Mr. flea. G. Henry
Montague, Mass .,
Rheumatism
Man’s Worst Enemy—How to Conv
quer Him. - »
" Last spring I had a severe attack of rheumfl
tism in my right shoulder. causing me intense
pain. and at times It was lm osSible for me to
raise my arm Without the al of my left hand.
I had read of many cures of rheumatism by
Hood’s Sarsaparilla, so I boughta bottle. After
usmg about one-half of it the
Pain Entirely Left Me
and I have not been troubled with rheumatism
Since. I hope that some one else may receive bur
.Sarsap‘arilla
efit through this statement." GEO. G. HENRY-
Supt. Cooperative Creamery. Montague, Mass.
HOOD'G PILLS are'tlie best after-dinner
Pills, assist digestion, prevent Constipation-V '
.More Record Breaking. _ . .
Right upon the heels of the perform-
ance of locomotive 999 of the New York
@entral road comes the announcement
:thai‘. the. neWiCunar‘der, the Campania,
Elias broken the record for time on the
Atlantic eastern yoyage‘fi." The Cam-
;pania sailed from New York harbor on
(May 6th and arriIred-: off Queenstown
Friday morning May "12that half past 9
' o’clock, making the run in five days
geese-Ewen hours and forty-two minutes.
"Effie Campaniaj's'an elegant vessel,
"and her builders spared no expense to
produce Speed- and comfort. The ad-
. vent of the campania is but the signal
for the opposition lines to excel, if such
a thing is possible, and‘there is not the
least reason to doubt that it is. This
means that the-re is to be some remark-
able progreSs. end? development in
steamship g'»building,-'and in this work
American skill and ingenuity will, not
9 in the‘r'car. ._ '. ’7’
The O"“'mpania~ is the largest ocean-
- iner afloat, her length being 620 feet.
This was but her‘second trip. across the
ocean, and it is expected that as- soon
as _her}_machinery is working more
smoothly she will make a record that
none ,of the other vessels will be able
to touch. The American line has lost
the pennant to the Cunarder, but it can
well afford to yield the laurels to such"
a splendid vessel. However, later on
the American line may be able 'to own
a vessel that can easily run away from
the Britisher’s pride. At least it is to
be hoped so. 1
Our Norwalk Banks.
Probably the quarterly statements of
our local banks just published in the
GAZETTE were never before more c‘are-
fully scrutinized in all their details of
- liabilities and resources, by the general
public. Thesparodic epidemic of bank
failures all ‘over the country of unset-
tled values and wide and general finan-
cial distrust and business apprehension
and unrest, it-is a solid and unfeigned
' gratification to every friend of Nor-
walk and its business prosperity, to
turn to, our own banking institutions
and contemplate their abundant re-
sources and stability. The care and
conservatism that obtains here may ap-
pear slow to the. speculative “ plunger ”
who craves only big dividends secured
by the purchase of extra-hazardous
“out of town paper,” but it is this
same care and conservatism, that in
times like the present, constitute the
basis of the perfect confidence which
the public reposes in all our Norwalk
banks.
But aside from this recognized con-
servatism of our local banks, there are
other logical reasons which commend
them to the people. In the first place,
every N orwalk bank has an ample capi-
tal with which to carry on its business.
Their reserve funds are above the av-
erage._ No other ’place in the Union
presents safer opportunities for making
' " advantageous loans, and the directors
and other officials are men who are
thoroughly acquainted with the com-
munity and are in .every manner
equipped for the‘ business in which
they are engaged. Besides these safe-
guards the general business of Norwalk
which is related to the banking institu-
tions, is wholly; free from fitfnl and
. speculative influences. ,
The history of bank failures through
out the country is such as to convince
those who have given it attention, that
finances are safe as long as they are
managed inan' honest and legitimate
manner. " The great majority of bank
failures are directly due to the system
' of unpretected loans that are made for
. speculative purposes. Happily for Nor-
wallr its presperity is so assured, that it
is not necessary to resort to such arti-
ficial stimulants, and the; substance of
our banking institutions is net-{being
continually capped in _this~m.anner.
