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Abbey’s Uncl‘i ’l‘dm's Cabin, Music Hall
Grand Spring opening, Bryant, Besse & Co
Probate notice, Estate of Helen D. Mitchell
obate notice, Estate of Matilda Godfrey
arm at auction, Isaac R. Sanford
Hillside for sale, R. B. Cranfurd
‘L'OUAL' ITEMS;
Mr. Frederick Belden has reached New
Orleans. ~
Horse, cars began running in Meriden on
Monday; ‘
The Pioneers rehearse again to-night
for their entertainment. ‘
Spring is here and so are the counterparts
Of Mr. and Mrs. Danbury Jack.
Miss. George Nickel-son was given a
birthday surprise party by friends last
week. , .
—Dr. Phinney has removed his ofilce
to the rooms over Legraud Jackson’s
jewelry store. 5t 11 pd
Henry D. Cornell has been awarded the
contract for the painting of Lockwood
Hall building. _
D. C. Sanford and J. C. Rawn, have
dissolved partnership in their Saugatuck
oyster business.
Say what people will. there is nothing
that keeps Lent quite so well as the silver-
tipped silk. umbrella.
Strawberries, red and tempting at a
quarter abasket, were on sale at Quin.
tard’s grocery, Saturday.
The Norwalk coal dealers have all ad-
vanced the prices of their coal to $5.50 at
the yards or $6 delivered.
TWO-inch mourning bands on high hats
is the thing for young Darwins who are
in mourning for their sins.
Governor Lounsbnry will attend the
BridgepOrt celebration of the 68th anni-
versary of Odd Fellowship. '
Our prepeller City of Norwalk comes up
loaded to the gunwales with freight, indi-
cating a lively business in freights.
The Norwalk Wheel club have hired
the rooms now occupied by CO. F, and
will take possession about April lst.
Fred Lyon is working up considerable
business as local agent for the Live Stock
Owncre’ Mutual Insurance association.
Mr. LeGrand Lockwood, Jr., of New
York, and son-in-law of Rev. S. B. S. Bis-
sell, is very dangerously ill with pneumo-
nia.
Attorney Rose and father, left for
Philadelphia yesterday, expecting to shed
a new light upon the city of brotherly
love. .
And now we have turned out into the
Atlantic ocean 35,000,000 codfish of our
own raising, brought up on a bottle,as it
were.
Senator Platt and our Dry-goodsman
Ambler called on the Governor at his
Executive office in Hartford last W ed-
nesday.
One of‘the best things recently put on
the market is the cast iron Chimney cap
top, manufactured by-the Saugatuck Iron
Works.-
+When in New York over night, or in
need of a square meal, don’t fail to go to
the Gunner House, corner Broadway and
40th street.
Another licretic has been .caught in
Connecticut. If crime continues develop;
ing-at this rate, the stakes and torch will
have to be set up in every market-place—.
Boston Record.
The social nine orchestra, of Stamford
will furnish music for the annual ball of
Hope Hose company which is to be held
next month.
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Osborn gave a
whist party at their home On West avenue
in honor of the . anniversary of their mar-
riage last Week.
It is said that the demand for cottages
on Bell Island for the coming season is
brisk, and several transfers of property
have been made there.
A convention of the Young Men’s
Christian associations of Fairfield and
New Haven. counties will be held in Nor.
walk April 8th, 9th and 10th.
Nineteen have been added to the mem-
bership of the South Norwalk church,
Rev. J. H. Ross pastor, as the first fruits
of special religious interest.
The Standard of Saturday printed a
very pretty poem contributed by “D. N.,"
of Norwalk, entitled “The Mission of
Trifles,” which shows the genuine poetic
instinct.
The W. G. 0. club are to move from
their present quarters in Lockwood’s Hall
to the rooms now. occupied by F. H. Rose,
over Mitchell’s market, about the middle
of April. ‘
“What shad-era we are and what shad-
'ows we pursue,” comes vividly to our
mind as we view the silvery scaled and
appetlling spring shad in Lockwood’s
market.
Grand Marshall Foster passed through
town last week driving three yokes of
beautiful redDevon working oxen. They
Were from Bedding and destined for
Greenwich.
Mr. Truman ’Nickerson‘ drove down
from Poplar Plains to town Saturday,
and seemed as well and spry as when we
first knew him something less than a cen-
tury ago.
Phoenix Engine has been thorougiy
overhaled by engineer George Aiken
and his assistant“Doc”Kenan, and is now
in better working order than for a long
time hitherto.
At the caucus of the Fairfield county
republicansheld Thursday at Hartford,
Joseph W. Johnson, real estate agent, of
Bridgeport, was nominated for county
commissioner. - f 011' 1
. n o lo ias
xiii“? (fiiOn'l‘gii‘bas 251?: United States,
:llld the consideration of the problem how
1 Brother Blaine in the next Repub-
libziil {National Convention wrll begin In
earnest.~ . bun. t. my nae
‘ r Wilson is crec ing apre i
bait“? supplement to his Wall St. and
Belden avenue residence. His stable,
first erected, serves as a sort of bay-Win.
dow annex to the new barn.
The celebration of the 125th anniversary
0f the founding of Saint John’s lodge, A.
F. & AM. of Hartford was celebrated Mon-
day evening. Gov. Lounsbnry made an
address which was received with delight.
