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The Newtown bee., 1889-11-08
SPORT HILL.

The ladies' aid society of Lees ehape will give an oyster supper in Temper ance hall, Tuesday evening, 12th. Ii stormy Tuesday, first pleasant evening Everybody invited to come.
 Misses Anna and Carrie Marsh, Addie Godfrey, Edith Sherwood and MT and Mrs Gilbert represented Lees Y. r. $. c. k. at the State convention in New Haven.
 Come to the young peoples prayer meeting, every Friday evening, and bring your Bible and topic card.
 Forty-twO attended the young peoples eonsccration service, last Friday evening
 Mir and Mrs J. W. Sherwood have been at Bath and went to New Jersey to att tend the funeral of an aunt.
 Next union service at Lees chapel, Sunday evening, 10th, at : o'clock.
 The ladies aid soceity will give al oyster supper at Temperance hall, Tues. day evening, 18th. If stormy Tuesday supper first pleasant evening.
 Mrs Kent has been suffering from SC we're cold,
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Miss S.J. Fayerweather's Banks South school held holiday jubilee on recent Saturday. The entire school and many of parents and friends were present to hear the speaking and singing,as well as to assist in the hot roast which was serv- ed, baked by the children in a stone oven built by them for the occasion near the school house. The feast consisted of a variety of baked dishes and was relished by all, the bakers receiving merited praise for their skill.
 Bronson's sheep were recently attack ed by Miss Murray's dogs, reports says, in daylight and two were killed. It is said that the authorities have proof that her dogs have made havoc in the flock before and that the sclectmen propose that she shall pay the damage; a law suit will be the probable outcome. Miss Hattie Banks returned, last week, from visit with Danbury relatives.
 Born, recently, a daughter to Mir and Mrs Arthur J. Huil.
 Miss Grace Nichols has been with Der by friends.
 Mir and Mrs Sherwood Banks have spent a week with friends in Sag Harbor. l.. |.
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LYONS PLAIN.

A handsome monument has been plac- ed in the Lyons Plain cemetery by c. J. Hughes of the Stratford granite and marble works to honor the memory of the late Walter $, Meeker.
 The society held with Mrs Davis, last week, was well attended, the proceeds amounting to about $3.
 No service in Emmanuel church, Sun day.
 Mrs Caroline Crofut Is at Mrs William F. Gorham's in Redding.
 John McCullum is sick with quinsy, Minnie Lyon is also sick. Dr Gorham attends them.
 Miss Eleanor II. Adams is boarding at Moses Treadwells.
 Mrs Albert Platt of South Norwalk has been with her mother, Susan N. Banks. Elmer Treadwell is home from Dan- bury sick. Dr Durham attends him.
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ASPETUCK.

The Birge steam saw mill has eomplet- ed the job of saving in hand and is to be removed to tract bought of John H.. Ogden, where work is to commence next month.
 William Wakeman is proud of new grade Jersey, bought in Southport, which has made four pounds of butter per week. Mrs L. Bradley is still very sick.
 William Wakeman has bought Jersey COW, from which they make II pounds of butter per week.
 Mrs D. E. Goold has made from one COW 300 pounds of butter in six months.
 Miss Emma Freeborn visits friends in Bridgeport.
 MT Thompson is preparing to start a steam saw mill on property formerly owned by Burr Adams.
 Charlie s. Abbott has bought buggy of s. N. Osborn.
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WESTPORT.

