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Tuesday April 15, 1884
“NORWALKMGAZEITE;
——-See adv. Grist Mill w- rent.
"Worth a Struggle” Iii-night.
Mr. Cnrmi Bctls is home from Florida.
The fl )I'lBlS did a lively business Satur-
day. .
Tueihillsides and lawns are growin
green.
Mr. Fred Godfrey spent Sunday ,in
Nor walk. .
T. ere is talk of annexing West Strat-
ford to Bridgeport.
-,—Holland's Pills are the only reliable
romdy for chills and fever.
There are rumors of a renewal of de-
tective work in the Rose Ambler ease.
According to manufacturers, piano
back buggies are the most popular style.
B. F. Ashley, late editor of the Stam-
‘ f5rd {fer-old, will start a paper in South-
port.
'I he sclmlars and teachers of the public
schoéls of the town are enjoying a week’s
vacation.
Commencing early in June, dining cars
will be, run on through trains between
New York and Boston. ‘
The Charraud place in Wilton brought
$3,800 by auction, last Thursday. Mr.
J. M. Belts, of Wilton, was the pur-
' chaser.
Gypsies are encamped in Best Swamp
between Westport and Norwalk. The
men trade ,horses and the women tell
fortunes.
The night freight train down on the
Danbury and Norwalk road will hereafter
stop at Cannon’s, Wilton and Winnipauk
for freight only.
The members of the Good Luck base
ball club will give their final sociable of
the season in Hyalt’s Hall, Silver Mine,
on Friday evening.
Mrs. Clarissa Raymond, of Wilton,
will celebrate the 102d anniversary of her
birthday on the 22d of this month. She
retains her faculties and is in good health.
The Danbury and Norwalk Railway
company has made surveys for the
erection of extensive coal bins on the flats
in the rear of the repair shops.—Danbury
News. .
A match game of base ball was played
last Fridayafternoon, on the circus lot,
between a Bridgeport club and a home
nine. The Bridgeporgers came oiT vic-
torious, the score standing 17 to 27.
Accidents from the use of inferior-
burning oils are still of daily occurrence,
notwithstanding the repeated warnings
to consumers, yet a perfect guarantee
against them is found in Pratt’s Astral
Oil. . '
—Ladics, Gentlemen and Children! use
Palmer’s Hair Tonic and Restorer. It
will restore you all the hair you have lost,
will give you more than you ever possess-
ed and in its virtues you will reap a
glorious reward.
The Western Union Telegraph compa-
ny new delivers message free within a
radius of one mile of the central office, in
towns of thr 5,000 population. Hereto-
fore the free belt has extended only half
that distance from the oflice.
The Court of Burgesses has .ordered a
gas lamp to be erected near C. B.
DeKlyn's store on Main street. The lamp
post now in front of the stem occupied
by William Hands will be placed opposite
thcjunction of Hoyt‘and Main streets.
The train due in South Norwalk at 6:14
p.rn., ran over and instantly killed a
woman named Hatter. Friday evening.
at Sound Beach. She was walking on the
down track and stepping off to avoid an
approaching train was struck by the up
train.
Stamford having voted not to have
sewers because it would have to issue
bonds to pay for them, the Bridgeport
Post unkindly asks if they suppose that
by waiting some one will come along and
make them a present of a sewer system
complete. '
The selectmen of the town of Easton
hove offereda reward of $200 for such
information as shall lead to the arrest and
conviction of the person who made a
murderous assault on the Rev. Martin
‘Dudley, at his house, on the evening of
April 5th. .
The pool match between C. F. Chew,
of Bridgeport, and Jan. Hamilton, of
South Norwalk, for $100 a side, which
took place in Bridgeport, Thursday
evening, was won by the latter aftera
spirited contest lasting over three hours
and a half, the score standigg sixteen to
thirteen.
When the diagram of seats for “Worth
a Struggle” opened Friday morning at
Plaisted’s drug stores, there was a great
rush, and during the day between four
and five hundred seats were sold.
Though nearly every seat in the house has
been checked off, there are a number of
desirable ones left. The entertainment
takes place this evening in the Opera
House. It .is quite evident that there
will be “standing room only."
Miss Nettie Hunter, of Danbury, sue.
coeds Mr. John H. Hoyt as manager of
the local office of the Western Union
Telegraph company, Mr. Hoyt severing
his connection with the company to-day.
Next Monday he starts west on a trip for
the benefit of his health, and to look after
matters of business. During his absence
' he will visit Memphis, St. Louis and
Chicago.
The Danbury and Norwalk Railroad
company has given the Cooke Locomotive
Works, of Patterson, N. J., an order for
a new locomotiVe of the latest style. It
is to weigh 72,000 pounds, and will be.
larger and heavier than any locomotive
the road now has. Its cylinders will be
eighteen by twenty—four inches and the
driving wheels sixty-two inches.
We will soon have. the pleasure of
listening to an operatic cantata given by
a chorus of fifty voices composed of our
best local talent. Such an enterprise
should be heartily encouraged as tending
to promote vocal culture in our town.
The Opera House has been secured for
May 0 and 7 for this entertainment. The
cast of characters with full particulars
will be given later.
At a special meeting of the stockholders"
of ‘the Danbury and Norwalk Railroad
company, held Thursday at the superin-
tendent’s office in South Norwalk, to vote
on an amendment to the company’s chor-
ter, giving it the power to charter one or
more steamboats for the transportation of
passengers and freight between Wilson’s
Point and New York, 6,074 shares of
stock were'rcprescnled, and the amend-
ment was unanimously adopted.
