Norwalk Gazette.
Tuesday, M... 15th, 1877.
For Editorial and Local Items
of Interest, See Fourth page.
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The most important news from the seat of
war; last week, was the sinking by Russian
batteries, of a Turkish iron-clad on the Dan-
ube, with a crew of three hundred men. In
Asia Minor the Russians seem to ”be advanc-
ing beyond Kars, threatening Erzeroum. On
the Danube both sies are actively preparing
for the conflict, and news of a great battle
may be expected soon.
It is reported that the Russians lost 4,000
killed and several guns, in a battle on Friday
_ last.
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In response to our appeal for the afflicted
family of the late Garret Hefferron, a former
Norwalk boy, now a resident of New York
has sent us the generous donation of twenty-
live dollars, and it is only in accordance
with his strict orders that we withhold his
name. The poor widow lost. two more of her
children last week and her case appeals most
pitcously to the humane.
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"\Ve learn that our apprehensions expressed
last week, concerning the visiting of school
children at a house where Diptheria prevailed
. were in a measure unfounded. Yet too great
care in preventing contact and contamination
with these children’s diseases, now known to
be far more contagious than small pox and
far more terrible and fatal on child life, can
not possibly be exercised. The Board of
Health of New York have at last reached the
necessity of preventing public church funer-
als of children d_. Eng of these maladies.
Ho for Richmond!
Cashier Chas. H. Street and wife, Mrs. Dr.
Lockwood and son, Miss Hannah Lockwood,
and Eugene Boyer, sailed from New York
Saturday afternoon in the steamer for Rich-
mond. The party were to have been aug-
mented by the companionship of Treasurer
George E. Miller, but want of confidence in
the “treacherous sea” caused him to tarry be-
hind at the last moment. Mr. and Mrs.
Street expect to meet. Mrs. Chas. T. Leonard
and daughter at Richmond.
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Noises—That isn’t Barnum’s Steam Piano
that makes the hills echo'at six o'clock every
evening, but a calliopc whistle on our proud
little steamer the Americas.
It isn't a salute fired over the settlement of
“my policy” in the South that scares the dogs
and rattles the windows betimes, but heavy
blasts in getting out stone up at the Rocks,
for Wm. B. E. Lockwood‘s new line of wall
along France street.
It wasn't a dynamite explosion, but a” peal
of first class thunder that jumped Campy and
Asa from their beds a few nights since.
ENI..\I‘.GED.—Tlle Eagle came out last week
enlarged to eight columns the page, and
otherwise typographically improved, The
Eagle differs from us in its politics, but is
conducted with an enterprise and above all
with adecency, that must ever win respect.
We sincerely rejoice in these evidences of
prosperity exhibited by our neighbor.
Th e Sewin g Machine Break Down
The moment that the feur motion feed pat-
ent expired the Singer Company put down
the price of the regular family sewing ma-
chine onehalf, and reduced prices on other
machines of their make. Of course other
manufacturers must follow suit. Mr. Weed,
agent for the Singer company is now selling
at these low rates. Read his adv.
It is a mistaken idea that because the Four
Motion Feed Patent has expired that all class-
es of really superior sewing Machines are to
be sold for nothing. That was but one of
many patents, and so long as it costs more to
sell a machine than to make it, the prices of
the best ones will not be so greatly reduced
as the public have been led to suppose. Still
we hope for the day when every old bachelor
and widower can afford to keep one to sew
on their buttons. .
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The 'Messrs. Carpenter Brothers have al-
ready commenced operation on that piece of
highway in front of the residence of W. K.
James, and will undoubtedly soon put it in
traveling condition. We wish they might be
given a fair chance to show what they can do.
\Vhy not let them try their hands on the‘
other side of the street.
A meeting of the Norwalk Monumental
Association will be held in this office, at 8
o’clock on Wednesday evening next, May
16th.
A full afkndance of members is requested.
Soldiers or sailors of the late war are also in-
vited to attend. '
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AxorIIEn RUNAWAY.—-On Thursday after-
noon last, Dave Hill, with Wm. Hanford as
companion, drove to Stamford to try the
paces of that sorrel trotter. In turning the
sharp corner just at the east entrance to the
village the carriage was upset, and its occu-
pants thrown to the ground. Hillllcld to
his horse and. was dragged some distance,
dislocating his shoulder and getting other-
wise bruised.‘ IIanford, with horse and
buggy escaped serious injury. Hill was car-
ried into a house near the accident and a phy-
sician summbned to set the broken shoulder,
but for some reason the effort was not sun-
ccssful and a.hack was hired in which he
was brought to Norwalk. .
Norwalk, of late, is almost as bad as Dan-
bury for the number of its runaway horses.
On Thursday afternoon one of Lewis Ray-
mond’s trams started from in front of Dann’s
stables on River Street, and dashing down
to and across Water street took the sidewalk
for a short distance and then striking the
street again went across the Bridge and sped
away up Mill Hill, bringing up in the wire
fence in front of the residence of Mr. F. Bel-
dcu. Besides demolishing a stretch of Mr.
Belden’s fence, they ran into and broke five
other wagons, in most of the ca'ses stripping
the wagon from the ’ horse in a twinkling.
Fortunately'there was no one hurt, although.
sthe streets were comparatively full of people,
many of whom had a narrow escape. On
Friday afternoon another team dashed through
Wall Street but without doing any damage.
Anolher Terrible Case of N epo-
tism. .
Postmaster Olmstead “has been and gone and
got and done it” now! He has two brothers- and
both brothers belonging to the same family,
so far as is known,—as clerks in the post office.
This puts two thirds of the entire force of the
Norwalk post office, in the hands and at the
mercy of one family. Young Hubbell is a'
bright and wide-awake youth, by the way,
and unless we misinterpret the gleam of his
fine, large optics, he is going to develop into
an ”usuall y quick and accurate Postal clerk».
A Victim of Hydrophobia.
News has been received in this city of the
death of Mr. Edward Trowbridge on the
island of Barbadoes last Saturday. Mr. Trow—
bridge represented there the old house of H.
Trowbridge’s Sons of this city. He was bit-
ten by a dog a short time ago, and he died of
hydrophobia. This is said to be only the
third case of hydrophobia on the island. Mr.
Trowbridge was very well known in this city
and the announcement of his death will cause
much sorrow here—New Haven Palladium.
Mr. Trowbridge married the daughter of
the late Harvey Smith, of Ridgefield, and,
with his family spent last Summer at the old
homestead where he was much respected and
the news of his demise will be much deplored.
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The Independent Base Ball Club has been
organized for the season of 1877 with the fol-
lowing officers : President, Edward Street;
Vice Presxdcnt,'_ W. A. Curtis; Cor. Sec.,
Henry B. Balcom; Rec._Sec., Frank Leonard
Treasurer, S. VanHoosear. We trust the
club will be run entirely 'by home talent, of
which there is abundance, and that they
will make an excellent record during the sea-
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I fixed to remove the republican grocer and put
SURPRISING -OCCUI{RENC-E.
Tan Posrxasrnns or Nonwxrx AND WINNI- I
ram: RESIGN'!
It is well known that our ardent democrat-
ic friends had full a score of candidates all
cocked and primed for the NonwaIk post of-
fice, and even little Winnipauk had it all
in a democratic dram-seller—‘just as soon as
Tilden was inaugurated. Here at the Bridge,
11; was solemnly promised to not less than a
dozen of the faithful by the party leaders.
This was deemed necessary in order to make
the bucks pull straight through the election
canvass. But‘there happened some sort of
a slip-up on Tilden and so the anxious demo-
cratic hopes were all turned to ashes. The
party bdhsts some great strategists, however,
and divers plans were concocted to crowd
Olmstead out—get him removed for some
other republicans—get him to resign—have
him made Asst. P. M. Gem—anything to
get him out of the Norwalk oflicc and get up
the same row in the republican party, they all
knew was coming, when they felt sure of
Tilden. But like democratic triumphs usual-
ly, all their machinations came to naught,and
Olmstead—obstinate fellow-~continued to
stick.
One day last week, a ray of hope beamcd
on their depressed visages. Olmstead was
seen prancing Main street with all his soldier
clothes on his arm. His walk, his eye, his
brow—all betokcncd that something and ual
was on the tapis. The rumor soon staged
that he and Randlc had accepted commis-
sions in the. Russian or Turkish army, and
were hastening off to do battle either under
the Cross or Crescent. Then, when Olmstead
gave out that he had resigned and that “Joe.
Randle” had resigned, there was a quick
mar-shelling of the moguls of the democracy.
