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WHOLE NUMBER 1584.
For the Gazette.
A Woman’s Prayer.
nr MRS. HEN-EY-
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’I‘Was a widow’s home and a Winter 3 nigh ,
With moonlight and snow the world was
white,
And out of the window a woman’s eyes
Looked over the field and up at the skies
With a gaze that burned with a solemn ire,
That leaped like a flame from a heart on fire.
Away and over the field of snow,
They had carried her husband a month ago
To a drunkard's grave, and a drunk ard’s
fume
Like the blight of the mildew had covered
his name.
And her only son with his father‘s thirst,
Like a fiend at his throat by the demon
cursed,
Was led in chains to the loathsome den
Where demons are made ,of the hearts of
men.
She had plead with them, she had plead with
him
Until her face grew pale and her eyes grew
dim.
She had pointed the way that his father trod
That led to this grave ’neath the frozen sod;
She had warned and counseled and prayed in
PUBLIC ACTS
or the state of Connecticut, Passed It
the January Sesslo'n ot‘ the General
Assembly. 1878.
[Put lished by Authority]
House Bill No. 206.
CHAPTER LNXV.
An Act Authorizing the Employment of
. Sten'ographers in Criminal Cases.
Be it enacted by the Senate and 11 ouse ol‘ Repre-
sentatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. That any judge holding any
term of the superior court for the transaction
of criminal business, may direct the clerk of
said court to employ a stenograpiier to take
the evidence, and such other portions of the
proceedings in the trial of any case as said
judge may direct. _ _
Sec. 2. The compensation of any person
thus employed shall be fixed by the judge,
and paid in the same manner as the jurors in
said court.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect frcm its
passage. ‘
Approved March 1, 1878.
House Bill No. 39.
CHAPTER LXXYI. .
An Act relating to Fisheries for Shell Fish.
licvit enacted by the Senate and House of Rep-
resentativcsin General Assembly convened:
Every person who shall at any time take,
sell or have in his possession, with intent to
sell or destroy, any lobsters less than six
inches long, measuring from the head to the
end of the tail, exclusive of the claws and
feelers, or any female lobster with the ova or-
spawn atluclied. between the first and the fif-
iccnlll days of July (inclusive,) in each year,
shall be fined not less than ten nor more than
fifty dollars, half to be paid to him who shall
vain,
His soul was held as by book and chain.
And the demon laughed with chuck-1e and
grin,
“Aha !" he said, “but I shall win.
Let the mother weep and beg and pine,
By the law of the land the right is mine.
There is no law like that of Gold,
I bought the right to win and hold;
I bought the right on“ bought it.dear,
Shall I give it up for a woman’s tear?
“Have I come to you with a story old
That it is hackneyed and worn till it will not
hold »
To be passed around. It is not new
It is all old as the crime that made it true.
It has run through long chapters of grief
and shame,
It has published its heroes name by name, .
Andhow much they could drink as the stand-
ard of fame.
It has taken us down to the churchyard
glooms
A-nd painfully led as among the tombs. ,
Then backward again to the shame and grief
The same thing over as leaf by leaf.
The world has read it again and again
Until the heart grew numb to the sense of
pain ;
Until the cyEgrcw drowsy that used to weep
And the tale went ou—but the world was
asleep.
But there is a change, and the story’s true,
Is growing apace into something new.
The world is awake and its ear is set,
Its lips are apart and its eyelids wet.
For that night while her boy was in the den,
Where demons are madeof the hearts of men,
While they filled the bowl that he quickly
quaffed,
Whilst they spoke his mother’s name and
laughed. .
She out of the window in stern despair
Lifted to God a mother’s prayer.
And God drew near and laid his hand
Upon her with a strange command.
Arise thou, therefore, said the Lord,
“Be doing and you have my word,
Lol I am with thee, and my power
Shall be thy heritage and dower.”
“What can 1 do but weep ?" she said,
“The work is great, send thou instead,
Some mighty one, for I am weak,
From out those tears how can I speak.
Then came the word, “Canst thou refuse ?
~ The weak things of this world I choose.
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Nothing but love can conquer death; ‘
Sin yields to none but trusting faith.
Take but thy broken heart of love,
The faith whose eyeis turned above.
Go in thy weakness and the strength
Of God shall be revealed at length."
Across the snow-clad fields she went
Her form beneath her burden bent ;.
Her shrinking steps despised the way,
That to the hdunt of demons lay.
The path whose end she knew too well,
The path whose steps take hold on hell.
She gained the door, she entered in,
The place was like the breath of sin;
But silence fell upon the throng, ,
The singing tone dropped from his song.
Her son looked up with sullen eye;
She stood a moment silently,
Then silently she knelt and prayed,
They looked upon her and dismayed
They felt the prayer they did not hear,
And trembled with a nameless fear.
She only prayed and turned away
And took the path that homeward lay,
While in her inmost soul she felt
That God spoke for her whilst she knelt.
Next day she went and knelt the same.
Withouta word she went and come;
And day by day with tearful face
And silent lips she sought the place,
And poured the anguish of her prayer
Before the Lord, and left it there.
The place grew dreadful, for the Lord
In faithfulness fulfilled his word ;
She went in weakness but the strength
Of God was manifest at length.
His heavy hand upon them fell
And from the wine cup swept the spell ;
And in his soul the drinker sank
Even whilstthe venomed cup he drank.
They watched for her and when she came
They crept away with guilty shame.
And all day long and all-the night,
Asleep, awake, by dark or light,
'That woman with the silvery hair
Just as she bowed in Silent prayer,
Haunted the man who kept the den
Where demons w‘cre made of the hearts of
men.
At length, one. day, as the door she swung,
He met her and asked with faltering tongue,
How long she intended to coméand pray.
“As long as you scl .” He turned away
To hide from her his burning check,
And gather the voice wherewith to speak.
“Then I surrender. I. cannot hear
This awful spell of a woman's prayer."
So the den was closed and bells were rung,
And shouts leapt forth—and songs were sung.
And like the rushing flames the tidings flew
Of what a woman’s prayer could do.
Then out of the heavens there came a word,
And it filled and thrilled the hearts that
heard.
This work has waited a hundred years,
For woman’s prayers and woman’s tears.
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Good Seed and Quick Returns.
In January a missionary of the American
Sunday School Union in Texas wrote of the
organization of Handley Union Sunday
School, bearing the name of a New York
gentleman, having a plantation near, who
gavca library and acupy of the Child's World
to every scholar for a year, and energetic
cheer. The neighborhood embraces new
comers, almost entirely of the better class,
mainly from Virginia, Tennessee and IllinOis.
One of the most intelligent and experienced
workers is a lady who. for months was the
hostess of the White House at Washington,
for President Andrew Johnson. her relative.
In March the same missionary writes,
“Since the organization of the Handley Ln-
ion Sunday School two churches have been
formed in the community and regular preach-
ing is bad.” He is now with Rev. W. P.
Paxson in Arkansas, laboring in a WQFL‘ 9f
grace at Malv era, where he organized a Silllr
sue therefor, and half to the town in which
the offense is committed, or be imprisoned
not exceeding thirty days, or both. And all
acts or'parts of acts inconsistent liereWith are
hereby repealed. ~
Approved March 29, 18.8.
House Bill No. 231.
CHAPTER 'LXXVll.
