‘Norwalk Gazette.
Tuesday, December 23d, 1879
Fairfleld I’Coun'ty items.
Ordination.
A .oouncil 'Was held with the Baptist
Church, at Rowa‘yton, Conni, December ~18,d
' 1879, at 2 p. m, for the purpose of listening
to the Christian Experience and Call to. the
Ministrylof Rev. E. M. Ogden. as candidate
for Ordination. , .‘
Rev. E. Lathrop, D. D., was appointed
Moderator,and Brother H. M; Prowitt,C_ie‘rl,i.
After reading the Call for the Council,
prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Weston.
The following churches responded to the
invitation :—Stamford, 2d Danbury, N0!-
walk, New Canaan,and Rowayton, also Rev.
H. G. Weston, D. 1),, of Crogier Institute.
The candidate was then examined relative
to his christian experience, christian doctrine
and {call to the ministry, after . which the
council expressed by votetheir full satisfac—
tion on each of the aforesaid points.
A committee having been appointed to
make arrangements for the ordination, made
the following report which was adopted:
'We recommend that the Ordination Ser—
vice take place at 7 this evening in the house.
Reading of the Scriptures, and prayer by
' Rev. Mr. Wilson of the M. E. Church of
this place. _ Sermon by Rev. Dr. Weston.
Ordaining prayer by Rev. J. M. Taylor.
Charge and hand of fellowship,by Rev. A. C. ,
Hubbard. Address to the church and con—
gregation by Rev. J. M. Taylor.
Benediction by the candidate.
The council adjourned after prayer by Rev.
.- Lt- Workman and benediction by the modern-
tor. '
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'RIDGEFIELD.
A sudden accession of winter weather, Sat-
urday night.
Poultry thieving has become quite common
in some parts of the town.
W. H. Gilbert cut his hand badl
cutting pork last Friday. -
James Harvey Smith’s horse was stolen
from his stable last Thursday night, also the
bridle, halter and lap robe. On the same
night C. W. Slosson lost a nearly new set of
harness. . - ' .
.The experiment of a' Public Library has
been undertaken. It will be opened to the
public January 1st. Already over two hun—
. dred-volumes have been procured, and it is
confidently believed that the number will be
white
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near two hundred and fifty byIthe time it is _
opened. A pretty fair beginning.
Rev. D. W. Fuller exchanged pulpits with
, Rev. Mr, Campbell of South Salem, Sunday
Morning. ' '
Miss Lottie Abbott is home from Vassar
for the holidays. '
. The annual meeting- of the Agricultural
Society was held last Saturday. Only two
changes were made in the Board of Directors.
, The same officers were reelected; E. H. Smith
President; E. L Smith,Secrctary; D. Smith
Sholes,‘l‘reasurer, and E. F. Foster, Marshal.
The’time for the next Fair was fixed for the
28th, 29th, and 30th of September and the let
of October. . .
Two new houses are progressing finely.
_ E. W. Keeler expects to raise his new hard
this week. ‘
FredILarramie and W. H. Gilbert intend
to build‘new houses in' the Spring.
WEST NORWALK.
Mrs. Augustus Weed has moved into the
houselately Occupied by Mr. B. IHoy. Mr
Remington has taken possesion of the place
Mrs. W. vacated
Mr. E. Mather has commenced an appren—
ticeship to the batters trade. ,
WEST STRATFORD.
'On T uesday evening last, the 'Lyceum
met and organized for the coming Winter.
The following named gentlemen named were
elected officers a—President, Henry G. B.
Cdzner ; Vice—President, Samuel A. Han—
som ; Secretary, George Sturges ; Treasurer,
Lucius B. Valli ;_Executive Committee,Chas.
H. Porter, Jr. ,William B. Young and Thorn—
ss W. iWoodJ The next meeting will be
held this .(Tuesday) evening when the fol—.
lcwing subject will be debated :—Resolced,
“That monopolies are detrimental to the in—
terests of the people.” Affirmative, William
B. Young, Charles H. Porter, Jr., Charles
E. Divine and Joseph Curtis. Negative
Daniel C. Wood, Thomas W. Wood, Samuel
A. Harrison and Lucius B. Valli. A lively
and. interetsing debate is exp‘ected,as the
subject is a good one., The society now
‘ numbers about forty members, with the pros-
pects good for alarge increase.
The present Court of Burgesses held its
last regular meeting on, Wednesday evening
last. Bills ordered paid: L. B. ‘Vaill,..for.
supplies, $4.22; Michael Brophy, for extra
cutting on Union» Avenue, $22.23 : B. 11.
Hull, for sur veying, etc., $44.50. A .com-
munication was received from the Borough
Assessors stating that an error of four dol—
lars in favor of the Borough had been discov-
ered in the amount of taxes paid by J. Lee
land Rider and wife. The clerk was author- .
ized to rectify the same. The clerk was also
instructed to draw his order on the treasurer
for forty dollars in favor of- the Lobdel
Brothers, to settle their claim for damages
caused by 'a runaway, lastsumme’r. The
Borough attorney.was.instructed to notify
the Railroad Commissioners cf the danger-
one condition of Railroad avenue, also _ to re-
quest them to visit the locality and have the
matter attended to. I. ' ’ , ', ' "
On Monday evening next the members of
the present Borough government propose to
give an oyster supper. All the newly-electr-
ed officers have been invited, as also has your
correspondent, and'a general good time is
\
expected. I I , . .
Our local merchants are making a very-at-
tractive display of Holiday .goods. Their
show windows look very tempting indeed.
Your Bridgeport correspondent some time
. ago‘said that he knew of an overcoat for
, sale. How is it now, "Gaylord?” Have you
concluded to keep .it. W. ,
DANBURY. .
Miss Phebe Bradley died "suddenly Mon-
day evening, of last reek. ? '
J. M. Ellendorf, Joseph Tammany and
Abram McChesny were delegates from Nor-
waik to a convention of batters in Danbury,
Thursday.
dorf and Tammany visited the Reform
Rooms and made speeches. ‘ ~.
First annual ball of O. U. A. M1, at Wild-
man’s Hali, Thursday night.
The firemen are talking of a monument. -
A committee is looking for an increased
water supply. ~ _:
Danbury -'s as -much excited ovcrIthe ar-
rival of carts for the new- railway, as ho s
are over the appearance of circus wagons. t
looks likcv'work. " ‘ ‘ _' ‘ -
Taylor's hat factory is in: running order.
Thi- Reform'Ciub continues to flourish,aud
the temierance cause is‘bobniing. . '
D8013“?! folks expect: to ride out to the
Fair Grounds‘sext .Ii'all? on' thenew railway
trains. . : ~ - ,
The case Of the. Pahquioque Bank as. O.
D. Taylor, to reuver 01: notes claimed to be
forgeries, has been, settled by compromise,
.Taylor paying abbot 0ne~hali of the claim.
STAMFORD.
Dentist E. T. Payne has returned from
Europe. - , - .
Rumor has it that a . tannery and a‘rolling
mill will be located on the Canal,to be owned
by Stamford parties.
This is the Baltimore Amertban'a fish story:
Three lucky fishermen returned to Cnmher—
land on Tuesday from a short excurslpn _on
the South Branch, near Romney, bringing
with them a string of 195 fine bass. A enri— ,
one incident happened on the trip. A string '
of‘fish were fastened in the water at the edge
of the river. When the fishermen came to
take the fish, they found that a fine bags had
been added to the string. On examination
they found that the big bass had swallowed
one of the smaller ones on the strlng, and
then could not getaway, failings Victim to
his greediness.
