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WESTON.

The house and barn of John H. Fanton, about half a mile above Lyons Plain, were destroyed by fire, Friday afternoon, 17th. The family were absent, except ing MT Fanton's mother, an old lady in her S4th year, who had started an extra fire, to do the family baking. It is sup posed that the house took fire from that fire, through a defective stove pipe. Shortly after the fire broke out, Eben- ezer Fitch, who was driving by, discov- cred the old lady drawing water, in a vain attempt to subdue the flames. Mir Fitch hastened to her assistance and was considerably scorched about the face. Nothing was saved from the dwelling. The barn soon caught fire from the house, Mir Fitch liberated the oxen, but was un- able to save anything further. The barn contained several tons of hay, a carriage and sundry articles. There was no insu- rance and the loss is severe.
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HuLL.s HILL.


 William R. Parsons visited Waterbury, New Haven and Seymour, last week. A pleasant party at A. D. Munson's on the birthday of Miss Katie Judson, sister of Mrs Munson.
 Mrs c. P. Cook of Union City spent Sunday in Kettletown.
 Fred Norton of Minortown was here, Sunday.
 Mrs Warren Stowe and Mrs John Stowe are sick; Dr Cooley of Southbury att tends.
 George Smith has new spindle bought of T. F. Wheeler.
 Miss Martha J. Stowe of Bridgeport spent Sunday with her mother at Kettle town Brook farm.
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For Railroad Readers.

Engineers William Look, Walter Fer ris and Peter Wilcox and Conductors S. K. Spencer and s. M. Arnold of the Hous- atomic main line have been on the Dan bury and Norwalk division, learning the road, while Engineer James Doherty and Conductor Comstock of the Division have been studying the main line. When the New York and Pittsfield expresses are put on, by way of South Norwalk, Spen- cer will probably run one. It takes about q week for a conductor to learn the di- vision and rather more for an engineer.
 Conductor Al. Pulling of the D. < N. has been off duty because of the sickness of his wife.
 A new side-track is to be at once putin at Hawleyville. It will leave the main track nearly opposite the Glover Hawley brick house and run back of the water tank to the station.
 It is not known when the new time tables of the Housatonic will be issued They were to be out by the 12th, but the delay of the Consolidated in announcing it's Summer schedule caused postpone ment. rg.
 Several handsome new coaches and baggage cars have just been received by the Housatonic.
 On the Housatonic road, outside oi Bridgeport, are 127 grade crossings, in Connecticut. A number of Housatonic officers have been over the road and find that the elimination of each crossing will cost from $10,000 to $25, 600. In the city, each crossing will cost nearly $10O,000. It is doubtful if the grade crossings are at once changed.
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STAMFORD.

James Leavitt, who is an enthusiastic yachtsman, has placed his naphtha launch in good order for the Summer. An iron storage tank for naphtha has been placed near the clubhouse, where the lannch is kept. sfsse f.. if5
 $. U. Plumb, the veteran painter, has been busy, this Spring. He has painted the houses of F. A. Benjamin, s. A. Dick ingson, the Crofut mansion on King street and Capt J. o. M. Parks White street residence. f5 sysy3fzl4{ ,s5sea4S ss} ssfs
 F. Benjamin has equipped his yacht for the Summer.
 Arthur Wheeler has bought the prop erty at the corner of Main street and South avenue.
 Attorney Stiles Judson, Jr, will deliv- CT the oration at the cemetery, Memorial day. Co. K will act as escort to the Vet erans' Association while they decorate the graves of the dead and dinner will afterward be enjoyed at Minor Smiths, Milford. z g. James Langdon Curtis of Bridgeport, who purchased the Austin place, will move in at once, bringing a car of furni- ture from Yonkers. 5ef a,4t@a.
 The 0viatt place on Main street is to be sold.
 About 50 of the 200 dogs have been registered.
 J. S. Haines is working for Samuel Wells.
 Remember the ball game between the Alerts and Eagles, Decoration day.
 The funeral of Richard A. Beardsley, who died, Wednesday, 19 years old, will be attended, Sunday, at 30 m, from the house of his father, John B. Boards ley. ~ a
 Civil Engineer B. H. Hull of Bridge port has surveyed and mapped Academy Hill, which is to be known as Monument Park. for the location of the soldiers monument. All paths across the park are to be discontinued and the roads at the east and south, East and South ave nues, will be put in first class order. The monument will stand in the center of the park, with rectangular walk about it 20 feet away. The map shows foot paths six feet wide, approaching from the rear of the church and from opposite | the Snowdon property on the south; a third will extend northeast from the monument. The foundation, six feet be low the surface and B inches above, is to be nine feet square, built of stone with granite coping 15 inches thick, ex- 1 tending three inches over the edge. Il will be neatly terraced and, if possible cannon will be obtained to stand al each corner. Sand and stone for ths foundation are already on the ground and the veterans will decide the date o1 their bee at the meeting, Saturday night All are expected to lend hand and make I quick work of the foundation. Later il the season, the townspeople may be in vited to help lay out the grounds and thu ladies to furnish collation.. 1 Lawyer Curtis Thompson of Bridge 1 port and Silas Burton of the D. M. Reat Co. have donated $25 each to the sol diers' monument fund.
 Henry c. Parsons has one of the speed fest sailing yachts ou the river.
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HoUsAToN1c R. R.
MAIN LINE.
February 4, 1889.

