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The Newtown bee., 1893-10-27
DEATH OF BURR MEEKER.

Burr MeelSer of Cross Highway died suddenly of heart disease, Sunday morn- ing. He retired Saturday night, feeling unusually well. About 3 o'clock, Sun day morning, Mrs Meeker was aroused by his gasping for breath, but supposing he had nightmare, tried to arouse him. Not succeeding, she immediately pro- cured light and saw that he was dying. He died before the household could be aroused. MT Meeker was 80 years old, and man respected by the entire com munity. He leaves widow and five children, Charles Burr, Frederick, Mrs David Beach of Bridgeport, Mrs c. G. Sherwood and Samuel G. The funeral was held from his late residence, on Wednesday afternoon. Rev E. A. War field and Rev E, J. Relyea officiated.
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FAIRFIELD.
IA CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW.

The Fairfield horticultural society voted at it's last meeting, to hold chrys- anthemum exhibition, November 3, after noon and evening, in the hall over B. B. Betts' store. Suitable premiums will be awarded for exhibits of merit, and all are cordially invited to send exhibits of either flowers, fruits or vegetables. The aim of the society is the diffusion of knowledge pertaining to horticulture in all it's branches, and every one that grows either flowers, fruit or vegetables should become a member. The fee for membership is Sl a year and member ship ticket entities the holder to admis- sion to all exhibits and entertainments of the scciety. The met tings of the so- ciety are held the first Monday of each month at D. m., in the hall over Mir Betts' store. Papers will be read at the meetings and horticultural subjects dis cuSsed.
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Among the visitors at the Worlds fair are B. B. Betts, Mir and Mrs W. Burr, B. s. Buckley, Charles F. Buckley and Lewis A. Curtis.
 The Daughters of the King of Trinity gave an entertainment at the rectory, last evening. The admission was q pound of something. The packages were sold at auction for the benefit of the treasury. Much merriment was caused when the parcels were opened.
 Mrs Samuel Bradley killed large adder near her kitchen door, last week.
 Fred Disbrow is to build new market next to the house occupied by F. A. Stevens. He expects to be able to move in before many weeks.
 Miss Hattie Jessup died, last week Wednesday,, after long illness. The funeral services were held, on Friday afternoon, from the residence of Mrs w. W. Wakeman. Rev W. H. Holman offic- iated. The interment was in Oak Lawn cemetery.
 Austin Jennings and family are to move to Bridgeport, for the winter, in a short time.
 Josh Jocis of New Haven, who was bound over to the superior court by Jus tice Wells, pleaded guilty and was fined and sent to jail for three months. Mrs A. W. Taylor returned from New York, Saturday, where she has been spending few days.
 Charles Meeker, wife and son, Walter, have been spending few days in New l York and Brooklyn. MT Meeker return. ed to c. o. Je1liff & Co.'S, on Monday. l Mrs Fred Disbrow, who has been 1T poor health for some time, suffered re l lapse, Sunday, but is again improving. l A. E. Bedford spent Tuesday in New York.
 l MT Knowles, who has been spending the summer in Green Farms, has bought the E. B. Smith place where G. Meeke has been living for the past four years
 MT Ieeker VII move to Southport th'
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to Miss Edith Beard. AICef snort wedding trip they will reside in Bridge port.
 Mir and Mrs T. E. Ward of Shelton spent Sunday at Mir Boards parents, Y. E. Boards.
 $. H. Olin will occupy the residence of the late Mrs Sarah A. Nichols.
 Rev A. J. Park is administrator, E. J. Buckingham and Oliver c. Beard, ap- praisers, on the estate of the late Sarah A.. Nichols.
 Mir and Mrs E. s. Hawley have arrived home from the Worlds after a two weeks trip.
 Alexander Marshall drives a new team lately purchased.
 Mrs John Beattie returned home from a four weeks visit at Boston, Mass.
 The action of the Postal Cable Co.,, in setting the poles in the driveway to St Paups church, after being forbidden by the wardens of the church, ,calls forth the strongest condemnation. c. E. Quick is re-laying the chimney and otherwise repairing his house.
 Mrs Frank Adams and son have return. ed to their home at Bellows Falls, Vt. MISS NtEblG H. kCbtdIll LbS ICGuLuCu u Baltimore, Md.
 J. R. Munger has moved to Southbury FIN. Potter now runs his stage tC Bridgeport only Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays of each week, with cer tainty, but will run other days if called upon. He leaves J. H. Lutz's drug store | 36 Wall street, to return at 1.l5 anC leaves here in the morning from the post office at GAS.
 Many will learn with regret of tht death of Mrs Mary Thompson at tht home of her son, George Thompson, il Stamford. She died, Tuesday, and vii be buried in Stamford this Friday. The funeral will be held at p. m. She wa: one of those good and pleasant old ladies who was greatly loved and respected by all who knew her. | Rev Mir Bowles and family are now To eated in the rectory. l E. s. Hawley and wife returned, thi: week, from the Worlds fair, and report on excellent time. MT Hawley called ol United States Treasurer D. N. Morgan ii | Washington on his way home.
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 .1lne "selul' "'"'"'' ' child to supporting c'''"0"' respecting, self illustrations ,nc Irnitcd States. The spcc' ,,nich orc numerous and from
 %, photographs, show what chwE"7 a few months of thoughtful care and teaching will work even in the least promising Of these little untutored wards of the nation. A third paper upon life in the Hawaiian lalands, by C. B, Rogers, NJ. D., treats of the tHnons volcanoes Mauna Loa, Mauna Kca and Xii iluca. The descriptions are vivid and graph ic, und the superb Illustrations help to give the reader n fuller appreciation of natures marvcls. A brief account of old Hawaiian religious beliefs and supcrsttions closes this series oi very enjoyable and instructive pa pcrs. The fiction of Worthingtpn's for No- vcmber Is uottccably good, and that enthu-i- ustic student of birllorc, Mrs Olive ThoTne Miller, contributes a most entertaining Arti cIc concerning the curious ways ol birds in mating time, entitled 1.-The lover in tcathers.' The department matter Is of the highest qual ity, and will receive as has all that of pre- ccding numbers, the highest cOmmcndatior of it's readers. Altogether, Worthingtons tol November Is n magnificent number
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A HINT FOR THE POLICE.