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A Catholic priest named M rris has been
arrested at Batesvilleplndiana, for brutally
beating three children of his church who
acted as pail bearers at the‘funeral ‘of a
Protestant child three years old. . .-
In the evening Messrlellen-i
, , BEDDING. .: .
Last week Wednesday was aIvery
ing and pleasanrhay-iuithis'place, it having
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gational Churchian'd Society for-the 11191-8118-
tion of Rev. Wm. J. Jennings. As to weather
the day was delightful and the exercises at
the church all that'could be desired. The
public exercises commenced at the church at
half-past One in the afternoon, and was con-
eluded with the setting of the sun. The ex-'
amination of the candidate having been con-
cluded,the council of ministers and delegates
and all present were invited to the parsonage
to partake of a collation provided by the-
ladies of theSociety, which was ample as to‘
quantity and excellent in quality, and did
great credit to the ladieshere who know so
well how, toldo these things. The exercises
were commenced by the reading of (the
Scriptures by Rev. D.’ D. Frost, a former
pastor here; sermon by Rev. Mr. Hubbell,
of Danbury, which was a very able discourse.
Charge to the Pastor, by Rev. Mr. Walters,
of Bethel, Installation prayer by Rev. Mr.
Herbert, of. Monroe; Right Hand of Fellow-
ship by Rev. Mr. Pease, of Brookfield;
Charge to the People. by "Rev. Mr. Daven—
port, of Bridgeport. The several parts were
ably performed; the choir rendered their
part admirably, and it was remarked by
strangers present that the singing would have
done credit to any city choir of paid singers.
Mr. Jennings starts out on his ministry under
favorable circumstances; the people univer-
sally are pleased with himself and family;
the parsonage has been put in complete re-
pair, the Society out of debt, and it is sin-
cerely hoped that through his ministration
here that this ancient church, that has been
so much weakened by death and removal of
its members, may still be revived and built
up so as to continue a blessing to all» this re-
gion round about. . S. .
BRIDGEPORT.
This city has recently been afflicted with
fires in a somewhat strange and alarming
manner. They have appeared in pairs, and
are very suggestive of the presence with us
of an incendiary. ‘ One of the most unworthy
attempts at producing a conflagration was
made on Sunday evening, Dec. 14, when the
Washington Park M. E. Church was set on
fire. The Sunday School Library, a large
and valuable one, was totally destroyed, and
the lecture rdom considerably damaged. A
the hours adjacent to midnight in a house
opposite, discovered the flames, and fortu—
nately they were extinguished before the
main portion of the church had taken fire.
We think we shall never again say‘that
Sunday evening is an unsuitable time to "do
one’s courting: In this case, certainly, the
choice of that'sacred night was the slavation
of the church.
Snday before last, Rev. Alpheus Winter,
secretary of the Connecticut Temperance
Union. made his first official visit to this
city. His predecessor, Rev. Edward H.
Platt, who last year entered into rest, fre—
quently came here to plead for the cause
that absorbed the affections of his soul and
the energies of his life.- Mr. Winter made
it manifest that the mantle of his predeces-
sor had fallen upon him and _completely en-
folded him. ,At the Park Street Congrega-
\ti0nal Church in the morning, and at the
First Baptist in the evening, he spoke with
great energy and power. He proved that
this grand temperance reform must be
pushed as a Christian enterprise. He be-~
lieves that the church is the great centre and
source of the influences that shall redeem
society from the curse of rum. His argu—
ment was well compacted and exceedingly
forcible; his manner intense; and his whole
effort eiidcntly that of a manlthoroughlyin
earnest. ' It is to‘ be expected that through
the direct aid indirect influence of a man
I like this, more will be accomplished for. the
cause thanany number of adventurers could
possibly effect. And where arshis weighty
words mare needed than in ‘Falrfield Coun-
ty. ' Let the churches invite-him tot-nine
and show them their duty in temperance
and gifts come into active co-operation with
thetemperance union. ~
. News of Norwalk's new awakening car’-
ries gladness with it to many a community.
If those blue ribbons can only be kept from
fading? A few days since aswe waited-
for a {train at theTouth Norwalk de—
pot,, a young man leaving the saloon op-
posite was accosted by another youth with
the inquiry: “Where’s your blue ribbon ?"
“I’ve got it," was the reply. ~ “Everyone”
rejoined the first speaker, “is , getting a blue
ribbon on, now-a-days; but 'I tell you, New
Years will try them." We were wishing
that all the ladies of your town might
have overneard the conversation and taken
from'it a practical hint. Certainly .no one
of them could deliberately stain the azure
of that significant badge with the proffered
intoxicant'. To tempt to vice again, the man
who is escaping from its toils—this is simply
Satanic!
,It appears that the John S. Way manu—
facturing Company of this city, is doing a
large business in the manufacture of .fur
clothing, One of the firm has perfected a
method by which the skin of the buflaio is
changed into a. texture as soft and glossy
and beautiful of the skin of the seal. Only
an adept could distinhuish the difference.
Their cleaks made of the “Finland seal,"
are in great demand? They propose to use
20,000 buffalo hides during the coming year
and thus to Wrap a whole army of fair la—
.dies in-the most elegant seal skin. The en—
terprise of this company is most admirable.
The approach of Christmas has already
filled the stores with valuable and beautiful
articles, and crowded them with purchasers.
It would seem thatASanta Claus has already
visited the centers of trade. And one can-
not follow him from store to store without
bringing his pocket book into imminent
peril. Especially if the persuovive wife he
‘ at hand to plead for the expectant children.
'Well,let the purse sufl’er, if the little ones
and the large ones shall through its attenu-
ation find such happiness Ias Only.can come
at the merry Christmas. time.
The most. of our churches are preparing
to celebrate the adevnt of. the Best Friend.
They are. gathering something of the fade-
less wdure with which. it has adorned the
forests, and twinihgl their sacred altars with
its fresh'beauty.’ And anthems'are pluming
themselves for flight, and ordained orators
are drinking in the. sweetness and .power of
'“thesold, old story" in preparation for its
rehearsal. And over many hearts there
drifts a strangely exdltant, feeling, too ex—
alted for words. Poetry, romance, venera—
ble associations, religion, all combine to
make glorious the Christmas festival. May
it bring the benediction. of peace and glad-
ness to editor and reader of the old GAZETTE.
. 'Gaxhonn.
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: ' In the North American ‘ Review for. Jenna
~ary,_M.-Ferdinand do Lesseps examines the
different schemes that have been proposed
fer the construction of a ship canal across
' the {Isthmus of Darien, connecting the At—
lantic and Pacific Oceans. He pronounces
the Nicaragua Canal project to be inade—
quate, and insists upon the necessity of a
canal having one level of water from ocean
to ocean. The Nicaragua route is in the
first place too long, being 289 kilometers ;
igation so slow that there would be prac-
tically no saving Y of time. and great steam-
ships could more profitably 'go round Cape
Horn. Even were the Nicaragua Canal to be
constructed, M, de Lessups holds that it
could never be anything else that a channel
for inferior navigation ; it would never ac -
modate the large vessels which now carry
the world’s commerce.
