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The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15
HUNTINGTON.

Rev Messrs White of Nichols and Park officiated at Mrs Boards funeral. She has been a great sufferer, unable to lie down for the last 14 weeks on account of heart trouble and was also afflicted with dropsy.
 George D. Nichols of Booths Hill is reported sick.
 Dr Dawson's family are expected, this week.
 Mir Washburn has moved into D. N. Morgan's house.
 The wife of Benjamin Morse of Walnut Tree hill is poorly and not expected to live. She is with her son.
 The Prohibitionists held an interesting meeting, last week and will meet. next week Thursday evening, at E. J. Buck iugham's.
 A goodly number of citizens met. Sat urday evening, at the store of k. J. Buck ingham, decided to have flag pole and appointed E. J. Buckingham, c. E. Quick and Ephraim Laborie to procure one. They adjourned for two weeks to meet at the same place.
 The query is, did not the persons who broke into the barn of our stage driver and stole his horn take horn too much :? We hear that it is having a bad effect on them.
 Friends from Ansonia Sons of Tenn perance visited Huntington division, Tuesday evening and enjoyed the occa- sion.
 A daughter has recently been added to Patsy Brennan's family.
 The house of Michael Donovan in Tran Fall was burned to the gronnd about , o'clock Wednesday morning. As the house was unoccupied, it was the work of an incendiary. This makes the third building burned purposely within a year. Have we a fire bug?
 Patrick N. Brennan, who broke two ribs recently, took ride, Monday.
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Living Spring division, Sons of Temper ance. was elected chairman, II. r. Rugg of Pequennock lodge of Good Templars secretary and Lillie Ireland of Living Spring division assistant. Committees were appointed to report at the next meeting, Friday evening, with Pequon- mock lodge in Grand Army hall.
 Unity lodge of Good Templars at the West End held a strawberry and ice cream sociable, Tuesday evening. The occasion was very pleasant and enloya- ble.
 Bridgeport division, Sons of Temper ance. furnished ice cream, cake and ber- ries at their regular meeting, Tuesday evening, in their hall in Wheeler's build ing.
 Deputy Grand Commander c. E. Stod- dard has been in the city taking the nec- essary steps to organize a Commandery of the United Order of the Golden Cross. The prospects are encouraging and he expects soon to be able to institute a branch of that order here.
 Pequonnock lodge of Good Templars festival, next Friday evening, in Grand Army hall.
 A distant relative of Peck, who lives in this city, says that Peck called on her, last Wednesday. During their conversa- tion Peck said that he had been having a quarrel with neighbor. He appeared considerably agitated over his trouble. In talking about his property, Peck stat ed that he would come to this city on Wednesday of this week, if nothing hap pened and make his will. The lady ask ed him if he would not leave it to his wife and Peck replied that he had never been married.-[ Bridgeport Farmer.
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EASTON.

William Garfield is painting In Bridge port and his brother Harry works for Fairchild & Shelton.
 Wilbur Selleck has put new roof on the back part of his house.
 Levi H. Edwards is the happy posses sor of a fine colt.
 Children's day will be observed at the Congregational church, Sunday, 24th.
 The Academy closes it's school year June 2. The people are pleased to hear that the teacher, MT John Leverett, has decided to remain another year. His ser vices ill the Sunday school as superin- tendent have been much appreciated.
 Charles E. Booth of Trumbull and Miss Augusta Hall are to be married. Thurs day evening, 14th, at the house of the brides father, Rev D. J. Ogden officiat- ing.
 Miss Jennie Lockwood of Bridgeport is with her uncle, s. N. Osborn.
 Mrs E. A. Beers spends fortnight with her sister in Bridgeport.
 The Rhoda Hall place has been rented for the Summer to party of Bridgeport ladies.
 Mr and Mrs W. F. Tomlinson and lit tie boy were guests of Perkins French. Sunday.
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NICHOLS.

