WHOLE ”NUMBER 1658.
An Autumn Picture.
BY DORA READ GOODALE.
Sky deep, intense, and wondrous blu e
With clouds that sail the heavens through ;
And mountains slopes so broad and fair,
With here and tint), amongst the green,
A maple or an ash-tree seen
In glowing color, bright and rare.
' Green fields, where silvery ripples fade,
With cattle resting in the shade ; _
Far mountains, touched with purple haze
That, like a veil of morning mist,
By streams of golden sunlight kissed,
Seems but a bréath of by gone days.
And clover which has bloomed anew
Since shining scythes did out it through,
And corn-fields with their harVests fair,
And golden~rod upon the hills,
And purple asters blooming still,
And sunlight melted into air.
. —Sm'bner.
The Cannon Family.
The following account of the old Cannon
family was published some years since in a
New York paper,among a series of biographi-
cal sketches, which it gave of some of the
old-time prominent families of New York.
We are furnished it by a friend and gladly
give it place in our columns, as the Cannon
family were, in the early days of Norwalk,
among our best known and most prominent
citizens—[Ens GAZETTE.
' Old Jan Cannon was a merchant in this
city as early as 1694. In the month of Sep-
tember, 1697, he married Maria LeGrand.
She was a daughter of merchant Peter Le
Grand, who in 1686 lived with his wife in
(Paerl Straat) Pearl street, between State and
Whitehall streets.
In 1703, Jan (John) Cannon was doing a
large business. I do not know in what year
he died, but he left a large property, princi-
pally to his widow. He, had a son, who in
1720 succeeded to his business under the
name of J ohn~Cannon, and seven other chil-
dren. His wife outlived him and lasted until
1751. ' .
John, the eldest son above alluded to, mar-
ried his first wife,_ Jerusha. She had five
sonsand two daughters named Mary and
Sarah. A lady, namedElizabeth Compton,
who had been adopted by the husband and
wife when quite young, died in 1745,and left
these two young ladies at very large property.
John Cannon, Jr., or Captain Cannon as he
was then called,'afterwards married in 1759,
the widow Henrica Swan. She was the
daughter of 'Thomas Sickles, an old ,New
York merchant, and her first husband was
Nicholas Swan. -
The eldest daughter, J anetje, in 1718, mar-
ried John Goelett, the founder of the mer—
' chant race of Goeletts.
Maria Cannon married Evert Byvanck in
1728. The old rode in this city comes from
this stock.
Abraham, who married Maria Leonard in
1728.
Peter, in 1732, married Miss Witmyntje
Schermerhorn. He died a few years later
and before his mother, Mary, leaving John
Cannon, Aerout Cannon, Mary Cannon, and
Catherine Cannon. '
Helen married Cornelius Kortright about
1730.
John Schermerhorn married Sara Cannon,
another daughter, in 1741. They have nu-
merous descendants.
Another daughter, Cornelia Cannon, mar-
ried Cornelius Van Raust, in 1743.
Old Mary Cannon divided her property up
among her children and grand children.
It was in those days, under the English
tows, necessary in every will to go into a
form of depriving the eldest son of all extra-
ordinary, claims, which thegood lady did in
this manner: , II b 1 d
“In 'mis I ive unto my we epve
son, ng’iln Cdnngn. the sum of ten shillings,
current money of the Colony of New York,
to be raised and levied out of my real and
personal estate, wherewith I do utterly ex-
clude and bar him from all other or future
claims on pretence as being my eldest son
and heir at'law.” ' _
John Cannon the second was a very re-
markable man. He commanded vessels that
he owned and made voyages in them in the
early part of his career. _
He owned a dock and his store faced it. I
thought it was somewhere near Pine street,on
“later. But if any of my readers have any
curiosity in regard to t they can search out
the locality, being guided by the inventory of
the property that will go with this.
~ He left two children when he died,in 1761,
and two grandchildren. The eldest son was
the celebrated LeGrand Cannon. He went
up to Stratford, Conn, where, I believe, he
lived for many years, and died there. He
had a son, Lewis LeGrand Cannon, and the
race and name are still living in this city.
I give a will of those Colonial daysz,‘
In the name of God, Amen, I, John Cau-
non, of the City of New York, Merchant,
being at present in a good state of health,
and of perfect mind, memory and under-
standing, (blessed be to God therefor), but
knowing that it is appointed for all men once
to die, do therefore make and declare_thls to
be my last will and testament, revoking and
disannulling all other and former wdls and
only holding this 'as my last W111; and testa-
ment, in manner and form followmg: First,
I commit my soul into the hands of Almighty
God, and my body to be buried in a decent
and Christianlik‘e manner at the discretion of
my executors hereinafter named, and as, for
and touching the disposition of my real and
sonal estate which it hath pleased God to
Sign me with, I give, devise and dispose
thereof (after payment of my just debts and
funeral expenses by my Executors herelnafter
named), in manner and form followrng:
Inprimis, I give, devise and bequeath unto
my well beloved son,John Cannon,the sum of
five pounds, curmnt money of the_Provmce
of New York, to be raised and lched out of
my Real or Personal Estate, and also_ my
large silver bowl, whereby and whereWith I
do utterly exclude and bar him from nil other
claim or pretence whatsoever as being my
eldest son and heir-at-law. Item: All the
rest, residue and remainder of my whole
Real and Personal Estate whatsoever and
wheresoever, none excepted or. preserved, I
've, devise and bequeath in form following:
tem, One-fourth part of my Real' and Per-
sonal Estate I give, devise and bequeath unto
my son, John Cannon, and to his heirs and
assigns forever. Item, One-fourth part of
my Real and Personal Estate I give and be—
queath unto my son LeGrand Cannon, and to
his heirs and assigns forever. Item, One-
fllurth part of Real and Personal Estate I
give, devise and bequath unto my grandson,
John Lawrence Cannon, son of my soil, An-
. drew Cannon, deceased, and to his heirs for-
ever. Item, One—fourth part of my Real and
Personal Estate I give, dense and bequeath
unto my andson, John Pintard, son of my
daughter, ary Cannon, deceased, as also one
negro girl, named Grace, and unto his heirs
forever, provided, nqvertheless, should it
so happen that my aforesaid grandchildren,
or one of them, should die under the age of
twenty-one years,not being married and Igav-
ing no issue, I then will, devise and bequeath
that his or their part or parts of my Estate
unto him or them before devised,shall become
the property. of my surving grandchildren,
and the equal part or proportion of his or
their parts or shares by my executors or the
survivor of them hereinafter named, paid
unto my surviving grandchildren in equal
shares and proportions as they shall arrive to
the age of twenty-one years or day of mar—
riage. I will devise and bequeath unto my
wife, Henrica Cannon, daughter of Thomas
Sickles, deceased, and the late Widow of
Nicholas Swan, deceased, the sum of twenty
five pounds current money of the City of
New York, which is yearly after my decease
to be paid out of my Estate as her dowry
during all the time she shall be atnd tremnln
widow, asb a marriage con me his e
521mg date they18th day of December, 1750,
reference being thereto ad, may more fully
appear, which money is to be paid'her by my
Erecutors hereinafter named. Item, _I Will
and ordain that _my executors hereinafter
n .med or the survivor of them, for and
towards the performance of this my Will
and testament, and for the payment and
satisfying my just debts and funeral expen-
ses, shall within six weeks’ time after my
decease bar ain, sell, alien in fee simple, all
and singulargall my said whole Real Estate
whatsoever and wheresoever, for the doing,
executing and perfect finishing my whole
Estate, whereof I do by these presents give,
grant, will andtransfer unto my said Execu-
torshereinafter named, full power and au-
thority to grant, alien, sell, convey and assure
all my said Real Estate to any person
or persons and to their heirs forever, in
fee simple, by one or more sale or sales, and
that all and every such lawful ways and
means in the Law as to my said Executors as
, aforesaid, or to his or their counsel learned
in the law, seem fit and necessary. Lastly, I
do by these presents, make,constitute and or—
dain and appoint my loving children, John
Cannon and LeGrand Cannon, or the survi—
vor of them, Executors to this my last will
and testament. In witness wherof I have
hereunto set my hand and seal in New York,
this 9th day of May, 1761. JOHN CANNON.
