WHOLE NUMBER 1593.
Daisy Picking.
A little child, knee deep in meadow grasses;
Her tiny apron heaped wlth blooms 0
spring, .
Lightly above her head the soft Wind passes,
sweetly along her way the blue birds slug.
Quick fly the eager glances hither, thither,
The little, grasping fingers know be bound;
Already some fair buds begin to wither,
Some-softly drop unnoticed to the ground.
No matter how,the world is full of sweetness,
Stretches the field before her wide and gay;
Blithe little heart that knows no incomplete-
ness,
No touch of gloom in all the sunny day.
All, gladly take what springtime brings of
gladness,
Each tender blossomed joy of Childhood's
hour;
For days will come when treading slow in
sadness.
Thou may’st search vainly for one wayside
flower. —-IIome Journal.
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News from a knot Hole.
Mrs. Jenkins lived in the other part of
Rev Mr. Caspers’s house and thought herself
fortunate in the enjoyment of so great a privi-
lege. Most people like to be as near the min-
ister as possible. Mrs. Jenkins did. Her
part was merely an L built on the main struc-
ture. Her little attic, therefore, was near
neighbor to the minister‘s study. Just in the
corner of the minister‘s study floor was a knot
hole, a trifling kind of thing in itself, but
when once found open into Mrs. J enkln’s
attic, was of the wildest importance ln no
consequence.
When-Mrs. Jenkins finally become aware
of so close a connection with the minister's
family, she sat down to fold her hands and
congratulate herself. Next she formed her
resolution not to let any good opportunity
slip unimproved to inform herself of matters
that otherwise might remain dark to her'_
Day after day, therefore, her ear and that
knot hole renewed their acquaintance with one
another. Sometimes she picked up abunch of
news, and sometimes she went hungry as
ever. There wasas much, variety from day
to day as there is in the price _of stocks on
exchange.
Going up into her littlc attic one afternoon
to hear if anything special 1‘s doing in the
adjoining apartment, she was delighted be-
yond expression to catch the sound of a voice.
It was Mr. Casper in conversation with his
wife. Up she climbed, walked tip.toe across
the garret floor, got down on her knees, and
put her ear as close to the hole as she could
get it. She even shut her eyes, lest some of
the good things might escape by that way.
For a while she did not understand anything
clearly. Now she heard Mrs. Casper laugh,
then_Mr. Casper stopped a minute and laughed
too. This served to excite her more, and she
pressed her head so hard against the partition
that when she came to go away she carried
splinters in plenty in her hair.
Finally she heard something with distinct-
ness. The minister was telling his wife,who
appeared in the greatest glee, of a man who
had been saying hard things of his wife. Said
he in the course of his remarks: 1
"Mr. Jones got toabusing his family at last.
He declared his wife should not go out waiting,
and threatened to shut her up if she disobeyed
him. As for going to these meetings, be de-
clared he meant to put a stop to it, he had
enough of it. It did not do her any good, and
made a great deal of trouble and expense to
him. ' He should put an end to it at any haz.
“rd.” .
Mrs. Jenkins started up in blank surprise.
“NowI want to know," she said. to herself,
idiom minister says that of Mrs. Jones.”
Without waiting to hear any more, Mrs.
J enkius folded her arms tightly and defiantly
about her, and started down stairs. The next
thing she did was to throw on her things and
start off . at high speed for her friend Mrs.
Tautog.
"Now I want to know,” said the latter, as
Mrs. Jenkins came in through the back door.
“Do tell if that's you. Sit down. What’s the
word this afternoon ? Heard anything new
lately i” .
‘.‘Oh’, well. no—I don’t know either, per-
haps it may be new to you, though."
“Why, what is it i" said she. “I dare say
’tis, I'm not in the way of hearing anything
till everybody has picked it clean. What is
“Oh, well, nothing really worth mention-
ing. But then you might as well know as
.me. It’s nothing, though, that I care to have
I go from me, you know I don't want to get
mixed up in this scrape."
“Oh, your name shan’t be mentioned. But
what is it ? Do tell me for I’m dying ,to
know."
“It's no great afi'air after all, though. Still
it's something. But this is all there is of it—
Mr. Jones has got to abusing his wife most
dreadfully, and he decares that if she thinks
of going out visiting, he’ll surely shut her up
where she can't go out soon.”
“Of all things in the world !"
“Yes, and more than that, he even forbid
her going to evening meetings. What do you
think of that i” - '
“I think he’s a monster.” .
“And so do I. But that ain‘t, quite all. He
jaws her all the time, abuses her, threatens
her, and keeps her in fear of her life. Only
think of that." ' .
“How did you hear about it i I wonder if
folks generally know it i—How did you hear
about it ?" p _
“Well, I’d as lief tell you as not,Mrs. Tau-
tog, but then you must promise not to tell any
- one else about it. " _
“Oh, to be sure not. What should I want
to be gaddingaboutfthe neighborhood telling
hard stories about respectable ‘folks? Who
did tell you, though i"
“Nobody told me exactly, but I happen to
know it_came, in the first place, from the
minister.”
“You don’t say so 1”
Mrs. Jenkins nodded in silence.
“Well, I do declare, now. Who’d ever
thought such a thing of Mr. Jones! But I've
seemed to take notice alongtback that his wife
was down-hearted and sort of melancholy, and -
that must be the reason." .
“Yes, that's it'," said Mrs. Jenkins. .
The latterlady 'did not stay very long after
unbecoming herself of a heavy secret, when
oil posted Mrs. Tautog. armed and equipped
for the brave business she had in hand. The
first house she went to was Mrs. Mallory's.
“Mrs. Mallory, said she, almost as soon as
she was seated, “have you heard the news ?’3
And forthwith Mrs. oTautog narrated all that
Mrs. Jenkins had been kind enough to tell
her ‘and more, saying nothing about the em-
bellishments she laid on in the course of her
story. ' _
Mrs. Mallory was astonished, of course,and
as her visitor had withdrawn, she donned her
bonnet and shawl, and ‘whips across to Mrs.
Dinks. Therethe story was reopened with
variations and considerable additions. " Then
Mrs. Dinks took it up. And then Mrs. Mur-
my got interested in it, and thenMrs. Filpot,
and so on till everybody got hold of it, and
had talked it up, and had passedjudgmeut
on the man who was guilty of such gross
malpractice towards his family. If it had
stopped there, perhaps It Would have answer-
ed,but it didn’t. It spreadllke ncircus in the
water till in the and Mrs. J ones herself heard
of it, and model course. that, ,thqauthor of
the" story was the minister’s Own self.-
Jones and his family to leave a“. Casper’s
church and go’somewhere else. . I. _
Theater-gyms was a gooddeal troubled
aunt itan‘d‘ sent, his wife over to see if‘she
could (fiddler the cause.
Mrs. Jones received her with a great deal
of coldness and seemed hardly civil. Unable
to bear it any longer, Mrs. Casper asked the
aggrieved lady frankly what the troublcwas.
Mrs. Jones as frankly told her. That was.
well, for now she knew exactly what the
matter was, and what it was necessary to do.
