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LOCAL ITEMS.
—For Sporting Good: of all kinds, go to
Locxwoon &. Auras.”
Mr. Eskclson expects to return to Nor-
way in a few weeks.
Cornell is painting the Wm. K. Lewis
house on Lewis street. ,
The welcome face of W. R. McCready was
. seen in town, Monday.
Herbert Sterling, of South Norwaljt,
was buried last Wednesday.
The sale of the “Old‘Bridge Store” was
postponcd‘to this week Saturday.
-Read advertisements of sales of Real
Estate by the Bridgeport Savings’ Bank.
——Gcnt’s. cast off Garment bought for
, cash. Address Box 94 Norwalk Ct. 3m15
St" Paul’s Sunday school Library is to
have an addition of $200 worth of new
' books:
The father of Station Agent Hopson, of
(South Nor-walk, died at Branford last
, Tuesday.
Mr. Blaine continues slightly ill, but ap-
parently with nothing worse than a severe
catarrh. . '
. ~—A visit to the Gsbsar House, C. B
DcKlyn, proprietor, will well repay visitors
to the city.
-—If you want to Catch Trout, go to
Looxwoon & AIKENS and try the new
Trout Bait.
Don't forget the armory fair May 2d,
nor Rodemcyer’s new paper, the Record,
issued May 7th.
Don’t forget Gov. Lounsbury’s Arbor
day. It is a beautiful, and should prove a
beneficcnt festival. '
There is a promise that Jacob Sharp
'will be brought to trial for bribing the
New York Aldermen.
The New York Sun is not. pleased with
the managers of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad.
Charles Raymond, of this place has been
appointed station agent of the Consolidated
road at South Norwalk.
John Dugan, a veteran of- the old 17th
Conn. Vols., was buried from St. Mary’s
church last Wednesday.
The Sun finds Senator-Jones, of Florida
and Michigan has a clean record in the
last session of congress.
Scab has appeared among Wilton sheep,
and sqvcral animals have been quarantined
by the State Commissioner.
The new Y. M. C. A. organization will
meet at the Congregational chapel this,
Tuesday Evening at 8 o’clock.
Ridgefield, the home of the Governor,
has a law and order league to enforce the
license law, and $2,300 to spend.
The Iron Moulders’ Union has sent J.
H. Kenny to Cincinnati to attend a meet-
..ing of their executive co mmittce.
The New Haven Morning News has been
enlarged again by the addition of two
inches to the length of each column.
The George B. Sherwood house and lot
on Pleasant avenue was sold to Frank
' Youngs, on Friday, by O. E. Wilson.
Mrs. Thomas Clune is putting up a com-
modious tenement on the rear of her lot,
' corner Bclden and Riverside avenues.
‘Mrs. James Kellogg and daughter have
. removed from New Haven, and now oc-
cupy their new house on Beiden Place.
See advertisement of Beldcn’s grocery
stock for sale at Westport. This is a rare
chance to secure a good paying business.
~GEDNEY HOUSE, cor. Broadway and
40th st. European plan. Nice, airy rooms,
first class restaurant and reasonable
prices.
By the homing of Hendrick W. Bar-
num’s house in Danbury, Saturday after-
noon, a total loss of about $0,000 was
caused.
‘ Connecticut river fishermen are afraid
to leave their shad nets unwatched, as
8,000 railroad ties are now floating down
the stream. _
Dr. Miner, a former resident of South
Norwalk, died last week at Bakerville of
lingering consumption, and was buried at
Torringford.
Captain Boynton, who started from
Hudson, N. Y , Tuesday, to swim to New
York city, arrived at the Batteryat 3p. m.
Sunday week.
The is a deadlock in Bridgeport’s com;
mon council board. Twenty-eight ballots
for a presiding officer were taken Monday
night without result. ‘
Three dead foxes were found in the
outskirts of Danbury Sunday. Apparently
they had been poisoned or there is a fatal
epidemic among foxes.
—The Old Bridge Store, the well known
store property of the late Wm. S. Lock-
wood, will be sold at public auction on
Saturday, at 2 o’clock p. m.
The Young People’s Society of Christian
Endeavor gave Pastor Anderson a recep-
tion at the chapel last Friday evening. It
was a very enjoyable occasion. -
President Clark has appointed Ike
Bromlcy, J r., to take charge of the adver-
tising department of the Consolidatep
road, with ofiice at New Haven.
The singing of the quartctte that accom‘
pained the Y. M. C. A. delegates to Nor-
walk, charmed every one who heard it.
The tenor-'5 voice was cnchantingly fine.
Rev. Dr. Newman Smyth, who was an
officer in the 16th Maine regiment, is to
give the oration at the dedication of the
New Haven soldiers’ monument J unc 1”.
Rev. Mr. Anderson addresses the soldier
comrades of our fallen heroes Decoration
day at Bridgeport in the fornoou and at
the Opera House in Meridcn in the even-
ing. ,
—A visit to the GEDNEY Hones, C. B.
DcKlyu, proprietor, will well repayvisitors
to the city.
Thomas B. Merrill, now in his 84thycm-,
has been an invalid for several months
past, but has so far recovered that he
walked to the old store on the bridge List
Friday.
Mrs. E. P. Weed contemplates the erec—
tion of several pretty tenement cottages
in rear of her dWc-Iling. She will also
erect a fence in front of her Wall street
residence. .
The town has paid up the Benedict Farm
judgement audcxccution, and, thc ofilccrs
say, jive hundred dollars for costs. The
people will be verylikcly to ask “why
this is timely."
