2 WEEKLY - NORWALK - GAZ ETTE. 3 cts. NEWS or THE WEEK. l [Selected from THE DAILY GAZETTEJ MONDAY. C H Dumam of Plain- ed wine this morning mt with Mrs. H. G. Mr. and Mrs. field, N. J ., return utter a week’s v Masher: _____ The extr'lor of the N orwalk hotel IS to b e .erhauled, re-painted, etc., to harrunize with the thoroughly reno- Vted interior. At the regular meeting this evening of Our Brothers lodge, I. O. O. F., there will be work in the first degree, with five candidates. Colonel Roberts of the military in- stitute made a grand levy on N orwalk, yesterday, for candles, as the entire school building is lighted by electric- ity. -. Owing to the illness of Mrs. Jennie Nash, Mr. Frank Comstock played the organ at the First Congregational church Sunday morning, and Prof. Ferris in the evening. Mr. Allen, of Compo, a brother of whom was recently found dead in a field near that place, mention of which was made in the GAZETTE, lies in a crit- ical condition at his home. Messrs. \Villiain Fitch and Irving Bradley, former members of Pioneer Hook & Ladder Co., of Bridgeport, were in town calling on old friends Saturday night and Sunday. While walking about in the Electric plant house last evening, President Olmstead’s left leg went through a hole in the flooring, bruising that member to such an extent that a cane is neces- sary to-day. John Fennell, a gentleman from the country, came to town, filled his can with beer and was arrested by Chief De Forest. Before Justice Coolidge this morning the unfortunate man appeared, and in the face of many ex- tenuating circumstances Fennell was discharged and admonished to sin no more. Capt. Cook says he cannot as yet form an opinion of the Yale crew, for they are as you might say, simply new beginners. They are a heavy lot of men empowered with great strength, and it depends whether they shall be able to utilize it. I t is too early yet to make any predictions. Officers Adams and Gormley had two candidates for Justice Mead to pass upon this morning. They were James Landrigan and John Scott respectively and both were charged with intoxica- tion, but promises of future good be- havior secured their discharge. Rev. Dr. Beard preached in Dr. No- ble’s pulpit on Sunday morning. His sermon was a most able and helpful one, and listened to with deepest inter- est by the congregation. Dr. Beard is always heartily welcomed by his many friends here whenever it is their priv- ilege to hear him preach. George S. Gregory has sold his livery stable and business to his brother, Silas ‘5’. Gregory, who will occupy the premises May 1st. As Silas has con- siderable stock of his own, he takes only part of George’s, and anvauction will be held at the stable previous to May lst, when all stock nottransferred will be sold. Not to be outdone by the New York and Ne .v Haven Road, President Hyatt is having a ghost train of his own con- structed. Car No. 10 will soon appear on the street railroad in a white suit with gold trimmings and will be known as the ghost car. The other cars, it is understood. will have a new pair of clothes similar to those now worn. Warden Keeler, ever alive to the in- terests of the borough, as soon as the fire was over, yesterday, got a horse and buggy and drove about and made arrangements to connect our street cir- cuit with the Gas House plant. Then I Mr. Riley, who is an expert electrician, put several of the electric lamps in or- der, and the borough was not left in total darkness. This morning the seven years old daughter of Mr. Robert Adams was quite severely bitten in the thumb and index finger of the right hand by adog belonging to Mr. Adams. The child was taken to Vogel’s drug store where the wounds were cauterized. The dog will shortly be missed from the home circle, but as he Was not mad it is thought there will be no serious results of the biting. ' The double funeral of Mr. George Muckridge and his mother occurred yesterday afternoon at their late home atNo. 31 Merwin street. A large num- ber of friends gathered to pay their last tribute, including brother Odd ‘ellows, to the number of 90 or more. Aft. er listening to words of consolation fl'ection and to the singing of ap- and 8‘. ‘te