Going home and imparting the intelligence
to her, husband, he manifested quite as
much astonishment as she. He thougbtover
it a while, in order the better to collect him-
self before taking a single step, and then
started direct to Mr. Jones himself. He
told him what he had just heard and declar-
ed the whole of it an untruth from beginning
to end. Mr. Jones went on with the minu-
test paticulars connected with the affair, and
making the most of his case in his power
against the minister. .
Still the minister positively denied hi
guilt and declared his determination to ferrit
out the author of so base a slander. And he
hurried back and set himself about it.
For some weeks it was a mystery still ; he
could get no clue to anything. It perplexed
him beyond conception. Finally his wife
came running down stairs one day, her face
flushed and excited, and said to him, under
her unsteady breath:
“ Have you ever noticed that knot hole in
your study floor ?” -
“Why, be," said be, “where is it-and what
of it i’"
.. . .‘ . .. .Lymevillage, an
The next thing to be done was'for Mrs.
“Come up and see."
And up they went together. She pointed
to the tell-tale spot, and remarked in a whis-
per :
“I caught Mrs. Jenkins with her ear to
that very hole.”
That was the first step toward the unravel.
ment of the. mystery. In a few days more the
whole of it began to come out. He had sent
his wife out to make furtherinquirieaand she
brought him back just such intelligence as he
expected and ranked. And putting this and
that together, and recalling certain ideas that
up to that time had passed out of his mind al-
together, he thought the matter was explain-
ed at last. So he went to see Mr. Jones once
more. \
“If you will consent to go home with me
for a short time, I think I can explain some
things that have. hitherto stood in the way of
our friendship.”
Mr. Jones did not happen to love malice
well enough to refuse; and accordingly took
a walk with the minister over to his resi.
deuce. The latter at once took him up into
his study. .
“In the first place," he said, “'I suppose
you know that Mrs. Jenkins lives in the L l"
“va8.”
“Well, and you observe that knot hole f"
“Yes.”
“And this is my study.”
l‘Yes."
“Where I pass most 'of my time."
“Yes.” i '
“And where my wife often takes the lib-
erty to come and sit with me.”
Mr. Jones said he understood that.
“Now, then,” continued the clergyman, “1
am in the habit-of frequently reading aloud
to her. And once upon a time I happened
to be reading from this very book, (picking
up a volume of fiction from the table,) and
here is something from the book that I am
going to read to you.
And he went on to read to Mr. Jones nev-
eral paragraphs, in which econ-red the fol-
lowing: , ‘
“Mr. Jones got to abusing his family at
last. He declared that his wife should not
go out visiting, and threatened to shut her up
if- she dared to disobey him. As for going
to these evening meetings, he, declared he
meant to put a stop to it ; he had enough of
it. It did not do her any good, and made
him a great deal of trouble and expense. He
should put. an end to it at any hazard.”
Mr. Jones burst out laughing. “Is that all?"
he said. ' '
_ “That and the knot hole," said the minis-
ter, smiling.
Mr. Jones offered his hand. From that
mdment they were good friends again. He
went back to the church on the next Sabbath
as he should have done. But Mrs. Jenkins
never heard the last of it.
THE ELY FAMILY.
ran cameras a-r LYME.
Invitations had been sent to 600 families
bearing the name of or connected with the
Ely family, calling them to assemble in Lyms
Wednesday. On Saturday they began to come
and Wednesday there were 500 to attend the,
exercises in the old Congregational church,
built by Richard Ely in 1817. Many peo.
ple couldn’t get in, but seats .on the green in
front were provided for them. Nathan C.
Ely presided, and Colt's band furnishetiJ
music. The exercises‘began with reading 0
scripture, prayer and a hymn composed by
one of the Ely family. Rev, Mr. Cary—an
Ely—then delivered an address of welcome,
and Hon. Alfred Ely of Rochester, N. Y, an
oration of a historical sort. Then followed
sketches of the Nathaniel Ely and Richard
Ely lines by Seneca W. Ely of Cincinnati,
0., Hon. Hemau Ely of Elyria, 0., George
H. Ely of Cleveland, 0., and Moses S. Beach
of Brooklyn, N. Y., and Rev. W. B. Cary
of Lyme. Mrs Margaret E. D. Steward con-
tributeda sketch of the life of Colonel John
Ely, Miss Clarissa Ely sketches of the Rev.
Richard and the Rev. Foster Ely, and
Rev. Joseph A. Ely .of Orange, N. J., read
apoem. Chief Justice Waite, by marriage
an Ely, was expected to speak, but he was
obliged to go at noon. In his place some
remarks were made, by Mayor Smith Ely of
New York. After the exerciiles at the church
there was a big dinner under a tent in the
rearof the Pierrepont House. Among the
Elys who sat down were the following:
Richard S. Ely, Binghamton, N. Y.; Philo
S. Ely, New York. ; Esther Ely, Brooklyn,
N. Y.; E. C. Ely, same residence; Hugh
B. Ely, Lambertvilie, N. J.; E. Seiden Ely,-
Cheetstowage, N. Y. ; ‘H._ ' Sterling Ely,
same'; Cheeqer N. Ely, Elizabeth, .N. J.;
M. E. Ely, same;.Mayor Smith Ely, jr.,
New York; Seth Ely andElias N. Ely of
Norwalk.; Francis Ely or. Hartford; Edward
B.' Ely, Hartford; Mrs. John E. Ely and
Joseph N. Ely, Hadlyme; warm” B. Ely
and Richard B. Ely, Hartford'; Z. Stiles
Ely, Charles Ely, Nathan C. Ely, Rev.
Charles C. Darling, John C. Ely, and Edward
'1‘. Ely, D. D., of New York city; Hon.
George Ely, Colonel I. Matron, Rev. William
N. Ely and Samuel C. Ely 'of Lyme; Pro-
fessor Daniel C. Eat-l of New Haven; Mrs.
MargarehMcClellan of Hartford; Hon. JesSc
Ely and William G. Ely of Norwich; Hon.‘
Dudley P. Ely of South Norwalk; Jonathan
S. Ely ,of Tarry'townbN. Y.; Richard Ely
and Hem Chgrles McKinney of Bingham-
ton, N. Y.; General Charles W. Darling,
of Utica N.'Y.; Hon. Alfred Ely of Roches-
ter, N. ’ Y.; Smith Ely of Ely, Vt.;..Pro-
fessor Nathaniel M. Terry, of-_ _Annapolis,
Md.; Hon. Heman .Ely o_f Elyrm. 0- The,
exercises were continued ln'the evening by
a reception in the hotel and tent. ‘ _
Nathaniel Ely came over, and settled ln
Norwich. He afterward wentto Hartford
and he died in West Springfield. Richard
Ely, the other proprietor, at one time owned
the lands on-the eastern side of the Conner»
ticut river from Eight Mile rivetto Long
Island sound, the tract embracing from three
thousand to four thousand acres. He also
owned with but two nous, who also owned
lands on the eastern sldc, lands about Essex
on the :western side. _ Ijlis lineal descendant
in the seventh generation, Samuel Cullick
Ely, is still living‘ou‘a part of the old estate.
The old Ely buyin ground is six miles from
there Richard Ely, and
two son are buried. From Yale thirty-eight
bearing the name of Ely, have been graduated,
and manv more of the family who here other
names. There is a large colony of the family
in Ohio, and Governor Colquitt of Georgia,
an Ely, was expected to be present Wednes-
p
[Deferral from last week]
Mowing Machines Competing'for
a Gold Medal.
