'WWAZEiTKTE .e . , ‘quaal‘fand Exact Justice tQ all Men of Whatever State or Persuasion, Religious or Politica .”—Jeferson. ‘ " Vol.1. No. 311. Norwalk, 001111., Tuesday Evening, February 3, 1801. Price One Cent. The Daily Gazette ‘ 1s (issued every week-day at 3 P. 111., at ONE CENT PER COPY. The Cheapest Rules for Advertising, and THE LARGEST CIRCULATION. The Weekly Gazette, [Combined with Saturday’s Daily.] Is issued every Saturday at‘Noon, at ' THREE GEuTs PER eorr, 0R $1.50 rER YEAR. The Daily and Weekly- Scrred to Local Subscribers-111' TEN CENTS PER WEEK, on $5.00 PER YEAR. A. H. BrINGTON. Proprietor. THE LIVE NEWS OF ’l‘O-DAY. The Choral Society meets to-night at C. F. Hendee’s. ' Grocer George F. Quintard has a child quite sick with rheumatism. J. F. Cooper, of New York, is visiting Charles Turney of Chestnut street. ——Save money by buying your meat at Lyon’s market. No. 6 \Vater St. tf25 Mr. Henry Bissell, of Mott Place, is still a severe sufferer and confined to his house. ____ is visiting her sister, Mrs. John Jarvis, on Main street. ~Prime Rib Boast, 14 cts. pound, at Lyon’s market, No. 0 Water street. tf. Miss May O’Connor. of Passaic, N. J .. is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Moore of Chestnut street.___r_____ - ‘ The King’s Daughters met with Mrs. ' T. S. Morison on West avenue yester- day afternoon. Mrs. McLaughlin. who died at the Almshouse, was buried this forenoon, from St. Mary‘s church. ' Mrs. Sylvia Northrop. of Newtbwn, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. F. T. Godfrey. on Chestnut street. The butter made at the new creamery at Greens Farms, is of exceptionally good quality. and. of course, verytpop- ular. —Spare-Rib, 10 cts. pound, at Lyon’s market, No. 6 \Vater street. tf. The appraisal of the Ambler stock of goods, foots about $5,000. Their origin~ a1 cost was probably from $18,000 to $20,000. It is expected to pay about 25 cents on a dollar. A genuine specimen of the genus dude, fresh from Yorkshire, was loose in town Sunday, and his clothes and cane attracted the admiring attention of many worshippers of two, of our churches. ’ Surely Our Brothers Lodge, Odd Fellows. is growing. Eleven candi- dates took the Initiatory degree last night; eight were elected as candidates, and four or five are ready to send in their propositions. \Vho . is the most popular working girl in Norwalk? “fetch the vote of the GAZETTE readers, which will be an- nounced from day to day, and see for " yourself. Meantime read about the gold watch she is going to get, in an- other column. Eli Burchard, the smiling milk ped— dler who is so unfortunate in losing his milk peddling turnout, breaking his wheels, upsetting, etc., was in trouble again this morning. and was observed hustling about town in search of a saw with which to extract a broken spoke from a wheel. Chris Miller says the fellow who told the reporter he was going to start a sa- loon in \Villimantic, is a prevaricator. Chris is newly fitting up his billiard " parlors adjoining Engel’s barber shop, on Main street and will continue to manage them himself. When he goes to Europe in the spring .he will place Pete Callahan in charge until his re- turn. Miss Grace Clark, of West avenue, is the guest of her father, Dr. E. C. Clark, of Brooklyn, ‘N. Y.—[Sentinel. “Miss Grace Clark, of Wést avenue,” reached Washington on the limited ex- press from New York, Saturday even- ing, and was met there by her father, Dr. E. C. Clark, who has resided there for a considerable time and with whom the daughter is to make' her future home. Dr. Clark is an examining sur— geon in the U. S. Pension office, as the GAZETTE announced months ago. His little son, who accompanied Mrs VVm- Randle Smith south to Florida, was met en route at the Washington depot by Dr. C., and as the party could not halt, the Doctor accompanied ,‘his \little son as far as Richmond, returning next day. All these details are given to correct the chronic misinformation of the Sentinel. ‘ -—Harnesses and whips of every dc: scription; a full line of trunks and traveling bags, at reducedprices;black and white robes, blankets, baby car- riage robes, etc. at very low prices to close out “the season’s stock. Every , article pertaining to a horse, carriage- }, or stable can be found at Dann’s liar—4 ness store, No. 50Wadl street. . ' tf.24' i —Boy wanted to léal'nithe Dry Goods business. Applytat SCofield and Hoyt’s. ‘. That January can bear away with it the premium medal for nasty weather, and East avenue can take the cake for its poor Sidewalks. ' That Mr; James Hoyt and Miss Fan- nie Hoyt are