\uw— ESTABLISHED 1800 VOLUME XC. TERMS or SIIBSGRIPTIIII. b?- Two Dollars per year, m cavemafi RATES FOR ADVERTISING All! 103 PRIITIIG ' ' ed on a lication at the Office. 53533;: and trggsient advs., 1 mount Week, $1.00 Each subsequent insertion, up to 4 times, 50 Half inch, half of above rates. One column, ordinary adv., one time, - | 0 One column. reading matter, one time, , 25.0 LOCALS in reading matter columns. perline, .20 Births. Marriages and Deaths inserted free. Advertising of Funeral Notices, - - 1.00 Liberal terms to yearly and half-yearly advertis- ers. and ten per cent. discount on all advs. pre- paid for three months or over. ' GAZETTE JOB PRINTING DEPARTMENT is eq'fifiiliied with the best facilities for turning out First Class Work of every description. _ A-1 orders for Printing. Engraving and Book Binding. execu- ted promptly. and will be as well and reasonably done as anywhere. ______..._..__._———— LOCAL I TEJIIS. 15.00 Miss Inez Keeler is visiting friends in Hartford. ' Mrs Fannie LfBeers is visiting friends in Jersey City. The Electric Light company proposes extending its service to Westport. Joseph Linxweilcr of South Norwalk, died Wednesday evening, aged 38. 4 Mrs. Wm. Olmstead and babe are visitr ing Mr. and Mrs. John S. Seymour. Reporter Tolles, of the Sentinel, is ex- periencing the horrors of the grippe. . Mr. George Joyce died yesterday of pneumonia, leaving a wife and several children . .- ' Mason Smith, formerly of 2 Troy, N' Y., now of Bridgeport, Conu.'spent Sun- day in town. In the past century there have been ten Decembers which were warmer than was the last month. ‘ The chief medical inspector of the Washington, (D. C ) fire department, was in town yesterday. The Fatherhood of the House descends 'from Judge Kelley to Samuel J. Randall. Protection is still there. Mrs. Charles Smitli,‘relict of the late ex-selectman Smith, died at her' home on East avenue yesterday. ‘ Supt. F. C. Payne, of the Danbury 8; Norwalk division, is sickwith the grippe at his home in Danbury. . The safe in the post office at Manchester was blown open Friday night," and about $20. worth of stamps stolen. Dame Rumor is ruining that a recherche wedding - on Union Park is one of the coming events of the near future. The funeral of Mrs. Fannie McKenzie ,was attended from the A. M. E, church Sunday afternoon, at half past two o’clock . Grand Division, Sons of Temperance, will meet in Collinsvillc; on Thursday, the :23d. A number from Norwalk will at- :, end. ‘ ' ’3 The many friends of Charles J. Hill will iregret to learn that he has been taken to la private institution in Hartford fothreat- fment. . l P. J. Caffery, formerly the Gaza'rrs’s i::§“English compositor.” now setting type ion the New York Weekly, was in town on lMonday. _,_____ Dr. and Mrs. George Baxter have left orwalk. Mrs. B. remains in New York l; or the present, while the doctor sails for Europe. a ' p i The Norwalk Amusement CoJorches- tra gave a most enjoyable and successful concert and ball in Germania Hall, Mon- 5 day evening, Mr. W. G.’ Lineburgh has been appoint- ed receiver of, the estate of Garret &. Chap- man, to close up the unsettled business of the dissolved co-partnersliip. Miss Fannie Belle Curtis-was obliged to return home from her school at Williman. tic last week, on account of illness, which we are happy to say did not prove serious. The fifth annual masquerade ball of the ‘ Arion Singing society will be held in Music Hall on Monday evening next. It ‘ will undoubtedly attract a large attend- ance. ‘ The man drowned in the harborron lWednesday morning, was not a veteran , from Danbury, as was at first supposed. ' He is thought to have been a professional 2 tramp. - . 2 Fred Pratt of Norwalk was in Fairfield l woods Sunday. Joshua Hoyt’s daughter from Norwalk spent the 15th with him at Wolfpits. 1t 1. was his 89th birthday—Bee cor. The sermon which Dr. Noble “repeated 3 by request” at the Congregational church Sunday morning, was listened to by a large and attentive audience. It was a sermon well worth hearing. .