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The Newtown bee., 1893-12-01
AT ST PAUL'S.

Services were appointed for Wednes- day evening, the vigil of St Andrew, and on Thursday morning at 10 0o'clock. The usual Thanksgiving service comes at Il o'clock.
 The scholars of the Middle school are delighted with a new upright Shoninger piano which was placed in the school last Friday to replace the one used dur ing the past year. Both teachers and pu- pills are also pleased with the new school visitor who is taking such an active in- terest in the school.
 Miss Kippen entertained a number of lady friends at a ''pickaninny-dinner,' last Friday.
 . Training for nurses seems to be taking among our young ladies. Miss Alice She. wood is the latest to take it up. Miss Lida Brown, formerly a resident, has just entered the training school of the New York hospital.
 A little daughter of H. s. Glover had her arm badly lacerated by falling on some broken glass, last Thursday.
 The many friends of Clinton Penfield, who formerly resided here, will be pleas ed to welcome him back, he having taken up his residence in Black Rock. He is now conducting the grocery and market of c. E. Smith, which he purchased last week.
 Carpenter E. H. Smith has begun the foundations of a new house in Mill Plain, next to the place occupied by MT Young.
 Mrs Harry Brown of Detroit has been spending the week at her house in Mill Plain and meeting many old friends, who rejoice to see her again.
 Arthur Brown has bought out the Windsor hotel in Bridgeport and has placed it in the hands of genial John
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DEATH OF HARRY LYON.

On Tuesday, Philo Lyon received a telegram coveyipg the intelligence that his son, Harry, a fireman on the Pennsyl- vania road, was very sick in Philadel- phia. Fastening to the side of his sick son, he found him just alive and suffering from an acute attack of pneumonia. He telegraphed at once for his family, who arrived just in time to see him breathe his last, on Friday morning. The re- mains were brought on to Bedding, and the funeral took place on Monday at the Baptist church, Rev MT Pierce off, ciating. Harry was young man of great promise and his untimely death is a severe blow to his afflicted family and his many friends. He was 26 years of age and expected soon to take the posi- tion of engineer.
 The entertainment given by the Christian Endeavor society of the Con- gregational church, was a success. Mrs Bryant of Danbury, the we'll known elocutionist of Danbury, gave a rich repertory of reading and recitations. MT Luther's banjo playing and singing was we'll received. The refreshments were abundant and of the quality for which the ladies of Bedding are famous.
 There will be union Thanksgiving services in the lecture room of the Con- gregational church.
 Reddy Dayton has had the misfortune to lose two of his best COWS. One of them, while capering as cows sometimes will do, ran into tree, and fell down dead.
 The meeting of the A. 0. U. A. was largely attended on Wednesday evening. The hall was magnificently decorated with the stars and stripes. William T. Gilmore charmed his audience by his eIoquence. Rev MT Pierce of Easton, Rev Elliot Smith of Bethel, and E. P. Shaw also delivered short addresses.
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Our Market Reports.
THE WHOLESALE QUOTATIONS.
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[BY SPECIAL REPORTERS OF THE BEE
 Butter, choice print cream. cry 3On32c per pound, choice creamery tubs " na0c choice dairy 26a2Sc, fair to good 23a25c, common 2Oa2lc cheese factory llal2c, sage l3 chickens Ilal2c, dressed l6alSc; live fowls 9a lIc dressed l4al6c; geese l7alSc; ducks l5a20c live calves 5a5 l-2c, W l0atlc; live lambs Dc, d w lOallc; live sheep 4c, W Sa9c; hay baled @lGals per ton, loose $l7a20; straw baled $14al6, pose $lGal7 potatoes 6oa7Oc per bushel; onions r .d Goaf5c, yellow 65a70c white $lal 20; squash 1a9c. cabbage 3a5c each, red SaI0c; caulifower 10allc beets 75c; carrots COG parsnips 75c; tur- nins 30aaOc celery $lal.25 per dozen punches; raeIish 25c do; peas dried $lal.25 beans mar honey i2al4c; beeswax 25a30c; apples choice baidwins $2.50a3 per barrel, tair $2a225, green ings choice $2 2.50a3, apples common $l.75a2, evanorated Ila13c; cranberries $4. 50a6; grapes E,iOc: fiour buckwheat $270a2.90 per 100 nounds; sugar light maple l2c dark oalOc, syr. uD 75a90c per gallon.
 Atw ATERBURY-Bu Butter, choice print cream ery 3la35c choice creamery tubs 2sa29c, choice dairv 24agbc, fair to good 20a22, common l8c; checse factory IF l-2al3c; eggs fresh near Dy 3O ng2c live chickens 9al0c, dressed l2al5c, i've fowls oaloc, dressed l2al2 I2c; geese 13al4c ducks l3al4c; live calv res 6c, w l0c live iam Ds 4c d W 7c, live sheep DC, q W 9c; hogs do . l-2a 7c: hay baled @ISa2l, loose $lDa22; straw 0aled &t7 loose $lS, potatoes 65a70c; onions 60aI5c, yellow 05aI5c, squash $2; cabbage l2ao l.2c, red 4a5c; caulihower $2 carrots 6Oc; parsnps S5 70, medium imported $l.S5; honey l3al5c beeswux l3a15ci apples choice baldwins $2 fair Al 76 nreenings choice B. apples coInmon xl .0): cranberries $5a550; grapes 14al5c per basket; sugar light maple He, dark lSc, syrup S5a9Oc-
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mitten fund for the poor, the idea having been started by the children.
 The town assessors are at work on the grand list.
 Mir and Mrs E. N. Tolles visited with friends, over Sunday.
 Mrs D. W. Plumb has selected a fine lot in Riverside cemetery and will have her late husbands remains removed thereto. Next season she will erect a monument thereon. The lot is 40x50 feet in size and overlooks the H0usatonic river.
 A borough meeting was held on Tues day afternoon of last week and an arc light was voted at the corner of Wharf and Canal streets. It will make it in convenient for those of our citizens who have been in the habit of visiting the coal dump near by after dark. They will now have to wait until midnight or rise while it is not yet day.
 J. D. Flanders is improving from his illness.
 i The churches united in a union service on Thank giving day at the Methodist church, tLe sermon being preached by Rev l.. VI keneston.
 The Congregational church workers met, last F iday, with Mrs Richard H. Hubbell and there was large attend ance of the ladies. A committe was ap- pointed to prepare the Town hall for the church services, if it should be decided to hold them there.
 A number of our people went to Spring field, Mass, on Saturday of last week, to witness the foot ball game.
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HUNTINGTON.
THE SUCCESSFUL MUSICALE

