NORWALK GAZETTE.
TueSday Nov. 13, 1888.
. BUSINES ANNOUNCEMENT!
The “Semi-Weekly Gazu'r'rn,” having
8'01"! so suddenly and unexpectedly
to us, into a permanent and successful
property, Mr. H. S. Byington has become
- its sole'p'roprietor. It will hererfter be
conducted under his individual ownership
and personal management. This change
of proprietorship will, it is believed,
seperatetlie paper rind its business more
effectually and satisfactorily to its patrons
and to us, from the old, or Tuesday’s
Gazu'r'rn. Its former designation,“Semi-
Weekly," will henceforth be dropped, and
that of “THE Samnnul Noawamr
Gazsi'r'rn” substituted. This will render
‘ it in name as it always has been, in fact,
a regular weekly newapaper. The SAT-
unnar Gazn'r'ru will continue to be the
bright, cherry, nevvsy paper it has hither-
to been, and more brim—full of local
happenings than ever.
A. H. Birmc'rox Jr. Sons.
”
A Noble Life and Beautiful Old Age.
Among those who disdained to he
waited upon by any committee carriage
and conveyed to the polls, but walked
from his home with still vigorous step. to
' the ballot box and voted the entire Re-
publican ticket, last Tuesday, was a man
who for fifty two consecutive years had
been Treasurer of the Town of Norwalk.
We refer of course to our most venerable,
revered and respected and beloved fellow
citizen Ear B. BENNETT. No such an
ofiicial experience, it is believed, can .be
found anywhere else within the bounda-
ries of the ' whole United States of
America. Despite all the changes of
parties. the rise and reign of local fac-
tions in Norwalk for more than a half
century, Mr. Bennett stood so high in his
personal character and in‘ the esteem of
his fellow townsman.that no other man
was thought of or desired. for the respon
sible trust of caring for our town’s monied
interests. For years, no bond even,
would be accepted from him and when
finally he himself insisted from a sense of
ts propriety in furnishing one. so absolute
was his integrity known to be,. there was
not a tax-payer in all Norwalk who
esteemed it anything more than an unim-
portant memorandum of the responsibili-
ties of his trust. Not only was his word
ever as good as his bond, but so high and
infiexlble'wss his honesty and so perfect
every man's trust in him, that a band
from him was deeemed a useless formali-
ty. . .
We met Mr. Bennett at- the Town
House on Tuesday. and although in his
ninety-third. year, his bright eyes, his
clear intellect, his keen interest in the
election of all our Republican candidates,
showed him to he, as far as we could dis-
cern, as vigorous in mind and as solicitous
for the success of the best candidates, as
when we first knew him, as an “old line
whig” nearly half a century ago. More
than this. and far nobler and higher than
all partisan consideration was the cons-
' picuous presentation to all who met him,
of the sublime beauty and fragrance of
such an advanced old age, the direct rs-
snlt of a pure, temperate and well ordered
life of industry and probity. Mr. Ben'-
nett told us that he never enjoyed taking
all the care of his garden, his cows, and
“doing the chores” about his few acres of
homestead, more than he has the past
year and now does. He plantedhand dug,
unaided, a considerable field of potatoes
the past season, and experienced no ill re-
sults from his labors. He assured us
that he has 'no old man's aches and pains,
that his sleep was never more sound and
refreshing.his meals more enjoyablcor,
his digestion, nutritfin and assimulation
of food, more perfect. May this peace
ful, beautiful, serene enjoyment of life,
continue to be his portion to the last day
of his most remarkable existence, and
long may he continue among us a living
example to our young men of the nobility,
the dignity, honor and peace of mind, of
'a pure. sweet life, unstained by any ex
cess and always as far removed as the
stars. from evil habits or associations.
There is a heauty._a grandeur and asolace
inexpressible, in the contemplation of
such a human life. It haunts us with the
lesson-of its worth and the wholesome-
ness of its inspirations. It rises far above
all the party animosities of men, all their
strifes. personal rivalries, envies and jeal-
ouslss. Such a benign life and character,
challenge only our sincerest reverence,
gratitude and love. The vain and selfish
ambitions of men, stand rebuked in such
a presence. And now, while a slowly
setting sun still shines warmly on the
footsteps of our aged friend. and sheds
gleams of heavenly light all about his
pathway, may he find sustaining comfort
in the assurance that it is not possible for
man to leave a richer legacy to posterity
~ than the example of an upright, christian
life. And when the twilight shall come,
as come it must to us all, may it prove
but the prelude to the glorious peace
and rest of a never ending, supernal day.
In Memory of Lather.
The four hundredth anniv'ersary of the
birthday of Martin Luther was celebrated
throughout the world on Saturday, and
Sunday the celebration was continued
by services in nearly every Protestant
'pulpit in this country and Europe. In
all the towns of the German empire the
honors to the great reformer were marked
by mush ostentatiou.
In Berlin the festival opened Saturday
morning by the gathering of 80,000 school
children who formed in fiftydhree divis-
ions and, accompanied by bands of music,
marched to various churches where they
attended religious services in honor of
the reformer, whose host was placed be-
fore the altar in each of the edifices. The
Emperor William, the Crown Prince
Frederick William, Prince :Frederick
- Charles and the principal generals of the
army were present at the services in the
St. Nicholas church. The Emperor was
received with marked enthusiasm by the
throngs of people that lined the streets
through which the Imperial party passed
from the palace to the church. The whole
city was decroated with banners and flags.
At Erfurt, where Luther first entered the
Augustine monastery in 1501; at Eise'
nach, where he was confined for ten
mbnths in the Castle of Wartburg; and at
Nordhauaen, the corner stones to be erect
ed in honor of the reformer were laid
with ppropriate ceremonies.
in this country the memory of Luther
was honored in every town. In New York
rind other large cities, where extensive
I preparations had been in progress for
months for the fitting observance of this
' eVenI, meetings were held on Saturday
and Sunday, attended by large and en-
tliusiastlc throngs. Nearly every Pro-
teetunt preacher in the country took the
life of thc refltmer for his theme Sunday.
