NORWAiK GAZETTE .
Tuesday. March-3, 1885.
. The Robert Emmet club met last night.
Mrs. William E. Buxion spent Sunday
in Danbury.
The new drawbridge at South Norwalk
is nearly completed. ,
The city Mutual Improvement society
held a meeting last night.
The local Emmets will visit the Emmets
of Bridgeport tomorrow night. '
F. F. Byxbee has opened a cigar and
newspaper store in South Norwalk.
—Fever and Ague, and all forms of Ms.-
laria promptly cured by Holland’s Pills.
Five. disorderly persons were ejected
from the Opera House Saturday evening.
Mr. Gregory Fillow, aged 05 years, died
in East N orwaik Tuesday, and was buried
Friday.
Methodist praying'bands held a prayer
meeting in the mission chapel Sunday
evening.
A1. Lawrence and Jimmy Hall of the
city are attending the inauguration in
Washington. »
John Gaifney, who was arrested s~year
ago on a charge of sodomy is now in jail
for drunkenness. ‘ .
The grand list of the town of Fairfield
for this year amounts to $2,822,751, a gain
of. about $150,000 over last year's list.
Thesteam'er J. Levinius of Island City,
will probably be purchased for the new
Bridgeport, Huntington and Norwalk line.
Sheriff Swartz was in bad company
Monday. He was .traveling with twelve
jail birds, with Danbury jail as their dead-
nation; .- . ' . " '
Geo. Olmstead, formerly clerk at Van
Hoosear d: Ambler’s, has gone to Bridge-
port to accept a lucrative situation with
W. B.Hall 8: Go.
The quality of long clams will be im-
proved by the long cold weather. That’s
what clammers say. Oh, that the rule
worked vice versa. _
Charles Allen was found dead in his bed
Tuesday morning. He was an old batter,
and worked all day Monday, retiring at,
night apparently as well as ever.
Dr. Bennett, the dcntist..oke through
the ice on the Sound Sunday,last as he and
R. B. Craufurd were taking a walk over
the frozenpsurface. Mr. Craufurd speedily
pulled him out. ‘_ .
The Norwalk Iron Works company held
their annual meeting Thursday. The new
board of directors are John H. Ferris,
George Bishop, Edward Beard and Henry
I. Hoyt. E. Beard was elected president,
and R. Hill, secretary and treasurer.
—B. H. Douglass & Sons’ Perfected
Capsicum Cough Drops are manufactured
by themselves and are the result of over
forty years‘ experience in compounding
cough mixtures. Retail price, 15 cents
per quarter pound.
. It is insisted by ‘those interested, that
the. Olmstead Parallel railroad will be
built, all reports and ' insinuations to the
contrary notwithstanding, and that active
operations toward its‘completion will be
prosecuted in the early spring.
Benjamin Wolf, who was arrested here
on a‘charge. of arson, was to have been
tried in Bridgeport Friday, but failing to
put in an appearance for. trial his bond
was defaulted. E. Gusowski was his
bondsman, to the amount of 3200.
Charles T. Leonard, James W. ' Hyatt,
M. M. Camp, A. J. Meeker, and Francis
Leonard are the new directors of the Nor.
walk Water Pipe and Construction com-
pany, who have elected Chas. T. Leonard,
president, and Francis Leonard, secretary
and treasurer. _
About twenty-five gentlemen and ladies, “
members of a skating club.from§Norwalk,
visited the Gem rink Thursday evening.
They enjoyed a pleasant 'ev‘eh‘itig and re-
turned on the 11:15 train highly pleased
with the Gem and the attention they re-
ceived.-—Sfandard. '
James H. Curzon, on being threatened
with assault by a tramp to whom he had
just refused a dollar, near Darlen, fired
on a pistol, and the pugnacious traveler
forsook him and fled. He considered
silver a necessity, which he must have;‘
but. lead was a luxuryzhe could do with.
out.
T. W. Wood, late editor of the Bridge-
port Morning News, has accepted a pool-
:ion as city editor of the Bridgeport Post.
Mr. Wood was formerly the West Strat-
iord correspondent of the Garamand is
a gentleman of apparent ability. The
Post is fortunate and will hereafter shine
brighter than ever.
Dr. G. C. Buddington, who is compan-
tively a new comer in Norwalk and who
occupies the office of the late Dr. Birch,
is' making rapid strides toward a place in
the front rank of local physicians. The
doctor is not only well up in both allo.
pathy and' homeopathy, but his skill in
surgery, a branch in which he excellcd‘in
college, is sure' towin success for him, as
his rapidly increasing number of patrons
goes to show.
The National Theatre at Washington,
was burned early Friday morning, in.
volvinga losa of over $200,000. Lotta,
the actress, owned $50,000 in the theater
stock. Lester Wallack’s company were
filling an engagement there, , playing
”Victor Durand.” Nearly all of the
actresses lost their entire wardrobe, their
loss alone being $12,000. Mr. George
Clarke. of this place, who is the leading
actor in the company, luckily got into the
burning building and saved his most val.
noble effects. His loss Was trifling. The
theatre will probably be rebuilt.
