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The Newtown bee., 1893-12-08
STEVENSON.

George Calhoun and sister of Carmel spent Thanks giving with cousins here.
 Burr Guthrie and wife of Ansonia have visited at H. G. LOvelands
 Isn't it about time his friends got after a certain person in shiloh, when he gets up in the morning and shoots his own rooster for an owl? eve think sOJ.
 Miss Alice Sherman is visiting friends in New Haven.
 Walter Aldrich and wife of Quakrr Hin have visited at Samuel Stephens.
 Mrs William o French is visiting her sister in Naugatuck.
 Misses Carrie and Alice French of White Hill have visited at William 0 French's. Ben Wheeler of Shelton and Henry Johnson of Southbury have also visited there.
 Mrs Nichols French and sons took Thanksgiving supper with her brother, William Jordan.
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The enumeration or the scholars shows an increase of ?. between the ages of four and lG, over that of last year.
 Mrs D Munson has been visiting her friends in South Norwalk and Bridge port.
 Mir and Mrs ParmeIee of Stepney. with Mrs Knapp and daughter of Mon roe. were guests of MT and Mrs George Farchild over Thanks giving.
 Mrs D. NJ. Mitchell shared her Thanks giving supper with several of her old fri Id ard neighbors.
 The commitIee of the south Britain school is reiarging the school house to furnish room for half dozen much needed seats.
 Sidney S. Platt is serving on the jury in the Waterbury district court.
 Mir and Mrs John Squires have moved and are now settled in their own home below the mill, the old home of Mrs Cy- rus Hinman.
 Amos Mitchell and wife returned L" Bridge port on sunday evening. Mrs William II. Williams and daugh- ter are with her sitter, Mrs Sidney Platt Mrs Jane Platt has gone to Britain Center [" spend he winter with her ! daugFF"r. Mr> G. w. Mitchell. D. ( tt-'t set a trap in his hen yard 1 to catch some wild animal that scene d to be disturbing his fowls. and eating their fresh meat. and caught three of hi- neighbors dog~ in three successive even ing>.
 The Hollow school recommended thi- week, with Mss Sarah Bradley a- teacher.
 A granddaughter of Russell Ford is to spend the winter with him.
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Litchfield County News,
MERRYALL.

F. s. Gregory and family entertained MT and Mrs William Ives and Miss Jane Fenn on Thanksgiving day.
 G. N. Abbott has purchased pair of of cattle, and is getting wood and logs off his new farm.
 F. A. Young and family were at his fathers in Brdgewater, on Thanksgiv- ing day.
 Potter's steam thresher has been at work the past week at J. H. Halls and w. Demusey's threshing oats and cut ting stalks.
 G. F. Goode and wife spent Thanks giving with MT and Mrs John McEwen.
 Miss Lillian Hall returned home on Thursday, from visit in New York state.
 Mrs Jeanette Platt of the village wis ited at her old home, one day last week.
 Charles E. Marsh and family went to Attleboro, Mass, and spent Thanks giving with his nephew, Charles Marsh. They also took in some of the sights of Boston.
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BEDDING.
A SUCCESSFUL FAIR.


 The fair and festival given by the la dies of St Patrick's church, and terminat- ing on Thanksgiving night, drew crowd ed houses every evening and was grand success, both socially and financially. The best of order prevailed and all who attended had a good time. We give list of articles drawn, with the lucky winners, $5 gold piece, Miss Mamie King of Bethel; plush rocker, Mrs John Reynolds; antique oak table, J. F. Hill chamber suit, Mrs D. Sullivan; silver nut picks, Father O'Connell; gentlemen's slippers, c. Dorgan; ham, r. Mcdonald; :; pair of vases, M. Connery; wall fan, Mrs J. NJ. Sullivan; counterpane, John Halpin, Bethel; table cover, D. w.. Green; dressing case, Wallace Ward, Danbury; silver butter dish, Mrs T. F. Brew, Newtown tower clock, Frank Ferry; goat, J. M Sullivan; lamp, Mrs J. M. Sullivan; chest of tea, Y. M. Ryan :; counterpane and napkins, Rev F. O'Con- nell; parlor lamp, Fred Dorgan; bed quilt, T. Dorgan; pair of vases, Mrs J. M. Sullivan; ham, James Johnson, Bethel :; feather bed, Mrs c. Lovely; silver nut picks, NJ. Connery; pair suspenders, Mrs J. Reynolds; table cover, H. White head.
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place, MT Page from Seymour doing tha work

