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“ I’il' scream if you touch‘iuel” exclaimed a
pert Miss,
Whose lever was seeking an innocentkiss ;
By this'rprudish conduct cold water was
thrown,
The lover drew back and left her alone.
__.
“ I’i scream if you touch me!” she cried out
once more.
He said, “I ain’t near you—I found it a
bore.”
She quickly subsided, giew tender to view,
And whispered quite softly, “I'll scrum
till you dot" , . - V
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' . Forlhe Gazelle.
. .Stmmton. E
Stauuton is the fourth place of importance
in Virginia. Bichrhond, Norfolk and iDan-
ville are the only cities that have precedence
in population and business. The Shenando-
ah valley is the richest portion of the State.
Here the land has not been worn out- by the
cultivation of tobacco for a long series} of
years, blit has been kept in a comparatively
good state by a less negligent treatmentlthan.
farms east of the Blue Ridge. The wheat-
grown here is of fine quality and has filing
had a wide reputation. Theflour triadic from
it keeps better in hot ,cH‘H‘LtF‘Si than any‘
other, the California. excepted—and 'f'or", this
reason large quantities are” shipped to South
America. , ‘ ' , , j
The city is very picturesquely situated, be-
ing built on uneven and ‘hillygrdund. gThe
hills are well rounded,;and‘ ,upon their slides
and tops some tine dwellings have been erect-
ed, from which the views are grand. hat
David says of Jerusalem, “the city of'tlie'.
great King,”- can also be said of Stan ;on,
“Beautifulfor situation.” No place thlit I
have ever visited is more so. Its population
has about doubled since thewar, being new '
nearly 7000, one-third of which are. blacks.
it is the market place for an extensive back
country. Large, heavy wagons loaded with
wheat, flour, and all kinds of farmer's pro-
duce, drawn by four and..often six horses,
crowd the streets daily ;at --this season of
the year, and as it is situated on the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railroad, it is pretty sure to
have steady, if slow, growth. Its greatest
prosperity has been si'nce’the wa’r,and though
business is now in a slate 'of comparative
stagnation as it is almost everywhere, there
is an appearance of thrift far above the aver-
age witnessed in a great majority-of South-
ern cities. It is abundantly supplied with
pure limestone water, and being elevaied
about 1500 feet above the Potomac, the-air
is dry and the climate healthy. ,Ague and
fever are unknown, and cases of‘consump-
tion are comparatively rare. : _‘I’neiimonia: is
not uncommon, and dyspepsia.- is very com-
men, and will be throughout the, South, as
long as bacon is the‘standard- article of diet.
Dr. Scars, agent of the'fPenhcdy'fund, has
had his home in'Staunton 'for- several years,
perched upon the top_ of One Of the highiest
hills, and he says that the climate for nine
months of the year is delightful. Fleas rind
gallinippers, we are told, do not find the teln-
pcrature as well suited to their constitutiOns
and tastes as further south, and as accuse-
queues are not found here in such large num-
bers during the summer months. Their pre-
judices are strong against mountain air, and
are no doubt well founded.
There are ten churches-in .Staunton-two
Presbyterian, one Baptist, one Episcopal, one
Methodist Episcopal, one Lutheran, one Cath.
olic, two colored Methodist, and one colored
Baptist. The first Presbyterian church of
which Rev. W. E. Baker is pastor, is the lar- ,
gest and strongest of them all. Its helisc of
worship is of brick, new, and presenting a
fine appearance externally, but inside is'as
dingy and dark as a dungeon, almost. 'If-
any building should have a cheerful and in-
viting look it should he that in which the
Gospel is preached. It seems very inconsist?
cut to invite men to come and hear glad ti
dings in aplaee that by its sombreness re-
minds one more of night and despair than of
hope and heaven.
The Baptist (white) worship ina third-rate
building and are not strong financially, but
have an efficient pastor, Dr. Manly, anda
large congregation, in which are found some
earnest, Christian workers, who would make
the heart of any good minister glad and cour-
ageous.
The colored Methodist Episcopal have a
fine house of worship, brick, new, and cost-
ing about $12,000, It has galleries on three
sides and a seating capacity of 700. On sev-
eral special occasions I have seen it crowded
to its utmost, leaving no standing room. It
reflects, goat .credit on the Society that built
it, being scarcely twelve years out of bond-
age. Their minister, the past year, they paid
$500, besides giving him the use of a parson-
age. The other colored Methodist and the
colored Baptist are smaller. The latter,
however, gives its minister $400, which is
a large sum when you take the circumstan-
ces of the pcopleiuto consideration.
It will be seen, therefore, that the people
are abundantly supplied with the means of
grace, and I should judge that they availed
themselves of them, its-much so - at least, as
the people of any city at the North of equal
size. The Sabbath, so far as ,I can judge, is
generally observed, there being comparative-
ly but little riding and pleasuresceki’ng on
that day. During the month that I have
been here I have seen but one intoxicated
person, and I have been in thcstreet not a
little.“ Could one make-a like report of Nor-
walk or Westport after remaining in either of
those places thirty days ? Thereare a plenty
of drinking saloons here, and act a small
amount of lager and poor whiskey no doubt
is drank, but it is a favorable omen that the
results should be no more manifest. B.
Stanton, March 28, 1878.
A Veteran Gone.
Died at North Greenwich, Feb. 20, 1878,
Deacon Onaman MEAD, aged 92 years, 11
months and 10 days.
Deacon Mead was a remarkable man. He
belonged to a family noted for its longevity.
He is the last of seven brothers and sisters
whose aggregate age at death was five hun-
dred and sixty-three years.
On the 23d of February we bore his mortal
remains froin'the old homestead which has
been in possession of the same family since
1728. In this house Deacon Mead had seen
seven generations.
The following are some of the notable
characteristics of this remarkable man: 1.
