Norma/k 4* Gazelle
1806
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New Advertisements this week.
Tax Sale, Geo. B. St. John
Peach Festival, Broad River Sunday School
Wilton Academy, Edward Olmstead.
Agents Wanted; F. J. Holcomb
Sanitary Furnaces. F. W. J aqm, Jr
Fertilizers. ; ~ Allen Belts
Medicated Gases, Lapham’s Drug Store
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LOCAL ITEMS.
Miss Louise Sutton is visiting friends in
Waterbury.
Mr. Henry G. Marquand has imported
a $50,000 piano.
Go and sec Si Perkins at the Opera
House, to-night.
—'RCad the Record Saturdays.
news for two cents.
Danburians are enjoying the‘ luxury of
their new horse railroad.
_-Go to Rnymonds’ No. 9 Main street,
for your Fruit and Vegatablcs. .
Mr. Herman Abbott of Spring Hill is in
the last stages of consumption.
.The Ridgefield Methodist Sunday school
will picnic at Roton Point to-day.
All the
-:, Next Saturday the Norwalks will play
the Yale & Townc club, of Stamford.
Mrs. Le’grand‘Jackson has started on a
' trip to San Francisco to visit her brother.
Regular salutes are now being fired in
front of Merill's and Kelley’s wet grocery
stores.
‘Lcnvc your orders for Peaches, pota-
toes, and Squash at Raymonds’ No. 9
. Main street.
People cannot be too careful of their
health this weather, with warm, days and
chilly evenings.
Shea, a professional ball player of the
Danbury team is out of jail again, having
married the girl. ’ p
U. S. Treasurer Hyatt arrived in towa
Friday night and left for Washington
again last evening.
Rev. C.‘ ‘M. 'Sclleck preached ,Sunday
morning and evening ‘at St. Paul’s, in the
abscencc of the Rector. ' ~' .. . “
Truckmsn Foster who was so seriously
hurt by falling from hiswagon, is again
about town, but on his crutches.
Miss Dena Morrison of Washington, and
I Miss Ida Powell of Hemstead, L. I. are
visiting friends on Bcldcn avenue.
Thomas Shields of Norwalk fell through
, the railroad bridge Saturday in trying to
avoid a train, and‘broke two of his ribs.
The anniversary of the Bridgeport lodge
of Elks will be celebrated with becoming
exercises about the middle of September.
The Elks’ picnic Tuesday afternoon and
evening at Parlor Rock will probably be
the largest of the season at that charming
spot. -
Jacob Sharp has fallen awayabout sixty
pounds in weight since the end of his trial
and the change in his appearance is start-
ling. ‘
Mr. Charles F. Osborn, has returned
from Saratoga. Mrs. O. and her son con-
tinucd on to the Thousand Islands for .a
short stay.
Judge F. W. Perry has had his house
newly covered and painted. The Judge
says he is going to sell out and move to
California.
The Wm. E. Quintard buckskin pacer
was sold at auction Saturday for $285 to a
Birmingham party. She is to be used for
stock purposes.
Josiah Raymond of Westport, we
rejoice to say, has so far recovcrd from his
illness of a year’s duration as to be able to
be about again.
Chief Lockwood escorted Johnny Blake
to the Reform school. Monday. ~ Johnny
was accused before J usticc Selleck of
general depravity.
“Will" Croqut, the poet, “squiblcr,”
and journalist, is in Danbury with his
wife. He is one of the bright and spark.
ling stars of the lay press.
—Shorthand taught day, evening and
by mail at Gaffey’s Short-hand School, 94
State street, Bridgeport, Conn. Send 3
cent stamp, for catalogue. 2t34
Conductor Isaac Bowc, of the Norwalk
horse railway, with his wife, is spendinga
two weeké’ variation in the central and,
eastern part of the State. ;
' The CCnnecticut National Guard‘had 9.
Wet and dismal time of it at their Niantic
camp last week and did more coughing
and sneezing than drilling.
Mr. W. E. Duncan, clerk on the City of
Albany, will take a position in Lapbam's
' drug-store at the close of the season, where
he will remain permanently. '
These warm days and chilly evenings
. ‘ have given‘lots of people severe chills and
colds. Put on .thc winter flanncls and
keep out of the evening air.
, The last of the Mohawk Indians are said
to be Thomas Anderson of West Haven,
and hisbrother of Flushing, L. 1., Thomas
is 90 years old, and vigorous.
' Thursday night, during the most terrific
thunder shower ever known in Charleston,
there mas an earthquake shock, which
was also felt in Summcrvillc.
Isadore Bradley of the 6th Auditor’s
Office, U. S. Treasury, and wife, visited
friends on Belden'avenuc last week, and
returned to Washington, Monday. -
Editor Wm. H. May, editor of the
Bridgeport Sun, and wife, will celebrate
their silver wedding on Thursday of this
week. May they live to celebrate their
golden and diamond weddings.
To-morrow (Thursday) cvening,_ if
pleasant, the city fire police contemplate
indulging in a clam roast at‘Doerr’s Ship-
pan Point, being transported thither, with
their friends, by the little Island Belle.
The annual reunion of the 13th Conn.
Vol. Veteran association willbc held at
Savin Rock, on Friday, September 9th.