THE SUCCESSFUL MUSICALE.
 The Pink tea given by the choir of the Congregational church, assisted by the members of St Paul's choir and by friends from Shelton, was grand sue cess. The singing of all was very fine, especially that of Messrs Williams, Rhenberg, Fred and Zina Beard. The amount cleared, 800, is added to the ac- count of the organ fund.
 In giving list of the Brownson- Clark wedding presents on another page, the introduction is lacking. It should read as follows: "The following is list of presents at the Brownson-Clark we'd ding"
 Mrs A. s. Mcdonald, has been very i'll, is slowly improving.
 Miss Lilly Wheeler is very i'll with in- fiammatory rheumatism. Dr D. A. Richardson of Shelton attends her.
 Paul Rehnberg and family return to their Southern home at Savannah, Ga., Friday, December l.
 Walter E. Blackman and Miss Jennie Smith were married, November 9, by Rev Walter Chamberlain.
 Andrew Beattie has purchased new horse to take the place of the one that died short time past.
 Special Thanksgiving services will be held at the Congregational church. Thursday morning at 10.30.
 Parties who probably have forgotten the commandment, Thou shalt not steal, broke into J. s. Edwards shop and broke open MT Edwards tool chest and took all the tools of any value.
 D. P. Loverin has returned from Yer mont.
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GREENS FARMS.

Miss Hughes is spending a few days with Mrs F. B. Wakeman. before her de parture for Montreal.
 Arthur Hughes goes to Toronto on Saturday.
 Several from Greens Farms drove to Glenbrook to hear Rev Henry Davies preach, B. J. Relyea having vacation of several weeks. Rev MT Richards occupies the pulpit at Glenbrook un- til January.
 Alfred J. Wakeman of New Haven spent Saturday with his mother, Mrs H. B. Wakeman.
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SCHOOL MATTERS.