The M. E. Sunday school gave a fine concert, Sunday evening, all doing we'll :; but the infant class bore off the honors, Miss Estella Plumb teacher.
 John B. Nichols has made happy the heart of his little daughter Katie by pre- senting her with q fine upright piano.
 William Pierson is having his house painted by Levi Downs of Long Hill.
 David Nichols has built new fence north of his house, which enlarges his door yard.
 Cards are out for the marriage of Miss Estella Nichols Plumb of Nichols to Vim cent Charles Peck of Philadelphia. The ceremony will take place in the NJ. E. church, Tuesday, June 26, at D m. Rev w. T. White will ofliciate. Mir Peck, a native of Nichols, has taught for a num- Der of years in T seminary at Philadel- phia. A reception at the home of the bride will follow.
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RoXBURY.

Children's day at the Methodist church Sunday; the church was profusely dec- orated with flowers. Music and recita- tions by the children in the evening; also Burgess and E. Seeley of the Congrega- tional church.
 Mrs Utter of Brooklyn is at MT San- ford's.
 Rev W. Cooley attended the Episcopal convention.
 c. Sanford is building large tobacco barn.
 George Hill of Marbledale was in town, Sunday.
 Miss Laura Minor is at Eli Minors.
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The Verdict Unanimous.

VI. D. Suit, druggist, Bippus, Ind, testifies: ssI can recommend Electric bit ters as the very best remedy. Every bot tie sold has given relief in every case. One man took six bottles and was cured of rheumatism of 10 years standing. T Abraham Hare, druggist, Bellville, O., affirms: ss'rhe best selling medicine | have ever handled in my 20 years exper- fence, is Electric bitters." Thousands of others have added their testimony, so that the verdict Is unanimous that Elec- tric bitters do cure all diseases of the liver, kidneys or blood. Only half dollar bottle at E. K. IIawley's drug store.
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15
A Woman's Discovery.

Smother wonderful discovery has been made and that too by lady in this county. Disease fastened it's clutches upon her and for seven years she with stood it's severest tests, but her vital or. gans were undermined and death seemed imminent. For three months she cough ed necessarily and could not sleep. She bought of us bottle of Dr Kings new discovery for consumption and was so much relieved on taking first dose that she slept all night and with one bottle has been miraculously cured. Hername is Mrs Luther Lntz.r Thus writes w. c Hamrick & Go. of Shelby, N. C.-Get q free trial bottle at E. +. HaWley's.
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REDDING.

2 The re-opening of Christ church and conscCraton of new Chancel is set for July 6. The extensive improvements in- clude a new chancel, robing and organ room.
 There is some delay in commencing op- erations at the Creamery, but when they do begin, 1t is expected that everything will go on smoothly, as it is one of the best equipped in the county.
 The old Leather man called, Sunday. The church is at last completed and ready for dedication.
 Dea Abbott is much better.
 Daniel Sanford is building an addition to one of his barns: WIS. Bassett bosses the job.
 James E. Miller is convalesccnt.
 Our mail carrier has notice that he will receive pay for the blizzard week, which is as it should be.
 The Ridge school closed on Friday for the Summer.
 Daniel O'Keefe has returned to Red ding. Since he left town, he has made q visit to Ireland.
 Children's day at the NJ. E. church, Sunday, l7th.
 George sherman, has returned home improved in health.
 Business is booming in the Georgetown factories.
 Bedding never looked more beautiful than during these lovely June days.
 The owner of the Azariah Meeker place is making extensive repairs on his barn, which is the largest in town. It was built to Winter circus horses.
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PLATTSVILLE.

A. c. Acker is daily expected home from California. He intended to start eastward June |.
 George Gregory had the misfortune to lose one of his best cows, last week, but was made exceedingly happy, June 12, by the coming of little son ih his fam fly.
 George Bright is doing a good business in his new harness shop. He has already made several fine sets to order and has on hand good stock of whips, blankets, etc., which he offers cheaper than can be bought in Bridgeport.
 Dewitt Smith spent Tuesday at his old home on the hill.
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LONG HILL.

The auction at the Point house, last week Thursday, was well attended and bids were raised from $l50 to S31O. No sale was effected and the auction was ad- journed to Tuesday, 12th.
 Misses Jennie k. Shelton and Iillie F. Beers drove to Shelton, Tuesday, to att tend the Sunday school convention.
 The Point house auction, Tuesday. was slimly attended and no bids were made.
 Miss Jennie k. Shelton was delighted by the gift of gold watch and chain on her birthday.
 Leonard Smith has quit farming and resumed his legitimate business, cigar making.
 John Fulford lost fine COW, Tuesday morning, of milk fever.
 George H. Noble and Miss Bessie Scar ritt of Bridgeport will spend Sunday with Miss Emily T. Warner.
 l.. l.. Stuart and l.. M. Beardsley and wives attended the diocesan convention in Hartford.
 Rollin E. Beers and family of Brook lyn and Misses Ella Beers and Anna Beach of Bridgeport have been guests of the Hon l.. G. Beers.
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WEsTPoRT.

