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The Newtown bee., 1893-03-03

S of M, J. Leavenworth at Roxbury Sta tion. MT Leavenworth keeps up with the times.
 James Botsford has commenced to move into the house of William Lime han.
 Samuel T. Baldwin has commenced his usual business of buying and selling Devon oxen. He has three pairs of steers on hand, fine pair of three-year- odds purchased recently of George Smith of Woodbury.
 The time the past week has been spent by the citizens of this place In making paths, breaking roads and caring for stock and many of the roads are still i'm passable.
 On account of the constant care of the two farms of M. F. Beers, his foreman NJ. Sherman & Sons, had so forgoi their own interests that on Thursday morning they found themselves without fuel. They quickly secured the services of Horace Squires' oxen and soon had wood at the door. Although there were no paths and deep snow. their usu- al perseverance mastered the difficulty.
 Mrs Albert L. Pierce, who has been in the hospital for the insane at Middle town during the last year and d half, is still confined there. Dr Olmstead, the su- perintendent of the hospital, does not give any encouragement that she will ever regain her health. During the first year that she was at the hospital, she ap- peared to be gaining a little, both men, tally and physically, but for the past six months there has been no change for the better. Her two children, son and d daughter are both provided with good homes, Clarence being with his grand mother, Mrs David Pierce, of this town and the daughter Fannie, with rela- tive in Seymour. Mir Pierce is teaching school in Bridgewater Center, where he has been for several years.
 Ear! Garlick, the blacksmith, is build. ing body for a business wagon foi Monroe Castle. Mir Garlick is good workman and has had a busy season in the shoeing line.
 Horace Hill and daughter are on the sick list, and are at his fathers home ir Worthwhile. We hope to hear favorable report from them.
 Mrs Donald Forbes, is very much i'm proved in health and is in fair way tC be around again. Much credit is due D Pons in his skillful handling of the case
 Morse Leavenworth, of the station at tended the Y. M. c. A. convention helC at New Britain, February l7, IS, and 19 returning Monday evening. New Bri tian is known as the city of conventions well earned "title."
 Sutter Brothers have 30 assorters 1T motion at Hodges tobacco shop, making the weed fly.
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AN ENTERPRIsING FARMER.

A. w. Barber is the gentleman who carries on the Lakeside Park farm, which comprises l30 acres. Mir Barber has Iine milk route in Litchtield, dis posing of l45 quarts a day now. In the summer he di~poses of about three times as much. On the place there are about 30 mead of cattle, l40 bead of sheep and seven horses. Mir Barber's dairy makes about 2i0 quarts of milk per day. He sells cream in connection with his milk route. During the bizzard-like weather, Mr Barber never missed day in getting over his route, although he had tussle with the elements one or two days. The sheep on the place are of the Dorset Harmed breed and are very valuable. Mr Brrhrr rents the place of Mir Jones.
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WASTE ON THE rARx.

More wastes occur in farming than ill any other pursuit. While the merchant will estimate his profits as close xs the One-eighth of cent on the dollar invest ed and practice economy in all depart ments, the farmer allows waste to occur in the fields and in the barns. One of the first duties is to avoid loss, and the feed trough is the point where the larg- est waste is made.-l Troy Times.
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LONG HILL.

The friends of Frank Wheeler, one of our popular butchers, surprised him, Tuesday evening, being his birthday.
 Anumber of car loads of hay has .bees unloaded here, this winter. ,-., s..t Irving Coan has been trading horses.
 Mir Hadley has two more girls to his list of help. ..-a. .~,.-~,.. f. ...... 4.>
 There will be an entertainment in tEe hall in the near future for the benefit Ol the village Improvement society.
 Mrs Beach Lyon spent Sunday week ii Bridgeport. s-. Ee David Booth is on the sick list.
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County.
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MONROE.
A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.

