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THE EVENING GAZETTE.
ENTEnnp AT Tan POST OFFICE 11 NORWALK
AS A NEWSPAPER.
HAIL S UBSORIPTIONS,
DAILY. one year. $3; six months, $1:75; threa
months. $1 00; one month, 30c.
WEEKLY. one year. in advance. $1.00; six
months, 600.; three months. 350.
sa TURDAY, FEBRUARY '29, 1806.
Sunday Christianity.
A goodly portion of the world labors
under the delusion that religion and
Christianity are synonymous terms;
but this is a grevious mistake. They
are as different as night is from day.
Religion is a matter of form and
creed, a dry theological husk, born in
the mind or in the imagination, capable
of changing its colors as the chamelon
changes, taking its hue from its imme-
diate surroundings.
C_r.slianity is a beautiful flower that
has its roots in the soul and is watered
and fed by the divinity that makes us
kin to the one eternal God.
A far larger portion of this world,
even among so called Christian people,
has so far mistaken the relative terms
as to pin all its faith on religion, re-
garding it as the sole and subtle essence
of Christianity; hence we have the tribe
of Sunday Christians almost as in-
numerable as the sands of the ocean.
These people pay the strictest adher-
ence to the old fashioned puritanical
method of Sunday observance. They
go to church three times a day, if there
llappens to be that number of services,
and their devoutness, in comparison
with their usual week-day demeanor,
partakes somewhat of the nature of a
masquerade, and is apt to produce
much cynical amusement among the
ungodly.
There is a funeral stillness about
their houses on the Lord’s holy day of
which every member of the family par-
likes, nolens volens. Nothing of a
strictly secular nature is indulged in;
their reading is of the Scriptures with-
out regard to its beauty or appropriate-
ness; and such a thing as play or trifling
social conversation is particularly in-
‘ terdicted during the legal period of the
Sabbath day.
But when Monday comes thisifeeling
is put away with the Sunday garments,
and the Sunday Christian becomes
once more of the world Iworldly, and
Christ and His teachings are a motlsen-
tirely forgotten until another Sunday
reminds him of the duty that he pecu-
liarly applies to that day.
It is very true that we should “re-
member the Sabbath diiy to keep it
holy,” and that on that day we should
pay due reverence to the God who 0i-
dained that day and who gave us His
commandments concerning it. But we
should not confine our Christianity en—
tirely to that day. It should be appar-
em in our lives and, actions every day
of the year.
The true Christian will be one on
Monday as well as on Sunday, and on
Saturday as well as on any other day
of the week. He will be a Christain at
home as well as at church, on the street
aswell as when sitting comfortably in
his well cushioned pew.
He will not wear his Christianity as
a garment to be put aside with his Sun.
day garment and to remain undisturbed
until another Sunday shall roll around.
He will carry it with him to his office,
his store or his shop. It will be with
him when he makes an entry in his
ledger, weighs out a pound of butter or
rivets a piece of iron. It will enter into
all his transactions with his fellow man,
and it will not take a recess while he is
engaged in a horse trade or is expatia-
ting on the merits of a piece of property
that he is offering for sale.
The true Christian will be a Christian
in failure as well as in success, alike in
poVerty or wealth, and in the judgment
that he casts upon his neighbor as well
as in the estimate that he places upon
himself.
He will recognize in every human be-
ing a human soul as precious in the
eyes of the Father as he thinks his own
may be, and he will adjust to his own .
life as well as to his brother’s the golden
rule of divine justice.
The kinetoscope people should open
negotiations with the Hicks boom. It
is deliberate" enough to enable them to
do business.
Next to the big hat objection, the
traggeratad leg-o’-mutton sleeve is the
most distressing to the public enter-
tainment goer. . ' '
The Hill gubernatorial boom should
steer clear of an Isaac street endorse-
ment.
While Lent’s beginning reminds us
- of the chief end of man, its other ex-
treme brings the Easter bonnet. ‘
Detective G. Washington Gladstone
is not adverse to a captain’s seat on
Robert Roosevelt Pearson’s ice wagon.
