asset-~1— a. 3 Linen Cellars 25c. AT. MITCHELL’S .1 l . 3P1; Link Cuffs 25c; A MEN’S HEAVY Wool/nu MER-INO WHALE HOSE; 2 5 PER CENT. OFF, AT MITCHELL’S . “Equal and Exctgt Justice to Vol. III.-—Whele N0. 547. THE FAVQRlTE HOME PAPER.“- lllilflllfllllltlll 111 all 11111123 1 116111131 111 1101111119. The Gazette has the largest cir— culation of any paper in Norwalk. and furnishes the lowest advertising rates. An Extra Gazette. , An issue of the DAILY GAZETTE will shortly be published in the interest of the town of Norwalk, and is intended, to embrace a complete list of the busi- ness and professional men, showing what facilities we have to offer to man- ufacturing and other industries to lo-. cute in Norwalk. This issue will give unusual advantages to our business men to widely circulate their interests. An authorized agent for the GAZETTE will call on the business and profession- al men, and we feel confident they will give the enterprise their hearty support. Taxes on Bank Stock- Time was, when the stock of our lo- cal banks was eagerly sought for by our citizens in large and small amounts as one of the most profitable, every- way desirable, safest and best of home investments. Such ownership carried with it always, the desire to aid in all ways possible the business prosperity of the bank in which they thus became part owners. This created a healthy interest in their home bank and made both owner and bank all the more prosperous for this active inter- est. Then it was quite difficult for non residents to obtain our local bank stock. But the increased local taxation of these later years, added to the unjust and onerous burdens put upon all N a-. tional Banks by the general govern- ment, render the investments in our local banks far more remunerative to the non resident, than to our own home people, For instance, the Norwalk stockholder has to pay not only the state and town tax on his bank stock holdings. but in addition the borough or city and all school taxes, the two last of which the stockholder residing out of town escapes. This is not right and discriminates unjustly against those to the manor born in favor of the non resident. -- - Nor is this all in the way of hard- ships. Of late years it has become the. custom for our boards of assessors to tax all bank stock not at its par, but its fictitious or so called “m arket val- me,” while almost universally, real- estate is assessed only from one half to two thirds its generally appraised value. This would seem to be an unfair dis— crimination against a bank stock in- Vestment. How these evident wrongs can best be righted, we are not finan- eiers enough to suggest, but it does seem that if any discrimination is to be made in favor of any one, it should be towards the local owner in the local bank and not asnow, so greatly in favor of the non resident, as the present cons ditions encourage local owners in sell- ing their stock in our banks to outsiders, who have no interest whatever in the prosperity of our town or its banks other than in the dividends they can draw and the taxes they can evade. First of all, Congress ought to relieve the national banks from the burden- some government taxes. which were es- sentially a war measure and based on the military necessity of long years ago. Down upon the solid bed rock of an honest raising Of money for the pub- lic needs, there is but one absolutely just and equitable system of taxation and that is, to tax all property of what.- soever name or nature, with as equal and exact fairness as. can be made pos- sible. The enormous and constantly increasing exemption from taxation of real-estate and other properties, will ere long work its own cure and all be made to share the public burdens and benefits alike. ~00! Confessed That- He W’as Bribed. QUEBEC, Feb. 18.—A sensation was created at a meeting of the Public Ac-_ count Committee of the QuebscLegisla- ture, when Alderman Rainville, ex-mem: ber of Parliament for St. Laurent, was forced to confess that he had received q,~ commission of three per cent. on a bonus of $185,000 granted by the Legislature to the Canada Atlantic Railway in 1890. The matter will be investigated. Twenty-Seven Reported Dead, MADRID, Feb. 18.