They must have a finger in that pic, for, in-
nocent and disinterested souls, isn’t it their
special forte to take a chief mourner's part in‘
eyery republican row they can check them-
selves into? They had no less than four re-
publican candidates picked out as just the
men to serve as successors to the retiring
“supporters of the present administration.”
Congressman Warner was willing to go to
Washington and settle this matter while ad-
justing Capt. Burr’s case at Westport—for
isn’t the P. M. Gen. a democrat? But when
it leaked out that it was only their military
commissions Ihat Olmstead and Randle had
resigned, there was——-wcll——more beating of
democratic heads and cursing the luck.
Charles Olmstead, entered the National
Guards at South Norwalk, in 1860, as 'a pri—
vate. He was transferred to old Co. G under
Capt. Craufurd, where he served as a non-
commissioned officer and 2d Lieutenant, till
_Co. G was disbanded. Soon after Olmstead
and Randle were appointed on Col. Hoyt’s
Staff. Olmstead as Quartermaster and
Randle as Paymaster, with the rank of lst
Lieutenants.
Joseph 0. Bundle enlisted as a Private in
old Co. G. Craufurd was in command of
this Co. at the time. W. R. Smith was its
lst Lieutenant, Deacon Waterbury its 2d
Lieutenant, Randle its Orderly Sergeant. It
served as a Home Guard during the dark days
of the democratic draft riots in New York and
when the satanic influence of that unpatriotic
and rufiianly outrage, extended even to our
quiet village and terrified our families and
imperiled the peace and safety of even Nor‘
walk homes. After all this faithful and pa-
triotic- service‘ on foot and' on horseback,
these worthy patriots have thrown up their
commissions—in fact to state it bluntly, re—
signed—but it isn’t their Post Oficcs they sur-
render after all. Alas, slacks-day.
“’c are indebted to kind friends in \Valton,
N. Y., for a bountiful supply of delicious
maple sugar of the new crop. We have nev-
er seen better, and believe the 'Walton sugar
unsurpassed if not unequalled in filrity and
sweetness.
' Grand School Festival.
The Union School of South Norwalk, will
give a second entertainment at Music Hall,
Friday evening, May 25th. Preparations are
being made “nigh will insure a finer exhibi—
tion than has every been given by the school
and all who have been present on former oc-
casions of.thc kind know what this means.
More definite particulars will be, givm next
week.
Quite a comgotion was caused in the vi-
cinity of .“The Forge,” Weston, on Thurs-
day last, by the wild freaks of an evidently
escaped lunatic. His first appearance was
before Mr. George Hull, who was planting
in a field near the roadside, who on looking
up to see what the man wanted received a
blow between the eyes which nearly felled.
him ;"_recovering himself and starting ibr the ,
man who was then.on a run for the fence,
the fellow stopped and commenced ‘stoning
him which caused a halt on Hull’s part. The
man then took to the highway, and next came
up behind Mr. B. Hull, and felled him to
the ground by a blow in the back of the
head from a large stone. He next meta man
coming towards him with a hoe, and running
up to him he snatched the hoe from his hand
and struck at hishcad, but the man caught
the blow on his arm and the hoe handle was
broken into two pieces. By this time the
neighborhood had become alarmed and an
effort whs made to seize and confine the fel-
low, but he somehow got 2. six-foot fence
stake and went wildly for any and all who
approached him. One of the men .finally
went into a house, borrowed a pistol and pre-
senting it atnhe man threatened to fire un-
less he gave himself up, but thefellow would
not yield, and continued his attacks on all;
he was finally shot, the ball going through
one of his cheeks, yet he would not give up’
and apparently did not mind the shot in the
least. A boy getting behind hit him in the
back of the head which knocked him‘sensc-
less, in which condition he lay for about an
hour, he was bound so as not to be able to do
any more mischief, and on his recovery a
complaint was made and he was en to
Bridgeport. During the whole 0 elee
it is said that he did not speak on 0rd, and
being a perfect stranger, he is suppos
ed to have been an escaped lunatic some asy-
lum. '
Rev. Mr. Hamilton announced to his pe 0_
pic on Sunday, that four members of his
church had agreed to contribute $2,000 for
improving the' interior of the church and
erecting a new fence about its grounds, pro-
vided all remaining of the debt incurred for
the recent outside repairs was paid up by the
congregation. This latter sum is something
less than $600, and will no doubt be canceled
under this new stimulus to generosity.
A New Yorker who left the city in the 3
o’clock express, Saturday afternoon, for Nor-
walk, complains to us bitterly because he had
to wait tWenty minutes fgr a horse car at
South Norwalk. IIis indignation was arous-
ed by learning the fact a car had left'the de-
pot just one minute before the express arriv-
ed, and he thinks it an. ingenious mode of
dodging passengers. \Vcll, it is a little pro-
voking for we have “been thar” several times
oursfives, but Supt. Hyatt promises as “re-
form" of this vexation when he makes out
his summer schedule.‘ What is really needed
is a double track from Dr. Mosmau’s to the
South Norwalk Methodist church, then the
horse cars could reach and await every train.
Neighbor S. E. Olmstead’s new street
light down Mechanic Strecr,‘ gleams out like
a beacon light on some dangerous coast, but
is.n’t its checrfulness just a bit restricted by
the reflected light upon the intervening statu-
ary? To us, it seems horribly suggestive of
deal/I down that way.
The City Fire Department are making big
preparations for their first parade, so much
so, that either for lack 'of confidence (our
country firemen think it looks like that) or a
big attempt at grandeur, they have supcrced-
ed or shelved their Chief Engineer by putting
a Marshal over him. Our simple country
firemen always supposed the Chief Engineer
to have charge of Fire Department Parades.
But live andlearn.
A Bridgeport dealer advertises hand sewed
and calf sewed shoes. .
New Consul is organizing a “village im-
provement Society.” Success to it.
C. S. Lockwood, the popular Main street
tailor, is re-painting the front of his building.
W. C. Street A: 00., are preparing to exter-
minate the potato bu". Farmers give them
a call. ~ . »
Russia has seized the Roumanian Railway
in Europe and is now at work in Asia get-
ting Kars. '
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Tcnuie C. Claflin is anxious to handle some
of the Vanderbilt money and sues the estate
for $100,000.
Base Ball is down to rock pan—Harvard‘s
and Manchester’s at Boston on Friday last,24
innings, no runs.
The Grgat National Dorg Show closéd in
New York on Friday night. It was a great
success in all respects.
The Meridcn Savings Bank was robbed to-
day, Monday, at 11 o’clock of ' $500 in cash
and $1,600 in bonds.
Whatagod send the Circus was to the”
local of the Danbury News last week; he had
over a dozen items about it.
Nofwalk was quite largely represented in
Bridgeport, at “Barnum’s only and chatest
show on earth," last Tuesday. .
President Hayes will be in New York to-
day, and will be present at the unveiling of
the Halleck monument in Central Park.
Mr. and Mrs. John T. lVright of New York
were in town a day, Or two ago, looking as
halo and hearty (a little more so) as ever.
Grass is coming in beautifully and yet but-
ter is going up.
the grocers, heard of the Torso-Russian war?
A Special Meeting of Phoenix Engine 00.,
this (Tuesday) Evening, at 8 o'clock. Matter
of importance. A prompt and full attendance
desired.
The permanent exhibition at Philadelphia
Was formally opened by Pres. Hayes on Thurs-
day last. It is estimated that there were 50,-
000 pepple in attendance.
Mr. Matthews, of Elmenworth, drives the
handsomcst pair of bays seen in' Norwalk
these many years. Large and beautiful
horses each and superbly matched.
That sample of McAdamizcd road in front
of the homestead of Wm. K. James, Esq, is
thought to be the most. lasting piece of road
repairing ever constructed in Norwalk.
The King of Holland has honored Gen.
Hawlcy by presenting him a. medal of The
order of the Golden Lion of the Netherlands,
as a recognition of Centennial services.
A tar-walk man accidently deposited a
horse-cart load of his prepared tarred cobbles
in the center of the Horse Railway track, in
front of Mitchell’s Market, Saturday after-
noon. ‘ '
Chas. H. Cooke, lately acting postmaster
at Wilton, was arrested last Saturday in New
York City. He is charged with having ab-
sconded, leaving his accounts with the gov-
crnment unsettled.
Henry I. Hoyt, Esq. cut asparagus from
his Prospect Hill beds in; quantity sufficient
for the family dinner on the 20th of April.