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Signed, sealed, published and declared by
the Testator, John Cannon, as and for his
last will and testament, in the presenceof us,
who in the presence of each other subscribed
our names as witnesses to the execution of
this written will. B. PAYNE.
Evan'r BYVANCK.
PETER VANRAUS'I‘.
One of the rarest original documents I have
met with is the inventory of a rich merchant,
with a family, in this city, just one hundred
years ago. It will give a good idea of the
furniture and household effects of one of the
class who have made the city.
Inventory of the Goods and Chattles,Debts
and Credits, of the Estate of John Cannon,
.1 Finered Writing desk,
'4 Sweat meat Plates, Blue Chi-
« 4 Red Burnt
‘1 Jack Spit and Dripping Pan
the Bequest of the Executors of his Will:
The House in which he dwcltb, .6 s.
valued at 1,300 0
The House next to That, 900 0
The W arfe and Water Lot op-
posite his Dwelling house, 800 0
The Water Lot opposite the
other house, 600 0
Three Slaves, viz: Tone, a No-
gro Man, 50 0
Minto, a Negro Woman, 50 0
Mondo, a Negro Girl, 50 0
Cash in Silver & Paper Money 196 0
1 Silver Tankard, wt 40} oz to
9 s oz, 18 2
Ida wt 30; oza9soz, 13 14
1 do Teapot, wt 23 on a 10 s oz, 11 10
3 'io Porringers, wt 23 oza 95 oz, 10 7
2 do Muggs, wt 22 oz a 9 s oz, 9 18
1 do Salver, wt 20% oz a 10 s oz, 10 7
1 do Saus Boat, wt 13. oz a 9 s oz, 6 1
1 do Soop Spoon, wt oz 9 s oz, 4 1
13 do Table Spoons,wt 293,1,oz a 13 7
9 s oz,
1 do Milk Pot, wt 4; oz a 10 3 oz, 2 5
2 do Salt Cellars, wt 71 oz a 9 3 oz, 3 5
1 do'Pepper Box, wt 3., oz a 10 3 oz, 1 17
1'do Tea Tongs, wt 1 oz 9. 10 s oz, 10
10 do Tea Spoons, wt 3 oz a 9 3 oz,
1 Glass Castor with Silver Tops,
1 Mahogany Tea Chest,
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1 Large Sconse Glass,
1 Peer Looking Glass,
1 Small do, do
1 do, do do
1 Eight Day Clock,
8 Large Guilt Pictures, 8 s,
12 Small do, 55, '
6 Mapps Pictures, 5 s,
6 Red Leather Chairs, 7 a,
6 Matt Bottom Chairs, 5 s,
5 Leather Bottom Chairs, 8s,
8 Culd Chairs, 2‘s,
1 Easy Chair, .
1 Close Stool Chair, »
1 Pair Hand Irons, Brass Nob'd,
1 Paair Hand Irons,
1 Pair Stoe Irons,
1 Pair Dogs Irons,
2 Pair Shcvels and Tongues,
1.0uld Large Bilested Table,
1 Mahogany Tea Table,40 3. To
1 Black Walnut do, 4 s, _
1 Bed Bedstid and Blue Curtins,
1 doRed,
1 Bedstid and Bed,
1 Sea Bed,
9 Pair Sheets,
1 Shagress Case, Ivory haudl
knives and forks,
1 Large Crack’d Bowl,
6 Blue China Plates, good,
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11 Delph Plates 6 d,
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1 Large Earthen Sugar Pot,
1 Burnt China Slop Bowl and
Sans Cup,
6 Breakfast Coffee Cups, and Saw-
Cal-tene a q:
cers, _
13 Sorted Tea Cups and Sawcers,
6 Blue do,
1 China Sugar Pot
4 doz Dubell Flint Glasses, 4 s,
8 Glass Tumblers, 4 d, ,
2 Glass Decanters, 4 s,
2 Glass Bettese, 4 s,
1 Broken Case of Bottles,
1 Small Black-Walnut_Table,
1 Smaller dgi d
1 Gun 'n o ,
17 WllgiltegEarthan Slates, 6 d,
2 Stone Ware Dishis, I s,
1 Gold Scales and Weights,
1 Blue Calico Quilt,
1 Woollen Coverlid,
2 Green Flog Bugs a 3 s,
1 Home Spun Quilt,
2 old Boas Blanquits, 4 s,
2 Cotton Blankits, 10 s,
1 Sheat,
4 Diaper Table Cloaths, 3 s,
10 Diaper Napkins, 1 s,
13 Piller Cases, 6 d,
2 Guns, 20 s
1 Iron Pipe Tongue, _
1 Pair Holdsters and Pistols,
1 Cutlas and Hanger, ..
2 Cartuch Boxes,
1 Great Trunk,
1 Fish Kittle,
1 Brass Stue Pan,
2 Brass Ladies
3 Tea Kitties .
1 Brass Sconse Candle Stick
3 Pair Brass Candle Sticks
1 Brass Candlestick and Pepper
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1 Apple Roaster, 2 Dish Covers
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1 Warming Pan
1 Brass Skimmer
1_ Tin Stue Pan
3 Tin Funnels
1 Large Hand Scale -
2 Small “
28 Pewter Plates, 31 lb, at 1 s 6
(1 lb
5 Pewter Dishes,18 lb at 1s 6 (1 lb
To a Parcell of ould Pewter, 23}
. lbs at 1 s
8 Thousand Clapper Nails, 2 s lb
1 Large Scale‘Beam and Bottoms
1 Bible
3 Frying Pans, 3 s
29; yds Ostrabrigs, 1s 4 d
21 lb Ould Pewter, 1 s
1 Tin Pudding Pan
1 Brass Saus Pan
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1 Coffee Mill
1 Copper Kittle
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1 Large Brass do
8 Sad Irons, 2 s
1 Brass Stand and Snuffers
1 Pint Pewter Measure
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1 Tribit and Toaster g
2 Iron Candlesticks
1 Flesh Fork and Iron Skimmer
2 Wood Mortars
2 Chain Pothooks, 4 s
2 Grid Irons
2 Brass Cbafindishes,
1 Pye Pan
1 Kitchen Shovel and Tongues
1 Wood Ax
2 Iron Ladies
1 Iron Shod Shovel
1 Dum Bette
3 Large Wash Tuba
3 Pails
3 Kulers
1 Cooler
2 Not Bowls
1 Kitchen Table
7 Fifty-six weights do one quarter
2 Vinegar Casks
30 of six pound shot,
1 Iron Frying Pan _
1 Pair Gold SIeve Butts, 4d
1 Pair silver shoe do knee buckles
1 Led 1 lb. one 14 lb, and one 7
lb weightt
lb Lead do and 2 of. 4 1b do wt
=1 lb Brass Weights a 9d
2 Peises of Gold
4 Brushes
1 Conch and Bead
1 Round Chair,
'1 Floor Carpit
1 Large Iron Chain
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NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1879.