~—A large number . of lives have been lost owing to deadly gases in the-Impensao‘a load mines, at Almazar- ron, near Curthegenn, which have been worked for centuries. Before the miners were aware of their danger 1 hey were prostrated by noxious fumes. Of those who were overcame 27 are reported de‘ad. 53.2.3911 Louis Stevenson 111. axis fzaiqczsco, Feb. 18.-—-The Mono- wai brings from Samoa the news that grip is very prevalent in Samoa. A large number of natives are dying of it, and Robert Louis Stevenson was very ill with it When the Menowai weather-e. m”. 'v’r ‘. U ’1 "- I TERSE TALES OF THE TIMES. The twenty-seventh annual state Y. M. C. A. convention opened in New Britain yesterday. Next Wednesday is Washington’s Birthday—a legal holiday. ' Uncle Tom’s Cabin at the Opera House this afternoon, and the Colleen Bawn, to-night. _ The Butchers’ Protective association, of-Bridgeport, will hold their annual banquet on March 2; , H. P. Bee'man, formerly a well- known passenger conductor on the Danbury and N orwalk road, is now g. resident of Hartford. Miss Ethel Fuller, leading lady of the C. D. Henry repertoire company. is a guest of Miss Barrington of the George A. Hill company. Geo. A. Hill’s People’s Theatre com- pany are booked for Nichol’s Opera House, New Canaan, for the entire week beginning March 6. ‘ John R. Fahey who was injn'ed by falling from a piazza some days ago, lies in a dangerous condition at his home on Harbor avenue. There is a bad break in the water main in front of Dr.Dexter Hitchoo ck’s residence on West avenue. The sidew alk near by is in a slushy condition, and impassable for pedestrians. It commenced snowing about 6 o’clock last evening and this morning there was over a foot of snow on the level. It drifted in some places about town. to the depth of three feet. Professor Vaughn’s storm has ar- rived. He predicts two more for this month as folllows : Feb. 22nd and 26th, and seven more for next month. Mr. Vaughn makes a specialty of storms. The Weingarten Bros, corset manu- facturers, who may possrbly locate their factory in Norwalk, are :cxpected in town today. They will be the gpests of Mr. O’Gorman'of the Boston ore. ' The .Weekly Record reports for the current week in Norwalk, six real es- tate sales and mortgages to the amount of $3,200. In the corresponding week last year there were three sales and the mortgages amount-ed to $7,100. The second anniversary of the Nor- walk Local Union, No. 46 of the United Brotherhood Carpenters and Joiners of America will be held in Sons of Temperance hall, ,uesday evening, Feb. 21st. The exercises will com- mence at 8 o’clock. ‘ Only one divorce was granted in the Superior court yesterday. It was the petition of Sarah J. Baldwin of Strat- ford from William Baldwin of that place, who asked for a decree on .the ground of intemperance. The couple were married July 19, 1885. Connecticut pensions: Original-—. Peter St, George, John Williams, Geo. F. Goodrich, Charles W. Hutchings, Albert Sherman, George H. Reeves, King Walbridge, James W. Crozier, Wolcott A. Dickinson. Original wid- ows, etc.,—Mary E. Stebbins, Sarah E. Roff, Mary E. Doolitlle, Mary Bros- nahan, Mary Hewitt, Ellen L. Merrill. Mary J. Hoppen. USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA,IT’S (“THE KIND THAT CURES. ” Peter.W. Mead, of New Canaan, his son and daughter came very near be- ing asphyxiated by coal gas last week Friday’night. The hired man hearing the boy making a peculiar noise about 4o’clock in the morning, went to his room and found him almost uncon- scious. He also found Mr. Mead and daughter unable to arise or Speak. It was a very close can—Messenger. —A ten horse-power Engine and Boiler will be sold cheap for cash. Apply at GAZETTE office. The “Ed” Hoyt batallion represent- ing all nations except the “celestial empire” were out at 5 o’clock this morning sweeping snow from the horse railroad tracks. A few hours later the big snow plow propelled by four yoke of oxen and under the command of P. Hanlon went over the route and piled high ridges of snow on either side of the tracks making it very hard and dangerous traveling for teams. - .-. ...—Our discountof 50c per. .pair..on.