No little stir was created on Fridly
evening by the report that the Buckley
Rubber Shop was on fire. A half score of
the Pioneer boys manned their truck and
waited for the alarm but none come. It
was soon‘ found that the tumor, was not
true. The rubber company had been
compelled to work nights to fill large
orders and the factory was brilliantly
lighted. The revolving of the looms
made the lights flicker, and the steam
from the boiler passing the lights gave an
appearance similar to a large fire. This
was seen by some clerks in E. K. Lock.
wood’s store and by some of Company F‘s.
men in their armory. Hence the report
of the fire.
ThePeople’s Theatre Company closed
their two weeks engagement at the Opera
House Saturday evening, after playing to
crowded houses each evening. Before the
doors had opened at seven o'clock
Saturday night a large number of people
blocked the sidewalk and extendedacross
the street. At quarter past seven the hall
was packed, and ten minutes later or 35
minutes before the entertainment com~
moaned, the sale of tickets was stopped
and the doors locked to prevent further
attemptsto enter. Just prior to this a
few parties who- had bought ten cent
tickets readily disposed of them in the
crowd for half a :dollareach. Every seat
in the house, also both the private boxes,
were filled, while as many as two bun.
dred people remained standing in the
aisles. This was, we believe, the first
time in the history of the Opera. House
when admission had to be refused. Miss
Ackerstrom acted the 'part- of the “Pearl
of Savoy" with her accustomed grace and
was called before the curtain at the end
of every act. No actress has ever made
so great on impresfion upon the Norwalk
public as has Miss Ackerstrom. She gives
an exhibition of modest dignity in all her
character which is as fascinating as it is
rare. On every night of her engagement
she has been repeatedly called before the
curtain and received tumults of applause.
On Friday evening an elegant basket of
flowers was publicly presented to her, the
result of a subscription 1*?“ passed
around amongst the business men of the
borough.
. Frank Wdodward is to build a house on
his lot on Arch street, city.
~Holland’s Pills are the only reliable
remedy for chills and fever.
Raymond 85 Comatock, cityflre to have
their hat factory considerably enlarged.
Anumber of Norwalkers tripped the
light fantastic in Danbury' Friday night.
Douglas Fowler Post, G. A. R., attended
the funeral of Comrade Henry'Foster last
Monday. . ' . '
-' “Preparatory lecture" at the First Con.
gregatiOnal church next Saturday afternoon
at 8 o’clock. . .
Chief Prowitt was among the chief en-
gineers of the state who hobkobbed in
Hartford last week. ‘
The revenue cutter “Samuel Dexter"
cruised around what little of the sound
was navigable last week. ’
The county commissioners have granted
a liquor license to “Uncle John " Collins,
the Main street restauranteur. '
Within the borough limits there are
eleven doctors. And only two resident
undertakers, but they are both rich.
—-People that have been- crying for
tin-types can get all they want now at F.
E. Readman’s,Gasarra Building,Nor-walk.
‘The 11 o'clock express out owa York
was delayed several hours at Woodmont
last Wednesday by reason of a broken
tire on the engine. ‘ ’
The steamer “ City of Norwallr," which
has been stuck in the ice of! Gregory’s
Paint for several days, finally managed to
get loose last Week. * ‘
——Dr.‘Hoiland’s Pills contain neither
quinine, arsenic, or any other' dangerous
drug, dan canthereflre be taken by per
sons of the most delicate constitution.
thnix Engine and «Hope HoseIcom-
panics will each hold their regular monthly
meeting tolnight. Pioneer Hook and
Ladder company meet Thursday even-
iss-
F. J. Narramore, quarterrriistersergeant
of the Fourth regiment, has been pro.
meted to the position of signal officer,
made vacant by the resignation of Lieut.
D. F. Read.
Captain F. 0.’ Secley, of Bridgeport,
has gone to‘ Cherryvale, Kansas, in hopes
that his health may be benefitted by the
change of climate. He expects to be
absent about a year. ' ' »
Peter Fagan was “sent up" to Bridge-
port jailMonday for drunkeness. It was
his second arrest in three days, the first
being on Friday night when, by selling a
calf, he managed to settle his fine.
“ Young Brick,” champion of Norwalk,
and John Hoagland, champion of New
Jersey, played a match game of pool at
the Eclectic pool parlors, city, Friday
night, for $50.00 a side. Hoagland won.
Dr. -J. J. Berry, of South Norwalk, was
one of the assistants to Dr. W. C. Wile,
of Newtown, in the removal of an ovarian
tumor, weighing twenty-two pounds, from '
Mrs. Charles Nichols of thattovm Mon-
day.
Livoryman George S. Gregory has
purchased a new and handsome Landau
for use in his business. It comes from
Henry Killam & Co’s shops, New Haven
and is one of their many pieces of excel-
lent work. -
A .
only B. H. Douglass 8t Sons’ Perfected
Capsicum Cough Drops for coughs; colds
and sore throats. D.’S._ and trade mark
on every drop. Retail 'price, 15 cents
per quarterpound. ‘
A crash of glass at nine o’clock Satur-
day evening gathered a, crowd about the t
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The dedication of the new Baptist church
I will take place on Monday March 16th.
equipped with iron shutters on all the
windows.
J. B.'Sargent of New Haven, will give
his views on the tariff in the Athenteum
Friday night. _
A lot of valuable business property is to
be sold at auction March 11, to close an
estate. See adv. ‘ ‘
Rev. Mr: Gods, of Greenwich, will
preach in the mission church next Sunday
morning and evening.
It is estimated that the maintenance of
the English armies next year will cost
$89,000,000-more than twice enough 'to
run the Gaza-r7: _for the same length of
time.