Mrs Belle Hutchinson of Norwalll spent Sunday with Mrs Joseph G. Hyatt.
 James Hart and Charles Adams of New ! ork spent Sunday with George s. Ad- ans.
 Misses Alice Goodsell and Grace Stick les of Bridgeport spent Sunday with Mir and Mrs Charles Harris.
 Fred Hurlbutt of New York has visit ed his parents.
 MT and Mrs Lewis B. Bradley celebrat- ed the 20th anniversary of their marriage Saturday.
 Harry Child of Birmingham has visit ed his parents.
 Miss Fannie Russell of Stratford has visited Mrs John H. Gray.
 Measles are prevalent.
 The ladies of Christ church held their fair and festival, Thursday.
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SPORT HILL.

The friends of Lees Chapel Sunday school are invited to the Children's day concert at the church, Sunday evening, 17th, at 30. The church will be trim med and interesting programs rendered.
 Mir and Mrs J. W. Sherwood visited Boston, 11th and 12th.
 Frank Staples has purchased new Acme harrow.
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15
TRUMBULL.

Children's day was observed in the Congregational church by profusion of rare and other flowers the pastor preach ed to the young.
 A new flag-pole replaces the one blown down, last Summer, at the Wentworth villa.
 The Nameless club will give another entertainment in the Town Hall soon.
 The new parsonage barn was raised, Tuesday, amid much rejoicing. The men were treated to a lunch after the raising. The barn is to be well appointed stTuct- ure, in keeping with the rest of the prop erty owned by the Congregational so- ciety.
 The Summer term of the Daniels Farm school will close, next week.
 Josiah Booth of Newtown visited in town, last week.
 C. F. Brinsmade has retired from the milk business.
 Mir and Mrs William Stagg were guests of Lewis Brinsmade, over Sunday; $. E.. Plumb, wife and son at G. ". Beach's.
 F.. k. EdWards Is much improved III health.
 Lyman Keeler has, for the present, suspended work at H. N. Ayres's.
 Mrs M. J. Ac5erson has returned from a trip to the city and State of New Y ork.
 Henry Wills and helper are at work on the parsonage barn.
 A colored woman named Starr is car 1 ing for Mrs Edward Botsford for few | days.
 Baltimore is the point toward which Prof Sam Sterling turned his bicycle, Tuesday.
 Roads here and in Nichols are being thoroughly and effectually repaired by | E. NJ. Middlebrook and the road ma chine. D. J. Botsford is one of the best selectmen the east side has had in long time.
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A WORD OF WARNING.
W. R. LEWIS & COMPANY OFFER EXCEPTIoNABLE VALUES IN EVERY DEPARTMENT.
Ladies' Gloves.

Ladies Gloves. Button lengths Ladies' Suedes, blacks and colors, silk embroidered back, worth Sl pair,
 Our Price 59c. p dozen Ladies' Fine Lisle Thread Gloves, fashioned fingers, l2 1-2c per pair. Ladies' Fine Silk Tatfeta Gloves, silk en- broidered backs, modes and slates, 25c pair.
 Parasols. All Silk Sun Umbrellas, natural sticks.
 22 inch at $l 8.
 24 inch at S1 69. All Silk Sun Umbrellas paragon frame, ster- ling silver handles, 24 inch at S1 9S. Very extensive assortment of fancy para sols, including all the latest novelties, ranging in price from 9Sc to S9 each
 GENTS FURNISHINGS. 50 dozen Mems medium weight grey shirts and drawers, made to sell at 3Sc.
 Our Price 22c. g dozen Mems fine white merino shirts and drawers, worth 39c.
 Our Price 25c. B 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, 39c each OUR GREAT FORTY INNER. Extra quality mnslin, 3ply all linen bosom, packet sleeves, double front and double back, all 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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SHELTON.