Mir and Mrs Edward Coley have visited Rev James E. Coley.
 Smith Bros. raised the frame of Ed ward A. Nash's new house, Monday af- ternoon.
 Rev MT Lewis will preach his last ser mon, next Sunday, as rector of Trinity church.
 Rev Mir Coggswell of Easton preached in the M. E. church, Sunday.
 Eighty-seven new volumes were added to the library of Memorial church Sum- day school, last week.
 Miss Miriam Coley is visiting friends at Clinton, N. Y.
 Died, last week Wednesday, Caroline A., wife of w. H. Thomas, 66.
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The marriage of Nathaniel Wheeler Bishop to Miss Anna Lucetta, only daughter of Dr I. DeVer Warner, was solemnized at the Presbyterian church, last week Thursday, in the presence of 140O guests. A reception was held at ssElmside,' Dr Warmers residence, after which, in special car attached to the 3 3l train, the couple left for an extend- ed tour. They will reside at Seaside park in house deeded by the groom's father and furnished by the brides father. Three men were arrested for the theft of an overcoat from the Park City Cloth ing House, but the crime was finally fas- tened upon Harry Duffy, who, already in tjail for drunkenness, was given 30 days more.
 E Work has begun in earnest at the gov ernment building, corner Broad and Can non streets. Huge piles of brick and stone are on the ground and plank side- walk has been laid around them. A der rick is placed in the cellar and an engine to operate it has arrived.
 ! Notwithstanding the hindrances incl dental to new machinery, the Posts new press worked we'll, Saturday, and the 16 page paper was on the streets early in the evening, only a few hours late. It was good paper, too, and was eagerly purchased by thousands. The farm is somewhat altered, the pages being six instead of seven column, with local and late telegraph matter on the first page and local and general news on the eighth. Morning telegraph and miscellaneous matter are on the other pages and the advertising columns are full and healthy. These eight page papers will be rattled off at the rate of 16,O00 per hour by that new Stonemetz web perfecting press, which, printing from continuous roll,
 prints, cuts, pastes, folds and counts at the same time.
 Frederick Merrill, who beat his wife tC death, has been bound over to the Super.
 for court without bonds to be tried fol
 murder.
 + No wonder that Bridgeport suffers
 from disease and death! Building In spector I. w. Day discovered 24 cases o1 defective plumbing in five houses or
 Catherine street, one day last week.
 John NJ. Wheeler of the coal firm 0 Wheeler & Howes has purchased the Lu zon Clark property at the corner of Stat
 street and Park avenue.
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SOUTHPORT.

Northrop Bros. are building three story addition at Henry Sturges' place in Mill Plain. The firm have a growing business, never larger than the past year and have employed from 30 to 40 work men at times, this season.
 A special town meeting, October 28, appropriated $3000 to macadamize the highway from A. s. Morehouse's to the Bridgeport line in Stratfield. It was vot- ed to issue S40,000 in 3 1-2 per cent town bonds and Judge William B. Glover, Howard N. Wakeman and k. c. Sher- wood are committee to get the bonds printed and attend to their sale. A boat load of stone, about 90 tons, ar rived, Tuesday, for the improvement so- ciety. The work is progressing finely. The stone is broad and thick.
 Mrs Lot Bulkley and Elsie Bulkley visit in Fairfield.
 There is much excitement because the county commissioners have decided not S till the question of the legality of the ballots is decided.
 Albert Bradley is improving.
 Elmer Banks and wife are guests of simon Banks.
 The improvement society have sup per in view for next Thursday evening, 14th.
 Alphonso Jennings has put up a new fence.
 Allie Bradley is very ill; he seemed to be getting better, but is worse again.
 Rev c. G. Adams and family are board ing with Mrs Meeker. They broke up housekeeping, Friday.
 Efiigies of several of our citizens were recently hung on trees in the center of the village, which caused quite little excitement. The gentlemen in question have been prominent in the agitation against license.
 A long article about the Congregation al church trouble appeared in Mondays New York Herald. It is incorrect in al most all particulars. Whoever informed the reporter did not know the facts.
 The Pequot tennis club has disbanded The members have not played for som' time. The enthusiasm seemed to die out
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NICHOLS.
verely.

