One Cent.
.-I(1solutcly Independent.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26.1891.
’I‘IIE "'L‘ATIIL‘R.
{0—day profitises I11 (11:
generally colder and clear. To-mm'rouY
i/proméscs' to be elem" mad slightly
«older , followed 111/ sz’afionm'J {aiizpcr a-
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The South Norwalk Athletic club is
rapidly increasing in membership.
Jed Prouty at Music Hall this even—
lllff‘.
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Olive B11111ch Lod:e Ii. of I’., will
confer the third degree this evening.
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Truckman Cavanaugh caught a “high
load” this morning from which he could
just “peep” over the top and see a
“spring” on another truck.
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Some drunken whelp vomited. evi—
dently 1111 purpose, on the wooden door
step 11f the premises ‘33 North Main
street last night.
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Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Dreyfuss cele-
brated their 25th anniversary at their
home. on Union street last evening.
Several guests were present from out of
town and an enjoyable time was had
by all. Mr. and Mrs. Dreyfuss were in
receipt of many valuable silver remind-
ers of the happy occasion.
A Lchigh colored man of Africa, ac-
1:11111pa11iedby an anthracite complex-
ioncd young lady of the same race,
came into the South Norwalk office of
the GAZETTE recently. he stating with
1: grin that “we’s wish to get marriec .”
He was politely informed by the indi-
vidual in charge that while he was per-
fectly willing, was not empowered by
his chief to 1111 any 111ar1'ying business.
That would have to be done by the
matrimonial editor. Lehigh. giving
Anthracite a loving glance, remarked.
“Dess it"s bitumous get out. ” and they
got.
As the Salvation army meeting was
about to open last night. a tough look-
ing man present accused one of the sis-
ters of saying that he attended a recent
meeting there when drunk. and then
wound up his remarks by calling her a
liar. She then 1'11'11111pt1y left the hall,
and 11. me of the brothers present offer-
ed 111-1'11111' protection, while her assail-
ant was. permitted to remain in the hall
until he got ready to leave.
111's. Joseph Somers. a widow, keeps
:1 boarding house on South Main street.
\..'e:~:tei'day morning a genteel looking
man applied there for board, stating
that 111- was going to work at J. C. “711-
son 1". lCo’s hat shop. He was shown his
room and then went out but returned
to dinner. and again went out. In the
afternoon he returned and went 11p
stairs. Later, One of the other board-
ers came home and on going to his
room found that it had been ransacked,
and further investigation proved that
other rooms had received like atten-
tion. Suspicion at once fell on the new
boarder, who was found missing. A
g1 1111 watch. some small jewelry and
clothing were also missed. The police
were notified. and are on the watch for
thescamp, whom they hope to capture.
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Mrs. James Lycett and Mrs. Benja-
min Allen, are visiting their brother.
(ihas. F. Comstock, in Bridgeport.
James Panton of New York, has been
visiting his friend Will Simpson, 11f the
firm of Kellogg & Simpson.
Henry Bradley is shipping large
quantities of onions to the New York
market.
Frank Merrill’s teams are busy haul—
ing stones for Giles H. St John’s cel-
lars. '
A daughter of Mrs.
visiting her mother. at the
1'1111111 place
Matthews is
Jesse Ne w-
The p eep of the spring chickcn' 1snow
heard' In the land.
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IVILTOA’.
Miss llattie Hickok has returned
from an extended visit to Troy. N. Y.
.111 orange tea. a novelty in the
church fair line, was held last evening
in the longregational chapel under
the auspices of the Mission Band. Ow-
ing to the stormy w \athor and limited
attendance it was decided to continue
the entertainment this afternoon and
evening. An attractive literary and
musical programme has been arranged.
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The State’s Fire Insurance (Jouquunhw.
Insurance Commissioner Fyler has
issued his annual report on fire compo-
nies, the first report from any insurance
department this year. The nine stock
companies of the State of Connecticut
have $831,031,405 of assets and $19,609,505
of surplus as regards policy holders, an .
increase of $526, 964 in surplus during
the year. The report compares the re—
turns made by 113 same companies in
1890 and in 1889 and shows they made
altogether about $11,283,000 net profit
in 1890 against $3, 195,608111 1889. These
1 1:3 companies are insuring through the
(ountry $13, 889,7 23, 154 of property, an
1111.1 ease of $126, 000,000 over the amount
insured in 1889.
