Harwell: Gazette.
Tuesday, August 26111, 1879._
CATSKILL NOTES.
DEAR GAZETTE:—
When Washington Irving adapted the
wonderful story of Rip Van Winkle from
the German legend of Peter Klaus and locat~
ed the scene in the then Ilnfar'liar Cntsk"‘
Mountains he “ttlc thought that he was cre-
ating a Sr he to which ha1F the world would
make pilgrimagcs, Md that he was editing a
first-class standing advertisement for innu—
mertbic hotels and boarding houses that
would springfup all throughthe mountains a
half century later- Attractive as are the
mountains themselves to summer \ Zsitors they
probably would never have attained their
present great popularity had it not been for
this very clever advertisement. Who that
has ever read this simple tale or witnessed
the play that made J 00 Jefferson rich and
famous but has had a desire to climb these
mountains and linger around the very places
where Rip livul and slept and died. And it
is amusing to see with what eagerness peo—
ple visit.thc places pointed out, and the cre—
dulily with which they swallow all the sto—
ries told. If Rip had actually “lived long in
the land and prospered” his abiding places
could hardly have been better known. The
very rock where he slumbered twenty years
is pointed out, and strangely enough it is 10--
cated in Sleepy Hollow, under ti 0 shadow of
Featherbed Hill, just at the corner of the
modern “Rip Van Winkle House,” at which
Hotel enthusiasts are entertr'ned ‘at moder—
ate rates. Here they can “swear off” from
Dutch lager as often as they please, and if
they like can get happy and sleep on the flat
Sl‘"f§1(‘e of Rip’s rocky bed. Over the door
is a painting .Rip ; true to life, and here,
too, Judge Woodw' ~d’s party found the re-
mains of Schneider, which, in your last is-
sue, you baht Iingl'y intimated they were
searching for. It is a real cr ~iosity, which
has recently been exhumed in the \‘Cinity,
perhaps by some infatuated Sol ‘icman who
believes the legend to have been a veritable
history. It is no less than the head of
“Schneider,” and we have the landlord’s
word for it that it is just as originally found,
with the exceptions of an ink-blacked eye
and a neat dog collar. Certainly it looks like
the head of a dog, petrified, and if of stone
is a strange freak of nature being far truer to
life than the “Great Bear” and siu‘ller spec—
-=imens on top of South Mountain. Mine host
says it is a strange coincidence that it: should
be found in just that vicinity. Near the
house, on the side of the mountain, is a split
boulder marked “Rip's Rock,” and nailed to
a tree close by is Rip’s chair, though how it
came to be there, so fer away from Dame
Van Winklc‘s modest home in the village of
Falling Waters—said to be the charming vil-
lage of Palenville, at the foot of South Moun-
tain,—we are not told. ~ It certainly has an
appearance of age to recommend it. The
house has a romantic situation, and in return
for the landlord’s courteous replies to our
bantering questions we will add that the place
with all its attractions, is for sale.
The mountains at this season are full of
summer boarders, and it is safe to apply at
almost any house for board. All classes can
find accommodations somewhere. Person:
desiring to remain long enough to derive
benefit from the mountain air, can obtain
board in summer boarding houses for from
$5.00 to $10.00 per week, while the cost of
living at the large hotels is from $14.00 to
$21.00 per week. A former Norwalk gen-
tleman whom we met, said that he was pay—
ing $8.00 per week at a small hotel, near
Haines’ Falls, and that the table was excel-
lent. One house at wl'ch we stopped for
lunch entertained sixty boarders, and the
landlady says that she never knows what it
is to have a dull season. This will give some
idea of the extent to which city people of
moderate means flock to the mountains to
spend their vacations.
As the Catskills cover a space of thirty or
forty miles square it is essentirl for persons
intending to visit the mountains to know
something about where they are going before
they start. Many who like mountain air and
scenery and expect to make a prolonged stay,
prefer the southern and western portions
which are reached by the way of Kingston,
on the Hudson, and thence by the Ulster &
Delaware Railroad which winds through the
mountains, to the West. Others go to the
Overlook Mountain House, (by the same
route,) claimed to be on higher ground than
any other hotel in the State. Norwalk peo—
ple who have been there tell us that it is a
pleasant hotel, with a grand out-look to the
south, but necessarily very quiet,as it is hard
to approach and there is but - one road. Of
course comparatively high prices prevail.
For people from Connecticut, probably the
best way is to enter the mountains from the
east. Leaving Norwalk on the 6.00 a. m.
train parties can easily catch the day boat
which leaves 24th street landing, North Riv-
er, at 9 o’clock, or they can take the morn—
ing trains on the Hudson River Railroad.
Small steamers also leave the city every night
for Catskill landing. By day boat passen-
gers reach Catskill landing at 3:30; fare $1.-
50. Hence they can take light platform
stages to the Mountain House, twelve miles
distant, fare $2.00,or stages to all the eh ‘m-
ing villages on the intervale, between river
and mountains, or into the heart of the Cats-
l"lls.
The scene upon the arrival of the boat is
an exceedingly lively one, not at all sugge: -
tive of a “sleepy Dutch village.” Passen—
gers for the Mountain House pass, directly
into an enclosure on the left and are at once
'well provided for. Outside it is Redlam let
loose, and passengers must keep their eyes
open. The streets are filled with stages
bound everywhere, and all is confusion.
Near by is the vil‘age, with several hotels,
and the large Prospect Park Hotel, so that
passengers not inclined to go tl‘vough the
same day can remain and go when they
please.
Our party fortunately obtained a light car-
riage, with a good span of horses and a care—
ful driver, and enjoyed an exceedingly pleas-
ant drive westward, through a well-cultiva—
ted, undulating country, to the foot of the
mountains, a distance of about nine miles.
Hence the road winds around up Sleepy Hol-
low, past the Rip Van Winkle House, over
“Dead 0x” hill, around “Cape Horn," up
Feather Bed Hill, close under the Hotel on
the “Long Level,” then up again and around
the rear of the house—the twelve miles hav-'
ing consumed three hours and one-half. The
rise-is very steep in places, but the roads are
good and the drivers sober, careful and ex—
perienced. They are evidently under strict
discipline, for they made regular time, and
we know of two who even declined offers of
cigars, saying they could not smoke and
drive. Some of these men have been in the
employ of the Hotel for years.
Arriving at. the hotel the same scene greets
the Weary traveler as at the White and other
Mountain houses. The guests, having finish-
ed tea, and dressed for the evening, are all
gathered on the veranda to inspect the new
arrivals, and the tired, travel-stained passen—
ger must run the gauntlet of hundreds of
bright eyes. If first impressions are last'ng,
passengers are taken at a fearful disadvantage,
but then their turn comes the next right at
the grand inspection. Hungry as we were,
before going in to our “warm supper” which
we were entitled to on the first night,—and
the first night only,—wc hastened to take a
glimpse of the wonderful scenery from the
front of the Hotel. The house is nearly
3,000 feet above the level of the Hudson, di-
rectly on the edge of the overhanging clifi‘,
and from the front verandas a birds-eye view
is obtained of great extent and wonderful
beauty. Looking down as if from a balloon,
the river at one time bounds the view and
then again flows through the middle of what
seems to be a magnificent landscape garden,
-—according to the state of the atmosphere.
These changes are very curious and one nev-
er tires of watching the varying efiects-
' keep stored in ponds.
Looking to the cast, in clear weather, the
high hills of Massachusetts and Connecticut
are distinctly outl' \ed forty miles distant,
and the Hudson va'ley is seen for sixty
13' ‘lcs from Poughkeepsie no 'th, with no
knowing what mountains on the northern
horizon. The some is one never to be for—
gotten. ‘
There is no railing of any sort between the
House and precipice and people go out to the
very edge of the shelving rocks, but no ac—
dent has ever been reported. The view of
the House given in Lippincott's Magazine for
August is a faithful representation, and the
hight of the cliff is not,exaggeratcd in “to
least. One pccu‘ir'ity about the building we
have never seen mentioned in print, and that
is the array of lightning rods. The Catsk“‘s
are noted for severe thunder showers,
and the careful lond‘ord has made every
provision in his power to protect l‘is proper-
ty, and his guests, from the dangerous fluid.
