NORWALK GAZETTE.
Tuesdav Sept, 11, 1888.
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Sham battle at Niantlc to morrow.
The Twenty-third C. V. have their re.
uniou in Bridgeport to-day.
The Met-win Home at Fairfield was to
have been sold at auction yesterday.
~cher and Ague, and all forms of Ms-
laria promptly cured by Holland’s Pills.
New York city is to have cheap cabs, a
company haVing been formed to introduce
them.
The loss by the recent frosts to the Con-
necticut tobacco crop is now estimated at
$200,000.
Mrs. Dr. J. W. McLean left yesterday
for Baltimore to visit her son and attend
the Oriole.
Ail incoming vessels from foreign ports
continue to report heavy weather and bar-
ricanes at sea.
—-\'falaria, even of long standing thor.
oughly eradicated from the system by
Holland‘s i’ills.
The Bridgeport firemen arc to wear a
full cloth uniform like those of New York
anti New Haven firemen.
Shel man Fanchcr, the well-known oys—
terrnau of Black Rock, died last week of
typhoid fever, aged 53 years.
“The Frank James jury’ ’ says the Phil-
adelphia Times, “and the Dukes jury
ought to swap photographs.”
Freight trains over the Consolidated
road seem to be more numerous than ever.
Often two or three follow each other in
rapid succession.
The best evidence of the general pros—
pcrity of the summer resort hotels this
season is the fact thot so few—well insured
have burned down.
A reported runaway of one of the Bcl-
Not much like a hot September.
The ladies are discsssing fall style“-
Look out for frost-bitten cigars next
winter.
Ernest Ambler is to be organist at. the
Baptist church.
Gov. Waller will arrive to-morrow on
the 12:54 p. m. train.
—Holland’s pills are the only reliable
remedy for chills and fever.
—Great bargains can now be had at the
Bankrupt Sale of Roots and Shoes, 94
Main street, Norwalk. ‘
Folsom, the Danbury photographer,tlied
suddenly yesterday afternoon.
Miss Ida Healer returned last Saturday
from the West in company with her
friend Miss Agnes Harrison.
During Rev. Mr. Williams’ absence in
Europe, Rev. Mr. Selleck assists Rev. J.
E. Coley at Christ church in Westport.
The New Haven Evening Register has
reduced its subscription price from $8 to
$6. The Register is an cxccllont news-
paper.
An extra attraction at the fair will be
foot racing, on Thursday and Friday for
purses of $15 each for 100 and 200 yards
handicaps.
By mistake William E. Wright, a Dauv
bury painter, drank from a jug that con-
taincd tinuers’ muriatie acid, and is in a
critical condition.
The Danbury News has started a daily
edition, but as We have not been favored
with a copy we cannot speak of its ap-
pearance or merits.
Rev. Mr. Thompson who cssaycd to
preach at St. Paul’s Sunday, and now of
Delaware, formerly served as assistant
to Rev. Mr. Sclleck.
Some New York chaps visited our town
yesterday, and sold extras about the
Brooklyn bridge disaster, that happened
last May-Stamford Comet.
It was remarked that the Norwalk
den Point milk wagon horses last week
caused a serious injury to the driver and
a heavy fall in milk cans.
Mrs. F. W. Gunn, widow of the loan
tier of the Gunnery school, Washington,
has been spending a few weeks in the
Adirondacks with Senator Plait and fam-
ily.
The inscription “Sidney Smith, Stain»
ford, president 1808; weight 315 pounds,”
heads the list engraved on the great cane
of the Fat Men’s association of Connecti-
out.
Governor W allcr has accepted the invi-
tation to attend the state fair at Mcridcn
and will be there the second day with
members of his staff and several state of-
ficcrs.
~Now is the time to put in those new
lamps anti fixtures to use kerosinc oil and
have a better light than gas at a quarter
the cost. Call at J. Spencer’s Jewelry
store and see them. ‘
The habitual failure to detect crime in
Connecticut is an unanswerablc indict-
ment against the foolish policy of secret
inquests. The newspaper is the best of
all detectives—New Room News.
Mr. David Dayton of Monroe, 86 years i
old, says that he has employed 30 lawyers
in his time, but never took a newspaper
in his life, though he is glad to read his
neighbor’s papers—Newman Bee.
Rev. G. Haulenbeck of Norwalk.
preached at the Washington Park M. E_
church, in Bridgeport on Sunday, and the
News of Saturday said : "Those who dc-
sire to hear an eloquent discourse should
attend.”
The New Haven News and Bridgeport
Standard want the Consolidated road to
give special excursion rates to Boston, as
there are many persons along its line who
desire to visit the great industrial fair in
that city.
Very soon the September bridal parties
will have it all to themselves at Delaware
Water Gap. Even now the very air of the
mountains seems to be heavily charged
with orange blossoms and marriage cer-
tificates.
The other nights. horse was taken from
John Carson’s barn at Bedding and on the-
ncxt morning it was found dead in a piece-
of woods :1 quarter of a mile away. It had
been shot. The animal was valued at:
$150. Several years ago Mr. Carson had
a cow shot.
The Herald has interviewed the fire
chiefs of eight of the large cities of North
America on the matter of New York’s
water supply and they all declare that the
metropolis is in great danger of being
swept by flames, so long as the water sup-
ply is so limited as it is now.
The Eighth regiment is to be warmly
welcomed at its annual reunion at Water-
bury ou Friday of this week. The com-
mittee appointed by VVadhams post, G.
