WHOLE NUMBER 1587.
Charity.
A little beggar maid,
With streaming eyes
Upturned, appealed for aid,
And through her sighs .
With falterilkg words she said,
“Please, sir, a penny ?
My mother wants some bread,
And hasn’t any.”
To suffer and to live,
I thought a churl
Would not refuse to give :
And to the girl
Was paid a Christian debt
With pennies handy.
Aside, she said, “I’ll get—
Two sticks of candy.”
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PUBLIC ACTS
01‘ the State of Connecticut, Passed at.
the January Session of the General
Assembly, 1 878.
[Published by Authority]
House Bill No. 180. ,
CHAPTER cxxxvu.
An Act to Amend an Act relating to Arrests.
Be it enacted by the Senate and H case of Repre-
sentatives in General Assembly convened:
That section two, part five, chapter four,
title three of the revised stautes of 1875,.be
amended by striking out all of said section
next after the word “accused" in the sixth
line thereof, and substituting therefor the
words, “or with resorting to such house for
any of said purposes; or having a warrant to
arrest any person charged with keeping open
on Sunday any room, place,. inclosure, _or
building or structure of any kind or descrip-
tion, in which it is reputed that intoxmating
' liquors are exposed for sale, or wtth selling
intoxicating liquors in any place on Sunday,
may for the purpose of gaining admission to
such house, room, place, inclosure, building
or structure, or for the purpose of arresting
any person charged With such ofiense, make
violent entry into such house, room, place,
inclosure, building or structure, or any part
thereof, after demanding admittance and giv-
ing notice that he is an ofiicer With a warrant,
and may arrest any such person so charged,
and take him before authority; so that said
not as amended, shall be as follows:
Section 1. Every ofiicer having a warrant
to arrest a person charged with keeping a
house of ill-fame, ahouse reputed to be an
assignation house or a house where lewd, _dis-
solute, or drunken persons, or_wherc drink.
ing, carousing, dancing or fightingis permit-
ted to the disturbance of. the neighbors, or
with violating any law against gaming, in the
house or rooms occupied by the accused, pr
with resorting to such house for any of said
purposes, or having a warrant to arrest any
person charged with keeping open on Sunday
any room, place, inclosure, or {my building or
structure of any kind or description,in which
it is reputed that intoxicating liquors are ex.
osed for sale, or with selling intoxicating
iquors in any place on Sunday, may for the
purpose of gaining admisSion to such house,
room, place, inclosure building or structure,
or for the purpose of arresting any person
charged with such offense, make violent eu-
try- into such house, room, place, inclosure,
building or strtieture, or any part thereof,
after demanding admittance, and givmg no-
tice that he is an officer with a warrant, and
may arrest any such person _so charged and
take him before proper authority.
Sec. 2. Mayors of cities, wardens of bor-
on hs, and selectmen of towns may between
twelve o'clock on Saturday ngiht and twelve
o'clock on Sunday night, next. follpwipg,
close any place therein where intox1cating
liquors or cider are ordinarily sold or reput-
ed to be sold to be drunk on the prenusesmnd
may order any such place to be kept closed
between the hours named, and. every sheriff,
deputy sheriff, constable, bailiff and police
ofilcer within their respective precmcts shall
enforce such orders and aroest any person
disobeying them, who shall be. fined not more
than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned not
more than thirty days, or both.
Approved March 27, 1878.
_—
Senate Bill No 56.
' CHAPTER cxxxvui.
An Act authorizing the Appomtmcut of a
Military Board of Examiners.
Belt enacted by the Senate and House ochpre-
' sentatives in General Assembly convened;
The commander in chief may at any time
appoint a military Board of examiners of not
less than three nor more than. five officers,
whose duty it shall be to examine the capaci-
ty, qualifications, propriety of conduct and
efficiency of any commissmned officer who
may be reported to him as a fit subject for
examination, and upon the report of such
board, if adverse to such officer, and approv-
e y the commander in chief, the commis-
siou such of officer shall be revoked; provided
lwwecer, that if practicable two members at
least of such board shall be of military rank
at least equal to that of the officer to be ex-
amined. _
Approved March 27, 1878.
Senate Bill No. 55.
CHAPTER CxxXix.
An Act to regulate the calling 'out of the
Military Force of the State.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. No person exceptthc command-
er in chief shall call out the militia or nation-
al guard of this state for any duty whatever;
provided, however, that the. commander in
chief may make such regulations for calling
out the national guard, for drill, parades and
inspections, as seem to him proper in compli-
ance with the law, and the national guard
may be called out by the proper officers for
these purposes, and no other. _ _
Sec. 2 In case of riot or other clVil-coin-
motions at any place in this state, the sheriff,
mayor or other officer whose duty it is to en-
force the civil authority at such place, shall,
if he considers the force at his disposal is not
sufficient to preserve the peace, communi-
cate with the commander in chief, informing
him of such insufficiency of force, when the
commander in chief may at his discretion
order out such portion of the national guard
as he thinks proper,. and direct the proper
commanding officer of such force to place
himself in communication with the person
making the application to assist such person
in preserving the peace, and to use such por-
tion of his force as may be necessary to pre-
serve and enforce the peace. But before
using this force against any body _of men,
such preliminary warning shall begiven and
precautions taken as are now obligatory un-
der existing laws. . '
Sec. 3. In case it is found impossible to
immediately communicate with the. com-
mander in chief, the civil officer making re-
quiiiition for military .assrstance, may, _if_he
deem the danger imminent and not admitting
of delay, serve a copy of such requisition,
together with a statement of his inability to
communicate with the commander in chief,
upon the commanding officer of such portion
of the national guard as may be in his dis-
trict, who is hereby authorized to exerCise,
with respect to calling out the troops. under
his command, the powers conferred in this
act upon the commander in chief ; but if the
action so taken is disapproved by the com-
mander in chief, the troops so called tnto ser-
vice shall be immediately discharged from
further duty under that call.
Sec. 4. If any person or persons resisting
the laws of the state, or unlawfully or riot-
ously assembled, shall be injured or killed by
any of the military force called out under
the provisions of this act, such force shall be
discharged from all civil or criminal liability
therefor. _ _
Sec. 5. As acts or parts of acts‘inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed.
Approved March 27, 1818.
Senate Bill: 13:35.
CHAI’TE . .
An Act to establish a State Board of Health,
and Bureau of Vital Statistics, and to as-
sign certain duties to Local Boards of
Health. .
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Romeo
sentativcs in General Assembly convened :.
Section 1. That the governor, by and With
the advice and consent of the senate, shall
appoint six persons, three of whom shall al-
ways be physicians, and one lawyer, who
together with a secretary to be elected by
them, shall constitute the state board of
health. Of the six persons first appomted,
two shall serve for two years, two for four
years from the first day of July next follow-
ing their confirmation, and the governor
shall hereafter biennially appomt by and With
the advice and consent of the senate, two
members of said state board of health, to
hold their ofiices for six years from the first
day of July next following their confirma-
tion. If a vacancy occur in said board dur-
ing a recess of the legislature itshall be filled
by the governor until the next regular ses-
sion of the same.
Sec. 2. That the state board of health
shall meet at least once in every three months,
and as much oftuer as they:may deem _pi-0per.
Four members shall always constitute a
quorum for business. No memberpf the
board shall receive any compensation except.
the secretary, but the actual and other ex-
penses of the members while engaged in the
duties of the board shall be allowed and paid
out of the appropriation made for its sup-
port. They shall sclect annually one mem-
ber of the board as president, and appoint
a suitable person, who shall be a physicmu,
to be their permanent secretary and execs:
tive officer, who shall hold his ofiicc so long
as he shall faithfully discharge his duties
thereof, but who may be removed for cause
at any meeting of the board, a majority of
the members voting therefor. If a member
of the board be elected as secretary the va-
cancy thus caused shall be filled by the gover-
nor, as provided in section first.