at the Plaza Hotel. New York, renewing old acquaintances and seeing the sights. That Mr. Henry Bissell is very ill, and Mrs. Bissell will return from Chi- cago, where she has been takingamuch needed rest. That Webster Belden is located in business in the sunny south. That a committee from Grace church went to hear a talented young divine on Sunday, and on their return visited Trinity church, Bridgeport, and heard Mr. Baker’s celebrated boy choir. That Master “’ard Gregory is out again after his illness. That Mr. W. H. Smith attended the opera Saturday at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York. That the Grace church Guild will meet with Mrs. Moody on East avenue Wednesday ,' afternoon to prepare sew— ing for the lenten season. That Mrs. Charles Dennis has cards out for a reception, Feb. 5th, from four until six and eight until ten. That the belles of Norwalk promo. nade East. avenue in search of health and blue-coats every fine afternoon. That the belles of the future roll along in their perambulations on West ave- nue, and do not care whether school keeps or' not. i- _ , . That Mrs. Burr Knapp Of No. 3 Washington street, Sonth Norwalk, assisted by Miss Knapp and Mrs. Her- bert A. Mathewson, receives Thursday Feb. 5th, from 4 untilfi. . That of all the many blessings that have been showered uponus, the DAILY GAZETTE is the largest and fills a long felt need. ' coo .. —‘——-———-- 1’0 III. 771:]: '-—C.hoice Country Turkeys at Bay- inond’s. ______,-1,_... A... The Itidgefield Press is more brilliant than ever, in its new form, and Bross, the sweet songstress of the Ridgefield Hills, is putting in some good work on its columns. . ——P, \V. Bates at his monumental works in Water street, has the largest and finest assortment of finished work in his wareroom of any establishment in Connecticut. 1111eod‘27. The pickets that were found missing from Weeks’ front fence on the morn- ing after the Buckeye dedication, have been recovered through the prowess of Puckachee Banker and are now in possession of George H. Allen. at 43 Main street. ' Saturday evening next, the South Norwalk Athletic club will present “The Staff of Diamonds,” at Music Hall. It is hoped that a large audience will attend and assist . them in their efforts to make the club the leading athletic club of the state. The funeral of Charles Reed, who died so suddenly Sunday at his home in Darien, will be attended from the Darien Congregational church to-mor- mor afternoon at 2 o’clock. Under- taker Baymond will have charge of the obsequies. The Wilton bridge, at which poor George Clark met his death Monday morning, carries the driveway of the old “Belden Hill road” over the track. The 'road is seldom used, and it was suggested yesterday by a passenger on the express train up last night that it would be no great loss if it should ac- cidentally be consumed by a spark alighting on it—oi'else raised up a few feet, either by jack-screws or dyna- mite. A horse belonging to milkman George Van Tassel; on the , ‘Carmi Lockwood place near the Fair Ground, kicked a hole through the floor in his stall last night and one hind leg went down through, clear to the haunch. In this painful position the poor beast re- mained until this morning, when his condition was discovered and he was e‘xtricated by the help of neighbors. less struggles to get up. - \V. B. Hall, accompanied by his local salesman. Lester 'Hyatt, of Bridgeport, was in town yesterday afternoon looking over the stock in the, Ambler~ store,€with aview to pur; chasing it and continuing it asa branch of the big W. B. Hall store in Bridge- port. To-day the stock is being ex- amined by Hon. D. MBead of Bridge- port. Among the dry goods firms who “have their eye’.’ On the stock, are Copeland Brothers, Bridgeport; Sco-. field & Hoyt, and T. 0’ Gorman, (Bos— ton Store,) Norvvalk. . '4 ’ What Miss Spinster Says-- ’Theileg was not broken but was cruelly . ,cut’ and bruised byrthe‘ animal’s fruit- StOIe‘n Horso Recovered Throu'gh'a Blue Given by. a Daily , Gazette Mao. K TILE ’1'" IE I" CA [’7' URL?) 12V B ETHEL'. On Sunday afternoon a brisk young fellow name John McInerney, claim— ing to be a traveling agent, hired a horse and buggy at Driscoll’s livery stable inWestport for a short drivefen- gaging to return at 6 o’clock that even- ing. As he failed to show up at the time appointed, Driscoll became sus- picious, and after waiting .a ,neasonable time, hitched up and drove to Norwalk whence he sent telephone messages in various directions, giving a description of the turnout and the supposed thief. Meantime, on Sunday morning a