Norwalk Garette.
Tuesday, February 20th, 1877.
Editorial Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18th, 1877.
DEAn Guru's:—
The all-engrossing interest has been, of
course, the debates before and the delibera-
tions of the High Joint Commission. Never-
theless there have been other matters of
more than ordinary moment to arrest the pub-
lic attention. The Senate-committee on priv-
ileges and elections have come in possessnon
of the key to the cipher dispatches sent to
and from Oregon by the democratic magnates
of tllat State and ’l‘ilden’s secretary. We
listened to the reading of these dispatches
and the ready interpretation-by the witnesses,
who it. seemed, had used it in previous years
with the (Emocratic agent Patrick, who was
despatchcd from Omaha by telegraph to Ore-
n-on, in aid of Tilden's conspiracy to capture
T. vote from that. State. The cipher and key
are 'of' the most simple character when under-
stood. Nothing but the rarity of the pocket
diciioncry makes it at all difficult of render-
inrr when the cue is once obtained. Substan-
tiaclly it is tlus: The dictionary is a pocket,
illustrated edition, published in London, and
but few copies supposed to be found in the
American market. it has two columns of
English words on the page, and if the dis-
patch is, for example, “Send me five thou
sand dollars for purchase of one electoral
vote,” the true words would all be hunted
out, and the words found on the second line
in next column, exactly parallel, would be
the cipher words. So that the receiver of
the dispatch had only to hunt out his disjoint-
ed and disconnected words and then trace out
its respective column and get the word on
the adjacent column and parallel line and he
has the interpretation at once. This unmis-
takable key has placed Mr. Tilden; Gov.
Grover of Oregon and Senator Kelly of that
State in a most. uncnviable and embarrassing
predicament. NO amount of protestations or,
false swearing will ever satisfy the country
that here was not a deliberately organized
conspiracy to steal away the honest verdict of
the people of Oregon by the most impudent
and outrageous bribery and corruption. The
man who has “betrayed _such an uncommon
anxiety to be President,” stands out like a
convicted felon, and honest and upright men
here Of the democratic party do not hesitate
to denounce Tilden’s conduct as not only un-
dignified and despicable to the last degree,
in a candidate for the Chief Magistracy of the
nation, but one justly rendering him amena-
ble to criminal prosecution as a dcbased cul-
prit. Take a few Of these precious gems of
campaign literature as samples of many;
PORTLAND, Nov. 28.
W. T. Pellon, No. 15 Gramercy Park, N. Y.
Certificate will be issued to one Democrat.
Must purchase a Republican Elector to recog-
nize and act wilh Democrat and secure the
vote and prevent trouble. Deposit $10,000
to my credit with Kountz Brothers, \Vall St.
Answer. J. H. N. PATRICK.
I fully endorse this. JAMES K. KELLEY.
PORTLAND, Nov. 30.
W. T. Pellon, No. 15 Gramercy Park, N. Y.
G0vernor all right without reward. Will
issue certificate Tuesday. This a secret.
Republicans threaten if certificate issued to
ignore Democrats claims and fill vacancy, and
thus defeat action of Governor. ' On Elector
must be paid to recognize Democrat o secure
majority. Have employed three lawyers ',
editor of only Republican paper as one law-
yer; fee $3,000. Will take $5,000 for Repub-
lican Elector; must raise money; can’t make
fee contingent. Sail Saturday. Kelly and
Bellingcr will act. Communicate with them.
Must act promptly.
[No signature] ~
PORTLAND, DEC. 2.
W. T. Pelton, N o. 15 Grameroy Park, N. Y!
Impossible to copvene Legislature. P. left
before telegraph arrived. Can't draw the
eight, deposit Charles Dimon, No. 115 Liberty
street, to order Bush A; Ladd, Salem Must
have it Monday. Can‘t understand laughable
Everett House last, your telegram. K. for P.
PORTLAND, DEC. 3.
flbn’fi'af’h’é’baff’lakz t’l‘ifé'é” age tzfi'éiigabbrutx;
Have to borrow money on my individual re-
sponsibility, in trust you can replace it. K.
NEW-YORK, Nov. 29.
J. H. N. Patrick, Porthmd, Oregon .-
No. How soon will Governor decide cer-
tificate ? If yop make obligation contingent
on result in March, it can be done and in-
cremable slightly, if necessary.
[No signature]
New-Your, DEC. 1.
J. H. N. Patrick :
Can’t you send special messenger and con-
vene Legislature by Tuesday and elect Elec-
tors, necessary expenses would be paid. See
proceedings in other States telegraphed you.
Consult Governor and Senator. Answer.
[No signature]
SAN FRANCISCO, DEC. 6.
III/n. James If'. erlley.‘
The eight deposited as directed this morn-
ing. Let no technicality prevent winning.
Use your discretion. [No signature]
NEW-YORK, DEC. 3.
”on. James K. Kelley .'
Telegraph Hemlock go ahead. You shall
be reimbursed. Do not fail. All important.
Advise progress. [NO signature ]
SALEM, OnnGox. DEC. 5.
W. T. Pello-n, No. 15 Grameray Park, N. Y.
Can’t you deposit the eighl,ChaI'1es Dimond
subject the order Ladd & Bush, Salem? Can’t
get money here, must have it W'eduesday.
Telegraph me Salem. Vie: will not fail.
DOCTRIN AL.
So seriously was Senator Kelly implicated
by his personal endorsement of the proposi-
tion to purchase the Republican elector, that
on yesterday he rose in his place and solemn-
ly protested his entire ignorance of the scan-
dalous scheme of fraud he was made to en-
dorsc. He charges upon Patrick a deception
which Senator Kelly’s past record for upright-
ness goes far to encourage a belief, in the
truth of his statements. But Patrick, who
has now become as famous as Cronin, wil1
now be summoned to tell what he knows,and
we shall see how this precious bit of scoun-
drelism—Which is traced right into the front
door of Mr. Tilden’s; own residence—is to
come out. Senator Kelly had only a few
days since emphatically declared that no
money had been used in his State for any-
thing but legitimate expenses, and there was
serious talk of resolutions for his expulsion
from Abe Senate. His personal protest of
innocence, yesterday, will obviate such ac-
tion. Gov. Grover, who succeeds Kelly on
the 4th of March, may be less fortunate, and
find his admission blocked until his skirts are
cleared of this shameful debauchery. The
part played by Senator Kelly will form a con-
spicuous feature of the report upon the Ore-
gon electoral question.
To offset the demoralizing effects of the
Oregon disclosures, the democrats of the
House profess to have unearthed a disgrace—
ful aggregate of corruption, in letting con-
tracts by the Washington improvement ring.
Among the half-dozen Republicans smoked
' out are found, as usual, two representative
democrats bearing off the swag Of doubtful
contracts. One is no less a personage than
the nephew and private secretary of ’1'.
Tilden, Col. I’elton.
The Lcuisiana Investigation is also being
carried along and the evidence before the
Se'hate Committee is undoubted that offers of
very large sums of money were openly made
the Republican Electors of Louisiana to sell
out the State to Tilden. So that by the tes-
timony now in, the case stands thus : The
Democracy offered for one in Louisiana,
$100,000! for one vote in South Carolina,
$50,000 1 for the Louisiana Returning Board
$200,000; actually paid for one bogus vote
in Oregon,$8,000 ; total, $350,000. -So here
stands out before the country the great Inor-
al Reform party of the nation, with Tilden,
its chief purchasing manipulator.
The news of the attempted assassination of
Gov. Packard created intense excitement
here, as the city is now full of Louisianians
of both parties and it was interpreted as the
prelude of a general uprising. There are
many Republican witnesses here, who were
forced here under summons and who dare
not return until the Republican state Gov—
ernment is established by Federal authority.
Gen. Grant, it is expected, will now recog-
nize the Packard government as soon as the
Joint Commission convenes to-morrow and
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dzc‘aresjthc vote'of Louisiana to have been
larvally Republican. , . .
Yesterday‘the House made indecent haste
to take a. recess over to ,Monday. It‘was
known that the Joint Commission were ready
to meet the two Houses in Joint Convention,
and the adjournmentwas forced to avoid such
meeting. It may be, that they only desire
to prepare their grave clothes again. They
are terribly dejected, for in losing Louisiana
and few hopes for them now. The expect-
ant postmasters and tide waiters have drool-
ed in vain. The jig is up, and democratic
Reformer-3 will go wailing another four
years. The discussion was reached and
maintained by the now historical 8 to 7. The
feeling‘of bitterness is hourly increasing.
Yesterday a very striking exhibition of it was
illustrated by the refusal of Speaker Randall
to recognize Secretary Gorham, of the Sen-
ate, who had come to announce the action of
the Senate on the tribunal’s decision. For
one hour Gorham was kept in the aisle, and
though points of order were raised to direct
Speaker Randall’s attention to his presence,
he sharply rapped down those making them,
and overruled every point made Instead of
recognizing the action of the Senate, the
Speaker laid before the House the official
notification sent him by Justice Clifford, and
then Lamar offered a resolution that the
House would receive the Senate on Monday,
at 11 o‘clock, which was adopted. The dem-
ocratic plan, so far as yet agreed upon, is to
rcceivctiic Senate, and let the Joint Conven-
tion proceed on Monday. When the Louisi-
ana decision is officially announced the
House will object to receiving it, and the
two Houses will then divide. A recess will
then be taken until Tuesday. What will be
done after that the caucus will develop.
