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LOCAL ITEMS.
Pioneer Hook and Ladder company had
a practice run Thursday night.
Phoenix Engine company held their
monthly “wash" Monday evening.
Mrs. H. C. Bennett, of Brooklyn, was
in town visiting friends yesterday.
The Connecticut Masonic Veterans’ As—
sociation meet at Middletown, Thursday,
June 27.
The New York World refers to Mr.
George Lockwood as the “Berry Wall of
Norwalk."
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Misses Rebecca Kelley and . Mamie
Murphy, of Ansonia, are visiting in South
Norwalk.
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Mrs. Chas. Marvin of Wilton, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Dr. Wickham in Manches-
ter, Vermont.
Col. S. B. Sumner, of Bridgeport, is to
deliver a poem on Memorial Day at Great
Barrington, Mass.
In Long Island City they sell beer at
five cents a pound—about two glasses—
instead of by the pint. _
Misses Edna Coulter and Edith Randall,
of this town, have been visiting friends in
Harlem the past week.
Gideon F. Lewis, of Stratford, was
killed by an express train on the Consoli-
dated road at Bridgeport Saturday night.
Dunning, who pitched for the Norwalks
two years ago, has been signed and will
be given a trial by the Pittsburg league
club. ,
It is said that the G. A. R. folks feel
"put out” about the refusal of all the fire
companies to parade with them on Me-
morial Day.
Mr. Andrews B._Godfrey, died Monday
dt-hislresidence, No. 17 Arch street. His
funeral will occur to-day. Deceased was
84 years of ago.
Our colored brethren of the, Good Sa-
maritan society held an enjoyable and
successful festival in, Odd Fellows’ Hall,
GAZETTE building, on Monday evening.
The London Times is in for it again. Sir
Morcll McKenzie is after it with a hot
poker for publishing certain libelous let—
ters, which were only obtained by jour-
nalistic sharp practice.
The steamer Cape Charles runs on a
new time table whereby she now leaves
New York an hour later than before,
giving passengers a full hour more time
in the metrOpolis than heretofore.
What is it that is greater than God,
meaner than the devil,which dead men eat,
if live men ate they would fire, which the
miser spends, the spendthriit saves, and
all people take to their graves ?—Danbu7-g
News. . .
Nothing.
On Saturday, the Independents, of Win-
nipauk, were defeated by the Rose Hills,
of New York, by the score of 10 to 3. On
the same day the Norwalks defeated the
Clintons, of New York, by the score of
20 to 1.
The attention of our readers is called to
the advertisement of the Misses St. John,
in another column. They offer bargains
in millinery rarely met with in the ordinary
channels of trade, and they invariably
give satisfaction.
Mr. Colin M. Ingcrsoll, a nephew of ex-
Governor Ingcrsoll, was married at noon
in New York on Saturday to Miss Teresa
McAllister, a niece of Ward McAllister,
in the presence of about 200 of Connecti-
cut’s “Four Hundred.”
Another foot race is talked of between
Frank Guertler and Richard Colgan. In
a race between the two a few weeks ago
the latter was beaten. _Now he is confi-
dent that he can reverse the conditions,
but Guertler’s friends are willing to back
him again—Bridgeport News.
Morris Harrigan, a printer in the employ
of Gillespie Brothers, awoke in the morn-
ing one day last week and wondered why
it did not become light. After lying in
bed for some time he realized the fact_that
he had become blind during the night.
He is at present witha brother in New
York—Stamford News.
Our readers will do well to read the adv.
of E. C. Whitney, the South Norwalk art
dealer, who announces a closing out: sale
of goods in the art line. Those with a
fancy for art and art goods will do well to
call on Mr. Whitney before the bargains
are all gone.
The Knights of the Mystic Chain had a
jubilee in their lodge room, Gazette
Building, on Thursday evening, to cele-
brate their second anniversary. A num-
ber of visiting brethren were present, and
an enjoyable evening was psssed. Collins
furnished a supper.
A union service was held in Music Hall
on Sunday night preparatory to Decora-
tion Day. The services consisted of sing-
ing, reading of the scriptures and an clo -
quent address by Rev. Mr. Biddle. A
large number of the members of the G.
A. R. were present.
F. E. Readman, on Saturday, went to_
Riverside cemetery and photographed the
new soldier‘s monument to be unveiled on
Memorial Day under the auspices of
Buckingham Post. The photograph was
taken at the instance of P. W. Bates, who
erected the monument.
No resident of South Norwalk seems to
enjoy himself more in his way than ex—
Postmaster Dunning. Released from the
care and responsibilities of ofilcc, he is
wisely devoting his time around his cozy
home and occupying his leisure hours
recreating with his family.
The New York World on Sunday began
the issue of a Connecticut cdition contain-
ing three full pages of Connecticut
“news.” The intelligence conveyed in
this special edition is not calculated to
startle its readers its accuracy, but it
makes very exhilerating reading.
The steamer Cape Charles, which nar-
rowly escaped destruction at the Wilson
Point fire Thursday morning, was run
into by the steamer Astral at New York
in the afternoon as she was leaving her
dock. The side of the steamer was some-
what damaged, but not very seriously.
Yesterday night, an old man, name
unknown, fell from the bridge over which
the Consolidated road crosses the Dan-
bury & Norwalk just below the South
Norwalk depot, and broke his neck. His
body is at the South Norwalk undertak-
ing rooms awaiting identificatiou.
Rev. J. J. O‘Neil, a young Irish orator,
says: “Patronize newspapers of standing
and character, then you will find reading
an intellectual treat. Substitute such a
paper for the police and criminal journals
that appeal to the vilcst passions of man,
and which are read by too many of our
people.”
The Cincinnati Commeioz'at Gazette ob-
serves that Governor Hill will havc to
learn to condense before facing Grover in
1892. His veto of the Sexton ballot bill
fills five solid columns in small type.
Grover could have done it in forty lines
and vetoed forty pension bills with the
time saved.
Rev. Mr. Van Alstyne, of the Methodist
church, preached on Sunday night to a
large delegation of Buckingham Post, G.
