Roswell: Gazette.
Tuesday, May 8th, 1877.
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The Solemnly Ludicrous.
The old saw is that “it is but a step from
the sublime to the ridiculous," and perhaps
in no feature is thé ridiculous so ludicrous
and irresis'tably comical as when provoked
by the most serious things. While a decent
respect for sacred things will lead all good
people to avoid,so far as is possible, the fore-
ing of aridiculous and mirth-provoking as-
pect upon sacred things, nevertheless, is is
, true that some of the very greatest absurdi-
ties that have ever provoked human laughter
have occurred at church or funerals. Our
own town is especially rich in such serio-
comic church and clerical ludicrousness.
Many of cur older readers familiar with the
history of our venerable Congregational
church, will remember the story of the Rev.
Dr. Richards, of New Canaan, exchanging
pulpits with Rev. Mr. Swan, each clergyman
going to the other‘s home on Saturday. The
Sabbath proving very tcmpestuous, and the
snow drifts so high as to impede all locomo-
motion, the New Canaan pastor .said to Mrs.
Swan, he did not, believe any one would be
able to reach church and so would not ven-
ture out himself. “Yes there will,” said the
good pastor’s wife. “O-nc will be there,
for he hasn’t missed a single Sabbath at
church for over forty years.” Then I’ll go
and preach to him,” resolutely responded Dr.
Richards. Mrs. Swan then brought down a
pair of huge old-fashioned blue woolen yarn
stockings which she aided Dr. R. in drawing
over his shoes and pants, and securely tying
the tops above the holy man's knees he
plunged out into the snow, and after a severe
struggle waded up to the old church on the
south end of t'..e Green. Entering, sure
enough, there was Aunt Phoebe Comstock’s
faithful O-m, sitting patiently beside the old
box wood stove, with Uncle Samuel Bessey
the then sexton, and both awaiting the “reg-
ular ministrations” despite the terrible and
unusual snow tempest raging without. Dr.
Richards congratulated his two waiting hear-
ers and then mounting the desk preached a
sermon “suitable to the occasion" but of the
usual duration. Everything passed off with
o:dinary decoruni,except‘whcn Uncle Beescy,
attempting to fill the 011100 of church choir
as well as tything-man and sexton, so com;
pletely broke down in the singing as to prompt
the kind preacher to rescue Uncle Sammy
and the psalm by,stating to. his full audience
of two, that “the singing will be dispensed
with.” When Onesimus reached his home,
good and saintly “Aunt Phoebe" asked him
'if there was any meeting. “Y—e~s—s-—-,”
said the stammcring but devoted servant.
“ Ha—a—ib—d Dr. Ri—i—ch—a—a—ard’s
~—pre—ee—ached prop—prop—prop—cr ni—
nice sermon to—too, on—on—ly li'l— t—t—‘lc
tc—o-oo—pcr—per—sonal."
From this same-sacred desk, the story used
to be told to start boyhood‘s laughter,
that the good “old Fa her Noyes," when on
an exchange with Dr. Hall, essayed to read
that benevolent outburst of sacred song in
the old Dr. Dwight collection:
“Blest be the man whose bowels move
With pity for the poor." -
And when at the conclusion of his first line
a fatal sneeze left a pause of full two minutes
before the godly man could-regain his voice
and continue the next line of the hymn. The
effect, as might have been supposed, was so
electrical and. irresistable, the legend runs,
that even solemn and sombre Deacon Hyatt's
brow was irradiated by his very first smile in
Church.
The singing literature of this ancient
church is peculiarly grotesque and unique.
“ Uncle Joseph St. J Ohn,” now of sacred
memory, used to lead the “meeting choir.”
Wm. K. Lewis, Esq., thenayoung dry goods
clerk and enthusiast in music, had introduced
that daring innovation to the rendering of
our ancient psalmody the “big fiddle.” Dr.
Hall had given out that beautiful chant
“Bring do‘ Salvation”——Uncle St. John"
marshalled up his singing force; the violin
operator drew his heaviest sea-saw across the
diapsson of his big, but as many then thought
it to be, unsanctified fiddle. All went smooth-
ly past the first two words of the hymnfand
with special emphasis and power, the voices
and dried feline’s intestines struck the first
syllable of the third word in the line, when
poor Uncle Joseph completely broke down,
and the choir stopped, the chant collapsed,
and the congregation were amazed and con-
vulsed by as fervent an invocation as it was
possible to utter in sacred song to “Bring
down Sal—3' As the choir then embraced
two or three bereaved ' and disconsolate
widowers, it was supposed the afilatua of the
hymn and break down were by no means lost
on them.
The first incident narrated above about One
we had at first hand from the lips of “Aunt
Phoebe." Both are now saints in glory if
the truly good of the earth and undefiled,
inherit eternal life. The last two church tales
of our early boyhood, are more or less epoch-
ryphal, though having no doubt some founda-
tion in truth.
The next occurrence in order and connect-
ed with the same church singing, will be re
membered by scores if not hundreds of our
town’s people and of which we were aconvuls-
ed eye witness. Dr. Hallhad completed a dis-
course of masterly power and ability. As he
happened that day to be after his foes, the Bap-
tists, across the Green, it will be readily-rec-
ollected with what fervor he had preached.
It was a hot and sultry Sunday, and the cxcr-
cises were about to conclude with the final
hymn. The audience had arisen'and the
choir struck the first note—when,s crash and a_
heavy thud arrested the singing and turned
all eyes to the north aisle of the old church.
James Reed and Stiles Curtis were seen to
rush from their pews and stoop down mid-
way in the aisle to raise some one of more
than ordinary weight. A man had fallen
from his pew, as was supposed in a fit, and
the intensest and most painful interest perva-
ded the entire church. A pair of enormous
cowhide boots were up in fir above the line
of pew-doors, while the back of the lifeless
subject lay square across the aisle, his head
having split the panel in the door of the op-
posite pew, occupied by the late Levi Clark.
