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' ESTABLISHED .1800
VOLUME XC.
An Enterprising Republican Journal, especially devoted to, Local News and Interests.
NORWALK, CONN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10,1890.
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LOCAL ITEMS. .
A hat manufacturer in Toronto wants
to locate here. . _
Wm. Sheldon will build the Woodward
avenue sewer.
Miss Hermine Pciter has been appointed
eourt stenographer at Bridgeport.
‘ Aldermal and Mrs. Isaac Bowe spent
Sunday with friends in New York. ,
Dr. Bridges contemplates going to
Aiken, 310., for (the wiiiter,‘ou the 15m.
Concord Division,-Sous.of Temperance,
gun: a delightful oyster-supper on Friday
evening. . " _' ‘ .
It is said St.‘ Paul’s church will outdo
itself this year inthe matter of Christmas
d ecoratioua. s
Buxton do Brundage, the expressmen,
, drive a double team before a newly painted
Old Well Lodge, F. and A. M., wept to
Bridgeport last evening to visit Corinthian
lodge of that city.
The Gazsrrz's ninetieth volume is draw-
ing to a close. Nevertheless, “now is the
time to subscribe.”
express Wagon.
Ells. the ”home made pie" man, is out
with a newly painted ,pie wagon, crisp and
fresh from the oven.
B. J. Sturges was in town last week,
which accountsfin part, for the stringency
in the money market.
Henry Guthrie of Silver Mine, is quite
sick with the prevailing. epidemic of
severe cold, a la grippe.
I I
‘A Southern“ weather. prophet predicts
another blizzardiu‘Mai-ch. Down with
him! Kill the wretch!
Henry B. Morgan, formerly of Ridge—
ficld, died suddenly, of heart disease in
New Haven on Saturday.
Mr. Will Sellcck has purchased the D.
R. Selleck homestead, at West Nul'wnlk,
and will occupy it at once.
Col. W. C. Connor was in town yester-
day. lie is the boy who came here years
ago, and is as jolly as ever.
l‘he backbone of winter is not as yet in
such a condition of fracture as to necessi-
tate the application of splints.
The frame for—M253 Stevcus’ school
building and cottage combined, on Belden
avenue, was raised on Friday;
Business manager Carroll, of the Water-
bury and Bridgeport Sunday Herald, was
in town on Friday, dressed in his best suit
of clothes.
The potentates of the Hartford & Har—
lem railroad were in town last week con-
sulting in regard to the prontotioa of their
out erprise. , , ,
Dame rumor has it, that the late Mr.
Farrington has left Mr. and Mrs. James
H. Betta a fortune approximating a quar.
ter of amillion.
—-Do not purchase your Xmas presents
until you find out what Whitney & Co.
will do for you next week, in the may of
framed pictures. ,
An unusual display of smoke from one
of the Hadden building chimneys Sunday,
came near breaking up several of the
church services.
A Granitevilic cow butted Edward Mag-
ner into insensibility against a stone-fence
in the city of South Norwalk, on Wednes-
day. No arrests.
A wedding tour is “the pleasantest of
all journeys.” We: have this on the
authority of Mr. J. Husband Wade—and
he knows; he's had ’em.
Thomas Boyd, of South Norwalk, was
arrested by Chief Volmer Thursday night
on a charge of stealing a whip and robe
from a carriage is Darien.
The new children’s home, on the West.
port road, is to be supplied with corpora.
'tion water, which will necessitate a con.
siderable extension of the main pipes.
Hen. Cornell possesses a secret spot for
capturing “mummies," and has now over
a bushel of live bait which he will’ sell to
{fishermen in any quantity, on reasonable
, The lawmgainst ,selling cigars or ciga-
rettes to minois.is not enforced, and so we
have the report of a lad dying from ex-
cessive smoking. Public sentiment should
rally to the support of this wise law.
