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The Newtown bee., 1894-07-06
STAMFORD.
ABOUT TOWN

AFFAIRS ABOUT TOWNs
 Miss Amy Talbot gave reception on Saturday, to her art scholars and their friends. It was largely attended and the exhibition of the pupils work. was highly commended.
 The town officials have finally got af- ter the bicycleists, who ride on the side walk.
 D. c. Wood is furnishing poles for the traction company.
 MT and Mrs Alexander St John of Ohio, are visiting Charles Blakesley and family on King street.
 The engagement is announced of Miss Ona Curtis, of King street and Sidney Beardsley of the building firm of Stagg & Beardsley.
 A house on old Mill Hill, owned by Mir Jeffries, was entirely distroyed by fire about o'clock, Saturday afternoon It was partially insured. Dea Leonard Saunders is doing some very good work in the line of lay ing concrete walks. John E. Holmes is chairman ant George w. Fairchild secretary of thi years school committee. The evening service at Christ churcl
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MISS SHANNON-MR HALL.

St Francis Navier's church in New Milford was well filled, Wednesday af- ternoon, the 27th, to witness the wedding ceremony of Francis P. Hall of New Milford and Miss Teresa Shannon, young est daughter of James Shannon of Bridge water. The church was handsomely trimmed with ferns and roses and the floral decorations were arranged in the form of an arch over the altar where the contracting parties stood. At 3.15 the wedding march pealed forth from the organ and the bridal party entered. The pastor, Rev J. J. Curtin, performed the ceremony. The bride was dressed in her travelling suit. The bridesmaid was Miss Lizzie shannon, sister of the bride and Harry Dolan of Albany, friend of the groom, was the best man. The happy couple, amid veritab ble thunder shower of rice, left on the 3 51 express south. They expect to spend about two weekssin Boston, Lynn and other places, after which they will make their home in Bridgeport. The best wishes of their many friends follow them.
 RIVER DISTRICT TO BUILD NEW SCHOOL
 HOUSE.
 At a school meeting held in River dis trict it was voted to build new school house and to change the site northward to the corner above MT Waldron's. w.. H. Marsh was reelected committee.
 Albert Pierce closed his school in the Center, Friday afternoon, after a success ful school year. The scholars, number ing about 40, were treated to ice cream which none could fail to appreciate this sultry weather. Mir Pierce is expected to teach again in September.
 Prof Frederick Gillett is home from Boston for a week.
 Will Kyle is home from New Haven to assist in getting hay on his mothers place.
 Clouds made slow having, last week, but good rain would be appreciated by the farmers.
 l AL GhC SSlOOl tbCCGlhS9 III ILiC SCAbC1 the evening of the 23d, Burton Garfield, Edwin Randall and Edward Wooster were elected school committee.
 James Shannon has been appointed committee man in Mallett district.
 J. G. Welton and Alfred Carlson have had new shingles, placed on their barns
 Mrs Dora Sanford and sister, Miss Gertrude Kasson, attended the installa tion in Washington, the 27th.
 Ernest Giddings of Danbury is visiting friends in town.
 Mrs Platt has prepared for having by purchasing a new horserake.
 Neighbors and friends held picnic 1T Edwin Evitt's yard on the Fourth.
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STEPNEY AND VICINITY.
BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES.