Members will meet at the New Haven
depot at 10 o’clock and take horse cars.
The cigar makers’ picnic on the amphi-
theatre grounds on Saturday of this week
is- promised an the big bills, to be “the
event of the season," and great preparations
have been made to make it one of the
most enjoyable and interesting. There
will be games, contests,'da'ncing etc, in
abundance, and tickets are finding a ready
sale. ’
or turning out First-..
The Borough Board meet in their new
quarters, 'Bank Building, next Monday
night. _
Norman Austin has had to be 'rcmovod
from his home in Middletown to the Hart—
ford hospital, and it is feared is fatally ill
with or'ysipelas. . —
Rcv. Mr.Boole impeached the Christian
church Sunday, at the probition camp
meeting in Sing Sing, for its failure to sup-
press intcmperancc.
The Bethol Graphic talks mysteriously
of a proposed clopemcnt of an estimable
young lady with a married man of Dan-
bury, which was nipped in the bud by the
girl’s father. No names are mentioned.
Mr. John Lavinc, well-known in con-
noction with musical enterprises in this
city, believes that a series of good concerts
at popular-s prices Will be worth hearing,
and about four thousand people apparently
agreed with him last night. New York
needed just such a resort—N. Y. Star.
Chas. O. C. Belts, wife and daughter,
left for a short sojourn at Saratoga ycsicr-
day. Mr. Bctts has been troubled with a
sort of rheumatic gout in his foot, and is in
hopes the healing waters of Saratoga will
wash it out of his system.
Simon Silver-than, the oldest jeweler in
Connecticut, (lied on Friday morning of
heart disease. He was probably the best
known watch dealer in New England, and
for years had furnished watches for the
cmploycs of the Consolidated road.
Mrs. Drew,‘ :1 young widow of West
Stratfor'd, while walking in her sleep foil
- inroawiell, from Which she‘ was rescued
and placed again inhcrbcd, where she slept
until morning. She knew nothing ofhcr
adventure until she was told the following
day.
Two well dressed young girls went down
Bcldcn avenue a few days since, stagger-
ing drunk. What licensed liquor seller
Could have been so (lcbascd and heartless
as to sell these girls rum in quantities large
enough to make them idiotically intoxi-
catcd.
Another census of the District of Col-
umbia will soonhavc to be taken. The
census of 1885 showed an increase of 145
per cent. in' population during, the five
years from 1880. In 1885 the population
was 203,459, and it is now set at about
250,000. '
President Cleveland’s substitute during
during the war, George Brinske, has just
died. He had been suffering from con-
sumption for some weeks, and his condi-
tion had been critical for several days.
He died at the Soldiers’ Home at Bath,
where he has been a long time.
“Under the direction of GustavHinrichs,
a large orchestra on Monday night gave
the first of a series of Summernight Con-
certs at the Madison Square Garden. The
success of this concert from all points of
view is a matter of congratulation to the
gentlemen who have charge of this neces-
sary styicof amusement."—Musioal Uour.
zer. '
Said the news editor to his chief: “Mr.
Manager, I must ask you for another
man.” “How‘s that ?" responded the
chief. “Why," rejoined the news editor,
“I have had to take St. John from the re-
ligious colunm to put him on railroad ac-
cidents; it takes two active men for them
now.”
The pretty patterned cresting on top of
the Buckley cottage, Bcldcn avenue, gives
a beauty andifinish to it, that is a delight
to every eye. The patent chimney top
made by the Saugatuck Iron Works is
another “finishing touch” of good appear-
ance as well as of decided value and
utility. _
Hon. David Dudley F icld, LL. D., says:
“I think Connecticut has the best form of
procedure of any State in the Union.
There is one fault, however, and that is
the powera litigant has to keep his Case
in the courts a long time. But in regard
to that you have done as lunch as any
State."
Fritz isn’t at all surprised at the recent
discovery of a worm that cats railaoad
iron, and is fully prepared, in view of the
wonderful scientific progress of this day
and generation, ’to accept with credence
the announcement that a worm has been
discovered that can eat boarding house
beef steak.
The result of the last 32 elections in
New York State have been summarized by
a Bllfialo papcr,.which finds that the Re-
publicans carried the State in 14 years,
the Democrats in 16 years, while in two
years,,1859_and 1873, there was a mixed
result. Each party has elected Governors
seven times.
The Rev. Moses Rogers, said to have
been a direct descendant of John Rogers,
who was burned at the stake in Smithfield
in 1555, died in Fresh Pond, Suffolk
county, on Thursday night, in his 94th
year. He was a Methodist and had preach-
ed nearly 70 years.
. —Quick sales and small profits at Bay-
monds’, No. 9 Main street.
A. B. Davenport, of Davenport Ridge,
(Stamford) has bought the old dwelling
adjoining his grounds, with several acres
of land, from Dea. Geo. Davenport. The
house was erected by their grandfather,
Dea. John Davenport, in 1775. This with
adjacent lands, has never been alienated
from the family since it came into the pos-
session of Rev. John Davenport, who was
settled over the church in 1693. Six gen-
erations have successively owned§this na-
tiae seat.—Messenger.
Will Bearsc, the polite clerk at Wixon’s
market had a narrow escape from a serious
wound Saturday night. While cutting
one of the deacon’s toothsomc steaks the
knife slipped and cut a gash across his
wrist severing one of the small veins and
coming within a hair’s breadth of an artery.