Here was an occurrence thus far more tragic
than a theatrical death-scene. But no sooner‘
-ad the parties who had rushed from their
vs to rescue and carry out the fallen man,
-ched the spot where he seemed to be
dgcd and transfixed, than by a sudden side
movement he drew down ’his legs, rolled
over and righted himself on his hands and
knees and scrambled off in this posture some
three feet to pick up a pair of gold specs near-
ly as large as 0x yokes, which had been
thrown from him in his dreadful fall. He
was all right. Had sufiered only a severe
bump on the head and jar of the spinal col-
umn. Had he exercised 'the craft an ordinary
mortal would have done on such_ an ex raor-
Jinary occasion, and let himself been carried
out by the kind friends who rushed ‘to his-
rescue, the gravity of the occurrence would
have been sustained, but it was John Barrel
whose eccentricities are left us as a rich, his-
torical legacy. This fact only added to the
ludicrousness of the scene, and pastor and
people lost their gravity and: self.controi as
t he fact became known that he hadrisen from
his pew seat only to perch upon his pew door,
which was fastened by a treacherous wooden
button, too weak to hold the strain of Bur-
ral's two hundred pounds. Never was a con-
gregation of religious worshippers so relieved
by the benediction amen, so they might rush
out doors and roar. '
Ari incident of an exceedingly diminutive
pastor preaching from the text, “It is I, be
not afraid,” is one of the mirthful church
histories of old Milford. The good man’s
head barely peered above the high pulpit, as
with solemn voice the text was proclaimed.
People all over the State still roar with un-
wonted levity over the simple incident.
A few Sundays since, at one of our village
churches of the Methodst persuasion, our
good and ever obliging friend Rev. S. B. S.
Bisscll had been suddenly called upon to oc-
cupy the pulpit in consequence of the sic_k-
ness of the expected “supply," Mr. IIaulen-
beck. 'Our friend responded with that cheer-
f_ul alacrity for which he is noted in'sucli
matters, and had opened and progressed'with
the services up to the point of giving out the
hymn to be sung, when he observed a digni-
fied stranger walk up the aisle and sent him-
self in front of the pulpit. The‘ eyes of the
church, as well as the preacher were upon
him, yet he “made no sign” more than any
other devout worshipper. Presently E. J.
Hill whispered to his father and the Dr. left
his seat and went 'over and held a whispered
interview with the new comer. Tlicn anoth-
cr brother followed the Doctor's example,and
finally the eyes .and minds of the congrega-
tion were riveted, for some occult‘ reason upon
the strange visitor. ‘ Rev. Mr. Bisscll was
not slow to catch this state of affairs and
naturally conjectured there was someintcrest
attaching to him with which he should be
made acquainted, so beckoning Dr. Moses
Hill to him, asked the cause of the silent
commotion. It wastl'ien delicately explained
to him that their new Presiding Elder liad un-
expectedly arrived expecting to preach. It
seems that Elder Fletcher, who was a stran-
ger to all, had sent an appointment by mail
to the new minister, but he being detained in
Waterbury did not receive the letter, and
therefore the Elder was entirely unexpected.
The Elder, being acquainted with Rev.
Brother Simonson and not knowinrr ny one
at the Bridge, had stopped over aérday
night at South Norwalk, expecting to report
in season for the tip-town church service in
the morning. \Valking up, bud charmed no
doubt by the beautiful scenery which greeted
his eye on every side, he was a little late in
reaching the church. But the kind-hearted
S. B. S. B. took in the situation and insisted
upon giving way. Then it‘camc the turn of
the Elder to be importuned, for he, as reso-
lutely insisted that Mr. Bisscll should con-
tinue the services he had so obligingly com-
menccd.
It was plain to see that the fix was idcntica1
with that of the poor swain who “loved not
wisely but two well,” and all felt as he did—
"Ilow happy I could- be.witli either,
Wcrc t‘othcr dear charmer away."
The parley lasted several minutes, and if
it were not strictly a church transaction we
should say that all “the highest arts of states-
mansliip" were resorted to. before the com-
plication was satisfactorily “arranged” and
the Presiding Elder induced to “supply” the
place in his own Ichurch of the invited Con-
gregationalist. But he did finally yield and
we have Rev. Mr. Bisscll’s word for it that
a better and more effective sermon he has
seldom heard than that delivered by Elder
Fletcher upon this occasion.
_—_-
If sentimental wills were ever much in
vogue, they would seem just now to have
given place to the stcrnly practical W111 and
testament. In these, people who deserve. to
be cut off with something like the typical
shilling get that and nothing more, except,
indeed, a statement of the testator's reasons,
which only make the matter worse. Com-
modore Vanderbilt left to one of his sons the
interest of a comparitively small sum, when
the size of the estate is considered, and made
even that income subject to the decision of
the others. Mr. Macy, the Sixth-ave. mer-
chant, exceeded this example. For personal
reasonswhich he stated with the utmost frank-
ness, and which must seem conclusive to ev-
ery one, he left to his son, who bears his own
name, an income of but $1,000 ayear, which
is to be forfeited if he makes any attempt to
contest the will. Perhaps the observation in—
volves a poor estimate of human nature but
it is nevertheless the fact that if there were
more fathers of this kind, there would be few-
er boys’of the other. Expectancy is a great
breeder of virtue—Tribune.
We beg leave to differ with you, Messrs. of
the Tribune, for, in our opinion it is just
that kind of fathers that have such boys, for
we notice that in his will, he leaves the “use
of the wines and liquors” in his cellar to his
wife, which goes to show that he evidently
partook of those things in the family, and, as
the principal reason, he gives for disinherit-
ing his only son, is his utter inability to over-
come his passion for strong drink, it would
seem that the older Macy ought to be held re-
sponsible, fl it is fair to suppose that the
son first acquired a taste, if he did not inher-
it it, at home from his own father’s side board,
and if his father wanted him to abstain en-
tirely from the use of liquors, he ought first
to have set a good example and then abolish-
ed the liquors entirely from his home. It
seems to us that there is too much of this
casting all the blame on the sons; we have
seen it here, where men earnestly bcsought
friends to speak to and endeavor to get their
sons to join some temperance organization, to
save them from going down to perdition, and
yet they themselves would not agree to give
up their liquor and taking their sons by the
hand, go with them and join a temperance
society, but on the contrary would make their
usual visit to the saloon for .drink, and
continue to mourn over the downward course
of their sons. »
No sirs, Messrs. of the Tribune, we repeat
it, we can not agree with you there, but on
the contrary we think it a fraud and a sin,
that after cultivating, perhaps, a taste for
liquor in their sons, by the probable daily use
of it in the presence of the family and there-
by causing them to think it safe and right to
drink, and unfortunately either not as strong
a constitution or as firm a will as the father,
are unable to control the appetite so formed,
that they should then be cast off from the just
portion of theicfatbcr's ample fortune, is, we
say, a wrong and a sin, which a man ought
to think well and long over before 116' com-
mits. ' .
