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NORWALK GAZETTE, TUEs—DAY, JULY 29,1884.
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_ NORWALK GAZETTE.
Tuesday July 29, 1884.
Horses wanted to pasture. See adv.
F. H. Peckwell has a new adv. this
week. ‘
—For sale cheap; 11 show case.
at this office.
The Blaine and Logan Club meet next
Tuesday evening.
Attend the republican caucus next Tues-
(lay evening. See call.
—Holland’s Pills are the only reliabe
remedy for chills and fever. '
EdwardzAiken andfamily of New York
are stopping at the Mahackemo.
Mr. Al. Smith, of Philadelphia, is visit-
ing his uncle, Mr; Challes J. Smith. '
—.-Fever and Ague. and all forms of M11.
laria promptly cured by Holland’s Pills.
The new depot at Southport is nearly
completed. It will be occupied this week.
The tenth annual reunion of the Barnes
family takes place at Seaside Park August
2lst. 1
Miss Nellie Hoyt and Miss Rose Walson
of Scranton, Pa., are visiting with Mrs. N.
L. Austin. .
The streets were lined with people yes-
terday morning anxiously aw aiting Buffalo
Bill’s parade.
The Fifteenth regiment, Connecticut
volunteers, will have its annual reunion
. at North Haven, August 25.
The issuing of one dollar bills is to be
resumed, and a full supply may be ex-
pected in about thirty days.
Our borough fi'remen have received in-.
vitations to attend a firemen’s parade in
Great Barrington, Mass, in August.
St. Joseph’s Benevolent society hold a
meeting next Thursday evening to elect a
president in place of William Hands, de-
ceased. '
Aug. Hoyt and family drove to Norwalk
- Tuesday, and are to spend the week
visiting places of interest about there. —-
Danbury News.
Mrs. John S. Seymour and Miss Stella
Seymour left Saturday for a visit to the
home of the latter at Whitney’s Point,
New York state:
W. E. Smith {and wife of New York
were at the Dorlon House Thursday.
Mrs. Smith will be remembered as the
daughter of Gen. R. BLCraufurd.
Miss Kate Field, while visiting Colonel
R. E. Whitman and family of South Nor-
walk, is writing the observations of her
seven months’ visit in Salt Lake City.
The State Firemen’s association meets
in Danbury next month and preparations
are already béing made to receive the
guests in a proper and becoming manner.
Mr. A. Judson Decker died at Fordham,
N. Y., Saturday, aged 45 years. He was
a brother-in-law of John T. Wright, a for-
mer well-known Norwalk citizen who is
now a sergeant in the Metropolitan police,
New York city.
The ame of base ball played on Satur-
day a moon at the fair grounds, between
the New Milford base ball club and the
Good anks, resulted in a score of seven
to six in favor of the New Milford club.
Seven innings were played.
—A big drive in Ladies Merino Vests
and Pants and Gent’s Shirts and Drawers,
Winter weight, 4 caries, 120 dozen, slightly
damaged by water, regular 50 cent goods
at 85 cents, just received and . ready for
sale, by VanHoosear &. Ambler.
We are indebted to Mr. ,R. R. Berwick
for a copy of the La (Iranian Do Memo, 11.
paper published' 1n the Mexican language
at Chihuahua, Mexico, where Mr. Ber-
wick is staying. We should feel still more
indebted if Mr. B. would come and read it
for 11s, as we never were good at conun—
drums.
Cobble Hill was on a rampage last
Tuesday evening and about a dozen of the
denizens of that delectable summer resort
were arraigned before Judge Selleck on
Wednesday as accusers and accused.
One was fined, the others went free and
Cobble Hill is quiet again—till next time.
“Danbury Jack” was released from
Bridgeport jail on Thursday and came to
Norwalk as usual. On Saturday he was
arrested again and sent back to Bridge-
port for 120 days. As he had committed
no offense save giving way to his besetting
sin, drunkenness, and as while in .that
condition he does not make any disturb-
ance, his continuous arrests seem, more
like persecution than prosecution.
The directors of the Danbury and Nor-
walk railroad held ‘a meeting in South
Norwalk, Thursday, to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Mr. J. Sargent
Cram of New York. P.- C Lounsbury of
Ridgefield was elected, and the vacaiicy
caused by the resignation of Vice-presi-
dent Tweedy was laid over till another
meeting. The directors then declared a
- dividend of 2}per cent. from the earnings
of the road, notice of,which is given in
another column.