He has a sore arm, but is on the mend.
Cards Willi the following announcement
are out:
Mr. and Mrs. G. Hauclenbeck request
your presence at the marriage of their
niece, Nellie Lydia Rice, to Jesse May
Ferris, Wednesday evening, Sept. 7th, at
7:30 o'clock, at Second M. E. Church,
Norwalk, Conn. ' . ,
Miss Rice is a daughter of the late ‘Wm.
Rice, and Mr. Ferris is seen of Represen-
tative John H. Ferris.
The inclement weather did not prevent
alargc attendance at the sociable in the
Methodist church, Monday evening. Mu-
sical selections wore rendered by Miss
Hilda Schnell, Eva Wyman, Messrs Rem-
ington and Raymond and recitations by
Miss Emma Gregory, Lco Davis and Gretta
Ellendorf added greatly to the pleasure of
the evening. Rev. Mr. Harris occupied
the latter part of the evening in relating
sonic of his experiences of his journey
abroad which proved very entertaining to
his hearers. The sociable wasa decided
success—Sentinel.
“Over 20,000 Americans," said aNew
Yorker just returned from Europe,
“registered at the American Exchange in
London this summer. It Is the largest
number ever known during a summer
season. I have heard it from the highest
authority- that fully 100,000 Americans
have been abroad since last May, and that
European travel has been much larger
than during any summer for years past.”
Norwalk furnished no inconsiderablc part
of the quota.
The. Methodist lawn party9 on the
grounds of the church on Friday afternoon
and evening wasn gratifying success in
every particular. The attendance was
large and the enjoyment complete. The
gross results amount to between $200 and
$300 and the net proceeds were over $150.
The art gallery, which Was originated and
managed by Miss Minnie Austin, was a
great source of amusement and income,
netting $14. The exercises were all inter.
eating and profitable.
About all of Bethel who did not go to
Danbury Saturday to attend the 17th Ct.
Vols. reunion, went on an excursion to
Glen Island. The Congregationalists and
Methodists specially engineered the picnic
and it took 13 cars to accomodatc the
crowd of nearly 1000. Nearly 100 Dan-
burian’s joined the excursion, while over
300 tickets were sold from Bethcl to Dan-
bury for the reunion, so that little Bethcl
was left nearly depopulatcd.
Gov. Louusbury said at Danbury Satur-
day that nopxtra session of our Legislature
would be called for legislation upon the
grade crossing question, or anything else.
That the present laws gave the board of
Railroad Commissioners authority to order
full protection at all crossings. There is
but one crank in the state who has thought
of an extra session.
The Pine Grove camp meeting at Ca-
naan last week was the slimmest session
held there in years, a result attributed to
bad weather and waning interest. The
Association, it is reported, ran $1,500
behind, and the opinion is expressed that
it is only a question of a fcwyoars when
Pine Grove will have become simply and
solelyja picnic ground andsummcrrcsort,
for which its natural layout and beauty,
and artistic improvements eminently
adopt it. I
Robert Bonner drovc Maud S. on the
three—quartermilc track on his farm at
’l‘arrytown Saturday the fastest mile that
has ever been made to wagon. The first
half was made in 1:08._1. and the mile in
2:13_{-. Mr. Bonner-urged the mare only
on the last half, when she made the mar-
vellous time of 1204?,2 to a wagon on a
three-quarter track. Mr. Bonner welghs
thirty pounds over the regulation Weight.
He says that the world has never seen
Maud S.’s equal, and that she is a better
more now than she ever was before.
Abram Rendell. died last Wednesday at
the ripe age of 87 years, following his aged
consort, who passed over to the majority
about six months ago. Mr. Rendeil rc-
tained the vigor of his intellect almost to
the very last, and only two or three months
ago wrote some articles for the Record,
which we printed. He was an ardent Re-
odist denomination, the originaior of the
“Tea Meetings," once so popular in the
denomination, and had led a good Chris-
tian life. He was buried at Woodlawn by
Harlem Lodge, Masonic. of which he was
an old and respected Inembcr.—Mt. Vernon
Record.
Mr. Rendell was well known in Norwalk
and vicinity. having been a frequent visit-
or herc. His son, Edward Rendell, lived
in Norwalk for several years in the Silver
Mine district, and died only a short time
\ago.
The New Haven New hears from an-
thoritative sources that negotiations for the
Shepaug railroad to Mr. Starbuck are still
in progress and any day may bring that
sale to ahead. The sticking point now,
as before, is undoubtedly the interest of
the minority stockholders who demand
that they be bought out on even terms
with the McNeil interest. It has been as-
Certaincd that although one ”option”
which Mr. Starbuck held for the purchase
of the Shopaug has expired, he was recent-
iy offered another which he has been con-
sidering. Tins explains his last week’s
trip over the Shepaug to look over the
property as well as his consultation with
Messrs. McNeil and Perkins in New Haven
Tuesday. .- , ,
From the Republican: Manypedestrians
who pass over the Washington street
bridge walk on the carriage drive, as the
'floor of the sidewalk is in many places
worn, from a twenty years’ use. to the
thinness of a shingle. It should be re-
planked before the town has a heavy bill
of damages to pay.—-—It’sno “short haul”
on the “g" “r” “a" “d” “e” boxes in the
type-cases of the average printing office
hereabouts, these days—Editor Wade
was recently in receipt of a pair of Canaan
“goats.”thn guided by the genial John,
they show style, ease of action and grace
of step.——~—-By order of the Acting School
Visitors the teachers of the public schools
of the several districts of the town of Nor-
walk are requested to meet at theFranklin
street school house, South Norwalk, on
Thursday, Sept. 1, and at the Over River
school house, Norwalk, Friday, Sept. 2,
for examination and renewal of certificates. ‘
———The country “lyrcs” on the New York
daily papers would put Annanias out, of
tunc.—Washburne, the. artist, has put
thc‘finishing touches on a handsome new
sign for Comstock Brothel-3’ new borough
store.
