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Norwalk Gazette.
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T‘lcsda.y, August 13tl| , l 8 78s
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Norwalk Harbor. _
Proposals for dredging the Thames river
and5 newinaven, Milford, Bridgeport and
Norwalk‘harbors, were opened at the office.
" of S. W. Barlow, majo: of engineers U. S.
'A., in New London. The bids for dredg.
ing in mi harbor we give in full as fol.
lows-. McDermott .8; Daly, 74 cents middle
ground. 17 cents railroad wharf; H. N.&
A. J. Beardsley, 75 cents, :0 cents; James
Caler, New York, 34% cents, 22‘cents; P.
W. Myers, 45 cents, 1'? cents; John M.
Seward, 40 cents, 14 cents; Henry E. Den-
nison, 40 cents, 15 'cents. The contract,
has, we, understand, been awarded to Mr.
John Seward, of Albany. He is the one we
believe, who did theflvork here in our har-
bor under a former contract, and he having
a new digger just completed, named it the
“Norwalk” as this was to be its first writ-
ing point. _ Mr. Seward having a number of
contracts on hand it is not yet kuownat what .
time the will commence work here. '
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The Masonic'Excurslon.
All desiring a pleasant days recreation
will take in the Steamboat excursion to
Coney Island of our Masonic Lodge on Wed-
nesday the 21st inst., for being under the
management of a large committee ,of the
brothers of the Lodge, everything will he
done that is possible to render it a pleas-
ing and successful affair. No better place
could be chosen for the objective point
than [Coney Island; having been there this
season, we can speak advisedly of itsbeing
a charming and attractive place at which to
spend a few hours (or days) from the relaxa-
tion of business toils. ' It is ,the watering
place, par excellence, this season and those
who can ought to go on the Schuyler on
Wednesday next.
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Seventeenth Reunion.
The eleventh annual reunion of the 17th
Connecticut Volunteers is to be held at
Bridgeport, on Wednesday, August 28th.
The regiment will form in line at the depot
at 10:20 a. m.. and march to St. John's Hail
where the regular business meeting of the
regiment will be held. Immediately after
the business meeting the regiment will form
in line and march to Seaside Park to view
the old Camp ground and the recently erect-
ed Soldier’s Monument, thence to St. John's
Hall to partake of a collation provided by
the citizens of Bridgeport. ~
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Excursions to Walliu gt‘ord. .
On Monday we received the following
telegram from. President W. D. Bishop, of
the N. Y., N. H. &. H. Railroad, which ex-
plains itself :—- .
“On Wednesday of this week, this Com-
pany will sell excursion tickets from all its
stations to Wallingfurd and return,‘at half
fare. Tickets to begood for that day only
on any train stopping at Wailingford. All
the proceeds of sale of such tickets will be
given in aid of sufferers from the Tornado.”
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A Pleasant Trip.
The most enjoyable and pleasing Excur-
of the season have been those of the N. Y. &.
N. H. Railroad to Coney Island. If they had
been started early in the season and fully and
properly advertised to run once or twice a
week through the whole season they would
undoubtedly have been the excursions of the
day and would have been well patronized.
There is so much change, first railroad to
Harlem, then beat down through East River
and New York Bay to Bay Ridge, and then
another short, but pleasant railroad’ ride to
Manhattan Beach makes an agreeable variety.
And then the splendid time at the Beach,can
not but be enjoyed by all. The price to was
remarkably low, only $1.50 for the round trip
from Smith Nor-walk, A small party went
from here on the excursion last Saturday, and
they pronounced it the most delightful day’s
excursion they ever had. '
P. S.—-—Thc road announces one more for
this Saturday which will probably be the
list of the season. , Take your wife and
go on it and you will not regret it.
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Mr. Barr Knapp, long and favorably known
throughout all this vicininty as a first class
Carpenter and Builder, and for some years
past President of the Farnrisnn Conan
Pmsmc MILL AND BUILDING COMPANY, is
now sole propietor of the Planing Mill, and
is prepared to furnish, from the old stand,
foot of Marshall street, any and everything
desired by builders or others, in the line of
doors, sashes, blinds, moldings, scroll and
band sawing, turning, &c., «be. Of course
his long experience in this business 'will en-
able him to furnish the best of everything,
both in material and workmanship. He is
also making a specialty of kindling wcod put
up in barrels. Read his adv.
' Our Borough Highway workers have very
promptly fixed up that piece of stony road-
way on the Newtown Turnpike, and now as
one good turn deserves another, we would
call their attention to the upper end of France
street, where there is a small stretch that,
since the work on the Rocks Road by the Sc-
lectmen, and the good work done in that vi-
cinity by Mr. Lockwood, does seem as though
it ought to be properly turnpiked and the
mass of loose stones left there from last sea—
son's work be removed. France street then
would be in quite a complete condition and a
credit to the place.
A boy about 16 years of age living at E. B.
Smith’s Down Town, was accidentally shot
in the leg on Saturday night last. He had
recently! become the owner of a Revolver,
and with boyish pride carried it about with
him. Going out in the lots, after the cows
on Saturday night, he had his pistol in one
of the pockets of his pants andin climbing
over a fence it caught and was discharged,
the ball entering the thick part of the thigh
and going nearly through, so that it was
easily extracted from the other side.
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Fascia—On Monday a disgraceful fracas
occurred between Charles Shannon and James
Mchrney. two men in the play of Mrs.
Dr. Lyues. There are conflicting statements
about it, but as near. as we can get at the
truth there has been a disagreement between
the men for some little" time. On Monday,
Shannon was notified that his services would
not be required after the 1st of September.
He accused McNerney of having been in-
strumental in causing his discharge, and a
fracas ensued. during which the latter was
struck over the head with a stick of wood.
At first the wound was reported as severe,
possibly fatal, but is now said to be compar-
tively slight and the man will soon be out.
A mes. con—Dr. Swift has shown us
something unique and clever in the’ dental
line which he has just made for a lady pa-
tient. It. isan artificial palate and roof of
mouth, and of course required the utmost
nicety of touch to make it successfully. He
succeeded on hisi'first trial and turned out a
most satisfactory piece of work, showing
that he thoroughly understood what was re-
quired and had the skill to furnish it.
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The Chinese Embassy which recently
arrived at San Francisco, reached Hartford,
Saturday noon, in the sleeping car "Sunny-
side." The Celestials appeared well after
theirlong journey, and looked exceedingly
funny in their full Chinese costumes. Hon.
Chin Lari Pin, “envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary from China to the
United States, Peru and Spain," with the
members of his embassy will rcmain'at Dr.
Young Wing’s educational institution in
Hartford until September, when the minister
will be ’formally presented to President
Hayes. ' .
It is reported that President Haye‘s contri-
fliutiou to the republican campaign fund is
$5,000.
Twenty—Nine Persons killed and
many wounded!
Guam DESTRUCTION or Pnornn'rvl
The town of Wallingford, about 12 miles
northeast of New Haven, was visited by a
terrible tornado about 6} o'clock on Friday
afternoon last. Two heavy thunder storms
seem to have met just above the town, and
the result was the most destructive whirl-
wind cver known in that vicinity. It seems
to have struck the earth just above the depot,
a little east of the track, and to have swept
everything in its path, cutting a swath about
four hundred yards wide, over a mile in
length, from south-west to north-cast. It
seems to have passed directly over a line of
comfortable, substantial looking houses and
scooped down upon what looks like an irish
settlement, composed of small, light frame
houses, built on a sandy plain, thence turn-
ing to the right and going over a hill covered
with elegant residences and substantial build-
in 3s, including a costly school house, the brick
factory belonging to the Wallingford Com-
munity, &c. it seems to have been a clean
cut, with no ragged edges, as there are few
or no straggling evidences of the strength of
the tirnado. The blow lasted but a few
minutes, probably not more than five. Some
trees were broken off and others uprooted,
fences torn down, houses unroofed and in
some cases torn to fragments and scattered
before the wind. The old catholic church
was demolished, and many dwellings near it
completely destroyed. Herc nearly, or quite
all the loss of life occurred. Twenty-seven
persons were killed, two fatally wounded,
and forty or fifty more or less wounded—
chiefly women and children. The loss of
property was heaviest on the hill, owing to
the greater cost of the buildings injured.
