130 Royal is the highest grade baking powder known. Actual tests show it goes one- tflrd further than any other brand. Absolutely Pure » HOVAL BAKING POWDER 00., NEW VORK. LOCAL AND OTHER NEWS. Not all are of a warlike mind And seek the Victor’s crown; For GAZETTE Want Ads will bring them jobs And keep them safe in town. PUT IT IN THE GAZETTE. The Sunday. school class Of Miss Mary Clark in the First Methodist church, enjoyed a trolley ride last even- in g. Attorney H. Edgar Ferris hasreturn— ed from a vacation of a few days. The census of St. Mary’s parish, recently completed by Rev. M. W. Barry, shows that about 600 families. a . 'total of about 3,100 souls, are coanect- led with the church. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Curtis of Mott avenue, are entertaining Miss Margaret , Doppler of New York. Mrs. John P. Treadwell and children, 'will return home from Cornwall Bridge on August 15th. J. Irving Dibble has return ed from his vacation. - - Chester Selleck of the Fairfield County National Bank has resumed his duties after a week’s vacation. A large number Of Norwalk Catho- lics will attend the lawn fete of St. John’s church, Noroton, to-night. Percy Ferris and his sister were :given unkind “cuts” in the New York World of Sundayxby what was alleged to be pictures Of them. 'All this be- cause of some aquatorial feats done by them at Roton Point some days‘ since. The trees in front of Ellne’nwor’th are being denuded of decayed limbs and. branches that are below regulatiOn h‘eightfl ' ‘ ' ' The directors Of the Norwalk club will hold their regular meeting to- night at 8 o’clock. ' Rev. Herbert Brown and family of Danielson,are guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hiram S. Brown of East Nor- walk. Among the Danbury arrivals at Bell Island are: Mr. and ”Mrs. L. A. Austin and family at Comfort cottage. 'Those who have returned home are: Miss Anna E. Monr 8, Miss Bertha Zylche, MiSS Marie Macs, and Mrs. Zuern, G. Fred Lyon and family. The families of E. Starr Sanford, Elbridge Gerry and Irving Gerry, and Mrs. Charles Sanford. Thomas Dowd has resigned his situa- tion at Smith’s market. He will prob- ably be succeeded by Wilbur Bying~ ton.’ It is understood that John Coleman who was struck by a. Tramway car Sunday night, Will bring a suit against the company for damages. Mr..and Mrs. F. C Snover of Scran- ton, Pa., are visiting at the home of LeGrand Jennings on Jenning’s place. The Douglas Fowler W. R. C. will hold their annual picnic at 'William Harts on Osborn avenue, on August 10th. A. A. Root and wife of Woodbury, are visiting friends in town. Mrs. Frank Hall,of Woodward ave- nue, South Norwalk, won the bicycle given away at the Boston Store, Satur- day. Rev. Alexander Hamilton officiated at St. Thomas’ church, Bethel, Sunday morning. Rev. J. McClure Bellows will sail for Europe Saturday. On Sunday next, the pulpit of Grace church will be cc- cupied by the Rev. Dr. Mitchell of Trinity church. New York. The contract for the grading of the lawn around the Franklin street school house has been awarded to RaymOnd Bros. Miss Mary Seymour is entertai ling a party of friends at her home on East avenue this afternoon. Miss Annie L. Smith of Osborn ave- nue, East Norwalk, entertained Miss Flora Sherwood of Greens Fa rms over Sunday. , _ at Bell Island for a week’s stay. ' A 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.’_” ' ‘ See adv. farm for sale. 1‘ . I V y , The Weather. , Fair ton-night and Wednesday. 