After the case of Louisiana shall have
been disposed of, the votes of twenty-four
states will remain to be counted. But thir-
teen days yet remain (exclusive of Sundays),
before the 4th of March, in which ' to count
these votes. The mere counting of the votes
if not interrupted by objections, need cort-
sunie only I a few hours. There are those
who fear that the representatives of the
party defeated by the verdict of the Electo-
ral Commission in the case of Louisiana will
endeavor. to prolong the count, by interpos-
ing all sorts of Objections, until after the 4th
of March, but the better class of democrats
deny the possibility of the hot heads of their
party succeeding in such a scheme. The
result is now deemed inevitable and the elec-
tion and inauguration of Hayes & Wheeler
as absolutely certain as any future event can
be. So let all good Republicans possess their
souls in patience for a short fortnight longer.
Secretary Morrill is on the mend, yet not
entirely out of danger. Senator Eaton is
also more than half sick from the effects of
a sort of malarial epizootic. -
The weather continues fine and we have
had quite a Norwalk atmosphere about us
the past week. First came our 'cnter'prising
young Maygr, J. W. Hyatt. His bright eye
and smiling face indicated that he was spec-
ially bent on seeing “an honest count,” and
lo ! we have got it. He and other democrats
will have hearty cause to rejoice over it. too,
we verily believe, before the end of Hayes’
administration. Then Mr. Wm. K. Lewis
and daughter Sadie, dropped in upon us,
followed by the happy Bank clerk, LcGrand
Betts, and his beautiful and blushing bride,
who did the capitol, city, etc., and returned
home yesterday. Tomorrow, we expect
Henry I. Hoyt, Esq., with some member of
his family, to enliven the social delights of
the coming week.
Gen.Wm. T. Clark, now an officer in the
Quarter-Master General’s office, is the happy
father of a fine girl baby. As ever, B.
LATER.
The Senate, Monday, voted 41 to 28 to sus
tain the Joint Commission. The House on
motion of Fernando Wood, voted to take a
recess until Tuesday morning, 140 to 130—
thirty democrats voting with the republicans.
not one house in fifty acts the owner legal in-
terest, and yet the popular cry is: “Too
high—rents must come down.” People who
are drawing six pet cent. free from tax, from
the Savings Banks, for their money, join
loudest in the cry. “Live and let live” has
been changed in these times to “Look out for
No. 1, regardless of N . 2.”
The first of April next promises to be a
moving time. ' It will be “all fool’s day,” but
many persons who are not fools will make a
change of base at that time. Indications are
that an unusually large number of families
will change their place of residence this year.
At the Opera House, Thursday night, the
performers and audience were terribly an-
noyed by the whistling and yelling of boys
and young men. Such rough behavior would
not be allowed in a Bowery Variety Show,
and does much to keep respectable people
away from the Hall. Those who will not
conduct themselves properly at such enter-
tainments should be made to do so or be eject-
ed from the Hall.
On Sunday last, Lockwood’s Hall again
proved far too small to contain all who desired
to listen to the exercises at the temperance
meeting. Even the stairways were crowded
with anxious people and many could not get
a foot hold even there. Mr. D. G Lawson,
of Willimantic, a reformed man, was the prin-
cipal speaker, and related his own experi-
ences. Under the management of the ladies
these meetings have attained great popularity.
During his stay in Norwalk, Mr. Lawson
was entertained by Mr. Harlem.
The Bridgeport ’Ity Savings Bank is mak-
ing up for the hard times. A foolish “run”
has been started on the Bank, and frightened
depositors are rushing in to draw their de
posits. As every depositor forfeits the ac-
cumulated interest, the Bank is evidently
makinga pile of money out of the panic.
A small barn belonging to Representative
Nichols, Greensfarms, was destroyed by fire
on Sunday afternoon about 4 o’clock. It
wa‘s situated near the main barn, and was
used as a tool house, 85:). Loss probably
about $100; thought . have been incendiary.
The execution Of Charles Oschwald for the
murder of police officer Brock, took place in
Newark, last Thursday. His companion,
Ryanuwho was also condemned to death, es-
caped the gallows, he having died that morn-
ing—it is supposed of poison. Both men
protested their innocence to the last moment,
but neither one was able to prove an alibl.
Brock was shot by burglars whom he had
caught at work in a house, and these two
men were arrested and found guilty of the
murder. The mother of officer Brock was
in Norwalk several months last summer, in
the employ of a Newark family boarding on
Main street.
The frescoing of the new Odd Fellows’
Hallhas been completed and the members are
delighted with it. The work has been done
in a very elaborate manner, and is certainly
very handsome. The new chandeliers are
also up, and when the draperies, carpets, fur-
niture, Arc, are in place, the Brothers will be
happy to compare Lodge Rooms with other
Lodges in this State.
The Spauldings never gave a betterment:-
ccrt here than that Of last Thursday night.
Georgie Dean Spaulding certainly has a gen-
ius for music and excels on tho harp, bells;
cornet and musical glasses. Mr. Spaulding is
a model manager as well as an accomplished
performer on the harp and bells. The child-
ren were “as cunning, as cunning could be.”
Sidney Burt created much laughter by his
comic songs and qlmint changes of make up ;
his rendering of \Vill Carleton's new organ
in the church was specially good. Altogeth-
er the coécert was remarkably good.
The daily UnionPrayer Meetings are to be
continued this week.
they feel all is lost. Oregon has little charms '
Are there any Honest Democratic
Leaders ?
The developments of the last Presidential
Election must of necessity be very lIumilia-'
ting to the American people, and we think
that all who care for or have the interest of
the country at heart, must feel rejoiced at
the defeat of SAMUEL J. TILDEN. What a
spectacle it would have been to have had for
Chief Magistrate of this enlightened nation
a man who is now defendant in several suits
of law, where fraud and corruption are
charged ; also defendant in a suit with the
government on a charge of defrauding the
revenue, and lastly, in this shameful Oregon
matter, having such cipher messages .as the
following, traced by scores, into his own
house :—
PORTLAND, Nov. 28.
W. T. Pclton, 15 Gramcrcy Park, N. Y.:—
Certifieate will be issued to one democrat.
Must purchase a republican elector to recog-
nize and act with democrat and secure vote
and save trouble. Deposit $10,000 to my
credit with Kountze Bros. Wall street. Ans-
J. H. N. PATRICK.
“ elrfull y endorse this, JAMES K. KELLY.
Then look at the lesser lights. Only last
week the renowned Charles O‘Conor, a dem-
ocrat with a National reputation, called on
President Grant and acknowledged that cer-
tain base statements he had made about him
were without foundation.
Again, another of their rising men, Gov.
Grover, Senator elect, of Oregon, testified
under oath before the Senate Investigating
Committee, that he (lid not divulge tO any
one how hethould decide the Watts Electo-
ral question, until the morning of the day
the Electors were to meet, and- yet, almost
before he got home from .so testifying, a
cipher' dispatch from him to Tilden, date
a week before the Board met, was decipher-
ed,in which he advised Tilden how he should
decide it, thus proving himself a perjurer.
Again, last week, Senator Kelly made a
speech in the Senate, professing to give a
true history . of the use of money in the
Oregon campaign; he claimed it had all been
used legitimately in paying lawyers fees and
actual necessary expenses of the campaign ;
to his knowledge nothing for bribery or cor-
rupt purposes. Yet, within two days time
the above dispatch was deciphered, asking
fOr $10,000 to purchase a Republican Elector
to act with Cronin; with his endorsement as
Senator on the bottom as correct. . _
With such astounding developments, we
have as a nation, cause of great thankfulness
that the arch-cbnspirator Tilden, through his
to grasp the Presidency.
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Will Blue Glass cure the Blues?
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Washington’s birthday—Thursday.
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Did Cupid hit you, or, was it comic?
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As Spring approaches the number of jail
inmates decreases.
Mag»..—
Sociable at First Cong. church lecture room
next Friday evening.
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The Johnson trial has been postponed again
until next Saturday.
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The next term of the Kindergarten school
commences March 5th.
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Thc Captain Shufeldt place in New Canaan,
has been re-sold for $18,000.
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The Methodist Ministerial Association is
now in session at South Norwalk.
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Do not forget the Washington Lodge Sup-
per, at Cranberry Plain, on Thursday evening.
m—o————
We would recommend Mr. Tilden to try
blue glassasa curative of “uncommon anx-
iety.”
Q—‘.P ,
Selleck Bros. will soon occupy their hand-
some and commodious double store in their
new building.
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al Cabinet Maker to see what kind (of work
he will turn out.
so
What is the difference between “fractional
currency” and “hard cash ?” One is non est,
. the other Iwn est.
«Or—.—
Ed. Goldschmidt has resumed business,
having started a new Billiard saloon on the
east side of Main Street.
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Mr. C. W. Lockwood’s sons have started a
market, up Main street, in the store recent-
ly occupied by A. Morehouse. ‘
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- Prof. Hutchins, the lightning calculator, it
is reported, is going to' give up preaching
and return to the show business.
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Mr. T. M.Ray:nond returned last Wednes-
day from a trip to Maryland. He reports
Mr. J. L. Griffith’s family in good health.
