NORWALK GAZETTE.
Tuesday, Sept. 29,1885.
-—Best Stoga Boots at Hoyt‘s.
—Get your FishI at, Millpaugh’s, 18 Main
street.
Stamford’s parade of Odd Fellows oc-
curs Oct. 22d.
' Mrs. E. C. Quintard has returned from
Washington, D. C. .
. —Best $2 Pebble Goat and American
Kid Shoes at Hoyt’s.
. Wm. S. Lockwood's house on North
avenue has just been repainted.
—Go to G. M. Ritch‘s Livery Stable,
No. 2 Marshall street, South Norwalk.
Quite a number of Norwalkers attended
the Catholic fair' 1n Georgetown last week.
D. S. R. Lambert will commence his
sixth year at the Wilton Academy on Oct.
61h.
Tth. d; N. B. R. Co. are hauhng forty
carioads of freight per day over their
road.
» ' "The Captain of thelQuccn's Own," in
the Opera House on Friday and Saturday
evenings.
Engineer Jennings 6f the day freight
. train on the D. & N. R. R. is taking a few
days’ vacation.
Dr. CharlesS. Murray has been appointed
assistant surgeon of the 4th regiment, vice
Dr. Burke, resigned.
Charles Nichols and Peter Bailey are to
sail early next month for Florida where
they will pass thewinter.
K Tomorrow is the G.A. R, excursion,
via City of Albany, to General Grant’s
tomb at Riverside, New York. ' -
“Fun in at Palace Car" is to be 'the
attraction in the Opera House Saturday
evening, Oct. 10th. . And it is fun. '
Wednesday cveningl'a number of young
'Norwalkera drove to Weston and ,lrad a
perfectly lovely time at Mrs. Coley’s.
Officer DeForest arrested p stray horse
on Main street one night last week, and
brought it to Dann’Is stables to await an
owner.
—Good, kind and gentle Horses, and
stylish carriages at reasonable prices, at
Bitch's Stable. Give me a call and I will
try to please you. ,
Tom Thumb, the little trick elephant
who had his'leg broken at the time Jumbo
was. killed, is in the Barnum winter quaf-
ters, Bridgeport, being cared for.
The discovery of an ear of corn in Strat-
ford, ripe and full green, without a cov-
ering of hunks, has overwhelmed that lit-
tle hamlet with newspaper notoriety.
A- large chicken hatchery' 1s being built
in Bridgeport, and Detective Frank Taylor
is trying to “detect" some sort of an idea
for making hens' cggriI by machinery, to
I supply it with. '
The Mary S'ta'nnard murder case is
likely to bcfoIrccd upon 11s again. “Start-
ling developments" are predicted.. [low
the poor girl must regret that she ever
lived to be murdered!
William Platt, the “Newtown philos
opher" who is 71 years old, walked the
other day from Newtown to Bridgeport to
arrange for givinga lecture there. The
distance is nearly twenty miles.
Silver ore has been discovered in
several localities about Campvillc. While
the natives are wild with excitement the
neglected crops are cared for by the voraci-
ous jig-skipper and the festive doodle-bug.
A Bridgeport painter named Horatio
Mills, who lost a job through the under-
biddiug of a competitor, pitched into the
competitor and hand-painted his phys-
iognomy in fast colors, for which 110 was
arrested.
Rev. Mr. Anderson the other day,
placed his mother, now in her eighty-
second year, in a parlor car for a.trip to
her home 1n Boston, all alone by herself.
She came here thus to visit her son, all
unattended.
When a horse attached to the street
sweeper on the Bridgeport streets got his
tail caught in the machine the other day,-
. he kicked and reared and plunged, just
as anybodyelse would have done under
the same circumstances.
Keeper Comatock of Norwalk Light has
resigned, to take effect on Oct. 1st. N.
W. Ward, formerly of N eversmk Highland
but now of Lloyd's Harbor Light, is his
successor. Mr. Comstock will engage in
the provision business at Red Bank, N. J.
Bedding has some very old people.
There is Stephen Adams, for instance.
Mr. Adams can be seen every day driving
his cattle to and from the pasture, riding
.after them on horseback. He will be 97
years old next January. He was quite a
lad when George Washington died. —'Dan-
bury News.
The married Bethel correspondent of
the Danbury News makes this “sassy"
allusion to Norwalk’s girls’ infatuation
over a tissue papercraze: “Paper flowers
made from colored tissue paper. is the
latest mqnia among the ladies. It bids
fair to knock the studios out of the crazy
quilt craze, and the Norwalk girls are'go-
ing wild over them."
A Bridgeport man doesn‘t see where
the $1,000 expense comes in, in the mat.
ter of having Moody & Sankey’s - services
for three days, as they “don’t charge any-
thing, but simply take up collections,”
and “it costs nothing for the use of the
churches to hold'meetings in." He seems
to think that if salvation is free, «there's a
“nigger in the fence” somewhere.
The fact that the past management of
the Fairfield County Agricultural Society
has by a most unwise policy given it an
unsavory reputation. It wilL‘require hard
work to bring it up again to a level with
respectable societies, but it can be done
and the present directors are to be com-
,mended for striving to restore its ‘good
repute once more. —-Bridgeport Leader,
“There was a tremendous oyster set
this season," said an old and weather-beat-
en oysterman, as he jumped from his
sharpie at one of the Fair Havequharves
Tuesday afternoon. “Why, about every-
where on the bottom is covered with little
oysters. This is the case not only around
here, but way up the sound. I am told
by the people who ought to know, that
the set this season is the heaviest since
artificial cultivation was started. If the
conditions continue favorable there will
be an immense oyster crop as a result of
this year’s set.”