An Act Relating to the Settlement of Estates
of Deceased PBPSWS.
ouac of Repre-
Be it enacted by the Senate and
scntativcs in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Whenever in the course of the
settlement of the estates of either testate or
intestate, in any court of probate, any real
estate shall be distributed or set out to the
heirs, widow or devisees of such deceased
person, the court of probate shall w1th_in
twenty days after such real estate is so dis-
tributed or set out, cause a certificate under
the hand of the judge of said court, to be
recorded in the land records of the town
where such real estate lies, containing the
name and last place of residence of such de-
ceased person, a particular description of the
real estate so distributed or M out, and the
name and residence of the person to whom
such real estate is distributed‘or set out.
See. 3. The fee paid to the town clerk for
recording such certificate shall be paid as part
of the expense of settling such estate.
' Approved March 27, 1878..
House Bill No. 289.
CllAl‘Tl-ll‘. Lxxvlll.
An Act in relation to Civil Actions. ,
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of chre
seutativcs in Gcrl'cral Assembly convened.
Section 1. Motions for new .trials may be
allowed in proceedin sin equity in the same
manner as in procec ings at law, and may
state such facts in addition to the facts
found by the decree as are necessary_t9 pre-
sent properly the questions of law arising in
the cause.
Sec. 2. This act shall
passage.
Approved March 27, 1878.
Senate Bill No. 30.
CHAPTER Lxx1x.
An Act relating to Courts in Lilcbficld
' County.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives iu Geucral Assembly convened.
Any term of the superior court in Litch-
field county may be adjourned, by the judge
holding the same, to the town of NorthCa-
noon, in said county, for the trial of such
civil causes as the parties may agree to try,
and the court shall order to be tried in said
town. '
Approved March 27, 1878.
House Bill No. '19. -
cuar'rnn. Lxxx.
An-Act relating to Civil Act .
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives in General Assembl convened.
Section 1. Any action at aw. appeal from
probate, involving the determination of the
validity of a will, or paper purporting to be
such, orappeal from the. doings of commie-r
sioners 'on an insolvent estate, shall be enter-
ed on the jury docket, at the request of either
party, during the first, term of the superior
court in the counties of New Haven, Hart
ford and Fairfield, and not later, unless’ by
consent of both parties or by order of court.
Approved March 27,1878.
House Bill No. 309.
lake effect from its
cusrrnn Lxxxi,
An Act in addition to an Act entitled an Act
concerning Salaries and Fees.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. The state attorneys and clerks
of the .district court, and- clerks of the com-
mon pleas, and clerks‘of the superior court
and judges of probate, shall return to the
state comptroller between the first and fif-
teenth days of 'January in each year, an esti-
mate, under oath, of the total amount of fees
received in their several offices for official
services during the year preceding said first
day of January. ,
Sec. 2. Any of the before mentioned offi-
cers who shall neglect or refuse to make such
return, shall forfeit to the state ten dollars
for every month of such neglect.
Approved March 27, 1873.
House Bill N o. 327.
CHAPTER Lxxxrt.
An Act relating to Compensation of Judges
of City and Police Courts when holding
Courts of Common Pleas.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives in General Assembly convened :
Section 1. The judges of the city courts
and police courts, when holding courts of
common pleas, shall be paid eight dollars a
day, to be taxed and paid as now provided
by law. _
Sec. 2. All acts and parts of acts inconSist-
ent herewith are hereby repealed.
Approved March 27,- 1878.
House Bill No. 02.
CHAPTER Lxxxm.
An Act for the Protection of Water from
which Ice is Procurcd.
Be it enacted by the Senate‘and House of Repre-
sentatives in General Assembly convened:
That every person he shall wilfully and
maliciously put any hing into any waters
from which ice is procured for consumption
with intent to injure the quality of such ice,
or who shall wilfully and maliciously throw
any stone or other material into the waters or
upon the ice with intent to injurc'thc quality
of the ice, or the cutting and gathering of
the same, or who shall wilfully and mall
ciously put or leave any dead animal or car-
Lcassii-ny pond or reservoir, the water of
which is conveyed to any building, shall be
fined not more than thirty dollars, or impris-
oned not more than'thirt days. ‘
Approved March 27, 1 78.
House Bill No. 264.
CHAPTER LXXXIV.
An Act relating to the Action of Replcvin.
Be it enacted in the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Where property is held by an
officer by virtue of a writ of attachment, any
person, other than the defendant, having a
general or special property therein with a
right to the immediate possession thereof,
may bring replevin against such officer alone,
or against the plaintiff in said writ of attach-
ment, or against both, in the manner provid-
ed by law.
See. 2. In all actions of replevin now
pending in any court against any officer to
recover possession of property held by such
officer under a writ of attachment, the plain-
tiff in replevin may cite the plaintiff in such
writ of attachment to appear and defend such
replevxn suit; and in case the plaintiff in
said attachment suit is a nonarcsident,servicc
of such citation may be made upon the at-
torney of record of said plaintiff in said at-
tachment suit; but no-such citation shall be
issued unless the plaintiff in said replevin
shall bind himself to the person thus made
defendant in a recognizance conditioned in
all respects like that taken uponiissuing such
writ of replevin, and this recognizance shall
be entered at the foot,of such citation and
before the same is issued and copies of the
citation left in service shall also contain such
recognizance. If judgment shall be render-
ed infavor of the plaintiff against the de-
fendant thus cited in, judgment of return
shall not be niadeiu favor of the oflicer, but
'udgmcnt for costs may be made at the dis-
oretiol: of the court. And upon the giving
of new bond. as aforesaid, the bond iven to
the ofiicer shall become null and v id. ' lf
isfied with said bond, the court in which said
action is pending may order a further bond
to be given ‘
Sec. 8. The officcr'whc replevies property
shall leave a true and attesmd GG‘y of the
process with the defendant, or at is usual
place of abode, within three days after such
replevy, and shall retain the property replev-
ied in his custody for twenty-four hours
after leaving such copy, unless the defendant
endorses on the writ that he is satisfied with
the a‘ii‘iount and an ciency of the recogni-
day school a year ago-Religious Herald.
zance taken on issuin’ the Same. If the de-
"county; which by ldw
the‘ defendant thus cited ip shall not he sat- .
NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1878.
NORWALK GAZETTE,
P llILIIIIED "Ell"! ESDAY MIIIIII.
fondant is not satisfied with such recogni-
zance. he may, at any time before the roturn
day of the writ. cite the plaintiff, or his at-
torney, or the officer serving the writ, if the
properly stlll remains in his custody, to ap-
pear at once before a judge of the superior
court, court of common pleas, or district
court, county commissioners or justice of
the peace residing in the county where the
replevin was effected to respond to a motion
for a new bond, who may hear such motion,
and at” his discretion order new or further
bond, conditioned like the recognizance _to
be taken on the issuing of a writ of rcplevui,
Signed by the obligors and delivered to the
defendant, by whom it shall be transmitted
t9 the court to which such writ was made
returnable, and if such order bennade while
the property replevicd remains in tire hands
of the officer he shall not deliver said prop-
erty to lhe plaintiff until such bond be given.
If such order for a new bond shall not be
complied with, or if the officer shall fall to
leave with the defendant a true and attested
copy of the writ, or to retain the property in
his custody'as hereinbefore provided, then
such writ of replevin shall be null and vord.
Whenever it shall appear to the court before
which an action of replevin is pending that
the replevin bond attached to the writ in such
action is insufficient, such court may at its
discretion order a new or further replevin
bond to be given by the plaintiff, conditioned
like the recognizance to be taken on the issu-
ing of the writ, and if he shall fail to com-
ply with such order, he shall be non-suited.