Standing at one corner of the house we count-
ed fifty rods, all connected with each other,
and we judged there must be at least one
hundred and fifty on the entire building.
They were put up with - great care, and in
the best manner known to science. Some
believe that they have great effect in arrest—
ing and diffusing the lightning, and render—
ing storms harmless. .
In hot weather the temperature at the
Mountain House is twenty degrees lower
than inthe “world below”. The day after our
arrival was the hottest but one of the season,
the thermometer indicating 80°; in New
York it was 100°. It has so far reached 80°
but three times this season, During our
stay it ranged between 80° and 56°. This is
the 56th season of dis Hotel, and the land-
lord boasts of the characte f his guests,elaim-
ing that he entertains m inisters, judges,
lawyers and literary men than any five ho”-
es in the mountains.
What do visitors do P Some simply rest,
quiet] njoying the beautiful scenery,watch-
ing th var-changing cloud effects below
them, extracting what amusement and
plcausre they can from watching the many
parties which daily throng in from other rc-
sorts, making new acquaintances, chatting
with their neighbors, and gaining constantly
in health by ir‘Ialing the fresh mountain air.
Others make the most of their time,take much
mountains for hours spy 'ng out all that can
be found of interest, returning tired and hun-
gry, but in the bracing atmosphere are soon
fresh again—after dinner,—and ready for an
evening in the parlor with the ladies. Still
others prefer to take their exercise in car~
riages, some visitors bringing their own
teams and drivers. 0n warm moonlight
nights the long verandas are well occupied,
by p’romenaders. Social rc-unions are held
in the parlors with dancing, singing, and oc-
casional literary entertainments. On Sundays,
divine service, with preaching, is held in the
parlor, and at 9 a. m., daily prayers are well
attended in the reception room. One city
lady soon after her arrival was much sur—
prised to hear that they had “such things.” in
the mountains, but soon after she must have
been forcibly reminded that she was still in
this world of sorrow by the whispered news
one morning that Death had entered the night
before and borne away a loved child.
As a matter of course all pcrsOns visiting
the Mountains make a point of seeing the sun
rise, at least once. Those fortunate enough
to obtain front rooms can do so without
leaving their beds. The setting sun is often
a more beautiful sight. To see the valley
filled with clouds “from shore to shore" is
one of the rare novelties of the place.
- The Hotel is situated on a plateau betwcsa
North and South Mountains, near the top of
the latter The ascent . the highest point
of South Mountain is comparatively easy,
and the narrow paths are readily traced all
about the crest, and down on the other side.
From the top the view is grand, peak after
peak rising on every side—except the East.
Hunter Mountain near the middle of the
range, is the highest, scoring nearly 5,000
feet. The other peaks vary from 2,500 to
4,500 feet high,——and the entire range covers
some 1,200 square miles,—say about the same
as from,Norwalk to Guilford, one way, and
to New Fairfield the other.
Visitors at the Hotel generally make the
tour of South Mountain, a few venture the
walk around the crest of North Mountain,
and once in a while one climbs ' High Peak
and Hunter. Ladies and children join par-
ties to South Mountain, and really enjoy the
tramp. You meet ladies dressed in flannel
suits, with stout shoes, and others in black
silk and Paris Kid boots, every one carrying
an Alpenstock to help over hard places.
Some want to stop and rest after climbing
every ledge or descending any steep place,
While occasionally a bright lady will be found
able to lead the entire party up a ledge or
down ’a ravine. Most parties follow the
paths laid down in the guide books, and visit
the places of interest pointed out. Of the
most prominent are “Pudding-stone Hall,”
formed by the splitting off of a large mass of
rock from a Puddingstone Ledge, showing
by far the finest specimen of conglomerate
we remember ever to have seen; the “Lem—
on Squeezer,” a rough passage between high
rocks through which a stout person finds it
rather hard to squeeze; the “Fairy Spring,”
where water drips through the rock, with
frightful ledges shelving overhead; the
“Shrine,” where somebody has made a rus—
tic cross in a moss-covered niche in the rocks;
“Star Rock,” a large bowlder, where parties
invariably gather for a resting spell; “The
Bowlder,”a huge rock on the edge of a preci-
pice, from which a fine view is obtained;
“the Sphinx," a point on the face of the east-
ern precipice, resembling its Egyptian pro—
totype ; “Eagle Rock,” shelving out on the
same precipice; “ Druid Rocks, ” one of
which. called the “Great Bear" somewhat re-
sembles an' immense animal sitting on its
haunches; and “Lover’s Retreat,” formed
by the interlacing roots of two trees—a fa—
vorite resting place for young people.
Those who take longer walks climb down
the face of the Mountain as far as High
Rock, or Palenville Overlook, where there
is a small hotel, and from which point the
view is simply charming. It is 1,700 feet
high, overlooking the village of Palenville
and the exquisitely beautiful Kaaterskill
Clove, while‘opposite ‘ High Peak” towers
above over two thousand feet, with unbrok-
en foliage from bottom to top. Another
walk is to Sunset Rock and Inspiration Point.
also overlooking the Clove, where a small
house has been erected and you are charged
twent-five cents admission “for the season,”
which accounts for the fact that all signs
point to Sunset Rock. Perhaps the best walk
of all is through Mary’s Glen to Kaaterskill
Falls, near which the Laurel House is loca-
ted. You pay a quarter, for the season, and
go into a. small building overlooking the
Falls, from which the view is grand. I": you
are good at climbing you go down stairs to
the foot of the first Falls, then to the second,
and when your party is large enough to war-
rant it they turn on the water which they
The waterfalls 180
feet then runs a. short distance over the rocky
bed and makes another plunge of 80 feet.‘
Looking up from below the sight is extreme-
ly beautiful. A short distance down the
stream are Bastion Falls, quite pretty, but
hardly paying for the hazardous walk. The
“getting up stairs” again is hard work, but
you get your legs straightened out during
the two miles walk back to the hotel.
Other walks are to points on the eastern
side of North Mountain, such as Artist's
Rock, and Prospect Rock, favorite resorts of
the Artist Cole, who painted “The voyage of
life,” in Catskill; Sunset Rock from which
the view is unrivaled; the Bear’s Den, a
cave well named; and Mary’s Glen. Beyond
the Bear’s Den are interesting evidences of
glacial action, stones on the face of the con-
glomerate being worn perfectly flat and
smooth. ch indulge in a walk around the
crest of the mountain, but our party quite
enjoyed it. The walk is long, consuming
about six hours, the climb tiresome and the
descent on the west end very steep. The
crest is covered with dense woods, some of
the trees being very large. The variety of
growth embraces the pine, fir, cedar, hem-
exercise during the day, tramp over the,
lock, birch, aspen, beach,“ oak, maple, laurel,
chestnut, hazel, walnut, butternut, etc., with
blackberry vines and blueberry bushes to fill
up the chinks, wb'lc mosses, .l’chens and
ferns r"c everywhere. Bears‘ dens and hol—
low trees are numerous, and we have good au-
thority for saying that black bears still in—
habit the mountains, rad are frequently track-
ed and l“lled in winter. We have no inten-
tion of inflicting our favorite "ttle be: -' story
upon the reader, a la Werner, for the simple
reason that it was completely flattened by a
German boarder who sat dov. .1 upon it rather
hard with the cy Iical remark: “ Mebbc it
were a rabbit."
