NORWALK GAZETTE.
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Tuesday. May 26, 1885.
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The Old Well Lodge rooms are to be
refurnished.
A cottage is to be erected on Belle Is.
land by Reed Haviland.
George Greenfield, manager of the Dot-
Ion House died recently.
—Don’t fail to see Mark Twain at the
Opera House this evening.
The commissioners will inspect the
Danbury & Norwalk road this week.
The wires for the electric lights in
Danbury will be strung on iron poles:
The bridge over the Norwalk river,
north of the depot, has been rc-paintcd.
Nat Requa will have his grand opening
of the Seaside Hotel, Belle Island on
Saturday.
John McKenna was fined to the amount
of $12.52 Thursday for being in a state of
“fatigue.” _
Justice Sturges sent James Welch to
Bridgeport jail on Thursday for 30 days,
for drunkenness.
The City of Albany ran into a barge at
the dock Friday morning but no serious
damage was done.
The Barnum show showed in Danbury
yesterday. To morrow it will tickle
Bridgeport’s funnybone. »
Local talent will present “Robert
Emmet" in the Opera House soon, with
S. J. O’Brien as Emmet.
On June 13,14 and 15, the Salvation
Army will have a big hallelujah blow-out
in their South Norwalk barracks.
John Kelley fell from the steamboat
dock into the water the other day, while
asleep. T. H. Haley pulled him out. . q '
Harrison Bouton is the proud papa of a
bouncing boy that the angels brought to
his house Monday night, the 18th inst.
A game of base ball was played at Dr.
Fitch’s school a few days ago which re-
sulted in the astonishing score of 52 to 22.
Real estate agent 0. E. Wilson has sold
the Craufurd place to Mr. Orlando S.
Sammis, the mercantile partner of Mr. J.
L. Ambler.
The long line of gay colored pennants
that fluttered from the Opera House
Saturday was suggestive of a circus
, actress’s wash day.
Fahy Bros. have just received a large
number of hats made by the Co-operative
Hat company .of South Norwalk, Conn
—New Britain Record.
The Hartford Post says the Bridgeport
base ball club is composed of nine
“giraffes.” Does it think they will be the
necks champions of the league 1’
Major Crowe of South Norwalk inspect:
ed the Bethel and Danbury companies
Tuesday. On Thursday he inspected
company F, and Friday company D.
Dr. M. Schwab, the oculist, will be at
the Norwalk Hotel on Wednesday and
Thursday, May 27th and 28th, where he
will be pleased to meet his patrons and
friends. ‘ .
A wrecking boat came up from New
York Thursday and proceeded to raise the
three or four coal barges that sank several
months ago off Keyser’s Island, near
Gregory’s.
Mrs. Feeney and Mrs. Hartwick of East
Norwalk, had a slugging match over
some chickens the other day. Mrs. Fceny
was arrested for assault, and fined, the
costs amounting to about$8.
The dead body of an infant girl was
picked up in Bridgeport on a door step a
few days ago, wrapped up in a bundle.
No clue has yet been obtained in regard
to who placed it there, or where it came
from.
Mr. J. Goldman is about to seek a new
location for his hair store and will leave
Ansonia in a few days. He has not yet
decided where he will locate, but is looking
towards Norwalk and Naugatuck.—-An—
sonia Sentinel. ‘
A lead pencil pcddler, who, was not
only an unmitigated nuisance, but an
impudcnt scoundrel, was arrested and
sent to jail for trying to pick another
man’s pocket in Mattheis’ saloon on Main
street Tuesday night.
St. John’s Lodge, F. and A. M. con-
ferred the Master Mason's degree Thurs-
day night, in the presence of a large
attendance, including many visiting
brethren. At the close a bountiful
collation was served in the refreshment
room.
The Danburian who was ridden on a
rail by his neighbors for getting married
the same day he buried his wife, thinks
Danbury is a one-horse town, any way,
and on a calm, still night last week he
“folded his tent like the Arab, and silent-
ly stole away.”
The Danbury Democrat thinks that when
the “gander” club and the “old hens’”
club of Norwalk come together, there
must be some big “cackling and scratch-
ing.” Not a bitof it, neighbor Wildman;
but the billing and cooing and milling of
feathers is said to be terrific.
A number of people, says the Sentinel,
take a trip to New York by the City of
Albany almost for the sake of the sail
only, and the travel is rapidly increasing.
Everything about the boat is so nice—es-
pecially the saloon— that during the sail
it has much the appearance of a social
party in a drawing room.
Druggist Shelton of Bridgeport, has
The selectmen are working the road to
Bell Island.
~ The Lauder block, city, is having an
addition built by J. R. Raymond.
A sociable at the house of James Clavcn
Wednesday evening was well attended.
Arnold Donne & Co. are building an
addition to their foundry on Hoyt street.
The Danbury and Norwalk Railroad
Co. have put up a new fence along River
street. ' .
Conductor Varson has just emerged
from a collar-and-elbow wrestle with the
measles.
The new road connecting Bell Island
and five Mile River was accepted by the
town yesterday.
Work on the East Norwalk station is
about to be begun. Theboundaries have
been staked out. '
Floyd Bouton of Branchville has opened
a livery stable at Georgetown, and equip-
ped it with fir st-class turnouts.
James H. Nash of South Norwalk, and
Miss Jennie Littell of Brooklyn, are to be
married in the City of Churches to-day.
Dr. G. B. Hickok and wife of New
York, spent Sunday in town. Mrs. Hickok
is the eldest daughter of E. B. Price,
Esq.
The new Steamboat made a, quick run
to New York on Friday arriving at her
wharf, foot Beekman St. at 11, o‘clock.
prompt.
