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RAILROAD GOSSIP.

The employees of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad have been surprised lately on receiving circulars with blanks to be filled out stating their full name, age, place of birth and the history of their connection with the road. The move Is a new one by the company, and the men infer it may be precursor of promotion for some of tbem.-[D Dan- bnrY News.
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GOOD HORSES.

l.. NJ. Johnson has spent two days of this week in Poughkeepsie. He reports Birmingham showing very fast and as fine as silk. While there he had the pleasure of driving his own and other very fast horses. Birmingham will re- main in Mir Howelfs hands this season and be csmpaigned in view of lowering his already good record Of ?. 20 1-2. His full brother, Hurlingdale, is advertised In our columns.
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STAMFORD.
LAST WEEKS STORM.

The old people say the storm of last Thursday was the worst in 40 years. No serious damage is reported, but many of the roads were badly washed. Tea Party lane is impossible for teams. Many of the boats along the shores were sunken and filled with the immense quantities of sedge blown ashore. The lowest wharf is badly washed out. Fences are leveled and trees blown down in many places. One of the chimneys of the Methodist church was blown down and portion of the tin roof ripped up.
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LANESVILLE.

Mrs George Cummings has been very poorly for a couple of weeks, but is better now.
 Mrs Jene Eddy Of Hartford is with Mrs Fred Warner.
 Mrs Sarah Warner will occupy rooms in the old store belonging to the estate of the late Isaac Reynolds.
 As hating is dull Wallace Cummings ishome assisting his father with farm work.
 Adelbert Wildman had nice carriage house raised, last week. ,on Monday.
 John Mattiz who left this place several weeks ago is in Colorado with Ivory Phillips.
 Mrs Walter Hine of New Milford, with her two children, were guests of Mrs George Cummings few days last week,
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port hospital and the doctor said she was very comfortable indeed.
STEPNEY.
A SAD DEATH.

Lewis Burkhardt was instantly killed Monday afternoon by a falling tree in the woods while earting timber for George l.. Burr. The remains were talk en to his home. The funeral services were held on Wednesday, at p. m., at the Stepney Baptist church, of which he was member, and were conducted by Rev MT Johnson, the pastor. The buri- al was in the Stepney cemetery.
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Litchfield County News
ROXBURY.
THE TOBACCO SORTING.


 Sutter Brothers have ceased tobacco sorting, this week, and A. l.. Hodges warerooms will resume their usual quiet ness until the season once more rolls around and the assorters begin to look for the needful, and all other work at a standstill. They have afforded work for erwise been without employment for the last few months. Some have walked from Bridgewater...
 Mrs W. B. Seward has been on the sick list for the last two weeks, is not yet able to be about.
 Al Burritt and wife are making ar raegements to move to Waterbury, where most of their children are living. They have been lifelong citizens of Roxbury. Water bury has taken goodly number of our inhabitants in the last few years.
 Trailing arbutus, the first sweet flow CTS of spring, has just made it's appear ance here. It is very late this season, and will not be at its best for a week yet.
 w. B. Seward has been in New York for the past two weeks on business con- nected with the new silk industry con- templated.
 Frederick Sherman and his son Horace of New Preston, but formerly of this place, were at the Station, Monday, call ing on old friends and looking at the changes times have made since he moved from here some years ago.
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N. P. U. MATTERS.

w. H. Brewer of Hartford, governor of the N. P. U. for the territory of Con nectleut, paid Newtown council frater- nal visit, Tuesday evening. The gover- nor is one of the original members of this order, and is still one of it's most enthu- siastic supporters. He examined the To- cal councils books and found them in very satisfactory condition and gave an encouraging and interesting talk to the embers.
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Senator Sherman Renews His Attack. ''

Senator Sherman renewed his attack and re- fused to be convinced even by the Iowa Sena- tor. He wanted the Senate to do the straight forward thing, and not fiZzie about ii. Give the fair S5,OOOO00 and do not make believe that you are decelVlng yourselves by giving IO-cent silver dollar, or two 35-cent half dol lars" Ii the children cry for it, as the Sen said they did, Why not give them castoria2" said sherman He knew that it was popular thing with the little ones, more popular he thought than even the souvenir half-dollars would be. The galleries looked down with sur prise as these remarks came from Sherman, and Congressmen who entered the chamber just as MT sherman utterd them, dropped into the vacant chairs nearest the door.
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MILTON.