Fast driving, especially on Sunday, is condemned in no mild terms by the city people. When a poor innocent child. returning from Sabbath school, is run over and face crushed by a woman racing, who did not pause to inquire how badly the little one was injured, it is time such things should end.
 The Pythian SisteIhood expect an extra good time this Friday evening, the 271h, at Pythian hall. The tickets for the entertainment are only b cents.
 The Emery Wheel Co, is to move down Railroad avenue.
 The Yos company contemplate sever al changes in their business management and will soon start with a full force.
 Mrs Jennie w. Beach. of 174 Broad street, expects soon to open rooms on Main street for hair dressing, .nani ur- ing and all natural aids to physical beauty, and for the sale of Mrs Graham 2 cosmetics. Mrs Beach has esta blished g good practice and will have an able assistant.
 he Yoslnc friends n Aaster GeorRie
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New Jersey have hired the McEwen place in the Center. .. ;! ,......'
 Born, son to M and Mrs E. E. Hyde of Brooklyn. a
 Notwithstanding the sickness of some of the participants the concert at the Congregational church passed oil nicely. The money collected will be sent to for eign missions.
 The Monroe creamery building has been sold to HOllister Sage of Nichols.
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The Pulse of the People.
 STAND FOR THE RIGHT.
THE BEE nuzz.l

if ia not uncommon that good people have ,,erv mistaken ideas with reference to what kind of conduct in lite will most surely tend 10 promote peace and good will among men. :. he neacemakers never do anything which IS rcalIy calculated to promote peace nor em- cap be no peace without purity II we are not to resist evil, we certainly are to overcome me evii with good. There is no peaaee ae ron 10 ,ne 7 There is conflict and there must be victory hefore there can be peace. ,,. l.
 Desertion of principles. neusraiey saat atu ad up hoath. but peace Is the highest form ot activ itv. harmony and sweet accord. Io Iorsake {. l.y, s,a eornpromise with any known evil IS tn 6afrnv the cause of righteousness anu meace There is only one course in lie that tends to peace and that IS, to pe eyer uS na .u nieaaa my or not. We must stand up for tne ,,isht or in effect we eonsentto wrong-lo.o Wright.
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OXFORD.

