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LOCAL I TEMS'.
Judge Dwight Pai'tlcc died at New Ha-
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you last week. . -.-
Regular monthly meeting of Pioneer.
hook and ladder company, Thursday cvcu-
ing. ”f ,_
General Lew Wallace took his mother
as the model for the noble mother of “Ben
Hur."
The Quintards will give us the cele-
brated Julian Comedy company for five
nights next week.
The new barns of William R. Lockwood,
at 0x Ridge, were burned by an incendiary
on Tuesday night.
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Ed Crowe was unanimously elected City
clerk at South Norwalk by the common
council on Monday evening.
The South Norwalk Republican of Sat--
urday reached Norwalk by the reform
postal service Menday evening.
The S. E. Olmstead estate has erected
one of the largest and most massive gran—
ite monuments in Union cemetery.
The G. A. R. Post at Daubury, has re-
ceived from the government twenty-seven
headstones to be erected for soldiers.
This weather is very much like the first-
vdemocratic tinted returns from the late
election—too good to be trues—Record.
Warden Coolidge of the borough is
saluted by the GAZETTE as Mr. Mayor
Coolidge. Well, who knowsTI—Journal.
Mr. Barr Smith has put up another and
a larger grocery store building at the
junction of Cross street and Wilton ave-
nue.
The Yale orchestra now consists of
twenty-eight pieces, and is a great ini—
provemcnt upon the organization of last
year.
It is thought that Mr. Buchard will
hardly get $27,000 for the nine acres
sought to be condemned by the Housatonic
R, R.
Elijah H. Halford, who is to be Presi-
dent Harrison’s private secretary, is a
printer by trade and a journalist by pro-
.fcssion.
The author of “Robcit Elsinore” is an
American. She was born in Louisiana,
‘when her father held an educational posi-
Ilion there. ~~~~~~
Talk of illiteracy! Alabama has 370,279
persons over 10 years old who can neither
read nor write, and of tle;c 60,174 are
WIIIIC adults.
The Danbui'y News makes the timely
suggestion that the through Boston and
Washington sleepers now go via the Wil—
son Point route.
The Hartford Post of a recent (late made
this statement: “Every line of reading
matter in today’s Post is printed from
type set by machinery.”
There are fourteen different towns and
cities in the United States named Augusta
and there is never a day that height and
mail matter is not going wrong.
An ordinance has been passed at Sacra-
mento, 0211., making it unlawful for any
person under seventeen years of age to
smoke cigarettes within the city limits.
Mayor Comstock beat our Mayor Cool-
iidge in presenting a much larger message
1to his new city government and in also
furnishing the press a copy for publica—
tion.
John L. Sullivan has been engaged to
play the part of “Gnsty Bob" in the Bag
Baby company, next season with Frank
Daniels. Sullivan is to receive $500 per
week. ‘_
There is to be a drive whist party at the
residence of ex—Mayor Wm. H. Smith to~
night. Next week the West Avenue Club
meet at the residence of Mrs. William ll.
Thomas on East avenue.
A delegation of members of Co. F re-
paired to the residence of Capt. A. A.
Belts on New Year’s Day and presented
liim with a box of fine cigars, a cigar
case and a basket of choice fruit.
Mrs. Stephen Comstoek nccompaned
the Norwalk party to Colorado last week.
She expects to pass the winter months at
Pueblo Denver and Colorado Springs,
returning to Norwalk in the spring.
The project of a special criminal tcriu
of the Court of Common Pleas for this
county to furnish a tribunal of filial juris-
diction in all appeals from justice and
city courts, is again being discussed. ,
A. B. Underwood, late of the Brilgc-
port Farm-er, has accepted a position on
the reportorial staff of the Danbury News.
The News is lucky to secure his services.
Underwood is a bright news gathcrcr.
Company F polo club will go to Stan-)-
ford on Saturday evening to have another
tussle with the Company C club. On
Wednesday of next week the. return game
will be played in the Norwalk Armory.
The Norwalk, Stamford and Stratford
companies of the Fourth regiment have
voted to go to \‘Vashington in March. and
the companies in South Norwalk and
Danbury will probably decide this week.
A Hebrew shoemaker, of South Nor—
Walk, while walking on the track near the
depot Wednesday afternoon, was struck
by an express train and instantly killcd.
He leaves a wife and family of children in
Russia. _ fl WA, .
The installation of ollicers of O S.
Ferry Camp, S. of Y., will take place in
the Athcnreum on Friday evening of this
week. Allsons of veterans who do not
belong to the order. are urgently invited
to be present.
Gen. D. N. Couch Camp, Sons of Vet-
erans, Tnuuton, Mass, is having con.
structcd in its camp room an elaborate
case for the side arms and belts presented
by Gen. Couch.——Nali0nnl_Tri7uuir, Wash-
ington, I). C.
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Our sprightly neighbor, the Bridgeport
Brother I’rindlc has good reason for jubi-A
lation. llis paper deserves its prosperity.
Smith 1“: Anthony, the great “Boston
Stove, Range and Heater 00.,” take the
frosted cake on unique and gorgeous
calendars for 1880. Send them a quarter
a fine art triumph.
Mark Twain, who owns nine-tenths of
the stock in the, house that published
General Grant’s memoirs, says that Mrs.
