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NORWALK. GAZETTE.
Tuesday Dec. 25, 1888.
To-day promises to be an old-fashioned
Christmas.
Mr. P. P. Car, of Madison, Conn., was
in town last week.
Norwalk will send a delegate to, the
colored convention in Norwich, called for
the 27th inst.
Mr John Malone, of the Phalanx club,
left yesterday to spendltlic holiday season
in Philadelphia.
Sam Pine,late of Brid
trict,’ departed. has b
Madison murder.
The funeral of M
died on Thursday,
church, Sunday afternoon.
Superintendent
iry and Norwalk
tion on the West
geport,in said dis-
credited ~wil h the
ichacl Mulveliill, who
was held at St. Mary's
It is rumored that
Sandiforth of the Danbi‘
road is to accept a posi
Shore road.
The streets
yesterday wit
Sunday the weather was too
many to venture out.
The members of the Phalanx club will
hold their fourth annual ball on Thursday
evening, at the Opera House. The sale
of tickets insures a large attendance.
The banks will be closed today. The
postcffiee will only be open for business
during the foreuoon. Business men Will
observe the day by closing their stores
about noon. "
A Brmingham lady h
robe, two plush satche
book, and scrap books ga
gallant Mr. Tingue for her sucee
button string line. '
Trains on the Consolidated road~wcre
delayed Friday night by the derailment
of two cars of an out bound freight train,
sshort distance below South Norwalk
The damage was slight.
In view of the present low pric
Pratt's Astral Oil', there is not the slight-
est excuse for families exposing them-
selves to the well-known danger of using
cheap and inferior oils.
Forefathers' day was celebrated in New
York by the New England society, of
that city, at Delmonico’s, Saturday night.
Ex-Prcsident Grant responded to the
toast, “The President and the Rnpublie."
In various parts of the” Union 910 per-
sons put an end to their earthly existence
by drowning, fire, gas, the pistol, razor,’
rope. etc., during the year now drawing to
a close. In 1882 there were 383 cases of
suicide.
Bridgeport musl|be a paradise for letter
carriers. Not long ago two of them were
presented each with an easy hair, and
on Thursday one was enticed into a
house on his route and presented With
$75 in gold.
One of the express wagom which
carries the New York papers from Print-
ing House square to the Grand Cental
depot broke down Sundy morning, which
was the cause of Norwalk people not.
getting their supply of papers until the
arrival of the 9:41 train. . .
~ At the request of a number of- young
men who are to keep up the custom of
making New Year's calls, the SATURDAY
GAZETTE requests the ladies who intend
to receive that day, to send in a list to
this ofiice which will be published with
pleasure.
A large gang of men were busily
engaged in tearing up the tracks on the
bridge across the Honsatonic river on the
Consolidated road and laying tracks in
the center, on Sunday, between the hours
of 10 am. and 5 p. in. These new tracks
will make the bridge very much safer
than before.
All the trains running into South Nor-
walk on the Consolidated road, yesterday
morning, were an hour to an hour and a
half late on account of the drifted snow
along the line of the road. The trains on.
the Danbury and Norwalk railroad were
also behind time.
The Norwalk corresposdent of the
Bridgeport Standard pays: Invitations
have been sent out calling for a meeting
for the purpose of organizing a Chau-
were lively Saturday and
h sleighs of all descriptions.
cold for
as recsived a plush
ls a plush pocket
lore from the
so in the
u.
e of
. tsuqu club. No organization of the kind.
exists here at present and a successful
meeting is to be desired.
Two hundred and eighty one failures
in the United States and forty-two in
Canada and the provinces were reported
last week. Sixtyjper cent. of the failures
occurred in the western and southern
states, the eastern and middle states not
showing great increase over the average.
The county commissioners, at their
meeting Friday,transscted considerable
business relating to the home for children
in Strstffird. Furniture and other nec.
essary articles have already been purchas—
ed, and it is the intention to have the
home ready for occupancy at. the earliest
possible date.
Two trains going in opposite directions
on the New England road collided near
Sandy Hook, Saturday afternoon. The
crash was terific.
thrown from their seats and a number of
cars were derailed. One engine was
pretty badly wrecked, but no one was
seriously hurt. "
William A. Lockwood of Stamford
l died Thursday. aged fifty-seven. He was'
born is New Canaan in .1820, and at the
age of eighteen came to Norwalk to
serve as an apprentice in the horshpsing
and blacksmithingtrade. At the end of
his service he moved to Stamford where
he has since resided. His funeral occurs
to morrow at z p. m.
The Bridgeport Standard of Thursday,
says: "About twenty-five friends of Mr.
Alfred Perry,from Westport,Fsirfisld, in-
cluding those of this city, gave him a
surprise last evening, at his reside on on
Noble street, it being the sixteenth an-
niversary of his birthday: A collation
weakened and a social evening passed.”
'Last Friday evening Conductor Brown,
of the Danbury and Norwslk road, and
Editor White of the Item. rode the goat
into the lodge of the Knights of Honor,
in Danbury. The News says: Conductor
Brown is at home running a train, but
when the word came "all aboard” to
mount the goat be was instantly derailed.
He, however, put on the brakes and did
not break his neck,but was “in on time."
Editor White was all knocked into “pl,”
but his noble “form” is still here to
“press.”