A. R. The sermon was described as an
eloquent and appropriate discourse, and
the veterans returned home well pleased
with the manner in which they had passed
the evening.
Second Asisstant Engineer Murray, on
Thursday evening, complimented John
W. Greenwood and F. W. Andrews, of
Pioneer Hook and Ladder company, on
their pluck and endurance at the Wilson
Point fire. They never left the nozzle
from 5.30 a. m. till 12 noon, and kept at
their post longer than any other firemen
that day. \
General Skiddy of Stamford took out a
coaching party on Thursddy. They were:
E. G. Stoddard, ex-Mayor York, Schuyler
Merritt of Stamford; Edwin Day of
Newark, N. J. ; Julian Curtiss of New
York; Colonel N. G. Osborn, Isaac Brom-
ley and John W. Curtiss of New York. A
visit was made to the Hon.Charles French
of Seymour.
Mrs. Harriet B. Merritt, widow of John
T. Merritt, who died in New York city
last Wednesday, was a native and long
time resident of Norwalk and well-known
to many of our older citizens. She was a
sister of Mrs. George Benedict, of South
Norwalk, and of the late Rev. Henry
Benedict, at one time pastor of the First
Congregational church.
Messrs. Luzon B. Morris of New Haven,
Thomas Sanford of Bedding, and Smith
P. Glover of Newtown, a committee ap
pointed .by the Superior court, were in
Norwalk on Tuesday to fix the railroad
-land damages in the Burchard case at
Wilson Point, S. E. Baldwin, Esq., of
New Haven, appeared for the railroad
company, and Hurlbutt and Warner of
Norwalk for Burchard.
The Connecticut House of Representa-
tives has adopted a nearly perfect Austra-
lian ballot bill :almost unanimously. It
will becomes law for a certainty. The
chasti'sing of public opinion and the
chastening of defeat may yet bring Gov.
Hill to a realizing sense of his offense in
vetoing the Saxton ballot reform act.
A match game of base ball is being
arranged to be played on the fair grounds
on Wednesday of next week, between the
printers of the borough and the business
men. The printers nine is as follows :—
Kiiboy, Stebb, Betts, Boughton, Rode—
meycr, Adams, Peach, Wade, Feeney.
Substitutes as follows: A. H. Byington,
B. W. Maples, A. G.Betts, Monk, Brown,
W. A. Tolles, Ezekiel.
Mr. Grant, of Five Mile River, con-
ducted the exercises of the meeting at the
union gospel temperance reform room,
South Norwalk, on Sunday afternoon, at
which there was a large attendance.
Earnest appeals and testimony were given
by brothers and sisters. Though none
were made by platform craters, they were
entertaining, profitable and came from
true and earnest hearts.
The Sun seems to have changed its
opinion considerably concerningNorwalk’s
favorite little actress. See what it says in
its Sunday edition: “Ullie Akcrstrom be-
gins the last week but one of her engage-
ment in Annette, the Dancing Girl, at the
Star Theatre. No falling off is perceptible
in the attendance, which has been satis-
factory all along. She has made a bold
bid for metropolitan favor and has gained
it, thoroughly and honestly.”
The newly completed record of the
Connecticut soldiers, who did service in
the late war, gives the following as the
total casualties sustained by the soldiers of
our state: Killed, 1,240; missing, prob-
ably killed, 107; accidentally killed, 112;
fatally wounded, 741; wounded, 5,506;
accidentally wounded, 126; captured,
4,075; died in prison, 689; died of disease,
2,801; discharged for disability, 4,824;
unaccounted for at muster out, 352; total
casualities, 20,573.
(The author of “Prepare for eternity,”
“Repeat or go to hell,” and many other
inscriptions on rocks and fences by the
roadside, was ground to death under the
wheels of an Erie railroad train near Orr-
ville, Wayne county, N. Y., one day last
week. He was of German descent. On
his travels he carried a paint pot and a
kit of tools used in repairing tin ware.
He was buried on Thursday last in the
village where he met his death. Name
and friends unknown.
The highway bridge known as Dewey’s
Bridge, over the Housatonic at New
Lenox, broke down Thursday morning,
carrying: with it a loaded wagon, apair
of horses and two men. One of the men
named Sullivan, and the horses were
drowned. Mr. Hutchison the father of
the agent of the Housatonic Railroad
Company at New Lenox was the other
man, who was saved, though seriously
bruised and shaken up.
This appeal from the Ccntralia (Mo.)
Guard applies as well to Norwalk as to
the far away village of Centralia. What
are we going to do about the 4th of July
celebration :
Men and fellow countrymen! What
are you going to do about celebrating the
glorious fourth of July this year? Are
you going to sit still with your thumbs in
your mouths and let our people go away
to some other town where the day is
celebrated, or are you going to get a move
on yourself and help get up a rousing
celebration.
The energetic management of Col. W.
H. Stevenson is shown again in the way
he provided for the freight shippers on
the Housatonic road Thursday. The fire
was still blazing when he returned to
Bridgeport and made the necessary ar-
rangements for forwarding all freight by
water from that city. Before the last
blaze was extinguished agents and ship-
pers had been notified, and last night the
Bridgeport terminus was in use. Coming
on the heels of the Housatonic defeat at
Hartford, this disaster must have been
disheartening; but it takes more than a
fire to down so capable a manager as Col.
Stevenson.-—Ansonia Sentinel.
A most distressing and fatal accident
occurred on the Housatonic railroad at
Stepncy Monday night. Two freight
trains run together, both going at full
speed, killing an engineer named William
Luke and a brakeman named Olds. The
catastrophe was caused by the carelessness
of the telegraph operator at Stepncy, who
was ordered to “hold the down train at
Stcpney till the up train had passed," but
who neglected to comply with his orders,
and in consequence of his negligence the
two trains crashed together with fatal re—
sults.
The Society of Christian Endeavor con-
nected with the South Norwalk Congrega-
tional church, are preparing for-an enter-
tainment on Wednesday evening called
the “The bazar of days,” at which it is
probable there will be “cooking, washing
and sewing," and much eating Undoubt-
edly it will be a success, though it has
not been announced that any novelty in
attire will be resorted to to attract atten—
tion.
