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above number and have very convenient and attractive offices. Both gentlemen are we'll known in Bridgeport and MT Colley has an extended acquaintance out side, having been in association work for a number of years. It is their purpose to deal only in high grade securities and will without doubt merit public conf dence.
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RAILROAD NOTES

Owing to the immense traffic that the Consolidated road Is at present handling, the company find themselves rather def- cient in number of locomotive engineers. The trouble is obviated by giving the men much extra time. Some of the en- gineers on the road are now earning as high as S70 a week.
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Prayer meeting will be held in the Methodist church, next Sunday evening at 6,30 and preaching will be held at 7 o'clock by Rev William Brown. As he does not expect that conference will re- turn him another year he has announced that q sermon appropriate to the occas- ion will be preached.
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dress styles calicoes 5, 6, :, and Sc yard fast colors at E. F. Hawleys.
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A loaded team from Bridgeport got stuck by C. s. Curtis, Monday morning, and again by Alfred Osborne's and were obliged to obtain the services of J. J. Schermerhorn so enable them to get to Sandy Hook.
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A BAD ACCIDENT.

While w. A. Lounsbury was engaged in milking his cows he received a severe blow on the eye from the horn of one of them. Fortunately the sight was not in jured though the blow was severe one and rendered him for time unconscious. While engaged in making preparations to move J. K. Taylor, Charles Sanford hitched one of his team to bar post. Being frightened at something the horse pulled over the post and ran as far as Stephen Sanford's dragging it after him. The animals legs were severely bruised and he is usless for service at present. J. K. Taylor has moved from J. l.. Hill, to c. NJ. Thorp's house on the way to Stepney Depot.
 Julius Miller will cultivate an acre of onions on H. Whitehead's s land on shares.
 Joel Sullivan will remain at shome this summer and run his fathers farm. D. s. Sanford of the Brooklinc High
 
 school is in town looking after things about the old homestead. He is the guest of his aunt, Miss J. H. Sanford. His father expects to return and reopen the house which has bee vacant all win ter, about Apeil b.
 Quite an unusual number of wild ducks have made their appearance in the over- flowed meadows and streams near San. ford Town. Those expert hunters, Will and George Banks, succeeded in shoot. l ing two and had them tor dinner. They pronounced them as delicious eating.
 c. Underhill has moved from the Blaine place to Danbury. J. H. Town send has purchased the place and has let it to his brother who will soon move in.
 Frank Baldwin's son-in-law, Simons will occupy the house vacated by J. IL Sanford this summer.
 ! Miss Belle Nickerson is at home iron her school in Providence, spending tn a Easter vacation. She played the orgal at the Methodist church on Sunday
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AT CHRIST CHURCH.

There will be choral service at Christ church, on Easter morning at o'clock, the usual service at II, and also service at 7.30 in the evening. The church will be handsomely decorated and should the day be pleasant,an interesting and spirit ually profitable time is anticipated. If all the church members who take such an interest in the dances are present there will be good congregation.
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FAIRFIELD.
HoYDEN's HILL.

Mrs Charles Jennings has helped to care for her sister, Mrs Eber Gould.
 Ma F. B. Wakeman moves to Weston this week.
 The tenant on the Horace Staples farm carts ashes from Fairfield.
 Mrs Bell Foster and little son of Hav- erstraw. N. Y, have visited at her fathers.
 Ada and Eli Jennings are recovering from the whooping cough.
 Mrs L. A. Jennings and little son are doing nicely under the care of Mrs
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Litchfield County News
MILTON.
A DAM WASHED AWAY.

The shear shop dam broke away, last Monday evening about 9.30 o'clock but
 the water did no damage below the dam. MT Hinchliff sent for Ralph Tompkins of Litchfield, who went to work We'd nesday repairing the break temporarially until warm weather, when the dam will be rebuilt. The shop will be running by the last of this week.
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CITY PEOPLE COMING EARLY

J. D. Eaton and wife and Misses Net tie and Emma Eaton are at Leonard's. George B. Beardsley, wife, child and governess will have rooms at Selectman W. II. Glovers after June l, having their meals at Leonards.
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sOld Jumbo" the last relic but one of the old firm of Judson brothers, died last week. Veterinary Kane pronounced ita case Of "non- -locomotion," and prescrib- ed dose of lead pellets which was duly administered by Undertaken MeGran.
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AN EASTER CONCERT.

The Congregational Sunday school will have an Easter concert on Sunday at the morAing service. There will be singing by the school, quartet and recitations by the children. A general invitation to the public is extended.
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EASTON.

