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WESTPORT.

THE MERWIN-MILLARD WEDDING.
 The following is list of the presents at the wedding of Miss Carrie Ferguson
 Me irwin and Ernest Grant Willard of Omaha, Neb.:
 G. B. Gorham, Webster's Unabridged dictionary; Mrs G. B. Gorham, piano; G. H. Merwin, French clock and candelabra !;
 E. w. Gorham, half dozen silver tea spoons; Fred and Laura Gorham, silver
 soup ladle; Mir and Mrs G. F. Willard, set of silver table and dessert spoons i;
 Mrs Salisbury, cut glass dish; Westport
 Y. P. s. c. E., cut glass dish; Miss Eliza Gorham, SIS; Mrs Nelson Gorham, $10;
 John Wakeman. So; Miss Elizabeth
 Wakeman, 50; Minnie and Edith McCol- lum, dozen silver forks; Mary Ferguson, carving set; MT and Mrs Stephen Bar
 low, counterpane; MT and Mrs s. B.. Gorham, silve- handled brush; MT and
 Mrs Bradley Gorham, silver dish; Wil- liam Gorham, half dozen silver forks i; Ebert Bailey and family, silver butter knife, sugar spoon and cream ladle; Miss
 Alice Wakeman, Hoods poems; Mrs John Wilson, ''Farm Legends; Miss Ella Merwin, cream ladle; Miss Mamie Merwin, cream ladles; Mir and Mrs Charles Sherwood, cream ladle; Harry Sherwood, cream ladle; Miss Emma Jennings, ebony alarm clock; Fred c. Banks, silver cake basket; Clarence, Ada, and Anna Banks, silver card receiver; Miss Catha-
 rine Taylor, silver card receiver; Nellie Wakeman and Libbie Terry, silver card
 receiver; Mrs Fl. F. Goodsell, silver scard
 receiver; Mrs E. J. Taylor, half dozen silver forks; l.. St John Keeler, blue por- celain jar; MT and Mrs Sherwood Wake man, silver soup ladle; Dr l.. T. Day, Iasilver sugar. spoon; MT and Mrs H. D. Bald win, silver mustard-spOon; Walter MerWin, silver-covered glass dish; Cora Perry, silver napkin ring; Lizzie Lape, embroidered table mat; Preston and Elsie Brown, pickle jar; MT and Mrs Will liam Albin, salad dish; MT and Mrs H. | c. Woodworth, salad dish; Miss A. M Morris, bread dish; MT and Mrs Bradley MerWin, silver butter dish K. F. Lane. silver spoon; Mrs Carrie Ham, silver pickle fork; Nettie Hale and brother, fancy lilac-colored dish; Miss Phebe Williams, white cashmere skirt; Miss Jen- nie Kirk, bureau scarf Miss Kate Hawk Ins, table cloth and napkins; Miss M. J. Parker, bed quilt; Miss Maria Futile, handkerchief; Miss Mayme II. Burr, salt
 and pepper set; Mir and Mrs 6. F.. Cook
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REDDING.
TRAGIC DEATH OF EUGENE PARKE

TRAGIC DEATH OF EUGENE PARKER.
 Saturday afternoon, Eugene, the adopted son of Dr Kate Parker, was &C., cidently shot while out hunting with two companions. In playful mood he attempted to seize gun which was held by one of the boys when it was dis charged and he received the contents full in his breast and almost immediate ly expired. His comrade was nearly crazed with grief, though in no ways to blame. Taking the dead boy in his arms he attempted to carry him home, but finally realizing that he was dead, laid him down and hastened to the nearest house for aid. A wagon conveyed the dead body to his home and his heart stricken parent. The tragedy has cast a gloom over our community. That 6 bright young life should be so suddenly and tragically ended is inexpressibly sad. The funeral services, at which Rev W. A. Swan officiated, took place on Monday at the home of Miss J. H. Sanford where Dr Parker resides. On Tuesday the remains were conveyed to Orange, N. J., and inferred in the fami- ly plot.
 The republicans will hold their caucus to nominate judge of probate and two representatives to serve in the General Assembly on Saturday evening, at 8 o'clock. - seszfs
 Samuel Carter of Brook lyl5 reas- utter of New York gas company, is wis., iting his brother-in-law, J. N. Nickerson.
 John Carroll has about POO barrels of as fine apples as ever grew in Bedding
 Mrs Giles and daughters have moved to Bridgeport to spend the winter.
 Rev H. L. Slack gave one of his enter taining lectures at the Congregational church on Tuesday evening. After the lecture 10 cent supper was given in the lecture room. Quite nice little sum was realized.
 Mrs 0. M. Banks is having her barn reshingled.
 Forty-six applications to be made voters at the coming election have been handed in to the registrars.
 There is case of typhoid fever at West Bedding.
 Cider making is in full blast at Charles Sanford's mill in the Hollow. The death of William H. Beers created a profound sensation here where he s we'll known.
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CHESTNUT HILL.

