TllEEVWENlNG GAZETTE ABSOLUTELY I RoYAL Makes the food more delicious and wholesome ROYAL BAKING POWDER 60., NEW YORK. BAKING POWDER “RE A LOCAL AND OTHER NEWS 1 M1. and Mrs Theodore Byxbee have been \ 1siting in l\l1ddleuou 11 Miss Sadie Cashew of South Norwalk, Dav in Bethe]. " spent New Year’s ,———- Mrs. A. R. Malkin will entertain the I .Friday Evening VVhist club on the evening of Jan. 13. Mrs. W. A. Curtis has been enter-- taining Miss Pauline Lewis of Strat— ford. Boys wanted to sell~the EVENING GAZETTE. Carl Schaub treated a number of his friends to a fine New Year’s d‘nner on Sunday. James Cousins who has suffered a stroke of paralysis was taken to a New York hospital on Friday last. u Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hyatt, of East Norwalk, gave a New Year’s dinner in honor of their guests, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Hatfield, of Newark, N. J. The official board of the Methodist church will hold a meeting next Wed- nesday evening. The fourth quarterly conference of the church will be held on the evening of January 131h. Joseph Crucct. who has been a guest of Mr. and Mrs. George J. Bailwitz, of ProspeCt avenue, is recovermg from his recent illness with appendicitis. A The operation which was performed ’ by Drs. Tracey Hitchcock, Bean and Higgins, was in every way successful. Boys wanted to, sell the E1 .-‘.\..\*G GAZETTE. Congressman Hill is ill with the grip in Washington. The Central Club kept open yesterday and in the evening a delight? ful programme of vocal and instru— mental music was rendered. house , Old W'ell H. A: L. Co., and Putnam Hose company kept open house yesterday and entertained a large number of friends. William Gormley died this morning at his home on Prospect avenue, aged 32 years. VVillian E. Sibley died at his home on Main street, Sunday, aged 65 years. He was at one time watchman at the Union Mills. __ Mr. and Mrs. E. Hubbell Hotchkiss and daughter Gertrude, of Arch street, attended a dinner party in New York, 1 Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. G.’\V. Butterworth and son, who have been spending the past week with Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Betts, returned to their home in New York, to-day. Miss Effie Lane is ill at her home on the Green and was unable to attend the regular session of the Girls’ Needle- work club, Saturday morning. I Prof. Gilbeit- C. Newell will give a masquerade party to his pupils Friday afternoon of this week, in Lockwoed’s hall. .. _ .. Miss Julia Lockwood attended a the- atre party made up of several college friends in New York Saturday. The mar r iagc of Miss Cassie Demm- est and Mr‘i“ Genige Barnum new of Philadelphia, and f011"1101ly v. 1th Spen— cer and company, of this city, will take place early in February. When near Ba 1’stter drug store Sun- day afternoon, the trolley pole of the “ Governor’s ” car, on the Tramway line, slipped from the overhead wire T and despite the efforts of the motor- man, became entangled in the railroad bridge over Washington street. Con- siderable power was‘ necessitated to draw the car out of its predicament. '\ The Arion Singing society enter- tained with melody the Arlons from Stamford, at their hall in South Nor- walk, Sunday night. ~ Miss Jean Gregory accompanied by her guest Miss Lucy Harrison of Atlanta,Georgia,returned to Wellesley College to-day. A New Year’s Eve party was held at the Cholwell residence on High street, Saturday evening. There will be no rehearsal by the Haydn Musical club this evening on account of the rehearsal of Rebekah. IraF. Hoyt of Derby, is spending the day with his father, I. M. Hoyt, of A South N orwalk Seymour Curtis spent New Year’s Day the guest of his sister, Miss Fan- , 1 niebelle Curtis, of Brooklyn. THE liATHlllIlI ELUB Give Their Fourth Annual Recepflon in Locks . wood’s Hall WAS ABI.Y CON DUCTED. A Large Number of Guests Danced to Sweet Strains of Music. The fourth annual reception of the Catholic club was held'in Loekwood’s hall, last evening. twas one of the most enjoyable dances yet given by this popular and growing organization. A large number of members of the club and their guests were present, and danced to the sunset strains of music of Smythe's orchestra. The arrangements were perfect and. reflected great credit upon floor direct— or E. W. Kelly, Jr., and 11's ass'sz'tnts Messrs. Frank Kelly, Frank Finnegan, William Reilly and Edward Cahill. Among those piesent w ere eneticed: Mr. and Mrs s. VV.J J. Tracey, Mr. and Mrs. D. N. Honnecker, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Magner, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hunt, Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Riordan, Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Lyon, Mr. Mrs. James Madden, M1sses Margaret Clavcn, Fanme McCann, Julia O’Sulli- van, Mamie TVs-rd, Helena Millard; Agnes Barrett, Nellie Shechan, Julia Loughlin, Alice O’Ileilly, Kitt1c O’Sul- livan, Mollie Sheehan, Alice O’Con- nell, Julia May Brennan, Mamie and Elizabeth Hoskins, Bessie Maloney, Miss Hennessey, Mrs. ine McKenna of Providence, Rose and Delia Stein, Mamie Kelly; Messrs. Fin- negan,vWalsh, P. F. Masterson, John. Vi’ehle, E. J. Murphy, W. O’R‘eilly, Dr. T. A. Riordan, ..F Hands, Wm. Bellen, Harry Drozer, Wm. Cahill, Edward Cahill, John Dowd, L. Mc- Grein, John 'Honney, Charles Steig- muller, Vernon Miller, Michael Hew- ard, W. E. Sheehan, B. C. Feeney David Cassassa, T. Cavanagh, John Barrett, Charles and Frank Kelly and and Exncr, Cather- others. ‘v To-Night and To-morrow Night, And each day and night dining this Week you can get at any druggist's, Kemps Balsam for the Throat and Lungs. acknowledged to be the most successful remedy ever sold fei Coughs, Cro.,1p Bronchitis, Asthma and Con- sumption. Get a bottle to- day and keep it always in the house, so you can check y'eu1 cold at once P1" ce 25c and 500. Sample bottle free. AAA Vvv 7 Royal Blue Line’s Five Hour Trains. To Washington in 5 hour s from New leik is the time made by the Rmal Blue Line trains leaving stations of Central R. R. of New Jersey, foot of Liberty sticet, at ll: 30 a 111. .i: 00 p m. and 3. 00 p.111. South I"er1y,foot of TVhitehall street, 5 minutes car'liei, daily Thelatter train, known as the ”Royal Blue Limited, ’ has a counter- part that leaves Washington 1t the some hour, reaching New York ato :00 p. in. Both these trains we1c built especially 101 this service by the Pull man Palace Car company, and are con— ceded to be the finest specimen of oz . construction of the present age. The. “Limited’ is made up entirely of par- lor and dining cars. In addition to above a general change of time in the toyal Blue Line service took place; on November 20th. HOSPITABFY VITELCOMED. Fifty of the Brooklyn Friends of Rev. and Mrs. A. S. Kavanagh Entertained at Dinner. A party of fifty Brooklyn people came to South Norwalk New Year’s morning to visit the Rev: A. S. Kavanagh and his wife. They were welcomed in a hospitable manner at the First Meth- odist parsonage and from there filed to the dining looms of the church wherea fine turkey dinner with all accessories was served to them and several South Norwalk friends, by Caterer F. A. Lane. Light refreshments were served at 6 o’clock and the party returned home on the 8:11 train in the evening. ¥ er Many People Cannot Drink coffee at night. It spoils their sleep You can drink Grain-O when you please and sleep like a top. For Grain- -0 does not stimulate; it nourish- es, cheers and feeds. Yet it. looks and tastes like the. best coffee. For nervous persons, young people and children Grain-O is the perfect drink. Made from pure grains. Get a. package from your grocer to- day. Try it in place of coffee-.15 and 25.0 OUR NEW OFFICIALS. (Continued From First Page.) while our morals’are good, our streets are nasty. The old proverb . that “cleanliness is next to Godliness” can well be exemplified in our street de- partment. Good and clean streets are what the people want. Zymotic diseases, such as diphtheria, measles, typhoid and scarlet fevers, are regarded as preventable through per- sonal and civic cleanliness. More dis- ease is rezneved from a city by proper cleaning than Clo be cured by all the doctors in the place. Remember the dust from our houses is the dust from our streets and that nothing is clean that can be made cleaner. As a. help, that all this may be done in the best and‘most satisfactory manner, I suggest that a horse-sweeper be purchased and that East Washington, North and South Main streets be swept every morning before s: ven o'clock. If you will ap- point an investigating committee, I am convinced that you will find that in this way these streets can be kept " clean for less money than is now spent on them. Our public library has made a good beginning. The statistics-of each year» show an increasing use of its privileges. The board of directors are faithful to its interests, and have made