Grant will shortly receive over $250,000
as the profits thus far from the sale of
her husband’s book.
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South Norwalk has purchased the Jesse
Dentonridgcjusi, west of his residence
on Prospect‘llill, for a distributing rcscr~
voir, and ex-Alderman Kimmcy has pur-
chased thc old homestead and 200 feet
front of the Denton lot, ' k"
The New York Sim ic'cords a battle be-
tween a mink and an eel. ' The mink had-
the eel by the back of the head, but the
eel wound himself around the mink, and
rolled him around in the water until he
let go, and the fight wasa draw.
ford limes, completed the first half _cen-
tury of his connection with that reliable
old paper on Tuesday. The anniversary
was observed by the presentation by the
cmployes, of an elaborate writing set and
revolving chair, and a New Year’s din.
nor was given to 500 ncwsboys.—Rccor(l.
"You know I am from Montana,” Rus-
sell Harrison said to a Chicago reporter,
“and I mean to use whatever influence I -
have with the next administration to get
that territory into the Union. That is all
I’m after, and when I have done that I am
out."
A bronze tablet, to the memory of John
Fitch, was placed in the Connecticut state
Capitol on Monday to commemorate the
fact of his having been the first man in
the world to successfully apply steam
power for the propulsion of vessels
through the water.
,' U. Grant Houston, the eccentric indi—
vidual whose cxhortation on a recent Sun.
day evening in West Norwalk was inter—
rupted by certain parties, has caused the
arrest of the interrupters and the cases
will be tried before Judge Selleck on
Monday next. -
There isa bronze group of a lioness
and her cubs in Fairmount Park, Phila.
delphia, that is an object of terror to every '
horse driven near it, so realistic is the
sculptor’s work. Last week it caused six
runaways, and the park commissioners
have ordered its removal.
Capt. Caleb Wood was installed Com ~
niandcr of Douglass Fowlcr Post, G. A.
R., Monday night and Miss Fannie Joyce,
as P, of the Ladies Relief Corps, Comrade
Albine of Westport was installing officers
of the G. A. R., and Miss Lucy Toms of
Stamford, of the Relief Corps.
Interesting evangelistic services are now
in progress at the borough Methodist
Church every evening, commencing at
7.45 o’clock. The first twenty minutes
are taken up with a spirited and robust
service of song, using the Moody and
Sankcy books. Come in, come in.
At the annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Fairfield County Bank, held
yesterday forenoon, the following gentle-
men were clected directors: F. St. John
Lockwood, W. S. Moody, W. B. E. Lock-
wood, Gcorgc R. Cowlcs, Ira Cole, David
H. Miller, E. O. Keeler, Levi Warner.
Cashier Charles L. Roekwell,of Meridcn ,
recently went over the Northern Pacific
inspecting the great wheat fields of Da—
kota. Had it been the other kind of grain,
his trip might have recalled Bobby Burns’
immortal song:
“ Ifa body meet a body,
Comin’ through the rye,” etc.
Treasurer Hyatt, Friday, signed a
treasury check, payable to himself, for
$58,900,000. This was to reimburse him-
self for money expended during the past
month in the purchase of bonds tbc.which
he has theoretically paid from his own
pocket. Mr. Hyatt said this is the largest
check he has issued since he has been in
office—New Haven Union.
A few days ago a party of ladies and
gentlemen were visiting Senator Palmer’s
fine farm and stock. When they entered
the barn where stood several rows of
Jerseys contentcdly chewing their ends
one of the young ladies—a city bred girl
—cxclaimed: “See! They are all chew-
ing gum.”
A mectingof the New Engllnd Terminal
Company was held Thursday at Wilson
Point when the organization was perfected.
The capital stock of $200,000 was all sub-
scribed for and every dollar paid in, the
Dunbury ti: Norwalk Railroad Company
taking stock to the amount of $50,000. If
more money is needed, bonds will be is-
sued for the required amount.—A[onday’s
Sentinel.
United States Treasurer Hyatt is again
in town looking after his important horse
railway interests. He left Mr. Lester
Colcin Washington enjoying the sights
there and improving in health and strength,
while little Miss Stanley was flying over
the Capital‘s beautiful concreted streets
on a tricycle. '
Edward McNeil, the retiring superin-
tendent of the Hartford and Connecticut
Western, received a gold watch and chain
and a diamond stud Monday evening as a
parting gift from his associates. Mr. Mc-
Neil will soon assume the duties of the
general manager of the St. Joseph and
Grand Island Railroad. ’
The latest local railway rumor is that
the present New York 8'. New England
station building willbc done away with,
and that the company will purchase the
White street station of the Housatonic
road, and extend the platform across to
its own tracks, and make extensive im-
provements about the buildings. This
would make a very good station for the
New England—szbm-g/ News.
Dr. Alonzo Clarke’s summer residence
in Darien was burned by an incendiary
fii'c Saturday night. The loss is about
$4,000, well insured. The selectmen of
the :town have authorized the offer of a
reward of $500 for the detection and con—
viction of the incendiary who has been
doing the fire hug act in that vicinity of
late.
The twenty-ninth annual ball and con-
cert of Pioneer Hook and Ladder Co. will
be held in the Opera House on Wednes-
day evening, February 13. Arrangements
are being made with one of the finest or-
chestras in the state to furnish music.
