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The Newtown bee., 1893-07-07
REV MIR BARHYDT AT TRINITY.

gThe sermon at Trinity, last Sunday
 orning, was by Rev G. w. Barhydt on No text, lst Timothy G:7, "We brought brhing into this world and it Is certain te can carry nothing out" Although hese words are usually associated with benes of sorrow, the preacher treated
 bem in the other light of those fuller
 lys of the future life to which death in-
 Eoduces us. Death is not only the inev-
 hble thing, but the best thing possible.
 ,s long as we are in the body we can on- N partially enjoy the blessedness of full Communion with God and appreciate but
 mperfectly the joys of the highest spir- kual living. Through death we pass to
 he full position of human blessedness in
 he presence of God. When oorn into
 he world we are with character uniform )d. Death Is as natural as birth and at leath we pass, with characters moulded and developed, into the higher life be- yond. This thought about death as the best thing possible cannot fail to have it's Influence felt upon our earthly lives They should be given up not to mere en- joyment and pleasure and worldly hon. prs, for to any works of darkness, but should consist of those fruits of the spr' It which alone make life worth the living
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General News.
IN THE STATE AND THE WIDE FIELD

The India government has suspended the coinage ot silver. As a result. money circles Silver has fallen lower than it ever was be- tore. Many Of the mines in the West are clos ed and the President has called an extra seS- sion of Congress to meet in August. The amount of silver in one silver dollar makes it worth now as bullion about 50 cents There is strong talk Of an immediate repeal of the sherman act and the public hardly know what is coming next. Bank failures are frequent and the present administration evi- dentIy has a large problem on its hands.
 The various colleges about indulged in their annual commencements, last week. Amherst college conferred the degree of B. A. on T
 the largest class in it's history there being l86 members in the academic department los
 in the scientific, 30 from the theological
 school, l6 from medical school, B from the
 law school and 2l from the art school; in all
 AIS out of the 1869 in the University.
 In the annual Yale-Harvard-Columb bia two
 mile freshman boat race at New London, the
 Yale crew won in the good time Of 1923. It is said that now that President Cleveland
 has turned his back on Hawai-, its people are making overtures to come under the protec- tion of Great Britain. The island would be
 of great value iron commercial standpolnt;; at Bristol, the 27th. A man by the name of Ham died at the Hartford general hospital they got it to the where the funeral was to commence, the undertaken took of the coffin l lid to find that it was a boy instead ot a man | It seems that an exchange of corpses was made at the hospital by mistake. The funeral was delayed until the rlght pauy caine a' about p. m.
 Frederick Briscoe Hubbell of Newtown was | one ot those who received the degree ot B. A at the Trinity commencement.
 l On Thursday, the 29th, Speaker Brooks o | the House of Representative received rom | the members a handsome gold watch and chain, suitably engraved.
 | In spite of the fall of silver, our sister coun
 try Mexico is still going on in her free coin age ot the white metal. She makes about 1 sI4 ,O0O, 900 month now and will increase the output to $1S000,00o. On our side ot the line | it is said that 90 per cent of the snelting busi ness of the United States is at standstll, as | the smelters have ceased to buy any more | silver ore. Silver mine stocks have declined | heavily. At the great annual Yale. Harvard boat ract 1 at New London on Friday, Yale won ipla5 1-2 or four boat lengths ahead of Harvard. It wa' | the pluckiest race ever rowed over the course It is said that the Legislature passed abou | l 200 acts at its session this year. The large | number is accounted tor, as it is four year' l since any business has been done state-w1se l In accordance with law recently passed Connecticut is to have peach comm1sslonel whose duty it will be to look after the peacl | yellows. J. M Hubbard has been appointed commissioner at a salary of s5 a day.
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LONG HILL.
AN ABLE MATRON.

One of our townswomen, Mrs-,adds to very general knowledge of house. hold affairs, the trade of tailoresss and requirement. in about everything con- nected with the home or interest of life. Her skill in the care of plants is consid- erable and if the occasion demands, she can pick out tune on an instrument, milk COW. or load a revolver without any previous instruction in such things. Last week with the care of a flock of fowls, she also attempted to bake and get up company dinner in one fore noon, which she accomplished, though she stopped to hive swarm of bees of which she has no knowledge, scalding out the hive, placing the frames, shake the bunch in, unprotected by veil and secured them like a professional, al- though she expected to see her eldest son, bee expert, within an hour. Mrs - is a characteristic Yankee house wife and can hold her own with the best of them.
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ng the summer at their old home in Mill