Mrs Amos RowbOttom attended the funeral of her brother in Clinton.
 A. B. Fairchild and family have re- turned to the city for the Winter.
 There is talk of still improving the hill above Bishop and otherwise grading the street.
 Owing to a large increase of business, the Fairchilds have received five oak tanks of a capacity of 30 barrels each. They have received large quantities of apples and are shipping large quantities of cider out of the State. A buster man in this part of the town than E. s. Fair child is hard to find.
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making ready for extensive repairs. The old stone chimney has been removed and the building will be raised to remedy the low ceilings on the first floor.
 Mrs Ambrose Marsh has been with her sister, Mrs Frank Banks of Cross High way, during her severe illness. Miles Gordon is framing . small barn William Bennett does the work. He re. gently bought COW of Charles Candee
 R. V. Nichols bagged 20-pound coon and fox recently.
 Burr Jennings and William Bennett have made extensive repairs on the house occupied by Edgar G. Banks.
 Miss Anna Booth has v'sited Bridge port friends.
 | Henry Trix, q man who has been il A. G. Wakeman's employ for several Hospital, last week. He was there in tht Summer, troubled with fits and his dis ease is now worse.
 Three OK apples, grown at William Bennett's, this season, weighed two pounds and l3 ounces. l Mrs Hallock has returned to Catskil land Mrs $. E. Beardsley is with Mrs La Fcey. .,.. f Mrs NJ. Aumack of Newport, N. J., is guest of Mrs l.. N. Reynolds.
 Mir and Mrs l.. N. Reynolds attended the funeIal of Mrs $. $. Reynolds of Black Rock avenue, Bridgeport, last Fri day. She was sick but two weeks and her death came suddenly and unexpect- edly. She leaves husband and one son. Wilmot s., the engraver.
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WESTON.

Mrs Nelson Crossman has a cat IT years old, which weighs 13 pounds, has as bright an eye as a kitten and will eat as much as a man.
 The entertainment by the ladies' aid society at Mrs William F. Coley's was a success. In the shadows, "Mary Jane' and "Bcnjamin," all took their parts well. Piano and vocal solos were rem dered by Mrs Coley, Misses Louisa Jar wis, Helen Hill, Edna Bradley and Fam nie Seeley. Solo and chorus, 'sSummer Showers" by Miss Hill, Mrs George Sturges, Messrs Bradley and Gregory. 'Blue Bells of Scotland" by Miss Edna St John, was very fine. The male quar- tet was loudly applauded. The last was amedley by Henry Finch, ,violinist; Will liam Fitch, fiutist, accompanied by Miss Hill on the piano. The rest of the even ing was spent in social chat and games. The ladies are talking of raising funds to paint the parsonage, which much needs paint.
 Miss Hill has been in Newtown; Mrs Hill has a new horse.
 Arthur Bradley is making decided iIh- provements In front of his house.
 George Brown of Cannon killed mad dog which ran into his house through an open door, Friday afternoon.
 A family from Stamford have moved into the James Perry place.
 The ladies' aid society will meet. 18th, with Mrs Frederick Banks.
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BRIDGEPORT.

The block occupied by W. E. Hall & Co. is to be carried up several stories, next year. The foundations and ground wall were built at first with this in view
 c. E. Read is seen practicing his thor Oughbred in the suburbs.
 Mrs Farnsworth, the retiring forelady of Loomer's corset shop, has been pre- sented with gold watch by the em- ployes of the shop.
 Young people of St. Paul's church gave pleasing entertainment, Monday evening, consisting of a representation of a Japanese wedding, in full Japanese costumes, followed by the cantata, "Grandpa's Birthday A reception and dance was afterward given at the resi- dence of Miss Ola Beers.
 Gladden. B. Beers, former assistant oi Ticket Agent F. B. Sammis at the depot, succeeds his chief as ticket agent.
 II. N. Ayres now offers $350 Kellal piano and two $45 sewing machines as prizes to purchasers of his footwear.
 The home of Enos Kelly has been made more cheerful by the arrival of little girl.
 Jeremiah Kelly, Jr, and wife have wis ited Danbury friends.
 Enos Kelly is assisting William Peet t build his new house near Toilsome Hill
 John Reck is making improyement about his green houses on Grand street
 Frank Bishop recently visited friend in Newtown.
 Alonzo Hoadley, engineer at Eckar Bros, has gone East among friends ol his annual shoot.
 Miss Emma Wentz has been with he sister, Mrs Albert Knees.
 Hegelman won the six days walking match at Gem rink, last week, Guerrer second. The men walked eight hours day, Hegeiman walking 327 miles an' got $215, Guerrero BPS miles and go $I34.
 The Seaside club voted to buy tn Hopson estate, corner State and Lafay cite streets, for new club house, at cost of BIC, ,750.
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FAIRFIELD WOODS.