From the Sentinel:—Hcinc’s band of
this crty gave a concert on the green in
the borough Tuesday evening and attract-
ed a large number of people. The un-
pleasant wenthcr prevented a great many
from enjoying the music.——-C. C. Benc-
dict, who recently ran the restaurant on
Railroad Place, has accepted a situation
at Panama, Central America, at. a salary
of $5,000 a year, and with his wife, sailed
for there this’ week. The steamer
Shrewsbury, which it was reported at one
time would run opposition on the route
between New York and this city, is now
running to Shrewsbury, on the route for
she was built.—-——On Saturday evening
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Wilcox celebrated the
twenty-fifth anniversary of their marriage,
by having a few of their friends and role.-
tives at iheir residence on Main St. It was
a very pleasant occasion.—-Thcre was
great sport on the track yesterday after-
noon. Therc came over from Stamford
Charley Nash ’and several of his friends
with their trottcrs, and they were rc-wel-
comed ‘ by all the local Speeders. Mr.
Nash’s team attracted special attention.
As usual our James Nash took the pen-
nant, or words to that effects—John W.
Curnow, the genial ticket agent in this
city will be married to Miss Lina Little of
the borough in a few weeks.
OBITUARY.
Mns. SALLY SEYMOUR, widow of the late
John Seymour, died quite suddenly last
Thursday at the house of her niece, Miss
Phoebe E. Fitch, East Norwalk, aged 80.
Mrs. S. was a most estimable lady and her
death adds another to the long list of
“mothers in Israel" who have departed,
during the past few months. She, was
buried Saturday.
Mus. POLLY CAMP, the aged rclict of the
late Lemuel Camp, died at the residence
of Mr. Charles Adams, where she had been
tendorley cared for during her long illness
by her daughter, Mrs. Adams. She was
scpulohered in St. Paul’s church yard, on
Saturday, the Rector and Rev. Dr. Spen-
cer attending the funeral.
Mas. FREDERICK KNOWLES, of New
Milford, _a sister of Mrs.- Allic Cole, died at
South Norwalk last Tuesday, while on a
visit at the house of her brother, Mr. John
Martin. She was known to manyNorwalk
people as Miss Gertrude Martin, and who
_as a girl, had lived at the borough for
aseveral years. "
CAPTAIN BELL, the former owner of Bell‘s
Island, and for many years a well known
N orwalk oystcrman, died Friday night at
the Town farm. He had been a hopeless
invalid for a long time and about ten days
since experienced a second paralytic shock
from which he died. He was a man of
upright, but stubborn character and his
life's history, and eSpecially in his declin-
ing years, has been full of pathetic
disappointments, and sadness.
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Comstock Bros. New Store.
Our oldest, most famous, and most
enterprising Clothing and gents’ furnishing
merchants, have removed their immense
stock to the new and monster store in the
Masonic building. It. has been neatly and
even gorgeously fitted up for their occu-
pancy, so that probably no larger or grand-
or store is to be found anywhere in Fair-
ficld county. ‘ Certainly no larger or better
made and selected stock of goods in their
line, is to be found anywhere. This enter-
prising firm arc “to the manor born,” they
are of us and with us and expect to remain
of and with us,'and for all the great num-
ber of years that they have done business
in Norwalk,it has been carried on with
the honest purpose of giving cvcry custom-
cr his full money’s worth, and a little
more, and to never misrcpi'csentany article
sold. By this highminded and strictly
honorable method of business they have
built up an enormous trade, and for a
customer to purchase once of them, is to
remain always afterwards a customer.
Now that they are in the largest and most
elegantly fitted up store in town. it is but
reasonable to expect that their trade will
largely increase. It; is expected that their
new store and the entire building, will be
heated with steam.
A $300 horse, a gold-plated harness and
a carriage Were stolen from are stable of
Peel; & Bishop, of New Haven, Tuesday,
and found at. Ansonia the same day. but
the thief escaped.
publican, a life-long member of the Moth- _
“Reoord.”-ed.
Mrs. Plait Price and her daughter, Mrs.
John A. Camp, are at Block Island.
“Johnny" expects to join them next week.
Mr. Frank E. Smith, the popular Main
Street slice dealer. is moving into his new
house, corner of \Vcsl; Main and Catherine
Streets.
Charles B. Foster, of New Haven, has
been elected Brigadier-General, Third Bri-
gade, Division of the East, Patriarchs
Militant.