February 4, 1SS9.
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 STEPHEY, North 27.z sl, 10 2s. II 10 . 5 16. 6 45, 10 2s n Sunday 2 sss . South 30, g, 91s, II 50 n, 20 32,S 55 P n; Sunday nilk s4 n. B0TSF0RD, North 6 50, <I. 10 S, n co 26, 6 57, 10 45 ? m; Sunday Q Os n South IS. 6 IS. Slo-s II 70 . ., 5, 6 10 45 pm Sunday milk 42 n. .,a-s s NEWToWN, North 20. 4s. 10 4s n, I2 . s4, 07, II % n; Sunday IS an South, s co, 6 10, o2.l1 & an, . %. [ lS 6 o6. 8 S7 n; Sunday milk . 80 ? . FAYETTEVILLE, North 2 ss, os, 10 s2 . n 1920, s 42. F, Il IS U Sunday as n. South 40, 6'o2, 8 54, II 25 . ., 3 % 4o7.s 62, 90 m; Sunday nilk 1e . Leave for Bethel III 30 . n, : %, 4S 6 42 P m; Sunday 52 ?. m. Fron pstAsl sI5. 10 s5am. ss.4 es, 6 IS ? n; ss.- day 29 P n. BLOOMFIELD JUNCTION, North os, s 4S Il o1 am, 12 45. 5 s2, g. II 45 ? n; Sss- day 31 am. South II, sS, S4S.u iss am,1 4o,3 5S,5 SS,s 20 ? n; Sunday nilh o2 n For Danbury, 6. g oe. 6 47. n IF am, %, ss, 25 m.
 DANBURY, Arrive IS, 6 20. Q o2, n g a 4ls, 10. 4opn- Leave ss. As. 30, 10 45 am, 8 s, SIS, spn.
 DAHBURY AHD HoRwALK DIVISION. BETHEL, from Dasbury. 6 ss. 42,y fl. IS am, IF o7, 3 4S, s l2. 6 26. % pn For Danbury so, s5. 10 l4 an, 10 : 1 32. s S6, 6 30, III l9 U. For Hav- leyvills 8 %. 10 10 U, I IS, Sso,S 5s pn. Prom Haslsyyills 6 S5, II 46 . n,3 &. $. 's5 BEDDING, Hsrth 46, 10 o6 .. I 0a, 90 2s. II II m. South 64s. Q 20 . . 12 Is, 354, 5l4, 2 10 m
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TRUMBULL.

