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WHOLE NUMBER 1581.-
- PUBLIC ACTS
or the State or Connecticut; Pn'“ “
the January Session or the General
Assembly. 1878.
' [Published by Authority]
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House Bill No. if».
' . XVII-
An Act in uddifigfiwfu Act entitled, An Act
to Establish a Board of Harbor Commis-
‘ w Haven Harbor. _
Bani? 2,33,35,15 (the Senate and House of Repre-
rescntatives in General Assembly convene .
Section 1. Any party who shall feel eag-
grieved by any act of the Board of Harbor
Commissioners for New Haven harbor in
reference to the building over said harbor
and the tide waters thereof, any bridge,
wharf, pier, or dam, or the .filling any flats
or driving any piles below high water mark,
or in reference to the making of compensa-
tion for the displacement of the tide- water
of said hat-borgmay-make wfitten application
for relief to the superior courtto be held in
and'for New Haven county at its regular
- term next after the doing of the act - by
which he claims to be aggrieved; provided
however, that he - shall give said application,
by causing a copy of said application to be
left with the clerk of said board 'of harbor
commissioners or at his usual place of abode,
before the commencement _of. said. term of
said superior court, and Within, thirty days
after the doing of the act by which he claims
to be aggrieved. .
Said superior court may, by committee or
otherwise, inquire into the allegations of such
application duly made as aforesaid, and may
confirm, annual, or modify the action of said
board of harbor commissioners of make such
orders in the premises as equity may require,
and award costs to either or neither party at-
its discretion.
Approved March 13, 1878.
Senate Bill No 63.
CHAPTER XVIII. .
An Act relative to Elections of Justices of
the Peace in the T0wn of Bridgeport.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
‘ Iontativcs in General Assembly convened.
Section 1. That an election for Justices of
the peace may be held in the town of Bridge-
port on the first Monday of April, 1878, and
that the justices of the peace elected on said
first Monday of April, 1878, shall hold their
ofiices from the fourth day of Jul , 1878,
until the first’ Monday of March, 18 1.
Approved March 29, 1878.
House Bill No. 300.
CHAPTER xxx.
An Act for the Protection of Fish in the
Salmon River and Cove.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives in General Assembly convened.
No person shall take or destroy by means
of set net or any fine net mesh, or any fish
in Salmon river or cove, in the county_ of
Middlesex, nor ’use any means for taking
fish therein by seins during any protections of
the year excepting from the first of April to
the fifteenth of June, under a penalty of one
hundred dollars for each offense, one-half
to him who shall sue therefor and prosecute
his suite to effect, and the other half to‘the
offense shall be committed upon'a penalty of
imprisonment not exceeding thirty days, or
0th. »
House Bill No. 150.
CHAPTER XX.
An Act in addition to an Act in relation to
Civil Actions.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives in General Assembly convened :
Section 1. Whenever any proper officer
shall have levied an execution on real or per-
sonal estate, and shall have made return
thereof to the superior court, and by mistake
or inadvertance the same shall not have been
made and completed until after the lawful
return day; and whenever and collector of
- public taxes shall have levied a lawful war-
rant for the collection of the same upon any
property, real or personal, and for any cause
shall have adjourned the sale of real or per-
soual estate so levied upon, such levies of
execution or warrant shall not for such rea-
son be held invalid but shall be good and
efiectual to all. intents and purposes, as if
the‘ some had been levied in the time and
manner provided by the statute. -
Sec. 2. This act shall not effect any suit
now pending, or any title of interestin any
estate acquired in good faith, afterthe doing
the acts aforesaid, and shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved March 26, 1878.
House Bill No 333.
CHAPTER xxr.
An Act relating to the printing of Railroad
Commissioners Reports.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. The comptroller shall annually
cause to be printed, at the expense of the
state, eighteen hundred copies of the report
of the railroad commissioners.
Sec. 2. All acts or parts of acts inconsis-
tent herewith are hereby repealed.
Senate Bill No. 17.
oiiAri-nn xxn.
An Act concerning Fisheries.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives in General Assembly convened :
The oyster ground committee of the town
Of New Haven may designate, for the pur-
pose of planting and cultivating oysters, any
ground covered by the waters of Long Island
Sound, which lies west of the westerly
boundary of East Haven and east of a line
parallel with the five hundred yards west of
said line, and the selectmen of Orange may
make similar designations of ground, for the
purpose of planting and cultivating oysters,
in the territory covered by the waters of
Long Island Sound, lying westerly of said
tract, five hundred yards in width, and east-
erly of a line due south from Savin Rock;
and all designations of oyster ground hereto:
fore made by said committee, in the tract
first described, or by such selectmen in the
tract last above described, are hereby vali-
dated and confirmed. But nothing herein
contained shall be construed to effect the
the matter of any boundary line between
New Haven and Orange, and prosecutions
for the violations of the statutes concerning
fisheries, in any part of the whole territory,
may be brought. in either New Haven or
Orange. -
Approved March 13, 1878.
Senate Bill No. 16
, CHAPTER xxiii.
An Act to prohibit Fishin' in Follett’s Pond’s
in the toWn of \ indham.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives in General Assembly convened.
That every- person who shall take any fish
from Follett’s Ponds, in the town of Wind-
ham, within a period of .fivc years from the
passage of this act, shall be fined not more
than seven dollars or imprisoned not more
than thirty days, for each violation of this act.
' Approved March 13, 1878.
Senate Bill No. 13.
_ CHAPTER xxrv. _ _
An Act relating to Oyster Lots and Fisheries.
Be it enacted b the Senate and House of Rep-
enerul Assembly convened.
Section 1. Section one, part two, chapter
six, title eighteen (page 355) of the general
statutes is hereby amended so as to read as
follows: ' '
When the boundaries of lands, or grounds
lawfully designated for the planting or culti-
voting of oysters, clams, or mussels, between
adjoining proprietors, shall have been lost or
become uncertain, and they cannot agree to
establish the same, one or more of them may
bring a petition to the superior court for the
county in which such lands or a portion of .
them are situated: and such court, as a
court of equity, may, upon Iiuch petition,
order such lost and uncertain bounds to be
erected and established, and may appoint a
00mmittee of not more than three disinterest-
ed freeholders, who shall give notice to all
parties interested in said lands or grounds, to
appear before them, and [having been duly
sworn, shall inquire into the facts, and erect
and establish such lost and uncertain bounds,
and may employ a surveyor to assist therein,
and shall report the facts and their doings to
the court; and if said court shall find said
parties were duly notified, it may confirm
said doings, and certified copies of said re.
port and decree shall be recorded in the re-
cords of the town in which said lands are, or
in which the designations of said grounds
for planting or cultivating oysters, clams, or
mussels are recorded, and the bounds so
erected and established shall be the bounds
between said proprietors.
Sec. 2 Section four, article one, part one,
chapter four. title sixteen of the general stat-
utes (page 214) is hereby amended, so that
in place of so much thereof as commences
with the words “every person” in the first
line thereof, and extends to the words “writ-
ten assignment” in the fifth line thereof, it
shall read as follows:
Every person who shall plant or cultivate .
oysters, clams, or mussels in any such place,
shall own them and also all other oysters,
clams, or mussels on such place, and have
the exclusive right of taking up and dispos-
ing of them, and of using such place for the
purpose of planting or cultivating oysters,
clams. or mussels therein, which shall be
transferable by written assignment.
Sec. 3. so much of section seventh, ar-
ticle first, part first, chapter four, title six-
teenth of the general statutes (page 215) as
commences with the words “and all attested
copies” in the third line from the last line,
and extends to the close of said-action, is
hereby amended so as to read as. follows :-
And all attested copies of such applications,
designations, and assignments, With a certifi-
cate that they have been recorded, shall be
conclusive evidence of_ the fact of such re-
cord and prime fmteevidenco of_the validity
of such applications, designations and‘assign-
ment.
