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{AN ARIZONA SAND STORM.
:EXPERIENCE OF PASSENGERS ON A
TRAIN OYERTAKEN BY ONE.
:A Happy Party Rudely Disturbed—Heads
Wrapped in Towels and Sheets for Six
Hours, While the Sand Beat Through
Roof and Double Windows.
It was a sad and dilapidated looking lot of
passengers that arrived at the Dearborn
Street depot. Sorry a spectacle as they pre-
sented, the cars upon which they came were
astill sorrier. They looked as if the train
had been through a gigantic sand blast, and
such proved to be really the fact. “You
See,” said an elderly man who had had on
this journey his first, and he hopes his last,
experience with an Arizona sand storm—
.“you see the outside of our coaches how
'slimy they are; how dusty, dirty, scratched,
rentand torn they are. You have been ind
side and observed how greasy. splotched,
worn and torn the upholstery is. We had
been going along swimmingly, most of us
bound to Chicago, and all happy in the pros-
pect of meeting and shaking hands with our
friends here, when we encountered that vil-
lainous sand storm. The day had been cloud-
‘less, with not a single ugly spot in view. In
'Our train were three Pullman cars, five pas-
senger coaches and three other cars. We had
formed acquaintances, one car with another,
and decided that never had so large a com-
pany been so happy in having come up with
so many congenial spirits.
“We had passed on the morning through a
long and broad field of sage brush. Although
the wind was high, and howled as though it
were celebrating the discovery of America
and all the important events that have since
happened, we cared nothing for it, because
we were forging ahead, and the wind’s frolic
’made no impression whatsoever on our prog—
;ress. '
A SEMI-TROPICAL CLIMATE.
“We were in Arizona; at an altitude of
about 6,000 feet the thermometer registered
about 12 degs. below zero, and the urbane
éporter was comforting us with the reflection
that in a very few hours we should go down
grade and be in a semi-tropical climate, when
suddenly, as we were crossing Canon Diablo,
that infernal storm of sand burst upon us.
Have you ever seen that red sand of the great
American desert? It is as fine as extra super—
fine flour and more penetrating than the best
'directed shot from a. ten inch rifled gun of
modern pattern. Now we are in a clear blue
sky, the sun smiling joyously down upon
earth. -
“Then—and then means less than one-half
a second afterward—we are in the midst of a
cloud of sand, which with infinite impudence
and without knocking, forces entrance every—
where. Pullman cars have double windows,
and all of these are fast. In a trice the venti-
lators are closed tight, and the porter and
conductor stand with cocked revolvers to
shoot the first man, friend or foe, who seeks
to enter. A surgeon is on the car, and he at
once calls out in stentorian voice that every
passenger shall envelp his or her head with a
sheet or towel.
“It is the hour of 1 in the afternoon. In a
trice we pass from light to darkness. The
'engineer afterward declares that he was un-
able to see the hell on his engine or his smoke-
;stack, and consequently he pulls up at a full
’stop within a quarter of a mile of Winslow
station.
He can push his engine through
snow, even though it be piled up. a foot
'or more on the track, but his experience
has taught ,him that if sand be piled up,
:though but an inch or two above the rail, his
:entire train will be ditched. He is aware
that a train is likely to butt into his and that
a western bound train is likely to telescope
him in front. But he realizes also that the
switch ahead may be misplaced. Hence his
halt. Ding, dong, dong, ding! goes his bell,
and thus it keeps up unremittingly'.
“There is not much talking. . The most 0p-
timistic of our party once in a while essay a
pleasantry, but the individual who attemps it
grows pale and retires within himself. I can--
0t describe the situation, nor could youdo
u had you been there.
term had passed, we were told at Winslow
uy those who had been there since the town
h ad had its being that that section was visited
., bout once a month by a simoon, but that it
"as exceptional for such a storm to endure
or more than an hour. Yet we struck that
.torm at 1 o’clock in the afternoon, and it
. 'd not subside until one-half hour after 6.
luring that time the blast struck on the cor-
er of our rear coaches and kept them con-
. ntly rocking, each of them being lifted up
. the utmost limit of the car springs, and
. opped back again heavily upon the axles.
ot one of us dared expose eyes, nose or
mouth one second, but we kept our visages
ncealed by sheets, blankets, towels, or a
n iple supply of handkerchiefs. It was aw-
ully discouraging, I can assure you. If a
ellow was minded to talk he could notbe
. - rd, because all the rest had their cars so
uffled up that they could not have heard
hunder when at its best, or an entire broad-
'de'from a full rigged ship,
“I died a dozen times in that six hours of
aiting. I can never, possibly, suffer as I
. en endured agony.