Mrs Edmond Smith, though in poor health, k able to spend a few days with her father, William Judd.
 Misses Emma Morehouse and Lizzie Connors arc soon, to join the United Friends.
 Mrs John Smith and daughter Ida will move to Fairfield.
 The steam drill and 10 pounds of dyna- mite will soon make Improvements on the ledge of rocks on the Cherry Swamp road
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DEERFIELD.

w. R. Jennings has built a convenient 14x20 corn house and shingled his barn ; Thomas France did the work.
 Dr Baker,wife and daughter of Bridge port were with Charles Nichols, Sunday.
 Miss Abbie Wakeman is in Hull's Farms.
 Miss Ada Belle Burr attended the Af- ternoon Coffee given by Miss Jennie Meeker of Cross Highway, last week. Mrs Lewis Burr injured her ankle se- verely.
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EASTON.

George J. Banks and Selleck N. Os- born have been appointed commissioners on the estate of Wilbur F. Benedict and will be in session at the house of Joseph E. Field, to receive and examine claims against the estate, ,on the 29th of Novem- Der and 2Sth of February at o'clock on each of those days.
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c. B. Meekers late peaches and his melon crop were nearly ruined by heavy rains; he estimates his loss at 5000.
 Miss Nettie Peffers, who has been at the Catskills, is expected home the latter part of November.
 On account of the inclement weather, the harvest concert has been postponed two Sunday evenings. It will occur, next Sunday evening, if pleasant.
 Mrs E. c. Birge, who has been sick, is improving.
 Alex Sherwood and wife have returned from their wedding tour.
 A number of children in this vicinity are sick with sore throat and colds.
 The frame of c. Guyer's new house is raised. Perry brothers are builders. The missionary society met at Miss Libbie Burr's, last week; d large attend ance was reported and an interesting meeting.
 Northrop Bros. have taken contract for an imposing Summer home for MT Dingee, on the hill north of the station. It is to cost about $10,000 and will be enclosed and plastered, but will not be ready for occupants before May l. A large barn will soon be built, which will improve the appearance of the place and the community will be glad to welcome Mir Dingee, who is well known as tran sient Summer visitor here, having rented house in Greens Farms for several seasons
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HOYDEN'S HILL.

! Mrs Henry Wilson is quite sick; Dr Duuham attends.
 Mrs Sarah Barnes of New York visits her step daughter, Mrs Madison Wake man.
 Mrs Henry Lockwood has returned from w. Ferris's.
 Mrs k. A. Jennings of Ohio visit: Sherwood Seeley and friends in Easton
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Have you a Pittsburgh; Rochester, Duplex, or a Stu- dent Lamp?
 Do they work satisfactorily
 Do your Lamp Chimneys break :! < You get the wrong sort!
 The RIGHT ones are the "PEARL GLASS; made by Geo. A. Macbeth & Co.,, Pitts bur.gh, makers of the cele- brated "Pearl-top" lamp chimney, which N have given universal satisfaction.
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pray, that when the temp sst's breath Shall ilercely sweep my wny about ! make no shipwreck oi my faith tn the unhottomed sca of doubt; Aud that, though 10 be mine to know How hard the sioniest pillow seems, Good angels still may como and go, About the places of my dreams.
 -lPhebe Cary
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pLATTsvILLE.

