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NOBWALK. December 0. 1895.
.new church subscribers—Dear
'f From the moment we undertook
the new church enter rise until
in accogd
juice with them
, So we have given you
1 £1,710 rejoice as frequently as possi-
pleasant secrets.
, | with this custom which shall
merino” movements to the end, 1
Win card to inform you that
, , y morning a peculiarly inter-
announcement will be made cou-
was
at we have Ignored
On e
. attire.
e have kept no
new church matters.
Your pastor, A. s. Kay'sssou.
above 'notlce sent out on a postal
Saturday by the pastor of the FirstM.
hreh.ar0used acuriosity that brought
attendance at the nursing service
proceeded in the usual oi‘iler‘ lin-
‘ the sermon, when an announcement
_ made that still further exhibits the
"Mrs. Eben Hill feels for her church,
thogcneroeity she bestows upon it,
‘ by this last donation of hers is placed
itheydlsposal of the trustees of the
, h'n alto for the new edifice that is
that could possibly be desired adequate
all requirements. and in a location
7 mporaneous with the earliest history
most sacred associations
hodism in the town, and in fact in
Ehgland.
séfler the opening services, in which
choir sang two anthems with more
usual expression it seemed, .\lr.
,vauagh spoke as folloyvs upon the sub-
‘whleh is so near his heart and for
loll he has labored so zealously and
~ tually. as follows:
,‘nlso, as lively stones—I Peter il., 5.
is lan cage was used by the apostle
escrlhing the church of Jesus
t. Lively stones, living stones are
members of His church. That
_ the opposite of death and stag-
The church of St. Paul’s and St.
- ’a time was an active, progressive,
. ead institution. It pushed out along
lines of Christian work. It was spir-
for they rejoiced that they were
wed not by corruptible things, such
ver and gold, but by the precious
a“ - . of Christ as of a lamb without spot,
. Skirmish.” It was a charitable church, ‘
j_'_ the poor saints were not neglected. it
in
' ac, '0
0|].
a cultivated church, for although in
Lane:
inon in their sociability and love.
. fit a cheerful giver.
‘ou see the early church pushed out
g all lines; in a word. it was a living.
1y. thriving, working church. There-
. t grew with wonderful rapidity. its
ibers went everywhere preaching the
- and wherever they Went its life
fl elity expressed itself in practically
Maine
1 fume—spirituality,charity.
titre, sociology and finance.
falong the same old original lines.
Vaswheua dron ht comes the wells.
streams and rivu ets dry up and the
. shrink back to their channels; but
nthe rains begin to fall the old chun-
are utilizedags’ln, and once more the
streams and rivulets and wells rejoice i . ,
of kings to i made With the cxpresscddesue that we go
“the cup-bearenpf the king
‘Elllllilllll.
W Announcement am
of
es of the‘schools most of the fathers
- unlearued or ignorant men, yet there
, mental giants among them, begin-
with the man who spoke as neVer
: v, spake. Indeed, the literature of the
, was the literature of the
h. "It was a social church, too, for
Zeven went so far as to have all things
t
financial, also, for the very best plan
hurch support is found in epistles of
Paul, where he tells the people to lay
.uor set apart for the Lord and His Work
. ething on the first day of each week.
do it not grudgingly, for the Lord
Yet
ha": been periods in the history of
church of great dearth, and therefore
:1 inactivity; but when the church
either activity always manifested
Where Items load 1’“ follow.
Arid, mm]? rlifl‘ r i?“ trust
IV. II n 0 :0!
hi “"2 "he king-e. He kmows"
Since that memorable Sunday—the
closing Sunday of the last conference year
we have felt that in a very I led sense
the Lord was leading and d reeling the
new project. As the months have passed
the conviction has become deeper and
deeper. The great libsrallty of the people
do on the moat trying period of the hard
times, in promising to contribute duro
ing this year fifteen thousand dollars
is remarkable. ' lied our pledges extended
over two or more years it would have
been comparatively eas to have raised a
much larger amount~ ut although the
term was one year, the people, with the
- assistance of a few friends not members
of this church, subscribed the full amount,
and did it cheerfully. This, with the
promise of Mrs. Hill, made a subscription
of 830.000,}ralynblc in one year. or so far
as Mrs. ii is concerned, payable as
quick as you please. Alreadyi of the
thirty thousand subscribed by, rs. Hill
and the other contributors, over ten
thousand dollars are paid in. Does not
that remarkable subscription in "hard
times” point directly to tits Lord’s hand.
so that we are compelled to exclaiin, "It
is the Lord'ii doings, and it is wonderful
in our sight?"