ing the summer at their old home in Mill Plain.
 The children of the Middle District school had successful fair, and the room was beautifully decorated.
 The Mill Plain school had their clos ing sch pol picnic under the trees by the River and about 100 enjoyed the enter tainment.
 E. W. IT. Picket is to issue combined tide and time table and will distribute hundreds of copies.
 Prof F. II. Brewer has gone to the Worlds fair.
 Harry I. Flint is at his farm in Virgin ia.
 Mrs E. W. Harral and children are in Chicago.
 Though the hall in Picket's building is not yet finished off, the local lodge of Forresters met there. last week. Carpen- ter Smith is at work there and will have it completed ere another meeting night.
 About $70 was cleared by the fresh air entertertainment. last Tuesday, and with gifts fund of $I20 is now on hand.
 Some Indian basket makers have been located in this vicinity.
 Charles Hotchkiss is employed at Meigs 65 Co.'S in Bridgeport.
 Peyson Merrill and family are occupy ing the Brewer house.
 The house which is being built at the stock farm, to be established on the Will son property in Fairfield Woods, is near ly finished.
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A FOURTH OF LILLY PARTY.

A jolly company of 60 relatives and friends of MT and Mrs Ira Wildman as- sembled at their pleasant home at Maple Shade farm, to celebrate the Fourth of July. Large tables were spread on the adjoining lawn, with every delicacy to tempt the inner man. A clam bake was also given on the grounds, superintend- ed by their son Bert. A display of fire works, games, music and singing were enjoyed by both old and young. Friends from Danbury, Bethel, New Fairfield. Brookfeld, Newtown and Bridgeport were present. All departed, feeling the day to have been pleasantly spent and wishing MT and Mrs Wildman many hap py returns of the day.
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STEPNEY.
A MUSICAL TREAT.

The entertainment at the Methodist church last week, was favored with very pleasant weather, and a large and appre- ciative company were present. Miss Pearl Durand gave several violin solos, of high merit. The manner and grace of handling of this king of instruments and the purity and depth of tone wh ich she produced, was both great surprise and source of qualification and pride to her many friends in this place. With the violin she has gift, the possibilities of which are exceptionally rare. MT Plumb, who has an envied reputation with the flute, gave the audience treat long to be remembered. His selections, though very difficult classic music, were rendered with ease and the precision of a master, mot only having complete control of the flute, most difficult instrument to handle, but he has great taste and delicacy of expression. He could easily have occupied the whole evening alone, and had most gratitied audiencerto the end. In the duets where the sweet flute and rich toned violin come tOge ther, the effect was very fine. Our Ansonia friends will always find a hearty welcome when they come this way. Miss Grace Bronson of Bridgeport, of the Emerson school of Oratory of Boston, gave sever al selections in very pleasing manner
 fer numerous sketches provoked great applause. Of happy mood and pleasing voice, she always captivates her audi
 ence and seldom is allowed to retire, with
 out first having responded to one more encore calls. Miss Moore of the New England Conservatory, accompanied a' pianist. Her skill and perfect command
 of the piano is we'll known in this vicinity Very few attain higher degree of at | tainment in this art. To correctly reae l and execute at sight, music of the high CT grades is an accomplishment onl, achieved by the hardest and closest toll William Gilbert of Newtown, in the
 piano selection, "The Old Oaken Bucket won admiration from all. It is beauti ful theme and finely rendered. Amons
 the happy throng were noticed Repre-
 sentative Hawley, Dr Hill, MT Hubbard
 of the Peoples Bank, Lawyer Hull 0
 Bridgeport, Ex-Commissioner Wheeler
 R. c. Toucey and Postmaster French.
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Litchfield County News.
WASHINGTON.
ADVERTISED LETTERS.


 The following are the addresses of letters nncalled for at the depot office July l 1893: Mrs A. B. Campbell, Mrs Louisa Boyle, Mrs Charles Malmsten Annie Johnson, F. NJ. Carryl, s. D. Bates, Kojrnicki Jonos, c. c. Holmgmst, Antoni Rapacki, Waszin Ruszin.
 John McCarty was home from Water bury during the Fourth.
 F. North Clark went to Cambridge to take the preliminary examination for Harvard, last week.
 J. W. Carter of the Carter House, Lake Waramaug, has refurnished his hostelry from the furniture emporium of A. G. Baker. MT Carter has just come on from Ohio and has taken his fathers place at the we'll known house at the lake.
 A game of baseball furnished the popular entertainment for the Washing tonians on the Fourth. The bachelors and benedcts were the rivals for honors, and the unmarried men were the victors by score of 13 to 3. The hines were made up of local talent and city guests.
 Harry Armstrong of New York is passing the summer with Louis A. | Mason.
 David Hurlbutt has taken possession of the George Burgess place.
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Robert Carter will run his ice

