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Cat-mi llubbcll is at Narraganset Pier.
"Johnny” Hyatt is home from Wash-
ington.
1'. S. Treasurer llyatt was in town over
Sunday. ___ ‘
The sztinrl has sold a column to the
Democracy.
What is the matter of this being genuine .
dogday weather?
Mrs. Henry D. Cornell is visiting friends
at, Canaan, Conn.
Mrs. A. E. Austin has gone to Norwich
to visit. her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred. Bennett have re-
turned from the Catskills.
Mrs. Josrah All—en is visiting her invalid
brother, E. B. Price. Esq.
Master Freddie Raymond. is up at Lime
lock visiting his relatives.
'I‘he Norwalk sewer system will be
completed about October 15th.
Miss Daisy Rider has been appointed a
teacher in the Over River School.
Hon. Levi P. Morton is to deliver an ad-
dress at. the Carmel fair, August 30th.
’ Mr. George G. Bishop is very seriously
ill. He is attended by Dr. Gregory.
Mr.and Mrs.Jamcs Cousins Jr.,and baby
are at father llolmcs’ on Main street.
Mrs. “Commodore” Bailey of St. Louis,
is at the llorlou House, with her children.
Mrs. Chas. L. Mather of Troy, is visit-
ing her sister, Mrs Col. F. St. John Lock-
wood.
Mr Eli S. Quintard was a guest with his
lbrothciuinJaw, Fred. ’1‘. Belts, Esq., over
Sunday.
.lIon. Simeon Baldwin is tired of- being
a Mugwumfi and wants to be denominated
a democrat.
Mr. Vandcrhoct‘s imposing mansion on
East Avenue is now receiving its pressed
brick walls.
Dr. M. Schwab the celebrated Optician
and occulisl, will be at the Norwalk hotel
on August 131]) and 14111.
Don‘t fall to read Henry Cornell’s iin.
pottant advertisement to those wanting
painting or papcring done.
The Bridgeport Republicans will char-
ter the steamboat Rosedale for their cx-
c ursion to welcome Blaine.
The Halters are now pressing the senate
"l‘arill‘ Committee fora raise in the present
tariff rates on made tip hats.
Mrs. Capt. Enoch Wood is visiting her
daughters, Mrs. C. H. Loomis, and Mrs.
H. W. Russell at New Haven.
William L. Scott has broken down car-
ryin g Cleveland. No wonder. Mr. Cleve—
and is a heavy weight.—;Tribune.
Lawrence R. Jerome, the famous New
York club man, is lying dangerously ill
of a brain disease at Shoron, Conn.
The “houhl soger boys" are burnishing
up their brass buckles preparatory to a
wucks’ outing at Niantic August 20th.
Perhaps Grover’s letter of acceptance
has been sent via England for approval.
“Please approve. Indorsc and return.”
The Regisler is out with a warning that
.iiuless the Connecticut democrats get to
\work at once the state will be lost to them.
'Our wide-awake drygoods neighbor,
fScofield, has treated his family to a new
.and beautiful extension top Surry carriage.
The Norwalks will play the Ilackctt,
Carliart 8; Co. Club of N. Y., on the Bax—
tcr grounds, city, Saturday, Aug. 11, at 4
p. in. V
The New Advent Christian Chapel on
Van Zandt avenue, East Norwalk, was
opened Sunday by appropriate religious
services.
The Danbnry branch of the Housatonic
Rail Road has declared a dividend of $1.25
per share for its stockholders payable, Au-
gust 15th. -
In New York, on Saturday, none of the
stock of the Consolidated road could be
The highest price ever
bought at 23 .
paid was 235.
O. L. Bassctt, the generalismo of the
“Castle Cootc” milk route, is out with a
spandy, new and gaudy milk wagon. Get
tip early and see it.
The batters of Daubury and South Nor—
walk have dcspatched an agent to Wash-
ington to present their views to the Senate
Finance committee.
The old, reliable, sound and solid
Bridgeport Standard has come out, in new
type and looks as bright mechanically as
it always does editorially.
The Mills bill was too much for that
sturdy old democrat, Judge Granger, and
he hurried Iiomc frotn Washington so sick
he docs not expect to return.
Mr. Blaine has cabled as follows to the
Maine State Republican committee: “I
shall be present at the great Portland
meeting, Aug. 15, and speak.”
It is suggested that Mr. Cleveland’s _de-
laycd letter of acceptance may have been
dropped into sortie “reform" post-office
and thus failed to have been received.
The latest conundrum is: What is the
difference between P. ’I‘. Barnum and
Grover Cleveland? Barnum has the
Greatest Show on Earth and Cleveland has
no show at elk—Bridgeport Lzmler.
‘Thomas s. Mor isou, wife and child,
have gone to the White Mountains for a
month’s sojourn. >
Miss Hawley of Bridgeport and Dr.
Platt of Brooklyn sang Divinely in the
choir of St. Paul’s Sunday.
There were more incuand boys seen
about Norwalk reeling and grossly pro-
faue drunk, Sunday, than for months be.
fore.
The fifth annual convention of the State
Firemen’s Association was held at N or-
wich Monday. Chief Prowiit represented
Norwalk there.
to completion a very pretty cottage on
East avenue for “Will” Osborn, on the
south end of the old homestead lot.
Saturday evening the “Silver Leaf So-
cial Club,” of Norwalk, made tip of color-
ed “gem’men au’ ladies,” played a mixed
programme at the town halL—lt‘idwfield
Press.
It is stated that D. C. Birdsall is aborithto
resume the publication of the Hartford Tel:
cyram, funds for starting the paper being
furnished by New York insurance 001]]-
panics.
Readman has taken a remarkable good
group picture of the South N orwalk Saw--
gcrbuntl Society, comprising forty-two
persons and a dog, and not a flaw in a
single face. -
Wm. Bowen of Rockaway, wont home
drtiiik Sunday night and gougcd out both
the eyes of his wife. She is totally blitid
and he is to be tenderly boarded in jail for
his brutality. ___fl
Albany Times (Dem ): It is certainly a
promising campaign when the administra-
tion organs announce with great uuction
that such and such Democrats will stick
to the ticket.