__.._—— . Pilgrim Congregational church, in Can. .sn,was damaged to the amount of $1,000 by fire last week Sunday night, caused by the falling of the chandelier immediately after the close of the services. ‘ Messrs. C. B. Coolidge and George C. Lockwood sailed on the steamer. Santiago for Nassau, Thursday afternoon Mr. Lockwood has hopes that he will regain health and strength by the voyage. An Enterprising Republican Journal, especially devoted to Local News and Interests. N ORWALK, CONN., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1890. . ~ John W. Taylor has been brought from the insane retreat at Middletown, to the almshouse, and Thomas Rambo takes his _ place in the asylum to fill Norwalk’s quota of thirteen. “For the American who is looking for bewitching beauties there is noplace like up gown in this metropolis just at this time,” says the New York Sun. The man Who wrote that evidently was never .in Norwalk. ‘ The Armours, in Chicago, did a busi- ness of $60,000,000 last year, $5,000,000 in excess of 1888. Six thousand men were employed, and paid $3,000.000. The firm killed 1,200,000 hogs, 600,000 cattle and 250,000 sheep. John Dougherty, recently baggage-inas- far on the Pittsficld and South Norwa k express train, has been transferred to his former position on Conductor Pulling’s train, while Frank acey goes back to his old job at the brake. Assistant District Deputy James Toner, accompanied by several members of Cath- olic Council, K. of C., visited Stamford Tuesday night, and conferred the third degree upon a number of candidates of St. Augustine Council. The annual report of the Faiifield County Historical Society is received and shows an encouraging sentiment of inter- est in the existence and welfare of this excellent organization on the part of its members and others. Mr. O. E. Wilson has left on our desk ‘a generous supply of almanacs, blotters, pen wipers, calendars, pocket slates, memor- andum books and other indisputable proofs that there’s millions of money in the insurance business. The next reunion of the Army of the Potomac Will be held in Portland, Me., on the 3d and 4th of July, 1890. The orator will be Gen. Francis Walker, of Boston, and the poet ex-Postmaster General H ora- tio King, of Washington. “The Phoenix,” to be presented in the Opera House on Friday evening, 3lst inst. under the auspices of the thnix Engine company, is said to be one of the most entertaining dramas now on the road. It will draw a large house here. Herr Fritz Beyer, a vetegan musician, of Bridgeport, is likely to succeed George Streit as leader of the Wheeler & Wilson band. He was formerly’leader of the old Howe band, and is now conductor of the Philharmonic band and orchestra. Wednesday’s Tribune contained a notice of the death of Mrs. Charlotte Blake, a former resident of Norwalk and a daugh- ter of the late Munson Lockwood. which took place in Poughkeepsie on Sunday. The interment-was made in Union Ceme- tery, Norwalk, on Wednesday afternoon. The able telegrapliopcrator has “seen” the intelligent compositor and “gone him one better.” In a press dispatch from Ohio's capital, a few nights ago, he, said : “All the monkeys have gone home.” It. should have been “members.” But, per- haps the able operator knew what he was talking about. ’ Of all the prescribed rules, recipes, for- mulas and precautions for the prevention of the gtrippe epidemic, Editor Bross’ scheme ought to prove most efficacious in keeping it out of Ridgefield. He has written and published two verses of poetry—on the grippe. If that doesn't dissuade the epidemic from settling in the town—what will? The Stamford Record says that Chair- man Swartwout of the Democratic State Committee, has established his head- quarters at New Haven. The Chairman thinks that the internal dissensions of the party must be smoothed over before the leaders can look for much success, and he has taken upon himself the diflicult task of accomplishing this. a . Connecticut Pensions—Original,Gilbert Palmer, Leesville; Albert W. Overton, Bridgeport; Mary, widow of Robert Die- drick, Thompsonville; Phebe, widow of David 0. Sweet, Montville; John H. Wil- . cox, Soldiers’ Home, Noroton; Thomas Dorsey, South Norwalk; James Haugh, Bridgeport; Julius C. Hall, Wallingford; Hiram Bostford, Yalesvillc. One of our regular exchange borrowers came in the other day, glanced at a head- ing in the Hartford Courant, which read, “The Hen Convention.” and remarked something about the idiocy of these strong minded females forever holding their woman’s rights meetings. 