The four story brick school house, which
stands at the corner of High and Main
streets, on the most prominent and elevated
ground, commanding a magnificent view of
the town, and was built only a~few years
ago at a cost of $40,000, had two stories
blown off. Mrs. Othiniel Ives’s new house,
finished but about two weeks ago, had its
roof blown off, together with Messrs. Parm-
lee’s,Hall's and Manson’s houses. In the lat-
ter three women were buried, but were res-
cued after considerable labor by ready hands.
These houses were all situated on Main street
near the school house, but with the one ex-
ception mentioned above no one was reported
injured in any of them. The scenes in the
ruined districts fifteen minutes after the de-
struction occurred were heart reading in the
extreme. The people were horror~strick-
en and knew not what to do or how to act.
There were one or two instances where
the whole family were killed or injured, and
in other instances only one or two members
were left of a large family. In several cases
those killed had but just returned from their
day’s labor and had run considerable of the
distance to reach their home before the rain
commenced, but only sought the shelter of
their own home to meet a terrible death. The
Mooney family,~ six in number, lived just
north of the Catholic church, in a small
house, and five of them were found scattered
a short distance from the building. Matthew
was found beside the road, about three hun-
dred feet from the house; John lay dead in
the cellar which was covered a few minutes
before by a building ; his wife was found on
the ground alive, holding the dead body of
his sister Nelie, aged thirteen, in her arms,
but she died soon afterwards, and the mother
was found dead very near to the house. But
one member remained; of the family, and
his escape was owing to his being at the
shop at which he works. There were three
killed in Connor Tracey's family, one mor-
tally wounded and two severely injured, but
likely to recover.
People who have frequently passed through
Wallingford will remember that a hundred
rods or so north of the depot is a Roman
Catholic. cemetery. the rear of which crimes
up near to the railroad. In front of this
ground on Colony street stood the Catholic
church, built of wood. The tornado struck
a little north of this burial place, and the fu-
ry with which it entered there may be imag-
ined when the fact is known that the largest
monuments were torn down and in many
cases broken, grave stones were crushed to
the earth, the sod torn up, and the ornamen-
tal trees taken up by their roots. The church
fell in an instant, and was literally crushed
into a mass of broken timbers and boards. the
debris giving no sort of an idea of the char-
acter of the building which had stood there.
A new church of stone is in process of build-
ing close by, but only the foundations and a
little of superstructure are in place. Colony
Street in the track of the gale was stripped of
everything, the houses being blown in frag-
ments away,while along the outer lines of the
current much damage was done to other
dwellings. Among others, the .old Philo
Parker place, one of the oldest houses in the
town, was partially unroofed, and a large
tree in front was felled. Wallace Row and
High street were swept clean. About thirty
houses in all were destroyed.
Mathew Mooney was standing 'on the rail-
road track when he was struck by the full
force of the tornado. He was picked up
fifty feet_away almost beheaded. Mrs. Hul-
dy had her child in her arms when picked
up. '
The reason that so few men were caught
at about time the shops closed. The women
at home were mostly engaged in getting sup-
per and had started fires.
Mrs. Larry Downs was carried over four
hundred feet from her house and when found
was entirely stripped of her clothing.
The Palladium in speaking of the loss of
property says:
The value of the buildings and stock de-
strbyed will probably reach $250,000. The
number of dwelling swept away or damaged
can only be estimated, but it is probably
thirtyflve or forty. Fifty barns with some
livestock, are estimated to have been blown
down. The only valuable building touched
was that of the High school. Figuring this
at its cost, $45,000; the Catholic church, a
frame Building 100 by 72 feet. at $5,000, and
the dwellings at $2,000 each, which is a very
low average, and $130,000, is reached. It is
conceded by well informed citizens that an
additional $75,000 or $100,000 will not swell
the total too much.
Only one small factory of all the f actories
in the place was destroyed. The others were
out of the line of the tornado. The first
building struck was George Grasser's one
story brick spoon house valued at between
$3,000 and $4,000.. This was utterly demol-
ished.
As we passed the scene of the disaster,
Saturday afternoon, a light rain was full-
ing, and probably two thousand people were
in the vicinity of the depot awaiting trans-
portation home, while carriages_werc 'still
approaching filled with people anxious to
view the scene. On Sunday twenty-two of
the victims were buried, and it is estimated
that at least 20,000 persons visited the place
on that day, the streets being blocked with
carriages. . V .
One of the very narrow escapes was that
of the family of John Bridget on North Elm
street. He is a night watchman at one of
the factories and had gone to work, leaving
his wife and four children in the house. The
tornado took the house from above their
heads, but did not injure them at all. All
the furniture they can find is one chair.
Mrs. Bridget says the first she knew she was
standing in the yard trying to find her house.
(A sailor just returned from a cruise. and
who lived just south of the storm’s path. 80‘"
the clouds and told the family in’ which he
lived that there would be trouble presently.
In about three minutes his prophecy proved
true. -
Saturday there were some twenty artists
from illustrated papers making sketches of
the ruins.
The tornado struck Michael. Kelly, while-
driving in a buggy in the eastern part of the
town. blowing the horse, carriage and occu-
The Wallingford Tornado.
in the tornado was that the storm took place;
pant down a precipice thirty feet high.
.and his horse were injured slightly. .
Mrs. Downs, whose dwelling was on the
west boundary of the illfatedareo, was lift-
'cd into the air to thcheight of ahundred fort
and swept along with the rapidly rushing cur-
rent, fully seven hundred feet, where her re-
mains were found in a horridly mangled state;
the clothing was entirely gone.
Large elms, eighteen inches to two feet in
thickness, on Elm street, were blown over,
and the branches twelve feet from the ground
were twisted off. The smaller trees in the'
territory over which the tornado swept were
all torn up, and the fence boards stripped
from the posts. Forty feet of the roof on the
Community’s shop was blown off, and their
brick building by the side of Windermere
lake demolished. One or two of the tall
chimneys belonging to the manufactories
were blown over, and the chimney tops on
many of the private dwelling houses were alto
blown over.
At the residence of John Manson, one of
the selectmen, four ladies were confined .un-
(for the beams and rafters and had to be ex.
tricated by the cutting away of the timbers.
They were Mrs. Manson, another lady who
is an invalid, Mrs. Isadore Muuson and the
hired girl, and they were uninjured, though
much prostrated with excitement and fear.
The house was thrown out into the road a
distance of thirty or forty feet, and the up-
per story was gone. Only the first story re--
mained. Next was Mr. Vasseur’s residence,
shattered and shaken off its foundation.
Although there was great loss of life on the
plains the property on the bill was damaged
worse than at first thought. The grounds of
Roderick .Curtiss, one of the wealhiest men
in the place, were damaged $10,000 worth.
Trees in Elm street of half a century‘s
growth were throwu down. "
On North Main street, the finest street in
town, the road was blocked with the pros-
trate trunks of splendid old trees. Great
trees eleven feet in circumference were snap-
ped ofi eight feet above the ground, and
some trees fell over the road still fast to the
trunk, but nearly snapped in two.
Another “ reduction in prices" at the
Norwalk Shoe Store. See adv. for particu-
lars.
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Our thanks are due W. H. Benedict, Esq.,
for copies of western New York State
papers.
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W. W. Clark, now of 6th Avenue, N. Y.,
is engaged in ornamentiug the front of E. K.
Lockwood’s Emporium, Wall Street.
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A meeting of the Over River School Dis-
trict is to be held on the evening of the 23d
inst., to consider the matter of laying a tax.
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Have you subscribed yet for Stanley’s ex-
citing story of his trip “Through the Dark
Continent." Don't let the opportunity slip
by.
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A large gathering is looked for at the Red-
ding Camp Meeting, Aug. 20th to 80th.
D'Artois is to take charge of the boarding
tent.
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Brigadier General Smith has been direct-
ed to order the Second and Fourth regi-
ments to parade by company before Sep-
tember 20. ‘
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Leroy W. Fairchild, of New York, a for-
mer resident of this town, gets a gold medal
at the Paris Exposition, for his gold pens
and pencils.