The Chatsworth disaster is said to have
' cost the Travelers Insurance Company, of
Hartford, $20,000, for which $1.50 only
was paid. .
Those Andrew Jackson hickory boughs
in front of Blasccr’s are to bc used as
“lenders” in the dynamite blastings of the
sewer lodge.
Mr. Frank N. Curler of Norwalk and
Miss Mary E. Barinorc of South Norwalk
Were married in Port Chester, N. Y. on
Saturday last.
At the Niantic camp Longfellow’s pic-
turc of a rainy day has been fully realized.
“The hooded clouds like friars count their
heads in drops of rain.”
It is reported that Miss Kate Grumman
was married to Mr. Clarence Henry, for-
mcrly of thc Norwalk Electric Light Co.
at Syracuse N. Y. on Wednesday.
The new Pottery organization is pushing
things on a high pressure scale, and all
their kilns are now in requisition to fill
orders for their celebrated stone ware.
It is rumored that Gen. Taylor is nego—
tinting for the purchase of the Harden-
brook buildings here at the borough and
has offered about $45,000 for the same.
lilies B. E. Newcomb, book-keeper at
the Misses St. J obn’s millincry establish-
ment, and her sister Anna, are spending
12:1 fcgv days at, Ncwburgh and Brewster,
- Mrs. A. H. Bisscll, of the Belden Avenue
school, is home again from her long vaca-
tion, renewed in strength and courage for
the fast approaching school opening next
month.
Miss Henrietta Mallory, daughter of
Edwin Mallory of Corpus Christie, Texas,
is daily expected here on a visit to her
grand-mother, Mrs. Charles Mallory, of ,
West avenue. , ,
The new headquarters of our borough
court will be something worthy the board
of the borough. The vault for the safe
keeping of records, maps, ctc., is an inval-
uable adjunct.
Miss Minnie Hoyt, of the U. S. Treasury
Department, is at her home in Norwalk.
She has been visiting in Vermont and will
spend the balance of her vacation with
her friend, (formerly Miss Lottie Mott,) in
Cleveland Ohio.
It is monstrous that any railroad is al-
lowed to maintain grade crossings of
highways without flagmcn or gates. In
western Europe all crossings are guarded
in this way and it ought to be so here. A
railroad which kills 10 people a week at
crossings ought to be indicted for murder.
Sprz'ngjield Republican.
Mr. John E. Adams of Middletown, N.
Y. came home to Norwalk to attend the
funeral of his aged grand-mother, Mrs.
Lemuel Camp who was buried from her
residence on France street yesterday after-
noon. Mrs. Camp was one of the oldest
residents of the town.
Comrade John Collins, owing to his
continued ill health, has hired a cottage in
Danbury and is going up there to try, for
a season at least, the effects of Danbury’s
somewhat explosive atmosphere. Every
one will breathe an earnestpraycr that the
old soldier may rapidly recuperate. '
That second, or private room in thenew -
probate office should be neatly carpeted
and furnished so that ladies, and gentle-
men for that matter, who have occasion
for private sessions with the judge may not
feel that they are in some sty or kennel.
The doctors have found that Agnes
Ryan of Danbury, whose sudden death
with symptoms of poisoning has been re-
portcd, had extensive oedema of the lungs,
produced by shock. The post-mortcm al-
so showed an attempt at abortion and
death is supposed to have resulted from
the shock.
During Monday’s storm, the house of
Samuel S. Meeker on Greenfield Hill was
struck by lightning and his seven-year-oid
daughter, Ellen J: Meeker, killed. The
child was playing in the garret at the time
and the‘only mark on her person was a
little spot on the back of her head where
the hair was singed. '
Mrs. LeGrand Jackson contemplates
starting next Tuesday for a trip across the
continent, via the Union and Central rail-
roads, for San Francisco. She will visit
her brother, 001. Alexander B. Brady,
who was a ’49-man and has been for about
a quarter of a century a resident at Grass
Valley, Cal. Mrs. J. expects to be absent
about three months.
Mrs. Fawcett, well known as one of
N orwalk’s most popular miliincrs, who has
been visiting friends in “mcrric England,"
returned last. Monday. Her steamer en.
countered the spcnt end of the same hurri-
cane that tossed up Bailey and Moody so
lively, but Mrs. v F. did not. notice a little
thing like that, and slept through it all,
without disturbance or discomfort.
Coroner Park of New London concludes
a finding concerning a railroad accident,
as follows: “Humanity shudders at the
thought of an army of active young men
going to their death as brakcmcn annual—
ly, a sacrifice to Mammon in this Chris—
tian land! When will corporations unite
in devising means for their safety! How
long shall this murderous waste of life go
before our legislators, state and national,
shall wake up and lend a hand to stay this
tide of death! The giant west has been
recently moving on this line. May heaven
Speed the day.” . .
Mr. Cogill, supervisor of bridges on the
Housatouic railroad, is evidently deter
mined that the bridges under his charge
shall be of the sort that. will preclude the
possibility of such accidents as the Chats-
worth horror out west, on the Housatonic
and branches, and is replacing the old
wooden ones with iron structures. he
bridge below Wilton, on the Danbury &
Norwalk division, is being rebuilt of iron,
and a new iron bridge is to replace the old
wooden one above Cannons. On the
main line a new iron bridge is being built
at Ashley Falls in place of the wooden one
which has been in use only a few years.