Wednesday last, at Saugatuck, on grounds
occupied by 'Mr. James K. Polk, nephew of
the late President, there was a "contest for
possession of the gold medal worth $%, 0f-
fcred last fall by the Fairfleld County Agri-
cultural Society for the best mowing ma-
chine. Two fields, aggregating about ten
acres, were mowed, and it can be said that
more' rapid work among tall grass was never
before witnessed. The weather was sultry,
but the men, horses and machines were equal
to the emergencies. Mr. Polk’s house was
open to those weary or afflicted by the heat,
and all things passed off satifactorily. Five
mowers were entered for trial, viz, the
“Buckeye," manufactured by Adriance, Platt
do Co., of Poughkeepsie, New York; the
Walter A. Wood mower, by the W. A. Wood
Mfg. Co., of Hoosic Falls, N. Y.; the War-
rior, by the Warrior Mowing Machine '00.,
Little Falls, N. Y.; the Eureka, by the Eure-
ka, Mfg. Co.,Towanda, Penn. ; the Meadow
King, by Gregg & Co., Trumansburgh, N. Y.
No. 1 machine was operated by Austin Jen-
nings of Southport; No. 2 by Andrew Smith
of Norwalk; No. 3 by Arthur Bennett of
Weston ; No. 4, by A. B. Reynolds, of North
Castle, N. Y.; No. 5,‘W. Wheeler, of Strat-
ford. The trial and its preliminaries occu-
pied llbout two hours, at the conclusion of
which the parties in interest, also members
of the press, were invited to the house of
Mr. J. E. Wheeler, president of the Society, ‘
and were there handsomely entertained.
After the entertainment. the committee ap-
pointed by the various exhibitors, adopted the
following resolutions :
lst. Voted, that the Buckeye Mowing Ma.
chine, taking into consideration the wants of
the people in this lecality, the simplicity of
its construction, the adaptability of it to all
classes of work, is the best mowing machine
of those offered, and therefore award it the
gold medal of the Society.
2d. Voted, that the committee make hon-
orable mention of the Eureka Mowing Ma-
chine as the next best machine of those offer-
ed, taking into consideration the width of
cut, lightness of draft, and the way of leaV'
ing the grass after it is cut, and therefore
recommend to said society to give to said
machine a silver medal. .
3d. The committee would also make hon-
orable mention of the improved Bay State
Horse Rake as the best rake yet shows.
4th. The committee would also, at the re-
quest of the exhibitors,hereby offer a vote of
thanks to the Hon. J. E. Wheeler and his
family for the gréathospitality and kindness
extended to the committee and exhibitors on
this occasion, and the facilities ofiercd for
testing the various machines.
5th. Voted, that a copy of the last resolu-
tion be presented to the Hon. J. E. Wheeler.
0th. Voted, that this committee recommend
a more thorough test of the various mowing
machines, hay rakes and tedders, another
year. Furthermore that no premiums be
awarded until such time as said machines
have been tested in obedience to the orders
of said Society. '
E. L. Wants, Chairman]
. M. W. WILSON, Sec’y.
J omv Goran. . L
Aneus'rus S. LYON.
R. G. lerr.
Saugstuck, Conn, July 3d, 1878.-
Committee.
. . . .qu. the Gazette.
The Temple of Honor.
This is an organization the existence of
which is not extensively known, and the ob-
jects, aims and benefits much less so.
Feeling that there is no order extant that
combines principles founded upon so many
fundamental truths, as the Temple of Honor,
and that the public should be instructed, the
following is published:
The Temple of Honor has its represents»
tivcs in nearly every state in the Union and
in Canada. It is a powerful organization in
the Old World as well as the New. Its meet-
ings are held in this: place every Tuesday
evening, and its representatives are from all
classes of society. The object of .the Broth-
erhood is to induce men who have fallen
under the baleful influence of the intoxicat-
ing cup, to take the impressive and solemn
obligation of the Order. The aim or purpose
of the Brotherhood is to so interest them-
selves in brothers rescued from the path that
leads to destruction, is to throw around them
such an influence as shall step by step lead
them up to a higher and more noble manhood.
If perchance they fall the finger of scorn is
not pointed at them, nor is the laugh of de-
rision a source of discouragement,but instead,
the hand of sympathy is extended to restore,
and kind words to encourage them to stand
firm to the obligations assumed. ’
The benefits are in the unity which so
binds the brothers as to constitute a harmo-
nious whole. A unity which prompts its
members to watch with its sick, to assist
them when inpecuniary distress if their wants
are known, as well as thrown around them
the protecting care of brotherly love. In a
word it lifts a man from the slough of de-
spond into which he had fallen and places
his’feet upon the rock of total abstineneemhere
sustained and assisted by his brothers he is ;
enabled to walk among his fellow men erect,
proud in the consciousness of self-control as
a man among men.
To every one who delights in the welfare
of his fellow-beings, his heart would rejoice
to enter the Temple, and gaze upon strong
men, free from the thralldom of the chains.
which had bound them, now honored and
respected citizens. .. C.
Emrons Guarani—Will you permit me
through the columns of your paper to again
call the attention of the ladies of Norwalk to
the work and also to the needs of the noble
women engaged in carrying on the work of
the New York Flower and Fruit Mission.
As has been before stated by the Guam,
this Mission was established in 1870, and has
been successfully carried on, and the amount
of good accomplished can never be told. In
that time thousands of men,women and chil-
dren, whose lives seeemed dark and desolate,
have been made to see a gleam of light shi-
ning through the darkness that surrounded
them. A little bunch of flowers or a cluster
of fruit, proffered with a smile, a kind word
and a still kinder thought, have accomplished
_what words alone would have utterly failed
to do. Words unwedded to deeds are like
seeds never sown.
By the annual report of- the Mission for 1877
we find these figures: Contributions of flow-
ers and fruit from 78 towns, which ,were ar-
ranged into 73,823 bouquets,and were distrib.
uted in 52 hospitals,- home missions, miscella-
neous institutions, and 20 industrial schools;
11,000 distributions of fruit and flowers were
made to the sick in tenement houses. Is it not
a noble work, and ladies of Norwalk shall we
not help them it Miss Russell, the secretary
of the Mission, sends the thanks of the la-
dies for the flowers already received from
Norwalk, and also requests that these send-
ing contributions will write their names on
a strip of paper and enclose in the box with
the flowers or fruit, and I ask those leaving
donations for '_ the Mission at the GAZETTE
Omen to leave their names so that they may,
be forwarded with them. All contributions
left at the above named place on Monday
mornings and Wednesday evenings will be
packed and forwarded. Those sending, if
only a few blossoms, will receive the thanks
-of the Mission and have the satisfaction of
knowing that they”,have brought a'ray of sun-
light into the life of some fellow-being less
day, but he corldn't come.
blest than themselves. "
Enrrons Gazarrs :-—If I had one of Edi-
son.s .Phonographic machines that I could
talk up what is said at the South Norwalk
depot, Saturday nights, on the arrival of the
first night express, and set it on the table at
the office of the Superintendent of the Horse
Railway Co., and let him hear it repeat, he
would be interested, not only in the won-
derful invention of the talking machine, but
also in the indignation expressed by the nu-
merous people who come to Norwalk to spend
the Sabbath, as well as those who come up
on a late train. Now the last regular trip of
the horse car is 10.25; the train arrivés at
10.36, a difference of only 11 minutes. Men,
women and children, many thinking they
are at Norwalk, feel around in the dark
to find out where they are or what to do.
