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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-24

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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-24

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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-24

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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-24

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GREENS FARMS.

Mir and Mrs Albert Relyea from Wast ngton, D. C., are spending several days with Mrs F. B. Wakeman.
 Dr Howard Taylor of Roosevelt hospit- al was at home on Thursday.
 Rev MT Wells of New Haven preached, Sunday morning and evening. It is intended to engage him for six months.
 Miss Hattie Northrop has returne d to her home in Newtown. She has visited Miss Ida Taylor.
 Mrs E. J. Taylor is visiting friends in New Britain.
 Mrs Gage from Brooklyn is visiting Mrs Henry Birge.
 Rev Henry Davies will again officiate at East Hampton, May 21.
 Miss Florence Beebe has returned to her home in Bridgeport. She has been the guest of Miss Minnie Elwood.
 The prayer meeting on Friday evening will be held at the residence of Henry Birge.
 Miss Ida Taylor gave a whist party to her friends on Thursday evening.
 Prof. A. J. Wakeman and wife were guests of Mrs H. B. Wakeman on Sum- day.
 The many friends of Erwin NJ. Jen- nings will be glad to know he is gaining and he expected to be out in few days.
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Aspetuck have visited Mrs Clark R. Nichols.
 Charles Nichols and wife have visited MT and Mrs ". W. Lyon of New Haven.
 Mrs Sidney Dowd and Mrs Sidney Nichols of Bridgeport have visited their brother, Homer Dowd.
 Mrs Edward Brotherton of Cross High way, have visited her mother, Mrs Clark Nichols.
 Mrs Nelson Raymond met with quite an accident while coming up the hill near Benjamin Burr's barn. The harness broke, and losing one rein, the horse was refined up to the bank and the carriage upset. Mrs Raymond was con- siberably shaken up and the carriage badly broken.
 Mrs Thomas B. Bradley and daughter, Clara, have visited their uncle, Horace Nichols of Bridgeport.
 Miss Laura Dowd is taking painting lessons twice a week in Bridgeport.
 Miss Abbie D. Wakeman has visited her cousin, Elizabeth Wakeman.
 Mrs O. E. Chase has entertained her cousin, Miss Cora Perry of Merwin's Lane. J. R. Nichols is doing carpenter work for Horace Lyon, at Stratfeld. Painter Raymond has done work fol Rufus B. Jennings, Congress street.
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Lewis H. Stone, surgeon in the 1T. g. navy, has returned to his station at the naval hospital, New York, after short visit to this place. Rev Hiram Stone and Mrs Stone are expected to be absent during the month of June on visiting tour Vest in which | they will take in the fair at Chicago.
 Jerome D. Wheeler has had very fine monument erected i'll the cemetery.
 For four days, last week we, had very fine weather indeed, but Saturday was cold stormy day. The prospect is very favorable for good grass crop. The blackbrds are piping their songs and the trees are fast leafing out, a sign that summer is coming.
 Two gentlemen from Birmingham came up to try the trout fishing, Friday. They staid one night at c. W. Clemons', returning home with nice lot of the fin- est fish.
 Lewis Maltby returned home from An sonia, Saturday evening.
 Judson Baldwin, who works in An- sonia, spent the Sabbath with his fami- ly.
 Mrs Mary A. Clemons is visiting her daughter, Mrs D. H. Burns.
 MT and Mrs Fred Hotchkiss returned home, Saturday.
 w. Doyle has completed negotiations with Waterbury parties for a fine piano for his daughter, Anna.
 One of our local sportsmen, not sati5- fled with the heavy rain of Saturday took plunge bath. Whether trout are enticed to bite the hook better by this method is point not decided by him.
 Great enjoyment is anticipated by the wheel club of Bantam in the run to Wa terbury to see Barnum's great circus.
 Seth Pratt took several new wagons from Flynn & Doyle's on Monday. He also brought some to be reprinted.
 MT Carter of New Hartford, one of Flynn & Doyle's patrons, sent two teams here for finished work. Monday.
 One of Flynn & Doyle's good black smiths has decided to learn the painters, trade.
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AT THE STATION.

