N ORWALK GAZETTE.
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The News published Wednesday a list
of deathsthat occurred in Danbury during
ESTABLISHED, I 1800
, the year 1880.
TERMS lll' SIIIBSGRIPIIOII.
Leroy Adams, of South Ndrwalk, gave
a fiery exhibition of the excellence of
NORWALK GAZETTE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUABYQ, 1887'. _ ,
' ' 6 and 7 per cell. Pain Mortgage
thority yesterday.
Real estate seems to be enjoying a boom
and Mr. O. E. Wilson is constantly busy
showing up property and making transfers.
The fire committee of the courtof bur-
gesses with the chief engineer and assist-
ants, mnde the annual inspection of the
firemen’s houses and apparatus last night.
South Norwalk’s new police force robed
themselves with their uniforms and au-
That Town Court.
The project for the establishment of a
Town Court is still in a state of innocuous
uncertainty. The lawyers’ meeting,
called to pass upon the advisability of the
innovation resulted in the appointment of
a committee of four, Lawyers Warner and
Hurlbutt of the borough and Light and
Frost of the city to amend the bill and re-
port at an adjourned meeting.
One of our prominent legislators says
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Directors‘eicction, Fairneld 00. Savings ank
Old-fashioned shoemaker, Roscoe, Camp Jr. Co.
D. its N. dividend notice, Housatome railroad
Probate notice, Estate of David L. DeForest
Probate notice, Estate of Mary A. Wicks
Lecture, South N orwalk Library Course
Burial Plots, Riverside Cemetery association
Monuments, .tc., ’, W. Bates
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The roller skating craze has reached
Greenwich.
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Silver Mine will have a {da nce to-night
at Hyatt’s Hall.
Hope hose company held their regular
meeting last night.
The net proceeds of the recent Gander‘
club ball:are $549.38.
Rubber boots covered a multitude of
shins during the January thaw.
Ed. E. Crowe, formerly compositor on
the Mechanics’ Journal, as local reporter.
Ed is a good printer and will make a good
reporter.
The ,suprcme court'has filed an opinion
in the case of land in Mansfield conveyed
by Charles Siorrs to the state for an agri-
cultural school, 'and finds a flaw in the
title. It can be removed by paying off an
ineumbrancc, which probably amounts to
$3000 or $5000.
Roadmaster R. J. Stackhousc, of the
Danbury & Norwalk division of the
ilousatouic railroad, has resigned, _ his
resignation to take effect next Wednesday.
Mr. Stackhouse has accepted a similar
position on the Wilmington & Northern
railroad in Pennsylvania.
John Keeler, of Danbury, took excep-
tions to an article published in the Demo-
crat Saturday and went to the ofiice in
search of Editor Swift. The latter wasn’t
in, so Keelcr accepted Business Manager
Hinman as a substitute and assaulted him.
A law suit will be the outcome.
The Alert hose, company of Bethel will
give their seventh annual masquerade
ball on Friday evening, 18th lust. and we
have their word for it that they “are go-
ing to try and outdo anything in the way
of a masquerade that they have ever done
yet.” The proceeds will be devoted to
the fund for purchasing a new hose car-
riage.
Alonzo Card, 40 years of age, was in-
statly killed in Bridgeport Thursday while
hoisting ice to the loft of Plumb & Win-
ters pork packing house in Middle Street.
When a large cake had been drawn to a
height of 40 feet, it broke and one piece
fell, striking Card on the forehead and
crushing his skull. .
Andy Roland, a Frenchman, while
boarding with Mrs. Michaels at Yalesville,
Mr. T. Cousins, of Norwalk, has re-
ceived a patent for a child’s tray.
Mr. J. H. Buckley is soon to build a
house on his lot on Belden avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. BIC. Mosher visited rela-
tives in Plainfield, N. J ., last Week.
A delegation of N orwalk Masons visited
the Greenwich lodge, Tuesday night.
Miss Amelia Murray, who broke her leg
by a fall on the ice, is gettinghlong rapidly
Messrs. Belts and Farrington have
rented the Henderson house on Mott
avenue.
The Norwalk Industrial club, K. of L.
will give u sociable on Friday evening of
this week.
There will be 'a stereopiicon entertain-
ment- in the Methodist church next it ed-
nesday evening.
The annual sociable of St. Joseph’s
society will be held in Lockwood’s Hall
on Thursday, 17th inst.
The Norwalk Catholic Union are re-
hearsing “Handy Andy” to be presented
in the Opera House in April.
Henry J. Grumman has bought the
Charles E. Gregory place on Camp st., to
take possession on April 1st.
The West ayenuc Whist club met Mon-
day evening at Judge A. E. Austin’s; last
night at Mr. Wm. A. Curtis’.
That noble Roman known as “Italian
Joe” was sent to Bridgeport jail last week
for an assault in South Norwalk.
The saloon question in its various polit-
iccal phases is at the front in numerous
states, and bids fair to hold its position.
Bridgeport has a young ladies’ society,
known as the “Merry Twenty-Four.”
Young ladies seldom get beyond twenty-
four.
The ofiicers of St. John’s Lodge F. and
A. M. will go to Danbury next Monday
night to work the third degree in Union
Lodge.