A joint cémmittee consisting of, thirty-
-cight of the leading citizens of our town,
with seven members each of Buckingham
and Douglas Fowler Posts, G. A. R., and
the members of the monumental associa.
tion, raised to devise measures which shall
result‘ 1n some kind of a memorial to per-
petuate the memory of the brave men who
dared to go to the Nation’s remue in time
of peril, will hold a meeting this evening,
at the aooms of Douglas Fowler Post, No.
Apply
48, G. A. R., Washington street, South .
Norwalk, at 8 o’clock, sharp.
Mr. William H. Norris of this place and
Miss Katie Kuhn of Danbury were married
at tharesidence of the bride on Sunday.
Last evening the members of Phtenix
Engine company of which Mr. Norris' is- a
member. headed by the -Independcnt
drum corps, marched to the residence of
. the newly married couple and gave them
ahcarty serenade. Mr. Norris appeared
and made a short speech of thanks and
upon his invitation the entire company
then adjourned to the engine house where
1efreshments were served‘ 1n honor of the
event.
We have an etching of Barlow’s knoll,
Gettysburg,. where the tragedy of the
Seventeenth regiment rs erected. ' The oak
tree near to which Captain Moore, Colonel
Fowler and. other gallant , ' of the
Seventeenth were stricken : caid is a
conspicuous figure in the picture. The
rail fence over which the regiment
clambered in the charge -’~is‘-’- in the
foreground, the dismantled portion cov-
ering the trench' 111 which the dead were
laid after the battle. This sketch was
made by J. M. Silliman, then a member of
Company H, and now a professor in La.
fayette college, Easton, Pa., a few days
after the battle. ' '
Veterans of the Twentieth Connecticut
Regiment are requested by Colonel Wm.
B. Wooster to assistin erecting at Gettys-
burg. a proper monument to the memory
of fallen comrades. The Colonel has
addressed a circular to the veterans in
which he says—“It was my pleasure to
accompany the 17th Connecticut to these
historic grounds and witness the unveiling
of their beautiful monument.
regiment beside‘ myself : Gilbert of Co.
B, Henry G. Ailing of Co. H, Cornwall of
Co. D, Grannies of Co. E. We went over
the line of battle and readily identified
the ground. The trees through which we
fought are mostly standing, except such
as have died from injury by balls and
shells ; the stone Wall that we finally
reached and passed is standing, and the
line of works which we constructed partly
of logs is now represented by earthworks.
To the survivors of each regiment is left
the responsibility of placing marks, as
their inclination and means will dictate.
Every comrade will be glad. to contribute
something. Friends of the living and
fallen comrades will aid us.”
There were
present four members of the Twentieth
Court of Burgeslses meet next Monday.
Republican caucus next Tuesday even-
ing. See call.
“Bangs over the lip” is the latest defi:
nition for a monstaschc.
Gus Franke smile s all over now. It’s a
girl and arrived last. Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Keeler Of_Cl1icago,
Ills., are visiting at E. O. Keeler’s.
Mr. H. E. Dann rai‘scda new and pretty
fiag over his livery stables last week.
Mrs. Theron G. Hoyt and children, of
South Norwalk, are visiting friends in
Danbury.
Messrs. Richards 1%: Weed launched a
new oyster steam dredging boat Saturday
afternoon from their 'wharf at South Nor.
walk.
The Belle Haven Laml company, of
Greenwich, have about seventy-five men.
at work. C. T. Leonard' & Son, of this
place, are putting down the sewer.
stalled pastor; of the Congregational church
in Fairfield, to-morrow afternoon, Pro-f.
Barbour, of Yale, will deliver the sermon.
The republican caucus for the purpose
of appointing delegates to the Republican
State Convention will be held in the Blaine
ing at 8 o’cIOck.
the state prison at Wethcrsfield. As a
consequence of this overcro wdcd condition
several prisoners are given quarters in the
county jail at the expense of the state.
‘ The Arkansas circuit court has decided
that a man need not pay railroad fare if
not provided with a seat, and awards a
man $125 damages who was put off a train
because he got no seat and refused to pay
his fare.
Counterfeit $50 bills on the Tradesmen’s
and the Broadway banks, of New York
city, are in circulation. The former are
worked from .plates made by the famous
Brockway, who died recently, and are
excellent counterfeits.=
—-George S. Gregory has ev erythimg in
the livery line that people could wish. for.
