7 NerWalk Gazette. Tuesday, September 19,1882. Fairfield County Items. _——— CITY OF \VEST NORWALK. No little disgust was manifested at the headquarters on the arrival home of our mechanics and artizans who drive over our horribly bad roads daily, to hear that the town authorities had declined the offer made by them, to do needed repairs thoroughly, on the road, and pay 25 per cent. of the cost. A promise is made to have a few repairs done in a few weeks, so that the roads will be muddy all winter. Two or three are so dis- gusted, that they will remove from here, for the winter, at least, and perhaps for good. Miss J essee Knapp has been visiting with friends in our city. Mr. J. H. Raymond, who has been for so long an invalid, remains about the same. An interesting Episcopal service was held in Union Chapel, on Sunday. .. Eamon—For over four years no candidate for baptism has been received at the Baptist church in this place. Last summer, a young licentiate from New Jersey, named Judson Conklin, spent his summer vacation laboring for the church, and as a result sixteen candi- dates were baptized last Sunday and received as members of the chur'ch. WILTON. The Republican Caucus for the nomination of candidates for town officers is to be held at the Town House, on Friday evening, the 20th inst. ‘ STAMFORD. A borough meeting is to be held this _cven- ing to take action in regard to appropriating $10,000 for steam fire engines. While Mr. and Mrs. M. Husted and Fred. Warren were on their way‘ to church Sunday evening, Sept. 10th, they were assaulted by roughs. The two men were knocked Insen- sible, and were confined to their beds for several days. Stones, brass knuckles ’a‘nd pistols are said to have been used. _ be same evening a Spanish barber and a friend were escorting two women home, when they were annoyed by roughs. A fight ensued, during which one of the roughs was stabbed in the arm. The Spaniard was arrested and fined one dollar, the justice believing the roughs deserved a threshing. The Republicans send Samuel Fessenden, E. L. Scofield, W. W. Gillespie and N. R. Hart as delegates to the S to Convention. Capt. Bell, of South orwslk, has con- tracted to build a dock of spiles and plank, 75 feet long, for the Lincrusta—Walton Com- an . , p Aynegro named Henry W. C. Kennedy, tried to break into the house of Mr. James Fitzmaurice, Adams avenue, Stamford, Sat- urday night, week, with evident burglarious intent. The male members of the family were aroused and they siezed the man after a scufile, taking from him a razor which he tried to use, and handed him over to an of- ficer. The “St. John’s Church House.” in Stam- ford, was opened with appropriate servrces last week. Two rooms are to be fitted up as an infirmary for the reception of persons who in time of sickness cannot receive proper care at their homes; of invalids needing rest and proper nourishing diet ; of accident cases which the increased number of manufaptor- ies in the n eighborhood make liable to occur at any time. -A day-nursery, where children can be left whose mothers go out to work is also included in the plan. The women will coutribute a small amount of their earnings; but both of these departments will depend in a measure on the voluntary support of the benevolently inclined. ' GREENWICH. The Catholic fair held for ten days was a pecuniary success, a large sum being realized. A silver pitcher presented by Miss Ann Can- field, to be voted for, was won by P. Smith, who received 643 votes. The same man also received a gold watch disposed of in the same manner. . The new lock-up is completed, and the people rejoice. Miss Jennie S. Tweed, the youngest daughter of the late William M. Tweed, died a few days ago at the residence of her brother, General W. M. Tweed, of Litchfield, Conn. She was twenty years of age. She had been an invalid nearly all of her life. BETHEL. The corner stone of the new Roman Catholic church was laid on Sunday. Rt. Rev. Bishop McMahon. conducting the services. .— DANBURY. A new set of Borough scales is to be pur- chased. J. R. Raymond, of Norwalk, lost his watch at the Danbury depot. It was found and re- turned to him. Ammon Gould fell from the second story of a buildingand was badly bruised. So far thirty-two companies have consented to sample the viands at the firemen’s celebra- tion, Thursday. A musical society has been organized in town. The new Railroad is demoralizing Dan- bury people. Four hundred of them attended- the Coney Island excursion on Sunday week, with a brass band named after St. Peter I The dinner at the firemen’s celebration, Thursday, will be served under the tents of the Danbury and Ridgcfield Agricultural Societies. Very nice if it should prove a pleasant day, but if-rainy the dinner will be a horrible disappoi , ent._ Geo. F. Larkin as purchased the Ives Hill property from Mrs. Geo. Ives, and will lay it out in building lots. —— BRIDGEPORT. “A well known resident of the city," was arrested last week for stealing $683 from a safe in the Naugatuck Railroad ticket office. . He finally confessed, restored part of the rdoneymnd agrees to make the balance good, c c. The brick building on Nickerson’s wharf, East Bridgeport, is being fitted up for Brown Sherwood ‘.