January went out with meek and lowly
docility, considering its prodigious record
for deep snow, nasty weather and wild
railroad rumors. ; _
The members of Concord Division, S.
of T. are rehearsing the play, “Out on the
Street,” which they will present some-
time before Lent. -
To-morrow evening St. Mary’s T. A. B.
society will celebrate its twentieth anni-
versary with a festive entertainment in
Hardenbrook’s Hall.
The Winnipauk base ball club will give
a ball in Winnipauk on the 11th inst., to
raise funds to ;put the team in fighting
trim for next season.
,Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hutchinson and
daughter Katie, of South Norwalk, have
gone to Florida where they will spend the
balan cé of the winter.
The Old Guard Ball in New York
Thursday, evening was attended by Col.
Matthewson, Major Crowe and Capt.
Frost of South N orwalk.
Mr. B. F. Libby, president of the Nor"
walk Lock Company, died at his resi-
dent in . South Norwalk Saturday after-
noon and was buried Monday.
Real estate agent 0. E. Wilson has sold
he Royal E. “ hitcomb place, consisting
of house and lot, on Berkeley place to Mr.
George Beers of Merwin street.
The entertainment given by the Dave
Reed Combination in Music Hall Thurs-
day evening was pronounced ”the cheap-
est show that could be got together.”
The handsome silver ice pitcher and
goblets, presented to Phoenix engine com-
pany by Kohanza hose, of Danbury, are
on exhibition in the show window of
Lapham’s drug store.
These attractions are the only ones thus
far booked at the Opera House for Febru-
ary, although other engagements will pro-
bably be made before the month is ended :
15th, Aphrodite Company; 24th and 26th,
St. Bernard Galaxy, dog show ; 25th, The
Two Johns. '
Tickets for Pioneer’s annual ball on
the 15th inst. are selling with gratifying
rapidity, and the arrangements are being
perfected in such a manner as to warrant
the prediction that the company will sue.
ceed in what they propose to do—make
this the best ball they have yet given.
Danbury News :-—“At present no coal
is being received by way of V\ ilson Peint
and the Danbury and Norwalk road. But
large trains pass daily over the New York
and New England, and a number of cars
are left at this station. These cars come
direct from the mines.
Miss Minnie Kellogg, grand conductor,
and Mr. Wm. A. Pryor represented Con-
cord Division, S. of T., at the meeting of
the Grand Division in Ansonia Thursday,
at which time Mr. Charles A. Baldwin of
became engaged to a young woman.
though he seemed to love Mrs. Michaels.
He deserted his betrothed and turned all
his attention to Mrs. Mtchaels. The vil-
lagers took the matter in. He went to
Meridcn amid threats of tar and feathers.
it is said. It is also reported that Mr.
Michaels now wants his wife to elope and
Mrs. Michaels‘ wants him to desert her.
The convention of Superintendents of
Fairfield county schools, held in South
Norwalk last Tuesday was interesting and
profitable meeting, and was addressed by
Rev. Edward Anderson, on ”How shall
we enlist the young men?" Rev. H. A.
Delano, on “How shall we retain the young
men?” Rev. Samuel Scovilie. of Stamford,
on “Efficient teachers)? Among others
who spoke were Miss Carrie Keeler, of
Bridgeport; Rev. Chas. Torrey, and Ralph
Wells.
At the annual meeting of the corpora-
tors of the Fairfleld (ounty SavingsBank,
licld cdnesday, the old board of direct-
ors were rc-elected as follows: Winfield
S, Moody Martin S. Craw, Edward Mer-
rill, Alfred H. Camp, Henry F. Guthrie,
Charles E. St. John, Elbert Curtis, Asa B.
subsequent meeting of the directors W.
S. Moody was elected president, M. S.
Crew, vice-president, Lester S. Cole, sec-
retary and treasurer.
The New York IVorld, in a recent arti-
cle on the suffering among the poor,
caused by the coal famine, very pa-
thetically alluded to the destitution of a
“widow” whose “husband had been out
of work four weeks on account of dull-
ness in business.” From which we may
infer that in New York city the idleness
of a woman’s husband makes her awidow.
Or else the disciples of metropolitan
journalism are prone or write carelessly
allec samee like their less pretentious
brethren of the rural weeklies.
This is a fact: In one of the schools in
Haverhill, Mass., it is customary for the
teacher to ask the scholars to name the
principal articles manufactured in certain
cities. A few day ago the city of Lowell
was under discussion, and the scholars
had named almost everything but cotton
goods. Desiring to bring out this point,
the teacher asked what it was that was
made in large brick buildings and was
used in every household in the land.
Immediately a bright 'scholar raised his
hand, and shouted “Hood’s Sarsaparillal”
At .about midnight last Sunday a large
muskrat came stealthily up the sewer at
Plaisted’s corner, clambered onto the side
walk, trotted onto~ the bridge where he
stopped near Signor January’s Italian pea-
nuttery and stood gazing over the edge
into the moon-lit waters below. Chief
Lockwood came along just at that time, on
the beat, and spying his ratship. stole
quietly up to him unobserved, raised his
club, and “at one fell swoop” knocked
eternity. The police frequently see musk-
rats about the streets o’nights, who use
the sewers as their throughfare, and ren-
dezvousin the neighborhood of the bridge.
