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soUTHBuRY.

Charles Pierce's estate pays 2Sc on the dollar:
 At the auction of the real estate of the late Charles s. Pierce, Ralph Pierce pur- chased the undivided half of the home stead, s. B. Pierce purchased four acres of wood land on Georges hill, Walter Warner one tract east of Southbury street, of about 30 acres and George P. Pierce about 100 acres in Kettletown. Egbert Warner was the auctioneer.- TRecord.
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RoXBURY.

ROXBURY. The full Republican ticket was elected Monday, Levi Squire road agent and in- spector. Amendment, yes Al, no 99. Or ders issued for the year, $7S37 8.
 TOWN CLERK.
 Dr Louis J. Pons.
 sELECTMEN. Charles Hurd, Charles Squire, Albert l..
 Hodge d.
 ASSESSORS. George +. Leavenworth, G. ". Futile d. BOARD OF RELIEF. A. W. Baldwin, H. H. Warner, c. Prin-
 de d.
 TREASURER.
 k. w. Preston.
 GRAND JURORS. A.S.Coons, Seth Warner, C.E. Prindle q i.
 AUDITORS. George FI-eavenworth, Cyrus Prindle d. coNsTABLEs. G. Y. Leavenworth, G. w. Lendeveg, w.
 Daly d.
 REGISTRARS. Seth Warner, Cyrus Prindle q. SCHOOL VISITORS. Dr Louis J. Pons, George W. F. Leayen-
 worth.
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The Rubber Co. have added two new hydrants, additional safeguards in case of fire, extending their water mains in order to place them where needed. New tenant houses will be built on the street back of Assistant Superintendent Camp bells residence and two will be complet- ed at once. Owen Cromwell has the con- tract for putting in we'll for the new houses and William Lockwood digs the cellars. Otis and Peck will erect sub stantial lSx26 two-story houses and six or more will be built on the street in the near future.
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THE AMENDMENT.

The amendment was showed under by about 27,000 majority. This was partly due to the opposition of the States con servative element, represented by Sena- tor Hawley and President Porter of Yale, who feel satisfied with the present li- cense system. Bridgeport's vote was 2963 no, 62O yes.
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SOUTH BRITAIN.

The pastor of the Congregational church gave notice, Sunday, of his ab- sence in Central New York upon his va- cation. He and his wife will visit their daughter and former parishioners in that State.
 D. M. Mitchell and John Pierce ship ped car of apples to New York, last week. c. Leroy Mitchell returned, last week, from business trip to Ohio.
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SHELTON.

Charles Warner and wife returned from their Southern trip, Saturday.
 Mir and Mrs James H. Beard are home from their bridal tour.
 Miss Edith French of Topeka, Kansas, is guest of Theodore Perry.
 B. Lavell has new boot shop on Cen ter street.
 Alfred Worden bids fair to rival Miss Lena Loeb, as he is now able to with stand the combined force of four strong men.
 Freight cars with Shelton freight are now left on the side track and it begins to look like railroad station.
 George Rose the painter and Nettleton and Ross the stovemen are among the busiest men in the community.
 M. Ducker will close out his stock of ready made clothing and enlarge his sup ply of gents furnishing goods.
 Miss Hattie Hurd of Monroe is with her cousin, Mrs E. l.. Staples, with whom she will pursue her studies.
 Abraham Duxbury visits in Brooklyn for few days.
 Samuel Hart is quite ill.
 The grounds about the house of Will liam Hadley are being graded by Col S. G. Blakeman. Mrs Annie Lines has given up house keeping. The first postal cards were printed in Shelton, October 3, to fill an order for &, 600.
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MONROE.