Sec. 4. Section The, part fifteen, chapter
seventeen, title nineteen of the general stat-
utes (page 485), so much of section two,
chapter ninety-seven of the public acts of‘
.1875 as relates to the action of replevin, and
all other acts inconsistent herewith are here-
by repealed. ' _
Sec. 5. This act shall take cfl‘i-ct from its
' passage.
Approved March 27, 1878.
House Bill No. 7.
CHAPTER LXXXV.
An Act to prevent the taking of Oysters in
the night season.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
scntutivcs in General Asscmizlg convened:
Any person who shall, between sunset and
sunrise, take or collect any shells or shell-fish
from any place in the navigable waters in this
state, shall forfeit for each offense a sum not
exceeding one hundred dollars, nor less than
fifly dollars, one-half to him who shall sue
therefor and one-half to the town in which
the offense is committed, or by imprisonment
not more than sixty day, or both
Approved March 27, 1878.
House Bill No. 326.
CHAPTER. Lxxxvi. .
An act providing the fees to be paid for at»
tendance of officers in court.
Be it enacted by the Senate and [louse of Repre-
sentatives in General Assembly convened.
Section 1. Each common pleas court and
district court, shall be attended by one sherifi
or in his absence one deputy sheriff, one mes-
scnger, and when a jury is in attendance one
constable and no more. But any judge hold- -
ing such court may authorize the attendance
of extra depul y sheriffs or constables when
needed. -
Sec. 2. The fees for attendance in court
shall be for the sheriff three dollars a day,
each deputy sheriff two dollars and fifty
cents a day, and each constable and messen-
ger two dollars a day.
Approved March 27, 1878.
Senate Joint Resolution. No. 99.
CHAPTER LXXXYLI.
An act regulating the salary of the Governor.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives in General Assembly convened. _
That the salary of the governor of this
state shall be two thousand dollars per year
from January first, 1878.
Approved March 27, 1878.
Senate Bill No. 62.
CHAPTER Lxxxvui.
An'act rclaling to county commissioners of
New Haven County.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives in.Geucral Aescmbly convened;
Section 1. Chapter one hundred and thirty-
two, being “An act relating to county com;
missioners,” passed at the January sessmn of
the general assembly A. D. 1877, is hereby
repealed, and so much of section one, chap-
ter two,’ title three of the general statutes of
1875, page twenty-two, as provided that
county commissisoners shall be appointed for
New Haveflounty, is hereby rc-cnactcd so
that said section shall read as now printed in
such general statutes; and such county com-
missioners shall have all the powers and per-
form all the-duties in fund foe-New; Haven
belong to county'com-
missioners.
Sec. 2. This act shall not invalidate any
appointment of county commissioners for
said New Haven county, made since the act
hereby repealed has been in force.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved March 27, 1878.
House Bill No. 250.
pnxrrnn Lxxxix. .
An act relating to connecting railroads.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House 01‘ Repre-
sentatives in General Assembly convened.
Section 1. When the railroad of the Con-
necticut Central railroad company, or any of
its branches as.now constructed meets or law-
fully crosses another railroad at the same
level therewith, the corporation or persons
by which either of which said railroads 18
owned or operated, may with the written
consent of the board of railroad commission-
ers and upon such terms as said railroad com-
missioners shall after due hearing prescribe,
enter its road upon or unite the same with
and use the road of the other, but no locomo-
tive engine or other motive power shall be
allowed to run upon a railroad except such as
is owned or ' controlled by the corporation
owning or operating such railroad, or with
the consent of such corporation, and every
such corporation or person shall at all reason—
able times and for a reasonable compensation,
draw over its or their railroad the passengers,
merchandise and cars of the other, and each
'of them shall for a reasonable compensation
provide upon its railroad convenient and suit-
able depot accommodations for the passen-
gers and merchandiseof the other road pass-
ing to and over it, and shall receiae and de-
liver the same in the manner it receives and
delivers its own passengers and freight.
Sec. 2. If the corporations or persons can-
not agree upon the stated pcriods at which
the cars of one shall be drawn over the
'othcr, and the compensation to be paid
therefore, or cannot agree upon the terms
and conditions upon which accommodations
shall be furnished for the passengers and
merchandise of the other, the railroad com-
missioners, upon the petition of either par_ty
and notice to the other, shall bear the parties
and shall in each case determine (liavmg re-
ference to the convenience and interest of the
corporations and of the public to .be ac:
commodated thereby), the stated periods for
drawing cars and the compensation therefor,
or the terms and conditions for passengers
and merchandise, or the requisite terminal
accommodations as aforesaid. And uppn ap-
plication of either party shall determine all
questions between the parties in relation to
the transportation of freight and passengers,
and other business upon and connected With
said railroads in which they are jomtly inter-
estcd, and the manner in which the business
shall be done, and apportion to such corpor-
ations or persons their respectiyc. shares of
the expenses, receipts and incomes of the
same. And the award of the commissioners
or a major part of them, shall be binding
upon the‘ respective corporations and persons
interested, for one year or until the commis-
sioners shall revise and alter the same; pro-
aided, Iwweoer, that any person or corporation
aggrieved by any order of the railroad com-
misioners made under the provmions of this
act, may appeal from the same toihe superi-
or court of the county wherein said railroads
meet, within twenty days after the date of
such order, in the same manner that appeals
are now allowed upon any proceedingrelativc
to the location, abandonment, or changing of
depots or stations. . . .
Sec. 3. None of the prowsmns of this act,
shall apply to any railroad except the Con-
necticut Central, and such other railroads
whose tracks are now intersected or crossed
by the track or tracks of said Connecticut
Central railroad.
Approved, March 28, 1878.
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.Housc Bill .No. 205.
cuir'rsa xc. .
An Act in addition to an Act Relating to
Chatl cl Mortgages.
Be it'cnacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives in General Assembly convened:
The provisions of section seven, chapter
seven, title eighteen of the general statutes
relating to chatth mortgages without deliv-
ery of possession, are hereby extended to
all mortgages executed by hotel keepers of
furniture, fixtures, and other personal chat-
tels c-.»ntained and uscdin the hotels occupied
by them, or employed in connection there-
with, but this act shall not affect any suit
now pending. -
Approved March 27, 1818.
House Bill No 56.
ClIAl'rlm xjci. .
An Act in addition to an' act Concerning
Civil Actions.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives in General Assembly convent-d :
That in all cases where. any jomt con-
tractor other than a partner shall have died,
the executor or administrator of such deced-
ent may be joinedwith the survivingcoii-
tractor or contractors can! jomt plamtifl in
any action upon said joint contract, and as a
joint dcfendcnt where the estate of such
decedent is not in settlement as an insolvent
estate; but in case the estate of such dc-
ccascd person shall afterwards under exist-
ing laws be represented as insolvent, such
insolvency may be suggested on the record,
and thereupon said suit in respect to such
dcfcndcut shall be discontinued; and any
judgment against such executor or adminis-
trator shall run aga'mst the estate of such
decedent only and in the same manner as if
he were sued alone; provided that nothing
herein shall operate to extend the time limi-
ted by the court of probate for the presenta-
tion of claims against the estate of such dc-
ccdcnt.
Approved March 27, 1878.
House Bill No. 32.
CHAPTER xcu.
An Act for the Protection of Employees and
Employers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House 01' Items-
scututivcs in G'cueral Assembly convened:
Sec. 1. Any person who shall unlawfully,
maliciously and in violation of his duty of
contract, unnecessarily slop, delay, or aban-
don any locomotive, car, or train of cars, or
shall maliciously injure, hinder, or obstruct
tho use of any locomotive, car, or railroad,
shall, upon conviction, be liable to a fine not
exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprison-
ment in the county jail not exceeding six
months.
