liners NUMBER 1558.
NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1877.
vol. LX.--NUMBER 47.
Mr. Longfellow"s new poem, “K811111105," in
Harper’s Mtgaztne for December, has for its
subject Pottery—under various national types.
Considered simply as a realistic description of
ceramic wares and their ornamentation, it is
a work displaying an almost magical skill.
But it is far more than this—it is an inmagm-
ativc poem of the highest order, interpreting
the subtle analogy which connects art With
nature and human life. The poem, with the
exquisite illustrations by Fredericks and Ab.
boy, of IIarpcrs’, occupies fourteen pages.
ixriaonucrion.
Turn, turn, my wheel! Turn round and round
Without a pause, without a sound .-
So spins the flying world away I
This clay, well melted with marl and sand,
Follows the liwtt'on of my hand ,'
For some must follow and some must command,
Though all are made of clay !
Thus sang the Potter at his task
Beneath the blossoming hawthorn-tree,
While o’er his features, like a mask,
The quiltxl sunshine and leaf shade
Moved, as the boughs above him swayed,
And clothed him, till he seemed to be
A figure woven in tapestry,
So sumptuously was he arrayed
In that magnificent attire
Of sable tissue flaked with fire.
Like a magician he appeared,
A conjurer without book or heard ;
And while he plied his magic art —
For it was magical to me—
I stood in silence and apart,
And wondered more and more to see
That shapeless, lifeless mass of clay
Rise up to meet the master’s hand,
And new contract, and now expand,
And even his slightest touch obey;
And into fictile fabrics wrought
Suggestions of the master’s thought
Nor less Maestro Giorgio shines
With madre-pcrl and golden lines
Of arabesqucs, and interweaves
His birds and fruit and flowers and leaves
About some landscape shaved brown,
With olive tints on rock and town.
Behold this cup within whose bowl,
Upon a ground of deepest blue,
With yellow—lustered stars o’crlaid,
Colors of every tint and hue
Mingle in one harmonious whole!
With large blue eyes and steadfast gaze,
Her yellow hair in net and braid,
Necklace and ear-rings all ablaze
With golden lustre o’er the glaze,
A woman’s portrait on the scroll,
Cana, the Beautiful! A name
Forgotten save for such brief fame
As this memorial ean bestow—
A gift some lover long ago
Gave with his heart to this fair dame.
A noblcr title to renown
Is thine, O pleasant Tuscan town,
Seated beside the Arno’s stream;
For Lucca della Robbin there
Created forms so wondrous fair
They made thy sovereignty supreme.
These choristers with lips of stone,
WhOse music is not heard but seen,
Still chant, as from their organ-screen,
Their Maker’s praise; nor these alone,
But the more fragile forms of clay,
Hardly less beautiful than they,
These saints and angels that adorn
The walls of hospitals, and tell
The story of deeds so well
That poverty seems less forlorn,
And life more like a holiday.
While ever in a thoughtful mood
He sang his ditty, and at times
thisllcd a. tune between the rhymes,
As a. melodious interlude.
Turn, turn my wheel! All things must change
To something new to something strange:
Nothtng that is can pause or stay :
The moon will was, the moon will wane,
The mist and cloud will turn to rain,
The rain to mist and cloud again,
Tomorrow, be to day.
nnnr'r.
What land is this, that seems to be
A mingling of the land and sea?
This land of sluiccs, dikes, and dunes?
This water-net, that tessellates
The landscape? this unending maze
0f gardens, through whose lattieed gates
The imprisoned pinks and tulips gaze;
Where in long summer afternoons
The sunshine, soften by the haze,
Comes streaming down as through a screen ;
Where over fields and pastures green
The painted :hips float high in air,
And over :.‘.'. and everywhere
The sails of .vindmills sink and soar
Like wings of sea-gulls on the shore?
What land is this? You pretty town
Is Delft, with all its wares displayed;
The pride, the market-place, the crown
And center of the Potter’s trade.
See! every house and room is bright
With glimmcrs of reflected light
From plates that on the dresser shine ;
Flagons to foam with Flemish beer,
Or sparkle with the Rhcnish wine,
And pilgrim—flasks with fleurs-de-lis,
And ships upon a rolling sea,
And tankards pewter-topped, and queer
\Vith grotesque mask and musketcer!
Each hospitable chimney smiles
A welcome from its painted tiles ; '
The parlor walls, the chamber floors,
The Stairways and corridors,
The borders of the garden walks,
Arc beautiful with fadeless flowers,
That never droop in winds or showers,
And never wither on their stalks.
Turn, turn, my wheel! All. life is brief;
What now is bud will soon be. leaf.
What now is leaf will soon decay :
The winds blow cast, the winds blow west;
The blue eggs in the robin’s nest
Will soon have wings and beak and breast
And flutter and fly away.
Now southward through the air I glide,
The song my only pursuivant,
And see across the landscape wide
The blue Charente, upon whose tide
The belfries and the spires of Saintes
Ripple and rock from side to side,
‘.s when an earthquake rcnds its walls
A crumbling city reels .llld falls.
mmssr.
\Vlio is it in the suburbs here,
This Potter, working with such cheer,
In this mean house, this mean attire,
His manly features bronzed with fire,
Whose figulincs and rustic wares
Scarce find him bread from day to day?
This madman, as the people say,
Who breaks his tables and his chairs
To feed his furnace fires, nor cares
Who goes unfed if they are fed,
Nor who may live if they are dead?
This alchemist with hollow checks,
And sunken, searching eyes, who seeks,
By mingled earths and ores combined
With potency of fire, to find
Some new enamel hard and bright,
His dream, his passion, his delight.
O Palissy ! Within thy breast
Burned the hot fever of unrest ;
Thine was the prophet’s vision, thine
The cxultntion, the divine
Insanity of noble minds,
That never falters nor abates,
But labors and endures and waits,
Till all that it foresees, it finds,
Or what it cannot find, creates.
Turn, turn, my wheel! This earthen jar
A touch can make, a touch can mar;
And shall it to the Potter say,
What makest thou ? Thou hast no hand ?
As men who think to understand
A world by the Creator planned,
Who wiser is than they.
Still guided by the dreamy song,
As in a trance I float along
Above the Pyrenian chain,
Above the fields and farms of Spain,
Above the bright Majorcan isle
That lends its soften name to art,
A spot, a dot upon the chart,
Whose little towns red roofed with tile,
Are ruby-lustered with the light
Of blazing furnaces by night, '
And crowned by day with wreaths of smoke,
Then westward waited in my flight
On my cnchantcr’s magic cloak,
I sail across the Tyrrhene Sca
Into the land of Italy,
And o‘er the windy Appennines,
Mantled and musical with pines.
The palaces, the princely balls,
The doors of houses, and the walls
0f churches and of bclfry towers,
Cloister and castle, street and mart,
Are garlanded and gay with flowers
That blossom in the fields of Art.
Here Gubbio’s workshops gleam and glow
With brilliant: irridescent dyes,
The dazzling whiteness of the snow,
The cobalt blue of summer skies;
And vase and scutchcon, cup and plate,
In perfect finish emulate
Faenza, Florence, Pesaro.