The. March Cbntury has followed the
example of its recent predecessors and
gone out of prit'it,-this time within two
days of issue. A second edition of 35,000
is on the press making the total of 225,000.
~—~For Sale. Two good side-bar buggies
and one “Rockaway.” ' Willbe sold cheap
to make room for new carriages this‘
spring. Call at livery stables of George
8. Gregory on Knight street, in rear of
horse car depot. '
Messrs. Starr and Mead manufacturers
of confectionery, have dissolved partner
ship as will be seen by a notice in another
column. " Mr. Mead, however, remains in
the employ of Mr. Starr and will attend to
the sale of goods.
In the Bridgeport almshouse a girl baby'
was born on the 24th day _of last month.
which was also its mother's birthday: the
latter having been born in the same aims.
house just 84 yearabcfore. This is what
you call co-incidental. .
Washington’s birthday was observed
quietly, but firmly, in Norwalk. The
stores were closed, everybody was dressed
up, a good many 'got shaved, and some
went fishing. It wasn’t very different
from any other Sabbath day.
Rev. Mr. Anderson goes to Bridgeport
nextTuesday to address' a gathering of
the G. A. R. at that place. On the 17th
ihst., he is booked to speak at the banquet
given in connection with the meeting of
_the Grand-Commandery, K. T., at New
Haven.
~Tuesday night a pocket book was
lost, containing four 810 bills, tickets,
cards, postage stamps, etc. The contents
will prove the ownership. If the finder
will return the same to this ofilce he will
be liberally rewarded. If he wont, and
can be identified, he will be liberally pun-
ished. .
Steve Carlin. while crossing the railroad
near the South Norwalk depot Saturday
night, caught his right foot in a “frog"
and was unable to extricate himself before
a rapidly approachingexpress train caught
him and crashed his foot so that it had to
be amputated. Dr. Barry performed the
operation, and the patient is now doing
as well as could heexpected.
At the annual meeting of the Union
Manufacturing company held yesterday,
the following directors weir elected:~
Adolphus F. Bishop, George G. Bishop,
Frederick St. John Lockwood, Samuel E.
Olmstead, William B. E. Lockwood. Wm.
J. Collier. At a subsequent meeting of the
directors the old officers were reelected.
Sunday noon the main water pipe on
High street bursted near the horse car .
depot and the water boiled up in the
middle of the road in a big stream that
based up large stones from the road-bed.
Isaac English is laid upwith pneumonia. 3
The Simoiid’s foundry building is being :
bar room of the Hotel Brunswick. Some It was left running all day Sunday and
young men were skylarkins. inside and until Monday forenoon before the water
one accidentally “‘1de out the (1001 was shut off and thebreak repaired. The
‘ without opening it.
”If you have a sore throat, a cough or
a cold, try B. H. Douglass & Sons’ Per-
fected Capsicum Cough Drops; they are
pleasant to the taste, perfectly harmless
and will surely cure you. Retail price,
15 cents per quarter pound.
last week begging money for an alleged
church inBridgrport.—-Norwalk Gamma.
Very likely they. were swindlers as there
is no such project on, foot here that is
known of.-—-Bridgeport Post.
Hon. P. C. Lounsbury,‘ of Ridgefield,
made an address at the New Orlean’s ex-
fiag captured by' the Ninth Connecticut
ment at Pass Christian, Mina, in 1862.
A few weeks ago Dr. G. C. Buddington
removed a tumor from the'antrum in the
jaw of Mrs. Crosby, aged eighty years,
mother-in-law of Policeman Godfrey, of
South Norwalk. She improved :rapidly
until Friday night, when she ruptured a
dental army, which caused a relapse that
may prove fatal.
The managers of the skating rink
announce “extraordinary attractions all
this week." To-night five couples will
skate a trial heat, (one mile) for a place
in “the great race" which begins to-mor.
row night, and terminates Friday night,
the prizes to be a chatelaine watch to' the
winning lady, :and 25 rink tickets to the
winning gent. Saturday afternoon and
evening Masters White and Body, two
boy trick skaters, will give exhibitions.
Those who attend the rink any evening
this week _will be well repaid.
S. R. Stanley’s aon created a sensation
on a passenger train a few da‘ys ago by
letters on a box of tobacco which he had
clear of it and the railroad hands raised
it with tender care when they took it in
charge in the Grand Central. Mr. Stan-
ley himself went down after it, and the
freight men kept themselves at a respect—
ful distance while he carried it off. '
The engine of the 4:30 express out of
New York broke her connecting rod near
Darien last Tuesday evening. The broken
rod, revolving with frightful rapidity,
smashed the cab of the engine and. finally
threw the tender from the track. . The
later trains were so much delayed that the
evening mail did not reach Norwalk till
the following morning. A rumor of the
accident reached here about half past six,
and, as several No'rwalk people were
known to be on the train, there was some
excitement until it was learned that no
one was hurt.
There was a heavyfall in beef on Main
street Saturday night. Mr. Walter D.
Burr laid a wager with W. A. Adams that
he could carry a quarter of beef. from the
outside of Newman’s m ket, inside and
hang it on a meat book. He succeeded
in lifting the beef and started to take it
into the market. As he entered the door
he slipped and beef and Burr had a short
and terrific struggle. After four or five
Spectators had assisted in lifting the m
pounds of steer on of Mr. Burris recum-
bent form the latter paid his bet and par.
chasing a spare rib or two departed wiser
than beef-ore.