Sec. 2. Every person who shall threaten
or use any means to intimidate any person to
compel such persmi, against his will to do,
or abstain from doing any act which such
person has a legal right to do, or shall per-
sistently follow such person in a disorderly
manner, or injure, or threaten to injure, his
properly, with intent to intimidate him. shall
upon conviction, be liable to a fine not ex-
ceeding one hundred dollars, or imprison-
ment in the‘ county jail six months.
Sec. 3. Chapter seventy-seven of public
acts, approved March twcutysecond, 1877,
is hereby repealed.
Approved March 29, 1878.
House Bill No. 13.
CHAPTER. XCIII.
An Act in addition to an Act entitled “Pub-
lic Corporations.”
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives in General Assembly convened :
Sec. 1. The annual town meeting for the
election of town officers shallbc held in each
town on the first Monday of October, except
in those towns for which another day of
election is designated by law.
See. 2 All such officers elected for terms
of one year on the first Monday of Octo-
from the first Monday of January, 1879,
until the first Monday of October, 1879, and
those elected after October, 1878, shall hold
their respective offices for one year ensuing
their election and'until others are chosen and
qualified in their places; except that the
terms of office of town clerks, assessors,
registers of births, deaths and marriages, and
the registrars of voters,shall continue as now
provided by law; in the towns of Hartford,
New Haven and New Britain the assessors
shall hold their office for one year from the
first Monday of June next succeeding their
election. '
Sec. 3. In the town of Hartford and city
of Hartford the term of oflicc of the collec-
tors, including the collector .of said town
elected in October, 1877 shall commence on
the first Monday of May next succeeding
their election. and continue for two years,
and the terms of all the other town officers
of Hartford, elected for one year, shall com-
mence on the first Monday of January next
succeeding their election; and all town offl-
ccrs, and the collector of said city, shall hold
their offices until their successors shall be
chosen and qualified.
Sec. 4. The sclectmen of the town of
Hartford, shall, from time, to time, appoint
one or more persons to act as rate-makers for
said- town; and the common council of the
city of Hartford shall announce a rate-maker
for said city, who shall respectively discharge
the duties appertaining, and shall be the prop-
er authority to sign the rate bills by them
made until others shall be appointed in their
stead. .
Sec. 5. All acts and parts of acts incon-
sistent herewith are hereby repealed.
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect from its
passage. '
Approved March $1878.
House Bill No. 6.
CHAPTER xcxv.
An Act relating to I’aupers.
Beit enacted by the Senate and [louse of Repre-
sentutivcs in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Every person who shall have
resided, subject to the provisions of this act,
four years continuously from and after any
(lay after the twentieth day of August, A. D.
1875, in any town in this state, .and shall
have maintained himself and family during
the whole of said period, without becoming
chargeable to such town, shall thereby gain
a settlement therein.
Sec. 2. If any person, having had a con-
tinuous residence in any town in this state
from and after the date aforesaid, for a part
only of said period of four years, and having
during such time maintained himself and
family, without becoming chargeable, has
died or shall die during such residence and
before the expiration of said four years, leav-
ing a widow or minor child or minor children
such widow, minor child or minor children,
by continuing her or their residence in such
town from the date of the death of such hus-
band or father for the remaining part of
said period of four years, without becoming
chargeable to such town, shall gain a settle-
ment thcrin. The settlement of every
female at the time of her -marriage to
a man not having a settlement in this
State, shall continue to herself and her minor
children until her husband ball have gained
her minor children shall have gained a settle-
ment under the provisions of this act.
Sec. 3. All persons needing relief, who
have no settlement in any town in this State,
shall be State paup’ers, and shall, when need-
ing relief, be provided for by the Comptroller
for the period of six months after they come
into the State, and all indigent persons dis-
charged from the State prison or county pris-
on, or from the State or county work house,
who were not inhabitants of any town in this
State at the time of their commitment to such
prison or workhouse, and who have no rela-
tions in this State liable and able to support
them, together with all children born of such
persons while serving out a sentence in such
prison or work house, be deemed State pau-
pers, andshall. if needing relief, be provided
for by the Comptroller for the period of six
months after such discharge.
Sec. 4. No child born of any State pauper
in the poor house of the State, or while its
mother shall be maintained by any contractor
for the State peor, nor any child born in any
hospital or other benevolent institution.while
its mother is residing therein as a beneficiary
thereof. shall be deemed, by a reason of such
birth alone, to be settled in the town where
such child is born.
Sec. 5. All persens who have not estate
sufiicicnt for their support, and have no rela-
tions of sufficient ability who are obliged by
law to support them, shall be provided for
and supported at the expense of the town
where they belong ; and every town shall
maintain and support all the poor inhabitants
belonging to it whether residing in it or in
any other town in the State._
Sec. 6. The parent of any minor child,
who shall neglect or refuse to provide for his
support, and aboudon him to be suppprtcd as
a pauper, shall thereupon be deemed to be a
pauper, and as such shall be .bjcct to all
the provisions of this act.
Sec. 7. The town in which any person is
legally settled who shall gain a legal settle-
ment in another State and afterwards return
to this State and become a pauper, shall be
chargeable with his support.
Sec. 8. When a person not an inhabitant
of the town in which be resides, shall become
poor and unable to support himself, the sc-
lectmen of such town shall furnish him with
necessary support as soon, as his condition
shall come to their knowledge and any sclect-
man neglecting such duty shall forfeit seven
dollars to him who shall sue for the same.
Sec. 9. The sclectmen of each town shall
be overseers of the poor. ahd shall, at the ex-
pense of the town, provide all articles neces-
sary for the subsistence of all paupers belong:
ing to it, and whenever any person has been
or shall be supported as apaupcr by any town
in this State such person siiall be liable to
pay for such support a reasonable sum ; and
on his failure to pay the same his executor
or administrator shall be so liable; provided,
they have sufficient assets in their hands bo-
longing to such paupcrs‘ estates, which sum
may be recovered in anaction of assumpsit,
and the statute of limitations shall not he
pleaded against any portion thereof.
Sec. 10. Puupcrs shall be liable to be re-
moved to such places as the ‘selccixuen may
designate, to be supported as the town or
sclectmen may direct, and shall be subject_to
the orders of the selectman {and no indmd-
nal shall have any claim against a town for
supplies or assistance furnished to a pauper
avainst the express directions of the sclegt.
ulna. 1103‘ before he has given notice of the
condition of such pauper to one of the select-
men where the pauper resides. All paupers
shall be supported, at some place or places
within the town to which they belong, and
it shall not be lawful for any town, or the
sclectmen thereof, to remove any paupers out
of the town to which “such paupers belong,
to be supported in any other town.
her, 1878, shall hold their respective offices.
a settlement in his own rig l. or until she and'
Sec. 11. Any town may establish one or
more poor-houses for the admission of poor
persons, and adopt by-laws for their manage-
ment, which may at any time be {repealed by
the superior court.
Sec. 12. When a pauper nct an inhabi-
tant of the town where he resides, or a state
pauper shall die, the sclectmen of said town
shall give said pauper a decent burial ; and
for the expenses thereof, the town where such
pauper belongs, or if a state pauper, the state
shall pay a sum not exceeding fifteen dollars
to the town burying such pauper.