The fourth organ recital and musical
entertainment, tinder the auspices of the
Young People’s association, will be given
at the First Baptist church, on Friday
evening of this week. The programme
embraces thirteen vocal and instrumental
selections and reeltalions, and promites
an entertainment of more than usual
interests. Tickets are 25 cents. Those
already purchased for Wednesday oven-
ing, April 9th, will be good for this en-
entertainment.
Engineer Ira Buttery severed his con.
' nection with the Danbury and Norwalk
road, Friday, to take a position on the
20th inst. as e‘ngineor on an express
freight on the Shore Line division of the
New York and New Haven road. He
has servéd the Danbury and Norwalk
road faithfully for more than fifteen
years, during which time he has not lost
a day’s pay. He is very popular with all
the men on the road and will be greatly
missed. Engineer Dexter takes his train,
and the the :vacancy promotes Fireman
Edgett to an engineer.—-Danbury News.
——See adv. Grist Mill to rent.
Mrs. F. W. Jaqui is visiting in New
Jersey.
Mr Fred Flynn is en. route home from
the West.
8. K. Stanley is having his storcre-
painted and pspcrcd.
Mrs. William H. Barnum of Lime. Rock
was in town this week.
Miss Ida Howard of New Loni’on, is
visiting Mrs. Frank Moore. ' '
Builder David Flatt is preparing to
occupy his house on‘Union Park _
Mr. Frank Hoyt, son of Henry I. Hoyt,
Esq. has been in town the past week:
-—Fever and Ague, and all forms of Ma.
liria promptly enrci by Holland s Pills.
C. B. Magnus of South Norwalk has
been granted a patent for a fireman’s
tower, '
The officers of the grand lodge will
visit Our Brothers’ lodge next Monday
evening.
The next annual meeting of he Fairfield
County Medical society will he held in
Norwalk.
President Watroua of the Consolidated
road, is the happy father of a bright little
baby girl.
A new and attractive .sign has been
placed over the entrance to A. H. Hoyt’s
shoe store.
The new shoe facter has been the
means of bringing a number of New York
state families to Norwalk.
The court of burgesscs have ordered
the purchasinggof five handred feet of
new hose for the boiongh fire department.
The New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad Company has contract-
ed for the erection of a new depot in New
‘ Rochelle.
Ex-Senator Wm. H. Barnum spent
Easter Sunday in town, the guest of his
son-in-law and daughter, Rev. and Mrs.
H. S. Clapp.
The annual sale of pews at St. Paul’s
Church took place yesterday afternoon.
There was a general increase in prices
over former years.'
The Standard says the Norwalk men,
took away about $1,000 of Bridgeport
money, gained by betting on the Chew-
Hamilton pool match.
thnix Engine company is jubilant
because the court of burgesses has an-
thorized them to hire horses for the
steamer on “wash” nights. '
W. R. James of Norwalk, is putting a
new gravel roofing on the J. W. Bat-on
block, the gravel being brought from"
Norwalk.——Danbury Newt. .
A chancel rail of solid brass and highly
ornamented, has been placed in St. Paul’s
church. It is a memorial to the
late Mrs. Charles E. St. John.
A valuable horse belonging to Mr. W.
J. Gunning, ran into a sharp hook, on
Sunday, at the entrance to Mr. Gunning’s
premises, and was badly injured.
Mr. John H. Treadwell is having
numerous repairs made on ’the house re-
cently occupied by :Mr. Elbert Curtis,
preparatory to occupying it himself.
Many social events of an enjoyable
character are being and have been ar—
ranged to succeed Lent, and quite a num-
ber of marriages are announced to take
place.
The handsomely trimmed show window
in Comst ock Bro’s clothing store on Main
street, which has excited so much admi
ration during past week,is the work of
Mr. John Camp. '
Harriet T. Ferguson, of Norwalk, has
been divorced from Harrison Ferguson,
of Danbury; cause, intolerable cruelty
and desertion; married September 23d,
1868; decree passed April 3d. '
Good Friday was made a general h‘oli--
day, nearly all places of business suspend-
ing operations and allowing their
employees a day of either recreation or
rest. The churchesgenerally held special
services.
At the annual meeting of the Fairfield
'County Medical society, last Thursday,
Dr. J. G. Gregory was elected vice presi-
dent, Dr. W. C. Burke, jr., one of the
standing committee, and Dr: W. A. Lock-m
wood one of censors.
The fifth annual‘sociable of the Phalanx
was held last evening, in their hall in the
Hardenbrook building. ' There was a large
attendance of young people, who danced
to the excellent music of Heine’s orches-
tra. The sociable was in every way a
success. '
The locomotive "R. P. Flower,” of the
Danhury and Norwalk road,has gone into
the repair shops for a thorough overhaul-
ing. Passenger cars Nos. 14 and 15 are
coming out in a few days, having been
repainted inside and out and newly fur-
nished. . '
Ike Roscnthal, the Small peddler often
seen on the railroads and who frequently
visits Norwalk with his big basket and
cumbersome load of feather dustors,
claims to be almost a man, but travels on
a half fare ticket as his appearance is that
of a lad of nine years. Ike carries a
revolver which he asserts is to encourage
boys to mind their own business.