The manufacture of snow men has been
an industry which started nobody knows
where, and will and nobody knows where.
Where there are children and where there
is snow, there must necessarily be snow
men. They are all shapes and sizes; But
' one erected, last week, in the yard of
friend Jaqui, on Mott Place, was an
'anomaly,'in that. being dumb, it spoke.
An artistically shaped, plug-batted, and
generally grotesque figure stood I, in a
theatrical posture bearing in one ei‘rt’e’nded
hand the printed motto: “Please give
me one cent." The request has been
complied with, and 'we understand that
friend .1 . has received several peppers by
mail, one oftbem containing the state.
ment that'the writer didn’t. knqw he
(Jaqni) was so hard rip. -
road was badly washed out.
. Mr. F. Koeour. late. with E. R. Sher-
wood, has opened a first class merchant
tailoring establishment at Nos. 18 and 15
Main street. ~ He intends to keep in stock
a full line of imported and domestic goods
and will warrant every piece coming from
workman and we wish him whathe will
undoubtedly receive—success inthis new
business. .
Next week will be presented a variety
of operatic entertainments by J. V. Far-
rar’s Boston Burlesque Opera Company,
who will present such old favorites as
will no doubt treat our citizens to a
native Arabswhoprove quite an attractive
feature of the combination.
James Murray was arrested and tried
before Justice Sturge's yesterday, charged
with drunkenness, and theft of a pair of ‘
shoes. He plead guilty to the charge-
of drunkenness, but had no recol.
lection of the theft, therefore‘ the
charge of theft was nolled, and for being
drunk he was fined one 'dollar and costs,
which be promptly paid arid promised to
leave town, never to return.
The “Factory Girl" was presented by
the New England Comedy~ and Dramatic
Company in the Opera House last night,
as the first of the series of entertainments
now being given here. Miss Mary Leece
and Mr. Wm. J. Shea are the “stars", and
they were enthusiastically received, and
repeatedly called before the curtain. - The
support is good, and the outlook is favor-
able to a successful week of patronage.‘
B. Cohn, the popular merchant tailor
of Wall street, had a spring opening yes
,auitings, trimmings, etc., was placed on
due the profitable business he has built
up. Those who contemplate flowering
out in snow spring suit can do no better
than to inspect Mr. Cohn’s stock and his
fashion'plates.
Another ten cent show holds forth at
the Opera House this week. This time it
is the “New England Comedy and Dre.
matic Company,” and their repertoire in.
cludes Rip Van Winkle, The Long Strike,
Dora, or the Iron Will, Cathleen Mavonr-
neen, Uncle Tom’s - Cabin and Colleen
Bawn. The company is a good one and
contains some excellent actors. They. are
highly spoken of in each place where they
haveexhibited, and will undoubtedly reap
a harvest during-their engagement “9%
The fortieth annual report of. the New
York Life Insurance company shows the
favorinwhich this popular company is
held, and ion aufilcient commentary on
the corporation’s management. The cash
assets on‘January 1, were 809.288.7153, an
increase of 08,740,851 over the year pre.
vious. ’ The surplus (company's standard)
at that date was $4,871,014.00, and the
estimated state surplus was 010,000,000.
In the year 1884 the company paid death
claims to the amount of $2,257,175, or
$5,917 less than in 1888, while in 1884 the
income from interest was 02,971,001, an
increase of 8258.761 over the previous
year, showing that they are placing better
risks, and making investments of the funds
safer and more lucrative year by year.
The local G. A. R. have secured the
services of the Rev. Mr. Anderson who
will shortly deliver a lecture in either the
Athenegum or Opera House, for their
benefit. The lecture is entitled 5“Cavalry
on a steamboat from Memphis by way of
Cairo, Vicksburg and New Orleans to
Mobile: 0n:tbe 19th inst., Mr. Anderson
delivered the same lecture by request at
Lawrence, Mass, and the Eagle of that
place says: "The lecturer gave a pleas.
ing descriptive account of places visited,
and in a running narrative gave reminis—
' conces, incidents and humorous anecdotes
experienced along the line of route. The}
applause wasgenerousandfrequent. The
stories related were new ond'toking,'and,
the; lecturer delivered them in a manner
. peculiar to the man himself."
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NORWALK GAZETTE,
’ wna'rron'r.
l in Brooklyn.
protracted illness. -
’ through the west.
Regular meeting of Vigilant Engine Co;
l this Tuesday evening.
, Mr. Howard Wilson, of Danbury, spent
5 Sunday with his parents.
last evening with Mr. John Elwood.
A sleighing party went through Ithe
village from the east lastfi'edncsiilay after-
noon. -
Business at Doscher’s plane factory is
booming, so that the workmen are obliged
to labor (evenings. ' ' ' '
Mr. John L. Adams, of the New York
Medical college. accompanied by a friend,
spent Sunday at home.
Mr. Joseph Snifien has purchased the
lot on Washington avenue belonging to
the estate of John B. Goodaell.
At the communion service at the Con-
gregational church last Sunday morning
five new members were received.
The case of King vs. Ketchum, which
we mentioned in last week's issue, has
been decided in favor of Mr. Ketchum.
