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STEVENSON.

Mrs Silliman Sherwood and grand daughter visited friends in West Haven, recently.
 Charles Botsford and family were at MIs Nichols French s, Sunday.
 Ann E. French was at ". s. Bradley's, last week.
 Mrs Birdsey McEWen visited her moth- CT and sister, this week.
 Miss Bridget Hartnett visited friends in Long Hill, recently. Mrs Margaret Hartnett is dangerously | sick.
 Stiles Loveland and wife, Henry Love land and wife, went to Bridge port, last week Thursday, to the funeral of their sisters daughter, Miss Alice Bennett.
 Charles Booth attended the funeral of 1 his son, Starr Booth, ial Ansonia, Sep tembcr 2. Miss Lena Sherman visited friends in New Haven.
 We commend the selecfnlen Of N ew' \ town for that long needed iu0pro velnenl ] in blasting the rock out of the road be low the old ae worH
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BETHEL.
WOLF PITS.


 George Wells is nursing lane leg Dr Smith attends him.
 George Dickens has entertained com pany from Cannon Station.
 Edmund Hoyt and wife of Middlebury have been with his brother, W. F. Hoyt. Mr Abbott of Ridgefeld is with bis niece. Mrs w. H. Platt.
 Mr Seeber has new pleasure wagon. Mr Wildman has entertained his broth CT, Henry, and wife of Brookfield.
 HoraceEIoyt of Bridgeport has been with his father.
 This place was visited wilma small Acv- clone, September z, at 6 o'clock. ". F. Hoyt bad 10 apple trees and some other trees blown down. ". H. Platt had a large shBde tree blown down in front o1 his house and Mrs Morgan had two oI three large trees and hen house blowr down. Part of it was carried by the l wind 300 or 400 feet across the road and I landed in the orchard.
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l hen house 100 feet long. He is getting the stone for the foundations from the cellar where the old Churchill house stood, which was built century ago or | so.
 Selectman Wootten will have a crop of 600 or 700 bushels of No. 1 onions and 400 bushels of potatoes, w. H. Stoughton is breaking a pair of colts, two and three years old.
 Dea Frederick Allen returned, last l week, from visit with friends in New Haven and Savin Rock.
 Frank Stoughton and Frank P. Hayes with their wives, Miss Bertha W. Greg orgy and Miss Hattie Garfield drove to Lake Waramaug on Wednesday,. William T.. Kasson of Waterbury is engaged to teach the Center school, which began on Monday, September 10.
 Abbott Judson of Hartford is visiting his brother, Wilbur H. Judson. He is engaged in the insurance business. For several years he was engaged in mercan- tile business in this place.
 Miss Ella Judson is visiting her par ents, MT and Mrs w. H. Judson.
 Miss Bertha W. Gregory, after spend ing week here with friends, has re- turned to her home in Waterbury.
 Miss Minnie Stone is visiting relatives in Mt Vernon, N. Y., for two weeks.
 Mrs Charles Emmons and children have returned to their home in Bristol.
 Mrs N. l.. Bloss visited Danbury on Thursday and returned on Saturday, bringing visitors with her. Henry Trowbridge of Atlanta, Ga., is with his wife visiting relatives in this place. They go to Roxbury the first of the week. Mir Trowbridge spent many years of his early youth i'll this place, but has not looked upon his old friends here in nearly 20 years.
 Arthur H. Eggleston of New London, Yale student, is visiting relatives and friends in this vicinity. He has visited this place during the summer months l for about IA years, and regrets to see so many friends of his boyhood gone, some ! to places of business and others to "The Better Land."
 Mrs s. Blanche Wells goes to North field Seminary, Mass, on Wednesday.
 Mrs Dickinson is visiting her daughter, Miss Mary Lindsey. at Capt L. F. | Scott's.
 On Wednesday visitors from North Guilford are expected at Capt Scott's.
 Mrs George 5. Bloss of Atwater, Cal, is very sick in hospital and fears of her recovery are entertained. Sbe has been ill several weeks.
 Ths severest thunder shower of the season passed over here, Thursday September s.
 E. Kavany has moved to the George S. Guild place.
 George D. Stone from Elizabeth. N J., has been at his mothers, Mrs Ames At this time, Mrs Ames is more com fortable.
 Mrs Josephine Hugatt of West Hart ford visited at J. E. Aliens and A. c Lakes, last week. :i.,a
 O. s. Foote has shingled his barn.
 Robert D. Hill, while threshing a David Atwood's in Watertown, had on' of his horses catch it's foot in the power which scratched it considerably.
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BOUND HILL.

l.. c. Camp, while hanging tobacco, last Thursday, fell distance of about 10 feet and broke his arm and received sev- eral quite severe bruises. The plank on which he was standing slipped, which of New Milford was called and set the broken limb. Farmers about here are cutting their corn, as it is drying very fast as the re- suit of being blown over.
 team on the hill, which he has recently purchased. Henry Camp, Sr., has recently pur- chased handsome wagon of the buck board variety.
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A CHAT WITH MIR WOODRUFF.