: W EEK L _;Y No KW :A'LEKé (1A 2 E 1? 'rE. "
The Guarani has enumerated but a few
of the advantages our banking institu-
tions enjoy, and it is with a feeling of
pride it points out these causes for con-
gratulation. '
Those Water Meters.
When Benjamin Franklin discovered
electricity, Morse the telegraph, Howe
the sewing machine, Fitch the steam-
boat, Edison the electric light and Bell
the telephone, the .world looked on
aghast and wondered. what startling
discovery would next appear. They
were great discoveries, but they pale
into infinitesimal insignificance along-
side of the Borough water meters,
which a short time ago were placed by
the ‘Water Commissioners upon the
motors of a selected few of our water
consumers. .
A motor in use by one of the Com.
missioners was exempted from this 8.3-, .
lected number and he cannot, therefore,
enjoy the. wonderful mechanism con-
tained in one of these innocent looking
little machines, nor can he stand and
gaze upon it and watch the f: w’eels go
wound ” with that awe and admiration
enjoyed by the members of ; the selected
‘ few, but'he can, however, throw up his
‘ hat with enthusiasm and cheer his col-
leagues who so kindly provided for his
motor’s exemption. , "
On December-5 8th, 1892, the follow-
ing retroactive notice was sent out by
the clerk. of the Water Commissioners
to the selected motor users.
. [ N‘orwalk, Ct., Dec. 8, l892.
. . Please‘take notice that from and after
Nov. 1, 1892, your water supply will
be furnished you by meter measure-
.ment, and the rate charged will be 5c
per M gallons. » By order of the Board
.' 'of Water Commissioners.
Respectfully you-rs;
.A. H. CAMP, Sec’y._
None of the water consumers :who ‘
received this illegal notice discontin-
ued their water service, however, "but
they watched the cunning little dial
fingers as they joyfully sped around
their meter disks with far more inter-
est than did “Helen’s BabieS” when
they eyed the watch; and well they
might,for with a concealed velocity un-
known to man they danced about the
dial’s face, each striving. with the other
for superiority and each grinning with
ghoulish glee as he thought of what
the selected few would say.when they
received their water 'bills on May first.
Bright and early'_on Monday May lst
clerk Camp with a Mugwumpian‘ smile
o’er-spreading his face journeyed to the
post office laden with the water bills
for the selected few. He appeared un-
usually happy ashe tripped along. He
laughed, joked, shook hands with, and
told a jolly story to every one he met
as thoughhe,’ too, was enjoying the
huge jokeu'pe'rpetrated upon the me-
tered usersof Borough water as well
as those’jovial little fingers who had
made for themselves a record that no
human power could excel.
The firstsof the selected few to re-
ceive his bill was Captain R. M. Rose,
who found. ”that in fifteen days his me-
ter had registered 495,998 gallons of
Huckleberry water. The next to fall
in line for" gruel was John Wade, who
was thrown‘into a violent attack of the
grip on discovering that the Hour mo-
tor had used but 1,249,235 gallons of
the precious fluid. After Wade came
the Gamma,- (which had been unable to
turn its press with water power without
the aid of a steam engine) with 1,888,700
gallons. ' . 4
These bills were ridiculous enough,
but they were not in it with A. J. Meek-
er & Bro. When A. J. opened his yel-
low envelope he found that in six
months’ time‘ those .‘dear little fingers
had waltzed about the disks on his me-
ter until they registered 5,631,766 gal-
lons, and his please-call-before-the-
twentieth-and-settle called for $281.59.
