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SOCIAL TOPICS—NEW AnussMIiNTs—A SALE
or New ENGLAND CHINA—A Bcsv Wo-
MAN.
New your, Feb. 28, 1876.
_ The week may be summed up thus, in
brief : weatherdn extreInes,IaI1nusements in
satiable. Business wedged in between times.
With’Lenti'aireadg :ilr'vlew, the: gayeties of
the sienna. ‘tv'nirI faster and faster, and there
is no end to the fun this winter, though it
may not be of the grandest kind. Still there
is much social ambition in the air, the last re-
' finemcnt in receiving. People 3' might very
truthfully send out invitations which, would
read, “ to rueet the new dinner service,” or to
exhibit the new drawing-rooms, refurbished
by (‘ot.lier, who is the fashionable high art
l'urnisher, for those who eat, slccp'and d nk
according to a standard.
FASHIO‘SABLE ENTERTAINMENTS.
The. young folks, of course, belong to a
musical or dramatic society, of the seiectest
sort, which gives excuse for dozens of de-
lightful evenings at rehearsal in cosy private
parlors, andla gratifying dash at public ap-
plause in the name of charity, which as of old
beareth a multitude of sins, amateur and oth-
erwise. Dickens parties, where everyone
Id'resses after some character from the great}
mivellst. are more elaborate than ever. The
.-iIaraetcrs are more deeply studied, and their
dress, manner, and’ speech are carefully taken.
from the pages of the “ Household,” or the.
“Globe." editions of the novels. .The more}
one can look like one of Cruikshank’s designs
' ' _ besides dramatizing Dr. Holland’s novelqof
l he bet ter.
“ itOSEBUD PARTIES.
‘ tut. for fun alive, and deepset‘dis'sipation}
Isto' to a rosebud party, to which all the ladies
invited are, seeing their first season in ‘sooiety
itliat is, .if you can get a'card for it. No
I’avor dispensed by a kind and charming host-
t'SS is so coveted as an invitation to her rose-
bud party, for the compliment bears on the
race of it. that she considers you one of the
.ligibles of her acquaintance. Going, you
Iind the druwing-rooms—nobody says parlors
anymore except an old-fashioned fellow like.
myself, we take'so closely after TQFDKEV‘hT'I
hung with fei‘l'i, s‘milaxand spires, feathering
from mantle and cornice, baskets of' half-
blown roses on every stand, and scores of de-
butantes in pink and cream-color floating
about, with all the mischief they learned at
lit-s. Meares’ or Madam Chegaray’s at'five
hundred dollars a quarter, fresh in their pret-
ty heads. These prdty bacchanals, fre'sh
from lip—town boarding schools, waltz the
wildest, flirt the deepest and sip champagne
the most defiantly of any belles afloat, unless
we accept a few of our pretty married wo-
men—and do this with more freedom titan
they will ever find at command again.
ronxn PARTIES. '
This form of amusement is bound to- be
caught up at once for the use of church par-
ties and ladies’ charities, it is so cheap and so
diverting at once; It has the patronage of
fashion this winter, for it is a favorite form
of spending a social evening among. matrons
and elderly business men who are not above
having some fun of an evening in their good
clothes. So while the young people are ofi
' in their pink gauze and dresscoats for a dance
~—say the “ Elks” ball, or that of some select
and expensive regiment—tire rooms of the
cosy Madisonavenue house are thrown open
to a hundred or so friends, without any spec-
ial preparation in the way of flowers or mu-
.~.ic., but with a hot sit down supper‘ to follow
in cbmfort for everybody. The guests come
well-dressed but not over-dressed, for the end
and aim of a pound party is to have a good
time. Each one is expected to. bring with
him or her a package of something or any-
thing to weigh exactly a pound, done up so
that nobody can tell what is in it. The fun
is to hold a parlor auction, with the glibbest
speaker as auctioneer, and the parcels are sold
:0 the highest bidder unopened, for the hen-
titgf some charity which the hostess has at
heart. '
Fun, is it? You never saw such fun as
when the packages are opened, and he Wall
.treet man who bid five dollars for a tissue
parcel finds that it containsa bologna sausage,
bought on the way tip-town by a fun loving
matron, or the stiff bachelor bids off the girl’s
powder and rouge box, or a frisky young
married woman finds a pound of smoking to-
bacco in hers. Not very great or high-toned
.uuusernent,like the informal coteries, upon
l’ark avenue, where that elect decide the
movements of ' powers and parties in the in-
terval of serious flirting and composing se-
rene epigratns. - g. '
LEAP-YEAR rAarrIis.
Are discretely indulged’ in, with the name of
two or three married ladies of the highest‘
standing at the head of the invitation cards,
as vouchers for decorum, and the chic of the
affair. '
The centennial hall nearly put it out of
people’s heads that this is leap-year, with its
perils and privileges. But since the “Cabi-
net young iadies" in Washington have set the
example of honoring the occasion by aball,
leap-year Germans will vary the monotony of
kettle-drums and the glare of public bails. ,"
A KETTLE-DRUM IN Niiw roux. '
Did I hear a quiet old lady (not to mention
ayounger one) say that she would like to.
know whatIis meant by a. kettle-drum? With
all the pleasure in life. It is an English cus-
tom of inviting one’s acquaintance to a fash-
onabie five o'clock tea, to which the-ladies go
It their bonnets, to gosisip an him with cups
of tea in their hands, served with very tiny
wafers. It is ess'er’lly a city institution by
which a good many personswho see each 0th-
cr often are got together, andan him is made
to do duty for a good deal of civility. For
the country, the old-fashioned tea-drinkings
are in better taste, and are given with zest by
ladies in suburban towns, who like to play at
being neighborly in the old way.
Did I ever mention the friend who used to
call his wife’s kettledrums Beecher parties
for he declared their sole purpose was to get
her friends together in their-best bonnets; to
talk over the latest of the Brooklyn scandal.
That was long" ago, .however. At a kettle-
drum to-day, like that to which my pretty
neighbor has gone this afternoon, one will
meet a dozen magazine people, with their
best manners (inform their prettiest things to
say, two dozen handsome rich women who
pet the literary ones, and laugh at their nice
things", on'cor two leading women afflicted
with a desire to be managing something, and
who are stirring their acquaintance upon the
momentous question of having a woman’s
banner at the Centennial exhibition, as if it
were the original matter of diflerence with
King George. They will, get what they want;
there isn’t one of their friends who wouldn’t
give them a subscription for a banner for the
moon,to get rid of them. Besides these,a few
young med,,wlio. are at leisure because .they
can't get anything to do, and a parlor philoso-
pher or two will drop in to be the lemon in
the tea. ’ou know' the fashionables profess
themselves unable to drink tea without a
slice of lemon in it, in the Russian manmzr.
. .. ; oLD,oIIINA. '
Fine ladies are getting'as fond of old china
as they were in Addison's day. But the (lif-
' ference is, that instead of filling their rooms
with'Cbincse monsters, and dragon ten cups,
they have taken to making historical collec-
tions of the various porcelains and potteries
0f the world. A plate of real Majolica, of a
cup and saucer of royal Sevres gives one cs-
teIenI among connoisseurs, as one who has the
right feeling for art” in this direction, but
one wildwould win renown among amateurs
must'have at least one broken-nosed specimen
of all the wares from the time Of Solomon
down. Cabinets, carved and velvet.lined,are
consecrated to these treasures, where the
royal blue and gold of true Sevres and the‘
splendors of Dresden are surrounded by
gaudy Hungarian ware, in red, green and
yellow. Hideous Madonnas in Majolica, ugly'
as the plaster parrots Yankee peddlers used
to carry round, together with'evcry species of
' it”?
old English dclf known to the top shelves of
kit_chen closets. Alive to this increasing pas-
!Ibé ‘ "' éiitérprisihs SW S . uhtorhaebreéhwllt-
homestead»; for treasures of this sort, of
whose valugtheir owners never dreamed be-
fore... The sight at the' Somerville auction
Wakefthefémm sold; this eels.- W
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:3; ’ I, village;
ddd pieces of cracked, credfiiicolored wedge.
wooilfiith black- tracings, fragments of old
Englibh lief-sells lof’p’rett'y chintz patterns:
stimulants ’Hbilnnd paintedware; and . Eng.
lish blue dinner services,.rellearsing ",the his-
tory of Dr. Syntax on their pictured sides, or
scenes from tlié warof Independence, includ-
ing portraits of George‘ Washington, were
mingled in ‘a sort of indigestion of china.
