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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-10
Wool.
Wool.
PHILADELPHIA-Wool market quiet; prices

PHILADELPHIA-Wool market quiet; prices
unchanged.
NEW YoRK-W ool quiet and weak: domestic
fleece, 3iG39c; pulled, 27@34c; Texas lS@25c.
ST. observation-disclosures 1880 pounds;
market quiet and weak; unwashed bright me-
dium, 2O@24c; coarse brand, l4@22c; low sandy,
l2Gl7c; fine light, l7@2lc: fine heavy 12@lSc;
tub washed, choice, SAC; inferior, 26939
BoSToN-There has been a fair trade in
wool, and the market has been about steady;
prices show no material change. In Ohio and
PENNSYLVANIA fieeces, there have been sales of
Y at Sl@S2c; Xxx and above at 34035c: and
of No. / a, Csc Michigan y has been dull at 20
G3Oc. Staple woods have been firm. with sales of
NO. combing at 4lc; of Ohio at 42c and of
Michigan at 40c. Ohio fine delaine sells at 360
37c. and Michigan at 34@35c. In unwashed
combing there have been sales of one-quarter
blood at 27G2Sc. and of three-eighths blood
at 29@S0c. Territory woods have been in
good demand at GoQ62c, secured, for
fine: 5SG60c for fine medium, and So
@55c for medium. Texas, California and Oregon
woods have been quiet but steady. In pulled
woods there have been sales of super at 4OG45c
for best and down to SOC, while extras ranged
at 22952c. Foreign woods have been firm.
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Provisions.

Sugar-cured hams. large. 10e: sugar-cured
hams, medium, 10lzc; sugar-cured hams, small,
101lc; sugar-cured breakfast bacon. SIC: sugar
cured shoulders GAc; sugar-cured boneless
shoulders. SI4c skinned shoulders. &c; skinned
hams, l01%c: sugar-eured California hams. &c;
suGar-cured dried Deef flats, &c; sugar-cu-ed
rounds. 12c: bacon, shoulders. nc; bacon.
clear sides, 71Ic; bacon. clear bellies. G34c: dry
salt shoulders, &c: drv salt clear sides. G54c.
Mess pork heavy, Sl2 30; mess pork. family.
Sl2 so. Lard-Refined. in tierces. 515c; half
barrels. SIC; Cob tubs, SIC; 20 b pals 6c;5Ob
tiE cans. 55sc; 3-r tiu pals. &c; 5b tin paiis,
&c; 10 Il tin pals SIC. Smoked sausage long.
SC; large. Sc. Fresh pork, links, &c. BoDeless
hams, 101Ic. Pigs feet, half-barrels, 81 0O;
quarter barrels SO l5.
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exchange was 40c discount There was no
change in conditions affecting the local money
market. Rates were stiff ut per cent and only
borrowers with gilt-edge securities were ac-
commodated.
BERLIN The statement of the Imperial
Bank of Germany shows an increase in specie
of 10000 marks.
,PARIs-Thres per cent rentes. a5f 7oc for
the account.
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WHOLESALE = HOUSE,
JOSEPH HORNE & CO.

Embroidery and White Goods Departments
direct importatiOn-from the best manufacs
turers of st. Gall, in Swiss and Cambria Edg-
Ings, Flouncings Skirt Widths and Allovers.
Hemstftched Edgings and Flouncings. Buyers
will find these goods attractive both in price
and novelties of design. Full lines of New
Laces and White Goods. UPHOLSTERY DE-
PARTMENT-Best makes Window Shades in
dadO and plain or spring fixtures, Lace Cur
tains, Portieres, Chenille Curtains, Poles and
Brass Trimmings; Floor, Table and Stair Oil
Cloths in best makes. lowest prices for quality.
WASH DRESS FABRICS.
The largest variety from which to select
Toll Du Nords, Chalon Cloths, Bath Seersuck-
ers, Imperial Suitings, Heather & Renfrev
Dress Ginghams. Fine Zephyr GingbamS
Wholesale Exclusively.
fa12n
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NO FLUCTUATI0N.
The Enforced Suspension of Drilling Stiffens
Oil a Trifie.

