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Nevada County picayune., 1890-01-29
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One of the most wonderful of hslcs IS trr one bearing the name Of chiasmodol niger. or the great swallOwcr. The body is elongated. of nearly uniform thick ness most of the length of the fish. The ia NS are very long and fitted witb Sharg tc-,th. some of which seen, tp tr HoYcrsls ble The manner of feeding is tu grdt.l q fish hv the tail and proceed to ciin D over it with his jaws. As the captive Is tahen in. the stomach and intCgumcnt stretch out: the distcndCd belly appca7s aS 4 great bag. The fish will swallow another one six or twelve times his own size This rapacitY proves his own de- struction sometimes. as the gas formed in the process of digestion makes bal loon of his stomach that bring, the firh to thc surface. As his habitat is sap pG>ed to be 300 feet below the surface, this is the only way he came to be in- trnduccd to the public through th' three specimens now on exhibition in mus>' un,s.-rittsburgh Dispatch,
 south America's iistes !fntrrnS.
 south Amcrican fro-tice t4vp bee called living diamonds. In th" Na,ah part of the world is also found pale gray or particularly dis agreeable look ing moth which may be called living iantern. Kept iHcloScd in box for iwenty-four hours, it will be found when the box is opened that the body of the moth is giving forth sufficient light to enable one to rcad plainly ang ordinary type. numbpr "t glass Ir"utCd boxes containing these motna., F1igarid cd,l- hrba,10. natutalists call them when placed around room afford hearty P, much light as 50 many 1aN v 1lle 7 American Agriculturisi
Nevada County picayune., 1890-01-29
R. L. POWERS, Manager,

f' " EN'TTT1 ANT"NTIEYF' References Sum Gibson, tircujt Clerk. Rnld W Jnne>, County Clerk, and R. E, Williams, ul 4>hiugton; !. S Meadows, Hchuund, Ark
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BLOOMFIELD.

Mir and Mrs Edward Griffen spent Sun- day with his parents.
 Charles $. Hawley of New York city visits his uncle, Sidney E. Hawley. Mir and Mrs Robert Hungerford visit her mother, Mrs Clark $. Peck.
 A son was born to Mir and Mrs F. s. Curtis, Sunday.
 The funeral of Mrs Elizar Camp was at her home on Monday afternoon at , o'clock.
 Arza Peck was in town, last week, looking after his farm.
 stephen Boomer has moved to his place in Brookfeld.
 Homer Keeler is preparing to rebuild the barn burned, last Fall.
 E. K. Smith is asserting for J. Mayhew in Bethel.
 Mrs Henry s. Beers has returned after week in Birmingham.
 About midnight, last week Thursday. Frank Barlow discovered the house own ed by Edward Edgett on fire and when the fire stopped a body was found in the ashes. The selectmen notified Undertak- CT Beers and the remains were placed in a coffin and buried in the Central ceme- tery. Edgett was about 50 years old and leaves son and daughter in Danbury :; his wife died several years ago. Edgett has furnished music for parties and balls, working by the day when he found work. His only friend seemed to be his violin, with which he would amuse himself for hours. Edgett had just been released from Bridgeport jail, acquitted of the charge of assaulting the wife of one Sparry, for whom he worked. He prob ably burned himself to death, as he told James Knapp's family, the last to see him alive, that, if he lived any longer, he would only grow worse and it was no use waiting trying to get to Heaven. He was evidently Respondent, perhaps out of his head, and he would soon have been placed in an asylum, had he lived.
 Julius Blakeman is as happy as a bug in rug; he peddles in new wagon built by Hatch < Son of New Fairfield.
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WHITE HILLS.

