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WEEKLY - NORWALK - GAZETTE.
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
[Selected from TEE- Dmr GAZETTEJ -.
‘« MONDAY.
Miss Lemon of Bridgeport is a guest
of the Misses St. John.
Miss Hattie L. Hubbell is assisting
her brother, Postmaster Hubbell, at
the Norwalk postoflice.
Steamer hydrants with sewer connec-
tions, are being put in to-day at the
corner of Wall and Water streets, and
near the house of Hope Hose company.
The prompt appearance of burglars
here on the announcement of the acci-
dent to our street lights, goes to show
that those gentry read the papers.
Speaker Paige was in town to- day
and says he will sail for Europe early
in May.
The sympathy felt for Mr. Jackson
over his terrible loss, is universal
throughout the town and deep and sin-
cere. '
Lawyer Scofield of Stamford is in
town today to take out letters of ad-
ministration on the estate of Ebenezer
Weed.
Saturday night’s rain brought out a
brilliant display of spring flowers on
young, and some not so young, ladies’
hate, on Sunday.
Mr. J. B. Avery, the new superin-
tendent of the Electric Light Co., is
credited with having, at the peril of his
life, gone out and cut certain‘of the
electriewires " that were threatening
danger during Saturday night’s electric
storm.
Mr. Wm. H. Hayward, aformer resi-
dent of Saugatuck and Norwalk, died
in Washington on Friday at 10 p. in.
'He had long been a sufferer from lung
and heart troubles, the result of'his
long army service. He was a member
of Lincoln Post, G. A. R., of Washing-
ton.
George Honnecker was 22 years old-
on the 16th inst. (tell it not in Gath),
and in recognition of this interesting
fact a New York friend sent him a
pretty and ingenious combination of
time piece, calendar and memoranda
tablet which adorns his desk to-day in
Justice Hurlbutt’s office.
The borough Board of Relief com-
pleted their labors Saturday. Fifty-six
persons and corporations appeared be-.
fore the board for abatement of taxes,
of which 18 were remitted to the
amount of $3,745. Three thousand
dollars was abated for a blind man, and
82 veterans had taxes abated to the
amount of $71,325.
Mr. John T. Tierney, of New Haven,
who has been in town representing the
Commercial Retail Merchants’ Agency,
was joined by his wife and child Satur-
day evening, and spent Sunday with
Mr. Thomas Kilboy on Plymouth
avenue. Mr. Tierney is a brother-in-
law of Mr. John M. Kilboy, formerly of
the GAZETTE Jobbing department.
A well-known rounder,who chanced(?)3
to be under the “inflooence” was left
in charge of a local meat market tem-
porarily on Saturday night. While
acting as salesman he charged a woman
a dollar for two slices of ham, and then
pitched into a barrel headdoremost,
from which he was extricated by the
woman. As a salesman he: was not a
conspicuous success.
A Souvenir Bell Social will be given
by the “King’s Daughters”in the chap-
el on Friday evening of this week. A
musical and literary programme has
been arranged and all are cordially in-
vited to be present. It is! requested
that a generous supply of cake be sent
to the chapel on Friday aIternoon. The
“ne .v bells” will be given to those who
have previously ordered them, and
enough remain to supply others who
may wish to purchase.
Those members of the fire depart-
ment who live on the west side miss
the toot of the electric light whistle
when an alarm of fire is sounded. The
fire bell in its present position can be
heard on the South Norwalk draw-
bridge much better than by residents
of the west side. Would it not be a
good idea for the Court of Burgesses to
buy more hose for the fire department,
build a tower Of suflicient height to dry
the hose 1n and place the bell on the
tower?
The funeral of. Charles C. Stevens
was largely attended from his late
home, yesterday afternoon. Two carry-
all loads of his brother Masons of Old
Well Lodge were present. Rev. Mr.
Biddle of the Congregational church
ofliciatéd. The interment was in West
Norwalk. the deceased’s birthplace.
For some time past George Lockwood
has employed a young man . named
Patsy Killdufl‘ to clean his store and
epittoons. :Haviiig missed ‘ several
articles from his store, Mr. Lockwood
this morning set a trap for the thief
and caught Killdufi' stealing $28. He
was arrested and confined, and on
searching his room the police found $71
secreted be’hidd the locking glass. 0n
' the promisc of his father t6 make the
amount‘ gdod young Killdufi‘ was re-
leased. Mr. Lockwood thinks he has
stolen about $250'1n all.