O1I q IrIf1e.
There was just about enough trading in oil
yesterday to afford quotation. The market
opened at &c with few sales. and stood at that
figure all day. News of the enforced suspension
of operations in some of the fields due to lack
of fuel. caused a stronger feeling in the last
minutes of the session, and the closing bid was
6354c. CIearings were 10000 barrels
Refined was marked up at London, but there
was no change elsewhere. Average runs were
"a $50; average shipments, 91.Sl7; average
charters, l6.379. Tho only open talk of Lima
now is as fuel. but gentleman lately from
Ohio says experiments to increase its value as
an illuminant are still being prosecuted.
McGrew, Wilson & Co. quote: Puts, 62111c;
calls, G511c.
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LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Condition OF Trade at the East Liberty
Stock Yards.
OFFICE OF THE PITTsBURG DIsPATCH,l
TUESDAY, Dec 8. 1890.
Cattle-Receipts, 73o head; shipments, l.70l
head; market very dull: l0c to 20c off from yes
terday's prices; cars of cattle shipped to New
York to-day.
Hogs-Receipts, 1850 head: shipments. 1900
head; markat steady: Philadelphias, S3 7503 30;
mixed. So 60@3 20: heavy Yorkers. SO 4Oa3 so;
light Workers, So 2563 IS; pigs. 81 50l3 0O cars
of hogs shipped to New York to-day.
head; market slow at @ yesterdays % prices. '''
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LEGAL.
STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. l.

STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. Ice
COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY. 80
Personally before me- Notary Public for the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, resident in
Pittsburg. in said county and State, appeared
John T. Moss, who. being duly sworn according
to law. deposes and says that be is the distiller
at the John T. Moss distillery, Westmoreland
county, in the Twenty-third district Pennsyl-
vania: that he has been engaged continually in
the distilation of WHISKY since 1856, and that the
"Slver Age" rye whisky distilled by him for
Max Klein, of Allegheny City, Pa, is double
copper disrflled and absolutely pure rye and
barley malt. ISigned.I JOHN 7. MOSS.
3 Sworn and subscribed to November G. A. d.
1890. [Signed.1 MARSHALL H. RENO,
[SeaLl Notary Public.
The above needs no comment. 1t speaks for
ITSELF All goods guaranteed strictly pure and
at lowest prices. MAX KLEIN.
81 Federal street, Allegheny Pa
noI9-MwF
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correct, If either. it is quite certain that the
Majestic, which sailed Wednesday, will bring
at least $3000.000 which have been already
ordered by private bankers here.
The following table SHOWS the prices or active
stocks on the New York Stock Exchange yester-
day. Corrected daily for THE DISPATCH by
WHITNEY & STEPHENSON, oldest Pittsburg MEM
bers of New York Stock Exchange, 81 Fourth
avenue:
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New York Coffee Market.

NEW YoRK-Coffee options opened steady
5000 bags, including December. l7.25@l7 SOC;
january. l625@I635c; March. l540@l5 45c; MAY,
lal5c; spot Rio dull and easy; tair cargoes,
l9lLc; No z l75z0lI3lc.
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Mining Quotations.

NEW YORK, Dec. adam. Consolidated,
145; Consolidated California and Virginia. 2S5;
Hale and Norcross. 140; HomestaKe. 500; Horn
Silver. 800; Mexican, $50: Ontario, N.50; Ophir.
325; Savage, 150; Standard. 100; Union Consoli-
dated 1885,
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b. & b.

