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The Portland daily press., 1893-04-29

, sciatic rheumatism, and as such recommend
it to my friends who are unfortunate enough to
be sufferers from that scourge of the human
race. JOHN w. HARTMAN,
113B Dean 81, Brooklyn, N. Y.
NEW YORK. June 8, 1892.
Parit,toa Medicine Co.:
GENTLEMEN:-I had been o sufferer from
articular rheumatism In Its mest severe form
for two months and underwent course of
medical treatment which did not retieYs me.
gave up all other medicine and used ETIKo"
which cured me In eight days. Am now en-.
tirely well. B. M. ARNOLD,
$40 Broadway, N. Y. City.
Puriston Medicine Co..
GENTL For the past three months
have been suffering from acute rheptAatism;
receiving no relief nom my DOCTORS. was in
duced to try TIKQ One bottle cured Ge, and
heartily recommend 1t to all persons afflicted
in like manner. Yours very truly
FRANK T. BLOOM,
SO Sip Ave-, Jersey City Hts, N. J.
Partition Medicine Co..
GENTLEMEN.-I have been a sufferer from
rheumatism several years, attacks lasting from
four to eight weeks. was laid up again Sept.
1st, began taking TIKo Sept Sd, and was at
business again on the 14th. have no doubt
whatever that TIKo is all you claim for It,
Yourly truly,
EDWARD DEISS,
38 Van Buren, St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Sept. 10, 1899.
THE BovININE Co., e5 So. Fifth Ave-, N Y
I was taken quite suddenly three weeks ago
The Portland daily press., 1893-04-29
Missing Simian Words.

AS Professor Garner has learned 200
words of the monkey language, perhaps
he can tell us what was said that caused
the celebrated disturbance at the Column
bian meeting of the monkey and the par
rot.-Louisville Courier-J ournal.
The Portland daily press., 1893-04-29

with rheumatism, which Affected my Lei.
shoulder and back so seriously that was not
able to move without excruciatfhg natn, and
was compelled to take to my bod ] have bad
similar attacks before, ead haye usually been
confined to the houae not less than three weeks,
TI 10 was brought to my notice, afd 50 strong
ly recommended that hogan tts use at once.
To my delight and surprise. the pain left me.
the swelling subsidized, and In four days was
able to sit UP and take nourtshme1t. and In a
week Twas at my place Of basihess again as
well .as ever I Aseribe this rapid recovery
wholly to the action Of the fyKe. and am daily
recommending it to my friends who are sffni-
larly afflicted.
HENRY 7. CHAMPNRY, Seoy and Man.
Puri7ton Medicine Co..
GENTLEMEN :--For the pastten years ! have
been severely af1ieted with infiainfnat6fy rhen-
matiSm, and have had the advice and treatment
of specialists, both here and In Europe, and
have also tried the baths and eaters u differ
ent springs, none of which ever gave more than
temporary relief Having had severe attack
recently, was advised 70 try it through
wonderful results. After using II for three Hss
daysl was able to rise from bed, and in less
than week to attend to business, taking less
than three bottles to accomplish this result
cannot say too much In praise Of TIKo, and
believe you have the most wonderful medicine
yet discovered for the successful treatment of
that dreadful disease. Yours most truly,
P. B. STEELE,
Manager and buyer of the Linen Dept. Of
Durham, Buckley & Co., 340-344 B roadway
The Portland daily press., 1893-04-29
Price

New York -. c. N. Crittenton Co.
Boston ...... Weeks & Potter.
Providence =. Geo. L. Clafiin 6 Co.
The Portland daily press., 1893-04-29
$I.o0 per bottle.
WHOLESALE AGENTS /:

Portland, Me. Cook, Everett 6 Pennell.
st. Paul -. Noyes Bros. & Cutler.
Detroit f. -. Purinton Medicine Co.
The Portland daily press., 1893-04-29
In A RUSSIAN BATH.
Evelyn Malcolm, the Writer, Gives
Her Experience.

