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FAIRFIELD.

There is large colony of tramps near
Tin bridge.
Mrs George d. Chapman was injured
about the head and back, Wednesday,
the back seat of the wagon giving away,
throwing her and another woman to the
ground as they were driving away from
the post office. DR. Donaldson was CALL
ed.
Prof Brewer of the Fairfield academy
is having royal time on his trip
through Nova Scotia. The air is invigor-
ating, the people thrifty and the country
pleasing to the tourist. Apple and pear
orchards abound.
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GEORGETOWN.

Miss Annie Decker and sister of Nor
walk spent the week with Miss Eva Park
ertOn.
George Mills of Southport spent Sun
day with Burr Mills.
The infant child of Thomas Medlicott
has been quite sick.
Mr. and Mrs Arthur Beers of Norwalk
and Mrs F. Haskell of Worcester, Mass,
visited Edison Smith and wife, Sunday.
l. D. Hurlbut of New York was at E.
G. Benefits, Sunday.
Misses Mamie and Bessie Starr and
brother of Stamford are with their grand
father, E. O. Hurlbut.
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SOUTHPORT.

Running expenses of the Consolidated
road will be nearly doubled when the
four track system is in operation. At
Southport, it will be necessary to have
two additional ticket and express agents
and an extra baggage master and freight
clerk, all of whom will be under charge
of Station Agent w. e. Purdy. An OPP
orator will probably be engaged to take
charge of the telegraphing.
Painters are to finish the new passen-
ger station, this week.
John Olesen and wife have been at
Saratoga.
Lloyd Gray was to have been married
in New York State, this week Thursday.
Skaters are at work on the addition at
j. Dimon Bradley's, Hull's Farms.
There is talk of buying lot and build
ing rectory for Trinity parish.
Rev Sherwood Roosevelt is expected to
officiate in Trinity, next Sunday.
Ladies of the Sasquanaug association
ing the street past Robert Birch's to the
Elwood property and the beach. 1t
suuuIu NC uone, II possible.
A road race over the Southport course
Bridgeport wheel club. Frank Soule and
VIM. Middlebrook are in charge and any
wheelman in the city may enter.
President E. c. Sherwood of the Ma
tional bank is back from his trip to the
Mount Wilson mines in which South
porters are interested. lie reports pros
poets of the brightest.
Capts Hart and See talk of entering
the Simon Banks in the oyster boat race
off Larchmont, Saturday, Goth.
Mrs Titus and daughter of New York
are at Mrs j. Fred. Jennings's.
Mrs William Wakeman, C. M. Taintor,
Miss Hettie Jessup are out of town.
f. B. Monroe and wife did graceful
charity, last week Wednesday, bringing
the children of the Bridgeport orphan
asylum to their home and, besides the
pleasure of the ride, giving them a col
lection and other pleasures ON the lawn.
Picnic of the Congregational Sunday
school at High Rock grove, Thursday,
August 20.
Miss Haywood is visiting M. S. Water
man.
Misses Buckley returned from Europe
on the steamer Majestic and have opened
their home again.
Mrs Lot huxley has greatly improved
the appearance of her place by the re-
moval of the fence.
George Buckley is home from his trip
to Colorado.
DR. William L. Wells of New Rochelle
is very i'll.
Miss Rodman left, Tuesday, for a visit
to Pittsfield and Worthington, Mass.
Rev Mr. Scott of Nebraska OBLIGATED at
Trinity, last Sunday.
Mrs Oliver H. Perry has returned from
visit to Springfield.
Miss Waterman has been in Middle
town.
Work is progressing on the Congrega-
tional parsonage. The repairs are near
ly completed.
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GREENFIELD HILL.