A jolly local shoe-maker took an invol-
iinlary bath iii rear of E. K. Lockwood’s
Sunday, by the tipping of his boat. ,He
soon floated. ashore without damage save
to his Sunday clothes.
Another Sunday drunk, light aiiil iiot,
occurred at Foot’s Italian barracks, to the
terror of all the neighborhood. This nui-
sance ought to be abated or else the sup-
ply of liquor restricted.
2,144 men who voted for W. H. Harri-
son in 1840 and will vote for Benjamin
Harrison in 1888, have sent in their names
and addresses to the Detroit Tribune, all
being residents of Michigan.
George Hyatt, paymaster of the Marc’s
Island Navy Yard, California, is on a short
visit to his brother, Dr. Frank Hyatt. lie
was in Washington several days to see his .
big brother, the U. S. Treasurer.
Dr. Many went fishing with “Dutch
Charlie" Friday and hauled iii a king fish _
—-at least that is the fish-story. We can’t
vouch for its truth as we could have done
had the gallant Doctor left the fish withus.
In New Haven county owing to the rais-
ing of the license rates there has been
during the past year an increase of $40,—
000 in the revenue from licenses, $30,000
comes from the town of New Haven alone.
Mason and builder Wm. H. Smith has
just completed the walls of Mrs. Weed’s
new barn beside the GazE'r'ra Printing
Office and is now hurrying up the walls of
the Vanderhoef mansion oti East, Avenue.
Fred Parlrick was in town over Sun-
day. Monday morning he walked from
Westport to Norwalk and the only things
he met on the road were two doctors and
one undertaker all hurrying for Westport;,
A natural oyster bed has been discover-
ed olf Savin Rock. Fifty shat-pies were
on the ground yesterday and there seemed
to be no end to the oysters there. They
are appaiently between two and three
years old.
Rev. C. M. Scllcck made an earnest ap~
pool at St. Pauls on Sunday, for aid in re—
moving the incubtis of debt resting upon
the Lcwisboro church cnterpiise. A col-
lection is to be taken up the third Sunday.
of the month for this venerable child of
St. Paul.
That fine Irish setter dog belonging to
the Bissell boys, died very suddenly last
week. It is supposed to have been poison-
cd,- though the pretty animal was the
friend of everybody who knew him, and
far less a brute than the miscreant who
killed liliu.
Joseph Hubbard and Ellen Terrill of
Cranberry Plains were arrested by Ofiicer
Moore Wednesday. Hubbard was charged
with keepinga house of ill fame nutl Mrs.
Terrill with being a frequeulcr of the
house. Judge Coolidge gave Hubbard
ninety days in jail and Mrs. Terrill thirty.
This is the best market in the world,
for our 60,000,000 people are the best buy-
ers iu the world, and they are the best
buyers because our working classes re—
ceivc the best wages—Harrison’s I ndum-
apolis Speech.
There is the keynote of this campaign.
The home market exists because the tariff
protects the manufacturing consumers.
The banner raising at Daricn Monday
night was an enthusiastic affair. Hon.
Chas. E. Hill of Stamford and E. J. Hill
of Norwalk, were the orntors. A $150
Harrison and Morton banner was flung to
the breeze and the little town was out en
masse. Delegations were present from
Stamford, Five Mile River and East Nor-
walk.
Gen. Roger A. Pryor has been appoint-
ed by Gov. Hill and the attorneygcneral
of New Xork a special counsel in the
prosecution of the trusts by the state.
The sugar trust will be the first attacked.
It looks as if the legality of these combi-
nations were at last to be finally tested in
one state at least.
After our Chief capsized his boat at.
Twin Lakes last Sunday, Bridgeport. of
course became jealous. Not to be out-
done by Norwalk, the Morning News sent
out a party of their attaches in a sail boat
on Tuesday, and had their boat capsized
when nearly out. to the beacon, and for no
other apparent purpose than just ' to get
ahead of Norwalk.——Record.
The Tweedy Manufacturing company
of Danbury’ have issued a campaign novel-
ty, which is expected to be the great suc—
cess of the day. It is a very natty soft
but, elegantly lined with red, white and
blue satin, with a handsome steel portrait
of Harrison on the tip. They are packed
in imitation cider kegs, and make a very
unique and attractive appearance.
Mr. Stephen St. John Camp, who died
in Brooklyn, and whose remains were
brought to Norwalk for interment last
week, was a son of Mr. W in. Camp, form-
erly of Norwalk. He was a member of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and an active and popular Odd Fellow,
delegations from both of which associa-
tions attended his funeral.
The cry of “Free Whiskey," which the
Southern brigadiers thought would change
things, only brought to the front that Free
Whiskey was a. darling to the average
democrat, and that if there was anything
he doted on it was just this and nothing
less. Free Soap was nothing to him in
comparison with Free Whiskey. The,
one he used, the other he didn’t. To tax
the latter was a tax on a necessity, while
to him the former was a luxury only en—
joyed by dudes. The campaign thus far
has been a democratic blundcraud there—
fore the outlook does not look promising.
Even the great mule buyer takes but little
interest in it.—Leader.
John H. Ferris is up to his eyes in coal
again. Last Week he had one cargo of
nearly a thousand tons at New Haven, an
other of nearly the same amount at Bridge}
port and another at Stamford for the Yale
Lock 00., while a Danbury manufacturer
bought sixteen hundred tons and another
fifteen hundred. It is stated that during
last fall and winter his sales ran up into
the hundreds of thousands tons. Well
the man who gets coal of Ferris nevergets
cheated in quality or weight.
