Tuesday J UN 2213-84
\ Pasture land for rent. See adv.
Buffalo Bill at the Fair Grounds next
Monday.
. The Robert Emmet Club will picnic in
Betts’ woods Aug. 15th.
—Holland’s Pills are the only reliabe
remedy for chills and fever.
Mr. E. W. Haywa1d, of Hartford,
spending a few days 1n town.
Mr. and Mrs. George Q. Whitney. of
Hartford, were in town over Sunday
The annual session of the National En.
'campment, G. A R., commences to-mor.
row
Republicans and democrats alike are
cordially invited to the Blaine and Logan
' meeting to- night.
. . ' AGermau picnic is being talked ..of -It
“ will probably be held' 111 East Norwaik the
first week in August.
The stookholders of the Norwalk Fire
Insurance company Will hold their annual
meeting on Thursday.
Rev. H. S. Clapp and wife will sail this
week for Europe where they will spend a
three month‘s vacation. .
Mr. B. Cohn issues his annual vacation
notice in another column. He will ‘as
usual go to the White Mountains.
The camp meeting at. Brookside Park,
on the Danbury and Norwalk road will I ..
.not commence until September 1.
, W‘AN'rnn .——Tcn copies of the Gaza-rm:
of July 8th. Original price will cheerfully
be paid upon receipt at this -'.ofiice ‘
Jaseffy. failed to show up at Stamford
last Tuesday evening and the concert has
been postponed till next Tuesday.
The Sunday-school and congregation 'of
the First Congregational church, of Dan-
bury, picniced at Roton Point on Wed-
nesday. .
A large barge‘of lumber is unloading at
Hll's deck. It is the first censignment of
a million feet purchased in Michigan by .
.Mr. Hill.
The old Jennings place on Merwin
street, belonging to the Morrison estate, is
’being raised afoot or more from its former
. foundation. ,
Mrs. Ruth G. D. Havens, of the U. S
Treasury department, Washington, is
. visiting her sister, Dr. Emily IPIardee, with
5th son Henson.
I The “ Seaside " at Bell's Islahd will be
an excellent place to witness the move-
ments of the Atlantic Yacht Club on Sat-'
visiting 'friends on North street.
“ Bony '1 fishing 15591111 ole rage.
Aparty is encamped an Cliukceny ls-
land. -
Don‘t forget the Methodist’ 'picnic Ito—
marrow.
—For sale cheap; 11 show case.
at this office.
Miss Edna Hoyt, of New Canaan, is
visiting friends' 111 town.
Connecticut grand lodge of Harugari
meets August 0' 1n Collinsville. .
All are welcome at the Blaine and Lo-
gan meetings. Attend this evening. ,
’ —Fever and Aguc, and all forms of Mn.
laria promptly cured by Holland’s Pills.
A steam wringcr at the shirt factory
burst Friday, but luckily no one Was
hurt.
In New York, Wednesday, 375 shares
of N. Y., N. H. &. H. stock sold at 1761 at
auction.
Mrs. J. Tierney and 5911'.- of this place,
are registered at the Held House, near
Greenwich.
At present there are fifteen children
being cared for at the home for neglected
children IIm Stratford.
Mr. Orrin Warner, of New York, is
seriously ill at the residence of his sister,
Mrs. E. K. Lockwood.
' Rev. Dr. Sawyer, of GreenWich, will
occupy the pulpit of the First Congrega-
Apply
' tionai church next Sunday. .
Physicians have laid in an extra stock
of prescription books for the green apple
season which has already arrived.
AMr.B1-ig11t, a New York Ilawyer, is
building a neat little cottage on the ex—
trams eastern point of l‘avern Island.
Bishop Williams’ address, while he is
abroad, will be. “Care of J. S. Morgan
NORWALK GAZETTE, TUESDAY, JULY 22,.1884
my“, ..
in West Virginia.
counterfeit notcaI.
meeting Thuntyay.
necticut every rmt'mth 1n the year.
ing Miss Fanni 1e Wilson on Arch street.
The Boston Independents are trying to
hold a convention in New York today.
There was a terrific thunder storm at
of water 1.1115 1g.
The New I [ilford Base Ball club play s
agamo with the Good Lacks at 3p. m.
Saturday, it theiFaii‘ Grounds. . .
The game of ball on Saturday between
the South Norwalk and New Haven
cigarmakerts resulted in a victory for the
former by a score of 35 to 10.
The Nonvalk Hotel has changed hands
again and is now under the management
of Landlorli Hidden, who will run it in
connection with the Connecticut hotel.
, The condition of young Scoficld, who
was badly injured at Cotter’s shop recent-
Ily, remains practically the same though
he is thought to be’ improving somewhat.
Mrs, Angeline Newconib, widow of the
late .‘Jebse prcomb, died on Saturday,
aged '4- years. The" funeral occurred yes-
tel-day, th’e interment being at Union
g'cemetery.
