Norwalk gazette, Friday, January 5, 1900 · page 11

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Mayor Bohanon called the first meet-
ing of the new South Norwalk Council
to order Tuesday night. The members
present were Jesse M. Ferris, Lester J.
Waterbury, Henry C. Sherer, Charles
P. Stevens and John Paul. Henry P.
Morgan being absent." The minutes
of the last meeting were read and ap-
proved, and the Mayor’s message was
then read by the clerk as follows:

To THE COMMON COUNCIL z—The
functiont of the office of Mayor are
closely allied with those which devolve
upon you as members of the Common
Council. For that reason our inten-
tions should be in accord, and our ef-
forts directed by a common purpose.
To that end, as your presiding officer,
I promise you my cordial co-operation
in conducting the affairs of the city,in
protecting and furthering its interests.

As the executive officer of the city
it is particularly incumben upon me to
see that obedience is rendered to law,
and the public order preserved. ‘To
this end, I ask your aid and support.

Among the statutes of this Statalis
one which requires that upon the first
day of the week all secular affairs, the
continuance of which is not made im-
perative by virtue of their nature, con-
ditions or relations, be suspended. The
enforcement of this law is demanded by
a majority of our fellow citizens. And
their demand rests not only up )n the
will of the majority, nor upon the mere
fact of legislative enactment. but upon
the ground that the statute is right and
its observance essential to the peace
and order of society, the security of our
government and the prosperity of our
people. If this contention be sanction-
ed by good reason, it admits of no ques-
tion by those who accept the public
trust, and assume to bear the symbols
of public office.

Precedents for the law may be had in
the statutes of every Christian,country
from Constantine and Theodosius to
this day. Its like has place where the
authority of the eastern church obtains,
and it characterizes the strong govern-
ments of the west whether the Catholic
or Protestantfaith prevails. The very
borders and marks of Christendom are
determined by the scope of the law
peculiar to the first day of the week.
Thus full in the weight of legislative
precedent, it necessarily carries the
authority of judicial sanction.

All history may be cited to show that
religion is an essential in the nature of
man; and the same history reveals the
fact that perverted or corrupt systems

, of religion are fatal to the development
of peoples, and to the permanence of
nations. Hence the duty of the state
to guard against religious degeneracy.
Religious degeneracy is ever marked
by perversion and desecration of times
set apart for religious observance, and
for public worship. The reason for
this is not far to seek: Where, upon
occasion of public worship and relig-
ious instruction, attendance of the
people ceases, it follows thatknowledge
of sacred things is no longer diffused;
religious sense becomes deadened in
the community; the standard of moral
life lowers; and ultimately, the result-
‘ing deadness in the spiritual or higher
relation of m L1] is answered by decay
in the entire social body. While neth-
ing is to be gained by the union of
church and state, yet all depends up
on an alliance of the political body
with that institution, the very consti-
tution of which. rests in good morals;
. for good morals are the only solid
support of free institutions,’ and the
very bulwark of public order. If hu-
man history offered a secure basis for
assertion, we may safely postulate that
never was statute penned by man more
in conformity with his social nature,
better conservative of his temporal
welfare, more consonant with the con—
ditions of his existence than that which
sanctions the christian religion and
protects christian people in their wor-
ship of the living God.

Since man is essentially a relgious
being, and since government is institu-
ted to conserve and order his temporal
relations, it. follows that government
must conform to the paramount rela-
tions of man toward God. Failure to
observe this requirement is run coun-
ter to eternal order. to pursue the
course of inevitable disaster. \Vith

. peculiar force this observation applies

to government when republican in!

character. Emanatmg, as it then does,
from the people, it bespeaksexactly
their condition of being. Here lies
the reason why a republican state is
only safe when its government ob-
tains over God-fearing men, for then
alone is it strong in the strength of the
everlasting. For a republicm pgo-r
pie to be Godless and great is in-

conceivable. If ever by our country- ,

men the service due the Supreme Rn-
er be neglected, His worship forgot-
ten, the doors of His sanctuaries clos-
ed, then is the end of the republic at
hand, its ruin accomplished; for then
it should perish.

