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N ORWALK GAZETTE.
A.ll.BIIllllTflll,lliltoi. l. mama, ii..Issuc1aie.
Wednesday.April 20,1887

 

 

 

 

 

Sewers.

We had intended giving considerable
space in ,to-day’s paper to the all import-
ant question of Borough Sewerage, but
the rush of new advertisements, and press
of other imperative news matter crowd it

over till our next. ' '
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What’s the Matter P

Thetown has lost a suit and judgement
of the court was entered up, on account
of the Shoreproad workdone around Bene-
dict Farm, but we learn our selectmen re—

. fused to pay up. Then an execution was
issued and has been levied on the bank
stock of Martin SJCraw, which, hard as
it is, must be sold unless the claim is paid.
At a town meeting held for the purpose,
a vote Was passed to pay this claim, and
why it was not done, before all these legal
expenses were incurred, we cannot under-
stand. Moreover, we are told, the town’s
counsel in the case, advised its payment.

What’s the matter with our Selectmen?
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High Water Mark.

There were received by us, for issue in
last week’s GAZETTE, nearly three hundred
dollars worth of advertisements. This.
- we think, is the largest amount ever sent

in by advertising friends, of miscellaneous
advertisements, in any 'one week. It goes
to prove that advertisers appreciate the
GAZETTE as a valuable medium through
which to arrest the attention of the best'
purchasing 'classes in this community.
The D. M. Read 00., of Bridgeport, have,
this week notified-us that they wish to
f occupy double the space they have hither-
to used in presenting the various attrac-
tions of their dry goods mart, to customers
inthis section- .They thus cerlify that
they have found advertising in the old
GAZETTE a profitable investment.

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THE ARMORY INVESTIGATION-

 

The Contractor Has Done an Excellent
Job, and the Building is Accepted.

The architect appointed to investigate the
charges made against the architect and build-
er of the armory has made his report, and it
fully exhonerates both of them, and the
building was formally accepted by the Com-
liliSSlOn Thursday, and will be occupied by
Companies D and Fnext week. The exam-
ination showed that the contractor has put
in an extra row of steam pipe all around the
drill room, that the stone used on the foun-
dation is much better than the specifications
called for, in fact, the very best; that the
flooring in the drill room is far superior to
what the contract called for, and the best of
any- armory in the state; and that altogeth-
er the contractor has given the state $000 in
value more than he was called upon to do.
All that the contractor was required to do
more than he has done was a little pointing
on the outside of the foundation, to bevel oil
the bottoms of the sashes in the drill room,
and chamfer off the corners of theupright
girders. all of ’ which required less than a
day’s work for two men. Certainly both
architect and contractor are to be congratu~
lated on the result of the investigation, as
well as Companies D and F upon securing
so good an armory.--Sentiire1.

The above simply corroborates in detail,
what the GAZETTE, upon proper authority,
stated in brief last week. The result is just
what every one seemed; to expect, with the
exception of the marplot who instigated the '
false charges and caused all the vexatious

mischief.. The following is the official
report :—
HAarronn, Conn., April 9, 1887.
- To run Amo'rsxr AND QUARTERMAITER
GENERALS. State of Connecticut.
GENTLEMENE-Have examined 'the ar-
’ moryat Norwalk, Conn., and compared the
several works with plans and specifications.
'Find items that should receive attention as
' follows:
Fitting window to wood sills.
' Truss bi aces to be chamfered.

Stone and brick work to be pointed.

Find the following works completed by
contractor, not required by plans and speci-
fications: .

Mine Hill stone used in place of local
stone, making much better work, and costing
$360 00 extra.

Lining floors to drill room, tongued‘ and

moved in place of square edged, requiring
about 3,000 square feet additional, at a cost
.of $00. -

Extra steam pipes in drill room, _at a cost
of $145 00; making a total amount of $090
not required by contract or specifications.

\Vhen items mentioned are completed as
designated and specified I shall consider the
building a first-class armory, both in desrgn
and construction. Res ectfully,

,(Signe ,) JOHN C. MEAD.

The details reported by expert Mead as
not being completed, it took two workmen
less than half a day to properly adjust and
when done Gen. Olmstead was ordered to
acceptthe property in the name of the
State, which he did, and our military corn-
panies will move in at once.

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Why Not Have a. Borough Court P

The one honest wish up here is to _re-
duce our police court expenses, and give
our peoplea local convenience in trials
and issues for small amounts.—- Gazette.

—All right, neighbor. If you want
such acourt you ought to have it. But
why don‘t you establish a. borough court?
That, it seems to us, is just what you
need. The time will come, probavly
when a court will he wanted in this city
of the character you describe. When it
does we will try and have acity court.
But we don’t want a town court, that’s
sure—Sentinel.

All right, neighbor, our borough public
will be very grateful to Senator Hill and
Representatives Brady and Ferris if they
will secure a local court restricted even to
the borough. But in any eventtlet our

Alms House be made a legal workhouse.
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Y. M. C. A.

The State Convention of the Y. M. C. 3‘
which held a three day’s session in Nor-
walk last week, was of exceeding interest
and resulted in the establishment of a
branch in Norwalk. The following parties
pledged themselves for the amounts fol-
lowing: .

F. ‘St. J. Lockwood, $100; Ira. Cele,
$100; S. B. 8. Bissell. $100; Julia Lock-
wood, $100; H. S. Byiugtou $100; E. C.
Bissell, $50; C. A; Tucker, $50; E. L.
Ely, $50; O.E. Wilson, $25; E. O. Kecler,
$25; Steven Comstock, $25; John Tread-
well, $25; J. L. Ambler, $23; Mrs. Arthur
Bissell, $25; Henry Se monr. $25; Miss
Treadwell, $25; Sidney asb, $5; Rent of
rooms in Lockwood’s Hall. equal to $250
making a total of $1,105.

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A “Reformed” Postal Service.

The. results of this man’s [Vilas’s] two
years’ tampering with that service [rail-
way postal] is eloquently portrayed in this
little comparative table. It is not long,
it will not weary the patience to read it,
but it will certainly weary the patience of
the county by reason of the information it
contains:

Errors in-railway mail service
.- in 1886
Errors average for five years, 1881

to 1885, in railway mail service 958,639

To be sure this does not represent the
“great reforms" of this glorious Admin-
istration; it is only a snack from one
thoroughly “reformed” departii'ierlt.—-
Hartford Post.

 

2,120,147

 

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’ Odd Fellows’ Celebration. '

The 68th anniVersary of American Odd
Fellowship Will be celebrated by the five
Bridgeport lodges, April 26. There will
be many visitors of note present on that
day and all branches of the order will be
represented. They: Will be a brillant
street parade, after which the visitors will
be escorted to the Theater Bclknap, where
speaking by high officials will take place.
A banquet will be served at. the armory.
Leutenant .H. G. Hubbell will be marshal
of the day.

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Mr. Blaine.

A telegram from James G.Blaine, dated
Fort Gibson reads as follows z—“Leave
here to-night; Hope ' to be in Chicago

_ Wednesday morning." A brother of
Mr. Blaine is dying at Hot Springs, Ark.
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Bidgefleld and New York Railroad.

A copy of the application of the Ridge-
field and New York railway company to
the railroad commissioners of the state
of Connecticut has been placed on file in
the town clerk’s office in this place.

The commissioners have ordered a hear-
ing at the niliccof the selectnien ii. Dan-
bury, on Wednesday. the 20th day of
April, at 10:30 a._ rue—Dachau] News.