~It is the best cent's worth yet seen in the
The Portland Oregonian expressés the
‘opinion that the pocketing of theiriver
and harbor bill has made it impossible for
Mr. Cleveland or .any other democrat to
carry Oregon in 1888. ,
Mr. E. Benedict Price was stricken with
a mild attack of paralysis last week. " He
is now lying at his home a comparatively
comfortable invalid ; all of his rnany
friends hoping for his recovery.
A very fine Pastel portrait of a" very
pretty child adorns Gregory's drug store
window, the artistic work of Miss Ella, a
young Norwaik Miss who has developed
a remarkable genius for such work.
The Old Well Hook and Ladder com-
pany, of South Norwalk, give their annual
concert and ball in Music Hall, Aphil 28.
Like everything else undertaken by ~thc
Old Well boys it will bea notable success
At ‘Montclair, N. J., the pastor of the
Congregational church, Rev. A. H. Brad-
ford, D. D., who recently preached in
Darien, received 52 new members on pro-
fession and 18 by letter at his March com-
munion. _"
W. F. Smith, Division Freight Agent
of the Danbury and Norwalk division
has issued the following circular: I have
this day moved my office from South Nor—
walk to Bridgeport. Please address metic-
cordiugly.
A'Canajolisric editor has an eye to busi-
ness. He offers his paper for a, year to
“the farmer who will lay the largest egg
on his editorial table," well knowing he
will get more than enough eggs to pay for
the paper. 3, l
The racing yachts were sighted abbot
six hundred miles east of Sandy HOok
Tuesday, with the Coronet some 22 miles
ahead. The vessels according to this had
been averaging from twelve to fifteen
miles per hour. _ E
The First Congregational society have
concluded to buy thevacant lot, lower of
their new Chapel, of Mr. George Benedict,
provided the same can be purchased for
one thousand dollars and if not to abandon
the project altogether. 3
Our Sprightly neighbor, the Bridgeport
Post, is working itself into the godd
graces of Norwalk folks. It has a wide
awake correspondent, Mr. Wood, in the
field, and sends a large bundle of papers
over here every evening. 1
“Gus.” Frankc’s is the tonsorial palace
where the razors never pull and the
scissors are never dull and where instead
of a man getting mad, he will let Franke
and his fellow tonsorial artists pull his "
nose with the utmost delight. '
—Wheu in New York over night, or in
need of a square meal, don't fall to go to
the Gunner House, corner Broadway and
40th street. ‘
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The Rev. William Chester, the eloquent
son of the Rev. Dr. Chester, of Washing-
ton, has been ordained and made associ-
ate pastor of the Philips Presbyterilip
church, New York, of which Dr. S. D.
Alexander has been in charge for many
years. ’
Mrs. Charles T. Leonard, who for so
many years has been a suffering invalid,
has been quite seriously ill the past few
weeks, but all will be greately gratified to
learn that she is now very much better,
and apparently convalescing surely and
rapidly. ‘-
“A Democratic editor has no more
chance with this administration than a cat
in sheol without claws.” This wasla
declaration by the editor of a Democratic
paper in Cleveland about a year ago. He
is now postmaster. Another illustration
of the power of the press. ‘
The annual session of the New York
East conference will be held in the
Methodist church, Mount Vernon, New
York, Rev. C. S. Wing, pastor, beginning
Thursday, April 7. Bishop William L.
Harris will preside. The conference con-
tains over 250 churches.
Err-Sheriff Charles H. Crosby of Bridge—
port was on Tuesday evening appointed
superintendent of the Bridgeport hospital,
succeeding Dr. George F. Lewis. Mrs.
Crosby was appointed matron. At the
same time the resignation of Dr. Rice as
home surgeon was accepted.
Governor Lounsbnry and staff attended
the annual banquet of the Bridgeport
board of trade, Thursday evening; The
governor gave a formal reception in the
Atlantic hotel parlor previous to the ban-
quet, which was attended by , many
prominent business men and citizens.
Mrs. George R. Scofield of Norwalk was
a guest at her daughter’s, Mrs. Eugene
Parks, last week, in Scotland District.—
Mrs. Susan Bailey passed her98th birthday,
on Saturday. ’She is smart for one of her.
a e; walking aboutwith comparative ease. '
ot long since we noticed her out sleigh
riding—Ridgefield Press. ‘
Mr. Buckley's new house on Belden
avenue will be on the next lot above
Jeweler Spencer’s fine residence. As his
lot runs through from the avenue to Cross
street he will have an enterance from both
streets and will run a sewer from his
cellar down and into the big Cross street
conduit. ' , ‘
We learn that the Norwalk Gas com-;
pany are considering the question of in-.
troducing the incandescent electric light
system into stores and, dwellings. We
wish they would, as their charter gives
them‘ the right todo it and then we could '
get rid of the black and suffocating smoke
emitted by their gas. .
Chief Prowitt, and wife, who have re-
cently returned from a most enjoyable
visit to Mr. P’s brother and sister-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. S. Prowitt, at Denver,
00]., received a letter from there last
week, with the pleasing intelligence that
Mrs. Charles Prowitt will behere early in‘
April to pay them a return visit.
The New Canaan correspondent for the
Gamma does not attend to his business as
he ought to. He should stir abonta little.
~—lllcs.vzenge1-. .
We fear this is so, but we are buoyed
up by the sublime fact that " the future of
New Canaan is too bright to be dimmed.”
The future of New Canaan is too bright
to be dimmed by any carelessness on the.
part of her citizens—Messenger:
Nothing has rejoiced us more than the
above assuring statement, since the blue-L
birds, Potomac shad and Florida straws
berries have crowded the market. '.