“It is a physiological fact that such a wall
f sand makes short the supply of oxygen,
em out of doors. But we were shut up
ght and close withina car. We breathed
-er and over again the same supply of air.
got closer and closer, and our lungs got
eaker and weaker.
“Sand? You don’t know what that brief
ery means. Why, my dear fellow, . it
owded in everywhere. I give you my
0rd of honor that when the wind fell, as it
dat sunset, there were six inches of red
(1 on a level inside our coach. There were
ght inches on a level- in the vestibule on the
tside. All the passengers constituted them-
lves deputy porters and assisted in clearing
ay the sand. Later on the porter let down
9 bunks, and, bless my soul! we were worse
' . than ever. Down rained the sand from
6 inside of the upper bunk arrangement, so
.t our last estate was worse than the first.
“Every suit of clothes and every lady’s
ass was ruined. Every bit of plush up-
lstery was ruined. Every car, passenger
l d sleeper, must go to the factory for re-
' irs. Every suit of clothes must be turned
f erto the scourer for cleansing. I am on
way to the Turkish bath for a twenty-four
urs’ stay. We have slept in sand, 'walked
er sand, wallowed in sand since that after-
’ .n. We have eaten sand at way stations.
r throats are sore, our lips are raw, our
x are bloodshot. We literally passed
ough the valley of the shadow of death,
. cannot forget that six hours’ stay in the
r ’s darkness and gloom, though, We Mod a-
' -n centuries. It is impossible to exagger-
. He would be biased or cursed with a
. ; latively exalted imagination who ‘could
u'ceive a tithe of our sufferings. Just think
us! Our faces hidden inisheets and blank-
:hour by hour, not knowing what moment
’ djbe our last. ~ We 'were more than half
hyiiated. ’Not one of us has'beeu able. to '
one-half a square meal since. That iur
. . sand not only penetrated, the plush
. ,‘othe - sheets, towels; and "handkerchiefs,
it also settled dewn in,the pores ofour
. ,mds‘we sham-ho ihfgrnéllrlucky if'we
iridofiit after a scorebf thorough baths. ”
."'._'o Herald.
Later on, after the
.NORWALK GAZETTE, WEDNESDAY .,
THE- 1804 DOLLAR.
A Flood of Light Is Thrown on the His-
tory of That Rare Coin.
The writer of this article saw the follow-
ing item of news in The Republican several
days since. He has seen the same or a simi—
Iar article in about one hundred newspapers
published all over the United States within a
few weeks. It first originated in a paper at
St. Paul, Minn. Here follows said item:
“The missing dollar of 1804 is said to have
turned up. In that year but four silver dol-
lars were coined. The whereabouts of three
of these have long been known to coin col-
lectors, but the fourth has been missing. Dr.
Edward Walther, of St. Paul, Minn, is now
advertised to have found the long lost piece
in the possession of an aged Norwegian liv—
ing in the southern part of the state, who
had kept the piece in the depths of a stocking
for many years. The doctor paid $150 for
the dollar. It is quoted in coin catalogues at
$800.” . '
“There is about as much false information
publish‘ed to the wcrld in the above as is pos—
sible in so few lines. It is time some one
who knows should correct these statemedts
and let the public know the facts about the
celebrated 1804 dollar. It is true there is
some difficulty in obtaining the facts and
'some obscurity as to the number Of these dol-
lars that have been minted, The article above
says that only four of the dollars were struck
in that year. There were none struck. The
die was undoubtedly made for "a .dollar of.
