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Sunday at 2 b. It is expected l that the new organ, the gift of Henry Sanford, will be in place at the same time.
 MT and Mrs J. Teets of New York are Summering at Mrs s. B. Osborne's.
 A school meeting of Ridge district has been warned for Saturday night, 12th, to lay tax to provide suitable outbuildings for the school.
 Miss Maggie Flood has been engaged to teach the Couch hill school for another year.
 The Alert ball club has been re-organ- ized and is prepared to give and receive challenges from neighborhood hines. On the afternoon of the Fourth, they played scrub game to get their hands in.
 Mrs E. F. Shaw and children are with her mother at Lowell, Mass.
 Charles Wheeler of Easton was in town, last week, looking for a customer for his standing grass.
 Thomas Ryan's barn is completed and is fine specimen of W. s. Bassett's han diwork.
 MT Bassett has entertained his son Charles and family of New Haven.
 Carpenter Sweezy will soon build a porch on the rear of G. A. Ezequelle's house.
 John Todd has been appointed trustee of Eliakim Barnum, in the place of Hon Thomas Sanford. The hay crop of Bedding is simply enormous. Rye is looking we'll and a few pieces have been cut. Oats are al most a failure.
 John Colgan spent the Fourth with his family, at the home of his father-in-law Patrick Mcdonald.
 J. NJ. Sullivan has bought the standing grass of William Couch on the Ridge. l Aaron Squires at the Center has traded his homestead for Danbury property ant l will move into the house connected WILL the store, now occupied by the Jordaf family. His son Joe will run partition across the store, making smaller space and will fill it with goods. Dr Wakeman has sold the old Dr Cor ham property, so long occupied b. George Reid. It is rumored that twt young ladies, artist pupils, are the pur chasers.
 Miss Mary Flood has been engaged t teach the Center school; J. E. Miller committed. -..s-
 The glorious Fourth passed off quietly There was display of fireworks in tn evening by Harry $. Barnes and hi 1 brother Herbert at s. s. Osborne's ,whicl
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4 UCTION-In pursuance of legal warrants
 A to me directed and signed by proper au- thority, dated September l6 1888 and Septem- Der ', 1889 respectively, shall sell at public auction to the highest bidder therefor on the premises, sufficient real estate of ALFRED l., STILLSON of Newtown to pay a tax of SIP 90 twelve dollars and fifty cents1 assessed against him on tax list of said Newtown of ISSs with costs and charges of sale. Sale to take place August l6, 1890 at o'clock in the afternoon. Also in pursuance Of said war rants shall sell at same time and place at public auction to the highest bidder therefor sufficient real estate of said Alfred l.. Stillson to pay tax of SIP 50 twelye dollars and nf- ty cents) assessed against him on tax list of 1887 of said Newtown with costs and charges of sale. The real estate to be sold to satisfy said taxes lies in Gregory's Orchard school district town ofNewtown and is bounded and described as follows to wit, north by land Of A fired L. Stillson and John Gilbert, South by land of John Gilbert in part and in part by land of Mary Stillson and west by iana oi Ralph Benedict and contains two acres more or less. Dated at Newtown this lst day of July, 1890. GEORGE H. .BOTSFORD, Collector.
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LYONS PLAIN.

Miss Fannie Salmon is with her uncle, D. A. Salmon of Westport.
 Miss Adele Hamilton is with her grand parents in Stamford.
 Stephen Godfrey has bought new side bar.
 Mrs Platt Keeler entertains her sister, in-law, Mrs NJ. E. Crofut of Long Ridge, Danbury.
 The Mrs Tomlinson society with Mrs Moses Treadwell, Thursday.
 Dr Riker of New York assisted Rev A. Hamilton, Sunday. pr Tatloek of Stam- ford will occupy the pulpit, next Sun day; services at 10 30 a m and 30 p m.
 Mrs Albert Platt, Misses Hattie Patch en and Nettie Merwin have returned to South Norwalk.
 James Smith bought horse of F. Sil- liman, Bridgeport.
 Miss Annie Gerhart and friend from South Norwalk were with her parents or the 4th; Miss Cora Davis and friend eel ebrated with Wilton friends.
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GEORGETOWN.