In the majority of the churches of Nor»
walk and' South Norwalk the sermons
Word of a historic iiinturc, treating of Lu-
ther and his works.‘his relation to the
times]
gross uiadc in siibsiquent ages. Here in
the borough. Rev. Mr. Everest ran an
excellent parallel between Luther and the
apostle Paul. In the evening. at the same
church. Mr. Everest made an address and
Supt. Gibson conducted a Sunday—schoo
service in his commemoration. The
congregations ’ Were not perceptably
larger than those of other Sundays. due,
probably, to the inclement weather more
than to any other cause.
A notable meeting is to held in the
Acadr my of Music this (Tuesday) evening,
celebrativc of his birth. It is under the
or the United .States Evangelical
auspices . .
or which John Jay is President.
Juniper.
n which he lived, and to the pro‘ -
' PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
Ex Secretary, Wisdom is now in Paris,
where he expects to remain for some
gtime. ‘
Hon. Samuel F. Gary’s son was one of
the candidates for the Ohio legislature
who was defeated.
Joseph C. Hendrix, the defeated candi-
date f mayor of Brooklyn, is to be the
editor f a new Democratic daily to be
started in that city.
Mr. Archibald Forbes, special corres-
pondent to the London Daily News, has
returned to London after a two years’
lecturing tour’in this country and Aus
tralia. '
One of the great social events of the
coming Washington ‘season will be the
marriage of Miss Dora Miller, daughter
of the California senator, to an officer of
the army.
It is believed that the reduction in the
rate of letter postage will not lessen the
net profit of the post ofiide deparment,
counting in, however, the natural growth
of the system. ‘
. Ex-Lieutenant Flipper, colored, is now
a bookkeeper in a Chinese laundry at El
Paso, Texas. He is treated with courtesy
by his comrades, and dreams of vindica-
tion through the next Congress.
There is one thing about the result of
"the election in Connecticut over which
men of all political shades can feel good,
and that is the unusual number of able
men elected to the next General {Assem-
bly.—Hartfcrd Telegram.
Mr. Blaine says he never was in better
health than now ; be is seldom out of bed
at 10:30'p. in., or in bed at 8 a. m., and
he has grown many years younger in ap-
pearance since he laid aside the‘cares and
anxieties of public life.
Senator Don Cameron’s daughter is at
school at Neuilly, France, and in the same
establishment are the Misses Window,
daughters of the ex-Secretary of the
Treasury, and Miss Walker, daughter of
the United States Consul-General at Paris.
The result of recent elections, says the
Hartford Telegram, teaches the lesson
that the parrot cry of “the Republican
party must go” has no weight with the
intelligent voters of the country. . If the
Democrats would elect the next president
they must show reasons why the Repub-
lican party should be,turned out of power.
'On Saturday preceding the eiection,the
Boston Herald, most earnest among anti.
Butler journals, sold a full page to the
Butler managers, who filled it with praises
of Butler and confident-predictions of his
success, so well disguised as reading mat-
ter that it looked like the Herald’s own,
exoept for the word “advertisement,”
easily overlooked at the head of it.
The New York World builds a Demo-
lcratic pyramid of twenty-three states
with 250 electoral votes, in striking con-
trast to a Republican pyramid Will] fif
teen states and 151 electoral votes. New
York, Indiana and California are confi-.
dently reckoned as ,Democt‘atic. It is
easy to raise such a pyramid but they
have an uncomfortable habit of falling
over at the wrong moment.
MUSINGS.
Fish balls ‘are called “piscatoriai
globes” in Boston. '
The Brooklyn clergy have begun a
movement against the practice of courting
on Sunday nights.
This evening Matthew Arnold lectures
in the Bridgeport opera house on "Liter
store and Science.”
Mr. E. T. Gi'caves, of the reportorial
staff of the Hartford Times. goes to New
York to try his band at metropolitan
journalism. '
The Boston papers accuse the New
York journals of sending their base ball
editors to report Matthew Arnold’s first
lecture in this country.
The Kansas City Journal proclaims
George C._Miln, the cx-Chicago preacher,
“the coming Hamlet,” and adds that a
new style of link saussgehas been named
in his honor.
Through the misplacing of names on
an instrument of arrest. a' Danbury
justide signed a warrant for his own ar-
rest, which wes only discovered when
given to the ofiicer for serving .9
I The Philadelphia tailors, at their annual
banquet and meeting in February, will
discuss the subject of knee-breaches.
Most of the tailors think that even should
they resolve in favor of knickbockcrsit
would be hard work to make them the
fashion.
Nearly a thousand Harvard students
watched the bulletin boards in Boston, 'on
Tuesday night, and as the returns were
posted indicating Butler‘s defeat their re-
sounding “’rubs" were heard above the
din of the multitude.
John Swinton, the gentleman who les—
tified before the senate labor committee
to the princely salaries of New York re-
porters, is editing his new paper with
only .two assistants—one his son, who
does the police courts for his board and '
washing, the other a Chinaman who
tends counter and sweeps out the office
for the privilege of being around where‘
John is and learning to speukthc English
language correctly.
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‘ Sam Pine in Wilton. .
Last Sunday afternoon a Wilton lown
official took a strong glass—a field glass
—and proceeded to the high bills oppo-
site thc depot in that town, as he has
done many times before, for the purpose
of prospecting. As he brought his aid to
vision in range of a large ledge of rocks
about a mile away, some one popped
out and started oil on a lively trot.
There was something unusual about the
man‘s appearance and the gen!
tlemaii kept his glass to bear on
hini’. He was seen to be a colored per-
son corresponding to Pine in build, dress
and color, and his moustache and whiskers
could be discerned. A paper, or piece
of paper, was in his hand, to which he
referred two or three times. He pro
cecded straight ahead as if apprehended,
never looking back until reaching another
ledge. He stood and took a long survey
of the lay of the land, and again started
off on a jog trot as if tired. .liis nctinns
were suspicious, and evidently he expec-
ted fto see some one turn up in front of
him. Leaves and sticks seemed to be
sticking to his clothing on one side as
though he had been lying down. The
person who saw the fugitive, if it was
he, did not seen description of Pine until
a day afterward, consequently an alarm
was not raised- Had he done so at once
he might have been richer by $1,000 than
he is 10-day.
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Good Templars 'Oonvention.