His turnouts are stylish and his stock of
horses embrace fine saddle horses, :road-
stcrs, etc. Orders by telephone promptly
attended to. Charges very reasonable.
The elegant cars of the Mann erdoir
Car company .are now running reg ularly
on the New York, New Haven and Hart-
ford railroad, . between New Yark and'
Boston, leaving either city at 10: 80 p. 111.
There are no finer cars in the wo1 1d than
these.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. P. Halli nsworth
(nee Mary C. Hoyt) have returns d to Ed-
win Hoyt’s fromZan extended tour to Wat-
kin’s Glen, Niagara, Thousand Islands,
Montreal, Lake Champlain, etc. Miss
Edna Hoyt has returned from a ten days
visit to Norwalk—New Canaan Messenger.
The shell fish commissioners have or.
dcred that hereafter no boundary buoys
for oyster beds shall be planted of a size
more than four inches in diameter at a ‘
point six feet below the surface of the
water. Navigators complain that the
larger buoys break the paddles and screws
of their steamers. . 4. i 1
The annual reunion :of the Connecticut ,.
Commercial Travelers‘_ association was
held at the Branford Point house, Friday.
The unpropitious weather prevented a
complete carrying out of the program
which had been arranged. The clambako
which was to have been given under the
trees was necessarily done away with.
The drummers, however, enjoyed them-
selves highly.
The Ansonia Sentinel gives the follow—
ing warning. --“ Look out for a cigar
sharper who is going around the state,
victimizing many dealers. The plan con-
sists of placing a. good cigar in the middle
of a-tbunch of rank ones, and carelessly
pushing out the good cigar, he will give
it to the customer as a sample. He then
sells his bunches of weedsfor sums vary.
ing from $5 to $10 and leaves town.”
Simon Knowles, of Meredith, N. Y.
claims to be the oldest Free Mason' 1n New
York state, if not in the Union. He
joined Columbia lodge in East Haddam,
Conn., in 1807, at the age of twenty-one.
He went to Meredith in 1818, where he
has lived ever since. He' rs in his ninety-
ninth year. He was married in 1802,
when he was only sixteen. His wife was
fifteen. She died at the age of ninety-five,
making their married life eighty years
together.
An unknown old man was found dying
by a pile of railroad ties at Green’s Farms,
Wednesday. He was apparently about
seventy-five years old, and it was learned
that he was in the depot at that place late
last week and disappeared behind the pile
of ties where he was afterwards found.
He seems to have remained there without
food or drink until someone passing saw
hisleg sticking out from a hole among the
_ties. He was alive when found but died
soon afterwards.
At the annual meeting of the corpora-
tors of the, Norwalk Savings Society last
Wednesday, Messrs. F. St. John Lock-
wood, 9W. B. E. Lockwood and George E.
Miller were re-clected directors, and John
H. Perry, Manice De F. Lockwood and
Orrin K. Scofield were elected corpora-
tors to fill vacancies. . On Thursday at a
meeting of the directors, the follovting
ofilcers were chosen : President W. B.
E. Lockwood; vice president, George M.
Holmes; secretary and treasurer, George
‘E. Miller.
Mr. Wm. E. Ashmall, the popular-young
organist from New Y ork, who has de-
lighted the New Canaan public on three
former occasions, will give his third organ
recital in the Congregational church, for
the benefit of the Reading Room,Tuesday '
evening, Aug. 5th.. The programme pre-
paréd 1s said to be a very interesting one.
der the solo parts of the performance.
Mr. Ashmall’s previous recitals have given
excellent satisfaction and in all probability
he will be greeted this time by a crowded
house. The entertainment is under the
management of Dr. Willis Cummings,_a
sufficient quarantee of its high character
and excellence. Reserved seat tickets can
be obtained at Monroe’s drug store, price
50 cents. Single tickets can be had at the
Reading Room, of the librarian, Miss Lot-
tie Burchard. .
Adjutant General Couch has issued the
official order for the fall encampment of
the state militia. It contains the follow--
ing :-—“Brigadier General Stephen R.
