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Norwalk weekly gazette, Friday, October 2, 1891 · page 2

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NEWS OF, THE WEEK.

. W. Frank Hyatt, of Brooklyn, spent
Sunday in town. ’

 

Miss Pease. of Brooklyn, is visiting
Miss Etta Belden.

Mrs. Dr. J. C. Fitch, now of Bing-
hampton, was in town last week. ‘

Bishop Williams hasflxedhpon Dec.
18th as his date for visiting Grace
church.

 

Mrs. Merrill of Winsted is visiting
her sister, Mrs. O. E. Wilson on West
Avenue. _ __,.___,.

The last trip of the White Mountain
express this season Wlll be made to-
morrow.

The work of raising the tents at the
Danbury Fair grounds was completed
Wednesday.

A hen hawk shot near. Coleraine,-
Mass, the other day,had a Wing-spread
of over four feet.

Mrs. General Watson, of Bridgeport.
caught a seven-pound blackfish ofl'
Black Rock Saturday.

Prof. Wilson has removed his col-
legiate school to the C. J.- Gruman
building on Prospect Hill.

The New York and New England
road lost about eicrht thousand dollars
in the accident atlHawleyville.

So far as known no steps have_ been
taken toward a vote on the license
question at the coming election.

With the exception of Bridgeport and
New Haven all the towns in the state
will hold elections next Monday.

Rev. Dr. Butler, of Port Chester, is
to preach again at the South Norwalk
Congregational church next Sunday.

The Teutonic, Tuesday, broke the
east-bound Atlantic record, making
the run to Queenstown in 5 days and 22
hours.

ANew York and New England on-
gine was derailed in the White street
;yard,hDanbury, Saturday, by an open
.switc .

The Hon. Carroll D. Wright speaks
of divorce as a disgusting medicine,
generally taken in cases of heart
failure.

Mackeral have struck in Fisher’s
Island Sound. Several Mystic boats
have caught from one hundred to five
hundred.

The Hartford St New York Trans-
portation Company launched a 1,100-
ton barge at Gildei-sleeve’s, Monday
morning.

Complaints are made to us of ladies
being repeatedly insulted evenings, in
the vicinity of the M. E. church and
Mott Place.

The forty-fifth annual meeting of the
Connecticut State Teachers’ associa-
tion will be held in New Haven, Octo-
ber 16 and 17.

Capt. Elsby B. For’d, of‘Stamford,
and Miss Elizabeth Brill, of Bridge-
port, were married in Bridgeport on
Tuesday evening.

Wednesday of next week prizes
amounting to $100 will be contested
for at the grounds of the Elm City Gun
Club, New Haven.

The Hubbs case was called before
Justice Coolidge Monday morning and
defendent not appearing, his bonds
were declared forfeited.

The gentle rain of Tuesday tickled
the grass, dampened the dust, cooled
the weather. But it only made thirsty
humanity yearn for more.

. The Housatonic R. R. Co. have just
issued a handsome new pocket time ta-
ble. Copies can be had of all agents or
at the office of the company.

John W. Mackay, millionaire, reached
New York, Monday, by a special from
San Francisco in four days, twelve
hours, thirty-eight minutes.

Louis Lassen of New Haven, was
fined $100 in that city, on Tuesday, for
selling oleomargarine without exhibit-
ing the sign required by law.

In Fairfield,Friday, J ohannah Shea,
aged eighty years, who for years has
been aided by the town, was found to
have $5,000 worth of property.

The Danbury News says that Cole &
Hodshon will probably take the hat shop
formerly occupied by W. A. Brown, on
Mechanic street, South Norwalk.

Bridgeport and Hartford have only
two weeks’ supply 'of water. nless
heavy rains come soon several cities in
the state will have a water famine.

Mrs. George M. Brown, New Haven,
fears that s e isbeset with witches.
She appeared at the Town Agent’s office
on Sunday and asked for protection.

The marble statue of the Pope, pre-
sented to the Catholic University at
Washington, by Joseph Loubat, of
New York, was unveiled on Monday.

On the different tickets to be voted
next Monday will be found several
names that have appeared regularly on
election tickets for the past twenty
years.

Mr. and Mrs. George B. Van Alstyne
returned Tuesday evening from their
wedding tour. They are. stopping at
present with Rev. George Van Alstyne
on West avenue.

 

Mrs. Allan G. Thurman, wife of the
“ old Roman,” is at death’s door. She
has been low for weeks from an attack
of grip, coupled with the infirmities of
her eighty years.