Secretary Bloc, of the state board of
education, has issued acircular giving the
dates on which examinations will be held
for teachers’ certificates and for entrance
to the Normal School. The examinations
will be held in Danbury, at the New street
building, on July 11 and 12, August 28
and 29, December 26 and 27. For the
rest of Fairfield ecunty the dates for ex-
amination are : At Bridgeport, High school
building, August 26 and 27; at South
Norwalk, Union school building, August
28 and 29; at Stamford, High school
building, July 1, 2, December 26, 27.
The newspaper men of this city now
mean business. They will organize a
base ball nine to-day and will challenge
the employees of the Housatonic railroad
ofilce. Those newspaper men who know
that they can send the Housatonic people
to their homes tired, weary and beaten,
worse than they were at Hartford, arc :-
Messrs. Morehousc, Shannon, L on,
Tucker, Underwood, of the Farmer; ano,
Wood, Beers and George W. Hills, of the
Post ; L. C. Prindle, J. Judge, H. R. Holt,
0. C. Kcnney, of the Morning News ,' F.
A. Wood and F. C. Smith, of the Stan-
dard.—-7Bridgeport News.
When the newspaper men of Bridge-
port have tired out the railroad people, it
is the intention of the Norwalk newspaper
base ballists to decoy their Park City
brethren over here, and show them how
to play ball.
The new electric lights will be erected
as follows :—Center of Butler street; cor-
ner Orchard [street and Harbor avenue;
corner Merwin and Academy street; cor-
ner Academy and Chapel street; center of
Leonard street; ProspectgHill; corner of
Prospect avenue}; summit of Spring Hill;
corner Prospect avenue and Dover street;
Belden avenue at Cross street ; [corner of
River and Cross streets; summit of hill
on Westport rood; Lewis street, top of
hill; Cannons street, near Betts’ saw:mill;
Wilton road, corner of Ward street; cen-
ter of Plymouth avenue}; New Canaan
road, corner Plattsville avenue; Catharine
street, corner of Fair street; Grand street,
corner of Warren; center of Wilton aven-
us-
A family:on2 Plymouth avenue arc the
owners of a large Brahma hen and a snow
white bantam rooster. The hen wants to
set, but the little rooster wants her com-
pany and does not want her to set. When
she goes out to feed she eats enough to
last twenty four hours, and invariably
when she returns she finds the little
rooster on the nest, and if she tries to
approach it he will fight and drive her
away, when if she goes out into the
garden he will immediately leave the nest
and join her, following her about until
she tries to return to the nest, when he
makes haste and gets there first, and will
remain there until she leaves in disgust
and goes out to commence scratching
again.
The Bridgeport correspondent of the
Hartford Courant who ought to know
some thing about popular sentiment in the
South church, writes to the Courant as
follows: “The Rev. B. G. S. McNeille rc-
signed the pastorate of the South Congre-
gational church this morning. The an-
nouncement of his resignation was unex-
pected and has proved-a great surprise to
the church and congregation. Mr.
McNeille was called from a church in
Brocton, Mass, about twelve years since,
and has been regarded as one of the ablest
preachers in this part of Connecticut. His
church here numbers four hundred mem-
bers, and the probability is that a large
majority of them will oppOse the accept-
ance of his resignation, which will be
considered at a church meeting next Fri-
day evening.
Tho Rev. R. G. S. McNeille, pastor of
the Second Congregational church, of
Bridgeport, has resigned, owing to ad-
verse criticisms of his congregation over
a sermon he preached recently in which
he spoke disparagingly of Washington and
Grant. The pastor on'Sunday caused to
be inserted in the book racks of the pews,
a circular letter calling attention to the
resolution previously adopted by the
society recommending “that all criticisms
of our pastor be waived for the present,
in the hope that all grounds of complaint
may in the near future be removed." The
pastor deprecates, in a kindly spirit, the
resolution, and “begs to say that he is
unwilling to remain pastor of the church
for a single hour with any one’s criticisms
repressed or limited,” and he “has there;
fore placed his resignation, to take effect
immediately, in the hands of the clerk of
the church, with the request that he call a
meeting of the communicant members of
the church as soon as practicable, to take
such action in the. :premises as is re-
quired." ’ -
The Telegraph says: “Captain Parker,
of the ill-fated schooner Nelson Harvey,
was a member of Washington council,
United Order bf Friends, of New Bedford,
and was insured for $3,000. A gentleman
in New London who was well acquainted
with the captain, in conversation said he
was one of the most conscientious men
that ever trod the deck of a vessel. Sun-
day he religiously kcpt whenever po‘gs‘ible
and frequently refused to take advantage
of favorable winds and haul up his anchor
on that day. He used to arrange his trips
to bring his vessel into a harbor on Satur-
day night when he could do so, and it is
told of him that on ”one. occasion he
shipped on a whaler with the understand-
ing that he was not to be called upon to
do any work on Sunday unless it was
necessitated by extreme emergency. The
captain tried to break this resolution after
the vessel was at sea, but it was no use.
,Parker would net labor- on Sunday and
his conscientious scruples had to be re-
spected... Captain. Scott’s divers made
another examination of the sunken Nelson
Harvey yesterday, and although they went
all over the vessel they failed to find any
trace of the bodies of the missing crew.
On Saturday morning, shortly before
1 o'clock, the new house owned by Ed.
Kearns, on the corner of Merwin and
Harbor streets, was discovered on fire.
An alarm was promptly given from Box
32. The fire department promptly re-
sponded, Phoenix Engine campanyi b‘elng
the first to arrive upon the scene, closely
followed by the two other companies.
The fire was peculiarly situated, being
between the stanchions in the rear part of
the house. A hole had to he cut in the
roof so that water could be played on the
flames, and by hard work the firemen
were successful in getting it under con-
trol. ' It is a fortunate thing that the
wind was not blowing, as the probabilities
are, if such had been the case, that two
other houses, which are very close to this
one, would have caught fire. As it was
the neighbors were considerably alarmed
and removed some of their furniture from
their houses. The fire was extinguished
about 3 a. m., and First Assistant Brown,
of the Pioneers, was ordered to watch the
building until daylight, as it was thought
that the fire was of incendiary origin, and
an attempt might be made to rekindle lit.