NORWALK GAZETTE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8,
A despatcli from Montreal yesterday,
says that Miss Mary Irene Hoyt,thc eccen-
tric New York heiress, is in a hotel there
closely guarded by Dr. J. S. Barton, of
New York, and Mme. Garlic of Denim-est,
N. J. It is said that her mind has given
way completely, and she is to be taken to
Europe to prevent inteiference by her
New York relatives.
Mrs. Lewis Johnson of Beldcu Ave. has
her gorgeous night blooming ccrens in
bloom again. For several weeks to come
it will break its rare and exquisite flowers
to the admiring gaze of lockers on and at
dawn of day “perish from the earth”
again, like so many earthly beauties and
hopes. This curious specimen of the
curious cactus family is well worth a visit
from any one who enjoys the rare and
beautiful iii Nature.
Rev. Col. Anderson and Mrs. Anderson
go to Mass. for a short tarry, then proceed
to Truro in the British Provinces for a
three week's rest. We wish the whole
fisheries troubles with our Canadian neigh-
bors could be left to the Parson to adjust,
for we know he would do it on the basis
of eternal justice, patriotism and right.
All will wish him and his a full enjoyment
of a much needed vacation in the land of
Evangeline and fifty feet tides.
Aletterrcceivedlast week from Con
gressman Bootlimau of Ohio, who is now
fighting the “rebel brigadiers" as valliant—
ly in the House, as he did on the field,
where he left a leg by reason of their
murderous shooting, has the following
paragraph :—
“The Mills bill is having the effect of
driving the Democrats into ottr ranks by
shoals. I hear of many, such iii my own
district. I think there will be such a
ground swell as will teach the people of
the South, aided by Mr. Cleveland and his
cohorts that there are some things that
even Mr. Cleveland cannot do withsafety."
The state agricultural society has pub-
lished a special notice which will be of in_
terest _to breeders of fine Jersey cattle.
among the cash premiums and medals
awarded to this class will be a breeder’s
cup offered by the state' Jersey cattle
breedcr’s association and valued at $100.
The competitors must be residents of the
state and the cup falls to the person win-
ning it twice. It is offered for the best
Jersey biill and not less than four nor
more titan six of his get. The 19th an-
nual fair will be held at Met-idea, Septem-
ber 11—14.
hr. Ernest Weissenbauer, professor of
geology in lIeiderurg university, is at Cin-
ciuati, 0., on a visit of scientific inspection
to the natural gas wells of Findlay, 0. He
says he fourd the vastness of the gas well
country greatly underestimated and that
underneath the town of Findlay, at great
depths, lay a mighty cavern filled with
highly inflammable gas, under tremendous
pressure. ile connected some very delicate
telephones \\'II b steel rods sunk in the earth
through the shaft of the well to a distance
far below it. He heard the boiling of the
rocks plainly accompanied by cracking
sounds. He found that at a distance of only
one mile beneath the great gas cavity which
lies under Findlay, a fire was raging at a
temperature of 3,500 degrees. The professor
seems to think an early catastrophe not
only possible but probable.
Hon. John S. Seymour has the courage
of his honest convictions when he says to
brother Ellendorf that he “is a free trader
first, last and all the time." It was editor
Henry Walter-sou who as boldly said “the
democrat who is not a free trader should go
elsezohere.”——Record.
Yes and it was Mr. Cleveland’s newly
appointed Chief Justice, Fuller, who said:
”If there be any one principle to which
the Democratic party is committed, it. is
to tariff for revenue only.”
Speaker Carlisle, Mr. Mills and all the
larger lights of democracy, take the same
position, but there be some timid, shrink-
ing lesser lights about Norwalk who still
swear that the democratic party is still for
protection.
The Railroad Commissioners met the
Wilton selectmcu Thursday to consider
the Grinning application for a bridge over
the Danbury tracks at the dangerous
crossing just this side of the “Castle Coolc”
farm. Attorney J. Sammis Seymour ap.
peared for Mr. Gunning, and Morris Sey-
mour, Esq., for the Railroad Co. Mr.
Grinning set tip an elaborate lunch which
was speedily devoured and specially eu~
joyed by the sole representative of the
press present. Vice-President Stevenson
was on hand and expressed a desire to
comply with any reasonable demands up-
on his road. It was decided to have fur.
ther surveys made and either the line of
the highway will be changed or the rail-
road track be bridged over. Mr. Gunning
recently had a horse killed at this crossing
and numbers of hair breadth escapes are
recorded against this crossing—Record.
Superintendent Lyon of the Housatonic
has issued the following notice : Com-
mencing Wednesday, August lst, and un-
til Friday, August 17th, inclusive, the fol-
lowing trains will stop at Pine Grove Sta-
tion, to leave and to receive passengers:—
trains Nos. 11, 15 and 21 going North,also
trains Nos. 6, 14 and 20 going South.
Personal baggage for Pine Grove, sent by
the above-mentioned trains should be
checked to Canaan, and unloaded at that
station, unless the owner of the baggage
accompanies it, and the duplicate check
or checks are given up to the conductor of
train, in which case, the baggage can be
left at Pine Grove Station, providing the
owner so desires and notifies the conduc-
tor; the train baggage master taking care
of the duplicate checks collected by the
conductor, also the strap checks, Train-
men will take notice and govern them-
selves accordingly.
-—The throngs of people visiting Bridge-
port every pleasant day feel on departing
that the city has not been truly seen if the
store of W. B. Hall do 00., through any
oversight has been- ommitted. But who
ever went to Bridgeport and failed to take
that store in. The number must be small
if the crowds the store has daily received
since summer began, may be taken as an
indication. The announcement that for a
while there would be in progress a bargain
sale of odd lots of curtains embracing sev-
eral patterns at half price, has enabled
many to improve the time while in the
city by advantageous investments. The
rug rage prevails to some extent and the
firm find that one of the heaviest consigu‘
ments of that class of goods ever received
,by them is likely to be exhausted long be-
fore the close of the season. On the street
floor the display of novelties is fully equal
to the substantials and the shopper who in
earnest in her search for good things can-
uot fail in selecting at a low price just '
what she wishes. i
There was a meeting of the 'Directors
and Executive committee of the Fairficld
00. Ag. Society, held at the Maliackemo
Thursday evening, to perfect such details
as to the coming county fair as were
pressing for action. [The matter of tear-
.ing out the partition between the present
large exhibition hall and the dining room
was left. to the executive committee to
determine upon. The applications for
space from parties desiring to exhibit at
the coming fair exceed anything in ~num-
bers overany previous years in the history
of the fair and the committee finds itself
pinched for room. '
It was voted to make Wednesday Sept.
