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The Newtown bee., 1888-06-01
BEDDING.

The store and postoffice at West Red ding, kept by William F. Vaudeville, were burglariZed, Saturday night. The thieves only succeeded in finding be- tween $i and $5 in pennies, which they carried of, with mems undershirts. To add insult to injury, one of them left his old cap and took Mir Mahdeville's hat. Sunday, Mrs O'Keefe received the sad news that her little grandson, Bernard, son of her daughter Kate, was drowned in pond near his home in Danbury. He was bright little fellow of i and his untimely death is n crushing blow to his parents.
 Sorry to learn that James E. Miller suf- fers from blood poison, caused by a scratch on the hand.
 One of our farmers had a colt which, brought out of the stable, refused to budge. The farmer, nothing daunted, hitched a yoke of oxen to the refractory animal and drew it where he wanted it to go.
 Miss Julia 1T. Sanford has sold one of her horses and bought span.
 There was busy scene at the church Tuesday. The ladies assembled in force and cleaned the inside of the sacred edi- fee, while the men, with their teams and hired help, completed the work of grad ing.
 Widow W. w. Gorham sold her house. hold furniture, Tuesday and will make Philander Ferry's house her future home. Wet weather has put farmers back with planting.
 Henry Whitehead will enlarge his new hog pen, so as to put hay in the upper part.
 During the thunder storm, Monday night, the smoke stack on Mir Kelly's house was struck and the wire which held it melted off.
 II. s. Shaw and bride made trip to Darien and New Canaan to visit friends. Our mail carrier was docked in his pa y for the days he missed during the bliz- gard, although the cars did not run and there was no mail to bring. Small busi- ness for a rich government like ours.
 Bennie Bradley, after an absence Of five years, visits home. He has grown to be tall, fine looking young man and his old friends hardly knew him.
 
 $. C.. Shaw and II. s. Barnes spent Sunday on the Ridge.
 W. $. Bassett is putting the Mead place on Couch hill into firstclass order, shingling the house and covering tho barn. The place belongs to $. $. Os borne and is for sale. .#
 Mir Sweezy makes needed repairs foi J. l.. Sanford on his barns and fences.
 It is rumored that no less than fiv, weddings will take place before snow flies.
 Last week, G. sherman went over tC shelton and took his son George to tn, Bridgeport hospital.
 Charles Wheeler, c. J. Banks and E F. Shaw were appointed distributors or the estate of Sanford Wheeler. Monday they met at the house of E. F. Shaw anC completed the distribution. The home stead fell to the children of Stanle, Wheeler.
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MIDDLEBURY.

Mir Wallace has secured a steamer for Lake Quassapaug.
 J. T. Futile is running milk wagon to Waterbury.
 The road machine is doing good work.
 One of the roads toward Waterbury in that town has sunk and become impass- able for several hundred feet. A gang of men and teams are trying to fill it up, but the more they fill the larger the sink becomes.
 Silas Futile is out again, looking quite strong.
 Thomas Futile has added more string to his harness.
 Rev Mir Munson of New Haven preach ed in the Congregational church, May P.
 Worms are doing their best to live; now is the time to cheek them and make them less next year.
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April Showers.

Filter, batter against the pane,
 Here 1t comes, the dashing rain! Over roof and chimney tower,
 Over every bud and flower. Who dislikes an April shower?
 l like to watch 1t, hour by hour,
 Ever changing. Now bright sky,
 Then dark clouds are Hitting by. A little dash and then a slack; Blue sky and then the clouds roll back. Afterward d spirited rain And then we see the sky again. How fresh and gay all Nature seems, With her bright flowers and varied greens; How tempting are the woods and fields; When the dark clonds the sun unshields. To! in the eastern skies dim Can be seen a rainbow's rim, Pink, red, amber and gold, Pale yellow and purple unfold. Let artists all its beauties paint, As its vanishing form grows faint Let poets all their praises sing To the Lord, It's Maker and King! See, lis gone It's beauties fade! How bright we by it's presence made! Sweet are the meadows and the lawns And will sill be when morning dawns.
 -[ Meadow Lark Bedding.
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TRUMBULL.