A. IL, has sent out cards inviting the
ladies of the city to contribute cdibles for
the banquet which is to be served in the
City hall.
When the “cloth” do essay a joke it is
pretty apt to be a good one. Justice
Sclleck was expressing toRev. Mr. Clapp,
his entire want of confidence in the
business acquirments of the clergy gcncr~
ally. “I guess you haven'tiraded horses
with any of them,” was Rev. Clapp’s
quick rejoinder.
The guests at the Cliff House, Rye,
have been enjoying the eneitemeut of fre-
quent visits from ashark which measured
from six to eight feet in length and which
has evaded all attempts to capture it. It
is said that one lady guest will not permit
her husband to go in bathing, as he says
the shark is a “man-cater” but goes in
herself freely.
—-H. W. Ackcrman will open his
Dancing academy at. the elegantly furn-
ished rooms of the Fidelia Singing society,
in the GAZETTE building on Tuesday,
September 18th. Classes for children
from 3 to 6 p. m., for ladies from 7:30 to
8:30 p. m., for gentlemen from 8:30 p. m.
Instructions in‘ball room practice, from
9:30 to 12 o’clock. Terms, adults, $5 for
twelve lessons ; children $4. Balls a
specialty. Five assistants.
The season at Glen Island closed yes-
terday. Since June 14. the opc‘ning day,
making the season eighty-nine days, 607,-
542 persons have visited the island. Dur-
ing Mr. John H. Starin’s sojourn in
Europe he has made arrangements for the
importation of rare animals, birds and
plants to add to the zoological garden,
menagcric, etc., which next reason Will
be located on the island called Glenwood.
In the water space between Glen Island
and Club-House Island, it is intended to
make the largest salt water aquarium in
the world. It will contain white whales,
sea-lions, seals, etc.
There were only seven speaking char-
acters and a baby in the play of “Hearts
of Oak,” but at Music Hall Saturday
evening they were all in capable hands
:and an :chn ,and effective performance
warlike result. The baby was handled and
squeezed, tossed and pinched, but it never
uttered a word, and it was a real infant
all the same. Special scenery was used,and
the coast on which a veseclwas wrecked,the
old mill and the church yard were well set.
The house was nearly filled despite the
rain, and the audience greatly enjoyed
the humorous scenes and were,,dceply‘*im-
pressed by the pathetic ones.
“Fun on the Bristol” will be given by
Rice’s Travestie company at Music Hall
on Friday evening next. This musical
comedyoddity has not only been played
with great success throughout the United
States, but it made a pronounced hit
« last season in England, where the dash_
_' lug Widow O’Brien was most gracious.
ly rcccivcd .{by H. R. H. the Prince of
Wales. It is a very mirth provoking en-
tertainment, equally as funny as the Tour—
ists in a Pullman car. The acting of the
piece takes place on a Sound steamer, and
in the second act several laughable variety
specialties are introduced. Go and see
“Fun on the Bristol” if you want a good
churches were unusually full Sunday.
\Vas,therc any connection between that
fact and the new “fall bonnet?”
Editor Kirkof the New Canaan Messen-
ger is taking a much needed vacation, the
first in four years. We trust he will re-
turn with his health much benefited.
——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.
There are perhaps tcn millions of boys
in the United States who smoke cigarettes,
and an awful warning is conveyed to them
by the death of one little boy who died
from this cause.
The next performance at the Opera
House will be “790-8," a highly amusing
play. which Will be presented by a fine
company; It will be one of the season’s
best attractions.
What does it mean ? Postmaster Sperry
of New Haven visited J udgc Birdsall on
Saturday. When an influential Republi
can meets a much-talked-of Democrat
what does it portend ?
The SoVereign Grand Lodge, I. O. O.
F., holds its annual session in Providence
next week, and amongr the representatives
from the Connecticut Grand lodge will be
E. J. Hill of Norwalk.
C. H. Wilcox having caught all the
fish around Belle Island, created a famine
in clams, and killed the last Machivcllan
mosquito, has returned home, fat and
hearty—Danbury Item.
Railroad Agent Seymour Curtis is so
“level headed” he can carry a starch box
on his caput andimaintain its and his own
equillbiumfl at one and the same time.
Great head that Curtis has got.
Eskelson is always full of enterprise
and always doing something to make more
business. He is now fitting up a boot and
shoe manufacturing, repairing and sales
room under his residence on Spring Hill.
The jewelry store of H. M. Mather in
Meriden was burglarized of $3,000 worth
of watches, jewelry and other articles on
Saturday night, and $300 in bills were
taken from H. N. Brook’s stationery
store.
All hope of finding the bodies of Lei-
cester Sargent and young Bartlett, who
were lost with two others from the yacht
Mystery, has been abandoned. The yacht
has been brought to New Haven, and is
but little damaged.
The brightest issue of the Danbury Item
that has yet appeared was that of last.
week. Fairficld’s ham and Dorlon’s baked
clams have had a wonderful effect on
White’s imagination, but we regret that
he is not more pie-our.
A series of weekly services on Friday
evening was inaugurated by Rev. Mr.
Clapp at St. Paul’s church last week, the
attendance at the first meeting being grat
ifyingly large. At each service the rector
dclives an instructive lecture on some bib-
lical event.
A pleasant gathering of friends took
place at the residence of Sheriff Crosby
Saturday evening. Among others present
Were F. C. Hodsham, Wm. Stout and Geo.
Center of Norwalk, the “three jolly hat-
ters,” whose songs as a trio were an cuter-
prising fcature of the evening—13722190-
port News.