Miss Mary Dunning of Bridgeport has been spending week with Miss Wake ley.
 Quite a number from the Hill attended the sociable at Miss Mary Clarke's.
 Miss Hattie Houston is quite under the doctors care.
 Mrs George French is home again af- ter spending few weeks with her daugh- ter, Mrs F. L. Turrey of Long Hill.
 Mrs William E. Waller attended he funeral of her mother in Pompton, N. J., last week.
 Agur s. Beach has been suffering with an attack of muscular rheumatism, but is now better
 Frank Edwards is building new barn.
 W. J. Haines captured fine fox, last week, the first of the season.
 Leonard Hawley has been building a new barn for Mir Wagner.
 Mrs W. F. White attended the meeting of the pastors wives of the Fairfield as- sociation in the Y. M. c. A. parlors, Fri. day afternoon. These ladies have organ ized club of their own and are to hold separate meetings at the same time and place of the meeting of the association. The object of the club in for better ac- quaintance and mutual helpfulness.
 Rev w. F. While attended the meeting
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LONG HILL.
GRACE CHURCH.

E Twenty-third Sunday after Trinity, October 28: At 9.30 a. m., Holy Con- munion; at 10.30, morning prayer, litany and sermon; Sunday school after morn ing service.
 Thursday November l, All Saints day At 10 a. m., Holy Communion.
 Mrs Charles Sweezy and daughter of Newtown spent Sunday at his fathers. w. B. Coan has moved his mill into a 30 acre tract of wood up near Pine Swamp.
 MT Hadley is putting on help as fast as he can get them.
 Mrs George Thompson is visiting at Nathaniel Halls.
 Mrs Smith mother of Mrs Boylston, is critically i'll at the rectory.
 Miss Bunnell of Brooklyn, N. r., is visiting her sister, Mrs s. J. Burroughs.
 +. H. Burroughs, having nnished his
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of the Fairfield association of Congrega tional members held at the South church, Bridgeport, Tuesday.
 Miss Minnie Edwards return ed to her home in Stepney, Wednesday evening, to attend the wedding of friend.
 Mrs John Summers has returned from a visit among friends in New York.
 Mrs w. O. Beach is spending few days with friends in Winstead. Lester l.. Nichols has returned from a trip to New York and New Jersey. Union Business College, Bridgeport.
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Litchfield County News.
ROXBURY.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES. MT Vaughan's subject for Sunday morning will be ssMatrimony.' The evenirg subject will be "Tithes.' ,, Henceforth the evening services com mence at z.
 The delegates to the Sunday school convention at New London are Dea Seeley and Miss Helen Camp. E. w.. Preston is delegate to the conference at South Norwalk.
 ROUND THE STATION.
 Born, october 19, daughter to MT and Mrs Alexander Allen.
 Mrs Leroy Warner is at home after a long visit in New Milford.
 Clarence Trowbridge is down with scarlet fever.
 Several of the Booth school scholars have absented themselves through fear of the scarlet fever.
 Miss Jennie Booth snd Miss Carrie Warner are visiting relatives of the for. mer in Naugatuck.
 D c. Garrison's daughter, Clara, Is quite sick with the searlat fev,r.
 Mrs George Wilcox of Danbury has visited her parents, Mir and Mrs I M. Booth.
 Frank Dickinson is still st work put ting up buildings on his farm, which fe has improved so much the past yea.
 Union Business College, Bridgeport.
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KENT.
MISS HEFcuT-

MISS HCFCUT-MR ROWLAND.
 Ralph Wilson Rowland and Mise Nellie Louise Hufcut were united in the bonds of holy matrimony on Wednesday, October IT, by Rev w. F. Bielby at the brides home. The bride was attired in white silk aad looked as handsome as any bride could wish to be. The we'd ding march was played by Miss Ella Mansfield. The ceremony was per formed under an arch of evergreen and bitter sweet berries from which was sus- pended an ornamental horse shoe. Af- ter the ceremony a bountiful c0llation was served in the dining room. The grOOm's man was Rollin Rowland, n cousin of the groom, and the bridesmaid, Miss Hattie Rowland, sister of the groom. The happy couple left on the BPS south bound train to spend the
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BROOKFIELD.
THE SCHOOL APPROPRIATION!