Despite the dull times, II. w. Wood- run, the carriage manufacturer, is having a good deal of work. He is building an express wagon, l2 feet long, for c. M. Harvey of Woodbury and fine two-seat- ed carriage for NJ. Fogg of Bethlehem. MT Woodruff's work is thorough and can be depended on. THE BEES representa- tive was shown some fine carriages built by Mir WoodrufTs workmen, the other day,
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WORTHWHILE.
THE LATE W. W. WELLS.

On Friday last, the remains of w. W. Wells were laid to rest in the cemetery in New Milford. For many years the deceased was well known and beloved by large circle of friends. He was favorite with the young people, always jolly, lively and generous. He will be greatly missed in his neighborhood.
 Rev F. P. Braman and wife of Plain- vile are spending the week at w. Q. Hines. Mir Braman will occupy the pulpit, next Sunday, in exchange.
 The Fairfield county Baptist associa- tion, will meet with the East Washing ton avenue, Baptist church, September 27 and 2S.
 Miss Loie Beardsley left for Plainville, Monday evening.
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KNOXVILLE.

A few from this place attended the wedding of Edward AIeeker's eldest daughter, September z.
 A number of ladies from this place gave Mrs Seth Couch surprise party on her birthday, September 8.
 H. Smith made short visit to Tor rington, last week.
 Mir and Mrs Beardsley of Bridgeport are visiting at George Brague's.
 MT and Mrs A. Dedrick of Woodbury made a short visit at Harvey Couch s one day last week. Mrs c. Tabor and child, also Miss Adj
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WESTON.
A COMING WEDDING,

A COMlNtI w EiDlNp.
 Miss Helen A. Hill and Lloyd s. God frey, are to be married on Thursday evening September 21, at 7.30 o'clock. The wedding is to take place at the handsome residence of the groom and many invitations have been issued.
 Miss Elsie Penny returned on Friday, from visit in New Jersey.
 Mrs F. l.. Black returned to Brooklyn on Saturday.
 Mrs Herd man of Brooklyn, and Miss Mills of Georgetown have been spend- ing several days with Mrs T. Hamilton.
 A daughter was born, last week, to MT and Mrs Charles Seeley.
 Mrs George A. Sturges and daughter, are visiting in Easton.
 Mrs Belden of Westport is the guest of her sister, Mrs Mary Sturges.
 Miss Edna Bradley returned home from Bridgeport on Wednesday.
 Mrs F. B. Wakeman has returned from visit in Danbury. Miss Louise Jarvis left on Tuesday, with party of friends, to visit the Worlds fair. D.D. Coley entertained out-of-town 1 friends over Sunday.
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MERRYALL.

A Mr Nichols from Waterbury held the meeting, last Sunday. This week the Sunday school is to be re-orgauized and Hall will be present. The meeting at 3 D. m. will be conducted by MT Hall and Mir Lane
 Miss J. E. UnderhilI from Worthwhile spent Sunday at Miss Goode $.
 Ebert Hpwland entertained his sister from Canaan, this week
 ". D. Stone has had his house painted,
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was done by Edwin and Bennett Shel man.
MONROE.
PERSONAL MATTERS.


 Mir ard Mrs Wallace Smith and Miss Agnes Smith have returned to their home in Yonkers.
 Miss Millie Hazleton of Bridgeport is visiting at Rev A. Goldsborough's. Charles Beardsley, formerly of this place, is at Marshall Beach's.
 Beach Wayland is at George Osborne's. Mrs Rufus Cowing, Miss Carlotta Cowing and Master Percy Cowing have arrived at B. s. Hurd's from New York. Wilson N. Hurd is home for the pre- sent.
 Town Clerk Nichols and D. M. Burr started Tuesday for Merwin's Point for a fishing picnic with J. H. Brewster. Miss Lottie Beardsley has the whoop- ing cough.
 Myron Clark and Howard H. Wheeler attended the Watertown fair on Tuesday. Prof Tyler of Waterbury has recently visited the mines, taking with him speci- mems of the various ores.
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d e Peet of Kent, have been visiting al George Coueh's.
B BETHLEHEM.
MIR BENEpIcT,s FLOWER GARDENS.

