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LOCAL ITEMS.
South Norwalk is to have a base ball
team after all.
Charles Brockett and famil y of Danbury
have removed to Norwalk.
Miss Harriet E. Beard died in South
Not-walk on Saturday evening.
Dr. Schwnb, the oeulist, will be at the
Nor-walk Hotel on May 8th and 9th.
Miss Mamie Mumford is confined to her
home with a severe attack of tonsilitis.
The new Norwalk directory is expected
to be ready for delivery the last of next
month.
Regular monthly meeting of Pioneer
Hook an 1 Ladder company Thursday
evening.
Elizur Smith of Lee, Muss., the well
known stock breeder, died on Wednesday,
at the ago of 75 years.
George Wendling is settled in the
Bunting bakery on Plymouth avenue, and
began operations there this week.
Sexton Barrett has begun his spring
work in the Union cemetery, such as
trimming hedges, grading aisles, etc.
The Supreme Court has sustained the
decision of the lower court in the Scheele
case, and Scheele must hang on May 23d.
Last year’s directory is in many in-
stances now of little use, so many families
having changed residences since April 1st.
The Toohey liquor case cante up again
yesterday and was again adjourned one
week. This is lingering misery long drawn
out. __
Many sudden deaths have occurred in
the City within a week, all unexpected,
but none more so than that of Mrs. Hattie
Baird.
Miss Annie Bach, of South Norwalk, was
bridesmaid at the marriage of Frank Polil-
man and a Collinsville lady at that town last
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. John Revve, of Spring
Hill, arrived home from Europe on the
lnman line steamer “City of Berlin,” on
Saturday. -
Lawrence Barrett made an unnecessarily
sensational speech at Rochester Wednes-
day night. It is so easy to be paralyzed
without having paralysis.
The South Norwaik firemen’s parade,
which was talked of for this spring, is to
be held in October, and it is expected to
eclipse anything ever seen in this section.
Mr. VauCott’s appointment is a political
net, but it is not quite so political an act
as President Cleveland's reappointment of
Mr. Pearson was.-—[Brooklyn Eagle, dem.
—-Farmers, see Raymond Bros., for for-
tilizers.
The spring opening of millinery, etc”
will take place at Miss Agnes Fitch‘s
Thursday and Friday of this week, and a
most magnificent display she will make,
too.
A special communication of St. John’s
lodge, F. &. A. 11., will be holden on
Thursday evening, 11th inst, at 7.30
' o’clock, for a lodge of instruction, third
degree.
Wm. P. Murray announces in another
coluinn that he is ready to make contracts
for laying concrete walks. flagging,
curbing and mason work, at reasonable
prices.
Tennessee is now {to be added to the
states which have adopted the Australian
ballot system. Electoral reform appears
to be coming out in spots all over the
country.
The Women of Osknloosa, Kan., have
just carried the municipal election again,
electing all their candidates, and Cotton—
wood Falls, in the same state, has follow—
ed suit.
A St. Louis paper prints interviews
with about 500 women on political mat-
ters. A large number are opposed to
prohibition, and woman suffrage excites
no particular enthusiasm.
Sleighing in April would be considered
an anomaly, especially in this region, yet
fifteen year ago today. 10th, the writer
enjoyed a sleighride in Litchiield county,
the sleighing being fairly good.
The members of Phoenix Engine Com-
pany, are to be uniformed in regulation
firemcu’s suits of pilot cloth with brass
battens. They are a gallant company and
will make a gallant appearance.
The borough by—laws have been revised
and will be printed entire in the Gazarru
next week. Copies for preservation should
be ordered in advance from this office di-
rect or through the newdeaiers.
Mr. S. P. Mix, the new manager of the
Norwalk telephone circuit, arrived yester-
day morning. He is an expert electrician
and will undoubtedly bring the Norwalk
service up to a high standard of excellence.
—-Persons wishing to improve their
memories or strengthen their power of
attention should send to Prof. Loisctte,
237 Fifth avenue, N. Y., for his prospectus
post. free, as advertised in another-column.“
Ed. Bouton returned Wednesday even-
ing from Florida where he had been
spending a few weeks killing alligators
and seeing snakes. He brOUght a blood-
curdling collection of ovcrdrawn snake
stories concocted especially for the benefit
of his Norwaik friends—Record.
Pedestrians and pleasure seekers in
South Norwalk who perhaps do not pass
often above the new Church, were puzzled
to decide where they were on Sunday,
when the new street sign read “No Main
Street."
——Buy the Ella Kid $2.00 shoe.
It must be a great comfort to Mr. Pad—
dock, from whom Maggie Mitchell has
just been divorced, to rcfiect'thatit wasn’t
much of a divorce, since he wasn’t much
of a husband to her.
Mr. W. F. Bruorton, now of Brooklyn,
who will be remembered as the genial
gentleman who officiated as assistant
surveyor on the Norwalk sewer system, is
the happy father of a bouncing baby boy
who came to brighten his home on Friday
last, 5th inst.
A press dispatch from South Not-walk
says Captain Samuel Clark, a retired sea
captain, died Thursday at the residence of
ex-City Treasurer J. E. Smith. Mr. Clark
plied between European ports and this
country for fifty years as a captain. He
was 77 years old.
Miss Mary E. Kingsbury, of Hartford,
is in town in the interest of the Connect-
icut Humane Society. Her visit here is
for the purpose of advocating its claims,
soliciting memberships, collecting renew-
als, and otherwise promoting the interests
of the State Society.
Mr. Lindsley, of I’ortchester,
Rev.
New York, will preach in St.
Paul’s church, Norwalk, this (Wed-
nesdny) evening. Mr. Lindsley is a
popular and powerful preacher and a
large congregation will undoubtedly be
present to hear him.
The case of Cavanafrh vs. Lycelt, who,
as is claimed, promised to pay $5 toward
the proper burial of Harry Goldspink,
who was suffocated in a well last fall, in
case the state did not rcuumcrate the un-
dertaker, Cavanagh, was tried on Satur—
day and decided for plaintiff.