His physical vigor, shown in the fact that in
all his long life he was not obliged to take
his bed on account of sickness till within less
than a month of his death. 2. His polite
~ manners. Truly,’hewas af‘.‘gentleman of the
old school.” 3. -His mental power, shown
more particularlyby his wonderful memory.
4. His long, intelligent'aud faithful service
in the church of Christ. . He had been a
church member-nearly‘_ ‘68 years, and an eth-
cieut deacon in - the church ‘at North Green-
wich nearly fifty years. His whole religious
life was characterized by unusual zeal, intel-
ligence and devotion. 5. :Nothing was more
marked in this man of God than his wonder-
ful knowledge of the Holy Scriptures. The
servants of God are scarce, who. can recite
more Scripture fromgmemory than could
Deacon new, lifter- he was ninety years of
age. HeioundthisknOwledge of the Holy
Word 11 greatcom'fort whenThe could no lon-
ger read his. Bible. 6. With all these
excellences hewas truly a humble Christian.
Most emphatic washis testimony to the very
as: that his only fhopeiofi'salvhtion was in
Jesus Christ. The last word‘s of Scripture
that was heard to fall from. his lips was a
passage from _J ohn, 8:23. “For if ye believe
not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.”
Moat emphatically is it true of Deacon
Mead that he'eame to his “grave in a full ‘
age, like as a shock of corn cometh in his
season.” By his special request his ’ tor
based funeral sermon on Gen. 15:15 an Gen.
25:8, A. w., Reh'gmls Herald.
To Understand the Oyster.
In a few days the last of the months in
whose names there is no “r” will have faded
away into infinite azure of the past, and
people who have abstained from oysters
through four long moons will return with
sharpened appetite to the raw, the stew, the
roast and the broil. The origin of the belief
that oysters are not edible in these months is
doubtful, some ingenious gentleman tracing
it to the “It” with a crossed tail which ap-
pears upon physicians prescriptions and is
commonly but erroneously supposed to repre-
sent the initial letter “recipe,” whereas it is
known to have been used by old Egyptian
medical men as the symbol of like, the God
of Health. There is “r” in certain months,
and as Oysters have a certain religious sig-
nificance—they are connected with St James’
Day even yet: in England—the two notions
have become mixed, and oysters are not to be
eaten when Iiha has not blessed them. Other
and less curious critics aver that this delight
fnl food may not be eaten in May, June, July
and August because then is the spawning sea-
son, but even this apparantly plain and ade-
quate solution of a great mystery is not satis-
factory, for oysters are good in the spawning
time and they do not spawn in every place at
the same season. But in whatever this belief
had its rise, certain it is that it is generally
- "held and prevents a great deal of genuine en
joymcnt in summer, for what can be more re-
freshing tOtlie parched palate than a luscious
[oyster fresh from the ice. Evan the delicate
Little Neck clam is no satisfying substitute
for it. The tone and quanity of the two differ
as widely as do those 01' the flute and the drum.
There is subdued poetic feelings about the
oysters,whereas the clam is at bottom positive,
assertive and aggressive. Shades of meaning
may indeed'be detected by an artist betwecen
the small, the middle-sized and the large
clam, just as there are slight differences be-
tween Senator Blaiue and Gail Hamilton, or
between the humorist of the Herald and-Eli
Perkins, but fundamentally and generically
they are the same. A critic like Saintc-Bcuve
eould say with uncrring accuracy, “This joke
about a jar and a door is Eli's; that joke on
the basis of ice-cream, one spoon and two
lovers is the Herald .man‘s;” and thus an
acute thinker could tell which stew—the
more material substratum thereof being cou-
cealcd —liad been “made of middle sized and
which of larger clalns. There are distinct
choices among them, but in all there is, as we
have said the most aggressive, inartistic flav-
or. You may not notice it in the Little
Neck till some dilettante calls upon you to
Observe it, and you may not thank the man
who points it out; none the less for that is it
there. To discover and recognize it is the
business of the true critic, and to tone it
properly—for it has its uses—is the vocation
of the artist and butcher.
Not thus is it with the oyster; about it
there is nothing to conceal. As it is the only
duty of the scholar in Shakesptxe 10 bring
out the meaning of the poet and not to tin-
ker or attempt to correct the text, so the cook
must confine himself to the elucidation of the
oyster, recognizing its inefiable beauties,feel-
ing humble before it and striving with earn-
estness to comprehend it so far as is_possible
'to man.‘ Its highest perfection is dreamed of
when it is reverently eaten in its simplicity
and without the vandalism of salt or pepptr,
sauces or even lemon. To trifle with a raw
oyster is to commit a very grave offense akin
to that of painting the lily. Its flavor is cut
genm's; what needs my oyster for his honor-
ed lobes of pepper, salt or any condiment?
And if there are men who are lacking in the
artistic sense and can be reached only
through the feelings, it should be pointed
out to them that the oyster has many short,
peduneulatcd, soft brown eyes between its
fringes, and the sensibility of its labial pro-
cesses is acurate. Why then throw red pep-
per into its eyes and touch its lips with
stinging sauces? Mr. Bergh, however, is
the. right man to argue on this ground and we
trust that he will give it early attention. And
by the way, it might be noticed that his
proposition that lobsters bekilled by electrical
discharges is based on a misconception of
this animal’s sensibilities. The lobster
dreads electricity more than anything else;
he shows extreme agitation during a thundel-
storm,” and has even been known to throw
off his claws in terror while one was in pro-
gress.
It is to be hoped that these suggestions,
which are important now that September is
at hand, will set men to thinking of the oys-
ter in a proper way. Do not. let us degrade
.this beautiful creature; let us understand
and eat it like enlightened men willing to
learn to accept' in its simplicity what is
placed before us by a bountiful nature—N.
Y. World.
Immigration into Texas.
