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Tuesday,’Nov. 25, 1873.
.1, Thanksgiving. .. . .
New England's favorite festival dd! 00'
cu'rs‘ on Thursday. Children and friend!
will fiock home to old and familiar hearth-
stones, and the day will be eagerly hailed
and universally observed throughout the,
nation. That its leuons, inspirations, glad-x
uses and blessings may be fully enjoyed,
let every one who can, make joyous the
heart of some one of God's destitute poor
on that auspicious day. Gratitude for mer-
clcs uceived may best be shown by aims-
givlug and benefactions to the needy, May
all our lives he thus'blcssed and strengthen-
ed by the joy of doing good. '
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As “at!
Tho conviction of “Boss Tweed" and his
eentcnce’ to twelve years in the Penetentiary
sndjfine of twelve thousand dollars, and his
committal to the Tombs to await his fur-
ther progress to Blackwell's Island, are
unexpected triumphs of justice over crime
in high places, which will strike terror to
the hearts of other evil deem—Next.
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l'lse moncyranlc.
The indications in and about Wall street,
are that money is soon to he more easy of
procurement. This fact being :settled be-
yond a hassard, our work shops and facto-
ries and merchants will no doubt be encour-
aged to go on, and thus keep the business of
the country from the utter stagnation so rc-
ecntly threatened. But it would be idle for
any to hide from flew, if they could, the
fact that at the a best “hard winter" is be-
? fore us. It is now too late in the season,for
the business of the country. to recuperate,
as it might‘have done. had the panic oc-
curred at midsummer. It is true, we have
as a nation, all the genuine elements of
wealth and strength in an unusual degree,
~and it is the sheorest “scare" that has made
money a thing next to impossible to secure.
Bat confidence once destroyed, it takestime
‘ for its rebuilding. It would seem therefore,
that nothing short of miraculous power can
avert from us a winter of unusual hard-
ships. To the business man, who has or
must needs have “hay out," it signifies
cramped finances and worry and vexation
cfspirit. To the laboring man who has
only his ten hours of bread-earning work to
exchange for daily food, it means pinching
and want for himself and family. The
natural caution of our most active and
prudent business men, induces them- in
times like these, to withdraw their means
from employment giving and profitable
enterprise, to pay their own personal liabil-
ltics. This retiring and shrinking from
business and commercial ventures, must
bear its legitimate fruits, and if by another
spring confidence is so far reassured as to
restore the capital now withdrawn from
productive enterprises it will be as soon as
can now be anticipated, and we may then
hope for another era of prosperity. But it
will take weeks and months to ensure these
results, and these months the coldest, the
hardest and most trying of the whofe year
for all classes. Much can and ought to be
done, by the cultivation ofa spirit of mutual
foreboarsnce and helpfulness: The world
is still to endure, and a generous compliance
with the Savionrs’ mandatcu-“do unto
others as you would that they should do to
you,” is the surest, the speediest, the ‘wisest
way to end the panic and restore cur wont-
cd prosperity and happiness. .
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The Detroit Z‘rtbtms furnishes us the par-
ticulars of the and deaths, by drowning,
while on a duck shooting excursion on lake -
St. Clair, of the oldest son of Jas. Nail,
Earp, (formerly of Norwelk), and of Willie
A. Hallock, youngest son of Horace Hal.
lock, Esq., of Detroit, and brother of Mrs.
‘F. H. Nash, of South Norwalk. Rev. Au-
gustus Beard, brother-in-law of Mr.. Nail,
attended the funerals at Detroit of these
young men, who “beautiful in their lives, in
death were not divided."
Mrs. Winfield Hanford met with a singu-
lsr yct'painful accident a few evenings
since in getting 08 the New York cars at
our Depot. While stepping off the plat-
form, a parcel-in the hands of a gentleman
behind, hit her in the spine, from which she
has sufi'ercd the most excruciating agony
and was nearly helpless'for a number of
days.
L. H. Biglow, Esq, one of the most ami-
ble and gentlemanly of men, assayed a car-
riage ride a few Sundays since with a hope
‘of benefitting an invalid relative who ac-
, companicd him, but like Mark Twain’s good
little boy, who went out to chide the Sab-
bath-breaking boys, he fell among Philis-
tiuecpvcr at Saugatuck. At least he thinks
he has encountered one, if not two, of that
persuasion, for a legal correspondence has
ensued. W375"
mamas scare worth a cent, and so
how the case will terminate, it is_ hard to
foresee, for Attorney Wilson will stick to
his client as long as there is a dollar left in
the locker. The crigiu of the turmoil, in
thusly stated :—Mr. B. attempted to pass a
Westporter who occupied the center of the
road, going the same way. In doing so
and before he had passed, he came upon a
narrow stone bridge which he had notscen
andwhich compelld hints to run in so near
his'neighbor as to strike his. wheel hub and
rub, tho paint therefrom. His own wheel
was broken by the collision, and now if the
assets carried through all the courts up- to
the'United States Supreme Bench for adjudi-
cation, as seems to be threatened, the reme-
dial efi'ects of that ridewill be seriously im-
pairlad, we fear. This apparently is but
another of those froquent eases where’s lit-
_tic good nature and a disposition to do the
fair thing, on the part of the one feeling
himself to be the injured party, would have
adjusted ,--the difiiculty without worry or
cost to either. ‘ . ‘ ' . '
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We regret to learn that Flavius Clarki
still quite seriously ill.
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Thc frame for HomerMerrill’s new house,
- on France street, was raised on Saturdy last.
Jasp‘aiifiickerscn's new hence on West Main
street, was also raised last week. A new
house for Dec. Lloyd is rapidly approching
completionmear the residence of Jesse New.
comb in - the Broad River district. This
makes five new - dwellings, near together, in
that district this present season.
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‘ Ant-omits vllx l—On Saturday last
while Bong Tweed was up before J 11de Da-
vis for sentence, one of his counsel, the no-
tortu- ‘Johu Graham, during a pause in the
'iiocee‘dings, the telegraph says, “buried his
face in his hands and wept." How was that
for a heavy pathetic dodge ? _
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_ The long contested street opening through
from West Avenue to Leonard's coal yard,
' is now in a fair way of being finished up. It
will be about as straight as a cow's arm, and
yet as itvwill afford 9 chance for a juncture
can Dr. Hill’s contemplated street, this dc-
formity may be measurably concealed.
Sooner or later this street will be run
through to Hoyt’s Hill.
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Dcsiring‘ something from the pen of our
W friend Steve. B. Hoyt, of New Canaan,
”repeats the western joke 'and sends us a
.fl.’ The animal is one of his thorough-bred
swung real beauty, and he shall be
“at! all! 13%th our affection for him
minatdsh“roalt spaerib and sausage.”
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- ‘Oififirle. Esq, .of Norwalk,has received
“patent on a new and improved peek.
lug-..fdnfsteam valves, and another fog- .
' Stamp Ccnmlliag Beer Cask Faucet, which
it is believcdwill‘eupercede all other devi-
ces now in use]
7 issuing from the chimney of her house, by
Horrible Murdeljfi New canaanl
One ofthe moat revolting murders ever
committed in this'section of the country
came to light last Wednesday morning at
New Canaan. The victim, was widow
Sarah Selleck, who lived alone, in her own
cottage on the roadlcudiug from New
Canon to Pouudridge, and some three
miles due north from New Canaan village.
She was a panda of a thrifty turn, and
would have been fifty years of age next
March. She hasa sister, a Mrs. Nelson, .
who resides in New York, and two grown
up sons, children of a former marriage.
tragedy at the time of our visit and to her
we are greatly indebted for the subjoined
circumstances' surrounding the horrible
crime. Early Wednesdayimorning last an
unusual volume of black smoke was noticed
her nearest neighbor Walter Davis, but
nothing was thought of the circumstance by
Mr. Davis, because early the evening be-
fore he had callcd on her and left her in
good health and spirits. A little after nine
o’clock, Mr. Scoficld, another neighbor,
called to convey her to his residence 'to fill
an engagement she had previously made to
dressmake in his family. Knocking at the
front door and then calling out and getting
no response Mr. S. went to a side door,
then returning he tried her front door and
found it unlocked, entering he could find,
no one. 2A slight covering of snow had
fallen and no foot prints about the house
being visible he thought it strange that
Mrs. S. could not be found. Directing’his
attention to the parlor door, he saw smoke
issuing therefrom, and on crowding 'open
the door, the parlor was so densely filled
that he could see nothing. Fearing some-
thing wrong and yet suspecting? no such
tragedy he went to the house of Richard
H. Pounoycr, to enquire if Mrs, Selleck
were there and to notifythom of the fire he
had discovered. Mr. Pennoyer hastened
to the house and attempted to rush through
the parlor, knowing that Mrs. S. had a’
spare bed room adjoining and fearing that
she might be smothered there. He could
see nothing through the dense smoke but a
faint glimmer of fire near the centre of the
floor, which be supposed to be a light from
her parlor stove. He ,had' reached this)
spot on his Way to the bedroom, when thy
_fioor.fell-through with him and he landed
in thgcellar; The horror of his position was
even then unknown to himself.‘ Halfstified
with the smoke and seriously stunned by
the fall, it was some minutes, before he re.
covered. He called to Mr. Scofield for aid,
but he not knowing how to reach him, was
powerless to assist. At length discovering
asmall cellanwindow he forced his way
through it, badly scorched and bruised.