- all Shoes $2.50 and up will end Saturday the 18th. A. H. Hoyt & Son. 546-31: Rev. Edward Anderson and his wife, says the Danielsonyille Transcript, will leave for Florida the last of tins month, to be absent till‘the last of April. The visit to “theland of flow- ers” is made at this season to benefit the health of Mrs. Anderson, which has been quite poor this winter. The air is full 'of earnest prayers that the hoped for improvement may be fully realized. USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA.IT’S “THE KIND THAT CURES.” The Railroad commissioners have or- dered a hearing at Washington hall, Southport, for Tuesday, February 28, upon the petition of the selectmen of Fairfield. The selectmen have called the attention of the commissioners to the fact that the Consolidated do not provide and maintain. a safe approach for carriages to its passenger depot at Southport and have asked that orders be issued mak‘ipg such changes as are considered necessary and reasonable. . 'Norwalk, Conn...» Saturday Evening, February 18, 1893; Julius Lang' has purchased a trotter the color of the milk that he sells. -~Hale’s Sarsaparilla, 500. 547 tf Rev. F. E. Robbins will preach in the Cranberry Plains chapel to-morrow af- ternoon. . . There was no fog yesterday and “Tommy” Gregory went to_ New York and purchased a pair of trotting horses. The funeral of I. H. Campbell will be attended from his late home on East avenue, Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Reed Haviland .na Albert Malkin, it is expected, will play a game In the Norwalk club billiard tourney to-night. -—Hale’s Porous Plasters, 10c. 547tf James H. O’Reilly’s horse, Little Grand did not run at Guttenburg yes- terday, owing to the poor condition of the track. Sheriff Fenelon has attached proper- ty in Westport belogino to John Nau- man, to satisnfiv claims old by W. H. izlutéter and artin Quilt , of Bridge- por . —Mr_. Norman Brundage, of Nor- walk, graduate of the Merrill Business College, has been placed with J. R. Palmenberg’s Son, New York City. as stenographer and typewritist. Gardner Bouton and Charles Guyles went fishing through the ice on Davrs’ pond yesterday, and captured a large string of pickerel, the largest fish of which weighed three ounces. —Hale’s Corn Popper, warranted to give satisfaction or money returgactlé . 5 Twenty-six years ago to-day ground was broken for the foundation of St. Mary’s church. Like ground to-day would have three feet of frost in it cov- ered with a blanket of snow one foot in thickness. There was a meeting last night of the committee having in charge the ar- rangements for the 49th anniversary celebration of Concord Division, S. of T., which takes place on Monday even- ing, March 6th. - The ranks of the Sons of Rest are liable to be decimated, as the select- men propose having some of the mem- bers indicted for vagrancy. They re- fuse to work and depend on their wives, assisted by the town, for a living. The managers of the Lane-Brady fight announced last night that the mill would take place Thursday night as at first intended. The scene of the battle will be in or near Stamford. Both men are in the best of conditon. Mrs. Daniel S. Osterbanks fell down a flight of stairs, last night, at her home No. 7 West Main street, and sus- tained very severe injuries. She met with a like accident about one year ago in which she suffered a broken wrlst. The following Officers were elected at the twent -seventh annual conven- tion of the tate Y. M. C. A. held in New Britain, yesterday: President, RevnF. L. Hungerford of New Brit- ain ; vice presidents, W. E. Sessions of Bristol,‘B. XV. Scovile of Waterbury, Chas. Jewell of Hartford W. R. Burn- ham of Norwich, C. L. Reide of Stam- ford, ‘C. I. York. of Winsted, J. T. :Munson of New Haven; secretaries, C. W. Dciterich of Stamford, L. M. Blake of Winsted, R. S. Ross of Norwich. Mrs. Mary A. Spencer died at_ her home on Westport avenue last night in the 73d year of her age. She leaves five children of whom O. J. and C. B. Clark. and Mrs. M. A. Palmer are resi- dents of Norwalk. The deceased was known as a true christian woman. and was a member of the Methodist church in East Durham,N.Y. She had been an invalid for along time. The remains will be placed in the vault at Riverside cemetery, and later taken to East Dur- ham, for interment. Choked With Silver. A girl named Nellie Smith and living on Wilton avenue, had a narrow es. cape from being choked to death with a silver half dollar at the Union mills, where she is employed, yesterday af- ternoon. She had the pieoc in her mouth when it took a sudden fall and lodged in her throat, and all efforts to extricate it were unavailing. Why, no one seems to know, she was started for home in company with two Of her shopmates, before a physiolan was summoned. As she was going down a flight of [stairs to gain egress from the mill she managed to work the coinwithjer fingers from her throat "batik i’htO‘hEr month. After this ad-. venture,.she will no doubt, when plac- ing coinsin her mouth, use those of a smaller denomination. ' —-——-<.Q~.