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wthe newspaper men seem to have gone
rah from the bites of Spitz dogs. As a
result we shall bear again ""l‘hc dog it was
that died.”
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The Pioneer boys had a very enjoyable
time at their party last week Monday even.-
ing, and plenty of ladies and gentlemen to
enjoy it with them. '
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George C. Comstock has commenced the
erection of a new dwelling house for himself
on his lot adjoining his mother, Mrs. Chas.
C. Comstock, on the \Vest Norwalk road.
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A New York dealer testified in court that
chromos such as given for newspaper premi-
ums “valued at $3.00 can be furnished for
ten cents each with a handsome margin for
profitu.
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The marriage of Mr. W. Ranklin Bishop
of this place, to Miss J ennie Stearns of
Riverdale, N. Y., is announced to take place
on the 27th inst., at the Riverdale Presby-
terian church.
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Mr. Geo. S. Beers, formerly of this place,
but lately located at West Meriden, has re-
moved to New Milford and taken the super-
intendency of a button factory there—vege-
table ivory buttons. .
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The Banks will honor the memory of the'
immortal Washington, by keeping their doors
closed on Thursday. The clerks only regret
there were so few Fathers of the Country
with memories to honor. . -
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Mrs. Massey who lived in India twelve
years as a Missionary; was present at the
S. S. Concert of the First Cong. Church on
Sunday evening, and gave an interesting talk
on life in that country.
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Mr. Geo. O. Keelcr, for months has had a
itching to enlarge his store facilities. He
has now purchased a portion of Sherwood’s
Block, up Main street,——the lot being twenty-
eight feet front and running back to the river.
Price $10,500.
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Mr. Albert Finney has opened a private
school in the house formerly occupied by Mr.
Ahern, Main Street. He is meeting with
good success, and proposes to start an even-
ing school for operatives who cannot attend
the day, if a class can be secured.
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When the Adams Express office at South-
port was robbed a few weeks ago, more prop-
erty was taken than was then stated. Miss
M. Agnes Wakcman, daughter of David
Wakeman, lost a seal-skin sacque, a silk
dress and other articles, the whole valued at
$225.
A youthful clergyman who recently went
forth to enlighten the ignorant, while deal-
ing with the parable of the prodigal son,
was anxious to show how dearly the parent
loved his child. ‘ Drawing himself together
and putting on his most sober look, he dila-
ed at length on the killing of the fattcd calf.
The climax was as follows :—-“I shouldn’t
wonder if the father kept that calf for ‘ years
awaiting the return of hisson.”
O
emissaries,overreached himself in his attempt .
Ilsnrronn, Feb. 15, 1877.
DEAR Guam é—We thought, perljaps, a
fewyvords of gossip from the State Capital
might interest your readers. ' '
They say we are now on the seventh week
of. our session, and yet to a new member it
seems much less. It takes about a month be-
fore such an one gets his eyes fairly open,
and as the time of babyhood is always pleas-
ant, time passes quickly.
It Is a great mistake of the people to
change their Senators and Members of the
House so often. By the time one is sufficient-
ly well acquainted with the duties of a legis-
lator to be of real service to the public, either
he gets tired of it or the people get tired of
him, and away he goes, and a new appren-
tice steps in and begins at the foot of the lad-
der to learn the ropes. Lynde Harrison, the
present Speaker of the Ilouse, has been here
eight or nine years in succession; knows
every old and quickly becomes accquainted
with every new member; is familiar with all
the rules and general business of the Legisla-
ture, so that, being naturally bright and
quick, business is pushed ahead with great
vigor and intelligence. The State could bet-
ter afford to pay such a. man five thousand
dollars a year than five hundred to another—
as they now pay him.
Our clerk, Joseph L. Barbour, is also quick
and dispatches business with rapidity and in-
telligence. It is different in the Senate where
both these offices are filled by new comers.
Yet they are improving. .
A large amount of useless stuff is thrust
before the House, owing to this inexperience
of members. Acts and parts of acts, which
are already in force, but of which the mover
is ignorant, are daily. presented to the House,
part of this comes from constituents at home
and part from the desire of the new member
to show his friends at home that he is do-
ing something.
A few members—‘mostly the older Ones——
go on the committees and do nearly all the
work. These few work very hard—often-
times far into the night, and every day of
the week except Sunday. The larger num-
ber of members go home Friday, many
Thursday night, and return again Tuesday
noon, some not till Wednesday. They serve
on no committees and have a quiet time gen-
erally,'but all of them earn the small pay they
get, $300 per session, and some earn but do.
'not get it, a great deal more.
The notion that most members are corrupt
or get some fee for the measures they intro-
duce or advocate, is a grossly exaggerated
one. I belieVe that very few, if any, in the
Connecticut Legislature at present, age of
that kind. The. majority of them are farm-
ers, many manufacturers, builders, merchants;
out of 246 members, only about a dozen law-
yers. It would be better if there were more.
. Fairfield County is well represented.
J udgc Sturges of Wilton, is a very strong
member. Nearly all are present to report as
their names are called—very few are absent.
Norwalk has two strong men in Messrs. Ba-
ker and Betts, and the same may be said of
the towns. There is a good feeling between
the two political parties, and all the quarrel-
ling appears to have departed with the elec-
tion, and left at'home when the polls were
closed. , *7
There have been many good acts already
passed and more ,are to follow. Retrenchs
ment and economy in expenditures are first
in order, and this will he insisted on in every
thing: but of these and other things I will
try and speak in another letter if you find
reom for this. C.
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Fellowship Meeting.
A Congregational Fellowship meeting was
held in the First Congregational Church, in
this place,‘on Thursday morning last. Abom
one hundredand fifty persons were present
in the morning, chiefly from the other towns
in this district. Rev. Mr. Greenleaf, of New
Canaan, preached the Opening sermon. At
noon an excellent collation was served to the
visitors from abroad, in the lecture room, by
timbrveeehtbaflg‘ma“ hel'd‘ laiéting ‘nearly
two hours. In the evening, at 7, a sermon
was preached by Rev. S. J. \I. Merwin, of
Wilton. The attendance was very slim, and
not at all creditable to the church.
The Women's County Temperance Con-
vention, on Thursday last, was very well at-
tended by women devoted to the cause. It
was held in the Rooms of the Ladies’ Tem-
perance Union. In the evening a mass
meeting was held in Lockwood’s Hall, which
was crowded, and many were unable to get
in. Mrs. Henry Thomas presided and intro-
duced the speakers in a graceful 'manner.
Mrs. ll’ittcnmeyer, of Philadelphia, and Mrs.
Stone of New Milford, were the speakers.
The immense audience listened with close
attention, and the meeting proved a decided
success.
School Festival.
The exhibition given by the scholars of the
South Norwalk Union School was a remark-
ably fine affair. Good judgment was shown
on. the start in holding the entertainment in
Music Hill! where there was plenty of room
and good facilities The exercises commenc-
ed nearly on time, but few delays occurred,
and there was much less confusion than
usual when there are so many_ children as-
sembled together. After an opening March
by Mr. Daniels and Miss Selleck, the child-
ren marched from the Hall to the stage in
single-file and took their places promptly,
and quietly. The curtain rose upon a bean-
tiful sight, nearly two hundred children,
handsomely attired, carefully graded in size;
fillitig the entire stage. They sung as only
children can sing, and their teacher must
have been proud Of them. Miss Amelia J.
Orlich read an essay u'pon Education; Misses
Tufts and Pennell followed with a duet ; a
lecture on Natural History, was perhaps
funny, but might have been left out; Chorus;
Calisthenic Exercise to piano music was
very fine, and the proficiency in drill was re-
markable : “Baby Bye" by the Concord
Street Cherubs was the gem of the evening ;
Little Golden hair,by Iva Stilson-was charm-
ing; Chorus Lohengrin. Part II opened
with a duett by Misses Selleck and
Dayton, followed by hughable shadow
pictures “Courtship of Mary Jane ; Thomas
McClure declaimed upon Boy’s Rights,
and Miss Alice M. Saunders recited
“Curfew shalbnot ringtO-nigbt" in a pleasing
manner; The “Twin Brothers” by Frank
and l 'illie Scarles del‘ghtcd all; chorus,
Miller of the Dec. The May Pole Dance
was a thing of beauty—a scene in which
twenty young fairies ‘bewitched the audi-
dience by their bounty and graceful motions;
The anvil chorus,a In Boston Jubilee followed,
0. B. Andrews soliloquised from Richard III,
and the entertainment closed with another,
chorus “We’ll soon be free from school.”
Miss L. F. Selleck played the accompanis-
ments. Mr. Dutton and his assistants deserve
special mention for their quiet but efficient
management throughout, and the patrons of
the school will certainly award them much
'credit for 'the proficiency evinced by the
scholars.
The London papers announce that the
monolith jpopularly known as Cleopatra’s
Needle is to be erected by the Board of
Works on the Thames Embankment, if it
can be transported mEgypt to the Thames.
It is a single bloc stone, about as high as
an ordinary house a London, seven feet in
diameter, and weighing according to com-
putations over 280 tons. Concerning its car-
riage by water, various opinions have been
expressed by engineers ; but it lies embedded
in the sand, within a comparatively few feet
of the sea, and the latest proposal is to
float it over between two fiigantic rape or
pontoons. The Viceroy, ehemet Ah,gave
it to the British Government 40 years ago.