The hall will be handsomely decorated,
and everything is to be got up in the usual
fine style for which the Pioneer boys are
noted.
The new officers of Buckingham Post,
G. A. R. and the Woman’s Relief Corps
of Buckingham Post were publicly install—
cd in the Post room on Wednesday even-
ing in the presence of a large assemblage
of spectators. The ceremonies were im-
pressive and interesting, and at the close
a splendid supper was served. Speeches
were made by Rev. Col. Anderson, Com—
mander George I. anton, Hon. A. H.
Byington, Major C. E Doiy and others.
Mr. Lafayette Crow gave a recitation.—
It’cconl.
The new state government will be in-
augurated to-morrow, the legislature also
convening. Our new Governor and his
associates on the state ticket will have a
hard struggle if they make a more credit-
able record than GovernoriLounsbui-y and
his retiring assocmtes. And one thing is
certain, Governor Bulkelcy can‘t begin
to select so handsome a staff.
The Danbury News says: Ti e New Eng-
land Railway company are perfecting ar-
rangements to run a night express train
between New York and Boston. leaving
each city at 11 p. m. anti reaching their
destination at 5 a. m. The route Will be
via New York and Northern road to
Brewster, through Danbury, Watcibury,
Hartford and thence to Boston.
News congratulates itself on an increase '
' of 200 in its circulation within four weeks. 5
and you’ll get the worth of inii‘ money in ,
Mr. A. E. Burr, the senior of thc Hart- '
; Terry & Co’s. beef store house was en-
tercd by burglars on Saturday night and
an ineffectual attempt was made to blow
! open the safer, Two holes had- been
started with firms stolen ‘fipm .Ci'iSSey’s
carpenter shop, ”Obi; in both instances the
drills broke off and the scamps gave up
the job leaving the tools'behind them.
There was only about ten dollais in the
safe. .
It, stated that John L. Sullivan was
heartily cheered by a crowd of his fellow-
passenger pulled out of Boston Sunday
afternoon. We ‘should say that any rc-
putable city would feel inclined to cheer
at the prospect of being favored with Mr.
Sullivan’s absence. There is a good deal
to his room, and it is much preferred to
his uninspiring company.
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Julius B. Hawley of Stepney depot re-
members the first train on the Housatonic
road in December 1889. Strip railswerc
used, and the cars'had only. four wheels.
Thirty-six miles in tvyo and one-half hours
was considered good time. The brakes
were of the most primitive style, consisting
simply of stick thrust through a hole in
the bottom of the car and held against the
wheel ; each car had but one.
Phoenix Engine company have arranged
for the presentation of the thrilling fire-
men‘s drama, “One of the Bravest.” by a
first—class company in the Opera House,
on Friday evening, 25th inst. A percent-
age of the proceeds will go into the
Phccnix boys’ treasury, and, as they are
engineering the affair antipthe: sale .of'
tickets,ithmay be safely predicted that the;
house willbc filled to its utmost ~capacity.
Horaccr‘zGrceIcy once said: “There is
nothing easier than to .edit a' blackguard
newspaper, and" 'nothing more difficult
than toget up a newspapcrfrce from
foulncss and blackguardism. Fish’ women
and bur-room leafcrs are skilled in the art.
of baudying epithets. .aud bespattering
each other with. dirty werds. It requires
no brains to do this; but it does require
both heart and brainsto print a newspaper
that a decent man or woman can read
without a blush.” -
Dr. Charles W. Henderson, of Taylors-l
ville, 11]., the veterinary surgeon who
amused himself during a political meeting
at that place early in Novémber by tor-
turing a large {number of horses with
croton oil and sulphuric acid, getsno
more than his just deserts in a twenty-
eight year sentence in the penitenitiary.
It was one of the most shocking cases of -
malicious ‘CI'ilt'ILY ever recorded, and de-
barred the perpetrator not only from the
mercy of the court, but: from all human
sympathy. -
The many Norwalk friends of Mr._ and
Mrs. Isaac N. Doty, of Newark, will sin-
cerely sympathize with themlin their crush-
ing bereavement. Their deceased daughter
was just budding into a most lovely
womanhood, was rarely beautiful in mind
and person and social and intellectual
accomplishments. Her death was uncx.
pected and startling, and the cause of it
not yet clearly defined, though supposed
to have been some suddenly developed
heart or brain affection.
The Bridgeport correspondent of the
Sporting szfe says that there is some talk
of a league to be formed from the 'cities
of Lowell, Worcester, Hartford, New
Haven,Bridgeport, Norwalk, Newark and
Jersey City. Norwalk is a good ball town,
as was proven last season; after the Con—
necticut league went under in 'July they
supported a club until the close of the
season. New Haven, Hartford and Bridge-
port are also good ball towns, provided:
they have prOper management. A good ‘
league and a close circuit could be formed
from the eight cities named.
The letter carriers made their first trips
yesterday. Their term of service began
on Tuesday, but as their uniforms didnot
arrive until Thursday evening. and as it
would never do to walk around in a black
Prince-Albert with 8. Russia leather- gov-
crnment knapsack full of letters, the free
delivery system was postponed till-yester-
day. The carriers look veryhaii'dEomc in
their gray uniforms with black trimmings
and jaunty little caps. They make three
distributing mail and gathering" letters
from the public letter boxes located in
convenient quarters. The system will
undoubtedly prove a public convenience.
