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MERRY CHRISTIVIAS.

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BY LOUISE 'M. ALCOTT.

In the rush of early morning,
When the rod burns through the gray,
And the wintry world lies waiting
For the glory of the day,
Then we hear the ﬁtful rustling
Just without upon the stair, .
See two small white phantoms coming,
Catch the gleam of sunny hair.

Are‘ they Christmas fairies stealing
Rows of little socks to fill?
Are they angels ﬂoating hither

With their message of,g’ood-will-I?~
What svveet spell are these elves weaving,

: gather at an appoin

_ more from their attacks than ever they (10

ways been at once a religious, domestic,

that a huge multitude of them meet to-
. ted place during the
night, and rage so ﬁercely against mankind
and other creatures not ﬁerce by nature,
that the inhabitants of that country suffer

from natural wolves-Christmas has al-

and merrymaking festival in England,
equally for every rank and every age. The
revels used to begin on Christmas eve,
and continued often till Candlemas (Feb.
2). everyday being a holiday till tuelth-
nightheh. 6). In the houses us the nobles
a “lord of misrule” or “abbot of unreasou”

As like larks they chirp nagging? . ,
Are these palms of peacej'frbnrheayen

That these lovely splritsbr‘iII git.

Rosy feet upon the threshold,
Eager faces peeping thrOugh,
With the ﬁrst red ray of sunshine,

Chanting cherubscohlc ill view:
Misteltoe and gleaming holly,
Symbols of a blessed day.
In their chubby hands they carry,
Streaming all along the “'le-

\Vell we know them, never weary
Of this innocent surplisc; ,

\Vuiting, watching, lisiening always
With full hearts and tender eyes,

While our little household angels,
White and golden in the sun,

Greet us with the sweet old welcome,—
“Merry Christmas,.cvery one‘l" '

._. _,

CHRISTMAS.

A festival'of the Christian church, ot-
verved on Dec. 25 as the anniversary of
the birth of the Saviour. Its institution is
attributed by the decrctal letters to the
Pope Telesphorus, who died A. D. 139, and
throughout the subsequent history of the
church it has been one of the most noted of
Christian aolemnities. At ﬁrst it was the
most movable of the Christian festive days,
often confounded with the Epiphany, and
celebrated by the eastern churches in the
months of April and May. In the 4th
century the urgency of St. Cyril of Jerusa-
lem obtained from Pope Julius :I. an order
for an investigation to be made concerning
the day of Christ’s nativity. The result of
inquiry by the theologians of the East and
the West was an agreement upon the 25th
of December. The chief grounds for the
decision were the tables of the censors in
the archives of Rome; and although, in the
opinion of some of the fathers, there was
not authenticproofot the identiﬁcation of
the day, yet the decision was uniformly ac-
cepted,ra‘nd fromthat time the 'nativity has
been celebrated throughout the church on
the some day. It has also been a common
tradition that. Christ was born about the
middleof the night. The custom in Roman
Caihplic countries of ushering in Christmas
day by j‘thecelebratiou of three masses, one
at midnight, the second at early dawn, and
the third in the morning, dates from the 6th
century. The day Was considered in the
double light of ‘alholy commemoration and
a cheerful festival, and was accordingly dis-
tinguished by' devotion, by vacation from
business, and‘by merriment. During the
middle ages it was celebrated by the gay
fantastic spectacleof dramatic mysteries
and moralities, preformed by personages in
grotesque masks and singular costumes.
The scenery usually represented an infant
in a cradle, surrounded by the Virgin Mary
and St. Joseph, by bulls’ heads, cherubs,
eastern magi, and manifold ornaments.
The custom of singing canticles at Christ;
mas, called carols, which recalled the songs
of the shepherds at the birth of Christ,
dates form the time when the common
people ceased to understand Latin. The
bishops and lower clergy often joined
with the populace in caroling, and the
songs Were enlivened by dances and by the
music of tambours, guitars, violins, and
organs. Fathers, mothers, sons, and daugh-
ters mingled together in the dance; if in the
night, each bearing in his hand a lighted
wax taper. Many collections have been
made of these naive mediteval carols which
ﬁlled the hours between the nocturnal
masses, and which sometimes took the place
of psalms in the churches. or perhaps the
oldest of these collections, only a single
leaf remains, containing two carols, pre-
served in the Bodleian library, in a volilme
"Christmasse Carolies,” printed by Wynkin
de Wordei 1521. Davies Gilbert publish-
ed a volume of “Ancient Christmas Carols,"
with the tapes to which they were formerly
sung invEngIand, and William Sandvs madé
a more complete collection (London, 1833.)
.The carols of the Llyfr Carolan (“Book of
Carols '.’) contains 00, and their Blodeugardd
Bymr I(“Anthology of Wales ”) contains
48. , he German carols were collected by
W -I.bld (Gratz, 1853), and one of the best
of it; many editions of French carols (noles)
was‘published at Poictiers in 1824. During
the last days preceeding Christmas it is still
the custom for Calabrian. minstrels- to ,de-
scend from the mountainsrto Naples and
Rome, saluting the shrines of then-Virgin
Mother with their wild music, under the
poetical notion 0.} cheering her until the
birth time of her infant at the approaching
Christmas. In a picture of the nativity by
Raphael he has. introduced a shepherda
the door_ playing on a sort of bagpipe.
Preparatory.toAChristmas the bells are rung
» ' Ihtthroughout England and

, {Add after a. solemn celebra-'
for which the churches in
, eImOgniﬁeently adorned,
' it is usual forthpl’revelels to partake of ,
coliationlravilliéaMhatithey may bfébé‘ttér
able to sustain theifatiguequtggth‘é night.
,Among the revelsrgt; h C ﬁgvtﬁas~.geaspn

- were thiawso-called ' {oasis ' Iof. (961‘s, »: and 'of
asses, [grotesque so. a in, w tch
sometimestermed “December “liberties,”
-which every, thing serious was burlesque’di‘
inferiors personifying their superiors, great,
men becoming frolicsome, and all illustrat-
ing the proneness of man :to occasiorlally~
reverse theorder of society and ridicileﬁixtg
the Protestant disirl ts of

