The Royal is the highest grade halting powder known. Actual tests show it goes one- tllird further than any other brand. ‘ ' Absolutely Pure ROYAL BAKING POWDER 60., NEW YORK. LOCAL AND OTHER NEWS Not all are of a warlike mood , 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. Edward J. Simms is spending two weeks at Mahwah, N. J. There will be dancing at the Knob to-night. To-morrow it will probably be def- initely decided as to whether or no services in the Congregational church at South Norwalk, will be held on Sun— days, August let and 28th. Miss Bella Cooney of this city, and ‘her niece, Miss Mary McAllister of Danbury, are taking a. vacation at Lakewood, N. J. The Misses Crimmins, daughters of John-D. Crimmins of New York, who are summering at their country place Firwood, at Noroton, spent yesterday 'in South Norwalk. ' Miss Sallie Staten, of Tarboro, N. 0., who has been a guest of Miss K. Olive Hutchinson, of High street, South Nor- walk, has gone to Danbury, where she 'is the guest of Miss Maud Grilfen, another of her Vassar classmates. Mrs. Alexander St. George, of this city, who has been a guest of her brother, Frank B. Beers, of Danbury, has returned home. , Julius Mignerey and Robert Hender- son, of McLean’s dry goods store, Dan- bury, have returned home after spend- fng their vacations at Rowayton. Bicyclists experienced great tribula- tion on account Of the mud on the Gregory Point road last night especial- lly those not carrying lanterns. P. O. Dwyer, of Danbury, is visiting friends in town. A sail boat consigned to Mr. Edgar Gabb came up on the Belle-Horton, last night. Mr. Gabb and family will occupy. the Davenport cottage on Bell Island. . 1 Mrs. C. A. Freeman has returned from a few days visit in Hartford. Dur- ing her absence she sang several solos in St. Peter’s church in that city. Miss Kittie Brotherton of Merwin street, is expected home to-day from a several weeks’ visit at Southington. The Putnam Hose company and friends will enjoya trolley ride next Friday evening. The names of the St. Mary’s church contributors will be distributed to- morrow in printed form. H. C. Bissell of Waterbury, and G. M. BigelOW of Webster, Mass, were in town yesterday. Prof. Toms is to give another trolley party, Tuesday, Aug. 18. The start will be made from the N oroton River bridge at 7.30, going to Broad River, then back to Roton Point and connect with the last Stamford trolley—Stam- ' ford Advocate. The Y. M. C. A. baseball team of South Norwalk and the Crescents of Mianus will have a game at Riverside this afternoon. Attorney James Barbour of Chicago, is enjoying his annual wacation trip to Gregory’s Point, where he will remain for a few days, The Putnam Hose company will as- semble at Roton Point next Friday evening for a dance. / Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Carter of this city, are visiting in lilassachusetts. Mrs. W. A. Benedict. of Union Park,- ls visiting in .Danbury. A brother of the “Great Dane” dog, which trained with Fitzsimmons the fighter, is new content on Contentment Island. And why not?‘ He is the prop- erty of J. Sherman Hoyt. The Sunday excursion of the steamer Belle Horton will, to-morrow, be to Glen Island. It will go by way of Whitestoney and the weather 'being favorable, a first-class outing is assured. l \ 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 Maine.’ ” See adv. farm for sale. ‘remember the L— The Newport Excursion advertised in to-day’s issue will be the last of the season from this section, and if the weather clerk gives it favorable con- sideration there is no doubt that the special tickets will be in great demand. Miss Annie Moore of Westport is visiting in Danbury. C. M. Arthur will conduct the ser' vices at the Cranbur y chapel to-morrow. The Winnipauk mission of. St. Paul’s church are holding their annual picnic to-day. The Misses Maud and Lulu Gregory who have been visiting in Wilton, have returned home. Miss Elizabeth Lehre of New York, is visiting Miss Jennie Hollehean of South Norwalk. W. H. Jones, of New York, is a guest of South Norwalk friends. Mrs. Silas W. Brown, of Main street, has been visiting in Bridgeport. Charles W. Seymour and family, of Taylor avenue, have been spending a week in New. Jersey. Miss Ella Worden has returned from a visit with Mrs. W. B. Penney, of Southport. Miss