Forth from_Urbino’s gate there came
A youth with the angelic name
0f Raphael, in form and face
Himself angelic, and divine
In arts of color and design.
From him Francesco Xanto caught
Here in this old neglected church,
That long eludes the traveler's search,
Lies the dead Bishop on his tomb:
Earth upon earth he slumbcring lies,
Life-like and death-like in the gloom:
Garlands of fruits and flowers in bloom
And foliage deck his resting-place:
A shadow in the sightless eyes,
A pallor on the patient face,
Made perfect in the furnace heat ;
All earthly passums and desires
Burnt out by purgatorial fires;
Seeming to say, “Our years are fleet,
And to the weary death is sweet.”
But the most wonderful of all
The ornaments on tomb or well
That grace the fair Ausonian shores
Are those the faithful earth restores,
Near some Apulian town concealed,
In vineyard or in harvest field:
Vases and urns and bass—reliefs,
Memorials of forgotten griefs,
0r records of heroic deeds
Of demi-gods and mighty chiefs.
Figures that almdst move and speak,
And buried amid mould and weeds,
Still in their attitudes attest
The presence of the graceful Greek
Achilles in his armor dressed,
Alcides with the Cretan bull,
And Aphrodite with her boy,
Or lovely Helena of Troy,
Still living and still beautiful.
Turn, turn, my wheel! ’I‘is nature’s plan
The child should grow into the man,
The man grow wrinkled, old and gray;
In youth the heart exults and sings,
The pulses leap, the feet have wings;
In age the cricket chirps, and brings
The harvest home of day.
EGYPT.
And now the winds that southward blow,
And cool the hot Sicilian isle,
Bear me away. I see below
The long line of the Libyan Nile,
Flooding and feeding the parched lands
With annual ebb and overflow:
A fallen palm whose branches lie
Beneath the Abyssinian sky,
Whose roots are in Egyptian sands.
On either bank huge water wheels,
Send forth their melancholy moans,
As if, in their gray mantles hid, '
Dead anchorites of the Thebaid
Knelt on the shore and told their beads,
Beating their breasts with loud appeals
And penitential tears and groans.
This city, walled and thickly set
With glittering mosques and minaret,
Is Cairo, in whose gay bazars _
The dreaming traveler first inhales
The perfume of Arabian gales,
And sees the fabulous earthen jars,
Huge as were those wherein the maid
Morgiana found the Forty Thieves
Concealed in midnight ambuscade;
And seeing more than half believes
The fascinating tales that run .
Through all the Thousand Nights and One,
Told by the fair Schelierezade.
More strange and wonderful than these
Are the Egyptian deities—
Amman, and Emoth, and the grand
Osiris, holding in his hand
The lotus; Isis, crowned and veiled;
The sacred Ibis, and the Sphinx;
Bracelets with blue enameled links;
The Scarabee in emerald mailed,
0r spreading wide his funeral wings :
Lamps that perchance their night-watch
kept
O’er Cleopatra while she slept— _
All plundered from the tombs of kings.
Turn, turn my wheel! The human race,
Of every tongue, of (fiery place,-
Caucasian, Coptic, or Malay,
All that inhabit this great earth,
Whatever be their rank or worth,
Are kindred and allied by birth,
And made of the same clay.
CHINA.
O’cr dessert sands, o'er gulf and bay,
O’er Ganges and o’er Himalay,
Bird-like I fly, and flying sing,
To flowery kigdoms of Cathay,
And bird-like poise on balanced wing
Above the town of King-te-tching,
A burning town, or seeming so—
Three thousand furnaces that glow
Incessantly, and fill the air
With smoke uprising, gyre on gyre,
And painted by the lurid glare
Of jets and flashes of red fire.
As leaves that in the autumn fall,
Spotted and veined with various hues,
Are swept along the avenues,
And lie in heaps by hedge and wall,
So from this grove of chimneys whirled
To all the markets of the world,
These procelain leaves are waited on—
Liglit yellow leaves with spots and stains
Of violet and of crimson dye,
Or tender azure of the sky
Just washed by gentle April rains,
And beautiful with celadon.
Nor less the coarser household wares—
The willow pattern, that we knew
In childhood, with its bridge of blue
Leading to unknown thoroughfares;
The solitary man who stares
At the white river flowing through
Its arches, the fantastic trees
And wild perspective of the view;
And intermingled among these
The tiles that in our nurseries
Filled us with wonder and delight,
Or haunted us in dreams at night.
And yonder by N ankin, behold!
The Tower of Porcelain, strange and old,
Uplifting to the astonished skies
Its ninefold painted balconies,
With balustrades of twining leaves,
And roofs of tile, beneath whose eaves
Hang porcelain bells that all the time
Something of his transcendant grace,
Ring with a soft melodious chime;
While the whole fabric is ablaze
With varied tints, all fused in one
Great mass of color, like a maze
0f flowers illumincd by the sun.
Turn, turn, my wheel! What is begun
At daybreak must at dark be done,‘
Tomorrow will be another day;
To morrow the hot furnace flame
Will search the heart and try the frame,
And stamp with honor or with shame
These vessels made of clay.
Cradled and rocked in Eastern seas,
The islands of the Japanese
Beneath me lie; o’er lake and plain
The stork, the heron, and crane
Through the clear realms of azure drift,
And on the hill-side I can see
The villages of Imari,
Whose thronged and flaming workshops lift
Their twisted columns of smoke on high,
Cloud cloisters that in ruins lie,
Wifth sunshine streaming through each rift
And broken arches of blue sky.
All the bright flowers that fill the land,
Ripple of waves on rock or sand,
The snow of Fuslyania’s cone,
The midnight heaven so thickly sown
With constellations of bright stars,
The leaves that rustle, the reeds that make
A whisper by each stream and lake,
The saffron dawn, the sunset rod,
Are painted on these lovely jars;
Again the sky-lark sings, again
The stork, the heron and the crane
Float through the azure overheat],
The counterfeit and counterpart
Of Nature reproduced in Art.
NATURE AND Airr.
Art is the child of Nature; yes,
Her darling child, in whom we trace
The features of the mother’s face,
Her aspect and her attitude,
All her majestic loveliness
Chastened and softened and subdued
Into a more attractive grace,
And with a human sense imbued.
He is the greatest artist, then,
Whether of pencil or of pen, '
Who follows Nature. Never man,
As artist or as artisan,
Pursuing his own fantasies,
Can touch the human heart, or please,
0r satisfy our noble needs,
As he who sets his willing feet
In Nature’s foot-prints, light and fleet,
And follows fearless where she leads.
Thus mused I on that month in May,
Wrapped in my visions like the Seer,
Whose eyes behold not what is near.
But only what is far away,
\thn, suddenly sounding peal on peal,
The church bell from the neighboring town
Proclaimed the welcome hour of noon,
The Potter heard, and stopped his wheel,
His'apron on the grass threw down,
Whistled his quiet little tune,
Not overland nor overlong,
And ended thus his simple song:
Stop, Stop, my wheel! Too soon, too soon,
The noon will be the afternoon,
Too soon to day be yesterday;
Behind us in our path we cast
The broken potsherds of the past,
And all are ground to dust at last,
And trodden into clay! ,
Autumn in the Woods.
