WHOLE NUMBER 1481.
HOPE‘S SEASON.
The sky is smiling over me,
-IIatli smiled away the frost,
Clothcd with young green the patient lea,
With buds the wood embossed.
The trees yet shut not out the sky. .
It sees down to the flowers ; .
They lift their beauty fearlessly,
They hide in leafy bowcrs.
This day is yours, sweet birds; sing on ;
The cold is all forgot;
Ye had a dream, but it is gone;
Pain that is past, is not.
Joy that was past, is come again;
And if the summer brings
New care, it is a loving pain,
That broods instead of sings.
—Georgc lilac-Donald.
. summer’s LAST DRINK
AN nxorxiznn’s coxrnssiox.
I have traveled this road every day of my
life—ever since it was laid—in charge of the
“San Francisco,” the prettiest and best engine
on the line. It was a southwestern road, run-
ning, as we will say, from A to Z. I hadtthc‘
sweetest little wife in the world, and a baby
the very image of its pa. I had always had a
dollar or two to put byfor a rainy day, and
the boys spoke of me as an odd kind of a man.
To be shut up with an engine, watching with
all your eyes and heart and soul, doesn‘t make
a conscientious man talkative,.and I never
squandered my time spinning yarns and lis-
toning to railroad jokes in the round house.
My wife's name was Josephine, and I called
her “ J 0e.” ‘ '
I had never belonged to any of the railway
clubs or organizations, and never should if it
hadn't been for Granby. Granby was a
nephew of our division superintendent, and
it’s a failing with we men of the road that we
like to be noticed by the fellows at headquar-
ters, if only to touch the hem of their gar-
ments. Granby was a showy fellow, and of-
ten rode with me from A to Z. He had a
good opinion of me, and as far as-I know, we
wore good friends. Once he said to me:
“ You ought to belong to the Railway Sci-
entific club, Guelden."
“Neverhcard of it," said I.
“We meet once a fortnight,” he replied,
s‘and have a jolly good time. We want prac-
tical, thinking men of your sort, and I'll pro-
pose you, if you like.”
. I was fond of such things, and I had ideas
that I fancied that might be worth something.
But the engineer doesn’t have many nights or
‘ days to himself, and the club would have one
evening a fortnight from Joe. I said:
“ I will ask her. If she likes it, yes.’”
“ Ask, whom ?" liesaid.
“ Joe,” said I.
“ If .every man had asked his wife, every
man’s wife would have said, ‘Can't spare you,
my dear,’ " said Grginby.
But I made no answer. At home I told Joe.
She said:
“ I shall miss you, Ned. But you do love
such things, and if Granby belongs to it they
must be superior men."
So I said yes, and Grsnby proposed me.
Thursday fortnight I went with him to the
rooms. 'The real business of the evening was
the supper. .
I had always been a temperate man. I did
not know what effect wine would have on me.
But coming to drink more of it than I'had
ever done before at the club table, I found it
put steam on. After so many glasses I want-
ed to talk; and after so many more, I did.
I seemed like somebody else, the words
were so ready. My ideas came out and they
were listened to. I made sharp hits, and in-
dulged in repartee, told stories,and even came
to puns. I heard somebody say : “Granby, by
George, that’s a man worth having. I thought
him dull at first." - Yet I knew it'was better
to be quiet Ned Guelden, with his ten words
an hour, than the wine-made wit I was.
I was sure of it when, three months'later,1
stumbled up stairs to'find Joe waiting for me, ,
with her baby on her breast.
“ You’ve been deceiving me," said Jee. “I
suspected it, but _wasn't sure. A scientific
club couldn't smell like a'bar-room." '
“ Which means that I do,” said I.
“ And look like one,” said Joe, as she lock-
ed herself and baby in the spare beduoom.
One night I was dressed in my Sunday suit,
ready to go to the club,whenJoe stood before
me. ~ .
“ Ned,” said she, “ I never had ‘a fault to
find with youbefore. You've been kind, good
and loving always; but I should be sorry we
ever met if you go on in this way. Don’t ask
what I mean—you know.”
“ It’s o'iily club night,’, said I.
“ It will grow," said she.
Then she put her arms around my neck.
“ Ned,” she said, “ do you think a thing so
like a bolted and strapped down demon as
steam is, is fit to put into the hands of a
drunken man ? And some day, mark my
words, not only Thursday night, but all the
days of the week, will be the same. I have
' often heard you wonder what the feeling of
an engineer, who has about the same as mur-
dered a train full of people, must be, and
you’ll know if you don’t stop 'where you are.
A steady hand and a clear head have been
your blessing all these years ;' don’t throw
them away. Ned, if you don't care for my
love, don’t ruin yourself."
My little Joel She spoke from her heart,
and I bent over and kissed her.
“ Don‘t be afraid, child ; I’ll never pain you
again.”
And I meant it; but at 12 o'clock that
night I felt that I had forgotten my promise
and my resolution. .
I couldn’t go home‘to J oc. I made up my
mind to sleep on the club sofa, and leave the
place for good the next day. Already I felt
my brain reel as it had never done before.
In an hour I was in a kind of a stupor. It
was morning. , A waiter stood ready to brush
my coat. I saw a grin on his face. My heart
seemed ready to burst; my hand trembled.
I looked at my watch; I had only five min-
utes to reach the depot.
Joe's words came to my mind. WasI fit
to take charge of an engine? I was not fit to
ansWer. I ought to have asked some sober
man. As it was, I only caught my hat, and
rushed away. I was just in time. ' '
The “ San Francisco” glistened in the sun.
The cars filled rapidly. I could hear the peo-
ple talking—bidding each'other good bye and
promising to come again. Among them was
an old gentlemanIknew by sight—One of the
shareholders; he was bidding two timid girls
adieu. ' .
“Good-by, Kittie; good-by, Lue,” I heard
him say. “ Don’t be nervous. The ‘ San
Francisco’ is the fastest engine on the line,
and Guelden the most careful engineer. 1
would not be afraid to trust every mortal to
their keeping. Nothing could happen wrong
with the two together.” I
I said, “ We’ll get through it somehow,and
Joe shall never talk to me again." After all,
it was easy enough. I reeled as I spoke. I
heard the signal. We are off.
Five hours from L to D; five hours back
again. I saw a flutter and never guessed
what it was until we had passed the train at
the wrong place. Two minutes and we should
' have had a collision. Somebody told me,and
I laughed. I heard the shareholder say, re-
spectfully: ' .
"Of course, Mr. Guelden, you know what
you are about ?”
Then I was alone, wondering whether I
should go faster or slower. I did something,
same man who had spoken tome before was
standing near me. I heard the question:
“ How many miles an hour are . we mak-
‘ing ?” I don’t know.
‘ Rattle, rattle, rattle! I was trying to
slacken the speed of the “ San Francisco." I
could not think what I should do—was it this
with the engine like a child !‘
Suddenly there was a horrible roar—crash!
I was thrown so‘mcwhere.‘I was in the water.
By a miracle I was sobercd and not hurt. I
gained the shore and gazed on my work.
The engine was in fragments, the cars in
splinters ; dead and dying and wounded were
strewn around. There were groans and shrieks
of despair. The maimed cried out in pain;
the uninjured bewailed their dead ; anda voice
unheard by my other, was in my ear, whis-
pering “ Murder !"
The news had gone to A., and people came
thronging down to find their lost ones. Search-
ing for an old man's daughter, I came to a
place in the trees, and found five bodies lying
there all in their rigid horrOr—an old woman,
a young one, a baby, and two small children.
Was it fancy ?-—was itpure fancy, born of my
anguish ?——tlicy looked like—O Heaven!
they were my wife,iny children, all cold and
dead ! _
How bad they come on the train? What
chance had brought this about? No one could
answer. I greased, I screamed, I clasped my
hands, I tore my hair,'I gazed On the lovely
face of my wiz'e, on my children ; I called
them by name. ’ ‘here was no answer. There
never would be. ,. _ _ »
A whistle! Great God'! Onward up the
track thundered another train! Its red eye
glared upon me : I threw myself beforeit ; I
felt it crush me to atoms!
lit It 0: t
“ His head is extremely hot,” said some-
body. _
. I opened my eyes and saw my wife,
“ How do you feel ‘3” said she. “A little
better i” ‘
I was so astonished and rejoiced at the sight
of her that I could not speak at first.