In previous years during the entire
week before Christmas there has beena
' reuse of letters and packages at
al post ofiice in New York, but
increase was not noticed to
all] Saturday, then there was
adelnge. Six men were kept busy all
Saturday night assorting Christmas cards.
There were many large packages handled.
The cheap rste’s induce many persons
to send articles through the mails that
were formerly ' sent. by_express. European
steamers have brought many Christmas
cards, and a great number have been sent
from the United States.
From the recently issued catalogue of
Yale college it appears that F‘airfield
county has fiftyvthrce students in that
institution, of which eleven are from
Bridgeport, eight from Stamford, six
from Fairfield, four each from Easlon,
Reddine, Siratford and Westport; three
such from South Norwalk and Monroe,
and one each from Brookfield, Darlen,
New Canaan, Newtown, Trumbull and
Wilton. They are distributed among the
departments as follows: Theology, iwo;
Medicine, ,four; Law, fiVe; Philosophy
and Arts, forty three; Graduate, one;
Undergraduate, Academical, thirty, of
whom sixteen are seniors, one junior, two
sophomores and eleven freshmen; SCICD?
llarge'inc
the gener
this year the
any extent it
.tific School, sight, School of the Finer
Arts, three.
Passengers were ~
l
New Haven people are .talking of.an l
author’s carnival. '
The Gazar‘rn wishes its friends a very
merry Christmas. , ,
Christmas exercises will be held in the f
various churches this evening. _ ‘
' A delegation from St John's Lodge, E...
and A. M., attended the funeral of Rev.',
Zachariah Dav ppm, in Saugatuck,yss- l
terday. ' -
The Railroad Commissioners will met-t
in Norwalk, in John S. 'Ssyuioul s once,
on Friday of this Week, to hear parties
interested in the location of the Hartford
and Harlem railrt .
It is evident to 'Norwslk people have
not been forgotten by their friends abroad.
Two large 1_ s I f packages and bundles
were broug to the borough office of
Adams Express company on Sunday.
The directors of the National Bank of
Norwalk have declared it semi-annual
dividend of three and one-belt per cent.
't‘rom the earnings of the past six months,
payable on and after the second day of
January, 1884.
The Barlholdi statue is' completed, and
towers above all the surrounding build-
ings in Paris. Visitors who enter at the
door in Liberty’s right heel can now as-
cend the ladders through the labyrinth of
trusses until they reach the narrow stair-
way in the uplifted arm.
During the excitement and bustle of the
past. few days,- attended upon the prepa-
rations for Christmas. no thought seems
to have been given the fact that New
"Reefs. day is also close at hand. It is
lime DOWN begin to think over the good
resolutions which 131175.11 order for next _
year. - _ ,
Mr. O. E. Wilson, representing the
companies in which the stock and machin-
ery of Mr. W. A. Brown's hat factory
were insured, made a satisfactory settle»
ment with Mr. Brown in less than ten
days after the fire. which is evidence
enough that Mr. Wilson represents none
but reliable companies.
-The United States Lighthouse Board
has issued a circular requiring all light-
house keepers snd employees to provide
themselves with a regulation uniform.
This will consist of a blue kerscy or
flannel suit with regulation bras-a buttons
and a blue cap, with a yellow metal
lighthouse devise for the front. The
uniform will be first worn on May 1st,
1884. " ,
We are pledged to learn that Mr. A. M.
Wooster, lste.of Wooster 8.7 Smith, is not
to leave Bridgeport, but has opened an
office for the transaction of all kinds of
business relating to patents in Wheeler’s
building, corner of Main street and
Fairfield avenue. Mr. Wooster was in
Washington, last. week, and secured the
services of Mr. Win. A. Jones, an accom-
plished draftsman, who will make the
drawings here, and also perfected ar-
rangemeuts for the transaction of his
associate business in Washington. Mr.
Wooster has had eight years’ experience
in patent business, and for the past year
has practiced in that city. He is a mem-
beget the bar of the Supreme Court of the
United States, and brought the best of
testimonials from the ofilcials at the pat
«at office. We commend Mr. Wooster to
all perrohs having patent business.—
Bridgeport Standard.
, Through the mails, under the new
rates, one cent for each ounce of fractiOn
thereof, may now be sent, when as mer
chandise or sample, the followingza
Labels, patterns, playing cards, tickets,
photographs, lithographs, engravmgs,
samples of printing, valentines, fancy
lithographed and engraved cards, (includ-
ing Christmas, New Year and Eister
cards), address tugs, scrap pictures, and
in general all articles which are evidently
sent as merchandise or samples, although
bearing printing. Blank books, desk
blotters, with or without printing there-
on, and also maps, prints, show cards,
etc., printed on or attached to other ma-
terial Lthan pspcr (wh-ch includes eard-
board) or mounted on rollers or with
metal,bindings, or in f rsmes, are also rated
its fourth class; but copy books and draw-
iug books, containing printing, remain in
the third class.
Connecticut’s Oyster Industry.
Dr. Wm. M. Hudson, of Hartford,
member of the state commission on
fisheries is in receipt of extracts from tLe
report of the oyster commissioner of
Maryland to the governor ofgthat state,
in which the oyster legislation of Con-
necticut is warmly commended. Among
the results spoken of by the commissioner
of Maryland and sttribueed to the wise
which have been enacted in this state, are
~the following:
“Fifty thousand acres of entirely bar-
ren ground covered thirty, forty and fifty
feet deep by the Waters of Long Island
Sound have been made into productive
oyster beds, and have multiplied by an
hundred foldnthe production of native
oysters. Ten years ago tens of thousands
of bushels of oysters were imported from
New York, New Jersey and .Rhods
Island, and now hundreds of thousands
of bushels are yearly exported
to those states and to Massachusetts.