,man that lives on wind. There are lots
'Miss Louise-Evans, of Brooklyn, N. Y.,
James White, James Black, James I
Brown and James Reddy were lodgers at ’
the tramp room one night this Week, and
two of theni were threatened with the
ulim jams.” ' " '
- Herr Adolph Schwrckardi is the musi-
cal director of Bridgeport’s pet singing
society, the Concordia. Herr Schwickar-
di sings much more easily than you can
spell his name. ~
fix-Sheriff Charles Adams of this raises .
has presented to the Historical society, of
Westport, complete files of the New York
Spectator for the years ’1811, 1812,1818,
1814, 1815 and 1810. '
-Novernber, went out .like a lamb and
Wflmb’ér “‘C’d'mei'n-lilre 7; "lion. ‘- -W-il¢l‘§ rid
the weather prophet who will ‘i-isc and
explain what this sign "is iue'fore'r'uimer
of.—- Westportcr. ' ‘2 '
-—Any one looking for Christmas pres-
ents should call and see the, flue assort-
ment at Miss R. "M. Collins, No.19 Main
street, SOuth N orwalk.
. More than fifty persons, it is said, are to
be received into the Methodist church on
probation at the next communion, as the
result of the recent evangelistic labors of
Mrs. Grace Weiser Davis.
A grand concertwiil he..given in the
Opera, House on Wednesday evening of
next week by the celebrated boy choir of
Trinity church, Bridgeport. 'A rare
musical feast is promised.
' General Superintendent Opdyke, of the
Central New England & Western railroad,
(the old Conn. Western,) hsh resigned to
embark in' business for himself. His suc~
cessor is not yet appointed.
John H. Danccy, a prosperous printer
of Brooklyn, was in town last week, call—
ing on old friends and acquaintances. A
score of years ago Ilr. Dancey was an ap-
prentice in the Gamma ofilce.
can. Miller’s billiard rooms, 18 and 15
Main street, are now under themsnage-
of Juan De Gonzalez and Arthur ‘ Howes,
of Bridgeport,.,who opened on .Monday
night with a free turkey lunch.
Bishop Potter, in a sermon at Ali‘Soula’
church, New York, on Sunday said there
were 280 liquor asaloon‘s to 8 churches in
that immediate district. and located their
all on a painted map above thipulpit. '
A New York paper-has discovered a
of papers that do the names—Derby Tran.
script.
Yes, and lots of papers feed it to their
readers. ‘______‘_
’ I believe in “America for Americans,”
said a local American mechanic the other
day. “I’m' eternally down on these Eng-
lish synagogues coming over here and
buying .up all our land and manufactor-
ies.” -__.__.--
Some time ago Mr. J. D. Rockefeller,
of Greenwich, testified in court that lie
Couldn’t swear to his exact fortune by at
least ten or twelve millions. There are
several Norwalk journalists who couldn‘t
either. ' ‘
Within a short time a New Haven drug-
gist has .had nine thermometers stolen
from the front of his store. The thefts
were probably committed by some pessi-
mistic crank who is never satisfied with
the weather. __
Secretary Windom’s report of the opera-
tions of the U. S. Treasury is great in
more respects than one. No such able;
and innid state paper'has'emanated from
that department since the days of Alexan-
der Hamilton.
Wm. Titus, of Litchfield, aged 70, and
aged»30, were married, Wednesday, 26th,
in Brooklyn. The bride made the groom’s
acquaintance while boarding in Litchfield
last summer. _______ .
—-Raymond Brothers have broken the
unjust and unwarrantable “coal combine,”
by selling the best qualities of coal at their
yard for $4.50 per ton and delivered for
$5.00. Orders by postal or telephone
promptly filled. ‘ -
Colonel Stevenson has just purchased
another piece of dock property in; Bridge-
port. If the Colonel keeps on docking
the Housatonic railroad system he may
eventually add to his other distinctions
the title of Docktor.
:Mr. and Mrs. William Bruorton, of
Brooklyn, spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. L. L. Sherwood, on Issues street.
Mr. Brnorton will be remembered as one
of the engineers employed in the construc-
tion of the sewers.