Mr. William Thompson came Nery near
meeting the same fate as the Van Hoosear
family at the very same crossing at Five
Mile River one day last week. He was
driving in the same direction, anti as he
approached the crossing, being unable to
stopped his horse within a few rods of the
railroad and, listened for approaching
trains, but as he could hear no sound, he
started on and had just reached the cross-
ing when a train came tearing along al-
most upon him. He instantly struck his
horse with the whip and the animal gave
a plunge and got the vehicle off the track
as the engine whizzcd by, within two feet
of ‘thc tail-end of the wagon. ,
Dr. W. G. Anderson, son of Rev. Col,
Anderson has just closed his term as
teacher of physical culture at Chautauqua,
and a paper published there says: “His
normal class is desirous of putting on re-
Anderson's efforts in their behalf. _He
has most assiduously devoted himself to
the interests of his pupils, giving out of
his abundance with such lavishness that
they scatter to their_variousjhomes with
brains teeming with new and helpful ideas.
If, in the present generation of' school
children, there shall be found any who
are growing up with feeble, undeveloped
physique, it will not be because this class
BEDDING.
Sunday the Methodist church was not
Opened. . .
Rev. T. F. Davies of Philadelphia, came'.
his sister, Mrs. Adams, and nephew, E
B. Adams, and took dinner at Hon. L.
Scymour’s. -
Last week Tuesday afternoon Rev. W.
J. Jennings went to Green’s Farms and'
attended the funeral of his brotherCharle’s
son, Eddie, who died the proceeding day
of diphtheria, aged 11 years aud4 months.
At the Congregational church on Sunday
morning there wasan interesting mission-
ary service in which the Mission Circle,
and The Ready Folks, took a prominent
part. They were efficiently assisted by
the choir. In theflevening there was in
delightful praise service.
On Tuesday evening, duringa heavy
_ shower, the lightning struck the spacious
barn of Mr. Edward Whitehead. The
barn and all its contents were consumed.
Mr. Whitehead had just returned~ from
Bridgeport, put up his team and wagon,
and gone into the house. When he reached
the barn, his horses were on fire, and the
flames had spread so widely that nothing
could be saved. In the barn were three
horses, a carriage, two wagons, two slei'ghs
harnesses, two hay cutters. an Acme har-
row, and other farming utensils, and a
large amount of hay. The loss is about
$1700, and the insurance $500 on thebarn,
The mowing machine and hay rake had
not been put up for the season, by reason
of the prolonged haying, and therefore
were not burned. The cows in the barn-
yard wcrc uninjured.
see the track for any distance either way, ,
cord its grateful remembrance of» Dr.~
of ’87 has had anything to do with them i” ‘
over from Green’s Farms on Friday with .
S0 UTII-NOR WALK.
F. D. Lawton is still somewhat indis.
posed, having had quite a relapse since
iilS vacation. I
Mrs. Marshall ’l‘olles and son left early
in the Week for a visit in New Jersey, Mr.
Tolles was to join her on Saturday.
Dr. and Mrs. Louis Hallock, of New
York, are visiting their daughter, Mr. F.
II. Nash, at her. home on Elmwood avenue.
George L. Phillips, late of the city, now
night superintcndant of the Grand Union
Hotel, 42nd St. N. Y. was in town on Sat.
urday. ,
A bra h of .a ship yard has been estab-
lished o‘ Vashingtou street, where small
craft are built, and transported to the
water on' wheels. .
Announcement is made of the marriage
of Miss Rice to Jesse May Ferris. This
will be followed by other weddings on
Main and Washington streets.
Doubtless every “bold soldier boy” who
returned from camp on Saturday, was
glad to get home, having had much un—
pleasant weather, and not the best of food
during the week. Not a few of them
slept soundly in their little beds and did
not hear the “latte" on Sunday. Camp
life is not all play.
Alanson Rogers, once an efficient news
agent on the N. Y. N. H. & H. R. R. cars,
was at home last week at the burial of his
sister. On his return to New York he
gathered his earthly goods and moved them
into his new abode saying, New York is
hereafter my home. So the city continues
to be depopulatcd.’
The frame for a house for Frank C.
Comstock has been raised on the premises
adjoining Smith’s. flowor garden, on Main
street, and will be completed by October
1, by R. M. Hoyt, the builder. Mr. Com-
stock will be missed from, the borough,
where he has served his constituents
faithfully as an “alderman,” but will be
welcomed as a resident of the city.
There has been no matter of public in-
terest so generally‘dlscussed as the facts
and arguments which were presented at
the meeting of the Railroad Commission;
crs. The reports; of the addresses and
arguments on behalf of the town, as re.
ported in the Record and other papers,
provoked favorable comment, and a num-
ber of prominent and intelligent men in
discussing it, said, in regard to Mr.
Thompson's argument : “It didnot seem
possible, if the courts had decided grade
crossings to be a. nuisance, and the law is,
‘he who creates a nuisance shall abate it,’ ”
how any town or city can be made to pay
any of the expense, as the railroad com-
pany created it. Again, he says: “The
towns have no power to act to make the
crossings safe. The company is the only
petitioner, and they alone should pay all
the'cost of changing.” This seems to be
equitable and right.
