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The Newtown bee., 1890-03-28
SOUTHPORT.

We understand that William Buckley, is to drive Nehemiah Jennings's meat wagon.
 Owing to the sickness among the child ren, the concert at the NJ. E. church, ,Sun- day evening, was not as good nor as well attended as previous ones.
 Alfred Hands, formerly clerk at Dam- toft's drug store, died, last week, of pneumonia.
 Edwin Gray has taken his abode in Philadelphia.
 Pat Flanagan has recently purchased a new horse. :s-
 Daniel Odell has sold his four large hogs to Horace Jennings, preparatory to moving.
 Julia Gould has returned from Scran- ton. Her sister Emma is in Brooklyn, this Spring.
 The scholars of Mill Plain school will give an entertainment, Friday evening" Admission 15c.
 Fred Wells is at home for Easter. He has q friend with him.
 Benjamin Bulkley was in town, this week.
 The masons have begun to plaster Mrs Wells's new house.
 Oliver Bulkley has been in town.
 The children of Trinity are to meet this afternoon at p in, to practice for Easter.
 The Julia Bull1ley sailed into the har- Dor, Saturday she is a fine vessel.
 Mrs Zalmon Wabeman is repairing her porch.
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BRIDGEWATER.

Miss Mary Morris is very low.
 Bessie Randall is in Newtown with her grandmother, Mrs Turner.
 Will Kyle and Ernie Tucker have hired out in Sharon; Will Kyle to Robert Ran dall.
 Harry Gillett leaves for Bridgeport, April l, to learn the carpenter and joiner trade.
 The funeral of Joel Judd of Roxbury station was attended in the Congregation al church, Sunday afternoon; burial in upper cemetery. Mir Judd was we'll known here, having carried the mail be- tween the station and New Milford for four years preceding Walter Thomas.
 The large quantity of goods Mallett and Hatch have carted from New Milford station recently speaks we'll for their bus mess.
 Once more we are connected with ad- jacent towns via Southville bridge.
 A series of photographic views of the Johnstown flood, enlarged by the phan- tasmagoria lantern, are to be shown in the Center school room, Friday evening, 2sth.
 We trust that the report that F. A. Peck is to leave town is unfounded.
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SOUTH BRITAIN.

Mir and Mrs Hall and daughter of New Milford spent last week with Dea Hoyt's family.
 Mir and Mrs II. P. Downs have been at New Haven.
 There was social gathering at Mrs Ezra Pierce's.
 The estate of Lucien Pierce, deceased, paid State inheritance tax of about 5000
 David Ambler is confined to the house with humps. He is at John Pierce's.
 Rev MT Baker of New Haven delivered two excellent addresses in the COngrega- tional church, Sunday.
 Susie, youngest daughter of Frank Bradley, is under the doctors care again.
 Married, at the residence of Frank Bradley, Benjamin Winston to Miss Elm ma Barnum; Rev David Pierce officiated.
 George N. Platt died on Tuesday, 25th, in his 63d year. Funeral on Thursday at 2 D m.
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LONG HILL.

The entertainment announced for last (Ihnrsday) evening Ut the hall was well worthy large c audience.
 Eleven years ago, Charles Kennedy made application for pension on the grounds of disabilities arising from sick ness contracted during the war. The matter has been i'll abeyance ever since and Mr Kennedy received notice, last week, that the pension would be granted and that he. would receive $64s back pay, with $l per month in the future.
 MT and Mrs Charles Hall are rejoicing over daughter, born Saturday night.
 Charles c. Downs is to move from J. J. Radcliffe's house to the rooms over Merchant Platt's store.
 About 50 were present at the sociable at Mrs John Gabler's, last week Thurs day evening. An enjoyable time was had and the proceeds were SC 50.
 Col Stevenson has renewed the Housa- tonic's purpose, last season, to put in ! first class race course at Parlor Rock and
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WESTON.

Efforts are being made by Weston peo- pie to induce a Lynn, Mass, shoe manu- factory to locate in the commodious build ings formerly used as Jarvis's military school.-[ Norwalk Record.
 Miss Nichols has returned from a long visit in Bedding, Easton and Bridgeport.
 The ladies' aid society will give 25c supper at D. D. Coley's, April ,.
 Mrs N. Crossman is sick with pleurisy.
 Mir Purdy, who now occupies Arthur Bennett's place, will soon move to Cran- berry Plains.
 James Dikeman and family are soon to move into Nelson Crossman's place on Good Hill. John Bedient is moving to the farm purchased last Winter.
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LONG HILL. HUNTINGTON.

