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A FEW REMARKS.

We have not got the largest stock of monuments and head stones in New England" We are not selling our stock at a tremendous sacrifice" Neither are we giving away monuments and headstones. Our pile is hard ly large enough yet to stand that. But we are selling a first class article at as small a mar gin of profit as is possible. The railroad improvement at Strat- ford destroyed our turn out and made it impossible to receive any stock there by rail and we were obliged to remove our en- tire plant to Bridgeport. We shall continue to keep up the high standard of excellence the old Stratford Granite and Mar ble works have attained during the past 10 years. We have no inferior stock on hand and we will sell it at 8 fair price. Our draughtsman will furnish you special designs and, as we cut our work here, you can watch i4s construction in every detail, if you choose to do so. Come and see us and be convinced that we are telling you the truth
 CHARLES J. HUGHES,
 l Lyon street, opposite R. R. station, Bridgeport, Conn.
 Represented by John J. Northrop for Newtown and vicinity.
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purpose, unity of spirit and action shall be the fundamental and governing principle of this association, therefore, it shall be the duty of each and every member to exercise, on all occasions, that good will, charity and forbearance essential to the accomplishment of the specified objects of this association; and in furtherance of these requirements no political or sectarian questions shall be discussed an any meeting of this association
 The Westport Board of Trade has ad- dressed itself to the task of making local Improvements, such as better roads and other questions on which the prosperity and desirability of the town as place of residence depend. Naturally in a small town considerable difficulty has been experienced in arousing and keep ing up interest in the Board, but never theless, much good has been accomplish ed. The best people of the town and members have united in the good work.
 A short time ago the Board printed and circulated the following schedule of it's aims and purposes, which might well be adopted by every board in the State: THE WESTPoRT BOARD OF TRADE: ITS
 AIMS AND PURPOSES. It is an organization of susiness men, property holders, and men Interested in the welfare of our community. The principal aim is to improve the condition of the town.
 To recommend such measures as will be of benefit to all of our residents, to assist and further all projects that are iEperatively demanded at the present time for the improvement of the town. To induce manufacturers and business men to locate here. and assist them ae far as lays within the power of our citi- zens.
 To keep awake, to acknowledge and praise public spirit.
 To endeavor ito bring all interested citizens together, to act for the common good, for the whole of our inhabitants. To watch and scrutinize the actions and doings Of our town officals, com mend and assist the capable and worthy and censure the unfit ones. To discuss and advise in it's meetings measures which may benefit our mer. chants and store keepers. To acknowledge and praise all improve ments made in the appearance of oul stores, buildings, lawns, sidewalks, etc To draw the attention of persons in l terested to any unsightly or dirty stores sidewalks or streets and nuisances o1 any kind.
 To discourage the patronage of mer chants not located in our town.
 To see that the expenditure of all mon l eys belonging to our taxpayers is judic ious and within the limit of the incom, of the town. To oppose extravaganza
 or over taxation.
 To weigh and study important meas
 nres in the meetings of the board 2
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DEATH OF HENRY P. HUDSON.

The news of the death of Henry P. Judson of Boston reached here by tele- gram, Sunday. Mir Judson was na- tive of this place and his early manhood was mostly spent in this place, though he was in Central America for some time previous to his marriage to Wealthy, daughter of Amos Allen. He has buried a number of children. A short time since he built a nice house with an eleva- tor to accommodate his crippled condi- lion. but he lived but short time to en- joy it. Francis Judson, brother of the deceased, with his family, have recently shared this luxuriant home and have ministered to his sufferings.
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chased some three years since, which is known as the Mary Catlin place.
 John Hager of Torrington has been visiting his mother and brother, Lewis Hagar.
 George E. Emmons raised the frame of model barn, and the neighbors turned out to have good time of Eye old fashioned raising. A bountiful table was spread and the enjoyment of . good supper was appreciated.
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WEST CORNWALL.
ABOUT THE VILLAGE.

