I=J NORWALK GAZETTE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 21,1883. , NORWALK Gazsrus. W. S. Moody, J r., has gone on a short trip to Niagara Falls and vicinity. _____—-———m—-—-—-— Mr. and Mrs. LeGrand C. Betta return- cd from Narragansett Pier Thursday. 9—0—— Mr. and Mrs. Chas. A Tucker returned from their bridal trip Friday evening. A colored Baptist church from New York will darken Roton Point Friday. o»-o—-———— —Fever and Ague, and all forms of Mn iaria promptly cured by Holland’s Pills “—_———————_ Aparty of Norwalkers took a sail to Bridgeport on the Carrie A. Ward, Sun- day. .H E. R. Sherwood is getting his fall and winter stock of clothing and gent’s turn. ishing goods. 0....— The Neptunes are expected home 20-day. Advance couriers report that the club had a splendid time. .——-————-0 Miss Henrietta Eakle of the Post Office Department at Washington, D. C., spent' Sunday in town. O~———- Prof. Clawlls of New York has been- engaged as teacher of the Fidelio Singing society of Norwalk. 0 Mr. and Mrs. Leonard A. Spring of New York, are visiting at the Gram man- .sion on East avenue. O P. W. Bates has placed in position a handsome monument in the burial lot‘of Lester St. John at Rowayton. ______..._______ Boylston’s baby carriage factory at Rowayton has shut dowu for two weeks. Repairs and alterations will be made meanwhile. , David French of Meriden, who was ‘ formerly with E. T. Whitney in the pho- tograph business in this place, was in town over Sunday. ‘ c 0. Read E. J. Hill’s advertisement of his house for sale. It is a good chance to se- cure a handsome and well built house on very easy terms. .—————-—-40 The State Mechanics’ Union will hold their annual reunion, picnic and summer nights’ festivalat Charter Oak Park, Hart- ford, August 20. .————.—~. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Foster celebrate the 25th anniversary of their marriage at their residence corner Wilton avenue and Catharine street, Thursday evening. ——Dr. Holland‘s Pills contain neither quinine, arsenic nor any other dangerous drug and can therefore be taken by per- sons of the most delicate constitution. ____,..____.._ Mrs. E. Gilbert, who has been in New Zealand for the past ten years, is at pres- ent on her way home, aid. London. Mrs. Gilbert is a sister of H. Jones of South Norwalk. -o»-. Lightning struck Sharp’s Rifle Factory in Bridgeport Saturday night, setting it on fire. The flames were extinguished by the watchman before any material damage had been done. Bryant, Besse & Co., have erected a some decidedly unique advertising signs on the various roads leading to town. In point of attraction they rival Comstock Bros’ famous Jumbo signs. —————¢—¢~—o————— Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Clapp, Mayor Smith and wife and Charles E. St.John, left for Watch Hill, yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Hon. Wm. H. Barnum the parents of Mrs. Clapp are guests at the Watch Hill House. C A young man named Fred Morrcll committed suicide at North Mianus, Sat- urday while temporarily insane. The Stamford Herald promptly issued an “ex- tra” giving a full and well written account of the sad affair. , ”__._____ “I’m glad Billy bad the sense to marry a settled old maid,” said grandma Win- um at the wedding. “Gals is hity-tity, and Widders is kinder overrulin’ and up settin.’ Old maids is kinder thankful and willin’ to please." , .»-.—————- , The markets just now display a tempt- ing collection of the various fruits of the season. Apples are beginning to arrive and in a few days grapes will be more plentiful. Choice pears are seen in small lots, but they bring fancy prices. IF.- A. R. Ackert engaged the little steamer Carrie A. Ward to give his employees a Sunday sail but from some unknown reason when the boat reached the wharf Mr. Ackert refused to fulfill his pm of the agreement. It is rumored that Capt. Knapp will enter suit against Mr. Ackert. _____....____. The New Canaan Messenger has just passed its fourth birthday. Its a bright, newsy sheet and if the people of that vi— cinity give the 'support it deserves the paper will celebrate its fourth centenary ata future date. With all sincerity we wish for it a successful ‘and prosperous life. . ._.... _, __.__ John Cannon, concerning whose sanity the newspapers have much to say, visited the GAZETTE office Saturday, and made . the statement that his father had tried to poison him with arsenic the night before. His story was very improbable and it was evident that he was laboring under a hallucination. O». St. Peter’s Band and. Humane Hose company of Danbury, came down the Danbury Road on their excursion to Fort, Lee, yesterday morning. There were ten car loads of excursionists, and at the numerous stopping places, the band regal- ed the public generally with exceptionally sweet music. ————m——————— The surviving members of the Tenth C. N. will hold their sixteenth annual re- unionoat Seaside park, September 6. This regiment participated in many engage- ments, and its first colonel was killed at Roanoke Island. It went through the North Carolina campaign, was also at Wagner’s Island and St. Augustine and in the James river campaign. _._____...