What professional gardeners are ahead of that
in out-door culture? E
Mr. Jacob Black, well-known to our citi-
zens, and who for years was a respected resi-
dent of our place, died in Troy, N. Y., on
the 1st inst, at the residence of lis daughter,
Mrs. W. D. Van Arnum.
The steamer City of Brussells, for the safe-
ty of which much anxiety has been manifest-
ed, has been heard from. When two days’
out from New York she broke her shaft, and
is completing her voyage under sail. '
Barnum proposes to ‘find Charly Ross, if
Charley’s father will consent to his terms. He
will offer $10,000 reward and “no questions
asked” for his return. Mr. Ross was in con-
sultation with Mr. Barnum on Saturday last.
The barbers who desired to close theirshops
on Sunday have been obliged to yield to the
greater number who did not want' to stop
business on that day. The public ought to
have sustained them in their commendable
effort to observe the Sabbath.
Barnum’s “ever a hundred railroad cars”
got off the switch just ,below the freight
house, on route from Danbury to Bridgeport,
which delayed the street parade at the latter
city about an hour. No damage done to the
“baby monkey” or its dear mamma.
The City Fire Department Parade is an-
nounced for June 6th, and is expected to be
a. big affair, all of Borough companies invited,
as also several from out of town. Wheeler
& Wilson and Howe Bands have been en-
gaged by the city companies to furnish music.
The eight Tythingmen‘ who were recently
elected to maintain order in the 2d M. E.
Church have been before the Town Clerk and
taken the oath of office. They will permit
no disturbance _in the church, hereafter, by
either male or female, and all person attend-
ing must be upon their good behavior.
Henry Jennings of this place has joined
Barnum’sBill posting gang as a distributor of
photographs, the. O'Bricn’s Bill poster also
captured on Friday while here, J. II. Brown,
Johnny Buxton’s right hand man in local bill
posting; they will have a chance . see a
large portion of the country ere their return
to Norwalk.
Hon. F". W. Bruggcrhoff has returned from
a seven weeks trip South. 'He tarried in Flor-
ida till, disgusted with the “Cold Backward
Spring,” as the natives termed it, prevailing
there, finally gladly returned to Connecticut
as the better place. Rest from business cares
have, however, we are glad to learn, greatly
improved his health.
Festival.
The Strawberry Festival and :Musical En-
tertainment given by the Trinity Chuch la-
dies, at Music Hall, South Norwalk, Wed-
nesday and Thursday evenings, was it grand
success in spite of bad weather both evenings.
Everything provided by theladies was served
in good style and sold well, and early on
Thursday evening “we are all out of tha ,”
was the answer given by the fair young wait-
resses to the calls made for most of the dishes
named on the bill of fare. The stage portion
of the evening’s entertainment was good and
it held the attention of. what is usually rather
a difficult audience to control. The'music
of the Trinity Church choir was of a high
order, and Mrs. Davis, a soprano and a new
comer in the choir, was applauded and encor-
ed heartily. She has a sweet and powerfuL
voice. The dramatic part of the entertain-
ment was perfectly rendered. The ladies
express themselves under obligation to Mr.
Earle and several Norwalk gentlemen who as-
sisted them in this part of the programme.
The fact that over $270 net profit was cleared
by the Festival, goes to show that good man-
agement‘in a good cause was appreciated by
good people from both ends of the toWn. '
E. C. LLOYD, the popular Main St. black-
smith, struck luck on a tramp the other day.
One of the seediest of his sort halted one day
and said he used to make horse shoes in the
old country and would like a short job.
Lloyd, with entire incredulity, gave him his
iron, hammer and bellows and told him to go
to work. The tramp took” hold like an ex-
pert, as he really proved to be, for before he
quit the shop he had forged out some of the
finest specimens of hand-made horse shoes
ever seen in Norwalk, to say the least. The
tramp’s work certainly looked more like the
product of the lathe and planer than of mere
hammer stroke and anvil. But the expert
could not tarry long. He must niove on,
for while in the old country he had served a
seven year’s apprenticeship and was aremark-
ably superior workmen, bad luck and worse
whiskey had made him a roving tramp, im-
pelled as all seem to be on the road and on
the shuffle. Lloyd was fortunate enough,
however, to get several dozen sets of his won-
derfully wrought shoes, which he is putting
on at prices defying competition, as he avers,
and we believe him for we have always found
we could trust the man who isn’t afraid to
advertise.
Have the some as well as:
CITY mews.
BY OUR LOCAL REPORTBRS.
Our City Board'of Councilmen inaugurated
last week with a regular monthly meeting,
and it must have .been apparent to the large
number of ex—offlcials and others present, that
the labors of the Council the month past, had
been_great, if they judged from the reading
of the minutes of the meeting, as it occupied!
one hour and fourtccn‘minutes to read them.
Who would not be a City Clerk 7 After the
routine business had been accomplished, such
as ordering bills paid, receiving petitions, &c.,
the Board adjourned until Friday Evening,
when a report is expected on the Washington
Street ,r.
The re it of t e election of Sabbath school
officers at the Congregational church, was
the unanimous rc-election of W. H. Benedict,
Superintendent ; Nelson Dickerman, Assis-
tant Superintendent: E. Beard, Secretary
and Treasurer; J. H. Ferris, Librarian. The
4lst anniversary of the Sabbath school con-
cert was held Sabbath.
Frank Burritt is having a new pleasure boat
built-at South Norwalk, in the shape of a 35
foot Schooner sharpie, with two cabins, &c.
John W. Bouton, a veteran of the late war
and amcmber of the 8th Reg, Conn. Vols,
is very sorely afflicted with an abcess, which
has troubled him before, and which was
caused by a wound received in the service.
A lad was arrested for theft by Constable
Dayton, a few days since, who was quite 'a
philosopher. On the way to the lock-up, he
suggested to the constable the propriety of
“holding on a bit," and began questioning
about his case, thus: “I suppose an opportu-
nity will be given‘me to speak in my own
defense, and introduce my witnesses? The
ofliccr replied, "Do you want to introduce
witnesses? He replied, “Yes, to prove that
I am not provided with sufficient to eat.”
The members of our Fire Department have ,
decided to have the parade on the 6th day of .
June, have-made much of the necessary
arrangements, having secured two bands of
music, and invited their guests from neigh-
boring towns and cities. \Ve trust that
citizens will lend every aid to make the occa-
sion a pleasant and successful one.
Workmen have commenced to lay the
walk in front of the property of Mrs. L.
Sayres, on Washington St , as directed by the
Board of Councilmen. '
Eben Hill, Esq, has developed a new use
for our Norwalk Velocity Lawn Mower. It
seems he tried it as a corn cutter, and found
it a remarkable success at the very first trial,
only the toe doesn’t 'heal as rapidly as he
could wish.
Last week was one of huge proportions for
our police officers and officials. The arrests
avegaged two a day and nearly all were for
the offence of being drunk. Neither the
city or town gained any funds into the treas-
ury, as most of them were sent to jail after
trial, being unable to pay fines and cost. The
city pays the cost of arrest. A most disgust-
ing sight was presented to those who were
present at the slip above the steamboat dock
on Friday afternOOn, when two drunken men
attempted to help one another ashore, fell in
the mud and water, rolling over and over. A
rope was thrown around one who was drawn
out ; but drunk as be was, seeing his compan-
ion in danger, in he rushed to his aid, and
both were again soon floundering in the mud.
The police were sent for and arrested the
parties, who were tried and fined for drunk-
enness and disorder.
Dibble, the wide-awake South Norwalk
Grocer, has stirred up a peanut war in the
city by retailing peanuts at ten cents a quart
instead of twenty cents, old price. The past
week competition for the wonderfully remu-
nerative business has carried the prices down
to five cents per quart, and. still Dibble is
playing. .
A visitor at Theodore Knapp’s became abu-
sive, and after other means had failed'to coax
him to move along, Mr. K. very considerate-
iy turned a stream of huckleberry water upon
him with the desired effect. Another gentle-
manly bummer sought to make his bed in S.
F. Peck’s show window, on Friday night.
The noise of breaking glsss, aroused the. oili-
cers to their duty, who arrested the man. At
the trial he was found guilty, fined and sent
to jail. .
The Burnside Guards had a glorious time
~ at their parade, target-shoot and skirmish, on
Wednesday. The skirmish far exceeding
any of the kind ever before attempted by
them. The first prize, $35, was taken by Cor-
poral Wardwell, the last, a bottle of Brandy,
was taken by C. Sherwood. The prizes offer-
ed were not as elaborate this year as formerly,
probably owing to the hard times.