Fred Scovi1le is clerking for Cochrane Brothers.
 F. E. Buckley's steam saw mill is turn ing out large quantity of choice pine lumber, which finds market in Hartford and Winsted.
 Cochrane Brothers have just received drove of fine cattle from Massachu- setts.
 Artist J. H. Moses has gone to Wash ington, D. C., to open his spring exhibi- tion of paintings.
 Miss Lillie Scoville is spending few weeks in Bridgeport.
 Mrs Stuart Long has again returned to Bridgeport for medical treatment.
 Mrs M. A. Seeley of Shelton has ar- rived in the village.
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Richard Randall of Shelton was in town recently.
 Lyman Keeler has hired out to Robert Clark in Washington and Lonnie Strong to Fred Richmond in Lanesville.
 The place vacated by Wallace Tucker is occupied by Swede family, as is also George Randall's tenement house.
 James Orr, ST., is more comfortable.
 Mrs Dillon Northrop, an old resident of the place, was brought here from Naugatuck for burial, last week. Mrs Northrop was sister of Mrs James Thompson of this town.
 Mir and Mrs Marshall Warner are to live in the old Randall house,
 John Green Is quite sick, threatened with fever.
 The April storm stopped over day with us and fully sustained it's reputa- tion as blizzard, cyclone or hurricane. We were fully convinced that storm center was directly over Bridgewater, although willing to yield the point that there might have been another over some other place. The drifts of snow are many but fast disappearing
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MONROE.
NOTES FROM ST PETER S.

Mrs J. II. Brewster of Shelton has kindly invited the ladies of St Peter's, Monroe, to make cake, biscuit and rye bread and bring it to her house to be sold, Saturday afternoon, the 2lst. Proceeds for the benefit of St Peter's. Those ladies who are willing to cook, but can- not take it over themselves can leave it at Marshall Beach's or B. s. Hurds on Saturday morning.
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BILIOUS COLO PREVENTED.

Persons who are subject to attacks of bilious collie can almost invariably tell, by their feelings when to expect an at tack. If Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy is taken as soon as these symptoms appear, they can ward off the disease. Such persons should always keep the remedy at hand, ready for immediate use when needed. Two or three doses of it at the right time will save them much suffering. For sale by E. F.. Hawley, Newtown, and $. c. Bull, Sandy Hook.
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EAST VILLAGE.

k. E. Johnson has moved from Shel- ton into the vacant rooms over o. J.. SherWood's store.
 Mrs Frank Wooste, and son from Hur- tington have been gaests of Mrs Myron Clarke.
 Mrs Albert Stevens and daughters have been spending two weeks in Stam- ford with her father, Rev c. s. Dikeman.
 Eddie Stevens has gone to Woodbury as clerk in J. $. Barnes meat market.
 o. J. Sherwood has purchased two COWS.
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Litchfeld County News.
BRIDGEWATER.
MISS ORMOND-MR WHEELER.

Daniel Wheeler and Miss Mamie Or mond were married in Bridgeport, her place of residence. last week. Mir and Mrs Wheeler are at their neat little home west of the churches, which his taste and industry have made so pleasant. We offer congratulations and best wish es.
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SOUTHBURY.

I. Dodd has been quite sick, but is re- ported better.
 The farmers in this vicinity have com menced planting potatoes.
 John Nelson is digging cellar for a barn on his land in Poverty
 H. R. Stone has entertained friend, recently.
 The center school commenced, Mon- day. with Miss Emma Curtiss of South Britain as teacher.
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Thursday noon, making the trip in 37 hours.
 Mrs Robertson of New Milford and Mrs Warrington of Watertown have been visiting their sister. Miss Georgiana See ley, and their aged parents and on Sun day were greeted by many old friends at church.
 Miss Charlotte Curtis has taken the Bullett hill school for the summer term. She drives to and from school, boarding at home.
 MT Knight, who entered G. Mitchell's tenant house, cancelled his agreement with MT Mitchell, and last week removed his family to the tenement owned by Charles Downs.
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LANESVILLE.
IMPROVEMENTS AT THE STATION.

IMPROVEMENTS AT THE STATION.
 The Consolidated road has made great Improvements on the station building at this place in the last few months. The store has been removed and the station has been nicely fitted up. A station agent has been appointed, s. c. Bird, who gives all his time to the work. The public appreciate the change.
 Albert Johnson has taken the farm of e. N. Crosby. He formerly worked for Fred Warner.
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AN ESCAPE FROM A BAD FIRE.

