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LOCAL ITEMS.
“Peace on earth, go’od'will to men."
,Hasthe Russian “Grippe” taken a grip
on'any of us Norwalkers, yet it
Ben Mallory, of Norwich, was in tow‘n
yesterday. " .
Read the notice of board of relief in
another column.
Our local physicians report an unusual
prevalence of tonsilitis in town.
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The regular Winter change in the rail-
road time tsbles is now in force.
The present court of burgesses meet for
be last time nextglMonday night.
of are 6m, era :of ripeizmnqmce‘. '
Marshall Andrews and wife, of Pitts;
field, Mass., are in'town for the holidays.
The entire system of incandescent lights
will go into operation to day, (Tuesday).
The old Catholic parsonage is nearly
settlcd§on its new foundation on Leonard
street. '
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Graham, of New
Rochelle, spent Sunday with Alderman
BOwc. ,»
J. H.Sw.jartwo,ut,“of Stamford, has been
chosen secretary of the democratic state».
committees -
Mr. Ed. Bloomer, of Belden Hill, is im-
proving his house by the addition of a
bay window.
The marriage of Mr. A J. Meeker and
Miss Nettie Ball, _it=i_s,_rcported, will take
place nextmonth. .
The holiday trade in the borough is lar-
ger than it has been before in years.
So say our dealers.
Company D gave a most enjoyable
athletic entertainment in the Armory on
Wednesday evening.
Colonel Roberts attended the Cornell
Alumni banquet at the Hotel Brunswick
Saturday evening last. .
The second annual ball of the Mutual
Drum Corps will be held in the Opera
House on January 14th.
The horse car'timc table has been again
revised, to conform to the changes in the
Consolidated road’s time table.
Colt’s factory at Hartford has just filled
an order for 5,000 navy revolvers and will
probably duplicate the same soon.
The Christmas tree and entertainment
of the A. M. E. church Sunday school will
he give in the church Christmas eve.
Mr. W. W. Keys, Jr., of Bridgeport,
is ill at the house of his father-in-law,
Judge Andrew Selleck, on Mott avenue.
Mr. George C.:Lockwood, after a week’s
confinement with the prevailing epidemic
resulting from a severe cold, is again able
to be out. .
Capt. A. A. Betts is at present in charge
of the hat store of A. Hoyt in Stamford.
Mr. Read. who has been in charge. being
seriously ill.
John Rylands has been appointed chief
of the Bridgeport police to succeed Chief
Marsh, whose resignation takes effect
January let.
The latest railroad project is an exten-
sion of the Consolidated road, to Danbury
by way of New Canaan. The New York
Sun is building it on paper.
The Norwalk Minstrels, organized from
‘ company F minstrels, are booked to ap—
pear in Raymond’s Hall, New Canaan,
on Wednesday evening, Jan. 8th.‘
The new machinery for the additional
incandescent lights has been put in at the
“station” consisting of an incandescent
dynamo and a 90 horse power engine and
boiler.
It is reported that John Weber is to buy
out" John Bray’s saloon business. Mr.
Bray intends to return to Providence, R.
1., where he has an interest in an old
established business.
8. E. Cassino, the rioted Boston pub-
lisher of holiday books, has issued some
"very dainty gift souvenirs -this season
which are just the thing for the holidays.
Send and get catalogue and price list.
Dr. Bridges, the veterinary surgeon,
contributes an article on .thelglanden and
ram, to this issue of theGsns‘rl which
must be of interest and profit to every.
‘ "horse owner and manywho are not. 19
* will well repay a careful perusal.
i _. There are several kinds of fools, _ ,
> t iws‘fldz i394,.lh91.m“. aha» “5““;‘9lflw'éill
puts a‘ note {of distress, [in arbottfesisnd
The“): ' geyfufingé‘port isvin. the handy
'.occurs on Tuesday evening,
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The‘ East Not'walk Methodist church
has been purchased by the South Nor-
move it in the spring to their recently
purchased lot.
On Wednesday last Congressman Miles
introduced a bill for the erection of a
public building in South Norwalk, and‘
also a bill for the erection of a public
building in Danbury. ‘
. Ngyvtown Bee.- Conductor J.‘;A.. Pul-
ling of the Danbury and Norwalk, has en-
joyed a vacation, the first since the death
of his wife. “Al” is one of the most pop-
ular conductors on the road.
