The Royal is the highest grade baking powder known. Actual tests show it. goes one- tbird further than any other brand. Absolutely Pure ROYAL BAlfilNG POWDER 00., NEW YORK. LOCAL AND OTHER NEWS Not all are of a warlike mood _ And seek the Victor’s crovvn; ._ For GAZETTE Want Ads will bring them jobs ' .And keep them safe in town. PUT IT IN THE GAZETTE. Miss Nellie Sandman, of Riverhead, L. I., isa guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. Gusowski, of Main street. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Colburn, of Middletown, are guests of Henry F. 'Colburn, of East avenue. Mrs. Ida S. Keep and daughter, who ‘have been sojourning among the moun- tains, have returned to their home in Washington street. Mrs. Phoebe Crabbe, mother of Cap- tain Cyrus E. Crabbe, will celebrate the one-hundred and first anniversary of her birthday Friday. Mrs. R. T. Underhill of East Orange, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Marvin. Frederick W.- Gorham and family, of Katcnah, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. E; E. Gorham, of East Norwalk. Miss Sadie Mead, of Binghamton, N. Y., is visiting her uncle John .Bouv ton, of Norwalk. Henry Linxweiler, .of Danbury, has been spending a few days in South Norwalk. Miss Lillia A. Jackson, cf Yonkers, N. Y., is visiting her uncle, Mr. N. M. Jackson, of Clay street. A number of Norwalk peOple attend- ed a lawn fete given by St. John’s church at Noroton last night. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Newkirk and Miss Edna Sherwood left to-day for Monti- cello, New York, where they will spend three weeks. Mrs. W. F. Ambler will substitute during August in the First Methodist Episcopal church, for Mrs. Dunning, who is taking her vacation. Harry St. John, of Elizabeth street, is visiting in Lisbon, N. H. Miss Alice Lyon has returned froma visit to Miss Belle Robbins, who is en- joying a summer outing at Branford Point. Rev. W. H. Lynch, of Waterbury, is a guest at the St. Mary’s parochial res- idence on West avenue. Miss Clementine Cholwell has gone to the White Mountains. The Sunday school of Grace church will be closed during August and there will be no evening service during the month. Ollie Stanley took a party out on his sail-boat yesterday, for a sail around the Norwalk Islands. Sacred Heart services will he held at St. Mary’s church Friday morning. W. N. Simons spent yesterday at Roxbury. . Major James-K. Crofut of Simsbury, has been spending a few days in town. Mrs. Charles S. Trowbridge is visit- ing her sister, ‘Mrs. Glover Sanford, in Bridgewater. Miss Fanniebelle Curtis who has been spending several months abroad will sail for home Saturday, August 27, on the Cnuard line steamer Etruria. Miss Curtis is supervisor of kindergarten in the Brooklyn schools which position she will resume on her return home. About thirty of the young ladies who took part in the recent lawn fete of the Catholic club, paid a visit to the lawn fete at Noroton given under the direction of Rev. Father O’Brien. They were royally treated. At the mid-week meetii'ig in the Con- gregational chapel on Thursday even- ing next the subject will be “Thinking no Evil.” The Pastor will conduct the meeting and Mr. George R. Barnum will open the theme. The question of dis-continuing the sabbath evening services during the month of August will also be considered and definitely settled. A full attendance is requested. 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. 0 Chief Bradley is at Glen Island to— day, and Captain Dann is subbing for __him. Miss Grace M. Ellis, daughter of Rev. E. J. Ellis, pastor of the Danbury Advent Christian church, and well known in South N orwalk, was married to Mortimer C. Webb, of Danbury, Monday evening, the ceremony being performed by the father of the bride. MasterVWard DeKlyn, of Danbury, is visiting his grandfather, Charles DeKlyn, at his cottage on Pine Ledge. Miss Jessie Pickett, who has been a guest of her sister in this city for a week, has returned to her home in Danbury. Dr. and Mrs. W. L. Weed have gone to the Catskills for a two weeks’ visit. Miss Mary E. Woolley of Wesleyan college will deliver an address before the LaMont club in the South N orwalk Congregational church, next