The Sunday school convention at the NJ. E.. church, Tuesday, was attended by about 30. The principal speakers were c. B. Foote of North Haven and Miss Clara Keeler of Bridgeport.
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15
DRESS GOODS DEPT.

100 Pieces 36 inch wool Henriettas in all the latest shades of the season, equal in quail ty, color and finish to any offered elsewhere at 3Sc.
 Our Price 19c. 50 Pieces Oriental Cashmere in all the new colors at l24c per yard.
 D Pieces Fine Silk Plush, all colors ex. cellent quality, 16 6inches wide, worth Sl yard,
 Our Price 69c. l5o Pieces Crinkled seersuckers, regular l21ac goods,
 Our Price 5c. Superb assortment of Fine Imported DRESS GOODS in plain and combination effects at Greatly Reduced Prices.
 Owing to the cold and backward season. we are compelled to sell our high grade goods at a sacrifice. Goods sold in April for Sl 9 per yard, now 91c. Goods formerly $1 per yard now SEC. Goods formerly 75c per yard, now 59c.
 Dress Trimmings. Choice llne of Tinsel Brands Tn all fashion able colors at SIC, soc and 75c per yard. Spec 1al line Of fine tinsel mixed ornament braid at Sl p per yard. Braid Trimmings at 25c. 42c to S4. Jet Ornaments at 121sc each, worth 25c; l9c, worth 33c
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BLACK ROCK

The Dundon Bros new coal yard at West End is completed and two boat loads of coal arrived at their dock. last week.
 Robert Dickey has the Black Rock roads to work and has purchased new road machine.
 Glad to see Mrs Dickey out once more. after a severe sickness.
 George Hotel is flourishing. The ho- tel and cottages have been thoroughly renovated and the drives covered with broken stone from the Consolidated quarry. The cottages are all rented and the hotel fast filling up.
 MT Nash, the oyster dealer. has nov ed his barn upon the .Laufferty grounds intends to build house soon.
 The new sewer goes brayely on. Ii has reached as far as the Driving Park They use an engine to pump the water It is to drain all the western part of the city, as the sewer starts from North ave nue.
 c. M. French and family visited in New York, last week.
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buckwheat flour l5 pounds soc, at W. E. WILLS, 5S State street, between Main street and Post Office, Bridgeport.
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The ladies of St. Paul's church will give a strawberry and ice cream festival, Wednesday evening, 20th.
 Rev Ingram W. Magill of Newport, R. l., will move into the rectory, this week.
 The ladies and gentlemen of St. Paul's met two days, last week, at the church to wash the woodwork, remove carpets, books, furniture, etc., to prepare for the painters, who began their work Monday.
 Philo Bassett recently lost two sheep by dogs.
 Eugene A. Allis, formerly of this town, Tribune, is making 8 brief visit with old school-mates. Evidently some one has been too pre- vions in the reported wedding.
 Mrs James Beard died, Saturday morn ing, aged 76 years; burial on Tuesday. The Philomathian flag was stolen from the Congregational chnrch during the week following Memorial Sunday. WHITE HILLS. Mrs Fred Wheeler and daughter of Bridgeport were with her father, Gould Tomlinson, Sunday. Miss Jennie Mallett will close her Spring term of school, this week. Misses Jennie and Carrie Curtis gave a whist party to Is friends. Miss Louise Nichols will return, this week, from her visit at Nichols. Frank Upton has recently set out Ga choice apple trees on his place. Mrs Bennett French entertains Miss Clara Sweet of Milford. Mrs D. A. Nichols gives tea party to a few lady friends, Thursday afternoon.
 The Hive of Bees met with Mrs Law son in Stepney, this week; an enjoyable time is anticipated.
 MT Clark of the Shelton place has first class garden, one of the finest in town.
 Dr Leach recently purchased one of George Drew's Jersey cows.
 E. c. Wixom is in quest of . farm hand.
 Mrs Fanny Bray is in poor health.
 Strawberries give fair promise of q crop, but pears and apples will be scarce in this vicinity.
 Walter Hubbell's dairy yields 40 pounds of buttera week; few understand the business better.
 "A Question with one answer will be the theme of Rev D. G. Lawson's dis course at 10 a m, next Sunday.
 WHAT IS COMING. NOw-Babbit-s and
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Dress Trimmings.
Jerseys.
Our Price 49c.