19th, Childrens’ Day, and to invite all
teachers to close their schools on that day
and give the children a chance to attend.
Any child under fifteen years will be ad-
mitted on that. day for fifteen cents. It
was unamiuously voted that the Governor
be invited to attend with his staff, to see
and give cclat to the Childrens’ Day.
The matter of preparing for a dog show
was taken up and as we think very un-
wisely postponed. The interest in dogs
and dog shows is as great and wide spread
at the present time as was felt in poultry
a few years ago. A good dog show could
easily be secured and it would add a very
interesting feature to the coming fair
which now gives promise of being un-
usually attractive.
Mrs. Wm. E. anton is taking her sum-
mer outing up the Houpatouic vnlk-y.
L‘Scc call for important Republican meet-
ing to be held at club room in Gazette
building.
Mr. Edmund E. Crone, local editor of
The Evening Sentinel, is spending his va-
cation in the Berkshire Hills.
A special town-meeting at Bridgeport
has appropriated $20,000 to remodel the
old court-house for the use of the town
and county officers.
Miss Rittenhousc was a guest of the
Misses Belle and Gertrude Olmstead on
Mott place last week and Miss Rassen of
New York will be the present week.
The Congregational Church organ gave
out Sunday by reason of the water motor
refusing to ttirii the crank, but good, old
fashioned Congregational singing replaced
the machine music.
Henry Thomas, one of our most highly
esteemed Norwalk Boys, is now tip to his
'eyes in work and pastry at the new Lara-
bee biscuit factory, in New York, the
largest in the world.
Bufi'alo News: So Mr. Cleveland is
quoted as saying he will sign the River
and Harbor bill, though he hasn’t “looked
over it carefully.” Sometimes the Presi-
dent makes up his mind first and some—
times the other way. It depends on the
bill—and the time of the year.
~Myers’ Sanatary Depot, 68 Centre St.,
N. Y., is a good place to get posted up on
all that partains to heathful sanitary con-
ditions about our homes ’whcn “modern
improvements” are introduced, as Well as
the best place in New York to purchase
all kinds of said “modern improvements.”
Monday evening’s Sentinel reports a
series of clumsy burglaries attempted at
South Norwalk during Saturday night.
Several houses were entered, but little
booty. and that small sums of money, sc-
cured. No clue to the robbers, though
some of the haser “noble Romans” are
suspected.
An objection has been filed against the
probating of the will of the late Father
Dolan, of New Haven. The will contains
fifteen provisions and disposes of $20,000,
biit it is now feared that it will not amount
to more than half that sum. The late
clergymau’s cousins are the authors of the
objections. '
Bassett says the reason so much milk
soured on the milkmen’s hands, Monday
morning. was not so much on account of
the electricity and humidity in the air, as
because it was so rich. Every milkman
who skimmed the cream off his milk,
Sunday night, took out sweet milk Mon-
day, Bassett says.
Inquiry is made as to where and when
Rev. Dr. John A. Brooks, the prohibition
candidate for vice president, used this
language: “I have been a rebel, a slave-
holder and a fire-eating democrat, but
thank God Ihave never been a republi-
can, andI have not that sin to answer
for.” The words quoted were part of a.
speech delivered by Mr. Brooks at a pro-
hibition camp meeting at Decatur, III.,
July 26, 1888.
Col. Osborne, of the New Haven Reg—
ister, (democratic,) says:
“We may as well be frank, while we
are on the subject, and state the situation
as it is. The chances to-day in Connect-
icut are against the democrats.
“Not; for many years, if ever, has the
central organization been in such a head-
less state.
“If the leaders of the Connecticut dc-
mocrncy have an existence they should
appear at once. The campaign is nearly
half over and yet, with the exception of
a stray banner raising, not an aggressive
gun has been fired.
Is the tariff straddle of the Connecticut
Prohibitionists an evidence of practical
politics? Their candidate for governor,
by-the-way, is an ardent and very high
protectionist—Leader.
Well, don’t you worry about the Prohib-
itionists? They know about as well as
any other party in the field how to steer
their craft, and have put up a ticket that
will make the Republicans wince.—Record.
As the democrats no doubt have the
Prohibition craft in tow as hitherto, they
at least have nothing but. good wishes to
bestow upon their ally, side-show and
lighter. While it can do the democratic
liquor interest no harm, it can injure the
Republicans 'to their delight who are the
only friends of practical temperance in
politics in the country.
The long and tedious delay in cutting
the sewer up from the junction of Wall
St. to South Union avenue, where no rock
has been encountered and nothing but the
easiest digging is little less than an un—
pardonable outrage upon the public. We
do not know whether it is our borough
authorities or the contractor that is re—
sponsible, but the fact remains that more
than a month has elapsed since this short
but deep cut was commenced and but a
feeble force of men has been employed.
The adjoining residents have been dispos-
ed to beartIic injury and inconvenience
uncomplainingly, but the grocer, the
baker, the milkman and general public,
who have so long and so needlessly been
inconvenienced do complain most vehe—
mently and not without cause. Less titan
a thousand feet in five week’s time, is al-
together too slow progress for this rapid
day and age, friend Leonard.
Mechanic’s Journal: By a vote of 7 5 to
84 Congress killed off the amendment fu-
vored by the hatters of this country to it:-
creasc the duty on imported hats. There
are between 42,000 and 50,000 dozen of
hats, ready for the market, besides an
equal number of hats partly manufactured
every year imported into this country.
