NORWALK, CONNECTICU
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T, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1879.
VOL. LXH.--.NUMBEB 44
The Danbury News is printing a series of
WHOLE NUMBER 1661. I.
‘ ' NORWALK GAZETTE. '. PURE MILK. ' REAL ESTATE. All the Latest Styles in strong:
A Proposition.
Man is a being created out of nOthing.
_From nothing he must evolve
Individuality.
He is original in himself, yet
Must learn from observation
Of those about him,
_ And draw from what he sees
Conclusions unlike those of others—
To be called '
Original. I. D. CLARE.
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’l‘he Hastings Affair
The calamity which recently befcll Mr.
Augustus Blinkins, of Hastings, is probably
one of the most terrible on record. The
town of Hastings, as the geographers prove,
is situated on the Hudson River, and its in—
habitants, in order to distinguish it from
Hastings on the British Channel,have agreed ,
to call it Hastings-on-Hudson. With a nauie
thus parted, not in the middle, but on both
sides, Hastings is, of' course, a very genteel
place, and its superiority to such common
place towns as Yonkers or Rhincbeck need
hardly be pointed out.
.Mr. Blinkins, who belongs to one of the
leading families of Hastings, is a ’very
young and very excellent young man. He
_ is of a gentle, and withal, romantic, dispo-
sition, and can probably quote more con-
secutive lines of poetry in a given quantity
of time than any other young man in the
village. He is addicted to no vices except
the guitar, and he has » never been known to
do an indiscreet or improper thing. > He al—
.ways wears his clothing according to the
almanac—putttng on a Spring overcoat on'
the 15th of March, and 'a white hat on
the 12th of May—and he would undergo
any amount Of suffering rather than do an
untimely or unusual act. Nevertheless he,
is a young man Of considerable determina’
tion, and when he makes up his mind to
any particular course of action, he is pretty
certain to carry it out in spite of all obsta-
cles.
During the past summer Mr. Blinkins
has paid a good deal of attention to a beau—-
tiful young lady residing in Hastings. She
is one of at numerous family, having no less
than four sisters, besides several brothers,
and a most tunneccessary father. The lat—
ter is a well meaning person in his wav, but
he entertains views in regard to turning out
the gas at 10 o’clock in the evening and
locking up the front door, which are justly
held by the youth of Hastings to be tyran-
nical and uncalled for. The particular
young lady on whom Mr. Blinkings's atten-
tions have been lavished shares her ad-
mirer’s romantic tastes, and has, until the
Occurrence of the recent calamity, been
generally supposed to look upon him with
much favor. > Mr. Blinkins was [fre—
quently at the house, and though he did‘
not make any very marked progress, he did
succeed in winning the respect, or at all
events the toleration, of the family dog—an
enormous brute of the Siberian blood-hound
variety—who had a curious inability to dis-
tinguish between the professional tramp and
the average young gentleman of Hastings.
0n the night of Thursday last, Mr. Blin-
kins left his lodgings at 11 o’clock, carry-
ing his guitar under his arm. It was his
intention to serenade Miss Julia, who had
the preceding evening expressed a wish
that the young men Of the present day were
more addicted to the poetic practice of set-
enading. To walk down the chief street
Of Hastings laden with guitar was to run
the risk of exciting the curiosity and com-
ments of the local small boy, and Blinkins,
being 0. modest young neon, resolved,’it p03“:
aible, to avoid this risk. He, therefor, un-
dertook 'tO approach the house where his
musical demonstration was. to be made from
the rear. After a long walk through lanes
and fields, he reached the rear of the
house, but was disgusted to find that a
broad ditch, too wide to leap and too deep
to be comfortably waded, separated him
from Miss Julia’s back fence. In these
circumstances most men would have given
up the enterprise and returned home. Mr.
Blinkins was, however, unwilling to be
baffled by a mere ditch. In the Obscurity
of the night he drew off his—that is to say
he partially undressed—and carrying them,
carefully folded, on the top of his guitar,
waded the ditch. It then occurred to him
that he might as well seek the fence before
dressing, and thereby avoid the r k of
tearing a new pair—in fact, of tearing his
clothes—On the pickets. Accordingly, be
scaled the fence, and had just began to in.
next one foot in his—well, garments—when
the Siberian bloodhound emerged from the
shadows, and, springing on him,’hurled him
to the ground. Mr. Blinkins at once men—
tioned his name to the dog, in cofidencc and
in a low voice, and requested him to get_
out; but the brute was not to be thus con-
vinced against the evidenceof hissenses.
He knew that Mr. Blinkins 'was always
elegantly dressed, and he refused to believe
that the wild looking person, clad in white
flowing garments and carrying a curious,
probably deadly, musical instrument, was
the respectable and well~dressed gentleman
whom he had admitted to his friendship.
With an inflexible sense of duty,’ that faith
ful'dog continued to sit on the unhappy
Blinkins. Whenever the latter stirred, he
was greeted with a menacing growl, which
intimated to him that his sole choice‘ lay
between maintaining perfect immobility and
being torn into small pieces. Naturally,Mr..
Blinkins'chose the former alternative, and
would have kept to his choice had the frag-
ments of the guitar, on which he had hur-
ridly sat down on the first appearance of the
dog, been less disturbing to the nerves. As
it was, he found
hour in such misery that he mustered suffi-
cient courage to raise one arm with a view of
patting the dog. And the animal, _ resenting
this liberty, instantly buried his teeth in his
victim’s leg, who, feeling that the end of the
world had finally come, set up a dismal yell,
, to which the dog responded with a violent
and prolonged bark.
It was not until the Old gentleman, who
came upon the scene with a club and a lan.
tern, had dragged the supposed tramp into
the kitchen, that Mr. Blinkins could make
himlisten to the slightest explanation. It
is doubtful if even then he could have con—
vinced the indignant father of the true state
of the case, had not Miss J ulia, with the rest
of the family, lOoked timorously in through
the kitchen door and identified him with a
loud shriek. He was then released and his
clothing returned to him; after wh' he
stepped out of the front door and disappear-
ed forever. In all probability, he went
straight to the river and drowned himself.
At all events, since that terrible night Haste
ings-on-Hudson has not seen him, and the
general opinion is that, in the circumstances,
he must have recognized the eminent pro—
priety of immediate suicide—New York
Times. ,
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A Swiss colony of 700 persons now in Ten—
nessee devote their time to cheese-making.
Governor Blackburn of Kentucky has al-
ready granted 58 pardons, and his term. has
but just begun.
A reporter of the Cedar Rapids Republi—
can heard an Irishman remark the other day,
that “he wished this fall would last all win-
ter.”
The grand and awful difference between a
tree and a bore ié—hurrah, now l—the tree
leaves in the spring, and the bore, why, he
never leaves.
The new building for the Moody school for
girls at Northfield, Mass, the_school prOJect~
ed by the evangelist Moody. 18 11er com-
p‘lgted. and the school will be opened overn-
' self at the end of an
The Village Editor and his
Friends.