& Co’s hat factory. . H. T. Blake, clerk of the Superior Court is expected to arrive home from Europe about Oct. 7. The parade of the Knights of Pythias was held on Wednesday, instead of Tuesday. Every lodge in the State was represented. There were three bands. two drum corps, 600 Knights, and the Grand officers in the . procession. After the parade a clam bake was served at Seaside Park. John Goddy, who was recently caught on a shaft, dieleuesday. ‘ The reunions of the old 6th and 23d Regi- ments were both held Wednesday at Seaside Park. . Some of the factories are running evenings. Wm. D. Bishop; Judge Beardsley and Daniel Davenport, started for Maine,Friday. The Brown & Sherwood Hat Manufac- turing Company, recently burned out in this city, will start up probably within awash in the buildings of Mr. Benjamin Ray, across the street from the location of their former factory. They are keeping their employes - together and are already doing some work, and will soon be in a condition to resume their business on its former basis. They have dissolved connection with their Norwalk factory and Messrs. Brown & Sherwood will soon'remove to Bridgeport to reside perma- nently. Neither of the patrons were in town when the factory was burned and the first intimation which Mr. Brown had of the disaster was on leaving the train from New York at the depot here and walking up to where the factory had been, where he found only a pile of ruins. The firm are not to_be discouraged, however. and will push on With commendable enterprise and spirit, to recover their lost ground. - The New York. New Haven and Hartford railroad company is going to build a long ditch or tank in the center of their tracks be- tween Bridgeport and Fairfield, so that the engines on the through fast trains can "scoop up” the water without stopping, In thesame manner as is done on the Pennsyl- vania road. - Mr. James Staples has sold to the state a art of the Adams property on Main street. firidgeportfior an armory. The tract sold is 85 feet front_by 100 feet deep. The state has paid a portion of the purchase money and is to pay thebalance and take the deed on or before April 1, 1883. Mr. H. T. Blake,;Clerk of the Superior Court, Bridgeport, wrll sail for Europe on the City of Rome, Sept. 29th. . The steamer Plymouth Rock carried about 2.300 persons from Bridgeport to Coney Island Tuesday. AbOut 200 Waterbury peo- ple went. W It would be quite possible for New York to have a better Governor than Camel], and It would have been very easy for the Adnnn- lstration forces to have taken up a much more objectionable candidate than Secretary Folger. But Gov. Cornell’s administration has been clean, fearless, and a credit to the state, and in the warfare made upon him by‘ the Jay Gould elements our 8 mpathies are wholly with the Governor. t would be a_ good thing if New York could be assured of an administration for the next three years as honorable, as watchful of the inter- ests .of the people, and as free from the taxing: corruption as that of Gov. Cornell n. . . m WESTPORT. The Chas. Ger-ham monument alluded to in this column last week, was from P. Bates’ marblgyard in Norwalk. - The fire boys are nearly ready for what they expect will lie a pleasant visit to Dan- bury, Thursday. When reminded of what happened up there on a certain occasion they call attention to the fact that they are pro- vided with life pi'cscrvers. and should it rain pitch forks the good time they’re to have cannot be spoiled. . . The Green’s Farms Club came from the fair, Friday, impressed that they had beat the world on big potatoes. Their specimens of onions showed how weak dry weather at its drycst is- to interfere with vegetable growth in that garden of the State, Mr. T. B. Wakeman’s open air grapes—about forty varieties,-—were a credit to himself and the society. ‘ A Poor Town woman in a justice court here the other day paid $10 fine and costs in asuit for slander. She could have “kept her tengue to herself" forone half the mon- ey. The winds blew high and strong Thurs: day, and the sloop Phillips under the influ- ence of it made the trip from New York to Westport in less than ij hours. The funeral of Mrs. Roswell Nichols, ma MISS Harriett E. Taylor, sister of Messrs. 0. ll. and J. C. Taylor, who died‘in New' Haven Wednesday, aged about fifty years, took place Friday. The remains were I ‘brought to Westport and buried in the family plot, Evergreen Cemetery, Revs. Mr. Hart andtDavenport were in attendance. Deceased was a native of Westport, and previous to her departure for New Haven, was conspicuous socially, and in music, and literary circles here. Sunday morning, Right. Rev. Bishop Williams visited Memorial church,preached, confirmed ten persons, and addressed them. There was a large congregation; In the af- ternoon the Bishop visited Christ church, preached, confirmed three persons, and ad- dressed them. In May 1853—29 years ago, the bishop, then assistant to bishop Brow- ncll, made his first visit to this parish. The Ladies’ Indian Aid Society for Fair- /field county held a session Wednesday at. Christ church. Routine business was tran- sacred, and a report of progress suggested the thought that there are some willing to believe that scalps are as safe among the tribes of the Westernfireservstious, as among - civilized communities at home. Under the new license law not a grocer dares sell a glass of sweet cider over his counter, as of old, fearing, as is thought, a visitation from the commissioners. Hence- fortlrif one wants cider he must make it himself, borrow of neighbors, or go to mill and take it primitively at the press, through a rye straw. Mr. Fable’s half—way house on the Depot road is nearly done, but he is unable to say when he will open to the public. . Mr. and Mrs.