Albert. Rurtz, who some fdiiys ago was
hired by Hubbard Blakeslcy, of South
Wilton, as farm hand, during his employ—
er’s absence on Wednesday, entered the
house and stole :mbuey, clothing, etcgitjo’
loss, communicated with the South Nor-
walk police, and a description of;ilic,1‘as-'
cal was sent to the New York detectives.
So shrewdly was'the affair handled that.
on Friday night Rurtz was apprehended
and arrested in a New York boarding
house. In his possession were found an
ugly knife and a; weapon knowngas .a’
“black jack.” He is being tried in New
York and will probably receive. a heavy
sentence. " '
Here’s another hair-raising question
precipitated into the arena of discussion :
Where’s Secretary Bayard going when he
retires from Washington? That's the
question and it’s one that musn’t be trifle'd
with. The Philadelphia Press states that
Mr. Bayard lately remarked that he want-
ed to look at some property in the Quaker
City, and it asks. in fat, black letters,
.. Will Mr. Bayard seine Herc P” We‘ call
the attention of Orange, N. J..,~:'-to the mat-
ter. Colonel Lamont lately informed the
public that Orange was not to have Mr.
Cleveland. Perhaps in the widely pub—
lished rumor crediting Cleveland with the
intention of removing to Orange in March,
Cleveland was a typographical error for
Bayard.
From the Republican :7—Edward‘ Smith,
of Westport, has purchased and will oc-
cupy the “Ambler place,” in East Nor-
walk.~— —Ncw Year’s Day was the twenty.
fifth anniversary of the marriage of Mr.
and Mrs. John H. Ferris, and “right roy-
ally" was it observed—Fred. W. Burke,
son of Dr. Wm. C. Burke, of this city,
died at. Cold Springs, Nebraska, on New
Year’s Day.———George Parker is having
spiles “set” in his lot at the east end of
the Washington street bridge, preVious to
the erection of a large budding thereon.
— -Rcv. Johr; ll. Lawrence, of this city,
has received a call from the Central Cou-
gregational church of Middleboro, Mass.
He will probably accept—«The following
rule recently promulgated by the board of
school visitors has caused a .“thinning
out” in some schools and a “filling- up” in
others : “Persons not residing in attic
school district may attend the public
schools theieiu if the consent of the com—
mittec of such district and the {school
visitors of the two he first obtained, but
not. otherwise.” ' ' '
The Norwalk correspondent of the
Standard thus criticizes a picture by Mr.
Hope, the South Norwalk artist, now on
exhibition at Whitney’s art store :—
“Among the good work done by Norwalk
artists is an oil painting by’Mr. Hope, of
South Norwalk, which represents a shelf
covered with a newspapcrcut’in points, as
the way of the housekeeper is, upon which
lies a boiled lobster, a knife the worse far
wear, an opened can of condensed milk,
abottle and a jug of vinegar. One can
almost read the print upon the newspaper
and the directions upon the milk can.
The first exclamation of the beholder is
that the artist must have some process of
reproducing the articles upon the canvas
other than the brush, so realistic are they,
but they are done with a brush. Mr.
Hope wants $100 for the picture, which
Mr. Whitney thinks is too low a price for
such a work of art. If Mr. Hope would
select more pleasing; subjects his pictures
would take better. One does not wish to
adorn onc’s drawing room or library with
tobacco pipes or bugs, whiskey bottles
and old jugs, even. in a picture.”
citizens as the train on which he was :1-
~ of strict business pursued by the firm, W.
tripsadny to all parts. of the borough.
‘ do so is short.
the value of. about $300. Mr;:.Blakeslc;,i I
-immcdintely on being made aware of his
lion. D. B. Bootli,onc of Danbui'y‘s l
most successful lawyers, died in that‘
iplacc on Tuesday afternoon. Deceased
. was clerk in the Superior court and was
high in the orders of Masonry and Odd
Fellowship. In 1856 he engaged in the
(law busines in Norwalk, going from' here‘
to New York. He was 64 years of age
and leaves a wife and four sons.
The one hundred and eightieth volume
of Littcll’s Licing Age opens with the first
number of January. During the long ex-
istence of this Standard weekly magazine
its value has constantly increased, and it
can hardly be dispensed with by the
American reader who wishes _ to keep in-
formed in the work of the best writers
and thinkers of the day.
The first number of the new. year has
the following table of contents :—- Style,
by Walter Pater, Fortnightly Reviw; The
Future of Westminister Abby, by Arch—
deacon Farrar, Contemporary Review;
Irish Housekeeping and Irish Customs in
the ‘ last Century, Binckwood; The
Beothuks of Newfoundland, by Lady
Blake, Nineteenth Century; Society
Poets,TempIc Bur; My fidc to, Shesliousau,
Blackwood’s Magazine; which Wins?
Murray’s Magazine; Th'eCircuiis, Specta-
tor; The Submission ofG’reat Britain to
fiueensland, Economist; The Training of
ins, Spectator; with choice poetry and
miscellany. This, the first weekly num-
ber, of. the new volume, is agood‘one
with which to begin a subscription. For
fifty—two numbers of sixty—four large
pages each (or more than 3.300 pages a
year) the subscription price ($58) is low ;
while for $10.50 the publishers offer to
send any -_onc of the (American $4.00
monthlics or weeklics with TIzeLz'oing Age
for a year, both postpaid. Littell & 00.,
Boston. are the publishers.