N0 editor. especially, can read the follow—
ing Sketch from the new book of the Dan-
bury News man, without at once acknowl-
edgibg that Bailey has “bin thar :”
“If Tom Griggs looked at any lightening
of the cloud when out of the atmosphere of
his home and in that of the oflice, he was
not gratified. It is more than likely that he
had no such expectation. It is a remarkable
fact in connection with the condition of a
country printing office, that on the day—when
an extraordinary finc effort is to be put forth,
some mechanical or other trouble arises. A
form "pics,” or an important roller melts,
or some one Of the meagre force is unexpect-
edly taken sick, or drunk. A short bank ac-
count, ‘and one if not all of these contingen—
cies, invariably conjunct on the day preced—
ing publication. People of a superstitious
turn are confident there is something super-
natural about this. In the case of Tom
Griggs, it was the last-named misfortune.
Hazleton, being of a frail and sickly cast,
and not expected to live any great Ingth of
time, had gone off on a broad and compre -
hensivc drunk. This fact was communica-
ted to Tom the moment he entered the room,
by Mr. Phillips, in the helpless tone peculiar
to the foreman of an office, when he is con-
fronted by an emergency. ‘A mighty poor
look for the paper,’ he cheerfully added.
“Mr. Phillips’ spirit communicated itself
to Joe Goodwin and ‘Lippy,’ and occasioned
the former to audibly observe for the benefit
of his employer, ‘We'll be a day late, or I’m
damnedl’
"Whereupon Master Vanderlip was led to
remark also for the behoof of the dejected
editor, that ‘if the paper got out at all that
week, it would be mighty lucky.’
“The editor sat down to his desk and
groaned inwardly, while he involuntarily
clasped his head in his hands. Then he
went at his books to make out .bills for col-
lection. There was an array of uncangclled
figures in the columns that were most grate—
ful to the casual glance, but apples of ashes
in the teeth of him who gave them closer in-
spection. This partywas out of town; or
that one was to pay next month; or there
was a counter‘ account for sO—and—so: or
what's-his-name wouldn’t pay any; and so
down one column after another, until Tom
Griggs began to doubt if he could get bills
enough for the desired amount, saying noth-
ing at all of what he might collect on them.
And while he was at this labor, his muddled
brain was tossed and convulsed by the cry of
‘copy’ and the demands of visitors, and the
queries of Mr. Phillips, who never before—-
so it seemed to his half—distracted chief—was
so densely helpless and ignorant as to—day.
That nothing went right. became apparent
before the day had far gone. Correspon—
pents disappointed, ‘sorts’ ran out, one gal-
ley pied, and marvelous stupidity seemed to
settle on the compositors. It seemed to the
unhappy man as if visitors were never half
so numerous. There was a man who had a
farm to sell, and wanted fifty auction bills.
He didn’t have copy for the bill not being
used to such thing, but he knew the printer
could write it out in a jiffy. Tom compiled.
Next were three women—a committee ap—
pointed by a church society to get posters
for a strawberry festival, and also to get a
notice in the paper. They had the copy for
the poster—about enough for a small pam-
phlet—and seemed to show a determination to
get it all on the bill in the biggest type in
the Office. After a prolonged struggle with
them, he succeeded in getting their consent to
reduce the amount of the matter. Another
half hour was used up with this work. They
were succeeded by a lanky individual, of a
dim, religious aspect, who escorted a port-
mantau. He brought in a line of lithographs.
Tom hastily but firmly assured him he did
not wish to buy, at the same time eyeing him
with intense dislike. The man said he did
not want him to buy anything,he only want—
ed to show him sO'me perfect gems of art.
Tom told him he did not .have time to look
at them. The proprietor of the gems as-
sured him that it would not take a moment
to see them, at the same time opening his
portmantau and taking out a cluster of his
wares. The victim felt like braining him,
but hesitated -an instant on the very verge of
the act, and in that instant he was lost. The
gems were spread out uponhis desk, over
the copy, the bills and the books, and the
author of the horror was expatiating upon
their merits, while his prey stared hopelessly
at the sight. Fortunately at this juncture,
some one came to see about an advertisement,
whereupon the agent,with great forbearance,
observed: ‘
“ ‘My time is not very pressing. I’ll wait
until you get through with this gentleman.’
“ ‘I shall have to use this desk, and must
ask you to move your property,’ said Tom,
in desperation. ‘I do not want to buy your
pictures, and have no time to-day to look at
them.’
“ ‘Perhaps some of your employees would
like to avail themselves of this rare oppor-
tunity to secure a few rare copies,’ he pleas-
antly suggested.
“Tom shuddered. The time of every man
in the office was precious.
“ ‘COp,’ said Mr. Phillips.
“The editor of the ‘Gallowhill Gazette’ felt
that his reason was leaving him.
“ ‘There is no time to attend to you,’ he
savagely prbtested, glaring at the agent.
'There is not a moment to spare here all day
to-day.’ .
“The owner of the gems caught up his
property and departed, very .ch at a loss
to understand why a free and enlightened
press should be cursed by a boorish manage-
ment.
ter severally entertained the following par~
ties:
man with a western paper containing a
etc of a suicide which occurred, several
months before, and which had been seen by
Mr. Griggs some forty odd times. He
wanted the paper saved after the article
had been used, and was some time getting
away, owing to numerous injunctions to this
end.
“A woman with a poem, whom Tom
thought to escape by telling her he would
read it at another time, but ignobly failed,
as the poem was an obituary to be published
that week. .In despair he promised to print
it without more than a glance over its twelve
verses. She said she would want five copies
of the paper, and that, she supposed would
be compensation enough. ~
“A man with a four—column newspaper ar-
ticle on the phenomenon of atmospheric in—
fluence on the Arizona cactus. He pronounc-
ed it the clearest and most logical exposition
of this subject he had seen, and was very
anxious to have it appear next day. Almost
bereft of breath by this suggestion, Tom told
him that the paper was already nearly full.
The man said he was confident there wasn’t
anything in it one—half so important as this,
and room ought to be made for it.
“A man with a written account of a vist
he had made to Boston,being mostly a compli-
mentary description of the hotel at which he
had stopped, with the proprietor’s name, and
the hotel’s terms, which the article spoke
of as exceedingly reasonable. When pub-
iished,he wanted a copy sent to the landlord,
who would probably subscribe.
“A man with sixty dollars‘ worth of ad-
vertising of a patent medicine, to be inserted
for eight dollars, also a five-dollar editorial,
to be published in consideration of getting
the contract.
“A man who had taken the right of the
town to sell a patent window-fixture, and
came in to tell it; as he knew items of a
“The half—stunned editor immediately af-l
local nature were always acceptable. Hav-
ing a fixture with him, he kindly gave fifteen
minutes of his time to explain its workings,
and was particular to see that the half-,
numbed editor got his name spelt right.