- Edward H. Nash and daughter, Miss Louise, are making a two weeks visit to Mr. and Mrs. Sipperly, in Melrose, N. Y. A daughter of Mr. Sylvester Sturges, aged about 13 years, is very low with malarial fever. q- ' ‘ Messrs. A.'.S. Hurlbutt- and George S. Adams were appointed in caucus Friday "ev- ening,‘ delegates to the Republican State conventiori with power to name substitutes. The.Town committee appointed are Messrs. Fred. H. Nash, chairman, J .- C. Taylor, F. Bradley, W. H. Burr. Messrs. King and Saxton are putting up shafting for light machinery into their new . shop at Saugatuck. . Mr. Frank Sturges’ stufied‘birds'and ani- mals were among the most attractive objects at the fair. Some of his specimens are un- equalled, and he is entitled to credit, as well as to liberal patronage from such as admire that kind of art, for the reason that be ac- quired the art by study. unaided by a teach- er. It has long been held as a fact that birds of handsome plumage winging in this vicin. ity arc in danger, for the moment Sturges hears of it he seconds their nomination for a place in his truly rare collection. As near as an actual count can be made Westport, through her dealers, has this sea- son got away with not less than 1,000 baskets of peaches—but what are they among so many—good tasters. The Selectmen, it is understood, desighed when they went into office, to have the planking of the village bridge cleaned about once ~a month. As the administration of these ofiicials draws near its close, their bills for services are about to be audited and their successors nominated, it is a pleasure to know that their record exhibit six distinct bridge scrapings. Why may not the coming tax rate be reduced a mill or two. Mr. George B. Gorham sends four of his children to a Norwalk high school. , Judges on weather say that, as it cleared off warm after the great rain we shall haze no frost till October comes in. Good for the judges—and for late cucumbers and tomato vines. Corn ears are short and look as though they had been pulled by"somebody. Rarely more than one car can be found on a single stalk. ' Pioneer H. do L. Company rate up their Danbury parade expenses at near $5 per capita, but then they take along a first~class brass band. Soft'shell crabs caught in Sherw ood’s mill pond and along the channel of the river, are attracting good words1from suchas know; appetite for victuals can never be satisfactor- ily appeased by crab eating. , . Under a long bank wallzclose to the river at Saugatuek, Messrs. J. E. and E. S. Wheeler show what truly may be called fine grapes of several varieties. Uncle Daniel Darrow who went to the fair this year and has been every year since it started in 1840, says, "never till this time did I find difficulty in getting a drink on the fair grounds." A friend asked how it was about lager,and he called it “poor stuff,madc, I guess, for the ’casion." Foreman Jones of Compo, No. 2, attended the fireman’s parade at Waterbury, last week. . Power of the Press? The GAZETTE with its item concerning dirt on our village bridge lamps had scarcely been read here, when those lamps Were subjected to a thorough cleaning. It is now possible to see them by night without the aid of a lantern. A vessel; loaded with New York manure discharged cargo at a village wharf Saturday and the Westporter spoke of it as “a session of the Board of Health." Miss Mary E. Cable, daughter of Rufus D. Cable, Esq., having passed a first-rate public examination, has taken charge of the school in Huntington, Oh, for which she made application. ' Ex-deputy sheriff Burns is in Bangor, Me., -—good place to be, just now, for alive dem- ocrat, such as he is. Mr. David Whitney’s chickens are worth money. whatever other name ornithologists apply thereto, was taken a copper cent which the bird had swallowed in the presumption that it is as cheap to eat coin as to pay it out for corn at present high prices. . Young men desiring to be made voters- and vote the right ticket at the coming elections must apply to the Registrars at the Selectmen’s office Wednesday and Thursday Oct. 11 and 13. m ' Carter's Little Liver Pills are-free from all crude and irritating matter. Concentrated medicine only ; very small ; very easy to take; no pain ; no griping; no purging; sold by J. G. Gregory & 00, - _..___.__—— The largest individual sheep owner in 1'1“?an is '1 woman, known all over the state as “Widow Callahan." IIcr sheep,morc than 50,000 in number, wander over the ranges of ‘Uvalde and Benders counties. in the south- ‘westcrnpart of. the state. There gralle is a 'cr-oss between the hardy Mexican sheep and the Vermont merino. , Thcy_are divided into flocks of 2,000 head each. with a “bosser‘o ’ and two “pastoras” in charge of each flock. wagons transport the “Widow's” wool to the market at Salt Antonie. One of them was killed the other ' day, and from its stomach, crop, gizzard, or‘ At the spring and fall shootings long trains of p 1 State Items. Last week’s races at Charter Oak park, Hartford, brought about $8,000 profits. Ex-Gov. Jewell has been appointed Presi- dent of the National Telephone Exchange. The state has bought of James Staples 3 lot 85 by 160 feet, on Main street, Bridgeport, for an armory. Over 200 measures have been taken from Hartford huckstcrs this season and con- demned as incorrect. - Raymond, a Norwalk carpenter has the contract to build Mr. Frank Smith’s new hat factory.