Duff Nichols, of New lanaan, has pat-
ented a double, back-action combined
corset and bustle, which discounts the
skeleton, wire mousctrups, which decorate
modistcs’ windows.
The Children's Sewing School had a
sociable at. the Athenieum last Friday
night, and the little people had no end of
frolicsomc glee—thanks to Mrs. Bird and
Miss May Chichester.
Prof. Johnston and wife, and her sister
returned to their stricken home at Prince-
ton, made desolate by the death of the
idolized mother and grandmother, Mrs.
Carter Saturday night.
—Blascer is leading the east side trade
in house furnishings this spring. At all
hours of the day his store is thronged with
customers eager to secure the rich and
rare bargains he offers.
About two hundred residents of the
vicinity of Sctauket, L. I., had to fight an
incendiary fire, last week, which des—
troyed a large tract of wood land becweeu
Setaukct. and Stony Brook.
‘ Mr. W. F. Bishop has been quite seri-
ously ill at his father’s residence since the
death of his brother and though at this
writing he is thought to be better, a deep
solicitude is felt concerning him.
The store owned by Roswell Reed, and
occupied by James Bates. grocer, was
totally destroyed, together with all its
Insured in the Hanover for $500.
Pulsars, impress upon the minds of your
children, not to throw their Orange and
Banana peel on the side walks! Very seri-
ous accidents have been caused by this
careless but reprehensible habit.
Advices from Washington state that the
President is considering the question of
calling Congress together on the lst of
October. Leading Democrats of both
Houses think this should be done.
That was a significant meeting in New
York, when a large body of shoe-makers
determined to withdrrw from the Knights
of Labor, and the dictation of men who
do not know a shoe from a hectic.
The Hebrews of Temple Israel, St.
Louis, have subscribed $300 to the Beecher
monument fund, “for the sake of that
divine principle of liberal thought which
he immortalized by his blessed life.”
—A good assortment of Talbert Rifles at
Locuwoon & AIKENS.
—Ccutemcri’s Gloves are hereafter to
be kept at Miss Fitch’s Millincy establish,
mcntin Main St. This will be good news to
the ladies who have heretofore been com-
pelled to go to N. Y. to get these popular
goods.
The British cruiser Vigilant has chasm]
a Yankee fishing smack out of the three-
mile limit off New Brunswick. A blank
shot was fired, but the Yankee, had the
speed of thc cruiser, and so nothing seri-
ous occurred.
General W. Tl Sherman and Senator
John Sherman went to Woodbury, Ct.
Monday to spend a night and day with old
friendsand relatives. They rode as far as
Norwalk, in company with Real Estate
Agent Sturges.
Among the Court and Equity cases to be
tried at the term of of the United States
Court to open in New Haven April 26, are
the following: Oscar T. Earle vs. George
Blake et a1; Oscar T. Earle vs. American
Propeller company.
Builder Wilson, having rushed business
a little too hard and long for his health, is
advised by his doctor to take a rest and
will visit relatives in Michigan and give
a few days’ attention to that quiet little
city of Chicago, as well. .
Capt. Ferd B. Smith, late of Patterson,
and later of the Nor-walk dry goods firm
of Earl & Smith, has purchased the lead-
ing interestin the Troy house of Bolton .527
Neely, and‘the new firm is Smith, Don-
nelly & Lee. Success to them.
The gossip about the next step in the
boodle prosecution at New York centers
in the extravagant story that Jacob Sharp
is likely to confess turn state’s evidence,
and implicate many politicians in the Leg-
islature in boodle arrangements.
A report comes from Cincinnati that the
national association of the distillers and
wholesale liquor-.dcalers has taken alarm
at the look of things in Texas and is going
to send a big sum of money down there
for the anti-prohibition campaign chest.
The charges that “fraud” and “collu-
sions” did exist in the construction of the
armory building 'are repeated with an
offer to prove the charges in any court.
The opportunity to prove these serious
allegations certainly ought to be granted.
Mr Wm. E. Duncan who has been in
the employ of the East River Ferry Co.
for the past three months, will go on the
steamer “City of Albany" again this sum-
mer as baggage master and assistant pur-
ser. The patrons of the boat will be glad
of it. -
The cyclone of Friday, which played
such havoc in Missouri and Arkansas,
practically wiped out the town of Prescott, .
Kan. Every house in the place was either
torn down or injured. The casualty list
so far fools up seventeen killed and fifty
wounded. -
Mr. James Lewis of Bridgeport, is to
have charge of the trotting track at the
Norwalk fair grounds the coming season.
Mr. Lewis is a well known horse man
and will probably keep some trotting
stock and get up an occasional race dur-
ing the summer.
_ Nine members of I Company and one of
DCompany, Third Regiment, were dis.
honorably discharged Tuesday evening.
Absence from (hill meetings for six
months is considered desertion under the
present code, and this was the cause of
dropping the men.
—Rufus Wakeman, Esq., at the Saugatuck
mattrass factory, has supplied a long felt
want by introducing new and improved
machinery for cleaning and dusting car_
pets. This will rejoice the hearts of all
good kousekeepcrs. Read his advertise-
iuent in to-day’s paper. tf 13
Gentle reader, do not be frightened
away from the armory fair by the por-
traits of these three horrid wild men from
Borneo on the first page of the Fair Bul-
lctin. for they are to be kept caged and
not permitted to go loose about the hall
to terrify timid people.