On account of the delay of the trains,
caused by the accident near Noroton, the
mall did not arrive on Tuesday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wheeler, of Hunt-
ington, spent Sunday with Mrs. Wheeler’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. James A. Perry, of
Woodside avenue. .
Dr. and Mrs. George B. Bouton left New
Orleans on Tuesday of last week for J ack-
sonville, F1a., making a short stop at
Pensacola en route.
Mr. Edward Williams has engaged as
book keeper with a first-classfirm‘ln New
York. Mr. Charles Thorpe, of Saugatuek,
takes the situation Mr. Williams vacates.
Miss Mamie Cable, teacher of the prim-
ary department of the West Saugatuck
school, has been unable to attend to her
duties for the past week; Her place has
been supplied by Miss Laura Chapman.
That there are some people who have
an idea that Westport is a large place is
evident from the fact that letters arrive at.
the post office with such directions as
“848 Main street," and “1,097 Bank street."
The sale of the property on State sti'eeti
belonging to the estate of ‘the late John P.
G'oodsell. which was advertised to take
place on Saturday, was adjourned as no
bid could be obtained over the mortgage.
Mr. Henry B. Gilbert has for some
weeks past exhibited symptoms which
have caused his friends considerable un-
easiness. We learn that his physician has
now decided that his complaint is soften-
ing of the brain. '
Mr. Patrick Murphy has had the cannon,
which was thrown under a passing freight
train while celebrating the election of
Cleveland and considerably damaged, put
in order and. expects to use it on the- 4th
inst. to celebrate the inauguration.
Mr. Theodore Taylor, who has nearly
has been at work about a year, is now
building a smaller craft. Mr. Taylor’s
work is pronounced by judges to be first-
—Do not be deceived; ask for and take R. Nash, Edward K.Lockwood,Fr-ederick class, and the boats are certainly beauties.
The remains of the late John Wolf, who
died in Stamford on Monday of last week,
were brought to this place by Undertaker
Renoud on Tuesday. The funeral took
place on Wednesday from the residence
of his son-in-law, George Fairchild, jr.
Rev. Mr. Tuttle officiating.
Mr. Tufts, principal of the High School,
started for his home last Friday, thinking
that his recovery would be more rapid.
He expects to remain about a week. Dur-
ing his absence his place will be supplied
by Mr. W. F. Bufi’um, of Winchester,
N. 11., a classmate of Mr. Tufts.
Perhaps it may be interesting t0.some
of the inhabitants of this town and Weston
to know that in the event of a fire in all
probability the probate records would be
Two colored women were around town his place. Mr. Kocour is an excellent destroyed. The safe (1,) is in such a con-
dition that tho judge is obliged to keep a
clothes brush to remove the composition
which constitutes the filling from the
indontures for the bolts, as it comes out
through the cracks in such quantities as
to fill them. . ~
Mr. Amzl Warren, of Compo, is exten-
position on Thursday (Connecticut day) Pinafore, Cinderella, Patience, etc. The givejy engaged in raising chickens, hav-
onthe occasion of the returning ofvthe company come highly recommended, and lag two incubators in operation. Mr.
Warren has quite a number of chickens,
regiment from the Third Mississippi regi. musical feast. They have a troupe of which will beready- f6, market in 31,0,“ 3 .
month. This industry seems to be attract-
iug considerable attention, Mr. Henry
Parks having a large number of fowls.
Mr. Parks keeps an account of the ex-
penditures and receipts, and can demon-
strate from the figuresthat there is money
in it.
The young people of the Congregational
society will give a supper and sociable in the
Sunday schoolroom next Thursday even-
ing. The supper will be served from six
to seven. The programme of the enter.
tainment will commence at half~past seven.
It will include vocal and instrumental
music, an illustration by means of maps,
etc., of the condition of afiairs in" Egypt,
and the life of General Gordon. The pro.
coeds will be applied'to' the resenting of
the Sunday aehoolroom with chairs.
The illustrated lecture given by Mr.
Leitch in the ‘Congregational church last
Tuesday evening was well ‘worth attend-
ing. The views representing the life, cus-
toms, manners and worship of the natives
of India were remarkably clear and with
writing the W031 “Dynamite” in big terday. when "' magnificent (“31’1” 0f the fiucnt explanation by Mr. Leitch gave
a vivid idea of life in that country. .It is
in his keeping, and thonforgetting to take exhibition. Mr. Cohn’s reputation as a 815° reliable, as the pictures were photo-
it with him when he got 011' the train at first class workman and square dealer. is graphs taken in that .country, and My,
South Norw'alk. The passengers steered high wherever. he is known, and to this is Leltch was for g number pf years a mis-
sionary on the Island of Ceylon, where he
has two sisters engaged in that work at
the present time, and it .is to- procure
funds. to _aid , them in carrying on their
work that these exhibitions are given.
o—-——-————4-O-P—--—'——T
Facts About Hots.
Two hundred and twenty-two years
ago,'Virginia offered a premium of ten
pounds of tobacco for every good hat
made of wool or'fur within her bounds.
We made so many hats in America 150
years ago that the Felt-Makers’ company,
of London. petitioned parliament to pro-
hibit all exportation of hats from the
New England alone was taming out 10,000
ear. Parliament “ graciously ac-
ceded" to the request.