Every hollow full of ferns,
Turning yellow in their turns ;
Straggling brambles fierce and wild,
Yielding berries to the child ;
Oakballs tumbling from the tree,
Beech-nuts dropping silently.
Hosts of leaves come down to die,
Leaving openings to the sky ;
Bluebells, foxgloves, gone to seed,
Everything to death decreed;
Nothing left of flowers or buds;
Such is Autumn in the woods.
And so is there an Autumn known
To the heart. It feels alone,
Fearing its best days are past;
Sees the future overcast ;
Fond acquaintance broken through,
Friends departed, friends untrue;
Human flowers cold and dead,
Covered by a grassy bed;
Hopes, late blossoms putting out,
Withering soon, and flung about
By cruel winds; dread doubts and fears
Finding vent in sudden tears;
Yes, there is an Autumn known
To some hearts thus left, alone.
Yet, there’s this thought after all—
Ferns may fade and leaves may fall,
Hearts may change or prove untrue,
All may look as these woods do—
Though sad Autumn here is given,
Spring-time awaits the just in heaven.
-—-C'hamber’s Journal.
The Fall Artists.
BY JENNIE ROGERS SHERMAN.
Down under the wild spreading maples,
Two dear little maidens Isee,
And sweeter than bird’s song in Spring-time,
Sounds their merry chatter to me.
“Now what doyou ’spose is the reason,”
Asked Bessie, a moment ago,
“That makes all these leaves look beau’ful,
Say Margery, dear, does you know i'”
“Why, yes,” I heard Margery answer,
“They’re only just painted and so
The rain will wash off their bright colors;
You think now that I do not know.
“But wait till there comes a hard rain storm,
And then you will find that it’s true,
For Auntie, who told me about it,
Paints pictures, and so of course knew.
“She said that when the dear Summer
Had only a short time to stay,
It sent, by the queer thistle blossoms,
A message to elfins, away.
“Telling them to hunt up their brushes,
The brightest of colors prepare,
Then hasten at once to the forests,
For Autumn had work for them there.
“And now, thoughI never have seen them,
I’m certain as certain can be,
That they have been painting thse maples;
Why look i anybody can see
“That these leaves are just like the colors
Auntie had On the pallet, last night;
She taught me their names, and now, Bessie,
I know every one at first sight.
“This bright leaf is purest vermillion,
And those yellow ochre and red,
And that”—here a butterfly fluttered
Just over my Margery’s head.
And she tossed down her leaves in a twink
ling,
Then away in pursuit ran the two,
Leaving me to wonder if really,
This queer elfin story was true.
:— _
Eight carluads of horses belonging to Bar-
num’s show were taken to New Milford,
Thursday, to be Wintered.
“It is difficult for the unregeuerate para-
grapher to tell, at times,wheiein the religious
papers display the greater zeal and agon of
spirit, saving souls or stealing jokes.- ur-
lt'ngton Haw/toga
The voters in the house confirm the well-
known fact that the republican party as a
whole is for honest money, and the demo-
cratic party as a whole is for inflation and
national dishonor.
About the first thing Sherifl Byxbee, of
New Haven county, did after his re-election
was to make Editor Riggs, of the Meridenl
Recorder, deputy sheriff, at 1 a. m. Wednes-
day morning. —Springfield Republican.
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
——or— '
HON. ORRIS S. FERRY.
Onnis SANFORD Fannr, a member of the
Fairfield County bar, was born at Bethel
(then a village in Danbury,) August 15th,
1823, and died at Norwalk, a member of the
United States Senate, in his second term, No-
vember 21st, 1875. His father, Starr Ferry,
was a manufacturer, and for a time sheriff of
Fairfield County. Young Ferry was fond of
athletic games and sports, and when grown
to manhood greatly cnjoycda day’s recreation
with his gun or fishing rod. He worked for
a short time, when a boy, in his father’s hat
factory, but his growing love of books soon
determined him, with his father’s consent, to
seek a liberal education. He was placed un-
der the instruction of the late Hawlcy Olm-
stead, at Wilton, and at the age of seventeen
entered Yale College, graduating in due
course in 1844. He excelled when in College,
not so much in the studies of the prescribed
course as in general literature, oratory and
debate. He obtained, by the judgment of
the'faculty, the highest literary prizes, and
took such rank among his fellow students
that they regarded his future eminence as
assured.
Immediately after graduating,he began the
study of law under the late Judge Osborne,
at Fairflcld,and afterwards pursued it at Nor-
walk, in the office of Hon. Thomas B. But-
ler, since Chief Justice. He was admitted
to the bar, and to a partnership with Judge
Butler, in 1846, but soon after, on the retire-
ment of Governor Bisscll from active prac-
tice, Mr. Ferry took his ofllce, the partner-
ship with Judge Butler being dissolved. Mr.
Ferry about this time married Miss Charlotte
C. Bissel1,a daughter of Governor Bisscll,
who, with one child, a daughter, survives him.
Mr. Ferry soon became a conspicuous
character in the community in which he
lived. A native of the County, of popular
manners, a generous disposition, a tall and
commanding figure,a highly intellectual face,
of fine abilities and culture, and already a
practiced and eloquent public speaker, am-
bitious of professional distinction, with too
much pride of character to be a self-seeker
and yet a natural leader, he could not fail
soon to attract the public attention. His
native ambition was spurred by the examples
of Booth, Bisscll, Hawley, Dutton, Butler,
and others then at the bar of his County,and
by the memories and traditions of Sherman
and Betts, who had. just passed away. He,
soon found himselfrin the enjoyment of a‘
good practice, which steadily increased, and
though he was at times drawn aside from his
profession, he never returned to it without
finding an immediate and abundant call for
his services. While he was yet a young man
~ he ranked among the leaders of the bar in
the amount of his business and the ability
and success with which it was conducted.
If Mr. Ferry had devoted his life to his
profession, he would have been a great law.
yer. He had a fine legal mind. It was not
acute and subtle, but it was broad, compre-
hensive, logical, quick of apprehension,
and rapid in its operations. He had an ex-
cellent memory, both of facts and principles.
He was was not a man 'of especial tact, nor
of artful expedients, neither was he cool,
calculating and passionless; on the contrary,
he was always frank, open-hearted, ardent
in temperament, and naturally so impulsive
that he would often have made grievous mis-
takes butfor the restraining power of his strong
common sense and clear intellect. He had an
excellent knowledge of the common law as a
scientific system, and loved to read the ab-
struse treatises of the old writers. His con-
servative mind was somewhat impatient of
modern innovations, yet had rthe flexibility
to recognize and adapt itself to the actual
condition of things. He was not deceived
by sophistries, either in his own argument or
that of his opponent, but was a clear, logical
reasoner, and was especially powerful as an
advocate, both before juries and courts.