The City of Albany made the best time
of the season thus far yesterday. She ar—
rived at Wilson's Point on her up trip at
5:45 p. m.
At the residence of Dudley P. Ely,
Esq., in South Norwalk, Miss Gussie Ely
will be married to Mr. Russell Frost of
Cincinnati, Ohio, to-morrow. '
The G. A. R. Post and Sons of Veterans
Camp of Bridgeport will participate in the
ceremonies at the soldiers’ monument in
Naugatuck on Memorial Day
John B. Lawrence of South Norwalk
graduated from the Yale
Institute last week, and has already re-
ceived several “calls” to preach.
The fifteenth annual reunion of the
Connecticut Masonic Veteran Association
will be held in Danbury on St. John Bap—
tist’s day, Wednesday, June 24th.
-W. Goodfellow of South Norwalk has
been granted a patent on a pin cushion
and button hook holder, and now the
ladies call him aGoodfellow indeed.
Bethel has four barber shops, a hen
that lays 7x9 inch eggs, :1 codfish thief,
a social scandal and three sowing circles
to talk it up. And still Bethel isn’t hap-
DY-
A big black snake was taken out of the
South Norwalk sewer a few days ago.
Fritz says so. And: yet some people in
the borough are insane enough to want
sewers. ~
The regular monthly meeting of the
Ladies Benevolent association of the First
Congregational church will be held to-
morrow, Wednesday, at the Chapel at
3: 30 p. m.
Arcvised version of Bridgeport’s city
directory is being gotten up. It will be
published in book form in ample time for
the holiday trade. The work is founded
entirely on fact.
The Jones-Montague combination,
who occupied the Opera House for a
week during the past season, have just
closed a remarkably successful week’s en-
gagement in Bridgeport.
If the party who sent us a communica-
tion signed “Listener,” will call at this
office he or she will learn something eon-
ccrning anonymous communications
which may be of advantage in the future.
The Parlor Rock skating rink opened
for the .season Saturday night, J. W.
French of Long Hill, manager. The H.
It. R. Co. have equipped the rink with
250 pairs of new skates, and the season
at this popular picnic resort promises to
be brisk.
The young lady who suicided at the
Grand Union Hotel last week, .has been
identified as Miss Berthine Bedient,
daughter of a well-to-do farmer of Horn-
by, N. Y. Her father identified the re-
mains and attributed her suicide to
overstudy.
Julian H. Sterling, the World’s Bridge-
port reporter, although he is very bright,
“will never be a thorough newspaper
men,” the Morning News thinks, ‘ ‘bccause
he wears too good clothes.” Query: Does
the News mean to be understood that
Sterling is a dude ?
The ladies of Trinity church, South
Norwalk, will hold a sale of fancy articles
and cakes, in the parlors of the Mahaekc-
m0 Hotel, on Tuesday, May 28th, from
five to nine p. In. The object is to raise
funds to pay the interest on the indebted—
ness of the society.
Norwalk people are as proud as a boy
with his first pair of red top boots when
they think of their new steamer City of
Albany, which made her first trip on the
6th inst. She has been fitted up at an
expense of about $30,000 and is now A].
in every rcspect.-—Stamford Herald
The Bridgeport jail is over-crowded
with summer boarders, and landlord
Wells is adding to his accommodations.
He has now 105 guests, who stay, not be-
cause they like the bill of fare, but be-
cause Wells has such an irresistible way
of winning and “retaining” friends.
The Norwalk scribe who, in a recent
moment of mental abstraction, evinced
Theological ~
NORWALK GAZETTE, TUESDAY- MAY 2614885
House to-night.
Mr. A Eakle of Washington, D. 0., is
visiting in town.
The third degree was worked in Our
Brothers Lodge last night.
Hope Hose company were out for a run
last night, and made good time.
Benjamin Sturgcs arrived in town yes-
terday and will remain here with his
father for the present. .
—Ncarly eighteen thousand men were
paid cash benefits in 1884 by the Travelers
Insurance Company, of Hartford, Conn.,
for losses by accidental death and disabling
injury; "~
W’. B. Hall 8:. Co. the well known mer-
chants of Bridgeport have contributed
$100 to the pedestal fund, and will receive
subscriptions to that worthy object at
their store, acknowledging the same
through the city papers.
The annual spring parade and target
shoot of Company F occurred on Wed-
nesday. The “gallant sojer boys" turned
out in force. They marched splendidly,
looked fine and blowed the bullseyc into
smithcrccns. As a young lady onlookcr
remarked: “They’re a daisy company,
and no mistake.”
Fancher, Roscoe & Co., shoe manufac-
turers have dissolved partnership, the
Fanchers retiring. Frank H. Roscoe will
continue the business. Saturday evening
the lady cmploycs presented Mr. Fancher,
the retiring member, with an elegant
swinging silver water pitcher, as aevi-
dcnee of their esteem.
An unknown man was fatally hurt at
South Norwalk Friday night, in attempt-
ing to board the Danbury freight train.
He fell between the cars and the platform
and was badly crushed. He was cared
for during the night and Saturday morn-
ing was sent to the Bridgeport Hospital
where he died without being identified.
The funeral services of David H. Webb
were held in Trinity Chapel on Sunday
afternoon, Rev. G. P. Hibbard afliciating.
The pail bearers, Col. Cunningham, W.
C. Quintard, John H. Smith, Samuel
Smith, Harry and Gen. Guyes were very
properly selected, having been among the,
intimate friends of deceased in former
years.