Detective Taylor, of Bridgeport, was
prowling about this town the other day
seeking whom he might devour. He was
loaded for bear and had a wicked gleam
in his mild blue eye, a pair of steel brace-
lets in his watch pocket and a pickercl
persuader in his hat, being evidently dc-
termincd to capture gamc of either one
kind 01' another.
One of the most elaborate and beautiful
floral pieces ever seen in Norwalk, was
constructed by Florist Hauford for the
employees of the Union Manufacturing
company, as the grateful tribute to he
placed on the bier of their dead friend,
President A. F. Bislmp.
A trio of pleasure seeking boroughitcs
took a ride to Five Mile River, Sunday
week after one of Dunn’s best horses. got
loaded with tangle—foot and thrown from
the carriage and variously banged up.
The horse was captured before doing any
very serious damage to itself or vehicle.
contents, on the morning of the 19th inst. '
NORWALK GAZETTE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27,
Since the tearing away of the Misses
Belden’s barn, Charles F. Sherwood, who
served those worthy ladies so long and
faithfully, has caught the disease and ' is
taking down his Union Place barn. in rear
of his former Belden avenue residence,
and is going to re-crcct it on his sightly
East Norwalk farm.
Staid and careful Charles Smith in driv—
ing down home from the bridge one night
lust week, was run into by some careless
John and had both his shafts broken off.
Friend Smith went out early one morning
and found one of his best cows dead in
the barnyard, last week, which was ap-
parently well the night before.
John C. Anderson, a New Haven mil-
lionaire, has a favorite barber who has
served Iilm for years. He is a New
Yorker, comes up there three times a
week at Mr. Anderson’s expense, waits
upon that gentleman in his shore resi-
dence at Saving Rock and returns to New
York $10 richer for each visit.
Some of the military companies from
the State which had made formal entries
to compete in the National drill in Wash-
ington iu the last Week of May have de-
tcrmincd to withdraw because companies
composed of colored men have been al-
lowed to enter. Are the young chivalry
afraid of “niggers” outdoiug them ?
An' upper Main street steed, with car-
riagc attatched, got scared Sunday by the
slaming of a barn door, and ran furiously
down to Lamb’s shop where Wm. Gorham
attempted to catch it, and tints turned
him onto the sidewalk where a wheel
locked in to a post, and threw the fright-
ened animal, which was then secured.
Senator Leland Stanford, president of
the Southern Pacific company, says the
enforcement of the fourth section of the
inter state commerce law would be simply
ruinous, destructive of our commerce,
not only with China and Japan, but with
Australia, and all other countries where
trade naturally comes to us by the way of
the Pacific. ~
Patrick McFarland, a South Norwalk
butter, with an unfortunate propensity for
getting intoxicated, and for being wild
and wayward while in that con-
dition, was before His Honor, Judge Sel-
leck, Monday morning, charged with
drunkenness and disorderly conduct on
Sunday. The result was a fine of $1 and
costs, aggregating $27.90.
Messrs. Bond & Currier are shipping
daily to New York for parties in Liver-
pool 200 barrels of selected oysters. and
the firm of Swunberg & West are shipping
each day 100 barrels. The business is in-
creasing, but it will terminate for the year
with the arrival of warm weather. The
first named iirm employ thrcc steamers all
the time to supply their cullers.
A Waterbury citizen discovered a man
loadings wheelbarrow from a pile of ready-
cut wood in his yard. He placed a large
charge of powder in a musket and fired it
out of a window directly over the culprit’s
head. The thief incontinently decamped,
leaving his wheelbarrow, which, unfor-
tunately for him, had his name'on it. At
last accounts he had not called for it.
—Wheu in Ncw York over night, or in
need of a square meal, don’t fail to go to
the GEDNEY Hocsn, corner Broadway and
40th street.
The popular branch of the great and
general court of Massachusetts shoved
along a high-license bill to its third read-
ing W ednesday,-—108 to 89. If this bill
becomes a law, ' the Boston saloon-keepers
will have to contribute $8008ycar(instead
of $100, as at present) to the public treas-
ury, or go out of business, or stay in with-
out a license and take their chances.
President Clark has decided to locate
the actual headquarters of thc Consolida-
ted road, at New Haven. An addition,
sixty feet in length is now in process of
of construction on the south end of the
New Haven depot and the rooms on the
third floor of the entire building willbe
used for offices. The offices of the Adams
Express company will occupy the first
floor of the new part.
Ex-Conductor Franklin of the Consoli-
idated road, who resigned his position sev-
eral years ago in order to engage in oyster
culturing in Milford, has become insane.
Mr. Franklin, when connected with the
railroad, was one of the most popular of
conductors. Mr. Franklin is 'the second
of the old-time conductors to become in-
sane within a year. Amos. Herkins died
six months ago of brain trouble.
As copying from newspapers of ancient
date, is fashionable in certain quarters, a
Westport friend sends us an old copy of
the N. Y. Harald, which contains mighty
interesting reading to an cx-pcdagogue
and member of the Auanias family. The
article is valuable mainly as suggesting
the old proverb, that people who live in
such big glass houses themselves, had bet-
ter stop throwing stones.
Nathaniel Sands, who resided on “Blue
Mountain Farm” Norwalk prior to arrest
and who has been in jail nearly two years
on a judgment of $146,791.47, obtained in .
the New York courts in‘1875, was Mon-
day brought bcforc Judge Beardsley, in
Superior Court, on a motion to release
from custody. Mr. Miller, of New York,
and W. K. Townsend, of New Haven,
opposed the motion. The court reserved
decision.