One hack—never more, stands at the depot,
sometimes engaged in advance by private par-
ties, and sometimes filled in a moment, so
that the hotel at South Norwalk is in receipt
of guests booked for Norwalk, in the
sense that we ordinarily understand it when
we speak of Norwalk. Those who must
come to Norwalk, and who cannot purchase
a ride, are compensated for their walk by sav-
ing fifty cents. It should be remembered
that if the‘ horse cars had not deprived us of
the stages, we should have had ample accom-
modations at much cheaper rates than the
lone stage is now compelled to charge.
Eleven minutes longer at the depot, South
Norwalk, Saturday nights, Superintendent
Hyatt, now that you have conductorless cars,
and you will perform a plain, imperative
duty, and receive the thanks of the traveling
public. B. B.
BROAD RIVER.
Massas. Enrroas :—Having noticed in
your columns under the head of Fairfield
County items, that as reports come from va-
rious out-of-thc-way places in this vicinity,
perhaps Broad River ought to come in for an
occasional rcIii‘esentation.
The farmers have all been very busy of
late in securing their hay crop. For the past
two weeks the Lockwood farm has been the
center of harvesting operations. The grass
on this farm is sold standing, at auction, an-
nually, and the several buyers have different
modes of gathering the crop. Some using
mowing machines, which, being of different
manufactures, make a variety of music that
must beheard to be appreciated. Among
these will be seen the “Clipper,” “Union,”
“Buckeye,” “Wood," and last, but not least,
the noiseless “Haymaker,” which does its
work so easily and silently that it is quite a
pleasure to watch the grass fall before itas if
by magic. But perhaps the greatest novelty
in the way of raking hay might have been
seen on this farm,last week,where a lot of hay
being in proper condition for “getting up,"
a horse rake was procured, but! without a
horse necessary for propelling the same. But
the harvesters were equal to the emergency
A pair of oxen standing near were quickly
unyoked, and one of them was made to take
the place of the much-needed horse, between
the thills of the rake. With one pcrsouidriviug
the ex, and another to sit upon the rake to
work the “machine‘” the hay was slowly but
surely gatherered up ready for loading.
Mr. E. 0. Lloyd, with wife and family,
has returned from his annual trip to Wiscon-
sin. He reports the wheat crop as being
very good out there, but the corn rather
backward, and plenty of rain in some sec-
tions, it having rained almost incessantly
from the time he left Milwaukee until reach-
ing Buffalo. '. ' ' - ' " '
Mr. Wm. Smcdly, of Trinity church choir,
New York, and teacher of vocal music to
some four thousand children in that city, has
been rusticating at the farm of Mr. Josiah
Kellogg, for a short time.
Those enterprising fruit groivers, Messrs.
G. E. & W. Comstock, near the Four Cor-
ners, have erected a large building on their
place, and have put in a steam engine and a
full set of machinery for grinding and press.
ing apples for cider, of which they bottle
large quantities annually.
The Ledgewood farm dairy is producing
an excellent article of the extract of "new
mown hay,” i. a. pure milk, which with the
facilities for keeping itcool, gives this dairy ‘
a No. 1 reputation.
Business at the blacksmith shop is quite
brisk this [hot, dry weather necessitates
the overhauling of cart and waggon wheels,
and “setting up" the tires to stop the rattling.
Mr. Knapp thinks he can doctor a set of
wheels about right, as he has a handy machine
which does away with the necessity of cut-
- ting a tire, which often weakens it where it
is welded, especially in light wheels.
Mr. Henry Guthrie, of Silver Mine, has
purchased a piece of woodland, of John
'Lockwood, New York, adjoining the Ledge-
wood farm.
The potato bugs seem to have an especial
liking for Mr. John Doyle’s patch, as they
are holding daily conventions in the shade of
his vines, despite the extra feed in the way
of Paris green with which he is trying to fat-
ten them. ' . R. R.
The Bible Society.
[The following Report was read at the re-
cent meeting of the Norwalk and Vicinity
Bible Society, by the Secretary.)
Eighteen years have passed since the organ-
ization of the Norwalk and Vicinity Bible
society. In submitting our eighteenth an-
nual Report to the Society, your standing
committee are not able to report a great
amount of work done, or the accomplishment
of any marked apparent results.
The Depository of the Society has been
kept up, and to some extent the advantages
which it offers have been improved.
The field covered by the Society wasso
thoroughly canvassed during parts of 1874
and 1875, and at so great expense to. the
churches, that your committee have not felt
that they could renew the work so recently
done, and have not made special appeals to
the churches for contributions. The commit-
tee now feel, however, that: the time has
come for renewed activity and increased lib-
crality. In a field like this which we occupy,
and especially in a town so populous as Nor-
walk, with its ever-changing population, we
feel that, if it could be done, a yearly visita-
tion of all our families would be none too
frequent. And the committee feel that this
can be done if the churches embraced in our
territory can be awakened to an interest in
this cause, and can be induced to co-operate
with us. Our field embraces the towns of
Nerwalk, Daricn, Wilton and Westport, ex-
cept South Norwalk, which herself sustains a
similar society. On this ‘field there are at
least nineteen evangelical churches, that
might naturally be supposed to be interested
in our work.
In what work, let us ask,can these churches
engage that will be likely to make a better
return for the investment of money and la-
bor, than this of placing the word of God
in the hands of every family within our lim-
its? Of these nineteen churches, only four or
five are represented in the standing commit-
tee, and less than that number by annual con-
tributions. Your committec,feeling that this
is not as it should be, have decided to endeav-
or at once, by a circular letter_ addressed to
each of these churches, stating these facts, to
interest them in our Society and its'work,aud
to secure if possible their cooperation by an
annual contributiofi to our funds, and by the
appointment of a committee to represent
them in our Board. ,. , .
_, Your committee have under. consideration,
also, a plan for holding qnarterly publieyible
meetings in our own and adjoining forum,
for 1"the purpdse. of bringing ourselves into
closer and more frequent contact with the
people, hoping thereby to inspire a deeper
love for the Bible, and a stronger desire for
its distribution among those who are without
it. .
It is behaved that if such an interest and
enthusiasm could be aWakened in our churches
as the importance of the cause really de-
mands, the work of distribution could be
done largely by volunteer laborers, and so
bring but little expense tothe Society. If
it was understood that Visiting Committees
from our churchcs and Ladies" Temperance
Unions would be supplied with Bibles and
Testaments to give to those who aredestitute of
them, we believe the" whole field would be
well and thoroughly supplied.
Another question of importancebas recent-
ly come before your committee for, decision,
but which has been waived for the present.‘
Our parent Society, the American Bible
Society, has withdrawn its agent from New
England, thus relying upon churches and
auxiliary societies to draw supplies and make
their contributions directly to it, without the
intervention of an agent. This act has led to
the rue-organization of the Connecticut Bible
Society, which was established several years
prior to the National Society, but had for
many years relinqui‘shcd a large portion of its
work to it. ’
This Society appeals to us to unite with it
and assist the parent society, through this
State Agency, instead of by direct communi-
cation, as now. When the plans for increas-
ing our efiiciency as a’ local agency, before
referred to, shall have been carried into
effect, this question will come before the
committee for further consideration.
