GAZETTE.“ '
_~NORWALK
Tuesday, June 28, 1885.
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—A reliable Hay Rake, $25. A.Bennctt,
Weston.
The lock shop shut down Saturday for
two weeks.
The sale of oyster seed has about stop-
ped for this season. .
Fritz thinks a “Mum” sociable must be
an “extra dry” affair.
Two men were killed by the cars at
Fairfield Wednesday. ,
A great many severe colds Were con-
tracted last Tuesday night.
The annual fair of the Douglas Fowler
Post will be held in September.
Barrows,.the shoe man, has something
new to say to the public this week.
The county commissioners has. granted
a license to Arthur Miller, of Norwalk.
The mud digger has arrived in the bar-
bor and will soon commence operations.
The Bethcl Congregationahsts will
picnic at Roton point next Tuesday, the
30th inst.
S. B. Wilson is building a large new
house on Haviland street, city, for Ray
Marvin, Esq.
Mr. C. F. Osborn returned from Chicago
Thursday, where he had been making a
fortnight’s visit.
~_Thc largest herd of buffalo ever in
this part of the country is with Dr. Car-
ver’s Wild West shows;
Blanks for statements for the condition
of joint stock companies are being sent
out from the secretary of state’s office.
The Temperance Reform association,
city, held a strawberry and ice crcain
festival on Thursday and Friday evenings.
Cut worm are ruining onion fields.
Captain George Hale, of ,Grecns Farms,
with lanterns and a corps of men destroyed
20,000 worms.
Mr. Silas W. Gregory has wonderfully
improved the old Volk place on West
avenue since his purchase of that really
fine property.
Plymouth church, Brooklyn, will be at
Roton on Saturday, and in all probability
the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher will be
present with them.
A big dead cat was taken out of the
South Norwalk sewer the other day. It
Conn., was in town to-day, attending the
funeral of his mother, Mrs. Abigail O.
Finney.
the bark Alice C. Dickerman,
home last Wednesday. , Mr. Riley is well'
known in Norwalk.
Class day at Yale yesterday.
—Ithaea Hay Rake, $25. A. B enuett,
Weston. ’
—Carver’s Wild West show,Fair gror mils
next Monday. ' a
Public schools close Friday and the
youngsters are happy.
The Little L’ Hammock club will chowm
(lcr at the usual place to-morrow.
GeneralGrant is bravely fighting against
5;] rely approaching death at Mt. McGregor.
Norwalk Uniformed Degree Camp 1. O.
O. F., visit Butler Lodge, city, to-morrow
night.
The Harvards badly beat the Columbias
in the r owing match at New London Sat-
urday. ‘ '
—G0 to the Fair grounds next Monday
and witness the representation of life in
the wild west.
The Sumner League club will hold a
picnic in Grant’s grove, East Norwalk, on
the 4th of July.
Thc~Journal says that the matter of a
union label for hats is likely to become an
established fact.
The Congregational and Methodist
Sunday schools, city, will picnic at Glen,
Island Tuesday July 21.
Miss Grace Millard, of South Norwalk,
returned Thursday from a visit toGolden’s
Bridge, Wcstchester County, N. Y.
The proposed concert for the benefit of
the Benjamin Isaacs Benevolent associa-
tion has been postponed to July 8th.
The directors of the Fairfield County
national bank have declared a dividend of
four per cent., payable on and after July
Ist.
The Center school will hold its grad-
uating exercises Friday, at the Ath—
enaeum. The graduating class numbers
ten.
Mr. .George L. Finney of Westvillc,
Mr. Charles C. Riley, second mate of ’
arrived,
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'NORWALK GAZETTE, TUESDAY JUNE 2_8 1885
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Mrs. Delos E. Culver was in town over
Sunday. .
' Edson \Vyman has bet in sent
days for vagrancv.
“Major” Holmcs’ beautiful Main street
residence is made more atta‘active by “the
wearing of the green.” ‘
What with poisoned lemonade and fran-
tic mice the young ladies in the telephone
office are having a hard time of it.
The Broad River Sunday school festival
nvill be held Thursday and Friday cvcnin gs
- ref this week. Carryalls will be run from
5 ttlhe post office, Norwalk, 'to the church
every hour (Turing these evenings.
, ~Excursion trains will be run on the
Danbury and N orwalk railroad, one fare
for round trip, to Dr. Carver and the great
Wild Weston Monday, June 39th. For
: particulars sec posters at stations along
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up for 30
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, the line.
'1 The annual meeting of the Winnipauk
I School district was held Jast Tuesday
: evening. The following officers were
I elected : District committee, Andrew
Hutchinson, Fletcher Pierce and James
Crowther; clerk, David J. Shechau; treas-
. urer, Joseph C. Raudle; collector, Ed-
ward London.
Chief Lockwood expects to go to Sing
Sing to—day or tomorrow to bring home
I young Willis Bouton who was convicted
of illegal voting last winter. Young
Bouton's‘mother has been dangerously ill
for some time and on account of this fact
and some other mitigating circumstances
Governor Hill has pardoned him.
A carpenter named Charles Payne, who
was at work on Reed Haviland’s cottage
on Bell Island fell from the building to
the ground,a distance of 30 feet, Friday,
breaking four of his ribs and bruising him
considerably about the head. He wast
brought to town by the steamer Pinto'
and is being well-cared for, and is now
well on the road to recovery.
At the‘CenttggDistrict School meeting
on Friday evening the old committee,
Messrs. John S. Seymour, A. J. Meeker
and Charles Olmstead, were reelected,
also Mr. Lewis Hubbell, clerk, George E.
Professor T. W. Coit, who for thirty
years was connected with the Berkeley.
Divinity School, died in Middletown Sun-
day night, agc eighty-one years.
The Norwalk Savings Society elsewhere
give notice of the payment of 2 per cent.
is SUPP9SC‘1 he was dry and couldn’t interest from the earnings of the last six
stand'the corporation water.