E. H; Byington. formerly secretary of
the Armory Bill Young Men’s Christian I
association, has been engaged as pastor of l
the White-street and Eastem-avenue chap-
els by hope church, and will assume his
duties as soon as he graduates from the
Auburn theolo icaI seminary next month- .
-Spn3ngfield epublican.
—Do not forget to attend the Fair of
CompaniesD and F, 4th Reg’t., at the
new armory, commencing May 2d and
continuing every evening during the week.
Music every evening, and dancing from
10 to 12 o’clock. Change of programme
every evening. Admission 15 cents,
season tickets one dollar, which entitles
the holder to a chance of about twenty
prizes. Articles maybe sent to the ar-
mory after Wednesday, April 27th, or will
be called for by notifving Cape. Betts,
Norwalk, and Capt. Frost, South Norwalk.
' The annual meeting of the vestry of St-
Paul’s church was held at the Parish
Rooms, over Glover & Olsen’s store, Wall
St., on Friday last, and re-elected their
present sexton, and their old music
committee. viz. Chas. E. St. John. Asa
Smith and Wm. H. Smith. Rev. Mr.
Selleck was re-engaged to assist the Rec-
tor at Communion services. The interests
of the church and Sunday schoolwerc also
discussed.
The oldest rooster in this country is the
new weathcrcock recently placed on the
ventilating tower of the/Madison Avenue
Reformed church of Albany, N. Y. It is
of solid brass, is 40 by 32 inches in size,
was made in Holland and ornamented the
steeple of the Dutch church at the foot
of State street, Albany, from 1656 to 1806.
has the marks of three Indian bullets and
has had its photograph taken.
George W. Vanderbilt's generous gift of
$50,000 for a branch building of the New
York free Circulation library on West
Thirteenth street, will give that institution
three auxiliary libraries; one on Second
avenue and another, soon to be built on
Forty-second street with money furnished
by Catherine Wolfe Bruce. George Van-
derbilt is the only one of the family given
to books and study, and he begins his pub-
lic bencfactions in a very intelligent man-
ner.
Rumor says the waaIk GAZETTE is
soon to be issued as a! semi-weekly, on
Tuesdays and. Satm‘days.— Westporter.
Oh no, it isn’t; the GAZITTE tried that
experiment once to its full satisfaction.
The rtu-mr no doubt started from the fact
that our able and distinguished associate,
Ihodemcycr, has been seized with a desire
to “fill a long felt want," and become fa-
mous and wealthy, and is going to issue a
bright and ucwsy 2 ct. Saturday paper
beginning May 7th. He- will make it live-
1y, or burst u flue.
. :astically admit.
' formal festivities was the assembling in the
“There is no truth in tlic ——--’s yarn that
the supcriorcour: has granted a decree of
foreclosure in the case of the Norwalk
Savings society vs. the estate of Joseph
Shophcrc ." The bank has applied for a
deci'ccpnly, and, if granted, it will be
contested and the novel question tried out
in the courts as to whether foreclosure
proceedings can be legally started and
maintained pending the settlement of an
estate of a deceased person by an
administrator (luly appointed by the pro-
bate court. This, we understand, is a
low point which has never been adjudicat—
cd by the Connecticut courts.
The Normal/c Record, the first i sue of
which will appear on Saturday, May 7th,
is receiving many kind wishes and pre-
dictions of success from our esteemed
contemporaries, local and otherwise, and
many tokens of substantial suppmt from
advertisers and subscribers, all of which
are gratefully appreciated by its publisher
as an encouraging assurance that. the vcn-
turc Will receive a cordial welcome. The
publisher will make every effort to occupy
ground of his own and not trench in any
way upon the business prerogatives of
our very kind and already established
local brethren of the press.
A fire, cvidcntly incendiary was dis-
covered in the burn on the Sholes' place
East Not-walk at a late hour Friday night
and although the alarm was given in the
neighborhood and a partial alarm in the
borough, nothing that the neighbors could
do was sufficient to save the building,
which, wiiha shed adjoining, was de-
stroycd together with a horse belonging
to Expressman Morrell of South N orwalk,
and a quantity of hay. 'ihcrc was no in-
surance on the burn, but the horse and
wagon were insured for $150. Much
sympathy is expressed for the owners,
and especially for Mr. Morrcll, whose loss
of his horse is a serious one to him.
Everybody says the Sumought to know
that the beautiful star now adorning the
western sky in the early evening is the
planet Venus, the twin sister of the
Earth. That everybody does not pos-
sess this interesting bit of information is
shown by the fact that several persons
have inquired of the Sun whether the star
in question is not on electric light sent up
in a balloon by the ingenious Mr. Edison.
It is more beautiful than any electric
light, and if any one can look at this mag
nificent brilliant world, hanging there a
hundred million miles away, in the golden
chains of the sun, without feeling the
sublimity as well as the beauty of the
spectacle, he may be sure he has made no
mistake in not devoting himself to astron-
omy.‘
Monday§evening Pauline Markham, “the
superb,” with Randolph Murray and a
good support, opened a week’s engage.
ment in the Opera House, in the “Lady of
Lyons.”' Despite the inclemency of the
weather, which undoubtedly kept many
away, the house was fairly well filled with
an appreciative audience. Miss Mark-
liam’s every appearance was greeted with
hearty applause, which sliOWed that she
still holds a high place in the esteem of
her Norwalk friends, notwithstanding she
has not been here in over two years, dur-
ing which time she has lost none of
her power to charm and win the sympa-
thy of her audiences and elicit tumultuous
applause by her beauty, grace and talents.