A joint meeting of the selectmen and board of education was held, last week Tuesday evening in the Town clerks of fee, and the money appropriated to the public schools, $250 to each, excepting the Ferry district. At a subsequent meeting of the board of education Fred erick Durand was reelected president and E. $. Hawley, secretary. They also appointed D. G. Brinsmade and F. Du- rand committee to consider the subject of the consolidation of the public schools in town.
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The music and singing added much to the interest of the occasion.
 Apples are scarce and in good demand, some being sold for $2 per barrel.
 Charles Ryan has taken up his abode with J. Close, where he will devote his time, during the winter, to his art. He gives promise of becoming an artist of no mean ability.
 Miss Emily Hill attended the Epworth league convention at Norwalk, last week, and reports very enjoyable time.
 There will sbe quarterly conference at the Methodist church, Long Ridge, on Saturday at ? p. m.
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Clark, who managed the St Marc so ac- ceptably last summer.
 Judge Glover left, last week Wednes- day, for brief business and shooting trip to North Carolina. While there he expects to meet simon Bradley of Green field. The judge hopes to be home in a day or two.
 The many friends of John Tait, assist ant to MT Dallas at the cottage, will be happy to extend congratulations on his joining the ranks of the benedicts. He was married last week to Miss Christina Collins of Brooklyn who has made many friends during her two summers at the cottage. They have furnished apart ments at the house of Abram Gould in Mill Plain.
 Born, the 22d, daughter to MT and Mrs G. Herbert Knapp.
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The Mannering Trial.
THE LATEST WORD.
1 SPECIAL TO THE BEE. 1

All the evidence is in. Mir Warner opened for the state at about 3 p. m., Tuesday. For two hours he spoke very eloquently and made very strong plea. He placed the evidence of the state in as convincing a form as it was possible to be placed. The jury and spectators were both intensely interested. On Wednesday Judge Rohraback will make the opening plea for the defense. He will be follow ed by MT Williams, after whom Judge Huntington will close. The testimony of the witnesses to-day was all in cor roboration of what has already been told by the defense, except that one witness testified that friend of his gave Mir Man nering some poison.
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PLATTsVILLE.

Henry Barnum, who has been work ing for Mrs Mary Lacey for about 8 year, had stroke of paralysis, Saturday morn- ing, being unconscious till deaths call, Monday evening. He was 57 years of age.
 George Bright has added new veran- da to his harness shop and is curbing the gutter in front.
 Arthur Erbe is happy over the arrival of the fifth heir to his property, born Sunday, November 26.
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Specimen Gas ss.

s. H. Cliffor, New Cassel, Wis, was troubled with neuralgia and rheumatism, his stomach was disordered, his liver was affected to an alarming degree, appetite tell away and he was terribly reduced in flesh and strength Three bottles of Electric Elites cured him.
 Edward Shepherd, Harrisburg, H., had a running sore on his leg of eight years stand ing. Used three bottles of Electric Bitters and seven boxes of Bucklen's Arnica Salve and his leg is sound and well. John Speaker Catawba, O., had five large lever sores on his leg; doctors said he was incurable. One bot tie Electric Bitters and one box Bucklen's Ar nica salve.
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Editorial Ink Drops.

AN TIE BEE celebrates its
 IMPORTANT first anniversary under its ANNOUNCEMENT. new management by re ducing its price to yearly subscribers, strict ly in advance from sl.5O to SIPS. The sub- scription price for six and four months will remain at 75 and 30 cents respectively, as be- tore. This step was discussed when the pa per changed hands, but the management have deemed it best to wait a year. TIE BEE has gained 1000 paid subscribers in the past l2 months, the actual circulation now being $500 copies weekly No feature of TIE BEE will be sacrificed by the change indeed it Is the aim to constantly improve the paper. The managers ofTHE BEE appreciate the cordial ity and the loyalty of its constituency, and i! Is their purpose 10 make 1t the banner local weekly of Western Connecticut
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BEDDING.
MISS MERRITT-MR MORRISON.

A pretty home wedding took place Wednesday afternoon, November 22nd, at the house of Mrs M. A. Merritt, the brides mother, in Danbury. The con- tracing parties were Miss Annie A. Mer- ritt and John N. Nickerson, son of Town Clerk Nickerson of Bedding, Rev Dr Simmons performing the marriage cere- mony. Miss Belle Nickerson, sister of the groom, acted as bridesmaid and Charles A. Merritt, brother of the bride. as best man. The presents were numer- ous and costly. After reception the happy couple started on an extended wedding trip, which will take in Brook line, Mass, where they will be the guests of D. s. Sanford and Miss J. Belle Sanford, the uncle and aunt of the bride. MT Nickerson is a popular fire man on the Consolidated and expects soon to be an engineer.
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CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES.

Thanksgiving services in the Congre- gational church will be rendered more interesting this year by the participation of the Sunday school in a special exer- else. Rehearsals of the Christmas exer- else begins next Sunday.
 This winters course of evening ad- dresses by Rev Mir Child are proving un- usually interesting and the attendance increases. The third was given last Sun- day evening, on "John Wesley the Re- vivalist." The next subject is "Isaac Watts, the sacred poet"
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VERY INTERESTING (?).