Millions of dollars are now invested in
the industry, thousands of men and
women unemployed, millions of bushels
are in growing crops and hundreds of
thousands of dollars yearly come into the
states as proneeds of exported oysters.
The oyster authorities have paid 'more
than 050,000 to the towns and to the
stats for grounds to cultivate. and pay» a
yearly tax to s’ large amount}? .
According to Ingersoll 715,000 bushels
of seed'oysters were in 1869 taken from
the Chesapeake bay to be planted. in
\Connecticut, and three years of wise
management have produced such a change
'lhat one firm shipped to San Francisco in
the spring of 1888, 15,009,000 young
oysters which had been reared on the
Cbnnecticut oyster farms. and were used
for planting on the Pacific coast. This
state is now able to sell seed oysters to
theplaulcrs of adjacent states, besides
sending an immense supply to Europe.
The departure of the oyster industry
from Maryland to Connecticut in the near
future is a certainty unless we adopt
measures similar or equivalent to those
which have in a few years raised the oys
ter grounds of that state from a position
of insignificance to the front rank.”
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People in the Street ear. g .
C. D. Warner, in St. Nicholas, says:
'To a person not much accustomed to
travel there is a mild excitement in get.
ting on board of a street-car; it is in the
nature of an adventure. The roar of the
wheels in the iron track. the cheerful
jingling of the bells, the effort to attract
the attention of the driver, who, with one
hand on the ,brake and the other
controlling his fiery steeds, is always
looking for a belated sod hurrying
passenger up the wrong street; the scant
courtesy of the.conductor, who watches,
with his hand on the .bell-pull, the
placing of your foot on. the step in order
to give you the little shock ne'cccssary to
settle your ideas—this mere getting on
board has its pleasing anxieties and sur-
prises. And :then there is always the
curiosity as to your fellow-passengers
and the advantage in studing character in
svshicle where people. usually think it
unnecessary to conceal their real natures.
1 have noticed that the first-comers in a
car seem to think that they have a sort
of propriety in it and they resent with a
stare of surprise the entrance of the last-
comer, as if his right 'to :a seat depended
upon their courtesy. In no other can
vsynnce,Iihink, does one so perfectly
realise how‘queer people are. Nowhere
also, perhaps, are ugliness and oddity and
eccentricity in dress such an offense.
And then the passengers, _ugly as they
may be, are so indifferent to your opinion,
It is something amazing, the conceit of
ugly people.
FR OM THE SATURDAY GAZETTE.
Splendid sleighiug.
Mis:- Grlztn of P." bio, 001., is visiting
Miss Louise, Leonard. '
_ Keep your- sidewalks clear of snow or
(“an0th Bailiff will be around.
' Sixteen young ladies will gradunte
' from lllc Stale Normal schoolmex'f Mou-
d y.
Twenty-three years ago Thursday,
South Carolina Ppasseli the ordinance of
s-cession. J- l . "{l —-'- ’ ‘41
Navigation ou the Connecticut river
closed last Saturday. ‘Last year it. closed
on December 4th. ' ‘ 5
one. of a class of sixteen‘wliich graduates
from the state, normal school next Mon-
day. l 1, .
Henry Lee, father of the Rev T.J
Lee, well known here, died liist. Smuvday
at his home in Madison, aged seventy-
three. ' "
' The “ruthless hand of improvement"
has compelled the cutting down of that
fine elm on West avenue near the water—
ing tank.
Many persons throughout the borough
have already Violated the by-luw relating
to the removal of snow and ice from the
sidewalks. -
A delegation from Fidelity lodge, I, 0.
G. T., of this place, took a sleigh ride to
Bridgeport, Thursday night, and visited
Nonpareil lodge of that place.
Cheater N. Case, who formerly lived in
this place, died at Prairie du Chit-n,
Wis., last Thursday, of paralysis. He
was in his eighty-seventh 'year.
Pickpackets are working the railroads
as usual during the holiday season and
ladies traveling with money and valuables
should be very cautious less they be
robbed.
Charles W.’ Bradley. once president of
the fat men’s association, was not out of
his bed and fined five dollars for contempt
in disregarding a subpoena to attend court
in New Haven, Monday.
A couple of Ridgefieldeh were in
Nurwalk last week, and one of them hap
pened to see one of Norwnlk’s most at-
tractive “dudes” passing along, when he
exclaimed: "Gosh! what sights we see
when we don’t. have nogun.”—-Mcssgnger.
Mrs, A. H. Bissell has rented the
Carter place on Belden avenue, so recent-
ly altered and improved by Cashier
Miller. Mrs. Bissell will take possession
January lsl. and will co'nduct her popular
school there. We wish her unlimited
success, her excellent school fully merit-
. ing it.