Great responsibility never depressed him or
paralyzed his efforts, but always nerved him
with increased energy and power. His legal
arguments and opinions were rapidly but
carefully and deliberately prepared ; and he
was a safe and judicious legal adviser. His
mode of examining alegal question was char-
acteristic of his mind. He never sought to
find how many authorities there were on one
side or the other, but quickly turned to the
leading cases, scrutinized the reasonings of
the judges, rapidly seized upon the exact
point decided, and then by a comparison of
the cases formed his own judgment of what
was the true principle, with its just limita-
tions. In the trial of his cases in court,
where of course he was most conspicuous to
the public eye, he was not especially concili-
atory in manner,but was always eodrteous to
his opponent, fair and candid in his state-
ment of law and evidence, and always hold
and aggressive, winning often where a timid
man would have failed. He was always
ready to try his cases when reached, never
appeared at a disadvantage for want of prep-
aration, and never had to rely on the good
nature of his opponent to overlook his own
remissness. He was prompt, faithful and
conscientious in the discharge of all his pro-
fessional duties, and manly and dignified in
his intercourse with clients, members of the
bar and courts.
Mr. Ferry was for a short time Judge of
Probate for the District of Norwalk. In
1855 and 1856 he was a member of the State
Senate for the 12th District, and from 1856
to 1850 was State’s Attorney for Fairficld
County.
When he entered the Legislature he was a
young man, and was then for the first time
in public life. He there found himself asso.
ciated with gentlemen of unusual experience
and great ability. But his own talents soon
gave him a recognized rank among the ablcst
of them, and he exercised a marked influence
in the important legislation of those years.
He now became known to the State at large,
and from this time was a positive power in
the public affairs of his commonwealth. He
acted, when in the Legislature, with the so-
called American party,which was then domi-
nant in the State, but followed his own judg-
ment when it differed from that of the maj-
ority,and manifested the sameindepcndencc of
party dictation whichwas characteristic of him
through life. The Republican party,brought
into being by the repeal of the Missouri com-
promise,was then just beginning its existence.
Mr. Ferry was among the first to see that the
principle it represented was to be the inevit-
able issue in politics, and he fully sympa.
thized with it. He labored zealously to
bring those with whom he was then acting
into a union with the new party. This re-
sult was soon substantially accomplished,and
Mr. Ferry was ever afterwards a Republican,
though in his later years he often differed
with the majority of his party, on questions
of both principle and policy. _
His services as an advocate of the princi-
ples of his party, were much sought and
freely rendered. He entered with great zeal
‘ into the Presidential canvass of 1856, mak-
ing many public speeches in this and the
neighboring States. In 1857 he was nomina-
ted for Congress and was defeated. In 1859 '
he was again nominated. It was not then
common in New England for candidates to
address the people in their own behalf. Mr.
Ferry yielded reluctantly to the request of
the convention which nominated him, and
spoke in every town in the District. The
contest was considered a doubtful one, but
Mr. Ferry was elected by a handsome major-
ity, and the result was attributed in great
measure to his own speeches. ‘
Mr. Ferry was in many respects remark-
able as a public speaker. He possessed a
fine taste, and when the occasion required
it, could prepare addresses of much literary
merit. His dclineations of the characters of
Roger Sherman and‘ of Governor Bucking-
ham, on presenting to Congress a statue of
the former and on the death of the latter
(Mr. Ferry’s own last effort) are models of
chaste eloquence,-seldom surpassed in their
kind. In the discussion, however, of issues
before the people or in public bodies, as well
as in his arguments at the bar, he never spoke
to amuse or be admired, but always to con-
vince or persuade. With perhaps a few ex-
ceptions in the earlier part of his congres-
sional career, he always spoke extemporane-
ously, his preparation being a clear compre-
hension and firm mental grasp of his subject.
and a definite plan in his mind of his mode of
treating it. He began with a clear statement
of the issue in hand and proceeded in an un-
broken argument to the end, always carrying
his audience with him in unflagging atten-
tion and interest; and yet he never attempt-
ed to amuselhis audience or relieve the tedi
um of his argument by anecdote, wit or sar-
casm, nor to embellish it by literary quota-
tion. So much in earnest was he that it
would have been impossible for him to do so,
even if he had possessed the-faculty for it.
He never raised a laugh. Unless in'tha dis-
cussion of purely legal questions. before a
court, where he spoke with calmness and de-
liberation, he was earnest and impassioned in.
manner, encliaining attention, an'd'oft'enms it
were, compelling assent. When great inter:
ests were at stake he seemed wholly enwrap-
pcd in his subject, his large eyes flashing
with enthusiasm, and his whole person giv-
ing emphasis to his utterances. His state.
ments of propositions of law or fact were
admirable for clearncss and force, and his
reasonings lucid, logical and compact. The
learned and the nnlearned alike appreciated
his eloquence, and gave him their undivided
attention. His language was well chosen,
but not fastidious. Therc'was nothing sen-
tent-ious, brilliant or especially original in his
style of expression or mode of thought, but
his words tersely and forcibly expressing his
meaning, issued forth, when in his impas-
sioned arguments, like the rush of a torrent.
He never halted or hesitated in the choice of
language, nor had occasion to recall a word
misused, to re-construct a tangled or obscure
sentence, or to restate a proposition to make
it more clear. And in this respect his man-
ner in private conversation was the same. An
eminent associate in the Senate, speaking of
Mr. Ferry’s character at his decease, remark-
ed that he had hardly known the latter ex-
cept in his public capacity, but said, “If I
asked after his health, or for the news of the
day, his habit was to answer with the same
fidelity to fact and the same accuracy of
statement he would have employed in com-
municating with his physician, or with a re-
porter for the Associated Press,” and he ad-
ded, “my conclusion is that- when he put
on the Senatorial robes he "put them on for
steady wear; that his purpose was to carry
the proprieties of his great .office constantly
with him.” But those who knew Mr. Ferry
intimately through life, never knew him to
be otherwise. .
In the autumn of 1859, before taking his
seat in Congress, Mr. Ferry made a public
profession of religion by uniting with the
First Congregational Church‘ of Norwalk;_
and the profession of his faith was not with
him a matter of mere form. From- that time
to his death he was a consistent.- and’ active
Christian worker. When he was at home,
aslong as his health allowed, he taught a
Bible class in the Sunday. school, and was a
regular attendant and participant in the meet-
ings of the church; and his counsel in its af-
fairs was much sought and freely given.
When no pastor was present he often con-
ducted evening meetings and delivered lec-
tures. His successive pastors have borne
public testimony to the depth and earnest-
great value of his influence. He was a man
emphatically of growth in religious charac—
ter as well as intellectual power and breadth,
o the day of his death. . -‘
While he'was a member of the National
House of Representatives he delivered two
elaborate speeches on the slavery question
and the threatened secession of the Southern
Statesin which he ably set forth and defend-
ed the principles of the Republican party,
and was a member of the celebrated commit-
tee of thirty-three on the State of the Union.
In 1861 he was againvnominated for Congress
and was defeated.