 

latest of the meeting. . ~

More Postal " Reform.” (1’)

We copy elsewhere, from the Hartford
Post, the past two years' rec rd"of the
Postal Service, as administere; by Post-
'master General Vilas, special cabinet
minister of “Reform,” This gives a total
of 5,120,147 errors the past two years. But
the GAZETTE is prepared to "beat the re-
cord " in a “Reform” achievement at East
Norwalk last week. One 'day. just after
the morning express from New York had
passed cast, two tramps came into Post.
master Hanford’s office, with their hands
heaping full 0‘ letters. On counting them
there were found to be exactly one hun-
dred in number. The P. M. questioned
the tramps as to how so many letters came
into their possession. _ They, were all
postmarked New York and "addressed
mainly to business men and firms in New
Haven, Hartford, Springfield and Boston,
also, New London, Nerwich and Provi-
dence. The story of the tramps was that
they were on the track, and as the mail
car came flying past, these letters all of a
sudden poured out of the car and filled
the air like dead leaves in an autumn‘s
gale. The P. M. went to the spot on the
track and searched all about where the
tramps had located their unique find and
picked up one more letter, making in all
one hundred and one letters thus rescued
from loss. These he returned to Post-
master Pierson. at New' York, and has
received the thanks of that ofilcial for his
prompt thoughtfulness, and thesnpposi-
tion is that these. important business let-
tcrs, have taken their second “ Reform "
trip from New York to their addressed
destination,b'ut no public notice "of the
loss has been vouclisafed the public, nor
is it known how many more may have
escaped the searcher’s scrutiny, or been
picked up by parties not as honest as the
two poor tramps. Many of them must
have contained money and other valuable
enclosures and the wonder is, the tramps,
in undoubted need of money, did not tear
them open and steal their contents. The
surmise of an old Postal official is that-

perate postal clerk, with which the service
is now crowded, opened the door. or _win-
dow of his car and the wind ‘swcpl: them
from his distributing table. Yet great is

post Office Ephesians.

 

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Young Men’s Christain Association
District Convention. .

The first district convention of' the Western
District of Connecticut embracing the Associa-
tions in New Haven and Fairfield counties'was
held in the let Congregational church. Friday,
Saturday and Sunday April 15, 16, 17. Dele-'
gates were present from Stamford, Waterbury,
Bridgeport, New Haven and Danbury.

On Friday evening at 7:30 p. m. aprcliminary
union meeting was held. The services opened
with singing by a male quartette after which
the congregation joined in singing the familiar
hymn, "All hail the power of Jesus None,”
followed by Reading the Scriptures, and Prayer
by Rev. E H- Ross of South Norwalk. The
Rev J. H. Anderson in a few well chosen words
introduced the Rev. Asher Anderson of Bristol
Conn. who addressed theaudienee on the topic

The attendance at this meetiugwas not as large
as it should have been but those present listen-
ed to one of the best addresses on this work.
The speaker held the closest attention of‘ the
audience for an hour, with his illustrations and,
practical telling points of the greatness of the-

. work which lies so near his own heart, and we

regret notbc'ing able to publish the address in
full. The meeting was dismissed with prayer
and benediction by the Rev. C. E. Torrey, pas—-
tor of the First Baptist church.

The Convention met in the Parlors ot the
church on Saturday morning at 9:45 a. in.
Devotional exercises led by E. 1". McIntcmdr of

'New Haven,-.after which E. .1. Lawrence, State

Secretary, called the_meeting to Order. A
committee on organization liars-appointed con-

-~siaiing ol' E.F. McIntosh of New Haven. W.

H. Cverton of Danbury, and C. M. Bryant of
Stamford who reported ,lor Chairman‘ol’ Con-
vention, E. A. Lawrence, and W. H. Overton of
Danbur ', Secretary. Committee on business,
F. S. Wi Ill-i, Waterbury; C. M. Bryant, Stamford,
W. H. Overton, Danburyl . ‘
Morning session was occupied in discussing

State Secretary. At 11:30 the session closed
with prayer by W. E. Colley of Bridgeport.

The afternoon session was largely attended
by the ladies in articular. After devotional
exercises at 2:30 ed by W. H. Overton of Dan-
bury, the topic, “The Aim of Our Work,” open—
ed wirh ii. paper by E. F. McIntosh of New
Haven, which was taken up and discussed. At
3:45 a conversation and report on boys’ work
was given. At 4:00 the topic “Can the Ladies
assist us, and how ?” opened with a paper by
F. S. Willis_ol Waterbury, brought out some
excellent points. '

(1) By making the Association rooms as at-
tractive and home like as possible.

,(2) By raising money and furnishing rooms
or some part of the building.

(3) By influencing husbands, sons, brothers

the institution.

etc., and co-operating with the
committees of" the Assocration.

At 5:00 p. in. the session closed with prayer
by Rev. J. H. Ross of South Norwalk.

The evening session opened with a Praise
ser Vice at 7:30 p. in. led by F. S. Willis of Water-
bury. At 8:00 p. in. State Secretary Lawrence
presented the State work giving some facts as
to the growth of the work, also reading some
testimonials given by the leading Pastors ot’ the

followed by five minute reperts from the asso-
. ciations of the district.

The session closed at 9 p. in , after singing by
the male quartetto and prayer by-ltevJ‘.‘ ri.
Anderson. . .

On Sunday morning the consecration meet-
ing at 9:i5 a m., led by C. M. Bryant, of Siam-
t'urd, lasting one hour, was one of great help
and blessing to the young men present

At the morning service in the 1st Cougrega.
tional Church. W. E. Culley, of Bridgeport,
and Stale Secretary Lawrence presented the
work of the Association. The first named pre-
sented the work and its claims on the business
men in such a forcible, earnest manner that
those present will not soon forget. He pictured
the young mail coming to town and meeting the
temptations and struggles of life without a
kind Word or a helping hand, and while there
were scores of agencies Used by Satan for his
destruction, morally and spiritually, not, one
place of safety could the young man tiud.

At3 o‘clock a men’s meeting was held in the
Ill!Uir1)llJLUlllll'cll,lCd by Mr. Lawrence. Short
talus were made by Secretaries Bryant, Willis
and Over-ton and her. J. M. Ross. The meet-
ing was largely attended. One hundred and
fifteen men were present, and was one of unu-
sual interest. The convention closed with a
Union Service in the 1st Congregational Church
at 7:30 p. in. The church was filled to over-
flowing, every available seat being occupied.
Afterla short praise service, a paper was read
by W. H. Overion, o!" Daiibury, on "The value
of our secular work,” followed by one by Mr.
Lawrence on “What the community has a right
to expect from the association. and the associa-
tion from the community,” after which W. E.
Colley, of Bridgeport, ave an address on "The
relation of the Young {en's Christian Associa-
tion to the church.” In the course of his re-
marks he” said, the idea has gotten abroad in
Norwalk that the, Association was to take the
place of ihe church, but cor-reeled ibis idea by
saying that the same relation which exists be-
tween the mother and child exists between the
church and the Y. M. C. A. The association is
ii. child of the church and subordinate to it.

After the benediction by Rev. C. E. Torrey,
the congregation were invited to stay to a short
conference held immediately after the service.
A large number accepted this invitation andiu
the short time of twenty minutes the sum of
$1,105 was pledged for the work. Also two
rooms were given for the use of the work-for
one year by a gentleman who had given a large
subscription a few minutes previo‘us.y.

The male quartette rendered valuable help
at allthe services and addedgreatly to the in-

 

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Public Spirit.