' ceived a severe shock.
DAILY -
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Monday evening. Dr. VanAlstyne, act-
ing P. E., expressed his mind pretty
plainly in reference to the acceptance
of the new church building by the build-
ing committee. It is claimed that some
of the work does not come 11p to the
‘requirements of the contract, as set
forth in the specifications, being faulty
in many respects. During the last rain
it is asserted that the roof, or other up-
per portions of the building, leaked
many pails of water. Some of the
scommittee had decided, before this
meeting, not to vote to accept the build-
ing. as, in their opinion, they were not
getting just what they contracted for.
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Messrs. Morrell &. L’Hommedieu have
this week sold five building lots 011 the
J. C. Hawkins property, at Seaside.
Dwelling houses will be erected thereon
immediately. '
Last Monday evening Principals
Tucker and Foote met with Mr. Gum-
bart to discuss certain school matters,
at his home in East Norwalk. Presum-
ably, the latest styles in spring flog-
gings, as best adapted to the needs of
unruly schoolboys, received the most
attention. The styles selected willprob-
ably be cut bias, laid 011 with stripes,
welted seams, thoroughly busted and
well waxed. Any boy thus ekwhipped
ought to be well dressed.
Landlord Groeschner, of the Fort
Point Hotel is the owner _ of a game
cock the 'gameness of which has re—
Groeschner
learned that an Italian living in Whis-
tleville had a rooster that had whipped
everything in the way of roosters in
that neighborhood, and so last Sunday
he put his bird in a basket and quickly
hied to the yard where the Italian’ s
looster is kept and espieing the chanti—
cleer strutting about, tossed his over the
fence and the fight commenced. The
battle was short and decisive and inless
time than it takes to write it the land-
lord’s game cock was knocked out by
the Italian’s “dung-hill” rooster. Mr.
Groeschner is not at all communicative
about the battle, but when spoken to
of it his face assumes a look about
equally divided between diSquiet and
disappointment.
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Jlusqucrudc Bull offamacordiu. (It Bridge-
port.
Concordia gave her long looked for
bal 111aSque last night, and like all pre-
vious affairs, it was a grand success.
The grand march started promptly at
9:30. headed by thirty-three members
of Concordia in elegant costumes.
Music was furnished by the \Vheeler 1k
IVilson orchestra of twenty-three
pieces. Just previous to the unmask-
ing the j udges awarded the liberal prizes
which were as follows : Best combina-
tion of eight, the Indians, from East
Norwalk, $50 ; second bestcombination
$20. to the Scotchmen ; a prize of $15
was given to a lady wearing an elegant
suit of blue and gold, who withheld
her name. H. W. Telden, of New
York captured the prize of $10 for the
best gentleman’s costume. His was a
plush Mexican suit of blue and gold.
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Our Illustration.
We present this week a out 11f the
new East avenue Methodist church
which is being completed in East Nor-
walk. Tne building is of frame con-
struction, with foundations of cut
brown stone and shingled sides and
straight roof. There are ample Sun"
day school rooms, and kitchen, dining
room, etc., in the basement. The floor
is inclined and the seating capacity is
5211. The seats and trimmings are of
ash. The windows are filled with lead-
ed glass and the church is lighted by
electricity.
The Work 011 the church is a credit to
the builder, Miner D. Randall, and
Henry Jones, treasurer of the society,
recommends Mr. Randall to any society
that eontempfates building. The ded-
ication will take place March 1. ~[Week-
1y Record.
A day 01' two ago the Tribune pub-
lished an article commentinOI on the al-
leged forcible removal of the long red
beard of Mr. Richard H. Fitch, post-
master at Wilton, Conn. The article in
question was based on dispatches print-
ed in two or three different daily con-
tempor aries published in this city,
which dispatches put forward the fol-
lowing as facts: First that there were
White Caps at Wilton; second, that
Postmaster Fitch had had a long red
bear;d thir,d that the White Caps had
cut off the beard. It now appears
that there were the following errors in
these dispatches. Fir,st that3 there were
110 White Caps at Wilton; second,
Postmaster Fitch did not have a long
red beard; third, the White Caps did
not cut ofl the beard, the reasons bemg,
appaiently, that there were no White
Caps nor 11o beard We seize the occa-
sion to administer a gentle but firm re-
buke to our contemporaries. Even in
the hurry of going to press such gross
mistakes should not be allowed to creep
in. —-[Tribune.