1804, but none were issued. ‘
The die for the half dollar of the same year
was made, but who ever saw a half dollar of
1804? We know the die was manufactured,
for the next year an 1805 half dollar was
struck which plainly shows the four under
the five. To go back to the 1804 dollar: I
have a record of ten of these dollars of un-
doubted genuineness and names of the owners
and place of residence can be furnished. So
much for the story published above. Per-
haps the readers of this paper would like
some Of the facts connected with the issue of
this dollar. It was probably first struck
about 1840.
The mint at Philadelphia has oneof the
first, and a Mr. Stickney of Salem, Mass,
had influence enough to have one struck for
his collection. He gave the mint in exchange
rare and valuable colonial coins. Mr. Stick-
ney is now between 80 and 90 years old, and
the probability is strong that his specimens
may be soon on the market. Other well
known collectors also obtained the dollar for
their cabinets. Later some of the mint work-
men, unbeknown to the authorities, so it is
said, surreptitiously struck ed“ a few more;
how many is not certainly known. l-Vhen
this came to the ears of the authorities stren-
uous efforts were made to reach and call them
in. A few were found, but the problem still
remains as to how many may yet come to
light. The original dies were destroyed in
1869. One was found in the year 1384 in
Germany, and was sold the next year for
$1,000.
Prices for this dollar have ranged all the
way from $400 to 81,200. No counterfeit
dies of the 1804 dollar were ever made, but
many electrotypes and altered dates are in
the hands of collectors and dealers of old
coins. The writer has examined probably a
hundred of these spurious dollars. Many col-
lectors know that their specimens are not
genuine, but they allow their friends who are
not posted to behave they are genuine. The
late John T. Raymond was led to purchase
one of this kind some years ago in Chicago,
for which he paid $300. A short time since,
when his collection was sold, it brought $5.60,
and this because it had once belonged to
the famous actor, and not because it was
worth anything like that sum.
If the truth could be known the strong
probability is that the dollar found by Dr.
Edward Walther, of St. Paul, in the hands of
the “aged Norwegian” would belong to the
same category as the Raymond dollar. Two
years ago in the city of Meriden a showman
offered for my inspection and purchase an
1804 dollar. He was not sure of its genuine-
ness, but knew if it was it possessed great
value. The writer knew at once it was an
altered date—probably from Van 1801 dollar.
It was well calculated to deceive.
A few months later this identical dollar
was found in the hands of a man in Burling-
ton, Vt. His statement was that he found it
in Montreal nearly forty years ago, and he
had been the owner ever since.
Nothing but “impecuniosity” would allow
him to part with the dollar. A syndicate was
being formed to purchase it on speculation,
but one of the gentlemen would not consum-
mate the bargain till the dollar had been sub-
mitted to my inspection. Being a personal
friend, the gentleman had to ‘be told all about
the coin and its history. The syndicate went
to pieces. It is perhaps needless to say that
the obscurity hanging about this celebrated
dollar and the general desire of the public to
be informed of the facts connected therewith
is all the apology necessary for writing this
article—F. G. M. in Meriden Republican.
Common Everyday Superstitions.
Breaking a mirror is believed to be signifi-
cant of a death in the immediate family of
the one who causes the disaster; crossing the
street in front of a funeral ; - making a false
start from one’s‘ house to go to business and
returning; the inimical character of this,how-
ever, may be overcome by sitting down in a
chair in the house before starting out-again;
upsetting the salt is supposed to produce a
quarrel, a remedy for which is to throw a
pinch of it over the left shoulder; if a person
puts on an under garment wrong side out it
is considered bad luck to change it until it is
taken off for the day—New York Herald.
Utilizing a Glacier.
_It is said the city of Tacoma, Wash, is to
have a flume connecting it with Mount Ranier,
on which is located an eternal glacier. From
this glacier, and via the flame, the city will
' derive its ice supply. As the bewitching and
original schoolgirl says, it “will be perfectly
splendid.” No new “Lake Superior” ice gath-
ered in a horse pond, or ice from an ammonia
sweat box will henceforth decorate Tacoma
tables or clink in Tacoma glasses. The ice of
this new Puget sound metropolis will have on
it, figuratively speaking, the dust of ages.—
New York Telegram.