Rev.” Dr. Chester of Washington passed
through Norwalk yesterday on route to
New Haven. His daughter has been
visiting Cashier Thompson’s family on
: Flax Hill.
land. "
It is said that Dr. Sawyer, of the Pros-
byterian church, Greenwich, has accepted
a' call to South Norwalk.—Pouchester
Journal
' Just‘how there is but little fishing along
the harbor docks and fishermen‘are await-
ing the arrival of the tricky and dainty
little bluefish.
The Washington monument has reached
the heighth of 488 feet and is now the
highest structure in the world, with the
exception of the Cologne cathedral.
John Honnecker, Jas. W. Hyatt, James
Toner and withers, made speeches at the
Phalmeleveland and Hendricks ratifi-
catién meeting, last Tuesday evening.
Aparty of ladies from Michigan are
They
&Co., 22 Old Broad street, London, Eng— '
3.11am broken out in Par1s,creat1ng great
- Cannon, Conn., will commence Monday,
mrday. See adv.
Under the new government contract,
the Yale 8r, Towns company of Stamford
will make from 15,000 to 20,000 post
ofilce lock boxes 11 year.
. The Mann Boudoir cars have now be-
Igun regular service on the ,fConsolidated
road, between New York- and Boston,
leaving either city at 10: 30 p. in.
—Dr Holland’s Pills contain .neither
" quinine; arsenic or anyv‘other dangerous
drug, and can therefore be taken by per. .
sons of the most delicate constitution.
Mr. William H. Hoyt, of‘ the firm of
Hoyt. Bros, formerly of South Norwalk
ibut now located in Fair Haven, is off for
Europe to look after his oyster business
ithere. I
A genuine specimen of that genus homo
‘called the “ dude " was thrown from his
horse on West avenue yesterday while
horseback riding. No damagedonc. “Too
soft to hurt, you know."
Printed lists of the officers and members
of the various cominittee's of. the Blaine
and Logan Club have been prepamd and
canbe had on application to E. J. Hill,
Charles Olmstead, or at this,ofilce.
The annual meeting of the corporators
-of the Norwalk Savings Society, for the
election of directors, will be held at the
banking house to-morrow at 10 o'clock a.
m. The polls will be open from 10 to 11
a. m.
Joseph Scribner, Esq. ., of South Nor-
walk, after havinga'etiirned from the Get-
Iaysburg excursion, was so well pleased
with what he saw, that he startefl out
' again, this time visiting Virginia, Wash-
ington, Md. , and other Southern lodalities.
Under the direction of the committee on
Club Boomef the Blaine and Logan 011111
a neat transparency has been placed in
one ofthe front windows of the Athenteum
occupied by that club. The transparency
reads. “Blaine and Logan Club. Free
. reading roomq’.
212.11% Jesse
' The wBlultiat picnic at'Point View on
Thursday was well patronized and was
meveryaaensedn enjoyable success.- The
p steameraficmlanded the cxcurslonists‘
, 11W .011 her up 1) bring them
IE? lions. seeneh‘to 11113011111 a good
”'Z‘Itime and agreed thi't ’Point' View gvas a
delightful spot for a picnic. " " ‘-
Friday even residents on Unioh Park
.were surprised d pleased with an enjoy.
able band concert given by Prof. 'Heine's
new band. The music was fine and the <
efforts of the musicians were heartily ap-
plauded With a" little more practice there
is no reason wh yNoIrw‘alk may not have a
band second to. none in the State. We
think' in case the band agree to deliver one
. or more concerts :1 week on the Pip, suf-
Way-chum readily be folded to
.- ._ ‘erect a suitable 581111111 for 'tIhéir' use. .
' Don’t forget the great and only Huffaio
ill at the Fair. Grounds next- Honday.
Two extra trains will run on the Danbury
& Norwalk road- stopping at the grounds.
The first train will leave South No'rwalk
i at1:-1'5,Norwa1k 1: '21. ThIIe second train
- - 11119511“ South Norwalk in 11.11.: Norwalk
1' ‘2: 19. Fare for round trip from South Nor-
walk, 25 cents, from Norwalk,15 cents.
’ThIis I19 the only chance the people of Nor:
.' 5 lii've of witnessing a vivid
I ,reseutation of bbrder life and
‘c
~' ’ I "th the Craufurd place
_ tinting fth' a large strip of
. his grounds upon which
farnung operations on a large
of 11 place by a judicious thin-
hing out of trees and now has as pretty 3
homewith as fine a view as can be found
P; in theilimits of the town. He is enthusi-
1‘ astic concerning Norwalk and States that
{ after travelling all through the United
States and Europe he 15 satisfied that no
-; other spot possesses the natural beauty
' and advantages that Norwalk does.