Miss Hattie Banks has returned from
a protracted visit in Danbury.
Miss Annie Selleck of Danbury is with
her aunt, Mrs Horace Raymond.
Mrs Craft and family have been in
Danbury.
Miss Florence Smith entertained Miss
Jennie Brotherton and friends from
Green's Farms, Sunday.
Ervie Lyon is with his cousin, George
Craft.
William Sherman of Easton is training
Harry Hull's two fine colts.
Mrs Simeon Banks is rejoicing in the
birth of grandson.
Miss Clara A. Bradley spends a week
with her cousin. Miss Beatrice Ogden.
Frederic Bronson, who started for Hal
flax, Saturday, in James r. Roosevelt's
yacht, expects to be absent three or four
weeks.
Mrs and Miss Bronson left on the 10th
for Newport.
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BRIDGEPORT.

Miss Eta, daughter of Constable
Drucker of New Canaan, for whose
death Jacob Scheele was hung, was
nearly drowned while bathing at Seaside,
Monday. Some fool joker, stranger to
Miss Quicker, ducked her head under the
water. The shock threw her into con-
vulsions and she was unconscious for
two hours.
Rev j. N. Emery of Attleboro, Mass,
will succeed Rev Mr. Fisher as pastor of
the Universalist church, October /.
Miss Mary Ward of 398 Park avenue
has visited friends in Portchester and
New Rochelle, n. Y.
The large new barn recently built by
L. j. Hayes for Richard Williams ON
Forest street was destroyed by fire, last
week Thursday night.
Walter l.. Rowland is again treasurer
at Proctor's, where Henry E. Dixey will
open the season, September 5.
Died, 10th, Frank s.. only son of Ste
phen Wheeler of q Clinton avenue, four
months and IA days old.
p. Wade, Jr, of the Standard office is
taking medicinal baths at Mount Glenn
ons, Mich.
The Farmer announces that a Housa-
tonic brick freight house is to be built
here just below the elevator. 1t will
front 800 feet directly ON Water street
and be 80 feet deep.
1t was Foresters day here, Wednesday,
w 18th a parade of 600 men and picnic at
East End park.
Postmaster Knowlton says that the
new government building will be occu-
pied about October ]. 1t will be used as
a post office, customs office, Office of in
ternal revenue and guager's office. The
post office arcade is to be extended from
Main street to meet it.
The Mercantile club, new organizat-
ion, has rooms over Beardsley e. Lacey's
Wall street news store.
Fakirs are hereafter to be kept off from
the corner of Fairfield avenue and Wa
ter street, their favorite stand.
The city is using 100000 gallons of
water daily. The Easton reservoir is
dry, the water having been drawn off to
repair the leaky dam. The supply is
got, 100000 gallons from Island Brook
pond and 100000 gallons pumped into
the reservoir from the pond at the old
paper mills in North Bridgeport.
The South church will worship with
the North church, next Sunday, and Rev
George S. Burroughs Of Amherst will
preach.
Manager G. J. Belknap has bought
Proctor's and it is to be known hereafter
as the Grand opera house.
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served, which promises to be the best ev-
er served in Green's Farms, at cost of
25c. In another tent, besides the numer-
GUS fancy articles, some of them import
ed and the famous Egyptian arbor, the
young people have arranged a new and
laughable entertainment, 'sThe Humane
phone,' which is sure to take we'll with
all lovers of innocent fun. There is a
debt of over $500 to be cleared off. Won't
the reader of this make an effort to help
the ladies clear it off?
Robert Martin and Miss Merritt have
left for their annual trip to Clifton
Springs. They expect to be away dur
ing August.
The progress of Mr. Dingee's barn is
amazingly rapid and, in few days, we
shall have forgotten all about his recent
unfortunate fire.
Alterations at the depot are proceed
ing rapidly and it is hoped that the petit
ton to have the new station located near
er to the great mass of Green's Farms
people will be granted.
Miss Annie Harris has gone to the
Catskills for few days.
A business meeting of the Y. P. S. c..
E. was held at Mrs Il. b. Wakeman's S,
Tuesday evening, when plans were pro-
posed to form junior Endeavor society
here.
Willis 2. Elwood is to be ordained at
Green's Farms church in October and
his marriage to a New York lady will oc-
cur about the same time. He is to labor
as missionary in Hong Kong.
Thomas Shaughnessey has bought for
$40 the barn on the w. c. Stuart place.
Edward A. Jennings is devoting his
entire time to the American jewelry COM
pany.
The new chapel is to be occupied by
the Sunday school, next Sunday.
Those who attended the charming fair
and festival of the ladies' aid society, last
year, will need no urging to be present,
this year. The fair will be held in the
chapel, Wednesday and Thursday, 10Th
and Goth. The list of attractions is suf-
ticient to ensure large attendance.
A man employed by John Bunnell
smashed the fingers of his hand while
handling rocks.
There was terrific shower at Green's
Farms, Sunday afternoon, though nc
rain fell at Southport.
John j. Alvord has returned from a
brief western tour
The bridge at the station is being rails
ed four feet, to the detriment of the
homes of Austin Jennings and E. 7. Bed.
ford.
The well at Mrs Rapallo's reached a
depth of $50 feet with no signs of water.
Many signed the petition circulated by
John II. Elwood and Lewis Wakeman,
asking that the Green's Farms station re-
main in its present location.
A Y. 2. S. C. E. meeting was held in
the church, Sunday evening, instead of
evening service.
Ladies' aid society at the new chapel,
Wednesday, 18th, 2 to ).
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STRATFORD,

