Norwall: Gazette.
Tuesday, April 10th, 1877.
More Business and Brighter
. ‘ies!
The Cousins’ s e manufactory is running
night and day to keep up with its increased
orders. Their business has never been so
ffiourishing as now, and as it employs a very
large number of hands, the effect of the
firm‘s prosperity will be felt throughout the
community. We also learn that the South
Norwalk firm of Lounsbury Bros. 65 Rock-
well is also working- to its full capacity.
“There's a good time coming boys. Wait a
ittle longer.
. . The meetingof the officers of the Fourth
‘Regiment, at Bridgeport, last Friday, result-
(d in the promotion of Lt.-Col. Fairehild to
the colonelcy, and of Major Geo. S. Crofut
to the position of Lieut.-Coloncl. A sharp
contest then ensued for the position of Major.
Vote after vote was taken without result, the
contest being between Capt. Gray of Stam-
ford, and Capt. Crowe of South Norwalk.
The friends of both gentlemen stood by them
without wavering, and finally Capt. Henry
Skinner, of Winsted, stepped in and bore off
the prize—his friends claiming that Litchfield
County was entitled to at least tone Field
officer. The meeting was a very full one,
and gool feeling prevailed.
The funeral of FREDERICK ST. JOHN was
largely attended on Thursday, cvincing the
wide respect entertained for the deceased
and the deep sympathy felt for his family.
The services at the house were conducted by
Rev. Mr. Sélleck, and at the grave by the
venerable pasto‘, D". Mead. Ex-Warden
Daskam directed the cortege, and the pail
bearers were Rev. S. B. S. Bissell, Chas. C.
and Frederick T. Belts, Wm. K. Lewis‘,
Chas. N. Clock and Chas. F. Adams.
Mrs. St. John, who has been quite alarm:-
ingly ill for some time past, is believed to be
improving.
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The annual Methodist Conference assem-
bled in Hartford on “'edncsdaylast. Bishop
Peck presided, and Rev. D. A. Goodsell was
elected Secretary; be appointed Messrs. Fer-
ris, Simonson and Buckmau as his assistants.
Rev. A. H. Mead was elected Treasurer, and
Rev. A. C. Egglcston, of Norwalk, assistant.
On Thursday, Rev. I. Sii’uinons, of Brooklyn,
preached a sermon, and Rev. John Pegg, Jra
made an address. Bishop Peck preached
again Sunday morning. The appointments
will be made this week,and those of local in-
terest will be givén in our next issue.
Another of Norwalk’s bright and beautiful
girls is to be led to the hymcnial altar on the
morrow. Miss Annie, the accomplished
daughter of Asa Smith, Esq.,is to be married
to'Rcv. James H. Van Buren, Rector of the _
Episcopal church at Milford, Conn. The
marriage ceremonies are to take place at St.
Paul’s church and will be conducted by Rev.
Dr. Mead, assisted by Bishop Williams, the
Bishop having been specially interested in
the fortunate groom, from his youth up.
May the journey through life prove to the
happy pair as auspicious and gladsomc as its
joyous beginning.
To Thomas, (htmpy and Axe, Greeting :—
We accept your apology for devouring our
trout. It is full and ample,and we pronounce
absolution' upon you for your sin. Those
“speckledbeautics” sent. us in substitution,
were so delicious that our anger is buried out
of sight. If we said anything about your
convivial gorge, last week, that we are sorry
for, we are willing to be forgiven.
Mrs. Stephen Merrill has replaced her crayon
likeness of John Camp, by one of Theodore
E. Smith, which in fidelity of likeness and
artistic finish, we judge is superior to her
former exhibit. She possesses certainly, a
very remarkable talent for portraiture and
her works would rank high among the most
highly celebrated artists of the day.
Fina—The dwelling house of Mr. Alex-
ander Britto at lower end of Carter St., New
Canaan; a few rods from Norwalk boundary
line caught fire from the chimney, during the
tempory absence of the family at a neighbor's,
on Friday morning last, between 10 and 11
o’clock. The dwelling being an old one, and .
very dry, the fire made quick work of it. It
being a sparsley settled neighborhood, help
was of course scarse, and/but a very little if
any or the hosehold furniture even, was sav-
ed. Insured. ‘
Fun Ahead!
The good ladies of the First Congrega-
tional Church have s'ecured the services of
Aunt Polly Basset’s singing troupe, includ-
_ ing of course her iuimitably humorous son
“Jannsnrui,” for a concert on Monday and
Tuesday evenings next, at the Opera House.
The “Singing Shawl," is sure to draw, as no
more enjoyable entertainment has been given
here fora long, long, time. The wise and
prudent will secure. their “reserved seats” at
avvery early day, to as to ensure comfort and
areasonable protection from the jam that is
sureso await this original and novel enter-
tainment.
Rev. Dr. Fowler’s sermont Sunday week
at the 2nd. M. E. Church, was successful,
far beyond the most hopeful expectations of
'the society, He was invited to preach with
a view to influencinga reduction of the church
debt. It was anticipated that at least the
cost of the recent repairs, some $2,000 might
be realized. His discourse seemed especially~
blessed, for a total of $4,527.50 was subscrib
ed. Four members, Mcssrsf D. W. Fitch,
Platt Price, G. P. Adams, and George Nash,
gave $250 each, and pledged themselves to
pay five per cent more on all amounts any
others would subscribe, Rev. Mr. J ones for-
tified his farewell by'a gift of $100 for him-
self aud $5 for his little son. This church .
now fully realizes that it is more blessed to
give than to receive.
New Firm.
The Hardware house of Wm. C. Street,
without exception, the oldest in Norwalk,
if not in the county, is changed by the ac-
cession to the business firm of ~Wm. H.
Smith, a young man, of high business capac-
ity, energy and enterprise. The new firm
thus strengthened will become a more formi-
dable claimant for a division of the public
patronage, than ever before,as the popularity
of the old stand will continue to grow.
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The Messrs. Prowitt, at the corner store,
have put up their fountain and are now pre-
pared to honor iill calls for Soda Water, Root,
Beer, Ginger Ale and ' Mineral Waters. No
dealer in city or country surpasses the
Prowitt’s in the excellence of their Soda
water, and their Beer is in great demand.
Call and refresh yourself.
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The Railroad Returns.
The Hartford Covumnt says that the special
committee authorized by the last legislature
to revise the schedules of railroad returns and
report to the Governor for his confirmation, a
new scheme, which shall thereupon succeed
the old or present one, has been appointed.
It consists of Commissioner George ‘M.
Woodruff of Litchfield, Mr. John "V. Bacon
' of Danbury, who until last year was superin-
tendent of the Danbury & Norwalk railroad,
and Mr. J. W. Mansfield of New Haven,treas-
urer of the Connecticut Savings Bank. The
commission has before it a peculiarly important
work.
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About forty Savings Bank men met at
Hartford last Wednesday, to consider the
new law reducing the interest rates and. in
creasing their state tax. It adjourned to
. meet again on the 13th., after appointing a
committee to report upon these issues. Had
the Legislature left the rate of interest at scv-:
on per cent, and authorized an abatement of
taxes to’the borrower for the amount of his
loan, it would have got at a more satisfactory
result.
Bonfire smoke fills the air.
Tweed is still “waiting for . the wagon.”
Down with the dust: Bring out thésprinklcr
Well, does the new place seem like home?
' There is a dusty'call for the street sprink.
1erI‘low, oh Strathrd, send us shad worth eat-
mg.
April 26th is Odd Fellows’ Thanksgiving
day.
Miss Catharine Benedict was visiting Mrs.
Judge Butler last week.
The severe winds of March seem to have
extended even into April.
A prcminent Main street saloon keeper dis-
penses lager in blue glasses.
The new glass front distemper, we are told,
niw threatens the post office.
H. I. Hoyt, Esq., has sold his beautiful
black horse to parties in Texas.
The Prowitt Soda fountain has commenced
blowing—look out for cold weather.
The public debt was decreased fourteen
millions during the month of March.
Sellcck Bros. have a brand-new awning
over the entire front of their new store.
Thad Belts has reached Galveston.
made a short stop at Key West, Florida.
Ex-Assessor Camp is re-shingling his house,
thus showing his abhorrenee of water inter-
nally. .
Pedestrians, the past week, were liberally
provided with kerosene lamps and looking
glasses.
Lots of people have been April fooled at
the post oflice this week by those disagreeable
little quarterly bills.