Col. Russell H. Colweil’s admirable
“life" of James G. Blaine is now readyé} -
. it' IS handsomely bound and printed, and
contains upwards of 500 pages; it is illus-I
trated by first-class 111-11111131113 frdm the
press of Messrs. E. C. Allen St C0” Of
Augusta, Maine. As a rapid bio her,
Col. Conwell doubtless stands w 'ut a-
rival' 1n America, and the volume has the.
impress of the broadest information and
I , most carefulattention ou everypage. This
' biography is a true picture, drawn bya
master hand, of the life of the Statesman
from the humble cradlerto the present day,
and presents a strikingzcontrast’ to the
score of so-cailed “lives " which are to a
large Iexteut filled with irrelevant matter
made 11p from the newspapers of the day.
The steel-plate poftra1fs'rof Blaine and
Logan were engraved for the volume and
are a standing rebuke to the caricatures
which appear. in the lso—called “ lives”
with big pretensions. The volume also
contains a bionaphy of John A. Hogan
‘ 1
g
.gme, leaving Mr. Wilcox in charge.
'Iarriving'I at the grove he signalled to
will visit Norwalk, Bridgeportiand New
York, before returning. —Dcnbury New.
W. G. Gallagher, oIf Mcriden, the dele-
gate-at-largc from Connecticut to the na-'
tional encampment of the G.- A. R., at
Minneapolis, left for that city Friday
night.
Miss Nellie F. Baird” 1s visiting friends at
Hagerstown, Md" where she formerly
, conducted :one of the largest, most “suc-
”coastal and popular young ladies’ semina-
ries in that state. '
111“. Frank Warriner, of Birmingham,
Conn., an employee of the' U.— S. Patent
Office at Washington, has been promoted
from a $600 clerkship to be a' fourth
assistant examiner at a salary of $1,200.
Our Brothers’ Lodge, 1. 0. O. F.,
borough, new numbers 851 members.
Its fund amounts to nearly $15,000, and
they have recently 'put a pipe organ in
their lodge room. —Norwa1_k correspond-
cut Standard.
Mr. Wright, president of the North and
East River Transportation company, has
agreed to shortly upholster the seats in
the ladies saloon on the steamer Harlem.
There is no question but that this step
would be appreciated by the patrons of
the boat, and the sooner it is done the
better.
The Connecticut delegates to the na-
tional prohibition convention to be held at
Pittsburg started from New Haven yester-
day. They are Elisha Hi Palmer of Mont-
ville, Dr. Edwin B. Lyon 'of New" Britain,
George P. Rodgers of'New London, Wm.
C. McKinley of Waterbury, A. Morehouse
of Litchflcld, and Oliver W. Weed Iof
‘ South Norwalk.‘
cm. '—-_A view of the fancy old pieces
in furniture of forelgnand American man-
ufacture at Paines, 48 Canal street, Bos-
ton, will well pay a visit to that city and
save you ‘one-third the cost in purchasing,
and at the same time give you the choicest
new styles of the very finest finish to be
found’ 1n any place 1n America.
At a meeting of the directors, of the,
Danbury and Norwalk ' railroad, held
Thursday, the resignation of Mr. Edmund
Tweedy of Danbury as viceqlresident of
the road, was read and accepted, and Mr.
Charles H. Merritt of Danbury was elected
in his stead. Mr.' 'Tweedy'a resignation
is on account of ill health. The vacancy '
causod' 1n the board of directors was not
filled.
John Malone a resident of- Bridgeport,
and employed on the Consolidated road,
was brought up yesterday morning from
Stamford, where he was quite severely
hurt. He was engaged with others in
replacing a 'dump car that had become
derailed on the track when a train on the
New Canaan road backed down and _
struck 11131 crushing his left leg. He was:
removed to his home.
Photographs of the recently erected 111e- '
moriai tablet at Gettysburg, and of the
veterans gathered on the famous battle-
finished and “tempting 11111111111111 to .1
those who subscribe?! for them. The
views are excellent ones, and many famil-
iar faces are seen' beneath the canvas
which was erected for the occasion.
A consultation betwacn- ofilccrs of the?
New York, New Haven and Hartfordroed
and the Boston and Albany road was held
at Springfiéld Saturday afternoon, regard-
ing the I‘mlnagernent Of the new dining
cars wluchm to' tip fun between Now
York 11111111011011 nekt September. It is
the custom on all roads where the (hair;
“cars are 111an charge a‘ stated price for
each meal, but there is a question whether
that is a better plan than to charge for
‘ whatever is ordered. Both plans are .
favored, but neither has been decided 011. V
That young man from South Norwalk..
who agreed to replace Charles A. Adams
atfthe Naugatuck station telegraph office,
has made Mr. Adams no little trouble.
Shortly after hclarrived yesterday Mr.
Adams prepared to leave v‘town, but
*7
'recollccting that there was some difiiculty
with the High Rock grove wire he'
concluded to repair it, and went to the I
On_
Waterbury, but getting no answer .,
telephoned to the station only to find that
Wilcox had disappeared. No tidings had
been received from him up to noon to—day
and Mr. Adams is obliged to postpone his
vacation trip on this account.— Waterbury
American. , V
K Kaxr’s TROUBLRS. By Julia A.