The amount of wages the batters are thus
deprived of annually is nearly a million
dollars. Mr. Mills is a kindhcarted,
thoughtful man. He knows that the
work of the batters is very hard and ex-
hausting, and he is taking good care that
they shall not be overworked.
' It must he, therefore, a feeling of grat-
itude that prompts a few scattering hat —
ters to declare that they will vote in favor
of the policy inaugurated by Mr. Mills.
Gratitude is a very fine sentiment, and
we love to see it. If enough men can be
found to vote in favor of letting British,
German and Belgian mechanics to do our
work for us, the batters will in a few
years be able to pass a unanimous vote of
thanks to Mr. Mills for relieving them
from the disagreeable necessity of work-
ing altogether.
Colonel Henry lluss and family have
gone to Shell Island, off Byram shore at
East. Port Chester harbor, to spend the
Summer. The island, which covers an
area of about six acres, is delightfully
situated between Hawthorne Beach and
Belle Haven, and, together with a strip of
land on the main shore securing a right
of way, was recently purchased by Col—
onel lines, and he has begun to make it
attractive with improvements. There is
excellent fishing, boating, and an admira-
ble beach for bathing. Several of the
Colonel’s friends have urged him to put
up three or four cottages to rent to those
who may wish to spend a few weeks or
the season there, and he may decide to
do so. In the meanwhile he has extend-
ed au invitation, and will give the use
of the ground free, to those who may
wish to camp out in tents for a time. Ly-
man Wardwell and his wife are the first
to accept of the invitation and they are
havinga delightful time. This place is
comparatively free from mosquitoes, and
there is always a cool and refreshing
breeze through the day, and the night airs
are charming. Colonel Huss is one of our
public spirited citizens whose acquaint-
ance suggests that he believes thoroughly
in the motto “Live and let live.”—Mt.
Vernon Record. -
General Fisk admits that the Democrat-
ic party has “steadfastly maintained its
allegiance to the American saloon," and in
the same letter he accepts the nomination
of a party which helps the Democrats to
defeat the Republicans, whom the Ameri-
can saloon fears most.
The Norwich lawyers are making money
fees. One man made two couples happy
in one day this week, and noueiutcnd
taking a vacation while the hot weather
business is so brisk.
How much better this marrying couples
than naughty fighting like sweet brother
Grey and good brother Lockwood.
Last evening’s Sentinel announces the
arrest of John Percival and Charles
Wutchson. They were found to have
twelve pairs of pants in their possession.
Mr. Bryant, of the firm of Bryant & Bes—
se, identified six pairs as stolen from his
store and John Camp three as stolen from
him. They were sent to jail. The thieves
were in Comstock.‘s yesterday trying on
pants. There is no reason to suppose
that they committed the burglaries Sun—
day evening,:iind yet they in a measure
answer their description.
The Lockwood family of Norwalk, have
recently had a stroke of good luck in the
sale of nearly 100 acres of land at Sandus-
ky, for $500 per acre. This land is on
the Lake Shore and has been purchased
by a syndicate of English capitalists, who
propose the erection of a great dry
dock and ship yard. This land was a por-
tion of the Fire Lands given by the United
States Government in recompense for 105-
es sustained by the patriot ancestors of
ing of Nor-walk, by order of Gov. Tryon.
The parties selling are Wm. B. E., F, St.
John and Julia Lockwobd and John P.
Trcadwell and sister.
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. Electric Storm.
Saturday night’s storm was a remark-
able one in respect to the grand electrical
display and because of the almost' total
absence of serious injury to persons, de-
spite the great number of cases where the
electric bolts struck houses. In Hartford
many trees and several buildings and cat-
tle were struck. At Saugatuck the house
of Mr. Hobbins was badly torn arid splin-
tered, but none of the family hurt. The
Norwalk Light was struck, but no serious
damage done. Two houses on Benedict
Farm were hit but not badly injured.
Trowbridge’s paper box factory, Adams’
hat shop chimney, and various trees in
different parts of Norwalk,Westport-, New
Canaan and Darlen, were struck. The
scene in our telephone and electric light
offices was exceedingly, if not dangerous.
ly, brilliant and exhilarating, while in
many houses having telephones, the oc
cupants were treated to a whole fourth of
July fire-cracker fusilade Thirty tele-
phone boxes and No. 52 fire box and a
half dozen wires were burned out. It was
as grand a pyrotecnic display as seen in an
ordinary life time, and reminded old sol-
diers of a terrific artillery and musketry
battle, while to the timid it was terribly
distressing and frightful. It is a marvel
that no one was fatally hurt. The down-
pour of rain was worth millions to the
thirsty earth.
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Seventeenth Reunion.
President'McDonald of the 17th Ct.Vol.
Association has issued the following spec-
ial notice anuent that Regiment’s reunion
here on Tuesday the 281k of August:
HEADQUARTERS 17TH CONN. VOL. Ass‘x.,l
Bridgeport, August lst, 1888. 5‘
Common :
The Annual Reunion will be held at
Norwaik, Conn., Tuesday, August 28,
1888. Comrades from below South Nor—
walk, stations on the N. Y., N. H. & H.
R. R., will take train so as to arrive in
time to take train on the Danbury Road
at 9.20 a. in., or horse cars to Norwalk.
Comrades attending from Bridgeport or
from towns along the Housatonic R. R.,
or Naugatuck Branch N. Y., N. H. &. H.
R. R— take train that leaves at 8 37, which
will enable them to be in time for 9.20
train stated above. Meeting will be at G.
A. R. Hall at: 10 o'clock a. in. Our Nor—
walk friends are going to give us a grand
reception. Every Comrade should be pre-
sent. Annual dues $1.00. If you cannot
be present send your dues to Treas. P.
Wade, Jr., at Bridgeport.
Comrades desiring a Regimental Badge
to wear at the reunion, should forward his
order and $3.50 to the Secretary at. once.
WiLcis MCDONALD, Pres’t.