' Miss Stella Seymour, who for the past
year and a half has been studying music in
Stuttgart, Germany, arrived Sunday on
the steamer Elbe, and has been visiting
her brother,:.Iohn:S.;Seymour, for the past
few days, as has also Miss L. C. Dike
man of Waterbury. ' _
The National Woman’s Christian Tem-
perance union has issued a call to each
state union asking every local society, of
which there are 5 000, situated in nearly
every state and territory, to celebrate
with appropriate exercises the tenth anni
versary of the "woman’s crusade," which
will occur to morrow.
Two lengths of new hose purchased by
the borough last winter, burst while in
use at the fire at Brown’s hat shop. This
being reported to the New York Belling
and Packing company, from whom the
hose was bought. that company sent up
an agent to éxamine it Wednesday even-
ing, with orders to replace it if the hose
was found to blame. . - ’
Examinations for admission to the. Jam.
usry term of'thc state normal school will
be held as follows; Hartford, January 3;
New Haven, Middletnwn, Willimantic.
Wednesday, January 9; Norwich, New
Milford, Thursday, January 10; New
Britain, Monday. January 28.
The Evening Sentinel published at
Anso'nia, by Editors Emerson and
such a success that it will be continued,
and Ansonia now can boast a permanent
daily payer. We are glad to see that the
labors of the above gentlemen are apprec
iated, and trust their venture may culmi-
nate in a glowing success.
While Capt. Young. of Bridgeport, was
iinder water in his diving armor of! Nor-
walk. a valve refused to work, and in a
few moments the diver was in the horrors
of asphyxiation. Before he became in-
sensible, however, he managed to pullthe
signal and was hauled up alive. After
being restored he went down again and
completed his work of unloading a sunken
schnoner.—anhange
Mr. Wilmot steett is contemplating"
the opening of :u crockery and auction
store in town in the near future. His
establishment will be located on Water
street in the basement of the store now
occupied by his wife as a millinery and
fancy goods emporium. In the same
spirit that bids us welcome any new
enterprise. we cordially wish Mr. Fawcott
success in his new venture.
Mr. J. L Clark, son of Mr. O. S. Clark
of this place. a drummer for a New York
jewelry house, was robbed in Waterbury,
‘ Thursday afternoon, while exhibiting his
goods in the store of D. C. Collenderdt
Co , of a tray containing from $1,000 to
$5,000 worth of chains, etc. He thinks
he was followed by two men. The’ thieves
left. two more trays of much more value,
one being inventoried at $10,000.
Mary," wife of the late Thomas War-
ner, Jr. of Springfield, died at her borne.
on Tuesday. She has been in feeble
health for some time and her constant
attention at her husband’s bedside brought
on a nervous prdstration which was If!-
gruvated by an attack of pymmia. Her
funeral was held at this place yesterday
at 2 p. m., and the interment made at
Union cemetery. Mrs. Warner was sev
enty years of age.
The funeral oflSophronia, wife of Sci-
leck Youriizs, took place at her late‘ resi-
dence, Wednesday afternoon, Rev. W.
H. Thomas officiating. A number of
friends from Bridgeport Were present.
The interment was made at the Rowdy—
tou cemetery. Deceased was a devout
Christian lady, and by her many virtues
had endeared herself to a large circle of-
friends. She was in her sixty-fourth year
The annual election of St.John’s Lodge,
-~ F. and A. M.. took place Thursday even-
ing. at which the following gentlemen
were chosen: A. H. Camp. W. M.‘; John
H. Lee, S W. ; Asa. Smith, treasurer;
William E. Montgomery. secretary ;
Nicholas Martin, J D ; Trustees. Henry
Guthrie, Asa Golding and Edward
Street. ‘ The iortallation of ofiIcers-elect
of Commandery, Chapter and Blue Lodge
will take place at Masonic Hall, next
Thursday evening. All master masons
are invited. ‘
That no fence around private property
is safe in this place unless made of solid
iron and firmly fastened to a stone coping
is best evidenced by the appearance of
the picket fence around the properly at
the corner of Belden and West avenues.
There the pickets are very conspicuous
by their absence. A gentleman passing
that way at six p m., recently.saw a man
carryingoff a whole armful of the pick. ts
presumably for fire wood. We earnestly
advise our borough bill poster to securely
chain his bill board also that too may be
carried off.
The following are the jurors drawn for
the civil term of the superior court which
comes in on Tuesday, January 8: Daniel
Worcester and J. L Roberts of Bridge-
port; William Bradley and Ezra Seeley,
Fairfleld; D. B. Bradley and John R.
Palmer, Weslpmt; John Jarvis std
Charles Thomas, Norwalk; Charles W.
Lounsbury and Samuel B. Gorbam,
Miss Marion H. Nashfloffilfidgefield, is f
“ affair We can tell more about it after hav-
Putnam, Staflnrd. Danhury, Stamford, ‘
Frank 11: Beach as a holiday daily, proVed . ‘
4,.~v.-. ‘ ,
NORWALK GAZETTE, TUESDAY DECEMBER 25 .1885?
Darien; Schuyler Merritt and S. A.
Brown, Stamford; Geogr- A. l-lusted and .
i A. W. Cl'lSe. Greenwich; S. Bvron Bron-
‘ son and C. S. Beardsley, Huntington;
Edward Seeley and William Ward, Eas-
ton. '
‘Next. Thursday will be a red lelter day
in Norwalk, for, on that evening the
Phalanx hold their fourth annual ball. l
This club has buen characterizr-d by the
excellence and sociability of their balls
and sociab‘aes ever since their organiza-
tion,apd the coming affair promises to.
be of a higher order than any previously
had At the close of the ball, we
understand, a bountiful supper is to be
given in the club room, but, though
satisfied the latter will be a riaherche
ing sampled it.
