NORWALK GAZETTE WEDNESDAY MARCH 19. 1890
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MY LADYO’S'“ TEA; GOWN. , .'
My lady has a tea sewn 1
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That is wondrous fair tosee~
It is flounced and ruffed and plaited and
pulled
Asa teagown oughttobe;
And I thought she must be jesting
Last night at supper when .
She remarked, by chance, that it came
from France,
And had cost but two pounds ten.
Had she told me fifty shillings
I might (and wouldn‘t you?)
Have referred to the dress in a way that’s
exp
By an e‘ uent dash or two;
But the guileful little creature
Knew well her tactics when
She casually said that dream in red
Had cost but two pOunds ten.
Yet our home is all the brighter
For that dainty, sentient thing
That floats away w hen it properly may, r
And clings when it ought to cling. ;
And I count myself the luckiest
Of all us married men
That I have a wife whose joy in life
Is a gown at two pounds ten.
It isn‘t the gown compels mo
Condone this venial sin——
It‘s the pretty face above the lace
And the gentle heart within;
And with her arms about me.
I say and say again:
“ ’Twas wondrous cheap“—~and I think a
heap
Of that gown at two pounds ten.
—Eugene Field.
Justice in a Western Court.
It was 011 the San Juan Ridge, whether at
Columbia 01' at San Juan I do not remember.
The alcalde, or chief officer, was a mild man-
nered, gentle spoken New Englander. A
young fellow who had stolen a buckskin bag
of “dust” was brought before him. The v.11.-
ucsses gave such l5clear testimony that in
about ten minutes the alcalde said:
“Would you like a jury trial, my son.
“No, judge, I reckon you’ll be fair ”
“All right, my son. Now, first you give
back the dust you stole.”
“Certainly, judge; the sheriff has it.”
“And the court regrets it, but you ought to
pay costs; one ounce for sheriff fees, one
ounce for me.’
“Here it is and thank ye, judge”—pulling
out a heavily filled bag and handing over
the 1 equiI ed amount.
The alcalde looked him all over, and his
voice grew even mildeI as he said:
“Th at is all, except one trifling formality.
Boys, take him out, give him thirty—nine
lashes, well laid 011, put him 011 his mule and
tell him to tr avel. ”—New England Maga-
zme.
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Luxury Next Door to Poverty.
The other day I had occasion to call on M1.
Andrew CaI nec1e1e a1 dmrr his new library
in Allegheny. I took 11 Broadway surface
car, getting off at Fifty-first street. I walked
eastward 011 lthe numbered thoroughfare,
which was filled with swarth y Italians sitting
in the doors of their shops, from which
emanated in very large quantities excited
snatches of. their musical language. I walked
on, wondering if my distinguished friend
could not have an humble namesake who
lived in this neighborhood. I crossed Sixth
avenue, and lo! a grand transformation
scenel Amoment before, mid squalor and
rugs; across the street, luxury and laces. It
is up in this portion of the city that the
Vanderbilts, Astors and other millionaires
live, but they never know what daily goes on
within a stone’s throw of their palatial
homes—New York Cor. Pittsburg Dispatch.
A Doll’s Dressrhaker.
There is a lady retired from business, who
is now in very comfortable circumstances,
who made her money as a doll’s dremmaker.
I have seen seven 01' eight carriages standing
in front of her house when she only had two
rooms, while the golden haired little heiresses
were giving orders about their darling dol-
lies’ dresses. Then she moved into a fine store
in Fourteenth street and sold dolls and doll’s
outfits, and repaired dolls as well as treated
them successfully for baldness and blindness,
until, as I said, she retired from business with
a. snug fortune. Sometimes she ' had sixty
girls at work in the manufacturing depart-
ment of clothes.
Hindrances to luau-loge.
