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MoRoANrowN. W. Va. juno THE mine at
the Clements coke works near here 10 on Are.
The lre originated in the air shaft, the heavy
wooden braces OF which wero ignited from the
furnace. A auantitv, Of Gil that was left ON .
Pie q sn hs foo. % the
l,ames from the shaft shot into the air about
nifty feet. Tho mine is sol drained and cannot
he flooded. II was sealed up to-das and the
work Of putting out the lire By forcing in steam
IL going ON. No one was injured.
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Say They Were Bounced From tho 1hestre.
Alexander Dow and John Mcdonald paid rs
cents each for reserved seA,s at Miners Eighth
Avenue Theatre on Saturday night. There
were no vacant seats. and they say they were
compelled to stand where thev. could not sec
the return Of their money the :" houncJr."
whose name they could not tell when Justice
Kelly asked them In Jefferson Market Court
yesterday. knocked Mcdonald down. Then
Police eman Meyer locked tnem Is np. Ne com.
charged them. They said they would begin u
OWL action at once.
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An Iud,sent Iaveator Accused OF Thsn.

Frink and Murphy OF Inspector Byrns's staff
ON warrant charging him with stealing and
casbinr n check for 500 belonging to John
buckley. q tanner: The detectives Eot kiefer
OF a d"coy letter ind then ARE ted him. AZ
thu 1o,nis Court yester'iar Ju tico Hogan
turned him. over to n detective fr'm an, on.
for tho rapid iaDning o. leather He 10 NOR.
and stole because he needs money 10 develop
his Invention.
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sue. HI. Alother.l..Law For $4,000.

HARTFORD, June 7.-Arthur L. Rood OF ms
city has brought an action in law against his
mother-in-law, Mrs. Helen NJ. Atkins IN
which he demands $1,000 from her ,or rntler hSr
against HIS will. hr. and Mrs. koId were te
welded thirteen yenrs ago, and lived lai,pnt, r,r,
uGtii q few years ago when Ms hoou W,ns ns
Col. u. A. Rood OF this city. The paI eIs 10 .ne
case were filed In January, but the Imper"tt e not
Court In which 1t Is TO be tried has no'
reached the ease yet
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Clinkiae GLASSES.

As two men touched their glasses before
drinking. ono Of them said: Tho menninR OF
this clinRing OF glasses is known 10 but lew
peoplc. Tho idea is that every sense should
tale u part 10 the snioE.nsn,a, q Ens vine VII.
nostrlls catch Its perfume. Your lips touch ".
Your palate tnstes L. With The merl u clink
heitw
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In Early
Summer

The warm weather is very de-
bilitating and that tired feel
ing prevails everywhere. To
regain strength, sharpen your
appetite and purify your
blood, take
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To Bui,a a Ship Liz. that OF Co,uusa.

Lieut.. William Moe. Little OF the naval
branch OF the Worlds Columbian Exposition.
who has been detailed to superintend the con-
struction OF vessel which shall be an exact
reproduction OF the one In which Columbus
sailed TO the New World on his vo yage of dis
covery." has been ip this City several days IN
cd that this vessel shall lead in the ptoi oscd
naval review. Lieut.. Little will go % Europe
Eet phoIoTrSphs Of Seizures Of the Interior.
After the review THO shir will be takcn up the
st. Lawrence and through the Weiland Canal
to Chicago,
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Weakened by the Collapse OF she ch,muey.

Shortly after 2 O'Clock on Sunday morning
the people living In 4s9 and 49l Washington
street heard q loud crash and rushed into the
street. Tho chimney between the kitchens OF
the two honses had sunk and fallen, The
houses are h.!lt upon piles, md are Nifty or
sixty Yeas old. They have brlck fronts. and
the rest Is OF wond. building Inspector o Con.
nor condemned the buildings as unsafe. and
they are guarded by the police,
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STRIKE IN A sHIPrARD.
Work on tho New Pract Sc Cruiser st
Elizabeth Stopped.