Water was then brought andthc fire cx-_
tinguished and the windows thrown open.
On further examination a hole was found
three by four feet in the centre of the
parlor fioor. Alcok down the cellar dis-
closed the charred and mutilated-remains of
Mrs. Selleckl Then it was that 'Mr. Pen-
noyer realized that it was he that brolse the
floor and that the something that fell on
top ofhim as he struck the. ground, was
this ghastly corpse l _
I The most intense excitement spread
throughout the town and a jury of inquest,
at once empanelled composed of the follow-_
ing gentlemen :—Wm. L. Waring, Fore-
man, Joseph Scofield, Benj. N. Heath,
Noah W. Hoyt, Wm. Lockwood, E. Van
Hoosaer. These gentlemen at once repair-
cd to the scene of the crime and on bringing
the body to fight, the damning evidence of
the horrible crime was s only too plainly
visible. The head, had three cuts :as if
with an axe, two of which would have been
fatal. The spot-on the floor where she lay
and about the hall, was saturated, with
blood, and small filiments of flesh and
brain. An axe, blood stained, stood by the
stove near by. An empty kerosene can and
clamp still dimly burning were on the
floor and near-where her head must have
lain on the floor. It was evident a struggle
for life had occurred in this room and “first
the blow on the forepart of the head had
stunned her and caused‘her to fall prone ,on'
the floor, while thus lying helpless, she un-
doubtedly received the deep and severe cut
that went crushing through the thickest
part of the skull and which must have
caused instant death. Her body was then
saturated with the kerosene from the can
and fired. . . '
At first it was supposed the murder must
have been perpetrated early Wednesday
morning, because the fire had made, so little
advance in the destruction of the house.
But a very careful personal examination of
all the facts and circumstances, leads us to
the belief that it must have'occured early
Tuesday evening. The body, from the
'tuformatlouz'gatned. but nothing as yet, ,
burning kerosene had melted all the taliow from
the rest of‘the unburned three-quarters of the
Ewick, adore ev'iden of the tragedy having occur-
' red prior to midnight. '
Mrs. Nelson was-at the scene of the terrible ‘
ring the"
diabolical crime upon any one known to the; jury.
Theeliarred remains 'shov‘vcd that she has! her"
clothing upon her, to hot-slices and stockings, and
her false braid on her headiwhich was cut throughg
bythe axe,all or which .clcarlydispels th’eddea that:
she had al-l-izen from her bed r she had retired
for the night. - All her doors ng found uni‘asten-
ed and it being her habit always to go. about her
house the last thing to see that every door was f'as‘ .
toned, with the tea dishes unmolestcd, her too
steeper on the stove and a tallcw candle about one
quarter burned down, the wick of which having
lapped over into the cup of the candlestick and
there extinguished itself because the heat from the
She 'was’al ys in‘the habit of keeping a pistol
near her bed e, but on Simday she told her son
she was out of cartridges audit lay on a chair near
her bed unloaded, at the time of our visit Satur-
day. Mrs.Selleck, had quite a sum of money in the
savings bank, but was always careful to keep very
little in the house. Her watch and spoons she
would hide about the house in dl‘h‘oront qharters,
and it is possible, (though not probable)_ that they
may yet be found, as has been her silk dress, the
carriage whip and other articles at first undiscov
'orable. ' ' ‘
Her two sons soom overwhelmed with grief and
are certainly doing all in their power to aid the.
authorities to ferret: out the perpetrator of the
shocking crime. States Attorney Nelson L. White
has been to New Canaan and pledged all the assist-
ance he can render. The town ofi'ers a reward of
.8600'for the discovery of the fiend and the Masonic
Lodge ofwhich her son is a membcrabo additional
Every clue and'every reasonable suspicion will be'
resolutely followed up no matter where it may
lead. We do not; believe die world can hold such
a monster, guilty -of such horrible brutality, and
long screen him from detcc tion. Ifnotdetectcd at
’ once, if he has the least vostage of :humanity
about him, he is as certain to betray himself as -
night was to settle down over his nameless deed.
, Prof. Samuel St.John and Dr. Bronson, of New
Canaan made a careful autopsy of the head, and
gave in their evidence before the inquest a de-
scription of the wounds inflicted. Her son An-
drew F. J ones, testified that he was in the employ
of the NY. N.H. and-H. Railroad 00., that ho was;
“his mother’s last Saturday and loll: Sunday p.'
m. no his mother’s axe in court‘and
said she used to keep it behind the back door, but:
had found it out doors a few weeks ago. . She told.
him she was going away this week, but as she was
feeling quite poorly he told her not to. She did not
speak tobim of. trouble with any one. Sincc her
dohth he found her gold watch,,silver tcaSpoons,
And bank book, missing; did not know the amount
entered. in the bank book. He thought she had
from 8% to 330 at home when killed. Was not ex-
pecting any payment of money, or he thoughthe
should have heard of it, She told him that She had
sold sixteen acres of the property to Mr. Brush for
$400, last Spring, that 8100' was paid down and the
balance to be given in the next Spring. There was
a mortgage on it, and since her death he had found
some papers including deeds, but he did not open
them. Said visitors were not: in the habit of stay-
ing there all night, and it seemed singular to him
teat’the sheets should be turned in the northwest
bedroom, as that room was very seldom occupied.
He said hismother generally hid her valuables in
curious places when going awayt, and of into had
seemed nervous and timid. but expressed no fears
of any particular person. He had no suspicion of
any one, and knew of no motive to haveprompted
a person to kill his mother.
Francis W. 'J ones, another .son of the murdered
lady, stated that he lived in Ohio, and arrived home
at his mother’s a week ago Monday-«was in Stam-
ford, Sonth Norwalk and New Haven most of that
week, and comeback to his mother’s last sunday
and remained until Tuesday morning: He then
went to N orwalk and heard thereof his mother’s
dent , \Yedncsday night. He knew nothing of his
mother’s money affairs, and knew of no circum-
stanpe which would lead a person to harm her. He
recognized the hair as similar to her’s. A week
ago last Friday he disposed of his right; to his un-
cle Richard’s estate to Charles J ones, the deed of
which was made in Mr. C. G. Child’s ofiice in
Stamford. He came here on a visit but was in the
employ of a large publishing house in' Philadelphia
and Willie in Norwalk was looking for agents for
Bunyan’s works. He stated that his mother own-
ed 'a plain gold watch, and , Thursday morning he
took a memorandum of the number ,on the case
which was 52,430. Under the number were. th
words, E. Reymond Locle.
Mrs. Selleck’e maiden name was Johnson, and
she was early in life married to Mr. Erastus Jones
who dipd about _ fourteen years sincO. Afterward
she married Joseph Selleck,‘ who died four or five
years since, willing all of his property, amounting
to some 83,000, to his wife. This caused dissatis-
faction among his brother, and our readers may re-
member the case being in the ’courts to break the
will, and then to recover by setting up a. claim on
account: against the deceased by his brothers, in
all of which they were defeated. Her total prop-
erty is estimated at from three to five thousand
dollars, and if she ever made a will the fact is not
known by her children. Walter Davis who lives
a short distance from and across the road fromMrs.
S. was the last one who saw her alive. He tells us
that at; about seven o’clock he took over two pump-
kins to her. She received him at the south or side
door and talked for a time about the sad circum-
stances surrounding tho‘case of Mr. Jones of High
.Ridgo, whose death last week from laudanum has
been the occasion, of much unfavorable comment.
The pumpkins she took one by due from Mr.
Davis and set them inside her house. They were
found carefully placed in her cellar at the time her
corpse was taken up. She was an uncommonly
tidy and thrifty woman,and though she never com-
municated her business affairs to any one, all the
neighborhood seem to be flllly informed as to her
habits and mode of life. No itinerant thieves or
tramps ever get so for inland, and no strange per-
son has been seen by any one anywhere in the
neighborhood ; the conviction is general that it
must have been committed by some Ono personally
acquainted with her and all her surroundings and
who was well-known and unhesitatingly admitted
into her house, on the dreadful night, but up to this
writing, (Saturday, p. in.) nothing more definite is
d
The war.L nme‘ that so néfidénly flashed;
Dyer the landflseems likelyi‘flhgd out in' “a?
,compr§plise ' the VI" mus 'dlfiiculty
.lThe ne‘fli’esultroidatencfiato .be’l‘athat her '
capture was illegal, and the execution a
"barbarous outr‘a'ge.‘ The}? "President OI
Spain no doubt deeply regrets the occur-
re'nces,‘but is already accused; by his sub-.
jects with undhe friendlineésnto- .the United
States. To stand at home,he must oppose us
and our claims for indemnity. Latest dis-
patches indicata his ,‘wish to. lease‘the ad-
justment to King'William of Germany. A
peaceful solution now scems most probable.