A surplus case, 19-inch silk plushes in two
shades of terra Gotta, 35a yard. This bar
gain we omitted to mention in our display
ad, this paper, which You ought to read.
BoGGS & BUHL.
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Metal Markets,

NEW YORK. Dec. 9.-Pig iron nominal.
Copper weak; lake. December. SIS IS. Lead
dull and heavy; domestic, 81 %. Tin quiet and
unsettled; straits. S2l 40.
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NEW YoRK-clearings. sl5l, ,O6a 4al; balances.
S3l46.542
BosToN-Bank clearings, s14, ,6l3.249: balances
sl.505. S95. Monev, $40 per cent.
BALTIMoRE-Bank clear1ngs, 81 497.454; bal
ances s3i6.56 Money, 6 per cent.
PHILADELPHIA-Bank clearings. $40 Ais, 469;
balances, 81, ,533 U93. Money, 6 per cent
CHIcAeo-Clearings, Sl3,05l, ,64& New York
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Drygoods.

NEW YORK, Dec. 9-There was rather more
business on the spot in drygoods to-day and in
creased inquiry from exporters and the manu-
featuring trade, with price differences slight
between buyers and sellers.
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Price of Bar silver.

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.l
NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-Bar silVer-London,
E15d; New York. 81 02.
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The Ladies' Delighted.

Ihe pleasant effect and the perfect safety
with which ladies may use the liquid fruit laxa-
tive. Syrup of Figs, under all conditions make
it their favorite remedy. 1t is pleasing to the
eye and to the taste. gentle yet effectual in act
ing on the kidneys, liver and bowels.
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Offered.
Boston Stocks.
PHILADELPHIA Stocks.

Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks. fur
nIshed bv Whitney Stephenson, brokers. No. 81
Fourth avenue. Members New York stock tx
obaVr
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When baby was sick. we gave her Castoria,
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria,
When she had Children.she gave them Castoria
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&ASY

is the best evidence of its excellence.
It is most popular where it is best
known. Every bottle sold, sells ten
others. Every one that takes it be-
comes its friend, and recommends it
to their acquaintances.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases
mailed free. -
SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Atlanta, Ga
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Stocks. Grain, Oil.

McGrew, Wilson IL Co.. Eisner building,
cor. Fifth ave. and Wood st.
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BEAUTIFUL rings for gentlemen. Lowest
prices at Hauch's, 295 Fifth av. wFsu
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AUCTION.
Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry and Silver
ware, Etc,
ArNo. 5s3 sMIrHFIELp STREET.

Positively this stock will be sold to the
highest bidder without reserve, us am de-
termined TO close out this stock. Come and
buy your Christmas presents at your own
price. Sales every morning, afternoon and
evening until all is sold. Store for rent and
fixtures for sale. d
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Advertising

it is said will sell anything, this is
true in measure; but for staying
qualities merit is the test. Extensive
advertising may sell anything where
it is new or unknown, but after it
comes into general use, It is judged
according to its worth. The continued
and steady growth of Swift's Specific
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Stocks, Grain, Oil.
McGrew, Wilson & Co., Eisner building,
cor. Fifth ave- and Wood st.
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Open High Low Clos
ing. est. est. ing.
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HUNTINGTON.
vacation.

Lester Shelton won first prize and E. J. Buckingham the consolation at Mrs W. $. Hooper's euchre party Mrs James Stewart ladies' first prize.
 E. s. Hawley is president, Charles Beard, E. J. Buckingham L.J. Wheeler, J. M. Hubbell, Lewis J. Shelton, Frank H. Wells, Charles Judson are trustees of the cemetery association. The matrimonial felicity of David H. Bassett and wife seems to have come to sudden termination. A few weeks ago, he disappeared from his home ill Strat- ford, leaving his wife and infant child in q destitute condition. The authorities, supposing she belonged ill Monroe, kind ly gave her few necessary articles and money with which to pay her fare to Stepney. The selectmen of Monroe were called on to care for her and they, in turn, called on the selectmen of Hunting ton to look after her, as, by her mar riage with Bassett, she became resident of that town.
 l.. B. Gray has built an ice house. Miss E. N. Peet sailed, recently, for visit of d few months in Florida.
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MONROE.