The town election passed off quietly, the secret ballot law being apparently we'll observed by both parties. The se- lectmen were instructed to contract the roads for three years to the lowest bid der. The assessors were instructed to reduce the assessment oa Ill real estate
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20 per cent. It was shown that our real estate in most cases is at present rated at more than it's market value, while other property in adjoining towns is rated at only about one-third it's market value. A ten-mill tax was laid. The vote on the amendment was 46 yes, 76 no.
 sELECTMEN. Burr Hawley 113, William R. Ferris no, s. s. Hurd r B, B. H. sherman 73.
 TOWN CLERK.
 David A. Nichols, lS6.
 TREASURER. Homer E. Clark 113, Albert Wheeler 72
 ASSESSORS. Oscar !. Sherwood ll3, Charles G. Sher-
 man 72.
 BOARD OF RELIEF. c. Edward Osborne los, George ".
 Clark 1T 107.
 REGISTRARS. Dwight NJ. Burr 113, Ebert 5. Olms-
 tead r75.
 GRAND JURORS. Henry W. Edwards, Lacey Higgins, John W. Waterbury, Benjamin II. French, no; Louis E. Beardsleyr, ". E. Ly- on r, A. Sinclair, Jr, T. John D.
 Beach 70.
 CoNsTABLES. Charles II. Powell, Edson Turney, Will liam c. Candee, Warren W.Bliss, ,l07; 0. H. Hull r, Andrew l.. Burr r, Rufus Way r, Andrew B.
 Curtis r79. '
 AUDITORS. Benjamin II French 107, A.Sinclair Jrr79.
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BEDDING.

 Town meeting passed off quietly, an unusually large vote being boiled. The new system of voting worked to a charm and gave satisfaction to all. The Repub- lican ticket was successful by from 10 to 30 majority. A tax of 15 mills was laid and $2300 appropriated for schools. A new system was adopted in regard to re- pairing roads and bridges. The contract system WIS dropped and it was voted to appropriate sum not exceeding $2000 to be expended under the direction of the selectmen. It was also voted to expend $250 on new road to be opened in Georgetown, along which several new houses have lately been erected. The road skirts the pond and will afford a beautiful drive. The selectmen were in- structed to buy road machine for the use of the town. License was carried, SC to G4. Vote on the amendment, B yes, s3 no. Years expenses, $9,206 36, including interest on orders $1440 8S, principal of orders S200, taxes S985 32, Schools 2,5O9 29, roads and bridges S2,- 3s2 A, town officers $604 01, paupers and insane SG5O Ol, miscellaneous S290 P. Cash in treasury $5S9 5, outstanding orders S27, ,3OS l5.
 sELECTMEN. Frederick Olmstead 103, Jesse l.. San ford no, Charles Sanford d 9S,.
 J.J. Rider d 9l. TOWN CLERK AND TREASURER. William II. Hill 10S, J. B. Sanford q 97,
 ASSESSORS. William B. Hill 112, Henry Whitehead IA, J. R. Sanford q SS, l.. B.
 Benedict d S5.
 BOARD OF RELIEF. Samuel B. Gorham 105, Edward P.Shaw l21, Stephen Sanford d s4,
 M. B. Mills s4.
 GRAND JURORS. George A. Sandford 113, Charles A. Jen- nings 118, GO. Platt s4, P.
 Mcdonald d so.
 CoNsTABLEs. David $. Bartram 1l5, Leroy Sturges 116, F. B. Bouton q s7, James Me
 Donald so.
 AUDITORS. Thaddeus NJ. Abbott HIS, Moses Hill s4 REGISTRARS. First District-.John N.Nickerson HIS, c
 o. Platt q S5. Second Nathaniel B. Hill lIS,
 F. B. Bouton d S5.
 SCHOOL VISITORS. Three Years-Samuel J. Miller l19. Three Years-Edward P. Shaw II3. To fill vacancy--Wil William k. E.Duncomb117. Michael Connery s5, WA.
 Lounesbury d S7.
 COLLECTOR.
 William F. Vaudeville IF.
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BRooKFIELD.