A charming place to visit now is the plant house of James Benedict. His yard has been laid out with the taste of an ar tist, the foliage ofthe varied colored bed ding plants and other flowers blending in beautiful harmony. He keeps the place extensive sale for his bedding and house plants. He has plant house 50xll feet, which is heated by hot water.
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MIDDLEsEX BANKING Co.-subscribed Vl capital, SS00,000. Paid in, S6OO,OOO. Issues 6per cent Debentare Bonds of s1OO, ,s20O, s25C lawful investments for Trust Funds in the state. l.. D. SANFORD. Agent, IT Bishop Block, Bridgeport, Conn.
 EOR SALE-l2 fresh Milch Cows, with calves Inquire of, or address, MORTIMER HUB BELL & SONS, White Hills. P. o. Address Birmingham, Conn.
 NoIlCE-An persons having bills against 1N the town of Newtown are requested tr present them before September 20, lS98, as the books will be closed for the fiscal year or that day.
 WILLIAM H. CLOVER
 TIMOTHY CosTELLo, selectmen.
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DISTRICT OF VIEWPOINT ss. Probate U Court September 5, 1888.
 Estate ot CONRAD DERLAM late of Newtown in said district, deceased.
 Upon the application of Albert Derlam, praying that instrument in writing purporting to be the last will and testament ot said AlbertDerlam, ,dece's'd may be prov'd, approved, allowed and admitted to probate as per application on file more fully appears, it is
 ORDERED-That said application be heard and determined at the Probate Office, in Newtown in said district.on the 18th day of September, 1893, at 10 o'clock in the fore noon, and that notice be given of the pen dency of said application, and the time and place ot hearing thereon, by publishing ing circulation in said district, and by posting copy thereof on the public signpost in the town Of Newtown, in said district. MICHAEL J. BRADLEY, Judge.
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ANOTHER NEW ROAD. .

4 new road has been proposed to start at the Unquowa road, just above the Knapp place, and pass on to Mill Plain through land owned by Mrs D. H. Sher- wood. If opened it would bring into the market number of fine lots for those who wish to build in the suburbs of the village. Elm avenue is suggested as an appropriate name for the road when laid out, as handsome elm stands in the proposed route in a desirable location.
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ROMFokD.

Judge Ford has been making repairs about his trout pend. All who wish supply of ice, of the best quality, next winter, will know where to find it.
 s. A. Anderson and family have been down to New Milford to see the fair.
 Our school teacher attended the teach- ers' convention in Warren on Tuesday. MT Scheyer, police sergeant of New York city, with his wife and little girl, are boarding at Albert A. Titus for awhile.
 II. T. Hickox, who has had boarders all summer, carried away the latest ar rivals on Saturday. The farmers find a nice addition of change to their purses by taking boarders.
 Dan Brinsmade and George Brown re- turned from the Worlds fair, Saturday. Misses Celia and Lucy Nettleton went back to Suffield to school, last week.
 Miss Estella Beach opened the schoo in Church Hill district, Monday.
 Arthur c. Titus and Fitz Nettletor started Tuesday for the Worlds fair, go ing by way of Niagara and return by Washington, ID. O., making a stay of 1t days or Il fortnight.
 D. w. Knowles, always improving hi property, has given his barn and othe buildngs a fresh coat of dark red paini
 The building of the feed company, oT posite the depot, has had new roofs pu on by Daniel Knowles.
 Mai and Mrs Kingman expect to vis the Worlds fair in October. Miss Xvi Kingman, their daughter, is there nov
 MT and Mrs H. o. AverilI expect start next week for the Worlds fair.
 s. B. Smith has laid aside his farm d' ties and is en route for the big fair Chicago.
 Al c. Bakers summer hoarders depar "a for the city, last week.
 MT Fulois, tie timer, Is very bni
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MILTON.
MORE BALL GAMES.