Danbury, in Connecticut, was. making
lists 104 years ago. . ‘ ' ’
As late as 1845, all the bats were
out of real skins. ‘
The poor old beaver disappeared from
the globe in ortler t'o furnishman‘s brain
with a false dome. . . ‘ . ' 0
Next the nutria had to sacrifice himself
and the gentle muokrat' was callod‘into
requisition, and the rabbit was drafted.
The Danbury folks imported rabbits to
breed them artificially, but the freeminded
rabbit died or jumped over the fence.
The Chinese first taught us how to make
the present silk hat. These bats were
started in this country just fifty years ago,
or in 1885.
The Frenchmen in Paris put his hand
on the Chinese silk hat and stole the idea.
In nearly all the English books the
American hat is referred to as a marvel of
lightness and atyle, yet it has become the
habit of that class of young men who can-
not eat dinner up an alley without a dress
'coat to buy all their hats of English make,
as if they might possibly import with the
hat some co -. ,
Kooouth had great ' ‘, no in the
United States to introduce-here the wide-
brimmed, soft wool hat,-;¥Toledo Blade.
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Wu. G. Butler, of New Haven,- bought
" King Wilkes,” a $5,000 trefoil- in Ken-
tucky, which was-hipped a few days ago
for the Elm City, butfonj‘rrivingatil’hiia-
dolphia, the suddem.uoh'angolof.”cliihate
jcauaed its death. ' - , '
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Miss Ella Morehousc is visiting friends i
Mr. William Taylor is out again after a I
Mr. John R. Palmer is taking a tour
The Greens Farms Farmers club met,
finished a large sailboat upon which he ,
.and is producing 'a' wonderful harvest.
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g . WILTON.
Miss Ella Brady is visiting friends in
i Norwalku .
The Wiltondi‘ormera' Club met at the
day evening last. - - .
l of the illness, of the teacher, Miss Martha
Miller. - ' ‘
The members of Wilton Division 8. of
T. are making preparations for their air-
niversary to be held on the evening of the
94th inst.
The meetings that have been held in the
chapel for some tithe past were brought to
a close last week. Mr. Upson now intends
different parts of the town.
The illustratedfa'ddress at the (ingre-
gotional chgrch on Monday evening given
by Mr. G. W. Leitch, under the auspices
of the Light Burers, was a pecuniary
success. Those 1th attended say it was
the finest caught the kind ever seen in
this place
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Jacob Ronk died Saturday from the ef-
fects of a cancer. .2
Chas. Smith of Norwalk, spent Sunday
at his father's-ln-ldw, StarrJudd. His wife
has been here for slime weeks.
There was a 'good time at the .rink
Saturday night, ' llhe attractions being a
barrel race, a fuile race and a fancy
exhibition. The rink is a good place for
innocent amusement, and deserves a good
patronage. " ' '
Mrs. H. R. Qiil‘ok, aged 77,,had a stroke
of paralysis Saturday, which deprived her
of the use of her ”it side. She lingered
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residence oer. Andrew Jackson on Mon. ~
to hold meetingsthfrom time to time in ,
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o'clock expiredi She was remarkably l
active fora lady of her years, and had 3
never been sick fiber life. ' .
The negro masljueradc ball and concert
Thursday night," drew . a big crowd.
Dancing was kept up until almost noon
the next day, and when [at last the hulls-
balloo was oval,- one coon who had
fantastically tripped off almost eighteen
hours of the evening, remarked: "Dis
yar dance o't to an 'foro dc nights got so
sh01t." . t ' _
Addis & Son‘a' delivery clerk was
driving through Plumtrees a few days
ago, in a large covered body on a sleigh,
when all of a sddden, the body uncere-
moniously slid off the sleigh and the
driver found himself cooped up in his
canopy in the middle of the road, and his
team jogging along, towards home with
the bare sleigh. ,He had to walk into
Bethel, where he found his team had been
stopped without ddmage. 1 . .
To the News wits—Grandmother may be
old Charlie, but Shela feeling pretty well,
thank ye, and retains her spankability to
such a degree that she doesn't hesitate
to take fresh little boys across her knee
and apply her slipper to the soles of their
pants, when they “sass" her. Now be
good, Charlie, and you shall have a free
ride on the new horse railroad, and a piece
of nice ,red leather from Jack's leather
shop, and granny will teach you all about
“public spirit," arid won't spank you any
more. .
The Congregational revival progresses
quietly but fruitfully. The , Methodist re— .
rival, which has the larger'number of
converts, is booming along at full blast,
The old couplet: “While the lamp holds
out to burn" is forcefully illustrated
The inebriate asyllim may be deprived of
prospective patronagehbut from. present
indications the insiarie retreat will flourish
——unless certain visible result§ are utilized
as quafifications for the office of justice of
the peace for the local bench.
Batting coutlntfé, in a state of ’alf-an-
’alf briskness—a little too brisk to suit the
lazy, and not brisk enough for the am-
W. M. HAChBIRSH'AW, 1". c. 8., 5.05
' omit o tho N. Y.Stato ' am new
i PROP. JAMES P. BABOOCK, Aer-o m s- -
State Mayor of Imhuootts. $52
STILLWBLL‘ & GLADDING, ' 5.00
Carriage Makers" and Builders‘ Supplies, Agricultural'lm4
Grand Break in Figures. Great Discount from our form-
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Men‘s Dark Gray Overcoats,
TUESDAY MA RCH__3,1885
ilillllllli a main or iiiii:
_anovAL BAKING Pawnee.