Mr. Murray came in for his share of credit
which was well earned and unstintcdly
bestowed. They should have a crowded
house during the remainder of the Week.
Mr. Ed. Carter is one of the efficient
tinsmiths in the workshop of E. K. Lock-
wood. Frank Bouton is employed on the
floor above. Mr. Bouton, either froma
desire to have Mr. Carter elevated to the
same floor, or as a practical joke, or for
some other reason, placed a huge cannon
firc cracker under the slightly raised
platform on which he stood at his bench, .
lit the fuse, and—the explosion lifted
Carter, platform and all, half way to the
ceiling, and they dropped with a dull,
sickening thud in a. promiscuous heap,
from the midst of which came soulful
groans and the heart-reading cry: “I’m
shot! I’m shot” As soon as Mr. Carter
could gather himself together he hobbled
toa lawyer’s office for acomplaint,alleging
that Bouton had fired a gun at him, that
the bullet just grazed his leg, and that he
saw it as it went by. Of course he failed
to get a warrant. but a lawyer visited
Bouton in company with the victim and
by his inquisrtive cross—questioning be
frightened Bouton worse than Bouton’s
fire cracker had frightened Carter.
Last Thursday evening the Harry How-
ard Hook and Ladder Company, of Port-
chester, N. Y., visited the Pioneer Truck
boys in this place, for a season of fraternal
and social intercourse. There were about
twenty-five in the visiting party, big, strap.
ping, jolly fellows, every one, and our
boys pride themselves on the fact that
they gave their guests a hearty welcome
:and entertained them right royally—a fact
which the Howards themselves enthusi-
The beginning of the
’Pioueers’ parlor. of both companies,
"where, after music and singing, Foreman
lFoshay, on behalf of the Howards, pre-
sented the Pioneers with a handsome,
large and magnificently framed photo-
graph of the Howards, their book and
ladder truck and their fire house. Dr. G.
R. McGoncgal responded for the Pioneers,
; and accepted the gift in a neat. off-hand
:speech which was well received. Then
-camc the feast in the newly arranged and
frefurbished truck room, where a table was
:spread the whole length of the room, at
'which sixty-two persons were seated at
the “ first table." The collation was one
"‘fit for the gods," the table having been
:arranged by Frederick Lassen. There was
:an abundance and to spare of meats,
pastries, vegetables and various toothsome
delicacies and appetizing trimmings. The
,guests took ‘their departure on the mid-
night Washington express train, unani-
mom in their verdict of satisfaction and
gratification-at the pleasure and increase
-of fraternal feeling resulting from thevisit.
Accompanying the Harry Howards were
iforemaii, B. J. Foshay; assistant-foreman,
.H. A. Curtis; secretary, Joseph S. Pro—
vost; first-assistant chief engineer, W. E.
.Lowden and second assistant chief, W. C.
iSniifen of the Portchester Fire Police, and
'Wm. Saxe Martin. the veteran blind fire-
‘man; also. C. D. Camp, local editoron the
iPortchester Journal, who is a member of
'the Howards,aud who wields a graceful pen
:and a very vigorous fork and knife. The
' INorwalk Fire Department was represented
'by chief engineer Prowitt, and let and 2d
:assistants G. A Franke and Wm. Fitch.
——When in New York over night, or in
need of a square men], don’t fall to go to
the Gsnusv House, corner Broadway and
' 40th street.
From the RepublioonE—Saturday ‘morn-
curred at New Rochelle that has ever been
witnessed by railroad men. An unknown
man while walking along the track, was
struck by a freight train and his body was
thrown upon the pilot of the engine where
.it lay until Larchmont was reached.
There it fell to the roadbcd and both feet
were cut of. Another train on the oppo-
site track struck the body and it was
buried upon the pilot and lay there until
' New Rochelle was again reached, when it
rolled off and the trunk fell under the
wheels for the second time. When the
train moved all? it was seen that only the
headless trunk remained after the terrible
'buffeting it had rcceived.—-Danbury
'has dropped the polo stick and taken up
"the base-ball cudgel. Danbury is at her
best in the summer time, and we believe
that her base-ball record will be better
than her polo record. We hope so, any.
how, for we have many friends whom we
like to speak of as living in Danbury.—
Michael Monnhan and J. McNamara
were arrested and placed in the lockup
:for being drunk and disordely, last Satur-
day. The former took the liberty of mak-
'ing his escape by forcing the door, and
has not been seen around here since. The
latter was bailed out by his friends. Chief
Colgrove is on the lookout for him, and his
capture is only a question of time.
‘ing, one of the strangest accidents oc._
A. Black Banal.
Last Friday afternoon, just before dusk
a young lady living In the vicinity of Sil-
ver Mine was followed and seized by a lo.
cal colored man named George Felmetta
at a lonely point on the road near the
Riverside Avenue Cemetery. She kept
her presence of mind to a remarkable de-
gree, offered him her purse and jewelry to
release her, but he insisted that he wanted
to walk home with her. She struggled,
and he attempted to place his hand over
her mouth and began to pull her toward
the cemetery at one side of Ibe road when
Mr. John McKigney, who lives in the
neighborhood, attracted by the young
lady’s screams, came running toihe scene,
when the black scamp let go the girl’s arm
and fled to the woods. When the facts of
the attempted assault became known a
thorough and vigorous search was insti-
tutcd 'but no trace of the negro could- be
found. Chief Lockwood,~liowcver, who
knew Felmctta had arcndezvous in Bridge-
port, took a trip over there Saturday night,
and with officer George Arnold, went to
a place on Elm street wherchc found
his man and brought him home. Monday
morning he was brought before Justice
Selleck when he was identified by the
young lady, who told her story in a
straightforward manner. The prisoner
admitted all her statements to be true but
professed to be, unable to say what his
motives or intentions Were. He owned
up however, that he was “very sorry."