I reckon such a flood of humanity leaving
old homes and seeking new, “as never
knowu before. Besides the hundreds enter-
ing the State on regular trains of cars 011 all
the railroads, and on steamships, and by
wagons, every day or two special trains bring
colonies by scores, and even hundreds, who
march to our frontier and thinly-settled coun-
ties. At a temporary home in Fort Worth.
near the depot, are two hundred and fifty
waiting the 11111ch of one hundred and fifty
more of their party from Ohio.
About one hundred from Vermont have
settled in this county the past season, and
other parties are coating. Michigan, VVis-
cousin, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, and
even California and Colorado, are contribu-
ting liberally; New York and Pennsylvania
have sent their colony of one hundred fami-
lise; New Jersey its colony on the Houston
and Texas Central Railroad—all these,
besides thousands of families and thousands
of individuals so scattering over our two
hundred and fifty counties as to be scarcely
noticed.
At a Sunday-school reorganized by me
last Sunday, the superintendent is from
Missouri, the assistant-superintendent and
another, is from Philadelphia and several
take their part. When I organized this
school, two years ago, the neighborhood was
sparsely settled, the school-house out of the
way and dilapidated, the people divided, the
“Hardshells” in possession of the field, re—
sisting the Sunday-school, and supported by
the divisions ‘of the people. - Now there is a
com'uiodious school-house, and brethren from
different sections are united, and several
preachers are engaged to push forward the
good work.
Miss. or‘AiI. S. S. UNION.
A remarkable temperance revival is in pro-
gress in Pittsburg, Pa., of which Hon. Felix
Brunot gives an interesting account in an
open letter to Wm. E. Dodge published in
the N. Y. “Observer.” It began in a very
quiet way with the organization Of'a “Young
Men’s Temperance Union” of a dozen mem-
bers, which began the winter campaign with
but $80 in the treasury. The funds have
increased with the demand to upwards of
$4,000 ; .a temperance evangelist Mr. Francis
Murphy, was employed to pilot the enter-
prise, and it is estimated that as many as
50,000 people in Pittsburg and Allegheny
have signed the pledge. The movement has
spread, as all such waves of enthusiasm do,
and the whole country for miles around is
described as “ablaze with the reformation.”
In one town of 1,100 inhabitants 800 have
taken the pledge. Two features are some-
what pecullar in this movement. It has been
conducted partly on the principles so admira-
bly illustrated in “The Barton Experiment.”
Feeding the hungry and clothing the naked
have been part of the accepted work of the
reformers. And it has been cmphaticallya
Christian temperance movement. All the
Protestant churches have thrown open their
doors to the meetings and joined heartily in
promoting them. It is this fact which has
given the movement its peculiar power—a
hint to other towns 'where there are empty
churches and full grog-shops.
_.._«..—...____.
Dr. Dio Lewis says that the moment you
try tellaworkinglnnn how to live well for
the least/money, that moment he considers
youto be an enemy. This is also Miss Cor-
son’s experience.
Kentuckians, active and intelligent, who
Fishing at the Thousandltllands.’ *
Fishing? Fishing and floatingare the oc-
‘cupation of the place. Fishing, of course.
It was a good day. The water was still and
there was a thin veil of clouds over the sky. ,
We knew it was hot in New York, but it was.
not hot here. We started off, a merry group‘
of boats. We rowed in and out among the
islands, and found our “ground” at three
miles distance. And now will somebody
tell us why an inexperienced girl, with an
old, stiff rod, without a reel, and with a
coarselincu line, can catch more fish and
better ones than we can with a split bamboo,
a silk water-proof line, and a six-feet leader?
Thfsis what we would like to know. Do the
fish discriminate ?. -Do they say, as they see
the rare tackle coming down to them, or re:
lit the end of that rod as full of piscatorial
‘science‘ as an egg is of meat—a man to be
avoided; but here is~ a girl who is innocent
of bass andguiltless of pickcrel ? It must be
so. Plato, thou reasonest well. At any rate,
there is a two-pound bass on the maiden's
hook, and not a man has had abite. The
bass is taken in, and down goes again the
unsophisticated hook, plump to the bottom,
and seen, while we are trying our scientific
dodges, she pulls up with feeble struggle the
handsoniest three-pound bass we have ever
seen in the liver. The men try to cover their
shame by generous praise of the girl I So it
goes on until noon, and then we go ashore
on a “desert island," and the guide cook our
spoils for dinner. We lie on the grass and
eat our fried fish, with the cdibles we have
brought with us, and we wash them down
with the best of coffee, and, after an hour
for digestion, we go for our game again.
Bass, pickerel, wall-eyed pike, mnskalongel
They come from the exhaustiess breeding
and feeding grounds, and will alwaysbc here.
On a lazy afternoon, we throw or troll flies
around the islands directly in front of the
hotel. There are places within fifty rods.
where we can hardly throw a fly withouta
rise. We see every day fine black bass taken
from the deck by waiting fishermen —wilhin
the toss of a biscuit from the window where
we write. The exitclnent Of the evening
when the different parties come in with their
day’s catch are very delightful; and when a
boat comes up or down the stream with a
white flag at her prow, the excitement rises
to enthusiasm. The white flag means a musk-
allongel This is great game and is taken
rarely.—.Seribner's Magazine. '
“What’s dc time 0’ day, Ole woman 1” said
a colored countryman to Aunt Milly, yester-
day, trying to poke fun at the brass chain
that held her front door key around that
young lady’s neck. “Look at dc town clock,
chile. Dat's built for po’ folks."—— Vicksburg
Herald.
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President of Norther-n New York Mm‘ml
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J. 11. POTTER, Now“.
S 1 2 5 A MONTH AND EXPENSEH
. rents. Selillstum )for terms.
‘ Smfiylt‘ds'rmt & C0.,Cilicinii::l.t. ' .
AGENTS WANTED.
-Thc choicest in the world—1m-
* porter’s prices—Largest Company
. in America— rtnplearticlewpleases
everybodyr-Tralle continually increasing-A gents
wanted everywhere—best inducements—don’t
waste time—send for Circular to ROBERT
WELLS. Pres. oi the Original American Tea 00.,
43 VescySt.. N. Y. 1’. O. Box 1267. thus
00110010 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS.
