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NICHOLS.

George Sherman of Bridgeport is sick at his mothers, Mrs William Sherman.s.
 Edgar Fl. Rodgers is putting a new sill and corner post under his house. The Methodist Sunday school is in a very prosperous condition under the eff cient management of the superintendent, pr F. c. Starkweather; l0l attended fast Sunday, and great interest is manifested. Preparations are being made now for the Easter entertainment.
 The macadam road is soon to be ex- tended as far as the park, to the great satisfaction of the public.
 The village improvement society met, Tuesday evening, March 6, and voted to set a row of trees around the park, Fast day. On the north side will be row of .elms and the remaining sides will be oaks, etc.
 Home talent will produce ssUncle Toms Cabinn in the early spring.
 C. J. Thorpe has an Ulster County Gazette, dated 1900, which gives an ac- so an old book of 1795 called Guthrie's grammar which,gives an accurate account of the modes and ways of the different countries throughout the world.
 Mrs William Nichols has been confin- ed to the house with erysipeias.
 Nichols may well feel proud of their teacher. Miss Grace Coomes of Bridge port. Besides giving a general satisfac- tion in dischargiDg her daily educational duties, she has organized boys club called the Nichols school club, which is devoted to the teaching of etiquette. On Fridays the girls have q library club for their advancement.
 Mrs Catharine Amber has returned
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Pequonnock council, o. U. A. M., in itiated three candidates at it's last regu- lar session.
 The s. M. and l.. club had an old fash toned candy pull, at the home of George Fairchild, last week.
 Miss Wilcoxson of Great Harrington, Mass, is visiting her aunt, Mrs Stevens.
 Rufus Buddington has moved into one of the houses in Booths block.
 John Osborne is visiting his brother, Contractor Osborne.
 Fish Dealer Plumb has had new of- flee built ia his market. Four members were taken into the Con- gregational church, at the communion service, Sunday last. l Bishop Wells of Washington preached in Christ church on Sunday.
 Lucius Judson, Jr., who is suffering l from a broken leg, is gaining as rapidly as can be expected, from the serious na- ture of the injury.
 Miss Floy Allen sang in the First church, Milford, last Sunday.
 Messrs Bond and Hart, who have been 1 in Florida portion of the winter, have arrived home.
 The Cupheags held 'shard times smoker at their pleasant rooms this week
 Albert Curtis has partially recovered from the effects of his fall, but at his ex treme old age recovery is very slow.
 Mrs Maynard and son of Hemstead, L. l., are visiting Mrs Elliott J. Peck.
 The board of relief met Wednesday af ternoon at the town clerks office. Indian River Grange of Milford visited Housatonic Grange, Saturday evening The principal feature of the meeting was Dr Jenkins story of his travels in for eign lands. illustrated by stereopticor | views.
 The market gardeners are busy getting their hot houses, cold frames. etc., in or der for early garden truck. It is expected that the new railroad station will be open for use, this week.
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EASTON
MRS CATHERINE OSBORN.

Mrs Catherine Osborn, relict of Peter Osborn, died of pneumonia on Tuesday, February ?, aged S4 years and one month. The announcement of her death was generally received with surprise and sadness, as she had always maintained good health. Her sickness lasted but six days. She had no known enemy, but was beloved by all who knew her. With cordial cheer and pleasing smile she greeted all who visited her. She leaves three adult children to mourn her loss: $. N. Osborn and Mrs Coley Abbott of Easton. and Mrs Hyatt of Norwalk. The funeral services were conducted in the Center street Methodist church on Friday, March 3. by Rev J. F. Duinkerke, assisted by Rev Jabez Scott of Flatlands, L. l., and her remains laid at rest beside her husband in the Easton cemetery. The pail bearers were Messrs William Wakeman, J J. Foster, Francis Sher- wood and Moses Wakeman. A very sad feature in connection with the funeral services, making them still more solemn, was the inability of Mrs Colev Abbott to attend on account of being afflicted with
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WESTPORT.
FUNERAL OF MISS EMMA J. TERRY.