_ “ I'must be crushed to pieces,” said I, “for
the train went over me; but I feel no pain.”
“ There he goes about that train again,"
said my wife.
When, I tried to move—there was nothing
the matter with me. I was in my room ; op-
It It i
was asleep. My wife and child were safe. I
was delirious, or what couldit be?
“J oe,"'I cried, “ tell me what has happen-
ed.” ‘
“ It’s nine o’clock," said Joe. “ You came
home in such a state from the club that I could
not wake you. . You were not fit to manage
steam, and risk people’s lives. The ‘San Fran.
cisco’ is half way to‘ A, I suppose, and you
have been frightening me half to death with
your dreadful talk."
' It was only a dream; only an awful dream.
But I had lived through it as though it wares
reality. “_
“ Is there a Bible in the house ?” said I.
“Are we heathen P" asked Joe.
“ Give it to me this moment, J oe.”
She brought it, and I put ‘my hand on it,
and took the oath (too solemn to be repeated
here) that what had happened should never
occur again. And if the “ San Francisco”
ever comes to grief the verdict will not be,as
it has been so often, .“ The engineer was
drunk. ”
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Bmc-x-anc.—Thcse objects, which are
coming to play the part in our external life
that they have played these many years in
Europe and Asia, have really, if one wishes
to find a side on which to regard them that
shall commend itself to more serious consid-
eration than trifling, however sanctified by
fashion, can dcscrve~these objects, when
they are well chosen, and have some beauty
of form or color, or workmanship, .to recom-
mend them, have a distinct use and value
as educators of certain senses—the sense of
color, the sense of touch, the sense of sight.
One need not have many of these pretty
‘ ' things within reach- of hands and eyes, but
money is well spent‘on réally good- bits of
Japanese workmanship, or upon bits of the
workmanship of any people who have
brought delicacy of hand and exquisite per-
fection making, what are in reality the topo
toys. A Japanese ivory carving or wood
carving of the best kind—and there is a wide
field for choice in these remarkable produc-
tions—one of their studies of animal ,life, or
of the human figure, or of their 'playful, so-
ciable divinities, paxie, or goblin, or monkey
man, has a great deal in it that lifts it above
the notion of a toy. It is a toy, a button, a
useless thing, or nearly useless, but it is often
as poctically or wittily conceived, as if the
artist had a commission from the state.
Then it is sure to be pleasant and soothing to
the touch ; it was made to be, clasped by the
.fingers, felt with the finger tips, rolled in the
pahn ; for the general use to which they are
put is being fastened to the pipe case to serve
as a button to keep it from slipping from the
belt, and in this place they offer a natural
rest and solace to the hand ; their chm-deter
has been developed by necessity. A child’s
taste and delicacy of perceptionwill be more
surely fed by the constant habit of seeing and
playing with a few of the best bits of ivory
carving his parents can procure—and very
nice pieces are often to be had for a small
sum of money—than by a room full of fig-
ures like those of Mr. Rogers, for example,
or the great majority of French bronzes. Of
course a bronze by Barye, or by Frcmite,
would do as much or more for the childs
taste, and by all means let the money go for
that if it can be afforded ; but I am speaking
now of trifles that, in a serious consideration
of art, have no place perhaps, and which yet
do nothing but help us in learning to know
and admire the best art. Perhaps ’tis fanci-
ful ; but suppose a child to have had as fine
a specimen of a polished Japanese sphere
put .within his daily reach, and pleased
enough with it'to often look at ' it, handle it;
and let the eye sink into its pellucid deeps,
as from time to time he stopped in his reading
of Froissart of King Arthur. Wouldn't the
incommunicable purityand light of the toy
make a severe test for the heroes and the he-
roines in that boy’s mind ; or c. (1 his eye,
cooled in such abatli of dew, get pleasure
any more from discordant color or awkward
form ? Our senses are educated more by
these slight impressions than we are apt to
think ; and bric-a—brac, so much despised by
certain people, and often justly so, may have
a‘ use that they themselves might not unwil-
lingly admit.——Sczib1wr. -
Dom Pedro does not use tobacco. .
Buckingham and Ferry—Eaton and Bar-
num. “ By their fruits ye shall know them."
—-Springfield Union.-
The Woodstock gold mine, of which so
much was expected, has been abandoned be.
cause it is unproductive. .
Of the six persons .who have been hung in
Connecticut during the last thirty years, four
were executed for killing prison officials.
The Fairficld County Courts .pay into the
state treasury this year $1,270.30, which is
8:313de only by the New Haven County
9.
Aboutihirty petitions for release from the
State prison have already been received by
the Legislature, and ten or a dozen more are
expected. '
The report on the evidence relative to Min-
ister Schenck and his connection with the
Emma Mine, has been written by Mr. Hewitt
It acquits Mr. Schenck of intentional fraud:
but censurcs him for‘ setting a bad example.
The new Episcopal church in Naugatuck
was consecratedon Friday by Bishop- Wil-
liams, assisted by a large number of the clcr.
. The edifice is of brick, 80 by 43 feet,
with walls 16 feet high and a steep roof. A
chapel has been built beside the church; The
whole church with the furnishing, has cost
and the cars rushed on at a fearful rate. The.
about $18,000.
or that ?—fastcr or slower! I was playing.
posite to me was a crib, in which my child
NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, MAY 30, 1876.-
4
' Our Colonial and' Revolutionary
Flags.
In the beginning of the Revolution a varie-
ty of flags were displayed in the revolted
colonies. The “ Union flags". mentioned so
frequently in the newspapers of 1774, were
ordinary English red ensigns, bearing the
Union Jack. These generally here some pat-
riotic motto, such as “Liberty,” “ Liberty
and Property," “Liberty and Union," etc.
It is uncertain what flag, if any, was used by
the Americans at Bunker Hill, ‘ That displayed
by Putnam on Prospect Hill, on July 18th
following, was red, with 011' translulil. ousti-
nel on one side, and on the' other "‘An Ap.
peal to Heaven.” The first armed vessels
commissioned by lVashington, sailed under
the pine-tree flag, a white flag bearing a green
pine tree. The first republican flag unfin'led
in the'Soutbern States, blue .with a white
crescent in the upper corner next to the
staff, was designed by Colonel William Moul-
trie, of Charleston, at the request of the
Council of Safety, and was hoisted on the
fortifications of the city, in September, 1775. - -
The flag displayed on the east bastion of
Fort Sullivan, afterward called Moultrie, on
June 28, 1776, was the same, with the word
“ Liberty" on it. On the west bastion waved
the flag called the “ Great Union,” first rais-
ed by Washington at Cambridge, January 2,
I776. This consisted of the thirteen alter-
nated-ed and white stripes of the present flag
of the United States, with the crosses of St.
George and St. Andrew emblazoned 'on the
blue canton in place of the stars. This flag
was also carried by the fleet under com-
mand of Commodore Esek Hopkins, when it
sailed from the Delaware capes, February 17,
1770. Hopkins had displayed previously a
yellow ensign, bearing the device of a rattle-
snake in the attitude of striking, with 'the
motto “Don’t Tread on me.” The ‘official
origin of the “ Grand Union" flag is involved-
in obscurity. At the time of its adoption at
Cambridge, the colonies still acknowledged
the legal rights of the mother-country, and
therefore retained the blended crosses of St.
