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The Newtown bee., 1894-12-21
A HOUSEHOLD TREASURE.

D. W. Fuller, of Canajoharie, N. Y., says that he always keeps Dr Kings New Discovery in the house and his family has always found the very best results follow it's use; that he would not be without it, if procurable. G. A. Dykeman, druggist, Catskill. N. Y., says that Dr Kings New Discovery is undoubtedly the best cough remedy :; that he has used it in his family for eight years, and it has pever failed to do all that is claimed for it. Why not try remedy so long tried and tested. Trial bottles free at E. F. Hawley's, Newtown, and s. c. Bulls, Sandy Hook. Regular size soc and $1.00.
The Newtown bee., 1894-12-21
800 barrels of white onions
The schooner Edwin is in New Y

The schooner Edwin is in New York.
 The Whiae Rock has discharged car go of coal for c. Jennings & Son.
 The Mary Elizabeth is on her way from New York.
 Rev Frank s. Child of Fairfield preach, ed in the Congregational church, Sunday morning and evening, in exchange with Rev MT Holman. This Friday afternoon the Women's Missionary society will meet in the church parlors at 2.30 p. m. At 7.l5 p. m., the Sunday school teachers meeting will be held, and at 8 p. m., the regular weekly meeting will take place. The young people of the Y. F. s. 0. E. have been tieing greens for the past week and have the church Eearly ready for Christmas.
 Rev W. H. Holman will preach Sunday l morning, and in the afternoon at D. m. the Sunday school will have tbeir Christ. mas exercises.
 R. E. Crossman, freight agent oi Greens Farm, is able to be out again. Miss Gertie Jelliff, oldest daughter ot Q. o. Jelliff, spent Sunday in Mount Vernon, N. Y.
 1 Northrop Brothers safe was blowr open, Saturday night. As luck would have it the burglar only got $l.15.
The Newtown bee., 1894-12-21
BLOOMFIELD.

Mrs Robert Jones is improving slowly from a two weeks illness with hard cold.
 Mrs John Cotton and daughter, Miss Ada, and Miss Ellen Porter, have been visiting their sister, Mrs Charles Wilmot of Bridgeport, for the past three weeks. On their return she left Miss Ada to re- main till after the holidays.
The Newtown bee., 1894-12-21
EASTON.
CENTER STREET.

On Wednesday evening, he 21st, al- though the storm continued till almost the time appointed, about 75 persons turned out to the entertainment and SUD- per given by the Ladies' Aid society in Temperance hall. All were greatly pleased, and many would like to have the same program repeated. The Christ mas entertainment will be on Tuesday evening, December 25.
The Newtown bee., 1894-12-21
ENDEAvoR INTERESTS.

The meeting of the Y. P. s. c. E. of Congregational church was held at Acad- -emy hall, Sunday evening, and was led by w. M. Gallup. Until there is perma- nent services at the church the Endeavor meetings will be held at the hall, com mencing at p. m. Next Sunday even- ing the topic will be ssCarrying to others the Christmas joy," Is. 9 :2-7.
The Newtown bee., 1894-12-21

Stagg & Beardsley are making exten- sive repairs and alternations on the l Wheeler residence on Broad street. The Home Missionary society are pack | ing box of articles for Miss Ufford ,
 under the direction of Mrs George H. Spall. John Burritt, who fell from the roof of | Charles Lovell's house,is slowly improv- | ing. His escape from serious injury is remarkable.
 Miss Jennings, one of the teachers in the graded school, has returned to her duties after an absence of some days at | her home in Greens Farms, where she | was called to attend the funeral of her sister.
 The bad weather is unfavorable for the speedy comple tion of McNamara's $ the building bids fair to be an ornament | to the locality.
 Thomas Tomlinson and family have gone to Mexico. Mr Tomlinson is in very poor health, and the trip is made in hopes that it will prove beneficial. Charles Taintor has visited Mrs Talbot ! recently and left, after a short stay, for South Carolina.
 Capt John Woglu,n, who has charge of
 the John Benjamin place during the | family's absence in New York, fell down flight of stairs one evening last week. It is supposed he had slight shock of I paralysis. Friends soon discovered him
 and the prospects for his recovery are good, fact which his many friends
 about town will be glad to know. l Work has begun at the pork packing | factory.
 ! Mrs l.. H. Todd is i'll with pneumonia. Officer Stagg took team away from l Edward Frake and companion, as the
 appearance of the turnout indicated that l the driver was shamefully abusing it.
 They came from Raymond's stables,
 Bridgeport.
 | James A. Mallett has visited friends in Boston.
 Thad Peck is compromising sarsaparilla
 and evolving from his fertile brain
 numerous schemes for cheap pleasure ex.
 cursions for next season, at his laboratory l on Main street.
 Mir Gunther has returned from New
 York, without being benefited by the
 trip, and his friends are fearful that im-
 mediate recovery is exceedingly doubt ful.
The Newtown bee., 1894-12-21
FAIRFIELD
HcrDEN' s HILL