John Dunning and Charles White, two
Norwalk men, were arrested Saturday
night for raising a disturbance. Dunning
was drunk. He was released on. a bond
of $10, which be forfeited. White‘s case
was nolled in the city court .to-day.-—,
Farmer. ___._.___
: Prof. Loisette’s Memory System is creat-
ing greater interest than ever in all parts
of the country, and persons wishing to
improve their memory should send for
his prospectus, free, as advertised in
another column. ' 4t.
The Hartford Courant Almanac for 1890
is a veritable compendium of valuable and
useful facts and statistics, and a most
acceptable library of biography and por-
.trait gallery of poets and authors. It is a
- :- g'crcdit to the Cour-ant.
is this?
throws it into the sea, is all kinds 'of-them
at once. It would improve his humor
very much to hold his head under water
a few weeks.
The South Norwalk Band of Hope will
repeat “An evening with Mother Goose,”
in Music Hall, on Saturday afternoon,
December 28th, beginning at 2.80. It is
expected that Rev. Archibald Wheaten
will be present and give a brief address.
Admission 10 cents.
Messrs. Clark,-Thom and Battell, those
three bright, genial and popular young
men who have been making the govern-
ment geological .survey in this section,
have completed their labors and returned
to Washington. They leave many friends
arid admirers behind them. ,4
The marriage "of Miss Jennie‘ Stanton
and Fred B. Wood, of Danbury, is an-
nounced to take place at the Second M.
E. church Wednesday evening, Jan. 8th.
The bride-elect is a daughter of Mr. Noel
Stanton, on Orchard street.
Certain complications and misunder-
standings concerning the future location
of the Simonds Manufacturing 00.,
Long Island city, makes it uncertain as to
the exact period when the company will.
remove their works from N orwalk.
Company F drill, which regularly
.. has been
postponed this week until Thursday even-
ing, as the soldiers are averse to assuming
a war like appearance on the eve of the
day set apart for peace on earth and good
will toward all men.
Carmi G. Hubbell has been transferred
from the New York and Springfield
postal route and will hereafter run through
from New York to Boston. Leaving
New York at 5 a. m., he reaches Boston
at 7 a. m., and arrive in New York at 2.15
p. m. He made his first trip on Monday.
The entertainment given by the pupils
of Miss Mcad’s school, last Friday eve-
ning, was a very enjoyable affair and re-
flected credit on all who took part. The
Operetta, “ Little Bo Peep" was finely ren-
dered and showed careful training upon
the part of Miss Willis, the vocal teacher.
The following Connecticut postmasters
were confirmed by the Senate Friday :—
G. W. Anthony, New Milford; William
Carruthers, Norwich; W. B. Cheney,
South Manchester; Marcia G. Whiten,_,
Staflord Springs; H. E. Smith, Stamford ; ,
’M. E. White, Manchester; T. Jefferson,
Jr., Smyrna.
The Consolidated railroad directors
elected at the stockholders’ metting Fri-
day, met in New York Saturday and elect-
ed ofilcers for the year 1890. Charles P.
Clark was re-elected president, E. M.
Reed vice president, W. D. Bishop, jr., of
Bridgeport secretary and W.,L. Squire
treasurer. No other business of impor-
tance was transacted.
The latest whim of fashion is the “red
widow.” The red widow is produced by
the combination of a great bereavement,
.a dress of grey with black sleeves, black
belt and black parallel stripes around the
bottom of her skirt and waist, black cap,
and the hair bleached to a yellow or
golden tint which gives the name “red"
widow. The red widow is a bewitching
combination of artistic effects. But what
achange is being wrought in taste and
fashion. Formerly the golden tresses of
the red-headed girl were worn by her as
as afiliction and she mourned because she,
had it; now the stricken widow mourn-
because she has it not, and gilds her
raven locks in imitation. We have several
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Widows right liters ,in margin-s
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in
Captain Enoch Wood, formerly with
the N orwalk Pottery; company, is "visiting
friends ‘and relatives in town. He has
for several months past been associated
with a stoneware company in Bostonybut
has just closed a contract wit1 a‘New
York firm, with whom he will ‘ ereafter
be identified.