Beginning Thursday the “City of Al-
bany” will leave New York a trifle earlier
than at present. She will leave Pier 23
at 2:80, and pier at the foot of 23d street
at 2:50 p. m.
Judge and Mrs. Sydney B. Beardsley,
and ex.Governor and Mrs. Hobart B.
Bigclow were fellow passengers on the ]
Ems with Mr. G. V. M. ’Lothrop. U. S.
Minister to Russia.
Ben. Mace, brother of Dan. Mace, the
famous driver, died in Stamford Tuesday.
He was also a well-known horse man,
though not. so noted as Dan , “the wizard
of the sulky.” He was buried on Thurs-
day in Boston.
months, payable on and after July 10.
The amended law relative to the com-
pulsory attendance of children at school is
being placed in the hands of school visitors
all over the state by the state board of
education.
When the minister's (laughter sweetly
asked the pomatumized drug clerk if he
lad any “sheollebore for vermin,” he
sent the errand boy to the hardware store
for a corkscrew. '
Eggs were selling in New York on Sat-
urday, at thirteen cents a dozen and were
a drug at that.
ty sold at seventeen cents,§with a prospect
of going still lower.
Butter of the best quali-
Make all arrangements to go on the
At the annual meeting 0f the voters Of Methodist and Baptist Sunday School ex—
the Broad River school district held last
cursions.
next Tuesday. Everyone
Monday evening, the following officers maybe sure ofa good time. Particulars
were elected: Committee, George B.
Allen ; clerk, George W. Mills; treasurer,
George W“ Knapp; collector, William H' her sister, Mrs. A. H. Bissell, on Belden.
Hendrix.
age recently to the east end of Long
Island Sound, remaining away so long
his fellow workmen became concerned
lest he were dead, and sundry of the South
Nor-walk bosses were said to have been
more concerned lest he were not.
After many years cessation a Sunday
school has been started at the Brookside
chapel in middle Five Mile River. Mr.
Samuel R. Weed has been elected super—
intendent, Mr. Frank Selleck, assistant,
and Mr. Benjamin McKinney, librarian.
About twenty scholars have been enrolled
and more are expected.
The picnic to be given by the members, ‘
of St.'Jose‘ph’s Benevolent society at the
Amphitheatre, on 4th of July, will in all
in our advertising columns.
Miss Shelton, of Washington, is visiting
Among the guests at the residence of
Samuel R. Weed at Millbrook during the .
past week were Miss Bessiq Allerton,
now of Rosebud, CusterCounty, Montana,
and Miss Emma L. Plympton, of Macon
street, Brooklyn.
- -—The accident policis of the TRAVELERS
of Hartford, Conn., indemnify the business
or professional man for his profits, the
wage—worker for his wages, 105“ from nowned success. This was all very well,
accidental injury, and guarantee principal
sum in case of death.
( Professor Gibs, the popular colored
janitor, left us Saturday for a; three
week’s visit to his family at Norfolk, Va.
May he have a pleasant vacation among of day a vigorous hunt for blue flannel
Miller, Treasurer, and Charles A. Burr,
collector. A resolution was passed an-
thorizing the committee 'to call a special
meeting for July 3d, for purpose of laying
a. tax on the district.
The formal opening of the Seaside Hotel
at Bell Island will be held on Thursday of
this week. There ‘will be attractive fea-
tures of various kinds and a magnificent
display of fireworks in the evening. Mr.
Requa is sparing no pains to “open” in a
manner that will pleaseallwho avail them-
selves of the opportunity to visit this beau-
tiful spot. Steamers will leave the dock at
South N orwalk at brief intervals during the
day and evening.
In Music Hall on Friday evening the
graduating exercises of the South Nor-
walk Union School were held. The exer-
cises consisted of musical and literary
selections which were handsomely rend-
ered. Following are the subjects of the
literary portion :——Essay, with salutatory,
“Modern Crazes,” Miss Emily B. Hoyt;
Essay, “Need of Amusement,” Miss Car-
rie E. St. John; Oration, “ Education of
the Individual by the State,” Howard C.
Taylor; Essay, “Our Language,” Miss S.
thur B. Russell; Oration, Punishment or
Reward the Greater Incentive ‘2” Edward
’VV. Gorham; Essay, with Valedictory,
“Signals,” Miss Bertha C. Brown. A re-
avenue. There is some prospect that ce tion b the r a duatin l .11 b
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Joseph Tammany went OK on a sea voy— Miss Shelton wrll become an ass1stant in heId in Militia Haill on Friday evening of
Mrs. Bissell’s school next term. ‘ °
this week, with dancing after the recep-
tion. '
A Fishing “Idyl.”
A local fishing party of more than or-
dinary quality recently organized and
raided the black fish haunts of our lower
bay.‘ The most noted Chieftains of the
commissariat were Dentist Many and
,Clothier Comstock, who as a committee
on “refreshments” and “bait” were a re-
but as soon as our fish market man, “Will.”
Lockwood, heard that our “Fighting Par-
son” Anderson was of the party a panic
siezed him and he put his fish right down
to their cost price inNew York. At dawn
respects probably be the most enjoyable the F. F. Vs. in the state once renowned shirts, lines, and sinkers, and cold cofiee
of any given heretofore by this seciety.
No pains will be spared to furnish enjoy-
ment, and the usual rain storm is the
only thing that can prevent the success of
the occasion.
Mr. John E. Adams, of the firm of
Adams 85 Woodward, returned to Middle-
town Thursday from a few days' visit to
his home in Norwalk, Conn. He was
called there to attend a family reunion,
which occurred on' the 90th anniversary
of his grandmother’s birth. During his
stay he also assisted in celebrating his
father’s birthday and his sister's wedding
anniversary.-—Orange County Press.