> r-Fresh Fish. Fish, Oysters and Clams, and all kinds of meats, received daily at Ray- mond & Lockwood, 2-2 Main street. ., 544tf __«... Unolamed Letters. Letters remaining uncalled for at the Nor- }gagk post office for the week ending Feb. 18, 9 : Miss J. Brown. F. V. Cele, F‘s. Hinckley, Miss P. Kelley, - Miss Helen Southey, Thomas Walker. To obtain any of the above letters the ap- plicant must 2 l for “advertised letters.” CARMI G. HUBBELL. P. M. " Georgia. River Threatening. RQME, (33., Feb. 13. -—It- has, ruined here for offer 4g hours and still continues. The rivers are rising rapidly and the in-f dications are that a portion of this city Will. be flOOdQQ- pounds and nine ‘ A Libel Case. . Mayor Rhody McGinnis insists that he will sue the edltor of. the “ Last ‘ Week ” for libel, but that he is going to wait until honest Billy Mullen is made a Justice of the Pence 'so he can rely on securing a. deeentéghow of justice in his case. 1, :f; - ~Notlce. Members of Butler Lodge No. 97 I. O. O. F. are lacquested to meet at the Lodge Rooms on Sunday February 19th, 1893 at 1:30 P. M. for the purpose of attending the funeral of our late Brother, Geo. V. York of Rippowan Lodge, NO. 24 I. O. O. F. E. C. CAswELL, Sec’y. 0.. The POor Debtor’s Oath. In the county jail in Bridgeport to- ’ day the poor debtor’s oath will be ad- ministered to Claus J. Andersomunless counsel for the opposition is successful in defeating the attempt. Mr. Anderson belongs in Norwalk. He was arrested several days ago at the instance of Congdon Wilbur :55 Co., of Providence, R. L, and placed in jail. The plaintiffs claimed that Mr. Ander- son, constitued the company in the firm of Ewen Cl 'f‘en & Co., of Nor- walk, and that h was guilty of a fraud by putting certai _ property out of his possession in 0131 or to defeat the re- covery of certain claims held by them, to whom the firm~ were indepted to the amount of $300. Mr. Anderson was immediately ar- rested at the instance of the plaintiffs and put in jail on the charge stated. Attorney E. T. Wells recently made application for the administration of the poor debtors’ oath to the prisoner and the hearing on the matter will be held at the jail to-day. Attorney . Light who represents the plaintiffs in the case will appear and oppose the Ilpove of Attorney Wells—Bridgeport- ost. ' _—__._‘ ... Captured at Last. Otto Krommuller-of this place, who was arrested January ‘16, 1892, for vio- lating the United States internal reve- nue laws, and was tried before Com- missioner Wright in New Haven, Jan. 19, fled to parts unknown. His case was continued from Jan. 19 to .Feb. 6, and he was placed under bofds' of $500 whicn were furnished by Mr. William H. Hanlon of this place. Krommuller carried on the bottling business here, formerly conducted by the Hanlon Brothers. They had paid ithe special tax required by the United States statutes and claimed that Krom- muller was employed by them. The muller was in bu’siiiess for himself and brought the suit because he had not paid the tax. Attorney John S. . Sey- mour conducted the defence, and the case would eventually have been hotly contested had not the defendantfidisap- peered. Mr. Hanlon has since Spared no pains or expense to find the fugitive. He advertised in different German pas pers, hoping to apprehend Krommuller but without result. This week in company with Edward Lynch John J. Hanlon ' visited Philadelphia, where they succeded in getting on the track of the man and finally captured him at the head of a German society as the society was returning from a funeral. He was placed under arrest and arrived in Nor- walk this morning in company with Mr. Hanlon and Mr. Lynch. Later they left for New Haven where