John Hill was taken on Thursday with a
violent attack of pneumonia, which has re-
fused‘to yield to medical treatment, though
he is attended by nearly all the city physi-
cians. ‘
Wm. C. Oaks, an elderly man, wgs found
in one of the bleach houses, at the Messrs.
Beattys Hat factory Spring St. on Sunday
apparently in great bodily pain. Dr. Pardee
and the police were sent f or, who upon ex-
amination, found'that he had taken a large
quantity of sugar of lead, from a bottle found
at his side. After being taken to the station
house, where medicines were administered,
he was taken in charge of by the selectmen.
An interesting meeting under auspices of
the Ladies’ Temperance Union, was held
Sunday afternoon, in the Methodist church,
Mrs. JohnB. Bouton, President of the Asso-
ciation, presided, selecting very appropriate
hymns to be sung, and introduced the speak-
ers. Mrs. Mitchell read a poem very beauti-
fully. It is proposed to hold the next meet-
ing in the Baptist Tabernacle.
The meeting of the Board of Councilmen,
riday evening, was largely taken up with
t e knotty question of ordinances, and of
overcharges for rentals. A report was made
on the Washington Street sewer; but papers
connected with the subject being mislaid or
forgotten, the subject was postponed.
J amcs Brennan was struck and severely in-
jured'by the locomotive of one of the owl
trains, Sunday morning. In his midnight
wanderings he found his way on to the rail
road track, near 'the lock shop, where the
train butted him from the rail road track,
causing Several severe wounds to his head
and body. Dr. Burke was called ‘to attend
him. '
Our expressman, George, is good at adver-
tising his business, but not his improvements
about home. His house has received a coat
of paint, which, with the new sideWalk, make
his‘convbnient home the more attractive.
C
Appleton’s J ournal, for June, opens with a
frontisticce illustration of “Cherry Ripe,”
the serial story. “The Harbor and Commerce
of New York" is illustrated. The other ar-
ticles are : “The War with the §urkoman," a
satirical picture of Persian life nd warfare ;
My Grape Vine, by Mary E. Bradley; Hon-
or’s Slave, .a short story; In extremis, a
poem; Stragglers in our Stream—descriptive
of a Long Island trout stream; The suicide
of the Ottomans; Mizpah, a poem; The
Marchioness of Murder; Wine, a poem;
Reign of Poetry Art, and Eloquence, in Flor-
ence ;'Doctor Pijot, a short story by Rebecca
H. Davis; The School for Scandal; Forty to
Twenty, poem; Collectanea ; A Rustic
Scene, poem, by Alfred B. Street; Editor’s
Table, Book notices, etc. _.
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N cw Music.
Win: A. Pond d7 00., the popular New
York music publishers, have established 9.
Norwalk agency at Potter’s Mylo Store,
where all their publications may be found.
Just issued and for sale by Potter—"There
are Kisses Waiting for Me," words by Geo.
Cooper and m'usic by Maud DePeyster.
“Song of the Camp," words by Bayard Tay-
lor, music arranged by Horatio C. King.”
“The Seventh Regiment Quickstep,” music
by Unrath. “Hope is like a Harebell,”
words by Christina Rossetti, music by Geor-
giana Schuyler. “The Eglantine," words
by Fancher, music by Johnston, with many
easy and free compositions for vocal and in-
strumental exercises.
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@Go to Comstock Bros. for your Spring
Suits.
Court of Burgesses.
An adjourned meeting of the Court of Bur-
gasses was held on Monday evening the 7th
inst. .
Bills ordered paid or _
Harvey Fitch, $200 '00 .
Norwalk Eagle, 6 50
Hyatt dc Cowles, 169 84
A. J. Meeker & Bro, 29 20
Norwalk Printing Co. 4 75
Norwalk Gas Light. Co. , 146 67
‘6 H 2 45
F. S. Conly, 2 00
Harvey Fitch, 2 00
Michael FitzMorris, 7 00
S. E. Baldwin, 60 00
Punderson & Crisand 50 00
Michael Regan, 4 38
Patrick Sears, 4 88
Thomas Farrell, 3 44
John Cahill, ' 3 14
F. D. Belts, 16 63
John O’Sullivan, 52 30
D. J. Bennett, 52 50
Isaac Bowe, - 7 50
Bill of Edward Lucey $2 50 for work on
highways ordered paid if found correct.
Voted to borrow on account of the Borough
$800.00 of the Norwalk Fire Insurance Com-
pany. Contract for finishing the McAdamiz-
ed road given to Messrs. Carpenter Brothers,
of Port Chester, for $175.00. Voted that
the tax rate maker be directed to make out
list and put the same in the collector's hands
as soon as possible: On account of the extra
work imposed on the collector by arecent act
of the legislature, it was voted that his com-
pensation be $600 'instead of $500. Voted
that Donnelly & Co. pay $3 per month in-
stead of $5 for rent of Marble Yard on We-
ter street from May 1st. The Court accepted
the grade of the sidewalk in front of the
Danbury & Norwalk railroad depot' and the
store of Andrew Selleck. Voted that Stephen
Hodges bill of $40 for services as lamp light-
er for the month of April be paid when cer-
tified to be correct by the committee on lamps
and gas. Petition for two lamps on Leonard
street; referred to committee on lamps and
gas with power. The Court took from the
table the petition of General Couch for lumps
on Spring Hill, and voted to light the same,
if they be erected, without cost to the Bor-
ough; also adopted a grade for the east side
of Mechanic street, and one for the east side
of Knight street. The bids for lighting and,
caring for the street lamps were then opened,
and the contract was given to James C. Cot-
ter for $40 per month. Petition of George
0. Kceler for permission to erect three iron
posts in front of his store, to be used as sup-
ports for an awning, granted; the work to be
done 'under the direction of the chairman of
the highway committee. ‘
Communion—The Rt. Rev. Bishop Wil-
liams made his annual visitation to St.Paul’s
_church on Sunday evening last. The church
was crowded with persons desirous of hear-
ing the Bishop preach and to witness the
ceremony of confirmation. After the ser-
mon,the rite of confirmation was administered
to eighteen persons. The Rector, Rev. Dr.
Mead, conducted the services, and was assist-
ed by Rev. Mr. Selleck and Rev. Mr. French
of Darien. The Bishop was somewhat fa-
tigued having already preached two sermons
that day in the Westport churches. He also
made two visits to private residences during
the day and confirmed two invalids. Since
last Tuesday he has preached eighteen ser-
mons and made three addresses.
Mr. Merrill, the inventor, and Engineer
Cotter continue work on the stream car de-
signed for use on street railways, and seem to
be making good progress. They can now do
with fifty pounds of steam what they had
difficulty in doing with one hundred lbs. in
Bridgeport. The car runs smoothly, starts
and stops with ease, makes but little noise
which will probably be barely perceptible
when the car is finished, and the escaping
smoke and steam is hardly iioticeablc. A
public trial will probably soon be made on
our horse railway in order to show the work-
ing principle‘of the engines.
Mr. John O’Brien, the well-known Circus
Manager, has during the past winter prepar-
ed an entirely new outfit at his headquarters
in Philadelphia, and his big show will appear
in Norwalk, Thursday, May 24th; exhibiting
both afternoon and evening. His menagerie
has been greatly enlarged by the importation
of many rare and valuable animals, making it
equal in size to many of the zoological gar-
dens under royal patronage abroad. The cir-
cus company consists almost entirely of new
faces; the participants in the sports of the
arena being acknowledged artistes, excelling
in their several specialties and engaged for
their superlative excellence in theirexhibitions
of physical perfection. The ring amusements
are thrilling and marvellous,but in no instance
exceeding the bounds of propriety. Mr.
O‘Brien aims to both amuse and instruct. In
his museum and menagerie tents you can gaze
upon unique curiosities and mechanical mar-
vels, propelled by a stationary steam engine,
and wonder at the myriads of untamable
beasts in their native ferocity, captive in iron-
girdcd ornately decorated dens, inscribed
with beautiful scriptural paintings in the very
highest style of art.
The entree of O’Brien's Six Shows is an
event. A gorgeous pageant or dress parade
of the entire company, exhibiting its vast-
ness and wealth, and convincing the behold-
ers of its magnitude—which is second to none
in the country. The procession is headed by
a squadron of mounted knights and ladies,
followed by three golden cars bearing therein
three full bands richly uniformed and dis-
coursing' martial music. Their coming an-
nounced by out riders, heralds, trumpeters,
and banner bearers. Fifty-three animal lairs
bring up the rear, while the great baggage
train, drawn by two hundred Spaais mules,
makes its way to the place of exhibition With -
the great canvass, seats, wardrobe and para-
phernalia belonging to the big show. Mr.