The preaching service will be held, next Sabbath afternoon, at l p. m., in the Baptist church. The theme of Rev MT Jones' sermon will be, ''Peter's fall and rising again." Union service will be held in the evening at 7 p. m., led by the Y. P. s. c. E. The usual union evening preaching service will occur at 7.3O. Much has been said, both in praise and criticism, regarding the work done by pr Charles H. Parkhurst in dis closing roguery and infamy in the city of New York, Tammany Hall and the police force being his chief target for at tack. A resurrection of matters has been the result. Tammany Halls back is broken, and the citizens of that great city hold their hands over their blush- ing faces, as they behold the rottenness of the men who they supposed were pro- tecting them from danger and crime, whereas the investigations of the Senate committee has proven it to be a pest hole of crime of the most degrading kind. hidden behind the mask of protec- tion. Owing to this state of affairs Rev MT Jones has concluded to preach ser mon, Sunday evening, on "What would Jesus Christ do in New York among the city rogues."
 ] Rev H. W. Jones, wife and daughter, leave Stepney, Monday, July 10, to spend their vacation among their friends. The church will be closed during their absence uutn the last Sunday in July.
 Charles J. Hughes has erected hand. some Quincy granite monument on the lot in our cemetery, belonging to John T. Porter. It is in cottage style an6 makes very attractive addition to the number of fine monuments in this c3m etery, from the works of MT Hughes. I Misses Ettie and Carrie May Hull at tended the graduating exercises of th' senior class of the Bethel high school last Friday.
 l Miss Cornia Slade is home from he school in New Haven.
 The article in last weeks BEE con cerning the officers of the Baptist Sun day school should have read: Superin
 tendent, Elbert O. Hull; assistant su perintendent, Charles B. Purdy. :. Miss Florence Hayes is home fror , New Haven for few days.
 Miss Clarice Clinghan returned t New York on Saturday, having spent
 six weeks vacation in Stepney. ]. Miss Harriet Hall has moved int v rooms in Henry Nichols house.
 George Durand has been helping Re ,. MT Jones get his hay.
 ]. Willis H. Lyon of the Peoples saving
 bank of Bridgeport, has visited with N
 Hubbard's family at George Burritt's. ]. Attorney E.. o. Hull was installed {
 an officer in the Samuel Harris lodg
 I. o. o. F., Bridgeport, at the install
 tion Monday night.
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WOODVILLE.

w. Cone and wife of Litchfield have been spending two weeks at their old home.
 Mrs E. Knickerbocker of New York has been visiting at her fathers, M. Huntley's.
 W. Foote has been visiting in Water bury.
 Miss Carrie Foote of Terryville made her parents a short visit, recently.
 E. Jefferson and wife of New York are boarding at John Geers'.
 A. Anson has three boarders.
 Mrs H. Smith who has been at l.. Camps in Kent Hollow, has returned home. Mrs Treat, who has been away visit ing friends has returned to c. Crofut's.
 H. Turrell, Mrs Mary Couch and son of North Woodbury spent short time | at his grandfather's | The farmers have commenced having
 Bertie Allen and his friend of Torrng. ton came out on their bicycles to visit | Bertie's uncle short time ago.
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WESTPORT.
AFFAIRS. ABOUT THE VILLAGE.

AFFAIRS. ABOUT THE VILLAGE.
 William Scheld of this place has open ed dental rooms at New Canaan, and is said to be receiving a good patronage.
 A concert by the Edison's perfected phonograph will be given at the Metho- dist church, Thursday evening.
 Rev MT Mackenzie of1iciated at the Safeguard chapel, last Sunday.
 The archdeaconry of Fairfield county will meet at Memorial church, next Tues day.
 The Westport baseball club opened the season, last Saturday, by playing the Crystals of Norwalk, and defeated them by the score of 26 to 9. This Saturday they go to Stamford and play the |. M. c. A., team of that place, and on the 14th play here again with the '. M. c. A. of Bridgeport.
 Mrs F. M. Aranguren of Brooklyn is visiting Mrs John J. Marvin. Funeral Director Charles Fable had in charge, Sunday, the funeral of Mrs Bet sy Ogden, who died at her home in Cross Highway, Thursday, aged 90 years. The funeral service was from her late resi- dence. The interment was at Oak Lawn cemetery.
 A. T. Burr and family of Greenwich are guests at Henry P. Burr's.
 Mrs J. H. Hutchinson of Brooklyn is guest of Mrs Joseph G. Hyatt. Miss Lottie Beardsley and Mrs Boards ley of Monroe are visiting Mrs William G. Staples.
 1 J. Milton Elwood of Brooklyn is visit ing his mother, Mrs Charles Elwood, or King street.
 James Mitchell, carpenter from thi: place, while at work at John Dingee's al Greens Farms, last Saturday. fell from barrel on which he was standing, on 2 scaffolding, distance of about 10 feet and was quite badly injured. He wa! brought to his home here and is being at tended by Dr Frederick Powers.
 Rev MT Mackenzie will begin, on Fri day afternoon, series of Bible readings to be held in the Memorial church at 3.3t on Friday afternoons.
 Joseph Marvin of this place sailed ol the Trave, Tuesday, for two month visit to points of interest in Germany.
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BANTAM.