Diligent inquiry continues to be made
when the newly appointed South Norwalk
post master will take possession of the
Post Office. Major Doty does not seem
to be over anxious about it. but doubtless
when he is fully ready to enter upon his
new and responsible duties, the fact will
be made known to the public.
Mr. Byington, in the Norwalk Gaznrra,
is quitepronouuced in declaring that Mr.
Holcomb, who is talked of as a ministor
to China, is not a resident of Connecticut
and is therefore not entitled to be selected
for government service as an integral
part of Connecticut’s quota of federal
patronage. However that may be, thero
is no doubt of Mr. Holcomb's abilit for
the position he desires.—Danbury recs.
President Harrison’s appointments thus
far impress his shrewdeot opponents with
a sense of his political sagaciiy, his high
purpose, and his clear understanding of
tho work he has to do. His Cabinet
officers are. rapidly justifying their selec-
tion by judicious work in their depart-
ments.
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Capt.
Christian Quien, of Danbury, gathered at
his residence in that place Wednesday, on
the occasion of his twenty-fifth wedding
anniversary. The presents to the happy
couple Were many and costly. Among
them was a handsomo French clock, the
gift of Crusader commandei'y, K. T.
A flag that spread its crimson folds to
the battle smoke of Cowpens and Eutaw
in the days of the Revolution will be
carried in the Centennial parade at New
York. The Washington Light Infantry,
of Charleston, will be its honored bearers,
and there will be nothing in the wholo
show to so command the reverence and
arouse the enthusiasm of the celebrants.
Jerry Driscoll, who assaulted James
Haddeii a few weeks ago, was tried before
Judge Selleck on Monday. He was de—
fended by ex-State's Attorney James H.
Olmstead, of Stamford, and plaintiff's
case was looked after by Hurlbutt do
Lockwood. Defendant was found guilty
and fined $7 and costs, aggregating $18.15.
The case is supposed to have cost Driscoll
about $75.
State Agent Thrall, of the Connecticut
Humane Society, was in Norwalk on
Monday, and, in company with Officer
Morehouse, started to “do" the town and
seek whom he might kill some horses.
The rosult of the afternoon’s campaign
was that two horses were killed, another
sentenced to death the next day, and
several disabled animals were laid up for
rest and repairs.
Bob Ingersoll has been abused for much
that he has done, a great deal more for
what he is supposed not to have ,done.
Whatever his shortcomings, Ingersoll is a
whole souled fellow and it is nota friendly
spirit of criticism which new attacks him
from Chicago. He is accused of having
helped to fasten a craze for the pigs in
clover puzzle on the country. Whatever
faults Bob has, he is frank. He hates
puzzles. He has no patience with them.
Mrs. Theron Beach died Sunday at her
home in Litchfield, Conn., in her one hun-
dred and first year. During more than a
century of life she had lived in one state, in
one town, in one house. That. house her
grandfather built in 1785, and there she
was born and there she died. The building,
indeed, remains today with scarcely an
alteration-a plain frame structure of the
New England type, retentive of many of the
characteristics of the colonial period.
Daniel Maloney of Fairfield, the worthy
town clerk of Fairfield for thclast 12 or
15 years, was taken down two months
ago with a severe nervous attack which
has culminated in insanity, and Wednes-
day night his sister and a neighbor found
Daniel, revolver in hand, trying to force
an entrance into his father’s bedroom,
evidently intending to kill his father. He
is considered hopelessly insane. His
misfortune is much deplored.
—Buy James Means’ $3.00 shoes.
A laudable enterprise is on foot in West-
port, The Village Improvement Associa-
tion will, on Thursday, 25th inst, give an
entertainment for the purpose of swelling
the Association fund, at which Rev. C. M.
Selleck, of Norwalk will give a lecture il-
lustrated with stcrcopticon views; Prof.
“Pop” Craw, the Norwalk elocutionist
will give recitatious, and short addresses
are expected by Rev. Messrs. Hyde and
Still, of Westport. It will be an entertain-
ment of merit.
The charter for the new Danbury lodge
of Elks, has at last been sent on to Deputy
Grand Exalted Ruler Simmons. of Bridgoe
port, and the day, next Monday, set for
the installation of the new lodge. Dan-
bury enters with an exceptionally large
membership rolI.—[Danbury Press.
The annr'rr. has it from Deputy Grand
Exalted Ruler Simmonds himself that the
date for instituting the Danbury lodge of
Elks has not been definitely fixed as yet,
but that in all probability it will be on
Tuesday evening, 23d inst.
City Editor E. H. Thomas of the Nor-
wich Record :has received an heirloom
from the late General David Young, in
the shape of a rapier carried by Major
Aaron Cleveland through the revolution—
ary war. It comes down to him through
the frequent intermarriage of the Wind-
ham Youngs with the Clevelands. The
Record says: “There is constant tradition
that the sword was presented to a Cleve—
land by one of the Stuart kings, Charles
II. being the one most frequently cited.
The blade having a closed crown' sup-
porting thc Scotch leopard passant rc—
gardant incised deeply in two places,
among other devices, seems to bear this
out.”
Major Crowe, of South Norwalk, Capt.
Betta, of Co. F, Capt. Frost, of Co. D,
First Lieut. Mathies, and Second Licut.
Stevens, of Co. F, went to Bridgeport
Tuesday evening to attend a battalion
drill of companies B, E and K. At the
close, after a medal had been presented to
Serg’t Major Derrick, Capt. A. A. Betfs,
of 00. F, the senior captain of the 4th reg-
iment, in behalf of the line ofiicers, pre
sented Col. Watson with a handsome reg-
ulation saddle of fine workmanship. The
gallant Colonel was greatly surprised, but
managed to make an eloquent response to
Capt. Betts’ eloquent presentation speech
He said, as be always does, that he was
proud of the honor of commanding the
4th Regiment. There is One more thing
the Colonel may well be proud of—his
ability to make a very pretty speech un.
der any and all circumstances.—chord.
average price in Rhodo Island. Talk as
you will about the Providence plantations
being behind tho times, her free and in-
dependent suffragists know the worth of
a ballot as well as they do in Westport.