But that is not all, for the Lord is still
leading on. Witness the great and in-
creasing interest in the new church pro-
ject by the people. This is demonstrated
by the support which is accorded any-
thln looking towards the new church.
Best es being a material benefit to us, the
new church building will also beaspirit—
uni and social blessing, for the people are
haviugamind to Work, and are at the
same time consecratlug their money to the
Lord and themselves to the work. And
thus the church is being prepared socially
and spiritually to enter at once into the
new church and into a larger and more
ng rcssive work for the Master.
at the Lord's band is still leading
on. A few weeks ago some of us were
sad and disappointed when we learned
that in the recent survey of the adjoining
property of Mr. and Miss Seymour it was
decided not to cut a street through the
property by our northern boundary. Had
a street been there it would have given us
afair amount of room. the building be-
ing erected on the corner. Mr. and Miss
Seymour did not dream that the absence
of u street at this point would at all cf-
fcct us, and when they learned our cm-
burrmsstncnt were anxious at once to come
to our relief. (Blends and darkness Si‘l'll.
ed to surround us, but soon the Lord‘s
familiar hand appeared. And now I hav:
no doubt but that the omission of the
street where we expected it. to be was in
accord with His will. He had larger
things in store for us (ban our 'most
sanguine hopes ever reached after. I t was
His plan that we should have not only a
place barely large enough to accommo.
date us, but that We should have the
most ample surroundings of any church
mall these parts. That the old mother
church, that has given to Methodism
three sturdy and beautiful daughters.
should in her old age rem-w her youth
and upon a larger foundation and with
ample proportions redouble lier energy
and far outdo in the future lier achieve
meats in the past. This seems to be God‘s
will concerning the First Methodist Epls.
copal church.
Now let me trace the history of these
past weeks. Mr. Eben liill. representing
his mother and no doubt the good wishes
of the family, begun casting around to
increase our land area. Various propo-
sitions were made to. Mr. and Miss Sey»
mour,looking towards a purchase. We were
favored in this that in approaching M .
. and Miss Seymour we were dealing with
as warm friends as this church can boast
of. This was the church of which their
uncle, Rev. William Thatcher, was pastor
in loll). This was the church of their
mother’s loveanduone the less of their
oWn. Mrs. Hill’s generosity and Mr. and
Miss Seymour's affection for our church
were brought to router with the following
result:We shall iiive abundant room for a
splendid church building. Mrs. Hill has
secured a lot to the north of our present
church—4!. sixty foot lot »wliicli, with our
present property-will give us a. frontage
on “'cst avenue of about one hundred
and forty—seven feet. She has also secur-
ed tlircc lots and the greater portion of a
fourth lot in the rear of the church, hav.
ing a frontage of one hundred and seven-
ty-six feet on the new, street which runs
along by the gas house. All this prnpcrty
she \has purchased in order that the
church, which outside her family ,is her
highest joy, might have as fine and as
liberal surroundings as any church in the
state.
What would Rev. Jesse Lee think who,
a little over a hundred years ago, found it
impossible to secure a place where he
might preach a gospel sermon in Norwalk
could he look upon the large preparations
which are being made in this town for the
church which. through Jesus Christ, he
founded. “‘c know not what Jesse Lee
would think. but We know our Master's
thought—“Go forward with my work. and
solam with you always." ’ his gift is
thirsty children. That’s the history of forward as speedily as possible with the
church.
work. it. is only right thutl should say
again which we are living is not here that in this transaction Mr. Eben
(dearth, but one of immense activ-
lllill.chairmau of our board of trustees,
The streams and rivers are overllow- has entered with all the enthusiasm of his
their banks with the water of life
thirsty multitudes. The ancient
-chnrch,built of living, lively stones,
Multiplying ways.
are many ways that a living
- ‘prmesitsiite today. It will be
Will ibupirltuality, in its missionary
The denominations that are most
as!
y l. t will be seen in its progres-
of Christianity, and last of
in," its architectural equipments.