That public spirit hasnot entirely died
out of Norwalk, to say nothing of a higher
Christain philanthropy, was evidenced at
the closing exercises of the Y. M. C. A.
convention at the First Congregational
church on Sunday eveninw. The Rev. S.
B. S.'Bissell. whose heart is as large as
the church itself, and his sympathies as
wide as humanity, rose and said, in tones
tremulous with emotion—— “I have no
boys left to be saved frtim ruin. The
Lord has taken them and they sleep in the
cemetery, but others have boys to be
saved and I will cheerfully give one linu-
dred dollars to establish a Young Mens
Christain Association on a sure basis here
in Norwalk." Col. F." St. John Lockwood
also pledged $100 for himself and another
$100 for his sister, Miss Julia Lockwood,
while Mr. ‘and Miss'I‘readwell pledged $50
more. Then Col. L. proffered a years
free rent of Lockwood’s Hall, soon to be
vacated by '00. F., for the use of the asso.
ciation, thus making the total contribution
of this one family lully five hundred dol-
lars for this most worthy cause. The
assertion of the State Secretary, that Nor-
walk was the only town in Connecticut of
tenthousand inhabitants, that did not have
a Young Mens Christain'Association ‘and
that while we had some fifty onnore sa-
loons in Norwalk. to lead our youths
astray, there was not a single place in
all the town, where young men could con-

' gregate for mental, moral, and social inter-

lion, had its proper and most gratifying
effect, for a total of $1075 was pledged
to sustain the course for one year, and the
end is not yet.

 

’Norwalk’s new weekly paper, Th1; Nor-

,walk Record, will be issued May 7th. It

 

will be a good one—«Bridgeport News.

some green and inexperienced or intem-I

v

“The relative necessity of Association Work.” '

Assoeiation work and was conducted by the ~

and gentlemen friends to attend and support l
(4) By providing entertainments at reception ‘.

difl’ "ht .
em I will be again attempted and we shall do the

State as to the.va1ue of the Work, which was ‘

;intellectual attainments than generally
“Reform" of the present democratic a'supposed. But rest has cometo him and

1 he joins the wife, the child, and the “ great.

' .m'onia last week, was attended from St.‘

1 Mary’s Church, Sunday p. m.
: been in P. W. Bates’ employ for many

1 in Hartford this year to look after her in- _

course, recreation, instruction and cleva- ,

: :sepulcher.

founders of the Bank of the Republic,
. died. Sunday. ‘

_ injustice and imperrinence of his_ “fraud”
E-cry is all the more apparent. - This mlght

: .ment is so generally and strongly setting

.Charles Dixon; Norwalk, W.W. Clark;

 

 

NORWALK GAZETTE, WEDNESDAY, AISRIL 20,

ibumm'luhm.

OBITUARY

‘, Adolphus F. Bishop.”

Leaves have their time to fill,

And flowers to wither at the north wind_’s';‘
breath, .
And stars to set ; but alL— ‘ .
Thou hast-all seasons for thine own,’ 0
death.” ‘ ‘ . '- , -

In our last issue we recorded the sudden '
and unexpected demise of the devoted
wife and mother of the children of him
whose departure to his cternalrest and the
rewards of immortal life. it. is now our
painful duty to announce. Surely if there
ever‘was a case where bereavement and
sorrow and anguish {gave “that touch of
nature which makes the whole world kin,’-
this is oue~father and mother, both goné’fl
and a happy home not only desolate but
destroyed, and the two youths,theirchild—.
ren, left to the. unutterablc loss and woes
of orphanage. Oh. God aiid Father of us
all—grant that “ He who temper-nth the
winds to the shorn lambs " may succor
and. shield and sustain these hapless or-
phan boys, who now. more than ever in
their lives, needed the mother’s solicitoua
care, the father-‘5 guidance and support,
Upon the death of Mrs. Bishop, her hus-
band and mother visited the cemetery: to
select the spot for her grave and both took
a severe cold which has terminated the life
of the husband and father, .whilc Mrs..
Carter still lingers on the verge of life,
with the most serious apprehensrons that
she too may not recover. Shelias had the,
faithful ministrations of her daughter,Mrs‘.
Prof. Johnston, up to Saturday nightmhen
a telegram summoned herhome to Prince-
ton, to the bedside of a seriously sick
child. Tile aged father of the deceased
Mr. Bishop, now left with but a single
child, is known to be an invalid beyoudf
reasonable hope of recovery this side. the
grave, and all in all, iris family is so over-
whelmed in the darkest clouds' of afllic-v
tion, that the tenderest sympathies and. '
pity of this whole community go out to
them in unwonted measure. . .- .» -:

Mr. Adolphus Bishop’s whole life has
been devoted to the service of the _Union
Manufacturing Company, of' which he was
President when he died. He was a duti-
ful son, a kind husband, an indulgent '
father and faithful friend. He was a man
of unaffected modesty and of far higher:

majority " in the land of the hereafter, _.
where sorrow and suffering are at an end.

The funeral .of stonecutter James
O‘Brien, who died very suddenly of pneu-

 

Hc had

years and had many friends. .
Elizabeth W. Hrnderson died at her home

'in East Norwalk, in her ,75th year. Her' -

remains were taken to New Hartford for
V

 

Chief Justice Carter of‘ Washington,
died of cancer of the stomachlast week.
.He was a warm friend of President Lin-
~colii.

 

John Lord Hayes, LL.D., secretary of
‘the National Association of Wood Manu-
'filctures, died at Boston, Monday. '

John J. Crane, known as one of the

 

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”-PUBLIC ornnon.

The Town Court and Armory.

Mil. EDITOR:.—l am not surprised that we
:are not to have a tolvii court, when I reflect,
that a person not a resident of our town has
assumed to dictate and superintend its entire
management. before the legislature. In-
deed, to hear the party talk, one would
think Norwalk bad no other representatives

 

tercsts.

Then. again, isn’t it a little singular that
'no one else was found to complain that our
:fine armory building was defectively built
:and its construction tainted with fraud? Of'
course it has turned out on investigation
just as every one supposed it would, but the

be borne with more patience, were it not for
the severe pecuniary loss his unwarranted
action has entailed on our military compan—
ies. If his meddlesomness could not be re-
strained, why did he not get at his _investi
,gation' prior to our starting opr Farr enter- .
prise, this much of con-ideration he might
at least have shown. Of course, our Fair

best we can, relying on a generous public for
:success, but every one knows it will necessari-
ly prove like an uncorked bottle of‘soda water
——the sparkle all out of it.

“Boom SOLDIER l‘ov.”

 

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. Norwalk Saloons.

Massns. EDITORS :-Can our saloon keep-
ers reasonably'complain that public Bentiy

against them and their ruinous traffic; A
few Snbbaths ago I sawpwhile returning
from church three young men, or boys,
coming out of a noted drinking Silicon near
the Bridge, undisgnisedly intoxicated, The
youngest was not over fourteen-or fifteen
years of age. to appearance, and the oldest
not exceeding eighteen or nineteen. Last -
Saturday two school boys were seen staggering
up Mill Hill, also deplorably intoxicated. -
’l‘heday before, three or four little boys
were found helplessely drunk in-the field at
Winnipank, on liquor sold them by a saloon
keeper at that place. 'The Norwalk corres-
pondent to the Southport Advertiser asserts
that more liquor is sold in Norwalk on Sun-
day than any other day in the week, and he
undoubtedly has had good reasons for his
serious and disheartening charge. Now,
have not the saloon keepers, our police and
more than all, our reputable citizens a fear
ful responsibility in this matter? These
intoxicated boys have mothers, fathers, sis-
ters and brothers, whose hearts are to be
wrung with agony over their downward
course to ruin and terrible disgrace, and if
these open violations of law against Sunday
dram selling and selling to children, contin-
ue, will they not rise up in their indigna-
tion and might and sweep these “breathing-
lloles 0f perdition” from Ollr fair town. I
know of several .influential persons, who
have heretofore voted for license in this
town, who feel as I do about this matter.
Hoping “a word to the wise may be stifli—
cient,” I subscribe myself respectfully, 1:.
' ' ‘ ' . A Merriam.