Friday afternoon at about 30, a loud explosion was heard by the miners at work in the mine. John Beckman, who was outside, looked around and exclaim- ed, 'the shanty is gone" MT Booth. Andrew Rau and John Beckman rushed sight. The remains of Benjamin Curtis, whose head and left arm had been blown to atoms. Not all the pieces could be found. The force of the explosion was so tremendous that boards were driven like spikes into the bodies of trees high overhead. The splinters of the lower part of his beautiful gold headed cane valued at $75 were found, but not the head. It is rather a mysterious affair MT Booth had been down after his coat and said he left Mir Curtiss reading q newspaper. He had only just got back to the mine when the explosion was heard. There were five dynamite cart | ridges lying in the corner of the room If they weItGf the common 40 per cent | dynamite they would not be apt to ex | plode. Some say, however, the cart ridges were of 80 per cent power, ant | after they had been warmed that they would sometimes explode without warn | ing. But whether it was dynamite ol some other unknown agency, the poo
 man was instantly killed. It is said { keg of powder was thrown out into |, snow bank uninjured. It is said ther' was only S2 bill found in his pocket book and it was known that he had more money with him, as he was to settle W iti the men that night, intending to leav' for Danbury the next morning. Medica | Examiner Stevens was sent for and tn, body taken to Mrs Ida Hubbell's, wher. he had boarded, and telegranis sent tt his partner and friends. Mir Curtis wa
 d man much liked, true and generou, il his dealings. He was formerly iron l Newtown and is second cousin to C. N
 Curtis of this place. His wife is ill il New York, and he had no children. II, was operating the bismuth mine at hi
 own expense. Saturday his partner il Danbury, Mir Kinney, and two other came and took charge. They fount about $20,000 of securities in a tin box il his trunk. Lewis Gray carried the bod, to Stepney en route for Danbury, witt the other three men. The bismuth min. has had rather curious history. A few years since, man came here and had l gang of men at work nearly all winter He appeared to have plenty of money
 He came down one day with nice hors, belonging to William J. Dick, and il some way managed to get thrown out broke his own shoulder, broke the horse
 leg and as soon as he could get out O
 town, left for parts unknown. The hors, had to be killed. MT Dick, I believe never got his pay, and the workmen hay, never received any pay for their work.
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GINNERY CHAT.

Judge and Mrs Cowing of New York spent few days at the Gunnery, last week
 Mrs lngraham of Bristol spent Sunday with her son, Morton.
 very pleasant straw ride with six couples was held, last Saturday. The party started out at I and drove to War amaug lake and returned by moonlight.
 committee was appointed by J. C.. Brinsmade to take charge of receptions, consisting of Mrs J. c. Brinsmade, Miss Anna Brinsmade, Mrs Porter and Messrs Aimes, Barney and Neergaard. This committee decided to have the boys take charge of the receptions in future and sub-committees of two boys each were appointed to take charge of the recep- tions for the rest of the term. Friday nights reception under West and Barney was great success.
 F. l.. Forbes has built a substantial stone fence in front of his home. Mr Forbes has made various Improvements about his place.
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A Million Friends.

A friend in need is a friend indeed, and not less than one million people have found just such friend in Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption, coughs and colds. If you have never used this great cough medicine, one trial will convince you that it has wonderful curative properties in all diseases of throat, chest and lungs. Each bottle is guaranteed to do all that is claimed or money will be re funded. Trial bottles free at E. F. Hawlry'. drug store Large bottles 5oc and SI.
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STAMFORD.
oRoNOQUE.

George H. Tomlinson and sons are drawing large lot of chestnut timber to the river, whence it will be floated to Bridgeport in the spring.
 Mrs Frank Blakeman has number of eggs set,preparing for early spring broil- CTS.
 J. H. Blakeman has spent the larger part of last week in Northeastern Con al towns where he had appointments, railroads and wagon roads being block ed.
 Miss Myra Curtis has been visiting friends in New Britain.
 Dea 0. D. Blakeman is still busy with jury duty at Bridgeport.
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SHEpAUI R- E.