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Young man, don't swear. “ Swearing never
was good for a sore finger. It never cured
the rheumatism nor helped draw a rize in a
l0ttcry. It isn’t recommended‘for fiver com-
plaint. It isn’t sure against lightning,scwing
machine a nts, nor any of the ills which
beset peop e through life. .There is no occa—
sion for swearing outside of a- newspaper
.ofiice, where it is useful in proof-reading and
lndispcnsably necessary in getting forms to
press. - It has been known, also,to materially
assist the editor in looking overIthe paper
after it is printed. But otherwise it is a very
foolish and wicked habit.—[ Washington Re
public. -
interest- -
beenadcsignated and: set apart by the Congre— .
young man who “happened" to be spending _
total abstinence is the duty of all and that -
matters, and by their sympathy and prayers .
then, its twenty-one locks would make nav-'
A Merry Christians to all .our readers.
Mr. Bailey is announced‘tosp'enk in stam-
ford this evening: . , ' ‘ *
The - Southpo'rt Bank pays
dividend, Jan. lst. '
James Hurry died in New Yo
What’s in shame. ' '
IMrs. Oates’ troupe is booked for the Opera
House, next month. °
Several contributed articles are crowded
over until next week. » . '
The blend squint of Samuel J. Tilden is.
seen peering through the steal of_ the State
of Maine. ’ ‘ .
The arrivals of gold from Europe, from
August 12 to Dec. 19, aggregated more than
$72.000,000. Y .
Order your New year calling cards this
week and you will be better served than at
the last minute.
LittleCorinne, Murphy’s "Little Butter:
cup,’ has left the company because her par-
ents think her overtaxed.
Messrs.Kellogg and Greenwood have com-
menced building a new house on one of their
lots facing Riverside Avenue.
The newly re organized Reform Club has
taken the corner store in Quintard’sblock for
a Club Room and Reading Room. _
Order your wedding and visiting cards at
once for Bristol Board is going up. Edison
is going to light the world with it.
In looking for: Christmas gifts do not fail
to call and see the many useful and ornamen-
tal articles at Quintard’s furniture store.
The Housatonic Railroad has declared its
usual quarterly dividend of twodollars per'
'share on preferred stock, payable Jan. 15.
Attention is invited to the professional
card of Dr. W. C. Burke, Jr. He has aislate
at Prowitt’s, and also telephonic connec ions-
The anniversary High Mass of Requiem
for the repose of the late Rev. 1’. A. Smith,
will be held at St. Mary’s church, at 10 a. m.
to—dayi ' ,
Mr. Bailey’s lecture “Around the World
iaa Whale ship," was largely attended last
Friday night, and seems to have pleased the
auditors. '
A young man came up. into the country
last week for a little ride, and returned to
his city home at South Norwalk, with his
horse half clipped. '
Stop and examine the elegant full 'length
photograph which Whitney has on exhibi-
tion to-day in Mrs. Hoyt’s window, at the
entrance of GAZETTE Building. -
It is currently repOrted in New York that
ex-Senator Wm. H. Barnum and S. J. Til-
den have a profit of over $1,000,000 each in
a joint operation on railroad iron. '
i , Order your New Year calling cards at the
:Gaznr'rn Office. All the best‘ designs to ‘be
found. Also, Gold Bevel Edge cards, turned
down corners, Iplain Bristol cards, the.
Our merchants have generously made am—
:ple preparations for the Christmas holidays,
and their stores are very attractive in appear-
ance. Read their advs. and then take time
to make the “Grand Rounds, and see the
sights. I ‘
Mr.Bendeiet,who was announced in our last
as about to run an express to New Canaan
'has been obliged to' drop it for the present,
not meeting with sufficient encouragement.
He, however, proposes to start again in the
Spring, on or about April 1st. . . »
Edison announces the perfection of his
electrical light for all- purposes, including
house and street lamps, and will exhibit it on
New Year’s eve. Its simplicity is startling-—
an inch or two of bristol board burned to
charcoal. It is to be cheaper than the cheap-
est oil. But then-don’t sell your gas fixtures
until the thing is a fixed fact.
. ..a .,.-, :7.
a six per cent
Our farmers are much interested in the
lanting of fruit trees and many trees have
en set out. We have had an agent in our
town, Mortimer G. Perkins, who has sold
many trees in this and adjoining towns. His
trees comes from the nursery of Hoyt &
,Sons, of New Canaan,,and the trees have
given universal satisfactiOn. The beautiful
caches grown by Dr. Barker and by Jacob
. eisiegel, have awakened much interest in
peach culture. S. M. Peck, of this town,
urchased 320 peach trees, this fall, of Mr.
erkins, and Alfonso Johnson, of Hamden,
700 trees. There are also several other smaller
peach orchards set out. Dr. Barker sold‘this
car. from his peach orchard about forty
ushels of peaches.
We find the above in a New Haven paper
from a Wolcott correspondent, and copy
it as showing the reputation this old estab—
lished nursery is gaining abroad, and to say
that it is well deserved.
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General Robert E. Lee was’ visited at
Pepper, of the 80th Ohio Regiment, who has
published some reminiscences of his inter—
view. Mr. Lincoln had just been assassina-
ted, and in speaking of the tragedy General
Lee said: “The death of that eminent citi—
zen 'has filled." me with horror. If there
were blemishes in , his character, his life ex-
hibited some splendid and rare virtues. He
was one of the most extraordinary men that
ever lived in our country. His heart was
grand and large. He was Constitutionally
pensive. Had he been spared, the Soth
would be treated with honorablr’propriety
and with a gallant generosity; and good will
and friendliness would. have marked his
treatment of the people of the South.” The
General also spoke .admiringly of Grant.
“I wish,” he said, to do simple juétice to
General Grant when I say that his treatment
of the Army of Southern Virginiti is without
a parallel in the history of the civilized
world. When my poor soldiers, with fam—
ished faces, had neither food nor raiment, it
was ‘then that General Grant immediately
issued the humane order that 40,000 rations i
should be furnished to the impoverished
troops. And that was not_nil of his magna—
nimity. I was giving directions to one of
my staff officers, when making out the list
of things to be surrendered, to include the
horses. At that moment General Grant, who
seemed to be paying no attention to what
was transpiring, quickly said, No, no, Gener-
al Lee, not a horse--not.one—keep them all!
Your people will need them for the Spring
crops.”
—-——-.-¢.
scriptions of pottery are singularly applica-
tive to the present process of manufacture.
Now, in the nineteenth century, the” otter
sits at his frame and turns the whee with
his foot. Or, as we read in the Apocrypha:
“So doth the potter, sitting at his work and
turning the wheel about with his feet: he
fsaioneth the clay with his arm.” The
potter had a heap of the prepared claynear
him, and a pot of water by his side.
Taking a lump in his hand, he placed it on
the top of the wheel, which revolves hori-
zontally, and smoothed it into a low cone,
like the ,upper end of a sugar-loaf; then
thrusting his thumb into the, top of it, he
opened a hole down through the center, and
this he constantly widened by pressing the
edges of the revolving cone between his hands.
As it enlarged and became thinner, he gave
it whatever shape he pleased,with the utmost
ease and expedition. .
It is evident,*from numerous expressions
in the Bible, that the potter’s vessel was the
synonym of utter fragility; and to say, as
David does, that Zion's King would dash his
enemies in pieces like a potter's, vessel, was},
to threaten with ruinous and usmedless dc:
atruction. .