Sec. 4. Section fifteen, article one, part,
one chapter four, title sixteen of the general
statutes (page 216) is hereby amended so as
to read as follows: .
’ Any mcmber’of a committee or selectmen
(except of the towns of Orange, New Haven
for planting or cultivating oysters upon natural
oyster beds, and any committee or sclectmen
who shall make such designation upon any
place where it is by law prohibited, shall
forfeit not less than $25 nor more than $200,
halfto him who shall sue therefor, and half
to the town where the offense is committed.
Sec. 5. Section sixteen, article One, part
one, chapter four, title sixteen of the general
statutes (page 216) is hereby amended so as
to read as follows :‘ . ' - ‘
Any other person than the owner thereof
who shall, in the day time, unlawfully take
and carry away any oysters lawfully planted
or cultivated in any waters, or any oysters
being on any place ‘duly designated for the
fined not exceeding $300 or imprisoned not
exceeding one year: and if such offense shall
be committed in the night season, he shall be
fined not exceeding $500 or imprisoned in
the common jail or state prison not exceed-
ing one year.
. Sec. .7. Section eight, article one, part
one, chapter four, title sixteen of the general
statutes (page 246-7)is hereby amended, so
that with amendment thereto passed in 1877,
it shall read as follows: . .
Every person who shall willfully injure
any inclosure legally designated, marked out
and inclosed (or remove any buoys or stakes
used to mark out any such oyster ground,
or- injure the oysters planted or cultivated
therein, or who shall take any shells from
such‘ inclosure), shall be punished for the
, first offense, by a fine not exceeding seven
dollars, or by imprisonment in acommon
jail or work-house not exceeding thirty days;
on a second conviction, by afine not less
than seven dollars, not more than twenty
dollars, and by imprisonment ina common
jail or work-house not less than thirty days,
and not more than ninety days, and on every
subsequent conviction by a fine of fifty dol-
lars and by imprisonment in a common jail
or work-house for six months; and every
prosecution for a first or second offense,
shall be heard and determined by a justice
Of the peace (with the right of the accused
to appeal to the superior court as in the other
criminal cause.)
Sec. 7. Section twenty, article one, part
statutes(pagc 217) is hereby amended so u to
read as follows: _'
Any person who shall between sunset and
sunrise take or collect any shells or shell-fish
from any place in the waters of New Haven
harbor, or its tributaries, or within two miles
from the mouth of said harbor, or within two
miles from the shore of East Haven, lawfully
designated for the planting or cultivating oys-
ters, or from any place below high water-
mark and within two miles of the shore of
-Branford, shall be fined not exceedinglgie
hundred dollars, nor less than seven do s,
or imprisoned not exceeding sixty days, or
both; and if a fine shall be imposed, half
thereof shall be paid to the informer, and
half to the town where, the offense was com-
mitted: pimided, that this section' shall not
apply to the taking of clams off Branford be-
tween the first day of May and the fifteenth
day of, October. _
Sec. 8. All applications and designations
of ground in the waters of the state, for the
purpose of .planting or cultivatin oysters.
heretofore made and granted, shafl be good
and valid, although such applications may
have been made for the purpose of transfer-
ring the right of plantingor cultivating oys-
ters on the ground applied for, and all such
transfers are hereby validated and confirmed.
Sec. 9. All applications and designations
of ground in the waters of this state hereto-
fore made for the purpOse of planting oysters
thereon, shall be also valid for the purpose of
cultivating oysters thereon; ,
Sec. 10. All designations of round‘here-
tofore made for the‘ purpose 0 planting or
cultivating oysters, and describing the ground
as containing not over two acres, to each ap-
plicant, exclusive of muddy or rock bottom
or other bad bottom, or containing other
words indicating the exclusion of ground
unfit for planting or cultivating oysters, are
hereby validated and confirmed, although
the total quantity of ground embraced in the
designation may be more than two acres to
each applicant; and such designation here-
after macd shall be valid.
Approved March 28, 1878.
Senate Bill No. 27.
CHAPTER XXV.
An Act concerning Savings Banks.
Be it enacted by the Senate and case of Repre-
sentatives in General Assembly convened.
Section 1. The treasurer of every savings
bank shall, on or before the tenth day of July
annually, deliver to the comptroller a sworn
statement containing the name and amount
standing to his credit of every depositor who
shall not have made a deposit therein or
withdrawn therefrom any part of his deposit
or any part cf the interest thereon, for‘a
period of more than twenty years next pre-
ceding, onvt'ded, however, this act shall not
apply to the deposit made by any person
known to said bank to be. living.
Sec. 2. The comptroller shall communi-
cate the statements hereinbefore provided
which have been delivered to him to the suc-
ceeding session of the general assemby there-
after, and on or before the third day thereof.
Approved March 13, 1878. _
Senate Bill No. 24.
CHAPTER xxv'r.
An Act in relation to Fisheries. ‘
Be it enacted by the Senate and House ofRépre-
sentatives in General Assembly covened:
Section 1. When oysters have been plant
cd or cultivated on any ground legally desig-
nated and recorded for such purpose, and
there be any doubt as to which of the adjoin-
ing towns has jurisdiction of the same; any
offense against the provisions of the statutes
relating to fisheries for shell fish may be prose-
cuted in either of the three towns nearest to
the place where the offense is committed.
Sec. 2. All designations of grounds in the
waters of this state for the
ing or cultivating oysteu, c ms, or mussels,
heretofore made, or hereafter to be msde, ‘
shall be‘good and valid, although the appli-
cant " therefore may have been a married
woman or a minor at the time of the applica-
tion. _
Approved March 16, 1878.
.—.—_.
Senate Bill No. 34.
cuArrnn xxvu.
An Act for the protection of Fish in Buy-
ward’s Lake, situated in the towns of Col-
cbe'ster and East Haddam. .
Be it enacted by the Senate and House ofRopi-e-
sentatives in General Assembly convened:
’If any person shall, at any time before
March first 1881, take or catch any fish
through the ice upon or from Hayward's
lake, so called, situated in the towns of Col-
chester and East Haddam, such persons shall
upon conviction be fined, a sum not exceed-
ing twenty-five dollars for each offence, one-
half of said fine shall be paid to the person
Who shall prosecute to effect, the remaining
half to be paid into the treasury of the town
wherein the prosecutor resides.
Approved larch, 16, 1878.
House Bill No. 41.
CHAPTER XXVI". .
An Act relating to the TownAuditors.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repro-
sentatives in General Assembly couvened :
Section 1. Every town shall at its annual
meeting for the choice 'of officers elect t_WO
auditors, whose duties shall be to examine
and verify the town accounts and all matters
appertaining thereto, prepare the same for
publication, and report thereon as may be di-
rected by the town. ' .
Sec. 2. The power and duties of the audi-
tors of such towns as have already chosen
auditors shall be the same as those conferred
and imposed by the foregoing section upon
auditors hereafter to be elected. _
Sec. 3. The - said auditors shall be paid
three dollars per day each for the time .em-
,PlOyed in the performance of their duties—
‘aud they shall be voted for on the general
“diet, and the two persons having the high.
est number of votes for that office shall be
declared elected; but no person shall vote for
more than one auditor. ‘
Approved March 15, 1878.
House Bill No. 155.
on until xxix.
An Act in addition to an act entitled Lands.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Reprc.
sentatlves in General Assembly convened:
I‘hat clerks of the superior court shall have
power to take the acknowledgment of deeds
and other papers requiring an acknowledge-
ment. ' , ’
Approved March 15, 1878.
House Bill No. 202.