The Silver Dollar.
There are four M’s on a silver dollar, two
plainly visible—One each in the words Unum
and America, another less distinct at the
base of the neck of the Goddess of Liberty,
and the fourth on the left curve of the knot
that bindsthe wreath together on the reverse
side of the coin. The last is hardly visible to
the naked eye. Mr. Morgan was the designer
and engraver of the die, and the small M
represents the initial of his name—Chicago
Herald.
Paying Inventions.
Inventor—I have here a new life saving ap-
pliance, which needs only capital to—
Capitalist—I’m busted. Haven’t a cent left.
.Gding topoor house next week. Good day——
Inventor —— Let me show you one more
thing, also my invention—a new patent self
feeding rotary cannon, warranted to kill 10,-
000 men a second. '
Capitalist—Gee Whittaker! I’ll give a mill-
‘ion dollars for a half interest—New York
Weekly.
Queen of Spain.
Maria. Christina, the widowed queen of
Spain, who rules as regent during the minor-
ity of her infant son, has a kind heart. Upon
the death of thegsister of Castelar, the Repub-
lican leader and orator, the queen, knowing
how close was the intimacy that had existed
between them, sent the following message by
the president of the council:
“Tell Senor Castelar that I forget that he
is the head of the Republican party, to re-
member only that he is a national glory, a
great orator, an unrivaled artist, and that I
share his sorrow as a Spaniard and as a,
queen.”
A Spanish poet waged war against the
queen’s regency so bitterly that at last he
was tried, condemned and exiled. Being de-
pendent on his pen for his livelihood, his wife
and children left behind were soon reduced
to poverty. For their sake he solicited. the
queen’s pardon. It was granted at once and
he returned to Spain. He then begged the
favor of an audience that he might express
in person to the queen his gratitude, and was
graciously received. After a few kind words,
the queen suddenly said:
“You are not very rich, senor; literary
men of genius rarely are, and you have a
large family, I am told.”
“I have six children, your majesty.”
“Six!” said the queen. “Well, there will
be three for you and three for me.”
“From that day,” writes the author of
“Cosmopolitan Recollections.” “the three
daughtersof the poet were educated at the
regent’s expense, under her own personal
supervision, and monarchy counts one loyal
subject more.”-—-Youth’s Companion.
Women in the Treasury Department.
There are a greater number of clerks em-
ployed in the treasury than in any other de-
partment, and more women are at work there
than elsewhere. A Miss Douglass was the
first woman to be given a position. This was
in 1851, Secretary Chase, during Mr. Lin-
coln’s adminstration, having been the first
Officer to suggest the appointment of women.
Miss Douglass was put to cutting money, and
handled the scissors so well that regular up
pointments of women were made in 1862
while Gen. Spinner was treasurer. Miss
Keller, who entered at that time, still holds
a position in the department.
It was in the redemption division where
Miss Douglass’ scissors became famous and
Opened the way for women’s work in the
treasury. Ladies were first employed in cut-
ting notes at salaries of $600. In 186-1 con-
gress passed a bill raising the amount to $900.
But soon after this a machine was invented
for cutting the money, which made it un-
necessary to employ manual labor. Then the
ladies were given the work of counting
money, and 180 were employed in this way
until the fractional currency was discon-
tinued, and these women were gradually dis-
charged until only about forty now remain.
-—Cor. New York Press.
Great American Collections of Orchids.
The most extensive, select and valuable pri-
vate collection of orchids in this country is
that of Mr. F. L. Ames, of North Easton,
Mass. ; it is worth about $200,000. Mr. W. S.
Kimball, of Rochester, has a collection worth
about $125,000, and the collection of Mr.
Erastus Corning, of Albany, is probably
worth nearly as much. Among other gentle-
men who have large and choice collections of
orchids are Professor Marsh, of New Haven;
Mr. John Eyerman, Easton, Pa. ; Mr. Charles
Drissell, Philadelphia; Mr. D. Brown, St.