Krommuller will be turned over to United States Marshal Strong. Had he not been captured before the 23d of this month, Mr. Hanlon, who had been granted an extension of time in Whlch to produce Krommuller, would have been called upon to forfeit $500, the amount of the bonds. Will Use Electricity. One of the earliest instances of a New England corporation making its home in the friendly state of New Jer- sey was presented Thursday when the New England Street Railway company filed its certificate of incorporation with the Secretary of State at Trenton. The company has a capital of $5,000,- 000 which may be increased to $50,000,- 000. . Its directors are John R. Bullard. president of the Dedham National bank ; James C. Elmo, president of,the Shoe and Leather National bank of Boston; John C. Cunningham. presi- dent of the Winnisimmet National bank of Chelsea, Mass; W. B. Ferguson, president of the Gloucester Street Rail- way company; William H. Leonard, vice-president of the North National Bank of Boston; Dr. F. A. Mason, Major A. C. Pond, president of the New Haven and West Haven Street Railway company; A. K. Mitchel}, vice-president of the New England Trust company : Thomas T. Robinson, treasurer of the West Leicester and Spencer Spencer Street Railway com- pany of Boston, and James B. Dill, New York counsel of the company. Officers of the corporation will be elected at a meeting of the directors, to be held in Boston on Monday. The company propose to acquire as many street railroads as possible in New Eng- land and operate them by electricity. It has already acquired all the subur- ban lines about Boston, the leading line in New Haven and in Providence, R. I., and Springfield, Gloucester and Havel-hill, Mass. The company’s charter is one of the broadest ever granted under the gener: a1 act of the state of New Jersey. It has power to acquire and operate by electricity street railways in any part of the United States and in the city of Mexico. The Corporation Trust com- pany of New Jersey, is its trustee in New Jersey, and the New England Trust company in Boston. . It is reported that the Consolidated railroad is interested in the project.- This would enable the company to re- duce its, local service and at the same time prevent hostIIe traction compa- nies from gaining a foothold. . _ COO—v . -—Hale’s Cod Liverioii, 50c. ' slat government ofiicialgclaimed that'Krom- , THE COMMISSIONERS. —.—_...—_—— A Lively Time in theFa‘irfieid County Caucus. How 0. B. Coolidge Got Left. There have been some warm} scenes, some hot discussions in caucuses of both political parties held in the “com- mittee rooms of the capitol since the on. anization of the present General assem-r: 1y, but the caucus by the senators and representatives from Fairfield county Thursday afternoon 'to nomi- natea candidate for County commis- sioner, exceeded in warmth by several degrees any which had preceded it, says the Bridgeport Farmer. . When the conference committees of both parties several weeks ago agreed upon the division of offices it was fully understood that in Fairfield county the Democrats should have the appoint. ment of two commissioners and the Republicans one. It was also the gen- eral impression at the time that the Re- publican member of the commission was to be Whitman S. Mead, .one of the commissioners for this county during the past two years. Previous to the election the friends of Dr. Coolidge of Norwalk had been making an active canvass and were making it understood that they didn’t care particularly whom he succeeded, but they would demand recognition of N orwalk. ' But the houses which had been so carefully builded were toppled over by the election result. When in a short time it became understood that at last the Republicans would have, though unwillingly, to do business with t 6 Democrats in the matter of the county commissioners owing to the political division of the two branches of the Legislature, Dr. Coolidge’s supporters realized that they could no longer de- mand. They therefore began to finesse. They worked so quietly that Mead’e friends were for a time deceived. Just before it was too late the latter learned the facts and the hustling which they then began and continued until they carried their man through Thursday afternoon could not have been