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wonwanx, coNN.
Officecornergt Malnand Wall Streets. Nitrous-
12 Chocolat Pans
1 Hanging Cumpas
1 House Lanthron
1 Bond of Andrew Cannon, £11
Interest, £41. 16, 10 ,
1 Bond of Andrew Cannon,.£340
Interest, £77, 16, 11 417 16
1 Bond of James Sands 110 10
1 Note of Israel Boordman
1 “ Robt Warneebad debt 5089 10
Evan'r BrvANoK,
LUKE N. Racer.
New York, October 19, 1762
763 Jan. 31
, Jl‘. £1001
252 16
1 Bond Nathan Burrell
Interest £7, 0 07 0 0
1 Bond of Enoch and Samuel Bard
Davis, and Joseph Worster, 106
1 Bond of Samuel Olmsted, £100
Interest £5,10, 0 105 18
1 Bond of Michael Morehouse and
Phineas ,Chapman, £55, 0, 0—
Interest £2, 4 , 57
1 Bond of Jeremiah Leeman, £200
0,-—Interest £13, 6 213
1 Bond of Zuriel Raymond and
Nathan Burrell, J r., £60—Inter—
est £7, 7 67
'1 Bond of Joseph Whitne, £67—
Interest, :65, 13, 9 72 13
1 Bond of Samuel and Stephen
Ketchum, £45—Interest:£l,6,3 46 6
1 Note band of Joseph Webb, £23
Interest £6, 2 29
1 Account of Mary Cannon, his
daughter, as Book 224
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_ Evan's BYVANCK
Luxn N. Raos'r.
New York Jan. '31, 1763.
The signers of this paper are his brother-
in-law and his nephew, VanRaust, a leading
merchant at the time.
John Cannon do Go. did a large business in
thecity in 1780, but before then the son of
Peter was settled in business at Norwalk,
Connecticut, owned vessels out of that port,
and did a large business to the West Indies
as early as 1759,
Cannon street was undoubtedly named after
Abraham Cannon, who lived in that vicinity,
at the head ‘of Division street, as early as
1787. He died about 1810. Matt Cannon,
of No. 9 Crown Wharf. died as early as 1789.
He lived at No. 116 Chatham street in 1789,
and became a re-packer of beef and pork.
He opened a dry goods store there about 1806.
In 1814 he was Alderman of the Sixth Ward.
He had a son, Mott‘ S. Cannon, who opened a
store next door at 1165 Chatham street in
1814.
Mott Cameron married Isabella Hitchcock
Sept. 2, 1779.
8
Another Failure.
The world moves forward, and the utmost
efforts of the lovers of the past cannot move
it backward. Attempts are constantly.
made by well meaning enthusiasts to revive
the belief and customs, the exploded theo-
ries, of a more or less remote antiquity, but
their efforts uniformly fail. Antiquity may
be burlesqued, as the “Knights Templar,”
who parade our streets in black frock coats
and shoulder straps, and who make pilgrim-
ages to Europe in ocean steamers, burlesque
the ancient Order of the. Temple, but the
real ghosts of the dead past cannot be con-
jured into even the most shadowy semblance
of life. There is something pathetic in the
earnestness with which enthusiasts try to
induce the world to stop while’ they run
back to pick up discarded'customs, for the
failure of earnest enthusiasm is always sad—
deniug. Still, it is probably better that the
law of constant progress should be supreme
even when its stern persistency baffles and
ruins so glorious an enterprise as that of the
revival of piracy lately undertaken by two
smallrboys of Connecticut.
In the western part of that beautiful. State
where the wooden nutmeg groves wave
their odorous branchs, and the wooden
swine fatten in peace until they are ready
to be converted into the hams of commerce,
there is situated a long and narrow pond,
which in length almost merits the title of a
lake. On the shores of this lake dwelt two
small boys—Master John Smedley and Mas—
ter Isaac Pratt—of the respective ages of ten
and twelve. Their several fathers were sim-
ple, unassuming; noble tillers of the soil, who
Were firmly convinced that a small. boy
should work from dawn to twilight, and that
the less opportunities he might have for
play the more sure he would be to grow up
learned in pigs and profound in turnips.
This opinion was not shared by the small
boys themselves. They knew a third small
boy, the son, in fact, of the local Baptist
minister, of whom they borrowed the Young
Pirate’s Best Friend, the Bog/s Own Guide
to Burglary, the Youth’s Criminal Gunman-
ion, and other interesting and improving pe—
riodicals of the same general type. From
this sort of literature they soon, learned the
true spirit of manliness, and resolved to lead
lives hobler than their fathers had led. For
some time they weighed the question whether
they would become burglars, highwaymen,
or plumbers, but in the end they resolved
that to revive the once glorious-practice of
piracy would be the noblest of all possible
undertakings.
An armed vessel and water in which to
‘fioat it are two indispensable conditions of
piracy. The small boys had plenty of water
close at hand, and there was a fiat-bottomed
skiff belonging to Joe Hallett, a colored
- fisherman, which they resolved to convert
into a long, black, rakish schooner. Many
days elapsed before they could’ accumulate
the stores, arms, and flag necessary for a
cruise, but on the night of the 20th of
July last they borrowed the skiff while its
owner slept, and embarking with their
stores, rowed to a grove some two miles dis-
tant, and hauled the skiff up into" the woods
for temporary concealment. In the course
of the next day they fitted the skiff with a
mast and sail, painted her black, mounted
on old single—barreled fowling-piece on the
bow, and placed their stores, consisting of
one ham, two bottles' of spruce beer, three
“hunks" of gingerbread, and five eggs, on
board, and felt themselves ready to embark
on a piratical cruise.
It was here that the first dispute arose as
to who should be the pirate Captain and who
should be the Lieutenant and crew. At one
time the prospect of the revival of piracy
looked very dark, for Master Pratt said he
would be either Captain or else would go
home, and Master Smedley, who was rather
the stronger of the two, assumed a stalwart
attitude, and proposed to settle'the contro—
versy by a fight. However, the dispute Was
finally referred to the arbitration of mumble-
te—peg, and the loser, Master Smedley, ac-
cepted the subordinate position of crew on
condition that he and his cemrade should
command the schooner on alternate days.
The schooner put to sea early one morn—
ing with ti fresh north-westerly breeze.
About ten o’clock a house was reported on
the lee bow, which proved‘ to be the resi-
dence of the Baptist minister. It being
reasor'bly certain that the good man and
his family were at that hour attending a
camp meeting ten miles distant, the SChooner
ran down to the house, which was carried by
a boarding-party without resistance. A large
supply of provisions, a carving knife, and a
clock—which Capt. Pratt decided to regard
in the light of a navigating instrument—
wcre captured, and the schooner, with the'
black flag flying at her mainmast, sailed mer-
rily away. On the following night a cutting
out party, consisting of the Captain and
crew, landed and -captured Joe Hallett’s
chickens—eight in number—all of whom
were ruthlessly put to the carving knife,
while a paper containing the words “Bware
the Pirate’s Vcnjunce." was pinned to Mr.