elizabeth. June THE tolters. riveters. and
calkers, 21 In number. employed on the Gov.
errment practise cruiser now bu.ldrg at tho
shipyard Of Samuel L. Moore Sons. here.
went on strike on Saturday for an advance OF
wages. The men were on piece work and the
firm says they averaged 81 rer day The men
say they could not average moie than$ Is. Ihey
tried to get the other workmen to stop work.
and policemen were sent to prevent disturb.
ance. Work on the cruiser has been sus'
nAnded
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James Harris has been appointed travelling
freight agent Of tha Missouri Pacific. Vice A.
b. Torricelli. reelRned. He will have his head.
Quarters ct the New York Office

The Illinois Central. which is not satisfied
with Chairman FiDley'e ruling. Imposing q
fine on that com pany for failure TO advance
passenger rates from st. Louis to Chicago on
Nay H. has appealed to arbitration. It con-
tends that Il was justified IN failing to ad;
that It would refuse to do SO. and 1t would
have been useless to advance tho rates and
lower them again on the same day.
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SAINT Pan NAND MINNEAPOIIs MIMI SATURDAY. NAY 2 1891

is
Mrs. Wright, MI. and Mrs. Taylor, Mr..
and Mrs. Sharp, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
of Olympia. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith, Mr..
and Mrs. Dishmore,s Mr.. and Mrs.
Stratus, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson, Mr.. and
Mrs. jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Turner,
Mesdames Miner, Beach, Poe, Gonna,
Moore, Horner, Johns, Morris, Irwin,
Ewin, Phelps. Misses Anna Gonna,
Mamie Gonna. Williams Chase, Mil
dred Miller, Mary Parker, Handy, Dix
on. Messrs Will Turner, Will Erwin,
Montgomery, Hyson, Joseph Prise, John
Coleman Seattle,sJ. S.GMurray Seattle,
John H. Lynch Seattle, s.. r. Allen, J.
II. Davis, Walter Singleton, Chas Sim
gleton, w. H. Reed, Geo. Pearsons, Os-
car Philips, Frank Cousins, B an Edding-
tor, L. G.. COPELAND, Oliver Ansphar J,
Boston, silas Blivens, A. NJ. Hill
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UNDER FALSE COLORS.
The Provident Hospital Not as it is
Represented.
Men Whose Names are Given as Incorpor.
ators Say They Know Nothing of the s
Scheme-Let the Promoters "
Explain Affairs. tf@a

- g -A
For some. time past the citizens Of
Chicago have been agitated over the
Provident Hospital and Training School.
scheme fathered by DR.. D. H. Williams
Bishop Jno. M. Brown, Rev. Z. II. Rev.
nolds, and others. .'s
Several indignation and protest met
ing have been held but they we're not
fairly conducted. ,.
The APPEAL has endeavored to act
impartially IN this matter and allow both
sides to be heard. 80 sss 4. . = ''.-s
Some claim that it is to be public in
stitution. If so it is certainly wrong
and unnecessary to establish separate
Colored hospital in Chicago. w..
Some of the men connected with the
affair have represented to The APPEAL
that 1t is a private corporation. If that
IS the case it certainly has the right to
exist, but the promoters have no right
to solicit funds in the name of the Col
ored people to support private stock
company. t..:.... -.
The APPEAL has received several let
ters asking that the plan fthe hospital
be explained thoroughly to the people
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Sixth street and Fifth avenue, and has
made the fret paymentsof 800. He is
now ct work 70 raise the next payment
Of $40o, which falls due il sixty days.
Miss Mary Craig Miller of Knoxville,
Tenn, arrived in the city On the 22,of
Apriliand was married 70 w sshine-
ton p Tinsley ats :SOih \. by Rev. 4.
Taylor They reside 1T the corner Of
secondavenue Eastand second street. 81
The three-story Frame bnild ding belonr-
ing to Peter GiHy Of West Duluth Was
blown down during tie storm Sunday.
In the lower part was tLsasb arber shop
owned by r. r. NeWsome. All the fur.
niture was smashed. Fortunately Mr.;
Newsome and his barber who sleepsin
the rear Of the shop we're outat the time
and escaped any a.r.a. Ths chop will, viii.
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c, ] G. 4. (
The Wcrld's Fair City as Viewed by
NJ. The Appeal Man.


