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The Newtown bee., 1890-04-04
STEPNEY.

Misses Etta and Fannie Hall have visited in Bethel, their old home; also in Redding.
 Mrs Emma Boughton has visited in DaDbury.
 We understand that Mir Slade, brother of the well known Bridgeport judge, has bought the Higgins place and is making preparations to move in.
 Gorge Briscoe is very sick, requiring constant care.
 Mrs Harriet Platt is very sick with pneumonia at Shelton.
 Mrs J. B. Hawley has a fine display ol crocuses and has had daffodils above ground since February. Her calla lily has borne II flowers during the Winter Misses Jessie and Jennie Hawlev oi Bridgeport have visited Mrs John Por' | ter.
 | Miss Linda Thorp, Mrs Milton and daughter of Bridgeport are guests of Mrs Moses Thorpe. l Mrs Nellie Broderick and children oi Bridgeport are with Eli Leavenworth.
 E. o. Hull of Plymouth and Arthur Hull of Worcester, Mass, are home. Miss Annie Field is in Shelton.l Miss Irene Leavenworth of shelton is home. H.
 Rev Jay Robertson is at Brooklyn at conference.
 Mrs Sidney Barnard is sick.
 Beach Wayland and wife of Bethel have visited Mrs George Osborne.
 Mir Chapel of Mamaroneck is at work for B. Hawley and Co.,; Eddie Northrop also clerks for the firm. Miss Carrie May Hull had a surprise party in honor of her birthday. Her mates, to be sure of q genuine surprise, were a little previous, giving it, Saturday, while the birthday was on the following Monday.
 Arthur Hamlin, we'll known here and in South Britain, has gone to Stockbridge, Mass, to work on large farm. John B. Parmelee has removed the front row of seats in the Methodist church, great improvement. The chandelier in the Methodist church fell while being lighted and was badly ! damaged, but, fortunately, no one was | hurt.
 We were promised a wedding, Wcdnes- day evening, but, only short time be- fore the hour, word came of post l ponement.
 Mrs Mallette Hall has been very sick.
 At the Baptist church, Sunday: Sun day school at II 30; Easter sermon at p m; Lords supper at 15 p m; Easter concert at : 30p m. Meeting in the Judd school house, Thursday, 30 m. Gov enant meeting to-morrow, } p m.
 The Easter concert at the Baptist church will consist of overture, anthems hymns and yoluntares, with s back ground of recitations, responsive choral: and floral pieces.
 4 womans' foreign mission society has been organized in connection with the Baptist church. President, Mrs B. Cur tis; secretary, Miss E. A. Hall; treasur CT, Miss Emma Leavenworth..
 The Baptist ladies' aid society vii meet, 9th, with Miss Hattie French.
 Rev J. F. Robertson will be absent next Sunday, at conference in Brooklyn N. Y., and his pulpit will be supplied al l p m by Rev David Osborn. Subject O 1 discourse, ''rhe Bible we shall study il the Heavenly world
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DANBuRY.

At the temperance service in the NJ. E. Sunday school, Sunday, the music was furnished by full orchestra led by Will P. Clark.
 Capt c. Quien will move to Maplewood.
 George Tallant, the clothier, now oc- cupies the store recently vacated by Hull & Rogers.
 Dr H. H. Gorton now has suite of rooms at 30l Main street.
 The Y. M. c. A. have secured City hall for mems mass meeting on Sunday 9th. Rev Mir Deming of Boston will conduct the service.
 A number of the shops are closed and others are running on short time; the outlook is poor for Danbury.
 G. F. Spalding will open with stock of clothing at 203 Main street, the store recently occudied by Hoyt Bros, who are to move to Yonkers, N. |.
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EASTON.
MES ErHRAIM SANFORD.