'We have received a copy of the Rich-
mond Almanae.,&isspe(l by the Richmond
Stove Co., or Norwich. it contains a
good selection of interesting matter and
dealswith the sun,the moon, the weather,
poetry,'Richmond stoves, etc. Ben Mal-
lory, formerly of Norwalk, is one of its
contributors, and is the author of its soup
and pudding receipts, eclipse predictions
and list of holidays.
We picked up a flyer on the street the
other (lay,executcd by an amateur printer,
and on it foundmnthe following chorce
specimen of. English literature. which we
reproduce madam, viz: "But the clos-
ing but sale of the * ‘ ' will continue."
A EEW DAYS LONGER YET. DON .2
MISJT, There is a good many got .1118-
appointed, When they came for articles
after it is gone. these few da I dont let
-them pass by with-out GA NING BY
THE TSACR FACE SALE.”——Thomaston
Express.
'Is itpOssible that the democrats of
New London are going'to permit their
Richmond brethren to outdo them in the
matter of monument raising? Benedict
Arnold was a far more courageous and
fservideable soldier than ever‘Jeff Davis
lwap,before_both7turued traitors to theii“
country, and if Richmond democrats are,
to honor Davis, why should not their
northern allies pay similar homage to
Arnold. '
The summary of the Weekly Record for
the current week shows a large volume of
trade, judging from the unusually large,
bank clearings.
Hartfdrd, $5,148,488, and increase over
the corresponding week of last year of
$110,743, or 55 per cent; forNew Haven,
$1,574,497, an increase of $229,547, or 17
percent. Several new factories are re-
ported in the state and the returns from
manufacturers show a satisfactory condi-
tiona of business.
*
Mr. George Clarke appeared in the
splendid production of Shakespeare‘s “As
"York, Tuesday evening. The press" is
lavish in its praise of. him. and the‘ T112
bum says of the character he is imper-
sonating :—-“This Jacques is indolent and
ruminant, ‘chewing the end of sweet and
bitter fancy,’ and the part is played with
the grace of consummate ease, and just
and complete comprehension, and in a
style of absolute simplicity.”
The Stamford Advocate, referring to the
prize fight which took place in Stamford
last week,conveys the idea that Stamford,
by her apathy, practically invites law
breakers within her borders and says that
such outrages may be expected to be mul-
tiplied in the future if the lights of the
prize ring and their backers are permitted
to discover that Stamford is a safe place
for such law breaking. Every fight that
comes off without police interference in.
creases the prospect of more to come.
The Danbury News says: Foster Bro-
thers are already receiving applications
for cottages at Bell Island, and indications
are that the resort will see a prosperous
season. The old Seaside Hotel property
at the north end of the island has been
given by Hugh 0. Northcote. a son of
Sir Stafford Northcote, to the society of
the training school for nurses attached to
Bellevue Hospital, New York. North-
cote’s intention is to provide a breathing
place for the nurses during the summer.
Northcotc lost his young and beautiful
wife not long ago, and nurses from the
hospital cared for her in her fatal sickness.
A fight took place near stamford on
Wednesday morning, between Mike Cusho
ing, champion of the world, and Austin
Gibbons, of New Jersey. They were of
the 126 lb. class, and fought twenty-four
hard rounds. Cushing broke one of the
bones Of his arm in the twenty-third round,
and was knocked silly in the twenty-
fourth. The prize of $1,500 was carried
off by Gibbons. John L. Sullivan, who
was one of the spectators, held no posi-
tion. Dominick McCafiErey acted as ref-
eree, while Chappie Moran and Joe Early
were the time keepers. The fight started
, about 1.50 o’clock a. at. About 450 per-
sons wcre present.
The annual election of the Norwalk
fire department took place Thursday even
ing at the truck house. There was no
opposition to the old board of engineers
and they were re-elected, the vote being
as follows :-—J. T. Prowitt, chief engineer.
73; F. W. Smith, first assistant, 61; T.