——Bethel Ledger. An actual survey, just completed, shows the village of Litchfield to be 1,114 feet above the sea level. Malcolm Livingston, a Mt. Vernon consta- ble, was killed by the White Mountain ex- press out of New York Tuesday morning. The layout for the Meriden and Cromwell railroad has been determined upon,sand has been submitted to the railroad commissioners for approval. » A man jumped from the 2:26 Boston ex- press, just before it stopped at the draw in East Bridgeport Mpnday afternoon, and was reported to have been ktlled. A Bozrah farmer expects to harvest 6,000 bushels of potatoes from six acres of boggy pasture that were ploughed and burned over last spring but were not manured. Willie, the fourteen-years-old son of F. J. Wheeler of Meriden, who was burned fatally by escaping steam at Beadle’s woodyard Sat- urday, was buried Monday. . Asingular freak of cat nature has just come to light in the northern part of Bridge- port. It is a kitten born without front legs, but it has two fin-likc propellers behind. It stands like kangaroo and hops like a toad. . 09—— Winsted’s Storm. A violent tornado or cyclone, accompanied by torrents of rain, passed over Gay’s Grove in the southern hill portion of Winstcd, in a northeasterly “direction, at 3:30' o’clock Thursday night, leveling everything .in its course. Nine houses and numerous barns and other buildings were utterly demolished, and many others more or less damaged, but strange to say, there was no loss of life. Several persons sustained serious injuries, which may terminate fatally, and scarcely anyone in the ruined buildings escaped cn-. tirely unhurt. It is possible that there may have been less of life in neighboring locali- ties not yet heard from. ‘ The cyclone formed in the little pond, so called, about twelve miles west of West Winsted, 'nnd tore its way along in a south- easterly direction, uprooting all the trees in its track, and striking first the house once known as the Judah Roberts place. now oc- cupied by Lewis Humphrey. But little damage was done to the house, but the horse barn was entirely blown down. No one was hurt here. , The next building struck was the barn of A. T. Case, which had a small part of the roof torn off. The slaughter house occupied by L. Blackman was next struck, the barn entirely demolished and the ice house and slaughter hohse drop- er so much damaged that they cannot be used. Passing along across Long lake trees were u rooted and fences prostrated. Tru- man V . Hyde’s house was slightly damaged and at Samuel G. Beach’s on East Lake street, the first dwelling house was utterly prostrated, as wellas the barn. Mr. Beach had just retired for the night. The blow came in a twinkling and the housmand its inmates were scattered over the door yard. Alady up stairs in J. E. Godsoe's family was injured. Jacob Erisman’s barn was de- molished. Michael McMann' had his chim- ney blown off, windows broken and a small barn blown down. John Dunn’s family had their house on Archer street totally demol- ished. ,_A number of children were somewhat in- j‘ured, but Mary Enright, Mrs. Dunn’s sister, was badly burned. This house struck the one owned by Thomas Ash, which stood next it. and it was also totally demolished, as were Timothy Felvey’s and Mrs. Maria Connell’s which were in line on the same street. Mrs. Ash was badly burned and the children were some of them slightly bruised. Mrs. Falvey was badly bruised, her daughter had three ribs broken and her sons were slightly bruised. Mrs. Connell’s daughter Mary was badly injured. One gentleman boarder was also badly injured. Passing across Birdsall street ,Mrs. Daniel Maxwell’s was next entirely demolished. Mrs. M. and her boy were badly hurt, the former having a bad cut on like head and two around the eye. Her daughter was hurt a little. Lewis Peck’s house, Pratt street, next went down, but here no one was hurt, as the inmates were out. Next Clifford Barnes’ house was struck and totally demol- ished. Miss Harrison, the sister of Mrs. Barnes, had her arm broken. The last house struck was: that of Gilbert L. Hart, which was thrown from its foundations and made a total wreck. tilted on one side, but no one was hurt. Besides these William Huminston had his barn entirely blown down and two chimneys blown from his house. William McGrane had both his chimneys blown off and his house was other- wise damaged some. Henry Shepard’s barn, was entirely,blown down. ‘ David McMann’s house windows were broken in and part of the house blown 011?. One chestnut tree, thirty inches in diameter, was broken off at the stump and carried forty feet. The trees, fences and outbuildings in the track of the cyclone were all demolished, the trees being prostrate or broken off at vari- ous heights. They lie in every direction showing that the course of the cyclone was dircular. . In Barkhamstead, on the New Hartford read, two miles away, adozen trees were‘ demolished, and a large number of apple trees near by and quantities of clothing, doubtless from Winsted, scattered along the vicinity, but no damage was done to the buildings. The storm last Friday 8th, did serious dam- age through the northern part of New Fair- field and southern part of Sherman. The hall was so thick on the ground after the shower that it could be taken up by the shovelfull. The principal part of the tobacco in this vicinity was destroyed. ——————.~¢.e—.