’ tual life increases and
and material blessings keep pace,
m a desire to do our work for the
We can worship God
., Q or a cellar; but if we are to
. ', thewofld forChrist we shall need
. implements and the most at-
. and ‘ winning surroundings.
.1 by the natural impulse of the
Christiauchurch is to have and to
thehesttani most complete hop-e
worship that their pocket-book
”it. Thank God this is a living,
. ‘ , we assigns of the:‘ lit;
, ~ u p oragrea an
. l ’9‘!”
' ”“ step the directing hand of
A notcalled your attention with
ht for nlteawhilc to this sub-
:2 I do IIno now
. inlay .rejoice toget er as we
the- Lord’s hand. We a
”the hurdle hand in the affairs of
an: 3 the aflaiil-a of lglsflch'urcih
' sages. wan a-
h it indSout: Nofik.
nearer the an a er
0- -hutl wlewwlt a w-
erwe.msyseeHls ‘
. salutes and Pan and
gWesleynaw it. lws‘it'to
h,-as we have seen. was a living,
normal condition was activity-*7
which showed itself in multipli~
missionary are the most church.
P91“
, under conditions the most favorai
in a hovel. or ' dren.
and our desires and alerts I It woul
tyare moving steadily towards .me tremble to think of being so near the
eighteen hundred '
for mature into the plans and wishes of his
' mother, desiring to place this church upon
3the strongest and broadest foundation
Ipossible for future usefulness, and this
purpose not only expressed the desire of
lhis mother and his own. but
that of the members of the
faiuil as well. And new
that have set this matter before you, is
1there any one that doubts or questions
lthe ha’ud of God in the affairs of His
.Contemplnte not less His pre-
,sence in the pillar of cloud and of fire in
the past: but believe more in his presence
today in the affairs of life and of His
church. . '
'. But here let me ask what of the coming
,months? Some of God’s best plans have
;been‘ spoiled by his thoughtless chil-
Let us beware. A, little self»
{denial ,, and the work shall go
forward next sprin . If it were possible
to begin to select p ans at once, we could
scarcely begin to build by April 1st.
There must be so. mflch planning and
comparing of plans that it will take sev-
,eralmbnths to get ready. And yet we
cannot begin to secure plans until the
l greater (part of the thirty thousand is in.
not be wise to do so. It makes
'goal, and then the possibility of failure.
is it not possible for those who have
1 . we are movingimsds the largest subscriptions to follow
. thatgcalltisinteresting‘to note lthe example of the mp3 who have al‘
8
t
ready redeemed their p es in full?
I plead for two-thirds of. the entire
amount by the second week in January.
One-third :3 already in. I plead for the
second thi ' . The new enterprise must
of necessity be postponed unless the
money comes in at once. ' Possibl you
say my year is not up until Ju y 1st.
True, and mine is not either, and the
ye‘aris not up for the fifty who have al-
ready din full, and yet they‘ have de-
nled t emseives. some taking a
of their little savings out of the ban in
doing so. I want two-thirds of the mo
theseoond week inJanuary. I want t
,aow if you ” can' give .
‘VWould‘yeu thank Mrs. Bill in a way that
recognisellis presence and hi! able to sing: '
will please her most, read her word that
by the second Week of Januar you will
no your subscriptions in fu l or two-
th rd- of it at least. Tell her on want
this work to go forward for wh ch she in
giving and praying.
At the conclusion of the sermon he read
the following letter.
Souru Nonwaut, Conn,
December 7, 1305.
Dean Bitumen stasson: It is not
necessary for moto remind on of the
great interest myl mother to es in the
new church and er earnest desire that
the work
sible.
Aqurstion has been raised as to suf-
ficient land to properly locate the new
edifice and have the room desired for ap—
preaches and surroundings. 'l‘hat matter
s settled. By reason of the generous
concessions of Mr. and Mlss'Seymour and
the urchase by my mother, we will have
allt elund needful. The deeds passed
Friday to the tract bounded on the north
bya ine sixty feet north of our pres-'
ent property and on the east by the new
hi hway in the rear of the church.