“Parson” Brownlow.
KxoxviLLE, Tcnn., April 30.—William G..
Brownlow, the well-known “person,” editor,
and politician, died at his home in this city
on Sunday. He was a native of Virginia, and
would have been seventy-two years old in Au-
gust. . Few men have had a more singular his-
tory than has he. Left an orphan at eleven,
he worked on a farm until he was eighteen,
then spent three years in learni the carpen.
tei’s trade and going to school, at the age
of twenty-one entered the Me‘odist minis-
try. After ten or a dozen years spent as an
itinerant preacher he became celitor of the
Knoxville Whig in 1837, and very soon ob-
tained a national reputation as “the fighting
parson.” Ilis political career began in 1828
with the support of John Quincy Adams for
president against Andrew Jackson. ‘He was
always a devoted friend of the Union, and
when the choice came between the Union and
slavery, he promptly placed himself on the
side of the Union. In 1861 he was arrested
and imprisoned in Knoxville for his uncom-
promising opposition to secession and as soon
as he was released came North and made vig-
orous Union and war speeches in the princi-
pal cities. As soon as it was safe to return to
Tennessee he did so and resumed the publica-
tion of his paper and retained his connection
with it until January last. He was chosen
governor of Tennessee in 1865 and 1867, ‘ and
from March 4th, 1869, to March 4th, 1875,
was United States Senator, although much
of the time unable to be in his seat on account
of ill health. He was stricken withparnlysis
several years ago, but his unconquerablc will
helped to keep him alive when other men
would have (lied.
In 1453 the subjoined verses were compos-
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In twice two hundred years the Bear,
The Crescent shall assail,
But if the Cock and Bull unite,
The Bear shall not prevail.
But look, in twice ten years again,
Let Islam know and fear,
The Cross shall wax—the Crescent wane,
Grow pale and disappear.
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in 1599 by Christopher Barker, crown printer
and for which ancient copy of holy writ Mr.
Alvord was offered $51,000 the other day by
his fellow townsnian Phineas T. Barnum,
the showman.
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J. F. RUSCO.
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' .Foolc’s Hat Store,
And you will find everything to suit ill-G110 Hat Line.
SILK HATS MADE .TO 011
. . and. warranted to fit. '
ALL SHAPES.
Foe-all (Ages and Conditions of 1mm,
AT THE LOWEST CASE PRICES.
Good Silk Hats for $4.50.
Large Stock of Gents’ Furnishing Goods.
Old Silk Hats Made Over into Present Style.
L. P. F OOTE, Practical'Hatter,
N'o. 8 Lauder'a Block,
3 .
urn
AND STYLES,
REMOVAL!
Scllcck Bros,
HAVE REMOVED TO THEIR
New Centennial Building,
Where they will bepleascd to see all their old
.customers and as many new ones as will be
pleased to call. They have one of the finest
stores in the State, and intend to keep it
stocked with as
Fine an Assortment of Gods
as can be found in this part of the County
and to sell as cheap as best quality of Good.
can'be bought anywhere. We are receiving
direct from the Mills, west,
Flour III to Loads
a!
including the
Celebrated Invincible Brand
.
Best Minnesota Patent, which cannot be beat
for quality Also,
SI. [0018 AND MICHIGAN HOURS.
Decorate Your Homes.
11,111.10 .1. r. P1'0Wltt
llavcjust put in an immense new stock of
WALLNPAPEII
’Window Shades,
01‘ Rich and Varied Designs, at
LOW PRICES. ‘.
your house put in order before hot weather.
Also in Stock
Bull ldcc's’ JIIatcc's'als,
IIac'd'wm'c,
Paints,
Glass, _
Otis, cNJC.
IIIIIISII ii SIGN PAINTING
Done to your satisfaction by good workmen.
' Agents for the
Jewen’s
Leather Belting,
All Sizes, at Manufacturers’ Prices.
II. M. 85 J. T. PBOWITT,
STRATENA.
I
47 MAIN STREET.
Call and make your selections early. and have »
CONN.
FAIRFIELD
FIRE:
INSURANCE OOMPANY,
South Norwallr i'onn.
81111611111111, " account
Assuts,Jau.1,1876, $336,112.18
W .s. HANFORD,Preslgeri-I,
ll. B.TUBNER, Sec’y and Treas.
[Plymouth Rollo to.
AVING laid in a full supply of' Ice, of excel-
lent quality. we are now prepared to receive
orders from old and'new customers. We propose
to sell at reasonable prices, and shall endeavor to
give satisfactory service to all, as in years past.
R. ELLS 11', SUN.
STRATENA.
F. 11. Lovell it '00.,
233 Pearl St., and l 18 John St.,
‘ ‘ NEW YORK,
Manufacturers of Lamps, Chandeliers, Glassware.
Ilcad-Iiglit Chimneys, and also the Sole owners of
the celebrated Drummond Burner and Chimney.
This was the only BURNER and CHIMNEY that
received the
13113130an AND MEDAL
at the Centennial Exhibition for its I'UmTl‘ and
BuiLL}.\xcr 0F FLAME.
meg to its GREAT Mnm'rs and SALE, there
have been many Si’URlOUs UHIMNEYS put upon
the market under that name; asour title has been
sustained by the Courts in every instance, we
warn all persons from selling or using any chim-
ney under that name unless manufactured 1) us.
Each chimney has the word “DRUMMOND” p ain-
ly stamped in the base. WE ASK A TRIAL 011‘
ITS MERITS. For sale by all dealers throughout
the country.