The record made by the Meeker meter
was never excelled in but one instance
when Captain Rose succeeded in coax-
ing his dial up to 6,721,528, gallons in
six months. '
After receiving the bill and inspect-
ing the inoffensive looking little demon,
the GAZETTE concluded that it was
either crazy or some unseen power was
toying with its interior. With that
conclusion in view a letter was ad-
dressed to the New York Scientific
American, the standard authority on
everything relating to mechanics and
hydraulics, requesting them to state
how many gallons of water, with a 75
pound pressure, could pass through a
one-quarter inch nozzle ( which the GA-
zn'r'rn is using on its motor) in 155 days
or 1240 hours, allowing eight hours of
continuous running each day. On
Monday last we received a reply to our
inquiry from the Scientific American
stating that about 800,000 gallons of
water could pass through the nozzle.
Here is a fine state of affairs for the
consumers of Borough water to gaze
upon, especially the selected few who
are to be taxed by meter measurement.
Charged with millions of gallons of
water when only 800,000 can be de-
livered.
Great are our Water Commissioners,
but greater by far are their water
meters.
Blzamy ln Bridgeport.
Mrs. Frederick Hubbell of Bridge-
port was arrested Tuesday, charged
with bigamy. Her husband is an oyster- -
man and on' J ply 25, 1892 while he was
on one of his cruises, Mrs. Hubbell
called upon the Rev. J. N. Enery. pas-
tor of the .Umyersahst church there,
and was married to .Henry Carter.
The police are now making an inves-
tigation. -
h
management of _John O’Sullivan, the
present owner, will probably'be opened '
him to earn a livelihoad. , .
About three and one-half years ago -
: Dreamed.
George Bourne, a yourthnghshman, ‘
19-, was, drowned Sun a "filter-noon
while rowing with. John elly‘ on' the
Housatonic river at New Milford. -
, Attached for. scoped. -' l
The National, Folding Box and, Pas:
per Co.’s factory at New Haven was
attached. for $20,000 Monday'fin a-fs‘uit
"brought by .John J. _Keen;e who Was
horribly injured, It Is alleged, from
the effects bf poisonous paper used in
.themanufacture ,of patent medicine"
boxes.
' ' ' A" Regatta, ' "
, TheDorlon Point House, under the
on Memorial day, Mr. ,O-‘Sullivan mak-
ing every effort to that end. Painters,
decorators and otherartists are busily
engaged in puttingthe‘ place in first-
class order. 'A’ regatta Will probably
Se one of the attractions on opening
ay. . .
-. » AV consul—Generalship.
wvAr
The President on Saturday appointed
Frederick C. ,Penfield of Connecticut,
to be agent and consul-general of the
United States at Cairo. - .
Mr. Penfield was formerly city editor
of the Hartford Content and went to
London as vice counsul—general when
ex-Governor aller was appointed
consul-general there. He negotiated
thebigGatling gun sale and resigned
his government posrtion, having be-
come much interested and very suc-
cessful in commercial rve'ntures. At
present his home is in New York city.
He is a deservedly popular young man.
Sunday Ice Cream. .
Thomas Flynn, Peter Ring, Robert
Handy and William Casein, four East
side young men, drove to NorWalk Sun-
day, and while there partook of some
ice cream in a confectionery parlor.
Shortly after reaching home in the
evening all four were seized with vio-
lent cramps and vomiting. Medical
aid was procured and their cases were
diagnosed by the physician as ice cream
poisomng.
After passing a painful night the
young men were much improved Mon-
day, but were not able to go ,to work.
They expect, however, to resume work
this morning. ‘
They one and all think they escaped
serious sickness, as the quantity of
cream eaten was small, but one plate
each—Bridgeport Union. ‘
To Earn a Livelihood.
Lester Osborne, the Georgetown
milkman, was on Monday taken to the
institution at South Boston where me-
chanical trades are taught the blind.