The unanimous vote on the tramp
question seems to have disabled the
think tank of our first selectman.
It is hoped that .Captain Colegrove
has passed through the hoodo stage.
The time has arrived when the guber-
natorial aspirant will have to do some-
thing more than sit on a perch and look
wise.
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HERE AND THERE.
There was an unusually high tide
this morning. ,
Mrs. Harriett Hobbs expects to leave
for Colorado, next week.
Miss Helen Hoyt of Stamford is visit-
ing Norwalk relatives.
Thunder and lightning accompanied
last night’s rainstorm.
Captain R; M. Rose returned from
his western trip last evening.
—-Flour 50 cents a bag at Betts & Far-
rington’s. J22 tf
A regular meeting of the City Coupe]
will be held Monday evening.
Edward Chapman of Brooklyn is re-
newing old acquaintances in town.
Lewis Benedict, a war vsterar,is seri-
ously ill at his home on High street.
The large tree in front of the Nor-
walk Hotel will be cut down next week.
Seven transients were provided with
lodging at the station-house last night.
Children born today will be handi-
capped in the way of having birthday
parties. .
The funeral of Eddie Kin'cella was
attended from St. Mary’s church, this
morning.
—Three pounds prunes for 25 cents at
Betts 8: Farringtons. J 22-tf
There are several measle cards dis-
played on the doors of Westport avenue
residences. '
The adjourned annual city meeting
will be held Monday evening in the
Town House.
The Pioneer Hook and Ladder com-
pany will have a chowder party next
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. William H. Smith is confined to
her bed by reason of sickness at her
home on East Wall street.
Little Essie Jackson will recite “The
Little Hero” at the Y. M. C. A. Song
Service to-morrow afternoon,
Miss Helen Ball who has been visit-
ing friends in Winnipauk returned to
her home in Newark N. J., to-day.
Miss Louise Rockwell and Isaac Ster~
ling are to be married at the home of
George Sturges in Weston, to-morrow
afternoon. ~
The child born to-day will be unfort-
unate in that it will not have a single
birthday anniversary in eight years,
and but few after that.
Rube Tanner will greet you at the
Opera House to-night with a play as full
of laughable situations and specialties
as a sunflower is of seeds.
Stephen E. Dibblepand P. W. Bates
have been drawn as juors for the Crimi-
nal Common Pleas court which comes
in at Bridgeport next Tuesday.
Pioneer Castle, Knights of the Mystic
Chain, held a sociable in their hall in
the GAZETTE building last evening.
Visitors from other castles were present.
A fine programme has been arranged
for the Y. M. C. A. Song Service in the
Opera House, to-morrow afternoon.
Among other songs will be “The King-
dom” by George R. Nash.
——A new line of picture moldings just
received. Hayes,’ 5 Main St.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Hoyt were the
happy victims of a surprise party at
their home on Berkeley street, Thurs-
day night. Anumber of friends were
present from Port Chester and Stam-
ford.
The 'Rube Tanner company has a.
clever hayfork. juggler who delighted
acrowd‘ on Wall street this noon by
twirling it in the air in what appeared
to bearecklsss manner.. And mean-
while the band played on.
Mrs. David Whitlock who for several
weeks past has been visiting relatives in
Boston, Philadelphia and Springfield,
returned to Norwalk yesterday and is
now at the home of her son W. F.
Whitlack on Union avenue.
sick with the measles.
Mr. Tyler Waters and son Fred have
purchased the C. P. Fish milk business
and will probably “start in" next week.
It will be no fault of theirs if the cus-
tomers don’t get pure milk and Mr.
Fish’s reputation in that line fully sus-
tained.
-—Four pounds ginger snaps 25 cents
at Betts & Farr-ington’s . J' 22-lf -
A particularly sad. affliction is that
of John Dunlop of Spring Hill, Whose
wife died this week leaving four child-
ren the youngest scarcely two wegks
old. He is deserving of the large
amount of sympathy expressed in this
his hour of great bereavement.
—Fine butter 25 cents per pound at
Betts & Farrington’s J 22-tf
SOUTH NoRWALK.