4 lumped From a Car. A wOman named Ella Knapp _ who lives on Quintard place this city, step- ped from a Street Railway, car while it was in motion on Railroad place, South N orwalk, last evening, and sustained a severe bruise over one of her eyes. She was assisted into a nearby store by Ofiicers Goodwin and Toohill. The wound was dressed by Dr. Allen and the woman in a short time boarded a car for home. A ‘ His Annual Vacation. Town clerk Herbert R. Smith leaves tO-morrow for his annual vacation. He intends spending a major part of it in Sullivan County, NI Y. During his absence the assistant clerk, Miss A. E. Smith, will have charge of the office, which, until Mr. Smith’s return, Will be located in the old quarters in the bank building. Bicycle Accident A domestic named Annie Lamek, in the employ of Edwin Wilcox was run down bya bicycle rider named Fred Scam onWashington street, South N or- walk, last evening. The woman re- ceived a severecut on the shoulder. The rider sufiered a bruised leg, a black eye and a wrecked bicycle. ‘v Mrs. Alfred N. Wildman, of 324 Main _ street, has received from Leonard Wildman, who is at Tampa with the balloon corps, a Spanish coin taken- from the pocket of a dead Spanish sol- dier.- The coin was given Mr. Wildman ‘by'L-i'eutenant Maxfield of then-balloon corps, and is stained with blood. The coin will be framed, andpresented to the D, A. 'R.——Danb’l‘1ry News. ‘ A party of Bethel young , ladies are The party consists Of Miss ‘Eva Mackenzie, and Miss Emma Andrews, of this place, and Miss Belle Mallory, ,Miss Grace Noonan and Miss . Marion Greely, of Danbury. ..-. Mrs. F. W. Mackenzie is the chaperon. \ .___..,__ A moonlight picnic was given by Mr. and Mrs. Reed Haviland, at the Haviland house, Bell Island, last night, to the Christian Endeavor society and the Farther Lights of the Baptist church, South Norwalk. A delightful evening resulted. The St. Joseph’s church society will indulge in its annual trolley' ride, on Monday evening .August 8th. Free dancing in Music hall after the return trip. ‘ The Norins will make a jump from the scaffold 'at Gregory’s Point to. morrow afternoon, a distance of ninety feet, blindfolded with hands and feet tied. George and Marion Starr of Bethel, who have been the guests of East Nor- friends have returned home. The steamer Belle Horton will make an excursion to North Beach next Sun- day. The fare will be fifty cents. James Wilcox, of this city, is so- journing at Lake George. Miss Vivian Soierstrom is enjoying a two weeks’ vacation in the Berk- Shires. Miss Anna Burr, of Norwalk, who has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Mackenzie, of Bethel, has re turned home. The fire companies will hold regular meetings this evening. ‘The Emmett club held a regular meeting last night. The Opera House block is being re- painted. - Judge Russell Frost is in Chicago. The new incandescent lights of the city of South Norwalk were turned on last night. PLYMOUTH nocx ICE STBIGTLY PUREI Stores and families supplied. Lowest rates. r: ' ELLS a. co'., l I North Ave. Norwalk; . Th 1» E _—_..——_‘~ MAJOR GEN w. R. .SHAFTER. "* -Was Considered Just the Man to Free Cuba from the Spaniards. Major General William Rufus Shaf— tei', commander of the United States army of invasion into Cuba, was re- cently described by-his life-long friend, Senator Julius C. Burrows, as “every inch a. soldier, and just the man to clean the Spaniards out of. Cuba.” The son of a pioneer farmer, ”William R. Shatter was born in the. town of Galesburg, Kalamazoo county, Michl, October 16, '1835. With scant educa- tional opportunities, the‘vfuture general toiled on his father's farm until he at- tained his majority. By that time he had saved sufficient money to car‘ry him through the winter term at the Prairie Academy. He returned to, ag- ricultural pursuits, but the monotony of a. farmer’s life was irkso-me to his ambitious spirit, and the outbreak of the civil'war found him ready and wi'l- ling to become a. soldier. At the first opportunity that presented, young Shatter tendered his services as a private. 