We‘who are accustomed to strong stone
ware of considerable value can scarcely ap-
reclate some of theseBiblicalreferences,‘
but for Palestine they are still 30 appropriate
and forcible as ever. Arab jars are so thin
and frail that they are ,literly dashed to
shivers by'the slightest stroke. Water jars
are often broken by mereally putting them
down upon the floor 3 :and the servent fre—
quently returns fromthe fountain empty-
handed, having had all his jars smashed to
atoms by some irregular behavior of the don-
key—Harper’s. ' - -
Among the letters read at the Yale jubilee
in New York was one from Samuel Jones,
dated. Gramercy. Park, November 20, in
which he said he desired to do something for
the college: ‘.‘I understand the Woolsey
fund lacks only three ciphers of a million;
please put me down for one of those
ciphers. (Loud laughter and applause.) I
will give your treasurer an order on my neph-
ew for them on application. I take this op-
portunity of reminding the faculty that a
classmate named Evarls was strongly sus-
pected of ‘skinning’ an examination paper,
and that no college can prosper that coudones
fraud. Hoping to see you later, yours till
death,” etc. ' - ‘
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Prbmises for to—morrow are all right in
their way, but the man who sneers at mush
and milk to look for chicken pie may have
to fill up on cold water.-[Detriot Free Press.
k last week.
Richmond, after Appomattox, by Chaplain-
Panns'rixn. Format—The Biblical de-
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HISTORY Envision.
First 'vsettlcnient) of“, the Miami
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(Continued)
The year 1789 commenced With cheering
prospects for the new settlement. The Win--
ter had been very mild, health abounded. the
Indians continued friendly. There was noth-
ing to divert their attention from preparing a
cornfield, excepting that much time was
spent in the pursuit of game for meat, and
in making sugar from the sap of the sugar
tree, which grew in abundance there. lm-
pressed with the necessity of procuring bread
from the earth, by cultivating corn,they per-
severed with very great industry in prepar-I
ing much land for that purpose. An event.
however, occurred, and was several times
repeated, in the latter part ‘of winter, and
during the spring season that greatly retard-
ed their Operations; both the Ohio and the
Miami were swelled byIfrequent rains so as
to overflow the ground which they had se
compelled them to suspend their labor, bu
threw down their fences and floated a quan-
tity of fallen timber on the ground‘ already
cleared. Being thus hindered they could not
plant their corn before June, which proved
that year to be too late for it to ripen. All
their efforts to'forward the growth. of their
corn were unavailing. About this time a
circumstance occurred which filled them with
dismay. Mr. Seward, who had lately arrived
among them, sent two of his sons into the
field to labor.‘ They carried, with them a
:very handsome silver-mounted rifle which
they leaned against a tree. Two Indians
passing along took the gun into their hands
and examined it, then put it back against the
tree and moved on to the place where the
boys were at work, who not suspecting dau—
ger made no attempt to escape. As the In—
dians came near enough to effect their pur—
pose they drew tomahawks and ‘killed the
boys, and after sculping them in a very barw.
baronsmanner, retreated, carrying with them
the rifle. The alal'm'soon reached the fort
and all who were able tc bear arms hastened
to thelfatal spot. ‘One of the boys was still
alive and standing up' with his hands claspa
'ing a small sapling, he told the story of how
and by whom the deed was done and soon
expired. After that all friendly intercourse
with the Indians was at an end. When the
white people and the Indians met it wonly
to slay, until after Wayne’s treaty in 1795.
This sad reverse cast a gloom over all the
prospects, not only at Fort Minn). but the
newsettlements just commenced at the place-
now called Cincinnati, and at North Bend;
There being no chance for retreat, to defend
'was all they could do. They were often
cheered by the arrival of reinforcements to
strengthen their position. Fort Miami had
more military strength and more people than
the other settlements so that emigrants chose
to stop there for greater security. «This year
the tide of emigration increased and two
new stations were established—one on the
’Big Miami, called Dunlap’s Station (now
Coldrain) the other on the Little Miami called
Covalt’s Station, near the present village of
Milford. Mr.'Abcl Cook, (one of the party
who built file fort) while passing up the Little
Miami to the last named station,was pursued
and killed and scalped by a party of Indians.
As he was dead when found, nothing more
was known about it, but it was supposed by
those who found him, that he had’ been
chased by the Indians a considerable distance
and had struggled severely before being
overcome.
- ' (To be Continued.)
. - . , a. , .
Patents and Trade Marks.
A list of Patents and Designs granted Dec. 9
1879, to citizens of the State of Connecticut, res
cried for the NORWALK GAZETTE, by ED‘VIN_ H.
ROWN, of No. 26?. Broadway. New York City.
Counselor in Patents and Trade Marks cases and
ipiid‘tor of Patents and registration of Trade
ar e. .
. Yrs-rams . _ ,
No. 222,273, Rolling 'Mill, R.‘ M. Bassett,
Birmingham. : . ' ‘_ ,
No. 222.444, Pitcher, Henry Berry, Hunt-
.in ton... ifinor to Darbyngilvsnflo- 4.7.1..
0.222, 9, StemBoiler, W. . HEEL-own.
.Watsr «or. I. Seymour, Wolcottville.
~ No.2 ,351, Culinary Apparatus, R; .I'.
Gatling, Hartford. . -. ,. ' -
No. 223,379, Tail boar'd catch for Wagons,
Hiram Havens, Hartford. - '
No. 222,492, Coffee Urn, E. H. Hawiey,
New Haven. ' ‘ .
No. 222,591, Knitting Machine, W. Hitch-
cock, Hartford. - ,
No. 222,414,Magazine fire Arm,J. M. Mar
lin, New Haven. ,
No. 222,527, Process and‘ machinery for
Starch clearing, &c., woven fabrics, J. E.
Palmer, Middletown.
No. 222,427, Preparation'of Coffee, H. H.
Snow, New Haven. '
No. 222,428, Safes, Emory Stockwell, as-
Elgnor to Yale Lock M’f’g., Co... Stamford,
onn.
. DESIGNS. .
No. 11,537, Toy holder for Fire—works, E.
R. Ives, Bridgeport. _ . '
No. 11,539, Organ Case, J. H. White,Mera
idea, assignor to the Wilcox 85 .White Organ
Co., Bridgeport. ~
‘. A Wall st. writer, who evidenfiy knows the
tricks of the street, thus remarks upon the
recent flurry. He says:
The stock market declined because the big
operators had made their main transactions
and the outsiders had been skinned and'scared
aways Every man who goes to Wall street
to gamble without knowledge ought to be
skinned. It is asrespectable, except in name,
to play cards to win money as for a person
money on' the ‘Wall street sweat-cloth. It
destroys honest habits in men and makes
women reckless. There are operators who
are, in a sense, financiers, but these are men
of method, and come prepared to lose largely
without rain. The best‘thing that can happen
to an amateur in Wall street is instant and
heavy loss: it- saves his character at the
expense of his pocket. The “gudgeon”
the Wall st. operator most loves to “scoop’”
is the country merchant or gentleman of
means, whose innocence of craft, makes him
an easy prey, and the special delight of the
broker is to gobble a country parson and to
conflSCate the parings of an all to scanty
salary; such lambs never escape without being'
f‘fleeced." ‘ ‘
An Important Personal Item.
Charles S. Prentice, of Toledo, 0., went
to Paris and thence to England to be treated
for Bright's disease,aud after the bestphy-
could for him, gave him up in despair and
returned to America to die. Here he receiv-
ed further'trcatment from other skillful phy-
sicians without benefit, acd while “listlessly
lingering in pain. and anguish,” as he says,
heard'of the Safe Kidney and Liver Cure,
took it, and was completely cured in a few
weeks. He gives circumstantial details of
his painful experience and astonishing cure
in' a long letter to H. H. Warner & Co,
which will be forwarded on application.