Christopher Logan, the crazy life con-
vict who was recaptured in Hartford
last Summer after being at liberty for
several years, and sent back to the Con-
necticut hospital for the insane at Mid-
dletown, escaped from that institution
again Wednesday evening. He was with-
out shoes and hat, but nevertheless he
sped over the snow liken deer and rapidly
distanced the attendants who started after
him. Logan took the track of the Valley
road and went south. By use of the tele-
graph he was headed off and captured at
Haddam, placed in the jail at that place
and returned to Middletown yesterday
morning. Logan is the man who shot
O’Hara in Fairficld several years ago.—
Post.
The annual inventory of the D. M. Read
00., Bridgeport, is now over. They now
have open a goodly number of new spring
goods which are especially noticeable in
the dress goods, silk and carpet depart-
ments. They have just purchased a silk
manufacturer’s stock which is celebrated
for their durability, and recommend it to
their customers. In carpets this firm have
always stood high in the trade by showing
every. novelty and design brought out by
the leading manufacturers. In the new
carpet rooms can be seen the spring goods
of every grade. At least one profit can be
saved by selecting from the manufacturer’s
agents, the D. M. Read 00., of Bridge-
port,and there is not a doubt but that they
carry one of the largest stock in western
Connecticut.
A cash prize of $5 was offered by Starr's
opera company to the school boy or girl
who should make the largest number of
words from the letters in the name “Billee
. D.
New Haven was elected Grand Worthy
Patriarch, vice A. H. Baldwin, resigned,
From the society notes in the Danbury
Democrat we clip the following:——“Miss
Alice Cholwell, one of Norwalk’s leading
society belles, is visiting Miss Hattie Hoyt
of Maple avenue. Miss Cholwell came to
Danbury to attend the Assembly Wednes-
day eveniug, where she was one of the
centers of attraction.”
Yesterday morning the large show win-
dow in Lockwood and Aiken’s sports-
men’s emporium on Main street was found
shattered and the sash itself demolished.
As none of the contents of the store were
missing the presumption is that it was
eithera piece of malicious mischief, orthat
some intoxicated night-hawk had fallen
against it, or, which is most probable,
that-somebody, either drunk or sober had
.backed a wagon against it '
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Taylor." the lists to be handed in at the
matinee last Saturday. There were a
large number of envelopes submitted,
containing all the way from 6 to 650
words, and one little sharper, evidently
thinking the committee would not go to
the trouble of opening the envelopes and
counting or investigating the accuracy of
the words, had written “961 words” on
the envelope, but the list inside was found
to contain only about 150 words. The
prize was awarded to Clara L. Street, a
bright little miss of about 10 years who
submitted a list of 374 words, with not an
error. The second best list was handed
in by Chauncey Platt’s little daughter
Carrie who had 318 and no errors. All
the lists ranging higher titan those con-
tained more or less errors, repetitions,
etc.
—Positively last week of the great sale
of pictures, and fresh arrival of another
lot of steel engravings, all framed. Do
not fail to attend this sale. Must be sold.
Bargains. 38 Main street, Norwalk.
Friends and members of the club, and
members of Athenscum sociables are re-
quested to be present at the Norwalk
Wheel club‘s sociable, next Tuesday
evening, at the Athentoum. Moeslin will
furnish music.
Albert Woods, of South Manchester,
fired two shots through a window at his
sweetheart Sunday evening, and then shot
at himself. He didn’t hit the girl and
didn’t hurt liimsclfx He did it because he
thought the girl didn't love him. She
doesn’t now. '
Up in New Milford the authorities inake
the people throw their spare ashes onto
the sleighing. They might immortalizc
themselves and make their names great
by coming down here and throwing their
spare sleighing onto our ashes.
H. W. Mitchell has just received an-
other pair of fine oxen which weigh 4,800
pounds. These fine cattle were fatted by
Mr. David Parsons, of Weston. By the
looks of his market on Wall street, we
think he has “home dressed beef” enough
to last at least twomonths.
New sMilford has a dancing school,
which was organized just after the drum
corps ball when Editor Bolles‘s poetic
grace attracted so much attention that
envy filled the souls of the other young
folks, who then and there resolved to per-
fect themselves in the poetry of motion.
The officers of the Riverside Cemetery
Association, have an adv. in this issue of
the GAZETTE, offering burial plots for sale
in that new and pleasantly situated eemc-
tery. A full description of its capacity,
conveniences and advantages is set forth.
Maps may be seen at the ofilee of the Sn-
perintendent, Mr. Enos Kellogg, on the
premises; Hon. James W. Hyatt, and
John H. Light, Esq. ~‘
The annual masquerade of the Arion
Singing Society in Music Hall Monday
evening attracted one of the largest gath-
eringsever seen in the building. The
grand march showed 260 couples on the
floor. The galleries were packed with
spectators. lleine’s full band gave an en-
joyable concert before the ball opened,
and his full orchestra furnished music for
dancing. The affair was one of the best
the society has given and its managers
have every reason to feel pro-id of it.
Starr’s Opera Company concluded their
week’s engagement here Saturday evening,
having had the largest week’s business, at
low prices, the Opera House ever wit-
nessed. Their gross receipts, $943.00,
eclipsed even Ullie Akerstrom’s best
week’s money by several dollars. The
company gave excellent satisfaction, hav-
ing harl acrowdedhousc at every perform-
ance. They made many friends who
will welcome their return with open arms
should Messrs. Sturges & Coolidge suc-
ceed in securing a return date with them.