Smith, commanding the Connecticut Na-
tional Guard, will assemble the four regi-
ments and battallion of infantry and the
battery of artillery, at the state camp
ground, Niantic, Monday, September lst,
at ten o'clock a. m., for six days’ camp
duty. No company will be allowed in
camp prior to September 1st. While in
camp the troops and all regimental and
company'books will be subjected to such
inspections as may be directed. General
Smith will forward to these headquarters
in the field,.daily during the encampment,
‘ Consolidated Daily Report’ of the
troops under his command, and at the
close of the encampment will forward to
this office the regimental, battalion and
battery ‘Consolidated Morning Reports'
for each day. Captains of companies will
instruct their men to take into camp easy
walking shoes, and one change of thick
nnderclothing. Commanding ofiicers will
make requisition for. tronsportation and
supplies needed for ' at as early 11.
date as practicable; r ‘ " tions shouldbe
forwarded not later than August 1st. The
brigadier general comuhinding rs directed
to include in his requisition upon the
quartcrmaster general such ammunition
as may be necessary to 'carry out any
The commander 111 chief wall review the
flows Friday, September 5th ”
The Rev. John E. 1111111111211 will be 111...
and Logan club room next Tuesday even- ,
There are 289 prisoners and 272 cells in i
Prof.L. M. Dunn, of Stamford, andatal- ._
cnted lady from Paterson, N. J., will rcn- .
movements and evohrtions projected-
Miss Fannj e 111151510an New Haven, 1s
:visiting relat ives in town. ,
Mr. Fred! rick Bliss, of Brooklyn, N. Y. .,
was in tow 11 last Thursday. _
Dr. J . C . Fitch is spending a short va-
cation in New York state.
Mrs. A. Jackson and daughter are
spendin} r a week at Brightwood
Sounv l fishermen report that all sorts of
fish are very plentiful at present.
Mi! Carrie Swan will return from Cali-
torch, and open her fall season at Nor walk
Septe mbcr 1.
N0 twithstanding dog days are upon us,
but Wary few dogs «that ’roam‘ about the
SW :ts are muzzled. ,
T he Congregational church and Sunday
501! 001 of Fairfield will picnic at High
R0 ck Grove, August 5. ’
The Misses Jennie and Mamie, daugh-
ters 'of Stephen H. Smith, esq., have gone
to Seabright for a month.
The Pharmacy commission. will hold a
meeting at New Haven, August 7th, for
examination of candidates.
Mr. George W. Jennings celebrated his
eighty-third birthday, Saturday, at his
residence on Merwin street.
Pioneer Hook and Ladder company
uneet next Thursday evening to elect dele-
gates :to the State Firemen’s convention.
finite o number of Norwalk firemen
attended the picnic at *Brookside Park last
Thursday; given by Washington Hook and
Ladder and Padanarum Hose companies
of Danbury. . ' -
Regular monthly meetings of Phoenix
Engine and Hope Hose companies next
Tuesday evening. These meetings will
elect delegates to the State Firemcn’s
‘ convention 'in Danbury. 0
George H ussey was arrested last even-
ing for beimg very drunk and disorderly.
George inte rviewcd Judge Austin this
morning, and is now spending a twenty
days' vacation in Bridgeport jail.
On Saturday evening thieves broke into
the cellar of Mr. C. B. DeKlyn’ s residence
on West avenucand made off with sundry
preseryes and other eatables. This sort
of thieving is becoming too common and
people should see to it that their cellars
are securely qutened before retiring for
the night.
Fcnmrnna.——Paine has in stock the lat. .
gest variety of Chamber and Parlor suites,
Lounges, Easy Chairs. Bopk Cases to be
foundin anyone place in America. We
cannot speak too highly of this immense
stock of nice furniture to be had at very
reasonable prices. This establishment
packs and delivers goods very promptly,
l
giving their customers the best satisfac-
tion. Call at 48 Canal street, when you
go to Boston and see for yourselves.
Mr. Theodore Harrison, late bookkeeper-
with S. K. Stanley, has resigned his posi-
tion and accepted the post of bookkeeper
in the treasurer’s office of the Danbury
and Norwalk railroad at Danbury. Mr.
Harrison is well-known and popular here
in Norwalk. and we, can cordially com-
mend him to Danbury-folks as a gentler
man well worthy of the good fortune so
unexpectedly thrust upon him.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Gilbert & Bennett Manufacturing
company was held at the office of the
corporation at Georgetown last Tuesday.
Messrs. Edwin Gilbert, David H. Miller,
Samuel J. Miller, Elbert B.- Monroe, and
Aaron H. Davis were elected directors for
the ensuing year. At a subsequent meet-
ing of these gentlemen the following ofii-
cers were chosen : President and treasurer,
E. Gilbert; Vice-president and secretary, l
David H. Miller, superintendent, Samuel 1
J. Miller; assistant superintendent, A. H.
Davis.