The South Norwalk office of THE EVE-
NiNG GAZETTE is at the store of
0. D. Newman, No. 12 North Main
street. Mr. Homer M. Byington. is
in charge, and orders for the GA-
ZETTE, or Job Printing left with
him will receive prompt attention..
W. A. Coley left this morning for
the West. ' '
The father of Conductor Vaughn is
seriously ill at Sanford Station.
The ladies of the Congregational
church, will give a turkey supper on
March 11th.
Miss Mary Bush, of Ely avenue, is
Dr. H. Sherer
has the case in charge.
Louis Hain, of Burhbank street, is
sick with the measles and is being at~
tended by Dr. Dumortier.
Miss Daisy Raymond, a popular
young society girl of Bridgeport, is
visiting friends in this city.
Miss Minnie Roberts, of Springfield,
Mass, who has been visiting Mrs. E. H.
Fox, of West street, left to-day for her
home.
The annual meeting and election of
officers of the Norwalk Yacht club,
will be held at the Mahackemo hotel
this evening.
The scholars under the direction of
Prof. Heydrick gave another one of
their enjoyable entertainmenis in the
school hall last night.
. Mr. W. J. Hills, superintendent of
the Bridgeport public library, was in
town yesterday and ,visited the public
library among other places.
Mrs. Joseph Jennings, of New York
city expects to return to her home on
Fairfield avenue about the first of
April, _
_ Miss Florence Brown, the popular
telegraph operator at the depot had
the misfortune to lose her day’s receipts
on her way .to the City Hotel last eve-
ning.
Joseph Barrett, of Seymour place,
has accepted a position in Hartford and
is now at work there. He formerly
worked in the Boston Store and in
Sturtevant’s._
George Murray, of the University of
Rochester will giVe a descriptive lec-
ture on the exciting experiences of two
college students in Southern Europe, at
the Baptist church on Monday evening.
Conductor Andy Canfieldwhad his
face badly bruisedfiat Bridgeport last
evening. He was standing in the ca-
boose while the switcher “kicked” back
a string of cars to be coupled and the
fame of the cars coming together threw
him against the door of the caboose,
his nose and forehead striking heavily.
On Monday evening March 2nd, at
7:30 o’clock in the Mission room of St.
Paul’s Sunday School in East Norwalk
an address will be given by the Rev. S,
B. Pond. Subject, “ Confirmation.”
Teachers, Scholars and all who are con-
nected with this school including friends
and all who would like.to hear an ad-
dress on this subject are cordially in-
vited to attend. ‘
TheRed men gave another of their pop-
ular dances in their wigwam last night.
This dance was said by those present to
have been more successful than the
last, a larger number being present.
The Philharmonic orchestra furnished
music for dancing and during intermis-
sion the Indians gave a war dance and
march to the amusement of. the onlook-
ers. Frank Fitch with his aides William
Stowe, George Horst, and Frederick
Benedict took care of arrangement of
its sets. These dances are very much
enjoyed by the Red Men and their
friends.
The Friday Afternoon club met with
Mrs. F. D. Lawton, of Elmwood ave-
nue, yesterday afternoon and was
largely attended. The subject of the
meeting was “The Poet’s Corner.”
Miss Hendrick read a paper entitled
“Some Recent American Poets.” Mrs.
A. Blanchard also read a paper with
“Miss Emily Dickerson’.’ as the sub-
ject. Both papers were very interest-
ing and well read. Recitations and
readings were rendered by Mrs. John
H. Ferris, Mrs. W. H. Swords and
Miss Helen Ferris. Miss Cunningham,
through the president, Mrs. Joseph
Jennings, presented the club with an
ivory gavel richly ornamented with
silver which the club received with
many thanks. Mrs. Joseph Jennings
also announced that the club was in»
vited tojoin the Woman’s Central As-
sociation and the Town Improvement
Association. ‘After the meeting refresh.
ments were served.