The Justice found sufficient cause to
bind him over to the next term of the
superior court,and placed the bond at $5,-
000, which, of course, he was unable to
procure, so he went to, jail to-await trial.
The indignation against the negro, cs—
pccially in the neighborhood of the young
lady’s home. is intense, and there were
even ominous whispers of lynching him
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while he was in the lockup. . ,
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SO UTII-NOR WALK.
Rev. James Powell delivered a very
able and interesting discourse in the Con-
gregational church, Sunday' morning, in
behalf of the American Missionary asso-
ciation. In the evening his discourse was
to “young converts and enquirers."
George Byington was recognized by
some members of the Old Well hook and
ladder company as he passed through the
city last week. George was in such haste
that he could not wait for roll call.
As suggested last week improvements
are the order of the day, but none will be
more prominent or better appreciated than
that made on Ann street by the building
of a new corset factory In grading their
grounds sufiicient material in an excellent
quality of gravel has been found and used
to fill in the rear, covering up'the old mud
flat and making a great improvement in
that location. The Union street sewer
will soon be the Only channel the tide will
havezto ebb and flow in.
At the hearing of evidence by the com.
mittee on police on charges made against
one of the policeman, a revelation was
made of which the city authorities profess
to bc ignorant, but which has been known
to others for five years. It appears that
the officers have been performing duties
for the railroad company at the neglect
and expcnce of the city. This fact, with
others now well-known,has begun to open
the eyes of the taxpayers.
IVESTON.
George Nichols had his hired man ar-
rested Sunday, for an attempt to burglar—
ize his house and steal a large amount of
jewelry, silverware, etc. The prisoner
was found guilty and bound over in the
the sum of $600. to the Superior Court.
Bciug unable to find a bondsman he was
taken to jail.
John S. Sturges attached A. E. Tur-
iicy’s wagons, etc., for debt the other day.
The case was scttted, Turney paying the
full amount of the bill, vn‘th costs.
Ed. Scribner backed his horse and wag-
gon over a steep ten-foot embankment
Saturday. The horse was uninjured but
Scribner sustained a broken rib.
John Fitch was driving outwith a
young lady last week when his horse be-
came frightened and sprang suddenly,
throwing the young lady clean over a
fence on one side of the road, and John
an equal distance on the other; neither
was hurt. '
O
.RIDG‘EFIE’LD.
John Searles, formerly baggage master
on the through fast express for Boston
leaving New York at 11 a. m., died at his
home in this place, last Sunday. He was
one of the oldest emplo ees on the road.
He has one son, Albert caries, who is a
conductor on the New York road.
Ridgefield people are out of patience
waiting for their new line to Portchester.
They com lain of the old cars of the Dan-
bury and orwalk road and of paying fare.
at the rate of abouts ccntsa mile. To
Branchville—four miles—the fare is 30
cents.
The burial of Abijab Ressiquie, keeper
of the Ridgefield hotel, who died Satur-
day week aged 97 years, occurred on Wed-
nesday. The bui ding he occupied—the
oldest in the town—was standing at the
time of the Revolution, and was a con-
spicuous object during the battle of Ridge-
field, in 1777. In a white oak post more
than one foot square, at one corner of the
structure nearest the street, there yet re-
mains imbcdded and in plain sight a solid
cannon ball that was shot by the English
army. For more than half a century it
had been the pleasure of Mr. Ressiquie to
withdraw acedar shingle from over the
resting place of the ball to enable his
visitors to look upon the curious object.
Mr. Ressiquie’s total experience in the
hotel or tavern business covered more
than sixty years. Mr. Ressiquie was a
brother-in-law of Wm. K. Lewis, Esq. of
Norwalk.
BEDDING.
Mr. A Treadwell brought in last Thurs-
day, from the north, a car load of potatoes
and oats and one of cattle. The same day
Mr. J. E. Miller came in with a carioad of
cattle from Buffalo, N. Y.
Early Friday morning Mr. Wm. Banks’
house and burn. with all their contents,
were burned. There were about six tons
of hay in the barn. It was doubtless the
‘work of an incendiary. There was an in-
surance of $450. The family were away
on a visit.
Presiding Elder Chceney preached at
the Methodist church, Sunday.
WESTPORZ!
Mr. Frank G. Williams is spending his
spring vacation at home.
A number of sleigbs were out on Mon-
day afternoon of last week.
Regular communication of Temple
Lodge No. 15, on Thursday evening.
There will be a union temperance meet—
ing at the Congre tional church next
Sunday evening. ev. Mr. Still of the
M. E. church will deliver a temperance
address.
situated in the eastern part of the town
was sold at auction on Tuesday of
last week. Some of the land brought
3251 per acre. ‘ '
We understand that Mr. James Richards
of the firm of Taylor, Richards do Co will
take an extended trip for the benefit of
his health. Mr. Richards has attended
closely to business for many years and is
certainly deserving of a vacation. During
his absence his place will be filled by his
brother Mr. Edward Richards.