Truly, the state of affairs in this vil- lagc are getting very interesting! Where is our Law and Order league? Where is public spirit? An outrageous assault, two attempts at burglary and an attempt at incendiarism, all within fortnight and inside a radius of quarter of a mile, not to speak of a detestabe business in al most open defiance of law in a cOnspicu- ous part of the village, carried on till the early morning hours. All this, and no apparent move, except the towns reward to punish the offenders.
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THE Things look rather blue in Dan DANBURY bury, and the situation with 1000 LOCKOUT. or more men and women out of employment is a very serious one. It is a lock out among all the hat shops in that city, and means a long fight unless the men give in, After months in which the hands have had on. ly three days wolk each week and long and cold winter before them, it would seem that they must surrender. The locked out matters are counting on outside aid.
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Fairfield County News.
FAIRFIELD.
MAY IT PREVENT ANOTHER FIRE.

MAY IT PREV NENT ANOTHER FIRE.
 The new fire company have now a good start and is ready for business. Several ladders, buckets and other ap- paratus, including d Douglass double acting force pump,is now stored in Drug gist Kinsella's barn. Some hose will shortly be purchased. The subscription list grows slowly and if the public will generously patronize their Thanksgiving soiree a substantial outfit can be com pleted. The next fire will doubtless show what can be accomplished by little or ganiZng.
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A GROWING CHURCH.

The committee of the Congregational church has declined the proposition of the Scattergood mission to reRt their tab ernacle for church services, on account of the price asked. They are obliged to leave Mechanics hall, where they have worshipped for the past year, because the room is not large enough for the in creasing attendance. They will proba- bly, occupy the Town hall.
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TIMELY The able writer of our Secular Pull ADVICE. pit department, who as a few know, occupies prominent position in one of the large cities of the state, throws out some ex- cellcnt suggestions, this week. This column, always striking torcible brilliant and to the point, Is especially timely, this week. Read it.
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from an extended visit to Workers, Brooklyn and New York.
 The Methodist Sunday school have added over 30 new books to the library.
 Mrs Alonzo Sherman is on the sick list.
 Mrs Charles Burghardt has returned from a two weeks visit in Bridgeport.
 Hon Morris B. Beardsley has visited his mother, Mrs Mary Beardsley.
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EASTON.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH AFFAIRS.
 Rev MT Aver is working with untire- ing zeal to have those long talked of sheds for the Congregational church completed. The men of the parish, and some not connected with the church, have generously responded with help and lumber.
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STEPNEY.
THE STEPNEY CREAMERY.

Everybody seems glad that the Step th S to stars up be this week on Saturday, promises to be a good one, considering it is the first. There is considerable talk in several quarters of bringing fresh, fall cows, and increasing the present herds. Many of us have more hay than we have stock for, especially if we feed grain. And the present price of cream warrants feed ing grain literally.
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BLOOMFIELD.

Mrs Benjamin Griffin has been spend a few days with her daughter, Mrs Dr Howard F. Mansfield, in Georgetown.
 Eugene Lake of the Yale business coll lege, is enjoying few days vacation.
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day previous and attending to his GUS tomary duties about his home. but was taken late in the night with the trouble, which so soon ended his life. He has re- sided here several years and was much respected. He was veteran of the late war.
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CENTER STREET.

Mrs Bradley Williams has returned to her daughters, Mrs M. A. Wakeman's, to spend the winter.
 Mrs Agnes Bradley and sister have visited their aunt, Miss Andrews, of Weston.
 Miss Edith Osborne is on the sick list.
 Mrs M. J. Gould spent Sunday with Mrs B. Merwin of Greenfield.
 Mrs David H. Osborn dressed 36 tur- keys for the City Bakery, selling a gob- Ter for $5.
 Groceryman Weed and Howard John- son recently visited their aunt. Mrs David H. Osborn. They captured two grey squirrels alive and four by crack shots. Mrs Sarah Knapp of Fairfield Woods has also been guest.
 The children of the Congregational church taking part in the Christmas en- tertainment will not meet this week, but next week Saturday, December g. It is expected all will make an effort to be present at o'clock.
 The many friends of Mrs Mary Banks Hawkins, who is at St Luke's hospital, N. I., for treatment, will be pleased to know she is slightly improving in health.
 George Guernsey and family have de- cided to spend the winter in Easton.
 Mrs Abagail Turney spends the win ter with her daughters, Mrs Jerry Mich ols of Rock House. Academy hall was well filled on Mon day evening, the 10th, to hear Thomas F. Gilmore, state organizer of the Order of United American Mechanics. A dele gation of Parlor Rock council, No. 6S ] o. U. A. M., was present, and the musi, was under the direction of Prof Banks
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FARM