.noi‘th of Europe, (Lariat-
the.“children'stresebal,ll

-bua'lsinih‘féj: tree. A-ilﬁge
tected in one 0th parlors-,-
lpers, a’adhuug . itl’IIIlnani.
meats, apples, 'ﬁf§,'L-pllly.
'naments, “Each of these is
the name_ fthe person for
inItIendejI,;:I',llIf not with the
'and'when the whole

tue’ pré'sénts‘a are

e room_ according to~

acclamations and
sobefﬁscene suc-

s thlsoccasion t9

ghters, .5139 The

9 been observed

I lmost' Illully in

and still’h some

North Germany,

parents were

mask, an enor-‘l'
becoming the" bugbearIW
K7186,“ Rupert, goes from.
geived by'the parents;

00" once. Icalls for

660 “vs theIIlntcnded
0’37”” the character
ersevere

‘. geese, ducks, beef, mutton, pork, pies, pud-

‘eve the oxen were always found on their
knees, as in gratitude of devotion, and that
after the change from old to new style they
continued to do this only on the eve of old
Christmas day. This was derivedfrom a-
prevalent mediaeval nojion that agigx and
an ass which were present at the‘fzt‘aiivity ,
fell upon their knees in a‘suppliant posture, children once a'yea‘r, but the beautiful and
as appears from numerous prints and from sprightly magazine which comes once a
the Latin poem of Sannazaro in «the 10th
century. ..._It was an ancient tradition, 01- things roIrithe, boys and girls who are fortu-
luried to by Shakespeare, that midnight uate enough'io It? on its visiting list. In

was appointed, whose office was “to make
the rarest pastimes,to delight the beholder,"
and whose dominion lasted from “All-hai-
low eve" (Oct. 31) till Caudlemas day. The
larder was ﬁlled with capons, hens, turkeys,

dings, nuts, plums, sugar, and honey. The
Italians have the following proverb: “lie
basImOre business than. English ovens at
Christin-ls.” The tenants were entertained
aHhe hall; and the lord of the manor and
his family encouraged every art contltlgive
to mirth.‘

Oil Christmas eve the bells were rung;

On Christmas eve the mass was sung;

That only night. in all the year,

Saw the stolcd priest the chalice rear.

Then opened wide the baron’s hall,

To vassal, tenant, serf, and all;

Power laid his rod of rule aside.

And ceremony dofl‘cd his pride.

The heir, with roses In his shoes,

That night might the village partner choose.

All hailed, with uncontrolled delight

And general voice, the happy night

That: to the cottage, as the crown,

Brought tidings of salvation down.

England was merry England when

Old ChiI-istlnas brought his sports again.

’Twas Christmas broach‘d the mightiest ole;

’Twas Christmas told the merrlest tale;

A Christmas gambol oft; would cheer

A poor man’s heart thruogh half the year.

A glowing ﬁre, tnade of great logs, the
principal of which was termed the yule log
or Christmas block, which might be burned
till Candlemas eve, kept out the severity of
the weather; and the abundance was shar-

ed amid music, conjuring, rlddles,hot cock-

%a stealth gamete

Tuesday, Dec. 21st,1875.

The Hartford Post says: “General Smith
is taking hold of the work of putting the
Connecticut National Guard into good
shape, and his appointment to the position
he now holds is held by all military men to
be a wise and good one. Being a thorough
tactician, he proposes to imbue some of his
ideas, if possible, into the ofﬁcers of the
guard, and has issued orders and blanks for
monthly returns ofdrills, to be made out
in duplicate by the company commanders,
one being sent to the general himself and
the other to the colonel'of the regiment.
These reports will show the number of men

in attendance at the drills and their prIO-
ﬁciency in the manual of arms, and Will

enable him to correct existing abuses, if any

there are.” -
Scribncr’s Magazine.
Ever since its foundation this monthly
magazinehus been growing in the estima-
tion of the people and has become to be
a popular favorite. It is greatly prized for
its beautiful and numerous illustrations, and
the amount, variety and general excellence
of its letter "press. The publishers intend
to maintain its present high character
during the coming year, and to improve it
wherever improvctncnt is pbssiblc. Gabriel
Con roy,Bret Hartc’s new novel which began
in the November number, is to be continued
and Edward Everett Hale,—America’s.
best story teller,—is to contribute an histor-
ical romance entitled “Philip Nolan’s
Friends," a tale of the southwest about the
commencement of the present century.
This stor ', it is said, will be much after the
style of the author's famous “A Man With-
outa Country," which attracted so tnuch
attention upon its ﬁrst appearance in the

- minimiggéaarl ITEMS.

The'.IBridgeport‘ illuminationlast Tuesday
evening was plainly visible in Greenwich.

gomg to California. ’ '

tor, (Mr.'Ronse',) in a very feeling manner,
expressing to him his Own feelings towards
his pastor, and also of the congregation.

Mr. Samuel Fickett ‘isr‘n‘dw nothing his
Prime Crab Apple Cider, and has a" force of
ten men employed.

, In consequence of the dull times Mr. F.
Boylston’s children’s carriage factory will
be closed entirely until after the 1st of Jan-
uary,1870. - if}, *

The teachers and scholars of‘both Sunday~
Schools are devoting all, or nearlyso, of
their time preparing themselves} and the
churches for their Christmas trees. ‘ ‘ I"

There seems to be a great deal of unnec-
essary fear and uneasiness on‘ the part of
some of our residents in regard tofu, ‘ I -
light which they have seen iii-the?" , _
house at night; some of them say; it, has
been so very bright that they thought the
school house was on ﬁre. But we hope'i’e
dispel all fears in this respect by informing
the public that the janitor, Mr. Emanuel de
Lombrado, keeps the ﬁres going, constantly
in the stoves,and one ofthe stoves lac-base
burner, and consequently throwsont both
light and heat. Mr. Lombrado visi The
school house every night between th‘é‘h'ogr's
of 9 and 10 to see that all is right ah’desafe.
We desire to caution a certain young man