“I’ve traveled a good deal,” remarked a
philosophical sitter in a Main street saloon
the other day, when an acquaintance
came in and drank alone, “and I find
that there’s just as mean people anywhere
as there is anywhere else.” '
. Thanksgiving day was the forty-second
anniversary of the first train throu h this
town on the New York and New aven
railroad. The train came from "New
Haven to this place, which was a far as
the track was aid.—8éntiml.
A few ‘Norwalk firemen attended the
annual masquerade ball of the Eureka-
hook. and ladder company in Bethel on
Friday night, and reportaglnrioustlme.
k.
There are fifty Yale graduates in Tokio,
Japan, and they propose [to show their
loyalty to their interest in ,lhcir alma
mater by forming a Yale alumni associa-
tion. ,-
Dr. Holmes will write the introduction
to a “History of the Town of \Voodstock,
Conn.,” his father’s birthplace, and of
which his grandfather was .ouc of the
earliest settlers.
The first ice cut this winter in the state
of Connecticut was cut on Wednesday
morning by Iceman Lawrence of Winstu-d
at Mill Brook. The ice was six'and three-
quarters inches thick, clear as crystal.
"flame homers?” says the Boston. Tier.
aid, “think a small apple crop preferable
to a large one. A Rumford (Me.)farmer,
who last year sold his crop of 31 barrels‘
for 885, has just sold 28 barrels for $75.
“Belfast,” notes the Portland Press, “is
the seat of a flourishing Maine industry,
the raising of ‘coon cats.’ Within the
past thirty days fifty have been -:exported,
mostly to the New York market, where
they command high prices.”
During the week' ending December ll,
$21,000,000 will be paid out on account of
”pensions. This together with the $5,000
000 to be paid for bond under the above
call, will make $26,000,000 to be put into
cirCulation 'within the next week or ten
days. .
The Harry Rewards, of Portchester are
arranging for their annual ball, which is
generally the social event of the season in
that town. Campy, of the Journal. has
already begun to train his whiskers and
break in his dancing pumps for the . occa-
sion. .
“I hear,” says‘a writer in the New, York
Preu, “that Gen. Sherman is becoming
deaf. It will be an affliction to the old
hero, who loves good conversation above
all things, and is never so happy as when
talking with his acquaintances.” '
We are constrained to remark that there
.is no truth in thereport that,eanticipating,
the ultimate election of Morris as Governor,
Mr. R. M. Rose is talking free trade and
a plurality amendment in the hope of suc-
ceeding Quartermaster-General Rudd on.
the Governor’s staff, » .- . '
Mr. E. I. Dudley. the stately and digni—
fied landlord of the Dudley House at Falls
Village, was in town a1few days ago look-
ing for a four—horse power stove. A year
ago at this time he was scouring the
country in search of ice—but this year
and last year are twoyears.
Wm. Troy while visiting the Norwalk
Mills, at Winnipauk, on Saturday last,
mistook the elevator for the exit door and
in consequence he dropped twenty feet
through the elevator shaft. He was
brought home in a carriage. Hisinjuries,
though severe, are not serious.
The End' of the World and the Final
Judgment came at New Milford on Sun-
day cvening in the shape of a blood-curd-
ling sermon by the Methodist minister.
The next day every delinquent Methodist
on Brother Bolles’ subscription list called
at the Gazette ofiice and paid up.
“A rose by any other name may smell
as sweet,” but when Capt. Rose gets Co.
F out for a street parade, it will be ac—
knowledged that it is of advantage to
have a commander of years of practical
army experience. He will have the boys
thoroughly up in drill and discipline.
On Friday evening the following officers
were elected by Clinton Commandery,
Knights Templarz-Elmer J. Fairchild,
E. 0.; Charles N. "Wood, Genlo. ; George
Raymond. C. G.; Frank Street, Prelate;
Thomas S. Morison, S. W.; Charles E.
Dow, J. W.; Lew C. Hanford, Treas.;
James W. Storey, Rec.