Tait & Son are turning out quantities of straw board for a firm which manu- factures peach baskets of paper, using heavy straw board as hoops. These can be furnished to growers for q few cents each and are sold to the consumer with the peaches. It is something new and promises to supercede wooden boxes for fruit and berries.
 Cornelius k. Downs had chapter of accidents, Tuesday. Early in the after noon, while handling lumber, rusty nail penetrated his arm. This was prop erly dressed and bound and he continued at work. While unharnessing horses at night, he was kicked on the shin by one of them with such force that, although protected by heavy boot, the skin and flesh were torn and cut and blood flowed profusely. He walked home from MT Beach's and had this injury attended to, but became weak from loss of blood. The bone was not broken, but ached and seemed badly bruised.
 Station Agent Arthur E. Plumb has spent few days in New Jersey and Cliff ford L.G. Nichols has acted as substitute He whiled away the hours by repairing and cleaning watches and clocks. Prof Sam Sterling was in town, Tues day, but left his bicycle at the station and went home on the train.
 Tuesdays storm was the most sever, known here in long time. The wint blew fiercely in the afternoon and fences and trees were broken and blown over A great quantity of water fell ant brooks and ponds are full to over1owing
 Stephen J. Parks finds his altered anG enlarged store so much pleasanter ant more convenient that he is sorry he di, not make the change sooner. Heshas al excellent quality of confectionery, etc During Tuesdays storm, an OK belong | ing to Ward Bros. was killed by light
 ming while in the pasture.
 I Wilmot Hubbell, who suffered from ty phoid fever, few weeks ago, recovere from that and is sick again.
 The lower part of the old turnpike ha
 been repaired.
 Some persons entered Tait's mill, Sur day, May 20 and cut one of the larg
 belts. It was probably done as lark
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NICHOLS.

F. E. Baldwin contemplates number of Improvements on the Seymour Black man place, as soon as opportunity affords. He will build shop on the old garden site and make driveway below the house. The old barn in the field will be moved up, joined to the house barn and covered. Im- provements at the house are also in or der.
 MT Houston's children are among the latest cases of measles. The others are recovering nicely.
 Rowland Brooks has bought the shed belonging to the old saddletree factory of F. F. Ambler & Sons and is to remove it te his place.
 John B. Nichols has completed hem merry.
 John C.. Beardsley is erecting quite a building for M. J. Mum; said to be q hennery, with an incubator of an iInproy- ed pattern.
 Henry Mellen's youngest child is very sick; not expected to live. The older one, Harry, is recovering.
 John Sweeney occupies his place here TOT Lllc CufutllcI. George Bradley has moved to Bridge port.
 A. E. Fairchlid and family are here for the Summer at their pleasant home.
 Mir and Mrs F. E. Baldwin visited in Birmingham, last week. Mir Baldwin ex- pected to begin his work in Stratford, this week.
 Dr FIG. Starkweather expects to move 1 to Bridgeport in few days and will To- cate on Fairfield avenue. He will retain an office here and will be in town three or four times week. Bridgeport gains an excellent physician and we are glad not to lose him altogether. When F. E. Baldwin came home from church, last week Sunday, he found that one of his Alderney cows had escaped from the pasture. Attempting to drive it back, it fell and broke it's leg. He got l it to the barn, where it remains and seems to be doing well.
 James Sanford has bought the Freder- ick Lewis place.
 The echo of wedding bells from Hunt ingt0n reaches even unto Nichols. |
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LONG HILL HUNTINGTON.