F. A. Walker, Esq.,was last week appoint-
ed Postmastcr at Woodbury in place of Mr
Woodruff, deceased. ' a:
The Louisiana Commission is at work in
New Orleans, and Sunset Cox is also there
dipping in his little spoon.
Ingersoll’s suit against Tweed has been with-
drawn from the court, and will be tried before
Judge 0. S. Seymour.
Weston has found his match. He was
beaten in England by O'Leary who walked
520 miles against Weston 510, in six days.
Chamberlain, believing that he is. the legal
and rightful Governor of South Carolina pro-
poses to stick—until turned out by force.
The new plate glass fronts of Spencer and
Swartz changes and improves the appearance
of the lower end of Main street wonderfully.
A large and beautiful picture of the Inman
steamer, Berliu,——the largest passenger steam-
er afioat,—is on exhibition at the Post Office.-
The Agnes Wallace-Villa troupe played
two evenings at Music Hall, last week, and
seem to have pleased their audiences as
usual.
Samuel B. Fitch,who has been a popular car-
penter and builder here' for some time past,
has removed to Darien, to try his luck at
farming. '
The Borough advertises for proposals for
lighting and care of street lamps for one year
from June 1st. lVe presume the competition
will be quite sharp.
A large and valuable watch dog belonging
to Frederick T. Belts, Esq., exhibited such.
propensities for biting people that'hc had to
be killed last week. '
Lockwood the “lesion Mail carrier, has
laid two doom Eggs on our table ! at
would Norwalk do without the Eggs k-
Wood brings from \Vestou Z" .
Bailey, of the Danbury News, was prowl-
ing around to the cast of us last Friday. He
evidently had a hankering for'Stratford shad
and an eye to Bridgeport’sfilthy lucrc. ‘
' Dr. J. Stack, of Greenwich, was‘in town
last week, looking after a beautiful pleasure
Yachthe is building and which is to be nam-
ed after a lady formerly residing here.
Mr. James Earle, has leased the cottage
this side of Dr. Fitch’s school and with tack-
hammer in hand and curtain pullies in pocket
he is contemplating the delights of moving.
Our friend Noah Hoyt has left the editor-
ial profession after three months scrviee.‘
Cause~—used up. We’re truly sorry, for his
was ever a bright and welcome “Messenger. ’
Undoubtedly the most important political
contest of this year will be waged in Ohio.
A Governorai's to be elected, and a Legislature
that will choose a successor to Stanley Mat-
thewsl
Mr. J. 0. Sutton has left with us specimens
of russut apples picked on his father’s farm
in Waterbury in the fall of 1876 and the fall
of ’75. They were remarkably «well pre-
served. ' 7
The old Blue Laws ' hoax Peter-ed
out during the Revolution, and never had
lie
‘ any existence except in the brain of the old
‘tory preacher who was drummed out of the
State.
Mcthodism has been highly concentrated at
Hartford the past few days. Three hundred
live ministers assembled at one time in that
quiet little city ought to make life insurance
business look up.
Campy entered the post office Friday morn
ing, and observing Postmaster Olnistead about
to tackle a box of postal cards with ahatchet,
fled in apparent trepidation, lest it was an-
other torpedo box.
W'in. B. Isaacs, 13811., a native of Norwalk,
but for more than a quarter of a century a
resident of Richmond, Va, was present at
the funeral of his brother-inlaw.IFrederick
St. John, last week.
Ex-May or Daskam left us yesterday as a
local business man, for New York, be having
formgd acounection with the house of A. Me
Neil A: Co., 82 Broad street. May the May-
or’s shadow never grow less. -
At the annual meeting of St. Paul’s Epis-
copal Society, the old board of Vestrymen
were re-elected. Hon. Levi Warner and
Geo. W. Cram, Esq, were chosen delegates
to the coming Episcopal Convention.
. Those Moosehead trout Morison sent us
weighed from three to five pounds, and were
just toothsome enough to make us forget-all
our sorrows and tribulations as an editor.
May the donor “live long and prosper."
The RhodeIsland State election resulted in
a complete Republican triumph, the first time
in three years that the Republican Governor
has been elected by the people. The citizens
do not seem to despair of the Republic yet ‘
The Sunday Reformers profess to have
traced our friend Wm. K. James -to South
Norwalk, last Sunday, to get shaved! Isn’t
it a reflection upon the sharpness of our own
section, when our citizens have to leave town
to get alt/wed .9 . '
As the 9:28 a. in. Norwalk train was ap-
proaching the city last \Vednesday, a bullet
smashed through a window throwing fine
pieces of glass in the faces of several passen-
gers. This thing is becoming quite too com-
mon.
Com. W'hite never shows the white flag
and is bound not to give up the ship. He is
havingancw boat built for the Rockaway
route to take the place of the one lost. It is
being'constructcd at Green Point and is prom-
ised for the 4th of July.
.8. II. Richards, Esq.,l cashier of the First
National Bank of Saratoga, is also Mayor, or
Town President, as those famed water drink-*
ers prefer to call their chief ruler. Richards
is a. Norwallc boy, which readily accounts for
his high honors and prosperity.
The Sixth National Bank, located right on
Broadway, N. Y., was hurglarized 011 Sun—
day afternoon. A hole was. cut through the
floor of an unoccupied basement directly
under the Bank, and thus entrance obtained.
A safe was opened, and the thieves made off
with all the silver coin they could carry
amounting to $2,500,——half the contents of
the safe.
Pirates are not entirely of the past, but are
growing as bold as those we read about in
blood and thunder stories. The schooner
Neilsou, from Brauford bound to New York,
\ys boarded in Cow bay early Friday morn-
ing by a gang of thieves who bound and gag
ged the crew and then stole everything they
could find of value. They secured plunder
valued at $1,800, and made good their escape.
~ "Dc'niootion'or one: Fellow’s:
. The new and belutiful ‘ni'iii of Our Broth-'
exceptional interest. Dr. Lynes will give a
history of the Lodge, a poem will be deliver-
ed by J udgc Sumner of Bridgeport, an ad-
dress by Rev. I. Sitnmons, and general re-
marks by the visiting Grand Ofilcérs of the
State and other brothers, - while a Double
Quartette under direction , of Prof. Gibson
will render fine pieces of music selected for
the occasion. The. new Lodge Room is
conceded to be the finest one in the state and
is certainly a model of good taste and sump-
tuous furnishing.
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Unprcccdented Exports.
Six monster ocean steamers left the pOit of
New York alone on Saturday, heavily laden
with exports for Europe, Their cargoes
largely consisted in meats, breadstufis, butter,
cheese, etc. . The Utopia taking eleven lhoua
and boxes of dbecse. The Canada took one
hundred and sixty head of live becfcattlc, fif-
ty-six thousand bushels of corn, and fifty bar-
rels of Anieri an oysters. Never before did
so large a effluent of human food leave our
shores in a single day. , Who says that busi-
ness is not improving! '
Mr. John Kcyscr, who has for so many
years furnished-our people. free of all cost, all
the suminer'delights of a sea-side park, in-
forms us that the past. winter’s storms have
been more destructive to his roads and grounds
than ever before. It will cost not less than
a thousand dollars tomeet these repairs.
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Reductions in 'l clegraph Rates.
The Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Co.
yesterday reduced their rates to' the uniform
price of 25 cents for 10 wait] for all part 0'
the Amrican Union this side of Omaha. The
A. d: P. Co. has thus farlcd every reduction
made in telegraphic rates.
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ZION cannon—We are requested to state
that Mrs. Anna Olmstcad, Matthew N. Rice
and Mrs. Julia Green of the Borough, and
John Taylor of South Norwalk have been
authorized. to solicit subscriptions for' the
benefit of the MI E. Zion church, the money
to be used towards paying the salary‘ of Rev.
D. Davis. The sum of $38.50 has already
been subcribcd by individual members of the
church. We trust our citizens will respond
liberally to the call.
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Improvement in Trade.
There can no longer be any question as to
the fact that our local trade has materially
improved. Again on Saturday last our stores
and shops were well filled with customers and
our trades-people have every reason to feel
encouraged at the greatly improved condition
of business and the still more hopeful out-
look in the immediate future.
Tan BALL —The only public. Ball given
up-town the present season was that at
Lockwood’s Hall, on Tuesday evening last,
given by the Pioneer Hook & Ladder Com»
pany. The- Hall was decorated with flags,
pictures, etc, and the floor waxed as smooth
as glass. Several cages of canaries were sus-
pended from the chandelier, and the birds
shared the musical honors with the band.