Charles Gould is very i'll with pneu- monia. His brother, James, has visited him.
 Miss Maud Gould has been on the sick list.
 The new saw mill of Charles Blake has been placed in position.
 The shear shop will soon begin opera tions again.
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Friday, ,the county commissioners, act ing upon the advice of the Legislature, purchased one-half of Rabbits bridge, which crosses the Housatonic river at Brookfield. The purchase was made from the town of Brookfield and the price paid was $2, l45. The county at present owns One-half of all of the bridges cross ing from this into another county, the Brookfeld purchase completing the list.
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367 MAIN STREET, BRIDGEPORT.

come to their senses and are doing splen did work in supplying the pulpit with minister. Rev Mir Barclay preached last Sunday and will preach next Sunday. That is better than to have our sexton build a fire in the church for neither mi lister CT congregation.
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A party consisting of Rev MT Lnsley, Miss Linsley, Prof Cliff, Landlord Leon- ard, Mrs Hitch, c. II. Gay, C. F. Boards ley and Miss Foster, went to West Corn wall, last Saturday, after arbutus. They came back with good supply.
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The many friends of Mrs Middlebrook will regret to learn that she does not inn prove in health since she went to Water dury. She has heart trouble from which she has suffered much during the past two weeks.
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k. W. Butcher delivered some rubber caskets at the Brooklyn navy yards, this week, for the Rubber company. The boys are now asking him what is the meaning of l2l on 2.
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Miss Lila Verplank North, daughter of the late c. c. North, and principal of the we'll known classical school for girls in Madison avenue, New York, spent Sunday with her cousin, Dr Annie M. Reid.
 John Close is having his house paint ed. Ben Bassett plies the brush.
 Georgie Sanford has left school at South Britain to assist his father about his spring work.
 Miss Annie R. Banks of Bridgeport, is the guest of her playmate, Miss Emma Reid at Julia H. Sanford's.
 Severe influenza colds are quite preva- lent and our doctors are kept busy. A lady about to return to Ireland took along some Lens eggs from J. Closes famous breed of fowls with the intention to have them matched out and then intro duce the young chicks to the land of Erin.
 ". s. Bas$ett repaired the damage caused by fire in the George Morgan house and the in, urance company paid the bill.
 Mot every other man in town will have piece of onions this summer.
 One of our Ridge young men while in attendance at church in Long Hill, Sun day night, had new whip stolen from his buggy, besides having his reins tied up in knots.
 There seems to be hitch about the visit of the Legislature to Putnam Park and it is now expected that only the com mittee will come.
 A petition is in circulation to have our mail go to Bethel, instead of West Red ding: as at present.
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Rev William L. Gilbert took possession of the parsonage on Saturday last, but on account of delay in receiving goods his family did not arrive until Wednes- day of this week.
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DEATH OF WILLIAM sTILLsoN.

As we go to press word is received of of the death of William Stillson. He was about 65 years old and leaves wife and six sons. A fuller obituary notice will appear in next weeks issue.
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Frank McGran and John F. Houlihan were delegates to the national convention at New Haven on Wednesday, from Put nam council, No. 54, Knights of Colun- bus.
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AN INJURED HAND.