The quarterly convention of the Good
'l‘einplars of this district will be held in
NorWalk to day, under the auspices of
Fidelity Lodge, No. 220. The convoction
will be called at 10 o'clock in Laokwood’s
Hall, when the annual election .of office a
will take place, and business pcituiiiiug
lo the welfare of the lodges transacted. A
large number of delegates from the
various lodges in the district will be pres-
ent, and the members of the local order
have made arrangements to entertain
them his substantial manner. A colla-
tion Will be served at noon and a supper
in the evening, in Good 'l‘cmplar's Hall.
A public iriceting will be held in the
evening, when Rev. 0. J. Range, Grand
Worthy Chief Templar of the state, will
deliver an address.
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Another Little Story.
An irate husband returned home and
began to abuse and heratc his wife be.
cause Jones had called him a liar.
“‘Wcll," fluid the good wife, in pacify ing
tones,“calling you a liar didn't [Into
you to be one." “Confound him, he did
prove il,end that’s-just wbut l’m shoal
about."
| FROM Samson's EDITION.
l ‘ Case For All."
I Every few hours, for a week past, ru-
l more have floated to us, from the horse-
railway depot, that republicans were ex~
pressing a determination to vote against
senator Baker, because the Gazsr'ru so
severely criticized Mr. Hyatt. Ilow Mr.
Baker could be held responsible for our
action can only be explained on the one
theory the “a poor excuse is better than
none." Since election, the names of sever-
al such have been furnished us, including
the clergy, bankers, grocers and dry goods
men. In every such instance we, have in
our poscssion an adequate motive in the
monied liberality of Mr. Hyatt, and could
give itemized details, did we desire to pro-
long an unpleasant and unprofitable con-
troversy. The accusation that the men
named, voted as they did to spite us, is an
insult to their intelligence and an unjust
aspersion on their mural honesty. If any
man voted for Mr. Hyatt for any other
reason than that he preferred his election
to.that of Mr. Baker, he deliberately vio-
lated his freemun’s oath and would stand
out before the community as a perjurer.
The Gann'r'rs opposed Mr. Hyatt on pub-
lic grounds and upon his public record. We
had no private griefs and have made no
aspersions upon his private life or charuco
ter and he is not likely to provoke us to
do so. . The Gamma- reiterates its charg-
es of broken pledges made to get an office
and defies and dares him to deny the grav-
amen of our accusations. Under the
forms of law, he will doubtless be permit-
ted to take his seat" in the senate, though
not in fact elected thereto. With this he
shouldbe satisfied,haul of! his dogs,and call
a truce, at least till such time as he may
again be apublic candidate asking for votes.
But if he will not,'the fault is his and not
ours. The severity of our criticisms have
been in the fact that ourcharges were true.
The fault lies in these facts and not in our-
use of them. Finis.
Distinguished llonor Paid A Norwaik Man.
At the semi-annual meeting of the
Board of Trustees of the College of New
Jersey, held at Princeton, Thursday, Al-
exander Johnston of this place was selec-
ted as Professor of Jurisprudence and
Political Economy. This chair ,has been
vacant ever since the death of Dr. Atwa-
ter and a singular coincidence connected
with Mr. Johnston’s appointment as the
successor of that gentleman lies in the
fact that Dr. At'water was a former pas-
tor of the mother-in-law of Mr. Johnston,
Mrs J. M. Carter, Mr. Johnston has
also been offered the chair of history in
a Western college, .but after mature de
liberation decided to accept the call to
Princeton. He will take 'a final leave of
his school here next Friday and proceed
toIget things in readiness for the occupan
er of his new position.
Professor Johnston came to Norwallr' a
number of years ago from the position of
principal of the grammar school at Rut-
gers. Seeing in Norwalk a place to re-
cuperate his strength sadly overtaxed by
laborious mental work, he' settled down
here, and, marrying one of Norwalk’s
most respected daughters, made the place
his permanent residence. lie immedi
ately set to work organizing a school,
and, devoting much time and cure
thereto, made it one of the most popular
and thorough of the private schools of the
place. In'this institution he always has
evinced the most. pardonablc pride, and
new that the time has come when he must
sever his conuectidn with his loVed
scholars, he is giving his personal atten-
tion to the selection of :i tench-i- who
will be competent and worthy to CU!“
plete his pupils’ educations. To that curl
he paid a visit to New York yesterday to
secure a suitable person.
Mr. Johnston during his stay here has
made many warm personal friends, and
none of these are more steadfast and true
than the patrons of his school. ilecog
nizlng his thorough and Conscieucioiis
painstaking in tlie'improvemcnt of those
committed to his charge, these latter, one
and all, have rewarded him with many
evidences of their personal friendship
and esteem. To his scholars hr..- bas been
the most beloved of teachers and when
he departs from his field of labor here, he
will he followed by their most earliest
wishes for his future welfare. While
sincerely regretting Mr. Johnston’s de-
parture from amongst us. we must join
with his numerous friends in extending
ahand of hearty congratulation on the
'honor to which his talents have brought
him. ‘
The Thirteenth District was created
byarepublican legislature a few years
ago to secure an extra republican senator,
where its majority was between 300 and
400. Mr. Hyatt’s pluck, pasb and popu-
larity have reversed the large republican '
majority of over two years ago and so
cured him a seat in the senate—N. Y.
World.
The above is not true. The new 13th
District as constituted, was more eagerly
championed by the democrats in the leg-
islaturc creating the district, than by the
republicans. Mr. Baker’s majority two
years ago was over 600 it is true, but
then Mr. Hyatt was doing all he could
to defeat Mr. Wheeler, the democratic
nominee for the reason that Mr. Wheeler
was being championed by Mr. Thomas
H. Morison, at that time Hyatt’s hitter
enemy. Last year when both parties did
their best, the vote on grvernor, only
gave us 115 majority in this district,so
that Mr. Hyatt only had that majority
to overcome this year. He now obtains
his seat in the senate under tbeforms of
law, by an appaa cut plurality only of ten
votes. Yet in the First district there
were twelve votes for Baker in the rep-
resentative box and another vote for him
pasted over one of the names on the
ticket for republican representatives,
making thirteen voles lost here. Down
town, there were three more Baker votes
in the wrong box, and at South Norwalk
seven more. So that had all the ballots
for Baker been cast as intended by the
blundering voters Mr. Baker would have
been elected by two plurality, as Hyatt
lost ten voles also, by being in the wrorg
box. In viewa the exact far-l that a
large majority of the voters of the district
were against him, and his ten plurality.
the result of errors in voting, Mr. Hyatt .
has very little to get unduly elated over
on the result. Especially as he and Mr.