This was just what we were going to
say when‘the Tribune rises rightup‘and
takes the words out of our month about
our friend Altos Counsel's bright Evan- . *~
ing Sun :—— ‘ .
“The Evening Sun is an uncommonl ,.
bright and attractive littleluminary, whic ..
made its first appearance yesterday after-
noon from The Sun ofiice, price one cent.
newspaper way."
Within one year the people will find an.
independent route opened from New York
to Boston, through Hartford, b the way
of the New England road. It wi i connect
with the Second avenue elevated road at
England tracks at Hawleyville. There is‘
lenty of money back of this enterprise.—
Hartford Times. ‘
The Bridgeport News says: “There
will be a meeting of the new directors of
the Housatonic road in about a week, at
which time President W. H. Stevenson of
the New York, Rutlaud do Montreal road,
will probably be elected vice-president
and general manager of the Housatonic.
At this meeting there will doubtless be a
change in the directors to_ comply with
the law requiring a majority of the
directors to be residents of Connection .”
-—A visit to the Gsmvar Bones, 0. B,
DeKlyn, proprietor, will well repay visitors
to the city. '
Fritzlcts from the Republican:-In the
case of Benj. J. Sturges, ex-tax-collector,
m, the Town of Norwalk, J udgc Beards-
ley, after hearing the evidence in the
parties in interest, thus virtually leavmg
it where it began.-—-~-Local, editor Wade
observed St. Patrick’s by circling around
his own neck a brand new picadl ly, with
the points turned hard down, denoting
contrition, or—a sensitive neck—Hiram ‘
L. Finch, of the borough, owing to con-
tinued illness, decided this week to give
uphis situation in Lounsbnry, Mathewson
& Co’s shoe manufactory. ,He is suc-
‘ called for April 12, at the Atlantic Hotel,
- Todd, of Ridgeficld, and President H. P.
tracks through the city, in place of the
'apopular sum when it is a question of
New York, and meet the present New ,
1 40th st. European plan. Nice, airy rooms,
' first
NORWALK‘GAZETTE, WEDNESDAY. M-ARCE 23.1
C. J. Kintner, Examiner of Electricity,
U. S Patent ofilce, is soon to resign and
start in business at Philadelphia.
“Charley" is the best Examiner of Elec;
tricity that the Patent Office ever had and
we wish him all success in his new de-
parture.
A countryman passed up Main street
last Friday with the pelts of some half
dozen of our native red foxes slung over
his shoulders, which he had trapped dur-
ing the winter up country. They were
extra large in size and of course attracted
much attention. ’
The Boston school authorities have a
committee on manual training. This
committee has recommended, and their
report Was accepted, that in September
next a school of carpentry be established
in Boxbury, and a school of cookery in
Roxbury, Charleston, North End, East
Boston and Dorchester—Tall suburbs of
Boston.
Bishop Williams has arranged for the
following church visitations: St. Paul's,
Norwalk, May 8, forcnoon; Holy Trinity,
Westport, May 8, evening; Christ church,
Easton, May), 6 p. m.; St. John’s, Stam-
ford, May 19, foreucon; St. Andrews,
Stamford, May 19, afternoon; Christ
church, Bedding R., July 12, 3p. m.;
St. Luke’s, Darien, July 17, evening.
In anothercolumn of this issue appears
an advertisement announcing the sale, at
auction, of the Sanford farm, at Bedding, '
to take place Saturday forenoon, April 2d.
This farm contains about 240 acres of land,
with a good house and twb barns, 60 acres
of the land being heavy wood and timber
land. The farm is easily accessible and
well watered and will prove a paying in.
vestment.
The ninety-fifth annual meeting of the
Fairfield County Medical AssociatiOn is
in Bridgeport. Papers will be read by
D. V. B. Dun‘ham, Greenfield Hill, W. S.
Geib of Stamford, ex-Surgeon General.
D. A. E. Adams, of Danbury, will present
a dessertatiOn upon the topic: Is smok-
ing injurious?
Springfield. had a new telephone wire
connecting directly with New Haven,
finished and tested by the New Eng-
land telephone company Monday. The
wire is of hard drawn copper, No. 14, and
although the distance is over 62 miles,
New Haven can be called up directly and
talked with readily. This is to be part of
a line cOnnecting that city with New York
and the remaining 00 miles of wire to the
metropolis will be strung at once.
Miss Mary Louise Clark of Bridgeport,
was married Wednesday to Benjamin
C. Porter, it Boston artist. George A.
Munzig, 'an artist, and Miss Chatfleld of
Brooklyn attended the bride and groom.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hall of Philadelphia
and Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Hayward of
Bridgeport, held a joint celebration of
their golden wedding at the Hayward re-
sidence in Bridgeport Wednesday night.
The two wives are sisters, and were mar-
ried at the same time fifty years ago.
Fancher do Go. of New Canaan, formerly
shoe manufactures in Norwalk, issued a
a warrant Wednesday for the arrest of
George H. Couch, for many years one of
the most prominent shoe dealers of Bridge-
port. A few weeks ago Mr. Conch went into
bankri‘iptcy after selling out his shoe store.
Fancher & Co. claim that Couch obtained
from them goods to the amount of $2,000
on representations that at the time he was
worth $5,000 over labilities, but in fact
being insolvent.