THE SCHOOL APPROPRIATIONS.
 At the joint meeting of the school board and selectmen the following dis trict appropriations were made: District No. l, Center, $3OS 75; district No. 2, East Iron Works, $29S. 57 district No. 8, West Iron Works, $303 .Sl district No. 4, Huckleberry Hills, $29s.57; district No 5, Whisconier, $29S.57; district No. 6, Obtuse, $29S.57; district No. 2, Long Meadow, $26l 91 ; district No. s, North Mountain, $l31.25.
 Howard Andrews is recovering from a ten days confinement with cold.
 Miss Emma Mapes of Brooklyn is vis- iting her sister, Mrs F.tBeers.
 Henry l.. Foote and John s. Thornhill are on jury duty in Bridgeport.
 It is reported parties from out of town are hunting squirrels with ferrets. This means that every one started up is bag ged. This is in violation of law and should they be caught will be punished to the full extent of the law.
 Henry Smith of Brooklyn, former resident, spent Sunday with friends in town.
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CHAUTAUQUA INTERESTS.

The Chautauqua meeting, Monday evening, was we'll attended. The half hour 'quiz" on the lessons was we'll con- ducted by Howard Beach and George Sherwood. Mrs M. l.. Haines read paper giving sketch of the life of Marie Antoinette. Rollin Burton read briefly from interesting parts of early English history. The following subjects were briefly discus sed. Should the English House of Lord be abolished? Corea, the land, the people, the government, and the present war. Miss Mary Tait presid- ed at the piano during the recess.
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In Fairfield County.
STEPNEY AND VICINITY.
THE BIGELow pIpHTHERIA CASES.

Two deaths have resulted from diphtheria in the family of William Bigelow. Gertrude, the oldest girl of nine years, died on Wednesday evening and was buried, Thursday, and on Satur- day afternoon, Charlie, aged two years, and the only boy, died and was buried after dark on Saturday evening. Flaw ley, Wilmot & Reynolds had charge of the funerals and services were conducted at the grave by Rev Mir Jones of the Baptist church, The other two children are sick with the disease and there are grave doubts of the recovery of one of them. Mrs Bigelow, overcome with grief and worn out through close appli- cation to duty, is sick, but it is hoped not seriously. The disease has not spread beyond this family and 1t Is hoped that it's progress has been checked. The family have the sympathy of the entire community in this hour of deep and sad aflliction.
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BETHLEHEM.

Mir and Mrs E. Fl. Clark of East Nor ris very kindly opened their hospitable doors again on Wednesday evening to those of their friends that were kept away from their silver wedding by the unpleasant weather of Saturday even ing. MT and Mrs George w. Percy, William D. Flower and family, Mir and
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and Franklin Cook, gilded chair; Miss Mamie Fulton, knit skirt and silver syrup cup; Winnifred and Idella Jennings, silver bon-bon shoe; Miss Hattie Banks, silver butter fork; Baldwin, Leach and Stow, silver cake basket; Wesley Sher- wood and sister, gold and silver ladle :; Maggie Sniffen, silver ladle; Inez and May Hull, mirror; Mrs Mary Campbell, wash cloths; Mrs Marietta Smith and son, half dozen silver teaspoons; Mir and Mrs James Jennings, cracker jar; Miss Budd, cracker jar; Miss Nellie Boyce, cracker jar; MT and Mrs R. B. Jennings, silver syrup cup; Miss Antoinette God frey, Japanese tea pot; Marion and Annie Bulkley, silver salt spoons; l.. G. Wheel CT, table cloths and napkins; Sanford, Clark and Willard, banquet lamp.
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honeymoon with frie ds n Pennsylva- mia and elsewhere. TOBACCO BEGINS TO MOVE
 Tobacco cases are leaving town every day. It is good sign; the tobacco is moving, whether or not it has been sold, we cannot say.
 MT and Mrs Sherman Barton expect to begin housekeeping in Marshall Gibbs tenement in the near future. pr Griswold, the new village doctor, has taken a tenement near the village schoolhouse.
 A new blacksmith shop is being built opposite the hotel and in the corner of the hotel garden. The foliage this year is more besuti- full than ever. The colors are more varied and seem much brighter than the usual autumnal tints. Rev B. M. Wright reports that he is much better and we are glad to hear that he is able to be at work again, though he has to take things rather quietly to begin with. Gilbert Vincent is blasting the un slightly rocks that have disfigured his fields lying near the Housatonic railroad Charles Bowers has charge of the work, and the way that Charles pulverizes them with dynamite is worth going to see, but distance lends enchsntment to the scene for the rocks fly far and wide and sometimes land uncomfortably near lockers on, who fancied themselves at g safe distance. Col Gaylord has returned from his trip to the battle fields of the South and reports that he had grand time and lots of good company. Nicholas, the colored man, who has been at the Kent Inn for nearly two years, has gone. to take a position with D. O. Beardsley in Brooklyn, N. Y.
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BAPTIST CHURCH AFFA IRs.
The preaching service will be held as usual at l o'clock, Sunday afternoon.