There exists~in the. minds of some a
vague noti01 somewhat to the effect
that the design of the fathers was to
.sever all relation between church and
stite, to preclude any enactment rec—
ognizing or protecting, religious insti-
‘tutions when they planted in the holy
of our fundamental law the principle of

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religious freedom. To intelligentper-
sens reference to constitutional history
is not necessary to show the utter falsi-
E ty and absurdity of such views. The
‘ men who laid well the foundations of
i this republic were toowell versed in the
1 history of peoples, altogether too well
‘ acquainted withthe nature of govern
2 ment to mistake religious desecration
:‘for religious freedom, to countenance
iviolence in place of obedience. They
, knew full well that the virtue and hap-
piness of the citizen depended upon
religion; and that the benefits of relig-
ion could only be secured where its in-
stitutions are respected and observed
by the people: Hence the enactment
in this land, from the earliest times,
of statutes which guard against the
desecration of service due upon the
day that is the Lord’s.

Regard for the day accords with the
native sentiment of our people, while
its desecration is one of the evils at-
tending the incoming of a considerable
population alien in sentiment, and
from the imitation, by many of ourown
blood, of manners and customs which
weaken the civilizaztion of the old
world. Where a people act in accord
with ascntiment which is foreign, they
act falsely; - where the sentiment is not
only alien but false, its adoption lS
utter folly.

'Ihestatuteaccords with our system
of government, and public enforcement
is consistent with the manner in which
our public affairs are conducted. On
the first day of the week all public of-
fices are closed, the proceedings of judi-
cial tribunals are at rest, sessions of
legislative bodies are adjourned, in
fact all the ordinary functions of all
government in the land are suspended.
If there be good reason for such sus-
pension of the large and important af-
fairs of government, carrying with it,
as it does, cessation of a vast depend-
ing business, is there not equally good
reason why all other business, the do-
ing of which is not absolutely neces-
sary, should cease? .Surely the entire
machinery of the federal, state and
local government should not be kept
constantly in motion; and even so sure-
ly the wheels of‘the industrial world
should not be kept ceaselessly driving.
Were the power his, he also would con-
demn all his fellows to a life of unre-
mitting toil is unworthy of citizenship
in this republic of the free.

About the statute is all the support
which immemarial custom affords.
Well indeed is it that mankind should
celebrate those events which mark
epochs in its history. From the morn-
ing of time the message was home up-
on the seventh day that God created
the world, and for ages men observed
the Sabbath. Upon the Lord’s day,
tidings come of Him who closed the
observence of the Sabbath amidst the
awful solemity of the tombs, and who
rose from the dead, the Saviour of the
The hierarchy of Israel de-
clared: “He who violates the Sabbath
denies creation.” All Christendom
proclaims: He who violates the Lord’s
day denies the resurrection.

It hardly seems necessary to argue
the economic necesesity of the day of
rest. When we think of the ideal state
where equality of civil rights is co-.
relative with equality of economic con-
dition, We may realize the need of the
institution. The dangerof this indus-
trial age is the prevalence of a spirit of
irreverence coupled with a sense of
wrong being done. Men, at best, rest
not easy under injustice. Where there
is no hope of eternal reward to bal-
ance the burden of toil and depriva-

tion in this life, society is nor. in a con.-
dition of.safety. In the social and in-

dustrial world, as the physical,equilib—

rium is a cenditiOn of stability. Hav-
ing not even the heathen’s excuse. we

must not fOllOVV his creed. The single
thread which bridles the spirit of
greed must not be broken: the service
of the hallowed day must not give place
to a ceaseless struggle for gold. That
our social and industrial structure may
remain secure, religion must have
place among the pillars of the state,
for then only will order obtain after
the pattern of the true and the fashion

of the beautiful. , ~
To the affair of the government, I

take it, the doctrine of ethics .is' appli-
cable. A particular result of the obser-
vance of the Lord’s day by the great
body of christian people is a consider-
able cessation of business and conse-
quent freedom from toil. He who
avails himself of this fact and makes