Warren Hubbell and family were in Thomaston, last week.
 Mrs Will Johnson entertained the Hive of Bees, Thursday.
 If there is to be preaching ill the church, Sunday, the bell will be rung at 9 a m.
 The young ladies have formed d sew ing society first meeting with Miss Su- sic Hubbell, Saturday; next with Miss Emma Matthews.
 Mrs Martha Hubbell was at Nelson Tomlinson's, last week.
 Mrs David Wheeler and daughter Bes- sic made flying visit to Bridgeport.
 Mrs James Glover gave dinner, Thursday, to her six married sisters, in honor of Mrs R. Barrett, who is making prolonged visit with relatives.
 Miss Louise Nichols returned, Satur- day, in company with her sister, Mrs Charles Nichols.
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WOLF PITS.

Ben Bassett of Bedding is working for George Morgan.
 Mrs Daniel Brown entertains company from New York.
 George Abbott of Norwaik is with his niece, Mrs w. H. Platt.
 W. F. Hoyt is having his house paint ed; Jesse Wells is doing the work.
 Mrs Eddy expects to occupy her place, April 1.
 Charles Hinman spent Sunday with his wife's father, Ben Wildman.
 George Platt, wife and baby have been at his fathers.
 MT Steyens's horse, cut with mow- ing machine, last Summer, can now be uSed.
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BRIDGEW ATER.

Robert Randall and wife have been in town.
 s. R. Weeks and A. II. Gillett were in Bridgeport, last week.
 In the absence of Mir Burgess, Sunday, a sermon was read by William Marsh, superintendent of the Sunday school.
 Owing to sickness and death, the Y P. s. c. E. was not largely attended. Lead CT, R. c. Mallory; topic, "Helpers, not Hinderers.'
 The ladies' aid society of St Mark s meets in the room formerly occupied by Dr Harris in $. k. Weeks's office. It is a busy place, each Thursday afternoon.
 pr Hartwell attends patients in town.
 Mrs Julia Ives has been with her moth- CT, Mrs Lobdell.
 Dr King of New Milford was called to see Mrs George Lyon, last week.
 Among sufferers from grip are Rev and Mrs J. F. Temple of Preston. MT Temple has had relapse and nervous prostration is feared. Mrs Temple is daughter of our late postmaster and well known in town.
 Bridgewater is likely to be well rep resented among the trained nurses of the State. Miss Lois Peck has entered the Danbury hospital with this training in view.
 Henry Smith, an old time resident, has passed away. His funeral was attend ed, Tuesday.
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WOODBURY.

James G. Curtiss, Jr and Miss Alma H. Bassett were married, 18th, at the resi- dence of the groom's father by Rev MT Linsley of St Paul's.
 The Flanders school gave their teach CT, Arthur Y. Minor, a surprise, Monday, l7th.
 Dr TIT. Seeley, who formerly practic- ed here and owned the Gen Chauncey Crafts place, now owned by Dr G. H. Atwood, has died at Crescent City, Fla.
 Mrs William Colbert and son are suffer- ing from diphtheria.
 Mir and Mrs F. F. Hitchcock have re- turned from Meriden.
 Miss Elosia Miller is low with con sumption; not expected to live.
 Rev and Mrs Freeman have returned from their New Haven visit.
 George P. Allen and wife have gone to Florida.
 NJ. F. Skelly's sister is sick at his resi- denCe with heart disease.
 Will Tyrrell and Susie Callender were married, last week, on the Eastern Hills, formerly famed as the residence of our genial friend, the doctor. It is un- derstood that Levi did not object.
 The creamery project is bound to win. It is the expressing topic of conversation everywhere. J. Aliens mill privilege is another location mentioned favorably.
 Horace Manville, the oldest person in town, is still suffering from pneumonia.
 George II. Barto, who lived on Judge Huntington's place at Gilpin corner, has moved to Waterbury.
 Miss Katie NJ. Woodruff has sold her residence on South Main street to Dr l.. Y. Ketcham, possession to be given April l, when eX-Sheriff Crane will move to his new purchase in North Main street.
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TASHUA.

