NORWALK GAZETTE. Tuesday, Dec. 14, 1886. --New Figs and Dates, at Finney & Benedict’s. 2t .——lt‘iue assortment oLsolid brass goods at Spencer's. The selectmen’s report is being printed at this office. Jesse James is general manager of the Brunswick Hotel. Dr. C. A. Norton, of Washington,D.C., was in town last week. Read Scofield and Hoyt’s new adver- tisement in another column. An electric light is petitioned for at the corner of Belden and Franklin avenues. Mr. George Colyer, of the New York city post ofilce, was in town Thursday. E. R. Sherwood’s stock of clothing is to be sold at auction beginning tomorrow. —The finest assortment of fancy crack- ers for holidays, at Finney& Benedict’s. The Housatonic’s pay car came down the Danbury do Norwalk division, Thurs- day. The operatives in the comet factory will be given a vacation from the 24:11 inst. to Jan. 3d. A Stamford dress maker displays a ban- nor with this strange device : “Plan Sow- ing Don Here.” The “P. J. Cahill Association's” grand ball, last Friday night turned out to be a lugubrious fizzle. The Pioneers‘ second sociable comes of! tomight, and will undoubtedly attract a large attendance. Read W. H. Meekcr’s new advertise- ment in this issue, concerning sanitary plumbing, ventilation, etc. The holiday sociable of the Norwalk Industrial Club will be held in the Athe- nleum on New Year’s eve. Our nimble-heeled young people should not forget the Pioneers‘ second sociable at the Athenmum tonight. ' —-English plum pudding at Finney &. Benedict’s. . Rev. H. A. Delano addressed a large audience in the Opera House, Sunday af- ternoon on the subject of temperance. Little Edith Tuttlc, aged 7, is the latest victim to die of diphtheria inNewCanaan. The diphtheria epidemic is subsiding. The first of the Walter J. Hall subscrip- tion concerts in Bridgeport took placelast Thursday evening, and was a brilliant affair. At the meeting of Buckingham Post, G. A. R. to be held Wednesday, Jan 5th, the newly elected ofilcers will be publicly in- stalled. -—Fine Table Raisins at Finney & Ben- edict’s. The New Canaan Farmers’ club held their annual meeting last week. A Co- operative Creamery association is being formed there. Dr. Schwab, the oculist, will meet his Norwalk patrons at the Norwalk Hotel on Tuesday and Wednesday of nextweek, 2lst, and 22d inst. The annual ball of the Bridgeport Elks will be gived on Jan. 17th. Elk Fritz Beyer will compose a grand march espec- ially for the occasion. Mrs. Louise Krieter, of New Canaan, died Sunday of last week, in the asylum at Middletown and was buried in New Canaan last Tuesday. A music dealer in Danbury sold $200 worth of banjos in two days last week. It seems paradoxical that Beantowners should be partial to string music. J. B. Hurlbutt, Esq. sailed for New Jer- sey last Friday morning and returned the next day, singing with joyous fervor: ‘Home again, from a foreign shore.” —Finney dc Benedict, 41 Wall st., make a specialty of extra fine teas, coffees, but- ter and cheese. Give them a call and you will find that what we'say is exactly so. 2t Stratford correspondence Bridgeport Posh—Frank Burritt, of Norwalk, will come here to occupy his winter quarters next week. The ducks will have to suf- fer. There is a new mail from Bridgeport to Norwalk, leaving Bridgeport at 5.15 p. m. and arriving at the Norwalk post office at about the same time as the Western mail, 6.80. The Selectmen of Southington recently bought a ticket to send Mrs. Joseph Dyg- natowski to Grand Rapids, Mich. She has a hard name but through no fault of hbr own. , Mr. Geo. N. Ells, of the Waterbury “book huant,” formerly of the Guam, was in town last week calling on friends and relatives and made a pleasant call at this, his old-time den. I—Foreign and domestic nuts and fruits at Finney & Benedict’s. The Gander Club's ball for the benefit of the library will occur at Music Hal on New Year’s eve, and it is bound to draw one of the biggest flocks of geese, genders, and goslings of any hall of the season. The famous Berkshire Hills region is to be kept to the frontas a fashionable resort. A toboggan slide is to be built at Lee soon, and next summer they‘re going to have a sea serpent if the crawling is good. That big aligator skin which was nailed to a board and stufied with paper in front of the new star shoe store last week at- tracted a great deal of attention and ad- miration. It was about ten feet long, tanned. Bridgeport sports had a rat killing match betweena couple of terrier dogs last Tuesday. The rats were imported from New York city. One terrier killed 15 rats in 33 seconds, and the other killed 15 in 92 seconds. A South Norwalk man died in a fit of apoplexy last week while shoveling the snow of his sidewalk. After this fright- ful example we expect the bailiff will have more trouble than ever getting the bor- ough walks cleared. Mrs. John Evans, of New Brunswick N. J., who will be better remembered here as Miss Mary Austin, the leading sing- er in the South Norwalk church choir, was presented with a fine boy on the 4th inst. Mother and son are both doing well. — Ferris's smoked beef and salt pork at Finney 8r. Benedict's. Mr. W. H. Wilkinson has been appoint- ed superintendent of the Danbury and Norwalk division of the Housatonic rail- road, with headquarters