Hallett's door, not because of any reason for
inflicting vengeance on that peaceful colored
man, but as a measure for striking salutary
terror into the neighborhood.
The following day Captain Smedley assum.
ed command, and informed his subordinate
that, in order to be genuine pirates, they
must forcibly carry off their brides. Two
small girls, aged nine and ten respectively,
were agreed upon as the destined brides,
and it was resolved to attempt to capture
them at noon, when they would pass over a
bridge, near the upper end of the pond, on
their way from school. ”The attempt was
completely successful. The piratical horde.
with their faces blackened, fell upon a bevy
of nine little girls who were crossing the
bridge together, and seized upon their brides,
while the others ran screaming away. It is
painful to mention that the brides, having no
just views of the beauty of piracy, also
screamed, and even kicked,so that the pirates
were forced to bind and gag'them before
placing them on board ¥ir schooner.
Thus far the revival o piracy had been a
grand success; but in the moment of suc-
cess a dark shadow fell upon the youthful
pirates. Said Master Pratt: “Johnny-I
meantersay Cap’en—what are We going to do
with these gals 7” and the Captain, finding
no immediate answer to this conundrum, be—
came silent and thoughtful, while the little
girls faintly kicked in the bottom of the boat-
In this frame of mind, Captain Smedlcyneg-
lected the steering of the schooner, and care-
lessly approached close to the land. Sudden-
ly a still darker shadow, belonging to Joe
Hallett, fell upon the crew, as that astonish-
ed negro waded ipto the water and grasped
his boat. In vain did Capt. Smedley call all
hands to repel boarders. The negro calmly
pushed the schooner ashore, and with many
expressions of pity for the little girls, releas-
ed them, and ordered the pirates and their
brides to sit down on the grass and tell him
what, “for de land’s sake,all this yer meant.”
It was not long before Mr. Hallett com-
prehended that he had captured a pirate
vessel. He sent the little girls home, and
then informing the pirates that he‘ should
take them to the scene of the massacre of
the chickens, and there hang them without
mercy, drove them on board the schooner
and started homeward. The small boys
wept bitterly, but for a time Mr. Hallett
was implacable. On reaching home, how—
ever, he consented to commute the punish—
ment to imprisonment for life in his dark
cellar, where he accordingly lodged the cap-
tives. and sent word to their fathers to come
and take them.
It. is needless to say that when old Mr.
Pratt and old Mr. Smedley, both greatly
discouraged to find that their boys had not
been accidentally drowned, appeared at the
Hallett cottage, an unpleasant scene ensued.
Let us draw a large veil completely around
the commodious wood-shed to which the
father and sons promptly retired. It is sufil-
cient to say that the boys, during the next
three days, took their meals without sitting
down, and subsequently expressed to the son
of the Baptist minister the confident opinion
that “pirates are played out,” and that it is
vain to attempt to revive the profession of
piracy while unappreciative fathers and
densely stupid colored people are in the ma-
jority—New York Times.
*
Use of Detectives to Entrap Cer.
11315.
The conviction of the man Bucholz for the
murder of his master, in the trial which has
just been concluded at Bridgeport, is un—
doubtedly just; but something may be said
as to the way in which the convicting evi—
dence was obtained. It was done by intro-
ducing a uctcot'n-o :neA- u... .911 -r (L. 1...:—
oner in the disguise of a criminal, who after
several Weeks of effort finally obtained the
confidence of the prisoner, who in the ex-
pectation of receiving help from him, gave
information in regard to the stolen prop-
erty which fixed the crime fully upon him.
This course does not seem to us in accord—
ance with our system 0 ustice. We do
not admit the French method of criminal
procedure by which the prisoner is put to
the question and subjected to an examina-
tion by a skillful prosecutor on matters
which may criminate himself, and very of-
ten is convicted by the confuslon into which
he is thrown and the contradictions and un-
intended admissions which result from it.
This is not in accordance with the idea of
English law, which considers sucha con-
test too unequal for the prisoner, who is no
match for the trained advocate, and very
often may be brought to an appearance of
guilt, simply from mental weakness and
confusion. It does not seem any more
right that a prisoner should be subjected to
the secret manipulation of a~detective who
may deceive him into statements against
himself, which are not true, and who in any-
event is at the‘mercy of a witness who has
at least a professional temptation to convict
him, and against whose testimony~that of
the prisoner avails nothing. We do not
intimate any dishonesty on the part of the
detective in the present case, but some of
the recent revelations of the conduct of pro-
fessional detectives in their eagerness to es-
tablish their theories of crime do not create
an impression of over scruplousness on their
part‘in throwing suspicion upon the innocent
and there is no doubt that the system of de—
liberately playing upon the hopes or fears of
a prisoner is a wrong one and may be liable
to great abuse—Prov. Journal
#
A receiver for Elizabeth, N. J., is talked
of now.
The members of Gen. Hawley’s staff on
Flag day have presented him with a gold
medal valued at $20.
The ex—Empress Eugenie is going to Scot-
land, where Queen Victoria has placed Aber-
geldie Castle at her disposal. _
It is characteristic of Grant that, while he
sticks to his friends,he neither fears nor tam-
-pers with his enemies—[Chicago Tribune.
.About this time three politicians and a
brindle dog hold a meeting. and issue an ad—
dress to the people signed “Many Voters.”
.—-Boston Post. '
At breakfast—I say waiter, I’ve just
>cracked this egg. Look at it. Waiter—Don’t
look very nice at that end sir, I- must say.
Try the other.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad which
has had pretty hard sledding and has pan
two dividends in stock instead of cash has
risen this year from $88 to $135 a share.
Pious old lady: “Just think, Rose, only
fimc missionaries to 20,000 cannibals I”
Kind hearted niece: “Goodness! the poor
cannibals wlll starve to death at that rate.”
A company has be on search for the
£960,000 of treasure rought hero in 1780
by the frigate~ Hussar, which was bound
‘for New London and was wrecked off Port
Morris.
The words “majolica jar” are pronounced
“ma—yol—ica—yar" by persons of culchar, and
with such an accent as would be given by a
mouth talkin 'while holding hot mush.—
New Orleans frag/um:
A little investigation of western repudia—
tion shows $5,547,000 of repudiated debts in
Kansas by counties, cities, etc., and $8,517,—
Il00 of repudiation by seventeen counties and
five cities and towns in Illinois.
The man .who goes fishing and sits in a
cramprinvitinor posture on a narrow thwart
from early morn tili- dewy evc, and calls it
fun, is the same man that never goes to
church, because the pews aren't comfort—
able.
A bashful young man could deter the mo-
mentous question no longer, so he stammcr-
ed: “Martha, I—I you—you must
have—are you aware the good book
says—er, that it is ~g-good thatam—
man should be alone 7” “Then hadn t you
better run home .to your mother?" coolly
suggested Martha.
Every horse that trots along the tramwnys
in Wolverhampton, England, is shod With
American horseshoes'. This, too,_in the face
of the fact that Wolverhampton is the prin-
cipal town in' the world for the manufacture
of horseshoes. The trouble is they are made
by hand and must be heated before use,
while American shoes aretturnedout cheaply
by machinery and put on cold Without whit-
, la‘Ordersattended to day or night . Residone
NORWALK GAZETTE,
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Marriages and Deaths inserted gratuitously.