Being in Washington at the breaking out
of the civil war, he enlisted in a volunteer
battalion for the temporary defense of the
seat of Government, and served until troops
were obtained from the North. He was soon
after tendered the command of the Fifth
Regiment Connecticut. Volunteers. He was
without military education or experience,
and well knew his unfitness for the position.
But he knew that in the necessities of the
time a great army must be raised, and that
untrained officers in great part as well as men
must be employed. He, therefore accepted
the appointment and applied himself with
such assiduity to' the study of tactics and to
the practice of his new duties, that he was
soon recognized as a very capable officer, and
enjoyed in a high degree the respect and con-
fidence both of the men under him and of
his superiors in command. He was after
wards promoted to be Brigadier General, and
served through the war, with an honorable
though not brilliant record.
Returning in 1865 to his profession, he was
a year later, chosen United States Sena—
tor for the term commencing in 1867, and
was re-elected in 1872. The limits of this
notice will not admit an outline of his Sena-
torial career. Many questions of grave im-
portance, growing out of the late war, such
asthe reconstruction of governments in the
acceded states, and their readmission to repre-
sentation in Congress, the rightsof the States
and the powers of the general government,
amnesty to those late! in rebellion, the secur-
ity of civil rights, an the restoration of a
depreciated currency demanded the attention
of Congress. Corruption was rife in many
departments of the public service. The con—
ventional usages of the Senate restrained Mr.
Ferry at first from taking apromlnent part
in the debate, and in the spring of 1869, an
insidious disease, ultimately fatal, attacked
his spine, and gradually impaired his physi.
cal powers, so that in the latter part of his
career he could not mingle in the discussions
to the extent that he would have desired.
He was, however, always at his post of duty,
and a laborious worker on committees,where
he had a prominent place; and he spoke fre-
quently, at first in more elaborate efforts, but
afterwards generally in short, powerful argu-
ments, inspired by his earnest and positive
convictions, and remarkable for compactness,
brevity and effective force. He came to be
regarded as one of the ablest members of the
Senate, and his acknowledged uprightncss,
independence and intellectual power combin-
ed to give him an influence in that body
hardly surpassed by any in his time. He
died with no blot on his good name, and no
man ever suspected his integrity, or question-
ed his purity or his personal honor.
At- his death,his associates in Congress and
his brethren at the Fairfield County bar paid
fitting tributes to his memory. Hon. Carl
Schurz, who was one of the most eminent
members of the Senate during six years of
Mr. Ferry’s service, in opening a public lec-
ture at Norwalk shortly after the decease of
the latter, spoke as follows:
“I see around me the life-long friends and
neighbors of Senator Ferry, new no more;
a man whom I cherished as a dear companion
and associate, and to whom I looked tip as
one of the foremost men of the Republic, in
talent, integrity and patriotic spirit.
“More than almost any one knew did he
possess those qualities of mind and character
which just at this period of our history are
so greatly needed for the guidance of public
affairs. There was in him a clearness and
grasp of judgment which no sophistry could
baffle, a sense of right, and wrong which no
party spirit could stagger; a depth and
strength of conviction which no self-interest
could obscure ; aforce of will which no opposi-
tion could bend; an independence and pride
of genuine manhood which no frown of power
could frighten and no blandishment could
seduce. Had his body been as strong as his
mind and heart, he would beyond doubt have
compelled universal recognition as one of the
very first of statesmen in American history.
“I have sat at his feet listening tothat sim-
ple but overpowering eloquence which broke
forth sometimes with the volcanic force of
an irresistible meral impulse, and there- was
not a Senator hearing his voice who did not
feel himself 'doubly fortified in the right,
when in addition to his own convictions he
found Ferry from Connecticut on his side.
“He is now no more. You have lost a
neighbor and friend whom you loved and of
whom you were justly proud; the country
haslost one of its wisest and stoutest cham-
pions of _tllc'l‘l"llt. He is gone, but behind.
him he left an inspiration whichnmll-lastpnd
a noble example which cannot dies?
an
NORWALK GAZETTE.
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Family Groceries
CHEAP FOR CASH !
The undersignedhaving urchascd the stock of
goods formerly owned by t e Soverigns of Indus-
try, and fltte up the store with an entirely new
stock of Goods, is now ofi‘ering to the public as
good an assortment of‘
CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES,
Provisions, Flour. Tens, Sugar, Spices, kc" at the
very lowest market prlccs for cash. Goods deliv-
ered anywhercubout town free of charge. Call
and try us, it Will be for your advantage.
GEORGE CARTER,
Lyncs’ Block, Water Street, opposite Railroad
. 11
Crossmg.
SEVERAL
Second-Hand Parlor Heaters
FOR SALE LOW,
AT THE'NDRWAIK FUUNDRI.
Also, Estimates given on
Furnace Work, Steam Heating, &0.
lllAFTER THE FIRE it
HANKFUL forpast favors, I would announce
to the public that I am now prepared to at-
tend to the
UNDERTAKING BUSINESS.
REAL ESTATE.
\I~./\/\/\/\N\[\ranV\/V\/VVVWVV\N\
To Rent.
THREE rooms in Cottage opposite residence of
Charles Sherry, Esq.,Mnin Street; 88 per
month. l’osscssxoii immediately.
O RENT on Elm St., near West Ave., the
upper portion of‘a housc,consisting 01‘s rooms
on one floor wrthplosctsmantry and cellar attach-
cd. Water and sink on the floor. Terms reason-
t(i)blc. Cl‘osscssmn Nov. 151;. Apply at the GAZETTE
FFI 1-2. '
”Magnum.
MILLINERY 81 DRESS MAKING.
RS. FINN EY and MRS. THOMPSON have
opened new Millinery and Dress Making
Rooms over the Store of G. Ward Sellcck, Main
Street. They Will keep on hand full assortments of
Bonnets, Feathers, Flowers, &c.,
in the latest styles. Everything fresh and new.
Dress making and Children’s Clothes a. specialty.
Call and examine styles and compare prices. 3m“
Small Cottage to Rent.
NEAR the Bridge and in first-class order. Rent
low. Enquire at GAZETTE OFFICE. 3t36
For Sale or Exchange.
THE Large, Elegant and Pleasantly Located
Dwelling of the subscriber, on East Avenue;
House has 15 rooms, with all modern improve-
ments ; about two acres ground attached. Will
he soldat reasonable price or exchanged for New
1 ork City property. Apply to or address
" GEO. W. CRAM, Box 452, Norwalk, Ct.
I.
Also one of the handsomcst Building Sites on
East Avenuc,cosisting of four acres, being the
north portion of the old Van Zandt Homestead;
has a. fine Orchard of choice Fruit and fine Shade
Trees.
To Rent.
11E elegant residence known as thc“Dimon
ness of his religious convictions and the ..
One inch space constitutes ll. square.
above.
. 4 Local Notlces in Reading Columns, 25
Cents per line.
tiscments.
Obituary or Funeral Notices 15 cts. per line.
All unusual cuts and devices 25 per cent. extra.
ALEX, S . GIBSON,
Organist of the First Congregational Church .