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A report is current to the effect that
tion of his Washington street property
—65 feet front and extending back 200
feet—410 the Consolidated railroad
trackd.
Some one broke in a window on the
Water street side of George B. Weed’s
shoe manufactory, last night, and stole
three pairs of shoes, but in their haste
dropped three of the shoes on the side-
walk, which were picked up early this
morning by William Brown. The
thieves can have them by calling on Mr.
Brown or at Mr. Weed’s manufactory.
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TUESDAY. '
Ex-Speaker Reed is now in Rome
and when the next Congress meets he
can do as the Romans do. -
' The thriving Saugatuck Iron Works
are getting out a new illustrated cata-
logue at the GAZETTE Job Office.
Miss Ada Dyas had a sudden call last
week to go to Washington, to play an
engagement there and at Ba ltimore and
Philadelphia.
The borough has authorized a re-
ward of $500 for the arrest and convic-
tion of the burglars who despoilcd the
Jackson store.
When Henry Thomas puts in an ap-
pearance about this time of the year,
it is safe at least, for brook trout to lay
concealed-on the bottom of their wont-
ed pools.
Mr. L. C. Banford is busily engaged
cleaning up’the‘grounds of the Carter
place, on Belden Avenue, preparatory
to moving into his newly purchased
residence.
Chief DeForest has the photographs
of several safe burglars, sent him from
Boston, one of whom is recognized as
having been seen about our streets on
several occasions.
P. M. Hubbell issued money orders,
yesterday, in succession: and in the or-
der given, to the following foreign
countries: Italy, Germany, Ireland,
England, Canada and New Jersey.
Sheriff Clarkson took the oath of of
fice yesterday. Judge Fenn adminis-
tered it. This means, if the Sheriff ex-
ercises his usual good sense, the reap-
pointment of his efficient deputy, James
Toner.
There is a rumor that a man in Dan;
bury, who registered at a hotel under
one name and has been getting mail
under another name, has been arrested
at Danbury and was started on his way
to Norwalk this morning.
Mr. Charles Benedict, of East N or-
walk, is now at Salt Lake city, and is
wending his way home from the Pacific
slope. His widow, and ancient maiden
friends, are in a state of mind over his
visit to the Mormon capital.
The steamship Aurania, which ar-
rived yesterday, brought among her
passengers Mrs. Sartoris, nee Miss
Nellie Grant, accompanied by her
three children. Upon landing she
drove at once to her mother’s house
at No. 3 East Sixty-sixth street.
Mrs. \Vm. B. St. John celebrated her
85th birthday yesterday at her home
on Newtown avenue. She was the re-
cipient of many congratulatory calls,
letters and mementoes of affectionate
regard. Rev. C. M. Selleck was among
the large number of callers last evening.
The United Statessteamboat inspect-
ors received a report yesterday from
the captain of the steamer Connecticut
of the collision which occurred on Sat-
urday between that steamer and an un-
known schooner near Captain’s Island,
Greenwich. The captain of the Con-
necticut places the blame on the schoon-
er. The COnnecticut was badly dam-
aged.
The solicitation of a subScription for,
a monument for the grave of General
Sherman, brings out the utterance of
a protest against the movement from
Governor Routt, who was one of the
late general’s most intimate friends.
General Sherman once said to him:
“If you outlive me I want you to see
that no hat is circulated for me. I
want no hat circulated forme or mine.”
Norwalk is either a odl t
else she doesn’ t fear fdi' tlie gmfirgr
She has only 800 feet of hose with
which to extinguish fires. But then
' her firemen are brave fellows and good
workers. —-Ansonia Sentinel.
In any event our esteemed Ansonia
contemporary may rest assured that
Norwalk appears to be proof against
conflagrations,- both present and pro-
spective. .
Many of our contemporaries have
been sadly imposed upon by a ridicu-
' lous statement telegraphed frOm Nor-
walk in effect that M.re Richard-
son, the guest at the Norwalk hotel.
who heard the Jackson jewelry store
burglars at Work, had “left trim and
her whereabouts are: unknown." ‘And
that “since her departure the univer-
sal opiniOn is that she knows something
about the afi'air 1"' Nonsense! Mrs.