W'hoever marries in China when his father,
mother, grandfather or grandmother is' in
jail gets eighty blows, unless by special com-
mand of such parent, in which case there
shall be no feast. Marrying one of the same
name is punished by sixty blows. Forcibly
taking away a woman and marrying her is
punished by the captor being strangled, and
if the captor gives her to another person the
punishment is the same. Any government
official marrying a musician, comedian or »
one below his station gets Sixty blows and
the marriage is void. A priest marrying
gets eighty blows and is expelled—San Fran-
cisco Alta.
A Baby’s Foot in a Sea Shell.
George W. Fox, of Redwood City, 01111., has
in his possession one of the most remarkable
curiosities ever found on the Pacific coast—
nothing more or loss than an abalone shell, in
the interior of which,.firmly incased in‘ the
pearly shell secretion, there are a. baby’s shoe
and stocking. The shape is perfect in every
particular, and the size indicates that the
owner of these pedal coverings was a very
young child. The sole of the shoe and the.
toe, badly worn and red from water soaking,
can be plainly seen where the secretion has
not entirely enveloped them.—-Philadelpbia
Ledger.
Kind Hearted.
Mrs. Simkins has just heard that her hus-
band has been drawn to serve on a. jury.
“John Simkins on the criminal jury!” ex-
claimed Mrs. Simkins. “Well all I can say
is that I congratulate the criminals.”
“Why, Mrs. Simkins? Is your husband a
very merciful man?”
“Merciful? Why, John Simkins wouldn’t
hang a pictur’, much less a. door, unless he
was jest made tol”—Youth’s Companion.
Protais, the celebrated military painter,
died at the age of 64. He began life as a post
office clerk, and remained nearly ten years in
the administration. His first success was a
series of battle pictures of the Crimea; he af-
terward followed the French army to Italy,
and there gathered the material for another
series of pictures, which finally established
his reputation. 4
Will Carleton, the poet, is getting stout,
lives in Brooklyn, and acknowledges to five-
and-forty. His success has been sudden, yet,
while the critics give him a wide berth, he
gets fancy prices for his verselets, and his
future work' Is already contracted for.
Some people seem to think that life is in-
tended to be a perpetual holiday; and, when
they have played themselves into sickness by
self indulgence and all sorts of willful, reck-
lem behavior, they cry and complain because
they must suffer the consequences.
Christopher Talbot, the father of the house
of commons, lately died in London at the age
of 86. He had sat continuously in parliament
for the same Welsh county for fifty-nine
years and never made a speech.
' nursery after bedtime.
,_ \gEngM’ "IN” ITS. BILL;
Death Follows the Bite of a Strange Bird
Found in New Guinea.
Rev. R. M. Masterson, who has just re-
turned from New Guinea, where he has been
for the last seven years as missionary from
this city, in a recent conversation with The 1
Times correspondent told of a most remark-
able bird he had seen in that country. The
bird, which 15 called by the. natives the Rpir
N’Doob, meaning the bird of death, produces
by its bite a madness ending in death. They
are very rare, and are fast disappearing as
the country becomes more civilized.
M1. Masterson had no opportunity of per-
sonally observing the effects of its bite, but
was credibly informed that the victim is al-
most instantly seized with violent pains in
the member bitten, which pains soon spread
over the entire body, but are especially ex-
cruciating' in the bowels. Loss of sight fol-
lows and rush of blood tothe head. The limbs
quiver convulsively and a white, offensive
froth breaks out of the mouth. A sort of
frenzy takes possession of the sufferer, in
which he shrieks and howls, occasionally
laughing uproariously, and capering to his
own chanting or singing, until, his strength
exhausted, he sinks to the ground, when he
becomes unconscious and rigid in every
limb, with his teeth firmly looked as in te-
tanus.
Mr. Masterson describes the rpir as small
and about the size of the common pigeon, but
of a slenderer, longer build, and of a peculiar
gray plumage, lacking entirely the glossy ap-
pearance of feathers. Its tail is extraordi-
na1 ily long and runs to a sharp point, ending
in a blood red tip. No other color istobe
seen when it is not in flight, but the extended
wings show bright yellow beneath, sometimes
varied with an intense lusterless black. Its
bill is very powerful, though thin and long,
and is perfectly straight, except at the end,
where it curves sha1 ply with an abrupt dip.
