Norwalk weekly gazette, Wednesday, July 17, 1889 · page 5

 

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NORWALK GAZETTE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1889,...- 5

 

 

The New Reservoir.

Thcbids for the construction of South
Norwalk’s new reservoir were opened
Monday evening in Engineer Rider’s
ofiice. There were seven bids altogether,
and they were mostly Connecticut firms.
The bidders were as follows :—A. J.
Hutchinson, South Norwalk, $38,635;
Newell 85 Kelly, New Haven, $42,593;
Francis Leonard, Norwalk, $36,400;
Maloy Bros., New Rochelle, $43,641; F.
Shilman. New York, $42,714; Adam
Miller, Saratoga, N. Y., $34460. Mr.
Miller being the lowest bidder the contract
was awarded to him. His bid includes all
the material used in construction. The
contract calls for the dam, dikes and the
filter complete. As will be seen by a
perusal of the bids there is a great differ-
ence between the highest and lowest bid,
while there is only a difference of 3121
between two 'of them, which shows a
sameness of calculation and about what
the work ought to bring. The bids were
considerably under Engineer Rider’s esti-
mate and he thinks that the city has made
a good bargain. The work is to be com-
pleted January 1,1890. The contractor
will begin work as soon as he can get the
necessary buildings up and his plant on
the ground. The reservoir will occupy
the large tract of swamp land at the lower
end of Huckleberry Hill, about five miles
west of the city. The filter which the
contract calls for is the sand filter, and is
the best in use. The water after it goes
through this filter is as clear as crystal
and free from all obnoxious sediment.
The most fastidious and suspicious can
drink the water from this reservoir when
finished with their eyes open and relish it.
Engineer Rider and his competent assist-
ants will have charge of the construction
of the work, which is a good guarantee
that the city’s interest will be well looked

after.

 

The Great Showman.

Our Bridgeport correspondent makes
an interesting reference to P. T. Barnum
in his GAZETTE letter this week. We
have an interesting relic of the great show-
mau’s youthful career in our office, it being
atype case on the bottom of which in
large black letters is this address: “P.
T. Barnum, Bethel, Ct.” It was no doubt
a part of his Herald of Freedom outfit and
when that pious and obstinate Deacon
Seth Seely sent the exuberant young
editor to Danbury jail, this fragment
of his printing office probably drifted
down into the ownership and keeping of
the old GAZETTE, as so many anotherd
newspaper wreck has done both before
and since that era. And by the way, was
it Barnum who started the story that a:
one of theBethel Congregational church
prayer meetings another good deacon
wearied out with Deacon Seth’s exasper-
ating obduracy, fell upon his knees and
fervently implored the Almighty to re-
move Deacon Seely’s obstinacy, but if
that were impossible to omnipotent power
that in His Infinite mercy he would re-
move him-to Abraham’s bosom, and
whereupon Deacon Seth sprang up and
shouted out in the midst of the earnest
prayer, “I won’t go, I won’tgo!”

A Foolish Case.

One of the silliest of unneighborly cases
yet attempted by 'our extraordinary bor-
ough board, is thus reported in yesterday’s

Sentinel :

“When Harvy Sheffield, a driver for
John Remson, backed his truck up in
front of Grumman’s saloon in the borough
yesterday afternoon to deliver a load of
beer from the South Norwalk depot, he
was arrested by Officer Morehouse under
the direction of the borough attorney, for
violating chapter XVII.. section 7, of the
borough by laws, in delivering merchan—
dise within the limits of the corporation
without a license. Shefi‘ield was taken
before Justice Selleck and placed under
$25 bonds to appear for trial this morning,
his employer becoming his surety. This
morning Sheffield appeared in court and
the case was adjourned until next Tues-
day. City truckmen have never been in
the habit of taking out a license to deliver
merchandise in the borough, and borough
truckmen have never been required to
take out a license. The arrest of Shef-
fiield was to be made, it is said, as a test
case.”

The borough truckmen it is alledged
are not permitted to bo business at the
city without a license, and this is claimed
to be a case of “retaliation in kind,” but
it is a dangerous road for either munici-
pality to travel, and both had better aban-

don:such a silly controversy.

 

A New School For Girls.