0n reading the article, however, he found it related to the poultry show in Manchester. At the adjourned meeting of the court of burgesses Monday evening, not much business of importance was transacted. Harvey Fitch, Burr Smith and Gen. Charles Olmstead were chosen assessors, at $100 each. Platt Price, Edward Mer- rill and B. W. Maples were chosen mem- bers of the board of relief at $20 each. The salary of the clerk, Hon. Levi War." nor, was fixed at $500, and Herbert W. Kemp. was elected assistant clerk, at .100. Charles N. Wood was reappointed borough engineer. ‘ Isaac Pressy, roadmastcr of the New York Division of the Consolidated rail- road, has resigned, and Assistant Road- master George E. Daggett, of Bridgeport, ' has been promoted to fill the vacancy. Roadmastcr Daggett’s office will be at Stamford. Superintendent Turner has also appointed Frederick Holbrook to fill the position of assistant roadmaster. The Norwalk Club is arranging to hold another billiard tournament, which is to be a hrHidicap Similar to the one recently held by the club. The prize is a splendid cue, emblematical of the championship of the club, and -the holder of the one is subject to challenge and must win it three times successively before it becomes his personal propeity. The entries closed last night. ' Senator Hawley telegraphs to Waterbury people that the Senate committee has ap- proved his bill asking for a $100,000 pub- lic building in that city. Norwalkers who are anxiously awaiting news of a similar response to their petition for a public building here, should keep their car to the ticker, for if Gen. Hawley gets into the habit of telegraphing that kind of mes- sages, there is no telling when he’ll stop. The case of Joseph Gray vs. Joseph Coar, has been on trial. Gray is.a Nor- walk lawyer, and Gear belongs in New York. Mr. Coat testified that Lawyer Gray would make $60 out of two suits which he (Coar) had on hand, and agreed if Coar would not settle them to conduct them with no loss to him. One suit was decided in favor of Coar, and one against him, and the settlement of Mr. Gray’s recompense caused the present suit. The case is exciting considerable interest among the legal fraternity.-—-Br1'dgeport News. Miss Bertha G. Webb, solo violiniste, has begun her course of instruction on the violin at Mrs. Mead’s school, Hillside, Norwalk. Miss Webb was at one time the pupil of Prof. Eichberg and Sistcrman of Boston. She was under the special instruction of the late Dr. Damrosch, and for the past two years has studied with Gustav Damreuther. She has made a very pleasing impression by her public performances. She is an artist of rare merit, and the opportunity for students of the violin afforded by her advertisement, is one of unusual value. It appears by the records of the town of Canaan that Ethan Allen, of Revolutionary fame, was at one time a resident of the town and that his eldest daughter, Loraine, who was the maternal ancestor of the Chapmans, one of the prominent old Salis- bury families, ‘was born in Canaan. It is said that Allen opened the first ore bed in Salisbury and was interested in the first furnace erected for smelting the ore. While the Revolutionary war was in pro. gress an order came from Boston for a cannon to be cast and sent forward forth- with from the Salisbury furnace. The cannon was accordingly cast, and six yoke of oxen were chartered to haul it on a sled to Boston, it being winter and deep snow. Maj. Holt of Norfolk was one of the team- sters and said they were six weeks on the trip.