The feet aie coal black and resemble some-
what those of the African parrot, but have
very sharp nails curving almost into fish
books.
This singular biId is to be found only on
the Ieedy shores of the 101v lying lakes of
New Guinea, which one often only immense
stagnant ponds 01' marshes. The eggs are
laid in the slimy, moist earth close to the
w ater' s edge, and are most beautifully varie-
gated, being of a rich crimson, dappled with
blue, gold and white, but are very small and
pe1 fectly round. The male of the rpir n’doot
has no note, but the hen, which Is consider-
ably the larger of the two, gives a peculiar,
long d1 awn cry, which has a piercing, melan-
choly sound but which is r epeated at short
intervals, but continuously.
The rpir being very awkward and capable
of only short flights of two or three yards,
can be caught without difficulty, but is let
severely alone by the Papuans, who say that
no one has ever survived its 'bite, there being
no antidote, and death always ensuing within
an hour 01' two, when the body shortly turns
purple and becomes much swollen, decompo-
sition speedily setting in.
Mr. Masterson succeeded .in snoring one of
the birds and confined it in a cage, intending
to bring it home as a curiosity, but it pined
away in captivity, literallystarving itself to
death, as it refused to partake of any food
whatever. 'Unacquainted himself with the art
of taxidermy, the missionary found no one in
that country capable of preserving it for
him, so was forced to throw away the speci-
men.
Mr. Masterson regrets that his knowledge
of natural history was so slight as to forbid
of his learning'in what the bird’s venom lies,
but gives as his opinion that its bill is hollow
and charged with the deadly poison. This
poison seems given merely as a means of de-
fense, for, as nearly as the gentleman could
tell from his limited opportunities of observ-
ing it, the bird is herbivorous, feeding on the
tender young shoots of the reeds and water
flags—Mobile Cor. Philadelphia Times.
The Wrong Boy.
A curious story is told at the Capitol at the
expense of a member of congress, who, while
of no small- caliber intellectually, has not
been blessed with an abundance of avoirdu—
po1s.
he is, and who also is well known to her chil-
dren as a strict disciplinarian. One evening,
so the story goes, she heard a noise in the
She promptly seized
her slipper and started for the scene of the
uproar.
children extinguished the light. Stretching
out her hand she captured one of the boys,
and to judge from the outcries he made the
spanking was thoroughly effective.
But the mother was somewhat surprised at
the cOnduct of the second sufferer. Instead
of sobbing, he yelled protestations in a strong
voice,.and at last swore roundly. The mo-
ther, astonished, jumped up and letting him
fall from her knee to the floor, exclaimed ten-
derly:
“Is that you, hubby?”
Overwhelmed with confusion he admitted
that it was her “hubby” she had been ' spank-
ing. After they had retired amid the muf-
fled laughter of the children, who were try-
ing to restrain it by stuffing pillows intotheirz-
mouths, explanations followed. He, too, had
heard the noise and with the same object in
-view as his wife had gone'.to-the nursery,
where he had been caught by his spouse.—
New York Tribune. ‘
1 His Toughest Battle.
The fi1 st marriage ceremony I ever per-
formed was one of the best examples of bash-
fulness I ever saw. The groom, a. man about
30 years old, came to my house in company
with a well known business man, and, after
considerable beating about the bush, asked
me if I could marry him to the woman of. his
choice. Upon my giving an affirmative an-
swer, his friend retired, leaving the groom to
perspire, stammer and act generally like a
green school boy. Presently the friend reap-
peared with the bride, and, after answering
the usual preliminary questions, took their
places before me. The bride Was entirely
self possessed, but the groom was, to use a
popular expression of today, badly “rattled.”
The instant I had ended the prayer which
completed the ceremony the groom drew a
long breath, straightened himself and re-
marked frankly: “I’ve been through twenty.
three or twenty-four battles, but this has
been the toughest test I ever had.”-Dctroit
Free Press.