HCIDEN HILL.
 Miss Eliza Jennings is visiting at Mrs Royal Whitaker's, Greenfield Hill. Miss Lewis, teacher of Hoyden's Hill school, has visited Mrs Leslie Jennings.
 Willie Oulihan of Bridgeport is help ing Leroy Clarke.
The Newtown bee., 1894-12-21
LONG HILL.

Charles H. Swezey has bought the Porter place of about 8 acres on Tashua Hill and expects to move his family about January l.
The Newtown bee., 1894-12-21
AT THE FLAT ROCK CHURCH.

After a short sermon, last Sunday morning, a large congregation partici- pated in love feast service and then partook of the communion.
 Christmas entertainment Wednesday evening, December 26.
The Newtown bee., 1894-12-21

Any one who has children will rejoice with T.. B. Mulford, of Plainville. N. J
 His little boy, five years of age, was sick with croup. For tst0 days and nights he tried various remedies recommended by friends and neighbors He sayss | l thought sure I would lOse him. had seen Chamberlainis Cough Remedy ad- EpertIaed and thought I would try It as 2 Elast hope and am happy to say that after two d0sess hes slept until morning. l rave it to him next day and . cure was etfected. keep this remedy in the h0use nusR and III soon m any of my ehk Idren sl1oW eiRns II cronp five it to taem mn that Is khe Int IT Il. 6 and
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The Newtown bee., 1894-12-21
WESTPORT.

Miss Helen Bradley of New York is the guest of her mother, Mrs H. B. Bradley.
The Newtown bee., 1894-12-21
BUcKLEN's ARN1cA sALyE.

The best salve i'll the world for .uts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns and all skin eruptions, and posi- lively cures piles or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25c per box. For sale by E. F. Hawley, Newtown, and s. c. Bull, Sandy Hook. Gustave Bolze, the New England rep resentative of the Mason & Risch vocal ion church organs, also dealer in high grade pianos, ,494 and 496 State street, New Haven, now offers some very fine church organs at exceptional bargains. These organs are new and have only served az samples to show the beauty of the in- strumeDts to the trade. He wishes to dispose of these organs to make room for new samples. This is rare oppor- tunity to buy very fine church organ
 at very low price. He also sells high grade pianos, new and second, at excep- tionally low prices. All instruments are guaranteed. MT Bolze has recently placed large organs at the Newtown Congregational church, Monroe Congre-
 gational church, Weston Congregational church, Westport Methodist church, and Shelton Methodist church, all of Connecticut, and gives all these congre- | gations as reference. l Singers, public speakers, actors, auc-
 tioneers. teachers, preachers, and all
 who are liable to ever-tax and irritate
 the vocal organs, find in Ayers cherry
 pectoral, a safe, certain, and speedy re. l lief. A timely dose of this preparation
 has prevented many throat trouble. l In cases where dandruff, scalp dis
 eases, falling and grayness of the hail
 appear, do not neglect them, but apply
 proper remedy and tonic like Hall's hair renewer. BIk
 The way to reach catarrh is through the blood. Hoods Sarsaparilla, bJ
 purifying the blood, removes the cause
 of the disease and permanently cures catarrh. Take only Hoods.
The Newtown bee., 1894-12-21
WHO WILL ENDOW THE IIBRARY ]?