She Had Good Time and Was Perfectly
Satisfied-A Nice Place to Nibble Sweet
meats. Gossip and Be Drowsily Happy.
Signs to Be Primitive.
The Portland daily press., 1893-04-29

REST HAVEN'T Franklin St. Gospel
meetings every Sunday at p. m. Gospel
meetings every Wednesday at 7.3o D. M.
Conservation meeting every Wednesday at
8 p. M
UNION HALL-143 Free street. Services at
ESQ and az 80 m. also every night through
The Portland daily press., 1893-04-29

SECOND ADVENT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Place.
Rev. E. p Woodward, pastor. Sunday school
at 1.30 p. IN. Preaching by the pastor at s
Uni7ersalism. VS.. Christianity; No. s, Jesus"
review of Rev. DR.. Blanchard. Baptism at
close of evening service. All are welcome. Seats
free.
ST. STEPHENS CHURCH protestant Fpis.
copaI), Congress ST. head OF State, Rev. Dr.
Dalton, rector. Morning service 1880; Sun
day school at ~ H. All are welcome.
The Portland daily press., 1893-04-29

A Rancher's Remarkable Discovery Re-.
calls an Interesting Story of the Dauga.
ter of Pioneer Settler of Washinrts.
Territory,
The Portland daily press., 1893-04-29


copaD, Congress st. head OF State, Rev Dr..
Dalton, rector. Morning service 10. so; Sun
day school at IL m. All are welcome.
ST.. LgKE's GATHEDRAL = State street
Clergy, Ri Rev. Henry A. Nicely, D. D., Bishop
Rev. G. Morton Stills, D. D., Canon. Services
Morning prayer, Sermon and Holy Communion
at 1890 a. M; Sunday school catechising at 5
2. m. evening prayer (choraD with sermon at
7.30 p. m.
ST. LAWRENCE STREET CHURCH-Rev. A.
III. Wright pastor. Mr.. E. B. StiIson. superin
tendent Of 9TH the Bible Society Of Maine, will
speak on Bible Bible work IN n our state at 1920 M
with brief address at Z p. IN.
STATE STREET CoEGREGATIoNAL CHURCH
Rev. J. L. jenkins, D. D., pastor
The morning 1!I service ha,G With preaching BY the
1880 a. m. The Sunday school at - Is D. m.
and the evening service at 100 D. M, win be
held in State street chapel.
SECOND PARISH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Congress- cor Pearl street. Rev. j. e. Mer-
rill. D. D., pastor. Preaching services at 10. 80
a. m. sermon to the boys and girls; general SER
mon upon the opening Of the Columbus Expo
school at 1.45. Social service at 73O D. m.
VAUGHAN STREET METHODIST ,CHuPcH-
Rev. c. Everett Bean, pastor. Junior League
at 1920 a. M Sunday school At 100 p M
$50 p. m. N p'"'0f service AZ
WooDFoRDs CoNGREGATIoNAL CHURCH
Rev. Edwin P. Wilson pastor. Morning service
school at the close of morning Service. Evenins
service at p; m. Prayer meeting Tuesday
at 7.30p. m. Y. T. S. c. E. meeting FRIDAY at
73O p. m. A cordial welcome to all.
WILLIsToN CHURGH--Corner Thomas and
Carroll streets. Rev: Dwight M. Pratt. pastor
Preaching at 1890 a: m. Theme: Patience
sunday school at II o'clock. FJunior Endeavor
at 3.O0p. m. Y. F. S. G. E. at $50. Social
service at 7.3O p. M.
Street. Rev. James A. Anderson. pastor
Preaching service at 1890 a. m. Sunday school
at u m ysspe py ssryic e. at p m Strangers
WARREN CHURCH, Westbrook-Rey. E.. M.
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PREBLE CHAPEL-Rey. W. I. Phelan, pastor
Sunday school at 2 p. m. Preaching by the
Rev. j. G. Perkins at 3 p. m. No evening SER
dial invitation to all SERVICES
The Republican journal., 1893-02-09

Herbert NJ. Sylvester contributes the
fourth article in the series On I'VE Ro-
nance of Casco Bay to the February
New England Magazine. He deals with
the romantic legends and history Of Sto-
gummor, and the text is finely illustrated
by pen and ink sketches by himself, H.
Martin Beal, and Sears Gallagher
The Republican journal., 1893-02-09
The Cost Of the Crown.

