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Our Natural Oyster Beds
THE masses YIELD SINCE Las'r
AUG US'l‘.
Something New and Authentic in Relation to
the‘Great Bed ofl' Bridgeport and Stratford—
Lisi oi Oyettr Beds. ‘
Tue Bridgeport Standard has at evident
1y great labor and pains, prepared the fi 1-
lowing interesting article anent the oyster,
one of Norwalk’s greatest industries: p
The natural oyster beds of Connecticut
are “gold mines” to those who go upon
. them, and have neVer been more valuable
than today. Every citizen of the state has
I a right to take oysters from them, using a
sailing vesselof some sort and the ordin-
ary oyster tackle. The great natural bed
off Bridgeport—known as the Stratford
bed, has been worked since last August
by a large number of vessels, as many as
200 or 300 having beeh counted on the bed
iua single day. These vessels embrace
every sine of sailing craft from a small eat
but to a big schooner, but no steamer is
allowed on the beds, so that no one has an ‘ '
undue advantage in. securing the stock
taken from it. .Tiie steamers belonging,
tothelarge planters Wait near the bed
while the small vessels bring them the
seed oysters from the bed which are trans-
ferred to the steamers, when the boats re-
' ‘ turn to the bed for more. These seed oys-
ters are planted upon the private grounds '
oi the cultivators, and in about three years
if kept irorn the “stars" and taken care of
they become nice marketable stock.
. OUR GREAT narnaat. nan.
On the great Stralford and Bridgeport
natural bed, since last August, there has
been taken about eight hundred thousand
bushels of stock by the shilling vessels which
built: been'at Work upon it. At. an at rage
of 30 cents per bushel, this would amount
to $2 50,000, but it is but a fraction of
What the same stock will be Worth three
or four years hence.
A Liar or orsrnn Bou‘s.
Acareful list of all the Vessels which.
. have woiiicd upon this bed, With the name
-of the owner and the capacity in bushels
I of oysters, has been made out tor the L“
S. Censns Bureau, and it numbers nearly
throe hundred crafts of Various kinds.
From this list We select the names of all
of (chf‘ 300 bushels capacity, icavmgn
- large number of small craft, shaipies &(:.,
unnoticed. The names are giVeu in the
following order: ancr, towu, kind of
craft, name of craft, capacity in bushels:
.C. H. Newuian, Sound Benoit, Sip. Martin
.M. M0tl,500; John DeWaters, itowayton,
uSip. Chief, l,000; h. D. Smith. Saviilcr,
Sip, Belle of the Bay, 600; J. G. Lalorge
Statutoid, Sip. Mayflowu, 2,000; C Lh.
Palmer, Sound Beach, Sip. Ciaia A. Pal-
mer, SUU, George A. Paliiici‘,Sutiiiti Hench,
Sip. Lulu, 700; M. K. a: A. J. Paiinci,
Sound Beach; b‘ip. Mary Bell, 400; F. X.
Simineli, Sound Beach, Sip. Dora Dean,
700: John H. .tiuuseil, Rowayton, Sloop
Carrie. 3o0; John H. t‘laudcr, nowaytou,
Sip. 300; A. H. Burbank, Rowayton, Sip.
Samuel 1’. Btliar. 6U0; Lee & Hathbuutii-
ori, tip. Simon Banks, 7dU; U. ii. Knapp,
glianus, Sip. Flora Temple, 300. U. u.
Chard, Mianus, Sip. Guiding Star, 400;
Samuel Stai'keiis, Greenwich, lip. Fanny
B, Sovillc, 300; John M. Pulliliils, Oyster
Bay, Sch. James Dunbar, 1,800; Daniel H.
Merritt, Bay vnie Dip. U. l). DWltli, 800;
John thoiiias. New dawn, Sip. oi. 1). Ai-
len, 750; Chas. K. Wedttiure, how ilaVcii,
Sip. Stanley Howard, 1,UUU; John P. Mc-
Neil, New HaVen; Sip. iiattie Wallace,
800; H in. S. Bamor, New Haven, Sloop
Ellie May, 800; 'Biackstonc & Podd, Sip.
Ellen V., WU; C. W. tit-yt & Sou, Sciir.
Artemisia, 500; Hiram Bell, So. Norwailt,
Sip. Gilbert. Uurtou, 3W; John Jones, Nuw
BaVeii, Sip Annie W., 300; .leioine, May,
Sit-atfoi'd, S p. Jerome May, 500; bet), ii.