Louis; Mr. B. Oronato, New Orleans; Mr. F.
T. McFadden, Cincinnati; Mr. W. H. Chat
wick, Chicago; Mr. De Witt Smith, Lee,
Mass, and Mr. Hicks Arnold, of New York
city. Besides these, however, almost every‘
one who has a greenhouse grows orchids more
pr less.
Among commercial florists. Pitcher 8: Man-
da, of Short Hills, N. J ., have the largest and
most valuable collection in the country; it is
worth condderably over $100,000.—New York
Sun.
Too Old to Learn “New Tricks.
It is indeed a hard task to instill the latest
fads of fashion into the every day life of the
old-timer who likes the old ideas best and who
hates to break away from them. It was a
Michigan boulevard millionaire who sat
down to his dinner table not long ago and no-
ticed the absence of the good old silver castor
that had graced the center of the board for
years and years. He could not see it any-
where and he asked his eldest daughter what
had become of it. “Why, papa,” she said,
“you know that castors are not used at all
nowadays. Small bottles are placed about
the table instead.” For a few moments the
old gentlemen regarded his stylish daughter
sternly. Then he said: “You just ring the
bell there and order up the caster. I’ve been
used to a castor all my life and I’m too old to
make a fashionable change now.” The daugh«
ter saw that there was no help for it, so she
ordered the servant to shy the castor into the
ring again—Chicago Herald.
Lamb Takes Wordsworth Down.
How deftly he punctured Wordsworth’s
sublime conceit, on his hinting that “other
poets might have equaled Shakspeare if they
cared.” “0h, hero’s Wordsworth says he
could have written ‘Hamlet’ if he’d had the
mind. It is clear that nothing is wanting
but the mind!” Wordsworth got into a state
of mind when Lamb, with friendly frank-
ness, rated the “Lyrical Ballads” a little
lower than did their author, and “wrote four
sweating pages” to inspire Lamb with a
“greater range of sensibility;” and the ter-
mented critic bursts out: “After one's been
reading Shakespeare for twenty of the best
years of one’s life, to have a fellow start up
and prate about some unknown quality pos-
sessed by Shakespeare less than by Milton
and William Wordsworthl What am I to do
with such people? I shall certainly write ’em
a very merry letter.” I wish we might read
it.—Benjamin Ellis Martin, in Scribner.
Money Out of Sohpol Books.
It is said that Marcius Wilson, the author
of Wilson’s series of readers which were so
popular ten years ago, was paid $300,000 for
his copyrights. Swinton, whose “Outlines of
History” created such a contention in the
Boston school board, received a large income
from his copyrights, the sales for a single half
year recently yielding him $15,000 in royal-
ties. The author of Greenleaf’s arithmetics,
too, accumulated a handsome property, as has
also Professor Patterson, of Brooklyn, the
author of the spelling book and grammar
which bear his name. L. J. Campbell, the
author of the Franklin series of readers, also
receives an excellent income from the sale of
his books—Boston Advertiser.
Efl‘eot of the Voice.
Probably no one can ever fully estimate
how much influence he is constantly exert-
ing- through his tones of voice. Nothing is
so powerful to cheer the drooping energies of
a discouraged group as the inspiring tones of
hope in the words of a new arrival. Who has
not seen the immediate effect of a glad and
sprightly voice breaking in u n a dull and
uninterested party of people? ow their eyes
brighten, and their brows clear and their
forms become erect! On the other hand, let a
solemn, or doleful, or fmtful voice break in
on a gay and cheerful company, and how
quickly the smile dies on the lip, and the de-
pnedng influence goes roundS—New York
ledger.
I
N THE HALLJ
Hints as to the ConstruotIon and Interior
Decdrations.
The functions of thehall of a comfortable
reddence are to afford access to the different
parts of the house, and it maybe censidered
the main conduit in the general system of
apartments, large enough » to contain the
staircase, passages and furniture, etc.