FUNERAL OF MISS EMMA J. TERRY.
 The funeral of Miss Emma J. Terry who died, Thursday, took place from her late residence in Saugatuck, Satur- day, Funeral Director Charles Fable being in charge. The funeral services were conducted by Rev MT Backus, and the interment was in Evergreen cemetery. The deceased was 39 years of age. The pail bearers were Messrs Gould D. Jelliffe, Frederick Bradley, Samuel E.. Banks, and Oscar l. Allen.
 MT and Mrs Charles H. Taylor are sojourning in Florida
 Miss Mary NJ. Bradley returned home, Saturday evening, from a two weeks visit with friends in New York.
 Miss Martha Piqnol entertained a number of her young friends at her home on Riverside avenue, last Thurs day evening.
 The Chautaqua circle met, Tuesday evening, with MT and Mrs Arthur 5. Hoyt.
 Mrs William +. Osborn and son. Frank, are guests of friends in Southport.
 The Pacific Mail and Tea Co.,, of New York have opened grocery store in the Jessup building on State street. The store will be conducted by Edward F.. 1 mdTNlD anu IIdIlcS ID. W nbeltT. Miss Gertrude Bulkley. eldest daugh- ter of Mrs Peter Bulkley, was taken to the Bridgeport hospital, Sunday, for l treatment.
 The first and second of a series of lee lures for the benefit of the organ fund of 1 the Methodist church, will be held in the lecture room of the church on March 1 l5 and 22. The lecturers are Rev Dr A. B. Leonard, secretary of the Methodist missionary society, and Rev Dr c. E. Miller of New York.
 Mrs Daniel Nash and Miss Jennie K Nash of Norwalk were guests of friends here, last week.
 Mir and Mrs William J. Wood spent Sunday with friends in Stamford. Work has commenced in tearing down the old homestead in preparation of building the new house of Mrs Deborah Bradley. Mrs Bradley and the Misses Bradley are temporarily living in the house formerly used for a store. D. A. Salmon, Amzi Lockwood. Dan iel CroSsman, James Dutton and am. son K. Allen, are on the sick list.
 The Electric Light Co.,, are meeting with good success in securing applica- tions for telephones.
 Two of the large elm trees in the park in front of Trinity church were cut down on Tuesday, elm tree worms hay ing killed them.
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A BUSY FIRM.

Sexton & Son have sold a beautiful shaft monument, l7 feet high, to Rev J. C. O'Brien Of Bridgeport, to be placed at his brothers grave in New Haven; also beautiful cottage monument of Quincy granite to Thomas Hood of Buffalo. N. I.. and very handsome Florentine marble monument for the late Edward W. Buddington, who was killed by the Housatonic train about a year ago at North Bridgeport. Also cottage mon- ument for Edwin Hill of Johnston, Pa. and two beautiful Barre tablets and four corner posts to match for Mrs l.. $. Weeks of Bridgeport to go to North Adams, Mass. also beautiful Italian marble tablet for E. 0. Beal of this city. Sexton & Son have at the present time some SlO,0O0 worth of work sold for the spring delivery and are selling at an average of S250 worth of work every day. It is really fact that not one party has left their yard this last fine week without leaving an order for work, which is a sufficient guarantee that our prices must suit them as well as the fine stock and quality of work that they carry. They are selling out their stock work SO rapidly that ir would be advisable 10 purchase now while the prices are so low, as they may never have such a chance in life time again. They have sold over 30 of their granite markers and about 100 corner posts this last week.
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THE As a matter of local encour- BUSINESS agement in a business way, OUTLOOK. the increased activity at the Rubber shops is matter for congratu- lation. Treasurer Northrop of New towns well managed savings bank in- forms us that the deposits for the past month show an increase. In the country at large the number of mills starting up continues to very largely exceed the shut-downs. There is every evidence of a gradual and general resumption of in- dustry, in spite of the perplexities cast over the situation by the tariff un- certainty. The record of failures also points to conditions of permanent i'm. provement. For February, according tC R. G. Dun & Co.,, the liabilities of failed concerns in the United States aggrega ted but $15, ,0O0,0OO, against $50, 0O( in January.
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BRIDGEPORT.
A BUSINESS CHANGE.

The we'll and favorably known dry goods business of Storey S Roy, located at 342 and 344 Main street, has been pur- chased by Smith & Murray of Spring field, Mass, and in the future the busi- ness will be conducted under the firm name of Smith, Murray & Co. The firm is not new one as for the past l5 years they have conducted one of the largest dry goods houses ill Springfield, Mass, and are widely known in that section of New England. l. B their purpose to make their house the most progressive in the city. They are members of the dry goods union that buys immense quanti- ties of dry goods and they will give their patrons the benefit of the low prices thus secured. On Saturday, March 10, they begin an immense clearance sale and will close out all the present stock, re- gafdless of cost, to enable them to stock the store with fresh new stock of spring goods. MT Roy, we are pleased to note, will remain with the new firm and have charge of the store.
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a gang of men, lopened the roads after the severe snow storm, and found some drifts 10 feet deep.
 The news of the death of Herbert Blackman at Jacksonville, Fla, Sunday, was shock to the community here. He was the only son of MT and Mrs s. H. Blackman, who formerly lived on the farm now owned by D. P. Loverin. MT Blackman was only 2l years old, an elec- emplary habits.
 Mrs N. B. Nichols is very i'll and grave doubts are entertained of her recovery. Mrs P. A. Bartlett is slowly and surely gaining after several weeks tussle with the grip.
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a favorite with Gladstone, succeeds "The Grand Old Man" as premier.