l.. N. Mallett and Charles P. Jen- nings have done jury duty in Bridgeport.
 F. l.. Burton is able to be out again.
 Mrs Myron Patchen visited her mother, Mrs s. J. Gregory.
 Charles B. and Samuel G. Seeley were at New Canaan, recently, inspecting the nursery of Stephen Hoyt's Sons.
 Abraham Klein is doing wood work at the wagon factory of Wheeler Bros., Easton.
 Samuel Seeley anticipates trip to Bradford, Mass, next month. He will spend several weeks there.
 MT and Mrs J. II. Cochrane and son Harrie, were recent guests of $. J. Gregory.
 John kohlar has suffered with lame l.. N. Mallett is rushed with work al his saw mill.
 Miss Daisy Seeley is with her aunt, Mrs Bates of Norwalk.
 Mrs Sarah Wheeler and Mrs Charles Seeley have visited on the hill.
 Julia, daughter of John kohlar. who has been at James Beach's, Bridgeport, came home, a few days ago, sick. She is improving slightly.
 Mrs Plumb Gregory, almost nonoge- marian, is still in good health and spirits.
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STEPNEY.

Misses Fannie and Jennie Burkhardt have just returned from visit ia Vest port with Mrs F. NJ. Raymond.
 B. Curtis & Son unloaded 74 tons of grain within week, and had another car on the track.
 Mrs Amanda Camp of Brookfield has visited Mrs Caroline Dayton.
 Wedges orchestra furnished music for the dance at W. J. Candee's, last week Thursday evening. About 20 couples were present and a thoroughly enjoyable time was had by all. Abundant refresh ments were served at the proper hour and the dance broke up about f d m.
 Mrs Caroline Dayton has entertained her nephew, A. J. Tyrrell of New Ha- ven.
 It will interest friends and former stu dents of the Worcester Academy to know that, this week, the board of editors of the school paper, The Academy, will is- sue 2500 copies of d special number to commemorate the dedication, on the l7th, of the new academy building. The pa- per will contain review of the history of the institution, cuts of the men at pres ent identified with it, cuts of the build ings occupied by the school at different periods and d full account of the exercis- es at the dedication. Copies may be ob- taned for l0c in one or two cent stamps of A. J. Hull, Worcester, Mass.
 The lower Stepney Sunday school will give literary and musical concert at the Stepney Depot school house, Thursday evening, March 6, beginning at 30; if stormy, the next evening. Admission 10c, proceeds to buy aH organ TOT ui.o sschool.
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AsPETUCK.

W. E. Osborn has been employed at Gray's mill, which is fitted up for John k. Tomlinson's use.
 It is rumored that Will Ferris will re move to the West in the Spring.
 Mrs Josiah Williams spends few days with friends in Philadelphia.
 Andrew Cole, son of Eben Cole of the Den, was brought here for burial, Mon day. He died in Brooklyn, last week, of pneumonia.
 MT and Mrs Fred Wakeman attended the funeral of Mrs Wakeman's mother, Mrs Frank Meeker, at Bridgeport, Mon day, 24th. Mrs Meeker was formerly of Bedding.
 Rev Thomas E. Gilbert still being sick, Rev William Coggswell preached at Center Street. Sunday
 Mrs J. J. Foster is with her husband in Brooklyn.
 Miss Mary A. Robinson is visiting at Lyons Plain and Westport.
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SOUTHPORT.

Our post office has been moved from w. c. Oatman's store into Wheeler's building opposite the depot. Jarvis Som mers, our new postmaster, has fitted up q room with new boxes and mails will hereafter be sent on the trains, instead of by stage to Seymour.
 T. x. Wheeler still continues on jury duty 1t Waterbury.
 Fred Warner and wife of Bethel have been on Hull's Hill.
 A. E. Hendrix of New Haven visited his Kettletown Brook farm, last week. Frank Stowe is to remain on his place, another year.
 Rev Mir Robinson of South Britain ex- pect to preach at Arvilla Stowe's, Tues day evening, March 4.
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HUNTINGTON.

