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STAMFORD.

At the annual meeting of the library association, the secretary reported l0life members and l32 annual members. To- tai income from membership, $l7S G4; expenses for the year nearly $500. The deficit was made good by q balance from last year and the receipts from two ben eft entertainments. The total nnmber of books is 2252. The reading room is free to all and is tolcrably well supplied with papers and periodicals. This li- brary is a means of great good to the town and 1t would be d grand idea if some of our wealthy citizens would de- nate a sum of money sufficient to place it on firm foundation and give it home of it's own. What better monument to perpetuate the memory of departed friends or relatives than well endOw- ed public library free to all the towns people. It needs no argument to prove that such disposition of wealth would reflect honor upon the donors, perpetu- ate their name and memory and be a means of great good to their fellow townspeople.
 In 1889, there were G2 births, 70 deaths and l3 marriages in this town.
 ! There are rumors of important changes along the river front, north from the up per dock. A boulevard Is talked of with horse cars to connect with the East End Railway Co.'S proposed extension to Main street and large factory to em. ploy some hundreds of men is said tC have decided to loate in this vicinity Maj D. NJ. Read of Bridgeport, who own: large tract of land near the railroad l bridge, is said to be interested in the movement. As he is known to be $ hustler, we may see great changes il that neighborhood, the coming Spring
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A Frontier Famine.

The report of the distress in South Da- kota, owing to failure of the crops four years in succession, has been investigat- ed by the Associated Press and is found to be simply appalling. The stricken area includes the following counties MePherson, Campbell, Walworth, Ed munds, Potter, q part of Brown, Spink, Hyde, Rand, Beadle, Clark, Kingsbury, Miner, Davidson, Sanborn, Gerald, Fork, Hughes and Sully. In Miner county. they have no flour, the staple of life be- ing badly ground corn meal and there is deplorable insulliciency of that. Every farm is mortgaged. in many cases for more than the sale under present prices would realize. Much stock has been levied on and sold by the sheriff at pub- lie auction, the ridiculously low price ob- tained being eloquent, not only of the starving condition of the cattle, but of the scarcity of means in the community. Cows fetch as lo" as S5 apiece, horses $S and BIO, while sheep and pigs are sim ply unsalable, there being nothing to feed them with. The women and child ren bear pinched and meager faces. In many instances, they are unproyideGl with clothing with which to withstand the rigors of Winter. The railroads have done much to alleviate the sutierings of the people from the extreme cold by the gratutous distribution of coal where it has been most needed. In many ill., stances, the banks have forborne to fore close mortgages out of sheer pity. Pro- visions of any kind just now wouldsbe q | godsend to thousands.
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GREENFIELD HILL.

Remember Rev Mir Plumley's lecture, next Thursday evening, February 6.
 Miss Lawrence of Long Island, who is teaching in Trumbull, has visited here.
 David R. Brown has been laid up from injuries received while chOpping in the woods. The instep of his foot was SC badly cut with an axe that he was foI weeks unable to go out.
 Weather permitting, work will prob. ably be carried on all Winter at Bron, sons new quarry near Cornelius Con, nors's. Hundreds, perhaps thousands oi tons of rock of all sizes and qualities are piled up near the quarry, from which stone with better face for building is now being taken. The quality continues to improve as the quarry is opened more and more and it is not unlikely that good building stone may be found at greater depth. Huge, irregular blocks are being taken from the quarry to Browns brook where, in the Spring, a fine stone arch bridge will be built. They are drawn from the quarry to the road by oxen and are then loaded upon stone boat slung by chains between a pair ot high, wide.tired wheels. At the other end are low, broad wheels and the bur- den is so evenly balanced that q pair oi horses can easily draw unusually heavy loads. Mir Bronson is deeply interested in the quarry and visits it weekly, some times more frequently.
 | Aparty was given at Sherwood Banks Banks North district, Friday evening Frank Sherwood, Aaron Wakeman and William Wakeman were committee, but all save the latter were sick with the grip. About 90 were present, including guests from out of town. Good music was furnished by Daniel Perry and his violin and by the organ. A bountiful collation. was served and all returned home at late Cor early) hour. Perry & Son are to finish Michael Croly's new house, near Mill Hill, in a few weeks. Mr Croly is to work for c Buckingham.
 H R. Elwood, Jr, and William Willis have been buying appiessin Cannon and vicinity and arc looking for enough te fill car.
 Simon Pease is able to be out, after : protracted illness with pneumonia.
 Miss Bessie Archibald has been sick [
 The many friends of Mrs Dr Plumley will be pained to learn that she is in poor health and was even worse, last week.
 Everett Lobdell's family have beer sick.
 While harvesting his corn, last year David Bibbins found a stalk of wei grown broom corn. This he preserved and expects to plant it, next season Though rarely grown here now, it was in former years, quite common. MT Bib bins also has fine seed corn.
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GREENS FARMS.