Holders of defaulted Western Municipal Secur-
Itics who are unwilling to have their claims
“scalcd"_ unreasonably, or at all, are requested to
communicate \vlth us. with a view to co-opcrutlou
for mutual benefit. Information gratuitously fur-
nished. A. W. BEASIJCY. Bankers, No.12 Wall
Street. N. Y. lm12
feces FOR narenme.
PABTRIDG COCl-IINS, raised from Premium
Stocknliradley’s strain. E gs from the largest
and best birds. $2 per doz.. pac cd with care, and
sent to any distance. My birds are fine and large,
superior for the table, hardy and excellent winter
and summer layers. Warranted as represented.
_ S. W. FISKE. M. 1)..
Residence No. ]6 Oak Street, or address Lock Box
I," ‘. Norwreh, Conn.
MACHINISTS
can obtain TYPE
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BARN
P. 0. Barn
BARBA‘cz-OUGH.
AT BARNUM’S
AM STREET, new vonK.
FORESTS OF
READY-MADE CLOTHING!
Clothing was never sold so cheap as now, and no store in the United States sells as cheap as
7
TIME
Good'UIsters, $6.00 ; Far and Plain Beaver Overcoats, $8.00 61 $10.00
And all grades, up to the most superb garments, fine and superfine, correspondingly cheap.
Now or never while they are going. '
Children's Suilshylhelllnusands. TheFineleepallmenlin the World. .
um do (30.,
Carri cs 1
IN GREAT
My own Patent Spring in connection
I Still hold my Forme
I BIIILO TH
PRINTED AND
HUDDER’S PATENT
n ELEAILIIESS IS, NIXT IO BOOLIIESS."
G. A. F RANKE’S
FOR 1
Pleasant shave,
Arllsllc Hair Cut, a.
Thorough Shampoo
can. ar—
Mr. Pranke’s Hair Cutting Saloon,
No. ioazn'r'rn nnrnniNc.
H'I’artlcularattention given to Ladies and Child-
ren’s Hair Cutting and Shampooningfa
AT HOME T0 EVERYBODY.
Hot and Goldwater Baths
ASII llllllllaloclsll Fa.
F. A. FERRIS & CO.’S
uualvaaaen TRADE-MARK HAMS
AND BREAKFAST BACON,
264, 206 t 208 1101']? STREET, NEW YORK.
F DORIS T .
EAST SIDE OF MARI STREET, SOUTH
OF RAILROAD,
City of South Nor-walk, Conn.
Plimsoll-flowers at all seasons.
Flowercfor [funerals furnished and
tastefully arrange!) to order atllhort
notice. ' -
J 01m. A .1 Homemer,
' ‘f‘FOOT OFIW‘ILL'E'I'IILL.‘ _
Bread, Rolls. Pies, cakewruueis. acquired
fresh everyday. Everything made outof good
materialsmnd bycaretu land 'eo’mpetentworkmen
Tryonr Batu 1»
Blall 01111118001141 :Blall,
All the Leading Styles,
ROAD WAGONS .ON BREWSTER GROSS SPRINGS.
Sharing and Hall 0111111 Salon I
[lamina and Blue IO-I-IOIIOIWOIII .
Carria- res!
VA RI ET Y
9 and '4 Passenger.
IV
With J. C. Gould’s is acknowledged
to be the Best Low Down Spring invented.
r Assertion Good, that
EOESTWAOON FOR THE MONEY IN OONNEOTIOOT.
ALL WORK WARRANTED.
BEECHER,
Corner Fair-field Avenue and Water Street, Bridgeport, Conn. 2011?
Go to the Gazette Office for your
lllll‘lllllls,teller-Hills, 01 I H0003,E10., Ell,
PUT UP WITH
BLUTTER TABLET.
a?
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PREPARED FOR. 11111111311111: use.
207 PEARL ST., NEW YORK.
From the thousands of purchasers of our PRE-
PARED PAINTS, we have yet to hear the first
Complaint. The reason is apparent.‘ Our paints
have stood the test of years, where all other
paints have failedin durability. Their covering
capacity, being greater than any other point, pre-
sents it matches item of economy. Our paints are
guaranteed in every particular.— the. consumer
assuming no risk whatever, as we will remain!
any building on which our paints do not prove
satisfactory; allowinga choice of English B. B.
While Lead, or any other paint in use. For sale
by W.C. STREET .17 00., Nor-walk. 21“
P. W. BATES,
Successor to PRICE 1% BATES. '
IVA TEE STREET, rear of Opera House,
Manufacturer of
Monumental, Building & Cemetery
Walk.
of every description from all thediflercnt kinds of
GRANITE, MA RBLE, BROWN,
OHIO, or NOVA SCOTIA STONE.
Orders solicited. Prices to suit the times.
HAVE been connected in business with Mr.
Bates torn number of years. and cheerfully
recommend him to in old friends and patrons as
a man well worthy 0 their patronage.
E. B. PRICE.
THE HARTFORD
STEAM BOILER INSPECTION I
AND
Insurance Company,
CASH CAPITAL, $500,000
SSUES Policies of Insurance. Aftercareful i n-
spection of the Bel-Iers,eovcring all loss or
damage to Boilers,BuiIdings,and Machinervarls-
m: rpm 1
Steam Boiler Explosions
J. n. ALLEN. President
0. MJIEAOII. - - Vice-President
J. B. PIERCE. Secretary
w. a. mummies", Agent
Oilleeovor the Iii-st Nations Bank,cor.h[ain Eng
Bunk Ste}. BR [DflEPflutgfloNN . ‘2
Manufacturer of
FINE AND COMMON
HA RN E SS ,
And Dealer in
Horse ill~ Stable. Equipments.
Particular attention paid to ..
fiEPAIRING.