Rev Mir Smith of New Haven again filled the Congregational pulpit accept ably, Sunday.
 Mir and Mrs Beach Lyon have recently spent week in New York.
 Barney Bailey of Hartford has made ten-days' visit at his old home in Daniels Farm.
 MT and Mrs Howard were out from New Haven, last week.
 Henry c. Brinsmade has been very sick; Dr Lauder of Bridgeport attends him.
 s. M. Brinsmade spent the day with c. P. Gaylord of Terryville, Monday.
 Mrs Sterling French of Stepney is spending the Summer with her nephew, Beach Lyon, in Daniels Farm.
 Jesse Chalker ha1' the misfortune to lose Sl0 bill between Samuel Wards new house and the mill, last week.
 Miss Ellis has been at the parsonage for two weeks.
 The Y. P. M. c. met at Miss Alice Burton's, last Friday evening. About a dozen young people had a pleasant time.
 Miss Dora Brinsmade continues about the same. Two doctors there, Sunday.
 C.. s. G. Nichols has done considerable dentistry during his visit home. He re turned to Woodbury, Wednesday.
 Rev N. T. Merwin will preach his fare we'll sermon, next Sunday.
 K. P. Burton spent last Sunday in New Milford.
 A son of George Russell, who occupies the c. B. Sherwood place, died, Sun day night. It was a year and half old and had suffered from whooping cough. A cold. caught after partial recovery, caused it's death.
 Mrs Miles s. Standish is confined to the house with a heavy cold and both child ren suffer with measles. MT Standish has been obliged to remain home from work.
 Since the laying of a second switch at the lower end of the side track, the mail bag holder has been changed and is now above the upper switch. Albert Kneiss has entertained his sis ter, who has recently arrived from Switz- erland.
 Miss Carrie Winz has left II. N. Ayres' and will visit her uncle in Pennsylvania. A demented man who gave his name as Thomas Fitzpatrick stole horse and buggy belonging to M. c. Cowles, last week and wandered from Bridgeport, fin ally bringing up in Tait X Sons yard. He was held until Officers Hackett and Porter could convey him to the city. He belongs in Waterbury. Mrs ". H. Brothwell has returned from Bridgeport and will spend the Sum- mer at her home here.
 Mrs Edgar Clark is justly proud of B young turkeys.
 Susan, widow of Elam Sterling; died January 5, 1889, aged s7, ''is the inscript- ion on marble headstone which the Stratford granite and marble works have prepared for the grave of the late Mrs
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NICHOLS.

The house and land belonging to the late Birdsey Wakeley has been sold and the house taken possession of.
 Mrs George Peet was robbed of two setting hens, Saturday. It is supposed to be home talent.
 Mrs Seymour Plumb and son spent Sunday with Mrs o. K. Plumb.
 Among those extensively engaged in raising vegetables for Bridgeport mar ket are John B. Nichols & Son. They have some three acres under cultivation, in onions, peas, corn, lima beans, toma- toes, etc. They are assisted in their work by Peter Cooper and Theodore Curtis.
 Dwight Conger, whose house was re- gently burned, offers his land for sale.
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OXFORD.

The Lake lot, belonging to B. A. Treat, was discovered on fire, Saturday after noon, but, with the assistance of neigh bors, little damage was done.
 Florence Treat has returned from Yalesville.
 Ruth Sperry has been with her sister in Seymour.
 Henry B. Treat and wife are in New Haven.
 Mir and Mrs Burton Holbrook of West Haven were guests of B. A. Treat, last week. .=.l...
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SOUTHPORT.

The work on the new bridge seems to be at standstill.
 Telegrams are now delivered free about the village.
 Lawyer Wakeman spent Sunday with friends in Newtown.
 Harry Rich's comedy company gave show in Washington hall, Monday even ing.
 Northrop Bros. are the builders of Ed ward Henshaw's new stables.
 J. A. wakeman & Co. are laying new floor at their store.
 Patrick Riley has been i'll for some time. The Sasquanaug association purpose giving festival early in June. A meet ing was held on Monday afternoon to make arrangements. Misses c. M. Bulk ley, Maria G. Perry and Anna o. Rock well are the committee who have the matter in charge.
 Miss c. M. Bulkley has returned from Florida.
 Simon Banks has built saloon on his land next to his store. The business is to be carried on in the name of David Steele, whose application is endorsed by James B. Allen, Felix Heaney, E. H. Hall, Patrick Flanagan and Marvin Hull.
 W. H. Jennings occupies the house lately vacated by James Osborne, who now lives in William Finnerty's house.
 Painters are at work on the residences of Oliver Bulkley, M. G. Perry and Sam uel Nichols.
 Born, to Mir and Mrs K. J. Damtoft, a son.
 Several lawn tennis courts have al- ready been laid out and the game prom ises to be popular, this season. There is talk of organizing a club among the players.
 Mrs Maurice Wakeman and Miss Vir- ginia Wakeman have returned from Ash vile, N. O., where they spent the Win ter. They expect to sail by the Germa- mia on the 29th and spend considerable time abroad.
 Robert P. Wakeman will leave soon for Chicago.
 Mrs Henry Whiting sang in Trinity, Sunday.
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HoYDEN's HILL.

