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The Newtown bee., 1891-09-18
STEPNEY.

Rev Mir Walker of Bridgeport occupied the Baptist pulpit, last Sunday.
 The Methodist church is being roofed, c. W. Curtis having charge of the work.
 The annual meeting of the cemetery association will be held in Leavenworth hall, Monday evening, 2lst.
 William Buddington of Stratford, Fred erick Godfrey of Norwalk and Miss Mary Abbott of Bridgeport have been recent guests of Mrs Moses Hull.
 MT and Mrs Frederick G. Perry of Shelton have been entertained by Miss Emma Seeley.
 Mr and Mrs Henry Porter and Richard Porter of Orange, N. J., have visited Mrs IIanford Johnson.
 Miss Irene Leavenworth attends the High school in Shelton.
 Benjamin Corning has visited relatives in Brooklyn.
 MT Ferris, Bethel and Miss Brown of Stepney were united in marriage, last week Wednesday, by Rev D. Osborne.
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Fifty funeral directors made merry, Wednesday, at Bridgeport, at the annual meeting of the State funeral directors as- sociation. The association was welconl- ed at Grand Army hall by Mayor Mari gold. Addresses were made by Presi- dent Crum of Unionville and R. k. Bing- ham, with questions and answers that provoked discussion, after which the company enjoyed bountiful dinner of sea food at Seaside park. Among the II new members admitted to the associ- ation was w. II. Prindle of Prindle & Morris, Newtown; A. w. Parmelee, R. Saver, Danbury; William and August Lieberum, William Schwartz, w. H. Ort- lepp, Bridgeport. The old Bridgeport members were W. F. Bishop, George B. Hawley, Charles E. Wilmot, John B. Reynolds. It was d red letter day, Mir Prindle says, for all present, who greatly appreciated the days Inequalities.
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SOUTH BRITAIN.

Mir Griffin of Bridgeport spent Sunday with H. P. Mitchell.
 Hollow school commenced, last week Tuesday; Miss Bliss from New York, teacher.
 Miss May Welch has been some weeks with her sister at Mrs A. A. Bennett's.
 Mrs c. l.. French has been away for a visit among relatives and friends.
 Miss Marsh from Massachusetts visits her aunt, Mrs Averill Garfield
 Mir and Mrs 5. G. Judd and Mr and Mrs G. II. Beers visited Mrs G. N. Platt, last week.
 Miss Judith Mitchell entertains Bridge port friends.
 A. N. Platt, Miss Read and Miss Edna Patt were thrown from their carriage at Shepaug Station, last week and Miss Platt was seriously injured.
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MONROE.

Wilson Hurd was home, Sunday.
 Prof and Mrs Rcketts have been at B. 5. Hurd's.
 Miss Jennie Burr left, Tuesday, for Mt. Holyoke seminary, Holyoke, Mass.
 John M. Lake was married to Miss Susan Bennett of Long Hill by Rev A. Goldsborough, Wednesday, 9th.
 George E. Phippeny has had a badly swollen hand from the bite of a cat. It was only a slight puncture of the skin, but swelled and pained him exceedingly. Bathing it in white lye and putting on raw pork relieved it, as well as using car boic acid. At present,i it appears getting better.
 Miss Barnes of New Haven visits at George Bennett's.
 The potato yield, this way, has been very fine. William R. Ferris has about 200 bushels of Early Rose from one acre of ground; F. w. Wheeler about 625 bushels from two and three quarter acres. MT WHeelef Is SaIlSHeu LilaI lb pays to buy first class seed, instead of planting his own potatoes.
 Rev F. P. Waters will occupy the pull pit of the Congregational church, next Sunday, Both.
 Hon James McCaughan, mayor of, Parkvilfe, l.. l., has visited at A. Sin clair's.
 Misses Lilly and Jessie Wheeler have returned from their visit to Prohibition Park, $. l.
 Mrs James W. Sears and children of West Haven are at F. D. Hollister's.
 Mrs A. Sinclair entertans her sister Mrs l.. Galbraith.
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SOUTHBURY.

A temperance lecture by Rev o. J. Range on Thursday evening.
 Born, a son to Mir and Mrs Charles IIine.
 Miss Minnie Beecher entertained her friends, Tuesday evening.
 Miss Annie Banks of Guilford and Miss Lizzie Banks of Greenfield Hill, who have visited Miss Mary Perry, are visit ing friends in Bethlehem.
 Miss Augusta Salmons of Woodbury has been guest of Miss Lucy Wheeler.
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BLOOMFIELD.