B. FL. Merrick recently visited his sis
ter, Mrs II. D. Northrop of Seymour.
A council of American Mechanics was
instituted in Stratford, last week, by Off
GERS of Uncas council of Bridgeport and
others. The new council starts with
about 80 members and brilliant prospects
of a large increase.
Merchant L. II. Todd and wife have
been at Saratoga.
Barber Wohlgemuth is back in his
shop, after an attack of dysentery.
Charles Miller, his assistant, has run the
shop in his absence.
Ed Judson, Eugene Beardsley and John
Judson are at Stony Creek.
Miss Perkins of Winsted is guest at Mr.
Snyder's.
Co. X veterans had their annual reun-
ion on the 18th at Savin Rock.
w. III. Crawford is in the office of w.
II. Terry & Co. at Bridgeport.
Lieut. Fryer has the preparations for
the encampment of Co. X in charge.
Philo Osborne has been under the
weather for day or two, but is better.
The employees of the Granite Works
found it too hot to cut stone, Tuesday
and went to Merwin's point for picnic.
The horse car service wants a little re-
construction. The business has proved
so much larger than anticipated that it
takes some little time to get everything
in shape to accommodate the travelling
public. The proprietors seem anxious
to have everything in proper shape.
Michael Nolan is working at the car
stables.
Business is good at the granite works
and two new men have been put on. A
car of Quincy and one of Mantle stock
have just been received.
The Eagle club are preparing for dra
matte entertainment in October.
Undertaken Frank Curtis is driving
Rev Mr. Ives's horse during the owners
vacation. The horse ran, last week,
when hitched before surrey containing
Mr. Curtis, his wife, Rev George Judson
and wife, smashing the vehicle and
throwing the occupants out; no serious
damage, but they were badly shaken and
bruised.
Quarterly conference at the M. E.
church after the usual Wednesday even
ing service.
Dabney Christian preached at the Bap-
fist church, Sunday.
Rev DR. Phelps of Hartford, a noted
Baptist preacher, is visiting Miss Linds-
ley and will occupy the Congregational
pulpit, next Sunday.
Expressman Judson has new grand
daughter.
Hon Stiles Judson, Jr, who is in Allan
ia, Ca, on business, was voted the privi-
leges of the Georgia Legislature during
his stay.
All kinds of fish and crabs are reported
plenty in the river.
William Nash still continues very i'll,
though reported a little more comfort
able.
The new drug store is doing fair
share of business. The painting and dec
Grafton of the building was done by Fred
Perry.
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SHELTON,