No service at St Paul's, last Sunday.
 Sylvanus Shelton of Booths Hill had d paralyUic shock, last Friday and has lost the use of his right side.
 The medal contest, next week Wednes- day evening at the Town hall in the Gen. Ire, promises to be interesting. New piec. es are to be spoken, the Glee club are tC sing; if stormy, next evening.
 The stars and stripes were not flung to the breeze, Saturday, the pole on the green being unrigged for the Winter and the new pole at the school house not yet raised.
 The Loyal Legion will meet again, next Saturday, at the W. c. T. U. room. They are to practice for another enter tainment in the near future and are to have a new banner.
 Repairs and building are to be done at the Summer residence of Hon D. N. Morgan.
 Rev Mir Blakcman of Shelton preached in the Congregational church, last Sun- day morning. Many were interested in hearing Mir Blackman, as he was born and brought up here at the old homestead in Trapfall now occupied by his brother, C. P. Blackman; he is also brother of Seymour Blackman of Walnut Tree hill.
 Mrs R.W. Linsley is in Bridgeport with her sister, Mrs Longdon. ..,
 Friends are glad to learn of Mrs Ben- jamin Wooster's improvement.
 Rev w. Ingram Magill moved to Port chester, Tuesday.
 We are pained to learn of the illness of MT and Mrs Elijah Shelton of Montreal.
 Miss Hawley has passed the required examination and began teaching Trapfall school, Monday. Isiuglass school is hay. ing long vacation; presumably, teach CTS are scarce.
 St Paul's church, with $6000 fund, a church, rectory and barn in good condi. tion, besides a glebe and woodland, with prospects of few additional thousands in few months, is unable to continue services for the present and considers joining with some other parish. No won. der it is maintained by some that fund is hindrance to church work!
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STAMFORD.

An interesting time and a good supper drew d large crowd to the lecture room of the NJ. E. church, Saturday evening. young peoples society must have been realized, judging from the way the SUD- r per tables were demolished.
 The grand list of Stratford is Sl ,001,- S92. There are 5G1 dwelling houses |; S477 acres of land; 3O9 horses, mules, etc; TOP neat cattle; $6125 invested in wagons and carriages, $64S0 ill pianos, $9S00 in vessels and s1O,s00 in trade and merchandise.
 The Euchre club met with Mrs Robert Curtis, Wednesday evening, 18th; the 26th, with Mrs Atwood at Bridgeport. Mrs Stoddard, aged v years, a former resident of this town, was brought here for interment in Union cemetery, last week. She was sister of David Pendle- ton of Bridgeport and the family are we'll known by our towns people.
 The wife of John Gilbert. formerly of this place, now of Fond du Lac, was brought here for burial, Saturday, in the family plot at Union cemetery. Mrs Gill bert was Miss Baker, daughter of a former resident of the town and her hus- band the son of Charles Gilbert, whose widow is now resident here, and broth CT to Mrs Fred Beach. Both Mir and Mrs Gilbert will be remembered by older res idents, who will sympathize with the be- reaved family. Mir Gilbert had charge of the package office in the station of the Consolidated road at New York for d long time, but mas resided ill the West for the past l2 or l3 years.
 The funeral of Mrs Bartlett was att tended by a large number of friends; in- tcrment in the family plot at Mountain Grove cemetery, Bridgeport, beside the grave of her son, Lieut. Frank Bartlett, who was killed during the war.
 Miss Betsy Dayton, a life long resident of the town, was found dead on her back door step by one of the firm of l.. II. Todd & Co.,, Saturday afternoon. She |
 was of rather an eccentric disposition and lived alone, her mother dying few years since. Medical Examiner Cogswell pronounced the cause of death apOplexy. \ brother, John, a wealthy merchant of New York, is the sole surviving member of the family. The funeral services were held at her late residence, Tuesday after noon and the interment was in Union cemetery. She was 67 years of age.
 John G., son of the late John Smith, died at his home, Sunday, at the age of 6. His father was well known boat builder on the Housatonic river. The son learned the blacksmith trade and, for many years, was foreman of that depart ment of the old carriage making firm of J. Mott < Co. of Bridgeport. For the past few years, he has devoted his time to the raising of small fruits, at which he met with great success. He was de- voted member of Christ church; Il man Of unusual integrity, enjoying the confi- dence and respect of all classes of his fellow townsmen. A stroke of paralysis in the Fall Of 1888 prostrated him and another short time before his death end- ed his days upon earth. He leaves wife and three children, Mrs F. l.. Holzer, Miss Hattie Smith and James H. Smith, connected with Halls carriage factory
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SoUTHBURY.

