Mint and ash. Including the boat-houses
THURSDAY, DECEXBER S, 1870.
THE 38" Cl!!! mom A'l' GIBBS-
ml.
The Amer-liars Club Home and grounds. at
Greenwich, are so well known that to al-
tcmpt to show now, what they have been,
would be a hair of snpererog'ation. But the
old club house, with its broad promenade.
Gum‘s Camp. Library Buildhg and the
other houses, so well hum hlifiappeared
and an entire change has come over the club
grounds at Indian Harbor. At the close of
the last club season. the work of reconstruc-
tion was commenced. and now at Rocky
Neck. as the‘boys love to call their favorite
haunt. a magnificent building looks out upon
Long Island Sound. commanding the atten-
tion of all who possnpand down‘theSound.
The building is L shape. each wing being
1:30 feet '31 length. and 33 feet deep; it com-
prises two mics with a Mansard roof. form-
ing an additional story At the end of each
wing is a tower lln'nxhed in the same manner.
and at the angle a tower rising to the height
of mfeet. Onthelnainfloors willbethe
parlors, (one of which will be 90x32 feet).
emcee. reception room. toilet room. and li.
brary. The upper stories will contain about
one hundred sleeping rooms. The parlors
and library will be furnished in a superior
manner. and eachof the sleeping rooms with
black walnut suits. In each of the sleeping
apartments is a stationary marble top wash
hand hmin with supply and waste pipes.
The carpets for the parlors, a, will be vclo
vet. and those for the sleeping rooms tine
Brussels. On each side of the building will
be a broad piam. extending the entire
length. sixteen feet in width. A grand di-
ning ball will be constructed seperate from
this building. It will be one hundred feet in
length. thirty feet wide. and covered with an
arched roof. 2‘3 feet high and finished in
surnames. there will be ten buildings on
the grounds The buildings will be lighted
with gas. A new pier is being constructed
between the main building and the dining
ball so that steamers my land directly at the
grounds. The building is being constructed
by Messrs. Knapp & Fitch. of this city. well
known here as very succesful builders The
architect of the two buildings is Mr. G. Ins
lee. of Stamford. who deserves great praise.
Mr. E. 1 Norton. of this city. has the con—
tract for the gasfitting and plumbing. Mr. J.
W. Griflln. of this city does the ornamental
painting and decorating. Messrs. F. Nash 1k
Ema. the filming. &C.. Mr. D. F. Hunt. the
lathing and plastering: both of these two
firms are of this city. The total cost of the
erection of the above med buildus. with
improvements of the grounds. will be $139,.
011) which is now nearly raised by voluntary I
subscriptions of the ‘memhera Hon. Wm.
M. Tweed has long been the club‘s favorite
President. and lax-alderman Charles ll. Hall.
'11: Secretary.
”——
“antenna.
Certain street loafers have been pleased to
state that. in their indolent and besotted
opinion; the Sum-mm. is doomed to a
speedy mllapse. Wherefore 2’ Because they
say the people of this city haven't enter-
prise. liberality, or money enough: bemuse
the city isn’t populous enough to smtaln a
paper. Weheardsuchremarksmadehy
certain parties before the Sam was is-
sued, and being interested in the inangura- 1W
(ion of the paper at that time. such villain-
ous mime-prosecutions only spurred us on in
the work. The very thing which they were
trying to crush out in its incipiency was
only precipitated all the sooner. Now, it is
snidthat as the W died outsowill
the Sm We had not supposed there
wuaman so wofully ignorant in them-
lightened Sate of Connecticut. who could
seriomly give audible expression to such a
selfistultified statement. The mm was
published in leg favorable times than the
present. It was a political sheegpublished
intheintereatsof a partylargelyinthemi-
nority. ILwaS inmmpeteutly managed. It
wmpubl'nhed in: townnot largeenough to
<upport two papers which alrady had one
papcr.ahalf century old,in cheinterestof
the opposite and ruling party. ‘
Nowisthere any sane menu-homer»
mver any parallel between the cm-
ccs surrounding, andthe attendant prospects
of the defunct WHEN theta-399811;:-
rran? This paper ‘3 publfled'inacity.
It is the first and only piper published in
said city. It is ,lndepmdent, thereby natur-
allysecuriug the animal approvalof the
public, Motive of polka It is behg
conducted hycoulpent men. It had a better
patronage to start with than oar-Mf of all
theotherweeklypapers in theState. ltia
exceedingly popular. Subscription are con-
stant}! pouring in. from an M d the
muntry. It cannotjhl; and the man who
says it In! faiLdoesn‘} know whereofhe
slamandiaapitabkmtou'uth.
“I ”file
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Mdfimhflwfll the llll ll“!!! 1’.)?“ fourhnn¥
Gowlea, Henry . .
: TM, 3 P. Weed; Collector.
gomery
, L. C. 1111110111; Ballifl‘, James Finney;
Registrar of Voters. 1‘. Merrill; Inspectors
«fictitious, E. J. Hill, 3. A. Weed.
Hawaii ions: naruoan.
One of the most important local enter-
homeroom arm ethanol-gel
Railroad. Under- the able management of
its wide-awake President, Edwin Lockwood,
Esq, it has attained to an excellence and
first—class reputation, enjoyed by but few
similar institutions of the kind in the State.
The public could not, and would not retro-
Whack to the slowmcb. or Foot and
Walker system that prevailed in “ ye olden
time." Too much discomfort and incon-
venience would necessarily attend such a
change, and the people would prefer paying
double the fare now asked (which is very
low and within the means of all) than do
without it. _ _
We would respectfully suggest the feasi-
bility and propriety of an extension of the
line from Norwalk to Winnipauk. A great
deal of what is now 11m; 'lrilv {001- travel
might thereby be secured. We understand
that the people of Winnipauk desire such
extension. as also the numerous residents all
along either side of upper Main street. We
believe the investment would be highly re-
munerative, and trust the company will give
the matter a speedy and fair consideration.
