an. to but and W?» {other
.3“ o ' e. W
Th Mule puny Deere-enacted this
trident-y. Ithdiibnmbleu-iginenda
mystic-v. Thedderuon Oflbe
A.“ W after the Revolution was
theoflfedunlpcrty,representedby the
M of Wtshington end John
Air. The: petty wu conservative in its
pickles-ad aritocntic in its spirit,up-
Wk; me cum! enthority end prmtige of
the Federal Government. The Democratic
petty was the younger son. and sprang into
existence in antagonism to the centralizing
tmdendesof wetlth and power. Its god-
father was Thomas Jeflerson. a man who
was steeped in the ideas of the French Rov-
Motion. It was the party of popular rights.
It believed in the axiom of the Declaration
of Independence “ that all men are created
equal, Ind are endowed by their Creator
with oertnin inlieuahle rights.“ It touched
the chords of the popular been. and gather-
ed under its standards the masses of
t'te free: sturdy, independent yeomanry
--the bone and sinew of the country. And
it did the nation invaluable services. It
Upheld the principles of individual and local
indepnduce, end restrained the encroach-
ntenlsof Pedenl power. It severed the re
mug bonds that bound together church
3nd state in nanny of the states, giving to
t ed: in perfect liberty and Independence to
act within its own sphere. It represented
for a generation the radical spirit of the
freist and boldest individual liberty, and
urn individual license, and sought to em;
body thh spirit in the politics and institu-
tions of the wintry. It never found much
favor with the aristocratic or the wealthy or
the educated chimes; but the laboring clam
ts of the people loved it and cherished it,
and ruined its chief: to place and power.
ThomasJetfersou was its first great Presi-
dcntmnd Andrew Jackson was its last. The
fanatical clinging of the lower classes of the
people to the name of the Democratic party
is I mditional attachment, and shows how
powerfully lt laid hold of the popular heart
in the days of its glory-
But like all great parties. it was partially
demonlized by its SHCCCSSL‘S. It formed an
alliance with the rising Pro~Slavery party of
the South, which songht to prostitute it as
the instrument of its base purposes. And. as
of old,thc Samson was (lcbnucbcd by his Dc-
lilnh, and delivered over to the Philistincs
to be discrowncd and sham of the locks of
his strength. Through the administrations
of Van Enron and Polk, of Pierce and Bu-
chanan, tscarcely interruptcd by the Whig
reactions that elected Gen. Harrison and
Gen. Taylor.) its course was downward—
downward—dowuwurd, till there seemed to
be no lower depth of degradation to which
it could descend. Then came the deluge of
the civil war in 1861, swooping over the
«wruntry like a flood of retribution, uni sub—
tnerging the Democratic party under its
ocean waves. For twelve years past that
party has been crunching the dry crusts and
drinking the bitter waters of humiliation. It :
has been a prodigal scut into the fields tog
feed swine and finding nothing but husks to 1
«at. It has been a Samson in prison, the scofi"
and mockery of its enemies. It has nomi-
nated its candidates with the certaintyof dc-
feat daring them in the face. It has brind-
ishml its arms with something of its pristine
~trength, only to find itself again and again
struck to the ground and mlliuz in the dirt
And finally it has found its occupation utter-
ly gone, its true principles of popular rights
adopted by its enemies, and its false prim
ciples ton to shrak and flung to the winds.
The grunt question of the hour is; Will
the Democnlic Duty die. or will the Demo
erotic party repent? Will the prodigal re
turn to his place and conftss his sins and be
late: into furor guilt? “'ill the old Sam.
sun arouse his energies and rise in his might
and pttlldown the temple of his enemies? Of
mum repentance is hard and bitter enough.
It alweys is. But there are some signs of
returning reason in the Democratic papers
of the «nutty. The extracts we give in an-
other colunm from some of the most ran-
com Dennicratic organs in this sate. the
Hartford 1" m», the New Haven Register,
and the Bridgeport Punchline ml. signifiv
cant. Let the Democruic party nominate
(Ruby; letthempurgo outtheoldlenven
of thelourhoniun of the past, adjunc-
done the new leaves: of Liberal Republicem
on, Humbechmeneawimme‘wm
andbhnunnew wuchwords on theirhem
m;lettbemmeettbequnstionsofrefotm
Wyndham-41mm they mayshow
nhnfllineof battle, and—~who knows but
they-gymtbelegiumofGt-ant?
gunmen-lumen; -
Six new people, representatives of
thahctfieweflthfuhionandmeratme
«Scotsmanpthered intheCenn-al
MHMmmerenddedMe
submit Wedomnm
kewmhwyfitheyeetnn-
sunel experienm How much then thismost
hum of men must hnve thought, felt, suf.
feteddivedin hisown soul,heforehewuld
have thus searched thehdghm mddeptbsof
other hmnnnsouls; and embodied his howl-
edge in
‘ “WNW it! can mean?