The new library building is expected to bs ready for use by New Years. What better Christmas present could some of our wealthy townspeople make, than gift of 36,OOO or sufficiently large to put it on a solid basis, and enable the association to develop the pos are to be found in properly endowed insti- tuition of this kind.
The Newtown bee., 1894-12-21

meeting at Ferris Leache's, next Sunday evening, at 7.30.
The Newtown bee., 1894-12-21
A PLUCKY WOMAN.

This town can boast of one plucy woman at least, the Swedish woman who drives the mail stage to Bridgeport and Aspetuck. Whether the weather be clear
 or stormy, she is always on time.
The Newtown bee., 1894-12-21
SOUTHPORT.
MARKET NOTES

The schooner, Walter, Capt B. Wilson of w. B. Meeker's line sailed for New York Saturday with one of the largest loads of the season, as follows:
The Newtown bee., 1894-12-21
SOMETHING NEW TO TELL
 YOU ABOUT.

The prettiest fad yet is hav- ing your picture put on the in side of your watch case. It is a good thing to identify it with and a very pretty idea for a memory of your father, mother or sweetheart. We put your photo in your watch for $2.50 samples shown in our store. Our stock of diamonds is very large ranging in price from $1 up to $500. We are headquarters for all kinds of table ware, knives, forks, spoons, etc., carrying the largest line in the city. We are to offer some great bargains in watches between now and Christmas. We will sell ladies' watches in solid silver from $4.5O up. In solid gold $17 up. Every piece of goods we sell is guaranteed to be right or money refunded.
The Newtown bee., 1894-12-21
WEST MORRIS.

GEoRGE E. EMMoNs' BARN BURNED.
 On Monday evening about SEQ George E. All the live stock was safely gotten out and only the hay grain and some farm implements ereconsumod. The insurance will not quite cover the loss. The origin of the fire is 2 amys. tavsv.
The Newtown bee., 1894-12-21
Friends are invited to be present, as 8 pice program is promised.
STAMFORD.
THE VILLAGE NEEDS MORE WALKS.

THE VILLAGE NEEDS MORE WALKS.
 We are having the usual winter walk ing. Ground frozen in the morning, and mud at noon and night. The few con- crete walks about town illustrate what we might have if the right party took the matter in hand, and educated the people up to the proper realization of what the town needs.
The Newtown bee., 1894-12-21
BIeckbiN Benedict,
MATTERS OF BUSINESS.

511 Main street, Bridgeport, Ct.
The Newtown bee., 1894-12-21

In cases where dandruff, scalp dis eases, falling and grayness of the hair appear, do not neglect them, but apply a proper remedy and tonic like Halls hair renewer. B,k
The Newtown bee., 1894-12-21
FOR 20 YEARS

Hoods Pills act easily, yet promptly
The Somerset reporter., 1894-06-07
Children Cry for Pitchers Castorla.
Foreclosure.

whereas Albert d. Fisher of Canaan in the
County OF Somerset, and State of Maine, by
his mortgage deed, dated the twentv-third day
of December a. ID. 1885 and recorded in the
Somerset Registry of Deeds, book $50. page 379
conveyed to me, the Undersigned certain
pnrcei of land situate in said Canaan contain
Ing twenty acres more or less and bounded as
fol- ows, e wit: ON the North common cling at IA
point on the East side of the County road lead
ing from Canaan to Hartland by Nathl Halls
and at the south West corner of land occupied
By Mary ". Kicker, thence Eastefly by land
OF said Mary W. Kicker and land now occupied
by Geo. B Crocker and land occupied by Z. b.
Humphrey, thence Southery by land of said
Humphrey to point which shall be ne-third
of the width OF a lot Of land conveyed to
stephen II. Moshier by A.. y. Penney, March
3Oth, 1874 thence Westerly to point on the
said County road which shall be one third the
width Of said lot of land conveyed to said Mosh
Ter by said Penney measuring from the North
west corner Of said lot, thence Northerly by
said County road to the first mentioned bound
and being the same premises conveyed by
me to said Fisher on said December twenty
third A d. 1885, and whereas the condition Of
said mortgage has been broken. now therefore,
by reason OF the breach OF the condition there
of claim a foreclosure of said mortgage.
May 10, 1894 3w2l
GEO WEYMOUTH.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-06-07
SPADES WEE TRUMPS.
The Digging Contest of Four Rivals For
the Hand of Marin Iattorossi.