ORIGIN or 1113 NA“ NORWALK.
We have been requested to publish the
following extract from :1 discourse delivered
on the two hundredth anniversary of the
settlement of Nor-walk, In the Fits! Congre-
gational Church of that place. by Rt'v. Na-
thaniel Benton, of Concord, N. ll:
“Though in itself of small moment, vet,
as the origin of our name has been calledi
question by respectable authority, and an
error in regard In it having been spread
through standard books. it may be worth
while to inquire whence the name. Barber.
in his Historical Collections. sav: tlla1.ac—
eordin to tradition,‘ the name is derived
from t e one day":’ For”: 11-1111: that limited
the northern extent of the purchase from the
Indians." 'Whence he learned the tradition,
we know not; but that it is erroneous, if not
fabulous. we do know. (1.) The original
deeds, in 16-10. give the name Norwalke. as
then 11 ting the river. and there is the
same evil ence that that was the original In-
dian 1111111113.: that $111111!ka and Root/m
w.ere ('2) All the settlements along the
coast and in the interior were first called by
their Indian names, and were changed oulv
for spotitit-d reasons. Tlllls,Q111nntpluck
was changed for New Haven; (‘uplleag and
Puquannock for Stanford: Lnoowa. for
Fairfield: and Rippowm for Stamford
But 3'1””,ka 1m: new: rhzl:¢g¢~1.(‘l.‘)But,
thirdly the fancy that Norwaik is an uh‘nre
2v.
honorable gentleman . .
our 1,uble and sincere thanks.
solid enterprises in our City. . . '
explanation unto itself. We new,
record it as the leading inadme 333
kind in the State:
“name an Yin-mama Dream. )
I'xl'rzn Starts Sana-n; .
No II. 1870.
l i
To Me 5'0an“ [ma Work.
It aforda me to state that the _12x
24 balance e11,rb11ent_ly 'set up by
you in this am for tho purpose of
driving two large exhausting fans, has fulle
demonstrated its medsuperiority over the
valve (mglnesmed in both wings of the Cap-
itol. The large percentane. of power requir-
ed to work the ordinary slide valve' ls almost
entirely obviated, and it is clearly shown
that there are the following important con-
siderations in connection with the use of
your engines, namely: economy of fuel reg-
ularity of speed simplicity of construction,
superior workmanshlp, and grace of design.
I cheerfully recommend them as being the
beat engine that has ever come under my
observation.
Very re<pectHfully
HF. IIU'DEF,
Chief Engineer, I. b‘. Senate.
_+_
Board of School Visitors.
This Board held a meeting on Monday
evening. Dec 5th, in the office of the Town
Clerk. All of the members were present L'x-
cept E. A. Woodward.
Mr. “"llson, and Rev. B. N. Dunning
were elected acting School Visitors for the
ensuing year.
The noting School Visitor made his an-
nual report :11;le rccomlllcndntiona to the
Board, which were adopted. The report
gives an account of the condition of the sev-
eral schools. and recommends the consolida-
tion of the school district. Arrangements
were also made for a public meeting 111
Lockwood‘s Hall on last evening. to be 1111-
dresscd by the Secretary of the State Board
of Education. “’0 understand that lllt' :11»
propriution asked for the ensuing year is
PROTEST.
The undersignml respectfully protests
against the legality of the meeting of the
Board of School Visitors, held Dec. 5111, '70,
in the office of the Town Clerk, for the rea-
son that he did not receive :1 suitable notice
to attend said meeting.
E. A. Wmlmvxlm,
School \‘isilor.
.1 121111).
The School Visitors and Selectmen met in
joint board last evening. and resolved to rec-
ommend an appropriation to the annual
Town Meeting of $2051” for the support of
schools the present your. The State Board
lo- and Greenwich, Ian
pr..- hasbeen adopted as an expression of fre-
quent and easy application in our every day
life.
The ambitious politician during every
squall of contending parties, keeps a sharp
lookbut ghead, not so much to M his po»
litical faith from wreck as to secure for him—
self a m m 111 metronom- oflleer
chances to meet with defeat.
The shipping merchant. looks out ahead
when he ships cargoes of cotton, grain or
flour. for fear that Russia will set all Europe
by the cars, and that the loss may be his.
The merchant, when he goes to the city for
new goods, that the wakes purchased may
suit and please the whims of every old and
young lady in 101111
The manufacturer, u hen he lays' in a stock
of raw matcrlal, and in anticipating “hat
styles will meet the wants of his supposad
customers.
The bunker looks out ahead. calculating
the effect of this and that complication
which may force the price of money or
credit cithcr upward or downward.
The lawyer does 1111- same when 111' lights
the fires of contention, in the hope of se-
curing :1 long contest and n ling-e fee lit'ffll'f‘
extinguishing it.
The doctor. too, looks ahead when 111-
frightcns a patient into :1 fever and then
drugs one to death for the laudable purpose
of saving life. ' And 50 does our gentleman
in love. when 111' ascertains the amount of
the lady’s fortune, and governs himself ac-
cordingly
The mother look ahead when she desire:
her daughter to exhibit her mwmlplisll—
nlcllts in public; and the daughter‘s eye is
turned in the same direction when she :lfi'ects
relllt‘tunce to comply until she stunts the
countenance of her "lost devoted admirer.
The minor is looking ahead with pick and
drill. and at 011011 blast of the rock scans
with ('llrl‘fllllll's‘h the indications of ore. Ill:-
scams (1! tll1-rock and its ('\'u1't locntinn.