me preacnlnR service Will be held as usual at o'clock, Sunday afternoon.
 Union Y. P. s. c. E. in the Baptist church Sunday evening at 6.30. Union service at o'clock, when Prof H. ID. Simonds, principal of Bridgeport high school will occupy the pulpit and deliver an address in the interest of state and local Y. M. O. A. work. The professor Is fluent and very popular speaker and we feel confident he will interest all who avail themselves of the opportunity to hear him. It is to be hoped a good au- dience will greet him as his visit is not financial one, but simply comes for his love for the work. No appeal will be made for any money, as no collection will be taken.
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OFFICER srAGG's GOOD LUCK.

Officer Charles Stagg had narrow es- cape from serious, if not fatal injury, a few days since. A block and fall which he was using to pull over tree, broke from it's fastnings and fell about 30 feet, striking, fortunately, a glancing blow on MT Stagg's head. He was unconscious for a few moments but soon revived and it was found he had escaped with noth- ing more serious than a severe cut on his head.
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EASTQN.

A laborer, supposed LO be James Donnelly who has made his home in a small shanty near the Center was shot and instantly killed about o'clock, Tuesday night, by Edward Hill. MT Hill was out with his gun watching some stolen goods that had been hid in some bushes and was rewarded by seeing two men dered them to surrender but instead they fired at him and he returned the charge bringing down one of the men. The other es- capped. MT Hill is upheld by Easton people tor his act.
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St Johns lodge, No. s. F. A. M., con- ferred the third degree upon Druggist George Wilson, Monday evening, before a large gathering of the fraternity. A fine collation. was served and speeches made by many of the brethren and their out-of-town visitors. George says the whole thing was just immense.
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OXFORD.

A. c. Lewis from Naugatuck has re- gently opened the A. B. Sanford black smith shop in the Center and is prepared to do all kinds of shoeing and general jobbing. MT Lewis should be encourag- ed and receive share of the public pat ronage at his new stand.
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Editorial Ink Drops.
A TREAT FOR NEWTowN PEOPLE.

TIE BEE, editorially, in last weeks is- sue briefly outlined the treat in store for Newtown people, this winter, in the en- tertalnment line. Rev O. W. Barker and Principal P. K. Clifr have united to give our citizens a series of first-class enter tainments.
 The course will embrace about three lectures and two musicales and literary entertainments, one a month, beginning with the lecture of Rev pr Lyman Alb bolt on December 1, By extraordinary effort, the best talent the country affords has been secured as will be seen by the following engagements:
 Tuesday, December {, Rev Dr Lyman Ab- bolt.
 Wednesday. January s, William Hamilton Gibson.
 Friday, February s, combined entertain ment by the Newtown Academy and Hillhouse high school, New Haven
 March s, Wesleyan College Glee and Mando- lin Club.
 April 3. Open date.
 The aim of the management Is to clear expenses and nothing more, the object being to provide a high grade of enter. talnments for the winter months. In- deed, judging by the talent !already SC cured there will be few cities more high ly favored.
 Newtown has so few attractions in this line that the citizens from all sectioLs of the town will undoubtedly consider it a pleasure and a duty to patronize them.
 -+sS-
 Our neighbor, Editor Knox of the Woodbury Reporter, will have the sym pathy of his brethren in the editorial work, in the grevious afflction he has just passed through, the death of a daughter, bright miss of l6 summers Here is a new rendering of an old coup let, suggested by Printers Ink. It con- tains thought for advertisers:
 Early to bed,
 Also to rise,
 May make a man both healthy and wise,
 But ifof wealth
 He'd gain the prize,
 He mustn't forget to advertise.
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THE ARION BUZZER.