The many patrons of the telephone ser~
vice will regret to hear that Miss Leah Mur-
ray has severed her connection with the
central office. Miss Murray has made many
friends by her careful and courteous ser-
vice who will regret her departurc. Miss
Ella Betta now occupies the position of
chief opc‘or and bids fair to become as .
popular and efficient as her predecessor.
The bill prohibiting under penalty the
placing of telegraph or telephone poles,
ore." upon uhighway without consent of
the adjoining proprietors or approval of a
county cummissioucr, or the willful injury
of any tree in the highway for the purpose
of constructing therein any telegraph or
telephone fixtures or wires, without the
consent of the adjoining proprietor, was
passed by the legislature. "
St. Paul’s church was throngod Sunday
from the door unable to gratify their
desire to hearBisbop -Williams and wit-
ness the confirmation ceremonies The
class numbered about seventy-five, and
the impressive service commanded the
close attention of the congregation. There
was a liberal display of flowers; and great
attention was paid to the music, which
had been prepared especially for the
occasion.
Work commenced yesterday in some of
the departments of Fancher, Ruscoe J5
Co.’s shoe factory. The firm expects to
put on a large force by Thursday. They
have expended about $1,000 in fitting up
the building, and as much’ more in furn-
ishing the factory with new machinery.
'During the.busy season at least seventy-
five bands will be employed. The capa-
city of the factory is 175 pairs of shoes
per day. .
_The regular meeting of the Norwalk
Literary Union was held Monday evening.
Mrs. W. H. Byington and Mrs. Dr.
Hitchcock opened the exercises with a
piano duel. lilrs.!James. S. Earle gave
two readings, Misses Miller and Ambler
sang a duet, Mr. Henry Price sang a
ballard, Mr. A. 8. Gibson played two
sonstas from Beethoven, Mr. J. B. Read—
man gave three recitations, Mr. Gibson
closing with two piano solos. There was
a good attendance. -
. ' A young lad named O’Brien had a nar-
row escape from‘ drowning Monday. In
company with other boys he was playing
ball in the street opening into Belden
avenue near the residence of Jabez
Wheatcr, Esq. One of the boys knocked
the bail in O’Brien’s yard and it rolled into
the cistern. Young O’Brien got aladder,
descended and recovered the ball and had
nearly reached the top in his ascent when
his foot slipped and he fell back into the
water. ‘Thero was about twelve feet of
water in the cistern and he was only rea-
cued after great difficulty.
'rash threats.
morning, and many persons, were turned. ,
Death of Lewis J. Curtis.
_~M5.~ILcwis J. Curtis died at his real- i
deuce on West avenue, on Wednesday,
April 9, in the sixty-eight your of;
his age, Although he had been in
poor heal.lr for some months past, his
condition was not such as to alarm his
friends until the Thursday previous,
when he went into a rapid decline.
Mr. Curtis was born in Stratford, in
1816. At an early age he came to
Norwalk and acted as clerk in tbc'slorc
of his brother, the late Mr. Stiles Curtis,
until the age of twenty-one. A partner-
ship was then formed between the two
brothers under the firm name of S. tb L
Curtis. The business was that of house
furnishing goods, stoves and hardware,
and the store was located on Water
street, In 1857 they were burned out
and moved toll/Iain street, where they
were again burned out in the spring of
1862. Shortly after Mr. Stiles Curtis
retired from the firm and the business
was continued by Mr. Lewis Curtis, until
his death.
Mr. Curtishad been actively identified
with tisevbusincss interests of the town
for fifty years. a period larger, probably,
than any man now in business, and
established an enviable reputation as a
trustworthy and successful business man.
In all his dealings the proved himself to
be a man of sterling honesty and spotless
integrity. Although holding firm
and unswerving party convictions be
avoided all public office and was knowu
in the community an essentially a business
man. For many years he was associated
with the directory of the Fairfield
County National bank. At an early age
he becamea member of the [Congrega— .
tional church and throughout his life
showed himself a consistent Christian,
true to his professions. He was a man
of very domestic habits, deeply attached
to his'family and home. He was firm in
his friendship, and won a warm place in
the hearts of all with whom he became
acquainted. His death will leave a blank
in the business interests of the town not:
easily filled, while his acquaintances will
long feel the loss of u genial friend on
whose kindness and help 'theycould ever
rely.
The funeral services were held at the
residence of the deceased, on West
avenue. Rev. Charles H Everest of the
Congregational church conducted the
services, assisted by Rev. S. B. S. Bissell
and Rev. Samuel Willard.
‘mn 0r Lira.