The ugliest, old pots and basins were there,
with some really superb Staffo ' and
handsome bits of Flemish pottery, neck-
ed, straight-sided pitchers and jars embossed
in indigo blue. I was shown a yel ish
wedge-wood pitcher, as common lookrng as,
the cheapest kitchen ware of to—day, the mate
of which brought $25 at yesterday's sale.
Let me warn all readers who think of aching
their grandfather's furniture,-or their grand-
mother's crockery for old rubbish; to be care-
ful what they are about, for ‘they may be
throwing away a small fortune. I If the man,
who had half a dozen silk Washingtbn'sIItoj
sell happens to have any old tea sets or odd
pieces, (the more forlom the better,)he wants
to trade, I will be happy to talk with him.
A ‘mtsv won/1N.
_If any of the girls who read this have an
ambition to dabble in literature, I hope they
may prove as capable of work and_ have as
pleasant credit for it as Miss Gilder, the lit;
erary editor of the New York Herald, who
“Sevii'noaks,” has written a play or net- own,
which is soon to be brought but at the Brook—
lyn Theatre. Miss Gilder has had a fair
showing (if newspaper experience as former
editor of the Newark Register, and a very ac-
ceptable New York correspondent, but will
be better recognized as the sister of Mr. R.
W. Gilder, the poet, and assistant editor of
Scribner’a Magazine. PIETRO. ‘
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THE DEMOCRATIC STATE
. CONVENTION.
The Democratic Convention of delegates to
nominate a state ticket, was held in Music
Hall-New Haven, on Wednesday last. The
financial. questigi threatened at first to con-‘
sume some time, but it was disposedIof with
but little discussion and no trouble.
Francis A Marden, of Stamford, was cho-
sen temporary 'cliairman, and F. W. Spauld-
ing of Piainfield, and '1‘. Walter Swan of
Norwich, secretaries. . '
The several committees had bu from Fair-
fieid and Litchfield Counties, the Oliowing:
trict, S. S. Blake, Bridgeport; Eleventh, L.
H. Bailey, Ridgefield; Twelfth, James W.
Hyatt, Norwalk; Fifteenth, H. A. Bills?»
Winchester; Sixteenth, O. B. King, Water.
town; Seventeenth, Frederick Hurlbutt,
Goshen.
To IVommate a State Central 00nwm'ttee.—
Tenth District, A. McEwing, Stratford;
Eleventh, James A. Wilson, Newtown ;I
Twelfth, James A. Tooker, Dnrien? Fifteenth,
M. E. Dutton, \Vinchester; Sixteenth, Steph-
enI II. Welch, Washington; Seventeenth, H.
P. Harris, Salisbury.
0n Resolutl'ons.~TentlI District, N. Whee-
ler, Bridgeport; Eleventh, Thomas Sanford,
Bedding; Twelfth, Levi Warner, Norwalk;
Fifteenth, H. A. Bills, Winchester; Sixteenth,
MilesMorsc, Thomaston; Seventeenth, V. S.
McNeil, Cornwall.
Chairman Brown, of the State Central Com-
mitte, presented a complete set of creden-
tials for all the tovvns in the State.
The commi 913 on permanent organization
reported as f0 ' s: '
rnssrmixr.
Henry A. Mitchell of Bristol.
VICE-PRESIDENTS;-
-in District, A. S.H'1mn Newington,
2d “ " Benjamin Wood, Sulfield,
3d “ Watson Holcomb, Simsbury,
4th “ Lyman Manville, Woodbury,
5th “ Dr. A. S. Blake, Waterbury,
6th “ Charles D. Yale, Wallingford,
7th “ Ralph Wheeler, New London,
8th “ John M. Brewer, Norwich,
9th “ James A. ‘Bill. Lyme, .
10th “ N ath'aniel Wheeler, Bridgeport,
11th “ D. S. Sholes, Ridgefield,
12th “ Levi Warner, Norwalk,
13th “ John L. Hunt, Willimantic,
14th 7 “ Jared D. Richmond, Ashford,
15th V “ Henry J. Allen, Thomaston,
16th~ “ Miles Morse,-Torrington,
17th “ Sidney P. Ensign, Salisbury, ,
18th “- ' -.George S. T-IbIbals Durha ,-
19th “ Daniel B.‘Wamer,I§fiSt Had In,
20th “ E. H. Hyde, Stafford,
21st “ Edward Carroll, Vernon.
. . SECRETARIES.
F.'W. Spaulding, Plainfield;‘T. Walter
Swan, Norwich; ’l‘. C. Carroll, Windsor
Locks; W. H». Pond, Milford; George W.
Brush. Greenwrch; Merritt Hemmingw'a ,
Jr,, Watertown; J. C. Brown, Columbia; .
B. Wilcox, Cromwell. ‘ . I '
The Committee on State Central Committee
reported as follows, changes being made in
the second, fifth, thirteenth, fifteenth, eigh-
teenth and twenty-first districts :
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
lst District, F. S. Brown, Hartford,
(1 “ W. H. H. Miller, Glastonbury,
8d “ Thomas W. Loomis, Windsor,
4th “ W. R. SheltOn,'New Haven, ~
.501 “ John Kendrick, Waterbury,
6th “ John C. Byxbee, Meriden,
7th “ Ralph Wheeler, New London,
8th “ Nathan D. Bates, Preston,
9th “ James A. Bill, Lyme,
10th “ James L, Gould; Bridgeport,
11th “ E. A. Br wn, Danbury,
12th “ Nelson aylor, Norwalk,
13th “ John L. Hunter, Windham,
14th “ Simeon A. Wheaton, Eastford,
15th “ Henry J. Allen, Torringlon,
16th “ O. B. King, Watertown, .
17th- “ 3. S. P. EnsIgn, Salisbur ,
18th . “ Charles N. Fagan, Middletown,
19th “ G. W. Arnold, Haddam,
20th “ M. A. Marcy, Union, -
21st “ J. S. Dobson, Vernon.
The report was accepted audthe committee
appointed.
H. P. Harris, of Salisbury, moved that the
old State ticket be renominated by acciama-
tion. ' ‘
The motion prevailed amid great applause.
The ticket is as follows:
srATn TICKET.
For Govemwr~0harles ll. Ingersoll, of
NewHaven. g; . , . -
For Lieutenmrt—Goner/wr—George G. Sill,
of Hartford. . ‘ . » ' .
For Secretary of igtateeMrrrvin H. Sanger,
of Canterbury. ' ' '
For Tratmrer-William E. Raymond, of
New Canaan.
Vernon.
Upon motion a committe of one from each
county was appointed to wait upon Governor
Ingersoll. The Governor appeared and was
greeted with prolonged cheers. He said :
Ma PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN: I should
:yery insensible to emotion if I did not feel
"'foundiy this evidence of your kindness, or
did not gratefully appreciate this renewal of
confidence in me implied in your action of to-
day. I have looked forward to the meeting of
this convention with an anxious desire, and a
sincere hope that it would relieve me from be-
ing again a candidate for public position. But
I have found so general and so urgent a wish
that the ticket which you have so generously
favored for .the last three years should not at
the present. ’time be changed, that I have
therefore subordinated my personal inclina-
tions to your judgment; (applause) and,
therefore, I am here to tell that I accept
the nomination (applause) and will endeavor
to conduct In 'self was to be worthy of it
(Applause.( uring the. last three years I
have at various times had occasion to make
known my opinions upon public matters cen-
ccrning the people of Connecticut. It is a
satisfaction to Inc to bchcvc thatthesc opin~
ions are in unison with the opinions of the
democratic party of the State. (Applause)
It is also a satisfaction to me to know that my
views have been so declared that no one‘need
be deceived respecting my position. These
opinions have undergone no change, and I
shall adhere to them in the future as in the
..past. (Applause) And now, Mr. President,
and gentlemen, permit me to thank you for
this renewed evidence of your confidence,and
to hope that the work of to-day will be accep-
table and crowned with the approval of the
people of Connecticut.