Horses and cairiages can be had at rcrson—
able rates, wit intelligent divers. A most
delightful (l'iv , if you haVe a good party
and can take ne-‘rly rll day, is down the
mountain on the east side, south to Palm—
ville, up the everocharming Clove to Haines’
Falls,—vcry similar to Kaaterskill Falls,--
and thence to the Mountain House, over good
roads. The file through the Clove by the
side of the rocky bed of a mountain torrent,
with mountains “in deep verdurc clad” ris
ing abrubtly on either hand nearly four
thousand feet, is an experience ever to be
remembered with pleastmc.
But we must put a shoe under the wheel,
and stop this letter short. We have purpose-
ly refrained from detailing personal experi-
ences, relating exciting adventures and hair
breadth escapes, or repeating strange legends
so peculiar to this region. Suffice it to say
that we were pleased v. 'th our first '- 'sit to
these mountains, that we traveled over them
for a week without accident, and returned
home with a desire to visit them again when
we can stay longer.
Yours, G. N. E.
WASHINGTON, August 161b, 1879.
DEAR GAzETTE :—
Your correspondent was an prised to see
along editorial in last week’s Derr ocrat, tell-
ing of Republican eorruptions as given by
John M. Glover. I thought everybody was
posted in regard to Glover and his report,
but I see our friend of the Democrat has not
kept himch posted in the doings of Congress
during the extra session; (of course we know
the Democrats are willing to forget they have
had an extra session, and don’t blame them
for it). The Glover report was written In
never printed. _ I believe it first came to
light through the columns of the Wth'ng’ In
Sum7 13/ Herald, before it was reported to
the committee. The Den" crat says :—
“All the Republican congressmen, with
the exception of Mr. Miles, the representa—
tive from this district, and two or three oth-
ers, resorted to every known device to head
off this committee, hinder its work and sup-
press its report, for the reason that they
knew what corruptions had been covered up
and bow terribly disastrous a complete ex—
posure of them would be to their party.”
When-the above was penned I presume
the editor of the Democrat had not read the
speech made in the House on the 24th of
June, 1879, by Hon. 0. R. Singleton, of
Miss, chairman of the House Printing Com-
mittee, who arose to make a personal expla-
nation, of a paragraph in the N. Y. Sun, of
J unc 23d, accusing him of holding back the
Glover report. The paragraph was read by
the Clerk and Mr. Singleton said :—
Mr. Speaker, I believe. this is the first time
in my obscure legislative career that I have
ever sought the floor for the purpose of mak-
ing a personal explanation; and I would not
do so now if I thought this article came from
the editor of the paper. But I think I dis-
cover ear—marks about it which indicate an—
other origin. I come to this conclusion from
the fact that a short time ago I received from
the author of the report referred to, Mr.
Glover, a letter containing a threat that un-
less lhc report should be printed, and that
speedily, he would resort to the newspapers
by way of setting himself right before the
country. Well, he has gotten himself there,
[langhter,] and I hope he is satisfied with
what heghas done.
I wish now to say to the House that, al-
though my colleagne on the committee, [Mr.
Wilson] has endeavored to get from this
Mr. Glover that report in order that we might
examine it and see whether it was of such
importance as to be published, we have never
been able to get our hands upon it. ‘ Indeed
you fi’ld it stated in the article just read (and
have no doubt the statement comes from
the author of the report) that he would not
surrender it unless he knew it was going to
be printed, lest it should be pigeonholed- or
steten from the Capitol.
Why, sir, if he is not crazy, he is upon the
verge of insanity; and his friends ought to
look after him. [Laughton]
Now, if he intends to say that I have any
disposition to suppress anything in that re-
port, to cover up the sins of anybody upon
the other side of the Hoke, or shield any-
body from exposure on this side, he is alto-
gether mistaken; for I do not know a single
word that is contained in the report. Why,
sir, it is true data in the committee I (lid not
object to making a favorable report in regard
to the publication until the manuscript had
been laid before us. Was I not right as a
careful and prudent member of the commit-
tce ? [Cries of “ Certainly! ”]
Now, sir, I wish to say, in conclusion to
this whole matter. that I can have no other
feeling than that of contempt for the man
who would rush to the press with such a
statement as that read to the House; and I
believe b's late constituents and the members
of this House will share very largely in this
feeling toward that gentleman when they
know the facts of the case. [Laughten]
Thus it. will be seen that the Republicans
were not the cause of delay in bringing for-
ward the Glover report. Can our friend of
the Democrat not find something more dam-
aging than the report of a man, whom his
own friends denounce as crozy? ~
A FAITHFUL AND EFFICIENT OFFICER.
During the time that Collector Russell has
held the office of Collector of - Internal Rev—
enue for the Third Virginia District, a pe-
riod of ten years, he has collected and depos-
ited to the credit of the Treasurer of the Uni
ted States the sum of $30,080,834.69, with—
out the loss of one dollar to the Government.
DEFAI.CATION. .
Washington has been considerably excited
since yesterday over the defalcation of W.
N. Roach, cashier of the Citizens National
Bank. The amount short is $57,200.
PERSONAL.
John E. Earle, of New Haven, is the only
Connecticut man' that has ventwed here this
week. __ G.
Tun WILCONSIN PAPER PLANT. —A curious
plant has been discovered in Wisconsin
which produces a kind 0 f cotton and flax
from the some stalk. It has already been
woven into fabrics, and as any article that
will make as good cloth as can be made from
this plant will make good paper, It has been
called the paper plaht. If can be ,planted in
the spring, andtut in the fall anc winter.
It bleaches itself white as it stands, and will
yield at least three or four tons to the acre.
From a single rootthat was transplanted last
spring grew twenty large stalks, with 305
pods (containing the cotton,) with at least
sixty seeds in each. From the root were ob-
tained seven ounces of pure cotton and over
half a pound of fiax. It is a very heavy
plant, and grows from six to tea feet high.—
App’ ton Post.
_ _,_,_,,,__ _ ,
A Mrsxssom'Bom—While examining the
state salt lands in Wilkins count. near
Breckinridge, the commissioners came upon
a large tract of quaking bog land. Running
in a nothwest and southeast direction was
a line of mounds from three to six hundred
feet in diameter at the base, and from fifteen -
to thirty feet high. ,of a conical form, the
slope being about 45 degrees. The mounds
were a shaking bog to their summits, where
w: found a circular opening six to eight
feet in diameter, filled with clear cold water,
and of unknown depth, a pole eight feet
long-being their‘ only means of testing the
latter. Mo‘st singular of all, a few feet from
these wells, upon digging from sixteen to
twenty—four inches, a solid body of ice was
found.
_
Idleness is the-father of vice. There are
two kInds of idlers; those who can’t help it
and those who can. For the first we have
sympathy; for the latter, contempt. To the
first, _we say: “Keep up courage! Never
say me I” for the man who resolves to find
.it. It may pay less than he would like, but
it will tide him over a. dull period. The man
who goes on the principle that a half loaf is
better than none, will not be idle long. To
the constitutional idlers, we say : “Get out of
the way of worthy men! Go anywhere,
somewhere! so long as you rid society of
your presence.” The chronic idler is a nui—
sauce. Like the moth, he destroys more than 1
he produces.
No one_who lo thoroughly regain-1n
the bowels Is ha‘ ' as liable to tIIoensoo an be that
is Irregular. He may be attacked by contagious
u‘seases. and so may 9'10 Irregular, at bats not
nearly as subject to outside influences. The no: of-
Tarrar t’s Seltzer Apcrlent .
secures reaularity, and consequent ImmunIty
from sickness. .
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_THE_GOISIIIHJII£I 0! THE llIlTEII SIAIES
AddressGeo. .. . Rowell _&_go_.,_1_5pruce 817.. N. Y.
Wm. B. SMITH,
Successor to
WM. 0. STREET 8. 00.,
Nos, 16 and 18 Water Street,
Offers for sale.
AT 'BOTTO‘M PRICES.
either Wholesale or Retail, :1 full‘assortment of
goods embraced under the f'ollowmg denomina-
' tions, suited to thIs market:
HARDWARE,
Carriage Parts, Iron, Agricul-
tural Implements, Doors,
Sash, Blinds, Cut-
lery.