How to Make Pink Ice.
“How do I make pink ice? That is what
’most everybody asks. It is no end of a puz-
zle to our customers how we color it. And
yet the solution to the problem is very sim-
ple. Just look behind the lump of ice.”
The mystery was revealed. On the back
side of the lump of ice was pasted a sheet of
pink tissue paper. The color showed through,
and the general effect was that of a frozen
claret, or, one should rather say, claret punch.
—Washington Star.
Portugal’s Rulers.
An American who recently saw the king
and queen of Portugal says: “The king is a
fine looking young man, about 30 years of
age, decidedly blonde, of medium height, well
built and with a graceful carriage. The queen,
who is a daughter of the Comte do Paris, is
mnsidered beautiful, but if she were not a
queen would probably be called simply a very
. pretty woman."—Montreal Star.
He has a wife who is much taller than-
Just as she reached the door the ~
HUNTING THE SEA OTTER
'HOW THIS COSTLY FURIIS GOT-
TEN IN. WASHINGTON STATE.
Perched High Above the Billows the Dar-
ing Hunter Watches with His Rifle and
Glasses—Unwritten Law That Is Care-
fully Observed.
It IS not generally known that some of the
most expensive fur producing animals are
killed off the coast of the new state of Wash—
ington, and it is remarkable that the extent
of territory where these animals are taken is
so extremely limited, being only from Da-
mon’s point, at the northern entrance to
Gray’s harbor, up the coast to Point Green-
ville, a distance of about twenty-four miles.
The animal referred to is the sea otter, the
fur of which is manufactured into the robes
of the potentates and princes of the Old
World.
Unlike that of the seal, the fur of the sea
otter requires no plucking of hair or coloring;
in fact, the most valuable skins are those
which are speckled through with a silver
tipped hair, which is known as the silver
tipped fur, the addition of this hai1 adding
25 to 50 per cent. to the price of the skin.
There are now several hunters engaged 1n
killing sea otters at the place referred to,and
the modus operandi of taking them was very
interesting to me.
THE “cnow’s NEST.”
The hunters build themselves de1 ricks about
forty feet high by taking three slim poles 01
pieces of timber, each about forty feet in
length, and bolting them securely together
at one end for the top, they spread them
about twenty-five feet apart at the bottom,
giving the appearance of a. huge tripod. These
are set on the ocean beach, about midway be—
tween high and low tides, the foot of the poles
being imbedded in the sand from two to three
feet. The structure is then thoroughly braced,
and a ladder built to the top by nailing pieces
at convenient distances crosswise on the i11-
land.
About eighteen inches below the top of the
tripod, cross timbers are secured to the legs,
and upon these cross timbers a floor from
four to five feet square is laid, and on the
oceanward and two adjoining sides walls are
built up from three and a half to four feet in
height. On the land side, a door is construct-
ed to allow the hunter easy ingress and eg1 ess
to and from his “Crow’s nest.” On the top of
the tripod, which extends about eighteen
inches above the floor, a. seat is constructed
and around the inside of the wall a row of
shelving IS placed.
At low tide, when the wind IS propitious,
the hunter hies himself to his or ow’s nest,
armed 11 ith a good pair of glasses, a Sharpe
rifle and a lunch, and for six long hours he
scans the line of the ocean just outside of the
breakers, where he most expects his game to
appear. When the tide first begins to flood
his range is about 000 yards, but as 1t runs
in the range is shortened to 200 or 300 yards.
Even at these. latter distances it requires close
calculation to know just how to shoot to
oveI come the rise and fall of the ocean swell
and the effect of the wind upon the bullets.
It IS said that not one out of 100 shots of the
best -'ma1 ksmen is effective IV hen the tide
is full the derrick stands in the midst of the
breakers, and a land lubber like myself feels
a little squeamish looking down from the
dizzy heights on the r olling waters below.