GEO. W. KEELER, Sec’y. '
Y. H. c. A.
There will ’be a social and business
meeting of the reception committee on
Wednesday evening August 8th.
In place of the usual song service next
Sunday, the Y. M. C. A. will unite in the
Christian Endeavor service at the Baptist
church at 4 o‘clock.
The bi-monthly meeting of the Associa-
tion will be held on Monday evening next,
August 13th.
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Circus. _
Mains circus that exhibited here yester-
day guve an unusually good entertainment
for the moderate prices of admission. It
is at South Norwalk to-day and we advise
our city friends to attend.
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Rufus Richards.
Rufus Richards, one of Norwalk’s oldest
citizens, died this morning at his home on
Chestnut street in the eightyfifth year of
his age. He has been in poor health for
the past few years, and during the blizzard
week he was taken with a paralet-ic stroke
from which he failed to recover. The life
of Mr. Richards is well known to all who
have lived in Norwalk any number of years
Asa conscientious Christian man he was
principally known, and the interest he has
always manifested in the improvements
about town showed him to have at heart
the welfare of the community. He was
born in Norwalk and has always resided in
our midst. His trade was that of a. ship
carpenter, at which he has worked most of
his days. He leaves two iildren, Mrs.
Charles S. Lockwood and Miss Ida Rich-
ards. He not only leaves behind him for a
short time many friends, but: the memory of
a noble character and an upright. Iife.—Sen-
final.
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SO UTII-NOR WALK
At the Temperance meeting, at Temple
of Honor Hall on Sunday, there was a full
attendance. President Fox gave an inter-
esting address which when summed tip,
proved that. temperance was the corner stone
of the temple of morality. Many other
short and interesting talks were given with
increasing interest till the close of the meet-
ing. ‘
Otto Bartol returned from his ten weeks
tour in Europe on Saturday. .
Twenty-four years last Sunday (Aug. 5th
1864) the grand army had put down the re
belion. Many of the members of the G. A.
R. are now invited to put down free trade
and the habit of using intoxicating drink
as a beverage. ,_
The regular public meeting of the Repub-
lican club was held on Friday evening last,
at which there was a large attendance. Ad-
dresses were given by Messrs. J. J. and D.
Millard, Mr. Fox and others.
If the 3d party can find any consolation
in what was there said or point out. how
their vote in old Norwalk is to be increased
50 per cent, they are welcome but they
better call in some pleasant evening and see
how many have abandoned their ranks.
The delegates to the 3d party convention
held in Hartford, on Wednesday of last
week, were certainly unkind and ungenerous
when they refused to nominate/for Governor
of the State of Connecticut, the Reverend
who had been selected by the “Voice,
Pioneer, Witness” of N. Y., for that office.
His kind words and truthful assertions, to
say nothing of his consistent acts, certainly
entitled him to the office of Governcr or
dictator. It is rumored that the W. C. T.
U. feel like resenting this slight.
Among the pernicious literature that the
3d party are circulating freely, is the
“Pioneer.” On it is printed “Do not be
afraid to take this from the P. 0,” “no bill
will be sent for it. If you have not paid for
it some cite has.” Notwithstanding this
notice, the majority of them find their way
to the waste basket, and are finally used for
kindling fire. The question is pertinently
asked do any Of the voluntary contributions
to the W. C. T. U. go to pay for this waste.
hand over hand this summer by marriage ’
the present heirs and owners, at the burn- '
IVESTPOR I!
Mr. E. M. Lees expects to visit Saratoga
Springs soon.
Rev. Thomas A. Hyde, of Christ’s Church,
will this week leave for his annual summer
vacation.
John H. Jennings and W. G. Staples
have been chosen delegates to the republi-
can state convention.
Mrs. Frank Christian was last week placed
in the Retreat for the Insane at Middletown.
She leaves two young children to be cared
for by the afflicted husband.
Rev. Father Carroll of the church of the
Assumption, leaves to-day for Hartford, to
attend a conference of Catholic priests in
St. Joseph’s Cathedral, that city.
Tax Collector William H. Bradley ali-
nounces that he will be ready to receive
town taxes on the list of 1887 on and after
September 1, at the Town Clerk’s office.
The distance between Westport and Cen-
tral Park. New York, is 00} miles. Clark
Barnum and Frederick Salmon, on bicycles
last Thursday, covered it in 7 hours and 2
minutes including 5 miles lost at New
Rochelle by getting oti an ofi' road.
The Fairfield “’est Consociatiou repres-
ented by delegates from Congregational
churches in Bridgeport, Black Rock, Greens
Farms, New Canaan, Easton, Greenfield
Hill, and Rev. Dr. Marling of the Congre-
gational Union of Canada, by invitation,
assembled in the Congregation church here
on Tuesday last, and dissolved the pastorial
relations of the Rev. J. E. Tuttle with the
church. The retiring clergyman as already
stated iii this columns will go to Jamaica
Plain near Boston. Between now and Sept.
1st, the (late his resignation is to take place,
lie will ofliciate incidentally in order to give
candidates for succession an opportunity to
be heard.
For the first time in twenty-one years an
atmosphere of actual quietness hovers over
and about the lonely premises known as
Conipo. Voicing the opinions of nearly
every citizen of Westport there have been
during that long period, but few hours in
which the evidence of suits at law to eject,
to recover, transfer, reinstate, foreclose
divide or sell, have not manifested them-
selves. Now a man of peace, none other
than ex-Lieut. Governor Loomis, formerly
of New London now of New York, has be-
come possessor, and it is said he will spend
money enough among the rottenness and
decay accumulated there to remove them
and make the entire premises shine as of
yore. Already a feeling of confidence,
among the people has sprung tip enabling
them to pass the spot without taking the
walk on the cpposite side of the street.
Time is a worker of wonders.