He hopes to vauire there manual skill
in some occupation whichwill enable
Mr. Osborne was driving his milk
wagon in Georgetown, when a‘t-hirteen
year old boy, carringy a shot gun,.ad-
dressed him some inquiry. The milk-
man did not answer it in a way 51:0 suit
the youngster, who discharged't-he' gun
at the other’s face from adistancc of
on] a few feet. The 3? shot entered
bot eyes and in a fewweeks Mr. Os-
borne was wholly cblind.“ '
The boy was arrested and upon his
trial-received». sentence of two years
in the state prison.“ " Soon after he con-
cluded his term h‘e'i’burglarized 9. ms
tanrant and forthis offence he was
sentenced to five years in prison.
His Testimonial.
On Saturday last Borough clerk Hub-
bell, who has recently purchased a
type-wr ‘t'e'r, was called upon by'an agent
of the company. “How do you like
your ne'W‘type-writer?" inquired the
agent. :' '
“It’s immense ! ” was James’ enthusi-
astic response. “I wonder how I ever
got along without it.”
“Well, would you mind giving me a
little‘teStimonial to that effect? ”
“Certainly not ; will do it gladly,”
was the reply.
So up went genial James’ Sleeves,
and in an incredibly short space of
time, he pounded out this—
“after Using thee automatig Back-
actionn atype wrtt. er for thre emonth$
an dOver: i udhesitattinggly pronounce
it prono nce it to be a1 ad even more
than‘th 9 Manufacture claim? for it.
During the time been in our posessio n
e. i, th ree monthz! id has nore‘th an
than paid paid for it$elf in the Saveing
0F time an d labrr”? james I Hubbell ,
“There you are, sir. ” ,
“Thanks.” said the agent dubiously.
4“
. Death of Jailer Wells.
Wakeman’ W. Wells, keeper of the
Fairfield county jail for nearly a quar-
ter of a century, well known as a man
honest in official life and fearless in the
performance of duty, public or private. .
was thrown to the, ground by a spirited
colt Monday morning at 11:15 and two
hours thereafter breathed his last.
The accident occurred in front of the
stables in the jail yard. Mr. Wells
was about to step into a light business
wagon to which was attached a young
and spirited .four year old. which he
had raised himself and was known to
skittish but which Mr. Wells felt able
to control. The horse made a dash for-
ward as he placed his foot upon the
step. He was thrown forward upon
his face, but keeping hold of the lines
was dragged several feet. When pick-
ed up he was unconscious and was car-
ried to his private apartments in. the
jar .
Dr. Graves was first summoned and
afterward Drs.. Lauder and Hengerson,
The patient was found to have sustain-
ed a severe fracture of the skull. His
advanced age, 68 years, precluded the
possibiliiy of successful trephining and
the treatment was confin to the ad-
ministration of stimulan s.
unavailing and at 1:15 death inter-
vened. . _
Mr. Wells had been jailer of the
. county jail since 1865, except three years
durinnr Sherrifi' Crosby’s term of office.
He ad previously served as captain
of the old constabularv before the pres-
chili Bridgeport police force was organ-
Ize . '
He was characterized by his humane
treatment of the prisoners In his care
and was a man of verytender heart.
'Mr. ,Wells leaves a widow and one
son, Henry Wells. who occupicsa posia -
tion with the Adams express company
in New York. His estate will probably
amount to more than $75,000.
Cure Yourself.
Don’t pay large doctor’s bills. The
best medical book-published,100 pages
elegant colored plated-will be sent you
Is
on recci t of three scent stem 5 -. Pr Disenfeot t used.
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pa pasta 6. Address A. P. 0rd 8:
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All was .
mums A suntan. ~ . .
Having takenthe basement under the Lib.
ra 108 Washi
anldyfitte d it fornflpn street south Norwalk
PLUtiiame
I respectfully solicit a share of ab
assessments”Irving: 3’31"
gagsggi & d woi'kbwill lelmp oy of W. H.- Meek-
. , n Will 0 prom t1
satisfaction guaranteed. 61v: £§?ihgfl.‘"$
ENNSYLVANII ' RAILROAD
Bllfllllll Conducted Tours. ‘
Washington.
may 25 h.
Tourist Agent and Chaperon Accom-
pany Each Party.