Here’s a temperance lecture that has the
merit of being true :—A Sun reporter met a
man the other day who for years kept a
well known up-town grog shop. “I’ve
given up the business; sold out and quit for
good,” said the saloon keeper. “I couldn’t
stand drunken men. Oh, I could handle
them all right —I wasn‘t afraid of them, but
the idea of taking so much money that
doprives women and children of necessaries
and comforts was too much for me. I used
to see poor fellows who got ten or twelve
dollars a week come in of a Saturday and
blow in half their earnings, and I knew that
itmeant distress for hard working women
and innocent children. I couldn’t keep on
taking their money. It broke me up."
The meeting of the union gospel tem-
perance reform association was held on
Sunday afternoon, at their room, opposito
the old Congregational church, City. Miss
Hattie Brumble conducted the exercises,
making most appropriate selections of
hymns and bible readings. “Rejoice with
them that rejoice, and weep with them
that weep." was the chiof topic. The
exercises were deeply interesting and
profitable, made so by the freedom of tho
members in speaking, and interesting
addresses by the two visiting brothers
from Stamford. The sisters of this asso-
ciation are vicing with the brothers in
every way to reclaim the inebriator and
induce the young to sign the Pledge um,
and in this work as well as the conducting
of public meetings have shown not only
their willingness thus to work, but their
competency for it.
Town Topics, New York’s society jour-
nal, says concerning the. paragraph which
appeared in the ansrruiast week about
old Noah Lee, of Redding, who was re-
cently jailed again for keeping a disorder-
ly house:
However insignificant this paragraph
may, in itself, appear, it nevertheless re-
calls to certain well-informed people an
interesting story. In a word, this disre-
putable old Lee—or Lea, as it should be
spelled—who for forty years past liasibeeu
the champion “bad man" of his native
town, is acne other than the brother of
old Davrd Lee, of the firm of Lee, Daler
& Miller, and b consequence own uncle
to the Princess e Neur, widow of the
Prince of Sleswick Holstein, and now
Countess Waldersce, wife of Von Moltke’s.
successor as 'chief of staff of the great
German army, and herself the most influ-
ential society woman in modern Berlin.
1t Certainly does seem a trifle odd that
one brother should go into the world,make
aforiune in groceries, and wed his daugh-
ters to princes. counts and ambassadors,
and that the other, who stopped at home;
should find his enjoyment in diversions
that have, on numerous occasions,brough’t
him into collision with the law.
Do Wolf Hopper has set the newspapers
to printing paragraphs about him by
introducing into one of his topical songs a
reflection on the female theater goer who
wears a big but, whereof a type of that
class rises from a seat near the stage and
fiounces out of the theater with an air of
high dudgeon. Some discussion has been
started as to whether Hopper really aims
his shaft at her, and, if so, whether she
has a cause of action against the manager
for the public affront thus put upon her.
It does not seem to have occurred to
anybody that the whole thing 'may have
been a “put up job" in the way our ever
genial friend Barnum is said to have
planned surprises for his audiences when
traveling with his “greatest show on
earth" and lecturing on temperance in
some church or ball Sunday evening. His
method, as ho was accused, was, at the
proper moment when his pathetic elo-
quence had wrought his audience to an
unwanted pitch, where a drunken fellow
raised the tallest kind of a row, to point
him out as a ” frightful example." The
next morning, the same fellow would be
seen on top of an animal cage driving 03
with steady hand, a team of six horses,
with never a sign of inebriety.
A contributor says:—Represcntative
Knight, of Hartland, on Thursday, dur-
ing the debate 0n recalling the resolution
commuting the sentence of Swift, who
was convicted of one of the most cruel
and cowardly murders that ever occurred
in this state, I. little over a year ago, made
one of the most sensible utterances heard
in the House on the hanging business.
He said, “You know where I, stand on
the capital punishment question—l be-
lieve that while you keep that law, you
should cxecuto it. It seems to me that
this Legislature is great on killing oflf
cigarettes and chickens, but lets murderers
escape." Our own representative, Mr.
Charles Olmstead, is to be complimented
for the stand he made in favor of the
enforcement of the law. It is very evident
that the pleadings of Swift’s sister saved
his neck. The legislature ought not to
interfere with the findings of the courts,
which are more competent to judge in
such cases than it is. If the legislature is
not in favor of the old law that a life shall
go for life, eye for eye, and tooth for
tooth, they had better abolish it and not
make fish of one case and fowl of another.
—A. H. Hoyt & Son are sole agents for
the Ella and Kitty Kid, and James Mesns'
$3.00 shoes.
The following appeared in the Tribune
of Tuesday, dated at Norwalk. At the
annual conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal church, at Bridgeport, the 100th
anniversary of the introduciiod of Metho-
dism into Connecticut will be celebrated.
It has been arranged that a" centennial
sermon will be preached by the Rev. Dr.
George Lansing Taylor, and apublic mass-
meeting will be held atwhich ex-Governor
Lounsbury will preside and addresses
will be made by eminent ministers and
laymen of the church. The actual anni-
versary, however, does not occur until
June 17. It was on that date in 1789 that
the Rev. Jesse Lee, a circuit rider, held
the first Methodist Episcopal service and
preached his first sermon in Connecticut.