Bradley Goodsell, one of Greens Farms aged residents, has been very sick.
 Mrs Henry Jennings has been sick.
 Sherwood & Jennings have bought of farmers and shipped to Bridgeport and New York several hundred barrels of ap- pies.
 Mrs J. J. Jennings has been sick.
 Both c. E. Mills and wife have been sick, Mrs Mills having a relapse after partially recovering from the grip, which returned with other complications.
 Charles Meeker, the genial clerk at c. O. Jelliff & Co.'S Southport store, has leased the E. B. Smith place, near the station and commutes daily. MT Smith has moved to East Norwalk, where he has bought couple of houses.
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FAIRFIELp.

E. s. Pickett has left Benjamin Betts and bought the property of Frederick Sturges on the corner. It is rumored that he will open a general store there shortly. It is understood that MT Betts's 2 brother-in-law will take Mir Pickett's place in the store.
 Dennis Bolan is recovering from pneu- monia.
 l.. Van Horn of New York is to make extensive repairs and alterations at his Summer house in Fairfield and will change the exterior appearance of the house considerably by building or at each end and carrying out the west ga blc- The interior will also be changed, plumbing introduced, the front staircase remodeled and many other comforts and
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BRIDGEPORT.

Miss Julie, daughter of Col $. B. Sum- ner, is to wed George c. Peet, February ,, at St. Johns church.
 A well educated but needy woman re- gently offered to sell her body (after death) to Dr Bragg for dissection, for $lOO.
 John w. Byers of Newton, Mass, has bought the Park City clothing house, but Manager Y. II. Stone will remain in the store.
 T. Shaw of the bad debt blackmailing agency was fined $l0 and costs for put fishing w. A. Royce as fraud, because he would not pay debt owed to O. E. Raymond of the Post. Raymond got of scott free.
 The decision of Judge Hall in the rail. road controversy does not decisively set tie the questions at issue between the Consolidated and Housatonic railroads as to their property rights in this city There can be no direct appeal from tho decision of Judge Hall, but the writ De titioning for an injunction is returnablC to the February term of the Superior court and, at the coming trial, the ques tion as to whether the Housatonic shal be permanently enjoined will be deter mined. The decision of Judge Hall only continues in force the temporary injunct ion, which was obtained on petition 0 the Consolidated railroad, until the cas' is tried on it's entire merits. At the mex trial, all points involved in the contro versy will be fully adjudicated.-[F Farm
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their prime and that he has sold more for the past two weeks than for long time before. Fruit, however, is high.
 Thomas tS Peal, who have purchased J. C. llull's Chestnut street market, room at II. E. Hickok's and get their own meals in the room back of the mar ket. They find business fairly good.
 Joel Carter, an old resident of Red ding, was brought here for burial, last week. He was v years old and died of consumption at his home on Long Ridge, Tuesday, 2lst.
 c. Beckett, who has been at G. II. Coles for some time, is learning the hat tcr's trade ut F. w. Smith & Sons. l.. B. Judson, who has already clerked for Mir Cole, takes his place.
 St. Mary's Sunday school fair, which Is open Monday, Wednesday and Satur- day evenings, will continue, Father O'Connell says, until the required amount is raised. There is a good attendance each evening and the financial results are cheering. The fair is being held in Fishers hall.
 Charles Hurlbutt, the Danbury and Bethel congressman, has been very sick with pneumonia, but began to amend, a few days ago. His son has been attend ing to the business.
 John C. Hull, who lately kept il mar ket on Chestnut street, is now with c. W. Geer of Center street, taking Charles place.
 Edward Grilfen is now bookkceper for Judd x Cunning.
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MONROE.