‘Aud sotheidal conceptionsof hieroynl
brain reveal to us the grind possibilities of
our ham They represent in thought
Whigher and diviner thou Shh-
pere himself we: in personal chariots, but
not richer or diviner than mm was mule to
become under the breath of the inspiration
of God. It is no ldolatrous hero—worship
which leads us to uncover our heads before
this King of men, but reverence to that ores-
tore spirit that ha inspired all human gen-
ius and stamped upon the human mind the
image of the Divine. In view of such n
prodigy of intellect and inngination we re
peat his own words, perhaps in a. higher
sense than he meant drew: “ What a piece
of work is man! How noble in reason! How
infinite in faculties! In form and moving
how express and admirable! In action how
like an angel f In npprehcusion how like a
god 1"
Every speaker of the English language
and every reader of English literature, may
claim a share in the homage paid by Ameri.
cans to the greatest of poets, repeating the
noble lines of “'m. Ross \Ynllnce which
were placardcd before the multitude, in the
front of the statue:
Old World he in not only thine:
Our Sew \Torld too has part,
As opulent and u divine,
In 111: stupendous mind and heart.
Ills moment’s for every climef
All breasts of nature were his nurse!
So Shakespeare. with Truth‘s perfect chime,
ls. in the outstretched hands of time.
The mirror of God‘s universe.
GEORGE KCMNALD.
Since the death of Charles Dickens. the
most eminent English writer of fiction is
George McDonald. Hr- wns originally a
clergyman of the Church of England, but.
a man of such independent and liberal vle we
and opinions that. be found his position no-
comfortable. and at length devoted him elf
entirely to literature. Still in his quiet do-
mestic and rural stories ” Annals of a quiet
Neighborhood," and “ Seaboard Parish" he
shows a warm attachment to that church.
But he is a mun of the broadest libemlity
and the most comprehensive Christian chari»
ty, finding something good in all sects and
denominations. His best stories are “ Alec
Forbes.“ “David Elginbrod" and “Robert
Falconer." The scenes of these stories arc
all laid in Scotland, and they are strongly
tinged with the Scottish provincialism of
character and dialect. At first this is a little
repellent to an English reader; but a little
perseverance will soon master these peculiar»
itics and make these quaiutncsses of express
ion, racy as they are with the Scotch nation-
ality. as thoroughly enjoyable as the similar
provincialisms of the poet Burns. McDon-
ald excels in the creation' and delineation of
original and powerful characters. “Thomas
Crunu" ill “ Alec Forbes." “ David Elgin-
bred“ and “ Robert Falconer" are mastcr‘
pieces of character-drawing. They seem
like living persons with whom you have be'
come acquainted, from whom you part at
the close of the stories with the sadness of
farewell with which you bid good-bye to a
beloved friend. Doubtlcss they are idealiza-
Lions of Christian character. but not fanciful
or impossible ones. They are like idealized
‘ landscapes. in the pictures of the masterly?
painter, more true to the reality of natur'e
than the natural scenes theinselvus. 'Thoy
exhibit to us in bold and strong features the
high and gmud poxilblflie's of Christian man»
hood.
Though the stories of McDonald mfull
pervaded by the religious clement, it is never
obtruded upon the reader in a dogmatic or
moralizing tone. The universal fatherhood
of God. the tender humanity of Christ, and
the pomibilitics of good ineverv human s'oul
are the underlying truths of his own faith,
and they are interwoven into the texture of
his stories, like threads of gold and silver,
making them glisten with heavenly lustre.
McDonald is a profound thinker as well use
brilliant writer..0n every page wefiud some
keen, penetrating remark, showing how
deeply he has dropped his divining-rod into
the depths of the human heart, and how ser-
iously he has pondered the mysteries of hu«
man life and destiny. No reader can fall to
be entertained by the stories of this original
end powerful writer; and with his impr‘es
,sions of pleasure will find mingled a noble
inspiration to live a wiser and better life. V
DEMOCBAflC antiwar 0N
GIRBLBY.