Stcrdvaut, Bridgeport, Sip. i’cari, 400, C.‘
C. Hurd, Biltigrpull, Sip. Pculless, 3UU;
Rasuius Hasniunsoh, New HaVen, Sloop
Sunny Side, 300; hewts Mai-shun. sip.
hiaiy Ellis, 400; C. B. Crane, Stiatfoid.
sip. Union, 400; Wm. Dennis, Bridge-
port, sip. Kirby ; L‘bns. Nash, Black Rock
sch. 5.13}. Smith; Abraham Decker, Nor-
Walk, sip. Pearl. 700 ; U. R. Smith, Bridge-_
port, shaipie Elk, 900; W iliiain. Mom-ii,
Grcethcii, shaipie etracy, 300; Mead (tr.
Farrell, Greenwwn, siiarpieoacoo 1*}. Ellis
400; B. it. Wilmott, Bayport, sharpie A.
R. Taylor, 500; sainc, shulpchullicbl‘lul'»
enci‘, 850; blhitli Bios. RuiWayiou, cat
boat Viola May, 7o0; C. A. Smith, Bridge.
port, eat boat L. Atittot, 400; liecd Hons-
nian & Co , South Norwmk. sip. Lavina,
500; H. Rowland, RoWaytou, sip. N. A.
Rowland, 510; John Page, New Haven,
sip. htfie May, 800; H. 1’. Newman, Sound
Beach, sip. r‘. l). Morton, 4h0; W. i{.
Meriiii, South Not-walk, sip. Seafoam,
500 ; Luwaon & Martinoe, South Norwaik
sip. .l’urdy, 3W;Uiihton Hopkins, Bridge-
orl, sip. Priscilla, 3.0; Frank L.»Honmii,
New Haw-h, sip. U. M. Burbank, 7o0;
Daniel Fuliviiood, Bridgeport, sip. Dude,
400; G. W. Ferris, Sound Ueacb, sip. Ada
Morton, 400 ; Garry F. Decker, South Nor-
Walk, sip. John 11., 400; Robert Carr, St).
Norwalk, BID Dauntless, 41.0; Peter
Borum, RO'Vayloni sip. Only. Daughter,
400; S. B. BIXUW, Suutn Norwalk, sharpie
Zenia, 500; Gould fliiyl' Saul,“ Nui'Wulk,
Sip. Al‘l‘uw, 30”; Geo. H. Smith, New
liaVen, sip. John L. Richards, 2,200; '3,
F. Palmer, Sound Beach, sip. Ann Ger-
trude, 500; S. W. Ferris, Sound Beach,
cat boat Bettie, 500; C H. Webb, Dane“,
cal. boat lamina ,L. Tracy, 300; JD)“,
hit-Guinnis, Stamford, cat him Lavinia,
4h0; W. W. Comstock, South Norwaik,’
sip. Minnie Bell, 300; Chas. Smith
Bridgeport, sip. Phoebe Jane, 300; w“.
liani Dodd, Stamford, sip. Lucy Lane,
1000; J. N. Buell, New Haven, sip. Jessie
Dean, 2.2m.
’1 here are of course only the larger Ves—
sels engaged in the oystei business and no
account is made of the much more unmet.
One class which are of smalh r capacity.
But the inipoitance of the business can be
judged from this list, and from the figures
given at the beginning of this article as to
the catch on one natuiai bed since August
hot.
now To make 'rnn Bans none VALUABLE. ;
The oystermen are new thinking of a
law allowing a bounty to steamers which
will dredge natural beds for “stats” With
the new mop dredge which promises to
he ’0 great a benefit to the oyster business.
Adjacent owneta of private giounds would
Va‘fi-eQueutiy? be glad to dredge the natural
’befls forstars for the protection of their
. 'own contiguous property, and it a reason—
able law, giving a bounty for such died --
ing on the natural beds, could be pi i. .i,
the value of them to the public would to
greatly enhanced and'the, property or r17.
‘ vats Oan incidentally protected.
DECEMBER’S - GREETINGS I
GOODS T
THES
DRESS GOODS.
36-inch Wool Stripes, - . p 250.
25 pieces Colored Faille Francoise, 89c
We are showing some wonderful.
good values in Serges, Henriettas and
Camels’ Hair ..-Suitings, in our 50c,
60c. and'75c. qualities.
Right in the height of the busy. sea son are made
' thefollowing changes of pricetin
TITS. ~
s35 Suits now ' s25 00
25 “ “ .15 00
22 “ “- 14 00
20 “ 12 50
$16, $15. and $12.50'S'uits, now $8.
50 Combinations containing ten yards Cash-
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nit—p ,
AT ARE, _ USEFUL, Lovv‘m PRICE.
. __ .- ANDSUITABLE FGR v '
OF G1 FTS' : .