Al the meeting of the borough fireme-
ptlrlment, Thursday evening, for the pur-
pose of electing officers for the ensuing
year, J T. Prowitt for chief received
seventy,five of the seventy-six votes
cast and was declared elected. The
assistants chosen Were First, W. R
Olmstead; second, 'William Hands.
“An invitation was received to attend the
funeral of Charles T. Grow in company
with’Old Well Hook and Ladder com-
pany, city, and was accepted. The res-
olutions of thanks from the city council
were read and accepted, after which the
‘neeling adj iurneti sine die.
The civil side of the superior court
came in at Bridgeport Tuesday morning
and took up the case of ArchibaldY
Baclie. of New York, as. the Norwalk
Horse railway company. Tbiu isasuit
for damages arising from injuries received
by Archie Roche, u temyear'old son of
the plaintiff in May, 1878, on the defend-
ant's road. While in the act of jumping
from the front platform ofnliorse car,
opposite the store now occupied by Ana-
tin the jeweler, young Bache fell beneath
the wheels, and before the car could be
stopped was dragged several feet, break-
ing ii number of ribs and reCeiying inju-
ries from which he never fully recover: d.
He was a student at Selleck’s school
at the time of the accident. It was
thought then by the physicians who at-
tended him thst he could not recover.
Dana B. Suave-no traveling salesman
for B. W. Allen '& Co., wholesale liquor
dealers at 47 Broadway, New York, died
suddenly at the Grand Union hotel in
New Haven Thursday morning. A
friend was with him-until late the night
before and noticed nothing unusual In his
manner or appearance. About six o'clock
Thursday morning Mr. Beaver dressed
and went down stairs but soon returned
to his room. About 8:30 o'clock a cham—
hermaid looked in through the half open
door of his room and saw him lying on
the floor near the bed. A physician was
summoned and pronounced life extinct,
death being’caused by heart disease. Mr.
Seaver was about fifty years old and leaves
a wife and daughter. Thirty years ago
he was a clerk in W E. Bissell's drug
store here, which stood where the Arling-
ton hotel now stands. Hc married a
daughter of the/late Charles Hoyt of this
town and his sister was the first wife of
Commodore Tompkins of the Neptune
club. The funeral will be held to day
from his late residence S79 Ryersou strlect,
Brooklyn, at 3 p. m.
- MISSING LINKS. ‘
Nevada is losing in population.
Constantinople policemen get forty cents
a day. .
Mexican banana planters get three crops
a year.
Lead pencil writing is more enduring
than ink.
‘ 0f the 150,000 inhabitants of Uilth 110,-
000 are Mormons.
There are nearly half a million more
Women than men in Japan.
One of Maryland’s senators introduced
eighty-three bills in one day.
Philadelphia has an association which
gives a, breakfast to the poor every Sun-
day.
Tile city of Pullman, Ill., has i 0 pc-
liceman, no .sa'oons, no alderman, no
debts, no misery.
Japan has the cheapest postal service in
the world. Letters are conveyed all over
the empire for seven7tenths of a cent.
m
Milk that is heated to much above
100 ° F. loses for the time, a degree of
its sweetness and its density ; but no one
fatigued by over-exertion of body and
mind, who has ever experienced the revi-
ving influence of a tumbler of this beve-
rage. heated as hot as it can be sipped,
will willingly fcrego a resort to it because
of its having been rendered somewhat less
acceptable to the palate. The prompt-
nes's with which its cordial influence is
felt is indeed surprising. Some portion
of it seems to be digested and appropriat-
ed almost immediately ; and many who
fancy they need alcoholic stimulants when
exhausted by labor of brain or body, will
find in this simple draught an equivalent
that shall be abundantly satisfying, and
more enduringin its effects.
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The art of removing lint; dust and light
matter adhering to'velvet consists in the
proper mode of managing the brush.
Take a hat-brush—not too soft, but hav-
ing the bristles elastic, and returning at
once to their original state after being
pressed aside—hold firmly under the palm
of the hand, in the direction of the arm,
and with the blisllcs downward, and -
pressing them first into the substance of
the velvet, then twist around the arm,
hard and brush together, as on axles,
without movmg them backward or for
ward. The foreign matter will thus be
drawn up and flirted out of the flock with—
out injury to the substance of the velvet;
and the brush magi belifted and placed in
- a similar manner over every part required
to be brushed. By this means velvet will
be improved instead of deleriorated, and
will last for yours
There is one simple article that will
render any decently made hoot thoroughly
impervious It is nothing more nor less
than cold-drawn caster-oil “pure and sim
ple” It is best applied before a mode-
rate fire. The bootsto be dressed should
be quite clean and dry; and especial care
should be given to the welt and the
tongues, and their stitching to the upper
leathers. I generally begin by pouring
the oil from the bottle all round the well,
so that the angle between the sole and
upper leather is quite filled with oil, and
then proceed all over the boot, including
the edges of the sole, rubbing it in with
the hand. When one is done, have atom
at the other, and so alternately till you
have got in about a tablespoonful and a
half to each boot. The tongues, being
thinner leather, should be quite saturated.
