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#WEDESDAY. JUNE 20, .1894. .‘ I
The Daily Gazette, established in 1890
The Weekly Gazette in 1800. .
The manufacturer. the merchant, the me-
chanic and laborer, are _alld_a11y and de-
voted readers of the flatly Gagetee. ~En-
ter prising, attractive and honest. its readers ,
believe in it and peruse 1_t thoroughly- an
its Editorials and Advertisements get c oser
attention than 'do the columns 'of losers-
spected papers. >
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POSTAGE BEE-PAID.
“ . Norwalk’s 244th Anniversary.
— Yesterday’s anniversary celebration
_of the organization of the Town of
Norwalk proved a memorable event in
our local history. Never in all the 244
years of the town’s existence was a
more brilliant and inspiring object les-
son seen than the thousands of public
“ school children massed in the Armory.
It is estimated that of those packed to
suffocation inside the enclosure and
. " those about the doors unable to press
their way in, there could not have been
less than threeethousand of these pub-
lic school pupils. Their march with
their banners, from their respective
schools in gay attire, to the Armory,
was as grand a pageant as that of some
conquering army. Their part in the
Armory exercises was enthusiastically
performed. Their bright eyes and
keen, alert interest in all that was said
and done, evinced themodern, wide-
awake young American intellect. Their
"catch on” to the subtlest pun or Joke
showed that these school 'children
"read the papers” as well as study
their lessons. ,
Rev. Mr. Watkins caught the chil-
dren’s fancy and held their interested
attention. to the end of his apt little
speech. _ Rev. T. M. O‘Brien, of St.
" Mary’s, gave a most sensible, practical
and very patriotic talk to his interested
and delighted auditors. Considering
Norwal‘a’s great age and present size
suggested to. the good father, Pat’s idea
of the very old, but very small drink
pf toddy his employer gave him. “In-
dade,” said Pat, “and did ye’s say that
little bit of a sup was thirteen years
old?” “Sure it is,” replied the boss.
“Thin,” said Pat, “I’m thinkin’ it’s
dhreadful small for its age.” But if
Norwalk had shown no phenomenal
material growth in the past he thought
these bright school children gave prom-
ise .ofa grand and glorious future for
our town.
Rev. A. S. Kavanagh, the new pastor
of the First M. E. church, made a
bright and witty address and awakened
the children’s patriotic enthusiasm and
evoked the prettiest scene of the day
when he called them all to their feet to
give three cheers for the “Red, White
and Blue,” at the conclusion of their
singing that song. They gave the
. cheers with a will and a thrill, and with
their kcrchiefs waving over each one’s
head. This touched the peetry in staid
John Harty’s soul. He1 said “seeing all
the children with their bright eyes‘and
ribbons, and poseyson the girls’ hats,
looked more like a pretty flower-garden
waving in the wind, than anything else
in- the worlc .”
The singing was exceptionally well
rendered and the day passed off most
delightfully despite its intense heat and
humidity, which as Parson Kavan‘agh
remarked, “made it more pcrspiring
than inspiring.”
The decorations of the Armory were
superb as well as elaborate and showed
the artistic taste and touch of George
R. ,Van Alstyne. ‘
Lust evening Major General Couch,
Norwalk’s most noted and illustrious
citizen, presided in the full uniform of
a corps commander. His introductory
remarks and his presentations of the
’ speakers were pertinent and happy.
The well deserved tribute paid Rev. C.
M. Selleck was exceedingly felicitous
and brought out the enthusiastic ap-
plause of the audience. .
Rev. "C. M. Selleck’s paper on “Nor-
walk/in Colonial and Revolutionary
Times,” was the one bright gem of our
anniversary. It must have cost the
speaker days and weeks of'hard and
patientreseamh and labor. It will live
long after all who heard it are gone, as
the most valuable contribution ever yet
given of Norwalks ancient history. It
is to be regretted that he could-not
have had a whole evening for its deliv-
ery. Better than all else that was said
or done, because of its greater rarity
and value, it is to be regretted that he
the reading of his laboriously prepared
and intensely interesting and instruc-
tive contribution.