George and St. Andrew, changing only the
field of the old ensign for the thirteen stripes,
emblematic of their union. After the Dec-
laration _of Independence, the emblems of
British union became inappropriate, but they
Were retained in the flag until the following
year. Congress resolved, on June 14, 1777,
“that the flag of the thirteen United States
be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white;
that the union be thirteen stars, white inn
blue field,reprcscnting-a new constellation."—
Appleton’s American Encyclopedia. 0‘
m
Gnonor. Wasnrxe'rox AND U. S. GRANT AT
HOME.— What was the old republican sim-
plicity when you get wit 3 I suppose this
socially corrupt Washington, whichso needs
reformation, may safely stand by the exam-
ple of the man who gave it his name. With
what republican simplicity did he dress and
live ? From the private memoirs by- his
adopted son and grand-daughter we learn that
a single servant combed and tied his hair in
the prevailing fashion, which was to let it
grow long, powder it with a puff ball made
of cotton yarn—which, with the - powder,
was carried in'a dressed buck-skin pouch—
and tie it up in a long bunch with a ribbon,
behind. I believe that General Grant gets
his hair combed with more republican sim-
plicity. Washington’s every day dress when
riding about the farm was plain drab, but
when president his style and equipage “cor-
responded with the dignity of his exalted
station." His ordinary dinner dress was a
suit of black, his hair powdered and tied in a
black queue, and a very elegant dress sword.
Who ever saw President Grant carving his
roast beef with an elegant dress sword ?
When he addressed the hall of congress in
Philadelphia, he was dressed in a full suit of
the richest deep black velvet with diamond
knee-buckles, and square silver buckles set
upon shoes japanned with the most scrupulos
'neatness, black silk stockings, his shirt ruf-
fied at the breast and wrists, a light, dress
sword, his hair profusely powdered, fully
dressed soas to project at the sides, and gath-
ered behind in a silk bag ornamented with a
large rose of black riband. His cocked hat
had a large cockade on one side of it. When
President Grant delivered his last inaugural,
bare-headed in the bitter cold and savage
wind, he was not only denuded of diamonds,
velvet, raffles, and buckles, but he had not
so much as a silk bag about his frozen ears!
Washington’s carriage was of a light cream
color, painted on the panels with beautiful
groups by\ Cipriani representing the four
seasons. ' He was preceded by twb gentlemen
with long white wands'who kept back the
crowd. Hisstables at Mount Vernon were
furnished with thoroughbred horses. When
he appeared on horseback it was always with
fine equipments, accompanied by‘his servant.
For Mrs. Washington he kept a chariot and
four horses, with‘black postillions in livery.
The following order, sent to his London
agent, for out-of-door equipage, savors of a
republican simplicity which would cause a
stare in these latter days :
Man's riding-saddle, large plated stirrups,
and everything complete.
A very neat and fashionable (l) N ewmar-
ket saddle-cloth. , .
A large and best (i) - portmanteau, saddle,
bridle, and pillion. ,
Clock-bag, surcingle ; checked saddle-cloth.
A riding-frock of a handsome (l) drab-
colored broadcloth, with plain double-gilt (!)
buttons.
A riding waistcoat of superfine scarlet
cloth and gold lace, with buttons like those
of the coat I
A blue surtout-coat.
A neat (l) switch-whip, silver cap.
Black velvet cap for servant.
. He was very fond of horses and his equi-
‘ ges were always of ‘a superior order. He
kept aregister of both horses and hounds,
and in hunting was always superbly mounted
and wore a bluc’coat and scarlet waistcoat,
buckskin breeches, top boots, and. velvet
cap. His pack of hounds was very numer-
ous and select, and he used to hunt three
times a week. When he broke up his kennel
he formedadecr park of a hundred acres.
For breakfast the custom of his time and
society was tea and coffee, roast fowl, ham,
venison, game and other dainties. Never
was there a more generous hospitality than
this. House and apartments and servants
were at the disposal of guests. At dinner
the center of the table contained five or six
large silver or plated waiters, _those at the
en oval on one side to correspond With the
shape of the table. The waiters were filled
with mythological alabaster figures. . 0n the
outside of the oval formed by the waiters
were the dishes. He had a silver mug of
beer by his plate, and he drank several gla‘so;
ses of Maderia wine. His wines were
always the best that could be obtained, and
nothing could exceed the order with which
his table was served. Every servant knew
what he was to do, and did it in ,the most
quiet and rapid manner. The dishes and
plates were removed and changed with a
silence and speed that seemed like enchant-
ment.
The truth is that there is no republican
simplicity to go back to except barbarian—-
Gail Hamilton, in the Galaxy for J1me.
”
Ulysses S. Grant, Jr., graduated from Co-
lumbia law school in New York, Wednesday.
There were 218 others in the class. ‘
The democratic party of Connecticut has
added neither ornament or dignity to the Sea-
ate by the elevation to the Senate of P. T.
Barnum.—Raleigh (N. C.) Daily News.
The disgraceful sale of a senatorship by the
Connecticut democrats ‘has provoked a burst
of just indignation all over the land. The
scandal is a national one—Albany Journal.
Resignation of Hev. Edwin
Hall, D. D.
We copy the subjoined paragraphs from
the New York Evangelist of May 18th.
They will deeply. interest many in these
parts; '
AUBURN rnsonoeicn. summer.
The fifty-sixth anniversary exercises took
place last week. * " ‘ ‘
Rev. Dr. Edwin Hall, Richards Professor
of Christian Theolo , tendered his resigna-
tion of the chair, winch lead to the following
action : _
,1 That it is With great regret that we
feel compelled to accept his real ation on ac-
count of his advanced age an infirmities ;
that it is impossible for us to express in words
our full appreciation 'of him for, his life and
example before the students as a Christian
gentleman, for his great ability as an instruc-
tor in his special department, particularly
for the carefulness and exactness with which
he has taught Systematic Theology directly
from the Bible, and for the self-sacrificing
spirit and fatherly interest for the students
which he has constantly exhibited during the
last twenty-one years. '
2. That we request Dr. Hall to accept the
title of Emeritus Professor of Christian The-
ology. ‘
3. That one thousand dollars per annum
be appropriated to him durin the term of
his natural life, and that the card of Trus-
tees be requested to mode provisions for the
same.
,While the subject was under consideration
a scene occurred in whicthr. Willard repre-
sented the Trustees, and Rev. Dr. H. A.
Nelson 3 ke on behalf of the commissioners,
of inimitable , beauty, highly creditable to
both parties, and which will long linger as a
delightful perfume in the memory of all who
witnessed it. ' .
Rev. Drs. D. Torry, A. J. Upson, C. Haw-
ley, S. M. Campbell, and H. A. Nelson were
appointed a committee to'nominate a Profes-
sor in the place of Dr. Hall, and the Board
adjourned to hear and take action on their.
report, subject to the call of the President.
Immediately thereafter a joint committee,
consisting of Revs. Dr. Nelson, J. R. B e,
and Dr. Niles of . the commissioners, and r.
Willard, Hon. E. B. Morgan, and Rev. Drs.
S. G. Brown and A. T. Chester of the Trus-
tees, repaired to the residence of Dr. Hall to
The Dr. was too feeble and overcome to Erise
from his chair during the interview. Dr.
Nelson read the action, and followed 3the
reading with a few happy remarks, which
were very feelingly responded to by Dr. Hall, ,
after which Dr. Chester led in a tender, ap-
propriate prayer, and the committee retired,
deeply impressed with the thoughts sag est-
ed by the occasion, and moved by the feefings
it had awakened. ‘ - Wvomxo.
A touching incident occurred last week,
Tucsdaymorning, at the examination of one
of the classes~ of Auburn Seminary. Prof.
Hall 'was present, though too feble to conduct
the examination. He stated that he had ‘not
missed a single recitation during his twenty-
one years of service, except eight days last
Fall,.but that he was now compelledto ask
another to take his place. ,
' The New York Herald recently sent .3 re-
porter to interview our venerable friend,
Cook St. John, at Walton, N. Y., to whom
we have often alluded in thé Gazette. The
reporter enjoyed a pleasant and instructive
conversation with him, and describes him as
still a very lively and vigorous man', despite
his great age of one'hundred and three years.