Miss Fayerweather attended the teach CTS convention in Bridgeport.
 Mrs James Screder of Stratfield has visited her old home at Mrs Browns.
 MT and Mrs s. Barmore of Bridgeport have visited Eber Gould.
 Miss Annie Booth is with Mrs Ferry of Easton.
 Thomas Bradley has improved his place with new barn. Weston.
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BLOOMFIELD.

William Sanford of Poughkeepsie vis- ited his grandmother, who is poorly.
 Mrs Charles Wilmot of Bridgeport spent last week with her father.
 Mrs F. A. Bennett entertained her brother from Rochester, N. r, Sunday.
 Miss Wrightia Warmer returned home, Monday, from Bridgeport.
 Samuel sherman has entertained friends from Bridgeport.
 Mrs Esther Andrews lost ! horse, Inst week, with lockjaW.
 George Porter, one of Brookfleldss old
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oRoNoQuE.

B. G. Ryder's wife and two sons, Mrs c. H. Moore and daughter, Mrs Eli Bald win and daughter and Mrs J. H. Blake man and daughter attended the quarter ly meeting of the Connecticut New Church association at New Haven. All report an interesting meeting.
 Lyman White is painting the fence sur rounding the Oronoque and Putney cem- eterY.
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DEERFIELn.

Justice Sherwood has a business wagon built at Charles Nicholas.
 A small company at Charles Nicholas, last week. Music was the principal en- tertainment. E Dame Rumor says that Miss Grace Nichols is engaged to an enterprising young man of Bridgeport.
 Alice Nichols is taking music lessons of Mrs Carr.
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WOLF PITS.

Harry Hurlburt has been shingling his house, and Gilbert Bros. did the work.
 George Duncan has moved to stephen Sanford's house at Bedding, to work on the farm.
 Mrs Brown has gone to New York to take care of her sick daughter.
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CHESTNUT HILL.

D. A. Wakeley and son are soon to make extensive repairs on their old home.
 A Frenchman has leased James Will sons place: with the privilege of buying it. Mir Wilson cut and hauled wood from about 80 acres in eight years before he moved to Stratford. s. E. Beach has bought 55 acres of the sprout land.
 Myron Patchen has bought of the agent, Charles Clark, an o. K. harrow.
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walk visited her and took in the enter tainment at the hall.

walk visited her and took in the enter tainment at the hall.
 Saturday afternoon, Thomas Witcher was tried before Justice Duncombe for non support of his wife. J. C.Chamber- lain of Bridgeport acted as his counsel. The chargewas dismissed and Tom went on his way rejoicing. The same after- noon, Ali Baily was tried for one of his periodical wife beating scrapes and was fined $1 and costs, which he promptly paid.
 The railroad surveyors are still strug- gling to find feasible passage through our Bedding hills. Several routes are being surveyed and the one that presents the least difficulty will be selected.
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ton Episcopal church and almost disin- heriting his legal heirs. Jf these two old men it might be said that they neith- CT appreciated nor were appreciated by the general public. But, aft 1T all, they will leave widely felt vacancy.
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HAYWOOD.

Miss Lillie Stierle has humps.
 Andrew sherman entertains his grand daughter, Miss Hattie Smith of Bethel. Mrs Charles Trumpbour has visited Miss J. Crane.
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Mrs Eli Mallory is sick.

IIiUI IUIIIt PtCJs tU BU bU WdItT- bury to work as mason.
 Mrs Eli Mallory is sick.
 Mrs Lewis Shelton is in feeble health. Her daughter, Mrs Bennett Stiles, is with her. s4
 D. W. Wheeler is putting new roofs on Mrs Shelton's house.
 Mrs A. J. Smith has returned much improved from New York, where she has been under medical treatment for eight weeks.
 o. $. BIackman and T. B. Osborne have young foxes for pets.
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sTEpNEY.