Atlantic during the late war. A third
promised serial is “That Lass o’ Lowrie’s,"
by Fanny H. Burnett, author of “Surly
Tim’s Trouble,” «be; the scene is laid in an

les, fool-plough, snap-dragon, jokes, laugh-
ter. repartees, forfeits, and dances. The
generous wussail bowls and bowls of punch
never failed tobring tu'multuonsjoys. The
favorite and ﬁrst dish on Christmas day
was a soused boar’s head, which was borne
to the principal table with great state and
solemnity, “upon qsilver platter, with min-
stralsye." The common custom of decking
the houses and churches at Christmas with
evergreens is derived from ancient druid
practices. It was an old belief that sylvan
spirits might ﬂock to the evergreens, and
remain unIS'ipped by frost till a milder
season. The I;.holly, ivy, rosemary, bay,
laurel, and misﬁifée furnished the favorite
trimmings, which were not removed till
Candlemas. In old church calendars Christ-
mas eve is marked, Templa ezomantur (the
temples are adorned). Holly and ivy still
remain in England the most 'esteemed
Christmas evergreens, though at the two
universities the windows of the college
chapels are decked with laurel. It was an
old English superstition that on Christmas

spirits forsake the earth and go to their
own conﬁnes at the crowing of the cook."
The Christmas celebrations in England
have lost their primitive boisterous charac-
ter, the gambols and carols are nearly gone
by, and family reunions and evergreen
trimmings are nearly all that remain of the
various rough merrimentsnwhich used to
mark the festival. The last imemorable
appointment ofalord of misrule was in
1627, when he had come to- be denominated
‘a grand captains of mischiefe." The
poems of Herrick contain many descrip-
tions of old English Christmas celebrations.
—In the United States, since the Puritans
were at ﬁrst stern opponents of Christmas
pastimes, the day was fora long time less
generally celebrated in New England than
in the middle and southern states. It has
been made a legal holiday in several of the
states, and is usually observed by a religious
service and by making presents, and no,
unfrequently by trimming houses and
churches with evergreens, and by imitating
the German custom of Christmas trees-
Santa Claus (St. Nicholas), originally intro-
duced by the Dutch settlers of New York,
is the American representative of the Ger-
man Knecht Rupert.—Appleton‘s American
Cyclopaedia ‘

A In a recent lecture, the Rev. Robert Coll-
,yer told the following anecdote: He was
int a children’s party one Christmas eve. and
seeing a little boy sitting in one corner and
not dancing, he approached him, and asked
why he did not join the others and dance.
“I’m not danthing," said the boy solemnly,
‘becauthe I don’t think danthing ith the
great end of life.” “N ow, you know,”
added Mr. Collyer, “If that was my boy,
‘1. should thing he was meant for a minister,
butIshould be sorry for the church who
had to take-him.

The Philadelphia North American says:
l“The Fairmount Park Art Assciation have
ibrought from Munich the ﬁnest bronze group
ever imported into the United States, en-
’ chva‘The Dying Lioness.‘ The sculptor
as Professor Wolf, of Berlin, and the
onzc was cast by Von Miller, of Munich,
onrthc Fairmount Association,lelIy the special

rmission of the Emperor . illiam, who
“3 the 13 secs r or the original. The origi-
al wos'e‘thibitedlin tht‘fVienna Exposition
in 1873, w ere itlwas awarded the ﬁrst prize.
During the Centennial Exhibition ‘The Dy-
mg Lieuess’ Wilbbe placed in the Art Gai-
lery, and afterthe‘gExhibition it will occupy
a prominent site'in‘the Park."

BCQNNECTICUT'S CENTENNIAL Common.—
[ “10 R- Brown, architect, of .New Haven,
has drawn Phlns and speciﬁcations for a
Centennial blinding to be erected in Fair-
mount PM'Ik. Phyladelphia, for the reception
of Connecticut Visitors and the commission-
ers, and they have been accepted. The
building, of the Dutch Colonial style ofarch-
itecture, will be thirty feet front and forty
feet deep, with a. wing ten free ‘by twenty
feet. Three sides of the rec tion room
will be ornamented with a gallery Open-
ing intoit will be a ladies toilet rdom and
a‘priuvateroom for the Connecticut commis-
sioneigxllpon a table of antique model a
boplgwilfbe placed for Connecticut people
to register their names in. The inside w “()d-
wo‘rk willbe chieﬂy white pine and Smoke
tilained wood. The lower portion or the
. outside of the building will be constructed
of scallop-fashioned shingles, and the upper
portion will be lathed and plastered. A
massive stone chimney of ancient design
will protrude from the roof. 1A porch ill
front and a. piazza at the sides and rear of
the budding will be built. '
22m
Among measures introducedin congress,
all may be well to notice'thht a North
Carolina senator moved to increase the pen-
sion lists by adding the names‘mf those
heretofore stricken off for disloyalty; and a
member of the house from theisame state
introduced abill' to repeal the law forbid-
hing the payments of southern,” claims for
lIq..artermasters’ stores, and appropriating
“500,000 for .thispurpose. Both-Thins would
.greally increase the national"ldebt, the
latterin part ‘1 r opening the, way to
cookedlup cl 5 for ultold millions.

It is .re ted that Bisho
Provrdence, has been assi ned
diocese of Hartford. ' - ' - ‘»

Quite a number of hogs haveiclied in‘and

around Wallingford in the laétifgvy Weeks
from a disease which tlic.farll,‘er§’cauublack

‘0 he vacant

ptrnndricken, of

English mining town, and the story is said
to be one of deep interest. Short stories,
poems, sketches, essays.&c., will be abun-
dant. Col. Geo. E. Waring will contribute
a second “Farmer’s Vacation," descriptive
of his experiences in a row-boat journey of
two hundred and ﬁfty miles through a fer-
tile vine-growing section of Europe little?~
visited by tourists. His last series was
handsomely illustrated, and contained I
much valuable information. A series of
articles on American Colleges, illustrated,
is promised,and also illustrated articles on
Old New York and other American cities.
Dr. J. G. HOLLAND will continue to edit the
magazine, and will discuss “Topics of the
Time.” “The Old Cabinet, “Home and
Society," “Culture and Progress,” “The
World's Work,” and “Bric—a-Brac” depart-
ments will be continued. The publishers
announce that the magazine will be en-‘
larged for the centennial year, but that the
price will remain the same. The Novem-
ber and December numbers will be given
free to all new subscribers. The magazine
can be had of the News Agents for 35 cent
per number, or of the publishers for $4.00
per year. Published Imonthly by Messrs
Scribner db 00., 743 Broadway, New York.,

Saint Nicholas.
Not old Kriss Kringle who visits the

month bringing a perfect treasure of good

looking over iiiggem of the monthlies we
have reason rethink-that in literaty matters

‘ minutes.

in this place in reference to pigeon shooting.
We should say that it is very poor sport to
shoot and kill a neighbor‘s tame pigeons.
He has succeeded in killing two out offour,
thereby breaking up both pair, to thesor-
l‘OW of the owner, who was very much at-
tached to them. We would say that the
young man is"known, and we advise him, 0.
stop this kind of sport. . - '

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ism ANB CRY.