- The GAZETTE will, in so far as it can,
atone for the break made in the ab-
sorbed interest of the audience, by
having Mr. Selleck carefully revise to
day’s hurried issues of his exceedingly
able paper and give it in corrected form
in these columns; . - " ' =
The GAZETTneditor’s twenty-six min-
ute paper appears in to-day’s issue. Its
Civil War statistics and incidents will.
be of greater future than present in-
terest or value, and it is hoped will'aef
could not have been permitted to finish _
renown, her: . [gets so ' bravelyf won "for
hive ifailed' of papetuation‘l‘" It is'to-
be regretted'that the managers did not
give us “leave to print” and thus have
giventimeforDr. Board’s paper on»
“Norwalk, Present and Future.” Any'-*
thlng from his pen is always able, use-
ful and interesting and it is now to be
hoped that he will furnish the press a
copy of his contemplated remarks, so
the public may not be deprived of so
valuable a contribution. Before his
turn came to speak, the lightnings were
flashing about the doors of the Armory
and the audience, apprehensive of a
storm, became uneasy and disturbed.
The music was on a grand scale and
won the grateful applause of the audi-
ence. , , __
The exhibits of ancient articles and
documents are more than worth the
little pittance charged forthe seeing.
Among them is a sword claimed‘by Mr.
Gecrge W. Raymond, its present own-
er, to be the veritable one worn by
General Warren when he fell atBunker
Hill.
The celebration ends tonight with a
colonial ball and tea, at which some
rich and novel Revolutionary costumes
are to be worn. The funds resulting
from. these several entertainments are
to be expended in suitably marking
Norwalk’s many notable spots. '
Among the distinguished guests pres-
ent, was Gen. Bullard of Saratoga
Springs, whose letter of March 23d,
’61 to Senator King and the presenta-
tion of it to President Lincoln, is a
rare bit of history. The General has
been orator on several memorablepub-
lic occasions. He is the guest until
this evening of Rev. C. M. Selleckf
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ll SERIOMCIDENI.
Conduotop G. Fred. Flinn Falls
Froma Trolley Gar.
Struck On His Head in the Street.
Tuesday evening at about 6:15 o’clock
as a trolley car with motorman Willey
and conductor G. F. Flinn in charge was
rounding the curve at East and Van
Zan~t~avenues,the latter, who was col-
lecting fares, lost‘his balance and fell
to the ground, his head striking the
cover of a street water boxn He was
picked up and_placed in a carriage and
in company with Dr. Baker, who had
been hastily summoned he was taken to
the hospital where he now lies in a
critical condition. .
It was thought by the physicians that
he could not live the night through
and his wife, who resides in Bridge-
port, was summoned to his bedside,
where she now is. He rallied this
morning and is holding his own, but
doctors Baker and Burke are fearful.
that he has received a fracture of the
skull, which cannot bc determined for
some hours yet.
Flinn is the son of the late Robert
Flinn and prior to his employment by
the Tramway company was a messen-
ger between this city and New York.
He also kept a drug store in Bridge-
port at one time and has filled several
positions as drug clerk in town, and at
Denver, Col. '
v.9.
USE ‘DANA'S SARSAPARILLA, IT’S
“THE KIND THAT CU‘RES. ”
CO.
Arhicably Settled.
The Norwalk city council held an
adJourned meeting at the residence of
Councilman Osborn, Tuesday evening,
to further consider the matter of the
change in the location of the Street
Railway company’s tracks near the res-
idences of Charles J. Hill and Charles
'1‘. Leonard. Mr. E. J. Hill president
of the company, presented a proposition
to be followed by a written guarantee
that the company, would lower-the gut-
ter stone the proper depth to carry ofi‘
the water, reset the curb and widen the
street seven inches, and SthO the city
from all less, cost or damages by rea-
son' of such changes, all to be done at
the expense -of the company. The
Council passed (a resolution accepting
the proposition of the company.
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Base Ball.
The new Norwalk Park will be opened
to-morrow afternoon to the public with
a grand ball game between the Norwalk
Park B. B. C. and the strong team from
Alleghany college. The Park with all
its attractions will be thrown open and
Heine’s full brass band will be in- at—
tendance to enliven the occasion with
musm. The Park, club contains many
old Norwalk favorites on the diamond
and it is expected that a large crowd
will be present. The band concert be-
gins at 2 o’clock and the ball game will
~ be called promptly at 3:30. _
Must be Done at Once.
Mayor Keeler this morning notified
the contractor who had charge of plac-
ing the street railway tracks between
Wall street and Winnipauk that he
must at once place the street between
those two points in repair satisfactory
to the council of the city. The con-
Vtractor assured him that work on the
same .would be commenced tomorrow
morning. '
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USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA, IT’S
‘V‘THE KIND THAT CURES.”
Theodore Olsen Appointed.