PLANS The Forum begins with it's
 FOR new volume an interesting REFORMING series of discussions of cur
 SOCIETY. rent plans for reforming so- ciety. In these discussions the advo- cates and apostles of different systems of social and economic reformation explain their plans; and their statements are then analysed, or commented on, by au- thoritative students of political economy. The first of these plans taken up is the Bellamy plan, and MT Bellamy himself explains precisely what the Nationalists would do if they had the power-how they would substitute government con- trol for private control in street cars, railroads, the telegraph, insurance, and all those things, in fact, which exist by reason of the public franchise. The Bel lamy idea is to democratize industry. Prof William G. Sumner, of Yale, exam ines MT BellamyS scheme under the tltle of ''The Absurd Effort to Make the World Over" He argues that any effort to democratize industry is absurd, for this reason, among others, namely: that the people, that is, the democracy, can- not possibly successfully manage great industrial undertakings any better than they now manage governmental tasks. Prof Sumner points out how the world of industry, like every other part of so- ciety, is a great growth of which we are quite as much the creatures as we are the creators, and that man who sits dowr with slate ana pencil to figure out 8 new social order, does as silly thing as a man can do under the sun.
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WEST BEDDING.

The funeral of Philo Burr was attend ed, last Tuesday, by Rev E.. L. Bray at the Methodist church. Long Ridge, of which the deceased was a member. The burial was in Wooster cemetery at DapDury.
 Gershon Hill has disposed of his farm and stock to MT Stevens of Danbury.
 T. P. Bristol and wife were recently guests at their brothers, J. l.. Black mans.
 The ladies' aid society held their social, last Thursday evening, at the home of the president, Mrs E. Crofut. A large attendance and fine entertainment were the principle features of the even. ing.
 Mrs James Carson and family re- turned home, yesterday.
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GLADsToNE's The most important event
 RESIGNATION. in English history for a generation, without doubt, is the retire. ment of Gladstone as premier of Great Britain. In Sn able review of Gladstone's career, the Springfield Republican says '"The resignation of Gladstone is an epoch-marking event. It is the close of the public career of the greatest Eng lishman of modern times, and the first statesman of the century. Sixty years
 in public life, member Of dozen cabi- nets and prime minister five times, au- thor and supporter of the greatest politi- cal reforms of the century, and finally leader in the attempt to introduce great CT reforms than even the corn law repeal or the sufierage act,--there has been no career in England and few in the world
 to equal his. Twenty years ago he thought of retiring, and asked Earl Gram vile to relieve him of the liberal leader ship in the Commons. He was too old, he urged. for the burdens and responsi- bilIties of the post he wanted to resign. How faulty his judgment of his own ca pacities at that time was is proved by what he has accomplished since. These last 20 years have been the richest of Gladstone's life, and have added far more to his reputation than all that went before; and now he lays down the bur den which seemed too heavy then, still as vigorous in intellect and clear in men
 tai yision as ever, only because the flesh
 faiIeth- mot tho spirit" Lord Roseberry,
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LONG HILL.
SPECIAL MISSIONARY MEETINGS.