at Danbury, in place of Charles M. Crawford, resigned. Mr. W. F. Smith has been appointed freight agent. The bill which passed the house last week relating to the-extension of the free delivery service will cause the establish- ment in the following additional districts in Connecticut: Stamford, Ansonia, Birm. ingham, Middletown, New Britain and New London. -—Large assortment of Gold Pens, Pen- ‘ oils, Toothpicks etc. at Spencer’s. Owners of horses and cutters took ad- vantage of the little sleighing we had last week, poor as it was, and the jingle of the sleigh bells early and late, made merry music, heightened by the squeaking and grating of the runners as they were yanked over the snow-coated cobblestones. But it was sieighing all the same. The prompt discovery by Mrs. Hyatt, of a fire in the cold air box of Warden Hyatt’s heater last night, and the speedy response of Officer DeForest to a tele- phone summons, prevented what might have been a serious confiagration. As it was the damage was trivial. In running from Danbury toNorwalk, a distance of 23 miles, the fireman on a pas- senger train handles from a half ton to a ton of coal. This with frequent stirring up of the fire with a long, heavy poker, keeps him pretty busy during the run.-——Dan. bury News. . A number of the ladies of the W. C. T. U. went over to the poorhouse Wednes- day and ministered to the spiritual. and temporal needs of the inmates, with a goodly supply of prayers and provnnons. The prayers helped the poor to relish the provisions, and the provisions enabled them to appreciate the prayers. Over one hundred and fifty new books will be received by Librarian Mott this week, thcyhaving been purchased by the proceeds of the recent kermesse. As a matter both of convenience and haste Mr. Mott will assort and index the books in private. It is thought that they will be ready for distribution by Jan. lst at the latest. Simon McNamara, who camerso near getting the gold watch awarded to the most popular man in town, at the Catho- lic fair, was presented last Monday even- ning with a magnificent silver water pitcher and ,goblets, by his friends and sympathizers who were bound that he was the most popular man, whether or no. The attention of all lovers of good mus- ic, is centered on the event oi the season—- the grand concert in the Congregational church to-morrow night. It is safe to predict that the features of the programme will excel anything of the kind that will be organized this season, and there is no room to doubt that the patronage will be great.- —Canued chicken, tongue and “ham at Finney &. Benedict’s. Rev. J Hyatt Smith of Brooklyn, died last Tuesday after a very brief illness. He was a man of many eccentricities, and of whom many anecdotes are related. He had gained a wonderful hold on‘ the affections of his people, and his death is sincerely mourned. Deceased wasknown in Norwalk, where a number of his rela- tives are living. Albert Wheeler of Newtown, last Wed- nesday attempted to drive across the frozen Housatonic river near that place accompanied by his step-daughter, Miss Harriet L. Beardsley. The ice' broke, submerging horse, wagon and occupants into the river. Miss Beardsley was drown- ed, but Wheeler managed to reach the shore in an exhausted condition. The horse was also drowned. _ Ex-Alderman Fulgraif. who turned states evidence and revealed the particu- lars of the bribery in the matter of the Broadway railroad. is a prominent mem- ber of the “Schnorer” club, of Morisania, which .picnice annually five hundred or a thousand strong at Roton Point. The “Schnorers” have already taken proceed- ings to oust Fulgrafi from the club, be- cause of his treachery to his friends. ——Fine selection of Finger Rings in Opal,:Turquois, Moonstone, Diamonds etc. at Spencer’s. Miss Eunice Carter of Kent, says the New Haven News, recently took her first ride by rail at the mature age of 90. She had walked three miles to South Kent, and being fatigued, was overgersuaded into trusting herself to the ousatomc railroad for a return trip. The walking is pretty good up around Kent, any way, but who'd suppose a per- son could walk there for ninety years before getting tired? A Bridgeport pauper and tough who was sent to the state farm at Tariffville recently for six months, was shipped back to Bridgeport a few days ago by Supt. Sanford, who wrote Selectman Strong that he wouldn’t keep the fellow on the place for $3 a day. The managers couldn’t do anything with him'; he was to intensely Bridgeport in his eccentricities. -—Extra fine butter and cheese at Fin- ney &. Benedict’s. Anumber of old soldiers will be sent to the new soldiers’ home in Noroton in a few days. The building, which cost 315.000, will accommodate 200 persons. Inrefitting the old buildings $8,000 was expended. Several new ambulances fit- 4 ted up for the states’ soldiers WlH be re- ceived at Hartford this week. Dr. C. P. Lindsley, the brigade medical director, is to inspect them.