FARM Accorlingto 10 the American Ag MORTGAGES. rculturlst, which bases it's statements on census mortgage figures for S5 are owned free ofau incumbrance, The eHver- age mortgage on the rest represents only one third ot the value of farm incumbered.
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JOHN G. ROWLAND.

soon echo through the dells of Sodom. Can it be?
 A social dance will be given at Bots- ford Curtis, Tuesday evening, Decem- Der 19. Davis's orchestra will furnish the music.
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THANKSGIVING TIE BEE comes to its read
 WISHES CTS, this week, day earlier in time to be perused after the Thanksgiving turkey Is disposed of. Here's hoping there may be joy and comfort in the 3500 different
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SHELTON.

DEATH OF A. W. LoUNsBURY.
 Albert w. Lounsbury died very sud- denly, on Thursday last, from heart dis ease. He had been as we'll as usual the
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ASPETCCK,

B. P. Merwin has closed the season for cider making, having made over lO0,O gallons with his new Boomer & Boschert four screw reversible press.
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GREENFIELD HILL.
GENEROUS NEIGHBORS.

Sanford and Bradley Jennings, Will liam T. and Albert Bulkley, Herbert Hutchinson, N. W. Ogden, Joel Wiggins, Eugene and William Burr are the gener- ous hearted men, equipped with their tools, who wended their way to Mrs Esther Nichols on Tuesday morning, to lend helping hand to make her and her daughter comfortable for the cold weather by shingling the house, saving and splitting wood. At noon Thomas Perry invited the company across to his house, where a nice dinner awaited them, which he and his generous wife had pro- vided. The same ones intend to meet there next week to finish the wood.
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LONG HILL.
THE DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY.

The council of Daughters of Liberty will be instituted, Monday evening, December 4, and all charter members are requested to be present at the hall at 7.30. There is still opportunity for others to join if they wish.
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A WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.

A company of 50 or more gave Mir and Mrs Ashel Wakeman a surprise, on Tuesday evening, it being their 33rd wedding anniversary. Bulkley & Burr furnished music for dancing. Games were also indulged in by some of the older ones. A fine collation. was served and enjoyed by all.
 MT and Mrs Horace Smith of Bridge port visited his sister on Burr street, who is afflicted with cancer, Thursday.
 Mrs William Crossman and baby of Bridgeport is visiting Mrs Alden Gould.
 Mrs John Burr attended the wed- ding of her grandson, in Norwalk on the 22nd. She is remarkably smart for one of her years, being in her S3rd year. She went and returned the same evening, on the cars, accompanied by her daughter.
 Charlie Gould of Black Rock is build turnpike, just above his fathers old place.
 Mrs Henry Gould is staying nights at Mrs Simon Burr's while her house is un- dergoing improvement.
 Mrs George E. Lover is quite sick. Dr Donaldson of Fairfield, attends.
 Rev Marcus Burr, wife and son of South Glastonbury, spent Sunday with his brother, H. B. Burr.
 N. w. Ogden is boarding four fine hor- ses for c. F. Gilman of Black Rock.
 Arthur s. Hubbell of Syracuse, N. Y., was guest of his sister, Miss Adelia Hub- bell, last week.
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dress.
 A young man, while driving on Hell street, Sunday evening, got his horse in- to the excavation for sewer, although the place had danger lights and the elec- tric light was near by.
 The Shelton Episcopal society contem- plate the commencement of Sunday ser vices. They will probably occupy Me chanic's hall when the Congregational ists leave it.
 Miss Alice Wheeler is home from her Simsbury school to spend Thanksgiving.
 Miss Bessie c. Monroe and Wilbur I. Chadeayne are to be welded in tbe Meth odist church on December 7.
 Gen Lewis V. B. Hubbard has received the appointment of assistant mastering officer of the U. V. U. of the United States, and has been assigned the state of Connecticut for his district.
 A. L. Hubbard & Co. have purchased for the Shelton fire department one dog en rubber boots.
 Riverview park has been trimmed up for the winter by Commissioner Curtis.
 Cook Bros. & Co.,, have added a meat market to their grocery store.
 Edward Mellor, residing on the Long Hill road, was stricken wish paralysis, last Wednesday night.
 Under the direction of Mrs Samuel B. Beardsley, Mrs <. L. Staples, Miss Jes- sic Beecher and others, the children gave a pretty entertainment at the Town hall, last Monday evening, consisting of tab leaux, pantomime, recitations, dialogues and music, for the benefit of a shoe and
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MONROE.

It is rumored that wedding bells will