hymns, the Odd Fellows es- proprn. ’he remains to the cemetery, corted l“ rites of the order were per- where the l the sprays of evergreen, formed, 9.111;. , fraternity, were left on the worn by if}: i t wo hearses, with the eas- caSket' e ‘d surrounded by the kets covered m- iwers moved slowl most beautiful fit ’ y throu 0'h the streets exactly abreast,and D a . presented a touching and very Unusual spectacle. TUESDAY. Miss Lizzie Barnum of Hartford, sister of Mrs. Horace Hubbell, is visit- Miss Alice Selleck on Merwin street. Rev. Dr. Augustus Baird wastravers- ing the sacred soil of old Virginia, last week, in the interest of his evangelical work. Mr. T. S. Morison has lately added two handsome bay horses to his stable, it being his intention to give them the lead on his tally-ho. Miss Lillie Kissam passed through town last evening en route from New York to Bridgeport. She was looking quite feeble after her long illness. Gen. and Mrs. Couch are taking a rest from the cares of housekeeping, and are partaking of the hospitality of Landlord McPherson at the Norwalk hotel. Mrs. A. R. Richardson is among the latest arrivals at the Norwalk hotel. She has become connected with the millinery establishment of Miss Agnes Fitch. There is plenty of ice up Winsted way yet. Except at the edges of the lake, the ice covers the entire lake sur- face. It looks spongy, however, and is, of course, very rotten. Mr. and Mrs. James H. Knapp now have for companions in Washington, Mr. and Mrs. John L. Burbank, who are working their way homeward from their winter’s sojourn in Norwalk. Burgess Bowe has been about our borough streets and personally re- quested our merchants not to encroach on the public sidewalks with their dis- plays of goods. W'. F. Coley has rented his farm in Weston, and he and Mrs. Coley, with their bright young son, Ward Nichols, are stepping with Mrs. Coley’s father, Henry I. Hoyt, Esq. A letter written by Mrs. Aurelius Meeker received by a Norwalk friend yesterday, states her Condition as prac- tically recovered from her severe neu. ralgia attack of a few days since. Steeple Charlie has just set the na- tives of Windsor Locks all agog, by another dizzy job in placing a new and massive bronze cross on top of the lofty spire of the Catholic church in that place. W. H. Lockwood has leased the main building at the fair grounds. Mr.Lock- wood has a large number of horses on the way here and expects to have them all comfortably located in this building on Thursday. \Vater Commissioner Street and En- gineer Wood went up the line of the new pipe laying to-day, to witness the connecting of the big main which Con- tractor Rider has been putting down to unite the upper and lower reservoirs. Judge Sherwood of the Westport Probate court, who was to have been present here on the invitation of Judge Woodward, to-day. sends word that he is unable to fill the appointment on ac- count of sickness. Rev. Mr. North, who has been suffer- ing with la grippe, was taken so seri- ously ill during his church services in Brooklyn, Sunday that he was obliged to suspend. As it was his first Sabbath with his new charge, he felt his disabil- ity with an added keenness. The desk “occupied by Selectman Daskam in the Selectmen’s office is worthy of a front seat in some ancient Historical Society. “Uncle Sammy” ought to go to some auction of second hand furniture and purchase one made during the present century. The Hungerford vs. Parallel Rail- road case, which has been under con- sideration in the superior c0urt,Bridge-- port, for a fortnight, is likely to be on still another fortnight, judging from present appearances. Senator Seymour appears for the plaintiff and Judge Hurlbutt for defendant. The borough highway committeefl met last evening and opened three bids ' for rebuilding the dilapidated River street retaining wall. William Shel- don bid $4,50 a cubic vard; A. Bach, of So. Norwalk, $3.90;William Lawlor, $3.20. The ’contract was awarded to Lawlor and he commenced work this morning. It is estimated that there are from 60 to 90 cubic yards of wall to be laid. ‘ Michael O’Brien, whose death is an- nounced elsewhere in today’s GAZETTE, was a member of Co. G, 20th Ct. Vols., and