WEEKLY - NORWALK - GAZETTE.
3 cits.
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Miss Katie Mallory. of Jersey' City,
Is visiting friends on Lewis street.
Congressman elect Robert E. DeFor—
est arr1ved home from Europe IV ednes-
day.
The new two dollars certificate will
bear a likeness of ex-Secretary Win-
dom. _
A {new preparatory school for Yale is
to be established next year at Lakeville.
Conn.
Rev. J. Phillip Hoyt and wife, form-
erly of Newtown, are vis1t1ng friends in
town.
Mr. James \ValSh. of Chestnut street.
is thought to be recovering from his
recent severe illness.
Huge Eitel is dying from hydropho—
bia. although the dog which bit him is
said to be alive and well.
Mrs. Frank Foster. of New York, and
Miss May Foster, of Brooklyn, are the
guests of Mr. \Villis Cavanagh.
The twelfth international conven-
tion of the Young Men’s Christian As-
sociations opened in Amsterdam.
Mrs. Delia Hawley and Mrs. George
S. Aiken and daughter leave for the
Adirondacks next week Wednesday.
The New York Democratic State
Committee decided to hold their con-
vention at Saratoga on September 15.
The Butler street straw hat factory
opens on Monday next, nearly two
months earlier than 1n former seasons.
Miss Eunice Smythe, of Nashville,
Tenn., is spending a few days with her
cousins, “The Fauntleroys” of East
avenue. ’
Charles Selleck, a young son of Capt.
Isaac Selleck, came to visit his father
a few days since and is now down with
typhoid fever. L
Rev. C. H. Thomas," of “Torcester,
Mass... was in town. Tuesday. He is to
preach for Dr. Van Alstyne the last
Sunday in August.
Mrs. George A. Coley, of Tarrytown,
, who has been visiting her brother.
{Mail Carrier Nickerson. was recalled
home on Monday, by the severe illness
of a friend.
Mrs. Capt. J. I. Hanford has gone on
a threeor four weeks’ sojourn to Beach
Haven, N. J., for the benefit of her
health and also to visit a relative who
has a cottage there.
. A portrait Of General Stark. painted
in 1810, when he was eighty-two years
old, by Miss Anna Crowninshield, of Sa-
lem. Mass, will be exhibited at the
Bennlngton celebration.
, The. report, emanating from Hart—
ford, Conn, that the Bennington bat-
ile monument had been attached by
the Security Companv of that city, for
$51,000 borrowed money, is pronounced
fa se.
Mr. Fred. Tomley and family, of
Newark, N. J., and Mr. W. 0. Person
and family of New York City, are
spending a few weeks with friends on
Harbor avenue.
The heat was so intense, Monday,
that men unloading slate at the wharf
alongsidethe Danbury and Norwalk
railroad. just below the coal yards, and
the employees in the gas works, had to
quit work.
Charles. Morehouse of Danbury, a
deserter from the 7th U. S. Infantry,
stationed at Fort Long, Wyoming, was
arrested in Danbury on Monday and
taken to Governor’s Island and placed
in charge of the government officials.
__ The remains of the venerable John
J Cape were taken to Greenwood on
Tuesday by Undertaker Jennings for
interment. Brief funeral services
were conducted at his late residence by
Revs. Dr. Seward and Homer Deen-
iug.
. Mr. George Clark left us Wednesday
for New York. and sailed on, the Furst
Bismarck, Thursday morning, for
Hamburg. His company is to play sev-
eral engagements on the Continent and
then open the season in London at the
Lyceum, returning to this country the
last of November.
Messrs. Charles E. Gregory and
Albert \Vellnitz Of Cranberry Plains,
have been making a little real estate
“dicker.” by which Mr. Wellnitz be-
comes the owner Of Mr. Gregory’s
“Van Hoosear farm,” at Cranberry
Plains. and Mr. Gregory takes Mr.
Wellnitz’s house, NO. 8 Spring Hill,
borough.
Mr. ‘Walter B. Fitch of Binghamp-
ton, N. Y., has been visiting in town.