As to the work of the Parent Society, a
few figures will suffice to show what an influ-
ence, with God's blessing, it must exert
throughout the world. The receipts of the
Society for the month of March alone were
nearly 70,000 dollars, and for the year ending
March 31st, almost 450,000 dollars. The
number of volumes-issued during March was
more than 49,000, and the number for the
year, from the Bible House alone, not includ-
ing these issued in foreign lands, exceeded
659,000 volumes.
Who can tell what results will follow such
an immense circulation of God's' truth—-as
this Society sends forth in one year, and if
so much in one year, how much more in the
sixty-two years of its existence.
Death has taken from us, one who in
former years was an active member of the
Standing Committee, and was deeply in-
terested in the Society. We refer :to our
brother George H. Randle, who was sud-
denly removed by death from our midst a
few weeks ago. .
In closing our Report, pern"t_ us again to
call your attention to a few point,viz :7
let. The Standing Committee consists of
the Officers of the Society, with the pastor
and two laymen from each eta-operating
Church. These laymen shOuld be appointed
by the churches, and confirmedby the Socie-p
ty at its annual meeting.
2d. Any person contributing annually to
the funds of the Society, is considered a
member, has the power of voting at the an-
nual meeting, and the privilege of purchas-
ing books at the depository at cost price.
3d. Any person contributing five dollars,
at one time, becomes a life member. In the
early history of the Society, some availed
themselves of this privilege, and 23 names
appear on the list, but so far as the Seer:-
tary can ascertain, no certificates of life
membership have been given since 1870.
7 The report of the Treasurer and Deposi-
tel y, will give youths financial condition of
the Society. '
Respectfully submitted,
By order of the Standing Com.
J. L. Amman, Secly.
Washington Items.
It. was the direct lobbying eflorts of
Speaker Randall that defeated the Bissell
Postal Bill, reducing and simplifying rates
of postage on all printed matter. It was
urged by the P. O. Dep’t, ,by the committees
of both Houses of Congress, by the entire
newspaper press of the country, by the peo-
ple, as ameasure of reduction in the com-
mon interest of disseminating intelligence.
The bill increasing the salaries of the letter
carriers failed, and this hard working body
of men must wait for justice till the next
session. The bill passed the House, but was
not reached in the Senate. _
What was Doorkeeper I’olk bounced for,
anyhow, if Congress can vote him his full
salary and deciar that his reputation is spot-
less? ‘So good .a man ought to have been
kept in office, and then there would have
been no trouble about General Shields.
Though the democrats had a majority of
the House they had no leader. Morrison
and Fernando Wood tried to lead, but
neither was fit for the task.
The democratic papers are finding seine
consolation in the fact that the closing hours
of the Canadian parliament were as disorder-
ly as those of our own congress.
The Sm; which has pursued avery impar-
tial course throughout the examination,
speaking of Weber’s testimony says :--Al—
together this witness seems to be both the
biggest and ciumsiest liar of the whole dis-
graceful lot."
Speaker Randall on Monday night said'to
his Philadelphia friends that he “always set
down a man who talked to him of due trade
as being either ignorant or a deceiver." On
Tuesday night to the members of the Man-
hattan club in New York he said: “We
cannot legislate to produce results only at-
tainable through commerce and trade in this
largest signification.”
If it were not tnat he is not quite positive
on the subject, we should advise Secretary
Sherman to secure a vindication by prose-
outing Mrs. Jenks for forgery.—New York
Herald.
The Sorrows of Genius.
Homer was a beggar; Plautus turned a
mill ; Terence was a slave; Botbius died in
jail; Paul Borghese had fourteen trades, and
yet starved with them all ; , Tasso was often
distressed for fiveshillings;",Bentivoglio was
refued admittance into on. hospital he had
himself erected; Cervantes died .of hunger;
the celebrated writer of the “Lusiad” ended
his days, it is said, in an .amshouse, and at
any rate was supported by a faithful black)
servant, who begged in the streets of Lisbon?
and Vagelas left his body to the surgeons to
pay his debts as far as the‘ money would go;
Bacon lived a life of meanness and distress;
Sir Walter Raleigh died on the scaffold:
Spencer, the charming, died in want; the
death of Collins came through neglect, first
causing mental derangement; Milton sold
his copyright of “Paradise Lost” for fifteen
pounds, at three payments, and finished his
life in obscurity; Dryden lived in' poverty
and distress; Otway died prematurely, and
through hunger; Lee died in the street;
Steeléliveda lifeflof perfect warfare with
bailiffs; Goldsmith’s “Vicar of Wakefield"
was sold fora trifle to save him from the
grip of the law; Fielding lies in the burying-
ground of the English factory at Lisbon,
without a stone to mark the spot; Savage
died in prison at Bristol, where he was con-
fined for the debt of eight pounds; Butler
lived a life of .penury and died poor; Chat-
tcrton, the child of genius and misfortune,
destroyed himself. -
Governor Hubbard has a pointed Dr. Gar.
don W. Russell of Hartfo Dr. Hen W.
Buel of Litchficid, and the Hon. Ep raim
Williams of Stonington, a commission to in-
vestigate the necessity for the erectiou'of an-
other hospital to afford further accommoda.
liens for the insane nor of this. state.” If
this commission'shal find‘further accommo-
dations necessary, they wdl report upon the
location and plans for further hospitals to the
next session of the general assembly. ’
That was a delicate compliment a seven-
year-old Milwaukee boy paid his mother, the
other evening. The family, were discussin
at the sup‘p'er- table the caliber; which go to
make up a goodwife. ' obodv thought the‘
little fellow had been listening, or could on .
derstand the talk, till he leaned over the table
and kissed his mother, and said: “Momma,
when I get big enough I'm-going to marry a
ady just like you."
:D Elva-31's '1- .
s. new ron'ioua untried.
NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, JULY 16, 1878. ‘
NORWALK GAZETTE,
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Marriages and deaths inserted gratuitously.
Obituary or Funeral Notices 15 cts. per line.
All unusual cuts and devices 25 per cent. extra.
, Hurlbutt, Helyea & Seymour
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law,
Room No. 4, [up stair-,1
GAZETTE BUILDING.
ALEX. S . GIBSON,
Organist of the First Congregation] Church .
Teacher of
Piano-Forte, Organ and Musical
Composition.
Box 819 P. 0., NORWALK, CONN.
EDWARD T. PRITCHARD,
(Late with A. 0. Bell & Co., New York.)
. Fashionable Tailor -& Draper.
Dress Suits, $25 to 935. Business
Suits $18 to $25.
Corner Welland Water Sts.,Norwalk, Conn. 24
G. S. GBMSTODK, M. D.
Homoeopathic Physician.
Och and Residence, Cor. MAIN STREET and
UNION AVENUE. Ofilce hours7to 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. MANY,
Surgeon Dentist,
nonwazx, CONN.
once corner of Main and Wall streets. Nitrous-
Oxide Gas administered .