brisk young man, with a livery rig, drove up to David J enks’ place on Belden Hill and tried to sell the rig for $85. J enks, suspecting crookedness, parleyed with him for a time and finally agreed to purchase the outfit and to meet the young man at the South Nor-walk depot this morning at the 10.10 train and pay over the money. Accordingly the turnout was placed in J enks’ barn and the young man departed. Last evening J enks came to the Norwalk central telephone office for the purpose of communicating with a man in Mianus, from whom he had learned a horse had been stolen. George Mosher, of the GAZETTE composing rooms, who chanc- ed to be in the telephone office at the time, on learning the nature of Mr. J enks’ message, at once concluded the horse in J enks’ possession was the one stolen from Driscoll, and so informed J enks, who promptly gotinto his buggy with Mosher and drove to ‘Westport. The descriptions given convinced Jul Driscoll, and he sent a man to Belden Hill with the others to identify his property. which, as expected, proved to be Driscoll’s. It was then arranged that when McInerney should arrive at the depot this forenoon to get his 3585, ' he would be met by a reception com- mittee on whom he had not counted. For the best of reason, however, the expected guest did not put in his zip- pearance at the appointed time. He couldn’t. He was fast in the relent- less clutches of Capt. Keating, of the Danbury police, who nabbed him at the Catholic fair in Bethel last night. He will be brought to Westport to-day for trial, and has the prOSpect of state’s prison before him. ———~~-——~do¢- -— It makes all the difference in the world how a conundrum is 'put. For instance, at the Bethel minstrel show last week, one of the end men won ap- plause by explaining that the difference between a man who came from Ger- many to America, and a man born here is that the former came into this coun— try with his clothes on, while the other didn’t. A pert young miss, in attempt- ing the next day, to repeat the joke for the edification of her grandmother, got it slightly mixed, but possibly im- proved upon the original version, by interpreting it in this shape: The dif- ference between a German and an American is, that the German is born with his clothes on and the Amer- ican is born naked. $40,000 for (he Presbyterian. Ilospitfll. The Rev. Dr. John It. Paxton of the West Presbyterian Church, announced, Sunday, that $40,000 had been raised by the congregation for the rebuilding of the Presbyterian Hospital. Some weeks ago a member of the congrega- tion, who desires his name withheld, offered to contribute $20,000 if $20,000 more should be raised by the congre- gation. The desired amount was raised and now the $40, 000 is ready to be turned over to the hospital. —————-—————<+>—-—vo —»—-— ()m' lv‘irc Alarm . There has arisen quite a serious friction between a- major portion of the court of burgesses and Chief Prowitt over the appointment of a superintend- ent of the fire alarm system of the bor- ough. The burgesses seem to favor the appointment of Mr. Charles Riley, while Prowitt has already appointed telegraph operator John H. Hoyt. The action of the burgesses at their meeting last night, in sending word to Chief Prowitt demanding that he recall his appointment of Hoyt, it is said by Prowitt’s friends, will provoke his own resignation and no! one could reasona- bly blame him for resigning. _. _ _._. .¢. ,_ .flliss b‘piltstcr. The readers of the DAILY GAZETTE, and especially our many lady readers, will we know, rejoice with us, that we have secured, one of the bright and talented feminine ‘ minds of our town, to supply us' with the local society gossip and news .of each day. She will write under the non dc plume of "Miss Spinster” and the sparkling scintilla— tions of her pen will well repay perusal. Fire in East Noovolk. The Olsen Butt—sittiiiPaoer Roasted Alive. Last evening, about 8 o’clock, the people living in the borough, were startled by the deep tones of the fire bell sounding box 15. The fire depart- ment responded promptly and discov- ered that the fire was located outside of the borough limits. Those. who crossed the borough line and went to the scene found the 01d barn, belong- ing to the estate of the late Giles Saun- ders located on what isknown as Straw- berry Hill, in a mass of flames. The barn contained two horses, four sets of harness. two buggies and a quantity of hay and feed. The neighbors succeed— ed, by their promptness. in saving Fred. Saunders’ horse, one set of bar. ness and the two buggies. There were two horses in the barn, one