Harriet Nichols of New York, is visiting Miss Elizabeth Hoyt ofMain' S treet. Selectman Merrill and . Attorney Walsh are attending a meeting of Fair- field County Democrats-fin Bridgeport to-day. . The schooner, Rowena: is at, Hill» & Hubbell’s wharf with a load of lumber. g The sidewalk in front of the triangu- lar piece of property near the armory and fronting on West avenue is in a wretched condition. In responding to the alarm of fire this morning Hope Hose ran into a wagon standing in front of the Holmes, Keeler & Selleck Co. store. Beyond a short delay to the fire laddies no dam- age was done. The Phoenix Engine company is ne- gotiating for the service of the steamer Medea for a sail on the Sound. The track at the Fair Grounds was heavy last night, but the dashes by the several trotters were satisfactory. A speed trial will take place at the same track next Monday evening. A party who gave his name as Vetail J acamo was arrested at an early hour this morning while stealing apples from an orchard at the C. T. Raymond place at Elmgrove. Miss Helen L. Curtis and Miss Anna E. Curtis are visiting with Edwin Bennett at Madison N. J. Catherine M. Wright died at her home On France street, last night, aged about 20 years. She was a daughter of the late Abe Wright of this city. To avoid a collision with a carriage in which were seated a man and wo- man, when the truck driver was on his way to the fire this morning, he swung his team into Brook street and around and up Mill Hill losing thereby some little time in an. swering a false alarm from box 43. Veteran bill-poster John F. Buxton is having a bill-board placed on the building at the east end of the Wall street bridge. 'A special meeting of the Norwalk Fire police 'will be held next VVednes- day night to make arrangements for a trolley ride and shore dinner. Irving, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Searies, is dangerously illat his home on France street. James J. Barbour and family of“, at the Dorlon» Chicago, are guests House, Gregory’s Point. (Rev. Curtis H. Dickens of Ports- mouth, N. H. is visiting at the home of David Austin in Silver Mine. A ‘ V The Weather. Fair to-night and Sunday; cooler Sunday morning. '.neck is another double ruche A Black Surah Cloak. . :5 Long cloaks are very much used now, not only for traveling, but for general wear and for driving. They are useful garments, but require to be well made and of good material. Our illustration, taken from Harper’s Ba.— zar, shows one of the newest styles made of black surah, and long enough to entirely cover the gown it is worn over. There is a round yoke made of tucked black surah, and trimmed around the shoulders with a full double ruche of surah. Around! the Offitlie surah', forming a wide ruff. ' :1" , The body. of the .cloak is made of bro- caded ’surah, "so transparent that it 'fective under the black. .._‘ .9, " OUTDOOR COSTUME. WITH BLACK SURAH CLOAK PROM HARPBI'S BAZAR shows the lining through it, and the lining of salmon-pink satin is very ef- There are no buttons, the cloak being fastened with hooks under the full folds. One of the odd features is. seen in the sleeves, made ‘of plain black surah in accordion pleats that hang straight from the shoulders, full and Wide, and long enough to completely cover the sleeves of the waist. The belt also is of black surah, fastened in front with a large rosette.- . ' To w'eanwith'this cloak is a round hat of black straw, with the brim turn- ' ed ,‘upat the back,‘ and trimmed with. plaid ribbonshwhit'e silk quills; and a large blackbird. ' SuNo'Av AT THE CHURCHES. FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH:- Thomas‘ K. Noble, pastor—Services at 10:30 a.m. The Rev. Joel S. Ives, of Stratford, will occupy the pulpit. No evening service. Sunday school at 12 m. SOUTH N ORWALK BAPTIST CHURCH. Morning service at 10:30. E. R. Ben- nett will ofiiciate and will preach on the subject of “Growth.” Quartette, “No Shadows Yonder,” by Gaul. ‘ Of- fertory solo, “0, Rest in the Lord.” An interesting programme has been , arranged for. the evening service at 7:30 as follows: Anthems, “The Shad- ows of the Evening Hour,” by Shellyf “As Pants the Heart,” from Spohr’s Crucifixion. Solo with cello obligato, “Over the Stars There is Rest,” Abt, Miss Lizzie Beers. Anthem, “Sing J c- hovah’s Praises,” Emerson. There will be a short address by Mr. Bennett On the subject of “Light Restored.” GRACE CHURCH—The Sunday ser— vice-on Sunday at 10.30 a. m., will be cond noted by the Rev. Canon Knowles of Trinity Parish, New York. Music, Buck’s Te Deum in C, anthem “By Babylon’s Wave,” Gounod. ”There will be no evening service. " NORWALK M. E. CHURCH—Frank A Scofield pastor. Preaching 10:30 and 7:30 by the pastor: Everybody’s meet~ ing at 9:30. Sunday school at 12. Epworth League Service at 9:30. ‘ A V —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.