This service was held'gin'; thg'open air,
under an apple tree in the T'villa‘g'e of Nor-
walk. The congregation, it is said, con-
sisted of only six persons. The apple tree
stood just opposite the old Sherman man—
sion. Years ago it disappeared, and it is
not known that any portion of its wood
has been preserved. In its place a public
watering tank has long stead, but it will
soon ,be removed and upon the spot a
bronze equestrian statue of J ease Lac will
be erected. '
,—-W. B. Half &00. of Bridgeport, in
addition tea very large and new assort-
ment of dress goods, silks, satins, dress
trimmings and all spring garnitures, offer
great inducements in rugs, curtains and
upholstery goods. The Morning News
thus speaks of their house furnishing
rooms: In the great downstairs depart-
ment at W. B. Hall 6: Co’s. the full extqnt
of which is known to but few, is the
upholstery department. Upholstery in a
dry goods store may seem to includoa
small department, but, even in a store
which is given over to special bargains,
this forms ono of the great specials. To
enumerate even the goods kept in this
department would be impossible, but
among the more important are Turcoman,
Nottingham and Swiss curtains in great
variety, brocotolcs, silk plushes for drap-
ories and coverings of all kinds. No
carpets are kept; but in everything pertain-
ing to rugs, oil cloths and cuilaius,
upholstery goods, proper, no peers are
acknowledged. “Thi< department," says
Mr. Hall, “is one in which wo take great
pride.” The department of domestics
and linen goods, sometimes called the
housekeepers’ department, is not so showy
as others, but, in importance, is excelled
by scarcely any. It includes cotton and
linen goods of all kinds, quilts, comforta-
blcs, blankets, otc.
Two dollars to ten dollars o vote is the
ofiicors of the Norwalk Club, was held in
the club room on Monday evening. There
was a large attendance and considerable
minor business was transacted which was
not so important to the “good of the
order" as it was interesting as a marvelous
manifestation of the expert knowledge
and profound wisdom of the club in par—
liamentary tactics. Questions were put,
withdrawn, amended, substituted, rc-
viscd, voted on, put again, dropped, taken
up, crowded out by previous questions,
points of order, etc., until the recording
secretary was frantic, the presiding ofilcer
hopelessly befogged, the parliamentarians
themselves all at sea and everybody in a
roar of laughter. The election of officers
for the ensuing year resulted as follows:
President, John H. Lee; vice-president,
E. O Keeler; secretary, Frederick C.
Bennett; treasurer, J. Arthur Piuneo ;
Directors, E. J. Hill, T. S Morison, T. S.
Vanderhoef, Francis Leonard, Ass 13.
Woodward, John Spencer, D. Hatch, jr.,
0. W. Many; Council, G. M. Holmes, W.
A. Curtis, Edward Street, Wm. H. Smith,
Frederick Mead, Charles Olmstead, J. T.
Prowitt, J. G. Gregory, 0.: B. Coolidge,
Ira Cole, W. F. Bishop, George E. Miller;
Auditors, J. P.|Trcadwell, J. H. Bailey.
It was voted to author ze the directors to
appoint a committee of five to nominate a
list of the candidates to be voted for at
tho noxt annual election, such list to be
before the election. It was also voted to
tion to give from one to twelve entertain-
ments for the spscial benefit of the ladies,
during the year ensuing. The newly
treated the company to cigars, and a box
of Lorrabec’s crackers, contributed by Mr.
Chas. H. Thomas, was passed around.’
Yesterday was the beginning of “fair
week" at the well appointed dry goods es-
tablishment of the D. M. Read Company,
corner of Main street and Fair-field avenue
and all day long their spacious store was
throngi-d with ladies in search of new
styles and textures in dress fabrics and
novelties. The store was handsomely
decorated with potted plants and flowers,
and the counters and shelves were laden
With a large stock and rich assortment of
everything in their line, comprising many
new and novel features. The polite and
attentive clerks wore their pleasant smiles
and received thelarge army of shoppers
with extreme courtesy. The firm set
apart this week expressly to show the
public their immense stock and bewilder-
ing variety of everything to be found in
the market in their line without expecting
to sell, but rather courted a full and
thorough inspection, knowing full wall
that perhaps later the temptation to pur-
chase could not well be resist-d as. the
magnificent display could scarcely result
in anything but ready sales..
The wealth of novelties displayed in the
dress goods department is unparalleled in
the history of this firm. There can be
found a bewildering assortment of import-
ed all wool fabrics in the new shades,
some having been made expressly for this
firm. Afulilineof fancy silks, suitable
for tea-gowns is also shown in excellent
variety; alsoafresh arrival of imported
Parisian dress fabrics.
In the linen department probably no
better display of table linen was ever
shown in this city in plain, embroidered,
hemstitched and fancy designs. They
cannot fail to please the eye of every
housewife.
In the cloak department are beautiful
tea-gowns made up in the latest style of
the art.
At this season of the year a new carpet
is generally sought, and no better place
for a selection can be found than at the D.
M. Read Co. Their carpet department is
filled with everything new in patterns, in
Wiltons, Moquets, Body Brussels and In-
grains, all of the be at makes and palt me
that cannot fall of an easy disposal.
The D. M. Read 00. have made an extra
effort this spring to secure everything
new that could be procured from the
manufacturers and importers in all their
branches of trade, and judging from the
display and the expressions of pleasure
noted by the crowds of shoppers yesterday
and to day, they have accomplished their
object and will reap thé reward they de-
servo—Standard.
The special borough meeting held in
the Town House Monday afternoon to
consider the questions of tax assessments
and the electric light, proved a lugubrious
fiasco so far as the transaction of any
business or any intelligent action were
concerned. Viewed in another light,
however, the meeting was perhaps the
most sensible borough meeting ever held
in the ram-shackle old town house, from
the fact that nothing at all was done.