A hearing in the matter of the ap-
pointment of a trustee of the Herman
Snyder estate was held at the Probate
’office before Judge Asa B. Woodward,
Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Theodore
Olsen was appointed trustee, and
Messrs. Nelson Dickerman and Charles
Tristram, appraisers. The creditors
of the estate will meet» at the Probate
office, July 2d. ,
,- A Judge Suléides.
Judge John G. Crump of the common
pleas court at New London, committed
suicide at his residence on Huntington
avenue Tuesday night by shooting him:
self through the, heart. He has been
.despondent for sonic time. He was 40
years old and leavesa widow and two
cure'for Noryyalk Some thereof the]
children. . , _ .
their mother town in the {war of the;
Rebellion'and which otherwise might ., . .. _
ialtu'nfbled down stone fence. chi-get;-
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[Continued frompage Lj .
ting to it. and seeing the hundreds of
pale upturned faces off the dead, I
found it was a long windrow, in some
places more than three feet high, of
mangled rebel corpses.’ ‘General,’ now-
United Senator, Gordon of Georgia,
has said that he never saw fighting men
show more desperatevalor and resist-
ance, than did those Norwalk troops in
their repulse Of this charge. ‘~
This supreme rebel effort was Lee’s
fatal error. He had staked all and
failed, and now he considered only his
best way to retreat. He had lost'm
thousand of the flower of his army.
HIS ammunition was gone, his remain-
ing tr00ps and animals exhausted, so
under the cover of night of the third
of July, his disheartened, weary, foot-
sore troops and jaded animals, spread
out a line seventeen miles long, toward
the Potomac. This he was permitted
to do without molestation, or attempt
to capture or eyen delay his retreat
homeward. Gen. Pleasanton has re-
peatedly told me of his having im-
plored Gen; Mead for permission to
pursue and attack Lee with his cavalry
force, ‘but could not get consent. ' The
world will ever ask why, with South
Mountain to cross. through narrow
passes, with the Potomac‘inaroarine
freshct, and his pontoon bridges swept
away, Lee’s routed army was permitted
to rest and recuperate for days and
weeks, till the waters subsided, and
then undisturbed, to cross his men, and
trains, and wounded, with four thous-
and Union prisoners, together with. the
rich stores his troops had pillaged from
Pennsylvania. .
, I had telegraphed PresidentLincoln,
and Secretary Welles, on the after-
noon of Saturday July 4th, that Lee
with all the remnants of his ‘army were
in our easy grasp, and would surely be
captured, as he was hemmed. in and
could never get back over the swollen
Potomac. This should have been so,
but was not.
Mr. Wells afterward informed me
that he never saw the President so ut-
terly cast down and depressed, as upon
learning of Lee and his army being
thus peacably permitted to escape. He
also told me this story, related at Lin-
coln’s first interview w1th Mead, after
the fight : “You did a big job, General,
and your troops administered terrible
punishment on the invaders, but really
when you let them get over the Poto-
mac, somehow I couldn’t help thinking
of an old woman, out West, I used to
see, shoeing her ducks across the
river.” -
Gettysburg, however, is far too large
'a theme for present consideration.
Suffice it that no Connecticut troops
discredited themselves in that crucial
struggle of the Civil War ; that no Nor-
walk soldier failed to do his whole duty,
and many of them performed prodigies
cf valor.
The historical fact may here, not im-
modestly I hope, he stated that a Nor-
walkjournalist, succeeded in getting to
President Lincoln and to the world,
their first information of the fact that
the greatest battle of the war “was on,”
at Gettysburg.
The Eighteenth. Nineteenth and
Twentieth Regiments have no N orwalk
names on their records. ‘
In the Twenty-first, Dr. James E.
Barbour went out as HOSpital Steward,
and ended his service as Acting Sur-
geon. Dr. John A. McLean did the
same in a New York regiment.
The Twenty-Second had none; in the
Twenty-Third, three only; the Twenty-
Fourth, Twenty-Fifth, and Twenty-
Sixth, none. In the ’I‘Wenty-Seventh
there were nineteen Norwalk men, in-
cluding the present Rev. Henry E.
Wing. In the Twenty-Eighth, T. L.
Beckwith was captain of Company G;
William Mitchell was his 1st and Henry
Ayres, his 2d lieutenant; William S.
Bouton, Thomas Hawley, James H.