WCIIININEYS MADE In BLUE, OPA L
AND RUBY GLASS.“@GI 311113
“Universally Approved.”
v-r*~ g. Tun NEW PORTABLE
WASH STAND prevents
absolutel SEwun Gas-
}:s in be rooms. Saves
Csnrsrs from ruin. No
pitchers 0r wash bowls
- _ needed; nothing to break
no slopping ot'water, but
an instant supply when-
ever wanted. No plumb-
ing or pipes. Applied
‘ 1 . , in an Address,
Portable Washstand 00.,
700 nuonnwax, NEW roux.
PARASOLS.
I-lE stale and Sombre Sun Umbrellas and U21
Cauo iics, superccdcd by TASTY & DAIN '1‘ '
I’ARASO S, in all the Fashionable Shades of
Color to match the dresses. Everything NEW
and in accordance with the SPRING EASH IONS.
Graceful in shape. charming in style and mount-
fish in size. they crown with a fitting coronct, the
loveliest toilet. At wholesale only by the sole
Manufacturers. DAWES Jr FANNING, 98 and 100
Franklin St., New York. ’
REMOVAL!
“Q...
1.8PENOER,
Watchmaker
° and J eWeler,
IIas Removed to his Newly Fitted-up Store
on Main Street,
N ext.to Prowitt’s Drug Store,
and has enlarged his stock of
J E W E L R Y ,
Silverware,
Watches and Clocks,
with a good selection of all the newest styles in.
his line and is prepared to do all kinds of
R EPA HIRING-
in the best manner at Lowest Prices.
Repairing Pine Watchennd Prong
Clocks a. Specialty.
Visitin 5 Cards.
LL THE NE“! STYLEs,—plain. rep.
pure white or fashionable tints, imported
stock.p.1t upin neat card b0xes,can be had a
shortnotice, at the Gazette Job Prussia:
once. Engraved Cards wonder.
in where. Send for ciro.
4
5.1. Miro-1:21:33
DEALER IN
PIANOS, ORGANS,
MELODEON’S.
S EIEET RIUSIC. 5:0,,
Wall_Strect,NorwaIk,Ilt.
NEXT DOOR toSAIlGS BARR
I keep a largestoclr of instruments on hand and
sell them on Monthly Installments. Everyhody
can have a Piano or Organ. '
some sonar iron run annims'rsD
IVEBER PI AN 08 ,
STANLEY .2? 3011's,
0R0 'VESTEEN <5 FULLER’S,
VASE d: spa,
and will furnish at short notice I
Oalland see them.
OLD INSTRUMENTS
Taken in Exchange for N ew
‘TUNINGANDREPAIRI G
Done at short notice.
The Weber Plano.
A few extracts from the great number received
bythemost eminent musiciansin the UnltedStates
may not be inappropriate:
I have never seen a Piano which equals'thc We-
ber Pianoforte. Geo. F. Brictow.
The Weber Piano occupies justly the first rank
amongst the Best Pianos. J. N. Partisan.
The Weber Pianos cannot possibly be sur asscd.
S. B. ills.
I used the Weber Grand. Piano because I consid-
or it the best in the world. Harry Sanderson.
The Weber Piano possesses everythin that can
be Wished for in a Piano. Geo. W. organ.
The Weber Plano ranks foremost amen st the
best manufactured. William axon.
The Weber Pianos stand first amongst the splen-
did Piaiios produced in this Country.
Clara N. Brinkerhojr.
' A ten years’ experience satisfies me that the We-
ber Pianos are unapproachablc.—John Zundel.
I would callespecial attention to
THE ESTY. COTTAGE ORGAN
Beautifully finished in black watnutand
rosewood,combiningmoreperfe’ctionsthan
any otherin the world. Has taken more
than ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY GOLD MED-
ALS AND FIRST PREMIUMS, at Fairsand Ex-
hibitions throughout the United States.
They areendorscd bythehighestmusical
authorities.
Certainly the best I ever heard .
Geo. W. Morgan.
It isoocal,which is the‘highest praisethat
can be bestowed on any instrument.
0. B.Seymour, Mtszcaltlritzc N. Y. Times.
Theyarethebestreedinstrumentwehave
met with. "
C’ . (1’: J. H. Odell, Organ Builders ,N. Y.
It is the neplus ultra ofreedinstruments.
Prof. E'. L. Baker.
1’. contains sweetness and power in an
unusual degree—Rec. Bishop Simpson, 211
E. Church. . '
‘ Language fails in adeduaey to convey a
fair idea of the perfectly enchanting power
ofthisinstrument—Independent.
Vastlysuperior to anything of the kind
have ever played upon.— Wm .21. King.
. The Esty Organs are without a superior.
Geo. Jar-(line, Organ Buzlder,N. Y.
No tremolo has yet been invented that
will in any way compare with this for beau-
ty of efiect.— Wm .11 .Johnson,0rganbmlder.
It is not merely the best,butit is the only
mechanicalreproduction‘ofthehumanvoice
which has ever satisfied me.—Reo. H. 0.
Ragga, Presidento f Northern New Yorkdlusz-
cal Association .
.1. ill. POTTER, Norwalk.
C(DWLES 51 MERRILL,
Agent's atNorwalk,Conn., issue Policies for the
following Insurance 0cm oanics:
Etna, of Hartford, 012., 84,017,378 07
Hartford, " 1,537,519 00
thnix, " 1,081,18984
People‘s, of Middle ':own , Ct., 248,874 86
Home of‘ New York, 2,725,206 52
Phoenix,Brooklyn, N. Y., 1,. 45,557 10
Continental 01' New York. 1,427,496 21
International, 829,476 00
Westchcstcr, of fit; Rochelle, A . Y., 453,930 32
Springfield, of'Springtield, Mass.. 579.780 00
People’s, Worcester, Mass.. 600,00000
Franklin, Phila., Pa., 3,268,81839
Commerce, Albany, N.Y., 64,424 00
Narragansett. of Providence,R. 1., 754,94700
Antics, Cincinnati, 0., ,250,000 00
Home. of Columbus, 0.. 438,447.34
Alemania, Cleveland, 0., 295,000 00
Liverpool, and London, and Globe,sepa-
rate fire assets, 5,055,105 00
North British and Mercantile, do do 2,104,508 00
_ Queen of'Liverpool & London, do do 1,355,560 90
Imperial, of London, do do 5.313,665 00
And otherCompanies, Stock and Mutual,in Con-
necticut and New York.