___._ It is estimated that the actual cash loss to the telegraph operators and their cm- ployers during the four weeks which the strike lasted was but little if any short of a round million of dollars. The less to the strikers is placed at $450,000 and to the companies at $550,000. This is of course only a estimate of the direct losses resulting from the strike; the indirect losses it would be impossible to compute. Miss Clem L, Cholwell, daughter of the late George R. Cholwell, sailed for Europe, Saturday in the “White Star Line” steamer Britannic, to pay a visit to her friend Miss Anna Kingsley, daughter of the Hon Wm. C. Kingsley of Brooklyn, president of the Brooklyn Bridge company. Miss Kingsley is now at the Oatiands Park Hetcl, Walton-on- Thames, Surrey, England, and Miss Cholwell will join her there, an'ti remain for a few week, when the party will go to Paris for a month, thence to Mentone in south of France where they will spend the coming winter and spring. The Cat- land Park Hotel (formerly the seat of the Duke of York) is situated in a well wooded park of 40 acres, and in this park is a Grotto, constructed by the Duke of Newcastle at an expense of $200,000. It was in the saloon of this Grotto that George IV when Prince of Wales, gave a sumptuous entertainment; and the cush- ions of the chairs now there, were worked by the Duchess of York and her ladies. Gents of the hotel are admitted to the Grotto by ticket. In the vicinity of the Grotto are tombstones to the numbervof 60 of the favorite dogs and monkeys of the Duchess with inscriptions penned by herself, Lord Erskine and others. Mr. J. F. Ruscoe has gone to Ocean Grove. Sec adv. of Miss Stevens’ Home Lawn School. Mr. A Pauscb of Hartford was in town last Wednesday. The Misses McCann of NewYork city are visiting in town. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hurlbutt of Stam- ford arc visitingin Winsted. —Hoiland’s pills are the only reliable remedy for chills and fever. - As George Arnold is to Bridgeport so is Chief Lockwood to this borough. A New York city club of about 100 persons were at; Roton yesterday. ——Wautcd at this office. Thirty boys to sell the GAZETTE every Tuesdtiy. An unusual quantity of freighting was run over the Consolidated. Sunday. ‘-—-Malaria. even of long standing thor' oughlv eradicated from the system by Holland’s Pills. Mrs. Lewis B. Johnson had a beautiful night‘ blooming cereus in blossom last Thursday evening. . Vennor predicts a continuance of rain storms this week with intensely hot and oppressive periods. At Mystic tomorrow and Thursday the Connecticut Peace Society will indulge in its annual convention. have asked for“ a county agent to look after delinquent licensees. Homer Larmer, Esq., a former Norwalk boy, but lately of New Haven, is in town renewing old acquaintances. One muzzled dog was seen in our bor. ough last week. He looked as lonely as the first bluebird in the Spring. The Portcbester Advance, a democratic weekly journal, is for sale. Its party will be in the same condition next Fall. One of Bates‘ teams drove a monster grind-stone through the streets yestbrday. _It,was consigned to Simond’s foundry. The veteran Odd Fellows will enjoy their annual shore dinner at Mill’s pavili- ion, Seaside park. Bridgeport, August 21. Areward‘of $1,000 is offered for the arrest of the persons who cut the tele- graph wires between Greenwich and Port Chester. ’Mrs. H. N. Case who has, for the past fortnight, been visiting Cashier Curtis, re- turned to her home in Plainfield, N. J., Saturday. ‘ Mr. C. B. DeKlyn of Danbury and C. B. DeKlyn of this place left on a business trip to Iowa yesterday. They will be gone about a month. It is rumored that Supt. Stevenson, his residence in Bridgeport contemplates removing to Fairfield. The Wheeler do Wilson band’s excursion did not visit Roton Saturday night as ar- ranged, the threatening weather prevent- 'ing the trip. They. however, held forth at the grove last evening. The annual convention-of united batters on convict labor will be bold in Brooklyn. September 17hr, when a mode ,of pre- ceeding against convict labor during the ensuing year will be decided upon. Rev. C. H. Taylor, D. D., pastor of a Presbyterian church in Brooklyn (Green- point) preached in the pulpit of the First Congregrational Society, Sunday. Rev. S. B. S. Bissell preached for the Metho- dist people on East Avenue. Miss Anna A. Emory of Concord, N. H., who has been visiting the family of J. Belden Hurlbutt of this place for the past week, left for Wilton Saturday. After a few days visit in that place, she will re- ‘turn to her home in New Hampshire. The Huntington Long Islander states that a party of excursionists from Norwalk are camping out on the shore of Hunting- ton harbor, also that the sloops Katie and Ella of Norwalk, have been on Boss Jarvis’ ways, Nortbport, overhauling, this week. ' The Hartford and Harlem hearing set down for Friday in New Haven was post poned on account of the illness of Mr. Woodruff, who telegraphed that he was sick in bed in Litcbfield. The hearing will be had at New Haven at 10 a. in. Au- gust 29. As Mrs. Davenport and