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THE EVENING GAZETTE
nmnn AT THE Posr OFFICE IN. Nonwsnx
as A ansmpna.
H 41L SUBSCRIPTIONS, f
DAILY. onefivear. :3; siximonths. $1.75; three
months. 51.00: one month, 30c. ,
WEEKLY, one year. in tadvancefi $1.00: six
months. 600.: three months. 35c.
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1897.
TIE WEATnER—To-day, cloudy, with
and his flag furled forever, that the
Southern people learned to understand
and appreciate the chivalrous character
.of the President who had overthrown
them in battle.
Today, alike in! North and South,
the name of Lincoln is reverenced in
every household. His life, character
‘and attainments are now the most
interesting study of our children, as
well as of their parents, and through-
out the entire continent not only the
most intelligent citizens of every party
faith and every condition, but the en-
slightly lower temperature and followed: . franchised black man and his descen-
possibly by rain or snow. To-morrow,
cloudy, followed by rain or snow.
The Birthday of Lincoln.
Abraham Lincoln was born in Ken-
tucky on February 12,1809, eighty-eight
years ago. He was shot in Washington
on April 14, and died on the morning
of April 15, 1865.
It was not until tWenty-five years Is-
ter that the agitation to make Lincoln’s
birthday a legal holiday took practical
shape. The State of Illinois, took the
initiative in the matter, and his birth-
day became a legal holiday in that
State in 1892. In 1896 New York, Min-
nesota, New Jersey and Washington
were added to the number of States in
which Lincoln’s birthday is observed
as a legal holiday.
In Connecticut the folly was enacted
of selecting the meaningless date of
October 15th as Lincoln’s day and
making it a legal holiday. It is self evi-
dent that soon or late our State will
correct its grievious blunder and fix up-
on the real birthday, as other patriotic
States have done, to commemorate the
great achievements of this illustrious
American.
Although it was last Friday that was
so widely commemorated in other
states, it is not too late to give fitting
reierence to the important event and
we copy one of the best condensations
9i Lincoln’s biography that has come
under our observation, from the Phila-
delphia Times of that date. After de-
tailing the incidents of his parentage
birth and early life in his rude Ken- .
tucky home, the Times goes on to say
that Lincoln pursued the vocation of
his father, that of a day laborer, for
many years, and every advance he made
in intellectual improvement was the re-
sult of untiring energy and efforts, un-
der distressing difficulties, to acquire a
common English education.
His advancement was necessarily
f slow, but long before he had come to
the noon time of life, he had attained
the position of one of the foremost
members of the Illinois bar and one of
the admitted leaders of the Whig party
of that day. In 1844 he led the hopeless
fight for Henry Clay in his then strong-
ly entrenched Democratic state. He
had served several years in the Legisla-
ture,and was recognizedas the leader of
his party from the day he entered it.
In 1846 he was chosen to Congress in
which position he served with great
modesty and attracted little attention
because of his extremely unassuming
ways. In 1854 he was the leader of the
Republicans who united with the anti-_
Lecompton or anti. slavery Democrats,
’ and carried the State against Senator
Douglas. ‘
In 1858 the te't‘m of Senator Douglas
was about to expire, and the State con-
ventions of the two great parties in
'lllinois unanimously nominated their
candidates for United States Senator.
'l‘ne Democrats were united in favor of
:mgias and the Republicans were
united in favor of Lincoln, and their
respective conventions presented them
formally to the people of the State for
tie 'cfiice. It was this great battle
that developed Lincoln as a politfcal
.lr’sputant of national fame.
lie was the first man who had grap-
pled with Douglas, then regarded as
‘JDB of the ablest debaters of the land,
end downed him.
. In 1860 Mr. Lincoln was nominated
for President by a convention that sin-
cerely desired to nominate Mr.Seward.
An overruling power called Abraham
Lincoln to the Presidency to meet the
most appalling National issues ever pre-
sented to an administration. .
Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, needs
no mandate of the law to make Ameri-
can citizens of every age, condition and
section pause to study afresh the char-
acter, f the attributes and the attain-
ments of the great President. He gave
to the people Emancipation and a re-
stored Union. It was not until his
tragic death that England and other
f European nations learned to appreciate
him. It; was not until after the sword
of the Confederate‘had been sheathed
\
, a.
,1. 1 I f
dants, pay homage to the memory of
the‘ martyred President who unshackled
the b0 ndmen and gave to the Republic
i ndissoluble Union and unsullied Free-
f ,T a E E v E Ni NG" "G A 2.; ET T E
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Notice is hereby given, that at an Ad-
journed Regular Meeting of the Mayor
and COuncil of the City of Norwalk, to
be held in the Council Room, in said
C1ty,_February 15th, 1897, at 8 o’clock
evenmg, a resolution will be offered to
appropriate from the City Treasury the
further sum of $250, to be used in paying
the necessary expenses of the Lights
Department of said City.
Dated at the City of Norwalk, February
10th, 1897.
By order of the Council of said City.
Attest:
E. M. LOCKWOOD,
City Clerk.
THIS
SPAGE
Is
cusrn‘icrrn Fon
BY ,
cinemas & nireHELL.
TH EVE N l N c. quz ETE
CHECKER—BOARD BUSINESS DIRECTORY."-
NORWALK
Pll‘fl IllSlll‘flllGB 60.
In Successful Oper-
ation Since 1860,
No Outstanding Claims.
Safes For f Rent.
Firm) A. WALTER,
MAKER 0F
EMBGSSING ‘
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GAZETTE ADS.
BRING
GOOD RESULTS
VALUABLES STORED masseuse
1N1. HORSE GOODS.
Safe Deposut Vault - Repairing of all kinds
DONE AT done at short notice.
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or NonwsLx, Nonvtam, - - Conn. ( ,
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Staple and Fancy a Blut‘gllglfi' AID . , .
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A-ND _ nu: MATEBlAtS ' , .
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No. 9 ltIaln St.
9
6. Ward Selleck,
BEST GOODS. \
TEAS and. COFFEES
18 WALL ST. "
Edgar Buttery,
N u rseryman ,
NORWALK. CONN.
Trees. Shrubs and
Plants. Strawberry
Plants 8. Specialty.
Brandy Wine, Rio and
Marshel. 30 other
Vaneties.
Office, 6 Water St.
N urs’ys, Broad River.
Frank T. Hyatt
DENTIST,
8 West Avenue.
NASH linNSCU‘Y
—Dea1ers in— .
Cnocx-EM. CHINA AND
Gnsss Wane. "
PLUMBIII. STEAM
AID GAS FI'I'IIIG.
Cor. Mairi'ilt West Sts.
ENTERPRISE
Bottling Works,
7 Wall Street.
FIIE AlES AID lAEER
EXPRESSLY FOR FAM-
ILY USE.
Mail orders receive
prompt attention.
Send Your Order to
HUIT & ZELDFF,
IVhen You Want:
a Nice Fresh Fish,
60 Washington St.
SOUTH NORWALK.
Office and-Yard.
33 to 4% Water Street.
A. a. mum
Ham 1. tizeite Billding.
, , carpenter _
and Builder,
SAWIID AID PLAIIID
7 6 Franklin Ave. ,
NORWALK. CONN.
Painting. Pa. er
Hangin . Ks. somin-
mg and ardwood
Finishing.
D. l. PLATT,
52 Wilton Avenue,
Norwalk, Conn.
Send for book con-
taining samples.
PARLOR
BABBEB-i-SJIOP,
E. S. LEOBOLD.
.. 47 Main Street.
TRY , __._________~ 5
WEED’S
SODA WATER
38 Wall St.
Joli Printing. .
EVERY DESDIIPTIDI
nxncn'ran AT THE, S. ,
S0. N03‘VALK.