The Ball was an invitation affair, and the at-
tendance was select. Many spectators were
present in the galleries, and the floor was
well-filled with dancers, but not uncomforta-
bly crowded. Dancing .continued until
nearly daylight, to the music of Fred.
Wannainaker’s Band. At midnight Fred.
Mead served refreshments. Altogether the
party was a fine one and passed off to the
general delight of the participants.
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EARLY CLOSlNG.—Tlle Borough dry goods
dealers have agreed to close their stores after
May 1st to Sept. lst at half-past-eight o’clock.
See card.
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Messrs. Richards& Weed are building at.
their yard at South N orwalk a Steam Prop’el-
ler for Messrs. Win. F. Lockwood & Albert
A. Gieb, of this place.
chiefly as an oyster boat, and will be furn-
ished with an extra engine for working the
dredging apparatus. It is somewhat larger
than the “Mystic,” and is nearly completed.
The machinery is now being put in.
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The first sociable under the auspices of the
Young Men's Association of the First Con gre-
gational church was held in the Lecture Room
on Friday evening last. ‘ The attendance was
fair, but there was a notable absence of mas-
culincs. A special effort was made to make
the affair entertaining. The exercises em-
braced the rcading of a dialogue by the pas-
tor and one of the young ladies of the Con.
gregation, piano music, a recitation, quartette
singing and a brief address by the President,
Mr. A. S. Gibson. The evening passed pleas-
antly, and probably increased interest will be
manifested in anyfuturc social entertainments
the Association may hold.
At the auction sale of building lots belong-
ing to the Hews estatc,-uppcr end. of Main
street, Saturday afternoon last, the entire lot,
154 feet front by 154 deep on one side and
226 feet deep on the other, .was sold to Mr.
‘Win. Morrcll, of Greenwich. Price $1,150.
The lowest appraised value of the lot, we un-
derstand, was $1700.
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Redniond’s London Marlonettes !
They say Blue Glass is a sure cure for the
Blues! But it aint so. ' The only, sure cure
for the 1 Blues is a visit to Lockwoods Hall,
on Friday Evening, and laugh at Redmon’s
London Marionettcé, go in ruptures over the
sweet singing of Macdonald, and Ha! ha! ha!
at the funny sayings of G. W. Harding. Mr.
Jas. Redmond‘thc proprietor of the above
strictly moral show, knowns how to cater for
the public.
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The Americns.
Com. White expectfi to start' the Americus
upon this route about the 23d inst, if the
weather should be suitable. The programme
of last year, is understood, will be carried out.
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See L. P. Footc’s new advertisement.
Many articles prepared for this number are
crowded. out. .
Hoyt Brothers are exporting Norwalk oys-
ters to Europe. -
The front of Mr. Lamb’s new store was
painted last week. _ ' »
The Lawson lecture last Friday evening
was fairly attended. ' '
The Spring term of our public schools
commenced yesterday.
The two new boilers for the Union Mfg
Company have arrived. ‘
Sunday Evening Services at the churches
now commence at 7:} o'clock.
An immense flock of wild geese flew over
town, northward, yesterday forenoou.
The School Question is to be settled at a
special Town Meetingto be held on the 20th.
The Union Prayer meetings are continued
daily, in Lockwood’s Building, from 51} to
6 p. m.
Dr. Uhle expects to leave town Tuesday
morning, with his family, for IIackettstown,
New Jersey. .
GIT Miss Annie Sloman of New York city
visits Norwnlk every Thursday for the pur-
pose of giving music lessons. Read her card.
Eight or nine dead-elm trees on the Center
School grounds have been dug up, and will
be replaced by live ones. More care will be
taken in setting them out and it is hoped they
w ill flourish. .
Who cares for Barnum now ? The people
will be consoled for missing a sight of “the
greatest show on earth by seeing its rival—
O’Brien's conglomeratcd combination of six
shows, which is on the road to Norwolk.
The Nor'walk Mills Co. held their meeting,
pursuant to notice and informally agreed to
proffer 25 cents on the dollar, in settlement of
their unguaranteed indebtedness, and then
adjourned to meet again to morrow.
President Hayes will attend the opening of
the permanent exhibition in Philadelphia on
the IOU) of May if his public duties will per-
mit. '
Ella-Ill
ers’ Lodge is to be dedicated on the , evening", '
_of the 18th inst. Yery elaborate preparation?“ 4...
are making and the occasion‘will be one». of ’
It is to be used.
. J,0 dfiggallant
a 1qu Tuesday
membered, by at least one poor wight whose
drcams for a fortnight had been filled
with gay visions of blissful delights for that"
eventful evening. The reason of this 'is' ob-'
vious. His faithful spouse had but recently
increased the duties of the census-man to the
extent of one more count, and she, confiding
soul, had promised hubby he should escort
her younger and much prettier sister to the
Ball. What proper young man, with' a due
regard for the young lady members of his
mother-in-law’s family, could have felt other-
wise than delighted at such a pleasant oppor-
tunity and responsibility. There was but a
single restriction imposed by the good little
wife. Baby was restless and the tin cup of
catnip was already simmering on the stove,
when the evening so big with joyous antici-
pations arrived. “Hubby, dear, ” she sweetly
said, “You will go early \\ itli J anc Maria, so
as to get home carly, that's a dear.” Of course
he would. He was at that very moment all
impatience to get fixed up and over to Jane
Maria’s house, early. Indeed, that’s just what
every man who goes too ball early, with h:
wife’s pretty sister does it for.-——To “come
home early,—tliat’s just what always Weighs
on his mind on such occasions, and our hero
was no exception to the universal rule. And
then besides, he was invited to act as one of
the “committee," and didn’t he have to go
early, of course he did. ’
Our hero didn’t live more than five miles
from Chapel street, and leaping three steps at
every bound he soon mounted to the chamber
where his “Sunday-go~to-meeting fixins’ "
were all daintily laid out fonhim by the faith-
ful wife and young mother. “What a jewel
of awife I've got," thought he, and he al—
most rcproached himself because he was
feeling so happy over the fact. that he was to
have “an evening out” once more, with
somebody clse’s sister." But he crushed
down these rising sentiments, and tried to
recur to the necessity of getting over to Jane
Maria’s early so he could get home early.
His efforts were successful and his ablutions
were hastily run through with. Then he
took up one of Morison’s immaculatedress
shirts, ordered through Comstock, the great
ready—made clothier. The initials of his name
were artistically wrought on the lappel at the
base of the bosom in bright red silk threads,
and he thought of the deft and delicate fing-
ers that had thus so nicely complimented
his patronymic. Next he seized one of those
exquisite neck ties, that week received direct
from the Parisian importer by Charley Sey-
mour Lockwood, the fashionable Main street
Draper. and Tailor._ Then he lifted his latest
pair of bifurcated garments, made by Har-
lem for this special occasion, and ordered the
instant he knew he was, to be permitted to
take Jane Maria to the ball; This done, a pair
of boots that fitted like a glove and made by
received his not unhandsome pedals, already
encased in a pair of Earle as Smith’s Bal-
briggans. A chance glimpse into the mirror
fairly astonished him that he so well became
good clothes. Next came the vest,—but it
wasn’t on the chair with pants and coat,——iib,
he remembered, it was one of Harlem’s finest
black cloths made for his wedding, he had
himself placed it at the bottom of his bachelor
trunk. Rushing to the receptacle and lifting
the lid, and with one upheaval, he brought
the missing garment forth and hastily donned
it, only anxious lest time be wasted and his
gorgeous neck-tie moved awry. Tllcn came
the Barnum wedding coat, ordered through
Barraclougb, and that was hurried on; his
ed in less time than it requires to speak of it
Taking his tilc from Foorn’s the city hatter,
grasping a heavy traveling shawl he had pur-
chased of VanHooscardi Ambler, and siezing
a pair of exquisite lemon-colored gloves Ed-
die Street had fltled him to, at Bennett, Nash
and Street’s,_ the popular Main street Dry
Gooderouse, he hurried down stairs, kissed
his wife and babe and rushed from the house.
In all this there was but onelittle sin of
' omission' Under his coat, when he came in
he. had stealthily couclealcd a ravishing lit-
tle hand boquet for Jane Maria that Peter
Guige had prepared. He wanted 'to tell his
wife about this, but somehow when upon the
point something else seemed to shove his
good intentions aside, and so when he left the
house he had again practiced his covVardlg
deception and thrust the little floral offender
down between his coat and .vest to, escape
the trusting wife's observation. Alas, un-
lucky man! Did he forget the whole sermon
in two lines :~— . '
“Oh, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practice to deceiye."