Hugh Duffy of Hawleyville badly lac- erated the top of the first finger on his right hand, while running the hair picker at A. c. Bakers furniture warerooms, one day last week.
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"Blcst be the tie that binds,

Communications were read from Rev William T. Gilbert of the Methodist church and Rev Father Fox of St Rose
 Misses Carrie Null and Edna Corning of Stepney were introduced as pages.
 Reports were given from Danbury, Greenwich, Newtown, sherman, South Norwalk, Stepney, shelton, Stamford and Buell. Union.
 At II 90 q most eloquent and helpful Bible reading was given by Mrs Forbes, her subject being "God our refuge"
 The noon tide prayer meeting was led by Mrs Fitzgerald.
 A greeting from Rev J II. James, sec was read by the secretary. The morn- ing meeting adjourned with the doxol- ogy.
 At l.lj the business session was re- sumed. The committee on credentials reported 60 officers and delegates pres ent.
 Reports were read from Stratford, Dan bury and Crusade unions.
 A most interesting address on "Scien- tiic Temperance Instruction" was given.
 Mrs Forbes reported at some length the various reform measures recently intro duced in the Legislature. At $50 the annual election of officers was held. The officers elected were as follows.
 President, Mrs E. Palmer.
 Secretary, Grace 1. Curtiss.
 Treasurer, Mrs Nettleton.
 A most interesting Bit of Mosaic" was given by Mrs Fitzgerald.
 The Encouragement Basket" new feature, was entertaining, although not very well patronized.
 A cordial invitation was extended to Fairfield county union to hold it's annual convention with the Shelton union. The invitation was accepted. The convention adjourned with the W. c. T. U. benedjc- tion.
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NO SEVENTEEN FOUNDERS YET.

Our sportsmen say trout have not showed up very plentiful as yet. The water Is too cold and they want q good deal of coaxing to make them bite.
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CIRCULATION:
Affairs About Town.
MATTERS OF BUSINESS.

If you are talking of getting a new pi- ano, Mir Leseman, the general manager at Bridgeport for NJ. Steinert IS Sons Co.,, would be pleased to talk with you.
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The sum of $46 was added to the im- provement fund of St Johns church at the Hook, as a result of the children's an- nual sale al d supper held, last week.
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In Fairfield County.
BEDDING.
WE HOPE ITS TRUE.

We understand that it is the intention of the selectmen to fix portion of the Couch Hill road so that it will not be a bottomless abyss another spring.
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Married in Brooklyn, on Thursday, April P, Miss Maud Lewis and Curtis F. Gately. Mir Gately formerly resided in Sandy Hook.
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Mrs James Taylor has been spending week with her daughter, Mrs Ezra Hall, and on Wednesday went to spend week with her daughter, Mrs John Peck.
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r. l.. Ronalds sailed from France to this country on Wednesday. He will probably arrIve in Newtown about May 10.
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DANBURY.

The democrats carried the day at the city election, this week, electipg Col An drews mayor.
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Mir and Mrs A. W. Penny of Bridge port and MT and Mrs Augustus Penny of Danbury spent, last Sunday, with David Penny at BrOadview.
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E. NJ. Peck moved Everett Marcy to Nichols, where he has a position in Ed win Fairchild's mills.
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and given large amount of fatherly ad- vice by the judge. He languishes in Bridgeport jail In default of the "where- withal.'
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Frank Johnson's family moved to Hart ford, last week, where he is employed in an envelope factory.
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The Thursday evening prayer meet ings will again be resumed, commencing at 7 80 in the church parlor.
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Edson Turney, with his company of men, were repairing the turnpike, last week, from C. 5. Curtiss' to Stepney.
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Mir and Mrs George Botsford and MT and Mrs A. B. Blakeman spent the day in Hartford, last week.
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Mrs George Bennett sold her place in Botsford to l.. c. Gilbert and it is now occupied by Myrtle Hubbell.
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In New Haven County.
sOUTHBURY.