From and after April 5th, 1887, the
Trafiic upon and VII). the Housatonic Rail-
road, will bc transacted ’ in accordance
with the requirements ‘of the Inter State
Commerce Law. And notice is hereby
given to shippers of all classes of property,
and to Connecting Lines, that Tariffs and
Special Rates now in effect, will be with-
drawn on or before April 5th next, and
new Tariffs will be issued without further
notice, in accordance with the require-
ments of the law.
James Lovelace of Danbury is breaking
a very fine young stallion belonging to
George Hoyt of Bethel. Early this morn-
ing he went into the stall to feed him, and
the animal made a savage attack upon
him. Mr. Lovelace is a very strong man,
and this saved him from being seriously,
if not fatally hurt. He seized the horse
by the head and held him by main force
until he was able to coax and quiet him
down. He managed to seize his hand,
however, and bit through the second
oint _of the index finger of the right hand.
1:? made a painful wound.—Danbnry
ms.
Mayor-Hewitt is trying to force the New
York streetlrailroads to lay down the
modern fist and grooved rails on their
flanged rails now in common use. None
other than the fist rail ought ever to be
permitted to be laid in streets over which
wheeled vehicles are compelled to pass.
The projecting rail has long since been
discarded and none but the improved fist
rail is now permitted to be laid in for-
eign cities and ought not to be endured
anywhere, for the generalsflblic using
vehicles have rights that even the Horse-
railways ought to be made to respect.
Some crank who ought to be in it Well-
constructed jail, has been at the ex ense
and trouble of sending a misspelle and
badly printed circular to some of our
friends and customers appealing to them
a ainst maintaining business relations with
he Sun. .It-is hardly worthwhile, but
we will give five dollars for the name and
address of the scoundrel who put it forth.
And we mention five dollars because it is
findiuga dog—N. Y. Sun.
We fear we shall have to put up our five
dollars, also, after the manner of The Sun,
as every now and then we get word that
an unprincipled scoundrel over in West-
port is doing his best to divert business
from this office by lying about us. Then
there is a youth, deemed respectable, in a
certain insurance office in this town, who
ought to attend to his legitimate business
instead of trying to coax business away
from Norwalk printing ofilces, even if he
can get a few pittiful pennies commission
by sending his orders east.
“A man 'who secured a pension by per-
jury was yesterday sentenced in this city
to two years in the penitentiary. Accor -
ing to reports made by Pension Com-
mission Black, perjury is common in such
cased—Tribune.
“Mental, Moral and Physical wreck”
Black’s "reports" to the efiect that “per-
jury is commou in such cases” we believe
to be the worst kind of a libel on the
great mass of veteran soldiers who are
applicants for pensions, and that “per-
jury" is very. rare in these cases, in pro-
portion to the great and Grand Army of
pensioners. As well might it be charged
that all soldiers in the Union Army were
“beats," “bounty jumpers,” “skulkers,”
_“cowards" and the like. because there
chanced to be in nearly every regiment a
few dishonorable members. No, no, the
charge is false. “Perjury” is not the
“common” thing in making applications
for pensions even though twenty and
more years may have served to weaken the
soldier's memory as to exact facts oc-
curring during his service.
~—Gamvar House, cor. Broadway and
class restaurant and reasonable
prices.
Messrs W. B. Hall «b Co. will com-
mence their opening of Spring Goods at
once, and the display we are told will be
the greatest ever seen in Bridgeport. The
Red ticket sale by this house has been
decidedly the most soccessfulethey ever
held, and consequently the stockis al-
most all new, a large force of men have
~been engaged the past ten days in ex.
amining the hundreds of boxes and bales
of foreign goods and throughout this
week new goods will be received. One
great feature of this house is, the large
collection of Silks and Clocks which in'
extent and styles fully equal the New
York houses. When in Bridgeport visit
By reference to our advertising columns
it Will be seen that “Hillside,” so many
years the ably conducted boarding and
day school of the late Dr. Fitch, is offered
for sale, We trust this old and honored
school will not be discontinued; that its
many advantages for school purposes may
be seen by some enterprising and capable
instructor, and Norwalk not be deprived
of an educational institution now more
than ever before needed. It certainly is a
‘rare chance to secure an exceptionally
beautiful and well located school for either
sex, with a high and well-established re-
putation.
Pilgrim Lodge of Odd Fellows of this
village had given out to its members that
Grand Master Comley of Brid sport-sud
Deputy Keith of Norwalk won (1 visit the
lodge on Tuesday evening. The evenin
came and with it the Grand Master an
his Deputy. A large attendance of mem-
bers greeted them and no more enjoyable
as well as instructive evening was ever
pinssed in Pilgrim lod e. The Grand
aster’s address was II“ and overflow:
ing with common sense and replete with
witticisms.‘ The De uty followed with a
speech sparkling With wit and humor.
Speeches were also made by Post Grand
Master Scott. Messrs. E. H. Smith, L. H.
Bailey, H. E. Mead. Chas. Brown, Drs.
Todd and Weed, and others—Ridgsflchl
Press.
The last annual report of the village
improvement association of Canaan, up
in Litchfield county, showed such a wide
margin of negative profit that it was
deemed advisable to place the manage-
ment in the hands of the ladies of the town
in order to rescue it from the yawning
abyss of a certain collapse. Accordinglyat
the annual meeting ladies were elected, to
fill all the offices, and thus a revival of its
prosperity is assured, for the citizens will
work harder and pay dearer for the up.
proving smile of “woman, woman, lovely
' woman," than for all the. glory attaching
to a conscientious performance of the
thankless duties ofla “public trust."
