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EAsTON.
MRS MARIA KNAPP,

Four score years and eleven, neverthe- less works with ease, hearing perfect- ly, voice good, articulation distinct, con versational powers combining nodera- tion and courtesy indicative of force of character, intellectual faculties such that reading the Bible and the Christian Ad- vocate is a pleasure. All this, combin- ed with ability to "love about the house and, when the weather permits, out to the front door characterized Mrs Maria Knapp seen at the table surrounded by her children and grandchildren, Thurs day afternoon, January 30, the 91st anni- versary of her birthday. There were present on the occasion her son and daughter, MT. and Mrs P. B. Parmelee; her daughter and granddaughter, Mrs Phebe Knapp and Miss Georgianna Knapp; her grandson and granddaugh- ter. Mir and Mrs Fairchild ;her neighbors, Mr and Mrs Thorpe and their daughter, Miss Novella Mrs Andrew Leavenworth of Stepney and her pastor, Rev J. x. Robertson and Mrs Robertson. Her daughter, Mrs Marshall Clark of South Britain, owing to illness, was unable to be present. The birthday dinner was one of those substantial and hearty af- fairs proverbial in New England house. keeping. It had been proposed that her daughter, Mrs Parmelee, who for years has devoted herself to her mother, should be married on her 91st birthday, but it was deemed advisable not to have too many events take place one day and so Miss Maria Knapp and P. B. Parme- lee were quietly married, January 26 at noon at Miss Knapp's home, by Rev Mir Robertson. All who know Mrs Knapp and especially all who helped celebrate her 9lst birthday, sincerely wish her many happy returns of such q delight 1 full occasion and that the marvellous preservation of her faculties may be con- tinued to her for years to come. Mrs knapp's general serenity and cheerful ness of disposition and her ayowed com fort in reading the Word of God amid the intirmities incident to her great age prove conclusively that ''Godliness is profitable unto all things, having the promise or the llIc UilaJ now IS anu ol that which is to e."- R.
 $. G. Beardsley of Long Hill is admin istrator on the estate of the late Huldal Mallett.
 Among the gifts at Mrs Maria knapp' 9lst birthday was a handsome golt headed cane from her daughter, Mrs Par melee.
 Rev D. J. Ogden, pastor of the Con gregational church, will deliver tn discourse at the union meeting at Le chapel, Sunday evening, 9th. Tn service was postponed on account of tn indictment weather, last Sunday evening
 A. A. Gilbert, Jr, of the senior class Yale law school, spent last Sunday a the parsonage.
 Miss Addie Godfrey is in Westport.
 Rev l.. D. Nickerson has returned t J. W. Sherwood's, after two weeks wit his daughter, Mrs J. W. Johnson, il
 Bridgeport.
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WOODBURY.

Lot N. Jackson, colored, died on We'd nesday, January P, resulting from se- we're attack of grip. He was faithful soldier in the 29th. His wife died, Satur- day, February and both were buried in the North cemetery.
 Mrs A. D. Warner has visited her Bethlehem home. ... 2
 Horace w. Warner of Hazel Plain is recovering from a severe attack of pneu- monia.
 David $. Bull has removed the old De- Forest store, built in 1745, to the rear of his residence. Those old buildings had timber enough in them to build several in the modern style.
 r. A. Peck, d native of this town, now of Wisconsin, visited friends here, last week.
 J. B. Burton was called back to Penn sylyania by telegram.
 Mrs Augusta Bacon is recovering from | five-weeks' severe illness, caused by in fiuenZa.
 There was largely attended meeting of farmers at the Town hall, Saturday night, to take measures to establish q creamery. Such project, duly carried out, would be of great benefit to our community. After an animated discus sion, ;l committee was appointed to take the matter into consideration and report plans, location, etc., at a future meeting. Three locations have been suggested: The first, near Gordon's spring, has the advantage of central location; but is objectionable because the slops and ref use would go down the main street and settle in the meadows in the rear of the First Congregational church and would probably furnish a breeding hole for ty- phoid fever. The second at Scratch hill would be good location, as there is a free escape by the Nonnewaug and Pom- peraug rivers to the se:t. The same can be said of D. Cnrtiss' Sons silk mill at Pomperaug. The objection to this is that it is not central for the milk producers, unless Sonthbury farmers should take an interest.
 George P. Crane has bought the house owned by l.. J. Allen in North Main street and will remove there, April l..
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At the Baptist church, Sunday: Sun