See. 3. That the secretary shall kecpa
record of the acts and proceedings of the
board, perform and superintcnd the work
prescribed in this act, and such duties as the
board may order under their general direc-
tion, and shall receive an annual salary of
one thousand dollars which shall be paid
him in the same manner as the salaries of
other state officers are paid, and such neces-
sary expenses as the comptroller of the
treasury shall audit, on the presentation of
the itemized account, with,vouches annexed
and the certificate of the board be allowed
him. _ ‘ '
Sec. 4. That the said state board of health
shall take cognizance of the interests of'health
and life among the people of this state; they
shall make sanitary investigations and in-
quire respecting the causes of diseases, and
especially of epidemics, the sources of mor—
tality, and the effects of localities, employ.
merits, conditions, ingesta, habits, and other
circumstances upon the public health; and
they shall collect such information in respect
to these matters as may be useful in the dis-
charge of their duties, and contribute to the
promotion of health and the security of life
in this state; they shall cause to be made by
their secretary or by a committee of the
board, inspections at such times as they may
deem best, and 'whenever directed by the
governor or the legislature, of all public hps-
pitals, )risoiis, asylums, or other public in-
stitutions, in regard to location, drainage,
water supply, disposal of excreta, heat and
ventilation,.and ether circumstances in any
way affecting the health of their inmates,
and shall also suggest such remedies as they
may consider suitable for the removal of all
conditions detrimental to health in the said
institution, in writing to the officers thereof.
Sec. .5. t the said board shall cause all
proper can y information in its possession
to be promptly forwarded to the local health
authorities of any city, village, town or
county in this state, which may request the
same, adding thereto such useful sugges-
tions as the experience of said board may
supply. And it is also hereby made the duty
of said local health autlioiities to supply the
like information and suggestions to said state
board of health, together with a copy of all
their reports and other publications. And
said board of health is authorized to require
reports and information (at such times and
'of such facts, and generally of such nature
and extent, relating to the safety of life and
promotion of health, as its by-laws or rules
may provide) from all public dispensaries,
hospitals, asylums, infirmarics, prisons, and
officers thereof; and from all other public in-
stitutions, their officers and managers, and
from the proprietors, managers, lessees, and
occupants of all places of public resort in the
state; but such report and information shall
only be required concerning matters or par-
ticulars in respect of which it may in its
opinion need information for the proper dis-
charge of its duties. Said board shall, when
requested by public authorities, or when they
deem it best, advise officers of the state,
county, or local government in regard to san-
itary drainage, and location, drainage venti-
lation, and sanitary provisions of any public
institution, building. or public place.
Sec. 0. That it shall be the duty of the
state board to he give all informrtion that
may be reasonably requested, concerning any
threatened danger to the public' health, to
the local health officers, and all other sani.
tary authorities in the state; who shall give
like information to said board; and said
board and said ofiicers, and said sanitary
. officers shall, so far as legal and practicable,
Cooperate together to prevent the spread of
disease, and for the protection of life and the
promotion of health, within the sphere of
their respective duties.
Sec. 7. That said board may, from time to
time, engage_suitable persons to render sani-
tary service and to make or supervise practi-
cal and scientific investigations and exami-
nations requiriug expert skill, and to prepare
plans and reports thereto. And it is hereby
made the duty of all boards and agents,
having the control, charge, custody of any
public structure, work. ground or erection,
or any plan, description, outlines drawings,
or charts thereof or relating thereto, make,
kept or controlled under any public authori-
ty, to permit and faciliate the examination
and inspection, and the making of copies of
the same by any officer or person by said
board authorized; and the members of said
board, and such other officer or person as
may at any time be by said board authorized,
may, without fee or hindrance, enter, exam-
ine, and survey all such grounds, erections,
vehicles, structures, apartments, buildings,’
and places.
Sec. 8. That it shall be the duty of the
state board of health to have the general sup-
ervision of the state system of registration
of births, marriages, and deaths. Said board
shall prepare the necessary methods and
forms for obtaining and preserving such re-
cords, and to insure the faithful registration
of the same in the several counties, and in
the central bureau of vital statistics at the
capital,of the state. The sald board of health
shall recommend such forms and amendments
as shall be deemed to be necessary for the
thorough organization and efficiency of the
registration of vital statistics throughout the
state. The Secretary of said board of health
shall be the superintendent of registration of
vital statistics. As supervised by the said
board, the clerical duties and safe keeping of
the: bureau of vital statistics thus created
shall be provided for by the comptroller of
the state, who shall also provide and furnish
such apartments and stationery as said board
shall require in the discharge of its duties.
Sec. 9. That the said board, on or before
the first day of December in each year, shall
make a report in writing to the governor,
upon the vital statistics and the sanitary con.
dition anp prospects {of the state. whihc re-
port shall also set forth the action of said
board, and its officers and agents and the
names thereof for the past year, and shall
contain a full statement of their facts, in.
vestigalions. anc discoveries, with such sug-
gestions for further legislative action or other
precautions as they may deem proper for the
better protection of life and health. This
report shall also contain a detailed statement
theof the moneys expended b said board,
manner of their expenditure an the year for
which it is made; but the total amount paid
for the expenses of this board. including the
salary and expenses of the secretary, shall
not exceed three thousand dollars, which.
amount is hereby annualy appropriated for
this purpose, to be paid by the treasurer, on
the comptroller’s warrant, in such sums as
the certificate of the board, with proper vouch-
ers annexed, may certify from time to time.
See. 10. That this act shall take effect from
the date of its passsage; and that all acts or
parts of acts inconsistent herewith be, and
the same are hereby, repealed.
Approved March 27, 1878.
House Bill No. 319.
_ CHAPTER-0111.1. ’
An Act relating to Salaries of State Officers
‘ and Fees of the Secretary.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives in General Assembly convened;
Section 1. After the first ‘day of January,
A. D., 1879, the several officers herein nam-
ed, shall annually receivc the following salar-
ies: secretary, fifteen hundred dollars; treas—
uror, fifteen hundred dollars ; comptroller-
fifteen hundred dollars; school fund commis-
sioner, two thousand dollars; executive sec-
retary, twelve hundred dollars; state libra-
rian, eighteen hundred dollars; adjutant-gen-
eral, twelve hundred dollars ; quartermaster,
general, twelve hundred dollars ; paymaster-
general, six hundred dollars; executive me:-
senger, two dollars per day.
See. 2. All fees paid into the office of sec-
retary shall be paid by him into the treasury
of the stale.
Approved March 27, 1878.
House Bill No. 210.
CHAPTER :ch11.
An Act in relation to Fishing in the Hooka-
uum River, in the town of East Hartford.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of miles.
sentativcs in General Assembly convened.
No person shall fish between the first day
of December and the first day of the follow-
April, in the Hockanum river, in the town of
East Hartford, above the lower mill dam in
said town; and no person shall at any time
fish in said river, as aforesaid, with net or
seine, under a penalty of ten dollars for every
such offence.
Approved March 27, 1878.
Senate Bill No. 57.
CHAPTER CxLllI.
An Act repealing section fifteen, article two,
title sixteen, chapter four of the General
Staturcs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives in General Assembly convened.
That section fifteen, article two, chapter
four, title sixteen of the general statutes, page
two hundred and twenty-one, which prov1d-
on that “Every person who shall set or draw
in the Sebethe River or in West River in
Middletown or Cromwell, any seine having
meshes less than four inches in width, shall
forfeit the value of the some and fish craft
used for said purpose, to him who shall sue
therefor, and be fined not less than seven
dollars,” be, and the same is hereby, rc-
pcaled. .