Howard Hill has been confined to his bed for few days.
 D. B. Seward of Easthampton, Mass, was at his brothers, W. B. Stewards last week.
 Prof Taylor gave an illustrated lecture in our hall on Wednesday evening, which was quite entertaining and instructive for the children, but some boys, bent on mischief, made SO much noise and an- noyance by throwing things that Prof Taylor had to request them several times to keep quiet. It seems a pity that a stranger in town should leave with the impression that our boys are more rude than boys in surrounding towns.
 Mrs W. B. Seward has taken a trip of d few days to Bridgeport and New York.
 E. Pitcher and assistant painters have finished their job at D, o. Garrison's and it is the finest looking place in the vil- lage.
 R. T. Blade went trout fishing one day last week, bringing home fine string of 3l trout.
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WORTHWHILE.

Will J. Barr of New Haven, formerly of this place, spent last week visiting his many friends here.
 Rev F. P. Braman and wife, after spending a pleasant week with old ac- quaintanees here, returned to their home at Plainvllle, Saturday.
 ssThere was no school, last F. ;day, as the teacher was entitled to day for vis- iting other schools. A number of the scholars improved the opportunity and visited Miss Rosa Baumon's school on Chestnut Land.
 Rev E. Beardsley of Fen ton, Mich. has been calling on old acquaintances here for few days and occupied the pull pit, Sunday evening. MT Beardsley came to Worthwhile IS years ago and was pas tor of this church for eight years. He goes to his new home in Plainville the last of the week.
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in his lonely home but by every one that knew her, for she was kind and sym thising friend.
 Mrs Walter Hawley and son Frank of Bridgeport have visited her mother, Mrs Thomas Foster.
 Miss Alice Foster has gone to Wood- haven, l.. l., to spend a few weeks with her sister, Mrs Bedell.
 Wilson Sherwood has purchased fine colt to take the place of his old horse that has served him faithfully P years.
 w. F. Andrews is building an eXten- sive addition to his barn, 1Gx30, to be used for wagon and milk house. E. R. Hubbell is doing the work.
 Market Gardener John Patterson has planted three acres of potatoes, one half acre of peas, besides many other vege- tables for the Bridgeport market.
 Charles keeler has fine lilly colt from Clipper, Jr., born last Thursday.
 R. V. Nichols shot IS foxes, the past winter, before his valuable old hound died. He now has hound puppy which promises to be of great value.
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ROXBURY.
ROUND THE CENTER.

Representative Myron Odell came home from Hartford, Friday night, quite sick. He is improving under the care of pr Pons.
 George Crofut is erecting fine large horse barn.
 Austin Burritt and family are about to move to Waterbury.
 W. B. Seward is able to be out again.
 The Sunday evening meeting at the Congregational church was interesting and instructive. Miss Fairbank, sister of the minister, gave an interesting talk concerning the manner, habits and dress of the people of India.
 Rev w. D. Humphrey attended the archdeaconry meeting held at Marble dale, last Tuesday and Wednesday,.
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JUDD'S BRIDGE.

James Sheridan visited his daughter, Saturday. Mrs J. Whaley and daughter of flaw leyville visited her parents here, last week.
 Cyrus Wetmore took a trip to Bridge port, last Thursday.
 Mir and Mrs David Gill lett attended Je- rome Ways funeral in New Milford, last week, he being uncle to Mrs Gillett.
 Miss Emma Zeiner visited friends in the eastern part of the town, last week. R. E. Durgy of Danbury and George Hess of Bethel spent Saturday and Sun- day at s. Durgy's, and while taking a walk down the track, Sunday, killed two large adders.
 s. Durgy is able to be out again.
 c. II. Hartwell came near having quite fire while burning brush one day, last week, but finally succeeded in putting it out before much damage was done.
 Mrs Henry Frisbie of Washington called on Mrs s. Durgy, Monday. MT Frisbie's father, an old man nearly & years old, is suffering with bad corn
 Farmers are busy planting and mak ing garden and weeding tobacco beds The spring Is rather late, but the farm CTS begin to be encouraged as we art having some fine weather with tn, heavy rains.
 Mir Huntington and F. Crane O
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DANBURY.
Danburians are still discussing the question of public park; also an in- creased water supply.