Chief Engineer John S. Jones had his
left arm severely bruised at the fire last
Sunday morning. While some of the fire-
men were adjusting the suction he rested
his arm on the engine when some one on
the opposite side brought down the brake
upon his arm.’ It was thought at first‘that
the bone was broken but an examination
showed only a severe bruse.
On Sunday morning just at,the time for
the church bells to ring forthc first time
the bells on the engines houses rang out
an alarm. The fire proved to be the barn
and carriage house of Mr. Geor c B. Gor-
ham, but before the engines a ved at the
scene the buildings were destroyed. The
barn contained a quantity of hay beside
about two hundred bushels of corn and
sixty bushels of oats. A man named
Stephen Casey who was employed by Mr.
Gorham was arrested on suspicion of hav-
iug‘set it on fire. .
be second annual ball of the Westport
Fire Department was held in National
Hall on Wednesday evening of last week
and was a very enjoyable aflair only one
thing occurring to mar the pleasure of the
evenin . About twelve, o'clock some
indivi uals, who no doubt thought they
were doing somethin very funny, stole a
number of oil barre s from Conneay 85
Osborne and taking the firm’s wagon rew
them to Imperial avenue in the rear of
H. R. Trcadwell's barn and set them on
fire., The barrels of course burned with
afiercencss and brilliaucy which led those
living in the vicinity to suppose that a
building was on fire and an alarm was
sounded, it had the effect desired probably
for it took the firemen from their supper
to which they were just sitting down. It
is stated that the perpetrators are known
and if that is the case we do not see any
reason for keeping their names a secret,
because one who will engage in such a
trick does not deserve any consideration.
A portion of the John Goodsell farm.
WILTON
Mr. D. H. Van Hoosear, who has quite
a taste for historical and genealogical re-
search has placed the results of his labors
for several years as far as Wilton is con-
cerned in the town clerk’s office. About
three thousand names are the result of
Mr. Van Hoosear’s industry, and they
have been classified under proper heads
of births, marriages, etc. The value of
Mr. Van Hoosear’s labors WIII hardly be
appreciated by this day and generation,
but the genealogist of the future will rise
up and call him blessed.
For some time past Messrs. Chas. E.
Cole and Josiah Dodge have been the best
of friends, Mr. Dodge often pausing at'
Mr. Cole's place of business to rest while
on his pedestrian tours, and while resting
would discuss with Mr. Cole various topics
of common interest. One day last week
howevera sad occurrence took place which
nipped this promising bud of friendship.
Mr. Dodge very injudiciously set himself
up as a sort of censor and criticised rather
sharply what be characterized as a lack of
Cic'; Headache and relieve all the troubles inci-
d :zit to n bilious state of the system, such an IDE-
2i~ -‘.' Drowsines bistros after satin
mg’ 1 mm’ Willa: thea- moltrumug'
Kiln in the Side, £33.
able success has beenshowu in caring
SICK
Headache. ystCartcr’s Littchivchilismequnlly
valuable in Constipation, curin and rcvcntiu-g
this annoying complaint, while t. cy a so corrcrt
u‘i disorders of the stomach, stimulate the livcr
and regulate the bowels. Even if they only cured
HEAD
Ache they would be almost priceless to those who
' suffer from thiodisircscing complaint ; but fortu-
christian spirit exhibited by one of our '
local churches in dealing with a case of
discipline. Mr. Cole espoused the side
of the church and the brethren waxing
zealously hot, what at firstseemed buts.
friendly difference soon took a more seri-
ous turn. and the unfortunate outcome of
this truly deplorable affair was thatMr.
Colc set Mr. Dodge into the street. Mr.
Cole's action does not meet with entire
approbation as this is rather rough treat.
ment of a friend who subscribed fifty
cents toward Mr. Cole’s valuable Christ-
mas present. '
i
natcly their goodness does notcnd hero, and those
who once try them will find these Itttlo gills yaln-
able in so mung ways that they will not c Willing
to do without But after all sick head
ACHE
ls tns bane of so many lives that here is whnr-_.:r'-
am 9 our great boast. Our pills cure it walla
'othcrs do not.
Carter's Little Liver Pills are very smallest:
very easy to take. One or two pills make trusts ..
They are strictly Vegetable and do not garco-
pa . both their gentle action please all wig
use hem. n vin‘n at $5 cents: lira frrSi. '
by dmggists cvcrywl «we. or sent by mail.
CARTER WROTE-IE 00.,
Lula .
New Yum Cir”.
A 00mm or llEALTH.
Bread, biscuit and cake, now generally made by the aid
of baking powder, enter so largely into our daily food that
their debascment by the introduction of any injurious or
deteriorating substance is a matter of serious concern to the
public health. What baking powder shall we use to avoid
the lime and alum now found in so many leavening agents,
and to insure pure, sweet and wholesome bread, is a question,
therefore, of direct importance to every individual.
It is an indisputable fact that all baking powders with
the single exception of the “Royal” contain one or the other
of these adulterants—lime or alum—in quantities from five to
twenty per cent.
Alum is poisonous.
Lime reduces their
strength not only but (aside from its injurious effects upon
the system) by debasing our food with a useless substance
robs it of a portion of its nutritious qualities, thereby depriving
our bodies of the full sustenance necessary to maintain that
bodily vigor requisite ’to protect us from disease.
The importance of this matter in its bearing upon the
life and health of the public is much more fully realized in
England, Where. severe punishments, under stringent laws pro-
hibiting the maimfacturo and sale of adulterated articles of
food, are of frequent occurrence.