Richardson is employed in the millin-
ery store of Miss Agnes Fitch, is still
at the Norwalk hotel, and' is in shape to
make matters uncomfortable for the
man who has thus sought to injure her
Lcharacterd ,
Attorney Austin has disposed of a per--
3 vice.
Rev. F. E. Hopkins leaves New 011- ‘
“naan for Dubuque
‘ l‘William 1.0.1.1.. .
of the noted “toughs”c'f the town,went '_3
into the house of Thomas liais‘tei:r Win-
nipauk, yesterday afternoon while the
latter was in his garden and sinsulted
Mrs. Lester. When her nusbnn‘d‘i‘ueh-
‘ed to her rescue, London struck him a
terrible blow and knocked him sense-
less and then decamped. “As Soon as
Lester was restored to consciousness,
he sent for an ofiicer and Policeman
Gormley went up to arrest Loudon, but
could not find him. He went up again
this morning, but the bully was still in'
hiding.
WEDNESDAY.
St. Paul’s rectoryis being thoroughly
overhauled and remodeled
Mr. William R. Lockwood contem-g
3 plates an early trip to Washington.
President J. W. Hyatt wasin New
York yesterday on business.
Potatoes are now being planted on
Ward McAllister’s Newport farm. Four
hundred in a hill expected—{Repub-
lican, Meriden.
The breaking of ground for the Grant
monument will occur on the 27th, with
very impressive ceremonies.
Journalist Rodemeyer was in town
last evening looking much improved in
health. He went on up to Bethel.
Mr. James L. Ambler has accepted a
clerkship with H. C. Catch, a leading
Harlem dry goods man, at 125th street,
New York.
The Union Manufacturing Company
have this week had a portion of their
felt machinery in operation for the first
time in a long while. 3 .
The annual Congress of the Sons of
the Revolution is to meet at Hartford
on Thursday, April 30th.
Dollie Roberts died this morning at
Chicago from burns received last night,
the result of going to bed with a cigar-
ette in her month.
Edward A. Street, representing the
Gutta Percha Rubber Co., of New
York, was in town yesterday and called
on Chief Engineer Prowitt and Mr. '
Gus Franke.
Miss Sherman and her sister will ac-
cept the fund now being raised by the
friends of the general, because it is to
be given as a token of the subscribers’
love for their father. 3. I
General Benjamin F. Butler yester-
day attempted to argue a motion in the
United States district court, in Boston,
and was forcibly removed , by the
marshal upon the order of Judge Car-
penter. '
Rev. Arza Hill, a highly esteemed
member of the New York East Confer-
ence, and stationed at Simsbury, Conn.,
died of pneumonia at New _ Britain,
Sabbath afternoon. Hie sickness was
very short, being only four or five days.
Rev. Mr. Hopkins, .of New Canahn,
' was in town, yesterday. N extSfunday
will be his last in New Canaan, _ he go-
ing to Dubuque, Iowa, a much larger
field than his present. Last “Sunday
several Norwalk people drove to New
Canaan to hear him and undoubtedly
the 'number will be greater who will
hear him next Sunday.
Ex-Governor Foraker stirred ‘up a
lively row yesterday, in Cincinnati, at
the meeting of the Republican League
of the United States by praising the
“magnificent administration” of James
G. Blaine.
avoided mentioning the president’s
name, but eulogized the secretary of
state, and some of ,Mr. Harrison’s
friends were quite angry.
Samuel M. Pettengill, one of the old-
est and best known newspaper advertis-
ing agents in the country, died from
pneumonia at Brooklyn. He was the
fifth son of the Rev. Amos Pettengill,
a noted New England Congregational-
ist, and was born at Naugatuck in 1823.
When sixteen years old he went to the
office of “The Bridgeport Standard,”
then run by his eldest brother, A. A
Pettengill, and learned the printer’s
tr: do.
Bishop Williams recently wrote in a
reply to a young Hartford man about
to be married: “I regret, sir, that it'is
without my province to order the werd -
‘obey’ omitted! from the marriage ser-
There is no way that this can be
done except by vote of the house of
bishops... The house next convenes in
1892,
marriage until then, I will take pleas-
ure in presenting your. petition to the
house for its action."
concluded not to wait.-
Milton E. Walker and Miss Sarah
Holiday of New Haven were married
Monday night,-shortly after midnight,
in an intermission of a ball which they '
were attending. Rev. I. C. Messrve,
who was awakened £10m his slumbers
to perform the ceremony, did not seem
at all disturbed and made they twain
one in a very brief time, after which -.
they returned to the ball-room and re.
eumed dancing, saying nothing of their
union. . , ., .