J. J. Ewell is sick.
 Misses Helen Beard and Alice Hurd of shelton are at o. c. Boards.
 Celestus Webster is working in IIol- yoke at his trade; machinist.
 Walter Beard of Hamden spent Sun day at Seth Hurd's.
 Miss Lizzie Boardman of Birmingham visits her schoolmate, Phebe Beard.
 Friend Hoyt and others from Shelton held prayer meeting at the school house, Sunday evening.
 The funeral of Bernard Ward, one of our oldest neighbors, was largely attend ed last week Tuesday morning, at his late home. He was 76 years of age.
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SOUTH BRITAIN.

IT. r. Downs is agent for the Walter A. Wood mower and hay rake. War ranted to give satisfactiou. Full stock of lumber, timber, shingle, Nova Scotia plaster and grain on hand. s
 Rev Mir Keeler has been absent for n few days attending the Presbyterian As- sembly, which has been in session in. Philadelphia.
 George W. Mitchell and wife are at Springdale, Kansas.
 David Platt is fitting up an extensive hennery, which ought to insure him suc- ceSs, both In eggs and chickens.
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CHESTNUT HILL.

Lieut. and Mrs Starkweather and little son will soon start for Milwaukee for the Summer.
 Fred Orelup of Bridgeport sells Will liam E. Walters milk.
 Harry Lee of Bridgeport spent Satur- day and Sunday with Agur s. Beach.
 Bradley Williams had another fall, last week, but escaped with bruises.
 Mrs D. s. Edwards has been ill for a few days.
 Miss Anna Lendeveg spent Saturday and Sunday with friends in Bridgeport.
 MT and Mrs c. c. Field and family have visited s. B. Lendeveg.
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A Sound Legal Opinion.

k. Bainbridge Munday, Esq, county attorney. Clay Co.,, Texas, says: Have used Electric bitters with most happy re- suits. My brother also was very low with malarial fever and jaundice, but was cured by timely use of this medicine. Am satisfied Electric bitters saved his life. Mir ID. I. Wilcoxson of Horse Cave, Ky., adds like testimony, saying: He posi- lively believes he would have died, had it not been for Electric bitters. This great remedy will ward off as we'll as cure all malarial diseases, and for all kidney, liver and stomach disor- ders stands unequalled. Price 50c and $1 at E. F. Hawley's.
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SOUTHPORT.

Mrs D. A. Candee of New Haven visits her daughter, Mrs H. $. Wheeler.
 William Johnson suffers with q sprain- : sd hip caused by an unruly steer.
 Mrs Holmes of Cheshire has visited her sister.
 Dr Wilbur Wooster of Washington, D. G., visits relatives in this and surround ing towns.
 Floyd Scutt of Southern California and family visit his father, James Scutt
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 The services on Memorial day were held in the M. E. church, under the aus pices of the Grand Army post of Wood- bury.
 Owing to the absence of Rev MT Keel CT, there were union services in the M. E. church, Sunday.
 The State papers are relating marvel ous snake stories, but those reptiles are not to be compared with the snakes that some of the boys find after visiting the gin mills across the river.
 Rev o. J. Range spent a few days in town, last week. ! A very pleasant entertainment was given at the Town Hall, last week Tues day evening, under the auspices of the Good Templars from Quaker Farms.
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STONY HILL.