Has'Mr. Peat turned out a beat, a sordid
swindler and a cheat ? He seemed to
thrive at the Beehive, and took each day
his carriage drive. If his bees made honey
he must have money, but he’s skipped in’
a way thats rather funny. Well, good-
b‘ye, Post; your clever feat won’t be for-
got—you worked it neat.
Mr. C. Rosenfeis, who is booming “The
Boomer,” was in town Saturday arranging
with Manager Stanley for the production
of "The Boomer” in the Opera House, on
Saturday evening of this week. This is
said to be an excellent show, and intro-
duces the popular comedian, Dan Packard,
who will undoubtedly draw largely.
Douglas Fowler Post, "G. A. B... have
elected' the following officers for tho ensu-
ing year: Commander, Edwin L. Tattle .
senior vice—commander, Samuel Mott;
junior vice-commander, Clark Dickens;
quartermaster, L. S. Owens ; chaplain, C.,
H. Bennett; officer of the day, Frederick
Keating; officer of the guard,-Gco. Platt.
, A western man, Milwaukee we believe
he hails from, claims it patent on a t -
writter you can hold in your lap. he
claim ought to be disallowed. , We never
saw a typewriter we couldn’t hold in our
lap—if she was only willing—Amid
Sentinel. '
Tut. hit man, and at your time of life
too! we fear your usual nice sense of the.
prophetic: is getting badly frayed.
Miss. Minnie Beers, daughter. of Mr.
Harmon Beers, of Arch street, was mar—
ried on Wednesday evening last, at the
reéidence of the bride’s parents, ,to Mr.
William H. Jones, of Brooklyn, the cere~
many being performed by the Rev. Dr;
Simmons, of Brooklyn, and Rev. Dr.
Vad‘Alstyne. of Norwaik. .
The Sentinel builded better than it know
when it had an illiterato sign painter
inscribe its merits, in bad spelling. on the
rocks and'fences of the outskirts. It has
i‘ecejvcd s surfeit of newspaper advertis-
ing/in consequence, which is of more
value than the fence advertising would
have been, even if it had been accurately
iette‘ied. ' ' “ ' ’ '
The Bridgeport Post says that the de-
morslized condition of the police-force
of that city was never more apparent than
at present, and adds that “if matters are
allowed to run much longer in this path
tagpayers will be obliged to crawl toa
policeman even if the latter is an ignorant
combination of flesh and bone, minus the
brains.”
Mir. Frank Comatock, of Sontthor-
walk, and Miss Louise H. Dowd, were
mailed at the home of the bride’s brother
in, Madison,“Conn., Thursday, by Rev.
Olin Hallock, go'f Trinity church. Mr.
.ComstOck is an cx-mayor of South Nor-
walk,a member of the batting firm of
Raymond & 'Comstock, and Represents;
five-elect from this town. Congratulations
in s, undance are his.
Winter is here with its beautiful snow,
its host and its shiver” its bluster-snd
blow, its grippe and its hosrseness, its
colds and m’ sneezes—ail the heirs flesh is
ill to are brought on its breezes. It’s time
to get up when your slumber is sweetest.
and darkness comes on before daylight
retreatest-[poetic liconse]—-and with heat,
cold'aud half-andoiialf, drizzle and drozzle.
humanity breathes" with a snimlc‘anu
sn'ozzle. ' ” -
Among the new and highly attractive
books for the holiday season, is one by
"Willis .1. 'Abbott, and issued by Dodd
MeaddaCd, of N. Y., entitled “Battle-
Field’s and‘Camp Fires.” It is aclear and
concise narrative of the principal military
I
-- operations of the late civil war, from
'Mcfikiisnio'onmiwtr'ni licok am will
intensely interest, as well as instruct every
patriotic boy. and even boys of a "larger
growth.” __ .
Miss Mary Seymour, formerly of South
Norwalk, died Saturday morning in
Bethe], where she had been emploved as
a hat trimmer. She had long been a suf-
ferer from consumption, and for the two
months preceding her death she was very
low, a good share of the time unconscious,
and during that time her death was daily
expected. Deceased was a sister of
Dcnton Seymour, of this town, and her
remains were brought here for interment
on Monday.