—News. Atruly rural hoodoo, staggering under a tooral-looral jag, went into‘ Gus Franke’s barber shop Saturday and seated himself in one of the luxurious operating chairs. After the knight of the razor had him thoroughly lathered it suddenly dawned upon his befuddled intellect that he “didn’t want no shave ’cause he allus shaved his own‘ self; he didn’t want nothin’ only jest his hair cut.” The artist wiped the lather off with a towel, picked up his shears and politely asked : “How would you like your hair cut, sir?” “Off, by gosh! how d'ye s’pose ?” A rare musical treat is in store for our townspeople. Mr. Edward B. Perry, Bos- ton’s eminent blind pianist, is engaged to give an evening of music at Hillside, (Mrs. Mead’s School) on Friday, 3lst inst. Mr. Perry has played before Europe’s crowned heads, and has received the most flattering encomiums from the press in various parts of the old world and Amer- ica. The Leavenworth Sun says :— Mr. Perry’s numbers were rendered admirably to the sincere delight of all. In their execution his genius was most prominent, and he was applauded to the echo. His phrasing is brilliant and artis- tic, and his loss of sight serves possibly to augment his perceptive powers of ear and touch. Rev. Mr. Cunz, the German teacher, returned on‘Tuesday last from J ohnstown, Pa., where he had been attending the un- pleasant work of transferring the bedies of his dead, from their temporary resting place, to his newly purchased plot in the cemetery. Mr. Cunz’s wife and four children were lost in the great flood, one child, a. son, 14 years old, being saved, The bodies of three of the drowned chil- dren were recovered, but the wife and ‘one child were never found. Mr. Cunz re. purts that even now they are finding bodies and fragments of bodies, mostly beyond all possibility of identification, and it is thought that there are scores of bodies yet to be cxtricated from the im- mense deposits of debris along the river bank that have not been removed. He reports the town rapidly rebuilding, with abundance of work for all who apply, but inadequate hotel accommodations. l . John Deunly, a Bridgeport moulder, has been finédand punished for indecent ex— posure'bf his person- Several ladies who had befiKlnsulted by him had bravery enough to Appear'against him in coui‘t. Judge Kelsey had the good sense tohave the hearing a private one. the only persons . allowedinlthe court room being the wit- nesses, the court officers, the prisoner and his counseland the reporters, the latter agreciug'to keep the names of the. wit; nesses and their testimony out of print. Among the many congratulatory cpistles sent the old GAZETTE on its passing the Rubicon'idf its iiinctieth birthday was one from an old subscriber, a shrewd and level-headed banker in an adjoining town. We think we may without impropriety, in the absence of our chief, quotethe‘ concluding paragraph of the letter, al- though it ismade personal to him. After writing of other matters he concludes ”as follows :— I pray you may continue to a good old age and be able to continue to write from Washing- ton, at any rate as long as I live, for I read nothing from there from anybody so satisfac- tory as your observations of men and things. de bless the old GA'zn'n‘E and you and yours. .._L.———n- Says the Norwalk Record: “Only thirty cents for a ticket brings Bridgeport dan- gerously near for the maintenance of Nor- walk’s old-time reputation as a moral. religious and law abiding community.” That’s about the richest thing out. "A moral, religious and law abiding commu- nity.” Thirty cents brings Norwalk near enough, which is proven by the fact that few nightsin the week pass without the police having to quiet some of the “moral, religious and law abiding” people of Nor- walk who visit here—Bridgeport Post. That is spiteful, and doesn’t in the slightest degree compare with the fgeling that was manifested by a Bridgeport au- dience once addressed by South Norwalk’s most noted prohibition orator, who opened his discourse by remarking: “We are here, my friends, to deal with the subject of whiskey, and I trust that in the short time allotted to me I shall be able to give you something more than a mere taste of the subject.” The demonstration of cor: dial approval that greeted this introduc- tion, would have impressed the observer with the conviction that the Norwalker iicld a place in the affections of the Bridgeportcr, that neither time nor the tongue of slander could usurp. Our iced readers will readily recall to mind Jerome Hopkins, a loqnacious and eccentric old crank, who, in the fall of 1886, came to Norwalk, from nobody knows where, and solicited the services of a large number of children in producing a pciirile and nonsensical “oratorio” enti- tlcd “Tafl’y and Old Munch,” written by himself, which was produced in the Opera House two evenings. This