T H E EV EN 1N Gr ' GAZETTE
The Ellis Musical club meet with
Mrs. John H. Ferris, of West street,
Monday evening. v
Mr. R. T. H. Barnes, representing
the firm of Diets, Denison &Prior,
bond dealers, of Boston, was in town
yesterday.
The Board of Directors of the public
library, held their regular monthly
meeting in the reading rooms last night
but transacted nothing but routine
business.
The ladies of the Congregational
church intend to give an entertainment
composed of living pictures and familiar
quotations, shortly after Lent.
There will be an exhibition of choice
etchings arranged by Mr. J. W. Huf-
fington of New York, at the public li-
brary beginging early in the week and
continuing for ten days.
John G. Crump, a traveling agent for
N. M, Uri 82: 00., distillers of Louis-
ville, Ky., died of apoplexy on the
through Boston and New York express
train, which arrived in New Haven at
1:30 o’clock yesterday.
Dr. J. G. Bohannan received a tele-
gram from Danbury last evening an-
nouncing the serious illness of his
daughter. The doctor took the mid-
night freight for that city. '
Some one maliciously unhooked the
rope which holds the are light at the
corner of Railroad Place and Clay
street, last night. About 11:30 o’clock,
Captain Colegrove heard the crash as
the lamp came down, and running to
the spot saw a man with a light over-
coat on disappearing in the darkness.
The Captain gave chase but was unable
to catch up with him. He then notified
Superintendent Bonnell who took care
of it. The globe of the light was broken
and the iron work bent out of shape.
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ROWAYTON.
The remains of James Chapman who
died in Brooklyn, yesterday, aged 81
years, will be brought here for inter-
ment on Monday. The deceased was a
son of the late Major Chapman who for
a long time lived on Roton Hill. Bot-h
father and .son were well knewn here-
abouts years ago.
Rising Star Division, S. of T., enter-
tained a delegation from Concord Div-
ision, S. of T., last evening.
NEW CANAAN.
G. F. Stevens is soon to remove from
Main street to the Rockwell place on
Park avenue.
The funeral services of John H. Nea-
inanwill be held from the High Ridge
church, to-morrow. afternoon.
George Wood and Miss Sadie Bruce,
aged seventeen, emploved in the family
of C. E. Brinkerhofl' as a do-
mestic, were married in Port Chester
-Wednesday. Wood has been leOI‘th
from Annie Wood only a short time.
Henry Olmstead spent Wednesday in
Siuthport.
Fancher & Ogden,
partnership.
Mrs. Sylvester and Miss Carrie Sher-
wood of East Norwalk, are at Charles
Sherwood’s.
The Connecticut Sunday-schoolAsso-
ciation will hold a conference at the
Congregational church next Tuesday
afternoon and evening, March 3.
Blanche Marie, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. R. I. F ancher, died yesterday
morning of brain fever, aged two years
and two months. Funeral services will
be held to-morrow afternoon at 2
o’clock at the house.
Thomas J. Mead and Stephen B.
Hoyt have been drawn for jury duty in
the Common Pleas Court Criminal
term.
Married on February 22d, at the resi-
dence of Mr. E. B. Bassett, Tarryto wn,
N. Y., by the Rev. E. A. Bradley, D.
D., vicar of St. Agnes’, New York city,
Mrs. Amy Richards Hayden, eldest
daughter of Mr. John Richards, of New
Canaan, to Dr. Horace W. Hart, for-
merly of New Haven—Messenger.
'l'he story going the rounds in several
county daily papers that Clarence Wood
will in a few days bring suit for a di-
vorce. from his wife is false. In an in-
terview Wood said, “I have no inten-
tion of suing for a divorce. I have
been to my wife on several occasions
sinceiher departure, asking her to re-
turn for the sake of the child, if nothing
more, and she said positively that she
would never live with me. I have
always used her right. I received a
letter from my mother-in-law, stating:
‘Addie will never go back.’ ” Wood
seems to be of the opinion that she has
become infatuated with a young bor-
oughite and would be perfectly Willing
to be divorced.
have dissolvid
M-.—
Words in Books.
The total number of distinct words in
the New Testament, excluding proper
names and their derivatives, is 4,829.