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One member of the winning Columbia
college crew, Mr. Ridabout, is a resident of
Greenwich.
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The Brigadier-General's staff has been
commpleted by the acceptance by Thomas
L. Watson of Bridgeport of the position of
aid-de-camp.
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Coal ashes sprinkled on potato tops are
said by one who has tried them, to be sure
death to the potato bug.
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The Town Board of School Visitors have
voted to hold sessions for the examination of
teachers, on Monday, the 10th and Monday
the 20th inst.
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Mr. B. Cuba has opened his Tailoring
rooms in Weeks’ Building, and is now ready
and willing to give fits to all men and boys
in this vicinity.
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C. T. Leonard, Esq., sends us a copy of the
Colorado Springs Gazette, containing accounts
of the late eclipse, which was plainly visible
in that vicinity.
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Our Jack says that his girl, who is fond of
dressing as the emblem of innocence, may
not be by Wilkc Collins, but that she certain-
ly is a “Woman in White."
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S. E. Olmstead, Esq., has been elected
Treasurer of the Norwalk Fire Insurance
Company, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of the late Samuel Lynes, M. D.
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' Friends of the Rev. Zachariah Davenport
propose to offer him their congratulations on
his golden wedding anniversary, Aug. 17th,-
at his residence in Saugatuck, Conn.
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Insurance against storms is getting a foot
hold in the West. The St. Paul Hail Insur-
ance company have just paid $19,000 in Car-
ver county. Minn.. for damages to crops.
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Arrived in the Port of New York, for the
month of July, 488 Foreign and 218 Ameri-
can vessels, of which 139 arrived in ballast
for freight. Our large exports indicate bet-
ter times.
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Messrs. Scofield & Hoyt, Main street, have
the agency for “Clysmic,” a pleasingly fra-
grant dentifrice. It is put up in small tubes,
and is very convenient for use and transpor-
tation. Try it. ' '
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Borough Surveyor Banks was kicked bya
horse and knocked down, on Sunday last.
He was taken home and properly cared for,
and his injuries are not deemed serious,
though painful.
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The First Baptist Sunday School will hold
their annual picnic in Betts' Grove, Wed-
nesday, of this week. They extend an in-
'vitatiop to their friends to attend and enjoy
the day with them. '
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The property owners of the dock line at
north end of the harbor,—-the Messrs. Lock-
wood's, Mallory &c., are getting estimates,
preparatory to building their new docks as
per line established several years ago.
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Did Warner know how many miles back-
ward be was traveling when he was Bying-a-
tonof Gazs'rrit, or who; he made when he
was cane-ing up knowledge which hermetri
cally sealed his doom. '
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On Thursday evening last, Mrs. C. Boyn-
tou gave a lawn party, at the residencc. of her
father, Cashier Millard, city. 'The grounds-
were brightly illuminated and croquet, danc-
ing and a supper were leading features.
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' The Newbury Bros, large paper manu-
facturers from Shaiwassee, Mich., and friends
of ex-Wardcn Daskam, are camping out at
Wilson's Point with their families; they ex-
press themselves delightcd with this section
of the country.
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The Danbury and Norwalk Railroad will
give a free return ticket to all who pass over
their road to the Camp Meeting at Bedding.
The New York and New Haven Railroad
will give half-fare rates between Stratford
and Port Chester. '
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A marriage has been arranged between
Prince Louis Napoleon, son of the late Em-
peror Napoleon III, and Princess Thyra,
third daughter of Christian IX, King of Den-
mark. The Prince was 22 years of age on
the 16th of last March.
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Thos. McCarthy has taken advantage of
slack times in his 'line of business. to alter
and improve his residence, on the top of the
hill on the old turnpike leading: to Stamford.
He has‘frcshly painted house, fence, &c., and
sprueed up wonderfully.
He~
Personal.
for health. _ . ,_
Ben. Baaraclough is at _~home in Camp
street, on a vacation. .
Johnie Adams is home from Middletown,
N. Y., on a brief vacation.
S Van Hoosear and wife are visiting the
Adirondacks and Thousand Islands.
Mr. Clarence E. Bacon, of Middletown,
was in town last week visiting relatives.
Fred Wright and family of Camden, N.
J ., are taking a vacation at Westport.
Messrs. John Camp and J. K. Crofut in-
dulged in a visit to Long Branch last week.
G.W. Selleck's (Selleck Bros.) two daugh-
ters are visiting friends at Syracuse, and
vicinity.
' E. O. Keeler and family are taking a vaca-
tion down at the Martha's Vineyard Camp
Grounds.
Mrs. Lydia Quintard and her daughter,
Miss Carrie Quintard, are spending a few days
at Ocean Grove, N. J.
Mr. B. S. Blasccr has been recuperating for
a week or ten days past at Saratoga. He is
expected home tonight.
.Mr. Rufus Richardson, late a tutor in Yale
has accepted the position of Principal of the
High School in Chicopee, Mass.
Mrs. Fred. Betts, Mr. LeGrand Betta and
wife, and Mrs. Asa Peck and son of Water-
bury, have gone to Narragansett. '
Henry Selleck (Selleck Bros.) and family
took a pleasant trip last week to Rockaway,
Coney Island and up the Hudson.
Miss Carrie and Lizzie Meeker, Daughters
of A. J. &. S. Barnum-Meeker are .rusti-
catiugjon the banks of the Hudson, at West-
point, Newburgb,'&c. ‘ ' '
Henry K. and George Ward Selleck ex-
pect to take a trip in the Grand Illumina-
tion at Martha's Vineyard next Saturday.
via Granite State Excursion from Hartford.
Organist Alex S. Gibson, of the First Con-
gregational church, is off on his annual va-
cation. Miss Jennie K. Nash, daughter of
Daniel C. Nash. Esq., presided at the organ
last Sunday, and will continue to play dart
ing his absence.
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Off for Europe.
Dr. J. E. Barbour and wife sail Saturday
for Europe.
Two daughers of ex-Mayor D. P. Ely will
accompany Dr. Barbour and wife to Europe.
The party intend sailing next Saturday.
Mr. Frederick Belden sailed from New
York, on Saturday last, in the steamer Bri-
tanic, to join his wife ,who_has been in Eu-
rope since J une.
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“ That Great City”—Not Babylon.
One of our Borough pastors had occasion,
quite recently, to go into a livery stable in the
neighboring city in quest of a saddle horse,
and not being able to suit himself, was con-
descendingly and graciously informed that
there was “a village,” about two miles north,
where possibly he might find what he want-
ed. The pastor, who was evidently unknown
in the place, hugely enjoyed the joke.
Mr. George Northrop is painting the Phos-
nix Stea m Engine and intends turning it out
looking as fine and nice as paint can make
it. Mr. R. E.Whiteomb is doing the same to
Pioneer H. & L. Truck, and his well-known
reputation ensures a good job of it.
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Seventeen car loads of passengers came
down from Danbury last Wednesday to take
part in the Catholic pic-nic down the Sound
to the East River Bridge. It is evident
from this that the laboring class in Danbury
are not suffering severely for the necessaries
of life.
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A lady correspondent complains of the neg-
lectful appearance of our cemetery; of the
broken gates, cobble stones, etc., in the ave-
nues. Thinks it is ’a poor place to take vis-
itors to show where bodies of dear friends
lie buried. She thinks the managers ought
at least to repair the gates and clean the ave-
nues.
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The St. Sames’ Y. M. Roman Catholic
T. A .3. Society will give their first an-
nual Picnic at Morgan’s grove, in rear of
Burgess Bett‘s' on Thursday next. The
Society is composed of young men belong-
ing to St. Mary’s church, and is designed
to advance the cause of temperance in that
society. They deserve encouragement.
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Dr. John W. McLean and family have
made arra ngements to remove shortly to Kan-
sas City, Mo., where the doctor will continue
the practice of his profession. Ds. John was
born and brought up among us, being a son
of the well-known Dr. John A. McLean, and
we and the community at large will generally
deplore his removal from our midst. Whiit
will be our loss, however, will be a gain to
Kansas City.