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- UNION SERVICES.
One of the happiest exhibitions of a grow-
.ing charity and unity among different de-
nominations may be witnessed-in the fre-
quent joining of such divine bodies in uni-
ted service. The First Congregational
'Church has. extended an invitation to Rev.
Mr. Thomas of the lst-M. E. Church to
preach ‘the. Thanksgiving sermon and the
Baptist and 2d Methodist churches have ac-.
cepted invitations to unite in making'it a‘
uniOn service. A union service is also to be
held at the 2d Congregational church and
Rev. Mr. Taylor "of the Baptist Tabernacle
is to preach.
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_ 01m GAS—We are constantly importan-
ed to criticise our gas. Some of the com-
plaints are at times. no doubt, unreasonable, 7
and yet it mustbe' admitlcd that with all
the effort our company ,‘is honestly and
continually making to give satisfaction to
its patrons, our g’ashasfor a long time been
far from a success. We are satisfied that
no other company provides better materials
of which to manufacture, but there has been
a lack of illuminating power in «he fian'sc,
which, we are glad'to' slate,is'likeiylgio be
remedied by the introduction .of;_a-,now and’?
improved purifier. We would ddvise, there-
fore, all who are contemplating a‘ step back-
ward in a return to kerosene, not to‘bc too
hasty. .
A meeting. of the First Cdngregstionab
church was held last evening-for the pur-
pose cf oxtlldlng a call to Rev. Mr. Hamil-
ton, of Massachusetts, to‘ become pastor of
the church. The meeting was very harmoo
nious and the resolution it) call passed with
but a single dissentingv'ote.
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A most. delightful occasion was the “sur-
prise” given Mr. and Mrs. Thos.’ H. gori-
son on their tenth anniversary oflweddcd
bliss.j The evening ou'tsidewas'stormyhnd
dreary enough, but all was brightfi and
cheerful within.‘ A- goodly number of guests,
delightful music and the perfume ofnumerfi
Ous boquets of exquisite flowers—gifts to
the bride-filled the capacious mansion,,
and “all went merry as smart-liege bell."
D'Artois furnished a sumptuous‘supper, and
Vick, the New Haven ,fiorist, sent over a
monster basket of beautiful white ’fiowers,
with the . figures “10’.’. wrought in blue
violets on the top. It was ‘the most gor-
geous thing of the kindwe ever beheld.
Generalissimo Sam. Daskam'ordered it as a
gift from the “Old Guard." The presents
of tin were unusually original and comical.
wood," was a complete and successful “self.”
A tin shirt collar and bosom, from Mrs. Earle
of West avenue, and a tinfumtel, as boquet
holder, from D. P. Ely,,Esq.,.provoked gen-
eral'mcrriment, suggesting as they did, sub-
tle “hits” at the occupations of recipient
and donor. All in all, it was an unusually
delightful event, as, all present testify, and
many and sincere were the congratulations
and benedictionsshowered upon the favor-
ed hoat and hostess. T
Town Meeting.
The annual meeting for the hearing of
official Reports, &c., is to behold on Mon-
day, Dec. 8th, see call.
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Saturday evening, D. B. Morehonse sent
convey a passenger to Weston. 'In return-
ing, and when near the two bridges above
Poplar Plains, a man suddenly sprung 'out
from the side ._of the road, brandishing a
club and tried to catch the horse by the
bridle. .The horse was a fiery animal and
suddenly shied and run. The driver did
not check his speed until at a safe, distance;
and has no doubt but the man intended
robbery. ' ‘ ‘
Yearning for Green, Pastures.
A petition is being actively circulated at
South N orwalk for a: repeal of its city
charter and lapse back to simple town gov-
pal rulcrs' for another year. Let our very
1:45:30 ‘Iarfiflmfl ' n liaC-fi-“ii 5- girls"). ~.to-,the- epochs! COBSMDIGSOU‘ -hold.tb"eir jéc'oipts
Artin game pie from the hostess of .‘tHigh-;; .
'a man named Allen, in a single carriage, to’
he Borough Election, d
No! Monday we are to elect our munici;
best mcn9‘be chosen and a, more rigid regird
had for‘drcnesty and wise cconomy_t‘lggliifor_
ptirt'y. We invite attention to the suggch
tions of a valued correspondent-"on this sub
jcct, printed elsewhere, but who evidently
under-rates the difiiculties our absurd mode
of electing Bértiugb'o‘ficers‘ini‘erpose.
Two Water Commissioners are to be
elected in consequence of the contemplated
resignation of T. H.Morison, Esq. We ven-
ture to suggest. the choice of A. C.Golding
fortho trill period, he having ably and, faith-
fully dischargod his duties while filling an
unexpired term. He is a practical man of
sound judgment and unimpeached integrity.
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. [‘1' Platodr‘ Stoutnhave been engaged in
quite extensive alterations and repairing of
the Union Factory. , '
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Church goers on the green, would bless
our Borough authorities, if they would or
der ajfconorcte wnik up the side out ad-
.iOinillgfiIQCoi. Lochvmod Homestead; if too,~
late in the season for a concrete walk, the
loose stones might be raked off and the rail-
ing repaired. ‘
Mrlssschusett’s Farmers are trundling the
best of Timothy hay down the Housatonic
Railroad andzdelivering it in' Bridgetprot for
twenty-three dollars'per ton: ;.“_ -_
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' Rye'Stra'w in'siieaf} sells ill‘New Canaan
for 810' per ton. ' ' ‘
Andy Johnson, ex-presidcnt, always had
the reputation of. beluga .plaih Tman. . On .
Friday last a patent was granted to him for.-
a' combination plane of his own invention.‘
Wonder if it will “swing around the circle"‘
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"It is just asswell‘, after'ill, that "we did not
draw the Domestic Sewing. Machine Manu-
factory prise. The panic,.or wild extravaa
gancc, or something else; has proved 'too
,muchgfor that company, and it hassuspcnded
payment. Its future is not bright with
promise. ‘ , ' . ' ~
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. Among Patents granted for the week end-
ing- ‘ieth‘ inst. aid 'the Sfollow’in'gz. Enoch
Boutoh; Sbi'fih' Norwalk,hot' ‘air draft for‘
furnace? Geo. Doolittle, Bridgeport, tidy
piu;f . chi-y Afflh‘apin‘, Bridgeport, spin-
ning and twisting machine; E. E. Wheeler,
South Norwalk, comb-holder. .
Much ,locsl excitement and no little
neighborhdod Scandal; {have resulted from
the death. of Watson Jones an aged resident
of High Ridge, last.week.. Rumors .of foul
jury were .‘mos‘t‘ active circulation, impli-
cating his._ young, wife and others. An
titanium residentsof—thatlocality gives ins
his opinion that the poor man took the
fatal dose himselfto terminate a lifc,whicb,-
from" domestic ca‘t‘llres,‘ had become unbear-
able. Ajury of injuestwas held open his
being found dead in his bed, which render-
ed a vc: .lietthat the deceased met his death
by‘an c érdose of laudanum, administered
by son: one to: the jury unknown. He
was a Si In ofconsidersble property. '
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' Thc' schooner F. V. Turner, of New York
with c : lanuts, struck on Stratford roof at 3
a; m. 'l‘uesday, drifting across the-sound to
Lloyd’ Neck and capsized. _,C§lptain.:G. E.
Graver md wife were taken off bya life-
boat from ,Eaton’s Neck. The steward
namcd3White, and two other men were
washed overboard and drowned- The body
of 'the ste'whi-d Was recovered. . .
..—~4.....
, vJohn- D.~‘_,Farrington, the partner of
Ingersoll,has been arrested charged with
complicity in~ the‘ Ring' frauds. ‘
.b-O—--——
Mr. S. Seymour'shouse in .Ridgefield, is
_ reported to Have been robbed, recently, of
some 883, while the
_ ‘Hw
family were at church,
s . 0 .
' _ All mails usually dcspatched from .our
thtOflco in tire'ift‘ernoou wilfcloso at
noon, on Thanksgiving: day. once ‘hours
on thatsday from 7,"'a. m., till Need and
coil”. 5, to: 6,712. m. .
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_ Gov. 'Ingerso'll se’nt the following dispatch
to the New-:York' Cuban meeting :' _
‘ N'lth‘Avnis, Cbun., Nov. 1’7, 1872.
. .I «regret that Icsnnct attend your meet-
ing to night.- Its object has my warmest
sympathy, ,The Santiago massacre should
befdealt with as anoffense against the _ civi-
lization of this age. If international law
dues not furnish a precedent, our govern-
ment should make a precedent for interna-
jnfirough ,M ’ ers dtfiwn the p _” ing yedr was
”stated to abate
ferred that that amount of money at all was ac-
fnstancc: on account of the Water Fund Treasury
covered by the Report $23,500, (to pay interest on
Water Bonds'814,000, and by authority and direc-
tion of Borough Meeting of Oct. 4th, 1872, $9,500. in
part paymem of cost of laying additional water
pipe in certain specified streets, of the Borough)
*Now this money 823,500 borrowed, and paid into
the Water Fund Treasury, is represented in the
Report by'ordors Dratvnifor 947:000. Why P When
the money was borrowed of the Norwalk Savings
Society orders were giyeu the society for 0235590“
course. That action placed the money in the Bor-
ough Treasury.