Monday evening as those two popular
Mitchell, were driving home from the busy
haunts of their daily toil, discussing as
they rode, the beauties and simplicities of
Jeffersonianism, as illustrated by the ad-
ministration, the price of veal, etc., sud—
denly the swift rcvoluting wheels struck
hummock, there was aspiteful cracking,
a “short, sharp shock,” the axle broke,
the wagon and out went the occupants
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With their usual sprightliness they gath-
or
with philosophical coolness and resumed
their homeward journey in silence but in
deep thought. _
Monday afternoon a hack stopped
before the door of Andrew Selleck’s dis-
pensary of justice and stationery, a young
and well-dressed couple alighted, entered
the sacred precincts of the justice depart-
ment and the young man said they had
come to be married. They were Jews,
and said they came from Bridgeport, were
on their to New York, and had determined
to be married by a magistrate, as a simple
legal ceremony would marry them strong
enough for all present purposes, or until
they got ready to have the event solemniz.
ed on amore imposing scale and in ac-
cordance with the rites and traditions of
their religion. His Honor, ' always cau-
tious, looked at the girlish face of the
bride elect and asked : “Do you really
want to be married ?” and when she smil-
ingly replied ; “Why, certainly ; why
not ?” he hesitated no longer, but quickly
bound them over—the one to the other-—
in the holy bonds of matrimony. Their
names were Isador Reich and Rosa Morris.
Norwalk is moving in the matter of re-
court. This, if done, ought to be a great
improvement. A similar court has been
an acknowledged benefit here in Stamford
for the last four yearn—Advocate.
The store in the Fessenden block, now
occupied as a shooting gallery, will soon
be transformed into a temperance billiard
and pool room—a South Norwalk man
having leased the premises for that pur-
pose—Stamford Advocate.
The Sentinel says: The loss on Sher-
man's livery stable was promptly adjusted
with Tallmadoe Baker, the administrator,
by the Glens Falls, Sun of London, Wash-
ington of Boston and the North British
and Mercantile com anies,—all repre-
sented by Jacob M. ayton, agent for
these and other reliable companies.
From the Republican :-—0n Sunday last,
“Mike” Monahan, a well known charac-
ter, one of the principals in a fight at the
depot, was arrested, and placed in the
hole which serves as a lockup. Next
morning he was fined As the fine and
costs were paid by some of his relatives,
the lesson will probably not be long re-
membered by him.——Mr. and Mrs.
Charles E.Ruscoe, of the borough, mourn
the loss of their little ten year old daugh-
ter, Lillian May. She died-last Sunday.
She wasa bright child and her winning
ways endeared her to all with whom she
came in contact. The funeral was at-
tended from St. Paul’s church, on Wed-
nesday, Rev. Mr. Clapp officiating—A
pet dog belonging to Hon. J. H. Ferris,
sustained an ugly fracture of one of its
legs, last Wednesday.——Boys were en-
gaged yesterday in the reckless pastime of
skating over the floating cakes of ice in
the harbor. None of them succeeded in
furnishin us with a drowning item, how-
ever.——— t is strongly hinted that after all
the borough will “scoo in” the corset
factory.——-Mrs. John ains who has
been in New York under treatment for a
cancer, returned home Thursday much
improved in her general health.
Harry H. Koch, of Buffalo, well known
in this city, a personal friend of Col.
Matthewson’s, and a large customer of
Lounsbury, Matthewson 8300.. commit-
ted suicide Tuesday by hanging himself
to a raftergin the garret of his eleganthome
in Buffalo. He was one of the most gen-
ial, good-natured, yet withal shrewd,
honest, and upright business men who
ever held a prominent place in the affairs
of Buffalo. He wasa wealthy shoe dealer
and manufacturer, and in 1886 retired
from the office of Sheriff. His business
affairs were prosperous, and it is thought
overwork unbalanced his mind and that
his suicide was committed during a period
of melancholia. Tuesday morning he left
his house, with his wife and brother-in-
law, to go down town. His brother-in-
law stopped at hisv place of business, his
wife at a dry goods store, and that was
the last they saw of him alive. He went
to adoctor’s office, but not finding the
physician in, apparently went home, and
about 2 o’clock hanged himself. For the
past three days his brother-in-law had
that he was troubled with delusions.
teemedfibSenlinel.
'cd themselves together, fixed the wagon competent, efficient State Auditor.
followed him around town almost con-
stantly, ‘as his family had seen that his
mind was somewhat off its balance, aBnd
at
no fear of suicide ever entered theirheads.
He was widely known and highly es-
the principal objection to the scheme finds
its source in the sectional feeling existing
between Norwalk and South Norwalk,
our city brethren being evidently under
the erroneous impression that the plan is
to have the borough enjoy a monopoly
of the offices and emoluments which
would be created by the bill. This ob-
jection, he affirms, was foreseen and dis-
cussed before the bill was prcscnted or
even drawn up, and a perfect understand-
ing was arrived at by its framers, that in
the event of its passage, the court officials
should be equally divided between both
ends of the town, and court holden alter-
nately at Norwalk and South Norwalk.