Why >hoalld>'t thou think, Q heart,
HAT life is peace
Thou eamS't MT llNe apart
Ia calm release
From all thu cares If life:
From burdens. toll and strife.
From hopes that Die as grass,
From plans that break as glass,
From friends Who fal. an,l foes
Who live to work thee Woes
Without surceaSe.
Thou shoulds'1 now know, o heart,
That life is wal:
Each daN brings some fresh smart,
some neW fined scar.
That he " he seeks lfcS crown
Must often ~ ta~t down,
Must oft arise ana fight
Still on from morn ~ night,
And needing mot the pam.
Must fight through death tu gain
His sainthuod' 5 star.
Thou shonls't nat quail Y Heart,
TIL life is done
Crowns art not gwen al start
Thry must he wan
~ brave tnd Il thy sword
II. inr4d Mi Gods frue wnrl
Thy ~hirlil 1--WE ta'thfunesS.
THY hrtaStplste- righteousness
Nu shalt thau tigNt and Win,
A. tlAN rDU. tltaF~ n.
ny rr svg. 'W,3 doue
Sn4 NJ Smrs, AtIantlc Constitution.
The Republican journal., 1893-02-09


e. A. kenney, o.. w. ?. kenney, L.: w. P.
Leonard, s.. f. Hearing. Chap; I. Il. Rey-
n"idS. Treas. w. Il. Elliott. Sec: f.. II
Leonard, G. X. Mrs Martha Hearing, Po-
mona Mrs. Viola Farnham. Flora Mrs.
Ellen Sweet, Ceres. Mrs. EVE a. Went
WORTH u. a. S. The Grange had the mis-
fortune to lose hv fire some time ago nearly
IAN of their books indictments au, furniture
Int PhuniX-likt las risen from its ashes and
Mill do a good work. SATURDAY. evening,
JAIL 18th. the Grange met again III the new
hail over +. H. Leonards store. A good
number n flie oid members were present,
and sixteen new members We're lhitlated IN
rilt hfS1 dfgret, "l1h more !" come ia'ert
TROY The Ds.mor,.>t contest took place Fri
aAy evening Jam ri Miss l.ettie Webb. Win
hing the Silver medal. MI Who took part i'll
The re, tatens Won wrll imerited praise. !:
Miss Craze Rogers lett Troy saturday jan
nary 2sth 10 enter the Conservatory of Mu>ic
1T Boston. she rs alrsaay a competent
teacher nt uluSlc. SHE Wll he much missed
dnlin1 ller temporary aliStm4t.- There MAS
n ~WINer t Mr. Martin MitANtlis jau-
HarN ->Ht I'm lroeee L MI NhftA Wanf
lifM tlc frea~a4 M tIH llal1t NS~riA Ne-
if"fN II \urtl IG4N. \ iitl liuUse an d
-fWG fifut t~ IN p@rfttl. llt TroY Knitting
The Republican journal., 1893-02-09