Richardson are the only two democratic
senators who got in out of the twelve,
and the other ten are republicans. Our
unexpected victories in the four strongest
democratic senatorial districts, makes
sure a republican majority in our legis-
ture next year, when an United States
senator is to be chosen. The result
taken state-wise, is beyond the most
sanguine expectations of the most hope-
ful republicans. .
m
“ Gath,” in his Sunday letter to the
Philadelphia Times ’says: “The election
wipes out every Democratic candidate for
President north and east of New Jersey,
except Tilden. It remains to be seen what
false judgment can put up that old para-
lytic with the touch of Midas to be voted
for as the: sword-bearer of this great na-
tion. Moral ills follow all deep injuries
Which ill has followed Tilden losing the
Presidency? The land has been eminently
blessed ever since. It arose from the
trough of the storm of 1873 almost imme-
diately and. has' experienced six years
of extraordinary blessing. Not a sir-
gle evil that was predicted has come to
pass. Party' feeling fell so much that
when Garfield was denied his competitor
graced his ball. The death of Garfield
Stalwarts and renegades have ever since
been sneering at his fame.but the mild
spirit of the man has been marching on.
Look at the death of A. B. Johnson. of
Utica, the other day and see how curses
come home to roost”
—Holland's pills are the only reliable
remedy for chills and fever.
was the one stab the land received, and .
NORWALK GAZET'TEEUESDA'Y,_'NOVEMBER)13, 1883
Funeral of Benjamin Fitch.
The plates of business in Noroion Were
closed Saturday afternoon‘ in respect for
tbc memory of Benjamin Fitch, founder
of the Soldiers’ Home in that village, a ~tl
of the Fitch Creche in Buflaio. Mr Flu-h
last Wednesday, in his eighty-accord
year. Saturday forenoon, before the holy
was taken to Noroton service was rmd
at Mr. Fitch’s residence, 61 Fifth aveu 9:.
by the Rev. Louis French, rector of air.
- Luke’s Episcpa‘. church. .
0n the arrival of the train at North .n
the remains were escorted to the chbn it
by twenty-five inmates of the Soldiers‘
Home and Grand Army Posts Bobbie,
No. 24 of Stamford, and Douglas Fowler
'No. 48 of South Norwulk. A long line
of carriages conveyed the mourners and
others who came from New York, and
many other carriages arrived from Sen: li
Norwalk and Stamford. The handsome
little stone church—which was built on
land given by Mr. Fitch in accordance
with a request made by his mother—was
filled, and many who came were unable
to find seats. The service here was read
by the Rev. Mr. French. After oppor-
tunity had been given to look upon the
face of the deceased man, the casket was
borne through the handsome chapel of
marble erected in 1874 by Mr. Fitch in
memory of his mother, and into the vault
beneath the 'chancel, where the remains
of many numbers of the Fitch family
lie.
The interior of the little memorial
chapel is of Italian marble, highly pol-
ished. Across» one end of . the chapel
stands a massive sarcophagus, on the side
of which is cut “Benjamin Fitch: born
June 13, 1802.” Mr. Fitch intended that
this should be his last resting place; but
the law of this state. which tells how
the cofiiu lid and the surface of the
ground, forbade it.
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Misshnm's Death.
Coroner F. L. Holt. of Bridgeport,
reached a verdict in the Fannie Lum mal?
practice case at Danbury, Saturday after-
noon. It read as follows:
“I find the cause of death to be asbock,
caused by the forcible separation of the
living membrane of the uterus arid the
muscular coating of the same. I further
find that the said ,cause of death was the
result of the criminal act of Dr. William
‘F. Lacy, Jr., of Danbury, in attempting
to procure a malpractice”.
It is said that Miss Lum’s valisc, l‘t-
covered from Gilbert Cooper's hotel at
Mill Plain, contained many letters from
herebetrsyer, but his name will only be
known to her father and mother who now
possess them.
The remains of the unfortunate young
woman, encased in a neat but plain car:
ket, were forwarded frOm Danbury in
Orange, N.J., for interment. Much syn -
pathy goes out to the bereaved parents.
Up the Shepaiig.
Under the heading of a “Connecticl '
Railroad,” a New York newspaper priu‘ .
from ii correspondent at Litchfield,
pleasant story of a trip over the Shepai:
road. “From Bethel to ilawleyville."
says the writer, “there is a descenti‘.‘
four milcs'into the romantic valley of ll .:
llousatonic, and we glide over it we.“
slowly. Rambling out on the iron bridl -
over that stream, We start from his pen".
on the girders a magnificent specimen 1
the bald eagle, who flaps slowly l r
the stream as though a railway train we
but on every day episode. ‘Gosli,‘(~
serves our rear brakeman.‘ ‘he’s a stubn:
own cousin, I guess, tow the one Li
shot up in GoSben last week. . l-Iis’n ii
pretty bald and had the figgers 1700 (
cut in the upper left hand corner of l
bill.’ Tire brakeman is amiable audl
quacrous, and exert: himself to enterta
his grumbling passengers and keep thr ,
good-natured. ‘Tbey‘ve giv’.up lheil‘t
ch’ds and mel‘n patches along bere,’.
observes cheerfully, in answer to a set
of complaints. "I‘hcy say our road goo.c so
slow the trainmen and livlier sort of pas.~e -
gers lift every inel’n and apple they k
Qaise as they gopilong.’ A stale joke, b I
exerting a stoothing effect ,on the will. it
passengers. ‘But then,’ he continues. ‘vv t
never have a collesion, nor a bustificationi
an’ if we git off the track now an‘ lht‘n
nobody gits hurt.’ The conductor-was
not nearly so considerate ; his stories
were reserved for the groups of lonngers
at the little stations of which bewas the
oracle. They were good stories, too, as
we could see by their efiecton the bearers.
Sometimes they were interrupted by a
violent waving of his hand, and presently
would appear far down the road a wagon
laden with the blooming maid or matron
for which these bills are noted. Then
the train considerately waited until the
wagon came up and its occupant had
purchased her ticket and entered the car.