—-Btamford Herald. An attractive “fake” is the arrangement of horse goods in front of Dann’s store. Blankets, driving coats, harness, sponges, and other paraphernalia, all of which are kept in stock inside, are artistically ar- ranged to represent a lady and gentle man enjoying a sleighride in a handsome cutter, behind a blanketed horse, and so ingenious is the arrangement that the de- ception is almost perfect when viewed from the opposite side of the street. The official attention of Bailiff Pinneo is respectfully and imploringly called to the slippery fact that the crosswalk from the Gaznm building to the Opera House block which was buried under six inches of snow (be the same more or less) nearly two weeks ago, was not cleaned of! till last Sunday, when it required two able- bodied men with pickaxes to loosen it, so solid had it been trampled by pedestrians. Do give us another proclamation, with a club back of it. —Sperry 85 Barnes’ hams at Finney & Benedict’s. ' From the Republican:—A number of “new" old soldiers have been sent to the Soldiers’ Home at Noroton this week.— A Mr. Hayes of New York, is to engage in the manufacture of hats in the building recently occupied by Hawley Partrick & Co.——Welford S. Bailey of this city has had an offer to conduct a total abstinence campaign in Ohio.————One of our- local nimrods shot a wild duck one day this week, and on dressing it found a four-year old oyster shell in the stomach. Taking advantage of the absence of our senior, who is in Washington this week, we hasten to deny his last week’s soft im- peachment charging that “our bachelor editor” entertains the conviction that schoolmums are not only nicer than chrys- anthemums, but that they are "daisies that bloom in all seasons of the year.” This flowery sentiment was originally promulgated by Frank E. Beach, 8 mar- ried man. “Our bachelor editor” never said it, however much he may have thought it. —-Gentlemcn’s Waltham Stem wind Watches $6.50 up, at Spencer’s. The annual election of_ ofiicers of Washington Chapter, R. A. M., last Wed- nesday, resulted in the choice of the fol- lowing ofiicersz~James M. Worden, M. E. H. P.; Theodore E. Smith, E. K.; A. W. Austin, E. S.; Asa Smith, Treasur- er; Wallace Dann, Secretary; Geo. Ward Selleck, C. of H.; A. R. Malkin, P. S.; J. Belden Hurlbutt, R. A. 0.; E. M. Merritt, M. of 3d V.; D.-C. Nash, M. of 2d V. ; A. C. Golding, M. of 1st V.; Trustees, James W..Hyatt, Legrand C. Bette and A. C. Wheeler. From the Norwalk correspondent's in- teresting news budget in the Standard we crib the following: There is talk of a new buildin to be at up for the use of the club, wh ch is to He formed of our business men in town. ——-The First Baptist church held a so- ciable at the Athenteum Tuesday evening. —-Mr. Ernest Ambler, organist of the First Baptist church, is about to leave the place vacant because of a change in busi- ness which will take him away from town. ———The plan of having a supper in con- nection with the concert to be given at the Congregational church next Wednesday evenin has been abandoned. The con- cert wi 1 be entertainment enough for one evening, and quite likely the supper will come later in the season when the chapel shall have been completed—Miss Mary Chichcster’s sewing school gave a bubble ty at Miss MatthewBirdPs. West avenue, set Friday evenin . Prizes‘for the largest and smallest bubb es Were given.. ‘ NORWALK GAZETTE TUESDAY. DECEM hold their election of ofilcers this evening. , Messrs. E. O. Keeler. Ira Cole, Wm. A. Curtis, and John S. Seymour were initiat- ed into the second degree last Thursday evening. Says the Litchfield Enquirer: Hon. Edward W. Seymour returned to Washing- ton to finish his second term, on Friday last, accompanied byhis wife. Mrs. O. S. Seymour has also left town for the winter. Rev Elisha Whittlescy of Hartford, secretary of the Society for the Increase of the Ministry, will preach at St Paul's church next Sunday forenoon. Mr. Whit- tlesey is an eloquent and powerful preach- er. and all who go to hear him will feel well repaid. ., The Wallace dramatic combination gave four performances in the Opera House last week. They were unfortunate in every way. The leading lady was sick. the audiences were small, the actors were not well up in their parts, and on the whole if they hadn’t come here at all they would probably be better off, and our people wouldn't have missed much. The superior court last Friday granted a decree of foreclosure to become absolute on the second Monday in February, on the propertykuown as the Bentley place on Lewis street, occupied by G. W. Merritt and owned byJohn Paret of New York, to satisfy two mortgages held by J ehiel Parm- ley, also of New York, which, with in- terest, amount too ver $5,000. The prop- erty is managed by B. J. Sturges, agent. —Frcnch clocks at the lowest prices ever imported, at Spencer’s. A very. small and select party .of friends met at the residence of Mr. C. B. DeKlyn, Friday night and unknown to him prepar- ed to celebrate his birthday. When Mr. DeKlyn was apprised of their intentions, he and his wife took hold, and the even- ing was very pleasantly spent. Among those presen twere Mr. and Mrs. Ira Cole, Mrs. Lester Cole, Dr. and Mrs. Hitchcock, Dr. and Mrs. Higgins, Mr. and Mrs. 0. E. Wilson, Miss Alida Ball and Mr. Horace Hubbell. ‘ Co. F’s sociable last Tuesday night at. tracted a large and select crowd, who enjoyed the afiair to the fullest extent. The exhibition drill was pronounced one of the best the company have ever given; the new uniforms were much admired; the music of Heine’s orchestra was