Miss Sara J. Smith of this city, for seven-
teen years a teacher in the High school,
will open on September 18 a new school
for girls at Litchfield. The intention was
to occupy the handsome summer hotel,
Lake View Hall, but this plan will be de—
ferred until another year to admit of cer-
tain alterations in the building. Mean-
while two adjoining houses centrally
located in the pleasantest portion of the
town have been secured. It is the plan
of Miss Smith, who will be assisted by
Mrs. R. M. Lathrop as assistant principal,
and an efficient corps of teachers, to make
Lake View Hall a deservedly popular
school. The courses of study Will be
complete, offering an exceptionally Wide
range from which to choose. The location
of the school in Litchfield, one of the old-
est, most beautiful and delightful towns
of New England, could hardly have been
bettered. Until August 4th. ,Miss Smith
may be addressed to No. 41 Willard street,
Hartford—Uaurant.

 

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free at H. R. Hale’s drugstore.

 

brutality, and it only panders to the appe-

Our Bridgeport Letter.

A leading physician of this city says that
one cause of P. T. Barnum’s longevity and un-
usual vigor, besides his abstinance from the
use of intoxicants and tobacco, is his constant
cheerfulness. He is continually transacting
a large amount of business, but instead of
doing it morosely he intersperses it with
jokes, funnyanecdotes and pleasant sayings,
which banish all thoughts of care. At the
inception of the Bridgeport horse railroad,
twenty-four years ago, Barnum remarked
that it was like pouring water into a sieve
so far as individual profits were concerned,
but it would be a benefit to the city and
therefore he subscribed for a large amount
of its stock at par. After struggling for a
number of years the road became bankrupt
and much of its stock was sold for five cents
on the dollar. But Barnum and the Wheeler
& Wilson company kept it alive by loaning
it fifty thousand dollars. During the 24
years of its existence the horse railroad has
never paid a dividend till last year. The
road has been completely rebuilt several
times and is now as good as new. A citizen
lately complained to Mr. Barnum about the
management of the road, saying that
the whole road ought to be double tracked
and the cars run oftener. “Why,” said the
grumbler, “the cars were blocked by the
drawbridge the other day, and I had to wait
nearly ten minutes.” “The stockholders
are better waiters than you,” replied the
veteran showman with a smile, “We have
waited 24 years for a dividend, and now we
have got one we will soon double track the
road and reduce your waits to three min-
utes.” The “waiter” said he guessed he
would stop grumbling on that subject for
the present.

Mr. Barnum, by the way, celebrated his
seventy-ninth birthday on July 5th, and
entertained his many friends as usual. Mr.
Barnum always receives a great many calls
from the rich and poor alike on this and
other occasions. ,He is no respecter of per-
sons. This is one thing that makes him so
popular. This reminds me of an incident
that occurred last year. When the writer
was leaving Mr. Barnum, after a call on him
on his birthday anniversary, he said in his
usual jocular manner: “If I am not in the
flesh a year hence, do not forget me, but go
out to the cemetery and place some flowers
upon my grave.”

The Bridgeport Standard in speaking of
the great man of the hour, “John L. Sulli—
van,” says :-—-“His every movement is
watched and chronicled as carefully as if he
were an honored and patriotic citizen rather
than a brutal bully.” Such sentiments as
these are commendable, and every news-
paper in the land should condemn this

to be gained in the way of science by this
tite of the low and vicious. Prize fighters

should be suppressed and classed as duelists
and punished accordingly.

brutal and disgusting business. Nothing is l‘

York. The races were held at Seaside
Park at 2:30. There were upwards of 60
entries and 20 prizes were given. The
races proved to be very exciting, and were
witnessed by about 5000 people. The suc-
cess of this meet is greatly due to the per-
sistant and unrelenting eflorts of the Bridge-
port Wheel Club, and the Rambling Wheel-
men. “W. G. L.”
Bridgeport, July 15th 1889.

 

SO U TII-N OR WALK.

Mrs. James Golden and daughter have
returned from their visit in New York
state.

Congregation of the churches are await-
ing with much interest to hear the report
of their delegates, who have been in
attendance at the convention of christian
endeavor in Philadelphia.