Our legislative informant further said : “I
have talked with a number of our citizens
on the subject, and have not found one of
them opposed to a change of court system,
with the exception of some of the lawyers,
who with the grand jurors and justices
are strenuously opposed to it.”
The probability is that before the re-
vised bill is offered in the general assem-
bly, a town meeting will be called, that a
general expression of public sentiment may
be secured, and it is the confid ent belief
of many that such a meeting would show
indisputably that a change from the pres-
ent system is desired by a majority of
our citizens. '
Lawyer Seymour, while in favor of a
change, is not impressed with the proposed
bill, but advocates a plan of having the
Bridgeport court of common pleas hold
its sessions alternately in Norwalk and
that city, and is said to be now engaged
in drawing up a bill looking to that end,
which he will have introduced in the
legislature.
Justice Selleck sees no hecessity for a
change any way. He says the article by
“Rosie Rowe” in last week’s GAZETTE,
which reflected on the manner in which
some justice cases are conducted, was
unjust and partly’untrue. Within his
own recollection he has had only two of
his cases nolled by the Superior court.
He opposes a change, not as a justice,
at as a tax payer, on the ground of the
increased expense to the town which it
will necessarily entail. He thinks there
is need of reform, however insome de.
tails of the same department. For ex-
ample, the town work house, he says is
practically our town jail, just as Bridge-
port’s is the county jail; and the lockup
is a branch of it. “If I sentence a pris-
ner toa term in either,” he says, “the
selectmen will turn him out What we
ant is a law making it a punishable of-
fense for any man to liberate a convicted
prisoner without process of any kind,
before the expiration of his term of‘pun-
ishment." Speaking of the petty and in-
significant cases to which Rosie referred,
he said: “I have time and again had
such cases brought before me and would
throw them out of court, whereupon they
would have new writs issued and bring
the cases before some otherjustice who
ould try them without hesitancy.”
HM—
Stats Bank Commissioner.
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sionerphip. Mr. Thomas I. Raymond of
South Norwalk is perhaps, among the
most prominent. Mr. R. backs up his
capabilities with the facts that he is now
and has long been at the head of one of
the most extensive commercial establish-
ments of his city and that he was for a
year or more in the First National Bank
and crash! down went the forward end of and three years in the Savings Bank of gift of an elegant and roomy chair on the, J
South Norwalk, also five years in the
ith acrobatic gyrations into the mud.‘ famed Fourth National Bank of New recitations, music on their piano, accom-
York and for the last four years our very
All
these valuable and substantial acquire-
ments are supplemented by the very
commendable fact, that during all his
adult life, he has been, if not an “offen-
sive,” at least a most earnest and faithful
Republican partisan worker. We
thoroughly believe in the “putting Amer-
icans on guard" principle, in politics; that
is, when the democrats are in power, let
them have the places of honor and emol
ument incident to their party victory;
when Republicans triumph, let Republi-
cans be selected for all such ofii'icial posi-
tions. We would keep the Judiciary as
far removed from partisan influences as
is possible, but let all else go with each
party’s triumphs. No church even, and
certainly no political party, can hope to
be satisfactorily or even honestly run,
without having its own friends and sup-
porters in its places of trust.
Temperance Legislation.
We give in the Gamma: to-day, the out-
lines of one of the best restrictive bills we
have yet seen. It is from the pen of Hon.
James P. PLATT, who has for many years
been the ProsecutingAttorney of the city
of Meriden, and knows full well by
writes. It must be evident to every
thoughtful citizen, of whatever partisan
beliefs, that something Imagot to be done, in
the way of prohibitory or restrictive legis-
lation, and that not next year, but now,
in order to arrest the rapidly increasing
evils of intemperance. Many sincere and
earnest temperance reformers demand
from the present Legislature an act sub-
mitting to the people of‘the state the
question of entire prohibition. Their de~
mands are reasonable, and were we a
member of that body, we would labor
and vote for the passage of such an act,
though we do not believe it would now be
carried bya popular vote. A far larger
number of our people undoubtedly believe
in the immediate enactment of a more
thoroughly controllable and stringent re-
strictive law. The subject matter and
provisions of such a law, have been
widely treated and considered. But, as
we say, we have seen none so complete in
all its parts and so certain to secure what
it is designed to provide, as the bill out-
lined by Senator Platt’s son, and we be-
speak for it athorough and thoughtful read-
ing and consideration:
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The Deadly Double-Ripper.
Horace Joyce, one of the parties who
were injured while coasting at Springwood
a couple of weeks ago, as reported in our
the effects of his injuries. Wheeler,
whose jaw was broken and who was
otherwise seriously injured at the same
time, is expected to recover.
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Taffy for Rosie.
Ah there, Rosie Rowel Bright as ever.
How “we, and the Gamma readers” have
missed your bright sayings! But here
you are again, and We welcome you and
—your sister’s husband—Republtban.
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NElV-OANAAZV.
The Fortnightly at the Rev. Hopkins
Monday.
Burdett the Elocutionist at the Opera
House Tuesday evening. Benefit Fire
Co.
Bryant and Strattons, the balance of the
week, making New Canaan gay, in spite
of the mud.
At the Congregational church “Shallow
Love and quick marriages” drew afull
house, Sunday evening, in spite of the
weather.