“A man who was an extensive grower of
strawberries for the market,and who brought
in ten cents’ worth Of the fruit for the exclu-
sive behoof and enjoyment of the editor, and
who thoughtfully suggested, that, in case
mention was made of it in the paper, it
might be added that he had plenty of the
article on sale.
“A man who supposed the editor was glad
to get anything to fill up the paper with, and
so notified him that he had a few choice cab-
bage plants to sell—a fact many of the read-
ers would be glad to know.”
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Damages against a. Doctor.
A case of malpractice was tried before
Judge J. O. Dykman, at White Plains, re—
cently, the plaintiff being Harry G. Eldridge
abroker of this N. Y.,who sues Dr. Levi W.
Flagg, of Yonkers, for damages in the
amount of $5,000. The plaintiff called in
Dr. Flagg, 'who is the oldest and one of the
leading physicians of Westchester County,to
attend him lastMarch,as he was complaining
of great pain in one of his knees.He testified -
that the Doctor did not examine his knee,but
told him to put some cold bandages upon it,
and that he might walk about as much as he
pleased. The case turned out to be one of
synovitis, and Mr. Eldridge was confined to
his house two months, thus sustaining con-
siderable pecuniary loss from his inability
to attend to business. Dr. Flagg contro—
verted this testimony, and said he did ex—
amine the knee and prescribed properly for
the treatment of the disease. Several ex--
perts were examined on both sides. The jury
rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for
$100.
General Sherman created a commotion in
North Carolina by putting a large amount
of his well-known common sense into a de-
clination to attend a grand reunion of sur-
viving Union and Confederate soldiers at
Salisbury On October 3. After assuring the
persons inviting him it would be most agree-
able to him personally to meet them socially
on any suitable occasion, he goes on to say:
“There is no use in my mineing terms.
Whenever and wherever the honest men of
North Carolina seek to allay sectional and
party animosities, and to cultivate the feel-
ings of fraternal respect for their fellow
citizens of the United States, it will be to
me most tempting to come to Salisbury. I
would far prefer to come alone than as
before, with a vast army, leaving desolation
behind; but I must not be construed as as-
senting to the proposition that Confederates
and Union men were alike worthy of a cele-
bration for the terrible history of 1862—‘05.
I would much rather prefer to come on some
civic occasion, when all are absolutely
equal—all alike interested in the present and
future glory of our common country. ~ There
were few Union soldiers duri the war,
though we believe the people go rally were
opposed to secession; and I will say that
your meeting, if confined to the surviving
soldiers of North Carolina, will be in fact a
Confederate reunion, where I would certain-
ly be out of place.” There isa great amount
of truth in that, and it is well and timely
spoken. -
A Mount Desert Romance.
An English professor and a young lady
from Baltimore were recently wrecked in a
rocky cave near Mt. Desert at nightfall.
T ey had gone into the cave in a small boat,
an were sitting on a rock talking about
mineralogy. Suddenly a big wave drove
into the cavern and swamped the boat. The
Englishman plunged into the boiling surf,
endeavoring with the frenzy of despair to
collect the remnants of the frail bark. Use-
less for the purpose of navigation. the shat-
tered craft might still serve as fuel, for the
cave was cool and damp, and the shades of
nighft were coming on. The professor had
luci er matches and he built a fire, and there
they remained until morning, when some
fishermen, amazed at the unwonted spectacle
of smoke emerging from a cleft in the rocks
of an uninhabited island, ventured in to the
rescue of the imprisoned couple, and with
aid of ropes drew them from their perilous
position.
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There are 160 grog:shops in the village of
Stamford.
The First Baptist society of Norwich are
to erect a new $12,000 church on West Main
street.
Caroline Riohings Bernard although past
fifty, is still singing finely, and is considered
one of the best of Buttercups, -
The new Guion steamer Arizona has made
nothcr quick trip and is recognized as the
astest ocean steamship afloat. ,
The Litchfield debt Of $94000, contracted
in aid of the Shepaug Valley railroad, is be-
ing liquidated at the rate of $2,000 a year.
David Clark of Hartford, has taken the en-
tire block of $200,000 of Jacksonville, Flori—
da, 7 per cent. bonds, issued for sewer and
water purposes.
The Rev. Samuel Seoville of Norwich, N.
Y., a son-in-law of Henry Ward Beecher,
has been called to the pastorate of a Con-
gregationai church in Stamford at a salary
of 3,000. ,
John J. Holly of;Plainfield, N. J., has
purchased F. Ratchford Starr’s Jersey cow
Filbert, No. 3,630, for $1,050. It was one
of the finest of the stock of Echo farm,
Litchfleld.
The wages of the trackmen on the Dela-
ware, Lackawana and Western railroad have
been increased 25 per cent. During the hard
times they were reduced to 90 cents a day,
and some to 95 cents.
The old factory in Mill Plain, Southport,
which was built by the .Mott Manufacturing
Company for the manufacture of rubber car-
riages, has been taken in hand by another
company who will make rubber goods.
It is fitting that General Grant, - after
journeying around the world, and modestly
accepting the highest honors and considera-
tion that imperial courts and historic cities
could bestow, should find warm welcome in
his native land.
A western Texas paper says that the up—
per Rio Grand river has utterly gone dry
in consequence of the excessive drouth.
Cattle have been moved away to other
parts to get water, and corn is planted and
growing in the bed where once was the river.
A census of Kansas, which has just been
completed shows a population of 849,978. an
increase of 60 per cent. over the population
in 1875, which was returnedas 528,437. The
increase from 1870 to. 1875 was 70 per cent.
or 14 per cent. a year While the increase for
the last four years has been at the rate of 15
per cent. a year. -
Rev. Dr. William S. Plumer, of the Colum-
bia Theological Seminary, South Carolina,
has just reached his seventy-eighth year. He
is in good health and works as hard as he was
wont to do in earlier years. During the
present summer he has been supplying the
pulpit of the First Presbyterian church, Bal-
timore. In the absence of the pastor, the
Rev. Dr. Leftwich.
The steady and rapid advance in the price
of iron has thrown the whole iron industry
of the Ohio valley into a state of extraord-
inary activity. . The advance established
within 60 days in neary all classes of iron is
fully 30 nor cent. The mills and furnaces
have cleared out eir stocks, and though
they cannot suppl the demand. Manufac—
turers not having engagements ahead for pig
and ore, find great difficulty at present in ob-
taining a supply.