Mitchell, George W. Raymond, and
John M. Smith, sergeants, and some
fifty privates, all of Norwalk. In the
Twenty-Ninth there were thirty-one;
in the Thirtieth, none; in the Thirty-
First, one. _
Four Norwalk men enlisted in the
Regular Army. Twenty more served
in regiments of other states. MaJor
Moses Asbury Hill was commissary
on Gen. Getty’s staff and his brother
E. J. was his clerk. There is no au-
thenticated list of Norwalk men in the
Navy. Capt. William Allen was Master
of an Army Transport, as was Capt.
Thomas Green, who formerly ran the
steamer John Hart, between South
N orwalk and New York. Capt. Wilson
and Lieut. Hine of the Navy, were
Norwalkers. C. N'. Case, 'Jr., of Nor-
walk, was Navy Paymaster, as was Ed-
ward G. Bishop and Wm. Creevey, (a
son of Rev. Mr. Creevey,) who was
blown into eternity by a rebel torpedo
in Charleston Harbor. Asimilar fate
befell Capt. Green.
Norwalk soldiers during the four
years of Civil War, were the heroes of
numberless instances of conspicuous
bravery. Olin Nash, the oung son of
the then pastor of Norwa k’s First M.
E; Church, when charging up the Gib-
ralter heights of Fredericksburg, in
the Burnside battle, finding every com-
rade shot down beslde him, and his
ammunition gone, fell on his knees and
fervently prayedaloud to the God of
battles to protect him, then rising,
seized a dead soldier’s full cartridge-
box, loaded his gun and fired away at
the intrenched enemy, escaping harm
amid a hail-storm of rebel bullets, as if
his was a charmed life. His cap was
pierced three times by the enemy’s
musket-shots, but he was not scratched.
I brought home that cap and presented
it to his father, a memento of his son's
dauntless courage. '
Adams’ Express Agent, Frederick St.
" John, was lost off Hatteras, on the
burned up steamer Gen. Lyon, loaded
with Terry’s wounded from Fort Fish-
er and Wilmington, N. C, Provrden-
tially your speaker’s ‘ clothing only .was
with St. John, which had been put in
his charge, at Fort Fisher.
The present Rev. H. E. Wing, while
acting as my army messenger in the
service of the New York Tribune,
singly, alone and unarmed, captured
and brought into the Union lines, two
rebel soldiers with muskets in their
hands, It was a clear case of “bluff,”
Wing confessing he was afraid that if
he did not capture them, they would
take him, and he .had no desire to go
Richmond, as a prisoner. Ex-Com—
mander George I. Burton was another
Tribune messenger frdm N orwalk, and
performed many necessary feats of risk
and during at the front. To him I am
indebted for as perfecta list of Norwalk
soldiers as has ever been prepared but
Which cannot, owing to length, be
given here. Bradley Ezekel was an-
other messenger and won distinction
killed, captured and disabled, thirty
* uemy.’ _ .
1 And yet, who can realize at what a
byhavmg {hotter-1‘ to this“. car frbm .a
..skirmis‘h3rneiii"-Petersbur , 1n the Short,
' -1e’stftime'.0n record. 1 um um A.'.Curti‘s,-
Henry SWfli-‘tnd'f‘iJa mes" . Bezau, were
three (more? Nerwalkf boys, .who dig
fai. hflfl sorvicepntlm Washington Smfi'i
of the Tribunadnrinsaperiod of .the
0in War. Mr.‘ Andrew Selleck,«as a‘
volunteer aid, brought to' your speaker
at Fort Monroe, and thusrwas given to
the country, the first news of the cape
ture of the famous blockade runner,
“Peterhofi'.” Mr. George "N. Ells‘ as.
sisted in preparing the Tribune’s daily,
reports of the three days passing
through Washington, of the bronzed
and scarred veterans of the war at its
close, in that unparalleled ‘ ‘Grand Be.
view!” » v . ‘
‘Whatever credit there may be in hav-
ing furnished the first news” of Mead’s
fiasco, and retreat from Mine Run; the
first news of Kirkpatrick’s cavalry raid
around Richmond, and safe arrival at
Yorktown; the first report of Grant’s
battle at the Wilderness, the first news
of the murder of grandly brave, Gen.