On Monday, Charles Lynn's house had narrow escape from fire. The fire originated in chamber from large wooden fire board and communicated with shelf and as MT Lynn was not at home, assistance from few willing hards was called in who soon extin- guished it.
 Miss Stella Johnson commenced school on Monday in the 9th school dis trict.
 Miss Ella Crane is teaching a five weeks term of school in the Center. E. w. Benedict went to Waterbury on sled, Friday, April 13.
 Many of our roads are badly blocked with snow. The wind blew gale dur ing the storm but no damage is reported from it.
 On Monday, April 9, Gail, son of Dr J. G. Beckwith, returned to Union col lege, Schenectady. He is in his sopho- more year. His father and grandfather were graduated from Union.
 The familiar face of Miss Jennie L. Scott was seen in her accustomed place of worship on Sunday.
 Watson NJ. Hurlbut of Waterbury was in town on Sunday. He is one of Waterbury's skilled butchers and has ac. cumulated handsome property, through this medium of business.
 Mrs John Hull and family returned home, Monday, April 9.
 Mrs Morgan, Mrs Thomson's efficient nurse, is away for a short time, but will soon return to her position for the sum- mer.
 Mrs Charles Lynn's nurse, Mrs Slo- cum, returns on Monday.
 Mrs Sarah Lyon Wells of Woodbury has recently visited her mother.
 Mrs Banks, former resident of this place, and wife of Rev George W. Banks of Guilford, has recently had hemor- rhage and Mir and Mrs Banks have both started on Southern tour.
 William Stoughton, Jr., is working in brass mill in Torrington.
 George Zigler has moved into Mont ford Fogg's tenement.
 Will Zigler occupies one of the Evart tenements and works Marvin 5. Todd s farm.
 Mrs George c. Guild is in Waterbury for week.
 Sunday, April 15, Rev Dwight C.. Stone preached in the first Congregation al church in Waterbury, in the morning, and in the Third in the evening. He is now visiting at his fathers.
 N. L. Bloss has recently purchased for his daughter, Miss Agnes, an organ.
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WEST MORRIS.

Mrs K. A. Powers, who has been vis-s ting at Mrs Davenport's in New Haven. has returned home after term of five months.
 F. B. Wheeler of Lime Rock has moved in his new home, which he pur-
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BETHLEHEM.
THE NEW METHODIST PASTOR.

Rev Mir Adau preached his first ser mon in the Methodist church on Sunday. His goods are on the way here from Colebrook.
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Farmers /! Read This !
 The King of the Cornield Corn Planter and Fertilizer Distributor plants corn, beans, peas, beet and other seeds of like size. Read the fol- lowing testimonials:

Hermon. St Lawrence Co, N. Y., Oct 3l, 1892 Charles II. Childs x Co,
 Utica, N Y-
 Gentlemen The King Corn Planter bought of you last spring gave perfect satis- faction; in fact do not see any fault in it. planted 20 acres of corn and put fertilizer in l5 acres ot it. 1 also used it to plant peas in drills with equal success In regard to it's ra- pidity of work would say that planted 1l0 hills of corn, and put in fertilizer, in one min ute. Yours very respectfully, w. w. ATTESON.
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sUDDEN DEATH OF HuGH KYLE

The whole community was shocked at the sudden death, Sunday morning, of Hugh Kyle, after only a few hours iIl- ness. The deep sympathy of all is with the faraily in this great atfiiction.
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Boston, Mass., Jan. l2, 1891.

Messrs Jos. Breck Sons, Agents,
 Boston, Mass.
 Gents :--I purchased of you in 1889 the first King of the Corn Field Corn Planter shown in Massachusetts. 1 have used this machine ev- cry season since, planting from eight to 10 acres per year and have never known 1t to , skip Q hill. It will SOW fertilizers with the greatest accuracy, and, in fact, 1t is the best , corn planter have used. l have had all the leading makes of corn planters, including the Eclipse, Albany, Farmers Friend and the Bill lings and in my opinion the King of the Corn l Field is far ahead of any, as regards simplici- tty, accuracy Of work and durability
 Lancaster, Mass. J.Q DIX.
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trade, thoroughly, before presenting them to our citizens to act upon.
 We ask the support of all good citizens to the above.
 c. E. Dolge,
 F. NJ. Raymond, r,,,;ttaa
 Wm. Hearson, ''iise
 0. I. Jones,
 As before stated, Westport is a town 37I5 inhabitants, as against 3477 in 1880. The grand list is $1,175, ,728, and it's in debtedness is $73 ,909. The rate of taxa tion is 10 mills. The village of Vest port, reached by a street car line from the railroad station at Saugatuck and the Saugatuck river affords water way for small vessels. The pricipa1 industries are agriculture and the man ufacture of morocco, ,cotton twine, sateh- els, buttons and other articles.
 WestpoTt has national bank, with $200, ,000 capital and surplus of $6O, 900. and savings bank with deposits ol about $100,000. The national bank has paid six per cent interest and the savings bank five per cent The Week lY Record.
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In Fairfield County.
WESTPORT.