He reports his mother, (Mrs. Dr. J. C.
Fitch.) and sister well, and the family
still retaining an affectionate recollec-
tion of “Hillside” and their many Nor-
walk friends. He returned VVednes-
to {Kingston, where he is_ spending
his vacation.
\Varden Keeler went up to our two
storage reservoirs. and, seeing how'low
they were, camehome and sounded the
' alarm of an imminent water famine.
Burgess Vanderhoef went up Mon-
day and brought back reports Of a still
more alarming state Of things, and
states that until we have a heavy rain
the people must cease wasting the
borough water.
The \Yilliam P. Murray, whose sud-
den death was chronicled on Monday,
was a brother to young Father Murray,
recently elevated to the Priesthood,
and had a brother a clerk at Macy’s
New York store, and a sister, who. is
the cashier at the Norwalk Boston
store, all of whom, we are told, chanced
to be at home when the young brother
so startlingly passed away.
Gen. Noble, of Bridgeport, writes us
to inquire if any one in Norwalk can
give him information Of’ Mrs. I. M.
Bullock. or if any one is still living in
Norwalk who has recollection of the
disease of which her husband, (who.
was a popular young lawyer here some
years ago)—died? The DAILY GAZETTE
will be glad to forward any facts that
may be furnished us to Gen. Noble.
I
-"The venerable Mr. Marvin Raymond
of \Vostpmt, was in town, Wednesday.
Warden Kceler is away for three days
and Burgess Bowe is acting IV arden.
‘Varren, the youngest son of \Villiam
S. Olmstead. died on \Vednesclay morn:
ing.
Mrs. Edgar of Brooklyn, is visiting
her sister Mrs. George C. Cholwell, on
High street.
'l‘llt" .‘nlisscs AlliH and Lottie Slimlin-
way have gone to Atlantic Highlands
for :1 two week’s visit.
Stanley Archer Ferris, son of Fred-
erick and Sadie Forms, of Broad River,
died Tuesday afternoon.
The Electric Light Co. are now set-
ting an immense engine at their Nor-
walk works on Cross street.
BIISS Kittie hICGallzllid, of New York,
is visiting Miss Georgia Bates. at her
home on Cedar arenue. l)ar1en.
Sub-Contractor Smith commenced to
lay the brick interior basement walls
Of the Norwalk Club house, Wednes-
da y.
Patrick “rude. J12. (if the Standard
and 17th Ct. Association. is taking the
medicinal baths at Moun‘ Clemens,
Mich. ' .
The property of the Southington
Agricultural society will be Soldat auc-
tion on September 1. The association
is $2.”)0 in debt.
Along funeral cortcge followed the
remains of young William 1’. Murray
to his tomb in St. Mary’s Cmnctery on
\Vedncsday morning.
The new Winnipauk bridge, com-
pleted on Saturday by Builder C. H.
Under-hill. is said to be both a credit- to
the town and builder.
Mrs. Sarah Earle and daughter and
Miss Juliet Gregory. of Danbury, are
Spendingr the week with Mr. and Mrs.
George Ward St‘llCCli.
None of the Italians injured in the
railroad accident at Branford Monday
have died as yet, and most of them are
rapidly recovering from their injuries.
That tired. languid jeeling and dull
headache is very disagreeable. Take
two of C rter’s Little Liver Pills before
retiring. and you will find relief. They
never fail to do good.
Last Sunday was a day of more than
usual joy to James Coburn of Westport
avenue, for on that day unto him a son
was born and they have named the
bouncing little boy Kenneth.
Captain Roberts of the sloop Fred
proposes to take proceedings to compel
the New York, New Haven and Hart-
ford Railroad to open the “Test river
drawbridge at Guilford, which has been
closed by permission of the town au-
thorities.
Fred. St. John Lockwood, 2d, who
went out as first mate of the Earle yacht
says the cause of her getting aground
near \Vatch Hill Tuesday night. was the
sudden fog and the swift running tide.
and that they were at no time in any
special danger Of being lost, but when
their craft got rolling in the trough Of
the sea, it wasn‘t exhileratingly pleas-
ant.