Thankfulfor the liberal patronage of the past,
the subscriber hopes to merit a continued share of
the business favors of his friends and the public.
WM. B. SWAN.
a. n. BYING'I‘ON a co.
1 Shop in rear of Besidenoe,MsIn Street. Norwalk scription.
I
CONVEYANCES
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DANBURY a: Nonwann B. 1:
WINTER ARRANGEMENT.
Commencing December 3d, 1877. .
DAILY TRAIN s
LeaveNorwalkBridgr/or Danbury
At 0 39 a. m.,conneoting with the Shcpang R. It'
for Litchlleld, .
2%; p. m.,
':- ." connecting with She an" R. B. for
Litchflcld on Saturdays. 1) a .
Lean cNo-rwalk ETEIFJOT South Norwalk .
At 7 33,11. m., 108 p.1ii.,553 p.m.
-.-
Leave Danun/forNorwalk.
030. a..m.,; l2 00m.‘; 4 45, p. m .
FreightTrain at 610%). m. _
L.W.SANDI ‘OItTll, Supt,
IEWIOIIK .IEW IIAVEI NIAIITFOIIO RAILROAD
Tramsleave South Norwnlk for New York at
125, (Washington Exp., via. Ilnrlcm ltivcr).347,
(Exp.), 4 :12, (Exp.) 6 00.1! 6 :ll.* 7 34. 7 45*. (Exp-)
925.‘ lfO-‘ifi._(lllxp.) A. M.. l 23*. 250?“ (EX -) 4 30.
(Expo-n OJ. 3» 24..1~;xp.) c 55. 9 05,(Exp.)i'.M. or New
Haven, 1 3.1, (EXIL) 6 49, 9 01, a 28, (Exp.) 10 48, A.
M..12 ll, (exit) 1 45, 218,(Exp.)4 04, 1 18.(Exp.)
611,_6 46. 10.11.. (Inn) 6.: ll 25, (Exp) 1'. M. For
Springfield, (~ 49 S) 28. (Exp.) A. M.. 1211, (Exp.)
1 45, 4 Is, (Exp) 6 all 10 36. (Exp) 1’. M. Express
for Boston, via.Springfleld, 9 28, A. M.,12 I], 418,
and 10 30, 1'. M..}na. New London ; 2 18 and II ‘25,
P. M.. Via. Air'Llne 11.“..1 33, A. M., and 2 l8,P.M.
B‘Conlnect at New iochclle with llarlcm River
ranc .
1111111111ng11 Falls.
For New York
And Brooklyn.
Fare Only 35 Cents.
Excursion Tickets 50 Cents.
To NEW YORK and RETURN.
The Swift and Splendid Steamer
On Monday Afternoon, April 8th,
Will commence her Daily Trips to and from New
- York and Brooklyn Direct.
Leaving South Norwalk at 7:50 a.m., on arrival
of Daubnry and New Ilaven Railroad trains. Re-
turnin Will leave Jewell’s‘ Dock, Fulton Ferry,
Brook yn, at 2:30 p. 111., from I’m: 37. East Itiver.
New York, at 2:45 p. ni.,I_and foot of‘33d St , at 3:00
p.m., as usual,connectingr surely with the Dan-
bury and New Haven trains. Passengers and
Bagga c conveyed to and from the Depot at 80.
Norwa ‘, FREE of charge.
The Refreshment and Steward’s Departments
will be under the, personal managcm cut of A. B.
Eckert, of New 1 ork City.
IIorwalkHorse Hailwaylimelable.
COMMENCING JANUARY 3D, 1578.
LEAVE NORWALK. ~o. Nonwarx
015a-m.N.Y.&N.H.Aecom. 535A-M.
635 “ 655 “
705 “ New York Aocommo’n 725 “
725 “ N. Y.Express 745 “
8 05 “ . 825 “
8 35 ‘ ‘ New Haven Accom’n 9 05 “
905 “ N.Y.Ae.&N.H.Ex. 930 H
9 30 ‘ ‘ 9 50 “
950 u 10 10 .7
10 10 ‘ ‘ New York Express 10 38 H
1028 N New Haven Accom. 1048 H
10 58 U 1110 “
1'20 " 1140 H
11 50 ‘ ‘ New HavenExprcss 12 15 p . m
.235p.m.. 1255 “
l255 New York Accommo’r 1 25 ¢ ‘
125 “ New Haven Accom’n 1 45 H
1,55 ‘ N . II. Express. 2 20 ‘
230 ‘ ‘ New York Express 3 00 H
300 " 3 20 U
320 “ 340 “
3 40 “ New Haven Aecom. 4 10 “
4 00 “ New Haven Express 4 20 fl
4 10 ‘ ‘ New York Express 4 30 "
440 “ N.Y.Accommodati.)n. 503 -"
503 H 5 22 ‘.
522 « 5 4o ,
5 50 ‘ N. H. Accom’n 6 15 .-
6 05 ‘ ' New York Express 6 28 u
628 " N.H.&N.Y.Aeeom 648 "
6 38 ‘ ‘ 6 56 H
7 06 ‘ ‘ 7 25 ‘ ‘
7 25 u 745 “
755 " 3 25 u
825 “ 845 i
8 45 “ New York Expres 9 05 u
905 H 9 25 t
9 35 ‘ ‘ 9 55 u
9 55 " Saturday nights only. 1015 “
PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD.
GREAT THROUGH LINE
AND
UNITED STATES DIAIL ROUTE
The attention of the traveling public is respect-
fully invited to some of the merits of this great
highway. in the confidentassertion and belief that
no other line can offer equal inducements as a
route of travel. In
Construction and Equipment
'run
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
stands coniessedlyat the head of American rail-
ways. The track is double the entire length ol‘the
llnc,Of'stcel rails laid on heavy oak tics,whieb are
embedded in a foundation of rockballast eighteen
inches in depth. Ail bridges are of iron or stone,
and built upon the most approved plans. Its pas-
senger cars, while eminently safe and substantial.
are at the same time models of comfort and ele-
ganee.