After the hddrcss the following delegates
'to the national democratic convention were
nominated and elected :--
NewEDgIand viliisufind South (hroflii _
.héontséts of blue'EastiTIlltdid: chmui‘, and _
0n Permanent Organization—Tenth dis..
For Omnptrolkr~Alfred It. ‘driclr'of.
.- . AT Minds.-
1st District,
Alfred E.‘ ,Hartford, ‘ 1
33. :: CoilnIM. . mgr Havgg,
4th Winning ."Bai-nurn, a‘niifif
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’Hartford:Rlchard,D. %Iflibard,,fi§rtford,
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FairneId—Henrygignemd,.sn¥emn’:nf
T0W'3'NMYS- mm“ -
Henry'A. Bills offlWrnchester, wanted to
know why Litehfield’cdun'ty, which had al-
wayspreuentedlujboldm frontyshouldbe' left
out in the cold without'a delegate, except the
delegate at large. 1 '
"Itiwasvsplained that the two counties had
agreed that the .delegate at large, which be-
longed :mihfitmerdcnmy. slid-rm nei éitén to.
Litchfield, with the .rderstaming that the
two other delegates should come from Fairv
field county. ' .
A. E. Burr, of the committee on resolu-
tions, reported the following platform ,: ‘
DEMOCRATIC—LIBERAL museum
The democratic-liberal y of Connecti-
cut in convention assemb ed. on this 230 day .
of February, 1876 pledge themsElves to
the principles which they have repeatedly
adopted and Which. the people of this state
have a proved. . , ,~ - .
l. e, constitution and'Ihe Union shall be
maintained, with the supremacy of the civil
over the military authority; and We demand
for the individual-the. largestliberty; consign:-
eat with public order; for thezstate, selfegofv- .
ernment ; and for the‘federal administration a
stitutional limitations of power. ' -
‘2. The civil service-of the; overnrnent- has
become alarmingly corrupt.“ ‘ t‘is‘a’n‘ instru-
ment of personal ambition and an object of
selfish greed. It has become. a‘reproach to
free institutions. We
thorough reform of the civil service as one of
the most pressing necessities of the hour; m1
believing that honest , capacity, and_.fidelity;
constitute the only va, id claim to publiclfel'u‘i
ployment, we demand that public station
shall become again a(post of purity and horror.
3. The public ere it of the Union ’r'nust be
maintained. Federal‘taxation should provide
means necessary to pay the expenses of the‘
wovernment, economrcaliy administered, and
- or a steady reduction of the national debt,
whilethe tariff laws should be adjusted for
the purpose of revenue only. , .
4. The public lands must be preserved for
actual settlers; and subsidies of money or
lands to corporations and speculators should
cease.entirely,,: I I - ‘ » -
5. The democratic majorit in the House of
Representatives are espeeia y deserving of
popular support in their policy of reducing
the expenditures of the‘ federal overnment
to the actual needs of the public service,thus‘
cuttin off the supplies which have forqeleven
years Invited corruption and fed an army of
plunderers. - '
0. That the only currency known to the
constitution of the United States is-gold and
‘ silver; and coin forms the only stable insis-
for the commercial necessities of the world.
The democratic arty of the Union has never
failed to recognize apd support this essential
principle. V-_But-followingagreat~ and costly -
war, we fi an ir-redeernable currency at our
doors. It is therefore the. I-duty of Congress
to‘odopt’suchimeas‘ores‘ “as shall 'Iea'd tohpin
ear y resumpt on o specie payments, w e
' ding its acts by that prudence Which the
Interests. of commercial, manufacturin and
industrial pursuits imperatively deman .
7. That the act of the last congress. passed
by the Republican majority, declaring that
there shall be specie payments on the first day
of January, 1879, was a scheme of mere part
expediency. Supported by no measure ten -
ing to secure resumption, ;it was a deception
and a fraud. Its results have been injurious,
as the business interests .of the country. could
not be shaped and conducted to harmonize
with an infiective and deceptive act. We re-
spectfully ask con rise to substitute for it well
defined and_ ractrcal legislation, tending to
an accumulatron of coin as a.basis for resump-
tion, or the funding and‘ cancellation of a
portion of the greenback circulation in a con-
vertible bond bearing a‘ low rate of interest.
8. (That this convention, having confidence
in the ability and integrity of the senators and
representatives in congress from this state,
rely upon such action at their hands as will
upon the constitutional basis.
. Resolved, That the democratic legislatures
and administrations in this state have been
economical, prudent and in the interests of
the people; and this policy we demand at the
hands of future legislatures and executive of-
ficers. . ' - » .-
Reaoloed, That in our present executive, Gov-
enor Charles R. Ingersoll, we recognize a pub-
lic officer of commanding abilitp and purity
of character. Rising above the evels of par-
tisan conflicts, he is gluided by just principles
and the welfare -of -t 8 people, whose inter-
ests he serves with upfaltering fidelit' .. And
Messrs. Sill, Sanger, Raymondand rich
the continued confidence of the people. ' ' 'I
After a motiOn to adopt the platform had
been made and seconded, J. P. Phillips, of
New Haven, presented aresolution. It was
as follows: '
Resolved, That the United States notes
should be made a full legal tender, receivable
for duties on im rts and overnrnent bonds
at par with gol coin, an the government
should make ample provision for obtaining
gold toIpay interest on the public debt with-
out subjectin’ur citizens to the humiliation of
T-seeing United States promises below par and
pensioners paid in money which the govern-
ment itself partially repudiates.
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Facts About Slroeing-I Horses
A writer to the‘New;,_-Y.orki£erahl States
some facts about how horses should be shod,
which are worthy the consideration of black-
smiths, and farmers as well: Most of the
fit the shoe, and secure it to thefootm the
to an ox-sled. The mechanism of a horse’s
IIOOf is one of the most wonderful and inge.
nious structures that can be found in the
works of the Creator. Beneath and in' the
rear of every hoof there is a frog, which is a
tough and elastic pad, for preventing injury
to the animal whenever he iplim'tsi' his "foot
suddenly on any hard substance." . Large rolls
or cyilinders of India rubber are placed be
.neath railroad cars to prevent injury to any
part of the ear or cargo with which-it is lead:
ed. The frog beneath the foot 0f shores is
designed to subserve a similar purpose. But
the manner in which most horses are shod
lifts them up, as it were, (In short stilts, so
that the frog cannot perform its appropriate
functions. If we look carefully at the young
horse when he is trotting or running, it will
be perceived that every foot is brought down
to the ground in such a manner that the frog
receives a powerful blow. By this means all
injury. is prevented. Science -teaches us to
permit the frog to develop and expand down-
ward. But most blacksmiths seem to think
.that the All-wise Creator made a great mis-
take when he formed the boots of horses.
Hence, they fall at the frogs with red-hot
0th; appliance that will enable them to re.
moveithis extraneous excresence. .Iliustrious' '
niinies! Why not shave and burn away the
tough, callous adipose tissue beneath their
own heels, and allow the bare bones to rest on
a plate of iron inside of the'r own boots and
shoes!
' Prize Fighter Converted.-
A Christian missionary in India, the Rev.
Mr, Symes, baptized a soldier who had been
a noted'prize-fighter in England, a powerful,
lion~looking, lion-heartgd‘ fellow, who with
one blow could level a strong manta the
ground, and who was the terror of many in
his regiment. This man, to use his own
phrase, “sauntered into Mr. Symes’ chapel,”
where he heard the Gospel, and was alarmed.