SOUTHBURY.
 DEATH OF A. c. WINSHIP. A.. c. Winship, the blacksmith, died Friday morning, April 2l. The funeral took place on Sunday. The interment was in South Britain.
 The illustrated lecture on mission work in Africa given by Mir Ireland at the Con- gregational church, last Sunday evening, was we'll attended and was quite inter esting.
 There was church sociable at Mrs Cyrus Gray's on the evening of the 26th.
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livered at St Johns by Rev MT Wright on next Sunday evening is s'The Law of Compensations."
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LONG HILL.
A GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

A 6OIDEN ANNIA ERSAR4.
 The 50th anniversary of the marriage of MT and Mrs John W. Tyrrell was eel ebrated at their home in Long Hill. Thursday, April 20, by their children, grandchildren and near relatives, who came to pass the day pleasantly with them. The happy couple have lived to reach the age of three score and 10 and their children have lived to see them eel ebrate their golden wedding, fact worthy of mention. Between Is and 20 sat down to a well filled table. The brides loaf was very handsome, bearing the date lS43, when married, and 1893, their anniversary. In the center was a $5 gold piece. The worthy couple re- ceived many presents. Among them a l barrel of flour and half dozen silver knives and forks from Nashville, H., a nice lamp from the grandchildren, $35 in gold coin and several other nice pres ents. The golden wedding was enjoyed by all who were present. That they live to celebrate their diamond wedding was the wish of all who participated.
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Arthur $. Hawley and brother, Clar- ence, attended the naval review in New York on Thursday.
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When Baby was sick, we gave her castoria.
 When she was Child, she cried for Castoria. When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria. When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
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The ladies' prayer meeting will be held, next Tuesday, at 3 o'clock with Mrs H.. l.. Wheeler.
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Take Half a Gallon of Chiffon Paint

And add to it nearly quart of best hnseed oil and you have paint that costs very little mon- ey and IS very much better than the majority of paints We suggest this as method or getting good deal for small outlay of money. Ton get thin coat of paint. but thin coats of paint are better than thicx- nave your paints vel brushed out and applied to . dry surface and sat isfaction IS sure to follow The majority of mixed paints arc worthless because the manufacturer tries to see how low cost an article he can turn out depending upon the price alone to sell it. Be ginning in town with every assurance of suc- cess on account of the price, he lives to see cus- toners pass his agents by till the agent himse.f thoroughly disgusted with his loss of trade, re- viles the manufacturer whose goods he has tried in vain to foist upon an unwilling pubEe- The
 Chiffon Paints sell best in the towns where thsy
 have sold longest.
 CHILTON PAINT COMPANY. NEW l YORK AND BOSTON. For.sale by R. Fl. Beers & Co.
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THE WHITE RIBBON LADIES.
Convention of the County w. c. T. U. in the New town Congregational Church.

The 10th annual convention of Fairfield county w. C. Y. Y. met in the Congre- gational church, Newtown, April 2G
 At 0.30 a short service of praise and prayer was led by Mrs Andrews.
 Ar 10 o'clock the convention was call ed to order by Mrs Palmer. Six unions responded to the roll call.
 The following committees were ap- pointed by the chair
 Credentials, Mrs Andrews and Mrs Hungerford.
 Courtesies, Mrs Fitzgerald and Mrs DelZell.
 Resolutions, Mrs Knight.
 Mrs /. B. Peck welcomed the conven- tion in the name of the Union and Mrs Delzell for the church. In response was sung,
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THE LATE MIR BENJAMIN.