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A boy of five years was “playing railroa ”
with his sister of three and a. half. Drawing
her upon a footstool, be imagined himself
both the engine and the conductor. After
imitating the pulling noise of the steam, he
stopped and called out “New York," and, in
amoment after, “Paterson,” and then“Phila-
delphia.” His knowledge of towns was now
exhausted, and the next place he cried was
“Heaven.” His little sister said eagerly!
“Top, I des I’ll (let out here.”
man, and J. Hoyt Perry is an invaluabl‘
ensign:
BY OUR LOCAL BIPORTIBS.
Batting is a little lively, just now. -
Several more failures down here last week.
—a Boot and shoe-store and a corner grocery
closed their doors. '
That portion of our community who are
taxpayers, are delighted to hear that the
selectmen have called in all town orders, and
purpose to pay them on presentation or re-
new them at Six per cent. interest. Most of
the creditors of the town have manifested a
readiness to exchange, at a less rate of inter-
es‘; a proof that the, credit of the town is
first class.
At the meeting of the stockholders of the
Norwalk Lock Co., the old Board of Direc-
tors were rc-clected, although there were
many scratched tickets cast. It is reported
that a protest against high salaries, was pre-
sented, which led to an animated discussion,
Our “socials” and other festivities have
been somewhat interrupted by the arrival of
Lent. But it did not seemingly effect the
attendance at Music Hall on the occasion of
the Union School Entertainment. The net
receipts are reported to be over 200 dollars.
Mrs. Elizabeth Selleck, relict of Capt.‘W.
Ray Selleck, died on Wednesday night last,
aged 88 years and six months. The funeral
services were attended at the house of W.
H. Wilcox, on Friday.
South Norwalk and New Haven, two of
the important cities of the State, are rivaling
one another in some respects. The Mayor
of New Haven has preferred charges against
the chief of Police, and an ex-councilman
has preferred charges torthe common council,
against chief of Police Tattle, of this city.
The latter charge is being investigated by a
committee. The first meeting was held at
Police head-quarters on Monday evening of
last week, before two of the committee only.
c. F. Hallock being? absent. The matter is
assuming a very serious aspect, judging from
the array of council and witnesses, and
from the evidence already taken, matters are
very much mixed. The second meeting is
to be held in the Council room this (Tuesday)
evening, when it is supposed all the evidence
will be produced, and perhaps the summing
up by the council commenced. It will not
be possible to finish the matter,so soon, with
such an array of legal talent employed; some
tall swearing is expected. '
South Norwalk is sure to grow, but when
the good time will cOmmence, is not so cer-
tain. But such time will be greatly retarded
if our land-lords are . very exhorbitant in
rents, or ungenerous, as . some have been,
when they havea good prompt paying tenant
to seek to oust them on some more quibble,
because a corporation may want thc‘premises
at the same or a very slight advance in price.
Such schemes discourage young men, and
are often expensive,when the tenant has good
backers.
A bold attempt was made last Week to as-
dressed young man, apparently under the in.
fluence of liquor or drugs, entered the Gov-
enor’s ofiice about noon, drew a pistol and
fired, The Governor pushed the weapon
aside, and the ball entered his knee. The
Gov. then grappled with the man, and a by-
stander wounded him in the arm with a. pis-
tol. He was secured, and said he did the not
because he thought it would make him popu-
lar. It is believed that he was one of a
g who had sworn to assassinate both Pack-
ard and Hayes “in order to secure peace.” ‘
The Hyers Sisters.
These wonderfully sweet singers will
again appear at Music Hall, on Thursday
night, in the musical drama, “Out of -Bond-
age.” This isby no means an ordinary show,
but a thorougly good entertainment which
will be enjoyed by all who delight in good
music and irrepressible fun. The singingis
better than given by any “ Jubilée” troupe,”
and the scenes of slave life are not only “true
tovppmrgzmsacted ‘byu those who are .now
HIBIIVIB “LU uuuuuul-
led as singers, and Sam Lucas is the most
comical of comedians, and their support is
good. We hope all will hear them who can.
The night train on the Danbury Road will
remain until after the, performance.
Sombody occasionally indulges in pistol
shooting , on our streets, at a late hour. On
Thursday night, a young man coming up
West Avenue about 12 o'clock, met another
man, who after passing him fired a pistol,
probably into the air. __ He soon d a sec-
ond shot, both of which were heard by the
police, who at once went in the direction of
the reports. They met the young man, who
was somewhat frightened, believing he had
been shot at, but did not succeed in overtak-
,ing the other who was heading for the city.
On Friday night, very late, aman returning
from a party was stopped by two men, near
Lamb's shop, Main street, who demanded ten
cents for drinks. They failed to obtain the
money and under fear of a pistol moved off
in a hurry.
Another Old Sctller Gone.
Elsewhere will be found a» notice of .the
death of .Mrs. Esther Lockwood Saunders,
one of the pioneers of this vicinity, where
she has resided over forty-three ears. She
was born in Norwalk, Conn, in 1 97, and in
1823 was married to Rev. Stephen Saunders,
who was pastor of the Presbyterian Church,
of South Salem, N. Y., for a number of years.
His health failing him, they removed from
there to Milan in 1833, and'for about a year
thereafter be occupied a pulpit in Norwalk.
feebleness increasing, he quit preaching, and
in 1835 he died. His remains were buried
here. Mrs. Saunders was a sister of Mrs.
David Gibbs, of Norwalk, and of Ralph,
George and Henry Lockwood, of Milan.
She had four children—three sons and one
dau liter, all of whom survive her—Leroy
W. aunders, of Oxford, LeGrand Saunders,
of Norwalk. Stephen Saunders, of Iowa city,
Iowa, and Mrs. Harriet Eddy, of Milan. She
was a kind, christian lady, and had been con-
nected with the Presbyterian Church up-
wards of sixty-five years, forty years of which
was with the church in Milan—Milan, (0.,)
Advertflser.
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The Providence Press says: “The first
ppblic debate between political opponents in
ew England that attracted particular at.
tention was in 1840 in Natick, Msss. The
disputants were- the late Amasa Walker and
Henry Wilson, and their talk was, singularly
enough, on the currency question, which is
no more settled now than it was at that day. ,
Walker was strong for hard money and Wil-
son advocated a» national bank. A at
crowd of people came to hear the dc _ate,
which was :conducted in a‘ decorous manner
and without asperity, through the times were
hot with political excitement. Mr. ' Walker
was then a prominent merchant in Boston,
and Mr. Wilson-a working shoemaker.”
o
“Aunty, did God make that man?” whis-
pered a little four-year old to his companion,
in thc‘Jamaica Plain horse car, as he lOOked
askance at .Mr. Wah Lee, one of the new
laundrymen from the flowery kingdom, who
sat opposite. “Certainly, my dear,” was the
reply; “and why do you ask such a ques-
tion ?" Because, aunty, he did’t make the
hinges to his eyes on straight."
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“No,” he said, contemptuously, “it’s easy
enough for a man to make money now-a-days
Times are different from what they was.
Then there was solid work about it. Now
all you have to do is to take your surplus and
buy things when they’re low and sell when
the ’re high, and there it is in a nutshell. A
ehi d can do it. By the way," he added,
“could you lead me half a dollar for a few
days ?”
Pusssnvmo Dmcnuaxn—‘Miss Annie Tel-
ler, the. principal of the South Jamaica
school, has occasioned trouble in the Smith
family of that place. Flrst, she flogged young
Smith because he was unrul in school. and
then she gave him a harder ogging because
he did not amend his ways. ’oung Smith
retreated in bad order and brought up his in.
ther as a reinforcement, and upon the elder
Smith attempting to “bulldoze” Miss Teller,
she applied the fire shovel to his head with
and effect. The trustees say “Well done,
iss Annie Teller,” and Jamaica citizens gen-
erally cry “Amen l"—N. Y. World. ‘
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The Virginia, Nevada, Enterprise makes
the following assertion: “Forty-seven senti-
mental young idiots in Los Angelos, Cal,
have paid $3 to be vaccinated with the virus
from the arm of a popular belle. The first
one used it all u , but the other forty-six did
not know the di erence, and took the enter-
pnemg doctor’s word for it.
Court ‘ of Burgesses. '
Regular Meeting, Feb. 14th, 1877.
Mr. A. Morehouse appeared and asked to
have his tax of 1876, $3.85, abated; reason,
inability to pay the same. Granted.
Resignation offered of Wm. H. Jones as
Sunday policeman; accepted. '
Bond of Edward Merrill as Treasurer of
the Water Fund, in sum of $1,000, with
Thomas Merrill and Edward P. Weed as sure-
tics ; approved.
Bond of Edward Merrill as Borough Treas-
urer, in sum of $10,000, with Thomas Mer-
rill and Edward P. Weed as suretics; ar.
p :ovcd.
Complaint of Central National Bank re-
garding loungers in front of their premises;
referred to Police Committee.
Petition of residents on France street ask-
ing that interest on their assessments shall
not commence until May lst, when the work
of improvement on said street commences,
and they be relieved from any payment until
that time ; petition granted.