Mrs. Josephine Freer and Mrs. Anna
B. Halstead, of Brewster’s Station, N.
Y., have been spending a few days with
their uncle, Mr. John Collins, of the
American House.

e.

the two places on Mei-win street, be-
longing to William Wardwell, ‘to Mrs.
Coffee of Saugatuck, for $1 and other

valuable consideration.

 

The Merritt part of shark .special-
ists went down the arbor again. at-
urday, and added six more shark sealps
to their belt, making twenty-four in all
caught in a three days’ hunt. -

As the removal of the organ this
week, at St. Paul’s would interfere with
the celebration of the Holy Communion
next Sunday, it has been decided not
to attempt it before another week.

Incendiaries set on fire the lumber-

ard of J. Gibbs Smith & Co., New

aven. last Tuesday. Saturday an
attempt was made to murder the watch-
man at the ruins, one John Miller.

We are pained to learn that Dr. M.
B. Pardee is in such a condition that
no hope is entertained of his re-
covery. Like a sturdy oak of the for-
est, as he has been, he is dying- at the

top.

Hon. Roger Q. Mills is still trying to
prove to the voters of Ohio that a far-
mer with his pockets full of money and
his granaries full of grain is an object
of paty and all on account of the high
tari .

Isaac H. 'Bromléy, known to every-
body in Connecticut as one of the clev-
erest men who ever used a pen or made
a speech, is soon to take again a posi.
tion as editorial writer on the New
York Tribune.

Ex-State Treasurer, Ex-State Sena-
tor, Ex-Represeutative and Ex-Water
Commissioner. Hon. Tallmadge Baker
was nominated for selectman at the re-
publican caucus at South Norwalk, on
Tuesday night.

President Ma er of the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad ednesday announce
the appointment of Emmons Blaine,
son of Hon. James G. Blaine, as gener-
al agent of the company for Chicago
and the Northwest.

“The Norwalk Choral Union” under
direction of Prof. Baker, of Bridge-
port, are rehearsing "The Holy City,"
for the concert to be given by the
ladies of the Congregational church,
the latter part of October.

 

And now a doleful wail comes from
the cider makers. Apples are plenty,
but there is no water to fill the boilers
of the steam grinders, and no water to
rinse and flush the pumice cakes.
Surely have we fallen on evil times.

Miss Ella A. Johnson, daughter of
County Commissioner Johnson, saile
Wednesday afternoon on the Wes-
terland for Berlin, Germany, where she
goes to continue her studies in music
and the language of the Fatherland.

It is understood that Dr. Noble will

devote the Sabbath evenings of Octo-

ber to a series of astronomical dis-

courses designed to show, in the light

of .modern science, how wonderfully

Glee Heavens declare the glory of
o .H

William N. Hafi' and William J .Stebb
received their medals, Tuesday, for
the events which they won at the Ath-
letic tournament of the Birmingham
Y. M. C. A., Sept. 19. Stebb received
a handsome gold medal and Hafi' a sil-
ver one. ‘

 

Ex-Representative Hibbard, who
was shot by the Ide boys in their
father’s house in Woodstock, is recov-
ering, and it is thought will leave the
country. Ide talks of bringing suit to
compel Hibbard to tell why he was in
the house.

A dispatch frOm .Troy, N. Y., Tues-
day says: “T. Hew1tt Cooley, son of B.
Cooley, was found dead in bed at Hoo-
sick Falls, this morning. Cooley was
23 years old and resided at Danbury,
Conn. Death was caused by an over-
dose of laudanum.”

Hubert J. Taylor, ticket agentof the
Housatonic road at this place, has been
promoted to the position of station
agent at Georgetown, and assumed his
new duties Monday morning. Thos. Hef-
fernan, of Gt. Barrington, will take his
place as ticket agent.

Tuesday afternoon, as the Arnold
foundry truck was coming down Main
street, with a load of castings, on its
way to the propeller, the hind wheel
came ofi', dumping the load on the
ground. Another truck was secured,
and the load proceeded.

The New York Sun is to pay Mark
Twain 81,200 a‘letter for a series that
genial humorist is to write for The Sun
from Europe. This looks like a wicked
waste. Probably L-d-e H-rr—n could
be_ hired cheaper than that, and he is
quite a humorist too. ——Ansonia Sentinel.

The selectmen, on Monday, made
out a check payable to George B. St.
John, collector, for $2,074.15 for errors
abatements, etc., in the tax list. This
would be a nice little amount for Mrs.
St. John, if he did not have to turn
over about 37,000 to the town in return.