Egbert Warner and wife were in town Sunday. They drove from New Haven.
 The w. O. D. A. repeated the Serious Family drama in the Town hall in Wood bury, Saturday evening. Some slight but amusing variations occurred in the recitation, particularly in the closing act. A good audience and d fine collection.
 Mrs Homer Jones has returned to Larchmont, N. Y.
 MT Wood of South Norwalk has been in town.
 Mrs Warner has returned from Nauga- tuck. Mrs Elliott Hine is slowly i'm proving.
 Charlie Perry has sufficiently recover ed from his injuries to attend school.
 Miss Laura Hickok has been quite sick.
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at Bridgeport. Funeral services at his late home, Wednesday afternoon.

at Bridgeport. Funeral services at his late home, Wednesday afternoon.
 The very low tides recently have been improved by the clammers and some large clans have been dug. Milford and Point no Point seem to enjoy a monopoly of very big ones. Only those pretty well posted know just where to secure them.
 The parties engaged in the Old Folks concert have commenced rehearsals first one. last week Thursday night.
 William R. Miller took first and second prizes on ducks at the poultry show in New York, last week.
 Walter Emerson is running the Judson- Richards poultry farm. He has over l50 young chickens matched and several hun dred eggs in his incubators.
 Philo Osborne is still confined to the house with rheumatism.
 Mir Hughes unloaded car of Mantle granite, Tuesday; some of the stones weighed from three to four tons.
 Mrs Emily Hawkinsmith lies very low with consumption at the house of her mother, Mrs William DeForest, lower Main street.
 The Choral union is making arrange ments to give another concert early in the Spring. The success of the last one will guarantee them crowded house.
 The Loyal Legion gave an entertain ment in the Congregational lecture room, Wednesday afternoon. A large attend ance of their grown up friends attested the interest felt in the chiidren's work.
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HOYDEN'S HILL.

Clinton B. Jennings and lady have wis ited Mir and Mrs Edgar G. Banks.
 Leroy L. Clarke has rented the George Wilson place, below A. G. Wakeman's and will move there, April l.
 R. V. Nichols has bagged seven red foxes and gray. one, which was beau ty, besides a variety of smaller fur bear ing animals.
 William Bennett has bought horse of A. G.Wakeman; Charles Jennings drives a new horse for which he traded with Bradley B. Meeker.
 George A. Jennings and family of Springdale farm have been with his mo- ther, Mrs Martin Jennings.
 Mrs Belle Tyre has returned from Philo Halls and is at Rev T. E. Gilbert's.
 John Lamb of Bridgeport is in the em. ploy of Jennings & Sherwood.
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DEERFIELD.

Miss Mary E. Banks has been quite sick; also Mrs Frank Raymond.
 James Jennings has bought a large hog of one of the Ferris brothers.
 John Birge has sold the top wood left from his steam saw mill to Robert Stowe of East Village and men have been cut ting it up preparatory to burning coalpits.
 John Morehouse has bought tract of wood of John Birge.
 Arthur Banks, while butchering COW for Clark Nichols, cut his hand severely.
 Miss Laura Dowd entertained her cous- n, Miss Georgia Drake, Sunday.
 Mrs Eiihu Burr has entertained friends from Greenfield Hill.
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VOLUME XIII.