‘his is at the service of your committee
to make such disposition as is required by
the needs of the new church.
Yours very truly,
E. Him.
Thomas l. Raymond moved the passage
of a vote of thanks to Mrs. lllll and Mr.
and Miss Seymour, supplementing the
motion with the kindllcst expressions of.
regard for the generous donors of the
property. and exhorting the church to go
forward and make the most of its auspi-
cious oppoltunity to provide a new place
of worship for its people. His motion
was seconded with appropriate remarks
by Charles E. Seymour and Charles F.
Bullock, the first gentleman calling for
God’s blessing upon Mrs. Hill, and the
second referring with much feeling to the
many dear memories of the old church.
poloncl Russell Frost, who, as counsel
for ,Mr. and Miss Seymour. very clfectiVely
assisted in the negotiations for the prop-
erty, while he. conscientiously served his
Mr.
liavanugli‘s efforts. was asked by Mr.
clients, also greatly facilitated
Karimagb to say a word. lie spoke of
the great pleasure it was to him to
be of assistance in so laudable an
enterprise. and complimented Mr. Havan-
agli upon his business tact and ability.
Mr. Kuvanagli then put the motion of
thanks, add it passed unanimously by a
He called for thanks to lliui
to whom thank-i were this more than to
rising vote.
all others, by the singing of the lloxology,
and the congregation joined most heartily.
it will be seen by the statements made
by Mr. Kavanagh in his published remarks
above. that this society now has all that
can bi: desir'éd for a church site. This
donation increases Mrs. llill's first iniini~
licent subscription of Simon) to $19,501). it
only remains for those who have sub-
scribed an equal amount with Mrs. Hill's
first ’subscription to place it at the dis-
posal of the committee to authorize the
church society to' proceed at. once with
Till.» Mr.
liavaungh hopes to secure by the second
plans for the new building.
edifice will be started by the first of next
April and completed as soon as possible.
We have faith to believe that Mr. Kara—
nagh willenjoy theplcasiiircof his hope
realized. and that within anotliyr year
Norwnllt will have added in its places of
worship one that will be commensurate
with the needs of the First. Methodist
society, one that will be a joy and blessing
to its members and this community, one
fully abreast with the times, and one in
which the whole within have a pride.
. At the evening service the church was
filled to listen to Mr. Kavanagh‘s eleventh
sermon on "Pilgrim's Progress," which
was, to many, the best yet in the course,
and delightfully introduced by two sweet-
ly rendered anthems by the choir. and
followed by “Eternity," most i-xprcssively
sung by Mr. Comstock.
, Scuih Norwalli Baptist
Yesterday morning, in the South Nor-
walk Baptist church. the pastor, the ltev.
ll. 0. Sherwood, spoke on the business of
the church, mostly from a iiuhncialstand-
point. The Junior Young People's Socie-
Christian Endeavor meeting at 5
o clock was an interesting one. "Rev. l-‘.
V. Atkinson, of Rowayton, spoke to the
little folks. The Young People’s Society
Christian Endeavor meeting at 6 o'clock
wasatemperance meetingde’d by Mrs.D.R.
Robinson. The evening sermon preached
by the pastor was an earnest one. liis
theme was "The New Chreh." it. was
the last in the series on the general t0pic,
“Some Things New Under the Sun." The
anthems by the choir both morning and
evening, and a bass solo by Mr. More-
house in the evening, were well rendered.
Nonnlk Csngregsiional.
Be ' T. K. Noble preached from the
thame,,"Revivals as Related to the, Life
and Growth of the Church,”at the Nor»
walk Congregational church, yesterday.
He emphathized the fact that revivals
have a normal place in God's plnn'for the
evangelization of the world and traced in
detailthe historic effect of‘revivals upon
the church and the community. in the
evening he , spoke upon “Comfortless
Beds," taking for his text Isaiah xxviii. 20.
teeth Israeli congregational. '
Rev. Homer N. Dunning occupied the
pulpit or the South Norwalk =~ Congrega:
. a'
rr "
lional
go formtrd as rapidly as is pos- .
week in January, and if that is done the
church, yesterday, and. delivered, night in Germauia Hall.
twp very scholarly and interesting ser
mans. Ills morning topic was, ”Con--
Mditlon of Spiritual Revival," and the text
from Acts il., 1: “And when the day of
Pentecost was fully come, they were all
withone accord in one place." In the
evening the subject was, “The Law of
Spiritual Influence." Next Sunday Rev.