MORE BALL GAMES.
 On Saturday, the Milton and Morris hines played game of baseball, Milton winning. Recently Milton and Iitch- field have played two games each win hing one.
 IT WONT WASH AWAY, NOT LIKELY.
 The new dam at the shear shop is fin ished. It is a good piece of masonry aud likely to last for generations.
 Miss Mary Hinehliff has returned to Colorado Springs and will resume her position as teacher in the public school.
 Miss Sarah Harrison has resumed her position as teacher at Seymour.
 James Guild is at work again in the shear shop.
 On Sunday, Rev Mr Upson conducted public worship at the Congregations church. The pastor, Rev Mir Harrison was disabled by a surgical operation, re gently performed upon his arm.
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THE HUMAN WOODRUFF PLACE,

The place occupied by the late Luman Woodruff has been sold by the selectmen to c. D. Cole for $3O5. George Crow ther, who had offered the even hundred for it, being outbidden by Mir Cole, has purchased of Edwin Odell a building lot in the Warner orchard, on the opposite side of the road from Mir Higgins house.
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AIT TO THE TOBACCO CROP.

The tobacco being all harvested, the farmers are now boxing the compass in picking up the stalks of corn, cutting them off and setting in an upright posit- ion In stacks. There seems to be not much damage other than little shorten ing in the ear from the last dr outh.
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GOSHEN.
A COMPLIMENT FOR GOSHEN.

The case of pineapple cheese sent to the fair from the factory of Dea Edward Norton, by test, was pronounced the best cheese from the state.
 Mir and Mrs Ostrum are visiting the Worlds fair.
 C. J. Porter is buying coal by the car load and giving his friends aed neighbors the benefit of lower prices.
 Mrs and Miss May Grant have return ed to their home in Plainfield, N. J., and Miss Rose Middleton to Baltimore, Md.
 Visitors in town during the past week !: Mrs Alexander H. Hart and daughter of Redlands, Cal, niece of Alison Sanford Mrs Marvin and Mrs Burr Benham of New Haven. sister of Mrs Sperry; Miss Noble of New Milford. friend of Miss Clara Hurlbutt. John Doolittle of Wethersfield. His family have been at D. N. Lucas the past month.
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SUBSTANTIAL FENCES.

A man who believes in good fences is that substantial farmer, 0. c. Parmalee. He has just completed about 55 rods of stone wall, and it looks well, too! Mir Parnalee has 185 acres or so, and keeps up his fences in No. l repair. He is a successful farmer.
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NEW MILFORD.
THE FAIR AND THE CIRCUS

Tuesday was ''red letter" day in this village. It was the first day of the fair and Edwin L. Mains circus exhibited the same day. The fair suffered but little, as the receipts were nearly the same as last year; still the circus tent was filled and the show was satisfactory in every particular. Without doubt it was the largest and best circus that ever came to New Milford. The weather was perfect and although the thermome- ter was well up in the seventies, yet there were more 'old skates" on Bank street than have been seen there in some time.
 Charles F. Bently, the pleasing and efficient salesman at Treat & Starr's, leaves town, Sunday night, to take a position with Simpson, Crawford & Simp- son of New York City. Although we are sorry to loose MT Bentley, we con- gratulate him on securing such a prom ising position. Perry E. Green of New Britain, formerly of this place, will take MT Bentley's position in Treat & Starr's
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rorR scoRr YEARs ANp rEN.

Last Saturday two of our oldest men, Dea Baldwin and Daniel N. Garfield were riding about the town together making calls. Dea Baldwin was S2 years old the Wednesday before and Mir Canfield S1 that day.
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EAST VILLAGE,

Rev c. Dixon went away, last week, for two weeks vacation. He was un- able to preach, having been attacked by his old enemy, the hay fever.
 Miss White of Seymour is visiting Mrs c. M. Beardsley.
 Mrs Hutchinson, who has been keep ing house for s. D. Sharp, has returned to Oxford.
 School commenced, last Tuesday, with Miss Rosa Sinclair as teacher.
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sLAuGHTER1Na THE wooDcHucKs.

Lawyer W. H. Williams, after two weeks outing in this place, returned to Birmingham on Satuaday. He has shot 65 woodchueks, in this time. He and J. D. Dayton visited New Preston on Tuesday.
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SOUTHBURY.

HULL'S HILL. Rev J. O. Munson preached Sunday evening at the house of Mrs Mallory. Mrs Smith is visiting her daughter, Mrs Burr.
 Charles Downs, who has charge of the Hendricks farm has a most abun- dant and satisfactory crop of lima beans. Pods six inches long with five large beans to the pod is no uncommon occur renee.
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SOUTHPORT.