2AGKs1AA g55 John Wassing and family of New Can aan, William Plumb and wife and Miss Pearl Durand of Ansonia and Mrs Ed ward Yeomans of Bethel visited their father, George Durand, at George Bris- coe's, Sunday.
 w. o. Purdy and wife of Brooklyn are guests of Zalmon Purdy.
 Mrs Elmer Hayes of New Haven has visited Edson Hayes.
 Presiding Elder Cheney preached in the Methodist church, Sunday and Rev MT Wilson of Bridgeport in the Baptist church.
 Mir HamIin of South Britain is in the employ of B. Hawley & Go.
 Mrs H,.rry Nichols of Bridgeport has visited Mrs L. o. Osborne.
 c. E. Osborne has been in Woodbridge, at Charles c. Sherman's.
 Mrs Philo Lyon of Easton has visited her sister, Mrs Charles Lane.
 E. B. Wheeler is at work in Milford again.
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MONROE.

W. F. Upton has exchanged his place in Cutters Farm with William Banks of Bridgeport for a house and lot near the old Tom Thumb place on Main street.
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LYONS PLAIN.

Nearly 50 attended the church sociable ate. A. Adams's, last week; $s was raised. Died. Saturday, William Davis, who
 has been confined to his bed for some time.
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GREENFIELp HULL.

G. H. Bradley is out with new butch er's wagon; Charles Gray is building him a new barn.
 Bradley Merwin is building a new barn for William Goodsell of Cross Highway.
 The children at the Congregational church are practising for Children's day, the second Sunday in June.
 The Banks North school has had only one scholar for week, on account of whooping cough.
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NORTH WILTON.

Fred Ruscoe is clerk in George El- woods grocery at Southport.
 LeGrand Reed of Brooklyn is at Cyrus DeForestss.
 Misses Ella Gregory and Carrie Plumb have visited friends in Norwalk.
 MT and Mrs Harvey Oilbert of Dans bury visit Mrs Fri WiIlian5s. s
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EAST VILLAGE.

Emory Futile expects to go to Water bury to work as mason.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-12-04

trade. There ought to be a kind of ap-
premiership with promotions that
would produce motion throughout the
ranks from lowest to highest place.
With 10000 employees rightly selected,
who feel proper pride in representing
the government and are alive every
day TO improve, the postal service
would soon become the best in the world.
1t may be gravely questioned whether the
present mode OF selecting inspectors will
furnish the peculiar ability which the gov
eminent should command"
The report recommends that larger
discretion be given for making contracts
for carrying foreign mails with American
registered vessels; and the minimizing of
Sunday work will be a subject of careful
attention.
Free delivery is recommended for towns
OF 5000 inhabitants. 1t is not time to es-
tablish | cent postage. Postal savings
banks In 10000 fourth-class offices are
recommended. The department is not
yet ready to consolidate third and fourth
class matter and conduct a general parcels
post because of its great expense.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-12-04
THE CORN CORNER ENDED.
Prices Drop as Rapidly rs They Went L
Friday.

Friday.
CHICAGO, Nov. 30.-The interest i'm the
corn market was again at fever heat when
the trading commenced, but it soon be-
came evident that the principal shorts for
this month had settled, and no buyers
could be found at fancy prices after the
first few trades had been made November
was the feature of chief speculative interest
for time and sold to a limited extent
on the open market at so. 1t was said
100000 to 200 bu. had been settled pri-
vately at that figure. A firm having S.
coo bu. of contract corn in store offered to
sell at SOC but could find no buyers until
it had been offered down to SOC. One or
two 5000 bu. lots were sold at the latter
figure, and then buyers OF carloads began
gathering up the cash offerings and selling
them in the speculative market and kept
doing so until the price had declined to
&c. In the meantime. before the decline
referred to in the November delivery had
been consummated, the December shorts
had started to cover their contracts, seeing
the danger they ran with so small a quantity
of No. > corn held in store, and from 81 10,
81 3c early the price advanced to 32lc
Then as November weakened it sold down
to 81 &c, again recovered slightly to 81 &c.
and once more declined until it sold at
81 ic and finally closed at 3li@3lsc. May
was about steady and inactive around 33 !
G533gc. There was nothing new in the
surroundings of the market to affect legiti-
mate values, except the improved weather,
which appeared, however, to affect most
the prices of the lowest grades.