Death has again claimed as his prey one of our aged people. Mrs Sanford was stricken with paralysis but q week before her death and, although loving hands did all that was possible, she pass ed quietly away on the morning of March B. The funeral was Wednesday at her late residence and, in the absence of the rector of Christ church, Tashua, Rev D. Osborne of Stepney conducted the service. The remains were laid at rest in the Huntingtown cemetery by the side of her husband, who has been dead I9 years. Mrs Sanford leaves five chil- dren to mourn her loss: Mrs l.. II. Ed wards, who has cared for her many years; Mrs Sarah A. Gilbert of Huntingtown; Mrs George Mallett of Bridgeport; Lacey Sanford of Easton and George Sanford of New town. Two daughters. Mrs Burr and Mrs Robinson, died few years since. Mrs Sanford was S4, the 3d of last June and the birthday was celebrated by the homecoming of children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. The floral trib- utes at the funeral were sheaf of wheat, wreath and sickle of cut flowers. J. k. Field has traded cows with Ira Wildman of Newtown. l DbiDIlCH " Ilbt ildS tlONGu HIS luill1lH to the Capt Rowland place in Blanket Meadow.
 D. Davis has sold a pair of oxen to John Farnham.
 Mir and Mrs F. B.Parmlee have recent | ly visited in Southbury.
 Miss Elsie Canfield is in Long Hill. Mrs M. Silliman returned to Norwalk, Monday, after three weeks with her brother, James Turney. Willis Jacobs has returned from his New York school.
 A petition, signed by 60 citizens, is in circulation to authorize the selectmen to warn town meeting to appoint a com mittee to examine and estimate the cost of fixing the Bridgeport turnpike and re- port at future meeting. Mrs Robert Wilson and son of Strat- | ford visited Mrs Hanford Lyon; also Mir and Mrs Bradley and family of Green | field.
 s. N. Osborn has sold pair of oxen to B. E. Meeker.
 Samuel Turney has moved to the Euniee Burr place.
 Miss Hawkins of Southport begins the Summer term of school, next week Mon day, in No. l.
 Edwin Hawkins and family visited friends in Southport, Sunday.
 Union service at the Baptist church mex t Sunday evening; sermon by Re1 Mir Ogden.
 Mrs: Henry Osborn and son are at Vii liam Burr's, Bridgeport.
 Mrs Walker Bates visits her niece, MT
 s. II. Wales of New York. Mrs Johnson Ward & daughters spen,
 few days with friends in Waterbur. : and vicinity.
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souTHBURY

Miss Alice Stiles has returned from New Haven.
 Mrs Annie Welton of Shelton visits Miss Grace Pulford and other friends.
 Mrs Hezekiah Hayes has returned from Bridgeport.
 MT and Mrs Gibson of Woodbury spent Sunday with her parents.
 George Harvey was in town, Sunday.
 There will Ise meeting of the Juven- ile Temple, Saturday, April l2.
 Rev David Pierce will preach, Sunday afternoon. in the absence of MT Robinson at conference. X MT Robinson left, Monday, for confer ence.
 Singing school, Monday and Wednes- day evenings of this week
 Misses Lucy and Kittie Bennett have taken rooms iI South Britain, where they will do dressmaking
 Miss Ann Stiles is in New Haven.
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BROOKFIELD,