The ladies of the Melville Manufactur-
ing 00., South Norwalk, (Raymond &.
Conistock’s) are to give a sociable in Music
Hall this evening. Prof. Smythe’s or—
chestra will furnish music, and Henry
Gehrman will call the figures. The girls
of this shop never allow anything to stand
in the way of success when they set out to
enjoy themselves and entertain their
friends, and there is every reason to ex.
pect that there is going to be a jolly good
time in Music Hall this evening.
'1 he New England “Terminal Company
has brought suit for $50,000 against the
owner of the steam tug Vandercock and
her tow of barges on salva e claims. The
tugs and barges were save from a dan-
gerous position near Greenwich Point a
week ago Sunday during a heavy blow,
and for the assistance thus rendered a big
price apparently has been set. Land'smen
may'icarn ' from this that when a vessel
gets adrift it has a double danger to con-
tend with—thc danger of bein lost, and
the danger of, being “'saved.”—— word.
~ The reception committee of the Y. M.
C. A., will meet this evening at 830
"o’clock to arrange details for the annual
Book and New Year’s reception. The
chairman wishes every member to be
present. H. B. Wigham will have charge
of the song service next Sunday afternoon
at 4 o’clock, the subject for the meeting is
Courage, and all young men are invited to
come.
Charles A Dana of the New York Sun
is being brought forward as a candidate
for United States Senator from New York
state. Mr. Dana’s ability must be con.
ceded and that he would be a power in
the senate, but after all he is doing a
good work where he is. The journalistic
profession would lose one of its brightest
lights should he go into the senate and a
place wOuld be made vacant which it
would be difficult to fill.
Ginn &. Co., of Beston, will issue on
December 20th, a neat little holiday vol-
ume of “Good Night Poetry,” to the
children. Its price is only 75 cents and
this is what the Philadelphia Presbyterian
from standard English and American
poets, and are of the highest moral tone
They are elevating to the taste, and at the
same time, adapted to convey lessonsto
young minds which will be retained
through life.
says of it: These selections of poetry are.
Mr. Herman Snyder will it is expected,
be sworn in as collector of taxes for the
town of Norwalk, just as soon as his
bonds are approved. He is required to
give three satisfactory bondsmen for ten
thousand dollars each, or $30,000 in all.
This is a heavy bond for such inadequate
pay as our collectors get, it being only
$900. -
The GAZETTE jnb printing department
is equipped with facilities for every
descriplion of job printing. And, -b\
the way, we have an extensive line of
samples of the finest. ball tickets, orders,
invitations, menus, etc., for every known
secret society or organization, ever seen in
this -.to,wn. She designs this year are
richer than ever before, and an inspection
of those elegant samples is invited.
Tom Weaver, of theQWilliamantic Join--
nal has evidently heard from somebody
who has sore corns; else whence the in-
spirstion that produced this ?—
One of the cheapest methods of "getting
even” wilh_an editor, when he happens to
say something you do not like, is to write
an. abusive letter calling the aforesaid
editor hard names. It only costs a slight
wear of the hrain'tissue and a few cents
for. papar, envelopes and postage, and it
relieves the dull tediousness of the editor’s
life and makes life worth living for him.
Builder Golding complains that the
people on the west side are so pious that
they carry off all the moveable pieces of
his Grace church lumber, left out ovm
night. The thieves probably want to
either burn incense to, the new church, or
else possess themselves of liberal supplies
of relics in the way of timber preserves.
Golding also "says that the great altitude
of the church foundation walls is not
designed to convey the idea that it is to be
an especially “hiin church.”