The meeting of the Railroad Commis-
sioners, railroad officials and represents-
tives of the people on Wednesday, will do
Inuch good, but may not avert the pay-
ment by the city or town, for a part of the
expense of whatever changes the Com-
missioncrs choose to order. But the peo-
ple all along the line are now awake and
vigilant over their rights, as every quota-
tion of the. law made by the railroad at-
torney shows that the officials have been
continuously, year after year, gaining
power and authority from the Legislature
to take from the people their rights with-
out pay, provided thc consent of the Com-
missioners is obtained. In regard to the
Washington street crossing, much valua-
ble evidence was obtained, as'well as the
drift of public sentiment, but much more
valuable facts would have been gained
had the older residents—those who knew
the Old Well before the railroad was built
fl—bccn called to testify. Burr Nash,
George Seymour, Deacon Benedict, ex-
Mayor Richards, Judge Bouton and W.
T. Craw could have given valuable infor-
mation, more so than any who testified
for the oily.
WESTPORZI
Mr. and Mrs. James Worden of Hasting’s
are visiting at Mr. Charles Fable’s.
Mr. Peter R. Foote is building an ad-
dition to his houscion Woodsidc avenue.
A portion of the State St. bridge is be-
ing rcplanked. Not. befo.c itwas needed.
Mrs. Samuel Wood and daughter are
visiting friends at various places on the
Hudson.
The cooler weather has made the city
people think of returning, and some have
already gone.
Capt. W. C. Staples and his son W. G.
Staples have gone down East fora two
weeks vacation. '
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cheney of Brook-
lyn have been visiting at Mr. George Jel-
liffi’s on King St.
The choir at the Congregational church
has been disbanded and congregation
singing introduced.
Rev. A. N. Lewis and family who have
spent the summer on Cockcnoes Island
expect to return home today.
Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Mohlcr, who have
been spending the summer with Mrs.
Mohlcr’s father Mr. A. S. Hurlbutt, have
returned to their home in Baltimore.
Mr. Charles Kcmper’s new catameran
fully realizes all of the owner's hopes in
regard to her and with a few minor
changes is expected to make very fast
time.
Mr. Edward H. Nash has purchased
the old Christ church. We understand he
contcuplates putting the grounds in good
order by blasting out a portion of the
rooks and grading.
A delegation from St. John’s Lodge No.
3, F. and A. M. of Bridgeport visited
Temple Lodge No. 65 last Thursday even-
ing. After the lodge closeda collation
was sewed in National Hall.
The annual picnic of the Congregational
Sundayschool was held at Dorlon‘s .last
Thursday. The members of the school
were conveyed there and back by carry-
alls and the day was thoroughly enjoyed
especially by the younger portion.
__ .
GREENS-FARMS.
The young son of Mr. Charles H. Jen-
nings, was buried on Tuesday last.
Mrs. L. B. Wakeman has been quite ill
for a week or so, but is much better now.
There are two threshers in town and it
”looks now as though farmers would get
their threshing done early.
The, place so long occupied by Hezekiah
walk, was recently sold to a Mr. Dunn of
N. Y. -
Lizcttc Hyde colored, a former resident
of this town and Norwalk, was buried Tucs-
day of last week. She had lately lived in
the Colored Home in New York. Miss
Hyde was very old.
The annual picnic of tho Congregational
on Thursday'of this week. It isjproposed
to take the form of a sail on the Sound in
the steamer Island Belle, leaving Mcekor's
dock, Southport, at 8.30 a. m. sharp.
The great rain, of Monday last caused
much damage. The lightning struck in
several places ‘and the roads and fields
were badly washed. , All the low-lands
were under water. A great many white
onions were'out, and. hundreds of barrels
were covered with water, and more or less
"damaged. Onions seem to have hard luck
this year. Pastures are good and the land
in fine order to plow for winter grain;
,_____.
The Episcopal bishop of New Jersey,
will investigate the conduct of Rev. Mr.
Glazebrook with a young woman while at
Middletown. which is said to be hardly
becoming to his cloth. Glazebrook is the
rector of St. James Church at Elizabeth,
N. J., and was once u chaplain at the
crate Army. lie is indignant and has asked
for the investigation.
' Lackwood, who was killed by the cars ,
, last spring at the Fitch crossing, East Nor-
church and Sunday school is to take place “‘
University of Virginia, and in the Confcd- ,
GU RE
tick Headache and when all the troubles Inci-
(lent to a bliious state of the system, such an Diz-
Liucss Nausc Drowsfn Distress aftercatln
run If. the 5133. ac. Rift. their mum-:55
able success has beenshown In cm f
SICK
headache. yctCartcr's Littlelechmsmequalty
valuable in Constipation, curln and rcvcntin-t
this annoying complaint, while t ey a so correct
all disorders of the stomach, stimulate the hu r
and regulate the bowels Emulheyonly cured
Ache they would be almost priceless to those who .
suffer from this distressing complaint; but fortu-
nately their goodness_does notend here, and thorn
who once try them Will find these ltttlo the van:-
ablc in so man ways thatthey will not c willing
to do without Elem. But aftcrall sick head
Is the bane of so many lives that heroic when.“
make our great boast. Our pills cure it whi‘m
others do not. '
Carter‘s Little Liver Pills are very mat: and
yer, easy to take. One or two pills make a dose.