excelled by the most energetic boomer of West- ern town sites. Among other argu- ments used by them was the one that Dr. Coolidge had no experience in the duties of the oflice. Mr. Mead had filled the position for two years in association with experienced men. Im- portant matters into which the county had entered with New. Haven county, particularly in relation to bridges, etc. , made it extremely inadvisable that Mr. Mead should be. thrown over and three inexperienced men elected to the va- cancies. The Coolidge men said that Norwalk was mere entitled to the commissioner- ship than Greenwich by reason of hav- ing elected a Republican representa- tion to the Legislature whereas Green- wich had gone Democratic. Dr. Cool- idge had only missed the nomination by one vote two years ago and had been promised then that he should have it next time. They refused to yield an inch. When the caucus opened the first thing which developed was a senti- ment to repudiate the agreement made between the conference committees and to nominate two, if not three, can- d1dates. The conservative members convinced the caucus that this would be utterly futile and the promoters‘vof the idea insisted that the Republicans should claim the long term. This was also voted down. Then the balloting began. 0n the first ballots. dark horse developed in the person of Seth Sanford, of Ridge- field, who received six votes. Mead and Coolidge were nearly even. Bal- lot after ballot was taken, but neither man could break the strength of the others. The caucus. had been in ses- sion nearly an hour and a half when the Mead faction efi‘ecteda masterful coup-de-maiu. A recess was taken. The Mead followers waited a few Ine- ments, saw that enough Sanford and Coolidge'men had left the room to make their plan safe, called the caucus again to order, and before the Coolidge absentees could be recalled a vote had been taken .and Mead was nominated bya majority of one, the vote being Mead 9, Coolidge 7, and Sanford 1. Mr. Mead wi I succeed himself, Sen- ator Houhhan will succeed J. H. J ohn- . son and ex-Councilman Daniel H. Rowland, of Bridgeport, will have the four years’ term, succeeding Mr. Page, Whose term expires on the 1st of July USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLAJT’S “THE KIND THAT CURES.” O Amusements. \ OPERA HOUSE. To-night will witness the twenty- »eighth appearance of the Hill Theatre company at the Opera House, The longest stand ever made in Norwalk by a theatrical troupe. East Lynne was presented last night, and despite an unusually severe storm there was a good attendance. The play was well given. For to-night The Colleen Bawn or the Brides of. Garrymore in three acts is announced, and it is expected the house will be packed. Mr. George A. Hill will appear in the dual charac- ters of Myles Na. Coppaleen and Danny Mann, and Miss Alice Kemp as the Colleen Bawn. This afternoon Uncle Tom’s Cabin will be presented with Miss Kemp in her inimitable charac- ter of Topsy. As in previous plays there will he'specialties by an array of talent consisting of Miss Constance Barring- ton the charming vocalist, Ray Earle in her captivating son 3, John Shea, who 'is always applaude to the echo in his original. songs and wittieisms, and D. . llagher in his dancing and “juggling” of the harmonica. Remem- ber this is the last night of the com- .pany’s stay here. Next ‘week they W111 appear in Westport, the follewmg week in Greenivieh, the week after in New Canaan and then in Stamford. alt Men 01‘ Whatever State or Persuasion, Religious or. Politico. .”-'-,Jeforson. ' ~ At Hartford. _ . There was not a quorum in the House yesterday but a careful avoidance of a division kept the ' House in session. The Senate resolution selecting two Democrats and _ one Republican com-. missioners of Hartford county was tabled on motion of Mr. Wood Repub- lican leader of the House, who, it is said,.prefers that the eight contested election cases be disposed of before the House elects County commissioners. ‘ The House disagreed with the Senate in its reference of the petition of the N. Y. & N. E. for leave to issue $25,- 000,000 of bonds and insisted on re- ferring it to the committee on Finance. a - The date for reception of new busi- "n'esswas extended to March 3d. The J udicgry committee reported in favor of an'aetvjo provide all hotel rooms with fire-ésbepea. A favorablfijreport was made by the Railroad committee on petition of the New York, New Haven & Hartford road for leave to increase its issue of stock to $100,000,000. No one appeared before the committe in opposition to the commissioner. The report was tabled for calendar and will be ready for action when the House meets on Tuesday. The House presented the same' bill appropriating $62,000 for the World’s fair purposes. 