There was $1,800 insurance on the house.
During the run to the fire an exciting race
occurred between Hope Hose and Pioneer
Hook and Ladder companies, who met at
the corner of Water and Wall streets
simultaneously. They ran neck and neck
down Wall street and West; avenue till
opposite Chapel street, when Hope Hose,
in attempting to take the sidewalk, ran
into a tree, and the hook and ladder
thereby arrived at the fire second.
The annual report of the superintendent
of the Retreat for the Insane gives these
figures: Admissions during the year, of
males 47, of females, 42, total 89; dis.
charges of males 52, of females 39, total
91; deaths of males 10, of females 0, total
16 ; whole number under treatment during
the year, of males 125, 'of females 109,
total 234; number in the retreat March 31,
1889, of males 72, of females 70, total 142;
whole number of patients admitted since
the opening of the retreat ' April 1, 1824,
6,969. __ »
George W. Raymond will act as grand
marshal on Memorial Day.
The parade will form on Wall street,
right resting in front of Mrs. William K.
James‘ residence in the following order:
Grand Marshal and Aides.
Heine’s Full Brass Band.
Company F, Fourth Regiment, C. N. G.
Colonel Roberis’ Military Cadets.
Buckingham Post, No. 12, G. A. R.
0. S. Ferry Camp, Sons of Veterans.
Speakers of the Day, Town'snd Borough Ofil-
cials, Clergy and Glee Club in Carriages.
Drum Corps.
Over- Rivor and North Center School Batallion.
Drum Corps.
Center and Winnipsuk School Balullion.
School Girls in Carryalls.
Citizens in Carriages. . .
The procession will move promptly at 2
p. in. through Wall street, Mott avenue,
North Union Park, Franklin avenue and
Riverside avenue to thecemetery.
The exercises at the cemetery will be as
follows :-—
Prayer by Post Chaplain.
Song by Glee Club. _ ,
Introductory Remarks by Commander anfon
of Buckingham Post.
Unveiling of Monument.
Music by Band.
C. A. R. Memorial and Dedication Services.
Music by Band. . ‘ -
Address by Captain Russell Frost.
Music by Glee Club. '
Address by Rev. Charles H. Everest.
Music by Glee Club.
other Brief Addresses. :
Song, “Amorics,”in which all present will in .
Benediction.
The following items of local Interest are
from the Norwalk correspondence of the
Standard: Rev. H. A. Delano is taking a
short vacation with a view of ridding
himself of an attack of malaria. On
Sunday lost his pulpit was supplied by
Rev. [001. Andorson.—Last Wednesday
evening a very pleasant reception was
held at the Congregational parsonage by
Rev. and Mrs. Anderson and daughter.—
Thc people of East Norwalk are out.
growing the little chapel and are beginning
to examine plans for achurch large enough
to meet the requirements of the commun-
ity.—Georgo Nash is getting up a class for
gymnasium practice among our business
mom—Some of our Chinese laundrymen
attend Sunday school at noon at the bor-
ough Congregational church and at 4
o'clock p. m. at the South Norwalk church.
They are making rapid progress in read-
ing English and are eager to. know the
truths of the bible—Miss May Curtis, one
of the primary teachers at the Center
school, has resigned her position: there
and is now at the state Normal school
taking a short course in kindergarten
work—The Misses Brogham, of Brooklyn,
spent Sunday with the Misses Clark, of
Merwin street—A letter from Mrs. Henry
S. Barnum, of Constantinople, gives an
interesting accoant of the celebration of
the centennial by the citizens . of
Americans in that city. Several persons
from this country chanced to be in the
city that day, amongthem President
White, of Cornell University. Singing,
prayers and patriotic addresses by the
missionaries and visitors made up an in-
spiring service to all present. The audi-
once number over forty.
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Wilson Point Burned.
The accidental overturning of a sieve-
dore’s lantern on a halo of jute in the
freight house at Wilson Point at 8 o’clock
Thursday morning resulted in the destruc-
tion of almost all the dock property and a
damage of nearly $200,000. The night
hands were busily engaged in loading the
freight from the steamers into the cars
when the accident occurred and so rapid
was the progress of the flames that within
five minutes the long dock and all the
buildings were enveloped in flames, and
nothing was saved from the oflce or other
buildingsmearly all the clerks and employes
losing some of their clothes and valuables;
The rooms over the once were used as
sleeping rooms by some of' the men, and
the occupants had barely time after being
hurriedly awakened, to escape, and were
obliged to run out without stopping to
dress. ' ‘ '
The tracks on both sides of the build. _
motive, which, fortunately was at hand,
hauled about fifty cars to spines of safety,
but about thirty cars loaded with general
merchandise and coal, were lost with all
their contents. "
The passenger steamer Cape Charles,
were moored to the wharf and were cut
adrift and floated with difficulty out of
danger.
The locomotive was dispatched to the ,
Borough where Phoenix steamer was
loaded onto a flat car and with about 80
members of the fire department, was
rushed to the Point where the steamer did
most valuable service in extinguishing the
fire and saving a vast amount of property
that would inevitably have been
destroyed but for its efforts. The
new floating dock valued at 825,-
000 was ‘ saved, but the long dock,
running fully 500 feetvout into the sound,
was destroyed, with a long line of cars
which stood on it. The steamer succeeded
in extinguishing the flames in time to pre-
vent tho car wheels, rails, etc. and an
enormous quanity of coal frnm being
precipated into the sound.
Col. Stevenson, Supt. Payne and Super-
visor Cogill were on the scene at an early
hour and Col. Stevenson estimated the
damage at $150,000, fully covered by in-
surance.
The steamer Cape Charles made her trip
to New York as usual and will continue
todo so. The immense freight trsfilc,
however, II for the present be trans-
ferred to Bridgeport untilthe dock can be
rebuilt which willbo begun at once. The
dock was leased by the New ”England
Terminal Company, of which W. H. Star-
buck is president.