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We give below a list of appointments of
ministers for the several churches in this
locality, as announced by the New York
East Conference, at its session in Mount
Vernon, this week: Bcthcl, F. G. Howell;
Bridgeport—First church, R. Strecter;
North Main street, Win. Brown ;Washing-
ton Park, E. A. Blake; Daubury, J. W.
Barnhart; Darien and Spriiigdale. T. D.
Littlewood ; Easton, T. E. Gilbert; George-
town, George A. Hiibbell; NewCanaan,
C. B. Ford; North Wilton and Vista,

Pound Ridge Circuit, F. J. Shackleton;
Bedding and Long Ridge, L. P. Perry;
Ridgefleld, C. C. Lasby; Saugatuck, C. E.
Barto; .South Norwalk—First church,
Charles E. Harris; East avenue, Wm.
Ross; Soutliport, W. C.'Blnkcman; Stam-
ford, C. 'H. Buck ; Stepney, W. T. Gilbert;
Stratford, A. S. Graves; Westport, H: S.
Still; Milford, J. M. Carroll.

State of Connecticut.

 

 

 

av ms iixcaLLiixev. "
PHINEAS C. LOUNSBURY, Governor,
A PROCLAMATION. '

In compliance with an act passed by the.
last general assembly, I hereby designate
Friday, the 29th of April, to be observed
throughout the commonwealth as Arbor
day; and I recommend that the teachers'
in all the schools of the suite so order
their instructions and exercises upon that
(lay lliat every child may learn something
of the value, or atleast of the beauty, of
tree culture, arid may take a personal in.
terest in the planting of some tree or shrub
in the school grounds or in atlre adjacent
commons.

I earnestly ask, .ever farmer, and
especially every «agricul and association.
so to celebrate the day that the public
appreciation of the importance of forestry
may be increased. I trust that on this the
first of Arbor days in Connecticut; the
standard of celebration may be set so
high as to ensure a proper observance in
the years to come, so'that at the close of
asingle generation every village street and
country road may be lined with trees which
shall protect and. beautify, and... every
hillside now barren may be covered by a
forest growth which shall add wealth to
the state, salubrity to its climate, and few
tility to all tllc land within its borders.
Given under my hand and seal of

the state, at the capitol in

Hartford, this 15th day of

April, in the year of our Lord

one thousand eight hundred

and eighty seven, and of the
-. ' independence of the United
States the one hundred and
eleventh. . . '
PHINEAS C. Lot'mssuar.

 

, By placing before their customers cal-lyin the
. season the styles that’arc to be worn, t is firm

- and outbuildings, on Friday night last.

3 ’ eldest son of George G Bishop.

{to Look Box 36. Norwalk., Conn.

~.To-da y appears ihe large double column ' "
adv. ofThe D. M.’Rearl (.lnmpany of" Bridgeport'

have received the commendation of alia'isitors
to their city. and profited by large sales. The
novelties, shown in their dress‘goods and silk
department are admired by Mind the simple
fact that‘tliey control exclusive stylesiand pat-.
terns guarantees the purchaser that goods
bought there-cannot. bs-had at every store and
thus become what maybe cal|ed common. In
the Vsprin “trade of outside garments. can be
found Jac ets, Wraps and Raglans. in cloths
selected with great care and made to the special
order of The D. M. llesd Co.. alike are the
headed wraps of which they make a specialty,
for these are all selected so that the styles
shown by them cannot be seen elsewhere.
Their new cloak roonrs are meeting with suc-
cess for noldepartmenl of its kind in the state
is as lightand convenient or stocked iwuh so
large and varied a line ot‘garments. The car-
pet departmeut of this firm isiis large as the
combined stocks of'all other Bridgeport dealers,
as this year they liavc twice or three times the
,stock of Axminsters', Muqnettes. Body Brussels
{Tapestries and Irigi'ains Rain former Seasons.
‘xThea‘e werc'bOught in specially large ‘_'quantr-
.tiee even for them ahd‘t‘bey are selling 'a single
'earpet or furnishing a whole house below any
competition in price. The spring importations
of China mailings have been received and con-
tain all grades of jointless, fancy and plain
goods that are made. , It is becoming a well
established fact in all towns within a radius of
twenty-five miles of Bridgeport. that when
ry do or carpets are to bought a visit to
The . M. Read Company's large establishment
is very ease tial for .tlieyslways offer in lucc-
meats and 3 ve polite and courteous attention.
0
Do not suffer from Sick Headache a. moment
longer. It isnnot necesssar'y.,. Carter’ Little
Liver Pills will cure you. Do’se',ons little pill.
All druggist'a sell them. ' - ' -'
' ‘ ..__.~A.:-__.__...__.;.__.._..
I. There ‘areananv, forms of nervous debilitv in
,men, that yield to the use of Carter’s Iron
Pills, These who are troubled with nervous
weakness, nightsweats, &c.-. should trv them. *

“‘72—77' “”w‘.‘
" A Curb . . .
, The subsoribei' wishes to extend his
sincerest thanks to his, friends and old
neighbors, .who labored so earnestly to.
subdue thcyflre; set by some miscreant,
,whicb’destro‘yed his old homestead barns,

 

 

 

im.

.,., ~-

n Will. R. Lockw'oon. . .

; ,1 .imrurrEjD.

 

. Gnoasaacu—TnoMAs—On Tuesday evening, April" ' I

,12,b_y the Rev. Howard .8. Ole p, at the resl~
' deucetof the bride’s parents, orwalk. Conn:, ,
Alice Wilson, dau hter ,of Win. G. Thomas,
toCapt. Stephen .Groesbeek, U. s. A. - -
HOYT—BER'I‘INE-On Thursday,.April 14, at the
residence. by the<Rev. Dr. MacArthur, Harry
Hubb‘ell Hoyt, of South Norwalk, to Grace
Pauldlng_Bcrtlne,,of New York.- '

 

 

_, . nun: .-
BISHOP-,{At Norwalk,-April is, 1837, Adolphus F.,

 

[Funeral services at his late residence on Mott
avenue. Wednesday, April 20, at 2p. in], ,
surname—In South Nor-walk, April 17, Herbert
. Sterling, aged 29 years, 3 months.
' [Funeral services, Wednesday, '20th inst., at
3 o’clock p.’ m.'] _
Hasnansox—In East Norwalk. April
_W. Henderson, in her 75th year.
WasnaIn Darien, April 13, Noah B. Weed, in the
76th year of-hls age.
Russuours—In Ridgetleld. Conn.. Saturday, April
18,»Abi;|all Resseguie, aged 96 years. ‘
MORGAN—Ill New York, April 10, Homer Morgan,
in the 80th year of his age. - v

13, Elizabeth

 

r

COME TO LET in‘llrst-elass location. For
particulars apply to'
, BUILDER S. B. WILSON,
- Cor. Wall street and Belden'avenue.

