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-Wilson Point.
Fare 60 Cents
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Fare 40 Cents
li-ll smote: ‘ri' m-t‘i‘s
Sl‘l-Illllill ~
5.. Nerwulk
NORTH’S
Lrlutercsi allow ed on prpnsits.
ALDEN Si ll..\lANS, Pres;
JUUN ll. Fl‘llilllS. \‘icol‘rcs;
035th: JUilN ll. KN APP, See. nun Tress.
Hillier Yilili Life !
Eunmtru STREET.
ONE Y EAR. . ”$2.00 1 Six )lox’rns. “$1.00
51mm: to: ms. 5 Cums.
TERMS STRICTLY IN ADVAKCE.
the Indians. of the eastern part, and
Captain Daniel Patrick of the middle
part of the town. But the regular set~
ilcmcnt ,wus made in 1861. when the
planters (‘Lllll(‘. some of whom \Vi re pro.
bably here» the year before.
of July. They then sailed over to Nor-
walk, and landed in the night, between
8 and 9 o‘clock, on the plain which lies
on the east side of the river. 0n learn-
ing this the inhabitants tied during the
night, many of them going to Holden’s
Aug. 31, 1337. of members of Baptist
churches residing in Norwalk and vicin-
ity. The church edifice was completed
and opened for worship, Mar. 11, 1840.
There is now a second church of each
denomination; but only one third and
fourth Churches which’ are the Metho-
RB 1180 1,3 Milli}
,VI .\ I .V S'i‘ R Ii “'5‘.
THE NEW AND ELEGANT
-'~*HIG7H ARM-c-
“lENNIE JUNE”
sawmc. MACHINE
IS THE BEST. BUY NO OTHER.
The LADIES‘ FAVORITE, because
it 1-: I IGII’I‘ , RUNNING and does
such in :tutii‘ni work. Ageuts' Favor—
itefln‘cnuso it is it quick and onsyscllor.
unis limo lllliljl ‘lllll lllllllliilll'. ‘
snub ton CIRCULAR.
JUNE mnuritrunmc co.
' Nos. 9 and ii North Pearl Street,
vAL/BANY, N. Y.
iilll
Albany.
{on .‘li‘ltll‘ly,
l. :u Mil l‘il
m‘mzl! tli-
1:: i. ll ‘ ll \\ ll.\il.\‘
\.,‘. of .w "min from
I,. ,r in.”
' 3‘, 28:! . Erect and
i :0": Hi llir'hixmu .\trri't Ne“
: n- .\l \\ Yuri. from t .- r 28 H‘ 1:
.1 2 site. hip, in Ill-ll truth For
« '. -" ‘ 3‘30 1‘ l'l. .‘lll‘ ‘L'hl
\'. l‘ _.,.\ l‘i'lVl‘ i‘u .' 3 l". inlhl."\"l ; \\‘.I.l even
I r " ,_ ' . u. inn“ .5) .i. hora iii. .\ .\« w llmcn
'l i l 2 Y 5" \l ll \.\ — 1m: \.. c5 our boat
m: l-:.; l~ .' . w: 2- !» \l‘illul), S.\'P£‘l\'.
lii\\l1Vll.\|i ililiiflllillll‘.
Ft, ll vLui‘. .ttnl l :1: 3. L. 2:! i-lllit‘l“ .n c\cr_\’ ll"
-.-.:,;m m . r. ._ ‘ul' :- i‘u‘t i‘l.l~~ cut» rrr appro-
., in \\.ili'.~ cf {Kr inn “ i' ' ‘illl‘lll nxfhprtum
iiiii h,
.l 1‘ rl l'u‘l,,".“‘l‘.'i‘ ilii‘i Led iii and from till
wt.» in. tin tun: .\ Sumo; l{.i.lnm.i.
{li‘nr l‘i. ' ‘|,' l
L"! in in: in l,'l
'r’ u! Nurnmk niéi inulw he
lir-tui‘cti New York and Non
\\ . i. .2 :i, 1.4"! writthxornal while the
.5‘ H1 7‘, v.1 li...’
‘\ ‘e are lircziun‘d to it.) n iirol chip's job of
, 2' i ”.5 l. and ft-rn'irdcvl ,‘iI :nnil; fl'illlj‘l‘ll
QLATING
In true HANHUR, rzns'r rusuon. ..