C. B. COOLIDGE,.
. Successor to
Dr. Asa. Hill,~
U” Gas administered for extracting teeth with-
out pain . '
DENTISTRY
A 1' HARD TIMES PRICES, ,
For Ola-h. -— No Credit 2
All work excntcd in the Best Manner, at my office
Corner of Main and Washington Streets,
SOUTH N ORWALK, CONN.
'l‘. E. SWIFT, D. D. s.
The Nerwalk Fire Insurance 00.,
Has now completed its »
18th Successful Business Year,
And has not outstanding a Dollar of unpaid losses
or of claims for losses.
It! 800" IMAM" IIWIES A‘l’ lllWEIi BATES.
Wu. 0.8TBEET, Pres., slum. Lrlvl-zs, Tress.
GEO. R. CowLEs,Scc'y.
S I W. MITCHELL,
0
At the ever popular
UNION MARKET
has always the best of
Beer; Veal, Mutton, and Pork,
at fairliving prices. Union (formerly Model) Mar
ket, on the Bridge. 18
EAuLEs s. nocr'xwooo,
fashionable [inner and Tailor
AND
GENTS’ FURNISHING EHPORIUM.
Main Street, Norwalk, Conn. '
”WARD P . WEED,
D R U G- G- I S '1‘
Wall Btreetmppoute Norwallc Opera Home.
Alargc and well selected stock of
DRUGS AND MEDICINES,
PcrfumerlyJ’atent Medicines, all kinds Mineral
Waters. oiiet_and Medicatedfioaps, Flavoring
and HandkerchiefExtracss, Hair Brushes,Combs,
Sponges,ChamoisSklns, Stationery, Ci are, Sc"
and is constant] addingto his stock a! thenew
and popularme icines ofthe day.
i 'I'NA INSURANCE Co. ofHAR'I‘FOItD.
Incorporated 1812. Charter Perpetual.
Capital and Assets, $6,716,893.77
lnsuresagainst loss and damage by Fire.on terms
adopted to the hazard andconslstent with the laws
of compensation. COWLES a MERRILL,
Sole Agentsfor Norwalk and vicinity.
IEORBE ll. RAYMOND,
Furnishing Undertaker,
NO. 53 DIAIN STREET,(Up Stairs.)
B. S. BLASCE’R,
At his store in
"ADI-ORY’S fizz-001:,
hasconstantiy on hand, a general assortmento
Groceries, Crockery,“ Elass,
Tin and Wooden Ware, Etc.
By devotinghis constantpersonal attentionto the '
business he hopes to merit public patronage
Dr. C. H. Kendall ‘ at Son,
DEN-risers.
Are nowpre ar-
ed to r e c e v e
their patrons at
either Norwalk
Bridge or South
Norwalk. The
o v e r Selleck's
Bookstore Nor-
walk while the
junio r retains
the old ofilce. Lander’s Block. South Norwaik.
Teeth extracted without pain. and all dental ope-
rations peri‘ormcd at either office.
0. H. KENDALL, M.D.,
a. s. KENDALL, D. D. S.
P. S. Dr. C. H.Ken
Bidgefield.
John A . Homzecleer,
- poor on MILL anL.
Bread,Bolls. Pies, Cakes,Cru!lers, tic-baked
fresh everyday. Everything made out of good
materials.and bycareiu laud competen tworkmen
Try our Baking. _
w. s. . a u! NT All a, _
General - Furllslul. Undertaker,
OPPOSITE HORSE R. R.DEPOT
H'Ordcrsattonded to day or night. 'tlesidenc
Main Street,3 doors from Un ion Avenue.
dell will devote Mondays to
Wm. Glover at Son,
Are ready to putin yonr_WATER.STEAM or GAS
PIPE, at very short notice and at as low a rate as
an one. WROUGHT AND CAST IRON, TIN-
Ll ED, LEAD PIPES, Sc" of every size and de-
L
REAL ESTATE.
W
To Rent.
The First Floor of a Dwelling House. with
\
kitchen, basement, etc. Apply to
R. L. ELLS.
.For Sale.
A cosy comfortable Cottage on one ofthepleas-
antest streets in town, Wlthln five minutes
walk of the Bridge or Churches. w1ll be sold at
cost price. A portion of the purchase money can
remain on bond and mortgage. Prlce 86.000. En-
quire at this Office.
Wanted.
THREE SMALL FARMS IN THE VICINITY
OF NORWALK.
‘Three Residences for sale cheap.
For particulars en ulre of .
16 J. S. BA. BALL, 1’. O. Box 68,
Norwnlk, Conn.
A Desirable Homestead for Sale.
THE valuable residence .of the subscriber,
pleasantly located on hlgh round on West
Ave., in the Borough of Norwal . is ofiered for
sale. The situation is leasant and healthy, com-
mandmgfine views of on lsiand Sound and the
surrounding country. D tance one mile from
Norwnlk Bria e, and the same from South Nor-
walk depot. _ ouse 54x50; two storlea and attic,
filled in With brick, and substantially built.
Booms 18,wrth all modern in rovements, bath
room, laundry, stationary tubs, eebee’s cooking
range, hot and cold water, gas throughout the
house. The cellarls dry, havmg stationary furn
ace, which heats the whole house. .The attic is
spacious, and roof tinned. The house is in excel-
lent ordcrbelng comfortable for both a summer or
winter resldence. Sultable for any gentleman do-
ing business in New York and rcturnlng the same
day._ Land about three-quarters of an acre, laid
out in lawn fruit trees, and garden spot. Agply
to JAMES MITCHELL, Real Estate Agent, or-
walk, or to the subscriber, .
S. HAMERSLEY
A.
26ft St. Nicholas Hotel, N. Y.
For Sale.
A Rare Chance.
A House, Barn, good Mill-site and fifty acres
oi‘land well proportioned in Meadow, l'asture
and Woodlnnd; also.tweuty-two acres of wood-
land all situated at the head of the Borough
Reservoir‘in the town of New Canaan, for sale
atabargaln. In ulre of Dimon Finch George-
town, Ch, James t‘chcll or J. Beldcn llurlhutt,
Nor-walk. Ct. 25tt
Norwalk. 10th day of June 1678.
DESIRABLE PROPERTY
FOR SALE 2
BE very desirably located homestead, former-
. ly known as the McClure place, pleasant!
situated on the corner of Main Street and Non
Avenue, is offered for sale. It is near the busi-
ness center of the towrl, and still somewhat retir-
ed and shaded by grand old elms. It is on high
ground, and in a lflimd neighborhood. Apply to
AL N G.B TTS, Gazette Ufllce.
To Rent.
The second floor of a house on the east side of.
West Avenue, mar the 20 M. E. Church, to a small
family. Borough water. Apply at the Gamma
Omen.
FARMS FOR SALE.
Enquire oi
CHAS. COMSTOCK,
11 New Canaan, Conn.
To Let.
The Property in the rear of the Fair-
field County National Bank, .
formerly occupied by Price .15 Bates.suitablc for
manufacturing purposes. Also Barn on High St.
out: E. B. PRICE.
Desirable Property For Sale.
THE Homestead formerly owned and now 0:-
. copied by John Roberts. For fiarticulars en-
quire of CH S. H. STR ET.