GEO‘I R. COVVLES, , HOMER MERRILL.
AT
Quintard’s Furniture Rooms
'Wlll be found a. complete assortment of
FURNITURE, ac,
1ncludiiigeverythingusuallyfound inn first-class
establishment, at Prices to suit the Times. Also.
a large assortment of
CHROMOS, PICTURE FRAMES,
LOOKING onnssus, are.
Glass Plates out to any size. Repairing done in the
bcshmanncr, at short notice. Also, old HairMat-
trassesmade over as good as now.)
£- OOINTARD'S 80H. '
GIFT BOOKS!
longfellow’s Skeleton in Armor,
ILLUSTRATED.
legend of Slécpy Hollow,
ILLUSTRATED.
Bryant's National Ode,
ILLUSTRATED.
Whittier’s, Longfellow’s, and the
other Leading Poetical Works.
Miscellaneous & Juvenile Works.
A. summon,
WALL STREET, ' . ’ORWAL’IC.
Are You Find of Pumpkin Pies?-
DUDLEY’S
GOLDEN
PUMPKIN
Makes splendid pics.
It is put up in 3 lb
cans, ready.for use,
and is superio rto any
In the market._ No
water is used in its
preparation be_foi;c
canning, and it is
’1 therefore richer and
more economical than
the wet, sloppy goods
' heretofore offered to
—' the public. One can
will make 3 or 4ples
.and costs only 20cts. Ask your dealer for it. 10
Bfllhcuus
all sizesandstylescsnbehsdsttha ,
Gazette Job Printing 011100.
00K AGENTS .NWANTED
as 6 t»
M . Stenhouse ! 8 1: Lake C for 25 your.
Ede wNe of - Momitii: Digit Pdcshuy’his i. the me
Sloryqf a “Woman? Life on Monuovgfan," fully dis-
closing the secret domes and “ other we " of the MOP
mons‘ Asawi wreak: Womansccsthcm." Introduc-
tion b Ilarrlet Beecher Stowe. It gives a corn-
leto account 0 the Mountain Meadow lasssere and of the
l I. Confeulon. and Exeentlon M’ John D. Lee
UI‘HIOIIISIII.
. . as r f
recent eve apiiicnls in hem”: m‘fi'dl-
wit
“Ann 1'11: ll’il‘e No. ‘l 9 " is told infull bll . _ ‘
ling bgok‘i'; now selling like wildfire._ lmisters say “God
Speed 11:" Eminent women indorse it: Tour 0 Thousands
are waiting for it. and Agents are selling 10 to 20 I dsv;
(Huh (limimnd in press. 5000 more Agents wanted NOW.
Men or Women can earn 0100.00 0 month. Circulars Eve.
‘ Address A. 1). Wonruiscrox s: 00., Button]. Conn.
$2,700 WANTED
on sncoun monrcnons; on first-class Bor-
oush property ; apply at this once.
o
HALNEtSv BROTHER,
fresh every day.
'CONVEYANCES.
The Sunrise Still Continued 1!
FOR
New York tBruklyu
Pare Only 35 Cents!
EXCURSION TICKETS 50 CTS.
The favorite and popular Steamer
‘ "-"'-"-\:v:t\\;\._ "
W.
__,.n .-__-;?_.. . ‘5',
Will commence her regular trips MONDAY,
0 APRIL 23rd, 1877.
TO AND FROM NEW YORK AND BROOKLYN
DIRECT.
Leaving South Nerwalk at 7:50, a m., on arrival
of Daubur and New Haven Railroad trains. Re-
turning wiEi leave J ewcll’s Dock, Fulton Ferry.
Brooklyn, at 2:30 p. m., from pier 31 East River.
New York, at 2:45 p. m., and foot of 313d St., at 3:00
p. m., as usual, connecting suiely With the Dan-
bury and New llavcn trains. Passengers and
Baggage conveyed to and from the Depot at South
N orwalk FREE of‘charge.
DANBURY Gt NORWALK R. B.
WINTER ARRANGEMENT.
Commencing December 17, 1876.
DAILY TRAINS
Leave Norwallc Bridge
2 27 p. m.,} For Danbury and intermediate
6 24 p. 111. stations.
At 11 08, a. m., on Mondays only, for Ridgefleld.
At 9 42 a. m.,
Leave N orwall: Bridge/or South Norwalk.
At733,a.m.,1 cs, 5 53 p.m.
Leave Duisburg/for Norwalk.
6.50, a. m.,; 1200 m.,4 45, p. m.
Freight Train at 610 p. m.
JOHN W. BACON, Supt.
IEWYIIIIIJEW HAVE! LHARTFOBII RAILROAD
- Trains leave South Norwalk for New York at
l 25, (Washington Exp., via. Harlem River). 3 47,
(Exp.), 4 14, (Exp.) 6 00."l 6 34,* 7 34, 7 45*, (Exp.)
9 28;“ 10 50, (Exp.) A. 111., 123*, 2 56,* (Exp.) 4 30,
(Exp.)5 03, 6 36,(Exp.) 7 00. 9 43,(Exp. P.M,For New
Haven, 1 33, (Exp.) 6 49, 9 01, 9 34, Exp.) 10 48, A.
LL, 1211, (Exp.)145, 2 18, (Exp) 4 04, 419,(Exp.)
615, 6 46, 10 36, (Exp.) «f: 11 36, (Exp.) 1’. M. Ivor
Springfield, 6 49. 9 34, (Exp.) A. m., 12 11, (Exp.)
1 45, 4 19, (Exp) 6 49, 10 36, (Exp.) 1’. M. Express
for Boston, Via. Springfield, 9 34, A. M.. 12 11, 4 19,
and 10 36, P. 111., Via. New London; 2 13 and 11 36,
P. 111., via. Air Line R.R.,1 33, A. 111., and 2 18.P.M.
B'Conipcct at New Rochelle with llarlem River
ranc .
[Publishcd gratuitously for the convenience of
the Public]
NorwaIkHorse IlailwayTimeTahle.