Sundays World gave picture of w.. !. Dick, which makes him look as much like James s. Cole of Bridgeport as any body. It also says about him: Another grand old man to be seen daily on the street is William J. Dick. He is older than he looks. Early in life, he was a tiller of the soil and amassed consider able wealth from raising cattle and crops. Then he built Dicks hotel on the top of Newtown hill and his fame spread far and wide as a boniface. About two years ago, he sold his hotel and is pass ing the evening of his life in ease and luxury,
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BETHEL.

Dea W. w. Sherman has entertained Henry Stevens of Bridgeport.
 Fred and Miss Alice Judd are home from Minnesota.
 Died, 18th. Mary k. Cornell, two years old.
 No rosin! No rosin, No rosini
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TRUMBULL.

Henry Brinsmade, who has been sick with grip and congestion of the liver, is able to be about again: Mrs Brinsmade, who has suffered similarly, is not yet able to be up.
 Amariah Mallett has been sick.
 Isaac E. Booth has been troubled with rheumatism during the Winter, but is now rather better.
 A vacation of three days only was talk en by White Plains school, the Spring term commencing Monday, 24th.
 A fine display of flowers is made in the window at Mrs Isaac E. Booths.
 Capt D. 5. Hinman is building new fence.
 A. $. Nichols's pleasant house is much improved by the addition of a bay win dow.
 Mrs Rogers has improved her house by painting fences, etc. one or U. b. burGOn WllIe HSns Has the somewhat remarkable habit of catch. ing rats. It will seize them in its beal and shake them as fiercely as if it were the best of terriers. | Miss Nellie Burton celebrated hel fifth birthday, February 13,with pleas ant birthday party, to which a number of her little friends were invited.
 William White of Bridgeport, who oc cupied the armory, several years ago has decided to return to Trumbull and has already made contracts for a house on land he owns, above the Ward home stead. The house, which will be smal but of pleasing outline, will be built by Bridgeport parties and is to be ready fol occupation ill June, when Mir White will move his family here. A barn will also be built. Mir White says that he has sold his place in Bridgeport and that he intends to remain in Trumbull. Venerable Almon k. Plumb, who has been in poor health all Winter, is some what better, though he goes out but little.
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PL1 rTsvILLE.

Mrs Minott IT tie has been sick and under the care Q Dr Garlick of Bridge port, for two we KS.
 k. ". Seeley has sold q quantity of hickory logs to Bridgeport parties to be sawed for wagon stuff.
 The sociable at the hall. Wednesday, 18th, passed off pleasantly with a large attendance; there is to be another on the evening of March ,.
 A letter has been received from II. C.. Acker, who is in Portland, Oregon.
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ROXBURY.

The lad John Phelan died, Saturday and was buried at New Milford, Monday.
 Mrs Frank G. Wetmore left, Tuesday, with her two children, for Louisiana. to join her husband, who is there to ,estab- fish himself in portable saving.
 Mrs W. Merwin has gone to visit her daughter in Sheffield, Mass.
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As William Costello was returning from Berkshire, Saturday night, he was saluted by a volley of stones when pass ing the old house near Mir Talty's. One struck him on the back of the head and another over the right eye, cutting deep gashes. Dr Richardson closed them with n couple of stitches, Sunday. Mir Cos tello has no idea who his assailants were. Michael Carroll says that he also was stoned, Saturday evening, at the same place.
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HULL'S FARMS AND CROSS HIGH
 WAY.

Willie A. Sherwood is employed at the wholesale house of David NJ. Trubee & Co.
 Dwight B. Adams is out with new spring wagon, built by our prominent wagon maker, Frank Monroe.
 Martin Godfrey has added plate glass to his front door, which improves it.
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The Juvenile Temple met. Hast Friday y evening, initiated one new member and elected officers:
 Chief Templar, Ralph Betts. Vice Templar, Bertha Wells. Chaplain, Hahneman Bayley. Past Chief Templar, Harry Fairchld. Marshal, John Dayton.
 Secretary, Alice Payne. Treasurer, Lena Cushell. Inside Guard, Charles Betts. Deputy Marshal, Jessie Payne.