But isn’t it about time for the N. Y.
newspapers to drop notorious manufac-
turers of ridiculous as well as .scanda-
1011s fakes from this section? [En. GA-
7 ETTE
It is pleasant news that this country
sent to Africa, last year, only 297,000
gallons of ‘ 'rum” against 803, 000 gallons
sent there five years ago. Still, last
year ’srecord was 297,000 gallons too
much.
Idaho has adopted high license. '
The world has 800,000 deaf mutes.
Hog cholera is spreading in Kansas.
The M. E. parsonage at East Nor- 1
walk was the scene of a breezy meeting
The Woman’ s Column.
- 0t\rVe believe there is no other branch
“decorative housekeeping, ” as some
one has called it, which so well rsepay
attention to detail, as the table. Ex-
pensive linen, silver and cut glass are
a delight. but it is not ev ery household
which can boast of possessions requir-
ing so large an outlay. - But dainty
linen and well polished silver and glass
with some sort of centre decoration,
are within the reach of every one. In
these winter months a potted plant' 13
easily procurable. If it is in blossom,
so much more delightful, and if one
has a small circular mirror to place it
on, there you are, fixed for the rest of
the season. A decorated jar can be
purchased for very little, 01' you can
make a shirred valenée of soft silk or
colored cheese cloth, to cover the com-
mon red pot. A shade of green, car-
rying out the c0101 of the leaves, is ef-
fective. As any inexpensive material
can be used, this can be changed of-
ten. A sniall, 10w plant is preferable
to a tall one. A jolly little primrose,
which, after its daily bath, holds up
its head as if it feared nothing, is pret-
ty. At a ladies’ lunch the centrepiece
was made of eight of these hardy
plants, of colors which complemented
each other, and upon leaving the table,
each guest was presented with one of
the pots, which served as a reminder
of a pleasant hour, for many a day.
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May Brother ton. Union Mtg. ((31).. _ 1.1144
Mar ,v J.(.l.111tv Union Mfg.( 35:2
Maud Hyatt. Union Mfg. 711., 1116
Florence DeFor est. Telephone 111111 e. '34::
Nellie Plat-t Dennis 11 Llancha'.1d 42
Minnie Rosenaw . :30
Lizzie Kelley,])unni11r.z 11', Stev 0113.330
Jennie Bates, Nicker son At Betts. 2
J111g111'1 Peterson, George Ward Selleck s 259
Clara (11.11111111 Dr. W. H. Bald .\ in‘. 12:”)
Lulu Hannner, (111— operativ o hat shim, 137
‘ Rose Flynn. Volks‘ hat shop, 1.335 ‘
Julia (rodfr ev, Solman s hat shop. 19
‘ Sarah Dibble C. S. Ti 0111' idge. 59
Mamie (runniei 1, Nor w 111k mill 17‘
i Flora June, straw shop, 14
And right here it may be a well-i
timed suggestion to gentlemen who
are thoughtful enough to send flowers
often to their friends, that plants in
full bloom last a good deal longer, and
may prove more acceptable, than the
delicate cut flowers which fade so soon.
And how few people understand ar-
ranging these blossoms in such a way
as to produce a good effect. It re-
quires either a special talent, 01' much
practice to do this, but it is a safe gen-
eral rule not to crowd, and to choose a
receptacle of suitable shape for differ—
ent kinds of flowers. There is nothing
so lovely as a low glass bowl for roses,
while the slender, stately carnation
should find its place in a tall, delicate
vase.
But whatever you do, don’t cram
their poor little heads into something
till they have just room to peep 1111
over the brim.
Haven’t you seen a woman re-
gard with utter complacency, her
handiwork in _ this line, when you
could with difficulty refrain from push-
ing the poor, pretty things apart under
her very eyes?