About six montl ago Michael Fatto-
rossi, an Italian living III Derby, re-
turned 10 the old country, leaving hs
wife, Maria to loak al.sr their llttlc
farm In February news came that
Michael had died Of con amption at the
home Of his parents II the city oi
Rome.
Maria was consoled in the loss Of her
husband hy the payment II =. 600 ON
policg If life insurance winch Michael
had taken ont i'll her favor Her fellow
couaiymen gathered abant her, and
soon il bccaile evident that Maria had
many suitor, for her hand u marriage
From the number of six Maria reduced
it % four, but was unable 10 select one
with whom 10 plight her troth.
There Wis Angelo Fatliaao, who had
showed her many little attentions when
the grief for her husband was fresh.
Pctros Diametro next seemed to be the
favored one, but Manuel Lubino was fair
er and more pleasing 10 the eye th'h
any Of the others, although Matteo Eps-
so ,els an ardent wooer aud eouched his
loverlille words in exquisite Italian.
With the four madly III love with her
Maria in her own mind selected one ait
er the other fora mate, but changed her
decision a. often as eitirr Of the Other
three presented his suit She dld not
know her own mind ard fInally hit
The Somerset reporter., 1894-06-07
Rn.tnn Prndnce Quotations.

LAMB AND MUTroS-Muttons and lambs are
well sold mp and prices are steady The quo
tatons are mt: Spring lambs, l6G2c, as to
quality; choice to fancy fail lambs. lUfol0lec:
good to choice, 7f1oc; common to good, 619Gt6c;
poor to ordinary. if15c; yearlinVs, 7'0sc; NUT
tons, 7CdtS1ec; choice heavy Rrightons, 7Ieft
s14c; choice eastern veals, s99c; common 20
good 601c; Brightons and fancy, 8Gl0c.
BEEF There is II full supply of fresh beef,
with only a quiet demand. The quotations are:
Choice to fancy steers, 1AG119c; prime 6Ab
nc; good BLg567c light, 6d6 &C; extra heavy
binds, ltDl0lec; good, 9a9lpc; light, Sd9c;
heavy fores, 49GDjc light, iGtt1ec; backs, jtt6c;
rattes, 3L461il6r; chncks 3Ie0il9c; rounds, "a.
7I9c; rumps, 9dl2l9c; rurIps and loins, l0l6iic;
short ribs, sd lie; loins, l0B5c.
OATS Oats are about lc higher in Chicago
yesterday, and the market here was also firm
and higher, The shipping prices were i5l6Gi
46c for Chicago No. clipped. and ij etilsc for
No. 2 clip ed. The spot market is easy; No.
clipped. 45lsUi5c; No. 2 clipped, l5c; No. 2
white, i2lac; No. white. i3I9Utic: mixed
42l2c
BuTTER-Butter is quiet but steady, The
quotations are: Best fresh creameries, in small
lots, 2h12lc: western creamery extra, 17l26tlst
first and held. Is a l8c; imitation creamery, l3c;
factory, l2dll3c; northern creamery extra, IL .
l8lsc northern dairy, l5QDl7c: eastern cream
cry extra, l19lSc. These prices are for round
lots.
CoRN-Gorn was firmcr yesterday in Chi
cago and this market st ffrned up in conse-
quence: No yellow to arrive Is quoted Mt ~
d048i4c with No. yellow at 4sle0is34c. The
spot market was quiet. Quotations are nomi-
nally unchanged: No, 2 yellow, 4slsc; steamer
yellow, Bl3c; steamer liked, i7l1c.
FLoUR--Therc is an improved demand for
flour. with the market firm. Quotations are
at: Fine and supers, $2l12 ~ extras and sec
onds, 81 5ol63: Minnesota bakers, clear and
straight, 81 d0t3 50; winter, clear and straight,
So 90a3 IS; winter pat, s. 2hG13 10 spring pat.
50 1904 40.
MEAI,-Cornmca is steady and oatmea is
firm. The quotations are: kilu-dried corn
meal for export, 81 l0ft2 10 per Dbl; bag meal,
o00192c: yellow granulated, 81 500 20; ground
and rolled oatmeal, 81 S5lt5 W per Dbl; cut GA
meal, S. 25Ct5 45 per Dbl; rye, 55G5sc per bushel
POTATOES potatoes are in full supply.
but continue to advance. The quotations are:
Houlton and ASDostook hebrons, 95c: Dakota
reds, Sc chenangoes, S]GoS5c; Nova Scotia
white stars. glc; Scotch magnuns, 81 % az 5te
new potatoes, SO 5O14 50 per bel,
CHEEsE-Cheese is quiet, wit prices on new
easy. The quotations are: Northern full
cream and twins, 9taanl2c fair to good, s ,o9c;
western choice, loD1lc; fair to good Sio9c;
western new, 9fbl0lec. Liverpool is quoted
lower ut 5s Cd for new.
! EGGs-Eggs are quiet, but firmer. Tn,
quotations are: Eastern fancy fresh, 4l9 .
l5Itc; western fresh, i3tol4c; Michigan, Pale
western, lltsG1l!c; southern. lldlliec.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-06-07
SheriTs Sale.
STATE OF MAINE.