Fund Treasury requires orders to be drawn on the
Borough Treasury, in favor of the Water" Fund
Treasury for the same amount, 823.500- . "
the‘Board of Water Commissioners to borrow such
money as was required to run this new depart-
ment, (the, way in which it should have been done
perhaps) you would have seen nothing of that 847,-
000 of orders in my report. .I might make other ex-
planations but they cannot be needed. To make
even this to any one of intelligence or common
fault, seems to me entirely unnecessary.
l.
rwalk, Nov.
Osrrcn or 3,: .
n- Cousin on onssns,
, 1873. -
., Ds. GAZETTE: g"
~;In.my rtpubliahed last we .
,ssrmi 5‘“Dy.nouieh‘iisis it to'li'értn-
CURTIS dr BROWN, Proprietors,
7 Noam Fulton Street, New York. ”
SoId by Druggists and Chemists, and dealers in '
Medicines at 'i‘wnlv-rv-Frvr. Carl-rs A Box. ly31
, > . .1.» _
MERCHANTS And MANUFACTURERS
'5 will‘best (heard their shipments to their
. ,destinationby using _
DIIISOI'S PAIEII SllIPPIII TASS.
Over Two Hundred Millions have been
used within thopast new cars, without complaint of
loss by Tag becoming etached. .AllExprese Co’s
as; them. Sold by Printers and Stationers every-
w ere. - .
unliy‘cxpended b'y tho‘Conrt of Burgesées. 'For
the Court of‘ Bill-gasses borrowed during the time
Snu-Munnnaons NnGLEOT.——To suffer cold to ac-
cummulate on cold, or. a cough to become chronic
when a few doses of Hale’s Honey of Horehoun
and, Tar taken at the outset, invariably, effects a
cure in a few hours. Sold by all druggists. ‘
Pike's Toothache Drops cure imone minute.
Now to get it into the Water
If the Borough Meeting refused to have «directed
\N
In New Haven by Rev. 1. Simmons, assisted by
Rev. w- T. mu, llIr. Ben‘amin C. Harnoti to Miss
Hattie Ferry, all of New Iaven.
In Danbury, Nov. 6th, by Rev. J. J. Bough. Mr.
William Hazlet to Miss J ane R. Brady both of D.
In Elizabeth .J., Nov.15th by Rev. r. Gesslcr,
Mr. Frank V. Perr , of ' Ihn'bury, to Miss Emma
Chattorton, of Eliza eth. - ‘ ‘
In Stamford, by Rev. Evert Van Slyke, John B.
Hersam to Miss Alida Royce, ll of Stamford. Nov.
20th by Rev; . Tallock. are rated by Rev. F. Wind-
sor rathwaite, Gear e C. Wilson, of Jacksonville,
Florida, tavMiss Sara K. Dixon. ofStamford. Oct.
80th, by Rev. Father Fagan, John (burn , to- Miss
Kate Pendcrgast. Nov. 20th, by Rev. Fat or Fagan
Hen Smith to Miss Bridget Harriett. Oct. 13, by,
Rev. other Fagan, Owen Daly to Miss Maggie Mc-
Muilen. all of Stamford. . ‘
In Bufi'alo, Nov. 4th, by Rev. Mr. Paddock, Mr2
Allen Prindle of Saybrook, to Miss Mary Pennoyer
of New Canaan, Conn.
3 3‘»
III!-
MN
At Rock Island; Tenn., on the 6th inst., General
John B. Rodgers, in his 73d your.
“in Westporr, 17th instr, Mrs. Phoebe Snazg, aged-
years. ‘
In Danbury, Nov. 17, Charles Churc ged re s.
In Bethe], Nov. 13th, Margaret Calla, or, age 02
years. Nov. 15th, L. Almira Nichole, aged 40 years,
3 months, and zdays. ' .
John Nicholg, aged- 30
sense, or to any:ono [who is noddisposod to finp
, Any man of ordinary ability can take that report ~
and see from the statement of orders dravm what-
hnve really been the ordinary and. what the extra-
ordinary expenses of the Borough for the twelve
months past. To any one who sn‘ysvthat‘ “the Re.
port: is” to him “ unintelligible,” that' no can
“make nothing out ofit," I have only to say. that
he was taken out of school too early, unless nature
did very little {at nim'jin the way'of brains. I can’t
help his deficiéncics. Bytho by, I_will say that I
have never received any pay whatever for collect-
ing show licenses., The. orderdrawn to me of
March 24th, 1872, was for services in no way con-
fioctod with that branch of my duties, and that or-
der drawn'to me of Mayflth, 1873, “foif pay-roll of
ppocial constables,”,was not'in pnyment for'alny
special Services‘o‘f mine, but for .' convenience ‘snkc-
I drew the money and. have paid it over-long ago
VWV—D
In Hartford, Nov. 13th,
years, and! months. ‘
In Stamford, Nov.
10 cars and 6 months.
n Mlanus, Nov. 14th
yezrs and 10 months. ,
t_ North Walton, Delaware County, N. Y..Nov.
15th, Joseph W. Webb, aged 69 years. Deceased
was born in in Stamford, in 1804, and went to North
Walton, in 1839. .
In New York, Nov. 23d. Carrie V., wife of Daniel
McKnight, aged 37 years, 9 months and 16 days.
- $500
» REWARD !
for the whole .ofit. , . JOSEPH F. .FOOTE, . ' .
, Clerk- of,_Court of Burgosses.
_.—_..—o.._.—-
'BOBOUGH CAUCUS.
The Republicans of the Borough of Norwalk are
notified to meet at LOCKWOOD'S HALL" on
FRIDAY EVENING, ‘NOV. 28th, at 7 1-2 o’clock,
for the purpose of nominating candidates for Bor-
ough officcrs, to ,be voted' for on Mondaytnext,
and to transact. any other proper business. . '
' ELBERT CURTIS, Borough Committee.
. ——.—*Or-.—-—.
I Any one desiring udult’s or children’s furs
for Thanksgiving or Athc1Holidays,‘ either
new'br altered over, cannot- do better than
to call on our artistic friend Gunther, who
is .now located over Mead's " Bank in
Sword’s Building.
"firm the undersién
NewCanaan,o or a reward of FIVE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for such information as shall lead to the
detection. and conwction of the murder or murderers
of SARAH SELLECK
WComstock Bros. have, offered their
entire stock of Clothing at cost, for cash,
. . 4.
Gentleman’s Drivin
his a fact pretty generally known that thirty salt- W," be £0115
prominent citizens ‘or Norwalk have for a
long time been identified with and indeed me am... has no use for him,
out GEORGE w. cram.
lath, 'H'czoklah Scoficld, aged '_
, William H. Smith, aged ss'
' ed Selectmen, of the town of
THE subscriber cfiers a fine young Dapple Grey
Horse, who can show a
much less than his real
value for cash or will exchange for Midland or other
Railroad Bonds or real estate at a fair valuation, as
Will; v in front of th 0 ' t
n _‘ ‘ THANKSGIVING ‘ifl-‘S’fi‘fl,
w YEN a: AY to pile person who guesses
.. .. «mime .
*’ Price of each Gness, One Dollar.
Guessing, to commence at 10 ,ofclock. a.m.
A SITUATION WANTED
V {young man who understands BOOK-KEEP-
Wines. .,. ‘
o 0 If
and Window ShadcgbusinessPeNorwgl'; 11:39:55.-
Satlsfactory references, a Address
, - “BOOK-useful." Gas'ette Office;
Norwalk, Conn.
NOTICE! 2
The- Annual Meetln of the Fairfield Conn .
,rleultural Society willfile held at Lockwood’atiigfi
Norwalk, on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER run:
1813. at 10 o’clock, a. m., for the purpose of choosing
ofilcerafor the ensuing your, an transacting other
business. ' WILLIAM D. GREGORY,
. Acting Secretary.
1' County Papers will lease co .
Wilton, Nov. 11,1873. p _ ’ py
\
thoroug
unlss'arrs ellllnnrs's
F U R S ,2
GRAND GOOD GOODS,
AND WARRANTED AT LESS
rnrcns THAN nvEss SOLD
BEFORE. . , .
C. J. Gruman.
: November 24th,1813.
MUSIC : Mtrpxo : s
The South Norwalk Quilting Ball
'is now prepared to furnish Music for
Balls, Parties, Sociables, Etc.,
' on favorable terms. Apply to
J. P. PUNZELT, under, South Norwalk,Ct-
$11139 cow
WAR IN CUBA!
VOLUNTEERS WANTED! from the City of
South Norwalk and Vicinity, to pass freely over
the main road and its branches to. the Collector's
Ofiiee at the Town. Clerk's Ofiice, in the town of
Norwalk, and enroll their names as paid, and take
out their certificate of Dischar e from
BURR SMITH, Collector and ecrniting Agent for
the Town. - ~ ’ .