The Episcopal people had straw berry and ice cream festival on Friday evening, June %, and dialogues, hoop drill by the smaller children and one or two comic pieces. The evening passed off very finely. The receipts were over $40.
 MT Prindle and family have arrived from Birmingham to spend the month of July with his sister.
 A good many of the farmers have got quite start in having. One or two are nearly through.
 The bachelors hotel has been turned into boxing school. They have very l fine set of gloves. l Flynn & Doyle are doing lots of work Men are kept busy all of the time.
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Bridgeport spent the Fourth with Mrs George Cornwall.
 Miss Anna Beers of Brooklyn, N. T., is guest of Mrs Sophia Kellogg.
 Curtis school closed: last week, for the summer vacation. Extensive alterations and new rooms are being fitted up for accommodating the fall patronage.
 Miss Susie Whitcome is visiting her parents.
 Mrs Betincourt and daughter of New York is the guest of Mrs Samuel Sher- man.
 r Mir and Mrs R. T. Clark left. town on Monday, for visit with their children at Black Rock, Fairfield.
 Mir and Mrs E. c. Smith spent few days, last week, with their son, J. C.. Smith, of the Boston Globe, taking the Fall River line of steamers to New York visiting their daughter, Mrs H. W. Green.
 Miss Hattie Beers of Naples, New York, has been calling upon friends in town.
 Dr Smith and wife, accompanied by Mrs Weld, were at the Catskills, last week, leaving Mrs Smith for the benefit | of the fresh air and surroundings. Thomas s. Taylor and granddaughtel attended reunion of the Taylor family at Great Plains, on Thursday of last week.
 It proposed to try choral choir at S Paul's. The children have done so wei at their services it has been thought bes to turn their abilities to good account Their first meeting for rehearsal will b. on Friday night at the church.
 James Beers and daughter of Brook lyn spent Sunday wi tn Mrs Hora' Beers.
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MONROE.
IRRATIONAL CHURCH NOTES.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES.
 Appreciative audiences were present at both services, last Sunday. Rev O. Fla duma preached highly acceptable ser mon in the morning. His address to the Sunday school was received with evident interest. In the evening he delivered a missionary address forcible in it's pre- sentation of the missionary cause in western Africa and also interestingly in' structive with reference to modes of Af. rican tribal living. MT Faduma express ed himself pleased with Monroe and feels most grateful to the people for the kind reception given him on all sides. The successful meetings of the day are 2 source of satisfaction to the c. B. society of the church, under whose auspices tht services were held.
 Next Sunday morning at the II o'clocl service, an expository sermon in answe 1 to question, will be preached. At th' evening service, one of the new Congre | gational services will be used. Tn theme of the service will be stTrust il I God.''
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In Fairfield County.
BETHEL.
NAUGHTY PEOPLE IN PLUMrREEs.

NAUGHTY PEOPLE IN PLUMTREES.
 Last Sunday afternoon, the Plumtrees Sunday school scholars had very bad example set them by men nearby cart ing hay.
 The inhabitants living on the east sidt of Maple avenue have been pestered by l some wild animal killing their poultry Last Friday morning, Henry Shepard killed an old fox in the act of carrying off one of his chickens to feed her nest of young, within few rods of his barn 1 He then exterminated the young ones and rid the neighborhood of tLe pest. Walker MeDowel has sold his meat market on Chestnut street to his clerk, Edwin c. Fairchild.
 The descendants of the late Joseph Kile held reunion at the home of Mrs Mary Reid on Beaver street the Fourth. Clark, son of Rev H. Q. Judd of Hunt ington, N. Y, is spending week with his uncles.
 Edward B. Judd is taking a weeks va cation at home. He reports that pota- toes and other crops are suffering for want of rain in Rhode Island.
 H. H. Baird has cleared up and plowed a new piece of ground, part of his pur- chase from the McDowel estate.
 The Myers baby that fell, last week, from second story window on Maple avenue is doing we'll.
 The trolley road is likely to terminate on East street near the borough limits. There seems to be quite a speculative feeling in that part of the town already.
 Frank A. Judd entertained his brothers and their families on the Fourth.
 Nathan I. Bennett and family have ar rived in town to spend the summer in his Plumtrees residence. He brings lively pair of ponies for his children's use; also pair of fine bays for his own use. Nathan Ives and family know how to enjoy life in the country. We greet them with pleasure.
 The frame for the new Methodist par sonage has been raised.
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WOODBURY.
THE GREAT CELEBRATION.