I " striclyan independent newspaper. Non-
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‘ WORST SHITINGS
that have] never been offered by the
jobbers at less than 42% cents, and
never wished for less than 50‘cents.
They are fully 44 inches wide, in
plain colors, both light and dark-shades
and at the low price of' . '
25 cents per yard.-
This We guarantee as a bonaéfide pur-
chase of a lot of Press Geods that, ,
cannot be duplicated.» r -' j
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4 ‘ >l‘ g Z“: 3358,; “'ng 99'
Z< :5 £5.25” Hams
Hm . -’§e-§.5§.§§.§ Ham‘s.
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m ll? 0 (-11.29%? gg—«m— "$1533 El
E—i ' 0 Z; i .4955 5 Magi s H 7-. ‘2:
2 , ., _oo ”1:364:33 5, $2 .2
, l—'i O :2: £3.51. :eé’ég '3 i—t 9-.
~o ." I V 6:5“ 3 Q g
. i—J é” fiefid - ..
Q I E-‘t s _-|.
mere. two yds. Haney Silk, for, $3.49.
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LUNCH SETS
Selected? designs, Col. borders
DAM-ASKS
-—-—-BY THE maps—,-
NAPKINS
TO MATCH.
BBIDGEPOBT.
43“
THE o'MQREAD co.
UPHOLSTERY DBDiliiiiiiii.
FIVE HUNDRED PAIRs
In lots of three and six pairs. .
Bought at a great sacrifice to'the manufacturer,
and will be sold at an equal sacrifice. The
assortment includes Nottinghams,
. Irish Points and Tambours. '
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Ovaety Kinddn '
‘ Silver, Brass and Leather,
' Are new on Exhibition.
THE D. Mario) 00.-
CARPET _ DEPARTMENT.
ISom’e few medium lengths in Body
Brussels, 75c. per yard.
Large assortmentof Body Brussels, $1
per yard. '
Made-up Carpets, all sizes, verycheap.
‘ The aesortment of Foreign and Domes-
tic Rugs. for'the Holidaysis very
‘ large. ' . ‘
COAK AND FUR DEPARMENT.
50 Tailor made Jackets, $2.50, Were $8. ”7’5HMiSHHS’ Jackets, $2,"...Were $6.
100 Newmarkcts, at $5, were $10. ‘
Fine Cloth wraps, trimmed with braid, .$l2,..wereg$18.
,i.
iii Tailor made Cheviot Jackets, $7, were $1.0.
Seal Plush Salcques, $15, Were $22.“:7 lsieal""fllush Jackets, $15, were $25.
Seal Plush Wraps, $22, were 30.00..
Misses? N ewmarkets, in variety of styles, $500,
Astrachan Capes, $4.00, 5.00. and 6.50.
Black Coney- Capes,
$6.00,~°up to $20.00.
$6.00." ._I ~ p
-— French Beaver-Capes, $15.00
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We havcmade these prices solely to~-~attra.ct-vtrade-’to cur Cloak Department during
the holiday week, forwe know-of no more serviceable gift and one that will be more up-
preciated than. a good garment.
THE :D.
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From our Saturday‘s Isl-ice.
There Is Alwaysme At
. = The Top. . ,
Yeilding. to-the'earnest aspen. of uric
numbers of Norwaik friends, many times
repeated during the pastdozen years, We
commence to-dav to issue the DAILYNoi‘e-
WALK- Gaznm. That the newspaporiiti
ground in this town'is already abundantly
covered, may indeed beftrne, but «in the
opinion of a large number of our-most in:
teiiigent, enterprising and public ”spirited
citiZens, upon whose ju lgmen't‘we largely
/
rely, the wealth, po ition and coihiherciil .
importance of this section of the town,
demand here in the borough a daily‘paper.
If a newspaper printed in a“ remote city
can sell, as it boasts it does, "a thousand
copies on our streets eVei-y mixing; then
surely there is room fora bright; clean and
wide -a wake daily of local production and
“to the manor born.” We prOposé there;
fore, to verify it possibleg‘ithe'crisp old
proverb—“There is always room-"st the
. top." Having now yielded tothé‘fbrco of
this friendly pressure, for"tiie'= promotion
of the town‘s progress and tin portance
ratherthan our own case and einoluinent,
‘ we hopehand confidently expect that our
citiZens, and especially our business men,
will, as far as tneDAiu Gasfln‘isfound
to deserve it, giVe us their kindly aid, by
good word and deed and. their generous
patronage; The Damv'Gazsm will be
sectarian and non-partisan ; publishing the
news and all the news. of. chicfest .value
and interest to its readers. ' this will be
its constant aim and end.» Its columns
will be freely open to even y worthy cause
and toev'ery. Clinic", of whatever creed,
politics or couditiou'who may desire to re-
spectfully address the public. It,"..wiil
neaiously strive to ioyaiiv and faithfully
fulfill eVery obligation to the public, labor.
ing with the high ambition and inspiring
purpose to prom to the best good._and
greatest prosperity of all the people of our '
entire town._ It ci'iives'inreturn the good
feeling and kindly support so necess'iary
for its highest 'usetuiness and success.