A pleasant gathering of friends, about B in number from New York, Hartford, Clinton, Bridgeport, Danbury and New town made merry the home of Mir and Mrs c. D. II. Kellogg, Tuesday evening, September l5, in commemoration of their 10th anniversary. Music and danc- ing were in order and enjoyed by all. A bounteous collation. was spread, with everything possible to tempt the most delicate appetite, reminding those pres- ent that the bride of 10 years ago had not lost her skill in the culinary depart ment. The presents were useful, as well as ornamental, consisting of d handsome painting entitled ''Psyche looking at Natures mirror,' toilet set and pitcher, comfortable, bread raisers, cake box, hand painted tin ware, silk scarf, lantern, mirror, spice box and others too numerous to mention. The friends departed wishing their host and hostess many years of happiness.
 c. D. II. Kellogg has seven fine colts from Wilkesdale, Montwood and Perche- ron throughbreds.
 Glad to report Mrs Edwin G. Terrill able to be about the house again.
 David Dibble is sick.
 Mrs Charles Williams is in Philadel- phia.
 Misses Susie Whitcome and Susie @lxos. Wednesday.
 Miss Florence Kellogg is attending school at Woodside seminary, Hartford.
 Miss Grace Hawes of Bridgeport has visited in town.
 Mir and Mrs Aaron Williams spent Saturday at her old home in the Center.
 John N. Hawley is confined to the house by illness.
 MT and Mrs L. A. Giddings of New Milford spent Sunday with their brother.
 Mrs H. l.. Sturdevant of Bridgeport has been guest of Mrs D. F. Ferris.
 The Gray family, who have been at John Camps, have returned to the city.
 Miss Jennie Richardson of Bridgeport is guest of Miss Lizzie $. Allen.
 E. c. Turner is improving his house. M. Beach S Son of New Milford doing the work.
 Miss Miriam Taylor has returned to school duties in New York.
 Mrs Joseph c. Smith has been at E. C. Smiths.
 Whisconier, Obtuse and Hnckleberry Hill districts began school, Monday.
 Mrs Charles Veshlage and daughter are guests of Mrs H. D. Lake,
 Miss Stella Wildman, organist at St Paul's, has been quite sick for some weeks.
 J. Q. Smith, now an editor on the Bos- ton Globe, spent Sunday with his par ents.
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BERKSHIRE.

William Partridge of Bridgeport is visiting his son James.
 Mir and Mrs $. Curtis spend a few days in New York.
 Misses Julia and Maud Beardsley from the West have visited their grand mother, Mrs Beardsley. spent Sunday in Easton.
 William Hard entertained a party of friends, Wednesday,.
 Norman Hoyt, who has been seriously i'll, is improving under the care of Dr Smith.
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Prof Huggins, ,the eminent astronomer, in a recent address before the British As- sociation inclined to the view that the white stars like Sirius are stars in early life or their first maturity, while stars like our own sun and Capella are stars in ''full maturity and commencing age;'' again, that the orange and red stars are stars in advancing age, cooling down towards darkness. Sirius emits from 40 to 60 times as much light as our own sun, ,even to the eye, which is insensible to the ultra vio- let region in which Sirius is very rich. It is in a much earlier stage of existence, then, than our sun, though probably in a later stage than those white stars in which the hydrogen lines are bright.Prof Huggins tells us that even stars in the stage of our sun are not really yellow, but that the yellow tinge is given by our at mosphere, as the bluish-white rays pass through it.
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The academy opened, Monday, with 31 pupils in attendance. A new class of Ii enter on the first years work of full High school course and all, with the ex- ception of five or six ,are taking the high CT course. Prof Cliff is assisted in his work, this year, by Henry Wright of Sandy Hook, late of Providence High school. With regular courses and the ar work at the academy is sure to be prose- cuted with vigor, this year. Several more scholars are expected to join the classes, next week.
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EVANSVILLE.