The new Catholic church was dedicated
on Sunday 12th. All immense crowd of '

Catholics. and protestants were present-lg The silence of eternity

witness the ceremonies. Very Ronda-mes
Hughes, Vicar-General of the Diocese, con?
ducted the services, assisted by numerous
priests. ' ‘ ‘ ' ‘ "

cendiarism this winter ?" is the question of
the day. Several, barns have been burned

soup and coffee. squat on the ﬂoor, and tell
the biggestkind of army stories.

Miss Josie Signor, out for her ﬁrst ride
since recovering from a severe accident
which occurred some two months since,
was thrown from her carriage and seriously
injured. .
Operas, concerts, lectures. church fairs,

nearly all ﬁrst-class; and well attended.

walking to Bridgepo

Fred Olmstead has one to Key West.
The Ancient Order ibernians give their ‘
annual Ball on the evening of Dec.i'318t.
of industry. The bars are all down.
than when she is pulling on a tight rubber

in church.

One hundred and eight pe came up

last Friday evening, to attend the opera of

the children of tif'e’present day are better
catercdfor than their grown up friends
What better can we desire than the ever
cheerful looking St. Nicholas with its brigh
colors, handsome pictures and clearly told
stories and entertaining: miscellany? 'The
magazine has been exceedingly good all the
present year, and the publishers promige
new features “of interest' for the coming
jubilee year. "‘The Boy Emigrants:
Noah Brooks, cannot fail to intercst,and§
“Jon of Iceland,” by the great traveler
Byard Taylor, who recently visited that:
country, will be looked for with’avidityj
The author was a boy himself once and ha
been over the whole world really seeking.
adventure, and there is no readier pen than
his in America. The general contents 1, ‘ill
embrace articles upon 'a great variety“; "
entertaining subjects, as will be seen'bg,
reference to the advertisement which w
print today. A leading feature of th_
magazine is its numerous and beauti
engravings, fur surpassing in execution th I.
illustrations of many pretentious works."
The tone of the] magazine is pure, and 11
one need fear to put it into the hands 0
children. Although specially designed , for;
boys and girls it" will be appreciated an
enjoyed by persons of taste of all ages,i
fact the old folks will be apt to, enjoy i
better than the children. If you would
like to examine it before subscribing sen

for a specimen number.” '
“

Littcli’leIving Age.
This weekly magazine having absorbe
“Every Saturday,” is noWLwi'_thout a com
petitor in its special ﬁeld. 13-11 has for ove
thirty years been very popular-With me"
and women of culture. auditing: fishers
exert themselves to mai its g stand.
ard. Each weekly num, , EIcontains sixty.
four pages of matter careﬁy culled from
the best foreign reviews, magazines, etc.
The most eminent authorsof theC-‘day, are
such as Hon. W. E. Gladstone, Prof. Max
Muller, Prof. Huxley, Dr. W.‘ B. Carpenter,
Prof. Tyndall, R. A. Proctor. Frances Pow-
er Cobhe, The Duke of Argyll, James A.

Thackeray, J can Ingelow, Geo. MacDonald,
Wm.‘ Black, Anthony Trollope, Matthew
Arnold, Henry Kingsley, Thomas Carlyle,
W. W. Story, Robert Buchanan, Tennyson,
Browning, and many others are represented
in its pages.

The publishers say :—- ,
“It presents in an inexpensive form, con}
sidering its great amount of matter, with
freshness, owing to its weekly issue, and
with a aata’qfactory completeness attempted by
no other publication, the best Essays, Re-
views, Criticisma, Tales Sketches of Travel
and Discovery, Poetrv, Scientiﬁc, Biograph-
ical, Historical and Political Information
from the entire body of Foreign Periodical
Literature.

' F'and died before the wedding day had come.

. Bridgeport, occurred on Tuesday evening

Froude, Mrs. Muloch, Mrs. Oliphant,Misst

Charles Hubbard midwife, of him is, are; 4*

“Are woto have another epidemic of in? Ron miyiéleplay oiling

lately. as... .. .. ‘
The members of the G. A. R. are holding What eyes look thrOughp-What‘white w ,
camp ﬁres. They draw rations of bean fan‘ . .' " -

Notvainly Hellas dreamed of

theatres, &c., abound .this winter, and are And over all the valley-land I'

Burglars secured $200 from Larry Roo- I—go the common,wa,.ofa1_

ney’s saloon recently, and $25 from ITurreli The suns‘ft ﬁrer’wi lib
&. Mead. _ . fl‘he ﬂowers=wiiiibi nth
Burt Rosebaum won $20 on a wa‘getr‘by. When. .1 ppm; ' ’

rt in 7 honrssa'nd 25 No whispeif I
The stinger-{treading wh

Danbury is now a ﬁeld open to anybody But beauty seemis never ,Io‘s
—A woman never looks less interesting The glory of this sunset heaven ’ ‘
A sense-of gladness uncon

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from along the line of the D. g N. railroad, As the'soul liveth,f_it.s,hali live

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and thenacollection was taken up by Mr- 19"! was severely 1’ ._“?(I by falling" frbm a 'ghzeeuartucolltmn, one year, - Z 2 - . 50:00
JOhD Crockett, who pl'esenied it to the past cm” “Don a red I10 'move- ' ' 'One"Iialt' “ ‘- _" ---------- _- 1:63:83

Monday evening, Ir. William A.-Pylo the
drummer of Compa ' E, Fourth Regiment,
C. N. G., was preseu 'ed with a very hand4
some snare drum,by_ the members of the
companv. 1:1, > ' '

Benj. Pomeroy, aged 23, of Southporf, was
at the fire Tuesday night, walked home, took
cold and died ot‘congestion oft-he lungs next
morning.