_+__
Stop that Cough.
“That may be,’ but if you don’t stop that
Cough the ,time will come when you will
wish you had. If you have Weak Lungs, a
Cough or Consumption in its mild form, or
Asthma, go at once and buy a bottle ‘of Dr,
German’s Cough and Consumption Cure;
and if, after taking two-thirds of the bot-
tle o'u receive no benefit, please return the
,bott e and et your money,as we sell no sure,
no pay. others give it to your children—
no morphine or opium. Price, 50 cents and
$1. Cut this out. Agent for Norwalk,
Chas. S. Prowitt. ‘ . 8m43
25 YEARS’ USE has
proved this to be the Saf-
est, Surest, Best, for
, the Family. It is aVege-
table Compound and Sara
Cure for
3mm HRUAT
“3333' roubles.
A lille at night will give
your chud a Safe and Quiet: Rest. yet there is no
Opium In It. - '
- var 100.000 Bottles Sold.
Physicianshave proved it; in fact it was gotten up by
(Regular Physician. - It will not fail you in that trouble,
. Group, so fatal generally to children. Sold by Drug-
dsts. C.’ B. KINGSLEY, Northampton, Sole Proprietor.
'- 90—“—
The Word “Sozodont.”
Which has already become a household word,
is derived. from the Greek, and composed of
two words, 8020 and Odontes. “Sozo” trans—
lated, means to preserve, and “Odoutes” the
toeth—“SOZODONT” a. 'prcserver of tho-
teeth. And it is true to its name. It beau-
tifies and preserves the teeth, burdens and
.rities of the breath. The odor of this pure
preparation is so deli htful that it is aluxury
to ’apply it. It is as armless as water. Sold '
by; druggists and pcrfumers. 4t49.
. -—o—‘o
Loud
I talking and greatacting seldom go
together. ‘ - - .
lected as a common cornfield, whichnot only‘
not interested by association to be putting his .
‘sicians of both 'countries had done what they
Some people say. “I have got abad eoug ."
invigorates the gums, and. corrects all impu- '
110le
GOODS!
—.._..__
We are now prepared to offer to the public the
Best Selected Stock of '
A
Gold, Siberia] Nickle
W a. tch. e s ,
. t m... Jewelry, '
Stefiihg Silvelltb l’lated Wale
Spectacles, Clocks, &c.,-
All Prices Which cannot fail to
_plcasc.. _
JACKSON BRO .
E. P. WEED.
, DruggisI-t.
38 Wall St., opp. opera House,
Sells on lyVStrictly Pure
Drugsiliieliicillesfliinss 8. liquors
and at reasonable prices;
Prescriptions carefully Compound“.
~ For the A
I—IoLIDAYs
‘ ‘ I ofi‘er a fine assortment'of‘
Perfumery,
Consisting of'LUBIN’S, W NCK’s. WRIGHT’S,
COUDRAY’S. COLGAT ’S, RIMM ’S and
other. Handkerchief Extracts. COL GNE
and HAIR OIL, FLORIDA and VIO-
LET WATER, CELLULOID and
DIATITE GOODS in' cases
HAIR BRUSHES.COMBS,
and TOOTH BRUSHES in
great variety. POCKET KNIVES
and RAZORS. FRENCH and AMER-
10 AN TOILET SOAPS, and -EXTR ACTS
in Fancy Boxes, TOILET BOTTLES, Silk
Covered. Plain and with name, find many other
‘ articles suitable for presents.
Note the. Prices.
Thb,Wfll‘l Stealslfblibelf ! '
I . so on To
nnAnMA'N 3110s.,
‘ 13 MAIN STREET,
, liliflllfll
HfllllllY' PHAT
Cuidl’liotos, ' - - - $2.00 per dozen
Cabinet or Imperlai, - 2' 4. “ “ .
u . u . _ , , 2.50 is u
Panel Portraits, - - - 8.00 “ “
u u _ _ _ _ 4.00 at x u
a half-dozen we make Onlenbinet or Imperial
for $1 .00gor {I‘vvuf‘or Q};5IQ or-Four for 82...
Bear .in mind that our "Work is First-Class
and Ismlsf‘actlon -II:Gunrnntecd. (lnly,
one flight of Stall-'Sflv'v‘fi ' . ' ’ ' '
>. The OldStore
T0‘Itlte- Front Again!
-FQRCASH,
A All at our large stock or .
. ,SIEililbflllllFbilEY
Elflllllllt
AT THE
Very“ holiest Prices.
We quote a few plileee hereto show we
mean
usiness. -
M o L Aiis‘Is xi: 8 .' _
N. 0., 420. 50c. ”and" 600. per gal.
P. R., 4553. 50c. and 600. “
.msuGARSs
At: the Lowest Market Prices.
' 'TEAS, .
35c, 400, 50c, 60c, SOc,__SOc,$1 per lb.
COFFEES.
15c. 20c.25c.30c.33c.‘3;5c.40c. per 1b;
' ’ 's o A 'P . _
Cakes, 30. 5e. 6e. and 8c.
Bars, Sc..I10c_. 130,.and 150,
Babbitt’s -7‘c°“~pc:‘r ’ cake, 'Higgi'rls’Bc,
Prize 80, Queen’s Sc, per cake.
.66. 8c. and. 100 per 1b.; w
R A I s I N s . .
100. 12.0 140. and 150. per lb,
0 o _D F x s .H . .
WholeECod tic. per 1b." Boneless
8c. 10c. and 120. per lb.
MACKEREL 7c. 10c. and 18c. per lb.
SMO-KED MEATS.
Tongues 180. SmokedBecf15c.
Sliced Corned Beef 200. ' Sliced
.Beef- 20cp‘er lb. . '
CHEESE 150’ per 1b. Y
, BUTTER,
. . 280. 300.- 350. per lb.
. o I L .
5 gallons Kerosene Oil for 50 cts.
Red Oil 25c. per gallon. ’
Astral ()il 25c per gallon.‘ .
Home Light Oil 250. per gallon.
o
A Special Discount to parties out
of. town-buying goods in $15, $20,
and $25 lots. . I' '
We are able to give the above ill-
ducements from the fact that weal'e
doing a large wholeSalebusiliess to«
getllcr with the retail. Parties liv-’
ing out of town will do well to give
us, a call before buyingr elsewhere.
Don’t forget the place.
.; El] 11 ,
35 and 37 Main Street. '
If you do not full lilregetting a dozen or even .
Hams lllé. Shoulders 8c. Bacon 13c :‘
T935! . _
"Toys! I
. ways-l
Oh, yes! Mal I know where Santa Claus ets his
loads of Toys. I saw everything in the s ape of
Toys and Dolls,
bbtl CARRIAEIES. bull WAGONS,
- SlEDS, suits, _ ‘
And everything you ever thought of. I saw some
- pretty -
JAPANESE WARE all VASES,
‘. NICE LAMPS
You neversaw. I can’t tell half Idili see. You
must go With me this week and I will show you
the place where Santa Claus gets his load. Its at
L. l. CURTIS,
Main Street, Norwalk.
To the Public :
Having been along resident ofNorwaik I have
seen it grow from a small Country place to one
oftilc prettiest ltnll plettsuntcst Towns on the
New Elllgalld coast and have often called lnahotlt
every store in the Village, but never was in a
store whereImore courtesy was shown, and goods
displayed wx:h more apparent pleasure, than in a.
small _storc recently opened on Main street.