—Dougola Kid Shoes genuine at Hoyt’s.
South Norwalk Fritzlets: -—A Norwalk
girl with quitealarge teeth receptacle,
carries green persimmons in her pocket.—
To a lady friend she confessed to placing
one in her mouth whenever her young
man calls, she having discoveredthat they
put her mouth iu‘a nice kissable puckcr.
-———All kinds of business in this city is
brisk, not excepting nobody’s business.
——Newspaper steals resemble corset
steels. They are, both “mocked."—
Putman hose' company, of this city, will
take part in the parade in Middletown,
Oct. 1st.
Tuesday night John Hayes, while labor.
ing under an attack of temporary aberra-
tion Of judgment, superinduced by too
copious lubrications of tangledoot, went
into Frank Mead's house, flourished. a
knife in the kitchen and scared the wom-
en folks almost into hysteries. Mrs.’ Mead
ordered bimont, and he thereupou with-
drew toItIIhe bakery where he flourished
his knife some more. He wanted blood,
and being a pugnacious, ugly customer,
Ofiicsr DcForest was summoned, who took
the furious intruder in tow and landed
him in the lockup. He was brought be.
fore Justice Selleck, who imposed a fine
and costs, and 80 days imprisonment. Ed.
Moran, his companion, was given a like
penalty for interfering with the workmen
in the bakery, and drunkenness.
—School~ 5m..- 12' in Hoyt's.
street.
The Odd Fellows worked the third de-
gree last night. "
“Mrs S. G.”' 15 requested to call at the
Gaza-rm: Ofiice.
_A new fire hydrant lms been put in at
corner of Main and Hoyt streets.
Mrs. E. J. Arnold has returned to the
. Berkeley place from' New York state.
Estimates on every variety of job print-
ing cheerfully furnished at the Gaza'r'ru
ofilce.
Lawyer Relyea has returned from his.
summer sojourn' 1n the mountain regions,
with health greatly recuperated. .
Company C. of Stamford will hold a
fair in the skating rink in ‘lhat place on
Thursday and Friday Oct. 8 and 9.
Shell fish commission engineers, Messrs.
Sanford and Pike wereoff Nor-walk coast
last week surveying oyster grounds.
Grease 11p your rollers, boys and girls—
bcg pardon; Girls andboys. The skating
rink opens for the season next month.
—.€‘Tnke your Fair Premium Checks
to Ambler do Sammis and exchange them
for Dry Goods at the lowest possible prices.
They do say that the wandering
“typographical error” has embarked in
the insurance business, on his own
flhook H '
—Good, kind and gentle Horses, and
stylish carriages at reasonable prices at
Riteh’s Stable. Give me a call and I will
try to please you. ' . .
Mrs. H. C. Bennett, of Brooklyn, L. I.
is visiting at Mr. J. Wheater's. Her son
Herman, who accompanied her, returned
home 'S11nday night. .
Mrs. G. Hauleubeek of this town, while
visiting her sister in Danbury last week
had the misfortune to fall down stairs and
fracture her knee-pan.
Mrs. W. H. Hayward of Washington
who has been spending the summer with
relatives in town returns to her home in
Washington to-morrow.
Sonic naughty boys in Stamford let a
cat 1603c“ 1n church during a recent Sunday
service, the church officials have cat-
cchised' in vain to find out who did it.
“How to catch the cholera," is the
caption of a string of ironical instructions
in an exchange. Easy enough, brother;
resort to the old method—put salt on its
tail. . ' ,
—A surplus of nearly $2,000,000 is the
I.
solid guaranty offered by the Taavurmns,
,,of Hartford, Conn. ., that all just claims
Iwillbe paid' 1n full, as they always have
been.
A cat-rigged boat belonging to N orwalk
parties ran onto a rock of! Stamford. last
week and sank. She was soon raised,
however, and her damage, which was
slight, repaired.
Charles H. Comatock, who was. the
conductor of the train that ran off the
Norwalk drawbridge' 1n 1853, is paymaster
of the Illinois Central Railroad, with head-
quarters in Chicago.
Wednesday afternoon one of the wooden
buddings 011 the South Norwalk draw-
br'idge took fire, and the department
promply responded to the alarm. Not
,much damage was done.
The base ball season is drawing to a
close, and the season draws nigh for pre-
senting gold headed canes and watches
and things-to the favorite pitchers and
umpires as a “mark _of appreciation,” etc.
The Fairfield County Baptist association
elected the following officers at Stamford
the other day z—Moderator, Rev. John
Warren, Stratfieldé clerk, H. M. Prowitt,
East Norwalk; treasurer, Jas. L.7Amblcr,
' Norwalk.
“Anna Elizabeth” camc'up the harbor
with a cargo of lumber from Mainfor Mr.
Hill last week. She is the quecrest rigged
craft ever seen in this harbor, and is said .
to be the only vessel in the country that
sports her peculiar style of rigging.
—Old Reliable Boots 82.25 at Hoyt’s.
The salvation army holds “great meet-
ing" last night, “in aid of our colored
Southern work. " Their bills anounced
that “the happy company will speak and
sing for Jesus. ” “Kind Christian friends
and everybody” were invited to the dime
collection at the door.