Miss J ulio P. Smith, author of “Widow
Goldsmith’s Daughter,” “Courting and
Farming," “Ten Old Maids,” and several
other popular novels, was thrown from
her carriage in New Hartford, on Fri-
day lsst and killed. Her home was in
Hartford, but she had a beautiful country
residence in New Hartford.
A new locomotive, large enough and
fast enough to make the distance from
South Norwalk to Danbury in thirty
minutes, is talked of by the Danbury &
Norwalk Railroad company. In the grand
march of improvements the Danbury &
Norwalk don’t propose to get left, nor
have their patrons left either.——Danbum
Item. .
The Rev. Dr. Anderson of Waterbury,
preached at the Center church yesterday
morning, one of the principal ideas of the
discourse being the individuality which
Congregationalism allows among its mem-
bership and the propriety of the existence
of Christian churches of difiering crecds,
all having in view the welfare of the im-
mortal soul and the workshop of the mas-
ten—New Haven Courier.
Mr. James Finncy , who recently retired
from the superintendcy of St. Paul's
Sunday school after serving in that capac-
ity for nearly half a century as has been
stated in the Gamma, was, on Sunday
last, presented wirh an elegant gold-
headed cane, made from a piece of oak
from the original church, and a fine easy
chair and foot rest. Rev. Mr. Clapp made
the prescntation speech and Mr. Finney
responded. He was much affected by
this manifestation of the esteem in which
he is held by the Sunday school.
—Messrs. W. B. Hall Jr 00.. of Bridge.
port, are doing a wonderful trade in
blankets, silks, and jerseys. This house
bought an enormous quantity of blankets
from the late aucti0n. They are the
acknowledged leaders in silks and jerseys,
The Bridgeport Standard thus speaks of
this firm :—-“As the time approaches for
the completion of the new building to be
occupied by Messrs. W. B. Hall & Co.,
the excitement about their prices seems
to increase; as the novelist would say the
plot thickens. All their velvets, plushes,
evening silks. arc to be placed on sale, as
they say positively they will not carry a
dollar's worth of their present stuck into
the new building. The inside changes
necessitate the entire dcmolishment of
the present cloak and suit room, conse-
quently all silk suits, traveling suits,
bathing and children's suits must go
Ladies who can spare the time to look
carefully through all the departments of
the house next Week will be thankful
that wohavc had such a money saving
institution as that, of W. B. Hall & Co.”
laugh.
FROM SATURDAY’S EDITION.
Mrs. Norman Austin is visiting friends
in Scranton, Penn.
Supt. Sandiforth attended the Hartford
races on Wednesday.
Water and gas pipes are being Md
through Maple street.
Mrs. LeGrand Bette and child have gone
to Litchfield for a month.
Great damage is being done by star fish
to the Stratford oyster beds.
Mrs. W. K. Lewis and her daughter
Sadie. left Thursday for Ohio.
Principal Tucker of the Center school
reports a largcrattendance than last term.
Mrs. 0. ll. Morison of Washington,
left for home with her family on Thurs-
day.
Dr. Pinnco and wife of Greenwich, arc
stopping with Mrs. Quinturd on Main
street. ' _
Miss Nellie Hoyr,_who has been so-
journing in New Canaan has returned
home.
James Davis, a resident of South Nor-
walk, died suddenly in his chair one day
last week.
Miss Edith Chincry, daughter of Capt.
Alfred A. Chiunery, is teaching school In
South Wilton.
Jack Frost has been nosing about the
past week. Soon it will be “strictly
business" with the hoary haired old fel-
low. ‘
Mrs. W. H. Swords and daughter, Illa,
are guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Wilson
at the Manhansct House, Shelter Island,
New York.
Miss Nellie Wclton of Waterbury. who
has been visiting with Mrs. L. C. Betta,
departed for the hills of thchficld on
Thursday last.
On the completion of the platform at
the Bridgeport depot, the South Norvralk
station will probably be provided with the
asphaltum pavement.
The Danbury News notes that a young
son of Ebin Hill of Norwalk, visiting at
Alfred Wildman’s, fell from a shelf Sun—
day aud dislocated his elbow.
The board of education at its session
Wednesday evening last, directed that all
the public schools close Thursday and
Friday afternoons of fair Wetk.
Rev. Mr. Gotl, who has been spending
a. portion of his vacation with his parents
who are summcring here, has returned to
his pastorate at Rhincbeck, N. Y. '
Among the new pupils at the State
Normal school are Nellie D. Monroe of
New Canaan, Emily Rilc of Rowayton,
and Maggie McCaugren of Stamford.
John '1‘. Wright, an old Norwaikcr, but
now sergeant of the New York {police
force of the 85th district, was in town
Thursday visiting with his grand daugh-
tt-I'.
Miss Anna Newcomb, daughter of Au-
gustus Newcomb. will teach Winstcd’s'
young idea how toshoot this fall and win-
ter.
The skating rink opened Thursday
evening, Heine's band of South Norwalk
furnishing music. There was afair attend
ance.
Mrs. Ruth G. D. ,Havcns of the United
States treasury department left South
Norwalk for Washington, Thursday
night.
Mr. Frederick Dchncy of Jersey City,
who has been visiting his daughter Mrs.
McKigney on Belden avenuc,lcft for home
Thursday. '
Miss Mary Bissell of Pittsficld, Mass,
a daughter of the late George Bissell, and
grand daughter of Governor Clark Bissell,
deceased, is in town visiting her aunt,
Mrs. Chas. C. Betts.