~——-—-— The first stage of the International Mili- tary Rifle Match was shot at Creedmoor Thursday. The light was good, but the wind was unfavorable. The 200, 500 and 600 yard ranges were shot over. At the close of the shooting the British team were 19 points ahead of their competitors. The scores, at the three ranges were as follows: 200 yards —Ainericans, 331; British, 340. 500 yards -—-Americans, 369; British, 378. 600 yards —Americans, 343; British, 344. Total—. Americans, 1,043; British, 1062. The best score of the day—95—was made by Smith, of the American team. The international military match was con- cluded at Creedmore Friday, the British team coming out the winners by. 170 points, the total score of the two days standing as follows : American team 1,805, British team 1,975. This result was not unexpected, there being various reasons why it was looked upon as a foregone conclusion from the outset. The members . of the British team were selected from-a much larger num- ber, they had been in constant practice for a long time, were more familiar with their weapons, and were accustomed to the gov- erning distances. On the other hand, the Americans were selected from a small num- ber, their practice together was comparative- ly brief, their weapons were new to them, and the distances unfamiliar. Under the circumstances the Yankee militiamen have no reason to be ashamed of their perform- ance. W A new driver, fresh from the country lyccum, was initiated into the horse-car busi- ness on one of the Norwich routes the other day. The peculiarity of his style in col- lecting fa-res excited the mirth of his first car full of passengers. After he had finally collected all the money that be reckoned was due him and" escaped to the platform, a couple of girls tittered. He wheeled round solemnly and remarked in the parliamentary language of “Cushing’s Manual :” “If any of you people hsin’t paid their fares they will please manifest it by rising.”-—Nezo London Day. MM— liow to mitigate the toil of wash day dur~ ing these hot summer months is worth know- ing, we are assured that James Pyle’s Pear- line does it effectually, without the slightest danger to the finest fabrics. __—.._—.’- Nearly half a ton of the little silver three- cent pieces were recently sent from the sub- treasury in New York to the Philadelphia mint to be melted up, as the ridiculous coin is now being retired from circulation. This coin originated with the Buchanan adminis- tration, and has never been popular. ' —‘————‘.-.o-.--———- In getting out of a tram-car he happened to stumble over the foot’of a young lady who was sitting next the door. The damsel com- pressing her brow into an awe-inspiring frown, ejaculated, “You clumsy fellow I" Many men would have looked foolish and apologized, but this one was equal to the oc- casion. “My dear young lady," he exclaim- ed, “you should have feet large enough to be seen, and then they wouldn’t be trodden u pen. ,1 . . Water privileges: You advertise that there is a fine stream of water on the place, but I don’t see it” remarked a stranger who wanted to rentthc place. The landlord said : “Just work that pump handle a littloand you will see a fine stream of water. You dont ex- ect to have the Niagara Falls on the lace for fifteen dollars a month do you ? — was Sicilian . acre. ' You see itcverywh'ere. cohortano. EET’I‘S’S RANCH, FARM, so. To the Editors of the Normal/l: Gazette :— A pleasant drive of seventeen miles south- east of‘ Pueblo, over an undulating prairie, clothed with its nutritious grasses, brings you to the beautiful farm and sheep ranch of Mr. Edward C. Betts, formerly of Norwalk. It is a fine residence, two stories, capacious, and solidly built of adobe brick, stuccoed and peneilcd off representing granite stone. A piazza in front runs the entire length of the house, while clambering vines mingle their green leaves and gay flowers around the en- trance. The path leading to the entrance is of box elder, whose matted lcafage complet- ly shelters the way from the sun, while the south window overlooks the winding and beautiful valley through which the Huerfund pours its milky torrent. At the rear of the house a commodious structure. built for pur- pose of carriage house, store house for farm- ing implements, «be. Not far distant a large barn built on the Colorado or Mexican style of architecture, consisting of logs overlap- ping csch other and plastered up with mud, while the roof being covered with dirt, mak- ing a warm comfortable stable for stock in whiter. A quarter of amile above the house right under a bluff, or “mess,” in a sheltered. and secluded spot, are sheep corrals, shearing sheds, dipping tanks, he, in the facilities required for sheep raising, extensive ranches on both sides of the creek. Moses, (Spanish, means table), technically speaking, plateau 0r table land. Looking from the summits, the eye follows their long smooth ridges, unbroken bycliff or tree, into the, uncertain gray of a hundred miles. A wire foot bridge spans the creek. Here “Yankee ingenuity" displays itself, or as the “old timer" remarked “triumph of genius," which means something they are not accus- tomed to. In fact it never occurred to their mind to stretch four wires from one tree across to another and overlapping them with plank. Next, our eye involuntarily wanders over the magnificent waving corn of 300 acres, stretched like a map before us; the largest acreage of corn in cultivation on one farm in Colorado. It will not be surprisingthat this