The shooting is genel ally done on a flood
tide, so the animal, when killed, will wash
ashox e, and even then it is sometimes three or
four days after one is killed before it is
beached. Undoubtedly many others are
killed and never do come ashore.
MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION.
Each hunter marks his bullets with a mark
known to the other hunters, and when an
otter is found on the beach the first duty of
the finder is tolook for the. bullet and ascer-
tain whois =the, rightful owner, for this sign
is respected among the hunters as sacredly as
marks and brands are among stockmen.
When an.otter. comes ashore with no bullet in
him, as frequently occurs, the bullet having
gone clean..through the body, and no notice
having been given, it is regarded as a “slick
ear,” in stockmen‘s parlance, and belongs to
the finder.
Sometimes an otter, on receiving a death
shot, sinks, but the hunter generally knows
when he has hit his mark. By observing the
water with his glasses, he can discern, even
at the greater distances which they shoot, the
coloring of the water from the blood of the
animal; and if he does not come ashore on
that tide, notice is at once given to the other
hunters, who are then on the alert to find
him. But I opine that beach combers, in the
shape of stealthy Indians, get away with
many an otter killed by the white hunters.
I have had occasion many times to pass along
the beach at daylight during the hunting
season, but I always found the flat tracks of
the siwash just ahead of me, printed there
since last high tide.
The Indians hunt the Sea otter in canoes,
going out and coming in through the surf.
Sometimes they go. fifteen or twenty miles to
'ma and stay out several days. But when
they hunt along within a mile or two of the
shore then there is, blood on the face of the
moon, and the white hunter “waxeth wroth, "
for the Indian scares away his game. When
taken, the otter is skinned whole, as it were,
' by cutting across the haunches and stripping
the skin down the body and over the head.
The skin is then turned, the fur in, and a.
board shoved through it. It is then tightened
by driving a wedge shaped piece down on
one side between the board and the skin, and
another contrariwise on the other. All the
grease is then carefully removed and the skin
is dried and laid away ready for the market.
An average skin is about five feet long by
twelve inches wide, double, or, when out,
twenty-four inches wide, and, in the hunter’s
hand, ' is valued at from $90 to 8120; but
these prices leave a handsome margin to the
fur men who handle them. In Russia an
overcoat made from these same otter skins
brings from $1,000 to $2,000, while in China
even more is sometimes paid.
The season for killing sea otter extends
from May to October, and so scarce is this
game becoming that four a season is consid-
ered doing well by any hunter. In fact, some
pass the season without taking any.
The hunters have a rule among themselves
——which is strictly observed—that only one
derrick can be allowed within a range, i. e.,
about a 'half mile, thus giving the whole
beach a regularity of appearance not else-
where observable.—Portland Oregonian.
One Sale in Three Years.
"I found the other day a drummer whohad
been on the road three years and had made
only one sale,” he said, as he leaned over the
cigar case at the Kimball.
Nobody believed him.
“What did he sell I” asked a listener.
“Suspension bridges.”—-Atlanta Constitu-
tion.
An admirable arrangement looking to the
quick and safe emptying of the house has
been adopted at the Tremont theatre, in Bos-
ton. At any time, by simply touching a but-
ton in any one of the eight handy places in
different parts of the then. e, seventeen sets
of folding doors, leading as many exits,
open simultaneously, actuated by electrical
apparatus.
AT THE THRESHOLD.
Dealing with the Entrance to a Home.
The Vestibule.
The first impulseof the barbarian, in what-
ever part of the globe he may be born, is to
seek shelter from the varying temperature
of night and day. When the first requisite
of shelter has been obtained, the early builder
cuts off the rough edges and carves upon
the posts rude emblems of the natural objects
he sees about. him, and, in doing this, takes
the first step in design and decoration.
So, according to each necessity, arose the
different styles of architecture. With the in-
crease of civilization came new requirements,
and the crudeideas of the savage gradually
developed into more refined and graceful
forms. HistOry of ancient, mediaeval and
modern art shows that, no matter what may
be the condition in life, splendor of miment
and adornment of surroundings have always
been held in high esteem of men. It does not
matterso so‘nuch what the fabric be, if our
clothes be properly shaped and fitted; so in
design, if the principal features of the struct-
ure be properly proportioned, the building
will be attractive in appearance, be the ma-
terials what they may.