.
Approved March 27, 1878.
House Bill No. 78.
CHARTER CXLIV.
An Act concerning the settlement of Estates.
Be it enacted in the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives in General Assembly convened:
2. Section 1. The court of probate shall dio
rect the executor or administrator on every
estate of a deceased person which shall be
represented to be insolvent, and the trustee
of_ an estate of an insolvent debtor, to cite,
by advertising in a newspaper published in
the district wherein the estate isin settlement
or if there be none, in a newspaper publish-
ed nearest to such district, all persons in in-
terest to appear,'if they see cause, before said
court at the time and place appointed by said
court, and designated in the notice, to be
heard relative to the appointment of commis-
sioners to receive and decide upon the claims
of the creditors of such estate : and after hear-
ing had, shall appoint two or more disinter-
ested persons to be such commissioners who
shall be sworn to faithfully discharge their
duties.
Sec. 2. Commissioners on estates of insol-
vent debtors shall cause notice of the times
and places of their meetings to be given by
advertising for one week in one daily news-
paper, or four times in one weekly newspa-
per published in or nearest to the place where
such estate is in course of settlement, and hav-
a cilculation in that district.
See. 3. Commissioners on the estates of
deceased persons {shall cause notice of the
times and places of their meetings to be giv-
en by advertising one day in one daily news-
paper, or one week in one weekly newspaper
in or nearest to the place where such estate
is in course of settlement and having a cir-
culation in such district, unless further notice
shall be ordered by the court; and the com-
missioners on the estates of both insolvent
debtors and deceased persons shall cause a
copy of such notice to be sent to e known
creditor of such estate within ten days after
their appointment.
Sec. 4. Whenever in the course of the
settlement of the estate of a deceased person
the executor or administrator on such estate
shall, after the expiration of the time limited
by the probate court for presenting claims
against such estate, represent such estate to
be insolvent, the court of probate for the dis-
trict in which such estate is in settlement
shall appoint commissioners to receive and
decide upon the claims of the creditors of
such estate, in the manner provided in the
first section of this get; but no further time
shall be limited by said court for presenting
claims against said estate, unless said court
in its discretion shall find such further limi-
tation to be necessary. The executor or ad-
ministrator on such estate shall deliver to
said commissioners, immediately upon their
appointment, all claims against such estate
which shall have been presented to him, and
shall cause notice of the names of such com-
missioners, aud of the time and place of their
meeting to be given to every person who has
presented a claim against such estate in such ‘
manner as the court of probate shall direct.
Sec. 5. Section seven of part three, chap-
ter eleven, title eighteen of the genaral stat-
utes, revision of 1875, and the amendment to
said section seven, contained in section two
of chapter ninety-seven of the public acts of
1875, on page sixty-four of said acts. in the
words following: “Provided that the notice
of the times and places of the meetings of the
commissioners on insolvent estates of deceas-
ed persons shall be deemed a legal notice, if
published such number of times as the court
of probate in its discretion shall order,” and
chapter one hundred and eleven of the pub.
lic acts of 1877, (page two hundred and nine)
all relating to the appointment of commis-
sioners on insolvent estates. andthe notice to
be given by such commissioners, are herby
repealed.
Approved March 27, 1878.
' Senate Bill No. s8.
CHAVTER CXLV-
An Act amending Chapter lxii. Section two,
Public Acts of 1877.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives in General Assembly convened:
That chapter sixty-two, section two, pub-
he acts of 1877, be amended as follows: by
inserting after the word “the” in the third
line of said section the words “ first day of
the," so that said section shall read: “ The
sheriffs elected on the Tuesday after the first
Monday of November, 1887, and triennially
thereafter, shall hold their respective offices
for three years from and after the first day
of the next succeeding J une.”
Approved March 27, 1878.
House Bill No. 28.
CHAPTER Cvar.
An Act to Confirm the Election of Jurors,
and the Election and Doings of Assessors
and Boards of Relief.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of‘ Repreo
scutativcs in General Assembly convened.
Section 1. In all cases where the town
clerk of any town has not given 'due and
legal notice to the justices of the peace, se-
lectmeu, constables, and grand jurors on the
first Monday of January, A. D. 1877, for the
choice of judicious electors to serve as jurors
in the superior court, court of common pleas,
or district court, as the case may be, the de-
fect in the call of said meeting shall not
vitiatc the election of the persons chosen by
such meeting to act as jurors as aforesaid:
provided, the law has been complied with in
other respects}, and in all cases where jurors
shall have been chosen and their names re-
turned to the town clerk without any desig-
nation as to which were chosen to serve in
jurors in trials before justices of the peace,
and the town clerk for that reason has been
unable to write the words “justice juror"
upon said names, the same may be placed
in the box and drawn, regardless of any want
of designation, for juror service, as though
the same had been designated in manner re-
quired by section four, chapter ten, title
nineteen of the revised statutes of 1875.
See. 2. No person declared elected as a
member of the board of relief in any town in
this state, who had been appointed and acted
as moderator and box-tender of such meeting
where such meeting was held, and assisted in
the counting of the votes cast, if such elec-
tion was otherwise legal, shall for such cause
he held to be disqualified, but his election as
a member of such board of relief is hereby
ratified and confirmed, and all acts done by
him as such ofiieer and by the board of relief
of which he was so declared elected as a
member, if otherwise legal, are hereby rati-
fied, confirmed, and made valid.
Sec. 3. In all cases where the assessment
list of any town in the state has been made
up, subscribed and sworn to by only one of
the assessors, and is in all other respects reg-
ular,assessment list shall not for such cause he
adjudged defective, but the same is hereby
declared valid, and is ratified, confirmed, and
made binding upon the town where made,
and upon the people liable for thepaymcnt
of taxes thereon; and all taxes which have
been or which shall hereafter be laid and
imposed according to such assessment lists
may notwithstanding, be levied and collect-
ed. In all cases where any board of relief
has made .changes in or additions to the as-
sessment of any person with or without giv-
ing notice to party whose list was changed;
and in all cases in which a rate bill hereto.
fore made out has not been signed by the
constituted authority, and in all cases in
which a legal warrant for the collection of
any taxes has not been made out and deliver-
ed to the collector of taxes, the rate bill for
such taxes shall not for such be adjudged in-
valid; but all such acts of boards of relief
and all taxes laid on lists so changed or added
0, and all such rate bills arch. ercby validai
ted; and all warrants made or that shall
hereafter he made to collect such taxes, if
in other respects lawful, are hereby validated
and confirmed.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect from
the day of its assage.
Approved It arch 29,.1878.
House Resolution No.24. . .
Proposed Amendments to the Constitution
Relating Biennial Sessions. .
Resolved by the House of Representatiues.
That the following be proposed as an
amendment to the constitution of this state,
when approved and adopted in the manner
provided by the constitution, shall become a
part thereof, viz: _
' Members of the ' ueral assembly shall be
elected on the Tue ay after the first Monday
of November, 1880, and biennially thereafter,
and they shall hold their ofilces for two years
from and after the Wednesday following the
first Monday of the January next succeeding
their election.
Their compensation shall not exceed three
hundred dollars for the term of which they
are elected, and one mileage each way for
the regular session or the rate of twenty-five
cents per mile; they shall receive one mile-
age at the same rate for attending any extra
session called by the govcmor,
The regular sessions of the general assem-
bly shall commence on the Wednesday fol-
lowing the fiirst Monda of January next
succeeding the election 0 its members.
The representatives clectcdjrom the sever-
al towns on the Tuesday after the first
Monday of November, 1878, shall hold their
ofilces for two (oears from and after the
Wednesday following the first Monday of
January, 1879.
The senators , elected on the Tuesday after
the first Monday of November, 1877, shall
hold their offices until the Wednesday fol-
lowing the first Monday, 1881.