A number of Norwalk gentlemenjwere
over to our village Saturday last, prospect-
ingwith aview to the establishment of ahat
factory in our village. They examined
the steam mill property of Mr. Sammie,
Icorner of Wall street and the creek road
and thought it well adapted for this pur-
pose. '—Huutington Long-Islander.
The Union Social Club will give
their first annual ball in Phalanx Hall,
.Hardcnbrook’s building on Thursday
evening, Oct. 15th. The committee prom-
ise to “spare no pains to make this one of
the most successful events of the season,”
and as it will be probably the first of the
season it is quite likely that a large num-
ber will be in attendeuce.
Aeronaut Fred. Moore of Wipsted is
arranging to build a balloon that will
contain 75,000 cubic feet of gas and carry
seven persons. It will require 1, 200 yards
of canvas and will cost 81,500. When
the balloon is made, Mr. Moore will start
with a party on a thousand mile voyage
through the air. He is ayoung man of
great wealth, and ballooning is his hobby.
A light audience greeted the Millikan
Opera Co. in “Niniche” at the Opera House
Friday evening. The company and opera
deserved a crowded house. A charming
productionis “Niniche” and theheartines‘s
of the applause audencoresFriday night
proved that it won the hearts of the audi-
ence. Every chsrhcter was a principal
apd every part acceptably filled. Should
this company visit Norwalk again it
would be safe to predict a more gratify’
.ing attendance.
Charles Whitlock and his brother Henry,
«of Weston, came to town Wednesday,
loaded up with Norwalk “forty- rod" and
toOk the war-path. The policemen sent
them outside the borough limits towards
home several times, but they persisted' 1n
returning, 'and were finally taken in.
Justice Sturgcs finedthem S1 and costs,
One paid promptly,bu't the otherfibeing un-
able to settle, sojourned in the lockup until
hisliberated brother could skirmish around
and raise the necessary funds.
—I-Buy the Fearless $2.50 Shoe at Hoytjs.
As Mitchell's market wagon was coming.
down Fitch's hill yesterday morning, the
breaking of the breeching- frightened the
horse into running away. She ran pell
mell downthe hill, throwing the driver
.“Tim” Brisnau, out of the wagon and
knocking him senseless by the roadside.
with an nglywonnd Io‘nthe forehead and a
bruised shin. He' was picked up bya
passer by, and is attending to his duties
_to-day. The horsersu to a poiutnear
Andrew Selleck’s where she threw 'her-
self ‘and wrecked the wagon, and from
there she 'ran as far as the Catholic church
where she was stopped- The wagonis
almost a total wreck, butthe horse is not
injured. '
Mr. Alexander S. Gibson announces a
series of five organ recitals to occur 'on
Monday evenings, october 5 and 26,
November 16, December. 7 and 28. The
organ music presented will be of an inter-
eating and varied character, the endeavor
being made as heretofore to meet all tastes.
and to raise to ahigher level the musical
xppreelationofhis bearers. Mr. Gibson
1.
each recital. As no charge will be made
must be depended upon to meet ex‘pen'ses- ,
these will be received .at. the door, and
of expenses, will be applied toward the
improvement of the organ: All are in-
vited.
8 p. m.
—Fisl1I¥d fruit, Millspangh’s, 18 Main '
will have competent_._voeal assistance at -
for admission, voluntary contributions
such sum as may remain after payment
Recitals will begin promptly at
—Buy your Rubber Boots at Hoyt’s .
—Lowest prices, freshest goods, at
Millspaugh’s.
——Go to G. M. Ritch’s Livery Stable No
2 Mmhall street, South Norwalk.
Nurw alk pool _Iexpcrts participated .n a
a tournament fl ford. murder, night
Miss Louise Dog .Ihas been engaged as
, recently settled in
' " phoinorieilly'lruk-
ing, a vofirinary surgeon.
At the Film. Congregational church some
of the gallery pews are to be made into
square ones, as an experiment. *
Mr. Gibson's first organ recital will oc-
cur next Monday evening October 51h;
Mrs. A. D. Duttop, of Bridgeport, will
sing.
Beardsley Brothers have brought their
pile driver from Bridgeport to Norwalk,
says the News, to work on a contract they
have secured here.
—'S'Tho best way toxiuvest‘tlis gpreu11-.
urns received from t11e.Fair'1s to put the
money into dry goods atAmblerds Sammie
They keep everything,
Photographer Ntlrth, city, flock" Gov.
Harrison, stafi and military companies,
by the instantaneous process at the depot,
on the day of the governor’s visit to the
fair. .
Company F boys are getting 'ready for
the annual shooting match for the state
badges, to be shotiearly next month. The
F. St. John Lockwood badge will be shot
for at the same time.
Mr. W. T. Olmstead, _long an efilcient
assistant in the post ofiice, has accepted a
position as bookkeeper’ih crofut &Knnpp’s
No. 2. “Will" is an obliging ,and courte-
ous young man, and is bound to succeed
in whatever he undertakes.
Wheeler & W
Opera House m
intervals “betweeny _,
of Paradise.._
by keeping '
their seats ' in is down.
———Best Cu "' Kid Shoes $3. 50 at Hoyt’s
Frank Finch, of DarienI; got full the
other day and attempted to pick '3 muss
with an approaching express train on the
Consolidated road. With- good treatment
he may pofiibgy‘plllhthrcqgh to get
again, b1it never again will he dispute the
right of way with a lightning express.
