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Los Cerrillos rustler. (Cerrillos, N.M.) 188?-1891, 1888-12-07

Homer Fletcher, a brother Of Col.
FLETCHER aud a former newspaper
man, Il In town 10 d y from san
Pedro. He expfcJe TO take u posi-
tiOn In the San Pedro store under
the proposed new management.
Los Cerrillos rustler. (Cerrillos, N.M.) 188?-1891, 1888-12-07

Judge Francis Downs. attorney
FOR the santa re Copper Co, Is ia
town.
Los Cerrillos rustler. (Cerrillos, N.M.) 188?-1891, 1888-12-07

Leon Carun, the genial proprietor
Of the Golden Palace, l. sufF ring
from n seyere attack Of rheuma-
tism.
Los Cerrillos rustler. (Cerrillos, N.M.) 188?-1891, 1888-12-07

Col. Webb j. in town 10 meet
the president Of the Copper Com.
pany
Los Cerrillos rustler. (Cerrillos, N.M.) 188?-1891, 1888-12-07

Mr.. Moore, who for a long time
was post master in Salt Lake City,
Utah, and is now A. q Z. land
agent at Albuquerque, was a visitor
10 our town on Thursday evening.
He was at n time a prominent
mining man in Idaho. The famous
Wood River mine, the "Minnie
Moore" being named for his
daughter. Nh. Moore purchased II
fourth interest IN tina. mine for 800.
Three millions would not buy the
property to-day.
Los Cerrillos rustler. (Cerrillos, N.M.) 188?-1891, 1888-12-07
additional LolaI..

G.. L. Gould inside = trip to Albu.
auerquo Thursday.
Los Cerrillos rustler. (Cerrillos, N.M.) 188?-1891, 1888-12-07

The Sunday law should he so
amended ~ to make its provisions
operate for the purpose intended,
md not simply for the benefit Of the
district attorney, as al present. The
fue for breaking the law should
either be 80 great that no one could
rfrOrd TO violate its provisions, or II
should be repealed. As IL stands
al present on the statute books IL IL
an outrageous humhug, Il muckery
md nm Incentive to citizens To break
other laws Lincoln Independent.
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HATTERToWN.

George k. Parmelee has shingled the l. of his house.
 Reinholdt Barosky caught two bull heads in Gilbert's pond that weighed three pounds.
 Ed VanRiper of Brooklyn, Fred Hub- bell and the Misses Hubbell of Newtown were Sunday guests of Mrs Frisco.
 MT and Mrs John Loucks of Danbury have enjoyed short vacation with Charles Benedict and family.
 Mrs A. Booth is with her brother, Ebe- nezer Blaclman, in New York.
 Chauncey McCarty had the misfortune to sprain his ankle while chasing cows recently.
 Freddie Bevans of Bethel has enjoyed a weeks play spell at John StillsOn's. ~
 Eddie Northrop spent several days with his aunt in Danbury, last week.
 Andrew Nichols and John Hughes of Taunton have been negotiating with John Gilbert to stock the pond with carp. They claim that this pond is the most suitable for carp raising they have yet found. We hope that they will and end the lawless throng of men and women who drive miles to catch a few little fish, throw down fences, set the mill going and do more damage than their necks are worth,
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STAMFORD