fertile valley will yield sixty bushels of corn to the acre. The yield of cats being the heaviest raised in this section of the country, yielding from sixty to seventy bushels to.the The farm is cultivated by Mexicans, who receive half of the crop for attending and raising it. ‘ Plaeita, or Wall street, as it is termed here, is where the Mexican planters reside. Their houses consist of adobe or poles stand- ing in an upright position smeared with mud, being as unpicturesque as’an empty soap box without chimneys. However forbidding the exterior, the interior is always inviting and pleasant for the Mexican woman invaribly keeps a clean house and isnever done scrub- bing and whitewashing. Adobe in point of fact is mud, and by spreading it while it is moist over an enclosure of logs or shaping it into bricks, it can be fashioned into passible and comfortable hab- itation. , We extend our hearty congratulations to Mr. Betts for his enterprise. May he reap the full benefit of the harvest, and his wife and little daughter Sallie grow nearer and dearer to him as time and age advance. G. H. E. He Locked Confidence. At Selma, Ala., the colored man who car- ried my “grip” to the depot wanted to know if any of his race up north held political of- fice , and when I mentioned one or two in- stances, he replied , “Dar hain‘t no sort 0’ show for us down heah no mo’.” , “What’s to prevent you running for of - fice ?" “Hush! Doan’ talk so. loud! In de fust place I hain’t got de confidence in myself.” “How's that ?” “Well, sposen I was menshuncd by de noosepapers as a csndydate fur dc legisla- chur. De ole woman she’d git her back up all of a sudden, an’ feel too good to ’sociate wid dc niggcrs libin’ ’round heah, an’ she’d drap dc washboardnln’ begin to powder an’ put on style.” ((Yes'il “An' ebery nigger at de hotel he’d want me to git him a job at jdc capitol, an’ if I didn‘t promise it dey wouldn’t vote fur me.” “I see.” “An’ dc wite trash would ’spcct me to rent abox at de pos’ofilce, smoke cigars, w’ar a plug hat an’ hire my butes blacked.” ' “Yes-n .. “An’ dc reg’lar gem’lenwould ax me if I could read an’ write an’ spell an’ cipher, an’ git me all boxed up in no time ’tall." “Just so.” “An’ in case I wasn’t elected dar am jist 3.000 niggers in dis nayburhood who’d laflf an’ grin an’ chuckle till I go home an’ upsot dc fam'ly au’ make a be line fur Tennessee. It takes a heap o’ confidence to face all (hit, you see, an" dat’s what keeps me down; I’d like to enter de pollytical field an’ soar away to oflls, but I lack de nerve. I want do of; fis, but I fear de result in case I drop when I went to soar.” W If you are nervous or dyspeptic try Carter’s Little Nerve Pills. Dyspepsia make you nervous, and nervousness makes you dyspep- tic; either one renders you miserable and these little pills cure both; sold :by J. G. Gregory & Co. ' . ._._——.—-——— The committee in charge of the Sunday schools in Fsirfield county have made ar- rangements with W. H. Hall, State Sunday School Secretary, to hold a series of eight half-day conferences during September and October. The September meetings will be held in Sand Hook, September 19, Stepney September 2 , Nichols Farms September 21, and Georgetown September 22. Some time in October or the beginning of November, 3 general county convention will be held, and an efiort will be made to effect a township organization in every town in the county. __..._..s.....__.__ . Only two Bottles. Messrs. Johnson, Holloway & 00., whole- sale druggists of Philadelphia, Pa, report that some time ago a gentleman handed them a dollar, with a request to send a good ca- tarrh cure to two army ofiicers in Arizona. Recently the same gentleman told them that both the officers and the wife of Gen. John C. Fremont, Governor of Arizona, had been cured of catarrh by the two bottles of Ely’s Cream‘ Balm. 2t38 Messrs. Ely 31-0., druggists,0wego.N. Y. -—A few days ago I saw a lady who had used your Cream Balm for Catarrh, and had , found more relief in one bottle than from all other remedies she had tried. I enclose $1 for two bottles. Yours respectfully,.JAMits HlTCHEN, M. D., Providence, R. I. Apply into nostrils with little finger. . ______.____ . The average citizenlmay be more or less unconcerned about his temporal and spiritual welfare, but he will not willingly let the op- portunities of the circus escape him. When Barnum’s Circus was at Oswego, recently, a family living twenty-two miles out of town desired to go, but lacked the requisite funds. A week before the circus the father and son walked ten miles to pick ,hucklcherries, re- maining away two days and living on the berries while they were gone. They netted from their “pick” just-enough to buy the necessary four tickets to the show, and on Friday night father, mother, .son and daugh- ter walked to Oswego and returned the some way Saturday night._ Such energy and de- termination shduld have been rewarded by the management with a pass. . . _ A World of Good. One of the most popular medicines now before the~Americau public is Hop Bitters. People take it with good effect. It builds them up. , It is not as pleasant to the fastens some other Bitters, as it is not a whisky drink. It is more likethe old-fashioned bane-set tea, that, has done a‘:‘ w—' world of good. If you don’t'fee'l just rl' ht,» ' try Hop Bitters-Wanda News. , W“ ” __." _‘-‘ : ; You know how: it is in ai‘c'ountry village". Neighbors are always guying and joking each other. -Well the other night in a-ce'rtsin New: “37 ' Hampshire tawn. a polebstgot loo :e audience things mighty nillicting,as it were. Dr. W- had been sorely pestered by the guyiug of his" neighbor, Major G. He saw his opportunity. He knew everybody in the vicinitywould be looking out to see what had happened, ‘ and , sticking his head out of the window, he ycllét’i * in a voice that could be heard by everybody‘in the vicinity: Go home, Major G. , go home - i—Bomnl’ost ' ' ’ ‘ . .., -'.