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AN ENTRANCE.
The first feature to be considered after the
general maming and appearance is the en-
trance, which should always be em hasized
so as to show distinctly what it is beyond a
doubt; a tastefully designed porch or pro-
jecting pediment gives an appearance of
shelter and comfort, and might be termed a.
perpetual monument of welcome which bids
you entei.
Ame1icans are, as a 1 ule, devoted to their
homes and lavish in the expenditure of money
to enrich and beautify them. Formerly it
was customary to look almost wholl y through
the glasses of “practical utility,” which of
course is not to be despised, and due credit
must be given.
But now people have learned that there is
a happy medium. They are pleased to find
that it costs no more to build a pretty and
conveniently planned dwelling than an ugly
and inconveniently arranged one. Often-
times it costs not so much, as the many beau-
tiful homes to be found in the various cities
and towns throughout the country clearly
prove. The conventional br own stone city
front, with its galvanized iron co1 111cc and
hideous brackets, and the country home with
its mansaid 01 hip 1 oof with a cupola, are
among the things of the past, and we are in
an era of improvement. . '
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Il\ SIDE V'ES'I'IBULE DOOR AND WINDOWS.
In modern buildings, especially' 1n cities,
owing to the cramped nature of the site and‘
the enormous increase in value of the land,
we are unable to attain any mise en scene by
depth of quadrangles, or open courts, or re-
cessed arcades, constituting vistas through
which the main building forms a background.
The building areas are almbst always narrow
and confined, and the plan of the city house
will not admit of much variation in the ar-
rangement of the rooms.
After the entrance comes the vestibule, a
feature without . which no dwelling can be
considered really complete. 'As a rule vesti—
bules are too small, doubtless from the fact
that in most cases they are designed so as to
receive the two halves of an outer double
door arranged m such manner that when the
(10ch are opened they form a complete panel
system on each side of the vestibule. As
these doors are usually not above two feet and
four inches in width, the vestibule necessarily
becomes barely large enough for one to stand
within while waiting for the servant to open
the Inner door, after having rung the bell.
Abettor plan would be to have pne large-
door not. lessz'than three feet foiir inches "in" ‘
width and eight feet in height. Cut this
door in halves horizontally, if you please, so
that the upper half may be opened and the
lower one closed. .
GROUND PLAN or PORCH, HALL, STAIBCASE
AND SOME OF THE PRINCIPAL Rooms.
This will be an advantage in hot weather,
as the lower half can be kept closed to keep
out the dust, or intruders, While the upper
half IS opened. Let the vestibule be deep and
wide enough to place a seat one side, the
floor should be of marble or glazed tiles, laid
in small patterns; mosaics would be best; the
wood work should should be solid and substan-
tial, and neatly finished; polished if of hard
wood. Raised moldings and carved panels
add richness to the effect if' they can be in-
cluded within the limits of expense.
The scheme of color should be one of
warmth. If the doors and wood work are of
dark wood, the tone of color should be some
pleasing shade of red. If light woods are
used, buffs or olive greens of. proper shade
may be used, with perhaps a small border of
soft red‘ 1n the frieze or ceiling. If the vesti-
bule door he glazed with stained glass, it
should be rich and warm in color, indicative
of the» welcome within. Davin W. KING.
11. B. LNAUEURI)
IIIIBSIIIIBIIIS, Real Estate and Insurance,
ROOM 2, MASONIC BUILDING.
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Room No. 4, UpStairs.
GAZETTE BUILDING, NORWALK, CONN.
ALEX. S. GIBSON,
Orgamstot Isl Congregational Church Waterbury,
Teacher of
Pianoforte, Organ and Musical
Composition,
Lock Box 39 P 0..NORWALK.CONN.