1 Mrs. Thomas Flynn is visiting in
Springfield. z,aAi $50 s@
Look out for the May party of the
Ideal Social Club.
See Mr.. Pope at the Mistit Clothing
Parlors 268 Clark street.
E Brown--Do yon drink?
Jones is any body looking.
Miss Cora B. Alden u Dearborn ave.
has gone to Cairo, Ill to visit her grand
parents. ." - =
Don't fail to attend the Johnson bene-
fit at Methodist Church Block, Monday
evening May 4. ............
Mr.. and Mrs. R. C. Young have re-
moved to 1886 Dearborn street where
they'll be pleased to see their many
friends. za~
At the benefit rendered to Rev. Thos
L. johnson next Monday night Mrs.
Sinclair Scotch lady will sing two pieces
in costume. -
Mrs. Lottie Cole will appear in Louis
Vile in May, as the leading character of
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Tacoma, Wash.
Do you borrow The APPEAL, or, de-
you subscribe for and pay for it7

you subscribe for and paw for it7
Puget Sound Lodge No. 2311 G. U. %.
of 0. F., gave public installation of it's
recently elected officers on Wednesday
evening April 18th, and at the same time
celebrated its first anniversary. This
lodge, which is the first Afro Am erican
ever organized in the state was set up by
M. V, p, Harry Edwards and P. N. F.,
Frank Dishmore April 10, 1890. The Of
fcers installed we're as follows. G. E.
MITCHELL E. c.: seymore R. Allen, P.s,;
Silas Blevins, VIC r. Dishmore, N. e..
Ben Ellington, N. F.; J: M. Smith. P R.
F.; A. M. Taylor, w. c.; L. Chase, W.
T.. The ceremonies were conducted by
P. N. F., John Davis and p. N..F., John
NJ. Smith. After the installation
Mrs. G. v. Watson the eminent
elocutionist gave; "a recitation and
Mr.. Walter jackson rendered two
vocal selections in an admirable man
ner. The floor was then cleared and
the throng tripped the light fantastic to
the strains. Of music from Prof. d. S.
Weeks orchestra until 8 p. M. Among
those present we're: Mr.. and Mrs. j.
W. Mason, Mr.. and Mrs. Turner, Mr..
and Mrs. Watson, Mr.. and Mrs. Z.
Chase, Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz Keeble, Mr..
and Mrs. Edison, Mr.. and Mrs. Alder.
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell, Mr.. and
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who have right to know. DR.. Will
iiams furnished The APPEAL with list
of men who were represented as incor-
porators. - VII
Among them are the names of Mr..
Alexander Miles, Duluth, Mimi, and
Thomas H. Lyles, of St. Paul, MINI.
Both these gentlemen say that they are
not directors and that they never heard
of the scheme until they read of it in
The APPEAL. This is not square deal
to use mems names without their
knowledge or consent, and the promo
tiers should explain.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin,. .,
Mr.. James Gaines left this week for
West Superior, Wis.
Mr.. s. M. Minor is convalescing slowly
from an attack of pneumonia. s@
Mr.. D. P. Redd will remove his
saloon to the East Side Nav LIST. &
Mr.. Robinson, Mrs. Dorse and Mrs.
Redd continue amongst the sick. ii
Master Freddie Lee, sixteen years of
age died of consumption last Sunday.
Mr.. Chas. Pope of Neenab, Wis, was
in the city this week visiting old friends.
Mr.. A. 6. Burgette has removed from
Grand ave-, to his new residence on St.
Paul ave.
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drama to be! presented by the Dumas
Dramatic Club.

