2 WEEKLY NORWALK GAZETTE. NEWS or THE WEEK. [Selected from THE DAILY GAZETTE] .., DIONDAY. It'is believed that at least one of the East Norwalk fire-bugs has been rec- ognized. Mr. Andrew Little and Miss Kitty Clark returned to their home in Dan- bury this morning. Mrs. Little, who has been caring for Mrs. Oliver Clark during her recent illness, returns to Danbury this afternoon. Poor Banks Morehouse, who died . so suddenly and whose later life has been so shrouded in darkness, was once a remarkably bright, successful and popular business man. He was un- doubtedly the best known and best liked sutler from Connecticut in the Potomac army. He was always ready to trust any soldier with money or goods, if he had either, without regard to his ever being paid. Peace to the poor man’s ashes. Seventy-six sailor boys in .yellow' gossamer suits were on board the black schoolship St. Mary’s, in New York harbor, Saturday morning, when the gangplank was pulled (in and the ship and crew started for the northwest coast of Africa. Among them were three South Norwalk boys and bright little Charles B. Treadwell of Norwalk, whose parents were also on hand to see him ofl‘ and bid him bon voyage. The first landing on the cruise will be made at Fayal, in the Azores, and the last before returning, will be at the Madeira Islands. D. Banks Morehouse, a well-kno wn resident, died very suddenly at the Me- Cauley house on Water street, last night, of Bright’s disease and apoplexy. He had complained for several days of not feeling well, but kept around. Yesterday afternoon he felt very poor- ly and was assisted to his room and put to bed. In the evening as two of the boarders were comingdown stairs they .found Morehouse impeded their way as he lay on the stairs. They picked him up supposing that he was in a faint but were horrified on gaining the land- ing to find that they were ‘ carrying a corpse. This morning Deputy Ceroner‘ Burke viewed the remains,giving aver- diet in accordance with the above, after which they were placed 'in charge of . Undertaker Raymond. Deceased, was 1 we believe, a native of Westport, from which place, years ago heremoved to Norwalk and bought out the livery business of the late James Grifl'eth near the horse railway stables. After- . ward he sold out and became land- ' lord, of the Connecticut hotel, which business he also sold out and purchased the good will of the Norwalk hotel and became its landlord. Owing to family troubles he again sold out, and for a time lived in New York, but later came back to Norwalk and worked at his trade shoe-making, in Lounsbury, Mathewson & Co’s. From there he went to Bridgeport, where he was em- ployed in a like capacity in a shoe manufactory. With family all broken up and scattered, he drifted back to this city where he has lived for some months, doing odd jobs, his last em- ployment being at a small restaurant on \Vater street. Banks was of quick temper but of a free-hearted disposi- tion, and had but few enemies. He had experienced the ups and downs of life, and on Friday last he said to the writer, ‘ Iam about discouraged and don’t care how soon I die.” He had * written to a daughter in the West some three weeks ago for funds, and a fail- ure to hear from her seemed to make him despondent. He was about 65 years of age. ————————<+ TUESDAY. Uncle George Holmes says it isn’t so. .- Town Clerk Smith is expected home from \Vashington to—night. Mr. and Mrs. James E. Ells arrived home from Stark, Florida, Saturday evening. _~ ,_ The trustees of the Metropolitan Mu- seum of Art, New York, have decided to open it Sundays. Miss Sarah Southmayd of Brooklyn, is visiting her cousins, the Misses Hatch on West avenue. Thousands will rejoice to know that the City of Albany, repaired, repainted and replenished, is to take her place on the . Norwalk and New York route Decoration day. Col. A. B. Wood, U. S. Consul at Dundee, Scotland, landed in New York yesterday morning, with his wife. The mother of 001. Wood was a