Rev. Dr. E. L. Miller Of Iowa, and
wife, nee Charlotte Hill, are east on
their annual vacation. Friday they
arrived at Mrs. Miller’s brother’s. Hon.
E. J. Hill’s, and left Saturday for Red-
ding. where they are now visiting rela-
tives and friends. They will return to
Senator Hill’s again in the course of a
few days. where they will be glad to
meet any Of their Norwalk friends.
Those persons who do not need Iron,
but who are troubled with Nervousness
and Dyspepsia, will find in Carter’s
Little NERVE Pills a most desirable arti-
cle. They are mostly "éused in combi-
nation with Carter’s Little Liver Pills,
and in this way often exert a most mag-
ical effect. Take just one pill of each
kind immediately after eating and you
will be free from Indigestion and Dys—
pepsia. In vials at 25 cents. Try
them. __
Rev. Father Murray, deeply affected
as he was, celebrated the requiem mass
for the repose of the soul of his dead
brother, yesterday at St. Mary’s. His
sister. who is cashier at the Boston
store, was so overcome that. she fell in
a faint at the conclusion of the service
at the church,and had to be carried in-
to Father Slocum’s house, where she
remained until sufiiciently recovered to
be taken home, being unable to pro-
ceed to the grave.
There was an immense crowd at B0-
ton Point. Wednesday. The Schnorer
club, numbering 700 or more, came up
from New York on the steamer Sirius.
They were accompanied by Cappa’s
Seventh Regiment band. Theconcert
bythe band was the finest ever heard at
the Point, and was heartily appreciated
by the hundreds of Norwalk people
present. It is always a great day at
Roton Point when the Schnorer’s make
their annual visit.
C. T. Cornwall rides about town dis-
pensing his lacteal wealth, in a vehicle
of genuine local historic interest. His
milk wagon is none other than the old
family rockaway, that, a. half century
and more ago, the Rev. Dr. Wm. Coop-
er Mead used daily to ride about our
village streets and make his parochial
' calls in. It must have been a wonder-
fully well madc vehicle to stand the
wear and tear of all these half a hun-
dred years and. to be in good running
order still. ,
W. R. Macready, .of Compo Point,
has sold his yacht Nadjy, to parties in
New Haven. He remarks as a reason,
that while the craft suited him exactly,
he found difficulty in looking after the
matter Of an anchorage, being obliged
to keep her near Sherwood’s _mill, or
bring her round into the river, In both
cases making the distance required of
him to get to and from her, when he
wanted a sail, too great. _
being on the east side of Cedar Point.
he is constantly exposed to east Winds
and heavy seas, and the near waters
aré'too shoal for a boat drawing as
much as the Nadjy, so he concluded to
dispose of her.
His home .
iev. Mr. Hyde has bidden farewell to
Westport and gone to Cambridge,Mass.
' Ellen, daughter of'Patrick and Mary
Kelly, died at East Norwalk Sunday.
Miss Julia Lockwood and niece, Miss}
Elizabeth Lockwood, left for Saratoga
on Tuesday. .
George H. Eakle of the Govt. Print~
ing Office, \Vashington, is in town,
visiting friends. .
Miss’Louise Wolfhegel, of Paterson,
N. J., is visiting her cousin, Mrs. J. R.
Griffeth, Of 16 Arch street.
The annual convention of the county
commissioners of the state will be held
at Norwich, on Thursday, August 27.
The children Of St. Paul’s Sunday
School are to be treated to a picnic at
Betts’ woods, on Tuesday, the 18th of
August.
The Stephen Hoyt Sons, prOpose to
at once commence the rebuilding of
their three great barns, which were
burned.
Governor and Mrs. Morgan G. Bulke—
ley, who are on their carriage trip
through the state, spent Sunday in
Stafford.
Ex~Chief John Lockwood, Fred.
VVardwell and George Miller. are off
duty on the horse cars and enjoying a
well earned vacation.
Cashier Curtis has had to defer his
outing until another week. He ought
to enjoy one when he does take it as he
well deserves the respite.