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ilfiiolleyal «nouns Ammonia, a drug
sources, poWerfulinits fiction upon the s in. Tho ad
bglifg WithAmmonlaioingyeopinionanfl"tot::
p o 1:11. It deserves the severest condemnation, an should be
derived from di
the country.
3“ 1'. mm .
Th no , . Insecbuootto State Assay».
. k‘ go“ ‘ yal contains Carbonate of mania. ' In’my’o inion a
13mins. powder containing Ammonia is much more-liable to pr' ‘ noe‘dis-
UL. slices of digestion than one containing Alum, concerning whose dole:
{CHOI'US qualitiesso much hasbeen said; particularly as it has been all
_:y direct experiment that Carbonatoof Ammonia, if mt 131w:
piiikiggaiszder. is not expelled during baking, but romaine in
~ 3. A. mus. are. our.
, rm. of Chemistry, Univoraity or assure. N. r.
. The Royal contains as an adulteration or hipnrity on Ammonia
compound; The use of Ammonia compounds in such a preparation I
thgflrd as injurious, as they are powerful medicines and do not serve as
food in any we. . Th. Re a? W
manufacturorys, contains m 133' ‘ ‘ ' of its
a. a. sun '
j . sai- ciionim or Vermont
Analyses heretofore made by noted chemists sh .
. m . , ‘ . . ow th 1: - .'
tLime which the Royal Bakrn Powder- Company condenlndllli'lizgtzfltg‘:f
isements has been found in its own baking powder, as follows: W
Tartrate of Lime found in Royal Baking Powder¥~Per Cent.
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Chemists to the New York Produce Exchange.
'W. E. SMITH & 00.. '
ef—DEALERS 1N4...
HARDWARE,
IRON AND STEEL, ’ .
plemen’ts, Doors," Sash and-Blinds, Paints, Oils,
. Glass, Fertilizers, do.» '
woman WATER am, NOR. WALK.
‘GREAT REDUCTION ? i SALE. '
or low prices, previous to inventory, Feb. 16. Goods
must go, and prices will'movc them. We do
as we advertise,we deal in facts, not fiction.
We guarantee lower prices than any
other House. Call and examine
RBARGAINSE—é
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a 5.00 from $0.00 ’
WINTER OVERCCATS. ; .‘
: WINTER SUITS.
Bl .
Would Respectflilly Announce that
they have placed in non their ‘
Entire line of '
Black Elysian Beaver Overcoats, ! Min.s All-woolSuits 9 8.50 from $10
'his cider on Sunday, for which he himself
American colonies on the ground ' that .
bitious. The finishers’ association have
voted to assess all members five per cent.
of their earnings, inch assessment to be
devoted to the fund for the Norwalk
batters, pending the strike. There is
dissatisfaction among some, of the men,
who fail to see the equity in assessing
Bethel 5 per cent}; while Danbury men
pay only 25 cents a week. They say that
Danbury should pay at least as much as
they, in view of the" manner in which the
trade stood by tho batters of Danbnry at
the time of the big strike there. .
While the Grassy Plain Jew was being
robbed and assaulted, and his household
furniture ruined by: drunkarda who stole
was prosecuted ”ind heavily punished '
through an original and unique system of
“justice,” a bold, bad man named Otto
Manuel was runn' 'g, openly and boldly,
a groggery in'the eerHive on the princi-
pal street, wherc he dished out choice
foreign and domestic tangleJoot, with no
one to molest or make him afraid, until
somebody “put it lies in his ear," 'and
Friday night, when darkness fell upon the
earth he closed upond quietly evaporated.
The next morning Constable Hibbord %
appeared and rapped at- the Beer Hive
door, but the only? response was the echc ;
of his rap. Otto was scarce. '
Filial devotion was beautifully illustrated _
here a few nights‘ ago. A woman lives 1
here who has been for some years divorced 1
from her husband. The husband has been
living in the West until quite recently, i
when he came back to Bethel and secured?
$0.00 from 7.50
All Wool Diagonal Casimere Overcoasts, ; “ 10‘00 “ , 13
. $7.50 from $8.50 ! “ " " 12-00 ” 14
Men’s All-wool Brown Dia onal Overcoats, ;' “ *- ‘f 13.00 “ 15
$ _.50 from $10.00 u u H 101” u 18
Men's Light Diagonal Overcoats,
Men’s Light Diagonal Overcoats,
Men's Indigo Blue Overcoats.
Dark Gold mixed Elysian,
Men's Brown Kersey
Bii‘s iii Giiliii'i Suits and fliiiiiaii fl‘lllll iii in $2.00
One Low Cash Price To A11.
azrmi GREAT ruins clowns.--
days and Saturdays and 10th and 11th of each month until April let. .
$10.00 from $14.00
13.00
. $10.00 from s
YOUTH’S SUITS
3.00 3
$12.00 from $16.00
1...... EPRUPURTIUNATELY CHEAP.
$17.00 from $20.00 ,1
$10.00 from $1
nielow our Usual Low Prices,
.iLi. GOODS warfnas'rsn as REPRESENTED.
BRYANT,‘ BESSE & ~CO.
, 29 Main St., Norwalk, Conn.
AilerJau. lst Store closes every evening at 6 o’clock, except Mon-
Coaches. Laridaus Landaulets, Broughams. Mail Phaetons, T Carts,
JESSE HopsoN.‘
FIN E c”'X‘§"fi°in-c ES.