Men have been working night and day
ing used.
II. S. Moulthrop and others have en-
deavored to draw a seine at the reservoir,
to secure the carp there, which, by
their movements on the muddy bottom,
roll the water, but without success.
Officer Burgess of the humane society
killed a poor old horse, Monday, that
was apparently suffering from an incura-
BILE disease.
A. L. Hubbard is at the Bible conven-
ton at Ocean Grove.
Mrs M. L. B. Ewell and George Lewis
of East Haven have been in town.
Miss Laura Cole of Boston is with Mrs
E. S. Wheeler.
George Sherman and wife are with her
mother, Mrs Beeman of New South End.
In the case of Sturges against Redfield
& Sons, Justice Tomlinson has decided
that the plaintiff may remove the piles
in question and that the defendant, being
negligent in not notifying the plaintiff
where he could find them, must pay the
costs of the suit. An appeal has been ia
ken. Staples for plaintiff, Arvine of New
Haven for defendant.
Beardsley Building Co. are to put an
addition, 25x3S feet, on the postal facto-
ry.
DR. G. A. Shelton has been called to
Danbury in consultation in the case of
County Commissioner Paige and gives
some hope of recovery.
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GREEN'S FARMS.

The problem of the second service on
Sunday is evidently agitating the minds
of the church people here. At present,
the Y. p. S. G. E. is conducting the ey-
ening service, but changes are contem-
plated.
Tt is rumored that Miss Bessie Taylor
will not return TO the Staples High school
as teacher, next term. Discount should
be allowed, however, as this is only a
rumor.
The ladies and friends of the Congre-
oational church will, as already announc-
ed. hold their fair, next Wednesday and
Thursday, 10Th and goth, in aid Of the
lecture room. These pleasant gatherings
are getting to be annual; last years. sim
liar meeting was held. This year, there
are several changes and new features.
And first as regards the place Of holding
it. This year, the numerous patrons OF
the ladies' aid society will meet in the
lecture room, which will be fitted up
tastefully, whilst the ladies' parlor will
be utilized as reception room for visit
ors. In a tent outside, supper will be
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HUNTINGTON.


On account of the shower, Sunday, no
service was held by Rev Mr. Park at Low
er White Hills school house; if weather
permits, there will be service there, next
Sunday at 80 p m.
The Congregational Sunday school are
to hold their picnic at Parlor Rock, the
9th, the same day as the Olivet Sunday
school of Bridgeport.
Lawyer Giddings and family were at
j. E. Pages, Sunday. Mrs Giddings is
sister of Mr. Page.
Miss Emma Quick of Nichols was
home, Sunday.
Mrs E. j. Buckingham has been in
Shelton most of the time for 10 days car
ing for her sister, Mrs Gorham, who is
still quite sick.
Miss Gertie Stearns from Baltimore is
with her uncle, Ell. /. Brownson.
Mr. and Mrs George d. Nichols well
coined a daughter at her home, Sunday
morning.
The Elias Howe, Jr, band of Bridge
port will come here, next Thursday even
ing, August 20, and give concert on the
green. This concert is not in the inter-
est of any party or organization, but for
the general benefit of all in this and
neighboring towns, no will kindly ac-
cept an invitation to come and listen.
All willing to contribute for this concert
are kindly asked to hand any amount
they are willing to give to the treasurer,
E. j. Buckingham or to either of the col
lectors, F. N. Potter, Frank Beard, Olin
Shelton, Lewis Thompson. If stormy
that evening, the concert will be held the
first pleasant evening.
Mrs Eliza Hubbell of White Hills WIS.,
tied in the center, last week, with Mrs
Bartlett and Mrs Head.
Ice cream will be for sale at the hall
over e. J. Buckingham's store, Saturday
evening, 10Th, from to 8 80, if the
weather is warm and pleasant.
Miss Nettie Cable of Westport, Harry
Foote, Ralph Moore, Harry Steward and
Robert Butler of Bridgeport, Sisters
Mary Olive and Rosalia, Sisters of Char
ity of Mount st. Vincent, N. Y, Mr. and
Mrs Aurelius Steward of Bridgeport,
Miss Minnie B. Andrus of Cleveland, O.,
Miss Mabel J.. Sanford of Bridgeport,
Fred Keeler of Bridgewater, Miss Grace
M. CopswelJ and Will Rockwell of Rr;dra
port, Henry S. Chatfield of Elizabeth, N.
j., have been guests at Bonnibrook dur
ing the week.
Mr. and Mrs D. Ell. Chatfield, who have
been at Bonnibrook, left, Thursday, with
their niece, Miss May Ell. Morgan Of
Bridgeport, for trip of several weeks to
Montreal and other points of interest in
Canada.
Selectman Brownson has put in plank
bridge near f. w. Wooster's.
Miss Mabel Wooster is visiting in
Bridgeport.
Joseph Bassett has laid his cellar wall
orrin Talmadge has cleaned up the old
cemetery.
S. w. Linsley spent last week in Litch-
field county.
Every misdemeanor named in my re-
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LONG HILL.