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The Stamford llerald says t democracy
of that place have four candida es of repute
for the position now occupied by the Hon.
Levi Warner. They are F. A. Marden, R.
Stewart Willis, Galen A. Carter, and David
L. Scofleld. Seems to us, however, they
have left out their most formidable and‘avsil-
able one, 1'. a. James H. Olmstead, the veter-
an war horse of the democracy for this por-
tion of the county.
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Portions of the State are said to be chang-
ing in the character of the dimses which in-
fect them, malaria driving typhoid fever as
it advances.
counties are the malarial tract,Hartford, New
Haven and Litchfleld are in a transition state.
with a decrease in the number and fatality of
typhoid fevers, while Windham, Tolland and
New London counties, [the eastern part of
the State, are the typhoid district.
0 .
The New York Sun is considerably exer
cised about Connecticut's representation in
thenext House. It falls afoul of Mr. Lan-
ders, because of his vote in favor of “the
sacreduess of Fraud," and says that since the
First district is close and doubtful the Demo.
crats must “nominate a new man" if they
wish to hold it. v As for the Second district,”
although the Republicans are in a decided
minority in it,the Sun takes notice of the nu-
merical strength of the Nationals thereabuut
and warns the Democrats thiit on this account
they "cannot afford to risk their chances upon
a doubtful candidate." It refrains from say-
ing whether it considers or does not consider
Judge Phelps at “doubtful candidate.” The
Third district the Sun concedes to the Re-
publicans. It is socntrsnced with Mr. War-
ner's action in voting against the “sanctity of
Fraud" that it looks confidently for his re-
nomination and re-elcction in the Fourth dis-
trict. We presume that the Sun is doomed
to disappointment in this matter.
A torpedo for the annihilation of grave.
robbers is a good thing. if it does not kick
backWards and play the mischief with the
gentleman in the coffin. Such a device is de-
scribed in The 00171.me (0) Journal, as a
miniature needlegun. It is about six inches
long. and is divided into two pieces. The
first piece, which is to .be nailed inside the
coffin. contains a s lral spring. to which are
attached two sma chains, which are to be
fastened around the body or around the corpse.
So far the invention is harmless; but just be-
fore the final closing of the coffin the second
piece, containing a cartridge. and arranged
on the needle gun plan, is to be screwed on
to the section containing the spring. The
torpedo is now read for action. The grave-
robber may dig to t e coffin, and remove the
covering thereof, but when he attempts to
move the body he pulls the chain and sets off
the spiral spring, which strikes the needle
with great force, explodes thecap. and sends
buckshot or ball in an upward direction. The
grave-robber stooping over his work is liable
to be shot with deadly effect.
0
Not only are the majority of our people
owners of property, but not one poor man
out of a hundred in this country would give
up his chance of gaining wealth for all that
the communists could give him if they had
full sway. Such parties are only dangerous
in countries where society is so satisfied that
the laborer has no hope, no chance to lift him-
self abovc want, n_ ess. he can overturn the
social and politi condition under which he
lives—Horatio Beg/motif.
Mr. George Marvin has gone to Saratoga _ '
Thus Fairfleld and Middlesex'
cm: mews.
or con 1.0011. urea-ran.
Rev. H. N. Dunning,iof the Church,“
taking his vacati, on. ' ‘
Our harbor is alive win. crabs and our
youthful fishermen have lots of fun catching
them.
Rev. Mr. Boole is expected home from his
vacation, this week. -
Sunday evening,‘4th, Rev. James M. Tay-
lor preached an interesting sermon on “The
Christian Solution of the Conflict Between
:abor and Capital,” to a very large congrega-
on. *
On Monday evening, at a meeting 0‘ the
Board of Councilmen, Chief Engineer Kin-
ney presented his semiannual report. He
says he has reorganized Putnam Hose 00.,
and submitted the following named gentle-
men for their approval as officers of the com-
pany: Foreman. W. H.'Hoyt; 1st Asst, W.
Whele; 2d Asst. W. 0. Merritt, and says
the company is in a very good condition.
He asks for the purchase of 400 feet of hose,
and recommends the erection of a hydrant in
Union street. He says the house occupied
by Old Well 11. 85 L. Co. is in a very bad
condition, the roof‘leaks, the place is damp
and unfit to be occupied, and thinks they
ought to have a new house. He says the
discipline of the department is very good.
The Old Well H. A; L. Co. have accepted
the invitation to take part in the Waterbury
fire parade, Sept. 12th,
The Columbia Yacht Club sail on their
cruise up the Hudson on Saturday, 24th, in
the sloop Ward B. 'Smith. Captain Wright
has been engaged as sailing master—the right
man in the right place, and the boys did the
right thing when they flgaged Mr. Wright,
for he knows right well how to handle a vet;
sel,.snd they are assured of a rightgood time.
weather, and that every thing will pass
all right. - - ‘
The members . of the Alert Yacht Club,
with their friends, are going on a piclnic
party down to the islands ’sometlme this
month, we understand.
Postmaster Dunning is taking his vacation.
e-Mr. H. D. Smith is employed for a short
time at Baruum’s drug store, Danbury—Rev.
W. H. Simonson was in town on a visit last
week—Mrs. H. S. Rood has returned from
Chicago after a very pleasant visit—Rev. R.
W. Jones and wife, of Brooklyn. have been
visiting in this city.
Last week Thos Smith captured a striped
bass in our harbor weighing fifty pounds.
A school meeting is to be held at the Frank-
lin street school house on Wednesday even-
i'ng next, to consider the matter of building
a new school house at Graniteville. It is
claimed that some of the grades in the Frank-
lin street school are over-crowded. and that a
new-building is necessary.
Rev. Mr. Holdbrook, of Syracuse, N. Y.,
who preached here during the revival two
years ago, occupied the pulpit of the Congre-
gational church, Sunday.
Six steam boat excursions have started out
from this city so far this season.
Manurcs or Fertilizers at Home.
Masses. Burrow—I have thought it may
be well to ”call attention to this subject as
there are many people now idle who may
employ themselves, orget employ in the col-
lecting of such substifnces and materials as
are now abundant; and first, Sea Weed, con-
sisting or different species of fuel alga, and
conferva. This is very much used on the
sea coast of Britain and Ireland; we have also
seen the sea weed collected. here, and put in
piles to decompom, this simply ,melts down
and dries away leaving but little but a black
matter—good what there is. The best farm-
ers along the coast of England use this sea
weed fresh as it can beprocured by spread-
ing and plowing it in.
once this season. These make a powerful ma'
fresh, though the quantity should balimited,
so rank and so heavy as to be laid before ripe
for the harvest. There- are other materials,
taiued and applied, and now is the time.
R.
Beauties of'Bruzll.
read what Mr. igg Withers writes of the
called 110 com, from being as small and multi-
tudiuous as at
meshes of the nest 'net, then penetrates the
boscis into the skin. The loathsome tick
named campetfa, when disturbed on the
cones and twigs by the foot of the passer-by,
swarm up the trouser legs and fastens upon
the flesh. It has sofirm a bite that if it is
plucked off, its head is left buried deep in the
flesh, diffusing a virulent ison of its own.
The hairy caterpillar, ly day or night
equally beautiful, minous y phosphorescent
in the dark. and with a covering of brilliant
hues like delicately formed mow the ends of
with every point of these a very painful
sting. There is a lively redant, whose tor.
menting powers are not to be despised. But
one of the worst enemies of mankind. as well
as of cattle and hogs, is a big spotted fly
which comes along sileuty and pricks the
body of its victim. It sucks no blood and
instils no venom; its minute weapon, ini
stautly withdrawn, leaves no soreness or irri-
tation then. The man thus unctured does
not rub or scratch himself. 9 little knows
that he has receivedthe- deposit of au’egg
which will soon become a wriggling maggot,
half an inch long after one week’s growth,
but ca ble of growing to an inch and a quar,
ter in ength and an inch in thickness. With
fine rings of black spikes or bristles around
its body, it has a horrid trick of revolving on
its own axis, tearing the flesh anew by each
of its hourly revolutions. Mules. oxen and
wild deer suffer likewise from the hideous
visitation. Wasps and hornets there are, of
course. There is a small, stin'gless bee,which
crowds so thick upon exposed parts of the
bod as to'leave no room for-the mosquito to
ali t. As the bee only tickles, instead of
biting, stinging or laying an egg. it is wel-
come; but it is impossible to eat without de-
vouring half a dozen or more." '
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' There isgoodresson to fear that the day
of fair play for re ublicaus in South Carolina
.has gone by. fora ong'time. ' One of the last
acts of the legislature just adjourned was to
double the number of vctin precincts in the
democratic counties and ha vs the number in
the republican counties—a device by which a
considerable portion of the latter will be ef-
fectume disfnnchised—Boston Advertiser.