Vote on the amendment, 96 no, F yes. The selectmen's report shows balance of $l93 50 in favor of the town. Receipts $7G44 G4. Orders drawn, $69lS 16, i'm cludIng highways Sl227 10, bridges and repairs S69 16, water troughs $27, schools $21s1 4s, poor $s91, W A. Randall $69 32, damage to sheep by dogs sG3, paid on note $500, interest $27l 55, taxes S9z9 3s, town officers $46l 2l, miscellaneous $177 61. Balance in treasury September 2s, 1889, $660 42.
 TOWN CLERK.
 Henry s. Beers 150.
 sELECTMEN. David II. Meeker 76, Samuel Thornhill 7s, E. H. Northrop 64, Ru- fus Naples 60.
 TREAsURER.
 Henry $. Beers 150.
 ASSESSORS. Daniel D. Joyce ,s2, William H. Beers s4, ID. N. Camp T 66, F. s. Frisbie 66. fgfs.. BOARD OF RELIEF. William F. WildmanS4, Charles 1T. Camp S4, S.F.Keeler 66, E.G Turner 62.
 coNSTABLEs. James Lee S4, John Ward S4. Henry k. Wildman s3, Francis B. Barlow, Jr, s4, s. W. Stevens 6, H.W.An-
 drews 66, F. s. Hall 64. "
 GRAND JURORS. William F. Wildman, Orrin F. Wildman, Thomas Halpin, Clark Y. Jackson s4, T.S.Taylor 66, L.P. Wetmore
 66, G. l.. Corbin r 65.
 REGISTRARS. Thomas r. Bristoll s4, IT P Mansfield SC
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RoxBURY.

Rev W. c. Cooley and wife have been in New York attending the Episcopal convention.
 Mrs George Northrop of Bridgeport is in town.
 Rev A. Isham and wife will celebrate, Tuesday, the 5Oth anniversary of their marriage.
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HUNTINGTON.

Amendment, yes 15e, no 22s. For H. cense 157, against 123. TOWN CLERK. COLLECTOR, TREASURER. Joseph Tomlinson 3O4, c. E. Osborne q 225, K. J. Buckingham p 37. sELECTMEE. Stephen T. Palmer 2s4, $. Byron Brown sen 2a2, Warren c. Hubbell 243, F. w.Beard 193, O.G. Beard p 39, George D. Nichols p 42. GoNsTABLEs. Gideon Tomlinson 304, s. Byron Brown son 299, Alexander Burgess 2s4, Dan iel J. Shelton 295, C.M. Habbell
 p41. James c. Field d 225.
 GRAND JURORS. Lewis V B Hubbard 293, John L. Boards ley 2se, Ernest l.. Staples 2so.
 BOARD OF RELIEF. George " Beardsley 293, Henry I. Brown son 29l, Lewis B. Gray d 23O, s.
 + Buckingham p fl.
 SCHOOL VISITORS. Edward s. Hawley 2s5, Gideon M. Wake lee di220, Rev Al. Park p fl.
 REGISTRARS. First District-Almon B. Ruggles 294, Horace Wheeler 22l, Stiles A.
 Nichols p II. Second District-Edward $. Hawley 297,
 k. W. Lindsley 222, F. N.
 Potter D Al.
 ASSESSORS. David T. Beecher 293, Daniel A. Nichols 232. Erastus Bennett d 205, John W. Perry q 230. | TREAsURER OF SCHOOL FUND. Wells Allis 297, Lewis B.Gray d 221. AUDITORS. Almon B. Ruggles 292, D. Joseph Foley 235.
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DANBuRY.

The Republicans carried Danbury by an average majority of 322. John R. Booth, elected town clerk, is son of the late Judge D. B. Booth, young man of but P years, the youngest town clerk Danbury ever had.
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Among the varied teams at the Dan- bury fair, none attracted more attention than the four-in-hand of P. l.. Ronalds, who drove from Castle Ronald, Wednes- day.
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George A. Peck has returned to his medical studies at New York, where C.. H. Peck, Jr, has also begun the study of medicine.
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DANBURY.