II. P. Benedict lost one of his horses, Sunday, from collie.
 Repairs are about to be made on the house recently occupied by William Ben edict.
 Patrick Gallagher died at the residence of his daughter, Mrs Patrick Brennan, Danbury, Friday, 18th, aged 65. The funeral was largely attended from there, Sunday at , p m.
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Ladies Gloves. Button lengths Ladies' suedes, blacks and colors, silk embroidered back, worth sl a pair,
 Our Price 59c. 25 dozen Ladies' Fine Lisle Thread Gloves, fashioned fingers, l2 12c per pair. Ladies' Fine Silk Tafrcta Gloves, silk em- broidered backs, modes and slates, 25c pair.
 Parasols. All Silk Sun Umbrellas, natural sticks.
 p inch at $1 39.
 4 inch at Sl 69.
 All Silk Sun Umbrellas, paragon frame, ster- ling silver handles, 24 inch at Sl 9s. Very extensive assortment of fancy para sols, Including all the latest novelties, ranging in price from 9sc to $9 each. GENTS FURNISHINGS. 50 dozen Mems medium weight grey shirts and drawers, made to sell at 3sc. Our Price 22c. .... 9 dozen Mems fine white merino shirts and drawers, worth 39c.
 Our Price 25c. a5 dozen genuine French Balbriggan under wear, goods imported to sell for $l p.
 Our Price 75c.
 Mems White Shirts. OUR GREAT LFADER.-Heavy. Muslin g. ply bosoms, double front and back. 3sc each. OUR GREAT FORTY INNER. Extra quality mnslin, 3-ply all linen bosom. packet sleeves, double front and double back, aIl facings double stitched, patent continuous placket at back, felled seams. The Best Shirt ever made for 49c. Heavy Cotton Socks, seamless, double heels and toes; worth l5c per pair. Our Price, 3 pair for 25c.
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EAsrox.

EASToI.
 Miss Hattie Silliman of Norwalk visits Easton friends.
 A young man from WarnOck's photo gallery, Bridgeport, has been in town and taken pictures Of several residences; 1; also the Baptist church.
 Miss Cora Davis has been obliged to close her school, as her mother is sick with the rheumatism.
 K. s. Gillette expects to make extens- i've repairs on his house; George Banks does the work.
 Charles Jennings of Deep River is with Dea Sidney Staples.
 Mrs Parthena Wheeler iss sick. There was. full choir at the Baptist church, Sunday. Rev Mir Davis preach ed and will continue to do SO for while. Mrs George s. Banks is afflicted with rheumatism. < <
 Henry Osborne of Velvet street is working for Mallett Sanford.
 Wheeler Beardsley and danghter, 1frs Judson Beardsley, spent Saturday and Sunday in shelton with his grAnddAugh- ter, Mrs Erva 0. Hurd.
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wEsTPoRT.

WESTR0RT.
 The Terpsichorean club has disbanded for the Summer.
 Arthur Jackson and sister of New Ha- ven spent Sunday in town.
 Dorcher's plane factory was closed, last week, on account of the death of his mother.
 Driscoll and Fables new undertaker's wagon arrived, Saturday.
 Robert R. Snagg of Waterbury has been in town, attending to repairs about his place. MT and Mrs Fred H. Nash celebrated the 3Oth anniversary of their marriage, last Friday. Frank N. Taylor has been having his house painted. The funeral of Mrs Mary Couch, who died on Sunday, was attended from her late residence in Green Farms on Tues day; aged s5. The new machine for Compo Engine | Co, No. }, arrived last week Wednesday | by steamer Sarah Thorpe and was un- loaded at Saugatuck, from whence It was taken to the cOmpany's house on Main street and put in working order. The 25th anniversary of the dedication of Trinity church will be held on Satur- day, June 30. Addresses will be made 1 by Bishop Williams, Rev Mir Hyde and others,
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Henry Nichols and family have return ed to Danbury.
STAMFORD.

A Sunday school convention was held in the Congregational church, last Fri day afternoon and evening. Some inter- esting remarks were made by prominent workers in this branch of church service and a profitable and pleasant time was enjoyed.
 William H. Perry & Son have sold their grocery business to Frank Beers, who has been in their employ as clerk for some years. Frank has many friends who will wish him success in his new enterprise.
 The horse railroad company have not finished laying rails on their extension. At the east end, they have been obliged to raise the grade some IS inches for quite distance and large amount Of filling in has had to be done. They expect to be running the hole.length, this week.
 Jo. Dufour has put up three neat look ing signs to keep the public posted as to what can be found inside his neat little store A good lunch can be had at all hours at a reasonable price. The need of such a place has been felt for a long time.
 Mir and Mrs Edward Bland of Water bury spent Sunday with E. K. Sillman.
 Go. K have been out for annual Spring parade and target practice. They made a creditable showing.
 Mir Murray, whose experience during the past two or three weeks has nlfed q good share of space in the New York papers, is boarding with Mir Benjamin. His wife is still in New York, too ill to join him.
 Mir Hughes of the granite works receiv- ed another consignment of heavy stone this week. He reports business good. The members of the Grand Army, vet. erans and Co. K attended q union servict in the Congregational church, Sunday evening. Addresses were made by Rev Mir Livingstone of the M. k. church and Rev Joel Ives. The graves in the differ ent cemeteries were decorated during thu day, with appropriate ceremonies. Cards are out for the wedding of How ard Curtis and Miss Talbot. .
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DRESS GOODS DEPT.