Mrs Belle Hamlin of Flushing, N. Y., is at G. l.. Hamhn's.
 George l.. Hamlin, Jr, of Bridgeport and two gentlemen were here, Sunday.
 Milton l.. Marsh of Bristol is in Lanes vile.
 Albert Smith of Dover, N. Y., is with his parents here.
 George Crosby and Rachel Canfield have sold their crop of tobacco for 2lc in the bundle.
 Wallace Cummings is still very sick in New Haven.
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Not so many years ago, the most of the manual labor that people saw being done was performed by the Irish, in this country. On all such works as railroad construction and generally for plain shoveling and purely unskilled work ''Pat" was sure to be engaged. Now where is he? Look at such a piece of work as the reconstruction of the horse railroad track that is going on in the city, or look, for instance, at the double tracking of the Shore Line road. It isn't the Irishman who is at work there, but the Italian. The latter has come in for the least skillful work and the Irishman has stepped up to higher level.-[C ant.
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BRIDGEWATER

Miss Minnie Meaney has been dress making at E. II. Roswells.
 George Frost recently took trip to Monroe on his wheel.
 sherman Garfield and Harry Smith take in the Staee fair at Meriden, this week, on their Ssheels. 9ts
 All the sch6olsgin town began, last week, excepting the higher department in Center district and the school in River district, which opened, this week. Teach CTS in the several districts :. Albert Pierce and Miss Sarah Lyon in Center, Miss Emily Treat in Treat, Miss Genevieve Sanford in River and Miss Edith Mallory in Mallett district. No school at South vile, but two of the scholars, Milly Northrop and Harmon Dorwin, attend in Malett district.
 At meeting of the Congregational so- ciety, August 3l, 1t was voted that the services of Rev l.. F. Burgess as pastor of the church cease, December l.
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Miss Lizzie, daughter of Michael Me Namara of the Glen, is now head female compositor of the Dedham Transcript, leading newspaper in Norfolk county, Massachusetts. She has shown herself a bright and observing young woman and has worked herself up to her present po- sition in remarkably short time. Her many friends and acquaintances in Sandy Hook will be pleased to learn that the Newtown BEE is the first to chronicle Miss McNamara's good fortune.
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Notice.

There are many conflicting rumors atioat regarding a certain marriage in Sandy Hook. In view of this and to set all parties straight in the matter, desire to say that at the NJ. K. parsonage, San dy Hook, July l2, 1891, Leslie J. Con stantine and Miss Julia Winzel were by me married according to the usages of the Methodist Episcopal church and the prescribed form of law of this State.- [ E. H. Butcher, pastor M. E. church, Sandy Hook, Conn.,, September 1G, 1891.
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The commissioners court to examine the claim of l.. B. Booth against the es- tate of Elon Booth adjourned, Thursday noon, to meet again on Saturday, Sep tember 26, on which day the testimony will be concluded and the arguments will be made, Lawyer w. J. Beecher for the estate and Lawyer Wheeler, Bridg ge- ports city attorney, for L.B. Booth.
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The thoroughly renovated school house at Hawleyville is credit to the committee ill charge. Seating capacity has been increased by the new and com fortable seats of o. D. Case S5 Co. The wood work has been painted and new slate blackboards put in.
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There has not been so pleasant a first day for years at the New Milford fair and this fact, together with the races, new feature on the opening day, brought the largest attendance that has been seen on a first day for many years. About 50 of the visitors came from Newtown, the special attraction for them being the race which was won by Birmingham, the four year-old stallion of l.. M. Johnson of Newtown.-[ Gazette.
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The annual session of the grand lodge of Connecticut, l. o. G. T., will con- mence, next Tuesday, 22d, at Bridgeport. Delegate from Granite lodge, No. 122 Rev E. II. Butcher; alternate, Mrs Sus- an Hall past representatives elected to represent the lodge, Rev and Mrs II. l.. Wheeler, MT and Mrs Zalmon $. Peck, Mrs Emily A. Bennett, William j.. Beeh- lnr
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Mrs Charles Hamburger was expected by her sister, Mrs Charles Holm, this week. She has spent the Summer at New Milford and she, with her children and Mrs Holm, expect to move to New York in few days.
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Mrs Abby Beers Blackman, widow of Judge Alfred Blackman, died at her home in New Haven, Monday morning, aged S4 years. She was one of the old est members of the Center church and had always been identified with charities of the city, having been one of the found- CTS of the orphan asylum. She was born In Newtown. One son, Charles Black man of New York. survives her. Wa terbury American.
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BETHEL.

Will F. Sherman has taken the place of assistant teacher and accompanist at the New York Metropolitan college of music.
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Daniel Camp and Dennis Quinliven have been on jury duty in the Superior court at Danbury, the Brooktield jurors being A. H. Taylor, Benjamin Knight, the Bedding, John N. Nickerson, Jesse l.. Sanford.
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STEVENSON.