:Dl'lVC Whist Cards may be had at the
doom OFFICE.
Ac'cording to the Stamford Advocate.
early in this new year two extenswe shoe
factories will probably be started at Nor--
walk—one at Norwalk Bridge and the
other at South Norwalk. Messrs. Pratt &
Weed, of New York, who have been
carrying on an extensive shoe business
at Church and Duane streets, it is
said, will occupy premises formerly used
for a corset shop. They will do business
at, South Norwalk. They manufacture
the finest grade of ladies’ and misses’ shoes.
They have heretofore employed all the
way from 200 to 300 men, and it is be-
lieved they will bring very few of their old
hands with them, so that there will prob-
ably be a chance for many unemployed
shoemakcrs in this county to obtain posi-
tions. They are reported not to have had
room enough in New York for their bus-
iness, and as they could not secure a loca-
tion, in Stamford at l'tlleS to suit them,
they located at Norwalk. They are cred-
ited with being men of fine business abil—
ity and abundant means. Mr. Weed was
formerly a Conuecticutman. The other
party is a New York firm. But little is as
yet known as to their plans for the future,
except that they will locate at Norwalk
bridge, and will occupy buildings former—
ly used' for a machine shop. They are
also men of means and will employ a
large number of hands.
W. D. Hall & Co. commence this week
their annual red ticket sale of cloaks, silks
and housekeeping linens. The Farmer of
Saturday thus alludes to their sale : In
response to a very general wish expressed
by shoppers everywhere, and in the line
B. Hall& 00. have decided to commence
their red ticket sale much earlier than in
former seasons. Indeed, without such a
request the firm would have employed
similar means to dispose of the vast array
of remnants and odds and ends accumu-
lated since the wmter trade, in anticipa~
tion of Christmas and New Year’s. These
odds and ends embrace everything in the
dry goods and Yankee notion lines—the
same articles which attracted so much
attention when the season was at its height.
The whole business will henceforth appear
in red tickets, which means that prices are
down thirty and forty per cent. below
figures previously asked—sent down so
low the firm feel confident they can secure
a grand clearing out of the stock, and
thus make room for the trafl‘lc of the
coming spring, which promises they say,
to be one of unprecedented animation.
Buyers who wish to make a little money
go a long way, will be wise to overhaul
these bargains while' the chance remains
open to them, for with the first half of
winter nearly passed, the time for them to
The first regular meeting of the new
borough board was held Monday evening.
There were present Warden Coolidge and
all the burgesscs who were elected to
seniority as follows: Osborn, Wheeler,
Morison, Frankc, Jone-s, Sloan. Salaries
were fixed as follows : Clerk, $500 ; health
inspector, $30; assessors, $300; board of
relief, $60; engineer of steamer, $200;
fire inspector, $20; treasurer water fund,
$75. These petitions for appointment
were received: Policeman, D. McKeevcr;
sewer inspector, W. Thompson; lamp
lighter, D. Spicer ; patrol, G. L. Northrop;
fire marshal, O. R. Mumford,- police. M,
G. Buttery, F. J. Moore, A. DeForest,
Jdlin S.‘Lockwood, R. Morehousc. Jarvis
Kellogg was unanimously elected health
inspector; Charles N. Wood, borough en-
gineer; J. D. Kimmey, W. E. Montgom-
ery and J. T. Prowitt, assessors; J. H.
Buckley, E. J. Hill, W. E. Daun, board
of relief; Charles Gehebe, W. H. Davis,
Abe Wright, haywards; Charles Gchcbe,
pound keeper; George Aiken, engineer of
steamer; S. B. Wilson, fire inspector.
Standing'committees were appointed as
follows: Finance—Osborne, chairman,
Morison, Wheeler; Police—Sloan, chair—
man, Wheeler, Jones; Highways—Mori-
son, chairman, Jones, Frankc; Sewers——
Jones, chairman, Sloan, Morison ; Fire—
Franke,chairman, Osborne, Sloan; Lights
——-Wheeler, chairman, Frankc, Osborne.
The election of the chief engineers of the
fire department: was confirmed and Chief
Prowitt and Second Assistant Murray
sworn in. Err-Borough Clerk Seymour
was continued as attorney for the borough
in the Donovan case. The balloting for
borough clerk required four ballots, the
race being- between 1‘. B. Hurlbutt, J. S.
Seymour and W. II. Perry. On the fourth
ballot W. H. Perry was elected. The
appointment of police was deferred till
the next meeting.
b
incomes of Rulers.
The late Emperor William is credited with
having saved $12,000,000 out of his public
allowance. .
Switzerland gets along pleasantly with a
president who, isssatisfled with the modest
, salary of $30093 years. .
Oscar IIQth-fig. AW" dgNoijway rubs
along comfd" ‘ ‘ , 5,525 flint his sub-
jects gracefu ye , ybhn. -
The czar of ljt’ussials credited with receiv-
ing $12,250,000, and upward from his domains;
but upward is an unlimited term.