The scene of the catastrophe has been
visited by hundreds of curious people and
relic hunters who have appropriated
,whatever articles of merchandise they
could get their hands on when the vigilant
watchmen were looking the .other way,
and the ruins have been photographed
from every point of observation by pro--
fessional and amateur photographers.
Reporters from all :ovcr the world were
there and variegated and highly colored
are the reports that have been published
hroughout Christendom.
REDDHV‘G.
The measles still continue.
The Q. F. held a successful meeting at
B. S. Boughton’s on Tuesday evening of
last week. ~
Last week Tuesday Rev. W. B. Hayne
and'family, of New. Haven, Vt., arrived
at Hon. Lemuel Sanford’s. -
Sunday Rev. J. P. Hoyt, of Newtown,
conducted public worship at the Congre-
gational church by exchanging with the
pastor.
The U. S. Geological Survey have com-
menced a topographical survey of the
state. Four parties are at work in the
western part.
A party of engineers were engaged last
week in making surveys east of the Ridge
for the proposed railroad from Saugatuck
to Hawleyvillc.
St. Peter’s church on the Ridge held a
bazar at Whitehead’s hall on Saturday
of week before last and Monday and Tues.
day evenings of last week. The proceeds
were good. ,
ings were full of freight cars, and {a loco- *
ment. W.
and the freight boat Philip D. LeFever,- ,
amt-t scrum.
Nathaniel Wheeler Bishop, youngest
son of Hon. W. D. Bishop, was admitted
as a member to the Fairfield county bar, a
day or two since. Mr. Bishop is one of
our best young men and has a bright fu-
ture before him.
The great fire at Wilson Point Wednes-
day night could be seen very distinctly
from this city and many persons thought
it was in the western part of the town or
in Black Rock. This shows how deceiv-
ing-fires are in the night. Much sympa-
thy is felt for the Housatonic people, but
fortunately they own a large water front
hero with suitable docks, so there can be
an very serious delay in handling freight.
Vice President and General Manager
Stevenson, with his usual tact and ability,
took in the situation at once and immedi-
ately arranged for the transportation of
freight by the way of Bridgeport. Many
express a hope that the Housatonic people
might continue to send their freight to
and from this city as they did" in former
years, but this is not very probable, as
their interest and accommodations at
Wilson Point are so large and convenient
that it would be difficult for them to aban-
don that location.
Giimore’s band will give a concert here
Monday afternoon, Juno 3, in Proctor’s
Opera House, and lovers of good music
will no doubt fill the house.
Judge S. B. Beardsley has recovered
from his late illness and his many friends
are glad to see him on the street again.
The “Rambling Wheelmen” of this city
will hold their annual race meet at Sea
Side Park, Decoration Day. The racés
will be as follows: 100 yard slow race» 3
mile safety race, 3 mile ordinary race,
half mile ride and run, 100 yard foot race
and 1 mile ordinary, race, for-j, champion-
ship of the city.:Tho.raosséwill—be largely.
attended by wheelmen from New Haven,
Hartford, Norwalk and New Canaan, and
a great deal of interest is being manifested
among the wheelmcn here. .
The GAzar-ru made an error last .week
regarding the amount of the inventory of
tho Wordin estate. The inventory was
was about one-half a million dollars, and
probably could be sold for considerable
more than this amount. .
The Rev. Mr. McNeille, of the South
Congregational church, has or‘will tender
his resignation as pastor. Mr. McNeil has
many friends in Bridgeport who will be
sorry to hear of his intention of leaving
here.
Miss Lillian. Kissam has returned to
this city after a pleasant visit to friends i
Norwalk. -
The You Writing Machine Co., which
now occupies the Sharp’s Rifle Co. build-
ing, is doing a large business. They are
full of orders and running over time,
which is indeed very gratifying to the
stockholders. This reminds me that ex-
Gov. Lounsbury and his brother George
uninterested in the concern, the former
being :presidcnt and the latter being
treasurer. It Is reported that they
have tokens. large amount of stock which
assures financial success. ,
Bishop Williams preached yesterday
morning in St. John's church to a large
congregation and confirmed twenty per-
sons. In tho evening he preached in
Christ church and confirmed ten persons.
I noticed in friend Byington's Washing-
ton letter, of last week, what he says in
reference to “the desire of street railway
managers,to supersede1horses by some me-
chanical means of locomotion being almost
unanimous." Perhaps he intended to give
a gentle hint to the Norwalk Horse R. R.
Co., as it is generally known that they
make very slow time. . Now’that President
Hyatt has been relieved of the care of
Uncle Sam's millions, perhaps he w}ill;have
more time to devote to the management
of his road. . What is needed, is faster
time and more frequent trips to satisfy
the traveling public. Our-horse'rsilway
is in first—class condition, new and im-
proved rsils having been laid within the
past year. This work has been done
under the supervision of Supt. Lasher,
who is the right man in the right place-
Rev. Charles Ray Palmer, of the North
church, preached evening to the G. A. R.
from Exodus 12, 26: “Audit shall come
to pass, when your children shall say unto
you, what mean ye by this service i" The
discourse was eloquent, thoughtful and
scholarly. The speaker impressed his
hearers with the necessity of realizing
fully, the sacred purpose to which our an—
nual Memorial Day is consecrated; spoke
of the trying'times of the rebellion; of
the sudden and widespread awakening of
patriotism and its ultimate victory; eulo—
ize'd the great generals and President
incoln; spoke-of the grandeur of our
united country, its wonderful growth and
its indubitable capacity for self-govern-
o. x.
Bridgeport, May 21.
A Wilton Romance.