The Milliken Opera 00. have been in-
duced by Manager Mitchell to return to
Norwalk for another performance, and
will, on one night week after next present
“Madame Boniface" 1n the Opera House.
All who heard this company in “N inichc”
last Friday night will be sure to attend
and bring their friends.
The Messrs. Betts and Maudlin, who
have pu1_chascd the grocery business for—
merly cdndpcted by R. P. Beatty, are
makipg aIliigli bid for: public patronage
by keeping a complete stock of staple and
fancy groceries. Mr. Betts' 1s very popu-
- larherc in Norwalk, and under his lead
the new firm will doubtless prosper.
The Bridgeport News yesterday said: —~
“They are gradually gorng. The salvation
army shook the dust of Norwalk off their
belligerent feet last night.” Alas, neigh-
bor, the salvation army did nothing 6f the
kind. Sorry to be obliged to contradict
you—doubly so in this instance; but the
salvation army is still here in all its glory
hallelujah.
We are pleased to inform our IreaIdcrs
that Miss LntieH. Merrill Who has so often
delighted our citizens with her beautiful
piano» playihg' has decided to give lessons
to a limited number of pupils. Miss Mer-
rill has studied with Mr. Walter J..Hall_
for the past fouff years and is recomended
by him as very capable of imparting his
method of instruction.
Bridgeport Post: Mr. A. E. Lattin, of
this city, is reported as missing. He is a
cigar maker, and employed at Sheriff
Swartz‘s Old Well cigar factory, in South
Norwalk. Mr. Swartz- said recently he
conduct in the factory, and soon after he
left. It is said that he went to New York
and obtained employment, and since then
his friends have lost track of him.
Ella Wesner therenowned male im-
personator, supported» by her own com-
pany, will present “The Captain of the
Queen’s Own” in the Opera House next
Saturday evening. This is a bright new
musical comedy of three sets, written for
Ella Wesner by Laura L. Clair Phillips,
and is said to be an intensely taking piece.
The company go from here to New York
' for atwo week‘ stand at Tony Pastor’s
Theatre.
The Pat Rooney combination will give
an entertainment in Music Hall, South
Norwalk, Saturday evening of this week.
The galaxy of “stars"i 1s a dazzling one as
‘will be seen by reference to our advertis-
ing columns. The great and only Pat
Rooney is a host in himself, and always
draws a crowd. - For an evening of solid,
button-bursting fun, no better place can
be found anywhere next Saturday night
than at the South Norwalk Music Hall.
The Hartfard Sunday Globe’s Bridgeport
correspondent reported last Sunday that
the killing of Jumbo was intentional; that
Jumbo had consumption and couldn’t
_livc verylong anyway, and that advertis-
ing capital could be made by having the
manner of his taking off as tragic and
sensational as possible. Mr. Barnum pro-
nonnce's the story a pure fabrication, and
will prosecute the Globe for $5,000 dama-
ges unless the publisher will make a full
retraction through the other Hartford
Papefl- . I
—Best French Kid Shoes $4.50 at Hoyt’s.
I. H.;Corlis, the South Norwalk car
knocker was undera freight car, doing
some necessary tinkering 'a' few nights ago
when the train suddenly started without
giving him warning, and although he
made a desperate attempt to save himself
from being crushed to death, poor Corlis,
.duty, sacrificed his l—lovely long whisk-
ers,- two wheels passing over them, and
ruining them beyond redemption. Yerily
it was by the “skin of his teeth” that he
escaped a horrible death.
—“Storm Beaten,” which was produced
at Music Hall last season is to be repro-
duced at the-same place on Monday even-
ing next. The company briug their own
scenery and as will be seen by the adver-
tisement introduce several novel features.
This play was produced at the Grand
Opera Heuse' 1n New York and the Herald
spoke of it- as follows.
The s tacular drama “Storm Beaten”
was red at the Grand Opera House last
evening with a strong east and a number
of the survivors of the Gregg exploring
expedition and men of the ef ships to
give effect to the rescue scene. The
tion of the play, however, that won at
recognition was the rescue scene in which
the Greely survivors and men of the relief
expedition a peared. Their appearance,
clad in the are in which they had gone
through such a terrible ordeal in the' my
regions, was the signal for a warm and
hearty reco ition. Three times the cur-
taip was rarsed on the scene and the men
we're then called before the curtain.
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Real Estate Changes.
The following transactions“ 1n real estate
have been recorded since our last report.
Chauncey Griswold, of Norwalk, to
Sistus N. Griswold, of New York, land at
East Norwalk.
. Lawrence McClure, to Mattie Tallmage,
land on Main street, South Norwalk; con-
sideration' 8520.
West Rocks; consideration nominal. ,_
‘ Manson Ho to Qharles N. Arnold and
Theodore E; mith, land on Hoyt street.
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The change of postmasters in Durham
amuses Dnrhammers. Oscar Leach, the
old postmaster, keeps a village store, and
the post 111111561an one corner. Frank
Wellman, the newly appointed postmaster,
is Leach’s clerk.
even- in the faithful: perfon’uaucc of his .
J’ohn German to Mary Gorman, land at
Prince Mike in Limbo.