The funeral services of Frank Benia- min was held at Christ church, Saturday afternoon, and the edifice was filled with sorrowing friends and relatives. The floral tibutes were numerous. Arch deacon George Johnson of New York and Rev N. E. Cornwall officiated. The interment was in the Union cemetery.
 George Dunlap of Warren, Mass, has bought the Booth homestead, at one time the house of the late Eli Booth.
 Charles Peedso has half of the Walker Lewis house,
 L. II. Todd has lately purchased lot on Judson's place and will erect resi- dence on it at no distant date.
 Willie, son of James Hunt, met with an escape from death, Saturday, falling under wagon heavily loaded with lum- Der, sustained number of bruises. The term of the dancing classes of the Misses Carrie and Mamie Downs closed this week and their reception will take place Wednesday evening, May ?.
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Mir and Mrs John Vain ale visiting friends in Buffalo, N. \.
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Silas Fairchild and son, Clifton, went to New York, Wednesday, to witness the naval display.
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Daniel Platt of HatteTtown is working for George II. BOtsford.
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The subject of the lecture J, be de-
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Rev MT Gilbert preached au excellent sermon on 'sJob," last Sunday evening.
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Mir and Mrs A. w. Bassett and son Robert were in Birmingham, this week.
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Mrs Frank Andrews of Seaview ave- nue, Bridgeport, inquired after Mrs John Radcliffe, Wednesday, who has under gone a surgical operation at the Bridge
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BRIDaEWATER.

Mrs Frank Jeffers is quite i'll and her sister, Mrs George Ives, who resides in Bridgeport is taking care of her.
 Miss Laura Minor of Harwinton is yis- iting her brother, Eli Minor.
 Eli Minor has purchased Henry Jud- sons flock of sheep.
 Mrs Harmon Treat is improving.
 Theodore IIowes of Brookfeld spent Sunday in town.
 Frank Tyrrell of Roxbury spent Sun day with E. Bostwick.
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John Close is having his house paint ed. Ben Bassett plies the brush.
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Georgie Sanford has left school at South Britain to assist his father about his spring work.
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NEW PRESTON HILL. Our society's committee have finally
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WASH
 GOODS.

Unnecessary to say much here for every woman is so well acquainted with large stock and the advantageous way shown that the opening bargains is all that is required. Samples tree. 40 pieces Bedford Cord and Suiting in light grounds with dark stripes car dinal, green, red, blue and grey stripes at 14c worth F 1.2c. 1900 yards Henrietta cloth in delicate designs. The best washing fabric made at the price
 300 patterns Dress Ginghams at 12 1-2c, worth l7c yard.
 100 patterns new Calicoes at Sc.
 Skirt patterns, large size, 25c each. Should you want any Lace Curtains, Shades, Poles, Portieres Rods, Sash Drapery. Our as- sortment is very large and choice.
 Return Railroad Face diuS of 30 miles,
 Parcels Delivered Free To Peck & Bishops depot parcel office to meet all trains.
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Miss Annie R. Banks of Bridgeport, is the guest of her playmate, Miss Emma Reid at Julia H. SanfOrd's.
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There seems to be hitch about the visit of the Legislature to Putnam Park and it is now expected that only the com mittee will come.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-20

papers for the next wee st 10
cents per hundred.
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Looking for Hall.

Looking for Hall.
The trustees Of Virginia Castle, No.
2, A. .. X. OF M. c., are looking for
hall In order to change their meetings
from Wednesday to Thursday nights.
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I'm COTTON GOODS

You may have dress ginghams that
were lie. at l21c. Dress ginghams that
were 1236c. at 10c.
A few zoe. dinnities at 14c
Lots of odds and ends in dress lengths
in satines, dotted mulls, Irish lawns,
till cloths, et;., at decided reductions.
Last Chance at Remnants.
The last gathering of remnants has
been made and are now all on our rem
nant counter. About one.half regular
price takes any Of them
Gentlemen'S Furnishings Reduced.
Gentlemen's percale shirts which were
81, now 75c.; Sl.5O shirts at 81. soc.
neckwear at 37]6c. or for ST. fine as
sortment.
Call for goods as advertised. You
will be shown everything as here stated.
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HHIRONIMUS & BRUGH'S,
Continues This Week.
Decided Bargains Everywhere.

A few ladies' shirt waists left. Come
see il you can be fitted. The price don't
figure.
The muslin underwear advertised last
week is moving rapidly. Still good
assortment, however, Prices for we'll
made garments less than the cost of
the material. See them.
China silks all reduced. Grenadines
at great reductions