THE- TIMES ARE HARD, BUT THE
PEOPLE MUST EAT!
f-Lat'lie's’. all Gent’s Restaurant
» . in Gazette. Building.
meals aerved'to order. . ‘ -
. Ice Cream, Jellies, Salads, Boned Turkey,
&_c., supplied on order at short notice.
CARES. frosted and ornamented to order.
“The Patent Champion Gan Opener” Best SAlfilfiIEAM L.’WARINgb-‘ , _
thing out. ,0. S. Starr, Sole Agent for Nor- N . , C J§Ep£§§§f¥fxmn HOMEMADE 043331;:va dice-““5””, °'
walk. - . .' - . 9" ““3““ °‘““' "em 9" ‘h' "9‘ 3‘“ PARTIES, WEDDINGS and SUPPERS supplied
‘ C .
' .Ele nt a' v._ Horse for Sale or Exch —. ""1 attended- -
33‘ 83 .50 lib.“ C°m91°°k Bios . ange. comacrrossnr of all kinds constantly 0
hand, of our own manufacture.
Chocolat'e,Vanilia and. Cocoannt Caromals, Crea-
Paste, Honey. Comb Bar, Molasses cream Bar,
Cream Cocoanut. Cocoanut Cream Bar, to.
die, &c., made fresh, and put on our.
cont-oiled one of the largest douring mills
in the State of Michigan. Yet we were
greatly, surprised to learn the enormous
product, of said mills, and the iml'nense
“home” consumption of its “A No. 1”
Flour her-cahoots. It is known as the Shia-
wassee Mill, and is located in the town and
county of'that name, which is,the premium
wheat county of the Peninsular State. G.
F. Falls, Esq, is new solo lessee, and Sam-
uel Daskam, General Agent. Its produc-
duction is one hundred barrelsper day.
Kcelcr, Holmes,& Co. are their Norwalk
Agents, and sell the enormous amount of
about one hundred barrels of this flour per
week, in their wholesale and retail trade.
J. M. :FiSk &. Cof are their New York.
agents; Giddings & Hopsou, Bridgeport;
New Haven Baking Company, New Haven 3
J. D. Bass & Sons, the celebrated Cracker
manufacturers. New London; and J. ' S..
Carr & '00., Springfield. All those are
first-class dealers, and would have nothing
'todo except with a really first-class quality
of floor. We have'tried it. and find it, if
not quite as whitc, in :color,ler richer in
sweet, nutritious flavor, than any brand
with which we are familiar. It has a croum
yellow tint,.and with a little extra kneed-
ing, makes just the choicest quality of his-
cuit and bread. We are always'glad'to
speak a (good word for our Norwalk boys
when they thus strike out, and by their Sa-
gacity and enterprise win deserved success.
- hereby-notified and warned
Norwal , on Monday
o'clock, afternoon, f
as are required by law. To lay the State.
taxfe on assessment of 1873.
pet tion of Samuel Seymour and others to divide the
menclng‘ at'Bouton‘ Lane mum‘s
Street. to highway east of and Des gentile with
Street. along Cedar Street to Gosling Brook, so
ment, or such other lines or
of Robert
Bartram in‘ regard to taxes wrongfully baid.‘
JOSEPH P. HAN F 1)
CHARLES W. SMI ,
' PLATT PRICE,
Dated Norwalk, Nov. 24th,":1873.
Tax Collector’s Sale.
'} Selectmen.
under and by virtue of a certain TAX
ck
to ’levy and collect of the estate of LeGrand
lowing '
mwholeo th h hi
more or one ’wi t e n ldln a th r '
bounded sohtheriy and south’ilresteerleon standing,
. 9..—
W‘Trnnks and- Traveling Bags at cost
for the next sixty days, at Gohe‘éT-‘mf
- __ _..—;1-s-;-.'fa'-2"Buttou at 65 do 75
tlonal lam.
' CHAS. R.
‘ mamas, Governor, {3,32%
'nectieut. ' " " ’ " ‘ ‘
z ,
ernment. Large numbers'of names have
surprigedidcsms'mo'd‘fd‘ffleScapo from the
of the vile perpetrator. __ 5h ) «*4— ‘
...'. ..i lfi.‘ 'lIeck was attended
trunk to the extremities, was practically
consumed. The floor was of'oak, withgfi,
and the floor lim'fihege
pine plank;
1““ “°°6;Wu their smoth-
Léfgd‘b’urni’ngfihat several hours must have
intervened betweenthe crime and its dis;
covery.
A print at the wood-pile in the snow, in-
dicated the spot from whence the axe was
withdrawn. Footprints of a No. 6» boot
were traced some distance from the cottage
toward Norwalk, and then lost. At first,
vague suspicions were directed toward her
cldest'son, who had just returned from the
West, and who, it was said, had made an un-
successful demand upon his mother for
money. This idea is entirely atvariancc,
we are glad to say, with the possibilities of
the case. Mrs. Sellcck was anjaunt to Lina
Weed, our Opera House. jeweler, and young
Jones was at his store all day Wednesday,
totally unconscious of the fearful fate of his
mother. At the inquest he swore that he
spent Saturday and Sunday nights with
his cousin C. Jones, in Stamford; Monday
with his brother Andrew in' Stamford;
Tuesday night :with Levi Brush, in South
Norwalk, and four“,witnesses from .South
Norwalk confirm his evidence. There are
other facts rendering his connection with
the crime an apparent impossibility. But
robbery at thgfirst seemed to be the only
motive which any could conjecture as a
cause. » - ‘ .
The robber theory gained still further plausibiiig
cybecause of the inability of her friends to find
her Savings BankBook, her gold watch, spectacles
silver spoons, and whatever small amount of men-
ey she may have had on her person, articles of
which they knew her to he possessed. Two years
ago she had a family from New York as summer
boarders, but latterly, she has employed herself as
dress-maker and seamstress. - She was a devout
and exemplary christian woman and a member of
the M. E. Church. She had all her clothing, pat-
terns, .ch, laid ont.in readiness to depart; on the
marrow for thehouse of Mr. Scoficld, where she
expected to remain several days dressmaking. Her
bible lay on the parlor stand and was open at the
125th Psalm. over the last verse of which, by a sin-
gular coincidence, her eye glasses were resting,
when our attention was called thereto. Her rooms,
drawers and dresses were generally rumaged,’and
yet despite all these facts, we saw enough to
thoroughly convince us that the crime of murder
was committed, not to give opportunity for unmo.
lested robbery, but to cover a darker and more
cowardly deed. We opine the party was a man
she knew and who was admitted to her house with-
out objection. That‘he followed her to her cham-
ber and here a slight scufllc ensued that she tied
down stairs from the bottom of which she passed-
into the parlor and braced the door until .hcl-
strength gave way. The top hinge of this door is
nearly wronched out and the rim catching the lock
bolt is burst loose. From this point it would seem
she ran across the parlor to the rear door entering
into the kitchen, where she received the first blow
with the axe,which prostratod her,she falling with
her head towards the side window and rather in
the direction of the front door she had left. Ablood
stain on the stove oihcloth extending some twenty
inches to the fire board indicates this much. Her
spare bed room. just ofi‘ her parlor, clearly shows
some one other than herself, to have been there. A
score of other circumstances indicate and confirm
the darkauspicion which so irresiatably forced it.
self on our mind as we passed through the house
and examined point by point, the difi‘erent links in
the chain of evidence loading to this conclusion. '
Henremains were put in charge of Mr. Hall un-
dertaker, who conveyed them to his rooms in the
village and to which the coroners adjourned their
meeting. They have had two sittings and are to
meet again_at eleyen o’clock Monday. Many wit-
nesses-have becn examined, and much important
smflew Canaan M. E. Churchby the largest
foncoume of people ever assembled in that; town
on a funeral occasion. Large numbers went: up
from Norwalk and many came down from Pound
Ridge, 'wherc she was well known. Rev. Mr. Ah-
bott, Pastor, preached the funeral discourse, while
Rev. Mr. Holmes, her own pastor from the Soi—
'leck’s-Cornor church, and Rev. Mr. Greenleaf, of
the New Canaan Congregational church, added
short but impressive addresses.
Mrs. Sellock, after the death of her first husband
came to live with Miss Catharine Benedict, next
the residence of the late Judge Butler, and she is
well and favorably remembered by many of our
older residents. A nephew of hers is employed as
- clerk with VanHoosear a: Ambler.
MONDAY’S INQUEST. '
Richard A. Pennoyer testified. but gave no new
facts. Levi Brush and. wife of South Norwalk. tes-
tified that young‘Jonos came to their house about
6.1-2 p. m., Tuesday. Brush, wife and Jones went
to Hanford Avery’s to spend the evening; staid
there till half past ten, and staid at their house all
night and was there on the morning of Wednesday
'Avery and wife confirm B'rnsh’s testimony.=- Mr.
sBemington and wife, who “live f-in house with
Brush, testify that Frank Jones was seen b them
also. Brush filled Jones up "in the use to
breakfast and knows he slept in the house. This
testimony absolutely clears Frank Jones from any
possible complicity with the crime. , .
as we have given it: abovfi _ . -
Mrs. Elizabeth Adams , testified as to visits of a
man named Halleck, to her house, while in the em-
ploy of Wm. Lockwood, Thomas Adams was then
called and corroborated his wife’s testimony.