We hear it suggested that Councilman
Cutbill may be elected to the “court of
burgess” next year, not only on account
of his efficiency of a board of health, but
for his liberality with ice cream,

“The paid orator (Prohibition) drew
about four times as large an audience as
that which listened to the home talent
of the previous week.”—Republican.

Well, 147, mostly women and children
is a large number for a paid orator to
“draw,” but how will they vote?

Is this gambling ? A man is husyly em-
ployed every day between Norwalk and
Stamford and intermediate places, whose
business is said to be policy writinv. One
thing is certain, the boys :and loungers
around :saloons seem to have a great in-
terest in him.

 

IVILTON.
Mr. J. H. Taylor is recovering from the
effects of a fall from a load of hay.
If the weather was as good as the hay
crop our farmers would be happy.
The Rev. Dr. Bushnell of New Haven,
occupied the pulpit of'the Congregational
church on Sunday.
The Rev. Dr. Seward has relinquished
the pastorate of the Congregational
church. His sermons which were of such
interest and so much in touch with the
times and passing events will be missed
by his congregation. It is to be hoped that
the church will endeavor to secure an
other pastor and not revert to that vicious
“supply” system for if they do they will
surely retrogade and go to seed as their
neighbors St. Mathews has done.
Mr. G._H. Comstock is adding a broad
and substantial piazza to his pleasant
house.

Mr. Chas. Gilbert and-wife are spending
a few weeks with Deacon Gilbert. Mr.
Gilbert is superintendent of the public
schools inLa large and important city of
Minnesota.

South Wilton has a new postmaster in
the person of Mr. G. S. Byington. The
office will be kept in the depot.

The South Norwalk water commis—

 

It is feared by the members of St. John’s ,
Episcopal church that Rev. Mr. Lindsay, i
D. D., their rector, will accept the call he
received from St. Paul’s church, of Boston.
I wrote you in a previous letter that he had
received the call, but had declined it, but
now it seems that a strong pressure is being
brought to bear upon him to reconsider his
declination. He has sent in his resignation
to the wardens and vestry of St. John’s
Episcopal church, and a meeting is called
for next Wednesday evening to consider the
matter. St. John’s church is one of the
largest and wealthiest in the city, and Dr.
Lindsay has done good work there. This
church has some of the most prominent
church members in this city, such as the
Hon'. Nathaniel Wheeler, Hen. W. D.
Bishop, Hon. George Mallory, Dr. Sidney
Bishop, Col. T. L. Watson, Mr. Charles K.
Averill, Mr D. W. Kissam. Mr. Wm. H.
Perry and Hon. F. Hurd.

Mr. Geo. W. Keeler died Tuesday last
after a long and severe illness. Mr. Keeler
was a member of the ,17th regiment, and
did good service for his country during
the civil war. He was a prominent officer
in the G. A. R. His funeral was attended
from his late residence. Among those
present were prominent department officers
of the G. A. R. of Connecticut, and other
members of the G. A.R. Rev. Lewis R.
Streeter, of the First M. E. church offici—
ated. The deceased before his death desig—
nated the following gentlemen as honorary
pal] bearers :—Comrades W. E. Disbrow,
A. B. Beers, James H. Burnes, Thomas
Bowdren, John C. Copeland, Geo. C. Stew-
art, Terrance O’Brian, George A. Staples,
B. W. Manson, M. D., Joseph Tyler, Daniel
Worcester and Charles E. Williams. The
above named gentlemen are members of
Elias Howe, Jr.. Post, No. 3, G. A. R.
Mr. Keeler leaves a wife, two sons and one
daughter.

I am glad to learn that the Rev. Charles
M. Selleck has finally accepted the call so
generously extended him by St. Paul’s
church, of Norwalk. They are to be con-
gratulated on securing such an able preach-
er. Mr. Selleck has many friends in
Bridgeport, and when he has officiated here
his sermons have invariably delighted his
hearers.