Warden Coolidge presided and Clerk
Perry recorded the minutes. In regard
to the tax clausc of the call, Mr. Perry
explained that he had adVised the borough
board, as borough attorney, that any med-
dling with the tax assessment atlhis time
would tend to imperil its validity and
engender serious complications. The
Warden read a statement of the expenses
of the borough for the years 1886, ’87 and
’88 and gave an estimate of the expense
for 1889, which showed that on a low
estimate $38,000 will be required to ad-
minister the afi’airs of the borough this
year. The floating debt of the borough is
345,000, and the bonded debt $400,000, of
which $290,000 are water bonds and $200,-
000 sewer bonds. Lawyer Hurlbult ro-
marked that it would be a measure of
economy to relinquish the glories of a
borough government and either consoli—
date or establish a city government sys-
tem. Mr. Henry Olmstcad was the first
and last to make a motion. He moved
that a tax of ten mills be laid to raise the
necessary amount. On suggestion of the
Warden, who reminded him that that was
the present rate, he withdrew his motion
and'offered another, that the rate remain
as it is. Here Mr. Hurlbult volunteered
the information that such a motion was
unnecessary, as the desired condition of
affairs would prevail if no action whatover
were taken in the matter, whereupbn Mr.
Olmstead promptly withdrew his second,
motion and a motion was made and car-
ried to proceed to the consideration of the
second clause, the electric light matter.
This was where music was expected.
The call was for a repeal of the vote of
three weeks ago. The friends of both the
electric light company, and the gas-
light company, were present, all
loaded to the muzzle for bear, each wait-
ing for somebody else to open the ball.
A statement was handed to the clerk by‘
John S. Seymour, which the former read
to the meeting. It was a communication
from the electric light company, brimming
over with assurances of peace on« earth
and good will to the borough, assuring
the meeting that while it held tho key to
the situation it was disposed to do the
square thing. Capt. Iko Selleck asked if
the court of burgesses had closed the con-
tract with the electric light eompany, to
which the Warden replied that the court
of burgesses had not oflciaily signed any
contract. Then His Honor called fora
motion of some kind. Nobody responded
although a number of the irrepressible
craters of such occasions were observed
setting their teeth and looking determined
preparatory to taking a hand in the fray
when the band should begin to play in
earnest. The spectators, those who were
present more from a desire to see the fun
than from any personal interest in, the
outcome, looked expectant and wondered
who would fire the first shot. A minute
of suspense ensued and the bomshell ex-
plodcd, but it was so different'from what
was expectedl A. H. Camp calmly an
very deliberately rose and said : “If there
is no more business to come before this
meeting I move we adjourn!" It was
seconded in a jifiy and put to vote in
another jiffy, but the vehemence of the
negatives, who invariably consider volume
of sound an equivalent for numbers,
caused the vote to be doubted, and a
count of noses shOch that the motion to
adjourn was carried by forty majority,
and the crowd dispersed, some mad, some
amused and some. disguotod with what
they calleda wild goose chase borough
meeting.
-Attention Farmers, Fertilizers at Buy-
mond Bros.
The annual meeting for the election "of i
bulletined in the club room two weeks,
refer to the board of directors a proposi-I
elected president and vice-president
Norwalko. Intern}.
On Saturday the centennial anniversary
of Methodism in Connecticut was appro-
priately celebrated by the New York East
Conference, in annual session in Bridge-
port.’ “Ex-Gov. Lounsbury was expected
to be present to preside, but for some
reason he failed to appear. Ex-Senator
E. J. Hill, of Norwalk, who was present,
was unanimously chosen chairman, and
on invitation of the presiding elder de-
livered an address devoted to the history
and progress of Methodism in Norwalk,
the first point in Conntcticut at which
Methodism was expounded by Jesse Lee
over 100 years ago. Senator Hill’s rid--
dress, which will be found of absorbing
interest to our readers, especially of the
Methodist persuasion, was as follows :
The Methodists of Norwalk greet you today
and bid me say that the little seed dropped by
Cornelius Cook in 1787, found and planted by
Jesse Lee a century ago, has grown to be it
sturdy tree, beneath whose branches hundreds
of God's faithful ones now find real: and re-
f'rcshment to their souls:
In his short history of the Methodists, Jesse
Lee says: "We had one new. circuit in Con-
necticut, called Stamford, which was the first
that was ever formed in that State or in any of
the New England states. It. was my lot to go
to that circuit alone and to labor by myself.
I began at Norwalk on the 17th of J one, 1739.
No house could be procured_to preach in,
every person was afraid to give liberty. I
went into the street and began to sing and thou
prayed and preached to a decent congrega-
'7
tion.
To-dav your commodious structures furnish
church houses there .to twelve hundred and
seven members ondeight hundred and eighty-
five Sunda school scholars. .
To-day the Methodists of the town in which
no house could be found for ahfethoaigy to
preach in a hundred years 8.30, names in the
possession of church property valued at forty-
nino thousand five hundred dollars, forty-(mo
thousand three hundred and fifty of which
they have consecrated to the worship of God,
and upon the balance they still pay interest.
During the past year instead of being a
Missionary 'field, cared for and supported by;
New York conference, Norwalk contributed to
the Methodist denomination $6,859 for ministe-
rial snpport, $4,280 for inCidental expenses and
gave $1,614 for benevolent collections.
When.in 1809, Lee wrote the history from
which I have quoted, it must have been will.
a roiound gratitude to Almighty God for
spiritual blessings bestowed, that he placed
upon its title page an extract from the 126th
Psalm, but as we contemplate the fruit of his
Work in a single community, may we not feel
that the spirit of prophecy rested upon him,
as we open the book and read: "The Lord
hath done great things for us, whereof we are
glad.” It is in the spirit of this text, and in
this spirit only, that I would make any com-
arison between the old time and the present.
11 1810, twenty years after that first Methodist
sermon was preached, on Stamford circuit,
whicn com rised practically all of Fairfield
County, the everend Timothy Dwxght of Yale
College, writing of the religious denominations
of Connecticut, enumerated the congregations
as follows:
Presbyterian or Congregational, - 216
Episcopal, - - - . c1
Ba fist. - -' - - - - (,7
In epcndent, — - - - 9
Sandemanian, - - - - 1
Universahst. - - - - 1
Total, — 355
Not one Methodist counted, but further on
he says: ”It ounht to be observed _here_, that
there are a few ethodrst congregations in the
State of Connecticut. They are umversally
small and the number oi them I am unable to
ascertain. The churches are small and indif-
ferent buildings and the ministers are gener-
ally uneducated.“ I have not the data from
which to draw a comparison between the con-
dition of Connecticut Methodism to-day and
that so graphically presented by President
Dwight eighty years ago, but} can say that the
old Stamford circuit over which Jesse Lee rode
on horseback alone, with empty pockets, but
with a heart full of love for souls, is now sup-
plied with thirty enthusiastic Methodist minis- .
ters, with forty-two churches and twenty-four
parsonages, with a church- membership of.