'Twelve’ bills relating to the sale of llquI‘. were taken from the Judiciary committee and referred to the com- m1ttee on emperance. The committee on Roads and Bridges have assrgned the afternoon of March 1 to take up all measures for state and county roads. The House referred the following measures: Establishing two voting districts in each ward in Bridgeport; providing that sheriffs shall convey prisoners to state prison, and a number of other unimportant matters. _ In the Senate agreement was reached with the House in making March 3d the last day of admission of new busi- ness. _ The Senate passed the resolution authorizing the transfer of the Water- town & Waterbury road to the N auga- tuck road, and the resolution provid- ing for an investigation into the legal titIe of the state to Fitch’s Home for Soldiers at Noroton. An act was passed permitting savings banks to loan not exceeding one-half of their deposits and surplus funds on personal notes secured by U. S. bonds and certain state bonds of good credit. Both Houses adjourned to Tuesday. An Old Norwalk Boy. Hon. E. Cornelius Benedict, who is promnently mentioned to represent Connecticut in \the cabinet of Presi- dent-elect Cleveland, as secretary of the nav , is an old Norwalk boy and is quite c osely related to several Nor- walk families who are descendants of Deacon Nathaniel Benedict, who had thirteen children and died in 1806 at the age of ninety years, and sleeps beneath a time stained stone in the Pine Island cemetery. " His son John Benedict, J r., was the father of nine children, the only sur- v1vor being the youngest child, Mrs. Amanda Benedict, widow of Deacon George Benedict of West ave- nue. The other children of John Benedict, Jr., who resided in Norwalk, were Samuel R. Benedict, Mrs. Harriett B. Merritt, mother of the late Edwin M. Merritt of South Norwalk, and Rev. HenryBenedict, father of Hon. E. Cornehus Benedict, who graduated at Yale in 1822, was pastor of the Congre- gational church in Norwalk from 1828 to 1832 and who is still tenderly remem- bered by a few old Norwalk people. Another member of this branch of the family, S. Williston Benedict, a. second cousm of Rev. Henry Benedict, was the father of Mrs. LeGrand Lockwood, of. “Elmenworth.” He learned the printers trade in the GAZETFTE office in 1818, and four years later purchased the paper and continued its publication until 1833 when he removed to New York and became interested in and published the New York Evangelist. Other Norwalk families who are do; scended from Deacon Nathaniel Belie- dict are the Raymonds, Boutons, Lock- woods,_ Everslevs, Hyatts, Bennetts, Baldwms, Russells, Disbrows, Stuarts, Seymours, Whitneys, Fitchs, Scribners and Gu ers. _ The, enedict genealogy is traceable In a direct line from William Benedicl who resided in Nottinghamshire, Eng- land, about the year 1500. ' CD. , Short of Bibles. The other day we had occasion to re- fer to a Scriptual quotation but could not find a copy of the Bible in our of- fice_ library. After applying to seven busmess places, (two of which were owned by Deacons) we at last found a small copy belonging to a man who » seldom goes to church and considers it a waste of time to do so. Comments are unnecessary—New Canaan Messenger. USE DANA’S SARSA'PARILLAJT’S “THE KIND THAT GUREs"; Price one. Cent. cannon SERVICES. GRACE CHURCH. —Rev. S. H. Watkins rector. 1st Sunday in Lent, Feb. 19. 9.30 a. m._ Holy Communion. 10.30 a -m. Morning Prayer, Litany and Ser- mon..12 m. sunday' school. 7.30 p. m. Evening Prayer and Sermon. The rector Will chlorate. AlLare welcome. Lenten services: Tuesday, 4.30 p. 111. Wednesday, 11 a. m., Thursday 8 p. m. Friday 11 a. m. and 4.30 p. m. ST. PAUL’S Cannon—Revs. T. Gra- ham,» Rector, 9.30 A. M. Holy Com~ munion. 