Mrs Levi Holmes of North Wilton and Mrs Warehouse of Waterbury, sisters of the late Mrs Clark Davis, with MT Warehouse, were in town over Sunday.
 Station Agent Palmer has moved into the Oatman place.
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NICHOLS.
MORE LAMPS, PLEASE.

Occasionally new lamp is added to the number that light our village streets. $. P. Pierson's is the last. Many more are needed and it is hoped there will be more put out and cared for.
 Oscar Plumb is enjoying visit to the Worlds fair. and before his return will go still farther West visiting relatives.
 Relatives from New Haven have been visiting, recently at the residence of Charles Evitts.
 A. $. c. Cooke is entertaining his brother and family, from Vermont.
 Miss May Nichols left. last week, to assume her school duties at South Man. chester, Ct.
 Miss Evanna Peet is to take charge of the school at Brookfeld, and Miss Grace Hawley, the same school she taught last year in Winsted, Ct.
 A neat and substantial fence has re. gently been built at the sides and back of the Methodist church, which is ir every way a very great improvement.
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LYONS PLAIN.
AT EMMANUEL CHURCH.

AT EMMANUEL CHURCH.
 Rev James E. Coley of Westport preached in Emmanuel church, Sunday morning, and Rev Henry N. Wayne, rec tor of Christ church, Westport, assisted the rector and delivered one of his fine sermons in the evening.
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Miss Daisy Stiles attends school in Danbury. A. J. Lewis and family expect to spend the week at the shore.
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the looseness which business is done in some towns, but our town officials are too eagle-eyed to be caught mapping, but occasionally sucker will work through the meshes and get a pull on the treas ury.
 Elnathan Curtis conducts the grocery, corner Wakelee avenue and Jackson street, which E. H. Wakelee resigned.
 H. N. Lockwood has opened meat market on School street. MT Lockwood is veteran at the business and his many friends are glad to see him back in busi- ness again.
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When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
 When she was Child, she cried for Castoria. When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria. When she had Children, she gave them castoria
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Fairfield County News.
FAIRFIELD.
AT ST PAUL'S.

AT ST PAUL 5. Rev MT Jones of St Paul's, with his wife, left on Monday, for the Columbian exposition.
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WoODBURY.
FLANDERs

c. 0. Warner raised an acre and half
 of tobacco, this year.
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Litchfield County News.
WASHINGTON,

IMPROVEMENTS AT THE WASHINGTON
 MILLS.
 Maj Kingman has lately expended something over $l00 in improvements at the Washington mill. He has had new double water gate put in, repaired the canals and Hume and has had everything placed in No. l repair. He also has had a considerable grading done about the mill.
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Miss Bessie Hamilton spent Sunday with Charles Adams at Good Hill.
 Will Montgomery of Norwalk is the guest of her cousin, Mrs T. W. Tread well.
 Miss Vesta T. Fanton and Mrs Phebe A. Fanton were entertained by Miss Vesta's aunt, Mrs A. M. Bartram at the her pleasant home in Black Rock, on Tuesday.
 Fred Sherwood, formerly of Grt -- field Hill, is stopping with H. Goul3. Miss Bessie Hamilton started, Mon day, for Stamford where she will attend school and board with her grandparents, MT and Mrs W. Livermore.
 MT and Mrs L. R. Hoyt spent a few days of last week, in Bridgeport at F, E. Siliman's
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F osTER, BEsssE G COMPANY. "A
SUITED TO THE WEATHER.

hot tweaher outfit nom dcom
  nenta and mark 1perce ito income oa
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WANTED-A Housekeeper. F. H. PIERCE, " Roxbury, Conn.
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GUESTS IN OUR MIDST.

6UES1S IN OUh MlDSI'
 Sunday guests: MT and Mrs Eli Wake man of Bridgeport at c. W. Johnson's; MT and Mrs F. E. Silliman and son, NIT and Mrs H. c. Godfrey and Miss Edna Bradley of Bridgeport at L. k. Hoyt's; Harry Wayne of Westport at the rec tory; Mrs w. Montgomery and family of Norwalk at T. W. Treadwell's.
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Edward Kavany proposes to build a hen house 100 feet long. He is getting the stone for the foundations from the stood, which was built century ago or
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-03-29
Birds Of Passage

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s,eh'able boonto persons in feeble health oil
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