' Their handsomely trimmed window first attract
ed my attention, the equal of which 1' had never
seen in town before, and I. thought then tit other
houses on Main and Wall streets would exert
themselvesin a similar way, how much more at-
tractive to strangers the business portion of our
town would be. at the same time improve the a -
Romance ofboth streets and stores and no don t
Iusmes‘s _also. I had not admired the above n'ien-
tloncd Window qut ashort time when I was po-
litely invited inalde, and havln an hour to spare
I accepted and was soon being s own. by- one of
the young proprietorssomo or their MANY BAR-
GAINS. a few of which I must mention for the
benefit of those who have never (if there are any
such)~glven the young but go-a-hend firm a call.
First I wa! shown a pair of BUCK GLOVES
for the small sum of .25 cents. Next MEN ‘8
UNDERSHIRTS and DRAWERS for the same
rice and the balance of their stock of UNDER-
EAR, to the very best, was proportionally
cheap, Their MERINO l,’ HOSE for 12}; cents.
were trill a BARGAIN and their UNBLEACH
EDand V OOLEN HOSE for 25 cents were the
est I ever saw offered in town. Their stock of
ILK H ANDKEROHIEFS and N ECKWEAR dis-
played good taste thronghout and more than the
worth of our motto in price. I am not much of
a judge 0 latest sty es but Ifrom the assortment
shown of OOLLA RS and C UFFS, I should judge
they had them ALL from fifty cars ago ‘_to the
present; hour. The ARGOS BRACE. which
penderI ever had on,having purchased a pair on
their recommendation. The "EIGHIMIE SHIRT”
I have worn‘for some time. and, like everyone.
else who has worn them once will not have any
other make and a 81.15 LAUN DRIED they are
VERY CHEAP. Their UNLAUNDRIED shirts
for 50 and 75 cents and their LAUNDRIED for 05
cents are bar ains not to be overlooked by any in
need of G00 SHIRTS for a. little money. Time
and s ace will not allow of“ my describing HALF
their arguins and different articles in the way
of USEF L PRESENTS for the HOLIDA\ 8, but
suffice it to so. that besides the above mentioned
their stock of erellm, Ua'nes. Cardigan Jack.-
ets, Scarfs, Wris ets Gloves. Sus enders, Combs,
Brushes, Blocking Brushes. in act everything
pertaining to a Gentleman’s Toilet was displa ed
with pleasure and at prices within reach of A L.
Thler stock of HATS and CAPS. which was most
complete in bothJcomprlsiIng all the best makes.
was equally asIreasonable in IPI‘ICO as their other
goods. but their 8'}ng HA for $4.00 deserves
special mention. 1101? Whole stocir seemed to
be carefully selected with a‘ view to giving per-
fect satisfactiop w their patrons and won d rec-
ommend ALL in want of HATS.CAPS or,GENTS'
FURNISHINGS to call at ~ -
WHEELER 2‘ GBUMAN’S
at mam truss-r.
A Cruz“.
' Hurfah fox! Kris Kringle, <
He will be here next week,
How the icicles shake _
Iii-the heard on each cheek.
Hisbroath has, congealed ‘
’ Over mustache and whisker,
Yet with face peeping out,
He is rather the brisker.
' saute. Claus’
HEADQUARTE RS.
E..-E..LO0KW000’S.
The Largest
—A'ND MOST—-
COMPLETE Assosr-Nsnr-
-012.
llbtlllv; y
GOO DS,
Toys, " Games, Aries,
Bureaus, flablcs, (be.
Largest Stock, Best Assort-
ment, Lowest in Price.
Wax, China, Parian, Indestruct-
able. and Dressed Bulls.
f'Snillt Nick” desires us to say to all good little
Girls and Boys, that ’
“He’ll care for the children
. The dear little ones,
The pride of their parents,
--If daughters or sons.
J ust: hang 11 'our stockings
1 And I‘ll ailihem full, ° ’
M'hethcr knitted of cotton,
01' fashioned of wool.
Each foot shall be' crammed,
And each leg shall enclose,
All that well can be put
Into such little hose,
-—MORE THAN A—
Million. of: Toys,
In Wonderful Variety;
CHRIlégx-MAS
renn—
~Nch Year’s Presents,
Any Quantity of Goods for
5 cents and upwards.
Wagons, Rbtlibeblbbl, Slabs, lb.
YOU CAN FIND ANY, EVERY ’lHING'A'I'
Ea KI L k W a
' a T i . .
Quintardb Furniture Rooms
wttl befounna complctcassorti'nentol
' FURNITURE, &C.,
ncludlngcverytiiingusuallyt‘ound in a. llrst-clasl
establishment, at Prices to suitthc Times . Also,
alargcnssortmcn tot
CHROMOS, PICTURE FRAMES,
LOOKING unassns, (cc.
Glassl'lutcscuttonnysize. Repairingdoncinthc
hast manner,at short notice. Also. old llairliiat-
trassesmadwver asgood nsncw.
E. 0UINTABD’8 80“.-
they are agents for, is the most comfortable Sus- .
Salads. I
:Dr. (FITOH’S .
Fbmllyanbbaylcbbb
For Boys.
THE WINTER 'I'I‘Ellltl wlIlI com-
mence Dec. 8th. . Pupils received at any
age over six. You-g Ladies are nine admitted to
the Day Departmentdpth in the Primary and Ad,-
vanced Course. Sessions arranged to accommo-
date pupils Wishing to commute Ion the cars.
Penmanship and Bookkeeping, a specialty,
taught hyIteachers of large experience. Evening
Classes Will be formed if desired. Young Ladies
and Gentlemen fitted for College. '
Reference: an former patron. Call or send for
circular. Appi cations maybe made to
3 30 ' Drt. J. C. FITCH, Principal,
in:
Norwalk, Conn.
Y
NORWALK LAI‘IN CHOOL
A Classical and English School
for Boys. -
SECOND QUARTER..NOV. 1 7th 1 8 79.
It will give a. thorough EnglishEdllcation,and
preparation for College, Scientific School or Busi-
ness. German will be madc‘a special feature.
Circulars may be obtained at Andrew Selleck’s, at
the Drug Stores of Norwalk and South Norweik,
WV
A. 111., Box 470, Norwaik.-uonn.
USEFUL
‘ Pr m,
--AT—
E. rt. .LDtKWOOD’IS
[I Will Pl
BENNETT. ' -
NASH AND
STREET’S,
FOR ALL KINDS OF
Dress Goods, Carpets,
Oil Clo ths,No times,
Hosiery, Skirts, I
.G l o 'v' e a ,
Corsets,
Ladics’, Gcn'ts’, and
_ Children’s Under-
wear, Blankets,
Cloaks and
Dolmen-s,
They offer the Largest Stock
in town ' at the
-LflWEST 'PUSSIBLE PRICES.
Call and see them.
1.9 Main Street, Norwalk.
Fairfield County National Bank.
HE ANNUAL MEETING of the Stockholders
_ of‘ this Bank for the election of Directors,
Will be held at the Baukin House, on TUESDAY,
JANUARY 13th,,1880. P0 is openf‘rom 11 o’clock
a. m.t’o 12 m. CHARLES II. STREET,
50 . Cashier.
Annual Meeting.
THE NATIONAL BANK or NOR‘VALK, l
Norwnlk, Conn.. Dec. 9th. 1879.
THE Annual Meeting of the Stackholders of
this Bank for the election of seven Direcd
tors Will be held at the Banking House. on Tues-
day, January 13th, 1880. at, 10 o’clock a. in. Polls
open from 10 o’clock to 11 o’clock, a. m. -
By order,
- 11.13. OBAUF-URD. Cashier.