10.30 A. M. Divine Service With Sermon. Subject: “Subjugations or Driving Out the Fee.” 7.30 .P. M. Divine Service with Ser- mon. Subject, “A Sick Official.” Sunday School 12.00 M. . t Files sittings and a cordial, welcome 0 a . METHODIST Cannon—Dr. Geo. Van- Alstyne, pastor. Services at 10:30 a. m and 7:30 p. m. Epworth prayer meet- ing at 6.30. Subject for the morning: . .Four Great Subjects of Thought. n the evening: The Permanent Amidst theChangeable. On Tuesday evening. of next week the ladies of the church Will give a supper from 6 to 8 o’clock, and after this a special entertainment In the lecture room consisting of music, instrumental and vocal, and recitations. An enjoyable season for all. FIRST CONGREGATIONAL.——Rev. Thos. K. Noble, pastor. Services at~10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Morning subject: _ “Our Community’s Supreme Need. 3—What Must be Done to Meet it? ” In the evening the sixth of the series of People’s services; ,subjecj : “ e Woman with a Spirit of Infirmity.” Sunday School at 12 m. J unior, Chris- tian Endeavor :Society at 4.30. Y. P. S. C. E., 6.30. Thursday evenin pray- er meeting at 8 ;, subject: “ emg Good and Doing Good.” Everybody welcome. _ FIRST BAPTIST—F. E. Robbins, pas- tor. This is a people’s church. All seats free and a hearty welcome to all, Preaching, at 10:30 and 7:30 ; Y. P. S_. C. E. at 6:30. This being the 7th anni— versary of Pastor Robbins’ conversion, at the morning service he will preach upon, "Why I became a Baptist.” In the evening he will tell the story 0f.hls conversion, “From Forge to Pulpit.” The public is urged to be present at these services. Baptismal serv1ces 1n the evening. Next week, Monday eve- ning, prayer meeting at Mrs. Fancher’s. Unionville. Tuesday evenin Pastor Robbins will preach upon “T .e Wife is Influence.” Wednesday evemng mis- sionary meeting in Stamford. Thurs- day evening experienee meeting. In the Right Humor. We are patiently waiting for some philanthropist to put up 31,000 or as much more as he. may see fit for the most popular editor in town, to take a, trip to Europe. We are just in the right humor to indulge In a vacation of that kind.——Mechanics’ Journal. , Positive Advantages. ~Looking from a common-sense, and economical stand-point there are many good reasons why there are pos1- tive advantages to be gained by the merchandise purchasmg public v1s1t1ng the popular trade centre. ’ ' The D. M. Read Company of Bridge- centre of Fairfield unty: Attractive assortments In every de- partment of their extenslve .Dry Goods and Carpet establishment With alluring prices and the courteous treatment you are sure to receive renders a trip to their busy mart a pleasure. . They are now opening their New Spring Goods, and such an array of the beautiful was never before equaled in this vicinity. ' . An important branch of their busi- ness is their “Mail Order Department”, all mail orders are carefully and promptly attended to. Goods forwarded C. O. D., or on re~ ceipt of remittance, by Express or Mail prepaid. They will also be pleased to send you samples on receipt of application. . The perfect system under which this department is carried on renders It _a grand success and increases their bus1~ ness thousands of dollars every year. If at any time you are unable to go to Bridgeport, just drop a postal card to “The D. M. Read Company” and they will cheerfully mail you . Samples of anything you may require in their lme. Free Trip to Washingtoanecord. Following is the score to date, .of the balloting in the contest for the GA- ZETTE’s free railroad ticket to Wash- ington, D. C., and return, on the occas- ion of President Cleveland’s inaugura- tion: Rhody. McGinnis 3579 James M. Creag 2325 W. 1:1. Johnson 1597 Isaac Bowe 1421 James T. Hubbell Egg . . can . . Oliver R. Mumford 202 James Mitchell 140 Wallace Dann 100 Patrick O’Hara 81 John Ford 80 Eli Northrop t t 11611; ' to the large number 0‘ . 18 o s hag‘dgdgin we have decided to ubhsh the names only of those candidates w e have re- ceived fifty or more votes. BA-LLO'I'. CLEVELAND’S GAZETTE fnxcgasmn ’l’lCKE’l’ W asbz’1zgl‘0n,D. C. FOR THE , mos 7* POPULAR PE‘RSOEN 157v . 0 . INAUGURATION, , Womb 4, I893, Worm/AM. NAME; ADDRESS, ................... port are acknowled ed to be the trade .
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