An immense eel weighing 4; pounds
and measuring 3i feet long, was taken
from the water pipe at Meeker’s coal yard
Wednesday. The “sarpint” had been
forced through the pipe, up to the motor
and stopped the machinery. And the
sparkling beverage that our citizens are
drinking and cooking with comes through
the samcpipcs!
Henry Titus was brought before Justice
Sellcck yesterday to answer to the charge
of appropriating a turkey belonging to
Mr. Callahan of East avenue. Titus said
he bought the bird of a Mr. Smith but
failed to produce his Mr. Smith, and
finally admitted that he thought it might
have belonged to Mr. Callahan.- He was
fined $7 and costs, aggregating $17.70,
which he paid. A rather expensive tur-
key dinner. *
Souru Nonwntx Falrzr.ns.—A delegation
from the Germanic Ssengerbund, of this
city, will probably attend the picnic of the
East Portchestcr Miennerhor, next Mon-
day, (Pfingst Montag).—Charles Fallon’s
little girl recently ate some poisoned
cheese which had been especially prepared
for rodents. The prompt summoning of
a physician saved the child’s lifc.———-W.
E. Collins, of the borough, is meeting
with good success in Stamford with his
acoustic telephone—700. D, this city,
were out yesterday for their spring parade
and target practice. A fine of $5 for non-
attendance, had the salutary effect of fill-
ng the ranks. Major Crowe was inspect-
or.——~A canal boat ran high and dry on
to the meadows just north of the Consoli-
dated railroad bridge, one night this week.
It is suggested that no effort be made to
get the boat afioat,but thatit be purchased
and rented to the Salvation Army for a
n-I.
cit-Conductor Thomas, of the Danbury &.
Norwalk railroad, died in Danbury, Tues-
day, of pneumonia, in the 32d year of his
age. Deceased was well and favorably
known here in town. .
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Memorial: Day.
There will be no general observation of
Memorial Day in Norwalk as the day
occurs on Saturday, this year. The banks
will close, but the merchants generally
will keep their stores open for business.
The exercises appropriate to the day
will be held on Sunday. At 2:30 p. m.
the procession will be formed in front of
Co. F‘s armory, in the following order:
Marshal, Dr. E. C. Clarke.
Aides.
Americus Drum Corps.
Co. F, C. N. G.
Uniform Degree Camp, I. 0. 0. F.
Clergy, Warden and Court of Burgesses in
Carriages.
Buckingham Post, G. A. It.
Sons of Veterans.
As soon as formed the line will march
to St. Paul’s, wherc:a committee will be
appointed to decorate the graves of soldiers
in that graveyard. Thence the procession
will move to North avenue, to Camp
street, to Union Cemetery where the gen-
eral exercises will be held. These will
consist of singing, speaking by the clergy,
and an oration by the Rev. Mr. Anderson.
During the exercises the Sunday school
children will decorate the graves of the
soldiers. A committee to decorate the
graves in St. Mary’s cemetery will also be
appointed.
At the conclusion of the ceremonies the
procession will march to Co. F’s armory,
prepared a compound for illuminating such an utterdisregard for the established where it will diaband.
base balls, so they can be seen distinctly
in the night as in the daytime so says our
usage of his local brethren of the quill as
to actually attend church, thereby making
The following are the names of the
soldiers in the various cemeteries whose
friend Sterling, the ”very imaginary" himself the subject fof various pointed graves will be decorated:
reporter of the World, as the Ansonia
Sentinel calls him. Ten to one that Frank
Taylor, the daylight bottler is on “confi-
dential terms” with that druggist.
A trial trip was made of the new oyster
steamer C. W. Hoyt yesterday. On the
way back from her sail down the harbor
she fell in with Captain Wright’s dredger
Virginia. A spirited race ensued in which
the Hoyt was distanced. , As the Virginia
is considered about the slowest boat in
the fleet, the oystcrmen are indulging in
quite a laugh at the Hoyt’s expens%.—New
Haven Union.
Sherwood Cummings, formerly of Betts’
drug store in this place, arrived in town
with his wife and infant daughter on
Wednesday. Sherwood participated in
the drill and shooting match of 00. F, of
which he is still a member, and returned
to New Haven Thursday night. Mrs. 0.,
who is a daughter of Mr. Thomas_Cousins,
the shoe manufacturer, remains with the
baby, visiting relatives for a week or two.
The annual meeting of the Grand Lodge
of Odd Fellowa took place in Bridgeport
f Wednesday. There were fifty-seven
subordinate lodges represented. The fol-
lowing ofiicers for the ensuing year Were
elected: Grand Master, Loren H. Stan-
nard of New Haven; deputy grand master,
Wm. H. Comley of Bridgeport; grand
warden, Bradley S. Keith of Norwalk;
grand secretary, Frederick Botsford of
New Haven; grand treasurer, John W.
Smith of Waterbury; representative, to
the Sovereign Grand lodge, William H.
Stevenson. ‘
There is a loud. call for a depot on the
New York, New Haven & Hartford road
at East Bridgeport. The dwellers in that
part of the city are obliged to walk a con-
siderable distance and cross the long
drawbridge to get to the depot, and the
inconvenience is much complained of.
The Company, it is asserted, owns a suit.
able lot in a good location Where a depot
would be an ornament and imprOVement
to that neighborhood, as well as a. prov;
dential convenience, and it is further
stated that “they are possessed of ample
means to build. Their treasury is full of
the needful, and running over.”
newspaper squibs, hastens to forgive,
himself, and promises “never to do so no
more.”
To-night and to-morrow night “Tom
Sawyer,” dramatized from Mark Twain’s
famous book of that name, will be pre-
sented in the Opera House. Manager
Mitchell informs us that Mr. Clemons,
(Mark Twain) himself will appear per-
sonally with the company. The cast is a
remarkably strong one, and a perform-
ance of a really first-class order may
confidently be expected, and a packed
house each evening will undoubtedly
greet them. Read the announcement in
another column.