Lizzie $. Allen of Maple Lodge is with her cousin in Woodbury.
 Fred A. Bennett, who has been in poor health for two years, was granted pen sion, last week.
 Julius Blakeman has moved into the Babcock place on the hill above the Iron Works.
 Mir Green and wife, of the Danbury News, spent Sunday with their parents.
 Mrs C. II. Peck is quite sick; she has been in failing health for some time.
 Services at St Paul's for holy week |: Wednesday at , D m, Thursday evening holy communion at 30, Friday at II a m.
 The youngest child of James Betts was baptized, Sunday.
 Congregational Fast day service in the evening at 7 30.
 Dr White is reported to have rented the Booraem place and will soon move his family here.
 Homer Jones is home from New York medical college.
 Miss Henrietta Rugglcs is home on her Spring vacation.
 Miss Carrie Gelsten, instructress at Wellesley college, visits her aunt, Mrs II. Fairchild.
 Robert Hungerford and NJ. G.Leach of Sherman were in town, last week.
 Howard Andrews has sick horse. It was only a short time ago that he lost one of his mules.
 The bridge at Southville is completed. E. H .Northrop, selectman of Brooktield, was the first to drive across it.
 Clark Peck has fine Hambletonian colt.
 The tower for Prof Curtis's wind mill was raised, Saturday. It is of a novel design and is to have an eight-fOot air motor placed upon it, which will be used to pump water and run light machinery Mir Pinckney does the work.
 The exhibition at the hall, Saturday evening, of views of the Johnstown flood was attended by about 90. While no fault could be found, considering the price, much better exhibitions have ire quently receive less patronage.
 Arrangements are made for a supper, similar to that held few weeks ago, to be held at the reetory, Tuesday evening. Sth.
 The R. H. Parker place is closed fol the present. It will probably be sold when the estate is settled.
 During the thunder shower, ffluay al ternoon, the tower of the wind mill be longing to Howard Andrews, was struck by lightning and somewhat sbatter ed, but, singularly enough, the mill it. self and the barns near which it stood suffered no damage. This mill is thai ! formerly owned by William Platt ol ! Newtown and was used for running farm machinery. The damages are fully GOV cred by insurance. Il About 50 were hospitably entertained Il by Mr and Mrs c. E. Yroman at soci- able of the Congregational society, Wed nesday evening. Charades illustrating the names of prominent authors & books was feature of the entertainment, il addition to games of several kin ds, gooG music in abundance.
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MONROE.

Frederick French spent Sunday in town.
 Born, March 30, q son to Mir and Mrs David A. Nichols.
 Serg Maj Robert l.. Goldsborough of Cheshire Military Academy is home on Easter vacation.
 Mrs Carrie Pratt of Bridgeport is with her mother.
 A quiet wedding at the rectory, Fri day, March P; Mrs Ida NJ. Benedict of Stepney to Francis E. IIubbcll. Monroe will be their future home.
 Harris NJ. Clark opened the trout seas on with q string of 20; weight l-2 pounds.
 Mrs Marshall Beach has rented George W. Clark's farm.
 The annual parish meeting of St. Pet CTS will be held in the church on Easter Monday.
 k. E. Laborie of Huntington is in town. Mrs Jane M., widow of Charles E. Hawley, formerly of Monroe, died in Bridgeport, Thursday.
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BEDDING.

Hon Thomas Sanford, universally known as 'Long Tom, ;" died at New IIa- ven on Tuesday, 6. Funeral on Friday at New Haven and at the Congregational church here.
 Rev MT Jennings celebrated his 10th wedding anniversary, last week Wednes- day, by marrying Miss Mary, daughter of Moses Hili, to Charles Abbott of Will ton. Mir Jennings also received hand some sum of money from his people.
 Onion seed; Red, white and yellow globe seed. New stock. Send for prices.--[C. o. Jelliff & Co.,, Southport.
 stephen Sanford has added to his land ed possessions by purchasing the Moses Sherwood farm, which has been in the market since Mrs Sherwood removed tc Springfield, Mass.
 Thomas Witcher has moved into Mir: Gorham's house on Couch hill and will run the farm.
 Ed Rowing will move into the Wes Bedding hotel, April l.
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NORFIELD.