same Jerome Hopkins is now in London with the gloomy prospect of three months at hard labor in prison staring him in the face, for persistent and malicious libel of n prominentaLondon physician named Dr. Thomas Boor Crosby. Since he has been in London, it seems, according to the New York Sun’s account, he has been making things quite lively for Dr. Thomas Boor Crosby. He claimed Crosby owed him for some tickets to one of his concerts. A suit was instituted and the Doctor "won. Since that time Hopkins has been carrying on a one sided correspondence with Dr. Crosby. He invariably used postal cards. On them at times would appear poetry from the pen of Hopkins, which Was not at all complimentary to the Doctor. In , reply toaletter from Crosby he replied by postal, “Well, pay what you owe me, you lying thief.” A warrant was issued for the arrest of Hopkins. The plaintiff says he will drop the case if the American musician will apologize, but this Hopkins refuses to do. A Bridgeport correspondent of the Pal: ladiumhas written up Bridgeport’s dem- ocratic candidatesfor Congress, and given a readable dlagnosis of their respective claimszand chances. He dwells upon the “immense financial pull” of Hon. D. N. Morgan, which makes him “a strong can- didate among [the boys.” Major D. M. Read is also slated by the correspondent, and is credited with having already made arrangements to “spend half his time in Washington.” where he “knows every corner where a political pull can be made.” Henry A. Bishop, purchasing agent for the Consolidated road is also on the list, and it is charged that he “has lately bought an Edison phonograph and invited all the democratic leaders and workers to his house to talk into it, telling what they think of his:chanccs for nomination. When the proper time comes he will spring the machine at them and ask them how they can go back on their utterances.” Mayor R.|E. DeForcst is the last .of the quartette. Of him the writer says :—“He looked. for the nomination at the conven- tion which put in Judge Granger and he now considers that he has a stronger pull than ever.” The article concludes with this expression of opinion :—“Major Read now stands the best chance, but whether he can pull against Morgan’s boodle is the question. By ‘influencing’ some of the delegates the second time he may possibly 1 be able to obtain a majority in the con- vention.” - “What a lot of hypocrites we are,” said Representative Belden the other day as he wheeled around in his chair after the House had adjourned. “I really believe that nine-tenths of the Congressmen want to vote for the repeal of the civil service reform act, and are afraid to do it.” It is probable that J amcs B. Wood, for- merly of the GAZETTE, who was recently reported killed in an explosion in Butler, Pennsylvania, is still alive. His brother, Caleb Wood, of East Norwalk, has re- ceived a letter in reply to an inquiry of the postmaster at Butler, stating that the man who was killed was named James 0. Wood, and that he left a wife and family. As James B. Wood had no wife and fam- ily it is tolerably certain that he was not the victim of the mill explosion. How- ever, his whereabouts are unknown to his ffiends or relatives in this region, who lost track of him several months ago. The annual election of officers of the Grand Lodge, F. and A. M., held in Hart- ford, Wednesday evening, resulted as fol- lows :—-Grand Master, Clark Buckingham, of New Haven; Deputy Grand Master, Hugh Stirling, of Bridgeport; Grand Sen- ior Warden, William W. Price, of New Haven; Grand Junior Warden, W. E. Hyde, of Danielsonvillc; Grand Treas- urer, John G. Foote, of Hartford ; Grand Secretary, Joseph K. Wheeler, of Hart- ford; Grand Senior Deacon, James E. Coer, of Waterbury; Grand Junior Dea- con, Samuel Bassett, of New Britian, Trustees, Nelson C. Hincklcy, of Hart- ford, Edmund Tweedy, of Danbury, Wil- liam R Higby, of Brid eport; Committee on Correspondence, .lgoscph K. Wheeler, of Hartford. The annual report of the grand secretary, J. K. Wheeler, shows a total membership of 15,211, being a net gain of 411 for the year. The whole number of those initiated during the twelve months was 613, and the number of deaths in the order was 219. The bal- ance in the