At the Baptist church, Sunday: Sun day school at II 30; preaching at pm; ,; evening lecture on tsAdam,'' m. Y. P. s. c. E., Tuesday, 30 p m. Meeting at Judd school house, Thursday, III.
 Stepney M. E. church, Rev J. F. Rob- ertson pastor. Preaching next Sunday by the pastor al l p m; subject, s'The final outcome of sin and the final condi- tion of unrepentant, unconverted sim ners." Sunday school, II 30 a III. Pray CT meeting under the auspices of the ". c. T. U., pm.
 All interested in the young peoples association are invited to the parsonage, this (Friday) evening.
 The session of the young peoples as sociation of the Stepney M. k. church, held in the church parlors, Friday even ming, January 31, was, in many respects, one of the pleasantest occasions the young people have enjoyed for some time. The reading by Miss Lillian Hull illustrated the embarrassment and mor tification that came to a respectable wid- ow through a spurious offer of marriage from the resident dominic, sent to her through the mail, April l, by some es- pecially wicked sinner. The denouement was most distressing to the worthy and self sacrificing widow and only less so to the equally worthy dominic. Miss Ed wards's reading illustrated the infelcities Of -.,hn p1.Y1aY ct of those aughter-provoking incidents so greatly enjoyed by young people. The 'Old Garden Gate" by Miss Annie Field was read so we'll that Miss Field had ev- idently entered into the spirit of the in cident. The sight of the old gate, reviv- ing memories of happy days long past, reunited two hearts that had drifted widely apart. All present participated with the pastor in his experience of two Wednesdays in one week ill mid-Pacific. At the next session of the young people s association, Friday evening, l4th, the history of the origin, development and present form of the calender will be re- viewed and illustrated. All who are in terested to know why the year begins January l, why three successive years have each 365 days and the fourth ol leap year 366, how the date of Easter Sunday is fixed and other equally inter esting questions are invited.
 Mrs Lucy Abbott of Bridgeport is witt her mother, Mrs George Coley.
 George Osborne and daughter have re turned from Bethel.
 Miss Ettie Hull is in Stratford.
 Capt Edward Curtiss and wife of Jer scy City are guests of Mrs Charles Lane Bradley Wheeler is home again.
 MT Nichols of Bridgeport, a dealer il tin ware, has rented c. B. Wheeler place and has commenced to move in He will rnn a wagon, common to the til trade, about the country.
 Rev Mir Nance attended the dedication of the new Baptist church at South End Bridgeport. Mir Ditmars, formerly O Shelton, is pastor.
 Mrs Stephen French entertains her sis ter, Mrs Catherine Burton of Orange, N J.
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people of SouthvilIe, n roh had been nicely fitted up, an organbought and paid for, with nearly enouA m ,ney to pay for a communion set anSa sunday school started with 30 scholat. At the Iron Works, a communion sethas been bought and the communion iskegularly celebrated. There have beenkix bap- tisms and a Sunday school of I0kholars. He has preached 49 times at StA APanrs, 46 at the Iron Works, officiated at e4 fun erals, G of these being commuic pants, has baptized II persons, at St. Iturs, 6 at Iron Works. and married cdsples. In speaking of the needs of the par1si, he referred to the advisability of provding a new one as soon as the parish feel dis posed to act in the matter.
 Mrs Roswell Paraer is very low yith paralysis.
 T. S. Taylor represented the milk ro- ducers of this vicinity at the great cen- vention in New York; he seems quhe confident that higher prices will soon bs realized for milk Miss Burr of Bethel has been guest of Mrs F. K. Hawley.
 Miss Henrietta Ruggles spent Sunday at home with her mother, who has been quite sick.
 The Winter term of Obtuse school closed, Friday, and the Spring began on Monday.
 Edmund Weld has finished work in Bridgeport and will be at home, the rest of the Winter.
 St. Paul's Guild met at the house of James Betts, Wednesday evening.
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GREENS FARMS.