" The Safety Appliances
in use on this line well illustrate the l‘ar'seeing
and liberal policy of its management. in accord-
ance with which the utility only of‘ an improve-
ment and not its costhas been the question of con-
srderation. Among many may be noticed
THE BLOCK SYSTEAI 0F SIGNALS,
JANNEY 00 UPI. FR, BUFFER AND
PLATFORM,
THE WHARTON PATENT SWITCH,
AND
THE WESTINGHO U SE AIR-BRAKE,
forming in conjunction with a perfect double
track and road-bed a. combination of safeguards
against accidents which have rendered them
practicallv impossible. . ,
Pullman Palace Cars
Are run on all Express Trains
From New York. Philadelphia, Balu-
more and Washington,
To Chicago, Cincinnati, Louisvillc,1n-
dlanapolls, nndst. Louis,
Without Change,
and to all principal points In the for West and
South with but one change of cars. Connections
are made in Union Depots, and are assured to all
important points.
THE SCENERY
0f the Pennsylvania Route'
is admitted to be unsurpassed in the world for
grandeur. beauty and variety. Superior refresh-
ment facilities are provided. Employees are
courteous anuattentivemnd it is an irevitahlc
result that a trip by the Pennsylvania Railroad
must form
A PLEASINO AIIO MEMORABLE EXPERIENOE.
Tickets for sale at thclowcst rates at the Ticket
Olliees of the Compan in all the principal Cities
an Towns.
FRANK THOMSON, L. P. FARMER,
General Manager, Gen. Passenger Agl.
C. S. IIALDEIIIAN, New England Agent,
103 and 205 Washington St., Boston, Mass.
.1. P. HaIIIIII’tI& Sen,
Have opened, at the store next to Connection
otel, a First-class
MARKET
Poultry,
Fish, ‘ ’-
.. Fruit
AND
Vegetables.
Where will be kept allthc
Fillesl, as Well ‘as the Common
Varieties in their Season,
and we shall endeavor bylairdealingand strict
attention to business to merit, and would res ect-
fully invite a share of the publicpatronage. They
have engaged the services of Charley Doolan to
take charge of the Fish Department,which is a
sulllcicntguarantcc thafcverythingwill be nice.
OYSTERS .e CLAMS
Opened or in the Shell.
Pure Milk from our own Daily.
J 1’. Hanson; FRANK Haas-012D.
NOW FO-II-YOIIRWATERPIPES.
Wm. Glover" 8n Son,
Are ready to put in yourWATERSTEAM or GAS
PIPE, at very short notice and at as low a rate as
an one. “THOUGHT AND CAST IRON, TIN-
Ll ED, LEAD PIPES, .20., of every size and de-
, PLUMBING in all its branches. J
"VIILIAIO 21.03150
Anna
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. 'l PHYSIOIAII'S TESTIMONY.
30 Years a Physician. l2 Years :1
Sull‘erer. Tried Regular Remedies.
Tried Patent Medicines. P911113-
nently cured by
smears amen. ellllls.
ESSRS. WEEKS &. POTTER, -—Slrs: I have prac-
tised medicine for thirty years. and have been a
sufferer myself for twelve years with Cntarrh in the
nasal passagesfiauees and larynx. I have used every-
thing in the malaria nmrlil-rz without any permanent
relief,untll finally I was induced to l l'y a patent medicine
{something that we allopzlthlsia are - rylorh to do).
tr ed and divers others until I n t hold ofyours.
I followed the directions to the letter. and am lappy
to so have had a. permanent cure. Your RADIO. __
CUB ls certainly a happy combination for the cure
of that most unpleasant and dangerous of diseases.
Yours, respectfully
D. w. (11:11:11.1),
Of Dr. D. W. Gray .2— Son.. Physicians and
Drugglsts. )luscntlne, Iowa.
MUSCATIKE, Iowa, March 27, 1877.
Thevaluc of this remedy must not be overlooked in
the cure of those
SYMPATIIETIG OISEASES,
Affections of the Eye, Ear, Tliront,Lungs and Brou-
chlal Tubes which In many cases accpmpany a severe
case of Cntarrh. The inflamed and (Ilscaset condition
01' the mucous membrane Is the cause of all these
troubles: and until the system has been brou Irt
pro crly under the influence of the IIADICA'I“CU do,
per ect freedom from them cannot be reasonably ex-
pec e .
It is but three [years since SANFO'IID'S RADICAL
CURE was place before the public, but in that short
time it has found its wa from Maine to California. and
Is everywhere acknow edged b drugglsts and plll'Sl-
clans to be the most successfu preparation for the
thorough treatment ofCatarrh cver compounded. The
fact w II be deemed of more 1111 ortancc when It Is
coupled with the statement that w tllln live years over
2m ifl’crcnt remedies for Catarrh have been placed on
sale, and to-day. wrth one or two exceptions, their
names cannot be recalled by the best-informed drug.
ist. Advertising moysucceed ln forcing a few sales.
ut. unless “10.112!"ch ossess undoubted specific
medical properties, it. is a solutcly certain to fall into
merited obscurity.
Each package of SANFORD‘S RADICAL CURE con<
talus Dr. Sanford’s Improved IIlIlIxill‘ll; Tube. wltn full
directions for Its use _ln all cases. Price 81.00. Soldhy
allwholesale and retail (lrll'rglsfs and dealers throu Ii-
out the United States and Caliarlas. WEEKS d: P 73-.
TER, General Agents and Wholesale Drugglsts, Boston,
Mass.
1
Innis”-
IS SIMPLY WONDERFUL:
Kixosrox. MIXN.,I
. April 20,1877. 5
I COllfildCl‘ COLLixs' \‘om‘aro
PLAS’I‘ER the best plaster lever
saw. and am recommending
them to all.
C. licillonuow.
firm, In...