Edward Dickerman of New Haven visits c. E. Bradley; Mrs William A. Bradley at Mrs Joseph Beach's in Shel- ton.
 Charles k. Gilbert has enlarged his grounds for the benefit of his poultry.
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The real estate record of this week is the purchase of four acres on Sunset hill of Mrs c. B. Gebhardt of Schoharie by Postmaster J. w. knowIton of Bridge port, through the agency of Aaron Sam ford. Col Knowlton is just the kind of citizen that Newtown is proud to well come. Mrs Gebhardt is daughter of the late Dea Harry Beers of the once power ful firm of Baldwin 8 Beers.
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D. H. Glover has made an extended trip to New York friends. He returned, Tuesday evening, much improved in health.
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Now that some vandal hand has burn- ed the stump of the old liberty pole so that it had to be cut, it is good time to get q new pole. Why not?
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The members of the Newtown dramatic association are requested to meet at Mrs c. B. Taylor's, next Friday evening ,26th by order of the president.
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Heacock Bros. have laid concrete walks in front of k. F. Hawley's store and at the house of William Botsford, Esq. AL so at D. W. Kissam's.
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In the 3-minute class at New Milford fair, last week Friday, there were four entries. l.. M. Johnson's four-year-old stallion won the race in three straight heats; time 56.
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What shall be the attitude of the church toward the present popular methods of observing Sunday? Should it bend it's energies to the endeavor to re- store the Sabbath as our grandfathers kept it? Or shall It simply unite with all we'll intentioned persons who will strive to secure for every workman a day of rest? Shall the church denounce all forms of railroad and street car traffic Or shall it simply insist that through travel be reduced to a minimum, and that the roads which run excursion trains shall be compelled to employ, as a rule, no man more than six days in a weekE[Congregationalist.
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PLUMTREES.

Nathan Bennett and family have re- turned to New York.
 Miss May Hodge is in Bridgeport. Mrs Charles Broad of New York has been guest of Mrs H. E. Tomlinson. Mir and Mrs H. M. Osborne of Bridge port have been here.
 Milo Starks is painting his house.
 Born, 18th, daughter to Mir and Mrs Robert Taylor.
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Ladies' weekly prayer meeting, next Tuesday afternoon at 3, at Mrs Crofut's. All ladies in Newtown and Sandy Hook are cordially invited to be present.
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Miss Agnes Webb of Bridgeport is on a weeks visit to her brother, John Webb, at Mrs Charles Northrop's.
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SHELTON.
$50,000 FIRE IN SHELTON.

The borough of Shelton has been re- markedly free from destructive fires since the great conflagration of April 24, 1S30; but, September l2, about 3 a m, the alarm was sounded from the vicini ty of the Derby Rubber Co.'S. factory. In but it was apparent from the first that all they could do was to protect adjacent property Chief Engineer HoraceWheeler directed body of men near the Star Pin Co.'S shop and D, N. Clark, ill the absence of Eulie Tolles, assistant engin- eer, took charge of others at the build- ings of the Wilcox & Howe Co. The flames were kept within the limits of the Derby Rubber Co.'S property. The fac tory burned like finder and the fire spread over the whole structure almost instantaneously. The company had just joined a syndicate and leased it's plant fora term of years. Orders had been received to so great an extent that it had been decided to run the factory night and day. The loss is about $50, 0,000; in- surance $30,000, placed by W. c. At water ot Birmingham. The company will rebuild at once and propose to erect much larger building of brick.
 Allen B. Lincoln of Hartford will de- liver an address at Shelton, Monday eyen- ing, 2lst.
 County Commissioner Paige is slowly improving and there is little doubt of his ultimate recovery.
 Rev A. A. Lathbury preached to the shelton Bicycle club at the NJ. E.church, Sunday evening,
 Wilcox & Howe Co. presented Echo hose with check of $25 in recognition of efficient work at the recent fire.
 s. A. Russell, long resident of Hunt ington, is with us once more and his friends are glad to see him.
 l.. V. B. Hubbard, Thomas Hogan, Si- las o. Dwinnell and Mir Goodman are visiting scenes of the late war.
 Dr F. W. Boutwell, and wife spent Sunday with Mrs L. v. B. Hubbard.
 Charles King and Charles Kimberley bought the grocery business Of ". ". King on Bridge street.
 Elmer E. Little and E. !. Newton of Woodbridge will take trip to Washing ton and the South for pleasure.
 Miss Bessie Burns of Bridgeport visit ed her cousin, Howard Lockwood, onhis birthday.
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A. B. Fancher has bought H. s. Black mans business at Hawleyville and will take possession, October l.
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Rev E. H. Butcher will hold service at the aims house, next Sunday afternoon at 3, if the weather is pleasant.
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The Hub clothing house, so long standby ut the corner of Main and State streets, Bridge port, again filings its Autumnal banner to the breeze. It's ad. cannot fail to interest you and they mean what they say.
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Misses Myra E. Warner and Fannie M |. Beers visited Miss Annie E. Hawley, last week.
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Miss Amanda Gilbert is to visit friends in Indian Orchard and Springfield, Mass.