Sec. 13. The sclectmen of every town in
which a pauper belonging to another town is
chargeable, shall give notice of his condition
to such other town, when it is within twenty
miles of their own town, within five days
after they mu know its name, and in 'all
other cases within fifteen days thereafter; and
a letter deposited in the post-office, postage
paid, stating name of pauper, and that he is
chargeable, signed by a selectman of the
town where he resides, directed to the Select-
sufficicnt evidence that notice was given at
the time that such letter would, in the usual
course of the mail, reach the sclectmen to
whom it was directed; and actual notice in
writing, sent in any other mode, shall be suf-
ficient; and when the sclectmen have knowl-
edge of the town where such pauper belongs,
such town shall not be liable for any expense
for the time during which there was a neg-
lect to give such notice; and such town shall
not be liable to pay at a greater rate than
three dollars a week for each person over four-
teen years of age, and two dollars a week for
each person between six and fourteen years
of age, and one dollar and fifty cents a week
for each person lessthan six years of age.
Sec. 14. Every town incurring any neces-
sary expense pursuant to the two praised
ing section, for a‘ pauper belonging to anoth-
cr town, may receive it from such towns.
Sec. 15. When any person supported at
the expense ofrany other town shall die leav-
ing personal estate not exceeding fifty dol-
lars in value, the selcCtmen of such town may
sell it, for the use of such town, unless some
person interested in such estate shall take
out letters of administration thereon, within
ninety days after such death.
Sec. ‘16 When any person who is an inhab-
itant of some other State or county shall
come to reside in any town in this State, and
shall become chargeable during the first year
of his residence in such town, the sclectmen
may at any time during such period apply to
any justice of peace therein. who shall issue
his warrant to either constable of said town
ordering him to transport such pauper to the
place in the adjoining state from whence he
came to this state, or to the place of the
former residence, at the discretion of the se-
lcctmcn applying for such order; and con-
stable shali execute such warrant, and the ex-
pense thereof, having been first audited and
approved by said seiectmon, shall be paid by
such town. .
Sec 17. When any person having a set-
tlement in any town in this 'state shall go to
reside in some other town, and before he
shall have gained a settlement in the town to
which he has gone, he or any of his family
shall become chargeable, the sclectmen, after
giving notice to the town which said pau-
per belongs to remove him and his family,
and on failure of such town to make such re-
movcl may apply to any justice of the peace,
who shall issue his warrant, directed to
either constable of said town where said pau-
per is commanding such constable to remove
such pauper to the town where he has his
settlement. Said constable shall execute
such warrant, and the lawful fees for the
service of the same shall be paid by the town
to which said pauper belongs.
Sec. 18. Every person who shall bring
intoraud leave. or cause to be brought and
left in any town in" this State, any indignent
person-who is not an inhabitant of such town
and who shall become chargeable within one
year after having been so brought and left in
such town, shall on demand of the Selectmen
thereof, remove such indigent person out of
such town to the town from whence he came;
and if such person so bringing and leaving or
causing to be brought and left such indigent
pason into any town in this State as afore-
said, shall on demand of the Selectmen of
such town neglect or refuse to remove such
indigent person out of suen town to the place
from whence he came, he shall forfeit and
pay to the town in which such indigent person
shall have been lefr, the sum of isseventy
dollars; and if such indigent person shall
have been so brought and left in such town,
with the intent ou',the part of the person so
bringing and leaving him, or causing him to
be so brought and left, to make him charge-
able or any expense to such town,such person
so bringing and leaving, or causing to be so
ubrought and left such indigent person, shall
forfeit and pay to the town- in which such
person shall have been brought and left the
sum of one hundred dollars, and all the ex-
ancc of such indigent person; said sum and
expenses may be recovered by said town in
the action of. debt, or in any action of the
case.
See. 19. Each town through its sclectmen
shall furnish necessary support to the State
paupers therein and shall be reimbursed by
the State therefor, at the rate provided in
section thirteen of this act. As soon as the
sclectmen ascertain the fact that the pauper
is a State pauper, some one of them shall
forward to the comptroller a statement con-
tainingfhc facts as they may be known by
the sclectmen, as to the name of the pauper;
as to the time he came into the State and
into the town ; as to where he so came from;
as to the expenses then necessarily incurred
in maintaining him; as to the time when said
expense began; which statement shall be
signed and sworn to by some one of said
sclectmen. At the end of six months after
such pauper came into the state, or was dis-
charged from the prison or workhonse, one of
the sclectmen of said town shall send to the
comptroller an account of the whole disburse-
ments made by said town on account of said
pauper, which account shallbc sworn to by
the selectman signing the same.
Sec. 20. The comptroller, if satisfied as
to the truth- of the substantial facts of the
statements, and the rcasonableuss of the ex-
penditures on account of such pauper, shall
reimburse said town the sum so expended.
But if said comptroller shall not be so satis-
fied, he may reject such claim and said town
may present the same for further investiga-
tion to such committee as the General As
scmbly may appoint for such purpose. It said
committee shall determine in favor of such
claim, it shall then be paid by said comp-
troller, together with the cost of travel and
attendance of necessary witnesses, .and a sum
potexcceding twenty-five dollars for counsel
ees.
Sec. 21. All State paupers after the period
of six months, as provided in section three of
this act, shall be sent back to the town where
they resided when they applied for relief, and
said last mentioned town shall thereafter be
chargeable for their support until they shall
have gained a settlement insome other town;
provided, said paupers shall have had a resi-
dence therein for a period of six months or
mm-e prior to the time when they applied for
relief; but if said pauper shall not have had
such residence in said, town for the period
aforesaid, and shall haveIEad such residence
in any other town in the State, said town in
which they have last had said residence'six
months or more shall be chargeablc'with their
support. Andif said pauper shall not have a
continuous residence in any town in this
State for a period of at least six months, then
the town in which they resided at the time
they applied for relief shall be chargeable
with their support until they shall have gain-
ed a settlement in some other town in accord-
ance with the provisions of this act.
Sec. 22. The comptroller may from time
to time contract with any person for not
more than five years. for the relief and sup-
port of such indigent persons at a rate not
exceeding the sum specified in the thirteenth
section of this act,and the contractor shall be
entitled to receive at the end of every six
months the amount then due on such con-
tract ; and the comptroller may remove any
State pauper from any town, and place him
with such contractor; adjust any demand aris-
ing under said contract, and draw orders on
the State treasurer for the payment thereof.
Sec. 23 When the comptroller shall make
such contract, he 'shall . take of such contrac-
tor sullicient bonds with security, for the
faithful performance of such contract, and
that such paupers shall be treated with
humanity, and shall have a suflicent supply
of food, and decent comfortable clothing,
and all necessary med 0 .l aid and attendance.
Sec. 21. When any person shall become
poor and unable to support himself or her-
self'and family, and shall have relatives in
the degree of husband, father or mother,
grandfather or grandmother, children or
grandchildren, who are able to prJi'l In such
support, it shall be provrdcd. by them; and if
they shall neglect to provrdc it, the sclectmen
of the town, or any of such relatives, may
bring a petition therefor to the superior
court of the county in which such poor person
resides, against any of such relatives of
ability; which court may Order the respon-
dent to contribute to such-support from the
time of serving such petition such sum as
may be reasonable and necessary, and may
issue execution quarterly for the same. which
when collected, shall be paid to said select-
men for the purpose; and when such peti-
tion is brought by the sclectmen, the court or
any judge thereof in vacation may require
1 the respondent to become bound with suf-
inen of the town where he belongs, shall be _
penses such town shall be at, the maintain. .
ficient surety to such town to abide such
judgment as may be rendered on such peti-
ion.