The king of Prussia. (Emeror of Germany)
is not badly “fixed.” The kingdom of Prus-
sia. pays him $1,235,000, and. besides this he
_ has great private domains.
The sovereign-of the dusky sons of sunny
Italy annually takes $3,070,000 out; of the
pockets of his impoverished subjects for the
sole behoof of himself and kin.
Milan, king of Servia, has bad a. pretty '
tough time in governing his petty kingdom
of less than 2,000,000. He and his kin cost
the little limited monarchy $240,000.
The ruler of Bavaria is allowed only
$1,307,040 3 year, and out of this sum he has
to pay for clothes and provisions for his
family and to keep them in pocket money.
The Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria
may be a. wise and valuable skipper to have
on board the ship of state, but with 83,875,000
9. year he is adequately recompensed.
The king of the Belgians has just: about as
much as he can do to keep himself supplied
with pie and confectionery on the $600,000 a
year that; his grateful subjects turn over to
him—Keystone.
Judge—The railroad conductors, engineers
and brakemen all testify that the train on
which you were a. passenger was moving at
the time of the accident at the rate of forty-
five or fifty miles an hour, yet you insist that
it was going only about three milesan hour.
Witness-Well, maybe it was going a little
faster than that, but it didn’t seem to be.
“What was the object of your journey?”
“l was on my way acmss the state to meet-
=0 my best: girl, whom I hadn't seen for six:
"roe," and the title sticks yet.
NO RWALKWGA-ZETTE. WEDN ES D Av,
:5'0 UTII-NOR IVALKZ
The Sunday services in all the churches
sccmcd fitting for the united services
during the week, which doubtless will be
both interesting and profitable.
Many questions such as annexation,
consolidation, civilization, bails, concerts,
&c., &c., are receiving due consideration
and discussion but, apparently, none are
creating more interest than that of term
perance.
Much is expected of the newly e‘ceted
mayor and members of the board of coun—
cilmen who are to be installed on Monday.
The mayor like President elect Harrison,
keeps his own council. While willing
and free to say what ought to be done,
any suggestions which he has to make in
regard to them will be made only to the
councilman. Three of the members have
had years of service. in the board but the
three new members will find that it is no
sinccure position, especially if their duties
are performed efficiently and promptly.
The ladies of the Union Gospel Temper-
ance Association kept “open house" at
their meeting room on New Year’s Day
and received more than 300 visitors who
were treated kindly and with a good
hearty lunch. Many a man once a mem-
ber of the old organization came in and
signed the temperance pledge. The effect
of this kindly effort was seen in the ineet—
ing of Friday evening and Sunday after-
noon when some of these men who had
not attended a temperance meeting foi
years were present and delighted all
present with their declaration that they
had commenced a temperate life again
and hoped to be faithful to their vows.
...__.._._~.— _
WESTPORIZ
George S. Adams is out again after a
three weeks’ sickness.
E. N. Sippcrly received a car load of
corn and oats from the west last week.
Rev. Jabcz Bacnus began his duties as
pastor of the Congregational Church on
Sunday.
Edward H. Nash proposes to introduce
gas to his church hotel. The machinery
has arrived.
The people are invited to attend revival
services at the M. E. Church, Saugatuck,
every evening this week.
Mrs. Elizabeth Robinson and Mrs. R. E.
Nichols celebrated their 86th and 791h
birthdays respectively January 1.
Rev. Homer N. Dunning, of South
Norwalk, preached in the Greens Farms
Congregational Church on Sunday.
The Adams Express Company have
raised their office at the depot to the dip;
ally of a reporting ofilce, which places it
in rank with Norwalk and Bridgeport.
Mild weather during the week has ena-
bled many to visit Caukecn Island and
adjacent points out from the main land,thc
same as though it had been September.
The concert for the benefit of the village
reading room by Carl Feininger, the noted
violinist, and friends of Dr. Powers, will
be given in National Hall next Tuesday
evening.
The annual meeting of the shareholders
of the Fiist- National Bank fonthe election
of directors will be held at the bank today
(Tuesday) to be followed by the usual
banquet.
Editor Jones begins the 19th volume
of thc Westportcr on a brand new ouken
desk, the gift of a lady not unknown to
him and who was, as alleged, in collusion
with Santa Claus.
Rev. Thomas A. Hyde has received
word that his sister Miss Agnes Hyde, the
elocutionist, who recently road so accept—
ably here, had met with the misfortune of
injuring one of her legs.
The Greens Farms Club meet this even-
ing at the house of Judge of Probate
Silas B. Sherwood—the man who, on Nov.
6, said with emphasis, “I do not want a
republican to vote for me.”
Capt. W. C. Staples will narrate some
of his war experiences this (Tuesday)
evening at G. A. R. Hall after the excr-
cises of installing the new officers of
Harry McDonough Post have taken place.
Walter T. Marvin died Monday evening
at his home on Fifth avenue N. Y., aged
about 00 years. He was a son of the late
David M. Marvin, a brother of William
H. Marvin, a native and former resident
of this town. The remains will be
brought here for burial. Date of funeral
not yet yet given.
The new officers of the Westport Library
and Reading room are: President, H. A.
Ogden; Vice Presidents, O. I. Jones, D.
A. Salmon ; Secretary, Dr. F. Rowcs;
Treasurer, J. S. Richards; Librarian, Mrs.