Next, Joseph H. Burton & wife testified, that one
night, some weeks ago, on their way home, heard
an angry dispute between her up stairs and a mau‘
outside, who was swearing and talking loud and
angrily. Mrs. Selleck was heard to speak of 8150
due her in New York, but heard no connected
story. . _
The man came out and followed them up the
road. He was a short, thickéset fellowtand looked
like the man who lived with Wm. Lockwood. Her
husband said he looked like a man he saw last Sat-
urday in the woods hunting, with, a rabbit and
squirrel, which turned out to be, the man Hallock.
Next, George Hallock was sworn. . He testified
he was born at Atlanticville, Long Island. He
gave a confused account of his life, and where he
had lived. . Had married a wife at; Portchester, and
lived with her two years, but left her. Said his
parents lived at Riverhead. Served three years in
176th N. Y., in the 19th Corps. Lived at Eton Wa-
terbury’s at Long Ridge. Worked one month
at Chauncey Stevens’ and went to Wm. Lock-
wood’s. Satisfied as to his being acquainted with
Mrs. Selleck, and pending this account, the jury
adjourned their meet' g until 9 o’clock Tuesday
mornihg. ‘ '
It is proper tofstate that this man Haliock’s shoes
were found to exactly fit; the foot prints in‘tho
snow, and that on this account he is held for ex~
armnatfin, but the evidence thus far connecting
him with the crime is very faint.
Rev. Wmeurtis, now settled in Maine,
made a short visit home la'st week.
Mr. 'Ingersoll was arrested Friday night
and his trial is expected to go on at once.
The Barometer has not fallen so low in
thirty years in this vicinity, as during the
past week.‘ ,r _ >
The Phoenix Engine Boys are to indulge
in a little sacral festivity, ' this evening, at
their rooms. ‘ ' .
Mr. Wm. L. Taylor, who has'i'becn living
in. Wisconsin for four years peat, is visiting
friends at the east. ,
Fifty dollars havebeen voted in- Water-
bury to feed the park sparrows through the
winter and build their: houses.
Sensational roorbaeks do now abound‘in
thé:evening papers, started by impecunious
known. God grant: a speedy detection and DRESIL,
Walter Davis testified in substance, the statement ,
fé‘ar‘ful ordeal of taxation. Indeed, were
both sections of N orwslk to abandon their
simpler and cheaper mode of local govern.
ment, it would be aboutthe wisest‘political
action we could take. We should not be a
derision and laughing stock' to our neigh-
bors and ‘ have one hundred and thirteen
officers to support. - '
Death of of
Gen. Rodgers
Tennessee.
News has just been received here of the
death of Gen. J ohu B. Rodgers, at his resi-
dance at Little Rock, Tennessee. The Gen-
eral will be remembered as one of the early
and earnest and' persecuted Union men of
Tennessee, in the early days of the rebellion.
He was the father of Mrs.Wm.Randle Smith,
and a frequent visitor here at the home of
his son and daughter. _
m
The members of St. Mary‘s Socioty and
their friends: hold- their annual social
entertainment at Lockwood’s Hall, on Wed-
nesday evening. The South Norwalk
Quadrille Band will furnish music ands
‘very enjoyable timejs anticipated.’_ '
, —————.—+o.—o———.
Mr. H. M. PrWitt- has shown much skill
and demonstrated the capabilities of toy
building blocks, by the putting together of a
model of the Americus, now on exhibition
at the corner drug store. ' He says it .must
leave soon for it is advertised “for sale."
If any doubt our antidote for the hard
times. lot thm note the increased business
done by those Norwalk merchants who
have indulged the most freely‘in'printers’f
ink. ' ‘ ‘ ' V
. '0'
We are indebted to Peter Guigc for a
gorgeous basket of cut flowers, the first
ture, and his new establishment is. an orna-
me’nt to Norwalk; "He will win the success;
he so honestly, descrveosi ‘ " ' ' '
Another Norw'nlk Novolsy.
Frank Mead is executing an order for a.
Philadelphia wedding, and among the “do-
mestic manufactures“ are four. loaves of
fruit cake weighing ,‘ten poiind's Shell,“- and
twenty single geld and 'siiver cakes, making
a total of nearly a hundred pounds of
“goodies.” Mrs. Post is the maker 9nd
baker, and David ~Nelson does-the floating
and ornamenting, in which art David has
no superior. '
m , -
' Norwalk can boast of the-bigges‘thog in
the nation—a four-legged hog, ,of course
we mean—and Burgess Austin has him in
keeping for-the guessing match on Thanks-
giving Day.
New York is “going for". Boston. Not
satiified with buying up Gilmore’s Band-
and all'of the best solo church singers, they
have justcompleted the purchase of the At-
lantic Monthly, 'thlvery Saturday and Our
young Folks from J.‘ R: ' Osgood &. Co.
Hurd& Houghton :take the first two, and
Scribner the last one.
. . . .
Burke’s tableaux-cf Erin, were exhibited
at the Opera House, Saturday night, and
was fairly attended. ' "It is pranounced one
‘of the best oihibitions‘ of-Lthis ,kil’td? ‘trsv‘el-
already been securcd andwefilogld. voter!"
municipal charters" and go back to some,
fruits of his new conservatory near Union. .
Cemetery. Peter is an expert infioral oul-' - .
.....—-..‘ m _ ‘ “sign Ticket.
v 'Mmsns. EDr'ronm—A careful examina-
tion of the Borough account as published
by you last week, must cause every tax-
‘payer the-most Serious ,apprehen'sion. I
have 'no captions fault to' find- with our
present Borough officials. They havc'done,
pc'rhaps, as Well as they could. But our
rapidly‘growing taxes and expenditures re-
quire a'n limediat'e arrest. We must reduce
our, Borough "expenses and taxes or our
property will be mined 'in' value because
our- town will be‘ shunned by all-who know
our condition. I have no axe to grind or pref-
erence as to' candidates'at the approaching
‘slectiorf,-so‘- I venturi a' suggestion. Let a
'f‘or'ln, or'Citize’ns’, on any other ticket you
choose woodman. nominated by the
whole people without any referenceto pariy’,
.p‘olifizs, religious faith or locality, and let
these .noinin‘ecs be so. adjusted as «to: meet
our~presénfchnrter5 requirements as to ‘di.
vidi'n'g the vote,’b'ut- whose reputations will
guarantee its 'the lauren'tujéeonom'y. I .am
aching compensation for their services, and ‘
both parties. Without; their. knowledge I
suggest thcinam'es o'f-Chas. F. Osborne, W.
S.Moody,'W. K. Lewis; J. W. Pinkuey, Dr.
‘lMoses‘ Hill, 'D’r.'Asa Hill,‘ and' John} P.
:Beatty, as samples of the class of citizens I.
I shouiddike.’ to‘ see nominated. . Their pru-
ldence, honesty and sound judgment are
;known tc‘us all, and I haven’t a doubt they
,would willingly serve their fellow-citizens
,‘-‘during 1874, if theszhwero expressed with:
’Zth‘c unanimity-Imitation: alarg‘e major-
' ity 'ofou'rtax-payers woodman—om. op-
portunity toiexpress. " Letius fry the. exper-
iment, and“ ask.ht;,their hands; not a parsi-
monious, but astrictly prudent and wisely
economical administration of Borough f-
fairs for next year. .' ~ . -
Yours‘for'reuerrjchmontjand'in behalf of
' ‘ ' ' Maris Tax-Parana.
Mucous. ~Eprtrons,-—:Allow _me .to suggest
the names» of'fAnEQew'ISelieck, John F.
Bennett and C._.. Street, as Bdrgesses upon
the Republican; ticket, next week. We
want goodmen and we want thcm'from
difi'orcnt‘scctibns ofjth'e‘Borough. , XXiv .
' . ‘J"" , [‘9' ‘. T
' Rev. John-B. Steele, of Middleflrry, Vt.,
s'cn-in-law of Geo.3]i.'-Randle.. Esq, is lying.
dangerously ill of low "typho'id' fejver. "
. . . -'
Sharkey, the murderer, has evidently road
novels to some purpose: He walked. out of
the New York Tombs last .Wednesday, in
female garb, showing a pass furniah‘cd him
by a woman. _- ' '
[3' Gents wh
& Co’s.
-———————'¢4.e—-.-—-
minded Smith are selling two-button
Gloves at 75 cent’salso the best quality of
Jouvin’s at $1.25.
ite‘shirts 75 cents, at Elkan
. och—~—
Sar‘n‘. Pakulski,.17at South Norwalk,“-
nounces that he will-furnish the ladies for
the present with “fashionable Switches":-
whatever that term ‘may' mean—and will
make up “combing's” at panic: prices.