It was voted the chairman of the Highway
Committee be empowered to sell, either at
private sale or public auction, on- or before
the 1515 of April next, all the rights and title
of the Borough in the house, stone, etc., of
the dwelling now occupied by Truman Dick-
erson; said building. &c., to be removed be-
fore the 10th day of May next.
Mr. J. I. Lynes, asked for appointment of
a special policeman for the Opera House, said
policeman to be paid by said Mr. Lyncs.
Robert R. Berwick so apointed.
C. E. Crabbe for 2d-M. E. Church.
Subject of salary of tax collector was dis-
cussed; a proposition having been unofficial-
ly made to put the salary at $500; this the
Collector objected to as being to big a cut.
The Warden being absent, and he having ta-
ken much interest in the matter, the subject
was laid over until next meeting. .
Report of Clerk on' returning money to ‘
Collector claimed to be overpaid, was to ef-
fect could not find any equitable ground for
the claim, and reported against paying it; ac-
cepted,
Voted that the Highway Committee be an-
thorized to hire a team to patrol the public
streets and pick up the stones therefrom and
cart away.
Finance Committee authorized to borrow,
from'time to time as necessary, such sums of
money as may be required for current expen-
ses, not to exceed $500. '
Isaac Bowe wasunanimously elected as a
Sunday policeman.
Communication,with plans,from Mr. Jacob
Weeks, looking towards carrying out the por-
tion of , the Warden’s message as regarding a
public building for Borough offices. The
map was a plan of thfi Old Ten Pin Alley
property between River and Mechanic streets.
Laid upon the table. .
Voted, that the time of meeting of the
Court of Burgesses from October to February
inclusive,be at 7 o’clock,and at 75 o’clock the
sassinate Gov. Packard of Louisiana. A well pest of the year, and on tle first Friday of
each month.
Bills ordered paid :
Wm. H. Jones, Sunday Police $1 75
J. O’Sullivan, Police, 54 25
Robert Roberts, “ 12 25
D. J. Bennett, “ 44 63
Isaac Bowe, “ 3 00
S. Hodges, lam'p lighter, $40 00
H. Fitch. supplies, 1 50
N. Y. City Oil 00., oil, 28 42
Jarvis Kellogg, oil, 1 60
Gas Bill, Main st. Engine houses, $6 40
“ . Hope Hose, 4 40
Striped Hose, very cheap. Scofield & Hoyt.
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Q Buy your Fisb,0ysters, Clams, &c., at
Demmon & Newcomb’s Fish Market, corner
of Main and Hoyt street.
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Talle Linen only 30 cts.; Scofield & Hoyt.
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It?" You can find the very best of Sea Food
at Demmon & Newcomb’s Fish Market, 55
Mg'n Street. '
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Black Cashmere, 75c. and $1. Scoficld & Hoyt
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SENATE—Friday Feb. 16.
The House having suspended the rule for
printing and passed a bill permitting Frank
S. Wildman to sell land of the estate of Oliver
Hollister, of Danbury, the Senate did the
same In concurence.
Committee on judiciary reported adversely
on the bill vesting the power of release from
State’s prison in the Superior Court Judges.
Senate bill No. 49,providing that wherever
an elector’s meeting shall have been called
by constables in any town, who have not
been duly qualified, the acts and doings of
said electors' meeting shall not for that rea-
son be invalid, but the same are hereby vali-
dated and confirmed ; passed. Senate bill
‘No. 46, confirming the e ction and valida-
ting the doings of Charles airman as judge
of probate for the district of Newtown ;
passed.
House bill dc salaries and fees as regards
the clerk of Litchfield county court ; passed.
Hanna—Bill providing for a. semi-annual
dividend among depositors of the net income
"of savings banks in excess of a sum equal to
one-quarter of one per cent. thereof actually
earned during the six months last preceding ;
passed- ' -
Substitute bill authorizing savings banks
to act as executors and trustees which passed
the Senate yesterday, was rejected.
A communication was received from the
Governor vetoing House bill NO. 27, provid-
ing that all deeds and conveyances which
have been executed by a wife alone shall be
as valid and effectual as if executed by her
husband, provided the grantee therein shall
have-subsequently conveyed said real estate
with said husband's consent. This commu
nication also set forth the reasons for the
veto, and it was tabled for a full house.
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Snowflake Dress Goods at Scoficld &. Hoyt’s.
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Big drive, Children’s Hose, Scofield d: Hoyt.
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Something ought to be done with the
young women from the country who wears
very long dresses, and of a dry day raises a
cloud of dust behind her as she walks, that
makes everybody in her neighborhood un-
happy. If the young woman wants to
sweep the sidewalk, bedraggle her dress, and
fill her clothes with dust and dirt, why
doesn’tshe do it without making others un-
comfortable. How would it do to arm the
police with watering pots with instructions to
fall in the wake of “Crazy Jane” whenever
she appears and keep down the dust with
sprinkling.
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The Hartford Park Commissioners, wish-
ing to get a baby Charter oak started, have
been examining the leaves from trees that are
claimed to have come from thQriginal one
and the collection they have got is curious:
some are lobed and other full. The tree on
the premises of Mrs. Colt has the best evi-
dences of genuinencss, its leaves being of
the full kind, and the selection will be made
from this class.
«o—o.
The savings banks of Chicago are reducing
their rates of interest to depositors to 5 per
cent, and are otherwise conforming some-
what to customs of Eastern banks. When
our usury laws were repealed in,1867,"the ar-
gument in favor of that step was that by our
laws limiting rates of interest, capital was
driven west for investment where higher
rates could be Obtained. The fact is a good
deal of capital went West which will never
come back, and in our judgment the sooner
we reinstate the old law of 6 per cent, the
better it will be for all concerned.
Fllchburg Sentinel.
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Smidgkins says—Make your home happy,
even if you have to stay away from it.
Two four-year-olds just spying the new
moon’s narrow rim: Edith—The moon is up.
Grace—Yes, part of it.
The Russian peasant woman {puts a milk
poultice over her infant’s month while she
goes out to work in the fields.
A litigation over a strip of land worth $25
has been in the courts at Ballsto'n, N. l .,
for over ten years, and the end is not yet.
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If early egss are‘ desired, the pallets and
young hens should be fed in the mornings
with cracked corn steeped in boiling water
until it is moderately warm. In the after-
noons corn warmed in the oven may be giv-
en. Between these meals mixed feed of po-
tato peclings, house scraps and wheat screen-
ings boiled together. and seasoned with red
pepper, will be useful. A cabbage may be
hung in the yard for them to peck at. Pro-
vide a. clean, warm, but well ventilated house
and nests of clean straw.
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She was brushing his hair, and he enjoyed
being fussed over amazingly. Rolling up
his eyes, he said, “My dear,why was Colum-
bus, when he landed in America, like me
now?” She couldn’t tell him, and he ex-
plained, “because he was tickled at being fust
over.’
Two Floral Marvels.
The HWultm-m, gives an account of two
novelties gmong flowers, which it is almost
tern ted to‘treat as fables until their verity is
estaBlished‘bypersonal inspection. The fol-
lOwing is the description of them: “One is a
black lily in Santa Clara, California,with three
large blossoms, each nine inches long, and
perfectly black outside of the green petals.
The other is to be seen at Constantinople, and
described by an eye-witness as belonging to
the narcissus genus of bulbs. The flower rep-
resents a perfect humming-bird. The breast,
of a perfect emerald green isa complete copy
of this bird, and the throat, head, beak, and
eyes are a perfect imitation. The hinder part
of the body and the two outstretched wings
are of a bright rose color, one might almost
say flesh-colored. The wondrous bulbs should
have been sent to the Centennial Exhibitior.
And yet they can hardly be greater curiosities
than the strange and mysterious ‘Sanola .Spir-
z'lu’ floWCI‘ from South America, with its life-
like representation of -doves.”
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The tree that bears the most fruit to mar-
ket is the axle-tree.
- A word of advice to Democratic journals :
Pitch into the Dictionary.
It is fortunate for Gov. Hayes that his
nephews keeps in the shade—Tribune.
February 14th, 1877, was a strange mixture
of piety and annuity—Port Chester Journz’.
The New Y,ork Herald calls the attempt to
kill Governor Packard acase of “bullet-doz-
Ing.’ _
A Sioux motto: “White man big smart—
he furnish brains; red 'man heap brave—he
knock ’em out.” -
President Grant says I to an interviewer
that this story about him and the inter oceanic
canal has no foundation in fact.
The New York Herald calmly explains
that its “General Washington Dispatches”
are so termed because they cannot tell a lie.
The Detroit Free Press has heard that a
certain woman is writing a hcture on “Wo-
men's Duties,” and cruelly suggests that her
first duty is to burn the manuscript.
In New Haven there are about two thou-
sand delinquent tax payers on the list of last
year, and they owe $80,000 in taxes. “Hard
times seem to be the cause of. this delinquen-
cy. ' “
Word comes that the silk factories in
France are suffering. The cause is attributed
to the vigorous competion of the growing in-
dustry in the American States. It is, how-
ever, probably due in a greater degree to the
economy of the times.
It looks more like free cable communication
now. If the bill for the Baltimore line is
signed by the President—it has passed both
houses of congress—there will be a company
charging only twenty-five cents a word be-
tween this country and the other side of the
ocean.