upstairs and one down, the one down stairs be- ing rescued while the other, the most valuable one, was roasted alive. The poor horse, which was burned, was well known hereabouts, and was the buck— skin pacer formerly owned by Glover & Olsen and raised by the late William E. Quintard. and was the property of Elsworth Saunders. Those who discovered the fire say it started in the southeast corner. and it was only a few moments before the flames had completely surrounded the whole structure, and was, without doubt, of incendiary origin. May- flower Hook 5; Ladder Company from East Norwalk was promptly on hand and did valiant service in tearing down the burning pile. The horse was insured for $5300 through the agency of O. E. \Vilson. A suspicion was at once widely ex- pressed that some miscreant had fired the barn in order to break up the con- solidation meeting being held at the East Norwalk Volunteer Hose House. Another suspicious circumstance is that the same tramp, who was arrested for setting fire to the residence of Hon. J ;"‘W. Hyatt, and who was in ‘our'lo‘ck- up the same night the Henry Kellogg barn was burned. was here again last night. It is a singular coincidence in the mind of Count Gehebe that every night that this particular tramp has been a guest at his hotel there has been a fire in town. . g ,. . . m. JJHHYH‘r Railroad IN'III'. The New York papers of last night state that the Manhattan Elevated Bail- way Company has purchased the fran— chises of the Suburban Rapid Transit Company and that the transfer hnd caused great excitement in railway cir- cles because of its supposed connection with the New York and New Haven Company’s line of exit into New York city. The Evening Sun says: By the purchase the Manhattan an- ticipate any schemes of rapid transit which may be projected for the Twen- ty-third and Twenty-fom'th wards. The line of the Suburban road runs from 1‘36th street and Second avenue. across the Harlem, to Alexander and Willis avenues, to 175th street and Third avenue. It connects with the Portchester branch of the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad. A couple of convivial and loquacious passengers in the smoker of Conductor Dyas’ train going north the other even- ing, each with a glib-talking jag on, at- tracted considerable amused attention from the other passengers near them by their profoundly argumentative mood and the forcible presentation of their opinions. They handled various heavy subjects without gloves and without mercy, and the facility with which they slid from one t0pic to an- other elicited the admiration of the lis- teners. For example, an exhaustive theological discussion “ran emptyings” about in this shape: “You talk about hell. Now, I’ll tell you what Ithink (hie) about hell. 'We’ve got (hie) hell enough right here on earth. We’ve got hell here all our life. and then we’ve got to go to hell to spend the rest of it. I’m dv———d if I believe it.” “Oh, hell!” cordially responded the other, “let’s drop it and talk (hic) politics. \Vhat (1’ you think about this (hie) this McKimb’ly bill?” “Begoddle tell you what I think of it. I think they’re all a lot of d——d thieves,” was the em- phatic and conclusive verdict. Then they shook hands and were in the act of pulling the cork out of a black bot- tle when the brakeman shouted “Wil- ton!” The train stopped and the owner of the bottle got up, shook hands warmly again with the other who was just fixing his mouth in anticipation of a t‘smile,” and went hiccoughing out of the car, fumbling with the bottle on the left hand inside of his coat for a pocket that was on the right hand side. . —— a o > »~~ - ~ ~ — ., -'—A new line of spring colorings in carpets, at the Boston Store, Nor- walk. tf25 Westport High School. mutant, I 802 l890. Mr. Horace Staples celebrated his 89th birth day at the Staples High School Saturday. A sumptuous dinner was served some hundred or more guests and a varied programme of liter- ary, musical and scholastic exercises was presented to a large and well pleas- ed audience of ladies and gentlemen from \Vestport and the adjacent towns. The venerable founder of the academy was in the best of health and spirits on his entrance upon his 00th year. An opening hymn, “Come Thou Al- mighty King,” was sung when Rev. Henry Davies of the Greens Farms Congregational church, delivered an address of congratulation to Mr. Staples and of welcome to those who had as- sembled to do honor to the aged bene- factor of his town. To this, Mr. Sta- ples responded as follows: MY DEAR‘ FELLOW CITIZENS :——Through Divine goodness, we are permitted to meet the seventh time, on what you are pleased to call“Founder’s Day.” I cannot express to you the satisfaction it gives to see you on this occasion. \Ve are all interested in educating the rising generation. It is the ground work or chief corner-stone of every good thing. Then how can we but re— joice to meet this beloved audience. Eighty-six years ago, Hon. Samuel B. Sherwood, Ebenezer J esup and other citizens of Greens Farms and Saugatuek, formed a stock company and built an academy called Middleport Academy. It was made up of 30 shares, at $25.00 per share, amounting to $900.