Yet light of foot and lighter of heart, like
a deer be bounded around the curve and down
the hill till he came abreast of Chas; T. Leon-
ard.‘ & Son’s famous wuod and coal yard.
Here beneath an inviting gaslight he thought
he would draw forth Peter's beautiful and
odorous buds. That they might. not be
crushed, lie unbuttoned his coat, and in care-
fully lifting them forth, what did he behold?
That Morrison shirt had by some magical
process got outside of Harlem's vest ! He
darted to the fence across the street, laid
the shawl across the pickets and the bunch
of posies carefully on the rail, when he tried
to pull the white offender down and then
aside, but his jerks were only responsive on
the back .of his neck. Although in a fever of
excitement and perplexity, he soon discovered
it Wasn’t his shirt after all,but that in his
haste he had got his vest on wrong side out.
“What an ass I’ve been,” thought he,“and
its all because my mind was absorbed in keep.
ing that boquet out of my wife’s just a little
bit jealous eyes.” But no time could be lost,
so, cold as it was, off went coat and then the
vest. Just then two inoffensive ladies passed
close by him, attracted by the extraordinary
spectacle of a man dlsrobing himself beside
the street fence, ,in the dark. Leaving his
coat with thé shawl on the fence, he darted
down to behind one of those 'old maples op-
posite Leonard’s to escape further scrutiny.
The street again becoming clear, he again re-
treated beneath the gnslight to'see if he had
got his vest all right at last. But no: It was
wrong side out just as before. So, quick as
he turned it and put it on, the cold winds of
Tuesday night cutting through to the' very
marrow of every bone in arms, shoulders
and chest. Then he took it of! and turned it
upside dorm and put it on. That left a white
all his other efforts. Not less than a dozen
times he pulled off that vest,turned it outside
and inside', and downside and hindside and
foreside, and still it showed only the inevit-
able whlte lining. When at the 'very h'cighth
of his perplexing misery, he saw a boy stoop
down beside his coat and shawl, pick up
something and. pass rapidly on. But his
agony and confusion were so great he cared
not if he himself were carried off. Pcrplexed
to the verge of insanity, and enraged at his
delay, be yet 'broke'forth again into a raging
paroxysm of jerking on and off that jacket.
He took it off, turned it round and put it on,
then he dolled it again and turned it around
and put it on, Then taking it off he put it
on upside down, hiud'side ' before, in fact
every way, and yet the bewitchcd garmett
would come wrong-side out every time in
spite of his perfectly frantic endeavors to get
it on right.
Disgusted, bewildered, mad, he resolved to
take his coat from the fence and. go home.
He had not moved a rod before he discovered
his every action under the gaslight had been
observed by‘ a motley ggthering, who were
skirring about and watching him under a
belief that he was a crazy man escaped from
Frank' Foster’s care at the Lock-up. His
'greatest apprehension, however, was that his
personal identity had been Meye‘retlmnd that
the story of his lunatic performances would
fill a column of the Gamma, as it has. Sadly
but swiftly he sped home. _ With the bound
of awlldstag he dashed to the side‘ of his
wife. Her eyes- 'grgetcd his protruding orbs,
with a black cloud of reproach, as well as
'———o——oo—
Mr. French and Chauncey Platt, at Harrison‘s"
hair brushed and mustache soaped and twist--
thought he jerked the offender 01 again,
of astonishment. ,“Look magpie, wife," he
yelled—“4m ‘I my. fan, idiot! or mad .9”
“I should say you were all three," she bitter-
ly repliedé“Why, what "do you mean, dar-
ling," heilaid, tdning «page; really begin-
ning'todoubt his ovvn linity.' “What do I
man, you wicked, cruel, ungrateful man,"—
and going off in a hysterical fit of most
violent sobbing. “To be treated so by you,
John Henry—I won't stand it—I’ll‘ take baby
and go home to mother—~I—I—I—boo—hoo
" “What in the name“ of all the
saints has broken loose, wife, I insist, “ROI!
your telling me. Am I out of my head ?”
“ Tell you .’," said she, spitefully; then open-
ing the little stand drawar', she drew forth
Peter's bunch of once fresh and fragrant buds,
now looking as wilted and dejected as a
school-boy after a flogging. But dangling to
the crushed boquet was a dainty little card,
tied with delicate ribbon from Emanuel's,and
inscribed as follows: " With tandem! Me and!
devoted afutlon to Jam Maria, from John
Henry." “011, you wicked, perfldious watch,
I‘ve found you out at last. You needn’t think
you’ve deceived me! I’ve seen how soft and
spoony you've beenaround Jane Maria ever
since I was ill with baby. Ugh, you vipcrl
get out of my sight." “But, for Lord’s sake,
wife, don t take on so. I'll explain it all. I
—I—didn’t—-I mean it was alla joke—just
for fun, you know. But how in heaven's
name did you get it ’1’” “Igel it? Why,didn’t
our next door neighbor's boy pick it up in
the street, and didn't they read it and laugh
themselves sick over this card and then send
it over to me. A nice bit of scandal to go
about the town, truly. - But I’ll learn you to
treat your poor wife—"
At this juncture aloud rap at the door
startled the distracted pair into a degree of
morcmber consciousness. » Poor John Henry .
ceased beating his head and tearipg his hair,
while the wife still furiously rocked her chair
and kicked the floor as spitefully as if her
heels were made of cast iron. “Go to the
door,” she sgid, snappislily. John Henry
was willing to retreat even thus far, because
.he had lost his interest in the Ball, and espec-
ially in flowers. He opened the door with
an angry vehemence, to find it was Pinkey
Finch, with Banks Morehouse’s best team,
harnessed with one of Swan’s superb sets of
double harness and nicely shod, too, by that
prince of Horse Sheers, E. C. Lloyd, at
Lamb’s long established shop.
The brain works with electric quickness in
great emergencies, and J ohu Henry thinking
the introduction of a’ stranger might tend to
quiet the domestic storm raging within, nerv-
ously asked the careful driver in. “Your
sister,” said I’inkey, “wanted me to drive
over and see what had become of you, after,
I had waitgl nearly two hours.” Now John
Henry had procured a sheet of Andrew Sel-
leck’s most gorgeous fancy billet paper and
an initial envelope and sent it to Jane Maria,
urging her to “be ready early," as aforesaid,
and the poor fellow was in a cold sweat lost
this incident miglit have been stated to the
driver and be by him in turn exposed to the
now thoroughly aroused wife. It seems,too,
that John Henry's delay had got Jane Maria
in a state of mind, also, who knowing the
enthusiasm with which he essayed her escort
would believe something dreadful had hap-
pened. She had been dressed, moreover, for
two full hours. Gus Franke’s Ladies Hair
Dresser had been up and banged and frizzed
her hair and adjusted an exquisite wreath of
artificial flowers prepared by Mrs. J. A. Mc
Lean. Mrs. Mllliner Betts had made a most
bewitching collarette, and Mrs. Fawcett such
alovc of an opera hat, while Cousins’ had
furnished a most dainty pair of white kid
gaiters. and Lina Weed had' made her fair
white neck radiant with a golden chain, and
Spencer her voluptuous bosom resplendent
with diamonds and pearls. Rarest perfumes
came from the Prowitt‘s andfrom those
popular successors of the Uhles, - and her
pearl powder from Weed’s. Thus accoute ‘cd
how could she longer wait?