native of this county and they have many warm friends hereabouts. Mr. John Rodemeyer, so long on the editorial staff of the GAZETTE, was in town to-day as bright and genial as a whole hedgerow of May lilacs, although he has been suffering for some time past from a difiiculty with his visual or- gans. May his shadow never be less. The Borough authorities have grant- ed Grace church permission to curb the little triangular grass plat in front of the church, to erect a mound of flowers thereupon ' and cut walks through it. It will add another very attractive feature to this ideal spot se- lected as the site of Grace church. Miss Lillie S\ki 'ddy, the charming daughter of Gen. W. W. Skiddy of Stamford, will be married to Mr Wil- ' lard Parker, Jr, of New Canaan, son of Dr. Willard Parker, next month at. St. Johns chapel in Stamford. There are to be eight bridesmaids and eight ushers. The two fighting colored men, Ike Phillips and Frank Houston, arrested yesterday for engaging in a fight in front of Sullivan’s saloon, corner of Smith and Wall streets, were taken be- fore Justice Coolidge and dosed to the extent of $3 and costs each. Chief DeForest took them to Bridgeport. The remains of Mary Louise Lock- wood and her father, Asa Lockwood. were removed from the Town House cemetery this morning, by G. H. Lock- wood, of Newark, N. J ., a son of Asa Lockwood, and reinterred in Riverside cemetery. Mr. Lockwood died in 1824 and his daughter in 1845. Undertaker Jennings superintended the removals. A civil engineer sends us an interest- ing proposition to convert all the salt meadows on the east side of the harbor into one long park for the benefit of Borough, City and East Norwalk. The paper is too long for our crowded space and it would take too long for anyone living to see it accomplished if tried. The Masonic Grand Master of the state will honor Old Well Lodge with his presence to-night on the occasion of "raising” Rev. Bro. Archibald Wheaton to the Third Degree. Breth- ren from all the sister lodges herea~ bouts are expected to be present and enjoy the “ Call from labor to refresh- ment” at the conclusion of the interest- ing ceremonial. Mrs. John Becker of Greens Farms on Friday last horsewhipped a neigh- bor, John J. Alvord, while he was building a board fence across a road leading from her house to the main road near the railroad station. The road was opened over forty years ago by [citizens and, although considered private property,had been all that time used publicly. Mr. Alvord claimed the right to blockade it, Mrs. Becker denied it, and as the fence would in- convenience her she twice knocked it down. While Alvord was building the fence a third time the woman applied the whip. The case was stated ina jus- tice court, but will be. tried on an ap- peal.‘ -.-> WEDNESDAY. Rev. Mr. Selleck conducted services in St. Paul’s church yesterday morn- ing, Mr. Graham being absent in New York. Stephen Henry Smith and family have moved up from New York, and now reoccupy their fine suburban resi- dence on Newtown avenue. Cards are out for the marriage of Miss Eva L. daughter of John P. Web- ber, Esq., on Wednesday evening, May 27th, to Mr. Robert L. Brotherton of Harbor avenue, our popular carriage and sign painter. General Haw ley’ s new postmaster of Hartford is charged withbeing a chron- ic ofiice seeker and holder. He has been assistant clerk of the State house of Representatives, and was for thir- teen years judge of the Hartford city court. P. \V. Bates has taken up the short stone steps rising from the sidewalk to Grace church, and is putting down others 0f granite, about twice the length of the former ones. The terra- cing is also being completed on the Belden avenue side. Liquor dealers and oleo dealers who have neglected to pay their special tax to the United States government since May 1 are liable to prosecution at any moment. The old year expired April 30. The new law provides for an ex- tension for two months by paying one- sixth of the tax