Archie Curtiss is around again, after a three-wecks' siege with inflammatory rheumatism.
 F.W. Hawley is getting out railroad ties for J. C. Johnson.
 E. B. Seeley sold the oxen advertised in the BEE to E. l.. Smith to work in the Minott Booth woods; his shepherd pups also found ready buyers.
 G. NJ. White at the old Elisha Booth place will go in the Spring to Stock bridge, Mass, to take charge of a 45O acre farm belonging to William A. Net tleton, a wealthy retired manufacturer. The farm is stocked with imported cattle. All interested are requested to attend the meeting of the Cutters Farm and Elm Street associations, which is called for Saturday, February 8, 6 30 m, at the residence of Miles B. Burr. See mo- tice elsewhere.
 Edward Hawley is earting hay to Bridgeport for l.. B. Sterling.
 Frederick Sherman captured two fox es, one day last week.
 Ruth Beardsley of Bridgeport has been with Dr Stevens's family.
 Frank Olmstead has lost his dog. fa- nous coon hunter.
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NICHOLS.

Mrs Charles Bennett, recently return. ed from six-years' stay in Dakota, is with her son Edward.
 Eddie Houston, who has been i'll with typhoid pneumonia, is not as we'll.
 Miss Cornelia Nichols is slowly recoy- ering from gastric fever.
 Elliott Latin has 9 little chicks, the first lot from his new incubator. John B. Nichols. Jr, has started his with 200 eggs.
 E.. $. Fairchild sold fat heifer to Newton Reed of Stratford.
 Mrs Thorpe has suffered from q severe cold under Dr Kings care.
 A select company of 60 or more gath cred at the residence of c. J. Thorpe, last week Thursday evening, to attend a sociable given for the benefit of Trinity church repair fund, which was in every way success. After pleasant even
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BLOOMFIELD.

Miss Amelia Northrop is in Bridge port, assisting in the care of her aunt, Mrs Mary Cornwall.
 Mrs Harvey Roe was not in Bridge port, as reported last week, but was sick at her own home.
 The affair at the American House, last week, was disgrace to everyone con cerned in it. Several of the names on the invitation committee were placed there without the knowledge of the own CTS and most of them refused even to attend. Two Danburians who attended were fined $19 apiece, for breaking into a room and appropriating a diamond pin.
 Mrs c. $. Hawley accompanied Mrs Charles Hawley home.
 Prof Curtis has provided windmill to pump water into his house.
 The News has word that Howard Mansfieldswill give up the Center school, next Friday, l4th, to study medicine.
 Miss Clara Hawley has visited Miss Thornton of Danbury.
 The ladies of St. Paul's Guild propose to hold a fair and supper at the rectory, next week Wednesday, the proceeds to be devoted to the organ fund.
 R. T. Clarke spent Sunday with his ,nntbar sNFrs Harry ppcE
 Mrs Charles Hawley, who has been i'll at her sons home in New York, returned home, last Friday.
 Miss Lettie Sagendorf is in Brooklyn, N. Y.
 Miss Edith Griffen, who has been i'll with influenza, is better.
 Rev II. B. Mead has returned from a three-weeks' vacation.
 Undertaken Beers was summoned to Waterbury by telephone to attend the funeral of his uncle, Edwin Hoyt. Mon- day.
 John Bateman, secretary of the Lenox Shear Co.,, has been confined to his bed Dr A. l.. Williams reports him better.
 James Lee has bought the grounds where the old Brookiield hotel stood of Mrs NJ. Meagher of Danbury.
 Prof P. E. James, wife and son of An sonia spent part of last week at the American house.
 Rev Mir Whitcome preached his 18th annual sermon, Sunday. In stating the conditions of the parish work, he said that, through the efforts and zeal of the
The Newtown bee., 1890-02-07