- 00. Was located on the ground where the Saugatuck Congregational church now stands. Mr. Bissell and other graduates, and Miss Eunice Seeley, were teachers. Mr. Toucey, once Sec- retary of our Navy, I think was the last college graduate, before Mr. Beach Star, of Bedding, was principal. About 1830. the house was set back, to give room for the first Congregation- al meeting-house our village ever had. In 1832, Miss Leavenworth took the upper room and kept it 44 years, the lower room being the district school. I cannot say the name of Middleport Academy was kept up after Mr. Toucey left, or that we had in the town an academy, until the Greens Farms Acad- emy was built, and conducted under Mr. Ebenezer Adams as principal. Mr. Adams, by great economy, and inde- fatigable labor, made it self-supporting for many years, until his health failed. All the best portion of the middle-aged men of Greens Farms and \Vestport village, owe to Mr. Ebenezer Adams due gratitude for the most useful part of their education, and no other man has ever succeeded in conducting a high school, to make it self-sustaining, in this vicinity for as many years. Mr. \Vllliain H. Richards for a few years was a popular teacher, but the work was too laborious for giving a comfortable support. The Messrs. Downes have, with un- precedented labor, keptaprivate school and deserve great commendation. Our High School has, for its six years’ existence, been only half self- supporting, without having aided in providing its Library and Laboratory. The Middleport Academy always had their share of the free money. That favor has never been extended to our High School. Our school very much needs 2,000 more volumes to its Li- brary, and is constantly in want of some additional fixtures. The house. and all its attachments and ground, belong to the Town of Westport, and the Town is entitled to a voice in the support of the school, in proportion to any aid it may render, and will ever have that right. Owing to my age, I make these remarks, hoping the Town will see the propriety of taking an in- terest in doing everything possible to keep the school 11p to the very highest standard. Although it has only been in exist- ence a little over six years, we have the great gratification of knowing that several of its graduates are eminent as teachers, and are becoming our most useful and popular workers. Let me entreat every citizen of this town, and also every good disposed person that ever felt an interest in do- ing good, to aid in raising the standard of education. No earthly thing has ever given me the comfort and enjoys ment I have in viewing the progress of this school. Saugatuck river was honored with a ferry called Disbrough’s Ferry, at the narrows where our railroad now cross- es, at Ferry Lane, 140 years ago. Rates of; ferriage were fixed by the court, which then acted as legislature. The rates were for man horse and load, 3 pence halfpenny; a led horse, one penny, footman helping;- ox or other neat cattle, 3 pence halfpenny; sheep, hog or goat, one farthing halfpenny. All mail matterwas ferried across there between Boston and New York, and carried on horse-back, where now thousands of passengers pass and re— pass daily on one of the greatest rail— roads in the world, and this is within % ofamile of where we meet to-day. "What can be expected from our rising generation for 140 years to come? Let the old, the middle-aged, and'thc rising generation. all unite in raising the stan- dard of education, in doing good, and upon the principle that the greatest thing in the world is to love our Father in Heaven, and to ever be united in do— ing good. My dear friends, the pleasure it gives me in meeting you on this occasion to- day, is inexpressable, and I can only hope you will all accept my best wishes for yourselves and this institution. Gen. Couch followed in an eloquent tribute to Mr. Staples and the rich legacy he had already bequeathed to the children of \Vestport. Other speakers succeeded Gen. Couch, when the exercises closed by singing the Doxology. .