D. M. Seward will preach. The pastor
expects to return home the middle of the
week. ‘ ,‘ ' ‘
. Brace Episcopal.
Rev. S. H. Watkins was assisted yester'
daymorning, in conducting the services
at Grace church, by T. W. Meriwether,
the regular lay render of the parish.
Last night Rev. W. E. Hooker, of St.
Mark’s Episcopal church, Wilton, deliver-
ed uu address. Mr. Watkins has not yet
fully recovered from his illness. His 'par-
ishioners and friends, hOcher, are pleas-
lie is able towconduct services.
the
ght, preceding the‘aervice, be ad-
dre ed a large confirmation .class.>_A
meeting of the Fairlie-Id county clerical:
association is being held in the church to-
day.
TWIN CITY FOLKS.
Pleasant Paragraphs About the Coming and
' Going of Item": People.
Samuel Wank, of Waterbury, nephew
of Mr. and Mrs. Krieger, of Clay street,
has been-spending a few days in South
Norwaik. .
General and Mrs. James Jourdan and
daughter Emma, of Brooklyn, have been
gueets of Mrs. Burr Knapp, Washington
street. ' ' .
Louis M. Sagal, of Waterbury, was the
guest,yesterday, of 1-). 1’. H. Capron, of
the Billiard Academy, Washington street.
Joseph Smith, formerly high sheriff of
Alabama, has been spending a few days
in South Norwalk, doing detective work.
Mrs. Samuel Marsh Seymour. of Com
cord street, is entertaining Miss Tillie
Fauton. of Newark, New Jersey.
Mr. and Mrs. James ilnll, of Ho: (‘ity
Hotel, are attending the funeral of Mr.
Williams in Westport, today.
Miss ll. Edna Sherwood spent Sunday
with her grandmother, Mrs. Charles H.
Kciiiper. in Westport.
Mrs. Howard D. Smith, of lildgeflclil.
spent Sunday with Miss May Q. Smith. of
Chestnut street. '
Mrs. J. Milton Coburu, of South Main
street, is spending a few days in New
York.
Fred Betta, of \‘ew York, formerly of
Norwalk, was in town Saturday.
l‘red Brady, of .lit-rkcley street. is a
guest of friends in Pennsylvania.
Miss Carrie “'blcott, of Springfield, is
spciu'iug a few days in South Norwalk.
Mrs. W. S. Sturtevaut, of lilmwood
avenue. is visiting in Nfiv York for a few
days.
John K. Hyatt, of New York. was in
town over Sunday. -
‘ ‘W. H. Aiken. of tlic liostnu store, spent
Sunday in the metropolis.
. ______________________
s'Mr. ll. Krii-ger. of So. Norwaik. who
for the last thirty years has been conduct-
ing‘a flrsticlmzs millincry and cloak store,
hasarraiigcda special lialf sale for the
holiday season. Mr. Krieger desires to
dispose of a larger portion of his stock be
fore the begin ingot the new year, and
to accomplish his he has reduced all of
hisitrimiued hats and cloaks to half their
former price. He calls special attention
to the fact that while his prices have al-
ways been considerably lowcr than times
of his competitors, the present rc-
iluctiou furnishes an iiuexauipled oppor-
tunity for all desiring to purchase strictly
reliable goods at prices never heard of
before-
Trinity Sunday School Entertainment
Those who attended the dress rehearsal
of the Trinity Sunday school in Arlen
llall, Saturday afternoon. are unanimous
in the opinion that the affair tomorrow
night will be one of the mopt attractive
juvenile entertainments seen in town.
The charming little Operetta, with the
little, lath ' ‘uiamhflaumes. the
graccfu ' rid fd t'astib-‘blpsydance. the
vocal solos and banjo ducts. all combine
to make an evening‘s entertainment
which, when the small price of admission
is considered, no one can afford to miss.
The refreshment committee requests us
to state that at the close of the evening's
entertainment theywill be‘prcpared to
furnish cake and cream to any one in the
audience. and in my quanity that they
may desire to pay fo -- '
Gentleman James locked up for Vacancy.