O’Brien estimates that his risk dining the' '
twenty-six weeks summer seasonjj'is no less
than the startling amount of $1,200,000
which he cheerfully puts at stake, relying on
the size and merit of his united shows for a
profitable return.
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To the Ladies!
The old house of Thorburn & Co., 15 John
St., will send out their new catalogue of rare
and choicely selected flowers to any one drop-
ping them a postal card, for the same. ll‘heir
recent importations of French. and German
bulbs are just gorgeous. No more reliable
house for seeds or shrubs of every kind is to
be found in this country. See their adver-
tisement in another column.
W-
Ed“ Fancy Dress Shirts for only 650, at
Comstock Bros.
———¢————
IE“ Now is the time for a Shampoo. Call
on G. A. Franke, under GAZETTE BUILDING.
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(S‘Spring Over-coats remarkably low, at
Comstock Bros.
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IE? Hair Cutting done in elegant style at
G- A. Franke’s.
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Eff" Alexander Kid Gloves in dark or light
colors, at Comstock Bros.
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I???" Shaving in a painstaking manner at
G. A. Franke’s.
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(45‘ Comstock Bros. are agents for Morison
.93 Hutchinson’s fine Dress Shirts.
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¢@Comstock Bros. devote theirentire base
ment to the Trunk trade.
Liability of Banks for Stolen
B‘ds.
Pour JERVIS, May 8.-A case of some im-
portance as affecting the liability of banks
for securities deposited with them.has recent-
ly been decided by the Court Appeals. In
1869 Mrs. Matilda Yerkes, of this place, de-
posited with the Port Jervis National Bank
$2,000 in Government bonds for the purpose
of having them registered. Pending action
in the matter the bank was robbe (1 among
the property stolen was Mrs. Yer es’ bonds.
She some time afterward brought suit against
the com any to recover the value of the
bonds. n the Supreme Court, sitting for
Sullivan County, she obtained averdict. The
bank took the case to the General Term,
where the decision was sustained. It was
then carried to the Court of Appeals,.and the
judgment of the courts below has been af-
firmed in all its points.
’sary to carry
'0
, A Card.
At a regular meeting of the Board of Trus-
tees of the 2d M. E. Church of Norwalk, the
following Resolutions were adopted :—- _
Whereas, It has leased our HeavenlEFather
to take unto Imself our beloved rother,
DAVID W. NASH; and whereas, this Board
of Trustees, in being deprived of his wise
counsel and valuable services, suffersa loss
of no ordinary ma itude, therefore ‘ '
Resoloodfl‘hat whi e we bow in loving sub-,
mission toHim “ who doeth all things well,”-
we will cherish the memory of his manly
character and godly life and strive to emulate
the zeal, the industry and the love that gave-
him so lar c a place in the church of God and
in the con dence and affection of his brethren.
Resolved, That this Board tender his bereav-
ed family their deep sympathy in this hour
of their affliction.
Resolved, That the Secretary be directed to
present the family with a copy of these reso-
lutions and to publish'thc same in the Non
WALK GAZETTE.
GERARDUS 1‘. ADAMS, PRESIDENT.
GEO. T.- BRADY, SECRETARY.
o
Charley Lockwood’s Sons are awaiting an
invoice of those Moosehead Lake trout. The
ice is just breaking up there and the speckled
beauties refuse to be caught during this period
of breaking up of winter.
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To all, particularly invalids, spring is u trying
season. Indications of sickness should at once he
attended to. Fatal diseases may be caused by al-
lowing the bowels to become constipated, and the
system to remain in a di;ordcred condition, until
the disorder has time to develop itself, An ounce
of prevention is worth a pound of cure, is an old
and truthfnlsaying. Therefore, we advise all who
are troubled with the complaints now very preva-
lent—headache, indigestion, disorcred liver, want
of appetite, nausea, or feverish skin, to take, with-
out delay, Schenck's Mandrake Pills. We know
of no remedy so harmless and decisive in its action.
It at once strikes at the root cube disease and
produces a healthy tone to the system. People
never need suffer from any disease arising from a
disordered liver if they would take this excellent
medicine when they feel the first indications of
the malady. Families leaving home for the sum-
mer months should take three or four boxes of
these pills with them. They have almost an in-
stantaneous ell‘cct. They will relieve the patient
of headache in one or two hour. and will efl‘ectus
ally prevent u. bilious attack. They are sold by
all druggists. 1m18
_GLENN’S SULPHUR Soar is a. positiveinspira-
tion. It was a. happy thought to combine the rem-
cdy, which of all others is benclicialin the major-
Ity of cutaneous diseases. with a pleasant and
pure soap, by means of which it can be brought
In contact with the affected'pnrts. ‘ Sold by all
drnggists. HILL’S HAIR AND WIIIinEI‘. Dru,
Black or Brown. 50 cents. linIS
Dr‘s. D. Rowe’s Arabian Liver Pills
are a far better and safer remedy for constipation
whether casual or habitual, than any other ca-
thartic pill or potion ever administered, to the hu-
man family. Sold at Hoyt’s Pharmacy, South
N orwaik, sole agents for the town of N orwalk.
Quirk’a lrluh Tom—This new Remedy is
creating a sensation. In cases of Dyspepsia. Bil-
iousness, Sick Headache, Vertigo, Constipation
and all the numerous disorders produced by dc-
rangcment ol' the Stomach or Liver. Its en‘ccts
are truly wonderful. Many letters are daily re-
ceived extolling Its virtues. It is a. combination
of Herbs,_and 1s at up in packages, each making
a quart of MedIcInc. Sold by all Druggists, price
25 Cents. _
. Young People remember this, and be wise
In tune. Teeth neglected and not kept clean, very
soon decay. TII_ unsrox’s IVORY PEanL TOOTH
POWDER used daily, will keep the Teeth clean.
white, and sound through life; the gums firm and
healthy, and the breath sweet. Sold by all Drug-
gists; 25 and 50 cents per Bottle.
Economy In Wealth. Renovate your soil-
ed Gloves wrth JOUVENS Ixononous KID-GLOVE
CLEANER; 25 cents per Bottle. 1y17
A Hateful Habit; Spitting and' Hawking
caused by Catarrn. A few bottles of Dr. S. D.
Howe’s Arabian MIlk Cure cures this loathsome
disease, as well as Coughs and Colds. Sold at
Hoyt’s Pharmacy, South Norwalk, sole agent for
the townof N orwalk.
NERVOUS OEBll‘ITI.
Vital w eakness or depression 3 a weak
exhaustedfeeiing. no energy, or courage, the re-
sult of mental over-work, Indescrellons
or excesses, or some drain upon the system, is
always cured by IIIIMPIIIIEY'S Ii OMEOPATHIO
SPRING, I0. 28. 1t tones up and invigorates
the system, dispels the gloom and despondency,
imparts strength and wagon—stops the drain and
rcjuvenatcs the entire man. Been used twenty
years with perfect success by thousands. Sold by
dealers. Price $1.00 per single vial. or 85.00 per
package of five vials, and $2 vial of powder. Sent
by mail on réceipt of price. Address BUMPE-
BEY’S HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE
00., 561 BROADWAY. NEW YORK. lyls
New Cure for Disease—Road line, it
may Save Your Life.
Persons afflicted with any Long-standing Dis-
ease should try the new and wonderfully success-
f‘uil treatment of the ALBION MEDICAL INSTITU-
TION of Saratoga Springs N. Y. No fees are charg-
ed until a cure is effected; and any person who Is
unable to visit the institution can procure a pre
scription for trial, free of charge. by forwarding a
statement of the case. All man ner of‘Long-stand-
lug Diseases are cured, no matter if' other I’llysi
clans have failed, such as Liver and Kidney Com-
plaints, Dyspepsia, Spinal Weakness, and Female
Diseases of the worst form, Scrol‘ulous Eruptions,
&c.; Nervous Debility, Vital Weakness or Do-
pression—a weak, exhausted and gloomy feeling,
no energy or courafilthe result ul’mental over-
work. exccsscs o iscretions, kc. ; always
cured. Address. stamp for reply,
DR. 0. C. GAGE a. 00.,
ALBION MEDICAL INSTITUTION,
Saratoga Springs, N. Y.