. The trotting season grows interesting
as it nears a close. From the west
have come reports of remarkable per-
formances within a week, Nelson going
a milein 2.10, Nancy Hanks winning a
record of 2.09% and Allerton reducing
the stallion record to the same figure.

The many friends of Mrs. Noble will
regret to learn that she is again, while
not seriously, yet very uncomfortably
ill. She has never fully recovered from
her severe wrestle with the grippe.
The good Rev. Doctor is also far from
being well though still actively about
his duties. “

Warrants have been issued for the
arrest of Conrad and Engineer Hea-
ney, of train 67, who were in the col-
lision at Hawleyville, Thursday night.
They have not been arrested as yet,and
are believed to have left the state. Cor-
oner Doten held them responsible for
the accident.

“The Gospel of Good Reads” is the
title of an entertaining as well as in-
structive treatise on a subject that
ought to interest every wide-awake and
enterprising citizen, that of good roads.
It is from the pen .of' Isaac B. Potter.
and published by the League of Ameri-

. can Wheelmen. »

 

Auctioneer. James Mitchell has sold ‘

d who lives near the reservoir, that had

ward Wisely, of Wilton.. asleep on the
Housatonic railroad track. Monday
noon, near the Catherine street crossing.

morning Justice Coolidge fined him 81
and costs, $3.55 mail. for intoxication.

Thomas S. Morison has three colts
by Quartermaster, and ‘ Munso'n Hoyt
has one'by the same sire, , which are
twice more valuable to-day than they
were yesterday. This sudden increase
in value was caused by the splendid
showing made at Mystic Park. Boston,
yelstterday, by two of Quartermaster’s
co 5.

George Merriman of Litchfield was
92 years old last Thursday. His birth-
day .was celebrated by about thirty
relatives and friends who gathered to
pay their respects to the vigorous old
gentlemen who, in spite of his years.

as, during the past season, mowed
twelve acres of grass with his own
scythe.

James H. Lloyd, of Norwalk Con-
necticut, is the guest of his brother, E.
0. Lloyd, at 107 East Milwaukee street.
He visited Janesville three years ago.
He brought with him on this trip a
specimen of salt sea ha to remind his
brother of old times. He will remain
until after the races.—-Janesville, Wis,
Record.

Dr. William J. Trace
Finnegan were married ednesdav a.m.
at St. Mary’s parsonage,by Rev. ather
Slocum. After the ceremony, a wed-
ding breakfast was served at the resi-
dence of the bride’s parents on Center
avenue, after which the happ couple
started on a wedding tour to asking-
ton, D. C

Two gentlemen who visited Grupe’s
reservoir, Sunday, report that on the
upper end, which has been dry all sum-
mer, several cows were peaceful graz-
ing, and they were informed by a man

and Miss Kate

the cows not been pastured there this
summer, a splendid crop of hay could
have been secured.

Ex-Governor Waller on Monday ef-
fected the purchase of the New Haven
and West Haven horse railroad, and
that of the Winchester Avenue Com- ,
pany, for a syndicate of New York and
Boston capitalists. The new proprie-
tors propose to equip their new plant
with electricity, and have it in working
order by Jan. 1, 1892.

 

In the annual inspection of the New
York division of the Consolidated road
Tuesday, General Manager Tuttle and
Superintendent Shepard accompanied
the railroad commissioners. Wednes-
day the commissioners inspected the ,
Shore Line and Valley divisions, to-
morrow the Northampton and N auga-
tuck and Friday the Air Line.

 

The Mutual Life Insurance Company
of New York, through its traveling
agent,George A. Rider, has presented a
$5,000 paid-up policy to be given to the
conductor receiving the largest number
of votes at the Railroad Conductors’
fair,. which is to be held at the Second
Regiment armory, New Haven, begin-
ning on October 12. and continuing
through the week.

He pulled him of! the track and sent. “
for an ofiicer who arrested him. This

 

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WEEKLY - NORWALK -- GAZETTE.

Senator John S. Seymour found Ed- l

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Goods we are showing all shades in

Storm Soiges.

ram NEW DRY GOODS STORE.
2 GAZETTE BUILDING.

 

 

one.”

We are now prepared to show one of the Finest Lines of

Fall and'Winter Dress Goods

Ever shown in town. Our stock is all new and selected with cat care ex ressl for this trade a d
contains all the Newest Shades and Fabrics as well as allgthe Latest pNovelties. ’ n

In plain

Henriettas, Serges, French Cashmeres, Broad Cloths and

 

 

been shown in this market.