Miss Flora Fanton has so far recovered from her recent illness as to ride out.
 William IIazen and family of Bedding have been In town.
 Mrs F. $. lIoyt and daughter Miss Jennie have visited Mrs V. Godfrey.
 Owing to the illness of Rev l.. D. Place, the Sunday evening prayer meet Ing was conducted by Dea Ebenezer Fitch.
 William Abbott, the butcher, was ped ding, last week, when q dog frightened his horse, which overturned the wagon, breaking it badly.
 Mrs Lester Bennett Is very sick at her mothers, Mrs William Williams's.
 It Is rumored that Joseph Bradley will vacate the Rowland place on Church hill and that George II. Nichols will occupy it.
 Miss Eioise Fanton has nearly com pleted a bed quilt that will contain 3l5t pieces.
 s. NJ. Purdy has moved into the house of Mrs Frank Darrow near Poplar Plain
 George Reed has about 100 young chicks, having lost about as many more
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person will be sold at auction on Satur- day, 9th, at l ? m. by E. F. BullSley.# M .Jasperson, who has been working for Frederick S6urges for six years, will re turn to Minneapolis.
 Theodore Turney has purchased a new mllch COW of Wilber Jennings of South port.
 There seems no doubt that the fire l which consumed Theodore Turney's l barns, last wetk Thursday evening, was of incendiary origin. Ted, Mr Turney's l Danish man-of-all work, who sleeps in i the new barn, was ill the old building, where the flames burst out, short time before He says that everything was all right. He did not smoke, never carried matches and had not left a lantern care lessly. The fire, which broke out about 7 o'clock, burned all night. Two barns
 were consumed, a hennery, some small outbuildings, three cows, two calves,
 wagons, OK carts, hay and farming tools i'll fact, only COW, moving machine, three carriages, yoke of oxen and pair of 1 horses escaped and the house is the only building left. An insurance of 5000 was recently placed on the barns, but the loss
 will reach at least $3000. It is a severe loss to Mir Turney, but his native pluck
 is asserting itself and he is already mak- ing arrangements for the future. While
 he doesn't care to suspect anyone, he re- gards 1t as rather surprising that the
 man Ted should wish to leave immediate
 ly after the fire. He was told to remain
 but departed, Sunday morning, without his valise.
 Standing room was at premium al Mill Plain school house, Friday, wher
 the children gave their Spring entertain
 ment. An admission of 20c was asked
 and the proceeds, about SIS, were devot ed to the foundation for d school library The children, under the direction of Prin
 cipal Everett and his assistant, Miss Ot stot, who drilled them with painstakins fidelity, acquitted themselves with cred
 it. The program consisted of charades
 reeitations, singing, etc, with dumb bel
 exercises and gymnastics, the latter be ing especially fine.
 J. II. Skidmore has papered and paint
 ed the interior of Arthur Browns house The annual meeting of St. Paul's par ish will be held Easter Monday at 30
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HUNTINGTON.

Dr Stevens attends Edgar E. shelton, while Joseph Bassett is nurse; MT Shell tons condition is serious.
 Dea o. G. Beard delivered an address before theCongregational Sunday school, Sunday, ,on United States exports of rum to Africa.
 Mrs Booth and Miss Edith B. Brown 1 son are in New Milford.
 Miss Judson enjoys weeks vacation at home. 1 Miss May Lewis of Monroe visits Mrs Henry Bolles; Mir Bolles will move into the Edwards house. 1 Benjamin F.Morse returned, Saturday, from business trip to his farm in the Berkshire hills.
 The Sons of Temperance have post pOned their spelling contest to the 10th and will give a short musical and litera- " program in connection with it. About 30 attended the masquerade ball i at David Laborie's, March 26. Milan T. HubbelI recently made a flag pole 12 feet high of snow and surmount- ed it with the nations ensign. Easter meetieg at St Paul's, next Mon day at 1. The trust mentioned in the late Seth Hurd's will will be discussed. Invitations are out to the wedding of Miss Cora B. Joy to George W. Beecher at St Paul's church, Tuesday, 18th, 3 D m.
 Mrs Linsley has returned from Bridge port.
 $. Byron BroWnson was summoned as witness in the trial of John Smith against Smith Wheeler at Bridgeport, last week.
 Mrs William WalSeley was threatened with pneumonia; Dr Dawson was called and she is better.
 Wednesday afternoon, Rev A. J. Park united in marriage at the parsonage, Phi To l.. Bassett, who keeps the town poor and Mrs Ruth E. Harrington of Bridge port.
 Wednesday evening found the Town hall comfortably filled to listen to this program
 '"IhC battle which is to inauguratc the mil lcnium,' Miss Weeks.
 "Moral Suason," Miss Lena Baldwin.
 "The Bible and the Liquor Traffic, "George Mullen, who gave promise of gaining in the future something beyond medal,
 Drink if yov can and dare," Misses Park and Beardsley.
 Two Pictures from Lifc," Miss Olive F.
 'The Two Fires" Herbert A. Blackman, which took the medal. He was drilled by Miss Clark of shelton.
 ''Our National Curse" Frank NettIeton, who took rank near the highest.
 The judges were l.. B. Gray, A. F.. CrandaIl, Miss Lillian French. Music by the glee club.
 David $. Clark has been crippled for a week or ten days by a kick on the leg from one of his horses, but is fast recoV- ering from his injuries.
 As Bridgeport schools now have Spring vacation, Ethel NJ. Beardsley is home.
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BRIDGEW ATER.