Paul Berg, gardener to Mr. E. A. Wood-
ward. has furnished John H. Smith, the
florist, during the past season: 900 Callas,
25,000 Carnations, 5,000 Camelias, 5,000
Marechal Neil Roses, 1,600 Ben Silene,
Cook, Douglas, Niphetas, Sprunt, Safrano,
Cath. Mermit, Souvenir (1’ Un Arne’ Roses,
900 strings Smilax, besides thousands of
Bouvardias, Violets, etc—Republican.
Three drunken young hoodlums went
cruising about the streets at Waterside,
one night last week, uttering profane and .
obscene words, to the great disgust and
' annoyance of orderly citizens. When a
plan was finally matured to capture and
take them to the lockup, the roughs sud—
denly disappeared. One of them is a
noted offender, and his incarceration at
Bridgeport is probably only a question of
a very short time—unless he soon mends
his ways—Stamford Herald.
While making a professional call in
South Norwalk Thursday evening, Dr.
Buddington left his horse hitched near
the Salvation Army barracks. The army
was in action and the beating of the drums
and the shouts of the warriors proved too
disgusting for the poor.dumb beast. Ac-
cordingly he departed immediately, if not
sooner. Very little damage was done,
but that was not the fault of South Nor-
walk’s chronic nuisance.
A horse, wagon, lady and gentlemen
went into a ditch on lower on Main street
mnday night. The lamp left for a warn-
ing went out about 9 o’clock. Henry
Tilly helped the young man out of his
trouble. Tuesday night the lantern went
out again about 9 o’clock, and Mr. Tilly
put one that would burn in its place.
Somebady will have to pay some damages
unless more care is taken to have proper
signals on the streets where there are ob-
structions.—Sentinel.
On Friday evening about twenty friends
gave a surprise to Mr. Arthur J. Wheater,
Belden avenue, the occasion being his
nineteenth birthday, which, occuring on
Sunday, was celebrated that evening.
After they had surprised him, dancing
and various games were indulged in until
11 o’clock; when a bountiful supper was
served. After supper dancing was re-
sumed and continued until about 2 o’clock,
when the party broke up well pleased
with their evening’s enjoyment.
The Sunday World published a pitiful
letter signed by George H. Conger,
of East Bridgeport, in which the writer
sets forth that he is an ex-convict, and
that, since his release from the state pris-
on in August, 1876, he has lived honora-
bly, and uprightly, but the taint of his
prison life debars him from the confidence
of honest people, and makes it impossible
for him to secure and retain a situation.
He pleads: “In the name of God, don’t
drive me to commit crime in order to
clothe and feed my family,” and he asks
for some means of proving himself worthy
of confidence. rgc’s case is certainly
a sad one, but he should not deepair of.
finding an avenue of escape from the
contempt of society. There is still left
the Connecticut base ball league, to say
as the “mother of presidents.”
Mr. M. C. Kellogg, formerly a resident
or Norwalk, is at the head of the Mount
Vernon building committee for the eree,
tion of a new M. E. church, as well as at
the head of a new bank, and the new
water works enterprise in that village.
Mlle. Pauline Bredclli, prima donna, is
to spend the summer in Norwalk, and will
vary the monotony of the season by giv-
ing a term of vocal lessons.
desire to take advantage of this opportu-
nity should apply at the Selleck cottage
on East avenue, after next Friday.
Those who
Mrs. Abigail Finney who died on Satur-
day at the advanced age of 77 years, was
a lady greatly respected and endeared to
all who knew her. She was the mother
of Mr. Geo. L. Finney of Westville and
step mother of our townsman W. J. Fin-
ney, Esq. The funeral was held to-day.
Mr. Walter H. Weed and wife, of
Washington, D. C., have been visiting the
home of their parents at Millbrook. Mr.
Weed is attached to the U. S. Geological
survey, and started on Saturday evening
upon his third summer trip to the Yellow-
stoue park region in the Geological survey
party of Mr. Arnold Hague.
The new officers of the Reform Tem-'
parance association are: President, Wel-
ford S. Bailey; 1st vice-president, L. E.
Bucknam; 2d vice-president, Charles
Schuman; 3d vice-president, S. Elzea;
4th vice-president, S. Sherwood ; secretary,
H. Lees; treasurer, O. W. Weed; room
committee, Washington Sherrett.
Theoystermen of Prince’s Bay S. 1.,
have been tryingthe experiment of throw-
ing medicated ball§ of flour into the water
where the destructive drumfish are feed-
ing on the oysters, with the hope of driv—
ing them away. Unless something can
be done at once the oystcrmcn assert that
their whole crop, which they value at a
quarter of a million dollars, will be ruin-
ed.
Mechanics’ Journal: Charles H. Bayles,
formerly of this city, at present mate of
the schooner Elsie A. Bayles, has just re-
turned from Tampico and Santa Tomas.
Mr. Bayles has many friends here who
are glad to see him. He is a hatter and
by going to sea escaped all the miseries of
the late lockout. He will lcayfi» again
September 1, bound for Mexico.
There are reported to be two colored
persons in Bridgeport, whose skins are
turning white. This reminds us of ex-
Senator'Eaton being introduced by bank
commissioner Hyatt to the colored glee
club singer Gordon, whosc'hands were
covered with stove polish. “Great Scot,”
ejaculated the good senator, after the
hand-shaking, “do your Norwalk darkies
shed color like this?” as he held up {his
own black lead colored palm.
~Look out for the grand street parade
of Dr. Carvcr’s Wild West shows, next
Monday at -10 a. In. '
Paul Pinkham, of Millbridge, a blind
man has followed the lobster business for
ten years, says the Mt. Dessert (Me.) Her.
ald. His boat is guided by his wife, but
he hauls his traps, takes out his lobsters,
'puts on the bait as well and as quickly as
if he could see. He has caught a ton a
week for three weeks. Mr. Pinkham
makes his own traps and builds his own
boats. In the blueberry season he picks
berries for the canning factory nearly as
fast as those who can sec—Sun.