drama to be. presented by the Dumas
Dramatic Club.
The best local talent will appear at
Methodist Church Block, Clark and
Washington streets. twill be the bon
ton affair of the season.
MIR. R. E. Burrows will not lecture on
metaphysics as he originally intended to
do. Having completed course in book
keeping he will accepta position.
TIE concert to be given next Monday
evening at Methodist Church Block,
Clark and Washington streets will be the
grandest affrir ever given in Chicago.
Admission 25 and IS cents.
Subscribers who remove May l will
please notify The APPEAL of the fact Civ
ng the OH as well as the new address.
Write a postal card to The APPEAL 325
Dearborn street, Chicago, III.
Dock (l1:so p. M.)-sDo you believe 1
am but dream in your mind as some
people say, Miss Flighty?"
No; not at all. Dreams go by con-
traries, while you don't go at ALL"
Among the graduates of tie Chicago
Medical College Tuesday was Austin
Maurice Curtis, A. B., an Afro-Ameri.
can. He can write M. D. after his name
now. He was the only Colored men,
Der of the class.
Mother-You have got white powder
all over your face.
Daughter-Yes, you see George is
going off on trip, and want him to
see when he bids me farewell tonight,
how much Il suffer at our parting.
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died Sunday the 26th, at her home on
Cutter street. .E:.s Il
We understand that suit for divorce
was filed last week by Ada Woods against
Granville T. Woods the Colored electri-
tan and inventor. "
Miss Nellie Foster one of our pretty
bellies was quietly married to Mr.. M.
Jackson on last Thursday evening by
Rev. Joseph Emery.
Memorial services were held in Union
Baptist Church on Thursday evening in
remembrance Of deacon N. Oldham and
wife, lately deceased.
Now that the tine for the election of
trustees for the Colored Orphan ASYLUM
is near we hope the present efficient
board may be reelected.
The ladies' Of House holds. of Ruth No.
80, SO and 566 gave 9 delightful enter
tainment in Union Chapel last Thursday
evening in which some Of our bright
lights participated.
The sinking fund society connected
with the Union Baptist Church held an
important meeting on Monday evening.
Reports were heard from the various
clubs which are working in the interest
of the society. Us.
There never was grander reception
in one sense ofthe word, held before in
Cincinnati than that which was held in
the Armory on Wednesday of last week
where there was mingIing on perfect
equality of all classes without regard to
color of our best and most influential cit
liens.
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very instructive an! display Of great
literary attachments. He will lecture in
Weslian church Tuesday evening.
The A. M. E Sabbath School will have
a punch card rally Sunday May 10, and
and entertainment and banquet Tuesday
evening May u. They are aiming to
raise $50 or more.
A subscription was taken at Bethel A..
M. E. Church last sunday for 800 and
more, and Sunday May II, they intend
to try to raise the money and pay off
the last dollar of indebtedness. .. ~:
Bethel A. NJ. E.. Sabbath School elec-
ted Miss Jessie Brown to represent it in
the Sabbath School District convention.
The school undoubtedly has an excellent
representation in this talented, active
and christian young lady. -.t25 -st
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Duluth, MINI.

Mr.. E, G. Holland left last Wednesday
for Chicago.
Miss Florence Leland of Tower, Mimi,
was in the city last week.
Mr.. F. Black, brother of Mr.. Charles
Black has located in the city.
Miss Mamie Williams returned to the
Zenith City after months visit at her
home in Detroit.
The ladies are preparing for grand
May festival and egg social to be given at
the church on the 18th.
The st. Louis hotel has turned out the
girls that were in the dining room and
put in full crew of men.
WANTED-A first-class barber. In.
quire Of 81. p. johnson No. 1O6 E. Supe-
rior st. First-class wages paid to the
right man.
S Rev. Richmond Taylor has secured q
lot for the new church on the corner OF
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GaIlatin, Mo.

Gallatin, Mo.
The Gallatin Wherefore school cloaed
Friday.
Miss Polite Haskell of Maysvill., NO.,
spent Sunday here.
Mrs. Mollie Hatchison Of Kansas is
here visiting relations and friends.
The concert given BY Prof. Graham
last Friday night was success both ar
tistically and dnancially.
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BRENTWOOD.
Caught Floating on the News Cur.
rent and Steered Into
Our Omce by our Army Of Correspondents
ct All Points Of the Compass, Care,
fully Condensed for Hasty
ReAderx.