In many years there has not occurred in
this vicinity an atmospheric disturbance
more marked and protracted than that of
last Saturday evening. Sounds of thunder
began to be heard shortly after 3 o’clock, at.
which time the air was murky, the mercury
standing at 92 degrees. There was a seine-
thing about it which, taken in connection
with the fact that there had been little thun-
der since the latter part of June, told what
might be expected. At. half-past four the
first flash and the first report, startled by
their brightness and emphasis. Thereafter
the lightning was incessant until midnight,
and the rain, in two great and many little
showers, continued also with only now and
then a break tillzdaylight Sunday morning.
The wetting was what the country needed,
and it came at a time in the week when far-
mers had knocked off till Monday, and were
willing to say they were fortunate for this
once, if never before.
John Ilobbins’ dwelling on the depot road
near Saugatuck, was selected for a special
visit Saturday night during the great thun-
der shower. The occupants of the house
were in their beds when the fickle visitor
announced its coming in a Ilash,with a simul-
taneous reportlikea discharge of artillery.
The bolt struck one corner of‘ the roof, scat-
tering the shingles, tore the siding, forcing
off the plastering inside, and wrecking that
part of the edifice. Mr. Hobbius came right
out of dreamland quicker than ever before
to find that he was individually unhui-t, and
not even scared, so amazingly prompt had
been the work of the bolt. A very strong
odor of brimstone in the liouse reminded
Mr. Hobbins of what. some people are good
enough to term red hot possibilities in store
for some people in the great hereafter, but
as Hobbins travels in the other crowd en-
tirely, even this (lid not frighten him. That
part of the house struck looks about as much
disintegrated as the rail fence between his
premises and those of MeGratIi next door,
respecting which there have been so many
suits at law. So far as known, I-Iobbins
stands alone the favored one of the shower.
Why his house should get. hit, and McGrath,
who has been his adversary in litigation,
escapes, is more than he is able to explain.
Capt. Charles H. Faircliild of this place
is the new commander of the sloop yacht
Cinderella owned by Dr. Hopkins of Phila-
delphia. The yacht is now on a cruise to
the eastward. “PAUL”
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BEDDING.
Last week the out harvest. was com-
menced.
Last Wednesday Mr. T. F. Sanford and
sister left for a visit among friends in
Litcbfield county.
Pasturage has become scant, and co as
have shrunk in milk. Recent rains have
improved the grass.
Last week Tuesday night there was an-
other pleasant rain and another Saturday
afternoon and night.
The town presents an unusual degree
of liveliness because of the presence of so
many visitors and boarders.
Farmers look happy and seem quite at
leisure, for they have garnered their hay,
rye and oats. Their well-filled barns
light up their faces with smiles.
Mr. W. Barlow Hill of Greenfield Hill,
ii. graduate of the Scientific School of
Yale University, has been engaged as
teacher of the Hill Academy for the com-
int.r year.
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WILTON.
A very pleasant midsummer sociable
took place at the residence of Mr. J. B.
Sturges one evening last week.
Mr. Amzi Camp, the owner of .the Bald
Hill quarry has already filled an order for
15,000 paving blocks, and now has a corps
of engineers surveying the route for a rail-
road from his quarry to Wilton station.
Mr. Camp’s push and enterprise is com-
mendable, and the town should cooperate
with him by exempting his quarry atid
railroad from taxation for at least ten
years.
Thos. B. Gunning, Jr., Esq.. has taken
some very important steps toward cumin;
hting that dangerous grade crossing near
his mill property. The railroad commis-
sioners. have viewed the crossing, tes'ti-
mouy has been taken, and it is possible
that the crossing at W. S. Cole’s may be
also done away with. A special town
meeting will be held this afternoon to in-
struct the town fathers what attitude to
take in the matter. Mr. Gunning has of—
fered to contribute quite handsomely tow-
ards this good work, and surely the town
ought not to stand in the way of this cu—
terprisc.
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Many of the lady graduates of the Yale
Business College are occupying desirable
and paying positions as bookeepcrs and
cashiers. Life Scholarships under special
reduction for 1888, only $35.00. Students
may enter the college at once. For full
particulars address Yale Business College,
New Haven, Conn.
Features of the Short-Hand type writ-
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A handsome campaign banner has been
raised by the democrats. '
It is thought the Congregational Sunday
school will pic-nic this year at Glen Island.
Mr. H. B. Rogers and family are at the
new and beautiful hotel at South Oyster
Bay, L. I.
Mr. and Mrs. Beers, Dr. Brownson’s
daughter and husband, returned to their
home in Taunton, Mass, last week.
Mr. L. M. Monroe, spent Sunday before
last with his daughter, Mrs. Hnuison, of
New Britain, the occasion being his grand-
son’s birthday.
Mia'WiIliamson of the New York Dis.
patch, has bought property on South Main
street, which he will improve, and make
for himself a most comfortable home.
Dr. Clarence Brownson, president of the
Bicycle Club, has come down from his
high wheel to a velocc. But what he has
16st in weight he will gain in speed and
safety. ‘
While Mrs. Guthrie anda friend were
driving the other day, a careless fellow
collided his wagon with theirs, and they
were thrown out. He settler! damages by
paying expenses.
Mrs. Benedict Wood,oue of the old resi-
dents of the town, died on Tuesday, the
3lst tilt, of dysentery. Her funeral was
attended from her former reSidence, last
Saturday morning.
The town has decided to hold a special
meeting to offer a reward for the arrest and
conviction of the incendiary whom it is
thought is responsible for at least some of
the numerous tires which have occurred
recently.
The Hon. William Casy spoke for the
democratic party in Raymond’s hall Fri—
day evening. The house was crowded,
but those well acquainted with the speak-
er said that hc was ill at ease organizing
in favor of free trade.
Mr. George F. Johnson, until recently
in the Democratic field, is now a Prohibi-
tionist third party, and a delegate to its
Convention. He brings to Itis new love
brains and back bone, and is an exceed-
ingly healthy type of manhood, which is
more than can be said for the average of
his prrly. They look like men of torpid
livers, or as though nearly dead from dys-
pepsin.