An old Comstocker, being reproached by
his prospective mother-in-law that he was
much too old for her daughter, that he was
even bald-headed, replied : “Madam, my
baldness is no indication of age—it runs in
thc familv, In fact, madam," said he, in a
sudden gush of confidence, “I wasborn bald-
headed I"
Look! New line Corsets! ScofieRl & Hoyt.
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During Lcnt you will find .all kinds of fish
—fresh, salted, smoked or canned—at Dem-
mon & ,Newcomb’s, upper end of Main
Street. -
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Plaid Dress Goods, 10 cts.; Scofield & Hoyt.
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Mas. MAxcnss'rEn. the celebrated physician
is now in Danbury by request of her numer-
ous patients and will remain till Feb. 28th.
Mrs. Manchester has made a wonderful cure
.of a lady who has been bed-ridden six years in
Danbury. Consult her and be healed.
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Prints, perfect goods, 6 cts.; Scofield &. Hoyt.
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PUBLIC OPINon.—Thc assurance of the certain-
ty of a. thing is always established by public opin-
ion. The truth of this may be seen in the rapidly
increasing reputation of Dr. A. J. Flagg’s Cough
and Lung Syrup, as a sure remedial for all dis-
eases pertaining to the Throat and Lungs. 1n
the town of Claremont, N. 11., where is located
Dr. Flagg’s Manufactory, there has been sold
within the last fifteen months, 1400 bottles of this
invaluable Syrup. Sold by all Druggists.
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Kid Globes, only 30 cts.; Scofield 8: Hoyt.
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@‘The Grand Central Hotel, New York,
although the largest and finest hotel in the
city, will be an exception, hereafter, to the
general complaint of high prices. It has re-
duced from $4.00 to $2.50 and $3.00 per day.
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Domestics cheap as ever. Scofield & Hoyt.
A rather amusmg incident is told as hav-
ing occurred recently at a church in Con-
necticut not many miles from Fairfield. The
clergyman, it would appear, desired to call
the attention of his congregation to the fact
that it beinrr the last Sunday of the month
he would administer the rite of ‘baptism to
children. Previous to his having entered the
pulpit he had received from one of the elders
who by, the way was quite deaf, a. notice to
the effect that as the children would be
present that p. m., and he had the new Sun-
day-school books ready for distribution, he
would have them there to sell to all who de-
sired them. ' After the sermon the clergy-
man began the notice of baptismal service,
thus : All of those'having children and de-
siring to have them baptised will bring them
this afternoon. At this point the deaf elder,
hearing the mention of children supposed it
was something in reference to his books, and
risin said : “And all of those having none,
and esiring them, will be supplied by me
for the sum of twenty-five cents.
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Coxsuurnvns, TAKE Norton—livery moment
of' delay makes your cure more hopeless, and
much depends on the judicious choice of a reme-
dy. The amount of testimony in favor of Dr.
Schenck’s Pulmonic Syrup, as a cure for consump-
tion, far exec; ds all that can be brought to support
the pretensions of any other medicine. See Dr.
Sehenck’s Almanac, containing the certificates of
many persons of the highest respectability, who
have been restored to health,after being pro-
nounced incurable by physicians of“ acknowledged
ability. Schenck’s Pnlmonic Syrup alone has
cured many, as these evidences will show; but
the cure is often promoteduby the c'nlployment of
two other remedies which Dr. Schenck provides
for the purpose. These additional remedies are
Schenék's Sea Weed Tonic and Mandrake Pills.
By the timely use of these medicines. according
to directions, Dr. Schenck certifies that most any
case of Consumption may be cured.
Dr. Schenck is professionally at his principal
office,corner Sixth and Arch Ets.,Philadclphia,
every Monday, where all letters for advice must
be addressed. lm6
NERVOUS. DEBIlITl.
Vllal weakness or depression: ; a weak
exhausted feeling. no energy, or courage, the re-
sult of‘ mental over-work, l'ndescretlons
or excesses, or some drain upon the system, is
always cured by tlllMPltllEl's ll tlflElIPAllllc
SPECIFIC, In. 28. 1t tones up and invigorates
the system, dispels the gloom and despondency,
imparts strength and cnergy,—-stops the drain and
rejuvenatcs the entire man. Been used twenty
years with perfect success by thousands. Sold by
dealers. Price 81.00 per single vial, or 95.00 per
package of five vials, and 52 vial of powder. Sent
by mail on receipt of price. Address BUMPE-
BEY’S BOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE
00., 561 BROADWAY. NEW YORK. lyls
LUNGS or LEATHER COULD NOT \VITlISTAND
the 'ups and downs of our wintertcmperature.
Churches, theatres, lecture rooms. drawing rooms.
kitchens and schools,ring with the bleatings oi
laboring chests and husk tthroats. There’s but
one remedy for this evil, ale’s Honey of Hora-
hound and Tar. Take it and recover. Sol-l_by all
Drugglsts. Pike’s Toothache Drops ogre In one
minute. ' 1m
Important to all Invallds. Iron In the
Blood.
'I‘ur. PERUVIAN Srnur a'protectod solution of
the protoxidc ol‘iron, strikesat the roots: disease
by supplying the blood .‘V‘Fh Its Vital principle, or
life element—Iron. This Is the secret of the won-
derful success of this remedy In curing Dyspepsia
Liver Complaint. Dyopsy. Chronic Diarrhoea,
Boils, Nervous Affections, Chills‘and Fevers, Hu-
mors, Loss of Constitutional Vigor, Diseases of
tho Kidneys and Bladder-Female Complaints, and
all diseases originating-m a. bad state oi‘the blood
or accompanied by dcbmty or a. low state of the
system.
Prof. Ladd of Plymouth, N. H., in dis.
cussing the teaching of science in the public
schools, says: “Text books prepared for
children are still too technical, and must not
be followed closely. The facts of science
should be idealized. As the ancient taught
their children the forces, sounds, and shapes,
in brook, fields, and forest, by their personi-
fications in minds and dryads, so by stories
of the insects, birds, plants, animals, and
stones, told with scientific truthfulness, we
should attract children to these living forms
and beautiful shapes. Rote teaching in these
elements Of science is utterly defenceless.
Every class of facts and principles should
have illustrations by specimen pictures and
simple apparatus. The living way of San-
vncr in language should be applied to these
elements till every sense and power of the
child has grasped them. The child should
then be introduced to the whole range of
sciences in their natural order, instead of be-
ing kept in the region of abstract truth.”
Oh.“
,What wopld Nevada be without pistols?
Yet her legislature has passed a law against J
carrying weapons.
Facts are stubborn things, and Bright’- Disease
Dropsy. Kidney, Bladder and Glandular Com-
plaints, Gravel, Diabetes. Mental and Physical
liability, are slubbomlfacts, but Hunt’s 115"st
quickly cures them. Boar’s Runnnr never fails
to afford comfort and relief.
INFALLIBLE Err: WAst makes the Eyes bright
A VVonch-fnl Discovery.
Our exchanges are filled with accounts of most
wnodcri’ul cures effected by Dr. GAcn’s “1115m-
CAL Woxnsn.” it is said to be the greatest vital-
lzcr yet discovered, giving buoyancy to the spir-
its, elasticity to the step, and making the invalid
hearty, courageous and strong. 1: curesall dis-
eases of the Liver, Stomach, Kidneys and Spine;
Scrofula and all Blood Diseases; cures Nervous
Prostration ”and Weakness of either sex, Restor-
ing Tone and Vigor to the whole system. Read
the following cures :—
Pr ' H. A. Wilson, Saratoga, N. Y., widely
kno 5 Principal ot’one of' our leading institu-
tions learning, says that his wife has used the
“Medical Wonder” for a. complication of diseases
with the most happy effect. NO other remedy
ever touched the case. like it. .
Dr. A. Dalton, Morrlsvillc, N' Y.f sister in bed
have years with female and nervous diseases; cur-
e . -
Norman Ilunt, Sheds Corners. N Y., wonderful
cure of dyspepsia, and heart disease.
Mrs. 1.5. Appleton, Hillsboro, N. H., spinal dis-
ease.
Mrs. Z. A. White, Sheds Corners, N. Y., terrible
Scrofula amt kidney disease, gained 40 lbs.
Geo. Haines. Oneida, cured of terrible catarrh
BEE" No space for 1000 other cures. '63
Ask your Druggist for “Medical Wonder,” and
be cured.
Sold in Norwalk by If. M. A: C. S. PROWITT.
Wholesale by J. F.'lfeury. Curran 8.: 00., N- Y-
A CARD.
To all who arr suffering from the errors and in
discretions of youth, nervous weakness, early dc.
cay. loss of manhood, &c., i will send a recipe that
will cure you, FREE OF CHARGE. This great
remedy was discovered by a missionary in South
America. Send a self addressed envelope to the
REV. JOSEPH T. INMAN, Station D, Bible House,
'New York City. limb?
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MARRIED.”
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In Norwalk. Feb. 13th, at the house of the bride’s
parents, by the Rev. J. A. Hamilton. assmted by
the Rev. Joseph Anderson, of Waterbury. Le
Grand 0. Betts, and Mary Frankc Olmstead. eldest
daughter of Chas. Olmstead, all of Norwalk.
ln- Trumbull. February 13. Geo. B. Bunncll, of
lS)0Illlthport, and Miss Carrie ll.Beardsley. of Trum-
u .