Mechanics’ Tools, Guns & Pis-
tols, Fertilizers, Painters’
and Artists? Colors,
J ewett’s and
other
brands
White Lead,
Paints, and Lubri-
cating Oils, Valentine’s
Parrott’s and other Varnishes.
Norwalk, Sept. 10th, 1878.
STEAM
SAWING &'ELANING
Band 8. Scroll Sawing 8. Turning,
MANUFACTURER 0?
Doors, Sashes, Blinds, Mouldings,
Boxes. Packing Cases, Win-
dow Frames, &c.
I‘ have on hand tools for 150 patterns of Mould-
ings, and will, when desired, make tools for new '
styles. Constantly in stock
Pickers, planed and polnlcd, Fcnoo
Rails and Trimmings, _
BRACKETS of all descriptions, and WINDOW
FRAMES made to order at short notice. INSIDE
TBIMMINGS got out ready to put up. from plans
and specifications: VAIN-
\VALNUT and ASH I
SCOTING and FLOORING. TURNING of all
descriptions.
Kindh'ng Wood Split-and ready for
up in Barrels.
BURR KNAPP. ‘
Foot of Marshal Street, South Norwulk, Ct.
A Card.
AVING sold out to entireibusiness, Grocer-
ies. Provisions, (3., to C. .14. Coomnorc. I
would respectfully return thanks to my friends
and the peopleof Norwalk and vicinity, for the
large measure of'patronagc conferred upon me
through the long period of my busIness career,
and ask for a continuance of thc_snmc to my
worthy successor; all persons havIng unsettled
accounts will see the necessity-of a speed set-
tlement. GE0.0. REEL R.
N orwalk, April 10th, 1879.
NOTICE.
HAVING purchased the stock and good will 91
Geo. O. Keeler. I would respectfully solicit
the continuance of the patronage of tall the old
customers at the old stand as I Intend to to con‘
tinue the business in all its branches, and I hope
by strict attention to the wants of my customers
to suit all who may favor me wuh a. call.
0. B. COOLlDGE,
15 ' 35- and 37 Main St.
use, put
33
187'9.
E~VERYTHINiG
DOWN TO HARD PAN.
SRSSEEIES,
VEGETABLES, '
FRESH FISH,
FRUITS, 850,
AT THE
Very Lowest Market Rates.
A full assortment constantly on hand,f‘reshlyre-
plemshed every day, with
Choicest Fruits, Bast Vegetables,
and Sea Food.
Goods delivered in any part of‘town . Leave your
orders frce1y~with '
De‘mmon & Newcomb,
53 Main Street, Norwalk.
If {on feel dull, debilitated. have frequent head-
ac c. mouth tastes badly._ poor appetite and
ton uc coated, you are sufiermg from torpid liver
or “ iliousncss,” and nothing will cure you so
speedIly and permanentl as to take SIMMONS
LIvEB REGULATOR 0B EDICINE. » .,
The Chea est. P‘urest >7
and best Family Medi-
cine Iu the World.
AN EFFEC’I‘UALSPECIII‘
IQ for all dIseas'es of the \
Liverstomncln’kSpleen.
Regulate the Liver and
Event CHILLS AN
VER. MALARIO S
FE RS, B O W E L
00 PLAINTS. It. EST-
LESSNESSJ AUN DICE
AND NAUSEA,
Jun nnnairn! ,
Nothin In so nupleasantmothlng so common as
bad breat ,and in nearly every case it comes
from the stomach. and. can be easily corrected
if you take Simmons’ Liver Regulator. Do not
neglect so. sure arcmedy for this repulsive disor
dcr. It Wlll also Improve your appetite, complex-
ion and general health. '
PILES 1
How many sull'er torturgday after day. making
hrs a burden and robbing extstencc of’ all pleas-
ure. owmg to the secret suffering from Fuel-35
relief to ready to the hand of‘ almost anyone 0
will use systematically the remedy that has port
manently cured thousands. SIMMONB’ LIVER,
REGULATQB, is no drastic. violent purge, but a
gentle assistant to nature.
CONSTIPATION l
SHOULD not be regarded as a trifling all-
, meat—In fact nature demands the utmost reg-
ularity of the bowels, and any deviatlon from
that demand paves the way often to acrlous
danger. It to nice as uecessur to remove
impure accumu atIona from the oweln as it
Is to eat or sleep, and no health can be expect-
ed where a comma habit of body prevails.
SICK HEADACHE !
This distressing affliction occurs most frequent-
ly. The disturbance of the stomach, arising
from tho impel lectly digested contents. causes a
severe pain n the head. accompanied with disa-
greeable noses, and this constitutes
ularly known as sick headache.
ORIGINAL AND ONLY GENUINE
MANUFACTURED or , ,
J. H. ZEILIN. & 00.,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Price 81 . Sold by all druzgloto.
what in pop-
E. K. LOCKWOOD’I.
IVE GEES]! FEATHERs—stoomcd
housed at 11.11. LOOKWOOD’S.
CHILDREN’S cannncns at
, STOVES and BAN%ES_,
Morris or [1131:111de ;
Celebrated (Safes,
In purchasing a Safe, we wish to call your
attention to some of the important advantages
our Safes possess over all others, and which
malire them the cheapest and best Safes now
ma 9.
151:. Our "PATENT INSIDE BOLT WORK”
consists in placing the bolts and locks on the
inside of the door (as shown in the out above
where they are at all times accessible, on
can be cleaned and. kept in order, and thus
prevent them from unexpectedly locking you
out. In all other Safes the bolts are placed
next 'the outside plate of iron, being covered
completely by the filling, consequently im-
possible to oil or clean them without digging
out the filling, which is expensive, besides
losing the use of the Safe several days. As
the filling in our Safes is between the locks
and bolts and. the outside plate of the door,
in most cases we can unlock our safes on the
combination after they have passed through a
severe fire, which saves breaking them open.
2d. Our “PATENT HINGED CAP" coasists
of the back plate of the door being hung on
hinges, and fastened by a thumb-screw,whieh
enables one to have access to the locks and
bolts by simply removing the thumb-screw.
3d. While other safe-makers use three
wheel locks on their fire-proof safes (reserv-
ing the best four-wheel locks for bank safes).
we put on our FOUR—WHEEL Looxs on all
simplicity and durability cannot be excelled.
4th. All our Safes are IRON-LINED INSIDE,
instead of wood-lined as in other safes, which
enables us to use the the greatest amount of
water in our filling without danger of the
Safe’s being damp. All corners of the Safes
are secured with angle iron, which, together
with the very hard nature of our filling, pip-
venis them' from injury from falling, or fall—
ing walls or timbers. Our Safes have THREE
FLANGES instead of single or double as in
others,'and are made with and without inside
doors. In the great Boston fire our Safes had.
the champion record, as was fully proved at
the time, to these important improvements
do we owe our success and the great popular-
ity our safes have attained throughout the
country. After that great fire we published
a complete list of our Safes exposed,those that
failed to preserve their contents, besides those
that were successful, and. for months chal-
lenged our competitors to follow our example
which they would not do, as they knew that
by so doing they would only assist usindom-
onstrating to the world the superiority of our
Safes, and our claim to the champiou record.
Although that Great Fire so conclusively
proved the superiority of our Safes to resist
intense heat, we believed that we could im-
prove them, uud we have, therefore,‘ since
that time, increased the thickness of the walls,
added to the number of flanges, and strength-
ened them in various ways, until we now
manufacture a Safe better than ever before,
and unequalled for its excellence. It has been
our constant aim to make the BEST SAFE that
can be produced, believing that, especially in
purchasing a safe to keep that. which may.
have cost a lifetime to accumulate, the best is
decidedly the cheapest. In these dull times
it is the custom of many safe—makers to man-
ufacture several grades of cheap safes, and
recommend that which can be sold the cheap-
est, without regard to quality, and many
safes are now in use that are painted finely
outside, but are worthless to preserve their
contents from fire. We make but one class
of Safes, which is the best we ‘ know how to
produce. Send for descriptive catalogue.