- ’r .\ M3) WDER Absolutely,guget This owder never varies. A marvel of purity. stren t and wholesomeness. More economical than he ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold in competition With the low test, short welght,alum or p osphntc powders. Sold only in cans. ROY- AL BAKING Powm-Jrc., 106 Wall EL, N. Y. INE +4:- srsr rams KNOWN m WASHINGNBLEACEJNG 4 III also on son, nor on 0010 mm. SAVES LABOR. TIME and SOAP AMAZ- INGLY, and gives universal satisfaction. No family, rich or poor should be without it. Said by all Grocers. BEWARE of fmlta ions well designed to mislead. PEARLINE i the ONLY SAFE labor-saving compound, and always bears the above symbol, and name of JAMES PYLE. NEW YOBXu The New Summer Resort! ' 2,500 Feet Above Sea Level ! SPRING MILLS CENTER 00. PA. Pure Spring Wafer flowing from Living Springs. The celebrated Penn Oavcs where you can sail miles under ground on a fine lake of pure water. Send for circular. (3110. n. NASH, Proprietor. IRON FENCES. THE SUBSCRIBER having returned to Nor‘ ‘ walk, and located at 26 Leonard street. is , repareu to furnish Wrought Iron Fenc- n of all styles, of the has: material and best wor manship. at reasonable prices. Having had many years of“ experience in the. making thereof he feels confident that he can satisfy all demands. Estimates and plans cheerfulnly furnished. EPHBAI . MERRITT. Norwalk, Aug.1882. P.0. Box 1159. Something New in Steve Repairs I Hold. on! don’t give away the Old Stove. We can Repair any stove ever made at Short; Notice. Repairs constantly on hand. Work neatly done. 0. W. BURRITT, Nortvalk, .Conn. [STRICT 0F NORWALK, ss. ProbateCourt, September 11th, A. D. 1882. Estate of MARIA BIRCHARD late ofNorwalk, ton, in and District, deceased. The Court of Probate for the District of Nor- walk, hath limited and allowed six monthsfrom the date hereof for the creditors of said estate, to exhibit their claims forsettlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts properlyattest- ed Within said time, wrll be dcbarrcd a recovery All porsonsrndebted to saidcstate are requested to makolmmcdiatepafiment to Will. . BEERS, Executor, 3tp36 Si Beaver Street, New York City, Girl Wanted. 01?. General Housework. Apply immediately at No. 8 Camp Street. MACHINISTS can obtain TYPE METALattho amlc'r'ru omen-- Stuarts. Mrs. A; H. BISSELL V XPEOTS to re-open her School in the Beldcn Homestead, on Wednesday, Sept. 18. Home Lawn FAMILY & DAY SCHOOL -—FOR— YOUNG [ARIES and CHILDREN, Begins In 1881: Your Tum]: .801». 1 a, 1 8 B. A re nlar coursopf instruct on pursued. Very young c ildren received. 83“ ‘ MISS STEVENS, Principal. Dr. FITOH’S Family and Day Stinnl For Boys. . ’l‘lso Fifteenth Your will commoner ~ Monday, Sept. 4, 1882. A limited number of Young Ladies will be re- ceived both in the Primary and Advanced Course. Thoroughness guaranteed if pupils are punctu- al and regular in attendance. . Mrs. Hubbard wul continue her successful in- struction ,in Drawing and Painting. No pains spared to make the School first-class In every re- spect. l'or terms and other particulars to the a l Principal. DB. J. CYTITCH. Norwali Latin School, For Boys. Fourth Year begins Tuesday Sept. 5th, 1882. Terms 134.0 per Year. Latin, Crook, German, and Higher Mathematics. each $7.50 per your ex- tra. Addres- ALEX, JOHNSTON, A. M. SOLE . TILE > Ill cm 5 AT Raymund Bras South Norvvalk. Money to Loan. READMAN BROS” . PHCTCCRNPHIC ARTISTS. GAZETTE pUILDING, Portrait and View Work. lnllintnneoun Pictures. ' Hard Wood Leeched Ashes. 200 Car Loads for sals.of 14 tons each, about 530 bushels grain measure, delivered at all railroad stationsin the New Eli and States. at from 85 to 86 per ton. Address J MES BART- NESS, Detroit, Mich. 20 Millinery 4 Mrs. W. Fawcett, B James’ BIO ck, “ Water Street, Nor-walk. ' A Choice Assortment of Trimmed Bonnets and Hats, In all the Leading Styles. Also Flowers, Feathers, Ribbons, Silks, ’ Sat-ins, Laces, and all Novelties pertaining to a First-Class Millincry 1 aweek. 812 arday at home easily made, Costl outllt free. Address TRUE a Go. augusta. sine. lyll DANBURY & NORWALK R. R. Extension. ’ Commencing Monday, Aug. 14, 1882, and until further notice the following trainpwill be run between Norwalk and Wilson’s Form: Leave N orwnlk at 7:3l. 8:43 a.m., 1:08, 5:08 p.m. 5 2160;?) South Norwalk at 7:45, 9:00 a.m., 1.20.3:00, : . : . m. Leave ilson’s Point for South Norwslk and glorwalk at 8:10, 9:15' a. m., 1:50', 4:30“, 535* and :00 p. m. b Those marked thus * will run through to Dan- ury. Due notice will be given as to the time when the steamboat .will make connection with trains at Wilson’s Point. _ 1.. W. SANDIFOTH. Gen. Supt. For Sale OR TO LET. The Factory Building; 00D and substantial, very pleasantly situat- ed in front of Dar-ion Depot. For particulars address STEPHEN HOYT, Ticket Depot, or JOHN FEREIS,Norwalk, out. at the I. fill) “30 White Newspaper, White and Tinted Book Paper, ' Unru‘led Writing Papers, Spanish Laces! Fine Line, 1‘1 ew Patterns, Low