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use of this conference of freedom in
doing violence to the day is without re-
! gard for the rights of his fellows and
unmindful of his l)wn duty as a citizen.
In human society there is a beautiful
co-relatiou of rights and duties, a more
or less perfect adjustment of the pew-
ers and obligations of its members. In
general, he who exercises a power re-
gardless of attendant obligations fails
in his duty toward the body politic. In
the event where thepower of the in-
divid ual to act at all springs iron the
fact that his other social obligations
are, for the time being, released, and
released by virtue of obedience unto
law on the part of the great citizen
body, certainly his abuse of the power.
so conferred is seriously reprehensi-
ble. Here rests the reason of that dis-
trust which those who discern truly
. feel toward such as readily avail them-
selves of the benefits of a: system the
efficacy of which their conducttepdsto
destroy; who willingly enjoy the ad-
' vantages of an order of things the P3P.

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manence of which their own actions
would impair; who, while living in a
christian community and reaping con- ;
stantl y the fruits of a christian civiliza- '
tion, are nevertheless unwilling to heed
the sanctity of christian institutions. l
Thus it seems manifest that he who 5
violates the statute is not merely guilty
of disobedience to legislative decrees, l
but of that conduct which strikes at the i
very basis of our civilization. I do nit
believe that many of those who dese-
crate the Lord’s day by taking part in
out-door sports, games of amusement
and exercise, and other like affairs,
are aware of the serious nature of their
conduct. These matters are, in and of
themselves, harmless. In fact, they
may be placed upon a basis of the nec- ;
essany as rationally as may ordinaryi
business. But in lulgence in them up- 3
on the Lord’s day, by like course of
reasoning. is even as reprehensible
as the pursuit of business. Those who -
take part in such concerns thereby
countenance change in the very nature
and character of our civilization. Ac- ,
countable, as all good citizens are, for
their conduct, the burden rests upon
them to Show that our govermental in-
stitutions are radically wrong, and that

duct of ages in growth, is neverthe-

less perverted and false. Such is the l
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of the Lord’s, day must assume, else i
abandon all pretence of squaring his l
conduct to accord with sound reason. I
Moreover, our Sunday sportsman must i
take care when he ventures to assume 2
this burded. Should he establish that i
observance of the Lord’s day is unnec-
essary, what then becomes of his op-
portunity for sport on that day? To
save that, he must establish a pre-
emptory claim, and prove that the day
should be entitled the S‘portinan’s.

So it seems clear that while of the
functions of'church and state are sep- '
arate, they are nevertheless closely in-
terrelated and exactly interacting.
Because of the very nature of man, in
the healthy social organism the two
bodies are necessarily existent and per-
fectly complimentary. Based upon
recognition of this fact, the statute is
sufficient in reason and. abundant in
wisdom. Whatsoever fault there may
be in the letter of it,-'in spirit and pur-
pose it is everlastingly right.

The first business was the election of
senior councilman. The Mayor ap-
pointed Councilmen Waterbury and

Paul as tellers and the vote was an-
nounced as follows:
Jesse M. Ferris . 4
Blank 1

A ballot was then taken for city
clerk and resulted in Joseph R. Taylor
being unanimously reelected.

The ballot for Corporation Council
showed that John H. Light received
all five votes.

The choice for Fire Inspector was
Edward V. Baker.

Collector of Assessments—James E.
Paul.

The Board of Engineers for the Fire
department nominated by‘the firemen
was confirmed as follows:

Chief E. V. Baker,——First Assistant.

D. .W. Harford,——Second Assistant
Rufus J. Smith.

Dr. Sherer was elected to the Board
of Health.

The matter of selecting a successor

to George F. Bearse on the Street Com-
mission was laid over for a month.
Councilman Henry P. Morgan’s rc-
ignation as councilman was then tztk-

en from the table andg' the city clerk

was authorized to advertise for a city
meeting to be held January 8th, to act
on the resignation.

The following chairmm the several

standing cemmittees for 1900 were then
announced by the Mayor:

Finance and Assessments, Henry C.
Sherer. , ‘

Streets Sidewalks
Charles B. Stevens. _
Fire Department and City Records,

and Sewers,

Jesse M. Ferris.
Lights and Water, John E. Paul.