He returned again and again, and at last- light
broke in upon his mind, and hebecame a new
creature. The change in him was, of course,
marked and decisive; the lion was changed
into a lamb. Two months afterwards, in
the Incest-00m, some of those whofitood in
awe- of him beforcLbegan to ridicule him.
One of 'themsaid, “ I'll put him to the test
whether he is a Christian or not ;" and taking
a basin of hot soup, he threw it on his breast.
The whole company gazed in breathless si-
lence, cxpcctifig that the lion would have
started up, and murdered his assailantron the
spot; but after-he had torn open his Waist-
coat, and wiped his scalding breast; he calmly
turned round and said, “ That is what I must .
expect; If I become a Christian, I must suf-
fer perseeution.” His comrades were filled
with astonishment.
An cx-mcmbcr ' Congress from the West
came to New Yor lastyear with his family
to have a little recreation, puttin up at the
.Fifth Avenue Hotel. He was an deuly taken
ill, and died without having seen a physician.
His family- implored him to take medical
advice, but he very facetiously-rcplied, “No;
let me alone, I wish tq die aI‘ natural death."
return to the-methods of peace and the con. -
thereforé regard. .
aid in placing the finances of the‘ country '
are faithful public officers, who are deserving .
horseshoers of the'country prepare the foot, ,- '
same manner that a wood butcher ‘ at: diilhoe: .. ~
burning-irons, with edge tools, and with any ‘
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Patna, @0110.
b l.8.”0llhil 111%!!!” at Law, Room
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Log-Barron 15a ;‘ an rt, Coun- .
m‘fiunt tltu'
:rAuxusturlulus.
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Best afi..=0llieapé§t"?ltailroad Lands
onion-snemc .aAIuno'AD,
IN NEBRASKA.
:sncunn A noun now. Full Information sent.
Address o.r.DAvIs -
(flee to all parts of the world
Land Commissions“. 1‘. It. IL, Oniaha, Nob.
:_N’5 can}... for obtainln
:To INVEN TORqramnts unless successfu .
. ‘ Pamphletfree. C.A. Shaw
__110 'Irernont St. ton.
PER WEEK GUARANTEED to
.; Agents, Male and Female, in than
own locality. Terms and OUTFIT
~ FREE-Atldl‘ofiD 1’. -0. VICKERY a
., Augusta,
Maine.
' — per do at home. Samples worth 81
$5 ‘152 free. SYRINION 000.. Portland. Me.
inn-unimfifimrn’rfdnixcr. FASCI-
NA’I‘ION. Soul Charming, M an), and
Marriage Guide, showing how Ethel" may fu-
oinuta and gain the love and election of any r-
bon the choose lustsntly.h400 pares. Byma I to
t
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tits. I nut A 00 , 199 8; 8%.. Phila.
fi‘i‘x‘lf" I -- _
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9 l ’
ARE THE .OLDESA: 1:50:15 _ V
.11an 1X.._THB bazaar-snares. mum.
ulals dating back to 182.5 accompanying each bottle.
1 All Lung and Throat diseases yield to their vIr-,
tines. They are pleasant to take. sure in their ro-.
suits,and are properly prepared bya competent
apothecary. I I‘ .~ ' ' " . '
V Hon. Benj'. ufiass (Meat-Gov. of Connecti-
cut in 1801)says:“ Where they wereinstrumental
in savin my lfc.” ' . -
For an e by all Druggists, at 35 cents per bottle.
0. A. PELTON, Proprietor, Middletown, Conn.
Every Soldier oftlre Late War,
wounded or injured in any w
tractedany eruIaueuttli-tcase
duty, can 0 tain aiPENSION. Address J.., *
Chamberlain, Atto ey at Law, llurrough’a Bulld-
rug, Bridgeport, Ct.‘ I , ' '
VDWARD H: DI N. Editor of the Scalpclml'l
removed me p 9 hospital to Madison Ave.,
one square from - rat Park, New York city.
Spacious single and communicating:apartments
for Dongs, and every comfort are provided, 8
laity—Drseases ot-the Bladder. Stone (remo'v by‘
the Lithotrity), Strict ure, instantly removedby
Urethotomo. 1V§|ricncelc, Hemorrhoids, and the
more obscure diseases of the abdominal organs.
Hours. for consultation lromIcight to ten. two. to:
three,und seven to nine evenin s, at Dr. Dixon's
residence. 29 Fifth ave.. New .I'or -.r’- - i '
Treatmenttof thés‘eillse'aaes‘ abridge
tures to his private sur Ical Iclpss,»40.pages. 25 cts.
The scalpel.“ ,s x volumes. ot-tlve hundred
pages each, neatlybound for the library, 518.
"Every line from a panel Dr.- Dixon ‘rs of great
galpe to the whole 11. man racefii-‘y-Horjaoe Greeley;
m i . , ' :~' :
"1".‘E'. a H. 3. SMITH. ‘
_ LEALERS :IV’
H as rd w a r‘e‘,”
CUTLERY
. . AND,
.Agrlcul‘tum‘l Implements,
WALL PAPER, WINDO W SHADES. PAIN 1'
OILS, GLASS, SASII, BLINDIS,
AND'DOORS.
Main Street. Nor-walk, Conn.
‘smN PAINTING, PAPER HANGING, ac
Earthenware,
o A?
a 8
o or
0 I.
K~ :sn 2
a ....
Y: __ . Y
‘ Glassware.
At E. K. no-‘cKwoon’s.
TC) TH’E‘LADIES .'
MraPAIcL-ean,
North Avenue, is now fully prepared to execute
all orders in
“STAMPING.”
Menominee. Crests, the. Stern to order as
wall as plain stamping. Call and ampecimens.’9tf
4
The subscriber will-sell the
FAMOUS
’ S .K. _& 09'.
.- Bollr Shaved and Suwed, at
_- Lowt‘n gators
thantlre'y" have been sold“ for: of
‘. .., ....‘Lrgl. .
I__unr lme,.clurlux. In print. 3,},
NOTICE.
ALL persons up lied to by tramps for meals
vall please not urnish.-but direct them to the
TRAMP HOUSE, situated at Norwalk. atljoinin
the lockyup,'where they willJoe‘auppli'aId with both
food and work. Thepublle are cauuaued against
bellevlngauy of the stories that the troupe Ina put
forth in regard to their not being properly fed, as
the authorities having the matter. in; charge ~ '
n
pose to feed this class of people. according topthe
exigencies of the case.
. JOSEPH P. HANFOBD,
CHARLES W. SMITH,
. PLAT'I‘ PRICE.
Nor-walk, Jan. 14th, 1870.
c. In. D’ARTOIS
FOR
} Selectmen.
Wéddinga,Balls, Parties or Festivals
and to furnish any and everythiu required in his
line at short notice. His persona attention given
mm orders. Will ofiici 110 anywhere in the coun-
try, Give him a call.
0.13. D’AR-rors.
EATERER at CONFECTIQNER,
52 SOUTH NORWIALKJCOS N.
Feather Dusters.
, ONLY ‘
. x X
CENTS,
At E. K. Looxwoon's.
Visitation wrnn‘mc’clnns.
PRINTED OR ENGRAVED.
mime. atlow prices,“ the
Gazette Job' Printing Office.
NEL-fingmrmswrfl 1*?
national... nil in.
: or ‘haviu can.
hile in theIine o
a‘ train Iéé‘l‘
. M
o
I. 0.4., m or
Inorssortmntol
F
I
.. . . '.l . :11}.
Crockery and st Ware.
' In the upper storé they have also opened a
FISH MARKET
where all kinds or rim can be obtained inure
1110.13” Meson Also the but of
FRUITS. IND VEGTIBLES;
, - .lnismors-‘ulqmtltlu. Also
B n E A. D.
LOVaJijé‘. ' Pie-a we”
. s1 yoasunnly oar-ash baked ouhaud.
e. . ales-e .ancon.
58 and 55 Main Street.
mi: :
4-.u.‘ 4 ..:
wanna c. mart,
v. won... me...
- whore-sic and bean Dealer in .