The vocabulary of the Old Testament is
much larger. According to Gesmin's
“Lexicon” the Old Testament contains
5,810 distinct words, not counting
proper names and obsolete roots. A
few comparisons with the above may
not prove uninteresting: The “Iliad”
and the“0dyssey”together contain 9,011
distinct words; Milton used 9,028 differ-
ent words and forms of expression in
his entire works, and Shakespeare, the
peer of all language twisters, used over
15,000, or one-third more than was used
by all the' writers of both the Old and,
the New Testaments.
OBSERVATIONS.
What.- a man wears may be his own
business, but it’s bad business if he’s a
guy. ' -
It’s great fun to be a. woman, and
have money, and be within walking
distance of the bargain stores.
There are few words more misused
'thaii “elegant.” It doesn’t fit mutton
chops, for instance.
Babies are not the only people who
make a big? noise in the world, without
much result beyond the noise.
When malice and a sense of duty get
all tangled up, it. takes a. wise man to
get ’em straightened out and sepa-
rated. ‘
If there are about as many young
men as young women, how can each of
the latter have seven of the former as
devoted admirers ?—N. Y. Advertiser.
Many merchants are well aware that their
customers are their best friends and take
pleasure in supplying them with the best
goods obtainable. As an instance we men-
tion Perry & Cameron, prominent druggists
of Flushing, Michigan. They say: “We
have no hesitation in recommending Cham-
berlain’s Cough Remedy to our customers
as it is the best cough medicine we have
ever sold, and always gives satisfaction.”
For sale at 25 and 50 centsa bottle by E‘ P.
Weed, Druggist.
Unclaimed Letters.
The following letters remain unclaimed at
the N orwalk Post Office February 29.
VitoAntonio Angelucci. Dr W. B. Hedden,
Wanirienies Skonran Chispayr.
W. H. MALONE. P. M.
PERSONAL.
E RSONA L—Enterprise Meat Chopper N o.
10. ‘chops two pounds in one minute,
South Norwalk Hardware Co.
FOR SALE.
0P. SALE—A 10 horse engine and 15 horse
. boiler together With a quantity of shaft-
1ng and piping. Apply to R. H. Flynn. 12
HaViland sti'eeL, South Norwalk 1'28 3t
F0 “SALE—The Enterprise raisin seeder
will remove every seed without waste. 1
pound in five minutes. South Norwalk Hard-
ware Company. ,
T0 RENT.
r . 0 BENT—The Colonial Residence No. 128
East avenue. All modev ii improvements
and partly furnished. JAMEs L. STnvnns, 124
East Avenue. ' 3'13 tf
WANT E1).
ANTE D—Purchasers for our floor
paints; 50 different shades, dry hard in
12 hours. South Norwalk Hardware Co.
(2+ ,
" ANTED—A girl for general housework'
{1 Reference required. Apply at this of-
us.
W ANTED—Man. for the road' to hire
agents, distribute samples and collect.
Work easy $18 0.) a week and expensss. Ad-
dress P. O. Box 707, Philadelphia, Pa.
“7 AN'] ED—Ladies. I make big wages do-
_ing ple gsant home work, and will gladly
send lull particulars to all sending 2c stamp.
Miss M. A. Stebbiiis, Lawrence, Michigan.
LOST.
OST—A small, red-colored «log. Answers
J. to the name of "Beauty ” , l‘inder will
cont r a favor by leaving information of his
whereabouts at this office.
STDBKSANttUNDS
You seldom see a stock certificate and bond
combined. .Petit Manan Treasury stock is is-
sued only in this form, and every share is
secured by real estate conwyed by deed of
trust to the International'l rust (.0. of Boston.
Trustee for all the stockholders : Dividends 8
per ‘cent.,;payable quarterly. Price. p2]... salt
per share. If you are seeking a safe, profita-
bl; investment-it Will pay you to 11in stigarc
this at once. F‘uil informatini at office. . r
mailed on application. 401 John Hancock
Building, 178 Devonshire street. Boston.
NOTICE.