But let us return to poor John Henry. No
sooner had Banks’ careful driver explained
his mission, than the poor fellow broke
silence—“Go back,” said he, “and tell her I
can’t go—that I’m sick in bed, that I’ve got
the jumping toothache, the galloping earache,
the tcrible newralgia and old-ralgia, delirium
tremens, and in fact tell her anything—-
everything.” Suiting action to words he
kicked one of those beaufiful slippers that
come from A. II. Hoyt & Cofis in one direc-
tion and the other in another, and jumped
abodt like a wild man. It now came to be
the wife's turn to get into a confused state of
mind as to what had caused his sudden re.
turn, his terrible glare out of the eyes, his
bated breath, clenched teeth and distended
nostrils. Her alarm soon overcame her jcal-
ousy, and she asked in tones of entreaty now
instead of anger—“Why, what does all you,
John Henry?" “Ail me i’" he responded,
“Everything ails me. I can’t go, I won’t go,
I'll stay here with you, send the driver
away!" “No, John Henry. you must go,
sister will be so disappointed. Its all right,
yes you will go; that’s a dear hubby.” “ 0,
I’ll give it up. I’d rather stay here with you,
darling, and let the Ball go, with all Doug-
lass's and D‘Artois’ Ice Cream and DeKlyne’s
confections, or Lockwood’s or Hanford’s oys-
ters, 'or Honnecker’s cakes. No,-I wouldn’t
o if all of Potter’s [organs were there with
his 'to bring out the music.” “Oh, yes
you all," she said so sweetly, and the love-
' light shone out from those dark lashes still
wet with recent tears like sunbeams’ from a
right into the carriage and go over for sister,
and come heme early."-—“But what am I to
do with this internal waistcoat?” said be,
throwing Wide open his coat. “Why, what
have you got on ?",——'Where did you get that
rag ‘2 Why, didn’t you see that Marseilles
you bought at the New York Clothing Store,
and that I laid out for you.” “No. I didn’t,"
said John Henry, ‘with spirit. “I got my
black wedding vest, as I supposed, out of my
trunk, and its wrong-side out on both sides;
at least I can’t get it on right, and I’ve had it
offand on a hudred times since I left this
house.” This time "a mischievous, as well as
loving twinkle lit up the wife’s eye, as she
said: “Why, John; Henry, are you. a fool?
How could you be such a dunce? Don't ou
know the moths got into that black c 0th
vest and that I cut the front all off of it to
bind my sack with, last winter.” Poor John
Henry looked as dazed as an idiot.
thought he did remember his wife’s telling
him about it. Theii he thought she couldn‘t
have- ever told himland then he thought—he
didn‘t know what he thought. But the now
forgiving wife dried all tears in convulsive
laughter as she‘took‘in the situation and bar.
ried her hubby up after the white Marseilles,-
and off after dear sister Jane Marla. He soon
bounded into the waiting hack, which he
found had just been rte-upholstered, painted
and “done up” by' those first-class, fine car-
riage workmen, Mullings & Tilly, of South
Norwalk; Jane Maria’s was reached in no
time, and Pink had his belated freight
landed in front 0 ‘ Holmes do Keeler's, while
all in front of the Selleck'Brotherszncw store
outside and was a more miserable failure than: “00d a line of “be! vehicles, waiting the"
chance to unload.
The gallant Firemen were in the heighth of
their evening’s enjoyment. The music was
as ravishing as ever; man whirled maiden
o’er the waxed floor, but somehow the guest,
with the white Mamilles vest, from the New
York Clothing Store, seemed to take more
interest in little details than “1.1.110 dance.
He was particularly interested in knowing
that the prince of stove men. E. K.- Lock,-
wood, had furnished the ante-room Range to
keep G‘eo. Keeler's and Geo.- Ward Selleck’s
Coffee hot. That Young Mckeon and Burritt
had piped and set up the same—That E. J.
Hill had furnished lumbar for the tables that
were put together with nails from W. C.
Street & Co. '8; that Lockwood and uintargl
had supplied the needed furniture an chairs,
and that Finneyda Benedict’s on r was min-
gled with George W. Jennings’ ream, in en-
riching the tea and coffee drank.from Dem-
mon 85 Newcomb’s cups and Blascer’s sau-
Fcers, .T. E. Smith had supplied the table
cutlery, while that e; ‘uisite butter, the re-
mark of all, was from ibble’s, at South Nc r-
walk. Glover A; Son had piped the water
into the improvised kitchen, whila'that stove
oil cloth under the stove was from A Dicker-
man & Son, of South Norwslk. It was con-
ceded to be, all in all, the most delightful.
Ball ever held by the gallant fire boys, and
yet J ohu Henry actually did go home early,
though we are sorry to say originifily, he had
not intended‘so to do. But he‘says; sinlay he
ever after he delivered from a black vein
with the outside peeled from the white li-
ning!” His forgiving little wife can’t think
of it without a te—he, and even the baby kicks
and co-o-es too, with special vigor Whenever:
the subject is talked up in the family. John
Henry vows he’ll take ,the wreck of that
wedlt‘iipg yeqt t9 Whitney and have it photo-
gmp 1'66 betas its thrown into .51.)? rag bug-
. I I. . f 1 ._- 4
, Dennis Lane, a Norwalk boy who has been
wandering in the South and Far-West for
several years died in Calorado last February.
cloud. “Now don’t lose a minute but jump '
He‘
' ~ ,0 , ado!
If the thfih: ya been hard 'iind money
scarce to the masses, the few have had arid-
still hav’e,,the inedns at their , command to
secure. such bargains in all matters of family
dress, as were never known before. Many
hive taken wise advantage of this conduion
of things and have.'purchased largely of the
goodo'whichhavebeen sacrificed at forced
sales, ‘and thus laid " in a' stock of staple
goods, sure to be‘wanted in the near future,
when these same goods are just as sure to be
from twenty, to fifty per cent. more‘ costly.
To illustrate, Van; Hoosear d’: Ambler are now
selling plain, but rich Black Dress Silks for
less than they can be imported, or manufac-
tured in this country,or sold for by any New
York house. 'This is one of those rare op-
portunities a merchant is able to sieze upon
to proffer a genuine and substantial bargain
and benefit to his customers. Then too, this
firm are selling cotton prints at prices even
far below those before the war, or any ever
known in this country or in Europe. Man-
ufacturers have been forced to realize and
their goods have been-put On the markets at
forced sales and run of! at whatever they
would bring. It is this very exceptional
condition of things that enable this reliable
firm to offer bargains never heard of before.
They invite the earliest iiispcctlon in sub-
stantiation of their statements made to us
upon their honor.
.—+———_
Mrs. Harlem's Young Ludics’ boarding and
day School opens this morning with addition-
al native, French and German teachers. Miss
Stone of Poughkeepsic College having charge
of the higher English, Latin, Drawing and
Music. Every effort to make this Institute
a first-class one is very creditable, while the
prices are no higher for the different studies
than other schools in town, and we wish it.
SUCCCSS.
._ _._..._...__._._
MT Remember the auction sale of the Al-
fred Mallory place, Tuesday, April 17. 2t
___.......—_-———
It? Call at C. S. Lockwood’s for a choice
assortment of fine linen and paper collars,
Main Street.
_._.__.__
W Gent's fine Silk and Linen Handker-
chiefs, at Lockwood's.
____-.+____.._
@‘ Razors honed and concavcd at G. A.
Franke’s.
__., A. M-..
IE!” Clover, Timothy, and Red Top seed at
G. O. KEELEH‘S
____..___
3‘ Measure taken for Morison's Shirts,
and good fits guaranteed at Lockwood's.
. ___._._.___.
W Novelties in Sleeve Buttons at C. S.
Lockwood’s.
. ,_____._____
se- The choicest and most varied stock of
Gent’s Suspenders. . at Lockwood’s.
———.——— '
l??? White, yellow, and red onion seed at
G. O. KEELER'S . .
____._.__
I8" For cleanliness, execution of work and
promptness in serving, G. A. Franke’s Barber
Shop has no equal in town.
-———.-—+~——-
If? Have you seen U. 0. Keenan’s new
store ?
___..._
No remedy heretofore discovered has been so
successful in curing Consumption and all diseases
of the Throat and Lungs as Dr. A. J. Flagg’s
Cough and Lung Syrup. The medicine is pleas-
ant to take, and guaranteed to cure if taken in
season. It can be procured of your Druggist.
The Grand Central Hotel, New York, illus-
trates the wisdom of a full house at reasonable
rates, by reducing from $4.00 to- $2.50 and
$3 00 per day, and leaving its other competi-
tors to bear the brunt of extravagant prices.
____+_.—.
@Largest assortment Garden Seed to be
found in the county at G. 0. Kane’s
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CITY NEWS.
BY OUR LOOALREPOBTEBS.
‘I
Mr. Cape draws rein over the handsomcst
horse in South Norwalk.
VAt last there is good news for Camp and
all other delicate ones who have complained
about the condition of Washington street
sidewalks. On Wednesday evening, at the
council meeting, in answer to a point of
order, chairman Craw decided that the
action of the Boards of concilme‘n in accept-
ing the reports of the~committees on damages
and benefits in the alteration or lay-out of
Woodward Avenue and Washington streets,
could not be legally rescinded or reconsider-
ed. Just as well try to reconsider _.and re-
scind the first sin of Adam, as to reconsider
the acceptance of the report on these streets.