Eastman. Illustrated. Boston. D. Leth-
top 6‘; Co. Price 25 cents. The publish-
ers have shown rare judgment in putting
popular Young Folks’ Library. Miss
Eastman, it will be remembered, took the
prize of one thousand dollars ofiercd
several years agoby this house, for the
best sundry-school story, and the present
The heroine is the: daughter of a clergy.
man, ‘I‘a girl who 11 neither all good
nor all bad, but. partly the other," and the
narrative of her 1 g and experiences is
intended as a guide and a help to other
girls who have those of the same kind to
contend with, and todmpress upon them
the lesson that ‘ We only road to happiness
lies through the land of goodness ”'
.1“-
~works.——Bridgeport Standard. —
estimate their loss at $5.
gang of burglars who have been operating
in that city in the last year.
hammerslipped and discharged the piece.
yachts of every description and many of
House on Friday of this week. It is ex-
pected that it will be 'one of the largest
field on the daygpf unveiling, hays been? '
band of New Haven, '_will furnish music
"shoot game will be of interest,
grouse, qtiail,‘ woodcock, October 1 to
15mm 1. Wildfowl, September 1 to
'I'Icounties, August 20 toIJannary 1. Game
this excellent story into their new and;
book is in every {particular its equal. ,
. : l’ar'gely. represented among the visitors.
, As we go to press a somewhat sensa-
tional ’and gossiping rumor is afloat to the ,
effect that a local physician has made a
somewhat sudden and unceremonious ex-
cursion to Europe. ,
The cholera is spreading in France and
I‘alarr'n. President Arthur will make every
I‘Ipossible effort to prevent the introduction
'o'f the contagion into this country.
' The Pine :‘Grove' Camp Meeting at
August 25th and closes Monday, Septem-.
bet 1. The trains of the Housatonic
Railroad will stop at the ground during
the meeting.
. There is a contest said to be raging be-
tween ex-Senators Barnum, Groome and
Wallace for the Democratic National Com-
nuttee chairmanship. We‘ll bet on the
strengthfof those “ mules," that is in case
friend Barnum longer desires the position.
The Neptune Club, Commodore Tomp-
kins will start for their annual cruise July
80, fror’n‘Norwalk. Marthas Vineyard will
prbbably be visited and a member of. the
club who resides in this city willrcceive
them-at that resort with a ’display of fire-
Gcneral Logan’s letter, accepting the
nomination for the vice-presidency is out.
He considers the rights of American labor
to protection from foreign competition
equally advantageous to both capital and
labor. , The continuance of the republican
system of currencyis urged as a necessity.
The Congregational bats tiring of their
old quarters in the belfry and under the
r00f of the church, have recently quart-
ered themselves in ;thc pipes of Prof.
Gibson’s organ, and it has been a severe
strain on the professor to inject wind
enough into his instrument to expel them.
Burglars, probably amateurs, entered
Selleck Brothers’ store last Wednesday
night but departed after stealing a few
cigars and about a dellar in change which
had been left in the money drawer. They
also took an overcoat belonging to one of
the employees of the firm. Selleck Bros.
Yesterday the BridgeportIpolicc suc-
ceeded in capturing four boys, ranging
from fifteen to nineteen years of age of 11
Those arrest-
ed are William Hickey, Peter :Caffrey,
Henry Houserand Samuel Dcvoc. Hickey
confesses to'fiftecn burglaries.
Magdalena Blond of Greenwich, was
accidentally shot at her house about 8:30
p. m. yesterday by Solon Peterson. He
was taking a cap from a gun, when the
The contents entered her neck, making a
wound probably fatal. Peterson‘ 1s under
arrestIawaiting the result of the injuries.
The Atlantic Yacht club will rendezvouz
at Wilson Point this week Saturday. The
yachts will commence to come in to-
morrow, and by Saturday it is expected
that the full club of over a hundred
boats will be here. As there will be
them elegantly finished the sight will be
well worth seeing.
The rescue of seven survivors of the
Polar expedition under Lieutenant Greeley
is a matter which will cause joy to every
American heart. But the sad fate of the
seventeen who actually starved to death
is a sufficient protest against any such
expeditions“ in the future. Even if all the
scientific results hoped for are attained
the lend would by no means justify the
sacrificing of such heroic lives.
The seventh annual clambake of the
Connecticut Commercial Travelers assoc-
iation ”will .occur. at the Branford Point
gatherings and best “bakes” ever enjoyed
by lthll association. The Consolidated
rbad has oflcrc'd special rates to Brsnford
and return. The table will be set in a.
grOvc adjoining the hotel. The American
and the management proposes to have a
few games of an athletic and sporting
chin-11cm. . jg
To sportsmen the following concerning
the seasons in which they can lawfully
Ruffed
Hayl Rail,Septembcr12toJanuary1.