A couple of indignant youngsters, aged
about ten years each, came tramping into
town Monday on their way to New York.
They told Chief Lockwood they belonged
to New York and their parents were
wealthy; that they had been attending a
select school in Wilton; that for some
slight misdemeanor the teacher had given
them both the first installment of a thrash-
ing and had promised them the balance
the next day, whereupon they got together,
held an indignation meeting, passed reso-
lutions of censure against the teacher, and
_ unanimously resolved to run away from
school and go. home and tell their respec-
tive papas. Chief Lockwood took them
under his protecting wing and packed
them 05 to school again. _
The D. M. Read Go. announce today
their opening during this week. This will
be one of the largest displays of new
Spring goods they have ever made as
everything that was in stock before the
fire has been sold. Their buyers have
been in the market for weeks securing the
desirable weaves and colorings in dress.
fabrics both silk and wool. Fully twenty
feet of shelving has been added to this
department making it one of the largest
in their store. The opening of Spring
wraps and jackets also occurs on Thurs-
day, when they will show every desirable
style of garment to be worn this season.
New goods are also shown in every grade
of carpetings and as this department is
the largest and best lighted in the city.
The D. M. Read Co. may well feel proud
of the large business they are doing.
Titus Buggies’ barn at Bridgewatcr
was burned, Thursday night, , and
tracks in the mud clearly indicated that
the author of the blaze was a woman.
Mrs. M. Daily, who lived in the family
was suspected and while comparisons
were being made with her shoe into the
footprints she asked permission to step
into a small building. Being granted,
she slipped over a fence and fled like a
deer a'cross the lots, barefooted and bare-
headcd. Now the'chase began. In a
few minutes six men were pursuing her.
On ran the woman, and her pursuero
could not gain .an inch. At length they
lost sight of her. After many hours
search she was found secreted in an old
saw mill, belonging to J. Northrop. She
was taken before a justice and given a
hearing, and bound over in $200 bonds to
the superior court at Litcbfield. In de-
fault of bonds she was taken to the jail.
The cause of her act is not known.
—A visit to the Guru! Bonn, C. B.
DcKlyn, proprietor, will well repay visitors
to the city. . "‘4' ' '
The Rhode Island Re ublicanl have
wisely reuominated by we motion all the
incumbents of the State Officer. Concern-
ing their re-election there is hardly room
for doubt. The platform is a sound one.
It favors, among other things, Civil Ser-
vice reform, thc enforcement of the pro-
hibitory law, the repeal of. the re try tax
provision in the State Constitut on, {my},
the enactment of strict laws to secure the
integrity of the ballet-box. The conven-
tiou‘ approved the action of the United
States note in passing: resolution look-
ing to the equalization of the suflroge.
The country cannot with safety disregard
the fact that one vote in the South, under -
existing methods. equals ten votes in the
North. The record of the Republican
part in its administration of the affairs
of bode Island has been so eminently
advantageous to the Commonwealth that
the party can confidently appeal to the,
people for continued support—Tribune.
Mrs. W. C. Hart’s birthday occurred
Monday—her ,38d birthday, we venture
to parenthetically remark—and her de-
voted husband cordially invited a select
party of lads and lassies to come to his
house on the sly the same evening, and
bring refreshments and a couple of
fiddlers, to surprise his estimable and
unsuspecting better half with a genuine
astonishment party. The result was that
Mrs. Hart was so completely taken by
storm that she was unable to express her
amazement until the Text day. ‘The
guests made themselves at home, taking
possession of every part of the house,
from pantry to chamber; they danced,
they sang, they ate cake and drank tem-
perance lemonade, they played dominoes,
hop the, handkerchief and “button,
button, who’s got the corkscrew.” It was
a festive affair that the guests will long
remember with pleasure.- The host and
hostess were constantly looking after the
welfare and comfort of the company and
each other, and when, at a late hour, the
guests, after paying the fiddlers, departed,
they gave voice to the . universal verdict
that the affair was one of the most en-
joyable informal social parties of the sea-
son, and left hearty good wishes for the
continued happiness and prosperity of
Mr. and Mrs. Hart, and the hope that long
before another 33 years shall have rolled
around they might all meet again and
celebrate with another surprise party, the
66th birthday of the affable and accom-
plished hostess.
GREENS units.
A. L. Belyea is making great improve-
ments on and about his already fine
residence. ,
The Phipps‘ Hotel is receiving an extra
large and commodious addition to. supply
the demand of city boarders.
The young people are holding a series
of singing schools in the church every
Saturday cvenin , conducted by Prof. A.
T. Goodsell. of estport.
Mr. Horace Staples, of Westport, walked
to Greens Farms to attend church Sunday
morning, and then walked. back, .a dis.
taucc of four and shelf miles. Mr. Staples
31st, at the Staples High School, of w 1
Mr. S was the founder. _
Toby Coley (colored) died in the 80th
ear of his age, at the residence of Mr.
William Burr, yesterday afternoon (Sun-
day). I. A. Y’ .
Kr. Waller Earning Promotion.
The cheering news comes that the Hon.
Thomas M. Waller, our consul-general in
foreign consuls in honor of the “jubilee"
of her British Majesty, on the 22d of June.
This is not only a reco nition of the pro.
eminence of the United totes which must
gratify patriotic pride, but it is also a well
deserved tribute to the opularlty 'of the
genial ex.Governor of onnectlcut.-—-Tlu
ceeded'by Chauncey Lockwood.