William Catlin has lost the use of one of his oxen.
 Anson Slie sold his horse to Frank Dunham.
 Mrs Elizabeth Turney will sell all her stock, including her horse.
 Misses Wakeley have gone to Bridge port to keep boarders.
 G. NJ. Wakeley and $. c. Blakeman have each bought a pair of oxen.
 Ormman Drew bought number of young cattle of o. G. Beard, Jr.
 The William Bennett place is not yet rented.
 William Beard has tried Winter dairy ing and says it pays.
 Miss Cora Bennett will have her Spring vacation, next week. She expects to vis- it friends in New York.
 Miss Phebe Beard has been home i'll.
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NICHOLS.

Misses Janet and Oracle Nichols visit relatives in Huntsville.
 Miss Frances Plumb has returned from her visit in Weston.
 E. $. Fairchild expects to return from Watertown with yoke of cattle, this week.
 Mrs O. E. Plumb's many friends will be pained to hear of her sickness at her sons in Bridgeport.
 W. c. Nicholas arm still troubles him.
 The estate of John c. Beardsley was appraised, Monday, by Charles B. Mich. ols and Daniel Nichols. Mrs John C. Beardsley has sold COW and calf to T DOnavan of Trapfall.
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BRIDGEPORT.

John Butler, who resides on Chamber lain avenue, recently lost valuable OK. Caleb Davis, Sr, has sold his steers to parties at Botsford.
 Mrs John Willis suffers with an injured foot.
 Dr R. Hubbard has returned from Rochester, where he has been with his daughter.
 A benefit for Manager Harris will be given at the Gem rink, Monday evening.
 I. w. Birdseye and wife are in Florida and s. $. Sanford has also gone South. P. W. Wren and Dr F. NJ. Wilson are in St. Augustine.
 Isaac w. Smith, the East Bridgeport grocer of Noble avenue, has died at the age of 59, leaving widow, son and two daughters. The daughter of Collector Goddard, wife of Milton R. Smith, has also died at the age of 31.
 Mrs Edward McGraw of 259 Iranistan avenue has nearly recovered from her recent illness.
 William Disbrow is building cottage on Laurel avenue. Clark & Bryant hyve leased the build ing recently used for school house cor her of State and Organ streets and, as soon as the alterations are made, vii move their business there. .
 w. F. Randall is building fine two story-and-half cottage on Spruce street
 Mrs William Morris has purchased three lots on Bostwick avenue and i building a fine cottage on one. She in tends to build on the other two befor Fall.
 No nominations were made by the Re publican town and city convention, Tues day evening, and it adjourned to April l
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The Williams brothers have traded their Western farm for lots in the city of Denver.
 Rev D. Taylor expects to attend con ference, next week, in Summerfield church, Brooklyn.
 Stebbins Edmond was home, Sunday.
 The Aaron Mallett place at West Red ding has been sold by the administrator.
 Work on Putnam park will be resumed as soon as the weather will permit.
 The Gazette says that Miss Mary Hill was to have married Charles Abbott of Norwalk, Wednesday.
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LYONS PLAIN.

Levi Beers, the employe of the aX works who died, Saturday, twas g years old. He died of consumption at the home of Mrs Martha Sturges. Four anhood, survive and reside at Cohoes, N. Y., .,where he had pleasant home Be sides Mrs Sturges, he leaves two sisters, Mrs Abigail Treadwell of Missouri and Mrs Mary Treadwell; brother resides on Coram hill in Shelton.
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STEPNEY.
MARCUS TYRRELL.