Arthur Taylor has rented Miss Abbie Burr's residence and expects to be settled there soon.
 Miss Lucy Elwood, who has been quite sick with la grippe,is able to resume her duties at school.
 J. Pefiers attended the funeral of the late Mrs Daniel Boyd of Chappaqua, N. Y.. last week.
 The farmers club held a literary en- tertainment at the house of Mrs Talcott B. Wakeman, Tuesday evening, 4th, un- der the superintendence of J. Frank El- wood. About SO were in attendance not withstanding the rainy evening. The en- tertainment was a marked success and was an example of how d pleasant enter tainment can be gotten up without elab- crate preparations. Miss Florence Eos ter, our leading elocutionist, was called back two or three times. Miss Hattie Taylor gave some of her carefully rem dGred piano recitalS. Mrs Wilbur Jen- nings sang twice with her we'll known sweet voice and her daughter sang also William II. Burr delivered il hard shell Baptist sermon in a manner that should insure him q call to any hard shell pull pit in the country. Miss Ophelia Taylor gave a fOretaste of what her fine voice will do in the future and Miss Alice Jen- nings read piece, ''Getting d letter at the breakfast table," which, of course, was not dull. Rev Mir Davies, the new minister of the Greens Farms church, played an army march in which the ap- preaching and rcceding tramp of the ar my was plainly imagined. Let us have some more of these simple, pleasant en. | tprtainmpntS
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LONG HILL.

John Radcliffe is building an addition to his new house.
 David Booth entertained friends from Winsted, last week.
 Mrs Fulford is about the same.
 Mrs Will Turney is very sick.
 The NJ. E. ladies aid society met, Thursday evening, at N. R. Sherman's. C. Radcliffe has more orders and is running with full force.
 Mrs R. c. Tousey and Mrs W. P. Tou- sey have returned from d visit in New York.
 Four joined the NJ. E. church on pro- bation and three by letter, last Sunday.
 Miss Nellie Blood made flying trip to Huntington, last week.
 Miss Mamie Haugh was called sudden ly to Bridgeport to see d sick friend.
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BEDDING.

The young people of St. James church, Danbury, will give dramatic entertain ment at Whitehead's hall, l1th, for the benefit of Christ church, Bedding Ridge. Some good singing is promised. Danc- ing will wind up the entertainment.
 Mrs J. Miller is sick with pleurisy; Dr E. Smith attends. He has taken Dr Wakeman's practice, the latter being in feeble health.
 NJ. Casey and Read of Trumbull were in town, last week, buying cows.
 C. Rose has shot nine foxes, this Win ter; he never fails to kill.
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DEERFIELD.

Benjamin Burr and daughter and Miss Alice Nichols attended David Beach S funeral at Trumbull.
 Mrs John Hull of Easton has visited Mrs Oliver Chase.
 George Banks and family have visited in Westport.
 Miss NJ. NJ. Burr is with her sister, Mrs David Beach of Trumbull.
 Miss Laura Dowd has visited Miss Emma Freeborn of Easton.
 Mrs Samuel Millers sister is with her.
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LYONS PLAIN.

Mrs Maria Banks is with Mrs Frank L.. Rodgers, Fairfield Woods.
 Mir and Mrs D. E. Provost of Elizabeth, Coley.
 Miss Susie Banks has been engaged as organist in Emmanuel church.
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SOUTHPORT.