Sec. 25. Such respondent may at any time
thereafter, prefer his petition to said court
against such sclectmen to be relieved from
such contribution; and if said court shall find
that he is required to contribute to an amount
beyond his ability, it may again direct how
much, if any thing, he shall contribute there-
for, and the remainder of said support shall
be furnished by said town. ‘
Sec. 26. The estate of any. man dying with-
out issue, leavmg a widow, shall be liable for
the support of the widow, during widowhood,
if she shall become poor and there shall be no
person of sufficient ability. liable to support
her; and every person to whom any of such
estate shall be given, or dcccnd, shall, so far
as the estate extends, be liable to contribute
to support her during her widowhood, in pro
portion to the value of such estate, to be re-
covered of such person in the manner pre-
scribed in the twenty-fourth section of this
act. -
Sec. 27. All of chapter two, title fifteen, of
the general statutes, revision of 1875, includ-
ing parts one. two and three, excepting such
portions thereof as were repealed by the acts
passed at the May session of the General
Assembly, 1875 ; section ten of chapter four,
title eight, of said statutes; chapter twenty:
fivcpf said session laws of 1875, entitled “an
act in alteration of an act entitled an not pro-
viding for the support of paupcrs"; also chap-
ter ninety-three of the act of said ses-
sion of 1875 cntitcld “an act relating
t i paupcrs"; also chapter seventy-seven
of the session laws of 1876, entitled “an
act concerning the support of paupers"; also
sections four, six and seven of chapter one
hundred and forty-seven of the session laws
pf 1877, entitled “an act to.provide for the
insane poor"; and all of chapter one hundred
and fifty-four of said session laws of'1877, eu-
titled “an act reducing the price to be paid
by the State for the support of indigent and
insane persons,” excepting sections seven
and ten of said lastmentioncd act, are hereby
repealed; but such repeal shall not revive or
put in force any of the prior statutes which
have been before repcaled. And this act
shall-not effect any suit or proceeding now
pending, and shall not offset any existing
contracts for the support of paupers, -or any
right of action now existiig under and by
virtue of the statutes hereby repealed.
Approved March 29, 1878. '
Senate Bill No.61.
CHAPTER xm'.
An Act relating to Salaries of Military Offi-
cers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives in General Assembly convened :
That the salary of the surgeon'gcneral shall
be five hundred dollars annually, the same to
commence April 1st, 1878.
Approved March 27, 1878.
House Bill No. 316.
. CHAPTER xcvr.
An Act Providing for Additional Protection
to Bridges, Trestles and Pilings.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Whenever the railroad commis-
sioners shall deem it necessary for the safety
of persons traveling upon any railroad in this
state, that guard rails or other appliances to
secure safety should be placed upon any
bridge belonging to such railroad, said com-
missioners may order the corporation own-
ing or operating such railroad to place such
additional guards upon said bridge as they
may deem necessary and proper to accom-
plish the object aforesaid.
Sec. 2. Any railroad company which shall
neglect or refuse to comply with the orders
of the railroad commissioners given in pur-
suance of section one of this act, shall forfeit
and pay to the treasurer of this state twenty-
five dollars per day for each day of such neg-
lect or refusal.
Approved March 27, 1878.
House Bill No. 323.
cuxrrnn xcvu.
An Act relating to Salaries and Fees.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
rescntatives in General Assembly convened.
Section 1. So much of “an act relating to
salaries and fees,” being chapter one hundred
and fifty-seven of the public acts of 1877, ap-
proved March 23, 1877, .as affects the com-
pensation of the judges of the court of com-
mon pleas in the counties of Hartford and
Fairficld is hereby repealed.
Approved March 27, 1878.
' ‘ ’ House Bill No. ans.
CHAPTER. xuvul. ,
An Act relating to county Work Houses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives in General Assemly convened :
Section 1. The jails of the several coun-
ties shall be work houses, and are all hereby
established as such, and it shall be the duty
of the county commissioners to provide work
for all persons who, after conviction upon
any criminal charge, are confined therein.
Sec. 2. No bills for the board of prisoners
shalllbe paid by the state treasurer to the of-
ficers of any county which falls to comply
with the provisions of the first section of this
act. .
Sec. 3. All acts inconsistent herewith are
hereby repealed, add this act shall take ef-
fect from and after J une‘lst, 1878.
Approved March 27, 1878.
Death in the Disiiélotli.
A lady correspondent of the Rural World
having been startled by typhod fever in
her neighborhood some time ago, gives the
following good advice about dishcloths:
If they are black and stiff and smell like
a barnyard—it is enough—throw them in
the fire and henceforth and ;forcvcr wash
your dishes with cloths that are white,
cloths that you can through, and see if
you ever have that, disease again. There
are sometimes other causes, I have smelled
a whole house full of typhoid fever in one
“d1shrag.” I had some neighbors once—
clever, good sort of folks; one fall four of
them were sick at one time with typhoid
fever. The doctor ordered the vinegar
barrels whitewashed, and threw about forty
cents’ worth of carbolic acid in the swill-
pail department. I went into the kitchen
and made gruel—I needed a dishcloth and
looked around and found several, and such
“rags!” I burned them all, and called the
daughter of the house to get me a dishcloth.
She looked around on the table. “Why,"
said she, “there was about a dozen here this
morning,” and she looked in the wood-box
and on the mantlepiece and felt in the cup-
board. “ Well,” I said, “I saw some old
rotten rags lying around and I burned them,
for there is death in such dishcloths as those,
and you must never use such again." I took
at nursing that family for weeks, and I be-
lieve those dirty dishcloths were the cause
of all that hard work.
Therefore, I say to every hnusekeeper,
keep your dishcloths clean. You] may
only brush and comb your head on Sundays,
you need not wear acollar unless you go
from home—but you must wash your dish-
cloths. You may only sweep the' floor,
when thc'sun gets right; the windows don‘t
necd'wasliing, you can look out of the door;
that spider’s wcb on-the front porch don’t
hurt anything—dint as‘ you love life wash
your dishcloths. Let the fox-tail grass
grow in the gardens (the seed is a foot deep
anyway,) let the holes in the heels of your
husband’s foot rags go undarned, let the sage
go ungatlieredylet the children’s shoes go
two Sundays without blacking, let the hens
set four weeks on one wooden egg—butdo
wash your dishcloths. Eat withont'a table-
cloth, wash your faces ‘and let them dry, do
without a curtain for your windows and
cake for your tea—but for heaven's sake
keep your dishcloths clean.
A Chicago merchant gives a reporter this
account of the way the bankrupt law acts i.—
“ A familiar illustration of the utter folly
and injustice of the workings of the law can
be given in the case of a hardware firm that
recently failed on North Clark street in this'
city. The assets were about $3,300, and
the liabilities about $4,000. The man was
declared bankrupt. \Vc were the creditors
for $1,000. An assigncc was appointed by
the court. and before. the estate was settled
up we had to pay $600 in sheriff's fees and
$200 to the register in the bankruptcy, or to
people in the register's ofilce. Our dividend
was 10 per cent. Another case was that of a
man who owed us $166. We paid $100 for
fees, and fully think received the gratifying
dividend of 89. 50. These are only instances
of common occurrance."
There is one river for the improvement of
which congress has not made any appropria-
tion, and it needs it bad. That is Fall River,
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DENTISTS.
. , Are now prepar-
//—.. ed to receive
. . 3 their patrons at
either Norwalk
Bridge or South
Norwalk. The
partner
has taken rooms
0 v e r Selleek'l.