Subsequently dressings will not require
so much oil. I have never found anything
to touch this as a waterproof dressing ;
the gelatinous oil seems to effectually stop
eVery pore ‘in the leather. There is
another advantage for those who are natty
in such matters ;-the boots will soon take'
a good (common blacking) polisb,-—so
much so that a man may, if he likes,
waterproof his ordinary walking boots
for bad weather without spoiling their ap-
pearance. With a' common walking boot
of ordinary thickness,‘spply the oil all -
over the sole. I,wenr boots so treated,
shooting, over thick woollen socks, for
from eight to twelve hours a day or more,
without feeling the slightest inconvenv
lanes in any way; but they have the
“chilly feeling inseparable from all boots
that are oiled in that way.
[Vanderbilt has secured a valuable fran-
chise for his Harrisburg and Western road
The seventy-second annual dinner of
the New England Society look place.
8 .iurday night; among the speakers were
ngsrsl Grant, Mr. Evarts, Mr. Curtis,
Mr. Beecher and Mr. Dapew.
Fairfield County News.
NEW CANAAN.
- The Grand Army fair opened Tuesday
evening with a fair'attendance. ‘ _
The gentle snow has repairedothe' airle—
walk in front of the Post office. ,
The assessors have now perfected their
lists for 1883, and they are now open for
inspection at the town clerk’s office. -
Will. W. Kirk and about a dozen ()1th
have petitioned the selectmen to appoint
F. M Bliss, town agent to sell“liquor."-
Mrs. Theron C. Rockwell, nee Miss
Emma Robinson. of Harlem, died Wed-
nesday night, and was, buried Friday
afternoon.
The storm prevented a large attendance
at the Grand Army fair Wednesday even.
ing.
good attendance.
The assessors have made some import-
ant. changes. To one person’s list an
addition of $23,000 ; to anolbet’s an
addition of $10,000.
May Emma, wife of T. C. Rockwell,
died on Tuesd ly. The funeral was held
from her late .resicleuce, yesterday, and
Was attended by a large circle of friends.
Band of'Hope met at the Congregation-
al church last Sunday evening. The
usualexercises and a discussion on the
violation of the no licence law were held.
The basis for the claim that the no
license vote is illegal is, first, the notice
was not legal. Second, it was not legally
petitioned for. Third, no petition can be
found.
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WESTPOR’I‘.
Miss E'lllh Perry, of Norwallt; is visii°
‘ing Mrs. Thomas R. Lees.
The third sociable of the season will be
held in Sturgea Hall Thursday evening.
/ Mr. Josiah Raymond has been visiting
friends in New York city during the past
week. .
Dr. and Mrs. Geo. 13. Benton returnsd
from their visit to friends at the east last
Saturday.
Miss Mamie Cable, who is teaching in
holidays. .
Mr. M. B. W. Wheelerhss a revolving
apparatus in' his window for displaying
goods, which attracts winch attention.
On Saturday morning Mrs. Fannie L.
Gray met with a painful accident. In
coming down stairs she slipped and fell,
fracturing her left arm.
On Saturday afternoon Mrs. Frederick
Ksmper took by mistake a teaspoonful of
Fowler’s solution of arsenic. Dr. Powers
was immediately summoned, and took
prompt measures for her relief.with favor-
able results.
Many of the young men of Westport,
who are away at school and college, are
home for the holidays. Among them
Mr. Frank 'Williams, from New Jersey,
and. Messrs. Charles Adams, Edward
Coley and William Coley from Yale.
Mr. W. A. Williams is about to retire
from the boot and shoe business. He will
dispose of his stock at auction. Mr.
Thomas Courtney will occupy this shop
as a jewelry store and will carry on the
business of repairing watches and clocks.
Mr. Theodore E. King, and Mr. Wil—
liam H. Sexton of this place attended the
opening ceremonies of thecnntilever bridge
over the Niagara river. Tile bridge was
built by the Central bridge works of
Buffalo, of which Mr C. V. N. Kittridge
is treasurer, who is a personal friend of
Mr. King. being several years ago presi'
dent of rtconipany of which Mr. King
was aupv rintendent.
The young ladies of Trinity parish will
give an entertainment in National Hall
Friday evening, consisting of tableaux,
the pantomime of the “Pearl Sisters,” fol
the little ones, the concluding perform-
ance being the heart reading tragedy
“The Mistletoe Bough.” It is unneces-
sary to state that it will be well worth at-
tending, as lhe genera up have, on several
ability in that line. .
On Thursday morning, about ten o'clock,
Rev. Zachariah Davenport died at his real
aches in Saugatuck. Rev. Mr. Daven-
port came to this country from England,
and to Westpqrt about forty years ago, as
a circuit preacher, preaching at Poplar
Plains and Ball Hill, after which he went
to Hempstead, L I., from'whence he re
turned to Westport and preached in the
Universalist church. During his stay
here and through his efforts the present
church edifice was erected. He went
fi'bm Weslport to Saugatuck and founded
the church there, and becoming to old for
novice work in the ministry, he was super-
sonuate'd and made it his home at that
place. For many years he has been well
known by all in the town and whenever
it was known that he was to preach the
house would be filled, asoven in hisdeclin-
ing years he was an earnest and eloquent
preacher, and on many occasions was he
called to perform the last sad rites for the
departed, regardless of denomination. He
was a member of St. John’s Lodge No 6,
F. and A. 141., of Norwalk,und a great
lover of the institution of which he was a
member in the fullest sense of the term.