The new road was to have been com pIeted, last week, Wake Bradley said, but E. Middlebrook failed to do some work with his road machine as expected and it will delay It's completion for . few days.
 John IT. Candee is to move from the Water Co.'S farm to his Chestnut Hill place, where he has Carpenter Mead
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GREENS FARMS.
A CHURCH ORGAN STOLEN.

A sharp stranger stole the organ from the Congregational church, last week, took it to Bridgeport and pawned it. He then made off with a team from Seeley's livery stable in Bridgeport. The team was recovered in New York, but the thief escaped.
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HOUSATONIC R E
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Nov. mber ,. lSS9. BRi ipGEPOkT- North : ItS. Ia O5 iii. 50. 6 p lii; freight, ,. 1U 2U Ill, 9 30 III Sunday.7 3O m. Arrive 6 50, 9 40 a III, l2 i5. 4 5U. O;. g 20 pm SuudaY milk ' 2O p Ill; freight 4 15 pm.
 TRUMbULL-North5 2,t*. I3*. lO 4U* m; 6 I5, g 55* r. m; SBnoay ' 42 m South. 6 3S.y 2S m, t2 Ol* 5 45~. 5l, 9 O6* pun Sun iay milk O6* pm
 LONG HILL. North ] 35~. 7 25s. 10 55 Ill; 6 2S. 10 los m; sunday I9 m South 6 3l. 9 22*, III 55 m, 5 3U%, 6 A 9p m- Sunday milk. 6 59 pm. SrEPNEY-Nnrth 2 50.7 3l. IO 9, II 10 m; 3S. 10 D D III Suuia, a Ill South P. g Is. II 90 III 20. 6 3S. 5 D p m SIhday ni'k 5i p m BOTSFORD-Norrb $ 25. : fl, 10 35, Il 45 m; Is. 90. 10 45 r m; Sum- day s 05 m. South 6 IS. los. II 10 m. 3, 6 24, $ 45 P III. Sunday milk 6 AZ pm
 VIEWPOINT North 90. ' 49, 10 43 A m. l2 m; 26, ' %. II 0u D n; Sunday s 13 m. South 6 l0. g O.. II 32 m, 2 40. 4 l5. 6 I2. $ 37 p lii; Sunday milk 30 pm.
 HAWLEYVILLE-N ' 5s, u3 10 5a a m. 12 50. 3 &. l0. II l5 D n sun day $ P a m. Sonrh 6 O2. s 54 II % m. 20. U7. 5S. $ 50 p m Sunday milk 6 Is D m. Leave for Bethel s 5. II 30 ID. % 2, ' G4 p m. Sunday 1 52 pm From B-th-l $ 10. 10 35 m. 33. 05. 6 l3 Tn. Sunday % p m.
 BRO0KFlELDJUNCT North SO6 s45 II 0l m. la 55, 5 A. 20. II 45 m Sunday S3l m. Sonth . 53. $ 55 Il Is m. I2 55, $ 5S. A, $ 20 D III. Sunday milk 6 02 D m F.,r Danbury, $. s 06. s 47. II IT a m. 0O, 45, 8 9 D III
 ANi.URY-Arrivr6 l5. s 20. g O2. II 32 4 Ia. 5 57. $ 40 p ID. Leave . :ss. 2 4a 30. 10 4a m. 3 40, 5 l5. Spm DANBURY & NoRwALK DIVISION. BETHEL, from Daubury. 6 36. 6 42, ' il 9 13 m, P 07. 8 43. 5 23, $ 26. I2. s 3S p m For Danbnry 5u, ' 55, 10 IA a m. 09. 4 26. 56. 6 80, 27, II 19. 25 pm For Hawl-yvill.. s % 10 19 m, 1 15, 8 90, B 5S pm From Hawleyvillr 10, II 45 m, 8 B, 5 IT, 2 20pm
 BEDDING. North 47, 10 06 a m. 02. l3, 20. II 11* p m. Sonth 6 4S, 9 20 m, l2 l3. 49. 5 32. 20 pm
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GREENFIELD HILL.