The mixer looks ahead as he adds: dollar
to dollar In increase 11 fortune for another to
squander So does the pmfiigntc heir, who
is calculating the days when an anticipated
fortune may be placed at his dislmsnl.
The poet looks .ahmd in penning his lines,
that one may rhyme and make sense with
the line above i1; and the editordocs thr-
snmc when he 111:1111lf11c111r1's incidents that
may txmsihly happen, and sends to press
criticism on performances and doing“. hours
before they actually occur: and :1I.~11 \1 hon
he demands a year's subscription to his
paper ill advance.
of Education have aim recommended mm
the several School Districts of the town he
viation of Yo ' is dissipated the mo—
ment you 0
In these records. from “336 to 1655.1h1' name
is often used and ls spelt in at least clev en
difl'ereut ways Thus in the first instance
where the word occurs. the orthogmpby' ls:
(1) \oruaakeL11!.Rec..p.210,18.10.
(9.) \or- wutlke. 1-4.1651
1’3.) Nor-melt, “ 228. ——
(i) Nor-wack. " 242. 1653.
(5.) Nor-worke, “ “
(6.) Nor-wacke, “ 277, 1855.
(7.) Nor-wooke, “ 2155
(8.3 Non-wake, “ 279. ——
19.) Nor-walkr'. 290.1656.
1‘10.) Norwalk. " 324. 1658.
111.) Norwake. “ 418. 1653.
Thusthe record distipzltes the fancied tra-
dition. Who would ever have thought of
the name bemg derived from North walk,
had it been unlformlv spelt, as at first. in the
Colony Records. Not onlv is there no
ailm- to such nderivatioa. butour
(MW Kuwait.
1858. Subsequently to flat
scenb to have been more uniformity -—Ihe
name being written Nur- mvlh ‘7"‘v9rfll'f or‘
Vonmlk—thc latter finallt prevailed. Here,
was designed to express. as near as pmuzi do
the prioritive pronunciation; but in process
nf time was changed to accord more fully
with the English form of. words.
Comlrrtll-u! uould hardlv
or orthoepyz,’ asthe
name he 'loug riur which our fathers.
catching the sound from Indian li
aometimesConaaticut‘ Con figemm-
cott, Quonebtacut—but whicuo Roger Wit
liamgwho professed to hold the key to the
Indian language. and to spell every word
according to the exact sound, wrote Queui-
Rani-at, which whoe.vercan may pronounce.
One mfltm thatmodem phonologists
%' key to the Indian Ian-
and applied it to unlock the
mysteries of Elgh‘ah orthograph ! The
onginal pronunciation of No I omi-
jeeturetohaveheen,aalf “Abroad-,1!"
rahtheaccentonthemsyllable; thence-
ond,withaslightsoundofthew.anda
short. are. as infrflmr. Itlnaybe. how-
ever, tlnttheminthelhstsyllableis silent,
unathmthe pronunciation would IsheNor-
,.
==fi==
The Fairleld County Sunday School
Convection. '
ACountySundayBchoolCom-entitmisto
beheldonthemtllinstfinthiscity. From
prualthldicaflousitwmbealargeandin-
fluenthlgadlerlngemhracingdelegaafrom
IHIpI-jaityoftheschootsinthectmn-
mandmpriaingaleimefigmandmergy
of "prominent menace: worker-a.
The Pastoraand laymenof itsvariomdu'
topieaandanoea‘siaudthamoatagrcmhle
andpromablecharactet maybe anticipated
Itistobeheldsttheiaviuriouandunder
the auspices of that mergetic body, .the‘
Smday School Teachers‘ Association, of
8011;th Theaunngeulentsaread.
mil-able and liberal in the extreme. The
conventionwillbe theyzestsof theAsoc1~
ahandaoollationwillheaervedatnoon,
mEysMwhaemrdtinasammring
anamplefeaat. Three mwillbebeld
mmcncingathaxwlflland'l ragand
hammrkthigwfllberkldlykept within
WWMWMM
heCongl-egational Churchasmostconven-
intbyhedepoyhsbecumagthephce
for the convention and preparations for its
hive our citiaens, already known for their
‘ will welcomeand aidtotlrent-
mentions committeéawho havethe
“dual-vendor: linkage, antica-
thc original Colony Records. 3
(winsolidutcd. and not only be entirely free,
but that 1111 Board shall take
numagcmenl of the same, in acconlanct' with ‘ “ orks 11:1v1
sexuion of the div id1- nd
the law passed at the la~t
0f the State the power to do so by a vote (it
might be said in favor of the project.
1 very much against it. .‘I. LC‘P’NN.
new era in the management of the affairs of
the town. Hereafter it is expected that no
be it observed that the ancient orthogra why ‘
Hence. 1'
he rccognized,’
I hairlnan.
J lel’rox r11. “. S. Burro).
«.9-
THE AHERICI’S.
Launch of the law sun-bout na-ed
In Rumor of the “ Tigers.”
The hull of the promising: steamboat, the
Americas—a craft designed to take the plum:
of the late Sound steamer Stamford, burned
at her wharf in the town of the. same name
a year or two since—was launched on the
28th 1111.. from the yard of Decors Lawrence
1‘; Foulka, North Eighth street, Williams-
hurg. The occasion was madcan important
one by the members of the world~renowucd
club after which the boat has been named,
and in honor of the event there was m at-
tendance of ladies and gentlemen seldom
seen gathered together to do homage to a
pleasant act.
At noon the goodlystcamboatNelLv White
at the foot of Market street, East river, was
placed at the diurnal of the Americas Club
and their, lady and gentlemen friends to at- '
tend the launch. In less than half an hour
_:1fter the t and of the boat 5
morning mad Rem her saloons
and promenade deck were filled with these
whodeaiudtowltness “the other
native element" by the America; he jol-
éncrew crime moo-main was made up of nor-
nts ship owners and members of the
club, among whom weMTOlice Commission-
I 01',
, Goo. Butts, Jae.