After lingering attack of influenza, that finally settled it's force in the stom- ach, which for years had not been strong, MT Tyrrell was unable to combat this fearful disease and died on Tuesday morning, 18th. He was 45 years of age, son of George Tyrrell. He leaves one son, Arthur and widow, Cornelia, daughter of. the late Burton Lyon, her mother, Sophia Staples, having died only a few months ago, an aged lady. Of Mir Tyrrell's brothers and sisters, Edmund died several years ago; Levi, Wilson, Melvina, Etta and Sarah Ann are living
 not far from the family home, where the aged parents still live and mourn their
 loss. We shall miss the deceased in many ways. Always cheerful greeting for
 every one, mo one ever having had an un- friendly dispute or altercation with him.
 Speaking we'll of all or keeping silent, a
 quality not found in many, but one wor- | thy of example. It was kindness which
 marked his character. The funeral took place on Thursday ,at the Baptist church, of which he was a member, Rev MT Ma nee taking charge of the services, at
 which, by request of the family, Rev Mir Osborne gave a short discourse. Rev MT Nance and c. E.OsbOrne sang as a duet,
 "Rock of Ages" by G. N. Morgan. Ed
 ward Corning, Glover Blaekman, Steph-
 en Hayes, Moses Thorpe were bearers. Funeral arrangements in charge of
 George Hawley of Bridgeport. Stepney NJ. E. church: Preaching
 next Sunday at by the pastor; subject, ''The Gospel for Stepney." Sunday school missionary concert at 30. At the Baptist church, Sunday: Sun
 day school at II 30. Preaching at 1.Talk | on Sunday school work by State Secre-
 tary Hall and others at 30. Meeting
 at Judd school house Thur sday, : 30.
 Easter concert, evening of April 6.
 Mrs Hanford Johnson, who has spent part of the Winter in Shelton, has re- l turned home.
 Miss Emma R. Lake of Hawleyville s with Mrs c. E. Osborne. George Briscoe is very sick. Miss Carrie Curtis of Bridgeport has visited Miss Maggie Lewis. Miss Florence Hayes is in New Haven with her sister.
 Charles C.Sherman of New Haven has
 been guest of c. F. Osborne. A little child of David Bassett buried by the selectmen on Tuesday from the
 home of Charles Waterbury, where it
 had been sustained by the town. E. J. Hawley of Bridgeport was in the | village, Sunday.
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Considerable comment has been caus- ed by the action of the special town meeting, Saturday, March l5,which vot- ed to macadamize the road from the n- tersection of the Hanover road at the Street to the Housatonic railroad, at a cost of not more than $4OOO and to mac adamize or gravel such portions of the road from the railroad to the Sandy Hook bridge as might need, at n cost of not more than $500. As the warning was simply "from Newtown Street" many claimed that the meeting erred in setting the limit at tbe head of the Street and to ratify or reject this action q second spec ial meeting is called for Saturday, March 20, at the town hall, at p m us fully set forth in the warning elsewhere. There is little doubt that the former proceed ing will be confirmed. Another obiec- tlon has been raised, however, by those who claim that, under the statute, mon ey can be expended in both town and borough for road repairs only on a pro rata basis, according to the assessed val ue of property in each: but section 2679 of the revised statutes, which they quote, says:
 Any town having n borough within it's linn It's shall pay to said borough such part of moneys collected or appropriated by said town for repairs to highways as shall be agreed upon between the selectmen of such town and an agreed number of burgesses of said borough.
 The next section directs the handling and expenditure of such funds and sec tion 2Gsl expressly states that
 The preceding two sectious shall not take effect in any town until they shall have been approved by it.
 This certainly has not been done in Newtown and the statute is, by it's own conditions, imperative here. The money appropriated can, therefore, be expend- ed alike in town and borough.
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BETHEL.

As testimonial of regard and of their church from debt, Rev F. G. Howell was presented with $50 in gold and dress ing gown at the jubilee exercises, last week. This presentation was made late in the evening and appropriate remarks were made by William A. Gilbert and Eliot D. Smith.
 A barn will shortly be built by Peter Mcdonald of Grassy Plain street.
 1t s o'clock on the evening of Monday, 3lst, the pews at the Congregational church will be rented.
 Members of the Sanctuary chapter are requested to meet at St. Thomas parish house, this (Friday) evening.
 A progressive hallna party at Theo- dore Smiths, Wednesday evening.
 About April l, expect to see .sBuzz' around, looking for that tax.
 The settlement of the affairs of Cole & Green progresses slowly, but is so far ad-
 
 vanced that all book accounts remaining unpaid will be sold at auction, by order of the court of probate, next Monday at the Town hall.
 Having moved their truck into their handsomely furnished home on Elizabeth street, Eureka hook and ladder company begins to feel at home. The old truck house is to be sold at auction by the bor- ough.
 Mrs Franklin Comst0ck of Greenwood avenue, lady universally beloved for the sweetness and simplicity of her char acter and her :sexemplary life, full of bright deeds for the present and brighter promises for the future, died, last week Thursday, 3s years old. She had been sick for several days, but the announce,
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ADDITIONAL NEwTowN LOCALS.