It wems rather strange that the workin
men. in their; rotests against both the 0d
parties, have 10 ed up for their leaders the
scalaw s an rascals .the old parties have
crowd ’ out. ‘if the have not kicked out.
——New York Empress .
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Loxnon, August 10.—A dispatch from
Paris says that Lewis Baker, the man who
shot the famous Bill Poole in New York in
1855, has died in that city. He resided in
Paris from shortly after the murder to the
time of his death. .
p—.—-——--
This Nirvana Psaao-Prsmsr.—Harkl
from Gold, Hill, in the commonwealth of Ne-
vada, cemes the glad tidings of the debut of
the most remarkable lady pianist of this or
any other age. clime, race'or previous con
dition ‘of servitude. She plays equally as
well with her feet as with her hands' As
the local editor very delicately remarks, her
“pedal extremities” are developed in a most
maruelous manner, the toes greatly resemble
fingers in length and style of action. The ad»
vantage gained by this lady in her perform-
aues is that the reach is greater than with her
hands—covering fully three octaves of the
key-board. In thn rendition of military
compositions the effect is terribly strik-
ing and life- like-especially when the tramp
of soldiers in imtisted. The rising young
artist, it seems. is extremely solicitious that
her peculiar modus operaudl cum penibus
shall not be made .public, and it was only
upon pledges of the strictest secrecy with
regard to the name that the loyal editor was
allowed to witness the displsyalresdy men-
tioned. If the fair artists were in a less
prominent position socially, the public might
have an opportunity of seeing the greatest
curiosity of the world. Of course the length,
breadth and thickness of the lady’s under-
standing would be looked upon with aston-
ishment outside of Nevada, but such things
are so common there that they are not no-
ticed. ' ‘
We hope the boys will have the right kind a,
o
nurc in any, and whatever way or state it is
applied, yet it cannot be ploughedin too
for most grains or the crop produced will be
yet more abundant and to be so readily ob-
Those who si h for a lodge in Brazil should
beauties of that country; “ The mosquito
makes his home in these wilds. A tiny fly,
a of dust, passes through the
hair and beard and sticks its venomous pro-
White Mountains in August or September.
A seal weighing l 100 pounds was
caught in the Thames, at N’orwlch, Y-
We like summe, r; but there is such a thing
as being too violent about it.—Bu,falo Ea:-
press. 0
Over one hundred tons of silver bullion
has accumulated in the New York Assay
Office. -~ .
When a driver is thrown over a horse’s
listed the horse becomes the poWer behind the
rown.
No husband who chews tobacco will refuse
to buy house plants. The vases are as handy
as a pocket in a shirt.
The coolest t we have found today was
an item in the lmirs Gama, which assures
us there is a land hotter than this—Rochester
Express.
The fact came out in a trial in San Fran-
cisco the other day that a Woman had earned
$20,400 in greenbacks in her bustle for near-
ly six montha.
It is bad enough to have dog days, but it
is almost too much for good no turc to be af-
flicted also with cat nights.——N. 7. 00m-
merei‘al Advertiser.
The Pennsylvania House of Representa-
tives adopted a resolution in favor of aiding
in the construction of the Texas and South-
ern Pacific Railroad.
Sixteen car loads of Danburians came
down to Parlor Rock, 4th, under the auspices
of the G. A. R; of that place, and admired
the beauties of the place.
According to the Chicago superintendent
of police, the communists in that city, from
whom a serious outbreak has been expected,
are very noisy, but harmless.
None of the Russian heav guns were of
sufiicient calibre to common the Bosphorus
against English iron clads whatever may be
done by means of torpedoes.
“How nicely the corn pops,” said a young
man who was sitting with his sweetheart be-
fore the firc. “Yes,"- she responded, dc-
murcly, “it’s got over being green." .
The Courrier du Havre says that horses
will soon be scarce in France, inasmuch as
the English are purchasing them at every
point for their army, at high prices.
.A stroke of lightning struck a tree at
Thames grove, under which was a portion
of a picnic party from New London, killing
one woman and parslyslng several.
The newspapers can't be very pleasant read-
ing just now forthe witness Anderson. What;
ever variety of views there may be aboutthe
Louisiana business, there is but one opinion
about him.
An Irishman, on being asked why there
was no record or trace of any of his race be-
ing found in Noah's ark, replied that all his
countrymen at that time were very rich and
had boats of their own. .
The barytes mines of Cheshire, which at
one time gave employment to five hundred
men, now have only four. Tue fallin of! of
the number of men employed is main y due
to the small protective duty on barytes.
There are a thouands fields of wheat be.
tween Toledo and Cleveland that need labor
to cut them. But the distressed workingmen
who want work or blood, can't o. The elec-
tion is to near at hand—Toledo (ado.
And now. because of the report that Cro-
nin. of Oregon, is to confess all he knows
about democratic electoral crookedness in that
state. the noble army of interviewers are
haunting the hotels looking for the man with
the inflamed nasal organ.—— Washington Star.
Chicago is in a condition to take advantage
of the bankrupt law. Her treasury is empty.
her officials unpaid, and the supreme court
has decided thatthe city has no right to bor-
row money in antici tion of the receipt of
tliis 7s:r's taxes, which are not payable un-
ti .
The-old co per mine near Wallingford, in
which some £90,000 was sunk 15 years ago,
is now being profitably worked by Rhode
Island rties. ' The ore is said to be very
rich, an small
are also found.
In the face and eyes of the following
figures, can any woman say that all occupa-
tions and professions are not 0 n to her. In
the United States there are 53 females prac-
ticing as doctors, 42 as dentists, 5 aslawyers,
and 68 as preachers—Auburn Adm-then
Scotland is understood to be a poor coun-
try, yet three of its churches, not one of
which embraces the aristocracy, contribute
among them for religious ‘ and benevolent
objects an annual sum of more than one mill
ion three hundred thousand pounds—$6,500,-
Fisn.—Of these there has been an abund- 000
The through our for the White Mountains,
over the New York, New Haven and Hart-
ford Railroad, are well patronized now. Two
drawing cars and one regular passenger car
went north yesterday. ’ It is a great conven-
ience to travelers to go from New York to
thet White Mountains without change—Cour
an .
The crude character of the army bill in
some of its pretended reductions appears
from the fact that the clause obliging the
government to find quarters for officers will
require immediate expenditure of large sums
at most of the prominentstations, very much
in excess of all the savings under the act for
several years to come. '
England resents the intimation that her
list of paupers and. criminals is largely in-
creasing. It appears that in 1841 eight per
.cent. of her population were paupers,.and in
1834 there were 22,451 committals for crime,
while in 1870, in spite of the increased popu-
lation; only three per cent. were paupers, and
there were but 10,078 committals. .
Among the evidences of upheaval in Ger-
many is the development of a silver party
that maintain that the pecuniary distress ex-
isting in that country due to the demonetizao
. tion of silver. The Deutscbe Zedong, the
organ of this party, urges the government to
send a representative to the International
Coinage Congress, and to restore the double
which branch of! into pointed antlers, inflicts “1;“de on the basis of 1 to 15*
Judge Allison, of Philadelphia, said. a
day or two ago that "we are fast approach-
ing a condition of things 'in all our large
cities that-will compel a change in the law,
so that it will not be possible for one or
two men to stand out against the convic-
tions of a great majority of the jury and
thus prevent the proper consideration of.
cases." The judge made these remarksin
discharging a jury that had stoodten to.two
'for twelve days in a forgery case involving
$40,000 '
The Springfield Republican says there is
considerable call this spring for sweet potato
plants to be grown as a novelty and for a
home sup ly. The plants, sprouted in hot
beds, are rought to that section from Con-_
necticut and retailed for 50 or 60 cents per
100. The 1st of July is the end of the plant-
ing season and the summer is usually long
enough here for the ' potatoes to mature.