Misses Emma and Julia Gould are in Scranton, Penn.
 Mrs Davis is with her sister, Mrs Jes- sup Wakcman.
 The Epworth League will hold soci- able at the home of Mrs Kelsey.
 Mrs Oliver Perry has gone to Europe Mr Winthrop is to occupy her house till her return.
 Rev G. A. IIubbell entertained rela- tiVGs, Sunday.
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ing, the guests departed about midnight, leaving as token of their appreciation the liberal amount of nearly S12.
 J. C. Beardsley has suffered from Ia grippe.
 Grandson Nichols suffers from ecze- ma and is deprived of the use Of one of his arms.
 Mrs Nelson Hubbell has been in Dan bury.
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Sorry to lose good neighbor, though he still remains in town.
 Lecture at Town hall, February 6, by Col J. P. Sanford, sold times and new"
 Miss Sally Minor died at her home in Flanders, January 24, aged s2.
 R. B. Judson and man with him mad an immersion in Nonnewaug river near Goodselrs mills, his team backing them in.
 William $. Isbell has married Miss FL la R. Leavenworth.
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EAST VILLAGE,

Rev A. J. Smith and wife are at J. W. Waterbury's.
 George Cassidy and wife spent a few days at $. SherWOod's.
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CHESTNUT HILL.

Mrs Bradley Williams made mis-step and fell on the floor, cutting her face badly, but she is better now.
 Miss Hattie Waller is still confined to the house by the effects of the accident she received.
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BRIDGEWATER.

Owing to sickness, the attendance in the primary department of the Center school is quite below the average.
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unreasonable hour considering the dis tance and still survive the shock.
 A large crowd of young people attend ed the sociable at Bright's hail, 4th.
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STEPNEY.

Mass will be celebrated at stepney, Sunday, at 10 30 a m.
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ASPETUCK.

Levi Beers has been visited by his daughters from Cohoes, Mrs I. Jones and Mrs I.Smith. Little hopes are entertain-, ed of MT Beers's recovery.
 The friends of Miss Flora Fanton will be glad to hear that she is somewhat bet ter.
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Isaac Thorp has a yery siek horse.

Misses Nellie Andrews and Bertha Fitch have left the corset factory at South Norwalk and returned home.
 William Kelly drives team for John Tomlinson, hauling wood to lVestpert. MT Tomlinson has sold 100 cords of wood at the ANestport foundry.
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Miss Amelia Northrop is in Bridge port, assisting in the care of her aunt, Mrs Mary Cornwall.
The state herald., 1890-12-12
BEACIlVILLE.

How about the debate at the Tfcgo
school house last Friday evening:
We presume that over production
caused the depression Of the crowd.
How about II, dcbatcrsy
We ngree with the HERALD In echo
Ing It's sentiments In regard TO irrlga.
tlon. While II Is true that the beet
culture can bc carried on to n pronta.
bic extent, yet We must not forget
that We must produce our living also,
or else our profits viii bc consumed
IN buying that which We need. II
has been demonstrated To every fair.
minded farmer that the present rain.
fail viii not produce profitable rc'
suit. Therefore, farmers do not hcsl.
tate TO ask congress to help you In
this matter; circulate petitions IN
your immediate localities nnd send
them 10 our congressman NJ once,
Time IL money and the salvation OF
our country.
Harry Spraguc In going 10 III,
mountains this week.
Oscar Troutman and Chas. Pctci
went to Sterling Monday as witncssc,
on contest casc.
Mary Peter Inns advertised TO prov,
up On her claim.
The young people Of this vicinity
spent a pleasant evening NJ u
sprnguc's last wednesday evening.
Isaac snylor IN putting the roof OF
his new house and VIII have IL com
plctcd In n short time.
OLD slsntY.
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FAIRVIEW.