John H. Gray; Executive Committee, C.
H, Taylor, D.“A. Salsom, H. A. Ogden,
T. E. King, Mrs. C. H. Taylor.
Mrs. Landon Kctchum, at her beautiful
home in Saugatuck, Friday, performed a
graceful act which goes on record among
the things which are pleasantly new. The
Mission Baud,composed of young persons,
to which she belongs, went skating. After
many hours on the ice they returned, but
to find their hostess had prepared an
oyster supper to assist in driving away
their weariisess, if they had any, and to
help increase the funds of the band.
When Senator Plait, of New York, re~
signed because his great colleague. Roscoe
Conkling,did,the people dubbed him “Me
Now why
should not the people of the 13th Sena-
torial district dub W. B. Hubbcll, of South
Norwalk, “Me Too” also, for he never
would have thought of contesting Catlin’s
election in the district, had not Hon. E.
W. Seymour started the movement for
himself as against Mr. Miles. Query—
Why this great waste of .time and expense,
when it is uuderstoodnnd pretty generally
conceded that there is no error in the
Westport ballot box?
In Westportfiduriug the year 1888, there
were .82 deaths, 4.4 per cent. of the pop—
ulation. Of these, 3were over 90 years
of age, 5 over 80, 15 over 70, 7 over 60, 5
over 50, 9 over 40, 4 over;30, 12 over 20, 6
over 10, and 16 less than_10. The nono—
gensrians were Mrs. Eunice S. Hurtbutt,
94; Sender Bradley, 93; Betsey David—
son, 90. The oetogenarians 'were Sally
Ann Partrick, 86; W. C. Hull, 85; Betsey
T. Phillips, 89; Hezekiah M. Coley, 83;
Mary Couch, 85. The septuagenarians
were Talcott B. Wakemun, Eliza H. Black.
man, Henry Meeker, Ann Quinlan, Susan
Hale, William Taylor, Mrs. Mary J. Tay—
lor, Ann Palmer, Stephen Allen, Joel
Buckingham, J esup Sherwood, Mary Ann
Bennett, Capt. Franklin Sherwood, George
Allen, William Wood. To these may be
added Jesse H. Gurusey, who died in his
80th year, Jan. 4th.
Jesse H. Gurnsey, who died Thursday
in his 80th year and whose funeral oc-
curred Sunday from the Methodist
Church and his burial in Christ Church
cemetery. was an old resident of the
town. Fifty years ago . he built the
house at Cranberry Plains owned by the
late ‘Charles Freudcuthal and lived
there a long time. Later be occupied the
the ancient dwelling near “Shercrow”
school house, and Was employed by the;
late anmon Sanford. His only son was a
member of the 17th Conn. Vols. and died
in the service. He leaves three daughters
-—one, the wife of Capt. Charles Nash, of
Black Rock ; the second, the wife of Ser~
geant Jennings, of the Bridgeport police
force, and the third, Mrs. John B. Mills,
at whose home his death took place.
“PAUL.”
Advice to Mothers.
Are you disturbed at night and broken of
your rest by a sick child suffering and crying
with pain of cutting teeth? If so send at once
and geta bottle of Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing
Syrup for Children Teething. Its Ivalue is
calculable. It will relieve the poor little suf-
ferer immediately. 'Depend n on it, mothers,
there is no mistake about it. t cures dysen-
tery and diarrhoea. regulates the stomach and
bowels, cures wind colic, softens the gums,
reduces inflammation, and gives tone and
energy to the whole system. Mrs. Winslow’s
Soothing Syrup for Children Teething is
pleasant to the taste, and is the prescription of
one of the oldest and best female nurses and
and physicaus in the United States, and is for
sale b all druigists throughout the world
Price 5cents a ottie. 1y52
months.”—Philadelpbia Record. . |
JANUARY 91889.
i
A Strfmgo Plant.
This splendid Euphorbia is known in Mox-
ico as “the flower of the nativity." It is used
as a. remedy in pulmonary affections. I have
. never seen anything like the luxuriance of its
growth around Cuernnvnca, the city where
Maximilian had his summer residence. A
great many of the ouphorbnceous plants, if
not: all, are called pulo do leche, and their
usesare diverse. ‘Tlle Indians of the coast
use it for fishing, simply throwing the leaves
into the water, when the fish, stupefled, rise
to the surface. The principal use among
these people, however, is a far less innocent
one—destroying life instead of contributing
to its support. The thick, acrid, milky juice
orsap is extremely poisonous. If thrown
upon a fire it gives out fumes which produce
an agonizing headache and nausea. Taken
internally, it: is a deadly poison, which
causes, according to the way it; isprepured
and administered, death or insanity. It is
popularly supposed that the madness of the
ill fated Empress Carlotta was caused by
palo do leche. Mexicans often deny .this
statement, but they admit and fear its deadly
power in others respects. Some few years
ago a governor of the state of Vera. Cruz—I
forget his name at this moment—was given a
dose of this brebaje, as it; is called, in his
coffee, and all the skill of his physicians
failed to arrest; the course of the poison, from
the results of which he died in terrible agony.
It is believed also that it was given to Gen.
Luis Mier y Teran, the patriotic governor of
Oaxaca, who suffered a. terrible and mys-
terious illness, with subsequent insanity, so
that he had to be removed from the charge
of government and taken to Europe.