Robert Carter will run his ice cream wagon through Fairfield, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays of each week.
 John H. Sherwood of Mill Hill has picked 100 bushels of strawberries from his plot this season.
 Thomas W. Pearsall has given piece of land near the George hotel as site for an Episcopal church.
 There is a contest going on between the residents of Main street and the back road leading to the depot which shall have the honor of electric cars.
 The committee on public health report ed to the House bill for the appoint ment of q health officer who shall be a lawyer to enforce the laws relating to health. These fficers are to receive $10 day when actually employed in their duties, and to appoint in each town a person versed in medical and sanitary l science to be local health officer. The l bill apolishes town boards. Lawyer John s. Morehouse and wife have gone on their wedding trip and on their return will reside at 113 Colorado avenue, Bridgeport.
 Harold Clemmons and family are spend
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RoXBURY.
PAINTER HILL.

Mrs J. H. Leavenworth is visiting her daughter, Mrs George Minor in South ford.
 Miss Stella Brown is at Seymour Browns.
 The picnic at Osborn's corner was a grand success. Woodbury, Washington, and Roxbury were well represented. Quite number over 80 years old partic- ipated in the festivities. The men en- gagged in game of quoits and the old ladies chatted pleasantly. The well filled tables were gaily decorated with the stars and strips, while a banner ffoated in the breeze, ice cream and Lemonade were freely dispensed. After singing ssAuld Lang Syne. ssMy Country, and 1.-The Star Spangled Ban ner,'' accompanied by instrumenta music, furnished by Bates and Warner Inappropriate speeches were given bl
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BERKSHIRE.

i. Mir and Mrs Wade Thompson of Mount lvernon, N. Y., are spending the summer here. Mrs Katherine Kenworthy of Brooklyn hs visiting aC Travis kenworthy's. k Mrs K. F. Bramin of Plainyille Is at Miss H. J. Beers. M Jerry Troy and children are at his mothers, Mrs Hannah Troy's.
 J. F. Fians is spending his vacation in Providence, R. |.
 c. l.. Page has been in Kent for few days.
 fI. G. Curtis left on Thursday for visit to the Worlds fair.
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Sunday, for a fund for new organ for Trinity church. The Guild has already started the fund with gift of $100. The plan is to have two offerings yearly, one in midsummer and another in the winter. It is hoped that the fund will be increas- ed from time to time by personal gifts. thank-offeriugs and bequests.
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l. Mayors, E.Jefferson, New York; NJ. T. Ryan, Miss Mannion, New Milford; John H. Howarth, Westtield, Mass, c, H. Nichols and wife, Waterbury; Fred Q. Burroughs, Bridgeport; J. H. Lynch, New Haven Charles Washington, West Cornwall; Luke Sweeney, Frank Me- Hugh, John Farrel, A. N. Wildman, Danbury.
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Seymour Brown and c. B. Ward, Rev Charles Whttlesey and B. T. Higgins. Three hearty cheers were given for the flag and the crowd dispersed with general expression of enjoyment and good feeling. A vote of thanks was rendered to c. B. Ward. George Isbell was on the ground with his camera and photographed several groups.
 The circle will meet with Miss Julia Percy, Monday evening, July 10.
 AT THE STATION.
 A. l.. Hodge and pr Pons are celebrating the Fourth at the Worlds fair.
 Ira Booth and Albert SquireS started for Can ada, on Monday, tor more horses.
 Our town was unusually quiet over the Fourth, no picnics, no fireworks, no excite ment of any kind; A good many returned to their homes here that were living out of town for two or three days rest preferTing the quiet Of their old homes to the hustle of city life.
 R. T. Blades and H. II. Hill, with their fam lies, went to Lake Waramaug for couple of days fishing, this week.
 Services were held by Rev Mir Humphrey, Sunday evening, at Leroy Warmers, with a full attendance.
 W. B. seward has gone an business trip to New York.
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H. B. Coger of Huntingtown district and Miss Dimon of Bridgeport were unit ed in marriage at the home of the bride, last week. They were the recipients of many useful and handsome presents. MT Coger brought his new bride to his home, where they are keeping house.
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THE PEOPLES GOSPEL MISSION

The second quarterly report of the Peoples Gospel Mission Sunday school at Hawleyville is as follows: Number present for the quarter, 293; average number for es oh Sunday, 25; collection for the quarter, $653; average collection, for each Sunday, B cents.-[ Mrs Amos Hawley, secretary.
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NEW PRESTON HILL.