Mo‘rris & Ireland,
64 Sudbury Street, Boston.
UBHER HOSE and LAWN SPRINK-
LERS at E. K. LOCKWOOD’S.
Charles S. Prowitt 23:35.2"
BIRD SEED IN PAPER BOXES,
neat and convenient.
wmtuu PHOTOGRAPH GAllElll
For Sale.
STABLISHED 31 YEARS. Contains
40,000 Portraits of'. the inhabitants of Fair-
tures or desiring copies of the same. or wishing
to secure the negatives will do well to call soon,
as the Gallery In advertised in the Photograph
‘glogtsirnals throughout the United States.
E. T. WHITNEY.
‘ ROCKINGHAM adeELLOW Earth-
enware, at E. K. LOCKWOOD’S.
Now for Your Orders!
HAVING sold out all of ,my old stodx and re-
‘ pleuished with new I am now prepared to
serve the public with the
BEST- OF EVERYTHING
IN THE
LIVERY LINE.
at most reasonable prices. Single or Double
Teams either by the hour or day, with or without
duvets. _ WILLIAM E. . _
Oppomte D. at N. 3.3. Depot. Norwalk.
at
. Ix. LOCKWOOD’S.
THE Brutus WATER turn
Is THE MOST
Economical Power Known!
—FOR-
DriVing Light Machinery.
It taken but little room.
It never gets out of repair.
It cannot blow up. .
It requires no fuel. -
It needs no ngincer.
There Is no delay; no firing up , no ashes to clean
away; no extra insurance to pay; no rc-
paIrlng necessary : no con l) 119 to
pay. and it to always teady
for use
It is invaluable for blowing Church 01:13am, for
running PrIntmg Presses, ‘ Sewing achines.
Turnin Luthes.Scroll Saws. Grind Stones, Cof-
fee Mil a, Sausage Machinen,-Fced Cutters, Corn
MIlIa. Elevators, etc.
Four-horse powerat 40 pounds pressure of and
ter. It: Is uorselesB neat, compact, steady; we
above all
IT IS VERY CHE . . 7
Manufactured b the BACKUS WATER M -
TOR 00., N ewark}: N. J, 0
The Mptor can be seen in operation 111111 at the
Office of the '- N ORWALK GAZETTE, " azette
Building, Norwalk, Conn.
For estimates or further information apply 'to
N COTTER General A cut.
Ji‘or Norwnlk an vicinity.
Also agept for the R SDON TUBBINE'WA-
TER WHEEL. which Is acknowledged to give a
mgr duty than any other water wheel nor
TIN
'rornn'r sun's, at
is. K. Lockwoon’s.
DIREQT DRAFT
The Largest, Cheapest, Light-
- :est-glirsft and the :
Btstllmrgtgllnrll.
Eureka Mower Company,
TOWANDA, PENN,,
AGEN 1‘. 24
_..._ “51.1,.
safes, from the smallest to the largest, and for
field County. Persons interested in these 1110- 4
Gazette
WILLIAM D. GREGORY, which,"
PRINTING!
0F ALI. KINDS ;
CARD,
JOB,
___< m }__.
ONE OR MORE COLORS,
3—; AT ;—-—
LOW RATES,
NEATLY AND PROMPTLY
——{ AT }-——-
GAZETTE OFFICE.
A FULL LINE OF
Shipping ' Tags,
Marchandize . Tags,
——-—{Axn }——-
DEAD LUCK TAG FASTENERS,
IN LARGE on SMALL QUANTITIES, AT
'Gazette Office.
{DiRlAlFlT
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Greatlritalntlrelnl
-——{ A130}—
E U R O P E A N
PASSAGE TICKETS,
Liverpool and Great Western Lite.
—{ run >—
Best and finest Steamers Afloat
CAN BE HAD AT THE
GAZETTE OFFICE.
ENVELOPE S,
ALL SIZES AND' COLORS,
NEATLY PRINTED,
——'{ AT }--
VERY LOW RATES, ‘
‘._._, ul——.
Gazette~ Office.)
Russell's Patent
Dead Lock :
.. FASTENER,
FOR
I Slipping Tags,&e.
. . BEA?-
’73.." to lupercedc String-
. . It saves, avast amount
. of time, which is money.
{,and la the most secure
,: Fastener made. The fol-
. lowuur trades are using
it: Dr Goods.Commls-
~ own, a or Stock Men,
Grocers, opMercbants,
Wool Dealers. Car eta.
T
...I
n F‘"PITAH,A»‘
.. IALLVI'.
r.)
1 Bodain . Cork Cutter. Codes and Spice, cod.
Boots pporo, F1011 Dealers. and many other”
- For sale at the
Printing Office,
Norwalk.
‘. illlIc ads
olhuoundltylorouboubutno
Gazette Job Prlmlnao 016cc.
nan Enamelettarl Bout,
tannins and the fol Fancy'IVoIl
mammalian“ co
' noddingllailroad, Third-and Berks St., at 7:45
CONVEYANGES ,
DANBUBY do NORWALK R. R
' SUMMER ABBANGEMEN T.
Commencing Juno 9111,1879.
. BAIL Y TRAIN 8
Leave Now-walk Bridge for Danbm-y.
9 36 a. m., Mail.
2 27 p. m., Accommodation.
4 30 p. m., Express.
6 30 p. m.. Mail.
Arrive at Norwalk Bridge from Dunbar-y.
7 33 a. m , Mail.
10 27 a. m.. Express.
1 09 p. m., Accommodation.
5 54 p. m., Mull.
' L .W.SANDIFORTH ,Supl .
III! II III .IEW HAVE! lllAll‘l'Folll IAlllllAIl
Trainsleave South Norwalk for New York at
12 47, . n1.( Washington Ex..via.flarlem River).
3 54,( x.), 5 08. (Ex.)6 00,6 3437 34.7 45',( Ex. )8 39
9 10,‘ 1036, (Ex .) A. M., 128‘. 256,‘ (1?.pr 4 30,
(Exp.)5 03,6 24.thp.)6 55,905,(Exp.)P.M,1g or New
Haven, 1 18.(Exp.) 6 52, 9 01, 928,(Exp.)10 48, A.
m.. 1211,(Exp.)1 45. 2 1s,(Exp.) 404, 4 18.(Ex .)
c mus 48. 10 36, (Exp.) 8—, 1125, (Exp.) P.M. or
Bpringfield,8 52. 928,(Ex .) A. m.. 12 11,(Exp.)
1 45, 4 18, (Exp.) 0 48 10 36, FEXp.) P. M. Express
for Boston.v1a.Sprlngfield,9 28, A. 51.,12 11,4 18,
and 10 36, P. M.,v1a. New London ; 2 18 and 11 25,
P. M., v1a.AIrLlne R.R..1 33, A.M.. and 218,P.M.
B'Confiiectathw Rochelle with Harlem River
ranc .
llflWIlWllllngliFfll‘flS.
New York,
BI‘OOklyn, Ann
Norwalk.
Faro only 35,06nts.
Excursion Tickets 500
To NEW YORK and RETURN.
The Swift and Splendid Steamer
«11......
.:~. '-.'~
. —, - IL“ --r_~gs.
Commenced her Daily Trips on
Thursday Afternoon, April 1 7th,
leaving South Norwalk at 7:50 a. m., on arribal of
Danbury and New Haven Railroad trams. Return-
ing will leave J ewell’s Dock, Fulton Fen-y.
Brooklyn, at 2:30 p. m.. from Pier 37, East Rtver.
New York. at 2:45 p. m.. and foot of 33d 51,, at. 3:00
p. m., as usual. connecting surely wlth the Dan-
ury and New Haven trains. Passengers and
Baggage conve ed to and from the Depot at So.