December il, Io92- BETFEL-Arriv- 10 a. m-, $40. 5-55 pm. Leave ITO m ,il.35 a. m . 5 l5. Sunday, Arrive 6.l5 m- L-aye S-l- HAWLEYVlLLE-N srri,- ll.5O 7.25a. m. 53O D. m- Leave S-45 a- m.. 5.33. p. m- S"utb. arriN- s-42 m. 5-l2 p. m Leave g i5 A. m 8 p, 54Op m Sunday, North 8 a. m {. SHEPAUG-North +9 O.. am, ~5 <5 pm, sunday -S 4s ID. Sssnth g SO a. ID: ~4 56 p.m. SaudAV '5 s6 ,'s- ROXBURY FALLS-Nurtb. g 3S In. 8 5 D. m. South, "9 22. a. m ;~I4ip. m Sunday. North. $ 51 a m. South, ~5 26 D. m.
 ROXBURY-North.I 10 20 a III Ol p m. Sunday. g 10 a. III. South, g l3 a. m.. 43l p. m Sunday. 5 I5 P m. JUDD'S BRlDGE-N"frh. "lU 30 a. m. "6 07 p m. Sunday. -9 l7 a- III. S,'u b. 9O7 a. m-, +4 O2 D. III sunday. -5 Os WASHINGTON II I5 a m. $ ls pm. Sunday. 37 a m. S.,1Ib, 5 B am. 3 4S p. In- sunday. sip. m- NEW PRESTON-N r;h. II p m- B D. m Sun lay. 9 i3 m. S'suuh S5l. a. ma a, p. In- Sunday, ss R0MFORD-N"rth. II 10 a m. *r D. Sunday. g 54 a m- S''u'h.
 am. 307 p m. SInday. 1 26 p MORRIS-Nurth, II % a. m. %637 Sunday. 10 @ a. Ill. S"uIh +S 37 a. | 257 p. ID. Sunday, 1 Is p..m.
 BANTAM-North l2 p. 6 47 D m. Son- day. 10 20 a. m. S'nIh. $ 2ea In-. s2 r. m. Sunday. O7 m-
 ITCHFlELD--ArrIr- l2 31. 55 p- In. l ~ssIa 215 p m Sunday. 5 70 P m.
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Live Farm Topics.
EXPERIMENTAL PLANTING.

Af'er the planting season begins it will be to the advantage of every farmer 10 experiment.. Instead of planting a field with Some new Variety let the seed be first tested OH a small plot. It will be time enough to give up the old and Lrie Varieties for those that are Ile wer and iul. proved after the new kinds have been found to be more suitable tor the purpose and better adapte to the soil and clinI. ate.-[rroy Times.
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DANBURY. HOW IS THIS !

A queer matter is this, if correct. For years Danbury has had public Weighers who sit at the public scales and weigh coal. And now Lawyer Arthur Averill says there is legally no such office. Under the old borough there were such officers created and weighers appointed. Under the city charter no such officer is recognized. the old conditions being ad- yocated. The city charterfhas been in force nearly four years. All these years the Weighers have been keeping the coal men straight without authority. The city authorities will stop that hole if a hole, speedily. &
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MARBLEnALE.

Mrs Catherine 5. Goodsell, oDe of the oldest residents in this place is quite low at her home, having had shock. Her daughter, Mrs w. o. Corning, is caring for her.
 Fred Watson Is having seige with erysipelas in his face.
 Miss Grace w. Allen returned home from her visit in Brooklyn N. r., on February 16.
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ul corLpH GET HIS BOOTS OFF.