The w. c. T. U. held picnic on our green on the Fourth of July and very pleasant time was had by all those pres ent. A large crowd was present in the evening to see the fireworks. There were addresses by Rev G. A. Alcott and Rev MT Luddington.
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Our Market Reports. THE WHOLESALE QUOTATIONS.

At AtBR1pGEPoRT-Beeswa 25a30c per pound; 1; medium s2a2 25; peas dried S2.25; radishes 10c per dozen potatoes new BOG a$l; straw loose sI7aIs per ton, baled $14a17; hay baled $l6alS, loose s17al9; sheepd W 9aI2c, alive 4a5c; calves q W iOa13c, alive 6a7c; fowls dressed l6as0c. alive l0al2 1-2c; chickens dressed spring 35a40c, alive 20a25c; eggs fresh near by 23c per dozen scarce; cheese sage 14aI5c, factory SalO 1.2c; butter common 17a1Sc, fair to good 2oa22c, dal-
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Miss Clarice I. Clinghan and friend, Mrs Russell, were the guests of Mrs Clinghan, Sunday. Miss Clarice left New Y York on Tuesday for the Worlds fair.
 Mrs Judson Curtiss spent the Fourth with Mrs c. E. Lyon.
 Mrs Spencer Nichols, Mrs Sylvester Nichols, Mrs John Bennett, and four. daughters from Bridgeport, have visited Mrs l.. Osborne.
 Miss Emily Seeley is visiting in An sonia with her sister, Mrs Hull.
 George Baird and family and Mrs William Baird of Bethel have visited friends here.
 Miss Van Hooser of Brooklyn is guest at the Methodist parsonage.
 Capt Rowland of Long Island is guest of Rev MT Merwin. N. D. Hinman, formerly of this place, but now of Birmingham, about 70 years of age, rode on his bicycle, calling on c. B. Wheeler, recently.
 c. B. Wheeler and wife have visited in Shelton.
 MT and Mrs Wright have visited in | Shelton at William Wheeler's. l Misses Ellen and Florence Hayes of New Haven are visiting their parents, MI l and Mrs Edson Hayes. 1 Towards night of the glorious historic day, the great day looked forward to SC eagerly the whole year through by the patriotic small boy and his brave sisters as the smoke thickened and the grea1 l crackers resounded with increased power I the nerves of the canine Duff coult l stand it no longer, and he quitely passes
 out the back gate. N Not returning as usua
 to his kennel or to accept his daily ration
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TRUMBULL

CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR OFFICERS.
 The auxiliary Y. P. s. c. E. officers for the next six months are as follows :; Daniels Farm, Miss M. Hallock, vice president; Miss Emma Quick, assistant vice president; Mrs David Booth, secre- tary Sherman Thomas, treasurer !; Chestnut Hill, Miss Anna Lendeveg, president; Miss Irena Wakely, secretary :; Samuel Beach, Jr., treasurer.
 The Fourth of July evening illumina- tion at the residence of Messrs Moves and Wentworth, although not as grand as on former years, was sufficiently fine to attract quite a number of residents.
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wAnr rHErR AppRopRIAr1oN RAISED.

The residents of Flat Swamp district are dispIeased, because their appropriat- ion was cut down, this year. They have presented Chairman W. J. Brew of the board of education a remonstrance against the reduction and ask for res toratlon of their former appropriation.
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The fifth house on Fairfield beach was put up by MT Barnum of Danbury. He had only one week to do the work. His family were coming and he must have place to live in. This house, like the others, is innocent of plaster, but roomy and comfortable.
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A black silk parasol, with oxidized silver handle was taken by mistake from the ladies' room in the Congrega- tional church Sunday or two ago. A. B. Fancher, the owner, would esteem it a favor to have it returned to him.
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Affairs About Town.
2 GLORIOUS FOURTH IN TOWN.
bw 1t Was Celebrated Stray Crackers.