If the general assembly of 1879 holds an
adjourned session during the year 1880, its
members shall receive, for all services per-
formed during said year, asum not exceeding
five dollars per day for not exceeding twenty
days. '
If this amendment is adopted. there shall
be no election held on the Tuesday after the
first Monday of November, 1879. -
Resolved, That the foregoing proposed
amendment to the constitution be continued
to the next session of the general assembly,
and be published with the laws passed at the
present session.
Passed in the House of Representatives,
February 27. 1879.
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution
Concerning Tenure of Office of Judges.
Resolved by the House of Representatives.
That the following be proposed as an
amendment to the constitution of this state,
when (approved and adopted in the manner
provuled by the constitution, shall become a
part thereof, viz:
The Judge of tli c supreme court of errors
and of the superior court, hereafter appoint-
ed, shall hold their offices during good he-
haVior; but may be removed by impeach-
ment, and the governor shall also remove
them on the address of two-thirds of each
hiuse of thd general assembly.
No judge of the supreme court of errors,
or of the superior court, shall becapablc of
holding office after he shall arrive at the age
of seventy-five years.
Resolved, That the foregoing proposed
amendment to the constitution be continued
to: the next session of the general,assembly,
and be published with the laws passed at
the present session.
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution
Concerning Vacancies in Judicial Offices.
Resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the following be propocsd as an
amendment to the constitution of this state,
which, when approved and adopted in the
manner provided by the constitution, shall
become apart thereof, viz: , -
All vacancies arising in the’ofiice of judges
of the courts of common pleas, district coutrs
city courts, and police: curt}, shall be filled,
bv the general assembly for the remainder
of the unexpired terms only.
The provisions of this amendment shall
apply to any vacancies that may be filled by
the general assembly of 1879.
Resolved, That the foregoing proposed
amendment be continued to the next session
of the general assembly. and be published
with the laws of this session.
Passed in the House of Representatives,
March 15, 1878.
Abstract ortho Comptroller’s Report.
STATE or Commoner”.
Orrion or Sacnaranv, April20, 1878
The following extracts from the paper of
the Comptroller of Public Accounts, exhibit-
ed th the General Assembly at their late ses-
sion, comprise such parts of said reportas
are by law required to be published in the
several newspapers in the state by the secre-
tary. DWiou'r Mounts, Secretary.
COMPTROLLEB'S nuroar.
General Account of Expenditures.
For payments from the Treasury from the
30th of November, 1876, to the Ist of De-
cember, 1877, for the current expense of
Government, as per preceding accounts
under the following heads, viz;
o.
t. Debenturc and contin-
gent cxpenses of the
General Assembly, 3 91,129 77
El. Account of Salaries 52,743 22
3. Contingent Expenses,
including grants 59,927 02
4. Judicial Expenses 274,348 81
5. Expenses of Supporting
State Pampers 6,156 30
6. Expenses of_StateBoard
of Education _7,6983l
_ 7. State Normal School 12.60000
v 8. Appmpriatioii for Sup—
port of Schools 234.529 50
9. Directors of Connecti-
cut Statc Prison 500 00
10. Account of Public Insti-
tutions 124.939 62
11. Expenses of Soldiers’
. Children 20,616 35
12. Advances to Quarter-
master-General 40,100 00
13. Advances to I’aymas-
ter-General 29.000 00
14. Advances to Adjutant-
Ceneral 4,338 51
15. Expenses of Fish Com-
missioners 2,104 91
16. Expense of State Board
of' Charities 637 52
17. Expenses of State Ex-
periment station 3,850 00
18. Expenses of Railroad
Commissioners 14.231 40
19. Expenses of Insurance _
Commissioners 16,634 63
20. Expenses of‘ Bank Com-
missioners 3,838 20
21. Expenses of State Board
Agriculture 2,500 00
22. Expenses of Public
Printing 23,822 71
23. Commissioners f o 1-
Building new State
House 350 000 00
24. Commissioners for Re- '
pairing State Prison 25,875 39
24. Special insurance Qum-
mission 6,438 80 .
26. Expenses of' General ,
8.255 $81,385,846 43
Assembly
Tointerest on revenue oi
the School Fund re-
maining in the Trans-
ury from November
30,1876, to December
1. 1877., 3,648 37
State Bonus redeemed 1,068,900 00
Accrued interest on State
Bonds _ 18,025 23
Interest paid on State
ands 293,342 00
Civil List, order No.
183, drawn but not
presented before De-
cember, l, 1876
To balance of“ account car-
ried forward to De-
cember 1, 1877
ID 50$4,383,93510
732,41438
83,502,195 36
GENERAL ACCOUNT OF kscuir'rs.
By aymentx into the Treasury, mm the 30M. 0/
leavember, 1870, to the lat of eccmber, 1877.
By Balance of Account,No-
vembcr 80, 1876 3 77,415 60
By Transfer from Normal
School Account 5,150 00
By Transfer from Deaf and
Dumb _ 4,373 98
By Transfer from Indigent
Idiots _ 13,236 72
By Transfer from Indigent
Blind _ . 17,138 90
By Bank Commisswncrs’
Salaries 5,045 00
By BailroadCommlsslouers’
Salaries 11,443 25
By Receipts iromiusnrance
Commissioner 14,211 76
By Miscellaneous Receipts 4,979 75
By Interest on Deposits _ 15,372 24
By State and Commutation
Taxes from Towns 602,465 69 .
By Taxes from Telegraph
Companies 4,513 88
By Taxes for Express _
Companies 8,191 66
By Taxes from Mutual In-
surance Companies 413,657 63
By Taxes from Agents of
Foreign Insurance
Companies . 18,859 91
B y Taxes from Railroad .
Companies, 607,121 71
By Taxes from Savings
Banks, 469,700 32
By Taxes from Non-Besi-
dcnt Stockholders 121,979 00
By State Bonds issued 1,031.000 00
By premium on State Bonds 33,532 40
By Accrued Interest on
Bonds 8,867 15
——8’i,483,256 61
FROM FOBFEITED noxns.
By Cash of William Ham-
ersley,Slate Attorney
Hartford County
By Cash of W. F. Willcox,
State Attorney Mid-
dlesex County
By Cash ot‘B. H. Bill, State .
Attorney Tollauii
County
By Cash 01‘ Thomas M.Wol-
ler, State Attorney
N cw London County
By Cash of E. K. Foster.
State Attorney New
Haven County
By Cash or J. H. O ms‘cad,
State Attorney Fair-
ficltl500unty
By Cash of John J. Pen-
rose, State Attorney
Windham County_
By Cash 01' James Hunting-
ton, State Attorney
Litchlleld County
0 2,017 31
957 54
593 '19
4,718 32
2,651 or
2,615 34
1.056 21
961 7-2.
By Cash of wofifggazgr SKIRTS.
Clerk of New London
Court of Common)
815,632 21
,
Pleas 137 74
By Cash of A. D. Osborne,
Clerk of New Haven
Superior Court
By Cash of E. L. Cundall,
Clerk of Windham
Superior Court
By Cash of Webster Park,
Clerk of' New London
SuperlorCourt
By Cash 01' C. W. Johnson,
Clerk of Hartford Su-
perior Court .
By Cash of C. G. R.Viual.
- Clerk 01' Middlesex
Superior Court _
By Cash 01' E. 0. Dimock,
Clerk of Tolland Su-
perior Court
By Cash 01' C. E. Fellowcs.