There will be no service in the Congre- gational church, next Sunday.
 Cole and O'Mara have taken w. A. sherman as partner in their business. A car load of horses are expected, April 7, and can be seen at W. A. Sherman S barn.
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GREENS FARMS.

Rev MT Allender of New Haver preached, Sunday, in the church. Rev MT Davis being in Washington.
 5. 5. Sherwood is having the house north of his residence put in first class order it will soon be occupied by A. W. Sherwood.
 Wolcott Bunnell and family are to move to Litchfield.
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SOUTHPORT.
roR rHE ErwoRrH LEAGUE.

The Epworth League has made arrange ments with Philip Philips and his son to give an entertainment in Washington hall April 6, z, and 8, for the benefit of the league. The entertainment will con- sist of series of panoramic stereopticon views, with descriptive song by MT Phillips and son.
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The members of THE BEE force bless the good housewife in the Duncombe homestead, who remembered them gen. erously with an invoice of delicious doughnuts.
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A complete line of Stockbridge fertil- izers, specials for corn and potatoes. Bowker's sure crop, hill and drill, farm and garden, potato manure and tobacco starter. Nothing equals our tobacco starter for tobacco beds. It will make the young plants grow. For sale by w. c. Johnson.
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coLLEY & BURNS.

Attention Is called to the notice of Col ey & Burns, who are in the investment business at Franklin Block, Bridgeport,
 which can be found elsewhere. They ave handsomely refitted up rooms at the
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The remains of John Murray, former resident of Sandy Hook, who for some time worked in the Rubber shop, were brought here from Hartford on Wednes- day, for interment in St Rose cemetery
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Judge Bradley will make known his decision on the application for the re moval of the executor of the Elon Booth estate, on Saturday morning at II o'clock.
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Affairs About Town.
MATTERS OF BUSINESS.

Do not fau to call and see the new line of men ind boys Easter hats that R. II. Beers E Co.,, are showing in all the latest shades, at prices that cannot fail to give satisfaction.
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A good sized audience enjoyed the lec- ture by Prof Turner on Monday night on the ''Passion play" The views were particularly clear.
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Read the announcement of the Hub Clothing Co, of Bridgeport. They sell good goods.
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Miss Agnes McWaters, who teaches in one of the departments of the Grassy Plain school was confined to her home a few days last week, by an attack of grip.
 A number of residents of Greenwood avenue and Grand street who are con- nected with private sewer appear to be having considerable trouble with it, it having become in some manner, stopped up,this necessitating the digging up of large portion of it.
 Next Sunday will terminate Rev John T. Langlois' pastorate of the Methodist church in this town.
 George Washington Wheeler is con fined to his home on Railroad avenue by severe attack of pneumonia. Dr c, R Hart attends him.
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WEST MORRIS.

Jerome Wedge has been on the sick list, but is better.
 Mrs Bieree has been sick with pneu- monia. Mrs F. A. Powers is caring for her.
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Quinn & Scott are offering bargains in spring dress goods.
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The rehearsal of the "Prodigal Son. will take place on Thursday evening, in- stead of Tuesday evening, next week. A full attendance requested.
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A variety of hooks, lines, rods and reels for trout fishing can be found at R. IT. Beers & Co.'S.
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Miss Jennie Chambers, daughter of Frederick Chambers of Zoar, has been sick with the humps.
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The ladies prayer meeting will be held, next Tuesday at 3, with Mrs Minor and Mrs Middlebrook.
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Born, Saturday, March p, daughter to Mir and Mrs Charles Winton.
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POINTERS FOR HousEKEEpERs.

Laxatonic is the great Spring medicine, pre- pared with popsin or celery. Try bottle and tone up your system at E. F. Hawley's.
 Elegant new line of dress ginghams Sc yard worth 10 cents, chambrys new styles 1Oc and
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BETHEL.
ANNUAL BOROUGH MEETING

ANNUAL BOROUGH MEETING. The annual borough meeting will oc- cur very soon, so be thinking over what men you want to conduct the various af- fairs of the borough, for the ensuing year.
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THE NEWS SCRIBE AFFLICTED.

Our friend, the Bethel correspondent of the Danbury News, Charles E. Squires, has been confined to his home for few days, by illness.
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George E, Mattegat is building an ad- dition to his wagon house, to be used as a woodshed.
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Edward Dubois of Brooklyn made a flying visit to friends in Sandy Hook this week.
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A BLAZING CHIMNEY CLOSED SCHOOL.