CHAPTER xxx.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives in General Assembly convened:
That all bills of costs in crimmal prosecu-
tions, payable from the treasury of any'town
on the order of a justice of the peace, which
are not demanded of the treasurer within six
mOnthsafter the judgment in which such
costs were taxed, shall be deemed to have
been relinquished to the town.
Approved March 13, 1878.
House mu No. 275.
, anma xxxi. .
An Act in addition to an act concerning the
Collection of Taxes, and Repealing section
and East Haven), who shall designate places,
planting or cultivating of Oysters-shall be
one, chapter four, title dxteen of the general 4
' seof plant- .
twenty, chapter three, title twelve- of the
Revised statutes. .
Belt enacted in the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives in General Assembly convened: ~
Section 1. , Every collector of town taxes
shall, on or before the fifth day of every
month, deliver over to the town treasurer all
moneys collected by him as taxes and interest
thereon previous to the first day of that
month, and shall, at the same time, deliver to
said treasurer a complete list of names of the
persons from whom said moneys were col-
lected, stating therein the amount of princi-
pal and interest paid by each person named
on said list, and the time of such payment.
See. 2. It is hereby made the dot of all
town treasurers to preserve all said ists, so
to be delivered to them, as in the foregoing
section provided, until the next annual audit
and settlement of‘ their accounts with their
respective towns, and to deliver the said lists
to the selectmcn, who shall kee them until
the-accounts of the collector elivering the
same are finally settled with the town.
Sec. 3. If the collector of any town shall
retain or neglect to deliver over said moneys
and lists, or either of them, as above required,
he shall thereby forfeit his fees of collecting
said moneys, and it shall be the duty of .the
treasurer of such town to forthwith .inform
the selectmen of sueh town, in writing, of
such retention or neglect, and it shall be the
duty of'said sclectmen to enforce said for-
feiture. '
Sec. 4. Every person violating any of the
provisions of this act shall, for each violation,
forfeit and pay into the treasury of the town,
where such violation occurs, the sum of One
hundred dollars; provided, however, this act
shall not apply to towns where there may
now be in force and special and local system
or method, provided bylaw, for the collection
of taxes. .
Sec. 5. Section twenty of chapter two of
title twelve of the general statutes, revi-
sion of 1875, which reads as follows, to
wit: “Section twenty. ,Every collector of
town taxes shall, on the first Monday, of
every month, pay to the town all moneys by
him collected up to that time, and shall sub ,.
mit his tax-book ‘and’list to the town treas-
urer, who shall examine the same and charge
him with any interest found due, and if
either neglect to comply with the provisions
of» this section he shall forfeit one hundred
dollars to the town ;" is hereby repealed.
_ Approved March 16, 1878.
House Bill No. 81.
cuArTxn xxxii.
An Act in addition to an Act concerning tax-
afion.
_Be it enacted byitha Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives in enernl Assembly convened :
Section 1. Whenever any person claims to
be aggrieved by the action of the board of re-
lief of any town he may make application,
in the nature of an appeal from the doings of
such board to the superior court of the county
in which such town is situated, upon which
application said superior. court shall have
power to grant such relief as shall -to justice
and equity appertain.
Sec. 2. Said application shall be brought
within two months and not afterward from
the time of action of the board of relief com-
plained of, , and shall be accompanied by a
citation to said town to appear before» said
court in the usual form of citations to bills in
equity, and shall be served in like manner as
such citations to bills in equity are served.
Sec. 3. Upon making such application the
authority issuing the citation shall take from
the applicant a bond of recognizance to such
town with surety to prosecute the applica-
tion to effect and tocomply with and conform
to the Orders and decrees of the court in the
premises. . ,
Sec. 4. Such applications shall be pre-
ferred cases to be heard, unless good cause
appears to the contrary, at the first term by
the court or by a committee appointed by the
court. ‘ .
Sec. 5. Such application, when duly made
and served, shall suspend action upon the tax
against the applicant, subject to the order of
the court thereupon, but shall not suspend
proceedings in collecting other taxes.
Sec. 6. The applicant and his surety in
said bond of recognizance shall be liable upon
said bond to the performance of whatever
may be ordered by the court in the premises,
and said court shall have pewer to grant re-
lief upon such terms and in such manner and
form as appears equitable, und if the applica-
tion appears to be without profitable cause
may tax double or treble costs as the case
shall appear to demand; and upon all such
applications, costs may be taxed at the dis-
cretion Of the court.
Approved March 26, 1878.
House Bill No. 121.
CHAPTER! xxxm.
An Act relatin to School Districts.
Be itenactedby the caste and House of Repre-
sentatives in General Assembly convened.
Section 1. The records and papers relat-
ing to or aflecting the interests of any school
district shall atall times be open to the in,-
speetion and examination of any person liable
to. pay taxes in, said district.
Sec. 2. Any clerk of a school district who
shall refuse or neglect to furnish reasonable
access tosuch records or papers, or shall will-
fully conceal the samc, or shall give any false
or incorrect information as to the same, shall
forfeit the sum of twenty-five dollars, one
half to the use of said district, and the other
half to the person who shall prosecute the
same to effect.
Approved March 29, 1878.
House Bill No. 01. ,
. CHAPTER XXXIV.
An Act relating to the takin of Illegal Toll.
Be it enacted by the Senate an House of Repre-
sentatives in General Assembly convened.
Section 1. ”Whenever any person iii charge
of, or employed at any ferry, or toll gate up-
on any turnpike or toll bridge, shall demand
or receive of any person passin" such ferry
or toll gate, more than the legs ferriage or
toll, or any money for passing such gate while
it shall remain open by a written order of
the commissioners on the turnpike or toll
bridge; the owner of such ferry, turnpike,or
toll bridge shall forfeit seven dollars to him
who shall sue therefor.
Sec. 2. Section one. part five, chapter sev-
on, title sixteen of the general statutes are
hereby repealed.
Approved March 16, 1878.
.Houu Bill No. 00.
cmrrn x—xxv.
An Act to increase the number of Deputy
Sherifis in Fairfield County. _
Be it enacmd byiho Senate and» loose of Repre-
sentatives-in General Assemblyeonvened. .
That the number of deputy sheriffs to be
appointed in Fairfield county shall not ex-
ceed fifteen, instead of thirteen, as now pro-
vided by law. -
Approvd March 16, 1878.
CHAPTER XXXVI.
An Act relating to the Limitations of Actions.
Be it_enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives’in General Assemly convened:
Section 1. That no action shall be brought
to recover upon a negotiable note, if the
holder thereof has been notified in writing by
the maker thereof, or his attorney or agent,
that said note was Obtained of the maker in
pursuance of a conspiracy. or of a general in-
tent to defraud, unless the same shall be
brought within one year after such notice
was given, or six months after such note he-
came due, nor shall any claim he maintained
against the estate of any deceased person or
insolvent debtor unless such claim shall be
presented within the time above s . ified
after" notice as aforesaid; provided, owes”,
nothing in this act shall prevent the present
holder of such a note now in existence from
bringing suit or prosecuting it against said
estate within One car after the passage of
this act; but nothing herein shall be held to
extend the time for presenting claims against
estates beyond the provisions of law as they
now exist.
Sec. 2. If any such note has been or shall
be negotiated after it has become due, the
provisions of section first of this act shall be
eld to apply to any suit or proceeding
founded upon such note in as full a manner
as if the plaintiff in such suit or proceeding
had been the holder of such note at the time
when said notice was given.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved March 20, 1870.
A letter from
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The Gear has a good heart.