Last Monday was “Wheelmen’s Day”
here. It was the annual meeting of the
Connecticut Division of the League of
American Wheelman. Never before in the
history of the league has such an enthusias—
tic state meet been held. At the meeting
in the morning new officers were elected,
and the report of the treasurer shOWed the
division to be in good financial standing,
and with a total membership of over 500 in
this state. At,12 o’clock. the parade, headed
by the fill Wheeler & Wilson band, moved
through Broad street direct to Seaside Park.
There were nearly 300 wheelmen in line,
representing nearly every club in the state,
and including many of those of New York,

 

Brooklyn and other clubs in eastern New

sioners have bargained with several
Wilton land owners, and are endeavoring
to arrange the highway question with the
selectmen. '

The Mrs. Anna Hurlbutt homestead
just below the Zion Hill church has been
greatly improved by repairs, painting,
grading and new fences and is now an in-
viting looking place.

BEDDING.

Hon. I. N. Bartram, the superintendent~
and engineer of the Putnam Camp Ground
has leased of Mr. A. Treadwell the house,
near the Lonetown school house, for a timed
Mr. Bartram has put in a family, with whom
h,e and his workman will beard while they
are engaged in work on the ground. After
harvest he expects to have at work between
twenty and thirty men.

The measles have reappeared in the
Boston district. There are also in that dis—
trict three more cases of diphtheria, all
children and occupants of a house where
there had been two cases.

Mr. Charles \V. Marchant is the new
committee in the Umpawaug district.

Rev. W. J. Jennings expects to be out of
town next Sunday. The Congregational
church will not be opened on that day.

Mr. James E. Miller, of Bedding, and
not Mr. S. A. Ambler, of Bethel, is vice-
president of the Putnam Camp Ground
commission.

Last week Wednesday Captain Lemuel
Adams died aged 96 years, 6 months and 23
days. Rev. W. J. Jennings officiated at his
funeral Friday afternoon. The burial was
in the Bethel cemetery.

‘vAg

WESTPORI!

Rev. J. M. Carroll, of Milford. will
occupy the pulpit of the Methodist church
on Sunday next, in exchange with Rev.
Mr. Still. '

John Goodsell, of Cross—Highway, had
a tumor removed from his neck, on Sat—
urday, by Doctor C. S. Bumstead. Mr.
Goodsell has suffered with this tumor for
several years, and lately he had vertigo so
frequently that he could not attend to his
farm work. A speedy recovery "is ex-
pected. A A;

John Hanks, a cousin of Abraham
Lincoln’s mother, who died at Hickory
Point, last week Monday, at the age of 87,
was the man who stirred up easy going
Thomas Lincoln to leave Kentucky for
Illinois, and helped him to build his log
cabin on the Sangamon. The Hanks
family were all bright, Nancy, the mother
of the president, is described as unusually
intellectual for her station, and John, her
cousin, was a shrewd and witty man. in
whom Abraham Lincoln always delighted.
In his latter years he enjoyed nothing so
much as telling anecdotes of the ‘ great
president.

The well known strengthening proper-
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Kate Field has resigned her position as
state agent of California for the enlighten-
ment of the east regarding the wines of
the Pacific coast. She resents the criti-
cisms of Gov. Waterman upon her course.
f‘I looked for an attack from prohibition-
1sts," she says, “but I did not expect to
be maligned by the California state officials
who show fine regard for your great in-
dustry by attempting to degrade my pur-
pose.” President Wetmore, of the Cali-
fornia Viticultural commission, to whom
this letter was written, has replied declin-
ing to accept the resignation of Miss Field,
and promises to see that her salary is paid
if_she continues the apostle of California
wines in the east. One of the causes of
dissatisfaction with Miss Field is the size
of her miscellaneous expenses. Gov.
Waterman vetoed a bill appropriating over
$100 for one wine lunch given by Miss
Field at Washington. There is no doubt
that Miss Field has earned her money and
1181Ped that state, but the whole arrange.
ment is based upon a false principle.
There 'is a very fair quality of tobacco
raised in Massachusetts, but how the eyes
of our law makers at Boston would dilate
if a bill were introduced authorizing a
state agent to travel through the west to
explort the virtues of the weed—Spring—
field Republican. I-

Notwithstanding the fact that a great
many people call John L. Sullivan a brute,
’he manifests a respect for his father’s ac-
complishments, andlgives the old gentle—
man due credit without stint or measure,
and with a spontaneous cordiality that
does himself credit. After winning the
fight with Kilrain at Richburg, he received
a telegram from his father in Boston con—
gratulating him on his victory. The great
slugger exhibited the telegram proudly-
and paid the old gentleman the following
afiectionate tribute: “The old gent
knows how to brew the dandy booze, you
bet! I only wish I had the old man here
to show him the town. I would give him-
the best time he ever had in his life.”