We hope to attain so near to our ideal of
excellence as to win the fan» of all our
people and render the DAiLY‘Gszni-ra not
only a welCome‘but an indispenstble v.isi-.
tor at eVery oiflce, Store, ,shopdand fireside}
in Norwaik. It; will take a, 'few4__tiays to'
get all our manifold reportortal and me-
chanical details in good, smooth, running
. order. .For the. present, the daily-edition
‘wiii be issued every week day .c‘Vt-niniz,
cXcept - Wednesday, when the Weekly
edition will take the place of the daily for
that day. this method has long been
Verysucessfuliy and satisfactorily adopted
by the Uaiibury News and the Ansonin
Sentinel. _ - ‘
Tue DAILY Gszn'r'rn having absorbed
the franchise of the Saturday 15130031), the
name of that hitherto sprightly littio coin-
pcniiiutii of local news, Will, be dropped
with the closing Sawiday of the year, bu t-
advaiice paid subset iptions and adVei'tise-r.~
ments to the lino-um will be fully liquida.
ted and supplied by substitution of
the Gamma. n hiie the issuing of a
DAILY, worthy of our town and . of the
times. will greatly enhance ourofllcc cares
and expenditures, it will enable .us to
make the 'n naxnr Guerra ,better and
cheaper. From and after January, there—-
fore, the it EEKLY Guerra will. be sold by
newsmen and newsboys at 8 cents per .
copy. and sent to yeaiiy subscribers at
$1.50 per year, and both DAILY and WEEK.
LY at $5‘a year. The Dam Gaza’r'rt: will
be sold at one cent per copy, an ' as soon
as can be arranged, both edition-s will be
deiiVered by carriers and seat post paid _
by mail for ten cents per week.
“Cheap ,
.fares take the multitudes of passengers,“ .-' -
says the trite‘proverb. The same .princi--..-
' We ,
pie holds good as to newspapers.
recognize the fact that any paper, haw-,-
ever Valuable, enterprising and deserving,
must be sold at a low price to place itself
in the hands of the~masses. For that;
reason, the DAILY Gaza-rm, of the same
sza of the linooab, will be sold for
one cent per copy, and the WEEKLY GA- .
zmn at three cents. So clear the way
for the‘DAtnv Gazmni The weekly
paper alone, does not till the bill, in‘a
. thrifty Yankee town. . It belongs, to. the
stage coach era and must go to the rear.
The daily now is the fashion and thirteen.
,tles it. And our motto is, “Thereis'slf -
ways room at the tep."
anvnn'rrsnumv'rs:
word. 0t er advertisements of comni'eré'
eial character, such as "For Sale,” and
the like. will be inserted once at 25 cts. '
for 5 lines or less; 50 rats. for 8 times, or _
$1 for a week. .
' The above are the cheapest rates for '
both paper and advertising, e'vero'fle'red
by any .Norwalk newspaper. ' ‘During next i
. ’ _V-' ‘ '
All “Want,” f-Lost," ‘_‘Fouud_," “To '5'
Let." etc., advertisements, will be inserted "
- in the DAILY Guam atone cent per ~‘
Week, to encourage-large and liberalih‘bli- _ __ ‘
day atiVertising, we‘shall give special 'cut' '
rates, and in addition, furnish one bun-g ..
dred copies of menu“ grathiously, for j .
every column of advertising 9 3ice tea.
nged.. We shall also run o chet-al
thousands of “sanipie'copies” for free dis. 7
tiibution allr'over' our OVYDJUWILIIDd-jha.
near-by towns,'thus circulating in the.
aggregate more than all the rother NorWaik
papers combined.
W
- Forced. to Move Home. . _
Over 60 people were forced to leave
their homes yesterday to call at their
» druzgist's for a free trial package of Lane’s
Family Medicine. If your bloodtis ban,
your liver and kidneys out of order. if you
are constipated and barre headache and
have headache and an unsightly. com.
pieiion, don't faii‘to call on any druggist
to-daygfor a free sample of this grand
emedy‘. The ladiespraise it. Everyone
J
tags it. Large size package 50 cents. '
Norwalk Chronicler