James Ella, a vagrant, stationed him-
self at the corner of Main and Wall
streets, Saturday afternoon, and asked
for .alms. Philanthropists were scarcso
however. He then drifted upstairs to the
flat occupied by Mrs. J. W. Bogardus. He
asked for something to eat and was offer—
ed bread and coffee. He refused this, de-
manding meat and cake. Mrs. Bogardns
slammed the door in his face and locked
it. The tramp kicked the door and then
ran down stairs. Mrs. Bogardus notified
Chief of Pelice‘Bradley, who found Ella
curled up behind the stove' in llogan’fi
saloon. " lie hustled him to ‘the lockup.
In the Town Court, this morning, Justice
Hubbell fined Ella $10 and costs.
Closing the Deal.
Steinliart & Son, d the West Side Silk
Mills, of New York. are in tbwn today,
closing the deal for their factory on
Water street, South Norwalk, with
JosephyA. Pratt, owner of the building.
There is now no doubt that the firm will
locate in Norwalk. An additional $100
was received from Roth 8:. Goldscdmidt
ohms-2o: ' ‘~
",liumboldt Lodge will meet Thursday
. -1..—»..-.. ”a¢.t-h.
i
lll00EilEl0lN FLAMES.
A Fire Which Threatened i0 Destroy
the Center of the Village.
THE L088 PLAOE0 Al 75,000.
*—
The Burned Section is on the Eastern Side of
the Iain Street, and Extends About Seven
Hundred Feel—Danton Sends a Help-
ing fiend.
iiiw:i-:iru-:i.n.(innit. Dealt—A fire which
started late last night threatened to de-
stroy the come center of the town. The
flrc originated in the big wooden block
owned by (.4. S. Huge, on Main street.
Ily ll o‘clock the flames haul coiisumod
the block and is minutes later had attack
ed the town hall. on the opposite side of
Bailey avenue.
Adjacent to the Gaza block was a small
frame building. in which was the Western
Union telegraph ulllco. The" came the
grocery ston- of llarhito iv Valdvn and a
few residences. 'I‘licsu buildings wore
completely destroyed.
0n lfiillcy atomic. to the west and ten.
of the lingo him-k, was a rowel wooden
buildings recently built. Tho-‘0 Were all
burned, together with Scott‘s stable. a
big. new wooden building.
Up the south side of the town hall. on
Main slrnet, was iliobuilding occupied by
the llidgclli-Id Press, a residence, twi:
stores, one occupied by Mr. Hilbert, which
were partially destroyed. In Gilbert's
store was tho central station of the South
ern New England Telephone company,
which the operator was obliged to abun-
don. thus cutting off communication.
'nu: Loss $75.01».
litmus-um), Dec. 'J—At 2:30 o'clock this
morning the fire was under control; it had
burned itselfout. The loss, all told, by
a conservative estimate, is SZJJHL The
business Center of the town lies in ruins.
The block in which is Barbitc rk‘ Vald-
en's grocery store, the Western l'nion
Telegraph oflice, the general store of
licd'i'ent & Mead, the town hall, the Ma.
sonic building, which is the odice of tlie
ltidg clield Press. a small barber sliop,(}il—
bert's store in which is the office of South-
0“) Newbiugluud Tell-phone company, and
Scott’s drug store. with residence oven
fiend. u’crc completely distroyed. The
principalcliut'i'li on the Opposite sidi- of
the street caught, but the flames were
extinguished. Scott‘s and \Vliiilock‘s liv-
ery stables were both in danger but were
saved by the heroic work of the volunteer
firemen. _ -
All communication from the village by
telegraph or telephone is cut off. The
nearest point by which communication
can be had is from a half way house, four
miles out of the village, betwaen the vil-
lage and Danbury.
The burned section is on the eastern
side of the main street and extends about
Too feel. it. took but a few minutes to
bring the greater part of the people to the
scene of tlic couliagratiou. A good many
of them xvi-re of course interested in the
threatened buildings and would walk
around wringing their hands and moan-
ing at ”in danger threatening their prop
criy. ‘
m’xaun'i-z llr‘i‘ill‘TlVl-ZLY l‘~l'.li.