The New 'York World of Sunday cen-
talnod a lengthy, sensational and illus-
trated account of the alleged estrange-
ment of Mr. George Lounsbury, brother
of ex-Governor Lounsbury, and his '
fiance, Miss Carrie Smith of Wilton,
through the instrumentality of a certain
Mrs. Antoinette Jackson, leader of the
sect of Faith Curists at Greenovllle, If. J .,
at which place Miss Smith, and her sister
Hattie are now living, at the “Mt. Zion
Sanctuary." The story, as told by the
World is substantially this: that Mill
Carrie, who formerly taught school in
Ridgefield, was taken with nervous pros-
trstion in 1885, which she apprehended,
in spite of the cheering reassurance: of
her friends, was a serious matter. ‘ :About
that time Mrs. Jackson began to labor
with her and induced her to submit to the
faith healing process. Carrie submitted,
went to the New Jersey Sanctuary where
she still is, and was “cured" of her nerv-
ousness. Hattie, who ‘tells'the reporter
that her own ailment wu “sin," was also
cured by the faith healers and went to
Mt. Zion, where, she says, “we are going
to stay as long as the Lord tells us to."
The gfi-ls' mother, who glories in the
course of her daughters, is living in Wil-
ton with hor son Truman, who,.by the
way, is disgust“ with their persistence in
what he considers a foolish whim. The
girls pay a certain sum'monthly at the
home, from s scuroeoxpls‘ig‘cd in on in-
terview with Mr. VLounsbtii‘y.‘ The’ro-
mantle feature of tho afi'sir Is in the break-
Ing off of the engagement of Carrie and
Mr. Lounsbury as‘ a result of Carrie's
embracing of the tenets ‘of ,the Faith
Cutlets, through the influence, it is assert-
ed, of Mrs. Jackson, who has thoroughly
instilled Into the mind oftho girl, the idea
that only those should marry who “are
chosen by hoavoii to live ”gather." In
an interview with Mr. Lounsbury at the
Lounsbury, Mathewson & Co. shoe fac-
tory, Mr. Lounsbury is reported as say-
ing to the Worldreporter: ; '
“When Carrie wssso III, I knew that
marriage, for awhile at least, would be
impracticable, and feared that In the
' event of my death she would» be without
support. So one day I took her to New
York and after placing 010,000 luGovern-
ment bonds in a safe-deposit vault, gave
her the key and told her to use the cou-
ns as they become due fouher sup ort.
f I died the bonds were to become Bets,
but I did not wish to mention her in my
will. I hop n to be rich, and the $10,000
Isct acids or her I would never miss.
She draws .7003 year from the bonds,
anal-have no doubt first she uses the
money in the best way. She has written
to me several timcssiuco she left us of~
fering to return the money and key, but I
answered thatI knew the money to be
serving good purposes and preferred _to
have her continue to cut the coupons.
This whole matter has been very sad and
I have been deeply grieved by it. You
will understand my interest in the girl's
life to be the natural result of the old
friendship of our families. In my conduct
towards her, now and at all times, I have
endeavored to act as a true gentleman,
and I feel that I have nothing to be
ashamed of and much to be proud of all
my connection with her. his now in
over. She is likely to stay where she is,
and it is best for her to do so. I do not
expect to see her again."
. . WESTPORI:
F. N. Taylor, wife and daughter are in
Iowa visiting relatives. *
.Tho Robinson homestead on West ave-
nue Is now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. W.
G. Staples. .
M. J. Mills entered, last week, upon 'hi
thirtieth year on the route between the
village and depot.
The anniversary of the Saugatuck Con-
gregational Sunday school was held Sun-
day at the church.
More sachels of the kind J. D. Wood
makes are being called for all over the
country, an addition is being built to that
gentleman's factory.
Rev. H. S. Still, at the M. E. church,
Sunday night, preached a special sermon
for the G. A. R., the members of which
were present in a body.
Mr. Watts’ Uarda, Mr. Kemper’s Rhi-
noceros and Mr. Jesup’s Cygnus are in the
water. Look out; there’s going to be
plenty of sport on the river this year.
Two hawkers of wares drew a crowd
in front of the hotel Saturday night and
sold much goods, showing that Bolden’s
bill for a public not suppressing that sort
of thing is not potent in accomplishing its
object.
An error has crept into the papers to
the efiect that Mr. W. E. Sturges is build-
ing a dwelling near Memorial church. It
is his son Frank who expects to spend
$4,000. The father will, it is said, soon
build on an adjacent lot.
The annual reception and ball of the
Terpsichorean Society at National Hall to-
night (Wednesday) promises to be one of
the most brilliant society events of the
year. The preparations, in the way of
decoration, music and collation, are on s
. very liberal scale.
The funeral of Mrs. Sslomi Fairchild,
whose death at the age of 85 years, took
place Tuesday of last week. Rev. B. J.
Relyca, of Greens Farms, and Rev. Mr.
Backus officiated. Four nephews of the
deceased acted as pail bearers. The re-
mains were buried at the Farms.
The East Side and West Side nines
played their second game Thursday» the
former defeating the latter by the score of
16 to 7. The score thus reduced from
that previously made, 86 to 34, indicates
that if the artists (1’) are assiduous and
paintstaking they may go on record event'
ually thus, 0 to 0.
C. Nash, A. S. Hurlbutt, E. S. Downes,
H. P. Burr, H. A. Ogden, 'G. S. Adams
and O. I.Jones have been rc-elected direc-
tors of tho Westport Land and Improve-
ment AssOciation and they have chosen
G. S. Adams, president, and H. P. Burr,
secretary and treasurer.
The G. A. B. Post held a meeting last
night to complete their programme and
make final arrangements for the observ-
ance _of Decoration Day. The exercises
will take place after the parade and visits
to cemeteries, in National Hall. W. H.
Albin will make the opening address and
Rev. B. J. Relyea will deliver the oration.
The lamp committee of the Board of
Trade have set lamps along the entire
length of the depot road, and in a number
of places where they will do the most
good. The adopted system for lamp fill-
Ing and lighting has thus for proved very
satisfactory, and the people are generally
inclined to appreciate the work thus aus-
piciously begun.
It is said the plea which Mrs. Augustus
Phillips will make before J udgc of Probate
Woodward at Norwalk next Friday in
opposition to the motion of parties here
that a conservator over her be appointed,
will be that she resides in New York city
and not in Westport, and therefore can-
not'become a burden to the town even
though she holds possession of her legacy
amounting to 012,000 or more and spends
every cent of it.