Saturday evening the Post office was
illuminated the occasion being a return of
the mail to the rail road and an increased
service.
popularity,‘ ‘11 County Commissioner,” and
District.
last issue, died yesterday morning. from_
New Canaan is proud of her increasing
now strikes out to be set off as a Probate
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) WESTPORT.
the new draw. ‘
nearly out above the bridge
has been engaged as organist in the Bap-
tist church at Norwalk.
Mr. Joseph Spicer expects to start on
his visit to England, his native land, next
Thursday. He Will be accompanied by
his son Joseph.
A fine Mason and Hamlin organ has
recently been purchased by Temple
Lodge. It makes a handsome addition to
t .e furniture of the Lodge room.
The Sa_ugatuck Iron Works started up
last Monday. They aremanufacturinga
patent chimney top which is pronouned
by experienced men to be the best thing
of the kind made.
It is proposed to give a concert some
time during February, for the benefit of
the Reading Room, if a sufficient number
of tickets can be sold to insure the pay-
ment of expenses. ’
man employed in Doscher's plane factory,
was at work directly beneath a trap door,
when a heavy block of wood fell from the
loft, striking Schanor’s arm with suffi-
cient force to break it.
The matter of removing the high board
railing or fence on the north side of the
State st. bridge is being discussed, and
replacing it with a railing similar to the
one on the draw. Now, is not that a
matter in which it is well to think twice?
We know it is unsightly but compare it
when a good north-wester is blowing, to
what it would be with no protection. It
is almost impossible now to cross the
draw with an umbrella raised. We think
much more of an improvement would be
a sidewalk on the south side of the
bridge. -
On Friday of last week Mr. J. C. Tay-
lor’s hired man wont to the carriage shop
for a wagon which had been repaired. As
he started to go down the hill the neck-
yoke slipped back on the pole, thus letting
the wagon run against the horses which
in turn began to run. When they reached
the foot of the bill they contested the right
of way with one of the stone posts around
the pump and all concerned came to grief;
the post was broken off, the wagon box
was thrown against Walsh’s market, while
other pieces of the wagon were strewed
around and the harnesses were entirely
used up. As usual, the horses were se-
cured before further damage was done.
Founder’s Day
Was celebrated by the Staples’ High
School of Westport, on Monday, January
3ist, being their fifth anniversary and the
eighty-fifth of the birth of the founder.
This large and noble brick structure on
the eastern shore of the river, midway
between Snugatuck and Westport, was
erected by the munificence of Horace
Staples, Esq., President of the Westport
National Bank, spacious, substantial,
complete in every part, well finished and
furnished for its purposes, having a libra-
‘y of eight hundred volumes, neatly cov-
ered and arranged on shelves in a large,
well—lighted room, a chemical laboratory
and philosophical apparatus surpassed by
few in city or country schools. This in-
stitution, an honor to its venerable found-
er, and of great value and ornament to
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Woodward, J. Thornton Prowitt. At a and original celebrities, “Bill” and “Jim” cents for the vacant State Bank Commis- Westport,is conducted by an ofiicial board
of Trustees, under the tuition of Mr.
Thomas C. Stearns, a graduate of Yale
College, and Misses Susie M Cutter and
Laura 0. Stearns. The exercises opened
by reading of the Scriptures by Rev. Mr.
Tuttlc, and prayer by Rev. S. B. S. Bis-
scll, consisted of an address of congratu-
lation to Mr. Staples, accompanied by the
part of the school, declamations, essays,
panied by cornet, violin and singing.
These were all very creditable, perform-
ances. Then followed an address of con-
gratulation to the founder by Rev. A. N.
Lewis, with Mr. Staples in response, both
excellent and appropriate, and remarks by
Rev. Mr. Relyea, who introduced Rev S.
B. S. Bisscll, who referred to the founding
of the Staples Academy in Easton by Sam-
uel Staples, an ancestor of Mr. Horace
Staples, in the last century, in which the
speaker’s great-grandfather, Rev. Samuel
Sherwood. first pastor of the church in
Weston, (1757) was made a trustee, as af-
terward his son Hon. S. B. Sherwood.
Brief addresses by the present and former
principals, Messrs. Stearns and Cross, the
doxology and benediction, closed the af-
ternoon. Comedy and farce by pupils in.
the evening.
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BEDDING.
The earth is nearly bare of show. Some
of the hills are very icy.
Last week Tuesday Rev. W. J. J en-
nings attended the annual meeting of the
Directors of the Missionary Society of
Connecticut at Hartford.
The preceding day Patrick Masterson
was tried for selling intoxicating liquors
him unprepared and without warninginto placing the justices’ system withatown ample, practical experience, whereof he Without a license, before Justice Dun-
comb, and fined $20 and cost.
Rev. S. J. M. Mewin, now residing in
New Haven, is expected to continue to
be the acting pastor of the Congregational
church in Georgetown during the present
year.
A memorial has been presented to the
General Assembly for the erection of a
monument on Gen. Putnam’s camping
ground in the Lonetown District in the
revolutionary war, and referred to a com-
mittee. That committee with other mem-
bers of the Legislature are expected here
to view . the ground next Thursday, if
stormy, the next day. Messrs. Bartram
of Sharon, and formerly of Bedding and
Gorham of Bedding are members of that
committee.