Ebert Olmstead had a severe attack of the grip, which laid him by for nino days.
 Charles G. Sherman iS expecting to be- come Creamery patron.
 Rev MT Magill of Huntington preached acceptably in the Episcopal church, Sun day morning, 18th.
 Mir and Mrs Solon B. Wales have visit ed her mother, Mrs Alger of NOrwalk.
 Mrs Henrietta Burr has been with Mrs r. W. Hawley.
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conveniences provided. Plans have been drawn, but no contracts awarded.
 Northrop Bros. of Southport expect to finish work at II. c. Sturges's residence, this week. Extensive alterations have been made and the house has been great dition, considerable work has been done on the inside, the house being plumbed throughout.
 E. $. Pickett is to make alterations and Improvements on the property he recently bought, ceiling the store, put ting in new windows and placing a covered veranda across the front.
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HULL'S FARMS.

Cyrus $. Bradley says that he has not yet presented his collection of Indian relics to the Bridgeport scientific society, but that they are now on exhibition in the society's rooms and will probably be presented in the futu g. He is constant ly adding to the collection.
 Mir and Mrs T. s. Wakeman and John Edgar Banks have been sick.
 Horace Banks has been seriously ill.
 Mrs Isaac F. Smith, who has been ser iously i'll, is somewhat better.
 Hull's Farms is said to be overrun with dogs of all sizes, dispositions and de- scriptions.
 J. Dimon Bradley has purchased another COW.
 One of William Mitchell's horses has been unable to work for weeks, owing to injuries received while crossing the rail- road near Southport. One foot caught between the rail and the plank and MT Mitchell was forced to attach the other horse and pull it out by main force. There was no time to lose, as a train was coming in each direction. The horse was used little, but steadily grew worse and Mir Mitchell fears that it can never be cured.
 Mrs l.. A. Hawkins has been sick; also Mrs John Hull.
 Urlah Perry and son expect to finish Charles Guyer's new house in about a week and Mir Guyer, who is now living near Southport, will probably move in soon after. The house was to have been completed sooner, but bad weather pre- vented.
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WESTON.

George Comstock and wife, living near the Wilton station, were struck by a south bound train at Coles crossing just above Wilton, last week. Mir Comstock's s skull was fractured and he died instant ly, but his wife, though severely injured, lived longer. Coles crossing is regarded as the most dangerous on the road and should be done away with at once.
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LONG HILL.

Invitations were out for a dance at S.. B. Beardsley's, Wednesday, 29th; music by Wheeler & Wilson orchestra.
 Rev c. W. Boylston ofiiciated at St Johns church, Bridgeport, Sunday and Rev Mir Jessup of West Haven preached an excellent sermon in Grace church. It gave evidence of deep and careful study and thoroughly impressed upon all the thoughts arising from the apos- ties injunction to Rejoice with them that do rejoice and weep with them that weep.
 Mrs Frederick Brown of Providence, k. l., has been with her parents, Mir and Mrs 1T. A. Warner
 Cracker club with Mr and Mrs Stephen c. Beach, Daniels Farm, Tuesday even ing, 18th.
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HUNTINGTON.

Theodore Hubbell and c. B. Nichols
 of Monroe recently bagged two foxes in one day. Selectman Stephen r. Palmer is the
 new member of the State Board of Agri-
 culture for Fairfield county
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A Sound Legal opiaion.

E. Bainbridge Mnndey, Esq, County Atty, Clay Go, Tex, says: Have used Electric Bit tesrs with most happy results. My brother also was very low with MalariaI Fever and Jauntiice, but was cured by timely use of this medicine. Am satisfied Electric Bitters saved his life"
 Mr D. I. Wilcoxson, of Horse Cave, Ky, adds q like testimony, saying: He positively believes he would have died, had it not been for Electric Bitters.
 This great remedy will ward of, as we'll as cure all Malarial Diseases, and for all Kidney. Iivera and stomach disorders standsnnequaIl- ed Price DOC. and $I at +. k. Hawley's.
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The Excitanent Not Oyer.

Tie rush onthe druggists still continues and daily scores of people call for bottle of Kemps Balsam for the Throat and Lungs for the cure of Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis Asthma and Consumption. Kemp's Balsam, the stan dard family remedy, is sold on guarantee and never fails. to give entire satisfaction. Price 50c and $I. Trial size free-
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Buekfen's Arnica Salve.