COMMENCING DEC. 11TH, 1876.
LEAVE Nonwamx. So. NonwsLx
615 a. m. N. Y. .15 N. II. Accom. 5‘35 A- M.
o 45 u “.05 “I
7 05 “ New York Accommo’n 7 25 “
7 25 “ N. Y. Express 7 45 “
_ 8 05 “ 8 25 "
8 35 “ New aven Accom’n 9 00 “
910 “ N.Y. o.&N.B.Ex. 935 “
9 35 u. 10 00 u
10 00 u ' 10 25 H
1025 “ N. Y. Ex. &N. H. Ac. 1050 “
10 50 “ 1115 U
11 25 ' New ven Express 11 55 H
1155 “ 1215p.m:
1235p.m., 1255 “
12 55 ‘ ‘ New York Aecommo’n I 25 “
1 25 “ New llavanccom’n 1 45 “
2 55 “ N. II. Express. 2 20 “
‘ 2 30 “ New York Express 2 55 "
3 05 “ 3 25 “
335 “ N.H.Ac.&N.H’ 405 u
4 05 ‘ ‘ New York Exprc 4 30 "
4 40 “ N. Y.Accommodati3n. 5 05 “
5 06 “ , 5 25 ‘
5 25 “ 5 45 ‘
5 55 T‘ N. H. Accom’ir 0 15 “
6 15 ‘ New York Express 6 35 '“
625 “ N.Y.&.N.H.Accom 645 “.
645 , 1 05 u
7 05 7 25 “
7 35 u 0 7 55 u
8 05 " 8 25 “
8 25 “ ~ 855 ‘
9 05 H New York Express 9 25 t
9 25 ‘ ‘ 9 45 “
now run vcus wnissrirss.
Wm. Glover & Son,
Are ready to put in yonrJVATER,STEAM or GAS
PIPE, at; very short notice and at as low a rate as
an one. WROUGHT AND CAST IRON, TIN-
Ll . ED, LEAD PIPES, £11m, of every size and de-
scription. PLUMBING in all its branches.
Robbins? Starch Polish.
" i A giant guilds.
'\ A A AAA/\Ah
. DISTRICT OF NORWALK,ss. Probate Court,
April 271h,1877. '
Estate. of SAMUEL JUDSON, late of. New
Canaan, in said District, deceased.
Pursuant to an order from the. Court of Probate
for sai_d District, Will be sold at Public Auction to
the highest bidder, on the 1511i day of' May, 1877.
at 10 o’clock, in the fore-noon. (unless prekusiy
disposed of at private sale), so much of the Real
Estate of‘ sartldcceased. as will raise the sum of
82,415.06-100, With incidental charges of sale. Sale
to take place on the premises, in saichw Canaan.
Terms made known at time of‘ sale.
2t18 FIN ETTA J. JUDSON, Administratrix.
[STRICT OF NORWALK,ss.Probatc Court.
Apri127th A. D. 1877.
Estate of HULDAH JOHNSON, late of Nor-
walk,in said district, deceased.
The Court of Probate for the District of 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 present their accounts. properly at-
tcsted,withm said time, will be debarred a recov-
ery. Allpcrsonsindcbtcd to said estate are re-
quested to make immediate pa merit 10
ans ALANSUN E.JOHNSU ,Administrator.
DISTRICT OF NORWALK, ss., Probate Court,
‘ A. D., April 2lst. 1877.
Estate 91 JOHN REYNOLDS, late of Norwalk.
in said District, deceased.
The Court of Probate for the District of 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 present tliciroccounts properly attested
within said. time, Will be dcbarrcd a recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate are requested
to make immediate payment to
3t18* GEORGE ll. RAYMOND, Administrator.
Notice.
In accordance with apctition ve lai- cl si n-
cd, and presented to us by the C‘iiiizengs oyf' Ngor-
wnl‘ , for_thc suppressing of the selling of intoxi-
cating drinks on Sunday, we do hereby give notice
that all persons havmg a license for the sale of the
same, found guilty of sclling,1n violation of‘ the
Sunday Law, Will be by us reported to the County
Commissioners, With a request that their license
be revoked. _
The law requires that Grand Jurors shall dili-
gently inquire after, and make complaint of all
crimes and misdemeanors that shall come to their
knowlcdf'c, to the court having cognizance of the
offense, or to some Justice of the Peace in the
town where the offense is committed. J Bcldcn
nuributt is the prosecuting officer appointed by
the County Commissioners;
J OSEPII P. HANFORD
CHARLES W. SMITH,
' PLATT PRICE.
Norwalk. May 26th. 1376.
} Selectmen.
C H U B. N S ,
Milk Pans, Milk Pails,
Butter Bowls, But-
ter Ladles,&c.,
.,
AT
E. K. LOCKWOOD’S.
THEODORE E. SMITH,
DEALER IN
HARDWARE,
Cutlery
AND '
Agricultural Implements.
WALL PAPER, WINDOW SHADES, PAINTS
OILS, GLASS, SASH, BLINDS,
AND DOORS.
Main Street, Norwalk, Conn.
SIGN PAINTING, PAPER HANGING, &-c
DOOR MATS,
wouu WILL-[1W WARE,
BROOMS, Qq',
BASKETS, Etc.,
AT
E. K. LOCKWOOD’S.
.1011 DA sum:
: K 3:;—
A GREAT DISCOVERY.
By the use of which every family may give their
Linen that brilliantlpoiish peculiar to fine laun-
dry work. Saving time and labor in ironing, more
alum. its entire cost. Warranted. Ask for Dob-
ins.
Dobbins,Bro.& Go..l3 N 4th st.Phil
Sold by DEMMON 8'. NEWCOMB, (-‘rocers, Main
Street, Norwalk. 41
TIIE HARTFORD .
STEAM BOILER 11111111111011!
.. . AND
Insurance Company,
CASH. CAPITAL, ' $500,000
880 ES Policies 0 1' Insurance . After careful in-
spection of the Boilers, covering all loss or
damage to Boilei's, Buildings, and Machinery aris-
ing from .