 William F. Taylor, the prominent Democratic lawyer, died, last week, of chronic alteration of the intestines, 65 years old.
 At the wheel club meeting, September 9, the following officers were chosen: President, l.. l.. Hubbell; treasurer, Bert Beal: captain, Dana Barnum; first lieutenant, c. B. Fuller; second lieuten- ant, O. II. Swift: color bearer, Perry Gath; bugler, E. Fuller; committee, L. L. Hubbell, H. s. Purcells, E. c. Marsh. It is hoped that they will secure larger rooms.
 Arthur Boughton now rides Coventry safety.
 There were 132 arrests in Danbury for September, large increase.
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Walter Somers and family arrived from Waterbury, last week and MT Som CTS began his duties as clerk at l.. B. Booths, Monday.
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Miss Angeline Hook of Botsford Hill is living with John Griffin of Hunting town.
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Orrin c. Taylor has given his Dodg- ingtown home a trimming of white, touching up his fences also; Andrew Nash assisted him.
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F. w. Lathrop and wife of Virginia are with Dea H. Fairchild for few days.
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Hon James P. Wallace of Brooklyn, formerly president of the New York Pro- duce Exchange, attended the funeral of May Hoyt, last Friday.
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Joseph A. Turner has bought block on Orchard street, Danbury. He has a carpenter making alterations and inn provements, with the intention of rent ing tenements.
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A pleasant party consisting of Mer- chant Henry N. Ayres of Bridgeport, Rev c. w. Boylston, W. C. Wheeler and L. l.. Stuart of Long Hill drove to New town, Friday, calling at the BEE office and elsewhere.
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Mrs Lucy Beers and granddaughter, Julia Duncombe, visit c. J. Wheeler of Danbury during fair week.
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John B. Parmelee and Charles Wilson have made extensive repairs and altera- tions at John NJ. Beardsleys.
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NUMBER Al.

George F. Duncombe's four-year-old colt, Grand Duke, won the first premium in his class at the Huntington fair, pac- ing his half mile in 25, the same day.
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Carpenters Mccarthy & Hawley re- moved the shingles from Edward Troy's house and laid 1000 new ones in two days.
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Eli H. Melton T..

Eli H. Weltonr.
 ASSESSORS. James II. Keeler, Jr, Stephen r. Treat r. BOARD OF RELIEF.
 Arza c. Morris.
 REGISTRAR. George H. Livingston.
 AUDITOR.
 Peter Wooster.
 CoNSTABLEs. John H. Randall, Gideon ". Northrop. 4 SCHOOL VISITORS. Eli Sturdevant, Dr T. ". Harris r.
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Miss Lathrop, once Mrs Thome.s B. Cunning of Wilton, has returned to her home at Norwalk, after several months in an insane asylum.
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Andrew Flanagan met with fall election night, spraining his arm so that he will be disabled for some days.
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Rev +. w. Barnett and family have been guests of Miss Ann Blackman.
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FAIRFIELD.

Amendment, BPS no. s7 yes. License, 29O for, l52 against. The town voted, 240 to l90, not to continue the present system of managing the schools by con- s0lidation, but to return to the old dis trict system. The secret ballot law worked finely and gave satisfaction. The Democratic ticket was elected.
 TOWN CLERK. Francis NJ. Pike 320, Bacon Wakeman
 22S.
 COLLECTOR Francis NJ. Pike 320, F. NJ. Hurd 222.
 TREASURER. Edmund Hobart 296, ". B. Banks 222.
 sELECTMEN. Edward Hawkins 26z,. Richard E. Jens nings 2S5, Horace Jennings r,
 Rufus B. Jennings 247.
 CONsTABLEs. James Mooney 275, George Smith 2S2, II. R. Elwood, Jr, 2s3, J. II. Sturges T 267, James Lefferty r PAY, Fred erick Disbrow 25O, William Sherwood r 249.
 