This is no more remarkable than the
ease with which New Canaan’s blind mil-
ler used to detect every derangement of
the machinery of his mill and at once pro-
ceed unerringly to the repair of the same,
and who used also to tell every customer’s
nothing of the salvation army.
derful sense of touch.
bag of grain and grist by his own won-
disturbed the domestic quiet of their re-
spective families, and on the first down
horse car might have been seen—in fact,
was seen—these grotesquely costumed
fishermen crouched up in the corner of
the car, with faces half hid beneath their
disguising sombrous sombreros, and all of
their visages exposed to sight, showing,
even at that early hour, vast yearnings
for fish or their stores of “lunch.” Arrived
at the South Norwalk depot they trudged
with their heavy burden of "supplies”
to the dock, whence they transshipped
down the harbor, where :—
At length they reached the itched on rock,
With all played-out except ittle “Doc.,”
'When each one emptied all he’d got
With bungling care.
here was mashed mince pie and cherry jam,
All “mixed up,” not worth a-—clam,
And sandwich strong of boughten ham,
With “Commissary” rare.
The stories they told, the fish they
caught, (or said they caught, for we have
not yet interviewed the man they bought
them of), are all suppressed until they
have a reasonable time to go again and
bring us in some of the fish they at least
carry home with them.
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Dr. Carver’s Wild West.
—Dr. Carver’s great Wild West shows
will exhibit on the Norwalk fair grounds
on Monday, June 29th. Among the at-
tractions are Dr. Carver, champion shot
of the world; Capt. Jack Crawford,
chief of scouts from New Mexico; Jim
Hogan, the cowboy sheriff of the Rio
Grandc; Big Dick, the giant cowboy;
Boniface Benivetos, champion bucking
horse rider, of Mexico; Crazy Horse,
fastest running Indian of the plains; Jim
Mitchell, champion mustang rider'; cow-
boys, Indians, Mcxicans, the largest drove
of buffaloes in captivity, two Mexican
buffaloes, the only two ever exhibited east
of the Mississippi River; Comanche and
Pawnee Indians, and the only sacred
shaved-head Sioux eve; brought into civi-
lization, four car-loads of ponies, clks, an-
telope, wild mustangs and long-horned,
Texas steers. ‘i‘There'7 will be a grand
street parade at 10 a. m. Admission to
fair grounds,.25cents. ’ '
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Death of Flavius Clark.
Mr. Flavius Clark came to Norwalk
some forty years ago, and has ever since
been one of our most upright and indus-
trious citizens. He has by his long life of
remarkable industry and frugal habits,
secured very considerable property inter-
ests in various parts of our town. He
was the owner of a‘ fine business block at
South Norwalk, and his latest purchase
of real estate was the Jarvis place ,oppo-
site St. Paul’s church. He was fitting up
the. old homestead for his own residence,
and had a new house for sale or rental
about half completed on the south end, or
garden portion of the homestead lot, at
the time of his death, which occurred on
Sitturday after a very brief illness. He
was a member of the Baptist church, and
leaves a widow and several children to
mourn with all who knew him the de-
parture of a truly good man.
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- The Fourth at Baton.
Manager Ackcrt has made all prepara-
tions to have the Fourth at Roton a day
long to be remembered: Heine’s full brass
band, city, has been engaged as well as
Prof. Cambell’s orchestra, which will fur-
nish music for roller skating and dancing.
Several excursions are booked for the day,
among them being a boat load of 0hr
Long Island neighbors, who will come
over in the “Levincss.” Roton is a very
pleasant place of itself, but add to it a
quiet and orderly management, good
music and lots of people, and it is about
as near Elysium as any place we are liable
to strike these hot days.
necessary a large outlay for
A Ghostly Discovery.
Darien is in a fever of excitement over
for about two months.
[Eagan who has charge of the grounds on
which the well is located. The landlord
is a New York man named Butler.
It seems that on Saturday the boys were
told to stay in the lot to see that the
horses did not fall into the old well, and
in their boyish curiosity, they raised the
rotten plank to look into the opening.
Down in the water they plainly saw the
7 soles of two boots. They told their moth-
er who also came to the well and saw the
boots. Later when Mr. Eugen returned
home, and was informed, he said he
would fish them out in the morning.
’ Accordingly Sunday morning he at-
tempted 'to pull them out, but found that
the boots were on the body of adead man.
He immediately notified constable Water-
bury of Darien. Coroner Holt of Bridge-
port was scnt for, and séon officers from
Stamford arrived. Then a stout slip—
noose was made in a rope, and with a
steady pull, the body was hauled up out
of the well and stretched on the grass,
where it presented a shocking appear.
ance. The head was bound up in a large
piece of rag carpet which was tied on
with ropes coiled around it. The arms
were also tied on close" to the body, and
the legs were tied together.
When the carpet was removed from the
dead man’s face it revealed the features
of a man about 50 years old with gray
headed, and wearing winter clothing,
In the man’s- head there were found
three bullet holes and about his body
were marks of kicks and blows, although
no bones were broken. It was evident
that the body had been in the well at
least two months, and many of the
neighbors think it is the body of Thomas
Laheyp who worked for Eagan two
months ago and whose sudden disappear-
ance was observed about the same time
that a fierce fight was known to have
occured on Eagan's premises, between
participants unknown to the neighbors.
Eagan has been arrested and is kept
under surveillance. The inquest of the
coroner is being held in Darien to-day.
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Gathering Oysters With 8. Steam Dredge. _
The Tribune says the oystermen of
Staten Island are much interested in a
small dredge which has been fitted on the
stern of the little steam oyster boat, James
Boyle, owned by Boyle 8:. McDonald, of
Rossvillc. The invention consists of» a
steam dredging apparatus, which will
rake up the oysters from the oyster beds
at the bottom of the rivers at a lively rate
compared with the ochfashioned method
of a man standing up in a boat twisting
the familiar oyster tongs The old-time
oystermen shake their heads lugubriously
and declare the thing won’t do, but'thc
inventor declares that it won’t harm the
bivalve, and will greatly lessen the cost of
oysters, by saving labor and making; un-
oyster
dredges. The little steamboat Boyle will
go over an oyster bed, start up heron--
gincs, haul the oysters from theiii beds on
an endless chain of tongs like the old
_ pattern, but stronger, throw the oysters
Nellie Thomas; Oration, “Character,” A1" into the boat, and take them to market
before they could be got fairly into the
boat by the old method. '
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Happy Family Reunion.