one of the bravest men who went out from this or any other state. He was one of the storming party, with William Mitchell, also of Norwalk, who made the assault on Port Hudson,June 14, 1863. He, with one other comrade, pushed his way close up under the en- emy’s breast works, despite the galling fire and in which Mitchell was riddled with rebel bullets. After the assault, as O’Brien could not get back to the Union lines, he fell an easy captive to the enemy. He was a member of Buck- ingham Post, G. A. R., was 65 years old and leaves a widow and a. son and daughter. Architect Harris of Greenfield Hill was in town yesterday with his plans for St. Paul’s new chapel on West av- enue, and Contractor Sheldon com- mences the stone foundations to-day. This new structure, it is claimed, will be, when completed, one of the neatest and most substantial church edifices in town. Good Mrs. Dr. Noble now mourns, or rejoices, over the untimely depart- ure of her sable Virginia maid. The prayers of the African church which she invoked on the head of her missus, didn’t seem to make Mrs. N. any more obedient and so “Auntie ” resolutely declined to let her live in her company any longer. Mrs. William Randle Smith expects to leave Tampa, Florida, in a few days with her little family,homeward bound. She will stop over several days in Wash- ington in order that her protege. the little Clarke boy, may visit his father there, when the party will resume their journey to Norwalk, reaching there early in May. The Censolidated railroad company is, to-day, putting up a six foot fence in front of the Ely buildings, south of the depot. Hereafter, if you want to enter the front door of these buildings you must go through the back yard or scale the fence. The buildings thus fenced are those in which the saloon business had, until a recent refusal by the coun- ty commissioners, been conducted for thirty years or more. ' Mrs. Troop, who has been a guest of Mrs. Van Hoosear, on West Avenue, for several months past, while her little son was a student at the Roberts mili- tary academy, has left Norwalk and is now visiting a Michigan friend on Cap- ital Hill, W’ashington, prior to return- ing to her former residence at Detroit. Miss Bertie Wilson accompanied her to Washington to pay a visit to Miss Grace Clark, who is now permanently resid- ing there with her father. Dr. E. C. Clark, at 138 B. street, N. E. An attachment for $80,000 was placed on the Fairfield residence of G. D. Chapman, Saturday, at the instance of S. E. Baldwin, counsel for the Housa- tonic Railroad company, to recover on a judgment secured by the New Haven and Derby railroad against Chapman in 1879, and was founded on a breach of contract in regard to the construc- tion of the road. The suit was brought in 1869 but was kept in court ten years before it was finished. The judgment secured was for about $50, 000, and now there is twelve years’ interest due on that amount. Shortly after 7 o’clock last evening the fire alarm was turned in from N0. 21. As at that time on a pleasant eve- ning Norwalk’s streets are pretty well pOpulated, our emcient fire depart- ment, in its characteristically prompt reSponse, was reinforced by quite an army of men and boys, a large percent- age of the crowd going cross lots through River street to the fire, which was in Joseph Bagan’s barn in Frank- lin avenue. It seemed that while a man carrying a lantern was passing through the barn the bottom of the lantern fell out, setting fire to various combustibles in short order. Fortu- nately the hour was early find befOre the arrival of the firemen the flames were extinguished with but slight loss. HAT-lRlMMINGS CASES. Continued in Philadelphia and a Hearing Obtained in Washington. Recently in Philadelphia in the United States circuit court, before Judge Acheson, twenty-nine “hat- trimming cases were contined and by special arrangement fixed for trial for the first Monday of June next. The plaintiffs are John Wanamaker, Meyer 8: Dickinson, Henry Tilge & Co., and Konn, Adler & 00. It was said that there was involved in the controversy the refund of perhaps $20,000,000 upon an alleged unlawful assessment of duties in the importation of silk