For itinerary containing full information
apply to Ticket agents or address Booking
Agent. 849 Broadway, New York, or 860 Fulton
Street, Brooklyn. specifying the tour desrred.
CHASE. PUGH. J. B WOOD
General Manager.
GEO. W
Still to 3119. Front!
r. w. SMITH,
At 55 Main Street,
,with allkindsofFRESl-I AND SALT.
MEATS.
“ FISH. _.
, CLAMS,&c.
AT THE
Lowest rossible niece.
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
WNO change-in prices on account
of the Combination
Jarvis Kellogg’s
Is the best place to go for Ladies’,
Misses’ and Children’s,
S H O E S I
of all kinds.
ll kinds of Rubber Shoes
New Elastic put into your old shoes
as good as new.
Rips sewed up neatly.
Special attention given to repairing
PRICES THE LOWEST
31 MAIN STREET
SIGN on THE GOLDEN soo'r.
And now a new departure made,
Adding more stock in trade ;
Best groceries I intend to keep,
And unless I soon fall asleep,
My second anniversary I’ll celebrate,
By selling at the same low rate!
Pillsbury best flour 75c bag
18 lbs best granulated sugar, 1
Best New Orleans molasses, 55c gal.
3 lbs Carolina rice, 25c
2 cans salmon, 25c
2 cans corn, 25c
2 qts. lima beans, 250
Best coffee in town, 35c lb
Elegant butter, , 32c lb
FISH! FISHll FISH!!!
Free Delivery!
L. D. KEELER,
6 WATER STREET.
HORACE E. DANN.
Excelsior
Livery and Sales Stable.
Opposite D. a N. R. B. Depot.
NORWALK, : : : : CONN.
Stylish, Single or Double
Teams.
WITH OR WITHOUT D31 VERSE
safe Horses for Women and Chil-
dren. Saddle Horses 1: specialty._
SCAVENCER.
NORWALK up so. nonwamc
Privy Vaults cadmium Cleaned on an-
EVOIIIOI
,
o
1' Plumbel
slut and mm '
ave my personal sup- . .1.
Gen‘l Pass’i‘ Agt.
.1 1‘1“
‘lli
, 3 l"l
A,
7 ‘liIlI
J WHOLESALE
~ RETAIL.
‘ ; _ DRY'G00DS.
\
COR. MAIN AND CANNON
' ~ STREETS,
" BRIDGEPORT. : CONN:
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOE
OUR CL OAK PA‘RLORS bane recently baeufilled up, and
ur superb stock of Clocks, Capes cud Wraps is ready for in-
spcclz'ou. Our buyers-1'12 Wow York were among tbe first to
make selections from Jlb‘b,‘ season’s zbzporled novelties, and us the
able
orders wcpluced were large, we are able to make lkeprz'ccs reason-
. 'HE ‘BARGAIWS OFFERED gal internals-r m» ‘Drcss
Goods, Hoz'scry, Uudmocur, Handkerchiefs, ?'3';R"zbbou$, Glows
and everything pcfiuzuz'ug lo a well stocked Dry Goods Store; on
worlb lhc consideration of the careful sbobocr.
WE .A‘RE- SELL/ENG from lime to time nicely Bouud ‘Books .
by populclr‘ .Amcrlcuu and English aulbors, suitable for Summer
readz'ug at prices lbc lowest in tbe cz'ly. ‘
OUR «NO TION COUNTER is a perfect gem of artistic sel-
lz'ug, the result of two years lbougbl and labor, cud we cbullcugc
z'ls compurz'smz in any olbcr store in lbc slate.
' WE continue the inducement of return fares (or 30 cents) lo,
every Norwulk purclzuscr of ,l‘ 5 .00 wort/J of goods, and the round-
lrzj) fare of 60 cculs lo purcbascrs of $10.00 and over;
we ex-
cept, bowcfvcr, collo’u lbrcud cud collou domestics from being 2'14-
cludcd z‘u lbc amount making up the $ 5 or $10purclzuscs.