.v.
nu:
\l'l‘lillflflFNl}
1’ EN A “G \‘ I-Z SLATE
at 5 cents per foot and upward.
l'ul’lit‘! washing Slate rooting should cull on no
hen-rt- minirariingoim-wherc.
A. BACK :2 Co.
“Hum 51., foot of flnvilnnd South Nor'nlk.
JOHN ll. FERRIS,
Wholesale and Retail Denier in nil kinds of
COAL All] W001]
Brick, Lime. ”Cement,
Blue Stone. Etc.
:louutaln, Franklin, and
{timeshare Cools.
nonunion .Pllll'l
“H. Minute-um
“PM. Wuhingtuu and)!»
tron of detox
m?“ ‘ u'ioh can. \ at Baker?
- “to!
i
Leblgb, Lacknwnnnn, Locust
Fresh Luis Bil.
THE B ‘s'r 'l‘llAT
' mum; rm).
\ (‘ll R E I).
_ Fill! TS.
SOT.‘ HY I'l'lllJf‘, lAcknowiwlcements:tnkcnj
l)(‘E.—\ N STI‘L‘.‘I§II II’ TICIK ETN‘ {or sun on
lili.‘ l‘i'l‘h'. for o‘tzr I‘i-un.‘ . "
i‘IHN HY Ulllllillp’ in lil‘ .c.’ Enrol-4‘. mm
“Al l.ll(l.\ I! 'l‘ It‘ll FTQ in all points West and
South yin l‘ennsywuusf .tzir 11d
l. ,~\\ :.T(l’i.
Dr. JIoGONIiliAlu
— ilr‘Pli‘E .\.\Xl “Phl‘nlINl‘IA—
l‘or. West Avenue and Butler Street,
Ni’iuy‘AiK. coxx.
Uflit‘ llwurs l
S tum: Sundays
i': burn
21o 4 3* ill.
; from i o 3. and T to
Wl‘ulnni’iiiirxt.inn by It icpl‘unc. [f Till
fl \Vcll. Nilillidlilfi. A
P ractical P I u m ber.
Steam and line I“lil!'.‘. Fm“?! v~ for i‘uum; rind
Thu-Ailing Iron 1‘:‘,~cfruni ll,- :0 h imbue,
54 Main Street. lily‘s Building
Swill: Nutcrii‘g l"..,
('49-- ll
JOHN H.\’.SMITH.
‘ FLOR ST.
MAIN S'l‘itlilll‘. Sill'i'l‘ll Xi’lllYALK
FURN TUBE!
A Full Shirl; of l-‘url lure l-I nil binds
Parlor and Bedroom Sets
a Specialty,
DA \' Ill 5"“) W ,
i“ (Y Muir. Start. Uninstle lh‘pO!
01d Stand
OLD HANDS l
lluvint: urrluiscd the business of A . ll. \‘oicv. l
.
will be glad to are all friends at the old Slzlllll'dllt
IIICST 31‘\ I} Ii 152’1‘
lo the city -\\*liich I willkeep stocked as usual. with
lllt‘ Bust of
Meals and lentil as
li‘lktT 11‘s
Of all kinds in their M‘lltu‘ll slwnyn m nnnd.
LEROY ADAMS.
“05 if
Vgufioquu-v 2.- :9?an
.3.:;;.. 5;; .23; non
MATHUSHEK
PIANOS.
“Tried and Triumphant."
llnaquallail in llitliiiass and Depth of Tone.
VEGETABLES, em.
.:
Arid everything\peri;iining to a
first-class family unit 'et.
Hume. ZELUFF
Washington St. *
SEWERS !-
F. M. PIEIICE.
DEALER IR
Seviler . Pipe
AND
llillllllfll Sewer Ullllllllilill‘,
hprepuod to make connections with main aura
pipe. in this city on the most. avenue mm.
Men intending to connect vulture recently lnld
minimum: will ilndlttothclr amigo to
an on bin. 7 . at n
F. M. PIERCE
GREAT CAPACITY OF VIBRATION
. AND DURAIILITY.
Each lnntrumont our I2 month. In
process of construction. loot material.
and “no“ workmanship.
FULLY WARRANTID. urn.” will last
. a life-time and hoop in turn. at our
quartor the oxpono’o or any othor plono.
oven mono In use.