W. B. Hall & 00.
Mon Pun.
l bratcd his 80th birthday on John '
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London. will preside at the banquet of the '
' SOUTH-NOR WALK.
0n Friday,car No. 238, connected with
and was lighted with five jets of gas,
making the car as light as day. This is
one of the experime'its being tried on the
.COnIolidated road for security in light
and heat. ’
city. It seems that men and boys can
enter on one‘ side at what is called the
family entrance of a building, and come
out of the back door, on Sunday, very
often in an intoxicated condition, and
these are only called “boarding houses.”
A feeling of gratification was depicted
on‘ many a countenance when the report
was received on Saturday that a demurrer
had been entered in 3the slander suit of
She'cdy vs. Lyon,,and thus the editor was
saved the painful necessity of paying over
to said Sheedy any part of that 8100,00 or
of the receipts of the weekly issue of the
Republican. It is not every newspaper
that can stand a judgment of 3100,00.
If there was any doubt that the game
of “cards” was fascinating and sometimes
exciting, the doubt would-be dispelled by
taking a trip to and from New 'York on
the cars of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad. The afternoon
trains out of New York are often scenes
of the wildest excitement over the game,
and often the exuberance of the players
find vent in imitating a cage of hyenas.
From the exchange of money at the close
of a game of “hurts," it is safe to say that
petty gamblingoccompanies the game.
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. .
_ _WESTPORI! ‘
Tree jagents' are making their usual
spring. visitation. " - '
White onions of first quality are selling
at $7.00 per barrél. .
The smelt which are being taken in the
river are unusually large.
Mr. Frank A. Burr,- of New York city,
spent Sunday at his old home. '
Postmaster Thorpe has so far recovered.
as to be able to be at the office again.
Regular communication of Temple
Lodge, No. 15. A.;F. and A.M., Thursday
evening. _
Mr. Lewis McCormick, of Sedalia,lnd.,
spent Sunday with his brother-iu-law,-Mr.
Theodore Keeler. ‘ ' '
Mr. George Jellifle,’ of_King street, is
improving the appearance of his residence
by a ceat of paint. .
The household effects of the late Wm.
Lavery, of King street, "were disposed of
at auction last Saturday. '
A meeting of the Westport Teachers'
association will be held at tlie'mrobatc'
office next Monday evening. -
At the present term of the supreme
court of errors there are three appeals
from the probate court in this district.
One of the maple trees in front of the
residence of Mr. J. Wesley Perry was
blown down during the heavy wind of
Monday night of last week. '
We understand that Mr. Lewis Meeker
will work Mr. William -J. Finch's onion
land on share; the coming season. Mr.
Finch has about twelve acres devoted to
that crop. 5
Our roads will require a great amount
of work expended upon them'as soon as
the_weathcr permits, as the rains of the
past winter has washed them so badly that
in many places they are almost impossible.
Westport will lose two business places
April lat. Bawleyds Lyon, clothiers, will
close up their business, and Mr. Lloyd
Gray, grocer, will revove to Bridgeport.
Mr. Smith. of Belden d; 00., will also
retire. ' I '
On Tuesday of last week Captain Alfred
Taylor, of Popular Plains, who is over 95
years of age, was found upon the barn
floor where he had fallen. His hip was
severely injured, and it not expected the
he will recover. »
‘The horse cars now run to the 8:07 train
west and the 9:51 east. p. m. This will
not only accommodate those who wish to
take the trains, but many who wish to
come to the village-from Saugatuck. If
the company had gone another step and
made the fare five cents under all circum-
stances, it is the opinion of many that the
receipts would not be materially reduced.
Mr. Lyman 8. Weeks, who was shot
and killed by a burglar in his house, No'.
1071 DeKalb avenue, Brooklyn, was well
known by a number in this place. He
Was an intimate friend of Mr. John W.
Wood and Mr. Ephraim Osborne’s family,
having been a boarder-in Mrs. Osborne’s
family, when they resided in Brooklyn,
for a number of years. . '
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. WILTON, , . .
W. F. Renoud will occupy his present
quarters for another year.
Mr. Elijah Boiler is erecting upocious
carriage house at his South Wilton place.
The selectmeu have made arrangements
with Sherman Morehouse'to provide sup- ‘
port for the town poor- . .,
The Rev. B. N. Dunning. of South Nor-
walk will occupy the' ‘pulpit pf the Con-
gregational church on Sunday next. '
Johnny Scribner, the Cannons Station
boy who lost his leg week- before last is
getting along as well as could be ex-
pected. .
'A. W. Kerwin Esq. has leased his mill
to parties in Georgetown who will oper-
ate the grist mill and also carry on a light
manufacturing business. . .
There is quite a demand for rents in
Wilton and it is thought that from eight
to a dozen medium sized houses would
find tenants provided they ware centrally
located. ' ‘
The employers of the late ‘Hewlet S.
Morgan, who lost his life at Fall River,
were quite considerate, and liberal, paying
all expenses and providing the remains
with an escort from Fall River to Wilton.
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. RIDGEFIELD.
Landlord Resseque and “Boss" Jen-
_ 'nings, both in their ninety-sixth year, are in
very good health considering the dreadful
winter we have passed. Mr. Resscque was
to have recovered his wanted health and
spirits.
Fred M. Hawloy has purchased of Gov—
ernor Inunsbury and his brother,‘the
Dinah Richards property, so-callcd, on
Smith’s Ridge, consisting of 140 acres.