STEAM Bciiiu Exrnosmns 1
J. M. ALLEN, - - President
0. M, BEACH. - - Vice-President
J. B. PIERCE. - - Secretary
W. G. LINEBURGH, '_' .Agent
Officeovgr the First Nations Bank, corJIain'and
BankSts.. BRIDGEPOBTocoNNo 23
demand for a pair/5’ am! brilliant poll's/z.
1‘ BIXBY’S BEST”
aback/{cf}! flourish: and preserve: i710
fL-ah’wr.
S. 22. sz2x 5: Co, 173 a 175 Washington St. NJI:
Sold by
S'I'A LFORD & STODDARD, Grocers, Norwalk
V "_' Packed in Patent
ready-made
eats m soars. .
The only
“True Blue "
i For the
Lou ndry.
rev 11‘.
sin blxby a ca.) 173 e 175 Washington St.
' Sold by
GEO. WARD SELLECK, Grocer, Main Street.
ENDesc. to CEO. I’. ROWE .12 Co.,New
York r Pamphlet of 100 pa_ , containing
lists of newspapers, and estimates showing
cost of advertising.
John A. Homseclcer,
B A. K E R,
room on MILL HILL.
0 s, L res, Cakes, Crullers, &c.,bakcd
Everything made out of good
materials.and bycarefui and competentworkmen.
Try our Baking.
IIARNESSES FOR S ALE .
TIIE subscriber would rospectfullyinfom the
public that he has now on hand 3 00d assort
ment of N 1088. made of the very est materi.
als, which 0 will SELL AS LOW as they can
Bread,
possibly be furnished at any other similar estab-
is
hment in the country. Now for our orders
Let mchavethem at once. M. .SWAN. J
Norwslk, May 1 , 1875.
.
Furniture -chnflture
If you wish
Parlor,’.lihiaiy, Dining and Sitting
, Room Sets,
Walnut 01' Cottage Chamber Sets,
0': anything in the Furniture Line, of th'e Latest
Style, Best Finish and Make and for the
Least Money, go to
WM. LOCKWOOD’S,
No. 30 Main Street, NORWALK, CONN.
Also.
General Furnishing Undertaker.
Orders attended to promptly day or night. Resi-
dence with Mr. C. T. Cornwall, France St.
C. W. Burritt
Has Removed
T0 N0. 4 Phoenix Block, Wall 80.,
Foot of Mill Hill,where with increased facilities
he is prepared to do
P In B I N G- ,
in all its bran’clie . Also special attention given
to Tin Roofing, Tin and Shect‘lroufl'ork and Job-
bing. Gas Fixtures of all kinds kept on hand.
Norwalk, April, 1876.
A CARD;
It is with pleasure that I return my grateful
thanks to my friends and former patrons for their
kind and liberal patronage in times past. And I
now extend theinvition to all by giving notice
that I can be found at the Store No. 51 Main Street
formerly occupied by myself. and latterly by
Messrs. Stalford & Sioddard,wherc I shall take
pleasure to wait upon such as wrll favor me with
their patronage. HARVEY FITCH.
Norwalk, January 29, 1877. '
The Best Place to Buy
An Excellent Summer
Range or- Stove
IS AT
E. K. Lockwood’s.
HOTOGRAPHY
ERPETUATES
NATIONAL GREATNESS.
One dozen Stereoscopic Views of the Centennial
Exhibition sent post-paid to an address cure-
ceipt of‘ $3.00. Our variety inclut cs all‘the build-
ings, grounds. statuary, and other beautifulthings
exhibited. This company had sole authority to
use the Photographic art within the grounds and
buildings of the CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION. _
Americans should secure so valuablea collection
of authentic pictures of the growth and grsatness
of their own country.
Pleasing and Profitable Presents.
Cortes de Visitc, 15 cents : 5x8, 50 cents; 8x10
$1.00 each. Catalogues sent for 3 cent stamp.
For sale by all dealers and booksellers.__ Address,
CENTENNIAL PHOTOGRAPHIC 00.,
(Wilson &. Adams,) PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Studio on International Exhibition Grounds.
. Agents wanted everywhere.
C. B. D’ARTOIS
is ready and ‘preparcd to act as
CATERER,
FOR
Weddings,Balls,Parties or Festivals
and to furnish any and cvcrytliin required in his
line at short notice. His persona attention given
to all orders. Will ofiiciate anywherein the coun-
try, Give him a call.
0. B. D’ARTOIS.
CATERBR at CONFECTIONER,
I SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
52
Spectacles to suitallkintls oi Eves
AGENT FOR
LAZARUS a. monnls’s
CELEBRATED PERFECTED
SPECTAGLES 81 EYE GLASSES.
Also, a large assorment of GENUINE-PARA
BOLD or PEBBLE SPECTACLES the only kind
eyer yet produced. that do not tire the eye.that
gives a clear and distinct vision, and makes weak
eyes strong. Warranted for five years without
of'lcnse. Special attention given to fittingncar
sighted people . A large assortment of
OPERA and FIELD GLASSES
AT
chd’s J cwelry Store,
UNDER THE OPERA'HOUSE.
Shipping and Merchandise Tags,
Printed. or Plain,
By the Dozen .or Thousand, at Manufacturers’
Prices, at the
New York Letter.
Lirn INSURANCE—THE PAUPEBS ~TWEED—
'. POLITICAL—THE Wigwam,
NEW YORK, May5, 1877
Dean Gsznr'rr. :—
LIFE INSURAN..
Another life insurance company has gone
up. The “American Popular,” 9. company
organized for taking graded risks, passed
into the hands of the State committee, and a
#03; frightful degree of rottenness was shown.
alse entries, false swearing, false everything
was developed,the officers are to be prosecuted.
It is to be hopethhat the law can reach these
swindlers, and that a life insurance president
may be added to the state's collection of crim-
inal curiosities. The good companies are suf-
fering from these exposes, but they are never-
theless glad. It will injure the interest for a
time, but it will be the better for the really
good ones when confidence is finally restored,
as all the frauds will be out of the way. They
will not be exposed to the unhealthy compe-
tition of the frauds, who never expect to pay,
and who, therefore can do business for noth-
inrr. - '
a now THEY Livia.