Bare Hill school was closed, last week Thursday, owing to the chimney taking fro.
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Harry P. Coger is wearing broad smile and says it's boy, about 10 pounds. It arrived on March 2S.
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Comical Brown had an audience of less than a hundred at the Town hall, last Saturday night.
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Charles Sherman, the carpenter, work ed for H. l.. Wheeler, on Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
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church, last Sunday, the first tiG3 in three months.
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F. A. Johnson spent few days in Hartford, this week.
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Mrs E. NJ. Peck, ST, is at her sons, E NJ. Peck's.
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The Copeland Brothers Co
 BRIDGEPORT.

night. Afterward they discussed the question, ''Resolved, That Hawaii ought to be annexed to the United States. The affirmative was supported by Frank 'Hallock, s. J. Nettleton, and F. G. Net tleton; negative, by Manly O'Hara and Powell G. Seeley. The negative won.
The Newtown bee., 1893-03-31

When Baby was aick, ve gave her castoria
 When she was . Child, she cried for Castoria. When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria. When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
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George Botsford and family spen Thursday in Bridgeport.
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PROSPECT FOR FISHERMEN.

There is still considerable ice in the streams, and lots of snow to melt and run in, which will prevent many trout from being caught April l.
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TASHUA.

J. A. Treadwell has finished sorting and packing his crop of tobacco of two and one half tons
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Mrs Joseph Wheeler of Danbury was the guest of Mrs George F. Duncombe, yesterday.
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Mrs E. F. Hawlev and daughters ar' visiting at New Milford.
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WASHINGTON.
GRANGE TOPICS.

The grange put two candidates through the first degree on Monday
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DIAMOND HILL.

Oscar Jones has the luck of it this win- ter. Quite recently horse died, three
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Our Market Reports.
THE WHOLESALE QUOTATIONS.
By Special Reporters of The Bee.-Bridge port Ans onia, Southport

At tANsoNIA-Eggs vary from 20 to p cents per dozen; there seems to be no uniformity in prices among buyers; pork bv whole hog loc per pound lamb He; calves, hog dressed He; chickens 1Sc; cabbage, prime $l0 per hundred' spinach $2 per barrel; kale $1.50; onions $l5O per busheI; beets 75c; lard B 1-2c; butter, Can ton creamery 32c; carrots 75c; yarsnips 75c; eggs 23c; turnips, stone 40a50c, common 20a3Oc ; apples fine baldwins $3a3.25, per barrel, rus setts fin e$3a325, greenings, common S2; pota- toes $1 bu. Produce report George E. May & Son.
 At Butter, choice print cream cry 3oa32c, choice creamery tubs 30a32c, choice dairy new 2Sa30c, fair to good, old 24a26c, com mon 2Oa22c; cheese, factory 11al3c, dairy sa9c, sage lie; eggs, fresh near by 19a20c; chickens, alive False. dressed 1Sa2cc; fowls alive 1la12c, dressed l5a1sc; geese, dressed 1sa20c; ducks 20a22c; calves, alive 7c, " l1a13c; lambs, alive yearling 5aec, d W 10al2c; sheep alive 4a5c. W sal0; hogs, d W 1-2a10c; hay, baled $1sa19 per ton, loose $20a22; straw, baled $l4al7, loose $17alS; potatoes S5a90c; onions soc asl, yellow $1a1.10, white 1.50a2; cabbage 7asc, redslSa2oc beets soc; carrots 50a60c; parsnips 6oa7Oc; tur- nips 30a35c; celery $1a1 p per dozen; radishes 25c dog; peas, dried $2a2.25 beans, marrow | s2 5oa2 e0 medium s2.25a2.S0. pea g 30a2. .35 honey l2a14c; beeswax 25a30c; apples. choice
 baldwins $3, fair $2.50, greenings choice B 20 apples common s2a2.50, evaporated l0allci flour bnckwheat g .50a2 60 per hundred; sugar l light maple new 14al5c, old 10a12c. At SOUTHPORT onions. No white $4.5o
 medium $2.20 No reds $s.5O, No yellow $4
 white pickles s2 50a2.75, yellow $2.75, red g % carrots soc; potatoes s2.5o. small $la1.25; ap l pies s.
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Father Fox was in Hartford on Thurs day.
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STEPNEY.
A POPULAR MINISTER.