Dr. Cheesman, of New York, who re-
cently purchased a siglitly lot on East
Ridge, will commence the erection of his
040.000 stone house at once. DAN.
. BRIDGEPORT.
The bodies of Antonia Pasquale and
Peter Dufiy, victims of the Mill River dy.
namite explosion, were buried on Sunday
at the expense of the town of Elston.
- The wife of Henry Bishop, brother of
W. D. Bishop and the Rev. E. Ferris
Bishop, died on Sundag. She wasthe
daughter ofEx-Scnator Mallory, of Florida
Secretary of the New for the Southern
Confederacy. .
A new shaft and rudder post-for the
disabled steamer Wisconsin will be forged
by the Bridgeport Forge Company and
will weigh 00,000 pounds.
Andrew E. Nash, son of Dr. David
Nash, one of the largest real estate opera-
day.
GIORGITOI'N. '
Mrs. Samuel Nash and daughter of New
Haven are visiting at A. S. Nash’s. 1' j,
The ladies of the Congregational church
will hold a sociable at the house .of Mr.
Benjamin Gilbert, Thursday evening.
.‘ The ladiesof the 11.19. . church 9'09“;
rs at the
via one of their famous sup _
g , the 29th
- 'use of Mr. Charles Olmstea
of this month. .
Friday night, as the elements spent their
force over the earth, sorrowing-Iparonts
kc t their vigill by the bedside ofo dying
child. As mornln downed. through our
little volley God called and. she went home
to film. A; baggage sod. $321.11?
brou tto not y orcoron .
“ NOIhdcod but sleepeth." —— Mafield
Prat.
then“ a. in. train, stood at the depot ’
There are some peculiar places in the ‘
The condition of ' W. S. Cole, Esq, is
causing his friends some anxiety. , '
quite poorly a_short time since; but seems -
tors in Bridgeport, died suddenly yester-
Slck Hendfihc and relieve all the troubles inc!-
dant to a bi one state of the system. such as Dir:-
clause. Nausea, Drowsiness; mitt-cos after catin ,
1- 21:1 in the Side, (to. Wh it: their most
able success has on own -
. be oh fncnrlng
Headache, Carter’sLitticleerP aqua
valuable ln’gonstipation, curin ailii‘l'éveunili
this annoying complaint, while t cy a so correct
all disorders of the stomach stimulate the l'
andmgulatethebowels. Eviannmeyonlycdfi
EAD
Ache they would be almost rlceless to th
suffer from this distressing gomplalnt; bifio‘lytlig
, stately their goodnessdoes not end here, and those
who once try them Will find these ltttlo ills valu-
able in no man ways that they will not 0 willing
But after all sick head.
In thobano of sommy lives that hernia when- 11
mg”? boast. Our. pills cure it while
Carter's Little Liver Pills are very snzailazl
very cal! to 0. One or two pills make a dose.
They are strictly vegetable and do not gripe or
purge. both their gentle action picam all who
use hem. n vials at 25ceIIlS: liro for 5!. {30.3.
by dmgglsts everywhere, or sent by mail.
came. MEDICINE co,
‘ New York City,
Gedney House,
Broadway and 40th Street,
NEW YORK.-
ow THE Eunorzau PLAN.
EVERYTHING FIRST-CLASS.
Restaurant in Connection with the Hotel.
Rhoms at $1.00 Per Day and Upwards.
sz-ug‘lt 55" DeK'lyn,
tfli - PROPRIETORS.
6 all 7 Illfil’ 0811i. Pill’lll ' Mortgages
“OF THE——
Equitable Hortgago 00., Kansas City.
Incorporated4-Cspilal, $600,000.
Priuelpal and Interest Guaranteed.
loggenggyuf’gomsthrge toIslx times the amount of
. n on s. nterest b
York. 'Also, pays le inlylgzw
Six per cent. Debentnre Bonds of the
Mfddlcsex Banking Company, of
’Mlddlotovvn, Conn.
Organized under the banking laws of the State
of Connecticut. Coupons payable in New York.
U . R. B- CRAUFURI),
' Mont, 31 Main Street, Nor-walk.
r.Kococn,
Merchant Tailor,
Has received a full line of Spring :and Summer
Imported Suitings and Pantaloonings.
Spring and Summer Overcoats.
A fine assortment of Spring and Summer Over-
coatlngs at reasonable rates. was
All Work Dose by First-Class Workman!
SATISFACTION GUARA NTEED!
13 and 15 lfaln Street, Norwalk, Donn.
BEING UNABLE TO MANUFACTURE.
To compete with large conceres, I have taken
the agency of one of the the oldest and largest
establishments in the state for the sale of .
HARNESS, SADDLES, HALTERS,
SURCINGLES, COLLARS. &c.
t I shall also make
FINE HARNESS to ORDER
As usual as the old stand,
NO. '7 WATER STREET
’
Where I will keep a regular line of Whips=
Sponges, Chamois, Blankets, Robes, Feed Bags,
Traveling Bags, etc. .
.V J. ' E PECK'WELL.
HARNESSl
PRIN G
887.
Ohio 81 Olsen,
NOON Si, limit.
Leaders of the. Shoe Trade
Wish to cal. your attention to a few or the many
styles of shoes carried in stock by them.
i
OUR LADIES’
Planck Kill, Haul-Made Wauieniilast,
A Marve of Comfort and Base.
Our $6 Hand-Male French Kid Well
For ladies wear are perfect in every respect and
as good a shoe as any sold at so.