A tribe of gipsies cucamped near the
northerly outskirts of the borough last
week. On Tuesday, one of the gipsy
“princes,” named Michael Riley, indulged
in the princely pastime of getting drunk and
beating hi... wife, the “pr1ncess,’whofied,
shrlefiug f6r protection. Tire sister of
the spdering prlucess interposed and he-
sought the enraged pripce to desist This
bsianinterference with the personal en-
joymeu't of his royal highncsa was more
tban the prince could stand, and he an.
cordiugly proceeded to chastise the pre-
sumptuous sister with a heavy shoe, which
heI grabbed by the toe and belabored her
in italics with the heel, marring thcbcauly
of her classic features, and leaving the
imprint of the shoe nails on her cheeks
and forehead. After he had sufficiently
vented his royal displeasure and “put a
bead on"his' sympathetic sister-ir-law that
looked: like a piece of bcekstcak, his
princess, whose blue blood was up, sent for
John Lockwood, who collared the princely
Michael and, chaining him to his chariot
wheels marched him as a prisoner of war
to the deepest dungeon of the borough
lockup, where he apent the night medi-
'tI'aItIing upon the transmutations of fate as
witnemd from the stapdpoint of royalty.
The next day Justice Selleck fined him
$7.00 and costs, and sentenced him to
thirty days in jail, and the dethroned
prince, being without money and without
price, will have to work out his fine as a
plebeian basket maker“ 1n fish, which will
take him until long after the swallows
have homewordfiown. The gipsy band
have braken camp,,and gone on their
wanderings, princeless.
The Danbury Fair.
The officers of the Danbury Agricultural
society report the interest manifested in
the. coming fair as far exceeding anything-
in its previous history. Extensive pre-
, _. I-parations have been made to render this
’ j'celebrdted fair more successful than ever.
More tbsp $8,000 has? been expanded-
;' this; season alone for permanent improve-
:gmerfts;
I, ‘ The track has been regraded and leveled,
, 91°“ chewers 1'} I thus removing the hill which hasformerly ‘ The Cathohc fair,
been a hindrance to successful racing.
The grand stand, the largest in the state,
has now been again enlarged, its entire
length now being 280 feet.
New exhibition buildings have been
erected—new stables for horses, and stalls
cattle.
Premiums amounting to upwards of
$7 .000, inclirdin'g trotting purses haye
been oflcred.
So many entries have already been made
'of some of the choicest blooded stock in
the country that it is feared the ample
accommodations provided will prove in-
sufficient and the society has been obliged
to limit the number of entries.
A new road has been built on the south
side of the grounds, and thus another en-
trance is provided which will greatly re-
lieve the rush at the main eutrance.I
Premium lists and information regard-
ing this exhibition can be obtained f1om
S. E. Hawley, Secretary, Danbury, Conn.
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Gloryista SitIfor Their Chronic.
»thn a- detachmentof the Salvation
Army, numbering eight soldiers and
'soldicresses, clambered in single file up
the first flight of stairs in the Gaza'rru
Building last Saturday afternoon, the
religious editor crawled into the safe, and
the printer’s s“devil" (upon whose foggy
mind there seemed to dawns construction
tlritherto unthought oIf concerning the
army’s recent “devil court-martial" "an-
nouncement), armed himself I with the
ofilcc towel and} stood _at bay, backed up
against the imposing stone. But the pre-
cautiOns went for naught. The pictur-
esquc procession, with battle flag furled
and tambourines tied up in a green bag,
marched solemnly past the sanctum door,
through the narrow hall leading to Photo-
grapher Readman’s gallery, tossing to the
Gszsm compositors a lot of salvation
handbills as they passed; The object of
their turnout was to sit for a group photo-
graph. They “sot. " The poke bonnets
took the front rank, with the red shirts in
color bearer, as the central figure. Each
fireeatiug sister held a tambourine. They
certainly looked “happy” enough, and
those who view the sanctified group will
involuntarily betray “happy” emotions,
too. ' ' »
A Rape Fiend.
As the seven yearsold daughter of Thom-
as Casey, living. on 'what is known as
“Bull Run,” near West Norwalk, was re-
taming to her heme from an errand on
Wednesday, she was overtaken bya young
man who spoke patronizingly to her, fiat-
tered her in the way that'pleaseslittlc girls
and induced her to go with him to a de-
serted stone stable situated in a lonesome
place a little off the road. Arriving there
be seized her, and in spite of her cries and
struggles, the brute forced her to submit
to his fiendish assault, and then left her.
She made her way home and told her par-
ents of what had occurred, describing the
rape fiend as best she could. The indig-
nant father at once notified the proper of-
ficials, who, from the description given at
once suspected a young man named Bebe;
dict not far from 18 years old, a newspa--
pei' vendor, and Chief Lockwood is on the
track of the young fellow suspected.
The father of the girl, Mr. Casey, is an
industrous, hard-working man respected
by his neighbors, and has the sympathy
and support of his community in his
efforts to bring to justice the perpetrator
of this cowardly wrong upon his family.
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Consolidated Railroad Improvements.
The work of ballasting the Consolidated
railroad, commenced some four weeks
since, is" pregressing rapidly. The start-'
ing point toward New York was something
more than one mile this side of New Ha—
ven depot, and the completed work now
extends past Woodmont. Over this stretch
which contains the most dusty four or‘ five
miles on the entire length of the road,
there is now no dust and the contrast is
striking. The work on the new bridge at
Saugatuck' 1s well advanced and some sec-
tions of the wrought iron are already up.
The masonry for this bridge is very sub-
stantial, and the pier for the swinging por-
tion is the best on the line of the road.