HARDWARE
{newsman Insulin-108' TOOLS. soar:
cULruaAI. IMPLEMENTS, csaaIAon ;
aomss, wnanns. ..anrs, sun-rs.
nuns- AXLES, SPRINGS, BoL'rs.
sAsa, BLINDS, neons, PAINTS,
orLs, cuss, VAaNIsn, so"
At LowestNew York Prices.
We... come-«— ~
1.
users Anna .Dnnuc'nzw.
CHICAGO LOSSES."
COWLES 81 MERRILL,
Agents st Norwalk. Comm, Issue Policies for the
’ ' following insurance Com 'Ianies:
, _ ~
~ GEORGE WARD SELLECK,
Ensconstdutiy In stock at his new stand ,
No. 9 math gun-eat.
AI choice and up. sssortnontof
Groceries,
' Provisions,
: .....:<,.,.-”Flolur,
‘ Fruit, &c.,
T0 thchI he would) nvlte the attentional a] 1 who
. will to [.arcll‘asefirst-classgoods .at_
- ; Inca-onablo ”100;.
'quID can; strern A SPECIALTY. nan
- , or nAus, 9.11:1!“ wnons on. sucnn .
Briopijri and see usiu'our newness, '
so. a up]: STREET.
7, Manufacturing tonitétintet.
, . Hoops constahtly on hand aldr'ggvurlety of
rum Confectionery
_ Aliayal‘reskaudoflholtest Qualitymt. -
Insole-ale and. Notion.
‘ V Als‘o'a superior motels
IC
E , ' C RE AM.
SODA W ATER, with fruit syrups, and OTTAWA
09:17:11,an from Matthews Patent Steel Foun-
tains. ‘ '* ‘ ‘ .
Fruits, Nuts. I‘lfiuo“ Imported and
‘ Domestic, Cigar... I
3 - .. fib‘éki realign-stir.
Au E1 't' 1003 Omar Ssloou and Bostonian
for Ladies audGeutlI _. g _ .
V 88,,Pr0prietor.
9° 7
films» Witter
..fl'lgliaunu; .
2 aluminum 3
'3 summary. ,3... RETAIL.
Four, and Factories supplied with the'best at
lowest rket prices. Delivered Within any rea-
sonable distance. Prompt attention given to all
_orders,larg_e or small._ .I ,
- ' ‘ ‘ ' I). I]. WERE, Agent.
Call and see us and leave your orders. 29
‘r. u..Po-r-1-E:B
mini '11! 'L'
1’10st firms,
MELODEONS.
.3 narrow MUSIC. are"
Wall Streetilorwalt. Gt.
NEXT POOR to SAVI G S BANK
I keep a large stock ofinstruments on hand and
sell them on Monthly Installments. Everybody
can have a Piano or Organ.
:sonu hoax-r son can CELEBRATE!)
Wanna PIANOS’;
STANLEY if: SON’S
0R0 VESTEEN ck FULLER’B,
#
names 3120mm,
‘1
vase is saga, -1
and will fur-also " l but short notice.
Oalllnd ... them.
OLDEN§EBEMENTB
Taken mExchange for New,
TUNING AND REPAIR! , c
Done It short notice.
The Weber Plano.
_ A few extracts from the at number received
the most eminent music 3 in the United States
_ ay not be Inappropriate: I . . .
= I have never seen a Piano which e uals the We-
r Plauofortc. GeofI". Bratow. .
'The Weber Plano occupies justly the first rank
1‘ .. angst the Best Pianos. N. Patti'son.
fine Weber Pianos cannot possibly be sin-pleased.
8. B. ills.
.g.
7&1. used the Weber Grand Piano because Iconsld-
M It the best in the world, Harry Sanderson.
3Tb? Weber l'iano possesses everythin that can
wished for In a Piano. Geo. W. organ.
he Weber Piano ranks foremost amon rat. the
. st manufactured. William . axon.
. he Weber Pianos stand first airpngst the splen-
; -_ Pianos produced in this Country. .
' - . ' ‘Clar -N. Bflnkerho].
ten years’ experience satisfies me that the We-
r France are unapproachable.—John Zunrlel.
I would call especial attention t 9
Hum UBTTAGE 011m
rosewood nifigiuorepcrfeetio'n 5 than
any othsriii the world. Has taken mbre
than ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY GOLD MED-
fins AND rrns'r resinous, at Fairs and Ex-
hibitions throughout the United States.
They are endorsed by the highest musical
authorities. -
‘ Certainly the best I ever heard.
‘ . - ,. 1‘ 55". Geo. W.Morgan._
:f; F's}, . 5.. _
It is 5060!,Wh1ch is'the highest praisethat
can be bestowed on any instrument.
0. B.Seymour, Irma! Critic N. Y. Times.
_ Theyarethebestreedinstrumentwehave
met With.
0. .9 J. H. 0dell,0rgan Builders,N. Y.
‘ Itis the Mpluaultra ofreedinstruments.
.- , 1 . _ , Profit]. L. Baker.
It contains sjvde'tnjdss and power in an
unusual degreeA—Reo. Bishop Simpson, M
E. Church. _ . ‘
Language fails in adequacy to convey a
fair idea of the perfectly enchanting power
of this instrument—Independent. ‘
Vastly superior to anything of the kind
have ever played upon.— Wm.A. King.
The Esty Organs are without a superior.
Geo. Jordwflrgen BushlanN. Y. .
No tremolo has yet lieen invented that
will in any we compare with this for beau-
ty of eficct.— ml .Jahnaon,0rganburlder.
It is not merely the but,but it is the only
Inechanicalreproduction of the human voice.
which» has ever satisfied me.——Ree. H. 0.
Riggs, Presiden tofNo rthcrn. New TorkMuu-
so! A escalation. -
l ‘9. POTTER, .‘orwalll.
0
Vienna; Cards.
vALL,TIIE NE‘V STYLES.—plain. rep.
pure white or fashionable tints, imported
stock,[..It upin neat card boxes, can be had at
.shortnotlce, at the Gazelle Job Prfiltlmr
on“.
Engraved Cards to order. 1
Etna, of Hartford, Ct., 84,047,378 07
fitment, . .. 1,527,519 00
_ 1 wnix, " 1,081,189“
. People’s, ol Mrddletown, 01.. 248.874 %
' Home ochw York, 2.7233065:
thnix,BrooklnI, N. Y., 1,545,557 10
Continental of New York. . 1,427,496 21
International. - 829,476 00
..-: L . of New Rochelle, N. 1'., 453.930 81
s rin field, of Springfield, Muss., 579.78000
eop c’s, Worcester, Mass. 600,00000
Franklin, Phila., Pa., 7,268,81839
Commerce, Albany. N. Y., 264,424 00
Narragansett. of Providence, R. 1., 754,947 00
. Andes, Cincinnati, 0., 350,000 00
Home, of Columbus, 0.. 438,447.14
Alemauia, Cleveland, 0., 295,00000
‘ it thinner-sworn: ...Ii ‘
Liverpool. and London, and Globe, sepa-
rate fire assets 5,055,105 00
North British and Mercantile. do. do 2,104,50800
'Qu'eenpl' Liverpool at London, do do 1,355,86090
’[IuperIal of London, do do 5.313.665 00
V Ann other Companies. Stock and Mutual, in Con-
necticut and New York.
‘6 EORGE R. CI)\V I. ES, HOMER MERRILL.
'w.-I-:. QUINTA’RD,
OPPOSITE HORSE R. R. DEPOT.
”Orders attended to day or night Residence
Main Street, 3 doors from Union Avenue.
' FARM
ultimatum—
all. tantrums.
A FULL stock of themost approved Farm and
’ Garden Implements now lustore and for sale, -
eluding: * '
Howinfilfachinessnd Lawn Mowers.
'n' . l ' . ‘
I owera,full size,812. . I
' . comm. steel audha rakes.
-1-’.loughs-Mead's.MsI-Isir, estate-
‘naoyethpades, Scoops, Garden Forks, and
my' ensign—43mm“, wander-m, and ma.