asmall fund do more than could'be expected of it by their economy. _I believe the time has come for greater liberality to the library. $1200.00 to $1,300.00 is not a large enough sum for a commun- ity of this size to spend for library pur- poses. The free library, supplement- ing the free school, and swinging wide its doors to the poorest members of the community, as well as to the richest, is the university of the people which makes all men scholars. Go into our library any evening and see the young boys and men who fill every place at the reading tables, and see he'iv much better accommodations are needed. See the school children flock in to use the reference books in the afternoon, as well as to borrow books to take home; yet the juve iile books in the library catalogue are all :0) few. Notice how many ladies in the literary clubs use books and periodicals from the library in their work. All these things show the possibility for usefulness there is for a well equipped library. This might in1'.'rease the library fund in two ways. First, by increasing the tax from one—quarter of a mill, as at present, to one-half of a mill. Second, by giving it electric light without charge from the city plant. I earnest- ly hope both of these things may be done. _ A soldiers’ memorial might take the form of a library building, the fund to he raised by popular subscription. The building might contain city offices and a hall for the meetings of the veteran organizations, with suitable memorial features. Such a hall would also be available for renting to clubs, lectures, etc ,the receipts from which would help the running expenses. The city might well make an appropriation which would cover half the cost of the build— ing, if afund was started for such a purpose. 8021.130er a town in Massachu- setts is without an institution of this kind. Connecticut villages smaller than South Norwalk ‘” have beautiful library buildings, and we should not be content until we have done as well for South Norwalk. ‘ The annual report of the board of health,1vhich has just been made, show a very satisfactory condition of the public health, the death rate for the city being 10 l-lO per cent. per thous and, citits in this state, and is a good recom- mendation to anyone wishing to live where proper care is being taken ofthe public health. The board points out the necessity for further GXLGHS‘IOD of our sewer system, which I heartily en- dorse. I hop-3 that you will act on this most important matter, starting, at least, a plan to be completed as soon as practicable. It is a positive need, and would be moneywell spent. Our cit- izens have never failed to respond to any reasonable demand in this direc- t‘on. It is a satisfaction to know that our milk supply is being supervised so carefully, and that everything is being done to secure pure milk for our city. In reviewing the record of the past, we find much to commend and little to condemn. In assuming the reins of government, let us remember that it is always “easier to criticise than it is to do better,” and that the problems than confronted our predecessors are with us still. I believe our remedy for im- provement lies, in a. great measure, in expansion. We need to be born again ——bern into a greater Norwalk, with a consolidated, simpler form of govern- ment—a city made up .of wards, com- prising Norwalk, South Norwalk, East Norwalk, Rowayton, and one from the Outlying districts, one mayor, with councilmen elected from each ward, one set of city officers, including super- intendents of streets, water works, schools,,,charities, police and electric lights, one tax collector and one tax bill for everybody, 'and each ward re- Sponsible for its own debts and im- provements. We are all citizens of N orwalk and whatever is of interest to he1 is of interest to us all. Why, then stand apart and suffer this division? If we could but ce- operate, all par ts working togethe which is much lower than many ’ would increasethe effectiveness of all. 1 I \ Our present way of doing business is extrabegant and unbusi-nesslike, pro- ductive of na1'1'011-mindedness and bitter feelings. Believing that every citizen should take a .just. pride in a futu 1e greater and city, I confidently expect that the people of Norwalk wil; instruct their rep1esentatives to procure from the incoming legislature a charter that will make possible this great good. Let'us seeto it, then, that we pre— pare ourselves for the ching of abetter day and that such changes prove an effectual, lasting, happy gain. J. MILTON COBURN, Mayor. After the reading of the message, the following officers were elected: President, (‘harlesN Smith. City clerk Joseph R. Taylor. Corporation counsel, John H. Light. . Fire inspector, Edward V. Baker. Collector of assessments, James Paul. The Mayor then announced the fol- lowing committees: ‘ Finance and assessments, \Villiam S. Smith. Streets, sidewalks and sewers, Dr. W.’ B. Bean. Fire department ordinances, city records, Jesse M. Ferris. Lights, public library, Charles F. Beutwell. Repairs and supplies, city hall, Henry P. Morgan. Police, water, public printing, Charles 1*. Smith. After confirming the board of fire engineers, a motion made by Council- man C. N. Smith that the salaries of the police be drawn on the 15th of each month was adopted, as a motion of Councilmen Ferris that the drivers of the hose cart be paid every two weeks. , The meeting then adjourned and the mayor and councilmen went down stairs to Old TVell Hook and Ladder company's rooms and enjoyed an ele- gant supper. I‘ ‘vr He Fooled The Surgeons. All doctors told Renick Hamilton. of West Jefferson. 0., after s111l'e1 ing IS months 1‘1 cm Rec t1 tl Fistula. he \1 ould die unless a costly one] .1t1on was pm- 101 med but he cured himself with five b0\esBucklen' sAr nica Salve the surest Pile cure on Earth, and the best Salve in the \Norld 2) cents a box. Sold by John A.Ri0"'1r1'~ d1 uggust 11 Main street. DD, Five Hours ’10 Washington via Royal Blue Line. Three new trains daily from New York, make the quickest time between here, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, reaching the latter city in 5heurs. They depart from Central R. R. of New Jersey station boat of Liberty street at 11:30 a. m. 1:00 p. m. and 3:00 p. m. South Ferry boat of. Whitehall street, 5 minutes earlier. The latter train is known as the “Royal Blue Limited,” composed entirely of parlor and dining cars that were built especially for this service by the Pull- man Palace Car Company. and are con- ceded to be the finest specimens of the car builder’s art turned out in modern times. A geneial change of time on the Royal Blue Line occurred Novem- ber 20th, involving othe1 fast trains through to Philadelphia, Baltimoreand W ashingten. AMUSEMFNTS. .1» §,awtelle Dramatic Company. There were large audiences at both the matinee and evening performances of the S‘awtelle Dramatic Company, yesterday. The company is a strong one and deserving of patronage. To- night The Captain’s Mate will be pre- sented. ' 44. M ‘vr THE MODERN MOTHER Has found that her little ones are fm- proved more by the pleasant Syrup oi Figs, when in need of the luxative ef- fect of a gentle remedy, than by any other. Children enjoy it and it benefits them. The true remedy, Syrup of Figs is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only. A-= Miss Florence Davis of Union Park, entertained a number of friends last night. _ ' The Daughters of St. George gave a reception to the Sons of St. George. Monday evening. An elaborate supper was served. Several new members Were r at the South Norwalk Congregational church, Sunday. The Y. M. C. A. kept open house on Monday and a host of visitors were cordially received. Mrs. E. Hubbell Hotchkiss contem- plates a trip to Porto Rico in the near future. ' In the basket ball game in Music hall, Monday afternoon, between the St. Joseph’s and the Stamfauis, the former were the victors by a score of 6 1.02. The Juniors played the Alerts, the game resulting in a tie. . Nicholas Sloan, father of ex collector E. N. Sloan, died at his home on Cross street, Monday afternoon. model-governed- KI \W‘al l l I CURRENT COMMENT. The national debt of France is the largest in the world—upward of $6.- 000,000,000, about $116 per capita. This debt has not been reduced re- cently. A Holyoke teacher who has been studying manual training in Sweden at a. point where the cars run only twice a week, says the Boston Tran- script, recently received a letter from home in a flag envelope, which the authorities thought to be a communi— cation from the United States govern- ment, on account of the flag. Immedi- ately a special train was made up and :took the letter forty miles for the benefit of the recipient. This looks as though we enjoyed Sweden’s good will. Boiled water is a leading tonic of interest in Chicago, and the Health Commissioner says the boiling, to be effective, must continue half an