\ popular cnpluye of local carriage CuuCrrn had an exciting little experience tn" other day. A he was going to his dinner, n" pulled on Il pair of rubber booIs over Il pair of shoes. On his re- turn, he wa- uuable to get them off, so he worked that afternoon with them on. When night came he called on shop mntc, who pulled and tugged to no avail. II" then ha-rened home and his family hastrurd to help him out of his dilemma He hated to cut those boots, for he didn't own 'em. After working for about two hours,he managed to get them off. Don't mention rubber boots to him.
 The Night Cap supper given by the Union -oct"ty, Wednesday evening, Feb ruarv lj, was success. Some of the gentleman got very young ladies to take to supper, but that only added to the en- joyment of the evening.
 l.. <. Willis had his hand severely cut one day, last week, while blaming iu Flynn & Doyle's wood shop.
 Rev E B. Elmer exchanged services with Rev C. Spencer of Litchfied on Sunday. February IS. We listened to two good sermons from Mir Spencer. His morning subject was Loving God and our neighbor." In the evening he preached on "The lost piece of silver
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ABOUT THE GREEN.

Edward Van Ingen spent Saturday and Sunday at Dr Ford's.
 Mrs Hersey Brown and son of Brook lyn are the guests of Mrs Leavitt Brins- made.
 Mir and Mrs Frederick Bellamy of Brooklyn have been staying at Dr Ford's. Dan Brinsmade has been selected to sing second tenor in the freshman glee club at Yale.
 Miss NJ. W. Brown is home on va cation.
 Miss Wano Arnold and Miss Bessie Baker passed last Saturday at New Ha- Ven.
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Litchfield County News.
BANTAM.
SPRING STYLES IN CARRIAGES.

SFHINU STYLES IN UAKRIAGES.
 Messrs Flynn & Doyle, the hustling carriage manufacturers and dealers, are busy preparing for their spring trade. Each department is busy, one depending on the other. They have just set up some of the new styles of '93. A fine driving carriage shown THE BEE report CT elicited his admiration. They make a speciality of business wagons, and few concerns in New England can equal them in these lines. The popularity of the members of the firm, added to their push and energy, is enough to ensure their success.
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ROXBURY.
TIE LATE A. T. BARNES.

THE LATE A. IT. BAKNES.
 The funeral of Ashael Barnes was at tended at his late residence Sunday, the 26th, at o'clock he having died the 23d. MT Barnes was nearly 80 years of age and has spent his whole life in this place. He was successful farmer and an hon. est and upright citizen and true father and husband. He leaves two daughters, one the widow of the late Bruce Hodge, who has had the constant care of her father, since the death of her husband last October; the other, Mrs John Stowe, n ,w residing in Woodbury.
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WASHINGTON.
TIE NEW STATION AGENT

TIE NEW STATION AGENT.
 Mir Brasie's successor as station agent is J. E. Reed of Hawleyville, for several months night operator there. Before coming to Hawleyville, Mir Reed was em- ployed on the Trenton and New Jersey road at Trenton. He is young man of pleasing address, and doubtless will fill the position creditably.
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THE pOQUASSET CLUB.

The POquasset club meeting was held, last Friday night, at the residence of Charles Prindle. The following commit tee was named to select and get up an other play to be given in the near future Mrs $. l.. Brinsmade, Mrs William J. Ford, A. G. Baker and $. F. Seeley.
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hat brims here. He was considered wealthly, having besides his property hereabouts, large mining interests in the West. He built one of the finest private
 residences in the city, on Terrace Place,
 l now owned by the DeKlyns. A wife sur.
 wives him.
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NICHOLS.

Mir and Mrs Hollister Sage are cele- brating the fifth anniversary of their marriage by short trip and pleasant vis- it among friends in Croton Falls,f N. r.. and vicinity.
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BROOKFIET,D

The family of Will Beers will move to Danbury, as his business keeps him there all the time. He has 20 horses which he is wintering for the spring trade.
 Miss Watts from New York is guest at F. Fosters of Long Meadow.
 It was pleasant to see Henry $. Beers again in the choir at St Paul's, Sunday week.
 George Q. Jones is recovering from Il threatened attack of pneumonia, though
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DEATH or WILIIAM \. cURTIs.