Lemuel Barrett has returned from Sandford's.
 Albert Sterling spent Sunday with Miss A. Lockwood of Weston.
 Harry Goodsell of Westport is at Al bert Lockwood's.
 MT and Mrs Charles Kemp have return ed from New Jersey.
 A base ball game was played on the Kennel grounds between the Bridgeport Jrs and the home club; score 10 to IS in favor of the home club.
 H. W. Vail of Hackensack, N. J.,spent the Fourth with Aaron Bennett.
 The Gilbert & Bennett lower mill has shut down for repairs.
 Milo Blackman, who was injured at the barn raising of J. W. Barrett, is out again.
 Mrs F. II. Horton took trip to New York.
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GREENS FARMS.

Born, son to MT and Mrs J. T. Jen- nings.
 The colt by Quartermaster, for which E. Bedford recently paid $700, was so badly kicked by companion horse, last week, that he was compelled to have it shot. Mir Bedford has had bad fortune with his horses, ,this Summer. Two have died and two have been so sick with pneumonia that hopes of their recovery were given up. The two latter, howev- CT, are better.
 George Jennings left, Tuesday, for Wisconsin.
 Rev George Leitch gave his illustrated lecture in the Congregational church, last week Thursday, to large audience. It was much appreciated by all. Espec- tally fine were the views which accom- pained the lecturers earnest remarks. He has accomplished good work by his visit to this community.
 Misses Letch, who have been travel ling in England for two years, raising money for Jaffna college, Ceylon, spent part of Thursday and Friday at the house of Mrs T. B. Wakeman.
 Ladies' aid society, Wednesday, at the house of Mrs E. Beers, when the final ar engagements respecting the fair, of which nOblcc was gwen, tist week, VIII De maQe.
 At the Fresh Air Home, there are quite number of beneficiaries under the care of Mrs Hale. A party of eight ot them attended the meeting of the Y. F. s. c. E., Monday evening.
 Rev w. H. Moore, secretary of the Connecticut missionary society, is ex pected to occupy the pulpit here, nex, Sunday morning.
 Rev H. Davies preached Fourth ol July sermon, Sunday morning, from tho text Isaiah XXI, II, 12. The subject was, God, the only hope of the nation The preacher said that the two tenden cies of the day were extreme optimism and extreme pessimism. He cited in stances of the latter and showed thai there was some ground for the cry o1 alarm which had gone up from many earnest people. And so there were in stances, which were cited, which proved that there were promising features O | national life. But neither the boast, tha everything was all right, was just no the despair, which could see no redeem ing aspect to inspire hope. In fact Goo was the only solution of the two tenden cies. Faith in Him would enable us tt secure purity in politics; Christ wouls show us how to deal with our social dis orders and revival of the religious con
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EASTON.


 Edward l.. Smith of New Haven visit ed friends in town, last week.
 Miss Emma Osborn is with her uncle, s. N. Osborn.
 Rev Joseph H. James, secretary of the Connecticut temperance union, gave ar excellent address on temperance at the Congregational church, Sunday evening In the absence of the regular organist Miss Elsie B. Ward presided at the orgar at Christ church, Sunday.
 T. B. Fulford of Bridgeport is in town II. W. Wright of Shelton was rccen guest at J. E. Fields; W. J. Platt 0. Bridgeport at NJ. H. Thorpe's. Erva G. Hurd of shelton has visited his baby boy at W. J. Beardsley's.
 Ellis F. Wheeler has a new Deerins mower from Lyon & Grumman, th' Bridgeport agents.
 Edward Payne of Waterbury has visit ed his daughter at A. Van Wert's.
 Henry L. Booth of Chicago Summer with his father, C. l.. Booth.
 Keplar Nichols and family of Strat field spent ths Fourth with John H. Og den.
 Edson Banks of Stratfield is at his Ma plewood farm. ...-..- Miss Hattie Silliman visits her aunt Mrs Julia Edwards.
 Mrs Boughton of Bridgeport is witt her daughter, Mrs Johnson Ward.
 Richard Leonard spent the Fourtl with WestpOrt friends.
 Rev D. J. Ogden greatly appreciate the kind remembrance of the heirs of tn estate of the late Mrs Betsey Sherwood through the kindness of Charles Shel wood, executor. Mir and Mrs Sohn celebrated their si yer wedding, Saturday evening, 9th.
 Mrs Henry Lockwood of Greenfield l with Mrs Philo Hall.
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ASPETUCK.