Bookstore Nor-
walk, while the
_ junior retains
the aid office, Lauder’s Block. South N orwalk.
Teeth extracted Without pain. and all dental ope-
rations performed at either ofilce. ,
C. H. KENDALL, M.D..
G. S. KENDALL, D. D. S.
P. S. Dr. C. H. Kendall will devote Mondays to
Bidgclleld. .
C. W. Burritt
Has Removed
To N o. 4 Phoenix Block, Wall St.,
he is prepared to do
PLUMBING,
in allits branches. Also special attention given
to (Pin ltoolhig. Tin and Shectlron Work and Job-
bing. Gus Fixtures of all kinds kept on hand .
Norwalk. April, 1876.
GEORGE WARD' SELLEGK,
has constantly in stock at his new store,
No. 9 Main Street,
a choice and fine assortment of
Groceries,
Prom’sions,
Flo tar,
Fruit, , &c.,
To which he would invite the attention oflll who
wish to purchase first-class goods at
Reasonable Prices.‘
DR TED BEEF. NLIC’ED, A SPECIALIY.
BESTof IIAMgfIITHER IVHOLE OR
D.
Drop in and see him at his new store
To. 9 MAIN STREET.
Poulterer’s Friend !
CHICKENORPOWDER,
Is a certain preventative of
Gupes in Chickens and Turkeys,
And is highly recommended by those who have
used it. For sale by
I REAL ESTATE.
\n/Vvvv mvwvvvvvwvvuv VV\
To Rent.
The First Floor or a Dwelling House. with
kitchen, basement, ctc‘. Apply to
B. L. ELLS.
For Sale.
A cosy comfortable Cottage on one of thcpleaso
antcst styccts in town, within five minutes
walk of the Bridge or Churches. will be sold at
cost price. A portion of the purchase money can
remain on bond and mortgage. Price 86.000. En-
quire at this Office.
DESIRABLE PROPERTY
FOR SALE 2
THE very desirably located homestead, former-
ly known as the McClure place, pleasant!
situated _on the corner of Main Street and No
Avenue. is offered for sale. _ It is near the busi-
ness center of the town, and still somewhat retir-
ed and shaded by grand old clins. It is on high
ground, and inn good deighborhood. Apply to
ALLEN G. BET‘IS, Gazette Office.
For Sale
0r Excliaii ge' for Nor-walk Prop-
erty.
NE FARM on Long Island, 25 acres. alsoTWO
HOUSES in Brook] n. For particulars en-
quire 01‘ J. S. RANDALL, 1’. O. Box 68.
16 . N orwalk, Conn
For Saucer to Rent.
OFFER my residence on Union Avenue for
sale, or to let Furnished to a desirable tenant.
Possession about 1st of May. Terms easy.
' CliAltLES T. LEONARD.
Norwalk, April 8Ih. 187$. 15
Valuable, Real Estate
For Sale 1
THE property of MARGARETBELDENJMC of
Norwalk, deceased :—
The Lot on West Avenue adjoining C. T. Weeks,
say ignores.
The “Skiddy Land,” east of Borough Reservoir,
say 4 acres.
The "Mallory Land,” west of Borough Reservoir,
say 6 acres. 0 .
The “Spring 11111 Land,” north of‘ Henry Kel—
logg’s, say 3 acres.
The lint adjoining homestead of Henry Kellogg,
say acre.
A Wood Lot near William F. Crofut’s, Darien
Turnpike.
Said Real Estate remaining unsold on the 1st
d_uy of May next. will be rented for the season.
loif‘ Apply to F. STJOHN LOCKWOOD.
For Sale.
A GREAT BARGAIN.
FOR SALE CHEAP FOR CASH. Over Five
_ Acres ot‘ one of the most desirabe properties
in Norwulk, centrally located on line of Norwalk
Horse Railway 00. Price $10,000, Cost 820,000.
Apply to JAM ES W. HYATT, Norwuik, or
HENRY B. LOCKWOOD, No. 2 New Street, New
York City. 14
To Let.
THE_residence of the late Capt. Abijah Bette,
with or without home lot. it is situated on
the Kent road. Wilton, and in a desirable local-
lty. Possession given April lst. Termsmoderate
Enquire upon the premises of Mrs. C. M. Gregory
or of DB. J. G. GREGORY, Norwalk,Conn. 2t
Stores to Rent. ,
HE old and well-known business stand for-
merly occupied as a. Drug and Book store by
the late John W. Taylor, Westport, Conn. Loca-
tion eligible, good cellar, with two rooms on sec-
ond floor connecting with store, which contains
' first class fixturesand large,handsome show Will-
dows, protected by permanent awning. Suitable
for any respectable business. llent only 8200 per
annum. Twolrontrooms on second floor ofssme
building suitable for offices, to renifor 840 per an-
num. .Also the small store adjoining. formerly
occupied b the Town offices, with good fixtures
andlarge s ow Window. Beat $190 at annum.
Stone posts and flag ed sidewalksin rout of both
stores. Inquire of essrs. Taylor & Richards.
oppomtc, or of ill rs. John W. Taylor, at residence
on hill near the store. ' 10
To Rent.
The second floor of a house on the east side of
West Avenue, near the 2d M. 1!. Church, to a small
family. Borough water. Apply at the GAZETTE
OFFICE.
FARMS FOR SALE.
Enquire of
CHAS. COMSTOCK,
New Canaan, Conn.
ii‘
u “IL—A nice Second Floor, consisting offlve
i ooms; good well; other water in the house;
Apgly to GEO. H. RICE,
HO ‘.
privilege of garden.
8'. 00’s., Shoe Store.
Spring Hill, or A. H
To Rent.
THE Jarvis place, the whole house or by
apartments, as desired. App y o
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 Manufacturing Purposes. ' ‘
F. ST. JOHN LOCKWOOD, Executor
6 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 & Batcs.snitable for
manufacturing purposes. Also Barn on 1#:in St.
50tf E. B. ICE.
Desirable Property For Sale.
HE Homestead formerly o nod and now 0:-
cupied by John Roberts. or particulars en-
quire of CHAS. E. 8TB ‘E'I‘.
Fairfleld 00. National Bank.
Fami for Sale.
DWELLING HOUSE situatedén the Borough
of Norwalk, with or withou twenty-eight
acres of land; said land is suitably divided into
pasture, wood, plow and meadow land. For fur-
ther inform ation apply at this Ofilcemr oftlie sub-
scriber. HARVEY FITCH.
i\ orwalk, January 14th, 1878. 3
To Let.
Two Nicely Furnished Houses.
ONE a Cottage, neatly furnished. with Hot and
Cold_Water, Bath, do. The other rich] lur-
nished, Will be rented to parties without chi dren
only. Both centrally located,and will be rented
to desirable 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 sellto, a good tenant forlittle
(in; 3% money down. Enquire at GAZETTE OF-
O
Desii able Property for sale.
A Verydesirable place on East Avenue. .
Also, a few choice BuildingLots situated on
Osborn Avenue, i‘orsalc cheap.
Also, a. nicely located House and Lot on Mer-
Win Street near West Avenue, for sale at a bar-
gain. Enquire oi ‘
‘ S. E. OSBORN. East Avenue,
tlll or to D. W.FITCH,Wcst Avenue.
For Sale. _
' __ A_ House and Lot, in at health location on
n F‘airStrcet, above Catharine. ' he Houseis
nearly new, well built. conveniently arrang-
ed. and will make a comfortable and leasant
home ioral‘amily of average size. The ot runs
back to the river. There is a welloi‘excellent
water on the place, and Borough water in the
Street. Price low, and part of the money can re-
main on mortgage. A line chance to secures
home. Apply at GAZETTE OFFICE. 3ft
FOR SALE.