A woman carrying a heavily weighted
basket on her arm was overheard talking
to herself thusly as she plodded her way
through the. slush‘on the side-walk, near
the Issues place Wednesday evening, a
rapidly. receding car being seen a short
distance ahead : “Well, that was darned
smart ; I yelled loud enough to stop“‘a
steam engine, but that plague'y‘ horse-car
conductor didn’t want to hear me, and I
know it. If I’d been as good looking as i
used to be and had on fine clothes 1‘" bet
he’d stopped in a hurry.” Who can tell
of the rush of childhood memories bediz—
zeninglier brain as she slowly splashed:
her way to South Norwalk. Another car
passedher near» Orchard street, but she
did not hail it. She was too mad -—-Rccord.
The “Dolls’ Fete,” to be given by the
ladies of the Congregational church, on
Friday evening of this week, in the chapel,
promises to be a most enjoyable and
profitable affair. There will be hundreds
of dolls there, all dressed in the beighth of
fashion, which will be oficred for sale at
reasonable prices. ’lhere will be large
dolls and small dolls, fat dolls and lean
dolls, blondes and brunettes—dolls to suit
everybody. Besides the dolls there will
be something to eat and an excellent
literary entertainment under the direction
of Mrs. Ira Cole. It’s going to be an occa-
sion well worth remembering.
The funeral of Town Clerk Henry K.
Selleck, while modestly befitting his life
and character, was nevertheless suggestive
that the citizens of Norwalk generally
should have paid ,a more pronounced
tribute to the memoryof one who had
been so longs public servant. Had our
Board of Trade, for instance. invited a
closing of stores and cessation of business
during the hour of his obseqnies it would
have been creditable to us as a people and
a most commendable act on its part. It
would be in accordance with the generous
and noblest sentiments of our best people
to have such recognition-paid to our dead,
who in life have occupied positions of
conspicuous trust and responsibility.
At aboht 3 o’clock, Friday morning,
Mr. Isaac Buxton, of South Union avenue,
awoke and was horrified to find that his
wife was lying beside him dead, having
passed peacefully away during the night,
her death resulting from heart disease
with which she had been troubled for
some time previous. Mrs. Elizabeth Bux-
ton was born in Petworth, England,
March 4th, 1819, and was, therefore, in
the 72d year of her age. She retired on
Thursday night in apparently her usual
health and spirits,‘and must have died
without astruggle. Her health had been
rather poorly of late, and she had never
fully recovered from the eflects of a severe
fall from ‘which she sustained; a broken
leg. over a year age. If nothing had oc-
curred to prevent, Mr. and Mrs Buxton
would have celebrated the fiftieth anniver-
sary of their marriage in March, 1892.
Deceased leaves a husband and three
grown-up sons, all residing in Norwalk.
Theifuneral services were held at the late
residence of deceased on South Union
evenue, Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock.
The interment was in Riverside cemetery.
Mrs. Buxton was a most estimable lady of
a quiet, retiring naturc,—-a thoroughly
good wife, mother, neighbor and friend,
and wasesteemed by all who ever knew.
her. Her physical infirmities she bore
with christian fortitude .and an uncom-
plaining patience.:At last conicareot and
surcease of sorrow and pain and her gloria,
.fied spirit has 'now entered, upon the,
snpernal joys of the redeemed in Heaven.
Mail Carrier D. Spicer was thrown from
his wagon by reason of awheel getting
caught in the horse car tracks, on Thurs-
day, and sustained a broken rib and other
severe bruises that laid him tip. This is
rather rough on poor Spicer, who is _ anx-
iously waiting and» watching for his ano-
oessor to come along and relieve him of
the onerous duties of on unprofitable job.
The remains of Henry S. Beers, who
died in St. Josephs, Mo., last week, were
brought here for interment in Wilton, on
Wednesday. Dr ceased will be remem—
bered as a teacher in the Over River school
district. Afterwards he bought out the
hook business of James Sherwood, which,
later. be disposed of to‘A. H. Camp. He
was a brother of Mrs. Stephen G. Ferris,
of South Norwalk.
On Wednesday evening, Buckingham
‘Post, G. A. R., elected the followingofii»
cers: Commander, Thomas Bradley;
Senior Vice-Commander, Alfred A. Chih—
ncry; Junior Vice-Commander, Alonso
Wheeler; Sergeant, _llorace' G. Burr-t
Quartermaster, James H. Hoyt ; Chaplain
George S. Partric; OMcer of the Day.