Fred Borland has added another
hundred sheep to his flock.
Sabbath school Mt Ia o'clock slow
time: superintendent. $. S. Worlcy.
II. W. Wakcman has returned from
Denver.
Mrs. Scott from Nebraska is visit
Ing her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Stout.
One more little shanty on the claim
left vacant. But Whitney Irwin was
In need Of housckeeper, so We bid
them God speed, In their new rela-
tlonshlp, may their pathway be strcwn
with heavens choicest blessings.
Mrs. win Huffman has been on the
sick list for a few days.
X. S. Stout Is putting up quite n
good sized frame barn.
The roofs are disappearing from Il
good many OF the vacant houses.
Nhat Is strange ABOUT thls disappear
ancc is that the most c: them are
spirited away by the light Of the stars
Can't account for IL unless men choose
darkness rather than light because
their deeds are evil.
There has been some sickness among
horses IN this vicinity, not proving
fatal however.
Lcman Siumbaugh purchased n
wind mill from NJ. n. worlcy.
Equcstricnss seen on broadway last
Sunday evening, Pearl Lee and Mat
Tie Daggy.
GUESS VINO.
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lie sat aud looked ut the busy editor
for about fifteen minutes steadily.
Finally he yawnei sleepily and re
marked:
"1'hele ARE something's In the world
that gu without s;i,ing."
II know IT," snapped the editor, "bL:
there are too darned many things that
say n good deal without going. ."-Ex.
The state herald., 1890-12-12

The members Of the IRE company
arc urging upon the City Council the
advisability Of purchasing II hook and
ladder outfit for the company and have
made u proposition TO donate Iifty dol
lnrs 10 the city 10 mid In the purchase
OF the outiit. The fire boys nre Wide
awake 10 any improvements that can
be made In our facilities for lighting
tira
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TAKEN UP.

A bay mare colt, about y years old
white star In the forehead, ON the
northeast | SEC 8, tp = n, range 10 W,
Phillips county Colorado. Owner cnn
have The same by proving his property
and paying for this notice and other
expenses. GUSTAV r. PALMER.
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We desire to thank Mrs. L. NJ. Rcy-
nOlds for favuring the HERALD office
with some excellent wedding cake.
For some reason, this good old custom
of treating the editor to wedding cake
seems to be on the decline In the west
and we feel highly favored when the
office is remembered as in this in
stance
The state herald., 1890-12-12

Jas. Kidd, clerk In the supply de
partnent at IIolyokc. was visitor In
McCook this week. lie is taking d
short vacation, most Of which time he
will put In at Red Cloud.-McCook
Tribune.
The state herald., 1890-12-12

Ed Wilson returned, Monday. from
Custer City, South Dakota, where he
has ueen for several months working
OH the Hills Democrat Of that place.
He is well pleased with his location
and will return to Custer City after n
short stay In IIolyoke.
The state herald., 1890-12-12

A new time card went into effect on
the u & NJ last Sunday by which both
passenger trains ARE day trains out Of
llolyoke. The sleeper has been taken
of and no trains will be run OH
SUNDAY.
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Miss Carrie Kidd was taken quite
sick while on u visit ut Red Cloud, but
had recovered sufficiently to return
home with her father and brother last
Monday.
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John Rclff has been caught in tie
raIllc for jurors again, and he says
noS that he will hereafter vote the
republican ticket, Us he is satisfied
that the democratic county officials
nut IN n trick on him.
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0ovcruor-Job A. Cooper.
II. Governor-w. q. smi.h.
Secretary Of state-Jamcs Rice.
STATE Tressurcr-w.H II. Brisbane.
oupt. Pub. lnst.-F. Dick.
State Auditor-D. u. sclwanbcck.
Attorney Generates. w. Jones.
Senator Let Dist..-J. W. McCreercy.
representative stii Dist.-Geo. Z. Reed.
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Co1uty Cierk--C. y. Mcpherson.
ohsriG--I.. Z. withcrhce.
Judgs.-Jamsa Glynn.
Trsasurcr-R. A. Ho-kins.
oapt. Of Schools-C. II. Timbcrlakc.
Asaessor-Otis Ca-tctter.
1arveyor-wm. Lowe.
:susissioners Mike Francis, J. {. Elder and
heodore Chalbcrg.
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Phillips county.