Miss Annie E. Hawley and Mamie E. Smith visited Misses Emma and Bessie Glover of Hanover, last week. E
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ID. A. Salmon's prices Fall dress goods for the coming days cannot fail to attract your attention. They are worth a trip to
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Rev A. L. Pierce of Middletown,N.Y :, has accepted a call to Danbury's First Congregational church.
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People usually reason in some such fashion as this: sI don't seem quite fit for head manhger in the firm of - & Co.,; therefore, in all probability, I am fit to be Chancellor of the Exchequer," :" Whereas they ought rather to reason thus: q don't seem to be quite fit to be head manager in the firm of - & Co.,, but I dare say I might do something in small grocery business; used to be a good judge of peas" That is to say, al- ways trying lower instead of trying high CT, until they find bottom; once we'll set on the ground, a man may build up by degrees, safely, instead Of disturbing ev- cry one in his neighborhood by perpetual catastrophies.- John Ruskin.
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Cash buys the cheapest at E. Y. Hawley's. Look at the elegant silverware he is giving away, new designs just received.
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Charles Congo has moved from Walk er's Farm to the Hotchkiss place in Huntingtown.
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New Fall and Winter goods arriving every day at k. F. Hawiey's. Look at our under. wear stock from 25c to $I 75.
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Asa II. IIawley and Claude Blackman have gone to Cheshire to school.
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Complete line of school books used in the academy and public schools, can be found at K. F. Hawley's.
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Miss Lillian Hine is again at ". Il. Sommers's.
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Mrs Orville Johnson has visited Frank lin Burton and family in Ansonia.
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Misses Grace and Mabel Thompson of Albany, N. Y., have visited Orville John- son, Huntingtown.
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nISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, ss. Probate U Court, September s, 1891.
 Estate of ISAAC BURRITT, late of Monroe in said district, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Bridgeport hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for set tlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts properly attested, within said time, will be debarred a recovery. All persons in debted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to ZALMON F. PURDY, Administrator.
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4 UCTION SALE-The Real Estate of the A late Sarah A. Porter, situated on Church street, Tashua, one mile from Stepney De CT Buildings, and 8 acres of Orchard, Mead ow, Wood and Pasture land will be sold at Auction on Monday, September 21, 1891. at 10 may remain on mortgage; the balance 10 be paid on delivery of administrators deed. Right of withdrawal reserved ii sufficient bid is not made. c. W WMCFARLANE, Admin istrator.
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New line of s-day and alarm clocks direct from the factory Ut D. K. HawleY,s.
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Miss Ann Blackman is home from Can aan, bringing her nephew, Francis Bar nett.
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Mrs W. c. Johnson is sick and is car ed for by Miss Susie Scudder.
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Quinn < scott, the Danbury dry goods deal or z, announce their Fall prices and their pri ce tell every time.
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New stock ot Mason jars. sl 50 dozen at E. Y. Hawiey's.
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I sell no patents, no rights, no terri tory, nothing but the complete fence ready to stretch on your posts.
 AARON SANFORD, Agent.
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IL MY sToCK-of Horses, Harnesses, Car Il riages, Hacks, Surries Buggies, Rocka- ble For sale. am going out of business Will sell as low as the lowest, and even lower. Buildings To Rent after business is disposed of.
 EnWARn IIENSIIA m cnITr rx ar,1,na
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nIsTRICTOFRED gs, Pro6ate Court

E0pND-September Il, nice set ot lady's I False Teeth, between the Newtown depot and the Street. By applying at the BEE office and paying for this advertisement,th ,the owner will be directed to the place where to find them
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NOR SALES year-old Heifer, with ealt by II side; good milker. D. C. PECK, Mt. Pleasant.