Fairfield Co. National Bank.
, Farm for Sale.
DWELLING HOUSE situated in the Borough
of Norwalk, w1th or without twenty-eight
acres of land ; said land is suitably divided into
pasture, wood, plow and meadow land. For fur-
ther information apply at this Ofiice. or of the sub—
scriber. HARVEY FITCH.
Norwalk, January 14th, 1878. 3
To Let.
Two Nicely Furnished Houses.
ONE a Cottage, neatly furnished, with Hot and
Cold Water, Bath, £0. The other richly fur-
nished, will be rented to parties wrtbout children
on! . Both centrally located, and wtll be rented
to csirable partles at a low rent. Enquire at the
' GAZETTE OFFICE.
For Sale Cheap,
0:- Exchange for other property,
One of the neatest.and cosicst little Cottages in
the Borough. Will sell to a guild tenant for little
gr]: 34113 money down. Enquire at GAZETTE 0F-
O
Desrrablc Property for sale.
A Ver ydesirable place on East Avenue.
Also. a few choice Building Lots situated on
Osborn Av_enue,forsale cheap.
Also, a nicely located House and Lot on Mer-
wm Street near West Avenue, for sale at a bar-
gain. Enqulre of
s, E. OSBORN. EastAvenue,
tfll or to D. W.FITCH, WestAvenne.
- For Sale.
A House and Lot. in a healthy location on
Fair Street, above Catharine. The House is
nearly new, well built. conveniently arrang-
ed, and will make a comfortable and lensant
home for af‘amlly of average size. The ot runs
back to the river. There is awelloi‘ 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 secures
home. Apply at AZETTE OFFICE. 3tt
FOR SALE .
TWO verydesirableBuildin Lotson WestMain
Street. Apply at the GA ETTE OFFICE .
IIEORIE WARD SELIEGK,
has constantly in stock at his new store,
No. 9 Main Street,
a choice and fine assortment of
Groceries,
Provisions,
Flour,
Fruit, &c., .
To which hcwould invite the attention ofallwho
web to purchase first-class goods at
Reasonable Prices;
DRIED BEEF. sLICED, A SPECIALIY.
BES 1' of HAM g [1:111 53.115178 WHOLE on.
Drop in and see him at his new store
‘70. 9 MAIN STREET.
Carriage Painting!
A
‘ r
HENRY TILLY’S,
Close' to Depot, South N orwalk.
Cal! and examine any work and fudilities for
"Sign & Wagon lettering, Billing,
AND
Glass Signs of every Description. '
Carriages Stored and Sold on
COmmission.
Furniture -Furniture
Parlor, library, [lining and Sitting
Room Sets,
Walnut or Cottage Chamber Sets,
or anything in the Furniture Line, ofthe Latest
Style, Best Finish and Make and for the
. Least Money, go to
WM. LOCKWOOD’S,
No. “Main Street, NORWALK, CONN.
Also,
General Furnishing Undertaker. -
Orders attended to promptly day or night. Rcsi
deuce with Mr. C. T. Cornwall,France St.
Poulterer’s Friend !
CHICKENOEPOWDEB,
Is a certain preventative of
Gupes 1n Chickens and Turkeys,
And is highly recommended by those who have
used it. For sale by
scription. PLUMBING in all itsbranches.
H. M. Gt 0. S. PROWITT.
Gentaur ,
Liniments. —
More than 1,000,000 bottles of the now celebruts
ed Centaur Linlmeuts 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 Linirnentnwill
mend a broken leg or perform impossibllities,
but we do say and mean that those Liniments
will come nearer working miracles than anything
ever before discovered. We have thousands of
certificates showing how remarkable cures of ob-
stinate cases of Rheumatism , N euralgia, Sciatica.
Caked Breasts,Poisonous Bites,Sca1ds and Burns
Swelled Legs and Stifi‘ Joints, &c.. have been of-
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, Cal-belie, N aptha, Rock
Oil, Months. and Arnica. Thereis no flesh, bone
or muscle ailment which they will notrelieve and
benefit. The White Centaur Llnlment is
for the human frame, while the Yellow Lini-
ment is adapted to the tough muscles and fibres
of horses and animals. For Stifi‘ Joints. Lame-
ness, Spavin, Ring-bone. Sweeney, Calls, Poll-_
evil, etc.. the Yellow Centaur Linimont is
worth its weight in gold to every farmer, livery-
man, teamster and owner of animals. A single
bottle has put a disabled horse in the burnessmnd
a few bottles have rendered a useless spavined
horse worth two hundred dollars. There is no
mistake about these Linimeuts. They are simply
wonderful, and they are naturally finding their
way into the uttermost parts of the earth. No
family should be without them, They are handy
as well as certain.
J .B. ROSE & Co.,46 DEr Sn, NEW YORK.
Children,
Maybe made healthy and strong by the use of
Dr. Pitcher-9s Castor-la, aperi‘ect substitute
for Castor Oil. It contains no morphine and is
superior to any syrup or remedy in use. The
Canton: is particularly recommended for
children. It destroys worms, asstmilatesthelood
and allows natural sleep. Very efficacious in
Group and for children Teething. For Colds,
Feverishness, Disorders of the Bowels and Stom-
ach Complaints, nothing is so efi‘ective. It is as
pleasant to take as honey, costs but 35 cents.
and can. be had of any druggist.
This is one of many testimonials :—
“CORNWALL, Lnnxnos Co., PA., March 17, ’74
“Dear Sin—1 have used your Gasman in my
practice for some time. I take great pleasure ln
recommending it to the profession as a safe, relia-
ble and agreeable medicine. It is particularly
adapted to children where the repugnant taste of
Castor Oil renders it so dlfilcult to administer.
E. A. ENDEBS, M. D.”
Mothers who try st'roma will find that they
can sleep nights and that their babies will be
healthy. .1. B. Ross. 85 Co., New York. 3m17
Free Reading Room.
THIS is acomtortable room fitted up for the
benefit of thefiublic generally, situated on
east side of South sin Street. over Rood’a 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
wrth four dailies, two weeklles. and several
monthly papers and journals. beside a number
of instructive and interesting books.
COFFEE ROOM.
There is a Cofl'ee Room on the same floor and a
lady in attendance from 9a. m., to 9:45 p. m., to
serve HOME MADE articles mentioned below.
at the foliowmg prices :
1 Cup of Coffee, with crackers,
1 Cup of Tea, wrth crackers, -
I
Cocoa, - - -
Bread and Butter,
Brown
Sandwich. -
Cake, -
Doughnuts, - ~ - -
Piece ofPie, - -
Cruliers, - - - -
Ham, - - - - .
Pork and Beans, \vlth bread and butter, 10
Stewed Oysters, - - - 15
1878.
EVERYTHING
DOWN TO HARD PAN.
Glltltlllllllls,
VEGETABLES,
FRESH I-‘lSll,
mans, cu,
AT THE
Vary Lowest Market Rates.
A full assortment constantly on hand, freshly re-
plenishcd every day, with
Choicest Fruit, Best Vegetables,
and Sea Food.