,Eoilm
.
Burrows} fiCornlShellers, Ox Yokes and' Boys.
. Ohm-ne- lauehard’s, the ve bestln use ; also,
:mllerim lamentsln great va ety. ' -
v'NOI’ pus-BusseII’syt-Joe’s. Sun We, and
Induction... . - - » .. g rw._c.;s near.
Norwalk,Aprii.1875.“ .. . ‘ ' L
Pam's GEESE sameness-t1 » V
. . E. K. LOCKWOOD’S.
aorta: - .
gems Intense lorries-V
A rescues
Job Printing;
2, ‘ ... j
' Low Rates .
-\
A BEAUTIFUL canono
Given away with every package of
CENTENNIAL SILVER POLISH,
E. K.LoAcTIcwood’s. ~
J. SPENCER.
Watchmaker
.v‘—AND—
JEWELER,
- a
5 hi .
$1053 -’ is
IIELR‘I.
HOWARD, -
I IEL GIN, A ND
V' WAMHAM
WATCHES-
SPENBER’S lntusun units“,
Are Ilse Best Timenlieepers.
Tar THEM.
UNIVERSAL,
’ MIRIAM,
EMPIRE, ‘
MOVE-1T7,-
. ‘3 .‘ RELIANCE, ‘
IIIIVUSAI‘. MONITOR. ..
E. K.’ LOCKWOOD’S.
MONITOR, W
atlases,
scram,
Emmi
Pll‘l'fllt
5 (0:7 - 02,-27
‘
Booze, '
Pamphlets, .
a.
Newspapers. &G.,
.
Printed in, the Best Manner,
AT THE
..GAZETTE
Steam Printing Ofitce,
O
' Will continue to make
Generallmisliu Undertaker, 5
wholelaie and retail, at munfaeturers' prices, luv .
, Rousseau
Under Nor-walk Opera House. -
conveyances.
. 'V _I\N,\I\I\I\I\.‘
1.1M» i
«.21 ./ \IVUV\I\I\I\J
mama?
turn "in NEW lflilK.‘
I
Whote’s Propellers
_ rayguiar trips between Nor-
walk Bridge and New ork, stop In at South
Norwaik to receive and leave freig t. i‘reight re-
ceived from and delivered at the trei ht depot
of the Danbury and Norwalk Rariromfi
Produce sold as heretofore. Freight at usual
rates. '
a- Ail persons are forbid trusting any of the
employees of the boats of this line on account 01
the owners thereof.
DANBURI' Sr NORWALK ll. R.
' WINTER ARRNGEMENT. .
Commencing December 20th, 1875.
DAILY TRAINS
Leave Norwalk Bridge
For Danbury, Ridgefield
2 32 p. m., I '
6 24 p. m.
At 9 42 n. m.,
and intermediate
At 9 12, For Sher-1mg R. R.
stations.
Leave Norwallc Bridge for South Norwulk.
' At7t’3 u.m.,208,553p.m.
Leare Danbury for Norwak.
630 a. m.,; 100, 4 45. p. In.
JOHN W. BACON. Supt.
1"!“le HAVE! aliAnIrm IAILIIIAI
..an roux a. new HAVEN DIVISION.“
Trains leave Passenger- Station at South Norwalk
as follows;
South Nor-walk for New York.
At 3.47 A3111. Boston Express’
4.14 Boston Ex ress
6 00 “ Accomm atron
6.31 “ Accommodation
7.34 “ Accommodation [and Greenwich
7.45 “ Local Express, stopping at Stamford
9.28 ‘ Accommodation
« 10.50 “ Express -.
1.18 P x. Accommodation
2.57 " Boston Ex Iess .
4.12 " Accomm ' atIon
650 . “ BostonEx ress
7.15 “ Accomm ation
9.40 " Boston Express .
8.43 A. n. Sunday Mail , .
New York for-South Norwalk.
At '7.10, '8.05 (ex.). '9.05, 10.00, (ex). A. I. ' 12.00
:15. 1:5 lirbml (”95.31.30, 8.00.I (tag, :30” (local ex.)l
. - a ex. 8 00111 ' . . .
and 7 1'. at. Sunday. p )' ' (ex )10 00(8)?
South Norwalkxor Now Have’
At 6.49 A. III. Springfield Way
' 9.01 ‘1‘,”Accornm od atlon
9. " ' Boston Ex ress
10.48 “ Aoeomm ation
'11.]5 ,.‘-' Boston Ll htning Express
1.50 P. at. Accomm ation ~
2.23 “ Boston Express
e4.06 . -" ' Accommodation
4.21 " Boston Ex ress
6.15 “ Accommo ation
6.46 “ Accommodation ‘
10.96 “ Boston Express .
11.36 “ Boston Express - -
8.40 " Sunday Mail 0 .
"31:33-33:33 thIIiriif') connect at’Sew Bdehslle:
fighting“? balllgrolts'mxglribrtisement at Station
rangiifiiksn; Gen’l Supt, New York.
‘ ‘ 1, JOHN. T. MOODY, Sup’t, .
. Grand Central Depot, New York.
[Published gratuitously for the communes of
. the Public]
Ntitwalk Horse llailwaylime Tam.
COMMENCING DEC. 18?, 1875.;
LEAVE NORWALK. 80. N onwau.
6.15,a.m., N. 1‘. ‘5: N. 11. Accom’n 6.40A. M.
8.40 “ . ' 7-05 "‘
7.05 ", New York Accommo’n 7.25 “
7.25 “ New York Express 7.45- “
8.05 » : ' 8.25 n
8.25 “ New Haven Accom’n 8.45 “
9.45 ,, 0.05 n
9.05 " N.Y.Ac.&N.ll.Ex. 9.35 "
“I” 65 104” (4
10.“) “ 10.20 “
10.20 .“ New Haven Accom’n 10.50 “
10.40“ 1 New York Express 11.00 "
10.50.“ New Haven Express . 11.20 “
1}}50 2: , ' £1.45 “
1 2.15 .
12.35 p. m., 12.55 pum,
2.55 “ New‘York Accommo’n 1.20 "
1.30 “ New Haven Aocom’n 2.00 “
3.00 “. New HavenExpress 2.25 “
0.35 “ NewYork Express 3.00 N
8.00 “ . 3.20 “
3.20 “ ' 3.40 H
8.40 “ N. Y.&N.H.Acoom’r: 4.10 “
74.00 “ New Haven Express 4.25 “
4.35 “ ~ ' - . 4.55 n
4.55 “ - 5.20 “
5.20 " 5.45 ‘
5.55 “ New Haven Accom’n 6.15 “
6.25 “ 8.1L Ac.&N. Y.Ex. 0.45 "
6.35 “ 6.55'“
0.55 “ New York Accommo’n 7.15 “
LN “ ' 7.25 n
7.35 " 7.55 ‘-
8.05 “ ' 8.25 “
8.25 “ 8.50 4‘
8.50 “ 9.10 "
9.10 “ New York Express 9.40 "
nun 'lllEfllISTIBlES. '
ORSES AND CARRIAGES constantly «on
-_ hand for hire, With or without drivers. Oak
equipment was never better, and we do not mean
that any shall outdo us lr’safe, stylish. and every-
way desirable turnouts. Orders for Weddin s,
Funerals, Parties. antl'Passen rs to and thorn t 0
cars. promptly and satisfactorr y executed. Horses
received on Livery, &C. Stable at old stand a few
steps north of Hafisfilglrlga Depiiot.
- . . ‘ OUS Pro riet .
Norwalk, Nov. 15:11, 1373. ’ p or 4
LIVERY :
WILLIADI 'E. DANN
would say that hung newly stocked and refitted
his Livery Stable. be -Is groper-ed to accommodate
the publrc at REDUCE ; RICES, for cash, with
the very best accommodations in the Livery line.
during the present summer season. Try me.
. WILLIAM E. DANN.
Norwalk, June 15. 1874. . 24
HARNESSES. FOR 5 ALE .