I‘hey are strictly vegetable and do not gripe o.-
purge, butb their gentle action please all wig
use them. n vials at an eents; am for $1. Ed:
by druggistu everywhere, or sent by mail.
CARTER EIEDICINE Cl 3.,
Now Your. cm...
JAKE SHARP
Did not- get a verdict to
satisfy him, but you
can get
BOOTS,
SHOES
——AN D—-
SLIPPERS
To satisfy you at T
Smith Brothers,
17 Main St.,'Norwalk, ‘
270 Main St., Danbury.
sonsss-sl
sunset
I
Star Shoe Store.
snous FOR ALL!
LOW PRICED GOOD SHOES.
» FINE SHOES,
OF OUR OWN MAKE.
Hats and Rubber Clothing.
Trunks and Bags,
A NICE ASSORTMENT.
Three Men lining Repairing.
We’ll "do it up Brower" and Wei-ch.
Come In and 0 Us!
Remember those “Samples," ‘
Bargain Counter.
Prompt to do as we agree.
We try to please.
One low price to all.
Ruscoe, Damp & 00.
Rich. Bale? II. 0
MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN.
LUMBER, TIMBER,
Shingles, Lath,
Doors, Sash
Blinds, .Moulding',
Window Frames,
Piclcets, do.
isneered Hammad Work.
'Hard Wood Ceilingland Flooring.
South Norwalk, Conn.
SPECIAL BARGAINS
. ——IN-—
Choice Building Lots
Situated on Spring Hill, Wilton Avenue,
Fair Street, and Riverside Avenue. En-
quire at GAzam Orrrou,
NORWALK GAZETTE, WEDNESDAY,"AUGU§_T 31,1887.
A Hint to 1 Cautious
Buyers!
DON'T WALK ALL OVER TOWN '
LOOKING In BARGAINS.
if it’s Sluts Yflll Wall “
STOP RIGHT IN AT
HUYT’S SHOE S'l‘llRE
37 Wall Street.
I YOU WILL SAVE:
Time, Trouble and Money.
His Men’s Shoes Can’t be
V Beat. I
His Gent’s Shoes ,are the
Talk of the Town.
-——And we have heard that the——
Ladies Dortmund Prellv Lillie Ru
When they are incased in a pair of his
Note the address! v
A. ll. HOYT & " SON,
31 Wall lanthanum. -
N. B.—Wc have also got something
very’nicc for the baby. 3m21
{RANGESJ
'THE '. Duonnss, (OUR OWN, UNCLE
NICK. These with tho Celebrated
' Duplex Grates.
EXTRA COOK, for Coal and Wood;
SAMPLE COOK; QUEEN ANNE;
EAST LAKE; DENMARK; NEW
INDEX, Improved; GRAND
I UNION, Improved.
.‘\
- - HOUSE FURNISHING Goons.
hatch and Wonder Ware, ,
Fine Tea‘ and Dinner Sets,
mun. iiSE'l-‘S.’
Mei-05f on 111a,
White amine and C o Ware,
DECORATI-zo ' Goons.
In Great Variety.
nonrroRonL STOVES.
BallIiI’IDII Air Refrigerators,
RI; CURTIS a 00.,
93 MAIN? STREET.
GloIeIR Joker,
NtlzwallSi. NIIIIIII,
Leaders” .orthe Shoe Trade
Wish to eat. your attention to a few of the many
styles of shoes carried in stock by them.
OUR LAD ms:
French Kill, Handéllate WauieIIIlIast,
A Marye of Comfort and Ease.
0111‘ $5 Hand-Male French Kit Wait
For ladies wear are erfect in every respect and
' as good a slice as any sold at”.
: Fer $5.50,
Our Ladlcs’ Hand-Made French Kid Turn Shoes
made b Benedict a 00., of New Canaan, are the
some 0 style and beauty.and positively cannot be
excelled at any price.
om Oh! for $3, '
Those Nobby‘ Little French Kid, Hand-Made
Oxfords withpatent leather tips are. admired by
all that have seen and worn them. You must cal
. i For $2.50,
A Perfect Misses’ Waukenphast for school or a-
walking shoe cannot be equalled. .
I
' W'ln a word our line of shoes is complete in
every respect.
' We have the best Inc of
CHILDREN’S SCHOOL SHOES
Evcrshown in town and at prices from the
cheapest to the best.
Glover 8: Olsen,
42 Wall Street,
= 'NOB‘WALK.
Peal ass an Btllllillll. I
FARM WAGONS,
Fertilizers,
Air Slashed hims,
Land muster
Drain Pipe,
1 —AT—
"Bat
Extra-Fine Ladies’ Shoes. '
. ' ,
RAVI;~ REMOVED
n
FROM 45 MAIN STREET T0
MASIINIII lilillllNI},
WALL STREET,
Where they have spread before their
customers the largest and finest
Stock of
mm. AND WINTER.
C L 0 THI N G
Ever exhibited in Norwalk.
In the meantime they Will ofl‘er the
balance ' of their
SUMMER
o
warmer BROTHERS.
Masonic Building; Insurance Building,
Norwalk. South NorwalRf-s
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