z The Tennessee Midland railroad has
no 'Jim Crow" cars. -.
[ $79.26 have been received on the VIM.
}. Simmons memorial furd.
A Colored woman ninety years
old was arrested in Philadelphia the
other dav for disorderly conduct.
+ Prof. p. w. Bailey formerly principal
OF Lain Institute, has been dismissed on
accounted. his seduction of a young lady.
: The Detroit Plaindealer has secured g.
Rogers Typograph and is the first Afro
American paper to use one of these ma
chimes.
The citizens of Memphis are taking
steps to erect monument to the late
Edward Shaw. He we'll deserved such
a memorial,
The first person to vote in the Fourth
ward at Leavenworth, KAN, at the late
municipal election, was Mildred Ann
Clay, Colored woman l0S years old.
The Arkansas legislature appropriated
$4,000 to the Branch Normal COLLEGE at
Pine Bluff, part of which is to be devot-
ed to the erection of building for me-
cbanical department..
The body of Colored woman was
found in creek in Kansas CITY, Mo-.
last week. The body was cut in twain
and badly mutilated and was done up in
gunny-sack. The head was missing.
Early Tuesday morning John Abbott
who had been jailed in Haughville, Ind.
accused of highway robbery was taken
from the jail by a mob tied to a tree and
given fifty lashes. He was then re-
turned to the Jail.
John P. Green the Colored Ohio law
yes and orator, does not like the new
term "Afro-American" for the people
OF his race. II like the word Negro
with big N" he declared at Cleve
land banquet recently.
The Alliance controlled the Nebraska
legislature whose wind-up is thus de-
scribed: The session would be in a
drunken orgy, lasting until daylight.
Case after case of wine was taken into
the House, and large quantities of whis.
ky and other liquors were consumed.
John Veney, Colored, and Mrs. Laura
Gates. white, were sent to the Work
House at Dayton, Ohio, for six months
for living in fornication. Veney is big
fellow and Gates is an eighty-pound
creature with faded looks. They claim
ed to have been married in Miami
county, but both pleaded guilty to for
nlcatlon. Mrs. Gates husband took
poison year ago, and as a widow She
has ever since sought to give grief the
shake by high life.
Last Friday was veritable hangman's
day. Waits Martin was hanged at Co.
lumbia, S. c., for the murder of his mis-
tress white woman named Alice Nc
Leod. Bill Miles was hanged at Pick
ems, S. c., for the murder of Jake Crit
fin in b dispute over nickle. Edmund
Holloway was hanged at Manning, S. c..
for the murder of. W. Dubose, white.
Melville johnson and John Williams
We're hanged in Port Allen, La, the for
rer for numbering David Jones and the
latter for the raping of his sister. in-law
Mary Wood. James Crany was hanged
at Lexington, Va, for the murder of
Charles Oliver. .-.-.... .-... -. ..
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Completed to Desdwood.

The Burlington Route, G.. B. ter r..
from Chicago, Peoria and st. Louis, is
now completed, and daily passenger
trains are running through Lincoln, Neb..
and Custer, s. D., to Deadwood. Also
to Newcastle, Wyoming. Sleeping car
to Deadwood.
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Call for State Convention of Afro-Amer-
lean Citizens of Minnesota.

Call for State Convention of Afro-Amer-
lean Citizens of Minnesota.
In accordance with the spirit Of the
National Afro-American League Con-
vention, held at Chicago. Jan. 18th, 1890,
and pursuant to the wishes of a large
number of citizens, and in keeping with
the demands of the times, and for the
closer union of Afro-Americans. CThe
general peace, quietness and prosperity,
rendering the time opportune) state
convention of Afro American citizens is
called to meet a. 10 O'Clock Wednesday
the 9th dav of May 1891, in the Coun-
Gil Chamber of'the City Hall of Mime
apolis. to organize state branch of the
National yAfro-American: League to
elect delegates to the National Afro
American League Convention to be held
at Knoxville, Tennessee, July the 9Th
1891, and to transact such ether business
as may properly before the Con-
vention. Cubs and other organizations
desiring to participate in the movement
are requested to elect and send delegates
on oasis of one to every Twenty-Five
members. 1t is pressingly urged thst
every county and town in the state be
represented. Those who have the good
OF the race at heart and desire it's mem
tai, moral, social and financial advance
ment. and who wish to aid their less ia
vored brethren in their struggle for their
rights as American citizens, should be
present and take part in the proceed
ings. Hon. p, H. Morris, of Illinois, At
torney for the Notional Afro-American
League, will be present and deliver an
address, also other noted speakers of the
race.
Signed,
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: Richmond. Ind.