City Hall, Repairs, Ordinances, Rich-
ard J. Cutbill.

Police, Public Library, Public Print-
ing, Lester J. Waterbury. '

f The Water Commissioners reported
$1,408,25 in the treasury.

A three months note for $1000.00 was
ordered drawn. - >

The city treasurer was ein§tructed to
pay the driver and assistant driVer of
the Putnam Hose wagon on the lst and
15th of each month.

$500 was vbtzd to the Street Commis-
sioaers.

On. motion of Councilman Ferris
was voted to pay the police on the lsti
and 1_5th of each month.

Councilman. Ferris moved that the
rules of order in the old ordinance
book be adopted and the council adopt.
ed them, and then'a‘djournei to Janu-

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our very civilization, although the pro- I

burden of proof which everydesecrator

..completely destroyed by fire last night.

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'British Right of seizure Not.‘
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' OUR GOVERNMENT AWAITS FACTS.

 

Department In Acting Firmly In tho '
Delugoa Affair and Will Pro- ,
tect the Rights of Amer-

lcan Trude.

WASHINGTON, J an. 3.—The state
department has received from United
States Embassador Choate at London by
cable a statement of the facts he had de-
veloped in connection with the seizure by
British warships of American goods on
the three merchant vessels, Beatrice, Ma-
shona and Maria. The goods comprised
not only flour, but miscellaneous articles
of common trade, and while they were
shipped for Lourenco -Marques in British
and German ships yet the contention of »
our officials is that they were not subject
to seizure. They could not lodge repre— ,
sentations on the subject until they were :
possessed of a knowledge of the facts, 4
but as soon 'as Mr. Choate’s statement
came to hand an instruction was cabled 2'
to him to inform the British government '
that we could not admit the right of
seizure in these cases.

This is the preliminary step usually,
taken in such negotiations. Next in order '
will be a report from our consular repre
sentative at Lourenco Marques respect-
ing the present condition of the seized or
detained goods and damage sustained.
The department is not yet fully inform-
ed on these points, though that will be
necessary to the further presentation of
the cases. It is not even known just
where the goods are or if they have all
been seized or only in part.

It will be the duty of our consulal
agent at Lourenco Marques to ascertain
and report these iacts, and he is now en- '
gaged in doing this under the original in-
structions of the state department.

While the department is acting, as it
promised in the beginning, to firmly pro-
tect all American rights of trade, it is
showing no unseemly haste in the presen-
tation of the case. The instruction tc
Mr. Choate was not a demand for the re-
lease of the goods nor yet for indemnity,
but father a precautionary notice to the
British government to save all of cm
rights in the case. It will be sufficient to
inaugurate the settlement of the matter
by negotiation, and the state department
has not the slightest doubt that the Brit-
ish authorities will make full amends to
the owners of the goods when the facts
are all laid befom it.

Public Debt Decreases.

IVASHINGTON, Jan. 3.—-Thc month;
l_v statement of the public debt shows
that at the close of business Dec. 30 the
debt, less cash in the treasury, amounted
to $1,134,300.007. :1 decrease for the
month of $5,791,824. This decrease is
largely accounted for by the purchase of
bonds during the month. The debt is re-
capitulated as follows: Interest bearing
debt, $1,026,772,320; debt on which in-
terest has ceased since maturity. $1,208,-
500; debt bearing no interest. $389,914.-
649; total, $1,417,894AGO. This amount,
however, does not include $686,979,403 in
certificates and treasury notes outstand-
ing. wlliclllare offset by an equal amount
of cash on hand.

Landslide at Mare Island.

VALLEJO, Cal, Jan. 3.-—-A serious
landslide has occurred on the water front
of Mare Island, as a result of which 150
feet of the sea wall slid into the bay,
carrying with it tons of granite work, ce-
ment and earth and loosening up fully
500 feet more of the wall. The break is
believed to be due to the fact that heavy
rains of the past few days had so filled
the soil back of the embankment with
water that the pressure could not be
withstood. It is estimated that the actual
damage in money caused by the land-
slide will be $75,000, to say nothing of
the loss of time.