Bermw, Cliagll. Hall, W. R. me}, C.
Chas. Lyons. LewisJ. Kirk. W. B. Dunley
J. F. Ames,Jas.Biah GusPluIlpsélilettel"1
known as W603;
Ryan and Coroner Keenan, (them
fistex—Camm gum
£66m Capt . J, ,
others llanyof these gmtlemen mid:
theirwivesandchlldrcn, and thusfii' party1
asnmcdinmany nespeouafmnfly‘ gather-
season the Nelly White steamed
mthe scene of the launch. and. eve
min readln'ess, at am. minutes to one
o, clock
m wean nocxno
from 1mg: her, and the“ Americus, amid the
(them 0 e men, 1 e
mobiles by the ladies and “MI whisgm
of a score of steamboat; glided from the
ways tattle river. She want once mica?
tow, and the excursion flea-fl?!
taller, uninterested
Willite went on omnghly in-
her construction,“d so far as was prac-
cable at the time.“
.o “3'
' tww
mhhfi‘wmm titanium“
W
page aim alien-ma tie mi~mm
r we '- .v “also;
I
1
General Assembly. giving the several towns V
1
i
1
present
was .1 mad tmjmnmirmtewhathaahealtennal the first.
there 1 Representative for the Legislature. Every 1 mm. m. an,
board should be competent to 1- lect its own , owner“
I
l
1
. doubtit guillrmin “a joyforever
The shareholder 1: also looking ahead 11111]
calculating this 111111 that r1'I11r11 of mom-y i11-
vcsted. and listening at 1'v1-1'y bronze for 1111
lllc 11 hole 5 intimation Ill 11 the- Lock (‘nmpnny or Iron
(It‘l'lurml :1 ‘30 or Imlu'r cont
()11r hove are looking ahead. “hell in pin
ufurt and apron, I11 1111' ti1111' \1l11'11 1111:) 111:1\
their annual town meetings. Something f Olligrow llolm' 111:11111 (llltls 11nd 1Ir1'~.\ in slur:
and l clothes,
()ur young men. in anticipation of
a mustache, and 1111' lllllt‘ Illul lll(‘_\' ('ml vot1'.
Uur girls,t<1 1111' ”INC they may be old
On the first “151-. the new boanl 0f Select- 4 enough to receive attention from the young
men met and chose Wm. 3- 3011100.“ 301101 ! men, and ultimately to 1111' 1'11111' \vllcn they
Borwalk, ”WWII”. thus commencing 3 and John may >11 1111 ill housekeeping 1111
their own hook.
Our ministers are looking ahead 1':l1'll S1111»
concur: in 3-? Micah-r locality, will ("'9’ l day, in their cndcuvnn I11 illlpmx upon the
'23“ chin the right ‘0 nommntc “I“ P1385“ I minds of their hearers the end of mall and
ding Mo! any 01 “’1‘ various WWI-5 no“ the certainty of the jlldgvlncm
Lookin" ahead means the fttuuv TI11' fur
progrt' \5‘. 1)!“ng lll(‘:ln.~ devel-
(‘th‘Tl-zllvllnl;
Letter n'om Eastern (‘olneetlcnh
In the delightful Indian summer air nf
yesterday morning, it purtook of luxury to
set out upon :1 little journey to this part of
the State. .\~ “'1' >“‘(’1ll alongr tmvnrd New
ll11v1'11, ill 1111' (‘Ulllfnl‘lfllllt‘ cars of the Bus-
tull express Ir:1i11.tlle sunshine rested with
nearly the loving fervor of June upon the
meadows and the wooded hills. I11 appoint-
ment and management the New Haven mil-
roud is certainly inferior to none of the
routes of travel out from New York. 11> it
has long been safer than most others. I
could not see that the towns along the Sound
upon the Shore Line railway have advanced
at all during the seven years since I passed
through them. An improvement was 01»
servable in the [unsulgc over the Connecticut
river. which [weed to be by ferry-boat, but is
now by bridge—:1 strong and handsome
structure of heavy timbers and iron girders,
with a draw of unusual length. 'I‘mins he-
gnn running over it last summer. It was
here that I asked a yOung gentleman seated
near 1111‘ :1 question. which he answered, and
then he remarked, “ You are an Englishman.
are you not?" I had always suppmcd that
asking questions is the especial prerogative
of Americans.
new 1.0an
shows by census no growth ill 11“ during the
last ten yours; but I observed on State street
some new marble stores of elegant :Ippt'ur-
ance. and a magnificent gray stone church
which Lina been lately finished. It is the
Second (Wregational. The other churches
of New London are of very substantial char-
acter. and show much architectural beauty.
Somehow in many of tlmsc New England
mm, although'no progress in population is
to honored, we find that the recent years
have seen the erection of many new and
costly churches, which indium: 1131 reli-
gion is not in the decline that many imagine.
There was a delay of two hours before the
cars left fof aniicb, an arrangement not
conducive to $2 good feeling of impatient
passengers. ls slow policy was (mac! by
a mark of Gratin-prise in the sale of excursion
tickets to Norwich and return, goodfor any
length of time, and at :1. reduction from the
fare one way, thereby stimulating travel. A
person will naturally contrive to find his way
back by a road in which he has taken stock
in the-shape of a return ticket.
baton-seasons“ athingoi beauty," andno
or at
I“ as. 11mg 8 thewurldlasta. Thepic-
marinas alongitsahooesm‘eequalto
those of more widely celebrated streams.