‘ one-t ird
‘ Treasurer;L
. 1.317
He and the other speakers
and if you will postpone your 0
The yOung man
2’ THE INTERNATIONAL CITY. .,
3.0A1'EWA1' 0143' 2 GREAT NATIONS,
iifn'EEE COMMERCE orange WITH »
~ TIDE AND RAIL. '
Send to the undersigned for ma s and pam-
p‘ hlets which will inform you 11 out Blaine.
ug et Sound, and the new state of Washington.
lame. the future metropolis. Population,
1889. 75: 1890. 2100. Complete systclm of electric
lights; waterworks; ten miles twe Ive-foot side-
walks: six miles graded streets; has best lan -
locked harbor on Puget Sound. Four greatest
trans-continental railways. he Canadian
Pacific and Great Northern Railways are just
completed here. The Northern Pacific is only
15 miles away and the Union Pacific is coming
as fast as men and monci can bui Now is
the time to buy lots and locks and realize on
the great rise 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; choice, $100 to $250. Terms
down; balance, one year, in equal
monthly payments. You get exactly the same
terms as given at our offices here and in
Blaine. By remitting ten dollarsb draf t,
registered letter or telegraph we select
foryou the best unsold lot t.s .
Ramayana—Ever: bank and -sbsinessHfl1-m
in cattle; Washmge on National 11k;
E .GravesL, Presi t and ex-Aesistant U. S.
Gi‘ilgthR h, Re ality and Banking
0. and ex-GovernorE ugene Sample Seattle
First National Bank; Blaine National Bank and
Chamber of Commerce, Blaine, Washington.
A 1) D n E s s
NEW? 1:) GLAND LAND AND HARBOR
IMPROVEMENT CQ. .,
Occm’ENTAL Bacon. SEATTLE. Wasn.
‘ M ust Be Sold.
FARM of 35 Acres. all Meadow and Pasture
Land. Dwelling House. nine rooms,
about 20 years old. Large barn and cow house
nearly new. Five hundred peach trees in full
bearing. Apples, gra es and small fruits in
a hundance. Situate two milesfrom Norwalk
Bridge. on the main road to New Canaan, 011
high ground. Fine view. of Long Island Sound.
PrIce $4.000. Must be sold to settle an estate.
For further particulars enquire of
J
N.
3 GAZETTE Building. Norwalk. Ct.
E. Gusovvski,
MERCHANT. TAILOR,»
Has just opened his Large Stock of
FINE SELECTED GOODS FOR SPRING
AND SUMCMER WEAR. '
WSTYLE AND PRICE To SUIT Eanrsonrm
Will be pleased to see all old patrons and a
host of new ones at
THE OLD STAR D,
Wall Street. 011. Water, "llorwalll.
Charles S. Lockwood,
.- 'I' A I I. 0 It ,
33 Main Street,NorWa.1k.
I am now prepared to meet all my old friends
and atrons. and, thankful for past fav ors,
woul solicit orders for outfits in
CASSIMERES AND SUITINGS
In Any Style Preferred
Ihgve a latrge assortt_11§’ention of Cloths and shal
ve ea 13 1101
en eavor OEIHAB BLES .LOCKWO0D,
33 MAIN STREET (or sums).
WILL SELL AT COST!
FOR TWO WEEKS TO MAKE ROOM
FOR NEW GOODS.
Lot of Parlor Suits, Lounges,
Bodroom.8uils, Pictures, 811: .
Also Handsome Lot of Baby Carriages-
A'r FURNITURE STORE 0F
Theodore Coleman,
202 AND 204 WASHINGTON ST.,
311140 SOUTH NORWVALK.
Jesse Hopson,
Carriage - Manufacturer,
N0. 6 HIGH ST., NORWALK.
WSpecial attention paid to the Repairing
of Fine Carriages. tf: 3
27th Annual Statement
OF THE
TRAVELERS
Insurance Co.