SPECIAL MISSIONARY MEETINGS.
 Rev D. E. Vishanoff from Thessaloni- ca, Macedonia, will speak on the people, religions and customs of his country, in the Long Hill Methodist church, next Sunday, March II. The afternoon meet ing will be held in the church at 30 and the evening meeting in the hall at7. MT Vishanoff is the son of Thessalonian nobleman, and upon his conversion to Christianity he was disinherited by his father and driven from his home by per- secution. He has been attending the schools in this country for several years in order to prepare himself for effective work among his people, and he has just
 been graduated from one of our theolog- ical seminaries. He will appear at both
 of the meetings in the nobleman's cos tune of his native country. His address es will be illustrated by a number of cu- riosities from Macedonia and he will. sing in the Macedonian and Bulgarian langu- ages. All are cordially invited to attend these meetings. The annual missionary
 offerings will be received at both meet l Iings.
 Miss May Sweezey has returned from
 her visit in New Milford. Harry SWeez- ey has returned from long stay in 1 Brooklyn.
 Mrs D. D. FTeHcH spent 0unuay III Dan-
 bury.
 Irving Coan, with his men, are putting crushed stone on the macadamized road. MT Toucy has another horse, a pacer. He has only five now. | Mrs F. s. Shelton has received word of the death .of her aunt in Bethel. The funeral was held on Wednesday, the 7th. G. F. Hadley went to New York, Tues day, to attend the funeral of cousin. Miss Jennie Dayton is working at MT
 Hadley's.
 Miss Hurd was at her grandmother's
 Mrs Harvey Hur6's, over Sunday. Miss Fannie Walker is sick, not able to be in school.
 Miss Emma Sage is visiting at the
 home of her brother, Hollister Sage, on
 Jane street. Bridgeport.
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THE Danbury loses a solid citizen DEATH and Connecticut one of it's best
 OF known newspaper men in the EDITOR death of Editor Bailey of the BAILEY. Danbury News. His wit has frightened many life and his whole souled way of putting things has sent sunshine into many a home. Of late years he has given comparatively little attention to humorous writing, which made his name so famous. He could have attained still wider honors, if he chose. But he was satisfied to be the editor of a good local paper, and the city of Danbury has nobly sustained him His early death will occasion sincere re- gret on all sides.
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the sympathy of the community in these hours of bereavement.
PLUMTREES.

Charles Shell and family spent Sun day with his parents.
 Mrs Henry Patchen has returned from a weeks visit with her sister in Stam- ford.
 Mrs Milo Starks has been to Brewster to visit her brother who is sick.
 Henry Taylor of Bridgeport is visiting at H. E. Tomlinson's.
 It is the rumor that Charles Ardant is to exchange places with the Gould fam fly.
 Legrand Street is asserting tobacco for Charles Grumman.
 Mrs George Benedict of Haverhill, Mass, has been spending a few days with her aunt. James Osborne and wife of Danbury called on Mrs R. l.. Couch, last Wednes day. Henry Zimmer of Danbury has traded his farm in Plumtrees for property 1T Danbury. Adam Williams, formerly of Plum trees, died on Saturday afternoon, aftel a long illness of consumption.
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SHOE NEWS.
Bridgeport. Friday, February 3, ls9a.

Bridgeport, Friday, February ss, 1894.
 Have you ever seen Vici Kid? It's dongola, but a particular kind of dongola, frmer texture and more brilliant black. Wom- en know the dongola kid tanned by special process so that it holds its color better than any other stock. And they know that a "Piceadilly" toe is one that sets off the foot beautifully. Combine therewith a low heel in a shoe that's just the shape of your foot and you have an article that cas- fly holds its own at S4, but which is now going at S3.33. And it has plenty of good companions on the shelves to-day.
 JOHN G. ROWLAND.
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A MEMORIAL TO REV DIR PLUMLEY.

A memorial service was held in the Congregational church, Greenfield Hill, Sunday, in memory of Rev Dr Plumley, the former pastor of the church. The sermon was preached by Rev R. G. s. McNeille of Bridgeport. Many from here attended.
 Mrs Charles Bulkley has returned from visiting Rev MT Hyde and is at Mrs Fred Jennings's.
 o. T. Sherwood is back from South Carolina, where he has been hunting, with great success, for several weeks.
 Mrs H. T. Bulkley and Miss Andrews have returned from Washington, D. C., where they attended the annual national convention of the Daughters of the Amer ican Revolution. | The reading room in Pequot library is we'll attended. All the papers and mag azines are on file.
 k. l.. Wells and o. T. Sherwood were appointed commissioners of the estate of William F. Elwood, on Saturday.
 Mrs o. k. Mumford of Mt Clair, N. J., is visiting Mrs Gookin.
 The school board met on Monday af- ternoon. Complaint was made to the 1 board concerning one of the teachers, anu It was VOGou Ut lOlu SpcCldl uebL- ing on next Monday at 2.30 p. m., when both sides will be given chance to pre- sent their side of the case.
 The first of the university extension course of lectures will be given to-mor- row night in Pequot hall. The subject will be ''Sound." The lecture will be profusely illustrated.
 Several donations of books have been made to the Pequot library.
 Mrs H. c. Lee has returned from visit ing friends in New York state.
 J. H. Bonney's harness shop is being painted by Rufus Sherwood. Herbert Sherwood has filled his ice house. Ice ought to be plenty and reas- able next summer.
 Miss Clara Wakeman is the guest of J 1 A. Wakeman.
 Charles K. Cornwall has returned from l California and will make his horne here for the present.
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HUNTINGTON.
TO CHANGE THE MAIL ROUTE