MR. C. F. DANIELS,
I NSTRUCTOR UPON TH E
PIANO-FORTE AND ORGAN.
ESpecial attention given to Harmony and Rhyth-
mical Studies.
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CAPITAL AND ASSETS, $8,902,272.64.
Insures against loss and damage by Fire, 011
terms adopted to the hazard and consistent with
he laws of compensation. COWLES do MERRILL,
Sole Agents for Norwalk anu Vicinity.
MINER D. RANDALL, Architect and Super
intendent.
. Plans and Specifications for all kinds of Build-
mgs.
Artistic designs for Stairways, mantels, side-
boards, etc.
Framing or working plans for all kmds of build-
ings accumtely made.
Office. ('01- Main and Wall sts., Norwalk. Open
Wednes- 1 IV and Saturday evenings.
Residi nee, Riverside ave., East Norwalk. lyl
Building Materials, 866.
UILI)ING S I‘O‘I F‘, all nalities of sand, cel
lars dug. gardens an grounds renovated
horses and carts for hire. I have some thoroughly
rotted and very line manure for flower beds.
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P. 0. Box 654. Norwallk
PLYMOUTH ROCK Ion.
HAVE :1 large quantity of Ice on hand. It was
frozen on pure watel. It. is clear, clean and
solid me. All orders promptly attended to.
Thanking my customers for past favors, I solicxt
a contmuance of their patronage.
l9tf R. L. ELLS.
THE
Norwalk Fire insurance Co.
Has now completed lts
18m SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS YEAR
And has not outstanding a dollar of unpaid losses
orclaims for losses. No sound company immres
for less. .
W. C. Sraasr, Pres. G110. B. Sr. JOHN, Treas.,
GEO. R. Cowms Secretary.
Express.
Patronlze the old reliable
ADA-MS EXPRESS COMPANY.
lbw Runs AND PROMPT DELIVERY.
Branch Orllce, Norwalk. at S. K. Stanley’s
Mam Olllce at Depot, South Norwalk. 112
L. HUNT. Agent.
(1.1 FRANKE,
THE HAIR CUTTER,
No. l Gazette Building.
HOT AND COLD BAT‘HS.
PENSIONS
And GOVERNMENT 01mins my sole‘bnsi-
ness. Rejected and increase claims aspocialitya
Don’t delay. Address or visit
GEN. WM. H. NOBLE,
No. 91 STRATFOND Ava, BRIDGEPORT, CT.
H E H II V II I! s s ,
Restaurant, Cafe and 11101111 Roam
Grand Central Station,
421) STREEI‘ AND 4TH AVENUE, Naw Your:
Entrance from waiting room, New York, New
Ilaven and Hartford railroad. I218
..... a—lo
O. E. WILSON
General Insurance & Real Estate Agent
Meney to Loan.
Stocks, Bonds &c., Bought and Sold,
and Loans Negotiated at Lowest
Rates of Interest.
IROO‘VI N0." 3 GAZETTE BUILDING
W. H. MEEKER,
Plumbing, Steam and Gas Filling,
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
Low Pressure Steam Healing, a Specialty
PLUMBERS’ SUPPLIES.
Pipe and Fitting for Steam and Gas.
Agent for the Florida Low Pressure Boiler.
Facilities for Cutting and Threading all Sizes of
Pipe. 501!
TO HORSE OWNERS !
We keep constantly 011 hand a good assortment 0'
Kentucky and Ohio Horses,
selected with great careln the western markets.
We have horses suitable for all purposes and no
one who wants a thoroughly reliable animal should
purchase before seeing what we have to offer.
We also keep constantly on hand at our Carriage
Reposnory a. complete line 01' CAR RIAGES from
the best makers, whicn are manufactured for us
to special order; every carriage warranted.
WAGO ONE and CAR TS of eveiy description.