About an bouruflrr the tire started the
people from llaiibury and vicinity «our
mom-ed to pour in. Tim crowd soon lllllli-
bored upwards of 1,000. Assistance had
been sent for to Daubury and it. was aux-
iously :iwaitcil. Menuwiiileilio volunteer
firemen worked like slavcsuiidil is due
to their hard labors that so many of the
buildings were saved.
’l'hcaelegzuit line of elm trees that lined
both sides of the street were burned with
the buildings. A slronguorihcriy wind
was blowing lilill to this is due the saving
of building adjoining (iage’s block. The
latest thing to catch fire was Scott's sta—
bles. This fire was quickly extinguished
by tlll‘. volunteer fire fighters.
It is a shame that a town of the size of
llidgclield cannot support a fire depart-
ment of some sort. in the town there is
absolutely no protection against lire
except that» which the volunteers are
willing to afford. ‘Vll‘ll fliet'aid of a hand
pump and a little hose the fire could have
been stopped before it had made little
headway. The Danbiiry liredepurtmcnt
arrived in time to do yocnian service.
Dynamite was an effective weapon in the
prosecution of the work. Besides the
places already named, the fire destroyed
some half—dozen residences.
NEW HAVEN GETS THE NEWS] :3
NE“ Haves, December 9.——:\t midnight
the Connecticut Associated Press wits no-
tified by its Ridgefield correspondent that
‘- he was about to abandon his office, to-
gether with the operator. This shuts off
all communication for the present, and it
is believed that the Methodist church. the
Bidgefleld Inn and the Ridgefield Press
have already been burned. "
, DANDL’RY LENDs an).
Dxxauui‘, December {twin response to
a call on the Danbury fire department, a
special train left at 11:45 o’clock, carrying
a steamer and its company and 1.000 feet
of hose, antler ‘the direction of Chief
Lounsbury. General Superintendent Ba-
ker, of the Southern New England Tele-
phone company, has ordered out a big
construction gang, and they hope to have
a temporary office fixed up by 1 o’clock.
_—————-—‘——
Their Treasury tioo Richer.
At the fair and carnival recently held
by the Meriden Sons of St. George, prizes
were offered to lodges in the state selling
the greatest number of tickets. Magus
Charter Lodge. of Bridgeport, secured
the first.a handsome sword and shield,
and Welcome Stranger Lodge, of Nor-
walk, the‘ second, ,1: cheque for 8100,
which .was received Ssturdpy night, b
Mr. Williamson. ‘
4 The annual conyocatlcn of Butler Chap
her will be held tomorrow night. ‘
COOK KICKED oven ,qu sieve
lle Waxes Wrolli Because hececlllnit. {V
Have Well Water.
“Con” Cook was intoxicated on Well
street, yesterday morning, while people ,-
were coming from 8 o’clock mass at St. ‘
Mary's church. Norwalk’s chief of police
appeared on the scene and Cook wasee-
corted to the lockup. .
About noon he wanted a drink and
Jaller Timothy Howard brought hiin
some city water. This he refused, de-
manding Well water. but the jailer refus-
ed to get it. Shortly after he left the
room Cook kicked over the stove. The
coal gas became suffocating and James
Elisa vagrant who shared the same room,
called for help. Jailer Howard notified
the chief of police and they transferred the
prisoner to another apartment. Cook
was placed in a cell, where be amused
himself glaring through the bars and
swearing at the vagrant.
lie was brought up for trial in the Town
Court, this morning, and fined #15 and
costs, amounting to $20.21. Cook pleaded
for more ' and promised to repair the. stove.
The case was adjourned until tomorrow.
A Church Destroyed.
The old First Congregational church at
South Beach was destroyed by fire Satur—
The loss is $5100.
day night.
WANTED.
_ MAN—bright. honest. hard worker——
.i to sell our hardy Canadian Nursery
Stock, and We’re willing to pay him Well .
BLACKFURI) tit (30., Toronto. Canada
112 l c w lit
l‘lHS’l‘lloor, six rooms, ll Arch street,
Norwalk, rent $15; second floor,
live rooms, Fort Point street, rent
$8: first lloor No. no Woodward avenue,
rout $7. Apply to l'). A. WOUDWARD.