Benjamin M. Tuthill Drowns Himself from the
Dock at Rotsn Point
Benjamin M. Tuthill, a retired oyster
man living on Bell’s Island, during a fit of
temporary insanity Sunday evening,
jumped from the dock at Roton Point
and wasdrowned. Mr. Tuthill had been
in poor health for some weeks, suffering
from a disease of the kidneys that affect-
ed his eye sight. He bore his sufferings
quietly and with patience, however, and
though at timcsZmorose, had never. shown
any symptoms of insanity or made any
About 7 o’clock Sunday
evening, without intimating where he
was going, be left his home. As he did
not return at a seasonable hear, his wife
became alarmed, and notifying some of
the neighbors of his absence a search was
instituted forthe missing man. His foot-
prints were traced along the beach heading
to Baton Point, thence across Pine Point ‘
to the dock, where the cane which the
missing man had carried was found. The
discovery of the cane startled thesearchers
and for the first time it flashed across their
minds that Mr. Tuthill bad commited
suicide. After grappling until 2
o'clock Monday morning, the body
of the drowned man was brought to
the , surface within a few feet
of the dock. It was found that he had
filled his pockets with stones, so as to
make sure of his fate. The body was
towed around to the island and placed
under cover until Medical Examiner
Burke could be summoned, when he
decided that no inquest was necessary as
it was a clear case of suicide. The
drowned man was the father of Mr. Alva
Tuthill, a prominent man in that section
of the town. He was in the sixty-fourth
year of his age. He leaves a widow and
several children. ‘
Tho Marl Army Fair. ,
The Grand Army fair under the sus-
pices of Douglass Fewler post of the city,
opens to-morrow evening in Music
Hall, and continues four nights. The
wide-spread interest which ' has been
taken in the project since its inception
is sufiicicnt indication that the fair will
be a great financial success. The simple
fact that the leading ladies of the .city,
both yohg and old, have interested
themselves in the affair, makes it certain
that all the details will be thoroughly and
efficiently carried out. Among the latest
contributions to the fair. are the follow-
ing : Lounsbury, Mathewson do Go. pair
ladic's’. shoes, specially manufactured;
McEwen, th‘e hatter, silk umbrella and
soft hat; Hoyt J‘s Olmstead, six boxes of
cigars; Henry Hoffman, half dozen
fancy whist broom holders; Mrs. Enoch
Benton, lamp mat; Norwalk -——— S. K.
Stanley, four pocketbooks; A. H. Hoyt,
pair ladies' slippers ; 1’. H. Dwyer, trunk;
Frank Fillow, door mat; E. K. Lock-
wood, plaequc; Mrs. J. N. Crissy,
child’s carriage afghan ;' Remson Bros.,
forty quarts milk , H. 3H. Williams,, one
dozen. jugs filled with cologne. The
members of the post anticipate a crowded
house each Evening, and’ there is every
indication that they will not be disap-
pointed. Everybody should attcnd the
fair, and no doubt everybody will.
” .
‘ Little People's Farr.
Some six weeks since four misses from
eight to ten years of age, Daisey Bird,
Fanny Leonard, Gracie Mead and Mable
Cholwell Miller, all members of St. Paul’s
church Sunday school, commenced mak-
ing fitncy articles of needle work fora fair,
the proceeds of which were to be present.
‘ed to the Rev. Mr. Clapp, as an Easter
offering for the benefit of ,the Sunday
school. The fair was held at the residence
of Mrs. George R. Cholwell, on Saturday
last, and the net proceeds amounted to $20
which certainly speaks well for the indus-
try, good taste and tact of the young
misses in fabricating and selling fancy,
wares.
A Verdict forlfssfalloau.
Miss Annie M. Valleau was for a
number of years employed by Messrs.J
8:. T. Cousins as forewoman in their shoe
manufactory. When the firm left Nor-
walk for New York city Miss Vallesu
went with them and continued in their
employment. Last May her’ friends here
were surprised and pained to hear 'that
she had been discharged for stealing
“needle money." Miss Valleau stoutly
denied the charge and immediately
brought suit against the firm for $2,000
for defamation 5f character. Wednesday,
in the Marine Court, New York city, a
verdict was rendered in her favor for $75
and costs. '
Congregational Church Fair.
The ladies of. the First Congregational
church will hold a sale or fancy articles
at the Opera House on the afternoons and
evenings of April 22 and 28. The admis-
sion has been fixed at a low figure, 10
cents, and as the receipts are to be devoted
to the building of the church parlors, the
attendance should be large.
_ ' Off for the Launch.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ferris Mr. ‘nnd
Mrs. J. H. Knapp and. Miss Minnie
Rowan, attended by the most popular
physician in South Norwalk. are en route
for Boston to be present at the launching
of the new and handsome schooner “Min-
nie Rowan." . '
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NORWA-LK GAZETTE TUESDAY APRIL .15, 1884.
SOMETHING FROM THE CITY.
, The public schools of the city closcd
I 'l‘hursday for one week. j
work the second
Butler lodge will
degree to-ruorrow evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas.~ Jennings have
returned from a three months‘ sojourn in
Cuba. .
Measles and mumps have broken out
among the scholars of the Franklin street
school.
The Grand Army fair opens in Music
Hall tomorrow evening and continues
the balance of the week
The work of removing the old lie-Hi“
church, to. make room for the ....., m,
will commence this week.
Putnam Hose company will Spt‘llll t on 5
or three hundred dollars in l't'pllllllll-g, v
papering and fitting up its parlors.
Miss Ada Stringer, of Brooklyn, spent 5
Easter Sunday in the city, at the residence
of Ex-Councilman James M. Lane.
A crayon sketch of the new Baptist
church is exhibited in one of the windows
of Lounshtrry, Mathewson d3 Co.’s shoe
store. .
The Salvation Army is coming to South
Norwalk and will mako'its headquarters
in the old store at the foot of Washington
street.
The city taxes on the list of 1883
aggregate $13,715.30, being $888.58 more
than the total amount of taxes on the list
of 1882.
The ladies 'of the Baptist church
held a sociable Friday evening -.\t the
residence or Mrs. J. L. Burbanksj. on
South Main street.
The council has voted to lay a crosswa.‘k
of granite blocks from Lauder’e corner to
the Mahackemo Hotel, and one from
Swords’s corner to the hotel.
It is reported that a syndicate of local
capitalists has purchased the Merritt prop
crty on lower Main street, and will out i
up into lots for building purposes.