goods. Secretary Foster and Assistant Sec- retary Spaulding heard arguments at the Treasury department in favor of the liquidation of entries on hat-trim- mings, in accordance with the recent decision of the United States supreme court. The importers of this class of merchandise§were represented by the following counsel: Joseph H. Choate HenryE. Tremain, Fred W. Hollis, Charles Curle, I. Augustus Stanwood, W. C. Wallace, and A. P. Ketchum. Several importers were present, includ- ing Mr. Dickinson and Mr. Schramm. of Philadelphia, and Mr. Gibbs, of New York. The importers assert that the refunds asked for will not aggregate more than $6,000, 000, but it has been represented to the department that they will aggregate between $20,000,000 and $30,000,000. It is likely that there will be another hearing before any action is taken by the department. AAV‘ The “ 01d Newgatd” prison at East' Granby has been sold, and will be torn down. The buildings were erected ever the old Connecticut copper mines, from which the first metal for the Fed- eral mint was taken. It was used as a State Prison, and the prisoners’ cells- were in subterranean passages of the. mine.‘ From 1798 to 1827, prisoners were confined Sixty feet below the sur- face of the earth. . - a 6 ..........,.1,721,516 No. of Accident Policies written in 1890 ........... 101.928 No. of Accident Claims paid in 1890. . . . 13,417 Total Losses paid, both depts., 819,198,604.06' Blaine, THE IL’TERNATIOIVAL CITY. GA. TE W}! 1' OF 2 GEEK-I 1' 324 TI ONS, ”’IIERJ'} 0011111119150 E MOVES IFITII TIDE AND RAIL. Send to the undersigned for maps and pam- phlets which. Wlll in 'orm you about Blaine. uget Sound, and the new state of Washington. Blame, the future metropolis. Population, 1889. 75; 1890, 2100. Complete system of electric lights; waterworks; ten miles twelve-toot Slde- walks; Six miles graded streets; has best land- locked harbor on Puget Sound. Four greatest trans-continental railways. .The Canadian Pac1fic and Great Northern Railways‘are Just completed here. The Northern Pacific is only 15 miles away and the Union Pac1fic is coming as fast as men and money) can build. Now is the time tobuy lots and locks and realize on the great use in values. We are the largest owners. Lots range from 75 to $1.500. Lots five to ten blocks from water front, $75 and $100; chorce, $100 to $250._ Terms one-third down: ba ance, one year, in equal monthly payments. You get exactly the same terms as given .nt our oflices here and in Blaine. By remitting ten dollars by draft, registered letter or telegraph we Wlll select for you the best unsold lots. _ . REFERENCES—Every bank and busmess firm in Seattle; Washin ton National Bank; Hon. E. 0. Graves, PreSi _ent and ex—Ass1stant U, S. Treasurer; L. H. Griffith, Reality and Banking 00. and ex-Governor Eugene Semple Seattle' First National Bank; Blaine National Bank and Chamber of Commerce, Blaine, Washington. A. D D n E s s NE‘V E GLAND LAND AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENT 00., OCCIDENTAL BLOCK, SEATTLE, Wasn. Must Be Sold. FARM of 35 Acres, all Meadow and Pasture Land. Dwelling House, nine rooms, about 20years old. Large barn and cow house nearly new. Five hundred peach trees in full bearing. Apples, gra es and small fruits in a bundance. Situate two milesfrom Norwalk Bridge. on the main road to New Canaan, on high ground. Fine VleW of Long Island Sound. Price $4,000. Must be sold tosettle an estate. For further particulars enquire of tf43 O. _E. WILSON. 3 GAZETTE Building, Norwalk. Ct. E. Gusowski, MERCHANT TAILOR, Has just opened his Large Stock of FINE SELECTED GOODS FOR SPRING AND SUMMER TVEAR. WSTT'LE AND PRICE TO SUIT Evanrnonrm Will be pleased to see all old patrons and a host of new ones at THE OLD STAND, Wall Street. tor. Water, Norwalk. Charles S. Lockwood, '1‘ A I L O R , 33 Main Street, Norwalk. I am now prepared to meet all my old friends and atrons, and, thankful for past favors, woul solicit orders for outfits in CASSIEIERES AND SUITINGS In Any style Preferred. I have a largeassortmentof Cloths and 811111 endeavor to give satisfaction. ‘HABLES S. LOCKW001), 33 MAIN STREET (UP STAIBS). WILL SELL AT COST! FOR TWO WEEKS TO MAKE ROOM FOR NEW GOODS. Lot of Parlor Suits, Lounges, Bedroom Soils, Pictures, 8w Also Handsome Lot of Baby Carriages- AT FURNITURE STORE or Theodore Coleman, 202 AND 204 WASHINGTON ST., —-——EAST END or BRIDGE, SOUTH NORVVALK. 