S. Murray, second assistant, 65; the whole
number of ballots cast being 75. The
entire department afterwards repaired to
Hope Hose company’s house, where a
pleasant time was spent. Speeches were
made by Chief Prowitt and First Assistant
Smith, a song was sung by Mr. Bouton of
Hope Hose, and a recitation was given by
, Mr. John' W. Greenwood. The party
- broke upz-withflthree cheers for the [board
- of engineers .and three more for Hope
Hose company.
‘ holders was 5,532.
The figures are: For?
You Like It,” at Daly’s Theatre, ,KEW
g5,“ in Enterprising Republican Journal, especially devoted to Local News and Interests.
. N OEWAEK, €®NN WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1889.
The Berkshire News of last week con-
tained an original Christmas story “of ye
olden time,” written by Curtiss. The nar-
rative itself was most exhilarating, but
the spelling was enough to make the
goosepimples stand out all over the
reader’s anatomy like quills upon the
fretful porcupine.
Patrick Colligan, of Canaan, an employe
inPicrce & Freeman’s lime quarry, was
seriously and probably fatally injured
Monday by the premature explosion of a
blast. Drs. Camp and Wilcox amputated
one hand and two fingers on the other
_::.nd, and one eye is totally destroyed.
The accident was due in part to the man’s
carelessness and disobedience to orders,
as he was loading a block hole with dyna-
‘mite and tamping it with an iron bar, both
ofiwhich practices are contrary to the
rules of the company. Colligan is about
thirty years of age and unmarried. No
one else was injured, although several
Tr Workmeu were standing near at the time
of the explosion.
Connecticut has a trifle over 990 miles
ofrailroad. In other words there is on
the average one linear mile of railroad to
_. about every five square. miles of territory.
The‘New York and New England road,
including the Connecticut Central, heads
the list with nearly 200 miles of track.
The New York, New Haven and Hartford
road, exclusivc'of'leased roads, has 12}
miles, The Housatonic comes next with
Sp miles. The total amount of capital
stock in 1888 was $3,213,608.34. of which
amount $8,544,577.46 was held in the
state. The number of Connecticut stock-
l The funded debt
(mounted to $30,056,500 and the perman-
ent investments $9,939,042.90. The total
6 gross earnings were $4,567,298.74. Divi-
ndsnds aggregating $2,757,514.67 were de-
clared. The number of passengers car-
ried was 22,972,060 and the freight ton-
nage amounted to 7,729,549.
The annual meeting of,.the stockholders
of the Danbury Agricultural society, was
held Saturday afternoon. The meeting
was called to order at one o’clock by
President P. D. Crosby. -After the read-
ing of the cali by Secretary Lynes, the
report of Treasurer John W. Bacon was
heard, as follows: _
i assume, 1889.
gsnsraladmisaion tickets. - $12,259.40
grand 's‘tandadmissions - - 2,538.00
trotting and other entrances - 1,168.00
booths and stands and ground
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rents‘ ------- 4,626.90
“ sales: of hay, grain and other
materials ------ ”3.81
“ interest on deposits - - - 125.77
“ State of Connecticut - - - , 907.56
$21,828.94
sxrnxnrrnmls, 1889.
For miscellaneous premiums - - $4,079.50
" horse trotting purses - - - - 2,702.50
“ other running expenses - - - 8,540.41
“ permanent improvement and all
other expenditures - - - 5,900.00
821,222.41
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On and after the first of January, 1890,
the Southern New ~ England Telephone
Company will make all out of town con-
nections over the new system of mtalic
circuit, as far as possible, discontinuing
the old grounded wire system. The rates
for communication between exchanges in
the 'state will- be as follows :-—Between 7
a. m. and 6 r. m., 25 cents for five min-
utes or fraction thereof, and between 6 p.
m. and 7 a. m., 15 cents for five minutes
or fraction. Subscribers who do a large
intertown business can avail themselves of
a liberal discount by the purchase of—extra
territorial commutation books, amounting
to $20.00 worth, and upwards. These
books are good between all points in the
state and until used. The metalic service
offered the public by this company is com-
paratively new, and highly satisfactory in
all its workin s. The vast difference
between the ol grounded circuit system
and the new metalic must be apparent to
all subscribers who have had occasion to
make use of it. The-company will very
shortly issue a new and complete list of
about 100 public stations, throughout the
state. These stations are equipped with
long distance instruments and are design-
ed for the use of non-subscribers, who
can hold conversations of five minutes
with any subscriber in the same town
where the station is located, 19' ten cents;
with any subscriber rout of town but in
the same division, 15 cents.