It is not possible to say very much in praise
of the hall in city houses; it is usually a nar-
row and rather dark passage to the stairway
usually devoid of ornamentation or decora-
tion. It is a matter of necessity that the
stairs should be central, and the proportion
of risers and treads and the lengths of each
flight are to acertain extent dictated to us
by their intended use, and leave little chance
of variation or of altered modes of construc-
tion. W'here possible the stairs should be
thrown back through an arcade or bay, so as
to give a pleasant background and to pro-
videaslarge an inner area as possible for
light and air. All such recessed treatment
would give greater depth and add size and
dignity to the principal feature of a good
house.
If we would be genial hosts we should
have our greetings echoed by appropriate
surroundings.
The-spirit of welcome may be made to per-
vade the apartment in which we live if we
but know how to express ourselves in the
silent language of
art. For the hall,
ahard wood floor is
an absolute neces-
ity; plain if our
means are limited,
but where it is pos-
- .~ “v 3} C < sible let it be laid
D @9,_" ‘ in patterns; square
- ’ .. or other geometric
' figures for the cen-
ter, with a richer
border. Good taste
would prefer that
the center should
be entirely of the
same wood, so laid
th at the grain
makes the pattern.
The border may be
designed for a com-
bination of woods,
such as oak and
. cherry, or oak and
SUGGESTIONS FOR STAINEDnlaple, mahogany,
GLASS WINDOWS. sycamore, ash 0,.
Georgia pine. In laying floors in patterns
it is well to choose woods which will not form
too strong contrasts, such as oak and maple,
oak and yellow pine, mahogany and cherry,
etc. Georgia pine, being the cheapest wood,
may be used in largest quantities, with a few
bands of oak or cherry about the walls for a
border, which seems to be a necessity, even
though the same wood is used. The color of
the pine is a bright yellow, and serves as a
good background for rugs; but if too strong
for the scheme of color adopted, it can be
stained darker"
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Low WAINSCOTING AND TIMBER CEILING.
If an open fireplace is included in the con-
trast it should be broadly treated. We can
rely only on the surface and color of its ma-
terial for its beauty, or it may be richly
carved. In its composition it should be
simple and have few subdivisions. The shelf
should be high, to contain a few large orna-
meats. _ .
The hearth mhy be (1 pressed brick, or
brick colored tiles, sometimes laid in herring
, bone, but usually in simple patterns, broad
enough to receive the loose dust and. ashes.
The fire place should be lined on the inside
with fire brick, or to have ornamental cast iron
linings. Large andirons of brass or wrought
iron should be used to receive the logs of
wood, or basket grate for coal—whichever
may be the conditions.
If a high wainscoting is used, it should be
six or seven feet in
height, keeping the
moldings flat and
using beveled pan—
els. The entire wall
surface above may
be treated a s a
frieze. With alow- .
er wainscot t he
walls should be/,
treated differently,
the divisions d e -
pending upon the
proportions of the
room. The ceiling _
should be heavily
paneled, if of sufli— .-
cient height. The -. ’
exposed beams may \ ’
or molded, and pan- GLASS WINDOW‘
els of wood or plaster formed by a system of
cross beams.
When the question of color arises we must
choose a key note or prevailing tone as a con-
trast. If mahogany or cherry doors and trim-
mings are used, a red of the same color should
be chosen for walls, but lighter in tone. The
walls are best without patterns if the last two
coats of paint are stippled so as to give a dull
surface. The frieze may come down to the
top of the door frames and be in irregular
design worked in tones of yellow. The ceil¢
iug should be treated with lines of soft red on
a yellow ground, and the effect will be deco-
rative, yet quiet and subdued.
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ELEVATION or DOORS LEADING FROM HALL
To PARLOR, WITH STAIRCASE. ~
If we desire a greater contrast with the
same colored wood work, we may employ a
yellow ground for the wall surface and cover
with an all over pattern in light~ brown or
copper bronze. The frieze may be carried
over the cornice line out on the ceiling, per-
haps sixteen or eighteen inches, and stop with
a molding or hands of color, leaving the ceil-
ing a lighter tone without pattern. Blue is a
difficult color to manage in large quantities,
and is not appropriate for the hall.
vam W. KING.