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A large revival in religion is in progress
at Winsted, and people by hundreds from
the neighboring towns of Simsbury, Col-
linsville, Canton, New Hartford and other
place., are in nightly attendance ' The
Rev. Dr. George Pentecost preaches and
the praise service is conducted by Ira. D.
Sankey and George C. Stebbins. A large
rink is' crowded at each meeting and great
interest is manifested.
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Three Peculiaritles.
Hood's Sansparilla, the great blood purifier
and regulating medicine, is characterized by
three peculiarities, namely: __ _
I t I The combination of the various
3 I remedial agents used.
The proportion in which the roots,
.2d = herbs, barks, etc., are mixed.
The process by which the active
3d : medicinal properties are secured.
The result is amedicine of unusual strength
and curative power, which offsets cures here-
tofore unequalled. Those peculiarities belong
exclusively to Hood’s Sarnparilis. and are
Unknown to Others c.
Hood’s Smaparllls is prepared with the
greatest skill and care. by pharmacists of
education and long experience. Hence it is a
medicine worthy of entire confidence. If you
suffer from scrofula, salt rhoum. or any dis
ease of the blood. dyspepsia, biliousness, sick
headache, or kidney and liver complaints,
catarrh or rheumatism, do not fail to try
Hood’s Sarsaparllla
“I recommend Hood’s Sarsaparilla to all
my friends as the best blood purifier on
earth.” Wu. Gm, druggist. Hamilton, 0.
“ Hood’s Samaparilla has cured me of scrot-
ulous humor, and done me worlds of good
otherwise.” C. A. Anxom, Arnold, Me.
A book containing many additional state-
ments of euros will be sent to all who desrre.
Hood’s- Sarsaparllla
Sold in all druggists. 31; six for .5. Made
only byl'rc. I. HOOD 8: 00.. Lowell, Mass.
1 I00 '. Dongs, One Dollar.
Two new lamps have been ordered for
The ice in the river is broken up and ‘
Mr. P. G. Sanford, is confined to the l '
house witha severe attack of neuralgia. '
Prof. Howard E. Smith, of this place 5 ~‘
On Monday Frank Schanor, a work- -
"very moderate cost.
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"i".- Headache and relieve all the troubles ci-
, it. in a lzilioua state of the system, such as ix-
3, Nausea, Drowsincsghmstross oftu
the Side, (.53. W 9 their most
css has bconshown In curing /
. SICK
Headache. yet Carter's Little Liveersaroeqnslly
valuable in Constipation, curln and revcnting
this annoying complaint, while t ey so correct
all disorders of the stomaeb,stimulato the liver
and regulate tire bowels. Event: iheyonly cured.
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Ache they would be almost priceless to those who
suffer from this distressing complaint ; but: fortu-
nately their goodness'docs notend here, and those
who once try them Will find these ltttle gills vain.-
nble in so many ways that they will not willing
to do without W Butafter all sick head
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Is the bane of so many lives that here is when-m
make our great beast. Our pills euro it while
others do not. -
Carter’s Little Liver Pills are very smullund
very easy to take. One or two pills make a awe.
They are strictly Vegetable and do not gripe er
pa , both their gentle action please all who
use born. :1 visit; at 25cmts; iiro forSl. Sold
by druggists everywhere, or sent by mail.
CARTER. MED ICINE CO..-
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Bruits! Bargains! Bargains-l
Scofield & Hoyt
Will otter for the next thirty days
4,00 0 yds. Merrimac Prints,
at 5 cents; to dozen I
Ladies’ and Misses’ Leggins,
at 30 cents per pair; 20 dozen
Children’s Handkerchiefs,
Ill: 1 cent each.
100 Wraps ti Newmarieis at Cost.
-—Job lot of———
Children’s Clocks, cheap.
Gents’ Wool Halszose,
25 cents, worth 40 cents.
Ladies’ All-Wool Hose
at 25 cents;
Lalies’ Plain & Sli'lIlBil Brilliant Hire,
at 20 cents per pair.
10-4, White Blankets,
at $2.00, cheap at $3.00.
36" We are making this
Special Sale to Reduce
Stock.
PLEASE CALL AND EXAMINE OUR
GOODS AND PRICES,
Scofield & Hoyt,
N0. 3 GaZette Building.
A Pretty Residence for Sale at
a. Bargain.
THE subscriber intending to leave the country
next spring, offers for sale. at a very great
bargain his residence on Spring Hill. It is well
and but recently built, has 15 rooms, a double
basement, suitable for kitchen anl laundry or a
shop, attic finished, new barn and large lot, gar-
den, fruits, etc. Situation very sightly and healthy,
and altogether forming a most desirable_home at a
—OF THE-—-
Equitable Hortgsgo 50., Kansas City.
Incorporated—Capital, $000,000.
Principal and Interest Guaranteed.
York. Also, 1y34
Middlesex Banking Company, of
Middleton, Conn.
of Connecticut. Coupons payable, in New York,
R. B. CRAUFURD,
Agent, 31 Main Street, Norwalk.
Security from three to six times the amount of
loan. Coupon Bonds. Interest payable in New
Six per cent. Dobeuturo Bonds of the
Organized under the banking laws of the State
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GrandlAnnual Mid-Winter Clearance Sale
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Bryant, Besse «£3 00.,
Reliable Combination Clothiers, Hatters
and Gents’ Ettrnishers.