'In New Haven, Fairfield and Litchfield
exportation forbidden. Wildfowl may be
(shot only with gun “such as is commonly
at arm’s length, -" shooting from
sailing 0'1- steam vessel, or sinking box on
feeding ground forbidden.
Avery enjoyable reception was given
by Dr. McGonegal and his bride at their
newly purchased and beautiful home on
West avenue, ’on Wednesday evening last.
Three bridesmaids and as many grooms-
:men, all from abroad, well supported the
‘happy young couple, all In wedding cos-
tume; while the venerable pastor and
wife gracefully did the honors of the
occasion to a .considerable' number 'of
guests, mostly from his congregation,
who .scemed to spend a very pleasant
evening. The only brother of the bride,
Mr. Burroughs of Trenton, is a graduate
of Rutgcr's college, where he formed a
friendship with Professor Johnston, now
or Princetown. We understand that the
strangers were well pleased with Norwalk.
The picnic of the State Sons of Tem-
perance at High Book last Week Thursday
was a complete success in every respect.
Representatives from 28 lodges were
present and the total attendance was
estimated at 0,000. Five Special trains
carried them to and fro. A fine pro-
gramme consisting of prayer, music, ad-
dresses recitations, etc., was well ren-
dered. The prayer was by Rev. T. D
Watts of Stratford. Rev. W. W. Clarke
of Bridgeport delivered the address of
welcome. The Wheeler :6; Wilson band
played some :fine selections. The poem
by Rev. J. G. Davenport was a‘ specially
interesting featurs. It will be published
innoxt week’s Gazer-r11. Norwalk was
1 Meeting of the B11 inc and Logan club
Miss Kittie Paint ray is v1s1t1no- ielatives
Seaside resorts have. been flooded with
Don’t fall to at] tend the special borough
Thus far the! e have been frosts' 1n Con-
Miss Sadie lY iarvin, of Winsted, is visit.
New Haven>JSundIay evening twoin‘ch’es ’
I soon: Honwaax.
The rag business, is picking up.
A 'John A Seymour spent Sunday
Ridgcficld.
Our newsdealers are displaying Blaine
. andLogan song books and badges.
‘Waiden Treadwell of Danbury made
this little burgh a flying visit last Satur-
day._
Mr. and Mrs. David O’Neil of New
York lire visiting Mr. James- Day of East
Norwalk. .
‘ The new fire alarm will, we are informed
be in position and readyfor service within
two weeks.
Heine‘s band gave an open air
cone Iat UnionPark, 1n the bmounrh last
Friday evening.
in
the State Temperance picnic at High Rock
Grove last Thursday.
Jewelcr'Ferris has at last placed that
long promised clock in the post office. It
is a 24 hour time piece.
Ten car loads of Methodists from Dan-
bury passed through this city last. Wed-
nesday en route for Boton. ‘
Mr. J. R. Raymond has the contract for
Mr. George A. Jennings’ new residence on
the corner of Clay and West streets.
I, The.Norwalk Iron Works company
shipped three car loads of their patent
air compressors to Colorado one day last
week.
The iron fronts in' Clark 8; .Lanes’ block
have been 'replacedby wooden ones owing
to the tendency of the iron to crack the
plate glass windows.
A gentleman named Howard of Ne
Haven has taken Mr. A. Dickcrman’s new
house on Bay View avenue and will 1eside
‘ in this ‘élty'permanently.
-; Mr. E. S. Hall of Huntington has been
engaged as principal of our schools for
the coming year. Mrs. Hall will teach,
Room No. 10 of the Franklin street school.
WhileWiliiam Waterbury, a brakeman,
was (handling beer kegs at the freight
house last Friday, one of them fell on his
hand, abadly‘crushing [two of his fingers.
t Dr. Bohannan'attended him.
' The movement for the organization of
a Blaine and Legan club is being pushed
rapidly forward, and a' call for a meeting
will be issued during the first part of
August. Efiorts are being made to secure
err-Governor Hawley to open the campaign
in this city.
A painter giving his name as John
Cavanagh, was arrested last Thursday on
complaint of William Jesse who charged
him with defrauding him (Jesse) out of
a bill for board. Justice Ely fined Cava-
nagh $1 and costs, in default of which he
.went to Bridgeport.
Norrcn.-'—Mr. G. W. Hallock has been
secured by 11s as the South Norwalk cor-
respondent of the GAZETTE. All favors
granted or any courtesies extended toward
him in the line of happenings will be
thankfully received, both by himself and
by us.-—-Enn. Gazsrra.
The following story is going the rounds:
“Gene” Kinney was conversing with
another gentleman shortly after the dem-
‘ocratic nominations when his companion
asked, “Well, Kindey, what do you think
of the nomination ?" “011,” said “Gone,”
I don’t know, I hasn’t seen Dick yet.”
While Royal Raymond was practicing
withapistol last Saturday, the weapon
was accidentally discharged, the bullet
grazing the hand of his little brother
Harry. It was a very close call for the
'little fellow and 11c is to be congratulated
on the escape from an untimely death.