Thomas White, aged 12, found a pocket
book on Saturday containing a $10. gold
piece and a $10. bill. Subsequently Mrs.
Murphy discovered that the article was
her property, and hearing that it was in
young White’s possession immediately
threatened suit. The boy gave the wallet
to his father who turned it over to J natice
Selleck. It was returned to the owner
who claimed it should have contained $5
more. The parties interested met for
settlement in Justice Scileck’s office last
night and although the statements of the
boy and his father proved there was not
a deficiency of $35 as alleged, Mr. White
settled by promising to pay, on Friday
night, the sum of $2.50; peace and har-
mony were restored and all hands with-
drew in good nature.
The presentation of Pinafore by the
Bridgeport company of juveniles under
the direction of Prof. Sherlock, in the
Opera House Saturday afernoon and eve-
ning drew good houses, and pleased the
spectators immensely. The performance
of the children showed a wonderful
amount of patient training and reflected
credit on the Professor’s faculty for draw-
ing out their talent. The little tot who
sang “Buttercup” was certainly a little
daisy. “Josephine,, acted and sang
prettily. “Dick .Deadeyc” bore off the
palm from among the boys, and the cap-
tain, the admiral and Ralph Rackstraw
won considerable applause. The chorus
singing was good. The “Poverty Bow,”
by six larger girls was quite a pleasant
, feature.
I
sr. men’s cnoacnrsnn.
F B Smith A H Wilcoxson
G Daskam ‘ 0 L Bishop
E G Bishop
nNIoN cmmri-mx.
G Jennings E Holly
G F Marvin L L Beckwith
Hearne M A Hill
Hezekiah Belts a soldier of the Revoluliou
W Roy L Bodwell
N Lockwood S Clarke
E Grinrod J T Brown
0 Brady J L Allen
E Lineburg E R Lineburg
H A Cockerfur J Cockerfur
J H Mitchell N W Brothertou
B N Perry P Johnson
H N Prowitt 0 Murphy
J E Hoyt G Low
H H Williams 0 S Ferry
J Disbrow_ J Jarvis
J Schwartz W 0 Godfrey
W Hamilton N Nash
H A thtmore A Lonnsbury
J Lounsbnry W H Fox
D H Blake H B Arlington
D Sar ent G W Fink
W W estlalie T. O’Neil
W Farwell' 0 Lock
0 Lawrence ' G Ta lor
F M Platt E H itch
» G J Stevens
sr. unar’s CEMETERY.
J Ellis J Stra p
J Harkins J Mc‘ ormick
T Gilhool y P BOyle
PFord J Connor
J Connor M Leonard
J Kearney M McGowan
W Cockerfur J Brown
The _above list is complete and the
friends of soldiers whose remains are
buried in the above cemeteries and whose
names do not appear in the list are earn-
estly requested to notify the commander
or adjutant of Buckingham Post giving
them the name, company and regiment
and location of the grave.
A mite box has been placed in the post
oflicc'and all willing to contribute towards
procuring the flowers for the decorating
of the graves are invited to drop their
offerings therein. '
The South Norwalk Post will decorate
the graves in the Pine Island, East Nor-
walk and Five Mile River cemeteries.
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A brutal wretch, aged 25, in Bristol,
the other day picked up a pet dog that
was playing about his feet and taking one
hind leg in' each hand, literally tore it in
two. :
O‘Connell Brothers, butchers in Wall
lingford have failed with liabilities esti-
mated at from $20,000 to $40,000 and as-
sets of $12,000.
O
ff."—-Mark Twain himself, at the Opera
WESTPOR'I‘.
Mrs. \Vm. A. Wildman of Danbury, is
visiting friends in town.
Mr. Edward H. Nash has the frame for
his new carriage house raised,
The Ladies Aid Society of Christ
church met with Mrs. L. T. Day on
Thursday.
Capt. John Bulkley has arrived with a
cargo of coal for Hubbell and Bradley of
Saugatuck.
Brain food in the shape of porgies, six
for twenty-five cents, were being sold in
the village on Saturday. L
Mr. John D. Wood is making extensive
alterations and improvements in his house
and grounds on Canal street.
Mr. Edward Marvin has been engaged
as sexton at the Congregational church in
place of Mr. Dickson deceased.
Mr. 0.. I. Jones is getting out large
quantities of stone from his quarry on
State street for building purposes.
One of the workmen employed at
Doschers’ Plane factory interviewed a
buzz saw, one day last week. He is giv-
ing two of his fingers a vacation.
The only death reported by the com-
mittee on necrology at the meeting of the
County Association of teachers, was that
of Mr. T. D. Elwood of this place.
Nearly all the teachers of the public
schools attended the meeting of the Fair-
field County Teachers’ Association at
Danbury, on Friday and Saturday of last
week. .
Mr. Foster of Greens Farms, sold last
week, forty barrels of red onions, for
which he received four hundred dollars.
The same article sold last fall for ninety
cents per barrel.
Mr. Theodore E. King has purchased "
the fine turnout consisting of horse, car-
riage and harness, which Mr. Kittridge
used last summer, while building the
bridge at Saugatuck. ,
Mr. Edward H. Nash was seriously
injured one day last week while at work
in a cistern at his new place, by a stone
rolling from the bank and striking him on
the back of the head making a ‘severe
wound.
Trees of all kinds have put out blossoms
more abundantly than for a number of
years, and the blossomshave remained for
a longer time than usual, which is an in-
dication, so said, that there willbc large
quantities of fruit.