place, MT Page from Seymour doing the work.
 w. s. Hawley and family from Bridge port, spent Thanksgiving with his ar en s, MT and Mrs c. B. Hawley.
 Mrs Charles Hall is on the sick list.
 Mrs stephen J. Burroughs is visiting friends at Maj bedale.
 Mrs D. Mah"ny has returned from wis iting her mother at Great Burlington. M s.
 Mrs l.. B. Nichols is visiting Mir and Mrs Lewis Brinsmade at Daniels Farms. Thanksgiving consisted of the ususl receiving and family reunions. Among | those notable was the reunion at Nathan iel Halls, about 20 of the family being | present.
 Mrs John Wade has visited in EastOn. 1 Among those in town over Thanks giving was Mrs Caroline Hubbeil and Harvey Hubbell, Mir and Mrs Edward Keuhn aud Miss Hattie Hitchcock ot Hartford and George heuhn and family of Bridgeport.
 Mrs b. Mahoney was in Great Bar rington over Sunday. Her son, John and mother, Mrs PiXley, returned witt her.
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FAIRFIELD.
THE NEW READING ROOM,

THE NEW READING ROOM.
 The long contemplated opening of the reading room over Betts' store promises soon to be reality. A formal organi- zation was affected, last week, by those interested. The management of it's af- fairs will be by d board of directors of whom the following gentlemen have been elected: B. BetGs, Rev Mir Child, Prof F. H. Brewer, Dr W. H. Donaldson, W. o. Burr, Jatue4 o. BuIkley and Bacon Wqkeman. The officers are B. Belts, president; Dr W. Il. Donaldson, vice president; Bacon Wakeuan, secretary and treasurer. The late o. B. Jennings having offered to furnish iF, his fami y will carry out his intentions, and as on as this i- done the rooms will be formal ly opened. A fine lot of games have been given by the Messrs Rowland and periodicals, books, etc, are now waitit 2 accommodations. A small membership ice will be required, entitling the mem- Der to all the privileges, ttlks, lectures, entertainments, etc. A general invita- tion is extended to every body to take an active interest in the work.
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THE An exceedingly searching nrti-
 GRAPE rlr on the causes of appendicitis
 SEED was read before the Hartford
 THEORY medical society, the other dny,by EXPLODED. Dr Storrs, which was printed in full by tlie Cournnt. The Courant remarks, "The not'ou ls not nltogcthcrquicting that we are all the while harboring innumerable ba cilli, and tn,lt, il they lose their temper, they turn to and Iaid upon our appendices or oth
 or weak and vital spots. 1t bchoovcs the pro fession now to discover the diet that will keep these rear neighbors Of the inner man in pcaceht condition. The old grape-seed theory seeIls to be ulIcctually disposed Of in this article The trouble comes first, and, ai- Tor the rugt lg bacila have done their mis- chlet, then the chance grupc-sccd may drop In, but il is lot the c,tuse, only an incident oi the disturb i.nce, It remains To be seen whcth or this will .cstore the grape to that place in public confidence which it used to hold. It is a curious and disturbing fact of the disease that tormc it used to be un uilmcnt simply but wasn't ltal. The bacilI are more impet uous and dt tcmincd and do dendlier work
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BRIDGEPORT.
DEATH OF HON D. NJ. READ.