His senses have been somewhat dulled by
time, but his intellect‘ and memory are as
bright'as ever. He was born June 1st, 1778,
in Norwalk, Connecticut, and was of Hugue-
not extraction. His parcnts were poor, and
he received but a limited education. His
early years were spent in farming, varied by
occasional '4 intervals of “schooling." In
1703 he joined a surveying party and went to
Oswego Fort on Lake Ontario—a long and
hard journey in those days—on a surveying
expedition. After returning home and at-
tainipg majority, he went to New York in
1795, and procured work from a carpenter in
Greenwich street; He helped build the first
dock ever erected on the Hudson River at
New York. His health becoming injured-he
returned ,to his Connecticut home in 1796,
and married in that year Polly Seymour, of
Norwalk. In 1802 Mr. St. John and his fam.
ily emigrated through the wilderness to Wal-
ton, and took possession of a fine farm of
two hundred acres. In 1804 Mrs. St. John
died, and in 1805 _Mr, St. John married his
second wife, Anna Benedict, with whom he
lived happily and prosperously until her death
in 1850. He now lives with his daughter-in-
law, and is made much of by his numerous
descendants. Although Mr. St. J ehn has at-
tained to such a venerable age, he has always
been rather delicate and predisposed to dis-
ease, and has had beside some narrow escapes
from a violent death. He has used tobacco
for some seventy years, but thinks it is a bad
habit. In politics Mr. St. John is a Republi-
can. He has voted for John Adams, Jeffer-
son, Madison, Monroe, John Quincy Adams,
Harrison, Taylor, Fremont, Lincoln and
Grant. ,
:m— ’
It is often charged against the Baptists,
that ' they are “close .communion." The
Baptists in reply, say that they are no, closer.
in this respect than other denominations, the
only difference being in the mode of baptism.
This idea found an illustration, Sunday, in
Pittsfield, Mass, where the pastor of the
First Congregational church, Rev. Mr.
Bartlett, created a decided breeze by inviting
to partake of the communion in the after-
noon “all who love the Lord or who desire
to love the Lord, whether members of any
church or not.” This was in direct opposi-
tion to arule of the First and other Congre-
gational churches and to Mr. Bartlett's own
former usage. The rules say, “We believe
no one but members of evangelical churches
have the right to partake-of the communion,"
and Mr. Bartlett reads this to every one
joining hischurch. The matter caused much
comment during the noon recess, both among
church members and others ; some advised
the ofilcers‘to postpone the communion, and
others thought one of the resident minister
had betterbc asked to preside, but the at.
fair was quickly settled by getting Mr. Bart.
lctt to agree to modify his invitation before
the afternoon congregation. '
'———-— '
Tun Grumman—The official catalogue
shows that Connecticut is well represented.
The exhibits from Hartford, New Haven,
Waterbury, Meriden, Ansonia, &c., are spec.
ially numerous. We condense from the list,
the exhibits of Fairfield County:
Barmarom.-—F. Armstron , duplex ven-
tilated garters and armlets; ves, Blakeslee
and novelties; Read Carpet Company, two-
ply ingrain carpets; Sharps Rifie Company,
mill and sporting rifies'; Hotchkiss &
Sons, rills, pruning shears, harness, maps,
etc.; Wilson, Parsons & Co., zinc monu.
ments and shafts for cemeteries; Jerome B.
'Secor, automaton singing birds in cages;
Leonard dc Silliman, mill spindle with driver,
etc. ; Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Com-
pany, sewing machines and attachments;
Lowe & Watson, steam boiler; Leonard dc
Silliman, grain elevator, flour and grist mills;
Howe Machine Company, boot and shoe sew-
ing machine; S. Ellis, bronze statue of Elias
Howe; C. A. Read, lawn mower.
Newman—William Youlc, Norwalk,hear-
ses; Norwalk Lawn Mower Company, lawn
mower; Excelsior Gas Machine Company,
South Norwalk, gas'machines; Norwalk Lock
Company, locks, knobs, etc. ,
maximum—Yale Lock Company, safet
hoisting machinery, time locks, etc. ;- J L
Lockwood & Co., portable fruit drier.
DANBURY.-—L. P. Wildman, violins; Hull
&. Beldcn Company, machine for forming
hats.
STATE or Coxxne'ricvrr—Educational (le-
partment; work by scholars and Chinese stu-
dents; photographs of school houses; works
by former members of Yale 'College.
Boston is demolishing that old historical
land mark, the “Old South church."
It is estimated that $60,000,000 a year are
spent at the 8,403 drinking saloons in New
York City. , ,
“ You don’t buy bouquest of me as you
used to,” said aMadison street florist to a sad
eyed man, yesterday. “NO," was the pa-
thetic reply, “I’m married now."
communicate to him the action of the Boards. ,
& Co., silk covered garters, mechanical toys‘
How the Temperance Reform of
the last Generation originated.
Hon. Frank W. Miller, a son of one of the
earliest and most consistent members of the
Washingtonian Total Abstinence Socflty,
has contributed; to the Portsmouth (N. H.)
Chronicle a brief history of that organization.
He says: ,
“On the third day of April, 1840, six men
sat drinking in a tavern on Liberty. street,
Baltimore. Notices had been published in
the papers of that city that a distinguished
clergyman (Matthew Bile Smith) would
lecture on temperance that evening in one of
the churches. This subject was mentioned
by one of the six, and after some talk, it was
agreed that two of their number should attend
the meeting and report. This was done, and
after the report had been listened to, and the
subject discussed, one of them exclaimed :
'Let us form a temperance society, and make
Bill Mitchell President.‘ With this under-
standing, and after taking another drink,
they separated. On the next evening they
met at the some place—the matter was again
talked over, and they resolved to form, and
did form, a society, naming it after the Fe-
ther of our Country, as itwas quite common
at that time to name most organiza'iona after
Washington. The names of these six indi.
viduals were William Mitchell, David Hess,
Charles Anderson, George, Steer, Bill Mc-
Curdy and Tom Campbell.) , Theythen voted,
to meet the next night in gearpenter’s shop,
and each agreed to bringl'a-gncw member. ‘
These meetings were held clinost uightly,and
for remarks each related his own experieiicc
at the Court of Death. As might be jcxpect~
ed,'these meeting soon beganto attract, pub-
lic' attentim‘John Hawkings earlybecome a
member, but was not one of the original ‘six.
These reformed men wercmoon invited to.
visit other cities and towngvand who of. our
older citizens has not listenedto the thrilling
and simple experience of JohnHawkings, as
be portrayed the misery of the drunkard, and
told the touching story of his little daughter
Hannah persuading him to , quit the drunk-
ard’s drink. This new movement ,spread
from city to city, and fromqntown to town,
until there was scarcely a town in the Uni-
ted States that did not have its Washington
Total, Abstinence Society, Men . who.had
- been druukards for years Xburst the _bands
that hadso long bound them and ;becomc
temperance reformers- The name being
quite long, it soon become shortened by daily
use, and these organizations . became known
throughout the country as ‘ ‘Washingtoulsns. ”
The Washington Society was originated in'
this city in 1811, and has been instrumental
in reclaiming more than three hundred in-
temperatc men, many of whom: kept their
pledge till their dying day. Others still
live a blessing to their families and an honor
to society. They . demonstrated 'thegreat
fact that the drunkard could. be saved.
While nearly all the societies of this' class in
the country have ceased to exist, the Ports-
mouth l‘Vashingtonians have always maintain-
ed their' organization.” ..
Size of Countries.
Greece is about the size of Vermont.
Palestine is about onc-fourth. the size of
New York. .
. Hindostan is more than one hundred times
as large as Palestine.
The Great Desert of Africa has nearly the
present dimensions of the United States. '
The Red Sea would reach from Washing-
ton to Colorado, and is three times as widens
Lake Ontario. - j ‘
The English Channel is nearly as large as
Lake Superior. ‘ ,'
The Mediterranean, if placed across North
America, would make sea navigation from
San Diego to Baltimore. '
The Caspian son would stretch from New
York to St. Augustine, and is as wide as from
New York to Rochester. ‘
Great Britain is about two-thirds the size
of Hindostan; one-twelfth of China, and one-
twenty-fifth of the United States.