ex- cellent. The dance broke up at about 1 o'clock, eleven sets participating in the last figure. The next sociable will be given Wednesday evening, 22d inst. —Malaga and Catawba grapes at Fin- ney & Benedict's. Mead’s bake shop seems overrun with rats, and the bakers have a very novel and effective way of catching them. A barrel about half full of loaves of stale bread, cakes, etc. is kept in a corner of the bake room in a position where the rats can easily get into it, and when one or more get into the barrel and give them- selves away by gnawing the dry bread or scratching the stavcs, the vigilant bakers slap a lid over the barrel, take it outside and overturn it; the rats run out and are at once despatched with clubs, brooms etc. in the hands of the alert watchers. They sometimes catch and kill a dozen a day in that manner. ' Danbury is at last waking up to the necessity of getting out of the mud. A big meeting was held Wednesday night and a committee of prominent citizens ap- pointed to investigate the various kinds of macadamizers and report at an ad- journed meeting. It has long been a marvel to those acquainted with Dan- bury’s well known enterprise and irresist. ible go-ahead-itiveness, that she would in wet weather, wallow in the dirtiest, stickiest, most disagreeable kind of mud without doing something to alleviate her own miry condition. James Mitchell went to the superior court in Bridgeport last Thursday as a witness, wearing. his son Fred's hat. When he returned Fred discovered that the old gentleman had brought home a better hat than he took away, and could only account for it on the supposition that he must. have taken some other man’s hat by mistake. The next morning Fred brought out from the garret a dilapidated old beaver and handed it to his respected sire with the injunction: “Here, pa, take this old hat and go over to court again and make another mistake; it’s a cold day when you get left.” —A good assortment of candy at Finney &Bencdict’e. ‘ Conductor Smith of the Housatonic wrecking train last Tuesday jumped from his train, which was in motion, to the depot platform at New Milford, lost his balance and fell down between the rails and the platform where there is hardly room enough for a man's body. Bystand- ers rushed to the spot thinking he must be killed, but after the last car got by he got up from his close quarters unhurt, save for some severe scratches on the back of his neck where the car wheels rubbed against it, and the rear of his pants were torn away by the wheels. His feelings, as he lay there with death staring him in the seat of the breeches and scraping away his neck, can be better imagined than described. We understand J. Sammie Seymour, Esq. and his ‘corps of efficient assistants are to issue soon a holiday edition of the Bulletin, which proved such a happy fea- ture of the recent kermesse. It is to be put forth, of course, in aid of the Library. This would seem to be just the season for an unusually interesting number, as the contributors are, none of them, overwork- ed in their respective professions. People generally seem to be ’tending to their own knitting and keeping out of lawsuits, so Attorney Seymour, ye editor-in-chief, can, for the nonce, concentrate his happiest thoughts on the task in hand; we fail to observe that just at present there is any particular boom in the local religious field sufficiently alarming to prevent Rev. Col. Anderson evolving some more of that musical Sorosis poetry; the public health seems to be pretty well, thank ye, which will allow Dr. Gregory to give the requis site time and research for. more of that in. teresting lecal history; the school child- ren, in anticipation of holiday reward, are very, very good about these days, and give their teachers little or no trouble, so Miss Perry, sub-editress, can easily find time, even in school hours, to jot down the society gossip and sporting news. _All the signs are propitious, and the Bulletin born now will be happy and do well. —The finest ketchup in 'Norwalk can be found at Finney & Benedict’s. A pretty girl with feathers on her hat' and for on her cloak, while walking up the icy pavement opposite this ofiice last Thursday morning, slipped and staggered. For an instant she struggled desperately to preserve her equilibrium, but the more she fioundered the more she slipped, and after going through those clumsy gyra- tions which nobody but. a woman can ex- ecute, she gave a little scream, threw up her hands, hurling her muff almost to the roof of the Opera House, and with a re- sounding bump sat down fist and solid on the walk with force enough to have bro- ken her heart if she had been carrying her heart in her bustle. A polite young dentist with a fine black moustache, rush- ed to the rescue, gallantly placed her on her feet, restored her muff and tipped his stovepipe hat, which she acknowledged with words of gratitude and eyes of flirti- tude that “broke him up” soithat his feet slipped and he fell sprawlingdnto the gut- ter, while she blushed, giggled and walk- ed briskly away without ofiering to return the compliment by picking him up, But nevertheless, heaven bless the women i’ they smile on us while we can stand, and laugh at us when we fall. . . St. John’s Lodge F. and A. M., will I Sudden