Danburians are still discussing the question of public park; also an in- creased water supply.
 The Industrial school, in connection with the City Mission, Elm street, a genuine means of good, has been perma- nently organized. Mrs A. P. Ely, presi- dent; Mrs Bodine, treasurer; Mrs Joh hn Downs, secretary. This is not sewing circle, but school of instruction. Something of the kind should be organ ized and put into practical operation in connection with every church.
 The wild cat of great notoriety has been on exhibition in Danbury. Few of his kind have attained so great dis tinction. It doesn't appear to enjoy Danbury.
 Rev Dr Hubbard preached on "Stop- ping at the halfway house," Sunday morning. Rev Dr Simmons spoke in the interest of temperance in Union nall, Sunday afternoon.
 As an outcome of the late conference, Mrs Lawrence, president of the Woman s auxiliary of the Y. M. c. A. married Presiding Elder Benjamin w. Adams. At her resignation, last week, she was given a testimonial. of appreciation. Mrs J. W. Bacon made the presentation speech.
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Woodbury and Cole and Frlsbie of Washington visited the house where Mannering died, last week, for some purpose unknown to the public.
 The many friends of Charles Ingersoll will be pained to learn he has got to leave the hospital without having his shoulder set, although he has been there three weeks.
 Reuben Edwards and his aged mother of Painter Hill, also sister, Mrs Buck ingham, visited at Jay Lyons, Sunday
 Mrs Maurice Clark spent a day with her father, MT Costigan, last week.
 Mrs Will Morrisey has so far recovered her health as to join her husband with her children in their new home, recently purchased of Joseph Smalley.
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EVANSVILLE.

Sherman Ford and wife have visited at Clark Smiths.
 Henry Baker of Danbury was in this place, Wednesday.
 T. s. Manville of Brookfield Center was through here with his cart few days ago.
 Several from here attended the opera 'The Frogs of Windham," at New Mill ford, Thursday night.
 w. B. Hamlin and wife were in Dal- bury recently.
 Mrs Clark Smith has been under the doctors care for few days.
 Albert Smith spent Sunday at home.
 Mir and Mrs Wallace c. Osborn have a little daughter.
 Mrs W. B. Hamlin and Miss Alice J.
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SPORT HILL.

Miss Bertha Addis visited Miss Fannie Disbrow, Sunday, returning to Long Hill Monday.
 The Italians had quite parade Sun day afternoon. As that day is their only holiday during the week they keep it in true Italian style forgetting they are in the land of steady habits.
 IL. Staples, who has been very dan gerously i'll with grip, is able to sit up.
 Miss Annie Staples has visited her sis ter in Tashua.
 MT and Mrs \. J. Clark spent Sunday in Bridgeport.
 Miss F. H. Seeley was in Norwalk and Weston, preparing for an entertainment to be given in Westport, June l. There will be a goodly number of first class ar lists present and every thing will be done to make it one fo the best of the entertain ments in elocution, singing aud music. It will be held at Toquet's opera house, Westport.
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BRIDGEPORT.
BUILDING NOTES AND PERMITS.

Henry A. Lambert is the architect of the building in East End for the Miller Wire Spring Co. It is one story high, 26x96 feet. Vanstone & Vanstone are doing the carpenter work aud H. NJ. Purdy the mason work.
 Work is progressing rapidly on the foundations for the Nichols and Sterling block on Main street. John Ruthford is doing the work.
 Estimates are now being made on the plans for the new building for the Bridgeport Chain Co.,, drawn by Archi- tect Lambert.
 James Spargo, the pushing real estate dealer, is now building four houses on Pleasant street, three of which are sold. This disposes of the last lot on Pleasant street. He has sold seven houses since April l and is now talking of building on William street where he has some of the finest lots in that section. Mir Spar go is also building three two-family houses On Shelton street.
 The lo5 on the southeast corner of Kossuth and Shelton street has been purchased by the congregation of the Church of Christ, and new church will be erected there.
 The commissioners have issued the following permits: Mrs Ann Mooney, frame building, Hallett street; Benham & Hawley Co.,, frame building, Kossuth street; Christian Peterson, two frame additions, shelton street, and frame house, Park avenue; ". C.iClark, frame house Stratford avenue; W. F. Randall, frame house, Stratford avenue; Metal lGoods Mfg. Co.,, frame building, Rail- road avenue; David Wakeman, frame house, Burr road; B. W. Leonard, frame addition, Stratford avenue !; March
 Bros., frame house, Sherwood, avenue: Arthur J. Moore, frame house, Bucking-
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PERSONAL CHAT.