A paper on “The Indian Tribes and
Traditions of Bridgeport and Vicinity,”
will be read by Rev. Samuel Orcutt of
New Milford before the Fairficld County
Historical soclety this fall.
Undertaker Quintard appears as our
streets with the nobbiest wagon ever
shown here in the business he follows.
It would be a luxury to excursion in it
were it used for a less grave purpose.
P. W. Bates, who has charge of Union
cemetery, has wrought a transformation
in the appearance of that “city of the
dead." He has cleared the avenues and
added gutters, trimmed the trees, burnt
the old grass, and brightened up the cem-
etery wonderfully.
One of the statements concerning
Stephen Brady’s departure is that he has
accepted a lucrative offer to take charge
of the engraving and watch repairing de-
partment of the largest jewelry establish-
ment in Louisville, Ky. His family re-
main in Norwalk.
Col. and Mrs. Burnett of New York,
with some friends recently passed through
Norwalk in a tally-ho coach drawn by
four horses, being on their way to Boston,
where they arrived on Wednesday even
ing. They drove over the old stage road
from New York to Boston.
The Bedding correspondent of the
Bridgeport Standard charges the Danbury
and Norwalk Railroad company with a!-
lowing liquor to be sold on the grounds of
Brooksidc I’ark. President Lockwood
says that if liquor has been sold at the
Park it has been in direct violation of the
company’s wishes and their express orders
not to sell.
A brakeman on the Danbury and Nor—
walk road had a narrow escape from be ‘
ing run over at the Norwalk depot on
Thursday. He was under the car con-
necting the air brake hose and evidently
didn’t hear the whistle signal to back the
train, for he made no eiIort to get out un-
til thc wheels began to move, when he
scrambled out just in the nick of time.
Principal Wigham is again at his old
post of duty at the Over River school.
His position Will be u trying one in some
respects, but asamajority of those whose
children who attend the school favored
his retention, he ought to receive at least
thc helping support , of the parents of his
scholars. We certainly hope the most
abundant success may attend him andthc
school.
Two employees of the Danbury and
Norwalk railway, L. L. Hopkins, of the
freight department, and Thomas DeFor.
est, conductor of the freight train, went
to Wilson Point, Monday morning, on a
fishing expedition. They caught quite a
quantity of blue fish, but the supply at the
Point, although somewhat diminished is
not quite exhausted—Danbury Nam.
The three cent piece must go with the
three cent stamp, says the New York
Times. The only purposeiit now serves
ls that “of dignified persons who are
ashamed to be seen putting copper coins
upon the plate at church and do not care
to invest so large a sum as 10 cents in that
way. In the dim, religious light of a
church it sufficently resembles a dime to
deceive the very elect who pass theplatc.”
Very few people know that a letter
mailed in a hotel envelope which falls to
reach the person addressed is at once sent
to the dead letter ofiice, notwithstanding
the ten days’ return notice on the corner.
If you stop at a hotel and use one of their
envelopes, always mark out the name and
insert your own if you want your letter
again, if it fails to reach the person ad-
dressed.
A strect gamin ca‘led at the house of
one of the most corpulcnt members of the
Fountain Gun club one day this week,
and asked his wife to give him a shirt.
She brought out one of her husband’s
nether :garmcnts which the lad took and
holding it out at its full width exclaimed:
“How the h—ll do you suppose I am to
wear this thing." It is needless to say
that the good lady was greatly shocked
and that the urchin didn’t. get a shirt,
though had be taken the one offered him
it would have easily have made him three.
NORWALK
This is the month of agricultural fairs.
Wilton contemplates sending a town
team of oxen to the county fair.
Woodcock are plenty, but they cannot
be lawfully shot until after Oct. 1.
Now the farmer's fancy lightly turns to
thoughts of premiums for big pumpkins,
to.
Prowitt is papering and painting the
Scofield & Hoyt residence, and is to paint
their new barn also.
The cabillstic figures “7-20-8” have ref-
erence to the title of a play to be present-
ed at the Opera House on the 19th.
Mrs. Annie Louise Cary Raymond wii
be the guest of theassociation at the com-
ing musical festival at Worcester, Mass.
The criminal side of the Superior court
comes in at Bridgeport next Tuesday.
Samuel Hall of Cannons is to be tried for
incest.
Norwalk people will have an opporiua -
ity to see the beautiful Mrs. Langtry, as
Manager Knappof Music Hall has booked
her for Feb. 18th.
Charlie Quintard was the first purchaser
of one of the new postal notes at the bor-
ough post office last Monday, when the
sale opened. Six covered the first day‘s
demand.
S. R. Hurlburt of Winchester, the can-
didate from the Fourth Congressional dis-
trict for admission to the naval academy.-
has passed a successful examination at
Annapolis.
The Bridgeport Standard siys that
Norwalk's champion pool player, James
Hamilton, has not come to time and has
lost his right to play Mr. Chow for the
champion badge.
The organ concert at the Baptist
church is to be given on the evening of
Sept. 21st. Mr. Edward B. Jardine of
New York, a skilled organist will exhibit
the new instrument.
Al. Grumman had his hand severely in-
jured on Tuesday by a keg of beer falling
upon it. As his wife has not yet fully re-
covered from injuries received by being
thrown from a carriage, Mr. Grumman is
one to realize that misfortunes do not al-
ways come singly.
P. C. Lounsbury’s address before his
comrades of the 17th Ct. Vols., delivered
at Fairfield, is very widely complimented.