A Bridgeport dispatch dated Sunday
says:—
Tne of the most dating burglaries ever
perpetrated in this city came to light this
morning. A grocery store situated on the
corner of East Main and Water streets,
occupied by the Village store Company,
was broken. into between 4 and 5 o’clock
by smashing a front window and remov-
ing the look from the front door. A small
safe weighing about 500 pounds was taken
out and dragged by a rope through vari.
ous streets to the north end of the town,
over a mile from the scene of the bur lary.
The burglary was committed wit in a
stone’s throw of the Second Precinct Po-
lice Station and was discovered by an
oflcer who with others followed the tracks
of the safe until they found it in the cellar
of the house occupied by Patrick Riel.
On searchin
and Edwar
found asleep in one room. Each had a
loaded revolver grasped in his hand. and
there were a number of dynamite cart-
ridges in their pockets. They were arrest.
ed together with Riel and his wife. The
safe was not broken'into. The police. for
some time set have been satisfied that
Connolly and) Burns’ were among the gang
which has been committin recent bur-
glaries, but they, were una is to get any
evidence against them. The prisoners be-
long in the westaide of the town. A lady
living opposite the store~ saw them take
the safe out but thought they} were sm-
ploysd to do it. . .. , -
the house John Connolly;
Burns, two cracks, were
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On Thursday evening last St. John’s
Lodge held their annual meeting and
elected the following ofiicers :—C. W,
Many, W. M.; T. S. Morison, S. W.;
Frederick Mead, J. W.; J. P. Treadwelll
Treas.; W. E. Montgomery, Sec’y; A. C.
Golding, E.Strect, H. F. Guthrie, trustees;
A. C. Wheeler, S. D.; C. 1‘. Leonard, J.
D.; F.|Stearns, S. S.; A. E. Austin, J. S.;
J. K. Crofut, Marshal; A. G. Betts, Tyler.
Poor David Dillon, the Battery boat-
man, who driltedlont to sea twelve days
ago to meet an unknown fate, has Only
been heard from by the discovery of his
frail craft, evidently shattered by the
prow of some passing steamer. There is
a bare possibility that he may have been
picked up and saved, but the chances are
all the other way, and over the little
household that were otherwise joyous in
its Christmas aniicipations there hangs an
awful shadow. What a tragic, grief-
compelling story is told in the simple
words of a pilot, who often visits the pier
whence the weatherbeaten sailor took his
last departure: “It was pitiful,” said he,
“to see Dillon’s two little girls, with tear
stained faces, standing for hours every
day on the pier, .looking always one way,
toward the narrows and'ocenn, straining
their pretty eyes for some token of their
father.”
Christian Association will be a very busy
one in closing up matters for the old year
and arranging plans for this one upon
which we are about to enter.
The first event of the new year will be
the annual New Year’s reception. which
will take place on Wednesday of next‘
week, from 3 till 10 p. m. In this recep-
tion the young men will be aided greatly
by the Ladies’ Auxiliary who will assist
the young men throughout the entire day.
Tne rooms on the 10th floor will be
transfcnned into a bJWcl' of beauty under
the direction of the ladies while the young
men will see that the larger hall does not
fall behind in its appearance. As the
young men enter the building they will
be met by some member of the reception
committee who will receive them and
then introduce them to some of the
ladies who will see that their stay is made
pleasant. After the refreshment table has
been visited, then they are invited to enjoy
themselves anywhere among the rooms
and other members of the reception com-
mittee will be in attendance in the gym-
nasium to make it pleasant for all visitors.
At 8 o’clock there will be an entertain-
ment for all given by the reception com-
mittee.