Somerset S.
Taken this seventh day of June A. d. 1894
on execution dated May 29th, A, d. 1894 issued
on Judgment rendered by the Superior Court
for the County of Kennebec, at the term there,
of begun and held on the first Tuesday of April
A. d. 1894 to wit on the oath day of May A. D.
1894. in favor OF Sarah NJ. Leighton of Augusta,
Maine, against Harry Porter of New Haven
State of Connecticut, for forty nine dollars
debt or damage and costs of suit taxed at
twenty nine dollars and thirty cents, and VIII
be sold at public auction at the office of [. A.
Harrington. in Norridgewock. Maine to the
highest bidder on the fourteenth day OF July
a. ID. 1894 at one O'Clock in the afternoon, the
following described real estate, being not less
than one third part undivided thereof and al
the right title and interest which the SAID
Harry Porter has or had in and to the'same on
the seventh day OF June A. ID. 1893 at seven
O'Clock in the forenoon the time when the
same was attached on the writ in the same
suit. to wit, the farm in Norridgewock OF when
Oliver Porter died seized and possessed,
bounded Northerly by the highway leading
from Norridgewock to Skowhegan, East
erly by the Ethelbert Lindsey homestead, now
or lately occupied by Fred Horn. south
erly by land owned or occupied by Leander
d. Harding, and Westerly by land of {. A.
Whiting, containing eighty acres more or less
June I, 1884.
3w23 JOHN SMITH, Deputy Sheriff.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-06-07
IN CONGRESS.
A Condemned Report of tho Proceedings
In Both branches

WASHINGTON May 30 There were in
terestinR debates in the senate on the
Hawaiian matter, sugar investigation
and tariff, and speeches on the bank tax
repeal in the house.
WASHINGTON. June l.-Lumher was
placed on the free list by the senate No
bus ness of Importance transacted in the
house.
WAsHISGToN, june 2 -Senators Hoar
and PETER had lively tilt over the sugar
schedue The fur seal bill succeeded in
passing the house
WAsnTNGroS, june 5-The senators
have agreed to yot' on the sug IT SEIZED :
nle. The house further considered the
repeal Of the state bank tax
WAsnINGrON, June 9 The Democratic
sugar schedule was passed by the senate
by a majority Of seven. Debate on the
bank tax repeal was continued in the
lDIgq
The Somerset reporter., 1894-06-07
ST JOHN SCOURGED.
Two Fires at That city Entail a Property
Loss of Over @25O,OOO.

ST. JoHN, y. b., June this city had
two serious fires yesterday. The first was
in the brick business block on Market
square, and occurred at l;3o a. m. The
Merritt building is complete wreck. and
the five.story building, occupied by Mil
Ter K Coat. wholesale dry goods, Is badly
damaged, and much of their stock WAS
destroyed Ivy fire, smoke and water. The
flames worked their way around the cor
ner TO the warehouse of Manchester,
Robertson & Allison, and it is completed
Quilted. Much of the contents are
burned or badly damaged The total
insurance is 1923, 900, aud the loss will be
about $3.50, 900
At g o'clock in the morning, Hamilton's
mill was totally destroyed by fire. The
mill was owned by Charles Hamilton &
Son, who came here from the United
States in 1870 and bought the mill and
built it C st of 10000 The insurance
was cancelled on rhnrela-
The Somerset reporter., 1894-06-07
Notice Of Foreclosure.