Sedgewick, of Connecticut, at-Spottsyl-
vania, by a rebel sharpshooter ; givmg
the country its first sight of Gen. Sher-
man’s elaborate report of his match to
the sea; the first and only dispatch
gotten over the wire on that terrible
night of April 14, 1865, _announcing
President Lincoln’s assassination, was
won for Norwalk by its war corres-
pondent. He also reported the trial
and execution in Washington of the
Lincoln assassination conspirators, and
the trial and execution of the wretched
Wertz, the brutal keeper of Anderson-
ville prison,‘for the GAZETTE and New
York Tribune. - _ _ 5
Two ‘Norwalk aimilies re siding .m
Washington, fllle their houses with
sick and wounded soldiers needing
special chre, and made constant Visits
to the hospitals in and about tne city,
to render their best possible ministra-
tions to the sick, the wounded and the
dying,from the beginning to the end of
the Civil War. Another Nor walk lady
devoted all her time assisting 1n —the
hospitals; furnishing the sufferers With
such delicacies and comforts aswere
possible, suppyiug their wants 1n the
way of reading matter, letter paper,
and most prized of elk—postage stamps.
Fond of horseback riding, this“ same
ladv made constant visits to. the forts
and field hospitals. surrounding Wash.
On one occasion, venturing out to the
most advanced picket-line she escaped
capture by dashing across lots, from a.
squad of pursuing rebel cavalry, at the
' highest speed of the fastest running
horse in the Potomac Army. _ The race
was a dead heat from Madison Court
House to Culpepper, a distance of eight
miles. , .
The late E. T. Whitney, long Nor-
walk’s artisticvphotographer, was much
at the front, taking views of battle-
fields, and pictures of army officers and
other scenes. He was assisted by Mr.
Paradise, then a resident of Norwalk,
but now of Stamford. _
Time will not permit further recital
of many similar details. Enough has
been thus tersely andlhurriedly sketched
to show how large a part N orwalk had
in the stirring events of the Civil war.
It was my fortune to see many bat-
tles, and traverse their bloody fields, in
the hope to succor some stricken Nor-
walk boy. Words cannot adequately
depict the tradegies ,of mutilation,
agony and death to be seen after such
conflicts. Yet, on returning home, as
I invariably did, after any great battle,
I found it harder to bear the distressful
look, the quivering lips and tear-be-
dimmed eyes, of the wives, perhaps
widowed; the mothers, bereft of sons ;
the sisters of brothers ; the loved and
loving of their sweethearts; who hur-
ried to get account of the fight, from
one who had last looked upon their
wounded or dead. '
The battle scenes were horrors ; the
home experience was woe that would
melt a heart of stone. The direst suffer-
ings of the Civil War, were borne by
our patient, waiting, dreading, pat-
riotic women at home who endured, in
apprehension, the agonies of a dozen
quick~rushing deaths on the battle-
field.
No words can paint womans’ anxie-
ties, sacrifices and sorrows, endured
throughout the Civil War. As her head
and hand gave us our glorious flag. so
her heart and devotion gave us our
beautiful “Memorial Day,” to forever
commemorate the Civil war. God
bless our loyal women, every one of
them.
N 0 one can estimate the pain of
wounds, the exhaustion of the long
march, the prestr'ation of sickness, an
that severest of all maladies the soldier
had to endure, the intense and over-
powering “Homesickness,” often so
because these soldiers fought and died,
the Nation lives and thus is their fame
,made immortal. The'soldier in camp,
when idle and not ill, was nevertheless
fiver bubbling over with mischief and
an.
A Norwalk soldier told me this story,
though I will,not vouch for its accuracy,
as soldiers when feeling well, would in
rare instances romance a little. 1!; was
to this effect : A good Celtic mother
from toward West N orwalk, brought
down Just before 00$ of the 17th, was
leaving for the front, her cotton um-
brella and urged it on her boy, say-
ing, "hope it Teddy, for yez moight
have to, sthaud out in therein; and
Teddy, take this dried yarb of a bit o’pep-
permiut, wid yez, 'fer yez knows yez
always havin sich pains when yez over-
ates, as'yeZ always does, when yez gits
a chance, ye thafe o’ the world; and
here’s some bonesit to take along to the
war wid yez, for yer ‘moight have the
bad luck to break some 0’ yez limbs;
and now Teddy, darliut, see to It that
yez sthicks close up to yer Captain all
the toxme, for then ye’ll niver get
hurted.”
A funereal joke‘ was reported played
on poor, old, good-hearted, “Bobby
Bpnes,” of South Nor-walk, soon after
his arrival "with the ‘ 17th, in Florida.
The tropical hea‘, the mastodon mus-
quitoes, and other innumerable ,insect
torments of than. region so' rasped
Bobby’s nervous system, that, accord-
ing to his custom, he sought to drown
his sorrows in whiskey. He was soon
found helplessly paralyzed. Itwas the
work of a moment for comrades to lay
him out composed-1y on the ground, and
’cover all his body to his face with earth.