A goodly number of the patrons of the Newtown Creamery met, Wednesday morning, at the brick building to arrange for marketing their milk for the coming year. 1t goes without saying that the producers are very much dissatisfied with the prices prevalent the past year; there Is also considerable complaint of the rig i'd inspection and high standard required. After considerable discussion, the meet ing unanimously adopted the following, giving Mir Tuthill his choice of either;
 lst: We, the patrons of Newtown cream cry, will sell our milk for one year from April l at Ia of n cont per quart less than the Union price, the producers to care for the surplus and wash the cans; or
 .d We will sell our milk at Union prices less l'2 n cent per quart for five months from May |, and l.I n cent DOT quart less for the re- maining months, tho Creamery to wash the cans and care for the surplus.
 D. c. Beers and John R. Peck were ap- pointed n committee to confer with Mir Tuthill John k. Peck, William Fair child and Edgar Northrop were appoint cd to test milk at the Creamery in case of dispute us to quality.
 After the funeral of Elon Booth, We'd nesday, the heirs-at-law, all of whom, except Charles Booth of Lebanon, Penn, were present, gathered at the probate of- flee to hear Mir Booths will read. It has not yet been probated, but the estate is roughly estimated at Sl0O,0OO and it is understood that, after providing for the expenses of his death and bnrial, q mon. ument of Westerly granite is provided for, not to cost more than S500O; Sl0O i. left in trust to the Newtown cemetery as sociatlon to care for his lot; 5000 yea k to be paid his sister, Mrs Delaney Brinsmade of Trumbull; $500 year t, Mrs Susan Beltield of Southbury; $500 year to Miss Sophia Booth of Halter town; Sl00 year each to John Booth O Hartford, Charles Booth of Lebanon Penn, and Edward Booth of Halter town. L.. E. Booth Is to pay the estat the interest on SlI,000 or thereabout for II years, at which time the indebted ness Is to be cancelled. At the expira ton of If years, the estate Is to be equall, divided between the grandchildren of Or yille Booth and the adopted daughter O Mrs Delaney Brinsmade. Ex-Town Clerl C. II. Peck, who Is we'll fitted for th' trust, Is eXecutOr and trustee.
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WOLF PITS.

w. II. Platt has rented his tenant house to Frank keeler.
 W. F. Hoyt has visited his brother in Middlebury.
 Mir Sturges has sold his tobacco to J. s. Mayhew.
 Arthur Mead and Will Johnson have rented large tract of land, about D acres, of Mrs Gorham.
 Ed .Edmonds had the misfortune to lose a brood mare.
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BRooKFIELD.

Henry sherman is occupying the Davis place in Obtuse, recently purchased by Mrs Darius Bristol.
 Mrs Mary Cornwall, who has been i'll at her sons home in Bridgeport, returned on Thursday.
 Robert Clarke of New York city visit ed relatives, Sunday.
 Mrs Sidney Hawley has visited her brother in Shelton.
 Mrs Dr A. P. smith of Danbury has visited friends in town.
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TRUMBULL.

Rumored that Louis MachaloWsllie has sold the Sherman French place to parties in Bridgeport.
 A. J. Rivers's carpenters have tempo rarily left the new house of Charles Moves, at Star farm, while the plumbers, Green & Logan of Bridgeport, did their share of the work. They have finished and the carpenters are expected back in a few days.
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DIAMOND HILL. BEDDING.

Mrs Albert Platt is quite sick; Dr Smith attends.
 The Ready Folks will hold their meet ing at the church, Saturday, 29th, at 3.
 A union meeting will be held at the Congregational church, next Sunday ev- ening at z; full attendance is desired.
 E. Grumman of Beaver Brook has wis ited his father
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q long side track above the grounds for excursion trains.
 Mrs Nathaniel Hall is very sick.
 George Hurd has moved into the south part of Mr Platt's house.
 The prayer meetings are well attended :; 25 were out, Tuesday night in the rain, at Mrs Hurd's.
 Miss Louisa Beardsley has started on a six-weeks' trip to California with Daniel Fajrweather and wife of New York
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The regular annual meeting of the Re- publican club, for the election of officers and transaction of other business, will be held, next Thursday evening, April 5, at 30 at Glover's hall, Sandy Hook. All members especially requested by the president to be present.
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SHELTON.

D. B. IIine is to enter the employ of his brother, N. w. Hine.
 Mr Clappertield has moved into the Wadsworth place at South End.
 Samuel Fessenden was in town, Mon day. taking the deposition of Mrs s. R. Beard.
 The Republican club will meet ill the Town hall, Shelton, on Friday evening, at 30.
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At the adjourned meeting of the libra " association, Wednesday evening, $100 was appropriated for the purchase of new books. The following committee was appointed to select them: Mrs Aaron Sanford, Mrs T.. c. Morris, Miss Tanie Sanford, Miss F. S. Glover, Rev G. T. Linsley, k. L. Johnson, Frank Wright. c. II. Northrop will buy the books.
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BERKSHIRE.