[Inc Dr. S. l). Rowe’s Arabian Tonic
Blood Purine r.—1"or Ulcers and Eruptive Dis-
cases of the Skin, Pustules, Pimpies, Blotches,
Boils,‘Tetter, Scaldhead, Ringworm,etc., the Ara-
bian Tonic has never failed to effect a permanent
cure. Try it and be convined. Sold at lloyt‘s
Pharmacy. South Norwalk, sole agent for the town
of N orwalk.
MARRIED.
IVVVVVV\.
In Brooklyn. May 12th, by Rev. R. \V. Jones,
Mr. Clarence H. Raynor and Miss Belle Hubbell,
daughter. of Mr. Robert S. llubbcll of Norwalk.
WThe printer returns thanks for bridal com-
pliments, and wishes the happy couple long life
and happiness. .
In Georgetown, May 9th. by Rev. S. J. M. Mer-
win. William F. Bryant, of Wilton. to Emma
Agnes St. John, (laughter of Rev. S. N. St. John,
of Georgetown.
DIED. .
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I\l\l\l\I\’\l\lv\l\/V\I\I\I\MAI\I\MN\I\I
In Norwalk, May 13, Josie Berrie,agcd 9 years,
3 months, 28 days. ,
III Norwalk, May 10th. Ella. Helerron, aged 10
cars, 5 months and 15 days; May 11th, Garrett
Ilef'erron 6 years. 7 months and 20 days. ' .
In Norwalk, May 11th, Mary Hickey, aged Zyrs.
and 11 days. . -
In Troy. N. Y., on the lst inst., at the residence
of his son-in-law. W. D. Van Arnum,Jacob Black,
aged 65 years, formerly of Norwalk. .
ln Bethel. May 3d, James II. Trowbridge, aged
77 yeaIs, 9 months.
In Danbury. May 4, Maria Knapp. a ed 72 years,
11 months. May 3d, Mary K. Spaul mg, aged 21
years, 7 months. May 5th, Ltb eus J. Barnum,
aged 60 years. _ '
In Hawlcyville, May 7th, Thomas Baker, aged
53 years,
In Bedding, May 8, Peter J orny, aged 14 years.
In Stamford, May 4th, Mrs. Jane Hull, aged 48
years. May 5th, Julia ‘Body, aged 52 years. May
8th, Eliza Downy, aged 50 years.
II SELL—The St. John House on High
0 It’ll mo
Street, Enquire of JAMES FINNEY.
Ali] up by the subscriber, four young Heifers,
one and two years old. The owner wrli please
prove property, pa charges and take them away.
lt*20 J0 N ENGELHERT, Norwalk.
0‘ SALE Ill! EXGIIAIEE.—.\Iore in excellent eon-
I itiou about 15}; hands, for sale or exchange
for larger horse. Inquire at this office. 3t*l9
Situation Wanted.
By a young woman, (Protestant), as
Chambermaid and Waitress, or
to take care of Children.
Please apply at A. F. BISlIOP’S, Molt Ave. 1t*20
WANTED :
$5,000 or $6,000 at 6 per cent
ON unencumbered Improved property, in the
Borough. worth more than double the amount.
Enquire at the GAZETTE OFFICIZ. 3t20
A suite of rooms on second floor
To Rent- suitable fora smalli’amily; In
house, Mott Avenue, west of 2nd M. E. Church.
2t! J UDSON RICE.
- For Sale or to Rent.
HE HOUSE, either partly furnished or with-
out. Also, either with or without Barn and
Carriage House, Meadow and Pasture Land, be-
ing the to homestead of the late Mrs. Laura Lock.
Lockwood. . .
E. K. LOCKWOOD, Administrator.
Norwalk, Conn. May lith, 1877. "‘20
Notice.
11E Stockholders of the Norwalk Mills, are
T hereb notified and warned that there wrllbe
a Special looting of the Stockholders of said Mills
on the 25th do of May. A. D., l877, at 3 o’clock.
p. m.. at the o cc of the Mlllp. for the purpose of
taking action in relation to go ng into Bankruptcy,
voting so to do. and to uppomt any agent or
agents that may be deemed expedient and neces—
sary to sign and execute any papers required by
the'Bankrnpt laws and to pass all votes neces-
out an 'of‘ the loregmng matters and
JOIIN A. OSBORN, Secretar
b ts. . .
0 jeo 15th.1877. . 2t'20
Norwalk. May
Garden Wheelbarrow Pump
0R SALE at a song. for want of use. The box
F holds a ban-clef water, and can be wheeled
to an point. and throw water for several rods.
Cost dab-will be sold for tlo Enqture at {the
GAZETTE OFFICE. -
sol.
THE 3035 5.1031)!
8.13. MORGAN,
Sells Paris Green,f_and Distributors
for it. Pleasecall and exgmine. Alcoa" kinds of
GBOCERIES, 'HARDWARE MEDICINES,
PAINTS AND OILS. LEATHE R, CROOK-
ERY, FLOUR, FEED, &C., &C.. 5.70.,
North Wilton, Conn.
OATS, Seventy-five pounds to the Bag.
Eureka Lodge, No. t83,
I. 0. of G. T., at Saugatuck,
Are to hold their First Annual
STRAWBERRY i FESTIVAL
THURSDAY EVEN IN G, May 17th,
In their New Hall.‘ All are cordially ll“ ited to
, attend. . -
Notice.
IIE inhabitants of the town of Norwalk are
he by. notified and warned that a Special
Town eetmg will be held at the Town House,
in said N orwalk, on WEDN ESDAY, THE 231)
DAY OF MAY, 1377, at 2 o’clock, in the afternoon,
:9 consular and act upon the following petitions,
Iz. :—
Thc petition of Edward W. Stuart and others, to
take such action, it'decmed expedient by the meet-
ing. as may be considered necessary to put the
Public Schools _of the said town upon a. basis
strictly confor mnblc to the statute regulating the
studlcslawlully taught in the Public Schools of
this state, and to take such action thereon. and to
adopt such Instructions to the Board of‘ School
VIsrtors or Board of Education as may be necessa-
ry to carry Into effect the above objects Also, to
take any and all action which may be necessary
to reduce the expenses of conducting the Public
Schools of this town: Also, the petition of Charles
0: Wheelerand others, that the name of the North
Five Mile River School District be changed so as
tobe hereafter known as the West Norwalk School
JOSEPH P. I'IANFORD.
ADMISSION, 10 CENTS. '
,Dlstrict.
WILLIAM H. FERRIS, Selectmen.
I’LA'IT PRlCE,
Dated Norwalk, May 12th, 1877. 2t20
Land at Auction.
ILL be sold at Public Auction, on the prem-
Ises, at Ox Ridge in Daricn, on Saturday, the
26th day of May,_1877, at 2 o’clock, I). Ip., 2i); Acres
of Lan(l,consistmg of Plow. Meadow and W000
Land, the same being a part of the estate of Wil-
liam Andreas, deceased, and now owned thy the
town oi’DarIen.
IRA SCOFIELD,
CHARLES BROWN,
Selectmen of
STEPHEN SEELY,
Darien.
GARDEN AND FLOWER suns.
J.M.THORBURN&OH.,
15 JOHN STREET, N. Y.
For their new priced CATALOGUE OF VEGET-
ABLE AND AGRICULTURAL SEEDS. Also for
their (which 13 distinct from the above) DESCRIP-
TlVE CATALOGUE 0F FLOWER SEEDS, con-
taining some of the most Valuable Novelties in-
troduced for many years. ' - 4t20
Wanted.
LOAN 0F 85.000 at 6 per cent. per annum,
for which a. bond and first mortgage will be
ivcn on a farm of 160 acres. Security ample and
Interest promptly pai Loan to be completed
any time in six mont EnquIre of
. ALBERT LYEA, Room No. 4,
Gazette Building, N orwalk.
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umeuuunn
murmurs.
O
P I... O w S ,
Conical, Mead’s, Iron-Beam, Peeks-
kill 2 1-2 D.
HORSE FLOWS, 18 1-2,.19.
OULTIVATORS, Steel Reversible
Teeth and Cheaper.
HAY BAKBS, Revolving, the best.
HAND HAY RAKES.
LAWN RAKES.
FERTILIZERS.
Russell Coe’s Phosphate, ili-
cated Phosphate, Ground
Bone, Plaster Ground,
BY THE CAR LOAD.
POTATO B UGS
Are making their annual visit, and why not
give them at this early season- awarm recep-
tion with the SURE CURE from
W. G. Street & Go.
PURE PARIS GREEN
FOR SALE BY
H. M. & C. S. PROWITT,
Cornér Drug Store.
B UOKEYE M0 WEB.