 Joseph NJ. Morehouse 275, J. D. Toomey Jr 275, Edward M .Bulkley 279, H.H. Perry 255, H L. Mills 252 N. B. Hill 249, A. R. T. Nichols 264. BOARD OF RELIEF. William Burr 2S0, Sidney Hawkins PSI,
 Oliver Burr 246, David H.
 Sherwood 249. TOWN COMMITTEE ON SCHOOLS. B.B. .Brothwell 2S3, Michael E. Laceyr 249. REGISTRARS. Henry A. Kelley 2sO, Andrew B. Wake man 251. ASSESSORS. Samuel Pike 2S3, Francis |. Sherwood 286, M. B. Lacey 249, Sim l on Banks PIP. TREASURER SCHOOL FUND. William Burr 2S1, ". B. Banks T 250.
 AUDITORS. John H. Smith 28O, Oliver T. Sherwood ! OFT
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F. Chambers goes to Michigan soon for another lot of sheep.
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SCHOOL VISITORS

SCHOOL VISITORS. John s. Thornhill, Charles Stuart (to fill yacancy) s4, F. s. Curtis r,
 H.S.Lockwood 66.
 AUDITORS. Benjamin Griffen S3, HIS. Lockwood r e.
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sTRATFORD.

A tax of 8 mills was laid, two mills less than last year. Amendment, 65 yes, 157 no. For license, 143; against it, 90. Charles B. Curtis was moderator of the town meeting. The Republican ticket was generally elected.
 sELECTMEN. Samuel c. Lewis 200, Robert ". Curtis 203, D. c. Wood d 155, John K.
 Holmes q lE.
 TowFcLERk. Henry P. Stagg POS, Charles A. Lowell
 q 151. eS
 TREASURER. George H .Spall 2O5, S.W .Beardslee | 15l.
 GRAND JURORS. Stiles Judson, Jr, Thomas B. Fairchild,
 Charles c. Wells.
 COLLECTOR. Bruce II. Weller 21O, E. c. Wood 150.
 cONsTABLEs. J. Henry Blakeman, Charles E. Stagg, William B. Bristol; Democratic can didates, T. H. Munson, John Hard, James l.. Moore.
 SCHOOL VISITORS. Rev Joel $. Ives, Morton Beardslee d. Charles C.Wells, Howard J Curtis d.
 ASSESSORS. Anson H. Blakeman, Stiles Judson.
 BOARD OF RELIEF. Frederick J. Beardsley, Carlos D. Blake
 man.
 AUDIT0RS J. Henry Blakeman, s. ". Beardslee d. REGISTRARS. Charles E. Stagg, VIII. Crawford d.
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THE TOWN ELECTIONS,
NEwTowN.

The annual town meeting, Monday, was called to order at l 30 by ex-Collect- or M. J. Bradley and First Selectman w. II. Glover read an itemized account of the town orders drawn, which footed up as follows:
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BRIDGEWATER.

There were 64 ballots cast, Monday, 50 Democratic, IA Republican. Amend ment, 50 no. Il yes. A tax of l2 mills, due April |, was laid.
 TREASURER. Arza c. Morris.
 TOWN CLERK.
 Austin H. Gillett.
 sELEcTMEN, Frederick A. Peck, Edward k. Wooster,
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For him in vain the envions seasons roll Who bears eternal sunshine in his soul.
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Mrs Israel Beardsley of Mapping has 20 hens which laid 7S dozen eggs between July and October I.
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Fridays Democratic caucus at the ious held in a long time. It was largely attended and was called to order about z 45 p m. Town Clerk Houlihan was chairman, W. J. Beecher secretary and John H. Blackman and Edward Troy tellers. A hundred and forty six votes were cast for w. H. Glover for first se- lectman on the informal ballot; one scat tering. It was made formal. James Green had 130 of the 133 cast for second selectman and this also was made for mal. The minor offices were the same as last year, except the assessors (R. A. Clark and John L. Hughes) and one or two constables.
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Levi Shepard of Milford is visiting Miss Juliet Tousey in Huntingtown.
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Queen victoria has 3 remarkably fine head of hair. for lady of her age; but her son. the Prince of Wales, is quite bald. Had he used Ayers hair vigor earlier in life. his head might. to-day, have been a we'll covered as that of his royal mother. If,s not too late yet.
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TRUMBULL.