The death of William B. Curtis, by g dynamite explosion in Monroe Iu q bis muth mine, Of which he WAS the prlnci- pal owner, caused profound sensation. He was q wei knewsf \ m much rueflect-g ed citizen. Hess uiass n veteran of khGs war. He was manufacturer q wire
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THE BEAUTIFUL SNOW,

But what so wonderful and beautiful as snow! Scoresby of Arctic fame, fig ures 96 varieties, under five farms. Our highest land in Warren is 1000 feet above the level of the ocean. Hence we are far below the line of perpetual snow, which under the equator, Humboldt fixes al an altitude of ,7iS feet. While some re- gions of the globe seem to have it in ex- cess, still it is a great blessing and an swers many valuable purposes in the economy of nature. In seve CT climates it serves as defence against the rigors of winter, by the protection it affords to vegetation against the frost and the shel- ter which it gives to animals, who bury themselves under it. We'll, snow at length, will cease to fall, spring will come and gladden. us all.
 Minor Strong has been shut in for a fortnight with cold and threatened with the pneumonia. He is better and hopes to be out soon. He had no share in mak- ing paths
 The College Farm school closed Febru- ary 10.
 The teacher of the Center school, Miss Helen Swift, who is par excellent, is pre- pairing her scholars to furnish the patrons of the school nice entertainment.
 Henry J. Comstock, who is near four score, has been suffering from salt rheum accompanied by Jobs comforters. We are glad to say he is better and also Mrs Laura Sturtevant, who some time since had a slight shock.
 MT Sedgewick sought to punish the ice by striking it with his knee, q few days ago, but the ice got the bestof him. He Is about and does his chores. The rest of the old people have passed very com fortable winter.
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A CAPABLE OFFICIAL.

Selectman D. Griswold has called on all available help to clear the highways of snow. We admire his pronptness in such matters.
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WOODVILLE.
A GOOD WORKMAN.

w. H. Knickerbocker, the blacksmith here, is noted for his thorough work. He has shod large number of oxen and horses, this winter. Mir knickerbocker' shop is located just opposite Mir Clark s store.
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NECHANICS' AND FARMERS
 SAVINGS RANK

CITY BLK BuILDING, WALL ST.. EFFORT
 Dspesits of q to 5000 received aad iute,. <. ersdi ted nom the first of each nsuth. rs,sbl . Jannazyand July q fsaah ysax. x.Inss rpersted IS. D. '. MoRaAu, Rsssitsat.
 [ T. cA1Lu, seGseasv al 1ssssssss.
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The Travellers Guide.

NEW YORK $ NEW ENGLAND R k.
 February I9. 1893 aAWLEYVlLLE-Ea 05. l2 Oa. T. D West g m, 3.6 45 p m- NEWTOwN-East is l0-fI I6 P ID. West IS 53 a m. f2 52. f6 40 pun SANDY H00K-East s IT a.m.,l2 l3. ' p Elm West s 4S m. 2 4S. 6 B pm. SOUTaBURY-Eas' g a.m ;l2 3, 7.3l p.m West 3S n; ? 37 25 F III.
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The burglar at midnight may be feared by the timid but he Is not Sd much to be dreaded as an insifiiOus cough. which stealthily enters the system. and underlnines the Constitution. cough syrup, the effectual remedy for alisuch trouble6,
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AN UNFoRTUNATE ACCIDENT

H. H. Newton accidentally fell on a stand, standing in his room, striking on his ear and severing it in two. He is 9l years of age. Mir Newton formerly lived in Marbledale. He is now living with his daughter, Mrs C. EmmOns.
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NEW PRESTON.

Rev Mir Davis of New Haven on Feb ruary 10, preached for us Sunday and
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WEST MORRIS.
THOSE GOOD OLD WINTER

This seems quite like the winters we used to have years ago. heavy falls of snow and massive drifts.
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quite slowly. This is getting to be an annual affair.
 Mrs samuel Shernanis nisrecovering from short sickness.
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BEAUTIFUL TRAVELLING.