7,210 and with a Sunday school membership at
5,825. That it has substituted for the .empty
pockets of Jesse Lee, an annual contribution
for ministerial support of $40,197, that it owns
and uses in its work property valued over and
above all indebtedness, at $451,615.00. that it
raised last last year for incidental expenses of
maintaining religious worship aside from pne-
tors’ salaries $15,231, and sent to the author-i-
tics of the church, benevolent collections
amounting to $9,991. . .
Viewin thus the record of a single year, in
Fairfield County only, for one, I have no excuses
.to make, no apologies to offer for the existence
of Methodism and for its presence among the
religious denominations of New England, but
rather looking back over all the years through
which the Lord our God has led us, until now
he has bronchi us into this goodly land, let
us not forget that it is His might and His power
that has gotten us :these things that Ho'might
establish His covenant as Ho aware unto our
fathers. . ,
At the close of the first century of its exis-
tence. Metliodism stands as the most potent
factor in the religious life of New Enwland,
coming as it did unknown and 1111110th6( into
a field which then seemed frilly occupied, it
fought its wav against the conservatism and
prejudice of the old denominations. Its minis-
ters wore uneducated, but like the Apostles
they had Christ as their teacher, and out of
their own individual experience, they could
reach a full salvation to whosoever hungerod
and thirsted for eternal life. It drew , its con-
verts from all classes of society but by the flex-
ibility of the itinerant system, adapted itself to
all changes of time and circumstance. It has
educated its ministry, established colleges and
schools. cultured its own people, touched and
softened the rigid teachings of Calvinism and
has iven to the religious thought and life of
New ingland, a new tone and coloring. Eighty
years ago, a theological professor in a Congre-
gationa college could find 1'! this whole state
no Methodist preacher or Methodist people
worthy of his consideration." '
To-day .his grandson splendidly presides
over that same institution and grandly preaches
from the pul it not of a denominational
church, but of the church of Jesus Christ at
Yale College. .
But the heritage which our fathers have
given to us is not ours to keep. but rather to
increase and hand down to those who shall
come after us. .
The work we have to do is to help men, to
lift them up. to make them better and to save
them, and it in not a question of denomination
that saves, but it is faith in the Lord Jesus
Christ. Not all the miracles are wrought b
Methodists to-day. Denominations are usefu ,
thev promote christian competition, spur to
christian activitv and are necessary to enlist
the difi‘ereut classes of thought and feeling
which always exist among every people. Or-
gnnization and discipline are as essential in
carryin forward church work as in any other,
but whi e we may rejoice as Methodists at the
wonderful prosperity God has given to us, let
us as His followers join hands with all who
love Him in carrying out his work.
Sheridan, fronting Lee's army at Appomattox
did not refuse the help of the infantry because
tho men wore on their breasts the red heart
badge of the 2lth corps, rather than the clover
leaf of the 2d or the cross of the 6th corpls. ,
The question with him, as he saw 1: a line
advancing, was. under what flag and upon
which side were they fighting? not to what corps
they belonged.
So to us. in the new century new opening,
let the resolve come, that while we will be
faithful to the trust placed in our hands as
Methodists, we will seek first to do Christ’s
work. and call eve man our brother who
marches with us an or His banner. '
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The Sfondard hoo‘been writing up the
pleasure ya'chts of the sound, and says
this of the Norwolk craft.
The Cleopatra, Capt. Couch, is newly.
painted and rigged, ready for business.
She measures 37 feet, and for a while will
do duty as an oyster dredger. She has an
open cabin, and is afast caller. She always
makes a conspicuous showing at local re-
gottas.
The Minnie Bell, Capt. Reynolds, 30 feet.
sloop rigged, is to be overhauled and put
in tip-top condition; Her record as a sail-
or was made two years ago. She is afloat
waiting fair weather for her paint. ‘
George Tallmadge’s 80-foot sloop yacht
Echo is in the water, and is to be put in
thorou h trim. He throws no tow lines.
The eri, Capt. Decker, a (SO-foot sloop,
is a good sailor, but never takes part in
regattas, as there are noneto go in with
her to make a class. She often carries
along merry companies to criticise and
ridge. of competing yachts in contests.
his is good work when well done.
Sloop John B , 40 feet, Capt. Decker, is
another fine sailer. She will be in trim
before Memorial Day.
The sloop Corrie, Capt. Charles Day, is
to be at once overhauled. It will ho re-
membered that she carried away two masts
last season, so much confidence did her
owner have in her ability to withstand
breezes of any sort. With a third to be
adjusted, she will soon come out and make
herself known.
James Jones' 26-foot sloop has not been
launched, but will be shortly. She is to
haive all new rigging and a good coat of
pa nt.
Commodore Burritt’s 29-foot sloop Ama-
teur, which sailed in howlin breezes last
summer, will be on hand ngarn,and is now
about to be put in trim. .
Mr. Burritt’s 21-foot sloop, Professional,
which has no suporior for her inches in
Norwala. will reappear in bright sails and
rigging new and niproved.
he Teal, by the name owner, will be
ready early. She is 28 feet, and has a
record.
J. H. Nash's Delphine, 27 feet is laid up
yet, but preparations to set her in the wa—
ter began this week. She is in splendid
order and only needs a dose of pet lead to
put her on her sailing feet.