Norwa k,FR.E of charge.
The Refreshment and Steward’s Departments
will be under the personal management of’ A. B.
Eckert, of“ N ow York City.
Passengers for LONG BRANCH, OCEAN
GROVE and PHILADELPHIA can ur~
page tIckcts on the boat at EXCURS 0N
wiirms's PROPELLERS
Will continue to make regular trips between Nor-
walk Brtdgc and New York, stop ing at South
Norwalk to receive and- leave he gut. Freight
received from and delivered at the rcight depot
of the Daubu a: Norwalk Railroad. Produce
sold as hereto 'ore. Freight at usual rates.
U‘Spcclal arrangem ems for freight to and from
New York can he made with the but: 10 per cent.
less than by the railroad.
W All persons are forbid trusting any of the
employees of the boats of this line on account of‘
the owners thereof.
JOHN ENGLIS, J B.
JOHN E. HOFFMIRE,
Trustees, managers and proprietors.
DON’T FORGET
To take your Meals on the Steamer Adelphi on the
down or up passage, and save an hour in the City
for business or pleasure.
The Grand and Spacious Restaurant on the
Adelphr, Is In the Lower Cabin, and is run on the
European Plan, (a. la carte.) everything first-class,
and the best in the market, at Moderate Prices.
JUST LOOK!
All kinds of Boasts, including Potatoes,
Bread and Butter, and a nice clean
Napkin, only - - - - - 0 on
All kinds of Chops, including Potatoes,
Bread and Butter. - - - - ct-
chctables of all kinds in their season. 10 cu
Oyster and Clam Stews. - — - '
, 30 ct-
Sholl Fish of‘ all kinda a Specialty. ,
Tables Reserved for Ladies and Children.
Home-made Cakes and Pics of all kinds at the
Refreshment Counter. All the popular Ales, Por-
ter, and CIgars at CIty PrIces. fresh cold Lager
on draught. only 5 cents per glass. For full par-
tIculars see the 3111 of Fare. In order to accom-
modate everybody. passengers can get Breakfast
from 7 to 9 a. m. DInner from 10 to 4:30 p. in. All
buds of orders cooked and served up any time of
day, at the shortest notice.
Holland’s Celebrated Ice Cream.
Clean Waiters and polite attention assured.
Hopxng to receive your kind patronage. I remain
Respectfully, .
711114 A. R. ACKERT, Steward.
NorwalkHorse HailwayTimeTable.
COMMmCING MAY 12TH, 1879 .
LEAVE Nonwanx. So. Noawuur
5 40 a. m. New York Accom. 555 (1.711.
6 15 “ New York Accom. 6 35 h
6 35 “ New Haven Accom. 6 55 “
7 05 “ New York Accom. r 7 2 “
'1 25 “ N. 1’. Eat. and Boat. I7 45 “
7 45 66 I 8 (k; II
S 15 “ New York Accom. ,8 40 “
8 40 “ New Haven Accom. L9 00 “
8 50 “ New York Express. 9 10 u
9 00 “ 9 20 “
9 10 “~ New Haven Express. 9 30 u
9 30 “ 9 50 “
9 50 “ . 10 10 “
10 10 “ New York Express. 10 38 “
10 28 “ New Haven Accom. 10 4S “
lo 38 u 10 58 u
)0 43 u 11 10 u
11 10 .. 11 30 “
ll 23 4| 11 40 u
“ N H E - 1:23 "
11 50 “ cw avcn xprcss. 1‘ .
12 10 p. m. 12 35 Fem"
12 35 “ 12 55 “
1?. 55 " New York Acco'm. 1 25 "-
1 l5 “ 1 35 “
125 " New Haven Accom. 1 45 u
1 45 “ 2 05 “
1 55 “ ' New Haven Express. 2 20 ,.
2 30 “ " 2 48 “
2 38 “ New York Express. 2 58 “
'2 48 “ 3 10 “
3 10 “ 3 30 “
3 20 “ 3 40 “
3 40 “ New Haven Accom. 4 10 “
4 00 “ New Haven Express. 4 21 “
4 10 “ New York Express. 4 32 "
4 32 “ ' 4 52 “
4 42 “ New York Accdm. 5 02 “ .
5 0-2 H 5 a). --
5 22 “ 5 40 “
5 4'0 11 6 00 u
5 50 “ New Haven Accom. 6 10 ' u
6 00 “ New York Express. 6 28 “
6 28 “ New Haven Accom. 6 4s “
6 31 " New York Accom. 6 57 “
0 47 " 7 07 “
7 07 H 7 25 u
7 25 u 7 45 u
7 45 u 8 05 ll
8 05 ‘l 8 25 H
s 25 u , s 45 u
8 45 ," New York Express. 9 05 “
9 ‘5 u 9 35 u
9 45 I" 10 05 u
10 15 " New Haven Express. 10 86 “
~ Meeker’s .-
uonwnx PACKET.
For the accommodation of the public, the $100
LADY JACKSON ;- Capt. Joseph S.Byxbee, WI 1
hereafter make regular weekly trlps between N or-
walk and New .York. stoppmg at South Norwnlk,
leaving Meeker Brothers’ Wharf, Norwnlk. every
Friday night. FreIght taken on board at Pier
43 E. It, root of llutger St., New York, on MON-
DAYS and TUESDAYS.
Producesold and returns made in old packet
style. FreIglIt at old Packet. rates. viz: Flour 12
cts; Sn ar, 15 etc; Pork and Fish 20 etc; Molass-
es and erosene 011, % cts; Boxes 6 cts; Oats5
eta; 100 lbs: Feed 6 cts. Farmers in adjoming
towns are invited to send their produce n this
Boat. , , A. J. MEEKER & B 0
N orwalk, AprIl.1879.
EW YORK & PHILADELPHIA NEW LINE
BOUND BROOK ROUTE
FOR TRENTON AND PHILADELPHIA.
EXPRESS TRAIN T111111: TWO HOURS.
Commencing June 16:11, 1879..
Leave N ew York, foot of Liberty St.. for Tren-
ton and PhiladelphIa at. 6:30. 7:45, 9, 11:15 a. In.
1:30. 4, 5:30. 7:15, 12 ._m. ,
Leave Philadelp to from station Phila. and
5:15, 10, 11:30 a. m., 1:45. 3:30. 5:80. 7; 15. 12 p. 111.
Leave Trenton for New York. at 1:20. except
gfpgidsa'yg, 6.40, 8:13, 9:50, 10:40 a. 111.. 2:20, 4:12, 4:15.
: . = . 13- m. ‘
Pullman Drawing-room cars are attached to the
9 a. m., and 4 p. In. trams from New York; to the
7:15 I m., 1:45 p. m. trams from Philadelphia.
suit DAY TRAIN S—Leave New York and Phil-
adel hm. at 9 a. m.,5:90, 12 p.111. Leave New York
for rcuton at 9 a. m.. 5:30 p. 111. Leave Trenton
at 1:20, 9:40 a. m., 6:10 p. m. .
‘ Tickets for sale, prIupral Railroad Stations in
the east, at foot of Liberty St..,No. 944 Broadway.
Railway,ln Nchork and Brooklyn. and at No.
4 Court St., Brooklyn. Baggage checked from
residence to destination. . _
H P. BALDWIN, Gen. Pass. Agent.
The American Boy.
THE AMERICAN BOY will stand the coming
Season on the utterances of Mrs. George Low.
on tho Westport ltoad,neur the Churches. The
American Boy is a Beautiful bay, w1th black
points; In handling_shows excellent speed; has
a good dis osition; Is kind and gentle. He Is our
years old t e27th day of May. He stands 16 hands.
and without doubt for style andbeauty hIs equal
in not in the country. 110 weIghs 1100 pounds.