After all, it Is with this, as with so
many of the arts, that the persons who
are most ignorant are most compla-
cent. A Norwalk lady who has much
skill in this way, when asked how she
acquired it, laughingly replied: “My
husband taught me. He has loved
flowers passionately all his life, and
understands them as if by intuition,
and I wasn’t too proud to learn from
him."
The Lady and the Palm, the subject
of many a fashionable talk this win-
ter, received a severe blow when Mrs.
Harrison’s physician decided that she
was suffering from sore throat produc—
ed by the dampness arising from the
many palms about the White House,
but we humble individuals need hardly
fear trouble from the same cause.
And speaking of palms makes 11s
think of the clever woman who writes
on “Home and Society” in the Sunday
Tribune, as she has given a number of
ways of utilizing this beautiful plant.
We were told the other day, by one of
her fellow workers, that she is paid $20
a column, and can supply as much mat-
ter as she chooses. She has always a
whole page, six columns. “It is ‘farm-
ed out,’ ” continued our informant,
and upon our interested question as to
what this phrase meant, we were an—
swered that other papers bought it af-
terward from the Tribune, and well
they may, for there are all sorts of
useful hints dear to the feminine heart.
This goes to show that editors realize
how many women read the papers in
these days.
Did you ever hear several women
discussing the relative merits and de-
merits of different dressmakers ‘9 It is
very amusing, especially if you happen
to be one ofthe women. The conver-
sation generally begins with, “\Vho is
your dressmaker ?” then “How do you
like her ‘9 and is she expensive ?”. The
answers maybe enthusiastic, 01' some-
what guarded : “She fits one very well
but I know So-and-so didn’t like her,”
“She'finishes beautifully but she isn’t
a'bit prompt,” or, from some one else
of the group, “I heard that she per-
fectly ruined a dress for Mrs. Blank.”
“Well, she makes all of Mrs. So-and-
so’s dresses,” naming a lady high in
the social scale. “Oh, does she ‘2 Her
dresses always fit well.” ' In such a
conversation we heard a descriptive
distinction made: “-——— ——— fits your
figure, but —~-—— ——~— makes a dress as
it should be, and leaves you to fitinto
it if you can.”
A11 English writer says Americans
wear the best . fitting dresses in the
world. It is a mistake to suppose that
the French model a dress better, than
other nations. They design and drape
well, but often a French tailor. or mo-
diste will send out a dress which no
American woman who values her figure
Would wear for a moment.
Harper’ s Bazar is issuing a series of
costumes designed by Worth.
are unique’in the extreme. This pa-
' They '
- per improves constantly in literary
merit and progressiveness. One would
have thought it impossible to fill Miss
Boo'th’s place- as editress, when she
died, but here we have Margaret Sang-
ster stepping directly into her position
and showing us the anomaly of a poet
of her refined spiritgality makingasuc-
cess of a fashion magazine. But we
are more and more tempted to rule
that word, anomaly, out of our vocab-
ulary, and to accept‘everything as nat- '
It IS a true saying, that we are
Lshow in-
coal
none of us consistent till we
consistency.
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Gold Watch Record.
Following is the score, to date, of
the balloting in the contest for the
Gold \Vatch. to be presented by the ,
DAILY GAZETTE to the most popular 1
working gill in the town of Norwalk.
Maggie Cavanaugh, 11.& G. shop. 73,167
Mamie Beers,R. 1& G. shop, 101) g
\Iaggie McCauley, 11.. A, (3.. shop, 8171 '
Lilly Hendricks, Hutchinson, Cole 11'. (11.293
A11111 F.Clu11e. 311
11111111 Nisbeti , T. Cousins f111 tor ,v. 1.27.20
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.1 Br ('IlIu’ u liter at Point JluIilh.
The Government 1s 110w about to build
a great breakwater at Point Judith.
The breakwater will be nextto the fam-
ous 'Delaware breakwater in size and
importance. It will begin at a place
known as Squid’s Ledge, about a mile
and a quarter west-southwest cf Point
Judith where the water is four fathoms
deep, and extend into the turbulent
ocean with a hook-shaped joint. Ves-
sols in distress will be able easily to run
behind the hook into a safe and capm
cious harbor. Seamen say the break-
water will be of incalculable benefit to
coasting vessels. The work of building
it was begun a few days ago by the
steamers Panuco and Daniel Wheeler,
which carry 150 tons of rip-rap at a load
from Mason’s Island quarry, near Mys-
tie, and dump it at Squid’s Ledge. It
will take a long time to complete the
work, which is being done by United
States Engineer W. B. Livermore of
Newport.