Some small farmers have got quite in the
habit of raising a few bushels for their own
use, though, as the are not usuall as good
as those grown urther south, it is not a
marketable crop.
been in a state of turmoi , caused b the in-
troduction of steam motors on t e steam
railway lines. New peace reigns supreme.
An inventive genius of that town lately con-
ccived the ha py idea of placing a stuffed
mule in front 0 each “dummy.” The experi.
ment was a' brilliant success. This straw
mule moves along sedately in front of the
motor, and the prancing steeds of the Cream
city are no longer tempted to take fright and
run away as it pufis along—St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Horatio Seymour is one of the few demo-
crats who preserves his consistency. He
takes strong ground "figment the pro ition
to. abolish the eleoto ' college and c act the
President by the popular vote. The present
system, he admits. has its inconveniences,
but it protects the rights of the minority,
which he regards as the most distinctive
feature of the federal constitution and of the
constitutions of most of the States. He holds
that the House of Representatives has power
to decide whether the'vote and the canvass
of it in Louisiana have been fair, but ex-
presses the belief that the sober second
thcliught of both parties will obviate all difilo.
cu ties. .
Alady entered a popular drug store in
costing one of the proprietors, inquired if
there was any method by which a large dose
of castor oil could be taken and avoid the
usual nauseous taste. “0, yes, , we
can arrange that for you." The lady cast
her eyes about the store and complimented
the gentleman on its very fine appearance,
and was invrted to take a glass of soda,which
she accepted, and having , drank it off and
waited a moment, reminded the man of dru s
her errand. “That is all right, madam," e
replied. “you took it with your soda." “0
Lord! " exclaimed the lady with a look of
consternation, “I wanted it for my mother! "
Tableau.
The Indian Min-or says the great rescher
last year in India was the famme. ore than
18,000 Hinduo in the diocese of Madrag gave
in their adherence to Christianity; and the
Arcot mission had an accession of between
800' and 900 heathen families, numberiu
about 6.000 rsons, mostly of the P
caste. The irror appears to be somewhat
skeptical as to the constancy of these “con.
verts.” “‘The artillery of hunger," it remarks,
The fact is, however, that they are not, yet
converts. They have lost faith in their own
the religion which ' has prompted men to do
so much for them. They do not profess the
Christian religion; but simply express a de.
sire to be instructed in it, as the unconverted
do in our own country by gems to church.
President Hayes contemplates a visit to the I
'vents that smothering feelings sometimes
"heavy wool.
quantities of gold and silver
For a year put the cit of Milwaukee has '
Newport, R. I., a day or two since, and ac. '
"is powerful, but' it does not last long.” -
religion. and are desirous to learn more about _
Dlrcctlons for «remnants.
An exchange givil the, 011011ng adviceas
fromhdoctm:-— ‘ -'
First; Persons much: exposed to the rays
of the sun, from nature of their business ,
should be clad in light clothing. Linen‘ccats
are to be preferred on account of reflecting
the, direct says of the sun. Dark outer
clothing-ails . to be avoided, as dark cloth ab-
sorbs heat and retains it. . Clothing of any
kind should be loom, so as not to impinge
on or pinch the body anywhere. Underwear
should-be mixed material, cotton and wool,
not too thick and heavy—wool alone is too
heating; preferable to either in my opinion
are the knit or netting under-garments now
very common in our shops, as they are per-
forated with little squares or air-chambers
all over the body, thereby producing a freer '
distribution cf air to the skin, which pre-
experienccd on a hot day when wearing
All tightness about the neck,
such as tight collars and neckerchiefs, should
be dispensed with, as they interfere with the
free return of the veinous blood from the
head; hats should be light and well venti-
lated. It is well occasionally to wet the head
with cold water; by evaporation the scalp
is cooled. Hair should be cut short.
Third—The diet should be light, princi-
pally vegetable; very little meats should be
used, as they are heat-producing. Supper
or tea must be exeptionally light; cup of
tea. toast, probably sliced tomatoes, are
sufficient. Ice water refreshing, and pro-
duces“ perspiration. When you are very
warm, first rinse the month, then swallow a
small quantity ;:wait a short time, when you
candrink any quantity with perfect safety.
Third—Alcoholic stimulants should be
scrupulously avoided during the excessive
heat of the summer, as it produces an excess
of carbon in the blood, which, joined with
the excessive heat, will paralyze the nervous
centres, bringing on com and ending in
death. Alittle sour wine in iced lemonade
is very grateful and admissible.
Fourth—Cold water will lower the tem-
perature of the body, therefore bathing is
beneficialv—once a day or every other day—
remaining in the water from twenty to thirty
minutes is sufficient. The bowels should be
kept regular by taking some cooling medi-
cine occasionally, such at bottled citrate of
magnesia, sedlitz powder or some of the
aperient mineral waters. By observing the
rules and principles above imperfectly de-
lineated, there will be few sun-strokes.
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It is not an easy matter to make a sensible
speech about female education, but Earl
Granville succeeded in doing it some time
ago at the annual distribution of prizes in a
North London school for girls. He remark-
ed that objections were very often made
against giving a high-class education to wo-
men. It was said that it might turn young
ladies into pedants and into bluestockingst
He would certainly admit that he had me-
some very disagreeable specimens‘of woman-
kind, who readily deserved those terms, but
they were ladies who had some slight smat.
tering of knowledge, and who had not
really received a sound and firstrate educa-
tion. Had not young men, however, occca-
sioually beeujfound to be pedantic and con.
celled in the extreme? Another objection
was that women were being taken out of
their sphere; but was it perfectly clear that
a thorough moral, intellectual and religious
education must spoil women for their own
peculiar sphere, for their duties as daughters,
wives, mothers and members of the commu-
nity? The times were put when a great lit-
erary chararacter could assert that it was
easier for a coquette to marry than a highly
nstructed woman, and the time had come
when the men would know how to appre-
ciate those members of the opposite sex who
fitted themselves by study and industry to
become really useful members of the com-
munity to which they belonged.
The late Chief-Justice Thompson, of Penn-
sylvania, once said about the clergymen :—
“If those who preach had been lawyers pre-
vious to entering the ministry, they would
know and say more about the depravity of
the human heart than they do. The old doc-
trine of total depravity, is the cal thing that
can explain the falsehoods, the ishonesties,
the licentiousuess, and the murders, which
are so rife in the world. Education, refine-
ment, and even a high order of talent, cannot
overcome the inclination to evil Which exists
iu-the heart, and has takenjposscsaicn of the
very fibers of our nature; audit requires a
long and powerful work, even on the part of
the Christian religion, before this depravity
is entirely rooted out."—N. Y. Observer.
————.—o.e .—
NEW YORK, November 1, 1877.
From the practical tests I have given the
Blanchard Food, I think it will prove of great
value to the invalid, and it should be thor-
oughly endorsed by the medical profession. '
Eonsa'r Gunners, M. D..
. V 18 West 23d Street.
Ed. of Homwpatltio Times, N. Y. City.
_+_—
IEE‘Head-Quartcrs for the sale of Tickets
for the Grand Masonic Excursion,
Aug. 21st, at G. Warn) Ssnrscx’s, 9 Main St.
__._.____
W Dennison’s Merchandise Tags who
had at the GAZETTE Omen; also, Dennison‘s
Shipping Tags, plain or printed. tf
..__.__.
@‘Hodder's Patent Blotter Tablets for
Letter Heads, Bill Heads, Blanks, &c., are
convenient and economical. Manufactured
and sold at the Gaza-m ofllce. tf
_.__.—.