Western New York Snow Bound.

DUNKIRK, N. Y., Jan. 3.——-A fearful
blizrcrd is raging in Chautauqua county.
Kc i :.ins have reached Dunkirk on the
Western New York and Pennsylvania
road, as the drifts between Mayville and
Silver Creek are ten feet deep. Trains of
the Nickel Plate road are using the
tracks of the Lake Shore between Brock-
ton and Buffalo. Lake Shore trains are
getting through, but are late about two
hours. Traflic "over several stage routes
is blocked. In many places the snow is
six feet deep on a level.

Destroying Mint Dies.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 3.—Thc wori
of demolishing the steel dies that coined
the output of the United States mints
during 1899 has been commenced in the
blacksmith shop of the mint here. Exact-
ly 1,070 dies representing the money
coined in this city were destroyed. The
dies used at the New Orleans mint will
also be rendered useless. Those from San
Francisco have not yet arrived. Every
die used by the United States mints is en-

graved and destroyed in this city.

 

M. Buffet Guilty.

PARIS, Jan. 3.—The senate, sitting as
a high court, interrupted its- delibera-
tions yesterday and announced that it
had decided by a vote of 148 to 48 that
M. Buffet was guilty, with extenuating
circumstances: that it acquitted MM.
Godefroy and Do Vaux owing to the
large minority. in their favor and that it
acquitted MM. Sabrun and De Ramel.
The court then adjourned without arriv-
ing at a decision respecting MM. Gucrin
and Deroulcde. '

Invalid B'urned to Death.

DUBOIS, Pa., Jan. 3.—Mrs. Claude
Miller of Ridgcwny, an invalid and own
ble to move from her bed, was burned to
death Monday night. She was alone in
the house when the fire broke out, and
though desperate efforts were made to
rescue the unfortunate woman the flames
had gained such headway that entrance
to the building was impossible.

 

 

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' Sawmills Destroyed.-

COUDERSPORT, Pa; Jan. 3.—The
two large sawmills of the Lackawanna
Lumber company at Cross Forks were

Feur hundred men are thrown out of
employment. The mills were the princi-
pal industry of the town. Loss is esti-
mated at $40,000. ‘

. Noted Photographer Dead.
’ BOSTON, Jan. _3.—Benjamiu French.
a veteran ph‘Otogl-aphcr of this city- and.

 

len'se's, bas just diedya'gved-xSOyeara, the
result of a complication of diseases. ‘

 

‘ posal, but ultimately to be a ship canal E

' end, at Lockport, 1113., and will notqreach,

GREAT ‘oANAL' OPEN.

The Chicago Drainage Ditch Flooded
letl'l Water.

CHICAGO, Jan. 3.—The $33,000,000

canal, at present-v used for sewage 'dis- ,

also, is in use after seven years of hard ‘
work by the trustees of the sanitary dis—
trict, which is the name of a corporation
including the larger part of the city of
Chicago and many of its suburbs. At
least the Chicago end of it is in use, but
the water has not yet reached the other

it for several days.
.Probably never before has the comple-
tion of a. public work of such magnitude
been marked with such absolute lack of
ceremony. ~There were no speeches, no
exercises and no cheering. About 8 a. m.
the sanitary district trustees and engi-
neer gathered at the scene. Besides a
few workmen, there were not a dozen
spectators present. There was ho grand
rush of water, to be followed by the '
cheers of spectators. Indeed, the open— "
ing of the canal resembled more the tiny
stream of water that flowed over the '
Holland dike and grew larger and larger
until it swept a great hole in the wall of
earth. That is the way the great canal
opened. This method was used to avoid
the danger of a sudden rush of waters, .
but it robbed the opening of all impress-
iveness. ‘ '
The canal had been built to- carry 300,-
000 cubic feet a minute, but only about
50,000 feet a minute will be admitted un-
til the channel is full.

 

 

KENTUCKY POLITICS.

Governor Taylor's Message—Black-
burn Elected to the Senate.