one years -. Miss A lice Crocker has arrived
home from Northport, where She has been
teaching The special service of the y. f.
c. L.. was not held Sunday evening, Jan. -.
on account of the rain. and was given Feb. 9th
instead The y 7. c. I. is in receipt of 81
from Mrs Esther Hichhorn. Mr. Frank
Fletcher, who has been spending couple of
years on the Pacific coast, has returned and
his many friends are glad to welcome him
home again. "a goodly audience was in at
tendance at the Grange Hail Friday even
ing, Jan. p, TO listen to Mr. Alfred Stinson
lecture on the 18th Maine Volunteers. The
lecture was most interesting to old and
were rendered by Misses Hattie Hichhorn
and Lura Simmons, d reading by Miss Pear
son, and America by the choir and audience.
Cotfe. aud donghnuts We're served and the
Young folks engaged in dancing TIL Il late
hour Mi. and Mrs f. II Cou>ens enter
,lav evening Jan. u, III honor hi is Ana
Pearson AM ARE Glad M ~ct THAT fht II
tel l. wv w alrtieA blind di+ttel MeSss~
Frank Rs,V and Flnb .laeh,un AsNe
rtk+n tA.. lat.,.H. sind lrtl. .uuvtd tltufr taf.
lilies IN. MI Browne has ht,i the hpnl~e
,ilt.. h4fsr,. 9i8 w,. 3,., .r;,l M, ..,. lY.i il
HI II :,s.fYi Mn. ; B tirirfn III h,1,5e.
fal h short ,trx Mrs. Eleanor MrtiilyerE
wlo ha~ beel4 -G,t4,iu4 ~e,er,- un1tl> witfi
Mrs. Aa,1la HI,.ilt5,t l,1iilu.,,i uIt,l .,If+a
I'll IaIluNrilr-trntN. Mrs Bttf rftSf
BeIfssf /, visiting llal brother, Mr.. tFHorI
Fletcher Mis- MIA Pearson. Mhn lGt.
been teaching tltt. Grammar h.U III tAt.
VILLAGE. ha> .oilt t9 CaS1ine toi 4 werk-~ pIsjt.
after y hicl sile Mil % NJ her lrlne in
Corin1i4 Mis-. Marx piunm+r fell upan
tile lie. 0rpn>itr Mr. CARERS house. .I;til
.}oth Will. ON her WAY 10 Cant C. :
Renders WIN Shor, and Striking up,,n tllt.
hip sustained quite serious injuries. She
MAS Immediately taken TO tho home OF hen
ceIISin Mrs Haw III SearSnur where, llrs
: 81 johnson III Belfast was at JIM. st,ir
for A fracture of tie. smaller bone of tll+
limb is fear.pl The young gentlemen con
nert.d with tie Y. T. $ cave an entertain
HAM. Tln. entertainment consisted ii char-
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81 4. a., 4
The Republican journal., 1893-02-09

No tlowery rhetoric can tell the merit of
Hoods Sarsaplrilla as Well as the cnfoS ac
complshra ~ this excellent medicine.
mo, MI Adams, | cannot she answered,
= | am not over strong, and my physician Has
advised me NOT to do too much.
She Committed Suicide
Mrs F. G. Cone, at Paris l,ft this letter:
"My husband Forgive me if | cause Nuu
trouble, but | suffer so. You do not know
what these long, wakeful. wretrhed nights
are to me, and | am tired darlng-the
pain will never be better. 1t is not easy to
take my own life, but ! have been sick SO
\ long. Goodbye, my husband, love you--
your wife" This is bur one of thousands
that give up. instead of using Dr Miles
Restorative Nervine, and being speedily
\ cured Of their wretchedness. Go t" X. IL.
Moodys and get an elegant book and Trial
Bottle free.
| Mamma. "Why do You always run when
sent to the post Office" Maurice BE
cause it takes 50 long to 90 when | walk
t that it tires me all out
The Postmaster,
Winchester, Mass, says: / am personally
acquainted with Mr. and Mrs. Carleton, and
was astonshed at the remarkable effect Of
your Sulphur Bitters in curing their son and
! its large sale is undoubtedly due to the fact
| that it is an honest medicine. | know of
many others who have been cured by its
use. and | DO not think too much can be
said in its praise. Yours truly.
GEO. =. BROWN, p. Nj.
Facicious Gent (about to enter tramcar on
wet day.. SIS the Noah's ark quite full 90
Passenger. "All but the donkey; step in,
sir.'
The Newtown bee., 1893-08-11
HATTERToWN.