There was nice company of the friends of Rev MT Merwin called upon him Tuesday evening, all of sudden, and took possession of the house gener- ally. Fine tables were set, plenty of music to enliven, and fountain of so- cial chat kept running. making this visit most pleasant and enjoyable. We mo- ticed upon pretty crystal dish quite a bit of treasury notes. Rev Mir Merwin goes to conference at Danbury next week. He presides at one of the services It is fully understood that he is to re- main here another year, greatly to the pleasure of all. He has the record for effective years service, in excess of any other man, even a member of this con- ference, 60 years unbroken work in the pulpit, and to day the equal of any. The Christian Endeavor meeting will be held in the Methodist church next Sunday evening. It will be an Easter service, the subject being taken from John II: p, John II: 19
 Mir and Mrs W. o. Purdy of Brooklyn are guests of Postmaster Purdy. | Mir and Mrs Elmer Hawley of Bridge port have visited with Mrs Burr Flaw ley.
 Miss Hattie Bradley of Newtown has visited Miss Jessie Perry. | Easter service will be held at tht Methodist church next Sunday evening Come and enjoy the service. I B. Hawley & Co.,, have had their store nicely papered. The ceiling looks very nicely giving pleasant appearance tt the room.
 Birdsey Peck, who has finished hi course of bookkeeping and stenographl at Griffin's new business college, and i at home for the present waiting for 1 I position.
 Bostford Peck has trapped 15 minks 60 muskrats, and racoons, this winter besides shooting fox. !. The little daughter of Edward Bots ford was taken suddenly i'll, Sunday, bu is better now.
 l Walter Beardsley's dog showed sign
 of being sick, Tuesday. After feedins
 him milk he vomited up green matte
 which showed he had been poisoned
 dying the next day.
 Miss Bertha Mattagat was home owe : Sunday.
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Nichols, an aunt of Mrs J F. Duinkerke of Brooklyn.
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The Endeavor society held sociable, at Albert Smiths on Monday. About 40 were present.
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R. H. BEERS
 & cos.

RESTRICT OF VIEWPOINT ss. Probate D Court, March 2, A. D. 1893.
 Estate of WILLIAM J. DICK, late of Newtown in said district, deceased.
 Upon the application or MARY E. DICK, praying that letters of administration may be granted on said estate, an instru ment in writing purporting to be the last will and testament of said William J. Dick, deceased, may be proved, approved, allowed and admitted to probate as pel applicauon on file more fully appears, it is
 ORDERED-That said application be heard and determined at the Probate office, in Newtown in said districton the 9th day of April A. D. 1893, at o'clock in the after noon, and that notice be given of the pen. dency of said application, and the time and place of hearing thereon, by publishing l the same one time in some newspaper hay | ing a circulation in said district, and by posting copy thereof on the public signpost | in the town of Newtown in said district
 Attest, NJ. J. BRADLEY, Judge
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HISTRICT OF FNEWTOWN,ss .PrObate Court u February II, 1893.
 Estate of MARGARET A ROBERTSON, late of Newtown in said district, deceased.
 The executor having exhibited his ad- ministration account with said Estate to this Court tor allowance. it is
 ORDERED-That the sth day of April, aA. D. 1893, at o'clock in the afternoon
 t the probate office in Newtown be- and the same is. assigned for hearing on the allowance of said administration account with said estate and this court directs the administrator to cite all persons interested therein to appear at said time and place, by pubIishing this order in some newspaper hav ing a circulation in said district, a by post Ing copy on the public signpost in the town of Newtown, where the deceased last dwelt. M. J. BRADLEY, Judge
The evening world., 1893-12-21
TRIED TO REPEAT THE TRICK.
One of -Four Thieves Who Robbed
Mrs. ROrke Ca ptured.

-Four men planned to rob the apart
ments OF Mary Rorke, at 81 West
street, corner OF Sixth avenue,
last night. Mrs. Rorke keeps a liquor
store on the first foor and lives above
It. There are two stairways.
Last night Matthew IIalpin. of s73
Third avenue, and three unknown men
visited the saloon, and after buying
several drinks two OF them slipped out
OF a rear door, went upstairs and UNI
locked a door. Then another went up
the front stairs and stole a silk dress
valued at $50. while the fourth engaged
Mrs. Rorke in conversation.
All four left the place, but returned
before the theft had been discovered
and tried the same dodge again. This
time, however, the game was spoiled by
Mrs. Rorke, who went upstairs and
found Halpin just coming out OF her
apartments.
She screamed and men downstairs
caught Halpin and turned him over to
Policeman Schick. OF the Mercer street
station. The other thieves ran away.
At Jefferson Market Court to-day Hal
pin was remanded until tomorrow.
The evening world., 1893-12-21
COGHLAN PLAYED DETECTIVE.
Then Mrs. Davis Had Him Arrested
for Disorderly Conduct.