imposed. Every per- son selling now or who has sold since May 1 is liable to prosecution unless having paid for May and June. News was yesterday received that Mr. Samuel M. Arlington, a former resi- dent of Norwalk, andbrother-in-law of Messrs. vWilliam Mitchell and Robert Berwick, was lying at the point of death in Williamsburg, N. Y. Mr. Mitchell went to Williamsburg when informed of Mr. Arlington’s illness, and returned last night with the report that his broth- er-in-law had pneumonia, and that the chances of his recovery were very slight. Early this'morning news of his death was received here. He was 53 years of age and unmarried. He was insured in G. A. Franke’s Indemnity Co. for $1000. Afew evenings since a man went into Jas. M. Creagh’s saloon andin paying for what he got accidentally dropped-a ten- dollar bill. He then went to sev- eral stores before he discovered his loss, and started on a search without avail. This was shortly after 7 o’clock. About half-past ten, business having slacked up, Mr. Creagh took'a seat in' front of his bar and the first thing his; eyes fell upon was the missing bill, which had lain there. over three hours, a large crowd having been around where it was and no one seeing it. Mr. Creagh, knowing the man personally, went to his house and returned the lost money the following evening. THURSDAY _.J— Locius .Bissel, aged seventyjthree. one of the most prominent citizens of Winsted, waskilled bye train yester- day. He was a member of the Twenty- eighth Connecticut Volunteers. Samuel Dugdale died inDarien yes- terday’aged 27 years. Deceased had been ill a long time, his disease being consumption. The funeral services will be held to-morrow afternoon at 3 o’clock, in the Methodist church, Darien. The trial of the great Davis will ease began in Butte, Montana, yesterday, with heirs and witnesses present from a dozen states. Colonel R. G. 'Inger- 'soll is at the head of the counsel for the contestants. The amount involved is $8,000,000. The many old friends of Capt. John T. Wright and of his wife Mary E. will be pained to learn of her death, which occurred at Fordham, N. Y., on Tues- day, the 19th inst. Her remains will be brought to Norwalk, to- -day,r for in- terment. . 5;. A general movement will be. made to prevent the~ confirmation of the Rev. Dr. Phillips Brooks as Bishop of Mass- achusetts. His teachings are alleged ' to be identical with those of the Rev. Dr. Heber Newton, whom Bishop Pot- ter has‘decided to call to account. The Protestant Episcopal convention of the diocese of Long Island, assem- bled yesterday morning in the Garden City cathedral. Immediately after the reading of the minutes, Bishop Little- john announced that ex-Judge Henry Hilton had donated $500,000 to the Long Island Cathedral fund. Mrs. Margaret Bottome, the Presi~ dent and Founder of the Order of King’s Daughters and King’s Sons, will speak in the Congregational church in South Norwalk to-morrow (Friday) ’ evening at 8 o’clock. No one should fail to hear this eloquent and conse- crated woman. Miss Dotha Stone Pinneo left town this morning for Elizabeth, New Jer- sey, to attend the funeral of her cous- in, Dr. Otis J. Pinneo, who died sud- denly of heart disease. Although com- paratively a young man, Dr. Pinneo had attained high rank in his profes- sion, and his untimely death is lament- ed by all with whom he was acquainted. The Danbury News publishes a high- ly sensational but utterly unfounded statement to the effect that the late “Hub” Barnes left $125,000 each to two of his nephews residing in that. town. No inventory of Mr. Barnes' preperty has yet been filed in the Probate office here, but those best able to judge of the entire value of the estate do not put it. above $80,000, and most good ’judges doubt if it will reach even sev- enty-five thousand. It is safe to say, it will be likely to prove to be far more remunerative to have been a lawyer in the contested will case than to be an heir. - ’ FRIDAY. Mrs. D. E. Culver will