The mound made a good counterfeit
battlefield grave. Thenithe inevitable
hard tack box was brought into requi-
sition and a neat head board carved and
set at. poor Bobby's head, with this
touching inscri tion: \ , '
“Here ice the Body of
Parvaru ROBERT Beans,
17th Ct. Vols.
Who fell Dead (drunk) While Vigor-
- ously Attacking-the (usual)
d' .Gpdand Country with their-"blood.-
ington, on the same errand of mercy._
terrible asto result in insanity; but.
.treasurettlie," .
served 1.3;,»1‘S’ccresgupqll- scorés"‘of pr.
.rwalk’safioble‘s'tss ins, sehledltheirgilovd of
.After every battle, how here, as else-‘
where, all over the North? .. . .
nu. mourning: for the ca :— '
Rachael for her children’we‘eplng, ' '
Would not be comfortezl.’
.die,.-. is where he dies for men.” how
sublime and consecrated should forever
us by these brave sons of Norwalk, who
gave their. service and their lives to
“Victor's! living, with laurel'ed brow; '
And you that also beneath the award!
Your song was poure from cannon throats;
It rang m deep-tongued'buzle notes!
Your triumph came; you won Your crown,
The grandeur of a world’s renown.” .
‘In concluding may "I .not' again 01.1-
treat, that some immediate, systematic
renown ?- ~ -
Among the Connecticut troops in- the
war 'of .the Revolution, ' were eleven
soldiers of my, not very common name
on Lake Erie ; while the great-grand-
fatherwas an officer in the Revolution.
ary army, _ both from - N orwalk; If
these facts inspire in me, any deeper
interest .in the hoped for work of pre-
serving our ancient records, than any
other citizen ought to feel, lask pardon
for such stimulation.
I recall the- intense enthusiasm and
delight with which, when a child, 'I-
used to look into eyes that saw Norwalk
burned by Tryon ; eyes that had looked
on Washington and Lifayette, when
they were visitors in Norwalk; eyes
that saw Washington drink cider from
Tommy Benedict cider. mill, (where
now stands the house of Mr. E. J.
Hill,)-heard the story from llps that
talked with Franklin, while a guest at
the little Inn, now a part of the dwell.
ing of Mr. George R.Cowles, on the
Church Green ; who saw the parents of
General and Senator Sherman, when
they left their old home in Norwalk for
the then wilds of Ohio ; and will not
other children and children’s children,
in all the “coming time, ' be equally
charmed and instructed, it what 18 yet
obtainable of Norwalk’s rich and in-
valuable past history be secured and
preserved. . - . .
Rev. Dr. Hall in his history of Nor-
history of St. Paul’s church, have done
much in this direction, but their work
is largely denominational and bio-
graphical. 'The GAZETTE files furnish
very comprehensrve and especially in-
teresting records of local history from
1818 to the preSen't day. But the earlier
years of the century from 1800 when
the GAZETTE was established, to 1818,
the files were scattered and burned.
I tremble whenever I think of the pos-
sibil’ity of a similar destruction, over-
taking the sets of these files for the
past 76 years, now in existence, freight-
ed as theyare, with the otherwise un-
obtainable records of our every-day
local life and history-
_Who will win meads of highest praise
and furnish inspiration for Norwalk’s
grander; future by entering zealously
upon this important work of exhuma-
tion. and preservation ? Who‘ will
and win grateful homage, by starting a
at or above this fitting military center ,
MONUMENT” whereon shall be per»-
Union, one and inseparable, now and
forever.” , .
Finally :—Let us, their townspeople,
hold in grateful memory these Norwalk
one and all, ever heartily give:
“Our cheers for all who bravely fought,
Our tears for all who fell."
The past is glorious ! Let us ne’er forget,
The veterans’ service the country’s debt.
And now farewell, ye sons who fell,
n mountain, vale or sea,
For truth and light, for God and right—
Who died to makes us free!
Mr. Byington’s address was followed
by “Blest of God, the God of Nations,”
by a chorus of sixteen voices. This was
to have been followed by an address by
Rev. A. F. Beard on ' “Norwalk, pres.
cut and future" but owing to the late-
ness of the hour Mr. Beard asked leave
to print what he had to say and retired.
St. Paul’s choir then sang the “Halle-
lujah chorus,” after which in the ab-
sence of Rev. D. M. Seward Rev. Mr.