daughter of Ponus street, were driving up from Nor- walk, Monday, the horse became fright. ened near Four Corners and turned around breaking in the wheel. The occupants were thrown out, but fortunately neither were hurt—New Canaan Messenger. The new Catholic church at Bethel, is to be dedicated on Sunday, Sept. 15th, and it is proposed to make the dedication a grand affair. The Right Rev. Bishop McMahon and nearly a score of priests will be present to conduct the ceremonies. Three bands of music will be in atten- dance. Claude Guthrie of Silver Mine, had his white mare stolen from in front of Grumman’s saloon on Main street, Satur- day night. Ofiieer Bitch and Tim Haley scoured the vicinity of Redding Centre and Danbury in search of the animal, but were unsuccessful as Mr. Guthrie found the horse hitched in front of his own gate on his arflval home Saturday night. Archie Underhill of this place, who is brakemau on ‘one of the Norwalk freight trains on the Consolidated road, on Satur- day morning last, while coupling cars at the Stamford Depot had his hand badly cut. He will loose three if not all the fingers of his left hand. Young Underhill was formerly employed as a brakemau on the Extension of the D. d: N. Road. He has been on the Consolidated only about a year; A gentleman living in Plantsville, own- ed afine cow which recently died; and not being able to get any one else to do the job he skinned it himself, the operation being witnessed by his little daughter two years and a half old. A few days after, her mother was quite sick and said to some one she was afraid she was going to die. The little one overbearing the re- mark, told ber'nurse that Mama was going to die and “Papa was doin’ to skeen her.’ Dr. Fitch’s scholars have a catamaran yacht anchored in our harbor.—A cer- tain young man was shot in the house of a Mrs.Camp, in NorthWiiton, this week, as is alleged, by a person named Barnes.— The sloop yacht, “Cleopatra” of this city, Herman Pausch captain, left New Haven yesterday with a party, bound “down east”for a two week's trip The “Cleopa- tra” has recently been overhauled and fur- nished with new sails—Republzban. The finishers in- T. C. Millard &,Co.’s shop are on a turnout for wages again. They demand an advance of 25 cents per dozen on each grade of bats, making $2.00 and $2. 75. They turned out on Tuesday. The bosses offered to com- promise ‘at one-half the advance asked for, which was refused. A meeting was held yesterday morning, but no satisfac- tory arrangement was made, and another meeting was appointed for this morning at nine o clock. -—Bethel Ledger. S. R. Whelpley, a traveling salesmen for Humphrey’s homoeopatbic medicines, wasfound dead in bed in his room in an Albany, (N. Y.,) hotel, Monday morning. He was undressed, his eyes were wide open, and the body was still warm. An empty vial, thought to have contained aconite, was found near the bed. A search revealed aletter in his pocket ad- pressed to Mrs. Abbie Sebaub, 150 East Houston street, New York, who proved to be a niece of the deceased. The letter was an explanation of his act, which arose from business troubles and sickness. Mr. Whelpley was well known here, and formerly lived and did business both here and in South Norwalk. His family, consisting of two daughters and a son, rc- sidc here at the present time. His wife was recently divorced from him. I The Fairfield county commissioners ~ of the Consolidated road. who now has ' ation in a philosophical manner. FROM SATURDAY’S EDITION. L. O. Wilson, Esq., is in town. Prices of fish have an upward tendency. Miss Jennie Daskam left Thursday for the Catskills. There wasn’t a grand juror in city nor borough on Tuesday. Bishop W illtams is spending his vacation in the White mountains. Private G. A. Franke of the Lockwood Rifles has been promoted to be corporal. “Spare us the Ilowe band," wails the Bridgeport News, “but take our Hallelujah band. ” Look out for a new 50 cent counterfeit - coin. It can be detected by its light weight. Mrs. D. Slaltor and daughters, of Brooklyn, E. 1)., are visiting friends 01.1 Warren street. Mrs. Asa C. Peck of Waterbury, who has many Norwalk friends. is summering at Ocean Grove. Three days of the county fair will be enlivened with music by the St. Augustine band of Bridgeport. Miss Daisy Northrop of Danbury, is the guest of Miss May Smith of South Nor- walk, says the Item. ’ Mr. C. F. Hendee, who has his head- quarters at Pomeroy's music store, spends his nights at Sound Beach. . Mrs. Wilfiam Drew and family of Brew- sters,N. Y., are occupying the Foster cot- tage at Belle Island thisweek. A blacksmith and borseshoeing shop has been opened near the Durien depot by William Gaffneyjin connection with Mr. Weed. The feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary was observed with appro- priate ceremonies at St. Mary’s church on Wednesday. Take your wife to Peckwell’ s on Water street and buy her one of those convenient little handbags. He sells them cfiap and every lady needs one. , Smith’s Island light was inspected on Wednesday by Lieut. West of the in- spection steamer Cactus, who found every- thing in excellent condition. Patrick