The “Royal” has been determined by the Government
chemists and the most prominent food analysts to be the only
baking powder made that is entirely free from‘lime, alum and
other impurities, and absolutely pure.
It is made from cream
of tartar refined for its exclusive use by patent processes bv
which the turtrate of limo/is totally eliminated. No other
baking powder manufacturer uses chemically pure cream of
tartar, and hence the adultcration of other brands.
The
“Royal” is, accordingly, the only baking powder that will
produce perfectly pure bread, biscuit, cake, pastr’, etc.; and
these articles are now pronounced more wholesome when raised
by the Royal Baking Powder than when leavened by any other
agent.
.It is particularly a question of health, therefore, what
baking powder we shall use; and those who appreciate the
miseries of dyspepsia and other ailments that follow the use of
impure food will not hesitate to select the “Royal.”
THE SENSATION OF THE TOWN!
————EVERYBODY SURPRISED AT THE———-—
MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY
————-OF———-——
READY-MADE CLOTHING
FOR MEN, BOYS AND CHILDREN,
TO BE FOUND AT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
MORRIS I COHEN.
Till Plllllllfll' Ulflllllfll' lllll lll'llllll} Mllllillllll ’Tfllllll'.
The Finest Assortment of IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC FABRICS is to be. found in
our Merchant Tailoring Department. NO OLD GOODS.
GRAND OPENING!
Call and see yourself that what we advertise is, true. To inaugurate our business in
this town every article in our establishmeu will be. sold at very near
cost for one week.
Come One, Come All, and Secure the Bargains!
MORRIS COHEN,
The Popular Clothier and Artistic Merchant Tailor
41 MAIN STREET, NORWALK, CONN.
You will also find BEN ALLEN, the Practical Hatter, and E. It. Snunw 001), Agent
the celebrated National Steam Laundry and Dye House at the same store.
BARNUME,
Clothiers, are as well known as the great showman. It requires no Munchausen
advertisements of
Barnum.’s Clothing Establishment. .
The public know enough to steer clear of advertisements that are froth and go where
they are sure of getting
RELIABLE STYLISH CLOTHING
As cheap as can be sold, and a~—--—-
PATENT LEVER, surname virus,
That don’t wind up like a ferry boat and tick like a hen clocking, but a Neat,
Good Timekeeper, given to every purchaser of $15 or over.
s. 0. BARNUM. & 00.. .
196,198 AND 200 curtain SQUARE, saw roux.
Barraclough.
3m15
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Are adding daily to their already Immense Stock of
Spring and Summer
CLOTHING.
Their stock embraces every Foreign and Domestic
Fabric requisite for fine and fashionable garments; the
finish and workmanship is net excelled by the majority
of merchant tailors, and the price is one-half less.
The designs in '
SPRING uv REBATS
Are exceptionally superior. We quote a few prices :—
Children’s Suits.
$1, 1.50, 2, 2.50, 3, 4, 4.50, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.
Children’s Kilt Suits.
$2.50 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8.
‘ Children’s Knee Pants.
45 cts., 5O cts., 65 cts., 75 cts., $1, 1.25, 1.50 and 2.
BoyS’ Suits.
(Long trousers) $3.50, 4, 5, 6, 7,8, 9, 10, 12, 13 and 14.
Youths’ Suits.
$4.50, 5, 6, 6.50, 7, 7.50, 8, 10, 11,12, 14, 15, 18,20, 22.
Men’s Suits.
$5.75, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 27.
These prices convey no idea of the relative value we
offer, and cannot—be appreciated Without an examination
of the goods. and a. fair comparison with the prices asked
by other houses.
We would call special attention to Men’s
All- Wool Business Suits, which we are
selling for $5 .75. We doubt if the same can
he produced outside of our establishment.
Shirt Waists.
The “Star” brand of Children’s Shirt Waists have a.
deserved reputation for excellence. We carry a full
assortment, and have marked the prices very low.
Our Neckwear
Embraces the products of the leading manufacturers of
the country. New and elegant patterns, exclusive with
us, and very attractive.
Our 250. Scarfs,
Of Ottoman silks, in delicate tints, can scarcely be dis-
tinguished from $1.00 goods.
Handkerchiefs.
Linen, Japanese and, Chinese Silk, Hemstitched,
Fancy Print, &c., &c. "
Hosiery.
French and English Hosiery, in Balbriggan, Lisle,
Cashmere and Silk. All popular colors and patterns.
Shirts.
Fine Dress Shirts of Linen, Percale and Cheviot,
French and Scotch Flannels, for N eglige, Bicyle, Boat-
ing, Tennis and Yachting Shirts. -
Hill 81 Wlliflll'i, flllll FflIlllWS ll Gill. liflll‘ill‘l llIIII Illllll.
Fish, Clark &. Flagg’s Celebrated Gloves.
Polo Caps at 106.; Usually Sold at 250.
Underwear.
The largest and choicest line of Gentlemen’s Under-
wear ever shown in the town of Norwalk.
OVeralfls.
We carry a full stock of Orr’s Best Quality Overalls,
Jackets and Jumpers at bottom prices. The durability
of Orr’s goods is well-known.
Correct Styles ‘ in Hats!
TRUNKS AND BAGS
Examination and Comparison are the
Tests we Invite!
OUR ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY
Will be mailed free of charge to anyone upon application.
EUMSIUEK ~BlllllH H3.
.45 Main Street, Insurance Building,
Norwalll. So. Norwalli.
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