 

 

A man in Atlanta has just laughed him-
self to death. Life Was too funny for him
to live any longer, and so he passed out.
If there should be any inquiries as to what
it was that “just tickled him to death,”
it may be said that he had just returned
from the exemplification of the third
Masonic degree. At least, so the papers
say.

 

 

 

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Are enlarging their store for the fourth time in ten

years. This time they will annex the entire three story

Building recently used by the “Young Men’s Christian
Association,” and will put in an elevator running from

the baCk part of their present store.

All Ready Made Suits Wraps, Jackets and Fine Dress Go 6
Bow previous to, August 18%, and the entire stock is marked dovih.‘5 must be

Dollar Silks, are 59c. Dollar China Silks, are 59.
All Dollar Gro Grain and Duchess Silks reduced to 59c.
125 Rhadames and Surahs are 89c.
All Swiss Flouncings, Chantella Laces, Dress Trimmings are reduced.

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101110113 Prices to Clear out‘every article before we on y make the ma.

AUGUST 1st.

All Our best hammered Brass Trays, that were cheap at 22c. will go at 10c;
500 pieces Mosquito Netting. . 2,000 Rugs—ALL must go.
Carpet and Art Squares. $10.00 a pair can be saved on Curtains.

LA 0E CURTAINS AND PORTIERDES

Nottingham Lace Curtains at 75c. 90c., 980., $1.00, 1.19 1.29 1.50
1.75. 2,00, 2.25, 250, 2.75, 3.00, 3.35, 3.50: 3.75, 4.00, 4.25, 4.50, ’4.75,’ 5.00
5.50, 6.00. 7.00 and 7 50per pair in Brussels. .

Irish Point and Cluny Lace. efl‘ects. ‘ V
Chenille and Turcoman Portierres in all the new shades of Old '31
Old Rose Old Gold, Olive and Reds at $7.50 and 9.00. ue
One choice line of Heavy Chenille in solid color, with fringe at $7.69

worth 10.00 per pair.
One lot of extra quality of Vienna Chenille Portierres at 7.00 8.00
9.00, 10.00, were $10.00 and 15.00 per pair. 3 ,

All Wool Ingrain Carpet Squares, Best Quality.

24x3 yards, were $7.75, now 5.63; 3x3 yards, were $8.25, now 6.75 ; 8x3;
_ yards. were $9.50, 11on 7.88.

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HUGS.

59c., 65c., 89c, $1.00 and 1.20. ,

na Rugs, $1.49, 1.69, 2.00. 30 inch double faced Smyrna Rugs, $2.29,
2.29, 2.39, 3.50. 36x72 double faced Smyrna Rugs, $3.00, 3.49, 3.98,-'4.75
5.50. 4x7 feet double faced Smyrna Rugs, $6.39, 6.98, 7.50. 6x9 feet-dou-
ble faced Smyrna .Rugs, $13.50, 14.50. 36x63 Daghestan Rugs, $7.50
8.00. 24x3 yards Linen Crumb Cloths at $1.00. 'Hemp Rugs at 15c._ ‘

Straw Matting at $4.50, piece of 40 yards, worth $5.00.

Straw Matting at 6.00, piece of 40 yards, worth 7.50.

One line of Silk Scarfs at 890. were $1.25.

Four lines of Scarfs at 15c., 21c., 39c. and 50c.

Silk Plushes for Upholstery and Fancy Work, 24 inches wide, at $1.38
1.65 and 2.00 per yard.

Window Shades, one yard wide, two yards long with spring roller, 20c

Window Shades, one yard wide, two yards long with fringe, spring
roller, 35c.

Comics Poles, all complete, at'l7c, 25c, 35c, 39c, and 50c. Hammocks
at 98c, $1.28, 1. 50, 2.00, with pillows and spreaders attached. Curtain
Screens 60, 7c, Sc, 9c,Solid Brass Trays at 10c, worth 50c. Window
Screns at 23c, 25c, 430, and ,49c.

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