Horace Hull of Spencer, Mass, is spending two weeks with his mother, Mrs A. F. Hull.
 Elijah Judson is not expected to recov- CT, being seriously ill with typhoid fever. Anson Root was taken suddenly ill, last Friday afternoon. Dr l.. Y. Ketch- um attended him. Mrs w. H. Roswell is at her mothers home in Westfield, N. J., for few ] weeks.
 Mrs William Wheeler, who ran nail 1 into her foot a few weeks ago, is able to get around again.
 Fred Bradley of Waterbury, was home over Sunday, with his mother.
 Mrs Aheshi sauabrah is rusticating
 on Grassy Hill, visiting Mrs George Well ton.
 Roderick Jadson is sick with dropsy, and is not expected to live. His son, Tracy, was telegraphed for. Saturday night.
 Mrs Wheeler from Litchfeld, has
 moved into the Victory place on Church ! street.
 1 Prof Johnson, a nephew of w. H. Roswell, has accepted position in Hart l ford.
 ] Some of our people attended the Wa l terbury festival chorus, last week, to
 hear the celebrated operatic singer, Mad-
 am Nordica, who has been heard in all the scapitals and principal places in Europe and this country. Her maiden | name was Lillian Norton, Italianized I Nordica. She was born in Pennington, Maine. In one line of her family lines she is of Connecticut origin. In that
 branch she is cousin of William Goth
 ren of Woodbury. Her parents, grand
 parents and other near relatives were all good musicians.
 l Lawyer Cothren attended court at Litchfield, last week.
 I Hon William A. Goodwin of Portland, Maine, Hon William D. Northend of Sa- I lem, Mass, and William Cothren of l Woodbury have been making arrange
 ments to have class reunion at Bow dofn college, Maine, June 9, it being the 50th anniversary of their graduation.
 The class numbered AS at graduation.
 Twenty-one still live at the end of 30
 years-an unusually large number.
 Goodwin, the wag of the class, writes
 Let us meet as you suggest, at the Ton
 tine hotel, hug each other, call on the
 president if possible and during the com mencement which be hanged-we can stroll about the college yard, lie on the
 grass, visit such of the buildings as may
 be open; leave for Portland by train, ar : irving tt 5.10 p. m, come in under my
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City, Florida, Monday.
 Mrs Robert Wilson and son spent few days, last week, at A. c. Bakers.
 Simeon II. and George Jones, the lat ter being on the police force in New York city, paiG their sister, Mrs Albert A. Titus, a visit, last Saturday, and with their rifles enjoyed woodchuck shooting and target practice.
 A. W. Chapman came from Pawling on the cars, Tuesday, to C. T. Woodruf"s and Mrs Chapman with her sister, Miss Lillian Clark, drove with horse and car riage from the former place.
 A. c. Titus car load of phosphate was distributed to the farmers, Monday, and then he went to New Haven on business.
 Mrs Neergaard spent last week at s. l.. Brinsmade's.
 Last week the farmers were made hap py with the fine weather for putting in seed. But this week the clouds roll up dripping with moisture and the face of the earth is going to grass while the blows stand idle in the furrow.
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WOODBURY.
MIR HARVEY'S $ COLT.

Last Friday morning, dog belonging to John Colbert of Waterbury, but kept by his father of this place, was found
 eating a dead colt belonging to c. NJ. Harvey. Whether the dog killed the colt or not is a question among the townspeople. The colt was only day or two old. MT Harvey ordered Con- stable Burr to kill the dog, which he did It is said Mir Harvey had no power to or der the dog killed, and there may be some trouble before the case is settled.
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NICHOLS.

Rev H. c. Whitney has gone on va cation of two weeks. The pulpit will be filled by another during his absence of two Sundays. A. Cook will lead the Wednesday evening prayer meeting.
 N. B. Curtis and family have gone to Sharon.
 Miss Gussie Gilbert of Danbury is vis- iting Mrs Nelson Hubble.
 Miss Louise Hutchinson intends visit ing her old home and friends in Bedding, this week.
 Burton Mansfield of New H aven, and
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PLATTSVILLE,
THE LATE MRS REYNOLDS.

Monday, May s, "a large and sorrowful congregation gathered at the Flat Rock Methodist church to pay the last tribute of respect to dear departed friend, Mrs Frances NJ. Reynolds, wife of Levi N. Reynolds. Ever ready to do what she could, always kind loving and helpful among all who needed help and sym- pathy, she lived among the people of her youth in a long illness, never complain ing, always looking on the bright side. She lived only for the higher life into which she has entered. Her great gain, though our loss, should not rob the grave of it's victory. The friends she has left to mourn her loss will long for the ever bright sweet presence. But let the thought cheer them, "she is at rest
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NEW PRESTON HILL.