The Judge must have forgotten who was
Senior in tlfose days.
have been ordered make and after J une lst
our country cousins can promenade from
Main street to Water street, in kid slippers—
if necessary, and wear over shoes the re-
inainder of the distance to the boat.
Samuel Bradley has been compelled to re-
linquish’ his position in the corner drpg store
on account of ill health. Howard Smith
succeeds him for the present. -
Moving day is over and most of our resi-
dents who moved are settled in their .new
homes. Mr. Watkins has removed to West
street, on the hill. 0. E. Trowbridge re-
moved to a pleasant location on Chestnut
street. We learn that his little son is very
sick with diphtheria. Mr. Charles Jennings
has located in the Joe Morehouse place on
High street.
One-would judge from the tone of the
City journal that something dreadful had
happened to it. They ought not to com-
plain, while securing full price for City
printing. ‘
Some two years since, a committee of
which W. S. Hanford, Esq., was chairman,
reported to the councilmen, the legal opinion
of S. J. Blake, then City Attorney, that the
printed ordinanceswore not valid as neither
the original or a copy on the records could
be found. The opinion was questioned, and
the fact denied, by an ex Senior Councilman.
The U. S. Superior court, has lately made a
decision in a- similar case, which sustains the
opinion of AttorneyBlake. ~
A very pleasant affair in the form of a
pillow-case masquerade took place,on Friday
evening, at the residence of Mr. Randal on
West street. A select number formed the
happy company within. A crowd outside
listened to the mirth and music.
Dave Hill has invested in a pale sorrel
trotter, Danu so]. him a new-side bar bug-
-gy. Nash and I-Ionnecker will have to keep
their eyes peeled, if caught out on the road
now. . . "
“Unwritten law” is good. How came it
law without being written ? That laws may
be referred to which old councilmen and the
ring do not want to.learn of and to them un-
known is quite galling;
_On Saturday afternoon Mr. .lGorham 0f
Westport, and hiS'sistcr, were riding through
Springwood, and when near the cuboid
bridge, the horses were frightened by the
cars,‘and starting on a run went across the
bridge, down the hill on Spring street, and
when near the corner of Concord street, op-
posits the house of Mr. Scott, the carriage
was upset throwing the occupant; gut and
severely injuring them. The horses ran, the
carriage striking the lamp post and~ the coal
bin at Smith & Palmer’s Hat Factory, was
~smashed into pieces. Mr, Gorham and sister
were taken to the house of Mr. Scott. A.
doctor was summoned to attend. them and
found the collar bone of Mr. Gorham broken
and the lady severely injured. As soon as
they were able to be moved they were taken
in a hack to their home in Westport. The
horses wgre gaught on Concord street, and
found to be oniy” slightly ipjiirgg,
Walter T. Buckingham, who .was elected
City clerk at the first City election, .was in
the City on Sunday, on his way from Mount
Vernon, N. Y., to Woodbury, Conn., his
'former and he hopes his future home, Walter
looks well.- _________-.
' I u ' heion ‘n t web. lb and
Inalglgggffllfi in Néivgli'grk? grade lari‘gngé.
ments to withdraw from the company, and
went to sign the papers Thursday morning.
On his person were concealed a revolver, a
hand-grenade, and a dirk knife. An ltry words
arose between the persons intereste , and the
retiring partner drew his bomb and threw it
up n the floor. The explosion which ensued
ki é‘d'dne"of the gentlpmep, seriouslywound-
ed'thc ‘other, and tilatéd tne murderer.
He then drew his reyolvei‘ and’tried to 'com-
o
However, the walks ’
.. “assent uni-rd 3am...
1.1‘hc5tandardra clues for'fall diseases of-tho
Janus are ‘35: systems, PULnomc ‘ sranr,
'Sctimjrcx’s Sni.".Whnn ironic, and Sonnxox’s
Manhunt: Prinsgand It taken before the lungs
are dcsgo'yed, a speedy cure is en'ectcd. .
To these three medicines Dr. J. H. Schenck. of
Philadelphia. owes his unrivalled successln the
treatment of pulmonary diseases.
The Pulmonic Syrup ripcns the morbid matter
in the lungs; nature throws it off by an easy ex~
pectoration, for when the phlegm or matter is ripe
a slight cough w 11 throw it off, the patient has
rest and the lungs begin to heal.
To enable the I‘ulmonio Syrup to do this,
Schcnck’s Mandrake Pills and Schcnck’s Sea
Weed Tonic must be freely used to cleanse the
stomach and liver. Schenck’s Mandrake Pills act
on the liver, removing all obstructions, relax the
gallbladder, the bile starts freely, and the liver ls
soon relieved. _ '
Schenek’s Sea Weed Tonic is a gentle stimulant
and alterative; the alkali of which it is composed
mixes with the food and prevents soaring. It
assists the digestion by toning up the stomach to
a healthy condition, so that the food and the I’ul-
monie Syrup will make good blood; then the
care is taken to prevent fresh cold.
All who wish to consult Dr. Schenck eithcrpro-
fessionally or by lottcrLcan do so at his principal
office, corner Sixth and A rch Sts., Philadelphia,
every Monday. .
Schcnck’s medicines are sold by all druggists
throughout the country. 2m10
Couglll. Colds, Group, Bronchitis, Influ-
enza, Whooping Cough, lloarscncss, Pains or
Sorciicss'gn the Chest 01: Side, Bleeding at the
Lungs, Night Sweats, Liver Complaints, ete.,cur-
ed by Dr. S. I). Howc’s Arabian Milk Cure for
Consumption. 2t15
Tm: LADY on GI-zn'rbiciuiv Soaounxnus at
fashionable sea-aide resorts or spas, may rest as-,
sured that Crown’s Sum-nun Soav will furnish
them certain protection or prompt relief from ir-
ritation or the cuticle. no matter from what cause
arising, and prevent tan or freckles. Sold by all
drugglsts. HILL’s IJAiit AND Wuisxrzn DYE,
Black or llrowu, 50 cents, ' '
A CARD.
To all who an suffering from the errors and in:
t lscrctions of youth, nervous weakness. cayly dc.
cny. loss or manhood, &c., I will send a recipe that.
will care you, FREE OF CHARGE. This great
remedy was discovered by a missionary in South
America. Send a self addressed envelope to the
REV. Josarii '1'. Isms, Elation D, Bible House
New York City. ‘ izmio
For Liver Complalnn and its various
symptoms, Billious Headache. Sick Headache,
Jannulcc or Green Sickness, Billous Colles, and
Bilious chcrs, use Dr. S. D. flowe’s Arabian Liver
Pills. 2t15
Every Invalid Should Know it.
The reports from all parts ofthc country confirm
the statement that Dr.Gagc’s great vegetable I'PIII‘
cdy called “MEDICAL WONDER” is having an im-
mense sale by all druggists. The propritora do
not expend enormous sums for flaming adv ertisc-
merits. but prefer to let the medicine adverisc it-
sell by sending to driiggists thronghontthc coun-
try, sample bottles, for trial, at a cost of many
its merits before purchasing a large size. Nope:-
son suffering with Dyspepsia, Dizziness. Liver or
Kidney Complaint, Sour Stomach,Slck Headache.
Habitual Costivcncss. Scrofulous lluinors. Spinal
Diseases, Weakness of' Male or Female.or General
Nervous Prostratlon of either sex, can take this
remarkable medicine without soon sceingitsgood
effects. Go to your Druggist and get a sample
bottle for 15 cts. and try it: or a large size for 51.
It has Cured where all other remedies have failed.
Sold in Norwalk by H. M. Jr C. S. Prowitt. Whole-
sale by Geo. C. Goodwin & Co., Boston.
For Nervous Deblllty. Lost Vitality, Uri-
nary Diseases. and Broken-down Constitutions.
world is challenged to find the equgl a] Dr. S. D.
Howe]; Arabian Tonic Blood Purifier. It builds
you right square up. 2tl5
MARRIED.
“AAA“ AnAMnn AANW‘nAA
In Bridge ort, March 29. by Rev. C. R. Palmer,
Minnie G . eel. of New York, to 1. Allen Meeker,
of Nor-walk.
At South Hadley. Mass , Feb. 19th, by Rev. Dr.
Herrick. Frank C. Mather, of Northampton, to
Miss An in S. Bissell, formerly of Norwalk.