There has been sent to each member of
the Cedar Point Yacht Club, in view of
Thursday’s regatta, the following notice:
That each owner of a yacht entering for
the race furnish his own number and have
the same displayed on each side of his
mainsail when crossing the starting line,
and also that yachts carry the club
signal. Figures for the numbers should
not be less than one foot in height.
There is no gentleman in Westport by,
reason of research and familiarity with
Indian names' more capable of treating
the subject intellectually than' Rev.
James E. Coley. Recently before the
Westport Historical Society, Mr. Coley
read a paper in which he gave the deriva-
tion and meaning of the names Saugatuck,
Aspetuck, Sasco, Compo, Hockanum,
Poquonnock, Cockcnoes and Norwalk.
He expressed regret that the people
should have consented, when the town
was incorporated, to drop Sangatuck, and
adopt Wesiport, and hoped there would
be a movement to effect a change to the
original. ' ,
The postponed entertainment given un-
der the auspices of Harry McDonough,
Post, G. A. R., for the benefit of their
charity fund, in National hall, last Wed-
nesday evening, had features which great-
ly pleased the 300 or more persons present.
There jwere twelve numbers on the pro-
gramme, Miss.Justine Ingersoll, of New
Haven, gave four of them. Her “After
the Ball," “Two Sides of a Story,” and
“The Happy Prince,” were very pleasing.
Mr. Willis B. Isbell was heard in two re-
citations. Mrs. E. S. Wheeler, Jr., so
pleasantly remembered in the character of
Josephine in “Pinafore,” some years ago,
and who had not been heard here since,
sang “Oh, What Delight" and Perring’s
”IAm Wandering Alone,” displaying a
voice which had retained all its power and
sweetness. Miss Lillian A. Sherwood
sang “Deep Within My Heart,”Willard’s
“Zingerella,” and White’s “Marguerite,"
Miss Emma Cu'sick played the accompan-
iments. Nearly all the performers re-
sponded to encores. The stage was taste-
fully hung with the stars and stripes. The
affair was a financial and artistic success.
PAUL.
WIETON.
Tax Collector Dudley is out with his
notice to taxpayers.
Charles Jones, Esq., is the happy
possessor of a lawn which will serve as a
model for his fellow townsmen.
Mr. W. K. J. Hubboll is home for a few
days, but enthusiastic over Denver in
particular, and the “wild and wooly west”
in general.
The railroad station building has been
painted and also the waiting room, but
the colors used have raised a howl of
disapproval. ' . ‘
The Zion’s HilIM. E. church is said to
be the most wide awake church in town.
The Sunday services are well attended,
and the mid-week exercises are fully
sustained.
Mr.;Chester R. Olmstead has decided
to join his brother Hawley in Chicago and
engage in a business career. His numer—
ous friends will wish him fame and for~
tune without stint.
Mr. Richard H. Fitch is to be congratu—
lated upon his appointment as postmaster,
which some predicted he would not
obtain. It is-said the ofi‘lce will be re-
moved to Comstock’s store, adjoining the
depot.
0
Advice to Mothers.
—Arc you disturbed at night and broken of
your rest by a sick child suffering and crying
with pain of cutting teeth? It so send at once
and gets. bottle of Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing
Syrup for Children Teething. Its value is
calculable. It will relieve the poor little suf-
ferer immediately. Depend u on it, mothers,,
there is no mistake about it. t cures d sen-,
tory and diarrhoea. regulates the stem ac and
bowels, cures wind colic, softens the guas
reduces inflammation, and gives tone and
energy to thowhole 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 in
and physicans in the United States, and is for
sale b all drug’gisis throughout the world.
Price 5ccntsa ottle. 1y52
Messrs. Horace Staples, E. H. Nash, A. 4
_, Ill-:0. Bil-WINGTON _
’GURE' .’
Sick Headache and relieve all the troubles Incl-
dent to a bilious state of the system, such ll
Dizziness, Nausea, Drowsiness, Distress after
eating. Pain in the Side, so. While their most
remarkable success has been shown in curing
SIGK .
Headache. yet Carter's Little Liver Pills are
equally valuable in Constipation, curing and pro-
vonting this annoying complainhwhflo they also
comet all disorders o the stomachptimulate the
liver and regulate the bowels. Even If they only
E A D
Ache they would be olmostprloelessto those who
sufl'er from this distressing complaint; but fortu-
nately their goodness does notond here,and those
who once try them will find these little pills valu-
able In so many ways that they will not be wil-
ling to do without them. But after sllsick hood
AGHE.
Is the bone of so many lives that here Is whore
we make our great boost. Our pills cursit while
others do not.
Carter's Little Liver Pills are very small and
very easy to take. One or two pills makes dose.
They are strictly vegetable and do not gripe or
purge, but by their gentle action please all who
use them. In vials at 25 cents ; five for 81.
by druggists everywhere, or sent by mail.
CARTER MEDICINE 60., Neil York.
inallfll. Smallest inalll’rio.
0.11%.
fieichoimt Tu; liver Ofierell.
PEREEGTLYEEURE.
A uosrrmcrous amonimr rr.
rosynlrivoruu molar: ‘duiltiiiom valor.
'= n time mam Gnm‘fig‘picked com
the best lantetions and absolutely
pure an free from all sdultcrstions or color-in
matter. The p s are hermetically seal
and warranted full weight. , It is more econ-
omical in use than the lower grades.
Oriental It Occidental Tea 00., Ii’t’dl,
IHcad 031cc, 35 Buruua Sup, New York.
Forsalcby r" “4 "‘“M
H. Glover 6; Son, Nor-walk, Finnegan &
O’Rollly, Nor-walk, C. H, Valden, Nor-
walk, 1". B. Gregory, Nomalk, E. N,
Sfpporly,Westport, Connery & Osborn;
Westport. 1y43
This powder restores to bread the Phosphates
found in Wheat and lost by Milling. It contains
no Cream of Tartar, no Alum, no Rochelle Salts.
ROCHELLE SALT.
All Cream of Tartar Baking Powders produce
Rochelle Salts when used in bread making. This
salt will poison your blood, and the blood of your
little children, and cause kidney trouble, Ask
your grocer for a free sample of the
66 PHOSPHATE HEALTH”
BAKING POWDER.