Admiral Foote Post, G. A. R., of New
Haven, numbering 1.000 members, en-
dorses the action of the national en-
campment on the color line.
Adjutant-General Embler says that
if General Graham appears "at Camp
Watson to take command Of the brig~
ade, not a soldier will recognize him.
“Horry” Dann hopes to raise his
bran new boy in such a way that when
he grows up he will never yield to the
temptation to run for a borough Office.”
Always avoid harsh purgative pills.
They first make you sick and then leave
you constipated. Carter’s Little Liver
Pills wills will regulate the bowels and
make you well. Dose one pill.
The funeral of Patrick Trainer, who
died at W innipauk, Saturday, aged 80,
was attended at St. Mary’s church,
Monday morning, and the remains
interred in St. Mary’s cemetery.
There is no state appropriation for
the encampment yet, which will cost
$50,000, but Morgan G. Bulkeley tells
the soldiers to go ahead and he will
back them. SO they are going ahead.
As Dr. Noble leaves for his vacation
this week, it is expected that Rev. Dr.
pit next Sunday, presenting the cause
of the American MISSionary Assocm-
tion.
Mrs. G. \Villis \Vhite accompanied
Mrs. C. C. and Miss Mary Ferry, Mon-
day as far as Worcester, where she di-
verges to Mt. Wachusetts, Mass,
where she is to join Rev. Dr. Mix and
family, who are summering at the
Mountain House.
Dr. Noble preached his last sermon
on Sunday prior to taking his vacation.
which, with Mrs. Noble, is to be spent
at Cornwall-on-the—Hudson. Next
Sunday he goes to Orange, N. J. to
preach for an Old California clerical
friend now settled there, who is ill.
It is now asserted that Charleston, S.
C., was shaken up Wednesday night.
harmlessly but disquietingly, by an
earthquake, and that the local news-
papers suppressed this exceptionally
interesting piece of news “for fear of
injuring the commercial interests of
the city. _
Rev. D. M. Ellwood read the burial
service Of the Episcopal church at the
house and grave, at the funeral of Mrs.
Amanda Benedict, widow of the late
Frederick Benedict, of‘ Belden’s Hill,
Wilton, on Monday afternoon last.
Mrs. Benedict died Friday, aged 77
years and6 months.
Mr. E. J. Hill expects to take in the
Bennington, Vt., celebration and dedi-
cation of its granite monument, on
August 16th, commemorative of Gen.
Stark’s great victory over Burgoyne,
unless the attachment put upon the
shaft by the Hartford Security Compa-
ny, shall interrupt the proposed patri-
otic proceedings.
Rev. George W. Nichols, Mrs. Nich-
ols and Rev. C. M. Selleck drove down
to Shippan Point, Friday, and made a
call on Col. Hopkins Rodgers and wife,
at their elegant summer place there.
They also called on Rev. Dr. Cook,
who owns a fine residence on Straw--
berr Hill. He was rector of St.
Bart olomew’s, New York.
The Christian Leader, (Universalist,)
says : “Rev. J. N Emery ‘accepts a
call to the Bridgeport pastorate,-enter-
ing upon duty October 1. It was done
quickly and it was done well. This is
good news for Bridgeport, but we turn
in sympathy to AttIeboro, where Mr.
Emery’s success has been of the high-
est quality, and it has been large also.
Phoenix Engine Company.
Phoenix Engine Co. voted Tuesday
night to turn out. on Labor Day.
On Wednesday the boys secured
the Americus Drum corps to furnish
mum, and fourgof Finchs’ large truck
horses to draw the steamer on that day.
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Danbury Fair.
Purses in the regular troting events
4n the Danbury fair, which is to be held
October 7, 8, 9, and 10 have been of-
fered, aggregating $3, 000. It is be-
lieved there will be the finest aggrega-
tion of trotting and breeding stock ever
shown in the state.
Race Track Sold.