IL persons who are in want ofa Mowing Ma-
chine, will dowcllto call and examine the
New Model Machine and improvements for the
car ’77, before purchnsmg any other. which can
0 seen at my place. It Is the lightest draft,
quickest motion of any machine in use.
NELSON ALVORD. Agent,
Green’s Farms, Conn.
This Machine took the let premium at the Con-
tennial and also at our County Fair. “‘90
Norwalk Marble Works
FOR SALE.
TIIE Shop and Marble Stock, Tools, Business,
Etc, of the late James Gonnnn, Situated on
School Street, opposite the Center Dist) icl School
ls on‘ercd for sale at a bargain. The location is
the best in town, and the business under the man-
agement of the deceased was very remunerative.
ere is a chance for some competent person. For
particulars apply to the Executors, I’. ll. DWYER
at the harness shop in Connecticut Ilotci, or to J.
TIERNEY. l
PAINTING--
OF every description, promptly executed in the
best manner.
House Painting, Pampering, and
.Wall Painting a. Specialty.
All orders sent through the Post Ollice, or per-
sonally made tothe subscriber will receiveimme<
diate attention.
0. c. BROTHERTON. , .
JAS. D. DE WELL,
succnsson T0 BUSHNELL s; DEWELL,
237 at 239 State Street,
NEW HAVEN, comm, '
WHOLESALE GROCEB
AND
Jobber In Teas.
Especial attention paid to Choice grades
PORTO RICO MOLASSES,
of New Haven Importation.
e O W
Samples sent free on application.
Closing Out Sale !
To Consumers 'of Groceries!
The subscriber will sell for the next
15 DAYS,
lIIs entire stock of
6 [.20
- GROCERIES at 'C'OST
FOR OASIS-1 24
As he is closing up his Grocery Business, having
engaged in the sale of .
HARD WARE, A GRIUULTURAL IM—
PLEMENTS, PAINTS, OILS, (ll-0.
which he oflers at lowest Cash Prices, at the old
stand on Main Street, next door to C. B. D’Artois,
South Norwalk.
- GEO. C. SCOFIELD.
REDUCTION IN PRICES!
Cheap! Cheaper! Cheapest !
Although not eternally boring the people with
the cry of “Reduction In Prices,” &c., we have
constantly
Followed the Times,
and reduced our charges for Job Printing from
day to day, and we are now domg work at lower
prices than
RULED BEFORE THE WAR!
This is an actual fact. We have always made a.
point to do good work at fair prices. We have
one of the Largest and nest appomted Printing
Establishments in the State. Our facilities for do-
ng all kinds of Printing
Promptly and-Cheap,
'ARE . UNSURPASSED. '
Gazette J till Priming; lilies,
GAZETTE BUILDING
. Dr. SI WIFISKE’
orNorwlch, Ct. , the World Renowned
CLARIVOYA N '1' PHYSICIAN,
AND '
MAGNETIC HEALER 6f 26 YEARS PRACTICE
Aiio, BUSINESS and TEST MEDIUM,
Will visit Norwalk, Ct., regularly three times in
be consulted Monday evening. May 28th, Tuesday
and WednesdaynMay 29th and 30tb,and Thurs-
day, the 31st, until 3 p. m. .
The Dr.makes thorough clarivoyant examinations
,of the sick. He has an unseen power to describe
every pain and secret disease at sight, with-
out askmga Question, and prepares pure Veg-
etable Medicines to reach the seat of all dis-
eases. llc makes speedy and rapid euros in neai-
ly every casc'hc undertakes. The success of the
Doctor astomshcs the most distinguished physi-
cians. lle' curcswhen all other treatments fail,
and the patient Is restored to perfect health.
llIs long experience, combined with his won—
derful powers of. magnetism, has enabled him
to become. one of the most successful and pop-
ular physicians of- the country for the perma-
nent cure of every kind and form of all Ills-
cascs of whatever name or nature. The Doctor
Is very successful in the treatment of the
Lungs, Liver, hidncys, and Urinary Organs,
Dropsy. Rheumatism and Dyspepsia. Scrofuia,
and all-Humors ol‘thc Blood,Scmir.nI Weakness,
and private diseases, and all complaints peculiar
tq females, and general debility, are permanently
cured In a. very short time. Ilis medicines cleanse
the system and leave the patient in a healthy con-
dition. The Dr. has gained a large practice in.
New Haven and Bridgeport, and has performed
many remarkable cures of diseases of long stand-
ing. Medicines reasonable always favorable to
the poor. The Doctor has also the power to read
nown to be one of the most wonderful sccrs of
the present age, for lus truthfuliness in reading
the principal and most important events in one’s.
IIte. llc gives full particulars of absent friends,
malaise gives advrce in marriages, losses, law-
suitsand divorces, and thorougluy explains busi-
ness affairs ot’cj'ery description, greatly to their
benefit and satisfaction. Clairvoyant sittings Si.
Communications by letter upon business or
health, must contain 32.21530, sex,a lock of hair
and stamp. Address box 1,253, Norwich. Conn.
For further particulars send a stamp and get a
18
circular. ,
TAKE NOTICE.
lIA'I’ DR. FISKE, will be at his regular estab-
lished ofllces a few days in every month. Any
one desiring his services must call on his adver-
tised days. He will arrive at the Tontme Hotel,
New Haven, Ct.. the evening of May 20th, and
will leave the afternoon of the. 24th. at 3 p. In. He
will arrive at the Sterling House. Bridgeport. Ct..
the evening of the 21th, and will. leave the 28th, at
3 p. In. He will arrive at the Norwnlk Hotel, Nor-
walk, Ct., the evening of the 28th, and will
leave the 3Ist, at 3 p. m.. He will be at the Woos-
ter lionse,Dnnbury fromJunc lst to 5th,:1t 11 a. m.
us:'
our travel-Ion
Ill Ma 111
THE COMBINATION BROKEN!
,Down with High Prices!
Silullalls Illll Lad.
A $00.00'MAOHIIIE FOR $30.00.
Now is the Time to Buy.
Every one can own 9. Sewing Machine, pay-
ing $5.00 per month until the whole amount
is paid. Though these Machines have been
reduced one-half in price, the quality will be
maintained at its highest standard.
1;. . W :‘EI E 13,
Agent for Fairfield Co'., Under
Opera. House, Norwalk.
@2330 album.
\IW\M’W
WVWWVN
' Notice
IS hereby given that I will apply for license as
Pilot for the harbor of Norwalk, at the Court
House. in Bridgeport, in Fan-field County, before
the Superior Court, in sion,and If not, before
Judge S. B. Beardslc Thursday, thc7th day of
June, 1377, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
JOSEPH B. MERRILL,
Norwalk, May 14th, 1877. 4:20
HER EAS, William Wardwell, of New Ca-
naan, Fairfiold County, Connecticut, haying
notified me in accordance with the statute in such
case provided, that he has taken into his custody,
while tresspassing upon his premises, three year-
ling heifers, one yellow with white face, the other
two“ pied, whose owner or owners are to him an-
nown.
Now, Therefore, in accordance with the proyi-
sions of the aforesaid statute, I hereby ive notice
that unless said animals shall be (in y claimed
within the next thirty davs, I will sell the same at
public auction, to the highest bidder for cash, at
the sign-post In said town.on Thursday,June 14th,
1877, at 10 o’clock, mm. A. S. DAN, Town Cle it.
New Canaan, Ct., May 14, 1377. It'll)
Sale of Book Accounts.
,. IIE subscriber, Trustee of- the assigned estate
' of P. t J. MCMAHON, insolventtassigmng
debtors, hereby give notice that he wxil sell at
public sale, at the public sign-post In South Nor-
walk, on the 18th day of May. A. D.. 1877, at 3
o’clock in the afternoon, all the nneoxlected cred-
its and chases in action of said estate. a llstpf
which is on file In the Probate Office for the dis-
trict of Norwalk. and a cop of which list may be
seen on application to the rastee. Terms cash.
SILAS I’. TUTTLE, Trustee.
Dated May 12th, 1877. 1t'20
[STRICT of NORWALK,ss.ProbatICourt
May 9th, A. D. 1877. -
Estate ol'LUC HWEED, late of New Canaan,
in said District. dccease .
The Court of Probate for the District ofNor-
walk, hath limited and allowed six monthsfrom
the date hereof, for the Creditors of said Estate,to
exhibit their claims_for settlement. Those who
neglecttopresentthelr accounts, pnoperly attested
within said time, will be debarred a. recovery. All
persons indebted to said Estate are requestcdto
mnkqimmediate payment to
3t20* WILLIAM ST. J OHN, Acting Executor.