tOIe oH diheHuHlcHI Sd ycs, lA0 no. Years expenses, $8523 97; receipts, $805G s1. Debt by notes, $4150, of which $25OO was ordered paid from money in the, treasury. Voted $500 for high ways. Voted sthat, hereafter, auditors print in pamphlet form for circulation, reports of sselectmen, school visitors and town treasurer.
 TOWN CLERK. Samuel G. Beardsley 103, Willard s.
 Plumb r 60.
 SELECTMEN. Erwin $. Fairchild S8, Oryille s. Mallett 91, Wiibert N. French r T.
 ASSESSORS. Horace P. Nichols 98, John " W.Treadwell 96, Willard s. Plumb 7S.
 BOARD OF RELIEF. William o. Beach 97, Charles F Jennings 97, Frederick s. Shelton r r.
 TREASURER. Edward B. Burroughs 97, Orville B. Bur
 toni 75.
 COLLECTOR. Joseph A. Treadwell 98, pr Frank c. Starkweather 76.
 CONSTABLES. Charles F. Osborn 98, Beach Latin 98, William 0. Beach 97, Franklin E. Sherman97, Frank l.. Wheelerr r, Elmore T. Nichols r 76,
 Warren k. Plumb IT.
 GRAND JURORS. Austin A.Ha1l 97, Richard c. Amber 9s John Bailey 98, Amos Rowbottom T 77, Frederick s. Shelton Y,
 William F.Iait "A.
 SCHOOL VISITORS. William B. MaIlett 9s, Rev Charles "
 Boylston 99. REGISTRARS. Legrand c. Beers 98. Warren E. Pluml 77.
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The New England road uses over Il ,0O0 tons of coal annually at their San dy Hook bins and are now receiving an installmeul for the Winter, 20OO tons.
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AUDITORS.

AUDITORS. Legrand c. Beers 99, Lewis Brinsmade r 78.
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H. W. Keeler of Waterbury spent Sun- day with Postmaster Wheeler.
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Charles Frisco, the kind hearted veter- an of Botsford Hill, recently found box turtle that he marked sc. B., June 16, 1S67,'' and it was found not 20 rods from the spot where it was located 2 years ago.
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Ms $. M. Warner is keeping house for Edwin c. Terrill of BroOkfield.
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EAsToN,

Charles Everett moderator. Tax of 15 mills laid. The selectmen appointed George J. Banks collector. School ap- propriation $lsOO. Vote on amendment, 7l no, 43 yes. The years income, 4l3,- se0 Ss, including S5o36 O7 cash on hand September 24, 1888 and $I601 75 bor- rowed; expenses $9O6l 5S, including O. 16s 37 for highways and bridges, $2,- 1s4 fl for schools, $734 8 for taxes, $299 3S for interest, $65 for sheep killed by dogs, $543 10 for panpers, $2429 56 for City Road, $637 g miscellaneous. The treasurer has $5O67 8 cash on hand and the town owes $7S59 10.
 sELEcTMEN. Charles $. Everett 73, Fiber Gould Fl, Mattaaias Bradley 5I, Jeremiah
 Nichols d 40.
 TOWN CLERK. Ebenezer S.Giliette 80, S.N. Osborne d 49.
 TREASURER. Ebenezer S.Gillette 76,. SEE. .Mallette q 49-
 ASSESSORS. George $. Gillette B, George B. Tucker
 d B.
 HOARD OF RELIEF. George s. Banks B, Eli Winton 73, George J.Banks D, Henry " Osborne d 5.
 AUDITORS. Bennett Seeley72, William Wakeman B.
 CONSTABLEs. George Candee P, George D. Seeley P, Edward A.Disbrow B, George B.Tuck- CT d B, II. W. Osborne 52, s. R Wells d 50, G.B.Gregory d g.
 GRAND JURORS. Amos Candee 72, Daniel P. Parrack "A, Henry Wakeman 74, s. E. MalIette q g, I. s. Thorp g, William
 Wakeman 54.
 SCHOOL vISISORS. Charles F. Silliman 74, Mrs Ettie L.
 Tucker d 5.
 REGISTRARS. Bennett Seeley B. George J. Banks d 90.
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John P. Egan is again at work in the rubber business at Brooklyn.