’21than oughttohavelm-
premium heart of Benedict Arnold with
nouerpmmwhcn he waauilingupits
gentle current tolay in “beshhnative
tone! Norwich. The canpaasedwithin
‘.8isht°f-th8 Meganhiumwbere-onlr!
“We! Indianskagaafive the tra-
ditimad their fathers,“ wherein”;-
pus“ “have $11116an
mmhmmm
unatof Coastline.
00IINTY NEWS.
of having a horse rallway between here and
Norwulk.
Mr. Fred. Feilder has moved into his new
house. We hope he will live many years to '
-cnjoy it, as it is the fruit of many years‘ in»
dmtfious toil.
Mr S. R P.C:1mp has been busily engaged
iir- improving his estate “London Tm
grading the grounds, buildings. new fumes,
walls, and out-houses; he oontanplatwopem
ing two new streets on this estate, both—run-
ning parallel with the main road.
Mr. Davis. proprietor of the grist and feed
mill. has in process of erection a new and ex-
tcnsivc ice house; our ice consuming villagers
1m- lnorc than satisfied at the prospect of
competition in this business. “ Robert” has
had the monopoly long enough. E. N.
WESTPORT.
The Saugutuck Valley Railroad meeting at
National Hall, on \Vcdncsduy afternoon last
was large and enthusiastic and by the result
it would seem that our people are really in
earnest in regard totlle matter. The follow-
ing gentlemen wen- clccted Dicctors, viz :—
Hnll. William D. Bishop, Bridgeport, I. ll.
(‘()(‘krnft, Horace Staples, Edward H. Nash,
Jonathan E.VV111'elcr, Thomas R. Lees, ll.
H. Bcldt-n..lcreminh Tlrnwn.Mnthew Buckley.
Samuel S Rowland. Jnnlt's Sanford, .‘l. \V.
Thorpe and D:111i1l.‘:111f11r11 The people of
\Vulport and \i1i11ity 11:111 nonuion to con-
gmtulzltc tllt'mwlvvs 1m tlu- curly prosper-t of
:1 rmlizlltinn of their hopes The interest
first SIIIHYII by those who took IIIC lllillU‘I'
ill hand. has in 1111 wise flagged, and many of
”11' larger <11I1<1'rihcl\ In its stock have
11011I1I1'1Itl11':1111111111hfi1‘sl «1114;11:111-11113- them
in order to r'nt‘mlmgl' :11111 h:l<t('1l “I" work.
There are those, of course, who doubt the
pr:11-Iir'rl1ilit_v of lllI‘ project, and daily it is
asked. " “'11le necessity l> there for building
said road 3’“ “ \Vhat advantages may :1cr'r111-
Iroln i1 ‘."‘ " \Vill it pay ‘3" and the pmspcct
is that satisfactory nnsvvrm may be given at
no 1li<t=mt (lay . . ..\lr. 111111 “N. Daniel Burr
('elrhrlltml lllf‘lr Holden \l'twltling :1 fvw days
:lllPO. Host: of friends were in attendance.
. . .II has 1111011 <llzg1's’l1‘f1 that the flour: of
National Ilnll b1- pluncd. and all rough edges
Sllltmllll‘ll down h1'f11r1' ”11' next hall takes
place. in or1l1-r that 1'l1l1-rly pemon~. lik1'mlr—
Sl'lf, 11111 1-\1~1'1111- 1111- "double shuffle" without
dangertolif1-orli111l1. . . .ThI‘ suit of B. \V.
Maples, Esq.,:1f:.1in.\t 1111' New York 11ml New
Hun-11 Railroad (‘ulllpnllycnulvs up for trial
at th1'r'uurt ill Dunlulry, 1111 Der L’Oth; Judge
\Vhilillu. of New York, and (‘urtis 'l‘llollll»
>011. of Bridgrlmrt. for prnsm'utinn. . . .Ilqul
1111“ ["1” 111-1111 your <k:1lcs,fnr no“ 1111'
\v1-nth1'r \\':|l‘l‘lllll\. Look wrll to ”whom:
and straw, I111: «I11 not v1'lltnr1' on i1'1'uf
1I1-11I11}11] lltlt‘klll'r‘r
Y1»:11'~'..i'r'. P11'l..
011 Tuesday evening last, :1 delegation of
the Ncptllm' ('lul». 1111111b1'rinf.r hvcnlywnc
jolly boys, \1'1'111 over to \Vt'>l[l11l‘l in one of
Henry Hopkins‘ fine carryulls. Io llltl'nd Il11- '
Hutchinson Family. TIM-y
'. and state that the
concert of the
had :1 mm: 1‘11j1»_v:1l>l1~1i1111
concert was :1 SIII'N'I‘S.‘
DARIEN.
The “
.\.~s1x‘i:lliull." was ilnlugunltvd :11 Daricn last
evening. Miss l’ottcr, of I):ll'l(‘ll Seminary,
tl11' 1v1-llrk111m 11 111111 \‘1‘1‘snlil1' Sllnkr‘spcllriun
reader, gave one of her popular entertain-
Nuroton Reading Room and Library ,
.
Olive tantrum-.3100): Elven.
3am
nae—sun: E. A. Woodunrd. Sander! New
hood
5111031111. —Scbr Libertv, Johnson. Ellnbelllport.
too. H.Wellb&Co.
61h InsL—Schr Sea Foam Pcuelton. Bangor. him
,to En 1!de
SAILED
2d lnst.—-Schr Mary E. Cull, Fancott. for Hunting-
” 811nm 4310015151131 :11de was "
bath
Y«limit-1:1. —Scbr L 0. Foster, Eldridge, for New
thh loan—Barge Cathnrlllc O'Rourke, O'Rourke, for
New York.