HARNESSES, WIIIPS, RUBES, BLANKETS
DANN’S LIVERY STABLE,
OFFICE 48 WALL ST., NORWALK
OPP. I). & N. ll. ll. DEPOT 35
FUR NEURE I
Geo. H. Raymond,
FURNITURE DEALER,
Has removed to the new and commodious store
. four doors above his old stand and stocked it
with \l EW GOODS of the LATEST
STYLE and FINEST FINISH. ‘
GEO. II. RAYMOND, Agent.
Furnishing Undertaker and Embalme-r.
Iglve my personal attention to laying out and
furnishing everything necessaryfor the
interment of the dead.
Residence—No 3 Berkeley Place, Norwalk.
Telephone Communication with Residence
FURNITURE
A Full Stock of Furniture of all kinds;
111111.011 AND 1211100113118
3 specialty.
DAVID STOW,
Main Street opp. Depot ,
SOUTH NORWALK, CON N
GENERAL MARKET
Meat, Fish, Vegetables. ac.
LOCKWOOD It LOCKWOOD
MAIN STREET.
All kinds or the best qualities of Meats, Fish,
Clams, Vegetables, etc., are kept constantly on
hand. and will be solo by us as low as can be pro-
cured at any market in Norwalk. We lntend t
prove to our customers that we deserve their
patronage by fair and generous dealing. ,
11'40 LOCKWOOD Jr LOCKWOOD.
J. C. NEWKIRK,
Dentistry performed in all branches. Gold and
Porcelain Crowns inserted. Gas administered
for the painless extracting of teeth.
gregatmnal chu rch, N orwalk lyalp
PORT.RAVINTS
_ 1N—
OIL. PASTEL 0R CRAYON
Elegant work, at lowest Prices, by.
E. T. WHITNEY
Formerly of Norwalk. Leave orders at Art De-
walk, Conn.
FOR KEEPING
CIDER SWEET
USE
ANTIFERMENTINE.
ONLY 30 CENTS A PACKAGE.
AT IIALE’S DRUG STORE.
Sewing Machines.
OF every kind and make. repaired. cleaned
and guaranteed. All orders left at
Spencer’s Jewelry Store,
Will receive prompt attention.
41p36 C. J. GRUMAN.
HENRY TILLY
CARRIAGE MAKER,
CONN
SOUTH NOR WALK -
Manufacturer ol'_
FillllllY Cfll‘l‘lflflfll, Vlt‘lfll‘lfls, Buggies 819.
All Kinds of Repairing.
ATENTS !
G. E&. Ema-Eon,
1o was m u s "will” Inventors Mailed free.
PATENT OFFOCE.
EMORY
Testimonialsfmnll
morn.
MARVELOUS
1mm" m Wong:
GENERAL BLACKS MITHING,
Repairing, Painting Trimming,
310., &C., &C.
HE subscriber having purchased the entire
' establishment known as Rockwell’s Shop, in
the rear of George s. Gregory's Livery Stable,
will continue the business there of
General Blacksmith -Work, WagOn, Car.
riage, Sleigh; &c., Wilding-repairing,
palating, trimming, &c.,
I in addition to his established
nonsn SHOEING
business at the old stand.
33.3001) Wonx. FAIR PRICES.PROM1’T-
ans AND F .1111 DEALING GUARANTEED and
a share of the public patronage respectfully
solicited.
3m44. CHARLES E. MILLER.
Norwalk ~z~ Gazette
JOB PRINTING ESTABLISHMENT.
Wedding Cards, Posters,
Visiting Cards, Handbllls,
Business Cards, Programmes,
Fanc‘y Show Cards. Dodgers,
Ball Cards . Billheads,
Statements, Circulars,
Tag Cards, Receipts,
Town and Probate Records, Letter Headings
Books and Pamphlets, Note Headings.
Hotel Registers. Milk Tickets.
Sanitary Plumbing, and Ventilation, and
once at residence. Lewis Street Near! 000-.
Carriage 1111:1111 Bullliiu all
on --..«
partment of BOSTON STORE, 2d Floor, Ner- ,
36
Printedlathe Neatest Styles and at the Lowest.
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