It is strongly asseverated that the Indians
can. so prepare the poison as to regulate the
period of time in which it will prove fatal.
Foreign chemists with whom I have talked
scoff at this idea, but it does not seem so
utterly improbable, in view of the exactness
with which can be determined the operation
of various germs and microbes. The fact; re-
mains that palo do leche is a most powerful
and deadly substance, and many are the
tragedies enacted through its instrumentality
in the Tierm Caliente. The negation of the
chemists and doctors is also weakened in
force by their vehement denunciations of the
practice of the Indians, whose remedies,
nevertheless, often accomplish results which
all the science of the colleges has failed to at-
tain. In dropsy, for instance, in cases where
the treatment and repeated operations by
regularly appointed proctitioners had proved
totally inefl‘lcaclous, the simple herbal reme-
dies of ignorant, barefooted, half naked In-
dians have in three 'days almost entirely re-
duced the distension and in .a short period
produced a. radical cure, as may be attested
by the patients, today alive, strong, well and
active in Mexico—San Francisco Chronicle.
The Maid and he: Alarm Clock.
Aservant girl, whose family was out. of
town, went around to spend the night with a
domestic chum. As she desired to attend
earlymass the next; morning she took her
alarm clock along with her, in order that
she might not oversieep herself. The clock
was set to give the alarm‘ at an early hour,
but about daybreak the visiting servant girl
awoke suddenly. She supposed that the
alarm clock had aroused her. She called the
other girl, and both proceeded to dress hur-
riedly. They started for ShMalaehy’s church,
and us the visiting girl wished to go directly
home from the service she put her alarm
clock in her pocket. The girls reached the
church on time, and when both were kneeling
at the beginning of the service the alarm
clock reached its hour and went off with a
terrible din, much to the mortification of its
owner and her friend-Chicago Herald.
“And you have tried Dr. Nesta-amt corn
euro?”
“sz5.”
“You don’t seem enthusiastic in regard on
it. Have you used it long!” . ‘
“Only about a. week); ' ‘
“With what successl”
“Well, thus far it has removed all of in
too.”
“But the corn!”
“Well, I have strong hopes that the sofa
may yet become discouraged and leave ofi
own uccord.”-—Cartoou.
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England. We_seil only theBest Alaska London Dyed Gdods, alud warranl1 overly gifdv
ment. Our prices are posrtively lower than New York prices.
Our assortment of
Newmarkets, Flash and Cloth Cloaks
is decidedly the largest id Connecticut.
DRESS GOODS.
We have made special Holiday prices on all fine Dress Goods and have 1000 patterns
put in handsome boxes for presents.
W. B. HALL & 00.,
0011. MAIN no other as, BRIDGEPORT.
THE
D. M. READ 00.,
BRIDGEPORT.
We started on Monday, Dec. 10, to make a mark down in dress goods
and cite three items that are but an example of the reduction throughout
our entire stock. —
25 prs. 4—4 500. Tricot at 3711; cts.
20 prs 4—4 37gb. wool mixtures 25cts.
25 pro. 756. wool dress goods at 50cts.
“’6 have some thirty wool combinations which will be closed at the
lowest price ever given on this quality.
SILK UMBRELLA
We have just completed a, purchase of 400 pure silk, silver, gold and
natural stick handled umbrellas to retail at $3.50, $4., $5 and $6
HAND PAINTING BRIC—ll—BRAG.
A department devoted to the display of fine hand painted novelties in
handkerchief cases, glove icases, sachet, calendars, cushions, pillows and
small articles suitable for gifts.
RIBBONS. RIBBON 8.
All widths, colors and styles in gros grain, moire and satin.
lines for fancy work.
Decorative art goods at the material to make them with. Silk and linen
floss, chenille, auasene, plush balls, stamped goods, novelties in 5 o'clock
tea covers, tray and carving cloths, splashers etc.
CLOAK DEPARTMENT.
For the holiday trade we are showing some very fine
SMALL FIIBS.
in monkey, beaver, seal, lynx, opossum, in muffs, boas, collars and trim—
mings.
SEAL SKIN GABMENTS.
We have every shape of genuine Alaska seal garments in stock.
SEAL WALKING JACKETS.
SEAL SKIN MODJESKAS,
SEAL SKIN SACQUES,
SEAL SKIN DOLIIANS
These were all bought before the recent advance in price and we shall
therefore give our customers the benefit of our early purchase. \Ve guar-
antee every seal garment that; is sold from our stock.
Special
We have this fall the Largest Stock of
Outside C arments
In the Leading Shapes, that we have ever shown, and guarantee our prices
to be lower than any other house. \Ve make this bold statement for we
know we can fulfill it.
“To shall show for‘tlie Holidays 3. large number of
Dress Fabrics
In patterns, ready for gifts. These will be of different qualities, from the
cheapest to the most expensive novelties.
CARPETS.
Our business in this department has been unusually large, and our
purchases likewise; therefore we have still a stock of Body Brussels, Mo
quettcs rnd Tapastry’s that is more than we care to carry. \Ve shall sell
all these grades at low prices for the next. 30 days. and will make extra in—
ducements to every buyer.
iii n. MNDEUMPANY.
. BRIDGEPORT.
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