Obituary or Funeral Notices 15 cents per line.
All unusual cuts and devices 25 per cent.
extra.
ALEX. S . GIBSON,
Organist of the First Congregational Church.
Teacher of
Plano-Forte, Organ and Musical
Composlthn.
Box 379 P. 0., NORWALK, CONN.
HurIW, IIerea & Seymour,
Attorneys and Counselors at Law,
. Boom No.4, [up stair-,1
GAZETTE BUILDING.
G. W. BENNETT,
:D E N '1:- 'I s '1',
Successor to C. B. COOLIDGE,
3 mild Wall Street. Norwalk, Conn]
EDWARD P o WEED.
D R 'U' G G I b '1"
Wall Stroelppposfte Nor-walls Opera House.
Alan-go and well selected stock of
DRUGS AND MEDICINES,
Pcrfumer ,Patcnt medicines, all kinds Mineral
Waters, cllet'and Medfcated Soaps. Flavoring
Ind HandkerchiefExtracss,Haerrushes,Combs,
lpongesflhammsSkms, Stationery, Cigars, 87c"
ind is constantly addingto his stock alltheuew
tndpopularmedlcines ofthe day.
w. s. QUII'NTARD,
GBHBFMNMW Undertaker,
"nu,” n. AlouMA v-
lIainStreet,3 doorsfrom,Union Avenue.
I he Norwalk Fire Insurance Co.,
- Hasnow completed its
18th Successful Business Year,
And has not outstanding a Dollar of nnpaidlosses
or of claims for losses. '
II'I SIIIIIIII GDMPAIV IISIIIIES A-‘I' llIWEIl IIAI’
W l. O.S'rnnia'r. Pres., S. E. Onzus'rnxn, Treas.
Grad. R. Cownns,8ec’y.
'I‘NA INSURANCE Co. ornaarrom)
Incorporated 1812. Charter Perpetual
Capital and Assets, $6,716,893.77
Insurcsagainstiossand damagoby Fire,onterms
adoptedto tbchazardandconsistontwith thelaws
ofcompensation. COWLES & MERRILL,
Sole Agentsf or N orwalk and vicinity
B. S. BLASCER,
At his store in
MAI-LORY’S BLOCK,
hasc cnstantly on hand, a general assortmen to
Groceries, Crockery, Glass,
'Iln and Wooden Ware, Etc.
By devotinghis constantpersonal attentionto the
business he hopesto merit public patronage
“AISLES S. LOCKWOOD,
Fashionable Draper and Tailor ,
. AND
GENTS' FURNISHING AMPORIUM.
Main Straet,Norwalk, Conn.
now run loun warts-riots.
Wm. Glover 8n Son,
Areready toputin yourWATER,STEAMor GAS
PIPE, at very short notice and at aslow a. rate as
anyone. WROUGHT AND CAST IRON, TIN-
LlNEp, LEAD PIPES, to" of every size and de-
scription. PLUMBINGin allitsbranches.
BERNARD COHN,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
WEEK’S BUILDING, WALL ST.
A FULL LINE OF
Imported and Domestic Cloths,
of the latest styles, constantly on hand. Novel-
ties in Scotch. Suitings. Satisfaction guaranteed
in every particular. 46
WILLIAMB. RIDER,
ENGINEER AND SURVEYIIR.
Personal attention given to all kinds of
Hydraulic Works, Engineering, Mill-fl
\Vrlghtlng Dock Work are. Agent
for all kinds otlllaclalnery.
Orders left at the Gsznr'rn Office, or by mail
will receive prompt attention. 53
W. W. CLAR K
I l b
" S 8: (I I l P I "
Hooto, loo ooomol a an or
I I '
Plum 6; Decorative Paper Hanging,
N o. 4: WATER STREET.
Under Mrs.Fawcett’s old stand. Orders can
be left at Spencer’s Jewelry Store.
. Do youhavea Pain in
“ your Bank, Loins or
Side ? If so,your Kid-
. neys are diseased.
Do not delay, hilt try
at once HUNT’S
.” REMEDY. t n o
greatKldnoy and
I Llyor Medicine.
. _ Itis made EX-
PRESSLY for Diseases of the Kidneys.Blad-
dcr,leor and Urinary Organs, Dropsy, Gravel,
Diabetes, Bright’s Disease of the Kidneys,lncon-
tintencc or Retention of Urine.and Female Weak-
ness. HUNT’S REMEDY has nevcrbcen
kgpwn to m‘is‘m h
‘ itmoriELD ng am Co. Geo., Ma 17. ’79.
win. E. Cosimo, Dear 81'1" .- -— I piglet-then
HUNT’S REMEDY in a complicated case of Drop-
sy which I had been treating for eight years. and
find HUNT’S REMEDY is the best remedy for
Dropsy and the Kidneys ‘5 bag: ever used.
M. . W i. . . .
Hunt’s Remedy I SON M D
has cured hundreds ,
who have been given
up by Physicians. It
c causes. purifies and
strcn'ns the whole
systc . All who use
it enjoy good health
One trio I will
convince you.
Send for pamphlet to WM. E. CLARKE,
Pnovmnaca. R. I.
SOLD BY ALL DRCGGISTS.
Shipping and Merchandise Tool
Prin tea. or Plain
By the Dozen or Thousand. at Manufacture
Prices, at the
H orse. Wanted.
ANYONE having a good, gentle FAMILY
HORSE, a fair roadster, and not in use, can
hear of arosponsible customer for the same, who
will ivo the best of care and keepin for a very
sllghN an dcarcful use of the animal or the next
b applying at the office of
ash. also
two or three months,
xido Gas administered .
PURE MILK.
Delivered in Norwalk and South Norwalk, at
your door, every morning
AT 6 CENTS PER QUART,
By REMSON Enos. 51a
Dr. C. 11. Kendall & Son,
DENTISTS.
Are inwprepar-
ed to r e c e i v o
their patrons at
either Norwalk
Bridge or South
Norwalk. The
somor partner
has taken rooms
1 o v c r Sclleck‘s
., . Bookstore Nor-
. , ' Jwaltz, wink; the
rumor re alas
the aid office, Lapdcr’s Block, South Norwalk.
Teeth cxtractedwflhqut pain, and alldental ope.
rationsperformcdateltberotfice.
0.1!. KENDALL, M.D.
P S D 0 H KG.dS.l{iEfil{ALL,D.D.S.
. . r. . . on a W1 tovcte Mondo Ito
Bldgefield. y
J .' ‘M. POTTER,
DEALER IN
Pianos, Organs,
lifelodeOlls, Sheet Music, 850.,
WALL STREET IIIIIIWAIII, GIIIIII.
' NEXT noon to savmos BANK.
I keep a large stock of instruments on hand,
and sell them on Monthly Instalments. Every-
body can have a Piano or Organ.
SOLE AGENT FOR THE CELEBRATE!)
WEBER’S, STANLEY a SONS, GROV-
ESTEEN & FULLER’S,HA1NES '
sao'rrma's, vase is sows,
PIA‘Nos,
and will furnish at short notice. Call and
see them.
OLD INSTRUMENTS
Taken in Exchange for New.
Tuning & Repairing
Done at short notion
The Weber Piano.
A few extracts from the great number re.
solved by the most eminent musicians in the
United States may not boinappropriate:
I have never seen a Piano which equals the
Weber Pianoforto. Geo. F. Bristow
The Weber Piano occupies justly the first
rank amongst the Best Pianos. .7. N. Palmer:
‘The Weber gun as cannot possibly be sur-
passed. . . Mills.