The ofﬁcers of thurand lodge I. O. O. F.
of this state‘l have an invited; to atten‘d.
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Prowls on its banks alone.

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as La opkpi the mostIapproved' Farm and
. ' ite‘lﬂmplements now in storeand for sale,
,wh‘olcsale and‘retail,Iat manufttetigcys’ prices, in-
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‘ Mowing Maebinesand LawnMowers. '
4.1}. Lawn Mowers- fulfs,u:e,$12..
Bi” ,9

Hence of B. 0. Banks, Main Street.

Nor-walk, Conn.

Special attentionIpaid to country residence~

.. .11. 2155”} E‘_ "

«gnaw!» " ~_--. ~
r. MITCHELL, .
‘ Ieeverpopularg.‘ . ’

- 11' ifN M A R K Eg-rr.

'.Wheel; lawn,- ‘an'd hay rakes.

Mr. Hubbeil’s course. The result of exten- Beside' the mgstiéfphodels fie. , -~P.loughs—area ,Mz‘lrsh,EaI‘gle. .sc.

sive advertismg. . Shall 510011143} ﬁg: “me born ﬂower“. has always the best of . haggvcls, Spades, Scoops, reardgn Forks. and
Miss Potter is to give another-I'entei'tain- And newdlori ‘ iiﬂnsh and glOw ._- " Ha. Cu,,0ﬂ_nurdickis Wﬁft’homls‘ and Hide

ment soon; Gough lectures on Sailﬁland With, ‘ es 'of ours. ‘ - « $35. 1““me and “ﬂ" Rolleyrs. _ ' ’, . ’

Theo. TlItOn comes in J anuIa ' ‘ £1“: ; . ' , he I , 53p;- cs. Union (formerly Model) Malte- glprrovvshffornthglIIcrIsl, Ox 1:01:53 ﬁnd Bows.ls

= --. ‘ ' , . , ' ‘“ F%uslltuheaesmibng hills mufst‘t‘vegr ,2 '5.“ °" "’9 i‘dge' smalIIelrniSm—plcal‘tlilgntilsrinsgrehﬁ:‘vgllt'Ietygf m use ’ a °’
.,_ .. . STAMFORD - y. Of’suongthel‘r’wlntryTro'wn, ' . ':' , Q. s’I‘ , Phosphates—Russell’s, Coc’s. Bangli’s,Iand
-. ‘ ~ ‘ ~. g ' , ‘ Andsnowscold winds from off them shake mulls s. Locxwoon, “mlgel’m‘ W' 0' STRELT'

- agile new.._tramp hQUSEe'lé 1 rklng or deft" "The maplels red leaves down -37 ‘ Norwalk, April, 1875.

< .11 11184191311 is said to, 91.0 1- Theﬁrst But-'51 shall see a summer sun I ﬁishionabic Bra )1» & Tailor

'dliy agreeaggemps. -br0I§é~_?u,p 1w ‘ - .; . . 1 ' - W. o. QUINTARD a; 00.,

, ;\' .0 leads of ' ' '

stone-+2111 (310317139?th ‘5 , ..: . ' The mountain slo es shall b ‘
1T. nil-us} meeting}??? he . gila- The golden watgr ﬂow. “.1511 nudmoom’
tlona k_Ils to b? he $3.03! 7 It ‘1', A lover’s claim is mine on‘all I

Company C. attended thug-f, of the I see ,0 haye and hold,—
lat’e corporal John W- Scoﬁe‘ld ?~ . - , , The rose-light of perpetual hills, '
uafyl'lesdodd Fellows are It? h9id’ . Ban; 3131!“ And sunsets nevercoldi—John G. Whittier.

The ﬁne buildjpg" propertymny 'Newﬁeld ' ‘——“_-

' A horrible story is-connected with the

street, adjoining;ggt‘operty-of Wells-R. Bitch,
Esq., has justbe nipurchaled by Mr. J. F.
Ferris. Consideration, $7,000. '

‘ A sad story is'told of a young physician
.‘Io came to Stamford, a few days since
, the West, to be married to a niece of
oile'oi' our prominent citizens. It is said
that soon after his arrival here he took sick

The Masonic fraternity are to celebrate
thefannnal installation of officers by a grand
oy‘st'eg Supper in their banqueting room.

It hashe‘eji noticed recently that the aver-
age church attendance in the village is larger
than wank—Advocate.

BRIDGEPORT.
2.. The largest conﬂagration ever known in

last. The “old works” of the Wheeler db
I.Wilson factory, was completely destroyed.
Two persons were killed and ﬁve wounded
by a falling wall. The building destroyed
covered nearly two blocks, as a cross street,
was covered inf-'when‘ theruilding waé' put ‘
(up. The main .thlding was ﬁve hundred
and'tweat‘yifbnr. feet‘long and two hundred;
and thirty—four wide,;of brick, and fen-gato-
ries in" height. "There .were a number of
other buildings {Svithin the square'and con-
ﬂeciiilgzwiih the main‘building on Barnum
street fund Esat'. :Washjngton avenue.“ =The
Wheeler &‘,Wils0n Manufacturing Company

house for the cempleted wood-work of .the"
sewing machined-and. the remainder was
used by the..S.ewing Machine Cabinet Com-
pany, who contracted forth'oyypod work of
the machines, and the Didgewrt Lock
Company, who had just'moved in and only
occupied aboutme‘shlindredg‘éetraﬁront on
the ﬁrst'ﬁtoryl _ M: ';-*.';:

The ﬁre was discoverad he. hman
about six o’clock, p. Inner"; _a';'ﬁ-- ,tlepart-
ment was promptly 0n .hand, but the ‘wind
was strong and all -.thex_.cpuld do was to
save the adjacent building? ' .