What Bad Penmapip Did.
“Study penmanshipfi my boy, as carefully
as you know how. I lo‘et- a fortune once by
bad writing.” ’
“How!"
.“I loved a rich girl and she loved me. I
wrote and asked her to sharo'my lot and she
—well, she thought I asked her to shave my
note.”-New York Evening 'Sun.
u. u.'cuAUFUuB,
Investments, Real Estate and Insurance,
ROOM 2, MASONIC BUILDING.
Wm. Lockwood,
Real Estate, Insurance and Investment
' Securities.
MONEY To LOAN.
Insurance Placed in First-Class Companies
omce—Cor. MAIN & WALL STS.. NORWALK
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DENTISTRY!
Everything in Dentistry, and Everything
Fully Warrant“;
W. H. BALDWIN, 1-).1). s.
68 Wall St., Norwalk, Ct.
J. BELDEN H URL BUTT.
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
Room No. 4, Up Stairs,
GAZETTE BUILDING, NORWALK, CONN.
ALEX. S.- GIBSON,
Organist of 1 st Congregational Church. Waterbury,
Teacher of
Pianoforte, Organ and musical
Composition,
Lock Box 39 P O..NORWALK.CONN.
MR. C. F. DANIELS,
INSTRUCTOR UPON THE
PIANO-FORTE AND ORGAN.
ESpeciaI attentIOn given to Harmony and Rhyth-
miclal Studies.
3111 7
Lock Box 114, N orwalk, Conn.
‘TNA INSURA NC D,
Incorporated 1812. Charter Perpetu
CAPITAL AND ASSETS, $8,902,272.64.
Insures against loss and damage by Fire, on
terms adopted to the hazard and consistent with
he laws of compensation. COWLES a MERRILL,
Sole Agents for Norwalk and Vicinity.
INER D. RANDALL, Architect and Super
intendent.
<3 Plans and Specifications for all kinds of Build-
mgs.
Artistic designs for Stairways, mantels, side-
boards, etc.
Framing or wm-klng plans for all kinds of build-
ings accurately made.
omce. Cor Main and Wall sts., Norwalk. Open
Wednesday and Saturday evenings.
Residence, Riverside ave., East Norwalk.
Building Materials, 86c.
BUILDING STONE, all qualities of sand, 081
late dug. gardens and grounds renovated
horses and carts for hire. I have some thoroughly
rotted and very fine manure for flower beds.
J. W. EDMUNDS.
No.6 South Union Avenue.
F. 0. Box 654. Norwaltk
PLYMOUTH ROCK ICE.
I HAVE a large quantity of Ice on hand. It was
. frozen on pure water. It is clear. clean and
solid ice. All orders promptly attended to.
Thanking my customers for past favors,I solicit
a continuance of their patronage.
1y1
R. L. ELLS.
THE _
Norwalk Fire Insurance Co.
Has now completed its
i8lh SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS YEAR
And has not outstanding a dollar of unpaid losses
orclalms for losses. No sound company insures
for less.
W. C. STREET, Pres. GEO. B. ST. JOHN, Trees,
Giro. R. Gowns. Secretary.
Express.
Patronize the old reliable
ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY.
Low RATES AND PROMPT DELIVERY.
Branch omce, Norwalk. at S. K. Stanley’s
Mam Office a: Depot, South Norwalk. . 1112
L. HUNT, Agent.
u. A. FRANKE,
THE HAIR CUTTER,
No. l Gazette Building.
HOT AND COLD BATHS.
PENSIONS
And GOVERNMENT CLAIMS mv sole busi-
ness. Rejected and increase claims a speciality.
Don’t delay. Address or visit
GEN. WM. H. NOBLE,
No. 91 Srnurono Ava, anenronr, CT.
ll E N ll Y ll ll 8 8 ,
Restaurant, Cafe, and Smoking Room,
Grand. Central Station,
420 STREET AND 41']: AVENUE, New YORK
Entrance from waiting room, New York, New
Haven and Hartford railroad. rm
General insurance to lleal Estate Agni
Money toLoan.