Yl‘WO verydesirable BuildingLotson WeslMain
Street. Apply at the GAZETTE OFFICE .
TONSOR-lAL!
NE of the most promincnt features of a well
conducted Barber Shop, is Cleanliness. then
Competence in he Artist, and strict attention to
business. Yo will find all these conil-in'ed on a
visit to the -
Mlllllll Harnessing Rflillli.
If your head is full of Dandruff; if your hair is
falling 011'.
E .. A P E I.- L
"as got it Sure Cure
Ladies and Children Hair Cut and
Shanipooed
in the 'Most Approved St 10. Only 15 Cents for a
First-Class Shampoo. all and give us atrial.
#Wtill St., Up Stairs, 2d Door from Post Office.
- CLOSED ON SUNDAYS. 9ti‘
John A. Honqteckcr,
B A KE AWE,
FOOT OF MILL HILL.
Brend,Rolls.Ples, Cakes,0rullers, acnbakcd
fresh everyday. Everything made out of good
materialsmnd bycarefu land competentworkinen
Try our Baillie.
H. NI. Gt c. 3. PROWI'I'T.
a
rental-amen 29
Centaur.
Lilli-ments.
More than 1,060,000 bottles of the now ceiebiat.
ed Centaur Llnlments were sold last year.
We assert without fear 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 cunt!" Llnlnents will
mend a broken leg or perform impossibilities,
but we do say and mean that these Liniments
will come nearer workingmirseles than anything
ever before discovered. We have thousands of
certificates showing how remarkable cures of ob-
stinate cases of Rheumatism, N euruigia, Sciatica,
Uakcd Breasts,Poisonous Bitesficalds and Burns
dweller! Legs and Stiff J oints, &c., have been ef-
fected by it. The certificates all read 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
Liniments are quick, they are reliable, they are
safe and they are cheap Among the ingredients
used are Witch Hazel. Catholic, Naptha, Bock
Oil, Mcntha and Arnica. There is no flesh, bone
or muscle ailment which they will not relieve and
benefit. The White Centaur Linnaeus is
for the human frame, while the Yellow Lint-
lnont is adapted to the tough muscles and fibres
of horses and animals. For sun Joints. Lame-
noss, Spavin, Ring-bone. Sweeney, Gulls, I’oll-
evll. etc., the Yellow Centaur Lint-sent is
worth its weight in gold to every farmer, livery-
man, tcamstcr and owner of animals. A single
bottle has put a disabled horscin the harness.and
a few bottles have rendered a useless spsvined
horse worth two hundred dollars. There is no
mistake about these Liniments. They are simply
wonderful. and they are naturally finding their
way into the utteimost parts of the earth. No
family should be without them, They are handy
as well as certain.
LB. ROSE a; 00.,46 Dev 81., New Your.
Children,
Maybe made healthyand strong by the use of
Dr. Plteller’s Castor-Ia, apertect substitute
for Castor 011. It contains no morphine and is
superior to any syrup or remedy in use. The
Castorln is particularly recommended for
children. It destroys worms, assimilates the food
and allows natural sleep. Very efficacious in
Group and for children Teething. For Colds,
Feverishness, Disorders of the Bowels and atom-
ach Complaints, nothing is so effective. It is as
pleasant to take as honey, costs but 35 cents
and can be had of any dmgglst. I
This is one of many testimonials :—
“Connwann, Lnnsxox 00., m., March 17, ’74
“Dear Sin—l have used your Customs in my
practice for. some time. I take great pleasure in
recommending it to line profession as a safe. relin-
blc and agreeable medicine. It is particularly
adapted to children where the repugnant taste of
Castor Oil renders it so difficult to administer.
ENDEBS, M. D."
Mothers who try Cssroun will find that they
can sleep nights and that their babies will be
healthy. .1. B. Rose a 00., New York. 3ml1
O
Free. Reading Room.
THIS isacomiertsble room fitted up for the
benefit of the public generally, situated on
east side or South-Main Street. over Hood’s J ew-
elry Store, Clark and Lane’s Block, nearly 0 po-
site Railroad Depot, South Norwalk, Ct. t is
open from 9 a. m., to 9:45 p. in. The room is well
lighted,warm and comfortable. I: is supplied
With four dailies. two weeklies, and several
monthly papers and journals. beside a number
of instructive and interesting books.
COFFEE ROOM. .
U
There is a Coffee Room on the same floor and a
lady in attendance from 93. m., to 9:45 p. m., to
serve HOME MADE articles mentioned below,
at the following prices :
1 Cup of Coffee, with crackers, 5 certs
1 Cup of Tea, with crackers, . "
Cocoa, - - -
Brown. Bread and Butter,
Sandw'ich.
Cake,
Doughnuts,
Piece ot‘l-‘ie,
Crullers,
Ham, - - - - -
Pork and Bonus, With bread and butter,
Stewed Oysters, - - -
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5‘
Cl
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‘5
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15 u
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EVERYTHING
DOWN TO HARD PAN.
. GBOGBRIES,
VEGETABLES,
FRESH PISII,
FRUITS, 850.,
’ AT] run
Very Lowest Market Rates.
A full assortment constantly on handffreshly re-
plenished every day, with .
Ghoiosst Fruits, Best Vegetables,
and Sea Food.
Goods delivered‘in any part of town. Leave your
orders freely with ‘
Dcmmo-n if: Newcomb,
53 Main Street, Norwalk.
William-Hindley.
SUCCESSOR T0
THEODORE n. sm'rn,
DEALER IN
Hardware, Cutlery,
AND
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMEH'I'S.
WALL PAPER, wrunov‘v SHADES. PAINTS,
OILS, GLASS, sasn, BLlN us a. noons.
Main St, Norwalk, Conn.
SIGN PAINTING, PAPER HANGING, ire,
Notice.
LI. persons applied to by tramps for meals
will please not furnish, but direct them to the
TBAMP HOUSE, situated at Nor-walk. adjoining
the lock-up.where they Will be supplied with both
soup and work. The public are cautioned against
believing any of the stories that the trumps may
put forth in regard to theirnot beingproperlyfed,
as the authorities _having the matter in charge
propose to feed this class of people according to
me cxmnclfii’iifiizitarsghnLi-zcx l
‘ v .
CHARLES w. SMITH. I 59°‘L‘m‘3m
Norw , Fcb.25th,1878.
A T '
Quinlard’s Furniture Rooms
will befound a. complete assortment at
man, can,
nclndjngeverythingususllyfound in ll first-class
establishment, at Prices to suit the Tunes . Also.
a large assortmcn tof
canonos, Heroin: FRAMES,
LOOKING GLASSES, Jze.
Glass Plates ( Isto any size. Repairinizdnnein the
best manner. at short notice. Also. old Hair Mat-
trsssesmadeover as good as new.
E. OIIIITARD’S 80".
Furniture -Fu"rmiture
Parlor, library, Dining and Sitting
Room Sets,
Walnut or Cottage Chamber Sets,
or anything in the Furniture Linc, ol‘the Ln
Stylc,Bcst Finish and Make and for thetest
Least Money. go to
WM. LOCKWOOD’S,
No. 36 Main Street, NORWALK, CONN.
Also. '
General Furnishing Undertaker.
Orders attended to promptly day or night. Reel
deuce with Mr. C. T. Cornwall, France at.
Norwalk Chronicler