He has also been for several years chap-
lain of the Masonic ‘Veteran association.
Hislfuneral was attended Monday after
noon.
IN THE SHOP.
What is that lady doing?
She is shopping.
But she jus't told that clerk who has
been showing her goods for the last half
hour that she didn't intend buying. She
only came in to inquire about laces for a
file nd.
Yes, Ihey always say that.
But does the clerk believe her ?
Oh, yes; the clerk believes everything
that the professional shopper tells him.
Professional shopper. What is that f
It is a lady who shops. She never’buys.
But see, she has stopped at another
counter. She is looking at those beautiful
floor rugs.
She will not buy.
You are wrong this time. I hear her
tell the clerk to send three of them to her
residence upon approbation:
I tell you she will not buy.
She will if they suit her after careful
inspection.
You are vsry innocent. She is to have
company, a party perhaps, at her house
to-night. She will send those ruge back
to-morrow.
I don’t understand.
No, but the clerk does.
He is doing the rugs up for her.
Yes ; it is better that he should do that
than spend his whole day showing her
goods. '
How pleasantly he bids her good day !
Yes, it is a great pleasure to bid her
' good day—Boston Transcript.
L—Q—s.
Beyond the size—The‘man who files
from the sham“. '
Inquiring employer: "Are the young
'man’s ,habits regular P" “Well, yes, he
gets drunk about every other night.”
”You didn’t shoot the old straw but
yet, I see,‘ ’ said Jones to Brown. “No.”
replied Brown, with a useful air, "I
havn't got any ammunition.”
Raw oysters are recommended as a
marvellous care‘ for a cold. Ab, ha!
That’s the res son why men. who are kept
out until after midnight are so fond of
them, then. _
“You look tired, Smith," said a friend
to a grangsr, who emerged out of a sav-
ings bank, wiping his face with s exhaust-
ed expression. . “Shouldn’t wonder. I’ve
been ““ng a mortgage."
The dog has queer taste in matters of
dress. He wears his pants in his mouth.
—-Merohanf Traveller. Nor is he partic-
ular about his own pants neither. We
have known a dog to wear other people’s
pants in his mouth.
Thursday evening there was a _
the town of Seymour, is slzuome for the '
lowed by "Villikens and his Dinah,” by '
previous occasions demonstrated their
0
We have in stock a full line of
Drugg'ists’ Sundries
AND
CHOICE NOVELTIES,
I’rocured Expressly for the
Holiday Season.
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We cordially inVite aii inspcc— ;
tion of these. as among them
there are new and elegant designs
1n Satin and Plush ‘Toilet and
Dressing Cases, Perfumery Stands
Bronzcs and many novelties not
before shown in this market. We
also carry a. very full assortment
of Colgate & Co’s Extracts, Toilet
Water, and Fine Soaps, such as
lashmere Boquet. Marguerite,
Pansy, Itondeletiafltli ,Regimcnt.
Opoponax, Rosodora, Transpar
Imported Leghorn. White Castile.
etc. These goods have been pur-
chased in quantity, and are offer-
ed the public at reduced and at-
tractive prices. ,The elegant and
tasty form ‘in which they are put
up make them especially suitpble
HOLIDAY GIFTS. -
. We have Lundborg’s Extracts
in ell. varieties, Edcnia. Mai'cclial
‘Niel, Alpine, Violet Ithcnish Col
ogne, &c. . ’
J.G.Gregory 86.90
Hnli ay Goods!
Yen will find a Large Stock of
Toys 0}" All Kinds.
SUCH AS
Tin, Wood and Iron, Doll Cs.r-'
' riages, Rocking Horses, Ve-
locipedes and Wagons,
Booksand Building
Blocks, Tool
Chests.
and everything to please the Old and Young.
. l have a Large Variety of
Decorated Cups, Saucers and
Plates, Pitchers and Mugs,
Decorated C h a m b c r
Sets, Tea and Diu-
ner Sets. Dec-
orated and
Plain.
' I have a Large Variety of
Work and Scrap Baskets.
all new Phtterns
Silver Plated Goods, the Best
Quality, Table and Pocket
Cutlery.
Call and examine our Large Stock of
Hanging lamps and Chandeliers
AND
Holiday Goods
Before you buy, at
L. J. Curtis’s,
MAIN STREET.
\
‘ Don’t Wonder
WHERE
Santa Elaus’ Headqu'arlus
ARE ?
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A glance at the unusually large
ck found at
Elli. lll ’
will convince you that I have the
BEST Goons
from which to make suitable and
appropriate selections for.
Holiday Presents.
A NEW on A1.
AT THE
MODEL UNION MARKET.
F. W. MITCHELL,
Having purchased the Meat Market bus-
iness heretofore conducted by G. W. 8‘: D
Mitchell, will continue the same in such
a manner as to fully maintain the high
reputation this Market has for.so many
years enjoyed while in the hands of his
predecessors. None but the best meats
,will be served to his customers and sold
always at fair prices.
Aucus'r 1st. 1888.
A CARD.
bsci‘iber .having been engaged by
. . t“. W. Mitchell. will be glad as in
times past to serve the m any customers of the
Model Unionhfarket,to the best at his ability.