Said one old Danbury war Democrat, and
a man of much influence, too, in his par-
ty: “If the Republicans will nominate a
private soldier, such as Lounsbury was,
for their candidate for governor, I will
vote and work for his election.”
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A Concctlcut Girl Wanted.
A_ Washington dispatch Tuesday says :——-
“Miss Hoyt of Connecticut, who was the first
clerk whose name was sent forward by tho
crvrl scrvrco commission for a. vacancy in the
treasury, cannot be found, and the depart-
ment gives notice that unless she soon
appears the place must be given to another.”
1i rss Hoyt is said to be 8. Norwalk girl, and
her friends there ought to be able to give
some account of hon—Hartford Courant.
The above telegraphic dispatch from
Washington is only another evidence of
the demoralization into which the recent
tclegraphers’ strike seems to have thrown
the Associated Press as well as the West-
ern Union. When Miss Hoyt received
her ofilcial notice of having won the
- treasury clerkship by competitive exam-
ination, she was in that notice required
to present herself and to report for duty
within five days. This five days limit
expired Tuesday, the 4th inst. She made
a flying visit home to Norwalk last week
to see her parents, and left for Washing-
ton on Saturday, and on Monday, the day
before the date of the above dispatch,
was sworn in and assumed the duties of
her new office at the United States Treas-
ury. Miss Hoyt is not the kind of Nor-
walk girl to "get left” by inattention to
any duty. Soon after her graduation
from Vassar, Miss Hoyt was appointed
by Gen Walker to a $600 clerkship in the
Census Bureau. Without other influence
than her own ability and merit, she was
successfully promoted till at the time of
her entry upon the competitive examin-
ation at the treasury, she was a twelve
hundred dollar clerk in the census office.
She was urged by her friends to cater for
the same grade of clerkship when she
, applied for the treasury position, but
declined saying that she preferred to start
at the $900 grade and work her way up as
she had done in the Census office. Had
she competed for a $1,200 place in the
treasury, she would have won that with
equal case, and her friends now regret
that she did not. Her object in leaving
the Census office (where she was very
highly esteemed) was because the work
there is nearly concluded.
The Drought.
Few of our readers are aware, we
opine, that many of the wells and streams
hereabouts are lower than ever known
before. We are ltold of many wells
never before known'to go dry in summer,
from which the water has in some cases,
gone entirely out and in others is so low
that the bucket cannot be dipped. The
large fresh water pond near the entrance
gate from the public highway leading to
Contentment Island, and near the house
of Mr Warmsley, has entirely dried up.
Mr. W. reports that this has not occurred
before during the past forty years he has
resided there.
From the Hoyts’ New Canaan nursery
comes to us the statement that they have
never known trees to show such evidences
of extreme drought. Their long row of
large maples in front of the nursery farm,
show the want of moisture to be at an
unusual and remarkable depth~thc leaves
hanging wilted from the branches, as if
scorched—showing the effects of want of
moisture to the rootlets.
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Locating Oyster Beds.
The shell fishery commission have loca~
ted the boundaries of oyster beds 011' Sea
side Park, Bridgeport, and the Fairficld
bed off Fairficld and Southport. The
southern boundary of the Fairfield bed ex—
tends from Penfield Reef Light westerly
23,888 feet and the western line from
Shoal Point to the lighthouse. Itembra
ccs about 1,800 acres. The Bridgeport
bed extends east by the Stratford natural
bed, then south by the grounds of John
H. French and Charles J. Nash, and north
to the town line, This includes about
400 acres.
Additional deeds for oysters grounds
have been issued as follows: John B. Mil-
ler 258 acres in Westport, Frederick A
Smith 51 acres, Fairfield,Charlcs M. Beebe
08 acres in Fairficld, John Erickson and
Jacob Erickson 52 acres in Westport, Clin-
ton Beebe nine acres in Fairfield, Freder-
ick A. Smith 19 acres in Fairficld, Henry
C. Rowe 89 acres in Falrfield and 24 acres
in Bridgeport.
The 10th Regiment Reunion.
The reunion of the 10th regiment was
held at Seaside Park, Bridgeport, Thurs—
day. About 1L5 were present, and the
reunion was the most successful ever held
by the regiment. Officers were elected
as follows: President, David Chadeavnc,
of Derby; vice~presideuts, C. H. Case, of
Hartford, Bradley Keith, of Winnepauk;
secretary and treasurer; D. L. Durand' of
Waterbury; executive committee Gen. E.
S. Greeley, of New Haven; H. L. Parker,
of New Haven; Oscar Hall, of New Haven:
Jerome Downs, of Bethany; W. L. Sav-
age, of- Bridgeport. Speeches were made
by the retiring president, Sergeon Doug-
lass, of New London; Rev. Henry Clay
Trumbull of Philadelphia; General Otis,
of Northampton ; Gen. E. D. L. Goodyear
of North Haven; Gen. E. S. Greeley, of
New Haven, and J. W. Storrs, of the
Ansonia Sentinel, read one of the channel
teristic poems for which he is noted.
Frost’s First Work.
During the past week there have been
heavy frosts in the Connecticut, Nauga-
tack and Housatonic valleys, which have
badly :damaged the tobacco and back-
wheat crops. The loss will aggregate
many thousand. dollars. ’ '
I
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GAZET'TE, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11,1888.
Fairficld County News.
~ BEDDING.
There was considerable frost in places
especially in the low grounds and along
the streams MundanTucsday and Thurs-
day mornings of last week. Vines were
bitten, and corn and some tobacco dam-
aged. \
Rev. K. B. Ghldfien and wife, Rev. 8.