Last week we announced the arrival
James
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Interesting' School Exercises.
The term of Mrs. Bissell’s school will
close by an entertaining exhibition of the
various classes atjhe Athemeum to mar-
row, Wednesday, commencing at 9:30
o’clock. The exercises will consist of
singing, compositions and recitations of
poetry, to conclude with Gymnastic Drill
and March.
The friends of the school are cordially
nvited to be present.
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A “Call.”
The following wordy outburst is the
overflow of a Silver Mine committee-man,
which was conspicuously posted “on the
public sign-post in said district :”
Notice is hereby given to the- legal
voters of District No. 9 New Canaan that
upon the petition of Perry Beers, Thomas
Kelk, Theodore L. Dibble and others a
special meeting will be held at the school
house in said district at 8 o’clock in the
evening J une 22nd 1885 to review and re-
consider if necessary the action taken at
the meeting held June 2nd 1885 respecting
matters pertaining to themotion prevailing
at the aforesaid meeting as found in the
minutes of said meeting viz the repairs to
be made on the school house also adding
to the present school site. also the ,vote
that we add to the present site of the
school house land of Theodore L. Dibble
commencing at the southerly garden wall
that extends easterly from the Main street
where it intersects the fence just east of
the school house and running thence
easterly in a line with said garden wall to
the land of John Davis thence southerly to
the highway thence westerly to the land
of the district and thence northerly to the
point beginning the necessary accommo-
dations of the school the out buildings
and the school house purposes also to
consider necessity propriety advisability
of selecting another site for said school
house as proposed by the following parties
Perry Beers, Thomas Kelp, Theodore L.
Dibble in all a tract of land of one acre
or two as said meeting may determine at
a much less cost.
New Canaan June 16th 1885.
WILTON.
Mr. and Mrs. Healy, of NeW'York city
are visiting at Mr. Bcuajah Gilbert’s.
Dr. S. H. Huntington was married in
New York city on Wednesday last to a
Miss Mills. -
The Rectory of St. Matthews will be a
pleasant place to-morrow. The ladies
hold a levee. A supperwillbe served and .
fancy articles will be disposed of.
On Sunday evening at the Cong. church
chapel, the exercises which proved so very
interesting were repeated to the pleasure
of a much larger audience than that of
Saturday.
The annual meeting of the Light Bearers
was held on Saturday at which time reports
concerning the years work were given and
an interesting program arranged by Mrs.
Marvin, carried out. "
The ladies of St. Matthews church will
hold a sale and'suppcr at the rectory on
Wednesday afternoon and evening, 24th
inst. Should Wednesday prove stormy
the sale will take place on Thursday.
The members of the Wilton Farmers’
Club will hold their yearly‘meeting, “For
a Discussion on strawberries” on Friday,
26th inst at the residence of Mr. Edgar
Bloomer, Belden Hill. A pleasant time is
anticipated. '
The Farmers Club have their“Mid-Sum§
mer Holiday Number”, at the residence of
Mr. Bloomer Friday eve. Mr. Bloomer’s
strawberries are ripe and as there is danger
of a short crop owing to the dronth, the
’farmers are going over to save what they
can.
The M. E. Church atZions Hill observed
“Children’s day” with a very enjoyable
service Sunday afternoon in which mem-
bers of the Sunday school took the princl,
ple part. Thesuperintendent Mr. Brown
made an admirable opening address con-
gratulating the children that so much more
attention was paid to their interest, than
when he was a lad. Excellent singing by
the little children of the infant department
added much to the interest. A brief ad-
dress by Rev. Mr. Barto concluded the
exercises.
u...
the discovery of the body’ of a 'murdered
man in a well, where it had evidently been
The discovery
was made by two boys, sons of Michael
hair and gray side whiskers, slightly bald
WESTPQR'I‘.
the summer vacation. '
Native berries are in market selling
twenty cents per quart. ,
Mrs. Bradford R. Wood. of Albany has
been visiting her son, Samuel Wood, Esq.
A party from Brooklyn has rented Mrs.
Fisher’s place on the Saugatuck road, for
the summer.
The ladies of the M. E. church hold a
a strawberry and ice cream festival Wed-
nesday evening. ,
A mud digger is at work removing the
debris preparatory to laying the piers
for the new railroad bridge at Saugatuck.
Mr. Charles Fable has purchased a
bi'lilding lot of Mr._George Jellitf on King
St. on which he proposes shortly to erect
a fine residence.
W e are informed that Mr. J. A. Tufts,
principal of the High school will not re-
turn, having accepted an appointment
as tutor in Amherst College.
The farmers have commenced getting
in the hay crop which on account of the
continued dry weather is very light, old
. meadows being scarcely worth mow—
ling.
During the week a party of three have
held forth nightly extolling the virtues of
certain hitters and other medicines and
amusing the crowd with sleight of hand
tricks.
On Wednesday evening tlfe marriage of
Mr. Partrick Bray, of New York, and
Miss Mary Ryan of Saugatu'ck took place
at the church of the Assumption, Rev
Father Carroll officiating._ ‘
The fail-and festival given by the ladies
of Christ chm-ch parish on Wednesday
and Thursday of last week, in the base-
ment of the‘new church was very succes-
ful, the proceeds amounting to nearly
$300. 7 I
A number of old stumps, which were
washed down by. the «freshet— three years
ago. and remained above thebridge until
removed last .wcek." ‘ ; .
The canker worm has put in an appear-
ance here, but not in sufficient numbers
to do much damage except in one or two
instances. An orchard on ,the Kelchum
farm has been entirely stripped of its
foliage, the trees, from a distance having
the appearance of having been burned.