Stephen lloyts Sons have been as busy
as bees during the past week, getting at
the amount of their loss from the big fire,
and looking over places for rebuilding.
Although this is the third fire in a. few
years, with the genuine pluck that has
always characterized the firm, coupled
with their sound business ability by which
their success has been achieved they are
going right ahead, like Phoenix arising
from the fire.
Mr. G. Dull” Nichols presided at the
democratic ratification meeting Friday
evening. Ilc called a long list of vice pre-
sidents, including every well known dem-
ocrat in town with the exception of one of
the smartest of them, Mr. L. M. Monroe,
’ Sr., which some think was a mean snub.
On the platform with the speaker were
Charles Benedict, Amos Northrup, B. D.
Purdy and Joseph Lambert.
The third fire in the space of six months
on the Dr. Clark estate near'Darlen, oc—
curred on Monday evening. The large
barn packed with hay and grain, near the
family residence, being burned to the
ground. Neighbors and friends did all in
their powur to stop the couflagratiou, and
were instrumental in saving some adjoin—
ing buildings. Mr. Edwin Hoyt, who
was burned out the night before worked
hard and got his hands badly blistcred.
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All $1.250. Henriettas, now 750.
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cost $5 or about that.
plaid Velvets can be bought for a song.
are offered to us at heavy discounts.
open an entire new stock in September.
IVere $1.25 and $1.50, now $1.
\Vere $5.00, now $3.50.
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Are now closing out their Summer Goods as follows:
All 48 inch 75c. 'Henriettas, 500.
All 50c. and 600. Cream Serges, 420.
All 50c. and 60c. Suitings down to 25c.
All Silk Warp Pin Checks, 25c.
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All 75c. Cashmeres, down to 50c
Short Lengths and Remnants.
We have about 2,000 ends and‘part pieces of Henrietta Cloths Ladie '
Cloths, Serges, Nun’s Cloths, Cashmeres, Black Goods, Velvets and Silk:
_ _ . Ladies who will come in and take
time, can select two_pieces from this vast; and unexampled collection of
chorce goods that Will make a. combination suit worth
$15 and will only
Rich dollar Silks go for 50c. Hundreds of pieces of stripped, plain or
SILK DEPARTMENT.
. Our Silk trade has been very large. and has left us wit i -
kin, MOire Silks, Satin and Ombre effects, Peau de Soie aiildPFe‘gi’lsleOfSifi:
Rhadame and Sarah Silks, Gros Grain and Changeable Silks. These pieces;
run from 7 to 11 yards, and were $1, $1.25 and $1.50 per yard. We want
the room and will sell the choice in these beautiful goods at. only 500.
a yard. This is the greatest Silk bargain ever offered.
JOB LOTS.
We are continually on the look out for Job Lots in Silk goods.
are always ready to clear out Manufacturers’ stocks for cash, when they
_ _ We shall commence the Fall Season
With several most desrrable Jobs which will be well Worthy of your attention.
J AGKETS, JERSEYS AND SHAWLS.
_ Our. Cloak Room is full of good bargains in above goods.
cle in this room is marked at a price which will sell every one, as we shall
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Every arti-
MORNING WRAPPEBS.
Waterproof Cloaks, $1.50, now $1.
Boys’ Waists all marked down.
WHITE SUITS.
\Vool Suits were $18, now $10.
- Real nice Suits at $4 and $5.
UPHOLS TERY DEPARTMENT.
All our Felts, Silk Flushes, Brocades, Damasks, Fringes and Rugs are
RUG- S 2
We offer 800 Punjaub, Wilton and Smyrna. Rugs at half what the
CURTAINS.
. \Ve offer 300 pairs of Lace Curtains greatly under price.
pan-s Nottingham Curtains in lots of tw o,three and four pairs,worth $3 and
Also 150
TABLE COVERS.
We call attention to our line of Scotch Cre e. Madras and Fanc —
tains, Scarfs, Tidies and Table Covers, Tapestry? Boarders and Cuttings?”
We represent leading American manufacturers of Turcoman and plain
top Chenille and Shiela Curtains, Tapestry Table Covers and Piece Goods.
You are cordially invited to call when in town. -
We will send samples of any of Our goods on request.
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be here.
store at all.
enough.” point for us.
time ahead. ~
doing here.
you buy or not.
are always welcome.
about, look about.
as you are.
are welcome as a. locker-on.
door.
And yet buying and selling
IH I]. MB III] BUMPANY
BRIDGEPORT.
THE
D. M. READ 00.,
BRIDGEPORT.
Merchandising is only one part of the
Store idea.
We make that part as thrifty as we know how. In
sunrise or sunSet lands, or at home, no new thing can be
produced but we find it out, if it is a thing that should
That you know very well if you know the
And you know that getting things on our '
shelves grinds their prices to the lowest point.
From January to January, busy minds are planning
new things and better things for you.
Better qualities, better shapes,
better service, is the all-the-yearoround aim.
terday standard won’t do for to-day. The look is all the
There is no “good
The yes-
is only one part of our
While we are reaching out to the ends of the earth
and bringing in big money’s worths, there is just as car.
nest thought to make your coming here pleasant Whether
That is the other side of the store idea.
It is something to know that in the ‘very heart of
this great city is a Meeting and Resting Place where you
, Checks for your parcels, (no mat-
ter how many, no matter how often you come), Reading
Rooms, Retiring Rooms, and not a cent to pay.
You won’t attract attention.
dreds, maybe thousands, are walking and looking just
The place don’t seem like an ordinary store
——more like a grand Fair or Bamar. You don’t feel that
every sales person’s eye is on your pocketbook. You can
study the styles and the staffs.
You can go or come, hurry or loiter, or sit in a quiet
Walk
Hun-
You can see the seers.
nook and not for a. moment feel like an intruder, or as if
anyone begrudged you elbow room. ’ No one seems to
see you or to care what- you do.
You realize that you
We try to make the store seem more like home to
you than anywhere else you can go outside your own
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