Everyihing conspiredé .tf'dvor the ﬁre,
the wind blowing a gale‘iigomthe northwest,
it is almost a miracle that adjoining build-
ings were not=burned. ‘.

By nine o'clock the. post of the ﬁre 'was
over, and at this time occurred the saddest
of the evening’s incidents. A number of
men and begin Svere standing about the arch-
way on the ﬁdiﬁide of the'ruins, when the’
wall fell,‘iu_sta:ntly killing Frederick Cooly,
a boy of twelve, who lived in Cullen street,
smashing his head to a jelly, and injuring“
CornelipnrMack so badly that he died a few
hoursjlti’ter. Besides these casualties, Pat-
rick Mooney, of West Stralford, about ﬁfty
years old, who has been employed in the

During the cooling year, the serial and
short stories of the leading foreign author
will be given, together with an amoun
unapproached by any other periodical ,i
the world, of the best literary and scientiﬁ
matter of the day, from the pens of th
“hove-named, and many otherforemostlm'n
Emil/Esta, Scientists, Climbs,“ Discoverer-ban
Editors. representing; every—department o
KUOWIQQge and Progress. .

u 716 L’IL’DII'ng Age has always stood at th
lleadIol Its class" not only as the best, bu
1111 111.1335 cOnsidered, the cheapest of th
eclcclIlcs. In the multiplicity of periodical
clalnllpg attention, it has become- 31mg“
necessity to every person or family of intel
llgence and “1518; for it, alone, furnishe
suchIa compendiu of whatever is Ofrim
mediate interest or ermanent value ﬁfth,
literarwaorld, as to render it an invaluabl
CCODOleel‘ of time, abor- and money.“

Published weekly t $8.00 per year, fre
of postage. Littell , Gay,Publish_ers, Bos
ton, Mass. ' -

Fame premiums at aton County (Mich.
Farr: 0 Miss Emm Robb,'_for the hes
sample of mending, . 'To Mrs. Viol
Helms, for the longest h ‘r (3' feet 9 inches)
$5. To the womautthe- ngest'without
new dress, Miss Fuller, $ . For the ret
tiest baby under thgee y rs of age, Ira.‘

tush."

Shuler, $5.

factory as gas maker, for eight or nine years,
was crushed to the ground, sustaining ﬁve
or six severe scalp wounds, besides bruising
*him all over. He is completely paralyzed
below his neck, though perfectly conscibus,
but he will probably not recover. His son’s
hand was mashed also. Richard Sheldon
received a scalp wound, and was otherwise
bruised. 5«-Hent‘y Koch, about twenty-ﬁve

ears old, had 'his leg broken, and J. W.

nation, a New Haven man, had an ankle
broken.

The losses are as follows: Wheeler &
Wilson Manufacturing 00., Oil building,
$600,000: insured for $300,000.

The Se’ ing Machine Cabinet Co’s whole
loss $100, 00: insured for about $40,000.

The Lock Co., lose considerable in ma-
chinery, and had‘ no insurance. Some of
the machineswere run out and saved.

About three hundred men were thrown
out of employmentby the ﬁre.

Apile of coal containing two hundred
ions was burning next day.

Another pile of eight hundred tone was
untouched by the ﬂames.

The large double engine of one hundred
and ninety horse-power lies half covered
with brick, it. complete ruin.

It is probable that the works will be re-
built, but as yet nothing has been decided
upon,and no move made towards it except
the clearing awaypf the brick. The ﬁrst

1.; .
I.

1.:

adv.

for sliding door pulls.

occupied partyofnthér-buildipg as a store .

Still setting broad and low;

Bremerhaven disaster reported in our last.
A passenger named Win. King Thompson,
of Brooklyn, N. Y., attempted suicide after
the accident, but before his death con-
fessed‘that the accident was caused by the

'Norwalle Fish Market.

constantly on han dall kinda of
FRESH FISH, oxsrnns,or..1ms,.ec.,
and allvarietiesofchoice FRUITS a. VEQETAB E8

in their-season.

AND”

Wholesale and Retail Dealersln

Hardware, Paints Oils, Glass,

House Furnishing Goods,
Also all kinds of

Mechanics’ Tools,
AND

AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.

LOCK S, Kh’oBS, NAILS, AND BUILDER
[IA RD WARE, POCKET AND TABLE CUTLER 1‘
0 ft be best kind. Rememberthe place,

No. 3 Opera House Block,

GENTS" FURNISHING EJIPORIUM,
Main Street, Norwalk, Conn.

11E snbscriberhavingbonghtont the old Bridge
Fish Market, of Rufus Adams, intendskceping

CHARLES W.LOCix\VOU ,
RT Spring Chickens Dressed to order.

pl-cmatureIexplosion of an infernal machine
which he had invented, and which was ar-
ranged by clock-work to explode and deI-I.
strcy the vessel in eight days, in mid-occupant;~
The object was to secure insurance money.
He intended to leave the vessel at south;
ampton. He was captain of a'blockttd

runner during Our late war. It seems pOsEIi;
ble that the same thing may have been (Tobe:
before with vesselsﬂunaccountably mis's

,T-l
v;

3‘ . .
A“! 01"

. mural... change
- . * 4‘" .- W"

A change is made on the_Danb‘hry d:

.walk Road this week.

7' H. H. Elwell, City, has secured a p

.r—.——
The light of the Bridgeport ﬁre last Tues-
day evening, was very ‘distictly seen in‘Nor-
walk. ‘ , ' = '*

Anthony CO‘mIstr' iii-sfbrought charges
against U. S. More {a’rlht‘or fraud in col-
lection and paymé. "'JI witness fees.
gOp—o————

t .
ln’ Waterbury, last week, Michael Lawler
was ﬁned $115 and costs for selling liquor
without license and keeping open on Stin-
day. Miles Daily wastined $400 and costs.
Winﬁeld Strow, a witness‘ in the liquor
trials, was shot bygpnlppgwn parties on his
way home (luring’1'the evening. The ball
passed through the lappel of his overcoat.
.———.—e.
A horrible case of body snatching has re-
cently come to light in Chicago. The beau-
tiful and accomplished wife of W. H.
Adams, a prominent Chicago merchant,dicd
and was buried in his family lot in the
Graceland cemetery. One dark night Dr.
Wilder, a Chicago physician, employed two
colored men to open the grave and steal the
body. The corpse was afterwards found in
a barrel directedgto the Iowa City Medical
College, and restored to Mr. Adams. The
deed was done for the petty sum of $20.
The “doctor” escaped.
0
UP THE SHEPAUG.
People were “ slipping around on run-
ners" up ill Litchﬁeld County last week.
Gongll lectures in Washington, on the
23d, the address to he followed by hot cof-
fee and oysters.