St. Petersburg says: He was waiting the
hospitals according to his habit, and among
the patients he found a common soldier
whose wound was pronounced fatal. The
emperor asked the man what he‘co‘uld do
for him. “I should the more happily.” re-
plied the soldier, “if your majesty were with
me at my last hour. " The emperor promised
that his wish should be complied with, and
that he was to be called at any hour of the
day or night when the man should be dying;
and sure enough, about two o’clock one
morning a_ messenger came from the hospi-
tal, explained his errand at the palace, the
czar was. aroused, hurried to the soldier's
bedside, and true to his promise, stayed by
him to the 1L9
It is nole—we don’t
remember his last name~was merely thrown
into a den of British lions.—0/ubago Times.
A young lady rebukingly asks us : “Which
is worse—to lace tight, or to get tight?” We
give it up; we never laced—Elmira Gazette.
The young woman who used ,to sing so
divinely. “Oh, had I the Wings of a dove,"
is satisfied with a chicken leg now. She is
mica—0m. so. Night.
gave orders at the hospital and at the palace -
. For the Gautte. ‘
Tne Peabody Fund and Educa-_
tion at the South.
The name of George .Pcabody is known
throughout the civilizedworld. He is knOWn
for the great wealth that be accumulated,
andrhc is better known for his noble generos-
ity in distributing that wealth. At. a meet-
ing Of the Trustees of the Peabody Fund
heldin New York last Oct., its chairman,
Mr. Robert C. Winthrop, gave an account of
a visit of Mr. Peabody to his house in Brook-
line, Massachusetts, to consult confidentially
with him, concerning a benefaction be pro-
posed to bestow. Mr.
“Taking from his capacious wallet 8. budget
big enough for a Chancellor of the Exchequer,
for he read the long schedule of appropriations
education, science and charity, which soon
after delighted and thrilled the whole com
munity." “And now" says Mr. Peabody, “I
come to the last,” as he drew forth another
roll with a trembling hand. “You may be
surprised when you learn precisely what it is,
but it is the one nearest to my heart, and the
one for which I shall do the most now and
hereafterd’ He then made known his pur-
pose of dcvotingmillions of his wealth “to
the children of those Southern States which
had just been impoverished and dcsolatcd by
the war.” . .
Three millions at different times were
given, and ten years have passed since the
work of distributing the income of this fund.
began, and a most able report by Rev. B.
Scars, D. D., covering the decade, has been
published. Dr. Sears is the general agent of
fiuence that appropriations from it have
taken the shape they have. .
It is well to observe that before the 'wa
there were in reality no public free schools
in the Southern States. A strOng prejudice
existed against them, and a great proportion
of the people were ignorant of their nature
and operation. This made it a difiicult thing
to secure legislation for the establishment of
a system of free schools, and when this
was done there were many and great difiicul-
ties in the way of successful work.
We give some of the rules adopted-for the
distribution of the fund. “Donations are
not made to Colleges, Academies or any
private sectarian or charity schools. For
well regulated public free schools continued
about ten months of the year and having a
regular attendance of not less than
100 pupils aver’g daily 85 per cent. at most 8300
150 “V n (I H h ‘0 :45.
200 u r; u (I. u it 8600
250 3‘ If H 5. it (I '8“!
300' u u ii is u u '81’000
The people are to pay for current expen-
ses at least twice, and usually three times,
as much as they receive from the fund, and
to bear all the expense of erecting, repairing
and furnishing school houses. ’
‘They are to grade their schools, provide a
teacher for every fifty pupils, and make them
model schools." It will be seen therefore
that the‘rule of distribution is to help those,
and only those, who help themselvesL And
in accordance with the above rules nearly
a million of dollars of income from the fund
has been expended in ten years, and it is said
this sum has been the means of securing
nine millions for a like purpose within this
period from the Southern States themselves.
As an illustration of what a wise adminis-
tration of this fund is capable of doing, we
will give a brief history of what it has done
for Staunton, Va. Five years ago a school
was held in an old dilapidated academy,
wholly unfit for school purposes. . The school
numbered twenty--fivc scholars, five of
which must be educated free. A young lady
also had a schoOl of twelve pupils. And
these were all the facilities for education
enjoyed by a city of 6000 inhabitants, unless
you count in one or two private boarding
schools for young ladies, most of whom were
from abroad. At this juncture aid was
sought from the Peabody Fund. It was
promised on certain conditibns—that money
should be appropriated by the city—for
putting the Academy in thorough repair, and
that an experienced and successful teacher
from the north should take charge of the
whole work.
This was at first opposed. It was thought
that there were individuals enough in Vir-
ginia competent for the business. But the
committee finally yielded and the general
agent was told that he might send for the
man he knew was equal to the undertaking.
This man was John J. Ladd of New Hamp-
shire. He came, and is now Superintendent
of Schools in Staunton. The whole work of
putting the building in a suitable condition
for school purposes_was given up to him. The
committee saw that he knew what was needed
to be done, and how to do it better than they
did. The work was finished, school fumi-
ture obtained, and .on the 27th of Oct, 1878
the school was opened with 175 scholars of
all grades. There are now 787 pupils, 500
Whites and 287 blacks. The schools are
graded as follows: One high school'with
three grades; four Grammar schools; five
Intermediate schools; four Primary. There
‘are 17 teachers including that of vocal music.
Vocal music is taught in every school three
half hours each week. And what is of great
importance, the schools are the pride of all
the people, when only four years ago there
was an almost universal prejudice against the
entire system. The colored schools are
taught by white teachers. Mr. Ladd, the
Superintendent says, that he thinks in time
colored teachers will be found possessing
sufilcicnt qualifications to teach the colored
schools. This the colored people, of course,
desire. The Superintendent also says that
the colored children show great eagerness to
learn, and make great proficiency, and that
in the study of vocal music they excell
many of the' white schools. '
In 1877 Staunton appropriated about $9, -
500 for school work, whilst the actual cost
was about $11,000;
The teachers are two males, and fifteen
females. The city owns but one of the school
buildings, and rents the rest at a heavy ex-
pense. _
- For the past four years only-five casesof
habitual truancy have been known. In J une-
1877, nine graduated from the Senior class of
the High School in Latin, Algebra, Chemis-
try and advanced English.
The Superintendent’s salary is provided
out of the Peabody Fund, with the condition
that .he shall train his own teachers. He has
therefore a Normal School every Saturday
for colored and white. ,
And the caseof Staunton is not an' excep-
tional one, though it doubtless is better than
the average. Others might be mentioned of
equal, and perhaps greater interest, and many
that are rapidly coming up in educational
prosperity. . . '
It was a great and grave question how so
to use the fund as to make it a permanent
benefit to all the Southern States. » Mr.
Peabody, when he donated the first million.
proposed that fOrty per cent. of the principal
should be paid out in two years. But this
idea was abandoned as not calculated to
prompt to self help, but the contrary, and so
the money would be not much better than
thrown away, the result being school build-
ings but no good schools. The plan now pre-
sented and which we have described was then-
adopted.
And when the States began to move in the
matter of free schools, in a time of great
financial depression and under the greatest
diecoursgements, aid was offered 'by- the
Trustees'through their agent. Means were
furnished to support schools that should
command the respect of all. Legislative
bodies were addressed, agents chosen by
State‘ Associations and by ; public .school
Winthrop ' says, -
the fund, and it is largely owing to his in- .
officers to go, before the people and explain
the methods of ,.education, were supported.
The expenseof State Teacher’s Institutes
were paid. Normal Schools assisted, and in
this way the general agent says, “the dispen-
sers of this great charity have performed a
service which has been amply appreciated
and acknowledged by, the heads of the De-
partment'ef Education in every State." The
most difficult part of the work hits doubtless
already been done, and before another decade
has ended, we may hope to see free public
as they are today in the North, and accom-
plishing grand things for both whites and
blacks. _
In only a single instance has offered aid "
from the fund, been refused, and this was at
Centreville, South Carolina. After the
General Agent had made an address, the
mayor called the Common Council together
to take action on the subject; and the con-
clusion to which this body of sagesosme was,
“l‘hst it was best, for every man to educate
his own children." It is well to state that
three out of the five representing this digni-
fied body were bachelors. We are also glad
to state that the people were quite indignam
at the result. _ .