Rooney's house at Bull'Run caught -fire yesterday afternoon in the upper story, but only damage to the ex- tent of $200 or $300 was done. Walker P. Blaine, son of Hon. James G. Blaine, passed through South Norwalk Wednesday evening on his way from Washington to Mt. Desert, Me. Real Estate Agent B. J. Sturges has sold for the Biidgeport Savings bank, the Harlem place on High street, to A. J Deane of New York. Price $7,000. William ,Keeler, from Norwalk, Ohio, who is now residing in Bridgeport, came to Norwalk on Monday expressly to. see if it resembled its namesake in the' Buck- eye State. Fowl thievcs are becoming so trouble» some that Stephen H. Smith has offered $25. reward for their detection. It is b(- lievcd the stolen poultry is marketed here and in New York. H. M. Prowitt, Esq., contemplates an other excursion to Denver, Col., to visit his son Charles. ‘ He expects to go via. the wild and romantic Baltimore & Ohio route as far as Chicago. ' The game of pool between James Harn- ilton of Norwalk and C. F. Chew of Bridgeport; for a purse of $100,willeuu1e off either the last of August or the first of September, probably in New Haven. lev. Dan Collins Curtis, a Yale gradu— ate, and who was ordained at Westport in J 1111c, 1840, died recently at Ft. Howard, Wisconsin. He had been pastor at Green's Farms and Brookfield. His wife was a Monroe lady. . Chief of Polk! Lockwood on Tuesday received a postal card from the city mar shal at Springfield, Mass, containing a description of a colored thief, who had been operating in that city and enumer- ating the articles Stolen. ' At the State temperance picnic at Fen- wick last week, delegates were appointed to represent this state at the meeting of the national committee of the Prohibi- ' tionists at Lake Bluff, near Chicago, Aug. 24. A. R. Heath of Danbury is one of them. An examination of the valves of the steamer of Phoenix Engine company was made on Monday evening, and in them were found a good sized stone, and two sticks eight inches long and a quarter of an inch thick, which had come from the borough water pipes. The Howe band is gradually going to pieces. Three of the members have gone to Waterbury, two more to New Haven and Syracuse, and one is playing at Coney Island. Had there been a prospect that the band would have held together it would have been engaged for the Fairfield county fair. All alcoholic “medicines" have been decided by the commissioner of internal revenue to be regarded as taxable liquors, and collectors have been so notified. Manufacturers of “hitters, tonics,” etc. containing a percentage of alcohol are now classed as rtctifiers of spirits, and those who sell them as liquor dealers. The Danbury and Norwalk railroad is doing a heavy excursion business this' sea- son, in fact as great as their rolling stock and facilities will admit of. Since July 4th 38 excursions from different points along the line of the road have been carried either to Wilson Point or to Brook. side Park.N ext Monday the Humane Hose company of Danbury will be conveyed to Wilson Point,on Wednesday the Old Wei]: Hookand Ladder company to Wilson Point and on Thursday the Kohanza Hose com- pany of Danbury to Brookside. The ex- cursionists from Danbury and Bethel to Roton Point on Wednesday last filled ten ears. Aparty of about 25 Norwalk people and their friends spent yesterday at Smith’s Island and had a- thoroughly delightful time. Among those present were the Misses Morison and Miss Sheriff of Wash- ington, D. 0., Miss Wright of Westport, and Senator Browrlng of the Eighth dis- trict of New" York. The weather was perfect, the dinner- served in the light- house exceedingly delectable, and it was withal one of the c 'est and most agreeable private picnics of the season. All strangers who visit Smith‘s Island pronounce it a charming spot, and carry away with them favorable impressions of the Comstockfamily. The Danbury News looks for a much improved exhibition at the Fairfield County fair this fall, as there is much young blood' in the society. It says. “A new class, and one which our society will find it impossible to adopt, is No. 24, loysters, clams, and boats.’ First and second premiums are offered for the best native and seedling. oysters and for the best yearlings, or one year olds. How they find out that an oyster is but one year old we do not know, unless they open its mouth and count its teeth. There should be some sure way, or unprincipled oyster jockeys may ‘doctor’ a three-year old so to make it appear two years young- Cf‘. Monday was a “blue one" for the wife of John Belford of Winnipauk, not on acc'ount of a big washing, but because of an intemperate husband. With their four children they drove to "Roton Point'in a ' one-seated buggy where they spent the day. John imbibed rather frequently, and when the family reached the borough on their return he was so drunk as to be noisy and troublesome. 