The gathering in of the $500 school ia
going on, calls forth many expressions of
Indignation from taxpayers and no Won
der! A person whose whole property is
in this district pays for school purposes,
with his annual town taxes, 2 IA mills
and now. by this special tax, 1-2, max
ing about mills in all, as much or more
than he pays for all town purposes, in
cludiug roads, bridges, paupers, salaries,
etc. The question is often asked, Cannot
this thing be stopped? Certainly not, so
long as the people absent themselves from
school meeting, leaving the whole matter
in the hands of a few interested parties
to be run entirely for their own selfish
ends. This same thing was tried, few
years ago, although in a much less ex-
pensive scale, but the tax payers rose en-
masse and put it down and they can do
so again if they will. Is there district
in any country town in this vicinity, or
out of it, with an average daily attend
ance at its school no greater than Long
Hill that supports pair of teachers and
pays the entire salary of at least one by
a direct annual tax on the property of
the district? True the expenses, last year,
being in part for repairs, alterations and
furniture, were probably greater than
they will be hereafter, but, rest assured,
so long as the Indifference or good nature
of the taxpayers of the district will allow
tha naaH Of Inuhlo
a yearly tax, with all its expensive APP
pendages, will be necessary to pay the
wages of one of the teachers, if not, as
was the case last year, a part of the 9th
er also. An encouraging prospect truly
for the tax payers of the district! This
will doubtless give our property boom
almost equal to that expected from the
new macadamized road, although entire
ly in different direction.
Milt G.. Barlow and wife are back from
a trip to Coney Island. Mr. Barlow will
take prominent part in the White Slave
company, next season.
Tight lacing threw Matte Payne of
Bridgeport into commissions at Parlor
Rock, Tuesday, after she had been on
parlor skates for half an hour. She was
removed to the emergency hospital at
Bridgeport.
AS George Preston and Truman Fav-
reau were crossing from Tashua to Long
Hill, the other day, when near the 'Fox
Run" road in the woods, they heard
great buzzing and, looking up, found
that it came from a swarm of bees in a
large hollow tree above their heads.
Waiting till night, they cut the tree and
found it literally full of honey; about 40
pounds were secured. The bees were
very large, probably Italians.
The harness room of Elijah Middle
brook was entered, last week and a good
pair of double harness stolen. 1t is to be
hoped that the thieves may be caught
and punished as they deserve and, in this
every property owner has an interest.
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FAIRFIELD WOODS.