A SUCCESSFUL AND PROSPEROUS TRADE ORGANIZATION THAT IS DOING MUCH FOR THE TOWN.
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Alfred Fohrenbach has moved into Michael Cournan's house, vacated by John Beekman, who has rented Mrs Matt's house.
 Mrs Fred Brewster Wheeler of Mount Vernon arrived, Monday, at F. w. Wheeler's. F. B. Wheeler has been ap- pointed receiver for the gas company of Schenectady, N. Y.
 The Monroe Whist club met on Friday evening, with the Society club of Hun tingtoG at the house of the Misses Cur tiss of Shelton, and were delightfully."- entertained.
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CAME NEAR PRESSING IN THE BLIZZARD.

Mrs Nora Gannan came near being lost in the late blizzard. Towards 4 D. m., Wednesday last, she started for home from Silas Lewis and went across lots, wild stretch of country. She managed to get about three quarters of the way all right and then found she was lost. She wandered around some time in circle as she discovered; final ly seeing cedar bush she thought she recognized, she shook the snow from it., found she was right and then managed to take her bearings to her house, wad- ing through the big brock to her knees, arriving at last safely home, feeling she had barely escaped death and had an ex- perience she would not care to repeat.
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Hoods Pills cure liver ills, jaundice, bil- iousness, sick headache and constipation. 25c.
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Thursday noon, making the trip in 37 hourc
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Miss Stella Johnson commenced school on Monday in the 9th school dis
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1894-04-19
Habits of the Secretary Bird.

AS soon as the secretary bird, or
snake eater, of South Africa, dis.
covers a snake, it advances towards
it, without hurry and without hest
tation, and when within striking dis
lance Immediately elevates its crest
and the feathers of the neck, and,
without losing any time, delivers a
blow with it's foot. If the snake has
avoided the blow and attempts to
strike in return, the bird interposes
wing, thus receiving the deadly
fangs harmlessly upon the long feath-
ers, and Immediately strikes again.
The fight is then virtually over,
for if the secretary gets in a single
blow the snakes back is broken, and
the bird, like lightning, plants its
foot firmly on the reptiles neck and
head. pressing them into the ground,
while it delivers the coup de grace
with its beak, and then deliberately
swallows The snake whole, beginning
ut the tail, and just before the head
disappears, giving it parting rap on
the ground.
But there is nothing refined about
the secretary birds appetite, for one
writer says he found inside one three
serpents "as long as his arm" eleven
lizards seven inches long, twenty-one
tortoises abhut two inches in diane
ter ''besi large quantity Of
grasshoppers and other Insects" or,
in other words, seven and half feet
of snake. six and half of lizard,
three and half of tortoise, and say,
yard of miscellaneous trifles!
The secretary bird is protected by
the Cape authorities for the immense
public benefit it confers in eating
poisonous snakes, and penalty is
attached by law to its destruction.
And, If it were necessary, hundreds
of eye witnesses could be called to
prove its right to the title "Serpen-
tarius." Curiously enough, too, this
bird can be trained, and is trained,
to protect poultry yards, not only from
snakes, (which are all too fond of eggs,
but from other birds of prey.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1894-04-19
OFFICIAL REPORT.
On The South Carolina Riot by General
RichbOurg.