At East Norwalk the grounds around the
station have been nicely graded, ands
siding put down for freight so that people
of that section can now send or receive
freight. It would not be surprising if
some of our merchants should have their
winter freight stop there, the haul being
shorter than from South Norwalk. The
grading for the four-track piece of road
at New Rochelle (which is being done by
Mr. Geo. W. Cram,) is being rapidly push-
ed ahead, and the masonry, which isbeiug
laid with stone from Mr. Mower's Mine
Hill quarry, is the best on the entire line
of the road.
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I Memories of the More.
.' The editor of the ”not dead but sleep-
eth" Bethel Yellow Spam ought to be pen-
aioned for life. Soon after the Spam; was
born it began to show the people of 'that
town that they were disobeying the teach-
ings of the bible in remaining single, and
went even so far as to give the names of
the disobedien't ones. Like medicine it
wasn’t pleasant for them to swallow, :but
also like (some) medicine, it had a saint-
ary effect. The lads and lassies began to
wed, the clergy to wear good clothes, all
kinds of business to revive, and the out-
look for an increase instead of a decrease
of population brightened, and Bethel was
saved—and by an outspoken newspaper
about. the size of your two hands and
yellow at that. P. S. ——So overshadowed
was the editor with blessings and wedding
to bed and seek rest and safety as associ-
ate editor in the sanctum of the Norwalk
Gszam, where he is now in improved
health and wealth. —Rapubh‘ean.
invites he was forced to put hislittle paper-I
.‘ .....
wnsrroar. I
Mrs. F. C. Foote is visiting friends in
New Haven. ‘
Mrs. Theodore Keeler is visiting friends
in central New York.‘
Mr. John L. Adams, ofNew York, spent
:Sunday with his parents. - _ - .
Mr. Frederick Douglass, ofJiochcster
is visiting friends 111 town. ,
Mr. and Mrs. George Slover are visit
rchfives of Mr. Slovsr in New Jersey .
Mr. O. J. Jones is off on trip for' the
benefit of his health, which has been quite
poor for Some tinie. ,I
Tue Indies? Aid society of Christ church
parish meets with Mrs. F. H. Nash on
Wednesday evening.
On Thursday morning a fish hawk,
shot by Mr. Lloyd Noah.
3 Mr. Daniel Durcoll, of this place,'took a
number of premiums at the county fair
on his fine herd of Holstein cattle.
Congregational church meet with Miss
Agnes Bradley on Thursday afternoon.
Many of our farmers have raised large
quantities of sweet corn for which they
now find a' ready market in adjoining
towns.
During the past week workmen have
been engaged putting the gas machine in
the new church. It we; tried Thursday
evening and found to work perfectly.
The democratic caucus is to be held
Wednesday evening. There is consider.
able talk regarding— what will be done, but
we think that is about as far as it will go.
The Methodist church at Saugatuck is
being extensively repaired. Messrs. Smith
IBros. are doing the carpenter work, while
Mr. Washburne; has charge of the painting
and interior decorating.
Icapie to Westport on Min-day and played.‘
:with the Unions:- of this place, on the
gr5p Coftha latter, the gamfs resulting
‘in'ia' victory for the j'roTmer, 'the score
_Istandiug pinctecn to one.I.
which has Lech held
in National Hall during the past two
weeks, has been largely attended, and a
success financially The drawrng of the
various articles, which were sold by ticket,
took place Monday evening.
. Afcw months ago a paper was circus
fin t6 accommodate a very large number of :lated asking for subscriptions to purchase
uniforms for the Westport band. “It
would be a pphlic benefit, you huow. ”
Now, after listening‘ to 11110 ing for
several months, which some may call
music, we are informed that the band has
disbanded. Where is the public benefit?
The services at Christ church, both
morning and evening, were attended by
unusually large congregations, it being
the last Sunday that service will be held
in that building, and there are but few
but have an attachment to the 0111 church.
‘The new building will be consecrated on
Tuesday and occupied next Sunday, when
Bishop Williams will be present and ad-
minister the rite of confirmation.
The republicans held their caucus for
the nomination of town ofiicers' 1n Sturges
Hall on Wednesday evening. Samuel
Wood, Esq, was chosen chairman, and H.
E. Sherwood, clerk. The following ticket
was put in nominationz—Town clerk,
William E. Nash, selectrucu, John H.
Jennings and Rufus Wakcman; treasurer,
William E. Nash; 1egistrar of births,mar-
riages and deaths, William C. Hull, col-
lector, George S. Adams ;I constables, Wm.
H. Bradley, Lewis P. Wakeman, William
H. Burr, John Lowery, Frank Perry and
Charles H. Taylor; grand jurors, George
S. Adams, Daniel B. Bradley, J r., _Frank
M. Raymond, Wm. J. Jennings, Wm. L.
Coley and James E. Hubbell; assessors,
Wm. J. Jennings and GershomB. Bradley;
board of relief; Wm J. Jennings and
Ebenezer Beers; régistrar of voters, John
R. Palmer; school visitors, William J.
Jennings (for three years), and Rev. J. M.
Carroll (to fill vacancy); sealer oLweights
and measures, OscarJ. Jones, auditor of
town accounts, H. _.E Sherwood. -The
ticket as heretofore published has named
reproved Lamp for some unbecoming the rear, and “Happy Jack” Lycctt, the Edwin Beers for board of relief instead of
Ebenezer Beers, the man nominated.
The annual meeting of the East Sauga-
tuck school district was held on Friday
evening. Mr. Charles H.‘ Taylor was
chosen chairman, and James Roach clerk.