At every cross-road the train stops to no-
load passenger cr a barrel of flour.
“The scriptural nomenclature of the
country soon impresses one. Canaan,
Judes, Goshen, Bethlehem, income
familiar terms. Leaving the Housatonic,
the train follows the windings of its chief
branch, the Sliepaug, nearly to Litclifield.
The river has cut a wild, deep, romantic
valley, intensely crooked. As you rumble
slowly along the sun suddenly sets be-
hindahili to rise as quickly from the
summit of another exactly opposite; per-
haps it remains stationary a moment, -
then it Whisks south. then returns to dart
north with startling rapidity. At Rox
bury a huge grimy stone stack is pointed
out as an abandoned iron furnacc;the
company found the very best magnetic
are here, but quickly realized the force of
the old axiom that all the minerals known
to man may be found in Connecticut in
just sufficient quantities not to pay. At
Washington the conductor liada long- r
story than usual to tell, and we strolliu
up the iiill for a peep at Mr. Gunn’:-
famous school, known locally as ti .‘ .
‘Gunnery,’ and familiar to the reading
public as the ‘ Birdsnest ’of Dr. l-lollsnc'i' "
‘Artliur Bonuycastle,’ and the ‘ Suuggery
of William Hamilton Gibson’s ‘ Pastorii'l
Days.’ The owner died a year or to -
since. and the school is now conducted 1 2
his daughter and her husband.
The region all about it is charming:
pastoral; the eve roves over range aft.
range of hill pastures, still 'green, thou; .
so late in October. From your car wi..-
dow. however, you see none of this 'thri 1
—nothing but rock, ferns and sumackr. ;
and the wonder grows that-a l'fllll'O"fl
should have the temerity to venturc‘ii .i
such a forbidding locality.
“It is 2 p. m._as we roll up to t i
pretty station at Litcbfield, six hours in ‘.
Bethelj; but as we climb the bill into i .3
ancient town we reflect that when G: -
ernor Wolcott, Aaron Burr. and Ch- "
Justice Reeve were neighbors, beret -
conveyance they traveled in would he '2
been nine hours instead of six on i .._
way." .,
F.
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. Just the Size of It. '
In the three voting districts in N -
walk, Mr.‘ Baker received 1,106 vow
and Mr. Hyatt 1,124, or thc former 0v. :-
the latter seventy two votes. Swa. 2
received 1,194—or seventy votes mum
. than Mr. Hyatt l Swartz had no crooked,
public record to censure, and if exposure
of Hyatt's broken pledges was the only
thing that' won .him>Republican votes.
what was it that caused Swartz to run so
enormously ahead of Hyatt in his own
town P
Thomas Gilchrist. who was missing
from Hartford with $1,715 of Contractor
_ Campbell's money. has returned and given
himself up to the police. -.
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Mrs. Eliza Brown. aged eighty-three,
of Staten Island, who was visiting her
daughter in Bridgeport, was burned to
death about six o’clock Friday evening.
(lied at his home in New York city on
many feet of earth there must be between '
|
' ' SOMETHING FROM THE CITY.
It is expected that batting will start up
again about the holidays. '
Mc.srs. Brotherton' do Bayles have
. opened an art store in Ely’s block.
Miss Cora Bartlett, of Mei-idea. Conn.,
is visiting with Mrs. W. H. Swords.
Mr. Dwight Graham, formerly of this
city, spent Sunday with friends in South
Norwalk.
Mrs. C. F. Tolles and sons Eugene and
Jesse spent Sunday with relatives in
. Plymouth.
The members of Putnam Hose compa-
ny have decided to hold their annual ball
at 'Music Hall, December 10.
The Raymond Manufacturing company.
have put in seven large steam heaters in
nothern New York and Vermont.
M. Davis the clothier having gone into
the custom made clothing business is
turning out stylish and natty suits to cus-
tomers.
Mrs. Jones, wife of Rev. Robert H.
Jones, formerly pastor of the borough M.
E. church, spent the week with her par-
ents in this city.
Rev. C. A. Piddock, of Middletown,
preached in the Baptist tabernacle, Sun-
day. In the afternoon he ofiiciated at the
baptism on the beach at Roton Point.
The remains of Mrs. Abram D. Hall,
daughter of Mr. John Sullivan. who died
at Chester, Pa., were brought to South
Norwalk,'_l‘hursday night for interment.
William Gregory of this city. a brake
man on the Danbury and Norwalk :road,
had his hand slightly mashed while
.coupling freight cars, Wednesday even—
ing. ,
The ladies of the Congregatiodsl socie-
ty will hold a sociable at the residence of
Mrs. Jane Flynn, on Haviland street;
Wednesday evening of this week, to raise
funds to furnish the new chapel. ‘
The Lockwood 'Manufacturing com
pany is casting the iron front for Har-.
vey's new building, on Main street. This
is a new branch of industry for the
Lockwood company, and, we believe.
the first work of the kind ever done in
Norwalk.
On Thanksgiving day. “A Woman’s
Heart,” with Mr. Chas. A.Gar_duer in the
leading role, will be produced at Music
Hall. There willbc a matinee and an
evening performance. The Lights 0’
London is booked for the 5th and Orb of
December.
At a meeting of the members of Company
D, on Friday evening, Mr. Nelson Tay-
lor. Jr., was elected captain of the com.
pany to fill ,the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Mr. Edward F. Jennings.
Mr. A. A. Hauschildt was rc-elected
first lieutenant and Mr. W. E. Wardwcll
second lieutenant.
Ayoung man perfectly destitute, ur-
rivcd at the residence of W. E. Lewis,
one night this week. Mr. Lewis kindly
furnished him with food and clothing,
and as he seemed somewhat tired, he still
remains at Mr. Lewis’. Mr. L. will not
put out the sign Lewis do Son till the
young gentleman is thoroughly refreshed
and able to be about. —-Stumford Comet.
Cards have been-received in this city
announcing the marriage, to inorrow
evening, of Mr. Fred’k Paine and Miss
Nellie M. l'erkins, at the home of the
bride’s parents in Chicago. Miss Perkins
will be remembered as the charming little
lady who has spent several summers in
South Norwaik, the guest of her aunt,
Mrs. H. S. Rood. After their wedding
tour Mr. and Mrs. Paine return to Chi-
cago to reside on Dearborn avenue. A
host of friends of both city and borough
will send compliments and congratulations
to the happy couple.