The addition to T. B. Fairchild's resi- dence is fast progressing. When com pleted, Mir Fairchild will have one of the prettiest places on the green.
 II. J. Lewis and the party with him on coasting trip, on one of his tug boats, have returned after two or three weeks absence much improved in health. They report a splendid time.
 Town Clerk II. P. Stagg is again atten- ding to his duties, after an absence of some weeks with II. J. Lewis's party.
 Anticipating visit from his sister. Miss Agnes Murray of Greenfield Hill. Mir Murray went to New York on Satur- day to join his wife.
 David Wohlgemuth has moved into his new rooms over Latin x Sons bakery They are very neatly fitted up and Da- vid's customers are greatly pleased with the accommodations placed at their dis posal.
 Miss Atwood sang acceptably at the NJ k. church, Sunday evening. The choiI of this church is in charge of John Lat tin, well known to large portion of the BEE readers as d successful singing tedclltI. 1uc SlnSl uuucT HIS ulfecU- ion, has greatly improved and the choil is as good as is to be found anywhere outside of the city churches. Next Sunday is Children's day and al appropriate sermon will be preached by Rev Mir Livingston of the M. E. church Business was suspended here on Me morial day and a large portion of oul people went to Bridgeport to take part in the exercises at the park. Those who heard the eloquent address of Senator Platt, orator of the day, will long re- member it as one of the soundest and most practical speeches ever delivered on like occasion.
 No decision has yet been made as te what shall be done in the way of repairs to the M. E. church. A meeting is call ed for this week, at which it is hoped a conclusion will be reached.
 Miss Rosa B. Latin and Frank Beach of Stratford were married at Stratford Friday, by Rev William B. Walker. Miss Ellie V. Talbot was married at the Congregational church, Tuesday ev- ening, to Howard J. Curtis; Mrs Elmer Beardsley presided at the organ.
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wEsTPoRT.

Clifford Lyon of Bridgeport spent Sun day at the residence of his grandfather, Hezekiah Lyon.
 Rev MT Dotten of York State assisted Rev Hyde at Christ church, Sunday.
 The ladies' auxiliary society of Fair field county met in Trinity church, Thurs day.
 Miss Grace Brown of Elizabeth, N. J., visits Miss Hope Lewis.
 Mir and Mrs E. Wiley Taylor of New York are at Edmund Taylor's.
 Cornelius Snagg of Waterbury is at II. B. Gilbert's.
 Fred Cannon of Whitestone, N. Y., visits his parents. Miss Mary E. Filling of Waterbury visits her sister, Mrs Nathaniel Gault.
 Miss Marion Nash of Titicus spent Sunday in town.
 Miss Nellie Hurlbutt visits friends in Newburg, N. Y.
 Miss Minnie Brown of Bridgeport is at Dewitt Bradley's.
 The public schools were closed, Fri day, to allow the teachers to attend the convention at Bridgeport.
 Miss Phalon of Chester, Penn., is at Mrs Charles w. Sherwood's.
 Mir and Mrs Talcott B. Hull arrived home, Saturday.
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EASTON.

Lightning struck 15 telegraph poles be- tween Perkins French's and Charles Beach's, last week.
 Mir and Mrs Louis Burr ofLyons Plain were at Charles Candee's, Sunday.
 Ladies missionary meeting in the Bap- tist church parlor at II o'clock.
 Lightning struck horse shed at George Freeborn's; also a large tree by the cemetery near the Baptist church. Mir and Mrs George Jennings of Bridge port were at Charles Powell's, Sunday. The creditors of the estate of James Wheeler, deceased, met at the office of Lawyer Seeley in Bridgeport, last week Thursday and presented their claims. Dr George W. Osborn of Bridgeport has visited his father, David Osborn.
 James Walsh is away learning the car pentcr's trade.
 David Osborn, while on his way to Bridgeport, broke the whitfletree of his wagon and, attempting to repair the dam age, he was taken with a severe cramp. He was taken home in an unconscious condition, but is able to be about again.
 Mrs Benjamin Burr is slowly recover ing from her long sickness.
 A handsome marble stone has been placed in the Baptist cemetery to the memory of James T. Clark.
 Mrs James T. Clark is with her son, Leroy Clark of Weston.
 Born, June 1, a daughter to Mir and Mrs James B. Turney.
 Notwithstanding his severe sprain, MT Leverett taught school all last week, his scholars kindly helping him up and down stairs. Sunday he was at church, for which he was indebted to Lewis Good sell, wno carried him in his buggy. Easton was represented at the meeting of the Fairfield West consociation at Fairfield, May 3l, to dismiss Rev John E. Bushnell, by the pastor, Rev D. J. Ogden and Dea Charles Nichols as dele gate.
 Miss Carrie Pond, who attends school at Easton Academy and boards with Miss Nettie Ward, was made happy by visit from her mother and brother, who drove from Woodbury, Saturday, with Mir Dawson and spent Sunday.
 Mrs Anna Warehouse of sharon is home for visit with her father, /. B. Wilson.
 Eli Winton and wife visited Mrs Susan Osborn, Stepney. Tuesday.
 Mrs Horace Winton of Brooklyn is at Charles Winton's.
 Burr Wilson and family are invited to attend the wedding of Miss Georgia Loomis of Bridgeport, deaf and dumb mute, which takes place this week. $. N. Osborn has contract to repair the road from the Academy to Rob Gal loway's; people anticipate a nice road.
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LONG HILL.