| Woodbury is celebrated for the perfec- tion of her celebrations. If the weather should prove propicious, she has made such thorough preparations for patriotic celebration of the Fourth of July that she will be in the front rank of such celebrations in the state, in this as on numerous other celebrations. There will be a grand parade from the lower end of Main street to Hotchkissville by way of the corner store and return to the grand stand in the grove opposite the Dea J. H. Linsley's. Nearly all the trades in Woodbury will be represented. Horace Manvile, the oldest man in Woodbcry, aged go years and three months, and Mrs expected to ride in the procession. The church bells will be rung at 4.3O a. m. E. w. Pond is appointed grand marshal with J. H. Roberts, H. c. Smith, A. w.. Mitchell, Stephen Crane, Frank Allen, Frank Hitchcock, George Powell and F.. R. Ford for aides. William Cothren, the Historian of Ancient Woodbury, will be president of the day. The Knights of Pythias and brass band of Watertown will be feature. of the occasion. The for the occasion. The committee expect the villagers to decorate their houses in honor of the occasion. Delegations from the surrounding towns of Ancient Wood- huru to Ia1a Dr Rodger will read the Declaration of Independence. The oration will be de- livered by Prof John K. Buckley. The singing will be by the Glee club. A sa- lute of l3 guns will be fired from among rocks in the morning. There will be races at the West Side Driving Park in the afternoon and fireworks in the even- ing.
 MT Todd of Hartford has leased F. H. Barnes furnished residence for the sum- mer.
 The water pipes were laid, last Satur- day, to the residence of William Cothren. At this writing they are laid to the cor ner store.
 Judge Huntington has been re-appoint- ed States attorney for Litchfeld county for two years.
 MT and Mrs Skilton have returned from their wedding tour to their home in Mid- dle Quarter.
 The pupils of Parker Academy had very enjoyable trip to Bantam lake, last week.
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WEST CORN WALL
A SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL TERM.


 The village school closed on Thurs day morning of last week. The young misses of the school had tastefully dec- orated the school rooms wild flowers for the occasion, which made bright back ground for the youthful and bright enthusiasts. A fine literary treat was served, which showed careful prepara- tion on the part of the teacher, Mrs Helen Page. Mrs Page is a first class teacher and has given general satisfac- tion, and has won the confidence of the scholars and thereby making her teach- ing a success in all it's branches.
 Miss Caroline Hubbard has returned from her visit in Bridgeport and is again on the hill.
 Miss Rebecca Thompson has returned to Bridgeport, Conn. Miss Alice Hubbard of Hartford City Indiana, is visiting at her grandfather's s. Colds. l MT and Mrs Thomas Wilson returned home after few days visit with rela tives and friends.
 Several from here attended the Com mencement exercises at Falls Village last Wednesday evening.
 Cochrane Brothers have just received two more car loads of cattle from tn West.
 Miss Delle Cochrane spent the FourtI in New Milford.
 Hon L. J. Nickerson and Myron Hal lock were in New York, a few days las week.
 ] The only celebration of the gloriou
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KENT.
REGISTERED AT KENT INN.

Thomas Bland, D. V. S., Waterbury l; A. s. Todd, D. V. s., New Milford; A. Miles, New York; k. J. Orr, Pittsfield l; D. w. Merrill, Winsted; D. 5. Chapman, Millerton, N. Y.; William Cribley, 0. Kirch, Kent; Dr ". M. Barnum, New York; J. F. Addis, Charles Addis. Charles Planz, New Milford; George S
 Adams, Pittsfield; J. c. Futile, New Haven; Lewis Ives and wife, Peter Skiff, Edward Skiff, Kent; l.. J. Kicker
 son, Cornwall; George Wilson, Amenia
 J. s. Smith and wife, Huntsville, Mass
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In New Haven County.
OXFORD.

THE FOXES GETTING AFTER THE HEN
 BOOSTS.
 Foxes are frequent visitors at the hen roosts, both in the Center and on Chest nut Tree Hill. c. W. Cable shot one, Sunday morning, close to his house. Many chases have been made for them before.
 Rev MT Norris visited in town, last week, for few days.
 Miss Alice Hazeltine was the guest of
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Fourth in this place was $50 worth of fireworks sent off in the evening.
 George Beck is to be the delegate to the c. E. convention at Cleveland.
 Many of the farmers have commenced having and the busy season is at hand.
 N. 5. Carlisle returned to St Charles. Illinois, last Tuesday.
 Edward Baldwin is home from Yale for the summer.
 The Misses Bliss of Pittsfield, Mass, are visiting at s. R. Scoville's.
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BRIDGEPORT.
FROM THE GREAT FIRE SALE.