Misses Emma Osborne and Katie Ab- bolt have gone to the Summer school at Suffield.
 w. Osborn has bought a carriage.
 Mrs Banks and family spent the Fourth in Wilton.
 MT Wales and bride spent Sunday at D. E. Gould's.
 Rev MT James of the Connecticut tenn peranee union preached to an apprecia- tive audience, Sunday afternoon, in the Center Street church.
 Johnny, colored town charge of about IA years, has recently broken into Charles B. Wakeman's house twice, while Mir and Mrs Wakeman were in Bridgeport. John. ny noticed where the key was hidden and, the second time that he got in, ran- sacked the whole house, taking photo graphs, gun and whip, which were af- terward taken from him by William Wakeman. MT and Mrs Wakeman nat. urally feel aggrieved that the boy is stil at large, though they have complained te the authorities about his thefts.
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GREENFIELD HILL.

Dr Dunham has put up new flag pole.
 Miss Miriam, daughter of Dr NJ. V. B. Dunham, celebrated her birthday pleas antly, few days ago.
 Last Sunday morning, serious acci- dent occurred In this village. Dea and Mrs Hill, with their three sons, Horace, Burr and Charles, were In a double team, on their way to church. Coming down the hill past the house of Mrs Beers, one of the horses kicked over the trace and, becoming frightened, started to run. The other horse also became unmaDageable, In spite of the utmost efforts of the boys. At the corner near o. H. Meeker's, the wagon was overturned, all being thrown out except Charles, who managed to save himself by Jumping. Dea Hill was badly bruised on his hip and side, besides being terribly shaken up. Mrs Hill was also seriously bruised. The boys made haste to get home and getting another conveyance, brought their father anc mother home. This accident has proved n serious shock to Dea Hills nerves ant he has been suffering from nervous pros fration.
 Hezekiah Banks Is making stead, progress toward recovery.
 Miss Lizzie Halsey of New York ha been at the Nichols homestead.
 Rufus B. Jennings, Simon Bradley, N B<Hn, Morris Merwin, Jonas B. Kis sam, A. R. T. Nichols and Frederic Bron son have united in offering $500 rewar' for the arrest and conviction of thos' who robbed Capt William Bradley. Tn robbers got $50 in money, all his porl and 20 pounds of butter. Capt Bradle! went to Everett Lobdell's as soon as Iii could release himself. It Is strongly sus pected that the Luddlngton gang, wh' the Westport turnpike, with Bridgepor annex. may know something about it They bought wagon of ID. N. Slipper lev, Saturday, and, that day, were caugh sfealing oats and hay from the barn Q Anrou Mills.
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was hugely enjoyed by the youngsters, especially the premature discharge of a number of rockets and roman candles, ignited by sparks that fell upon them. There was also fine display at J. N. Nickerson's by his boarders.
 c. Warehouse and wife entertained H. s. Shaw and wife on the Fourth.
 It is reported that William J. Gorham will soon return to his old home on Couch hill and work his mothers farm.
 Mrs Edwards and family of Bridgeport and Mrs l.. Bradley are guests of Mrs Stephen Benedict.
 William Reads stay in Bedding was cut short, several hundred cattle brought to Kansas City from Tucson causing his speedy return to attend to their sale.
 Rev Mir Riker of New York assisted Rev Mir Hamilton at Christ church, Sun day.
 Miss Maude Jordan went to Jersey i City, Saturday, to meet Miss NJ. Robin son of Philadelphia, who is to be her 1 guest for several weeks. 1 Mrs Thomas Cotter of New York is 1 spending a few weeks at home ]; later, i she will spend few weeks at Newburg and Roudout on the Hudson. Miss Ma 1 ria Carroll, her sister, and Mary Coffey ! of Shelton will return with her. Henry Adams has been at the beach with d party of friends and an enjoyable time was spent. John Adams and wife of Springfield are in hometown for tht
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SPORT HILL.