'Ofiicer Ritch ar; rested him, but had considerable difficulty in prevailing upon him to accept the situ- He was finally lodged in the lockup. A crowd surrounded the woman and her flock' in the wagon after her husband had been tempor- arily divorced from her, bht on the sug- gestion of a passing citizen she drove home. The next mor'ningBelford had his trial and was fined $5 and costs. Though having the money he seemed to prefer going to jail at Bridgeport and ' he was taken thither. ' coffee of any one in the city. Bathing by moonlight is now in order‘ There promises to be 11 prolific grape ct op this fall. Prof. and Mrs. Johnson visited Glen. Island Monday. Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Blascer have gone to Asbury Park, N. J. The Fairfield County bank' s new vault is almost completed. Judge Austin returned last Saturday from his cruise “down east." Nearly all kinds of fish are ten per cent. higher now than for fiveycars. Pond Lily Frank is the name given to one of our popular grocery eledts. Company F had its second examine in guard mounting on the Green last evening. Quail and partridge are said to be unus- ually plenty in the western part of the state. I Mrs. Charles Olmstead left yesterday f01 Bethlehem and the White Mountain regions. Foreman Lobdell of Kobanza Hose company of Danbury was in towu last Sunday. ‘ Mrs. Barckley, nee Esther Gregory, is tempoarily boarding at Miss Stevens’ on High street. W. B. Goodsell of Mamaroneck and his family will abide for the next two months in this place. Sheriff .Crosby willprobably be renom ~innted, as he has proved a capable and efilcient ofilcer. Mrs. H. L. Marshall and son of Stam- ford, are visiting her father' a Mr. Purdy at New Canaan. —R. P. Beat ty positively sells the finest “Mandeb- ling Java." Try it. Next Tuesday the Connecticut Oyster Growers and Dealer‘s association are to picnic at. Savin Rock. The Masonic Mutual Benefit association has voted $2 ,000 to the widow of Joseph H. Austin of West Redding.‘ Capt. Betts of Company F has detailed Private Edward L. Stevenson and Bugler John J. Canfiel'd for signal duty. Mrs. Wilmot Fawcett returned last Sat- urday from a two weeks vacation spent in the neighborhood of Danbury. The “fatties” will devour baked clams at Dorlon’s on the 30th, provided they observe the call which bas.been issued- Joe Began is building the cellar walls for a new dwelling Mr. J. H. Sherwood is about to erect on the west side of Camp street. Mrs. Leroy Randall of New Milford, (nee Miss Alice Couch,) is visiting her parents, General and Mrs. Couch, on Prospect Hill. Mrs. Ruth GD. Havens of.the reasury department, Washington, D. 0., visited her sister Dr. Emily Pardce Wednesday and Thursday. ’ Electric signals are being placed at the Cos Cob drawbridge, so that trains can cross without stopping, as is now being done at the Westport bridge. . George Wyrnan, foreman of the P10- necrs, and Alfred Chincry of the Pboenixs, spent Sunday in New Milford, the guests of some'of the Water Witch boys. Builder Platt ‘Price has the contract for erecting a barn and carriage house 20x26 feet for Messrs. Scofield its Hoyt in the rear of the house on Belden avenue. Young Tom O’Donnell, ex-devil of the ex-Demoerat, while playing ball on Main street last Tuesday, broke a window light out of the saloon kept by Turncy Cole. Dr. Grc rory, who sailed with tho Ncp-‘ tunes, reached home almost as soon as the news of their arrival at Edgartown. His wife returned with him from Cottage City. Wm. E. Buxton, our faithful and pop- ular mail carrier and expressman, has left- the United States and gone to Canada to join his wife who preceded him to Mon- treal. The Fifth C. V., which held its four- teenth annual re-union in Bridgeport last week, was mustered into service July 23, 1861, under the command of Col. Orris S. Ferry. The other day Dilazon Morris caught seven and a half pounds of black fish in half an hour from off the rocks, at Belle. Island, one of which weighed four pounds and two ounces. The Brooklyn Hungry club closed their two weeks’ camp at Belle Island last Sat- urday. The Danbury Item says the Island will miss the merry tones of that fog born and pleasant faces of the club. There 1s to be a batters’ picnic at Brook- side, Monday, August 27. The Bethel and South Norwalk associations have been invited to join the Danbury batters on the meadow—Danbury Republican. Rev. J. J. Woolsey now of Philadelphia, but so long the able and loved pastor o. the First Baptist church of Norwalk, has been in town the past few days superin- tending the erection of a monument over the grave of his wife. Samuel Bonner is colored; but not a “genman,” for on Tuesday he went to the house of Annie Brown, where he was not wanted. Being refused admittance he kicked in the door and Annie was knocked down with it. After having vented his spileBonner departed, but was afterwards arrested by Officer Bitch. He settled up by paying costs. . Company D of South Norwalk will at- tend the unveiling of the Goodwin monu ment in Bridgeport next Monday, but Company F of this borough has declined the invitation, but some of the ofllcers will be present. There will be three bands of music, several military compa- nies, and ex-Colonel Hoyt of Greenwich will deliver the oration. Dann, the livery stable keeper, received a telephone message Wednesday evening that a. team he had let had been stolen in Westport. He