The annual meeting of the Norwalk Fire
Insurance company was held on Thursday.
The usual semi-annual dividend of four ~
per cent was declared, and- the following
named gentlemen were elected directors 1 ,
Georgc'R. Cowlcs, William C. Street, S. g
E. Olmstead, George B. St. John, George
G. Bishop, W. B. E. Lockwood, William
S. Lockwood, D. P. Ely, Asa Smith, John
A. Osborn, Charles P. Woodbury, Selleck
Y. St. John, E. S. Tweedy. Mr. William .
R. Cowics, secretary, and S. E. Olmstead,
treasurer.
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Some Raspberries.
The frequent and copious rains which
have fallen .in'this vicinity during the past
three weeks, has given growing grains,
fruits and vegetables an impetus that has
been alike cheering to the growers and
consumers. Field and garden corn,
potatoes, tomatoes and all kinds of garden
vegetables including the fragrant onion
nbw promise large crops. The rains were
tea late for strawberries, but were just in
time for raspberries and blackberries and
they have both given and are giving a
bountiful yield. During a recent call at
Mr. George Seymonr’s nursery at South
Norwalk, we found a number of boys
picking raspberries, and on inquiry
found that the product for the two weeks
ending July 26, was one hundred bushels;
or to be exact, the boys returned ninety—
six bushels, in quart boxes, besidesavhat
they ate during the process of picking;
and our readers can estimate for them'
selves, whether twenty hearty boys in.
twelve days could stow away the odd
four bushels. . The variety of berries now-
grown by Mr. Seymour is known as the
“Cutlibcrt,” a red berry of large size and
of exceedingly fine flavbr, and the vines
are very productive. Mr. Seymour says
; that he has'been trying for twenty years
to get a good rod raspberry, but that until
the Cuthbert appeared has not found any
worth cultivating. The new seedling
strawberry of the late firm of Seymour 85
Downes propagation, now known as the
“Peter Henderson” is thriving and thou-
, sands of this year’s runners are now being
'potted and sentto all parts of the country.
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’ To Saratoco and Lake George.
' ” 'I'n‘addition to the Pullman Buffet Parlos
'cars running from the Courtlandt and
‘Desbrosscs street stations for the accom-
modation of ' down-town, Jersey City .and
Brooklyn travel to Catskill Mountains,
Saratoga and Lake George, arrangements
have been made to run elegant Pullman
Buffet Parlor cars from the uptown station
of the West Shore route' at foot of West
Forty-Second street; to samtoga without
change. Thiswill accommodate Saratoga,
Lake George, Adirondack, and Montreal
travel by the West Shore route from New
York city.
_ It should be remembered that the Sara-
toga line by the picturesque West Shore
of the Hudson is a magnificently ‘ con-
structed deuble-track railway, with an
equipment which, for elegance and com-
fort, has never been equalled.
The Saratoga and Lake Shore specials
by the West Shore route are composed of
revolving-chair smoking. cars (carpeted
and luxurious), first-class coaches, and
Pullman Buffet Parlor cars. These trains
run through "between New York and
Soratoga without change, equalling in
speed and surpassing .in comfort all other
routes of travel. Sec time-table of “West
Shore route” in daily papers.— Tribune.
The Atlantic Yacht Club.
‘A special train conveyed several hun-
dred people to Wilson's Point on Saturday
last, to view the Atlantic Yacht Club, of
Jersey City, which was advertised to ren.
dezvouz at that place. About a half dozen
of the 111 yachts advertised put in an ap-
pearance, the remainder keeping on their
course to Black Rock. The scarcity of
wind made this necessary as otherwise the
yachts could not have reachcdthatportby
Sunday'. A private letter received from
Rev. Wm. H. Thomas, chaplain of the
club, says. “ There is great regret ex-
pressed that the light easterly wind corng
polled the fleet to keep on their way in or-
1101' to reach. there by night. Another year
itds expectodgtlre fi'cet writ remain in Nor.
walk harbor over Sunday.
C. Street was re-elected president, George ,
.fishthat
_ SOMETHING FROM THE CITY.
Mr. C. R. Bennett is in town.
Council'mceting next Monday evening.
ginia.
Charles Bell and LouisWilcox are home
from the west.
The Congregational Sunday-school will
picnic to-day at Brookside Park. '
Mrs. William Shaw, of Bethel, was the
guest of Mrs. W. G. Hallock, last week.