DEATH OF HON D. NJ. READ.
 EX-Senator David Nj. Read died at his home On Park avenue at o'clock, Tues day afternoon, after a four weeks illness which terminated in oedema of the lungs. Probably few men, politically, or in private and in business life, were better known than David NJ. Read. A typical American, he boasted more titles hon. estly earned than he ever cared to use, although he sometimes referred to their number and diversity laughingly. Ma jor, senator, commissioner, honorable were pretixes any and all of which might be attached to his name. Personally he was the most genial and lovable of men, one of whom it was truthfully said that he had all friends and no enemies. His charities were unostentatious, but lber- al and wisely appl jed. Businesswise he was man of great acumen and what ever he touched prospered.-[ Bridgeport Union.
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A With the December number PROGRESSIVE McCure's Magazine begins
 MAGAZINE. it's second volume, and, by the character of It's contents, renews the promise, so amply k9pt in the first volume, of being a magazine, not to buy and lay by for day Of future reference chat never comes, but to buy and reud-to read at once, read without stop ping An account by Arthur Warren of a wis, it to Archtl,acon Farrar, embracing much in teresting talk by the archdeacon on his ac q nintanoc with Tennyson and other eminent men, on his work, and on Westminster Abbey and richly illustrated, opens the number. Prof Henry Drummond relates the history of the founding and progress of the Boys Bri gado, an organization which Is making new earth for tn, street Arab and other intended or haIf-tended boys. The article of sharpesl present interest, perhaps, is a discriminating and sympathetic study ot the character and career of Gcv William Mckinley, by E. Jay Edwards. Charles A. Dana, the distinguished editor of the "New York Sun," provides par ticularly in -eresting travel sketch in some notes on a Journey he lately made to Jerusa lem. Nearly every article is copiousy illus trated, but ot especial value are group of DOT traits Of Tonnyson and his triends-among them Sir John Herschel, Browning, Charles Darwin, and Carlyle-reproduced from the ia nous negatives of Mrs Julia Margaret Gamer on. The last of the Sherlock Holmes stories by Conan Doyle, an Arkansas Christmas story and unseen by Ms oliphant, give special dis tinction to tie fiction of the number. In the novel department of "IIuman Documents" portraits are given of Whitelaw Reid, William Y. Stead, and Gov William Mckinley, from boyhood to the present time.
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LANESVILLE.

A social dance will be given by the Daughters of Liberty, in their rooms over the postoffice in New Milford, Thursday evening. December :. ception and donation given to the Rev H. s. Still, at the church parlors in New Milford.
 Miss Emma Giddings has returned to Arthursburg, N. '.
 Mrs Aimira Burr spent Thanksgiving away from home.
 There is much complaint of apples rotting badly. It is supposed the high winds injured them in the fall.
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TURKEY PICkINGS.

MT and Mrs w. $. Hooper ate turkey with Mr and Mrs Charles Minor at New town.
 Mir and Mrs Charles s. Nichols and family and Dea and Mrs o. G. Beard and family met at Nathan B. Nichols.
 Mr and Mrs William Buckingham, An nie and Fred Gorham were entertained at E. J. Buckingham's.
 Miss Edith E., and Fred I. Brownson met with Mr and Mrs Myron $. Clark of East Village for Thanksgiving.
 s. B. a2d Charles Brownson were guests of Henry I, Brownson on Thanks giving day.
 Miss Jennie Curtiss has again resumed her duties as music teacher and all who know of her musical ability and pleasant manner of instruction, congratulate her pupils upon their good fortune in having her for their teacher.
 Mrs Henry NJ. Bolles of New Preston spent last week with her niece, Mrs F. N. Potter. Mr Bolles came for Thanks giv- ing, returning home on Friday.
 Mrs A. H. Landon of Bridgeport has been entertained by her sister, Mrs +. w. Linsley.
 Madam Rumor has it that we have another bridegroom and bride in the place. Guess who?
 Mrs Philander Owen of Booths Hill has been in Nichols caring for her daugh- ter-in-law, Mrs Rufus Owen. The little granddaughter, Elsie May, is now two weeks old.
 Mrs Orrin Talmadge has visited her granddaughter, Mrs George Taylor, in Nichols.
 Rev MT Bowles' daughter, with her little child, has come to the rectOry to sLend the winter. Mrs c. c Perry and Miss Emma Quick of Stratford recently spent visited Mrs F. N. Potter. Olin Shelton has moved over to MI Rowley's place, near Shelton, and will continue the meat business. He has lso taken down his store room and ice box and has set them up in the new quarters Horace Lyon is building il new farm building.
 Richard Mcdonald is having a fine milk wagon built to order. James Webb of Isinglass is very low and is unable to help himself in any way Mrs A. $. Mcdonald is slowly gaining Charles E Quick, Fred M, and Frank W. Wooster, are building the horse sheds back of the new Congregational church ! to take the place of the ones burned July 25, 1892.
 The Misses Knowles of Mary land are visiting their aunt, Mrs k. B. Booth.
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TASHUA.