Bond for full denoriptivo pamphlet and
prim to
The B. I. [Bulls to, Tropic of Instr,
.7 rirurn
Ntw antn, Htfllbtu. BnIoGtrolT. DAN—
nunv, WATCH-HIV. firooLmvm on
Wu? Vlms‘rto.
to“ "our. row I“. Haunt nun urn-cu: co'o.
‘3
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l.
86143
0111‘ 0. ii. lava Gilli
bolts the town, try it.
Price 351: a ‘ lb.
DANIEL! [RHGMMEDIEU
\Vuhlpgton Street III-Iago.
llllll’ii iii litiisiilasl
. fries“ For
Rags, Bones, Bottles Iron
and irons. ‘ '
moving our uuun will!
sending ”21me
w mumps. ,
. . martian
forties
, Sundial?
1":
Seek relief in vain. until
use Aycr‘s Sztrsupurilla.
gret thr- yeurs of stiff
have es‘cupcd bud ill. } s l’ctncdy
earlier. The ironblc “a. . nllSllIllllOBlll
not local; and, until Aycr‘s Scrotum.-
rill» did its etioctixu \xmk us no
Alterntiro and Blood l‘urifirr, thcywero
compelled to suffer‘.
The \\ file of S.- 1‘.\.:c. ‘21 Austin
st., Lewvll, Mass” was. ivr u long time.
subiect in sen-to hcudn. us. tho result
of staunch and liver dz: r»‘:-rrs. A per-
feet cure bus boon effuiv'd by Aycr‘s
Snrsuiurillu.
Frank llv‘uertu. T‘.‘ \\‘;r~‘, {victim st,
Ilux‘ten; says Hurt be for‘ ,. bail ter-
rible Lexi-invites. und l‘. he tin-k
Aycr'n Sursupnrzllu; nehr found any
metlit inc that would giye
.
Permanent Relief.
“Envy Swing. writes
Liuie \V. l‘l'\‘l‘§\1‘n
lh’uuhlyn. X. \., “I
hide luinln in". l .
vi .\)i:‘s 51.1» :; .llll:
lune. lit-‘1: l..'.\l .l lust
tune."
"I stitl’eiml {Twill Ev : ‘.: "-
limit. Alli! \lr‘l\:11’
ey begin to
Then they re—
: they might
v
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uuuel
r
n
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in (ire); utyx l,‘ A ",~ . .'\\\1* rs
Ali‘s. .‘l. .‘l. l.~ .\ ~. : >Y . lv\\\".l,
Moss. “ A). r2. .. .t has \\ .-:'l.ml
:\ mun “loos ‘ l; t . . we. 1 now
li-rl .‘llwlz‘; lill‘l n. k'il. '
.inim. t: l"'!:rlll. . l ' ‘vjkinc, l‘n..
l ‘ w s :"a-‘rm'.
"l in :l-lzlz b".
lulmnl mill
dam and
split open.
l ‘ wk _\3-~r‘n
.tw has cured
\‘ l»
, .
5x Cm. l
lill."l\‘2iv‘$“.
\vml.‘ llmt ivy 1;. iii “4
lb
Xaif‘utzg rrl1c\ml 1:2.
l ‘13-; Ill:
inc ,. tiaplir‘n-ly,“
\Vhen .‘Il‘~‘. Hrnm r.\ I‘wian
Ilriiltze .\i., Riii'iiut' ‘
use Ax «r‘s .\dl'.\.lli.t
fur >5 ..;e )l‘J‘Ii {1"
vi 1an hidm-xs. Eu :3; S . :g‘. also. she
was ullltcieil with lu .idnrltc, loss oi
uppeiite, and indigestion. ,x lrlend icr-
5uudeil )IVA in nu: A,“ . s champ.“ lla,
which benefited her nunil- :full). 11.1-
lwuiih is nuw perfect. Martyrs it ll. ad.
nehe should try |
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla,
I‘r. rived by Dr. J. i‘. Aycr R Cal. “.1 .Xlnn.
l‘r:cu $1, nix bolllvn, iii. \Vexlh 3.. n Louie.
ger. of 24
Mm... begun to
'....l suffered
s affection
,,
lilH-‘ll! S. l‘l..\(‘li.
Organist of ls: .\l. F. i 3.2.nh. Sum;
'rl‘ai'lll‘!‘ l'er illc
B » roulk.
Voice .Vocal Culture and Singing?
A150 HASH AND HUMAN.