Here are some Democratic responses to
Greelefs letier accepting the nomination of
the Cincinnati Convention
The Hartford Times says:
Horace Grecl has arisen
broad and elevenjled plane (gfmtti‘elyflgtg:
Statesman! K0 nobler letter than his could
any v. or Andrew m,
Slim Wrighgor Daniel Webqer, if the: d:
parted Men were living tat-day. We do
:he somethingto them all“
ave myon nsu — or
dowfeqewhwt he think- M33“3ne
enthusiesm of those doys; but It lusptrei
something of the old feeling to real! their
memory. The writs ventures to quote an
extract from am address delivered by him-
selfinthcnutnmnof 1881: ‘ .-
Vstian‘ié' evet‘ ”ffom'd‘ on ‘ ma
wounded feeling! of out my! the
tidings came, fSnInter is fullest the of
theUniou is torn downl‘ Shall we ever or-
eet the throbbing pulse with which we
heat-tithe peels of the dumbbell ringing
over theoountry: To note! Shall we ever
forget how our own hearts’ blood seemed
to flow in the blood of those three sons of
noble Massachusettswho were slain in their
much through the streets of Mutual-e?
There was something almost terrible ill-the
triotic rage; there was something sublime
m the patriotic heroism the: burned in the
breasts of the people in those memorable
days of April, 1861. It can neverbefor-
otten or lost. It was a new birth and
ptism of national life. Again it has be-
come, “ Dulce d decorum putrid "wt-3',“—
sweet and honorable to ie for our con ntry
five hundred thousand men stand under
arms today as one manshoulder to shoulder.
rank to rank, to fight, with twenty millions
of hearts behind them to pray for the honor
and victory of the deer old flag. We kiss
the rod that smitee the bosom of the nation,
in order that such streams of life may flow
from the wounds! Praise be to God that
our eves have seen it, our hearts have felt it!
‘ * And when the nation shall have ex-
panded and covered the continent; when it
shall have overwhelmed the monster of sla-
very snd held forth an unsullied flag of
freedom to the eyes of the world; when it
shall stand up, ennobled, purified, transfig-
ured with divine beauty by victory in this
struggle, then we shall love to commemorate
the heroes and honor the martyrs of these
days of trial"
Were not NINE words almost prophetic .9
So let us recall the names, the memories,
the sufi‘erings of the noble hearts that sleep :
“ Those dead but scepter-ed heroes who still rule
Our spirit. from their time.“
Obituary.
By the dcnth of Mr. Matthew “'ilcox, in
the eighty-first year of his age, this commu-
nity loses its oltlcsl citizen, and a large
circle of relatives and acquaintances it tried
and valued friend.
of a few days, during which his mind re-
mained serene and his senses unnfi‘ected, he
has passed away. having lived much beyond
his three score yours and ten. His death
breaks another, and almost the only remain-
ing link that binds us to the remote past,
and it must impress, us with the near ap-
proach of that period when ourselves may
be old, and of the time when we may stand,
as be has so long stood, as beacon lights to
guide time-wont travelers on their way to
the dark l'lVL‘l'. But death is no rcspcctcr of
persons. All alike must sooner or later full
at his command. Living almost a genera-
tion beyond his time, llf‘ had scented by a
strong constitution and a correct course of
life, to bid defiance to that bllgbting influ-
ence which had sent n‘carly every member
of his own gcncmtion to their graves, leavA
lug him alone as its rr-prescutativc; but. at
last, like the mighty tree whose branches
have decayed and whose trunk has retained
only :1 tithe of its former vigor, yct enough
to enable it to send forth a few buds and
leaves \\ ith cuch returning spring as indica-
tions of the lingering life within. he has
yielded. is gathered to his fathers at a ripe
old age. A firm believer in the Christal!)
religion and the soul's immortality, his
thoughts were ever turned to the time of his
dissolution and to his :urc reward hereafter.
Exemplary in everything, cottsistcnt and
earnest u! all times, be has set. an example
of goodness which few are even pcrmittcd
to exhibit. Ills virtues were many and his
course through life spotless.