Clerk of Hartford
Court of“ Common
C l1:931?va I. B
B as 'o . . rewcr,
y Clerk of New London
Court of Common
Pleas
By Cash 01' W. F. Hurlbut,
Clerk of Litchtleld
District Court
14 27
419.06
413 65
884 87
us 58
838 97
565 00
25177
13610
33.307 01
83,502,195 86
By Balance of Accomit,
December 1. 1877 8732.414 38
SPOILBD Hun Bauxite—When Mr. B.l;'
lony went home yesterday and saw‘ a hand-
some bouquct reposing on one of the parlor
chairs, be mentally observed that it_ was a
shame to let such beautiful flowers he ‘ there
to wither; so he took them up tenderly,
procured abasin of water and placed them
carefully therein—and the same instant his
wife gave a piercing shriek and hunted dead
away. But it was too late. Mrs. Billoiiey's
new spring flower bonnet was utterl ruined.
mm n «aid.
For tha aims.
On Coming Footsteps.
in a. it".
“Somebody’s walking over your grave,
Robert," laughed my wife as I- gave one of
those uncomfortable little shudders that none
of us like to feel passing through our frames.
Now my wife is a good woman, a verygood
woman, still her remarks are not always
of a soothing kind, and I was nervous that
morning. So it is scarcely wonderful that
as I walked down the quiet street of Zoar my
imagination clung, with morbid persistency,
to her words, and treated me to all sorts o
painful pictures. ' . -
I saw neglected graves troddeu by careless
feet, or worse, trampled by there who could
not even after death, forgive. I saw crowd-
ed burying-grounds through which new
streets had been run, and disturbed sleepers
moving uneasily in their narrow beds and
praying to be buried at little deeper, only a
little deeper,” a little farther away from the
noise and confusion of. the busy footsteps
above their heads. or Crying, “Is there no
room elsewhere for your business or your
pleasure that you must disturb the dead ?’,’ I
thought of the peaceful dead in old cathe-
drals and in English parish churches, roused
from their slumbers (which had been but the
deeper through long centuries for the gentle
sound of the worshippcr’s foot above them,)
by the tread, of pillaging soldiers up the
echoing aisles. * '
Wearied with these visions of unrest I
turned, at last, for comfort to my favorite
haunt, the burying-ground of Zoar, and sit-
ting down beneath the old pines whereI hope
some day to be laid, betook myself to think-
ing of those coming footsteps which have
such strange power to chill the blood of him
who hears their faintest farthest echo.
Will they press heavily upon my grave, I
wonder? I trust not. I can hear them now,
the patter of children’s feet on their way to
yonder‘cbestnut tree. It is shorter as well as
easier through the burying-ground and here
they come, a merry troop of laughing boys
and girls. The stone wall is high and with
no breaks in its mason work. How W111 they
climb it? Here is the parsou’s grave. Happy
thought! One foot on the mound not yet
leveled by time, then aspring with the aid of
afreudly hand to the low—headstone, and
NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1878.
NORWALK GAZETTE,
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Montages and deaths inserted gratuitously.
Obituary or Funeral Notices 15 etc. per line.
All unusual cuts and devices 25 per cent. extra.
ALEX, S. GIBSON,
Organist of the First Congregational Church .
. Teacher of
Piano-Forte, Organ and Musical
Composition.
Box 879 P. 0., NORWALK. CONN.
J. Belden Hurlbutt,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
Room No. 4, [up stair-,1
from thence to the top of the wall is but a
short and easy step. A about of laughing
exultation hails the successful pioneer. The:
troop follow her example and are of! to the
chestnut tree, through the field beyond, with
laughter and merry song. Only little Agnes
lingers behind the rest andsays (how like her
voice is to her mother’s) with a sweet hesita-
tibu that she does not like to step on the old
parson‘s grave. I hear herzbrother’s reassur-
ing voice telling her that I loved the child-
rcn so much I surely would be glad to help
them to their pleasure even in that way. I
feel the footstep, half-doubting, half-convinc-
ed, that prc'sses lightly the grasses above my
head, as she springs to the fence and is gone;
but I catch the sound of that sweet voice
telling how she will bring flowers tomorrow
to lay upon my grave, “because, you know,
he loved us."
Thank God! that is true, so true, that the
dust stirred and shaken in its narrow resting.
place, does not resent these, the first foot-falls
above it. The years pass slowly on over my
dreamless sleep. The mound has shrunken
a little, now. Again I feel, the thrill that
tells of a coming footstcp. Some one has
leaped over the waii‘and laude inadvertent-
lv upon my grave. An exclamation of com-
punction, he falls upon his knees and I hear
ness; I feel the warm tears that trickle
through the long grass, and know that mine
only son, my erring boy has come home to
his father at last.
The slow years pass on. The burying-
ground has been enlarged and takes in the
whole of that meadow where once the child-
ren gathered chestnuts. My grave is in the
middle of “God’s Acre” now. No longer
distinguishable as a grave, however, for the
.mound has been leveled even with the sur-
rounding tui'f, by time.
Bark! the bell is telling, and a funeral ap-
proaches. Nearer and nearer come the feet
of the pall-bearcrs and I know that they are
carrying little Agnes' mother to her grave.
Nearer and nearer still, till they put down
their burden to rest for a moment on my
grave. 0 Agnes! O my first, my only love!
If our ashes might but mingle in the earth?
But they take up the dead once more and
I am left alone, alone with only the dull
tramp of the funeral procession above my
heart as they move on; old friends and neigh-
bors, acquaintances and strangers, I recog-
uize the step of each, but they have no power
to thrillme now. All my pain isiended, and
at last I find rest, perfect rest. * 1' *
I rose from my seat beneath the pines and
turned my face homewards. As I walked
my thoughts dwelt upon footsteps more pain-
ful than those of which I have been writing;
footsteps, not upon material graves,,but upon
those which lie within our hearts. The grave
of young ambition that died so long;ago that
you had almost forgotten that it ever lived.
The graves of hopes buried in the early
morning, with the dew upon them. The
graves of buried affection. not so far dead
even yet but that the careless footslep thrills
the dust with pain. Ah! the outside earth
is no more a burying-ground than the human
heart.
It is only that in the latter we set up no
stones to call attention to our dead, but level
the earth above them and call in our friends
to dance and make merry with us. And if
if they tread sometimcs‘as they can scarcely
help doing, on a grave, how are they to know
of the shudder that runs through us 7
fl '
A Work of Art in six Minutes.
We were at the Cafe Chautant the other
night. It is a building somewhat larger than
the Corcoran gallery of' art in: Washington.
It is a great place for music,sougs and dance.
There was one very amusing feature. During
one of the ontr’actes they brought on an artist
who was billed to paint a marine view. in six
minutes, all finished for hanging (the picture,
not the artist.)
The canvas was brought on.
Out came the artist, a quiet, nervous-look-
ing young man, about thirty years of ago.
His colors were all upon the pallette, and
his brushes were in his hand.
“Attention," cried out the director.
The artist seized a huge brush.
At a signal the orchestral band struck up a
clashing, maddeningly nervous waltz.
As the first note was struck the artist dash-
ed a mass of yelow upon the lupper part of
the canvas. Then a bit of blue, then white,
a dash of purple shadow, and then, with a
quick twirl of a clean brush dark-blue sea is
dashed in against the horizon.
Two minutes gone.
The waltz. goes on faster and faster. The
brush keeps time. A huge rock is sketched
in with burnt sienna and black. . A light-
house with a vermillion range light is drop-
ped upon the top of the rock.
Clash, clash, one, two, three, a boat under
full suit is thrown into‘ the dim distance,
Clash, crash, one, two, three, and another
boat is dashed in. Light upon the waters is
, thrown in with a free, steady hand. A huge
brush then carefully blends the edge of the
masses, and with a profund how the artist
turns to a cheering audience, gratified that he
is through on time.