We have marked down our ,ontirc stock of Mens’, Youths’, Boys’ and Children’
OVERCOATS, ULSTERS AND REEFERS
Mistrsxsrnoar,
33 Main Street,
Trimmed ail UnirimmeiliBniieis
and Hats,
Fancy Feathers & Ostrich
Tips.
We call special attention to our assortment of
Manning art’i’ancy Goods Oralliiris.
HAIR 60008 A SPECIALTY.
EMBROIDERY MATERIALS
Constantly on hand.
Stamping Neatly Executed.
Misses St. John,
33 Alain Street,
Glover it Olsen,
No.42 nu Rama,
Leaders of the Shoe Trade
Wish to cal. your attention to a few of the many
styles of shoes carried in stock by them.
OUR LADIES’
Plflllt‘li Kill, Hail-Male WflflliflllllllaSl,
A Marvo of Comfort and Ease.
(in $6 Hail-Male French Kit Welt
For ladies wear are perfect in every respect and
as good a shoe as any sold at“.
For $5.50,
Our Ladies’ Hand-Made French Kid. Turn Shoes
made by Benedict J: 00.. of New Canaan, are the
some of 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’ Wankenphast for school or a
walking shoe cannot be equalled.
'w'ln 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 nest.
Glover 85 Olsen,
42 . Wall Street,
NORWALZ.
For Sale.
Previous to inventory the last of February,’1887. This season we anticipated and
prepared for a larger business than ever before. We bought more goods, and
have sold more than ever before. We have carried a larger stock, and
consequently have lots left to sell. Everybody who knows Bryant,
Besse & Co., knows that they handle Reliable Goods at
VERY Low Pawns.
Winfler Overcoats.
Men’s Black Elysian Overcoats ............ . ..................... at 4.50, for‘mer price, $ 5.50
“ Black and Blue Elysian Overcoats. ........................ 0.00. “ “ 7.50
“ All-Wool Gray Diagonal Overcoats ................. 7.50, ‘_ “ 8.50
“ Dark Gray Cassimere Overcoats....... . . .. ............. 9.00, ‘2 u 10 00
“ Black Beaver Overcoats...... ............ . .................. 10 00, H “ 12.00
“ Blue Diagonal Overcoats... ............................... 10.00, “ “ 12.00
“ Black Elysian Overcoats.. ....................... . ............. 13.00, “ “ 15.00
“ Blue Elysian Overcoats ...................................... 13.00, ” “ 15.00
" Fine Brown Caster Beaver Overcoats ...................... 16.00, ' 18.00
Young Men’s Overcoats at the same greatly reduced prices.
Look atfour Ulsters for $6.00, 6.50, 7.50, 8.50 and 11.00. :-
Boys' and Children’s Overcoats, $1.25, 1.75, 2.50, 3.00, 4.00 and .100.
Men’s and Boys’ Winter Suits at our usually low prices.
Hats, Caps, Trunks, Bags,
Horse Blankets, Lap Robes and Wolf Robes.
Come while the assortment is good. One low cash.
price to all. will goods warranted as represented.
Bryant, Besse c2: 00.,
Leno-1311113135 A'ND HAT-Juana,
.29 111mm Street, Norwalk.
A. H. HOYT & SON,
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DEALERS IN ‘
Boo-rs AND SHOES
‘ FEEL CONFIDENT
That they are selling Boots and Shoes CHEAPER than any
other house in N orwalk. We call atten-
tionto some of our goods below.
LADIES’ FRENCH KID, LADIES’ GLOVE KID
Hand-sewedWeltsand Turns,_very fine,$5 Top Shoes, $1.25 and $2. Good Value.
LADIES’ DONGOLA Km, Misses’ gill SHOWS School Sines.
, 1.25, 1.50 $2.
New York toes, also box toes, $3.50 ’ $ $ ’
LADIES’ AMERICAN KID, BOYS SHOES-
We excell: $1, $1.25, 1.35, $1.65, $1.75,
New York and box toes, fine, $3.00
and $2. You will find these shoes can’t
LADIES’ AMERICAN KID
be beat. Our
Good Style and a Nice Sboe, $2.50
Old Reliable Plough Shoes,
LADIES’ CURACOA KID,
Still reliable, $1.50. We still keep the
Can’t be beat for price, $2.00
OLD RELIZBLE BOOT,
LADIES’ PEBBLE GAOT
At the low price of $2.25. Look at our
. Fine and Nice, $2.00
A. H. HOYI & SON’S,
’ The easiest shoe in the market. Every
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O. ESH’EESEN.
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Norwalk, Conn. November 27, 1886.
NORW-ALK.
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thing as represented.
-'W .a]. .1str._eet.-.---..-I--. .
CIMSTOCK BROTHERS
Will fer the next 60 days ofl‘er their” entire stock of
tor Suits
AND
AT
GREATLY REDUCED PRICES,
To make room for their PRING GOODS, which they will place in‘
stock the latter part of February.
HORSE BLANKETS AT COST.“
,45 MAIN STREET.
COMSTOGK BROTHERS,
., INSURANCE BUILDING.
SOUTH NORWALK.
Norwalk Chronicler