Sunday. Three hundred feet of iron bound fence has been laid on the east side of the Connecticut turnpike. Mrs. John H. Ferris will entertain the Pine Ledge Whist club at the club house to-morrow afternoon. The Schooner thbe Ann,. with a load of sand arrived at the South Nor- walk wharf this morning. The Ladies of the Norwalk Yacht club are playing whist at the club house this afternoon. ' Brower & Worden are out with a new and artistically painted delivery wagon. Moses the driver is as proud of his craft as was Moses of old with his ark. ‘ Raymond & Sons propose securing new barn facilities on Hoyt street. What was known as the McSherry place on Butler street is being re- shingled. The fence on the north side of the Miss Baird institute for young ladies is being repainted. The. loss by fire to Horace and Emily Cox, owners of the Summit House at Bell Island, insured through the agen- cy of Jacob M. Layton, has been ad- justed to the full amount of the policy. The police have been asked to ap- prehend a girl who has run away from her home in Port Chester. The N orwalk Camera club will hold a meeting of importance this afternoon at 4 o‘cloCk, at the residence of Mrs. Lingan, Woodward avenue. V Wilton. Mrs. T. F. Gilbert and Miss Florence Gilbert were the guests of Mrs. Au- gustus Mei-win at Hickory Blulf on Monday. Mrs. Franceska N esbitt, Miss Helen Nesbitt, and Arthur Nesbitt, of Mt. Vernon, are the guests of Mrs. J. M. Betts. The Wilton Branch of the New Ha- ven Sanitary commission met with Miss Zelma Thayer on Tuesday. The young ladies have made a large amount ,of necessary clothing for our soldiers, which is being forwarded to the head- quarters at New Haven. Contributions of jellies and other wholesome dainties are earnestly solicited. All communi- cations should be addressed to, the secretary, Miss Georgianna Comstock, North Wilton, Conn. ' Mrs. Rufus Raymond and daughter,- of Greenwich, are the guests of Miss Anna Hyatt. Miss Abby Rundle has returned from an outing in New York state and will pass the remainder of the summer with her aunt, Miss Carpenter. . Mrs. L. T. Holmes, Miss Holmes,and Lindsley Holmes, of Elmira, are the guests of Mrs. H. G. Thomson. A ‘ er Belden Hill. Rev. Lewis Gregory, of Lincoln, Neb., is visiting his brother, J. C. Gregory. Bessie and Ruth Treadwell, of LyonsPlains, are visiting their grand- mother, Mrs. Frank Brady. 3 NEW YORK LETTER. Special Correspondence. Mer- I'When President King of the chants’ Association told Mayor Van Wyck that there were 40,000.000 per- sons in the United States who had nev— er seen the city of New York and had an unfavorable opinion of it, the mayor asked why. Mr. King replied that they , think it is a. corrupt city. The mayor then laid .the blame on the metropoli- tan newspapers, which, 'he said, pub- lish all the bad things that are done here, and do not afterwards take the trouble to correct the false impression created. But even Mayor Van Wyck can take no exception to the way the New York newspapers are supporting the work of the Merch‘ants’ Associa- tion. This is an organization for the purpose of advertising the city of New York in order to attract visitors and increase trade. It is domg its work well and the newspapers are giving it the most loyal support, realizing the fact that if New York is to retain its commercial supremacy, it must ever be vigilant and meet the competition of other and no less enterprising cit- ies. At a time when war is making a neWS sensation every day, the papers here are devoting columns to this as- sociation. One of the results of their active co-operation is the fact that Mayor Van Wyek himself has woke up to the importance of the «movement, and has assured a delegation represent- ing the association, of his lively inter- estrin, and sympathy with, its work, and of his desire to co-operate in every way he could. \Vatching Cyclers. A growing Sunday amusement in this city is to line up along the Boulevard and see the bicyclists go by. Fashion— ably dressed men and women stand in groups or 'stroll along separately or in pairs, While hundreds of cyclists and cyclistes glide by, forming an ever- changing. particolored panorama. of human nature of every possible phase. For the most part