THE subscriber would respectfuuy inform the
public that he has now on hand a ood assert
ment of HARNESS, made of the very st materl
sis, which he wrll SELL as now as they can
ossibiy be furnished at anyother similar estab
ishrnent In- the country. . ow for your orders
Let me have them at once. W .
Norwalk, May]. 1875.
. Union Marble ‘
-— AND-'_ -
GRANITE: Wanna,
Heartland . a Mechanic. st. a 9 mummi- sr.,
- nonwaur, coN Iv.
Manufacturers of
Monuments, Tombs, Vaults, and
Grave Stones, 1
of Italian and American Marble, Granite, Drab
or Brown Stone. Piumbers’ Slabs, Tablets. Sinks,
to. as well as Mantles.
.Ali kinds of Cemetery and Building work on.
hand rind made to order. Flagging, Curb and Gut-
ter. Sills and Lintcl P_Ier Caps, Coping. Steps, 8:0,.
of Blue 'Stone. Havmg secured the services of a
first-class worker of Cast Steel. we are prepared
to do ailkinds of jobbing in that line. Also, have
lug opened a quarry,are pre ared to tarnish Build-
Ing Stoneofa superiorquaii y, as chea as common
stone can be_t‘urnished otherwrse, mporters of
Scotch Granite. -
Price, Bates (9 Co.
RANGES.
GO‘ODD‘I‘OJRA‘NGE, - - -‘ - .
812.00
14.00
elsewh e.
F. BEL EN
CHAS r. Lecture & sou
., DEALERIN
c; o - A 1.. ,
WOOD AND BRICK,
- Call and see them before buying
. . .6120 o ‘
. N ’01 River Blue Stone.Lime, (lenient
ALSO
CENII'I' PIPE fill! swans, Wills All
~ IIIIIIIEYS.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
Water St, Norwalk, Conn
'A'r
Quintard’s Furniture Rooms
will be found a complete assortment of -
FURNITURE, ac._
includingeverythingusually team] in a 1i ‘ lass
establishment, at. Prices to suit the Times. Also.
a large assortment of
Oanouos. PICTURE FRAMES,
>LO0KING GLASSES, are.
Glass Plates cut toany size. Repairingdone in the
best manner, at s rt notice. Also, old Hair Mat-
trasses made over as good as new.
E. summer: sun.
C
The subscriber haslocated in the BASEMENT
OF WILSONS BLOCK, (opposite Gazette Buildi-
lug, where he will carry on the
Gas Fitting and Plumbing Business
in all its branches. Beluga PRACTICAL WORK-
MAN, and always either personally doing or
auperintendinglns work, be is confident of his
ability to give satisfaction.
By faithful attention tobusiness, REASONABLE
ARGES, and_Goon WORK he hopes to
share in the public patron e. ‘
17tf C. . BURRITT.
. IT’Spettatleso-insults"kindsat Ens
? .- AGENT Iron "
' LAzmus' at .IIOIIRI‘S’
CELEBRATE!) rsnncrso
alarmist EYEGLASSES.
Also, a huge assorment of GENUINE PARA
BOLD or P BLE SI’ECTACLES the only kind
ever yet duced that do not tire the eye.that
‘glves a clear and distinct vision, and makes weak
eyes strong. Warranted Ifor five ears without
of lense. Special attention given 0 fitting near
sighted people. A lurk assortment of
OPERA and FIELD GLASSES
AT '
Wood’s Jewelry Store,
UNDER THE OPERA-HOUSE.
Elam PIPE Ion tumult,
Square and Round Cement Pipe, with plain and
ornamental tops, for chrmneys; have a more er-
t’ect draught, and are cheaper and better t an
brick; also .
ID B A l N P l P B,
Tire best in the Market. Warranted to give satis-
faction, and (Tom 25 to 30 per ccnt.cheaperthan
any other. Manufactured and for sale by
CHAS. T. LEONARD S SON.
“a. H. KENDALL, 15.9.} '
Dentist, ,
So. Norwalk,
Dentistry in all
its branches per-
' In the
best manner.
Office not open
on . Mondays or
Saturdays.
. Bankrupt Notice.
_1n the District Court of the United States, [or the
District of. Connecticut.
In the matter of
DAVID S. CURTIS,
Bankrupt;
Before Hon L. N. MIDDLEBROOK, Register in
Bankruptcy.
Tu W HUM IT MAY CONCERNz—The under-
signed hereby gives norice of his appointment as
Assignee of David 8. Curtis of Nor-walk in the
County of Fairfield. and State of Connecticut
within said District, .who has been adjnd
Bankrupt upon the ctrtion of his Creditors by the
District Court of s d District.
Dated at- Norwalk in said District, the 9th day
of February, A. D., 876.
3:7 JOHN F. RAYMOND, Assignec.
} In Bankruptcy.
IS’I‘RICT oi NORWALK.‘SS. I'rolmtc 000“.
February 19111. A. D. 1576.
Estate of CLARA A. WILLARD, late of Sor-
walk. in said district. deceased.
The Court of Probate for the District of N015,
walk, 11th limited and allowed six months from.
the date hereof, for the Creditors 01 said Estate, to
exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who
negloct to present their accounts, roperiy attested
within said time, will be debarr a recovery. All
persons indebted to said Estate are requested to
make immedlate ayrnent to
SAMUE Gr. WILLARD, Administra
3t8 . With the Will annext‘
ISTBICT OF NOBWALK,ss. Probate Court
V February 17th. A. D. 1876. .
Estate or ,lOlIN 11. BRADY, late of Norwaik,
in said district, deceased.
The Court of Probate tortire District of Nor-walk
hath limited and allowed an months from the date
hereof for the creditors oilsald estate to exhibit
their claims for settlement. Those who neglect 18
present their accounts. properly attested. within
said time, will be debarred a recovery. All per-
immediate ayment to
3t‘8 ARRIE’I‘ BRADY, Administratrix.
Tax Collector’s Sale.
0
NOTICE is hereb given that the under-3" ,
nude; and by v rtne of a certain tax wa nt,
duly executed and signed lay proper authority.ant1
directed to the undersr ne . commandin hrm to
levy and collect, or W LLIAM HUBBA D, and
other-persons named in the rate book, on the. list to
said warrant annexed their several ‘proportionsvof
the sum total as therein stated, ear sums being a
tax or assessment agreed upon by the inhabitants
of the North Center School DIstrict, of Norwalk,
regularly and legally assembled, to win—On the
25th day or November, 1874, met for the purpose of
Buying a ortron of the Indebtedness of said School
istrict, eVIes upon and will sell at Public Auc~
tion, at the remrses hereinafter described on the
11th day of lay, A. 1)., 1876, at_10 o’clock, a. m., so
much of the lollowmg descrrbed real estate of
William Hubbard situated in the said town
of Norwalk and bounded as follows, to wit :—
Northerly m’ry (50) feet on the land of Edwin Lock-
wood, easterly one hundred and forty-seven (147i
feet on land of Henry Il‘elmetta, sotheriy six (6)
feet on highwav, and westerl ‘one hundred and
‘ seventy-two ’2) feet 'on the and of Stephen H.
Smith to bounds erected and agreed upon as will
raise the sum of Two dollars ($2).that being the
proportion of the. said William. Hubbard ot the
sum total in said list, together With the charges of
levy. sale. Sc. ’
GEORGE E. RAYMOND. 20. Tax Collector,
of the North Center School District, on the assess-
ment list of 1874. -
Dated at Nonvaihlv‘ebruary 8th, 1876. 31.8
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At E. K. LOCKWOOD’S.
. Orders of Dancing
Fashionable Styles,-
' Can be had at the
,an’ette emce,
A T SHORT NOTICE.
.
Also, Single or Double Orders, printed on Plain
White or Tinted Stock, in Black or Colored Inks,
or Bronzes, at very Reasonable Rates.
John A. Honnecker,
B A K E B,
li00'l‘ or MILL BILL.