News of the death of Mrs Sally Downs, widow of Peter Downs, was received by but few in time to attend the funeral. For more than score of years, she had been enfeebled by disease and for long time had been unable to help herself. She was tenderly cared for by her son Origen F., who, until his removal to Bethel, about year ago, occupied his fathers place in Chestnut Hill. Mrs Downs was ever patient and cheerful un- der her affliction and bore her suffering quietly and uncomplainingly Her cir cle of friendship was not limited by her environment and those of the younger generation, as well as the few remainin g of her own age were glad to know and respect her. Peter Downs, her husband, died years ago. Of the children, three Fowler Ca we'll known Bridgeporter) on and Origen F.. Mary died, also Mar now in Missouri. Mrs Downs died in Bethel, Tuesday, May %, 79 years old. The remains were brought here, Friday, 1st, Rev ". J, White of Nichols officiat- ing at the Long Hill cemetery, where she was buried. The bearers were w. J. Beardsley, Cornelius E. Fowler, John H. French, Marvin W. Sherwood.
 Mrs Henry F. Coan and Mrs Julius Thomas spent q day, last week, with Mrs F. $. Shelton.
 D. Mahoney found his dog Dash, a few days since. Dash found his master in Bridgeport.
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STEpNEY.

The library of the Methodist Sunday school is closed for repairs. A large ad- dition is to be made and the catalogue ot books on hand is to be revised. All per- sons having in their possession books be longing to this library are requested tC return them, as soon as possible. Over 60 are found to be out.
 c. B. Nichols has as fine Spring pigs as are to be found in town and they ought to thrive; he goes to E. l.. John sons at Tinkerfield to get skim milk for them. He has q two-year-old heifer that is also daisy.
 E. NJ. Fitch mas been here with his partner, w. F. Benedict. Last week they received a car of horses and expect ed another car, this week. They sold nine horses, Friday and Saturday.
 Miss Grace I. Curtis, who has been pursuing art studies for three years with Roswell Hill of Bridgeport, has esta b. lished a studio at the home of her father, George W. Curtis and is doing fine work in portraits, in which she excels. She has a fine crayOn of herself, speaking portraits of Mrs Charles Curtis and Miss May Hall of New York and is at work on another for Mrs Barnum Curtis. Miss Curtis charges $l0 for her life-size cray Ons.
 A Swedish family from Bridgeport has moved into Miss Emma Adjusts house.
 George H. Lyon has been home from Bethel. E. B. Wheeler has returned from Milford.
 Leslie Purdy caught trout, Saturday, hot md boI
 Eli Leavenworth was very poorly, Me morial day, but is better again. His heart trouble is sometimes better and again worse.
 The widow of Capt Charles Blackman will remain at the old place. Her daugh- ter, Mrs Frederick Lyon, has bought out Mrs k. NJ. Botsford's s interest in the place and moved here from Danbury. The widow has surrendered her life interest in the place for the interest on $600 while she lives.
 Rev o. J. Range of Essex will lecture on the subject of temperance, under the auspices of the Woman's Christian Tem- perance Union, in the Methodist church, Thursday evening, 14th.
 The w. c. T. U. library is now ready for circulation, under the following reg ulations, adopted at the last business meeting:
 Only members of the Union and Loyal Le- zion shall be entitled to draw books
 Members of the Union shall be entitled to retain books four weeks; members of the Loyal Legion two weeks.
 No book shall be loaned to any ember un- til the one previously taken is returned.
 The librarian shall keep strict record of all books circulated.
 The pamphlets or unbound books belonging to the Union shall form loan library, to be loaned to all who will read.
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SOUTHBURY.