The man who says we are “rotting out,”
*is all at sea, and the fresh reporters whom
Senator Hill aimed at when he spoke his
piece, were the immature sort from
the Sunday Sun .-
Some weeks ago a book agent, who
gave his name as B. C. Kclgwin and said
he resided in J cwett City, Windham
county, came here canvassing for a work
which apparently met with rapid sale.
Although 75 years. old, he appeared much
oungcr. One of his patrons was Rufus
. Platt, a painter, aged 72 years, who
lived with his wife and boy on Fair street.
Mrs. Plait is 46. Her husband was con-
fined to the bed by an attack of rheuma-
tism. Keigwin was aware of this, and ‘in
sympathy for the couple, so he said, often
called on an evening. He brought Mrs.
made himself agreeable. The invalid
husband was out of the way in an up-
stairs chamber, 11 at length began to be
noised about among the neighbors that
everything was not as it should be. Keig-
win frequently stayed in the house all
night, occupying a room on the first floor.
Early last week Keigwin and Mrs. Plait
went to New York, returning the next
day with papers, which the woman
claimed was a divorce from her husband.
and with others showing that she had
married the agent. The couple packed
up all their belongings here and left that
night for Norwich, where they have gone
to housekeeping.
At this time, the state of Connecticut
has, outside of monthly and semi-monthly
publications, of which there are thirty or
more, the large number of 144 daily,
weekly, and Sunday newspapers—thirty.
four dailies, 104 weeklies and six Sunday
papers. The following table shows the
newspapers of the several counties: Hart-
ford 33, New Haven 38, New London 14,
Fairfield 27, Windham 6, Litchfield '14,
Middlesex 7, Tolland 5. According to
their politics, or special objects, they are
thus classified; Democratic 22, Republi-
can 34, independent Republican 2, inde-
pendent 76, religious 3. labor 5, prohibi-
tion 1, agricultural 1. Of the daily press
one paper has suspended publication
during the year, The Danbury Press, and
one has been established, The Tomngton
Register. Among the'weeklies there have
been six suspensions during the year, The
Sun at Bridgeport, Press at Danbury, Her.
ald at Hartford, Comet at Stamford, Rs-
oim at Naugatuck, and Republican at
South Norwalk. Of the weeklies, 1 is
issued on Tuesday, 13 on Wednesday, 28
on Thursday. 80 on Friday, and 92 on
Saturday. The Sunday press has -- lost
during the last year The Hartford Herald,
Item, while The Heriden Journal (daily)
has come into the field with a Sunday
Platt many presents and in various ways '
New Britain Beam“ and Bridgeport-
whom emanates such stuff as this which ;
was embodied in a Norwalk despstch to ,
Two DOLLARS A YEAR
mimosa; ’3‘
The annual election of ofiicers of Old
Well Lodge, F. & A. M., which was held
at their lodge room, South Norwalk,
Tuesday evening, resulted as follows:
R. E. Kinney, M. W.; J.- A. McGinnis, S.
W.; Charles Fallon, J. W.; W. C. Quin-
tard, Treas.; Thaddeus Guyer, Sec; Fred.
I. Jones, S D.; William Duncan, J. D;
Fred. Boer-um. S. 8.; Gilbert Bogart, J.
8.; Andrew J. Crossmau, 'l‘ylcr;'William
S. Knapp, Marshal; John Bogurdus, Chap—
lain; W. P. Beers, John Hogardus and
W. H. Raymond, Trustees.
“I wish for greater rorrrvss Vet,” -o -
tinned Mr. Hill, “We gallblmve it ”c .3.-
w11l get rid of our petty jenlousics of each
other, boom the whole town and not a
part of it, and in advertising advertiSu not
the borough only, but the town of Nor-
walk. Spend our money at home, turn
over n leaf by paying our bills at once,
advertise m the newspapers, and if we
have anything to sell let people know it.
Wake up the dead men and do business
in the modern way—not as it was done
twenty-five years ago.”