Advice tendered by the independent Bos-
ton Herald to the democratic party. The
italics are the Heralads .'
if the democratic party wants tocarry a
single northern State next year, it should
hasten to repudiate the course of those Mis-
sissippi democrats who drive off Opposition
candidates by violent measures. The federal
bayonet lnposse is a much less formidable
danger to the northern mind than the bull—
dozer’s shot gun in case. If it gets to be uu—
derstood that the democratic party in the
South will not allow of the existence of any
political opposition, the average northern
man will decide that it is not the party to
rule this country. It ceases to be a question
of party and becomes one of civilization
and free government. We do not hesitate
to say that the course of the Mississippi
democrats, if persisted in,merits the extreme
penalty applicable to a State which fails to
maintain a republican form Of government,
and justify the employment ofa federal army,
if necessary, to enforce obedience to the consti—
tution. '
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If Edison can render sound available in so
many ways, why doesn’t he ptilize the bowl-
ing wilderness.”—-0’lminnatl Sat. Night.
articles entitled “Old‘Danbury,” from which
we copy the following:
Distance lends enchantmentlo the view. '
So does time. We hear much of the “good
old times," and those who took part in them
are slow to admit that the present is an im-
provement upon the past. We confess that
a stage is in some respects to be preferred
to a journey by rail, but the conditions must
be fatiorable. The roads must be in excellent,
order, the animals swift, the coach easy, the
weather pleasant, and ' e plenty. These
conditions rarely, if cv mbined in Con-
necticut seventy—five years ago.
Danbury reached New York then as it
does now, via Norwalk. This was the only
public route up to the war of 1812, when the
British holding the waters of' the Sound
forced another route upon the Danbnrinns.
The mode of conveyance from Danbury to
Norwalk was by goods wagons. One of these
made the trip twice a week, carrying freight
—-chiefly dairy products to New York. At
Norwalk the freight andvpassengers were
transferred to a sloop. ~
The land passage was not aparticularly
pleasant one. The heavily-laden wagon
moved at a slow pace and was not adapted
to the comfort of passengers. And we can—
not believe that th'e turnpike was in any
better condition then than it is now. It was
eight hours’ journey—tedious enough in the
best of weather, and seemingly unbearable
when the day wasstormy. There was one
advantage, however. If anything was bro-
ken and a delay occurred the passenger was
pretty sure to find out all the particulars.
Through the war of 1812 a new passage
was opened to New York. This was through
to Sing Sing on the Hudson, and thence
down the river by sailing vessel tO the city.
Sing Sing was thirty-four miles from Dan-
. bury; the distance down the river was about
the same.
The mode of travel w‘as by a, goods wagon
to Sing Sing. This was managed by Reuben
Trowbridge, father of Truman Trowbridge.
He made a trip once a week. Freight was
the chief resource of the enterprise, and the
chief article was butter. He carried passen-
gers, if desired, but the accommodation was
not very good, and there was but very little
travel. The fare to Sing Sing was $1 ; and
the same by boat to the city, or about what
it is now by rail. The trip by wagon con-
sumed about ten hours time.
In 1815, when the war closed, and from
that time to 1824, the journey was made by
stage to Norwalk where a sloop was taken to
New York. .
Captain Platt was for many years the dri-
ver of this stage. He had his headquarters
were Hon. D. P. Nichols now lives. There
was no stage Oiiice. The Captain picked up
his passengers about town, and started from
here at noon arriving in Norwalk early in the
evening. ‘
The passengers took supper at a tavern kept
by Hezekiah Whitlock, familiarly known a
Uncle Kiah. He was a typical host, in per—
son, manner and speech. It was a custom of
his to “add or even” with every customer, so
inclined, for the drinks. After supper the
passengers went aboard the boafi and in dues
time turned into their berths. In the night,
as the tide suited, the vessel got out into the
sound and started fer the city.
The passage was an extremely uncertain
venture. Sometimes, but not often, wind
and tide so favored that the passenger found
himself in New York the next morning. As
a general thing an entire day was consumed
in the trip, and in very dirty weather three
or four days would be required. The weather
sometimes would be so obstinate that the
vessel would be obliged to put into port
on the way, and remain there until the storm
abated. .
The sloop was not a large one, and was
consequently restricted in the matter of ac—
commodation. ' Ten or twelve berths was its
limit. The price of a ticket Was fifty cents,
- or one—half that by stage between Danbury
and Norwalk. Meals were charged twenty-
five cents each, and consisted invariably of
beefsteak fried with onions.
At this time there was a through stage from
Boston to New York, passing through Nor—-
walk, but it was generally full on reaching
that village on its way down, and not often
available to the Danbury passengers. When
the weather was verybad on the Sound, at
the time of arriving in Norwalk,the Danbury
hat and comb makers on the trip would char-
ter a stage from the livery of Stevenson &
Patrick, Norwalk,tmd go to the city by land.
In 1824 the first steamboat was put on the
line from Norwalk to New York. This ves-
sel was called the John Marshall, in honor
of the Chief Justice. The company owning
it was composed of Danbury, New York
and Norwalk parties. The vessel was about
eighty feet long and carried between thirty
and forty passengers.
_ The journey was now made in good time,
with certainty, and attended by comfort.
The fare charged .was one dollar. Three
years later Cornelius Vanderbilt put on an
opposition boat, and the strong competition
reduced the fare from one dollar to one
shilling. This competition was kept up for
two years to the‘great gratificatiOn of the
Danbury traveller. The Commodore’s boat
was the Nimrod, and was commanded by
Captain Brooks, of Bridgeport, who is still
living. The John Marshall had been super-
ceded by the Fairfieid. commanded by Cap-—
lain Peck. __'_______ .
Send for Mother.
“Dear me! 'it wasn’t enough for me to
nurse andraise a family of my own,but now,
when I am old and expect to have a little
comfort here, it’s all the time. ‘Send for
motherl’" And the dear old soul growls
and grumbles, and dresses herself as fast as
she can, notwithstanding. After you have
trotted her ofl’, and got her safely in your
home,and she fiies around administering rem-
edies and rebukes by turns, you' feel easier.
It's all right now, or soon will be—mother’s
come 1 Id sickness, no matter who is there,
or how many doctors quarrel over your case,
everything goes wrong somhow till you send
for mother. In trouble, the first thing you
think of is to send for mother. But this has
its ludicrous as well as' its tout-hing aspect.
The verdant, young couple, to whom baby’s
extraordinary grimaoes and alarming yawns
which threaten the dislocation Of its chin;
its w derful sleeps, which it accomplishes
with eyes half open, and no perceptible
flutter of breath on its lips,causing the young
mother to imagine if is dead this time, and
o shriek out, “Send for mother 1” in tones
'of anguish-this young couple, in the light
of the experience which three or four babies
bring, find that they have been ridiculous,
and giving mother :I. good many trots for
nothing. Did any one ever send for mother
and she failed to come? Never, unless sick-
ness and the infirmaties of age prevented '
her. As when in your childhood those will-
ing feet responded to your call, so they still
do, and will continue to do as long as they
are able. And when the summons comes,
which none yet disregarded, though it will
be a happy day for her, it will be a very sad
one for you, when God, too, will send for
mother I .
The acquittal of Gully is pronounced by
the New York Sun a “telling republican ar-
gument." After reviewing Mr. Chisolm’s
pathetic story the Sun says :' “Sneering at
the ‘bloody shirt’ will not counteract the ef-
fect of scenes like this faithfully described.