Mr. John R. Palmer returned on Satur-
day from a trip to Cleveland, ZOhio. Mr.
Palmer is travelling- for Mr. Wakeman
the mattress manufacturer, ,and reports
just received an order for'cushions for
naan. . _
Mr._Nelson Sherman of. Chestnut Hill
has been a sufferer for about two years
from a cancer on his right hand, and hav-
‘ing tried many remedies without avail,
finally decided to submit to: having the
last week he went to the New York Hos-
on Friday by Dr. Markoe of that institn- '
tion. Fears were entertained of the re-
sult on account of the age of the patient,
but he is reported as doing finely.
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DARIEN.
Miss Grace Bates, of Mamaroneck, N.
Y., is visiting friends in town.
Miss Mary Watkins, of New York, is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. E. Street.
At the Town Hall on Tuesday evening,
J one 23, a strawberry festival will be given
by the Methodists.
Mrs. John C. Mather and daughter,
here from Nebraska of Mr. Chas. Selleck. Eva, of Winsted, are spending some time
Subsequently Mr. J amcs Selleck, of Syra- '
cuse, and his sister Eliza, also a resident
Of New York state, arrived and With Mr- spending her vacation at the residence of f
George, Isaac, J r., Henry and Frank
Selleck paid a visit to their aged parents
at East Norwalk, There were children,
grand and great-grand children in the
family gathering, which had not all met
together before in forty years.
and Charles expect to leave here soon for
an extended trip to and through California.
with relatives here. _
Miss Maud Austin, of Rye seminary, is
her father, Rev. Mr. Austin.
After an absence of several weeks in
Auburn, N. Y., Miss Maria Hyde has re-
turned to her home in Darien.
Rev. Mr. Austin was taken suddenly ill
on Sunday morning, so that he was un-
able to be in his place in the Congrega-
tional church. .
. On'Saturday afternoon Master Samuel
and Miss Emily_Coleman,-,plcasantly enter-
tained a large party of their young friends ..
and school-mates. .
Darien loses one of her most respected
citizens in the death of Mr. Jesse Bene-
dict, which occurred last Monday morn-
ing. The Friday evening previous Mr.
Benedic‘t'was seized with a‘suud’cn attack
of bilious colic, and although every effort
was made to relieve him it was in vain.
Rev. B. A. Gilman ofiiciated‘at the funer-
al, which was held from the house on
Tuesday morning. The deceased, who
was sixty-one yearsxof agc,;_leavcs, a wife
and daughter. ’ ” '
The entertainment given in the Town
Hall last Wednesday evening by the pupils
of the Elmwood school passed off very
pleasantly. The music, both instrument-
al and vocal, was good, and was fully
appreciated by the large audience. A
dialogue entitled, “A Scene in the Bob-
town School,” particularly i'delighted the
small boys. Some of the young gentle-
man (?) in the rear of the room not content
with applauding by clapping and stamp-
ing. manifested their delight by shrill
Whistles and shricks, accompanied by the
scraping of chairs across the floor, consid-
erably annoying the people around them.
Sunday morning the people of this quiet
town were startled on hearing that the
body of an unknown man he‘d been found
in awell on the old Cornell place. On
Saturday eveningaboy by the name of
Eagau, while passing the house, stopped
and looked into the well and'discovered a
pair of boots above the water. The boy
informed his father who lives in a house
not far from the place, and. they found
that the well contained something besides
the boots. It proved to be the body of a
man. Sunday morning Dr, Sands, medi-
cal examiner for the town,,was notified.
The body was taken from 'the well and
discovered to be in a terrible condition.
A piece of carpet was tied over the man’s
head, and ropes confined his limbs. He
had evidently been in the. water for sev-
eral weeks. All day Sunday men and
boys flocked to the scene eager to gaze
upon the body and discuss the murder,
for such it probablyiwxi‘ish \Aj_ ~iglcgri‘tni-
was sentvto the corontif‘al.‘ Brid'g‘ep'o‘rti, but
he did-not arrive until Monday morning.
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-wns‘r BEDDING.
Last week Mr.James Griffin lost a horse,
of heart_disease.\.‘ ' I. '
Mrs. Osborne, of Chicago, is visiting at
Mr. Joseph Meeker’s.
Rain is very much needed. The roads
are very dry and dusty.
Mrs. Sherman, of Dover Plains, N. Y.,
is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Arthur
Todd. ‘ ‘ ’ ,
~ Rev. Mr. Wilson and son, of Wisconsin,
visited this place the past week. Mr.
Wilson formerly preached here.
A strawberry festival will [be given by
the Good Templars of Bedding Ridge, on
Friday evening, at Whitehead’s Hall.
We learn th at the gcanker worms have
devastated the orchard of“ Mr. Aaron
Trea'dwell. of the Lone Town district.
A large concourse of people were pres-
ent at the funeral of Mrs. J. L. Blackman.
“The deceased was very widely known.
The Congregationalists will hold a straw-
berry festival and lawn party at the resi-
dence of Mr. Albert Gorham, on Tuesday
afternoon and evening of this week.
A young lady who lives less than 100
miles from here was'sent by her mother,
(who gave her ten cents for the purpose),
to buy cracked .corn. On inquiring the
price of the corn of the youth in attend-
ance at the mill, he was understood to.
have said seven and one-half cents. She
thereupon told him she would take one
and onc.half pounds. So small the quan-
tity no charge Was made, and both the
money and corn accompanied the maiden
home. The mother of said young lady
being suspicious of the quantity, inquiry
brought to light the fact that the corn was
only one and one-half cents per pound.
The Public schools close on Friday for
at
a day.
the law.
$11,315.
properly
Clarence
citizens
again.
wouldn’t
aged 10,
course.
converted
lager,
port,
Christian
tlcut.
tonic river
antedatin g
Bethlehem
Richard
the woods
hunt.
afterward
Day.
somewhat
the other
extended
bury are
the time
charge this summer.
preheud “something is going to happen,”
. in which case they couldn’t take their ice
business very good. llIr.;,Wakcman lies along, and it wouldn’t keep if they could.