Death. Mr. Joseph Shepherd, one of Norwalk’s , oldest residents died suddenly this morning 1 at about 1 o’clock. He retired at 11 o’clock last night in apparently his usual health and more than his usual cheerful spirits. At about half-past 12 he called loudly for as- sistance, saying he was sick. The family immediately went to his bedside, where he seemed to be sufiering acutely. A physician was summoned, but despite the best of treatment the sufferer died at 1 o'clock. The doctor pronounces the cause of his death congestion of the lungs. Mr. Shepherd was born in Ossett,York- shire, England, 73 years ago. He came to this country in 1840, and after living in Newark, N. J., nine months, moved to Norwalk, where he lived 45 years. Dur- ing that time he visited England three times, He was one of the best known residents of Norwalk, and his mind was a well stored cyclopedia of facts relating to the social and political history of our town. He had been re-elected grand jur- or clevcn times in succession, and had held the office of water commissioner and superintendent of the water works. He lchves a considerable amount of property, and three children survive him. The funeral will take place at his late residence, No. 7 Wall street, on Friday at 1:30 p. in. _.____.+.___ “Hemp” Smith in Jail. Hanford Smith, “Hemp,” as he isfamil- iarly known, has finally reached the be. ginning of the end of a case brought against him about six years ago. Away back in that remote period he was arrest. ed on a charge of bastardy,‘ brought by Miss Margaret Donnelly of New Canaan. He was given a hearing before a justice in that town who found probable cause, and bound him over for trial before .the court of common pleas, Frederick Bliss ‘becom. ing security in the sum of $800. The case was adjourned time after time for one cause and another, until, on advice of his counsel, J. S. Seymour, Hemp through his counsel, effected a settlement at the last term of the court, by promising to pay the sum of $500, $200 down and the balance in two, four and six months, The terms 'of settlement being agreed upon, Hamp's bondsman asked to be re- leased, and gave Hemp up, the latter claims without his knowledge, and as the cash payment, $200, was not forthcoming, Sheriff Dann last Tuesday attached Hamp’s body and brought him to Bridge- port jail where he languished till Satur- day night when a bondsman was procur- ed, Wm. Northrop of Darien, who quali- fied in the sum of $800, and Hemp was set at liberty. He thinks he has been ill used, and particularly by those from whom he had a right to expect better treatment. -———-¢-o->——- Sturges 85 Coolidge, Opera House man- agers, propose giving a testimonial per- formance soon, as a complimentary bene- fit to the local press. The scheme origi- nated with the modest Sturges, who is also the editor of the Real Estate Journal. The play is not yet selected, but the cast will be arranged as nearly as the drama will permit, so as to allow the characters to be assumed about as follows: Sturges himself will be the villain, the cool, calcu- lating, sordid, grasping villain, who will make the final tableau by hanging by the neck from a sour apple tree while the cur- tain goes down with little jerks. John Wade, brave sailor laddie and hero of the play, who draws the confession out of the villain with a corkscrew, and shovels the snow off his sidewalk with a pitchfork. “The witty Fritz,” deposed king of Bulga- ria disguised as a salvation army; gives imitation of patient man “smiling” while the winds blow through his whis- kers. Jim Golden, strong minded female with a pimpled dimple and a barb on her tongue, speaks first and thinks afterward. Ellendorf, South Sea pirate in love with the aforesaid female but can’t “git thar,” whereupon he knocks himself on the head with the office towel, and perishes, squirming gracefully. Crofut leader of a praying band out of a job ; preys for the pirate’s success in love, and the villain still pursues her. “Dick" Golden, dickni- fied capitalist who takes the reverses of fortune and politics with a great deal of philosophy, some sugar and a little lemon juice. Fred Lyon, Jr., deaf and dumb old woman discovered under the bridge talking to herself about getting married. Of course this cast is subject to amend- ment, alteration or abolition. Full par- ticulars will probably be given in Sturges’ paper, the official jews-harp of the admin- istration. ———————<+>———-— That Dirty Divorce Case. The dirty details of the Campbell di- vorce trial in England continues to en- gross the attention of the public. At home the Queen has prohibited the ad- mission of any newspaper containing reports of the trial, into. Windsor Castle or any of its precincts. The graphic cable reports of the testimony, which come to American papers are just as dirty as if they had come through three thousand miles of sewer pipe instead of through the purifying waters of the Atlantic Ocean. The case bears out the definition of the old lady who said she “didn’t know much about human hater, but from what little she’d seen of it, she thought it was a mighty nasty thing,” and from all ac- counts it grows nastier the higher one goes in the blue blooded circles of aristocracy. It might be interesting to note the efiect of this royal