A correspondent of the Republican sug-
gests Mr. A. J. Crofut as our next mayor.
“ Gene” Kinney smoked cigars and ate
watcrmelons at Branchville, last Sunday.
Mr. Oliver W. weed attended the
Prohibition conventic. at Pittsburg last
'week.
It is rumored that a democratic paper is
to be started here with Professor Walton
as editor in chief.
Jol1n2Spend10ve is organizing a drum
corps composed of ten members of Put-
nam Hose company.
Most of our factories closed 11p on
Monday to allow their employes to attend
the Buffalo Bill show.
Hubble & Barthel have purchased the
boiler which belonged to Britto', Finnegan
85 Co.~ It was put in last week.
Rev. A. S. Gumbart, of the Baptist
Tabernacle and Rev. J. H. Ross, “of the
Baptist church, have entered upon their
annual vacations.
There was a disgraceful row in the
' “ Hollow” on Saturdaynight, in which
several men and one woman were engaged.
No arrests.
The finishers and curlers at A. Solmon’s
Were given a “blow out" yesterday at a
convenient refectory in honor of the mar-
riage of William T. Price.
Mr. S. P. Svensson has resigned his
position as foreman of A. Solman’s curling
aoom and accepted a like situation with
H. M. Silverman & 00., Brooklyn.
During the passage of the Buffalo Bill
troupe from Jchey city last Sunday, the
barge was badly damaged by the storm
“(1 several of the Indians were seasick.
Americas Drum Corps of the borough,
serenaded Old Well Hook and Ladder and
Pntmm Hose companies last evening and
were hospitably entertained by eachcom-
M. - ~
Bert. Smith and Robert Starbuck, two
of Donbury’s young gentlemen arrived in
this city yesterday morning on bicycles
en mute for Southport where they will
spend a few days fishing. ‘
The fast train carrying the New York
Herald passed through this city about
half past five o’clock a,Sunday morning.
It made the passage/from New York in
about fifty minutes.
The committee] appointed to consider
the question of erecting. some suitable
memorial to those noble souls who died
for their country, will hold a meeting to-
night at the rooms of Douglass Fowler
Post.
Mr. William T. Price was married on
Saturday evening last to Miss Kate, young-
est daughter of Mr. E. T. Harvey. The
ceremony was performed at the residence
of the bride’s parents by Rev. A. S. Gum-
bart. The happy couple were the recipi-
cuts of many useful and valuable presents.
The wedding was comparitively private,
only the immediate relatives of the partici-
pants and a very few friends being pres-,
eat. The customary tour will be omitted.
About 1,200 attended the M. E. church
excursion to Glen Island, on Wednesday,
- by steamer “Blackbird”_and a barge. The
island was reached about 12 o’clock, and
after dinner was over the excursionists
1 started over the grounds in search of
, _,pleasure and enjoyed themselves in vari-
ous ways until 4 o’clock when the return
trip was commenced. When nearly home
one of the severest showers of the season
i Came up from the northwest, the-wind
blowing most of the water out of the
harbor. The excursion boats were stuck
I in the mud near Burritt’s Point for about
two hours, and as the people had not
prepared for rain, the majority were
thoroughly drenched before reaching
homo—Republican.
WILTON.
Mics Bessie Mead of Greenwich is spend-
ing:a thew days at Miss Lottie Basset’s.
Mr. Olmstead’s academy closed last
Wednesday for the customary summer
vacation.
Miss Carrie Hubbell and sister, of
Albany, N. Y. ., are visiting Miss Lizzie
Raymond.
The Rev. Mr. Barnum, missionary from
Turkey, preached Sunday: at the Congre- -
gational church.
Mr. R. L. Youngs of Brooklyn, L. 1.,
'and Mr. C. D. Williams of Arlington, N.
J. spent Sunday' 1n town.
Mr. Clarence Davenport of Waterbury
is spending his vacation with his grand-
mother, Mrs. Geo. B. Wescot.
James G. Gregory who has been teach-
ing in Redding the past year is at home
spending his vacation at Miss 'C. M.
Gregory’s.
Mr. C. M. Belden has assumed charge
of St. Thomas’ church, 79th street and
‘ Lexington avenue, N. Y. during the tem-
porary absence of the rector.
The bell of the Congregational church
failed to ring as usual, last Sunday
morning and an examination into the
cause led to the discovery that the clapper
had been stolen by somebody. It is to be
hoped that before the week is out the
thief may be discovered, or that he may .
grew tired of his flundcr and return it
of his own accord.