by and Dunlap on East Main and St. Joseph's new hall.
 Stone & Bronson have rushed up W. l.. Mitchell's two six-room cottages on Maple street and are finishing MT Grif- feth's house on Brooks street and the four-family block of Colby and Dunlap, with stores below, on East Main street. They will build Timothy Cronin's house on Brooks street.
 The syndicate owning the tract west of Bunnell street have already sold 45 lots and will open another street parallel to and west of BunneIl street in the | Spring. D. C. Mills and his former part ner, Arthur w. Burritt, have each rush. ed up house on Bunnell street and will each put up a second at once.
 James Bounds will turn the blacksmith shop on Stratford avenue, recently occu- pied by E. F. Wakeley, into q store.
 Charles Smith has bought the lot, LOO feet square, corner of East Main and Og- den street and will build house on the north lot on East Main, while Edward Goulden, who has sold his house on Og- den street to Bartholomew Peace for $3200, has bought one of the lots on Og- den street and will build on it. |. C. Peck has enclosed Mir Carroll s new tenement on Ogden street, which is P feet square.
 w. l.. Mitchell, who was taken sick at Weedsport, while on q trip west with Hurley T. Sanford after horses, has re- turned with 19 fine Indiana horses. O'Brien & Schindler are doing the ma son work at John Clark's new house on Bunnell street at the four new houses Stone & Bronson are building for l.. B 1 Sterling and W. l.. Mitchell on Maple street; at Mir Blackman's house tha John Clark is building on Norman stree and at W. C. Mcad'S house on Shelton street.
 Eckhart Bros. have built q large anl commodious shed at the north end o their brewery.
 . George E. Edmonds has been nOminat } ed collector of customs.
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WHITE HILLS.

fly to Shelton in the Spring.
 Mrs Lewis Shelton is quite ill and her granddaughter, Miss Susie Beardsley, is caring for her.
 Rev P. s. Evans of New Haven will preach, Sunday, l 20 m.
 George Norton moved to Newton, last week.
 The Hive of Bees are invited to meet with Mrs William Buckingham, Thurs day afternoon, 18th.
 Sylvester Barrett, wife and sister and Charles Smalley of Dakota visit relatives in this place.
 Mrs Grace Mallory was guest of her cousin, Miss Emma Durand of French's district, last week.
 The Baptist society,in connection with the Shelton church, has extended a call to Rev MT Bosworth of Southington.
 Mrs Sylvester Rounds of Woodside en- tertains the ladies' aid society of the Shelton Baptist church, this week Fri day. s
 The school children enjoy a two-wecks' vacation.
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SOUTH BRITAIN.

Ben Mitchell has returned to Boston.
 Dr Cooley attends boy of John Elem ing, who is sick with brain fever.
 Rev Mir Rogers of Bridgeport preached at the Congregational church, Sunday.
 It was reported, some time since, that we were to have an entertainment in Ceuperance HaIl IiIaL WUuIu surpasS any thing given in this town. For once, our brightest enticipations were fully real ized, on Friday evening, when fine pro gram was listened to by an appreciative audience. MT Bullard was unable to sing, owing to q severe cold, but Miss NorthrOp's singing and Mrs Aliens reel tations are always able to supply any deficiency in pleasing manner. There were 15O present; receipts about S35. We trust these artists were well enough pleased with their reception to come again at an early date. The musi- clans were given reception at Dr Rankin's, which was followed by danc- inc,
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BETHEL.