50 Dozen Ladies' Black and White Checked Jerseys, all sizes, perfect fitting, coat back, plain front and cuffs, genuine SI quality.
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WHAT Is COMING Now-Babbit's and Welcome soap , cakes 25c; best Pillsbury and Jones patent flour Soc bag; choice creamery butter 26c pound, pounds $l; fine mixed coffee, 25c pound; Japan and Oolong tea 30c pound, pounds Sl fine
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FAST BLACK JERSEYS, warranted not to crock, Breton front, coat back, latest style collar, 79c.
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The school visitors and selectmen have for the schools of the town

IOttI, S22I4 S2II5
 Teachers for the schools of the town will be examined at the Town Hall Tues day, August II, at } p m.-[ Beach Hill, secretary.
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The ladies of St. Paul's church will give strawberry and ice cream festival, Wednesday evening, 20th.
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100 Pieces 36 inch wool Henriettas in all the latest shades of the season, equal in quail ty, color and finish to any offered elsewhere ot
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-03-29

A telantagraph has been invent
ed by Chicago man. All you
have to do to communicate by the
telantagraph is to write your mes.
sage on q roll of paper which is
simultaneously written on a piece
of paper at the other Office. The
pencil you use is attached to wire
and your movements cause the
movements at the other Office
When this invention comes into
general use it will supercede the
telegraph, telephone and postal
service.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-03-29
Another DefalcatiOn.

James w. Tate, Treasurer OF
Kentucky, skipped out two weeks
ago to-day with over 100000 Of
the States money. The example
was laid by Polk, Treasurer OF
Tennessee, five years ago, and fol
lowed up by Vincent, Treasurer
of Alabama, three years ago, and
just repeated in Kentucky.
The three men got over a mill
ion dollars, and the fault lay
directly in the fact of continuance
in Office. Tate had been Treas
urer Of Kentucky continuously
since 1867.
A law making q man eligible fol
only one term would be good in
every state in the union.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-03-29

The Purdy Headlight advocates
the building of q two foot guage
railroad between this place and
Bethel Springs, anG says that that
would forever settle the question
of a daily mail from this place and
Adamsville. 1t asks to hear from
some one else on the subject. If
it wants to hear from us, we will
say right now that when, if ever,
we are permitted to be connected
with the other part of the world,
we hope it will be in some other di-
rection than by way of Purdy and
Bethel; not that We have any OBJ
lection to the people of these two
places but because we would be
farther from anywhere when we
got there than we are before we
start.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-03-29
COLORED DEPARTM'T.
NewtOwn.

VIM. Bradley was in town the
later part of last week.
Miss Ida Dixon has been very
sick but is cOnvalesant.
Rev. S. ID. Wood has been on
the sick list for some time, but is
slowly improving.
Peter shelby is making marked
Improvements on his farm prepare
tory for farming; he has cleaned
this winter a n d spring about
twenty-five or thirty acres of land.
+. G. Bell will try farming this
year.
L. r. Smith returns thanks to
Mr.. and Mrs. d. 7. Ray, for spe cial
kindness. CONTENT.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-03-29
A Fraud Exposed.

Congressman EnlOe succeeded
in exposing a fraud that was being
practiced on fourth-class postmas
tiers by q Washington lawyer by
the name of Patrick O'Ferrill.
O'Ferrill sent circulars to all
fourth-class postmasters represent
ing that he had been employed to
look after their interest during
the present Congress, but wound
up by asking all fourth-class post
master, of which there are $4,000
to send him 81 to pay for station
cry etc.
Enloe is a member of the com.
mittee on post-ofice and post.
roads and o friend to the postmas-
tiers, and being DESTROYS that the
committee should not be misrep-
resented nor the postmaster de.
frauded he proceeded to publish
this fraud to the world.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-03-29

The ice and snow is 80 rapidly
melting on the head waters of the
Mississippi, Missouri and other
rivers heading in the mountains
of our northwest border, that all
the streams in that section are
overlooking with t h Q surplus
water, causing great devastation
to property in many localities.