__.,, _,.... _ ... ,,.,_._,__.__, A Grand Excursion. The Georgia-Alabama Investment k: Development Company has inaugu- rated, and will conduct under its own management and auspices, a ten days excursion to ’V‘fiisliington, D. C, Talla- poosa, (3a., and Birmingham, Ala. The train will leave Boston on the evening of Tuesday, February 17, and New York ”Wednesday morning. It 'will be a special Pullman vestibule train, consisting of four sleeper coaches. one dining car, one parlor smoking car, with barber shop, bath rooms, library, etc., and run over the New York 1% New England, Pennsylva— nia, and Piedmont Air Line roads. This is the quickest, safest and most in- teresting route for the tourist. The trip will last ten days and all expenses will be settled by the company and Cov- ered by $75 from Boston and $70 from New York. The company has been led to offer this rare excursion because of receivmg so many applications from peOple who desire to went and inspect 1ts pr01'>ert1es, as an investment. The route Wlll be by the N. Y. A” N. E,, Pennsylvania and Piedmont Air Llne railroads, through the picturesque Pledmont region of the South, in sight of the great battlefields and by way of the national capitol. Ampleiopportunrty will be. afforded in “hashing-ton tor the excurs1onists to inspect the City, Vis1t Congress, etc., and to: sight seeing in Atlanta, Bir— 11111111111111, and Anniston. The train w111be an exact Counter- part o: the New York and Chicago “Limited,” run on the Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads, and will be in charge of representatives of each of the three linesof roads over which the train will pass. The number of excursionists will be limited to one hundred, and applica- tions for sleeper accommodations will be bookedfiin the order received. The special tram Will be the finest equipped ' and most magnificent that can be pro— cured in America, and it is intended to make the excursion one select in every particular, and no expense will be spared to make the trip a delightful one to all who shall accompany it. The rate for this excursion has been made at $575 per passenger, which in— cludes railroad fare, sleeping car, car- riage drives, meals, and every expense for the entire trip. Tickets will be is- sued to the excursionists 011 leaving Boston. with proper coupons entitling them to all expense during the ten days. . The rate from New York city will be $5 less than from Boston, or $70, and passengers can join excursion at any of the points named in the. itinerary. Those who desire to accompany this excursion should write or call at the Boston-office of this company a/ once, where diagrams are on file and sleep- ing accommodations can be secured. As the number that can be accommo- dated on this trip is confined to one hundred. a deposit- of $515 willbe re- quired at the time of the application and the assignment of berths. The balance payable at the time of leaving Boston or New York when tickets with coupons attached, coyering the entire expense of the trip, Will be delivered to each of the excursionists. Ladies are especially invited, and a considerable number have already sig- nified their intention of going. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler, president of the company, will accompany the excursion, it being his first visit south of Richmond since the war, and many of the other officers and directors of the company will be among the mom ber. Hon. James W. Hyatt, Treasurer of the company", also expects to go. It is intended to make the excursion a select and delightful one in every particular. and no pains or expense will be spared by the company to make it a trip long to be remembered by those who accompan * it, and it will afford the .best opportunity of the year for seeing the growth of the new South, in a way that will not be fatiguing, but a con- tinual round of pleasant surprises from time of leaving until the return, com— pleting a trip of nearly 4, 000 mil is through the heart of the New South in‘ a palatial train, at an expense of $7 per day, per passenger. - Applications for sleeping accommo- dations should be made, enclosing $15, as soon as possible to the. Boston office of the company, as the numbenwill probably be filled in a very short time. and under the terms by which the spec- ial limited train is chartered, the num- ber must be confined strictly to one hundred. GEORGIA-ALABAMA INVESTMENT 6‘; DE- VELOPMENT 00., rooms 8 and 9 Globe Building, Boston, Mass. aslu if
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