I used the Weber Grand Piano because I
consider it the best in the World.
Ham-y Sanderson.
fl“ _ m-‘. -— mm.-- Nunavut-[v.1 v o —— ou—o A‘.. L
can he wished forfn NPiano. G. W. Morgan.
The Weber Piano ranks foremost amongst
the best manufactured. ' William Mason.
The Weber Pianos stand first amongst the
'splendid Pianos produced in this Country.
. Clara N. Brinkerfiofi
1 ten years’ experience satisfies me that
the Weber Pianos are unapproaehable.
~ John Zundol.
I would call especial attention to
THE ESTY CUTTAGE ORGAN
Beautifully finished in black walnut and rose-
wood, combining moro perfections than any
other in the world. Has taken more than ONE
HUNDRED AND FIFTY GOLD MEDALS AND
FIRST PBEMIUMS, at Fairs and Exhibitions
throughout the United States. They are en-
dorsed by the highest musical authorities.
Certainly the best I ever heard. .
Geo. W. Morgan.
It is weal, which is the highest praise that
can be bestowed on any instrument.—Geo. B.
Seymour, Musical Critic, ZDY. Tim.
They are the best reed instruments we have
Watlyith.—a if .7. H. Odell, Organ Builders
It is the no plus ultra of reed instruments.
—Prof. E. L. Baker.
It contains sweetness and power in an un-
usual degree.—Reo. Bishozflsimpm, M. E.
Church. . .
' Language fails in adequacy to convey a
fair idea of the perfect enchanting power of
this instrument—Independent.
Vastly superior to anything of the kind I
have ever played upon.— Wm. A. King"
The Esty Or 8 are without a superior.—
Goo. Jardo'ne, yan Builder, N. Y.
No tremolo has yet been invented that will
in any way compare with this for beauty ‘of
efi'eot— Wm. A. Johnson, Organ Builder.
It is not merely the best, but it is the only
mechanical reproduction of the human voice
which has ever satisfied me.—Res. H. Riggs,
President of Northern New York Musical
Asaoouz' tion.
J.,M. POTTER, Norwalk.
New Firm at the 01d Stand
Messrs MULLINGS Bno'rnnns
Would respectfully inform the public, that they
have taken the business lately conducted
by MULLINGS LTILLY, and with the old ex-
perienced Workmen, hitherto employed by the
ate firm, are prepared to manufacture allkinds of
CABRIAGES a. waooas
TO ORDER
Repairing in all its Branches.
MACHINE FORGING. DISCOUNT
ALLOWED FOR CASE.
0. A. MmLINGS, J. S. MULLINGS
South Norwalk, April 15,1878.
A 'r ' ‘
Quintard’s Furniture Rooms
. whl betcunca completeassortmcntof
FURNITURE, &O.,
ncludjn geverythingusuallyfonifi in a first-class
ostabhshment, at Prices to suit the Times . Also,
alargeassortmentot '
CHROMOS, PICTURE FRAMES,
- noorulvo Gnassns, kc.
Glassl’latescuttoanysize. Repairingdonelnthc
best manner,at short notice . Also, old HairMat-
tralse smadeover asgood asnew.
E. OIIINTAIID’S SON.
'W' A T G E II S I
A. C. Benedict to .60.,
28 BOWERY, NEW YORK.
Filo Watches, Diamonds, J ovolly,
Sterling Silver and Hamilton.
PRICES GREATLY REDUCED.
Watchco Cnrofu lly Repaired by superior
\Vorkm
‘ on.
NO CONNECTION WITH ANY OTHER HOUSE
Established in 1818.
Warm Baths:
001d Baths! 2
Show. er Baths I l 1
Every day at
E. APELL’S-Modcl Barber Shop,
Second Door from Poo: once.
MACHINISTS can obtain Tm;
METAL at the
aura 0
.mauding fine views of
‘ Best of everything regardlessofoost
REAL ESTATE.
To LE . - .
Ono-hall ofa Dwellin House. A l to
20 CN-IAS.E.STP oynN.
O BENT.-—A Barn on West Avenue.
ply at the annr'm Otncn.
THE Iargo‘all In the new brick block on Wall
. Street, adjoinin the Connecticut Hotel,
suitable for a Society oII,or for Public Meetings.
Also one handsome otfico room on second floor.
Apply to BABDENBROOK,
N orwa k. March 80th, 1879.
For Sale.
THE Homestead of the late Peter McLaughlin,
deceased. It is very eligibly located a the
Borough of N orwalk, Is two stories and basement,
contains 14 nice rooms, well adapted for a. large
family or a boarding house; lot 60x200 test, has
Borough Water, Fruit. So. Situated on Franklin
Avenuoéwithln three minutes’ walk of Post. Office,
Depot. c, Will be sold on accommodating terms.
For further articulars eniuire of
24 JA ES MITCHE L, Real Estate Agent.
FOR SALE.
A .
12p
Street . Apply at theGAZE’I‘TE OFFICE .
For Sale.
HE subscriber offers for sale his HOUSE and.
LOT, situated on West Main Street, in the
Borough ofNorwalk. The place is pleasantly lo-
cated, in a ood neighborhood, only a short walk
from tho usiness part of the town, School,
Churches, etc. The House is nearly ucw;conven-
lently arranfed, and in good condition. For fur-
ther; particu are apply to the subscriber at Can-
non s Station, or to G. t! S. H. Holmes, N orwalk.
3y JOHN W.BBNOUD.
For Sale.
THE plcasantlyllocated and well bulltresldenco
corner Was ngton and Spring streets. So.
Norwalk is offered for sale on accommodating
toms. For narticulars. enquire of
ti RE . N,Sonth Norwalk.
D. B.AUST
D W III-LIN GB
AND
Building Lots.
SEVERAL dwellln s.various prices in ailer-
ent portions of .orough, either to lot or for
snloat reasonable noes. Also several laces
outside of Boron limits—one in Winn punk.
Also several Bulldin lots lp and out of Borough.
til!) nqmro at this Office.
For Sale or Exchange.
OR property in Norwalk or viclnlt 2 h
Euliéf’ii’gli'i' RED" wiihin amplifies wglukggl
_ . can on. 'or a on are l
t RANBALL app y
0 ~ . J o 3o , .
45 BOX 63. Norwolk.
Farm for Sale.
BOUT 12 to 13 acres within 1% miles of r
A. of Norwalk. . Good situation. good 33$.
built of best material and by days work. About
80 chalce Apple trees with other fruit. good to
egal Eggfwe lof wateir,ha_nd nae shade trees. not
, or a manw s in oraise Strowberr
etc. Price 87,000. Enquireg at this Office. fee,
For Sale Cheap.
A VALUABLE manufacturing ro
dr and Machine shop, for or no and Sta-
tionary n ework or general Machinery. Sit-
uated on art. Has also Rail Road connections.
Ezems reasonable. E. HILL 1‘
y. Foun-
. rustee.
South N orwalk. Conn.
For Sale.
A cosy comfortable Cottage on one ofthe leu-
' antest streets in town within five in nutcl
walk oftho Bridge or Churc as. will be sold at
:ggapgige. bA ortiém of :be purchase money can
.lnonanmorae.l’ri . -
quire at this Office. g g 08 86.000 En
Desirable Property for sale.