- jyl ’94 tf
130V“ room apartment, second floor,
. rear, 9:; Washington street, windows
in every room, balls lighted and cleaned;
four room apartments. front and rear,
third floor Swartz'tk Corbett block. 79 and
81 Washington street, rout $9 and 3w, Ap-
ply OLD W El.l(:Clli.-\ It Cl). jylli tf
l ()Wlilt part of house, four rooms, two
J 'miuutes‘ walk from Rownyton depot.
lient 85. inquire ll. ACKA RT, Roway-
ton, Conn. (10536
\‘TUHE fitted up for Urocerics and meat
I , market. Can be used for other'busi-
mess to advantage. being roomy and con-
venient. and desirably located: No. 126
South Main street. Terms easy. inquire
of Taylor-8t Golden or at No. 74 South
Main street. d3 if
2
IX room cottage d”QiiiutErd avenue
. _ Applyto CHES'l‘ER r. CLARK, ii
Quintard avenue. ' s13 tf
\‘UUTH Mainstrect. No. ‘Jl lower part
i of honse,-’: rooms. all conveniences;
also 4 rooms. No. 5 Henry street. rent $7; 5
rooms, Na. 20 Day street. rent *3: 3 rooms.
.\0. 20 Day street. rent Si. Possession at
once. Apply to J Am”! M. LAYTON, or
ii. i0i'.\(iS, .\'o. 4‘! East avenue, East
hero‘aik.‘ do (it .
'l‘liltl‘Il-I unfurnished rooms. ’37 per
month in advance. or two rooms for
’35. 13’ Berkley street, .\'orwulk. dTElt
'I‘Wl) room oilicc, corner Washington
street and Railroad avenue, post
()lllf'l,‘ building. rent-SN: ulsoa live room
apartment in same building. suitable for
small family. rent. Sill. For particulars
inquiri- ollicn ()Ll) WELL CIGAR 00., 83
Washingtoii street. n30 tf
“resents.
\ STUNEMl-Z'l‘z li'Wsptinel' folder. In
. lirst class order. and a first class
machine. Alsol’orti-r water motor. Will
be sold cheap because other machines are
to take their places. Apply at The Senti-
nel oilice. 'l'lie Ioldci‘is in operation every
day from 213l0ti114 o'clock.
I UYl’eck & Snyder skates withlim-
proved adjustment. They have ab-
solutely sure grip of clamp to the shoe
and will fit any liccl. SOUTH NOR-
WALK HARDWARE (‘o., 4': South .
Main street. d7 tf
Iis‘ST class milk route. selling 150 qts.
daily. Price. $3M. For particulars,
address Box 723, Greenwich, (7t.
d51w
l onsnhimmets and robes, mu line,
low prices. SOUTH NOIHVALK
HARDWARE ("0. s16 tf
_ FIVE room cottage on Glcnwood ave-
. min for sale cheap and on easy
terms. inquire of S. ll. SHERWOOD, 13
Grove street. South Norivalk. jyf) tf
'[‘\V() and three-ply roofing, roof coating
. . and roof cement. SOUTH NOB.-
VVALK HARDWARE C0..
Main street.
42 South
still if
FOR SALE OR TO LET.
ERY EASY TERMS. Cottage, 6
rooms, at Rowayton, near the eta
tion, 07 per month, or will sell and allow
payment of $10 per month toward pur
chase; house and lot ‘50x100 feet. Build
ing lots for sale, payable small amounts
weekly or monthly. 0 H
LAN COMPANY, Mr. John Roberts.
Rowayton or office of W. 'A. Benedict (it
00., Clothiers, ,South Nttwalk. 02 em
MISCELLANEOUS. ‘ ‘
” Biéigcmpfiige. N03 is the time.
, c on I ‘
at Miller’sp bylacksufilliesshoddg: Brook“.
street, Norwalk. Oil in done ontl‘h
gfiil‘riday and Satili)i?diig T. F filth}:
lo
. neon
FOUND.
L LAP. robe. “Owner can bereft—“by
.L provin pro rt and .
pauses. Tn'izopo E’DAVIsf’lii ”5 .
street: . , dint
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('jNfiiversidq avenue,F.ast Not-walnfi .
afternocni. a slipper. . der
willcon era at or}
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