In writing this; article I have necessarily
made rather free use of the last report .of Dr.
Sears, and also offsets kindly given by him
in private conversation, nnd_I think that the
success already achieved in this magnificent
educational work at the South, is mainly due
to the wisdom, energy anddevotion - that he
has given to it. If. thereis a right man in
the right place it is the Rev. Barnas Sears, D.
D., General Agentef the Peabody Fund.
Staunton, April 10, 1878. B.
____n.,—'-—u
Dear: GAZETTE :.—— ..
The letter in the >GAZI’I‘1‘I of last week
from my much esteemed friend, Hon. Thomas
Hayes, and gives an account of sonic of his
his genealogy in the Burchard line of desolnt
and had had some correspondence with him
O'l the subject, before his election tohis pres.
ent responsible office of President of the
United States. , _ _
His great-grandfather, Elias Burchard and
Roger Burchard hisgrandfathcr, were inhab-
itants of Mansfield in the revolutionary pe-
riod of our history, and were descendants of
John Burchard a prominent man among the
first settlers of Norwich, who came from
England. Elias Burchard a grandson of
John, and‘ great-grandfather of President
Hayes, married, in 1758, Sarah, daughter of
still known as Burchard Hill near his father-
in-law, Dr. Jacobsfi-residence in Mansfield.
Mr. Hayes, a few years since, visited the le-
cality, and cut a cane from a tree which he
found growing in the old cellar over which
the house of Elias Burchard stood.
The wife of Dr. Jacobs was Mary Starts a
daughter of SamuelfStorrs‘from whom the
celebrated ministerial line of that name has
descended, extending from Rev. John Storrs
who was born in Mansfield in 1735 to R. S.
Storrs, D. D., now of Brooklyn N. Y. So
far as I can learn all persons in our country
bearing the name of Shirts are descendants
of Samuel Who came from the Plymouth Col-
ony to Mansfield. ~
When the news of the conflict between the
British and Colonial troops at Lexington came
gun and marched to Boston, with a company
of volunteers from this town, in command of
001. Experience Storrs, and it is said he
fought among the bravest at the battle of
Bunker Hill. Roger Burchard, son of Elias
and grandfather of Rutherford B. 'Hayes,
moved to Vermont in 1780, and as stated by
Mr. Sanford, Rutherford Hayes,'father of the
President, married Sophia, daughter of Roger
Burchard.
Our Honorable President, therefore, has
Puritan blood in his veins, and has descend-
ed from patriotic ancestors, and this may, in
part at least, account for his decision of char-
acter, and firmness of purpose and action in -
the administration of the government for the
best, interest of the people in all parts of the
country, independently of mere party dema-
gogucs, and his name will be honored in the
history of our nation, when the leaders of
the factions Opposed to the policy of his ad-
ministration are forgotten or remembered.
only as factions politicians. I am glad to
know that my friend Thomas Sanford is in
sympathy with the Pregidcnt in the union
and peace policy of his administration, as
doubtless he is with him in civil service re-
form, and I think the more he becomes ac-
quainted with his distant relative, the better
he will like him, and become a firm support-
er 'of his administration.
Sincerely Yours, _
_ K. B. Coronas.
Mansfield Center. COIL. April 11, 21878.
—_
A Struggle with afloat
As Mr. George Kirk, of Lineniore, N. 3.,
from his work in the woods, he suddenly en-
countered a lame bear, and beforehe could
get out of the way was grappled by the ani-
mal, and both rolled over on the earth. Mr.
Kirk, who was a man of Herculean strength,
struggled desperately to free himself from
his, antagonist, but without avail. Then
drawing a large knife which he carried, he
stabbed the bear‘ repeatedly in the ribs, and
at last succeeded in sending a fatal thurst
that reached the heart. Bruin then gave up
the ghost,but strange to say,even in death, he
still retained his Victim in a close embrace.
So rigid did his limbs become that Mr. Kirk,
despite the utmost efforts, was unable to re-
lease himself from his uncomfortable situa
tion. Nor could he extricate himself until
he received the assistance of a man who wu
luckily passing by. and was attracted by Mr.
Kirk's cries. Mr. Kirk's in uries were only
trifling—Sf. John (1913.) elegram.
m
Fretting is defined as a sort of religions
swearing at troubles. .
Rev. Olympia Brown Willis, of Bridge-
port, has accepted a call to the Universalist
church at Racine, Wis.
The London World avers that a physician
charged a member of the royal family 3,000
guineas as a fee for attendance on a recent
case of typhoid fever. .
Edwin Dickinson, 0. Brother of Miss Anna
Dickinson, is dying at Pittston, Pa., where
he is a Methodist minister.
' - Pilot Commissioner George W; Blunt, who
has been seriously ill for several days, died
Friday evening in New York.
William H. Stevenson has been admitted to
an examination for admission to the Fairfield
county Bar by a unanimous vote.
The photograph buildin on the Centennial
grounds, V'Philadelphia, w ieh cost $15,000
was sold at auction on Saturday for $412;
It cost Stephen Me. Isaac $25.95 to send a
bogus notice of marriage to the ofilce of the
Middleboro’ (Mass) Gazette for publication.
The Chinese residents of the Hawaiianls-
lands have contributed 82,000 for the relief
of their starving countrymen atvhome. This
is not illiberal for the “heathen."
A Long Island man dropped 880 the other
day on his way to the cars. ‘ A dog accom-
panied him to the depot, and on returning
picked up the pocket-book, carried it home,
his wife. _ __,
The stockholders of the New York Tribune
are notified of a meeting on the 12th of this
month for the purpose of dOubling the capi-
tal stock of the paper. The present amount
is $100,000, or one hundred shares, which,
when the present management went in, were
worth $10,000 a share.
The Philadelphia Press has compiled and
published a comparative statement of prices
from 1860 to the present. The list, which is
an elaborate one, contains all the main staples
which enter into food, clothing, and the lead-
ing industries‘of the country, and the result
shows that the cost of living tods has not
only reached the hard-pan rates fore the
war, but is in fact 20 to 80 per cent. cheaper
than in 1860.
schools held in as high esteem in the South ‘
Sanford, in which he traces his relationdip .
to our Honorable President, Rutherford B- ,
Connecticut ancestors in the Hap-ha Inn- 1-
sell line, was and file with ”a nun. 1 ~
as I had mye‘df spent dorm time in arcing
Dr. Joseph Jacobs, and settled on what is '
to Mansfield, Elias Burchard shouldered his .
was returning home, last Friday evening, ,
aid it on the stoop, where it was fOund by ,
NORWALK, CONNECTICUT] TUESDAY. APRIL 23.51878.
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Marriages and desths inserted gratuitously.
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ALEX. S. GIBSON,
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Teacher of '
Plano-Forte, Organ and Musical
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L ‘ halter. anRWALK, CONN.
J. Bold”- Hurlbutt,
Attorney and tuisellor at Law,
Doc. No. 4, [up atafn,l
GAZETTE BUILDING.
CHARLES W. . BIANY,
Surgeon Dentist,
NoRWALK, CONN.
Office corner ofMain and Wall streets. Nitrous-
Oxule'Gas administered .
0. B. COOLIDGE,
DEgNTIST.
Successor to
Dr. Asa. I-Illl,
WALL STREET, NORWALK,
Oflcc over
C. J. Grumau’a Dry Goods Store.
'3' Gas administered for extracting teeth with-
out pain .