Prices. Patasnls! ParasolsH From 15 Cents to $6.00. Largest Assortment and Lowest Prices ever offered. BLACK SILKS. Henriettas, Grapes, Satins, Surahs, Satin Merveilleaux, &c. , doc. Dress Goods In New Colors. Speci‘al Bargains I A few pieces left of Low Priced Dress Goods. FULL LINE OF NOTIONS. IIIIMESTIC PIPER FASHIONS. Fine Hosiery ”Specialty. Agent for the: SINGER IMPROV- Ei‘) SEWING MACHINE, all at- tachments with them, warranted perfect. None better. Half-price. Call and see them. J. F.'BENNETT, 19 MAIN STREET. LEAVE ‘YOUR ORDERS FOR. Book and Job Cf Every Descrlption, —AT THE- Gazette Ofic e, NORWALK. FOR MT. DESERT. TEAMEB LEWISTON, 1121mm, Capt. Chan. Dccrmg. leaves Railroad Wharf. Poul-n ever Tuesday and Friday evening a 1 1 .1 o’clock. or on arrival ol express trains from Boston, for Bocklund, Canine. noer Colored Papers, Tissue Paper, Manila Paper, &c , o For sale by the Sheet or Ream, at the GAZETTE OFFICE. Enquire of 0. E. WILSON, No. 3 Gazette Build- ing, N orwnlk, Conn. l-lc. Scdmlck, (Silver mines), Southwest and Bar Harbor-I. llllllb “0. Jones- port and Inch-lope". Returning Morn any and Thursday. Steamer CITY OF RICHMOND. 1000 tons.Capt. Wm. 11:. Dennison. will leave some wharf every Monday. Wedncmy and Saturday cvenlnuas 11.15 o’clock, or on arrival ‘of steamboat express trains from Boston. lor Ml. Desert (Southwest and Bar Harbors), touchlng at Booklandonly, and arriving at Bar liar- bor about 10 mm. next day. Connects with steam or for Sullivan from Bar Harbor. Return- lug Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Stateroom; and through tickets can be secured at 214 Wushrn on street. J. . RICHARDSON. Boston Agent. 214 Washington street. CUSHING. GEO.L.DAY, _ . E. Gen’l Ticket Ant. . Gen’l Manager Tress. $50 and. Elaine. . ‘ 2mm day at home. Samples worth 1‘ rec. Address, Shawn A: 00”]???- Y . . ' ~,Nol'~vvalk, "45 Main Street, ICK n . o I OPENED THEIR ENTIRE LINE or ‘ \ especial attention. . ~- FALL AND WINTER CLOTHING [suusnm AUGUST 25. In anticipation of a large trade for the present season, they. have made extra efforts to obtain-an exceed-'- i’ngly- attractive stock to which. they invite Gemstock Brothers. Insurance Building, So. Norwalk. PRINTING» EN Elli N, Boots 8. Shoes -0r... Every De-cripuon. -ALSO- Trunks, Travelln Bags, Lest er and: Shoe Findings. Particular attention given to making Boots and Stain Measure. Quality, Workmanship, and Fit guaranteed first-class in cvcrypar— ticular. Prices reasonable. Eng-ope Puncher, 11 MAIN STREET, NORWALK, CONN Sign of the Golden Boos. HEADQUARTERS MA PES, ' . BO WKER, LISTER 31:05., 'AND R USSELL OOE’S FERTILIZERS. ALSO I'llIWS Ill ill. KRIIIS. SOLD .13! W. E. SMITH & 00., '15 and 17 Water Street. NORWAIIK. CT- ADVERTISING CARDS O INCLUDING All THEJICVEL'I'IES 0f the Best Designers of. BOSTON, PHILADELPHIA and NEW YORK. Ranging from cheap comicalities to Prang’s Elegant Chromo Cards. You pay your money and take your choice. GAZETTE OFFICE. HEAT A HOUSE THOROUGHLY , in name I RICHARDSON, BCYNTCN & CC 8 . GAS-‘TIGHT DUHABLE FURNACE ‘6‘; 9.! 55§=Ess E-stgg. ”233-:8" n égi‘ifi‘afl 'i n:o"§_.apo I "Lia'flzl' ' : 5W3So§~° 3: 4° 0- 32‘:°.£“I\ has“. “HOB. 833-5335" 7"-» g°u°v a Ea’Engga" e = Co 9.52 g 59' Egg-ts ‘ i: 138:» 3 '0’ ="...=3 9.2 E§=°;1 5-.» gm!» 0 .. “g- sis-'5: Sold by 3 537?;- I. W. JAQUI. J's. El: ‘35.: Norwnlk . Tush: ' g —AND- Foreign Drafts The subscribers are authorized-Agents for MESSRS; WILLIAMS 8: GUICN. For-tho sale of Passage Certificates For their Famous Iron staunnhiwfihe out and rum: Steamer-plying between New ork “33$?th promptly anywhere In GM“ Britain. sol at prevailing rates «was. A. H. Byington to 00., GAZETTE OFFICE. Denmson’s SHIPPING and intestinal TAGS. ' Printed. or Plain. ALL srzns. ALSO ' Gunman LABELS. AT THE Gazette Ofice. 'l'ax Collector's Sale. NOTICE is hereby given that the undeni‘llod Collector of Taxes, under and by virtue of a certain tax warrant, an! executed and signed b proper authority and 'rectad to the macro s nod, commondmghirn to levy and collect of GEORGE E. CARR and other persons named in the rats book,on the list to said warrant annual, their several pro. portions oftho sum total on therein stated. “It! sum being a tax or nanossmons laid upon the as- sessment lst made In 1880 by the inhabitants of the town of Norwalk, regularly and legally as- sembled, to wit, on the 10th day of December, A. D., 1880, met for the purpose ol'providlng for the indebtedness of said town,leViosupon the follow- lng described real estate of said George 11.0": situatedin town of Norwallr nd bounded as fol- lows,tow1t:-Northcrly by igwcy called Sc - moor street. East by land of imam R. Lock! wood Midland of C ester 13‘. Tollcs.Southerly by land of Alice Carr and. westerl by highwn culled Center Avenue. being fifty est ‘front on rear. and one hundred and fifty feet doc and being in No. 33 on map on file in the Town Clerk's ofilce In said Norwalk. And lshall sell at Public Auctloimu the prsml - us,hereinbsiorcdescnbed.on mommy of Oc~ lobar, A. D., 1882..at10 o’clock I. in. so much thereof as wtll raise the sumo One Dollar and thirty-live cents, that beta the proportion of the said George H. Carr. of t a sum. total in said list,togcthcr with the charges of levy solo Co cnon B. s'r. .ioma’ Tax Collector Li t 850. Dated Norwulk. August 10th, an), ls'sz.' 1 sun ENTETETEE ALL SIZES and COLORS, NEATLYPRINTED ..._AT—. VERY Low RATES,- ,GAZETTE OFFICE. v
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