hands of the grand treasurer, Mayor John G. Root, of Hartford. is $1,304.37. The Masonic Charity Founda- tion fund amounts to$10,518.71. The ladies of the First Congregational church tendered a public reception to their new pastor, Rev. Thomas K. Noble, D. D., and his estimable wife, last Tucs— day evening, in the chapel of the church. The day had been a “red letter” day with them as the good doctor expressed it, for in the early morning they were the reci- pients of a beautiful box of flowers, sent them from a life long friend in Boston, and as the day began, so it ended with flowers. About the speaker’s desk and platform masses of palms and fcriis were tastefully arranged, while from the ladies parlor above a band of stringed instru- ments discourscd sweet musrc most of the evening. Dr. and Mrs. center of the room. The tables looked very inviting, gleaming as it did with silver and crystal and lighted by wax tapers under colored shades. Mrs Belden and Mrs. White presided at the table. After all had greeted the genial Dr. and his wife Rev. S. B. S. Bissell in a few well chosen and touching remarks assured them of the love and co-operation of the entire people, and welcomed them in behalf of the church and congregation to their christian fellowship. A handsome basket of flowers was then presented on behalf of the reception committee, by John A. 0sbornc, after which Dr. Noble in his happy way responded, thanking them for the assurance of their love and predicting a future full of happiness and profit, both to pastor and people The committee appointed by Bucking- ham Post, G. A. R., to prepare suitable resolutions of thanks to the gentlemen who presented the handsome memorial record book, submitted the following report to the Post at its regular meeting on Wednes- day evening, and it was unanimously adopted: ' To THE COMMANDER AND Marianas or BUCKING- RAM Pos'r, No. 12, G. A. R.: Commits: Your committee appointed to prepare suita- ble resolutions to the donors of the memorial record book, presented to the Post at its last meeting, have had the matter under considera- tion. and are of the opinion that a simple vote of thanks in all that is necessary. Yet in view of the fact that so many of our fellow citizens, who in the dark days of the war would gladly have given one-half or more of all they pos- sessed, could§they have been assured of victory for the Union cause,biit who now speak only in contempt or slightingly of the old soldier and the G. A. R., we are glad to know that these gentlemen whose names are stamped on the cover of this book are willing to let future gen- erations know that they were friends of those who ofi'ered their lives that their country might live. ‘ We ofi'er the following: ' RssoLvnn, That the thanks of this Post are herebv tendered to the Hon. James W. H sit, Geo. M. Holmes, E. 0. Keeler. Geo. E. MT er, an. A. Curtis, James G. Gregory, M. D. , Dexter Hitchcock, M. D., Ira Cole, E. K. Lockwood and C. B. Coolidge, citizens of Norwalk, for their very beautiful and appropriate gift of the me- morial record book for the members of this P t. ‘ . claimant's-.1), That a Post historian be at once appointed to carry into effect the objectg of the Mk. Respectfully submitted, B. 8. km. MA. museum, ,i Committee. War. A. Rumba, , Noble received _ their many friends and parishioners in the “a AZET TWO DOLLARS A YEA'RI _ NUMBER 4. :3 Fred. Horsley, better knowu as “Fred- die Gebhard,” formerly of Norwalk and more recently of Bridgeport, is now offici- ating as clerk at the Dudleyflouse, at Fallslillage, Conn. He is so well pleased with the location and the people there that he says he shall live there till he dies, and possibly longer. The entertainment. committee of the Y. M. C. A. have arranged for the following series of entertainments:—Fvbruary 5th, at the Uperrf House, a" grand concm-t by the celebrated New York Stars. April 9th, Opera House, second visi' of "Ye Olde Follies” lo Norwalk. For the third entertainment the gymnasium c-luss will give their annual gymnasium exhibition in Y. M. C. A. Hall. No effort will he sparqi on the paint- of the committee to make each one of the-Sc entertainments a grand success, and it is hoped that they ' will receive a hearty support from the people—The class in German held their first lesson Monday evening and Miriam - bars Were present. Ever-yon. who intends ti join the class and was not prcslent Monday evening should bear in mind that no new members will In: received after next lilonday.