Homer Goodsell from Woodbury is with his aunt, Mrs A. II. Gillett.
 Miss Edith Lyon from Stepney is with her grandmother, Mrs A. H. Lyon.
 Mrs Richard Randall and daughter, Miss Jennie, of Birmingham are with Mrs Flora Young.
 John Peck of New Milford has bought the Northrop place opposite St. Marks.
 Grant Northrop has had very sick child.
 F. A. Peck has moved into the Orton house. Glad they are not to leave town.
 Albert Squires goes to Roxbury.
 The friends of Miss Nellie Ruggles are glad to know that her health is improv- ing under Dr Hartwell's care. $. R. Weeks took trip to New York, last week extending it to Springfield, N. J., the residence of Dr Harris.
 Fred Keeler is home from Bridgeport
 Miss Mary Morris was released from her suffering on the evening of March 26 Her funeral was largely attended iron St. Marks, March 31. A large circle ot relatives and friends mourn her loss while for her they rejoce. George Platt, who died in South Brit ain last week, was brother-in-law of Mir i c. H. Jessup.
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FAIRFIELD.
MRS CHARLES B. VI

MRS CHARLES B. WAKELEY.
 Death has sorely afflicted Postmaster Charles E. Wakeley, for, during the last few years, no less than eleven immediate family relatives have died. Only last week, his brother David, who died i'll Bridgeport, was buried here and again, as related in the last BEE, Mrs Wal>eley expired. last week Thursday afternoon, with scarcely warning. of heart fail- ure. She had been in unusually good health for several days, but was attack ed, Thursday morning, by indigestion, to which she had long been subject. Dr Donaldson, who was called, was able to relieve her and she grew steadily better until, about 30, she lay down on the bed, dressed, for I few moments. All most immediately, Mrs Frances $. Wake ley, who went to the room to give medi- cine, found Mrs Wakeley scarcely breath ing. her face purple from the rush of blood to the head. F. E. Wakeley, who was close behind, caught his step-mother up but she breathed only once or twice. The blood settled back, however, leaving her face perfectly natural. The funeral was largely attended on Monday from the house at 30 p n, Rev F. $. Child of the Congregational church. of which she was a member, with Rev Mir Jones of St. Paul's, conducting the services. Touch- ing remarks, appropriate ana UeHdef, were made by both clergymen. The in terment was at Fairfield, the bearers be- ing Albert Turney, Arthur Bennett, ". Whalley, Andrew F. Wakeman, William Burr. John l.. Thomas. Mrs Wakeley, once Miss Julia Wadhans of Goshen, WAS l a native of Litchfield county. Her first husband, who died many years ago, was Earl Johnson. They had one child, q daughter, who married Marshall Gard ner, one of the victims of the Idlewild disaster, several years ago. Mir Wakeley and Mrs Johnson were married about l7 years ago and Mrs Wakeley has since been respected resident of Fairfield, one who will be missed by an who knew her.
 Rev Mr Prentiss of Greenfield preached in the Congregational church, Sunday. Rev r. $. Child returned, Monday, in time to attend Mrs Wakeley's funeral.
 H. $. Glover and family are expected here, Friday, and Col ". H. Stevenson and family are expected to occupy their Growers hill home aboub the middle of the month.
 Patsy Sweeney, who fell from the ex- press wagon and had his head cut open by a stone, is about again.
 The household goods of Hans \. Jas
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WQIF PITS

John Kitcher of Roxbury moved here, this week and occupies the Leroy Collins place, which Mrs kitcher has bought.
 Oliver Wood is very sick with pneu- monia.
 Henry Wood has moved from George Duncan's house into Harry Hurlbut's.
 Fairchild Morgan is fixing his barn and other buildings, Wheeler Bassett does the carpenter work.
 The Thomas Barnum place is without tenant, MT Butler having moved to Danbury. Mir Collins has sold his place and nov ed to his fathers place In Bethel. Fred Wildman had the misfortune to crush his foot while loading ties and is confined to the house.
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wESTPORT.