An unknown man attempted to board a
moving train last Saturday at the depot
and fell on the track alongside of the cars,
and had not a gentleman standing on the
depot platform grasped him and pulled
him away, he must have been instantly
killed. He was intoxicated at the time.
The committee appointed by the Con-
gregational church society have secured ~
the refusal of the St. John property on the
corner of Main and West streets. The
price asked is $4,750, and the committee
will probably decide to make the purchase
as the site is a particularly desirable one
for a church.
After the resignation of Mr. ‘John
Canfield as Superintendent of the Hat
Forming company, the services of an out
of town men were secured to fill the
vacancy. Owing to this latter gentleman's
lack of knowledge of the business, his
reign was of short duration—~about two
days. Mr. Royal Millard is in charge of
the factory temporarily.
' Messrs. Henry Joyce and Frederick
Arnold, of South Norwalk, Conn., were
in our harbor on Wednesday, in a small
schooner yacht. They had their families
with them, and are enjoying a vacation
trip. They were to proceed to Glen
Cove, where. a brother of'Mrs. Joyce
(Bro. Arnold}, formerly of the Glen Cove
Echo) formerly resided. They were a
happy party.—Northport, (L. 1.) Journal.
At the city meeting last week the fol-
lowing resolutions were passed.
Resolved, That the Common Council be, and
hereby 1s, authorized to procure for the city, a .
fire alarm, and that a sum of mone .not to
oxcoed fifteen hundred dollarstc, an hereby
is, approprioted for the same.
Resolved, That His Honor, the Mayor, 11-
point acommittse of three citizens to con or
with the ofiiciais of the New York. New Haven
and Hartford Railroad, and the Dsnbnry and
~Ncrwalk Companies 1n regard to the placing
of gates at the Main and Washingtonstrce
crossing. and the committee to report to a city
fleeting to be called by the Mayor, as soon as
polisnililc aftergthe conference with the railroad
01: s
John W. Scott, Thomas 1. Raymond
and Andrew J. Crofut have been appoint-
ed committec on gates.
About two o’clock yesterday afternoon
tire was discovered is Suing from the barn
belonging to the Duncan estate on High
street. Before the firemen arrived upon
the scene the fire was entirely beyond con-
trol and their efiorts were mainly directed
toward saving the adjacent residences.
The firemen deserve the greatest commen-
dation for their gallant and determined
- cfi‘orts to preventthe~ spread of the flames.
The two houses adjoining,‘owncd by Maj.
Crowe, on High street, and the residence
of Mrs. Bradley and a barn belonging to
Mr. S. J. Sherman, on Chapel street, caught
fire several times, but owing to proi'npt
and vigorous actibn on the part of the
firemen, little damage was done to them.
The barn was totally destroyed. Dur.
ing the fire Mr. Goorge Olmstead, who
occupies the premises upon which the
'- building stood, was badly burned about
one hand. Insurance. $200. The origin
of the fire 1s at present unknown.
A delegation of about forty members of
' Crusaders Lodge, No. 61, I. O. O. F., of
Brooklyn, visited Butler Lodge last even-
ing, who, together with other brothers
from New Haven, Brooklyn, New York,
Our Brothers Lodge, filled the lodge room
to its fullest capacity. Work in the
second degree was exemplified, after
which Past Grand Doneskin of Crusaders
Lodge; presented Butler Lodge with a set
of beautifully engrossed resolutions 111 an
elegant frame, which expressed their
appreciation of the kindness extended to
John Powell of Crusaders Lodge by Butler
Lodge. Noble Grand Fallon accepted
the resolutions and called upon 0. F.
Hallock to respqud, who did so in an
appropriate manner. In presenting the
resolution Mr. Donesken spoke in high
terms of Mr. Powell, and very compli-
mentary of Butler Lodge, and especially
of its excmplification of the principles of
Odd Fellowship in attentions and kindness
to their deceased brother. A number of
speeches followed by members of the
visiting delegation; and others, and at the
close of the lodge a fine collation was
served. It was after midnight when the
exercises closed, and most of the Crusa-
ders returned by the 12:56 train. It is but
fittingto say in this connection that. the
work in the second degree was admirably
done.-—Sentiml. '
A large number of our citizens attended .
. Miss Winnie Dickerman' 1s summering
, at Ridgefiéid.
James Monaghan was arrested for drun-
kenness this morning and lodged in the
ockup.
. We are informed by a prominent demo-
crat that the democrats of this city will
not organize this fall.
Leonard Scarles, the taxidermist, ex-
hibits a fine collection of stuffed birds in
the window of Mr. J. Sullivan’s cigar store.
Mr. B. S. Taylor, President of the Tay—
lor Manufacturing Co., has leased the late
residence of Mr. W. A.‘ S. Hanford,_ on
Main street. I
Mr. H. A. Matthe'wson, representing
Lounsbury, Matthewson & Co., returned
last Wednesday from a very successful
business trip through the West.