FRANKFORT, Ky., Jan. 3.—-Govern-
or W. S. Taylor submitted a- message of
over 7,000 words, covering state affairs,
and presenting elaborate reasons for the
repeal of the Goebel election law, which .
he called the “infamy of 1898 that had
demoralizcd, disturbed and disgraced the E
state."

After four years of retirement formel :
Senator Joseph Clay Styles Blackburn
was chosen by the joint caucus of thei
Democratic members of the legislature.
as the successor of Senator William Lind- i
say in the United States senate. Not-3
withstanding Blackburn’s nomination
was a foregone conclusion and his'elec-
tion morally certain, the proceedings of
the caucus were enacted in the presence
of a galaxy of Kentucky beauty and a
dense throng of admirers.

John H. “’hallen, who is accused by
Senator S. B. Marrell of having attempt-
ed to bribe him by offering him $4,500 tr.
vote against Goebel in the gubernatorial
contest, has arrived here and given bond
in the sum of $10,000.

 

 

CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

 

The Pennsylvania railroad system of
pensions went into effect.

A movement has been started to con.
solidate the milk companies of Chicago.

Commissioner General Peck announced
that 7,000 firms of this country would
have exhibits at the Paris exposition.

Ten villages were reported destroyed
by an earthquake in the Achalkalak dis.
trict of the government of Tiflis, Russia

It was said in Washington that 2,80C
troops are to be withdrawn from Cuba
and the number of military departments
reduced to two. ’

Treasurer of the United States Roberts
said the distribution of internal revenue
receipts to the first group of banks would
be completed in about eight days.

 

“'12:: up finned Werner.

ALBANY, Jan. 2;.-Governor Roosevelt
has stated tha: he took special pleasure
in designating Justice William E. Wer-
ner as an associate justice of the court
of appeals as a well earned recognition of
the services he rendered as presiding jus
tice at the sessions of the special grant
jury which indicted violators of the elec-
tion law in New York city at the late.
election. The governor said that it was
a very difiicult matter to secure convic
tions in cases of this character. In this
instance, with 40 indictments and 20 con-
victions, some of the offenders receiving
terms as long as five years, the work 0)
Judge Werner was deserving the highest
commendation. - .

Old Egyptian Porcelain.

The question Whether the ancient
Egyptians made porcelain seems to
have been settled at last. Specimens
heretofore found were pronounced of
Chinese origin by experts, but a frag-
ment of a statuette recently found
near Memphis is declared to be real

 

Egyptian by Chatelier.—N. Y. JournaL J

INIXON FOR SPEAKER.

New York Legislature" Choosel It.
Officers. ‘ .

ALBANY, Jan. 3.—-The Republican
assembly caucus last night was presided
over by James T. Rogers of Broom‘eg
The following nominations, all Of which
were confirmed by election today'fiwe-re '

 

made: . ~

Speaker, S. Fred Nixon of Chautau-
qua; _clerk, A. E. Baxter okaemung’;
pilglnmpal doorkeeper, Thomas F. Murphy
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keeper, Charles R. Houghtaling'of‘ Al-
bany; second assistant doo'rkeeper, Roar
well B. Warren of W'ashingtbn;steno‘g- '
rapher, H. C. Lammert of Kings. ..

The Democratic caucaus of assembly-
men made these nominations:

Speaker, J. Franklin Barnes of Schuy-
ler; sergeant-at-arms, Jeremiah Burns of-

New York; clerk, William Leonard of ‘

New York; doorkeeper, Thomas J. Bill-11’

of New York; first assistant doorkeeper, "’

Henry Christie of Rockland; second abs?
sistant doorkeeper, Dennis McTighe:
Erie; stenographer, Caleb Redfern

New York. , . .

 

Thick Ice In the Hui-on. '
RHINELLIFF, N. ”2., Jan. '3.-—,Thu_
cold wave which entered the Hudson
valley :1 week ago still holds sway. The
ice in the river opposite this pince is
from five to six inches thick and of a".
fine quality. The Consumers’ Iée com-
pany and the many private concerns
along the upper Hudson are preparing '
commence operations. It is estimated1
that nearly one-third of the ice stored
last winter still remains in the houses.
Iceboats have made their appearance)”

Several owners of yachts are out with .

their boats enjoying the sport.