Teacher oft '
Plano-Forte, Organ and Musical
Compositlon.
Box 379 P. 0., NORWALK, CONN.
J. Belden Hurlbutt,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
Room No. 4, [up stall-3,]
GAZETTE BUILDING.
EMILY V.D.PARDEE,M.D.,
(Graduate of N.Y.Medicul College for Women,
Cor. MAIN «fl: MARSHALL STREETS.
SOUTH nonwanx, CONN.
OfiIce Hours,until9 a. m., and_from3 p. m. At-
tention to all classes of diseasesmcidcnt to a gen-
eral practice of medicine and surgery. Fam-
ilies supplied with Homoeopathic remedies.
References by permission :-—-S.Lil_enthal, M. D.,
Prof. of Theoryand Practice,N. Y.city; Clemence
Lozler, M. D. Dean of College, N.Y.: Alfred K.
Hills, M. D. ,Prof‘. Materia Medica. 3m23
9
CHARLES w. MANY,
Surgeon Dentist,
NORWALK, CONN.
OfiIcc corner of Main and Wall Streets. Nitrous-
Oxide Gas administered. ' ‘
c. B. coomncE,
.DENTIST.
Successor to
Dr. Asa. 11111,
WALL STREET, NORWALK,
Olllec over ‘
C. J. Gruman’s Dry Goods Store.
3‘ Gas administered for extracting teeth with-
out pain.
.DEN'I'IS'I‘RY
. AT HARD TIMES PRICES,
For Cash— No Credit 2
All work excutcd in the Best Manner, at my office
Corner of Main and Washington Streets,
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
T. E. SWIFT, l). D. S.
S a w. MITCHELL, '
C
At the ever popular
U N I O N M A R K E ’1
has always the best of
Beef, Veal, Mutton, and Pork,
at fairlivingprices. Union (formerly Model) Mar
kct, on the Bridge. 18
“AISLES S. LOCKWOOD,
Fashionable Draper and Tailor
AND »
GENTS’ F URNISHING EMPORIUIII.
Main Street, Norwalk, Conn.
EDWARD P. “@3350,
I) R U G- G I S '1‘
Wall Street,opposite Norwullc Opera Home,
Alargc and Well selected stock of
DRUGS AND MEDICINES,
Perfumer ,Patent Medicines, all kinds Mineral
Waters. otlet'and Medicated Soaps. Flavoring
and Hand ken-chief Extrach, Hair Brushes,Combs,
Sponges,0hamous Skips, Stationery, Ci are, &c.,
and is constantly adding to his stock 31 the new
and popular medicines of the day.
NORWALK INSURANCE (10.,
NOR IVALK, CONN.
Chartcr Capital $500,000
Paid up Capital - - 100,000
Wn.0.Snnnnr.Pi-es., Guo R.COWLEB.Sec’y.
'I'Nfl INSURANCE Co. ofHABTFORD.
Incorporated 1812. Charter Perpetual.
Capltnl and Assets, $5,052,8 80.19
Insures against loss and dama e b Fire on terms
adopted to the hazard andconsIstciit with the laws
of compensation. COWLES a: MERRILL,
Sole Agentsfor Norwalk and vicinity.
C. W. ' LOCKWOOD’S SONS
Have taken the Store, No. 4 Skiddy’s Block. Main
Street, where they will open a first-class ' '
Fish,
Fruit,
)ne Squaro,ono insertion, ------- l 00
Per week, for continuance, ------- 50
One Square, Six Months, -------- 7 00
” “ one year—with paper - - - 15 00
two u u u H U _ _ _ 2500
l‘hrco 3‘ H to (C H . _ _ - 30 00
Quarter of a Column, one time, , ----- 5 00
One quarter column, one year, ----- 50 00
he halt Column, one time, - - — - - 10 00
One half Column, one year, ------ 80 00
Full Column, one time, -------- 20 00
FullColnmn, one year, '- ------ 15000
Speclal Nollces 25 per cent. advance onthc
Yearly advertisersrcstricted to. the business
contemplated at the time of contract, but are per-
mitted tomake monthly ch urges of their adver-
Marriages and deaths inserted gratuitously.
. Norwalk, Conn., February 20th, 1877.
diseases of the Liver, Stomach and'Splccn. Rogu-
1ate the Liver and prevent Chills and Fever, Ma-
Vegetable
, and Poultry Market.
They intend to keep it well stocked with ‘
Fresh. Salt, Smoked ck Canned Fish
of all the choice varities, and Fruits and Vegeta-
B}?8fyilrili‘£i'rd°'-'N thelir scasgn. The furnishing
. cit era ive or ' ‘ -
Also EGGS. , iesscd,a specialty.
If you feel dull, drow-
sy, debilitated,have fre-
quent headache, mouth
tnstes badly, poor appe-
tite, and ton uc coated,
you are su ering from
torpid liver; or ‘ ‘bilious-
ness,” and nothing will
cure you so speedily and
germanentl) as to take
IMMONS’ Livnn REGU-
LATOR or MEDICINE.
The Cheapest,Pui-cst and BestFamily Medicine
in the world. AN Ennncruat. SPECIFIC for all
manently cured thousands” SIMMONS’ Livnit
REGULATOR is no drastic violent purgc,but a gen-
tle assistant to nature.
CONSTIPATION
Should not be regarded as a trifling ailment-in
fact nature demands the utmost regularity of the
bowels, and any deviation from this demand paves
the way often to serious danger. It is quite as
necessary to remove impure accumulations from
the bowels as it is to eat or sleep, and no health
can be expected where a costive habit prevails.:
SICK HEADACHE.
This distressing amiction occurs most frequent-
ly. The disturbance of the stomach, arising from
t is imperfectly digested contents. causes a severe
pain in the head. accompanied with disagreeable
nausea. and this count tutcs what is popularly
known as Sick Headache; for the rcliet‘of‘which,
take Smtrons’ Lrvnn REGULATOR or MEDICINE.
MANUFACTURED ONLY In!
J. ll. ZEILINS: 00., Philadelphia.
. Price 81.00. ' Sold by all Druggists.
11.111. it c.s.rnowrr'r, Agents for Norwalk.
, , . To Rent.
Till} whole or part of a House on Main Street,
right in thevtllagc, suitable for 1 or2 lamillcs',
Office and Yard
Water Street,
Liverpool, and London, and Globc,sepaf-i
North British and Mercantile, do _
Queen of Li verpool at London, do do 1,305,860 30
Imperial, of'Lendon,
in all its branches.
J. M. LOCKWOOB,
Ridgcfleld, Conn.
FAIRFIELD
. 'FIRE
INSURANGE COMPANY,
South Norwalk Conn.
tall Capital, $200,000.00
Alsatian. 1, 1870, $330,112.78
W .S. HANFORD,P1-esldent,
3m35
H.R.TUI’LNER, Scc’y and Trans.
1 8 '7 '7
Provisions, 1
Groceries,
Poultry, ,.
CRUUKERY AND GLASS WARN
Fruits, Nuts, etc. ‘
F' I S H ,
(Fresh, Salted and Canned.)