DISTRICT 0FNORWALK,ss.ProbateCourt,
May 10th, A. it). 1877.
Estate of‘ AUGUSTUS B. COLLINS, late 01
Norwalk,in said district. deceased.
The Court of Probate for the District of Nor-
wnlk hath limited and allowed Iix 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-
tested,within said time, will be debarred a recov-
ery. All persons indebted to said estate are re-
quested to make immediate payment to‘ _
3th)“ AUGUSTUS P. COLLINS, Administrator.
__..(
ISTRICT OF NORIVALK, ss., Probate Court.
May 10th. 1877. _
Estate of DAVID W. NASH, late of Norwalk,
In said District, deceased. ' _
~ The Court of Probate for the District of Nor-
walk, hath limitcd and allowed six months from
the date hereof, for the creditors of said estate,
to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who
ncgleotto present theirocconnts properly attested
wrthin said time, will be_ debarred a recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate are requested
to make immediate payment to _ .
G ERARDUS P. A DAMS. Administrator
3t-20* with the writ annexed.
ISTRICI‘ 0F NORWALK, ss. Probate Court,
May lith, 1877. . - . »
Estate of LEVI SCRIBNER, late of Wilton,1n
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 attest-
> cd, within said time. will be debarred a recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate are requested
to make immediate payment to
3:20 BEN AJ All GILBERT, Executor.
ISTRICT 0F NORWAL K, 55. Probate Court
May 14th, 1877. ‘ ‘
Estate of LYDIA ROCKWELL, late of Wilton,
in said district. deceased. ' . _ _
ORDERED.—That the Administrator exhibit his
Administration account to this court for adjust-
’ment, at the Probate Office in Norwalk, on the
9th day of June, 1871, at 9 o’clock lorenoon; and
that all persons interested In said estate may be
notified thereof the sard'Admiuxstrator will cause
this order to be published In a newspaper printed
in Fairnold County, and post a. copy thereof on the
sign - post in said Wilton, nearest the place
w
before said 9th day of June.
lt-zo’ GEORGE A. DAVENPORT, Judge.
ISTRICT 0F NORWAL K. 55, PROBATE
Court, Mar 14th, A. D., 1877.
Estate of. GEORGE II. BRACKEN, late of
Wilton, In said district, deceased._ .
The Administrator, With the Will annexed rep
resents the Estate insolvent, and prays the ap-
pointment of CommIssIoners thereon. _
minimum—That Commissioners to receive,
examine and decide upon the claims of the credi-
tors of said Estate be appointed at the Probate
Ofllce In Norwalk, in said District, on the 16th
(lay of June, 1877, at 9 o’clock, l‘orenoon; of which
all ersons in interest will take notice, and appear,
if they see cause, and be heard thereon, and said
Administrator will give public notice. thereof by
posting a copy of this orderon the public Sign-post,
nearest to the place where the deceased last dwelt
and within the same town. and by publishing the
same aeoordin to law in a newspaper Primed and
ublished in rairileld county, at least twelve days
. f c. -
,33‘“ 7"“ 71$?)th A‘i‘h‘avnxronr. Judxe.
every month, at the Norwalk Hotel, where he cant
ast,present and future destiny. and is widely,
ere thedcoeased last dwelt, at least ten days ‘
Spring
CLOTHING
“CHEAP FOR CASH,
NIWYURKOLITHINGHHUSI ‘
SHER WOOD’S BLOCK,
AT THE
4 l Main Street-
J. SHERWOOD, Proprietor.
To Hatters.
Wanted a thoroughly competent Foreman to
take entire charge of‘Makc Shop. Must have ex-
Denencc In line work,both Still‘ and Soft. Refer-
ences. Address A. A., l’. O. Box 672, New York. 3!:
' mass. A. sco'r'r,
Informs her old customers and the Public at large,
that she Is now ready to receive orders for
Millinery. Plating, Stamping, Pink-
‘ mg, Stitching, Gzc.
UA t the Howe Sewing Machine Office.
t . _ _ . .
p S “‘"cffii‘éhflgfiruifiuh‘oiivg‘i'fifegmwm
_N. B.—All funds of Sewing
Oil. and Attachments for sale.
.Mrs. Wilmot Fawcett,
No. James’ Block, Water Street.
Will exhibitlrom auction this week, great bar-
gains in. Mllhnery Goods:—French Cbips,$‘2.‘00;
Real Chips, from 50cts up; Cantons and Milans,
Lents. to $2.00; Rustic and fancy Braids, 750ts. up;
Sun lists, all kinds. 25cts., 300:5. and fillets. each ;
Flowers In Wreaths and Sprays, lflcts. to $6.00;
Ostrich Tips, In all shades, 50cm. ms 00: The new-
e Shades In Silks, 91.25 to 83.00; Black Silks
n
B
Machine Needles,
$.25 up; Ribbons in all Shades from acts.
; Ornaments lrom Note. to $1.60; Plumes in
ack and White, $2.00 up.
Our TRIMMED HATS are, and will be the cen-
t c ofattractlon. We endeavor to suit the taste
of each and every one at the lowest uses. 'This
Is the place where ypu can secure 1 0 best bar-
gains of‘ everythm in car line. Come one. Come
early, and secure I ve cheapest of everything and
ayoui the rush at No. 4 James’ Block, Water St.
Norwalk, Conn.
MRS. H. L. McLEAN,
Will continue to scI'I'e her customers
This Spring,
as usual. .Call and confer with her
before ordering elsewhere.
MODES.
Mrs. J". B. BETTE,
The Popular Main Street Milliner
Is now offering to the public, the most select As—
sortmentot‘MlLLINEltY .9: MILLINERY GOODS
ever shown in this town. .
Trimmed Bonnets and Hats al-
ways on hand.
Monrning Bonnets
Made at short notice. and all work done in the
latest and most unique style, at her rooms,
No. 33 Main Street, Ndrwalk.
‘ Mrs. H. L. McLEAN,
Will continue her
Mfllinery Business
The same as usual, during the
FALL and WINTER
and will sell her stock of Goods
AT COST!
MISSES BROCKWAY’S
SELECT SCHOOL
FOR YOUNG lAIlIES 8!. CHILDREN
nonwann, CONN.
Diplomas awarded to pupils successfully com-
pleting the English Course. M nslc. Languages,
Drawing and Painting. French In charge of a na-
tive Professor. Also an accomplished teacher of
Elocution from Yale College. A limited number
of pupils received into the family. Summer Term
commences April 23, 1877. Send for CIrcular. 1y25
Boarding & Day School,
FOR YOUNG LADIES!
TERRACE PLACE, HIGH ST., NORWALK.
Summer Session will commence the _2d week in
May. Facilities for the study of the Higher Eng-
lish Branches. French, German anddlusrc ; thor-
oughness in every department. French and Ger-
man Languages are In charge of native teachers.
For particulars call or address,
RIBS. HARLEIVI, Principal.
Dr. FITCH’S
FAMILY SCHOOL for BOYS.
HE WINTER TERM will commence on.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 3d. A gentleman of
several years’ experience in fitting boys for College
has been engaged as Assistant. _ .
DR. J. C. FITCH, Prmcrpal.
Norwalk, Dec. 16, 1576.
initial: ' a]
Day School
F o R _§_ 0 Y s.
T. F. Lanny. B.,Princi1lal.
Winter Term Ends March 25th.
Boys received at any time and char ed‘ from
date of entrance. School rooms in New uIldIng
opposite National Bank 01 Norwalk.
Among the pan-ens of the school. are
W. 11‘. Earle, Esq., W. S. Moody, Esq ,
Henry Hungcrl’ord, Esq, IV. Randel Smith. Esq.
E. W. Stuart. Esq., A. S. Hamersley, Esq.,
John P. Beatty, Esq, A. B. Bylngton. ENE,
W. B. E.Lockwood, sq
L. J. CnItis, Esq.,
Other References, are
Rev. J. A. Hamilton, Rev. ILA. Dunning,
Rev. J. M. Taylor, A. B. Woodward, Esq.
HARLEM.
FAsEI'Io NABLE .
I ' I
' I
Is now prepared to furnish those who
want a
File Filling Garment
And well made}
Ready-Made Clothing,
At Prices as Low as can be had anywhere for
. the same quality. '
slur FURNISHING GOODS
0f the Latest Designs,'at
Rock Bottom Prices,
HABLEM’S,
30pera. House Block, Wall St.
} , STRATENA.
A
Norwalk Chronicler