 

“16

 

IRL WANTED to .Learn th

ness. Apply to the
MISS ST. JOHN,33 Main street.

$500 Reward.

FOR the arrest and conviction of the person or
persons who set fire to the barns and .other
outbuildings on my farm at Middle Five Mlle
River (so called), in the town‘ of ‘Norwalk, Conn.,
on the evening of April 15th, 1887. ' 1tp
. . R. LOCKWOOD.
P. 0. Box 157. South Norwalk. Conn.

e Mllllnery Busi-

 

 

Gyocery Stock for Sale.

IIF.‘ Stock and Fixtures of a. Grocery doing a

good cash business. {Stock new. Best loca-

tion in Westport.‘ Store and rooms over, also

barn to let, cheap. Everyone has done well there.
A rare chanc’c.- Apply to 4 Otto
,' 11. ii. BELDEN, Westport, Conn.

Wanted.

. First-Class Sales Larly.- 'l‘o i. com etent per-
son, good wages and steady emp oyment all

the year. Such an one may apply. with refereilices,

t- 14

 

 

; ; Land for Sale.
OUR'I‘EEN ACRES, more or less. Estate of
B. 0. Banks, deceased. Opposite lower-end
.or the “Camp Farm," Rocks road. tl‘ls -
“ ' a Enqulre of CHAS. OLMS'I‘EAD,
, Adminlstrator.

 

For Sale, Rent or Exchange.
rl‘HE Homestead of the late Abijah Betts, situ-
ated at South Wilton, one mile from depot.
Dwelling has eleven rooms good well of water,
barn and sheds. eighteen acres of land, abundance
of fruit. Will be. sold at a bargain. Enqinre of
O. E. WILSON, 3 Gazette Building, Norwalk.
or JULIA C. GREGORY, Winnipank, Conn. tf14

For Sale.

THE Horses, Carriages, Harnesses and other
. articles belonging to the estate of the late
William E. Quintard. Enquire of
CHAS. A. TUCKER, Administrator,

143 Main Street, Norwalk. Conn.

 

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Notice to Builder‘s.

FIRST-QUALITY BUILDING STONE for sale

ehea . Ap l to -
p py JAMES II. SELLECK,

tl‘2
P. 0. Box 23. Norwalk.

 

Factory to Let.

A24 Dozen Har- Factory, with 26 Horse Power
Boiler, will be let on reasonable terms. Cali
be used and is suitable for other purposes.
.. - .-‘.ppl_v or address, ' - ‘1
Es'rA'ru or Josuru SHEPHERD,
Norwalk; Conn.

Borough Notice.

AT the Meeting held April 4th, 1687, the Court
of Burgesses appointed Mr. Elbert 25.

Adams member of the Board of Relief in place of

James Fluney, deceased. 3t] 4

“*5

 

 

V I D
B. J. St'urges,»
.Notary Public, Commissioner for the States of
New York and Massachusetts, and

GENERAL LOAN, INSURANCE AND
REAL ESTATE AGENT,

GAZETTE BUILDING NORWALK.

’ 'A'LESMEN
WANTED.

I)
W A G E s .
Best terms. stock and specialties in the
buslness. Write at once,
J. AUSTIN SHAW, Nurseryman, _
ROCHESTER. N. Y.

“16

 

5t10p

 

Spring Work.

ODDINGand Soil and Superior ,Manures l'or
top-dressing‘of lawns, cemetery lots, &C. ac.
Building Stone for sale. Horses and Cart-s for
Hire. I have some thoroughly rotted and very
fine manure for ,flower beds.- Gardens and
grounds renovated. A 1y to
J. \ . EDMUNDS. '
No. 6 South Union avenue.
P. 0. 1301:1554, Nor 2 the

Hawaii alll’i-Bl'llllllllllll‘l:SEXDI’BSS.

FOLWELL a MUNGER, Proprietors.

Leave 55 Main street, Norwalk, Mondays, Wed-
nesdays and Friday- as 6 a. in. .

Leave C. E. Shelton's, corner 'Main and Fnii'tleld ‘
avenue,Brldgepor-t, at 12m. -. _, "

Office in Westport, B. S. Lcwls’ Market.

”'11) orders promptly attended to".

_ Lad-res .' .
' ‘- 00 YourIOwn Dyelng at Home with
V V V V
P Eb BLESS DYES'.
They will dyeeverythlng. They aresold every-
where. Price 10e.a package—40 colors. They
have no equal for Strength, Brightness, Amount
in Packages, or for Business of Color, or non-
fading» Qualities. '1‘. ey do notcrock or smut. For
sale by J. G. Gregory kilo, Druggists, Norwalk,
Conn. _ _ lyia

 

2nd

 

 

 

' Auction. . .
ALE of personal property belonging to the
Estate of the late oseph Shepherd, con-
sisting of Household 'furniture,‘ Bari-com
fixtures, furnace. two second hand coaches and
other articles too numerous to mention. Sale
to be at his, late residence on Wall St. at 2
o’clock on the afternoon of Monday, April 25th,

Terms made kn own at time ofsale.

tll5 C. B. COOLID‘GE, Administrator.

 

DISTRICT OE‘NORWAJ K, Is. Probatecourr,
April 14th, A. D., 1881.

Estate of J Anus Franny, late of Norwalk.

In said dlstrlct,deemsed. . .- . .

The Court of Prepare, for the District of Norwalk
hath limited and allowed six months from the date
hereof for the Cledltorsof said Estate to exhibit
their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to
present their accounts. properly attested, within
said, time, will be deharred a recovery. Allper-
sons lndebtedto said Estatei'are requestedto’ inpke
Immediate payment to ‘ ,- " 3t16

- ISAAC N. DO'I‘Y. Executor,

' Newark, N.‘ J.

SaualickSleamGauelCleanlillli.

We have Just introduced the Most Perfect.
Patented

Cleaning & Dusting Machinery

--I~‘OR— -
1 1 i
(.ARPlL-T CLEANING. .,
And we guarantee to thoroughly clean them. and
also by use of super heated steam TO KILL ALL
MO"HS, AND RESTORE ’l'ilE BRIGII’I‘NESS
OF THE CAIIPE'I‘S.

Orders may be left at the wareroonfs of J. B.
Ella and Geo. H. Raymond, Norwalk; David .
Stowe's, South~ Norwalk, zor sent us by‘ mall,.‘ ‘r
expressman, telegraph or telephone,’ Carpets.
called'for and returned without extra charge.

 

Bottom Prices.

' A

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E

Norwalk Record ‘
ANEW SATURDAY PAPER.
The First Number will afp.
pear May 7th. ‘4

ONLY 75cts. a YEAR.
him (I mts a Copy.

Advertising Ralsscfiulnnllilai Low.

'1

 

 

Send in your Siibm1712tionsiind Advertise-
ments Early.

' JOHN RODEMEYER. JIL, Publlsner.

Norwalk. (John.

a you SALE av
Allen Betts,

AT Ills MILL IN NORWALK.
The New Champion Steel Mowers,

The only steel mower made. All complete for
$60.00. Also

BEAPERB.

HORSE RAKES,

all complete forsalwo. More than one hundred
of them in use in this vicinity.

ACME HARROWS, with Snlky Attachments

'Land Rollers.

These michlnes are the latest improved and
made of the best materials. Also. for sale, .

Cliittenden's. H. J. Baker & Bros’, and
‘ E.‘ Frank Coe’s
High-Grade Fertilizers.

The three best. brands In the market.

\

 

For New. or Old Houses.

' BURGLAR—ALARMS—BURGI.AR.