Mrs l.. Morehouse of the Plain, who has been sick, is some better, though still under the doctors care.
 Thomas Brew is building fence and making other improvements at Timothy Costello's place on Toddy hill.
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M. c. Hawley has returned from his long and interesting trip to San Francis co and City of Mexico and looks as fresh as ever, like the veteran traveller that he Is. Mrs Hawley and daughter went to New York to meet him.
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HALF WAY RIVER.

William o. French has had lung fever and recovers slowly, Miss Martha Booth of Naugatuck has visited there.
 Mrs s. A. Noe Is fixing up the place she occupies.
 Mrs William Jordan has visited in Sey- mour.
 Miss Mattie Bradley entertained inti- mate friends on her birthday.
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MONROE.

Harmony Grange worked the first and second degree on two candidates, Friday evening, in spite of the weather.
 Mrs II. D. Burr is in Bridgeport again.
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A team driven by Mrs Louis Cogswell was struck by the 1 o'clock express, near New Milford, Tuesday. The horse was instantly killed, the wagon smashed and Mrs Cogswell received serious, perhaps fatal injuries.
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The book committee appointed by the library request any one who knows of good books, suitable for the library, to hand any one of the committee lists to bc selected from. By so doing, it will greatly facilitate the work of the com nittee, as well as be the means of plac- ing In the library such books as the pub lic wish.
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Thomas Madigan, who has been em- ployed at the Rubber for about two years, expects to leave for oil City, Penn, Monday.
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suUTHBuRY.

Egbert Warmer and family are ex- pected back at the old home soon.
 White Oak school commenced the Spring term, Monday, with Miss Black mer of Middlebury for teacher.
 Miss Grace Pulford returns to the Bull let Hill school, where she has taught so many years
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Bremen should remember that the reg ular monthly meeting for April will be held Monday evening, March 3l.
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Ten cent supper, this week Friday evening, at the Congregational lecture room.
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HATTERTOWN.
MRS POLLY PARNIELEE.

The death of Mrs Parmelee, Tuesday, I1th, was not unexpected, as she had been feeble for year and had passed her slst birthday. The funeral was from her home, where Charles Hubbell and family have lived for several years to care for her during her last days. Rev Thursday, 18th, and the interment was
 in the Huntingtown cemetery. Her child ren were Mrs Charles lIubbell, Mrs Mar tha Whitney, Mrs Sarah Green, Mrs Elm ma Barnum of Bethel; r. B. Parmelee of Easton is step-son and Mrs Andrew Northrop and Mrs Lois Fairchild are sis ters who survive. A brother, Smith Peck, lives in San Jose, Cal.
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WOODBURY.

Miss Lizzie Allen of -Brookfield is spending few weeks with her uncle, G.. M. Allen.
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William Mckenzie, formerly of Boston, has located in Sandy Hook as paper hanger, painter and decorator.
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Rev J. P. Hoyt is expected to preach in the Methodist church at Sandy Hook, Sunday evening, 30th.
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Aaron Sanford will conduct an auction sale of cattle at Leonard's yard, Thurs day, April 8.
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Trinity parish Sunday school have add. cd 90 new volumes to the library.
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Born, Thursday morning, daughter to Mir and Mrs r. Mccarthy.
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Frank Favreau has l25 broilers grow ing, many of which were matched over a month ago. Mr Favreau believes in hens before incubators, but removes the chicks to boxes by themselves afterward. His loom has turned out 1900 yards of rag carpet, the past year.
 "What NOts" were to meet with John II. Summers; meeting deferred from Sat. urday till Monday night by the storm. Prayer meetings were appointed this week at George Parmelee's, J. w. Pen ny's and Mrs Orville Booths.
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E. c. Platt has gone to Bridgeport in fhe employ of Adams express company.
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Mr Purdy was anctioncer at Mrs III ram Camps, Thursday.
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STEVENSON.

k. $. Hinman, always foremost for good roads, is carting gravel into mud holes at his own expense. He seems de- termined to have Il good road between his residence and Stevenson.
 John Stowe has hired the Zoar Bridge store and house for few months, until the property is disposed of.
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F.F.Johnson is expected home, today.