DENTISTRY
AT HARD TIMES PRICES,
For Cash — No Credit:
all work excuted 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,
. .
At the ever popular
UNION MARKET
has always the best of
Beef, Veal, Mutton, and Pork,
It fairliving prices. Union (formerly Model) Mar-
ket, on the Bridge. 18
HARLES S. LOCKWOOD,
(Fashionable Draper and Tailorl
GENTS" FURNISHING EMPORIUM.
Main Street, Norwalk. Conn.
EDWARD P a WEED,
I) R 'U' G- G- I S '1'
Wall Street,opposite Normal]: Opera House,
A large and well selected stock of
DRUGS AND MEDICINES,
Perfume ,Patent Medicines, all kinds Mineral
Waters, loilet and Medicated Soaps. Flavoring
ind Handkerchief Extraess, Hair Brushes,Combs,
Spongcsflhammsskins, Stationery, Cigars, &c.,
ind is constantl adding to his stock all the new
and popular me icines ofthe day.
NORWALK INSURANCE ('10.,
NOR WALK, CONlV.
$500,000
- 100,000
GEO R. CowLEs,Sec’y.
Charter Capital
Paid up Capital -
WI. C.Smi-:ET. Pres.,
'I‘NA INSURANCE Co . “HARTFORD.
Incerp ora ted 1812. Charter Perpetual.
Capital and Assets, $6,716,893.77
Insure: against loss and damage by Fire.on terms
adopted to the halard ndconsistcnt with the laws
“compensation. - OWLES a MERRILL,-
Solo Agenuter Norwalk and Vicinity.
Item I. RAYMOND,
Furnishing! Undertaker,
its. as law *nnruw Stairs.)
B.S.BLA$CER,
At his store in
MAI-IaORI’S BLOCK, _
hasconstantlyon hand,a general assortmenio
Groceries, Crockery, Glass,
Tin and Wooden Ware, Etc.
By devoting his constantpersonai attention to the
business he hopesto merit public patronage
Dr. 0. II. Kendall a Son,
- -DENTJ;S'1-s.
Are now prepar-
ed to r e c e i v e
their patrons at
either Norwaik
Bridge or South
N orvvalk. The
. -» senior partner
- v ‘ : , has taken rooms
. - -~ . 91 o v e r Sclleck's
—. , _ . .‘i' Bookstore Ror-
' . "J, 3“ walk, while the
' junior retains
the old ofilcc. Lender’s Block. South N orwalk.
Teeth extracted Without pain, and all dental ope-
rations performed at either oillce.
- 0.1-1. KENDALL, M.D..
~ G. S. KENDALL, D. D. S.
P. S. Dr. C. H. Kendall will devote Mondays to
Ridgcfield. .
r C. W. Burritt
. Has Removed
To No. 4: Phoenix Block, Wall 81).,
Foot of Mill Hill,whcre with increased facilities
he is prepared to do . .
- P I- U M B I N G- ,
Also special attention given
in allits branches.
to Tin Roofing, Tin and Shectlron Work and Job-
bing. Gas Fixtures of all kinds kept on hand.
Norwalk, April, 1376.
TONSORIAL !'
ONE of the most prominent features of a well
conducted Barber Shop, is Cleanliness, then
Competence in the Artist, and strict attention to
business. You will find all these combined on a
visit to the
on Hair Dressing Rooms.-
11 your head is full of Dandruff; if your hair is
. , falling 00',
E . A P E I.- Is
, Ilas got it Sure Cure
Ladies and Children Hair Cut and
_ Sliampooed
in. the “out Approved Style. Only 15 Cents for a
First-Class Shampoo. ~Call and give us a trial.
FWall St” Up Stairs, 2d Door from Post Office.
CLOSED 0N SUNDAYS. 0tf
Billboards"
all slmsandstyleroanbehadatthe
All unusual cuts and devices 25 per cent. extra. '
REAL ESTATE.
To Rent.
The First Floor or a Dwelling House. with
\n/v
.nrxn
kitchen, basement, etc; Apply to
‘ R. L. ELLE.
For Sale.
A early comfortable Cottage on one of the pleas-
antcst streets in town, with-in five minutes
walkof the Bridge or Churches. will be sold at
cost price. A portion or the purchase money can
remain on bond and mortgage. Price 156.000. 14h-
quire at this Office. ~ -
For Sale
01' Exchange for Norwalk Prop-
erty.
ONE FARM on Long Island, 25 acres, also TWO
. HOUSES in Brookl n. For particulars on-
J. 8. RA. BALL, 1’, O. Box 68.
. - Norwalk, Conn
For'SaIe or to Rent.
1' OFFER my residence on Union Avenue for
sale, or to let Furnished to a desirable tenant.
Possession about lst of May. Terms cas .
CH ARLES'T. LEO
Norwalk, April Slli, 1878.
Valuable Real Estate
For Sale 2
THE property of MARGARET BELDENJatc of
Norwalk, deceased :— .
The Lot on West Avenue adjoining C. T. Weeks,
say lxhcres.
The “Skiddy Lnnd,”east of Borough Reservoir,
say 4 acres. ' K '
The “Mallory Land,” west of Borough Reservoir,
say 6 noise. . . , ‘
The “Spring Hill Land,” north of Henry Kel-
log ’s, sayzl acres. . .
T23, loatuaéijoining homestead of Henry Kellogg,
A Wood th near »Wllliam F. Crofut’s, Darleu
Turnpike. -
Said Real Estate remaining unsold on the 1st
day of May next. Will be rented tor the season.
l5it‘ Apply to F. ST.JOHN LOCKWOUD.
For Sale.
A GREAT BARGAIN.
OR. SALE CHEAP FOR CASH. Over Five
Acres of one of the most. desirabo properties
'in Norwalk, centrally located on line of Norwalk
Horse Railway 00. Price $10,000, Cost 820,000.
Apply to JAMES W. HYATT. Norwalk. or
HENRY B. LOCBWOOD, No. 2 New Street, New
York City. 14
uire of
q 16
To Let.
THE-residence ofthe late Capt. Abijah Bette,
With or Withour. home lot. .It is situated on
the Kent road. Wilton, and in a desirable local-
ity. Possession given April lst. Termsmoderate
Eannire upon the premises of Mrs. C. M. Gregory
oro DB. J. G.GBEGORY, Norwalk,Conn. in
Stores to Rent.
HE old and well-known business stand for-
merl occupied as a Drug and Book store by
the late .‘ ohn W. Taylor, Westport, Conn. Loca-
tion eligible, good cellar, with, two rooms on sec-
ond floor connecting with store, which contains
first class fixtures and large,hsndsome show Win-
dows, protected by permanent owning. Suitable
for any respectable busmess. Rent only $200 per
anuuin . Twotrontrooms on second floor of same
building suitable for offices, to renifor 840 per an-
num. .Also the small store adjoining. formerly
occupied b the Town offices, with good fixtures
and large 3 ow Window. Rent 8100 cr annnm.
Stone posts and flag ed sidewalks in rent of both
stores. Inquire of cssrs. Taylor a Richards.
opposite, or of M rs. John W. Taylor, at residence
on bill near the store. 10
To Rent.
The second floor of a house on the east side of
’WestAvenuc, near the 2d M. E. Church, to a small
family. Borough water. Apply at the GAZETTE
OFFICE.
FARMS FOR SALE.
Enquire of
CHAS. COMSTOCK,
New Canaan, Conn.
11
0 REIL—A nice Second Floor, consisting of five
_ rooms; good well; other water in the house;
privilege. 01 garden. Apply to GEO. ll. RlCE,
Spring Hill, or A. ll. 110 T 8: 00’s., Shoe Store.
To Rent. '
HE Jarvis place, the whole house or by
apartments, as desired. Apply to
10 J. W. McLEAN,M. D.
To Rent.