Frank Grant sold his best COW, last week.
 Sanford Johnson sold calf six weeks old to George l. Barnes that weighed 226 pounds.
 Mir Betts bought COW from Mir Gar lick of Woodbury.
 Arthur Munson of Hull's Hill will be married to Miss Judson of Jeremy Swamp ere this paper goes to press, at the South ford chapel.
 There have been several people at Pe- ter Farley place for a few days from Wa terbury, Brooklyn and New Haven.
 Father Lancaster married John Mur- ray and Augusta Dolon, Wednesday,, at the church at a m.
 Travel is suspended at Olmstead's, the new iron bridge having sunk.
 Arthur Warner has moved home to run the farm, so that his father can be more at liberty to care for the wants of the house. He has put in an S-can Cooley creamer and it is in successful operation.
 The jury box was replenished, Mon day.
 Mrs Homer Jones returned from Mas sachusetts, last Friday. Mir Jones is anx- ious to have her join him in the wild West as near to June l as possible, but Hattie says he must watch and wait till about July l.
 J. J. Hnman, George Platt and J.. Sommers are serving as jurors at New Haven.
 The Catholic fair was grand success.
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George sherman has erected SuDSta h. tial picket fence in front of his dwelling, a decided improvement. He did the la bor himself.
 At the meeting of the burial associat- ion at the residence of Hon l.. G. Beers, May B. the old officers were reelected, except that new committee was ap- point ed to take charge of the grounds, consisting of Miles Beardsley, Marcus o. Wheeler and David S. Walker.
 Hail stones as large as chestnuts dam aged rye, corn and potatoes, last week.
 Mrs T. ". Beach of Bridgeport has visited her father, Hon l.. G. Beers.
 The big Newfoundland dog, Jack, own ed by Uncle Ben Burr, was killed by the cars, recently.
 Justus, the German farmer, has left Mahoney's.
 A number of the choir of the NJ. K. church surprised Mrs John Fulford, last week. They met to practice for Child ren's day.
 Mrs Harvey Hubbell returned to her Summer home, last week.
 w.. P. Tousey is able to be out and is at the shop several hours day. He suffers from malaria.
 Mrs NJ. A. Porter has returned from her Winter visit with her sister, Mrs J. V. Dyer of Trenton, N. J. Granville Dunning and son Tracy F. of Bridgeport, who will spend the Sum mer with Mrs AIonzo Sherman, take their meals at the Long Hill House and conn mute daily.
 Landlord Hall of the Long Hill House looks forward to prosperous season. He has not yet decided whether he will keep ice cream or not.
 Mary Kane, an nemploye of W. P. Tous- ey & Son, was thrown from wagon and seriously hurt, last week Wednesday. With the family of F. A. Henaghan, she was returning from visit ill Hunting ton. The back seat of the wagon, occu- pied by Miss Kane and MT Henaghan's children, slipped from it's fastenings and threw them out. Miss Kane was bruised about the head and shoulders and Dr Sweet of New Haven was summoned, Friday.
 