Beard closed the exercises with the
benediction. '
Tonight the grand Colonial Ball will
beheld at the Armory at which time a
large number of our citizens Will ap-
pear in colonial costume.
USE DAN A’S SARSAPARILLA, IT’S
“THE KIND THAT CURES.”
OO———-—-———_’
The Deadly": Oil Stove’d'l‘d'anks.
PHILADELPHIA, J unc 20.—While Mrs.
Emily Bones was cooking on an oil Stove
the stove exploded, throwing burning oil
over the unfortunate woman and roasting
her in a horrible manner. Charles Kemp,
William Kemp and Samuel Banes, who
rushed to her assistance, Were badly
burned. Mrs. Bnnos cannot recover. The
others are out; of danger. '
Apologlzing For an Oversight. ,
ANTWERI’, J 11110 20,—Thc military gov-
ernor has apologized to Admiral Erben for
the oversight of the authorities in not re-
‘ plying to the salute of the United States
cruiser Chicago when she , arrived here on
Friday last from Gravesend, England.
The governor added that the requirements
of naval etiquette will be duly fulfilled.
Cloudburst In the Penn Valley.
LOCK HAVEN, P3,, June 20.~—A cloud-
burst broke over Penn valley, deluglng
the land. The damage is worse than that
inflicted by the recent flood. Three boys,
William and Eddie Loz and Charles Hunt-
er, were struck by lightning. Eddie I402
and Hunter are fatally injured. '_ '
Engineer Kearny a Suicide.
BELLEVILLE, N.‘ J., Junc,20.—-Willlam
Kearny, aged 69 years, for 30 years chief
engineer in the Jersey City Waterworks
at this placc,rcommitted suicide by drown?
ing in the, Passnlo. A week ago the new
Jersey City board of street nnd’water com~
missioners removed Kearny. ' ”
,
A Fatal Holler Explosion.. >, p p
PLEASANTGAB, Pa, June son—Theme"
er of Bilge? Bros." sawmillexpl0(lcdtod‘ily,.
killing Nelson I-lilgcr, ono of the propriec’
Eight workmen got away just in time to
avoid sharing the fatcaof the Bilgers. The
mill was blown fztuieccs
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“The air was filled with farewells to the dying, '
And if “the noblest place for in... to ‘
be, the illustrious. historic legacy, left“ “
secure and preserye'Norwalk’s. affluent ‘ i
but fast disappearing legacy of valorous ‘L
-and lineage ; my maternal grandfather “
was among'the slain in Perry’s victory ‘
a wooden “noggin,” at the old Uncle ,
walk, and Rev.’ C. M. Selleck in his.
make their memories, forever blcseelh
successful movement for the erection,
a worthy “NORWALK SOLDIERS’-
petuated the constellated names and,
heroic deeds, .of. Nerwalk’s warrior-
sons, who on land and on sea, fought”
for the, “Old Flag,” for “Liberty and
Heroes of the Civil War, and to them,
’ other brokerage firm.
Liberty. and the Unioninthe'Civil war.’ - . _' 1 -- ‘
C AT THE '
" . NOR-WALK ARMORY”
and determined, effort be made, to
Admissi0n Free. “
ohi'loren’s seamen, ;
Tuesday. Jun‘e '19th, at 2.30
Two '4 Dollars.
Colonial Ball and Tea.
' I WednesdayEvening, June 20th.
Grand March in Costume at 9'
p. m.,after which the floor will.
be open for general dancing.
«Admission, Gentleman's Ticket
admitting lady also
Literary, HistOrioal and Mosioal En-
tertainment. I ' l
' Tuesday Evenin‘g,s,huock.
Admission 25 Gents.
‘
’C‘t.‘
I
Lady’s Ticket, One Dollar.
tume. Refreshment 50c.
" MUSIC FOR DANCING BY,“
Wheeler (in Wilson String Band.
Ample accommodations provided for those not wishing to dance.
Refreshmentsserved throughout the evening by ladies in Colonial Cos--
tee on relics.
will contribute by
desired result.
at South Norwalk.
;
‘5‘...—
‘4 PRQFITLESS DAY.-
Nonc of the Sngar‘Vitnesses \VouldAlb-
swcr the Salient Questions Asked.
Wasnlxorox, June 20.—The senate
Sugar trust invostigatiiig committee de-
veloped a new line of inquiry today.