. The short hair craze has struck the
the Congregational church {it New Cal young ladies of \Vaterbury and many
‘ there be who have taken the path which
shall. inevitably lead to repentance before
these leaves shall fall, while the noses of
their gentlemen friends are henceforth to
be held 'chronically skyward.~—Amerz’can.
This year marks the 200th anniversary
hand amputated, and on Wednesday of of the settlement of Danbury, and the
News suggests that a suitable celebration
pital where the operation was performed be gotten up. It also says that “the town
has probably made as much progress in
the last fifteen years as it did in the 185
years that preceded.”
neighbor, for when it comes to enterprise,
perseverance and red-hot, wide awake
cncrg , Danbury lays over any town of its
size in the whole United States of Connec-
There’s no dodging that.
The body recently found in the House-
This the dog refused to do.
fact he was decidedly not that kind of a
dog, being a Skye terrier.
able urging on the part of the owner he
became enraged at the dog’s seeming ob-
stinacy and jumping upon the animal he
broke his back. Thén taking his knife-he
completely out the dog’s tongue out——
STATE AND GENERAL.
. New Haven’s new sewers and pavements
'. are being constructed at a cost of $10,000
>~
Ansonia’s illegalliquor dealers are being
sorely persecuted by the strong arm of
Derby has 92 liecenscd saloons and drug
stores, their license fees amounting to
“Rough on rats” is also rough on horses
as a bereaved horse owner in Wallingford
1118 found out-
Nathan Buckingham, a prominent and
highly-esteemed resident of Bridgeport,
died Tuesday aged 71 years.
A New Haven man, whose income was
$3.00 a week, has been arrested for not
supporting his family.
The Western Connecticut Spiritualists
hold their annual meeting and basket pic-
nic at Compounce Lake to-morrow.
Miss Emma Dening, sister of Editor
Dening of the New Haven Nays,
died in Litchficld Wednesday night. .
Bridgeport has settled her everlasting
garbage removal question, and now the-
brcathe through their nostrils
. Bridget Hollmrn, of New Haven, is hav-
ing a sixty days’ vacation in jail for cruelly
beating her little daughter because she
bring her- any more beer.
A Stonington boy named Dennison,
was shot through the shoulder
last week by a boy who was monkcying
with a pistol that “wasn't loaded,” of
A Hartford Italian, who attempted to
outrage a girl nine years old, Saturday,
was stabbed, by the girl’s mother with a
pair of scissors, which would have let out
the maccarou‘ eater’s soul had they been
full-grown shears.
The clock works in Thomaston runs
only three days in aweck.
the time is spent looking for the origin of
. the story that thc_company built $30,000
last spring wheu they tuck Another short . worth of watches that turned their point
trip and locatedbelorv _._'tlie ’brifige, nveré -‘
The rest of
crs backward._—Winsted Press. .
The report that Edward Howe has been Before purchasing 311.- should call and
to Mohammedism is untrue.
He still remains true to his ancient faith.
He believes in dreamed policy numbers,
and
snooze in the harm—Bridgeport Nana.
The Housatonie Ice company, of Bridge-
will furnish the Young Men’s
an occasional comfortable
association with ice free of
They probably ap—
Gucss you’re right,
at Washington bridge proves
to be that of Patrick Hayes, who disap-
peared from Ansonia on the evening of
February 9. The theory then advanced
was that Hayes, after procuring his bottle
of liquor, started to walk up the track to-
wards the depot, and in the darkness had
alien off the bridge- into the Naugatuck
river. Aheavy storm was raging at the
time and everything was covered with ice.
Haycs’s people have fully identified the
body.—Bridgeport Standard.
We notice a claim set up by a number
of Sunday schools of a very early date,
Robert Raikes and all the
acknowledged pioneers in this interesting
field of religious instruction.
we see in Connecticut are the schools in
The earliest
and First Ashford, both hear-
ing the date of A. D. 1740. It would be
well received by the/public if someone
connected with that institution would far-
nish a little historical sketch of the origin
of that ancient institution.—Correspond-
ence New London Day.
Simmons, of Birmingham, a
colored man in the employ of Sheriff R.
0. Gates, was temporarily insane Tuesday
while suffering, it is supposed, the effects
of a sunstroke. He made several attempts
upon his life as well as upon the lives' of
his wife and daughter, whom he did not
recognize as belonging to his household.
Dr. J ewett was called and barely escaped
being struck over the head with a chair.
Simmons was finally secured and placed
in the lockup, where, after a few hours’
rest, be partially recovered from the
attack. He was then taken home, and on
Wednesday did not remember any of his
actions of the preceding day.
A man (if he may be so called) in Green-
ville last week pureliased a small dog, and
on Saturday last he took his purchase to
and attempted to make the dog
In
After consider
carrying him to his former own-
er’s residence and depositing him in the
cellar went away. The former owner
finding the dog in this condition drowned
him to relieve his misery.—New London
A correspondent tells of the tribulations
of the turtle-doves of Stonington: Lov-
ing couples, etc., occupy the steps at the
gateway of certain private grounds in the
borough almost nigtly.
This interferes
with entrance and eggit; and
night the proprietor of the
place “fixed things” so thatwhen the
habitucs came at the usual hour the steps
looked as though a shower had lately
fallen there.
‘family, more gallant, and 'sympathizing,
perhaps, 'with-I the" “squatters,” '
across them the other night in their
usual position.
iron railing, remarking as he did so,
“Don’t stir;'"when I return I will climb
the fence !”
Another member of the
came
Quickly he vaulted the
BETHEL.
Miss Nellie Ritch has returned from an
visit to Brooklyn, Norwalk and
other points. .