‘ The Gulf of Mexico is about ten times the
size of Lake Superior. and about as large as
the Sea of Kamschatka, Bay of Bengal,China
Sea, Okhotsk or Japan Sea; Lake Ontario
would go in each of them more than fifty
times. ' .
The following bodies of water are about the
same size: German Ocean, Black Sea, Yellow
Sea, Hudson Bay is rather larger., The Bal-
tic, Adriatic, Persian Gulf, and ZEgean Sea,
half as large, and somewhat larger than Lek
Superior. '
. From (1 Madrid Letter.
A Pretty Fiction.
Notice had been posted on all the public.
places that on a certain day the bull called
“El Moro" would be introduced into the
arena,‘and that, when he should have, been'
goarded to the uttermost fury, a young girl
would appear and reduce the animal to quiet
subjection. The people of Cadiz had heard"
of “El Moro" as the most magnificent bull
ever brought into the-city, and it soon be-
came known that the girl thus advertised was
a peasant girl'of ,Espara, who had potted the
bull and fed it and cared for it during the
years of its growth. On the appointed day
the 'vast'amphitbeatre was filled with an aux;
ious eager crowd. The bulls had been killed
and dragged away, and the flourish cf trum;
pets announced the coming of the hero of,
the day. With a deep, terrific roar, “El
Moro" entered upon the scene. He was
truly magnificent, a bovine monarch, black
and glossy, with eyes of fire, dilated nostrils,
and wicked looking horns. The picadores
attacked him warily, and hurled their band-
erillos, small, dart-like javelins, ornamented
with ribbons and intended to good and infu-
riate, The bull had killed three horses off-
hand, and had received eight banderillos in.
his neck and shoulders, when, upon a. given
signal, the picadores and matadores suddenly
withdrew, leaving the infuriated beast alone
in his wild paroxysm of wrath. Presently a
was heard, and directly afterward, a girl, not
more than fifteen years of age, with the taste-
ful garb of an Andalusian peasant, and with
a pretty face, sprang lightly into the arena,
approaching the bull fearlessly, at the same
time calling his name : “Moro ! Moro 1 Ya
voy !" At the sound of the sweet voice the
animal ceased his fury and turned toward the
place whence it came, and when he saw the
girl he plainly manifested pleasure. She
came to his head and put forth her hand,
which he licked with his tongue. Then she
sang a low, sweet song, at the same time
caressing the animal by petting him' on the
forehead, and, while she sang, the suffering
monarch kneeled at her feet. Then she
stooped and gently removed the cruel bande-
rillos, after which, with her arms around “El
More’s" neck, she led ' him toward the gate of
the torril. -
Hints to Everybody.
The way to get credit is to be punctual ;
the way to preserve it is not to useit much.
Settle often ; have short accounts. '
Trust no man’s appearance ; appearance is
deceitful; perhaps assumed for the purpose
of obtaining credit.
Beware of gaudy exterior ; roughs usual-
ly dress well. The rich are plain ; trust him,
if anyone, who carries little on his back. '
Never trust him who fiies‘into a passion on
being dunned, but makeiliim pay quickly, if
these is any virtue in thelaw.
Whenever you meet a man who is pro-
foundly fond of argument, you will meet one
profoundly ignorant of the operation of the-
human heart.
Mind your own affairs; let all the errors
you see in others’ management suggest cor-
rection in your own.
soft, musical note, like the piping of a lurk, -
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ALEX, is. GIBSON,
Organist of the First Congregational Church. .
_ ' Teacher-.0! the ., , _.
I Plano-Forthlhgan and Mublcnl .
, _- Composition. ‘
Box 379 .P' 0., NORWALK. CONN-
G-EO. W. ORAM:
Contractor '& Bvueldcr
Ot Railroads, Water Works, Sewers, Grading and
Bock ,Work of all kinds; Stone and Brick Ma-
sonry. Will furnish men and. teams byjhc day.
Tools to‘ let.’ (mice in Hubbell’s Block.
14 Address Norwalk P. 0., "Box 452.2, f
’ amounts 5. Mending
Physician &: - Surgeon,
Oflicc over C; J. G'ruman’s,
_ N orwalk, Conn.
omce [fours :—7 a. M., 1 r. in. 7 r._. .
J. Beldcn 'Hurlbutt, . I,
ltiorney _aii Counselor at Law.
Room No. 4, [up stair-,1 >
'GAZETTE BUILDING.
9
CIIAIILEB W. MANY,
Surgeon Dentist,
".vonwnnx, CONN.
Office comer of Main and Wall Streets. Nitrous-
Oxide Gas administered:
0'. B. COO-LIDGE,
D ENTIST..
Successor to
Dr.” Asa. Hill, ‘
WALL STREET, NORWALK,
. onice over "
C. J'. Grumnml Dry Goods Store.
13‘ Gas administered for extracting teeth with-
out pain. _ .
columnar HOTEL,
Corner Main and Wall Sts., NORWALK. CT.
THE subscriber having taken the above well-
known centrally located Hotel, is prepared to
entertain permanent and transient guests. Good
rooms; good table; reasonable prices. A _first-
class Livery connected with the Hotel. Carriages
to all trains. Every effort made to please. _
38tf D. B. MOREIIOUSE, Proprietor.
S &,W. MITCHELL,
. At the ever popular
UNION MARKET
V has always the best of
Beef, Veal, Macromnnd Poi-k,
at fair living prices. Union (formerly Model) Mar-
ket, on the Bridge. _ 18
onwa 1.x resonance co.,
. .,.. NORWALK, CONN.
Charter Capital - ’ - - $500,000
Paid up Capital - - - 100,000
WM. 0. SansoniPres" GEO R. Cmvuts, Sec’y.
Three Points f'o‘ff'Consideration.
During the past five years the Vnonrrxu has
been steadily working itself into public favor, and
those who were at first most incredulous-an regard
to its merit. are now its most ardent friends and
supporters. .
ere are three essential causes for those having
such a horror of Meat medicines, changing their
opinion and lent ing their infiuence toward the
advancement of Vncminn. rst. It is an honest-
ly-pre red medicine from barks,roots and herbs.
2d. It onestly accomplishes all that is claimed for
it, without leaving any bad effects; in the systcui.
3d. It presents honest vouchers in testimonials
lkom honest, well-known citizens, _whose signa-
turcs are a sufficient guarantee oftheircarnestness
in the matter. Taking into consideration the vast
quantity of medicine bro ht conspicuously be-’
fore the public throu lithe aming advertisements
in the newspaper co umns. with no proof of merit
or genuine vouchers of what it has done,we should
be pardoned for manifesting a small degree of pride
in resenting the following testimonial from Rev.
J .g. DlCKlsRSON, D. 1)., the popular and over-
gcnial pastor of the South Baptist Church,Boston:
' The Tired Body Sue. for Sleep.
‘ Bosrox, March 16.1874.
11. R. S'rnvr-txs, Esq.:
Dear Sir—It is as much from a sense of duty as
of gratitude that I write to say that your V1-:Gi:-_
'rmll —even if it is a. pateutjnedicme ~has been of
great help to me when nothing also seemed to avail
which I could safely use. Eit er excossnve mental
work or unusual care brings upon me a nervous cx-
haustion that desperately needs sleep, but as des—
erately defies it. Night after night the poor,tired
Bod sue: for sleep until the day-r awn is welcomed
back. and we begin our work tired out with an al-
most iruitlcss chase after rest. N ow I have found
that a little Viton'rrnn taken just before I retire.
"gives me sweet and immediate sleep, and wl_thout
any of the evil effects of the noun narcotics. I
think two thin s would tend to make brain-workers
sleep. let, A ittlc less work. ‘Jd. A little more
VEGETlNl-J. This prescription has helped. me.
‘Now I have a particular horror of “patent med-
icines.” but I have a greater horror of wing afraid
to tell the sunlight out truth. The VEGE‘A‘AR'E has
helped me. an I own it up. ’ '
' Yours, &c., J. S. DICBERSON.
Valuable Evidence.
The followin unsolicited testimonial from Rev.