w w. Hughes left, a week since, for the Worlds fair,t be absent two weeks.
 Mrs Nancy R. Osborne is visiting with friends in Southbury.
 The Christian Endeavor society will spend social evening at the residence or pr Lewis Barnes, Saturday evening October 2S. All interested are invited.
 Gordon Crofut has started meat route, giving one more cart to the town. If the demand equals the supply the businnss must be a profitable one in Oxford.
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Mrs Jennie E. Amber returned home. Saturday, from Chicago This was her second visit to the Worlds fair, and she reports most delightful time.
 Mrs C. G. Perry and Sunday school class met at the home of Mrs Roland Brooks, Tuesday afternoon, and gave her d genuine surprise. All passed an en- ioyable time. 4 bountiful collation was served to which all did ample justice.
 E. $. Fairchld's new house is in the course erection. Frank Baldwin and Cha~ies k. Quick are doing the work.
 Miss Edith Carr is visiting at Mrs Roland Brooks.
 Miss Beers of New Haven sl ent Sun day at Lewis Curtis.
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Mrs Flora Bradley is slowly recover ing from a severe attack of pneumonia. Dr Reid attends her.
 On Friday Arthur J. Sherwood and wife, Mrs stephen Sanford and Charles Ryan started for the Worlds fair. About 90 have gone from Reading, which is a pretty fair showing for so small town.
 J. N. Nickerson is serving on the jury in Bridgeport.
 A man lay drunk by the roadside, on the Ridge, during the pouring rain of Monday. It is to be hoped the deluge of water he encountered, neutraiized the eff fleets of the alcohol he had imbibed. The question arises. where did he get his liquor in a no license town?
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THE The excellent condition of the NEWTOWN Newtown Savings bank, as shown SAVINGS by the figures printed elsewhere,
 BANK. given at the annual meeting, last week, is indeed gratifying. The bank has gained all along the line. An institution oi this character is of great value to our town, and we are glad it Is doing well. People in noighboring towns, not depositors now, will do well to invest their funds in the Newtown l,lnl,.
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STAMFORD.
A HARVEST FESTIVAL.

The Harvest festival given by the Methodist Endeavor society, and Sunday school proved to be great success, the
 net proceeds amounting to $25.25. The decorations were much admired by all present, Indian corn being the prominent feature. A tine supper was served. after which literary program was rendered consisting of the following Recitation hy Miss Daisy Ilnbhell; a song by Miss Susy Wilcoxsnnss elase; recitation by
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A HARVEST SERVICE.

The harvest concert, held at the Meth Odist church, Sunday evening last, called out large audience. The concert was a grand success, under the able manage ment of the superintendent, Augustus Murr. It consisted of singing and re- sponsive reading by the school, singing and speaking by the younger scholars, ho did much credit to their teachers. The church was prettily decorated with the usual mounds of vegetables, which denote a year of plenty and blessings unnumbered, notwithstanding the hard times that are upon us. Fruits. autumn leaves and flowers, were also used in the decOra tiUnS.
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IIoYDEN. HILL.

Mrs William Leusher suffers with neu- ralgia in the head.
 l.. A. Jennings barn cellar is nearly completed.
 Leroy Clark has purchased new COW. Mrs Mary Lockwood has entertained company from Bridgeport.
 Mrs Harriet Wakeman and daughter of Bedding have visited Mrs Sally Wake man.
 Thomas France is shingling George Bradley's house.
 James Jennings has been keeping a stray COW, found in his corn.
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DESERVE "The farmers who hang around the
 COLD village grocery or grist mill, in FINGERS. stead of taking advantage of the fine weather in which to gather their crops deserve cold fingers, to say nothing of empty pocketsbooks." So writes a correspondent and he hits it about right.
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MARVELS -Four hundred degrees below zo.
 OF TO-" in McClure's Magazine for No-
 MODERN vembcr, tells of the search after SCIENCE, the coldest cold and of the czper.- ments of Prof Dcwar who succeeded in turn ing oxygen into a liquid. It was found that nt this extraordinary low temperature, pro duccd in these experiments, the laws of chem istry, electricity and color arc completely changed. This is the first of a series on the
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DESERVE "The farmers who hang around
 COLD the village grocery or grist mill, FINGERS. instead of taking advantage otthe fine weather in which to gather their crops, deserve cold fingers, to say nothing of empty pocket books" So writes correspondent. And he hits 1t about right.
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CONN.