 Charles P. Jennings has new horse, bought of ". F. Benedict. [ Mir and Mrs Milton c. Barlow are at the Long Hill House. Mrs Barlow will spend the Summer with her father. Iand- lord Hall. MT Barlow intends to leave soon for Western trip. D. Hall of the Long Hill House and F. c. Tousey were recent Sunday guests of Jesse B. Cornwall of Bridgeport.
 E. B. Burroughs rejoices in the pos session of a fine young colt.
 Rev Henry v. Gardner, who preached in Grace church some 40 years ago and who was last stationed at Holland Pat ent, Oneida county, N. Y., has been compelled to give np active work in the ministry because of advancing years and infirmities. He is 74 years of age. \ year or two ago he assisted in the Service at Grace church. He is we'll liked where- ever he goes and has warm friends here. He is father of Mrs E.. B. Burroughs.
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HULL'S HILL.

Roads are being worked up in good or der for inspection.
 Edson Mallory is saving timber for Peter Tomlinson of Squantuck at Mrs Stoddard's mill. ...
 Mir and Mrs A. r. White spent Sunday in lluntingtown.
 Eli Coger of Iuntingtown visited his brother here, last week Thursday.
 George Lewis of New Haven visited his father in Kettletown, who is quite feeble, last week.
 Jane Bassett of Chatham, N. r., has q large tract of timber for sale here.
 F. II. Gray returned, last week, from Ohio.
 Samuel Barr was surprised, last week Thursday, returning from his days work, to find five of his best lambs gone. He found that a man from Orange and one of his neighbOrs had taken them without leave or liberty at their own price.
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EAST VILLAGE.

Rev D. E. Vosseller is expected, this week, from Lakewood. We hope to greet him much improved in health. W. Clarke and family, Mrs Waite Clarke and Miss Dickinson spent Friday at Chestnut Hill.
 Miss Sarah Beardsley visits in New Haven and elsewhere.
 Last week, as $. D. Sharp was curry ing his new horse, it struck at him, knocking him some distance. The inju- ries will lay him by for awhile.
 Alice Crofutt is home again.
 Miss Susie Dickinson returns to New York, this week.
 G. Crofut and E. Johnson have taken little salt air breeze.
 Richard Hubbell and family were atF. NJ. Cargill's, Sunday.
 Sylvester Nichols and wife and Harry Nichols and wife have been at s. D. Sharp's.
 w. Tomlinson and wife, Miss Downs and Willie Tomlinson from Bridgeport were here, Saturday.
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Wonderful Cures.

W. D. Hoyt & Co.,, wholesale and re- tail druggists of Rome, Ga., say: We have been selling Dr Kings new discov- cry, electric bitters and Bucklen's arnica salve for four years. Have never hand led remedies that sell as well, or give such universal satisfaction. There have been some wonderful cures effected by these medicines in this city. Several cases of pronounced consumption have been entirely cured by nse of a few bot ties of Dr Kings new discovery, taken in connection with Electric bitters. We guarantee them always. Sold by E. F. Hawley.
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MONROE.

Merwin W. Johnson and Arthur B. Wales, in company with Solon B. Wales, took a trip to New York, calling on the family of Attorney R. E. Beers and oth- CTS.
 Dr John c. Stevens has visited in Bridgeport.
 Dan Porter of Bridgeport has bought and moved into the George Sears place, recently occupied by Alfred Osborne.
 Agur $. Beach and wife of Chestnut Hill, Frank W. Beardsley and wife of Birmingham, Seymour B. Beardsley and wife were guests of John Olmstead, Sun day.
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RoXBURY.

Hcrvey Thomas has gone north after another car of horses.
 Miss Ashenden closes her Spring term of school, this week.
 First Selectman F.. G. Seeley and wife are spending week in Saratoga.
 The road machine, with four yoke of oxen and six men, is improving the road between the Center and Station.
 Grace Smith of Bridgewater attends the Roxbury select school taught by Miss Addis.
 will Merwin of Woodbury spout Sun day with his father.
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BETHEL.