The bell recently placed in thc spire of
the new church is to be raised about five
feet from its present position thus bring-
ing it above the roof of the church, which -
interferes very much with the transmis-
sion of the sound as it is at present locat-
ed. '
Mr. Theodore Taylor on Friday loaded
his yacht Excelsior upon Mr. C. P.
Chapman’s heavy truck and had it
conveyed to the shore near Mr. Chapman’s
from which point he will launch it after
giving it a finishing coat of paint. It was
named by Dr. G. B. Bouton who has pre-
scntcd her with a set of colors.
At the annual meeting of the Willow
Brook Cemetery Association, held last
Friday afternoon, the following were
elected directors: A. S. Hurlbutt, B. L.
Woodworth, M. Ketchum, S. R. Lees, F.
Morchouse, A. B. Godfrey, W. S. Guyer,
J. E. Coley and E. S. Wheeler. Mr. A.
S. Hurlbutt was elected president and
Wm. E. Nash, secretary and treasurer.
The secretary’s report showed that four-
teen lots had been sold, and that there
had been twenty-four interments during
the year.
On the occasion of his late visit to Eric,
Pa., Mr. M. B. W. Wheeler was presented
by chIIayor Jones of that place, a
portion of one of the timbers of Comme-
dorc Perry’s flag ship, the “Lawrence,”
from which Mr. Wheeler has made two‘
canes and a gavel. The wood is nearly
as black as ebony and takes a very high
polish. The gavel Mr. Wheeler proposes
to present to Montgomery Lodge, No. 13,
barracks.———Lewis N'- Thomas, 59“ 0f F. and A. M. of Lakeville, of which Mr.
Wheeler was a member before his removal 4
to this place.
The case of McGrath vs. Hobbins was
up before Justice Finch on Saturday.
The dispute is about a boundary line ’
between the lots of the contestants.
Hobbins, claiming that the fence was on
his land, cut it down, for which act Mc-
Grath brought suit, in which judgment
was rendered against him, and a time
limited for him to remove the fence. He
failed, however, to comply with the order
of the court, and Hobbins removed it
himself, and McGrath has brought another
suit for'that act, andit was this suit which
was tried on Saturday. The former tes-
timony was admitted and judgment ren-
dered for Hobbins from which McGrath
appealed.
Memorial Day will be observed next
Saturday under the direction of Harry
McDonough Post, G. A. ‘R., which, at its
meeting, held last week, heard the report
of its committees and completed the
arrangements. The order of exercises
will be as follows: At 12:30 on Main
street, in front of the G. A. R. Hall a
procession will be formed in the following
order: Harry McDonough Post. G. A.
R.; Firing Detachment; Soldiers not
members; Sons of Veterans Drum Corps;
Westport Fire Department; Citizens.
The procession will first visit Evergreen
cemetery, from thence to Willow Brook
and from there to the Roman Catholic
and Christ church cemeteries. After the
exercises at the cemeteries the procession _
will march to National Hall where the
orator of the day, Judge D. B. Lockwood
of Bridgeport, will deliver the oration.
Addresses will also be made by Rev. J. E.
Tnttle, Rev. A. N. Lewis, Rev. J. R.
Williams and J. M. Carroll. A committee
of fifty ladies have been appointed to so-
licit flowers, and also a committee to
solicit funds.
Assembly Hall of the High School
building was crowded on Wednesday
evening, the occasion being a reception
given by the P. L. C. a club composed of
the young lady pupils of the school. The
programme included vocal and instru-
mental music, recitations and essays by
the members of the club, and the reading
of the Bugatclle, the club paper, which
contained many remarkably apt allusions
which were received with applause. The
entire programme was well carried out,
the young ladies acquitting themselves
so well that special mention would. be
unjust, and our space will not permit a
detailed mention of the entire programme
although it would give us much pleasure
to do so. During the exercises the
Young Men’s Debating Society connected
with the school presented the P. L. C.
with a handsome wreath. Mr. Tufts
presenting it in a neat little speech, which
was responded to by Miss Whittaker
very appropriately. In fact there was but
one feature which occurred to mar the
perfection of the evening’s entertainment
and that was the ungentlemanly conduct
of a numben. of young men (1’) and boys
in the rear of the hall who, by their
talking and laughing greatly annoyed
those who wished to listen to the
exercises. It is a great pity that such
individuals would not go by themselves
to exhibit their smartness and not inflict
a nuisance by their presence, on people
who wish to enjoy an entertainment of
this kind. ’
For some time Harry Hull of Hull’s
Farms, and his brother-in-law, James S.
Sherwood, have not been the beat of
friends, and onSaturday of last week,2
as Mr. Hull was driving his team along
the road, Mr. Sherwood drove by in his
wagon and asked Mr. Hull if he could
tell him where he could borrow a bush
barrow. Mr.‘ Hull thinking that Mr.
Sherwood intended an insult by refering
to an occurrence 'which transpired some
years ago, regarding some brush for a
barrow, which resulted in a law suit
costing Mr. .Hull quite a sum, began
belaborinng. Sherwood with his cart
whip. During the melee Mr. Sherwood
lost his hat, and on rctnrntng for it Mr.
Hull attacked him again. ' At this point
Mr. Hull’s son, attracted by the noise,
arrived upon the scene and began stoning
Mr. Sherwood who escaped by jumping
into his wagon and driving rapidly out of
range of the stones. The result will
probably be a suit for damages.
Last Sunday evening the Congregational
Sunday school held {its fifty-seventh:an-
niversary. The church which was pro-
fusely and tastefully decorated with
'flowers, was filled with a large and
interested audience. The opening exer-
ciscs of singing and prayer were followed
by responsive reading by the school.