Goods delivered in any part of town. Leave your
orders freely with
Demonon (b Newcomb,
53 Main Street, Norwalk.
A'l'
Quintard’s Furniture Rooms
A will beiounda complete assortmentof
FURNITURE, &O.,
ncludingcverythlngusnallyfound in a firshclzu
establishment, at Prices to suit the Tlmes . Also.
a largeassortmcntof
CHROMOS, PICTURE FRAMES,
LOOKING GLASSES, to.
GlassPlatescIttoanyslze. Repairingdoneinthe
best manner,at short notice. Also, old Hair Mat-
trysesmadeover as good as new.
E. OUINTARII’S 80!.
n. NELSON, .
Manufacturer of _
BROOK ST., NORWALK, CONN.
“Broken .Carringes or Wagons neatly and
rmtlyrepatred. - ' .
WM. B. SWAN,
Manufacturer of
FINE AND UOMDION‘
HAR'N ES'S,
And Dealer in
Horse 3t Stable Equipments.
Particular attention paid to
. EEPAIRING.
Thankful for the liberal patronage of the past.
the subscriber hopes to merit a continued share of
the busmessiavors of his friends and the public.
W M. B. S W A N.
Shop in rear of Residence, Main Street. Norwalk
TRY OUR
Orange Flavored Soda Water.
In. a. e. s. ssowm.
Reraggva1 :
C. W. BURRITT
_ Has removed to
Allen .& Price’s Building, foot; of
Mill Hill,
opposite his old stand, where he is fully prepared
to do
PLUMBING lldlldfidl‘tlfliffa
Tin Roofing, Tin and Sheet Iron Work and
Jobbing. Gas Failure? of all kinds kept
on am.
Norwalk, J uric, 1878.
Bullies, Sleight Milli Wallis, '
you Lxhnmsago
, Form m ‘
SPRING.
’ mt scam n. m , . .
'What beauty clothes the landscape for and
near! ~ , .
A soft green carpet is beneath our fast ;
'While all around the lovely trees appear ,
Richly adorned with bloatoms fair and
sweet.
The gentle morning beams with golden light,
And the warm sunshine cheering the glad
earth
With vivifying rays makes all things bright
And wakes the little songsters into mirth.
The garden flowers are springing into view;
Crocus and hyacinth are here again;
The wild-wood beauties of the forest, too,
Crown every hill and nestle in each glen.
D Spring! how sweet,how beautiful thou art!
Who does not greet thy coming with do.
0 tell me, was there e'er ahuman heart
That did not learn of thee to think aright 2
Can we not understand that he whose power
Commands the “bud into the leaf to spread;"
And from the tiny seed brings forth the
l flower,
1; Has also might to wake the silent dead?
The dead shall live! just as the hidden seed
3 Starts into life, at the Almighty word;
So shall our sleeping dust his coming heed.
§ And clad in glory haste to meet the Lord.
For the Gazette.
f A Temperance Melody.
Wave high our noble banners,
"Mid anthems loud and long; '
One choral burst of gladncss,
One thrilling wave of song!
No wine-cup's inspiration,
We ask on this glad day;
The crystal waves are flashing,
The bright rills court our lay.
Oh! founts of living waters,
0h! streams of silvery light,
Oh i shlmn' ' g dew-drops gleaming
On jeweled robes of might!
All hail your starry beauty,
Your sparkle fresh and free!
Your feathery spray w'reath's flinging,
Abroad sweet melody! -
Ye glad the purple heath-bells,
The lily’s fragrant shrine,
Ye touch the pearly clusters,
In‘dell and glade that shine;
The silvery mosses brighten,
Beneath your rainbow showers ;
All gorgeous are the woodlands,
A galaxy of flowers.
We qnaff your cool bright nectars,
No poison chalice crave, '
The red wine's coiled-up adder,
We will not, dare not brave:
Avaunt the fiery temptcr,
That lures to death and woe;
We plant our Temperance banner,
And triumph o'ér the foe.
The last four lines may be sung as a chorus
at the end of each verse.
Westport, Conn.
TAN TALUS‘.
nx WILLIAM W. STORY.
I at a banquet of the Gods, have sate
Above the cloud that shroud those earthly
Phi-9
Their nectar quaifed, and their ambrosia ate.
And felt the Olympian ichor in my. veins.
Apollo, like a glory in a gloom, .
Jove’s thund’rous brow, and Juno’s face
serene,
Chaste Dian’s grace—the auroral blush and
bloom
That Venus owns—these mortal eyes have
seen.
Mad with desire I strove the charm to seize
.That should renew to sense and soul
0n earth below those heavenly ecstacies-
And I their nectar and ambrosia stole.
But who against the Gods shall e’cr prevail r
The bliss of heaven and earth we may not
own, .
Stale tastes the nectar here, the ambrosia
stale,
The etherial flavor lost, aroma flown.
And’so the Gods condemn me here to stand
Thirsting within the stream that from me
flees—
Hungering ’mid fruits ambrosial that my hand
Forever vainly reaches out to seize.
My senses the music of Apollo haunts,
But dim and distant,and beyond my reach,
I hear afar the God’s grand utterance, '
But can not shape it into mortal speech.
In silence still I feel as in a dream,
Their dim mysterious whisperings every-
where— .
Outhc lone hills—in forest,reed, and stream—
In night's low breathings, in the sea’s de- '
spflr.
So taunting ever with half confidence
That wins the listening ear, but will not
speak
, - .. . '
Pleasing and puzzling all the soul and sense,
The God’s forever mock of mortals ,weik.
O, Poets, in whatever realm or clinic. _
Pity me—Tantalus—for you must feel . .
How nature lures us on with dreamssublime,~
And hints the secret she will ne‘er men
—Blackaood’a Magazine.
*
Moss Roses.
White with the whitenessof the snow,
Pink with the faintest rosy glow,
They blossom on their sprays;
They glad the borders with their Media,
And sweeten with their rich perfume
The mossy garden ways.
The dew that from their brimming leaves
Drips down, the mignonctte receives,
And sweeter grows thereby;
The tall June lilies stand anear,
lIn raiment white and gold, and here
The purple pansies lie. »
Warm sunshine glitters over all,
On daisied award and ivied wall,
On lily. pansy, rose;
While flitting round each garden bed,
. With joyous laugh and airy tread,
A fairer sunbeam goes.
A little human blossom, bright
With childish, innocent delight
‘ Of life yet in its dawn;
With sunshine prisoned in her hair,
Deep eyes nnsbadowed by a care,
She gambols on the lawn.
She checks the light elastic tread,
And stays to hear, far overhead,
The lark’s song to its claw;
Eyes shaded by two tiny hands—
We pray God blels her as she stands,
Our little daughter Rose.
Yea, bless the rose, dear God, since we
Hath given the Lily back to thee,
~ That bloomed with her awhile;
Yea, bless her deeply, doubly now,
For her dear sake, whose angel brow. ,
Reflects thine awful smile.
How often in her childish face,
Our hungry, longing-eyes can trace
The looks of one awayf'fi
How often in her merry tiara"
A music wakes, more sati'tlnii‘l' moan,
Of accents'hushed fer ‘aye! 1
God bless the child to blossom here, .
Our clinging human/hearts to cheer,
Till life has reached its close”; , _ ‘-
To grow in sweetest~ grace and bloom,
To beautify the dear old home,
Our precious daughter Rose! ‘
-—AZ( The far Round,
Norwalk Chronicler