 

 

 

Residents ‘of towns between New
York and New Haven, Conn., took
much interest last week in three cyc-
lists who, sunburned and dusty, but en-
thusiastic, passed through their streets.
The three travelers were Henry George
and his two daughters, for the single-
tax philosopher was taking a 150 mile
run to celebrate the completion of his
reply to the Pope’s Encyclical.

At Monday night‘s meeting of Concord
Division, No. 2. Sons of Temperance,
the following officers were elected : W.
P., Mrs. Agnes Reid ' W. A., Miss
Maud Rogers ; R. S.,lBobert W. Reid;
A. R. 8., Miss MabelRo 'ers; F. S.,W.
A. Kellog ; Treas.. . A. Pryor;
Chaplain, W. A. Ambler- Con. B. L.
Hotchkiss; A. Con., C. S. Carpenter;
I. S., E. E. Drew ; O. S., W. Davis.

 

A story published in a New York ap-
per is to the effect that a sparrow’s nest
was recently discovered on the Baptist
church, in North Plains, Conn. The
nest was built of bank notes of 31 and
85 denominations. The yarn also tells
that the church people had at different
times suspected individuals of stealing
the money the birds carried awa and
there was more or less bad bloo over
i .

Attorney F. W. Perr‘f has procured
$1,766 backpension, an 812 permonth,
for the widow of George J. Stevens,
who was former] in the employ of A.
H. Hoyt, and die in 1876. Mrs. Stevens
now resides at Holdridge, Neb. He
has also secured an original pension of
$8 per month for Cornelia Ganung, of
East Norwalk, and one of $10 per
month for William Jones, of South
Wilton.

It’s in a democratic paper that we
find the story of how the Hon. Ros-
well P. Flower, at the close of one of
his hospitable dinners, personally es-
corted Colonel Ochiltree of Texas to
the front door, and there dismissed him
with these friendly injunctions : “Now
be careful, Tom, and take twelve steps
down and you will reach the sidewalk.
Then you will see two carriages. Take
the first one, because the other. one is
not there.”

 

Eugene Taylor was fined $3 and costs
Monday morning by Justice Coolidge,
for drunkenness and assault. Tay or
was going up Lewis street yesterday
morning, and his wife was trying to
get him home, when he became very
abusive to her and Mr. John F. Ben-
nett, who was passing, tried to quiet
him. Taylor turned on Mr. Bennett
and dealt him a savage blow in the face.
Constable Lockwood was called and
arrested Taylor.

A horse and canop -top carriage be-
longing to Silas B. eeker,was hitched
alongside of the Methodist church, on
Sunday morning, when a little boy,
who was playing near by, struck the
horse with a whip, causing him to
plun e and break the hitch line, after
whic he started on a run up Cross
street and across the bridge. He was
stopped near the Electric Light Sta-
tion by a ‘man, and returned to the
owner. No damage was done.

 

N 0 one knows better than those who
have used Carter’s Little Liver Pills
what a relief they have given when tak-
en for dyspepsia, ‘dizzmess, pain in the

 

 

I (Jo-Olildiitive *
Building Bank.

ORGANIZED unnsa rim Laws orh'ur. Sun
or NEW Your.

Authorized Capital, $100,000,000

The Most Successful National

Building and Loan Association.

 

The one that has the Wealthiest and
Most Influential Board of Directors.

Baum to Employ a Few Good Men

TO ASSIST IN

Establishing Branches in
the Eastern States.

For particulars address. stating experience.

The co-cporalive Building Bank,

World. Building, New York.

 

HON. JAMES W. HYATT. Presiden.‘.
, Late Treasurer of the United States.
TIMOTHY L. WOODRUFF. Vice-Presiden
MINOT G. KELLOGG. 2d Vice-Presiden
HON. JOHN H. LEE. 3dVice-President
CHARLES L. HEINS, Treasurer
HENRY CAREY. Secretary.
FRANK W. FABNHAM. Asst. Secretary
TRACY. MCFABLAND. IVINS, BOABDMAN do Purr,
Attorneys and Counsellors.

DEPOSITOBY
MERCHANTS’ EXCHANGE NATIONAL
BANK, NEW YORK.

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

I‘FHON. JAMES W. HYATT. Norwalk Conn.,

President Fairfield _County National Bank.

late Treas. of the United States. ‘
HON. JOHN H. LEE, ex-Mayor of Norwalk.