For $5.50,
Our Ladies’ Hand-Made French Kid Turn Shoes
made by Benedict .t 00., of New Canaan, are the
some 0 style and beaiity,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 out
For $2.50,
A, Perfect Misses’ Waukenphast for school or a
walking silos cannot be equalled.
Wm a word ourllne Of shoes is complete in
every respect. .
We have the headline of‘
. CHILDREN’S SCHOOL SHOES
Ever shown in town and at prices from the
cheapest to the best.
Glover 8: Olsen,
42 Wall Street,
NORWALZ.
Mrs. 'w. .Fawcctt
Respectfully informs her customers that her
, Fall Opening
Of French Bonnets and English Round Hats will
occur on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
October 6th, 7th and 8th.
We will offer during the week a large and ele-
gant assortment of novelties in Felt Hats and
Bonnets. Leading shapes and shades at 60, 70 and
so cents each.
Best French Felt, our own manufacture, at
$1.25 to $1.50 each , can’t be bought elsewhere for
less than $2.50.
We will also offer some special bargains in Fancy
Feathers and Ostrich Tips.
Also choice selection of Ribbons, Pinshes and
Velvets.
Come and see our New Hats, the “ Galatea and
Mayflower.” All the rage in London and Paris.
You will be sure to take one home with you.
MR8. W. FAWGETT,
3 Water Street, Norwalk.
73 Main Street, 80. Norwalk.
' SAVE THE TREES!
i A Band of Canvass, soaked in
:Printer’s Ink and Oil, will keep
i 011' the destructive Worms that
! strip Off, leaves and finally kill the
,tree. This Ink, especially pre-
l pared, is sold in Ten Pound Cans
' for only $1.00 at the GAZETTE
I OFFICE. -
l
l .
5 SPECIAL BARGAINS
. -——IN—-—
I
iGhoice Building Lots
Situated on Spring Hill, Wilton Avenue,
' Fair Street, and Riverside Avenue. En-
quire at GAZETTE Oberon, or of
th8 B. J. STURGES.
, ' Is unusually-
‘NORWALK. .
large
GRAND SPRING OPENING.
0
tion of 27 stores.
20, 22, 24. Fine Line of
Choice Materials, Advance Styles, Artistic Designs by
BRYANT, BESSE a 00.,
The Reliable Clothiers, Hatters and Gonts’
Furnishcrs. '
- Arguments are useless, our Honest Low Prices are
convmcmg and triumphant, and will ,
_ ine Rivals and Win.'Victories.
Our great success is the reward of honest dealings and
the advantage as buyers of the New England Combina-
We deal in facts and advertise sound,
sausible, satisfactory, honest bargains, and guarantee
greatest values and one low price to all.
Our $6.50, $8.50 and $10 Men’s Suits are great bar-
gains, and their equal cannot be found outside of our store.
Men’s and Youths’ Suits, in every desirable shade and
color, elegantly made and finished, $12, 13, 15, 16, 18,
S.pr:i.ng O'vercoats .
Odd Pants for Men, Youths and Children.
Latest Spring Style Hats, Trunks and Bags, illorsc
Blankets, Halters, Whips and Lap Robes.
on: Low CASH PRICE To ALL.
BRYANT._BESSE «it 00.,
Norwalk Clothiers, 29 Main Street.
l@‘Storc open every evening until 9 o’clock.
other house in N orwalk.
*A. H. HOYT— & SON,
DEALERS IN
Boo-1's AND SHOES
FEEL CONFIDENT
That they are selling Boots and Shoes CHEAPER than any
We call atten-
tionto some of our goods below.
LADIES’ FRENCH KID,
Hand-sewcholts and Turnsfivcry fine,_$
LADIES’ DONGOLA KID,
New York toes, also box toes, $3.50 '1
LADIES’ 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,
‘ Fine and Nice,i$2.00
OUR {STOCK 0F
SPRING OVERCOATSWT
this season, and far in advance Of anything
' Wall Street,
LADIES’ GLOVE KID
Top Shoes, $81.25 and $2. Good Value.
Misses’ and MIMI School Sites.
$1, $1.25, $1.50, $2.
BOYS’ SHOES.
We excell: $1, $1.25, 1.35, $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 RELIABLE BOOT,
At the low price of $2.25. Look at our
SEWED BROGANS,
Every
The easiest shoe in the market.
thing as represented.
» A. H. HOYT & SON’S,
Norwalk
CIMSTOCK BROTHERS
Having placed in stock their entire line of
MEN‘S’ YQUTHS’ AND B©Y$’
LOTHING,
Are now prepared to offer inducements seldom equalled.
. They can Show a. larger assortment from which. to make a. selection than
can be found elsewhere. ’
They can show Cleaner Made and Better Trimmed Garments than the
average sold in this vicinity.
Their facility for producing Clothing at the Lowest Possible e,
OOmpatible with Good Workmanship, is not Surpassedin the State.
Hence, it will be greatly to the advantage of those about mating {spring
purchases to inspect their stock before buying elsewhere.
1
heretofore attempted by us.
INSURANCE BUILDING,
The Balance of our WINTER GOODS will. be Sold at a Great Sacrifice.
HORSE BLANKETS AND BOBES AT COST!
ALL THE NEW STYLES IN HATS!
.TRUNKS AND BAGS.
COMSTOGK BROTHERS
45 "MAIN” STREET.
SOUTH NORWALK. '
A?
Norwalk Chronicler