N. Y. PHOSPHATE CO"
124Warren St., New York
—A T—
F.J.Gurtis&(lo.’s
23 JHAI N ST.
WILL BE FOUND
RANGE AND 8001 STONES
OF THE BEST MAKE.
Also some good
Saul-Halli slips and Ranges.
Agate Ware, Tea and Ballet Puts, Sauce
Pans, Kettles, Wash Bowls and
Dish Pans.
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TABLE AND POCKET OOTIEIII
TABLE GLASS WARE
of Various Shapes and Kinds.
TEA AND DINNER SETS
Plain and Decorated.
Steam Dressed Geese Feathers.
Feather Dusters, Woo den Ware, Bald
‘win Dry Air Refrigerators, The
Monitor Oil Steven, and House
Furnishing Goods.
‘ To Inventors.
OFFICE :.
Cor. quisiana Ave. and lit StI
Washington, I). C.,
Gives his Personal Attention o Procuritg
Patents for Invention.
In the '0. 5. Patent Ofice and. all rural;
Countries.
An experience of nearly ten years in the Paten
Office has given him a perfect familiarity with
every classification of invention and the paitieu.ar
EHAMINERS AND BUREAUS, to which each
and every invention is referred. He has a com
plete familiarity with the Rules of Practice
the Records Models, &c., .kc., &c., an
every detail of the once, and GIVES ms PER
SONAL ATTENTION to the interests of hi
Clients. Being on the ground, and Visiting th
Patent Ofilce daily, he can serve Inventors i
securing their Letters Patent far more advan tage
ousiy 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 Oillce Records,
rior to an application for a patent, will be made
Toravcry small charge. and advice or informa-
tion in regard to patents will be given in full
detail lnacircular which will be mailed free of
charge to every applicant. He has special
facilities also for
Pllllllllillg Patents in Foreign
canines.
He refers to any officer of the l'atent Ofilce, and
to the many Connect: "at inventors for whom'rhe
has done business and taken out LETTERS PATE'N
To Widowed Pensioners.
Y the act of J .11: 75h, 1888, all widowed pen-
sioners, whose pensions commenced subse-
quent to June 30111, 1330, and the soldier husband
die-.1 prior to that date. are now allowed pensions
from date of said death, instead of from date of
widow’s application as was heretofore the rule of
the Pension Office. Any such widowed pensioner
so entitled to arrearagcs, as above, can have her
claim adjusted and collected by addressing,
M. L. BYINGTON.
241 8th St.,N. E.. Washington, D
30
W- Edllléll'? ~
PHENOMENAL SILK PURCHASE.
NEVER SUCH All OPPORTUNITY TIISAVE 1
ONE CHECK GIVEN FOR TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS. '
Come to Bridgeport or send for samples.
33333: 33333333333333 .31. 335-
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Please observe that these four lots are first-class, most
fashionable and thoroughly reliable Silks, and also please
observe that they are advertised in various New York
papers as bargains at $1.00. They are cheap at $1.00
but we bought them for spot cash cheap, and our rent is
Twenty Thousand dollars less than New York Stores who
carry no better assortment
l‘
“
In this wonderful purchase of Silks which could only have been made
at the pnces, as the owner must have the money at once, are 50 pieces of
rich colored Gros Gram dollar Silks which will go for 59c.
About 100 ieces of 24-inch ‘d 1.50 - ' - '
that will go at 3%. W1 o $ Surahs, Failles and G103 Grain
New styles India, China and Foulard Wash Silks.
HENRIETTA CLOTHS.
In the lot are some thirty colors of Henrietta Cloths that will go at 75c
FINE WOOL DRESS GOODS.
‘We ask attentton to our ‘
French Tosca. Camels’ Hair Cloth
which are the finest made and sold everywhere at $51. We offer them for 59c,
One case dollar Serges at 62130. V
One case beautiful Spring mixtures at 37:}c. Price everywhere else
is 500.
100 pieces of 38-inch all wool handsome S rin I d
One case at 25c, 40 inches wide. p g goo S at 290.
One lot at 19c. Very choice.
Our assortment of Dress Goods, Laces, Ginghams, Sateens is larger
and better selected than can be found in any one New York house and below
are the reasons We give in addition to showing the largest-stock at the low-
est pnces for coming to Bridgeport to trade instead of going to :New iYork
We import direct our own Styles.
We collect the cream of Boston Styles.
We have all of the New York Styles,
We can do better in Price.
MRS. W. H. JARVIS,
WHO IS LOCATED AT
Main Street, South Norwallc, Conn",
Has samples of many of our exclusive styles, and ladies who cannot come
to our store can order through her at exactly same prices.
W B. HALL IE 00.
T H E
I). M. READ 00.,
BRIDGEPORT.
THE .UNPRECEDENTED SALE OF
COMBINATION .SUITINOS
Which we have had during this Season, has rather bro--
ken our line, so we propose to sell the remaining
patterns (about fifty) at a. price that will be
UN QUESTIONABLY LOW,
, therefore we have them on the center tables, where
everyone can judge for themselves.
CARPET DEPARTMENT. i
The next two weeks we shall devote to the sale of
M‘OQIIETTES AND BODY BRUSSELS;
Of these two grades we have a. large stock which
we mean to close, and before July 1st. To do this a
special inducement must be offered, for there are "more
than the regular trade can use, so we propose to make
prices that will be an object for those who do not actually
need them now but will in the course of a month.
» COME AND SEE THEM.
What will be found in our
OLOAK DEPARTMENT.
during the coming week.
All Boys’ Kilt Suits at cost.
Children’s Flannel Dresses, reduced from $4.50 to $1.50
Misses’ and Children’s Gingham Suits,§7 50., $1 and $1.25
AWFUL ECHEAP.
Ladies’ Sateen Suits, $5.00.
Cashmere Scarfs in Cream, Tan, Blue and Black, $51 25
a ' ill/ill BUMPANY.
Main St, Fairfield Ave. & GannonSt,
(IN E BLOCK FROM R. R. STATION,
BRIDGEPORT.
Norwalk Chronicler