Mrs. jackson is in Cincinnati to see
her relatives and sick brother.
Rev. VIM. John Mcsmith preached
an able sermon at A. NJ. E. Church Sab
bath morning.
Rev. Nj. Upthegrove Of Eaton, O.,
was in onr city Sabbath and preached at
the A. N. E. church.
Our city election will come of within
9 few days and we are working for,
praying for, and hoping for q Republic
can victory.
The lecture Of Rev. @. Il. Payne was
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Charleston. Mo.

Shiloh Baptist Church is witnessing
one more good time. Rev. ]. K. Swain
of Cape Girardeau. Mo-, is with us and
he is most wonderful preacher.
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CINCINNATI,
Doings of the Week sAnsoaR tho Afro.
Americans of tho 6luaen City.
Haps and Mishaps and Items II oensral
Collected and Coupiled BY our Re
- porter for the sDeloctstion Of
PorkOpOlitans.

The infant daughter Of Harry James,
(policeman) died last week of lung fever.
Mrs. Reuben p. Graham an old and
respected citizen ofconsiderable wealth,
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Signed,

VIM. Il. MORRIS,
e-President, for Minnesota. ofthe
National Afro-A American League.
The Newtown bee., 1891-08-28
ROXBuRY.

Mr. and Mrs A. L. Hodge visited Sara
toga. last week.
Dewitt Garrison attended the roadmas-
tiers, convention in Boston, last week
Thursday.
Miss Sniffen of Brookfield has been
hired to teach the school in the Center; !;
Miss Daisy Hill will teach at Warmers
Mills: Miss Susan Morris at Weller's
Bridge and Miss Louise Gregory in the
Burritt district. Schools will open, the
first week in September.
Mrs Nathan Smith, who has been for
SO many weeks an invalid, is very low
and friends fear that she will not live
many days.
Rev c. E. Ball preached in the Episco-
pal church, Sunday.
Rev w. C. Cooley, who has been rector
Of Christ church for 15 years, has re-
signed and will preach his farewell SER
mon, next Sunday, August 80. He will
move to Canajoharie in October.
Miss Daniels of Brooklyn visits Mr.
Nelson.
Mrs virgil Hitchcock of Meriden was
in town, last week.
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The Congregational Fair and Supper.

Ladies of the Congregational church
made a success of their fair and supper
at the Town hall, last week Thursday,
the net receipts being about 800. Tasty
trimmings of laurel and flowers bright
ened the interior and the tables were
neatly decorated, while the supper tables
were we'll furnished, boquets of cut flow
ers adding to the effect. A large portion
of the fancy work was sold at renumera-
tive prices and the candy table, at which
Mrs j. w. knowlton presided, assisted
by Miss Sadie Powers, did a good trade
and sold all of the home made candy.
Miss Ida Hubbell was in charge of the
table where were displayed the house.
hold articles Mrs L. C. Morris having
charge of the fancy work and Misses
Bessie Jonas and Jessie Taylor the dolls.
Mrs L. S. Peck, Mrs Charles Jonas, Miss
Susie Scudder were in charge of the
supper tables, Misses Grace Brakeman,
Fanny Scudder, Grace Goodsell, Mamie
and Nellie Hubbell, Jennie Otis, Fanny
Waterhouse of Bridgeport, Lizzie Seud-
der, Hattie Northrop being adept
mattresses. Abundance of dainty cook
cry, hot tea and coffee, as well as cake
and cream, was served, while Henry and
Arthur Moore dispensed lemonade. A
former member of the aid society re-
membered the ladies with a donation
and the ladies closed the evenings work
about 10 o'clock, pleased with their sue
oacS