ESIRABLE Suites of Rooms for Offices or
Families. Also, the large Brick Building on
Water Street, with Engine and Boiler, suitable
for Mannfacturin g Purposes.
F. ST. JOHN LOCKWOOD, Executor
for Estate of Wm. K. James, deceased.
To Let. .
The Property in the rear of the Fair-
field County National Bank,
formerly occupied by Price & Bates. suitable for
manufacturing purposes. Also Barn on High St.
50tf E. B. PRICE.
:-
i)
Desirable Property For Sale.
THE Homestead formerly owned and now 0:-
cupied by John Roberts. For fiarticulars en-
CH S H. STR ET.
quire of .
Fairfield 00. National Bank.
Farm for Sale.
' DWELLING HOUSE situated in the Borough
of N orwalk, With or without twenty-eight
acres of land; said land is-snitably divided into
pasgure, wood, plow and meadow land. For fur-
ther intormation apply at this Oillce. or ofthc sub-
scriber. HARVEY FITCH.
Norwalk, January 14th, 1878. 3
To Let.
Two Nicely Furnished Houses.
ONE :1 Cottage, neatly furnished. with Hot and
. Cold_Water, Bath, dc. The other richl inr-
nished, Will be rented to parties without chi dron
only. Both centrally located, and will be rented
to esirable parties at a low rent. Enquire at the
GAZETTE OFFICE.
.For Sale Cheap,
0r Exchange for other property,
One of the neatest,and cosiest little Cottages in
the Borough. Will sell to a good tenant for little
(:31 3% money down. Enquire at GAZETTE OF-
.
Dcsrrable Property for sale.
A Verydesirablc place on East Avenue.
Also, a few choice BuildingLots situated on
Osborn Avenue, forsale cheap.
Also, a nicely located House and Lot on Mex-
wm Street near West Avenue, for sale at a bar-
gain. Enquire of ‘
S. E. OSBORN. EastAvenne,
tfll . or to D. W.FITCH. West Avenue.
For Sale.
..—_ . A House and Lot. in a health location on
El Fair Street, aboveCu-tharine. he House is
- nearly new.well built.conveniently arrang~
ed. and will make a comfortable and pleasant
home for a family of average size. The lot 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 secures
home. Apply at GAZETTE OFFICE. 3t!
FOR SALE .
TWO very desirubieBuildingLotson WestMuin
Street. Apply at the GAZETTE OFFlcE ,
GEORGE WARD SELLEGK,
has constantly in stock at his new store,
No. 9 Main Street.
: n choice and fine assortment of
Groceries,
Provisions,
Flour, .
Fruit, .00. , ‘
' To which licwould invite the attention ofallwbo
wislrto purchase first-class goods at
Reasonable Prices.
DRIED BEEF. HLIC'ED, A SPECIA LI Y.
BEST of HAMgfllg'gFR WHOLE OR 2
Drop in and see him at his new store
III). 0 MAIN STREET.
Shining and Merchandise Tan,
Printed. or Plain
By the Dozen or Thousand, at Manufacturers
Prlces, at the
GAZETTE OFFICE.
Gazette Job Printinge Ollie.
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flentaur
More than 1,000,000 bottles of the now celebrat-
ed Centaur Lint-onto were sold last year.
We assert without tear of contradiction that no
man, woman or child will say that they did not
perform according to the advertisement. We do
not pretend that the Centaur Mnlnnantawill
mend a broken leg or perform lnpossibllities.
but we do say and mean that these Linimente
will comenearer worklngmiracles than anything
ever before discovered. We have thousands of
certificates showing how remarkable cures of ob-
stinate cases of Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sciatica,
Cakcd Breasts,Poisonons Bites,Scalds and Burns
Swellcd Legs and Stiff Joints, like" have been ef-
fected by‘it. The certificates all rend‘ one way,
and the sale is constantly increasing. We Will
send these certificates gratis. Some of them may
be found around each bottle of Liniment. The
Liniincnts are quick, they are reliable, they are
safe and they are cheap Among the ingredients
used are Witch Hazel, Catholic, Naptha, Bock
Oil, Mentha and Arniea. Then is no fielh, bone
or muscle ailment which they will not relieve and
benefit. The White Centaur Lint-sent is
for the human frame, while the Yellow Lill-
menn is ndaptcd'to the rough muscles and fibres
ot‘horscs and animals. For Stiff; Joints, Lame-
ness, Spavin, Bing-bone, Sweeney, Gallo, I’oll-
evil. etc., the Yellow Centaur Lint-ant is
worth its weight in gold to every farmer, livery-
man, tesmster and owner of animals. A single
bottle has put a disabled horse in the harness.and
a few bottles have rendered a useless spavincd
horse Worth two hundred dollars. There in no
mistake about those Liniinents. They are simply
wondertul, and they are naturally finding their
wayinto the uttermost parts of the earth. No
as well as certain.
i: ran
May be made healthyand strong by the no or
or. Pitcher-ls Canton-Ia, a perfect substitute
for Castor 011. It contains no morphine and is
superior to any syrup or remedy in use. The
Cantor-la is particularly recommended for
children. It destroys worms, assimilates thefood
and allows natural sleep. Very elencions in
Group and for children Teething. For Colds,
Fevcrishness, Disorders of the Bowels and Stem-
ach Complaints, nothing is so effective. It is as
pleasant to take as honey, costs but 85 cente'
and can be had of any drugglst.
This is one of many testimonials :-
“ConivWALL, LEnAnox Co., PA., March 17 "14
“Dear Sin—1 have used your-CAsToniA in’my
practice for some time. I take great pleasure in
recommending at to the profession as a cafe. relia-
ble and agreeable medicine. It is particularly
adapted to children where the repugnant taste of
Castor Oil renders it so difficult to administer.
E. A. ENDERS, M. D.”
Mothers who try CASTomA will find thatthey
can sleep nights and that their babies will be
healthy. J. 13.120313 J; 00., New York. 311117
Free Reading ROom.
THIS isacomtortable room fitted up for the
benefit of the public generally, situated on
east side of South Main Street. over Bood’s Jew-
elry Store, Clark and Lane’s Block, nearly 0 pc-
site Railroad Depot, South Norwnlk, Ct. I is
open from 9 a. m., to 9:45 p. in. The room is well
lighted, warm and comfortable. It is supplied
With four dailies, two weeklies. and several
monthly papers and journals. beside a number
of instructive and interesting books.
COFFEE ROOM.
There is a Coffee Room on the same floor and a
lady in attendance from 9a. m., to 9:45 p. m., to
serve HOME MADE articles mentioned below,
at the following prices :
1 Cup oi‘COfi‘ec, with crackers,
1 Cup of Tea, with crackers,
Cocoa, - - -
Brown Bread and Butter,
Sandwich.
Cake,
Doughnuts,
Piece of I’ie,
Crullers,
Ham, - -
Pork and Beans, With bread
Stewed Oysters,
5 cents
- . It
Qumuacfi‘uu
F-‘c-IH
and but-tar,
9:
1878.
EVERYTHING
DOWN TO HARD PAN.
mounts,
VEGETABLES,
FRESH FISH,
‘ mans, so,
AT THE
Very Lowestlliarket Rates.
A full assortment constantly on hand, freshly re- 4
pienished every day, with ‘,
and Iain End,
Goods delivered in assimilated).
meson-j
ordain-Quay win 'a
53 Main Street,.Norvvalk.
William Hindley,
SUCCESSOB T0
THEODORE E. SMITH,
DEALER IN
Hard/ware, Cutlery,
AND
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
WALL PAPER, WINDOW SHADES. PAINTS,
OILS, GLASS, SASH, BLINDS S DOORS.