Liififiuha mum lN ll.\R\lU.\\' AXI)
i'UNll‘USl'l‘inN. '
For li‘l'lllr’ and other puruculnrs. 2.1.2:. ..
Elli-All s I‘Lu‘fl
Ind if Ilox 495 South 3, rnunk. Cl.
ALEX. s. olnsox,
Orgmust of the Firm Congregational i‘l‘um h.\\‘.utvr
bury. Teacher of
l‘iatnol‘ort, Organ and llusicul
Composition.
1‘53 ly Lock no: 39 1‘. 0., .\'01l\\'.\l.l(. CONN.
‘ "1‘! "TR Y
Db) S .
,\\‘l.\‘il brill unexpmlcncc of l\\\‘.\'v years in
llcnimry. l mu prc wired to ill“ 1 d lu all oper-
ations I‘l'l‘lhlllill: in the nslnrss u: w ~Kl i‘ni man-
ner. llll. i‘. l“. li'l i\\ l~2l.l..
\lilicc Mun: St . opposite depot. Sutizli Norwalk.
Conn _ Kirk ; in
I
uownnu ll. RNA 7 -
Attorney-at-Law-
em. Main St. and Riirileld Arm,
:3
ll.
Bridgeport. Conn.
West South Xurwalli. Eycunsgmm is?!)
w. s. KNAI'I‘,
:XLIC II I '1‘150'1‘.
plans and specificullou-
Is now prepared to make , , ‘
strucuou of buildings.
and superiutcud the con
TERMS REASONABLE.
Orrtcn-Jl‘nylor‘n Building Washington so, So
Norwalk. 1‘. 0. Box 775. 708
a. c. cnown,
UARPENTER alllBll DER.
Plans furnished nnd Estimties given.
Jobbing or all kinds promptly attended to.
Strap Ann street, near Main
1’. 0. Box «.3. South Nor-wan; Ct.
Bullilfll' anlm gringo,
Office foot of Hovilond Street on
Water. P. O. Box 617 4cm
JonN unsmunu,
M erchant Ta Her.
12 Railroad Pine. So. Norwolk.
rm: to on: 35.00; Suite to order for stem no
potting and cloning nicely done. flit t
1:. Tnoinns.
“1m FOR Tm:
Phonlx Insurance Co. of Hartford,
, m,
, navigators. court.
murmur PUBLIC,
the more “ Wntport“ shin?! have been
.-.~n.tm~.z. .l fir old Indian name “Sangu-
iuc'lx." 'llu- nuxt your. l\11-i. Noanll:
was l! i‘ ‘ipri'ui-wl :i< ’\ ii i‘n
.
mu.
lnM‘rfi N no. quill-e: . mt «\l Lu‘fl‘xlllll‘ l
I
.
N v:\\' Vii-u" :n
the w w::~‘
2y \\ : i{!- n in pr.»n-~mt:~~
u 4 it
-_l in «ii?»- mull r-~t «.iu iii,»
S one of our
‘im‘h-nl. l‘ll‘ii
>‘i ‘21.
:t~
1 my the. limit 'xp “opp,“
lurid. :. nu:- i-f my c‘...~.~:n..tt-.< wiil :i:,rtc
“Lil, “U
l
\\‘lllll:l«‘_{1srllli“ll‘ :uwlh-uv exuinan-itiun
l h
w c \u re :-.l\\“ \ wire tvi ll -\’« iim line.
haul \\‘\'l'~l< c. . l“i’ l: zlzu ll‘llu‘
()tu’S \\. it’d Hill-T, 'l‘- :4 l‘ n It to my
a‘ubj-ct. l n w w ‘.'. l 1 cu. six". :--s~
snl’<, r. .a ‘ l m .:‘ ‘. Blurry l EL ~15
“light ii» gn‘vn, \\ 2.1-. It ‘n illli‘l‘ ~1-.u.‘i‘ n ,r
time old :i luw.
\\'UIL.\llll‘.
'l‘i-n t‘:
.
st meeting house was erected
ll‘liail'. ill ~23, 'V‘l 1b.:- enrner north of Den—
nis llhfmi‘s “0“le now theproperly
of Mi“. llruiil y. a shout lllfitlllil‘rl north
ofthe llist Nurwzilk depot. This has
well disputed by some of the older in-
mluirmts of the place. but probably their
ucmory has failed them. as some are
eighty years of age mid upwards. One
old lady living in \‘s'ilitn is over one
hundred \‘curw‘old. blue is said to l\‘
Very iu‘i‘xe for so aged 3 person, and lo
remcml-cr many things. Site l-ives to
converse with people l‘~3l‘.t“l‘llllig them.