Many of the roads are still impossible, drifting full as fast as dug out. We go through fields and woods and any way to get there.
 Edward l.. Hurd has been very ill with humps, Dr J. G. Stevens attending.
 Robert Sinclair has been sick and A.. Sinclair, ST., is very poorly.
 Miss Annie Goldsborough has returned home from New York.
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D. Griswold had the misfortune to have one of his horses kicked by another horse in the stable, striking it in the thigh, cutting d gash 4x5 inches by new ly sharpened shoes.
 Miss Lildah M. Burgess, who has been suffering with acute catarrh and bron- chitis, is now able to be about.
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A GREAT REPUBLIC.

A historical drama, whicf, has been 8 long while in preparation, called the Great Republic, and once postnoned on account of the blizzard weather, came off Friday evening, last week, at the Opera house. The principal historical events in our history were represented in allegorical tableaus undera calcium light most artistically thrown upon the different groups, producing chathing art istic effects. It commenced with the discovery of America, with 2 personation of Columbus, of course, pionaers' cabin, and on to the organization of states and the consummatiop of the republic. The by young Danburians. The audience was regaled by excellent music. It Is regarded as . success. Repeated Mon- day night, this week. It was under the auspices of the 1T M. c. A.
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A VALUABLE HEIRLOOM.

Mrs Il. E. Couch of Danbnry, has in ble relic of the olden tilne--an heirloom. It is a coverlet or rcounterpane, of old time ample proportions, of genuine old linen, worked entirely by hand in beauti- ful designs in relief, by her mother, Mrs Lucinda Shelton Post, 75 or more years ago. She died in Southbury, Conn.,, April b, 1922, 71 years agoInext April. It cannot be learned how long before her death it was wrought, possibly 10 years. It is in good state of preservation, and white as bleached wool.
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pANBuRY DIVISION.

DANBURY-Arrive I2 2e.7 I5,Io 55 a.m.. 3 B 4 IT. 5 IT. P. 6 55. g ss D. n i. Sunday. 10 B a. m., s p p. m- Lave 35, q, 2 33, g, g 5S a. m., F. AT. 10, Is p. m. Sunday 05 a. m.. 5 05 p. ID.
 BETHEL. from Danbury. 6 i2. ' O., 3s. g 12, 1004 am; p, 1 24, I6. 7r sp n. For Danbury F 2I, ' o., i7' 10 49 . m; IT. 4 II, 5 II, 6 %, 6 4 42 p ID. Sunday, from Danbur, l2 a. m. F p. ID. For Danbu,,. E. 10 IT a. m.. s 20 D. m.
 REDDING-North I2 B. ' co, ae. 3 II, 41. p m. South IS, g s9 ID, g. 30 D 10.
 Sunday, North, 10 II a. m-. l3 D. m. Sunday. South, 8 IS a. ma. 5 Is D. In.
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LANEsv1LLE.

MT Shove, who now occupies MT Jack
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NOR SALE OR ExCHANGE-Devon Steers. I Have pair that aie mismated as 10 size. ? years old and to get them properly mated of well matched Durham Steers, unbroken, and two odd Steers; one paIr of heavy work Horses; II Cows, six of which are due Tn the Wagons light and heavy, cheap and good; breach loading Hammerless Gun; 1000 cigars, one pair of six year old Stags, good workers. Call and examine or address. K. T. CRANE, Stony Hill District.
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DON'T FORGET THIS.

For satisfactory prices on groceries and general merchandise visit the store of M. J. Leavenworth at Roxbury Sta tion. MT Leavenworth keeps up witt the times.
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SOUTH BRITAIN.
A SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT.

day evening, with an appreciatiye audi
 ence who greatly enjoyed the entertain-