" When agt-d guardians of a city div
The gntcful tour In tenderness will sun-1.
And the keen anguish of a narrowing eye
Disclose the deep nfl'ection of thr- heart."
The funeral services were held at the
First Methodist Episcopal Church on Mon-
day afternoon, and were very solemn and
-imprcssive, a large congregation gathering
to pay respect to his memory. The services
were conducted by Revs. Thomas. Gmxlscll,
and Dunning. Rev. Mr. T hotnus preached
an appropriate sermon from Genesis xlvii,9:
”And Jacob said unto Pharaoh,The days of
the years of my pilgrimage are A hundred
and thirty years: few and evil have the days
of the years of my life been. and have not
attained unto the days of the years of the
life of my fathers in the days of their pil-
grimagc." At its close, Rev. Mr. Goodsell
paid an affectionate and eloquent tribute to
the character of the deceased. The burial
took place in the Norwalk cemetery.
Senator Ferry haswritten another letter
to a gentleman of Stamford in which he
says the election of Horace Greeley would be
“ midsummer madness." What sort of mod-
ness this is we are not quite sure, but sup-
pose it. must be something anabgous to
hydrophobin. As a good may of the Re-
publicans, and the majority of Democratic
lenders and newspapers are evidently badly
bitten with the distemper, it is well for them
tolmow the nune of their disease. We
have always obeerved that when a doctor
sees a pmient aflicted with a strange oom-
plelnt he puts on a wise face, end pronoun-
ces some cebelietic medical mum: of the
mnlndy, W to the bystanders but
not comforting to the patient.
It isnotioeuhle MW Ferry docs
notayin new: ”hi3 361’ (333131. .
Perhaps like Innis! Win-MOW-
cuu, he is not dumbed: for anybody—ct
After a painful illness
“Cox" omnrtmmi . ‘ “u, mic. m Lu-
m‘ Bond. Route of service, Mum; 7.2.1.;
summon nev.n.fi.nmm,mtv.
. anmm—mln street. nun-nor eer-
doe, 103‘ A.l.:"l r. 1.; Sundny school, 121. Rev
ll. Arm-mm.
_ ll. 3. Cum-«Inn etxeet._lionra of service;
taxmxl; 7E1: Sand-3y lehool. I! I. “W
, .—
NORWALK.
Sr. Pun): Wu. Cum—Church, Square.
Rev. Wu. C. me, D. 1).. Rector. Hours of eer-
vloe, 10Ll.; 72.1; Sundeyechool, 113nm
Slcorm N. E. Cnm.—Corner West. and non
Ivennee. Bey. J. Pm, Jr.,Putor. Hour- of ser-
vice, 10); A. 11.; I r. 1.; Babbeth school betwem
morning end evening services: prayer meeting In
Lecture Room It. 7 r. 1.
Fleet Consultant-Iona. Carmen—«Church Square
Bar. anon. nexus. Poster. Hours of service._
10}; A. 1.;7r. 1.; Sundsyechool,12mlr.x.
Sr. mm": cum (Ctmoch—oornor Wee:
Ivonne end Chapel street. Rev. Penn A. Sure.
Pastor; P. A. Hnmv, Assist-u: Paton Hours 0!
eervlee,8 A. 1.; 30}; A. l.; Bx r. 1.: Mass even
morning between 7 and 8 o‘clock. ,
Finn Burns-r Unm.—Churoh Square Rev. 0.
W. GA-rxs, Pastor. Hours of service, 1054 A. IL; 7
r. n. : Sunday school. 12 x.
M. E. 21021 Cannon—Town null. «color-ed.) Rev.
Warn): 1. Donsn, Pastor. Hours of service. to};
A. 1.; 7 v.1; Sand-y school, 2 r. n.
«t ~u. n ,gs
—The city pollcc have donned bright
brass buttons.
——N. C. Ely has been severely sick with
pneumonia, but is better.
—Uuivcrsalist services will be how next
Sunday in Military Hall, at 10.30 A. M. and
2 r. .u.
—-—Mr. Elwell received a dispatch this
morning, station that. his son Anliur,attend-
ing school at Eusthampton, Muss, had bro-
ken his arm.
—-Our readers will observe that we have
:1 local correspondent in Norwalk, and one
who will keep us posted in regard to mat-
ters occuring up town.