There are at the present time one' hundred
thousand men in the city of New York who
live, somehow, without labor. They are
nuisances in the worst sense of the term, for
every mouthful that goes down their throats
is paid for by some one else. They make no
pretence of work, but, filthy and impudent,
they stand on the streets and beg for charity,
when they lack an opportunity to steal safe-
ly. You see them everywhere on the streets,
the offices and stores are infested with them,
each with his story of a “family to support,
and no work, sir,” and a curse if you refuse
hem. And there are as many women as
men, and more children than either, engaged
in the same calling. Women will sit by the
hour on curb-stones, with a sleeping child,
its rags so displayed as to excite sympathy;
the child, be it known, drugged with lauda-
num to keep it quiet, and with sores artisti-
cally painted on its little arms and legs to at-
tract attention. These children are in most
cases not their own, but are leased to them,
by the day, by women who make a business
of collecting them and rent them out. Then
comes the vast army of men, women and
children who have small articles like pencils,
pins and matches for sale, which is only
another form of begging, for the articles are
such as nobody wants, and the offer to sell
is always an appeal to charity. “Please buy
a pencil, sor, and hilp a poor man who has
no work and a large family to support,” or,
“for the love uv God,‘ buy a paper uv pins
and hilp a poor woman who hez six small
children, and a husband sick at home and her
rint to pay. " The small children, the family
and the sick husband are all myths, the
money obtained going straight to the nearest
gin-shop, the food necessary to keep life in
the beggar being obtained from the charities,
and the garbage barrels. An office in the
vicinity of the post-office that does not have a
hundred of these half-mendicants, half-traders
and all thieves in them every day is lucky.
And woe'be to the over-coat, pocket-knife,
gold pen or anything else of the value of a.
cent that is exposed for a minute. It is of no
use to post up notices forbidding them to en-
ter, it is of no use to hick them out—they
expect that—they come in one dreary proces-
sion till the eye tires of them, and patience is
exhausted. They are warse than the Frogs
of Egypt. Of course ninety-nine per cent. of
them are foreigners, the Irish predominating
largely. Thousands upon thousands 'of the
very scum of European cities are landed year-
tlly, to swell the volume of mendicants, and
they all stick in the great cities. They won’t
work, they won’t go away, and so they pester
New York. It is a pity that some law can-
not be passed to confine these people, and
make them work for their bread. It is a
heavy tax upon the city to support this army,
but there appears to be no law to reach them.
THE TWEED coxrnssios.
As might have been expected, every man
mentioned in Tweed’s confession as having
had money of the ring, denies it vehemently,
and the Boss does not yet produce the proof
necessary to convict them. The old fox is
holding back his evidence till he is sure that
his confession will bring about his release.
He has it in his hands to unearth the villainy
of which he was the centre, but he will not
do it till he has what he wants, his liberty.
In the meantime, there is trouble enough
among the New York politicians. Men, who
in the flush times of the Ring received ten
or twenty or fifty thousand dollars, and who
have almost forgotten the transaction, are
turning pale when they know that it is certain
that Tweed saved his cheque-books, as well
as memoranda of all his transactions, and that
he can state with accuracy where every dol-
lar of the swag went to. Respectable men,
who took his wages supposing it would be
forever :1 secret, are thronging to his room—
bcgging for immunity, but to all of them the
Boss has one answer: “I am in prison, poor——
you are out, rich, get me out, with something
to live upon." And so a vast number'of men
are talking With suspicious plentifulnes of the
hardships the old man has been subjected to
and whether the-ends of Justice will be sub-
servcd by keeping him longer in prison, and
so on. _ It is said by those who ought to know,
that this talk of poverty and being ti broken
man is all buncombe. They say he has at
least th‘ree millions safely hired, and that he
proposes when he does get out to rallyaround
him his old friends, and make an effort to get
control of the city and state again. There is
no doubt that there is truth in this. Once
free with the money he doubtless has, he
could bring the Irish to his support, and
could capture Tammany with case. He is
only fifty-six, and is as strong as he ever
was; and no man ever lived who had more
of the organizing and controlling talent. His
01d adherents who have been eating husks
since he went under, long for such a leader,
and they would rally under his btfiner in a
minute, for when Tweed was at the front
they were all paid, and paid well. If he
wanted an editor, he never went at him in a
mean way, but his cheque for ten or twenty
thousand dollars, aécording to his value, was
made at once, with no nonsense about it.
And so with all of them. There are so many
who want to be bought, but who now can
find no one to buy them, that the rc-appear-
ance of Tweed in the political areas. would
make a decided stir in the city. He can find
a party without trouble, and it need not sur-
prise any one if within a. year the old man
has control of the city again.
POLITICAL.
There is weeping and wailing in the city
among the place men. ' The Custom-house
cleaning is going on rapidly, and the bar-
rooms are full of red-nosed men who are
d—ning Hayes’ Southern policy. The trou-
ble with them is that every man has just re-
ceived his ivalking paper, and is adrift on
the cold charity of an unfeeling world, in-
stead of having a nice salary to draw month-
ly. That is what ails them. It is estimated
that there are five thousand of this class of
bummcrs, and as fast as they can be reached
they are being shoved out. Applicants for
places in the Custom House are thick as
leaves in valambrosa, but they all receive the
same answer, “No vacancies, and‘none likely
to occur." And they go away sorrowiug,
and consider Haycs’ Southern policy a fail-
ure. But while these fellows mourn the-
people rejoice. For Hayes is the first Prea-
idcnt who has ever made an attempt in ‘ good
faith to carry out civil service reform. He
can do it, for he is an honest man who means
what he says; and besides, he has no aspira-
tions for politiqal preferment, and can afford
to snub the spoilsmen. And he is doing- it.
runwns'rnzn, '
is delightful, and New York is as beautisul
as anything can be. Business is improving
slightly, and there is a better feeling. PIETRO.
Mr. Tarbox, of Massachusetts, is consxder-
ably muddled over the Southern policy of
President Hayes. In a letter to a. friend in
the city he writes: “The Administration
the Democratic policy . as . cleverly as
though it had been born to it. . 18 Mr. Hayes
5 Democrat, or am I a Republican ? Really
’I don’t feel quite sure of my political iden-
. GAZETTE OFFICE.
I
tity.”
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