The meeting: lmu<e was eirhteen feet
by thirty. In mix. an addition was
built. twenty two feet by sixteen. \thu
this one became too small to. necomnio
date the number of Worshipcrs who at-
tended. :\ second one was constructed.
It \\‘ns-cmnplcted in 16“".
The people were not allowed to hold
town meetings in tho new meeting
house, as they had previously done, so.
after the old meeting house had been
sold. they held their tnioiings in the
l'ppcr School llouse,‘which was built in
l
l
l
1599. Dec. 9, litt‘i, it was voted to build
a IOVVII 110059. .'\. \‘JLO was taken
whcilnr it should stand near the tneet~
ing house. or an addition be built on llli:
upper part of the school house. It was
finally dcflilt’d in favor of the latter.
REVOLUTIONARY \VAR.
July 11. 1779. Nor-walk was burned by
the British and Tories, under Gen.
Tryon. The peoplc had been exnecting
them for some time. and in case of
alarm. which was given by firing; three
guns in succession. the men from all
a; ”IF" »- l"x l“ lid Nlnrnui‘li. but a lilslc The llrti‘. -lx 1W1: in their rcll‘vut about
u " adults wt \lllsz .tin :tccuuiuluda- m I; . . 1,”? g . . .. .
nuns." in will. cu:;t..in~ ill names. luv‘éai 34:2": ;,,.\r;.,t::: :1I:r;‘:‘::u;l“a:::
l,\l\l‘.\>. lizi‘ Artur-cm cause. \“x‘ll'. ill‘ with
The l‘liilc “Ix'wanli,” was tlt‘l'fllwl ll‘wm.’ 'l‘bs account is pt: 5.. 5:.- r-
fmm ,, 3L). . ,.f 1,, i, .‘ .», 1, , \\‘,xr.\ orili-‘d rn‘t. us he \\.i< on rye “‘th :5 to n. u;
33.... ~-\‘ 1-“; kn} .li ~r ~_"\t \\‘..< { rim-r» U! lla‘ lucis. :‘l‘lh‘ liN< (if lllx‘ llrllhli
l
l
l
l
cullccgbl lll open 1, is for worship.
l
l
college.
Cl‘“.
ed by llev. Jesse Lee. in theh‘ighwny
of the c
\‘l‘t‘t‘lul ll] ISIG.‘
.\
by 5:1. and three sli‘l‘lr's in height, and
had just been put in good repair. It was
situau-il 30 or iii rmis south of (hunk
man's Hill. The Episcopal church sin-rd
on the sun” fuuntlztii m on which
present church is liuzil.
Iilr‘
force, :tci'urdizi: i) 'izyun’s itiinnl ac—
.-
C out. wore in h. l (l. 2"} wound;d, 3
ill
mg.
:tl‘_ er one \\ :.s eh \ led oi. Its urewtit site.
“their” ll inalz’uid was the first minis~
er nf lb.- L‘nnnregntronul Sicieiy. He
w; .n to pruich in U332. There he rig
in rm cling huusr until li‘r'p'J, the people
lie
ind m liiliil, after Lilioring in thc minis-
iry l‘. yr us. After his. death the people
\\‘vrv without a minister for {our years.
when Rev; n Buckingham was ordained.
lie remained 30 years. His is the lint
mime on the Tnentiinl c'ttulnzue at Yale
lle grmirmtcd at Harvard in
Mini. and received his second degree :1!
the first cummenecmcnt of Yale. of
which his fuller was one of the found~
Rev. Cornelius Llonk preached the first
Methodist sermon in Norwalk, near the
New i‘annan pariah line, in 1787. The
nrxt sermon, two years later, was preach.
near the Center of tho town.‘ The first
Methodist society. or class, was formed
about three yours later, but the number
loss and the correct date c.mnot
The first church edifice was
In 1843 this building
wns taken down. and the presutt neat
and cotntnodtcus onc erected on its site.
Previous to the building of the church,
'he residence of Mr. Uideon \Yilcox. Mr.
Lewis “'ilcsx‘s great—grandfather, stood
llli‘l‘t‘.
