobjectedto the application and
t_lie remonstrance was discussed a week
a o. '
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' ' SUNDAY AT THE CHURCHES
iFIRs'r“ CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. ——
Thomas K. Noble, pastor. Services at
10.30, a.: ..,m and 7.30 p. 111. The
Pastor will preach morning and even—
ing. Morning subject “The Profana-
tion oftlie Sabbath,, Evening, ”Christ
the~Bllngal of Joy”—Sabbath School
— a. _.at I2‘m
Mrs. Jane Brown and grand-daugh-t“
:GRACE CHURCH. ——Sunday services.
Holy communion 8 a. m’. Morning-
prayers, litany and sermon, 10. 30 a. m.
Te Deum, Pepper. Anthem “By
Babylon’s Wave, ” Gaun’od’. Evensong,
» 7. 30—Lloyd’s service in F. Solo, “Fear
ye not, 0 Israel,” Buck, by Harry
will ofliciate.
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Will Go to Glen I.sIand
joint picnic of the N orwalk and South
‘Nbrwalk Congregational churches met
last night and practically completed
the: arrangements for the excursion
which will be to Glen Island and on
the steamer Myndert Starin, on Wed-
nesday, August 3d. .
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Sunday Excursion.
The steamer Belle Horton will make
an excursion to New Haven to-mor‘row,
leaving her wharf at South Norwalk at
9:30 a. m
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' The Baptist Sunday school of Stam-
ford picknicked at Roton Point yes-
terday returning home at 7 p. m.
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Annual Sales oval-6.000.000 Bone.
”Emails '
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such as Wind and Pain In the Stomach.
Giddlness. Fulness after meals. Head-
ache. Dizziness. Drowsiness. Flushings
of Hem. Loss of Appetite. Costiveness.
Blotches on the Skin. Cold Chills. Dis-
turbed Sleep. Frightful Dreams and all
Nervous and Trembling Sensations.
IN TWENTY MINUTES. Every sufferer
will acknowledge them to be
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ed, willquickly restore Females to com.
plete health. They promptly remove
obstructions 01- irregularities of the sys-
tem and cure Sick Headache. Fora
WeakStomach
’ Impaired Digestion
_ ~Disordered Liver
IN MEN.’ WOMEN OR CHILDREN
' Beecha'm’s Pills a're_
Without a Rival
And have the
LARGEST SALE
ofuuy Patent Medlclne 1n the World.
250. “at all Drug Stores.
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Stores and famlliesjsupplled. Low e‘s‘t rates. ’
,ELLSfiiCOa, I I North Ave.
Norwalk.
Pepper. The Rev. J. McClure Bellows
THE FIRST DOSE WILL GIVE BELIEF 1
MECHAM’S PILLS. taken asdlrect. ' 1
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" The committee having in chalge the .
the benefit.
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Ecru Linen ,costulne.
gowns, even ’- although the" iso-calljed
wash costumes are' not all precisely
adapted in their makeup to an actual
passage through the processes of the
laundry. Ecru grass. linen is the ma-
terial of the dainty gown shOWn in our
illustration taken from Harper’ 3
Bazar.
b'ined in the gown, the one a striped
linen which forms the. .body _of the
skirt and waist and the sleeves, the
other 'a plain linen covered with all-'
over nembroidery in Shades of white and
FRENCH COSTUME 0F ECRU
This is emphatically‘a season of wash 3
Two kinds of linen are come,
LINEN HARPER'S .
The striped material of the skirt is
arranged so that the stripes meet in
points in a seam doivn the front. The
embroidered plain matérial forms a ‘1
circular flounce which“ 18 quite narrow '
at the front, but slopes up rapidly to-
ward the back, and there reaches mid-
way to the top of the skirt 0n the
embroideredfabric forms a short. bolero
jacket, opening on 1a .shirred- vest of}.
white silk mull. . ,. The, belt, collar, and.._,,,
breast-knot are ,0.f.x p0ppy,-red satin 111113.12
ban. The white straw hat is:,,t1_'immed=,
with white tulle, poppies, and spangled,
quills.
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my duty.
winter.
at a. reasonable price.
All the best grades of
the coal. 6 barrels of wood,$
NOT IN THE COMBINE
Although urged to join I believe it 18 my duty to $116K TD THE
PUBLIC, Who has stood by me and I will not Shirk--
If it had been yes, you would have to keep warm "with $6.110 13531 next;
It was no, 111 1 I am going [.0 help you fight Jack Frost. nth coal
Ham Goal $5 1111 Ion,
Engage your wmter’ a supply now, to be: delivered when you want- it
If you want soft coal for steam purposes, I can also make you happy.
With Good Coal, Fair Dealings, and Honest weight,
I am sure to gainnew customers with each day. Careful drivers to handle
$1. 00. Phone 31-5,
B. HARRIS,
Two Yards: ’Water Street South Norwalk and ,Rowa'yton. '
I have bought a large quantity of coal at a low figural. . You shall hairs .
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Between N orwalk .
and Westport on the
Tramway Line.
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Saturday Nights. -
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