the crowd is respect- ful and attentive, and only gives 'ven: to its emotions with half suppressed “Abs!" and “Ohs!” as some particular- ly fantastic costume on a slight, fe- male figure flashes past. And the an- cient stout gentleman, who sits erect in his: gray suit, ilbe small boy who rides with his body horizontal, and im- agines he is a “searcher," the tandem lovers, and the bronzed and alert po- liceman, all receive proper attention. We doult. whether Rotten Row or the Bois is ever graced with such earnest spectators and such varied dramatis personao to look upon. And so Sunday after Sunday the crowd lines up with unfailing regularity for its bicycle mat- inee. 'l'hc‘MaI-tins to lee in England. The Bradley Martins, having lived so much abroad, now announce this condi- tion permanent, .and have therefore bought a: magnificent house in London. Well, their money may be missed, but not its oWners. It is surprising to see the humblei'fn'igin of theseworshipers of foreign style. Bradley Martin is the son of an old fashioned Albany cashier, while his wife is the daughter- of an equally old fashioned lumber dealer. who, by economy and industry, became a multi—millionaire. How these old fashioned capitalists would have been shocked could they have knoWn that their hard earned wealth would be spent in a. foreign land! It now ap- pears that 'thet'grand costume ball that the Bradley Martins gave last year at the Waldorf-Astoria was intended as a social farewell, but perhaps the country can get on without them. 1.”— 600 Typewriters in One Company. The constant increase in typewriting is one of the features'of the present day, and the Metropolitan Life Insur- ance Company has 600 machines in ser- vice. Typewriters, however, are in- creasing in numbers .far too rapidly, and it is estimated that nearly one thousand are now out of employment in this city. Stenography generally ac- companies typewriting and brings in- crease of pay. Chauncey M. Depew and ‘ other leading business men never trav- el without a private secretary posses- sing both of these equipments, and the pay under such conditions is generally $25 per week, but ordinarily typewrit- ers do well to earn onen-half or even one-third of this rate. . Elbridg‘é 1‘. Gerry Didn’t Sell. Among those who did not rush at the top of their speed to sell their steam yachts to :the government when the present war broke out was Elbridge T. Gerry, formerly Commodore of the New York Yacht Club. Mr. Gerry owns the handsome and comfortable steam yacht Electra, which is one of the most satisfactory craft of her kind ever launched. She may be seenin the afternoon lying off. the New York Yacht Club anchorage at the foot of East Twenty—sixth street. That is to say, she is there when she is not. at Newport. It is hardly likely that the war alarm will prevent Mr. Gerry from making his customary summer cruises. He seldom goes further from ,New York than Bar Harbor, and in spite of all reports it seems highly "improbable that the Spanish warships will inter- fere with him. ‘ The Elevated Operates the Bridge. The Brooklyn Bridge Railroad will no longer be operated by the city of New York. Under a. contract entered into by Bridge Commissioner Shea and the receiver of. the Brooklyn Elevated railroad, and ratified by the supreme court, the Brooklyn Elevated has taken possession of the bridge railroad and will operate it, paying $20,000 a, year for track privileges and ten cents a car toll. The city will be relieved of the heavy expense of operating the railroad and it is hoped. that a. deficit in the finances of the bridge will be avoid- ed. ' CYRUS THORP. The Maid—“Miss Ethel is not in, air. " but I'll tell'her you called." Algy—“Aw—thanks. "my, please, no. you won’t forget it.” A h. Tell her right ' \ SMOKELESS POWDER FOR THE NAVY The Deparnnent Yesterday Decided to Purchase a Million Pounds. ‘Washington, Aug. 3.