Hiram Beebe of New York, who was extensively interested in the firm of Schoonmaker & Benjamin, was here, last week.
 Louis Lyon and Miss Minnie Davis were married at the residence of the bride on South street, last week, Rev F. G. Howell officiating. Housekeeping was at once commenced in rooms in MT Crowe's Grassy Plain home.
 George W. Roe & Co. have dissolved and MT Roe will continue the business.
 John Eckert has been granted a pen sion.
 Speakers at the junior exhibition at Wesleyan university, April l, include l.. H. Andrews of Bethel.
 With the approach of Lent, entertain ments are coming thick and fast. St. Mary's Sunday school has held fair at Fishers hall the Uniform Rank, K. F., gave a sociable at Military hall, Friday night; Rev E. w. Andrews gave lec- ture on 'sHistorical Connecticut" at the Congregational church, last week; la dies sewing chapter of St. Thomas church met at the parish house and gave sociable in the evening, Thursday, 9th another sociable at the parish house, next Monday evening; dance at Military hall Friday evening, 7th, by the Bethel drum corps, with music by Eureka orchestra social dance at Fishers hall, Friday 14th, by Eureka hook and ladder com pany with Eureka music and proceeds t' furnish the new truck house.
 A barn has been built for Reuben John son by w. H. Fox and an ice house fol Milkman William Daley by Gilber Bros.
 A number of friends of Mir and Mir George E. Starr, Jr, enjoyed pieasan evening at their home in Elmwood.- News.
 Frederick Cole is occupying rooms il Dimond's new block. A curling machine has been put int Andrews, Mckenzie & Cos factory, L which an addition has just been built.
 An unsuccessful attempt was made t burglarize Louis Ohlweiler's barber shoI
The Newtown bee., 1890-02-07
WESTON.

--------- ~---s,r,>~- have visited his father, Postmaster John II. Gregory.
 At the Congregational church, Sunday, a letter of dismissal was granted Miss Ellen Andrews to unite with East Nor walk M. l.. church.
 Miss Cora Davis will teach in Good Hill district for the Summer term. Miss Bertha Fitch at the Forge.
 Charles T. Gregory is acting as agent in this vicinity for A. w. Wallace's bak- cry, Bridgeport.
 Miss Name Godfrey is with her sister in Bridgeport.
 The house recently vacated by Mrs Munson Sturges is occupied by Mrs Sa- rah A. Smith Dikemap and daughter, late of New York city.
 The following names were abated from the list of poll taxes at q meeting of the board of relief: Edwin Beers, Thomas J. Bennett, Charles o. Banks, William fIickerson, Samuel Lockwood, Isaac Rhodes, William k. Squires.
The Newtown bee., 1890-02-07
FAIRFIELD WOODS.

Frank, the little son of K. l.. Rodgers, so badly scalded by hot water, is slowly impr owing.
 Andrew Sherwood met with serious incident, Monday night. He was enjoy ing q moonlight ride with young lady friend, when his horse, which is spirited, became frightened and started with a sudden jerk, breaking the axle and over turning the vehicle. Both occupants were thrown out, but, fortunately, not seriously injured. As another buggy could not conveniently be obtained, much to the chagrin of Mir Sherwood, the young lady was obliged to try her skill as a pe- destrian. They arrived home at not an
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SHELTON.

Mrs Robert Osterhoudt was so i'll, Sun day, as to be unable to attend the funer- al of her daughter, which was conduct ed from the NJ. E. church. John Wilkinson of New York has been in town.
 The freight bills of Wilkinson Bros. x Go. at this end often reach as high as $500 per week.
 Rev Henry Davis of Yale theological seminary preached at the Baptist church, Sunday.
 Sheriff Wheeler is in Bridgeport on duty.
 l.. V. B. Hubbard and son are in their new store on Howe avenue
 J. W. Perry is to build another house on Oak street.
 The civil case, Nettleton against Bent ley and Osborn, was tried on Tuesday before Joseph Tomlinson. Staples for plaintiff; judgment for plaintiff against Osborn. The action was for work done aC tlie request or MT OSOorn, who clalnl- ed to act as the agent for Mir Bentley. Tine court found that the agency did not exist.
 pleasant reception was given on the evening of January 3l by the Echo Hose Go. to A. E. Ruggles, who is to take a extensive trip to the West. The occa- sion hi0hIv pniouah1a. haan- tiful badge was presented to Sheriff Wheeler, foreman of the company.
 Rev w. A. Cooper and wife of Texas visit Mrs Kneen, Mrs Cooper's mother.