'I-Ie was a fine specimen of manhood physically,. hardy, athletic, a dashing rider, and very handy' with a. gun. Persons in local authority appre— ciated his worth, and he was 'commis- Sioned first lieutenant in Company I of the Seventh Michigan infantry. He was mustered into service a few days after the repulse of the Federal troops at Bull Run, and from that time to the present he has been in. the military ser- vice of the. United States. MAJOR W. R. SHAFTER- One of the flrstengagements in which Lieutenant Shafter’s company particl— pated was the battle of Ball's Bluff, which resulted in disaster for the Un- ion forces. Fortunately the "Michigan militia emerged from the battleiin fair condition and rendered effective service with'McCle‘llan in the peninsula. cam: ,paign. .At‘the battle of Fair Oaks Shafter was.wounded,'bu~t he soldis. tinguished himself that the command-_ ing general said in his Official report: “Lieutenant Shatter 'Of the Seventh Michigan volunteers, in Ichargeof the pioneers, was slightly wounded,.but kept the field and furnished a beautiful exhibition of gallant conduct and intel- ligent activity." In the summer of 1862 the Nineteenth Michigan regiment was organized and Shatter was assigned to it with’the rank ofmajor. The regiment joined the western army and for a. year 'or more saw a great deal of hard service in Kentucky and Tennessee» In the of- ficial reports of the middle Tennessee campaign .Majorv Shafter is praised for meritorious conduct and specially men- tioned as “one of the most deserving officers Of the Nineteenth infantry.” Together with other Federal officers, he was captured by the Confederates, but his gallantry in battle had been so con- spicuous that his captors allowed him to retain his horse and side arms.‘ He was a prisoner of .war for three months and was exchanged in May, 1863. Soon after Shatter’s return to his command he was commissioned lieu— tenant colonel Of the Nineteenth regi- ment and this promotion/was speedily followed by'two successive brevets, the first as colonel in recognition of. [his gallantry at Fair Oaks, and the second as brigadier general for “gallant and meritorious conduct” at Thompson’s Station. He served for about a year as lieutenant colonel of the Nineteenth and was promoted to be colonel of the Seventeenth regiment of colored troops. He remained in this latter command until the close of the war, and was mustered out of the volunteer service November 2, 1866. Prior to his retirement from the vol— ' unteer army, however, Colonel Shaffer was commissioned lieutenant colonel of the Forty—first United States infantry, and his connection with the regular army has been unbroken ever since._ In every station of responsibility he has acquitted himself with credit. With the development of plans for the invasion Of Cuba the president and secretary of war began to look about for suitable leaders. Prominent among .the eligibles waS‘General Shaffer. Pres- I ident McKinley made him a. major general of volunteers on the fourth of last month, and he was assigned to command the troops in the Santiago de Cuba campaign. “Put Sh-after on the island," said Senator Burrows to Sec‘ retary Alger, “and I will guarantee .that he will speedily clean out Cuba from end to end.”--New York Times. Would Change Places. Little John (after casting his penny into the fund for the Bamalam Island- ersI—I wish I was a heathen. Sabbath School Teacher—Oh, John-- nyl Why do you wish such an awful thing ‘as that? Little J ohn—The heathen don’t never have to give nothin’—they are always glttln’ somethln’.-—Harper’s Bazar. . --- M. ’. - ._,,‘ - -19' ‘3-‘~ ' ,A LARGE ARMY FOR CUBA . Fifty Thousand the Fall. W’ashington, AID-g. 2.—An army of not less than fifty thousand men will be sent to Cuba. this fall. This army of, occupation will operate principally in Havana province. The administration now feels that peace is assured, and afi‘rangements for adjusting matters in Cuba are being perfected. The army will be under the command of Major Fitzhugh Lee, and .its principal duty will be, to establish law and order in the island. Owing to the danger from yellow fever, “the movement of these forces is not expected 'tO begin until the middle of September or the first of October. In the meantime all ten of the immune regiments will be sent to Cuba. The ar- my of occupation will consist almost entirely of volunteers. Since the beginning of the war the president has contemplated sending General