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The citizen with the exhausted pocket
bobk says that Christmas comes but
once a year simply to let us understand
how much we have to be thankful for
that it doesn’t occur every tnirty days.
The man who can’t behappy at Christ—
mas is either very poor 01' very rich.
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The secret sessions of the Presbyteri-
an assembly revision committee at
\Vashington are completed and Pres -
byter lans will wait till the meeting of
the general Assembly 111 Detroit before
knowing how much their ancient creed
and belief will have to be modified.
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011141111111a. word for all advertisements under
this head.
0 you w out anything? Adv er tise in this
column and ,v on will get it.
F011? SALI'L,
Ad1'crlismn.enls uncle: (his [mud-731.1'm' lire
lines 01' less. 501,7'111' !I/.1(9(J/i111(Is,s1/‘o1' wee/r.
BARBEB SHOP, Two Chairs and other
modeiu arranirenlents. For sale cheap.
Enquire at this office-1.134511
91 N Elegant B uildine‘ Lot on Wilton avenue
for sale cheap. good chance for a
pe1son of moderate 11101111s.Address Box A.
Nor walk 1’.() ft38
—OR SALE 01' Exchange. —The premises.
No. 7’ Camp street. Lot 813x150. House
has 11 moms, modern in),'pioveme11ts. Geog
ga1den,huit in 111111111111116'69. Apply to p. E
WILSON No. ‘3 Gazette Building ttl9
TWO SEAT Family Sleigh, wit‘- \ole and
shafts, nearly good as new. Cost $1'?.'1 .
w ill be sold for $60. °A11ply at GAZETTE“
PRETTY Cottawe of sev en rooms, near the
Bridge. 1 rice $2,500.
01113“ $500 down. 1
Apply to O. E. WILSON. Real Estate Agent. j
GAZETTE Building.
BIG Circulal Steam Eadintor, 34 inches
across top; used but one season; will be
sold at a sacrifice as 1111 nor has no further use
foi it Apply at office of DAILY GAZEr'rE.
LD Newspapers, :0 cents per 100. Just the
thing to put under carpets to keep the
floor 11 111111 At this office.
ARGE Plate Glass Window. aheadv e11-
l1 cased, round top and for sale cheap.
Enquire at DAILY GAZETTE 01'11‘ ICE
TO 131' '1". '
COTTAGE to Rent,cm1tai11ing.r 7 looms, No.
12 Harbor av enue, corner Chapel street.
Sewer connection. Enquire of P. H.
Harness Shop, :22 Wall street, next to Boston
Stor.e 31:47
O RENT, within the 1101 ough. from Mar eh
1st if desired, Small House with barn.
sheds. henneries for 400 fowl, gardens. fruit,
cistern and borough water. Apply to O. E.
WiLsoN. GAZETTE Building. M4211
AUCTION - SALE.
J AS MITCHELL. Auctioneer.
W111 be sold at Public Au1tion at the store.
NOE-311 MAIN S TREET.
On Saturday, Feb. 28111, at I p. m.,
A closing out stock of
NEW FURNITURE,
Crockery. Glass)
1
Mirrors; Pictures.
Plated Ware.
SALE POSITIVE.
COME ONE 1
N. K 'FERRIS.
Organist of the 211. M. E. Church and
Teacher ‘ of the Piano, Organ
and. Harmony,
Residence,——30 \Vest Avenue,
1’. O. BOX131, NOR‘VALK, CONN.
Reference—S. 1’. Warren. Organist of Grace
Church, NewYorl 1. :3‘1114711
TERMS CASH.
COME ALLI!
Dwrnn,‘
and
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GAZETTE
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write
this week ;
pared to offer you the
LargeSt and Best Assortment
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1y Goods Store.
are ' so busy that we have no time to
a list of the 111111‘11' bargains we have
suffice it to say that we are pre-
011e Cent.
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Ever shown to the people of Norwalk
and Vicinity at '
Prices That Defy Competition.
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POPULAR,
ON STORE,
001. Main and Wall Sis, Norwalk.
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