Whereas, Sumner R. Berry OF Scion. by his
Mortgage Deed, dated the 18th day OF May, A.
D. 1892 and recorded in the Registry of Deeds
book 2l1, page 574, conveyed to me. the under
signed n certain parcel Of real estate situated
in the town OF Scion, in the county of Somer-
set and bounded as follows; on the North east
by the line Of the road leading from Haven
Randlett's over Parkman Hill. SO called, on
the North by Michael Stream, SO called on the
East by the line Of fence as now built and on
the West by Lot line between Haven Rand
let's and said Lot No. 10s, and whereas the
condition Of said mortgage has been broken,
now therefore, by reason OF the breach OF the
condition thereof claim a foreclosure of said
mortgage.
Scion, May 26, 1894.
3w22 TIMOTHY SMITH
The Somerset reporter., 1894-06-07
A MYSTERIOUS CASE
Clara Curtis Sad Death in a
Cumberland, r. l., Cottage.
Believed rs Re the Victim of Criminal
Opr,.t' Was Accompanied by Three
Unknown Men Who Are Now Missing

PAwrrcKrT. r. l., June 8. = The
police Of Cumberland are at work on a
case Of suspicious death at that place
A hout 10 days ago a young woman nnmed
Clara Curtis aud three men, whose names
have not yet been made public, moved
into cottage on what is called the Par
don Violet Farm. They attracted no ut.
tention until last Sltur lay, when DR.
Hague WAS hurriedly summoned to the
cottage To attend the girl lie saw NJ
once thar she was suffering from a GRIM
ina operation, aud notified Medical FIX
aminer Garviu OF the case. They both
visited the colt lge that night, and while
they were there the yonng woman died
From what DR.. Hague could learn of
the case, he was OF the opinion that AN
operation had been performed, probably
on Memorial Day. on which day the & ri
visited PaNtn ket. lie also learned that
after his visit in the morning she had "A
miscarriigr
On sunday A. + Ellis called on Over
seer of the Poor Merrill Spring and stated
that the girl had died IN d, stitute cir
cum stances, and requested an order OF
burial from the town
The order was given to Undertaken
Phillips Of Pawtucket, and when he mr.
rived at the house sunday evening he
found that immediate burial was neces-
sary.
a minister was sent for, aud in the
shades Of evening the body was buried in
the free lot at Diamond Hill burial
ground
The girl was about 81 years Of age, and
1t is said her father resides in West Mans
field. Mass.
The house where the girl died is locked
up, and it is thought that the men have
left town, AZ nothing has been heard Of
them since Yesterday morning.
The remains Of the girl will pro badly
be exhulned nd an autopsy held.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-06-07

Ionce encountered most original i'll
dividual, He was well to do manufac'
turer from the west was explaining
to him some of the historic places OF
Boston, and among the historic occur
renccs related the story of the Boston
tea party. He took it all in with tn,
greatest interest, and when | had fin
ished he said; 80 they really threw
the tea overheard, did they? Was il
some time ago that it happenod?'
Boston Courier.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-06-07
Maine Republicans.

LEWISTON. Me-, June 6,-The Republ-
can state convention yesterday renomi-
mated Governor Cleaves. The platform
advocates international bimetallism, ex
clusion of i'm migrant paupers, an "Ameri-
can" foreign policy disappearing the
Cleveland Hawaiian action, pension legis
lation, protective tariff, reciprocity and
prohi hitiou
The Somerset reporter., 1894-06-07
Their 2B6th Anniversary.

Boston, June 5.-Particularly pleasant
and attractive was the cele bration of the
2o6th anniversary of the Ancient and
Honorable Artillery company by the
members OF that organization yesterday,
The weather was everything that could
be desired, and the corps Assem- bled at
Faneuil hall early in the morning il
large numbers The annual discourse
was preached by Rev. A. A. Bale.