Stocks, Bonds &c., Bought and Sold,
and Loans Negotiated at Lowest
Rates of Interest.
BOO“ NO. 8 GAZETTE BUILDING,
Nonwnx. CONN.
W. H. MEEKER,
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
Sanitary Plumbing, and Ventilation, and
Low Pressure Steam Heating, 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. , 50tf
TO HORSE OWNERS !
We keep constantly on hand a good assortment of
Kentucky and Ohio Horses,
selected with great care in the western markets.
We have horses suitable for all purposes and no
one whowants a thoroughly reliable animal should
ppmhase before seeing what we have to offer.
e also keep constantly on hand at our Carriage
Reposxtory a complete line of CARRIAGES from
the best makers. which are manufactured for us
to special order; every carriage warranted.
WAGONS and CARTS or every description.
. HARNESSES, WHIPS, ROBES, BLANKETS
DANN’S LIVERY STABLE,
OFFICE 48 WALL ST., NORWALK
OPP. D. d; N. ll. R. DEPOT 35
FURNITURE !
Geo. H. Rdymond,
FURNITURE DEALER,
Ilas removed to the new and commodlous store
four doors above his old stand and stocked it_
with NEW GOODS of the LATEST
STYLE and FINEST FINISH.
GEO. H. RAYMOND, Agent.
Furnishing Undertaker and. Embalmer.
I give my personal attention to laying out and
furnishing everything necessary for the
interment of the dead.
Residence—No 3 Berkeley Place, Norwalk.
Telephone Communication with Residence
FURNITURE
A Full Stock of Furniture of all kinds-
PARLUR AND BEDROOMSETS
a specialty.
DAVID STOW,
Main Street opp. Depot
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN
GENERAL MARKET
Meat, Fish, Vegetables. &c.
I
LOCKWOOD it LOCKWOOD.
MAIN STREET.
All kinds of the best qualities of Meals, 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 intend t
prove to our customers that we deserve their
patronage by fair and generous dealing.
1v40 LOCKWOOD a LOCKWOOD.
J. I. NE WKIRK,
m DENTIST
Dentistry performed in all branches. Gold and
Porcelain Crowns inserted. Gas administered
for the painless extracting of teeth.
Office at residence. Lewis Street near Con-
gregational church. Norwalk ly37p
PORTRAITS
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OIL. PASTEL 0R CRAYON
Elegant work, at lowest Prices, by
E. T. WHITNEY,
Formerly of Norwalk. Leave orders at Art De-
partment of BOSTON STORE, 2d Floor, Nor-
walk, Conn. 36
FOR KEEPING
CIDER SWEET
USE
ANTIFERMENTINE.
ONLY 30 CENTS A PACKAGE.
AT HADE’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.
«use C. J. GRUMAN.
HENRY TILLY
CARRIAGE MAKER,
SOUTH NOR WALK - CONN
Manufacturer of
Family Carriages, Violouas, Buggies is.
All KindsTBepairing.
ATENTS !
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m mm m u- 8- RE, lilounlou Milled Fur.
PATENT OFFICE.
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Rooaiuou, Paiuuuo, Trimming,
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THE 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.. building, repairing,
painting, trimming, &c., '
' in addition to his established
HORSE SHOEING
business at the old stand.
[943001) Wonx, FAIR Pawns, PROMPT-
muss AND Fm Drums GUARANTEED and
a share of the public patronage respectfully
solicited. ‘
311144. CHARLES E. MILLER.
Norwalk~:~ Gazette
JUB Puuuuo usuuusuuuu.
Wedding Cards, Posters, 1
Visiting Cards, Hand ' ,
Business Cards, Programmes, ‘
Fancy Show Cards, Dodgers,
Ball Cards . Billheads,
_ Statements, Circulars,
Tag Cards, Receipts,
Town and Probate Reodrds, Letter Headings
Books and Pamphlets, Note Headings,
Hotel Registers. , Milk Tickets.
Printed in the Nantes: Styles and at the Lowest
r: :cbl.
Plumbing, Steam and Gas Filuuo,..
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