John Coghlan, thirty years old, a
butcher living at 3l9 East Forty-hfth
street, and employed by Schwartzchild.
SulzberEcr & Co, First avenue and
Forty-nfth street, was held in the Iiar-
lem Police Cour this morning in $500
bail to keep the peace for six months.
The charge against CoGhlan was dis
orderly conduct. 1t was made by Mrs.
Blanche Davis, twenty-five years old.
who Is living with her hrother-ln-law.
Thomas Merrigan, at SS5 Columbus ave-
nue.,
Mrs. Davis is a pronounced blonde.
She has not been living with her husband
for five years. lie Ia now In Cincinnati,
and she is suing for divorce. The couple
have "A bright hv~e-year-old girl named
Blanche. who is with Nrs. Davis.
Fol some time the husband has been
trying to get the custody of the child.
lie says he followed Mrs. Davis and
a man named Hardy to a hotel on Third
avenue where they registered as man
and wife. Later he called on her at
Merrigan's house and upbraided her.
Mcrrigan put him out,
This happened three months ago, hut
Il was only after n quarrel between Mer-
rigan and cOchlar on Saturday night
that the charge was made CoShlan is
accused OF breaking In the door of Mer-
rigan'S house.
The evening world., 1893-12-21
For Sale.
DETECTIVE BECKER ACCUSED.
Charged with Searching a House
without a Warrant.

James Thompson. of 264 Linwood street,
Brooklyn, has retained ounsc to prose
cute Detective Sergeant John F. Becker,
one of Commissioner Hayden's latest APP
pointees, who is stationed in the Seven
tcenth Precinct. He accuses the deteC-
tive Of forcihly entering and searching
his house without a warrant.
According to ~Thompson's story. Wolff
Gall, a secondhand clothing dealer, at
c772 Atlantic avenue, lost four geese, and
told Detective Becker that he suspected
Thompson of stealing them.
Last night, Thompson says, Detective
Becker. accompanied by Gall ana the
officer on post, went to his house and ac.
Sused him of the theft. Then Detective
Becker said he intended to search the
house.
Thompson says he protested against
the detective entering without a war
rant. but he was caught and held bare
headed in the cold night air by the OFF
Ger. viii Becker made a search. fright
cninG Mrs. Thompson, and turning things
toDsy turvy. The geese were not found
Thompson says he complained to Police
Captain German, n was told not Ia
make a fuss about a little thing like
that"
The evening world., 1893-12-21
WILL STAND TRIAL.
Frieder and MIR. and Mrs. HcriskO-
vitI Go to Philadelphia.

Samuel Friedcr. OF 81 Second venue.
and Isaac H~er!skovitz and his wife. OF
40 East Forty-tifth street, who were
arrested last Thursday on a charge OF
s%windling Wood, Brow & Co.. of Phila-
dclphla, out OF 5000 worth OF notions
and dry goods, left for that city this
morning In charge of Detective f. r.
Center.
Immediately after their arrest they got
out a writ OF hah"as corpus, which was
returnable on Saturday. This morning
went to Philadelphia on the requlsitlon
issued by Gov. PattisOn. of PENNSYLVANIA.
Friedcr in August last opened n store
H~criskovitzs purchased the goods for
him The store was suddenly closed, the
defendants disappeared and the property
was removed.
The evening world., 1893-12-21
HANDSOME RUGS GIVEN AWAY.
Carpet Buyers VIII Find Bargains
at Trucsdell's,

Fol the balance OF this week Trucs-
dell, Spreter Il Co., Sth ave-, oath and 18th
SITS, will make, lay and furnish lining
free with all carpets over soc, per yard.
and also present a handsome rug with
such carpets. Their stock ia large and
varied, and the following are but n few
of the specials which they rave to offer:
Moquettes, 79c, yard: Wilton Vclvets.
Csc. yard; 500 quality Brussels at 10.
yard: good Brussels, 39c. yard; Kiddcr-
Minister Ingram, &C. yard; Madras In
grain, 29c. yard; English Linoleums, go
yard; good oilcloths, l5c. yard; mattinSS
&c. yard.
A splendid sale at half price OF Japan
csc rugs is also attracting attention. with
the following leaders: Rugs, l2x9. feet,
81. 81; l0.6x7.6. @.9S; 9NG feet, $685.; 1N4
feet, 1885,.
In the upholstery department curtains,
&c, many bargains can be found at
prices way below actual value.
All purchases of 81 and owe win he de-
livered free within ono hundred miles,
and during this week the store will be
evenings until 1850 %o'cloc,i. -"