started in search of the missing team, and met the man who had hired it returning with it. The party taking the horse claimed that he had taken it by mistake, but evidently it was for the purpose of getting a free ride. The veterans of the 17th C. V. will as- semble in Fairfield for their reunion on the 28th inst., about 9a..m. After the line is formed at the depot they will march 1 to the Town hall, where they will be wel- comed by the citizens‘ committee, and hold the usual business titling, after which a collation will be provided, fol' lowed by the customary toasts, speeches, etc. ‘ alterations and improvements in their Main street store. The shelving is being taken down and neat tables, on which their stock will be exhibited, will be placed sideways across the store. Painters and wall ‘paperers are busy improving the walls and everywing is being put in readi- ness to accommodate their new and large fall stock‘wbicb arrives this week. Wednesday, the day fixed for the picnic of Plieenix Engine company at Roton Point, opened brightly beautiful but'early in the forenoon it clouded over and throughout the day it threatened to end de- pressingly damp,but the rain held off until the picnic festivities were over and the par- ticipunts had been slumbcring for hours. The attendance from Norwalk was only fair, but the company disposed of several hundred tickets to persons who bought them to show their appreciation of the company, and a large Catholic excursion coming from Danbury and Bethel and a\ Sunday school from New Canaan to the Point on the same day the Phoenix boys had their receipts considerably increased by a per cent. from dancing, refreshments etc. It was very lively at the Point all day, but good order was maintained and the picnic passed off very pleasantly. Music for dancing was furnished by Pun- zelt's orchestra of Set. th Norwalk, and the pavilion was filled at every dance during the afternoon. Orie Mead, a member of Kobanza Hose company came the nearest to guessing the weight of the steamer, and he tack the prize of a silver cup. The Working of the steamer excited great interest. A number of firemen were present from Danbnny,Westport and other places. Comatock Bros. are making important Fairfield County News. WESTPORT. Miss Charlotte Jessup is home after a visit to Newburgb. William Burnett has been engaged to light the village lamps. Rev. Father Keating,is getting the bet- ter. of a sprained ankle. C. H. Taler of the firm of Taylor & Richards is at Saratoga. The band are to give another lawn party while the moon lasts. Mrs. Geiger and daughter went to Stat- en Island to spend Sunday. South Saugatuek district is looking for What is Westport going to do about a firemen’s parade this. year 1’. a good male teacher. See adv. Rev. Mr. Williams had his life insured f or$2, 000 before going to sea. Miss Hattie lF. Nash and Miss Grace Adams spent Sunday' in Brooklyn. ‘ Three showers in 24 hours made every- body bappy id' this neighborhood. Rumors of a wedding to take place soon on Foote's lane, are in the air. Mr. Gould Jelliffe of New York city is spending his vacation' in Saugatuck. The firm of Sipperly Jr. Dickerman has dissolved, Mr. Dickerman retiring. Miss Annie Tyson of Virginia, is via itlng Miss Hattie Bradley at Saugatuck. There is a sweet young lady from Jew- itt City visiting at the Rev. Mr. Lewis’s. The imports of cider this year will ex- ceed the exports by nearly 100 per cent. A telegram recently sent from Norwalk to Saugatuek was three hours in transit. Rev. J. E. Coley officiated for Rev. day. Seventy-eight peflons took the. 7:34 train west at the depot Monday morning, 20th. Gravel taken from N. S. Kellogg's front yard has been used' in grading the depot road. Masters Alex. Downel and Clark Bar- num have returned from a short pleasure tour. The Misses J ulie and Addie Upson of Waterbury, are visiting friends at Sangu- tuck. Mr. and Mrs. Henry R Pennoyer of Brooklyn are stopping with Mrs. Deborah Bradley. What shall be done with the Saugatuck carriage bridge to prevent its falling into the river ‘1’ Mrs. Joseph W. Rowland and daughter Lena are visiting Mrs. Andrew Godfrey of Westport. Mr. James Douglass of Rochester, is stopping a few days at the house of Mrs. William Wood. The village band’s lawn party on Judge Birdsall’s grounds Wednesday evening was a success. Sylvester Hurlbutt who recently ais- posed of his business here, has removed to New York city. Potato eaters should rejoiee in the prospect of getting very soon their favor- ' ite root at 50 cents per bushel. Mr. and Mrs. James R. Nichols and thrbe children of. New York, have been stopping a few days with Mrs. F. ii. Nash. , Mr. 8. M. Burnbatil basin one of his stalls a Jersey calf four months old which five months before its birth, was sold in $1, 000 Miss Adella Bradley and Mr. William F. Elwood Were married on Wednesday evening at t'ac residence of the, bride’s parents. Mr. David Coley of Weston should have been named with the Saugatuck Valley railroad exploring expedition of last week. With the entire front wall of its office torn down, the Westporter is “open”—for subscriptions. Miss A. M. R. Wright of