A ril 18, 1877.
It hasdonc my or more good
than all: other medicines. llr:
now goes to school, for the first
time In three ‘CIII‘S.
ELIZA xxx; Dori-‘12“).
Emu, 11.1... g
. April 2, 1877.
I like the one I got. well. They
are the best: plngers, no doubt.
In the world. . L. MCGILL.
Asn Guovn, 110.,
. March 2?, 1877.
Accept my thanks for he
:rood derived from the two COL.
1.1xa' Phasrxnn sent me some
time ago. W. C. Moons.
‘OOLLIIIS’ VOLTAIO PLASTEN.
for local pains, lameness. soreness, weakness, numb.
ness, and inflammation of the lungs. liver. kidneys,
spleen, bowels, bladder, heart, and muscles, Is equal to
an army of doctors and acres of plants and shrubs.
P'ricea 25 cents.
Sold :1 all Wholesale and Retail Druggists through-
out the nited states and Canadas, and y WEEKS 6;
POTTER. Proprietors, Boston, Mass.
grail ignite/2.
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ISTILICT C-F NORWA LK, as. Probate Court
March 301b, A. 1).. l S.
. Estate ofSAMlJIiL Slit HOUR, late of Norwalk
in said district. deceusul.
The Administrators represent the Estate insol-
vent, and pray the appointment ol'Commissioners
thereon.
OBI-simm—That Commissioners to receive,
examine and decide upon the claims of the credi-
tors olfsaid Estate be appointed at the Probate
thce in Norivalk, in said District, on the lath day
of April, ISIS, at 0 o’clock. forcnoon; of which
all persons in interest will take notice and appear,
if thev_scc cause, and be heard thereon ; and said
Administrators will give public notice thereof by
posting a copy of this order on the public sign-post,
nearest to the place where the deceased last dwelt
and within the same town, and by publishing the
same in a nclvspapcrprintcd in Fairlicld county, at
least ten days before said 1311111113: of April, ISIS.
2114 ASA B. WOODWARU, Judge.
ISTRICT OF N0 RWALK, ss., Probate Court,
March 26th, 1575.
Estate of EBENEZER GRUMMAN,Iatc of‘ll'il-
ton, in said district, deceased.
The Court of' Probate for the District of Nor-
walk,hatli limited and allowed six monthsfrom
the date hereof, for the creditors of said estate,
to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who
neglcetto presenttheiraccounts properly attested
wrthir. salthtimcnvill be debarrelt a. recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate are requested
to make immediate payment to
, BUltR SMITII, Administrator.
ISTRICT OF NORWALILSS. Probate Court,
March 301.11.1878.
Estate of SHERMAN Slim 11, late ochw Can-
aan, ir. 31111.1 district. deceased.
The Court of Probate for the District of Ner-
walk lxathlimitcd and allowed six months from
the date hereof tor the credilors of said Estate to
exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who
ueglett to present their claims properly attested,
Within said time will he debarrclt a recovery. All
The Song of the Oyster.
Oh! jolly old bird is the oyster fish,
As he sits in his pearly shell.
A-thinking how many a delicate dish
He can make when cooked-well—
Broiled or roast,
Served on toast,
01‘ row on dainty platter;
Escalop or stew,
Either will do,
Or tried in crumbs of butter.
_ And a knowing old fish is the oyster bird,
As he slyly seems to doze;
For he drops not a hint,llc speaks not a word
Of all the secrets he knows—~-
Blissful hours,
Shady bowcrs,
Whisperings low and sweet;
Boozy delights,
Merry old nights,
When jolly old cronies meet.
—Boston Com/l. Bullion,
The True {Story of “Mary’s Little
Lamb.”
There is hardly a child in the land who
has not become familiar with the verses.
And yet scarcely any one knows who is the
author, or whether it is fictitious or founded
on fact. It is, perhaps, in the truth of the
story that the secret of its popularity lies.
For it is the true account of an incident that
happened sixty-one years ago, not fifty miles
from the “Cradle of Liberty.” And “Mary,”
a delightful old lady of three-score and ten,
still lives and cherishes the memory of the
event. The writer, on a recent visit, asked
from her own lips the true stcry of the af—
fair, and will reproduce it as nearly as pos-
siblc.
“It was when I was nine years old,” she
said, “and we lived on the farm. I used to
go out to the barn every morning with father
to see the cows and sheep. They all knew
me, and the cows, old Broad and Short-horn
and Brindle, would low agood morning when
I came to their stables. Onc cold (TOY we
found that during the night twin lambs had
been born. You know that sheep will often
disown one of the twins, and this morning
one poor little lamb was pushed out of of.
pen into the yard. It was almost starved
and almost frozen, and father told me I
might have it if I could make it live. So I
took it into the house, wrapped it in a blan-
ket, and fed it on peppermint and milk all
day. When night came I could not bear to
leave it for fear it would die, so mother made
me up a little bed on the settle, and I nursed
the poor thing all night, feeding it with a
spoon, and by morning it could stand. After
this we brought it up by hand until it grew
to love me very much, and would stay with
uic wherever I went unless it was tied. I
used before going to school in the morning
to see that the lamb was all right and secure-
ly fastened for the day.
“Well, one morning, when my brother N at
and I were all ready, the lamb could not be
found, and supposing that it had gone out to
pasture with the cows, we started on. I used
to be a great singer, and the lamb would fol-
low the sound of my voice. This morning,
after we had gone some distance, I began to
sing, and the lamb hearing me followed on
and overtook us before we got to the school
house. As it happened, we were early, so I
went in very quietly, took the lamb into my
seat, where it went to sleep, and I covered it
up with my shawl. When the teacher came
and the rest of the scholars, they did not no-
tice anything. amiss, and all was quiet until
my spelling class was called. I had hardly
taken my place before the patting of little
feet was heard coming down the aisle, and
the lamb stood beside me ready for his word.