QUIET TIME IN THE VILLAGE.
 IVtown Street had quiet Fourth, fight before, some ambitious youths eded in getting the bell rope in the segatiOnal church outside, and kept
 merry jingle. The big crackers &ept going, although the racket Nld compared with prevIo"s years. ffrom the picnic at St Roses, there Atle going on here on the Fourth.
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Cranberry Plains school district at the school house on Friday evening, Charles N. Saunders was elected committee, and George Van Hoosear, treasurer for the ensuing year. It was also voted to re- pair and clean the school house.
 Mrs Charles Futile and daughter, Ed na, are visiting Mrs William Sherwood.
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Zoar district held their annual school meeting on last week Thursday evening and reelected Jerry Carey as committee for the coming year. Miss Della McCar- thy was chosen to succeed herself as teacher for the district.
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WilliaIl Firth of Edinburg, Scotland, secretary of the North British Rubber Co.,, and Ramsey G. Stewart, manager of the London house, were guests of |. B.. Harris, over the Fourth.
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Milo F. Todd, agent for the Equitable life insurance company, who has been making his home with Landlord Taylor at the Hook has rented furnished house in Woodbury, where he will spend the summer with his family.
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The excitement on Mt Pleasant on Tuesday afternoon was ball game be- tween hines explained by Roger Futile and Sames k. Weaver. The score stood 20 to 29 when the game was ended.
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A. E. Fancher has treated himself to a new two-seated road wagon. He took a well-earned vacation over the Fourth in DanburV.
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Jerome Judson of Sandy Hook took a party to Bantam lake on Monday, con- sisting of Jerome Judson of Newtown, Misses Grace Judsou, Hattie and May Taylor
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l.. c. Morris sold at p. m., Monday, a moving machine to Thomas Griffin, making Fl Adriance Platt x Go. Buckeye mowers he had sold, this season.
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Last week Miss Nellie Morris of Dan- bury, the evangelist, assisted in the evan gelistic meetings at Hawleyville.
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A MT Holt and family from New Ha- ven will make it their home at Landlord Taylor's at the Hook fer the month. They were expected on Thursday.
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$. c. Bull has samples of the 1893 pat tern of the Columbia and Hartford bi- cycles at his drug store at the Hook. MT Bull Is agent for these wheels.
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VETERANS TO VISIT nEwrown.

The reunion of the 17th Connecticut regiment will be held in Newtown on August 2S.
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THE FAIRFIELD ACADEMY.

A primary department will be opened in the Fairfield Academy, September 26, for the benefit of it's patrons.
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1T. H. Peck had so many good things at the clam bake on Tuesday that he was not in good racing trim, Tuesday even- ing.
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J. F. Griffin of the Bridgeport business college spent the Fourth with friends in town.
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THE FOURTH AT THE HOOK.


 he Fourth as observed at Sandy Hook,
 } year, was an exceedingly quiet day.
 ny of the prominent citizens decorat-
 their houses with Uncle Sam's flags
 ! in the evening fireworks were sent
 from in front of number of dwell ts. The noise, what there was of it, mmenced early with cannon firing own in the Glen and the youngsters sere out with the cracker. A number of Deal musicians got up an impromptu or lCstra and about ] o'clock in the morn- c took possession of Mir Warmers sum- ter house and filled the air with nation ' airs. A gentleman prominent in the iook says that next year, if he is spared nd is on hand, Newtown shall have a pod old fashioned patriotic time, with a bass band, parade, speeches, some good jlngs to eat and drink.
 lSenator Houlihan had handsome dis Jay of fireworks on the evening of the iourth.
 Rev MT Linsley had the verandas of trinity rectory adorned with lanterns. Wesley Hayes of Bridgeport made uite celebration at his temporary ome in the Street. His veranda ard Awn were hung with lanterns, which ade a very handsome appearance when up at night. He had quite display fireworks.
 There were fireworks on Mt Pleasant n the evening of the Fourth at A. w.. eck's, Mrs Addie Nichols and James |. Weaver's.
 IA jolly party from Newtown and San " Hook had clam bake at the Housa- 9nic river, near Beunett's bridge, on the fourth. The bake was declared No. l.. jeveral large fish were caught, including me fine large "land eel.' The party were also entertained by solo singing.
 Mir Leonard's hotel was decorated in bonor of the Fourth with lanterns, etc. "a the evening, some of the young peo- ie enjoyed dancing. The hotel and an K were crowded full over Sunday and he Fourth.
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Miss Susie F. Carroll of Sandy Hook started for the Worlds fair on Tuesday. She expects to spend a month in the White City.
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Joel M. Beardsley and wife from Fair Haven spent the Fourth with Minott Au- gur, at Sandy Hook.