George Bancroft, the famous histor- ian, who is still in good health, has cele- brated his 89th birthday.
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WESTPORT.

Amendment, 76 yes, 226 no. \ ten mill tax was laid. The selectmen drew orders of $21, ,737 O., last year and the town has outstanding orders of $5S .s64 0S. The town voted to light the street lamps for another year Ut the rate for the past six months and to place four new lights at Greens Farms depot. The street lights made quite discussion, those on the outskirts kicking against paying for them.
 TOWN CLERK. William J. Finch 23s, H. P. Burr r 216.
 sELECTMEN John W. Hurlbutt 227, Rufus Wakeman T 2l1, Daniel E. Bradley, Jr, 224,
 F. Campbell 132.
 TREASURER. James L.G. Cannon 253, H. E. Sherwood
 r 226.
 COLLECTOR. s. B. Wheeler 233, ". H. Bradley 2l5.
 coNsTABLEs. Edward Allen 243, Frederick Kemper 219, John Burns 220, Frank Brady 219.
 GRAND JURORS. John w. Lowry 230, ". II. Wells 240,
 Charles Mills 24O.
 ASSESSORS. W. J. Finch 241, c. H. Kemper, IT, 24l,
 BOARD OF RELIEF. Thomas Quinlan, Jr, Moses Sherwood,
 Horace E. COley r.
 SCHOOL VISITORS. Rev John NJ. Carroll, D.B. Bradley Jr r.
 REGISTRARS.
 Owen Rice, John R. Palmer r.
 AUDITORS. Dr |. T. Day. F.M. Raymond r.
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WOODBURY.

The Republican ticket was elected, with Democratic officers on the several boards. Small vote on the amendment, 30 majori- ty against it. The town went no license by B majority, but the vote is deemed in- valid because the votes were not deposit ed in a separate box, but were sealed up with ballots for town officers. They were not printed on official paper, as all bal lots in the town box must be. The town voted license, last year and the effect of the mistake is to continue that vote an- other year. A tax of 10 mills was laid
 TOWN CLERK.
 George F. Morris.
 sELEcTMEN. Willis A. Strong, Calvin Lines, Charles
 NJ. Goodsell.
 TREASURER.
 David $. Bull.
 ASSESSORS. Timothy B. Terrill, Truman E. Wheeler.
 REGISTRARS.
 AUDITORS. Asahel F.Mitchell, Thomas L. Shea.
 SCHOOL VISITORS. William l. Clark, David l.. Somers, Ar
 thur D. Warner.
 BOARD OF RELIEF. James II. Linsley, Truman s. Minor, Charles T. Terrill, Charles E. Trow- bridge (two of the Democratic
 minority being a tie).
 CoNSTABLEs. George F. Crane, Horace II. Minor, Charles I. .Terrill, Barnett J. At wood, John ". Collity.
 GRAND JURORS. Charles E. Strong, Albert N. Judson,
 Frank J. Judson.