The Fourth of July game of ball be- tween the club from Greenfield Hill and the Sport Hill boys, played on Sport Hill, terminated in the defeat of the lat ter.
 Miss Lulu Roberts Is home from Brook lyn.
 Large congregations at Lees and Gen. ter street, last Sunday, were deeply in- terested in the temperance sermons of Rev J. H. James. The scholars in both Sunday schools will not soon forget his talks concerning what it is wrong to drink. MT James was guest of MT and Mrs George B. Beers.
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WESTON.

Mrs George A. Sturges and sister, Miss Fannie Seeley of Sport Hill, have been yachting with Mrs Eugene Tolles ofNor- walk.
 Miss Mary P. Alice of Brooklyn has visited Mrs D. S. Hurlbutt and Edna Bradley.
 Miss Anna Coley is with her brother, W. F. Coley.
 The festival at Mrs Edward Fergu- sons, last week Tuesday evening, was enjoyed by all. Net profit $29 90, which will increase the fund for repairing the church.
 Alphonso Coley and son Willie of Will son Point have been with D. D. Coley.
 Jerome Godfrey has been complaining for a week and has gone to his home in Danbury.
 Mrs Mary A. Perry was the lucky one to draw the quilt pieced by Mrs Coley, a lady almost 90 years old, who gave it to the aid society. Mrs Perry is with her sister, Mrs N. Crossman.
 Leonard Dikeman has been with his grandmother, Mrs B. A. Dikeman.
 Arthur c. Bradley lost valuable young COW, last week. It went to the Spring to drink, was found among the rocks with q leg broken and had to be killed.
 Misses Edna Bradley and Mary Alice of Brooklyn have visited William Hurl- butt, Sr, Cannon.
 Mir Johnson and family of New York visit Mir Phillips; Miss Lillian Bennett of Norwalk Misses Annie and Nellie Lockwood.
 Mir Andrew and Charlie Jarvis were in town, last week.
 George Hanford spent the Fourth with his cousin, Miss Edith Ferguson.
 George Adams, while moving, backed one of his oxen on the machine knives and cut the OK so that it had to be butch cred.
 Samuel Fancher and family have beer in New York State.
 of Brooklyn have visited their cousin Miss Ella M. Bennett.
 Mrs Oliver Perry is in Danbury. z. R. Bennett of Brooklyn has spent few days with his mother, Mrs E. A
 Bennett. Relatives and friends from Bridgepor and Westport spent the Fourth with Cy
 rus Mead. Edwin Bennett of Ridgefield has visit ed his grandfather, Edwin Beers.
 Mrs A. W. Wallace of Bridgeport spen , last week at c. T. Gregory's.
 Miss Lillian Bennett of Norwalk yisi ed Miss Nellie Lockwood, last week.
 Mrs G. B. Sturges, Mrs William Smit
 and Mrs Wilbur Sturges were anon those from this place who went on tn Hudson river excursion, Friday. l ]. w. II. MeelSer and son of New Have | were guests of his uncle, Theodore Han
 ilton, last week. | The infant child of Mrs Emma Surge ], was baptized in the Congregation ,, church. Sunday. 2 Mir and Mrs Miller of Portchester wis :, II. Williams. ,, Mrs William Williams and two gram z children returned, Sunday, from wis n with her daughter in Wilton. 0 John Fitch, who was sick, last wee IS is now able to be about again. ''ss Harry Turney of New York is with Io B. Johnson. sr Charles Jarvis of Brooklyn is spendiI i'd his vacation with his grandfather, Ms ,d thew Bulkley.
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PLATTSVILLE.