:3 k. 32 SAMUEL MITCHELL.
NE”) on
Mr
G'UION LINE]
[7. s. MAIL snumsms
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Queenstown and Liverpool.
Leaving Pier 38 N . It... foot of King St
ALASKA , WISCONSIN ARIZONA
These Steamers are built of Iron, in water-
tight compurtments and are furnished with
every requisite to make the passage across
the Atlantic both safe and agreeable, hav-
ing Bath Room. Smoking Room. Drawinz
Room, Piano and Librar .also experienced
Surgeon, stewardess an Caterer on each
Steamer. The Staterooms are all on deck,
thus insuring those greatest ol'a'l luxuries
at sea, perfect ventilation and light. Cabin
,Passage (according to Stateroom! 860. 880
and 8100; Intermediate. 840; Steerag‘e at low
rates.
Williams & Gulch,
Offices, '29 Broadway, N. Y,
- A.H.Bysugson& Sous,
Agents.
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ent Glycerine. Brown Windsor. '
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Aii Immense Variety for the Holiday Trade, at
FANCHER’.
Warm Wool Lined Shoes for Winter wear.
AND
Rubber Goods of every description.
Flu Haitians Bull all this 11 all Willis, [Ill llllllll
' lll‘ lllllllfl ll] lll'llfll'.
Men’s IIcav Boots - — - - "
Men’s Calf goofs, , — — - - - S233 :23 lip
Men’s Congress Shoes, - - — . - 1. 00 and up
Ladies’ Button Shoes, , — - - - 1:00 and up
Carpet Slippers, with Solid Leather Soles, - - 25 (its?
TRUNKS,SATCIIELS, LEATHER AND FINDINGS.
EUGENE FANCHER,
17 Main Street, Norwall:
Sign of the. Golden Boot.
2win_2 wo— 838
H.1—IOYT
Calls attention to‘liis very complete stock of ‘
EOOTS Q AND SHOES.
What will make a more acceptable
HOLIDAY GIFT
Than a. nice pair of
Rubber BllfllS, Warm licllu. ii a nail if French Kit Sings?
In fact. there are many kinds 0f shoes that will mak '
. . e yer m P
note are more useful. Make friends happy and do the évefegod‘rlflenlls ’13::
. and fine line of
Holiday Slippers.
Those coming early will have the best chance for selection.
RUBBER BOOTS Mill SHflES, AlASKAS AND AHETICS.
Light, Heavy and Medium. All kinds. All styles.
Hand-Made Boots and Shoes.
Ladies’ Misses" and. Children’s
. WHITE KID SLIPPERS.
A FULL LINE or '
Shoes. Bottom Prices always.
A . I-I . H O Y '1'
Wall street. Near Post O’mce.
Cheap
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w“ lies '0’,
45 Main Street; '
Norwalk.
THE Russolvwsssr
Pomeroy Sells More _
[PIANIS ORGANS
Than any other house in the State is because he knows what '1' r ‘
are and sells only first-class reliable ones, which are sure to plzgilrzg‘lsgllgeolll:
er citstomens. Over Two hundred of the leading citizens of Norwalk have pat-
ronized this house and are daily recommending ‘their friends to purchase there
No worthless trash will be sold by us. No “Stencil Pianos.“ All instruments
fully warranted _for five years and highest satisfaction guaranteed. A Fine new
Stock now arriymg for the rush we are sure to have for the holidays Instru-
gifcptsboft atl:l kinds sclilld on‘easy payments, from $1 per week upward. . None so
r u s can ave music at home’ these lono' ' ' ” '
will only callzin us and be made happy. 0 winter evenings, If they
AND
ELEGANT, HOLIDAY GIFT.
memoirs OISflIAI
Also a fine new stock of Violins Guitars, Banjos, Accordeon Fl '
Drums, the best Stripgs. All the laiest and best Sheet Music, ansrl Millstiecs’BlrIglig’
Elegant Stools. Music Stands and Cabinets for Holiday Trade. Call early and.
select. All are routed. No trouble to show the goods.
A FINE ASSORTMENT OFgEXCELLENT
Second-Hand Pianos and Organs alwaysj on hand.
Including Weber’s, Chickering’s, Steihwny’s, &c., Prices'from $50 upwards.
S. 'I'. POMEROY.
20 Wall Street, Nor-walk. Conn
Solid Steel Barbell Fencing.
For the sale of which we are the authorized agents.
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sssr FITTING -i- canicssr snsn'ss a FINEST austirr.
CARDIGAN JACKETS.
~ arms FINE UNDERWEAR l SPECIALTY.
COMSTOOK Buns,
It 115 the strongest, most economical and effective barbed fence in
use, iavmgr none of the objectionable features of th ' '
, . . e ordinar
prong barbed Wire. y 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 ’
and Blinds a Specialty
W. H. Smith «is (30.,
15 and 17 Water St, Norwalk, Conn.
381}
‘ HOLIDAY PRESENTS!
COmstock \
rothcrs
"HAVE JUST RECEIVED AN ELEGANT LINE OF
AND MU
We call atte‘ntion to our choice assortment of
a: wear. SilkSus antlers. Silk Umbrellas. Sil Hosiery, all
. Silk Wrisuets. Suitable for Holiday Gifts.
KID
L VES
s
Insurance Building,
South Norwalk. -
Norwalk Chronicler