The Saratoga Racing Association
have concluded negotiations for the sale
of the race course to the Hudson
County Jockey Club. The amount
paid is said to be $300,000. The trans-
Beard of New York will occupy his pul- '
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OUR NEW BABY '
HAS BROUGHT US A FULL INVOICE OF
GROCERIES,
Teas, Coffees, crackers,
Olives, &c.,
AND WE WILL SELL THEM AT
ROCK BOTTOM PRICES.
____.,__.._-.:. .-..‘ . .._,,...-_..... ,
JARVIS KELLOGG,
FINE
Boots and Shoes,
Leather and Findings.
Everything In the Shoe Line !
PRICES THE LOWEST:
REPAIRING A SPECIALTY!
.m793l Main Street, Norwalk.
l WOODEN WARE,
House Furnishing Goods,
I 5 Wall Street, Norwalk.
%—1‘5—*—%-—*—%—%—*—*—%—*
-X-- .0 N——-‘.’:
Fleas and Mange.
NON-POISONOUS.
A Sure and Quick Remedy for IDestroying
Fleas on_Dogs and Cats, and all Vermin on
Men. Animals and Birds.
For POISON FROM IVY 0R MERCURY
and most diseases of the Skin and Scalp, For
Eczema, Prickly Heat, etc.. it is a safe and
sure cure. For sale by druggists. PRICE
25 CENTS. Manufactured by
J. E. LARMER, N orwalk, Conn.
WWrite for circular. 3m117
Misses St, John
SUMM ER
MILLINERY.
We are offering our entire stock of millinery
at a GREAT REDUCTION. Our. prices are
beyond competition.
———A Full Line of—'
'M ourning -:- Goods
Constantly on hand.
HAIR GOODS, A SPECIALTY.
COMBINGS MADE UP. .
C O R. S E '1' S . .
Agency for M ethadame Griswold Corset
We also keep the Warner Corset—C. B. A., La.
Sprite, Majestic‘and others.
COME EARLY TO‘ SECURE THE
BEST BARGAINS.
N0 TROUBLE TO SHOW GOODS.
, 33 MAIN occur, .uouwnu.
Color -' Plants.
per hundred.
Hauford’s Floral .. Hall.
fer will take place at the end of the pre-
,sent meeting.
Tested Seeds.
3'me . '
Nickerson & Butts.
MISSES 813...] cum»-
Strong, StOCky Plants, 40c. ireceive prompt attention.
Transplanted Plants, 75c. if Murray & Merritt.
‘Dry Goods, Curtains,
new store and an entire new stock.
Goods 90.; 500. Goods, 330.
yard, price Sc. a yard.
30. a yard.
and $4.50; all reduced to $3.00.
Sun Umbrellas down to $2.50 and S3.
BARGAINS
K.Hall&Co.,
BRIDGE ‘
The entire remodeling Of our front store makes it an imperative necessity
that the greater part of our stock must be sold before August 1. We
shall place such prices in every department as will make it for the
interest of every purchaser of
PORT.
Clocks, Fancy Goods,
And Small Wares to visit our establishment in July. Walls are to come
down, partitions and arches removed.
It will be seen at once that our stock
must be ”closed out and the people will find BARGAINS THAT ARE BARGAINS.
We would remind our valued patronsfof the early bird.
DRESS GOODS marked down 25 per cent.
In fact we expect to have an entire
250 Dress Goods 190.; 12%0 .
Some Fine Black Goods, were $1, now 750.
RIBBON DEPARTMENT—Lot NO. l—Numbers 2, 3, 5, 7, 12 and 16
all colors ; these are part cotton: choice for 30. a yard, not one-half their
value. Lot NO. 2, Pure Silk Ribbons—This lot includes satin edged. gros
grain. watered and plain satin. worth 100. to 15c. a yard: price 50. 3. yard.
Lot No. 3—All Widths, all Silk and the finest quality, worth from 10 to 37c. a
‘ Lot Cord Ruchings, worth 5, 8 and 10c.; choice at
1,000 Strips of Ruching at 10. a strip.
PARASOLS AND .SUN UMBRELLAS.—Entire stock marked low.
Handsome Parasols were :35, marked $4.
$5 Sun Umbrellas down to $4.