Tuesday afternoon, Clarence Reardon,
seed ten years, was struck by the fast
express train, which passes through South
Norwalk at 2:12, and received injuries
which will undoubtedly prove fatal.
Young Reardon had been sent to the
store, and was on his‘ way home down
the thick.— A freight train backed in on
a siding just below the depot to allow the
fast express to pass, and the lad boarded
it with the intention, it is said, of asking
some of the trainmen for a match to
light a cigarette. In getting off, he
stepped immediately in front of the fast
express. The engine struck him,- throw-
ing him several feet. The train was
stopped, and the lad taken to the depot
where Dr. Burke attended him. It has
found that his skull was crushed on the
left side of the head, and be was other-
wise cut and injured about the face. He
was removed to his home where he now
lies in a precarious condition.
Mr. Dudley P. Ely has contracted for a
large livery‘srable in the rear of the_Mr.-
hackemo hotel. The building will be of
brick, with a mansard roof, and will be
A blacksmith shop 10x32 feet and an of-
fice facing on Washington street 12x20
feet will all also .be built. The contract
for the entire work has been let to Mr.
Samuel Sherwood. The 'stone work has
been sublet to Mr. Chas. B. Stevens, and
the brick work to Mr. W. H. Smith,
while Messrs. Raymond Bros. bavc the
cbntract for furnishing brick. . Mr. S. J.
Sherman has secured a lease of the stable
when. completed, 'for a term of years.
Ground will be broken Monday for the
foundation of the building, and work will
be pushed rapidly forward. This speaks
well for Mr. Ely, not only showing that
be is thoroughly identified with the pros-
perity of the city, but that he is ready
and willing to advance its business inter—
cats.
I GENERAL GRANTS FORTUNE. ‘
General Grant has been saying to a
New York interviewer, respecting the
course of another paper in classing him
as a millionaire, that instead of his being
worth a million dollars he is really a com-
paratively poor man. He owns the house
in which he lives in New York, but [her
income is little more than enough to sup-.
port him. We fear that General Grantfs
financial incapacity, so apparent in the
ante-war days. has never been overcome.
He has had large sums of money. given
him, two valuable houses—one in Wash-
ington and one in Philadelphia—had for
four years the pay of general of the army,
for eight years the salary of the President,
amounting'to $400,000; had finally, the
$250,000 purse raised for him by the (aid
of George Jones, and has had other money
favors and opportunities to make money,
and, yet it is doubtful if he iswurth
$150,000 tc-day, As to the Jones sub-
scription of $250,000, perhaps General
Grant is not to blame for its shrinkage
There were ugly whispers in New York
about a year ago that the sum had been
most' injudicioiisly invested, so much so
indecdrhat the net income from it was
but small. It was even hinted that
through the instrumentality of two or
three heavy subscribers to the fund it had
been largely invested in certain bonds and
securities of which these same subscribers‘
had lots to sell, and that their valuesoon
depreciated in the market. When the
story first got out which it did in a
squabble between George Jones and Jay
Gould, none of the partieb concerned
would be interviewed or give any infor
mation. Mr.Jones refused-to talk. Cyrus
W. Field said he did not know how the
.fund was invested. and did not care (he
was angry at the time). and Jay Gould
only smiled grimly and said, “Go andgsk
George Jones." The subject was, ‘of
course, too elicate for General Grant to
talk about, and so, the public never
learned the truth; but General Grant's
latest assertion, that 1% is by no means
wealthy, will confirm the impression that
the $250,000 subscribed for him a few
years ago does not represent $250,000.
to day by considerable.
fitted with all the modern improvements. -
Listof letters remaining in the Post
Office in Norwalk, November 10. _
rs. E. H. Andrews Boss B E t, M .
Bell,.Elizabeth Brothertbu, Charlies‘Buog-
.' man, Combination Clo ' Co., John Cook,
Mrs. M: A. Collins, Mrs. aty Ford, Hi W.
- Miss Minnie Hearts. John T. Johnson. Mrs.
Rebecoa Knapp Mrs. Patience Moors Mrs.
Martha, Marghall, Mrs. Hattie Matthews: Jos-
eph 0 Connor, Charles Peti
Quonce, Miss Agness "Bollman, rank Smith,
Signor Savag'go C. n. Tattle, John Verlin,
William Mr. olin Wilson, J. M. Woodbridge.
Attest, Cuas. Ours-man, P. M.
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, MARKET across.
New York Wholeiiale Prices hr Country Produce
Burma—Creamery 276380: Dal 22 26
m?;fl§:@fifllt-Stnte Factory sets: Wreyster@n Paco
, . ,
Enos—Stats 28@27; Western. 25.
Livia POULTRY. arc—Tiirkeys.12@14: Fowls
10@1_1, Geese. per pr.81.75(al!.00: Ducks. per
@lnté[email protected]; Roosters. @fe Chickens, lb. 11
Ditassrzn Poun'rnr—-Chlckens. 15@17ccnte'.
Fowls, scaldcd. [email protected] Dry Picked. Mots;
1iirkeys,18@16; Ducks 14®18° Geese. —@14;
MAY AND sunny-Ship iagfiay.@lloo- alc-
dium to prime Timothy. £5086“ Salt ;
gmvggé soc; Rye Straw. Short to Long. “@556 ;
Potatoes—Rose. bbl. 8130- Burbank. 1.50'
Peerless.81.l2 ; Sweet. 82.70. ’ 8 ,
Minx—Averagti'prlce of our iua during the
week. per can or quarts 81%.
Bunny Vzorranass—babbaga. per 100.
80 ; Russia Turnips, bhl..Sl.25.
arenas—moi. Baldwin. (3.50;
83.50; Fall Pi pin.83'.50@84 50.
”aggroxs-bb , rod.,'1.ll7,- yellow. $.50; white
'Ga'arss—Delaware l . “- ..
c‘ggwg‘fiefih O] . b . soon. Con..ord. 6c
is x.— ite over,single combs.16@l9-
white clover sin. boxes.1 i7 - Bu 1: ‘
iron; Extr'ucted.lb.,8@1iolsa ’ c When
Unaxnnnmirs.-hhl.. 896811.50.