Miss Annie Fairchild of New York City and Master David Fairchild of Bridgeport have visited friends here.
 Mrs c. A. Pratt of Naugatuck is the guest of her son, Henry A. Pratt.
 Richard Patchen of Waterbury was home over Sunday.
 Isaac Turney of Brooklyn, N. r., has visited his brother, G. w. Turney.
 Miss Julia Bevans of Bethel is spend ing a week at John Stillson's.
 c. W. Thorp and John Roberts have traded horses.
 Miss Lydia Benedict accompanies her aunt, Mrs Charles Hawley of Stepney, on visit to relatives in Central New York.
 Misses Mary Abbott of Bridgeport and Carrie NJ. Hull of Stepney have visited their grandmother, Mrs Sylvia Northrop.
 E. B. Booth, Edward Bevans and David B. Parmelee enjoyed a pleasure trip to the shore, last Sunday.
 Mrs J. Stillson has visited her sister, Mrs II. Nichols at White Plains.
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recent guest of her sister-in-law, Mrs Platt Keeler.
 Miss Fannie Cruset of Norwalk has been the guest of Miss Ella Barrett.
 Miss Adele Hamilton is giving Miss Mary Lockwood of Valley Forge music lessons.
 Mrs Clarence Bradley of Greenfield Hill recently visited her cousin, Mrs James A. Smith.
 Mrs Caroline CrofuJ and daughter spent Friday with Mrs E. Davis.
 Mrs Stephen Godfrey entertains her sister-in-law, Mrs Nash of Norwalk, re- gently.
 Charles s. Banks and Miss Vesta T. Fanton were the guests of her uncle. Thomas Bradley, on Sunday.
 MT and Mrs Schuman of New York spend few days of the week with their cousin, Mrs E. Davis:
 Mrs Caroline Crofut and Miss Vesta T. Fanton took dinner with Mrs H. A. Og- den in Westport on Monday.
 Mrs Eunice Merwin is visiting her daughter, Mrs w. E. Squires in Godfrey Street.
 Miss Vesta T. Fanton has bought new harness of George Wood of Westport. It is handmade and is very nice. Next will be new carriage and in the "sweet bye and bye"-neyer mind.
 Miss Georgie Lyon spent Monday at the residence of Mrs Mary l.. Fanton.
The Newtown bee., 1893-08-11

Samuel Warner and daughter, Miss Mabel, have returned from trip to New Jersey.
 Mrs Wilcox of Pennsylvania and Mrs French of Middlebury have been at Mrs H. NJ. Hunts.
 Mrs Warden of Bridgeport is visiting her brother, William Morris.
 Miss Georgia Curtis is visiting friends in Bethlehem.
 D. Todd has resumed work on his well near the station and the parties are en- gagged in drawing out the water.
 Misses Robinson and Eadie of Bridge port are at Mrs w. W. Olmstead's.
 The ladies' aid society met on Thurs day afternoon and evening with Miss Grace Pulford.
 O. w. Ambler entertained the Colum- bian band on Saturday evening.
 The ladies aid society will hold a bas- ket social at the lecture room on the even- ing of August F.
 George Smith has commenced work at the paper mill.
 Mrs Strong and daughter of New Hav- en are visiting in town.
The Newtown bee., 1893-08-11
IMPROVEMENTS AT TRINITY