John Henry; Officer of the Guard, Charles
Bennett; delegates to the department ”ea—
'campment, John P. Webber, William A.
Kellogg and Samuel B. t-‘hcrwood ; alter—-
uatcs, Edward Anderson, George W. Ray:
mood and A..«C. Golding. After the elec-
tion a handsome clock' was presented by
the Post to Past Commander George I.
Buxton, the speech of presentation being
made in a very happy manner by Com—
rade F. W. Perry. Comrade Buxtoa
responded gracefully in accepting the gift,
which was bestowed in approving recog-
nition of the excellent judgment he
showed ' both in his determination to get
married, somewhat tardy though it was,
and his admirable selection of a bride.
W. T. Peat, late proprietor of the Bee-
hve restaurant on‘Water street, has skip-
ped the town, bat: and baggage, leaving
numerous confiding creditors to balance
their books as best they can. About the
only thing in which who succeeded was
eluding his creditors. He ran his restau-
rant untilit "busted up ;” he underbid ali
competitors for the job of carrying the
mails between the borough and South
-Norwslk and securedthcjob at a figure
that wouldn’t keep his horse shod, and
had to give that up; then he started a
fruit store and fizzled-out once more. after
which hennd his wife embarked in the
manufacture of baking powder, but even
the baking powder, with all its “raising”
qualities, failed to raise the wind eufii-
ciently to keep them afloat. In the mean-
time he was running up bills with the
merchants and Tom, Dick and Harry.
who now “mourn their loss.” Having
failed to pay his rent in the James Block.
the Pests, some weeks ago, found it
advisable to move out, and had of late
been living in Eli K. Street’s house on
Chapel street. Some of Peat’s creditors,
with whom patience had ceased to be a
virtue, last week resorted to legal meas-
ures for satisfaction, but when the officer
arrived at the Peat castle with his writ on
Thursday afternoon hc found the cage
empty and the birds flown, leaving not a
feather behind. Peat came here from
Vermont a couple of years ago to show us
Nutmeggers how to- run a restaurant,
bringing with him a rctinuc of female
servants and companions, one of whom he
married while here.
Captain Rose unquestionably has a case
against the Sunday Herald, from the col-
umns of which his benevolent counten—
ance and lofty forehead beamed forth last
Sunday. Capt. Rose assures us that, in
spite of the fact that he tried-to dodge the
reporter, Johnny Judge, the villain still
pursued him with a Kodak camera and
snapped it on him when his back was
turned, thus securing the picture. This
was very rude in Johnny Judge. Ifa
man of the modest, shrinking, retiring
nature of Capt Rose, doesn’t want his
picture in the paper, it isn’t right to pur—
sue him with the relentless pertinacity of a
bloodhound after a runaway slave, and
take his picture behind his back. Such
audacity deserves the severest condemna-
tion, and especially is ‘it reprehensible in
view of the fact the portrait itself shows
that the man with the camera, not. content
with catching his unwilling victim “on
the fly," actually captured him, set him in
a chair facing the machine, removed his
hat, posed him in a dignified attitude and
forced him, possibly at the pornt of a
pistol, to “look pleasant.” All these de-
tails of the bapture are so manifest in the
picture as to almost give rise to the sus—
picion that there was a perfect under—
standing between the artist'and the sub-
ject. Such was not the case, hovirever, as
we have Capt. Rose’s word for it that the
picture was taken by Judge’s Kodak
when he (Rose) was off his guard, and ”the
theory is‘untenable in view of the further.
fact that, as everybody knows, =Capt.
Rose's sensitive nature would shrink from
the pub.icity his published portrait'would
give him, much less would he furnish his
own photograph for publication, ‘ either
voluntarily or by request. However, im-
.-,pudcnt and audacious as Johnny was in
this matter, we are bound to admit tha
he is an expert with the Kodak.
Norwalk Chronicler