The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores ulcers, salt rlleum, fever soress letter, chapped hands, hilblains, coriis and all skin erupfions and positively cures piles or no pay ra0iaired It is guaranteed to give perfect sat isfaction or money refunded. Price 25c per box. For sale by E. F. HAwley.
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THE BOSTON STORE,
THE

GREAT SALE OF
 LADIES' AND MISSES GAR
 MENTS.
 800 garments purchased at Lewis S Cox $ Go Auction sale on Friday, 27th December and other clearing out lots from Manufacturers, at less than 50c on the s1. The above are placed on sale along with the balance of our stock, at prices which must command a speedy sale. Jersey Waists. skrts.
 Storey S Roy wish to call par ticular attention to this sale. Never have they been in a posi- tion to give such real genuine bargains Notwithstanding the mildness Of the Winter, our sales have far exceeded any former season. This has enabled us to take advantage Of the clearing out lots, manufacturers bearing the loss, our customers reaping the benefit.
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WOLF PITS.

Frank Keeler has been laid up with q sprained ankle.
 Henry Wood has had three children sick and MT Collins two. Miss Hayes, the teacher, was sick, and there was no school for three days.
 George Morgan, wIo has been sick for six weeks, does not gain fast.
 Andrew Taylor butchered the largest hog ill the street, 456 pounds.
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TRUMBULI,.

Rev MT Warfield is winning golden opinions from his people by his ability in the pulpit and his amia ability out of it.
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ESTpORT.

John D. Wood is vice president of the who met at bis bps-
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TASHUA.

A select party was to be given at Charles $. Mallett's, Thursday, 23d.
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Those who say that woman has no sense of humor have evidently failed to notice how q moustache tickles her. Boston Courier.
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pitable home again, this week Tuesday evening.
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#n "a. v WILL BUY a heavy Win

ID n feA, Y WILL BUY heavy Win A h ter Overeoat or Ulster N sS X 2 byou'll have to pay SIP 5o F C/ or SIS 5a elsewhere. Grey and blue chinchillas, fancy cassi-
 meres, blue, black and brown beavers,
 made specially for this seasons wear, thoroughly reliable, faultless in make
 and finish. We are showing in Mems
 suits some great bargains for $l0,
 strictly all wool cassimeres, that have
 been selling at SIP.
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Avoid the doctors bill before it is too late, by keeping convenient salvation Oil which is the greatest pain destroyer extant. Price 25 cents.
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officiating. He was buried in Center cemetery.
 The property of Schoonmaker & Ben jamin inventories $i200, of which $500 goes to employees. Rumor says that li- abilities amount to between $25, ,000 and S30, ,000 and 1t is considered doubtful if the firm pays l0c on $l. The loss will fall heaviest on II. F. Beebe, whose claim was about $20,O ,O00 and who failed, about the same time.
 It Is rumored that Elmer Healey, who has worked for W. s. Haines, has, after weeks vacation, removed to Ansonia. Mir Haines is to do his work himself.
 Plumtrees friends of s. +. Osborne are pleased to hear from him again.
 Short Bros. factory is running on full time and has good run of orders. Work has been even more brisk than usual with them.
 A soeiable will be given at Fishers hall, Friday evening, February IA, by Eureka Hook and Ladder Co. Good music will De furnished by the Eureka orchestra and good time will be had by all who attend. The proceeds will be devoted to furnishing the handsome new truck house.
 The Eureka orchestra will furnish nusic for the fifth sociable Ut Military hall, 3lst, by the Knights of Pythias.
 J. KnowIton says that oysters are in
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Then counting ouc u handful Of bright
guineas, Jacob said. "Three WAS paid
to /, two to Will Horrocks, and tie
rest to Matthew Hales. But, sir, we
has changed our minds, and please
would ZEE give back the money
to them rs owns it? We be honest; we
couldn't look the master in the face,
else. We bran't going to turn rasca's
on his hands now" These labnriug
lnen saved themselves from harm.
L;.b"ring men, let us protect our
homes and ourselves W. HAY NOT W.
hribed with money, but let not false
argument or promise Of prefer,n+ht
in some way lead us IT, support mens-
ures that degrade, imp, verish and
blight our homes. Let Us remember
that the hardness of the labor, the.
c"arseness Of the clothes, can,", hide
the real, inner man. Loyal NEIL, let
us be true knights Of labor, the y, rong,
chivalrous guardians of our I,"u-s aud
city.
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Language is hardly Strong enough
to express my admiration Of Lhe merits
OF Chanberlain's Cough Remedy. 1t
Is Che best remedy for Group aud
wi'o"ping cough l have ever used.
During the past eighteen years l have
tried nearly all the prominent cough
medicines on the market but say, aud
with pleasure too. that Chamberlain
Cough remedy is tho best of all.
Thomas Rhodes, Bakersfield, CalifOr-
mia. For sale by =. W. Smith.
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YE CREATE RATCHET PARTlE.
PROGRAM.