quently heard, the outcome of efforts to outdo others in gathering nuts for the family store, while the frequent bark of some hunters dog on the mountain side gives liveliness to the scene. The occa- sional report of firearms gives rise to the belief that the hunter is out for days sport, while the rapid gait of sever al squirrels fleeing for life near our road way confirmed our impressions. The we'll kept appearance of the farms and
 farm-houses would indicate that the peo- pie
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IT One of the brightest of the agricultur- GETS al weeklies that comes to our table THERE. Is the old reliable Country Gentle man, whose advertisement will be found in this issue. This paper isn't given much to "blowing," but when it comes to merit it "gets there"
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LAST CALL Are you going? Perhaps it will
 FOR THE interest you to know that the to- GREAT FAIR. tai attendance at the Worlds lair last week was 1,122,5l4, q daily average of 2iG. O73. The average for the week days alone was l73373. Last Sunday the attendance was more than l2O,OOO, being far beyond the record of any previous Sunday and beyond the aver age attendance on week days for the first four months of the fair.
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M lCH. DuG Nc dfe happy to say bhCy Co- capped safe and sound but with a terrible experience. The sleeper partly burned after they left it.
 Mir and Mrs E. Hurd of New Haven spent Sunday with Mir and Mrs R. C.. Tousey.
 Mrs Horace Wheeler has visited her sister, Mrs A. A. Hall.
 Miss Bertha Blood is boarding at Mrs W. B. Coan's.
 Mrs I.eavitt is spending a few weeks with her daughter, in Springfield, Mass
 We are glad to hear that little Sadie Craft is better.
 Mrs Munson Mallett remains about the same.
 Mrs Packard. who has been visiting her son, has returned home.
 George Bennett is some better.
 Mrs Wedge has visited Mrs George Williams.
 The parsonage looks very neat in it's new dress of paint, thanks to the good taste of the painter.
 MT Banks has sold his place to Mrs Eyer and moved back to Bridgeport.
 Many visitors were in town over Sun. day.
 Those that went from this place to the Worlds fair, report good time and a good place to get rid of money.
 The entertainment at the hall, Tues day night, was success. The receipts amounted to $ll.13. Miss Cunning of Bridgeport is visiting Mrs Granville Dunning. May Sweezy is in Brooklyn.
 Mir Sweezy has got through working on Ronald's castle in Newtown, for the 1 winter.
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been the guests of MT and Mrs R. P. Curtis.
 Sunday morning a special offering was taken in the Congregational church for Mrs Thornton, whose husband was murdered by the Indians in Alaska. A large sum was collected.
 N. Jennings is adding to his house. Northrop Brothers are the carpenters.
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BRIDGEPORT.
A coNTEMpTIBLE PIECE OF WORK.

A CONTEMPTIBLE PIECE OF WORK.
 A most contemptable piece of work was perpetrated recently, against MT Speer. the milkman of North Bridge port. A valuable Jersey heifer was butchered and taken from the pasture. The loss is keenly felt by MT Speer, who is hard working man.
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Ms, BoUGITON-MR LOUNsBURY.

A quiet wedding took place at the house of E. $. Boughton, on Wednesday,, when his daughter. Miss Grace, was united in marriage to Harry Lounsbury The young couple have commenced housekeeping in the home of Miss Emma Olmstcad, who will be absent during the winter in California; Miss Boughton is a young lady highly esteemed in society here, and we congratulate MT L0unsbury in having secured so fair bride.
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EASTON.
A WORD OF EXPLANATION.

A word of explanation seems neces- sary in regard to certain item in the re- ports of the town clerk of Easton, pub- lished in book form and scattered broad east on tile day of the last town election, October ?. The item in question was in the town poor list, Burial of Johnson
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CHRYSANTHEMUMS.

An exhibition of Chrysanthe- mums, Cut Flowers, Fruits and Vegetables will be held by the Fairfield Horticultural Society, in the hall over B. B. Betts' Store, Friday, November 3, afternoon and evening. Premiums will be awarded.
 JOHN DALLAS, Secretary.
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SOUTHPORT.
A LIVELY RUNAWAY.

Last week Thursday, as Jor. Il Hopkins was driving Mrs Pomeroy'., horse from the barn the trace broke and the horse ran away. John Hopkins was thrown out, but was not Injured. The carriage was badly damaged. The horse was stopped near Meeker's dock.
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GREENFIELD HILL.