Saugatuck recently lost a pocket book containing nearly $4, on the Iron steamboat, coming from New York. Albert Hanford, whd edited the Sauga- it printed in the Gazn'r'rn office, Nor- walk, died last week in New Rochelle, N. Y. There was a‘ special service in the Cath- olic church last Wednesday, it being the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and a holy day of strict ob- ligation. TberCis talk of reviving the scheme for a graded school here. Time to do something when last winter’s exodus of boys and girls' in search of knowledge is considered. The long talked of improvements to the village bridge are in progress. Awider sidewalk is to take the place of one almost as narrow as the brain of that man who designed it. Mr. and Mrs: Phillips .of Stamford, while driving down Wright street Mon- day of last week were thrown from their carriage which was smashed. They ‘eseaped injury. Another exciting school meeting took place at the South Saugatuck district school house last Monday evening. finally resulting in the election of Mr. Oscar Smith as committee. It was voted to em- ploy a male teacher. Bricks for the [new front sail of the bank building were brought from Bridge- port. The bricks supplied by a contractor and which reached here in time were not satisfactory. The work will not be much delayed by the change. Mr. John R. \Palmer who has been bunting unregistered dogs in town reports finding 17, and that, if their owners don’t come to time soon, there will, in language of the groceryman in Peck’s Sun, be a “gol blasted hot time,” prosecuting them. in Saugatuck, is busyjas busy can be, manufacturing for New York parties a patent hat holder which is to be attached to theatre seats. Hers also making his patent button which 1s amucb needed and ingenious contrivance. The Westport library, of which much has been said of late, has found its way into Hull’s drug store. Intbis connection it is proper to say the it‘em referring to it in Tuesday’s edition was not designed or intended as a reflection, especially upon Rev. A. N. Lewis who had the books in custody, and who feels‘tbat the‘same was aimed at him. There are good reas'ons for believing the F. W. J essup homestead, now owned by a well known gentleman in New York and a friend of the Congregational church parish for a parsonage. This will be good news for the pastor who, as rumor has it, will take a vacation in' September with matrimonial intent. up from contributions of friends within and without the church having been placed in the bands of Rev. John R. Williams of Christ/church, that gentleman sailed for Europe Saturday on the steamer Egypt. He expects. to be absent two months, will visit England, Scotland, .Ireland, France, and a portion of Ger many. Mr. Edward H. Nash, Mr. William’s senior warden, sailed with him. He is 74 years old, in not very good health and has never been much of 11 traveller. The credit of inducing Mr. Nash to make this trip belongs to' Dr. Phinney of Nor- walk. Decision in the matter was arrived at Thursday, until which time Mr. Nash held that his presence on shipboard would be as a stumbling block to the pleasure of the company. Twenty minutes after boarding the steamer the smell of salt water had given him an appetite the like of which he had not been favored with in months, and it is accepted as meaning health soon to be renewed with strength to travel and enjoy on the other side. While in England Mr. Nash will observe church architecturewitba view to ob- taining ideas for a new church to take the place of Christ church on the bill, which it is proposed to build next year, John R. Williams at Christ church Sun- . tuck Journal here 50 years ago and had ' Warren S. Rogers, at his new factory here, will be presented ere long to the Acomplimentary fund of $500 made and towards the expense of which he has offered to give $10,000. A large party went with them to the ship, some watch- ing their departure ’down- the Narrows from the centre of the Brooklyn bridge. The school house in the West Long Lot district, Greens Farms, will go the highest bidder Tuesday, the 2lst inst. _ The acad- emy near by has been standing idle for some time. The Soutbport Savings bank a mortgage on it and recently fore- d it. The mortgage and interest amount to $530. Mr. Robert Martin, a public spirited citizen, paid the bank and offered the building free to any competent teacher who would open it as an academy. His proposition not likely to be accepted he has now offered it. to the district if they will sell their school house and use the funds for needed repairs on the acade- my building._ The district have accepted his offer and will have the finest school house slid grounds in towu—Standard. Miss Ruth Booth and Miss Martha [Treudwell of New Milford have been vis- Thcy drove PAUL. iting‘ nere the past week. down from New Milford. 