0. T. WALKE , D.D., formerly pastorof Bowdoin
SquareChui-chaind at present settled in Providence
R. 1., must be esteemed as reliable opulence.
No one should fall to observe that this testimonial
is the result of two years’ experience with the use
or VEGE‘l‘lNE in the Rev. Mr. Walker's family,
who now piLcnounce it-lnvaluablc.
Pnovrnnucn, It. 1., 161 Transit street.
II. R. Srnvnxs, ESQ:
I feel bound to express with m
high value I place upon your
family have used it for the but two years.
vous dcbility it is lnvaluublc. and I recommend it
to all who may need an invigorating. renovating
tonic. ~ . 0. T. VALKER.
Formerly Pastor of Bowdom Sq. Church, Boston.
' The Best Evidence. ‘
The following letter. from Rev. E, L. BEST, pas-
tor M. E. Church, Natick, Mass. will be read with
interest by many physicians. . Also those suffering
from the same disease as afflicted the son of the
Rev. E. 8. Best. No person can doubt this testi-
mony. and there is no doubt about the curative
.powors of VEGETINB:
NATICK, Mass., Jan. 1,1874.
signature the
EGETINE. My
In ner-
Mn. 11. is. Sri-zo'nxs:
Dear Sir—We have good reason for regarding
our VEGETINE a medicine 01' the greatest value.
{V0 feel assured that it has been the means of sav-
’s life. lie iii now seventeen years of
age; for 8 last two years he has endured from
necrosis of the lc . caused by scrolulous afi‘ection.
and was so for re need that nearly all who saw
him thoughthis recovery impossible. A council of
able physicians could give us but the faintest hope
or his ever rallying, two of the number declaring
that he was beyond the reach of human remedies.
that even amputation could not save him. ashc had
not vigor enough to endure the operation. Just
then we commenced giving him “summit, and
from that time to the present he has been continu-
ously improving. He has lately resumed his ~iituil-
iec. thrown away crutches and cane, and walks
about cheerfullv and strong. _
Though there is still some discharge train the
opening where the limb was lance-l, we luivc the
fullest confidence that in a little while he Will be
perfectlycured . .
He has taken about three dozen bottles of V sa-
i-z'rmn, but lately uses but little, as he declares
that he is too well to be takin medicine. Respect-
fully youra, E. S. BEST. M 2.8.1.. C. 1“. BEST.
Bell-Isle Evidence. .
178 Baltic street. Brooklyn, N, Y.. Nov. 14,1871.
[1. ll. S'ruvexs, ESQ.: ‘ .
Dear Sir—From personal benefit received by its
use. as well as from ersonal knowledge 01‘ t osc
whose cure-I thereby ave seemed almost miracu-
lous. I can most heartily and slnccrely recommend
the VEGETlNE for the complaints for which it is
claimed to cure. J AMES l‘. LUDLOW.
Late Pastor Cavalry Bap. Clnircli,Sncranien to,Cul.
Vegetlnc is Sold by all Druggists.
ing our s
‘ A
, pablo of heating
REAL ESTATE.
AA]\J‘\I\N\I\MI
RESIDENCE on West Avenue is offered
to _Rent- Part of the rent will be taken out in
board, if desired. Apply by letter to “A. 11.,” cars
Nor-walk Gaza-run.
\l
\
For Sale or Exchange.
I BE lot containing about two acres. adjoining
. the residedce of 1. 1c undersigned, on l'rospcct‘»
Hill. It is one of the inost desirable building sites
on the hill, commanding a fine view of the Sound.
The soil is rich. deep and remarkably productive.
It will be divuled into two lots of 96 by 425 feet and
sold separately if desired. R. B. CRAUFURD. -
Desirable Property for sale.
A Vcrydesimble place on East Avenue.
Also,- u few choice Building Lots situated on
Osborn Avenue, for sale cheap.
_Also,a nicel'y located House and Lot on Mer-
wm Street near West Avenue, for sale at a bar-
gain. Enquire of .
E. OSBORN. East Avenue,
, 8
till or to ii. w. rrrcn, West Avenue.
To Rent or Lease. '
FROM April lst, 187 .
The Brick Store
now occupied by Geo. II. Bracken. Said store is
55 feet deep. 1- irst door north of skiddy’s Block,
so-called. Also HOUSE on High street is om
April ist. Inquire oi NUAII WOOD.
or C. N. WOOD,at Provision Store, 33 Main SI. '11
To Rent.
IRT of a House, (four rooms) right in the vil-
lage. Rent 812 per-month. Possession given
immediately. Enquire at thib office.
For: SALE.
THE subscriber offers for sale his - -
Dwelling House and Lot,
pleasantly situated on the lower end of Fair-Street
Ihe house is new and well finished; the lot is
60x305 feet. Will’ be sold low, and a lar c part of
the. purchase money can remain on our! and
mortgage. Enquire at the Straw Factory. .. ,
ll- , ' ~ D‘s-.VAIL.
FOR SALE on T0 RENT.
THE House andMill'Propei-ty occupied by Eb"-
cnczcr Patlendsn in Silver
RAYMOND fit PAR EE
> New Canaan, Feb; 10th, 1876. . m,
A BARGAIN.
. 0R SALE—A: first-rate‘built House, [On East
Avenue.) containing nine rooms ;‘ will be let
it notsold. . Also BUILDING LOTS for sale. :: ..
. ., -. _ ; ‘ Apply to'D.‘ll.FlTCH.
Norwalk, Nov. 27th,1875. , , . . , 1811'
"T5 LET:
. HE First or Second Story of a house on E58 1
Avenue. Enquire of J. 1’. HAN k OBD; «fill!
«.— IW‘U- - «my-w. .
shunts ”BISAL 6H - , ;
.TWO .ver’yilcsir'ablenuildingLots on West Main
, Street. Apply at the GAZETTE orrucn; '
v
FOR SALE CHEAP. _ .4 -
" "coon FARM'ofabout 40 acres ofhighland.’
cleaned three miles north of New Canaan,_ ,
Apply to A.B.:BENEDICT, Smith’sBidge. ‘4‘
Muses-.12; I
antest and most accessible streets in town,
Has eight rooms, with gas in each, and heater ca-
' the whole house. Large barn
with stablingl‘or several-horscs. A ple, Pear and,
Cherry Trees, just commencing to.
lwlthin five minutes’ walk of the Post Ofilce,&c.,
Price 87,500. Orwill rent it to a good tenant for;
$600 per year.- Enquire at this ofilc'c. '
ARN 'ro new-.. new Barn with good sca—
bling for several horses, near, the bridge.
Price $3 per month. Enquire at this Office. .
mines J. MoliEON,
Draper (cud Tailor.
A choice selection of new and fashionable goods
constantly on’hand
Room No. 1, Gazette Building.
“AISLES S. LOCKWOOD,
Fashionable Draper and Tailor,
AND -
GENTS FURNISIIING EMPORIUM.
,Main Street, Norwalk, Conn.
1‘er INSURANCE Co. “HARTFORD.
_ Incorporated 1812. _ Charter Perpetual.
Capital and Assets, $5,052,880.19
Insures against loss and damage by Fire. on terms
adopted to the hazard and consistent with the laws
of compensation. VLES ll. MERRILLn
~ Sole Agents for Norwalk and vicinity.
D‘VARD P. WEED,
33 EU G G- I S 'I' .
Wall Street, opposite Norwalk Opera Home,
A large and well selected stock of
DRUGS AND MEDICINES,
Perfumer , Patent Medicines, all kinds Mineral
Waters, oilet and Medicatcdfioaps.‘ Flavoring
and Handkerchief Extrncss, Hair Brushes,Com
Sponges, Chamois Skins, Stationery. Ci are,
and is constantl adding to his stock a! the n
and popular me icines of the day. . ..
FOR A GOOD OOOK STOVE
GO TO BELDEN’S
DRUGS & MEDICINES..-
Tle undersigned would announce to the citi.
zens in this vicinity, that at his Drug Store,
0013. OF ll’ASIIINGI’ON d: DEPOT BTS.,
can always be found
PURE DRUGS,
Choice Wines & Liquors,
FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES,
Hill" I. Illllil’ Alll'lfllES, PATEIT MEOIGIIES.