Rev. James W. Hubbell and family who
have been spending the past two weeks in
Wilton at Mr. Edgar Bloomer’s, returned
to Danbury on Saturday evening. While
in Wilton they went on a very pleasant
fishing excursion, and Master Jamie (age
three years) returned home with five nice
e had caught. As the older
ones di ot tell how many they caught,
we decided that Jamie did the best.
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4 Bravery Rewarded.
0n the night of the 9th of June,
Mr. .William P. Dorney, porter. in
the store of W. K. Hinman, South street,
New York, while standing on pier 27
East River talking to a watchman, saw a
man coming down the pier. The latter
seemed to be acting strangely and Mr.
Dorney resolved to watch him. As the
man reached the end Of the pier he was
seen to jump or fall overboard, and dis.
appear. in the water. -Mr. Dorney ran to
the spot and immediately plunged in after
him. 'The tide was running swiftly and
the risk was great, but Mr. Dorney
grappled with the man and sought to
bring-him to land. The latter, however,
whose'jntentions were evidentlyto commit
suicide, offered every resistance, and it
was only after superhuman exertions and
by the aid of a rope thrown by the watch-
man that Dorney was enabled to bring
the drowning man to shore.
Last Wednesday young Dorney was
sent for by Captain Lyons of the Humane
society who presented him with a purse
of twenty-five dollars for his bravery 'in
saving the man’s life. This makes twenty-
ona people that Dorney has rescued from
drowning during the last fifteen years.
Young Dorney, who, by the way, is a
Norwalk boy, has fer many years been
connected with various steamboats under
Captain Perkins, now general agent for
the Knickerbocker Steamboatlcompany
of the RockawayBeach line. On three,
different occasions he has been rewarded
by the Humane society of New York for
his courage in saving lives. The first
time he received a medal;,the second,
fifty dollars, and this last reward of
twenty-five dollars. He has also been
presented with a gold‘ watch by the
Columbia Steam Navigation company,
A Young Dorney, who, as previously stated,
comes from Norwalk, formerly ran on the
propeller betwoen here and New York,
and is. well-known here in town.
Dr. Bohannan has returned from Vir-'
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Clnist church lGilildIl'net last Monday
evening with Miss 'Edlth Jones.
Mr. George Renoud of New York is
visiting his uncle Mr.’,Jarvis Renoud.
Rev. A. N. Lewis exchanged with Rev.
Mr. Sanford of New Haven last Sunday.
Mr. S. J. O’Brien has taken the agency,
and is canvassing for a life insurance
company. .
The adjourned annual meeting of the
West Saugatuck district will be held next
Monday evening,
The band' rs giving a series of out door
concerts. Last Saturday evening it went
to Greenstarms.
Mr. Herman Petrie has purchasedthe
cream and confectionery business of Banks
Bros. He took possession last Monday.
A pofiion of the machinery for the
factory has arrived and is being put up.
The boiler and engine are expected to—day.
Captain William H. Allen has had his
sloop C. H. Phillips overhauled and re.
painted at Cos Cob during the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. DennisPalfhc'r of Towner,
N. Y., and Mr. and Mrs. . Oliver Penny of
Danbury are: visiting Mrs. Andrew C.
Nash. I
The Westport and Saugatuck Horse
Railroad company have purchased a very
handsome horse for use on their line. It
went on its first trip Saturday afternoon.
Rev. G. P. Maines, Presiding Elder of
the Methodist church for 'this district,
made his second quarterly visit to the
church in this place on- Wednesday even-
ing of last week.
The laying of the corner stone of the
i new church edifice will take place on
Thursday with appropriate ceremonies. A
collation will be served after the ceremony
on Mr. Jones’ lawn.
The selectmen, through an agent, have
been canvassing the town for the purpose
of ascertaining gthe number of unregis-
tered dogs, and the owners of all such
will he proceeded against as the law di-
rects.
A meeting of those favoring the election
of Blaine and Logan is called for Thurs-
day evening, at Sturges Hall, at 8 o’clock,
for the purpose of taking such measures
.as may seem best' calculated to promote
that object.
Another large specimen of those curiou!
fish attracted a large crowd last Wednes—
day morning. It was under the bridge
and owing to the low state of the tide was
unable to go out.j,,It was captured by
Mr. Aaron Walsh.