—T.he operations of the military and naval forces of the United States in the war have taught the Federal authorities many valuable lessons, not :the least of which is the great benefit derived by the use Of smokeless powder. The naval adminis- tration has been studying the smoke- less powder question in all its aspects for several years, but practical experi- ence was not had until the siege of San- tiago to demonstrate how necessary this brand of explosive is for the pur- pose of warfare. As a result of the re- newed consideration in the light of what‘was demonstrated 'at Santiago, particularly by the New Orleans, the only vessel of the American fleet using the new expl-Osive. the navy department decided to purchase 1,000,000 pound-s of smokeless powder for general distri- bution among the‘ships of the service. The requirements of the navy are 3,- 500,000 pounds, so that powder of the smokeless variety will fill less than a. third-of the. magazine space on the va- rious war vessels. Eighty cents a. pound is the estimate made by the navy department for the entire contract, thus insuring an expenditure of $800,000 for the initial con-tract. . CHANGES AT THE NAVY YARD. Large Contracts to Be Awarded Shortly ' by Secretary Long. Washington, Aug. 3,—Con'tracts for nearly $760,000 worth of work at the New York navy yard will be awarded by Secretary Long during the next few weeks. The principal job is the repair of timber dock No. 2, which is in need of a new entrance and extensive alter- ations. The dock has been in use but a few years, and is already in bad con- ‘ dition. This work will not be under- taken until the new -ti-mber dock iscom- pleted. The contractor’s time on that structure expires in about two weeks, and the experts betleve there will be no delay in the delivery of the dock to the government. The other contracts are for two new storage houses to cost. $70,000; the ex- tension of the railway system, $25,000, and for a. crane, $100,000. It has not been decided whether a. travelling crane or a floating crane will be built. The engineers favor the latter. Again Tom Reed. Portland, Me., Aug. 3.—The Repub- licans of the First district of Maine held their convention here yesterday. After preliminary business the name of Mr; Reed was presented to the con- vention by Hon. J. W. Symonds of Portland. The nomination was secon- ded by Hon. H. H. Burbank of Saco, and Mr. Reed's name was accepted by acclamati-on amid much enthusiasm. Later, Mr. Reed appeared on the floor of the hall. He was greeted with deaf- ening applause, which prevailed until he began to speak. Then some one shouted: “Take‘ the platform!” “No." said Mr. Reed. “Let me have my may once," and the convention broke into laughter. ‘ - A Noted Violinist Here. New York, Aug. 3.-Ovlde Musln. the violinist, was a. passenger on the stea- mer Westernland. which arrived Tues- day m'ornlng. He comes to this coun- try to introduce the system of instruc- tion pursued by him at the Royal Con- servatory of Music at Liege. Belgium, where he holds the position of first pro- fessor. . M. Mu‘sin will also be heard in con- cert, making his first appearance at the Worcester Musical Festival) in Septem- ber. This will be M. Musin’s first ap- pearance in America. since his tour around the world, which lasted five years. Catholics Fear is Massacre Washington, Aug. 3.‘-—-The war and navy departments have received cable dispatches through Cardinal Rampolla, the private secretary of the pope, ex- pressing anxiety for the safety of the bishops and other clergy at Cavite. The Vatican has received information to the effect that Aguinaldo and his forces have planned the massacre of the Catholics. Immediately upon the receipt of the dispatches from Cardinal Rampolla the authonities sent cablegramsdo General ‘Merritt and Admiral Dewey to take every means to prevent Aguinaldo from harming the Catholics. A Threatened Coal Strike. Ptttsburg, Aug. 3.-—If 'the coal opero ators of the Pittsburg district do not conform to the terms of the Chicago agreement by August 10, five~ thous- and miners will be ordered to strike. This is the decision of the convention of United Miners of this district now in session here, and a series of strikes is to be inaugurated in the Young dis- trict, the third pool. A Sic-ever Capslzed. Syracuse, Aug. 3,—As an engine of the Rome, W'atertown and Ogdensburg Railroad was shifting cars from the Syracuse train to through train No. 7, from Utica, at Richland yesterday morning, the through sleeper from Syr- acuse to Clayton, mounted the rail and tipped over on its side. dTwo passengers were severely injur- e . A Royal “'edding. Coburg, Aug. 3.