. l‘uysicians’ Prescriptions carefully compounded
day and night.‘ Can be found nights in same
building; entrance on Washington Street.
lyfig s. F. PECK, South Norwalk.
Be So BIAASCER’
At hlsStoreln MALLORY'S BLOCK,hasco_nstant_
ly on hands general assortmento f
G B. o C E B. I E S',
cnocxnnx, amass,
TIN AND WOODEN WARE, £10., ETC
By dovotlnghlsconstantpersonal attentiontc thc
basins-she hopes tomerlt publicpatronage.
60 T0 BELDEN’S
and hsce 'tenew
Hot Closet Range.
runners lin-Knox, In,
Practical Plumber.
PLUMBING in all its BRANCHES.
Green Houses Fitted up.
Orders left at Shop on School Street, or on slate
1‘11. Beldcu’s Tin Shop. Jobbing promptly ““e‘id‘ig
o. - .7 y
C. W. .Burritt
Has Removed ,-
To No. 4 Phoenix Block, Wall St.,
Foot of Mill Hill, where with increased facilities
he is prepared to do
PL-UMBING’
in all its branches. Also special attention ivcn
to Tin Roofing, Tin and Sheet iron Work an Job-
bing. Gas Fixtures 01‘ all kinds kept on hand.
Norwalk, April, 1876.
J chin A . Honneclcer,
B A K E B,
'FOOT 0F MILL HILL. ‘
Bread, Rolls, Pies, Cakes, Crullers. Sc" baked
fresh every day. Everything made out of good
materials, and bycarei’ul and competent workmen.
Try our Baking.
"CI-.EANIHNESS IS NEXT T0 GODLINESS.”
_ . G. A'..FRANKE’S
Shaving and Hair tuning Sabin!
FOR A _
Pleasant Shave, .
Artistic Hair Cut.
or Thorough Shampoo,
C A LI. AT
Mr. Pranke’s Hair Cutting Booms,
No. l GAZETT’ITE BUILDING.
Children’s Hair Cutting and Shampooing..e|
AT HOME To EVERYBODY.
Hot and Cold Water Baths
Billllcalls
. allsizos'andstyles can be hadat the
inc. Enquireoff ‘.
D ., .
SIN URAN
NEAT‘R‘E‘S-IHD'JENCE on one of the best,pleas-_ .
ear fruit. Is .
cf Particular uttentiori given to Ladies and _
Are you going to Paint?
USE
AVERILL’S
CHEMICAL ”PAINT l
THE BEST!" THE MARKET.
' It is more beautiful, more durable, lowsrin price.
is all ready for. use, does not wash by rain. best
wood preserver, is water‘and fire proof, and is the
best forfeneral uses, either for wood, iron or
brick bui dings. Many of the finest residences in
town are painted With
AVERILL’S CHEMICAL PAINT
Put up ready for use in pails of 1. 2 or 3 gallons
kegs of 5, 10 or 15 gallons, half barrels or barrels,
.All orders promptly filled and any information
given by app ying to ‘
D. H. WEBB, Solo _Ag’t for N orwalk
Ofilce west end of Bridge, SOUTH NORWALK
.DEALER IN
Oil“. &. WOOD
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
Yard at the West end of the Bridge.
, SOUTII NOR‘VALK,
Families and Factories supplied with the best at
lowest marketprices'. Delivered within any rea-
sonable distance. Prompt attention given to all
orders, large or small. -
D. II. “1333, Agent.
Call and see us and leave your orders.
CARRIAGE. MAKER'S.
‘MULLINGS & TILLY,
Successors to s. 1'. TUTTLB, j .
‘ MARSIIAL ,STRB‘ET, SOUTH NORWALK,
inform the citizens of Not-
Would respectfullymt th (1 t
cynrc prepare 0
walk and vicinity .
Build Carriages and Wagons
, ‘ OF EVERY DESCRIPTIOM. '
Particular attention
branches of the trade. _
NO TCIPgnUGGY, for sale. .
masseuse
. 1', nonunsoi‘c chinching‘c‘d,: A
Office ,1, Gazette, zit-aiding; i 134.14; environs.
,Norwulk, Conn.» _ .Broker. -
Capltil Represented. 823.000.009.00.
: . ' . . ' B. J. STURGES,‘Ag'ent.
’ . . p ‘ .
Nor/walla Etch-Market. -
. CThe subscriber respectfully announces ‘thst 'at-
the Old Bridge Fish Market is constant. supply of
runs}; FISH, - . - .
,. :-'. .OYSTERS,.CLAHS, _crc'.,
'7 'snd all varieties of choice 3 . I
unites" ‘vrctruirs- Ill min suns.
. . ‘ « CHARLES W. LOCKWOOD.
_ ‘3‘ Spring Chickens Dressed to order;
Trotting Stallion ' 1.
ms celebrated horse sired oy Rysd in naili-
bletoninn, dam, Hattie Wood by Jerry Clay-
brcd by Charles Backman, Esq, Orange County.
New York. will make the season of 1876 at West-
port. Conn. This cross prbducetl Bodine. with:
.record ol‘2:l9 1&2; Gauche, a lull sister of Bis.
marck, 2:21 in the 5thheat of a race; Prospero,
2:22 1-2 as a six year old; Dame Trot; St. J alien,
2:221~2. and others. Terms $50.00. the season in
advance. Mares stiuted to this horse last season.
nlot in foal, may be returned ,this season free of
c ar e.
> g ARTHUR SHERWOOD Greens’ Farms
M. W. WILSON. Conn.
Westport, March 1, 1876. "
J OHNSON ’8
Boston Boy.
_HIS FOUR YEAR OLD STALLION will stand
at the Stable of LeGrand Johnson, West
Norwalk, for the Season of 1876. This Stallion is a
bright bay, emu hands high, free and easy gait,
good style and action. .
Terms for the Season , 810.00
. EDWIN JOHNSON.
West Norwalk,'April, 1876. 311116
. I
Undertaking!
To THE PUBLIC 1 "Anyone wishing m services
in the Undertaking business Will nd me at
the late residence of m father, 55 Main Street, or
at Deinmon & Newcom ’s Store. -
.~ GEORGE ll. RAYMOND, Agent
Union Marble
—AND-
GRANITE WORKS;
Nos. 3 and 5 Mechanic 52., a: 9 and 11 Water sc,
nonwn Ln, CONN. -
' Manufacturers of
I
I Monuments, Tombs, Vaults, and
Grave Stones,
of Italian and American Marble, Granite, Drab
or Brown Stone. l’lumbers’ Slabs, Tablets, Sinks,
So. as well as Mantles.
All kinds of Cemetery and Building work 'on
hand and made to ordcr. Flagging, Curb and Gut-
ter, Sills and Lintcl Pier Caps. Coplng. Steps, So”
of Blue Stone. Having secured t a services of 8'
first-class worker of Cast_Steel. we are prepared
to do all kinds of jobblug in that line. Also, hav-
ing opened a quarry,are prepared to furnish Build-
ing Stone of a superiorquality. as chc‘a as common
stone can be furnished otherwise, mporters of
Scotch Granite.
Price, Bates &: 00.,
CHAS T. LEONARD &' SON
DEALER IN
C O A. I... ,
'~ WOOD AND BRICK,
N'th River Blue Slggemime, Cement
GEMEIT PIP; "III “Wills, WELLS AID
EHIMIEYS,
- WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
Water St._ Norwalk_ Conn
ll. H. BOUGLASS,
Manufacturing Confectioner,
Keeps constantly on hand a large variety of
Pure Confectionery
Always Fresh and of the Best Quality, at
“’holesalc and Retail.
Also a superior article of
ICE CREAM,
SODA W l '1‘El't,wlth fruit syrups, and OTTAWA
BEERMrnwn from Matthews Patent Steel Foun-
ams.
Fruits, Nuts, fine Imported and
Domestic Cigars.
No.91 Main Street.