Sometime since an item of news was
published in a local neWspaper reflect-
ing on a young lady then boarding in
Elm street, stating that a man had been
seen leaving her room by the Window
at an unseemly hour. From subse-
quent talk and report, the name of a
well known man of Norwalk now resid-
ingain New York City, was associated
with the circumstances. It finally
came to his knowledge, that his name
was connected with the affair, and be
employed me to prosecute the parties
connecting his name with it, or procure
a retraction. He furnishcdme with con-
clusive evidence of his innocence which
I submitted to the ones claiming to have
seen a gentleman leaving the young
lady’s room and I am authorized by
them to say that they are fully satisfied
that they were mistaken in the person
leaving, and that it Was not the one
whom they supposed, and not the one
whose name has bern associated with
the event. His innocence Was estab-
lished to their satisfaction. We know
nothing of the fact as to whether the
young lady was in .NorWalk at the time,
or of any misconductbv anyone. We
simply sought to show that it' there had
been any misconduct, my client was
not a partv to it. We publish this that
those hearing the story may be in-
formed of the truth. .
J. BELDEN EURLBUTT.
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the disease; they relieve con-
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and tone the vital organs. By
removing the cause they neces-
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will not build new Kidneys, but
.will prevent disease from de-
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your Backachc. These pills cost
50 cents at the druggists.
A book about Backache, free.
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' NOTICE
Adjourned Annual (lily Misting.
NOTICE is hereby given, that the Adjourned
Annual Meeting of the City of Norwalk. will
be held in the Town House. in said City, Mon- '
day, March 2d. 1896. at 7:30 o’clock in the even-
ing, for the following purposes, to wit:
1. To appropriate from the city treasury
such moneys as may be deemed necessary for
the use of each of the Departments of said city
for the ensuing fiscal year.
2. To lay a tax upon the ratable estate with-
in said City. contained in the assessment list
last completed, to an amount sufficient to meet ~.
andprovide for said appropriations so to be
made.
3. To hear reports‘ of City officials, and to
transact any other business that may be prop-
erly considered at said meeting.
The Council of said City has made the fol-
lowing detailed estimate of the amount of
money which in its judgment will be necessary
a'nd requisite to meet and provide for each of
the Departments of the City Government, for
the next ensuing fiscal year: _
Finance Department. . . . .. -- $12,500
Administrative “ ............. 4,000
Police " 4,465
Sewer " 1,200
Highway “ 4,030
Lights “ ............. 6.900
Fire " 2,
Dated at the (“i y of Norwalk, February 26th,
1896.
By order of the CounCil of said City.
Attast: ‘
E. M. LOCKWOOD.
City Clerk.
TUESDAY, MARCH 3. A
ALL
FUN NOTHING BUT reset.”
woos -& SHEPARD’S
TOW N TOPICS.
. Most expensive Farce-Comedy
ever seen on tour. including
WOOD & SHEPARD.
:t—Sisters Merri‘ees—a. Conroy Ar McFarland,
William Keller, William H. Mack, Nellie Sen.
nut, 20 others. ’ *
Prices, - 250, 350, 50c and 750
0
Seats now on sale at Plaisted’s
and Weed’s Drug Stores.
Norwalk Opera House
FOR TWO NIGHTS.
Saturday Evening, February 29th.
THE ONLY
JOHN J.BLACK
and superb company in
Old Rube Tanner,
With Great Street Parade. Elegant Band and
Classic Orchestra. .
Old Rube’s Funnv Dance.
SE The Trick Pony, Young Rube.
The Prize SLBernard; Tanner.
A company of Singers, Dancers and Acting
People.
Popular Prices Prevail.. Reserved Seats now
on sale at Weed s and Tomlinson’s Drug scores.
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l,?’7rii~\\VV/insi
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‘32-!ng
Prices, 25, 35 and 50 Cents.
STORMER,
GOTHAM
BICYCLES
Prices from $40 to $l00. Large Stock to Select
1 .
.THE J. T. PFiOWlTT co, 45M§6§3§EE§EMM
Norwalk Chronicler