G‘Bill Heads, Note Heads, Blanks, &c.,
put up with Patent Blotter Tablets, the mer-
its of which are conceded by all. The GA-
zs-rrs oflice has the exclusive right to manu-
facture and sell the same in the Town of Nor-
walk. . tf
@‘Have your Bill Heads, Statements
Headings, Blanks, &c., put up with Pas-ans
Bro-ruin Tanners. Blotters always handy,
—paper always in good shape and loose sheets
never wasted. The Gaznm ofilce has the
exclusive right for the town of Norwalk. tf
.__.—
IE'VVhite and colored printing paper can
be obtained at the Guam Orriox, in any
desired quantity. tf
, ___+__.
6‘ Bill Heads, Note Heads,Blanks, &c.,
put up-with Patent Blotter Tablets, the mer.
its of which are conceded by all. The GA-
zx'r'rn office has the exclusive right to manu-
facture and sell the same in the Town of
Norwalk. tf
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When the skin is hot and dry, take
Sssronn's J AMAICA GINGER.
Bennllml Hole. no doubt had a fine com-
plexion, bnt it: is more than doubtful whether it
exceeded in purity the complexion of the ladies
who use that inimitable aux bar] of female love.
lincss. Quinn’s Summon SOAP. Sold by all
Druggists. flinn’s HAIR a Wursxstn Dxn. Black
or Brown. 50 cents. ' 41.31
MARRIED.
W\I\°Ml\ Annl‘wnmnmm
In Dorian, Aug. 5th. at the residence of the
bride’s father, by the Rev. Mr. French, Mr. Chas.
E. Vail.“ Stamford. to Miss donate 8.. daughter
of Charles Brown, Esq.
In South Royaltou. Vt.. July 31st. Joseph '1'.
Tracy of Rye. N. Y., to Miss Lucy E. Pierce.
DIED.
\I\I\I\I\I\I\I\J\I\l\nl\l\f\nf\l\l‘AMA/\AI‘
In Norwalk. Ami. 5a., Mary “nouns. youngest
child of Mr.Stephon Stanley.aged 5 months and
17 days. .
In Norwallt. Aug. 10th. Annie Mchteo. aged 1
your. 1 month and 4 days.
' In Nichols Farms, Aug. 7th. Anna A., with of
Henry B. Curtis, aged 34 years and to months.
In Bridgeport, Aug. 9th. Mrs. Eliza H. Scofleld;
Aug. 9th. nary Ellen.daughtor of Wmmnd Mar-
aret Hurley. aged 23 years and 22 “A“ An .
1h. Wm. M. Dunning. a 68 years; ug. 6t .
George 8.8anlbrd.oged ' years: Aug. 7th, Mrs.
Clara E.. wife of Dr. Robert Lauder; also their
infant son; Aug. 4th. Wm. Henry, only son of
Wm. 11.. and Mary E. Smith. aged 3 months; Aug.
ad. Mary L. 0..l ensued 6 years and 10 months:
Aug. “Peter J. elehmged 1 year and 6 months; '
Aug, 5th,“ the residence of his son-iu-law. Mr.
Davtd Priest. Mrrsloi h Rowland. aged '18 years;
Aufl. 3d. Angeline C. an htor of Mary and Peter
has cut, aged 8 months' us. 6th. Leutmwlfe of
Thomas Robinson. a ed 21 years. 10 months and
22 dis 3; Aug. 7th, rgsres E.McCartllI.y. used 4
mo- s and 0 days; Aug. . 7th.‘ Hugh . Smith.
aged 5 years, a mouth-and 11 days.
D WAFER.-
H The very best 1 03113 Bray". *1 ggp‘ifilb- The very best .0. a. Java,
in iii.
i...
0 Our Teas and Coffees are selected with great
care. and age of the very Best Quality,
and Finest Flavor.
0 Best Carolina Rice, 13:. pes‘lb.,
it
ii
p
o. 8. main. eengmmny
uue. Is alsrge roomy res deuce.
improvements, large yardé‘garden. and
W on
fdf’m"
., innit
‘ "riNNEY-s
S UGARS,
Best Granulated, 10 lbs. for $1 00
u A. 1 ‘ u 1 00
“ White ex. C. 11 . “ 1 00
“ Cut Loaf, 9 “ 1 00
" Powdered 0; “ 1 00
or con own MAKE,
TEAS,
u
so
It
6‘
good
very best Gunpowder,
‘! . Oolong,
Very good "
The very best Eng. Breakfast, 1 00
“ “ New Season Japan, 90 “
very good u u u ' u
6‘
888
“ Oat Meal, .
Salt, 3 and 5 cts. per quart,
Brinckerhoflf’s Milk Crackers, 13 cts.,
“ Soda “ 10 cts.,
“ Oyster “ 10 cts.
“ Hand-Made Butter Crackers, 15c.
“ A. B. C. Crackers, 38c.
“ c.
i
Scotch Caraway Crackers,
. Gnocnns.
V WEEKLY QUOTATIONS.
Th Best of Hun-mini BREAD, RUSK, can, an, a,
u 40c., 3 lbs. $1. Eight Clocks given away with every Box.
Ginger Snaps,
BENEDICT.
FL 0 UR,
The very best New Process r bbl.,
Fine New Process, , ' pe « $3 9,2
“ Graham, per lb., 04
u Rye, u 04
“ Yellow Meal, per lb., 2}
rnasn even DAY.
COFFEES,
38c. per lb.
51 u Mocha, 40c. u
“ “ Maracaibo, ’ 32c. “
Extra fine ground Coffee, 350. “
Peep O‘Day Coffee, 25c. “
u]: sotq‘aaosoA puss stanza: out-i
15c
10¢. per lb. ,'
New Haven Hams, 140. “
“ “ Lard, 125a
“ Butter, 20c., 25c. a
“ very best Cheese. 1151:.280.
Georgia Bank Cod, 5c.
Mackerel, 10c. and 15c.
The very Best Pork,
u u
6‘
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of
IS
‘5
«10.993 JIGQ‘
‘ Second Door east of Post Office, Norwalk, Conn.
Grand Masonic
Steamboat Excursion
Under the auspices of
St..lohn'slodge,llo.6,l.F.&l.ll.
0F NOBWA LK.
FROM
SilliualltoConeylslanilretuu
BY
srriuss 'i. s. scanner,
WEDNESDAY, August 21st.
This excursion promises to be the most enjoya-
ble entertainment or the season. as the committee
are assured of the support and patronage of the
best class of citizens of N orwalk and vicinity.
.Amoug the many attractions are-
—-Cosssnlodfouo and Swift Stea-err-
Dellxlsml Route,
——-:WIseeler 1: Wilson Bald, '
-—-lllunfc for Dancing.
'nnnn. mean. the well known
cases-or, wlll furnish IOfflIlI-OIII on
board, but no Liquors will be sold.
For passengers livingon the line of_thc Danbury
1k Norwalk B. R.. a Special Train Will be provid-
ed. leaving Danbu at 7 a. m.. stopping at Bethel
and Branchville. asscngers from other stations
will mic 3118 regnilalr‘tziain «foam-1313:1111: this:
will to e. 0 specs r non e
boat. Excursion leaves South N orwalk. Bay-
mond’s Wharf. at 8 o’clock, a. m.. sharp, return-
ing at about the same time in the evening.
*chntlemen’s Ticket, $1.00
'Laaies' “ .50
Children'accompanied by parents FREE.
STEAM
SAWING & PLANING
Band & Scroll Sawing & Turning.
HANUFACHBEH 0'
Doors, Sashes Blinds Moul
Boxes. Paoking Crises, W‘ilslsi-‘gs'
dow Frames, &c.
I have on hand tools for-150 tte
ings “a will pa ms of Mould.
...a. “sarcastic“ ........ ...
Pickers, planed and
Ba AcKaun- and 'l'rl-"ll:‘:ld.‘ “I".
ETS of all desert tio
FRAMES made to order at {berglridt'igeyllllzsgi’bvg
TBIMMINGS got out ready to us up, from tans
and specifications. WALNU and ASH AIN-
scorino and r .
descriptions. Loonmo TURNING of st
Kindh‘zig Wood Split and read or use 3
- up in Bunch. y f ,pu
BURR KNAPP,
Foot of Marshal Street, South Norwalk. Ct.