The morning train down on the Shepaug
Road has been taken off for the winter, and
there is but one train each day, except two
down on Mondays and two up on Saturday.

The Washington Sabbath School library
has 475 volumes.—Enqui'rer.

Gossip says Helen Hunt is trysted to a
rich Colorado Qttaker.—Ezchange. Who
would have supposed a Quaker would go to
Helen Hunt for a wife—Alta California.

...

It is said that the elephant which, a cen-
tury ago, carried the marquis of Hastings
when he visiten Luckhow, India, will be in
the procession to welcome the prince of
\Vales when he visits that city.

“You would say it was absurd," said Mr.
Moody in his sermon last Sunday, “forDr.
'i‘ltlnlage to ride around on a horse, blowing
a ram‘s horn." Absurd—yes-but not sur-
prising—Chicago Tribune.

It
5'

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a‘w'idl

FOr particulars see ’ ‘

~‘PURE DRUGS,

edIday and. night.
0ntiding,entrancc on Washington St.

At his Storeln MALLORY’S BLOCK,hascoustnnt

GROOERIEE,

husinesahc hopes to merit publicpatronage.

OapltalandAssets,

adopted to the hazard,and consistentwith thelaws
ofclampenaatlon.

NORWALKI NSUliANCE COMPANY

Charter Capital -
PaidupCapltal, . - - - _
WM. 0 . S'runnt,President, CEO. 1:. Cownns, Scc’y.

SO UTII NOR‘VALK ,CONN .

DWARD r. \vnan,‘
W.0.QUI)TARD. BUBRKNAPP

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_ .‘A BAIIGAIN. . t .
on SALE.~'—A-fh".st—'ratc 'Uulltz House, Ilon East.
Avenue.)00ptaininr;-nine r0 .; will be lot
if notsol'l. Also BUILDING LO’ S fof‘ sale.
. ' - _ ,ApplytO‘D.‘H.F1TCiI.
Nortvalk,.'ov.27th,‘lsrs.. _.-, iStf
was .»-' 34...}.
TO'LETI-g’ ~. .' "

111E First or ScconrfStorypl‘al ' _
Avenue. Enquirc'of J. 1'. “AN FORD: :0.le

NEW, FIRST-CLASS JIOUSE located an
West; Main Street, is offered formic. Said
liousc contains fifteen rooms besides closets and

waiter. and has a lire—placc:built lorIa l’aIngc;
piped throughout for gas ‘an’,d water. ‘It is hurls so
its to be convenient for two families if dean-ed,
having a kitchen and pantry up claim, and scpa-
rate Stairways. - The water is carried up to tho
secondlloor, and the waste water carries “out the
watertto tllc ccss-pooi. The house is built of the
best materials and lit tbctpst manner. it is now
being finished and-mil be unity to occupy Janna-
ry lat, 1876: To one \lislgg to purchase a new
first-class place at a modcr 0 price, ill one Ol' the

. m'ast’desirablc lecations in town,fllis presents a

good opportunity.‘ If not sold within two months

will roll; into a. responsible". party at, a moderate

rent: Enquire of " EDEN EATON.
Norwalk,‘i)cecmbcr lst, 1875-. , = 40

1 FOR SALE._

I “V0 very dcs'lirable BuildingLots on West Main‘
Street. Apply at the GAZETTE OFFICE.

.no‘rs SALE CHEAP.

. (-‘OOD FARM _of about 45 acres of high la‘nd,
situate (bravo miles north of New Canaan.
Apply to 41.15. DEN EDIC’I‘, Smith’s iltlgc. 4

ARN TO RENTJ—I—Ancw ilarn with gobd Sta-
lllingforseverul horses,llcar the bridge. Price
SS per month. Enquire at. this Ofﬁce.

..;. FOR. SALE.
NEAT RESIDENCE on one of the best,plcas-
antcsttlrd most accessible streets in town.
Has eight rooms, with gas in each, and heater ca-
pable of heating the whole house. Large barn
with stabling for several horses. Apple, l’ennand
Cherry Trees, just commencing to bear f'rnilgf, ls
within five inillutcs’ walk of the Post Oflice, &c.
Price $7,500. Or will rent it to a good toll't for
$000 per your. Enquire at this oilicc.

FOR SALE OR TO BERT.

NEW HOUSE, well finished; 4 rooms and
large and convenient pantry but) two closets,
sinks, 526., Oil first floor, three rooms and two clos-
ets on second floor; dining room wninscotctt with
black walnut a nd cedar, kitchen wainséo'tcd with
pine; gas pipes throughout the house; water
pipes, ow,- situated on Fair Stl‘ce§,nb01lt half a
mile from the bridge. in a very'lieaithy location.
If sold. alarge part can remain on~ln0rtgage. If
not sold soon it will be rented {on reasonable

terms. S J ”.19” ELLS.
M111 Property
FOR SALE.

11E subscriber Offers for-Sale his )lill Property
situated in West Nprwaik, about. two miles
from Daricn Depot,thrce miles from South Nor-
walk,and two miles from New Canaamconsistiug
ofa manufactory, two stories high,SGx181‘eet, with
about l2 feet head and fall ofu’atcr, \vith threcacrcs
ofland; now used as :1 Saw Mill but suitable for a
mannfactoryofanykind. Termscasyandpriceiow.
Enquire of JAMES FINNEY, Iical Estate Agent
Norwalk,or ofthcsubscriber,
‘HAUNCEYSTREET.
WesiNorwalk, Sept.?0.1$69. US

NOW FOR YOUR WATER PIPES.
Wm. Glover 85 Son,

Areready topntin your WATER ,STEAM orGAS
PIPE, atvery short notice and at as low a rate as
anyone . \VROUGHT & CAST IRON,TIN-LINED.
LEADPIPES,&C.,ofcvcrysizcanddcscription.
PLUMBING in allitu Branches.