Bread, Rolls. Pies, Cakes, Crullers, £12., baked
fresh everyday. Everything made out of good
materials and bv careful and competent workmen.
Try our Baking.
. Bernssns WATER.
THE public are warned that Dr. A. Hawley
Heath, of 200 Broadway, N. Y., is no longer;
Agent for this watch. He has no genuine Bethesn
da Water fine-e April, 1875. and is selling a spuri-
ous water for Bethesda. For further- particulars,
address CHARD DUNBAR,
Manager Bethesda Springs.
Waukesha, WIs.. Nov. 20th, 1875. 3mm
Sermons
_ Addresses,
'
. Constitutions
By-Laws,
' Briefs, &c.
”NEATLY PRINTED Ar SHORT
LNOTICE, AT THE
GAZETTE
Steam Printing Office,
NORWALK'.
cox, JOB AND
- can!) wear.
of every Description, at. the
VORIWALK.
9
. Colette Job Printlna‘omce.
mule...
allalxes andstyles can be had“ the
Gazette Job Printing Office.
sons indebted to said estate are requested to make
1.1an On LEAraxEAR"
Hark I hear a sound of I " s;
Frogg, in one attempt a oking“
Joining all their voices, say,
“ This is leap-year. Jump away!
“ Leap, ye various deer and stage,
Chamois, on Helvetian crags,
Leap, ye goats, upon Welsh mountains,
Leap, ye cataracts and fountails.
“ Leap, all monkeysand babboons,
Squirrels, ’possums and raccoons,
Antelopes, gazelles and guns,
Catarnounts and kangaroos.
“ Leopards, leap all you like fun,
Lions, tigers, every one;
Panthers, pumas and jaguars, -
Leap—if but against your bars.
\
“Horses carrying men to hounds, O
Leap all intervening bounds,
Fences, hedges, brooks and dikes,
Gates and paiings crowned with spikes.
“Steed, careering in the race
O’er the flat or steeple chase;
Leap, without a bdulk or check,
Lest thy rider risk his neck.
“ Leap ye salmon, and ye trout,
From the purling streams leap out;
Leap, ye grasshoppers and ficas;
Hop and skip, ye mites in cheese.
“ Yah, ye toads and tritons all,
Newts and slow-worms, creep and crawl;
Slug and snail and spider too—
Leap-year’s not the yearfor You i"
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o.igi;.‘.;r”.{.{6i'.i Custom. .
Very- few, probably, of the thousands wh
throw shoes after bridal parties as they are
leaving home know anything of the origin of
the custom. Like a majority of such usages,
its origen is ancient, and can be traced to
Bible times. It was then the custom for the
brother of a childless man to marry his widow,
or at least he had the refusal- of her. If he
chose to reject her, the ceremony was public,
and consisted in her loosing his shoe from his
foot (Dent. xxv., 5—10) and spitting 'in his
face. His giving up the shoe was a symbol
of his abandoning all dominion over her, and
the latter part of the ceremony was an asser
tion of her independence. There was an 117- '
fair of. this kind between Ruth and Boaz.
In some parts (If the East it wuss custom to
carry a slipper before anéwly married couple '
ass .to "‘ofjth’e bride’s subjection. The
c ‘ ,_ g' i'st‘svwith us, is very old in
England and Scotland.‘ The usual saying is
that it was thrown for luck, and that is the
idea in this country, but originally it meant
a rentmciatlon of authority over the bride by
the parents. . '
It was formerly a custom among the Ger-
mans for the bride when she was' conducted
to her chamber to take of! her . shoe and
throw it among the guests. Whoever got it
in the struggle to obtain it regarded it as an
omen that he or she would be happily mar.
ried. When the Emperor Vladimir proposed
marriage to the daughter of Ragnald she re-
jected him, saying, “I will take of my shoe '
to the son of a slave.” Luther being, at a
wedding told the bride that he had placed
the husband’s shoe at the' head of the bed
as a. sign that he was to henceforth govern.
Train in history of the “Isle of Man," says,
“on the bridegroom leaving his house it was
customary to throw and old shoe after him
and in like manner an old shoe after the
bride on leaving her home to proceed to
church. in order to secure good luck to each
respectfully, andfif by stratagem ' either of
the bride’s shoes could be taken of! by any
spectator on her way from church, it had to
be‘ransomed by the bridegroom.” In Kent,
E’ngian‘fter the couple have started ' on
their tour, the single ladies are drawn up in
- one row and the bachelors in another ; an old
shoe is then thrown as far as possible, and
the ladies mm for it, the successful one being
supposed to be the first who will get married.
She then throws the shoe at the gentlemen,
and the one who is hit by-it is deemed to be
the first mail who will enter into wedlock.
Generally it- is considered the older the shoe
the better.
Tm: EDUCATION or Tm: Pausmms.—-
The Syracuse University Herald has made up
the following table of presidents and then
places of education, which is of interest -.
Washington—Good English education, but
never studied the ancient languages.
. Adams—Harvard.
J efferson—William and Mary.
Madison—Princeton.
Monroe—William and Mary.
Adams, J. Q.—Harvard.
. Jackson—Limited education.
Van Baron—Academic education.
Han-ison—Hampden Sidney College.
Tyler—William and Mary.
Polk—University of North Carolina.
Taylor—Slightest rudiments.
Fillmore—Not liberally educated.
Pierce—Bowdoin.
Buchanan—Dickinson.
Lincoln—Education very limited.
Johnson—Self-educated.
Grant—West Point. .
Monroe and Hal-risen did not graduate.
Monroe left college to join the revolutionary
army. Financial reverses deprived Harrison
of a full course. Polk was the oldest when
graduating, being twenty-three; Tyler the
youngest, seventeen. The majority gradua-
ted at twenty, this being also the average age.
J efierson probably had the most liberal edu-
cation and broadest culture. It is said that
his range of knowledge would compare fav-
orably with that of Burke. The drill at
West Point may be considered equal to a
college course, and in many respects superior.
In discipline and mathematical training it is
not equalled by any American college.
Counting General Grant, two-thirds of our
presidents have been college men. To be
sure the two whose names. have become
household words, Washington the father and‘
Lincoln, the martyr,'were not liberally ed-
ucated; but disks were special missions.
They live in the affections of the nation
rather than in the intellect, as embodied in
the constitution and laws. Theirs was to ex-
ecute, not to mould.
- A Delightful Legend. _ _
There is a beautiful tradition connected
with the sitebn which the temple of Solomon
was erected. It is said to have been occupied
in common by two brothers, one of whom
had a family, the other had none. On the
spot was a field of wheat. On the. evening
succeeding the harvest, the wheat having
been gathered in shocks, the elder brother
said to his wife, “My younger brother is una-
ble to bear the burden and heat of the day ;
I will arise, take of my shocks, and place
them with his, without his knowledge." The
brother being actuated by the same benevo.
lent motives, said within himself, “My elder
brother has a family, and I have none; I will
contribute to their support; I will arise, take-
off my shocks, ',and place them with his,
without his knowledge.” '
Judge of their mutual astonishment when
on the following morning they found their re-
spective shocks undiminished. This course
of events transpired for several nights, when
each resolved in his own mind to stand guard
and solve the mystery. They did so. when
, on the following night they met each other
half way between their respective shocks
with their arms full. .
Upon ground hallowed by such associations
as this was the temple of King Solomonerect.
ed—so spacious, so Magificent, the wonder
and mm tion of the world. Alas! in
these days, how many would- sooner steal
their brother’s whole shock than add to it a
single sheaf.
535,—. _
Mr. Charles Dudie Warner writes from
Mani : “The st' youn and handsome
Ludwig is seldom here ; .0 y once since last
October. He came for two or three days at
Christmas, and it is said left abruptly one
night, after the table'was actually; lard for a
dinner party which he became tired of In
advance. ~At any rate he wentmway at 10
o’clock at ni ht. One would that: that till?
estate of aI ' g mi ht bring hiln‘two_privil-
egos Not to trave at night, and to be shed
l
as late as be pleased in the morning.
Norwalk Chronicler