MT and Mrs Dewitt Smith were at his home, Tuesday.
 The BEE was mistaken in the number of cows which George Gregory has lost during the past Summer; it is two in stead of 10.
 Mrand Mrs H. Mckenzie spent Sunday in Plattsville.
 Mrs s. A. Case has been sick with dys- entery, but is able to be about again.
 Some animal makes a raid on l.. N :. Reynolds's henhouse, once in a while and carries off fowl and the other night took l5 young chickens from their coop. A half grown fox was seen, the other day, walking the fence near the house.
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sciousness, under the Holy Spirit, would secure us against future perils. There was no hope to be placed in anything or anybody; that inscription which we see on every silver dollar should express the feeling of every dutiful citizen and every Pessimism arises from loss of faith in
 Him and the only right optimism is that which comes from faith.
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LONG HILL.

Tousey's shop is working II hours a day and turning out POO dozen garments a week. Every machine in the shop is now occupied, Miss Annie Burnett, with Misses Maggie Griffin and Nellie Kelley of Newtown having recently gone to work there.
 Miss Leora Clark of Bethel has visited Mrs Fred Keinard-
 Lester Turney returned from Birming- ham with Harry G. Tousey.
 will Wheaton, wife and sister of Brock lyn were guests of Mrs McMahon on the Fourth.
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All afternoon and evening trains on the Housatonic were delayed, some of them for hours, Thursday, by an accident at Bridgeport. As the southbound after noon freight was passing Winters brew cry, several cars near the center of the train were derailed; some say by an inn properly set switch, others by fallen telegraph pole. The brake beam on a box car was broken and the car thrown from and at right angles to the rails. Three empty flat cars were also deraiied and piled up on the east side of the track. The 30 p m train ran up from the sta tion and transferred passengers, those from the down train being taken to the city, while those bound north remained in the train above the wreck until the tracks were cleared, about and were then taken back to the city and put on the up train, which, leaving at IS, ran on accommodation time, an hour and a half late.
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DEERFIELD.

Miss Martha ". Burr is in Cross High way assisting in the care of Mrs Henry B. Ogden.
 Miss Emma Mellen of Danbury, who has been in New Britain, Hartford and Springfield, has returned to her mothers in Reading.
 Mir and Mrs Charles Mellen and son of Hartford have visited Mrs Sarah Mellen, also Daniel Mellen and son of Massachu- setts. Nils Ada Belle Burr has visited Mrs l.. F. Sherwood of Southport.
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FAIRFIELD.

Teachers for schools throughout the town were examined for certificates Wednesday, at Middle district school.
 Mir Adams, wife and child and MT Bar mum, wife and child of New | York are at John M. Brothwell's.
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DIAMOND HILL BEDDING.

Adolph Van Rein of Brooklyn and MT Dunham of New York were guests of Mrs Caldwell ,0ver the Fourth.
 MT and Mrs John H. Lee of Norwalk have visited J. H. Lee.
 Miss Minnie Burr of Bethel visits here. The Fourth was celebrated pleasantly at k. II. Fields. About 30 met and so- ciable time and bountiful repast were en- joyed in the afternoon, while the evening saw fine display of fireworks.
 E. Grumman visits his father.
 Miss Phebe Selleck is with her aunt, Miss Polly Selleck.
 Miss Grace Boughton spends q week n Danbury.
 School closed, last week Wednesday,.
 BEDDING
 Dr TatIock of Stamford, arch deacon of Fairfield county, will preach in Chrisl
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ADDITIONAL NEwTowN LOCALS

ful burglary, Wednesday evening. As Clarence Knott, 17-years-old clerk, was about closing Charles M. LaRue's jewel ry store, two men entered and, pretend ing that they wished n monogram previ- ously ordered, bound and gagged Knott and robbed the store of about $600 in cash and S5000 in jewelry. Escaping
 through back window, they hired a hack, pretending that they were medical students and were driven to Mill Plain.
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CHEsTNUT HULL.