They rekindle the spirit which raised and
sustained the Union armies in the war, and
politicians who think this spirit will down
at the first bidding do not understand its
power. ”
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CHARLES W. MANY
Surgeon Dentist,
nonwanx, court.
Ofilcecornerof Main and Wall Streets. Nitrous-
Oxide Gasadministered
ALEX. S . GIBSON,
Organist of the First Congregational Church.
' Teacher of
Plano-Forte, Organ and Musical
Composition.
Box 379 P. 0.. NORWALK, CONN.
Hurlbutt, llerea & Seymour,
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law,
Boom No.4, [up stair-,1
GAZETTE BUILDING.
EDWARD P.w‘nnn.
. D R U G- G I S '1'
Wall Streelppposfle Norwalk Opera House.
Alargc and well selected stock of
DRUGS AND MEDICINES,
Pcrfumer ,l’atent Medicines, all kinds Mineral
Waters, cllct and Medicated Soaps. Flavoring
and Hand kerchicf‘Extracss, HairBrushes,Combs,
Sponges,ChamorsSkins, Stationery, Cigars, are"
and is constantly addmgto his stock all thenew
andpopularmedicines ofthe day.
w. E. QUiNTARD,
General Furnishing Undertaker,
OPPOSITE HORSE B. ILDEPOT
.f'Ordersattended' to dayor night . Residenc
Main Street,3 doorst‘rom Union Avenue.
the Norwalk'Fire Insurance 00.,
Has now cempleted its
18th Successful Business Year,
And has not outstanding a Dollar of unpaid losses
or of claims for losses.
Ill Sflilll COMPAIY IIWBES AT [IVER IA‘I'
W I. C.S'rnns'r. Pres., S. E. OLMS'I‘EAD, Tress.
GEO. R. CowLEs,Sec’y.
'I‘NA INSURANCE Co. ofEABTFORD
incorporated 1812. Charter Perpetual
Capital and Aunts, $6,716,893.77
Insuresagainstlossand damageby Fire .onterms
adoptedto the hazardandconsistcnt withthelaws
oicompensation . COWLES & MERRILL,
Sole Agentsf or Norwalk and vicinity
B. S. BLASCER,
At his store in
Durant-oars BLOCK,
hasconstantly on hand, a general assortmen to
Groceries, Crockery, Glass,
'Iln and Wooden Ware, Etc.
By devotinghis constantpersonal attentiont o the
business he hopesto merit public patronage
HA “LES S. LOCKWOOD,
Fashionable Draper and Tailor
AND
GENTS’ FURNISHING EMPORIUM.
Main Street ,Norwalk. Conn.
now run voun warts PIPES.
Wm. Glover an Son,
Areready to putin yonr_WATER.STEAMor GAS
PIPE, at very short notice and at aslow a rate as
anyone. WROUGHT AND CAST I RON, TIN-
LIN ED, LEAD‘PIPES, no" of every slzeand de-
scription . PLUMBING in 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 1n.Scotch Suitiugs. Satisfaction guaranteed
in every particular. 46
WILLIAM B. RIDER,
ENGINEER AND SURVEYUR.
Personal attention given to all kinds of
Hydraulic Works. Engineering, Mill-
erghting Dock Work are. Agent
for all kind! ofMacIrlner-y.
Orders left at the Guerra Office. or by mail
will receive prom pt attention. 5‘)
p The wonderful suc-
“ . ' cessof‘llUNT’S
REMEDY has in-
. duced a great'many to
all vertlse thelrworth-
less preparations for
~.. ' ,’ th e cure of Kidne
' I them on its well estab-
lished reputation.
LATE HOME TESTIMONY.
199 thlnster St., Providence, R. 1., Oct.13,’79.
WM. E. CLARKEuPear Sir: [have suffered
ver much wrth m Kidneys and Liver for years.
In annary, 1879, grew worse,bloating fear-full .
My physicianmne of the best in Providence,wis -
Diseases,hopingtose I
able. as be ad known it to cure Kidney Diseases
when all other medicines had failed. I did so,and
in twenty-four hours I passed four or five gal-
lons or water, the-bloat was removed. and the
rent relief made me feel a new man. Were it not
or HUNT’S REMEDY 1 would not be alive to-
day. E. E. suuraunsos.
IIUNT’S REMEDY is pre ared EXPRESS—
L -f‘or the Diseases
. ’ of the .Kidueys, Blad-
der, Liver and Urina-
rG y Organs, Dropsy.
r
a y el , Diabetes,
Bright’s Disease of
the Kidneys and In-
continence and Reten
tion of Urine. and is
used by the Medical
Faculty. Send for pamphlet to WM. E. CLARKE,
Pnovmsscn,R.I. Sold by all Druggms.
Huuurs where Hours are due. ,
VERYONE knows that the Hon.P.T-Bar-
if d "Illum, has agents out all over the world to
n e
I 1
Best of everything regardless of cost
It is not my dispositien to boast of at work. for
talk is cheap. will only say that have done
work for Mr. Barnum for over ei ht years and if
I was a fraud or a cheat I think a would have
found it outin that'time. The foilowin 5 cake
for itself. and is on! one out of‘ hundre s can
produce. . M _ L. FEBRIS.
antard’s Building, N orwalk, Conn.
WALDMERE', Bnmcaroar, (loam, Dec. 13. 1877.,
Mr. James L. Ferris has made several sets of
harness for me which gave me great satisfaction.
He is a capital hhrness maker doing his business
upon honor. I’. T ARNUM.
Notice.
Have this day Mild to Chas. '1‘. Leonardldt Son
all my Stock, Fixtures and interest in the
0 al Yard now occu icd b me.
o - p y FRANK STREET.
Norwalk, October 6th, 1879.
ed me to tr llUNT‘S REMEDY, as safe and reli- '
Delivered in Norwalk and South Norwalk, at
your door, every morning
AT 6 CENTS PER QUART,
By REMSON BROS. 51tf
0. ll. Kendall, M. I).
DENTIST,
Norwalk,
Conn.
Office second
door west from
Danbury R. R.
Depot. Dental
branches as for-
merly. Painless
extrac tion of
teeth by aid of
I. AUGHIN G
GAS a specialty
J. .M. POTTER,
DEALER m
Pianos, Organs,
Melodeons, Sheet Music, &c.,
WALL STREETNOBWALK, cons.
NEXT DOOR to SAVINGS 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 CELEBRATED
WEBER’S, STANLEY a SONS, GROV-
ESTEEN & FULLER’S, names
' BROTHER’S, vase a son's,
PIANOS,
and will furnish at short notice. Call and
see them.
OLD INSTRUMENTS
_ Taken in Exchange for N ew-
Musing 02:. Repairing
Done at short notice.
The Weber Piano.