 

Ice mail: ‘81 Niagara.
BUFFALO, J an. 3.——An ice bridge has
formed in the gorge at Niagara Falls just
above the upper steel arch bridge, but

it is doubtful Whether it will develop ‘"

strength enough to bear any considerable
weight. Superintendent Welch says it it
the earliest bridge that has formed with-
in his recollection, although bridges have
formed between Jan. 8 and 10. The ice
scenery in the park is the finest in years.

Fatal Wuterbuck Explosions.

BRIDGETON, N. J._. Jan. "ii—Tho wa-
terback in the home of Samuel Cossa-
boon exploded yesterday, blowing the
range to atoms and wrecking the kitchen
A baby asleep in a cradle was instantly
killed. Tilly Hogate. who was terribly
injured by the explosion of n waterback
in the home of \Villiam Bennett, is dy-
mg.

 

 

TNA INSURANCE CD. of Hartford
Incorporated 1812. Charter oerpetua

Capitaland Assots,$8,902.222.m.

[sure-s against loss and damage by FIRE
terms adapted to the hazard andconsistle
withthelawsofcompensation

COWLES & MERRILL
SoleaeentsforNorwalkandvicinitv

 

ADAM. EXPRESS COMPANY

Low Rates.

Main Ofliceldepot South'Norwalk f
L. HUN'I‘..~\2ent.

The Nirvall Fire Insular Ci

HasnowCompleted to
320. SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS YEAR ,

And has notoutstanding a dollar of unni
losses or claims for losses. 1V0 soun com
pang, insures for less

A. G.MeIlwalne . Pres..G. B. St. John.Vice-Pr"
F. E .Shaw. Sec. Geo. R, Cowfls,Besident S

 

 

ETERL. QUIGE, Florist andNUrsery
man quon Avenue. north of Union

Cemterv Norwalk. Conn. Dealer in cream,
House of. Houspand Bedding and Vega
ablePlants.lFruit and Ornamental Trerg
hubbery. Vines, Cut Flowers. alwaysI o
and.and all sorts of designs in flowur: ar .
anced toordcr. _

Grading and refillmecemeter) lotsat
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Raymond &Son.

Successorsto Georgefl Raymond
Furniture Dealers and
General Funeral Directors"
46am! 48 Main St, llorwalll, conn.
Residence, Barkelev Place.

telephone No 77-4.

 

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NEARLY

FIFTY-EEIGHT

YEARS OLD. 7 .,

It’s '8 long life but devotion to the

ew York city; first assistant (1001‘? '

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. Prompt Deliver .
E h'racnh Office. Norwalk,'nt Morris Benedict

 

true interests and prosperity 'of the
American People has won for it new
friends as the. years rolled by and
the original members of its family
passed to their reward, and these:
admirers are loyal and steadfast to-

day, with faith in its teachings, and ..

confidence in the ir formation which
it brings to their homes and fire
sides. '

As a natural consequence it one,

joys in its old age all the-vitality and vigor of its youth, strengthened
and ripened by the experiences of over half a century,
It has lived on its merits, and on the cordial support of progress- ‘

ive Amelicans.

It is the “The New York

Weekly Tribune,” acknowledged the coun-" ,

try over as‘Vt-he leading National Family Newspaper.
Recognizing its value to those who desi c all of the news of the
' State and Nation, the publisher of the NORWALK GAZETTE (your own,
favorite home paper) has entered into an alliance with the New York
Weekly Tribune which enables him to furnish both papers at the tri-

fling cost of $1.00 per year.-

Every farmer and every villager owes to himself, to his family, and
to the community in which he lives a cordial support fit his local news- '
paper, as it works constantly and untiringly for his interests in every
way, brings to his home all the news and happenings of his neighbor
hood, the doings of his friends, the condition and prospects of differ-
ent crops, the prices in home markets, and, in fact, is a weekly visitor '

' -. which. should be found in every wide-awake progressive» fur i1 ‘

Just think of it Both of ‘theso papers for only 81.00 a year.

Send all subscriptions to tho «omni’ Norwallr, Conn.

 
 

 

 

 

 

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