6th lush—Barge Franklin Edson, Brigg. for New
or.k
6th“ Inst—sum E. A. Woodward. Sanders, for no-
’l’thn Inst. —8cbr Liberty, Johnson for Elisabethport.
MEEORAVD.A.
Sehr M. a ll. Hmdemhom
York was run Into Friday night. In Long
Sound. by the steamer Newport and put into New
0Iagndon, the 4th lust, for repairs: damage about“-
Sehr .‘I. Appll-gntc Salrs has been turned from
Brid port to BIIdK Rock, to be put on the wayafor
toting-cs, hell)ry partly full of water. in consequence of
Injuries rece vcd from going ashore near Black k
light. 271i] ult.
Sloop Cornelia. at New Haven, from New York.
had been In collision with an unknown Ivcaael
lost bow spril and sustained other (lama
Sloop [kinds-or. of (vreenport. apt. lmfiq
on the night of the filth 1111.. at about 6 r. 1., while
abont to enter Xantucket under charge
struck on the bar: In got out:ndatc
was hove ofl'. but In nndertaklng out to Sea.
again struck and r1 malned fast- “fight!
to pieces.
Schr Phcnix Smith. from Portland Conn. ..
Elizabemport. with stone. ran ashore on Ravens
Reef. "I“ Cute. 5th. and in full of water. 7
DIARlR-IED.
In South Nonvalk. m the Methodist E
poops] par-
mmlne. Nov 16. by the Bowl) 8
Boot and Rnch1I A llnvrnmnn. of South NorwaI
In South Norwalk. at e Methodist
«1111:1011. Nov. 25, b' the Rev. oodsc 'l'lltl
Shz- pal-d to Mary l; Johnson. alDl of Norwa k.
In South Norwalk, Doc. 7. I?" the Rev. Mr. Dun~
ning .Lt-mml (‘. Hale and Ann Calm-lock
In Norwaik. Doc 4 by the Re.\. 0. W. Gates. llr.
lohn (l. Fillmv and Miss Annie M. Dnmmycr both of
Nor“ nlk.
In Dunbury 011. 8. by the Rev. \‘A' C. Hubbard. Mr.
l‘fllnt r B1111. 1rd of E11111 3Fri-Judi) .. and Mn. Flo.
ri111-1 Li1111.nf Dllnhury
ln Leuiaboro W cstchn-ter couutv Nov. i) by (‘v-
rm- )! l-«- "in Ex: Mr Henry II. Llny d and bliss N
I Had ,zea. hotho Norvnllk.
Ill Nurtullk, 1711.1, at the rt‘sldc’nu of Ezra lluyL
Esq. hv the 1v. Mr. Dnnhnrn. Mr. Seth Smith. of
Baltimore um MiasCthnl-incA. Lloxt.
DIED.
In Sprillvunod South Nor-walk. Def. '1'.
Harriet A.. wife of Henry L. Gedne .aged 35y
F'umrxll from th1 Firrt Methodist Church. Fridav,
:11 '21- T1 “ember:- of Norwalk . No. 101.!
11. u. [nrkllngWatcr 1‘. m3. an T. 30.6. and
.Nnul'ni T51:lnl T 1: II No 5, are rc-pcctfully invited
to 11th ml
111 Stamford. Nov. 2? Mn Jemima Palmer, aged!”
vmrs
'l‘lll Illil'l’l‘ld is 111111 \1-d to ha"! been the oldest
suddenly.
lady in [ht Sta11,cxeeptln;:l\1r1-.Plank. of Killinvdy
\v ho \1' 11> 105 years of age in October last.
Liar of Letters
gcmalnlng ill the Post omcc. at South Norwalk.
member '1'. 1870:
I. \DIES' LIST.
Anderson. “i": Lizzie Rew..\lls.~1 Ellen
lkmton Mrs Lore new A Regan. Miss Jonah
‘Routun Mn l rclln C Sey.munr Mrs Emily
(‘linolL l-anny Tattle. Mrs. nary
Jhllt‘e. Dllrr .\--tti1- Thomam Jusl'phlnr
l'llllllps. Mr.- ”worm:
GENTLBIEN‘S LIST.
llli-t-zlnl. SllliIll Mather. “'m ll
Emory. “‘ .l Nowell. (‘H‘Orfll‘
Graven. D K Smith. J L
..lohn.-1un (‘upt l T Slwllikcv. Mr
Mtlllt‘hf‘skl'y, ‘1 E Smith. Patrick
Manning~ J William. Mr
Magnin l l. “'ccd. Franklin
Minor. 1‘
Persons calling (or the above letter.- vvill please my
3111 ortisvd M. W'ILCOX. l’. M.
List of Letters remaining in the Poet Office. at
Nonvnlk, Decrmbur 7. 1370:
LADIES" LIST.
ltrinrn. Min: Catharine Russell. Mrs I. ll
Cox. Della Regan. Miss Jennie
Finch .‘lrs \Inrv E Raymond. llattl: .
1.r11v. Kate Snider's Emily
Mallory. Mina “ llllnms. Noll
\‘ortllrop Mn V M
an'rmslms LIST.
Bennett. C [I LI Format. (‘ A
holy. James W Lanman & chln
Dav-la, Marcus. ltOoy JC 1)
FairIt-e. John
IllClII\ :11 Fitch‘s Hall, for the bcnvfii of the
above Association. to aid in the purchase of .
r1'§_'r1'I that the 1Wsiull was ‘
:1 library “'1-
i
1
I
so Closr upon our pullllcathlnday as to pre- ,
elude the lmlhlllty of our attendance.
fm-l very grateful for the "L‘Ul‘llplllllt‘nlfll‘it‘a"
kindly 111111. u~a by A. B. Fitch, Ewp. 11nd tll1'
new oruuniwtlun has 13111 “Col wishes for its
prosperity and slit‘l‘t’Sr.