A Vorydesirablcplace onEsItAvenno.
Also, a few chalce BuildingLotosituatodon
Osborn Avenue fol-sale cheap.
walgggenlcely lvqcat‘eg Honseand Lot on Mar-
near as venue f -
gain. Enquireofs E 08110 I or “I. It a b“
- . EN
ml or to D’.w.n'rcn '
EastAvcnuo
,WestAvonnc. '
For Sale.
- A House and Lot. In a healthylocatiofim
$1 FalrStreet, above Catharine. The Houseil
~ - nearly new,wellhu11t,oonvenientlyarkang-
ed, and will make a comfortable and leasant
home for “study of average size. The at runs
back to the river. There is a wellof excellent
water on place, and Borough water in the
Street. I? Iow,and part of the money can re-
iloiife .' ‘Ap‘p‘ly‘fii Chum-ETIENNE!“ “6"“ '9d
I Desirable Homestead for Sale.
THE valuable residence of the subscriber.
pleasantly located on high round on East
Ave., in the Borough of Norwa . is offered for
sale. The situation is pleasant and healthy. com-
ong Island Sound and the
surrounding country. Distance one mile from
Norwnlk Brld e. and the same from South Nor-
walk depot._ ouse 54x50; two stories and attic,
filled in With brick, and substantially built.
Rooms 18;w1th all. modern im rovemcnts. bath
room, laundry stationary tubs, ebee’s cooking
range, hot an cold water, gas throughout the
house. The cellarls dry having stationary turn
ace, which heats the w ole house. The attic is
spacious, and roof tinned. The house is in excel-
Iept order being comfortable for both o summer or
winter residence. Suitable for anygontleman do-
ing business In New York and returning same
day._ Land about three-quarters of use . laid
northwesternsores“ Arr
, ea stateA n -
walk, or to the subscriber,s 11 MER “e i' o
A. . A SLEY
26:: 255 Fourth Avenue, N. x
' N ew Styles of
Writing I’ap er.
At Low: Prices, '
CHARLES 9.. PBOWITT, Druggist.
Daily Messenger
To New York City.
THE subscriber would announce to the business
men of Norwalk and vicinity that be pro-
Kfses to connect with his business that ofa Duly
essengor to the City. and is now ready to do orb
roads, and receive commissions for purchase of
small articles in any part or the city. Will go
down in the morning, returning at night. All
orders left at his store. No.39 Main Street, will be,
promptly attended to. SHERMAN TE
s i .
Norwalk. August 20th, 1879. V1“ S 34
OR SALE.
A two horse Phaeton built b
Brooms Street. Applit y Brewster 0'
0
'HAS. E. ST. JOHN.
New , Drug Store.
I. A Meeker &.Co’s,
NORWALK PHARMACY,
is .now 0 on for businegs in Hardenbrook’s new
building, all Street. wrtlla lull assortment of
DRUGS, FANCY GOODS. Elli.
Physicians Prescriptions carefully
compounded.‘
Norwalk, April 28th, 1879.
Honors IIIIBI‘II Honors all too.
vnnr ONE knows that the Eon.P.T.Bu’-
and of?“ has agents out all over the world to
It is pot my dis ositien to boast of in work. for
talk is cheap. willonly say that have dono
work for Mr. Barnum for over of ht years and If
I_was a. hand or a cheat I think a would have
Ioupd it out in that time. The followiu
for itself. and is only one out of hundr s
produce. _ ARIES . BIS.
Quintsrd’a Building, N orwalk, Conn.
WALmusnr, Bumosrou’r, CONN.,Deo. 13. 1877.
Mr. James LJ‘crris has made several sets of
harness for-me which gave me great satisfaction.
He is a capital harness maker doin his business
upon honor. ' P. T. AB
Stewart’s
F A M I L Y ’
Sewing Maphine‘s
SINGER PATTERN
Made in the World!
If you want a. Singer Pattern Machine be sure
and ask for Stewart’s Make, With Patent Bobbing
Winding Attachment. Sold by al dealers In first
class Sewrng Machines. 2 ‘
Collector’s Notice.
NOTICE is hereby given in the matter of the
Center School District Tax now in process of
collection that. as required by the Statute Law of
this State. on the 1st. an of September next. 1 per
cent. will be added to a I taxes. remolnlng unpaid
and one per cent.wlll be added to said taxes on
the first day of each calendar month thereafter
all said taxes shall be paid.
Center School District. August 25th. 1879.
JAMES FINNEY, Collector.
FEED MILLS. '
I are now prepared to grind Feed either in
_ small or large quantities to order and with
dispatch. FITCH to combat
Alslng Mineral Mills.
Hanvnx Frrcn. J as. Cora-nu, Jn.
South Norwalk, Sept. 8th, 1879.
'SARATO GA GEYSER
SPRING WATER,
On draught and in bottles, at
9 he
can
. ling the horse’s hoof.
NORWALIE GAZET
,1, Mrs. Wilmot Fawcett’s
TWO verydosirabl eBuildin gLotsonWeotMnlu-
ac NOR WALK
:1
an the Latest Styles in
FALL AND WINTER.
NOW READY AT
2 and 3 James’ Block, Water
street.
Min. E. Netterfield,
18 now prepared to take orders and do
M11112:
at her home 0 S 6 Id 1%,: D Good
VI! 00 0 0 I I’ I
StoreJIOJS'Kain Street. y ’ 3m38
Mr.. J. Eo Hoyt
WILL resume her Mlllinery Business in the
store of tho Gazer-rm BulldingJ'ormerIy
occupiedb Earle & Smith. October 7th. 1819
gang-3's“ opes to moctall her old friends and
Mrs. Hoyt will open a well selected stock of
Volveto.Sotino.Cropos. Flowers. Feathers nib-
bolls. etc.,to which she would Invite tho atten-
tion of the Lollies. '
Norwolk, Sept. 29th, 1879. Still)
Important Announcement.
o .
If the experience of the present season has
shown anything, it has conclusively shown
that the Bottom Prices on nearly all kinds of
Building Materials have been reached, and
that the tendency of prices, from this time
forward, will be upward. Especially in this
the case with all grades of Lumber. From
the prices of mid—summer, there is already an
advance of at least ten per cent. with every
With an
advance of three to four dollars per thousand
indication' of a much greater one.
in lake and canal heights, and an unpre-
cedented demand in the West (justified by
the enormous crops) whence our supply comes
it is easy to see the cause and predict the per-
For the
past few years it has been my unfortunate
privilege to follow the market down ! DOWN I
DOWN I but my faith in tho'inoreasing de-
mand and. the decreasing supply of good Pine
Lumber in this country, i. at length jutinéd
and this advance finds me with the largest
stock of
Pine, Slll'lltt & Hemlock LIIIIIIIeI‘,
and Shingles, on hand, and in process of ship-
ment, that was over placed in this market by
mauence of the increase in prico.
any one.