1 3'73 311140 J esse Hopson, Carriage -' Manufacturer, N0. 6 HIGH ST., NORWALK. WSpecial attention paid to the Repairing of Fine Carriages. tf73 27th initial Statement OF THE TRAVELERS Insurance Co. Hartford, Conn., January 1, 1891. Paid-up Cash Capital, $600,000. Assets. Real Estate.... . . .._ .................. $1,109,189 92 Cash on hand and in bank .......... 807.314 26 Loans on bond and mortgage, real estate ............................ 3,227,143 07 Interest on loans, accrued but not ue .............................. Loans on collateral security ........ Deferred Life Premiums ......... _. . . Prems._ Due and unreported on Life p0110168.... .. .. .. 115,961 25 State, county and mnn1c1pal bonds, 1,932,647 38 Railroad stocks and bonds .......... 2,133,707 50 Bank stocks .......................... Miscellaneous stocks and bonds. . . . 794.200 00 Total Assets .............. $12,244,467 39 Liabilities. Reserve, four per cent.. life depart- $9.119.394 00 803.230 39 "241.099 00 men ............................ Reserve for re-insurance. Accident department ...................... Claims unadjusted and not due, and all: other liabilities .............. Total Liabilities ........ 810,163,723 39 Sur lus as regards policy- Eolders ...................... 82,080,744 00 Statistics for the Year 1890.. Life Department. , No. Life Policies written to date .......... 62,338 New Life Insurance written in 1890. 513.563.200.00 Paid Life Policy-holders to date, 6,174,867.74 " “ “ in 1890, . 767,912.46 _ Accident Department. No. of Accident Policies written to Whole number of Accident Claims ' ....................... 14929 on , Amit Accident Claims (paid in 1890.. . .960,050.88 Whole Ain’t Accident laims paid. .13,028,736.12 ..——-— JAS. G. BATTERSON, President. RODNEY DENNIS, Secretary. . , JOHN E. MORRIS, Asst. Secretary. GEORGE ELLIS. Actuary. EDWARD v. PRESTON, Supt. of Agencies. ' 7 J: B. LEWIS, M. D.. Surgeon and Adjuster. 1m47 . ' ATENTS !‘ G. n. Buns-r98, lH 0. MR lll BUMPANY. Bridgeport, ARE NOW MAKING A SHOWING OF DRE SS FABRICS. We have a large stock and are going to lay them out so you can see them. GRENADINES have not been attracting much attention the past few seasons, but now they are. and we have them in silk or wool, in patterns of stripe, polka dot, either plain black or with colored figures. LANSDOWNE, a silk and wool fabric that is seen in the evening shades, as well as the regular ones, light in weight, soft in finish. It 0. recommends itself for summer wear. ‘- - VELATINE SILK. .This is very similar to- the Bengaline Silk; it - comes in all shades. Excellent weoring qualities. , BEDFORD CORDS. These come in light shades and seem to meet ,5-- with good success. - if ' CHEVEREEN in tans, greys and tints of blue and green, stripes and " checks, 75 cents. ' 0‘ A\ ) o. I. 9 THE D. M. READ CO. Bainorroar Biaoiius. W.B.Hall&Co. —- :OFFEB :— 2,000 PAIRS OF IRISH POINT CURTAINS AT HALF USUAL PRICES. Prices, $3.17, value $5.00 Prices, $5.00 value $10.00 . 4. 8, “ 8.00 9.00 “ 15.00 High grades at $18.00, $22.00 and up to $40.00. NOTTINGHAM CURTAINS, At same discount. Prices 75 cents, $1.00, $1.10, $1.50 and up to $5.00. Spring Jackets and Jerseys In Every New Shape SPRING DRESS GOODS. Everything that fashion dictates or fashion suggests can be found on our counter. FANCY GOODS. SMALL WARES and NOTION S at Lowest Prices ' eVer known. Best place in Bridgeport to buy Dress Trimmings, Silks, Hosiery, Gloves and Underwear is at the Great Dry Goods House of ' W. B. HALL o 00; Have the readers of the Norwalk. Daily Gazette made the acquain- tance of RE THE ONE—PRICE ., :2; hits and Furnishors. 86“ Washington Street, soUTH NORWALK ‘2 Clo If not, do so as quoting prices, CANNOT CONVEY A CORRECT IDEA ' of values. ,'We respectfully ask an inspection in all our. departments in THE NEW STORE, 86WASHINGTON STREET SOUTH NORWALK. n, D. c. 10 van IN UTE-am "mum; "flu [m PATENT OFF“: Francis (9000.? (.
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