And the wonder is that the icturc is start-
ling good in its broad effect. t is strong and
clear. The colors are good, and not muddily
mixed. It was as good a novelty as I ever
saw at any show, and it beats all how it
amnses the French people—Pan's correspond
mac Chicago Times.
A Soomrv Iran—It is reported, with
more or lemthority, that Miss Minnie Steg
vens, dough of the late Paran Stevens,and
lately a guest of the Princess of Weales at
Sandringham, - has, accepted a roposat of
marriage from Bass,;the millionaire English
brewer. When the fact was communicated
to the Princess, she is said to have con ratu-
the prayer of repentance, the cry for forgiv_ ’
Capital and Asian,
GAZETTE BUILDING.
ii. 3.0.0MS'1'00K, M. D.
Homoeopathic Physician.
Office and Residence, Cor. MAIN STREET and
UNION AVENUE. Office hours 7 to 9 a. m.. 12
to 1, and 5 to 7. Slate at Glover’s Grocery Store
All orders will be promptly attended. 11m20
CHARLES W.
Surgeon Dentist,
uonwanx, CONN.
Office corner of Main and Wall Streets. Nitrous-
Oxide Gas administered .
0.13.0100LIDGE,
DENTIST.
Successor to
Dr. Asa. Hill,
F Gas administered for extracting teeth with-
out pain.
DENTISTRY
A 1' HARD TIMES PRICES,
For Oa-h - No Credit 3
All work excutcd in the Best Manner, at my office
Corner of Main and Washington Streets,
SOUTH N ORWALK. CONN.
T. E. SWIFT, l). D. S.
The Norwialll Fire Insurance 00.,
Has now completed its
18th Successful Business Year,
And has not outstanding I Dollar 01' unpaid losses
or of claims for losses.
I0 Still“ “IPA" IISIIIIES Al 10"!!! BATES.
Wu. 0. Susan. Pres., Sum. LYNES, Tread.
Ciao. B. CowLns,Scc’y.
MANY,
REAL ESTATE.
\nnlxl‘w W
To Rent.
The First Floor of a Dwelling House. with
' \
kitchen, basement, etc} Apply to
B. 1.. 21.1.8.
For Sale.
A cosy comfortable Cottage on line of the less-
cutest streets in town, within five in autos
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 $6.000. Eu-
quirc at this Ofilcc.
DESIRABLE rnorrnTY
FOR SALE 1
THE very desirably located homestead, former-
ly known as the McClure place, pleasant!
situated ya the corner of Main Street and Nort
Avenue, is offered for sale. It is near the busi-
.ucss center of the town, and still somewhat retir-
ed and shaded by grand old elms. It is on high
ground, and in a 0d neighborhood. Apply 0
ALL N G.BETTS,Gazette Office.
For Sale
0r Exchange for Norwalk Prop-
. erty.
0N8: FARM on Long'Islflnll. 25 acres. also TWO
_ HOUSES in Brooklyln. For articulars en-
qulige of J. 8. BA. DALL, , 0. Bo 68
x .
N orwalk, Conn
For Sale or to Rent. '
' OFFER my residence on Union Avenue for
sale, or to let Furnished to a desirable tenant.
Possession about lot of May. Terms easy.
. CHARLES T. LEONARD.
N orwalk, April 8th. 1878. 15
To Rent.
OR the season. or by the year, The Rocker
Bonn attend, Furnished, situated in Darien.
‘ '" house: not and Cold Water; Run es,
and Dumb-waiters; Carriage Houses; Stab ing
for niucflorscs; Coachman’s unrters; Grounds
nicely laid out. J. 11. HA LENBECK,
Agent for the Estate.
41:19 39 Park Row, N. 1'.
To Let.
THE residence ofthelate Capt. Abijah Betta,
with or without home lot. It is situated on
the Kent road. Wilton, and in a desirable local-
ity. Possession given April 1st. Termsmodcrate
Enquire upon the premises of Mrs. C. M. Gregory
or of DB. J. G. GREGORY, Norwalk,Conn. 2t
To Rent.
The second floor ofa house on the east side of
West Avenue, near the 2d 111. E. Church, to asmall
family. Borough water. Apply at the GAZETTE
Orricn.
'FARMS FOR SALE.
Enquire of
CHAS. COMSTCCK, .
New Canaan, Conn.
11
Centaur
Liniments.
More than 1,000,000 bottles of the now celebrat-
ed Centaur Llnimcnts 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 Centaur Llnllllcnu will
mend a broken leg or perform impossibilltiel,
but we do say and mean that these Liniments
will come nearer working miraclep than anything
ever before discovered. We have thousands of
certificates showing how remarkable cures of ob-
stinate cases of Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sciatica.
Called Breasts,1’oi sanous Bites,8caids and Burns
Swelled Legs and Stili‘Joints, .t'cc., have been e1-
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
Linimeuts are quick, they are reliable, they are
safe and they are cheap Among the ingredients
used are Witch Hazel, Catholic, Naptln, Bock
Oil, Mcutba and Anton. There is no humane
or muscle ailment which they will not reliev all
benefit. The White Centaur Lint-lent is
for the human frame, while the Yellow lini-
lnent is adapted to the tough muscles and fibres
of horses aiid animals. For Stifi‘ Joints, Laine-
uess, Spaviu, Ring-bone. Sweeney, Calls, Poll-
evil, etc., the Yellow Centaur Llnlmcnl it
worth its weight in gold to every farmer, livery-
man, teamstcr and owner of animals. A single
bottle has put a disabled horse in the hamessmud
a few bottles have rendered a useless spavlncd
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 uttcrmost parts of‘ the earth. No
family should be without them, They are handy
as well as certain.
J.u. ROSE a 00., 46 Dex 51.: New You.
Children,
May be made healthyaml strong by the use of
Dr. Pitcher-ls Castor-la, a perfect substitute
for Castor 011. It contains no morphine and is
superior to any syrup or remedy in use. The
Castor-In is particularly recommended for
children. It destroys worms, assimilates thsfood
and allows natural sleep. Very efficacious in
Cronp and for children Teething. For Colds,
Feverishness, Disorders of the Bowel: and Stom-
ach Complaints, nothing is so effective. It is as
pleasant to take as honey, costs but 35’utr.
and can be had of' any druggist.
This is one of many testimonials :—
"Conivwara, LEBANON 00., PA” March 1'], ’74
“Dear Sin—i hays used your Casxonu in my
practice to}; some time. I take great pleasure in '
To Rent. '
THE Jarvis place, the whole house or by
apartments, as desired. Applly to
10 .- J. W.McLEA ,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 L0 ‘KWOOD, 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 5; Butcs,snitable for
manufacturingpurposes. Also Ba on Hlfgl St.
Ott' . E. B. PB E.
Desirable Property For Sale.
THE Homestead formerly owned and now 0:-
. copied by John Roberts. For garliculars cu-
qulre of CHAS. H. STR ET.
Fairfield Co. National Bank.
Farm for Sale.
A DWELLING HOUSE situated in the Borough
of Norwalk, With or without twenty-eight
acres of land; said land is suitably divided into
pasture, wood, plow and meadow land. For fur-
the}- inlormatiou apply at this Office, or of the sub-
scriber. A VEY FITCH.
Norwalk, J auuary 14th, 1878. 3
S & W. MITCHELL,
0
At the ever popular
U N I o N M a R i; n '1
has always the best of
Boot, Veal, Mutton, and Pork,
attairlivingpriccs. Union (formerly Model) Mar-
ket, on the Bridge. 18
EARLES S. LOCKWOOD,
Fashionable Draw and Tailor ‘
AND
GENTS’ FURNISHING EMPORIUM.
Main Street,Noi-vvalk. Conn.