1MPRON ENIS AT TRINITY.
 There will be no services at Trinity church, next Sunday. The church is being cleaned, painted and new carpet will be put down.
 Mrs May McKeel and MT Crane of Bridgeport are guests at the residence of Edward F. Marvins.
 Wallace Bradley of Newark, N. J., is visiting at the residence of Capt Sereno Aliens.
 Miss Lulu Kemper is visiting friends in Bridgeport.
 Master Elmer Bannon of Wethersfield is visiting at the residence of Superin- tendent A. E. Stone.
 Mir and Mrs Frank c. Coley of New Haven were guests Sunday at the resi- dence of Ambrose s. Hurlbutt.
 Mir and Mrs George R. Downes of Brooklyn are the guests of Mrs B. l.. To- quett.
 Mir and Mrs A. T. Burr and family of Greenwich are visiting at Capt Henry P. Burr's.
 The Misses Nellie and Carrie Freder- ick of New York and Miss Linda Thorpe of Bridgeport have been the guests. of friends here during the week.
 Mrs Almond Waterbury has gone to the hospital to have cataracts removal from her eyes.
 Mrs E. $. Cable and daughters, Louise and Antoinette, are intending to take a trip to Europe soon.
 Miss Minnie Decker of Stamford is visiting Mrs Jarvis Renoude.
 Mrs Smith of Naugatuck is visiting her sister, Mrs Edward A. Nash.
 Tol1;an oe Er;o Do ,,;.;. ing his parents, MT and Mrs George Jelleff.
 The Norwalks came over here, last Saturday afternoon, and went home de- feated by the Westport baseball club by the score of 6 to 3.
 Mrs M. c. Smith, of Bridgeport, has purchased the houses and factory build ing known as the Morroco Works, and is to take possession October l. George A. Shepard < Son, who formerly owned the property, will remove their business to Bethel, where new factory will be pushed to completion as rapidly as pos sible. The houses will be rented as be- fore and the factory adapted to any kind of business that may desire to occupy it.
 Miss Mary Breau of New York City is a guest of Mrs James c. Hubbell.
 Miss F. L. Bradley is at the Worlds fair.
 Mrs Wooster Beach of New York City is visiting Mrs E. M. Lees.
 MT and Mrs NJ. B. Butler of Bridge port have been visiting Mrs E. $. Cable.
 Rev MT Backus and wife are at Chica- go, where they will spend part of their months vacation. The remainder of their time they will spend in the Adiron- dacks.
 Miss Hattie R. Sherwood has returned from visit with friends in WestviIle.
 Mrs Frederick Wright and daughter, Marie, returned to their home in Brook lyn, N. Y, Monday, after short visit with friends here.
 Mrs Charles W. Sherwood and Harry R. Sherwood left, Saturday, for three months visit at Chicago.
 The Dramatic club are still thinking about holding their annual picnic and will try and have it now if possible some time in September.
The Newtown bee., 1893-08-11
BRIDGEPORT.

Mir and Mrs David w Thompsoil have left the city on months pleasure trip, visiting Long Branch, Saratoga, the Ads irondacks and other places.
 Owners of vehicles and horses will ap- preciate the horse railroad company's action in removing the tracks on streets not used by the cars, those simply put down to block out other cornorations. Had this money been used to give the public better service years ago, the pat rons would have been satisfied with one road. s'sz 7s7
 H. WestIake, of tho firm of Ya1a- stone & Westlake, is still confined to his home with rheumat ism
 MT and Mrs George Hs Lee have zone on trip to the World E faIr. . '|s'|
 The fire department hIvs mo had
The Newtown bee., 1893-08-11
GEMS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

EDITOR BECKLEY MAKES A BRILLIANT
 SUGGESTION.
 A man in Torrington has perfected an electrical contrivance by which the feed which has been placed in boxes over the horses managers is allowed to fall into the managers at given hour in the morning. Now, if he could go further and have the lightning start the fire, put over the tea kettle and oat meal and milk the cows, we presume he would be happy. Connecticut Western News.
The Newtown bee., 1893-08-11
BERKSHIRE.