Cbnference has appointed Rev. A. Hill
pastor of the Methodist church in Hemp-
stead, L. I. Rev.~W. H. Boole becomes
pastor of the South Second street church
in Brooklyn. _
. The case against the cigar-maker who
was arrested for stealing cigars from
Hoyt tts Olmstead, came up for a hearing
in the justice court, Saturday, and was
postponed until December.
Interesting Easter concerts were held-
in the Congregational and Methodist
churches, Sunday evening. Special ser-
vices wers held in Trinity church during
the day. There was a liberal display of
flowers in all the churches.
A delegation from Neptune Hose com-
pany, of Newark, N. J ., will visit South
Norwalk on Thursday to make arrange-
ments for the company’s excursion to
Roton Point in June. During their stay
in the city they will be the guests of
Putnam Hose company.
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Arr Aged Clergyrnnu Assaulted.
Rev. Martin Dudley, aged seventy
years, is a retired clergyman of the
Congregational church and has resided in
Easton many years. He is treasurer of
the Board of Trustees of the Staples Free
School. On Friday last he went to
Bridgeport, visited the Pequonnock bank
and drew therefrom an amount of money
sufficient to pay the principal of the
school, William Jackson, son of the
late Alfred Jackson of this - place.
With this money in his possession
he passed Saturday at his home, and
when evening came was in his sitting
room reclining on a lounge reading from
a book. Just before nine o’clock there
was a rap at his front door and on opening
it he saw a well-dressed man of middle
age standing on the steps with a white
cloth tied over the lower part of his face.
A few words passed between them when
the stranger made a violent rush towards
Mr. Dudley, and with a billet of wood
which he had kept concealer] struck
several blows, one of which produced a
severe scalp wound. He then rushed
into the house and the two men clinched.
Previous to this act the stranger, much to
the surprise of the clergyman, essayed to
feel of the latter’s pockets. Mr. Dudley
is a very courageous man, and the rufflan
received a severe castigation. Therrpshot
of the meeting was a rather unceremon-
ious withdrawal of the would-be thief,
Mr. Dudley putting him bodily out of
the door. An alarm was at once given
and search made for the outlaw. No
trace of him could, however, be found.
The affair occurring near the centre of
the village, it is surprising that'i‘the
adventure was no sooner known. Over
Sunday little else was talked of, and Mr.
D. was congratulated on his fortunate
escape. On Monday Selectmen William
W. Jennings, George S. Plait and Moses
S. Thorpe held a meeting, and offered a
reward of $200 for the apprehension of
the assailant, who is believed to be a
person residing in Easton, who knew of
Mr. D.’s habit of drawing money from
the bank at stated periods, and thought
- this a good opportunity to gain possession
of it. He woke up the wrong customer
for once, and the school, the teacher and
successful minister are to be congratulat-
ed.
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CoronanyF’s Ball.
The members of Company F will cele-
brate the fourth anniversary of the organ-
ization of the company, on Friday even-
ing, May 2, by giving their usual anniver-
sary reception in Lockwood’s Hall. Two
hundred and fifty invitations will be
issued to the leading society people of the
borough and city, which, with the' com.
plimentary invitations issued to the
prominent military officers of the State,'
will bring together a brilliant assemblage
of people, and make the reception one of
the notable events of the season. A con-
cert of an hour’s duration wtll probably
precede the dancing, and with this end in
view the executive committee has, pro-
cured figures from the Wheeler dz: Wilson
band of Bridgeport, and the American
band of New laven.
Bosnian Thompson no Joshua Whiteon'rlr.
The universal favorite Denman
Thompson, will appear at Music Hall,
this evening, in his world-famous
creation of Joshua Whitcomb. This play
is so deservedly popular, and Mr. Thomp-
son so Well versed in the character he
assumes, that praise of ours is unneces-
sary. Suffice it to say that the old New
England farmer grows more popular aahe
grows older, and with his natural ways
and quaint sayings an evening passed
in his society is most delightfully refresh-
ing. A series of good hearty laughs is
thoroughly enjoyable, and one who can-
not secure this in the cheerful society
of Josh Whitcomb must be of an un-
usually serious turn of mind. Don’t
forget the time and place, Tuesday even-
ing. at Music Hall.
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DON'T DESPAIR. ‘
If you are weak and weary from some
so'called chronic disease, don’t give up.
SulphurBitters has given hope to many
invalids, where hitherto there was nothing
but despair. It will build up' and renew
your whole system—Editor Weekly
American.
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“A woman’s exchange” is to be opened
in Washington. We are glad that the ir-
regular practice of swapping wives is to
be systematized at lash—Burlington Free
Press. ,
A woman can rip and tear and dam and
yet be considered sweet-tempered, but
just let a man do it and people will say
all manner of hard things about him.—
l'hlladelphia Chronicle.
Where is that Garfield monument?
The only thing that equals the spontane-
ousness with which this country proposes
a monument is the unanimous cordiality
with which it isn’t built.~—Rockland Cour-
ier-Gazette.
? Fairfield Corinty News ?'
?Hood’s Sarsaparilla
WESTI’ ORT.
The special committee appointed to
-, arrange an order of exercises at the laying
' of the corner r'lum.‘ oi, the. new school
‘ building met. last 'l‘u ssdey and fixed upon
apiogrnrtrrzr. A n reeling of the genera
committee will be held next Tuesday
e Vening in bear the report. It is proposed
in lay the corner some one week from
in an Tuesday.