HOTEL OR HOUSE ANNUNCIATORS.
ELECTRIC DOOR BELLS. _
ELECTRIC GAS ATTACHMENTS.
ELECTRIC .CALL BELLS. '
THERMOSTATIC HEAT INDICATORS.

Burglar Alarms and every description of Else--
trical Attachments put in order. Also.ior sale,
new or second-hand Telegraph Wire for Grape
Arbors or Fenclng. and the best English make
for Clothes Lines. For further particulars call on

orsddress
. H. l-IOYT,

Western Union Telegraph Office. Norwalk, Conn.

;A New Book.

EV. L‘. M. SELLECK’S Address at the Cens
tennary of St. Paul’s Church is now for sale
at A, Selleck’s Book Store, and by St. John Merrill
at the office of the Norwalk Fire Insurance Co.
With plate, foot notes and appendix it makes an
8vo. book of 126 pages. The cut is a view of the
old church, parsonage and church yard. It indi-
cates by disc several of the old burial .plots. The
foot notes explain the address,.and are condensed
biographies of former rectors, and brief mentions
of several of the old St. Paul’s and other families.
The appendix contains an account .of the centen-
nary observanees in July last, and the 1886 calen-
dar of the officers of the parish. It also presents
the names of the_“forty-two corporators-"lof the
parish, and the text or 1784 petition of tne parish-
oners to the Connecticut General Assembly.
Added to these are the names of the Norwalk -
colonists prior to 1655. and the list of the clergy of
the Episcopal church. who have been natives of
this town. The conclusion of the appendix is
devoted to memoranda pertaining to several of
the Norwalk colonial households—the lsaacs,
Browns, Hoyts. Fitches, Churches, Rogerses, '
Boutons and Warrens. .
The work is not voluminous. but its preparation
has been attended with considerable expense. It -
is offered to the public at a charge of $2.50 per
copy. . 2th;

SMITH BROS,

Succesols'tu H. l]. Barrows,

17 Mill Strait, Norwalk.

RELIABLE

BflfllflllllSllflllllllalfll‘S.

Honest Goods at Reck-

 

 

Sole Agents in Norwalk for

«J. & T. CousinsI Celebrated N. I. Shoes.

We shall receive in a few days a large
invoice of. these celebrated shoes. ,Ladies
desiring a fashionable shoc, combining
elegance of fit, with comfort and superior
wearing qualities, for a; reasonable price,

are invited to inspect these goods.
' g ' We are selling this week a
CHILD’S BUTTON SHOE,

Sizes 2 to 6, either Kid or Goat, for
428 cents, well worth 50 cents.

Men’s Button Bal. and Congress,

' All solid and warranted correct in style,
for $2 per pair,regular price $2.50.

 

Remember the place,

SMITH BROS,

17 MAIN STREET,
. _ _ NORW‘ALK.
sign. of the" Golden Boot.

RANGES

THE DUCHEss, OUR OWN, UNCLE
NICK. These with the Celebrated
' Duplex Grates.

 

EXTRA * 000K, ' rm" Coal . and Wood;
SAMPLE COOK ; QUEEN ANNE;
EAST LAKE; DENMARK; NEW
INDEX, Improved; GRAND
UNION, Improved.
HOUSEFURNISHING GOODS.
Agate, Till llllll' Wflllllllll Will‘fl,
Fine Tea and Dinner Sets,

' . T‘d‘lLiér -~ se‘Ts.
Merger? China.
White Granite and CC Ware,
DECORATED GOODS.

I ll Great Variety.

MONITOR OIL STOVES,
Balflwii’s Dry Air Refrigerators,

The very best in the market.

F. J. CURTlss '00.,

is MAIN _ STREET. . '

 

Mason & Hamlin, .

ORG-AN S.

HigheSt Honors at all Great World’s Exhibitions
since 186?. 100 styles, $22 to $900. For Cash, Easy
Payments, or Rented. Catalogue. 46 pp, ate. free.

PIANO S--

'I‘lic new mode of piano construction. invented
by Mason JpHamlln ln>1882 has been fully proved,
many excellent experts pronouncing it the “great-
est lmprovement made in pianos of the century."

For full information, send for Catalogue.
Mason & Hamlin Piano & Organ Co.
BOSTON. NEW YORK. CHICAGO. ,

To Let. .

STONE COTTAGE HOUSE, Seven Rooms.
Closets, Sinks and Water on both floors,

 

Cemented Cellar.

. than one-half the present worth of the buildings,

1
Norwalk Opera House... ,l
. . '1

EXTRA! “g. ,

so. 20...: 80- ct‘s".
Entire Wéel: oprri1.-25.

The Peerless Emotional Actress, and Most
Famous of all Stage Beautles,

PAULINE MABKHAM,"

' Aided by a [Company of Peculiar Excellence ‘
Including Mr. Randolph Murray, wrll present;

Monday evening—“The Lady of Lions."
luesday evenlng—“Thc New Magdalen."
Wednesday evening—“Led Astray."

Thursday evenlug—"Castc.” .

Friday evenlng——“1‘he Widow Hunt."

Saturday evening—"'l‘he 'I'lcket-of-Leave Man."

Intelligent Acting Ma nlllcent Costumln
Correct and Elaborat'e Mohntlngs, and the he’s‘r'
performance in every sense ever given at popular

prices. . ,
10, 20 and 30 cents.

Reécrved seats now on sale at Plnlsted's.

 

Valuable Farm for Sale.

FARM of 95 acres for sale at Weston. Conn.
Healthy location, excellent ridge land. free
from malaria; all the buildings flrst—class’and
nearly new, for less that ‘370 per acre, including
buildings. Further particulars may be had of the
Bridgeport Savlngs Bank at Bridgeport, or of
BENJ. J. S’I‘UIIGES ii: SON,

tf15 150 Broadway, New York.

 

 

Bare Opportunity.
Valuable School or Boarding House Property
at Weston, Conn., can he purchased for less

and has all the appolntments. of a first-class
boarding house or school property. lilac, healthy,
elevated location, and convenient to post emce,
church, .lzc. Must be'seen to be appreciated.
Further particulars maybe had ‘of the Bridgeport
Savings Bank at Bridgeport, or of

BENJ. J. S’I‘URGES a SON,

150 Broadway. New York city.

- FOR SALE. ' "

——'l'lie Valuable Property knowb‘as—
“HILLSIDE,” '

for the past twenty years-the Boardlng and Day I
School of the late Dr. J. C. Fitch, conslsllng of
five acres of land with the buildings thereon—
large 3}; Story House, 29 rooms; Barn, Carriage
'Honse.&t-..;Large Vegetable Garden, Fruit and
Shaw: Trees and Extensive lawn. Location flue
and healthy; suitable for allrst class Boarding
School, Summer Hotel, Sanitarium or Private

' Residence. _
FURNITURE rs Dnsrasn.

Immediate possesslnn. Apply to -
' .. ' R. B. CRAUFURD,
31 Main Street.

Valuable Real Estate at Austin!

The subscriber will sell at public auction the
fol.owlng described Real Estate and belonging‘
:3 ville- estate of Wm. S. Lockwood, deceased,

Oneplece or parcel of meadow or pasture land
known as the Dry IIilI re ert in '
acres, more or leess. p p y, quantity 26
an'fihphstore and loll {itseupled by B. S. Blascer.