Major Crowe’s horse, while feeling very
jubilant. over Biaine’s prospects, indulged
in a little demonstration on his own book
last Friday. It is thought that the wagon
can be put together again.
11:. W. o. Foote, of this city, who re-
cently graduated from the Michigan Uni-
versity, has been offered a $1,500 position
as teacher and principal of a western
school. Mr. Foote’s friends will regret to
learn that he will be obliged to come east
and undergo another painful surgical opera-
tion at 'St.'Lnke‘s Hospital, in New York,
and will probably be unable to accept this
tempting offer.
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WES‘I'POBT.
Miss Jessie Kecler, our popular postal
clerk, is enjoying her vacation.
Mr. Joseph Mills was confined to the
house for two days last week by an at-
tack of rheumatism.
The steam barge, City of Detroit, dis-
charged a cargo of coal at Taylor 1% Rich-
ard’s yard, last w'eek.
Mr. Thomas D. Elwood has been en-
gaged as principal in the East Saugatuck
District for the ensuing year.
Prof. J. M. Elwood and family are
spending a few days with his father, Mr.
Charles Elwood, 'on King street.
At a dinner party in Oregon, a few days
ago, where ten persons were seated about
the table, nine of the number were former
residents of Westport.
During last week parties were in town
gathering material for a new Historical
and Industrial History of Connecticut,
which' 1s being published. It will contain
a large amount of unique and interesting
matter.
Is Westport to have a Blaine and Logan
Club? If so, why is not something being
done? It is this supincncss in political
matters, as well as other things, that
causes us to make so bad a showing. Let
ushcar from the town committee at once
in this matter.
Mr. Frederick Kemper is doing consid—
erable business in horses lately. A few
days ago be disposed of his fast pacer to
Mr. Francis A. Palmer, President of the
Broadway Bank, and on Saturday he sold
his handsome pair of carriage horses to
Mr. Charles Nash, of Stamford.
A call, numerously signed by many of
the best citizens of the town, for a mass
meeting, to be held in Sturges‘ Hall,
Thursday evening, has been published.
The object of the meeting is to derive
some means of bringing about a better
state of things in regard to temperance.
Mr. Geo. A. Sutton, of New Haven,
General Agent of the New York Mutual
Life Insurance Company, spent a few
days in town last week. Mr. Sutton is
very gentlemanly in explaining the plan
of insurance and does not bore his hearers
beyond endurance, and as he represents a
first-class company has insured quite a
number in this place.
Mr. Charles B. Lyon, of Bradlcyd'. Lyon,
hotel proprietors, will retire from the firm
about Sept- 1st, and will accept a position
with Wm. B. Hall & Co., of Bridgeport,
to which place he will remove. Mr. Lyon’s
genial and obliging manner has won him
hosts of friends in his present business,
and we doubt not the same characteristics
will make him many new ones.
A meeting of the Wardens and Vestry
of Christ church was held Monday even-
ing, to arrange for the formal laying of
the corner stone of the new church edifice
with appropriate ceremonies. The stone,
which is of granite, is three feet two inches
by two feet six inches and sixteen inches
thick, arrived last Tuesday. It bears 011
its face “Christ Church, 1834—1884."
. Mr. M. L. Filly has presented one of his
handsome stoves “ Fairfield” to the West-
port Band. It'is now on exhibition in the
post-office window, and will be disposed
of by ticket, of which there will be one
hundred, at fifty cents each. The draw-
ing will take place in Sturgea’ Hall, Wed-
nesday evening, Aug. 13th. The proceeds
will be used toward procuring uniforms
for the band, for which purpose a sub.
scription is also being taken.
Mr. Mark L. Filly has erected a. water-
ing tank opposite his foundry on River
street, for the use of the public. It is
supplied with pure spring water. Mr.
Filly deserves much credit for the public
spirit displayed. It may be a small mat-
ter, but who can estimate the amount of
good it may do, and how much more pros-
perous the‘plach might have been had the
little things been done years ago. That
would have engendered a public spirit
which would hav‘e seen the necessity of
providing the greater and more extensive
improvements, so that Westport might
hays kept pace with the surrounding towns
and maintained the prestige which it once
had.
The piscatorially curious have been
somewhat puzzled over a number of fish
which were taken by Mr. Morris Allen
with Ian eel spear. The fish were at first
supposed to be salmon. They had one
row of scales on each ,sideof the dorsal
fin, eacn scale being about three fourths
of an inch across, and of a golden color;
‘with this exception they were covered
with a skin like an eel, which was intense-
ly taugh, it being ahnost impossible to cut
it. Two of them were purchased by: Mr.
Cockroft, who reports that the flesh was
very coarse and tough.. Many who exam.
ined them say they were unlike any spe-
cies ever before seen in‘ this "vicinity, or
which have been described.