J. A. Treadwell has had car load of bran and middlings come to Stepney Depot, and sold it out readily.
 A. B. Mallett has treated his house to new coat of paint.
 The.rectory is closed. MT Bolles' family have all moved to Huntington.
 Miss Jennie VI. Mallett of the Normal school, who has been home for few days, has returned.
 Oliver Northrop and family and Mrs
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A NARROW ESCAPE,

George A. Mills of Fairfield had an unpleasantly narrow escape from per foration, yesterday. He was standing near the house occupied by w. N. Hartshorn, looking into the conservAto ory, when a rifle ball came whiZZing by and broke the glass. As the shot came from the beach, he went down, but could not find the man who fired it. Such shoot ing is almost criminally careless, and should stop.
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THE AMATEUR HORTICULTTRISTs

The regular monthly meeting of the Hol ticuhural society was held nn Mon- day evening. The ,ubj"ct was rhrySan- themumS, and paper on this topic was read by MT Dallas. Several new mem- ber> were voted in aud the final amend mentS to the constitution were made. The January meeting will he held on the second Monday evening, instead of the first, and aU this meeting Miss Ella Stur- ges will read paper on '' The cold frame and what to raise in it." This will be a very interesting and instructive topic for the majority of the members. An nouncement was made of the offer of two $5 prizes for the best exhibition of pan. sies, at the spring exhibition, one being special prize for children.
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THE REAL, In the December number of
 CAUSE OF the Forum, Thomas G. Shear
 FINANCIAL man has an interesting article COMPLAINTS. on the use of bank checks and their use by farmers. point he makes is worth quoting. He says: By the use of bank clecks, money can be dispensed with to an enormous extent. All wholesale dealers un. derstand thu and carry on their business al most exclusively by means of checks. It is universally admitted that much more than 90 per cent of sll wholesale transactions are con ducted in this manner. The bulk of transac. tions in the cural districts, especially in the South and Southwest, are carried on with even less use of IT oney than is usual in the great cultural districts and mining regions, which tog ether cover nine tenths of the area ot the United states, 1t seems to be universally con ceded that very few transactions ot any kind, whether wholesale or retail, are settled by immediate cash payments. Everybody keeps an account ct the country store; and every thing Is dono upon credit. Do not these facts at once account for the farmers complaints and indicate the true remedy? Is not the on ly real relief to be found in tine extension, to every town and village in the land, of safe and sound banking agencies, with which farmers can do bnsir ess on precisely the same terms as New York merchantsp Every farmer should learn to use bank checks, instead of bank notes, precisely as merchant manufac- tlrers use tt em. In short, the farmers and \ nall dealers ofevery village should have al, the facilities and all the security now given to tho richest merchants in the largest cities."
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DEATH OF Bridgeport loses one of it's best HON DAVID known citizens in the death ot
 M. READ lion David NJ. Read which oc- cured on Tuesday, the fatal Illness being attributed to ovcrstr,tu from his laboriou= efforts in be ,nlf ot his state at the Worlds fair, Mir Rad will be sadly missed in the Park City. He was a good man to do busi- ness with, and his friends were not confined to any one party. Mir Rcnd made d success in the dry goods business, the firm name Of The D. NJ. Read Co.,, being almost a house. hold word throughout Western Connecticut lilo was honorcd by his party politically, and had he lived still higher honors would doubt less hnvo be n showcrcd upon him.
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NEW HAVEN seem to he standing the hard NEWSPAPER times, very well thank you.
 FELLOWS. Following the Palladium, the Union is clotlod in il new dress more beGt ting ita editorial ability and financial pros pority. It is a handsome sheet, and Editor Troup is doubtlcss aware of u.
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STRATFIELD.