ED‘VARD P o WEED,
D R 'U' G- G- I S '1'
Wall Street,opposite Normal]: Opera Home,
A large and well selected stoCk of
DRUGS AND MEDICINES,
Pcrfnmer ,Patent Medicines, all kinds Mineral
Waters. Oiletand Medicated Soaps. Flavoring
and Handkerchief Extracss, Hair Briisbcs,Combl,
Sponges,ChamoisSkins, Stationery, Cigars, kc”
and is eonstanfl addlugto his stock all the new
audpopular me ielncs of the day.
ET NA INSURANCE Co. oflIARTFORD.
Incorporated 1812. Charter Perpetual.
$0,710,393.11
insuresagainst loss and damage by Fire.on terms
adopted to the hazard andconsisteut with the laws
01 compensation. W‘LES EBRILI.._ '
Sole Agentsfor Norwalk and Vicmity.
GEORGE ll. RAYMOND,
Furnishing Undertaker,
No. 53 MAIN STREET, (Up Stairs.)
B.S.BLASCER.
At his store in
uAI-I-ORY’. BLOCK,
Groceries. Crockery, Glass,
'Iln and Wooden Ware, Etc.
By devotinghis constant personal attention to the
business he hop'osto merit public patronage
Dr. C. 11. Kendall & Son,
DEWSTS.
Are now prepar-
ed to receive
their patrons at
either N orwalk
Bridge or South
N orwalk. The
' partner
has taken rooms
0 v e r Sclleck's
Bookstore Nor-
,walk, while the
junior retains
the old office, Lender’s Block. South N orwalk.
Teeth extracted Without pain. and all dental ope-
rations performed at either ofilee.
- , C. H. KENDALL, M. D.,
G. 8. KENDALL, D. D. S.
1'. 3. Dr. C. 11. Kendall W111 devote Mondays to
Ridgcfleld.
John A. Homwckcr,
FOOT 0F MILL HILL.
Bread, Rolls. Pies, Cakes,0rnllers, tenbakcd
fresh everyday. Everything made out of good
materialsmnd bycarefu and competentworknicn
Try our Baking.
Poultcrcr’s Friend !
CHICKENORPOWDER,
Is a certain preventative of
Gapcs in Chickens and Turkeys,
And is highly recommended by those who have
uscdit. For-sale by
U “Hal“:_¥_.9-__3.-ER°W'"-.
C. W. Burritt
Has Removed
To No. 4 Phoenix Block, wall 813.,
Foot of Mill Hill,wherc with increased facilities
he is prepared to do .
PLUMBING-o
in allits branches. Also special attention given
to Tin Roofing/I‘m and SheetIroii Work and Job-
listed Miss Stevens cordially-JV. Y. an. - -
hing. Gas Fixtnrcgof all kinds kept on hand.
Norwalk,April,1 70.|
B A..KE E,"
To Let.
Two Nicely Furnished Houses.
ONE a Cottage, neatly furnished. with Hot and
ColdWater, Bath, Ac. The other richly fur-
nished, Will be rented to parties without children
only. Both centrally located, and will be rented
to csirable parties at a low rent. Enquire at the
GAZETTE OFFICE.
For Sale Cheap,
0r Exchange for other property,
One of' the nentest. and easiest little Cottages in
the Borough. Will sell to a good tenant for little
FICE.
. .
DeSIrab e Property for sale.
A Verydesirable place on East Avenue.
Also. a few choice BuildingLotssituatcd on
Osborn Avenue, forsale cheap.
Also,auicely located House and Lot on Mer-
win Street near West Avenue, for sale at a bar-
gain. Enquire of
‘ . OSBORN. EastAvcnue,
S. E
tf'll or to D. W.FITCH, West Avenue.
For Sale.
. A House and Lot. in I healthy location on
fill Fair Street, above Catharine. The House is
1 ' nearly uew.wcllbuilt.conveuloutlyarrauz-
ed. and will make a comfortable and leasanf
home fora family of rivers 9 size. The ot runs
back to the river. There s swell of‘ excellent
water on the place, and Borough water in the
Street. Price low, and part of the money can re-
main on mortga c. A fine chance to securea
home. Apply at AZETTE OFFICE. 3"
FOR sALE.
TWO verydesirableBaildingLotson WestMaiu
Street. Apply at the GA ETTE OFFICE .
TONSORIAL !'
ONE of the most prominent features of a well
conducted Bar er Shop, is Cleanliness, then
Competence in the Artist, and strict attention to
business. You will find all those combined on a
’ visit to the
Model Hair Dressing Balms. ‘
a ing 01!,
E. APEIJII
. Has got it Sure Cure
Ladies and Children Hair Cut and
.Shampooed
in the Most Approved St 1c. Only 15 Cents for a
First-Class S ampoo. all and give an atrial.
“Wall St., Up Stairs, 211 Door from Post Office.
CLOSED 0N SUNDAYS. 911‘
BEORIE vulno citizen,
has constantly iu'atock at his new store,
No. 9 Main stree‘t.
I choice and Inn assortment of
Groceries,
Provisions,
Fruit, &‘c.,
To which he would invite the attention of." who
wish to purchase first-class goods at
Reasonable Prices.
DRIED BEEF. GLICED, A SPECIALI Y.
BESTof HAMgfllg’gER WHOLE OR
has constantly on hand, a general assortmeulo |‘If your head is. full If ' Dandruff ; if your hair is
Drop in and see him at his new store
Biliuk'anll Juh
Printing
CHEAPER THAN EVER,
AT- THE
GAZETTE OFFICE.
or no money down. Enquire at GAZETTE OF- ‘
1 _, it to the profession as a are, rolls.
bio and agreeable medicine. It is particularly
adapted .‘9 children where the repugnant taste of
Castor Oil renders it so difficult to administer.
E. A. ENDEBS, 51. D.”
Mothers who try Casronu will and that they
can sleep nights and that their babies will be
healthy. J. B. ROBE lb 00., New York. than
Free Reading Room.
1118 is acomiortablc room fitted up for the
benefit of the ublio generally, situated on
east side of South sin Street. over Bood’s Jew-
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. m. The room is well
lighted, warm and comfortable. It is supplied
w in four dailies, two weeklies. and several
monthly papers and journals. beside a number
of instructive and interesting books.
.UOFFEE R001].
There is a Coffee Room on the same floor and a
lady in attendance from 9a. m., to 9:45 p. m.. to
serge HOME MADE articles mentioned below,
at the followmg prices :
1 Cup ofCoere, with crackers - 5 cent.
1 Cup of Tea, with crackers, ' - - 5 "
Cocoa, - - - - 5 “
Brown Bread and Butter, - - 5 “
Sandwich. - - - - 5 “
Cake. - - - - - 5 “
Doughnuts, - - - - 5 ‘,
Piece of Pie, - - - - 5 “
Crullcrs, - - - . 5 “
0 ll
am - - - - - 1
Pork'aud Beans, with bread and butter, 10
Stewed Oysters, . - 15
1878.
.EinanYTHING
DOWN TO HARD PAN.
GllolllllllES, .
VEGETABLES,
FRESH I-‘lSll,
FRUITS, at.
AT] THE
Very Lowest Market Rates.
A full assortment constantly on hand, freshly re-
plen ishcd every day, with
Ohoicest Fruits, Best Vegetables,
and Sea Food.
Goods delivered in any part of town. Leave your
orders freely with
Demmon & Newcomb,
53 Main Street, Nor-walk.
William Hindley,
SUCC ESSOR _ T0
THEODORE E. SMITH,
DEALER IN
Hardware, Cutlery,
' AND
AOBIOUITUIIAI. IMPLEMEHIS.
WALL rum: wruoow saunas. ram'rs
orns, amass, sasu. Minus 3 noons. '
Main St, Norwalk, Conn.