hour. After the water has cooled and the sediment: settled it is poured off and bottled. Having completed the bottl- ing, the citizen feels at liberty to take an antidote for breathing the vapor of the Chicago river. Let us spell it Richport. Neither Puerto Rico nor Porto Rico is English. but Spanish and Portuguese. Since the island new belongs to the United States, the sensible thing to do is to translate its name. That process pre- serves the historical designation and affirms the dominance of the English speaking United States. The Govern- ment departments will then be rid of their differences as to the official des- ignation of our Autille. Of- these 250,000 troops called into service for the war with Spain. only 87,000 were utilized; but the ‘1an De- partment estimates that it will, take rather more than that number to hold the territory wrestled from Spain, and maintain a proper garrison force in Hawaii. Its estimate for service is 90,000 men. It is very evident 111111 the [‘uited States army is going to be a much more proniiutut 1':1(tor.i11 the public affairs of this country 11111':e1ite1 than it ever has been her'etof'ole. Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain has been discussing in Stribucr' s the le— cent de1 elopments of policy in 111. United States. The British Colonial Secretary believes that the two great— est nations in the world are Great Britain and our own country. IIcs sect- no reason why they should not 0111'- cially admit their mutual dependence on one another. He thinks he distin— guishes less of the tendency that has recently dominated the. American press to caricature the. peculiarities of Englishmen and to freely depict their faults. . The newly discovered peak in Alas- ka, which is said to be taller than Mount St. Elias, is away over on the American side of the boundary line. and is thus indisputably ours. It will be somewhat rough 011 Elias .to lose his long—reputed pro—eminence. but as the great landmark of the internation- al boundary line be may get some (-011— solation. Admiral Dewey refused an offer of $5,000 for a magazine article. Spain would have paid more than 111111 if the Admiral had kept his magazine articles locked up in Manila Buy. The Princeton 1111dergrnduates 11111111 acted for the good fame of theunivcr- sity in adopting resolutions against hazing. That is :1 practice unworthy of the years and dignity of even '1. college sophomore. 'Whrn a boy mar- ticulaics he should begin to be 111112111. But the insistence 1111011 “iin1e—l1011ered customs of the university." when those customs are absurd and without warrant in good taste 01' morals. will win scant sympathy from the outside world. The regulation of the conduct and bearing’of the freshmen should be left to common sense and not made to conform to tradition more 01' less silly. \Ve dare say that in good time this little problem will work itself out i1 that way. This is an era of women's clubs, of all sorts and descriptions, from'the frankly frivolous to the «ambitious as— sociations that wrestle with problems of State or delve deep into the arcane of science. It is the easiest thing in the world to make fun of them. The new woman may exist in real life as well as in the pages of the so-called comic weeklies, but she is very hard eceived T to find. Generally the club woman although by no means “old,” is after all just .the same woman that has al- ways blessed the world by her pres— ence. She has simply learned that she may do many things that might have surprised her grandmother, but which are not at all essentially masculine, and not open to the flings and Sheers of the paragrapher who finds such fun in the “new woman,” as he imagines her. Moreover, Whatever tradition may indicate to the contrary. women are generally eminently practical. The American woman, especially, not only says things, but does something. Her clubs are very apt to be more than meetings for gossip—a thing, by the way, that Is by no means distinctively feminine, as the male gossip is not a rare bird. 1 l 11.111111: 1'03 minis .1111) 1111111110113 1119031133: ' such as Wind and Pain in the Stomach. Glddiness. Fulness after meals. Head- ache. Dizziness. Drowsiness. Flushinzs of Heat. Loss of Appetite. Co'stiveness. Blotches on the Skin. Gold Chi ills. D18¢ turbed Sleep. Frightful Dreams and all Nervous and Trembling Sensations. THE FIRST DOSE WILL GIVE BELIEF IN TWENTY MINUTES. 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