Why is it that Westport has no regularly
organized fire department? This is a
question that is often asked by many of
our own citizens as 'wall as by residents of
other places.
being- sent out by
State Fireman’s Association, that at its
coming session in Danbury, each company
will be entitled to one delegate, and that
Chief and Assistant Chief Engineers will
be admitted as delegates at large.‘ Now,
in the case of Westport, which has three
good c'ompanies,it will be entitled to three
delegates, but if these companies were
united in a department, the number of
delegates would be six instead. of three.
There are a large number of towns.in the
have a chief and two assistants and in the
State Convention would have four votes,
where Westport, with three tunes as many
companies would have one less vote.
How would it do tohave all of the firemen
meeting and elect one out of e
as department officers, with
standing that the cue receiving the high-
est number of votes should be chief, the
next highest first assistant and the other
second assistant? It seems to us, al-
though not much of a fireman, that such
company
the firemen, but that it would be for the
best interésts of the town, as it is well
known that at a' fire the' companies could
do much more effective. service as a de-
partment than as individual companies.
We suggest Ito the fire laddies Ito think
over this matter and not be behind every
other towu in the “land of steady habits."
'Iwhich he wOuld build for $26,000. At~
We see by notices that are .
the Secretary of the 1
state that have but one company but they 5
of Westport meet before the coming State '
e under— .
a move would be beneficial, not only to .
A‘largc number picniced at Compolast
Saturday.
The hand went to Saugatuck last Fri-
day evening.
I Mrs. Peter Bulkley is visiting her daugh-
ter on Staten Island. 1
Miss Ella VanAiken, of Portchester, is.
visiting Mrs.l Peter R. Foote. II
Considerable damage was done by the
bail to the onion fields in Greens Farms.
Mr. John H. Jennings has lost two val-
uable horses within a short 5 time and
another is not expected to recover.
Rev. Mr. Whittesby, Secretary for the
Society for the Increase. of the Ministry
presented the claims of that society, at
Christ church last Sunday.
At, the special Town Meeting held last
week on Monday afternoon to hear the
report of the bridge committee, the attend-
ance was quite small owing to a misunder-
ltanding regarding the time it was to have
been held. Mr. Oscar I. Jones was elected
chairman. The majority of the commit-
tee, Messrs. McCready, Morris and Gray
had no written report,'but stated'that all
of the bids received, seven in number, ex-
ceeded the amount which they had given
their word not to exceed without laying it
before the town. Messrs. King and Kem—
per then presented a written majority re-
port recommending a bridge the plan and
and specifications forwhich were furnished
by Mr. C. V. N. Kittredge, of the Central
Bridge Wofks, of Bufialo, N. Y., and
tempts were made by some gentlemen to
obtain some information regarding the
character of the various structures upon
which bids he'd been made and of the one
recommended by the committee, but all of
such efiorts were bafiled and it was finally
voted to accept the minority report and
struct the committee to close the contract
with Mr. Kittredge, which has since been
done. By the terms of the contract the
bridge is to be completed by Oct. lst.
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WILTON.
Mrs. J. E. Turner is visiting in Bing-
hampton, N. Y.
The Rev. Mr. Davis preached at the
Congregational church Sunday.
St. Matthew’s has engaged the Rev.
Mr. Wilson, of Westport, to take charge
of its Spiritual welfare till next Easter.
The Magazine club, Friday evening, at
Miss Kitty Sturges, was a very enjoyable
occasion. We hope that there may soon
be another. ‘
Mrs. Edward Olmstead has just re-
turned from a fortnight‘s visit in Colchester
and New Haven. Her niece, Miss Sophia
Olmstead, of New Haven,.eame with her
and will stay for a week or so.
Thursday morning, Wilton experienced
the excitement of a runaway and smash-
up. Mrs. Charles Ambler had stOpped in
front of Olmstead’s grocery store to make ,
some purchases. Just then a wagon con-
taining four ladies came over the hill, and
the one driving spoke rather sharply to
her horse. At this Mrs. Ambier’s horse
started,‘and in a moment things were in
great confusion. The Ambler horse
backed around and succeeded inspilling
both Mrs. A. and her son out, but for-
tunately neither was hurt. The wheel of
the other wagon was smashed. Mrs.
Ambler’s wagon was completely smashed
up, though the running gear was not
badly injured. C. N. X.
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Scandinavian immigrants' are receiving
attention from American Christians. To
a Congregational contributing Sunday-
school, a missionary of the American
Sunday-School Union' 1n Northern Dakota
writes of his experiences among Nor-
wegians: One, of a walk of ten miles,
extending into the night, across the wide
prairie, on his way to an appointment 1n
a strange conn , not knowing where
he was to sleep, watchin for a glimmer
of a friendly light, an finally finding
rest in a Norwc 'an’s cabin, another, of
a Sunday-schoo organizedin a settlement
almost wholly Norwegian, of which all
the officers were Scandinavians, except
the American superintendents.
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