A few extracts from the great number re.
ceived by the most eminent musicians in the
United States may not be inappropriate:
I have never seen a Piano which equals the
Weber Pianoforte. Geo. F. Bfistow
The Weber Piano occupies justly the first
rank amongst the Best Pianos. J. N. Pattison
The Weber Pianos cannot possibly be sur—
passed. . ' S. B. Mills.
I used the Weber Grand Piano because I
consider it the best in the world.
‘ Harry Sanderson.
The~Weber Piano possesses eve thing that
can he wished forin aPiano. G. . Morgan.
The Weber Piano ranks foremost amongst
the best manufuctured. William Mason.
The Weber Pianos stand first amongst the
splendid Pianos produced in this Country.
Clara N. Brlnlmlwfi
A ten years’ experience satisfies me that
the Weber Pianos are unapproachable.
John Zundel.
I would call especial attention to
THE ESTY BUTTAGE BEGAN
Beautifully finished in black walnut and rose-
wood, combining more perfections than any
other in the world. Has taken more than ONE
HUNDRED AND FIFTY GOLD MEDALS AND-
FIRST PREMIUMS, 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 Grim, N. Y. Times.
They are the best reed instruments we have
afietgith.—G’. & J. 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.——Rcc. Bishop Simpson, 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 Orgns are without a. superior.-—‘
Geo. Jardt'ne, gan Builder, N. 17 .
No tremulo has yet been invented that will
in any we compare with this for beauty of
efieot.—— m. 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 nae—Rev. H. Riggs,
President of Northern New York Mutual
Assocuz‘ lion.
J. M.’ POTTER, NorWaik.
New Firm at the 01d Stand
- Messrs MULLIN GS BROTHERS
Would respectfully inform the public, that they
have taken the business lately conducted
by MULLINGS .thLLY, and with the old ex-
perlt nccd Workmen, hitherto employed by the
late firm,are prepared to manufacture nllkinds of‘
CABRIA GES & WAGONS
'ro onnnu
Repairing in all its Branches.
MACHINE FORGING. DISCOUNT
ALLOWED FOR (LI-SH-
O. A. MULLINGS, J. S. MULLINGS
South Norwalk, April 15,1878.
A '1‘
Quintard’s Furniture Rooms
wl.l befounda completes ssortmentol 1
man, an,
ncludingeverythlngnluallyiound in a first-class
establishment, at Pricesto suitthe Tunes . Also,
alargeassortmentot -
CHROMOS, PICTURE FRAMES,
LOOKING unassns, arc.
Glassl’lates cuttoanysize. - Bepalringdonein the
best manner,at short notice . Also, old Hair Mat-
tralse smadeover as good asnew.
- a. summer‘s son.
w A 'I' c H I: s !
A. C. Benedict it 00.,
28 BOWERY, NEW YORK.
Flue Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry,
, Sterling Silver and Plated Ware.
PRICES GREATLY REDUCED.
Watches Carefully Repaired by superior
Workman.
NO CONNECTION WITH ANY OTHER HOUSE
Established in 1818.
Warm Baths‘
0016. Baths! !
Shower Baths ! i :
Every day at
E. ,APELL’S Model Barber Shop.
Second Door from Post Office.
operations in all -
szn
/W\
W
0 LET.
One-half of a Dwelling House. Apply to
20 CHAS. E. ST. OHN.
0 nENT.—-A Barn on West Avenue. Ap-
ply at the GAZETTE OFFICE. 12
For Sale. " -
THE Homestead of the late Peter MoLnn hlln,
deceased. It is very eligibly located In 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 feet, has
Borough Water, Fruit, 82c. Situated on Franklin
Avenue, within three minutes’ walk of Post Office,
Depot. the, Will be sold on accommodating terms.
For further particulars enquire of'
24 JAMES MITCHELL, Real Estate Agent.
FOR SALE.
TWO vcrydesirablcuuildingLotson Wesanin
Street . Apply at theGAZETTE OFFICE .
For Sale.
lIE subscriber offers for sale his HOUSE and
LOT, situated on West Main Street, in the
Borough ofNorwaik. The place is pleasantly lo-
cated, m :1 our! neighborhood, only a short walk
from the usiness part of the town, School,
Churches, etc. The House is nearly new;conven-
rently arran ed, and 11. good condition. For fur-
ther portion are apply to the. subscriber at Can-
non’s Station, or to G. St S. H. Holmes,Norwalk.
3y JOHN W . RENOUD.
For Sale.
THE pleasant] locatednndwellbuiltresldence
corner Was mgton and Spring streets, So.
Norwalk IS offered for sale on accommodating
terms. For pprtxculnrs, en uire of
ti RE . D. R.AUST N, South Norwalk.
DWEIJL-INGS
AND
Building Lots.
EVERAL dwellin a. various prices in differ-
ent portions of orough, either to let or for
sale at reasonable prices. Also several places
outside of Borough limits—one in Winnipauk.
Also several Building lots in and out of Borough.
ms Enquire at this Ofllce.
For Sale or Exchange.
FOR property in Norwalk or vicinity, 2 houses
in Brooklyn, E. D., within 5 minutes walk of
4 ferries. Good location. For particulars apply
to J. S. RANDALL,
45 ' Box 63, Norwalk.
Farm for Sale.
BOOT 12 to 13 acres within 1% miles of center
_ of' N orwalk. _ Good Situation. good house.
built of best material and by days work. - About
80 chorce Apple trees with other fruit, good gar-
den, ood well of watgr, and fine shade trees. Just
the p ace for a man wishing to raise strawberries,
etc. Price $7,000. Enquire at this Office.
For Sale.
I
A cosy comfortable Cottage on one ofthepleas-
. antest streets in town, within five minutes
walk of the Bridge or Churches. will be sold at
cost price. A portion of the purchase money can
remain on bond and mortgage. Price 86.000. En-
quire at this Office.
Desirable Property for sale.
A. Ver ydesirable place on EastAvenue.
Also, a few choroe BuildingLotssituated on
Osborn Avenue, forsale cheap.
Also,a mcely located House and Lot on Me!-
wi_n Street near WestAvenue, for sale at a bar
gain. Enquireof
S, E. OSBORN. EastAvcnue,
tfll or to D.W.FITCH,WestAvenne.
For Sale.
7 A_ House and Lot, in a healt cation on
ti?! FairStreet,above Catharine. e Houseis
. . nearly new,wellbuilt,convcnientlyarrang-
ed, and will make a comfortable and leasant
home for a family of average size. The at runs
back to the river. There is awcllof excellent
water on the place, and Borough water in the
Street. Price low, and part of the money can re-
main on mortgage. A fine. chance tosecarea
home. Apply at GAZETTE OFFICE. fit:
A Desirable Homestead for Sale.