.Mr. Thomas It. irets has moved the
cor riagc house, which stood in the. rear of
t the factory recently burned, ontothc lot
‘ telltutly purchased from Mr. . George
: Lilatliaur. We llIlni'ISlHlid it is Mr. Let-Q
..l’jec.'. in build an addition and convert it.
,zrto :. store. HP has also moved the
; across the race, and will fit it up for a
tenement house.
: ,l‘hr- time for the annual meeting for
election of officers of Vigilant Engine
company was last Monday evening, but
as there was not a quorum present no
meeting was held. It is proposed to try
again; next Tuesday night. There has
been but very little interest taken by the
members for some time past, but an effort
is being made by some to create more of
an interest and to put it in condition to be
effective in case its services ’ were needed.
Last Tuesday night a darkey disturbed
several families on' Wright street. He
first visited Frederick Morello use’s about
half past nine in the evening, when Mrs.
Morchouse hearings noise at a window
went to ascertain the cause and saw this
darkey who began to ask why he was not
let in. Mrs. Morehouse talked with him
fora few minutes when Mr. Morelrousc
entered the room and on catching sight of
him the fellow left, On Wednesday
ar‘tcrnoonhe went to the house of Mrs.
Lewis Whitney but a German who boards
with Mrs. Whitney saw him and not
liking hisactions followed him' into the
house and remained during his stay. He
is said to be of good-address and it is
thought that it is the same one who has
been a source of annoyance in other
towns, as he seems to be well acquainted,
and who has served a term in state prison
for assaulting a woman in Peat swamp
some years ago.
The Bicycle.
Pierre Lallemeut, en ingenious French
workman and mechanician, in the fall of
1865 took the first bicycle. which was ever
ridden in the United States. His course
lay through some Connecticut villages,
and he rode a machine of his own con—
struction and invention. Pierre Lallement
is employed by a company that owns not
only his original patent but more than 'a
score of others, and turn out every year
thousands of machines. Rapid strides
though bicycling and tricycling have
taken in this country, the progress in
England has been still more remarkable,
and what maylbc called the utilitarian
side of the movement has arisen there and
is now assuming the greater proportion
of public interest. Tothis end the prin-
cipal manufacturers are devoting all their
energiesto improving and bringing to
perfection the tricycle, which for some
years was left completely in the shade by
its younger brother the bicycle. Dpctors
visit their patients, tradesmenasend their
parcels, by means of the tricycle, and it is
said that in some rural districts the
delivery of the mails is made in the same
manner.
Recent inquiries showed that there are
about 26,000. machines in use in the United
States. This estimate is easily arrived at,
for the entire manufacture and imports-
tion of the machines are controlled by
one firm whose headquarters are in
Boston. They license other .makers to
use their patents and to import machines,
but are in receipt, of accurate records of
all sales. In two years the patent will
expire and this monopoly will be broken
up. It is said, however, that only a slight
difference will be made to the trade, as
the chief firm now exercises its powers
with discretion and moderation, and has
kept prices down to the lowest point in
order to compete with the English manu-
facturers. At present the East offers the
largest market for the sale of the machines,
but in the Western States the demand has
largely increased during the last two
years. Washington contains more bl-
cycles to the square yard than any other
city in the world probably. ' Fully four-
fifths of the department clerks run on
wheels between their homes and their
offices, and many ‘venerable heads of
departments are said to steer the sober
tricycle with as much skill and almost the
same speed as their more agile subordin-
ates display on the frivilous bicycle. The
former machine is also used by not a few
of the gentler sex, although they have not
yet reached the pitch of enthusiasm of
their English sisters who are fervently
debating the subject of divided skirts and
other aids to greater freedom of move~
merit consistent with stricr decorum.
The superiority of Washington, “the
city of magnificent distances,” as a home
for the growing diversion is due largely
to two causes: the perfection of the
nsphaltcd streets as a track, and the com—
parative equability of the climate. Bos-
ton, where many enthusiastic wheelmen
also abound, presents difficulties in both
these respects. The hills are steep and
the winters severe. Yet even in Boston
business and professional men not infre-
quently make a practice of reaching town
from the suburbs on their own wheel
rather than trust to those of the street—
cars. Throughout New England “eye—
ling” is more or less general, all the direct
lines of communication, such as the old
post—roads and turnpikes, offering a fati-
traek, although near the coast and
especially in Connecticut the roads are
invariably too heavy for fast time to bo
made. New York, it is needless to say,
affords little inducement to any but en-
thusiasts. Blessed with almost the worst
streets in the World, and with a variable
climate always in the extremes, the New
Yorker has few months in' the year in
which thoroughly ,to enjoy the ploasuyes
of -a run.
It in proof, however, of the facination
of the sport that in everylarge city there
are several clubs, and in the smaller cities
and towns one or. more. All of these
clubs, scattered over the country from
Maine to California, are affiliated to the
League of American .Wheclmen, whose
annual meeting for th‘é transaction of
generalbusinessis held in one of the
principal cities. Last year it was held in '
New York city, and this year the wheel—
mcn will met in Washington on May 19.
“The prospects for the coming season'
are favorable,” said a well—known ’cyclist,
the other day. “The tricycle is rapidly
coming into general favor. With the
improved machines an average of from
seven to eight miles an hour can easily be
~ made, while the average bicyclist only“
makes niné or ten miles when riding for
pleasure. Ladies are beginning to use
them and ‘soon get quite proficient.