Greening.
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Pernwlansyrup cures D s is sis Gen-
eralDebility,Livercomplaint, olilafilui'nors.
(.hronio Diarrhea. Nervous Affection, Fe-
male Coruspainte, and all dimses origi-
- outing in a baltate oi the blood.
——.—¢......_—_
A. CARD.
To all who are sufi’erin from the errors
and indiscretions of yout . nervous weak-
ness, early decay, loss of manh anal will
sendarecipe that Will cure you, REE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was discov-
ered by a missionary in South America.
Send a sell add sod envelope to the' NW.
Jessr’u 'I.‘. last , Station D.Ncw York‘c‘ity.
.51
on 'l‘laIi-ay Dayav'l'nal.
Tun Vo TAIC Bur/r 00.. Marshall. mar...
wlll send r. Dre’s-Celebrated Electra-Vol.
tare Iteltsand Electric Appliances on trial for
thirty days to men (young or old) who are
aliilctcdwith nervous debility. lost vitality
and kindred troubles, guaranteeing speedy
and. complete restoration of health and man-
lyyrgor. Address as above. N.‘B.—-Norisk
is inch rred. us thirty days trial isallowed.1y52
DIED.
Roan—In Ridseflcld. on Baturrlay..Nov.10v.h,
J‘ane Ann Boy, wife of Duo. H. Kendall‘
funeral at Ridgeiield, Tue-day Nov. 13th at
p. in.
A Place. Wanted .
FOR in colored young man. can do any kind
91 work. Apply Gums Onion.
Revolver Lost.
ITIIER in or coming out of Music Hall on
Fiida evening last, a. small four bar-
rellerl. ntc el-plated Revolver. Liberal rc-
ward if returned to this oillcc. 45
OFFICE‘TO RENT-
lilI} rooms formerly occupied by the into
(ten. W . R. Smith as a law office.
Apply to.
LEGRANDJACKSON,
ti 14
Plymouth Rock Fowls.
OR. SALE. 1 doz. fine bred Plymouth
ltockflensJyear old, alsos Cockereis
nearly grown. Price'szmo each.
WILLIAM H. BELDEN,
Wesiport.
’
FOR SALE.
NE two seated rquarc box side bar wagon ,
45-‘Zt
Onc light litmberbox wagon.
One second-hand square box wagon.
One onc;horse cart.
this A. LYON. Knight Street.
Pl‘llllllll’. Sale lilleal Estate.
PURSUANT to an order of the Court gtPro—
base for the District of Norwalk, will be
sold at iihlie auction to the highest bidder.
on the 0th dav ofNOVEMBEB,1888, at 05.1;
OjOLOCK AFTERNOON, unless previously
dis need of at rivatc sale. so much or the
real estate of 8 TH IIICKOK. late of New
Canaan, in said district deceased. its will
raise the sum of 2,476 12-100 dollars. with in-
crdcntai charges of sale. Sale to take place
on the premises in said New Canaan. Terms
and conditions made known at. time of sale.
Dated at New Canaan, November 4th, 1883.
ANNA M. HIGKOK.‘
RUSSELL L. HALL.
2:45 Administrators with the. will annexed.
MUSIC H ALL.
ONI': NIGHT ONLY.
Saliilai Ei’ii, November 17.
I. W. BAIRD’S .
New Mammoth
MINSTRELS
AND
BliRlESflllE OPERA ROWAN.
Tickets. 35. 50 and 75 Cents’.
Reserved seats on sale at Spencer’s and
lloyt‘s. 2t-15 1t 45
.. g..-v«.—.'—L’ .- ,
AUG ION.
ILL be sold at Public Autioiv. on the
premises. TUESDAY. HOV.20tb, 1883.
at 10 o’clock I. m..all the Real and Personal
Property or F.E.Sturges. Platt’s Four Cor-
ners, Weston,Conn.. consisting of seven (7;
acres. more or less, of land, with a dwelling
house of six rooms. with ample: cellar room,
barn and wagon house, with stabling for live
head of.cattle, store and blacksmith shop. all
new and in good order. with excellent well or
water, and a rusted on the maimroad between
Norwalk and Newtown. six miles from Nor-
walk. The land is of the richest quality, free
from stone. and will produce abundantly, \vell
setout with fruit trees, and all in excellent
hearing condition. Besdes this. will be sold
all the farmin utensils consistin ot aplows,
1 iron drag. l and cart, 1 snow p ow. Sheavy
rock and draft chains.2 crow bars. rakes.1
hay cutter, 2 sleighs, barrows. 1 new buggy, 1
new square box wagon, 2 second-hand square
box wagons, 2 carriages. a velocipede, elder
barrels, 2 strings ot bells.- wagon poles. 2
horses. 1 cow, I aldorney heifer, intern. feed
box, heavy jack screw, horse collars. shot
guns. and 2 revolvers. Also about or tons of
good bay. 1 lot stalks, also lot of household
furniture. Terms cash.. Sale positive. 11'
stormy. next fair (my. .
ms JAMIN J. STURGES.
IMO - 18 Auctioneer.
~ Auction.
11E undersigned will sell “public auction
on Tuesday. November 20. 1383. at 11 a.
m. on the premises. the Farm _of the late
David Goiham. deceased. containing about
-70 acres. together with the dwelling), barn
and other outbuildings. Saidfarm is entiti-
tully located on high ground in the northeast
part of the town of W estpcrl. about 2 miles
north of Green’s Farm depenzx miles from
Southport. ‘5 miles from Westport onthe N.
Y.N. if. s. H. R. 1:. There is a. fine view of
the surrounding country. including about 30
miles of Long Island s und. The location is
an excellent one for em .mer boarders. The
farm is well divided into wood, meadow and
pasture land. is well calculated for onion
raising. A fine young orchardlis just coming
into full hearing. The property must be sold
to close the estate. A pure of the purchase
money can remain on mortgagoit desired. For
further in formation appl to
HENRY JONES, . uthNorwalk,ct.
EBENEMEB BAKER. Sonthport, “
D. F. GOBBAM. Administrator,
‘ Mt. Kisko, New York.
It stormy sale will take place nextfair day
at same hour. . . . 3t—u
Farm for sale in. illicit estate.
JAMES MITCHELL. Auctioneer.