—-Duke Ernest Gun- ther of Schleswig-Holstein, brother of the empress of Germany, was married at the Court church here yesterday to Princess Dorothea Marie Henrietta Augustine Louise of Saxe-Coburg. The wedding breakfast took place in the throne room of the palace. The Alabama Election. Birmingham, Aug. 3.—-Sixty out of 66 counties in the state have been heard from as to Monday’s election, though the reports from none are as yet com- plete. Reports from the partial returns re- ceived dndicalé a Democratic majority of. between fifty and sixty thou-sand. , Th" Swanial'th Ar}- Quiet. London, Aug. 3.-—A dispatch to the Daily News from Gibraltar says that the cheapening of bread throughout Spain-has restored comparative pros- perity and the. country. ls, quiet. ." .‘l THE? E v sumo GAZETTE,“ W‘ OLD AGE , - When people get old their blood becomes It gets full of acids and impurities, and those things cause Rheumatism. Kidney Urinary and' Bladder Diseases come also, and aged men and women suffer untold aches and Premature death is nearly always due . . 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This offer is genuine, DAILY TRIPS; BETWEEN South N orwalk and New York STEAMER— IIIIIIF‘" Belle Horton. Leaves South Norwalk at 7:30 a. m. LEAVES NEW YORK: Beekman Street, 2:15 p. In. [1:30 Saturday] East 31st Street, 2:40 p. m. [2:00 p. m. Saturday] FARE: Single, 400. Excursion, 700. Propeller “GITY' 0F llllllVlllK” Freight i H I 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. m. . Falrllold county Iatlonal Bank a Wall St... Norwalk, Conn. nYOOBPQRATED..1824. Capital, 200.000 EDWIN 0.'Kilun',”Pfesident. _ ' ' DAVID B. MILLER, Vice~President, L. C. GREEN. Cashier Eowm 0. Karma-.3. Mossns H. Gtovzn. DAVID E. Minus, A. J. Manna. F. 81-. Joan Loonwoon, Tnnonoan E. 8mm. In 001.3. CHAS. F. Tnisrnm. Accounts of Manufacturers. Mercha and Individuals solicited. Safe Deposit Boxes fee to Depositors. Fawcett’s Millinery Parlors. 33 MAIN STREET, NORWALK. Special Sale oi TRIMMED HATS. ALL THIS .WEEK. ELEGANT TRIMMEli HATS, use up. FLOWERS. F EATHERS, RIBBONS and All N ovelties; gCall and see us and youlwill be de- ighted with the B arguins'YouWill Get. MRS. w. FAWCETT, Agent. 3 U G D EA | H . Is a non-poisonous Powder that efiecb tually takes the place of Paris Green and other dangerous insect powders. It is sure death to the Potato,Squash and Cucumber Bugs, Currant and To- mato Worms, also other plant-eating pests. Fhrming- Utensils. run line of Mowers, Ted. ders, Harrows and Cultivators Rakes. MEEKER (XML 00, SMITH STREET, NORWALK. TA A P. W. BATES’ 42 “1503mm, You can find as fine an assortment of unneiIallcemeternrl , A3 can be found in any Yard in the State. Look it over'and get . prices before going. elsewhere. l TAX COLLECTOR’S - Nflllllli. 3 NOTICE is hereby given to all per- sons liable to pay taxes to the Town of Norwalk, in the County of Fairfield and State‘of Connecticut, on the Assess- ment List of 1897, that I will meet them . to'receive said Taxes, at the following times and places, to wit: ' ‘ At the store of W. S. Hanford, East , Norwalk, (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- n1pauk, 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 evening 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 N orwalk, on Wednes- - day, August 31st, 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, Norwalk, and Mr. J. M. Layton at his office on Railroad Place, South. N orwalk, are authorized to receive taxes for me. On all Taxes which shall remain un- paid after the 1st day of October, 1898,, interest at the rate of NINE PER CENT. will be charged from the 3lst day of August, 1898, until the same shall be paid. GEORGE B. ST. JOHN, Collector, Inand for said Town . of Norwalk, on the List of 1897. Dated at Norwalk, Conn.,' July 25th, ”0105- , CITY lixrs 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 ‘ SIIII TIX IS PAYIBLE JIILY l5, l898, And that he will be ~present at the Water Commissioners’ Room, in the Fairfield County National Bank Build-l 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. BE'r'rs, :Collectorof. City Taxes. List-of 1897. ‘
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