Mir and Mrs Arthur Wilson epterta in- ed large company of relatives and friends. at their residence on Waterviaw " farm on Thanksgiving day, to the num- Der of 16. The party included Edwin Lewis and family, K. c. Wilson and fam fly, James Sereder and family, Mrs Hil-
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OXFORD.

Mrs O. C. Osborn and Mrs N. An drews returned from Newark, N. J.. on Saturday of last week. where they havr been visiting friends.
 George <. Hubbeil has accepted an agency with Ernest J. Bowden S Son- of Geneva, N. J., dealers in all kinds If nursery stock. We wish him great >Hr-
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Her and daughter and Mrs Mary Benne t of Bridge port.
 Mrs Frank Vann is still on the si, k list. Her many friends are in hopes Of her speedy recovery.
 Rev Mir Wilson and wife spent Thanks giving with relatives in New Jersey.
 Master Arthur and Bert Cornell spent Thanksgiving with their grandmother, Mrs Charles Cornell.
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THOSE TELEGRAPH POLES.

The county commissioners have given the Postal Telegraph Co.,, permission to set the poles between the old toll house and St Paul's church and they will have them all in place, this week. The mat ter of a settlement with the land owners is yet to be done. The commissioners have nothing to do with that. If the people and the company cannot agree, it goes to the courts.
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IN ST PAUL'S PARISH.

The Ladies Guild seut box of mater ials, last week, to aid the work of the Indian women in Wyoming, from an appeal made for them at the meeting of the Womans' Auxiliary at Meriden, which was promptly responded to by many parishes.
 Services at the church were well at tended, Sunday morning, although it was stormy. The rector reached from text in the epistle for the first Sunday in Advent, "knowing the time" The evening service was omitted.
 Thanksgiving day was duly observed in the churches. The rector of St Paul's he d the service for St Andrews day at 10 a. m. and the Thanksgiving service at II with an appropriate address, from the text, "In everything give thanks" Many good things were collected at the church on Wednesday, to be distributed to the needy, and to make them feel good and thankful in receiving, with those who had the privilege of giving. The parish Guild meets the first Mon day in every month, to transact the nee essary business, and provide ways and and means for work.
 The monthly concert of the Congrega- tional church took an interesting form, last Sunday. The subject was Di Strong's new book, "The New Era Five minute talks on different chapters were given by four gentlemen, after an introduction by the pastor. It was un- fortunate that the storm prevented a | larger attendance.
 Mrs Dr Thayer and child of Newark, N. J., spent Thanksgiving at her old | home.
 MT Sturges is making extensive inn prOvements in the lot below Round Hill. lately purchased of David Wakeman. A l fine Telford road is being constructed across it and the old stone wall being re- placed by a substantial new one. | On Friday evening of this week, Co., lumbian social will be held in the par lors of the Congregational church. A exhibition of Worlds fair souvenirs will be contributed to by many who were there, and short talks by several well known tourists will add to the attrac. tions. An hours musical program and refreshments will make up an evening E attraction we'll worth attending. The proceeds are for the benefit of church work.
 Fairfield council, Order of United 1 Friends, holds it's annual meeting on Fri day evening, the 18th. This makes the beginning of it's fifth year and it's mem- bers feel grateful that no death benefits have been called for in it's circle and trust another four years may have as clean a record.
 Elmer E. Grumman of Bridgeport, junior member of the enterprising hard ware firm of Lyon & Grumman, has bought the Mary Burr place, and in- tends soon to move from his present home in Bridgeport to Fairfield.
 Dr Donaldson is contemplating a large addition to his house.
 E. H. Smith, the carpenter, is com mencing the construction of new house in Mill Plain, near the one he already owns. It will be for rent. A new Shoninger piano has been placed in the Middle district school house.
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Editorial Ink Drops.