150 Best Styles were $3.75. $3.85
$54 and $4.50
ALL OVER THE HOUSE.
W. B. HALL :39 co.
Where we are now.
price.
BEST IXGEAIXs Ar 55 CENTS.
i-aiis'r ’.l‘APE-"l‘l-:IES A’l.‘
BODY liliUssELS AT $1.00.
W ll. M. R All BUMPANY;
Bridgeport. '
Previous to our moving into the large store now being made ready
for mu- (,Tarp‘t and Upladstery Departments, we intend
to sell a great many rolls Of
PETS
From our regular stock we have taken for
this sa'e :—
70 CENTS,
MOQUETTES AT $1.30;
We Cannot move all the goods we have, ¢-xcept that we make a low
It would be no o‘- Jr‘ct for you to buy. except at alow price. Taking
these two things into consideration we are
.M‘Zak.an.g a. Low Price
On every yard of goods in our Carpet Department.
THE D. M. READ COMPANY.
HOMES ?
Enormous Healing Capacities.
ELEGANT DESIGNS.
3:1] 150
Boudoir ........... . ................ 5.3 per dozen
Cabinets ................. :5 “ "
CVRAYO..N -:- AND -:-
our work. - c ,
momma,
PAPER HANGING,
cLAzm'c - Arc-,_-:u.:‘.isomluluc.
———-—-c>
The subscribers are. ready to fill all orde
in the above line in the best manner and at the, ,
LOXVEST PRICES.
Special attention paid to the painting of
tin gutters and cementing metal roofs.
All orders left at Sloan’s on Wall street. will
tfl“.
Wm. Sheldon,
Slum, Brick and Sewer Couuauu.
Curbing, Flagging and House Connections.
tf25 Lock Box 36. Norwalk.
DO YOU 'WANT AN ABUNDANCE OF PURE WARM AIR IN YOUR
If you do buy the Most Powerful Heater known 11
proportion to the Fuel Consumed.
Richardson’s Cyclone; Furnace,
_ Wonderful EconomyI in Fuel.
Simplicity of construction combined with Great Durability.
Duplex Purltuu, Century and Other Ranges.
PERFECT IN OPERATION.
Steam and Hot Water Boilers.
Air-Warming Grates,
Fire-Place Heaters, &c.
@Thousands in use in all parts of
the world. SUCCESSFUL EVERYWHERE.
MANUFACTURED BY
Richardson & Morgan 00.,
92 Beekman Street, New York.
Foundry—106 to 116 Water St.. 50. Nor-walk.
Send for Descriptive Circulars.
Lewis’Wew Photographic Parlor,
11 Main Street, Norwalk, Conn.
WALL Wonk HTBIC'ILY FIRST-CLASS Axn SATISFACIION GUARANTEED.
PRESENT PRICES:—
Cards . . .: ............................ $2 per dogen
I Petite Panels ...................... 1
C<s°Sjietciiil attention given to Children.
P A S T E L
TIN'I‘YI’ES. made for a limited time. The public are cordially invited to call and eggllgfle
-:~ PORTRAITS.
WILL SELL AT COST!
FOR TWO WEEKS TO MAKE ROOM
FOR NEW GOODS.
Lot of Parlor Suils,‘ lounges,
Bedroom Suits, Pictures, &.c
Also Handsome Lot of Baby Carriages
AT FURNITURE STORE 0F
Theodore Coleman,
so: AND 204 WASHINGTON ST.,
_-——EAST END OF BRIDGE.
SOUTH NORWALK.
S. W. Grogol'y,
LIVERY, BOARD, FEED, SALE
AND EXCHANGE.
S T A B L E S ,
14 Knight Street, - . Norwalk.
:A large stock of new] purchased and care-
ully selected Teams, Harris es, he.
Coaches, Carriages and Sa dle Horses fur- I)
nished at all hours. Careful drivers when
desired.
Omnibusses. onettes. (roaches. R0 9k
33140
Wa
wa s, Phaetons surf Light Road Carriages. .
a leephone Call. ' tf120
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