CAME NEAR HAVING A RUNAWAY.
 Emory Sanford of Bedding came near having runaway, Tuesday. Leaving his horses in front of F. l.. SherwOod's they became frightened and started off at a rapid gait. Fortunately they were caught near Wilson Sherwood's.
 Sherwood Banks and F. l.. Sherwood have been drawn out to serve as jurors at Bridgeport.
 Sherwood Banks and family have en- tertained company from Sag Harbor, l.. Rev D. Prentice supplied the pulpit, Sunday, Dr Plumley not being able to take charge.
 Miss Julia Brown, who is attending the normal school at New Britain, spent Sunday at home.
 Mrs Isaac Nichols sister from Bir- mingham has been visiting her.
 T. B. Bradley's horse barn was raised on Saturday.
 N. w. Ogden is afflicted with rheuma- tisn, being obliged to use crutch.
 Charlie w. Wilson is very poorly.
 c. l.. Burr and daughters, Edith and Lottie, who have been spending the sum- mer here, are now at the Worlds fair.
 Frank Rogers of Bridgeport was ir town, Friday, calling on old neighbors Mrs A. NJ. Bartram of Black Rock spent two nights at her brothers home in this place.
 Horace Staples of Westport, who i over 90 years old, drove to this place ; few days ago.
 F. c. Chattield- of New Havel Supreme president of the Order of tn World) in cctnpany with Eben H. Bur of Danbury was at H. B. Burr's, recent ly.
 Mrs H. B. Banks is visiting relative in Brooklyn.
 Mrs Wesley Burr and daughter Lucia, spent the day at Mrs Levi Burr's.
 Eli Smith and family of Bridgepor were in town, Thursday, calling.
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Deserving Praise.

We desire to say to our citizcns that for years we have been selling pr Kings New Discovery for consumption, pr Kings New Lie pnls, Bucklcn's Arnica salye and Eloc- trlo Blttors and have never handled remedies fhat ze1i as ven, or that have given such uni
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MARKET NOTES,

The Schooner s. A. Falconer, Capt B. Wilson, of the W. E. Meeker line, ar rived at her dock, Thursday, and Satur- day was loaded with about 1,600 bushels of onions, the largest load of the season. The had to turn away about 300 bushels. Capt Wilson can sell onions if the times are hard. He will be ready to load again, Monday and Tuesday.
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PLEA>ANTEST STREETS

ip all New England. It is long, very wide and lined on both sides with the old historic elm, the branches of which in many places meet to kiss each other- The dwellings in the background are ancient, modern and semi-modern in style of architecture. The traveller, in driving onward to Roxbury, finds the country more elevated as he advances, with now and then little quiet nook from which proceed the chirping notes of the happy bird, the chatter of the squirrel as he gambols with the tiny nut. or the cav, cav of the crow as he warns his kind of approaching danger. As a person draws near to tn e house of his boyhood
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NICHOLS.
AT TRINITY CHITRCH.

Services will be held at } p. m., in Trinity church next Sunday. A. L. Lewis of New York will officiate as lay reader in the absence of Rev c. W. BoylstOn, the rector.
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BRooKFIELD.

There is to be sociable held in the Town hall, Brookfield Center, next We'd nesday evening.
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HIS SPIRITS BECOME sADDENED

as he passes the home of schOolmate long since gone, foreigner occupying s place once inhabited by a near friend and the welcome of father, mother ano frieud suddenly lift the chords nf sad ness so recently lowering and all is sun shine. Home again.-[R. R. D.. An sonia.
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THE OXFORD DoUGuNUT

still manufactures as ill the past, and sends out his toothsome fruit to the peo1 pie in the cities below. Passing onwai1 we came to the Oxford hotel, conducted on the American plan. All new corners receive a genial welcome and those dis playing the right qualities are given the freedom of the house. The people of the usually quiet hamlet of Southford are more hopeful as the machinery is put in motion in the paper factory and the factory houses occupied. George 4. Minor, Roxbury boy who runs the cor her grocery, puts on his pleasantest smiles as the prospect of new customers with fat pocketbooks becomes reality. Advancing to Southbury we come 10 one of the
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A drive from Ansonia to Roxbury at this season has halo of pleasure con- nected with it fall of interest to every lover nf nature. The Naugatuck, whose urceasing flow causes many wheels to fly and go, lays at our right, while woody country at our left greets us every step we go till we reach Seymour. Turning gradually to the westward we turn into open country where here and there loom up the homes of the laborer when labor is OCT. For miles onward the country is undulating, with an occa- sional hill to
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SHOE NEW S.
Bridgeport, Fri5sy. Octoberse7, 1893. SCHOOL BOOTS.

Excellent walking boots for la dies, of plump dongola, with tips and stout soles, for S2; school boots, as they are frequently cal led, because so many high school girls wear them. This same quality of boot is sold in at least one New England city for S3 while S2.50 is the prevailing price.
 My prices on all sorts and kind of shoes are the lowest possible; no store can or will equal them, quality for quality. JOHN G. ROWLAND.
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BRIDGEPORT.

Wakeley and recitation by Frank Dor man. The hymn ''God be with you was sung at closing.