Service was held iu our church, last Sunday, at l o'clock, p. m., instead of | o'clock, a. m. Rev MT Allender of New Haven preached for us.@ There were not so many present as there would have been had it been generally known at what hour the service was to be held.
 The new Sunday school books have ar rived; also the new singing books for the Sunday school.
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MARBLEDALE.

Dewitt Platt, few days ago, in spad- ing his garden found an ancient shield with the following inscription on it:
 1st Company,
 l. Infantry,
 29th Regiment. How it came there or how long it had been there no one knows or where it came from.
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DEATH OF MIR CURTISS, JR.

Benjamin Curtiss, Jr., died at his home, last Sund y afternoon, of typhoid fever, aged 2G years. He was ma ~ried four weeks ago Sunday, the day he died. There are large number of relatives and friends to mourn his loss. His young wife has the sympathy of the en- tire cOmmunitv
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GOSSIP AS TO THE SUMMER HOUSES.

Some time ago Dr Holt of New York engaged the Wesley place of E. II. Van Ingen for this summer, but Mrs Muirs, his mother-in-law, has recently conclud- ed to go to Europe and the doctor has asked to be released that he may occupy her place. Report says that Rev II. B. Turner of Hampton, Va. will take the Wesley place, this season.
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GREENFIELD HILL.
SKILLFUL SURGERY.

c. $. Nichols has made himself famous by skillful surgical operation on a rooster. The crop becoming full and hardened, the digestion organs were un- able to perform their duty. Mir Nichols cut the crop open, took out about pint of grains, sand, etc., after which the opening was carefully sewed up and the rooster given dose of castor oil. Now he is around growing over his narrow escape, and the timely treatment he re- ceived.
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n Litchfield County.
WASHINGTON.
AT ST JOHNS.

Rev c. A. Alcott of Marbledale, gives notice to people connected in any way with St Johns church or to those who naturally look to the rector of that church for ministerial services, that dur ing the absence of Dr Spencer, he will be ready to respond to any calls of sickness or death and he hopes the people will not hesitate to ask for his aid in all such cases. Mir Alcott will be away from home on vacation from May l5 to June 3, during which time Rev Mir Sanford of New Milford will be glad to perform any duties necessary for pr Spencer. Please bear this in mind.
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Charles L. Hill of New Haven spent Sunday with his parents.
 Dwight R. Nichols of Boston is visit ing his relatives here.
 A company of young people of Burr's district spent very pleasant evening recently with Miss Emma Jennings who is boarding at D. B. Bradley's in Greens Farms.
 Mrs Bradley Merwin has been visiting in Bridgeport.
 Misses Bessie Archibald and Ida Rogers have visited Maria J. Keeler.
 Miss Sadie Wakeman has had the humps.
 Mrs William Hull attended the sewing society.
 Samuel Wakeman is making extensive Improvements on his place. He is a very enterprising young man. Wish more of the same kind would settle in Green field.
 Edgar Banks children, who have been afflicted with the whooping cough, are improving.
 Some of Dea John Hulrs children have returned to school.
 F. Raymond is applying the brush to the improvements at R. B. Jennings.
 The many friends of Miss Lizzie Banks will be pleased to know she has so far recovered from her accident as to be able to go out of doors.
 Greenfield has piano tuner, Eugene B. Burr.
 Mrs Frank Sherwood was taken sud- denly ill, Sunday, being threatened with pneumonia.
 Mrs Thomas L. Craik is under the doc tors care with erysipelas.
 Surveyors came Wednesday to stake out the cellar and ground for-the beauti- ful residence for A. R. T. Nichols to be located just east ofhis present residence. Perry & Sons have the contract for building.
 Burr's district celebrated Arbor day by cleaning the school yards, making flower beds, etc.
 Thirteen new names have been added to the membership roll in the grange.
 Mrs Mills has postponed moving to Bridgeport till summer.
 Martin Whitaker rides new bicycle.
 Charles Hill spent Sunday at home.
 Mrs Thomas Perry has new organ.
 The Band of Hope meeting will be held on Saturday, the 20th. Its members are planning an excursion to New York for next week.
 MT Wiggins has lost his horse, Dan, which he has had for about 15 years. In THE BEE of May sit was stated that Bradley Banks dog was shot at and wounded by neighbor. The truth is Bradley Banks don't keep any dog. The dog shot at was one of the dogs that is supported by H. R. Elwood,Jr., and was not wounded.-l* |