. ree very e g e bulldin o o
sticet and North avenue. g Its h ngh

‘oramore particular description a l to the

undersigned. Sale to take place on Iii): '{iremlses

ON, SATURDAY, APRIL 2341, 1887,

at 2 o’clock afternoon. Terms made known
time of sale’, or by appllcatlon to ' at
. F. ST. JOHN LOCKWOOD.
James Mitchell, Auctioneer. 2t15

Comissioa’ers’ Notice.

7 “IE Subscribers, a pointed b the Court of
l Probate for the-DIstrict or Westport, com-
missioners to receive. examine and decide upon
claims of the creditors of the Insolvent Estate of
Oliver J. Perry, of Weston, in said dlstrict, an
assigning,. insolvent debtor, hereby give notice
that we will attend to the buslness of our said
a polntment at the Probate Office in the town of

e_stport,ln said district, on the 13m day of June,
188., and on the 13th day of July, 1887, at 10
o’clock forenoon of each of said days. Said court
having limited and allowed three monlhs from the

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date hereof .for the exhibition to us of claims
against said estate. Brio
Dated $851133? day of April. 1887.
DAVID Dyeiir‘fii‘iiii } °°mm135m9m

 

ISI‘RICT 0F NORWALK ss. Probe o
‘ April 5th. A. D., 1ssr. ’ ' [e C m'
Estate of HELEN D. MITCHELL, late of Norwalk.
in said «listrlet. deceased.

- The. Court of Probate for the District of Norwalk
hath limited and allowed six months from the date
hereof for the Creditors of said Estate to exhibit
their claims'for settlement. Those who neglect to
present their accounts, properly attested, within
said time. will be debarred a recovery. All persons
indebted to said Estate are requested to make im-
mediate payment to

anti EDWARD STREET, Executor.

 

ISTRIC’I‘ OF‘ NORWALK ss.. Probate Court

D April 18th. A. 1).,1337. ’ ' '

Estate of L‘ATHARINE FLYNN, late or NorWalk,
In said district, deceased.

ORDERED—That the executors exhibit tnelr
adminis‘ration account to this court for adjust~
ment, at the Probate Office in Norwalk. on the
30th day of April, 1887, at 9 o’clock forenoon; and
that al‘. persons interested in said estate may be
notified thereof, the executors will cause this
order to be published la a newspap-r having a
circulation in saiddlstrict, and post a copy thereof
on the slgn—post_ in said Norwalk, nearest the
place where the deceased last dwelt, at least ten'
days before said 30th‘day of April. ".887.

it ASA B. WOODWARD, Judge.

 

Maple Street—Notice.
rllO all persons interested in the proposed exten-
sion of Maple street, in the borough of Nor~
walknln r‘airfleld county. .

WHEREAS, The Court of Burgesses of said bor-
ough have resolved to extend Maple street wear-
erly to the road leading from Franklin avenue to
Prospect avenue, said extension being described
as follows, to Wit: . ,

Beginning at a point. upon the westerly side or
line of Franklin avenue, from thence running
westerly (in direct line with the north line of Maple
street) a distance of seventy-three (73) feet to the
easterly line of road leading from Franklin avenue
to Prospect avenue. From thence south-easterly
(along the easterly or northerly line of said road
leading from Franklin avenue. to Prospect avenue)
a distance of one hundred and- nine and three
tenths (109 3-luths) feet to the intersection of the
westerly line of Franklin avenue and the
northerly or easterly line ofuroiid leading from
Franklin avenue to :Prospect avenue. From
thence. northerly along the westerly line of
Franklin avenue a dlstance of seventy-seven and
seven-tentlisfl‘l I-lOths) leet to point of beginning,
said polntof beginning being a. point upon the
westerly litre of Franklin avenue where the north-
erlylrne of Maple street produced will intersect
the same. . .

AND WHEREAS, the subscribers, fee-holders of
said borough. have been duly appointed to esti-
mate and appraise the damages or benefits, as the
raise may be resulting or accruing to any person
or persons, from the taking of any lands for such
public use, as aforesaid, or from such layout or
extension. "

Now,_'l‘nEaEr'ou E, notice to hereby given to all
persons interested. ihat we will meet them for
that purpose at the rooms-of - the Court of Burg-
esses, in the Hardcnbrook Building, in said ber-
ough, on Monday. the 25th day of 'Aprll. 1887," at
three o’clock afternoon.

Dated at the Borough oijorwalk, this ilth day

of April, 1887.
GEORGE M. HOLMES,
OLIVER E. WILSON,
E.’ K. LOCKWOOD,
Freeholders and Appraisers as aforesaid

To Let.

THE Wllliam C. Street Place on-Iligh street.
Applyto
its liURR SMITH, Agent.

W. B."HALL‘& Co.-,

Emidgepért.-

mill '

 

SPRING, OPENING l-
Unparalleled Bargains

-432.

Sail/:8, Dress .‘Goods,

Mourning Goods. Cloths, Linens and Household
Goods. Laces and Dress Trimmings, Hosiery.
Upholstery. White Goods. Stills and Cloaks, Lace
Curtains, Ru 8 and Mara, Blankets, Corsets,
Underwear, ancy Goods, Boys’ Suits, Lawns.
Glnghams and Calicos. .

150 pieces Handsome Satecns.
200 pleees French Glnghams.

Silk Department.
Faille Franeaise.

185 pieces, superb quality, all new, choice
colors, really worth $1.50, at wholesale, to be sold
on Monday at'sl.25. This is one of the finest
silk i'abrlcs of the season and of unusual value.
Send for samples. One lot in blacks at “.15.

Sarah Silks.

a 'I‘wo complete lines. ‘ one line or twenty-two
shades, all new at 76c.

_ $l .oo. ‘
Twelve pieces more of the Splendid Black

Radlmlrs at st. . .
Ten pieces more at 93c. Five more at 75c. . .

Best Dollar Colored Radlmlrs, 89c. ,
' U pholstery Department .‘
Lace Curtains.

We have Just placed on sale one hundred pairs

Nottingham Curralns at 500. : well worth ‘lse.
Two hundred pairs at $1 ; worth $1.25.

French Guipure Curtains.
$_l .39.

Seventy-rive pairs French Gulpurc Nottingham
Curtains at. $1.89, that would be cheap at $2.26.

$2.00;

Fifty pairs,3}§ yards long and 54 inches wide,
at $2. These are worth $3.50.

Turkoman Curtains

Willi elegant Chenille Dados at $5. These are

usually sold at $7.50.

' All Silk ankomans,

3).; yards long in Bed, Olive and Blue at. $2.50
"l‘hil-i is the $20 Curtain everywhere. '

 

 

RUFUS WAKEMAN, Manager.
Saugafnck. March'tOth, 1837.} ms

A ly to
pp HENRY I. HOYT.

Centemeri Gloom..-

'LACES, FEATHERS, STIFF WINGS,

Glover 81 01sen,

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Come In and 0 Us!

Prompt to do as we agree.

 

w. B. HALL & Go.

1887.

Miss-

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L. "is Main Street.

Y

Agnes Fitch,

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——0llers all the latest novelties ln——~

MILLINBRY GOODS,

-—-—Conslstlng ill—-

Ribbons, flowers all Trimmings,

Olall kinds;

Hats and Bonnets

In the most desirable shapes and colors.

—-—A’I‘~—- [am 4

Container-i, l"l‘i(‘l’8

 

3‘

Wednesday and Thursday,

Spring Openin

April 13th and 14th,

We will exhibit an Elegant Assortment of

TRIMMER BCNNETSN HATS,

—-AND-——

IMPORTED NOVELTIES.