SIGN PAINTING, PAPER HANGING. «w,
AT
Q-iiiutard’s Furniture Rooms
will befoumi a complete assortment of
FURNITURE, &C.,
nciudingcverythingusuallyfound in a lint-clan
establishment, at Prices to suit the Times . Also.
a. large assortment“
CHROMOS, PICTURE FRAMES,
LOOKING unassus, «he.
Glassl’lates cutto any size. Repairlugdoueln the
best manner,at short notice. Also. old Hair hint.
truscsmadoovcr as good as new.
E. ODINTABD’S 8.0!.
u. NELSON, _
Manufacturer of
Bullies, fields that Wallis,
BROOK ST., NORWALK, CONN.
B‘Brokonparriages or Wagons neatly and
rmtlyrcpaired.
WM. B. SWAN,
Manufacturer of
FINE AND COMMON
HARNESS,
And Dealer in
Horse & Stable Equipments.
Particular attention paid to
REPjAIRING.
Thankful for the liberal patronage of the past,
the subscriber hopes to merit a continued share of
the business favors ofbis friends and the public.
WM. B. SWAN.
Shop in rear of Residence, Main Street. Vorwalk
‘ TRY OUR,
Orange Flavored Soda Water.
11. M. at 6. 8. PROWIT'I'. '
VOL. m..-NUMBER 23-
Edisonlan.
0 Edison, what manart thou!
All mothers sing their praises unto thee.
For teaching them to know exactly how
The daughter and nice young man do If”
tea.
. No more they fear to leave the loving pair
alone ; -
For in the celliug, far above their reach,
The fatihful guardian aurophone
Registers each action, vow and speech.
A sigh, a kiss, a trader tone
The virtuous instrument reports;
Whether he lets her back hair alone,
In fact, each feature of 'the way he courts.
And thus mammas may ever watchful be.
And know exactly what the girls allow,
For though through doors they cannot see.
Yet they can hear each whispered vow.
The Backbiter.
There’s some one living in this town
May be you know her name.
And maybe, should I write it down,
Your own might prove the same,
Who, when you say, “He’s good,” willcry ,
“Indeed! You think that’s true,
But." very confidentially,
“ You wouldn't—if you knew i"
One says, “ What pretty girl goes by 7"
“Oh, horror’s! you don’t think
80 l—Since we’re you and I,
I'd say her parents drank,
And she—well, won’t tell it out,
Though I’ve no doubt 'tis true,
You think she's nice and pretty—but
Yet: wouldn’t, if you knew i"
If one sings sweetly, “How she fists 1"
If dress in taste, ‘.‘What style!”
Supremely “vulgar” all her hats,
Her dresses simply " vile,"
And when good Deacon Busby failed
(A noble man and true),
She said, when we biolot bewailed,
“Y on wouldn't if you knew 1"
Let those admire and love who can
This mahwbrcothing dame,
Who seems to think a prosperous mall
Must surely be to blame,
Thstbeautyisamarkofsin:
That goodness must be crime;
She sees but thieves and rascals in '
The heroes of the time.
Sometimes she doesn't hesitate
To tell us what she knows,
And in nine cases out of eight
A lie is all she knows.
For virtue's sake, I hope to find
One good old doctrine true,
Some heat for such I should not mind,
You wouldn’t—if you'kuew.
Km Christa ann (Mm)Repubh‘can.
Mother Shipton’s Prephccy.
The following remarkable prophecy is laid
to have been first published in the year 1448,
and republished in 1041. All of the predic-
tions have come to pass, excepting that con-
tained in the last two lines, which, as will be
seen. pertains to the future :-
Carriages without horses shall go,
And accidents fill the werld with woe;
Around the world thoughts shall fiy,
In the twinkling of an eye.
Waters shall yet more wonders do,
Now strange—but yet they shall be true,
The worm upside ’aown'snall be,
And gold be found at the root of a tree;
Through hills men shall ride,
And no horse or ass be at his side,
Under water men shall walk.
Shall ride, shall sleep, shall talk.
In the air men shall be seen
In white, in black, in green.
Iron in the water shall float
As easy as a wooden boat.
Gold shall be found and shown
In land that is not now known,
Fire and water shall wonders do;
England shall at last admit a Jew,
The world to an end shall come
In eighteen hundred and eighty-one.
A Snuvivnvc HEBOINI or. 1812.—There is ‘
an interesting story connected With Cedar
Point, Scituatc Harbor, Mass. The heroine
is Miss Rebeeea Bates, now'a bright, genial
old lady of eighty-four, whom memory cou-
tinuea remarkably clear. The story, taken
from her own lips, can be depended upon as
thoroughly reliable. Her father was Cap-
tain Simeon Bates; he was light-keeper at
the time, and was the first who lit the light,
in April, 1811. In the spring of the follow-
ing year English cruisers were numerous in
Massachusetts Bay, and on one occasion the
launches of an English frigate were sent in
to Scituatc Harbor. . They set fire to vessels
at the wharfs, and towed out two, at the
same time threatening to destroy the town
it an resistance was ofiercd. After this
even a home guard was formed, and dc-
tachments were stationed; on Cedar and
Crow points, and in front of the village,
witha brass piece. When there were no
sail in sight, the guards were allowed to go
off to their farms.
Nothing to occasion alarm occurred again
until the following September. Rebeca, at
that time eighteen years of age, and her lis-
ter Abigail, fourteen years old, and still living,
were sith'ng toward evening sewingwith their
mother. ‘ Captain Bates and the rest of the
family and the guards were all away. Mrs.
Bates told Rebecca it was time to put on the
kettle. As Rebeca: went into the kitchen
she for the first time perceived In English
ship of war clme at hand and lowering her
boats. “I knew the shipat aghnce,”slio
said. “It was the La Hague. ‘0 Lordl'
saysI to my sister, ‘the old Lanyuis 03
here again! What shall we do? here are
their barges coming again, and they'll burn
up our vessels just as they did afore.’ You
see, there were two vessels at the wharf,
loaded with flour, and we could'ut afford to
low that in those times, when the embargo
made it so hard to live we had to bile pump-
kin all day to get sweetening for sugar.
There were muskets of the guards. I was
agood mind to take those out be end the
lighthouse and fire them at the gages; I
might have killed one or two, but it would
have turned round and fired the village. I'll
tell you what we'll do,’ said I to my sister;
'look here,’ says I, ‘you take the dmm, I'll
take the fife.’ I was fond of military
music, and could play four tunes on the file.
‘Yankee Doodle' was my masterpiece. I
learned on the fife which the soldiers had at
the light-house. They had a drum there, too; ~
so I said to her, “You take the drum, and I'll
take the fife.’ ‘Scare them, says I. 'All
you’ve got .to do is to call the roll, 1‘" scream
the fife, and we must keep out of sight; if
theysee us, they’ll laugh as to scoru.’ I
showed her how to handle the sticks, and
we run down behind the cedar wood. 80
we put in, as the boys say, and pretty soon
I looked, and I could see the men in the
barges resting on their ears and listening.
When I looked again I saw- a flag flying
from the mast-head of the ship. My sister
began to make a speech, and 1 said, ‘Don’t
make a noise; you make me laugh,audI
can’t puckcr my mouth., When I looked
again I saw they had seen the flag, and they
turned about so quick 3 manfell overboard
and they picked him up by the back ofhis
neck and hauled him in.
off, I played “Xankce Doodl‘Z’h’sn Igeu’btwt‘ilfi-
heroine, whosaved two ships laden with
fiour,_and perhaps other vuluables.fromdc-
struction, entitled to apenaiou? She has
five .brothers and sisters still living, the eld-
est eighty-five, and the youngestseveut'y-onc.
Her grandfather was one hundred years and
one month old at the time of his dcath.-— .
G. W. Brianna, in Harper's Magazine. 8
Norwalk Chronicler