' ——-—-o-;‘o'—o———— .
H' 6 pair of children’s hose for 35 cents
SI Elkfin&Co'..-’ - .. ‘ , .. . :
confident" ins; such incapable goo found :
who would villi-s1! 90’!" 3 Rat’Witht ’
who: could be zonally-elected by-‘v"_otes or -
=e'ou’ips'ny in the world? has so fairs; rcccrdtn this
Gilbert, ' Treasurer, Greenwich Savings hair;
Washington R. Vermilys, banker: Shepherd Knapp,
President Mochanics’ Ba'nk:‘.Win. M.‘ Halstcad.
merchant—all of New York: Ex- Governor J. R.
Hawley, Hartford, Conn.; Harvey Jewell, Boston,
and others equally well-known. - Its President,
John B. DeWitt, Esq., is known cache of the most
conscientious buiiness men of that city, as 'well as
one of the beat. ’ Ainslie! brood views, of untlrJ
fag energy. of quick declnion ,snd un‘erring judg-
ment. he _
front rank of the really grail, companies of the
country. ‘ ‘ ' ' “
of theeompsny forthls county.
, .
tureflat Comsloek Bros'.
ter gloves at .Elkan &. Co’s. -‘ J
me‘f‘p‘hr, at Elkan dz Co’s.
.———,—..oo.o—.————'-
WEai-led'. Smith now offer their entire
stock of Dry goods at greatly reduced prices,
. . . .
LeGrand Lockwood, deceased-,vof the sum total in
_ AW Read the advertisement of Comslock
Bro’s. .
J. M. Thorburn & 00., of No. 15 John
street, have probably the rarerest, and best
“milectiou of bulbous and other flowering
[roots of any‘conccrn iu the country. Their
”annual catalogue of Hyacinths, Tulips, &c.,
is . just out, and will be sent On request.
Now is the time to‘ set out bulbous roots
for early spring fiovvering. Send for their
catalogue at once, and order your “ posies' ”
before the ground‘fr'eenes. ' .
. ; .>—._.———-
E“? , at Comstock Bros’.
. —-———H>-o———————-
Q‘Justreceivcd a;Ca_rg9 oprples put up
expressly for Family use, at Selleck Bro's.
be added to the sum aforesaid. ; .
Dated at Norwalk, this 18thda New, 1873.
ate: - ' ' 'BURR S 1TH, Collector. '
. ton.in said Dietrl
ORDERED. that the
ct deceased. ~
the Probate office in Norwalk, in said District, on
the 20th day
and that al persons interested in said Estate may
order to be published in a newspaper rinted in
Fairfisld County, and post a co y thereof on the
slguqlost in said Wilton nearest t e place where the
day ofDecembcr. » . .
GEORGE A. DAVENPORT, Judge.
0 THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE
TRICT OF N ORWALK. . 1.”,s
The application of SAMUEL WHITNEY, of New
Canaan in said district, respectfully showeth :—
That he is lawful guardian to Samuel N. Crissey,
and Mary E. Crisscy. minors belongin and residing
in .the State of- flchigpn, and that as d. Minors are
the owners~of an nndlvrded interest in the followin
real estate, via :—one certain tract or parcel ofland
situated; lying . and being in saf‘d'New Canaa'n, in
quantity, eighteen; acres, .more or 'less. with the
batldl s thereon standing, and bounded northerly
Hats and Caps
. M Ladies fine Merino vests, 85 c
;Elka'n dz Co’s.-
: . .,..___'.._
WNew oods thls’week at Earle dc
on is at
res estate is the equal. undivided one-eighteenth
part thereof. ~ ‘ ‘ fl " ‘ ' '
And he further says, that the estate is at present
unproductive; that the avails thereof (so, wanted
for the sup ort, maintenance and education of said
minors 'an that it willbe for the advantage ofssid
minors 0 soil the some, and invest the sails thereof
according tclaw ; wherefore he says that there isjust
and reasonable cause for selling the same. He.
therefore pra sthe cart to order said real estate
to be sold, an to em ower him, or someother meet
perso. to sell the same, pursuant to thestatutc in
such case made aggfilipémilhq: Y'G ~_ . ..-
Dated November, IsothfISTJ. ' ' ' 5 "' Mt‘lbflli
District o] Norwalk, Pro bate :c‘ourtws. Noyssh her 20,
- -——-——-..-<Os—.—:——,—- ' ’
SAFE, , 8038. AND', CHEAP; ,
We have no apology to offer for calling the at-
tention 'of our readers to the importance of Life-In-
surance. It is a duty that a' man owes tolthose‘ do;
pendent upon him to secure a support for them;and
that ' duty extends beyond life, if it be possible to
accomplish it .while in life._ Life-Insurance does
this. By the payment annually cf.a small gum—so
'small as not to harem—a certain support is guaran-
te'ed to the survivors. It combinesthe best features
of Savings Banks and Co-operaiion.
' ' It is essential, however, that politics he only taken
It! sown tallest template!- (Infra-re manor
them. and amongth'ebeilt ranks the‘ Uni-run Susie;
of New York. This company has' cash asset's "or
nearly four. millions of dollars and a surplus, above
all liabilities, of nearly one million. The company
could stop business to-mcrrow' and pay "every 0011-.
cy-hclder the full value of his policy. ' '
We commend, this company ‘ especially to the
readers of :the Nonrvanx . Gssarrnlbecause it is a
Life-Insurancacornpsny and nothing else, It is
not appeculs'ting, stockodeellng eonoern. but‘ its
businene is, Lifeflnsursnec. Its funds are safely and
securely invested. it hastho means to pay its losses,
and they are. paid promptly. without. delay or
quibble. ~ . 3 .
Another peculiarity of the UNITED STATES
(and it is a pity that it is a peculiarity) is its liber-
aiity to its policy-holders. It promises no more
than it intends to perform. and what it promises it
does at once and quickly. No more technicality is
permitted to stand in the way of the payment of a
loss: the company makes it Its first business to dis-
charge lt's duty at the earliest possible moment, ex-
actly when its benefieence is most needed. No
heard and determined at the Probate 08cc ln
Norwhlkdn said district, on the fifth dnypf Feb._1’874,
stfs o'clock, forenoon; and thattnotice thereof be
published in some weekly public newspaper near the
; lace where snehfiroai estate. lies. thrcewceks suc-
ssivelv, at least six "weeks before said, time
assigned. " -
It'll GEORGE A. DAVENPORT, Judge.
'G—reat Attraction
, IN ALL LINES 0F
DRY: Goons
LADIES, FDRS 1,,
times- Allll tyTllnllrlrs 'rulls,‘
PAN-3:0 PRICES.
Great Reduction on all. my stock. Goods sold as
low as the lowest, and cod as the best. Allgo'ods
‘eold for cash from this to. . . ‘ ' v
o. .l. trauma,
HE Inhabitants of the town of Norwalk, are
-- that a Town
Mectin will be. held at the .Town House, in said
the 8th day of Dec.,-1813, at 1
or the following purposes, to
wit ;—To hear the several Annual Reports’i‘and such
own in-
cludin the Support of Schools, and highway ta'xes.
To ma e an appropriation from the Town Treasury
for the support of Common Schools for the current
year. ' Also to make an appropriation for the re-
pairs of higways for the current year. Also to con-
sider and act upon the propriety of fixing the amount
to be paid for the collection of the Sta'te and Town
Andrto consider the
South Norwalk Union School District, viz. :—Com-
‘alon 'High
Boston Lane, thence along said big way to Cedar
called, tsence along said break to the westernmost
corner of the Borough of Norwalk, thence along the
line as set ofi‘ from the Over River school District
and the Five-Mile School District as "set :off at a
special town meeting held the 11th day of June last.
thence in a straight line to the dint of commence-
undaries as the
meeting ms determine. ~ Also to consider theclalms
. Hoyt, Silas P. Tattle and Daniel S.
NOTICE is hereby given that the underslfined,
AR-
RANT‘duly executed and signed by proper authority,-
and d rooted to the undersigned, commandin him
wood, deceased, and others named l'n'the rate book
or list to said Warrant annexed, their several pro-
portions of the sum total as therein stated, said
sums being a tax or assessment agreed . upon by the
inhabitants of the town of Norwalk regularly and
legally assembled on the 16th day of December. A.
D., 187$, for the purpose of iayin the annual State,
Town and Highway Taxes,'incln ng the support of
Schools. on the list of 1872, has levied upon, and
will sell at public auction at the nominee hereinafter
described, on the 98th dsyof _anuar.x.. tunYne’fol.
at ten o'clock in mafmmns-m said estate of
M~nockwood,decensed, situated in said
walk. in quantity twenty-raven acres,
b h
northwestefly by land lately belong ng yto "5:123:35
Hoyt, 2nd. northerly by land formerly belonging to
Stephen Mott. and easterly by land of the heirs of
Lawrence M. Stevens, deceased. as.will 'raise the
sum of Six Hundred and Thirty Dollars, that being
the balance remaining due and unpaid upon and on
account of the proportion of the said estate of said
the said list, together with the costs of said sale to
Nurture/Norwalk es. Probate-Court, Noe. as. 187].