On Tuesday Mr. George Jellitf success-
fully launched his yacht Spartan. It has
been built by Mr. J ellitf and his son and
will be used by them for pleasure excur-
sions. It is expected that it is able to
stand quite rough weather on the ocean.
Mr. ‘David Godfrey has recently pur-
chased a farm on Greenfield Hill, to
which he will soon remove. Mr. Godfrey’s
'l1ealtl11nakes it necessary for.him to get
further fr‘om the shores but he will still
continue his present business .of tin ped-
dling.
Rev. J. S. Hanb 'th' rs announced to preach
in the M. E. church“ next Sunday. When
stationed here twelve years ago he often
left his pulpit during the singing of the
hymns and took a posifh‘ifil in the choir.
His many friends will be pleased to have
an opportunity of greeting 11 hand listen-
ing to his familiar voice.
The cornerstone of Christ church was
taken out last Tuesday morning with the
idea that the contents would be placed in
examination it was found that in conse-
quence of a crack in the stone, and the
box being unsealed, the contents had
almost entirely perished, there being but
a small part of a church journal that could
be recognized.
A meeting of the Board of School
Visitors was held in the probate office last
Saturday afternoon, at which it was
voted: That owing to:a difference in the
tenor and scope of {5 theIccrtificates of the
teachers in this town, Resolved .' That
all persons wishing to teach in the public
schools of the :town during the ensuing
year, be required to present themselves
before this board, 011 the 12th day of
August, at 10 a. m. at the East Saugatuck
school house for examination or renewal
of their certificates.
On Saturday afternoon while the three
Misses Elwood, of Green’s Farms, were re-
turning from Westport, the horse attached
to a wagon in which they were riding
suddenly ran away, ran off an embank-
ment and upset the vehicle, throwing out
the ladies. All escaped injury except
Miss Lucy, who fell so that the horse
rolled on her. The animal’s feet fortun-
ately caught in the bank, preventing him
from moving or kicking, thus saving her”
life. She was bruised on one side and
rendered unconscious.
Last Wednesday a large sewer, which
was being dug across River street, nea
the horse railroad depot, was left without
proper signals to warn travellers. During
the early part of the evening a heavy
shower filled it with water, and James
Barrett, employed by Rev. Father Kent-
in g, who was driving the latter gentleman’s
team drove into it. He was thrown out
but escaped without personal injury the
buggy, however, being badly broken. A
short time later Mrs. F. B. Morehouse was
walking down the street on herjway to
her home,'when she too, fell in, but sus-
tained no injury beyond the shock and
the wetting. '
On Wednesday of last week a man,
who had been in the vicinity for some
days staying in a rude hut which he had
construaed of ties, was found lying by
the side of the track a short distance cast
of the Greens Farms depot in an exhausted
and dying condition. Efforts were made
to :revive him and the' sclectmen were
' notified, but about 9 a. m. the man died.
Deputy Examiner POWers viewed the re-
mains, but as two persons saw him die,
an examination was unnecessary. The
remains were taken incharge by Under.
taker Gorham and buried the next day.
The deceased was apparently about
seventy-five yearsof age, was dressed in a
{pair of blue overalls and a' jumper of the
same material, and was without the least
thing about his person by which his
identity could be discovered, not having
so much as a match or pocket knife. He
was emaciated to a great degree, and
Dr. Powers decided that starvation was
the cause of his death.
The temperance meeting held in Sturgcs’
Hall, last Thursday evening, was largely
attended, the hall being filled to its utmost
capacity. The meeting was called to
order by Rev. L. P. Perry; and organized
by electing William J. Jennings chairman
and William H. Burr clerk; Rev. B. , J.
Relyca offered prayer, after which Mr. T.
B. Bell then stated the object of the meet-
ing‘, and addresses were made by Rev. L.
P. Perry, Rev. JUE. Tuttle, Rev. B. J.
Relyea, William J. Jennings, Deacon E.
W. Taylor, and William E. Albin. It was
then voted that an organization he formed
for the suppression of the liquor traffic in
the town of Westport, and to better
accomplish that object a committee was
appointed to draft a constitution for a
temperance organization, and to report at
an adjourned meeting to be held in ‘two
weeks. The following gentlemen were
appointed on the committee :——William J.
Jennings,T. B. Hill, Henry Birge, Captain
George Hale, Rev. J. E. Tattle, Rev. L.
P. Perry, William E. Albin, Rev. B. J.
Relyea, Deacon E. W. Taylor, D. A.
Salmon, George ,Jellifi and Thomas R.
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