The Congregationalists will hold their
annual picnic at Roton Point on Tuesday
of next week. '
The subscription books for the new
horse railroad between Bethe] and Dan-
now' open; and the stock, iti
said, promises to go off well.
J 0111‘!" Ronk stood pumping water at the .
pump near Schoonmaker’s crossing the
other day just as the Shepaug train was
approaching.
feet of the track, and John stood on the
side nearest the railroad.
nor the pump offered to move until the
train arrived; then theyboth went sprawl-
ing. The cylinder head of the engine
struck John on the pistol pocket, slammed
him up agaiiist the pump, knocking it. over,
and John went about ten feet into the road.
He jumped up and began pulling off his
clothes to see if he was hurt.
him {little hump backed on the hip for
The pump is within three
Neither John
It made
being, but he was not seriously
hurt. He has been asking everybody who
knows anything about law, if he can't sue
somebody. It has been whispered that he
has been advised. by Jolin'Pearce to sue
the pump for damages, but Ronky is
afraid of it.
with anything pertaining to water, and
his desire for vengence will probably go
unappeased.
He never had any luck yet
OLD FACTS '
\VITH
NEW FACES!
ILL Turin ILL PU.
household receipts for Cooking,
of doing everything connected
with our daily family living, It
is a book of 155 pages and every
receipt given has been practically
tested and approved. The book
is issued by the compiler and sold
for the purpose of liquidating the
debt upon the Episcopal Parson-
age at New Canaan,
Bound in Cloth, 75 Cents.
'u u Paper, 50 H
For Sale at all news stands and
at the GAZETTE OFFICE. #23
AIRS. L. A. DEN SLOW.
NEW CANAAN, June 1, 1885.
W. B, Hall & Co.,
.BRIDGEPORT.
—-It is so that we are selling——
D RY G 00 DS '.
. Of all kinds‘fit prices tllat‘j. _
Defy Competition.
cxaminc’our stock of
A ND
DRESS GOODS.
EVERYTHING that fancy or fash-
on has sanctioned or permitted in Dress
Fabrics can be found in large assortment,
in both our Silk and Dress Goods, and
the saving in prices for first—class qualities
H-
is GUARANTEED.
“I
SEE SPECIAL BARGAINS.
50 pieces Nun’s Veilings, 44 inch, $0.29
42 “ Wide Albatros very fine, 50
25 “ Best $1.25 Biratz clotlis, 1.00
25 “ 45 inch Cashmeres, 62%
50 “ 39 inch Cashmeres, 50
50 “ Prunelle cloth, satin faced, 59
2,000 yards best 150. Satccns, 10
2,000 “ Best 250. Nansooks, 12.1.
1,000 “ 40 inch Victoria Lawns, 15‘
1,500 “ Elegant Striped Lawns, 12%
1,000 ‘ ‘ Handsome Colored Lawns, 5
SILKS.
reatest Bargains Ever Known.
$0.42;
50
09 ~
G
6 pieces Good Colored Silks,
“ Black Guinet Silks,
“ VeryRichCashmereSilks,
“ of the Very Best Guinet
Silks at 75, 85, 93, 97 and 1.00
Every dress warranted. and all positively
assert that no such bargains were
ever given before.
White Suits and Mantles.
Largest Assortment 111 the State.
W. B. Hall & Co.
ant—lh—AD—l
06°10
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F.J.CUB.T18&00.
—~FOR—
Stdves and Ranges,
Wooden Ware
Tin and Willow Ware,
Agate Ware,
—AND—-—-
Glass Wore,
. In New Shapes and Colors.
Hall, Library and Table Lamps.
'A Full Line of
Porcelain, White Granite
and 0. 0. Ware,
New Square Shapes in
DINNER AND TEA SETS,
Plain and Decorated. Agent for the
Baldwin Dry All Refrigerant,
Which is one of the best on the market.
Also agent for the
Monitor Oil Stoves
Hatch, Ballet.
MANUFACTUERRS OF AND DEALERS IN
LUMBER, .
TlMBER
SHINGLES,
I BATH,
DOORS.
SASH,
BLINDSI
MOLDING
WINDOW FRAMES _
rlcxa'rs, ac.
Veneered Hard Wood Work,
Hard wood Ceilingdz Flooring,
30. Non-walk. Conn.
ISIS.
This is a careful selection of
Caring, Cleansing and in short
givmg the most approved modes
Are now
, 3.3%.} .ij .M 5, . f,
i
6
$3.75.
gTHE STAR SHIRT waxsrf
UnlaUndried Shirts, all linen bosom, 25c
MSIIIEI
45 MAIN STREET.
IIIIRWIIJK.
‘ " d0; Wamsutta. Muslin,
4 pairs Seamless Socks, for
Men’s Linen Collars. at
Men’s Underwear from 200 upwards
Celluloid Collars, 180; do. Cuffs, 350.
HATS. GAPS AND TRAVELING BAGS.
r"
ready with the most complete stock of
———‘——: FOR z——
1 . Men’s, 303’ and {11111005sz
Ever exhibited in the town of Norwalk, and at Prices
Lower than ever.
MEN’S MIDDLEAEX FLANNEL SUITS, $9.
MEN’S TALL WOOL SUITS.
$6.75, 7.50, 8.00, 10.00, 11.00, 12.00,
14.00, 15.00, 16.00, &c., &0.
BOYS’ SUITS’ .
(13 to 17 years.)
82.75. 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.
CHILDREN’S SUITS,
(4 to 13, Short Pants-)
$125,150, 1.75, 2, 2.50, 3, 3.50,
4.50, 5. 6, 7 8, 9, 10.
4,;
We would call special attention to our
MEN ’8 BUSINESS SUITS.
which we are selling at the astonishingly low price of
° 53-75-
ALL WQOL
SPRING OVERCOATS,
For Men’s Wear, at $2.00, 3.00 and 3.50. Cannot be
matched in the County for the Price.
KID
The Star sum Waist,
in American and French Percales.
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500
250
100.
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BUHHS.
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