B. J. STURGES, 1
REAL ESTATE 8i INSURANCE

BROIIIEIR,

Olllce No. 4 Gazette Building,
NOR‘VALK, CONN.

At oilice Tuesdays, Tllnrsda 's and Saturdays,

and every evening after 5 o’cloc -.

Property bought. sold and exchanged. . .

Connecticut Farms wanted for New lork city

property. . . .

Notary for City and County of New 1 ork.

INSURANCE.

Lancashlrc, of England, Capltalﬁl0,000,000.

Scottish Commercial, Scotland, capi’l, $10,000,000.
Niagara, of New York, assets, $1,500,009. .
~Metropoiitan PlatezGlass Insurance ;Company,
of New York, Capital $100,000. 50

10 PER GENT. INTEREST-

First Mortgage on farm-lands.

5 Per Cent Semi-annually,
no BETTER assume-r.

Having made arrangements with HENRY
CLEWS m 00., well known L‘ankcrs, to safely In-
vest money at the above rate, we earnestly beg ln-
vestors to call and examine all; the ofﬁce of‘ E):

Wilson & linrlbutt,
GAZETTE BUILDING

J. BELDEN HURLBUTT.

Dorlon House,

GREGORY’S POINT.

HE subscribers would respectfully announce

that the above house will be kept Open during
the winter season, for the accommodation of Pleas-
ure Parties. Guests will be served at all times
with dinner or snpper,Iantl everything the season

affords. The House WIII be found warm and com-
fortable at all times. -
3mli'2 F. F. STEDMAN & SON.

n R o G G 1 s '1‘ ,
”Street, opposite .Vorwallc Opera House
1’ A large and wellselcctedstockof

UGS AND MEDICINES
__, ry, Patent Medicines, all kinds, Mineral
33*: ‘oiletand Medica tudsoaps, Flavoring and
a hict‘ Extracts, Hair Brushes, Combs,
Chamois Skins, Stationery,Cigars, Sac...
stantlyaddingto hisstock all the new and
diclnesofthe day.

' THE Hanrroaa

STEAM BOILER iNSPEETIUN I

AND

Insurance I Company,
CAS H CA PITAL,~ $500,000

SSUES Policies of Insurance. After careful in-
spection of the Boilers, covering all loss or

UGS AND DIEDICINES.

' .» kndereigned would rcspctfully' announccto
citizens in this vicinity, that at his

._ ,‘ore: , . ,
R OF WASHINGTON AND DEPOTSTS. -

can always be found in: from

STEAM BOIER Exemsm‘ast
[IOICE ‘VlNES'und LIQUORS

FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES,
FANCY AND TOILET ARTICLES,
PATENT MEDICINES, (EC.

Wl’hysiclans’Prescri‘ptionscarefullycomponne
Can be found n1ghts,in sam-

J. in. ALLEN,
c. M. BEACH. -
J. n. PIERCE,
w. G. LINEBURGH,

- Vice-President
Secretary
Agent

Otllcc over the First. National Bank, cor. Main and
Bank Sts.. BRIDGEPORT. CONN. 23

3'49 S. F. PECK,South Norwalk Conn

John A. H onnecker,‘

B .A. K E E. ,
FOOT 0F MILL HILL.
lrcrtd, Rolls, Pies, Cakes, Crullcrs, &c., baked
fresh every day. Everything made out of good
materials, and by careful and competent workmen.
Try our Baking. .

B. S. BLASCER,

ly on hand a. general assortment 0 f

cnoc'xmnr, amass,
TIN AND WOODEN. WARE, E161, ETC
lly devotinghis constant personal attention to the
9

N'OTICE.

On anti after the 15th day of October, 1875, 1 pro-
pose to sell my goods for CASH, and Cash only, at
such prices as will attract: the attention or all close
buyers, and offer the following:

1000 BAGS 0F FEED,

Corn, Oats, Corn Meal, Wheat Feed, &c.

500 BARRELS 0F FLOUR;

comprisin r the different brands and grades. I sze
best PATENT FLOUR. extra and double extra.
50 FIltKINS 0F BUTTER, from the best to
medium.

:25 IIALF CIIZESTS OF TEA, comprising Gun
Powder, Young Hyson, Japan, Oolong, and Eng-
lish Breakfast, from the best. down to the lowest
figure. '

20 BARRELS of SUGAR, all grades and prices.

FRESH MEAT in great varieties; Beef, Pork
. Sausage, Poultry. &c.

IIAMS. by the Whole or sliced to suit; together
with a general assortment OL‘ all kinds of Groceries
and Provisions which I shall be pleased at any and
at; all times to show. Seeing is believin". therefore
come and sec. N 0 one is expected to Imy unless
goods and prices are perfectly satisfactory. lie-
‘nlelnbcr, 51 Main St., Norwalk, court.

HARVEY FITCH.

TNA [NSURANCE 00., OF HARTFORD,
incorporated 1819. CharterPerpetnal.
$5,052,880.19
[usuresagainstlossanddamage by Fire, outer-ms

COWLES db MERRILL.
SoleAgentsforNorwalk andvicinity.

.1”
'ix
. .NV,

.von WA LIi', CONN.

- - - $500,001},
$100,000

Ennx IllLL. Treasurer.

FOR A GOOD COOK STOVE
GO TO [xenon-N’s.

#
r

FRANCIS McKEON, Jr.,I
Practical Plumber.

damage to Boilers, Buildings, and Machinery aris-I

President:

PLUMBING in all its BEAN GEES.
Green Houses Fitter] up.
Orders left at Shop on School Street, or on slate
ttlt lfeldcn’s Tilt Shop. J ohbing promptly attenldtig _
o. ‘ 3'

New Barber Shop

Mr. AGUSTUS‘ “APPLE

Having taken the Shop formerly occupied 1) Mr.-
Ed.Appell,inI ISAACS’BLOCK,WAL . STR ET,
is now prepared to serve the public in the best
manner as regards anything in the Tonsorial Art,
and intends making it the