In Bri gc rt. March 29th, by Rev. Dr. Hopper,
Thomas B. obtnson and Miss Nelly A. Smith.
At Southport, 5th, Frank Mixtcr and Elizabeth
— DIED.
’In South Norwalk, April 2nd June Allen, aged
~65 years. _
In Norwalk, April 4th, Thomas Rooney, aged
1 year, 10 months and 26 davs. ~
In Norwalk, April 5th, John Reynolds, aged 67
years. .
In Norwalk, April 5th, Ann Eliza K. Woodrufl',
a ed 41 years. '
75 n Brooklyn. March 29th, Patrick Myers, aged
years .
68In Danbnry, April 3d, Jonathan S. Comes, aged
years. . -
In Bridgeport, April 3, Charles S.'Middlcbrooka
aged 54 years. .
‘ At Fairfax, Virginia, April 2d, of Paralysis,
Samuel Field,(father of Mrs. Henry Seymour of
this place, in the 86th year of his age. Remains
taken to North Salem. N. Y., for interment.
In Brid cport, March 27. Chas. Johnson, aged
72. Apri 4, Gen. II. Hubbcll, aged 54.
24h Stratf‘ord, March 28, David H. Curtis, aged
years. .
1n Oakland. Cal.. March 18,, Mary E. Burhant,
born in Greenwich, aged 48 years.
In Stamford.Aprll lst. Thomas O’Neil, aged 72.
Same day, Bartholomew Finn. aged 72 cars.
In China 0. April 1st. Mrs. Emil We 1), wife of
John Web . formerly of Stamfor ,aged 51 years.
lMPth’l‘AN'l‘
T0
FARMERS
AND
' GARDEN ERS.
The subscribers have on hand a supply of
Farm {and Garden
IMPLEMENTS.
Thc‘very best in use.
.
GROUND PLASTER,
We can deliver to‘ all Stations on the Danhiiry .t
Norwalk and Shepaug Railroads.
GROUND BONE.
Pure and Fine'Ground.
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Russell Coe’s Phosphates,
FISH comes.
And other Fertilizers, warranted pure. The Best
and only
Sure Death 8. Curator Potato Bugs,
Also 3 General Assortment of
Hardware, Iron, Carriage
Parts, Paints, ens, &c.,
At Lowest New York Prices.
Wm. 01 Street a co.
18 Water Street, Norwalk.
Norwalk. April 9th, “337.
plate his work by Suicide: He‘died that flight
lungs heal, and the patient will surely get .well it"
thousand dollars per year, that invalids may test,
I'Foolek
And you Will find-everytli
7.- ,ALL SHAPES
L. P. FOOTE,
SOUTH; NORWALK,
Hal
1
Store,
ing to suit in the Hot Line.
sax Hm MADE To ORDER
and warranted to fit.
AND STYLES,
For all Ages and Conditions of Man,
AT THE LOWEST CASH PRICES.
‘Go'od Silk Hats for $4.50.
Large Stock of Gents’ Furnishing Goods.
Old Sills Hats Made Over into Present Style.
Practical Hatter,
N'o. 8 Lauder’s Block,
.. .9958: -
DOOR MATS,
W001] iWILLUW WARE,
BROOMS.
BASKETS, Etc.,
AT
E. K. LOCK WOOD’S.
PROTEST-ANT WOMAN, who can cook.
wash, iron, and do general housework, can
find a good sltuation on immediate application, At
the residence of L. J. CURTIS, West Ave. 15
A Card.
WE the undersigned Dr Goods Merchants of
Norwalk, agree to c ose otir places ol‘busi-
ness from Sept. lst to May 1st, at 8 o’clock, and
from May lst to Sept. lst, at 8}; o’clock, Saturdays
excepted. We agree to close our stores on the
followmg Holidays: New Years, Feb. 22.F.tst Day,
July 4th, Thanksgiving day and Christmas, and
for the better accommodation of our customers,
we agree to keep open our store, one week be-
fore Christmas and each one close when he thinks
best. BENNETT. NASH do STREET,
VAN HOOSEAR A: AMBLER.
SCOFIE’LD lb HOYT,
EARLE .2 SMITH.
MISSES Bnocxwax’s
SELECT SCH0.0L
FUR‘VUUN. [ANES a: EHIIDREN
Regular English Course Four Years. Music.
Languages, Drawing and Painting. A limited
number of pupils received into the family. Sum-
mer Term commences April 23rd, 1877.
MISSES BBCCKWAY,
Box 443, Norwalk, Ct.
, For circulars address
Iy‘lfi
“sum MADE TO ORDER l’.’
C. S.LoCkwoo‘d, .
THE IllAlN STREET
Fashionable Tailor,
Is still Agent for"
Morison & Hutchinson’s
Dress Shirts.
All orders will be promptly filled. Careful
measuring anda perfect fit in all cases guaran-
teed. . Im15
Rooms to Let.
Address 1!. D. 17.,
5 ‘ GAZETTE OFFICE.
For Sale or to Let,
At Cannon’s Station, D. & N. R. IL, 11. very desir-
able COUNTRY PLACE, containing 13 acres of
land. improved b a superior TWO STORY AND
ATTIC DWELL NG, and all necessary out-build-
ings and henery .in thorough order. Abundance
of choice fruits. berries, &c. Terms easy. Call
on or address L. GAMBRILL,
2m’l5 Cannon’s Station.
‘To Rent.
THE subscriber offers to rent hcr lace on Main
Street. N orwalk, opposite the air Grounds.
House new, commodious and convenient. Bor‘
ough Water. Wlll rent the entire hm e, oreither
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the first or second stories. Apply the owner
on the premises. CLARISSA WILLIAMS. 2t15
Notice.
THE inhabitants of the Town of N orwalk, tyre
hereby notified and warned that a Special
Town Meeting will be held at the Town House, in
.said )brwalk, on FRIDAY, the 20th Dar OF
APRIL, 1877, at 2 o’clock, in the afternoon :
_ To hear the report of‘ the Committee appointed
at a meeting holdcn on the 20th day of December,
1876, to consider the propriety of making some
change in the method of running ,the public
schools. . —
To take any action such meetin may choose
upon such report, and vote to cstab ish and main-
tain a school etc higher grade, within the Town.
if‘thought best. And in case such vote is passed,
to appoint such committee as the law requires,
and any other committee and officer that may be
deemed necessary and proper to carry out more
effectually the purposes of such a vote, and to
transact any other proper business that may be
brought before such meeting, whereby the rec
ommendations in such report may be adopted and
put into operation.
JOSEPH P. HANFCRD,
WILLIAM H. FERRIS,
1’ LATT PRICE,
Dated Nor-walk. April 9th, 1877.
Selectmen.
LARGE ASRORTMENT OF
HILDREN’
ARRIAGE
, EXTREMELY LOW PRICES,
AT
13. :K. Lookwood’s.
Copartnership.
THE subscribers have this day formed a covert-
, nership under the firm name of Wm. C. Street,
& Co., and will continue the Hardware, Iron and
Paint business. at the old stand of Wm. C. Street,
No. 18 Water Street.
. WM. 0. STREET,
WM. II. SMITH.
Norwalk, April ‘2d, 1817. 8t15
The Wants of the Housekeeper
‘ SUPPLIED
E. K. LOCKWOOD’S.
Notice.
Proposals invited for Lighting,
Care, &c., of Borough Lamps.
Y dlrection of the Court of Burgesscs, the
B undersigned invites and Will receive at the
nine of the Court of Burgesses, (to be left With
o’clocik It: the evening of
Ma 4th. next, sealed proposa s, as in price per:
mOIleh, for one *ear, beginning With true 1, 1877,
for lighting an putting out (as to time in accord-
ance with contract with Gas Co.‘ as the same now
is or may be, or as the Court. Burgesses may
direct.) cleaning. repairing, taking care of, and
keeping all the street lamps, 01'! and gas. in num-
ber, more or less, at all times in good and com-
}1 to order. (save necessary plumbing.) and to the
c e‘pt'anae of tho‘flfimittgo on, Lymps ant WAS
of said Court. the Borough furnishthg all the m :
terials necessary for lighting and repairs, and the
party receiving the contract to devote his Pentagr-
AL ATTENTION and Lanon to the “3%. Any In-
formation desired in this matter on e obtained
of the Clerk of the Courtpf Burgesses, or.of the
undersigned. The right is reserved of rejecting
any or a l proposals if of accepting any proposa .
an the' interests of t e Borough may seem to re-
quire; and plea of tormiuating at any time any
contract made in pprs‘uapec of this notlcqln glue
the terms thereof shall not lie. in the opinion of
the Court of Burgesses, strictly fulfilled. Th9
Court of Burgesses may require bonds of‘ the party
reciviug the contract, for its faithful fulfillment.