The report of Brigadier- General
Richbourg. who commanded the
troops at Darlington, and at Florence,
S. c., during the late dispensary
troubles, has been made public,
The report includes a report of the
military court of inquiry held in con-
nection with the coroner's inquest on
the death of Norment, Redmond and
Pepper, This court was composed of
five officers. After summarizing the
testimony he declares:
81 firmly believe that had McClen-
don not interfered, the chief of police
would have had no trouble in preserv-
ing order and avoiding the tragedy"
McLendon, it will be remembered,
was one of Tilman's constables.
The report further concludes that
Norment came TO his death at the
hands of McLendon and that the kill
ing was felonous murder; that Pep
per was killed by Lewis Redmond,
and that Redmond was killed by con-
stable o. G. Can.
The report says that Redmond was
running when Can shot him in the
back.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1894-04-19
Thc Wcary wnIker..

AS the "ariny OF the common weGp
neared the town of F1ostsburg, Md,
Coxey being absent, there occurred
revolt and change of commanders.
Brown was depossd. the men being
tired of his frequent hats to address
crowds by the way, and disguised
with his domineering manner. The
great unknown, Louis Smith, took
command. AS to Coxey, they wo;
not what has become of him.
Frye's corps at Vandalia, ILL.,, fret
full and somewhat frantic, voted by
companies on the question of choos-
ing new leader, who would favor
less footing and more riding. BY a
small majority it was decided in favor
of following Fry. But when the
march was resumed, 1876 of the 500
took the ties of the Illinois Central
track, while Fry led the others east
ward on the National road.
n dispatch from Guthrie, O. T.,
says 200 box cars have been negoti-
ated for to convey the local division
of the Coxey army to Washington.
a train bearing 1900 ''industrials"
(probably the 2ud California contin-
gent was at last advices speeding
through Nebraska.
Gov. Jackson of Iowa, has nine
companies of militia under arms at
different points, and ready for march
ing orders in case they should be
needed on the arrival of the western
industrial army at Council Bluffs.
Later kilograms bring the intelli.
gence that Coxey had returned to his
marching column, restored Brown to
the command and discharged the un-
known, who with Coxey's son, Jesse,
Lad left the camp.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1894-04-19

ssIs it not nearly time that some re-
striction was put upon the disposition
of surgeons in this town to slice open
their fellow creatures in the interest
of the complaint called appendicitis? ?"
asks New York Life. 'That late alb
surd and lamentable operations have
cost the lives of useful citizens, will
strengthen our opinion, which begins
to be pretty generally current that ap-
pendicitis is epidemic in the minds of
the metropolitan surgeons, and that
human life would be safer in New York
if the operation was forbidden except
by order of court. The public
knows altogether too much about APP
pendicitis, and the doctors altogether
too little. Two-fifths of the genuine
cases result from scare in the patients,
and one or two more fifths of all the
cases exist only in the imaginations of
the surgeons. The cure Of such legit-
innate cases as are left is not worth
what it costs. Appendicitis is played
out The invention of the operation
for it has changed very rare malady
into common and dangerous disease. .
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1894-04-19
David Dudley Field.

The distinguished jurist and author,
is dead. He was born in Hadden,
Conn.,, February Is, 1909, graduated
from Williams college in 1925 and
was admitted to the bar in New York
City in 1928 He devoted himself to
the practice Of his profession for fif-
teen or twenty years, laying the
foundation by diligent and careful
study for the great works upon which
rest his fame. In 1850 he had COM
pleted his Goodies of Civil and Crimi-
nal Procedure" His ssNew York
Code" has been adopted by twenty
seven states, and its principles of re-
form in judicial proceeding have been
incorporated i'll the law Of number
of foreign states and colonies. His
iniernationalcode attracted the atten-
ton of the jurists of the world and
has been translated into several
foreign tongues.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1894-04-19
Gold CosAae.

In offering an amendment to tho
argent deficiency bill in the senate, Mr..
Cockrell read letter from Mr., Pres
ton, director of the mint, stating that
the deficiency is due TO the large coin
age of gold required to meet the de-
mands Of the treasury. He gives the
amount of gold coined at the Phila-
delphia mint since July at $6,517 ,4s5;
in subsidiary silver, ST., 2S9 900, and in
minor coins, $704, $3.50.
Mr.. Preston also says that there is
now on hand at the Philadelphia mint
aud at the Now York assay office
about $50, 100000 of gold b.llion, of
which not less than 500, 900, 900 should
be coined before July next, which
would make the aggregate coinage for
the Philadelphia mint for the year
about $62 900, 600. the largest coinage
ever executed at any miut in any one
year.