The meeting then proceeded to ballot for
committee, Mr. D. C. Birdsall reciving35
out of the 87 votes cast. A motion was
then made by Samuel Wood to increase
the number of the committee to three,
which upon the motion by Mr. Birdsall
was laid upon thef table. Mr. Patrick
Campbell was then elected treasurer. Mr.
Birdsall then nominated James Roach for
clerk, and moved that; the chairman de-
posit a single vote which was carried.
Mr. Roach was also elected collector in
the same Way. Mr. Birdsall then read
his report as district committee, which,
upon his own motion, was acceped. He
also stated additional funds were needed
for counsel fees, etc., resulting from the
suit against the district by the Congrega-
tioual society, and moved that a tax of a
mill and,a quarter be laid to defray the-
same, which was voted. Samuel Wood
then moved that an auditing committee
beappointed, but Mr. Birdsall said that
would be a reflection upon upon the treas-
urer, and thought Mr. Wood was trying
to make trouble.I The motion was lost.
Mr. D. A. Salmon then attempted to gain
some informatiou' 1p regard to some of the
district business, but a motion was made
by Mr. Birdsall to adjourn, which was
promptly carried. . ,
BRIDGEPORT.
Judge Beardsley has returned from
England. .
Miss Slocum from Brooklyn is the guest
of Miss Mary Clark.
., The Misses Titus gays a tennis party oIn
Wednesday afternoon. - _
The Lyon—Mitchell wedding will take
place early in October. .
The Misses Westbrmk from Kingston,
N. Y. are guests of the Misses ISstdford.I
The engagement of Miss Lizzie Tomlin-
son to Mr. Clarence Kelsey, is announced.
The young ladies of washingtou Avenue
gave a german at Miss Clark’s on Friday
evening. '
G. L. Porter, M. D. gave a dinner to his
gentlemen friends on Thursday evening
at Smith's.
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Bishop, and a
party of friends, started Monday for a
drive through the Berkshire Hills. ,
The summer wanderers have about all
been welcomed back to their homes, and
the society circle is oncg more planning
the gayety for the coming season. ‘1 From
the present outlook, “The nights will be
filled with music” as dinners, balls, and
germane are to be the Order of the day.
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DAMIEN. , .
Rev. S. M. Austin will take his vacation
next week.
Frank Hoyt, of New York, was in town
over Sunday.
Mrs. S. M. Mather is spending several
weeks at Saratoga.
Miss May Snowdon, of Brooklyn. is the
guest of Miss Cora Chasuiar.
is viaiting relatives and friends in Durban.
George Cook, who has been working
for H. D. Smith in this place, will remove
with him to Danbury this week.
Mrs. T. M. Coleman, after an absence
of several weeks in New York, returned
to her home in Darien last' week.
Mr. Valentine and family will leave
town next week for washington, where
they intend to remain during the winter.
Miss Marlon Whitney entertained a
on Friday afternoon and evening. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Nichols and family, who
returned to their home in New YIOrk on
Saturday.
measuring five feet from tip' to tip, was
The hdies' Benevolent society of the:
The Yale & Towue ball‘cluh ofSItamford 2 ;,
Mrs. Horace Whitney, of Sag Harbor, ’1
large party of young people at her home
have been spending the summer in town, v
Rm
Squiresy would say.
111 with brain fever,“ 1s recovering.
' “ the Chinese laundryman,
. run to China to-day, having accumu-
luted‘a fortune here. He has sold out his
washee washec business to acousin named
Long Tongue, or some other heathenish
jingle.
Asingiug “praise service” is to be given
by the Congregational choir to-night, A
full attendance will probably turn out, to
“praise” 'the choir as it deserves, for a
more harmoulonsdisplay of trained voices,
' fall bonnets: and tight pants is hardly ever
exhibited free.
The brethren of both the Methodist and
Congregational churcheshnvc organized
for: the Mpaign on the license question.
Ill the Congregational church Sunday
night Rev; 0,. J. Range, of Essex, de-
livered a pofwerful and interesting temper-
M00 lecture. Next Sunday evening a
union temperance meetin g of both churches
will be held in the Methodist church.
George A. Hickok, .-a prominent and
honored citizen of Bethel. died yesterday
merning at the age of 74 years. He had
been .afilrcted for years with diabetes,
which, for the past few months, kept him
confined to his room. He was one of the
oldest and most'isuccessful hat manufac-
turers in town, the head of the firm of G.
A. Hickok 67. Son. His death' 1s a loss to
the community that cannot easily be made
good.
. There is not much interest manifested
in the coming elections. The license vote
willbe watchedrfor, however, with curi-
usity (test-"of the sincerity of some
;Idisalccted onebrwhb, last fall, threatened
vengeance on the " pure and holy St. John
prohibitionists by Ming for license next -
Monday even an sacr1fice of their own
,eprefereuce. Although those threats were
numerous and ominous last fall the prob-
ability of their being carried into effect 13
not' considered alarming.
George Morebduse, lately foreman at
Smith’s hat factory, went to Danbury on
Mopday, the 7th inst, andI has not been
heard cf since. It -'is the opinion of his
friends that he has met with foul play. .
His wife has gone to her old home in
Orange, N. J .. and is making every effort
to solve the mystery of her husband’s dis-
appearance. No motive can be assigned
for his conduct. He is a genial, compan-
ionable fellow, and a large number of
sympathizing friends anxiously await tid- '
ings of the missing man.