OYSTERS,
,(Opcned or in the. Shell.)
CLAMS,¢2:O.
ALSO
Vegetables of all Kinds,
- (Fresh and Canned.)
Canned Fruits,
BREAD, PIES, (arts, an, ac.
AT
DEMNION & NEWCOMB’S,
53 & 55 llIain St., N orwalk.
INTERESTING TO EVERYONE.
THE WORLD RENQWNED
DUN-HAM PIANo.
can watt-snows Issue
03 THE
Dunham Piano Forte.
Its Durability has beeoma a Proverb.
In Workmamhip, it cannot be announced-
I» Power Solid“ Punt and E mum
of Tom's, it Magda equal, a
It is Was-ranted in the most satisfactory
manner for five years.
Prices as Low as good workmanship, and
the but of mater-tale will allow.
DUNHAM & SONS,
MANUFACTURERS.
Warerooms, 18 East 14th Stu/11:1
asst m sarcasm use can mess. ’
ESTABLISHED 13.9.49
Lumulwllr .
Place,”pleasantly located on West Avenue
one of the_most dcstrable places in the Borough of
N orwalk, is offered to rent on moderate terms.
Also, a large Car enter Shop, located on Arch
Street, on the Bon on property. Will be rented
very low. For full particulars enqure of
61.! JAMES FINNEY, Real Estate Agent.
For Sale Cheap,
Or Exchange for other property,
One of the neatcst, and easiest little Cottages in
the Borough. Will sell to _a good tenant for little
g‘iigtfimoney down. Enquire at GAZETTE 0F-
House for Sale.
THE subscriber, being about to leave town,
. oflcrs for sale his residence on High Street.
It is a two story frame dwelling, containing ten
about SQXfillOdCOttwlul choice variety of fruit.
Possessmn iven immediately. For terms and
further particulars enquire of
D. S.BARTRAM.
Norwalk, April 2d, 1877. _ “14
For Sale.
~. A House and Lot, in a healthy location on
W Fair Street, above Catharine. The House is
' nearly new, well built, conveniently arrang-
ed, and will make a comfortable and leasant
home for afarntly of average size. The at runs
back to the river. There is a well of excellent
water on the place, and Borough water in the
Street. Price low, and part of the money can re-
main on mortgage. A fine chance to secure a.
home. Apply at GAZETTE OFFICE. 3121
Des1rable Property for sale.
A Verydesirable place on East Avenue.
Also, a. few clinics Building Lots situatedon
Osborn Avenue, for sale cheap.
Also, a [110er located House and Lot on Mer-
wrn Street near West Avenue, for sale at a bar-
gain. Enquire of
S, E. OSBORN. East Avenue,
tfll or to D. W.FITCH, West Avenue.
FOR SALE.
TWO verydesirableBuildingLotson WestMain.
Street. Apply at the GA ETTE OFFICE.
.1. M. POTTEB,
DEALER IN
PIANIIS, ORG-ANS,
MELODEONS,
SI—IEET MUSIC, 850,,
Wall Streetllorwallt, Cl.
NEXT DOOR to SAVINGS BANK
I keep a largestock a finstrumcnts on hand and
sell them on Monthly Installmcnm. Everybody
can have a Piano or Organ.
SOLEAGENTFOR THE CELEBRATED
WEBERPIA Nos,
szANLEr .e son's:
0R0 1712.91117er .2 FULLER’S,
HAINES 121:0 2 HER,
VASE d.- 8011],
and willfurnish at short notice.
Call and see them.
OLD INSTRUMENTS
Taken in Exchange for N ew!
TUNING ANDREPAIRI c
none at short notice.
The Weber Piano.
A few extracts from the great number received
bytheinosteminent musiciansin the UnitedStates
may not be inappropriate:
I have never seen a Piano which equals the We-
ber Piauoforte. Geo. F. Briatow.
The Weber Plano occupies justly the firstrank
amongst the Best Pianos. J. N. Pattison.
The Weber Pianos cannot possibly be sumasscd.
S. . Mills.
I used the Weber GranJ. Piano because Iconsitl-
er it the best in the world. Harry Sanderson.
The Weber Piano possesses everything that can
he wished for in a Piano. Geo. W. florgtm.
The Weber Piano ranks foremost amongst the
cast manufactured. William Mason.
The Weber Piano; stop]? 116st arrttongst thespian-
:' " in is ounr.
lull ianos produce Clara N. Shrinkerhojr.
ears’ e erience satisfies me that the We-
beAr gigs are uxdapproachablc.—John Zundel.
Lumber,
Timber,
Shingles,
Lath,&e.
DOWN TU. HARDPAN PRICES.
SHIN—GLE s,
BOTH
Planed, "sawed v... aired,
Superior to any oflered in this Market.
opp. the-Store of William C
Street &. 00.,
N orwalk.
Horace L. Hubbcll.
COWLES & MERRILL,
AgentsatNorwalk,Conn., issue Policies for the
following Insurance 0cm onuics
lnrious chcrs. Bowel Com laints Restlessness - ‘ .
J aundice and N ausea. p , ' Etna, of [Iar‘tfordfltn sag/.2133:
BAD BREATH. egg" .' j’Ofl’lsg s;
9
Nothing is so unplersant, nothing so uncommon ‘People’s’. or Mum“, .0th ,Ct., ’243,87486
as bad breath and in nearly every case it comes Home ofNew York, 2,723,206 52
from the stomach, and can be so easily corrected thnix,Brooklyn, N. Y., 1,545,557 10
it you will take SIMMONS’ Liven ltncurmrou. Continental of New York, 1,427,496?!
Do not neglect so sure a remedy for this repulsive International, 82937600
disorder._ It will, also improve your appetite, Westchcstcr,ol New Rochelle,N. L, 453.930 32
Complexron and General Health. Springfield, 01'5pringfield, Mass" 579,780 00
A FILES. geoplltlifs, {goil'cestlgn Mass.. 3 ggg’ggggg
How many suffer torture day after day. making ,“m ”P " a" a" ’. - ’
life a burden and robbing existence of all pleasure §°W$f1°cfiglbflln liaY" It I égi‘gfix
owing to the secret suffering from Piles. Yet re- A“: :33" - ‘0 t'r‘O” encc, ' " 1 050’00000
lief is ready to the hand of almost anyone who “2:“: ’oflgglldiiilbii’s '6 . 338144734
. , - . _ J 3 '
Will use systematically the remedy that has per Alemania, Cleveland, 0., 5,95,00,10,)
,055,]0500
rate fire assets,
do 2,101,508 00
do do 5,313,665 00
And other Companies , Stock andMutual ,in Con-
HOh [ER MERRILL-
nccticut and New York .
GEORGE It. COWLES.
, BARGAINSIN
out, GRUCKERY 001000
AT
E. K. tumours,
'7room's. Possession immediately. Apply at this
001090 .
I would callespecial attention to
THE ESTY CUTTAGE ORGAN
Beautifully finished in black walnut and
rosewood,combiningmoreperfcctionsthan
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 areendorsed bythehighcstmusmal
authorities .