-——Tlic rereplioiicoinmittt e will hold a meeting this evening at the residence of General S i-rctary Simons, No. 30 Franklin avenue. On Monday afternoon an old gray horse belonging to Steve O’Brien was hitched to a post in front of Gregory's drug store. The animal attracted considerable atten- tion by reason of his numerous good points which stuck out prominently all over him. He was so thin that if his tail! were . nly' stout enough for a handle he could be used as a rip-saw. You could look right through him and see the wheels of his in- ternal machinery go ’round. Dr. Bridges. local agent of the state humane society, happened along while a crowd of sympa- thetic spectators were utilizing the horse as a sort of smoked glass to observe the spots on the sun, and immediately hunted up Officer Morehouse, whom he ordered to notify the driver of ”the horse that he must be immediately taken off the streets and never appear again with a harness on under penalty of awful c0nscqucnccs. One of the directors of the Fair-field County bank had occasion to go to that banking house one day last week at a few minutes past eleven. and. was astonished to find the doors locked, the curtains drawn and an atmosphere of quiet about the place that suggested a general suspen- sion of business. Utterly amazed, the gentleman rattled and pounded the door vigorously, and after a brief period the door was leisurely opened by one of the clerks inside, just wide enough to play peek-a-boo with the visitor and see who was there. “What does this mean, sir— tlie bank locked up and the curtains drawn ?” asked the director, stcrnly. “Why, we always lock the bank at noon.” replied the clerk, meekly. “But here it’s only eleven by yourown clock,” continued the director, pointing to the big time piece on the wall. The clerk looked at the cashier and then at the =c|ock,ihe cashier looked at the clock and then at the clerk, the director looked at all three and the clock cashiered the director and clerked - the lockers. Finally the cashier regained his presence of mind sufl‘iciently to remark that he’d be jim-flzzled if he didn’t mistake the eleven for the twelve and order the institution closed for dinner under ,that misapprehension. They close the bank by the fire alarm now. Not long since the Monumental Bronze Company of Bridgeport, erected in Fair- mount Cemetery, Newark, N, J., a large and costly monument, in honor of the first- settlers of that town, who landed there in 1666. The remains of thesettlers were taken from the old burying ground in the center of the city, and placed in Fairmount cemetery. The monument is 9 feet square at the base and stands 23 feet high, and was designed-by the com— pany’s well known artist, Mr. Archibald McKellar. The monumental Bronze Co. should feel justly proud of this artistic and skillful piece of workmanship. The monument is valued at $6,000. The pedestal is covered with many historical pictures ahd curious inscriptions. 0n the side of the die appear the resolution as passed by the common council; the names of the original settlers and where from, the old colonial seal and seal - of.»present date, also the names of ‘the mayors and members of the committee, and the layout of the lands purchased from the Indians, with their signatures, On one side of. the column appears in bold relief the landing of Elizabeth Swaine, of Milford, Conn., the first white woman to land in Newark. One of the inscriptions, and mostr-promi- nent among them, is the following: “50 double hands of powder, 100 bars of lead, 20 axes, 20 coatcs, 10 guns, 20tpistols, 10 kettles, 10 swords, 4 barrels oflbeer, 10 pair of breeches, 50 knives, 20 howes,‘ 850 fathoms of wampum,‘2 ankors of licquers, or something equivalent, 3 troopers coats; and to the top of the mountain, for 2 guns, 3 costs and 13 horns 'of rum.” crowning figure of this monumcng is a Puritan, clothed in the tnditionstgarb of the 17th century, and very lifelike. ‘ i The ,
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