A NcNtown citizens of all classes VALUED will greatly regret the death Of Tax CITIZEN. Collector Botsford. His unhnch- Ing honesty ind gcntnlity in discharge of his duties won hlm high regard on every side. He belonged to class ot substantial men, who are a bcncht to any town.
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DEATH OF MRS CAROLINE PEET.

Mrs Caroline 'Peet died on Saturday morning, December }, aged 95 years. The funeral services were held at her late home on Tuesday afternoon at 1.3O D. m, Rev Mir BOwles officiating. The interment was in the old cemetery asso citation grounds.
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George Anson Hall died, December 4, aged ST years. The funeral services were held from the house, Wednesday afternoon, Rev w. F. White officiating. The interment was in the Long Hill cemetery.
 Charles Wheeler of Yale college, spent Thanksgiving at home
 The Trumbull Y. F. s. C. E. will ob- serve it's third anniversary at the church, Wednesday evening, the 18th; if stormy, 1t W i'll be postponed until Friday even-
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WESTPORT.
DEATH OF CHARLES BAKER,

Charles Baker, aged 3G years, was found dead on the sidewalk in front of Mrs Eli c. Smiths residence, State street, Thursday night, about 12 o'clock. According to the coroner, the cause of death was heart disease. The funeral took place from his late residence, Sun day, Rev Mir Mackenzie of Trinity offici- ating. The burial was in the Greens Farms cemetery. The pail bearers were John Weed. Fred H. Patterson, John Rippey and Frank Mills.
 THE NEW RECTOR OF CHRIST CHURCH.
 Rev George w. Barhydt, the new rec tor of Christ church, entered upon his duties here, Sunday, and is now nicely settled in his new quarters at the rectOry.
 MT and Mrs Theo dore Robinson of Troy, N. Y., are visiting Mir and Mrs Lloyd Nash, on King street.
 Rev Dr c. c. McCabe officiated at the Methodist church, Sunday evening.
 Carl J. Peck of Middletown has been visiting his brother, Rev George C.. Peck.
 Mrs Jane Belden has been having her house re-painted and has otherwise been greatly improving the looks of her place on Main street.
 Miss Josie Isbell of Brooklyn, N. Y., is guest of the Misses Annie and Car rie Bradley.
 The Misses Sanford, Miss Ida Burke and Miss Mae kimball of New York are guests of the Misses Thomas, of Compo. Mir and Mrs w. A. Wildman of Dan bury have been guests, during the week, of MT and Mrs William III c. Nash Expressman Sheppard lost valuable horse by it's getting cast in the stable and breaking it's leg, Sunday night, and otherwise ipjuring it so that it had to be | killed.
 Miss Sadie Phalon of Stamford is the guest of her aunt, Mrs Lois Sherwood. Edward Perry has opened a barber shop in the rooms lately vacated by | Frederick Wildman. George Lathran and Miss Mary La | thran have gone to Florida for the bene- | fit of Miss Lathran's health. The pupils of the Staples high school are to hold Columbian fair and supper 1 in the school hall, next Friday evening, the proceeds to be for the benefit of the school.