‘ Stock
CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK,
, Not-walk, Dec. 9th.]8’l9.
THE Annual Meeting of‘ the Stockholders' of
this Bank for tile .clection of Directors for
tile cnsuiug 'ear. “'1" be held ut'thc Banking
Room on ' uesday, January Elath, 1880. Polls
.opcn etween 11 o'clock. a. m.. and 12 o’clock. in.
.' .r ' VM. A. CURTIS.Cashlcr
a
Having'made arrangements with
also. Est,
who is moroughly experienced in retailing
litters -a,»sa01ls,
Billing and Malilb'Bbbis .
all Sites to Measure,
we would announce to nur patrons and‘rcsi-
dents ill Noru'aik and vtclnlty—-toALL-that
we intend to keep a complete assortment o
FEET CLOTHING,
which for
STYLE,
FIT, .
PRICE,
0
in everything in our' Branch we do notin-
thudto be excelled: I’lutlcular attention
: - paid to
Repairing and Measured Work
Hand and Machine Made.
We do not intend to blow our own trum-
cht, hilt to prove all things and hold fast that
"which is good. '
] Thanking ourpatrolls for past favors we
Yiuteiid to meritI a continuance of the same,
:by strict attention to their wants and inter-
‘csis. We respectfully invite all to call and
see us before purchasing elsewhere.
‘# '1 lb.
or by addressing ALEXANDER JOHNSTON,
bolders‘ Meeting". '.
A
REMWAL!
Tun
MISSES ST. JOHN
Have removed their Business one Door above
their former Storc.and are now prepared to show
a fine assortment of
Fall flilfl W'illlfll‘SlllES
.
IN
' Straws,F-elts,Plushes, Frames,
- Flowers,Fea.thers,Fancy
and Plain Ribbons, ‘
Breasts, Birds,
Ol-naments,Brocaded Velvots,
Silks, Satins,
‘ And Many Novelties in Fancy
Trimmings.
MUERNING boats l Spatially.
Also a Full line of Goods usually kept in a
Hail-buss ruclsmnr. '.
Including a fine assortment of Ladies’
and Children’s Merino and Muslin Un-
derWear, Corsets, Hosiery, Gloves,
Handkerchiefs, P e r f u in e s , ‘
Combs, Brushes, and
Hair Goods.
ladies” Bombings malls up by ‘an
Improved Method._'
A great deal of attention is paid to the so:
iectionof our Goods, and as we buy for Cash,
and Small Profits our Motto, we are enabled
to sell very low. All are requested to call.
The Buckeye Cookery Book,
Now almost universally recognized as the best
Cooking Book published. Can be had at our store
Milili ll. Jill;
88 Main screen.
Haliday Goods.
————-.-—.-——
‘ than i. llbwlllj
DRUG-GIST.
Is now displaying a large assortment of
Holiday Presents,
Elegant Celluloid Sets of Toilet Ar-
ticles, Elegant Diatite Sets of
Toilet Articles, beautiful
0 a s e s ~ of - Pei-fumes,
Beautiful . Silver Stands with Per-
fumes, Perfumes in many styles,
Handsome boxes Of Writ-
ing Paper, Hand Mir-
rors a. variety, Hair Brushes, Toilet
Bottles, Toilet Bottles for cov-
. cring, Wax Dolls, China
Dolls, Indestructible
Dolls, Negro Dolls, Toys and Games,
Pocket Knives, Scissors, and
many other articles which
I take pleasure in
Selling at Reasonable Prices.
My Stock of To a all he sold below cost to close
this brnncllIof t e business. therefore those in
want of Chrlstmas Goods, will do well to call and
examine before going elsewhere.
:EHABLES S. PRUWI'I'T
Returned after a. short Vacation
:Dr. s. W. F183.
01‘ Norwich, Conan... the Celebrated
l . L . t VOYANT PHYSICIAN,
. ’ AND
- MAGNETIC HEALER of 23 YEARS PRACTICE.
I Also. BUSINESS and TEST MEDIUM.
Will continue again to Visit South Norwalk,Conn..
regularly every month, at the City Hotel. where he
can be consulted Thursday and Friday. Decem-
ber 25 and 26. Office hours from 9 a. in. to 9 p. m.
. Dr. I: take has had a very large experience and
is acknowledged to be one of the best examining
Physicians of the age. He makes thorough Clair-
voyant examinations of the sick. Describes the
most secret diseases at sight, without being told
of their complaints. and prepares medicines for
the speedy cure of all chronic diseases or what-
ever name or nature. The lollcwmg area few of
lhleI many diseases which the Dr. treats success-
u y :
Coughs. Colds. Bronchitis and all diseases of
. the Lungs,LiverComplaint, Jaundice,D spepsia,
Kidney Diseases, Dropsy. Gravei.‘Heart iseasel,
Oittnrrh, Deafness, N curalgia.l’iles, Rheumatism.
Paralysis, Fever Sores, Serolula, and all humorl
.ot the Blood" lndiscretions of youth. Seminal
Weakness. private diseases, and all diseases
arisininrom an Iimpure state of the blood ‘ all
cempiamts peculiar to females, and gene dc-
bliity are permanentincured in a very short time
'I he Doctor prepares his medicines himself from
the best of selected _roots, herbs and barks. and
no pelsonous medicines are given. It is long ex-
perience, combined with his wonderful powers
of magnetism. has enabled him to become one of
the most- successful and popular Physicians of
the country for the permanent cure of every kind
and lonn of all chronic diseases. Ills medicines
cleanse the system and leave the patient - in a
healthy condition. \
The Dixie also possessed with strong magnetic
healing-powers for the quick removal of all dis-
eases. lie has gained a largcpmctice and is well
known in Connecticut. having successfully prac-
tice-l lnIall the cities and most of' the principal
towns in the State. The Doctor has been in
active practice for over a quarter of a century.
treating tllpnsands of‘ cases with remarkable suc-
cess. Medicines prepared expressly for each and
every case. and furnished very reasonable.
‘The Doctor does _not charge exorbitant prices.
ltvery olicItnklng his medicines isperfectiy satis-
flcli. Medicines Will be furnished from two dol-
larsupwai-lls, also sent to all parts of the caliutry
by eXpi-ess.\vlieu desired.
The Doctor also has the power to read your
past, present and future destiny, and is widely
'nown to be one of the most wonderful Seers of
the present age for his truthfulness in reading
the principal and mostilnportant events in one’s
life; ilc glvcs lull_purticulurs of a“ but friends,
and also gives advrcc in Mama , osses. Law-
Stills and Divorces, and thoroug ly explains bus-
lilcss habits of every description, greatly to their
benefit andsavlslacti‘on. Sittings for business af—
lulns or examination of the sick. 81. 0.0 mum-
cations by letter upon business or lieait 'must
7 contain two'dollars, age. sex, a lock'of hair and
‘stnmp. Addljessiilotg 5.2;}; Nopwicli, Conn. For
. fulftiicr particulars send a stamp and et a circu-
lar. The Doctor can be consulted at t 0 Sterling
House, Bridgeport. December 2341 andflth .
I have been asked several times during the
past few weeks, as to the condition of the lum-
ber market and whether the prospects for} the .
future were such» as would justify building
operations at the present time, with a fair I
probability of saving anything by contracting
now, rather than waiting until the open:
ing of Spring. I propose to submit to your
readers, briefly a few facts, which I think
“in justify them as it does me, in Waring
unqualifiedly and unhesitatingly h. the af-
firmative.