Morris Gould, whose death occurred,
last week, at the age of IS years, was
widely known and respected by all The
funeral was attended, Thursday, at the
house, Rev Mr. Duinkerke officiating .Buri-
al at Greenfield. Bearers, Frank Corri-
veau, Thomas Stillson, Alva Jennings,
William Coggswell.
C.A.Wheeler gathered % shocks of rye
that yielded II bushels from an acre of
ground.
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EAST VILLAGE.

f. M. Cargill was surprised on his
birthday with large picture Of his twin
grandchildren.
FL. Fl. Bliss has been visited by his
brother of Norwich.
George Crofutt is to move in with Bird
sey McEwen.
G. S. Woolsey is back with G.. b. Clark.
Lyman Beers IS with his brother.
w. W. Bliss draws water from we'll to
kitchen BY means OF q new pump.
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REDDING.

The wife of Rev w. j. Jennings, Mi
randa Dimon, was stricken with paraly-
sis, Saturday morning about II o'clock,
gaining consciousness. At the time of
the attack, she was in her usual health,
bright and cheerful, as was her natural
disposition. Mrs Jennings had a slight
attack some time ago, which has caused
her to be watchful of her health She
was kind and loving friend and truly
Christian woman. Her large circle of
friends sincerely mourn her loss. She
was "a. Funeral on Thursday at IN.
DIR and Mrs Sidney Bishop and daugh-
ter and Mrs M. E. johnson of Bridge
port were guests, last week, of J.C Read.
Mr. and Mrs j. S. Sanford, Mr. and Mrs
Il. Sanford spent some days at the camp
of James Miller and family, on the beach
at Cedar Point.
Clarence Reynolds is home from Nor
walk for visit.
Christ church, last Sunday was filled by
an appreciative audience, who listened
with wrapt attention to the preaching of
Rev DIR Tatlock, the archdeacon. The
priest from Bethel also assisted Rev Alex
Hamilton in the service.
Rev and Mrs Ebert Miller from Iowa
arrived, last Friday, at j. L. Sanford's,
where they will spend some time with his
mother, beside visiting other relatives
and friends. Mrs Miller is recent Chau-
tauqua graduate.
The Misses Townsend from New Ha-
ven are visiting Miss Emma Rumsey.
to Bridgeport, after spending a week at
Leoni Farm, his old home.
A monument has been erected over the
grave of Hon Lemuel Sanford. A large
granite base is surmounted by smaller
block of polished granite of cottage style
bearing simply the name and date Of
birth and death. 1t presents a tasteful
as wen as substantial appearance.
AS Joe Gallagher was finishing T.. Ry-
ans moving on the machine, the horses
took fright and ran, breaking the ma
chine to pieces. Fortunately Joe, though
thrown of, escaped injury, as did the
horses.
sad feature connected with the death
Of Mrs Jennings is the fact that her ell
dest daughter, whom she had not seen
since her marriage eight years ago, was
on her way home from California to spend
the Summer and will not know of her
mothers death until her arrival home.
After the morning service at the Meth
odist church, Sunday, the official board
was called together and committee,
consisting Of Rev d. Taylor, w. III. Hill
and 4. p. Shaw, was appointed to draw
suitable memorial tribute to Mrs Jen-
nings on behalf OF the church.
Rev D. Taylor and family expect to
start for Chautauqua, Monday. They
will also visit friends in Western New
York and will be absent two Sundays.
The pulpit will be supplied by local tai
ent.
The Alerts played game with the Eu-
rekas In Easton, Saturday, winning de-
cided victory, the score standing 35 to
ia favor Of the Alerts. Their success was
IN measure owing to- the fine batting of
Banks, who, on one occasion, knocked
che ball out Of the field and made home
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WESTPORT.

Charles Fables father has been brought
here from South NorWalk.
Mrs Charles Ell. Taylor, son and grand
daughter are at Saratoga.
Grand break in prices at Wadhams'
market. Round steak, II lie; shoulder
steak, Sc. Everything else has taken a
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TRUMBULL.

Miss Jennie Patchen is spending few
days with her grandmother, Mrs Brad
lev Williams OF Chestnut Hill.
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Men have been working night and day
at the Ousatonic dam, electric lights be-
ing used.