Th-fltllecln‘i’slutiu
OTIOE is hereby given to all nous liabl
N pay taxes in the town of orwalk, onetli:
assessment list of 1877. that I will meet them for
the purpose of receiving said taxes at the store of
Alp onxo Dibble, South Five lilo River. on Mon-
day, the 19th day of August from 10 a. in. until
3 p. 111.; at the store of Huitord a Osborn. Down
Town. (East NorwalkJ on Tuesday. Au st
20th. from 9 a. m. untiu p. 111.; at the store J0!
sepb (Lin-die, Winn] 11k. on Wednesday, Aug.
21st. from 10 a.m.unti a p. 111.; attlso Poss Once.
in the city of South Norwalk, on Thursday. Aug.
2211, from 10a.m.u_nt|l 5p. m.‘ and at in office
52.: recrudescence" °’
item's a. us. until 10 11. I'll. y. “8.2" “d .mm'
.ri‘aiizfiffddeSE‘ff' ”3““ "“ "° “d“ ‘°
day of October, 1878. par on and after the lat
BENJAltglfiglé‘S’TIII‘BGES. '
o r. ' t .
Dated at Norwalk. August 5th, 1878.1" 0 “gm
‘ ISIBICT OF NOBW so. P
Queersarseiix’xs. ...... °°""'
s o . S l -
Mamas: Weir-e "° °‘ N" °“
s e m istrat s
will amendments their Administrglio: 1:330:12:
to this Court for adjustment at the Probate Offices
in} Norwalk. on the 80th day or August. 1878. at 9
o clock, lorenoon; and that all persons interested
in said estate may be notified thereofthe said Ad-
ministrators will cause this order to be~published
in a newspaper printed in Fairfield Count , and
at a copy thereof on the sign post in not Now
d‘n'nefi‘nlesrost‘etgsiplacebewfhm the deceased last
I .
Angu'lt. ”can“. y are said 30th day of
p ASALWOODWABD.Jud¢c.
33
THE LADIES 01' THE
WEST NOBWALK CHAPEL .
will holds.
Supper and Festival,
at the Chapel on
Wednesday Eve., Aug. 14th.
.No'tice.
ALL persona indebted to the subscriber will
please settle before September-15th, as after
that date?“ billl‘s will be put into the bands of on
At one or co co ion.
; t y , .r. w. McLEAN, M. 1).
Norwalk. Aug. Sth.1878. 33
Notice.
HE Legal Voters of the Over River School
District. are hereby notified and warned that
a S ccial Meeting of the voters of and District,
wil be held in the School House on Friday, Aug.
83d, 1878. at 7); o’clock,p. m.. for the purpose of
voting a tax to hay is part or the whole of the ln-_
dcbtodness of e District. 3 _
c. n. WHEELER,
PLATT PRICE, Committee.
LEGBAND J ACKSOX ,
Norwnlk, Aug. 12th. 1878. ' ' 2t!
Special Notice.
HE Monuments. Head stones. and Marble
Slabs, belonging to the Estate of Ernest
Bates. will he offered for ashort time at about
half cost to close up the estate. A large assort-
ment ofhead stones suited for children graves
are among the stock. All can be seen at the mar-
ble yogi! of IW W. Bate; t01:1 WatgrhStreet. Also
two one a on an rec so a arness.
‘ 8 s. n. onusrnxn. Trustee.
Norwalk, August 12th. 1818. “33
Dr. FITOH’S
Family at 11208811001 for Boys.
THE FALL TERM commences September
Oils. Boyglrecei‘ved {roasoveihycatzs 1:11;;
arr]. for eirc are erms . a
Principal. ’ 'Da. 3!. d. syn-cu.
BERNARD corm,’
mrygniu TAILOR
d. Draper.
WEEK’S BUILDING, FALL 81'.
Is now ready to out and make up Gents and Boys
suits in best manner and fair pncos. l
Satisfaction guaranteed in cutunaterial and work.
Latest fashions and best of goods always. ems:
R. G. NOLAN, M. D...
Surgeon and Physician,
OFFICE: Cor. MAIN AND WALL STREETS.
oaice hours: 8 to 9 a.'m.. 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p. 111.
Can be found at office nights.
Slate at Stillson's Drug Store, So. Norwalk.
M U S I C !
Miss Libbie F. Selleck
WILL be prepared to receive a few additional
‘ pupils, at her residence on Mott Avenue. on
or after So I. 91h. For particulars address 132‘?
18:1; Norwa k.
HOME AGAIN! .
THE undersigned having bought out James
Daugherty. at Capt. Lamb’s old stand. Main
Street. is prepared to continue 0
BLACKSllITH minim
BUSINESS. ‘
All work warranted first-class. Horse Shoeing a
specialty. 32 ls. 0. LLOYD.
Restaurant for Sale.
on SALE—The Restaurant under Connecti-
cut Hotel.‘lately occupied b E.Pease.
I.
For terms enquire at store of SELL SCK BROS. 31
To Let, Furnished.
OM October 1st. for the winter season or for
l at residence of the late HON.
a car thee ego situated on East Ave-
with all modern
barn. to.
on reasonable terms.
N H. PERRY .
ll be let already furnishI
Firm of Woodward & Pe'rry.
For Sale or to Rent.
Tm: Three Story and Basement Brick not...
occupied b) the subset-inch. Will sell or no .
it to out parties onver reasonable terms indeed.
Gas
othor conveniences, all in good order. suitable for
any kind of business. En titre of
ater, good Coal; unit under the walk and
U. B. DIM! 18, Main Street.
South Norwalk. Conn.
"roar.”ro nut-No.51 Main Street. En-
quire of HARVEY FI‘IVII, or 15.x. LOCK-
woon. - , 88
ll“. WANTED.—A sood'capable girl to
‘ ork. A l at
as do Emmi-"Highs cos'iihh'rionaav,
For Sale-in Bridgeport, Ct.
An old and well established
Fruit, Confectionery all To Store ‘0
' centrallylocated, and doin‘glagood cash trade'
A good chance for a party wstls small capital to
hint
If not, now is the time to have it
done.
children's pictures made m..-Item
Two to Four Seconds.
BEADMAN BROTHEBS’
13 Main Street, Norwallr,
snake the beat Tlnsypu I. the Slnlo 3’
while their Photo r- hlc .-
and so none. ‘ I. work I. "c
Only One P5" of Slllrl.
Solemn-traders;
II. n; a c. s. rnowrrr
haven fine assortment from several growers. Spec-
ial invitation is given to allwho desire ed
to call at the , M So I
CORNER DRUG STORE.
FOR SALE atToilsomcamnlllflnrm 0122 acres
partmeadow. part woodlandarith splendid
water. Apply to GEORGE E. CHOL—
iiiii'i H' hStc 0 b
. .1: es. nc- alf f '
can remain on mortgage. , 0 purchase muggy!
rains liltEllLY
REDUCED l
NORWALK
SHOE STORE.
Summer Goods, we have made the following de-
ductions in prices. Note especially the Barxuul'
we ofler in.
Women’s Serge Hunts.
Old Reduced
Price. to
Women’s Serge Fox Button, $2 00 $1 65
“ “ “ ' “ 1 75 1 50
“ ‘°' “ “ good. 1 25
“ “ Button, very fine, 2 50 1 50
u “ Fox Polish, 1 s so 1 50
u u “ “ 1 75 1 25
.. .. u 1 00 so
u “ Congress 1 00 85 ‘
“ “ Am. Kid, Newport
Button, 2 25 1 90
u u u .. u 1 75 1 so
u u .. .. u 1 25 1 10 I
And a great man other Bargains
. too numerougto mention.
Now is tho‘um- 9 t6 Buy
AND Till .
flniwsIlShoe Store the Place.
.ltorwalk Slice Store,
No. ~7 Main Street.
. en a ein a. good pa in: business. Address
learn the Dry bwdsgxsfinlcfiskagnun‘s' 41.3% 1! “EXC ANGE." Bri (import. Conn.
WANTED. -A smart active young boy to
3‘1
MACHINISTS metres“
‘ merrier.
Chill lea Potential? ' '
Norwalk Chronicler