G. Law and wife, and Rev. W. B. Hague
and wife, have been visiting in this place.
Miss Phebe Sellaék commenced teach-
ing in Diamond Hill District on Monday
of last week.
The Good Templars will give a peach
festival at Whitehnad’s Hall next Wed-
nesday evening for the benefit of the
lodge.
The city boarders have commenced
their exodus. T
Last Sunday was a very interesting day
for this people. Rev. J. 0. Mun-on,
pastor of the'Methodist church, having
returned from his vacation, rc-occupied
his pulpit. At the Congregational church
there was an unusually large congregation
both in the forenoon and at the union
meeting in the evening. At the former
the Rev. K. B. Glidden of South Mans-
field, an ex-pastor, preached, and at the
latter Rev. S. G. Law of Staten Island,
anex-acting pastor, preached. Rev. W.
B. Hague of South Bridgtou, Me, an
cx-stated supply was alsopresent. In the
evening the Rev. 1.0. Munson was like-
wise in the congregation.
BETEEL.
Mr. G. A. Hickok has had the sidewalk
curbed and the gutter paved in front of
his tenement house on Beaver street.
Mr. Willis Judd died at his residence
on Chestnut street last Wednesday morn-
ing, aged 74 years and 11 months. The
funeral took place at the house Friday
afternoon, the Rev. ‘.‘.Dr. Scudder ofilclat-
ing.
Wm. Lawréncc’s new tenement house
on South street has been raised and is be-
ing covered.
Rev. Mr. Slack is spending a two weeks?
vacation at his home in Vermont.
Mr. Willie Kyle is putting the Eureka
water into his three cottages on Oakland
farm.
The new 'Catholic’ church is nearly
completed and will be dedicated next
Sunday.
A cucumber four feet in length is on ex-
hibition at the store of Cole & Greene.
This is no ghost story, but the solemn
truth, as it was measured by the editor of
the Ledger,who cannot tell a lie under
any circumstances.
_—
WILTON.
Miss Lizzie ' Raymond and Master
Charles Ambler are at the White moan
talus. ‘
Mrs. N. Reynoldadied after a lingering
illness last Friday. She was buried Sun-
day afternoon.
The funeral of Mmflenry Middlebrook
was attended from her late residence on
Bclden’s Hill on Wednesday afternoon. ‘
The event of the week was a birthday
sociable :at Mr. S. P. Fitch's last Wed-
nesday evening in honor of Miss Fanny.
About sixty were present and all expressed
themselves on leaving as having had a
perfectly lovely time.
Mr. Daniel S. Betts'of South Wilton,
will have on exhibition at the faira bushel
and a halfgof White Elephant potatoes,
the yield of two potatoes planted by him
last spring. This is not the total yield
from the potatoes as several bills were
dug earlier in the season. ,
Wtbtlnesday evening chicken thieves pal
Mr. iDavid Lambert’u bcn roost a' visit.
After making a short call they left taking
with them about a dozen of his finest
spring chickens. Nor is this the only case
of petty thieving during the week. Last
Sunday evening Mr. Charles Sterling of
Cannon's attended church at St.Matthew’s
After the services was over he found that
two shovels and an overcoat he had left in
his carriage were gone.
Last Thursday evening the Center-
School district held an adjourned meeting.
An exciting time was expected, and there
was consequently a large attendance.
Saving one little squabble in the beginning
of the;cvening and occasional spate be-
between the moderator and Mr. Farcher,
' the meeting passed off quietly enough,
and the outsiders who had come expecting
"a lively time" were disappointed. Mr.
Geo. H. Comstock was chosen as com-
mittee and treasurer for the ensuing year,
J. G. Gregory, clerk and Miss Annie Hy-
att, teacher. ’
WESTI’DRT.
Frost Monday morning.
Mrs. George Tattle is visiting friends
in Philadelphia.
Dr. Buckingham expects to move his
family to Lakewood, N. J.
Mr. Frank Williams starts to morrow
for his school in Faulkland, Del.
Mrs. and the Misses Cluts will remove
from Westport about October lat.
Hon. Bradford R. Wood of Albany, is
visiting his son Samuel Wood, Esq.
Many visited the site upon which is to
rise the “Staples’ School Home," Suu<
day. - -
Walts’ trimmed grovo near his new
house is an example among untrimmcd
groves.
Postmaster N. D. Sperry of New Haven
was here Saturday in consultation with
Judge D. C.= Birdcall.
On Saturday a party of about twenty
young people went by teams to the Glen
in Redding on a picnic.
Mr. Burton S. Lewisis suffering from a
sprained ankle which he received in jump-
ing from his wagon lastSaturday morning.
Mr. John Adams, son ;of John Q
Adams, will attend school this winter near
Philadelphia, beginning on'Friday next.
Mr. T. D. Elwood principal of East
Saugatuck school has thefinest school fur—
niture of any school in town. It came
from Hartford.
Those who have been provident enough
to secure their supplynf coal are fortu-
nate as our dealers state that an advance
in price is imperative.
Mr. N. S. Kellogg is grading his
grounds and making a sidewalk. When
completed Mr. Kellogg will have one of
the finest residences in town.