’roposals should follow as pearl ' as possiblc,_the
language of this notice. SA UE BEATTY,
‘ ' ' . Chairman of Comao Lungs and Gas,
Borough of Nat-walk, Aprgl tl_r,I ,7. his
his Clark.) up to 7.15
The largest Assortment _
OF
.TOILET SETS,
AT
Greatly Reduced Prices,
AT
.E. K LOOK we 09’s..-
l Mammals.
THE LADIES AND FRIENDS or
M. E. CHURCH, at ROWAYTON.
WILL GIVE AN
Entertainment in the Church, on
Wednesday and Thursday
EVEN INGS, APRIL 1 1 th and 12111 ,
Consisting of an Oyster Supper and other refresh-
ments, etc. All the friends of the cause are cor-
diallv invttcd ‘
l It’s Better than Blue Glass!
' LOCKWOOD’S HALL. NORWALK,
SATURDAY, April 14..
ONE NIGHT ONLY.
Rflllllltlllll’l Lfllllillll Marianna!
Direct from the Great New York Aquarium.
These wonderful Marionettes are meeting with
[cat success everywhere. Hilarity, Fun and
limb. without Vulgarity! In conjunction with
above_show, MR. J. R. MACDONALD, the ac‘
complishci‘l O cratic Balladist.willsing his new
and favorite allads. Also. the unequalled and
talented young .Comcdian,l\ll€;G. W.HABDING
in his Funny Characteristic ,Songs. Bring the
Children! Bring your Wil'e !
TICICETS, 25 CENTS.
Doors open
_ Children under ten years. 15 Cents.
1:15. Curtain rises at 25 o’clock.
JAS. REDMOND, - - -
J. LESTER. DENNIS, - -
/\
Sole Proprietor
General Agent-
AN EVENING
Bare Enjoymeitoiil Iiinceit Fin,
WITH
“Aunt Polly Basset,”
Angl the Inimitable “JEDDIAII.”in HUMOROUS
AND DRAMATIC IMPERSONA’I‘ION. Also,
Scenes from the Celebrated
Yankee “Singing ,Skule,"
to be given under the auspieies of the Ladies’
Benevolent Association of the First Congreoation-
al Churehmt the OPERA HOUSE, NORWALK,
MONDAY & TUESDAY EVES.,
April 16th and 1 7th, 1877.
ADMISSION ‘25 CENTS: Reserved Seats 10 Ms-
extra. Tickets for sale at Weed’s Jewelry Store-
Doors open at 7. to commence at 8 o‘clock. For
programmes of Entertainmen . (1
Small Bills. t an Concert, see
f; Crockery, Z
a ‘ R
G, CHINA,‘ G
A AND A
I GLASS WARE I
N N
‘S E. K. Lockwood’ . S
AT
ZN [SS K. If._B.-1RTBAM, will do Mlllinery
for her friends and the public generally, at
her residence on HIGH St... Norwalk, Conn. atflt
l8; AIIIE SLIIMAI respectfully informs the
schoo s and.the.Musu:al community of Nor-
walk, that she wrll visit their city on Thursdays,
for the_ purpose ‘of giving vocal instruction.
Classes formed . Apply by letter to her residence
68 West 3.th Street, N. Y. it'll
VALUABLE FARM
FOR SALE AT AUCTION !
will be offered for sale at PUBLIC AUCTION, on
THURSDAY, APRIL 1213]),
At 11 o’clock. A. M., the Farm belonging to the
Estate‘of Hartford Davenport, deceased. Said
liarm is situated in the town of New Canaan,
about ,1; mile from the village and the Railroad
depot, on the road leading to Lewisboro. Ridge-
ficlil, I’ound Ridge and Redford. Said Farm con-
sists of about 40 acres of land, suitably divided
into Meadow, Pasture and Plow land, on which is
a good DWELLING HOUSE and out-buildings.
The above property is one of the most desirable
locations for a country seat in the county and will
be sold at a. bargain to close the settlement of an
estate; 12‘ not sold at the time named, it will be
rented for the season. Sale to take place on the
premises. Terms of payment made eat-y. If
stormy on said day the sale will be held on next
fun- day. WM. L. WAR‘ING, Executor.
New Canaan, March 23d, 1877. '
For Sale at Public Auction.
‘IIE Beautiful place belonging to the estate of
Alfi'cd‘Mallory. will be sold at Public Auction
on Tuesday, April,17th, at 3 o’clock,p m. Said
place is Situated within one minute’s walk of the
businessportion of Norwalk, and commanding a.
magnificent view of the harbor and Long Island
Sound, consequently makin it one of the best lo-
cated places in Norwalk. he House contains 1‘2
rooms With water and gas, barn and all other out-
bnildings,Fruitin abundance and first-rate gar
den. Size of‘lot molest front and rear and 275
feetdeep._ The-place is suitable forany—gentleman
doing busmcssm New York as it is within one
minute of D. St N.1t. R., and Horse cars and one
hour and a half of New York city. Terms
of payment, one-half can remain on bond and
mortgage. Sale to_take place on the premises. It“
stormy the next fair day at same hour'.‘ For fur-
ther particulars inquire of E. BEARD,E5 .. at
Norwalk Look 00.. South Norwalk, or JA. ES
MITCHELL. Real Estate Broker. Not-walk.
Norwalk, April 2d, 1877. St“
The premises can be viewed at an time u on
~applfcutfon toIJAMES‘MITCHELL.y ' p
Auction Sale.
IIE DWELLING HOUSE, and lot corner of
Arch Street and Franklin Avenue, Boron h of
Nor-walk belonging to the estate of the late aria
Bouton Will be. offered for sale at Public Auction,
on THURSDAY. April 19th, at 2 o’clock, p. m..
15 rooms, suitablefor one or'two families. is con-
venient to either of the villages, Norwalk or So.
Norwalk, and but about three minutes'f'rom horse
railway. , A portion of purchase money can re-
main on mortga e. For further particulars en-
quire on the pin e of T. L. SANFORD, or
_ , BURR BOUTON, Branchville.
2r orwalk, April 211, 1877. 3t14
Wanted.
, ,
A SITUATION as Night Watchman. by a com-
petent and reliable American. Good refer-
epgg given it required, Inquire at this office. 13
Luinber of all Kinds
AT WESTPORT. ..
Building Material
-—0F—— .
Ever/y Variety,
And all of the most approved kinds of
FERTILIZB-RS.
All of which will be sold as low as .099 be
bought iii this or adjoining states, at_the
.' old sta'nd of
H. STAPLES.
‘ToETQENTS‘WIiV-Tiln
Tell It All
S
5!
Mn. Stenhouu of Salt Lake c for 35 can
k. with o: - Morniun High Pflescquhh is alone
Story a"Wamm'_l we a Mormonism," fully dls- »
closing the secret domss and “ unm- life " of the Mar
mom Asa Wonmm i." u:-
tion 1) Harriet Beecher Stowe. It gives. oom-
letc account 0 the Mountain Meadow Mouse and of the
a and of J
«of 1:112on hi9 ‘ midi?” z? m iii
in i e - " u . . i .
its; hook in now selling like gaff"; tltlllfi... drama.
in" Eminent wome l d i T of Thou-Ind»
stag-algal twig. and Age‘dupugnseeniiig led.» so 'I‘ll"
In pm”- 5000 mom A nts wanted NOW
“You". can'rirn sioom- magi. ‘-C\rcu . ' ., j
' ‘ Address A. I). Wusrnixo-i-ox a co., Hartford. gogg-
ISTIIICT 0F NORWALK, ss.1’robate Cppit
April is n ’A. 311;] igi '
state of A‘MES GOIZ AN, late of Norwalk
in said District,dcceased. , ..
The Court of Probate for the District or Nor-
walk, hath limited and allowed six months from
the date hereof, for the creditors of said estate,
to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who
neglect to resent their a ccounts prolperl y attested ,
Within an d time. will be. debarre a recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate are requested
to make immediate payment to_
ATRICK H. DW) ER, }
ans . E
Acting
JEREMIAH TIERNEY
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