PROGRAM.
/. II small maidens from We free
schoole will swynQe ye inmortalized
Ratchet. Directed by We yonnge
spinster Martha Jane McCune.
2. Ad+lina Patti Palm will synge
aboute We ''Merrie Byrde," ye spinnet
keep'n &c tyne.
3. Manning Plotts will telle aboute
aye vrrl- Conc tied Lyttle Man."
4. i.yttl- Matilda Wright will speake
her price.
S A y"ung- Iadie and gentleman
will syuge y+ worldie tune.
&. Laura Lewis will sprnke her piece
ab"ute aye >tatrlie Minuet."
7. W c"ming~ voters will teIle IF We
b"yc who withs," code W create temp
tatione TO fa|sytie.
8 VI tragedie If misfortumate Will.
kins AID his Di"ah set forthe yn songe
and actinge. Ye scenes beinge 4 yn
number.
5minits pause for ye friends YIN We
audience to hOlde converse.
PARTE 2.
|. Ye Olde f"lkes yn their home will
synge aud talk- OF bigone dayes. Ye
spinster Caroline Agnes McCune will
reade 4 paraphrase of Billy Shake
sppare's ''YOuthe and Grabbed Age."
Frank Lewis will synge ye "Battle
Hymn Of ye Rrr"blicke." Caroline
Agnes McCune will speake u patriotic
piece. Mistress Mary Louise Crigler
will synge her sonae. We Olde folkes
will ale synee W "Home Songe" and
ye curtain will falle.
2. Ye P"lphymnians will make mel
ode aboute ye Revolutionary Tea"
3 Ye Taste o" w 'yste vs. We "Drrame
Of Faire Wimmen' by ye modern
scribbl+r ALI. Tennyson. Performed
w masque by ye y"u"g- wimmen of ye
free schoole. One scene only.
FEBRUARY %.
We schoole children will repeate
their parte Of ye f"reQoinRe lyste.
Caroline Agnes McCune will telle
how We New England Farmers resisted
We British Red coats.
Mistress Crigler and Mr.. Lewis will
make melOdie.
Ye laste on We lyste will be ye POM
peous parade vt ale male and female
performers. led by George and Martha.
Yo WorthingtOn Brass Band keepinge
tyne.
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The fact has been abundantly proven
that Chamberlain g Cough Remedy is
the most prompt, most reliable and
most successful medicine yet discover.
I'd for acute throat and lung diseases,
such AZ coughs, colds and Group. For
sale by C.. ". Smith.
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From HEKSEY.

Mr.. ED1TOR:-rhe Hersry report in
your paper las! Week, Ivy III unknown
author WAS low, malicious trick Of
some one in this nei9hborhood. The
masquerade referred 10 was 4 strict
invitation party. as nobody was allow
ed to euter the hail without an invita-
ton. All dances given in the hall are
strict invitation parties. The writer
probably had no invitation and took
this way of taxing revenge. But rs lie
dill not succeed il his enG.avor to
bring u bad element to the dance, We
thank him for putting us on our guard.
COMMITTEE ON DANCE.
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MINNESOTA PATENTS.


The following patents were granted
for the week ending Feb. IL, 1890. re-
ported expressly for this paper by
Joseph H: Hunter, Solicitor of Ameri-
can and Foreign Patents, Washington,
D. g.
q. J. Bryant, Minneapolis, oil filter;
I. W. GriersOn, st. Paul. tape measure;
Henry Gschwender, Winona, grain
scourer; A. J. Hesner, Weaver, bag
holder: F. O. Kilgore, Minneapolis.
steam log loader.
Call and examine our Illinois COals.
ut the Namakogon Luu Der Yards, on
y IS per ton.
Crsnberries 10 cents per quart, ut
MCMANUs and B.Y's 25tf
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FOR SAL.E.

Que Mare five years old; one horse
seven years old. Will sell for Cash. or
will exchange for young cattle.
L. FERGUSON,
27-lt* Sec "a, Lurain Twp.
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DR.. D. L. Kenyon
OF FICE AND REs1DENCE-C Corner Of Fourt
Avenue and Eleventh street.
jalls Promptly Attended to 49,.