——Thcre is to be a base-bull match on the
“ Alert" grounds tomorrow, between the
“Sooner" Club, of this city and a picked
nine from the llatters‘ base-ball club.
——chterday was an unusually cool day.
The wind blew nearly all day front the
west, and clouds obscured the sun a greater
portion of thetimc. Gardeners did not like
it.
-—Mayor Ely has appointed Tulmngc Ba.
kcr, Edwin Adnutszuml D L. Millard. to up
praise damages and benefits to the proper
ty owners for \\ itlcning Main Strcct to the
M. E. Church.
-—Knnpp put scvcml bushels of oysters in
his collar on Monday. He evidently intends
to “roast” somebody, but we shall have no
pity, as be (lots it handsomely and at it
cheap rate.
——Mr.Dcnuis Plait. has furnished Us with
a full Report of the Executive Committee
of the South Sortvnlk Bible Society. Press
of other matter prevents our Using it as we
would like to do, this week.
-—A special meeting of the Faiificld Coun-
ty Agricultural Society is to be held up—town
this day. As important business is announ-
ced to come before it, every member should
make it a point to be present.
—-At Trinity Church, on next Sunday,
there will be service in the afternoon at five
o‘clock,with n sermon to the children. This
will be the arrangement through the sour
mar for the first Sunday in each month.
—-During the past Weck a succession of
ruins have tended in at high degree to restore
what had seemed to be almost lost under the
lufidencc of protracted dry weather. Every-
thing in nature looks fresh and glad at the
result.
—T. S Scranton. Surgeon Dentist, has
occupied the rooms recently vacated by the
Insurance Company and Saving Bank. and
on and after Monday next will render his
professional services to such as may desire
them. See his advertisement.
-—By notice in another column it will be
seen that penom who fail to have their
names put upon the voting lists in their res—
pective words before 5 o‘clock of Thursday,
June 12th, Will be debarred front voting at
the city election to be held June 18.
—-Now go for black-fish. The rows of
corn are plainly visible across the fields,
and, according to an old legend, it is then
they bite most encoungingly. There is a
kind of “pull down" to a block-fish bite
which is truly inspiring.
—-The street sprinklers vocation has been.
W M! during [b ”weeka‘pld
Probabilities " having taken the new
his own hand. We would not find, fault
with the work of the sprinkler, but must
confess that “Prob" gives a more general
and thorough wetting.
—-0ne of the rubber pipes connected with
the hot sir brake of the 8 LIL express train
from New York burst when the train was,
approaching Not-walk on Saturday morning
last. No delay resulted from the accident.
It is stated that these pipes are not-liable to
break themselves, and yet theyérh'nke the
train. ‘
-—-Last week we spoke of the fact that
South‘hlorwalk pow no public flag-i
Sufi. Every paper in the state has since
made an item of it. Are the respective
cities and towns. where :theiee papers are
published inthe some it: that. we ”Grand
use Woe appreciate the sentiment
‘ enact
. Ignin and were very successful.
.16?“
h mung-m. , 7
hire be:- added in WWW =
M‘Chu. E. Duty, Hrs. Geo. week, Ills
Gui-lo Byxbee. Veteran whim premenst-
ed to assemble at the office of W. S. Benton,
Ely‘s Block, at 1:30 o’clock.
-We are evidently to have music during
the summer at regular intervals. The state-
ment is based on the fact that some new
music racks have been placed in position on
the'fiat‘roof of Swords‘s store. 'It is I cupi-
tnl place, well chosen, and every body will
be able to see and heartondvnntage. There
is nothing that enlivens like the strains of
martial music in the open air.
—Mr. Simonson of Bridgeport, the re-
nowned artificer in human hair work, has
removed his emporium from State street to
252 Main, opposite Cannon street. Mr. S.
imports new hair, and manufactures it him-
. self, and he claims that he can make a large
discount from regular retail prices. He
would warn lad-y readers against wearing
any more imitation hair stuff, as it has been
proved that the article is dangerous to hair
as well as to health.
—0ur friend from Bridgeport, Mr. “'m.
Porter, is doing good work tip-town in con-
structing concrete walks. He appears to be
thorough in his operations, and has met.
with deserved success. The patronage this
far bestowed, with that promised for the
future, has induced him to remove h
family to Norwalk. “('0 are sure our own
people could not do better than secure Mr.
Porter to attend the self-apparent wants as
to side-walks in this city.