The Memorial services here, though short, were we'll conducted. About 40 of the veterans and the committee met at the Town Hall at 9 o'clock, where the la- dies had arranged the flowers in baskets and each member was given basket, then formed in line and, headed by the Bethel drum corps, marched up Main street to Chestnut, through that to Cen ter to depot, then up South to the ceme- terry, halting at the Memorial board, where the drum corps played dirge, while the committee deposited basket on each grave. The Memorial board had been previously trimmed with wreaths. The chairman of the committee, ID. T. Hubbell, presented to the leader of the corps, John c. Mead, purse contributed by the committee for the occasion of over $5, which was quite a surprise to them. The corps went to Danbury in the after noon and took part in the ceremonies there, as did many others from here.
 Martin Smiths new house on Wooster street is up and partly covered.
 $. $. Amber Is making quite an addit- ion to the house bought of Mrs c. k. Fairchild on South street.
 The firm of Schoonmaker 9S Beyans is dissolved and the firm now reads Schoon- maker & Benjamin. Schoonmaker will take care of this end of the business and Benjamin the New York end. Success to them.
 G. G. Durant hae his flower beds ar ranged again and those passing up Gen. ter street enjoy the sight.
 Uncle James Murray died, last week and was buried on Thursday. He had arrived at the ripe old age of S4, but had been poorly long time.
 Mrs M. w. Sherwood was in town, last week, attending the funeral of her grand mother, Mrs Sally Downs, who died here May 20, at the residence of her son, Ori- gen F. Downs. She was 79 years old. Mrs Downs had been great sufferer with rheumatism, not having walked in 20 years. Her remains were taken to Trum- bull, her former home, where she was we'll known and highly esteemed for many good traits of character and won derful patience in her long suffering, bearing 1t with Christian faith and forti- fude. Mir Downs is with Starr Barnum and was with Mir Sherwood before he sold out and went to Meriden.
 The fountain is in operation again. Though this is some expense to the bor- augh. almost any town would gladly pay thc bill. if they could have it and Bethel may we'll feel proud of such an orna- mont.
 saturday.. Bethel went to the circus in Danbury and the horse railroad carried 900 out of Bethel before 9 o'clock in the morning and Gill II o'clock the cars were we'll loaded, q regular picnic for the com
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Personal.

MT N. H. Frolichstein of Mobile, Ala, writes: l take great pleasure in recom- mending Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption, having used it for a severe attack of bronchitis and catarrh. It gave me instant relief and entirely cured me and I have not been afflicted since I also beg to state that had tried other remedies with no good result. Have all so used Electric bitters and Dr Kings new life pills, both of which can rec ommend. Dr Kings new discovery for consumption, coughs and colds, is sold on positive guarantee. Trial bottles free at E. F. Hawlep's drug store.
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DANBURY.

William II. Hawley was bound over to the Superior court, Tuesday, under l5,000 bonds, which were furnished by his father. Dr Vile furnished the prin- cipal line of defense, which was that llawley was suffering from congestion of
 the brain and unable to control his act ions when he shot Virgil F.. Barnum. Mrs lIawley has sold her block on Main street, opposite the City Hall, to sam Harris, the popular clothier, for S30, 900.
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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 for the ladies; lots of hats for the farmers. i large stock of theabove goods just received at lower prices than ever. All new and latest style; no old goods.
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pany. Now they had better go 5c less after 30 p m; guess they can afford to
STONY HILL.

Roads are being worked.
 W. R. Clark drove to Milford, last week.
 $. J. sherman sold a fine pair of steers to Mir Turner, Newtown.
 Mir and Mrs c. II. Brush spent a day in Sandy Hook, last week.
 The place recently occupied by Will liam Benedict is occupied by Elbridge Gerry and brother-in-law, MT Campbell and families of Danbury.
 The R. D. Crane place has been sold.
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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, 1 pounds Sl; fine currant jelly 3 pounds for 25c; choice buckwheat flour 15 pounds 50c, at W. E. WILLS, 5S State street, between Main street and Post Office, Bridgeport.