Miss Jennie Raymond, New Canaan.
DIED;
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In Norwalk., Feb. 15, Edward Goldrick, 3 years,
1 month. >
In Norwalk, Feb. 18, Annie F. Park, aged 5 yrs.
and 9 months.
In W innipauk. Feb. 18, Emma Louise Abbot,
aged 2 years, 5 months. .
in Stamford, 15th inst., Deacon Alfred Scoflcld.
in the 72d year of‘ his age; Feb. 10th, Mrs. Henry
Ferris, aged 53 years.
In New Canaan, Feb. 2, Sherman Lockwood.
aged 71 years; Feb. 6, Luther Philips, aged 62 yrs.
Feb. 14th. Miss Mary Whitney. daughter of' the
late Samuel Whitney, aged 32 years.
At Ashtabula, 0., Feb. 10. Henry T. Tomlinson,
aged 50 years.
In Bridgeport, Feb. 13th, Mrs.‘Sall y 0. Perry, In
the 85th year of her age.
In Bridgeport, Fe . 8th, Roswell Page, aged 78
years; Fe . 9th. Th mas Navan; Feb. 9th, George
Uaulfleld,agcd 55 years; Feb. 9th, Thomas Rooney
aged 64 years; Feb. 13th, Mrs. Sally 0. Perry, In
the 85th year of her age.
'l'lll llllflllttlAftl’El splint”. has proved a success-
A few more pules Will be received at the
opening of the Spring Term,March 5th,at the
old Perry Place, on the Westport Road. 11355:
.refercncc given.
Wanted.
Situation by an experienced American Wo-
man, towuit upon an invalid, and sew, or as
a child’s nurse. Good references iven. Address
for one week, “NURSE,” Box 51, .L orwalk. 8
Office to Let;
ROM the 1st of April next, the office lately (ice
cupied b J. F. Foote. Esq.. over Prowltt’s
Drug Store. pply to JOS. W. HUBBELL. 3t*8
TO Let.
DWELLING HOUSE, containing nine rooms,
situatedon the new street in the rear of‘ sub-
scriber’s residence,(now occupied by Capt Crabbe)
is offered to rent. Possession gIven April 1st.
Apply to C. C. BETTS.
For Sale.
Ll. my Furniture. Carpets and Household
Utensils. Also one magnificent Square Plano
nearly new. Also, fora-eat. the place lately oc-
cupied by me on RIver Street, beautifully situat-
ed facing the River, with the Horse Cars passing
the door. ~ JAME E. LEES,
Westport, Conn.,.Feb. 16th, 1877. its
To Rent.
HE commcdious and everyway desirable resi-
T deuce located near the head of Main Street,
formerly known as the “Grey Place.” Is offered
to rent. If. is in good condition, is “Whirl-(11: l gvniég
'ng‘nauknfl I I'L
Eadugxffleffzmfi‘dc'iffibr‘fbleasant and healthy. Rent
low. . Apply toJAMES FINNEY.
Real Estate Agent. 8t:
To RenI.
. A HOUSE, suitable for one family or two,
with large barn. situated on Franklin Av-
enue, formerly known as the “Knapp
‘ Place.” Borough Water. Also the house
on the corner of North Avenue and Camp
Street now occu ied by A. Morchousc, containing
13 rooms with orough water on the premises.
Will be rented to two families, or one. as desired.
Large yard. Apply to JAMER FINNEY,
are Real Estate Agent.
Fixtures for :Sale.
Fixtures in store lately occupied by T. Harrison,
Will be Sold Very Cheap.
Apply toT. HARRISON, No. 7 Main Street.
0. W. LOCKWOOD’S SONS
Have taken the Store, No. 4 Skiddy’s Block. Main
Street, where they will open a first-class
Fish,
Fruit,
Vegetable
and Poultry Market.
They intend to keep it well stocked with
Fresh. Salt, Smoked & Canned Fish
of all the choice varities, and Fruits and Vegeta-
bles ofall kinds. in their season. The furnishing
of POULTRY, either alive or dressed, a specialty.
Also EGGS.
Norwalk. Conn., February 20th, 1877.
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NOLICG.
NTICIPA'l‘ING a. r oval from town on or
A about the 1st of A ‘1, next, I earnestly re-
q test that all persons indebted to me for profcs~
sional services, &c., will make Immediate pay-
ment for same, thntl may close all lusrness re-
lations here, before my departure. It Is absolute-
ly necessary that this matter receive attention.
Those bills remaining unpaid on the 13th of March,
will be.pnt into a lawyer’s bands for collection.
Persons having bills against me are requested to
present them for settlement Without delay.
DR. LEWIS MILLER, of Massachusetts. aprac-
titioncr of skill and experience. succeeds me In
my practice in this vicinit . Iunhesitatmgly rec-
ommend him to all my 01 patrons as a physician
worthy of confidence in every particular.
6 DR. CHARLES 1’. UIlLE.
-A theton Carriage in good
For. saIe- condition. Price8l5u.00.
l. C. 1". UHLE.
Bennettllaslisneel,
Are now offering a large line of
HAMBURG
lllllillllil it Illilll‘lllllil,
Cheap.~ A choice assortment of
spring Prints.
A Fine Stock of
DARK AHD llfiHT, REMNAHTS.
All kinds hr
BLEACH ED 1V1 USLIN,
All kinds of
IlUNBLEACI-IED MUSLIMS.
5-4, 644, 9-4 & 104 SBEETING.
Black Alpacas all qualities.
Black Cashmeres all grades.
A Fine Assortment of '
BLACK SILKB.
A good assortment of Low Priced Dress
Goods. A large stock of Ginghams. A
good assortment of Cassimcres. A
fine line of Ladies’ Hose, in
plain colors. A fine assort-
ment of White Hosiery.
Ladies 8.? Children’s
Striped Hose
A fine stock of Lise Rufiling, Collars & Cuffs,
Ribbons, Ties, Combs and Brushes, Per-
fumery, Comfortables &. Blankets.’
Carpets & Oil Cloths.
Domestic Paper Fashions.
All goods at right prices. We invite your inspec-
tion of our Goods.
BENNETT, NASH‘& STREET,
19 MAIN STREET.
can obtain ' YPE
MACHINISTS METALat-the
9mm OFFIC
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In Vista. N. Y., Ramsey I. Fanchcr. of Vista. to
Wmuseateais.
MUSIC HALL, ONE NIOIIT ONLY!
Thursday Evening, Februaly 22d.
RETURN or THE FAVORITES!
The Latest Novelty. _ The Great Moral Musical
. Drama,
00? 0F BUNBEGE!
Produced under the auspices of the P l -
ccnm Bureau of Boston. “2‘ pntlI L} -
By the rentcst combination of" Colored T- l . -
t 6 World. including the celebratehuIL m
HYER SISTERS,
The popular Colored Comedian,
SAILI- LUCAS!
ALSO
Wallace King, John Luca and
Miss May Daniels.
Culver-sally acknowledged by the press and
public to he the most magnificent entertainment
ever given in America .
Reserved Seats at Hoyt's and l‘rowift’s drug
stores. ‘
Admission
35, 50 and 750..
THE LADIES OF THE
Congregational Society of Wil ton
propose celebrating
WASHINGTON’S BIRTH-DAY,
by giving a TEA PARTY SUPPER, (Meats, Oys-
ters, &c.,) m the Lecture Room of‘ the Church,
FEBRUARY ‘22. Gen. \Vashington. Consort and
Servants will be personated in original costume.
Benefit of Organ Fund. Supper 25 cts. Admissicn
10 etc. Doors open at 5 p. m., Tables 6 to lo p. In.
BOARDING.
I.EASANT ROOMS and Good Board can be
_ had with the comfort of a home. at moderate
prices. Apply at my residence on Prospect Hill.
C. J. GRUMAN.
I CAMP STREET for sale a very desirable
0 BUILDING LO’I" Also, several very pleas-
antlysnuated at the Rocks. Apply to GEORGE
R’ CHOL‘VELL. 38E
as l
H NSSIIITALIHPFBO‘IJENS'BRIIP.FOB "m’ M nu
grant Statics.
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Y-LAW relating to Meetings ofthe CouIt of
Burgesses of' the Borough of Norwa‘k.
Be It ordained by the Court of'Burgcsses of the
. Borough of Norwalk: _
Sec. l. Regular meetings of the Court of Bur-
gesses shall be held on the first Friday of every
calendar month. at Seven o‘clock, P. m., from De-
ceinberto February, inclusive, and at half-past
Seven O‘clock, 1’. M., on the remaining months of
the year.
See. 2. All By-Laws or parts of fly-Laws rc-
qulrmg a rcgnlanmceting ot' the Court of Burges-
ses at anypther time, or contrary to, or, inconsist-
cnt heremth, are hereby repealed.
Passed and adopted by the Court of Burgesses,
at a regular meeting of said Court. held February
14th, A. D., 1877, and after approval by the War-
den,dlrected to be published as required by the
Borough Charter. Attest, JOSEPH F. FnOTE.
Clerk of Court of Burgesses.
Approved, February 19th. 1877.
. JAMES W. lli’A’I‘T, Warden.
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Notice.
LL persons either indebted to orhaving claim 5
against the estate of Aaron B. Sturges, late of
Weston, deceased, are requested to call upon the
undersigned, and pay or receive payment, as the
case may be. Immediate attention requested.