—-On Thursday evening of next week at.
the Opera House, uptown, “ Solon Shingle”
will make his appearance before 3 Norwalk
audience. Having lost a valuable “ bnr’l of
apple sarce,“ he will make inquiry as to
what has become of it. We shall not be sur-
prised if many wbo=ptly to hear him ask the
question will go away too full for utterance.
'lhis will be no disappointment, as the
“People’s Lawyer” will be on hand tonne
that justice is done. Most. appropriately
“Tomllcs,” a familiar play, follows on the
p‘ogmmmc, and between it and Solon a
night of fun and excessive merrimcnt must,
we think, result.
—()u Monday afternoon unc hundred and
fifty members of St. John's Commander-y,
No. -l, of Philadelphia, wzompnnied by
flirty—one ladies, and a band of twenty-six
pieces, passed through out‘ tie; on the 12:15
express train from New York bound for
Boston. Their appearance on the min pro-
duced quite a sensation at the depot, few
being aware of the real purport (4 their
presence. Having enjoyed the ltospimlities
WBOston, on their return, they stop at New
Haven to day, for a short visit to the bret!L
mu there. They are to be welcomed on the
part of the State by His Excellency, Sir
Knight Marshall Jewell. To-morrow morn-
ing, a. grand time may be expected, and
many Sir Knights front this city and will no
doubt be present.
—Dr. T. S. Scranton of Madison, Conn,
«dentist, who removed to this city last week,
met with a serious mishap on Saturday after-
noon. lle had hired the suite of rooms
latcy occupied by the Fairfield County Fire
Insurance Company, and was putting his
furniture and fixtures in preparatory to
commencing work this week. He had
fastened iron brackets to the wall of the
front room, and placed a heavy book case
upon them. While adjusting the case to its
position, the key to the door fell. \Vhile
stuoping to pick the key up. the case tilted
forward unexpectedly, and as he rose, came
in contact with his head cutting a fearful
pelt injt inst above the forehead. To save
himself he instinctively put forth both
bands. These struck the glass breaking it
and cutting the: flesh badly in several places.
It scemsulmost ll miracle that the doctor
was not instantly killed. The noise of the
falling case was heard all over the building.
and far out into the street. Dr. Pardee was
summoned to attend the wounds and pro
noituced them not serious.
Bartel.
'Therc was a lively time in town last
Thursday, the occasion being a public sale
of real estate, owned by Melville E. Mend.
A large tent had been erected near the de—'
pot. Graflula's Band of New York, gave
fine music, and a collation that would have
done honor to a king, was served at. 12
o‘clock. Although the weather proved an
pleasant, there was much bidding, and some
sales, and there would have been more but
for the rain which kept people from attend-
ing. The sale was adjourned to June 8th,
when the enterprising proprietor will again
commence the sole, and hope for smiling
suns.
Bot-r- ot the Fuller-an.
On Friday afternoon of last week, a party
of gentlemen, among whom were Mayor D.
P. Ely, Councilman Richards, Mr. Foote, of
the “ Old W'ell Hotel,” Mr. S. H. Hopkins,
Mr. G. I. Keelcr, of this city. started on a
fishing excursion to Litchfield County. They
took the afternoon express to Bridgeport,
from thence by HousMonic cars to New Mil-
ford, arriving at 6 P. 11., where they parth
of upper at. the New England Hotel, thence
by private conveyance to Lake Waremnug,
eight macs distant. arriving at 10§ o‘clock,
and stopped over night at a farm house kept
by Mr. Isaac Smith. 01! Wednesday they
went upon the lake, and coughtmostly perch '
and pickerel. Thursday was a. dump and
lowering day but; proved fortunate in their
catch of trout. Friday they took the lake
Mr. Ely
caught a bass, with a pole, which weighed
about three pounds. The largest 'trout
conundrum-half 'ptnmdsnnd W
to Rev.1IrLDlimnngd able 6%.»:
E) The Watch of trout was at,
, inhumane: of fish about too. The
’ WWW Fill; .
"Venous-t
'Upon inquiry we won: informed Mi}
“ warming night” of the “ Notwalk Gil-tel
meetbetweentheN. Y.&N.E'B.‘B. and
F. H. Huh & Bmsfcorner 6n the wflt
side and Charles Jenna‘s corner on the east
side, be notified to grade their sidewalks in
accordance with the grade and width estab-
lished, and to remove all obstructions on
Bidewalks in front of their premises.