Village Carts, Hearses and Undertaker’s Wagons.
Carriage Repairing in all its Branches. '
,,, NOR WALK, CONN.
work in Smith 'on’a hat shop. He is
spoken of as a ctable, hard-working
man, who attended strictly to his'own
business. He boards at a private house,
and has made riff tifortto put himself in
his former wife‘s way. A son took it
upon himself to play, the fole of hero, .o 20
Don Quixote, and accordingly wont to the
house where} his father is boarding, one
night at an unseemly hour, after all the
inmates'had retired, called up the land- 1
lady and insisted upon having his father '
leave the house and the town forthwith, f
or pay the penalty with his blood. The
next day the old gentleman, wishing no
trouble. or disturbance with his family,
evinced a disposition to quit the town,
but a number of Our prominent citizens,
being shtisiied that he was not deserving
of such unnatural; treatment at the hands 3
of his important son, advised him to re- i
main, which he finally decided to do.
The upstart is universally condemned by
those who are uncharitable enough to con-
sider igndrsnce responsible for its own
shortcomings. ' ~
STATE AND GINW.
A Hotchkissville weasel has killed forty
fowls. . He’s evidently a “ fair ” weasel.
Arthur H. Cantwell, aNew Haven News l
compositor, died. Tuesday, from a rap.
turedblood vessel. . .
' The devil is awake in the Great: West.
A Congregational church in Colorado has
been rented for i't-‘itkating rink. Look out
foi‘ back-sliders.
Rev. Dr. G. (LLHunt, who was fired out
of his Mystic parish some. time ago be-
cause of an unsavory scandal, has just
relinquished his .“charge" in the First
Baptist church in Hoboken, N. J., fora
similar reason. ‘ , - ,
Harwinton has": five inhabitants over 90
years old. Mrs.4-_Belinda Bartholomew,
98 iCapt. Enos Frisbie, 04; Lewis Foot,
92. who is a veteran of the war of 1812;
Daniel Catlin, 91, and Erastus Baldwin, ;
90 years and 8 months. §
“That esoteric. aggregation of mole-
cules, primordiallygonceived in the womb,
of Laplace‘o nebular hypothesis." That's
what a Wallingfoi'd walking .cyclopodio
calls Colonel Ingerioll. in a communication
to the New Havei'f Join-mil. And who
is'preoumptuous enough to say that he
hasn't “sized-up" the great infidel just
right? ' 3"
Governor Harrison’s appointment of
Judge David Torrance of Derby, as judge
of the Superior Court to succeed Judge
Hovey of New Haven, is received with
satisfaction throughout the state. Judge
Torrance is a jurist of keen discernment
and unquestioned ability, and will be
not the least brilliant in the judicial con-
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:SPECIALi. SPECIAL! SPECIAL:
20 Dozen Hack Towels at 12% cts a piece, worth 18 (its.
20 , ‘
.20
customers only four will be sold each person.
,E I) W A R D S TR E ET
Now for the Barge/ms, and these are
‘ the Greatest of the Maui
Ever offered in N orwalk. . '
EDWARD _ STREET
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“ 15 '20
Damask Towels, Knotted Fringe, at the ex-
.treine low price of '25cts a. piece, cheap at. 40 etc.
In order that. these Damask Towels may be distributed'amoug our
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N0, 5 GAZETTE”BU1LD1NG, “so
Pilotwmiiiimfl ;
Doneat Reasonable Bates. . ' .
BANKEBI. 0 .anonzo WILSON, Five Miladjlvor.
PRIME Railway Securities always on -.
Hand forInvestment. T0 Let.
Bonds for sale at 101 and Interest.
' Car-pet Wémfihé L
Minneapolis Real Estate 7 per cent; (rm ANNE house on Arch ”my?”
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session April lot. Terms r
Proprietors of“1’oor's W of Bail- tin ' Enquire or sawmills”.
ways. ’ Correspondenceinvited. _-.”- _ _.
45 Wall Street. - New York '-
1... ' _ For Sale Cheap. , ,
’ . . ' ""' THE moot desirable Building Lot on Arch street.
' ooxstueet. A did to .
‘ lilElll Nil-HUT SALE ' “ii “We“...
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MILLIN Elli
N0. 3 Water St» Nor-walk an
Everything to be sold. Regardless
am French Felts, 50c. Beat w... Felts,
Ribbons, in rest variety. Satins, Gros
Give us a call and udge for yourself that
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Dr. can. u. BUDDING'MN
SUCCESSDB 1‘0 ~
Dr. E...r Birch. ’
lo be send a moon its-an on. nu- Street,
“Showro- l and e p. 3., and Cool I p. n.
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_Ms's. W. Meoceltt’s,
d '1 . 3.5; ~
. < 73 Main 8t.,South_fiorwaIk. Juan '1], SMITI,
of Cost,
25c. Trimmed Hata.$1.50, 02 and
33. Ostrich and Fancy Feath-
ers one-half the original cost.
or MAIN army. son'fira
assassins .
“ ' or namaoanih
j as .7. mucous ooh; fli .
Plants answers at it! muons
ieweuior Funerals funnies, one Ml! ‘
mod to order as then notice. .
Grain and elvet Ribbons all shades.
this is t e place for
Bonus Ill-1111mm.
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iiisuniiici BUILDING
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