scandal upon our hybrid, Anglo-maniac apes and jackanapea, who pattern after everything English, you know. WEBTPOBT. The Westport Library and reading Room Association, has been presented with a check for $25 by Mr. James R. J esup and a number of volumes by other parties. The iron work of the new draw was all up last Saturday, and the work of laying the plank commenced. If the weather is favorable it will probably be completed by Saturday of this week. Frost fishing along the docks has com- menccd. Mr. S. M.'Burnham of Compo Hill, is rcbuilding'a large portion of his handsome residence. The two lower stories are to be stone, and when completed Mr. Burn- ham will have one of the finest places along the sound. The work is being done by Smith Bros. The election of officers for the ensuing year will take place at the regular com- munication on Thursday evening of next week. The man whose horse died at Mr. Ephraim Osborne’s last week, and who said he lived in West Stratford, has not as yet put in an appearance for his buggy, harness, etc., and inquiry has shown that his statements in regard to his place of residence were false. During the past week the traveling has been neither sleighing or wheeling, and worse for pedestrains. The only ones satisfied were the blacksmiths and shoe- makers. Mr. Edward A. Nash has purchased a fine young horse of Mr. Edward Godfrey. A union praise service was held in the Methodist church last Sunday evening. The singing by the Congregational and Methodist choirs, assisted by the mem- bers of the Harrington Convention Com- pany, was exceptionally fine. The entertainment which was to have been given in the lecture room of the Methodist church on Tuesday evening has been postponed until Tuesday even- ing of next week. Saugatuck is to have a course of lec- tures. The Harrington Convention andConcert 00. gave a fine concert in the Congrega- tional church, last Friday evening. The Company has Organized a class and will give a course of instruction in music of twelve lessons. The club is very large, including many professional musicians. ._. Two or three persons are talking about ,Chfof Prowltt NM The election of the Norwalk fire depart- ment was held in the Pioneer hook and led- der company'etruck room last night. Chief J. T. Prowltt was handsomely re-elected chief engineer; G. A..Franke was chosen first assistant chief, and William Fitch second assistant. 80 Do Others. We second the Game's nomination of Hon. Asa B. Woodward for judge of the Superior court—Republican. 0 NW OANMN. The new preacher at the Congregation- al church continues to sustain his reputa- tion'as an eloquent pulpit orator, and it will be hard to convince Canaanites that they “ain't got the smartest man ’ere- abouts." The Messenger has become a semi- weekly with- a circulation of 1,600—,—for one week. If good Watch is kept a Light may be seen over the Brink of some hymeneal al- tar erc long. This town has churches, schools, every society ever hoard of, a railroad, two mailsaday; and if the driver of Uncle Sam’s buggy would 'only carry e tin horn the boys would turn out to greet him as they did 50 years ago and even this would not disturb the happiness of this quiet community. Some Canaanites like your senior editor's Washington letters, and some think they are too democratic. some one introducing water works. -—————'<+>——-— WILTON. Mr. J. W. Bubbell is recovering from his illness. Extra religious services are being held in the Zion’s Hill M. E. church. Mrs. Polly Olmstead, an aged resident of Olmstcad’s Hill, died on Tuesday lest. By special request the Rev. Dr. Seward repeated his Thanksgiving semen on Sun- day last. Mon—— “ENDING. Mr. J. D. Louusbury died Tuesday, age 64. Mrs. McIlvaine died at West Bedding last week Monday. She went to Danbury the preceding Saturday. Wednesday evening there was a suc- cessful meeting of the D. F. Society at J. E. Miller‘s, and the next evening a large gathering of the Methodist Ladiee’ Aid Society at Mr. J. S. Sanford’s. .————'—_‘*p—__ STATE an!) outlaw. Two boys are reported to have run from Lakeville to Winsted recently in five and one-half hours, stopping a half hour for refreshments. The distance is 25 miles. The toboggen slide of the Hartford wheel club is completed. The club to- boggans are upholstered. Half-way River district in Newtown had a bill for $300 presented to it and prompt- ly went to law. It lost, and now the ex- pense is $1,030. The district is poor and the tax to meet this claim is 36 mills. A destitute trainp has been sent to jail from Stonington because he would freeze to death if left at liberty. When arrested his ears and part of his face had been frozen. This year the New Haven saloon keep- ers paid $80,000 of licenses into the town treasury. Should no license be voted there, the town taxes would be increased 2} mills on the dollar. Last Friday night a cooking main was held in an old barn in Orange, between Bridgeport and New York birds. It was nearly 2 o'clock when. the last fight was over. In all eleven battles were fought, the tenth making a tie between the birds of each party. 