An Elegant Ice Cream Saloon and Restauran
for Ladies and Gentlemen.
O. H. DOUGLASS, Proprietor.
csouen’ WARD ' annex,
Hasconstantly ln stock at hlsucw stand,
No. 9 Main Street,
A choice and fine assortment"!
Groceries,
Provisions,
Flour, .
Fruit, .00. ,
To which he wouldlnvlle the uttentlonul‘allwhu
wish to purchasefirst-clsssgoods .a t
Reasonable Prices.
DRIED BEEF, SLICED A SPECIALTY. BEST
OF RAMS, EITHER WHOLE 0R SLICED .
Dropin and seeusin our new store,
“NESBITT’S I
DOUGH” SYRUP i
Try it, all of you who have colds.
ll. lit c. s. noun
sum, IT.
Gazette Job Printing‘ Office.
VOL LIX}:
llANFOllll WILDOX'
paid to REPAIRING in all ‘
One SECOND-HAND'ROCKAWA‘P; n’mi one C
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ONLY GOING. TO THE GATE.
Like a bell of blossom ringing,
Clear and childish, shrill and meet,
Floating to the porch’s shadow
With thc'fainter fall of feet,
Comes the answer softly backward,
Bidding tender watcher wait,
While the Baby Queen outruns her,
“Only going to the gate.”
Through the moonlight, warm and scented,
Love to beauty breathes his sigh,
Lingering, to leave reluctant, -
~Loth to speak the low good-bye ;
Then the same low echo answers-—
Waiting love of older date,
And the maiden whispers backward,
“Only going to the gate.”
on, these gates along our pathway .
What they bar outside and in !
With the vague outlook beyond them,
Over ways we have not been.
How they stand before, behind us ;
Tailgates some, with price to pay ;
Spring gates some, that shut forever ;
Cloud gates some, that melt away!
Just across their slender weavings '
Troth.plight happy hands have crossed :
Yet its looks have rusted ruddy,
Or its keys in night shade lost.
Over latches softly falling, ‘ ~
Good-bye prayers have dropped like dew ';
Little gateways, softly shutting,
Yet have out a love in two. ' ,
,So .we passthem going upward »
OnA-our journey, one by one,
To the distant shmmg’ ’ wicket
Where each traveler goes along ;
,Where the. friends who journey with us
. Strangelyifalter, step and wait ;.
Father, mother, child or lover.
“Onlygoin‘g toitlieg'ctc." . Ethel-Lynn.
PHILADELPHIA.
1 The followingfcctsiinfirelatim to the city
will be tonnaopgeaeral interest at: this time:
~ Thescensiislat'ely‘mk'eii in Philadelphia rc-
turns enhancements}; gain git-133,412
since 4870;. Thedity' covers an area of 129
square iniles‘difihas propertyvalued at $585,-
408,705; -Thé—‘-Quake'rb have 15 meeting
houses, “autumn Synagégues. There
are 50-‘Bahks‘isnd Triiat Companies, and 45
‘ Hospiiaiclisym' insane Drape" limes.
. Theeityisi-twcutyotwcmiles long by from
five-t0) ten miles Ville, but the densely built
portion comprisesiabout fifteen miles square,
between the Delaware and .Schuykill rivers.
Y be city; is noted for its large ' number of pri-
vate dWellings of 'wliich“ it hastbout twice as
many is new-vomited averages less than
half as many: persons to a dwelling. Land is
comparatively cheap, and a system of Build-
ing or Loan Associations prevails which has .
greatly benefitted'thecity.‘ Tenement houses '
are scarce. Philadelphia is only second to
New York in population. The original leity
was regularlylaid out, streets crossing each
other at ri‘gli't'iinglcs. The north and south
streets are numbered from east to west, the
cross streets have names. West of the Schuyl-
killtho streets are not so regular. There is
an excellent system of horse railways extend-
ing through the city, working tOgether for
public benefit. At the wharves the Delaware
is 57 feet deep, and on thS'bar there is19 feet
of water at low tide; tide rises six feet. Six
ferries cross the river. Broad street, running
north and south, is built upon for about six
miles, and is over one hundred feet wide, and
is the central street. Market street, east and
west, is nearly as long and nearly as wide.
The other leading'streets are also straight and
wide, and there srenumerous small parks.
“Blocks" are called J“ squares." Chestnut
street is the fashionable thoroughfare, and fi-
nancial center; Market and Third lead in
dry goods, &.c. ; Water street, provisions;
Walnut, Locust, Spruce, &c., are. occupied
by wealthy residences. The hotels are un-
' merous and commodious, and this your board-
ing houses are, to be" found on every hand.
Unlike ViennmPhfladelphiawill be abundant-
ly able to care for all of her visitoi's. Cheap
and comfortable dwellings are a peculiarity
of the city worth studying. There are many
elegant public and business structures. The
new City Hall will ”cost $7,000,000. There
are many old buildings which will attract
special attention, some built as long ago as
1700. Historical buildings abound. Fair-
mount Park,in which the exhibition is hold,ls
one of the largest in:the world; it extends
along the Schuylkill, both sides, about seven
miles. ‘ The gasvwithwhich the: city is light-
cd is furnished by works owned by the city,
and is said to be cheaper than in any other
American city. The public schools are free,
and supported by a city tax. Girard College,
the Polytechnic College, the University of
Pennsylvania, a number of medical acade-
mies, twenty libraries, &c., give excellent fa-
cilities for higher education. The Philadel-
phia library was started by Benjaminjll'rank-
lin and others in 1781. The principal places
of amusement are the, Walnut street, Arch
street, the Chestnut street, the American and
Grand Central theatres; the Museum in Arch
street; Academy of Music, Concert Hall and
Horticultural Hall. The church edifices
number over 400. AmOng the places and
things which visitors will naturally want to
see during their visit to the Centennial and
the city are the following :— '
The Exposition and Fair-mount Park.
Independence Hall, Chestnut street.
Original Declaration of Independence, to
be seen in Independence Hall.
Carpenters’ Hall.
Penn Treaty Monument, Kensingtc'm.
U. S. Arsenal at Frankford.
Girard College.
University of Pennsylvania.
U. S. Naval Asylum.
Old Swedish church, erected in 1700. .
Franklin’s grave, corner 5th and Arch Sts.
_Housc occupied by William Penn.
Christ Church commenced in 1727.
Academy of Nata-e1 Sciences, claimed to
be second only to the British Museum.
Philadelphia Library, founded by Franklin
in 1731. .
U. S. Mint, Juniper and Chestnut streets.
Thero- are about one hundred and fifty
buildings in all upon the Centennial grounds,
designed for every variety of use.
|
A dreadful shock awaited Samuel Roach
of Stratford as he entered his houseWednes-
day evening of lastweek. His wife was ly-
ing on the floor, apparently asleep, and her
infant was at her side. Mr. Roach soon
found that his wife was dead, the cause. hav-
ingprobably been apoplexy.
Burglars on Friday ni ht of last week en-
tered the residence 'of olonel Thomas A.
Mead of Greenwich by cutting out two panes
of glass in one of the windows of the first
floor, in the colonel’s private room. They
-tnok about sixty dollars in greenbacks. They
also entered the residence of Dr. McComb, at
Riverside, and the post office. From the
former they only succeeded in getting some
clothing. and from the latter a few registered
letters and a little money.
#
In the “Vicar of Wakefield," poor Gold-
smith makes one of- his characters perpetrate
a hull of which he has been guilty himself.
When his means ran low, he betook himself
to the University of Leyden, relying on teach-
ing English as a means of earning a" living.
It was not until his arrival in *Poland that
he learned that before beginning his course of
instruction it eras necessary for him to (cam
Dutch—Chamber’s Journal. .
The Washington courrrlelzpondent of Mr.
Watterson’s Courier Jo , after correcting
a number of false reports of Other Washing-
ton correspondents, says, and says truly :—’-
“Journalism, as a profession, is almost be.
coming odious here among public men, by
reason of-tbe number of these lying tele-
grams.” "
It 22.,
Norwalk Chronicler