Mrs J. Hawley and children have vis- tied in Danbury, this week.
 Mrs Elmer Lake is visiting her grand mother, Mrs Evarts,
 Mrs Calista Beadsley, who has been staying with Miss Helen Beers, has gone to Plainville to care for sick relative.
 The ladies' prayer circle meet again at Miss Helen Beers on Friday at 3 p. m.
 Mir and Mrs D. Warner of Ansonia spent Sunday with c. E. Minor.
The Newtown bee., 1893-08-11
ADVERTISING PAYS, EVERY TIME.

Baker, the Hawleyville furniture man, reports business very good despite the dull times. During the last week he has shipped goods to New Milford, Bantam, Washington, Torrington, West Morris, Danbury and other parts. A reporter of THE BEE came across Mir Halsey, MT Bakers right hand man. "Why, said he people are just begin ming to find us out. It is perfectly astonishing the amount of business we do by mail. I don't know what we would do without advertising"
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limit of from three to eight miles up and down the river.
RAILROAD FACILITIES.

limit of from three to eight miles up and down the river.
 RAILROAD FACILITIES.
 are good, and mileage rates lower than in this country. The vast wheat fields of the West and Northwest give conclu- sive evidence of the fertile resources of this great country, whose gigantic pos sibilities can only be partially compre- hended by the casual traveller, who per haps begins his journey at Prince Ed ward island. or Nova Scotia, and does not leave the express train until he has reached the Pacific coast. The mining of coal, minerals, oil, etc, has only just begun, so to speak, and the possibilities of the future in this direction are so great as to be almost incredible. At present, most of the coal used is brought from the United States and England, but it is safe to assert that this will not long be the case.-C A c. E. Conventioner who has been in Canada before.
The Newtown bee., 1893-08-11
EASTON.

Mrs George J. Banks has been quite i'll with nervous prostration, but is slow ly recovering. Dr Reid attends.
 Mr and Mrs N. Adams, Miss Mamie Smith, J. D. Adams and friend of New York lefty are guests at Wakeman B. Bradley's, the two latter having made the trip on their wheels.
 Miss Maud E. Bowdy is spending a week at her home in Danbury.
 The Baptist Sunday school has accept ed an invitation to join in union picnic to be held at Parlor Rock on Friday, Au- gust IS; if stormy it will be held on Sat- urday.
 Mrs E. H. Bradley has visited friends in Bridgeport and while there enjoyed a trip to New York via the boat.
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Miss Julia Hurd is at E. s. Hurd's.
 Misses Bessie and Sallie Talbot, Miss Kitty Carley and Mrs Miller, all of New York, are with the Sinclairs.
 Mrs Ernest Peck and son gre with Homer Clark's.
 Mrs Julia W. Hoffman has visited F.. W. Wheeler's.
 Mrs Sophia Beardsley is visiting her mother in Manchester.
 Miss May Wales is with friends in Port Jefferson.
 Tillie Fohrenbach has been taken to the Bridgeport hospital for surgical aid.
 Alex Sinclair has been quite sick.
 Laura, the only daughter of Webster Beardsley of Bridgeport, formerly of this place, died after 36 hours illness on Sunday, August 6, aged years. The interment was at Monroe cemetery, Tuesday, August s.
 Miss Jennie Hallock and Miss Florence Clark of Bridgeport, Miss Lottie Hard of Naugatuck and Miss Helen Bradley of Birmingham, have been guests at John H. Hawkins. f@
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THE RAILROAD COMMITTEE.

Senator Houlihan has a nicely framed picture of the rail oad committee of the present Legislature, just adjourned, of which he was a member and chairman. The committee is fine looking body of men and consists of Senator M. J. Houl- than of Newtown, chairman; Burton Il. Mattson of Watertown, Elmer K. Rich mond of Canterbury, F. c. Rockwell of West Hartford, F. J. Brown of Lebanon, W. H. Hall, clerk of the committee, of Ellington; Norman Sperry of Seymour, s. s. Amber of Bethel and Austin Clark of Haddam.