Lee to Cuba as military gover? nor. General Lee’s experience in Cuba, and his knowledge of Cuban character it is thought, especially fit him for the position. Whether or not he will gov- ern the whole island or confine his ju— risdiction to Havana province cannot at present be stated. The volunteer forces are now in con- dition to take the field. The men are well equipped and organized. They long for service in the field. The presi- dent and Secretary Alger, realizing the desire of the men for active service, will ’ select for this campaign, as far as pos- sible','regiments which have not seen the enemy, but which have for months lived a monotonous camp life. Forces will probably be taken from Chicka- mauga, Jacksonville and Camp Alger. The army of occupation will be scat- tered over the whole island, occupying, under trusted officers, the principal towns and cities. Military rule will be establishtd in Cuba. When the natives establish their government and show their ability to properly conduct the affairs of the island, the troops Will be Withdrawn. How long this will be no one ‘can say, and it may prove neces- sary to keep an armed force therefor years to come. - The same course ‘will be pursued in Porto Rico. General Brooke, it is said, will have the management 'of the af- fairs of that island. ‘ BLOCKADE WORK BY THE BADGER . She Cumin-oil's Tug, a, Schooner and a . Barge at Nuevllas. Key “Vest, Aug. 2.——The tugboat 'Childs. has arrived at Tortugas. She brought additional facts concerning» the captures by the Badger at Nuevitas. The Badger on Thursday picked up a tug, a schooner and a barge leaving Nuevitas. The tug was towing the other vessels all of which, flew Red Cross flags, and the'B'adfger found on them 382 wounded Spanish-Scldiers, who were being taken to Havana. Most of the men were se- verely wounded and in a bad way. The Badger took" them to Tortugas, where they will have every attention. The schooner Dolores, sixty tons, ar- rived here this morning in charge” of E‘nslfianrefven and four men from.the Eagle, which caught her on July 23 in govriemties bay. ' . . 5 The vessel was heavily laden 'wlth food and had sailed for Bat‘abano. A large number of papers found on her are believed to be papers of other ves- sels. - _ w THE NICARAUGA CANAL, nary. Washington, Aug. 2._—Ex-Senator ~-Warner Miller of New Yorkythe presl< ; Identiof Ithe Nicaragua Canal Commis~ sion, and Senator Morgan Of Alabama, the leading advocate of that project in Congress, had a conference on the Nic- araguan Canal question with President McKinley yesterday. The president, it is said, expmsed hlsacqulescence in the belief that the government posses- sion of the Nicaraguan canal is now necessary, and that the war and its re- sults make the canal indispensable to callers say intends to make strong rec— ommendations to Congress for legisla- tion making immediate provision for completing the canal and for ’making iit ”I59 direct propenty of the govern- men . SPAIN WILL .ACCEPT - Cabinet Met Yesterday to Prepare Re-‘ ply. Peace Expected by August; 15. Paris. Aug. 2.—It is announced in a dispatch from Madrid to the Temps that the Spanish cabinet met yesterday afternoon to draw up Spain’s answer to the United State’s reply to the peace proposals. The dispatch adds that it is believed the Spanish government will accept the terms immediately after official assent is giE‘en to them and that hostilities will be suspended in the Antilles. It is the general belief that peace will be an accomplished fact before August 15. ‘ Jernegan in France. Havre, Aug. 2.—Rev. Prescott F. Je- rnegan, the vice president and general manager of the “Electrolytic Marine Salts Company, for whose arrest on the. charge of Obtaining money under false pretenses .a. warrant was issued in Boston on July 30, arrived here by the French line steamer Navarre at six O’clock yesterday morning. He was not taken into custody, how- , ever, owing, it is said, to the lack of the necessary papers, and started for Paris by train without bein ginterfered with. No Cases of Yellow Fever to Embark. Washington, Aug. 2.