Mrs Agur Beach Is still confined with la grippe, but Is improving.
 T. s. Haines is peddling milk.
 Ernest Jennings ia visiting Agur S. and Samuel E. Beach.
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sTRATFoRp.

Seymour Asa Curtis, son of Asa Sey- mour Curtis, died on Tuesday, 45 years old and the funeral was attended on. Thursday at 3 D m from Che residence of tho Dcreayed father.
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An adjourned meeting of Putnam council, K. of C., will be held Saturday night, l2th, at which the secoud degree will be conferred on several members. D Other important business will be trans acted and all members are requested to De present.
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Commencing Saturday, 12th, the Hous- atomic will put on the sleeping car train which, on Saturday nights only, leaves Bridgeport at II 45, stops at all regular stations and reaches Pittsfield early Sun day morning
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TASHUA.

George B. Ferris and wife were with her parents, Sunday: Charles Sanford and family of Bedding at J. Hobart Mall Iatfsp
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Edward k. Ives and E. D. Pierce of Bridgeport have spent few days at the Grand Central and have been fishing NeWtoWn waters.
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TRUMBuLL.

Rev s. NJ. Keeler of Bridgeport will preach, next Sunday, morning and even- ing.
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Rev J. F. Hoyt will conduct services at Palestine school house, next Sunday at pm.
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| CE CREAM FOR SALE-w. c. Johnson's. l Tuesday and Saturday afternoon and evening, at R. H. SMIMHS.
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| GASH will buy CahiH Flow Suiky, never l | / used; low price. Can be seen at T. A. l MALLETTS, Trumbull.
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GLOVES.
GLOVES. LEATHER GRIPS, TRAVELLING BAGS. CLOAK ROOM.

All the newest styles and col ors in Blazers and full lines of Blouse Waists in plain, plaid and stripes. Jersey Waists, all new styles, from 50c up.
 We have an elegant line of White Suits for ladies, misses and children.
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ENOR SALE-A fine Country Residence, for
 n gentleman or farmer, about niles from Bridgeport on the Newtown Turnpike, so called. Buildings all modern built, nice large, pleasant and convenient. Location high and healthy; land good and from B to 40 acres; can be sold all together or separately. Inquire of MRS W. H. BROTHWELL on the premises.
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MISERABLE property for sale at a bargain
 u near Bridgeport, which is reached by macadam road. Enquire, JOHN H. BEACH. Swords Lumber Co, Bridgeport.
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T HAVE THE WIZARD SULKY HAY RAKE, l The best in the market, positive power and hand dump with no slipping on the cogs. The Wizard Patent Chimney Cap is cheap, du- rabIe and ornamental as well. BOTSFORD FAIRCHILD, F. O. Haw1eyyille, Conn.,
 " E. BRADLEY-Win have Ice Cream for IL. sale on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Any one wishing Cream will please leave their order.None delivered. H. E. BRADLEY, Sandy Hook.
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BEDDING.

Dr Tat1ock of Stamford, arch deacon of Fairfield county will preach in Christ
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Mrs George A. Sturges and sister, Miss Fannie Seeley of Sport Hill, have been yachting with Mrs Eugene Tolles of Nor walk.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-06

Although the slarmists predicted that
there would be carnage and great slaughter
in South Carolina over the current cam
paign, the returns up to this time show the
prediction to be worse than any weather
bulletin for unreliability. and the sensation
mongers are weltering in disappointment.
Only one man has been checked off thus
far, and he wasn't very good man, either.
But he had a social scrap" with a straight
out democrat, and is now probably on his
way to heaven, where he has no vote. Such
an incident is likely to occur inst anywhere
at any time, and politics only served as q
pretext for two quarrelsome men to fight.
That's all there was of it. Still, Mr.. Till
man will probably insist that his followers
were moved down in shoals by battery of
artillery, when he comes to count up his
vote