100 Pieces 36 inch wool Henriettas in all the latest shades of the season, equal in quail tv, color and finish to any offered elsewhere at 3Sc.
 Our Price 19c. 50 Pieces Oriental Cashmere in all the new colors at F xc per yard.
 75 Pieces Fine Silk Plush, all colors. eI- cellent quality, l6 inches wide, worth $l yard
 Our Price 69c. l5O Pieces Crinkled Seersuckers, regular l2ac goods,
 Our Price 5c. Superb assortment of Fine Imported DRESS GOODS in aolain and combination effects at Greatly Reduced Prices.
 Owing to the cold and backward season. we a sacrifice Goods sold in April tor $l 25 per yard, now 97c. Goods formerly $l per yard now s3c. Goods formerly 75c per yard, now a9c.
 Dress Trimmings. Choice line of Tinsel Braids in all fashion abla colors at 37c, soc and 75c per yard; Spec. ial line of fine tinsel mixed ornament Drafd RI $l 25 per yard.
 Braid Trimmings at 25c, 42c to $4. Jet Ornaments at l21sc each, worth 25c; l9c worth 33c. ##
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WHAT IS COMING Rabbits and Welcome soap 5 cakes 25c best Pillsbury and Jones patent flour Soc bag choice |creamery butter 26c pound, 4 pounds $l {; fine mixed coffee, 35c pound Japan and Oolong tea 3Oc peuua, pounds @l hne currant Jelly pounds for 25c; choice buckwheat flour Is pounds soc, aS " E.
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NORTH BRIDGEPORT.

The shed used as a station has been painted dark brown; an improvement.
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LYONS PLAIN.

There will be no service in the church at present, as it is being repaired.
 Evelyn M. Bradley has visited her grandfather, X. B. Sherwood.
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T1ERTILIZERS FOR SALE.-Mapes' Corn f Manure, $41 per ton: sManes Potato Ma nure 143: Mapess A Brand, $36; Mapes Gen craI Use &39; Plumb lN Winton's Bone, eSO.
 w. s. WHEELER, Trumbull. Conn.
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CORSETS.
w LEWIS & CO.,, FAIRFIELD AVE. BRIDGEPORT = MIDDLE ST

WILLS, 5S State street, between Main street and Post Office, Bridgeport.
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Fhev wiil dye svsrythihs. Thsy sze seaa evssys vheres Pyjcs t0e, . paeksee. They hAvenes0pet fos G1ssaeth, BxaGhtaen, Anoept tn fee5sgss Thsy do not crock q smut; 1eeelerss {ef eeae v
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HEADQUARTERS for Straw Hats, Soft Fur, Stiff Fur and Cloth Hats of every description is atE. F. Hawley's. Hats for the old people; hats for the hobby young men; hats for the hobby boys; hats for the pretty girls; hats for the babies; hats forthe ladies; lots of hats for the farmers. A large stock of theabove goods liust received at lower prices than ever. All new and latest style; no old goods.
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J. w. Peck, principal of the Birming.. ham high school, was. guest, Sunday, of Mrs T. W. Turney.
 Last week, Miss Hicks was badly bit ten by the dog of Sam Wells.
 Sam Shaw visited Fred Silliman and sister Maud, Sunday.
 Rev D. J. Ogden attends the meeting of the consociation at Darien, Tuesday, May 29 and on Thursday was to attend the meeting at Fairfield to dismiss Mir Bushnell from that church.
 w. Leyerett's father is spending few days with him.
 MT John Leverett, teacher of the Acad- emy. met with an accident, Friday, May 25. which at first looked as though 1t would give his pupils holiday. While riding down Sport Hill on his bicycle, ne met team which acted nervously. He immediately dismounted, but, on account of the momentum at which he was go ing, he sprained his ankle severely. lie was at school, Monday, on crutches.
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w.R. LEWIS & COMPANY OFFER ExCEpTIoNABIE VALUES IN EVERY DEPARTMENT