350 pairs of Lounsbury,
500 pairs sample 3, 311*
150 pairs Ladies’ Calf,
400 pairs Ladies’
75 pairs Misses’
and 4,
UNHEARD 0F BARGAEES.
nice fine Kid Button and Lace, $2.
300 pairs Ladies’ Goodyear Well, Button, patentleather tip, 3 sty
Patent Leather Spring Heels, at 75c,
80 pairs Misses’ Patent Leather Spring Heels, at 55c.
250 pairs Men’s Calf, Square Toe, Double Sole, Lace, regular $3 shoe, at $2.
‘60 pairs Men’s Calf. Square Toe, Single Sole, Lace, regular $1. 50 shoe, at $1.
50 pairs Men’s Police Bals Tap, lace, regular $2 shoe, at $1. 50. '
50 pairs Boys’ Tap Sole, Lace, regular $1.25 slice, at 7 5c.
100 pairs Boys’ and Youth’s,
180 pairs Men’s High Boots, same as a year ago 2.85.
100 pairs Men’s Storm King, same as a year ago, $2.75.
CHANCE or A. LIFETIME.
a good one, Lace, regular 85c.
» Theo. H.
Now GOING- ON z
\ THEO. H. ‘ OLSEN’S '
G ii BANKRUPT uni 0F SHOES.
Mathewson 6s Co.’s Ladies’ Fine Shoes at half price.
.0, D and E, from 750 to $1.25; worth from 81:25 to $3.
Lace and Button, worth $2.50, at $1.25.
50 and $3, at $1.50. , ‘
les, worth 353, at $2,
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*GAZETTE DFFIDE .
LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE.
' 41th AIIIML STATEIEIT DDIDEISED
ETNA LIFE
HARTFORD, CONN.
MORGAN G. BULKELEY, President.
Assets, January 1, 1897. $45,557,272J5
Liabilities to Policy Holders, reserve and all other claim'sa, 38,845,7’ 69.90
Payments to Policy Holders, in 1896, _ 4,498,657.44
Surplus as to Policy Holders, January 1, 1897, 6,711,502.25
Premium receipts in 1896, 5,664,829.94
Interest receipts in 19.96, 2,317,319 44
Total receipts in 18‘; 1?. 7,982,149.38
Life, Endowment, and Term Policies issued and revived in
1896, 10,928, insuring , 22,“22,948.00
' Life, Endowment, and Term Insurance in force Jan. 1, 1897, 145,635,940.94 .
79,083 850 00 '
Accident Insurance in force January 1, 1897,
Paid Policy Holders since organization, 99,697 .80801
The following gains were made by the IETNA LIFE in 1896 :
In income, $1,057,816.28; in assets, $1,997,234.42 ; in surplus, $198,816.81 ; in
new life business, $1,598,668.00; in life insurance in force, $5,608,680.00 ; in acci-
dent business in force, $21,736,500.00; in accident premiums,‘ $175,086.72 (or 62
per cent); in new business in Connecticut,f$310,642,00; in total life business in
Connecticut, $472,569.00. . "‘
The dividend ‘to the insured for 1837 is the 25th regular annual increase—a record
unparalleled in the history of life insurance. Notwithstanding the advance made
by the .ZETNA LIFE in 1896, its expenses to income in the Life Department were a
little lower than in the previous year, and 23 per cent. less than the average ex-
penses of the ten leading “purely mutua .” companies for the year 1895. (We have
' not their figures for 1896).
O i seen,
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J. C. W EBSTER, Vice President.
J. L. ENGLISH, Secretary, ' W. C. FAXON. Assistant Secretary.
H. W. ST. JOHN, Actuary. GURDON W. RUSSELL, M.D., Medical Director.
C. E. GILBERT, Asst. Secretary, JAMES CAMPBELL, M. D., Medical Examiner.
E. E. HALLOCK, cenerai Agent, Life’ Department,
J. s. BLINN, General Agent, Accident Department,
Room 5,..l-lnbinger Building, New Haven, can”.
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INSURANCE COMPANY»
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