From 1790—le‘4, Norwalk was an im-
portant appointment on the Foirfield.
Rodding and Stamford circuits. But in
lo‘dldhc society having greatly increased
in number and wealth. judged them~
Selves able to support r. 32,1111? and con-
stant prutclm g on the Siiilniii. U in-
Sullh‘llll)‘ R -r. Luther Blend was up-
poin‘ted to labor with them.
The next church organized was the
Second Congregational, Jan. 3, 1836. It
retained the name. of “Second Congrega-
tional Church of Norwalk“ until the year
153‘). when they changed it to the “Con-
gregational Church of South Norwalk.“
stxiydire numbers of the lat Congrega-
rionul having previously received a letter
be ler'Il.
about would leave their work, and hust-
en to the town. Such alarms came often.
People no more thought of going to
church without their guns, than we do
without our psulm books.
The alarm come about day break.
Miss Phebe Comsteck, then a young girl
about 16 years of age, living in New
Canaan. went. to an old apple tree, from
which Norwalk could be distinctly seen.
She saw the flames and heard the guns.
Her 'father and four brothers were eu-
ga'ged in the defence. In speaking of
this day, she expressed it as “a dreadful
fight,“ the “drendfullest day she ever
saw.”
Eighty dwelling houses, two churches,
eighty-seven barns, four mills, seventeen
factories, and five vessels, were consum.
ed. Some say that only one house was
saved, but the bgok of “Conn. Historical
Collections gives an account of six, four
on the east, and two on the west side of
the river. One of these, standing on
East Ave., was saved by the intercession
of a lady, who personally applied to Gen.
Tryon. The argument which she used
was, “that the owner of the house was
nfriend to his 111an King George.”
He wrote her a protection. and sent with
her 3 file of soldiers, but when they
reached the house, it was already in
{Iii-fies in two places, but the soldiers
coon extinguished them. The other five
houses were probably spared from the
some considerations. The loss of pro-
perty snatched by the inbobitnntswns
estimated at $118,888.08.
» An account glvén by on ngod
unto! this town,” vol-had
inlaid.
rude thus: “Gun. wound W
of admission. came forward and gave
their assent to their confession of faith,
and entered into covenant with each
other. All this was done in entire har-
many and in accordance with the un~
unirnous votes of the First or, as it was
called. “Mother Church." Rev. James
Knox was the first minister. At the
present time there arc members, 45
of whom joined the church during the
past winter. Many of us will often
think of the meetings of that time, with
joy and thanksgiving. Not only the
scholars so many of whom joined them-
selves to the church and to Christ, but
also many parents and teachers. From
the class of which I am a member, eight
were received into the church.
The Sunday School was organized
Feb. 21, 1838. with n membership of 50
scholars, and 19 ofllcers and teachers.
There are now 338 scholars, and 52 oili-
oers and teachers. Steven G. Ferris was
the first Superintendent of the Sunday
School and third deacon or the church.
The fiftieth unniversu'y of the Sunday
School occurred Feb. 31, 1880. Of the
original members of the. Sunday school
there were 13 still living, 1nd of the
church, 12; eightstillrotniu their mem-
bership in the church, cud six were pro-
aent at the Sunday morning m.
The district school home Mltood on
the open spot of ground by Nah
Brother’s store. was used as a Sunday
School room for the younger pupils.
They would rennin withdrew-choc!
until our theopcninxm than
muohtotho shoal homo tomolhtheir
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, terry an .l(-CII)‘E.NT I ()l.l(‘\ pruvzilzti: in sudden.) ‘ disappeared. taking their 113.; building was burned “5,3“: sunrise. About sixty years ago South Norm-all;
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ground that is now Washington street,
and a home garden was cultivated where
the Curmregntit-nal church now stands.
The (Mini p ipulution was not more than
2‘13. Ii ~twcun Mr. Norris Norton‘s pre~
S-‘ll'. I'l“lill*lll‘0 and Deacon “'11). H.
liz'llt‘tlll‘l‘s lln-re were only Tl families.