During the week one person, in an unx~
ions state of mind, called on Patrick Mur-
phy and wanted to seeztbat European fund
subscription paper, of which so much has
been said lately. He was a New Haven
News reporter, and departed with his
wish uneratified. '
Some time ago Michael Shaugnessy of
Green’s Farms had a horse injured by a
German Fredqrick Reidel,'and he institut-
ed a suit for damages. After several ad-
journmcnts a trial was .held last Tuesday
and a verdict rendered for the defendant
on a plea in abatement. '
Mr. J, Halsey Kemper on Tuesday
morning liberated six homing pigeons bo-
longing to A. B. Baldwin of Newark, N.
J. They were released at 7:40 a. m. and
arrived in Newark at 8:33, making the
distance in fifty-three minutes. They are
to be flown in a race from New Haven.
The members of the Westport Band
have procured new caps, and on Tuesday
night when they appeared in them for
the first time, the band numbering 20
pieces, paid a visit to Mr. P. G. Sanford
of Saugatuck, by whom they were hand
somely entertained. Mr. Sanford was one
of the prime movers in its organization.
It is generally supposed that the soil in
this vicinity is not favorable to the suc-
cessful growing of melons, but a vislt’to
the fields of Capt. Geo. Hale of Compo,
will dissipate any such idea. The ground
is almost literally covered with them of
large size and delicious fiavor. Mr. Hale
states that were it not for the deprcdations
of boys, they could bc~raisctl at a profit
for 10 cents each.
1'
Some crabs, but the not catch is small-
Mr. Charles Brown of Brooklyn was in
town over Sunday.
Mrs. W. [1. Marvin is going to Mael-
achusetts for a visit. '
Mr. George "I‘. Dickerson, is at home
suffering from malaria.
Dennis Dwycr received a bad scalp
wound, in a row Saturday night.
Mr. Abram Sherwood of Cleveland
Ohio, is visiting at his old home. ‘
Rev. C. M. Selleck ofilicatcd at Christ
church morning and evening of Sunday,
. Mrs. C. M. Finch of Jamesburg, N. 1..
is visiting her father-in-law, Mr. William
S. Finch.
The question of making nominations
for member of the school board is in orde '
for discussion. ‘
The farmers are beginning to ship onions
in considerable quantities. Prices realiz-
ed are quite small.
Miss Minnie Decker of Stamford. spent
Sunday with her grand parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jarvis Reuoud,
Rev. Mr. Upson of New Haven, occu-
pied the pulpit of the Congregational
church last Sunday.
The new seats for the East Saugatuck
school house arrived last Friday and were
put in position Saturday.
Lambert & Bunncll of Bridgeport, have
the plans for Mr. E. H. Nash’s new
church. It will be of brick, 100 feet
long.
Mr. Hezekiah Lyon has purchased of
the Weatport Savings bank the Capt.
Francis Bennett place on Wright street,
and will make it his residence.
Friends of Rev. Dr. Potter, of Wash-
ington, D 0., who were expecting him
for a visit, are pained to learn that he is
quite ill in St. Luke’s hospital, New York.
Mr. A. N. Slipperly who has been put-
ting the West port Mills in complete order,
has recently added a buckwheat shuckcr,
which is capable of chucking 40 bushels
per hour.
The owners of dogs who have refused
to have them registered according to law,
are to be prosecuted. Some seem to have
an idea that the possession of money ex-
empts them from the operation of the law.
The Sunday school connected with the
Methodist church held its monthly con-
cert last Sunday evening. The church
was crowded with pcaplo to listen to the
exercises which consisted of singing. rec-
itationsby the scholars and short address
es. The floral decorations were Very fine.
In New Haven, Saturday, there was
held a meeting of gentlemen favoring the
organizing of the Saugatuck &. Aspctuck
Valley Railroad company. What action
was taken is not disclosed, but capitalists
willbecalled on in a few days to sub-
scribe to the stock, and it is said very
substantial encouragement is offered by
friends of the measure. The road would
be a flnogthing for Westport.
Saturday, letters were received from
Rev. John R. Williams and Mr. E. II.
Nash. .They were postmarked Queens-
town, Aug. 28. That of the former to
his son Frank was a diary of observations
during the ten days run across the ocean.
Sea sickness had troubled none of the
party after the first day out, and the son
had been all the way smooth like the
Sound.
Aflairs in the East Saugatuck district
seem to be in a state of sweet confusion.
The school house is a two story building
situated in the rear of the Congregational
church, the lower story having been
used by the district for school purposes
without much thought as to ownership,
while the upper room has been used for a
private school by Miss Leavenworth until
a few years ago. It was afterward used
by Rev. Mr. Hart as a study until that
gentleman removed and it has since been
unoccupied. At an annual meeting 8
committee was appointed to obtain posses-
sion of the upper room for district pur,
poses. This action brought up the ques_
tion of ownership, the Congregational so.
ciety claiming it as their property, and
that question will probably be settled by
law. Another one however now arises.
Quite a large sum of money has been ex-
pended on the building in repairs, and if,
is now claimed that the whole action is
illegal as nothing was said regarding it in
the warning for the meeting, and many of
the heavy tax-payers say they shall refuse
to pay the tax.