Of course the children all laughed and the
teacher laughed tOo,and the poor creature had
to be turned out of doors. But it kept com—
ing back, at last had to be tied in the wood-
shed till night. Now, that day, there was a
young man in school, John Roulston by
name, who was on a visit to one of the boys,
and came as a spectator. He was a Boston boy
and son of the riding-school master, and i 'as
fitting for Harvard College. He was very
much pleased over what he saw in our
school, and a few days after gave us the first
three verses of the song. How or when it
got into print I don’t know.”
Thus she ran on, telling of the care she be-
stowed ou her pet until it grew to be a sheep,
and she would curl its long wool over a stick;
persons indebted to said Estate are requested to
make im mediate payment to
3““ MARY E. SMITH, Executlix.
’i‘nx Collector’s Sale.
OTICE isliercby given that the nmlcrslgncd
under and by virtue of aecrtaiu Tax Warrant,
duly executed and signed by proper authority, and
directedto the undersigned,commanding him to
levy and collect .of GILBERT if: BENNETT
MANUFACTURING 60., and other persons
named III the rule book, on the list to said warrant
annexed. their several proportions of the sum
total, as therein statcd,said sum beluga taxoras.
scssmcnt awrecd upon by the inhabitants of the
town of” Willem, regularly and legally assembled,
to wit:——on the 2nd day 01 OctoberJSi’G, met for
the purpose of providing for the indebtedness of
saldtown list 011375. levies upon and will sell at
Public Auction. at the premises hereinafter de-
scribed ou the 0111 day of June, A. 1)., 1578. at 2
o’clock, p. 111., so much of the following described
renlestutc 01' Gilbert 8; Bennett Manufacturing
00.. Situated in said town of Wilton, and bounded
as follows. to win—northerly and westerly by
land of Matthew W. Gregory, easterly by the
Dalibury A: _1\'or\valk Railroad, and sou'tlicrlv by
land of ii lliiam J. Gilbert, said tract ol‘land con-
tailnng ten acres, more or less, togetherwilhlhe
buildings thereon standing. as—ivill raise the sum of
one hundred and fourteen dollars and seventy-five
cents, (Sll-tJfi-Illll) that being the proportion of’lhe
said Gilbert A: Bennett Manufacturing 00.. of the
sum total In said list, together with the charges
of levy, sale. &c.
SAMUEL W. RUSCO, Tax Collector. list of 1875.
Dated at. Wilton. March 3611:, 1878. 3114
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and it bore lambs until there was a flock of
five all her own ; and finally how it was kill-
ed by an angry cow. Then she brought out
a pair of her little girl‘s stockings knitted of
yarn spun from the lamb‘s wool, the heels of
which had been ravclcd out and given away
piecemeal as mementoes. No one can doubt
that she, whose youth was rendered famous
by love for an unfortunate animal, had lived
a life ,of benificcnce and charity. With a
heart ovel flowing with love towards all God‘s
creatures, slzc has indeed lived, to care for the
destitute and needy, and be a mother to the
mother-less. And now in green old age, she
is surrounded by those whom her warm heart
long since taught to cling to her and follow
as the lamb in her youth—WILLIAM 13. Saw-
vnu, in the Springfield Republican.
Hints for the President.
The change in style that we would recom-
mend would be _less reserve on the part of
the President v.hcn.advising with his politi-
cd fritnds. Without intending, perhaps, he
f:cczcs many of those upon whom he ought
t) depend for advice, and upon whom he
must depend for fair and disinterested sup-
port. In this thcrc is.somcthing wrong, and
it is right here that a change of policy is call-
ed. The party needs to he warmed up and
enthused, and this cannot be done in the cold
atmosphere of the White House and some of
the departments. It behooves the President
as the head of his partv, to seriously consider
the cause of the coolness that prevails toward
him, and to do whatever may be necessary
to change the atmosphere without violating
any principle. It is not too late to do this.
it is certainly not too early to attempt it.
———01‘7lcz.‘lmatt’ Gazette.
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Worms 1): run Tnnasufin—Thc detec-
tion of another thief in the cash-room of the
Treasury affords me the odportunity of call-
ing attention to the superiority of women
over men in resisting temptation. Since the
first greenback was printed the counting and
putting up of packages of money have de-
volved entirely upon ,girls and matrons.
There are few in office now who have been
there from the beginning, and billions of dol-
lars have passed through their hands with-
out the fraction of a dollar sticking. Have
they been rewarded? No! Numbers of men
' like Winslow, the last thief caught, have been
appointed by political influence at salaries
double'those paid women; and these experi—
enced, tried and trusted women, who cannot
be well dispensed with, are not only never
promoted, but are treated as though they
should be thankful that they are permitted to
serve the government for $75 a month. Some-
times a package that has been counted by a
woman has been found short in the account,
and no matter how innocent the counter may
.be, the amount missing is taken from her
month’s salary. In almost every instance of
this kind eventually the thief has been found
to be a male messenger, or some men who re-
ceived the package from the lady, and all-
stracted one or two notcs.-— ll’as/u'nyton (,or.
Loumv‘lle Courier-Journal.
Mr. Larkin J. Meade’s desiw -'.-; ‘
ial monument to Senator N ..
shaft rising from a base can. it ..
supporting at the height off; 3-5. . .
of the dead senator in hereic size. n; is
represented in the altitude of speaking. T be
cost of a monument afte " ' i . '-
mated at $100,000“ r this plan 3 lel
A novelty was at last accounts extensively
sold in Paris streets. It isa picture with four
heads, those of Queen Victoria 'and the cm-
pcror of Austria being on top and those of
the czar and sultan below. By folding the
picture four times the united heads_forni
an ingenious picture of Bismark.
After the Legislature settles the pool bill
perhaps it will answer the old conundrum;
Why is a man that betsworse than one that’
no better ?—-Boston Post. S
It takes a pickpockot to disclose a crowd.
Norwalk Chronicler