0n the last battle much money was staked, but the Bridgeport bird won this and relieved the New York fellows of over $500 on that battle alone. —Amom'a Sentinel. Charles Russell, a Middletown negro about 28 years old, waylaid Miss Annie Desbrow while on her way to a reception at New Brighton, Staten Island last Mon- day evening, threw her down and beat her severely about the head with the butt end of a horsewhip, and outraged her per- son. When shc arrived home she de- scribed her cowardly assailant and he was captured before midnight by local officers who had great difficulty in preventing the excited and indignant neighbors from lynching him. He was taken to jail where he is now held awaiting the result of his victim’s injuries. The railroad commissioners have decid- ed that the whistling of railroad engines shell stop within the limits of the town of New Haven on the 15th inst. The verdict of murder against Janitor Titus has been sustained in the New Jer- sey Supreme Court, the case now goes up to the Court of Errors. We have seen items in the New York papers and the state press announcing that Mr. W. R. Sedgwick was sued in New York, last week for breach of prom- icc, by the lady to whom he was lately en- gaged. Nothing seems to be known here about the affair except what has been learned from the papers.—Litchfield En- quo'm. Litchfield is having a toboggan slide built, and has already organized a tobog- gen club. Winsted Prat :—We are half a mind to begintowritinga story that may never end, founded on facts that are obvious. Hippodromus, taking his morning walk in the streets of anignano, comes upon Theodectes, a laborer and saysto him: “Why are you always at work ?" Theo- dectes answers: “I am always at work to get money to buy food to give me strength to do more work that I may get more money to buy more food to get more strength to do more work to get more money to buy more food to get more strongth toz'do more work to get more money to buy”— This is the beginning of the story without end, and the facts on which it is founded, they are without end also. Rheumatism i . endenrlchlnctbovltalilnid. (Gumtofl'toau-ethetwhat Hood'ssarsepullleheedmfecotbereit will deter you. Wilma!" thopeins andeebeedm give Momentum-diam!“ - esteem took four bottles and em perfectly well. Iebeertunyrecommeadnood’esarmperme none of the best blood purifiereln the ”Fla-”.2 W. Po WOOD. 31W”. 1“. Iron mum Ihevebeenefliletedwlthrbenmetlm Before imlfmdmnuehbntuewworee. Ithen beguhkhelud’ekuperkendit did me moregoodtbanellthootbermedlclne I everhad." ET.Bmelrloy.Me-e. ~- "I suffered from mum doctor-celled muscular rheumatism. I took Hood's ear- saparmeendemenureiyemed." J.V.A. mmdemmhnm m. We shell be wammamm. toaliwbomsydeairgabookoonteiulnsmeay eddluonaletetemteolcumby Hood's Sarcoma-Illa solo maintain- Oislleorfl- rm. enlybby’QLHCCDCOO-omm BER 14 e——- Clci: Headache and relieve all the troubles inci- dent to blilous state of the-munch as Diz- :iuoes, ausea, Drew-lamb]: after Pain in the Side, to. Wh o their molt able-access has beenehown a: caring , SIG Headache. yet Carter's LittleleerPilllllo yaligablo ignConetipntiotn, iglrlniand revcntlnvi a mac complain w o t u audition-ingot the stomach, aunfu'iato tuE°ii3§r and mmmall. Miflhoymlycnrcd Ache sh would be almost ricelasetothone suffer “ng this distressing £0mplaint: but fog}:3 natcly their goodness does not end here, and those star's:m‘"..‘,“°e.""l.hti’°til““t ......... n i to do without ”Butnmiansicko Wm lethebaneolsomnnyllvcsthathereis ‘ . no make our great boast. Car pills curew £113.; “mm “infill n... p ' o r ills are vc s21 ll: :1 very only to take. One or two pilhi guilt} gringo. They are strictly vegetable and don t but btv their gentle action pleas?) EH.l 11%;: use born. to vials at 25 cents: five for 81. Sold by druggists everywhere, or sent by mail. m3 MEDICINE 00., New York City. The D. M. Read 00., Bridgeport. DRESS GOODS. 6-4 Wool Serge, 450. 40 inch Wool Foule, 25¢. 40 inch Diagonal Serge, 25c. 56 inch Tricott, all wool, 50c. 50 pieces Wcol Dress Goods of different fabrics, worth from 75c. to $1, at 580. Black Rhadame, all silk, 75c. Lot Black Brocade Velvet at $1.25. Important Offering of LADIES’ AND MISSES’ CLOAKS, JACKETS m WRAPS. Although we are not yet in our new cloak rooms we are showmg a larger line than ever. We had them bought, they arrived, and now we are selling them at just the prices we were to put on them at the opening of the new store. Large Line of MUFFS. BOAS AND STOLES Manufactured of all Stylish Furs. TRIMMINGS, In French Coney, Bare, Nutria, Opossum, Lynx, Otter and Raccoon. Particular attention is called to these goods as they are all manufactured for this season’s trade. The n. MT—Read 50., Bridgeport, Prepay all Express and Postage Charges on Goods ordered by Mail. For Sale. A Chestnut Standing Desk. App'ig: Oman. 1 8 8 6 6 and 7 per cent. Farm Mortgages ——0F THI— Eqaitsbie Iortgage 00., Kansas city. Incorporated—Capital, $000,000. Principal and Interest Guaranteed. Security from three to six times the amount of loan. Coupon Bonds. Interest payable in New York. Also, lyae Six per cent. Debonturo Bonds of the Mlddloux Banking Comp-lay, of Middletown, Conn. Organized under the banking laws of the State of Connecticut. Coupons payable in New York. R. B. CRAUFURD, Agent, 31 Main Street, Nor-walk. MISSESxST.