The pod (rtlice was in the 3“th west
cirnir of Mr. Jtmzs ll. Knapp‘s front
yard. '
Thvn- were u i street lumps. no gas. no
n.-w<papcrs. 2‘... railroads. only one hotel,
no gobbc \an 'r supply, no free nailing
mom. no high Sclii 0!, only a select school
cailcd an ticzuicmy. There were no can ’
ringes or can“ your. 3 of any kind. and
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no mew; it wuu'i Sm in l. t'. r on mu 1»: m 1" h 5 HM ll!" l'idi‘ifi band, and hold a child in her lap. The
mum ,; 13.. -.:~5 5 ' -v.., :d' . ~i.- .l ta 2: czii in Hus r- >2 of the children would walk.
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the 131‘; am :3 r the atnuuu‘ if right bury. 1,, 3.3. 33,. .,_.c=,,.{;- “gm-ed 1,, prmcipally liquor Sillu‘n. It was oppo-
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me which 1 {Link a E‘ ii» ll‘." 2:: M'. in— 1:, 31-“. ,3»... {bu-q C ,.,:,-,.::.,xi,,;mr built until IE‘GG.
li‘l'i'lel‘J. m imy .ne s,».~::np‘.e. litll Sammy ,.,-,.,.,,.d a building‘ mar “h. Therailrnud \\‘d~‘ constructed in 18-19.
l‘ivlr. Ill" swim: wanl. :.r» lll.‘ very ones WM... “1‘ “I,“ ,_.- 3,0,,- kan“ as the I‘n-vious to that time a stage run on the
that are sotnv: ".1: 19:0 lmr lent to <1=el . ‘i2:'.x 11. H1} m ‘mL' 3 n-“- (my much li‘shill and Now York turnpike.
In ‘n‘yl‘. Nor-wall.— was the scene of a
terrible railroad accident, when on ex-
prczs train plunged in the open draw
and titty lh‘es were lort. There are those
mung us who wurc then residents of
lhxs place.
A few years ago there was a great
temperance crusade when people decid-
ed that liquor was, a curse and drinking
it a sin. The liquors that did evil wow
poured out of the stone bottles, and
home-made root~beer, thnt did good, was
pu’: in. The children had a temperance
society and all wore bulged and medals,
with the motto “ Tippacanoe and Tyler.
tm.“ Mr. Goo rge Benedict is tho only
survivor of twelve charter members of
the Sins of Temperance.
If there were no saloons to enter, how
many young men would be kept from
falling? There are ‘at least 18 saloons
open in South Norwalk and 30 more, in
Norwalk. to say nothing, of those on the
outskirts of the town. Is it to be won-
dered at that there is so much abuse and
crime ': Mothers and children home suf-
fering for bread to eat while thé“ bus.
bands and fathers are spending their
hard earned wages in these places? A
young man. walking on the street can
scarcely go two rods without coming in
contact with them. \Yhat rejoicing
there will be, especially among wires,”
mothers and sisters, when these places
are closed forever. A few years ago,
purple thought wine a necessity. Even
ministers would have a wine cellar, and
in conventions it was always used. Af-
ter the raising of a house, wine was fur-
nishul and passed by the owner. It was
stalctly ugumsi t'ue ruhs to drink any-
tiim; during working hours. but some
(llrl‘vglll‘dt‘il them. and accidents worn
the result.
Mr. G. R-nedicts was the first house
raised on tho temperance principal, 1332.
Word was sent that there should be no
liquor used. and out of 40 men, only one
refused to come. It was nfterwnrd said
that it was the best raisrug ever known,
no accidents occuring. Card playing
was also a pastime among all classes. A
story is told of one of the early mtnir
ters, who was rather wild when a boy,
and had become converted, but wedded
a girl who cared nothing for religion.
Sunday morning she would ask him to
have a game of cards. In some wny or
other, the cards would get. into his pock-
et with his prayer-book, and when tank-
ing out the book, the cards would often
fall to the floor, and a look of mortifion-
tion and chagrin pass over his hoe. I.
tell this to you confidentially, no of
course you will not repeat it.
The first Cemetery of Norwalk, can
probably the one thus is now the colored
cemetery. Many yells ngo, it wnl used
for the bur-in! of the white people. The
Union Cemetery is the largest can at
the place. Some bond stow were
found in the Down Town Lem‘ scary, last
week, dated 1728, mkingthcm also,”
old.
The natural scenery of Norwalk the,
combining loud and water views of
much bounty. 'lbere ore, nlso. my el-
“egnnt residences. The sum 0! the
town is uneven, being divorciflod with
hillimdvnlloyc. Thohiflnou Ell. bat“
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