After the continual shrinkage of the past
few years, I feel that I am now entitled to the
advance, in addition to a fair profit upon
:resont prices. But behaving that quick
anlno six-on with smallnrofits. is better than
stagnation, I have concluded toput this Lum-
ber on the .Market at the present Wholesale
Pn'oes, adding simply the actual expenses of
transacting business. I
This Lumber, 11ch in June and July,
comprises nearly two million feet of the best
manufactures of Michigan pine,Northern and
Eastern Spruce, two million Shingles, and
nearly one million Bangor Baths. ‘With this
alabasislthink I may justly claim tobo
able to furnish the largest andbest assortment
cf lumber in this county during/the present
Fall and coming Winter, and with unequal;
led storsgé and shipping facilities, am pre-
pared to fill all orders with a guarantee of
satisfaction surpassed by no other denier. I
keep only C. G. Steal-us & Co.’s Bangor tim-
ber, which is worth more and costs more at
wholesale than the Calais timber. I sell it at
same price. ' It is cleon,,bright and freefrom
grit, not being rotted either here or in Maine.
I sell only Bangor Lathe which are worth
more and cost more at wholesale, than any
other kind. I sell them as low as the lowest.
I sell only the best brands of’ Shingle monu—
factured by the men whose names are stamp
ed upon each bunch, and whose roputation,
with my own, are a sufficient guarantee of
the quality.-
I desire above all things to furnish o good
article, and endeavor to secure that by per-
sonal examination at the place of manufac-
ture, before purchasing, and am always ready
to warrant every thing as represented. All
my I}, 1}, and 2 inch lumber,in upper grades
willbe surfaced two sides 'to full thickness,
for which no extra charge is made. ' I am
now closing out the last invoice of the Oscar,
Fenn Parallel Pinned Shingle-and during
the coming season my stock will be of the
following kinds :
S. K. & Co., rived.
John MoGraw & Co., sawed,
Foster, Blackman & Co., sawed,
W. C. Cummings, sawed,_
with Southern Rived Cedar and California
Rod wood to order.
I also offer at a very low figure, CLEAR
NORWAY FLOORING, 25» 3§ 5; inches
wide, very nice and dry. Also Southern
Pine, Ash, Black Walnut, Cherry, and White
wood, in all sizes and thicknesses. Thank,—
ing the public for the very liberal patronage
of the past, and trusting to merit a continu-
once of the same in the future, I an
E. J. HILL.
Lumber Merchant.
001m.
MILLINERY.’
. VOL. MIL-NUMBER 41
The Prince’s‘nonercomb,
or assessor .7. mar. .
.1 was discomfited and sick andnd.
By reason of the way;
For God's exhaustion store of promise
Been overlooked that day.
[And I was weak to faintnesswith the. weight
' Of trials undergone : _
This way and that I looked, disconsolote,
And blindly stumbled on.
Within my hand I held the pilgrim’s rod
But in my hunger-grief,
Disusiug it, I had forgotten God,
In sudden unbelief ;
When all at once. amid the jagged ways
Through which I panting clomb.
I found right in my foot-path, with amaze
A drooping honeycomb.
Iasked not who had sent it: all I know
Was, that my need was sore ; I
I dipped my rod, and from its sweetness
drew,
And I was faint no more!
0 hearts that yearn, like princely Jonathan’s,
0’ ermastered by'the strife
That starves the aims and circumvents the
plans
Of all the leftist life—
0 souls that stagger under doubt’s eclipse,
Let but some promise be
The prince’s honeycomb unto your lips—
And how your eyes will see ?
—S. 8. Tuna.
222223
Tue Honeymoon Through Life.
BY THOMAS DUNN ENGLISH.
The way is smooth before you.
The path is lined with flowers,
A clondleso sky is o’er you,,
And fleety fly the hours.
Enjoy in its perfection
The rapture of today,
And in your young affection
Be happy while you may;
But that your love my strengthen,
And no renewing need
When life-time shadows lengthen
My friendly counsel heed.
Bridegroom, the bride you've taken
-Wlth all her feeling true,
And faith, as yet unshakon,-
Looks truthful up to you.
You are her heart’s ideal,
Your merits perfect seem;
See that she find them real,
Not merely love’s young dream.
You’ve promised to defend her—-
Deserve as well her from;
Be something more than tender.
Be loving, true and just;
And should you faults discover
In manner or in mind
Be none the less a lover,
But be a little blind,
Esteem her only human,
If you be truly wise;
No angel she, but woman.
And there her glory lies.
Bride, in whose eyes is booming
The love that in you glows,
Whose daylight waking-dreaming
Is colored by the rose,
On this your day of, bridal,
Fresh from the holy vow,-
You gaze upon an idol,
And in its worship ho"-
That may in time be shaken,
' But still maintain your trust
Even should you awaken
To find your idol dust.
Man’s virtue, he mustsbaré it
With manhood’s frailty too—
A scrapb. Spite your merit,
Were scarcely mate for you.
Errors you can’t help seeing,
Do not too closely scan;
A perfect human being
A monster is, not man.
If you would discord smother,
Let both be slow of speech;
Be patient with each other;
Each bear the faults of each.
For charity with lovers
A wondrous work can do;
Not only sin it covers,
But it can slay them too.
Thus love shall gain completeum
Thus rise no cause of strife;
Thus he, in all its sweetness,
One honeymoon through life.
—New York Lodger.
. Safe from the Storm.
BYFRANRLINW.SNITH.
The wind blew upward from the see,
The mists around the headland lay,
Add here and there the anchored ships
Rocked in the shelter of theboy.
The waves rolled in upon the sa'ndi,
The white spray dashed across the bar.
The clouds hung low and ' through them
shone ' . ‘ '
No ray of ' moon or gleam of_stor.‘
The tempest rough raged sorennd long
Around my cabin by the shore;
It whistled by the chimneytops . - . .
And through the cranniesof. shadow;
It shook the window panes ondoh‘rieked
Like some lost spirit in despair ';’
Yet in my little room was-light, .
And cheery comfort bottled there.
The logs upon the hearth-stgnsprseked,
. My chair was moved before the blaze,
And with half-closed eyes Iris-ow
A picture of the bygone days, ,
With tender thoughts and mindserene
(I love such stormy nights as these),
I called up from the drifted post
A thousand pleasant memories.
1
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No setting rare my figures had,
No heavy‘frame embossed with gold,
But still the canvas grew moot fair
With radiant faces manifold.
The loved miss all were gathered there,
Blue eyes and brown and dainty forms, .
Till gazing at them I forgot '
The outside war of winds and storms.
And thus I thought when I am dead.
The blinding mist, the biting wind,
The tossing waves, the reefs, the shoals ’
01 lower life all left behind.
I shall behold my friends again;
Shall press their hands and touch their lips
In some fair harbor'safely moored,
As are those distant land-locked ships.
New Haven Register.
The correspondent of the Chicago Tribune
who attended the trial' of Gully for the
murder of Cornelia Chisolm, says it was a
farce and a mockery of justice. His acquit-
tal was predicted before the trial began.
His relatives were heard to remark during '
the trial that they had friends on the jury
who would never consent to the conviction
of their kiosman. The court denounced the
trial during its progress as a farce. The de-
fendant was not placed in jail, and woo al«
lowed to go about at will during the trial,
not being even attended by a boilifi’. He
was simply under bonds of $5,000 to appear
at the gallows to be hanged if required to
do so by the verdict of the jury and the lab
tence of the court.
as:
The Rochester Union remarks tbotithoro
were more democrats than republicans in
the into war; whereas '
Progress lmkeo, the
Union's gun by remking: “If 393m
I SALl.--A Family none. Also a
F Durban Cow. ' quite It 83. VIII" 33'
tory. Namath, Conn. 1t
Lem s. ranrn's Drugstore.
both armies the Um'tm is correct?
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