WILL sell at Public Auction on Thursday
the 10th day of November. at 2 o'clock,
noise a roviousiy disposed otat private sale.
the wet known farm belonging to the estate
of Charles 1". Rover in the town ct New Can-
aan, situated on high ground..eommanding an
elegant view of Long Island Sound and the
surroundin country tor miles. being 1%
milesi‘rom ow Canaan depot. nudoonc hour
and fifteen minutes from the Grand Central
'Dcpot. . . Y. , Five trains a day to and from
’New York. suitable for any gentleman doing
business in the city. Good house. nearly
new. containing 13rooms. two good barns.a
carria house and all other out-buildings.
Farm swell watered and an abundance of
fruit trees. thereon. The farm is well pro-
portioned in meadow. pasture. plowed and
wood land. Said farm contains about 130
acres. .Sale to take place on. the premises in
said New Canaan. Terms and conditions
made known at time of sale. For particulars
apply to .
CHARLES H. FAULTY, Executor,
or JAMES MITCHELL. Auctioneer,
44 New Canaan, October ” .1883.
7301.1) warren runs 2
ThePubllshera of the Capital (lily Home
Guest. tha'well-kuowu Illustrated Literay and
Tamil Magazine. make the following liberal
0170? or the Holidays : The person telling us
the longest verse in the Bible-before Decem-
ber 10th. will receive a Solid Gold Lady’s
Hunting Cass Swiss Watch, worth $35.00. if
there he more than one correct answer,the
second will receive an elegant Stea- Winding
n's Match. The third a key-winding
English Watch. Each person must send use.
wit their answer for whiohthey will receive
three month’s subscri tion subs Home Guest.
a no page Illustrated ottdau.Book. a Cass of
25 articles that the ladies will. appreciate and
palper containin the names of t 9 winners,
1’ Its. ROME BEST, HARTFORD. CONN
am. Albert ‘
Nurs.—Ohestnutr.hu., $6.00: Hickory.81 50 '
Clearing Out Sale 5!
In order to reduce my large
steak preparatory to removing to
my new store which is being
built, adjacent to the National
Bank of Norwalk, I shall imme-
diately commence and sell at.
Bottom Rates.
Here is an excellent chance for
some
Rare — Bargains
In Stoves, Ranges, Crockery,
Glassware and all the miscellane-
ous articles which come under
my line.
time Earlit hill the Bill.
F.W'.Jl llll.
Wall Street.
45-“
Reduction.
Reduction. . .
Reductiom.
The Union Manufacturing
(10.. have resolved to close
out the balance of Cassimeres,
Overcoatings and Cloakings,
of which I am the exclusive
agent, at a great sacrifice.
So to-day, I shall commence
the sale. Prices from 50c.
to $1.00 per yard less than
they .have been selling by
the case.
s
EDWARD STREET.
lire-Pricellail Illl Guilisuie
' No. 5 Gazette Building
happy.
trouble to show the goods.
Also a. fine new stock of Violins, Guitars,Banjos, A
Flutes, Fifes, Drums, the best Strings. All the latest and best Sheet
Music, and Music Books. Elegant Stools, Music Stands and Cabinets
or Holiday Trade. Call early and select, All are invited. No
~
THE REASON WHY
Pomeroy Sells More
anomalous
v
(-
Than ‘any other house in the State is because he knows what good.
instruments are and sells only first-class reliable ones, which are sure
to please and bring other customers.
Over Two Hundred of the
leading citizens of Norwalk have patronized ' tihs house and are daily
recommending their friends to- purchase there. No Worthless trash
will he sold by us. No “Stencil Pianos.” All ibstruments fully war-
anted for five years‘and highest satisfation° guaranteed. A Fine
New Stock now arriving for the rush we are sure to have for the
holidays. Instruments of all kinds sold on easy payments, irom $1
per week upward. 'Nouc so poor but they can have “music at home
these long winter evening-6',” if they will only call on us and be made
A fine assortment of excellent
Second-Hand Pianos and Organs always
on hand.
Prices from $50 upwards, including Weber’s, Clickering’s. Stein-
way’s,‘ &c., &c.
S,
_ s. T. POMEBOY.
20 Wall Street, Nos-Walk. Conn.
TEAS,
Formosa. English Breakfast and Gunpowder of the
highest grade. '
COFFEES.
Park & Tilford’s best Mocha and Java, Mandehling
Java, Mocha, Java and Maracaiba'of ~
superior quality.
HAMS, BEEF, BACON & TONGUE.
The finest in the world, from F. A. Ferris & Co.
. BUTTER.
Clean, piire'and free from store dust. 4
F LOU R.
Special bargains in “Pillsbury's best."
CH EES E-
English Dairy, Neufchatel, Edam, Pineapple. Sweitaer,
Limburger and Domestic.
. . . FRUITS.
Table Raisins, Bananas, Oranges, Pe‘, Grapes. etc.
POULTRY. "
Dressed and Drawn to order.
R. P- Beam!
, cuocsn.
prong barbed wire.
and Blinds
15 and 17' Water St.,
Bill-lull lull Slul Blillflll Fellini.
For the sale of which'we are the authorized agents.
It is the strongest, most economical and effective barbed fence in
use, havrng none of the objectionable features of the ordinary four
We also call attention to our large stock of
Hardware, Iron and Steel, Carriage Makers’ and Builders’
Supplies, Agricultural Implements, Paints, Oils,
Glass, Fertilizers, etc, etc,
Doors, Sashes
a Specialty
W. H. Smith. do 00.,
381y Norwalk, Conn.
‘ ill ’
a
Have an immense assortment. of
IIROIJEEDIST’155,
YOUTHS’ I
AND,
BOYS’
ll.
- Which they are selling at
4‘
‘ BOTTOM PRICES.
Children’s Overcoats, $1.50 to $12.00
Boys’ “ 2.00 “ 15.00
Men’s. 2.75 “ 25.00
03.11 and examine these Goods and-
Prices and be convinced that we
mean business.
6‘
Our Stock of, Builness‘ Suits
_.__ “m.__
STYLE, -
MAKE
' ..iuucEs_
I. Uva' Amp. '
ultiuu uni, ~
45' Main Street,
N crwalk,
Insurance Building
‘ South Norwalk.
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