FROM THE GREAT FIRE SALE
 c. H. Bennett>has opened to-day three cases of ladies' white Oxford ties. He has marked s9c, worth s1.50; five cases ladies' Dongola kid Oxford ties with cloth tops at 79c, worth s1.25; 90 pairs mems patent leather Oxfords at S1.09, worth g. MT Bennett has made extra preparations for the rush and can suit the most fastidious customers both in prices and fit. Read his adv for prices.
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BRooKF1ELD.
THE CROP OUTLOOK.

Having progresses slowly, there is so little sunshine. Rain is much needed as tobacco wits quite badly during the mid de of the day. Corn still continues to grow, though on dry pieces the leaves roll up during the greatest heat of the day Raspberries will soon begin to dry up with an abundant crop nearly ready for ripening. There is good set of apples with the season past for the last drop pings. So far they are growing rapidly. Peaches have not as full a set as last year but enough to make good crop of better quality than for two years.
 Mrs Elmer Cornwall and children o1
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Miss Ruth Sanford, for several days,

Miss Ruth Sanford, for several days, last week.
 Miss c. w. Cable entertains Mrs Jen- nie Cable, MT and Mrs Martin Sturtevant of Bridgeport and Mrs Alfred Hatch of New Haven, this week.
 Mrs Cris Cristington and Mrs Ole Ole son have visited Mrs Charles Kennissey.
 ". II. Perry's child is very sick with gastric fever.
 Mrs Leimburner gains very slowly.
 Mrs Hoxie received telegram on Thursday morning last announcing the death of her mother in Brooklyn, and she left on Friday to attend the funeral there.
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LYONS PLAINS.

Mir and Mrs L. R. Hoyt have visited at F. Silliman's, Bridgeport.
 Mrs Albert Davis unfortunately cut of the end of her finger on Saturday. Dr Gorham was called to dress it. It is hoped it will soon be better.
 Mrs Frank Lyon has the measles. Her mother, Mrs I. N. Thorpe, has been with her.
 Mrs James A. Smith entertains her sis.
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AYERS HAIR MgCOR
Litchfield County News
BRIDGEWATER.
WHERE WAS THEIR CALENDAR?

WHERE WAS THEIR CALENDAR?
 One of our aged citizens made mis- take in the day, Sunday. He took his team and went to the lot to work and his wife, also being mistaken, went about her Saturdays work. His neighbor re- turning from church saw him, and in- formed him of his mistake. The aged couple were very much surprised and rested from their labors the next day.
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EAST VILLAGE.

Methodist church notices: Choir meet ing, Saturday evening, 7.3O; Sunday, preaching service, 1.30 p. m.; Sunday school, 1215 p. m., prayer meeting, Wednesday evening, at 7.30 in the par sonage.
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When q Woman
 HaS Constant Backache

she cannot walk or stand, her duties are heavy burdens, and she is utterly miserable.
 The cause Is some derange- ment of the uterus or womb.
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GARRICK. 5O81.

Race record 2ss. Weight 1llo pounds. This Stallion is 8 black horse with white hind an- kles, good style, heavy bone and muscle. Was bred Dy E. K. Beardsley of Bronson,
 Mich-; toaled in 1886. Sired by Hambletonian record 2.2S. Dam Emma c. by Masterlade,
 595; 2nd dam Honesty by St Elmo, by Abdals primo. This standard bred stallion win mako the season of 1894 at my farm in Long Hnl. &l5 for the season ending September 10. 1894, 6 payable at time of serv1ce. Good pasture for mares at owners risk For further par. ticulars address
 Elliott III. BeardSley,
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fered with falling of the womb. The best doctors failed to re- lleve her, and as a last resort she purchased six bottles of Lyala 4. PlnkAam's Tegeta- bAe Combouna. Now she is a well woman.
 The dreadful pain in her back stopped after taking the second bottle. She wishes she had taken 1t sooner, and saved both money and years of sui fering. This Vegetable Con- pound is the one unfailing remedy for female complaints. ter, Mrs D. B. Provost of Elizabeth, N J.
 Mir and Mrs Eli Wakeman of Bridge port visited her parents on Sunday, MI and Mrs Charles Johnson.
 Clarence c. Smith attended a party given to his cousin on her fourth birth. day, Wednesday, the 27th, Miss Irene Bradley at her pleasant home in Green field Hill.
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NAUGHTY PEOPLE IN PLUMTREES.
 Last Sunday afternoon, the Plumtrees Sunday school scholars had very bad example set them by men nearby cart ing hay.
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Mrs Elmer Cornwall and children of