There is a ladies’ club in New York, 'and
there will soon be more. October and
March are the best months in the year for
riding. The English machines are held
in high favor by some bicyclists, but they
make a mistake. They are built for
English roads and between an English
and an American road there is a great
gulf fixed. Consequently in a few months
an imported machine is shaken to pieces,
some part is broken and it is difficult to'
get it repaired here. The American
machines are more strongly built, are
light enough for any but racing purposes
and the parts are interchangeable. As to
the healthiness of the exercise, I can only
say that when I began to ride, or rather-to
tumble ed in my attempts to ride. I was a'
living skeleton. I am not a two-hundred
pounder now, but I am stronger and
many pounds heavier.” '
lal'ldirrg formerly used for a tlryingliouse .
The wonderful restoring and renovating
properties of Hood’s Sarsupltrilln, combined
with its power to build rip the system, eradi-
cate scrofulzt, and cleanse the blood oflall
ltumors, make it the best; family medicine
that can be devised; and as a protection. from
i diseases that: originate :in changes of the
seasons, of climate, and of life, it cannot be
excelled. If you are suffering from scrofnla,
salt-rheum, or, any other obnoxiousliltumor,
Hood‘s Sarsaparilla willlbring you relief.
Can only be applied truthfully to Hood’s
Sarazrpurlllu, and is an [unanswernblc argu-
ment as to strength audieeonomy.
Miss Nellie Maine, Rockvillc, Conn., was
troubled for two years with terrible serofnla.
sores up her neck. One was as large
as her lraud. She got discouraged; a. friend
advised her to take Hood’stlSarsaparilla.
After taking titres bottles, the sores healed
and all signs of them disappeared. She has
not been troubled since.
Hood’s Sarsaparilla
Sold by all druggists. $1; six for 35. Made
only by C. I. HOOD 5: 00., Lowell, Mass.
“I have been troubled with scroful't sf
. . rice
childhood. Three years ago I commenced
hiking Hood’s 'Sarsapzrrilla, and in one year’s
line was entirely cured.” Mrs. M. H. P -
ham, Dexter, Me. Mk
“I run employed in the N D '
. . . postomee in
this city, as carrier. During our late wot
spell, I entered from what the doctors call
muscular rheumatism I was advised to
Hood’s’Sarsapnrilln. Idld so, and am entir'eq’y'
cured. J. Vt A. Proudfoot, Chicago, Ill.
[00‘ Doses 0ne*’”Dollar.
Tlrc‘ dose of Hood’s Saran ari ’
from one half to two, teaspldonfllrzlsistgiz
times a‘day. A bottle of Hood’s Sarsziparllla
contains one hundred teaspoonfuls, and lasts
a month; others, dose from six to twenty tea-
spoonfuls it day, and average to last less than
a week.
Mr. C. A. Schultz, of‘Fostor-i '
“I have been using Hood's Sagaggl'gllzazgr
some time, and find it a. good thing. I was
troubled with indigestion."
Hood’s Sarsaparllla
Sold by all druggists. 81; six for 85- Made
only by C. I. HOOD 85 00., Lowell, Mass.
value.
IOO 00393 One Dollar. roo poses One Dollar.
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BARGAINS For a BARGAINS
at Few Days at
POMEROY’S, Longer. POMEROY’S,
20 Wall Street. 20 Wall Street.
Closer Bargains can be'mede at Pom-
eroy’s, 20 Wall Street, Norwalk,
than at any other place. Contem-
plating several changes, desiring
to close out, at any cost, a. large .
number of Second-hand Pianos.
taken in exchange, we will guaran;
tee to sell them belotv‘the actual
. Second-hand Pianos from
$25 upward. Also our stock of
new Pianos, Behning, Kmnich &
Bach, Briggs, and others we will
sell at the lowest cash figures.
guns from $25 upward.
Or-
Instalhnerrt For a 20 per cent. Offs
_ Rates Few Days on
Easrer than ever. Longer. All Cash Sales.
{ll
$1.25, 1.50, 1.75 and 2.00.
of.
F 1111 lines of Tapissier Silks.
Full lines of Alexander Silks.
Full lines of Saccarappa Silks.
42 Rich SummeySilks, 50 cents.
store outside of ours
$1.25 a. yard. "
18 pieces at only 75 cents.
17 good Colored Silks 50 cents.
suits.
40.1y
~ BRIDGEPORT.
Fresh Memorandum 0f Bargains.
One lot C. J. Bonnett & Co’s Black Silk, 24 inches wide. Prices
These Prices were never before heard
Prices .75, .90, $1.00, 1.25, 1.
Full lines of Cheney Brothers’ Silks,
50 pieces including 17 shades of $1.50 Silks.
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BRIDGEPORT SILKS l
The Best American Silk made, and we give a guarantee with every
dress,
BELLOU BLACK SILKS 1
50, and 1.75.
SUMMER ~ASILKS! ~
‘30 pieces'good Stripped Silks, 37.1, cents.
Heavy and Rich Silks at 6211,» cents.
BLACK-CASHMERES.
Our own celebrated importation. Prices 42, 50, 55, 62 and 75e-
ECOLQRED SILKSE—
'We have made the largest purchase of Colored Silks ever made by
a Connecticut merchant, and offer most.wonderful and
UNHEARD a stunning
22 pieces of Best Colored Silks ever known—is not sold in any
. less ‘ than, $2.00. We have made price only
We have made $1.00
We can match any shade of goods in our
Colored Silk Department.
' Our stock of Spring Dress Goods is complete, and we have many
special offerings in choice new Dress Goods. .