. BENJJ. STURGES.
Norwalk, 19th of Feb.. 1877. «its
[STRICT OFNORWALK. ss.Probatc Court.
February 19th, A. D. 1877. ‘
. Estate pf HANNAH AIKIN, late of Norwalk,
In said district, deceased.
ORDERED-75mm: the Administrator exhibit his
Administration account to this court for adjust-
ment, at the Probate Office in Norwalk. on the
10th day of March, 13377. at 9 o’clock, forenoon ;
and that all persons Interested in said Estate may
be notified thereof, the said Administrator will
cause this order to be published in a newspaper
printed In Fairfield County, and post acopy there-
of on the Sign—post In said Norwalk, nearest the
place where the deceased last dwelt, at least ten
days before said 10th day of March.
1t8 GEORGE A. DAVENPORT, Judge.
ISTllICT 0F NORWALK, ss. Probate Court,
‘ February 19th, 1877.
Estate of HANFORD DAVENPORT, late of
New Canaan, in said district. deceased.
01;D}znnn.-—That the Executor. exhibit his
Administration account to this court for adjust-
ment, at the Probate Office in Norwalk, on the
_7th day of March,'1877. at 9 o’clock i'orenoon; and
that all persons Interested in said estate may be
notified thereof. the said Executor will cause this
order to be published in a newspaper printed in
Fmrfield County, and post: a copy thereof on the
sign-post In said New Canaan, nearest the place
where thedeceased last dwelt, at least ten days
before said 7th day of" March.
its GEORGE A. DAVENPORT, Judge.
ISTRICT 0F NORWALK, ss., Probate Court,
February 19th, A. D., 1877.
Estate of JOSEPH l). LASSEN, an insolvent
debtor of Norwalk. in said district, assigned in
trust for the benefit of his creditors.
The voluntary assignment of the said Joseph D.
Lassen, dated the 19th day of February, A. D.,
1877, made pursuant to the Statutes and laws of'
the State of Connecticut. relating to assigned
Insolvent estates. havmg this any been lodged for
record in the office of this Court, amt Silas P.
Tullle, or 811151 Norwalk. being in said assignment
named, nominated, or proposed, as Trustee for
said estiite. 0 1
here ore. rt cred, that the 26th Ila ' of Febru-
ary, A. D.,fSTT, at 11 o’clock in the forcdoon, at the
Probate thce, in Norwalk. in said district, be and
the same are hereby asstgned and appointed by this
Court as the time and place for a. hearing by this
Court, In the matter of the appointment, accept-
ance and approval by this Court of said Silas 1‘.
Tattle, or of some other suitable person. as Trus-
tee of' said assxgped estate. and that all persons
interested therein, may have legal notice to ap-
pear and be heard thereon, this Court doth order
and direct that a true copy of this order be posted
upon the ubhc Sign post, in said Nor-walk, near-
est the p ace where saId debtor now dwells, and,
also, by advertising, according to law, the same in
a newspaper printed and published in said district
at least five days before said 26th day of February.
GEORGE A. DAVENPORT, Judge.
The foregomg Is true cop of the original order.
Attest, l ARTIN S. CRAW,
Its An indifferent person.
ISTRICT OF NORWALK. ss, PROBATE
Court, February 10, A. D., 1877.
Estate of THOMAS HOWLE if, an insolvent
debtor ofNorwalk,in said district assigned in trust
for the benefit of his creditors.
The Trustee of said Estate prays the appoint-
ment of Commissioners thereon.
OltpERED.——That Commissioners to receive,
examine and decide upon the claims of the credi-
tors of said Estate be appointed at the Probate
thce In Norwaik in said District, on the 24th
day of March,1877, at 9 o’clock,ibrenoon; of'whieh
all persons in interest will take notice, and appear,
If they see-cause, and be heard thereon, and stud
Trustee will give public notice thereof by posting
a. copy of this order on the public sign-post in
saul Norwalk. nearest to the place where said
Estate 13 in settlement and by publIshing the same
In a. newspaper printed and published in Fairfield
counly,at least twelve days before said 24m day of
March. G EURG F. A. DAVENPORT. Judge. ltS
[STRICT OF NORWALK,55. Probate Court
February 17th, 1877. ,
Estate of'JOllN T. BROWN,latc of Norwalkfin
said district, deceased. .
.ORnEnI-JD - That the Exccutor exhibit his
Administration account to this Court for adjust-
ment, at‘the Probate Office in Norwalk,on the 5th
day of March, 1877. at 9 o’clock, in the fore—
noou; and that all persons interested in said Es-
tate may be notified thereof, the said Executor
will cause this order tO be published in a newspaper
printed in Fatrfield County, and post a copy there- '
of on the sign-post In salct Norwalk, nearest
the place where the deceased last dwelt, at least
ten days before said 5th day Ol‘March.
us GEORGE A. DAVENPORT. J ndge.
Tax Collector’s Sale.
N OTICE is hereby given that the. undersigned
under and by virtue of" a certain Tax Warrant,
duly executed and signed by proper authority, and
directed to the undersigned, commanding him to
levy and collect of'SAlll UEL PERKINS, and other,
persons named in the rate book, on list to said war-
rant annexed, their several proportions of the sum
total, as therein stated, salt sum being a tax or
assessment agreed upon by the Inhabitants of the
town oi'Norwulk,rcgularly and legally assem-
bled, to win—on the illst day of December, A. 1)..
1874, met for the purpose of providing for the in.’
debtedncss of said town list of 1874. levies upon
and will sell at Public Auction, at the premises
hereinafter described on the 30th day of April. A.
D., 1877. at Eo’clock, p. m., so much of the follow.
ing described real estate of Samuel Perkins, situ-
utcdin said town of Norwalk. and bounded as fol
lows. to \vitz—northerl y by highway, easterly by
land ot‘Edwin Fitch and wdc,southerly by land of
the Norwalk Mills,andwcsterly byland of Morgan
T. Smith, as will raise the sum of Seven Dollars
and:Forty Cents. (87.40) that bcin g the balance re
maining due ardunpald upon and on account 01‘
the proporttouof the stud Samuel Perkins. of the
sum total in said 11st, to ether WIth the charges of
levy. sale,&c. HN F. RAYMOND.
_ Tax Collector. list of 1374.
Dated at Norwalk. February 19th. 1877. as
Tax Collector’s Sale.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned
under and by virtue of a certain tax warrant
duly executed and signed by proper authority.
amt directed to the undersigned. commanding him
to .lcvy and collect or ELIAS N. CLOVER, apd
other persons named In the rare book, on the list
to said warrant annexed.their sevaral )roportfons
of the sum total as therein stated. salt sum being
a tax or assessment agreed upon by the Inhabi-
tants of the town of Norwalk,regularly and legally
assembled, to wit :-on the 20th day 0] December,
A. 1)., 1875, met for the purposcpf provnting for
the indebtedness of said town list of 1575,lcvies
upon and will sell at public auction. at the prem.
iscs hereinafter described,on the 30th day of April,
A. D., 1577, at 1 o‘clock, p. m., so much of the fol-
lowing described rcal estate of Elias N. Glover;
situated in said. town of Norwalk. and bounded
as follows, to wit: northerly by hithay, easterly
and southerly by land of William'ltlills, and wes-
terly by land now or formerly of the heirs of‘ Jar-
vis Kellogg deceased. as will raise the sum_ of
eighteen dollars,(3l8 00). that being the proportion
of the said Elias N. Glover. of the sum total In
said list together with the charges of levy,salc,&e.
JOHN F. RAYMOND, __
Tax Collector. List of 15.55
Dated at Norwalk. Feb. 19th,1877. sis
Tax Collector’s Sale.
OTICE is hereby given that the undersigned,
N under and by virtue ot‘a certain tax warrant, .
duly executed and st negl by proper authority.
and directed to the un erslgncd, gonimundln him
to levy and collect of LAWRENCE C. B 101“
LEY. and other persons named In the rate hook,
on the list to said warrant annexed. their several
proportions of the sum total as therein stated.
said sum being a tax or assessment agreed upon
b the inhabitants of the town of Norwalk. regu-
larly and legally assembled. to Wit :—on the 20th
day of December. A, D.. 1875, met for the purpose
of roviding for the Indebtedness of said town list
of 1875, levies upon anILwill sell at public auction,
at the premises hereinafter described. on the 30th
day of A ril, A. D., 1877, at ,3 o’clock, p m., so
much of t to followmg dcscribcd real estate of.
Lawrence 0. Buckley, situated in said town of
Norwalk. at Five Mile River. so called, and bound-
ed asi'ollows, to wit :—northerly by land now or
lateof George Cndlipp, easterly by land lately be-
longing. to J acob Lockwood, ‘deceased. south-
or] y by laud-now or late of Locuwood Hyatt, and
Thomas Cartwright, and westerly by the highway,
as will raise the sum of Ten Dollars. ($10,)‘thnt be.-
ing the proportion of the said Lawrence L._ Buck-
ley. of the sum total in saldlist together with the
v , l &c.
charges of lev y en c'JoHN F. RAYMOND,
Tax Collector, its} 01 1875.
Datedat Norwalk. February 19th, 18.7. ms
Norwalk Chronicler