The Arion club met, this week at, the home of Lester l.. Burr. In the ab- sence of the president, Miss Sniffin, the chair was taken by the vice president, MT Burr.
 Business left from the last meeting was first in order. Three amendments were made to the constitution and three persons, consisting of the vice president as chairman, as provided by the amend ment, and two others, Miss Hattie Sniffin and Miss Lillian French, were elecied as committee to have charge of arranging programs for the use of the society.
 As no program had been arranged for this meeting, the club adjourned to meet next Tuesday evening at the home of Hollister Sage.
 After the adjournment games were participated in for an hour, when the members bade MT Burr good night and expressed themselves delighted with their good time.
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STAMFORD.
GOOD WORK ON THE ROADS.

The new board of selectmen seem to meet the approval of our towns people in the work they are doing in the way of improvement of our roads.
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occupied the Hinman Curtis place, have moved to Huntingtown. MT French, who was 80 badly hurt sometime ago by his horse, is still helpless. the bone knitting very slowly, so that the leg is yet kept In the frame, to avoid accident.
 Miss Carrie Hull has square piano.
 M. B. Hawley, owner of the Elite ferret kennels, has sold quite few fer rets, direct result of his fine exhibi. tion at the Newtown fair and his ''ad' | in THE VIEWPOINT BEE. Mrs Perry Hubbell is visiting ir Bridgeport.
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years study at the business college, has accepted position in the office of Holmes & Edwards Silver Co.,, at Bridgeport.
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SMITH. MURRAY & co
 BRIDGEPORT, CONN,

Mrs Richard Magee, MT and Mrs L. P. attendance and report & very pleasant evening.
 Joseph New is failing. He is confined his bed ani talks with d 'fficulty.
 F. P. Hayes has been on a business trip to Hartford.
 B. H. Johnson is improving slo wly.
 Uuion Business College, Bridgeport.
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TASHUA.

TAsHUA.
 Another of those pleasant afternoon sewing society gatherings, and also a most delightful evening, was spent at the residence of Mrs Mary Clark by a number of those interested in needle work, and other congenial amusements. The hostess had prepared sumptuous re- past, which for the sum of 10 cents, one could partake of to their entire satisfac- tion. Then was heard the strains of music which reminded the guests that dancing was in order. Thus one and many enjoyed sewing, supper and 8 dance. The financial results were good and very satisfactory. All this oc- cured on Thursday afternoon and even- ing, October Is. A repetition will take place at the residence of Mrs Winnie Bradley, Thursday evening, November s. If stormy first clear night.
 Mrs Winnie Bradley has recently visit. ed in Westport and Bridgeport. She has | also had as guests, relatives from Ca. nada.
 Among the numerous wedding pres ents received by Miss Hamilton of Lyons | Plains was handsome set of silver knives, from the parishioners of Christ church parish.
 Henry Gerhardt, who lives at Josept Treadwell's, spent Sunday at his fathers house at Lyons Plains. MT and Mrs Rufus Sherman of Albany were entertained at J. A. Treadwell's last week.
 George l.. Sterling of New York City spent Sunday at his sisters, Mrs G. D Mallett's.
 l The fence in front of the rectory hal been removed, and the grounds graded making great improvement in the place
 A. B. Mallett recently met with quit an accident, falling off from a load O apples. Fortunately he was not serious ly hurt.
 Union Business College, Bridgeport.
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BURGLARS MISS A LARGE HAUL.

Burglars entered the house of Mrs Ambler, Tuesday evening, during her ab- sence and thoroughly ransacked the place. Mrs Ambler had just received some 5000, the price of her place, which she has sold to Daniel Connors. For tunately the money had been deposited in Bridgeport bank and the visitors se- cured only 80, which was in one of the bureau drawers. A hand bag in which was $90 was overlooked. Nothing else of value has been missed.
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Castoria.

'tCastoria isso we'll adapted to children that Irccommend it as superior to any prescription known to me-" H. A. ARCHER, M. D.,
 III So. Oxford St., Brooklyn. N. Y.
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with frie. ds n Pennsylva- mia and elsewhere.