~ No company offers better chances than The Joseph Ladue Gold Mining 6r. Development company of Yukon. This company owns placer claims yielding $12 per. cubicfoot, 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. vMichael. All of our readers who are interested should read the advertisement in this issue, and also write for prospectus. —o———————¢_a -0»—~——,————-- Unclaimed Letters. The following letters remain un- claimed at the Norwalk post oflice Aug. 13th, 1898. .l ' . Miss Alice Aga, Miss Gertrude Brit-to, Mr. Jess Britto, Miss Eliza Cotrell, Harry—16 Mandlin St, Mrs. 'L. J. Shaw, Miss Em'ina With. B. S. KEITH, P. M. um City Advertise mTHn Guerra. —All the Successful Merchants at. in the Klondike region, False Alarm, , When lineman Burr pulled up the ~are light in front of the residence Of Col. Samuel Daskam, shortly after 11 o'clock this'mOruing, box 43, located" an the same pOle, began to send in an‘ alarm for the fire department. The fire companiesresponded prompt- ly, but found no fire. It is surmised that the mechanism in the box was started by a jar from the outside, as it started to ring every time the door was closed. Bishop Tierney Chosen. At the last session of the national convention of the Catholic Total Ab- stinence Union, in Fanuel Hall, Bos- ton, yesterday, Bishop Tierney of Hart- ford was elected president. The Italian arrested in South N or.- walk last night for stealing apples was fined $5 in the Town Court this morn- ing. He paii up and was discharged. V ’ Serviceable Linen Sula. The Donegal linens of everlasting wear are made into stylish tailor-cos- tumes, plain, braid-trimmed, flouncod, finished with ruflles, bordered with linen, lace insertions, or with yoke, or vest and rovers of white duck, the Miss Mary Ellen Slgsbee, second daughter of Captain Charles D. Sigs- bee, formerly of the Maine, but now of the auxiliary cruiser St. Paul, is winning golden encomlums for her ex- cellent work in the field of art. Last season Miss Sigsbee came to New York and entered the Art League in competition for the life class scholar- ship. which she won with a. sketch in skirt completed by many bias rOWs of the linen piped with the duck. Vestin-gs of lighter linen than that used for whole suits come in_basket weaves in red, green, ecru, cream, etc, with dots or lines of black, blue, or dark brown. The Galatea trtlls are again. made into cycling, boating, and sea-beach. morn- ing suits for women as well as chil- dren. Living Without a. Stomach. At Zurich there lives a woman who was deprived of her stomach five 'months ago-by Professor Schlatter, of that city. It was a. daring operation. buther only chance of life. The mys- tery is how She contrives to exist, but sheds well, eats well, and has gained fish Sines she lost her stoma-cmgfile secret is that'the Professor, afte re- movingptho stomach, joined the intes- tine to the digestive tube. It was known that digestion is not completed in the stomach, but goes on in the in- testine, by means of the pancreatic Juice. and the intestine now dbes duty for a. stomach. The woman lives chief- ly- on. milk, bouillon, and meat out small. I ... I» ‘--§ ." -—Live_ Merchants keep. their names before the Public. An Advertisement in THE GAZETTE will be read. vx MANY LETTERS Are Received From People Cured by Favorite Remedy. It is an everyday occurrence for men and women to Write and say that Dr. David Kennedy’s Favorite Rem- edy has cured them after the best phy- siolans have made utter failures: The . most remarkable "' cures have been in ' Kidney, Liver, Bladder and Uri- nary Diseases, . Rheume ti 5 m and Constipa- tion. Many people say they have been cur- cd of pain in the smallof the back, of fre- quent. desire to . \urinatepf pain in paSsing wat- eg. Others say that t