Miss Georgia Banks of Cross Highway visits friends in Bridgeport. II. B. Ogden has been shingling his buildings.
 The Resolutes played the Crescents, Saturday, 2d, the Crescents winning the game. The score:
 1284BG7S9 Crescents 25z065g35-37 Resolutee. 010S430430-25 This ia the fourth game, the Crescents winning three. Mrs Frank Banks is much improved in health.
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TASHuA.<

A. Klein has made repairs for Aaron Mallett, is to put new siding on George Kachele's house and make other repairs.
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! THE | ALBANY DEN TESTS, 3S8 Main street.
 2d YEAR in B RIDG EFFORT.

SOMETHING NEW IN DENTISTRY. Artificial Teeth inserted the next moment after extracting, the impression being taken and the teeth made the day before. Avoid the annoyance of sore gums and the embarrassment of going toothless for days and weeks and try our perfect method "A perfect fit guaranteed; prices the same TEETH FILLED WITH GOLD, $lup
 {. :. SILVER, 50 and 75c
 CLEANED, 75c
 EXTRACTED, 25c sVITALIZED AIR administered, 50c The Vitalized Air, like the air we breathe is perfectly HARMLESS and can be taken by any one, young or old.
 A SET OF TEETH, 35 BEST SET OF TEETH, WARRANTED, $S much you pay. People from abroad can come in the morning and wear their new teeth home the same day. All work warranted.
 GTThis office is permanently located.
 oRvILLE RECTOR, DDS,
 DIR F. IL. UHLE.
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sHEpAUG R. R.
June 1s, 1889.

HAWLEYvILLE- North 52. 10 57am. 40 D m. Sunday. 5 05 p m. Arrive 52 m. 45 p m. Saturday only 6 20 p m. SHEPAUG-North g 06, sII 09 a m. *5 B p m Sunday 5 19 m. South IS 3S m. *3 40. *4 g p n. Sunday
 436 p m.
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NoRFIELD.
MuNsoN srURGEs.

Munson Sturges died on Tuesday of typhoid fever. He had been sick less than week and, during nthat time, his mind was SO affected that he did not re- alize his condition. He leaves widow and four children.
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II. J. Wyman has been painting the large, eommodious barn of Charles Green on Chestnut hill.
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NEW YORK & NEW ENGLAND R R.
 November Il. 1888.
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Downer ( Edwards. NOVEMBER SPECIAL
 TIES.
 LADIES' DESKS,
 Dainty and exquisite with French Bevel mirrors and trappings of iacquered brass trimmings in antique oak. CHERRY AND WALNUT
 CHAMBER SUITS, The best assortment in the city. all styles, | of the leading manufacturers. sIDEBoARDs. | complete assortment in medium priced Boards, also China Closets and Side | Tables, Dining Chairs in great varieties, with l cane, plush and leather seats. ROYAL OAK DINING TABLES, With richly carved pedestals and fine quar- | tered tops. DRAPERIES. The latest importations, Renaissance Brus- sels and Nottingham Lace Curtains, Swiss l Muslins, with white and colored figures. | Plain and figured Portieres, and endless | variety at reduced prices. CARPETS.
 We now offering 5o pieces Body Brus- sels with 5-S borders to match, $1 per yard. These are not the class ot goods commonly known as ''Brussels Struts," but full fine frame standard goods, equal to any sI.25 1 carpet.
 1 MATS, RUGS, OIL CLOTHS, ETC.
 DOWNER |& EDWARDS, l 449, 451 Main St., Bridgeport.
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J. A. STITES, M. D.

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