RIBBONS, VELVETS, SURAHS,
FLOWERS, &c., &o.

WAD are invited to call and inspect
goods and prices.

Misses St. John,

33 Illa/in Street.

 

Fawcett’s Easter Opening.

—~On and after

 

TUESDAY, APRIL 5th.

All are cordially invited to call and inspect our
styles. We feel confident this Will surpass
any opening display ln this town this
season. A visit will fully reward
an attendance.

Our Display of——--——

TRIMMED [HA TS

‘Wlll be very fine and in every Shape and Color.

 

It has been our careful endeavor to send cards
to all. If any omissions have occurred they have
been unintentional. and we lake this occasion to
say to ‘all “00)! E."

WWe shall each Tuesday during the season
exhibit Novsmias IN MILLINERY.

riwcsrr's,

3 WATER ST., 73 MAIN S'I‘.,
Norwalk. So. Norwalk.

 

Coolidge & Lockwood,
- No. 9 Main Street,

REAL ESTATE & INSURANCE.

Houses for Sale or to Rent.

Special Attention Paid to the Care 0
Real Estate and Collection of Rents.

Several Desirable Furnished Houses to
Rent for the summer months.

Valuable Dock. Property for Side or to
Rent.

Over 100 Building Lots in all parts of
the town for sale.

Those contemplating building will find
it to their advantage to see maps of lots at
this office. '

- Money to Lean-on Real Estate Security.

Home on, Benedict Farm for Sale;
price, $1,400. ; 1y11

 

'. Ntllllflll Si, Nfll'Wlllll,

Loaders 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’ .

Planck Klll, Hail-Male Waukenpliisl,

A Nerve 01' Comfort and Ease.

0111‘ $6 Hand-Male French Klll Well

For la'dles wear are perfect in every respect and
as goml a slice as any sold at :6.

For $5.50,.

Our Ladles’ Hand-Made French Kid Turn Shoes
made by Benedict a 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 'Kld, Hand-Made
Oxfords with patent leather tips are admired by
all that have seen, and worn them. You inust cal

I For $2.50,

A Perfect Misses’ Waukenphast for school or a
walking shoe cannot be equalled. .

Wln a word ourllne of shoes is complete in
every respect. '

'We have the best line of

CHILDREN’S SCHOOL SHOES

at prices from the

Ever shown In town and
cheapest- to the best.

Glover 86 013611,,

42 Wall Street,
noawsaz.

Star Shoe Store.
suoas _FOR ALL!

Lcw PRICED GOOD SHOES.
FINE SHOES,

OF OUR OWN MAKE.

Hats and Rubber Clothing.
Trunks and Bags,

_ . A NICE ASSORTMENT.

[Threat Mu Built Renault.

We’ll “do it up Brower" and Wei-ell. '

 

savers

 

W * i

lleii‘ienihei those “Samples,”
Bargain Counter.

We try to please.
One low price to all. .

_a.

“THE D. M. READ co,

BRIDGEPORT.

Dress Goods "and Silks.

Iloremost among the attractioiis we odor for the Spring ,,f1ss7
are the excluswe styles We are sllowmg iii '

SILK AND WOOL DRESS FABRICS.

Rich. Novelties to. Dress- Goods.

 

,, . . . .
[he llllallllllOll‘S opinion of all who have‘exairiined our Magnifi-
cent Collection of Novelties in Dress Goods is that fabrics half so
beautiful were never before seen in this city.
‘ ‘ I . C . ‘ . ‘ n. o '
5:3? pieces all-wool [trench Camel’s beige, new spring mixtures
2.3; pieces all-wool iii-one]: Albatross, latest spring shades
Jul. pieces all-wool l‘l‘cllcll ‘lNovelty.Suiting.- checked and striped.
200 pieces all-won] Extra I‘llle Ladies’ Cloth. a great bargain.
tr '.. .'.‘..." ,i. -- " - ‘ -
200 pieces all-u ool l..\tllt 1 incl relicbDibeigchew spring color-lugs.

Black and Mourning Goods, 3. Specialty.

38-inch all-wool B'xck French Serge. .

40~incli “ Black .lf‘reiicli Diagonal.
54-inch “ Black Ladies’ Cloth.
42-inch “ English Arniul'e Cloth.
54-inch *‘ Extra-Fine 'l‘iicot Cloth:

52~inch Genuine French Broadcloth.
Conrlauld’s Black English Crape.

S I L Ii S .
Black G'ros Grain.
Black Satin Rhadirmxha
Bloc s“ Sarah.
Black, Fmille Franc-misc.
Black Satin Duchess-e,
Calm-ed Gros Grain.
Colored, .‘wtin 'Marveilmvrv.
Colored. Surnhs.
BROCADED AND- BEADED VELVETS.

sppr1ng' meortations
--~-—or LADIES’~~

Wraps, Jackets, N ewmarkets and. Raglans,

Among which Will he found many exclusive styles not to be

found elsewhere.

Misses’ and. Children’s Garments.

Our Assortment of New Patterns of
—-—C _A R P E .T 5——

~ls Large, Varied, Tasteful and Satisfactory.

We have many exclusive designs in- fine and medium grades that
are private to us, and CANNOT BE PURCHASED ELSEWHERE.

Our Prices are the Lowest
_ Consistent with Reliable Goods!

...-.~.-.- W‘s-ursavwrrv ! vn.1—.- .u-vunumnciu-

Upholstery Department.

\

We have made elaborate prepartions for the Spring trade in this
department, and mute examination of the. special bargains we are
oflering in ' ’ '

.Notting‘ham, Swiss. Cluny and Colored Madras Lace
Ctrrtri.in.s-; in. Chenille and Turcoman Curtains:
in, Tapestries, Table.» Covers, Bug‘s, do, 4'0.

THE D. M. READ co.

BLASCER’S _

“OLD BRIDGE STORE.”

Nearly half a century ago my store was christened
as above, and has since been known and honored among
the old residents 01 N orwalk by that appropriate name.
But that is a matter of little consequence to the public in
these piping times of severe

BUSINESS GOMPETITION.

The one important question to purchasers is where can
we get the

,Best Goods for the Least Money!

From time to time the report comes to me that some of
my near neighbors have boasted that they. could under-
sell me. N 0 one who has ever tested the truth of such a
claim by coming and examining my carefully selected and

UNEXCELLED STOCK or GOODS

 

 

and the extremely low prices at which I offer the same
has ever left

“ The Old Bridge 51......»
With any other feeling than that no one in the trade can

or does offer greater inducements to cash customers than
Ido. I have the choicest exhibits of

AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN,

CROGKERY a GLASSWARES.

Also about every conceivable device for Table
Furnishing, Mantel Decoration, with House Cleaning
and Cooking Implements of every description. Call and
examine and be convinced that my statements are strict-
lv true as to my carefully selected stuck 0f the

thirst 0113111133 and Varieties Ill Gulls

In my line are

Sold at the Lowest Possible Prices.

We strive to strictly attend to our own business.
We never run down or misrepresent other dealers, and
we ask simply a chance toshow our customers our stock
and let them satisfy themselves; but one thingmay be

' depended upon——

NO OTHER CONCERN SHALL UNDERSELL RE!

The times, the times, the age, the age——
The. “Old'Britlr/e Store” is all the rage;
Tell of the town or city, where they keep
such goods at once so rich and yet so cheap!
For of all cheap stores beneath the sun,

B. S. BLASCRR'S is the cheapest one!

_. B. s. BLASCER.

Norwalk, April 4th, 1887.

 

Roscoe, Camp it Go.