Hartford, Coma, January 1, 1891.
Paid-up cash capital, $600,000.
Assets.
Real Estate ........ . .................. 8 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
0 .............................. 62.536 34
Loans on collateral security ........ ,
Deferred Life Premiums ............ 159.489 19
Frame. Duo and unreported on Life
policies..115.961 25
State. county and iiiiinicipal bonds. 1,932,647 38
Railroad stocks and bonds .......... 2,183.
Bankst ocsk .......................... 888,769 00
Miscellaneous stocks and bonds. . .. 794.200 00
Total Assets .............. 812,244,467 39
Liabilities.
Reserve. four per cent. life depart-
en t ............................ $9119.394 00
Reserve for re-insurance. Accident
depart tment ...................... 803.2330 39
Claims unadjusted and not due. and
figall: other liabilities” .. . . 241.099 00
Total Liabilities ........ 010,103,723 39
Surplus“s ‘as regards policy.
...................... 023803;! 00
Statistics is: the Year 1890.
Life Department.
1&0. ILiif? Ifglicies writteg to (1:111:93 3.1.3... . . .62.338
ew e surance wri en 508,200.00
Paid Life PoliCyaholders' to date, 6,174,867. 74
1890, ‘ 7079 912.46
Accident Department.
No. of Accident Policies written to
to .................................. 1,721,516
No. of Accident Policies written in
9
890 .................................... 1.928
No.01 Accident Claims paid' in 1890.. 13,417
Whole aidnumber of Accident. Claims 4
' mt“ Acéia'ént'diiinle" 1121' Tn'soo'i """" .960,3050. '929
Whole Ain’t Accident laiins paid. 13.023.736.12
Total Losses paid, both depts. ., 819.193.004.06
.JAS. G.BA'1'1‘ERSON.Presulent . .3
RODNEY DENNIS. Secretary.
JOHN E. MORRIS.- Asst. Secretary
GEORGE ELLIS. Actuary .
EDWABDV. PRESTON, Supt of Agencies.
J! B. mLEWIS. M. D. .Surgeon and Adjuster.
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'1ovun'smu. e. “llmmuum
Bridgeport,
ARE NOW MAKING A s'HoWING or
D R E ss ABRICS
‘ e
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 w
stripe, polka dot, either plain black or with colored figureh01 in patterns 0f
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“
“midifiitiiiiféhsfimiiwe” ‘
is is ve similar to h '
comes in all shades. Excellent wcorgg qualities. t e Bengaline Silk ; it
BEDFORD CORDS. These come in light shades and seem to meet
with good success.
CHEVEREEN 1n tans,
checks, 75 cents.
_ THE D. M. READ ee;
13111 mm o a T B 1111s 111111 e.
allcl’oCo.
—— .OFFER' ‘——-
greys and tints of blue and green, stripes and
2, 000 PAIRS OF IRISH POINT CURTAINS AT HALF USUAL PRICES.
Prices, $3.17. value $5.00 Prices, $5. 00 value $10. 00
4.98, 8.00 9.00 “ 15.00
High grades at $18.00, $22.00 and up to $40. 00.
NOTTINGHAM CURTAINS,
At some discount. Prices 75 cents, $1. 00, $1. 10, $1. 50 and up to $5.00.
Spring Jackets and Jerseys
In Every New Shape
SPRING Dasss (100113.
Everything that fashion dictates or fashion suggests can be found on
our counter.
FANCY GOODS. SMALL WARES and NOTIONS 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. HALL & CO.
1011 Y W mu.
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-——WILL EXHIBIT ON—
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Aprii’l4, 15, 16,
AT HER NEW STORE,
173111111 STREET, NORWALK,
THE FINEST ARRAY OF
PATTERN HATS and BON N ETS
To be found hercabouts. All the latest styles in combinations
beautiful and tasteful A full line of
><|MPORTED MILLINERY ,>'_<
FINEST GCODS BEST STYLES,
ARTISTIC WORKMANSHIP
WThe Ladies of Norwalk and vicinity are invited to attend this
opening and inspect our goods.
Ladies Hair Dressmg Parlors. “
A FULL LINE OF
Articles for the Tonlet
'. n-ELOWERs and PEATHERS for Parties and Receptions at
Reasonable Prices. ,1 . ' 3 ‘
Norwalk Chronicler