HE valuable residence of the subscriber,
pleasantly locatedpn high round on East
Ave.,- in the Borough of Norwal ', is Offered for
sale. .The Situation is pleasant and healthy, com-
mandmgilne Views of Long Island Sound and the
surrounding country. Distance one mile from
Norwalk Brid e. and the same from South Nor-
walk depot“ ouse 54x50; two stories and attic,
filled in With brick, and substantially built.
Rooms 18, With all. modern im rovcments, bath
room, laundry, stationary tubs, eehee’s cooking
range, hot and cold water, gas throughout the
house. The CCllfll‘lS dry, havmg stationary furn
ace. which heats the whole house. The attic is
spacious, and roof tinned. The house is in excel-
lept order-being comfortable for both a summer or
Winter residence. Suitable for any gentleman do-
ng business in New York and returning thp same
day, Land about three-quarters of an acre, laid
out in lawn, fruit trees, and garden spot. A ply
to JAMES MITCHELL, Real Estate Agent, or-
walk, or to the subscriber, '
A. s. HAMERSLL‘Y.
26tf 255 Fourth Avenue, N. Y
New Styles gt ~
Writing Paper.
At Low Prices, .
CHAR LES s. PROWITT, Druggist.
Daily Mes senger
To New York City.
HE subscriber would announce to the business
men Of Norwalk and vicinity that be pro-
gpses to connect with his business that ofa Daily
essenger to the City. and is now ready to do er-
rands,and receive commissions for purchase of
small articles in any part of 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 STEVEN S.
N orwalk, August 20th, 1879.
34
on SALE.
A two horse Phaeton, bullt by Brewster of
Broome Street. ApplytpAS 1] ST J0
‘ . ._ . RN.
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 day of September next. 1 per
cent. Will be added to all taxes remaining unpaid
and one per cent. will be added to said taxes on
the first day of each calendar month thereafter
till said taxes shall be paid.
Center School District. August 25th.,1879.
JAMES FINNEY, Collector.
uuuuu
PHOTOGRAPH ‘GillERl
For Sale.
STABLISHED 3] YEARS.
40,000 Portraits of the inhabitants of Fair-
ficld County. , Persons interested in these pic-
tures or desiring copies of the same. or wishing
to secure the negatives will do well to call soon,
as the Gallery is advertised in the Photograph
Journals throughout the United States.
was E. T. WHITNEY.
Contains
Best Furnaces in the World
FOR HARD,COAL 0R WOOD,
(WnoUGn'r on UAS'I‘ 1mm)
ARE MADE BY
RICHARDSON, BOYNTUN 8t 00.
Embed NEW 1879 improvements, never before
‘adopt : Contain more PRACTICAL features; are
more DunABLn: COST LESS to keep in order; Use
LESS rush; and will give Moan heat and a larger
vonumn of rum: Mn than any furnace made in
the United States. REPLACE your OLD and more
LY WORKING heaters with one of THESE MODERN
furnaces. which are POPULAR and UNIVERSALLY
successful. Sold by L. J. CURTIS, Norwalk,
Conn. 3m‘65‘
e e e ’—
Carrlage Painting !
HE subscriber-.21 practical and experienced
workman, has taken rooms over NELSON’S
. ARRIAGE SHOP, near foot of Mill Hill, where
he is prepared to
Paint Coaches, Carriages or Wagons
at short notice,in the best manner,and at Rea-
sonable Prices. English or Valentine’s Varnish
used, according to desire of parties having work
done. Special attention paid to
RerPainting Children’s Carriages.
and .to Plain and Nancy Lettering. A share 0
public patronage solicited
R. E. WHITCOMB.
N orwalk, April 15th, 1878.
16
A full assortment of'
Pocket Knives,
At PROWI'I‘T’S DRUG STORE.
FEED MILLS.
WE are now prepared to_ grind Feed either in
_ smullor l‘rgc quantities to order and with
dispatch. FITCH a COTTE a,
Alsmg Mineral Mills.
HARVEY Fi'rcn. J as. Cor'rsu, JR.
South Norwalk, Sept. 8th, 1879.
SARATOGA GEYSER '
SPRING WATER,
0n draught and in bottles, at
W0 Richard & {Roynton Furnaces for sale
cheap. taken out to make room for our im-
proved Furuaccs. Enquire of
S. E. OLMSTEAD at CO.
A youua’and single man wishes to secure a
steady “sit,” on a newspaper as compositor.
Isa clean roof reader, and good compositor-mud
in fact no erstands all kinds of newspaper work.
Ifdcsnrcd Wlil act as “local" on a country paper,
being'a good writer. Is free from the habit of
partaking. Address care of N ORWALK GAZETTE.
scuooi suns Aun smrrs,’
[CHARLES S. PBOWITT’S Drnzfitore.
At the CORNER DRUG STORE.
»—- -~»\
.FALL ANDWINTEB.
MILLINERY,
NOW READY AT
Mrs . Wilmot Fawcctt’s
2 and 3 James’ Block, Water
Street.
Miss E. Netterfield,
IS now prepared to take orders and do
M nary.
at her home, over Scoflcld & Hoyt’s Dry Goods
Store, No. 20 Main Street. 3m38
Sollcitorif Claims.
GENERAL. BUSINESS.
OFFICIAL INFORMATION.
L. A. GOBRIGHT,
Ollice 1 ,427 F Street Northwest, near
15th. WASHINGTON, D. C.
Y former connection with J onrnalism for a
_ long period, has given me an extensive ac-
quaintance in all the departments of the Govern-
ment and all exce tional facilities. _ Prompt at-
tention given to al Orders requiring personal scr-
vicc at the National Capltol,which may be for-
wardgd through the office of the NORWALK GA-
zsr’r . .
Important Announcement.
. If the experience of the present season has
shown anything, it has conclusively shown
that the Bottom Prices on nearly all kfids of
Building Materials have been reached, and.
that the tendency of prices, from this time
forward, will be upward. Especially is 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
indicatioh of a much greater one. With an
advance of three to four dollars per thousand
in lake and canal freights, 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-
manence of the increase in price. For the
past few years it has been my unfortunate
privilege to follow the market down .’ DOWNl
DOWN! but my faith in the increasing de-
mand and the decreasing supply of good Pine
Lumber in this country, is at length justified
and. this advance finds me with the largest
stock of
Pint, Spruce & Hemlock Lumber,
and Shingles, on hand, and in process of ship-
ment, that was ever placed in this market by
any one.
After the continual shrinkage of the past
advance, in addition to a. fair profit upon
present prices. But believing that quick
sales, even with small profits, is better than
stagnation, I have wnclufltoput this Lum—
ber on the Market at the present Wholesgle
Bribes, adding simply the actual expenses of
transacting business.
This Lumber, purchased in June and July,
comprises nearly two million feet of the best
manufactures of Michigan pine,Northern and
Eastern Spruce, two million Shingles, and
near] one million Bangor Laths. With this
as afisis I think I may justly claim to be
able to furnish the largest ‘ibest assortment
of lumber in this county during the present
Fall and coming Winter, and with unequal—
led storage and shipping facilities, am pre-
pared to fill all orders with a guarantee of
satisfaction surpassed by no other dealer. I
keep only C. G. Steams do 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 clean, bright and free from
grit, not being raftod eitherhere 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 manu—
factured by the men whoscnames are stamp
ed upon each bunch, and whose reputation,
with my own, are a sufficient guarantee of
the quality.