During the Summer. of 1879, nearly all,
kinds of Lumber and Shingle reached a point
lower in price than was ever knombefore to
persons now living, and this was the more
remarkable, when we consider that pine lands
once cut of and cleared up, never again grow
pine trees, but that year- after year greater
expense and longer transportation is required
to market the crop of logs, and that in addi-
tion to this as the standing timber becomes
scat-oer, the value increases, until today '
prices are paid for pine land, which even du-
ring the infiatcd times of the war, would have
been considered fabulousm .
Again, full half of the lumber now market-
ed, is brought two or three times the distance
thatwas required before the war, and 0 re-
moteness of the timber from logging streams,
(all convenient points 'having been stripped)
has caused so great expense for hauling, that
in many cases, notably so in Michigan,-it,has
been found better economy and much more
certain, to construct temporary railroads and
run logs to mill by cars. ‘To meet and. affect
this state of affairs, wages were reduced, ex-
penses were cut down, improved machinery
was employed, production was increased,
freights were crowded to the lowest point
ever known and even then the logger, the
manufacturer, the dealer, the carpenter, and
in lfar to many cases the consumer, has been ,
literally “skinned” in order to meet the pre—
vailing demand for lower prices. Suddenly
a change came over the country. The iron
ore trade whidi had been at starvation point
started up, an enormous wheat crop was ready
to be marketed, and heights from Saginaw
points to the Sound jumped from four dol-
. hits to eight and at the same time came an
advance at points of production, of from one
to two dollars in the stookitself. Added to
this and due to the increased demand, was
the difficulty of procuring stock for the
Winter, before the close of navigation—so
that most of. the dealers find themselves with
ight supplies and what they have, bought at
ail-advance from summer prices. Will this
advance hold ? Yes, for itfloes not equal the
actual increase of expense in 'tranaporta—
tion of the Stock now in hand in the first
place, and in the second place, owing to ad-
vances in first-cost, in wages and supplies,
the manufacturers are now demanding and
getting better prices on contracts for next
year. ‘ Further more the reports from-all sec-
tions show short supply, good demand, and
firm prices as witness the following from the
“Luminmrax’s Gazsm Osman, }
. Bay City, Dec. 2,1879. -
The close of navigation leaves the trade in
a very satisfactory condition, the most favor-
able that has existed for some years at this
time. The urgency with which business has
been conducted during the past three months.
has led. to shipments beyond the point when
insurance could be placed, and many cargoes
are now afloat and others will leave the diver
this week upon which owners have to carry
their own risks, but there willprobablybeno'
more cargoes shipped after this week by
water. From.this time onward through the
winter the railroads will carry what lumber
may be urgently demanded, and itisthonght
the amount will be in excess of any other
season. . ,
In another column will be found. a cursory
review of the season, and there is but little
to add here except that prices are firm, with
a good feeling prevailing, both in regard to
'Lumberman’s Gazette of Dec. 3rd 1879.
SAGINAW VALLEY.
, Ember Ind shingles. ,
CHICAGO, Nov. 29.——Navigation has prac—
tically closed and the cargo market is at an
end. The feeling was strong at the close,
and. prices were fully maintained. The total
receipts of the season have been about 1,500,-
000,000 feet of lumber and 640,000,000 shin-
gles. The increased receipts of lumber were
about 300,000,000. The increase in the ship-
ments have been nominally about 150,000,000
feet, the actual shipments would reach a
larger gregate, could the correct figures be
obtain -
d' The yardf trade continues atblita usual
. imensions or 9 season, agrees, e 3 us«
ing all connected with it. What it tom be
if 'the cars to accommodate it could be
obtained, no man can say. Orders are
crowding dealers to their utmost capacity.and
nearly all are behind in filling their orders.
It is .hardly necessary, therefore, to add that
prices are firm and no dispositiomto recede
from the recent advance is manifested. There
IS every prospect of a \brisk winter’s trade,
and dealers are unusually cheerful under the
prospect. _ . .
ALBANY, Nov. 26.—In pine lumber there
has been an active trade since our last report,
and noticeable so in uppers, of which sales-
have been made of full one half of the stock
then. in market at $45 @ $50, according to
quality. The receipts within the past few,
days have been very light; further receipts
will depend on a continuance of the present
favorable weather. There is waitin ship—
ment hence from 15,000,000 15623300500 feet
of lumber, with great lack of boats to move '
it. Should all go forward thathasbesn sold,
we shall over to next season a. very
light stock of lumber.‘
.Of coarse lumber; the receipts, though
fair, .are not as large as needed to meet the
requirements of the trade who have sold
ahead; it is sent forward as fast as-it is re-.
ceived, and there is no accumulation of stock.
Full prices and in some cases an advance on
' quotations have been ’ realized."
NEW YORK.
The Real Estate Rewrd of Nov. 2%, says:
f‘ The tendency of the market is toward steady
improvement, and values on all grades are
now well and final; supported. Buyers
generally appear to have, at last realized the
comparatively small accumulation of stock on
hand, and the next to impossibility of arrang-
ing for spy important additions for winter
age, and in a great many cases there is now a.
display. of anxiety, in decided contrast with ,
the apathy before current. At all primary
eources yet within reach there is' a firm feel -
mg at‘extreme rates, while the cost’ of trans-
portation is steadily increasing, and it is
therefore not difficult to appreciate the no-
cesslty of securing supplies at the earliest,
opportunity, . .
But are prices of lumber at such a pom!
tic-day. as to admit of an advance? I say
yes, and to provejt, I point to the fact that
they average to-day less than before the war.
Below may be found the falling prices on the
leading articles of the lumber trade, in the,
month of November beginning with 1854 and
ending in 1863 :— .
g 5. u: c: '
s a s s - a" 5?? i" ‘
I. s . s as “ea-5
54 95.50 81750 025.00 920.00 8".0 3»-
55 5,25 17.50 92.60 18.00 30:33 iii; -
56 5.50 16.90 25,00 18.":0 25.00 2:00 . ‘
g 5.00 1500 32.50 10.00 25.00 2.00
03 4.50 15.00 25.00 13.00 25.00 2.00
59 4.50 15.00 23410 20.00 2006 000
so 4.50 15.04) 25,00 18.00 25:00 {'75
st 4,75 15.00 22.50 18,00 23.00 1:75
62 4:50 15.50 22,00 13,00‘ 20,90 2,00
03 .6.00‘ 20.00 27.5 22,00 30,50 300
And as further proof in addition to these
quotations, I will gladly duplicate any bills
of'lumber throughout for any house built in
Norwalk for which the lumber was purchased
in December of any year from ’54 to ‘03
inclusive, Having thus given what I be- . ,
lieve to be a. fair review of the market, allow
me to say, that anticipating the very than;
which have occurred, I bought my stoZk
largely iii J mm and July, that, it is well
piled and much of it housed, that it is the.
best of its kind and that I am prepared to
sell it fully as low as any responsible dealer
will soil asgeod a quality.
My stock is in good condition: ready to
sell, and I most cordially invite int examina-
tion ef the some by those who contemplate
bmldmg 01‘ Wing lumber in any pay, fully
believing that I am able to meet their views,
in all respects. Trusting to be favored with,
the patronage of the public in the future as.
in the past, I am respectfully, _ '
E. J. HILL, LUMBER MERCHANT“
1 Norwalk Conn.
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Norwalk Chronicler