The 29-foot sloop Sylvia is still owned
by Mr. E. 8. Hall who expects to devote
more than usual time th.s season to :boat-
ing. This craft will take her first plunge
before Easter and afterward be ready for
all calls.
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Adjt. Gen. Hastings has received a
claim from a Washington pastry cook for
mince pies, which he asserts the militia
stole and ate when they looted his shop.
This is another proof of the courage of
the Pennsylvania troops. They doserve
pensions. Where's Beach ?‘
WESTPOBT.
Rev. A. N. Lewis officiated in Memo-
rial church Sunday.
Rev. B. J. Relyea and daughter have
returned from the Pacific coast.
Reports are current that there is to be
a marriage on Golden Hill, Wednesday,
April 24111.
There is no official information as yet
confirming the report that the Children’s
Home is to be located in this town.
Under the auspices of the Board of
Trade an entertainment will be given
Thursday, April 25, at National Hall.
Schooner C. J. Pease. Captain Albee,
from Perth Amboy, arrived last week
with a load of coal for Mr. Horace Sta-
pics.
Hailstones, large as eggs (humming
bird’s), fell during the rather peculiar
and sudden thunder shower Wednesday
evening,
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Nichols, of
New York, made a short visit Saturday
to Mr. Nichols’ mother, Mrs. R. E.
Nichols, on King street.
Smelt are dwindling in size and quan-
tity. The prices have descended from
very high to low. The catching season
by limit of statute ends next Monday.
Joyous music will be heard and bean-
tiful natural flowers be seen in the Epis-
c0pal, Methodist and Roman Catholic
churches on Easter day, one week from
next Sunday.
The Turner Dramatic Company, in
order to turn a few honest pennies m
Lent, began playing at National Hall
and will close Saturday evening. Best
citizens occupy best seats.
The spar buoy on the but two miles
eastward from ilaukeen Island in the
Sound, was last week replaced With a
can buoy for the summer, by the govern-
ment steamer John Rogers.
Rev. Alexander Milne, of Yale Theo-
logical Seminary, who has officiated sev-
erul times for the people in Greens
Farms Congregational church, giving
good satisfaction, has declined a flatter-
ing call to that parish.
The earthworks surrounding' Church
Hill, at the center of which stands a
church transformed into a summer board-
ing house, are being strengthened by the
erection of a huge stone wall, Fort Sum~
for fashion, with port holes on the east,
south and west sides.
It trout; had scales the big stories that
the local fishermen have told during
the week about catching three-pound
trout in the brooks north of the town,
might s0und a trifle scaly. As it is, an
allowance for spring enthusiasm should
be made and the facts reduced to three
ounces or so, be believed.
The crime for which George Gregory
was tried Thursday of last week, before
J usticc Finch, is punishable by not more
than ten years in-state prison. The
bond, being $500, was not obtained by
Gregory and he was taken to Bridgeport
to await trial at the May term of the
Superior Court.
' lhe only basis upon which the story
that Cedar Point was to be purchased
and transformed into a summer resort
rests. is a proposition of a well known
citizen some time ago, to erect a bathing
pavilion on the Sound side of the Point,
place a man in charge, and have the
building kept in order for the use of
those who might wish to pay for using
it.
The absurdity of electing one man to
three or four town offices and expecting
him to perform the .duties the ofiices
impose was shown last week, when
Judge of Probate Sherwood was so
wrapped up with his own affairs on the
demands of his other offices that he
forgot an important meeting of the se-
lectmen.
Complaint is made that the judge of
probate safe is unfit for the important
work of protection to records expected
of its—that it has done service tu'enty
years or more, has outlived its useful-
ness and that the town should obtain a
modern build and better one. All right.
If the town fails to attend to it, just so
soon as the Board of Trade get through
with street lamps and sidewalks, they
will tackle the question and solve it to
the satisfaction of the people.
Some people are complaining about
what they term the awful condition of
the highway through Peat Swamp, and
have petitioned the selectlnen of West-
port to act with the selectmen of Nor-
walk to how it repairt d. Don’t be in a
hurry, ye complainers. The swamp
road is always muddy in the spring, but
invariably settles away and becomes firm
with the arrival of good weather. Al-
ready the dust is flying there. A heavy
roller passed a few times over the road
would improve it more than the proposed
ploughing and scraping.
Geninl Mr. Platt Bennett, residing on
Compo road, reaching the age of 70
years, concluding that bachelor life is a
delusion, has taken to himself a beauti-
ful wife, Miss Mary E. Hanford, of
Georgetown. The marriage took place
at the house of the bride Thursday after-
noon, Rev. Mr. Dikeiuan of Cannons M.
E. Church, officiating, in the presence of
a few friends. Mrs. Bennett, having
been for some time housekeeper for the
groom,was at once and without ceremony
“at. home.” and as lady of the house,
proceeded to entertain her gut sts from a
bountiful board, pouring tea as only a
new wife can. The occasion was both
auspicious and pleasant. and gave the
invited company an opportunity to wish
Mr. and Mrs. Bennett much joy and long
lasting. .
Thai. the Board of. Trade is a popular
organization, not only capable 'but de-
termined to carry out the system of
publicvimprovements begun by it, was
shown at the meeting Of that body last
Thursday night. Forty-six good men
were present, including Messrs. Horace
Staples, Frederick Kemper. L; R. Mc-
Donough, Thomas Glynn. Chas. Green-
slade and Dr. G. J. Underwood, who at
that time joined by signing their names
to the roll and paying the fee. From a
report submitted it appears that the 50
lamps ordered had been erected, that 25
additional would be placed in position
this week and that the total number of
lamps would be 90. Frederick Kemper
has been contracted with to do the filling
and lighting for one year. It was voted
to ascertain how many iron signs to dis-
play the names of streets were needed
and to ask Mr. Filley what would be the
cost of casting and erecting them. Diu-
cussion turned to methods of raising
money, but the public entertainment
idea as a source for the present was deem~
ed likely to be the most advantageous.