I desire above all things to furnish a. good
article, and endeavor Ito secure that by per-
sonal examinalion at the place of manufac-
ture, before purchasing, and am always ready
to warrant every thing as represented. All
my 1%, 1%, and 2 inch lumber, in upper grades
will be 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 Pianed Shingle—and during
the coming season my stock will be of the
following kinds :
S. K. &. Co., rived.
John MoGraw & Co., sawed,
. Ens-ter, Blackman & Co., sawed,
W. C. Cummings, sawed,
with Southern Rived Cedar and California
Red wood to order.
I also offer at a very low figure, CLEAR
NORWAY FLOORING, 2% 3% 5% inches
wide, very nice and. dry. Also Southern
Pine, Ash, Black Walnut, Cherry, and \Vhile
wood, in all sizes and thicknesses. Thank—
ing the public for the very liberal patr.oge
of the past, and trusting to merit a continu-
ance of the same in the future, I am
E. J. HiLL,
Lumber Merchant,
N QR WALK - - - CON N .
41'
few years, I feel that I am now entitled to the -
I would be quiet, Lord,
Nor tease, nor fret;
Not one small need of'mine
Wilt Thou forget.
I am not wise to know
What most I need ;
I dare not cry to loud
Lest Thou shouldst heed.
Lest Then at length shouldst say:
“Child have thy will; '
As thou has chosen, lo 1
‘ Thy cup I fill l” .
What I most crave, perchance
Thou wilt withhold,
"Owe from hands unmect
, Keep pearls of gold ;'
As we, when childish hands
-: : Would play with fire,
1A’dthhold the burning goal
Of their desire.
Yet choose Thou for mc—Thou
Who knowest best;
.This one short prayer of mine
Holds all the rest!
m
TWO.
nv JULIA a. norm.
We two will stand in the shadow here,
To see the bride as she passes by;
Ring soft and low, ring loud and clear,
Ye chiming bells that swing on high!
Look! look! she comes! The air grOws
sweet "‘
With the fragrant breath of the orange blooms
And the flowers she treads beneath her feet
Die in a flood of rare perfumes!
She comes! she comes! The happy bells
With their joyous clamor fill the air,
While the great organ dies and swells.
Soaring to trembling heighth of prayer!
0h! rare are her robes of silken sheen,
And the pearls that gleam on her bosom’s
snow;
But rarer the grace of her royal mien,
Her hair’s fine gold, and her cheek‘s young
glow.
Dainty and fair as a folded rose,
Fresh as a violet dewy sweet,
Chaste as a lily, she hardly knows
That there are rough paths-.for other feet.
For Love hath shielded her; Honor kept
Watch beside her by night and day;
And Evil out from her sight hath crept,
Trailing its slow length far away.
Now in her perfect womanhood,
In all the wealth of her matchless charms,
Lovely and beautiful, pure and good,
She yields herself to bet" lover’s-arms.
Hark! how the jubilant voices ring!
L0! as we stand in the shadow here,
While far above us the gay bells-swing,
I catch the gleam of a happy tear! '
The pageant is over. Come'with me
To the other side of the town, I pray,
Ere the sun goes down in the darkening sen,
And night falls around us, chill and gray.
In the dim church porch an hour ago, ‘
We waited the bride’s fair face to see;
Now Life hasa sadder sight to show,
A darker picture for you and me.
No need to seek for the shadow here ;
There are shadows lurking everywhere;
These streets in the brightest day are drear,
And black as the blackness of despair.
But this is the house. Take heed, my friend,
The stairs are rotten, the way is dim ;
And up the flights, as we still ascend,
Creep stealthy phantoms dark and grim.
Enter this chamber. Day by day,
Alone in this chill and ghostly room,
A child—a woman—which is it, pray '1’—
Despairingly waits for the hour of doom!
Ah! as she wrings her hands so pale,
No gleam of a wedding ring you see;
There is nothing to tell. You know the tale—
God help her now in her misery!
I dare not judge her. I only know
That love was to her a sin and a snare,
While to the bride of an hour ago
It brought all blessings its hands could hear!
I only know that to one it came
Laden with honor, and joy, and peace;
Its gifts to the other were woe and shame,
And a burning pain that shall never cease !
I only know that the soul of one
Has been a pear] in a golden case;
That Of the other a pebble thrown
Idly down in a Wayside place. _
Where all day long strange footsteps trod,
. And the bold,bright sun drank up the dew ;
Yet both were Women. 0 righteous God,
Thou only cast judge between the two !
- The Farmer’s'Wooing.
The daises nodded in the grass, the buttercups
were sleeping, '
And just across the river sang the farmers at
their reaping ;
Upon the hills, so blue and ,‘fnr, the maple
leaves were showing
Their soft white beauties in'tbe breeze that
from the sea was blowing.
A little maid came through the land“; with
song and rippling laughter ;_
The huttercups made way for her, the daises
nodded after.
A strong young farmer, saw her pause beside
the parting river ;
She drew a lily from its depth with golden
heart a-quivcr. '
“Thou art more fair than lilies are,” said he,
with head uplifted, '
And threw a poppy as the stream toward the
maiden drifted. _
She set the flowers in her hair—the red and
white together;
A cloud grow black before the sun,and rainy
was the weather.
He came across the river then, this farmer,
from his mowing ; “
Be minded not the water’s depth, he cared
not for its flowing,
“0 love l" said be “If gleaming sun and
skies o'erleap us, ' I
The river's barring width may roll unpassed,
untried between us ;
But when loud thunder fills the air. and
clouds andrain come over,
I’d cross the ocean to your side—I am no
fair—day lover!”
And so one noon the village bells rang out
across the river, '
Their music set the buttercups and daisies
all a—quiver.
While some one drew a lily from the stream
so blithely flowing,
And plucked a blood-red poppy that amid
the wheat was growing;
The maiden set them in her hair—the red
and while together— .
Willi many a smile, alt-at or two, and glances
at the wrath-2r.
They passed beneath the chapel's shade—the
farmer and flu: maiden—
Wllcre niches crossed above their heads,
with snowy blossoms laden,
And in that place of holy calm the binding
Words were spoken;
He in his heart bore out the truth. she on be:
hand the token.
The years wens. by, and a :ll.f: WLI'L‘ brightami
some were clouded over,
But ever stood he at her side—he was no fair-
day lover; Boston Tmrzseript.
“I have a love letter," s-uti the servant
girl to her mistress. “Will yo rode it. to me.
And here is some cotton, wool ye stuff in yer
cars whealc ye rode it ?”
O
Norwalk Chronicler