Certainlythe best I ever heard .
Geo. WJlorgan.
It is oocal,which is the highest praiu that
can be bestowed on any instrument.
G. B.Segmoar, Muszeal Urine N. Y. Times.
Theyarcthe bestrcedinstrumen t wehave
Inet “'Ith.
CAT: J. II. Odell, Organ Rudder-3,117. I".
IItis the neplus ultra ofreedi nstruments.
Prof.E. L . Baker.
I". contains sweetness and power in an
unusual degree—Rec. sthop Sampson , 2.1
8'. Church.“
Language fails in adequacy to convey a
fair idea of the perfectly enchanting power
of thisinstrument—Independent. -
Vasilysuperiorto anything of the kind
have ever played upon.— Wm. .11 . If: n g .
The Esty Organs are without a superior.
Geo. Jartlzne, Organ Buzlder,N. Y.
No tremolo has yet been invented that
will in any way compare with this for beau-
ty ofe ficct.— Wm .11 .-I'0hnson,0rga nbuzlder.
It is notmercly the best ,b til i t is the only
mechanicalreproduction o f the humanvoiee
which has ever satisfied me.——Re'v . If. (1.
Ragga, Presiden tofNorthern New Yorkflfast-
calAssoezatzon .
.l. NI. POTTER,. 'orwalk.
CLEAIIIIIESS IS NEXT To MIDLIIIESS."
G. A. FRANKE’S
Stalin and Hair (lilting Sal-nil
. son a
Pleasant Shave,
Artistic Hair Cut, or
Thorough Shampoo,
can. AT
Mr. Franke’s Hair Cutting Saloon,
No. 1 GAZETTE BUILDING-
BES'Partieularattention given to Ladies and Child-
ren’s Hair Cutting and Shampoonmg."c_33
AT HOME TO EVERYBODY.
rooms, with pantry, closets, water, gas, 650., lot _
Quick Sales & Small Profits.
Mrs. W. Fawcett,
Importer and Manufacturer 01‘
Ladies’ and Children’s
TRINNEB BUNNETS 81 HATS,
Artificial Flowers, Feathers, Straw and Felt Ilats,
Silks, and Velvctsfiatins. Laces, Ornaments, and
cycry thing pertaining to a. first-class Millinery
Establishment. We have also enlarged our Trim -
med lIat Department, and are thus enabled to give
great satisfaction in prices and quality, and the
Best of Styles, . We are quite sure an examination
of our Stock will we the purchaser full satisfac-
tion as we believe in Quick Sales and Small Profits
No. 4 James’ Block, Water Street.
MODES.
Mrs. a". B. BETTS,
The Popular Main Street Miliiuer
Is now ofi'erin to the public, the most select As-
sortment 0PM LLINEHY s: MILLINERY GOODS
ever shown in this town.
Trimmed Bonnets and Hats al-
' ways on hand.
Mourning Bonnets
Made at short notice, and all work done in the
latest and most unique style, at her rooms,
No. 33 Main Street, Norwalk.
Mrs. H. L. McLEAN,
Will continue her
Millinery Business
The same as usual, during the
FALL and WINTER
and will sell her stock of Goods
AT COST!
L O O K H E R E l
INSURANCE
At Reduced Rates,Filsl-'lllass t'o’s
Call on B. J. STURGES,
No. 4 Gazette Building, Norwalk, Conn.
a. N. NICHOLS.
LL kinds of Ladies and Gents’ [9315 All)
SHOES made to order. REPAIRING neatly
done, and according to promise.
ROOM NO. 5,
Gazette Building.
Furniture -Furntteerc
If you wish .
Parlorlllliraty, Dining and Sitting
lloum Sets,
Walnut or Cottage Chamber Sets,
or anything in the Furniture Line, of the Latest
Style, Best Finish and Make and for the
Least Money, go to
WM. LOCKWOOD’S,
No. 36 Main Street, N ORWALK, CONN.
Also,
General Furnishing Undertaker.
Orders attended to promptly day or night. Resi;
denec with Mr. C. T. Cornwall, France St.
C. W. Burritt
Has Removed
To No. 4 Phoenix Block, ‘Wzt‘ll St.,
Foot of Mill Ilill,\vlicre with increased facilities
he is prepared to do
PLUnsBxNG,
in all its branches. Also special attention given
to Tin Roofing, Tin and Sheet Iron Work and Job-
bing. Gas Fixtures of all kinds kept on hand.
Norwalk,April, 1876.
a
Good Chance‘to Buy
0 H E .A. P t
The subscriber will offer his entiie stock of
Groceries.
Hardware,
km, for the next
15 DAYS AT COST.
GEO. C. SCOFIELD,
Main Street, South Norualk.
Dr. C. 11. Kendall & Son,
DENTISTS.
Are new prepar-
ed to receive
their patrons at
either N orwulk
Bridge or South
N orwalk. The
": senior partner
’ has taken rooms
0 v e r Sclleck‘s
Bookstore, Nor-
walk. while the
' junior retains
the old ofiice, Lender’s Block, South Norwalk.
Teeth extracted willie-131 ”(will and all dental 0pc-
' ' n ) rformet a Cl er 0 cc.
who no C. H. KENDALL, M. D.,
G. S. KENDALL, D. D. S.
P. S. Dr. C .H. Kendall will devote Mondays to
Ridgcfield.
P. W. BATES,
Successor to PRICE & BATES.
WA TEE STREET, rear of Opera House,
Man ul‘acturcr of
merely.
Monumental, Building 8. 0e
' Willll.
of every description from all the dillercnt kinds of
GRANITE, BIA BBLE, BROWN,
OHIO, OtNOVA SCOTIA STON E.
Orders solicited. Prices to suit the times.
HAVE been connected in business with Mr.
I ‘ Katee lor a number of years. and rheerluily
rccomn‘end him to my oldtricrds and patrons as
' ll evorthy of theiipatronnnc.
4 . B. P
a man wt‘ RICE
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KAPRAL BhQTH ERS,
lEEIIaving bought .
out Samuel Pnkiil- .—
ski, will continue .
the business as
heretofore at the
ol (1 stand, Ely’s
Block,Main Street.
So. Norwalk. man-
ufacturer of all
kindsof §é £5
HUMAN Wild :3". p
WORK;
Having had sev-
eral years’ experi-
ence and under.
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s_tar.dingit thoroughly in all its dctails,iu that;
line, can guarantee to satisl'yand please all who
favor them With their patronage. They wil also
keep on hand, a large assortment of
SWITCHES, .
, CURL-s,
PUFFS.
31151122135, ca. (3.,
Which they willscll at the lowest prices. Partic-
ular attention paid to LA DIES’ OWN COM !: I NC S.
p HEATERS, g.
A, reassess, 1;
REANGES,fi
COOKING- v
LSTOVE ,
0 &c., so, are, E-
H n. K. LOCIIWOOB’SIS
___A noon. 7 Octave Piano to .
wanted: buy or rent. Addre with ihu-
s
kcr’s name and terms, M. J. INAVIS,
Fitch’s Home, Noroton,CoLn.
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