JERSEY JACKETS!
We are now receiving our new Spring J eraeys, and Ready-made
w. B. HALL a 00.
Julian's.
1B. S. BLASGER
OI
Housefurnishing Goods,
viz.: Crockery, China Glass, Cutie
Silver Plated, Tin: Willow curly,
Wooden Ware,
CHEAP as can BE BOUGHT ANYWHERE
ANew Stvielof Tea Sets,just opened. Also
Vases for ornamen to, new Chamber Sets. ac.
Those just entering upon housekeeping or
wanting to replenish their homes, will do
lvell to "all at
' B. S. Blascer’s
Crockery Store
23 Wall St., Norwalk. ,
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Wall Paper.
IMMENSE STUCK!
20,000 ROLLS!
More to Come.
All Grades. All Prices.
. Prices Liver Than Ever!
Don’t fail to see the JVew
Designs at
47 Main Street.
@Special Inducements
to Buyers this month. m
This. Space
Belongs to
Reaches Norwalk at 6. a. m., on the day of
publication. Your newsdoaler wrll_ supply it
promptly on order, or we wrll send it by marl
at 50 cents a month. Address
i. W. ENGLAND, Publisher "an9 SUN.”
3m13 New York City.
sPsAK RIGHT up.
You ask a thoroughbred, full-blooded hum-
bng what he thinks of Dr.| Thomas’ Electric
Oil and he will invariably tell you that it is the
worst thin g be ever saw. »
You ask an honest man, (who has tried it)
for his estimate of Thomas’ Electric Oil and
he will reply that there may be a better inter
nut and external medicine, but he doesn"
know of it. ‘
I do think there is nothirrglilte Thomas’
Eclectrr‘c Oil. For a cold or hoarseness it
works like a charm. Mrs. M.J . Fellows. Brrrr_
Oak, St. Joseph County. Mich. -
Of rheumatism nothing gave me relief
quicker than Thomas’ Ecleetrio Oil. R. C.
Joiner, Allen P. 0., Hillsdnle County, Mich,
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Worth five times its price. 8. B.Durfev
second mate steamer Arizona, on the great .
lakes, cured of bad jam on foot.
As a remedy for caturrh it stands at the top.
Edward S. Rowley, 22?. W. Tweltlr street,
Davenport,lown. _
Is the best article in the. world for asthma-
tic bronchrtis. E. L. Meader, Delaware, Iowa.
As a. general family medicine never saw
gnything so good. George Dodge, tampons,
can. .
In cases of croup it never failed to cure or i
relieve. C. R. Hall, Gayvrlle. _Ill. ‘ l
I tell you it is a grand thing. Rev. 11.. F. ~
Crane Dunkirk, N. Y._ _ . ,
Dr. Thomas’ Eclectric Oil rs sold by every
drn lots.
FgBYER, MILBURN a; 00,. Props., Buffalo,
G-UION LINE
U. s. MAIL SEEAMERS
I‘OB
Queenstown and Liverpool.
Leaving Pier 88 N. 1%.. foot of King St
ALASKA WISCONSIN ARIZONA
These Steamers are built of" Iron, in water‘
tight compartments,and are furnished with
eyery requisite to make the passage across
the Atlantic both safe and agreeable, hav-
ing Bath Room. Smoking Room, Drawing
Boom, Piano and Library, also experienced
Surgeon, Stowardess and Caterer on each
Steamer. The Staterooms are all on deck,
thus insuring those greatest ofltll luxuries
at sea, perfect ventilation and light. Cabin '
Passage (according to Stateroom) $609 850 2
and 8100; Intermediate, $.40; Steeragc at low .
rates. . _
Williams & Gulou,
Offices, ‘29 Broadway, N. Y,
A11. Byiugtorr a}: Sons,
Agents. _
To the Commissioners of Fair-
_ field County. _
ultiundsrsign cdlhercby applies for-”a license
Tto sell Spirituous and Intoxrcatrng Liquors
Ale,‘,Lager Beer and Order, to be drunk on.tlrc
premises. and Rhine Wrno_ only, pursuant .to
the laws of this State now 1.“ force relating to
the sale of intoxicating liquor-sort the build
ing. Mschnéréc Stgeet, in the town of N or- g
l ‘ sai oun v.
m k’ m Signed,KATE A.GLEASON.
Dated1 at:4 Norwalk, Conn., the 25th day of
March 83 . , ,
' “rugby cl'artity that the above application
is endorsed by five electors and tax players, as
defined béiaw. of the town of Normal ,
H NBY
K. SELLECK. Town Clerk.
Dated Norwalk, Conn., March 31st. 1834.
Would call the attention or” the ’ubl' .0 is
entire new stock of Wares including rillltlrinhda
ATTENTION ! ATTENTION !! .
Bat.
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45 Min STREET,
NURWILK.
Eat in
'show
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' Boys, 'l‘alie Notice !-
With chry Suit we will
give away a Base Ball and
Bill ll Elli.
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Would announce that. they have
placed in stock their entire line of
PR it? i
“"11“ Ni. BE. Which consists. of a. larger variety
- of goods than any hitherto
offered. We are now '
prepared to
‘ NE,
a
the finest and largest stock of
SPRING OVERCOITS, _
ever exhibited in the townof Nerwalk.
An inspection of our stock will repay
intending purchasers.
lIllMSTflflll lulllll.
INSURANCE BUILDING
SOUTH NURWALK.
Norwalk Chronicler