SPEC/U414 DEPARTMENTS.
Agents for Eullrlck’s Pullcrus, and lbc celebrated French~
P. D. Corset.
u‘lwm'ugs, Tents and Sails. Ouly skilled workmen outplayed.
WE GUARANTEE that the material used is of the best,
and cslzuzulcs furuz'sbcd the lowest of any in lbe city.
,W- B. 1=rA TEL 3300”
BRI‘DGEPOR 1, CONN.
0L1) AND RELIABLE
DAILY DIRECT
FREIGHT LINE
New Yorkfmm'
South Norwalk
and Norwalk. Ct.
THE PBOPELLOBS
City of orwalk and. Eagle
gm, . _’ .. ,- ,, -«"
Will leave Pier 23. East River (Beekman
New llork. at 5. p. m. daily; Sundays excepted .
Freight received from 7 a. m. unti 5 p. m.
eturmn . boats leave Norwalk at 5. p. m
and South prwalk at 6:30 p. m. . _
U on ap lIcatIon to It cuts the City of Ner-
wal and t . 6 Eagle Will 9 sent for speciallcad
g freight, anywhere In New lork or lateral-
It .
{I'AH persons are forbid trusting an: of
the employees of the boats of this line on ac-
count of the owners thereof.
Grey. ’ . .
Bicycle $79.9.
Suits, W12:
Grey Bicycle Stockings - - 50c
Sweaters, - - - - -
Taft Bros.
iCLOTHIERS.
23 W ALL STREET. NORWALK
, NEW LIFE!
. JAPANESE
I? : FILE
‘ ' C URE
A new and complete Treatment, consisting
0 Sn ppm: .u. me. Ointment m Capsules. also
in Box and Bill 3; a Positive Cure _for External
Internal. B mr or Bleeding. hing.
on or Hereditary. Piles. The remedy has
never been known x 0 fall. 81 per box. 6 _ or
Stirsent b mail. Why suffer from this terrible
diseaujw en a wnttenvguarantee is positively
given with-6 boxes. To refund, the money It
not cured. Send st amp for free sam, ple. Guar-
antee issued by n. 7 . cm and
Solo Aunt. homlk. Conn. sump as free.
Having accepted the agency for the _
Pioture‘ of col‘um bus" ’
BEFORE THE COURT OF SPAIN. ‘ '
Will canvass this town and vicinity. in about
two weeks. showing bar
of whichm
" line before.
never ofl'ered in turo
gains the llk.‘
the pic
SPEBIAI flPE-NNIG!
SPRING ,
HATS.
BONNET 8...... '
WEDNESDAY
.NDTHURSDAY,
: :jApril l2and l3.
MRS. W. FAWCETT.
Ladies are requested to
call and examine the new
styles. Without further I111
vitation.
DH. JORDAN.
Of New York,'having many
patients in the vicinity, has es-
tablished a permanent office at
No. l Bank Street,
Stamford, Conn.
SPECIALTY-“Diseases of men
and all disorders of the Genito,
Urinary and Nervous system.
Office Hours: 10 to,2 and
5 to 8; Sundays, 10 to 2 and
6 to 9. —
Just pubiished a series or
lectures entitled “Man’s Mis-
sion,” by mail free.
GOING ? YES!
Then secure. before starting. an.
ACCIDENT TICKET. .'
Providin {$8000_ death benefit or $15 weekly
indemnilgr for disabling inmry. at a cost of 250
per da. for seven days. _ .
$3 for ourteen days. Special Rates
:4 for twenty-one days. or .
Longer Periods.
FOR SALE B!
$4.50 for thirty days.
:3.- D. sacral-H,
. . Boon 2, ‘
wMASONIC BUILDING. NORWALK.
BARNES & . 00..
Ofiflavbnre assessing '
"PORTRAITS IN f'o "Tron - AND . .
For-many of as: best families in as ‘
locality. Have-your fight'es‘dOno now
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