All persons having good Mares will do well by
coming to see him. A number of file colts can be
seen here in Norwalk,cqual to any over raised
from any other horse. _
PEEIGREE —'I‘hc Amerlcrn Boy was slred by
- American Prize by the $110“;
Logan by old Trustee. am:
Lady CatlIne, formerl owned by Wm. B. Lock-
wood, Earp, of‘Norwal . Lady Outline, asa road-
stcr and for style and bean: . had no superior.
Lady tline was aired b 01 Black Hawk. own—
ed by avid Ill. of Br dgggort, Vermont, and
also sister to copatra, own by a gentleman in
Boston, veryf‘ast. The fast trotting horse Ethan
Allen was sued by the same horse. Her dam
was thoroughbrchossengex. TERMS—810 to.
the season; 815 to Insure. Season commence
April lst and ends Sept. 1. 12
—A situation somewhere in New
wanted! England, as foreman on an even-
ing paper. or as compositor on aweeklyjoumal.
Has had years of experIencc no foreman of an
evening daily,” compositor, and proof-reader.
Would prefer a place where his wife (who has
some knowledge of type-setting) could perfect
herself in the business. Address COMPOSITOR.
GAZETTE Osman, Nor-walk, Conn. 17
Slippitt nthernanllse Tats.
Printed or Plain
By the Dozen or'TlIouund, at Manufacture
Prices. at tho
GAZETTE omen.
American Prize
horse Logan ;
9’ grant p.11...
n/\/\A
at the principal hotels, at offices of the Erie .
’WMAAA/xrxnr
Notice.
N 0 person, other than the under-
signed, has any interest in the man-
agement of the Norwalk Hotel.
All persons are hereby warned not
to trust any one on my account.
DAVID B. MOREHOUSE.
Dogs ! Dogs !
ALL 'bu-sons owning dogs in the town of
W eston are required to have the lame to!“
lstercd, at the Town Clerk’s Office. on or before
Sept. 1, 1819, or they will be liable to prosecution
and fined, and have costs to pay.
A. E. TURNEY
2:32 Coustatble of ’
town of Weston.
ISTRICT OF N ORWALK ss. Prob
August 15111, 1879. ' m comm
Estate. 01, JOHN RAYMOND, late of New
Canaan, In said District, deceased.
The Court of‘ Ponbute for the District of Nor-
walk, bath limited and allowed Six months from
the date hereof for the Creditors of said Estate
to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who
neglect to present their accountmproperly attest-
ed, Within said time, will be debarred a recovery.
Allpersons indebted to said Estate are requested
to make immediate payment to
3133 OSCAR . RAYMOND, Executor.
DISTRICT OF N ORWALK, ss.,Probate Court
August 15th. ]879.
Estateof JAMES MALLORY, late 01 Normlk.
in said district. deceased. ~
The Court of Probate for the DistrictofNox-
wolk,hath limited and allowed six monthsfrom
the date hereonfor the creditors of said estate,
to ethbIttheIx-claimsforeettlcment. Thosewbo
neglectto preaenttbeiraccountsproperly attested
Within said. time. Will be debarred a. recovery
Allpcrsonstndebtcd to said cstatearcrequested
to make Immediatepaymentto
J. FITCH MALLOBY
atp33 F. J. MALLOILY,
2 Executors.
DISTRICT OF N ORWALK. as. Probate Court,
August 14th 1879.
Estate of Jan' J. CHARRUAND late or Wi 1-
ton, In said DIstrlct deaceascd.
The Court of Probate for the Dlstrict of Nor-
walk hath hunted and and allowed six months
from the date hereof for the Creditors of said Es-
tate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those
who no loot to present their accounts ,properly
attestc , Within and time, will be deban-ed a re-
covery. All poi-oops lndebted to said Estate are
requested to make Immediate payment to
~ LUCIA M. CHABB AN D,
3133 . Acting Executrix.
Large Reduction in Prices!
GREAT
CASH SALE -
taunts-Furniture Ware Rooms,
36 Main 51., Norwalk, Conn.
This stock must he closed out to make room for
my large stock of Goods for Spring Trade.
fl .
Superlor Shoemgl
Sore-Footed, Interferng, and Il-
Conditioned Horses
Perfectly Shed. l
'1‘ is notorious that more than half of the ruined
and desirable horses are rendered so by the
i norance or carelessness of smiths in shoeing.
hesubscnber makes a specialty of'
HORSE SHOEIN G
and will guarantee to give satisfaction to all who
may entrust him _w11h their work, whether the
animals’ boots are 1n a sound or unsound condi-
tion. SLup near Horse Railway De 0:, Norwalk.
28“ CHARLES E. L
Look and See
WHEBEyoucau get your work done.
thing in the line of‘
BLACKSMITHING
to short notice and as reasonable canny where in
town. Horse and Ox Shoeing a specialty. Wheel
wri htmg and Hunting done by an experienced
workman. At the old stand of Geo. 1.10 d.
16 . . . NAP?
Any
GEO. W.
Notice
'13 hereby given tothe people of
Norwalktand vicinity that “one
shoeing will be done in'first class
p style by WM.McCORMACK. None
but hand made Shoe used. Work done on most
reasonableterms an particularattention paldto
luterferin and vex-reaching Horses at the old
m. AHEBN,Main street, Norwalk.
To Dentists.
HE entire stock of Dentochols, Fixtures and
Office Furniture, belonging to the estate of
the late Dr. Francis Brady, Is_ offered for sale.
The collection of Tools and Fixtures embraces
all the best and most approved apparatus In use,
and probably the largest assortment in any lobe.
rate in Connecticut. The articles Will 9 sold
toget or or singly as deemed. For further portfo-
l to the subscriber
“In" a” y 'oms. s. BRADY.
Wilton, Conn_., Jan. 6th. 1879.
Free Reading Room.
HIS Is a comfortable room fitted up for the
benefit of the public generally. situated on
east side of South Main Street. over Bood’o J ew-
elry Store, Clark and Lane’s Block, nearly oppo-
site Boilroad Depot, South Norwalk. Ct. I is
open from 9 a. m., to 9:45 p. m. The room to well
lighted, warm and comfortable.. It Is supplied
With four dailies. two weeklles, and several
monthly papers and journals. beside a number
ofmstructlve and interesting books.
COFFEE ROOM.-
There is a Coffee Roam on the same floor and a
lady in attendance from 9a. m., to 9:45 p. m., to
serve HOME MADE articles mentioned below,
at the following prices :
1 Cup of Cofl'ee,.w1th crackers,
1 Cup of Tea, w1th crackers,
Cocoa, - - -
Bread and Butter.
stand of
O!
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r.
I
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I
Brown
Sandwich.
ake.
Doughnuts,
Piece of Pie ,
Crullers,
Ham, - -
.Pork and Beans, W1 th bread
Stewed Oysters. -
Carriage Painting!
HE subscriber, a practical and experienced
workman. has taken rooms over NELSON’S
JARBIAGE SHOP. near foot of Mill Hill, where
he is prepared to
Paint Coaches, Candages or Wagons
at short notice,in the bent mannommd at Ben-
sonable Prices. English or Valentine’s Varnish
used, according to desire of parties having work
done. SpecIal attention paid to
Be-Painting Children’s Carriages.
and to Plain and Fancy Lettering. Asbaroo
public patronage solicited.
R. E. WHITCOMB.
Nor-walk, April 15th,1878.
H .
OGIC'Q‘IFV'GUI
and butter, 10
, . 15
16
is 3“ " "£9... 5" «5:55
.9 M“!
£2 sis
,1 is
XX Cot. Price $2 00.’ Makes a perfect bed; no
mattresses or pillows required; better than a
hammock, as it fits the body as pleasantly, and
lays STRAIGHT. Folded or opened 1nstantly:self‘-
fastening; just the thing for hotels, ofilces. cot-
tages,camp-meetings,sportsmen.&c. Good for
the-lawn. many, or “the coolest place in the
house,” SplendId for Invallds. I make the largest
and best variety of Spring Beds and Cole in the
world. Send for circulars. Sent on meal I: of
price, or C. O. D. HERMOM W. LA I),
108 Fulton St., Boston; 201 Canal St., New York:
165 North Second St" Philadelphia. 8131
war. B. SWAN,
Manufacturer of
, FIRE AND COMMON
HARNESS,
. And Dealer in
Horse & Stable. Equipments.