Since the item relative to the East
Saugatuck school house, its age and own-
crehip, given you in Tuesday’s edition,
there has been a good deal of interest
manifested here as to the history of the
building. Investigation shows it is much
older than at first supposed, the general
impression being that it dated but a few
years prior to the Congregational church
in 1831, whose society owns the ground
on which it:stands, but referring the mat-
ter to Hon. Bradford R Wood of Al-
bany, N. Y., a native of Weslport, who
is here visiting his son Mr. Samuel
Wood, that gentleman states that he at-
tended sch vol there in 1805, and the cir-
cumstance of an almost total eclipse of
the sun which occured that year, and of
his running out from school with a
smoked glass to gaze at the rare phenom-
enon, fixes the date inhis mind. Afew
years later when err-Governor Bisaell of
Norwalk was teacher there he receivrd
instruction under him, and he also states
that the late l'x-GUVel'llOl' and ex-Secrc-
fury of the Navy Isaac M. Touccy, a grad
note, by the way, of Staples academy, at
Easton, succeeded Governor Bissell as
teacher of the school. Mr. Wood rc-
counted the success of the institution in
its early years, and had something to say
of the men who. as graduates there, have
rised to prominence in the world. Up to
this time therefore there is found no
school house in Fairficld county with a
history richer in associations with men of
standing, and although figuring for the
last half century or more among the dis
trict school houses, the upper fioor being
devoted to a private school a. greater part
of that period, it testifies to- day, silently,
of the part it has played in making the
record of a people. A little war just now
going on as to ownership, and who shall
pay for repairs ordered by the district
and modern school furniture which ar-
rived this (Friday) morning and will be
ready for use Monday, will, without
question he settled without resort, to any
great exit“ to the sword of law, and the
old building, made new by the hands of
skilled artisans will start out afresh to ac-
complish its splendid mission.
a unannn scuoor. u mar.
Lot Horace Staples, Esq, president of the
First National Bank, congratuluto himself
and be congratulated. The years of his life
are in the “sore and yellow leaf.” Long
years have elapsed since he reached the
verge of man’s allotcd span, and in the In-
dian summer that has succeeded his autum-
nal years, he yields up from the amplitude
of his estate the rich and well-ripened fruits
of I long and useful life. For the last ten
years Mr. Staples has had in contemplation
the erection of a. handsome modern school
building in this town that should afford the
rising generation the fullest opportunity to
obtains. free education. Not unlike his
great and generous relative, Samuel Sta.-
ples,deccsscd, of Easton,who founded Easton
Academy in 1782, from which many honored,
useful and distinguished men have graduat-
ed, Mr. Staples has seen fit to begin the
foundation, about midway between Sangu-
tuck and Westport, on the depot road. for a
substantial arch brick school building, 67x65
feel', with tower 92 feet high, and containing
two stories with an eight feet basement. The
cost of the structure will be $15,000, tho plot
81,000. The plans were perfected by Messrs.
Lambert at Bunnell of Bridgeport, and when
completed will be a grand and imposing
edifice. Grand indeed is this, the crowning
act in the history of Horace Staples, whose
life and interests were identified with this
town long before it was set off from Norwalk
in 1835, and whose voice has always been
conservative in its commercial and financial
affairs. Blast with an excellent business
capacity Mr. Staples has amassed a large for-
tune, and in his unselfish nature will now ox-
tond its fruition to binds with educational
means the generations of mankind.
CUMSIUCK BBUIH
Stock of Fall and Winter
TH
Is now complete and at
prices which command
the attention of all
purchasers.
AnExaminationiarnestlySnlicited
IIIIMSTIIIIK ll
Insurance Building,
South Norwalk.
45 Main Street,
N orwalk,
‘will guarantee pure and unadul-
Ferris’ Han: and Bacon,
-It
would
cost me too
much money ‘ to
publish a list of my
stock
therefore I
in this paper,
shall :only '
mention that I am receiv-
ing every week, shipments of
Butter from the celebrated
Echo Farm, which with Domestic
English Dairy, Sweltzer, and Neut-
chatel Cheese. is kept clean. hard and
free from dirt and insects in my pat-
ent refrigerator.
The increasing
sales from my stock of Formosa
Teas, Mandehling, Java, and
,Park& Tilford Coffee is a
guarantee of their quali-
ty.
Care is taken to
keep up the stock of
Foreign & Domes-
tic FruitsdtNuts
aswellasafull
line of Veg-
stables.
R. P. :Beatty.
Irish Out Meal,
Lanabee's Crackers.
This space is reserved for WILLIAM I—IINDLEY who will soon fill
it with matter of interest to the public generally.
IMPORTANT
TO THOSE WHO WISH TO PURCHASE
Bull lill
IllfWC been engtgcd 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 wholesale anti retail,
Confectionery in every variety of
my own manufacture, which I
terated. Not as cheap as some
sell it in Town, but as reason-
able asPuro 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 alba or white day with
enough gum to stick it together.
enc..gh sugar to swcctcn it, and
enough coloring matter to make
it look gay.
Iltavc also the usual line of
103/ Books and holiday publica-
tions. Chatterbomes, 5 different
kinds, ranging in price from 50c
to $1.00. A beautiful line of
Boa: Paper. Diarieefor 1883 in
endless variety ranging in price
from 10c to $3.00, and every
thing in the smoking line.
Very Respectfully,
S. K. STANLEY.
No. 43 Wall st.
Norwalk, Dec. 18, 1882.
tf23
For the Best
Refrigerator
Made, Buy the
E D D Y .
I Sell
Charcoal-filled
Refrigerators.
Also the
CHEAP BEFHIGEBATUBS
At
.1“ A Q U' I ’ s.
LARGEST STOCK‘ OF I
OIL STOVES
The Adams tit Westlake,
The Ruby,
The Richmond,
The Economist,
. The May-Flower.
Call and See them before
Purchasing.
FANCY AND PLAIN
Slate Roofing, 0&0.
TIN tourist,
CRUCKERY ‘8: GLASSWABE.
AT '.
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A,
Norwalk Chronicler