DANBURY.
Truckluyin: 1m II11~ \Vllitc Plains Rail—
road \\ :1~ 1111:1111 on Monday lust....Jum1's
Moore is erecting :1 new but shop. hack of
Tom: llill. . . .Jus. Bell :md'u man Iltlllll'd
Rice, came near being buried beneath the
falling debris of an old building. which they
were tearing down, . . .Thcl‘e In :1 man in
Dillllmry whose mouth resembles a soap—fat
factory. . . .TI11' l'niml Savings Bank has
1,200 depositors. . . .Tlle New: wants to be
“ enlightened about milk. W’e should think
its maternal guardian could furnish the en-
lightenment. . . .Tlle Pine Island ghost has
reached Dunbnry. . . .Tlle dog-law has seri‘
ously interfered \\ iIll the sausage market. . . .
"Slayinw" is in vogue. Who‘s slayed 1’
.__—
LOCAL NOTICES.
Read Comstock's Price List.
(in to Chili. ll. llyxlu-c's for Ctlllft'ctioncl't'.
Have you rend Comatoek‘s Price List 3’
China Toys, Tin Toys, W'ooden Toys,
and all other kinds of Toys. cheap at Chas
II. Byxllcc’s.
Do not. fail to read Coulstock's Price List.
Blue Stone, all sizes and styles, at Buy-
lnolld Brothers.
If you want anything that can 111' had in
a variety store, than). call on Chas. II. Bvx-
bee. '
Have you tried that extra nice Lard, put
up in polls expressly for family use, and
only 17 cents per pound, at Comatock's.
Save money, time and trouble by ordering
your Coal. Wood, the, of Raymond Bros.
Office in SEL’TINEL building.
School Books, Blank Books and Toy
Books can be had at Chas. ll Byxbccs.
Try that splendid Sy mp, only $1. 00 per
gallon, at Comatook‘:
Brummell’s Cough Drops, an excellent or-
ticle for colds. For sale by S. F. Peck,
Draught ,
Choice N. 0. Molasses, only $ cents per
gallon, in Comswek‘s '" " ’
Jujube Paste, for irritation of the throat, :
coughs, oolds,&c. For sale 8. 1". Peck,
Druggiat. » r by
New
per 1b., ht Jae. H. Knopp&flo.’ a.
“—
The finest silver drips. for 93km, two!" 4
“’1; ' fld\(‘l‘ll:~.‘(l.
brought to this market. at Jim]! II.Knapp 5;
011’s
The Drink of ll ; /
‘ Eat life!" a plum Is 8. F. Puck’s
Pagan. Bernard
(it'llnrp, J l’
ORockwell. Strain-u
Spencer Rev (l
llcddu-n. Thomas M T\ l1r \" S, Jr
Moehlt-r. “'m \\' yatt. Capt. B I
Persons calling {or the above letters will please say
('llAS. OLMSTEAD. I‘. ll.
W holesale llarket and Produce Report.
11mm and coma: Weekly by a. 1.. lflhrd a Co.
801"": NHRWALK. Wednesday evening. Doc. '1‘.
FLUI'R~L1'5>‘ animated. but no change In quota-
llOllr. Extra State. $6 2562?; Michigan and Indiana
family. good to choice. 87 ma (0: St. Louis XX
family. $7 films 510'. St. Louis XXX. good to choice.
“139%.
(URN—Prices for old are ofi from mac. with
good demand for new western mixed at former qm
rations. Old. more; new. Magic: Jersey yellow
and mothem. mam. ' -
OATS—Freely ofl’ered at lower rates. Mixed weat-
cm. Mime: new Ohio white, male.
MULASSES -.\'cw Orin-aux. active. max; New
crop Porto Rim. nominal, We
PETMLEI’M—Refined. full test. “(13%.
PROVISIONS—In Pork there is an extremely stag-
nant market, with a. daily declining sale of prices.
Dressed Hogs. m9 50; No. l moss per bill. 822 3X13
24: clear. $ߨ27 50.
BI’TI‘ER—(imld. firm and in demand. at former
privvr‘. (‘lll-nango and Delaware fine dairy. W:
State. half tube extra, muse; Welsh tubs choice.
38171431;
Sl’G ARWSuady and in fair request. ranging from
11’ (?18-‘. 1‘
South Norwalk Retail Prices Current-
(‘orreeted Weekly by Jar. ll. Knapp a 00.. Grocers.
Flour, XX ....... 40
BuckwhcntFlonr. 5
Corn, er bu. .. . (6
Corn Beef ..... 45
Dried Beef ....... fl
Salt Pork. . . . . 9
llama ............ 15
Lard. :5
Corn Mani. cw! ll
Potatoes. . . @35
Onlrnons. pr qt. . . 15
Tupi PT pk.. 5’
Sugar. 14
Sugar. crushed @150
Brown common. 12),?“ IS
Teas ............. l4 5
IS Starch ........... 12
an” Vinegar .......... 4)
Notice.
THE annual meeting or the Fairlleld County Agrls
But 11.11013"?! fight-dumb" heDeni: all 1810. 1 10
or“ a
LI. C. EYPL “beach;
I‘liED. II. NASII,
(Organist Trinity Church, ,Brldgeport, Conn.)
TEACHER 0P"‘MUSIC.
In Ne“ York My and Wednesday“
311 Tuesday, Friday and Sunday“? .
“ estportsa t.“
I’ianos tuned.
orwaank
I11 113113.441
$31111 110nm. Retail Price cum.