Main St, Norwallr, Conn.
SIGN PAINTING, PAPER HANGING. .i-c,
Pianos for Sale.
One New 'Webcr and One New
Cliickering Pianos,
TAKEN in exchangetor othcrtrrOpertymillbe
sold at it great sacrifice. For particulars
mediutcly or enquire of
G EO.R. CHOLWELL, High Street.
address ini
ll
Notice.
ALL persons applied to by tramps for meals
will please not furnish, but direct them to the
TEAM]? HOUSE, situated at Norvvnlk. adjoining
the luck-unwhere they Will be supplied with both
soup and work. The public are cautioned against
believing any of the stories that the tramps ma
put forth in regard to their not being properlyfe ,
as the authorities having the matter in charge
propose to feed this class of people according to
the exmnc‘ffiliinhiiiiisgi‘nanx 1
k 4 ‘ ' v 1 .
CHARLES w. 8511171,} Smilmm-
Norwalk, Feb. 25th, 1578.
nan nous AT LARGE:
Citizens Beware.
NOTICE :
WHERE AS. several mad dogs have been run-
ning at large in several of the towns of Fair-
field County, and have attacked and bittensevcrul
persons. as well as many other dogs, and the eit-
izens being greatly alarmed on account of such
do 3 at large, and '
VHEREAS, the undersigned, Justices of the
Peace residinig in the town of No_rvralk,believc
that the persons and lives of the inhabitants of
the town are insecure,theretore 4 '
Notice ls hereby given that from- this datumll
persons who may be now or hereafter the owners
or custodians of any dog‘or dogs, shall forthwith
secure them_ against their liability to do public
harm,oither oy confining or muzzling them until
the first day of May next. and any dog found mad
or running at large and nnmuuled may be killed
at sight, when “0‘. m the care of any erson, or
found 011' the premises or its owner, nn any per-
son, whoxhnving a dog, shall tail forthwith to
comply With the above notice, Will be subjected to
forfeit of 87.00 and costs of prosecution.
Notice hereof shall be given by posting a copy
hereof on each public sign post in the town of
Norwalk, and by publishing the same in the Non-
WALK GAZETTE and South Norwalk Sentinel,
newspapers ublished in said town.
Dated at i orwalk, thisath day of February, A.
D. 1818.
' I F. W. PERRY. Justices of
E._W.STUAR'3. the Peace.
Liniments. ,
family should be without them. They can handy '
J.n. nose :5 00., «_ not In, new You. i
Choicest Fruits. Boat Vegetables”,
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When you are deeply‘sinitten with sore pain,
Dare not to wish you may be fairly slain,
Since God may will to make you whole again.
When Heaven scams deaf, and life a load to
bear,
Assail not God with impious despair' ,
How can you guess what good He does else-
where f
If someone says, “ From me all troubles fiy,”
Complain not, “This man is more blest than I.”
Lo, what are you, that question the most
High ?
Should you‘ desire what you have never got,
Think always, “For my good God wills it
not,”
And so with humble wisdom bear your lot.
Perfect belief alone may know how blest
Is he whose noble patience hath confest
Unfalteringly, _ “Whatever is,. is blest.”
lf wealth has vanished, make 'love linger yet,
For love, though sweet, is something all can
80‘.
Like sunbeams or the blue_ spring violet!
Yes, love to life is like wings to a dove;
It is more dear than all things; ’tis above
All thing, immeasurable ; for God is love!
The Little Philosopher.
The modest Pythagoras, owning with awe
That science and nature were riddles un-
read, .
Discarded the name of a “Sophist” and wrote
“Philosopher,” lover of wisdom, instead.
A lover of wisdom she certainly is,
That four-yesr-old, wondere-yed daughter
of nine, “
With a hunger for knowledge that’s never
. app-sod,
_ HM‘Mhmn as sign.
idol“. Ill-Iain nan-g and law,
_ [Thom above, end ’0 earth at her
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With its wonderful dwelfel's—she studies
them all; I
Here’s a sample of questions which daily I
meet.
f‘Why do mamma hens kick while the little
ones eat 1’
And why does the pussy have such arough
tongue ?
Why don't I have four and the doggie two
. feet ?
And where was the voice in the sea-shell
that, sung?_
“Which hurts you the baddest, a hornet or
wasp ? '
And why can’t I walk upside down like a
fly P
How does the wee birdie get into the egg 7
And how does the water get up to the sky?
“ How bad is a rascal? and what is a fraud f
And why is it joking when you don’t tell
true,
But dreadful wrong stories if children like me
Don’t say it quite right about things that
they do P
“When I blew a nice big bubble out of my
pipe. -
All streaked with such lovely red, yellow
and green,
0, where did it go to? and why did you say
When I cried, I was like older folks you
had seen?
“That key-hole was bigger’n you, only just
now,
When I shut up one eye and my other look-
ed through, - '
Did you get very little, I wonder, just then,
Or was it the key-hole so bigger that grew ?
“Little Lizzie’s a beautiful angel, you say,
And won’t ever be sick or have any more
pain ;
If I bury my dollies what’s broken and old
Will God give them lovely new bodies agan?
“How big is God, momma, and how does He
~look ?'
When He made you why didn’t you man-
ber'nnd see .’
He must have long arms to reach down from
the sky
To give you the baby and Annie and me ?”
O, innocent questioner, simple her faith,
Unspoiled by the world, unattaint with its .
leaven.
Though we loftily smile with the wisdom of
years,
She is nearer than we to the kingdom of
heaven.
And it may be that even our deepest research,
Our books which like “been on Pelion” are
piled,
Herefoolid to unit else; vision appear
Then my reckons ‘0 words of the
, .th L. Jone.
Eur Hartford. April. 1.8%:
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TOUCH Nd.
“Drink to my health," the lady cried,
And filled each glass with wine;
One guest with hoary locks replied.
“Na , lady, fill not mine.”
The fair bride flushed from cheek to brew,
The guests paused in the toast ;
One cried, “What means this rudeness now ?
Explain, sir, to the host.”
The man with hoary locks looked up,
His voice the silence broke;
Each guest untasted held the cup,
And listened while he spoke.
“I loved,” he said, “long years ago—
The maid was fair to see ;
Our love was such as angels know—
Her wish was law to me.
I had not tasted wine until
The bridal feast was spread.
‘Touch not! the serpent lurks to kill 1'
A mother’s voice had said.
But ‘Drink,’ cried one whose love-lit eyes
Were deeper than the sea;
I drank, and angels in the skies
cht as they gazed on me.
I drank—the demon Thirst, that slept,
Woke, booking no control;
Through heart, and nerve, and brain it crept,
And fastened on my soul.
I drank up health, and wealth, and all.
That cheers and gladdens life ;
Disgrace and ruin crowned my fall—
A blow killed wife and child.”
He paused. The fair young bride looked up ,
Her. dark eyes glowedwith light ;
“Dear friends,” she said, “set by the cup——
Pledge me in water bright.”
_ .Thns- saith Josh Billings: Waste nothing—
i hav seen the time i would give 2 dollars and
a huff for a single frikshun match.
It you take Off your flannels- now, you
might as well dispose of them maneutly.
The angels rarely wear them.— It.
. Jimmy Hopehthe bank robber, who in now
$11 ogigolgangtar tjail, is solid to be worth over
, an o own a or el' '
New Yofk. g ivery stable in
Baroness Adolphe de Rothschild has just
paid their weight in gold for two works of
art found in Venice, attributed to Michael
Angelo. The amount was 870.000.
In order to relieve Vicksburg, Mien, of
some of her indebtedness, sixten citizens have
stepped forward and loaned her two thou-
san dollars each. They are guaranteed
twelve per cent. interest. " ‘
Norwalk Chronicler