After such a truthful and spirited ex-
ordium from ex-Senator Hill, who is a
man who always has the courage of his
convictions, we shall expect to see, not
less than a quarter column advertisement
in every local journal letting the public
know once more the great possibilities of
Hill’s great and renowed lumber yard for
unheard of bargains! lt is but a few
years since that friend Hill, impelled by
the foundation fact that a man who has
anything to sell cannot let too many
people know it, made a “drive” on shingles,
and so seductive were his advs'. that about
every one within a radius of ten miles of
Norwalk either shiuglcd his house, ham,
or pig pen, and more shingles were sold
by him in a space of ninety days than he
had ever sold before in a period of five
years, and all owing to advertising. It is
the boast of a thrifty merchant in a near-
by city, that he can pull ten thousand
dollars every year out of Norwalk. be-
cause its local dealers are either too lazy
or didn’t know how to write taking an-
nouncementazconcerning the 'goods they ,
have to sell. ‘Mr. Hill’s excellent remarks
about cover the whole ground of our
business stagnation. It is not the want of
growth, for Norwalk does grow. God
has given us the most beautiful spot on
his footstool for our habitation, and if we
would only dons tourists do when climb-
ing Mt. Blane, reach down and seize all
below with cordial clasp of the hand and
help pull them up instead of meanly kick-
ing them down, or sneering if they tripor
fall. we shall have as wide-awake and
energetic a business community as is to
be found anywhere in Yankee land. Ye
men of Norwalk will ye turn over a new
leaf on the opening new year and do it ?
if you will, our word for it, you will see
our surprisingly beautiful town alive and
prosperous. '
The followingis taken from the Breck-
lyn Eagle, which will doubtless be of in-
terest to our readers :—
Afamiliar face has passed away from
Brooklyn in the death, on Monday, at his
residence, No. 100 Clinton street, of Mr.
George Kissam from a general breaking
up of the system accelerated by a malig-
nant internal tumor. Mr. Kissam was in
his 801k year. The family from which he
was lineally descended came to this coun-
try in 1640 and settled in Jamaica, L. 1.
one branch removing to Huntington, L. I.,
where Mr. Kissam was born in 1810, the
son of Dr. Daniel W. Kissam a prominent
physician of that place. He removed to
the City of Brooklyn in 1835 and married
Miss Elizabeth W. Rose, of Trenton, N. J.
who died in 1852, leavin a son and a
daughter. In 1854 Mr. issam married
Phebe, daughter of Jacob Ryerson, whose
farm house was one of the landmarks on
the first city maps. The farm occupied
the land now taken up by portions of
Ryerson place, Clinton avenue, Flushing
avenue and the contiguous streets. Con-
siderable of the property in that section is
still in Mrs. Kissam’s possession. Mr.
Kisssm was one of ten brothers, all of
whom, with the exception of Mr. Edward
Kissam, of 202 Lincoln place. have prede-
ceased him. Mr. George Kissam’s first
business ente rise was as a wholesale
merchant in ry goods. This he aban-
doned, after a few years experience for
the Southern commission trade, retiring
about twenty years ago to devote his time
to‘ managing his own and his wife’s inter-
ests. Mr. Kissam was a well known fig-
ure in the neighborhood of the City Hall.
In spite of his advanced age. he never
missed being at his office in the Phenix
Building as the clock hands pointed to 9 in
the -morning.— He used to wear an old
fashioned black silk stock, and his prom-
inent features, added to this pkculisrity,
made him resemble the engravings of An-
drew Jackson. Nobody ever saw Mr. Kis-
ssm angry; always cheery and good tem-
pered, he had a fund of dry, caustic humor
that gained him the reputation of a wit
and the love and friendship of the best
class of those with whom be associated.
Whatever interest he took in politics it
was a subject upon which he never cared
to argue, and perhaps not a dozen of his
acquaintances, ‘ outside his immediate
family, knew whether he was a Republi-
can or a Democrat. Mr. Kissam was for
a number of years a director of the Brook-
lyn Institute, one of the most prominent
members of the First Reformed Dutch
Church, which was pulled down'and sold
about four yearsago,-and at the time of
his death was the president of the consist-
of the new e ifice now in course of
construction on Seventh avenue and Car-
rol street. ~He enjoyed excellent health
until. a week ago Monday, when he was
compelled to take to the'bed he never left
ll" life. Mr. Kissam leaves a widow, two
3
sons and one daughter, beside a l
circle 'of friends,=to mourn ills loss. "8‘9
Norwalk Chronicler