The presentation of the offerings by the
I different classes then took place, after
which a selection was sung by the
quartcttc. The secretary then read his
report, in which he stated that the present
membership was 151, there having been
44ncw members admitted and twenty--
eight withdrawn during the year. One
member, Mr. Andrus B. Godfrey, had
been remover] by death. The report of
the treasurer showed that $317.38 had
been collected during the year, and
$303.25 had been. expended, leaving a
balance in the treasury of $14.13. After
the reports had- been received the distri-
bution of premiums for attendance and
memorizing portions of scripture, took
place. Rev. Mr. Tattle then made a short
address, after which Mr. A. L. Winton of
Bridgeport, who was formerly one of the
most earnest workers in this school, and
who was present spoke very feelingly, ex-
pressing his intcrest‘in the school and in
the work. The quartette then sang
another selection, after which the exer-
cises closed with- ahymn 'and the benc-
dlction. ._ W..- ~ ~
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BETHEL.
Christian Ritzman, Jr. is sick.
Infants Were baptized at the Episcopal
church Sunday. -
Arthur Judd is building a new barn on
his place on Chiéstnut Ridge.
Will F. Sherman took a trip to New
York last week to see the elephant.
M. W. Sherwood has been enlarging
his store by removing partitions, etc.
Miss Martha Evans is enjoying a two
weeks’ visit with friends in Brooklyn.
It is currently reported that there are to
be several weddings in town this week.
Brother Slack preached an interesting
semen on the “Revised Bible” Sunday.
Mr. Oscar Bates has rented the vacant
cottage in Roscdalc Terrace, Chestnut
street. . .
The Newtown Congregational Social
Club’s entertainment Friday night netted
about $40.
The Rev. B. C. Bell, a former pastor of
the Congregational church visited in town
last week.
There was an auction held at the late
residence of Henry C. Williams,deccased,
on Saturday.
Will Mallory was recently married to
Miss Hattie Peet at the bride’s residence
n Hotchkissville.
James Barnum, who has purchased the
Williams place, is making many improve-
ments on the premises.
Mr. G. G. Durant has some very hand-
some fiower beds on his lawn. One
striking design is a large star with a cres-
cent above it.
The Barnum fountain beganits summer
squirt Sunday morning. The figure on
the top had arrived at such a shameful
state of nakedness that she (1’) was given
a new dress of bronze plating.
i
has been cluscd, has accepted a position
If the store of C. Beers, on IVhite street,
Danbury. “Russ" has a host of friends
here—besides his host of debtors—whose
best wishes will follow him.
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PM.
Mfss‘MabeTTay‘mrof New Your, isms?“
iting relatives in town.
Miss Maria Hyde is spending several
eeks with friends in Auburn, N. Y.
Mr. Charles Benedict of Norwalk, has
purchased the Prairie Rose Cottage Farm.
The Misses Hattie and Lottie Coley of
Stamford, are the guests of Miss Louie
Austin.
Mrs. Charles Freudenthal, who has been
visiting her parents,. has returned to her
home in Bethe]. W
Mrs. Edgar and family have returned
from Florida, where they have been
spending the winter, to their place at
Great Island.
A store owned by Mr. Mather has been
rented to Mr. Ernest Cook, who has
decided to vacate the rooms occupied by
him in Austin’s block.
William, son of Rev. B. A. Gilman,
evidently tired 'of western life, has
returned to Darien and opened a-fruit
and meat market in the store formerly
occupied by Mr. Geo. Bates.
At last, work on the foundation of the
new depot has been commenced. The
building will be of brick, with stone
trimmings, and when erected will be one
of the handsomest depots on the read.
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WILTON.
Mr. Upson preaches next Sunday morn—
ing on Christianity in relation» to amuse-
ments.
A pleasant entertainment will be given
Wednesday and Thursday evenings by the
Light Bearers, in the Chapel of the church
at 8 o'clock. Preparations have been
made, which bid fair to make this the.
most Interesting of any ever given by the
young people.
At a meeting of the society of the
Congregational church, held on Friday
afternoon, it was voted to repair and
remodel the church building, procure new
carpets, cushions, etc. Solicitors were
appointed to procure subscriptions and:
are to begin work at once. It is expected
when the werk is done that the church
will be greatly improved. Repairs have
long been needed, and during the past
few months more than ordinary interest
has been displayed. Mrs. Chas. Jones,
Mrs. Edward Olmstead', Mrs. Samuel
Marvin, Mrs. Ebenezer Bette and the
wife of the pastor‘were appointed to
assist the committee in any way possible.
Mr‘. Edward Olmstead, Mr. Charles
Ambler, and Mr. Upson are the solici-
tors.
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wns'r manure.
May 22, a son to Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Blackman. ~ '
Miss Maggie Griffin has been visiting
friends in Danbury.
Thursday, Mr. Oscar Bates and family
removed from Long Ridge to Bethe].
The exercises at the last meeting of the
“Utile Dulci” were of interest. The
meeting was adjourned sine die.
The majority of the schools in town
closed Friday to give the teachers an op-
portunity'to attend’the teachers’ conven- _
tion in Danbury.
Saturday morning we were visited with
a refreshing rain. The air is fragrant
with the odor of apple blossoms, the trees
being in full bloom.
On Sunday, May 17,Carrie, daughter of
Mr. George Taylor, was buried in the
Umpawaug Cemetery. Mr. Taylor was
formerly of this place, but npw resides in
Danbury. ‘ ,
Betsy, widow of the late David Osborn
died other residence Tuesday evening and
was interred ‘at Danbury Friday. Mrs.