Particular attention paid to
REPAIRING.
Thankfulfor the liberal patronage of the past
the subscriber hopes to rncrlt a continued shareof‘
the businessfavors of his friends and the, public »
WM. B. SWAN.
Shopiu roar of Residence. Main Street. Norwalk
Buck and Jet
1
Mcndacity’s Reward.
When Zebe Heuis came to testify in the
FiftY-sevcnth Street Pol’cc Court yesterday
that he had seen two brother darhies knock
Willis Pollr'd down he showed all his ivories
at sight 0f the an int front of justice and
seemed inclined to break for the door on the
slightest provocation.
“You‘re M r. H' ris 1’” said the Court, reas-
suringly.
“Yes, 801‘,” blubbered Zcbe.
“Did you ever sworn- before 1" Quantum;
him the Bible.)
The dorky recalled and shook his head'em—
phatfeally.
"No, sob. I’m no cullud pusson as goes
roun’ swarin’ and cussin’. ’Deed I aint."
“No, I don’t mean that,” His Honor said.
"What I want to know is, did you ever take
your oath before ? Understand ?”
Zebe pondered, and then hung 145 head
penitentially. _ . ,
“Wal, I did say I’d take my oaf swunst o’ .
twlste, but I don’t use much had wads, sah.
’Deed I don't.”
“01!. you don’t grasp my meaning at all,”
(1‘10“! His Honor in a quandary. Then a '
happy thought struck him, and he said,
“Look here! don't you know what it is to
lie—to ber': false witness—eh f”
Zebe’s face came 11p full of intelligence.
“Yes, sr‘I. Deed I do."
“And you know what becomes of all false
witnesses i” -
“Yes cab,” with emphasis.
“Well, what does become of them?"
“Dey gets jobs in de lawyahs’ off‘ces."
Zcbe’s affidavit was dispensed with.
—Hcrald.
EXTRAORDINARY VERSATILI'I‘Y or WESTERJ
“Dusrn1:s.”—A day or two ago a motherly
looking woman of forty—five entered a Wood-
ward avenue clothing store having a man's
linen duster on her arm, and when approach-
ed by a salesman she said:
“Some one in here sold this duster to my
son, yesterday." ,
“Yes, ma’am, I sold it myself,” replied
the clerk, as he looked at the grfment.
“Did you tell my son that this duster could
be worn either to a picnic, funeral, bridal
party or quarterly meeting 1’" ‘ '
“I did, madam, and so it can.”
“Did you tell him it made a good fiy—
blanket when not: otherwise needed 1’"
“I did."
“That it could be used as a boat sail, a
stretcher, a straw bed and a bed-spread ?”
“Yes, ma’am, I did.”
“And that many people use them as table-
covcrs ?”
“I did.”
“And that they would last for yeaI‘s and
then make excellent stuff for a rag caIpet ?"
“I did.”
“And you only charge a dollar ?”
“Only a dollar, ma’am." -
“Well, when John came home last night
and brought the duster, and told me all you
said, I made up my mind that he must have
been drunk, and I was a leetle afraid he stole
the garment. I am glad it’s all right."
“It certainly is all right, ma’am, and since
he was here yesterday we have discovered
that the duster is a great conductor of sound.
a preventive of sunstroke, and that no man
with one on his back ever dropped dead of
heart disease.”
“Land save as l" she gasped, as she waited ,
for the bundle; “but who knows that they
won’t fix ’em so ’fore long that they’ll raise a
morgage off the farm ?"
—Detrot‘t Free Press.
There was a fight on Gratiot avenue be-
tween 11 man who had been called a liar and
one who had called him thus, and the man
who had abjected to the epithet was only
about a minute getting all the advantage to
be asked for on such occasions. “I’ve had
all the pounding I care for,” said the under
man, after he realized his fix. “Well, are you
still of the opinion that I’m, a liar ?” asked
the other as he rose up. “To be honest about
it." slowly replied the other, as be wiped the
blood off his nose, “I am not entirely con-
vinced. If I was on the roof of a horse barn,
and there wasn’t any ladder handy, I think
I’d call you a liar again, and run my chance
of dodging clubs.”—Detm't Free Press.
_———____ ‘
Frcmr'the New York Herald.
Fréedom of the Press—or License.
It is quite true, as the Sun states, that the
Ecrahl forebore to publish the wild and un-
authenticated rumors which was put in cir-
culation a few days since. from Narragan-
sett Pier; and we were pleased to see that
‘another prominent city journal the Ta Stun-c
took the same3view of its duty. We do not
understand the freedom of the press as im—
plying a freedom from moral restraints and
the rules of social decency. It is not free-
dom of the press in its true acme to print
aspirations on private character, nor to in-
vade the domestic circle and drag into pub-
licity dimensions which concern nobody but
the immediate parties. Even if the public
had any title to be informed of the facts of
the recent . distressing case, it would be the
clear duty of the press‘to’ verify the rumors
before giving them currency; especially as
they affect the reputation of a lady and the
peace and happiness of her children. The
first reports of this painful ofl’air were so
contradictory and incredible that no journ' ‘
had a right to publish them until it had as—
certained whether there was any real foun-
dation for them.‘ Even if that kind of de-
traction were w'thin the scope of legitmate
journalism, s ething was due to the sen—
sibilities of a lady who moved in the highest
circles, the daughter of a great statesman
and jurist, the wife of an ex-Governor and
cx-Senator, the mother of four interestirg
children, whose home is invaded and her
happiness blighted by these cruel scandals.
Even if the worse and wildest of’the rumors
were true, some consideration was due to hu-
sex and station. In such distressing cir-
cumstances every manly, generous mind
should refrain from inflicting additionol'pain
by converting a domestic misfortune into a
public scandal; and exaggerated rumors so
contradictory as to carry their own refuta-.
tion on their face, is a heartless and indecent
abuse of the freedom of the press. This is .
our view, and we rejoice that one of on“ city
contemporaries adopts the same rule for its
own guidance. .
The fact that the name of a distinguished
public mania mixed up in this distressing
rumors is no excuse for deviating from so
sound a rule. It does' not appear that there
is any ground for the inferences which have
been drawn from the accidental connection
of a distingpished public man with this un-
happy family brawl, and it is no part of the
proper freedom of the press to make itself
an organ of personal demotion. This is not
liberty, but license, and the only danger to
which the liberty of the press can ever be
exposed to this country would arise from
making itself a public nuisance by invad’ng
the privacy of domestic life.
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Time to Study. ,
Undoubtedly the best time for self-im—
provement comes to us in youth. Life is so
short that but littlecan be accomplished with-
nt a careful husbandry of what there isof it.
wo hours in the morning‘and two in the
evening, devoted daily to study. will make a
CHEAPER TITAN EVER
AT THE
Printing
ngette once.
wide difference in a single season between a
young man who adopts this practice and one
of equal natural capacity who sleeps through
his morning and dissipates, or even idles
away his evening. The early morning hours
are favorable to study. Let any young man
adopt the practice of two hours systematic
readtng before breakfast. for six months of.
the year, and he will find that he has acquired
in tbat_t1me knowledge which he would not
part With for any price. Something, a cup
of cofiee, for Instance, or a piece of bread
and. butter, should always be taken before
begInmng to read; stu y upon an entirely
empty stomache, 18 too exhausting to the
system. Try the experiment of rising in
wmter, and study or read before breakfast,
and you Will not wish to give. it up. This
15 all Important to young men whose habits
are not yet formed; it will make a wide difé '
fercnce to them in the degree of intenigeEce
which-they will possess, and in the character
gigggapdlnglwhtch they make in the com—
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