2M1. Rev. A. P. Chapman of Putnam Conn. preached in the St. Thomas church last Sunday morning. - Rev. Dr. Scudder exchanged with the Rev. Mr. Manson of Redding,last Sunday morning. Mr. Samuel Gillette and Eli Gilbert have been curbing the side walk in front of their residences on Centre street. B. Dexter the batter who was recently burned out in Danbury has commenced work in O. Benedict’s factory. Mr. James Beers of Norwalk spent Sun- day iu town among friends. A wall is being laid around the grounds of the Grassy Plain District school house. The new Catholic church is nearly com- pleteted, abd is to be dedicated on Sun- day, September 15th. The Right Rev. Bishop McMahon and a number of priests will be present to conduct the ceremonies. The batters of Norwalk, Danbury and Bethel will hold a grand picnic at Brook- side Park the 27th Mr. G. G. Durant is building an addi- tion to his residence on S 111th street. Bethel was well represented at the camp meeting last “7:6". Prof. Gardin gave a temperance lec« ture in the Congregational church last Sunday aflernoon.’ Rev. Mr. Slack and family occupied last week. The heavy shower of last Saturday night washed out the roads badly in many places. ' Mrs. A. S. Lacey 1s visiting friends in Wilton. A concrete walk has been laid in front of thebarber shop on Centre street. S. lbw “Perfect” 11111111 in 1111111 N o more Hot Cbimne s and Cold Houses No waste of Heat or unit No Gas or Dust. The full benefit from coal obtained by ra- diation from four times the usual heating sur- face. Furnace has no bolted joints. Nothing 0 wear out. Examine the merits of this tgreat beater with its Solid cast return line Radiator and three flue body. Will last long- er witbout expense than any furnace made. R1o1rannsox & Benson 00., M’l’g’s, ‘28’ &23l Water: St.. New York. F. J,AQU1 .11.. Sold b y Norwalk. 0t. 3m33 Our Constant Aim is to Make them the Finest in the World. 11. 1. 111111111 GUMPANY. Offer to lovers of best food products their Delicious, Reliable &lln1iva||ed “ Our Trademark’ HAM f/Lf ‘ ’I ()1 ll TRADE Mf-HK .1 And Beneless Bacon. (Each piece bearing their patented Trade Marks, the suiped canvas and a light metallic seal attached to the string as in the cut. ) THROUGH 11. P. BEATTY, who will hereafter add our meats to his list of specialties. Our brand has won the highest rank purely by intrinsic merit. 3m24 Refrigerators, Children’s Carriages, Chums Milk Pans, Pails. Skimmers, Wooden Bowls, Ladies, &e. &c.* LOWEST PRICES Best assortment and Quality of Kerosene 011 Stores E.K.Lfllliil Mr. S. S. Ambler‘s cottage on Dell Island FAB 45 Main Street, N orwalk, EUMSTUEK- BHUTH been the most prosperous of any. OF South Norwalk, "TIES FUR RETAILING [lLfll' Thanking their Customers and the Public generally for their lib- eral patronage during the past season, which has would announce that their Fall and Winter Stock 11MB Ill 1111 Is now Complete, and will be placed in their Retail Stores at N orwalk and Q 0101' about August 25th. Unusual care and attention has been given to the Manufacture ‘ of this season’s Goods, and the firm have. no hesitation in saying that their stock isnsuperior in every re speet to that of any former one, and they als feel warranted in saying that their ' Lower than any House in Fairfield County, when the matter of Style and Workmanship is taken into con- sideration, cannot be questioned. IIIIMSTIIIIK Blilll. sunscreens, 1011111111 a mains Insurance Building, South Norwalk- NE a time. Fruitl'and Vegetables Ferris Echo Farm Butter Ham, Smoked Tongue, Breakfast Bacon and Beef. B. P. Beatt ' Neufchatel, ' y, Superior Sweitzer, English Dairy, GROCER, nindehjing J." Edam and Pineapple Park;&’l‘iiford’s Beat Ghee Gnihtyreve Coffee. ’ . -' Pure, Hanks and free from dust ' Day & Martin Blacking Specialty. nigh Oatmeal. , . I I 0 O This space is reserved for WILLIAM HINDLEY who will soon fill Cflllfllll [ill I have been engtged in the manufacture of Confectionery about six months and .selling at wholesale only,but now, through the urgent request of many friends I have opened a candy department in my Store, where I shall sell at wholesaleand retail, Confectionery in every variety of my own manufacture, which I will guarantee pure and unadul- terated. Not as cheap as some sell it in Town, but as reason- able asPui-e Sugar Candy can be sold. People do not realize the depraved character of some of the Candy sold throughout this country. Much of it is made out of term tribe or white clay with euougltgum to stick it together. one. gh sugar to sweeten it, and it: look gay. Iliave also the usual line of 103/ Books and holiday publicity Chatterbox“, 5 different kinds, ranging in" price from 50c to $1.00. A beautiful line of Boa: Paper. Diaricefor I883 in endless variety ranging in price from 10c 'to $3.00, and every thing in the smoking line. \ Very ~ Respectfully, S. K. STANLEY. _ O No. 4% w... a. Norwalk, Dec. 18, l882.. l . l i i 1 enough coloring matter to make ’ it with matter of interest to the public. generally. tf‘23 For the Best Refrigerator IMPORTANT Hilde, Buy the TO THOSE WHO WISH TO PURCHASE I - I Sell l charcoal-titted Refrigerators. Also the can? llEFllItiElllffllls At JAQUI’S LARGEST STOCK OF OIL STOVES The Adams (ll. Westlake, The Ruby, The Richmond, The Economist, The May-Flower. Call and See them before Purchasing. FANCY AND PLAIN Slate Roofing, &c. TIN ROOFING, . CRUCKERY 81 GLASSWABE AT J AQUI’S.
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