+JOHN, 33 Main Street, We are making a special display of Tunnel and Untrimmeflflunets and Hats, Fancy Feathers gi- Ostrich Tips. We call special attention to our assortment of Mourning and Fancy Goals of all kinds. Hilll GOODS l SPECIllTY. A Full Line of EMBROIDERY MATERIALS Constantly on hand. Stamping Neatly Executed. Misses St. John, 33 Main Street, Glover 81 Olsen, mum 31., Hawaii, Leaders of the Shoe Trade Wish to cal. your attention to a few or the many styles of shoes carried in stock by them. OUR LADIES’ Franck Kii, Haul-Made Waukenplast, A Marve of Comfort and Ease. flu $5 Hail-Male, French Kit Welt For ladies wear are perfect in every respect and as gool a shoe as any sold at“. For $5.50, Our Ladies’ Hand-Made French Kid Turn Shoes made b Benedict if: 00., of New Canaan, are the some 0 style and beauty, and positively cannot be excelled at any price. Oh! Oh! for $3, Those Nobby Little French Kid, Hand-Made Oxfords with patent leather tips are admired by all that have seen and worn them. You must cal For $2.50, A Perfect Misses’ Waukenphast for school or a walking shoe cannot be equalled. Win a word our line of shoes is complete in every respect. We have the best line of CHILDREN’S SCHOOL SHOES Ever shown in town and at prices from the cheapest to the best. Glover 8: Olsen, 42 Wall ' Street, NORWALK. For Sale Cheap. 1L1. be sold at a Bargain, if applied for soo HOLIDAY GIFTS ———ron——— Young and 01d! Rich and Poor! Bryant, 3:52}: a. 60’s., Gents’ Furnishers. Fur Gloves, Knit Gloves, Kid Gloves, Leather and Wool Mittens, Mufflers, Silk Handkerchiefs, Linen Hand- kerchiefs, Fancy Bordered Handkerchiefs, White and Fancy Shirts, Lace Shirts, Night Shirts, Undershirts and Drawers, Tie Pins, Cufi‘ Buttons, Collar Buttons, Linen Collars and Cuffs, Silk Umbrellas, Suspenders, Wristers and Elastics, Trunks, Bags, Whips, Wolf Robes, Plush Robes, Blankets, Hats and Far Caps, Knit Jackets, OVERCOATS, ULSTERS, REEF ERS, ———-——AND————-— Suits for Men, Youths and Children, At one low price to all. All goods marked in plain figures and warranted as represented. Bryant, Besse ob (30., . Reliable Glothlex-s and Hatters, .29 Main Street, Norwalk. @Store open every evening until 9 o’clock. A. H. HOYT & SON, DEALERS IN ‘ BOOTS AN D SHOES FEEL CONFIDENT That they are selling Boots and Shoes CHEAPER than any We call atten- tionto some of our goods below. other house in N orwalk. LADIES’ FRENCH KID, Hand-sewedWeltsand Turns, very fine,$ LADIES’ DONGOLA KID, New York toes, also box toes, $3.50 L'ADIES’ AMERICAN KID, New York and box toes, fine, $3.00 LADIES’ AMERICAN KID Good Style and a Nice Shoe, $2.50 LADIES’ CURACOA KID, Can’t be beat for price, $2.00 LADIES’ PEBBLE GAOT, LADIES’ GLOVE KID Top Shoes, $1.25 and $2. Good Value. Mlaes’ and CENTRES School Sines. $1, $1.25, $1.50, $2. BOYSTSHOES. We excell: $1, $1.25, 1.85, $1.65, $1.75, and $2. You will find these shoes can't be beat. Our Old Reliable Plough Shoes, Still reliable, $1.50. We still keep the OLD RELEELE BOOT, At the low price of $2.25. Look at our SEWED BROGAN S, a small, neat Cottage, of slxr coma, in good neighborhood, and three minutes’ walk of the ridge. Apply at GAZETTE OFFICE Fine and Nice, $2.00 Hilfigeaagifgérzggfiéfi, the market. Every AT A H HOYT & SON’S e e 9 W a1] 513-, Norwalk. 16, 17, 18,20, 22, A prices. NORWALK. ~ loo been fine? Deligg. _ These goods with the exception of our manufacturers’ agents by the case only, an increasing CIMSTOCK BROTHERS Have placed in stock fully one-third more goods for the FALL AND WINTER TRADE, Than ever before in order to meet the demandsgof their rapidly business. MEN’S HEAVY BUSINESS SUITS, $6, .750, 9, 10, 12,14,15, 18 and 20. MEN’S DRESS SUITS, $14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28 and. 30. BOYS’ SUITS, $2.50, 3.50, 4, 5,6,7, 8, 9, 10.50, 11, 12, 13 and 14. CHILDREN’S SUITS, $1.50, 1.75, 2, 2.50, 3, 3.50, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 9 and 10. They would call special attention to their $8.50 Suits for Men’s Wear, which. they claim are marvellously cheap and are retuilcd by the clothing trade generally at $10. The Largest and. Most Varied Assortment of OVERCOATS Ever Shown In Norwalk. 24 and 25. 12, 13 and 14. on hand. These goods are the best manufactured in this country, FISH, ill-ARK & FLAGG’S GLOVES. 'I'HE STAR SHIRT WAIST. AiCOMPLETE LINE OF CARDIGAN J AGKETS. ZElegant Smoking Jackets and Manning Gowns: Headquarters for Horse Blankets. very fine blankets are bought direct from the d are retailed at 20 per cent. under the regular THE BEST TWO-STRAP NEW HAMPSHIRE BLANKET AT 60 CENTS. , MEN’S OVERCOATS at $2, 2.50, 3, 4, 5, 5.50, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, l4, 15, BOYS’ AND CHILDREN’S OVERGOATS at 1.75, 2, 2.25 2.50, 3, 3.75, 4, 5 6,327, 8, 9,10,11, The Largest and Best Stock of GENTLEMEN’S UNDERWEABin the County. full line of Norfolk and New Brunswick Hosiery Co’s. Full Fashioned, Double Thread Underwear, constan and equal to the‘finest goods imported. In connection with their Retail Trade of HATS they haw to Wholesale Department, which enables them to bug/,0)” first hands by the case exclusively, to saving to the consumer of atllcust 10 per cent. below the closest prices. KEY 85 LOOKWOOD’S NEOKIHE. i . 4' .THE STAR SHIRT waist, .ming COMS’I‘OGK BROTHERS, 45 MAIN STREET. INSURANCE BUILDING. SOUTH NORWALK. wer‘ -.. ."fl
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