Baptist services are held in Fishers Hall
every Sunday afternoon, and a good many
people go. Vestigcs of the skating 'rink
still adorn the walls, and are not inappro-
priate as mottocs‘ for the devout worship
pers—tl1ns:‘ “Don’t spit on the floor!"
“Skate tothe right!" “Come sober or
keep out!” _ “Don’t ‘snap the whip’ nor
‘skin the deviN’" etc. These mottoes help
to keep the audience awake, and give the
improvised sanctuary an aesthetic appear-
ance, besides instilling into the minds of
the young a few useful precepts in de-
corum, no less applicable to the house of
worship than to the slippery precincts of
the dizzy rink.
WILTON.
Our last week’s scoount of the' presen-
tation to Mr. James C. Gregory, the Iretir-
ing superrnteudent of the Congregational
Sunday school should have read Mr. Will
Hubbell as making the presentation ad-
dress.
It is sometimes said that there is abso-
lutely no public spirit 1n the average coun-
try town. One may pass through them
viewing the public buildings and will gen-
erally find them dilapidated and .far from
beautiful. Town house, schoolhouse and
often church building, are ugly and for-
lorn. Well, why? Talk with the town
folks and they will tell you they enjoy
“seeing things fixed up, but somehow no-
body seems 'to do it," when any day if one
man would say to his neighbor, “come,
let’s go to work and fix things," it would
be done very quickly. Therefore it is
worth at least a passing notice when a few
men endeavor to improve what has so
long needed improvement. Saturday
morning there was a gathering at the Con-
gregational church which meant the fin-
ishing of theb'ork begun some weeks ago,
namely, the grading of the grounds |be-
longiug to the church, repairing walks,
sowing grass seed, trimming trees, laying
out driveways, lawn mowing, &c. No
professional landscape gardener was on
hand to advice, for no professional work
was intended. What was dope will be
,seen by and by, though not all the results
are to be expected before the springtime.
Besides the pleasure of the work, in which
lawyer, minister, student, artist, farmer,
business man _,engaged then was the addi-
tional pleasure of a delicious and bounti-
ful dinner prepared and served by the
young ladies. Some music by members of
the party and the social good time follow-
ed the, dinner left pleasant memories of
the day. Thanks to those who left the of-
fice fora day of hard work.' Thanks to
those who let the farm take care of itself
for ten hours. Thanks to those who let
the ball games go, to join the workers.
Harmonious thanks to those who left the
domestic cares for a little, to take up ad-
ditional ones that the hungry might be fed,
and abundant thanks to those who cou-
' tributed in kindly suggestion and in words
of' merited praise. The solicitors are
finding considerable interest in the pro.
posed repairs and the interest shown in
some generous contributions towards de-
fraying the expenses.
" . . . were BEDDING. . .
Miss Cora Clark of Danbury, formerly of
this place spent Sunday with Miss Maggie
Carson.
Miss Donne of New Haven has been
spending the past week with Mrs. Major
Wood.
Miss Becker, of Bethel, spent Sunday
with Miss Josie Moffett. Miss Becker,
who is organist at the Methodist church
in Bethel presided at the organ in the M.
E. church Sunday afternoon.
-A_'vIery pleasant event took place at the
residence of Mr. Uriah Grifiin last Satur-
day Masttr Chester Grifilubeing twelve
years old on that day, he was favored
with a birlhday party. Master Chester
was the recipient of a number of presents,
among which was a watch and chain from
his aunt, Mrs. Smith, of Danbury, and a
book of poems from his schoohmates.
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,On Thursday night a cow was stolen
, from Mr. Pelham, by Walter Albin son-in-
law of Pelham, who drove the cow to
Norwalk and sold it for $18. Chief Lock-
wood arrested him and brought him before
Justice John Gilbert. who after hearing
the case bound him over to appear before
the superior court, under $200 bonds.
He could not furnish the money, and was
- sent to jail.
Mr. John Rockwell has a new house
. under contract40x00 for keeping boarders.
C.‘ B. Northrop does the work. I
Mr. D. S. Gage has his skating rink
open again for the accomodstion of those
who like to spend a leisure hour.‘ on rol-
lers.
Henry Ward Beecher
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Our specialty. Fresh gas daily.
Temperance lectures are “ripe, ” as
Johnnie Wylie, who his been critically ' ‘
Policeman Emmi has retired from the;
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this annoying complaint, whilst corrcc
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Which have perfect proportions and beautiful
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GENERALLY.
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' Insurance, Real Estate and
Investment Securities,
31 Main Street, Norwalk,
Agent for the
American Ins. 06., of Newark, N. J.,
Assets ................................. s 1 {(21,424
Northern Assurance Co., or London” .15,225,422
Germaine Fire Ins. Co.,'o'f New York: 2,700,000
Montank Fire Ins. Co., of New York” 339, 666
Jersey City, of Jersey ................... 316,863
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0f the Middlesex: Banking Co., of Middletown
Conn. Principal and Interest of both guaranteed,
Securities o all descriptions bought and sold at
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A large number of desirable dwellings and farms
for sale. lysi
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New Furs Made to Order.
Samples on hand.
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Under Banks d; Snyder. omit?
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SPECIAL ATTENTION is called to
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(if their Own manufacture at’SG. 00,
which they claim cannot be matched
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Buys' and Childrens Inhmg
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They are eXh-ibitiug for "1116 mm.
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