eir urine no onger . K‘stains linen, and that there is no sediment or cloudy condition at the bottom of the vessel after their urine has stood 24 hours. Still other sufferers will be glad to know that this great medicine can be had at ’druggists for $1 abottle. ne bottle will cure ordinary cases, while in severe ga§§§ it is sometimes necessary to take more. SAMPLE BOTTLE FREE—If. ou wish to test Favorite Remedy be ore buying it, send our full postoflice ad- dress to the Dr. avid Kennedy Corpo- ration. Readout, N. Y., and mention M2“: paper. We will the mail you a sample bottle free, as wel as circulars giving full directions for its use. Every reader can depend on the genuineness of this liberal offer, and all who suffer from any of the diseases mentioned above,.especially those whose troubles are considered chronic, should take ad- vantage of it at once. $50 FOR A PUBLIC SCALE! Mr. Harris makes a liberal offer in order to refute false charges. I hereby offer to contribute $50 to- ward the purchase of a public scale on which all Coal, etc. shall be weighed by a public weigher. Such a scale can be put up for $130, and it will insure to all purchasers their full weight. I olfer this in the interest of the public, and for my own protection against false charges made by my com- petltors. ‘ . I hereby publicly petition the au- thorities to make a suitable ordinance compelling the dealers to use this scale when erected. COAL, $5.00 PER TON. - Having made this price, the public, for‘its own protection, as well as in justice to me, ought to give me its patronage. n. alums... Two YARDS, south lonVIALK All) neutron. PHONE CALL, 31-5. Folrllohl county llallonal Bank 44 Wall St.. Norwalk. Conn. INCORPOBAI ED. 1824. Capital. 210.000 EDWIN 0. Kuwait, President. ‘ DAVID B. MILLER. Vice.President, L. C. GREEN. Cashier EDWIN 0. Kenna. Masses H. GLovxn. DAVID B. MILLER, A. J. Meagan. F 812103: Loonwoon, TnnononnlE. SMITH. m Conn. CHAS. F. Tutsrasu. Accounts of Manufacturers. Mercha and Individuals solicited. Safe Deposit Boxes fee to Depositors. O. E. Wilson, Real Estate and Invest- . . ment Agent, . . Room 3 GAZETTE BUILDING. NORWALK, - - - CONN MONEY TO LOAN- ‘ J. HAL -Z- INSURANCE. TAX COLLECTOR’S N flTIll. 1 NOTICE is hereby given to all per- sons liable 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, that I will meet them to receive said Taxes, at the following times and places, to wit: YAt the store of W. S. Hanford, East, l\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. Rendle at Wine 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 evening * of Tuesday, August 30th, , 1898, from 7 o’clock until 8:30 o’clock. At the office. of the Collector Opera House Block, 1n the City of Norwalk, In said Town of N orwalk, 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- paid after the lst 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, In and for said Town of Norwalk, on the List of 1897. Dated at Norwalk, Conn., July 25th, 1898. ' NOILCE. , CITY Exits ‘ ' 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 Mayorfor "the collection , of the tax laid by said city, March 7th, 1898, on the ratable estate liable ' to ‘ taxation therein, that - < 8|ng 'I'IX lS-PIY‘IBLE JULY l5, I390, .. .- _ And that he will be present at the, , Water Commissioners’ Room," in the ' Fairfield County National Bank Buildv ing, every week day from 9 a. m., ito 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 to 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 of City Taxes, List of 1897. BUGDEATH. Is a non-poisonous Powder that effec- 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. Farming Utensils. Full line of Mowers, Ted- ders. Harrows and Cultivators : Rakes. MEEICER COAL CO, SMITH STREET, NORWALK. DAILY TRIPS BETWEEN South N orwalk and New York Belle STEAM Leaves South Norwalk at 7:30 a. m. LEAVES N Ew. YORK: ,r. Horton. -1 Beekman Street, 2:15 p. 111. [1:30 Saturday] East 31st Street, 2:40 p. m. [2:00 p. 111. Saturday] FARE: Single, 40c. Excursion, 7.00. Propallor.‘l0ll¥ 0F llllllWALK” Fraighl Only Leaves New York, Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 5,001). m. Leaves Norwalk, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 5.00 p. m. ' , ' Freight rceived from 7.00 a. m. to 5.00 p. m. .
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