Osborn was an aged resident of Long
Ridge. She was very much esteemed by
all who knew her, and, being an excellent
conversationalist, her company was en-
joyed by old and young. Minus.
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Patrick McLarney, of Bridgeport, died
Tuesday from injuries received by being
knocked down a bank by a dump cart on
the previous Friday.
If
‘ “ PatrickKelleyrof Winstodrwas crushed
’ pointed a professor in Williams college at
"CF: 'S.‘—‘thcfr they probabl'y’don't. )
'London Thursday, having been in the
BIDGEFIELD.
George Wade’s horse has had a para-
lytic stroke. .
Henry Johnson’s recently purChascd
house is being enlarged.
Dr. Chapman preached on Sunday, on
the subject of “Decoration Day.”
M. Sullivan and a load of hay tipped
over at the big scales Friday morning.
Mrs. Geo. Lansing Taylor, and daughter
visited friends in town a few days ago.
Col. H. K. Scott attended the“ Grand
Lodge Odd Fellows in Bridgeport last
week.
Mrs. S. A. Hidden and family of five,
have engaged summer board at Ernest
Osborn’s.
Mrs. Caleb Burt was badly injured by
a bull belonging to J. L. Hunt, which she
was trying to drive out of the front yard,
the other day.
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STATE AND GENERAL.
A lobster was caught at New London
Tuesday, weighing six pounds.
Dennis Moore of New Haven, was
killed by the cars while driving across the
track Friday.
Canaan‘s base ball club recently defeat-
ed the East Canaan’s with the remarkable
score of 48 to 5.
Twenty-seven lunatics from the New
Haven almshouse were taken to the Mid-
dletown asylum Thursday.
John T. Neville, of Stafford Springs, an
ex~post office clerk, is in limbo for opening
letters and stealing money. .
A deaf and dumb man was killed by the
cars at Greenwich Tuesday, before he had
time to utter his “last words."
Christopher Dart, of New London, was
crushed to death by a falling rock in a.
quarry, where he was working.
New Haven has an Italian population of
2,000, only 000 of whom are males. The
paper doesn’t say what the others are.
to death a few days ago by a rock, which
slid into a hole he was digging toibury it
1n.
Mary Lawler and Elizabeth Melcher, of
New Haven, got into a rough and tumble
fight over a hen Thursday, and both were
arrested.
The Winsted fire steamer was inpected
as usual a few a few days ago, and the
Press says: “We believe the burgcsses
think it is very pretty.”
Colonel J. B. Hardcnbcrgh, cx-editor of
the Connecticut Western News, has been
Choice Business Locations.
AN opportunity is now offered for securing
desirable Building Lots in the central
and business portion of the borough, by the
sale of that valuable property known as the
“L nes’_Homeatead.” There is no unimprov-
ed ocahty in Norwalk equal to this for business
purposes, and its sale offers an opportunity
that cannot again occur to secure valuable
business locations. For maps of lots, and
streets and information encrally regarding
property, apply to It. B. Cl AUFURD,
3mm 31 Main Street.
—~-GO TC?—
F.J.CURTIS&CO.
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Stores and Ranges,
Wooden. Ware,
Tin and Willow Ware,
Agate Ware,
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Glass Ware,
In New Shapes and Colors.
Hall, Library and Table Lamps.
A Full Line of
Porcelain, White Granite
and 0. 0. I’Varc,
New Square Shapes in
DINNER AND TEA SETS, ‘
Plain and Decorated. Agent for the
Ballwin Dry Air Refrigerator, '
Which is one of the best on the market.
Also agent for the
Monitor Oil Stoves
appointed postmaster at Canaan, vice A.
T. Roraback, who resigned April 1.
A Waterbury man recently lost a roll
containing $400, which was found and
restored to him by a lady who was not
even thanked by the grateful owner.
Says the Bridgeport Post .' “Black Rock
wants a constable. There are several towns
in the county that would be glad to furnish
Black Rock with a constable, and do it
gratis.
The contract for erecting the New
Haven soldiers’ monumenthas been award-
is to cost $50,000 and must be finished by.
May 1, 1887.
The annual convention of the Episcopal
diocese of Connecticut will be held in
Hartford on Tuesday, J une 1. Bishop
Williams will deliver the last of the three
centennary sermons.
Rev. Dr. Maxcy, of the Bridgeport St.
John’s Episcopal church, has been ap-
Williamstown, Mass, from which Presi-
dent Garfield graduated.
A Connecticut Western passengcr train
sleceping tramp half the road near Tariff-
ille Tuesday, so it knocked him out of
the way and into great beyond.
4
the New England Hotel, Danbury, has
purchased and taken possession of the
be re-christcned Hotel Comfort.
Rev. E. H. Boys of Millerton, has
married within a short time sixteen
and a quarter miles of people. In order
to reach that distance, however, the brides
and bridegrooms must stand40rods apart.
Edwary Card of Sag Harbor, a steam-
boat cnginecr, who suddenly disappeared
at New London last November, was
found dead in the Thames river at New
water nearly six months. He is supposed
to have fallen overboard while intoxicated.
losing bundles of lath recently from cars
on the railroad track. He is sure it is
the work of thieves and goes so far as to
offer to compound the felony in one in-
stance by proposing to settle with the
thief for two hens. Such is the progress
of the hen fever.
In consequence of the strike of the 1,000
employees of the Goodyear Rubber Shoe
company of Naugatnck seven weeks ago,
half of them have gone to Massachusetts
and Rhode Island to work, and the Naug-
atnck shops are closed with little prospect
of reopening. The cause of the strike was
a reduction of wages and shortening of
time.—Ansonia Sentinel.