C .
hndn HENRY CAREY, Civil En ineer N. r.
JOHN D. KIMMEY. Director 0 The arm-
ers’Fesd Cot? New York City, Chairman Fi-
mi ee
nfiian‘iir B. BOARDMAN, of True . McFar-
land. Ivins. Boardman do Platt, ttorneys.

Enos. E. RNDgrLE. Secretary of the Fish
(ttilfilirsflgéui'sh‘ of Wm. DeNyse do Sons
President Excelsior Steam Power 00.. N. .
. JAMES S. CLAYTON, of Thurber. Whgand
do 00.. Credit De ., Who‘esale Grocers, . Y.
MINOT C. IwaEfiLIE’GG‘ of Patterson Bros.,
s We a n ‘
HCHAZREE‘S:Lf‘rHSIEI‘NSTSecretaigy and Treas-
m ower .. . .
urfill’SfiUéffizlfingéW. of Biglow 85 Main,
3 . .
M3ii§puh§h§i3figrog of Buxton. Heins a
. ., ew or -. , .
C‘t’rimosrrni L. woonRUFr. President of
the Maltine ManufacturingICoq New York.
HON. P. C. LOUNSBUR .E _
fireslidfint Ilzldeichants’ Exchange ,National
r .
”dim-iii" M‘hDONALD, of Willis McDonald
at 00.. Printers 39-43 Gold Street, New. York.
LEONARD MOODY Real Estate, Brooklyn.
N. Y., Director Kings County Trust 00., Direc-
1 state Exchange.

 

H. PYLE. Bridgeport, .Conn..

x-Gov. of Conn.. ~

B kl Rea
toGErOoIgGEnS. BRUSH, Brooklyn Contractor. '
HENRY

WILL SELL AT COST!

FOR TWO WEEKS TO MAKE ROOM
FOR NEW GOODS.

Lot of Parlor Soils, lounges.
Bedroom Soils, Pictures; &c

Also Handsome Lot of has)! carriages.
A'l' FURNITURE STORE or

Theodore Coleman,
202 AND 204 WASHINGTON ST.,

-——Easr Exn or Barnes,
SOUTH NORWALK.

 

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S.‘.W. Gregory,

LIVERY, BOARD, FEED, SALE
AND EXCHANGE

STABLES,

14 Knight street, - - Norwalk.
A large stock of new] purchased and care
ally selected Teams. atria es, s .

c
. oaches,Cari-iages and 8a dle Horses fur-
3‘9139dd“ all :hours.. Careful drivers who
care
Omni‘ausses. Wa onettes. Coaches. Rock-
awa s.lPhistons an Light Road Carriages.
T on honeCa . cuss

 

BLAGK .. DRESSa moons.

We make a specialty of Black Dress Goods and Bug: SILKS. We a" ents for th 1 b t d
Haskell Silk 00., 0f Saccarappa, Me. . ,The very best silk made. Every yard warm” ted. 9'3 e ce e ta 9

We are Opening New Goods Every Day

And we expect to show the LARGEST AND BEST SELECTED STOCK OF FALL GOODS that has ever

TRISTRAM & HYATT,

No. 2 Gazette Building, Norwalk.

 

 

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SPAPER HANGING,
lilAlelc - Alll] - KALSOllllllllli.

 

The subscribers are ready to fill all orde
in the above line in the best manner and at the

LOWEST PRICES.

Special attention paid to the painting of
tin gutters and cementing metal roofs.

All orders left at Sloan's on Wall street. will
receive prompt attention. Wm

Murray &’ Merritt.

 

Wm. Sheldon,
Stone, Buck and Superconductor.

Curbing, Flagging and House Collections.

 

tl'25 ‘ Lock Box 86.3Norwalk.

Lewis’ New PhotographicParlor,

11 Main Street,

Norwalk. Conn.

WALL WORK STRICTLY FiRsr-Cmss AND SATISFACTION Guaanxrsinn. PRESENT PRICES :-

Boudoir ............................ $5 per dozen
Cabinets ............................ J “ ‘-

Cards ................................ $2 or dozé
l Petite Panels ...................... 1 p" “ 11

@‘Special attention given to Children.
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proportion to the Fuel Consumed. ’

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County Savings Bank .

_ arris &
Rudd. Attorneys at Law.- aud Director Align! l

 

PERFECT IN OPERATION.

Steam and ' ’Hd'Waiu , Builds.

Air-Warming Grates,
Fire-Placeflciters, &c.

@Thousands in use in all parts of
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. .

 

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