George W. Silsby, thé‘buckct‘shop broker,
through whom George Ransom and Cap-
taianarncs made their dealings, was ' the
first witness, and one of the questions
asked related to the daily order sheet show-
ing the names, of those gentlemen and how
it came to be made public. ' .
- When this question was reached, Mr.
Silsby said that an answer to this ques-
tion would probably involvcrcforcncc ton
criminal proceeding and that ho muSt dc-
cline, to reply until he. could consult his
attorney. He was then excua-d that he
might see his lawyer; The in fortune from
sheet had been stolen from his oilicc.
, Mr. ’Silshy coiiiirmr—d' 'rlw statement
made in Senator llnnsom's t‘.1lll!l("l.Vil-S
to the dealings in small mnounts‘ol’ stock
and said that no pun hue-12:; wcro'inudo by.
the senator himself. llo declined, how?
knowledge of ‘sugar speculation bysena-
tors through his establishment or any
John W. McCartney cf the firm of Cor-
son & McCartney, Washington correspond-
ents of the New York brokerage firm of
Moore 6;: Schley, was also before the com-
mittee, but his testimony consisted sim‘
ply in declining to give the committee any
information as to private orders of sugar
stock or to say whether senators had been
among his customers. The committee did
net press the questions. . ’ i f I ‘
Lester S. Fisher, telegraph ‘opcratdr for
mittee, but he declined to'answer ques-
tions as to' whether. he ’had Mred'drde'ri
for sugar stocks 'anwwas excused after a
very brief-examinntlon. . ” i " _
Railroads“ Draw the Color Blue. ’ ,
CHICAGO, Juneau—The American Rail-_
,dent Debs meeting: caress. in his fight-
' against the establishment: of-tha
la the new constl
. . «1;.--
.' o BENT—House Noi'
the statement of - Mr. Filslly'w.‘s that the
by George Ransom :iml (Inp'nin Barnes '
ever, to answer the general question ns'to.
Corson & McCartney, was before the norm" ;.
-. any an .
way union delegates defeated the proposié ’
tgtfl admit tire'énloes to the organization. .
- .yavo 'o‘ 1 9.
tons. and:fatally.se:ilding Herbert Bilger- zi—Pibfifif'the'questiona. $11133: lggdndim’
“yesterday, continued until today, Precl-
colorline' :
An exhibition of Colonial and Revolutionary Belicia: will be given in
the officers rooms from Tuesday p. m. till Friday, in charge of‘the commit-N
Admission Adults, 20 cents,.children 10 cents. . . ,
The proceeds of the entire series of entertainments; will be devoted to
the erection of Colonial and Revolutionary Tablets for the benefit and ad-
vantage of the whole town and it is earnestly hoped that all Of our citizens
purchase of tickets and by their preb'ence, to secure the
unname- COMMITTEE.
Tickets for Historical Entertainment, Tuesday evening, and for Colonial
Ball on Wednesday evening, will be found on sale at Gregory’s and Piu-
neo s stores: at Norwalk, and at Plaisted’s, Tomliuson's and Baxter’s stores
- “ , To BENT. j ,
Half tnchor less. 250 a. day or 81.00 per I700?!
To BENTo—Flrst and Second Floors at No..
.15 Orchard. street. water and sewer con--
nections. Inquire of G. HAULENBEEX, 2310b-
chard street. . V - ' 880th
0 Bangui-om July 1st to _ ll select.
. familym per floorof house 0. " West;
am street; a so one co‘tta c in rear. oper-
ltdt’t‘dlla‘ll’lthl’l: r°°tm°' T‘liii 0"“
o a one res
Chas. H.11awxhurst. box, 118, Norwalk. Cont);
o BENT.—The Store,No.’50 will. ‘ r:
lately oceupiedb .B.G.~Judd. . strep "
Railroad and Po 1; 0 ca. ‘ -. , Lite
Hadden. ;. _ '5, 7 “’1’”; ‘° 75:61:13
To BENT—~01: Chestnut “mauve rooms
motif-"ff“; ““z‘lfiu15°'31dh“’rl°°m‘ °"‘
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No. 5 Che’sthnt street. Nomi}. _ nowfieiiit
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Inquire of Bonn 8mm. st Main “83?!
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= , desiresa situation in: 'stb ’ .
or at an hind whore.- hecea‘he' draggilf’fifd;
dress'? ,’.’ GAZETTE one... ,- ; .,: . - ,.
Autumn—A girl for general heusew . ‘
Apply 17 Belden avenue. , ' ' Duff
Opera House.:;1v¢rwaik.f
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