—Surgeon Gener— al Sternberg says positively no yellow fever patients will be brought north. None who have had it will be allowed to embark on the transports. It is ex- ;pected that 20,000 troops will be at or four weeks. I Thorn Pays the Prnaltr. I Sing Sing, Aug. 2.——Mar-tin Thorn, the murderer of William Guldensuppe, was executed in the electric chair in the prison here at 11.17 o'clock yesterday. Thorn kept up his nerve until the last. After beingstrapped in the chair, While waiting for the current to be turned on. he prayed with his spiritual adviser. .1. Will ‘69 to. Havana In. 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BATES’ 42 “Eli“ STREET, You can find as fine an assortment of lllltlillllflemltlllllli As can be found in any Yard in the State. Look it over and get prices before going elsewhere. _ TAX COLLECTORSEV NOTICE is hereby given to all , per- sonsliable to pay taxes to the Town of N orwalk, in the County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, on the Assess- , ment List of 1897, thatI will meet them to receive said Taxes, at the following times and places, to wit: " At the store of W. S. Hanford, Eas N orwalk, (Down Town,) on Tuesday, August 30th, 1898. from 10 O’clock fore- noon until 12:30 O’clock afternoon. _At the store of J. C. Randle at Win- nipauk, on the afternoon of Tuesday, August 30th, 1898, from 3 o’clock until 4:30 O’clock. * At the store of Alphonzo, Dibble, at South Five Mile River, on the evenhg of Tuesday, August 30th, 1898, from 7 ' o’clock until 8:30 o’clock. . At the office of the Collector Opera HOuse Block, in the City of Norwalk, in said Town of Norwalk, on Wednes- day, August 3lst, 1898, from 9 o’clock forenoon until‘3 o’clock. afternoon, and from 7 until 8 o’clock in the evening. ' Mr. H. W. Kemp of Comstock Broth-' ers, N orwalk, and Mr. J. M. Layton at his office on Railroad Place, South Norwalk, are authorized to receive . ~taxes for me. - On all Taxes which shall remain un- aid after the lst day of Octdber, 189 nterest at the rate of NINE PE CENT. will be charged from the 3lst day of August, 1898, until the same shall be paid. ' . GEORGE B. ST. JOHN, Collector, In and for said Town of Norwalk, on the List of 1897. Dated at Norwalk, Conn., July 25th, 1898. - . , - NOTICE. “CITY TAXES 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, 1898, on the ratable estate liable to ' . taxation therein, that . sun In Is PAYABLE will 15, less, . 'And that‘he will be present “at/"the Water Commissioners’ Room, inthe Fairfield County National Bank Build- ing, every week day, from 9‘ a. m., to 12m. and from 2 to 5 p. m., and even- ings after July 15th, 1898, from 7.30 p. m. to 9.00 p. m., until September lst, 1898. . ., , 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. BET'I‘B. _ Collector of City Taxes. List of 1897. Falrlle'ld County autos... , ‘4 Wall St. Norwalk, Conn, . ' INCORPORAI‘ED, 1824. _ Capital, 200.000 EDWIN 0. Kaitlin, President. . DAVID B. MILLER. Vice-Presiden L. C. GREEN. Cashier. EDWIN 0. Kinsman. Mossns H. GLovn, DAVID E. MILLER. ‘ A. J. Manna. F. 81-. JOHN Looxwoon, THEODORE E. Slum, [In COLE. CHAS. FrTnIs'rnAx. Accounts of Manufacturers. Mercha and Individuals solicited. Safe Deposit Boxes fee to Drp‘osilors. DAILY TRIPS“ BETWEEN South N orwalk and New York — E: g w ._ fl; ":4 _. ..——'—=— _ a *- LE ' _-—7 :— lllll IIII'IIF‘“ ' ‘.I 5——= ul~ STEAMER— Belle Leaves South Norwalk at 7:30 a. m. ' ‘ ' LEAVES NEW YORK: 'Montauk Point within the next three I!‘ Horton. Beekman Street, 2:15 p. In. [1:30 Saturday] East 31st Street, 2:40 p‘. In. [2:00 p. m. Saturday] FARE: Single, 400. Excursion, 70c. Propeller “III" or llllllVllLK” Freight Only .- Leaves New York, Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 5.00 p. m. Leaves Norwalk, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 5.00 p. m.’ Freight. rceived from 7.00 a. m. to 5.00 p. In.
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