The new postoffice established at Shell ton has again revived the idea of having the mail route to Bridgeport abolished and the mail taken to Shelton. The town clerks office, the probate court, town court and all the offices of the town are at Shelton, and the interests of the cen ter are drawn that way. In fact many of the Center people have boxes in the postoffice at Birmingham and the morn ing papers are brought by the milk men to the Center. A petition will soon be circulated asking the government ito es- tablish mail route to Shelton, giving us two mails day, as it seems needless to have the mail carried nine miles to Bridgeport, when it is only three and one quarter mil s to Shelton and over better and easier road.
 Miss Nellie E. Beecher is visiting her sister, Mrs George E. Reeves, at Colum- bus, 0.
 Joseph M. Bassett expects to remove his family to Stratford, April 2, and will work with his brother, E. c. Bassett, at joiner work.
 Mrs A, s. Mcdonald is able to be around the house after her long illness.
 H. |. Browns0n and E. l.. Walker, with
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EAST VILLAGE AND VICINITY.

Rev A. J. Smith and family of New Haven have been guests of J. w. Water bury.
 Mrs w. w. Bliss has returned after a weeks visit in Bridgeport.
 Mrs William Blackman is visiting friends in Bridgewater.
 Miss Bertha Bennett of Bridgeport was the guest of her aunt, Mrs o. J. Sherwood, over Sunday. Miss Rose Sinclair had to close hel school for few days, on account o1 sickness.
 Mrs c. M. Beardsley and Mrs W. W. ! Bliss are both on the sick list.
 Miss Hattie Smith intends spending 2 few weeks with her grandparents, Nil and Mrs J. w. Waterbury.
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James Sexton & Son.

from six weeks visit in Washington. D. C.
 Service in Trinity church is held every Friday afternoon at half-past four dur ing Lent.
 We are glad to learn that MT and Mrs Hollister Sage are expected back among us again the first of May.
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Samuel Westlake of Stony Brook, L. l., is the guest of Samuel Powell.
 Amos Birch is gaining nicely.
 John Burritt has bought a pretty reg istered Jersey COW of Nil kraemer.
 Charles Curtiss has bought hand some pony of William Candee. Lothian kennels exported two very fine collies to Ontario, last week. Champion Wellsbourne Charlie, the winuer'of the champion prize at the late New York Bench show, is sire of Lothian kennels "Snow King" and Lothian Bell" Wellsbourne Charlie is considered the best collie in America
 Mrs Bates has visited in Danbury. A rest is appreciated by every hard worker. At least this is what Wolcott Bunnell, butter maker at the creamery thinks. He spent Saturday, Sunday and a portion of Monday at his home in Litchtield with Chicago friend, who is now visiting MT Bunnelrs son in Bridge port.
 c. 5. Keeler is the owner of new horse and carriage. Emil Mattegat is staying with his father, George Mattegat.
 Edward Beardsley has filled his ice house.
 Blue birds, the pretty harbingers of spring, made their first appearance on Monday.
 Charles Wilcox of Stratford has been entertained by Mrs c. E. Lyon.
 MT Sims, the popular blacksmith, has bought handsome New Home sewing machine. with light oak case.
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A SAD ACCIDENT.

Georgie Rockwell, oldest son of Ed ward Rockwell, met with fatal acci- dent, Saturday afternoon, while riding on load of wood, which turned over. He was hurt in such a manner that he lived but few hours. He was remarkable He was loved by all that knew him. It
 was very shocking to his parents as also
 to the neighborhood. His parents hay
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Editorial Ink Drops.

THEY'RE The class of tramps who AFTER FOOD want good food, while os- MORE THAN tensibIy looking for work,
 WORK. are now unusually com mon. Evidently there are very many who avail themselves of the hard times to engage in a calling, which by law IS punishable with imprisonment.
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latter is being put in preparatory to some better and more scientific farming the coming year.
 Lester Nichols has been building a new greenhouse.
 The Chautauqua meeting was well at tended Monday evening, although the roads were poor. Miss Cora Beach read an interesting paper on ''Modern ROme."