We are not inclined to boast without
cause,butin specified thedty and vicinity
of South Not-walk we feel warran‘ ted in so
doing. The very first question which trav-
elers ask when arriving in a city is, “ Where
are the best hotels?” and they invariably
turn their footsteps in the direction of those
institutions which, according to their belief,
answer the description. Fortunately for
our city the comfort or pleasure seeker has
not long to ponder; for, no matter What his
tastes, business, or length of purse. he can
find that. for which he seeks quickly with
Mr. Foote of the “ Old Well,” or with
“Lucas " a little further off, but by no
means in theshnde. We can at this time
draw a picture of that which may be under-
stood as the best Hotel, for Mr. Foote offers
inducements suited to all requirements. If
we speak of prices, the first. named are fair
and within the reach of all; the patrons un-
exccptionable; the quality and quantity of
fare just right; and the heelthfulness, clean-
liness, general character, and position as re-
lates to railroads, steemboats, and the facil-
ities for getting to and from them, splendid.
In view of all these things, and without a
word of tllsparagement for those smaller
institutions which do good work for so
many traveling on the wing, we must. give
the palm to the “ Old Well,” towards which
those who, after a journey, perhaps long
and weary, cast their eyes as the train
steams up to the station, as the very place
where they would; be. Regular boarders
have cause to congratulate themlves, not
only as possessed of so many advantages,
but when they are about to start on n distant
journey, that they are not obliged to leave
their rooms until the train which is to con-
vcy them stops at. the station near, and
further. that on their return at night, dc-
prcsscd with business, they can step from
the platform with heart lightened bvthe
thought that no lumbering conch, no pro-
tracted walk, is required to bring them to
their resting place. The harbor too, from
which fresh breezes blow, a view of which
may be obtained at any moment, ofi’ers a
realization to such as are inclined, of those
pleasures which hooks and lines, nets, boats,
and ours suggest; and as to hunting for
game, at the proper season the distant hills
and forests have few equals. Cool and well
ventilated in summer, cozy and quiet in
winter, this hotel enables the seeker after
bodily health to attain nearly all he wishes
As guests daily sit at tables rich with good
things furnished in their season, happy hosts
and hostesses shod smiles from benignant
counanmmcs. Taking it all in all the
weary mvcler can here obtain, if not com-
pletely that for which he sighs, yet, those
attentims, and those bodily comforts,which
men go all over the world in search ofl',nnd
failing to find, come back and say, ”Here is
what we have been seeking."
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NORWALK.
A capital concrete walk has been hid in
front. of the Nor-walk Hotel. It looks well.
Boys go about our streets on Thursday
nights, shouting “ South Not-walk Sex-re
sen." This looks like business.
M. Osquito and F. Ly, with their families,
are with us once again; “’8 understand it is
their intention to remain until about the first
of November.
Hodges and
killed in this
and raspberry
some sections.
evergreens 2m.- bmlly winter-
vicinitv, are also blackberry
bushes and grape vines in
Unmecticut River shad are selling in our
streets for ten or twelve cents per pound.
Now is your time to take in your supply of
phosphorus and get yourthront full of bones.
H. M. do J. S. Prowitt‘s store. on Main St.,
recently occupied by George Ward Sellcck
as a grocery store, is to be occupied by apar-
ty from Bridgeport as 3 Plumbing & Gas
Fitting establishment.
The refreshing rains during the week,h.wc
made things hop. A grape vino within our
observation is going it at the rate of two and
a half inches per day. Beat thut some of
you enterprising blades of grass, if you can
Kceler, Holmes & Co., at their store on
Wall street, make an excellent display of
t' ornamental plantsnnd posies." Their win-
dows are thi: center or attraction among the
ladies. Spring hats and millinery goods are
no where.
A boat club is talked of in town, and we
see no “ earthly reason" why it. should not
be eminently successful. Gentlemen, go
ahead. Muscles and brains over-tasked with
business need relaxation, and rowing and
sailing are excellent means “accomplishing
this purpose. ' ‘ V»
For the past week or so, nearly ever pater
famuaa in town, and some materfm' ,
havebeen observed streaking it for home
with framed or unframed copies of “ Wide
Awake” Ind ”Inst 35ij _ .18” under, their
‘arms. We wonder’iftheee pictures wontbe _
quite common after awhile. '
Strolling up Well sine: twining: evening
out tympenumw ermedingly tickled by;
strains of “Mains" music imn'mgfromone
of the upper rooms of the-Genome Building,
V3.3
Union.”
good for the Choral Union» the;
into troublgn‘nd 1%- would, lithe It all
strange if it did. " .