be a guest at the Norwalk Hotel for a few weeks. Mr. Jesse Smith of Ridg efield is vis- iting his cousin Mr. Morgan T. Smith on the Green. The Ladies’ Guild of Grace church are to have a cake and apron sale at the residence of Mrs. E. P. Weed next Wednesday evening. Next Tuesday, the 26th, the Episco- pal Summer Home of the Church of the Holy Trinity, which occupies the old John Osborne homestead at East Norwalk,is to be opened with appropri- ate religious services and the local clergy of that faith are invited. A contract was closed this morning by Chairman Bowe With Amandus Bach of South Norwalk, for the recon- struction of Riverside avenue, and the laying of a gravel walk from itsjunction with Belden avenue up to the cemetery, for a sum not to exceed $1, 200. Horace L. Hubbell is his bondsman. Moses H. Glover, Esq.,concluded his negotiations for a bicycle last evening and at once repaired to the Church Green, where he joined the infant class of bicyclists and really shoWed surpris- ing agility and endurance and aptness in his efforts to master his new and un- tried iron horse. Thomas J. Sheedy, Winnipauk’s fam- ous agriculturist, slipped off to Wiscon- sin some five weeks ago to buy horses, and while riding through that cold and windy state, he was seized with the grippe and laid up for three weeks, ,when he hustled himself back home, where he arrived last night. The Doc- tor claims he won’t ride horse-back any more this summer. When P. W.Bates’ teamster attempt- ed to haul a load of hay belonging to James H. Bates, down to the Weed barn in rear of the GAZETTE ofice, this morning, in turning down the narrow drive way which the two banks have unjustifiably made still narrower, the load toppled over and a wild Italian acting so frantically about the over- turned loa’d, led to the surmise that one of his countrymen was under the hay. Such was not the fact, however,' and the hay was re-loaded and in in- stallments put into the barn. 2 GAZE LTR T101 0 ill l T'rE BUILDING novelties. BLACK YARD WARRANTED. .I-Iosiery MUSLIN U BLACK- We have a full line of the celebrated Haskell Co.'s BLACK SILKS. in GR‘OS GRAIN. FAILLE FRANCAISE, PEAU DE SOIE, ALMA ROYAL These are the BEST SILKS MADE and EVERY SPECIAL BARGAINS IN DRESS Goons. Our line of Dress Goods contains all the new fabrics and shades for spring and summer wear selected with great care, expressly for this market. the nw shades of Slate, Drab, Tan and Brown; PLAIDS, CHECKS and STRIPES in all the latest HENRIETTAS, SERGES, CASHMERES in all DRESSeeoons. W e make a specialty of Black Goods and our stock is the largest ever shown in town. Black Silk Warp Henrietta in all qualities __... Black Wool Henrietta in 40 and 46 inches. "'44 Black Indian Serges, all qualities from the lowest to the finest. . ‘1 ' Black Silk Warp Nun s Veilings with Border for Mourning Veils. V Black All-Wool Nun' s Veilings with and without3 borders. Black Albatross Cloths. Black Mohair and Brilliantines. Black Grenadines, plain and stripes. Courtauld’s English Crepe in all numbers. SILKS. and. Underwear- NDERWEAR AND CORSETS. ' TRISTRAMBz HYATT, No. 2‘. Gazette Building, Norwalk. Co-oliritne Building Bank. ORGANIZED UN DEE TEE Laws or THE STATE or NEW YORK. 0110010110 Capital, $100,000,000. The Most Sucncssful National Building and~ Loan Association. The one that has. the 'Wcalthiest and Most Influential Board of Directors. . Desires in Employ 10111 0110 Men TO ASSIST IN Establishing Branches in the Eastern States. For particulars address, stating experience. The Bo-Uperalive Building Bank, World Building, New York. HON. JAMES W. HYATT, - Presiden. Late Treasurer of the United States. TIMOTHY L. WOODRUFF, Vice-President. MINOT C. KELLOGG. 2d Vice-President. HON. JOHN H. LEE. 3d Vice-President. CHARLES L. HEINS, - - Treasurer. HENRY CAREY. ~ - - - Secretary. FRANK W. FARNHAM, Asst. Secretary, TRACY. MCFARLAND. Ivms, BOABDMAN &. PLATT, Attorneys and Counsellors. DEPOSITORY : MERCHANTS’ EXCHANGE NATIONAL BANK, NEW YORK. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. HON. JAMES W. HYATT. Norwalk. Conn... President Fairfield County. National Bank, late Trees. of the United States. CHON. JOHN H. LEE, ex-Mayor of Norwalk, ElLOL. HIENRY CAREY, Civil Engineer N. Y. HDN MEM Y Director of The arm- ers’ Feed Co. ., KINew York City, Chairman Fi- nance Comitte ALBERT B. eBOARDMAN, of Tracy. 1and.Ivins, Boardman& Platt, Attorneys, ..Y HON. E. P. DOYLE. Secretary of the Fish Commission, N. MT DENYSE. of Wm. DeNysedv Sons, President Excelsior. Steam Power Co. ., N. LA- 0N. of Thurber, Whyland .11 00.. Credit IIgEep‘tL" ,Wholesa'le Grocers, N. Y. MINOTC LOGG. of Patterson Bros. ., McFar- ‘long and short of it is that our stock of 1W. B Hall BRIDGEPORT. MAY SPECIALSII Grenadines, wide lace stripes at 81. 50; these are the finest goods im orted. Choice Silk and Wool Goods. Handsome All-W ool Goods. Fine Lace IGrena- dines at 40, 50, 62 f 75 and 88 cents. Ten grades Iron Grenadines. Henriettas and Cashmeres, a l the new shades. One lot 46-inch wide $1, not sold elsewhere 1 less than $1. 25. Fine French $1 Cashmeres at 75 cents. 150 pieces fine Serges, 3 including all the new spring and summer shades at only 50 cents; this is the regular 62s}- cent grade. Silks and Velvets, all the new colorings. Ten great bargains in Black Silks. 75 styles in Plaid Pongees Every shade in Plaid l Pongees. One lot handsome Plaid Silks, 50 cents. Handsome China Silks at l 37+, 39 and 50 cents. Rich Black Ground China Silks. Wonderful Bargains are i now going on in Irish Point Curtains, Nottingham and Chenille Curtains. Rugs. Oil Cloths, and Window Shades. Also in Corsets, Cotton Underwear, Infants’ Cloaks, Hamburgs, etc. All the leadin and most perfect styles in Infants’ and Children’s Lawn and Silk Caps and ats. Special Styles' in Infants’ Lawn Caps, etc. , 125 and 25 cents. Infants’ Long and Short Cashmere Cloaks Children’ s Short Cloaks in imported and domestic cloths. Children’ s Short Dresses. Infants’ Long and Short Skirts. Infants’ Long Dresses at 25, 45, 59, 75, 85 cents, $1 to $7. Children’ s Guimps in large variety of styles. New lot of Colored Embroideries. Achoice line oi Ladies’a and Children’s Flouncings at 50, 65, 75 cents, $1, $1. 25. A complete line of wide and narrow embroideries and all-overs. Special bargains in Chemises, Drawers and Corset Covers at 25 cents Extraordinary bargains in Gloves, Skirts, Drawers and Corset Covers at 50, 69, W. B. HALL 0. 00. Comstock . MOMENT’S REFLECTION is all _ that you need when a perfectly plain proposition is to be made to you. Every man wants to be convinced that he is right before he goes ahead and some subjects will bear a good deal of discus- sion, but the point we want to emphasize ' doesn’t call for any waste of words. The Spring. Clothin Must go, and, as you observe, we begin the Must witli a capital M. 'If you think _ we are permitting a thing like prices to Hardware. 22' Park Row CLEARLES HEINWS. Secretary and Treas- urIerUef IExcHserL Steam Pew e1- 1-.Co W. of Biglow Jr. Main, Music CPuéJlEisIhers Y. Conglen a I‘ewN fixrou, of Buxton, Ham. .1; s c. , %mbrnu Yo r.k WOODRUFF. President of the Msltine Mamfifacsturin r1n§Co. , New Y.0rk HO ON P.C UR Ex-Gov. 01’ Conn . President Yn'derchanstsB'U Exchange Naticmal Bank NewY ork. WILLIS MCDONALD, 0f Willis McDonald 51. 00.. Printers 39-48 Gold Street, New York'. EDNA-RD iioo DYé :RealEstate.B rooklyn N. YB,0 DifictOfieKin 0&3 t Ctpufi sgfi‘run o. ., irec- or r00 11 a e it an e. Gin” BRUSH, Brooklyng Contractor. ' . ,‘1'. Bridgeport, Conn... WholesifeR Grocer. W.PM RUDD.Alba.ny.N.Y .of Harris «in Rudd, Attorneys at Law, and Director Albany County Savings Bank. was stand in the way CALL AND EXAMINE _ ‘_ CUR FIGURES. : . AN INSPECTION OF OUR MEN’S Silllllilll Merino Shirts 111011111113 01251:. Will Convince the most sceptical that they CANNOT BE MATCHED FOR THE MONEY. Masonic Building, I4 So. Main Street NORWALK. so. NORWALK. ‘
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