Miss Emily Gilchrist, Saugatuck tele- graph operator, has a fortnight vacation Ut Nyack, N. Y.
 Mrs Charles Milton and daughter, Mrs Dowd and Miss Linda Thorpe of Bridge port, have been guests of George F. Thorpe.
 John E. Morris and family, who have been at Augusta, Ga, have returned.
 J. N. Betts has removed his news of flee to the store on Main street, recently occupied as Chinese laundry.
 Miss McKeel of Southport visits Miss Bessie Marvin.
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ORONOQUE.

Eli \. Baldwin has been very i'll, but is better.
 George II. Tomlinson took run through New Milford and adjoining towns, last week, looking over herds o1 thoroughbred cattle. MT Tomlinson is enthusiastic about the good qualities o1 Holstein Friesians and has some fine specimens.
 William k. Peck and family have re- turned from long visit at Norfolk, Va. and vicinity with health much improved
 F. E. Blakeman has enlarged his herd of cows, given up butter making and sells his milk to MT Schofield of Bridgeport and J. C. Rutland of Putney.
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WESTON.

Samuel Fancher has sold trotter to Elmer Hull.
 Miss Helen Hill will spend Easter Sun- day out of town.
 Misses Fife Budd and Sue Roscrantz will spend Fast Day and Easter with Miss Lillie Budd.
 Miss Hattie Bedient has returned home. Mir Phillips has sold valuable COW, has purchased place of N. Crossman and will not leave town as has been re- ported.
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SOUTHVILLE.

Miss Brown closed her school, last Fri day. The presents she gave far exceed ed the scholars expectations.
 An entertainment was given ins Good Templars' hall, Monday evening, consist ing of views of the Johnstown flood and many other views, we'll worth the price of admission, 10c.
 Mrs Sturges, who has been sick so long at the home of her daughter, Mrs Charles Roswell, is now suffering from nervous prostration. Dr Williams attends. Mrs w. l.. Hall of Danbury and Mrs J. R. Smith of Hawleyville were guests of E. w. Smith and his son, Isaac Smith, last week.
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AaPETuCK.

William II. Grumman has bought a horse of D. E. Gould.
 D. B. Gould and son have been saving wood for Jerome Abbott and William Couch with their buzz saw.
 e. M. Abbott has bought part of mow of hay of Robert Gray.
 Mrs Frank Gould has visited her sis ter. Mrs Merwin of Greenfield.
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FAIRFIELD WOODS.

For over 10 years, it has been the GUS. tom for Morris Gould once every four weeks to hold neighborhood prayer meeting in his house and many through the influence of the meetings have beer led to seek their Savior. The meeting, Saturday night, was no exception to the rule. There will be another meeting, next Sunday evening. All are invited to nttpud
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David II. Noon gave recital for the benefit of village Improvement society, at Cooks hall, March 25, assisted by the Arion Glee club of Trumbull. Many of his selections were heartily eneored and the glee club did themselves justice. Mir Noon will appear here again in May.
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will be held Monday evening at the Pres byterian church.
 ssThe Burglar,'' at Proctor's, next Monday evening, Eth, and Gilmore's ia nous band, next Tuesday evening, sth.
 Mayor DeForest was unanimously re- nominated for mayor by the Democrats
 John A. Judge, reporter on the News several years, is to work on the Bridge port edition of the Waterbury Sunday Herald.
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snIIrH RRITAIN.

An April Fool joke of the right sort was perpetrated in our village, Tuesday evening. A party of young folks run ming over fora lark visited one of our worthy old ladies and took generous supply of cured meat, canned goods, but ter. oggs. etc.