A favorite amusement among the belts
sndbnlls of Norwelk, now “the moon in
in her full and the tide at flood in the only
part0! the men to . the" .
' selves ina boot wdpaddlo “I _. kit:
moéhtigm upon the plead 6m
Not-walk River. Wm could heme-e-
joyuble, and healthful 2 But young men take
care. Remember that there is a tide iii-the
mire of us poor mortels here below, which
if taken in their flood, lead, well, most any
where.
Down on Water street. there is an exceed-
ingly comical advertisement. 80D! debs!”
had painted, in large letters, upon the side of
a barn the sage advice, “ Take Vines” Bit-
ters.” Another individual of the some per
suasion had painted immediately beneath it,
the words “ Gem Stove Polish.” A weg,
seeing the‘opportunity, has inserted the word
“ and,” and now the sign reads, “ Take Vin
cgar Bitters and Gem Stove Poll If n
worse mixture than this can be thought of,
let‘s hear of it. .
Curculios and cut-rant. worms have made
their appearance. The only way to get rid
of the former, is to spread sheets upon the
ground under the trees early in the month;
while the dew is on the fruit and the insect
benumbed by the cool air, jar the limbs vio-
lently, sheke them of!" and kill them. This
may be successfully practiced at th'n time,
while they are comparatively few innum-
hers; later, when they are more abundant,
it would be like emptying the Autistic Owen
witha teaspoon,but tbisisthebestwecen
do. No antidote is known Ignite: them.
The latter my be promply annihilnted by
pondered headers, scattered atnight upon the
leaves. .
The Union School Grounds, on Main SL,
are being turned into n sidewalk factory, a
bevy of workmen, with their shovels and
Sifters and tar barrels, being actively engaged
in getting out gravel and dirt, and mixingit
with tar. This may be very nice and con-
vr'nient for contractors and those immediate-
l_\ interested, but it is not particularly agree-
aide to the olfactorim of those who live in
tl neighborhood, or to the school children
w m occupy this spot as a play ground. But
then we suppose it is all right. Tar is
healthy, so they say, and tar and gravel are
preferable to tar and feathers :my day.
John F. Murray, our irrepremible Main
street baker is still bent on reconstruction
and improvement. The ancient old gnble
roof building that has been oocupied‘by him
for a number of years past us a bakery, and
which be so much improved but a short
time ago by a plate glass front. and painting,
is being demolished and piled up in heaps
on the sidewnlk, to make way for the new
and commodious edifice that he is to erect
during the summer. We regret to see the
familiar old land marks go, but there. is
“ suthin’ aoothin‘” in the thought that a bet-
5 her and sizhtlicr building will occupy the
place of it. Oh, that thou “ land marks“ on
the opposite side of Main street might un~
dergo a similnr process. _ »
Rum is holding high carnival here in Nor-
walk. No less than twenty-eight. estnblish-
menls “ that furnish the slum" are to he
found in full blast in our midst, thirteen of
them are on our Main street, and scarcely a
day passes but that one or more immensely
rum-befuddled individuals are seen slugger-
ing about town, making a nuisance and I
fool of themselves, and furnish amusement
for a crowd of boys and loafers tlnt seem to
have nothing else to do but follow them.
Such sights are becoming too frequent, and
this transgressing of the bounds of modern-
tion in imbibing tangle foot whiskey is
mighty poor business. What has becomeof
our Good Template? There's work hem for
them, plenty of it, and they should be up
and doing.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
' Bananas. it! John Fanning.
Bufi' Parasols at Pritchard‘s 50 c. and up.
Live Geese Fathers at Bunkinghnm’s Fur-
niture Stone.
Try the Old Well Club Cigars. fur snlc by
C. Swartzd: Co.
New and desirnbl?ultlflyf ' M _ It!
ccived daily at Ma. In“
Shape ofHudslur Minuteman-
rately by a French Wm, curable-k
Spring Jockeys selling for ”cents. but
315]) each. atlas. Judd’l.
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