STATE of ELE'ANOR GREGORY late of Wil-
'Ekecu'tor exhibit uls’aamin-
istration account to this Court for adjustment. at
of December 1873, at 0 o’clock forenoon ;
be notified thereof, the said Executor will cause this .
deceased last dwelt , at least 10 days before said 20th
4.12.192. .: _. .. .~ ..-..
RDE‘RED, that the foregoing application be ~
counter every day. Give us a call.
FRANK MEAD, Confectionor.
..—
LIFE INSURANCE.
'1‘
Unit Hillt-
llFE INSURANCE comb,
our NEW roux,
Life Insurance on terms favorable to the insured,
and safe for the company.
public have no guaranty, that the United sud.-
submits the following 'statcmentof its condition,
January 1, 1313:
c n Alaots - - 3 940 999.94
8::pluc - ’ - - - $- Hui-ass.”
Insurance Company hasa gusrantywhi
conuot he questioned.
fly to any creditor, the Company
-ly one dollar and forty cents (81.33 02-100).
Every dollar of this is securely invested 11141,. .
FIRST-cnagg Sig;
’necessary to keep in cash to meet. c 'r d -
mands, and this, instead of lying idle, is ur out e
DEPOSITED mnanx,’
where it. draws interest, and is vable on dem 'd.
The New York Tribune. of Jammy 7th, in spaeitltk-
igng of this matter, made use of the following lan.
sage: ' -
. “The fact shows also the entire solvency of the
Company, and the integrity of its management. It
has no. wild-cat investments to cover up, no sus-
icions~ loans to hide. no great ‘balances' in the
Oglncds’of agents,’ which may_never reach the home
The Toledo Blade, and all the other leading 'a-
poll: 21:;afiorutrygendorle theu UINITED STATE ,
e r rca rs to ave t
advantages it ofiers. It does only ‘emselves M the
. lEIITilA'fE lift-IISIIIAIGE "Sill“.
Every dollar of its funds are invested with refer-
ence to security alone. and it is im ossible
convulsion can shake or impair itsgredlt. “I“ My
Take- Policy In also Unascl'se
lna-ranoe Compass 'a'nsl ac.c‘l.n:cl‘l-“
cor-salsa provision for your shinny. .
Agent ’for this smteJOHN E. DE‘WITT, Precident
CHASE. PEASE, Secretary. _ _ , '
ext-men, earns—Easiwax, N. x.
AGENTS WANTED IN CONNECTICUT.
A plicstlons for :garisi'i‘swillel nits; Section must be
3 mm" to are Main S is r '
. t., art 0rd. Conn.
For rest of ‘Iew E tan a l t ' .
. - * armrest °-
216 Main St ,' Hartford, Conn.
To Owners of nomi.‘
‘Having secured the exclusive right to use the
American lies-cc Cllflplng Machine
in Norwalk, 1 am prepared to c pp your Horses in
_ _ b lan of‘Isaac N. crissey and land or heirs f th '
Smith’s, all prices. . _ . William M. Crissey, deceased, easterl bylnndgf negelswtej‘logggllsfsdngfgsmtlfiagtsgafiltng._Call at
. ___._..,_.—_ (13:3; fctsmi‘fensf'étlubhgflge beymléd'nd o lingual: E. GEORGES GREGORY
v - w etc a e n waster h h- r ' - in.
fig Gloyegl'nt» Comptock Bro? ' wa —the-intercst, of each of acid mine; Wr’e. {n s§id Norwalk,.hovembel-vlmh, 1813' ‘4
NOTICE.
To the delinquent Tax- ayers of the Town of
Norwalk, on Tax List of I 2.—All taxes unpaid on
my book the first day of December, 1873 four per
cent. will be added. After the first of December,
1873, I shall begin to serve my warrant on the fire
erty of delinquents as fast as I can t?” 0
pa ers to advertise. BURR SMIOT , Collector.
orwalk, Nov. 17th, 1873. . 2M6
“A Umpiete Pictorial History of the fines.”
—“2hs beet,.cheaput and most successful
_ Family Paper fit-the Union.“ , ‘
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Notices of the Press. ,
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trated peri cal published in this country. Its edi-
torials are scholarly andconvinclug, and carry much
weight. Its illustrations of current events are fill]
.and fresh, and are prepared by our best designers.
With a circulation of 150.000. the weekly to read by
at least half a million
n'n 0; an pf'o inion dfisimplyit‘rcmcndons.
ee ma n a use on ve os t onaudexpres' sol
dicide views on political and, social problems.
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Subscriptions to Hasrnn’e Maeasrnn, ,Wnnxan
and Bans, to one address for odd year. $10.00;“,
two of Harper’s Periodicals, to one address for no
year, 87.00: postagodpayable by the subscriber at the
office writers rccelvlo ‘ith _ th
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Back numbers can be an lied at any time.
» The Annual Volumes of arper’s Weekly, in nest
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flooeach. A complete set, comprising
respect. - V
The Directors of the companysrc among the Old Bridge Store.
soundeat and best men in the country. Among them November 24th, 1373. . peace. for
are John J. Ctsco, banker. 59 Wall Street; Wilson .. ‘
G. Hunt Commissioner ’of Publiinccks- Oil to ' '
-. - .9 WANTED
for Manufacturing purposes
$6.000 TO $10,000,
Ofiice.
.Dr‘. 'Nesbitt’s' Celebrated ,
CO UGH SYR UP,
- OR the cure ofAsthma, Colds, Whooping Cough
and Consumption. ~~Pre ated ‘by B UBEN
HOYT, New York. This valn'a lc Cough Syrup has
been put up in a private family for a rent many
cars. and has wrought some most astonis ing cures'.
. t h'ac gained a very wide popularisy, and is eagerly
sought for wherever its greatest en rative virtues are ‘
best known. It wrli arrest nearl all forms ~01
Coughs leading to consumption. It s unlikeordin-
ary Cough Remedies inasmuch as it contains no
dangerous »agents‘.,whilc_ it is .Efiicient, Curativa'.‘
Pleasant to the Taste. and euniverssllvsueeessful,
and no hellish“! seam-“ab “211W!" m; ,
putiho UNITED sums to the .
nu. JOHN manor, of Daubury, 21. my agent
...I - '»' .‘ I‘ll
“W Overcoats at actual costof manufac‘:
..."_.._.._. ' .. _
W A full assortment, of all kinds of, wine
Bohemians and stock speculators. - _. , ,
. . ing The entertainment ‘was repeated. .
grout Sacrifice at Earle a Smith’s
' ."' ., . '. .-. . _, . .» ,"Wft‘elélll.__
. E‘Winter Dress Goodsare sold'at a WMerinoes at 75 cents,‘40, inches wide, _ ‘E..n,' ac, 8.1PROW‘ITT. ,
- atEarledrSmith’e: -. - .‘ . nonwanl, colon. l
legal interest on Real Estate security, apply at this
-. volumes sent on recei t of cash t in
rate of $5 25 per vol.‘ freight at expertise of “case‘s:
The postage on man’s Wlnxxx is gs ccntca
year. which must be paidat the subscriber’s pour
ofiiee.
Address, HARPER a BROTHERS, a... York.
Magic. mom. i
‘ Hall Ingres-lull or...
A‘- "SELLECK’S-
Khakis-193151,. f
- Oysters In every style.
To the People of Fairfield County. V
ear-El cau'ralm CHEAP! ‘
ofi'era the. Citizens of Fall-field County
~ 80 many companies have sprung into existence
lthln the last ten years, for whore solvency the
The policy-holder in the United state- life
For every dollar of present or' respective liabil-
s on hand near-
.nn’ ‘
s to bonds, and bonds
syn ”wannabe such small amount as it is 1‘
m. JOHN TWEEDY, of Dinning}. the General 1
persons, and its infinence‘ as i
The ~
will do well toinspect our stock.
prepayment of U. S. postage by the ‘
Bllnlllllllllllll ‘
-—FOR T314-
NEXT an nlrs.
-FOR 3
V - ash Purchasers
_oxr__
lllllllt.
owning so the airlinency In the
Cousin“ Bros
WILL OFFER THEIR . .
.
swims,“
TEUN-Ks.
4N.»—
Traveling ’ Bags,
[ AT cesu
' Women just what we-say, and those in
.want of
mm clorllnttl :: '
. 9
N. B.-We was it distinctly vacuums
that the great «duties is for
. , .. INSURANCE some i
' 1 ~ 1 t rtntoth ‘- ' ’
Br amp I spa-31%;:ggglggo‘, mg :gdlnhtlfldl ; m M. 9 ,,
gar-IVE lamp-1:133.
Th oration rush I: . f I ' , ' ' ' '
°°" snitwhcnzvd:Dee's?1§‘kivsflpelqgreedfme ”‘ '
_ For sale? at» » - ' :43 m STREET, -
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