New Haven, got into a “himmel donner
vettcr" fight the other day over a clothes
line. They threw sour krout grammar at
each other and tangled the clothes line all
up when Mr. Koenig interfered and
separated them, for which he was arrested,
but subsequently discharged. . -
Since the Bridgeport hospital was opened
there has been more or less complaint
made, whether justly or not we do not
know. The Danbury hospital is a much
humbler affair (but not lessxcomfortable),
and starts off with the good wishes of
everybody. 'It is better to be poor and
happy than rich and miserable—«News.
Chief Clerk H. W. Watson, of the Housa-
tonic railroad, was suddenly seized with
what was at first supposed to be paralysis
while at work at his desk in Bridgeport
some days ago. He is now recuperating
at the residence of his sister, Mrs. N. C.
Ward, the re-married widow of the late
Superintendent H. W. Franklin, in Lake-
ville.
Professor Wauencr, a Hartford horse
trainer, took an ugly kicking colt belonging
to a New Britain man on Wednesday, and
after an hour’s training drove it before a
buggy containing two men, without
breeching or traces, the colt drawing the
load by the tail, which one man clung to
while the other drove. It was an achieve-
ment creditable alike to the skill of the
trainer and the strength of the horse’s
tail.
At the first session of the convention of
the Sunday school superintendents of Con-
necticut held last week in Hartford the
opening topic was “ Difficulties in the
Superintendent’s Work and How to Meet
Them.” The best way for a superintend-
ent is to get over the line into Canada as
quickly as possible. Then if he happens
to meet his “difficulties" he can forgive
them and let them go.—Wickcd Winsted
Press. .
The spray from a fountain in Winsted
'froze into an iceberg last winter, and it
has not yet disappeared. A few days ago
a porti0n of it was chopped off and used
for freezing ice cream made from milk
that was chopped out of the udder of a
cow that froze solid and dead the night
before, the cream being flavored with the
juice of huckleberries that were picked
by a barefooted boy, from a bush growing
in a snowdrift close by.
A licensed pharmacist in Mystic River
recently applied for/a pharmacist’s license
to sell spiriuous liquors. The county
commissioners refused on the ground that
he wasnot a suitable person. He appealed
to the superior court who issued an order
compelling the commissioners to grant
the lice’nse, on the principle that a man
worthy of being granted a license by the
board of pharchists is suitable to sell
liquor. ,It is probable that an appeal to
the supreme court will be taken by the
county commissioners. -
W'IN DOW FRAMES
In an. Put
' IMPORTANT
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Carpet Buyers
summons. ~
ed to Moflitt 5: Doyle, of New York. It During the Month of April
WE SHALL CLOSE OUT,
REGARDLESS or eosT!
Our Entire Stock carried from last season.
This is an opportunity rarely offered,
and should not be neglected.
Canton Mattings, Linoleum.
Oil Cloths, Druggets,
Rugs, Mats, &c.
In great variety, can be purchased from
us at lowest cost.
didn’t have time to turn out to given 0313333 manna]: m CITY 03,
comm? A'J.‘ snon'rns'r NOTICE.
JOHN AND JAMES
Louis Moegling, recently proprietor of DOB SON,
MANUFACTURERS-—
R. D. Lacy, whose storeonCentre street Hinman House, Savin Rock, which will 40 ‘9 42 West 14th St”
NEW YORK. 13t9
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Hatch, 8qu 000.
Winsted PM“ E- 13- Parsonshasbeen mmimonms 01? m plums m which we are selling at the astonishingly low price of
LUMBER.
TIMBER
SHINGLES,
LATH,
DOOR S.
SASH,
Mrs. Kurtzcnacher and Mrs. Koenig, of BLT NBS}
MOLDING
PICKETS, ac.
Veneered Hard Wood Work,
Hard wood Ceiling dz Flooring,
150. Norwalk. 0011.11.
THE BEST-
Potato Fertilizer.
Braflley’s Slllltl‘lllllllllllale, '
Mapes’ Special Fertilizers,
Pacific Guano.
Grout Bane.
Run A Br 3..
South Norwalk.
° KER
Arc now ready with the most complete stock of
SPRING
CLOTHING
_; FO‘R :—
Meu’s, Buys’ and Children’s Wear
Ever exlubited in the town of N orwalk, and at Prices
Lower than ever.
MEN’S suntan mam. sonata.
MEN’S ALL WOOL SUITS,
$5.75, 7.50, 8.00, 10.00, 1100.12.00,
- 14.00, 15.00, 16.00, &c., &c.
BOYS’ SUITS’
(13 to 17 years.)
$2.75, 3.75, 4.00 4.50, 5.00, 6.00, 7.00,
‘ 8.00, 9.00, 10.00,'11.00, 12.00,
13.00, 14.00. .
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CHILDREN’S SUITS,
(4 to 13, Short Pants.) .
$1.25, 1.50, 1.75, 2, 2.50, 3, 3.50, '4,
4.50.5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
We would call special attention to our
MEN’S BUSINESS SUITS.
$3.75. $3.75..-
ALL WOOL
SPRING OVEBCOATS,
For Men’s Wear, at $2.00, 3.00 and 3.50. Cannot be
matched in the County for the Price.
‘ ' KID .
Alexandre GLOVES
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Unlaundried Shirts, all linen bosom, 25c
do. Walnsutta Muslin, 50c
4 pairs SeamlessSoeks, for 250
Men’s Linen Collars. at p 100.
Men’s Underwear from 200 upwards
Celluloid Collars, 180; do. Cuffs, 35c
HATS, IIAPS AND TRAVELING BAGS.
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Norwalk Chronicler