As the lamps have been obtained of the
agent at cost price. and as many citizens
will wish to set posts with lamps in front
of their premises and to keep them
lighted independent of the Board, it
voted to supply applicants at rates. The
sidewalk question was touched on, but
no definite action was taken, the belief
prevailing that delay till spring really
opens will be best. One of the four par-
ties alluded to last week in this column as
pulling the wrong way, loving darkness
rather than light, etc , has admitted the
coat fitted, by putting it on. Thus is
shown the power of the press, etc. It
having been stated that this person has
acceded to the proposition it. regard to
his entrance steps so far as to admit the
inroduction of a sidewalk in front of his
premises, and agreed to sundry first-rate
things to help the Board’s scheme of im-
provement along, the allegation by the
alligator, so far as he is concerned, is
withdrawn, but still holds good as point-
ing to the other three. PAUL. .
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BEDDING.
Wednesday morning of ldst week Bey.
N. L. Porter went to Bridgeport to at-
tend the annual meetiug of the New
England Conference.
Messrs. Aaron Treadwcll and W. E.
Duncomb went to Bridgeport on Friday
as representatives of the Methodist
church here to attend the Methodist
Conference. .
Thursday Lewis Randle and family
left for their new home in Weston.
George Watcrhouse has rented and
moved into the house of Michael Flood.
Monday Mr. Gregory became sole pro-
prietor of the store at the Center. Mr.
Diersing is his cler .
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holds a position in his department, and
Secretary Noble has interfered in behalf
of General Coil. The General always has
good blown—Hartford Port.
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every detail of the office, and GIVES HIS PEIr
SONAL ATTENTION to the interests of hi
Clients. Being on the ground, and Visiting th
Patent Office daily, he can serve Inventors I
securing their Letters Patent far more advan urge
ously than Solicitors who do not reside
Washington.
Searches and Rejected
Applications
A Specialty. To all those whose applications
have been rejected. he will make an examination
and report on the same gratuitously. Prelimin-
ary examination of the Patent Office Records.
prior to an application for a‘patent, will be made
oravery small charge. an advice or informa-
tion in regard to patents will be given In full
detailinaclrcular which will be mailed free of
charge to every applicant. He has special
facilities also for
Picturing Patents in Foreign
Countries.
He refers to any omcer of the Patent 0mce, and
to the many Connecticut Inventors for whomrhe
has done business and taken out Lari-nus Paras
HENRY D. CORNELL,
House, Sign, Outside and Inside
Painter and Decorator.
Would announce to his friends and the public,
that he has a force of Superior :Workmen, and is
prepared to execute all orders of
Painting, Papering or Glazing,
in the best styl of the art, and at the shortest no-
tice. As he works with his men himself and thus
personally oversees all the details of their labor,
he can pledge the very best execution. and an as-
surance that none but me best of honest material
will ever be used by him.:
He is ready to contract for any and all work in
his line and guarantee satisfaction. or he will
work by the ay or hour, and at prices that defy
competition.
Orders received by mail or at his residence,over
Mrs. Fawcett's Mllllnery Store. 84
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BRIDGEPOR‘I‘.
FINE Willi]. 8i SILK Gflfllll.
Spring Wraps and Jackets,
Fine Lines of Plain Serges,
New Shades Summer Cashmeres,
Fine Line of Spring Broadcloths,
Elegant Collection 'of Challies, 3,000
Styles French and Scotch Ginghams,
Hundreds of Handsome Sateens,
Side Bands and Combinations.
Lace and Trimming Counters.
400 Styles of New Laces, New Wide
Laces for Oeerdresses.
Directoire Fringes and Trimmings, Artistic Persian Emb' ' "
Silver and Steel Passementeries with Fringes to Matclifli‘lgiilhe‘iirtgom’
Trimmings, Black and Colored Silk Passementeries, in (illiipurea
Efi‘ects, Cut Jet and Plain Silk Passementeries, in Empire ,
Designs, With many other styles, all of which will
be offered at Unusually Low Prices.
Special Diessfinnds Bargains
FOR APRIL.
Ono case Finest Dollar Serges, 28 new shades, at 62 1-2 cents.
One case, 22 shades, 50 cents. One Lott, full width, 45 cents.
87 1-2 CENTS.
40 pieces Beautiful Mixtures 38 inches wide lain and fan
I o o . , c f .
:pllngbmations, 20 colonngs, price 3,7 12 cents. This is? a regular half doll:
mgs.
20 pieces Silk Mixtures. 33 cents. One case 40-inch All ‘W l 25
One case Plain Cashmeres, 31 cents. 32 pieces, very handsorgz,,19 522::
One case All “700] Mixtures, 29 cts. One lot at 15 cents, very nice goods.
HANDSOME ROSES.
300 Handsome Suits and no two alike.
BLACK -:- GOODS -:- DEPARTMENT.
Our assortment of Mourning Black and Black and White Goods is the
largest and finest ever seen in Bridgeport. In addition to three of the best
makes of Henrietta cloths in the world are six full lines of Black Cashmeres
prices from 35c. to $1.25. Our well-known 50c. and 75c. Black Cashmeres
are m raven black, jet and blue black. Every new weave in Black Goods
can be found in our stock. Amongst them are Gray and Silver Gray
Mohair Camel Mourning cloth, Venetian and Habit cloths, Ravenna, Cork-
screw eloths, Nun's Serge, Armour and Imperial cloth. Melrose, Panama
and Clairette cloth, West of England Ladies’ cloths, Striped Henrietta
clogs, handsome Black and White cloths, Princetta, Convent and Batiste
c o s.
W B. HALL & 0‘0. ~
D. M. READ (30.,
BRIDGEPORT.
WILL HAVE THEIR
if I RW, ,,
APR
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This is an opportunity for seeing everything that is new in
DRY GOODS.
CLOAKS.
C ARPE‘I‘S.
I]. M. R All COMPANY.
Barnenponr.
Norwalk Chronicler