Last Friday n meeting was held at
the court house and an aid society or
ganized to look after the wants Of any
families in the county that by reason
Of the short crops Of the past season
may need aid during the winter. The
general committee consists Of Messrs.
Timberlake, Hazen, Upton, Churning
and Robinson. A committee from
each precinct will be selected in order
that the funds raised may be judicious-
ly disposed Of
The state herald., 1890-12-12

Bi +. Wickersham, road master
from lIolyokc to Cheyenne. was WIS.,
itor Mt McCook, last Thursday. re-
ncwlng old acquaintcnanccs.-Mc-
Cook Tribune.
The state herald., 1890-12-12

G.. w. Shuler and family returned
from Denver last week where they
had been spending several weeks.
The state herald., 1890-12-12

Williams, the democratic Sage Of the
Frenchman valley, is decidedly cranky
Of late,-caused, of course. by the pas.
sage of the Mckinley bill.
The state herald., 1890-12-12

We understand that W. II. Davis is
located at Bismark, North Dakota, en-
gagged in the newspaper business.
The state herald., 1890-12-12

The fixtures in the City Drug Store
have recently received II new coat of
oil which makes much improvement in
the appearance of the store.
The state herald., 1890-12-12

Of Its precepts he renders as follows;
"If your brother smOte you on one
side OF the jaw, turn the other side to
be smotcd, and the third blow is yourn.
|-Ey
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City Officers
DIRECTORY.
n. l.. Church.

Preaching every sunday morning at 10
end sven,nEat Go. and prayer ,nccting each
Wednesday evening at q 20. mountain time
II. u. COOK. Pastor.
sunday school every sunday mor'ing at
the close Of public service
III. rAiSrEu. supt.
&. u. TINpEHLAkr, Asst.
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NATIONAL GOVERNMENT.

NATIONAL GOVERNMENT.
trcAdent-D Harrison.
frestdeut Of scnnte-Invi T.. Morton.
chief fjusticc-Aclvillew W. Fuller.
sretary Of stntc-Jnmes u. Blaine.
" Treasury WIN. Window.
War-Rcdneld Proctor.
Navy-B. =. Tracy.
y luserior-J. W. Noble.
= AsrssxIsuse-s.H HusH.
s>ernsy Gcncrnl-w. u II. Miller.
Psstmastsr Gcncral-Jo, a Wanamaker.
Q. senators-II. II. Tt llcr, L. o. wolcott.
Hspresentativc-liosca Townsend.
The state herald., 1890-12-12

Let us have move at once to secure
an appropriation by congress to put
down test artesian wells in eastern
Colorado.
The state herald., 1890-12-12

ii. W. Wakeman and q. +. Blakely
returned last week from Denver where
they had been for couple of weeks
serving Oh the jury.
The state herald., 1890-12-12

Jay s. Lawrence took the train last
week for Newport, Arkansas, where
he expects to make his future home.
Mr.. Lawrence Is much pleased with
tho business prospects at that place.
lie will go into the lumber business
with Mrs. Lawrence's father who owns
a large saw mill. We are sorry to lose
baclkhaa1nA 1sssAlxssL Laxnepeas,frcm
The state herald., 1890-12-12

John Delay shipped two car load Of
fat cattle from Holyoke last Tuesday
The state herald., 1890-12-12

Ed Varney returned to Holyoke the
first of the week after an absence OF
several months at Chicago, Denver
and other cities.
The state herald., 1890-12-12

II ia our purpose to note the arrival AMI de-
parturc Of all guests to our city, and request
those VIII. have visitors to inform us Of the fact
Local news items are always thankfully received