—AT—— ‘
w. w. cons-roan:
Buckwheat Fkaln5 mm mlSteak
of; 12:: Egg?" arlw,» agglogngvmz ‘ME'I" r
A.
from.Boston for New
1111 .
ndhasgone «
m1 c. M. GRUMMAN,
_A1'_’
Gunners
JEWELRY STORE.
.A full and complete stock of everything
in the line too numerous to enumerate, from
a child‘s ring to a fine Gold Watch, de»
signed expressly for the Holiday trade.
Call early and make your selections.
ELY’S BLOCK.
South \orualk, Dec. 8, 1610. 4-"
PIANOS,
ORGANS,
'MELODEONS.
FOR SALE AND TO RENT.
_AT_
PARKER’S STORE,
N0. 21 MAIN STREET, NORWALK,
()m' door north of Bennett's dry goods atom.
J. M. POTTER
Will keep a stock of Instruments a1 Parker‘s store.
and will re" them on monthly installments.
Old instruments taken in exchange for new
Pianos tuned and repaired.
FILLED!“
CLOTHING
Of 1870 & 1871.
are now
largest and most. to stocksof Cl
ever exhibited in this vicinity, and at Mm
remarkably low.
Overcoats at - . - $7.00
Overcoats at. - - - 4 9.00
Overcoats at - - 10.00
Overcoats at - - - 13.00
Overcoats at - — 19.00
Overcoats at . - ~ 23.00
Overcoats at - — 2500
Overcoats at ~ » ‘ - 30.00
Our department for
Youth’s and CIfiIdren’s
CLOTHING
is spectffill‘y '
and wouéould most re-
attentioxrin this line.
”mu——
~' - Unrivaled stock of
menu's m flood:
. SB£§BC‘“’M§;
'kiveiefifgt “’inidgsgsdlstbfi
A4
w—w
to the pubhconeof tho-
Furnaces,
Stoves.
m¥in work Mm
Healers,
’ Crockery. China, Glass, Wood.
Earthen and Willow Wares
Iron Hollow Ware. of every
description. ,
.. ”Strum n11
Tin, Sheet Iron and Copper M15. Metal
WT, and all
Withbufld-
Bimlatélsg’lnvfi,“Plumbing materials, Tile
pg 15:1:
notion and Force Pumps, Sheet Lead and
mmmdlantemsdallkinds.and
LeadI’ipe
m that is wanted' in the Culinary or
All orders receive Lprompt attention. For
notices see other parts of the paper.
I". ll. NASH & BROS.
”lawn“: 1.13:». an
Till ll" FAIILY
SlNh‘ER SEWING MACHINE,
Rum, “mammalian.
In.“
avalnthehm , aaehownby
r .
and
fizfimayw
but also for the rule and dlterent
whichltwlll aewwltt’t equfl bonny
and perfection, using silk 11111-1. linen or cotton
Ml Walking the
aural. alike cobalt: sides of the fabric “11.111111-
beaver cloth, or leather. too be sewn with gm!
atrength uld uniformltv of a tub; and in a moment.
this willing and never weaning instrument may be
adjusted for fine work on or tissue
or the “Rikki of tarletan. or milling. or almost any
other work ich delicate fingers have been known
to dorm.
r1- ha long been the popular Indpractira:
machines for [manufacturing purposes some dealer'-
nslng ” the tricks of trade“ take advantage of this
In trying to made purchasers that our Funny la
chlne' la um! for famll sewing. to our Kama
for
ad they are a
ore choosing—have not
but convinced that an new Family hlne cm
bodies new and essential principles—simplicity of
matroctioa—eaac ofopaatro n—urlifcrmityof pre
purposes. But
tto examine artfully
cine action at my weed—updtymr
bile-g iof wolf. fine or course, leaving all rival- be
1.
MRS. J. A. JUDD, Agent.
Two Door- m. the Inn} .
South Rm Doc. 1. 18".
mm Rocco.
BomNman,Dec.lat,m.
I have this hymn. Albertlkven-
aaa memberof our“ 'l'hebuelaen
wiubemnledonnnderthenmmmeofsmthl’al
merkDavenport. WISITI'H.
8. C. PALKER
HafingwlthdmhomflaelmotCMILKmpp
mmmwhichlkvebeeaeonnectedforthemn
four year-11. ! have this day amociatcd myself with
losers. Smitht
ALBERT B. DAVENPORT.
Smith, Mil I ”MIMI,
Eats by the Case.
No. 41 nor-oer Streut, New York.
Inflow, South Kuwait, Conn.
x’nv 1. am. men 1'. raum
mm a. nAm'r-oar.
~813Mb Norwalk, Def. 1. 11111).
on wan.
IVERY STABLE,
hington Street, south Norwalk.
W
8-H
Hakeem cannucrs,
' ”.m“AT an. m.
o o A c a n g ,
FOR WEDDINGS AKD MEALS.
mustang, m a; wacoxa.
mg mg.
MSG-bl lathe
of this fit thud dig-lat com-odious amblishaménl
1801‘ MG.
fie subscriber is ,
"Te “I “not prepared to make and fur
Wrought and Cast Iron Fencing.
tomdlm.mlflwm. Also.
iron Guam, hours, We and
,v 5.: , .3.
Iron Salaam} Bolts for purposes.
may other mute fieflnema-g “d
'QLAOKSHTH NOR K.
1 1111111: I can antral! “firmaymm in
my line Call and sec wht I 1! Shop ”1
none Railroad deponN Nun-alga 0 am L
#- r~ WI. 1!. buxom.
MRS. J. A. JUDD,
EGSImvetotntormtlleh or \
B lit dig Scotti-0r
.New York will” Renaud Varied mm: of
dvaMFmLM he.
mmacJockeya
wanna! rim... <0"
Dreasmdmbghomn
. mmflfim
volumes”. mommy-em
l-u
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Fe afloat re s
III-Isms.
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