Mems Ably all linen Collars, all shapes and sizes; SC each, regular price l5c. 4 Mems 4ply all linen Cuffs, 17c per pair, reg ular price 25c.
 Mems heavy web elastic Suspenders, l3c per pair. ..- 100 dozen Mems silk and satin Scarts, latest shape, new patterns l9c worth 25c.
 LADIES' HOSIERY.
 50 dozen Ladies' Fine Cotton Hose, stripes, solid colors aud blacks, worth F l-2c pair.
 Our Price Sc.
 100 dozen ladies' regular made hose in stripes and balbriggan, l5c per pair, regular 25c goods. 50 dozen Ladies' printed hose, French man ufacture, sold all season at 35c per pair Our Price 25c.
 CHILDREN'S HOSIERY.
 Fast black Derby ribbed hose SC per pair. worth I5c. Full regular made hose, blacks, browns. slates and modes, regular price 25c Our Price 12 1-2c. Misses French brilliant Isle hose, all new shades, 24c per pair, worth 3lc. LADIES' UNDERWEAR. Ladies' Summer weight vests. silk bound, 25c each. | Ladies' Jersey ribbed vests 25c, 42c and 5Sc Ladies' Swiss ribbed all silk vests at 9sc | worth Sl 25.
 CORSETS. Perfect fitting Corsets at 49c per pair. white | and colors. l Sateen corsets in all colors, including pinks | and blues at SIC, worth Sl 50. | Special inducements in Ladies' Muslin Un derwear.
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PLxTTSVILLE. r"'7'-1' David Nj. Reynolds, wife and daugh-
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EAST VILLAGE. Preparations are made to celebrate Children's day in East Village. Rev D. B. yosseller is expected soon, for short visit. Miss Dickenson was in stepneyss last week.
 Elmer Latin has trapped two young foxes.
 c. c. Clarke and wife and son Fred of New York have been guests of $. B. Clarke.
 w. McEwen, Eddie Stevens and Fred Curtis took trip to the beach, a few days since.
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Jerseys.
Our Price 49c.

50 Dozen Ladies' Black and White Checked .Ierseys. nil sizes, perfect fitting, coat back, plain front and cuffs. genuine $1 quality.
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 tor of Bridgeport took a Spring ride, last Sunday, attended service at Lees chapel and made short visit at his fathers and took dinner with his brother, l.. N. Key holds.
 Mir and Mrs c. J. Willett were guests of Miss Fanny Bradley, over Sunday. Mrs Hallock has returned to Catskill, but intends coming here to spend several weeks during the Summer.
 Tuesdays thunder shower equalled the March blizzard for violence, during a short time here. Large limbs were brok- en from the trees and one could see only short distance through the deluging rain. Nearly every apple blossom was whipped from the trees, chicken coops were blown over and a good many chick ems were found drenched and nearly dead after the shower.
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FAST BLACK JERSEYS, warranted not to crock, Breton front, coat back, latest style collar, 79c.
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LADIES' UNDERWEAR.

Ladies' Summer weight vests, silk bound, 25c each.
 Ladies' Jersey ribbed vests 25c, 42c and 5sc Ladies' Swiss ribbed all silk vests at 9sc worth tl D.